DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/07/2025    Duedate: 11/03/2025

TELORINTHE ARENA

DM 83    TURN 239

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

RIDE OR DIE
RIFF-RAFF CREW (69)
(83-635) [28-20-0,125]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

RIDE OR DIE                    POSITION IS EMPTY
RIFF-RAFF CREW (69)            
(83-635) [28-20-0,125]         

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

NOTHINGBURGER                  TELO PYKER HAMMER
RIFF-RAFF CREW (69)            AAAARRGH HAMMERZ (3)
(83-700) [18-23-0,94]          (83-718) [5-4-1,38]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

AAAARRGH HAMMERZ (3)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. RIFF-RAFF CREW (69)           57 
2. AAAARRGH HAMMERZ (3)          25    CIXELSID HEROES (11)
3. SORCERER KINGS (66)           18    Unchartered Team
4. CIXELSID HEROES (11)          -60
                                       NICK NAMES (88)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 2 BAD SIGNS (24)           459 300 33 60.5   1/ 1 AAAARRGH HAMMERZ (3)     10  5 0
 2/ 1 CIXELSID HEROES (11)      97  66  0 59.5   2/ 3 RIFF-RAFF CREW (69)       8  7 0
 3/ 3 SORCERER KINGS (66)      226 233 14 49.2   3/ 2 CIXELSID HEROES (11)      7  8 0
 4/ 4 RIFF-RAFF CREW (69)      127 134  3 48.7   4/ 5 SORCERER KINGS (66)       5 10 0
 5/ 5 AAAARRGH HAMMERZ (3)      90 114  7 44.1   5- 4 BAD SIGNS (24)            3  7 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

                                   TELO TELOGRAPHER
                                    Issue # T-239
                               by Hammer the WordSmith

                                      GOOD NEWS

     A twinkle in the eye means joy in the heart, and good news makes you feel fit as 
     a fiddle. --- Proverbs 15:30 The Message

There was cause for Rejoicing and Celebration in the Great Dining Hall of the Aaaarrgh 
Hammerz (3) Stable, as the beautiful Half Elf Thia Salanora presided over the 
feasting!

The Veteran Manager known far and wide as Hammer, along with their new gladiator 
trainer Lady Mandalorian, were commending the five assembled gladiators for their 5-0 
fight results during the previous cycle!

Ori Starbloom, the Telorinthe Arena Spy Reporter, had not only mentioned their 10-5-2 
Record over the past three Turns as the Top Team in Telo Arena, she also proclaimed 
Aaaarrgh Hammerz (3) as This Turnbs Biggest Movers!

She also lauded Telo Zebra Hammer for crushing her opponent Buffarilla, plus several 
of her (Not His) Teammates chalking up Decisive Wins!

Aaaarrgh Hammerz (3) were also listed as the [45 Point Gain] Top Team On The Move!

Telo Zebra Hammer, Mando Telo Hammer, Hello Telo Hammer, Telo Pyker Hammer and Manda 
Telo Hammer were basking in the glory of the results of their consistently hard 
training!

Thia Salanora praised the gladiators: Your Training Results Finally Got You Noticed By 
Ori Starbloom!

Hammer was also pleased with their current results: Continue Your Training to 
Graduation!

Lady Mandalorian had successfully drilled into their collective hearts and heads all 
that her Veteran Manager had shared with her over the years:

May Your Blades Be Sharp and Your Wits Sharper! -- Hammer, Minister of War

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

Well, what do you know? A Hero takes the throne! 

The boss told me to share, so I'm sharing. Not sure what I'm sharing or why... but 
still...

Let's see... 

Mr. Elbidercni is doing well on the Isle. Believe it or not, he's the best known 
warrior up there from our fair city. 

I may be there with him if I hold the throne for a few turns. 

Well, I think that's it. I guess writing is my kryptonite (well, that and ABALACH-RE, 
who tends to beat me like a drum when we meet up, but don't tell him that!)

						-- Namrepus, DM of Telorinthe

                                      SPY REPORT

Hiiii everyone! It's your favorite sparkly reporter, Ori Starbloom, here with the 
latest shimmer and shake from the beautiful, but oh-so-quiet sands of Telorinthe. The 
crowds were small this turn, but the action was mighty. Let's take a look at what 
happened for Turn 239.

