DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/15/2025    Duedate: 10/11/2025

CHIMLEVTAL ARENA

DM 31    TURN 516

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

DA ZAGAGNA
WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378)
(31-6672) [27-9-0,108]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

DA ZAGAGNA                     KENINA
WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378)      OZCANN REJECTS (682)
(31-6672) [27-9-0,108]         (31-7330) [3-2-1,44]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

HAOMARU                        LEMON BARRIO
AVENGERS (146)                 JUST DESSERTS (569)
(31-7142) [17-33-1,101]        (31-7184) [10-8-0,66]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BASH BROS OCEAN (627)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. JUST DESSERTS (569)           41 
2. BIRDS (647)                   30    USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
3. WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378)     22    Unchartered Team
4. OZCANN REJECTS (682)          10 
5. THE OTHER ONES (404)          10    OZCANN REJECTS (682)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*STIKE FORCE (679)          6   4  2 60.0   1/ 1 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)     7  5 0
 2/ 2 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)     314 216 14 59.2   2/ 2*OZCANN REJECTS (682)      7  8 1
 3/ 3 MILITARY MAYHEM (89)     461 362 30 56.0   3/ 6 WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378) 6  3 0
 4/ 4 WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378)484 409 19 54.2   4- 3*STIKE FORCE (679)         6  4 2
 5/ 6 JUST DESSERTS (569)      213 189 10 53.0   5/ 4 JUST DESSERTS (569)       6  4 1
 6/ 5 SOLIS MILITES (511)       72  65  4 52.6   6/ 5 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)      5  3 0
 7/ 7 BUSHMASTERS (164)        203 187 14 52.1   7/ 8 BUSHMASTERS (164)         4  3 0
 8/ 8 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)    280 275 11 50.5   8/12 SOLIS MILITES (511)       4  6 1
 9- 9 ASSASSIN NATION (515)    492 502 68 49.5   9/10 MILITARY MAYHEM (89)      4  7 0
10/10 AVENGERS (146)           599 669 44 47.2  10/11 BIRDS (647)               4  7 0
11-11 JUNGLE CRUISE 2 (681)     14  16  2 46.7  11/ 7 THE OTHER ONES (404)      3  6 0
12/12 THE OTHER ONES (404)     137 163 13 45.7  12/14 AVENGERS (146)            2  1 0
13/13*OZCANN REJECTS (682)      10  15  1 40.0  13-13 JUNGLE CRUISE 2 (681)     1  0 0
14/14 BIRDS (647)               54  85  2 38.8  14- 9 ASSASSIN NATION (515)     1  1 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

    It's going to be a quick one, this time.  With company in town, my focus on the 
events here in Chimlevtal are not as great as they might otherwise be.  But hey, you 
get me instead of the computer report, so you shouldn't complain (though of course you 
will, especially that thankless Smithy, though he actually had kind words for me this 
turn, I think).
    The throne was decided in a scum vs scum battle.  It was everything you could 
imagine, unless you imagined it to be longer.  In the end, it was LASAGNA over MAJOR 
SNAFU.  They were the least popular warriors, not surprisingly.  The most popular 
warrior was LEMON BARRIO, who went after another defensive warrior, SOL DAEMON.  LEMON 
got a free fight out of the deal, but not a victory.
    In spite of LEMON's loss, JUST DESSERTS had the most wins for the turn, three.  
That earned them the team on the move award, while BASH BROS OCEAN squeaked by with 
the current top team award.
    DESIGNER CRIME tried a small down challenge.  I always say if you're going to down 
challenge, why not go all the way down...  Advice that DESIGNER CRIME maybe should 
have taken.  DESIGNER CRIME was killed by BUFF CREAM PUFF in a 1 minute Challenge 
brawl.  That would have been really embarrassing, but dead men don't feel 
embarrassment.
    No other kills, but CRUTCH did make a bigger down challenge to a warrior who 
looked like the perfect patsy.  But again, the challenged warrior came up victorious: 
CRUTCH was vanquished by TUI in an exciting 1 minute one-side challenge fight.
    JUST DESSERTS was avoided by BASH BROS OCEAN.  MAJOR SNAFU was the most challenged 
warrior.  That seems right, the DM being most challenged.

