DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/07/2025    Duedate: 07/19/2025

TALCAMA ARENA

DM 18    TURN 1032

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

INVERNESS
WOMB OF HORRORS (766)
(18-11575) [22-10-0,105]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

INVERNESS                      POSITION IS EMPTY
WOMB OF HORRORS (766)          
(18-11575) [22-10-0,105]       

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

COSMIC GIANT                   COSMIC HAVEN
COSMIC KARMA (760)             COSMIC KARMA (760)
(18-11432) [22-30-1,97]        (18-11605) [15-13-1,89]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

WOMB OF HORRORS (766)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. INANIMATE TOFU (331)          45 
2. WOMB OF HORRORS (766)         24    WOMB OF HORRORS (766)
3. OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)      21    Unchartered Team
4. OF WOLF AND MAN 9 (549)       8  
5. OF WOLF AND MAN (620)         5     OCTOBER RUST 18 (483)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 WOMB OF HORRORS (766)     67  45  2 59.8   1/ 2 WOMB OF HORRORS (766)     6  3 0
 2/ 2 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630) 228 170 12 57.3   2/ 1 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)  5  0 1
 3/ 3 MAD SCIENTISTS (75)      853 835 61 50.5   3/ 7 INANIMATE TOFU (331)      5  6 0
 4- 5 SEA DOGS (224)           687 699 47 49.6   4/ 3 OF WOLF AND MAN 9 (549)   4  4 0
 5/ 4 COSMIC KARMA (760)       108 111  5 49.3   5- 8 CONSORTIUM CREW (536)     4  6 0
 6- 6 CONSORTIUM CREW (536)     47  49  4 49.0   6/ 5 COSMIC KARMA (760)        4  7 0
 7/ 7 OF WOLF AND MAN (620)     42  46  1 47.7   7- 4 THE EMERALD ISLES (765)   3  2 0
 8/ 9 INANIMATE TOFU (331)     163 190  7 46.2   8/ 6 OF WOLF AND MAN (620)     2  5 0
 9- 8*WRATHMEN 22-35 (762)       6   7  0 46.2   9/10 MAD SCIENTISTS (75)       2 10 0
10-10 THE EMERALD ISLES (765)   66  88  5 42.9  10-11*WRATHMEN 22-35 (762)      1  0 0
11/11 OF WOLF AND MAN 9 (549)   52  82  3 38.8  11- 9 SEA DOGS (224)            1  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

     Oh, hi.  Its just little 'ol Debby Tonte.  Thought I'd check out TALCAMA to see 
what's new.  Too bad, OF WOLF AND MAN II, but WOMB OF HORRORS was just too good to be 
stopped.  The guys at INANIMATE TOFU like really pulled together to get a 3-2-0 this 
turn, moving up by 4.  MVP award for TEAL'C?  OF WOLF AND MAN II's proud of her after 
beating COSMIC GIANT and getting 21 points.  Talk about yer major upsets!  NOVA 
HELIX's match with PARMESEAN CHEESE cost him a loss of 11 points!  What a putz!  
RANDOM fights so hard to be Duelmaster, then quits fighting and loses the title.  No 
one said he was a genius...  And I was just getting used to the ex-Duelmaster's habit 
of...(!)  Oh well, welcome INVERNESS.  Aren't WOMB OF HORRORS proud.  (Oh, my.) I 
hear the top team insists all their warriors get nine hours sleep.  They want 
photogenic fighters for PR photos.   
     So just why would someone becomes a warrior anyway?  It can't be for these 
really neat Spyreports can it?   
     Man, all these warriors dying and killing each other!  Don't you guys ever give 
it a break?  Fight, fight, fight.  Is that all you guys can do?   
     I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid.  Who would've guessed I'd be 
a famous Spyreporter?  I know how much you like reading this stuff, but I really 
should stop.  Its been really albendranius!  Later, guys-- Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 INVERNESS 11575              22  10  0 105         WOMB OF HORRORS (766)     

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-RANDOM 10028                 10   4  0 124         OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)  
 HARRY TRUMAN 8862            14  14  0 103         INANIMATE TOFU (331)      
 COSMIC GIANT 11432           22  30  1  97         COSMIC KARMA (760)        
-PHOUKA 11513                 11  12  2  97         THE EMERALD ISLES (765)   
 TEAL'C 10055                 10   4  3  97         OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)  
-ARYA 10062                   11   6  1  93         OF WOLF AND MAN (620)     
-CURATOR 7511                 10   5  1  92         CONSORTIUM CREW (536)     

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 COSMIC HAVEN 11605           15  13  1  89         COSMIC KARMA (760)        
 TAMOACHAN 11577              12  11  0  89         WOMB OF HORRORS (766)     
 PARMESEAN CHEESE 10983       13   9  0  80         INANIMATE TOFU (331)      
 COSMIC ASH 11614             14  10  1  78         COSMIC KARMA (760)        
-BLACK SPOT 11040             10  11  1  68         SEA DOGS (224)            

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MINO 7257                    10   9  1  61         CONSORTIUM CREW (536)     
 NOVA HELIX 11600             13  12  1  60         MAD SCIENTISTS (75)       