A big, sparkly congratulations to our newest Duelmaster, Ride or Die! After a gutsy 
performance against Namrepus, Ride or Die is now Telorinthe's reigning champion! This 
marks a long climb to the top with a 28-20 record. Riff-Raff must be beaming with 
pride at this accomplishment. Ride or Die was happy and a little bruised when I saw 
him after the fight.

Meanwhile, Ride or Die's teammate, Nothingburger, continues to prove that being 
blandly named doesn't mean being boring. He crushed Ecaps Ghost in a battle that had 
the crowd on its feet. Abalach-Re posted a challenge to Namtab, and she may deserve a 
toast later tonight for exercising patience and unyielding willpower. Scimitars help, 
too. They actually help a lot!

Now, let's take a moment to appreciate AAAARRGH Hammerz! They've hammered their way to 
the top team position (pun intended). Between Hello Telo Hammer's decisive win over 
Rednow Woman or Telo Zebra Hammer's thrilling edge-out win over Raam, this team has 
the crowd screaming "AAAARRGH!" for all the right reasons.

Friends, I have to tell you that I am a little worried about our fair sands.  
Telorinthe is getting lonely. Once, our arena was buzzing with more excitement and 
more teams. The happy few teams that keep the fires of our arena burning are 
appreciated, but we should all be looking to add more teams to the mix. Invite your 
friends, taunt your enemies, take on an apprentice, or even ask that cousin with 
questionable hygiene to start up a stable! Bring them all to Telorinthe! Let's fill 
the stands, flood the sands, and keep the magic alive. Until next time!

                                          -- Ori Starbloom

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RIDE OR DIE 635              28  20  0 125         RIFF-RAFF CREW (69)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ABALACH-RE 899               18  10  0  99         SORCERER KINGS (66)       
 NOTHINGBURGER 700            18  23  0  94         RIFF-RAFF CREW (69)       

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NAMREPUS 75                  19  14  0  89         CIXELSID HEROES (11)      
 NAMTAB 73                    18  15  0  85         CIXELSID HEROES (11)      
-6AM ALARM 706                23  15  0  84         BAD SIGNS (24)            
 ECAPS GHOST 76               17  16  0  70         CIXELSID HEROES (11)      

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KLUH 929                      9   0  0  55         CIXELSID HEROES (11)      
 HELLO TELO HAMMER 690         8   5  0  54         AAAARRGH HAMMERZ (3)      
 TELO ZEBRA HAMMER 693         9   4  0  43         AAAARRGH HAMMERZ (3)      
 REDNOW WOMAN 917              7  11  0  43         CIXELSID HEROES (11)      
 TELO PYKER HAMMER 718         5   4  1  38         AAAARRGH HAMMERZ (3)      
 GULG 928                      6  10  1  36         SORCERER KINGS (66)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BUFFARILLA 935                3   1  0  33         RIFF-RAFF CREW (69)       
 RAAM 930                      5   5  0  29         SORCERER KINGS (66)       
 MANDO TELO HAMMER 702         6   6  1  25         AAAARRGH HAMMERZ (3)      
 MANDA TELO HAMMER 753         5   1  1  25         AAAARRGH HAMMERZ (3)      

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SPITTIN' CHICLETS 933         3   4  0  15         BAD SIGNS (24)            

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TRADWIFE 938                  1   0  0  10         RIFF-RAFF CREW (69)       
 BALIC 936                     1   1  0   6         SORCERER KINGS (66)       
 BROLIGARCH 939                0   1  0   1         RIFF-RAFF CREW (69)       
 KURN 940                      0   1  0   1         SORCERER KINGS (66)       

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

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

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Telo Tuffies -- Perhaps I should deactivate my Stable to entice New Stables to 
activate in Telo Arena! Not Happening Right Now! I Still Expect More to Arrive in the 
Coming Months! -- Hammer, Minister of War, mgr of Aaaarrgh Hammerz

Buffarilla -- Guess You Wanted Another Sand Dance! My Victory This Time! Until Next 
Time! Salute! -- Telo Zebra Hammer

