DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/01/2026    Duedate: 10/14/2026

ZORPUNT ARENA

DM 24    TURN 1057

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BROWN
CRAYOLAS (608)
(24-5955) [12-0-0,91]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

THORNSINGER                    POSITION IS EMPTY
TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)         
(24-5873) [11-4-0,104]         

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

FLEXOR-RAT                     FLEXOR-RAT
RAT PAK (569)                  RAT PAK (569)
(24-5737) [16-17-0,82]         (24-5737) [16-17-0,82]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CRAYOLAS (608)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. MIRKWOOD (592)                33 
2. TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)        30    CRAYOLAS (608)
3. CRAYOLAS (608)                5     Unchartered Team
4. RAT PAK (569)                 3  
                                       SIMPLY THE BEST II (234)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*BOURBON HUNTERS (609)      7   0  1 100.   1/ 1 CRAYOLAS (608)           10  2 1
 2- 2 JOYLESS DAYS (599)        18   3  1 85.7   2/ 3 TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    7  3 0
 3/ 3 CRAYOLAS (608)            52  12  3 81.3   3- 2 JOYLESS DAYS (599)        2  0 0
 4/ 4 TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)   126  67  4 65.3   4- 4*BOURBON HUNTERS (609)     1  0 0
 5/ 5 RAT PAK (569)             61  57  2 51.7   5/ 0 MIRKWOOD (592)            1  4 0
 6- 6 SILVER BLADES (160)      250 262 19 48.8   6/ 5 KRILL CAVALRY (403)       0  3 0
 7/ 7 KRILL CAVALRY (403)      1371 1596 45 46.2   7- 6 SILVER BLADES (160)       0  2 0
 8/ 0 MIRKWOOD (592)            26  31  1 45.6   8/ 7 RAT PAK (569)             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

     I can't believe the violence in ZORPUNT!  I still haven't told Mom I'm writing 
Spyreports.  She'd have a cow!  Well, here we go...  MVP award for TAURIEL?  
MIRKWOOD's proud of her after beating ORANGE and getting 28 points.  Talk about yer 
big time losers!  ORANGE got smashed by TAURIEL, and lost 17 points!  Don't you think 
the Duelmaster is being unfair?  I think BROWN should let FLEXOR-RAT be Duelmaster 
for a while, without fighting about it.  I hear the top team insists all their 
warriors get nine hours sleep.  They want photogenic fighters for PR photos.   
     AAARRGH!!!  I HATE SPYREPORTING!!!  Sorry.  I just had to say it.  The warriors 
of CRAYOLAS must be getting lonely.  They were the most avoided team.  Do you guys 
know something that I don't?  Hhmph!  What kind of warriors are TREEBEARD'S ARMY?  
CRAYOLAS, an easy team to beat if I ever saw one, can't get them to accept an 
invitation!  THORNSINGER is being unfair.  She's challenged down 20 against DIMWIT 
OVERHILL.  I don't know why they let this stuff go on.  (I'd better shut up) Is this 
how TREEBEARD'S ARMY advances, by having their members (THORNSINGER) fight people 
that are really below them (DIMWIT OVERHILL)?   
     What does a fighter fight for?  I mean, the crowds don't give a hoot if someone 
gets killed.  Not after four more fights.  What if they had a fight and nobody showed 
up?  I'd be out of a job, that's what!!!   
     Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain.  Soak it in cold water, and hand 
wash.  I know how much you like reading this stuff, but I really should stop.  Its 
been really albendranius!  Later, guys-- Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BROWN 5955                   12   0  0  91         CRAYOLAS (608)            

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THORNSINGER 5873             11   4  0 104         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    
-JIMMY RUSSELL 5962            7   0  1 100         BOURBON HUNTERS (609)     
 IRONBOUGH 5941               13   8  1  94         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FLEXOR-RAT 5737              16  17  0  82         RAT PAK (569)             
 DIMWIT OVERHILL 5822          7  57  0  78         KRILL CAVALRY (403)       

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GOLD 5954                    10   5  0  65         CRAYOLAS (608)            
 TAURIEL 5771                  6   4  0  62         MIRKWOOD (592)            

