DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/11/2025    Duedate: 05/08/2025

XOCHITHLAN ARENA

DM 39    TURN 466

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

YENTAL ZEEVE
THE MIDDLE WAY (385)
(39-4298) [17-46-0,114]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

POSITION IS EMPTY              ARCHAMBEAU
                               FAR TRAVELERS (502)
                               (39-4444) [5-0-1,52]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

YENTAL ZEEVE                   YENTAL ZEEVE
THE MIDDLE WAY (385)           THE MIDDLE WAY (385)
(39-4298) [17-46-0,114]        (39-4298) [17-46-0,114]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BASH BROS BABY (461)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BASH BROS BABY (461)          37 
2. FAR TRAVELERS (502)           25    DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
3. THE MIDDLE WAY (385)          19    Unchartered Team
4. TROLLHEIM (501)               17 
5. WILDCATS (2)                  14    FAR TRAVELERS (502)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*FAR TRAVELERS (502)        9   1  1 90.0   1/ 2 BASH BROS BABY (461)      8  6 1
 2- 2*JUST ADD COFFEE (504)      3   1  0 75.0   2/ 1*FAR TRAVELERS (502)       7  1 0
 3/ 3 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)    351 238 21 59.6   3/ 3 TROLLHEIM (501)           4  6 0
 4/ 4 BOOK OF THOMAS (479)     226 171 15 56.9   4/ 6 WILDCATS (2)              4  8 0
 5/ 5 BASH BROS BABY (461)     318 255 15 55.5   5/ 5 THE MIDDLE WAY (385)      3  6 0
 6/ 6 TROLLHEIM (501)           35  37  0 48.6   6/ 8 BOOK OF THOMAS (479)      3 10 0
 7/ 7 THE MIDDLE WAY (385)     601 749 15 44.5   7/ 4 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)     2  2 1
 8/ 8 WILDCATS (2)              54  81  6 40.0   8- 7*JUST ADD COFFEE (504)     1  0 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, XOCHITHLAN?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  Later days, FAR TRAVELERS, since BASH 
BROS BABY took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news.  Gee, I'm 
impressed, a 4-1-1 is nice, but don't get cocky, BASH BROS BABY, the Fates teach 
humility, and the Fates are proud.  Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see 
FORMULA SHORTAGE win a fight and gain 25 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, YZARMA beat 
STONE ED and STONE ED lost 3 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  And it's out with 
the old, in with the new, as YENTAL ZEEVE 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!   
     Well, let's take a look at some more misdeeds of you miserable sword-boys.  
XOCHITHLAN, I am losing what little hope I had in you.  TROLLHEIM the most avoided 
team?  What insult will suffice, I cannot say.  And it looks like BASH BROS BABY 
avoided them the most this turn.  What a pack of would be losers, if you ask me.  
Hmph.  YZARMA was challenged more times this turn than the Duelmaster.  Now was the 
DM insulted or feared?  Heh, heh.  Looks like time for laurels or hemlock, APPLE CORE 
was challenged by ARCHAMBEAU, who was ranked 27 points below him.  And The Warty Toad 
has banned APPLE CORE from service until next turn for losing to ARCHAMBEAU and 
giving him 25 points in the process!  Ha!  I guess I can give a little credit to 
CUDDLEBUG of TROLLHEIM for challenging up by 23 to CRYING.  CUDDLEBUG lost to get 73 
points of recognition.   
     Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals.  I volunteer for XOCHITHLAN's 
morgue.  More variety.  And what a stunning loss we have here, boys and girls, 
DARKWING DUCK of DUCKS UNLIMITED has added the final loss to his 13-10-0.  Tee hee!  
Honor is like a chainmail shirt, it only shines through use.  Certain nameless 
cowards will doubtless rebuke me on this one.   
     There's got to be a better place in XOCHITHLAN to get a drink than The Warty 
Toad!  Any suggestions?  Phlllt!  Just had to do that before I leave the fine city of 
XOCHITHLAN.  I feel much better now.  Paste this one in your scrapbooks, you'll need 
the kindling come this winter-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 YENTAL ZEEVE 4298            17  46  0 114         THE MIDDLE WAY (385)      

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FORTIFIED 4274               32  11  0 129         BOOK OF THOMAS (479)      
 FORMULA SHORTAGE 4388        19  11  1 129         BASH BROS BABY (461)      
 CRYING 4412                  13   6  0  94         BASH BROS BABY (461)      
 DRUG MOM 4421                12   8  1  93         BASH BROS BABY (461)      

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BLACK N'BLUE 424             14   7  1  81         WILDCATS (2)              
 CUDDLEBUG 4428               10   5  0  73         TROLLHEIM (501)           

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BEERSHEBA CHANG 4416          7  15  0  62         THE MIDDLE WAY (385)      
 FEVERED 4427                 14   5  1  57         BASH BROS BABY (461)      

