DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/22/2025    Duedate: 10/04/2025

LYRATILAN ARENA

DM 25    TURN 1027

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SUSAN MURPHY
WORKING GIRLS (193)
(25-6704) [12-12-2,79]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SUSAN MURPHY                   YISHANA
WORKING GIRLS (193)            MELNIBONE (600)
(25-6704) [12-12-2,79]         (25-6788) [6-0-0,58]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

PAUL STOCK                     OG CRUSH
THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)         LITTLE LEO CRUSH (595)
(25-6680) [9-26-0,53]          (25-6700) [8-3-0,69]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

WORKING GIRLS (193)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. WORKING GIRLS (193)           27 
2. NEON GRATITUDE (593)          14    LITTLE LEO CRUSH (595)
3. GONE COUNTRY (453)            12    Unchartered Team
4. THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)        10 
5. LITTLE LEO CRUSH (595)        9     MELNIBONE (600)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*MELNIBONE (600)           19  12  1 61.3   1/ 1 WORKING GIRLS (193)      11  4 2
 2/ 2 LITTLE LEO CRUSH (595)    13   9  0 59.1   2/ 2*MELNIBONE (600)           7  4 1
 3- 3 FIGHT THE POWER (184)     13  12  1 52.0   3/ 3*GONE COUNTRY (453)        5 10 1
 4- 4 LIBATIONS 2 (592)         24  23  0 51.1   4/ 6 NEON GRATITUDE (593)      4  4 0
 5/ 5 THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)   973 1104 29 46.8   5/ 7 LITTLE LEO CRUSH (595)    3  0 0
 6/ 7 WORKING GIRLS (193)      196 239 18 45.1   6/ 5 THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)    3  4 0
 7/ 6*GONE COUNTRY (453)        17  21  2 44.7   7- 8 FIGHT THE POWER (184)     1  0 0
 8/ 8 NEON GRATITUDE (593)      31  44  2 41.3   8- 4 LIBATIONS 2 (592)         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

     Well, what are you looking at, LYRATILAN?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  Now keep the taverns open late tonight, 
for there are sorrows to drown for LIBATIONS 2, whose 0-0-0 this turn dropped them by 
4 into 8th.  Ha!  Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see PEARL win a fight 
and gain 15 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, PETRO STICK beat SUSAN MURPHY and SUSAN 
MURPHY lost 7 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  Due to absence, and inability to 
defend the throne, BIG BLUE MARBLE has lost the Title of Duelmaster.  Start setting 
that alarm earlier!  And it's out with the old, in with the new, as SUSAN MURPHY 
takes the Title and last week's bar tab from the old Duelmaster.  Heh, heh.  
Kickbacks and bribes, kickbacks and bribes, how else do you think some of these guys 
win their fights?  Skill?  Ha!   
     He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day, the coward.  
LYRATILAN, I am losing what little hope I had in you.  GONE COUNTRY the most avoided 
team?  What insult will suffice, I cannot say.  And who led the way in this mass act 
of cowardice?  Let's see, well, whatcha know?  It was MELNIBONE.  Ha ha ha ha!  PAUL 
STOCK was challenged more times this turn than the Duelmaster.  Now was the DM 
insulted or feared?  Heh, heh.  And we have OG CRUSH in a TV challenge, going down 8 
points for the fight.  Guess what?  I thought OG CRUSH showed great skill and promise 
when he bested PAUL STOCK.  All right, so I slept through it!  Big deal!   
     Death and Taxes.  The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience.  Let's 
see if anyone's dead or dying.  Titanium shields and bamboo daggers, guess what brave 
team is developing these kinds of weapons?   
     What does the LYRATILAN arena have in common with the inns?  It's just as 
comfortable to sleep in either place.  Ha ha ha ha!  Phlllt!  Just had to do that 
before I leave the fine city of LYRATILAN.  I feel much better now.  I see the crowds 
are getting restless, I must leave now-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SUSAN MURPHY 6704            12  12  2  79         WORKING GIRLS (193)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BIG BLUE MARBLE 1702         11   4  0 136         FIGHT THE POWER (184)     

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OG CRUSH 6700                 8   3  0  69         LITTLE LEO CRUSH (595)    

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-RED BULL 6667                 3   1  0  66         LIBATIONS 2 (592)         
 DANKE 6732                    9   6  0  59         NEON GRATITUDE (593)      
 YISHANA 6788                  6   0  0  58         MELNIBONE (600)           

