DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/15/2025    Duedate: 06/11/2025

DRAGONHEAD ARENA

DM 72    TURN 418

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SUPERSTITIONS
BASH BROS FISHERMAN (976)
(72-11741) [14-0-0,133]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SUPERSTITIONS                  BIG LITTLE THING
BASH BROS FISHERMAN (976)      SIERRA NEVADA 2 (1618)
(72-11741) [14-0-0,133]        (72-11867) [4-0-0,77]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

BOMB                           TABBY ROAD
DISARM (954)                   KITTY ROCKS (1586)
(72-7701) [19-20-0,77]         (72-11658) [0-2-0,12]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BASH BROS STAR TREK (1473)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SIERRA NEVADA 2 (1618)        27 
2. ON TAP 7 (1527)               23    BASH BROS CANDY (806)
3. BASH BROS CLOTHES II (1762)   22    Unchartered Team
4. FOOLED YOU (1635)             21 
5. KITTY ROCKS (1586)            18    ABC (1719)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2*ABC (1719)                 5   0  0 100.   1/ 1 BASH BROS STAR TRE (1473) 9  3 0
 2/ 5*BASH BROS HURRICAN (1743)  3   0  0 100.   2/ 4 BASH BROS CANDY (806)     6  0 0
 3/ 6*BASH BROS SLEEP (1162)     3   0  0 100.   3/ 9 BASH BROS CLOTHES  (1762) 6  3 0
 4/ 7*MAD HOUSE (1714)           2   0  0 100.   4/ 2*BB SOCCER (1684)          5  1 0
 5/ 8*REAL PEOPLE (1717)         2   0  0 100.   5/ 3*BASH BROS TRUMP (1464)    5  1 0
 6/ 0*FOOLED YOU (1635)          1   0  0 100.   6- 5*BASH BROS TOILET (1761)   4  1 0
 7/10*SIERRA NEVADA 2 (1618)     7   1  0 87.5   7- 6 BASH BROS COMMUTER (744)  4  2 0
 8/ 1*THIRD SPACE (1615)         6   1  2 85.7   8/12*BASH BROS HURRICAN (1743) 3  0 0
 9- 9*BB GARAGE DOOR (1562)      6   1  0 85.7   9/11 BB CONSTRUCTION (1763)    3  0 0
10/ 3*BASH BROS TRUMP (1464)     5   1  0 83.3  10/14 BASH BROS FISHERMAN (976) 3  0 0
11/ 4*BB SOCCER (1684)           5   1  0 83.3  11/15 BASH BROS CHAIR (1020)    3  0 0
12/11 BASH BROS CANDY (806)     56  12  1 82.4  12/17*BASH BROS SLEEP (1162)    3  0 0
13-12*BASH BROS TOILET (1761)    4   1  0 80.0  13/18 BASH BROS HAT (1553)      3  0 0
14/13 BASH BROS CHAIR (1020)    44  12  3 78.6  14/20 BB HARDWOOD FLOOR (1607)  3  0 0
15/14 BB HARDWOOD FLOOR (1607)  46  13  0 78.0  15-19*BB GARAGE DOOR (1562)     2  0 0
16/15 BASH BROS FISHERMAN (976)108  32  2 77.1  16/29*SIERRA NEVADA 2 (1618)    2  0 0
17/16 BASH BROS HAT (1553)      27   8  1 77.1  17/27*ABC (1719)                2  0 0
18-17 BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021)   97  30  1 76.4  18/13 BASH BROS PHOTO (889)     2  1 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19/18 BB CONSTRUCTION (1763)    41  14  0 74.5  19/28 BASH BROS GOLFER (968)    2  1 0
20-19 BASH BROS COMMUTER (744)  37  15  1 71.2  20/ 7 GIANTS & GOLEMS IX (1570) 2  1 0
21/21 BASH BROS GOLFER (968)    68  33  3 67.3  21-22 BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021)   1  0 0
22/20 BASH BROS PHOTO (889)     20  10  0 66.7  22-23 BASH BROS JACKET (1157)   1  0 0
23/ 0 ON TAP 7 (1527)            8   4  0 66.7  23-16 TIN MEN (1720)            1  0 0
24/22 BASH BROS STAR TRE (1473) 52  28  1 65.0  24/38 CANADIAN ARTISTS (1418)   1  0 0
25-23 BASH BROS JACKET (1157)   39  22  2 63.9  25/ 0 ON TAP 7 (1527)           1  0 0
26/24 DISARM (954)              67  42  1 61.5  26/ 0*FOOLED YOU (1635)         1  0 0
27/27 PLATINUM HORDE (1718)     11   7  0 61.1  27/25*MAD HOUSE (1714)          1  0 0
28-25 TIN MEN (1720)             6   4  0 60.0  28/26*REAL PEOPLE (1717)        1  0 0
29/28 BASH BROS CLOTHES  (1762) 60  49  1 55.0  29/36 GIANTS & GOLEMS VI (1382) 1  2 0
30/32 GIANTS & GOLEMS II (1378)  9  11  0 45.0  30/34 GIANTS & GOLEMS II (1378) 1  2 0
31-30 WOMEN OF CHATZY (1726)    12  15  0 44.4  31/32 PLATINUM HORDE (1718)     1  2 0
32/29 GIANTS & GOLEMS VI (1384)  8  10  0 44.4  32/21 GIANTS & GOLEMS VI (1384) 1  2 0
33/33 GIANTS & GOLEMS IX (1570) 16  24  2 40.0  33/31 DISARM (954)              1  3 0
34/31*ON TAP 3 (1523)            4   6  0 40.0  34/ 0*KITTY ROCKS (1586)        0  4 0
35/36 CANADIAN ARTISTS (1418)    8  13  1 38.1  35/33 GIANTS & GOLEMS (1375)    0  3 0
36/34 ON TAP 2 (1522)            8  13  0 38.1  36/30 GIANTS & GOLEMS II (1379) 0  3 0
37/37 GIANTS & GOLEMS VI (1382)  6  12  2 33.3  37/35 GIANTS & GOLEMS IV (1380) 0  3 0
38/35 GIANTS & GOLEMS IV (1380)  6  12  1 33.3  38- 8 WOMEN OF CHATZY (1726)    0  1 0
39/38 GIANTS & GOLEMS (1375)     5  13  0 27.8  39/10*THIRD SPACE (1615)        0  1 0
40/39 GIANTS & GOLEMS II (1379)  4  14  1 22.2  40/39 ON TAP 2 (1522)           0  1 0
41/ 0*KITTY ROCKS (1586)         0   5  0  0.0  41/37*ON TAP 3 (1523)           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

