DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/23/2025    Duedate: 10/06/2025

SEAM ARENA

DM 20    TURN 268

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

KYE SMALLFOOT
DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
(20-1523) [20-16-1,129]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

KYE SMALLFOOT                  EMILE
DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)            FAR TRAVELERS (95)
(20-1523) [20-16-1,129]        (20-1571) [4-0-0,56]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

KYE SMALLFOOT                  BUG
DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)            RUBBER VS GLUE (90)
(20-1523) [20-16-1,129]        (20-1580) [1-2-0,16]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

RUBBER VS GLUE (90)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)           53 
2. WARLORDS (14)                 32    RUBBER VS GLUE (90)
3. RUBBER VS GLUE (90)           19    Unchartered Team
4. PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)         4  
5. FAR TRAVELERS (95)            -2    FAR TRAVELERS (95)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*FAR TRAVELERS (95)        14   5  1 73.7   1/ 3 RUBBER VS GLUE (90)       7  3 0
 2/ 2 RUBBER VS GLUE (90)      163  82  4 66.5   2/ 4 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)       7  8 0
 3/ 3 WARLORDS (14)            124 101  4 55.1   3/ 2 PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)     7  8 0
 4/ 4 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)      665 642 34 50.9   4/ 5*FAR TRAVELERS (95)        6  4 1
 5/ 5 THIRSTY THUGS (31)       614 623 20 49.6   5/ 6 WARLORDS (14)             6  4 0
 6/ 7 PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)    184 210  6 46.7   6/ 1 THIRSTY THUGS (31)        5  5 1

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

                                      SPY REPORT

Greetings, my darlings! It is I, Sidara Brightbell, here once more to bring you the 
latest from our wonderful sands. Yes, even though the sand tends to agitate, ours are 
still wonderfully therapeutic for the soul! I feel better when I leave the arena! The 
gladiators might disagree with my assessment, but they can get their own spy report to 
digress. Let's take a look at the highlights from Turn 268.

Kye Smallfoot continues to hold the top seat after a bloodfeud victory over Roger, 
Rodger of Thirsty Thugs. RR executed Kye's teammate last turn, and the Darque Knights 
decided to make a strong statement that they do not condone such actions. Kye is now 
on his third consecutive turn as Duelmaster. Can he hold onto it for a fourth? Will 
some wily Challenger Champion dethrone him? I'm eager to see what happens next!

Our arena has its fair share of cautious challengers and careful avoiders. Darque 
Knights were the most avoided team this cycle. The team doing the most avoiding ? It 
was Rubber vs Glue, trying to stay clear of the Knights.  Roger, Rodger was the most 
challenged gladiator today. Roger, Rodger was on the receiving end of a bloodfeud last 
turn, too. I think he is feeling the arena's heat for his murderous ways!

In other vengeance news, Freya Bearmaw avenged her fallen teammate by demolishing 
Gamera in the feud. The Ogre Sprite looked dominant in taking down Psyde in a 1-
minute, one-sided affair. The bookies were expecting a few more minutes, considering 
the styles involved.  Rising star and Unchartered Recognition Leader, Emile, remained 
unbeaten, moving to a 4-0 record.

Two standouts from Rubber vs Glue, But What Am I and Boogerhead, fought their last 
this turn. Congratulations to them for making it out of Seam and into Lord Protector 
status. Meanwhile, we had another announcement this turn that Melanroh of Warlords 
will be receiving a title and land, earning his spot in the advanced games.

Okay, my sweets, that is all the news from Seam this turn! Until next time, stay sharp 
and stay courageous! I will see you in two weeks.

                                             Hugs and Curses,

                                             Sidara Brightbell

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KYE SMALLFOOT 1523           20  16  1 129         DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE OGRE SPRITE 403          17  12  0 118         WARLORDS (14)             
 MELANROH 402                 19  10  2  98         WARLORDS (14)             
 ROGER, RODGER 1538           17  12  2  91         THIRSTY THUGS (31)        

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE OGRE TROLL 434           13  10  0  90         WARLORDS (14)             
 RAT FINK 1549                13   5  0  87         RUBBER VS GLUE (90)       
 PSYDE 1553                   12   8  1  81         THIRSTY THUGS (31)        
 SWIPE LEFT 1520              19  14  0  80         PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)     
 SUNRISE VICTORY 390          14  17  0  74         WARLORDS (14)             
 SAU SAGE 1529                13  19  0  68         THIRSTY THUGS (31)        

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EMILE 1571                    4   0  0  56         FAR TRAVELERS (95)        
 DUO LINGO 1541               12  13  0  52         PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)     
 FREYA BEARMAW 1562            6   5  0  52         DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MIST SONG 866                 4   2  0  32         WARLORDS (14)             
 QUANG 1573                    3   1  0  31         FAR TRAVELERS (95)        
 GAMERA 1569                   3   1  1  29         FAR TRAVELERS (95)        

