DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/23/2025    Duedate: 02/19/2025

DRAGONHEAD ARENA

DM 72    TURN 414

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

FLICKERING
BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021)
(72-8048) [38-0-0,162]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

FLICKERING                     JOE PINEAPPLES
BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021)        TIN MEN (1720)
(72-8048) [38-0-0,162]         (72-12422) [4-4-0,57]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

DIRTY                          DAMAGED
BASH BROS JACKET (1157)        BB GARAGE DOOR (1562)
(72-8908) [24-15-1,95]         (72-11500) [3-0-0,36]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BASH BROS COMMUTER (744)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BASH BROS COMMUTER (744)      26 
2. BASH BROS GOLFER (968)        15    BASH BROS CANDY (806)
3. BASH BROS CLOTHES II (1762)   12    Unchartered Team
4. BB HARDWOOD FLOOR (1607)      12 
5. SPACE ACTION 99 (418)         10    BB GARAGE DOOR (1562)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*ABC (1719)                 3   0  0 100.   1/ 2 BASH BROS COMMUTER (744)  9  0 1
 2- 3*BASH BROS AMAZON (1432)    2   0  0 100.   2/ 7 BASH BROS STAR TRE (1473) 9  3 0
 3- 4*BASH BROS NEWSPAPE (1502)  2   0  0 100.   3/ 1 BASH BROS CLOTHES  (1762) 8  1 0
 4- 5*SWORD RIVERS (1260)        1   0  0 100.   4/ 4 BASH BROS CANDY (806)     6  0 0
 5- 6*BASH BROS ELECTION (1460)  1   0  0 100.   5/ 3 BASH BROS FISHERMAN (976) 5  0 0
 6- 7 BASH BROS MIRROR (1002)   26   6  1 81.3   6/ 6 BB HARDWOOD FLOOR (1607)  5  1 0
 7/ 8 BASH BROS CANDY (806)     50  12  1 80.6   7/19 BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021)   4  0 0
 8/ 2*BB GARAGE DOOR (1562)      4   1  0 80.0   8/13*BB GARAGE DOOR (1562)     4  1 0
 9/10 BASH BROS CHAIR (1020)    41  12  3 77.4   9/ 5 DISARM (954)              4  2 0
10/12 BB HARDWOOD FLOOR (1607)  43  13  0 76.8  10/10 BASH BROS CHAIR (1020)    3  0 0
11/11 BASH BROS FISHERMAN (976)105  32  2 76.6  11/16 BASH BROS PHOTO (889)     3  0 0
12/13 BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021)   96  30  1 76.2  12/ 9 WOMEN OF CHATZY (1726)    3  3 0
13/ 9 BASH BROS HAT (1553)      24   8  1 75.0  13/ 8 BB CONSTRUCTION (1763)    2  0 0
14/14 BB CONSTRUCTION (1763)    38  14  0 73.1  14-14 BASH BROS MIRROR (1002)   2  0 0
15/15 BASH BROS COMMUTER (744)  33  13  1 71.7  15-17*BASH BROS AMAZON (1432)   2  0 0
16/16 BASH BROS GOLFER (968)    66  32  3 67.3  16-18*BASH BROS NEWSPAPE (1502) 2  0 0
17/19 BASH BROS PHOTO (889)     18   9  0 66.7  17/20 BASH BROS GOLFER (968)    2  1 0
18-17*BB CELL PHONE (1658)       2   1  0 66.7  18/21 BASH BROS JACKET (1157)   2  1 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19/23 PLATINUM HORDE (1718)      9   5  0 64.3  19/11 GIANTS & GOLEMS II (1378) 2  1 0
20/21 BASH BROS JACKET (1157)   38  22  2 63.3  20/12 BASH BROS HAT (1553)      2  1 0
21/22 BASH BROS STAR TRE (1473) 43  25  1 63.2  21-22*BB CELL PHONE (1658)      2  1 0
22/20 DISARM (954)              66  39  1 62.9  22-26*ABC (1719)                1  0 0
23-24 BASH BROS SEX (1336)      41  26  0 61.2  23-23*SWORD RIVERS (1260)       1  0 0
24/28 BASH BROS CLOTHES  (1762) 54  46  1 54.0  24-15 BASH BROS SEX (1336)      1  0 0
25/26 SPACE ACTION 99 (418)    122 105 11 53.7  25-25*BASH BROS ELECTION (1460) 1  0 0
26/27 GIANTS & GOLEMS II (1378)  8   8  0 50.0  26/36 SPACE ACTION 99 (418)     1  1 0
27/25*TIN MEN (1720)             4   4  0 50.0  27/29 GIANTS & GOLEMS (1375)    1  2 0
28/31 WOMEN OF CHATZY (1726)     9  12  0 42.9  28/28 GIANTS & GOLEMS VI (1384) 1  2 0
29/29 GIANTS & GOLEMS IV (1380)  6   8  1 42.9  29/34 PLATINUM HORDE (1718)     1  2 0
30/30 GIANTS & GOLEMS VI (1384)  6   8  0 42.9  30/33 GIANTS & GOLEMS IX (1570) 0  3 0
31-32 GIANTS & GOLEMS V (1381)   5   7  0 41.7  31/32 GIANTS & GOLEMS VI (1382) 0  3 0
32/34 GIANTS & GOLEMS IX (1570) 13  23  2 36.1  32/35*TIN MEN (1720)            0  3 0
33/33 GIANTS & GOLEMS VI (1382)  5   9  2 35.7  33/30 GIANTS & GOLEMS II (1379) 0  3 0
34/35 GIANTS & GOLEMS (1375)     5   9  0 35.7  34/31 GIANTS & GOLEMS IV (1380) 0  3 0
35/36 GIANTS & GOLEMS II (1379)  3  11  1 21.4  35-27 GIANTS & GOLEMS V (1381)  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

