DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/03/2025    Duedate: 03/01/2025

CHIMLEVTAL ARENA

DM 31    TURN 508

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BAKERS 7
2212 BOURBON ST (680)
(31-7257) [11-4-0,126]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BAKERS 7                       AMAZON BELLE
2212 BOURBON ST (680)          JUNGLE CRUISE 2 (681)
(31-7257) [11-4-0,126]         (31-7288) [2-2-1,54]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

HAOMARU                        YOMAZU
AVENGERS (146)                 BOOK OF THOMAS (652)
(31-7142) [15-27-1,78]         (31-7228) [2-1-0,36]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BOOK OF THOMAS (652)          50 
2. JUNGLE CRUISE 2 (681)         28    2212 BOURBON ST (680)
3. USEFUL WEAPONS (636)          27    Unchartered Team
4. MILITARY MAYHEM (89)          23 
5. 2212 BOURBON ST (680)         14    JUNGLE CRUISE 2 (681)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 2212 BOURBON ST (680)     11   6  0 64.7   1/ 1 WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378) 9  5 0
 2/ 2 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)     304 204 14 59.8   2/ 4 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)      7  0 0
 3/ 3 MILITARY MAYHEM (89)     455 354 30 56.2   3/ 2 THE OTHER ONES (404)      7  8 0
 4/ 4 WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378)469 399 19 54.0   4/ 3 ASSASSIN NATION (515)     6  6 0
 5/ 0 BUSHMASTERS (164)        198 172 13 53.5   5/ 5 MILITARY MAYHEM (89)      5  2 0
 6/ 5 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)    262 266 11 49.6   6/ 0 BOOK OF THOMAS (652)      3  1 0
 7/ 6 ASSASSIN NATION (515)    481 491 66 49.5   7/ 6*JUNGLE CRUISE 2 (681)     3  3 0
 8/ 7 AVENGERS (146)           597 663 44 47.4   8/ 7 2212 BOURBON ST (680)     2  1 0
 9/ 0 BOOK OF THOMAS (652)      59  70  6 45.7   9/ 9 AVENGERS (146)            2  3 0
10/ 8 THE OTHER ONES (404)     125 149 13 45.6  10/ 0 BUSHMASTERS (164)         1  4 0
11/ 9 BIRDS (647)               42  61  1 40.8  11/ 8 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)     1  7 0
12/10*JUNGLE CRUISE 2 (681)     11  16  2 40.7  12/10 BIRDS (647)               0  7 0
13/ 0*SHADOW LORDS (139)         0   1  0  0.0  13/ 0*SHADOW LORDS (139)        0  1 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

    While we are not a tourney arena and certainly not a tourney powerhouse, because 
of the heavy focus on tourneys within the dueling community, I always like to be able 
to report on how our arena did...  10 warriors hailing from Chimlevtal entered the 
tourney.  One in Contenders, one in ADM, two in Challengers, two in Initiates, and 
four in Apprentices.  All total, as an arena, we went 29-30.  Not very impressive at 
all, but at least we can know that against the very best warriors from all arenas, we 
hold our own.  Unfortunately, (or maybe fortunately for those who don't want to get TV 
challenged), we didn't have any warriors reach the runoffs.  The best showing was TIRE 
IRON of USEFUL WEAPONS, who went 6-3 in Apprentices.  Every warrior but one won at 
least one fight.  He knows who he is, so no need to call him out...
    RESENTMENT took a shot at the throne.  Obviously making the challenge, he was able 
to go in prepared as well as possible to beat an AB, but BAKERS 7 just did the AB 
thing and quickly took down RESENTMENT.  RESENTMENT was on the cusp of graduation, 
though, and just had to stay in the challenger champs to get the PP's needed to 
graduate.  Congrats to both BAKERS 7 (for the throne) and RESENTMENT (for surviving to 
win immortality).
    BOOK OF THOMAS and BUSHMASTERS both returned to the sands this turn.  The tourney-
focused BOOK OF THOMAS is likely prepping for next time and went 3-0 outside of the 
DA.  BUSHMASTERS had a rough return, going 1-3 outside the DA. And I will report that 
SHADOW LORDS appeared on the sands, but every once in a while, some clown finds old 
records and comes to the commission on fight day and has just enough info to let them 
pass into the sands with false credentials. I haven't heard which the case is this 
time, but I have my suspicions.
    And for those that enjoy such things, we have some undefeated streaks going! 
MISSISSIPPI QUEEN, TIRE IRON, and WRATH are 3-0, 5-0, and 3-0.  All three are near the 
top of the Challenger Initiates, so the first testing will likely be coming soon, but 
you can't get to a large undefeated start without winning those early fights!  And it 
doesn't matter how many stand ins you fight, either! Undefeated is undefeated!  Take 
them however you can get them!!!
    Once again, the awards were split across the arena.  As is often the case, 
maintaining that Current Top Team award is a challenge.  WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! easily 
held on to the award this time, but they'll need to work to keep it going into next 
turn.  Three wins on the turn was the most any team did.  USEFUL WEAPONS was also 3-0, 
but without the DA.
    My second favorite fight of the cycle was CHARYBDIS vs SEAGULL!  CHARYBDIS sent a 
challenge and these two walls of steel clashed for three minutes in a very good fight!  
I was sad to see the fight end, but with that much blood... That win put CHARYBDIS in 
the challenger champion class for the first time.
    In the typical stuff spies are supposed to report, 13 warriors sent 25 avoids. 
USEFUL WEAPONS was the most avoided team (with 5 avoids sent to them), but WHAMMO & 
THUDDA 4U!, THE OTHER ONES, and 2212 BOURBON ST each received 4 avoids. WHAMMO & 
THUDDA 4U! was the most avoiding team, sending 2 of the 5 to USEFUL WEAPONS.  No 
warrior was reported to me as being the most challenged, so I'll give that title to 
ERADICATE, who has started his career winless at 0-3.
    Finally, my favorite fight of the cycle!  LASAGNA lost number 3 in a row! That is 
4 of the last 5 fights in the loss column!  What more can a gal ask for!?  Oh, that's 
right.  Aim for the head!!!

