DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/04/2024    Duedate: 09/17/2024

SUNSET ARENA

DM 21    TURN 1009

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

THE WELLERMAN
SEA SHANTIES (718)
(21-9835) [15-7-1,117]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

THE WELLERMAN                  FLASH
SEA SHANTIES (718)             THE ALLIANCE (723)
(21-9835) [15-7-1,117]         (21-9980) [2-2-0,29]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

RONIN-RAT                      TAIPAN
RAT PAK (388)                  REPTILE RAMPAGE (135)
(21-4236) [19-13-0,91]         (21-9862) [11-7-0,66]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

NOMADIC TRIBE (160)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. GRIM FANDANGO (454)           32 
2. PHILTHBALLS (554)             29    NOMADIC TRIBE (160)
3. THE ALLIANCE (723)            22    Unchartered Team
4. REPTILE RAMPAGE (135)         22 
5. THE OOZE ZONE (169)           18    TEABAG@HOME 24.2 (724)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*TEABAG@HOME 24.2 (724)     1   0  0 100.   1/ 2 NOMADIC TRIBE (160)      10  5 1
 2/ 1 NOMADIC TRIBE (160)      1190 960 44 55.3   2/ 3 BIG LAKE TERROR (654)     9  6 1
 3/ 2 LEGEND KILLERS (722)      25  22  1 53.2   3/ 5 REPTILE RAMPAGE (135)     7  5 0
 4/ 3 REPTILE RAMPAGE (135)     96  85  4 53.0   4/ 1 BEN'S BAZAAR (577)        7  8 0
 5/ 4 GRIM FANDANGO (454)      1490 1357 67 52.3   5/ 4 SEA SHANTIES (718)        6  4 0
 6/ 5 RAT PAK (388)             52  49  0 51.5   6/ 8 GRIM FANDANGO (454)       6  9 1
 7/ 7 BIG LAKE TERROR (654)    603 581 40 50.9   7/ 7 THE OOZE ZONE (169)       5  5 0
 8/ 6 SEA SHANTIES (718)        55  53  3 50.9   8/10 PHILTHBALLS (554)         5  5 0
 9/ 8 BEN'S BAZAAR (577)       919 1012 47 47.6   9/ 6 LEGEND KILLERS (722)      5  6 1
10/ 9 PHILTHBALLS (554)        524 622 34 45.7  10/11*THE ALLIANCE (723)        5  7 0
11/10 THE OOZE ZONE (169)      111 144  7 43.5  11/ 9 RAT PAK (388)             4  2 0
12/11 THE WHOVIANS (691)       198 296 17 40.1  12/12 THE WHOVIANS (691)        3 11 1
13/12*THE ALLIANCE (723)         5  12  0 29.4  13/ 0*TEABAG@HOME 24.2 (724)    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.

     Never thought I'd be a Duelmaster, yet here I am. The sad sack of the Rat Pak 
team. LOL Not much to say today. I'm not up to throwing insults around and I don't 
want you guys getting big heads with compliments. So short and sweet. Til next turn.

                                          -- Shogun-Rat -- Sunset Duelmaster

                                      SPY REPORT

     It's me, The Unknown Spymaster, back to give you this week's Spy Report.  Sit 
back in your seats and we'll have more fun than a barrel of Zontanis.  We now have a 
new top team for all of you guys to dogpile on.  NOMADIC TRIBE now holds the crown 
and they are betting they can keep it.  Hey everybody, watch out for POND SCUM, who 
flew up 21 points in the rankings after mashing RHUKK like a melon.  Keep your eye on 
this guy.  Ya know, some days it doesn't pay to walk out on the sands.  RHUKK was 
beat by POND SCUM and drops 19 points.  Well here's a duelmaster that doesn't sit 
back and say 'Challenge me'!  SHOGUN-RAT made a challenge against MAXIMUM EL VATO 
this week.  It's a proud day for the BEN'S BAZAAR stable, as their warrior, MAXIMUM 
EL VATO, ascended the Duelmaster's throne.  Advice to bashers--never force anything, 
just get a bigger halberd!   
     Here is other news that is of note.  Here's a song for you:  Who's afraid of the 
big, bad PHILTHBALLS?  Big bad PHILTHBALLS.  Big bad PHILTHBALLS.  SUNSET's afraid of 
the big bad PHILTHBALLS.  Tra la la la la!  Okay, so I may not be funny, but catch 
SEA SHANTIES' act in the arena.  Those acrobats seem to be fairly deft at running 
from PHILTHBALLS.  And who is this RHUKK you ask, with 29 points and a 6-5-0 record.  
Ooh, the tales I could tell!  In a touching display by a 'touched' warrior, MANNIN 
BLAK went after DARK OPTION, who was higher by 24 points.  Well, when the dust 
settled, MANNIN BLAK won victory over DARK OPTION.   
     Death is kind of like a new puppy:  he's always around wanting to play.  (Ha 
Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?).  We might as well mark the passing of ZAZ 
WICKEDTWIST, who was relatively new to the arena at 4-2-1.  Probably killed before 
its first shave.  In the 'Oops, What Have I Done?' category, SWORD'SCREAM was mashed 
by ARYAGATOR, who let SWORD'SCREAM know that killing members of PHILTHBALLS is a 
no-no.  Here's some advice:  warriors with little wit and will may encounter problems 
on the trail to the Isle.   
     Well, there's the manager of the SUNSET giving me the 'cut' sign (or is that 
'They're going to strangle you in the alley?).  Well, there goes another Spy Report.  
Good luck in next week's fights.  Hasta la bye-bye.  (Loud choruses of 'Beat it, ya 
bum!')-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE WELLERMAN 9835           15   7  1 117         SEA SHANTIES (718)        

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DARK RUMOR 9866              14  12  0  98         BIG LAKE TERROR (654)     
 RANDOR 9871                  12   7  3  93         PHILTHBALLS (554)         
 RONIN-RAT 4236               19  13  0  91         RAT PAK (388)             

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHOGUN-RAT 4365              17  12  0  90         RAT PAK (388)             
 MANIC MARVIN 9847            14  11  0  87         PHILTHBALLS (554)         
 DARK LAUGH 9864              17  10  2  82         BIG LAKE TERROR (654)     
 NELSON 9836                  11  11  1  81         SEA SHANTIES (718)        
 FLYING DUTCHMAN 9838         12  10  0  80         SEA SHANTIES (718)        
 FORKED TONGUE 9833           13  18  1  77         REPTILE RAMPAGE (135)     
 MANNIN BLAK 9902             12   7  0  77         GRIM FANDANGO (454)       
 ARYAGATOR 9806               17  17  0  76         PHILTHBALLS (554)         
 LITTLE FANG 7035             14  12  0  68         GRIM FANDANGO (454)       

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TAIPAN 9862                  11   7  0  66         REPTILE RAMPAGE (135)     

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DARK OPTION 9903             10  10  0  66         BIG LAKE TERROR (654)     
 JAGARFESS 9829               13  17  1  64         THE WHOVIANS (691)        
 UNCHAINABLE 9929             10   4  0  63         BEN'S BAZAAR (577)        
 HOLDEN MCBAGGS 9853          17   7  0  62         PHILTHBALLS (554)         
 STERLING SAVANT 9951          6   1  0  61         NOMADIC TRIBE (160)       
-LERG 9923                     8   2  0  59         LEGEND KILLERS (722)      

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LASZLO 9919                   7   6  0  53         THE WHOVIANS (691)        
 POND SCUM 9939                5   4  0  50         THE OOZE ZONE (169)       
 SPECKLED GECKO 9914           4   0  0  49         REPTILE RAMPAGE (135)     
 DARK EMPATHY 9958             6   1  1  46         BIG LAKE TERROR (654)     
-NARDOLE 9905                  9   6  0  39         THE WHOVIANS (691)        
 PHLEM 9938                    6   3  0  36         THE OOZE ZONE (169)       
 DARK NOTICE 9913              8   9  0  35         BIG LAKE TERROR (654)     

