DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/11/2025    Duedate: 03/24/2025

SEAM ARENA

DM 20    TURN 254

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

I KNOW YOU ARE
RUBBER VS GLUE (90)
(20-1381) [29-9-0,103]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

I KNOW YOU ARE                 POSITION IS EMPTY
RUBBER VS GLUE (90)            
(20-1381) [29-9-0,103]         

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

MISSISSIPPI SHEIKS             DOOMSROLLING
NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89)       PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)
(20-1378) [20-29-0,94]         (20-1473) [15-16-0,99]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

RUBBER VS GLUE (90)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. RUBBER VS GLUE (90)           30 
2. DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)           22    RUBBER VS GLUE (90)
3. PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)         15    Unchartered Team
4. HUCKLE'S CATS (23)            15 
5. NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89)      -2    NIGHT CRUE (46)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 RUBBER VS GLUE (90)      124  62  4 66.7   1/ 1 RUBBER VS GLUE (90)      10  5 0
 2/ 2 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)      626 612 34 50.6   2/ 2 PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)     9  6 0
 3/ 3 THIRSTY THUGS (31)       583 600 17 49.3   3/ 3 NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89)  8  7 0
 4/ 4 NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89) 153 158  9 49.2   4/ 4 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)       7  8 1
 5/ 5 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)       548 585 28 48.4   5/ 5 THIRSTY THUGS (31)        5  7 0
 6/ 6 PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)    158 176  6 47.3   6/ 6 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)        1  2 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.

Like Frank Sinatra, "regrets, I've had a few" and one of my biggest regrets is playing 
Animal Crossing under my son's profile.  This is right after we got the Switch for him 
and I didn't really understand profiles and I didn't think I needed my own profile and 
I thought that he'd never play Animal Crossing but just stick to Mario and Luigi (the 
plumber, not the folk hero) and so it didn't matter.  Anyway, I put years into that 
game and got my house looking better than my real house when, all of a sudden, my son 
starts playing it and takes over my house.  It was tragic.  I had to start all over 
under my own profile and it just looks sad.  First of all, it's a tiny one-room place 
and all of my furniture is basic.  Very much like my sad condo right after I got 
divorced, except I have a chair in Animal Crossing while I didn't have a chair in my 
condo, just a horrible couch.  

The only other regret I have is never fighting I Know You Are and But What Am I -- I 
bet I could show off my skills for five or six minutes fighting them and then take 
Popularity Leader away from Mississippi Sheiks.  Or maybe I'll lose to one of them or 
Saffire -- you know, I've had my share of losing and now, as tears subside, I find it 
all so amusing to think I did all that and may I say, not in a shy way, I did it my 
way. 

                                          -- Doomsrolling

                                      SPY REPORT

Well, well, well! Another thrilling turn in Seam, my darlings, and your favorite sassy 
sorceress, Sidara Brightbell, is here to spill all the tea! It is hot tea, too, hotter 
than a fireball spell! Let's get right into the action! I don't want to forget any of 
the good stuff.

The mighty I Know You Are of Rubber vs Glue has snatched the throne from Doomsrolling 
with a well-earned victory. That fight was a nail-biter, lasting four intense minutes! 
Our newest Duelmaster has proven that stick and stones may break your bones, but cool 
warrior names will continue to win fights.  There was no invite for I Know You Are, so 
he can defend his title in two weeks.

The Darque Knights were the ones to dodge this turn, which I hear is better than 
parrying. They earned the title of "Most Avoided Team." And, who was the most 
determined to steer clear of the Knights? None other than Pandemic Boredom! Come on 
now, my dears--avoiding them won't make them go away!  The distinction of "Most 
Challenged Warrior" belongs to Sau Sage from DMobster's crew, Thirsty Thugs. Everyone 
wanted a piece of Sau Sage today. Swipe Left swiped right into victory, leaving Sau 
Sage to stew in their misfortunes! If I were a base spy reporter, I would have many 
more jokes to make about this one, but I will move on for the sake of keeping this 
report PG!

A hush fell over the arena as we witnessed the first death on the sands after many 
turns of bloodless combat. Poor Shifty-Eyed Volunteer met their unfortunate end at the 
hands of apprentice warrior, Twyla Moonowl. Volunteers, note that shifty eyes won't 
save you from a determined opponent. A moment of silence, my loves, then we must move 
onward!

To close, we must mention the graduation of some battle-word arena veterans.  A 
special farewell for Doomsrolling and Mississippi Sheiks. We wish you well as you 
transition to the Isle of the Eye! May your victories be plenty in the advanced games. 
With fresh blood on the sands and rivalries heating up, the next turn promises even 
more action. Who will rise? Who will fall? Tune in next time for the same chaos, same 
arena, and same favorite spy reporter to bring you all the important details.

