DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/07/2025    Duedate: 05/20/2025

RIZTAB ARENA

DM 12    TURN 1034

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

LEPERCHAUN
GREEN DISEASE (737)
(12-8017) [10-0-0,103]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

LEPERCHAUN                     DAGGER LAMENT
GREEN DISEASE (737)            MINNY24N (748)
(12-8017) [10-0-0,103]         (12-8136) [5-0-0,66]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

DEAD END                       ELON
NEON TERMINUS (741)            TOP 5 MUSKS (738)
(12-8046) [16-10-0,94]         (12-8023) [6-3-0,61]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

NEON TERMINUS (741)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. DREAMERS (142)                53 
2. NEON TERMINUS (741)           36    GREEN DISEASE (737)
3. MINNY24N (748)                15    Unchartered Team
4. 2226 BOURBON ST (734)         9  
5. CORVUS (722)                  8     MINNY24N (748)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 GREEN DISEASE (737)       10   0  0 100.   1/ 2 NEON TERMINUS (741)       8  6 0
 2/ 2*MINNY24N (748)             5   0  0 100.   2/ 1*PHOENIXGUARD 101524 (749) 6  2 1
 3/ 3 TOP 5 MUSKS (738)         16   9  1 64.0   3/ 3 DREAMERS (142)            6  8 0
 4/ 0 CORVUS (722)              19  13  1 59.4   4/ 5 GREEN DISEASE (737)       2  0 0
 5/ 0 2226 BOURBON ST (734)      8   7  0 53.3   5/ 6*MINNY24N (748)            2  0 0
 6/ 5 DREAMERS (142)           2203 2002 164 52.4   6/ 0 CORVUS (722)              2  1 0
 7/ 4*SAVAGE KINGDOM 2 (745)     6   6  0 50.0   7/ 4 TOP 5 MUSKS (738)         2  2 0
 8/ 6 NEON TERMINUS (741)       33  40  0 45.2   8/ 0 2226 BOURBON ST (734)     1  0 0
 9/ 7*PHOENIXGUARD 101524 (749) 12  15  1 44.4   9/ 7*SAVAGE KINGDOM 2 (745)    1  3 0
10/ 8 SWEET MAGIC (267)        1253 1868 43 40.1  10/ 8 SWEET MAGIC (267)         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

     Greetings warriors!  It is I, Zontani Sharp Eyes, here to bring report of the 
clash and bustle of the weekly RIZTAB games.  Former top team PHOENIXGUARD 1015243 
was unseated this week as NEON TERMINUS moved up from 2nd ranking to take the top 
spot with a 3-2-0 record for the round.  Did only my eyes note the 4-1-0 record which 
DREAMERS managed to post this round?  I don't doubt that such a record will draw 
challengers!  ANAXIMANDER caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as he 
skillfully bested MONSOON and was awarded 23 points in recognition.  In one of the 
week's more notable duels, ANAXIMANDER put down MONSOON, causing him to lose 13 
points of recognition in the process.  Not for nothing has LEPERCHAUN in the past 
laid claim to the Duelmaster's throne, and this week he's proven his combat skill yet 
again.  Heed this!  A seer has warned that if exactly 6 die in duels this week, the 
whole city shall perish!  Just remember...5 or 7!   
     I have been in deep conclave with my spies who watched all that has recently 
transpired.  Indeed there is much I would report.  RIZTAB, city of gladiators!  
Mighty among the names of thy guilds is DREAMERS, a guild shunned and avoided by many 
in the weekly duels.  If you didn't look down dark alleys you'd have been hard 
pressed to find any of TOP 5 MUSKS last week.  Busy avoiding DREAMERS?  Mighty 
fighters cannot but expect competition from those below.  ELON take warning!  You 
have more than a few enemies in RIZTAB.  A match that raised a few eyebrows at the 
games this week, it seems that ETEERS posted a challenge against the more highly 
recognized ROUSSEAU.  The results, you ask?  Well, the firebrand ETEERS was subdued 
by ROUSSEAU.  Remember warriors, this is the discipline of steel.   
     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!   
     A thought before I go.  Each warrior practices one style, but must not the wise 
manager learn the secrets of them all?  Ahh, but I can hear the spires of a far off 
city calling to me.  I must away!  Till we meet again, remember:  a turtle walks 
slow, hides head in a shell, and harms no one; a lion runs to slay its prey.-- 
Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LEPERCHAUN 8017              10   0  0 103         GREEN DISEASE (737)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DEAD END 8046                16  10  0  94         NEON TERMINUS (741)       

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ROUSSEAU 8038                13  14  0  83         DREAMERS (142)            
 WHISKEY SMASH 7960            8   6  0  74         2226 BOURBON ST (734)     
 MORE 8037                    12  14  0  68         DREAMERS (142)            
 GIENAH 7931                   4   2  1  67         CORVUS (722)              

