DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 10/13/2025 Duedate: 10/25/2025
TALCAMA ARENA
DM 18 TURN 1039
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
HARRY TRUMAN
INANIMATE TOFU (331)
(18-8862) [19-16-0,110]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
HARRY TRUMAN POSITION IS EMPTY
INANIMATE TOFU (331)
(18-8862) [19-16-0,110]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
BARON BARYON BARON BARYON
MAD SCIENTISTS (75) MAD SCIENTISTS (75)
(18-11634) [13-15-1,56] (18-11634) [13-15-1,56]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
COSMIC KARMA (760)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. CHAMPIONS (688) 42
2. MAD SCIENTISTS (75) 32 WOMB OF HORRORS (766)
3. OF WOLF AND MAN II (630) 21 Unchartered Team
4. COSMIC KARMA (760) 15
5. WOMB OF HORRORS (766) 11 DOGS OF WAR (198)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 WOMB OF HORRORS (766) 79 54 2 59.4 1/ 2 COSMIC KARMA (760) 9 5 0
2/ 2 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630) 237 176 12 57.4 2/ 5 MAD SCIENTISTS (75) 7 6 0
3/ 3 THUNDR + LITENING (22) 1160 1037 129 52.8 3/ 1 INANIMATE TOFU (331) 7 8 0
4/ 6 CHAMPIONS (688) 56 52 6 51.9 4/ 3 CHAMPIONS (688) 6 2 0
5- 4 REAL PEOPLE 3 (735) 29 28 3 50.9 5/ 4 WOMB OF HORRORS (766) 6 3 0
6/ 5 MAD SCIENTISTS (75) 873 846 62 50.8 6/ 7 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630) 3 2 0
7/ 7 COSMIC KARMA (760) 125 127 5 49.6 7/ 6 OF WOLF AND MAN 9 (549) 2 2 0
8/ 8 INANIMATE TOFU (331) 179 206 7 46.5 8-10*257 BOURBON ST (770) 0 3 0
9/ 9 OF WOLF AND MAN (620) 43 57 1 43.0 9/11 THUNDR + LITENING (22) 0 3 0
10/11 OF WOLF AND MAN 9 (549) 56 91 3 38.1 10/12 OF WOLF AND MAN (620) 0 3 0
11-12*257 BOURBON ST (770) 1 4 0 20.0 11- 8 REAL PEOPLE 3 (735) 0 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
It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters. Look on my work, ye mighty,
and despair! INANIMATE TOFU? Who? COSMIC KARMA is the top team these days,
buddies! What's a move up by 3 you ask? (alright, maybe you didn't ask) Cause for
celebration, according to MAD SCIENTISTS. CHAMPIONS posted a nice gain, to come in
4th. Everybody loves a winner... Practice pays for MINDFRAME, who pummelled TOFU
NUGGETS, to pocket 25 points. Win some, lose some. Speaking of which, POLARIS DAWN
was winsome, after beating TOFU SCRAMBLE and seeing him lose 13 points. In TALCAMA,
nothing is permanent (except Death), and we find ourselves a new Duelmaster, COSMIC
ASH. So who's the team that's been walking into taverns last week and ordering milk?
Sounds like a PR stunt to me.
A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn? And do not the
little birds cry out?' Any ideas? Like the noble eagle soaring amongst the
mountaintops, so stand the warriors of MAD SCIENTISTS, alone and unchallenged. The
warriors of MAD SCIENTISTS found their efforts at combat frustrated as WOMB OF
HORRORS apparently had more important things to do than fight. If challenges were
horses, HARRY TRUMAN could open up a fast food joint!
Is there life after death? Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after
life! Ask not a spymaster for counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have
fallen into an unconscious stupor.