                                          -- Sidara Brightbell

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 I KNOW YOU ARE 1381          29   9  0 103         RUBBER VS GLUE (90)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LIKE SUNDAY 1503             18   7  1 102         PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)     
 BUT WHAT AM I 1383           30   8  0 101         RUBBER VS GLUE (90)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DOOMSROLLING 1473            15  16  0  99         PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)     
 HILDA HIPPO 1446             21  22  0  97         HUCKLE'S CATS (23)        
 MISSISSIPPI SHEIKS 1378      20  29  0  94         NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89)  

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LEXXEE LIONEYE 1516          12  14  1  90         DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)       
 SAFFIRE 1530                  9   8  0  89         NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89)  
 VALERIE WELLINGTON 1536      10   6  0  86         NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89)  
 KYE SMALLFOOT 1523           13   9  1  77         DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)       
 BOOGERHEAD 1468              14  11  3  75         RUBBER VS GLUE (90)       
 EXYL ROTT 1515               11  15  0  68         DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)       
 SHAKEY JAKE HARRIS 1501      12  18  1  67         NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89)  

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HODJA 1517                   15  10  0  63         THIRSTY THUGS (31)        

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OH MORRISSEY 1504            10  15  0  50         PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)     
 SWIPE LEFT 1520              13   8  0  49         PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)     
 SAU SAGE 1529                 6  12  0  40         THIRSTY THUGS (31)        
 ROGER, RODGER 1538            8   7  0  36         THIRSTY THUGS (31)        

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DUO LINGO 1541                6   7  0  31         PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)     
 TWYLA MOONOWL 1556            2   1  1  29         DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SONNY BOY 1 1543              4   9  0  23         NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89)  
 MAL BRITTLEJAW 1555           2   2  0  18         DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)       
 PSYDE 1553                    3   3  0  16         THIRSTY THUGS (31)        
 RAT FINK 1549                 3   3  0  12         RUBBER VS GLUE (90)       
 ICKY 1550                     2   4  0  10         RUBBER VS GLUE (90)       

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
SHIFTYEYED VOLUN        0  0 0                      TWYLA MOONOWL 1556     254 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SWIPE LEFT bested SAU SAGE in a crowd pleasing 5 minute gruesome Challenge fight.
DUO LINGO subdued PSYDE in a exciting 5 minute Challenge melee.
DOOMSROLLING was luckily beaten by I KNOW YOU ARE in a 4 minute master's Title duel.
SAFFIRE was luckily beaten by HILDA HIPPO in a crowd pleasing 6 minute match.
BUT WHAT AM I unbelievably bested LEXXEE LIONEYE in a 3 minute veteran's duel.
LIKE SUNDAY devastated NOBLE ASSASSIN in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
EXYL ROTT was handily defeated by MISSISSIPPI SHEIKS in a 1 minute uneven melee.
SHAKEY JAKE HARRIS lost to KYE SMALLFOOT in a 2 minute veteran's duel.
HODJA was vanquished by VALERIE WELLINGTON in a 1 minute gory one-sided duel.
BOOGERHEAD overpowered KUNG-FU MASTER in a popular 1 minute one-sided melee.
OH MORRISSEY demolished SONNY BOY 1 in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched match.
ROGER, RODGER devastated ICKY in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
RAT FINK was bested by MAL BRITTLEJAW in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bout.
TWYLA MOONOWL easily killed SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute uneven fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         WALL OF STEEL     13 -   5 -  0      72  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   2 -  0      60  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         SLASHING ATTACK   17 -  12 -  1      59  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         PARRY-STRIKE      12 -   9 -  0      57  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         PARRY-RIPOSTE     11 -   9 -  1      55  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         LUNGING ATTACK    25 -  21 -  0      54  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         TOTAL PARRY       18 -  19 -  0      49  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         AIMED BLOW         8 -  10 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         BASHING ATTACK    19 -  25 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         STRIKING ATTACK    8 -  12 -  0      40  |

Turn 254 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-STRIKE       1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  3         3  TOTAL PARRY    
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         1 -  2         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  3         1  WALL OF STEEL  
TOTAL PARRY        4 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-STRIKE   
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK
                                                                1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      I KNOW YOU ARE 1381        29   9  0  103 RUBBER VS GLUE (90)
WALL OF STEEL    LIKE SUNDAY 1503           18   7  1  102 PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)
LUNGING ATTACK   SAFFIRE 1530                9   8  0   89 NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    KYE SMALLFOOT 1523         13   9  1   77 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
STRIKING ATTACK  ROGER, RODGER 1538          8   7  0   36 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is MISSISSIPPI SHEIKS 1378.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was DOOMSROLLING 1473.  The ten other most popular fighters were SAU SAGE 
1529, SAFFIRE 1530, DUO LINGO 1541, LEXXEE LIONEYE 1516, PSYDE 1553, SHAKEY JAKE 
HARRIS 1501, KYE SMALLFOOT 1523, BOOGERHEAD 1468, SWIPE LEFT 1520, and I KNOW YOU ARE 
1381.

The least popular fighter this week was ICKY 1550.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were HODJA 1517, EXYL ROTT 1515, HILDA HIPPO 1446, TWYLA MOONOWL 1556, SONNY 
BOY 1 1543, RAT FINK 1549, ROGER, RODGER 1538, MISSISSIPPI SHEIKS 1378, LIKE SUNDAY 
1503, and MAL BRITTLEJAW 1555.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

DOOMSROLLING (20-1473) PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)
MISSISSIPPI SHEIKS (20-1378) NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89)