     Much has changed in DRAGONHEAD since last I was here.  Never fear, Olaf Modeen 
adapts to many situations, as do all successful fighters.  Who can explain it?  Not 
you, not me, not SIERRA NEVADA 2's opponents, after watching them shoot up the ranks 
from 29th to 16th.  Looking for a good fight, confident, skilled, tough opponents.  
Well don't look at GIANTS & GOLEMS IX, cause they dropped by 13.  You know what they 
say about the herd of lions who studied a judge...  CANADIAN ARTISTS moved up 14 
places, to 24th.  Ever take one of those association tests?  You know, he says black, 
you say white.  Water-Lake, Sky-Blue. Try this:  Flop.  GIANTS & GOLEMS VIII!  THIRD 
SPACE bit the big one as they could not win.  They dropped from 10th down to 39th!  
Are you guy giving lessons or what?  It seems so recently people were saying BASH 
BROS CLOTHES II was washed up, finished.  But 3-0-0 moved them up 6.  I guess they're 
washed no more...  What's with AFTERNOON SOCIAL?  He actually beat BASH BROS PHOTO's 
FAKE SMILE, and walked away with 23 more points from the fight.  Major screwup at 
BASH BROS PHOTO.  FAKE SMILE lost 22 points to AFTERNOON SOCIAL.  Some new 
strategies, perhaps?  Maybe FAKE SMILE will provide more easy wins...  Har har har!  
Did SLOWINFASTLANE wimp out, or just get lazy?  Anyway, he's not Duelmaster anymore.  
I can barely restrain my enthusiam for BASH BROS FISHERMAN's outstanding member, 
Duelmaster SUPERSTITIONS.  Wouldn't it be nice to have live subjects to practice on?  
I hear some team is looking into the uses of convicted prisoners.   
     If at first you don't succeed, avoid.  That'll get you in the Spyreports.  The 
most avoided team was PLATINUM HORDE.  Management must be dealin', as the boys at 
BASH BROS CANDY ain't reelin'!  PLATINUM HORDE's mad!   
     A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing.  Some fighters 
don't accept this.  The best do.  Is it my imagination, or are fighters getting 
younger every day?  To die so young, so gloriously!   
     Who knows what the future holds for a warrior.  More fights, there's no doubt.  
DRAGONHEAD is a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places.  Time 
for my medication, so I'll leave now.  Practice, practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SUPERSTITIONS 11741          14   0  0 133         BASH BROS FISHERMAN (976) 

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-NONSTANDARD 8051             28  11  1 127         BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021)   