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PAUL STOCK 6680               9  26  0  53         THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)    
 PEARL 6793                    4   0  1  41         WORKING GIRLS (193)       
 STORMBRINGER 6771             4   2  0  41         MELNIBONE (600)           
 GEORGE STRAIT 4888            5   2  1  40         GONE COUNTRY (453)        
 JADE 6791                     3   1  0  37         WORKING GIRLS (193)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AETHER FLOW 6675              7  10  1  32         NEON GRATITUDE (593)      
 ARIOCH 6770                   5   3  0  31         MELNIBONE (600)           
-PEDIALYTE 6668                8   5  0  29         LIBATIONS 2 (592)         
-TEJ 6707                      1   2  0  27         LIBATIONS 2 (592)         
 RANDY TRAVIS 4887             4   4  0  25         GONE COUNTRY (453)        

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHANELLE 6796                 3   1  0  22         WORKING GIRLS (193)       
 ALAN JACKSON 4886             2   6  0  20         GONE COUNTRY (453)        
 REBA 4885                     5   3  1  19         GONE COUNTRY (453)        
 GNATALIE 6768                 2   2  0  12         WORKING GIRLS (193)       
 THELEB K'AARNA 6800           1   1  1   8         MELNIBONE (600)           
-OBAN 6797                     0   1  0   1         LIBATIONS 2 (592)         

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BILLY RAY CYRUS 6806    0  1 0 GONE COUNTRY 453     TOMBSTONE             1027 NONE
DYVIM TVAR 6785         3  2 0 MELNIBONE 600        REBA 4885             1025 REVENGED
DARK THX 1 6807         0  1 0 NEON GRATITUDE 593   LIZARD MAN            1027 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DARK THX 1 was butchered by LIZARD MAN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
BILLY RAY CYRUS was dealt death by TOMBSTONE in a 3 minute Dark Arena duel.
OG CRUSH demolished PAUL STOCK in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
ARIOCH was overpowered by DANKE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
STORMBRINGER overpowered AETHER FLOW in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
THELEB K'AARNA was bested by ALAN JACKSON in a 1 minute Challenge duel.
PETRO STICK overpowered SUSAN MURPHY in a 1 minute one-sided Title struggle.
YISHANA devastated RANDY TRAVIS in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
JADE handily defeated REBA in a 1 minute uneven melee.
GEORGE STRAIT vanquished GNATALIE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
PEARL vanquished HAPPY PEASANT in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
CHANELLE overpowered SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute uneven match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         PARRY-STRIKE      11 -   5 -  1      69  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         STRIKING ATTACK   24 -  17 -  1      59  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         BASHING ATTACK    21 -  15 -  4      58  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      9 -   7 -  0      56  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         SLASHING ATTACK   17 -  16 -  2      52  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         LUNGING ATTACK    18 -  18 -  2      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         TOTAL PARRY        9 -  10 -  0      47  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-LUNGE        7 -   8 -  0      47  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         AIMED BLOW         5 -   7 -  0      42  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         WALL OF STEEL      2 -   6 -  0      25  |

Turn 1027 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         0 -  1         3  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  2     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  AIMED BLOW     
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                                                                1  BASHING ATTACK 
                                                                1  TOTAL PARRY    
                                                                1  STRIKING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   OG CRUSH 6700               8   3  0   69 LITTLE LEO CRUSH (595)
PARRY-LUNGE      DANKE 6732                  9   6  0   59 NEON GRATITUDE (593)
BASHING ATTACK   YISHANA 6788                6   0  0   58 MELNIBONE (600)
SLASHING ATTACK  PEARL 6793                  4   0  1   41 WORKING GIRLS (193)
STRIKING ATTACK  STORMBRINGER 6771           4   2  0   41 MELNIBONE (600)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is PAUL STOCK 6680.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was BILLY RAY CYRUS 6806.  The ten other most popular fighters were OG CRUSH 6700, 
DANKE 6732, YISHANA 6788, GEORGE STRAIT 4888, STORMBRINGER 6771, ALAN JACKSON 4886, 
PEARL 6793, ARIOCH 6770, AETHER FLOW 6675, and JADE 6791.

The least popular fighter this week was GNATALIE 6768.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were REBA 4885, RANDY TRAVIS 4887, SUSAN MURPHY 6704, THELEB K'AARNA 6800, 
PAUL STOCK 6680, DARK THX 1 6807, CHANELLE 6796, JADE 6791, AETHER FLOW 6675, and 
ARIOCH 6770.

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

PETRO STICK (25-6682) THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)

               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. 

                       THUMBSCREW (2-2622) IN COLD BLOOD  (329) 
                      YORKE (7-6040) IMPORTED FOOTBALLERS  (396) 
                       LUNACY (60-9545) HORRID INSTANITY  (716) 
                    MR. CARTER (72-10604) PORKY'S REVENGE  (1415) 
                  SCHNOOKLEWUGGY (84-16559) SUPE FORCES 9A03  (2926) 
                     DOLEMITE (85-24265) HOWLIN' CLASSICS  (4686) 
                    EXTERMINATOR (86-1006) HOWLING GRIBBLE  (171) 
                   FRED SAVAGE CEO (86-18759) THE PURGE 249  (3461) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes