DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/14/2025    Duedate: 03/27/2025

TRANSEL ARENA

DM 6    TURN 1029

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

POSITION IS EMPTY

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

POSITION IS EMPTY              WARBLER
                               PHOENIX GUARD (677)
                               (6-8093) [4-0-0,25]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

HOT MOOSE KNUCKLE              ASH
STYLE GUY (652)                FIRST NAME BASIS (641)
(6-7733) [25-21-0,100]         (6-8016) [10-9-0,100]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

PHOENIX GUARD (677)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. LANCIARII (635)               30 
2. FIRST NAME BASIS (641)        29    MY LITTLE TRIBE (357)
3. RAT PAK (277)                 23    Unchartered Team
4. PHOENIX GUARD (677)           17 
5. CLEVER CLEVER MGRR (676)      16    PHOENIX GUARD (677)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 MY LITTLE TRIBE (357)     59  24  4 71.1   1/ 1*PHOENIX GUARD (677)       8  7 1
 2- 2 BREWHALLA (668)           41  29  1 58.6   2/ 2 CHAOS KIDS (669)          7  7 1
 3/ 3 CHAOS KIDS (669)          35  27  2 56.5   3/ 3 MY LITTLE TRIBE (357)     6  2 0
 4/ 4 BLACK AND BLUES (575)    650 505 30 56.3   4/ 4 FIRST NAME BASIS (641)    5  1 0
 5/ 5 RAT PAK (277)            112  91  5 55.2   5- 6*LADYHAWKS (502)           5  4 0
 6/ 6*PHOENIX GUARD (677)       11   9  1 55.0   6/10 LANCIARII (635)           4  0 0
 7/ 7 STYLE GUY (652)           27  25  1 51.9   7/ 5 PSYCHO SQUAD (135)        4  5 0
 8/12*CLEVER CLEVER MGRR (676)   1   1  0 50.0   8/ 7 BLACK AND BLUES (575)     4  5 0
 9/ 8 LANCIARII (635)          204 208  6 49.5   9- 9 BREWHALLA (668)           2  3 0
10/ 9 FIRST NAME BASIS (641)   216 225 27 49.0  10/11 RAT PAK (277)             2  8 1
11/10 PSYCHO SQUAD (135)       775 979 23 44.2  11/12*CLEVER CLEVER MGRR (676)  1  1 0
12-11*LADYHAWKS (502)           15  24  1 38.5  12/ 8 STYLE GUY (652)           1  2 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     I can't believe the violence in TRANSEL!  I still haven't told Mom I'm writing 
Spyreports.  She'd have a cow!  Well, here we go...  Uncool, STYLE GUY.  I mean 0-1-0 
is bad.  Will they will be allowed to fight?  I say use 'em for training practice!  
LANCIARII like really fought hard to move up to 6th from 10th.  Way to go!  MVP award 
for ASH?  FIRST NAME BASIS' proud of her after beating HOT MOOSE KNUCKLE and getting 
21 points.  Talk about yer major upsets!  MCKINLEY's match with WESTENIO cost him a 
loss of 19 points!  The Duelmaster isn't going to stop just cause she's Number One!  
RATIGAN-RAT knows this.  He was Bloodfeuded by the Duelmaster.  This Duelmaster is 
like something else!  MOURNING DEW stopped RATIGAN-RAT dead in his tracks!  Who was 
the wiseguy that said TRANSEL's Duelmaster was paying for drinks at The Sultan's 
Tent?  Don't look at me!   
     AAARRGH!!!  I HATE SPYREPORTING!!!  Sorry.  I just had to say it.  MY LITTLE 
TRIBE was the most avoided team.  Is a 59-24-4 record really that scary?  I don't 
know what RAT PAK's been doing.  They certainly haven't been accepting many fights 
from MY LITTLE TRIBE, that's fer sher.  Can CHAOS KIDS' TEMPE TAX be more popular 
than me?  She was challenged the most, but is that really the same?   
     What does a fighter fight for?  I mean, the crowds don't give a hoot if someone 
gets killed.  Not after four more fights.  Ooh!  The suspense is killing me!  FIRST 
NAME BASIS has like just one turn to Bloodfeud MOURNING DEW of MY LITTLE TRIBE!  Will 
they do it???  Hey you guys, don't you think your families would like to hear from 
you?  Write!  (Or have someone write for you.)  
     I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid.  Who would've guessed I'd be 
a famous Spyreporter?  I know how much you like reading this stuff, but I really 
should stop.  Remember you guys, ease up sometimes!  Chill out!  Later, Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HOT MOOSE KNUCKLE 7733       25  21  0 100         STYLE GUY (652)           

