DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/19/2025    Duedate: 10/02/2025

NOBLISH ISLAND ARENA

DM 93    TURN 696

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

OVERDO
BASH BROS PROJECT (1960)
(93-11483) [6-3-0,66]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ATAVISTA                       OVERDO
TROUBLEMAKERS (1958)           BASH BROS PROJECT (1960)
(93-11465) [6-4-0,49]          (93-11483) [6-3-0,66]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

ATAVISTA                       ARCH
TROUBLEMAKERS (1958)           SKYLINE (1962)
(93-11465) [6-4-0,49]          (93-11503) [2-1-0,16]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

SKYLINE (1962)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BASH BROS PROJECT (1960)      31 
2. SKYLINE (1962)                27    TROUBLEMAKERS (1958)
3. TROUBLEMAKERS (1958)          12    Unchartered Team

                                       SKYLINE (1962)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2*SKYLINE (1962)            13   2  1 86.7   1/ 1*SKYLINE (1962)           13  2 1
 2/ 3*BASH BROS PROJECT (1960)  26  16  0 61.9   2/ 2 TROUBLEMAKERS (1958)      5  5 1
 3- 4*JJKIER (1935)              8  16  0 33.3   3/ 4*BASH BROS PROJECT (1960)  5  5 0
 4/ 5 TROUBLEMAKERS (1958)      15  35  1 30.0   4- 5*JJKIER (1935)             2  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 NOBLISH ISLAND!  Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed 
for your deeds.  And let's see, IRON MCGINTY fought BORING and gained 17 points and 
contributed to TROUBLEMAKERS' 2-3-1.  BARBELA BLOODSTONE has lost to MOUNTAIN, 
falling 6 points, while helping make TROUBLEMAKERS a 2-3-1 turn.  Defending his title 
for another turn, OVERDO kept NOBLISH ISLAND's warrior, VENEMOUS CONCUBINE, from 
claiming the throne.  Tell me, is nothing sacred?  I have heard from unimpeachable 
sources that The Swinging Aardvark uses trolls in their stew.  Talk about gristle!   
     The crowd's roar, the smell of iron and leather, mixed with sweat, what more 
could a warrior ask of life?  Well, besides that.  I also notice that the BASH BROS 
PROJECT stable was the most avoided team this turn.  Come on NOBLISH ISLAND, what are 
you afraid of?  And guess who avoided BASH BROS PROJECT stable the most?  Believe it 
or not, it was SKYLINE.  Anyone surprised?  Well, sports fans, take notice that 
UNFINISHED from BASH BROS PROJECT was NOBLISH ISLAND's most challenged warrior this 
turn.  TREE of SKYLINE had better have a good reason for challenging down 12 points 
in a challenge which it won.  I thought TREE showed great skill and promise when it 
defeated UNFINISHED.  All right, so I slept through it!  Big deal!   
     A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once.  Wise men know this to 
be true.  We'd like to remind certain teams not to rob the graves of their enemies.  
You know who you are; and it's considered rude.   
     Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe.  Dare 
to fight bravely.  It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet again, keep your 
swords sharp and your hammers heavy.  Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to 
paper-- Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OVERDO 11483                  6   3  0  66         BASH BROS PROJECT (1960)  

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ATAVISTA 11465                6   4  0  49         TROUBLEMAKERS (1958)      
 MOUNTAIN 11502                3   0  0  36         SKYLINE (1962)            

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 IRON MCGINTY 11489            3   4  1  33         TROUBLEMAKERS (1958)      
 HARD WORK 11484               6   3  0  32         BASH BROS PROJECT (1960)  
-SHIELDER 11336                4   3  0  32         JJKIER (1935)             
 CUMULO NIMBUS 11506           3   0  1  30         SKYLINE (1962)            
 SKYSCRAPER 11505              2   1  0  27         SKYLINE (1962)            
 SCOPE CREEP 11487             7   2  0  26         BASH BROS PROJECT (1960)  

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BATTLESHIP KATE 11490         2   5  0  20         TROUBLEMAKERS (1958)      
 BARBELA BLOODSTONE 11467      3   7  0  18         TROUBLEMAKERS (1958)      
 ARCH 11503                    2   1  0  16         SKYLINE (1962)            
 TREE 11504                    3   0  0  15         SKYLINE (1962)            
-BLOWER 11334                  2   5  0  11         JJKIER (1935)             
-RIPOSTER 11335                1   1  0   9         JJKIER (1935)             
 AFNORD FORGETHIM 11501        0   4  0   4         TROUBLEMAKERS (1958)      
 UNFINISHED 11508              0   2  0   2         BASH BROS PROJECT (1960)  

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
PERSISTANT BEGGA        0  0 0                      CUMULO NIMBUS 11506    696 NONE
BORING 11485            4  4 0 BASH BROS PROJE 1960 IRON MCGINTY 11489     696  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

My! Another fine turn for my Skyline. I predict a come-down 2-3 for the next one. What 
will Assur do? What will everyone do? Meanwhile, I shall watch some arena college and 
pro gladiating football! -- Explorer

They say I have to write down some advice. So, the way to beat me in combat is to get 
me really, really drunk. Bring a large bottle of Horglur Rugroh's Green Whiskey and, 
bowing low, hold it out to me as you enter the arena. I'll let you know when it's time 
to fight. -- Atavista, DM, a troublemaker

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

TREE bested UNFINISHED in a 2 minute amateur's Challenge fight.
OVERDO vanquished VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute uneven Title battle.
ATAVISTA subdued SKYSCRAPER in a 1 minute expert vs. amateur fight.
HARD WORK bested BATTLESHIP KATE in a 3 minute fight.
MOUNTAIN overpowered BARBELA BLOODSTONE in a 1 minute mismatched match.
SCOPE CREEP bested OSKSI NOBLE in a 4 minute duel.
BORING was assassinated by IRON MCGINTY in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
AFNORD FORGETHIM was viciously subdued by ARCH in a 2 minute novice's competition.
CUMULO NIMBUS slaughtered PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 1 minute uneven duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         TOTAL PARRY       18 -   5 -  0      78  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         WALL OF STEEL      8 -   4 -  1      67  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         STRIKING ATTACK   20 -  11 -  2      65  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         SLASHING ATTACK   12 -   7 -  1      63  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         LUNGING ATTACK    16 -  11 -  0      59  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   7 -  0      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         BASHING ATTACK    12 -  16 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-LUNGE        4 -   6 -  0      40  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         PARRY-STRIKE       5 -   9 -  0      36  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         AIMED BLOW         3 -   7 -  0      30  |

Turn 696 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   OVERDO 11483                6   3  0   66 BASH BROS PROJECT (1960)
BASHING ATTACK   MOUNTAIN 11502              3   0  0   36 SKYLINE (1962)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is ATAVISTA 11465.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was ARCH 11503.  The ten other most popular fighters were UNFINISHED 11508, HARD WORK 
11484, TREE 11504, OVERDO 11483, ATAVISTA 11465, MOUNTAIN 11502, BATTLESHIP KATE 
11490, SCOPE CREEP 11487, IRON MCGINTY 11489, and AFNORD FORGETHIM 11501.

The least popular fighter this week was BORING 11485.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BARBELA BLOODSTONE 11467, SKYSCRAPER 11505, CUMULO NIMBUS 11506, AFNORD 
FORGETHIM 11501, IRON MCGINTY 11489, SCOPE CREEP 11487, BATTLESHIP KATE 11490, 
MOUNTAIN 11502, ATAVISTA 11465, and OVERDO 11483.

               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