Convicted Thief -- Enjoy Your Infirmary Stay! Salute! -- Mando Telo Hammer

Spittinb Chiclets -- Short Sand Dance! Your Loss! Enjoy the Skills! Salute! -- Hello 
Telo Hammer

Raam -- Thanks for the Sand Dance! My Victory! Salute! -- Telo Pyker Hammer

Balic -- Welcome to Telo Arena! My Victory! Thanks for the Skill Learns! Salute! -- 
Manda Telo Hammer

Raam -- Hammer Says Your Boss Runs Many Stables! No Wonder Your Boss Loses Track of 
Styles! -- Manda Telo Hammer

Tectuktitlay -- Rest In Peace! -- Mando Telo Hammer

Bad Signs -- Congrats for All Your Graduates! We Await Your Telo Arena Fresh Meat 
Candidates! -- Hammer, Minister of War, mgr of Aaaarrgh Hammerz and the Aaaarrgh 
Hammerz Stable

Lurkers -- Telo Arena Awaits Your New Stables! Telo Arena Also Welcomes Former 
Stables! -- Hammer, Minister of War, mgr of Aaaarrgh Hammerz

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ABALACH-RE viciously subdued NAMTAB in a 3 minute master's Challenge fight.
GULG was outwaited by KLUH in a slow 19 minute Challenge match.
BUFFARILLA vanquished MANDO TELO HAMMER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
NAMREPUS was overpowered by RIDE OR DIE in a unpopular 6 minute one-sided Title fight.
ECAPS GHOST was vanquished by NOTHINGBURGER in a exciting 3 minute mismatched fight.
REDNOW WOMAN was overcome by HELLO TELO HAMMER in a 2 minute fight.
TELO ZEBRA HAMMER slimly won victory over RAAM in a action packed 3 minute melee.
TELO PYKER HAMMER lost to THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a action packed 4 minute fight.
MANDA TELO HAMMER vanquished CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BALIC beat BROLIGARCH in a 1 minute novice's melee.
TRADWIFE overpowered KURN in a 1 minute one-sided match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                      6         SLASHING ATTACK    5 -   1 -  1      83  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         AIMED BLOW        22 -   6 -  0      79  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   2 -  1      67  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-LUNGE        6 -   4 -  0      60  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         BASHING ATTACK     7 -   5 -  0      58  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         TOTAL PARRY       42 -  35 -  0      55  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         STRIKING ATTACK   11 -  13 -  0      46  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         LUNGING ATTACK    11 -  13 -  0      46  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   9 -  1      44  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         WALL OF STEEL      1 -  14 -  0       7  |

Turn 239 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         3 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         7  TOTAL PARRY    
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  2         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  AIMED BLOW     
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1                                       1  WALL OF STEEL  
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  3     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      RIDE OR DIE 635            28  20  0  125 RIFF-RAFF CREW (69)
PARRY-LUNGE      ABALACH-RE 899             18  10  0   99 SORCERER KINGS (66)
LUNGING ATTACK   HELLO TELO HAMMER 690       8   5  0   54 AAAARRGH HAMMERZ (3)
PARRY-STRIKE     TELO PYKER HAMMER 718       5   4  1   38 AAAARRGH HAMMERZ (3)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is NOTHINGBURGER 700.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was TELO PYKER HAMMER 718.  The ten other most popular fighters were ABALACH-RE 
899, NOTHINGBURGER 700, RAAM 930, TELO ZEBRA HAMMER 693, HELLO TELO HAMMER 690, 
BUFFARILLA 935, BALIC 936, TRADWIFE 938, NAMTAB 73, and MANDO TELO HAMMER 702.

The least popular fighter this week was GULG 928.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were KLUH 929, NAMREPUS 75, KURN 940, REDNOW WOMAN 917, RIDE OR DIE 635, 
BROLIGARCH 939, MANDA TELO HAMMER 753, ECAPS GHOST 76, MANDO TELO HAMMER 702, and 
NAMTAB 73.

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

0-2 COUNT (83-603) BAD SIGNS (24)
14 DAY QUARANTINE (83-699) BAD SIGNS (24)

               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