DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/09/2025    Duedate: 05/22/2025

RODEKI ARENA

DM 42    TURN 975

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

PICKENS
MI CASA (485)
(42-5524) [13-6-1,151]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

PICKENS                        THE URINATOR
MI CASA (485)                  WELLSVILLE (489)
(42-5524) [13-6-1,151]         (42-5572) [3-1-0,27]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

LADDER                         HOMINY HOMINY
DELVERS (154)                  VOODOO VENDETTA! (483)
(42-5408) [16-50-1,99]         (42-5501) [10-4-1,105]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

DIAMOND LINGO (477)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BETTER BLUES (365)            22 
2. VOODOO VENDETTA! (483)        20    FURRY FURY (463)
3. FURRY FURY (463)              20    Unchartered Team
4. WELLSVILLE (489)              15 
5. DIAMOND LINGO (477)           13    LUNATIC FRIDGE (439)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*LUNATIC FRIDGE (439)       1   0  0 100.   1/ 2 DIAMOND LINGO (477)      11  3 1
 2/ 0 FURRY FURY (463)          21   7  1 75.0   2/ 1 MI CASA (485)             7  4 0
 3/ 0 VOODOO VENDETTA! (483)    14   5  1 73.7   3/ 5*WELLSVILLE (489)          5  1 0
 4- 1 BOOK OF CHANGE (465)     137  61 10 69.2   4- 4 GRECIAN FORMULA (486)     4  2 0
 5/ 2 MI CASA (485)             57  27  3 67.9   5/ 6 BETTER BLUES (365)        4  5 0
 6/ 3 BETTER BLUES (365)       121  96  7 55.8   6/ 0*LUNATIC FRIDGE (439)      1  0 0
 7/ 5*WELLSVILLE (489)           8   7  0 53.3   7/ 0 FURRY FURY (463)          1  0 0
 8/ 4 DIAMOND LINGO (477)       99  93  7 51.6   8/ 0 VOODOO VENDETTA! (483)    1  0 0
 9- 6 GRECIAN FORMULA (486)     17  24  0 41.5   9- 3 BOOK OF CHANGE (465)      1  3 0
10/ 7 DELVERS (154)            1211 1732 33 41.1  10/ 7 DELVERS (154)             0  7 0

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

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

I made it! Off to the Isle I go with a Sombrero at my side. A Golden Sombrero at that! 
It's a long road to The Isle and perhaps we will empty a jug of tequila on the way? I 
have had a great run here, going 18-2 with 8 Duelmaster titles. I may just build me a 
little log cabin on The Isle and give it a rest.

For those curious, I am a normal endurance, great damage, 17-8-6-21-9-8-15 Basher, and 
proud of it.

Fight to win, or rest in peace.

                                          -- Kokomo, DMVIII

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings, Warriors of RODEKI.  Allow this humble servant Novgorodny Vir to give 
you a respite from the fights in the form of this Spyreport.  The boys at MI CASA 
left the arena dejected, after being kicked out of the top spot by DIAMOND LINGO.  
Good show!  He who laughs last didn't get the joke.  Speaking of laughing at jokes, 
observe BOOK OF CHANGE.  Last week they got 0-0-0 to drop by 6!  DIAMOND LINGO posted 
a nice gain, to come in 1st.  Everybody loves a winner...  Practice pays for HOMINY 
HOMINY, who pummelled GOLDEN SOMBRERO, to pocket 20 points.  CREVE COEUR certainly 
had a baffled expression on hers face, after losing to TEENY TUCKER and losing 14 
points in the process!  Can you believe it?  KOKOMO apparently has better things to 
do as RODEKI's Duelmaster than show up and fight!  Now I can't insult PICKENS, as he 
has gloriously dueled to the top.  Oh great new Duelmaster!!!  (Stop me if I lay it 
on too thick) So who was the warrior seen charging into immovable walls and 
challenging dead trees?  Someone's got a basic problem...   
     A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn?  And do not the 
little birds cry out?'  Any ideas?  Like the noble eagle soaring amongst the 
mountaintops, so stand the warriors of BOOK OF CHANGE, alone and unchallenged.  As a 
woman of good breeding scorns the "warriors" of MI CASA, so did that sorry team shy 
from BOOK OF CHANGE If challenges were horses, LADDER could open up a fast food 
joint!  As a confidence booster, PICKENS challenged LADDER, down 44 points.  Do you 
also slay vicious rodents in your spare time, PICKENS?  PICKENS beat LADDER.  The 
whole thing leaves a bitter memory.  Mismatched by 11 points, FUNGO killed MILFORD.  
Is this really worth noting?  I thought MILFORD showed great skill and promise when 
it was dispatched by FUNGO.  All right, so I slept through it!  Big deal!   
     The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on...  Sober up, young 
warriors, and take note of MILFORD's fate!  FUNGO of DIAMOND LINGO handily did it in. 
Experience counts for something on RODEKI's sands.  Forgive and forget is not my 
motto.  Take heed, FURRY FURY, as GRUMPY CAT's death remains unavenged.  Ask not for 
whom the sword slashes; it slashes for thee.   
     Leave me now, you base fools!  My fingers tire and I fear my incessant prattling 
may cause unfair judgement upon my impeccable character.  RODEKI, I leave you now.  
The Duelmaster has agreed to foot my bill at The Warty Toad.  'Til next time-- 
Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PICKENS 5524                 13   6  1 151         MI CASA (485)             

