DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/15/2025    Duedate: 05/28/2025

ZORPUNT ARENA

DM 24    TURN 1021

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

TRAGIC DRAMATIST
JOYLESS DAYS (599)
(24-5816) [8-1-0,126]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

TRAGIC DRAMATIST               SUCCULENT
JOYLESS DAYS (599)             TURKEY SUPREME (604)
(24-5816) [8-1-0,126]          (24-5886) [2-0-0,31]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

HUMPTY JOE                     KANGO KAL
KRILL CAVALRY (403)            FAR TRAVELERS (598)
(24-5780) [19-28-0,85]         (24-5832) [10-3-0,100]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

FAR TRAVELERS (598)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. JOYLESS DAYS (599)            14 
2. TURKEY SUPREME (604)          12    JOYLESS DAYS (599)
3. TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)        8     Unchartered Team
4. FAR TRAVELERS (598)           8  
5. KRILL CAVALRY (403)           1     TURKEY SUPREME (604)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2*TURKEY SUPREME (604)       2   0  0 100.   1/ 1 FAR TRAVELERS (598)       9  2 0
 2- 1*EQUINE ROCKS (559)         1   0  1 100.   2/ 2 TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    5  8 0
 3/ 3 JOYLESS DAYS (599)        11   2  0 84.6   3/ 3 RAT PAK (569)             4  4 0
 4/ 4 TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    61  28  3 68.5   4/ 5*TURKEY SUPREME (604)      2  0 0
 5/ 5 FAR TRAVELERS (598)       51  28  3 64.6   5/ 6 JOYLESS DAYS (599)        2  0 0
 6/ 6 RAT PAK (569)             22  19  2 53.7   6- 4*EQUINE ROCKS (559)        1  0 1
 7/ 7 KRILL CAVALRY (403)      1364 1538 45 47.0   7- 7 COVEY VII (487)           1  1 0
 8- 8 COVEY VII (487)            7  12  0 36.8   8/ 8 KRILL CAVALRY (403)       1  8 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                      SPY REPORT

     Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day, 
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again!  Practice pays for ELMSCAR, who pummelled 
HUMPTY JOE, to pocket 12 points.  ULLNAX certainly had a baffled expression on his 
face, after losing to KUNG-FU MASTER and losing 15 points in the process!  Duelmaster 
TRAGIC DRAMATIST from JOYLESS DAYS is going for the gold, as he challenged 
TREEBEARD'S ARMY's BIRCHBITE.  Ooh, the excitement!  Those who hoped for a new 
Duelmaster were disappointed by BIRCHBITE, of TREEBEARD'S ARMY, who despite a 14-5-0 
couldn't overcome ZORPUNT's Number 1.  Word has it one team in ZORPUNT is using 
psychics to predict wins.  They lead a charmed life!   
     So much to report, so little time!  Like a horde of jackals fleeing from the 
lion, so did the "warriors" in ZORPUNT avoid TREEBEARD'S ARMY.  The warriors of 
TREEBEARD'S ARMY found their efforts at combat frustrated as FAR TRAVELERS apparently 
had more important things to do than fight.  Is it charming personality?  
Conversational abilities?  Good oral hygiene?  Whatever it is, HEARTWOOD is the most 
challenged warrior.   
     Is there life after death?  Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after 
life!  Ask not a spymaster for counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have 
fallen into an unconscious stupor.   
     All good things must come to an end.  Keep those sands bloody and the buzzards 
fat!  Can anything compare to the pleasure of writing Spyreports for ZORPUNT?  On 
that giddy note I take my leave-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TRAGIC DRAMATIST 5816         8   1  0 126         JOYLESS DAYS (599)        

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KALAZANA 5824                15  10  1 121         FAR TRAVELERS (598)       
 SKYLA NULL 5840              12   5  1 119         FAR TRAVELERS (598)       
 KANGO KAL 5832               10   3  0 100         FAR TRAVELERS (598)       
 ELMSCAR 5831                 15   4  1  95         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    
 HEARTWOOD 5827               15   5  0  95         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BIRCHBITE 5828               14   5  0  87         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    
 HUMPTY JOE 5780              19  28  0  85         KRILL CAVALRY (403)       
 AMY LEWIS 5768               12  39  0  78         KRILL CAVALRY (403)       
 ULLNAX 5833                  10   5  1  74         FAR TRAVELERS (598)       
-MANBEARPIG 4753               7   3  0  69         COVEY VII (487)           

