DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

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

VEASTIAN ARENA

DM 43    TURN 964

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

GEIGER
NIGHT TRAIN II (107)
(43-5574) [31-11-0,109]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BRUCE                          POSITION IS EMPTY
FLYING CIRCUS II (347)         
(43-5393) [32-14-0,110]        

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

OWL                            SCRAGG TAGG
NIGHT TRAIN II (107)           PUD POWER (298)
(43-5585) [18-20-0,95]         (43-2937) [10-7-0,82]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

DUREX 100 (546)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. DUREX 100 (546)               66 
2. NIGHT TRAIN II (107)          46    FLYING CIRCUS II (347)
3. FAR TRAVELERS (553)           26    Unchartered Team
4. SHEWISH BANQUET (481)         10 
5. FLYING CIRCUS II (347)        -7     (100)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 FLYING CIRCUS II (347)   185 121  2 60.5   1/ 4 DUREX 100 (546)          10  4 0
 2/ 0 SHEWISH BANQUET (481)    142  94  5 60.2   2/ 3 NIGHT TRAIN II (107)      6  6 0
 3- 2*COVEY IX (454)             5   4  1 55.6   3/ 2 PUD POWER (298)           5  6 0
 4/ 4 NIGHT TRAIN II (107)     196 189 12 50.9   4/ 1 FLYING CIRCUS II (347)    5  6 0
 5/ 3 PUD POWER (298)           32  31  1 50.8   5- 5*COVEY IX (454)            3  1 1
 6/ 5 DUREX 100 (546)          106 103  4 50.7   6/ 6 FAR TRAVELERS (553)       3  1 0
 7/ 6 FAR TRAVELERS (553)       22  23  3 48.9   7/ 0 SHEWISH BANQUET (481)     1  0 0
 8/ 7 THE FAMILY (116)         1326 1517 42 46.6   8/ 7 THE FAMILY (116)          1  2 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings warriors!  It is I, Zontani Sharp Eyes, here to bring report of the 
clash and bustle of the weekly VEASTIAN games.  Former top team FLYING CIRCUS II was 
unseated this week as DUREX 100 moved up from 4th ranking to take the top spot with a 
5-0-0 record for the round.  Warriors--remember that glory waits always around the 
corner!  Witness how this week DUREX 100 went 5-0-0 to move up 3 in the rankings.  My 
praise to NIGHT TRAIN II for their 3-1-0 week this time out.  Indeed, it was a 
skillfully fought round deserving of notice!  TUSK caught the eye of many in the 
gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested SCRAGG TAGG and was awarded 20 points 
in recognition.  In one of the week's more notable duels, OWL put down HIPPO SWAN, 
causing him to lose 17 points of recognition in the process.  This time victory fell 
to the grasp of the usurper.  All hail GEIGER, Duelmaster of VEASTIAN!  Would you 
believe that over half of the old women in VEASTIAN seem to feel that they could 
fight better than you gladiators?   
     But come now, let us look deeper into the maze of contention and crossed blades 
that is city VEASTIAN.  My inside sources tell me that the team to beat in VEASTIAN 
these days is DUREX 100.  At least, most blades in town are looking to avoid them.  
Methinks more than a few here could name the guild it was that spent the better part 
of last week avoiding DUREX 100.  Indeed it was PUD POWER.   
     What warrior does not hone his years, impatiently waiting for the moment of his 
foe's mortality?  Dark alleys may hide both secrets and assassins.  In the arena 
there is only the brightness of steel.  Keep vigil always!   
     The girls are as pretty in VEASTIAN as ever I remembered them....and the 
fighters as ugly!  Don't let your reputation slip!  Sadly warriors, now longer can I 
keep thy company nor savor the ale of thy fine city.  Depart I must and soon!  Till 
we meet again, remember:  a turtle walks slow, hides head in a shell, and harms no 
one; a lion runs to slay its prey.-- Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GEIGER 5574                  31  11  0 109         NIGHT TRAIN II (107)      

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BRUCE 5393                   32  14  0 110         FLYING CIRCUS II (347)    
 SPINY NORMAN 5559            11   7  0 103         FLYING CIRCUS II (347)    
-DOUG PIRANHA 5571            13   4  0  99         FLYING CIRCUS II (347)    
 OWL 5585                     18  20  0  95         NIGHT TRAIN II (107)      
 TUSK 5588                    19  18  0  92         NIGHT TRAIN II (107)      
 LOOM 5570                    15  20  0  91         DUREX 100 (546)           

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HIPPO SWAN 5568              15  29  0  84         THE FAMILY (116)          
 SCRAGG TAGG 2937             10   7  0  82         PUD POWER (298)           
 MRS ATTILA HUN 5626          10   3  0  69         FLYING CIRCUS II (347)    