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ASH 8016                     10   9  0 100         FIRST NAME BASIS (641)    
 JENNEY SWEET 7886            20  23  0  99         PSYCHO SQUAD (135)        
 SKIP 7838                    14  12  0  98         BLACK AND BLUES (575)     

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RATIGAN-RAT 7820             14  15  3  83         RAT PAK (277)             
 HOODOO MAN 8005              11   7  1  80         BLACK AND BLUES (575)     
 MORAN 7966                   13  18  1  72         FIRST NAME BASIS (641)    
 DOLFIN 7885                  13  30  0  69         PSYCHO SQUAD (135)        

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-OVERKILL 8010                10   4  0  66         BREWHALLA (668)           
-SLANG DU JOUR 8009           10   4  0  64         BREWHALLA (668)           

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MARSHA 8031                   8   5  0  56         CHAOS KIDS (669)          
 CLYDE 8028                    7   6  1  51         CHAOS KIDS (669)          
 WESTENIO 7903                 3   8  0  49         LANCIARII (635)           
 GREAT OAK 4002                8   8  0  43         MY LITTLE TRIBE (357)     
 HALLUCENT 8001                8  16  0  40         PSYCHO SQUAD (135)        
-LEXEINA 5919                  3   0  0  38         LADYHAWKS (502)           
 MCKINLEY 8020                 8  10  0  37         BLACK AND BLUES (575)     

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DOLLY 8030                    9   4  0  31         CHAOS KIDS (669)          
-CO-PILOT THOR 8008            8   6  1  31         BREWHALLA (668)           
-THE DUCHESSE 8011             6   8  0  30         BREWHALLA (668)           
-WAIMEA BLAZE 8025             4   6  0  27         BREWHALLA (668)           
 WARBLER 8093                  4   0  0  25         PHOENIX GUARD (677)       
 ULLANDER 7862                 3   3  0  25         LANCIARII (635)           

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-WHISPER 5794                  4   4  0  24         LADYHAWKS (502)           

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-TAHATA 5796                   4   5  1  22         LADYHAWKS (502)           
 SPARROW 8095                  3   1  0  21         PHOENIX GUARD (677)       
 DON'T 8086                    1   1  0  21         CLEVER CLEVER MGRR (676)  
 KATANA-RAT 8075               1   1  0  18         RAT PAK (277)             
 CONDOR 8092                   2   2  1  16         PHOENIX GUARD (677)       
 ROT-RAT 8057                  1   1  1  14         RAT PAK (277)             
 SMURF-RAT 7712                3   4  0  13         RAT PAK (277)             
 HEMLOCK 8077                  1   3  0  10         CHAOS KIDS (669)          
-NEESE 5930                    1   1  0   9         LADYHAWKS (502)           
 TEMPE TAX 8080                1   1  1   8         CHAOS KIDS (669)          
 CARDINAL 8103                 1   1  0   4         PHOENIX GUARD (677)       
 MARIONETTE-RAT 8106           0   1  0   1         RAT PAK (277)             

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
MORDANT DESERTER        0  0 0                      CONDOR 8092           1029 NONE
KILL ME, I'M HOR 3999   9  6 2 MY LITTLE TRIBE 357  RATIGAN-RAT 7820      1026 JUST REVENGED
PIXIE 8097              1  2 0 PHOENIX GUARD 677    ROT-RAT 8057          1029  
COBRA-RAT 8059          0  1 0 RAT PAK 277          TEMPE TAX 8080        1028  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