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WINTERYEW 5826               11   8  0  51         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    
 RUBY-RAT 5754                 4   1  1  50         RAT PAK (569)             
 BASHBRO-RAT 5845              3   2  0  39         RAT PAK (569)             
 DIMWIT OVERHILL 5822          4  24  0  36         KRILL CAVALRY (403)       
 SAPPHIRE-RAT 5867             4   1  1  34         RAT PAK (569)             

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FLEXOR-RAT 5737               5   5  0  33         RAT PAK (569)             
 SUCCULENT 5886                2   0  0  31         TURKEY SUPREME (604)      

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CRAZY HORSE 5432              1   0  1  18         EQUINE ROCKS (559)        
-THORNSINGER 5873              0   1  0   7         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    

'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CRYSTAL HORSE 5878      0  1 0 COVEY VII 487        CRAZY HORSE 5432      1020  
JUNE SMITH 5786        17 23 1 KRILL CAVALRY 403    KALAZANA 5824         1017 NOT REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

The Iron Council has re-opened its guild doors!  All prior members contact Tripwire 
(DM18 or DM36) if you are interested in returning.  Also, if you have contacts for any 
of the old members, send those as well. -- Tripwire

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

TRAGIC DRAMATIST devastated BIRCHBITE in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight.
ELMSCAR vanquished HUMPTY JOE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
KALAZANA subdued HEARTWOOD in a 5 minute bloody expert's fight.
SKYLA NULL bested AMY LEWIS in a 2 minute fight.
KANGO KAL overpowered VETERAN MERCENARY in a crowd pleasing 3 minute mismatched match.
ULLNAX was defeated by KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute struggle.
RUBY-RAT overpowered DIMWIT OVERHILL in a 1 minute gory mismatched brawl.
BASHBRO-RAT was overcome by AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute melee.
WINTERYEW viciously subdued FLEXOR-RAT in a 2 minute gruesome duel.
SAPPHIRE-RAT was overpowered by AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute uneven duel.
SUCCULENT overpowered EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   0 -  0     100  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   1 -  0      83  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         WALL OF STEEL      9 -   2 -  0      82  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         TOTAL PARRY        6 -   3 -  0      67  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         AIMED BLOW         8 -   4 -  1      67  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         SLASHING ATTACK   20 -  11 -  0      65  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   4 -  1      60  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         LUNGING ATTACK    21 -  29 -  3      42  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         BASHING ATTACK     8 -  12 -  0      40  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  19 -  0      14  |

Turn 1021 was great if you    Not so great if you used      The fighting styles of the
used the fighting styles:     the fighting styles:          top eleven warriors are:

PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  4         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  1         2  SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  2         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  AIMED BLOW     
                                                                1  BASHING ATTACK 
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-LUNGE      TRAGIC DRAMATIST 5816       8   1  0  126 JOYLESS DAYS (599)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    KALAZANA 5824              15  10  1  121 FAR TRAVELERS (598)
LUNGING ATTACK   SKYLA NULL 5840            12   5  1  119 FAR TRAVELERS (598)
PARRY-STRIKE     KANGO KAL 5832             10   3  0  100 FAR TRAVELERS (598)
SLASHING ATTACK  ELMSCAR 5831               15   4  1   95 TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)
AIMED BLOW       HEARTWOOD 5827             15   5  0   95 TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)
BASHING ATTACK   ULLNAX 5833                10   5  1   74 FAR TRAVELERS (598)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is HUMPTY JOE 5780.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was KANGO KAL 5832.  The ten other most popular fighters were KALAZANA 5824, 
HEARTWOOD 5827, SKYLA NULL 5840, WINTERYEW 5826, TRAGIC DRAMATIST 5816, BIRCHBITE 
5828, ELMSCAR 5831, RUBY-RAT 5754, FLEXOR-RAT 5737, and SUCCULENT 5886.

The least popular fighter this week was SAPPHIRE-RAT 5867.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were BASHBRO-RAT 5845, DIMWIT OVERHILL 5822, ULLNAX 5833, HUMPTY JOE 
5780, AMY LEWIS 5768, SUCCULENT 5886, FLEXOR-RAT 5737, RUBY-RAT 5754, ELMSCAR 5831, 
and BIRCHBITE 5828.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

HEARTWOOD (24-5827) TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)