                                        -- Belinda, going back to having company

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DA ZAGAGNA 6672              27   9  0 108         WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378) 

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HAOMARU 7142                 17  33  1 101         AVENGERS (146)            
 MAJOR SNAFU 7059             18  10  0  97         MILITARY MAYHEM (89)      
 SOLAMANCER 4709              16  12  1  93         SOLIS MILITES (511)       
 CHARYBDIS 7119               16  18  1  91         THE OTHER ONES (404)      

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CUTTHROAT 7204               12   6  2  87         THE OTHER ONES (404)      
 SOL DAEMON 4706              17  11  1  82         SOLIS MILITES (511)       
 CAPT. AMERICA 7093           14   8  1  77         MILITARY MAYHEM (89)      
-GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 7369        4   2  1  75         MILITARY MAYHEM (89)      
 ABBA-ZABA 7215               10   5  0  70         JUST DESSERTS (569)       
 KELP 7301                     8   4  0  67         BASH BROS OCEAN (627)     

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LEMON BARRIO 7184            10   8  0  66         JUST DESSERTS (569)       
-NILE PRINCESS 7274            7   4  0  64         JUNGLE CRUISE 2 (681)     
 CAPTAIN MARVEL 7173           9   5  1  63         MILITARY MAYHEM (89)      

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BROKEN GLASS 7224             9  12  0  53         BASH BROS OCEAN (627)     
 BATROC! 7309                  5   6  0  51         WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378) 
 SUNKIST 7037                 11   8  0  49         SOLIS MILITES (511)       
 TIRE IRON 7297                9   3  0  49         USEFUL WEAPONS (636)      
 KENINA 7330                   3   2  1  44         OZCANN REJECTS (682)      
 BUFF CREAM PUFF 7272          4   2  2  40         JUST DESSERTS (569)       
 KYRA 7331                     3   2  0  39         OZCANN REJECTS (682)      

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CAPTAIN HOOK 7241             4   4  0  32         MILITARY MAYHEM (89)      
 WACKY WAFER 7261              5   4  1  31         JUST DESSERTS (569)       
 SPARROW 7310                  4   6  0  31         BIRDS (647)               

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TUI 7341                      2   5  0  26         BIRDS (647)               
 STORM SEASON 7364             3   0  0  24         BASH BROS OCEAN (627)     

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-AWESOMEOCITY 7357             1   0  0  21         BUSHMASTERS (164)         
-ST-EAMROLL 7252               2   0  1  20         STIKE FORCE (679)         
-ST-ANDARD 7253                2   0  0  20         STIKE FORCE (679)         
 TIRAMISU TERROR 7353          4   0  0  18         JUST DESSERTS (569)       
 CHASING SQUIRRELS 7365        1   2  0  16         OZCANN REJECTS (682)      
 LITTER 7325                   3   2  0  15         BASH BROS OCEAN (627)     
-ST-IMULATING 7250             1   1  1  15         STIKE FORCE (679)         
 KEA 7342                      3   4  1  14         BIRDS (647)               
-ASTARTELYNN 7358              1   0  0  13         BUSHMASTERS (164)         
 CRUTCH 7317                   3   2  0  11         USEFUL WEAPONS (636)      
-ST-IGMATA 7251                1   1  0  10         STIKE FORCE (679)         
-THE WALL 7352                 2   2  0   9         ASSASSIN NATION (515)     
 SUNFIRE 7368                  1   1  1   9         SOLIS MILITES (511)       
 BONES 7363                    1   1  0   9         BUSHMASTERS (164)         
-DEMONICRUG 7355               1   0  0   9         BUSHMASTERS (164)         
 AUK 7347                      1   5  0   8         BIRDS (647)               
 ROPE 7371                     1   0  0   6         USEFUL WEAPONS (636)      
 SINIUS 7356                   0   2  0   6         BUSHMASTERS (164)         
 NEW YORK SNOW 7361            0   4  0   4         OZCANN REJECTS (682)      
-ST-RENUOUS 7249               0   2  0   3         STIKE FORCE (679)         
 ERN 7381                      0   1  0   1         BIRDS (647)               

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
WRATH 7316              5  3 1 ASSASSIN NATION 515  KENINA 7330            514  
DESIGNER CRIME 7360     3  1 0 OZCANN REJECTS 682   BUFF CREAM PUFF 7272   516  
XIPIL 7328              0  1 0 OZCANN REJECTS 682   ARMAGEDDON 7348        512 NOT REVENGED
SUNNY D 7217            1  4 0 SOLIS MILITES 511    STONE GOLEM            516 NONE
FRYING PAN 7366         1  1 0 USEFUL WEAPONS 636   ST-IMULATING 7250      515  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

St-Imulating, you dirty, rotten, good-for-nothin', ugly, cretin! Your manager's momma 
wears a bright pink jock-strap! -- Smithy (for Frying Pan -- from the grave)

Well, well, Belinda's back! How stimulating! -- Smithy
P.S. Far more stimulating than ST-Imulating.