     Hail and well met warriors of DRAGONHEAD!  Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp 
Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari.  Former top team BASH BROS CLOTHES II 
was unseated this week as BASH BROS COMMUTER moved up from 2nd ranking to take the 
top spot with a 3-0-0 record for the round.  The proverbial rising comet can only 
hope to compare with BASH BROS LIGHTS' team record!  A 2-0-0 week and now a firm 
grasp on a 7th place ranking.  There were bitter words at BASH BROS SEX's guildhouse 
after a 0-0-0 showing this week which dropped the stable into 24th.  Dark Arena 
anyone?  Did only my eyes note the 3-1-0 record which BASH BROS STAR TREK managed to 
post this round?  I don't doubt that such a record will draw challengers!  BEYOND 
SLOW caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested 
VETERAN MERCENARY and was awarded 15 points in recognition.  In one of the week's 
more notable duels, VENEMOUS CONCUBINE put down LOOSE FIT, causing him to lose 37 
points of recognition in the process.  Due to his absence and inability to defend the 
throne, DRUNK has lost the title of Duelmaster.  This time victory fell to the grasp 
of the usurper.  All hail FLICKERING, Duelmaster of DRAGONHEAD!  Informants "close" 
to the city champion have told me that he never fights without pantyhose on beneath 
his armor.  Watch out!   
     I have been in deep conclave with my spies who watched all that has recently 
transpired.  Indeed there is much I would report.  I saw one fighter that warriors 
avoided when this week's challenge seeking began.  WOMEN OF CHATZY is feared.  This 
much I can say.  Methinks more than a few here could name the guild it was that spent 
the better part of last week avoiding WOMEN OF CHATZY.  Indeed it was BASH BROS 
CANDY.   
     What warrior does not hone his years, impatiently waiting for the moment of his 
foe's mortality?  Fate is a fickle mistress.  She showers the miserable with fortune 
but sets enemies against the victorious.  Remember this!   
     If it were not for my skills as a spy I would have been mugged three times 
already in DRAGONHEAD.  Nice atmosphere you have here!  Sadly warriors, now longer 
can I keep thy company nor savor the ale of thy fine city.  Depart I must and soon!  
Till next we meet remember:  a fool flies into a rage quickly and often.  The wise 
are angered by the same thing only once.  Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FLICKERING 8048              38   0  0 162         BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021)   

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CRACKED 7951                 21   3  1 131         BASH BROS MIRROR (1002)   
 NONSTANDARD 8051             27  11  1 120         BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021)   
 SUPERSTITIONS 11741          11   0  0 119         BASH BROS FISHERMAN (976) 
 MINE 7702                    23  13  0 115         DISARM (954)              