      -- until next time, Belinda, signing off, who is very sad that the dead listings 
         will begin empty next turn (or maybe that is opportunity calling?)

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BAKERS 7 7257                11   4  0 126         2212 BOURBON ST (680)     

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WAND 7113                    15   4  0 120         USEFUL WEAPONS (636)      
 MAJOR SNAFU 7059             16   9  0  95         MILITARY MAYHEM (89)      
 RESENTMENT 7038              21  16  0  92         ASSASSIN NATION (515)     
 CHARYBDIS 7119               13  13  1  91         THE OTHER ONES (404)      

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DA ZAGAGNA 6672              22   7  0  88         WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378) 

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 POWERSLAVE 6724              21  12  1  82         WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378) 
 SEAGULL 6637                 17  28  1  82         BIRDS (647)               
 HAOMARU 7142                 15  27  1  78         AVENGERS (146)            

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FAIRY TAIL 7018              11   7  0  55         BOOK OF THOMAS (652)      
 DEPRAVITY 7208                6   5  1  55         THE OTHER ONES (404)      
 AMAZON BELLE 7288             2   2  1  54         JUNGLE CRUISE 2 (681)     
 NILE PRINCESS 7274            5   4  0  53         JUNGLE CRUISE 2 (681)     
 CAPTAIN HOOK 7241             3   1  0  47         MILITARY MAYHEM (89)      
 CAPTAIN MARVEL 7173           6   4  1  43         MILITARY MAYHEM (89)      
 WARDO BARD 5276              10   5  1  40         BUSHMASTERS (164)         
 CUTTHROAT 7204                6   4  2  40         THE OTHER ONES (404)      
 BATROC! 7309                  3   1  0  40         WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378) 
 YOMAZU 7228                   2   1  0  36         BOOK OF THOMAS (652)      
 BROKEN GLASS 7224             4   9  0  35         BASH BROS OCEAN (627)     

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AZUMA 7229                    2   1  1  32         BOOK OF THOMAS (652)      
 ULEK 5471                     5   6  0  31         BUSHMASTERS (164)         
 MISSISSIPPI QUEEN 7293        3   0  0  29         JUNGLE CRUISE 2 (681)     
 TIRE IRON 7297                5   0  0  28         USEFUL WEAPONS (636)      
 WRATH 7316                    3   0  0  28         ASSASSIN NATION (515)     
 COPPERHEAD 5846               3   2  0  27         BUSHMASTERS (164)         
 BERAGO 5702                   7   3  0  24         BUSHMASTERS (164)         

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KELP 7301                     2   2  0  21         BASH BROS OCEAN (627)     
 BLOODTHIRST 7291              4   4  0  20         THE OTHER ONES (404)      
-BRAWLER 7308                  3   1  0  19         WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378) 
-BASEBALL BAT 7298             2   1  0  17         USEFUL WEAPONS (636)      
 FORTY WINKS 7222              2   3  0  17         THE OTHER ONES (404)      
 TAKE UP ARMS 7323             1   0  0  14         ASSASSIN NATION (515)     
 GANGES GAL 7285               1   4  1  12         JUNGLE CRUISE 2 (681)     
 CRUTCH 7317                   1   0  0  11         USEFUL WEAPONS (636)      
-SPARROW 7310                  1   2  0   5         BIRDS (647)               
 ERADICATE 7315                0   3  0   3         ASSASSIN NATION (515)     
 GALIOTH 1017                  0   1  0   1         SHADOW LORDS (139)        

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
SWIFT DEMISE 7290       4  2 2 ASSASSIN NATION 515  AMAZON BELLE 7288      504 NONE
RIVER WILD 7206         1  3 0 BOOK OF THOMAS 652   BLACK ORC              508 NONE
DRUGO 5849              2  2 1 BUSHMASTERS 164      ARENAMASTER LEVT       508 NONE
COLORADO CALA 7287      0  1 0 JUNGLE CRUISE 2 681  LIGHTBRINGER           508 NONE
DA1 7324                0  1 0 WHAMMO & THUDDA  378 BANDIT PRINCE          508 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Mr. Assur and Belinda, out of character, I must say, that was one fine and well-done 
spy report (T507). Kudos. -- Smithy (forced to compliment by his Consortium 
associates)

