DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/02/2025    Duedate: 09/15/2025

BONSUR ARENA

DM 7    TURN 1050

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BLITZ BISCUIT
ODD SQUAD (407)
(7-7410) [9-1-1,115]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BLITZ BISCUIT                  TEMPUS
ODD SQUAD (407)                FACE OF CHAOS (672)
(7-7410) [9-1-1,115]           (7-7560) [2-0-0,29]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

STAR                           CATACLYSM
REAVERS (392)                  SENTINELS (122)
(7-7254) [26-19-1,109]         (7-7518) [3-8-0,17]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

REAVERS (392)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SENTINELS (122)               45 
2. ODD SQUAD (407)               31    ERRATA! (651)
3. RISE OF CHAOS (667)           25    Unchartered Team
4. ESPANA (538)                  17 
5. REAVERS (392)                 14    FACE OF CHAOS (672)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*FACE OF CHAOS (672)        3   0  0 100.   1/ 1 REAVERS (392)            10  5 0
 2/ 2 ERRATA! (651)              7   5  0 58.3   2/ 3 ODD SQUAD (407)           8  5 0
 3/ 0 SENTINELS (122)          870 626 41 58.2   3/ 5*RISE OF CHAOS (667)       7  8 0
 4/ 0 PHILANTHROPISTS2 (188)   461 376 29 55.1   4/ 2 CHAOS KIDS (480)          6  8 0
 5- 4 HOWLIN SNIPES (621)       22  18  0 55.0   5/ 0 SENTINELS (122)           4  1 1
 6/ 5 ESPANA (538)             119 103 14 53.6   6/ 8*FACE OF CHAOS (672)       3  0 0
 7/ 7 ODD SQUAD (407)          233 210 10 52.6   7- 6 BUNION SQUAD (167)        3  3 0
 8- 6 BUNION SQUAD (167)       180 164  9 52.3   8/10 BEACH BABES (309)         2  1 0
 9/ 8 REAVERS (392)            410 411 35 49.9   9/ 9 ERRATA! (651)             2  1 0
10/13*RISE OF CHAOS (667)        7   8  0 46.7  10/12 CRAZY CO-WORKERS (664)    2  9 0
11/10 CHAOS KIDS (480)          91 115  9 44.2  11/ 0 PHILANTHROPISTS2 (188)    1  0 0
12/ 9 CRAZY CO-WORKERS (664)    43  55  5 43.9  12/11 ESPANA (538)              1  3 0
13-11 DETROIT BLUES (647)       81 107  5 43.1  13- 7 DETROIT BLUES (647)       0  5 0
14/12 BEACH BABES (309)        1306 1818 37 41.8  14-13 HOWLIN SNIPES (621)       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

     It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters.  Look on my work, ye mighty, 
and despair!  Those betting on DETROIT BLUES lost their shirt, as DETROIT BLUES lost 
their fighting abilities:  0-0-0.  Say what you will about blind luck and dirty 
fighting, but ODD SQUAD will tell you 233-210-10 is nothing to laugh at...  SENTINELS 
had cause to celebrate, after DAWN SQUIRE got 18 points by beating MATT.  Win some, 
lose some.  Speaking of which, TEMPUS was winsome, after beating CRYSTAL and seeing 
her lose 6 points.  BLITZ BISCUIT successfully staved off a grab for the roses by 
MOHONCITO of ESPANA.  Does BONSUR have no one talented enough to dethrone him?  So 
who's the team that's been walking into taverns last week and ordering milk?  Sounds 
like a PR stunt to me.   
     So much to report, so little time!  Like a horde of jackals fleeing from the 
lion, so did the "warriors" in BONSUR avoid REAVERS.  Like a pup with its tail 
between its legs, ESPANA scurried away from REAVERS.  Oh, the shame!  Is it charming 
personality?  Conversational abilities?  Good oral hygiene?  Whatever it is, NICOLE 
is the most challenged warrior.   
     Like the wind whispering among the pines, do hearest I many disquieting rumors.  
Ask not for whom the sword slashes; it slashes for thee.   
     Do not think spyreporting in BONSUR is the highlight of my life.  As the seasons 
change, and the creatures of the wild change also, so do I feel a yearning to leave 
this place.  BONSUR, I leave you now.  The Duelmaster has agreed to foot my bill at 
The Welcome Wench.  'Til next time-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLITZ BISCUIT 7410            9   1  1 115         ODD SQUAD (407)           

