DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/02/2025    Duedate: 10/15/2025

ZORPUNT ARENA

DM 24    TURN 1031

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

GUNGA GALUNGA
TEABAG@HOME 24.1 (601)
(24-5859) [10-3-0,113]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

GUNGA GALUNGA                  POSITION IS EMPTY
TEABAG@HOME 24.1 (601)         
(24-5859) [10-3-0,113]         

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

AMY LEWIS                      RUBY-RAT
KRILL CAVALRY (403)            RAT PAK (569)
(24-5768) [12-49-0,85]         (24-5754) [6-4-1,66]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. RAT PAK (569)                 36 
2. TEABAG@HOME 24.1 (601)        11    TEABAG@HOME 24.1 (601)
3. WRATHMEN 21-85 (586)          10    Unchartered Team
4. MAGIC REALM (285)             8  
5. FAR TRAVELERS (598)           6     THE IRON RING (381)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 TEABAG@HOME 24.1 (601)    10   4  0 71.4   1/ 1 TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)   10  3 0
 2- 2*LUDUS MAGNUS (593)         5   2  0 71.4   2/ 2 MAGIC REALM (285)         5  4 0
 3/ 3 TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    89  39  3 69.5   3/ 6 RAT PAK (569)             3  3 0
 4/ 0 WRATHMEN 21-85 (586)      10   5  0 66.7   4/ 3 FAR TRAVELERS (598)       3  3 0
 5/ 4 FAR TRAVELERS (598)       67  36  3 65.0   5/ 4 TEABAG@HOME 24.1 (601)    2  2 0
 6/ 5 MAGIC REALM (285)         82  64  0 56.2   6/ 0 WRATHMEN 21-85 (586)      1  0 0
 7/ 6 RAT PAK (569)             32  27  2 54.2   7- 5*LUDUS MAGNUS (593)        1  0 0
 8- 7 SILVER BLADES (160)      248 258 19 49.0   8/ 8 KRILL CAVALRY (403)       0  6 0
 9/ 8 KRILL CAVALRY (403)      1367 1561 45 46.7   9- 7 SILVER BLADES (160)       0  2 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail ZORPUNT!  Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed for your 
deeds.  RAT PAK stable has parlayed this turn's 2-1-0 into a 3 space move up the 
rankings.  This brings them up to 3rd place.  Good work, guys!  And let's see, 
FLEXOR-RAT fought IRONBOUGH and gained 22 points and contributed to RAT PAK's 2-1-0.  
IRONBOUGH has lost to FLEXOR-RAT, falling 17 points, while helping make TREEBEARD'S 
ARMY a 2-2-0 turn.  Defending his title for another turn, GUNGA GALUNGA kept 
TREEBEARD'S ARMY's warrior, WINTERYEW, from claiming the throne.  Tell me, is nothing 
sacred?  I have heard from unimpeachable sources that The Welcome Wench uses trolls 
in their stew.  Talk about gristle!   
     I tell you, a green quarterstaff lasts longer than a seasoned sapling.  A basher 
friend of mine assures me this is true.  I also notice that the MAGIC REALM stable 
was the most avoided team this turn.  Come on ZORPUNT, what are you afraid of?  And 
guess who avoided MAGIC REALM stable the most?  Believe it or not, it was TREEBEARD'S 
ARMY.  Anyone surprised?   
     A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once.  Wise men know this to 
be true.  We'd like to remind certain teams not to rob the graves of their enemies.  
You know who you are; and it's considered rude.   
     Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe.  Dare 
to fight bravely.  Always good to rest in ZORPUNT, but never good to wear out my 
welcome.  Look for me in future turns.  Until you see my quill in ZORPUNT again, 
farewell-- Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GUNGA GALUNGA 5859           10   3  0 113         TEABAG@HOME 24.1 (601)    

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SCUM #1 3008                 27  17  0 101         MAGIC REALM (285)         
 WINTERYEW 5826               17  11  0  97         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    
 ZACHARY 5683                 10   5  0  97         WRATHMEN 21-85 (586)      