MOURNING DEW devastated RATIGAN-RAT in a 1 minute mismatched Bloodfeud fight.
SKIP handily defeated DOLFIN in a action packed 1 minute bloody one-sided match.
HOT MOOSE KNUCKLE was bested by ASH in a exciting 3 minute one-sided fight.
JENNEY SWEET bested HOODOO MAN in a popular 1 minute bloody uneven brawl.
MORAN overpowered GREAT OAK in a 2 minute gory mismatched brawl.
HALLUCENT was handily defeated by CLYDE in a 1 minute uneven melee.
DOLLY was viciously subdued by CAPTURED ORC in a 11 minute duel.
MARSHA defeated CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute expert vs. novice match.
MCKINLEY was defeated by WESTENIO in a 2 minute brutal match.
ULLANDER devastated HEMLOCK in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
SMURF-RAT was demolished by DON'T in a 1 minute mismatched match.
ROT-RAT executed PIXIE in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
KATANA-RAT overpowered CARDINAL in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided duel.
TEMPE TAX lost to WARBLER in a 3 minute novice's fray.
CONDOR butchered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
SPARROW overpowered MARIONETTE-RAT in a 1 minute one-sided bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  7         PARRY-RIPOSTE     12 -   7 -  0      63  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   6         WALL OF STEEL     11 -   8 -  0      58  |
|AIMED BLOW                       5         SLASHING ATTACK   32 -  27 -  3      54  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         BASHING ATTACK     9 -   8 -  0      53  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         STRIKING ATTACK   11 -  11 -  0      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         TOTAL PARRY       11 -  12 -  0      48  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         LUNGING ATTACK    33 -  36 -  3      48  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         PARRY-LUNGE        7 -   8 -  0      47  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         AIMED BLOW        16 -  21 -  2      43  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   3 -  0      40  |

Turn 1029 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-RIPOSTE      2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         1 -  4         3  AIMED BLOW     
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  WALL OF STEEL  
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  2         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
SLASHING ATTACK    4 -  3                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  3                                       1  STRIKING ATTACK
                                                                1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       HOT MOOSE KNUCKLE 7733     25  21  0  100 STYLE GUY (652)
LUNGING ATTACK   ASH 8016                   10   9  0  100 FIRST NAME BASIS (641)
SLASHING ATTACK  HOODOO MAN 8005            11   7  1   80 BLACK AND BLUES (575)
BASHING ATTACK   MARSHA 8031                 8   5  0   56 CHAOS KIDS (669)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is HOT MOOSE KNUCKLE 7733.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was ASH 8016.  The ten other most popular fighters were HOT MOOSE KNUCKLE 
7733, MORAN 7966, WESTENIO 7903, KATANA-RAT 8075, SKIP 7838, JENNEY SWEET 7886, 
MARSHA 8031, TEMPE TAX 8080, WARBLER 8093, and SPARROW 8095.

The least popular fighter this week was DOLLY 8030.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were MARIONETTE-RAT 8106, PIXIE 8097, SMURF-RAT 7712, HEMLOCK 8077, 
HALLUCENT 8001, GREAT OAK 4002, RATIGAN-RAT 7820, CARDINAL 8103, ROT-RAT 8057, and 
CLYDE 8028.

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

MOURNING DEW (6-4003) MY LITTLE TRIBE (357)

                            WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN TEMPE!

We hope you will join us at our winter FTF in Tempe, AZ, January 16-18, 2026! It will 
be held at our usual Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-897-7444).  Room 
rates are $214.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which includes full cooked breakfast, 
complimentary manager's reception, free parking and free high speed internet.  There's 
a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool.  The rooms are blocked (the group code is coming 
soon).

      The official block cutoff is mid-December so make your reservations ASAP!
          The hotel reservation site is:  (coming soon) http://tinyurl.com/FF76inTempe 

Please note that doubles are limited.  As always, if the block is full, please make 
your reservation the best you can (book a king, and/or book at normal rates) and let 
us know and we'll work with the sales office to get them to correct your reservation. 

Minioverviews and the tournament announcement will be out in December. 

We look forward to seeing you in January! -- RSI