DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/31/2025    Duedate: 02/27/2025

MORYA ARENA

DM 28    TURN 510

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

STURDEVANT
DODGE BULLETS (126)
(28-5828) [21-33-1,98]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

STURDEVANT                     DESDEMONA
DODGE BULLETS (126)            FAR TRAVELERS (607)
(28-5828) [21-33-1,98]         (28-6023) [5-2-0,52]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

STURDEVANT                     STURDEVANT
DODGE BULLETS (126)            DODGE BULLETS (126)
(28-5828) [21-33-1,98]         (28-5828) [21-33-1,98]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BIG LAKE PURE (568)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. FAR TRAVELERS (607)           38 
2. BIG LAKE PURE (568)           33    PAPER TIGERS 520.4 (605)
3. OF WOLF AND MAN (558)         33    Unchartered Team
4. DODGE BULLETS (126)           1  
5. BOOK OF THOMAS (584)          -6    FAR TRAVELERS (607)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 PAPER TIGERS 520.4 (605)  13   8  0 61.9   1/ 1 BIG LAKE PURE (568)      10  5 0
 2- 2*YAMA BUSHI (32)            7   6  1 53.8   2/ 2 DODGE BULLETS (126)       8  7 0
 3/ 3 BIG LAKE PURE (568)      345 315 31 52.3   3- 3*YAMA BUSHI (32)           2  0 0
 4- 4 OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)   383 372 25 50.7   4/ 0 BOOK OF THOMAS (584)      2  2 0
 5/ 0 BOOK OF THOMAS (584)      95  93  9 50.5   5/ 4 PAPER TIGERS 520.4 (605)  2  2 0
 6/ 5 DODGE BULLETS (126)      695 763 19 47.7   6/ 0 OF WOLF AND MAN (558)     2  3 0
 7/ 0 OF WOLF AND MAN (558)     29  35  0 45.3   7/ 6*FAR TRAVELERS (607)       2  5 0
 8/ 6*FAR TRAVELERS (607)       10  13  0 43.5   8- 5 OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)    0  5 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of 
MORYA brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too.  Gee, I'm impressed, a 4-1-0 is nice, 
but don't get cocky, DODGE BULLETS, the Fates teach humility, and the Fates are 
proud.  Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see CRATOS RAMIRO win a fight and 
gain 24 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, CRATOS RAMIRO beat UNIBROW and UNIBROW lost 16 
points.  You're breakin' my heart.  RABID YUPPIE Dark Arena Challenged SLAUGHTER 
PRIEST for MORYA's Title this turn, and guess what happened?  The crowds were amazed 
this turn, as SLAUGHTER PRIEST killed the Duelmaster, RABID YUPPIE, leaving PAPER 
TIGERS 520.4 in mourning.  This incredible death has allowed, I might add, STURDEVANT 
from DODGE BULLETS to ascend to the throne of Duelmaster, and I hear DARK ARENA is 
not happy.  Salty's Chowder House, humph!  I've tasted better ale at mortuaries.  
Where do they get this stuff?  From MORYA's trash dumps?   
     My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start 
talking.' I loved that woman.  MEI BLOSSOM was challenged more times this turn than 
the Duelmaster.  Now was the DM insulted or feared?  Heh, heh.  I guess I can give a 
little credit to PURITY ROSE of BIG LAKE PURE for challenging up by 23 to BIG BOY.  
PURITY ROSE won to get 77 points of recognition.   
     Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals.  I volunteer for MORYA's 
morgue.  More variety.  Honor is like a chainmail shirt, it only shines through use.  
Certain nameless cowards will doubtless rebuke me on this one.   
     What does the MORYA arena have in common with the inns?  It's just as 
comfortable to sleep in either place.  Ha ha ha ha!  Phlllt!  Just had to do that 
before I leave the fine city of MORYA.  I feel much better now.  I see the crowds are 
getting restless, I must leave now-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STURDEVANT 5828              21  33  1  98         DODGE BULLETS (126)       

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JOTUN ARNE 5997              13   6  0  87         DODGE BULLETS (126)       
 PURITY ROSE 5971             14  15  0  77         BIG LAKE PURE (568)       
 FENNINGTONMOORE 5929         16  18  0  76         BIG LAKE PURE (568)       
 GINGER EVANS 5972            19  10  0  67         DODGE BULLETS (126)       

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SONNY ROOF 5898               7   3  0  66         OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)    
 BIG BOY 5957                 16  15  0  65         DODGE BULLETS (126)       
 WEEP NO MORE 5926            10  25  0  58         DODGE BULLETS (126)       
 KUBOTA 5886                   8   7  0  57         BOOK OF THOMAS (584)      

