DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/10/2025    Duedate: 03/22/2025

TOBIR ARENA

DM 14    TURN 1029

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SCARRED
ANYTHING GOES (571)
(14-5755) [13-5-0,109]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SCARRED                        EDWINA
ANYTHING GOES (571)            MS01 07 (577)
(14-5755) [13-5-0,109]         (14-5815) [5-0-0,65]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

SNORRY                         LT KERRI STRUG
THE DOGHOUSE (188)             SAGE SOLDIERS (350)
(14-5757) [7-17-0,38]          (14-3185) [8-10-0,56]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

SAXON (578)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SAXON (578)                   48 
2. THIS MODERN WORLD (576)       27    ANYTHING GOES (571)
3. ANYTHING GOES (571)           20    Unchartered Team
4. MS01 07 (577)                 17 
5. BOOK OF CHANGE (545)          13    MS01 07 (577)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*MS01 07 (577)              5   0  0 100.   1/ 3*SAXON (578)               9  5 1
 2/ 2 ANYTHING GOES (571)       57  19  0 75.0   2/ 1 NEON DRUIDS (572)         9  6 1
 3/ 3 BAKER TEAM (543)          34  13  0 72.3   3/ 2 ANYTHING GOES (571)       7  4 0
 4/ 5*SAXON (578)               12   7  1 63.2   4/ 4*PHOENIX GUARD (579)       5 10 0
 5/ 4 BOOK OF CHANGE (545)     109  73 11 59.9   5/ 5*THIS MODERN WORLD (576)   4  6 0
 6/ 7 SAGE SOLDIERS (350)       31  34  1 47.7   6/ 8*MS01 07 (577)             3  0 0
 7/ 8 NEON DRUIDS (572)         32  37  2 46.4   7/ 7 BOOK OF CHANGE (545)      3  4 0
 8/ 9 THE DOGHOUSE (188)       1222 1535 26 44.3   8/ 6 SAGE SOLDIERS (350)       3  9 0
 9/10*THIS MODERN WORLD (576)   11  15  2 42.3   9/11 BAKER TEAM (543)          2  2 0
10-11*P.G.A. TOUR (78)           6  10  2 37.5  10/ 9 THE DOGHOUSE (188)        2  4 0
11/ 6*PHOENIX GUARD (579)        5  10  0 33.3  11-10*P.G.A. TOUR (78)          1  0 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.

So, I figured out the way to defeat Scarred. Hit him. Yeah, seems simple, I know. But, 
it worked. He shouldn't be embarrassed; he gave me a good fight. I tell you who SHOULD 
be embarrassed: Uppity. Losing the throne to a stand-in? C'mon, man!  Well, I'm not 
complaining. Anything that gets me out of here faster.

Until next time, Tobir. May the gods guide your blows straight and true.

                                          -- Fist of Krosa, Your Duelmaster

                                      SPY REPORT

     Much has changed in TOBIR since last I was here.  Never fear, Olaf Modeen adapts 
to many situations, as do all successful fighters.  Biff!  Pow!  TOBIR watched with 
glee as NEON DRUIDS got knocked off top spot by SAXON!  What's with CALIX?  He 
actually beat THE DOGHOUSE's SNEELY, and walked away with 19 more points from the 
fight.  Major screwup at NEON DRUIDS.  WURMSPEAKER lost 17 points to SEA OF LIFE.  
Some new strategies, perhaps?  Maybe WURMSPEAKER will provide more easy wins...  
Another fighter (SCARRED 13-5-0) challenged another Duelmaster (FIST OF KROSA 
12-9-2).  Life goes on.  I'm sure TOBIR is excited about SCARRED, the new Duelmaster 
from ANYTHING GOES.  (remember?)  But when you've seen as many as I have...  Wouldn't 
it be nice to have live subjects to practice on?  I hear some team is looking into 
the uses of convicted prisoners.   
     Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges...  TOBIR thinks NEON DRUIDS 
and their 32-37-2 is too much!  If at first you don't succeed, give up...  Management 
must be dealin', as the boys at ANYTHING GOES ain't reelin'!  NEON DRUIDS' mad!  What 
do people see in LT KERRI STRUG?  Hers 8-10-0?  SAGE SOLDIERS ain't talkin', but 
she's got 56 points.  EDWINA of MS01 07 knows how to pick 'em.  She challenged LT 
KERRI STRUG of SAGE SOLDIERS who is up by 18.  Now was this a wise move?  EDWINA 
perhaps got hers just desserts, seeing as she subdued LT KERRI STRUG and ended up 
with 65 recognition points.   
     There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit.  Do you want the fighters 
to walk away, or not?  Here's some advice:  study your opponent, master many skills, 
fight dirty.   
     Well, I'm pretty much through.  You guys need to get back practicing.  The end 
of another Spyreport!  That's cause for celebration in my book!  Time for my 
medication, so I'll leave now.  Practice, practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SCARRED 5755                 13   5  0 109         ANYTHING GOES (571)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TITUS 5627                   11   5  0 102         BOOK OF CHANGE (545)      

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FIST OF KROSA 5767           12   9  2  89         NEON DRUIDS (572)         
 RACER 5754                   16   3  0  83         ANYTHING GOES (571)       
-DOMITIA 5633                 14   5  1  80         BOOK OF CHANGE (545)      
 UPPITY 5753                  12   4  0  75         ANYTHING GOES (571)       

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CRPL MAX KLINGER 3183         9   3  0  65         SAGE SOLDIERS (350)       
 EDWINA 5815                   5   0  0  65         MS01 07 (577)             