Da Zagagna, is that all you've got? -- Wand

Sparrow, you came flying by, and I swiped a double down the left field line. Life is 
sweet! -- Baseball Bat (not from a West Coast Team)

Just to make Belinda and Co. happy, (And, boy do I keep her happy!) I send Tire Iron 
to the FTF. I expect little from Tire Iron, but lots (wink) from Belinda. -- Smithy

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

RIVER WILD was butchered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DRUGO was butchered by ARENAMASTER LEVTANI in a exciting 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
DA1 was murdered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 2 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
COLORADO CALA was butchered by LIGHTBRINGER in a 1 minute Dark Arena contest.
RESENTMENT was overpowered by BAKERS 7 in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge Title fight.
CHARYBDIS slimly won victory over SEAGULL in a 3 minute gory expert's Challenge brawl.
MAJOR SNAFU slimly won victory over POWERSLAVE in a 14 minute Challenge match.
BATROC! overcame BROKEN GLASS in a action packed 1 minute Challenge melee.
WAND viciously subdued DA ZAGAGNA in a action packed 3 minute gruesome veteran's duel.
HAOMARU overpowered NILE PRINCESS in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
CAPTAIN MARVEL was overcome by FAIRY TAIL in a 2 minute gory bout.
WARDO BARD was subdued by CAPTAIN HOOK in a 3 minute match.
ULEK was devastated by DEPRAVITY in a exciting 1 minute brutal mismatched conflict.
CUTTHROAT was devastated by AMAZON BELLE in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
BLOODTHIRST was handily defeated by AZUMA in a 1 minute uneven fight.
TIRE IRON defeated CULT MEMBER in a 5 minute struggle.
YOMAZU viciously subdued BERAGO in a exciting 9 minute bloody fray.
FORTY WINKS was viciously subdued by MISSISSIPPI QUEEN in a popular 2 minute brawl.
KELP demolished GANGES GAL in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
COPPERHEAD overpowered GALIOTH in a 1 minute bloody mismatched fight.
ERADICATE was devastated by CRUTCH in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
WRATH vanquished MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided match.
TAKE UP ARMS handily defeated MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute bloody uneven duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   7         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   0 -  0     100  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  6         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  6         LUNGING ATTACK    14 -  12 -  1      54  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         TOTAL PARRY       19 -  17 -  1      53  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         STRIKING ATTACK   33 -  32 -  2      51  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         AIMED BLOW        20 -  20 -  1      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         WALL OF STEEL     19 -  24 -  0      44  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         SLASHING ATTACK   15 -  19 -  2      44  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         BASHING ATTACK     8 -  16 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   2 -  0       0  |

Turn 508 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        1 -  0     TOTAL PARRY        2 -  3         4  WALL OF STEEL  
PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  4         2  AIMED BLOW     
STRIKING ATTACK    5 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     2 -  5         2  TOTAL PARRY    
AIMED BLOW         3 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  4         1  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                                                                1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       BAKERS 7 7257              11   4  0  126 2212 BOURBON ST (680)
TOTAL PARRY      MAJOR SNAFU 7059           16   9  0   95 MILITARY MAYHEM (89)
WALL OF STEEL    RESENTMENT 7038            21  16  0   92 ASSASSIN NATION (515)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    FAIRY TAIL 7018            11   7  0   55 BOOK OF THOMAS (652)
SLASHING ATTACK  DEPRAVITY 7208              6   5  1   55 THE OTHER ONES (404)
STRIKING ATTACK  NILE PRINCESS 7274          5   4  0   53 JUNGLE CRUISE 2 (681)
BASHING ATTACK   CAPTAIN MARVEL 7173         6   4  1   43 MILITARY MAYHEM (89)
LUNGING ATTACK   BATROC! 7309                3   1  0   40 WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
The overall popularity leader is HAOMARU 7142.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was YOMAZU 7228.  The ten other most popular fighters were WAND 7113, MISSISSIPPI 
QUEEN 7293, SEAGULL 6637, WARDO BARD 5276, CHARYBDIS 7119, BATROC! 7309, DEPRAVITY 
7208, BAKERS 7 7257, BROKEN GLASS 7224, and CAPTAIN HOOK 7241.

The least popular fighter this week was MAJOR SNAFU 7059.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were POWERSLAVE 6724, BERAGO 5702, TIRE IRON 7297, ERADICATE 7315, 
GALIOTH 1017, GANGES GAL 7285, BLOODTHIRST 7291, CUTTHROAT 7204, NILE PRINCESS 7274, 
and DA ZAGAGNA 6672.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

RESENTMENT (31-7038) ASSASSIN NATION (515)