DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 09/22/2025 Duedate: 10/04/2025 VALAMANTIS ARENA DM 62 TURN 881 This Week's Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS CATTY WOMPUS PRIVATE IDAHO (439) (62-4354) [12-5-1,139] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader CATTY WOMPUS LACERATOR PRIVATE IDAHO (439) ASSASSINS (542) (62-4354) [12-5-1,139] (62-5444) [7-1-0,57] Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite MR MASTODON LARGE MARGE PRIVATE IDAHO (439) PRIVATE IDAHO (439) (62-4343) [8-9-0,59] (62-4326) [11-9-0,65] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM PRIVATE IDAHO (439) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. PRIVATE IDAHO (439) 29 2. ASSASSINS (542) 14 PLAYHOUSE III (528) 3. PLAYHOUSE III (528) 4 Unchartered Team 4. SENSATIONALS (543) 3 SENSATIONALS (543) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1- 1*CHEER CAMP (539) 7 1 0 87.5 1/ 1 PRIVATE IDAHO (439) 11 4 1 2- 2 DIAMONDS IN THE RUF (386) 54 29 1 65.1 2/ 2 KEYBOARDS (533) 4 6 1 3/ 5*SENSATIONALS (543) 9 8 0 52.9 3- 3 DARK AGES (256) 4 6 0 4- 4 RIO VISTANS (348) 223 211 14 51.4 4/ 5*SENSATIONALS (543) 3 0 0 5/ 7 PLAYHOUSE III (528) 17 18 0 48.6 5- 6 DIAMONDS IN THE RUF (386) 3 2 0 6- 6 DARK AGES (256) 87 95 6 47.8 6- 4*CHEER CAMP (539) 2 0 0 7/ 0*ASSASSINS (542) 19 21 0 47.5 7/ 9 PLAYHOUSE III (528) 2 1 0 8/ 8 KEYBOARDS (533) 56 67 2 45.5 8- 8 RIO VISTANS (348) 2 2 0 9/ 9 PRIVATE IDAHO (439) 45 62 3 42.1 9/ 0*ASSASSINS (542) 2 3 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank SPY REPORT Hail and well met warriors of VALAMANTIS! Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari. GOUGER caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested DUCKY ONE and was awarded 24 points in recognition. In one of the week's more notable duels, ROCK LOBSTER put down POUNDER, causing him to lose 13 points of recognition in the process. Although WOBKEY made a valiant effort, it did not suffice to topple the reign of victorious CATTY WOMPUS. No confirmation, but my sources claim that the top team has gained their position using magical aids. Charmed weapons perhaps? But come now, let us look deeper into the maze of contention and crossed blades that is city VALAMANTIS. My inside sources tell me that the team to beat in VALAMANTIS these days is DARK AGES. At least, most blades in town are looking to avoid them. Apparently the stalwarts of PRIVATE IDAHO are catching the bulk of jests down at the challenging board for their large share of the avoids. Is not Death a warrior's foremost adviser? Warriors, may this counselor stand ready at your right hand forever! 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 VALAMANTIS as ever I remembered them....and the fighters as ugly! Don't let your reputation slip! Ahh, but I can hear the spires of a far off city calling to me. I must away! Till next we meet remember - the pen is mightier than the sword, but a maul is a different story!-- Zontani Sharp Eyes DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CATTY WOMPUS 4354 12 5 1 139 PRIVATE IDAHO (439) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -SPIRIT STICK 5417 7 1 0 105 CHEER CAMP (539) SONNY 5329 11 8 0 92 PLAYHOUSE III (528) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME WOBKEY 5372 16 6 1 85 KEYBOARDS (533) -HOUSE RUTH BUILT 4711 12 3 0 85 DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF (386) -THREE RIVERS 4295 13 5 0 74 DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF (386) -DUN RINGILL 5316 14 9 0 71 DARK AGES (256) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME LARGE MARGE 4326 11 9 0 65 PRIVATE IDAHO (439) MR MASTODON 4343 8 9 0 59 PRIVATE IDAHO (439) LACERATOR 5444 7 1 0 57 ASSASSINS (542) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DUCKY ONE 5360 11 19 0 52 KEYBOARDS (533) GOUGER 5455 4 3 0 49 ASSASSINS (542) -THE DRUID 5346 10 9 0 46 DARK AGES (256) POUNCER 5445 6 2 0 45 ASSASSINS (542) -POLO GROUNDS 5022 7 4 0 41 DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF (386) -KELPIE 