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SATISFACTION 5735             7   8  0  56         SILVER BLADES (160)       
 ORANGE 5956                  11   4  1  48         CRAYOLAS (608)            
 NIGHTWING 5767                6   6  0  40         MIRKWOOD (592)            
-EXACTED TOLL 5818             4   1  0  37         JOYLESS DAYS (599)        

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OLD KNOTSCOUR 5953            6   5  0  27         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VINESPIKE 5999                2   0  0  22         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    
 WHITE 5995                    5   0  1  19         CRAYOLAS (608)            
 WARWILLOW 5982                2   2  0  19         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    
 EATLING 5765                  3   8  0  17         MIRKWOOD (592)            
-STERLING 5842                 0   3  0  17         SILVER BLADES (160)       
 BLUE 5996                     1   0  0  15         CRAYOLAS (608)            
 SKYFALL 5972                  3   2  0  11         MIRKWOOD (592)            
 WHISPER 5971                  1   4  0   7         MIRKWOOD (592)            

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
MORGANITE-RAT 5944      8  6 0 RAT PAK 569          IRONBOUGH 5941        1053 NOT REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

THORNSINGER devastated DIMWIT OVERHILL in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
BROWN unbelievably bested FLEXOR-RAT in a popular 4 minute gruesome Title match.
IRONBOUGH viciously subdued KHALHUMS DWARF in a popular 3 minute veteran's contest.
GOLD bested NIGHTWING in a 1 minute brawl.
ORANGE was viciously subdued by TAURIEL in a crowd pleasing 5 minute brutal fight.
EATLING was viciously subdued by VINESPIKE in a 3 minute competition.
OLD KNOTSCOUR won victory over SKYFALL in a 1 minute expert vs. novice duel.
WARWILLOW vanquished OSKSI NOBLE in a tiresome 10 minute one-sided fight.
WHISPER was outwaited by WHITE in a tiresome 18 minute novice's bout.
BLUE demolished PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute mismatched competition.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         WALL OF STEEL      2 -   0 -  0     100  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         LUNGING ATTACK    13 -   4 -  1      76  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   1 -  1      75  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         TOTAL PARRY       16 -   7 -  1      70  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         SLASHING ATTACK    2 -   1 -  0      67  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         AIMED BLOW        16 -  10 -  0      62  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -   4 -  0      56  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       6 -   5 -  1      55  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         STRIKING ATTACK   15 -  21 -  0      42  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         BASHING ATTACK     3 -   8 -  0      27  |

Turn 1057 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-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         1 -  2         4  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         1  TOTAL PARRY    
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  2         1  AIMED BLOW     
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                                                                1  PARRY-STRIKE   

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      BROWN 5955                 12   0  0   91 CRAYOLAS (608)
STRIKING ATTACK  THORNSINGER 5873           11   4  0  104 TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)
LUNGING ATTACK   IRONBOUGH 5941             13   8  1   94 TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)
AIMED BLOW       GOLD 5954                  10   5  0   65 CRAYOLAS (608)
PARRY-STRIKE     ORANGE 5956                11   4  1   48 CRAYOLAS (608)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is FLEXOR-RAT 5737.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was FLEXOR-RAT 5737.  The ten other most popular fighters were IRONBOUGH 5941, 
TAURIEL 5771, ORANGE 5956, VINESPIKE 5999, THORNSINGER 5873, OLD KNOTSCOUR 5953, 
BROWN 5955, GOLD 5954, BLUE 5996, and DIMWIT OVERHILL 5822.

The least popular fighter this week was WHITE 5995.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were WHISPER 5971, WARWILLOW 5982, EATLING 5765, NIGHTWING 5767, SKYFALL 
5972, DIMWIT OVERHILL 5822, BLUE 5996, GOLD 5954, BROWN 5955, and OLD KNOTSCOUR 5953.

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

For those of you who keep track of such things, a few additional warriors graduated 
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. 

               HEADBUTTS BASEBALLS (73-1807) THINGS GEORGE DOES  (183) 
                      RED BIRD (85-45165) SPREAD THE RED  (8222) 
                  WRESTED NUDIST (85-45330) W.S. ANAGRAMS 2  (8255) 
                  LADY O' THE LAKE (86-30287) THRONEHOLDERS  (5559) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes