DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/30/2025    Duedate: 10/13/2025

AMEN-TEI ARENA

DM 63    TURN 871

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

IN GEE CHUN
THE SAND TRAP (403)
(63-3749) [23-23-1,109]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

WHITE WIDOW                    HOPE
HAZY DAZE (391)                CHAOS KIDS (414)
(63-3655) [14-5-0,110]         (63-3870) [3-1-0,26]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

IN GEE CHUN                    SALLY SQUIRREL
THE SAND TRAP (403)            FRESH MEAT (411)
(63-3749) [23-23-1,109]        (63-3831) [12-15-3,98]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

ULFHEDNAR (399)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. HAZY DAZE (391)               33 
2. NEON ODYSSEY (402)            20    HAZY DAZE (391)
3. ULFHEDNAR (399)               20    Unchartered Team
4. FAR TRAVELERS (407)           15 
5. FRESH MEAT (411)              10    PHILANTHROPISTS (340)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0 HAZY DAZE (391)           59  12  2 83.1   1/ 1 ULFHEDNAR (399)          10  5 0
 2/ 3*PHILANTHROPISTS (340)      4   2  0 66.7   2/ 3 NEON ODYSSEY (402)        8  5 0
 3/ 5 FAR TRAVELERS (407)       20  11  1 64.5   3/ 5 FRESH MEAT (411)          6  5 1
 4/ 6 LIBATIONS 3 (406)         52  32  1 61.9   4/ 6 THE SAND TRAP (403)       6  6 0
 5/ 7 SAFE HAVEN (270)         301 197 15 60.4   5/ 7 SAFE HAVEN (270)          5 10 0
 6/ 8 NEON ODYSSEY (402)        91  61  5 59.9   6/ 8*PHILANTHROPISTS (340)     4  2 0
 7/10 THE SAND TRAP (403)      113 107  4 51.4   7/ 2 LIBATIONS 3 (406)         4  6 0
 8/ 9*CHAOS KIDS (414)          11  11  1 50.0   8/ 4*CHAOS KIDS (414)          4  8 0
 9/11 ULFHEDNAR (399)           81  82  3 49.7   9/ 0 HAZY DAZE (391)           3  0 0
10/12 FRESH MEAT (411)          60  69  7 46.5  10/ 9 BOP BOP DUWOP (178)       3  6 0
11/13 WAYFARERS (248)          1273 1526 27 45.5  11/13 FAR TRAVELERS (407)       2  0 0
12/14 BOP BOP DUWOP (178)        8  18  0 30.8  12/14 WAYFARERS (248)           0  5 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.

Duelmaster column dm63

From heavenbs sea of clouds, the kindly rain descends
The morning's hue foretells which way the wind will bend
What comes must go, such is the way of mortal span
To live in quiet humility, awaiting onebs end, 
Is not against the Way
No need to climb Huabs majestic heights
If the worldbs truth shines clear in your sight
--
In Gee, reading Tao Yuan Ming
Duelmaster column dm63

From heavenbs sea of clouds, the kindly rain descends
The morning's hue foretells which way the wind will bend
What comes must go, such is the way of mortal span
To live in quiet humility, awaiting onebs end, 
Is not against the Way
No need to climb Huabs majestic heights
If the worldbs truth shines clear in your sight
--
In Gee, reading Tao Yuan Ming

                                      SPY REPORT

     Good day, in AMEN-TEI a quiet thief gets rich, but a quiet spymaster gets poor.  
So bring me ale and harken to my tidbits of news.  Now keep the taverns open late 
tonight, for there are sorrows to drown for LIBATIONS 3, whose 2-3-0 this turn 
dropped them by 5 into 7th.  The NEON ODYSSEY guild has had a 3-1-0 turn and deserves 
to be watched in the future.  You never know where this kind of thing can lead.  And 
let's see, HOLD fought LUCY and gained 15 points and contributed to SAFE HAVEN's 
2-3-0.  CRASH has lost to HOPE, falling 14 points, while helping make BOP BOP DUWOP a 
1-2-0 turn.  This week's Duelmaster bout was between SALLY SQUIRREL and our 
Duelmaster IN GEE CHUN, making a Bloodfeud.  The attempts to dethrone the Duelmaster 
have failed, and IN GEE CHUN remains AMEN-TEI's top warrior for another turn.  Tell 
me, is nothing sacred?  I have heard from unimpeachable sources that The Welcome 
Wench uses trolls in their stew.  Talk about gristle!   
     He who challenges well, fights well.  He who avoids without cause, shall lose 
for good reasons.  My mama told me that one.  I also notice that the ULFHEDNAR stable 
was the most avoided team this turn.  Come on AMEN-TEI, what are you afraid of?  And 
avoiding ULFHEDNAR more than any other team we find THE SAND TRAP.  AMEN-TEI, are we 
going to accept, or respect this sort of thing?  Well, sports fans, take notice that 
HYE JIN CHOI from THE SAND TRAP was AMEN-TEI's most challenged warrior this turn.   
     A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once.  Wise men know this to 
be true.  Kudos go out to IN GEE CHUN this turn, for revenging THE SAND TRAP's 
bloodfeud against FRESH MEAT's warrior SALLY SQUIRREL.  Well done.  A brave warrior 
does not carry a red shield, he has nothing to cover or hide when the fight is over.  
Consider well.   
     Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe.  Dare 
to fight bravely.  It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet again, keep your 
swords sharp and your hammers heavy.  Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to 
paper-- Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 IN GEE CHUN 3749             23  23  1 109         THE SAND TRAP (403)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WHITE WIDOW 3655             14   5  0 110         HAZY DAZE (391)           
 MATAMORA 3802                 9   4  0 109         FAR TRAVELERS (407)       
 WILD BOAR BIN 3829           11  16  1 103         FRESH MEAT (411)          