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BARV 9922                     6   5  1  33         LEGEND KILLERS (722)      
 BAMBOOZLER 9941               7   5  1  31         BEN'S BAZAAR (577)        
 SAMMY SLICK 9934              4   7  0  30         THE OOZE ZONE (169)       
 RHUKK 9925                    6   5  0  29         LEGEND KILLERS (722)      
 FLASH 9980                    2   2  0  29         THE ALLIANCE (723)        
 BRIER BLACKMOON 9960          5   1  0  26         NOMADIC TRIBE (160)       
 AJANTI DAGGER 9984            3   1  0  26         BEN'S BAZAAR (577)        
 PINK SLIME 9933               4   6  0  25         THE OOZE ZONE (169)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SWORD'SCREAM 9971             4   2  1  22         GRIM FANDANGO (454)       
 GRAZ GREENBLADE 9956          4   3  0  21         NOMADIC TRIBE (160)       
 MAUI'S GIRL 9955              4   3  0  20         SEA SHANTIES (718)        
 BEAST WHISPERER 9946          4   5  0  17         NOMADIC TRIBE (160)       
 UNLAWFULAWFUL 9965            2   5  0  17         GRIM FANDANGO (454)       
 DRUNKEN SAILOR 9957           3   4  0  16         SEA SHANTIES (718)        
 LEFTY MCGRIM 9985             2   2  0  10         GRIM FANDANGO (454)       
 BOOGIE HOWSER 9992            1   0  0  10         TEABAG@HOME 24.2 (724)    
 CHATKA-TOR 9982               1   3  0   6         THE ALLIANCE (723)        
 OBNOXIOUSENAMUN 9983          1   3  0   6         BEN'S BAZAAR (577)        
 THALIA 9994                   1   1  0   6         THE ALLIANCE (723)        
 ADAMANTIA 9996                1   1  0   5         THE ALLIANCE (723)        
 SYAN 9977                     0   5  0   5         LEGEND KILLERS (722)      
 DAVROS 9997                   0   2  0   2         THE WHOVIANS (691)        
 WALLY-GATOR 9999              0   1  0   1         PHILTHBALLS (554)         

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CAPTURED ORC            0  0 0                      DARK EMPATHY 9958     1009 NONE
ZAZ WICKEDTWIST 9961    4  2 1 NOMADIC TRIBE 160    BARV 9922             1009  
PETER-PHILLIP 9972      1  3 0 PHILTHBALLS 554      SWORD'SCREAM 9971     1007 JUST REVENGED
FROGGER 10000           0  1 0 REPTILE RAMPAGE 135  SHEWISH GIANT         1009 NONE
DA5 10001               0  1 0 THE ALLIANCE 723     BANDIT PRINCE         1009 NONE
MARGE ARIN 9940         1  8 0 THE OOZE ZONE 169    SHEWISH GIANT         1009 NONE
OSIRIAN 9947            3  6 1 THE WHOVIANS 691     BLACK ORC             1009 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Nardole -- I can see why you thought that challenge was a good idea.  Luckily you have 
a doctor to help you afterwards. -- Sterling Savant

Marge Arin -- That is some nasty ooze.  Well, messy when mixed with all that sand 
anyway.  If you want to make that record of yours even messier, try challenging again 
-- your teams seems to like challenging the Tribe. -- Beast Whisperer

Pond Scum -- More slime.  That was close.  We will probably have a chance to do that 
again. -- Graz

Obnoxious -- Getting challenged and getting a win is hardly obnoxious. -- Brier

Thalia -- Given that name I kind of expected you to have first strike.  Not so much. 
-- Zaz

