DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/15/2025    Duedate: 05/28/2025

CLIFFHOME ARENA

DM 38    TURN 982

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

NITE OWL
THE WATCHMEN (363)
(38-5885) [14-8-0,111]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

NITE OWL                       TACTICAL STRIKE
THE WATCHMEN (363)             BLADES OF NEON (511)
(38-5885) [14-8-0,111]         (38-5875) [6-0-0,73]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

SISTER NIGHT                   DR. MANHATTAN
THE WATCHMEN (363)             THE WATCHMEN (363)
(38-5854) [9-14-1,55]          (38-5900) [11-7-0,66]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE WATCHMEN (363)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE WATCHMEN (363)            28 
2. BLADES OF NEON (511)          19    THE WATCHMEN (363)
3. EAGLES CLAW (47)              18    Unchartered Team
4. ASSASSINS (505)               -17
                                       BLADES OF NEON (511)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 221 BOURBON ST (501)      12   3  1 80.0   1/ 4 THE WATCHMEN (363)        7  7 0
 2/ 2 THE WATCHMEN (363)       185 113  9 62.1   2/ 3 ASSASSINS (505)           7  8 1
 3/ 3 EAGLES CLAW (47)         1215 945 87 56.2   3/ 1*BLADES OF NEON (511)      6  7 0
 4/ 5 ASSASSINS (505)           27  25  1 51.9   4/ 2 EAGLES CLAW (47)          4 10 1
 5- 6 BOOK OF THOMAS (479)     113 112  3 50.2   5- 5 BOOK OF THOMAS (479)      3  0 0
 6/ 7*BLADES OF NEON (511)      13  14  0 48.1   6- 6 221 BOURBON ST (501)      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

     Good day, in CLIFFHOME a quiet thief gets rich, but a quiet spymaster gets poor. 
So bring me ale and harken to my tidbits of news.  It seems the training can make the 
difference, as BLADES OF NEON is pushed out of top team by THE WATCHMEN, who came 
from 4th with a 3-2-0 this turn.  THE WATCHMEN stable has parlayed this turn's 3-2-0 
into a 3 space move up the rankings.  This brings them up to 1st place.  Good work, 
guys!  And let's see, DR. MANHATTAN fought SHOGUN and gained 19 points and 
contributed to THE WATCHMEN's 3-2-0.  SHOGUN has lost to DR. MANHATTAN, falling 14 
points, while helping make ASSASSINS a 2-3-0 turn.  Defending his title for another 
turn, NITE OWL kept EAGLES CLAW's warrior, EAGLE VISION, from claiming the throne.  
Can someone confirm a rumor for me?  I hear the top team makes their losing fighters 
do dishes at The Choking Ogre until they win.  Maybe?   
     The crowd's roar, the smell of iron and leather, mixed with sweat, what more 
could a warrior ask of life?  Well, besides that.  BLADES OF NEON has cause to stand 
tall, as they were CLIFFHOME's most avoided team.  A smart manager knows this is a 
team to beat.  And guess who avoided BLADES OF NEON stable the most?  Believe it or 
not, it was ASSASSINS.  Anyone surprised?  Well, sports fans, take notice that 
DESTINY from EAGLES CLAW was CLIFFHOME's most challenged warrior this turn.  Well 
now, what do you expect when someone like AKIMOTO from ASSASSINS challenges down 28 
points to fight EAGLES SB CHAMPS of EAGLES CLAW?  Well, it only serves justice to see 
that AKIMOTO was beat by EAGLES SB CHAMPS.  Heh, heh.  MUSASHI of ASSASSINS had 
better have a good reason for challenging down 13 points in a challenge which he won. 
I thought MUSASHI showed great skill and promise when he won victory over DESTINY.  
All right, so I slept through it!  Big deal!   
     A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once.  Wise men know this to 
be true.  A brave warrior does not carry a red shield, he has nothing to cover or 
hide when the fight is over.  Consider well.   
     Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe.  Dare 
to fight bravely.  Always good to rest in CLIFFHOME, but never good to wear out my 
welcome.  Look for me in future turns.  Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to 
paper-- Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NITE OWL 5885                14   8  0 111         THE WATCHMEN (363)        

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DIAMOND BLADE 5657           21  20  0  91         BOOK OF THOMAS (479)      

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EAGLE VISION 5904            10   4  1  82         EAGLES CLAW (47)          
 THE SEEKER 5855              18  12  0  74         EAGLES CLAW (47)          
 TACTICAL STRIKE 5875          6   0  0  73         BLADES OF NEON (511)      

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DR. MANHATTAN 5900           11   7  0  66         THE WATCHMEN (363)        
 MUSASHI 5826                  7   1  0  58         ASSASSINS (505)           

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SISTER NIGHT 5854             9  14  1  55         THE WATCHMEN (363)        
 RORSCHACH 5852                9  15  0  46         THE WATCHMEN (363)        
 DESTINY 5893                 10  11  0  43         EAGLES CLAW (47)          
-PRIMAL FEAR 5798              5   3  0  41         BOOK OF THOMAS (479)      
 SHOGUN 5818                   7   3  0  40         ASSASSINS (505)           

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SUNSTEALER 5872               4   2  0  29         BLADES OF NEON (511)      
 EAGLES SB CHAMPS 5914         1   3  0  28         EAGLES CLAW (47)          

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AKIMOTO 5828                  5   4  0  23         ASSASSINS (505)           
 SLEEPBRINGER 5917             3   1  0  22         BLADES OF NEON (511)      
 NINJA 5838                    4   2  0  18         ASSASSINS (505)           
 LADY STARLIGHT 5927           1   1  0   8         EAGLES CLAW (47)          
-WOUNDLICKER 5924              0   1  0   1         BLADES OF NEON (511)      
 THE COMEDIAN 5928             0   1  0   1         THE WATCHMEN (363)        

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DARK 5926               1  1 1 ASSASSINS 505        BLACK ORC              982 NONE
DARK BLADE 7 5929       0  1 0 BLADES OF NEON 511   HIGH ELF               982 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

The Iron Council has re-opened its guild doors!  All prior members contact Tripwire 
(DM18 or DM36) if you are interested in returning.  Also, if you have contacts for any 
of the old members, send those as well. -- Tripwire

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DARK was butchered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DARK BLADE 7 was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
MUSASHI subdued DESTINY in a 3 minute brutal Challenge melee.
AKIMOTO was overpowered by EAGLES SB CHAMPS in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
NINJA bested LADY STARLIGHT in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
NITE OWL overpowered EAGLE VISION in a 1 minute bloody mismatched Title match.
THE SEEKER slimly lost to KHALHUMS DWARF in a exciting 1 minute bloody master's fight.
TACTICAL STRIKE handily defeated RORSCHACH in a 1 minute uneven fight.
DR. MANHATTAN vanquished SHOGUN in a action packed 8 minute gory uneven duel.
SISTER NIGHT won victory over SUNSTEALER in a popular 1 minute gory duel.
SLEEPBRINGER overpowered THE COMEDIAN in a 1 minute one-sided melee.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       6         STRIKING ATTACK    4 -   1 -  0      80  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         WALL OF STEEL      3 -   1 -  1      75  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         SLASHING ATTACK   21 -  17 -  1      55  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         LUNGING ATTACK    14 -  13 -  2      52  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         AIMED BLOW        27 -  26 -  0      51  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         BASHING ATTACK     6 -   7 -  0      46  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-LUNGE        4 -  10 -  0      29  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         TOTAL PARRY        3 -   8 -  0      27  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   8 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   2 -  0       0  |

Turn 982 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:

AIMED BLOW         3 -  3     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         5  AIMED BLOW     
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         3  SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  NITE OWL 5885              14   8  0  111 THE WATCHMEN (363)
AIMED BLOW       TACTICAL STRIKE 5875        6   0  0   73 BLADES OF NEON (511)
TOTAL PARRY      SHOGUN 5818                 7   3  0   40 ASSASSINS (505)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is SISTER NIGHT 5854.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was DR. MANHATTAN 5900.  The ten other most popular fighters were MUSASHI 5826, 
DESTINY 5893, LADY STARLIGHT 5927, THE SEEKER 5855, TACTICAL STRIKE 5875, SISTER 
NIGHT 5854, EAGLES SB CHAMPS 5914, NITE OWL 5885, NINJA 5838, and EAGLE VISION 5904.

The least popular fighter this week was SHOGUN 5818.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were THE COMEDIAN 5928, RORSCHACH 5852, AKIMOTO 5828, DARK BLADE 7 5929, 
DARK 5926, SLEEPBRINGER 5917, SUNSTEALER 5872, EAGLE VISION 5904, NINJA 5838, and 
NITE OWL 5885.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

NITE OWL (38-5885) THE WATCHMEN (363)