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WEATHER DELAY 12671          15   0  0 125         BB CONSTRUCTION (1763)    
 TOO HARD 9642                24   7  2 114         BASH BROS CHAIR (1020)    
 SUGAR LOW 6930               22   5  1 113         BASH BROS CANDY (806)     
 AFTERNOON SOCIAL 11256        8   4  0 107         ON TAP 7 (1527)           
 RED SHIRTS 10899             15   5  0 104         BASH BROS STAR TREK (1473)
 SLIPPERY 12462               11   1  0 101         BB HARDWOOD FLOOR (1607)  
 LOOSE FIT 11453              25   4  1  98         BASH BROS HAT (1553)      
 WRINKLED 12667               17   8  0  97         BASH BROS CLOTHES I (1762)
 THE GREAT EVIL 8797           9   0  0  97         BASH BROS CANDY (806)     
 QUARGOL-SEVEN 12411          11   7  0  91         PLATINUM HORDE (1718)     

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BEYOND SLOW 7771             19  13  0  87         BASH BROS GOLFER (968)    
 ALL HUMANOIDS 10902          14   6  1  85         BASH BROS STAR TREK (1473)
 FAKE SMILE 7352              11   3  0  83         BASH BROS PHOTO (889)     
 ELECTRIC WIT 11234            8  13  0  81         ON TAP 2 (1522)           
 OUT OF STYLE 12669           13  11  0  79         BASH BROS CLOTHES I (1762)
 BOMB 7701                    19  20  0  77         DISARM (954)              
 SAND GIANT 11539             12  17  1  77         GIANTS & GOLEMS IX (1570) 
 BIG LITTLE THING 11867        4   0  0  77         SIERRA NEVADA 2 (1618)    

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 APHRODITE VON BOO 12416       5   0  0  63         ABC (1719)                
 STONE GIANT 10412             8  10  0  60         GIANTS & GOLEMS VII (1384)
 NETHER GIANT 10386            8  11  0  58         GIANTS & GOLEMS II (1378) 
 FADED 12662                   6   1  0  58         BASH BROS CLOTHES I (1762)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-TAILGATING 6613              11   5  1  54         BASH BROS COMMUTER (744)  
-SOLOCARPOOL 6612             11   5  0  54         BASH BROS COMMUTER (744)  
 VULCAN FEELINGS 10901        13   7  0  46         BASH BROS STAR TREK (1473)
 OTT SOUNDS 10898             10  10  0  46         BASH BROS STAR TREK (1473)
-DAMAGED 11500                 4   0  0  45         BB GARAGE DOOR (1562)     
 VEVUZELA 12232                3   0  0  43         BB SOCCER (1684)          
 PAM ANDERSON 10620            6  10  0  37         CANADIAN ARTISTS (1418)   
 BULLY 10855                   3   0  0  36         BASH BROS TRUMP (1464)    
 VALLEY GIANT 10366            5  13  0  34         GIANTS & GOLEMS (1375)    

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MEADOW GIANT 10403            6  12  2  32         GIANTS & GOLEMS VI (1382) 
 INSOMNIA 8935                 3   0  0  32         BASH BROS SLEEP (1162)    
 MARBLE GIANT 10392            6  12  1  31         GIANTS & GOLEMS IV (1380) 
 WIND 12562                    3   0  0  29         BASH BROS HURRICANE (1743)
 JELLY ROLL 12407              2   0  0  29         REAL PEOPLE (1717)        
-SENSOR 11497                  2   1  0  28         BB GARAGE DOOR (1562)     
 TUNDRA GIANT 10388            4  14  1  27         GIANTS & GOLEMS III (1379)
 NOONER 11866                  3   1  0  25         SIERRA NEVADA 2 (1618)    

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-REPAIRS 12649                 2   0  0  22         BASH BROS TOILET (1761)   
 DUPE 11960                    1   0  0  21         FOOLED YOU (1635)         
-RUNNING 12650                 2   0  0  19         BASH BROS TOILET (1761)   
 MISOGYNIST 10856              2   1  0  16         BASH BROS TRUMP (1464)    
 BEA MINOR 12393               2   0  0  16         MAD HOUSE (1714)          
 DRUNK FUN 12236               2   1  0  15         BB SOCCER (1684)          
 TABBY ROAD 11658              0   2  0  12         KITTY ROCKS (1586)        
 HEAVENLY HAZE 11852           1   1  1   9         THIRD SPACE (1615)        
 BUNKER BUSTER 11240           1   5  0   9         ON TAP 3 (1523)           
-LEAKING 12652                 0   1  0   9         BASH BROS TOILET (1761)   
 DEF LEOPARD 11656             0   1  0   5         KITTY ROCKS (1586)        

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CAT'S EYE 11655         0  1 0 KITTY ROCKS 1586     HIGH ELF               418 NONE
CHEETAH GIRL 11657      0  1 0 KITTY ROCKS 1586     WURM KIN               418 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