ST-Imulating, since that was a down-challenge, I probably will not bloodfeud you, so 
you can relax. -- Smithy (who has been known to occasionally pull out a fib or two.)

Hey! Nice to see a spotlight and a persad or two! Chimmy's doin' their civic duty! -- 
Smithy

I am so sick of Tiramisu. Barf. -- Emu

Odds on next week's duelmaster contest (provided Major Snafu is involved): Over 4.5 
minutes -150/Under 4.5 minutes +130. -- Lemon Barrio

Kyra -- Do the skills ever stop for you? -- B.C.P.

Who is Ozcann? -- Just Desserts

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SUNNY D was butchered by STONE GOLEM in a unpopular 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
DA ZAGAGNA outlasted MAJOR SNAFU in a slow 24 minute veteran's Challenge Title melee.
CUTTHROAT vanquished CAPT. AMERICA in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
LEMON BARRIO was defeated by SOL DAEMON in a 3 minute veteran's Challenge fight.
BATROC! vanquished CAPTAIN HOOK in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
DESIGNER CRIME was killed by BUFF CREAM PUFF in a 1 minute Challenge brawl.
WACKY WAFER was unbelievably bested by TIRE IRON in a 7 minute Challenge melee.
CHASING SQUIRRELS vanquished AUK in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
CRUTCH was vanquished by TUI in a exciting 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
TIRAMISU TERROR overcame SUNFIRE in a 2 minute novice's Challenge bout.
CHARYBDIS was subdued by HAOMARU in a 2 minute master's match.
KELP was handily defeated by SOLAMANCER in a exciting 1 minute one-sided contest.
ABBA-ZABA devastated KENINA in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
CAPTAIN MARVEL viciously subdued SUNKIST in a 2 minute gruesome fight.
BROKEN GLASS savagely defeated CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute uneven struggle.
KYRA devastated KEA in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
SPARROW overpowered LITTER in a 2 minute brutal one-sided bout.
SINIUS was beaten by STORM SEASON in a 1 minute novice's match.
NEW YORK SNOW was overcome by BONES in a popular 2 minute amateur's competition.
ROPE defeated ERN in a 3 minute novice's duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       7         PARRY-RIPOSTE     13 -   7 -  0      65  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      6         TOTAL PARRY       19 -  18 -  0      51  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    6         WALL OF STEEL     30 -  30 -  1      50  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         AIMED BLOW        28 -  29 -  2      49  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         LUNGING ATTACK    15 -  16 -  2      48  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         STRIKING ATTACK   29 -  31 -  4      48  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         BASHING ATTACK    16 -  19 -  0      46  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         SLASHING ATTACK   18 -  24 -  2      43  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   3 -  0      25  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   8 -  0      20  |

Turn 516 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      DA ZAGAGNA 6672            27   9  0  108 WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378)
SLASHING ATTACK  SOLAMANCER 4709            16  12  1   93 SOLIS MILITES (511)
WALL OF STEEL    SOL DAEMON 4706            17  11  1   82 SOLIS MILITES (511)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    ABBA-ZABA 7215             10   5  0   70 JUST DESSERTS (569)
BASHING ATTACK   KELP 7301                   8   4  0   67 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
LUNGING ATTACK   LEMON BARRIO 7184          10   8  0   66 JUST DESSERTS (569)
STRIKING ATTACK  KENINA 7330                 3   2  1   44 OZCANN REJECTS (682)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is HAOMARU 7142.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was LEMON BARRIO 7184.  The ten other most popular fighters were WACKY WAFER 7261, 
NEW YORK SNOW 7361, CAPTAIN MARVEL 7173, BROKEN GLASS 7224, SUNFIRE 7368, HAOMARU 
7142, SPARROW 7310, SOL DAEMON 4706, BUFF CREAM PUFF 7272, and CHASING SQUIRRELS 
7365.

The least popular fighter this week was MAJOR SNAFU 7059.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were DA ZAGAGNA 6672, SUNNY D 7217, TIRE IRON 7297, ERN 7381, SINIUS 
7356, KEA 7342, KENINA 7330, AUK 7347, DESIGNER CRIME 7360, and CAPTAIN HOOK 7241.

               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