DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/14/2025    Duedate: 11/10/2025

ILLIS ARENA

DM 59    TURN 447

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

JUBEI
IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
(59-3197) [13-10-1,119]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

JUBEI                          POSITION IS EMPTY
IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)        
(59-3197) [13-10-1,119]        

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

I CAN QUIT                     CHESSMASTER HEX
BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)         IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
(59-3269) [21-18-1,97]         (59-3276) [5-3-0,24]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. FAR TRAVELERS (337)           12 
2. OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)         11    TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)
3. TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)       9     Unchartered Team
4. IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)       6  
5. ISLANDERS (247)               4     OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)   23  11  1 67.6   1/ 1 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    7  8 0
 2- 2 NOT QUITE (240)           33  18  1 64.7   2/ 6*OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)     6  3 0
 3/ 3 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)  307 174 15 63.8   3/ 4 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)   6  8 0
 4- 4 HANGOVERS (265)          333 213 24 61.0   4- 2 CHAPEL ROCK (287)         4  3 0
 5- 5 CHAPEL ROCK (287)        441 323 18 57.7   5- 3 HANGOVERS (265)           4  5 0
 6/ 7*OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)     14  12  0 53.8   6- 5 ISLE OF SKYE (58)         4  6 0
 7- 6 ISLE OF SKYE (58)        303 272 18 52.7   7/ 7 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)   3  0 0
 8/ 8 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)   345 332 13 51.0   8/ 0 FAR TRAVELERS (337)       1  0 0
 9/ 9 ISLANDERS (247)          621 791 20 44.0   9/ 8 ISLANDERS (247)           1  2 0
10/ 0 FAR TRAVELERS (337)       14  20  0 41.2  10- 9 NOT QUITE (240)           0  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

     Well, what are you looking at, ILLIS?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  OF WOLF & PIXIE turned their 2-1-0 turn 
into a 2nd place rank in the listings this turn.  Any better than this, and you get 
put on hit lists.  Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see DJANGO win a fight 
and gain 12 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, DJANGO beat SUPPORT GROUP and SUPPORT GROUP 
lost 8 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  And if variety is the spice of life, ILLIS 
may be getting bland, as JUBEI stays top dog in the city.  The Welcome Wench, humph!  
I've tasted better ale at mortuaries.  Where do they get this stuff?  From ILLIS' 
trash dumps?   
     He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day, the coward.  What's 
the big D?  ISLE OF SKYE was the most avoided team?  Bunch of lily livered... 
grumble... mumble... curse...  And it looks like BASHAHOLICS ANON avoided them the 
most this turn.  What a pack of would be losers, if you ask me.  Hmph.   
     Death and Taxes.  The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience.  Let's 
see if anyone's dead or dying.  Honor is like a chainmail shirt, it only shines 
through use.  Certain nameless cowards will doubtless rebuke me on this one.   
     What does the ILLIS arena have in common with the inns?  It's just as 
comfortable to sleep in either place.  Ha ha ha ha!  Well, I've had enough of this 
drivel, and I'm sure you have too.  Off like a dirty shirt of padded leather.  I see 
the crowds are getting restless, I must leave now-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JUBEI 3197                   13  10  1 119         IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)   

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 I CAN QUIT 3269              21  18  1  97         BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    
 DJANGO 3335                   8   3  0  96         FAR TRAVELERS (337)       
 IT'S NOT A PROBLEM 3322      13   6  0  91         BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AGAIN AND AGAIN 3312         16   9  0  86         BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    
 SUPPORT GROUP 3255           18  24  0  84         BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    
-MOSCOW MULE 3263              9   7  0  81         HANGOVERS (265)           
-MY FAIR LADY 3309             5   7  0  77         HANGOVERS (265)           
-PURPLE HAZE 3165             16  10  0  76         HANGOVERS (265)           
-THORUNDR 2654                16  15  1  71         ISLE OF SKYE (58)         

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SNARKNADO 3343                7   1  0  65         TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)   
 BEACHCOMBER 3296             13  19  0  61         ISLANDERS (247)           

