DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/29/2025    Duedate: 06/11/2025

ZORPUNT ARENA

DM 24    TURN 1022

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

TRAGIC DRAMATIST
JOYLESS DAYS (599)
(24-5816) [9-1-0,141]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

TRAGIC DRAMATIST               CRAZY HORSE
JOYLESS DAYS (599)             EQUINE ROCKS (559)
(24-5816) [9-1-0,141]          (24-5432) [1-1-1,19]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

HUMPTY JOE                     HUMPTY JOE
KRILL CAVALRY (403)            KRILL CAVALRY (403)
(24-5780) [20-28-0,104]        (24-5780) [20-28-0,104]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

FAR TRAVELERS (598)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. KRILL CAVALRY (403)           27 
2. JOYLESS DAYS (599)            23    JOYLESS DAYS (599)
3. EQUINE ROCKS (559)            15    Unchartered Team
4. COVEY VII (487)               14 
5. TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)        -6    EQUINE ROCKS (559)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*TURKEY SUPREME (604)       2   0  0 100.   1/ 1 FAR TRAVELERS (598)       8  4 0
 2/ 3 JOYLESS DAYS (599)        13   2  0 86.7   2/ 5 JOYLESS DAYS (599)        4  0 0
 3/ 4 TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    61  29  3 67.8   3/ 8 KRILL CAVALRY (403)       3  6 0
 4/ 2*EQUINE ROCKS (559)         2   1  1 66.7   4/ 2 TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    3  7 0
 5/ 5 FAR TRAVELERS (598)       53  30  3 63.9   5- 4*TURKEY SUPREME (604)      2  0 0
 6- 6 RAT PAK (569)             22  19  2 53.7   6/ 6*EQUINE ROCKS (559)        2  1 1
 7/ 7 KRILL CAVALRY (403)      1366 1539 45 47.0   7/ 7 COVEY VII (487)           2  2 0
 8/ 8 COVEY VII (487)            8  13  0 38.1   8- 3 RAT PAK (569)             1  3 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Busy, busy, busy, lots of things happening in ZORPUNT this turn, and let's start 
with a look at some of the teams.  Now keep the taverns open late tonight, for there 
are sorrows to drown for RAT PAK, whose 0-0-0 this turn dropped them by 5 into 8th.  
KRILL CAVALRY stable has parlayed this turn's 2-1-0 into a 5 space move up the 
rankings.  This brings them up to 3rd place.  Good work, guys!  And let's see, HUMPTY 
JOE fought KALAZANA and gained 19 points and contributed to KRILL CAVALRY's 2-1-0.  
KALAZANA has lost to HUMPTY JOE, falling 31 points, while helping make FAR TRAVELERS 
a 2-2-0 turn.  Defending his title for another turn, TRAGIC DRAMATIST kept 
TREEBEARD'S ARMY's warrior, HEARTWOOD, from claiming the throne.  Can someone confirm 
a rumor for me?  I hear the top team makes their losing fighters do dishes at The 
Warty Toad until they win.  Maybe?   
     Oriental wise man once say, 'Hiding behind shields prevents proper sun tanning.' 
Inscrutable, but true.  COVEY VII has cause to stand tall, as they were ZORPUNT's 
most avoided team.  A smart manager knows this is a team to beat.  And guess who 
avoided COVEY VII stable the most?  Believe it or not, it was EQUINE ROCKS.  Anyone 
surprised?  Well, sports fans, take notice that HUMPTY JOE from KRILL CAVALRY was 
ZORPUNT's most challenged warrior this turn.   
     We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and 
shave it close?  A brave warrior does not carry a red shield, he has nothing to cover 
or hide when the fight is over.  Consider well.   
     I like this place, ZORPUNT, the taverns have old wine, and young serving girls.  
Who could ask for more?  Well, I'm burning daylight here in ZORPUNT and I've a long 
road ahead of me.  Happy Trails.  Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to paper-- 
Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TRAGIC DRAMATIST 5816         9   1  0 141         JOYLESS DAYS (599)        