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MANKAR 1570                   3   1  0  23         FAR TRAVELERS (95)        
 SWEET TARIFFS 1558            4   7  0  22         PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)     
 TATTLETALE 1582               2   0  0  21         RUBBER VS GLUE (90)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MEDICAID CUTS 1577            4   2  0  16         PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)     
 BUG 1580                      1   2  0  16         RUBBER VS GLUE (90)       
 SYD FROSTFIRE 1574            3   5  0  14         DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)       
 HANS THE WOLF 1584            1   1  0  13         DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)       
 ENID RAVENSCAR 1585           1   0  0  11         DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)       
 NUOK TUFE 1579                1   1  0   4         FAR TRAVELERS (95)        
 ANIMAL CROSSING 1583          0   3  0   3         PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)     

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
KIXA OAKHEART 1560      6  4 0 DARQUE KNIGHTS 22    GAMERA 1569            266 JUST REVENGED
TOZ FIRESHIELD 1559     8  3 0 DARQUE KNIGHTS 22    ROGER, RODGER 1538     267 JUST REVENGED
OH MORRISSEY 1504      11 22 0 PANDEMIC BOREDOM 78  ROGER, RODGER 1538     264 REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

All day long at the arena I hear how great the Warlords are at this or how wonderful 
the Warlords did that!  Warlords, Warlords, Warlords! That's all I ever hear!  And now 
our glorious Spymistress Sidara is under their spell!  It made me so mad that I spent 
27 hours this weekend playing Animal Crossing (the game, not the warrior) and I was 
angrily chopping down trees on my island so that it looks like Easter Island and I'm 
sure all the citizens and animals will soon go extinct and only the houses will be 
left as mysterious remnants of a forgotten civilization.  There should be a bloodfeud 
for that! -- Pandemic Boredom

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

KYE SMALLFOOT devastated ROGER, RODGER in a 1 minute mismatched Bloodfeud Title fight.
FREYA BEARMAW demolished GAMERA in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud melee.
THE OGRE TROLL was defeated by BUT WHAT AM I in a 3 minute master's Challenge duel.
RAT FINK bested SUNRISE VICTORY in a popular 1 minute brutal Challenge fight.
SWIPE LEFT was viciously subdued by MELANROH in a 2 minute expert's Challenge brawl.
SWEET TARIFFS was beaten by MIST SONG in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Challenge brawl.
TATTLETALE handily defeated SYD FROSTFIRE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
BUG was viciously subdued by MANKAR in a 4 minute novice's Challenge duel.
THE OGRE SPRITE overpowered PSYDE in a 1 minute gruesome one-sided fight.
BOOGERHEAD overpowered SAU SAGE in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
EMILE viciously subdued TEENAGE HOODLUM in a exciting 1 minute amateur's conflict.
DUO LINGO viciously subdued QUANG in a 2 minute bloody mismatched bout.
MEDICAID CUTS defeated NUOK TUFE in a 2 minute duel.
ANIMAL CROSSING was overpowered by ENID RAVENSCAR in a 1 minute uneven struggle.
HANS THE WOLF handily defeated SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute mismatched bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         AIMED BLOW        13 -   5 -  0      72  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         PARRY-LUNGE        4 -   2 -  0      67  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         LUNGING ATTACK    24 -  13 -  0      65  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         TOTAL PARRY       25 -  16 -  0      61  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         PARRY-STRIKE       6 -   5 -  0      55  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         STRIKING ATTACK   13 -  11 -  2      54  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      9 -   9 -  0      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         WALL OF STEEL     12 -  12 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         SLASHING ATTACK   14 -  15 -  1      48  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         BASHING ATTACK     1 -   8 -  0      11  |

Turn 268 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-LUNGE        2 -  0     TOTAL PARRY        1 -  2         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  4         2  SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  TOTAL PARRY    
AIMED BLOW         2 -  2     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1                                       1  STRIKING ATTACK
                                                                1  AIMED BLOW     
                                                                1  PARRY-STRIKE   

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-RIPOSTE    KYE SMALLFOOT 1523         20  16  1  129 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
LUNGING ATTACK   THE OGRE SPRITE 403        17  12  0  118 WARLORDS (14)
PARRY-LUNGE      MELANROH 402               19  10  2   98 WARLORDS (14)
STRIKING ATTACK  ROGER, RODGER 1538         17  12  2   91 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
SLASHING ATTACK  THE OGRE TROLL 434         13  10  0   90 WARLORDS (14)
AIMED BLOW       RAT FINK 1549              13   5  0   87 RUBBER VS GLUE (90)
TOTAL PARRY      PSYDE 1553                 12   8  1   81 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is KYE SMALLFOOT 1523.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was BUG 1580.  The ten other most popular fighters were MELANROH 402, THE OGRE 
TROLL 434, MIST SONG 866, MANKAR 1570, EMILE 1571, DUO LINGO 1541, RAT FINK 1549, KYE 
SMALLFOOT 1523, FREYA BEARMAW 1562, and THE OGRE SPRITE 403.

The least popular fighter this week was ANIMAL CROSSING 1583.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were NUOK TUFE 1579, PSYDE 1553, SYD FROSTFIRE 1574, SWEET TARIFFS 
1558, GAMERA 1569, HANS THE WOLF 1584, QUANG 1573, SAU SAGE 1529, TATTLETALE 1582, 
and SWIPE LEFT 1520.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

MELANROH (20-402) WARLORDS (14)

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

BUT WHAT AM I (20-1383) RUBBER VS GLUE (90)
BOOGERHEAD (20-1468) RUBBER VS GLUE (90)

               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