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MURZIO KORST 5157             6   7  0  52         OF WOLF AND MAN (558)     
 DESDEMONA 6023                5   2  0  52         FAR TRAVELERS (607)       
 CRATOS RAMIRO 5110            7   6  0  50         OF WOLF AND MAN (558)     
 GHOST OF MORYA 5996           8  11  0  47         BIG LAKE PURE (568)       
 CANTA THE SHARK 5111          4   9  0  44         OF WOLF AND MAN (558)     
-JI GAL GIRL 6048              4   0  1  41         YAMA BUSHI (32)           
 UNIBROW 5802                  7   3  0  40         BOOK OF THOMAS (584)      
-MANNY FOLD 5873               8  13  1  39         OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)    
 FLIEGL 5994                   4   1  0  38         BOOK OF THOMAS (584)      
 PEHM TEHLNI 6045              4   2  1  36         BIG LAKE PURE (568)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VALTRA 5995                   3   0  0  32         BOOK OF THOMAS (584)      
 RYTON THORNBEAR 6031          7   3  0  29         BIG LAKE PURE (568)       
 MEI BLOSSOM 6022              3   2  0  29         FAR TRAVELERS (607)       
 RENARD DA KOVA 5114           4   9  0  27         OF WOLF AND MAN (558)     

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ANNE DJINN 6035               2   1  2  19         OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)    
 TEMUJIN 6063                  1   0  0  14         FAR TRAVELERS (607)       
-LUCY NUTT 6050                1   2  0  11         OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)    
 GALL NAN 5579                 1   0  0  11         OF WOLF AND MAN (558)     
 KAMAKURA 6028                 0   1  0   7         FAR TRAVELERS (607)       

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
SHOSHANNA 6064          0  1 0 FAR TRAVELERS 607    DARK CHAMPION          510 NONE
RABID YUPPIE 6005      13  2 0 PAPER TIGERS 520 605 SLAUGHTER PRIEST       510 NONE
KAMI KAZY 6049          1  1 0 YAMA BUSHI 32        ANNE DJINN 6035        507 REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

RABID YUPPIE was dealt death by SLAUGHTER PRIEST in a 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
SHOSHANNA was narrowly killed by DARK CHAMPION in a 4 minute Dark Arena melee.
FENNINGTONMOORE was viciously subdued by STURDEVANT in a 5 minute Challenge brawl.
PURITY ROSE savagely defeated BIG BOY in a 4 minute master's Challenge competition.
PEHM TEHLNI defeated MEI BLOSSOM in a exciting 1 minute Challenge struggle.
JOTUN ARNE unbelievably bested M. CHARDINEE in a 3 minute competition.
GINGER EVANS defeated MURZIO KORST in a 2 minute melee.
DESDEMONA slimly won victory over FLIEGL in a action packed 5 minute gruesome duel.
CANTA THE SHARK was defeated by KUBOTA in a 2 minute duel.
UNIBROW was viciously subdued by CRATOS RAMIRO in a 6 minute gory fight.
WEEP NO MORE narrowly defeated GHOST OF MORYA in a 3 minute gory melee.
RENARD DA KOVA was defeated by VALTRA in a 1 minute match.
RYTON THORNBEAR demolished PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
KAMAKURA was devastated by GALL NAN in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
TEMUJIN devastated CONVICTED THIEF in a 2 minute mismatched bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         PARRY-LUNGE       12 -   6 -  2      67  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         AIMED BLOW        19 -  10 -  1      66  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         WALL OF STEEL     24 -  24 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         TOTAL PARRY       13 -  14 -  0      48  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         STRIKING ATTACK   10 -  11 -  0      48  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         SLASHING ATTACK   16 -  22 -  2      42  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         LUNGING ATTACK     5 -   8 -  1      38  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   2 -  0      33  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         BASHING ATTACK     8 -  18 -  0      31  |

Turn 510 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     AIMED BLOW         0 -  4         3  WALL OF STEEL  
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  1         2  TOTAL PARRY    
WALL OF STEEL      4 -  1                                       2  PARRY-LUNGE    
PARRY-LUNGE        2 -  1                                       1  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  2                                       1  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   JOTUN ARNE 5997            13   6  0   87 DODGE BULLETS (126)
WALL OF STEEL    GINGER EVANS 5972          19  10  0   67 DODGE BULLETS (126)
STRIKING ATTACK  BIG BOY 5957               16  15  0   65 DODGE BULLETS (126)
SLASHING ATTACK  KUBOTA 5886                 8   7  0   57 BOOK OF THOMAS (584)
PARRY-LUNGE      DESDEMONA 6023              5   2  0   52 FAR TRAVELERS (607)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    CRATOS RAMIRO 5110          7   6  0   50 OF WOLF AND MAN (558)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       FLIEGL 5994                 4   1  0   38 BOOK OF THOMAS (584)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is STURDEVANT 5828.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was STURDEVANT 5828.  The ten other most popular fighters were DESDEMONA 6023, 
SHOSHANNA 6064, FLIEGL 5994, PURITY ROSE 5971, BIG BOY 5957, KUBOTA 5886, UNIBROW 
5802, CRATOS RAMIRO 5110, WEEP NO MORE 5926, and PEHM TEHLNI 6045.

The least popular fighter this week was KAMAKURA 6028.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were FENNINGTONMOORE 5929, RYTON THORNBEAR 6031, VALTRA 5995, RENARD DA KOVA 
5114, MEI BLOSSOM 6022, CANTA THE SHARK 5111, GINGER EVANS 5972, TEMUJIN 6063, GALL 
NAN 5579, and GHOST OF MORYA 5996.

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

RABID YUPPIE (28-6005) PAPER TIGERS 520.4 (605)