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 QUARGOL-SEVEN 12411           9   5  0 113         PLATINUM HORDE (1718)     
 WEATHER DELAY 12671          12   0  0 111         BB CONSTRUCTION (1763)    
 TOO HARD 9642                21   7  2 105         BASH BROS CHAIR (1020)    
 SUGAR LOW 6930               19   5  1 104         BASH BROS CANDY (806)     
 SLOWINFASTLANE 6611          10   4  0 103         BASH BROS COMMUTER (744)  
 RED SHIRTS 10899             12   5  0  96         BASH BROS STAR TREK (1473)
 DIRTY 8908                   24  15  1  95         BASH BROS JACKET (1157)   
 FAKE SMILE 7352               9   2  0  93         BASH BROS PHOTO (889)     
 WRINKLED 12667               14   8  0  91         BASH BROS CLOTHES I (1762)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OUT OF STYLE 12669           12   9  0  84         BASH BROS CLOTHES I (1762)
 BOMB 7701                    18  18  0  83         DISARM (954)              
 LOOSE FIT 11453              22   4  1  81         BASH BROS HAT (1553)      
 TWSS 12453                    5   3  0  81         WOMEN OF CHATZY (1726)    
 BEYOND SLOW 7771             17  12  0  75         BASH BROS GOLFER (968)    
 ALL HUMANOIDS 10902          12   5  1  74         BASH BROS STAR TREK (1473)
 SLIPPERY 12462                8   1  0  73         BB HARDWOOD FLOOR (1607)  

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SOLOCARPOOL 6612             10   4  0  66         BASH BROS COMMUTER (744)  
 THE GREAT EVIL 8797           6   0  0  66         BASH BROS CANDY (806)     
 JOE PINEAPPLES 12422          4   4  0  57         TIN MEN (1720)            

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TAILGATING 6613              10   4  1  55         BASH BROS COMMUTER (744)  
 FADED 12662                   4   0  0  54         BASH BROS CLOTHES I (1762)
 OTT SOUNDS 10898              8   9  0  52         BASH BROS STAR TREK (1473)
 NETHER GIANT 10386            7   8  0  51         GIANTS & GOLEMS II (1378) 
 SAND GIANT 11539              9  16  1  44         GIANTS & GOLEMS IX (1570) 
-FEDEX LADY 12456              3   1  0  44         WOMEN OF CHATZY (1726)    
 VULCAN FEELINGS 10901        11   6  0  39         BASH BROS STAR TREK (1473)
 DAMAGED 11500                 3   0  0  36         BB GARAGE DOOR (1562)     

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STONE GIANT 10412             6   8  0  31         GIANTS & GOLEMS VII (1384)
 MEADOW GIANT 10403            5   9  2  31         GIANTS & GOLEMS VI (1382) 
 VALLEY GIANT 10366            5   9  0  30         GIANTS & GOLEMS (1375)    
-APHRODITE VON BOO 12416       3   0  0  30         ABC (1719)                
 MARBLE GIANT 10392            6   8  1  27         GIANTS & GOLEMS IV (1380) 

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-INK 11144                     2   0  0  23         BASH BROS NEWSPAPER (1502)
 TUNDRA GIANT 10388            3  11  1  21         GIANTS & GOLEMS III (1379)
-TALL TEXAN 12470              1   2  0  21         WOMEN OF CHATZY (1726)    
-HIDDEN CHARGES 12102          1   0  0  20         BB CELL PHONE (1658)      
 SENSOR 11497                  1   1  0  18         BB GARAGE DOOR (1562)     
 SKULMO 12474                  2   2  0  15         SPACE ACTION 99 (418)     
-NO SERVICE 12103              1   0  0  15         BB CELL PHONE (1658)      
-POSUMAS 9514                  1   0  0  15         SWORD RIVERS (1260)       
-KNOCK OFFS 10691              1   0  0  15         BASH BROS AMAZON (1432)   
-RETAIL KILLER 10689           1   0  0   9         BASH BROS AMAZON (1432)   
-DELEGATE COUNTING 10831       1   0  0   9         BASH BROS ELECTION (1460) 
-SANGRY 12557                  0   1  0   7         WOMEN OF CHATZY (1726)    
-STOLEN 12106                  0   1  0   5         BB CELL PHONE (1658)      

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
MARSH GIANT 10398       5  7 0 GIANTS & GOLEMS 1381 TAILGATING 6613        412  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