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 IN SECRET 3324               13   4  0  47         BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    
-EXODUS 3297                   7  17  0  38         CHAPEL ROCK (287)         
 TANGY 3355                    5   2  0  38         OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)     
 NELLIE 3356                   5   2  0  38         OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)     
-FALSE IDOL 3311               4   3  0  35         CHAPEL ROCK (287)         

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BRIGHTLACE 3354               2   1  0  33         OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)     
-HERMIT 3344                   6   5  1  24         ISLE OF SKYE (58)         
 CHESSMASTER HEX 3276          5   3  0  24         IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)   
-MURTAGH 3332                  5   9  0  24         ISLE OF SKYE (58)         

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MERCY ME 3382                 2   0  0  20         CHAPEL ROCK (287)         
-YAMIKUBO 3302                 2   0  0  19         IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)   
 CHAR AZNABLE 3266             3   6  0  15         IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)   
-CAVE TROLL 3377               2   2  0   8         ISLE OF SKYE (58)         
-DEFT DEREK 3333               0   1  0   7         NOT QUITE (240)           
-OLD FASHIONED 3383            1   1  0   4         HANGOVERS (265)           

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DEAD 3391               0  1 0 IMPROVED ILLUSIO 261 SHEWISH GIANT          447 NONE
BEACHCOMBER 3350        1  6 0 ISLANDERS 247        HERMIT 3344            443 NOT REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DEAD was butchered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
JUBEI won victory over I CAN QUIT in a exciting 1 minute expert's Title battle.
SUPPORT GROUP was savagely defeated by DJANGO in a 4 minute mismatched duel.
AGAIN AND AGAIN savagely defeated BEACHCOMBER in a 1 minute master's match.
IT'S NOT A PROBLEM overpowered DOOMIE JUGGERNAUT in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
SNARKNADO devastated TANGY in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
IN SECRET was handily defeated by SCRAWNY GEORGE in a 1 minute uneven melee.
NELLIE vanquished CHAR AZNABLE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
CHESSMASTER HEX lost to BRIGHTLACE in a popular 4 minute gory duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         BASHING ATTACK    18 -  11 -  0      62  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         PARRY-STRIKE       8 -   5 -  0      62  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         STRIKING ATTACK   15 -  11 -  0      58  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         AIMED BLOW        24 -  18 -  0      57  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         TOTAL PARRY       10 -   8 -  0      56  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         LUNGING ATTACK    22 -  26 -  1      46  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         WALL OF STEEL     16 -  23 -  0      41  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         SLASHING ATTACK    7 -  11 -  0      39  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   4 -  0      20  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 447 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     2 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  2         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  WALL OF STEEL  
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  2         2  BASHING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   JUBEI 3197                 13  10  1  119 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
BASHING ATTACK   I CAN QUIT 3269            21  18  1   97 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
WALL OF STEEL    DJANGO 3335                 8   3  0   96 FAR TRAVELERS (337)
AIMED BLOW       SNARKNADO 3343              7   1  0   65 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)
PARRY-STRIKE     TANGY 3355                  5   2  0   38 OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)
STRIKING ATTACK  NELLIE 3356                 5   2  0   38 OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is I CAN QUIT 3269.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was CHESSMASTER HEX 3276.  The ten other most popular fighters were BRIGHTLACE 3354, 
DJANGO 3335, JUBEI 3197, I CAN QUIT 3269, AGAIN AND AGAIN 3312, IT'S NOT A PROBLEM 
3322, SNARKNADO 3343, SUPPORT GROUP 3255, BEACHCOMBER 3296, and NELLIE 3356.

The least popular fighter this week was CHAR AZNABLE 3266.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were IN SECRET 3324, TANGY 3355, DEAD 3391, NELLIE 3356, BEACHCOMBER 
3296, SUPPORT GROUP 3255, SNARKNADO 3343, IT'S NOT A PROBLEM 3322, AGAIN AND AGAIN 
3312, and I CAN QUIT 3269.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

I CAN QUIT (59-3269) BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)

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

SKARP-HEDIN (59-2159) ISLE OF SKYE (58)