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DAGGER LAMENT 8136            5   0  0  66         MINNY24N (748)            
 ETEERS 8024                   6   6  1  63         TOP 5 MUSKS (738)         
 ELON 8023                     6   3  0  61         TOP 5 MUSKS (738)         

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ALPHA & OMEGA 8077            5   1  0  52         NEON TERMINUS (741)       
 SADE 8106                     5   4  0  51         DREAMERS (142)            
 HMMM 8141                     5   3  1  46         PHOENIXGUARD 1015243 (749)
 GOBLET 8044                   8  19  1  44         SWEET MAGIC (267)         
 KONIEC 8108                   5   1  0  43         NEON TERMINUS (741)       
 ALGORAB 7997                  4   2  0  40         CORVUS (722)              

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MINKAR 7994                   3   0  0  27         CORVUS (722)              
 SWALLOW 8148                  2   3  0  27         PHOENIXGUARD 1015243 (749)
-TOMAX 8146                    2   3  0  24         PHOENIXGUARD 1015243 (749)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ANAXIMANDER 8155              1   0  0  23         DREAMERS (142)            
 PASCAL 8135                   1   3  0  21         DREAMERS (142)            

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NOX ULTIMA 8101               1   2  0  15         NEON TERMINUS (741)       
-ORIOLE 8149                   1   0  0  15         PHOENIXGUARD 1015243 (749)
 EXFINITUS 8134                2   3  0   9         NEON TERMINUS (741)       
 MONSOON 8088                  1   1  0   8         SAVAGE KINGDOM 2 (745)    

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ETEERS was bested by ROUSSEAU in a action packed 3 minute master's Challenge fight.
DAGGER LAMENT subdued ELON in a exciting 4 minute gory Challenge melee.
LEPERCHAUN vanquished MORE in a popular 1 minute gory mismatched Title brawl.
DEAD END demolished LI KO THE CLUMSY in a 2 minute gruesome mismatched competition.
GIENAH overpowered GOBLET in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
WHISKEY SMASH devastated HMMM in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
ALGORAB was handily defeated by SADE in a action packed 1 minute uneven melee.
ALPHA & OMEGA won victory over BLACK BARTOK in a 2 minute fight.
KONIEC vanquished FRED THE UNREADY in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
MINKAR overpowered EXFINITUS in a 1 minute uneven match.
PASCAL narrowly defeated NOX ULTIMA in a 2 minute fight.
MONSOON was demolished by ANAXIMANDER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched match.
SWALLOW devastated SIBATA THE THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided battle.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       5         AIMED BLOW        23 -   7 -  0      77  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         PARRY-LUNGE        6 -   2 -  1      75  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         TOTAL PARRY        8 -   4 -  0      67  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         WALL OF STEEL     16 -  11 -  0      59  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   5 -  1      58  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         SLASHING ATTACK    8 -   8 -  0      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         LUNGING ATTACK     9 -   9 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   3 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         STRIKING ATTACK   10 -  20 -  0      33  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         BASHING ATTACK     2 -   4 -  0      33  |

Turn 1034 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     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  AIMED BLOW     
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         2  WALL OF STEEL  
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         4 -  1                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  2                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  2                                       1  TOTAL PARRY    
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK
                                                                1  STRIKING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-LUNGE      LEPERCHAUN 8017            10   0  0  103 GREEN DISEASE (737)
AIMED BLOW       DEAD END 8046              16  10  0   94 NEON TERMINUS (741)
BASHING ATTACK   WHISKEY SMASH 7960          8   6  0   74 2226 BOURBON ST (734)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   GIENAH 7931                 4   2  1   67 CORVUS (722)
TOTAL PARRY      DAGGER LAMENT 8136          5   0  0   66 MINNY24N (748)
STRIKING ATTACK  SADE 8106                   5   4  0   51 DREAMERS (142)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    HMMM 8141                   5   3  1   46 PHOENIXGUARD 1015243 (749)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is DEAD END 8046.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was ELON 8023.  The ten other most popular fighters were ETEERS 8024, ROUSSEAU 8038, 
ALPHA & OMEGA 8077, PASCAL 8135, DAGGER LAMENT 8136, LEPERCHAUN 8017, DEAD END 8046, 
SADE 8106, ANAXIMANDER 8155, and WHISKEY SMASH 7960.

The least popular fighter this week was EXFINITUS 8134.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were HMMM 8141, GOBLET 8044, MORE 8037, SWALLOW 8148, MONSOON 8088, ALGORAB 
7997, GIENAH 7931, NOX ULTIMA 8101, MINKAR 7994, and KONIEC 8108.