DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/25/2025    Duedate: 05/22/2025

MORYA ARENA

DM 28    TURN 513

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

GINGER EVANS
DODGE BULLETS (126)
(28-5972) [22-10-0,98]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

GINGER EVANS                   JI GAL GIRL
DODGE BULLETS (126)            YAMA BUSHI (32)
(28-5972) [22-10-0,98]         (28-6048) [5-2-1,29]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

MANNY FOLD                     MANNY FOLD
OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)         OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)
(28-5873) [11-13-1,81]         (28-5873) [11-13-1,81]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)        31 
2. FAR TRAVELERS (607)           30    OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)
3. DODGE BULLETS (126)           27    Unchartered Team
4. OF WOLF AND MAN (558)         21 
5. YAMA BUSHI (32)               -13   YAMA BUSHI (32)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 2 BOOK OF THOMAS (584)     102  94  9 52.0   1/ 3 OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)    9  4 0
 2- 3 BIG LAKE PURE (568)      345 320 31 51.9   2/ 2 DODGE BULLETS (126)       8  7 0
 3/ 4 OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)   392 376 25 51.0   3- 1 BOOK OF THOMAS (584)      7  1 0
 4/ 5 DODGE BULLETS (126)      703 770 19 47.7   4/ 4 OF WOLF AND MAN (558)     6  6 0
 5/ 7 OF WOLF AND MAN (558)     35  41  0 46.1   5/ 0 FAR TRAVELERS (607)       3  5 0
 6- 6 NUCLEAR KNIGHTS (573)     54  64  3 45.8   6- 7 NUCLEAR KNIGHTS (573)     2  2 0
 7/ 0 FAR TRAVELERS (607)       13  18  0 41.9   7/ 8*YAMA BUSHI (32)           1  8 0
 8/ 8*YAMA BUSHI (32)            8  14  1 36.4   8- 6 BIG LAKE PURE (568)       0  5 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     So why do I have this bag over my head?  Because I am The Unknown Spymaster and 
I'm going to give you a spy report!.  We now have a new top team for all of you guys 
to dogpile on.  OTTO'S MECHANICS now holds the crown and they are betting they can 
keep it.  DODGE BULLETS is no joke as it posted a 4-1-0 week advancing from 2nd place 
to 2nd place.  Our battling duelmaster STURDEVANT has managed to hold the title, 
fending off M. CHARDINEE's none too subtle advances.  Better luck next time, MORYA.  
Advice to bashers--never force anything, just get a bigger halberd!   
     Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the MORYA arena.  Here's a 
song for you:  Who's afraid of the big, bad YAMA BUSHI?  Big bad YAMA BUSHI.  Big bad 
YAMA BUSHI.  MORYA's afraid of the big bad YAMA BUSHI.  Tra la la la la!  Okay, so I 
may not be funny, but catch OTTO'S MECHANICS' act in the arena.  Those acrobats seem 
to be fairly deft at running from YAMA BUSHI.  Well dang howdy, but if challenges 
were votes, CRATOS RAMIRO would be president.  Although it may be a contest he 
doesn't want to win.  In a touching display by a 'touched' warrior, MEI BLOSSOM went 
after CRATOS RAMIRO, who was higher by 20 points.  Well, when the dust settled, MEI 
BLOSSOM defeated CRATOS RAMIRO.   
     Death is kind of like a new puppy:  he's always around wanting to play.  (Ha 
Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?).  Knowing when to use the right tactics at 
the proper time is a very important step on the road to Duelmaster.   
     Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in MORYA have no 
sense of humor.  Or maybe that they were senseless.  Okay, so I may not be the 
world's best comedian, but then you guys aren't the world's best warriors.  Hasta la 
bye-bye.  (Loud choruses of 'Beat it, ya bum!')-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GINGER EVANS 5972            22  10  0  98         DODGE BULLETS (126)       

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SONNY ROOF 5898               8   4  0  90         OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)    
 MANNY FOLD 5873              11  13  1  81         OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)    
-PURITY ROSE 5971             14  16  0  80         BIG LAKE PURE (568)       
 WEEP NO MORE 5926            11  27  0  75         DODGE BULLETS (126)       
 BIG BOY 5957                 17  17  0  73         DODGE BULLETS (126)       
-DOCTOR SCIENCE 5476          11  11  0  72         NUCLEAR KNIGHTS (573)     
-FENNINGTONMOORE 5929         16  19  0  67         BIG LAKE PURE (568)       

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JOTUN ARNE 5997              13   9  0  64         DODGE BULLETS (126)       
-UNIBROW 5802                  9   3  0  62         BOOK OF THOMAS (584)      
 DESDEMONA 6023                6   4  0  60         FAR TRAVELERS (607)       
-FLIEGL 5994                   6   1  0  58         BOOK OF THOMAS (584)      
-VALTRA 5995                   5   0  0  57         BOOK OF THOMAS (584)      