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DEAD RED 5540                13   8  1 107         DIAMOND LINGO (477)       
 HOMINY HOMINY 5501           10   4  1 105         VOODOO VENDETTA! (483)    
 LADDER 5408                  16  50  1  99         DELVERS (154)             

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TEENY TUCKER 5511            14  13  0  88         BETTER BLUES (365)        

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CREVE COEUR 5523              7   6  2  65         MI CASA (485)             

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BIG STICK 5563                8   3  1  62         DIAMOND LINGO (477)       

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-VERATA 5505                   7   4  0  54         BOOK OF CHANGE (465)      
-BOAGRIUS 5543                 4   1  0  49         GRECIAN FORMULA (486)     
 HIGH CHEESE 5549              7   9  1  47         DIAMOND LINGO (477)       
-HOPE MILLS 5520              11   5  0  41         MI CASA (485)             
-BACH THAO 5470                7   6  0  39         BOOK OF CHANGE (465)      

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MYRMIDUS 5537                 7   6  0  33         GRECIAN FORMULA (486)     
 THE URINATOR 5572             3   1  0  27         WELLSVILLE (489)          
 BIG BUDDY DOYLE 5550          2   0  0  27         BETTER BLUES (365)        
 PAPER CUT 5570                3   1  0  26         WELLSVILLE (489)          
 PETUNIA 5569                  2   0  0  24         WELLSVILLE (489)          

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FUNGO 5584                    1   1  1  23         DIAMOND LINGO (477)       
 SNOOP DOGG 5597               1   0  0  20         FURRY FURY (463)          
 BLANABBA 4903                 1   0  0  13         LUNATIC FRIDGE (439)      
-VESTALLA 5600                 1   0  0  13         GRECIAN FORMULA (486)     
 BUCKET 5585                   1   6  0   9         DELVERS (154)             
-GORGONNE 5594                 1   0  0   8         GRECIAN FORMULA (486)     
-NACHI 5567                    1   2  0   5         BOOK OF CHANGE (465)      
 ZORA YOUNG 5602               1   1  0   4         BETTER BLUES (365)        
 DEBBIE DAVIES 5601            0   2  0   2         BETTER BLUES (365)        
-HIPPOLYTA 5593                0   1  0   1         GRECIAN FORMULA (486)     

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
GRUMPY CAT 5300         7  3 0 FURRY FURY 463       DEAD RED 5540          971 NOT REVENGED
MILFORD 5566            3  2 0 MI CASA 485          FUNGO 5584             975  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

PICKENS devastated LADDER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight.
CREVE COEUR was vanquished by TEENY TUCKER in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
MILFORD was killed by FUNGO in a 2 minute beginner's Challenge fight.
BIG BUDDY DOYLE devastated BUCKET in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
DEAD RED overpowered KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute mismatched match.
GOLDEN SOMBRERO slimly lost to HOMINY HOMINY in a 5 minute veteran's duel.
BIG STICK devastated CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
HIGH CHEESE overcame PAPER CUT in a 2 minute melee.
PETUNIA vanquished DEBBIE DAVIES in a 1 minute uneven duel.
THE URINATOR overpowered OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
ZORA YOUNG was savagely defeated by BLANABBA in a 3 minute novice's fight.
SNOOP DOGG overpowered EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  8         STRIKING ATTACK   27 -  16 -  0      63  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         BASHING ATTACK    19 -  13 -  1      59  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         TOTAL PARRY       13 -  10 -  0      57  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         PARRY-LUNGE        6 -   5 -  0      55  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         WALL OF STEEL      1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         AIMED BLOW         9 -  10 -  0      47  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         SLASHING ATTACK   16 -  25 -  2      39  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   2 -  1      33  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         LUNGING ATTACK     7 -  14 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   7 -  0      13  |

Turn 975 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     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  2         3  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  0     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  2         2  BASHING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0                                       1  WALL OF STEEL  
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0                                       1  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    5 -  3                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  PICKENS 5524               13   6  1  151 MI CASA (485)
SLASHING ATTACK  DEAD RED 5540              13   8  1  107 DIAMOND LINGO (477)
WALL OF STEEL    HOMINY HOMINY 5501         10   4  1  105 VOODOO VENDETTA! (483)
LUNGING ATTACK   TEENY TUCKER 5511          14  13  0   88 BETTER BLUES (365)
BASHING ATTACK   BIG STICK 5563              8   3  1   62 DIAMOND LINGO (477)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is LADDER 5408.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
HOMINY HOMINY 5501.  The ten other most popular fighters were BLANABBA 4903, TEENY 
TUCKER 5511, HIGH CHEESE 5549, PAPER CUT 5570, PETUNIA 5569, PICKENS 5524, MILFORD 
5566, BIG STICK 5563, THE URINATOR 5572, and SNOOP DOGG 5597.

The least popular fighter this week was ZORA YOUNG 5602.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were DEBBIE DAVIES 5601, BUCKET 5585, CREVE COEUR 5523, LADDER 5408, DEAD 
RED 5540, BIG BUDDY DOYLE 5550, FUNGO 5584, SNOOP DOGG 5597, THE URINATOR 5572, and 
BIG STICK 5563.

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

DAMASCUS (42-5448) BOOK OF CHANGE (465)
GOLDEN SOMBRERO (42-5485) DIAMOND LINGO (477)
KOKOMO (42-5522) MI CASA (485)