CHEETAH GIRL was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
CAT'S EYE was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
WEATHER DELAY demolished CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a popular 1 minute one-sided melee.
WRINKLED viciously subdued KUNG-FU MASTER in a 2 minute gory one-sided contest.
RED SHIRTS demolished CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
LOOSE FIT overpowered KUNG-FU MASTER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided struggle.
SLIPPERY handily defeated VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute uneven fight.
TOO HARD vanquished CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 2 minute gruesome uneven duel.
SUPERSTITIONS overpowered M. CHARDINEE in a popular 1 minute uneven Title duel.
FAKE SMILE was overpowered by AFTERNOON SOCIAL in a 1 minute uneven match.
SUGAR LOW luckily beat ELECTRIC WIT in a exciting 1 minute veteran's fight.
SAND GIANT was unbelievably bested by BEYOND SLOW in a 2 minute master's conflict.
QUARGOL-SEVEN demolished STONE GIANT in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided brawl.
ALL HUMANOIDS overpowered KUNG-FU MASTER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided duel.
THE GREAT EVIL vanquished VETERAN MERCENARY in a 2 minute one-sided fray.
BOMB was viciously subdued by BIG LITTLE THING in a exciting 2 minute veteran's fight.
OTT SOUNDS was savagely defeated by NETHER GIANT in a 1 minute veteran's match.
OUT OF STYLE bested VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a action packed 2 minute veteran's bout.
APHRODITE VON BOO demolished VULCAN FEELINGS in a action packed 1 minute uneven bout.
FADED devastated FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
BULLY savagely defeated MARBLE GIANT in a 3 minute gruesome fight.
PAM ANDERSON savagely defeated TUNDRA GIANT in a 2 minute gruesome fight.
MEADOW GIANT luckily beat BUNKER BUSTER in a 3 minute bout.
VALLEY GIANT was demolished by VEVUZELA in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
INSOMNIA won victory over TABBY ROAD in a popular 6 minute fray.
NOONER overcame DRUNK FUN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bout.
WIND vanquished CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
JELLY ROLL savagely defeated MISOGYNIST in a popular 4 minute brutal beginner's duel.
BEA MINOR narrowly defeated DEF LEOPARD in a 4 minute brutal novice's fight.
HEAVENLY HAZE was overpowered by DUPE in a 1 minute uneven bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                  13         WALL OF STEEL     20 -   3 -  0      87  |
|AIMED BLOW                       9         PARRY-LUNGE       16 -   4 -  1      80  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         STRIKING ATTACK   13 -   4 -  0      76  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         TOTAL PARRY       26 -   9 -  1      74  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         AIMED BLOW        54 -  20 -  0      73  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         BASHING ATTACK   100 -  49 -  1      67  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         LUNGING ATTACK    23 -  15 -  1      61  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -  10 -  0      41  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         SLASHING ATTACK    6 -   9 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 418 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        2 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  2         4  BASHING ATTACK 
PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         3  TOTAL PARRY    
AIMED BLOW         6 -  3                                       2  AIMED BLOW     
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  1                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  2                                       1  STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  2     
BASHING ATTACK     7 -  6     
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  2     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       SUPERSTITIONS 11741        14   0  0  133 BASH BROS FISHERMAN (976)
BASHING ATTACK   WEATHER DELAY 12671        15   0  0  125 BB CONSTRUCTION (1763)
PARRY-LUNGE      TOO HARD 9642              24   7  2  114 BASH BROS CHAIR (1020)
STRIKING ATTACK  AFTERNOON SOCIAL 11256      8   4  0  107 ON TAP 7 (1527)
TOTAL PARRY      WRINKLED 12667             17   8  0   97 BASH BROS CLOTHES II (1762)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    APHRODITE VON BOO 12416     5   0  0   63 ABC (1719)
LUNGING ATTACK   VULCAN FEELINGS 10901      13   7  0   46 BASH BROS STAR TREK (1473)
WALL OF STEEL    VEVUZELA 12232              3   0  0   43 BB SOCCER (1684)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is BOMB 7701.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
TABBY ROAD 11658.  The ten other most popular fighters were THE GREAT EVIL 8797, BIG 
LITTLE THING 11867, JELLY ROLL 12407, SUPERSTITIONS 11741, OUT OF STYLE 12669, BULLY 
10855, BEA MINOR 12393, WEATHER DELAY 12671, PAM ANDERSON 10620, and MISOGYNIST 
10856.

The least popular fighter this week was HEAVENLY HAZE 11852.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were VALLEY GIANT 10366, FAKE SMILE 7352, CAT'S EYE 11655, CHEETAH 
GIRL 11657, DRUNK FUN 12236, VEVUZELA 12232, MEADOW GIANT 10403, TUNDRA GIANT 10388, 
VULCAN FEELINGS 10901, and STONE GIANT 10412.

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

SLOWINFASTLANE (72-6611) BASH BROS COMMUTER