5383 6 6 0 35 DARK AGES (256) -CANDLESTICK 4714 5 7 0 34 DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF (386) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -LINDA VISTA 5438 6 4 0 30 RIO VISTANS (348) -EXHIBITION PLACE 5132 4 0 0 29 DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF (386) VARMILO 5478 4 3 0 28 KEYBOARDS (533) ROCK LOBSTER 5471 2 2 0 28 PRIVATE IDAHO (439) LOSER 5476 2 2 1 27 PRIVATE IDAHO (439) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -BEEDOO 5430 5 6 1 22 RIO VISTANS (348) THUNDERFOOT 5450 4 4 0 22 SENSATIONALS (543) -FOGHAT 5442 4 3 0 22 DARK AGES (256) -RIO SANDS 5468 3 4 0 21 RIO VISTANS (348) -EDGEWATER 5429 4 4 0 20 RIO VISTANS (348) SWINDLER 5475 1 3 0 7 ASSASSINS (542) -AQUALUNG 5464 1 4 0 7 DARK AGES (256) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME POUNDER 5480 1 1 0 7 ASSASSINS (542) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? PERSONAL ADS LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS CATTY WOMPUS devastated WOBKEY in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight. SONNY vanquished MR MASTODON in a 1 minute brutal uneven battle. LARGE MARGE defeated POUNCER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute duel. DUCKY ONE was devastated by GOUGER in a 1 minute brutal one-sided fight. LACERATOR devastated LOSER in a 1 minute uneven brawl. THUNDERFOOT defeated SWINDLER in a exciting 1 minute struggle. VARMILO devastated MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided competition. ROCK LOBSTER handily defeated POUNDER in a 1 minute uneven melee. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |AIMED BLOW 5 SLASHING ATTACK 24 - 9 - 2 73 | |LUNGING ATTACK 4 STRIKING ATTACK 21 - 10 - 0 68 | |SLASHING ATTACK 3 WALL OF STEEL 8 - 6 - 0 57 | |STRIKING ATTACK 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 3 - 0 50 | |BASHING ATTACK 1 LUNGING ATTACK 27 - 31 - 1 47 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 4 - 0 43 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 AIMED BLOW 29 - 40 - 0 42 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 TOTAL PARRY 5 - 10 - 0 33 | |TOTAL PARRY 0 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 3 - 0 25 | |WALL OF STEEL 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 881 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: STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 3 STRIKING ATTACK AIMED BLOW 4 - 1 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 3 3 AIMED BLOW PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 SLASHING ATTACK PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME STRIKING ATTACK CATTY WOMPUS 4354 12 5 1 139 PRIVATE IDAHO (439) AIMED BLOW SONNY 5329 11 8 0 92 PLAYHOUSE III (528) SLASHING ATTACK WOBKEY 5372 16 6 1 85 KEYBOARDS (533) LUNGING ATTACK GOUGER 5455 4 3 0 49 ASSASSINS (542) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is MR MASTODON 4343. The most popular warrior this turn was LARGE MARGE 4326. The ten other most popular fighters were SONNY 5329, GOUGER 5455, THUNDERFOOT 5450, CATTY WOMPUS 4354, LACERATOR 5444, SWINDLER 5475, VARMILO 5478, ROCK LOBSTER 5471, WOBKEY 5372, and MR MASTODON 4343. The least popular fighter this week was POUNDER 5480. The other ten least popular fighters were LOSER 5476, DUCKY ONE 5360, POUNCER 5445, MR MASTODON 4343, WOBKEY 5372, ROCK LOBSTER 5471, VARMILO 5478, SWINDLER 5475, LACERATOR 5444, and CATTY WOMPUS 4354. NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS) For those of you who keep track of such things, a few additional warriors graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. THUMBSCREW (2-2622) IN COLD BLOOD (329) YORKE (7-6040) IMPORTED FOOTBALLERS (396) LUNACY (60-9545) HORRID INSTANITY (716) MR. CARTER (72-10604) PORKY'S REVENGE (1415) SCHNOOKLEWUGGY (84-16559) SUPE FORCES 9A03 (2926) DOLEMITE (85-24265) HOWLIN' CLASSICS (4686) EXTERMINATOR (86-1006) HOWLING GRIBBLE (171) FRED SAVAGE CEO (86-18759) THE PURGE 249 (3461) Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes