DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/29/2025    Duedate: 11/11/2025

DAL SHANG ARENA

DM 65    TURN 869

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SUMMER RAIN
WEATHER (206)
(65-1234) [13-15-0,118]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SUMMER RAIN                    POSITION IS EMPTY
WEATHER (206)                  
(65-1234) [13-15-0,118]        

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

WINE JONES                     LAZY LESTER
TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)      TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)
(65-8064) [20-14-1,96]         (65-8094) [20-13-1,104]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)     39 
2. PETS (818)                    17    PETS (818)
3. NIGHTSTORMERS (812)           6     Unchartered Team
4. WEATHER (206)                 6  
5. TEMERE (816)                  2     SHEWISH PIZZA (746)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 PETS (818)                18   9  0 66.7   1/ 1 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)10  5 0
 2- 2*STRANAHANS '25 (819)       2   1  0 66.7   2/ 3 PETS (818)                6  2 0
 3- 3 CINCI WRATHMEN II (798)    9   5  0 64.3   3/ 2 WEATHER (206)             4  3 0
 4- 4 SATAN'S GARDEN (808)      14   8  1 63.6   4/ 9 NIGHTSTORMERS (812)       2  1 0
 5/ 5 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)212 132 14 61.6   5/10 TEMERE (816)              2  1 0
 6/ 6 WHILST I CHATZY (809)     57  41  2 58.2   6- 6 CINCI WRATHMEN II (798)   1  0 0
 7/ 7 RIFF SANG LIKE (777)      40  32  1 55.6   7- 7*STRANAHANS '25 (819)      1  1 0
 8/ 8 NIGHTSTORMERS (812)       13  11  0 54.2   8/ 8 RIFF SANG LIKE (777)      1  2 0
 9/ 9 WEATHER (206)             57  57  1 50.0   9- 5 SATAN'S GARDEN (808)      1  2 0
10/10 SAND DANCERS (233)       1880 2085 57 47.4  10/ 4 WHILST I CHATZY (809)     1  2 0
11/11 TEMERE (816)               9  16  0 36.0  11/11 SAND DANCERS (233)        0  3 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.

More rain has fallen, We near the Halloween tournament. Have you bought your gifts for 
the children that come to your home? Fear the home of weather for we have fire, wind, 
and rain. Lighting strikes again and let's describe the fight that allowed me to 
retain this glorious throne. Midnight Muffin, please allow me to describe the fight in 
detail. 

Midnight Muffin leaps towards me brandishing a weapon. I say, "No no, put that away." 
Then Midnight Muffin decides to get froggy. I grab his arm as he thrusts it forward 
and smack him in the face with his fist, yelling, "Stop hitting yourself!" Oh yes, it 
was glorious. "Stop Hitting yourself." "Come on, stop hitting yourself." "Seriously, 
stop hitting yourself!" "Ok sit down and cry. Big baby." 

I have one final thing to say: "Stop hitting yourself." 

                                          -- Summer Rain

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail and well met warriors of DAL SHANG!  Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp 
Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari.  There were bitter words at WHILST I 
CHATZY's guildhouse after a 0-1-0 showing this week which dropped the stable into 
10th.  Dark Arena anyone?  Warriors--remember that glory waits always around the 
corner!  Witness how this week NIGHTSTORMERS went 1-0-0 to move up 5 in the rankings. 
BIG MOOSE WALKER caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as he 
skillfully bested BEATRICE and was awarded 16 points in recognition.  In one of the 
week's more notable duels, TROUBLES put down DEAN MARTIN, causing him to lose 10 
points of recognition in the process.  Most watched of the fights this week, the 
spotlight was on LAWNMOWER MAN as he bore arms against the challenge of reigning 
Duelmaster SUMMER RAIN.  Not for nothing has SUMMER RAIN in the past laid claim to 
the Duelmaster's throne, and this week he's proven his combat skill yet again.  Heed 
this!  A seer has warned that if exactly 6 die in duels this week, the whole city 
shall perish!  Just remember...5 or 7!   
     But come now, let us look deeper into the maze of contention and crossed blades 
that is city DAL SHANG.  My inside sources tell me that the team to beat in DAL SHANG 
these days is TOURNAMENT BLUES 65.  At least, most blades in town are looking to 
avoid them.  Apparently the stalwarts of PETS are catching the bulk of jests down at 
the challenging board for their large share of the avoids.  Mighty fighters cannot 
but expect competition from those below.  DEAN MARTIN take warning!  You have more 
than a few enemies in DAL SHANG.   
     Vendettas.  Bloodied blades and broken spears.  Indeed the city has seen more 
than its fair share of red in recent times.  Some say a warrior is judged by the way 
he bears arms.  One thing is sure, better a dagger in hand then a sword on the belt!  
     A thought before I go.  Each warrior practices one style, but must not the wise 
manager learn the secrets of them all?  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                  
 SUMMER RAIN 1234             13  15  0 118         WEATHER (206)             