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SKYLA NULL 5840              13   5  1 123         FAR TRAVELERS (598)       
 HUMPTY JOE 5780              20  28  0 104         KRILL CAVALRY (403)       
 KANGO KAL 5832               11   3  0 102         FAR TRAVELERS (598)       
-ELMSCAR 5831                 15   4  1  95         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KALAZANA 5824                15  11  1  90         FAR TRAVELERS (598)       
-BIRCHBITE 5828               14   5  0  87         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    
 MANBEARPIG 4753               8   3  0  80         COVEY VII (487)           
 AMY LEWIS 5768               12  40  0  76         KRILL CAVALRY (403)       
 ULLNAX 5833                  10   6  1  67         FAR TRAVELERS (598)       

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)             
 DIMWIT OVERHILL 5822          5  24  0  46         KRILL CAVALRY (403)       
-BASHBRO-RAT 5845              3   2  0  39         RAT PAK (569)             
-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)             
 EXACTED TOLL 5818             3   1  0  31         JOYLESS DAYS (599)        
-SUCCULENT 5886                2   0  0  31         TURKEY SUPREME (604)      

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CRAZY HORSE 5432              1   1  1  19         EQUINE ROCKS (559)        
 NO NAME 5434                  1   0  0  14         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  
DA1 5889                0  1 0 COVEY VII 487        WURM KIN              1022 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DA1 was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
TRAGIC DRAMATIST devastated HEARTWOOD in a 1 minute one-sided Title duel.
KALAZANA was narrowly defeated by HUMPTY JOE in a 6 minute expert's fight.
KANGO KAL viciously subdued KUNG-FU MASTER in a 2 minute gory fight.
SKYLA NULL demolished AMY LEWIS in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
MANBEARPIG won victory over ULLNAX in a 1 minute master's fight.
DIMWIT OVERHILL beat THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 6 minute gory mismatched brawl.
CRAZY HORSE slimly lost to EXACTED TOLL in a action packed 3 minute gruesome melee.
NO NAME vanquished MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute uneven fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   0 -  0     100  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         WALL OF STEEL      9 -   1 -  0      90  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   1 -  0      83  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         TOTAL PARRY        5 -   3 -  0      63  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         SLASHING ATTACK   17 -  11 -  0      61  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   4 -  1      60  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         AIMED BLOW         8 -   6 -  1      57  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         LUNGING ATTACK    23 -  28 -  3      45  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         BASHING ATTACK     6 -  13 -  0      32  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  17 -  0      19  |

Turn 1022 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     AIMED BLOW         1 -  2         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         3  SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  2         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  
                                                                1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-LUNGE      TRAGIC DRAMATIST 5816       9   1  0  141 JOYLESS DAYS (599)
LUNGING ATTACK   SKYLA NULL 5840            13   5  1  123 FAR TRAVELERS (598)
PARRY-STRIKE     KANGO KAL 5832             11   3  0  102 FAR TRAVELERS (598)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    KALAZANA 5824              15  11  1   90 FAR TRAVELERS (598)
WALL OF STEEL    MANBEARPIG 4753             8   3  0   80 COVEY VII (487)
BASHING ATTACK   ULLNAX 5833                10   6  1   67 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 HUMPTY JOE 5780.  The ten other most popular fighters were KALAZANA 5824, EXACTED 
TOLL 5818, TRAGIC DRAMATIST 5816, KANGO KAL 5832, CRAZY HORSE 5432, NO NAME 5434, 
SKYLA NULL 5840, MANBEARPIG 4753, DIMWIT OVERHILL 5822, and AMY LEWIS 5768.

The least popular fighter this week was DA1 5889.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were ULLNAX 5833, AMY LEWIS 5768, DIMWIT OVERHILL 5822, MANBEARPIG 4753, 
SKYLA NULL 5840, NO NAME 5434, CRAZY HORSE 5432, KANGO KAL 5832, TRAGIC DRAMATIST 
5816, and EXACTED TOLL 5818.

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

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