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MEI BLOSSOM 6022              4   4  0  52         FAR TRAVELERS (607)       
 LUCY NUTT 6050                4   2  0  51         OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)    
-KUBOTA 5886                   9   8  0  49         BOOK OF THOMAS (584)      
-GHOST OF MORYA 5996           8  12  0  41         BIG LAKE PURE (568)       
 GALL NAN 5579                 4   0  0  35         OF WOLF AND MAN (558)     
 CRATOS RAMIRO 5110            8   8  0  34         OF WOLF AND MAN (558)     

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JI GAL GIRL 6048              5   2  1  29         YAMA BUSHI (32)           
-PEHM TEHLNI 6045              4   3  1  28         BIG LAKE PURE (568)       
-RYTON THORNBEAR 6031          7   4  0  25         BIG LAKE PURE (568)       
-WAR HEAD 5675                 1   1  0  24         NUCLEAR KNIGHTS (573)     

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ANNE DJINN 6035               3   2  2  23         OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)    
 TEMUJIN 6063                  2   0  0  18         FAR TRAVELERS (607)       
 MANICAL 6078                  1   0  0  15         OF WOLF AND MAN (558)     
 DALORAN 6077                  1   0  0  13         OF WOLF AND MAN (558)     
 AL ARMSYSTEM 6070             1   2  0  10         OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)    
 TIA NINJATO 229               2   3  0   9         YAMA BUSHI (32)           

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MASSAUM 226                   0   3  0   5         YAMA BUSHI (32)           

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DARRINDALE 6071         0  1 0 FAR TRAVELERS 607    SHEWISH GIANT          513 NONE
DA1 6079                0  1 0 OF WOLF AND MAN 558  SLAUGHTER PRIEST       513 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DA1 was butchered by SLAUGHTER PRIEST in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DARRINDALE was dealt death by SHEWISH GIANT in a 2 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
DESDEMONA was overcome by BIG BOY in a 2 minute gory Challenge match.
MANNY FOLD viciously subdued JOTUN ARNE in a 1 minute master's Challenge brawl.
MEI BLOSSOM demolished CRATOS RAMIRO in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge competition.
LUCY NUTT vanquished JI GAL GIRL in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
AL ARMSYSTEM was narrowly defeated by TEMUJIN in a 5 minute Challenge brawl.
STURDEVANT slimly won victory over M. CHARDINEE in a 4 minute gruesome uneven fight.
GINGER EVANS vanquished VETERAN MERCENARY in a 2 minute gory uneven Title duel.
WEEP NO MORE won victory over VETERAN MERCENARY in a 2 minute gory one-sided duel.
GALL NAN overpowered CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
MASSAUM was overpowered by DALORAN in a 1 minute bloody one-sided match.
TIA NINJATO was handily defeated by MANICAL in a 2 minute brutal one-sided contest.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         STRIKING ATTACK   11 -   7 -  0      61  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-LUNGE       16 -  11 -  2      59  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         AIMED BLOW        17 -  12 -  1      59  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         WALL OF STEEL     25 -  21 -  0      54  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         TOTAL PARRY        8 -   9 -  0      47  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         SLASHING ATTACK   15 -  22 -  2      41  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         BASHING ATTACK    11 -  19 -  0      37  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   7 -  0      36  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   4 -  0      33  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         LUNGING ATTACK     3 -   7 -  0      30  |

Turn 513 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    GINGER EVANS 5972          22  10  0   98 DODGE BULLETS (126)
BASHING ATTACK   JOTUN ARNE 5997            13   9  0   64 DODGE BULLETS (126)
PARRY-LUNGE      DESDEMONA 6023              6   4  0   60 FAR TRAVELERS (607)
STRIKING ATTACK  GALL NAN 5579               4   0  0   35 OF WOLF AND MAN (558)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
The overall popularity leader is MANNY FOLD 5873.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was MANNY FOLD 5873.  The ten other most popular fighters were AL ARMSYSTEM 6070, 
WEEP NO MORE 5926, BIG BOY 5957, MANICAL 6078, DARRINDALE 6071, GINGER EVANS 5972, 
GALL NAN 5579, DALORAN 6077, DESDEMONA 6023, and MEI BLOSSOM 6022.

The least popular fighter this week was TIA NINJATO 229.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were MASSAUM 226, JI GAL GIRL 6048, CRATOS RAMIRO 5110, DA1 6079, JOTUN ARNE 
5997, TEMUJIN 6063, LUCY NUTT 6050, MEI BLOSSOM 6022, DESDEMONA 6023, and DALORAN 
6077.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

REPLACEMENT KNEE (28-5914) BASH BROS BODY (541)

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

STURDEVANT (28-5828) DODGE BULLETS (126)

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