DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/01/2025    Duedate: 05/14/2025

ZORPUNT ARENA

DM 24    TURN 1020

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

TRAGIC DRAMATIST
JOYLESS DAYS (599)
(24-5816) [7-1-0,112]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SKYLA NULL                     SUCCULENT
FAR TRAVELERS (598)            TURKEY SUPREME (604)
(24-5840) [11-5-1,117]         (24-5886) [1-0-0,19]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

HUMPTY JOE                     AMY LEWIS
KRILL CAVALRY (403)            KRILL CAVALRY (403)
(24-5780) [19-27-0,84]         (24-5768) [12-38-0,75]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

FAR TRAVELERS (598)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. TURKEY SUPREME (604)          19 
2. JOYLESS DAYS (599)            18    JOYLESS DAYS (599)
3. EQUINE ROCKS (559)            18    Unchartered Team
4. COVEY VII (487)               14 
5. KRILL CAVALRY (403)           7     EQUINE ROCKS (559)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*EQUINE ROCKS (559)         1   0  1 100.   1/ 2 FAR TRAVELERS (598)       7  3 0
 2/ 0*TURKEY SUPREME (604)       1   0  0 100.   2/ 3 TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    7  6 0
 3/ 0 JOYLESS DAYS (599)        10   2  0 83.3   3- 1 RAT PAK (569)             6  2 1
 4/ 2 TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    59  26  3 69.4   4/ 0*EQUINE ROCKS (559)        1  0 1
 5/ 3 FAR TRAVELERS (598)       48  27  3 64.0   5/ 0*TURKEY SUPREME (604)      1  0 0
 6- 4 RAT PAK (569)             21  16  2 56.8   6/ 0 JOYLESS DAYS (599)        1  0 0
 7/ 5 KRILL CAVALRY (403)      1364 1535 45 47.1   7/ 0 COVEY VII (487)           1  1 0
 8/ 0 COVEY VII (487)            7  12  0 36.8   8/ 5 KRILL CAVALRY (403)       1  8 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     I can't believe the violence in ZORPUNT!  I still haven't told Mom I'm writing 
Spyreports.  She'd have a cow!  Well, here we go...  Like, RAT PAK had to be so 
embarrassed when they got kicked off #1 spot by FAR TRAVELERS!  Way to go FAR 
TRAVELERS!  MVP award for SUCCULENT?  TURKEY SUPREME's proud of him after beating 
THORNSINGER and getting 19 points.  Talk about yer major upsets!  ELMSCAR's match 
with KALAZANA cost him a loss of 8 points!  Was that a tear I saw in TRAGIC 
DRAMATIST's eye, as he took over Duelmastership?  And wasn't ULLNAX fit to be tied!  
I hear the top team insists all their warriors get nine hours sleep.  They want 
photogenic fighters for PR photos.   
     I gotta admit I haven't been in "deep con caves" with any spies.  Really, I just 
wing this stuff.  TREEBEARD'S ARMY was ZORPUNT's most avoided team.  Is there some 
award for that?  Is there some deep dark secret why FAR TRAVELERS' been avoiding 
TREEBEARD'S ARMY so much?  Or is it just that they're too scared?  Like, is HEARTWOOD 
popular, or what?  He was challenged the most in all of ZORPUNT!  He's got a 15-4-0, 
is that good?   
     What does a fighter fight for?  I mean, the crowds don't give a hoot if someone 
gets killed.  Not after four more fights.  What if they had a fight and nobody showed 
up?  I'd be out of a job, that's what!!!   
     I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid.  Who would've guessed I'd be 
a famous Spyreporter?  I gotta leave.  ZORPUNT is like such a dump, and you guys 
smell too much!  Remember you guys, ease up sometimes!  Chill out!  Later, Debby 
Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TRAGIC DRAMATIST 5816         7   1  0 112         JOYLESS DAYS (599)        