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SALLY SQUIRREL 3831          12  15  3  98         FRESH MEAT (411)          
 PETER RABBIT 3833            11  16  1  96         FRESH MEAT (411)          
 SAUTERNES 3781               21  10  0  94         LIBATIONS 3 (406)         
 LEMON DIESEL 3654            11   2  1  92         HAZY DAZE (391)           

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BOOCH 3783                    8   3  0  89         LIBATIONS 3 (406)         
 BRIER THORN 3740             18  33  0  87         WAYFARERS (248)           
 LYDIA KO 3798                18  10  0  84         THE SAND TRAP (403)       
 DESMODEUS 3828               11   5  0  78         NEON ODYSSEY (402)        
 CALYPSO 3746                 16   7  0  72         NEON ODYSSEY (402)        
 BYA 3843                      6   6  0  71         SAFE HAVEN (270)          

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GROWLSK 3748                  8  12  0  60         ULFHEDNAR (399)           
 HALSTEER 3772                12   9  0  57         ULFHEDNAR (399)           

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SCWING 1307                   6   7  0  55         BOP BOP DUWOP (178)       
 SLURPEE 3794                  8   3  0  46         LIBATIONS 3 (406)         
 INGVAR 3777                  12   9  0  45         ULFHEDNAR (399)           
 LENANDR 3789                  7   2  0  44         ULFHEDNAR (399)           
 CHENRESIG 3844                4   8  0  40         SAFE HAVEN (270)          
 MAUI WOWIE 3656               3   0  0  39         HAZY DAZE (391)           
 NOG 3790                      9   5  0  38         LIBATIONS 3 (406)         
 NAUSICAA 3852                 4   0  1  37         NEON ODYSSEY (402)        

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HYE JIN CHOI 3845             6   5  0  33         THE SAND TRAP (403)       
 HOLD 3856                     4   2  2  28         SAFE HAVEN (270)          
 SIZZURP 3795                  5   2  1  27         LIBATIONS 3 (406)         
 HOPE 3870                     3   1  0  26         CHAOS KIDS (414)          
 BENDAL 3032                   2   0  0  25         PHILANTHROPISTS (340)     

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TRASH 1310                    1   6  0  22         BOP BOP DUWOP (178)       
 KALACHAKRA 3851               4   3  1  20         SAFE HAVEN (270)          
 LUCY 3871                     4   1  0  17         CHAOS KIDS (414)          
 CRASH 1309                    1   3  0  17         BOP BOP DUWOP (178)       
-BEADOSH 3029                  1   0  0  15         PHILANTHROPISTS (340)     
 BLENDER FROG 3872             2   2  1  13         CHAOS KIDS (414)          
 MYRRDHIN 3855                 3   3  0  12         SAFE HAVEN (270)          
 ZOZMOS 3030                   1   1  0  12         PHILANTHROPISTS (340)     
 MORTEN 3881                   1   1  0  11         ULFHEDNAR (399)           
 QUEEN OF HEARTS 3877          1   1  0   5         CHAOS KIDS (414)          
 SHORT WALK 3886               0   1  0   1         CHAOS KIDS (414)          

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
ROCKET 3873             1  1 0 CHAOS KIDS 414       NAUSICAA 3852          868  
SCINTILLA 3834          1  1 0 FAR TRAVELERS 407    SIZZURP 3795           868  
PORKY PUGILIST 3858     0  1 0 FRESH MEAT 411       HOLD 3856              868  
SHAWAKMA STVE 3878      0  1 0 FRESH MEAT 411       WURM KIN               871 NONE
DARK ODDIE 6 3883       0  1 0 NEON ODYSSEY 402     BANDIT PRINCE          871 NONE
MINJEE LEE 3751        23 22 0 THE SAND TRAP 403    SALLY SQUIRREL 3831    870 JUST REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