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STAR 7254                    26  19  1 109         REAVERS (392)             
 MOHONCITO 5722               26  23  3 104         ESPANA (538)              
 SHAN SUNGUARD 7359           13   5  0 103         SENTINELS (122)           
 SHINE 7255                   23  22  1 102         REAVERS (392)             
 NICOLE 7448                  10  14  1  93         CRAZY CO-WORKERS (664)    

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-JACK WHITE 7302              16  16  1  90         DETROIT BLUES (647)       
-ALBERTA ADAMS 7250           20  19  1  84         DETROIT BLUES (647)       
 VIEJO VERDE 5724             20  19  3  82         ESPANA (538)              
 DUENDE 7375                  15  12  0  82         ESPANA (538)              
 MIGHTY NED 7423              13  16  1  82         CHAOS KIDS (480)          
-CHUU 7279                     7   4  0  80         ERRATA! (651)             

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DAWN SQUIRE 7522              8   3  1  64         SENTINELS (122)           
-DISCO BISCUIT 7415            6   2  0  63         ODD SQUAD (407)           
 MATT 7446                     9  15  2  62         CRAZY CO-WORKERS (664)    

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 QUIETUS 7542                  7   4  0  55         REAVERS (392)             
-ONE STRING SAM 7347           8   9  0  51         DETROIT BLUES (647)       
 SAND WARBEN 7523              9   5  0  40         BEACH BABES (309)         
-YOUR FACE 7501                4   1  0  40         BUNION SQUAD (167)        
 RUSTY HINGE 7543              7   3  0  34         CHAOS KIDS (480)          

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-GIOVANNA 7500                 5   1  0  32         BUNION SQUAD (167)        
 THE LADY 7511                 5  12  0  29         REAVERS (392)             
 TEMPUS 7560                   2   0  0  29         FACE OF CHAOS (672)       
-ROXANE 7565                   1   0  0  29         FACE OF CHAOS (672)       
 GRUMBLE TUMBLE 7524           1   3  0  28         ODD SQUAD (407)           

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-THORNETTA DAVIS 7373          4   4  0  22         DETROIT BLUES (647)       
 WORLDS COLLIDING 7569         2   0  0  21         RISE OF CHAOS (667)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SCALPITERAI 7541              4   8  0  20         REAVERS (392)             
-ECCENTRIC ECHOES 7554         2   0  0  20         ODD SQUAD (407)           
 FLAMENCA 7552                 2   2  1  18         ESPANA (538)              
 BITTY BRUISER 7535            1   2  0  18         ODD SQUAD (407)           
 CATACLYSM 7518                3   8  0  17         SENTINELS (122)           
 CLEAVING SONG 7558            2   0  0  16         SENTINELS (122)           
 JAZMO 7024                    1   0  0  14         PHILANTHROPISTS2 (188)    
 TEUTONIC TERROR 7481          2   1  0  13         RISE OF CHAOS (667)       
 ANALOG MAN 7570               1   1  0  13         RISE OF CHAOS (667)       
 CRYSTAL 7559                  2   1  0  11         CHAOS KIDS (480)          
 KOOLAID 7571                  2   0  0  10         RISE OF CHAOS (667)       
 BONE DANCER 7556              1   2  0   9         CHAOS KIDS (480)          
 EQUINOX 7576                  1   0  1   8         SENTINELS (122)           
 MAX 7537                      0   2  0   6         CRAZY CO-WORKERS (664)    
 TYLER 7538                    0   2  0   6         CRAZY CO-WORKERS (664)    
-BABY BOY WARREN 7429          0   2  0   2         DETROIT BLUES (647)       
 LUKE 7566                     0   1  0   1         CRAZY CO-WORKERS (664)    
 NOVA 7575                     0   1  0   1         CHAOS KIDS (480)          

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
TOMMY 7445             11 10 0 CRAZY CO-WORKERS 664 TEVEZ 6379            1047  
18 7280                 0  1 0 ERRATA! 651          STONE GOLEM           1050 NONE
NO SHELTER 7483         0  3 0 RISE OF CHAOS 667    EQUINOX 7576          1050  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

The summer sun is fading which should provide the Sentinels with more time to get 
their strats in to the commission on time.  