WEATHER DELAY devastated VETERAN MERCENARY in a 2 minute gruesome mismatched fight.
SUGAR LOW demolished CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a popular 1 minute one-sided melee.
MINE devastated KHALHUMS DWARF in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
QUARGOL-SEVEN overpowered BOMB in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gruesome mismatched match.
SUPERSTITIONS overpowered VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
LOOSE FIT was handily defeated by VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
FLICKERING outwaited VETERAN MERCENARY in a slow 8 minute uneven Title duel.
RED SHIRTS won victory over M. CHARDINEE in a popular 2 minute duel.
TOO HARD savagely defeated VETERAN MERCENARY in a action packed 3 minute gory match.
NONSTANDARD overpowered VETERAN MERCENARY in a 2 minute bloody one-sided match.
DIRTY viciously subdued VETERAN MERCENARY in a exciting 2 minute one-sided contest.
ALL HUMANOIDS was beaten by KUNG-FU MASTER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute conflict.
WRINKLED savagely defeated KUNG-FU MASTER in a crowd pleasing 3 minute one-sided duel.
TWSS was handily defeated by SLOWINFASTLANE in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
FAKE SMILE devastated JOE PINEAPPLES in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
OUT OF STYLE demolished CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
SLIPPERY beat M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute fight.
NETHER GIANT was handily defeated by SOLOCARPOOL in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
THE GREAT EVIL overpowered SAND GIANT in a 1 minute uneven fight.
BEYOND SLOW savagely defeated VETERAN MERCENARY in a action packed 5 minute bout.
FADED viciously subdued STONE GIANT in a popular 1 minute brutal contest.
TAILGATING savagely defeated MEADOW GIANT in a action packed 2 minute brutal fight.
OTT SOUNDS narrowly defeated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 2 minute gory duel.
VULCAN FEELINGS defeated MARBLE GIANT in a action packed 1 minute brutal match.
DAMAGED viciously subdued TUNDRA GIANT in a popular 3 minute gruesome fray.
VALLEY GIANT luckily beat SENSOR in a action packed 1 minute competition.
SKULMO overpowered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                  16         WALL OF STEEL     15 -   2 -  0      88  |
|AIMED BLOW                       7         PARRY-LUNGE       21 -   5 -  2      81  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         STRIKING ATTACK   25 -   9 -  2      74  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         AIMED BLOW        67 -  32 -  0      68  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         TOTAL PARRY       24 -  12 -  1      67  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         BASHING ATTACK   102 -  57 -  0      64  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         LUNGING ATTACK    35 -  27 -  1      56  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   9 -  1      44  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         SLASHING ATTACK    7 -  11 -  0      39  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 414 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     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         5  BASHING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         2  TOTAL PARRY    
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
AIMED BLOW         5 -  2                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    
BASHING ATTACK    10 -  6                                       1  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1     
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      FLICKERING 8048            38   0  0  162 BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021)
AIMED BLOW       SUPERSTITIONS 11741        11   0  0  119 BASH BROS FISHERMAN (976)
BASHING ATTACK   QUARGOL-SEVEN 12411         9   5  0  113 PLATINUM HORDE (1718)
PARRY-LUNGE      TOO HARD 9642              21   7  2  105 BASH BROS CHAIR (1020)
STRIKING ATTACK  SLOWINFASTLANE 6611        10   4  0  103 BASH BROS COMMUTER (744)
LUNGING ATTACK   TAILGATING 6613            10   4  1   55 BASH BROS COMMUTER (744)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is DIRTY 8908.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
DAMAGED 11500.  The ten other most popular fighters were TAILGATING 6613, RED SHIRTS 
10899, TOO HARD 9642, DIRTY 8908, WEATHER DELAY 12671, SUGAR LOW 6930, QUARGOL-SEVEN 
12411, NONSTANDARD 8051, OTT SOUNDS 10898, and VULCAN FEELINGS 10901.

The least popular fighter this week was FLICKERING 8048.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were SAND GIANT 11539, NETHER GIANT 10386, JOE PINEAPPLES 12422, SKULMO 
12474, MEADOW GIANT 10403, STONE GIANT 10412, FAKE SMILE 7352, TWSS 12453, LOOSE FIT 
11453, and BOMB 7701.

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

DRUNK (72-7812) BASH BROS FISHERMAN