MINJEE, dear sister, may the earth lie light upon you. -- So So Yun

SALLY GIRL -- You'll pay dearly for that. -- In Gee

PHILANTHROPISTS -- A warm welcome to Amen-Tei. Congrats for a well-executed first 
round. -- So So Yun

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DARK ODDIE 6 was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
SHAWAKMA STVE was butchered by WURM KIN in a 2 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
IN GEE CHUN unbelievably bested SALLY SQUIRREL in a 2 minute Bloodfeud Title match.
QUEEN OF HEARTS was devastated by NAUSICAA in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud fight.
CHENRESIG was luckily beaten by SCWING in a 1 minute Challenge competition.
HOLD won victory over LUCY in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
BENDAL viciously subdued MYRRDHIN in a 3 minute bloody Challenge match.
ZOZMOS was handily defeated by HYE JIN CHOI in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
WHITE WIDOW viciously subdued SAUTERNES in a 2 minute gruesome expert's duel.
MATAMORA overpowered LYDIA KO in a popular 1 minute gory uneven duel.
BOOCH was beaten by WILD BOAR BIN in a popular 1 minute melee.
DESMODEUS defeated GROWLSK in a 2 minute match.
LEMON DIESEL demolished BYA in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
BRIER THORN was devastated by PETER RABBIT in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
CALYPSO devastated NOG in a 2 minute mismatched bout.
HALSTEER handily defeated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a popular 4 minute uneven fight.
INGVAR was outwaited by SLURPEE in a dull 20 minute duel.
LENANDR savagely defeated VISITING ORC in a 3 minute bloody brawl.
MAUI WOWIE viciously subdued TRASH in a exciting 2 minute brutal fight.
CRASH was beaten by HOPE in a 2 minute bout.
BLENDER FROG was beaten by KALACHAKRA in a crowd pleasing 1 minute fight.
SIZZURP devastated FRATSFAN NOBLE in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
MORTEN overpowered SHORT WALK in a 1 minute one-sided duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         AIMED BLOW        30 -  16 -  2      65  |
|AIMED BLOW                       6         LUNGING ATTACK    31 -  25 -  3      55  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      6         WALL OF STEEL     23 -  19 -  1      55  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         PARRY-STRIKE      14 -  14 -  2      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         STRIKING ATTACK   17 -  18 -  0      49  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         TOTAL PARRY       22 -  25 -  0      47  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     4         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -   6 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         SLASHING ATTACK   17 -  23 -  1      43  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         BASHING ATTACK    13 -  21 -  0      38  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   3 -  0      25  |

Turn 871 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:

SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  1     AIMED BLOW         2 -  4         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     3 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        2 -  4         2  WALL OF STEEL  
LUNGING ATTACK     5 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  3         2  SLASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  2     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         2  AIMED BLOW     
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   WHITE WIDOW 3655           14   5  0  110 HAZY DAZE (391)
SLASHING ATTACK  MATAMORA 3802               9   4  0  109 FAR TRAVELERS (407)
AIMED BLOW       SAUTERNES 3781             21  10  0   94 LIBATIONS 3 (406)
PARRY-STRIKE     LYDIA KO 3798              18  10  0   84 THE SAND TRAP (403)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  DESMODEUS 3828             11   5  0   78 NEON ODYSSEY (402)
TOTAL PARRY      HALSTEER 3772              12   9  0   57 ULFHEDNAR (399)
WALL OF STEEL    LENANDR 3789                7   2  0   44 ULFHEDNAR (399)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is IN GEE CHUN 3749.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was SALLY SQUIRREL 3831.  The ten other most popular fighters were MAUI WOWIE 
3656, WHITE WIDOW 3655, MATAMORA 3802, DESMODEUS 3828, IN GEE CHUN 3749, BENDAL 3032, 
LEMON DIESEL 3654, CALYPSO 3746, LENANDR 3789, and KALACHAKRA 3851.

The least popular fighter this week was INGVAR 3777.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were SLURPEE 3794, MYRRDHIN 3855, SHORT WALK 3886, TRASH 1310, NOG 3790, 
BRIER THORN 3740, BYA 3843, QUEEN OF HEARTS 3877, DARK ODDIE 6 3883, and SIZZURP 
3795.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

IN GEE CHUN (63-3749) THE SAND TRAP (403)

               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