Do not think spyreporting in TALCAMA is the highlight of my life. Keep those
sands bloody and the buzzards fat! TALCAMA, I leave you now. The Duelmaster has
agreed to foot my bill at The Original Arthur's Last Stand. 'Til next time--
Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HARRY TRUMAN 8862 19 16 0 110 INANIMATE TOFU (331)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
INVERNESS 11575 26 13 0 107 WOMB OF HORRORS (766)
THARIZDUN 11636 16 12 1 92 WOMB OF HORRORS (766)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NOVA HELIX 11600 16 16 1 89 MAD SCIENTISTS (75)
TAMOACHAN 11577 15 15 0 86 WOMB OF HORRORS (766)
COSMIC HAVEN 11605 17 18 1 82 COSMIC KARMA (760)
PARMESEAN CHEESE 10983 16 13 0 75 INANIMATE TOFU (331)
SEE THE STARS 9900 11 6 0 72 CHAMPIONS (688)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HURIN 10030 14 8 1 65 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)
LADY LIGHTYEAR 11647 12 7 0 57 MAD SCIENTISTS (75)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BARON BARYON 11634 13 15 1 56 MAD SCIENTISTS (75)
COSMIC AMBUSH 11703 5 3 0 56 COSMIC KARMA (760)
I B BAD 9899 8 9 0 55 CHAMPIONS (688)
-CONSTABLE QUARK 11721 4 0 0 45 MAD SCIENTISTS (75)
SNURKO 11662 6 5 0 43 OF WOLF AND MAN 9 (549)
COSMIC WIDOW 11648 7 1 0 42 COSMIC KARMA (760)
POLARIS DAWN 11702 4 2 0 41 MAD SCIENTISTS (75)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MINDFRAME 11758 1 0 0 25 CHAMPIONS (688)
-DETHAN 11723 1 3 0 24 OF WOLF AND MAN 9 (549)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TOFU SCRAMBLE 11710 4 4 0 21 INANIMATE TOFU (331)
-LUCKY THIRTEEN 11678 1 3 0 20 257 BOURBON ST (770)
NEPHINAE LUNA 11756 1 0 0 16 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)
TOFU NUGGETS 11748 3 1 0 10 INANIMATE TOFU (331)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CRISP FRIED TOFU 11749 2 2 0 8 INANIMATE TOFU (331)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
CHROMEE 11759 0 1 0 OF WOLF AND MAN 620 SPYMISTRESS SHAR 1039 NONE
QC4 11760 0 1 0 THUNDR + LITENING 22 MOUNTAIN TROLL 1039 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
QC4 was barely slain by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
CHROMEE was murdered by SPYMISTRESS SHARDA in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
INVERNESS was savagely defeated by COSMIC ASH in a 2 minute expert's fight.
HARRY TRUMAN overpowered COSMIC HAVEN in a 1 minute one-sided Title fight.
NOVA HELIX viciously subdued PARMESEAN CHEESE in a popular 2 minute expert's brawl.
TAMOACHAN beat VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 2 minute master's brawl.
THARIZDUN savagely defeated VETERAN MERCENARY in a 2 minute gruesome melee.
SEE THE STARS won victory over COSMIC AMBUSH in a action packed 1 minute duel.
HURIN defeated BARON BARYON in a popular 3 minute gory expert's duel.
I B BAD beat SNURKO in a popular 1 minute melee.
COSMIC WIDOW outlasted CARELESS WEAPONSMITH in a tiresome 17 minute match.
TOFU SCRAMBLE was devastated by POLARIS DAWN in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
LADY LIGHTYEAR savagely defeated CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute master vs. novice match.
TOFU NUGGETS was overpowered by MINDFRAME in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
CRISP FRIED TOFU was viciously subdued by NEPHINAE LUNA in a 3 minute beginner's duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 6 TOTAL PARRY 15 - 5 - 0 75 |
|AIMED BLOW 5 SLASHING ATTACK 25 - 17 - 0 60 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 5 STRIKING ATTACK 13 - 10 - 1 57 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 AIMED BLOW 20 - 17 - 1 54 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 WALL OF STEEL 7 - 8 - 0 47 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 PARRY-LUNGE 9 - 11 - 1 45 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 BASHING ATTACK 18 - 25 - 0 42 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 LUNGING ATTACK 32 - 47 - 3 41 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 4 - 8 - 0 33 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 4 - 0 20 |
Turn 1039 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:
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 4 3 STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 BASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 2 LUNGING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 3 - 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 2 1 TOTAL PARRY
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE
1 AIMED BLOW
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK HARRY TRUMAN 8862 19 16 0 110 INANIMATE TOFU (331)
TOTAL PARRY INVERNESS 11575 26 13 0 107 WOMB OF HORRORS (766)
BASHING ATTACK THARIZDUN 11636 16 12 1 92 WOMB OF HORRORS (766)
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK PARMESEAN CHEESE 10983 16 13 0 75 INANIMATE TOFU (331)
AIMED BLOW SEE THE STARS 9900 11 6 0 72 CHAMPIONS (688)
WALL OF STEEL HURIN 10030 14 8 1 65 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)
PARRY-STRIKE SNURKO 11662 6 5 0 43 OF WOLF AND MAN 9 (549)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is BARON BARYON 11634. The most popular warrior this
turn was BARON BARYON 11634. The ten other most popular fighters were NOVA HELIX
11600, NEPHINAE LUNA 11756, QC4 11760, PARMESEAN CHEESE 10983, TAMOACHAN 11577,
THARIZDUN 11636, LADY LIGHTYEAR 11647, HARRY TRUMAN 8862, HURIN 10030, and I B BAD
9899.
The least popular fighter this week was COSMIC WIDOW 11648. The other ten least
popular fighters were TOFU NUGGETS 11748, TOFU SCRAMBLE 11710, COSMIC HAVEN 11605,
CHROMEE 11759, INVERNESS 11575, CRISP FRIED TOFU 11749, POLARIS DAWN 11702, SNURKO
11662, COSMIC AMBUSH 11703, and SEE THE STARS 9900.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
HARRY TRUMAN (18-8862) INANIMATE TOFU (331)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
COSMIC ASH (18-11614) COSMIC KARMA (760)