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

OSIRIAN was dealt death by BLACK ORC in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
MARGE ARIN was slaughtered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
FROGGER was murdered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DA5 was viciously butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 3 minute bloody Dark Arena brawl.
ARYAGATOR overpowered SWORD'SCREAM in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud fight.
SHOGUN-RAT was devastated by MAXIMUM EL VATO in a 1 minute uneven Challenge brawl.
RONIN-RAT savagely defeated NELSON in a 3 minute bloody veteran's Challenge struggle.
MANIC MARVIN handily defeated UNCHAINABLE in a 3 minute uneven Challenge fight.
MANNIN BLAK won victory over DARK OPTION in a 1 minute expert's Challenge duel.
PHLEM was vanquished by STERLING SAVANT in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
TAIPAN defeated HOLDEN MCBAGGS in a popular 3 minute expert's Challenge match.
POND SCUM overpowered RHUKK in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge match.
MAUI'S GIRL was bested by BAMBOOZLER in a 1 minute Challenge conflict.
PINK SLIME was devastated by LASZLO in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge battle.
OBNOXIOUSENAMUN was devastated by BRIER BLACKMOON in a 1 minute Challenge bout.
CHATKA-TOR was overcome by DRUNKEN SAILOR in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
FLASH vanquished BEAST WHISPERER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge bout.
THALIA unbelievably bested DAVROS in a 3 minute bloody amateur's Challenge bout.
LEFTY MCGRIM bested SYAN in a 2 minute novice's Challenge fight.
DARK RUMOR subdued FLYING DUTCHMAN in a 3 minute veteran's bout.
THE WELLERMAN overpowered FORKED TONGUE in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
JAGARFESS was overpowered by RANDOR in a exciting 1 minute gory uneven fight.
DARK LAUGH overcame VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 2 minute expert's duel.
LITTLE FANG devastated DARK NOTICE in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
DARK EMPATHY savagely slew CAPTURED ORC in a 2 minute gruesome fight.
SPECKLED GECKO overpowered AJANTI DAGGER in a 1 minute uneven fight.
GRAZ GREENBLADE defeated ADAMANTIA in a 1 minute bout.
ZAZ WICKEDTWIST was murdered by BARV in a 2 minute gruesome one-sided melee.
UNLAWFULAWFUL was handily defeated by SAMMY SLICK in a 1 minute uneven bout.
WALLY-GATOR was overpowered by BOOGIE HOWSER in a 1 minute uneven competition.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  11         PARRY-LUNGE       20 -   9 -  0      69  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  8         LUNGING ATTACK    59 -  47 -  1      56  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  8         AIMED BLOW        31 -  29 -  0      52  |
|AIMED BLOW                       7         SLASHING ATTACK   38 -  38 -  2      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      6         WALL OF STEEL     24 -  25 -  0      49  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         STRIKING ATTACK   38 -  40 -  4      49  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         TOTAL PARRY       24 -  29 -  1      45  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -  13 -  0      28  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         BASHING ATTACK     7 -  20 -  0      26  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   7 -  0      22  |

Turn 1009 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        3 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  5         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      4 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  2         3  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     6 -  5     TOTAL PARRY        2 -  4         2  WALL OF STEEL  
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1     AIMED BLOW         2 -  5         2  AIMED BLOW     
SLASHING ATTACK    4 -  4     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         1  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   THE WELLERMAN 9835         15   7  1  117 SEA SHANTIES (718)
WALL OF STEEL    DARK RUMOR 9866            14  12  0   98 BIG LAKE TERROR (654)
STRIKING ATTACK  RANDOR 9871                12   7  3   93 PHILTHBALLS (554)
SLASHING ATTACK  SHOGUN-RAT 4365            17  12  0   90 RAT PAK (388)
AIMED BLOW       MANIC MARVIN 9847          14  11  0   87 PHILTHBALLS (554)
PARRY-LUNGE      LITTLE FANG 7035           14  12  0   68 GRIM FANDANGO (454)
TOTAL PARRY      UNCHAINABLE 9929           10   4  0   63 BEN'S BAZAAR (577)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is RONIN-RAT 4236.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was TAIPAN 9862.  The ten other most popular fighters were NELSON 9836, MANIC MARVIN 
9847, DARK LAUGH 9864, DARK EMPATHY 9958, RONIN-RAT 4236, CHATKA-TOR 9982, FLASH 
9980, DAVROS 9997, DARK RUMOR 9866, and FLYING DUTCHMAN 9838.

The least popular fighter this week was WALLY-GATOR 9999.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were UNLAWFULAWFUL 9965, AJANTI DAGGER 9984, DARK NOTICE 9913, 
JAGARFESS 9829, FORKED TONGUE 9833, SYAN 9977, BEAST WHISPERER 9946, OBNOXIOUSENAMUN 
9983, PINK SLIME 9933, and HOLDEN MCBAGGS 9853.

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

MAXIMUM EL VATO (21-9873) BEN'S BAZAAR (577)