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OJ LIGHT 4699                 4   4  0  58         PUD POWER (298)           

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHOCK 5638                    6   0  0  56         FAR TRAVELERS (553)       
 CARVED IVORY 2934             9   5  1  55         PUD POWER (298)           
 ROCK SHIELD 5619              9  12  0  46         DUREX 100 (546)           
 INGOT 5651                    4   1  0  46         DUREX 100 (546)           
 GAPPDA GHOULASH 2933          8   7  0  45         PUD POWER (298)           
 BRUTE 5610                    8  14  1  39         NIGHT TRAIN II (107)      

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-IBRAHIM 5639                  4   1  0  32         FAR TRAVELERS (553)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-THE NOID 4547                 1   0  1  14         COVEY IX (454)            
-MAX HEADROOM 5633             1   2  0  13         COVEY IX (454)            
 CASTER 5659                   1   1  0  13         DUREX 100 (546)           
-OLD DENNYS CRONES 4546        1   0  0  13         COVEY IX (454)            
 JALAPENO PAUPER 5622          1   0  0  10         SHEWISH BANQUET (481)     
-T BIZZ 5658                   1   0  0  10         COVEY IX (454)            

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ARTHUR LEMMING BDA 5649       0   1  0   1         FLYING CIRCUS II (347)    

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DOWEL 5603              9 13 0 DUREX 100 546        FARAH 5613             960 NOT REVENGED
TETSUBO 5660            0  1 0 FAR TRAVELERS 553    ARENAMASTER KHYL       964 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

TETSUBO was butchered by ARENAMASTER KHYL in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
SPINY NORMAN was bested by GEIGER in a action packed 3 minute veteran's Title duel.
SCRAGG TAGG was defeated by TUSK in a crowd pleasing 4 minute duel.
BRUCE was devastated by ACCUSLOT in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
HIPPO SWAN was savagely defeated by OWL in a 2 minute gruesome master's competition.
LOOM overpowered CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided struggle.
MRS ATTILA HUN overcame CARVED IVORY in a action packed 1 minute fight.
ROCK SHIELD viciously subdued CAPTURED ORC in a 3 minute expert vs. beginner duel.
GAPPDA GHOULASH lost to CHOCK in a popular 1 minute fight.
OJ LIGHT overpowered BRUTE in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
INGOT overpowered CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute one-sided match.
CASTER devastated MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
JALAPENO PAUPER demolished ARTHUR LEMMING BDA in a 1 minute mismatched match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         AIMED BLOW         6 -   1 -  0      86  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   3 -  0      67  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-STRIKE      16 -  11 -  1      59  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         SLASHING ATTACK   13 -  10 -  1      57  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-LUNGE       11 -   9 -  1      55  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         STRIKING ATTACK   22 -  21 -  2      51  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         TOTAL PARRY       24 -  24 -  0      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         LUNGING ATTACK    21 -  21 -  0      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   5 -  0      38  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         BASHING ATTACK     4 -  10 -  0      29  |

Turn 964 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     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  3         4  TOTAL PARRY    
PARRY-STRIKE       2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         3  PARRY-STRIKE   
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  2         2  STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  2                                       1  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  2     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      GEIGER 5574                31  11  0  109 NIGHT TRAIN II (107)
STRIKING ATTACK  SCRAGG TAGG 2937           10   7  0   82 PUD POWER (298)
PARRY-STRIKE     MRS ATTILA HUN 5626        10   3  0   69 FLYING CIRCUS II (347)
LUNGING ATTACK   CHOCK 5638                  6   0  0   56 FAR TRAVELERS (553)
PARRY-LUNGE      INGOT 5651                  4   1  0   46 DUREX 100 (546)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   GAPPDA GHOULASH 2933        8   7  0   45 PUD POWER (298)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is OWL 5585.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
SCRAGG TAGG 2937.  The ten other most popular fighters were SPINY NORMAN 5559, ROCK 
SHIELD 5619, OWL 5585, LOOM 5570, MRS ATTILA HUN 5626, CHOCK 5638, INGOT 5651, CARVED 
IVORY 2934, OJ LIGHT 4699, and CASTER 5659.

The least popular fighter this week was ARTHUR LEMMING BDA 5649.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were BRUTE 5610, HIPPO SWAN 5568, BRUCE 5393, TETSUBO 5660, JALAPENO 
PAUPER 5622, GAPPDA GHOULASH 2933, TUSK 5588, GEIGER 5574, CASTER 5659, and OJ LIGHT 
4699.

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

ACCUSLOT (43-5549) DUREX 100 (546)