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HERMES 11466                  5   3  0  56         WRATHMEN 22-35 (762)      
-MAD MC SNUGGLES 11594        12  10  0  53         THE EMERALD ISLES (765)   
-OZ 7258                       4  15  1  48         CONSORTIUM CREW (536)     
 THARIZDUN 11636              11  10  1  46         WOMB OF HORRORS (766)     
-SNURKO 11662                  4   1  0  40         OF WOLF AND MAN 9 (549)   
 BARON BARYON 11634            9  12  0  39         MAD SCIENTISTS (75)       
 LADY LIGHTYEAR 11647          7   5  0  36         MAD SCIENTISTS (75)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SAFE HAVEN 11194              3   3  1  33         SEA DOGS (224)            
-SMITTY 10690                  3   1  0  33         CONSORTIUM CREW (536)     

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-THE SELKIE 11652              2   6  0  22         THE EMERALD ISLES (765)   
 TOFU SCRAMBLE 11710           1   0  0  15         INANIMATE TOFU (331)      
 GLADERI 11661                 4   2  0  14         OF WOLF AND MAN (620)     
-SMIDGE 11668                  3   3  0  13         THE EMERALD ISLES (765)   
-MR. ZEE 10343                 1   5  0  12         CONSORTIUM CREW (536)     

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BARON O'GRAYMATER 11704       1   0  0  11         THE EMERALD ISLES (765)   
 COSMIC AMBUSH 11703           1   0  0   6         COSMIC KARMA (760)        
 SOY BOY 11688                 0   1  0   1         INANIMATE TOFU (331)      

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
FRIED TOFU 11680        0  1 0 INANIMATE TOFU 331   MOUNTAIN TROLL        1032 NONE
TEMPEH 11646            6  4 0 INANIMATE TOFU 331   TEAL'C 10055          1031  
LADY LITHIUM 11585     12  9 3 MAD SCIENTISTS 75    ARYA 10062            1029  
DA 2 11707              0  1 0 OF WOLF AND MAN 620  WIRYDON THE GIAN      1032 NONE
DA 11705                0  1 0 OF WOLF AND MAN  549 AVENGING ZILTHOR      1032 NONE
DA3 11708               0  1 0 OF WOLF AND MAN  549 BLACK ORC             1032 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DA was butchered by AVENGING ZILTHORN in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
DA 2 was slaughtered by WIRYDON THE GIANTESS in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
FRIED TOFU was easily killed by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena match.
DA3 was slaughtered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena brawl.
COSMIC GIANT was overpowered by TEAL'C in a 2 minute bloody one-sided fight.
INVERNESS bested COSMIC HAVEN in a crowd pleasing 3 minute veteran's Title duel.
TAMOACHAN overpowered KHALHUMS DWARF in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
NOVA HELIX was overpowered by PARMESEAN CHEESE in a 2 minute gruesome uneven melee.
COSMIC ASH was vanquished by HARRY TRUMAN in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
BARON BARYON was unbelievably bested by THARIZDUN in a 2 minute veteran's duel.
LADY LIGHTYEAR handily defeated GLADERI in a exciting 1 minute brutal one-sided bout.
COSMIC AMBUSH bested SOY BOY in a 2 minute amateur's conflict.
TOFU SCRAMBLE demolished PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute mismatched match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         TOTAL PARRY       12 -   7 -  0      63  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         PARRY-STRIKE      12 -   7 -  0      63  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         AIMED BLOW        13 -   8 -  0      62  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         PARRY-LUNGE       13 -  10 -  1      57  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         STRIKING ATTACK   14 -  11 -  2      56  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         SLASHING ATTACK   22 -  22 -  0      50  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         LUNGING ATTACK    41 -  43 -  0      49  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         WALL OF STEEL      5 -   7 -  0      42  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         BASHING ATTACK    15 -  29 -  0      34  |

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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      INVERNESS 11575            22  10  0  105 WOMB OF HORRORS (766)
PARRY-LUNGE      TEAL'C 10055               10   4  3   97 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)
LUNGING ATTACK   COSMIC HAVEN 11605         15  13  1   89 COSMIC KARMA (760)
AIMED BLOW       TAMOACHAN 11577            12  11  0   89 WOMB OF HORRORS (766)
SLASHING ATTACK  COSMIC ASH 11614           14  10  1   78 COSMIC KARMA (760)
BASHING ATTACK   THARIZDUN 11636            11  10  1   46 WOMB OF HORRORS (766)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is COSMIC GIANT 11432.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was COSMIC HAVEN 11605.  The ten other most popular fighters were BARON BARYON 
11634, PARMESEAN CHEESE 10983, TEAL'C 10055, THARIZDUN 11636, LADY LIGHTYEAR 11647, 
COSMIC AMBUSH 11703, HARRY TRUMAN 8862, INVERNESS 11575, TOFU SCRAMBLE 11710, and 
FRIED TOFU 11680.

The least popular fighter this week was COSMIC ASH 11614.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were DA3 11708, DA 2 11707, DA 11705, SOY BOY 11688, GLADERI 11661, 
NOVA HELIX 11600, TAMOACHAN 11577, COSMIC GIANT 11432, FRIED TOFU 11680, and TOFU 
SCRAMBLE 11710.