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LAZY LESTER 8094             20  13  1 104         TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804) 
 WINE JONES 8064              20  14  1  96         TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804) 
 MIDNIGHT MUFFIN 8082         13  11  0  95         NIGHTSTORMERS (812)       
 LAWNMOWER MAN 8095           15  17  0  94         WHILST I CHATZY (809)     

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BLOODY BEGONIA 8036          11   5  1  90         SATAN'S GARDEN (808)      
 HARRUMPH 8021                 8  48  0  72         SAND DANCERS (233)        

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-KEYSTONE 7922                 9   5  0  71         CINCI WRATHMEN II (798)   

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TROUBLES 8139                 7   1  0  66         PETS (818)                
 BIG WHEELER 8152              4   0  0  58         TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804) 

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DEAN MARTIN 7912              5   4  0  49         RIFF SANG LIKE (777)      
 SCORPIO 8138                  7   3  0  43         PETS (818)                
 WINTER SOLSTICE 1690          7   6  0  35         WEATHER (206)             
 ULTRANEGATOR 8123             8  10  0  34         TEMERE (816)              

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MURDEROUS MARIGOLD 8037       3   3  0  33         SATAN'S GARDEN (808)      
-MOUNTAIN ANGEL 8147           2   1  0  24         STRANAHANS '25 (819)      

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BIG MOOSE WALKER 8151         2   2  1  22         TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804) 
 LITTLE HAT JONES 8142         4   7  0  19         TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804) 
-DUST STORM 7036               1   2  0  14         WEATHER (206)             
-SPORT 8150                    1   1  0  13         PETS (818)                
 BEATRICE 8140                 2   2  0   8         PETS (818)                

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

All -- Since Summer rain is duelmaster once again I figured I would enter the personal 
ads to give a Weather report. Weather is a Unique team. A team that goes with the 
flow. My Prediction is we are about to enter the eye of the storm. It will not be 
darkness that is feared it will be the eclipse when the eye hits the shore. Buy a 
strong Umbrella. -- Weather Man

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SUMMER RAIN slimly won victory over LAWNMOWER MAN in a 3 minute Challenge Title fight.
TROUBLES demolished DEAN MARTIN in a 1 minute gory one-sided Challenge melee.
SCORPIO vanquished WINTER SOLSTICE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
LAZY LESTER savagely defeated MASTER OF THE EDGE in a 3 minute one-sided fight.
HARRUMPH was vanquished by MIDNIGHT MUFFIN in a exciting 1 minute mismatched fight.
WINE JONES devastated MALDI STONEBREAKER in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
BIG WHEELER vanquished KORKA THE HAIRY in a action packed 1 minute gory uneven duel.
ULTRANEGATOR viciously subdued LITTLE HAT JONES in a slow 7 minute gory duel.
BEATRICE was overpowered by BIG MOOSE WALKER in a 1 minute one-sided melee.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         SLASHING ATTACK    4 -   0 -  0     100  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-STRIKE      14 -   4 -  1      78  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         STRIKING ATTACK   20 -   6 -  1      77  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         LUNGING ATTACK    22 -  11 -  3      67  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         TOTAL PARRY        8 -  11 -  0      42  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   9 -  0      40  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         AIMED BLOW         4 -   6 -  0      40  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         BASHING ATTACK    13 -  23 -  0      36  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         WALL OF STEEL      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 869 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-STRIKE     LAZY LESTER 8094           20  13  1  104 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)
LUNGING ATTACK   WINE JONES 8064            20  14  1   96 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)
AIMED BLOW       MIDNIGHT MUFFIN 8082       13  11  0   95 NIGHTSTORMERS (812)
STRIKING ATTACK  TROUBLES 8139               7   1  0   66 PETS (818)
SLASHING ATTACK  BIG WHEELER 8152            4   0  0   58 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)
BASHING ATTACK   SCORPIO 8138                7   3  0   43 PETS (818)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    WINTER SOLSTICE 1690        7   6  0   35 WEATHER (206)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is WINE JONES 8064.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was LAZY LESTER 8094.  The ten other most popular fighters were SUMMER RAIN 1234, 
LAWNMOWER MAN 8095, MIDNIGHT MUFFIN 8082, WINE JONES 8064, BIG WHEELER 8152, TROUBLES 
8139, SCORPIO 8138, ULTRANEGATOR 8123, HARRUMPH 8021, and BIG MOOSE WALKER 8151.

The least popular fighter this week was LITTLE HAT JONES 8142.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were BEATRICE 8140, WINTER SOLSTICE 1690, DEAN MARTIN 7912, BIG 
MOOSE WALKER 8151, HARRUMPH 8021, ULTRANEGATOR 8123, SCORPIO 8138, TROUBLES 8139, BIG 
WHEELER 8152, and WINE JONES 8064.