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SCUM #2 3010                 24  16  0  88         MAGIC REALM (285)         
 SLIVIN 3260                  20  20  0  86         MAGIC REALM (285)         
 AMY LEWIS 5768               12  49  0  85         KRILL CAVALRY (403)       
 KANGO KAL 5832               13   5  0  84         FAR TRAVELERS (598)       

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RUBY-RAT 5754                 6   4  1  66         RAT PAK (569)             
 FLEXOR-RAT 5737               9   6  0  59         RAT PAK (569)             
 SAPPHIRE-RAT 5867             7   3  1  58         RAT PAK (569)             

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-THORNSINGER 5873              3   1  0  56         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    
-AUGUATUS 5777                 5   2  0  52         LUDUS MAGNUS (593)        
 DIMWIT OVERHILL 5822          5  33  0  48         KRILL CAVALRY (403)       
 SPLINTERMAW 5891              6   2  0  41         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    
 IRONBOUGH 5941                5   1  0  36         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    
-SATISFACTION 5735             5   6  0  35         SILVER BLADES (160)       

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
FRUCTOSE 5947           0  1 0 FAR TRAVELERS 598    SPYMASTER             1031 NONE
DA1 5857                0  1 0 TEABAG@HOME 24.1 601 STONE GOLEM           1031 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

FRUCTOSE was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DA1 was butchered by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute Dark Arena duel.
GUNGA GALUNGA subdued WINTERYEW in a 2 minute gory veteran's Title melee.
BIRCHBITE viciously subdued SLIVIN in a popular 1 minute gory master's brawl.
SCUM #1 outlasted KANGO KAL in a dull 18 minute gory master's competition.
AMY LEWIS was devastated by ZACHARY in a 1 minute mismatched match.
SCUM #2 unbelievably bested RUBY-RAT in a action packed 3 minute uneven fight.
IRONBOUGH was vanquished by FLEXOR-RAT in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
DIMWIT OVERHILL was vanquished by SAPPHIRE-RAT in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
SPLINTERMAW defeated CAPTURED ORC in a action packed 1 minute match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   1 -  0      80  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   3 -  0      67  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         AIMED BLOW         8 -   4 -  0      67  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         SLASHING ATTACK   14 -   7 -  0      67  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         TOTAL PARRY        9 -   7 -  0      56  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         BASHING ATTACK     9 -   7 -  0      56  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         LUNGING ATTACK    21 -  26 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   4 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  10 -  0      29  |

Turn 1031 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    GUNGA GALUNGA 5859         10   3  0  113 TEABAG@HOME 24.1 (601)
TOTAL PARRY      SCUM #1 3008               27  17  0  101 MAGIC REALM (285)
SLASHING ATTACK  WINTERYEW 5826             17  11  0   97 TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)
LUNGING ATTACK   ZACHARY 5683               10   5  0   97 WRATHMEN 21-85 (586)
PARRY-STRIKE     KANGO KAL 5832             13   5  0   84 FAR TRAVELERS (598)
BASHING ATTACK   FLEXOR-RAT 5737             9   6  0   59 RAT PAK (569)
AIMED BLOW       SPLINTERMAW 5891            6   2  0   41 TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is AMY LEWIS 5768.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was RUBY-RAT 5754.  The ten other most popular fighters were DA1 5857, GUNGA GALUNGA 
5859, ZACHARY 5683, FLEXOR-RAT 5737, SCUM #2 3010, SAPPHIRE-RAT 5867, SPLINTERMAW 
5891, WINTERYEW 5826, SLIVIN 3260, and FRUCTOSE 5947.

The least popular fighter this week was SCUM #1 3008.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were KANGO KAL 5832, DIMWIT OVERHILL 5822, IRONBOUGH 5941, AMY LEWIS 5768, 
FRUCTOSE 5947, SLIVIN 3260, WINTERYEW 5826, SPLINTERMAW 5891, SAPPHIRE-RAT 5867, and 
SCUM #2 3010.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

SCUM #1 (24-3008) MAGIC REALM (285)

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

BIRCHBITE (24-5828) TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)