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 APPLE CORE 4372               8  31  0  55         THE MIDDLE WAY (385)      
 ARCHAMBEAU 4444               5   0  1  52         FAR TRAVELERS (502)       
 MUGWORT 4433                  9   5  0  34         TROLLHEIM (501)           

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 REYKJA 4454                   2   3  0  30         TROLLHEIM (501)           

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-INSTANT HUMAN 4466            3   0  0  23         JUST ADD COFFEE (504)     
-HARISSA 4406                  2   2  0  22         BOOK OF THOMAS (479)      
-ANCHOR 2086                   2   2  0  19         WILDCATS (2)              
 CHALAMET 4443                 2   1  0  17         FAR TRAVELERS (502)       
 YZARMA 4420                   2   5  0  17         BOOK OF THOMAS (479)      
-TRULO 4445                    2   0  0  15         FAR TRAVELERS (502)       
 SILKIE 4461                   1   4  0  14         TROLLHEIM (501)           
 CHANGLE 4484                  1   0  0  13         WILDCATS (2)              
 STONE ED 4469                 1   2  0   5         TROLLHEIM (501)           

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-PETERBALD 4473                0   2  0   2         WILDCATS (2)              
 TSUB 4483                     0   1  0   1         WILDCATS (2)              

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
UNWANTED 4485           0  1 0 BASH BROS BABY 461   DARK ELF CHAMPIO       466 NONE
HEDIES 4481             0  1 0 BOOK OF THOMAS 479   DARK ELF MAGE          466 NONE
DARKWING DUCK 4349     13 11 0 DUCKS UNLIMITED 143  FORMULA SHORTAGE 4388  466  
DEAD DUCK IX 4480       0  1 0 DUCKS UNLIMITED 143  BLACK ORC BRIGAN       466 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

UNWANTED was butchered by DARK ELF CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
HEDIES was butchered by DARK ELF MAGE in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
DEAD DUCK IX was killed by BLACK ORC BRIGAND in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
CUDDLEBUG was luckily beaten by CRYING in a 2 minute gruesome Challenge fight.
ARCHAMBEAU devastated APPLE CORE in a popular 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
STONE ED slimly lost to YZARMA in a 5 minute gruesome Challenge brawl.
FORTIFIED was savagely defeated by YENTAL ZEEVE in a 2 minute Title struggle.
FORMULA SHORTAGE easily killed DARKWING DUCK in a 1 minute uneven fight.
DRUG MOM vanquished BEERSHEBA CHANG in a 1 minute uneven duel.
FEVERED won victory over REYKJA in a 3 minute fight.
MUGWORT won victory over CHALAMET in a 2 minute duel.
SILKIE overpowered TSUB in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
CHANGLE handily defeated RIRORNI DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         LUNGING ATTACK    20 -  10 -  2      67  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         TOTAL PARRY       13 -   7 -  0      65  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   2 -  0      60  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-RIPOSTE     10 -   7 -  1      59  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         BASHING ATTACK    15 -  16 -  2      48  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         SLASHING ATTACK   14 -  19 -  1      42  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         AIMED BLOW        10 -  15 -  1      40  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         WALL OF STEEL     11 -  17 -  0      39  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   5 -  0      29  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         STRIKING ATTACK    2 -   9 -  0      18  |

Turn 466 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      2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         1 -  3         3  TOTAL PARRY    
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         2  WALL OF STEEL  
BASHING ATTACK     3 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  1     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  2         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  3         1  AIMED BLOW     
                                                                1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                                                                1  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      FORTIFIED 4274             32  11  0  129 BOOK OF THOMAS (479)
BASHING ATTACK   FORMULA SHORTAGE 4388      19  11  1  129 BASH BROS BABY (461)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   CUDDLEBUG 4428             10   5  0   73 TROLLHEIM (501)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    FEVERED 4427               14   5  1   57 BASH BROS BABY (461)
WALL OF STEEL    MUGWORT 4433                9   5  0   34 TROLLHEIM (501)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is YENTAL ZEEVE 4298.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was YENTAL ZEEVE 4298.  The ten other most popular fighters were ARCHAMBEAU 
4444, CUDDLEBUG 4428, YZARMA 4420, SILKIE 4461, CRYING 4412, FORMULA SHORTAGE 4388, 
DRUG MOM 4421, FEVERED 4427, REYKJA 4454, and CHANGLE 4484.

The least popular fighter this week was TSUB 4483.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BEERSHEBA CHANG 4416, DARKWING DUCK 4349, APPLE CORE 4372, HEDIES 4481, 
UNWANTED 4485, CHALAMET 4443, MUGWORT 4433, FORTIFIED 4274, STONE ED 4469, and DEAD 
DUCK IX 4480.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

YENTAL ZEEVE (39-4298) THE MIDDLE WAY (385)

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