DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/06/2025    Duedate: 05/19/2025

ZUKAL ARENA

DM 9    TURN 1032

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

HIS NIBS
WILD CARDS (603)
(9-6557) [7-7-1,111]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

HIS NIBS                       JOSALYN
WILD CARDS (603)               WRATHMEN KOGO (577)
(9-6557) [7-7-1,111]           (9-6306) [7-1-0,85]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

THE ZONK                       CHIHUAHUA FLOYD
NEON FENCERS 2 (606)           PET SHOP FLOYD (459)
(9-6594) [14-12-1,59]          (9-6630) [8-6-2,51]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

NEON FENCERS 2 (606)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. ERRATA (595)                  29 
2. NEON FENCERS 2 (606)          20    ERRATA (595)
3. PET SHOP FLOYD (459)          14    Unchartered Team
4. WRATHMEN KOGO (577)           13 
5. DEVIATION (523)               12    WRATHMEN KOGO (577)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*WRATHMEN KOGO (577)        7   1  0 87.5   1/ 1 NEON FENCERS 2 (606)     10  4 1
 2/ 0 ERRATA (595)              13   5  0 72.2   2/ 3 DEVIATION (523)           7  7 1
 3/ 2 PET SHOP FLOYD (459)     374 270 20 58.1   3/ 4 WILD CARDS (603)          5  5 0
 4- 3 QUEEN (522)              541 414 26 56.6   4/ 2 PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      4  8 1
 5- 4 ORDER OF FOG (594)         9   8  0 52.9   5- 5 ORDER OF FOG (594)        2  0 0
 6/ 6 DEVIATION (523)           59  56  3 51.3   6/ 0 ERRATA (595)              2  0 0
 7/ 5 WILD CARDS (603)          28  28  3 50.0   7/ 0*WRATHMEN KOGO (577)       1  0 0
 8/ 7 NEON FENCERS 2 (606)      56  64  2 46.7   8- 7 QUEEN (522)               1  1 0
 9/ 8 BLUE MOON (381)          1340 1677 41 44.4   9/ 8 BLUE MOON (381)           0  3 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Welcome ZUKAL.  I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well.  Many the fights have I 
fought here.  The celebrations, the disappointments...  What's with CHIHUAHUA FLOYD?  
He actually beat WILD CARDS' SMALL BLIND, and walked away with 21 more points from 
the fight.  Laughs were big at PET SHOP FLOYD while they watched CHIHUAHUA FLOYD 
clobber SMALL BLIND.  He lost 15 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the 
stands.  Har har har!  Did SHADOW DANCER wimp out, or just get lazy?  Anyway, he's 
not Duelmaster anymore.  I'm sure ZUKAL is excited about HIS NIBS, the new Duelmaster 
from WILD CARDS.  (remember?)  But when you've seen as many as I have...  Wouldn't it 
be nice to have live subjects to practice on?  I hear some team is looking into the 
uses of convicted prisoners.   
     No matter the time or place, men will always duel.  How well I know the feeling 
of being in the most avoided team!  Don't fall out of practive, NEON FENCERS 2!  
Management must be dealin', as the boys at WILD CARDS ain't reelin'!  NEON FENCERS 
2's mad!  What do people see in THE DEACON?  Its 14-12-0?  NEON FENCERS 2 ain't 
talkin', but it's got 86 points.   
     There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit.  Do you want the fighters 
to walk away, or not?  AGENT ZERO looked pretty sick and surprised when he learned 
DEVIATION is sending him to the Dark Arena!  Whadd'he expect with a 9-6-0?  Yeah, 
yeah, BLITZBOLT killed SHIH TZU FLOYD, who was "too young to die."  Well, he was a 
fighter, and that's what you have to face.  Is PET SHOP FLOYD getting weak?  What 
sort of warriors let a comrade fall without getting revenge?  Times have changed...  
How long have I been here?  I got people to see, places to go...   
     Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors.  Any plans here?  Are 
you as tired of reading this as I am of writing it?  Actually, I guess I'm writing it 
before you read it.  Oh, well.  Time for my medication, so I'll leave now.  Practice, 
practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HIS NIBS 6557                 7   7  1 111         WILD CARDS (603)          

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SHADOW DANCER 6470            9   2  0 114         ORDER OF FOG (594)        
 RESTORATION 6602             15   9  0 102         NEON FENCERS 2 (606)      