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SKYLA NULL 5840              11   5  1 117         FAR TRAVELERS (598)       
 KALAZANA 5824                14  10  1 110         FAR TRAVELERS (598)       
 HEARTWOOD 5827               15   4  0  97         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    
 BIRCHBITE 5828               14   4  0  92         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KANGO KAL 5832                9   3  0  90         FAR TRAVELERS (598)       
 ULLNAX 5833                  10   4  1  89         FAR TRAVELERS (598)       
 HUMPTY JOE 5780              19  27  0  84         KRILL CAVALRY (403)       
 ELMSCAR 5831                 14   4  1  83         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    
 AMY LEWIS 5768               12  38  0  75         KRILL CAVALRY (403)       
 MANBEARPIG 4753               7   3  0  69         COVEY VII (487)           

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WINTERYEW 5826               10   8  0  48         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    
-SAPPHIRE-RAT 5867             4   0  1  48         RAT PAK (569)             
-BASHBRO-RAT 5845              3   1  0  48         RAT PAK (569)             
 DIMWIT OVERHILL 5822          4  23  0  39         KRILL CAVALRY (403)       
-RUBY-RAT 5754                 3   1  1  38         RAT PAK (569)             

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-FLEXOR-RAT 5737               5   4  0  33         RAT PAK (569)             

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SUCCULENT 5886                1   0  0  19         TURKEY SUPREME (604)      
 CRAZY HORSE 5432              1   0  1  18         EQUINE ROCKS (559)        
 THORNSINGER 5873              0   1  0   7         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CRYSTAL HORSE 5878      0  1 0 COVEY VII 487        CRAZY HORSE 5432      1020  
JUNE SMITH 5786        17 23 1 KRILL CAVALRY 403    KALAZANA 5824         1017  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BIRCHBITE devastated HUMPTY JOE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
ULLNAX was vanquished by TRAGIC DRAMATIST in a exciting 1 minute uneven Title battle.
HEARTWOOD was defeated by SKYLA NULL in a 2 minute duel.
ELMSCAR was devastated by KALAZANA in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
KANGO KAL defeated AMY LEWIS in a 3 minute match.
MANBEARPIG devastated WINTERYEW in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
DIMWIT OVERHILL overpowered CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
CRAZY HORSE delivered the death blow upon CRYSTAL HORSE in a 2 minute competition.
THORNSINGER was defeated by SUCCULENT in a action packed 1 minute melee.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   0 -  0     100  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   1 -  0      83  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         WALL OF STEEL      9 -   3 -  0      75  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         AIMED BLOW         9 -   3 -  1      75  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         SLASHING ATTACK   20 -  11 -  0      65  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         TOTAL PARRY        6 -   4 -  0      60  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   4 -  1      60  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         BASHING ATTACK    11 -  11 -  0      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         LUNGING ATTACK    21 -  25 -  3      46  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  20 -  0      13  |

Turn 1020 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     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  2         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  2         2  SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  2                                       1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                                                                1  BASHING ATTACK 
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-LUNGE      TRAGIC DRAMATIST 5816       7   1  0  112 JOYLESS DAYS (599)
LUNGING ATTACK   SKYLA NULL 5840            11   5  1  117 FAR TRAVELERS (598)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    KALAZANA 5824              14  10  1  110 FAR TRAVELERS (598)
AIMED BLOW       HEARTWOOD 5827             15   4  0   97 TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)
SLASHING ATTACK  BIRCHBITE 5828             14   4  0   92 TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)
PARRY-STRIKE     KANGO KAL 5832              9   3  0   90 FAR TRAVELERS (598)
BASHING ATTACK   ULLNAX 5833                10   4  1   89 FAR TRAVELERS (598)
WALL OF STEEL    MANBEARPIG 4753             7   3  0   69 COVEY VII (487)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is HUMPTY JOE 5780.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was AMY LEWIS 5768.  The ten other most popular fighters were SKYLA NULL 5840, KANGO 
KAL 5832, TRAGIC DRAMATIST 5816, CRAZY HORSE 5432, SUCCULENT 5886, BIRCHBITE 5828, 
HEARTWOOD 5827, KALAZANA 5824, MANBEARPIG 4753, and DIMWIT OVERHILL 5822.

The least popular fighter this week was ELMSCAR 5831.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were HUMPTY JOE 5780, CRYSTAL HORSE 5878, WINTERYEW 5826, ULLNAX 5833, 
THORNSINGER 5873, DIMWIT OVERHILL 5822, MANBEARPIG 4753, KALAZANA 5824, HEARTWOOD 
5827, and BIRCHBITE 5828.