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LT KERRI STRUG 3185           8  10  0  56         SAGE SOLDIERS (350)       
 SNEELY 5748                  11  15  0  48         THE DOGHOUSE (188)        
 CALIX 5766                    6   4  0  48         NEON DRUIDS (572)         
 SEA OF LIFE 5824              4   0  0  46         SAXON (578)               
 SILENT MAJORITY 5821          4   2  0  43         THIS MODERN WORLD (576)   

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SNORRY 5757                   7  17  0  38         THE DOGHOUSE (188)        

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ORTEGA 5750                   3   0  0  33         BAKER TEAM (543)          
-STRIP TEASE 5808              4   3  0  32         ANYTHING GOES (571)       
 CPT BEN PIERCE 3182           6  10  1  29         SAGE SOLDIERS (350)       
 MUMBLE RAP 5809               3   5  2  29         THIS MODERN WORLD (576)   
 SLOW LANE BLUES 5835          2   0  1  28         SAXON (578)               
 POLLENBRIGHT 5803             5   7  0  27         NEON DRUIDS (572)         
 WURMSPEAKER 5806              4   4  0  26         NEON DRUIDS (572)         

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RISHKAR 5765                  5   8  0  23         NEON DRUIDS (572)         
 ALL GUNS BLAZING 5826         3   1  0  22         SAXON (578)               
-SMELFIE 5822                  1   2  0  21         THIS MODERN WORLD (576)   
 JULIUS 5802                   2   1  0  20         BOOK OF CHANGE (545)      
 MJR FRANK BURNS 3184          4   5  0  19         SAGE SOLDIERS (350)       
 OCTAVIAN 5733                 2   3  0  19         BOOK OF CHANGE (545)      
 SONG OF EVIL 5825             2   2  0  17         SAXON (578)               
 CONQUISTADOR 5828             1   3  0  13         SAXON (578)               
-JACK NICKLAUS 583             2   2  1   9         P.G.A. TOUR (78)          
 BUNTING 5832                  2   1  0   7         PHOENIX GUARD (579)       
 NUTHATCH 5831                 1   2  0   5         PHOENIX GUARD (579)       
 KESTREL 5830                  1   2  0   5         PHOENIX GUARD (579)       
 GOOSE 5839                    0   1  0   1         PHOENIX GUARD (579)       

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BYE 5838                0  1 0 PHOENIX GUARD 579    HIGH ELF              1029 NONE
REDSTART 5834           1  1 0 PHOENIX GUARD 579    SLOW LANE BLUES 5835  1028  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BYE was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
SCARRED vanquished FIST OF KROSA in a 1 minute uneven Challenge Title battle.
UPPITY was demolished by TITUS in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
EDWINA bested LT KERRI STRUG in a popular 3 minute Challenge contest.
MJR FRANK BURNS was savagely defeated by POLLENBRIGHT in a 4 minute Challenge match.
RACER won victory over KHALHUMS DWARF in a tiresome 5 minute master's fight.
CRPL MAX KLINGER devastated SNORRY in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
RISHKAR was handily defeated by SILENT MAJORITY in a 1 minute uneven melee.
SNEELY was vanquished by CALIX in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
WURMSPEAKER was vanquished by SEA OF LIFE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
OCTAVIAN was overpowered by ORTEGA in a 1 minute uneven match.
CPT BEN PIERCE was beaten by MUMBLE RAP in a exciting 1 minute brutal fight.
JULIUS bested NUTHATCH in a crowd pleasing 2 minute brutal conflict.
SONG OF EVIL savagely defeated BUNTING in a 2 minute bloody novice's brawl.
ALL GUNS BLAZING overcame KESTREL in a popular 1 minute beginner's fight.
CONQUISTADOR devastated GOOSE in a 1 minute brutal uneven duel.
SLOW LANE BLUES devastated SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  12         TOTAL PARRY       11 -   8 -  0      58  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  8         STRIKING ATTACK   16 -  12 -  0      57  |
|AIMED BLOW                       6         AIMED BLOW        18 -  14 -  1      56  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         SLASHING ATTACK   28 -  25 -  0      53  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   3 -  0      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         LUNGING ATTACK    40 -  44 -  3      48  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         WALL OF STEEL      2 -   3 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         BASHING ATTACK     1 -   4 -  0      20  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

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:

BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  5         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     7 -  5     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         3 -  3     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                                                                1  PARRY-STRIKE   

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  SCARRED 5755               13   5  0  109 ANYTHING GOES (571)
LUNGING ATTACK   TITUS 5627                 11   5  0  102 BOOK OF CHANGE (545)
AIMED BLOW       FIST OF KROSA 5767         12   9  2   89 NEON DRUIDS (572)
TOTAL PARRY      RACER 5754                 16   3  0   83 ANYTHING GOES (571)
SLASHING ATTACK  UPPITY 5753                12   4  0   75 ANYTHING GOES (571)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is SNORRY 5757.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
LT KERRI STRUG 3185.  The ten other most popular fighters were POLLENBRIGHT 5803, 
EDWINA 5815, JULIUS 5802, SONG OF EVIL 5825, MUMBLE RAP 5809, NUTHATCH 5831, CRPL MAX 
KLINGER 3183, ALL GUNS BLAZING 5826, CONQUISTADOR 5828, and SCARRED 5755.

The least popular fighter this week was RACER 5754.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were GOOSE 5839, OCTAVIAN 5733, WURMSPEAKER 5806, SNEELY 5748, RISHKAR 5765, 
SNORRY 5757, MJR FRANK BURNS 3184, UPPITY 5753, FIST OF KROSA 5767, and BYE 5838.

                          SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN PITTSBURGH!

We hope you will join us at our summer FTF in Pittsburgh, PA, July 18-20, 2025! It will 
be held at the downtown Marriott. Details upcoming!

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