How many arenas can say they have the same number of plungers and pikers as aimers?  
That might be more impressive if the number weren't one.  

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

18 was dealt death by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
VIEJO VERDE was viciously subdued by NICOLE in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge duel.
TEMPUS overpowered CRYSTAL in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
FLAMENCA devastated BONE DANCER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
BLITZ BISCUIT savagely defeated MOHONCITO in a 1 minute master's Title competition.
SHINE devastated VETERAN MERCENARY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched match.
STAR defeated DUENDE in a action packed 1 minute expert's melee.
SHAN SUNGUARD vanquished MIGHTY NED in a action packed 1 minute one-sided duel.
MATT was vanquished by DAWN SQUIRE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
THE LADY was beaten by SAND WARBEN in a popular 1 minute gory melee.
QUIETUS demolished AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute bloody mismatched match.
RUSTY HINGE devastated CATACLYSM in a crowd pleasing 3 minute one-sided battle.
TEUTONIC TERROR was overpowered by GRUMBLE TUMBLE in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
BITTY BRUISER vanquished MAX in a action packed 1 minute mismatched bout.
SCALPITERAI was viciously subdued by WORLDS COLLIDING in a 1 minute bout.
TYLER was overpowered by JAZMO in a 1 minute one-sided match.
NO SHELTER was killed by EQUINOX in a 2 minute novice's match.
CLEAVING SONG handily defeated NOVA in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
ANALOG MAN overpowered CONDEMNED PIRATE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
KOOLAID subdued LUKE in a action packed 1 minute beginner's bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   9         LUNGING ATTACK    29 -  18 -  1      62  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         STRIKING ATTACK   41 -  26 -  2      61  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         SLASHING ATTACK   12 -  10 -  0      55  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         TOTAL PARRY       27 -  23 -  1      54  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         PARRY-LUNGE       10 -  10 -  0      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         BASHING ATTACK    16 -  20 -  1      44  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         AIMED BLOW         8 -  12 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   7 -  0      36  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         WALL OF STEEL      7 -  14 -  2      33  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -  15 -  0      29  |

Turn 1050 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  BLITZ BISCUIT 7410          9   1  1  115 ODD SQUAD (407)
TOTAL PARRY      STAR 7254                  26  19  1  109 REAVERS (392)
AIMED BLOW       MOHONCITO 5722             26  23  3  104 ESPANA (538)
PARRY-LUNGE      VIEJO VERDE 5724           20  19  3   82 ESPANA (538)
SLASHING ATTACK  DUENDE 7375                15  12  0   82 ESPANA (538)
BASHING ATTACK   DAWN SQUIRE 7522            8   3  1   64 SENTINELS (122)
LUNGING ATTACK   QUIETUS 7542                7   4  0   55 REAVERS (392)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is STAR 7254.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
CATACLYSM 7518.  The ten other most popular fighters were NICOLE 7448, BLITZ BISCUIT 
7410, 18 7280, STAR 7254, SAND WARBEN 7523, GRUMBLE TUMBLE 7524, WORLDS COLLIDING 
7569, TEMPUS 7560, SHINE 7255, and DUENDE 7375.

The least popular fighter this week was NOVA 7575.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were TYLER 7538, SCALPITERAI 7541, TEUTONIC TERROR 7481, MATT 7446, BONE 
DANCER 7556, CRYSTAL 7559, ANALOG MAN 7570, CLEAVING SONG 7558, NO SHELTER 7483, and 
MAX 7537.