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE DEACON 6591              14  12  0  86         NEON FENCERS 2 (606)      
 JOSALYN 6306                  7   1  0  85         WRATHMEN KOGO (577)       
 IT'S A JOKE, RIGHT? 6484     11  49  0  82         BLUE MOON (381)           
 ODRAL 6473                    7   0  0  82         ERRATA (595)              
 PESSAR 6474                   5   1  0  79         ERRATA (595)              
-BEST FRIEND 6571              9   4  1  76         QUEEN (522)               
 BLITZBOLT 6629                7   3  1  73         NEON FENCERS 2 (606)      

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 QUEEN OF CLUBS 6580           7   4  0  65         WILD CARDS (603)          
 THE ZONK 6594                14  12  1  59         NEON FENCERS 2 (606)      
 FLOYD TROUT 6603             14  11  0  58         PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHIHUAHUA FLOYD 6630          8   6  2  51         PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      
 BULLMASTIFF FLOYD 6650        7   3  0  49         PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      
 KJACK 6676                    3   0  0  41         DEVIATION (523)           
 SMALL BLIND 6619              4   2  1  36         WILD CARDS (603)          
 HAKTUA 6653                   4   2  0  36         DEVIATION (523)           

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PRY BAR 6618                  7  10  0  31         DEVIATION (523)           

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DEMON PRISM 6671              1   2  0  16         NEON FENCERS 2 (606)      

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
AGENT ZERO 5772         9  7 0 DEVIATION 523        SHEWISH GIANT         1032 NONE

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BYE 6678                1  1 1 DEVIATION 523        BLACK ORC             1032 NONE
SHIH TZU FLOYD 6674     3  1 1 PET SHOP FLOYD 459   BLITZBOLT 6629        1032  
TARANTULA FLOYD 6628    9  4 0 PET SHOP FLOYD 459   BEST FRIEND 6571      1028 NOT REVENGED
DA1 6679                0  1 0 WILD CARDS 603       STONE GOLEM           1032 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

AGENT ZERO was dealt death by SHEWISH GIANT in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
BYE was dispatched by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
DA1 was easily killed by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute Dark Arena match.
RESTORATION overpowered IT'S A JOKE, RIGHT? in a 1 minute bloody mismatched duel.
HIS NIBS overpowered THE DEACON in a 1 minute one-sided Title fight.
FLOYD TROUT was devastated by PESSAR in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
QUEEN OF CLUBS was overpowered by JOSALYN in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
ODRAL devastated THE ZONK in a action packed 1 minute gruesome one-sided competition.
BLITZBOLT slaughtered SHIH TZU FLOYD in a 1 minute uneven duel.
SMALL BLIND was savagely defeated by CHIHUAHUA FLOYD in a action packed 3 minute duel.
BULLMASTIFF FLOYD overpowered PRY BAR in a 1 minute uneven match.
HAKTUA overpowered CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
KJACK subdued THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 2 minute bloody competition.
DEMON PRISM bested EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute novice's battle.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  7         LUNGING ATTACK    23 -  10 -  1      70  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         BASHING ATTACK    17 -  10 -  0      63  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         STRIKING ATTACK   12 -   9 -  1      57  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         WALL OF STEEL      7 -   6 -  1      54  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -   2 -  0      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         PARRY-STRIKE       5 -   6 -  1      45  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         SLASHING ATTACK   23 -  31 -  3      43  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         AIMED BLOW        13 -  19 -  1      41  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         TOTAL PARRY        9 -  18 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 1032 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    4 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  4         3  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  2         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  2         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1         1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   RESTORATION 6602           15   9  0  102 NEON FENCERS 2 (606)
AIMED BLOW       THE DEACON 6591            14  12  0   86 NEON FENCERS 2 (606)
STRIKING ATTACK  ODRAL 6473                  7   0  0   82 ERRATA (595)
BASHING ATTACK   QUEEN OF CLUBS 6580         7   4  0   65 WILD CARDS (603)
SLASHING ATTACK  FLOYD TROUT 6603           14  11  0   58 PET SHOP FLOYD (459)
WALL OF STEEL    SMALL BLIND 6619            4   2  1   36 WILD CARDS (603)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is THE ZONK 6594.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was CHIHUAHUA FLOYD 6630.  The ten other most popular fighters were AGENT ZERO 5772, 
ODRAL 6473, HIS NIBS 6557, KJACK 6676, BYE 6678, RESTORATION 6602, PESSAR 6474, 
JOSALYN 6306, SMALL BLIND 6619, and BULLMASTIFF FLOYD 6650.

The least popular fighter this week was DA1 6679.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were PRY BAR 6618, SHIH TZU FLOYD 6674, QUEEN OF CLUBS 6580, FLOYD TROUT 
6603, THE DEACON 6591, IT'S A JOKE, RIGHT? 6484, BLITZBOLT 6629, THE ZONK 6594, DEMON 
PRISM 6671, and HAKTUA 6653.