DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/04/2025    Duedate: 09/17/2025

ZORPUNT ARENA

DM 24    TURN 1029

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

KANGO KAL
FAR TRAVELERS (598)
(24-5832) [13-3-0,123]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

KANGO KAL                      AUGUATUS
FAR TRAVELERS (598)            LUDUS MAGNUS (593)
(24-5832) [13-3-0,123]         (24-5777) [5-2-0,52]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

AMY LEWIS                      KANGO KAL
KRILL CAVALRY (403)            FAR TRAVELERS (598)
(24-5768) [12-47-0,83]         (24-5832) [13-3-0,123]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)        37 
2. FAR TRAVELERS (598)           36    TEABAG@HOME 24.1 (601)
3. TEABAG@HOME 24.1 (601)        9     Unchartered Team
4. LUDUS MAGNUS (593)            7  
5. MAGIC REALM (285)             -1    LUDUS MAGNUS (593)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 TEABAG@HOME 24.1 (601)     8   3  0 72.7   1/ 1 TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)   12  3 0
 2/ 0*LUDUS MAGNUS (593)         5   2  0 71.4   2/ 3 MAGIC REALM (285)         6  3 0
 3/ 2 TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    83  37  3 69.2   3/ 2 FAR TRAVELERS (598)       3  1 0
 4/ 3 FAR TRAVELERS (598)       66  33  3 66.7   4/ 5 RAT PAK (569)             3  4 0
 5/ 4 MAGIC REALM (285)         79  61  0 56.4   5/ 4 TEABAG@HOME 24.1 (601)    2  1 0
 6/ 5 RAT PAK (569)             30  26  2 53.6   6/ 0*LUDUS MAGNUS (593)        1  0 0
 7/ 6 SILVER BLADES (160)      248 258 19 49.0   7/ 6 SILVER BLADES (160)       1  5 0
 8/ 7 KRILL CAVALRY (403)      1367 1557 45 46.8   8/ 7 KRILL CAVALRY (403)       0  7 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day, 
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again!  Practice pays for IRONBOUGH, who pummelled 
FLEXOR-RAT, to pocket 23 points.  A certain someone should cut down on the drinking 
and practice more, after losing 18 points to IRONBOUGH.  (Discrete enough, 
FLEXOR-RAT?) In ZORPUNT, nothing is permanent (except Death), and we find ourselves a 
new Duelmaster, KANGO KAL.  So who was the warrior seen charging into immovable walls 
and challenging dead trees?  Someone's got a basic problem...   
     So much to report, so little time!  Like the noble eagle soaring amongst the 
mountaintops, so stand the warriors of MAGIC REALM, alone and unchallenged.  The 
warriors of MAGIC REALM found their efforts at combat frustrated as TREEBEARD'S ARMY 
apparently had more important things to do than fight.  Is it charming personality?  
Conversational abilities?  Good oral hygiene?  Whatever it is, DIMWIT OVERHILL is the 
most challenged warrior.   
     The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on...  Questions are being 
raised about the disposing of severed body parts in the arena.  A certain tavern in 
ZORPUNT would I avoid!   
     Do not think spyreporting in ZORPUNT is the highlight of my life.  Keep those 
sands bloody and the buzzards fat!  Like a mixed metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I 
now bid ZORPUNT farewell-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KANGO KAL 5832               13   3  0 123         FAR TRAVELERS (598)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ULLNAX 5833                  14   8  1 112         FAR TRAVELERS (598)       
 SCUM #1 3008                 26  16  0 105         MAGIC REALM (285)         
 WINTERYEW 5826               16  10  0  95         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SCUM #2 3010                 23  15  0  88         MAGIC REALM (285)         
 BIRCHBITE 5828               18   8  0  88         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    
 AMY LEWIS 5768               12  47  0  83         KRILL CAVALRY (403)       
 SLIVIN 3260                  19  19  0  82         MAGIC REALM (285)         
 GUNGA GALUNGA 5859            8   3  0  79         TEABAG@HOME 24.1 (601)    

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RUBY-RAT 5754                 6   3  1  61         RAT PAK (569)             

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THORNSINGER 5873              3   1  0  56         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    
 AUGUATUS 5777                 5   2  0  52         LUDUS MAGNUS (593)        
 SAPPHIRE-RAT 5867             6   3  1  49         RAT PAK (569)             
 IRONBOUGH 5941                4   0  0  48         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    
 DIMWIT OVERHILL 5822          5  31  0  46         KRILL CAVALRY (403)       
 FLEXOR-RAT 5737               8   6  0  37         RAT PAK (569)             
 SATISFACTION 5735             5   6  0  35         SILVER BLADES (160)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SPLINTERMAW 5891              4   2  0  23         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    
-STERLING 5842                 0   1  0   7         SILVER BLADES (160)       

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
TANYA 5836              0  1 0 SILVER BLADES 160    STONE GOLEM           1029 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

TANYA was dealt death by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
ULLNAX vanquished BIRCHBITE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
WINTERYEW demolished AMY LEWIS in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
THORNSINGER devastated DIMWIT OVERHILL in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
SATISFACTION was overpowered by SAPPHIRE-RAT in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
KANGO KAL vanquished SCUM #2 in a exciting 5 minute bloody mismatched Title fight.
SCUM #1 unbelievably bested GUNGA GALUNGA in a action packed 4 minute expert's fight.
SLIVIN unbelievably bested RUBY-RAT in a 2 minute uneven duel.
FLEXOR-RAT was defeated by IRONBOUGH in a 2 minute expert vs. novice upset duel.
AUGUATUS savagely defeated CAPTURED ORC in a popular 3 minute expert vs. novice match.
SPLINTERMAW demolished CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute mismatched competition.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   6         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   1 -  0      86  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         PARRY-STRIKE       5 -   1 -  0      83  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   1 -  0      75  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         WALL OF STEEL      5 -   3 -  0      63  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         SLASHING ATTACK   14 -   9 -  0      61  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         TOTAL PARRY        6 -   4 -  0      60  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         AIMED BLOW         7 -   6 -  1      54  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         LUNGING ATTACK    23 -  28 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         BASHING ATTACK     7 -  10 -  0      41  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         STRIKING ATTACK    5 -  10 -  0      33  |

Turn 1029 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         1 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  2         3  TOTAL PARRY    
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  3     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1                                       1  WALL OF STEEL  
                                                                1  STRIKING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-STRIKE     KANGO KAL 5832             13   3  0  123 FAR TRAVELERS (598)
BASHING ATTACK   ULLNAX 5833                14   8  1  112 FAR TRAVELERS (598)
TOTAL PARRY      SCUM #1 3008               26  16  0  105 MAGIC REALM (285)
SLASHING ATTACK  WINTERYEW 5826             16  10  0   95 TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)
WALL OF STEEL    GUNGA GALUNGA 5859          8   3  0   79 TEABAG@HOME 24.1 (601)
LUNGING ATTACK   RUBY-RAT 5754               6   3  1   61 RAT PAK (569)
STRIKING ATTACK  THORNSINGER 5873            3   1  0   56 TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is AMY LEWIS 5768.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was KANGO KAL 5832.  The ten other most popular fighters were AUGUATUS 5777, GUNGA 
GALUNGA 5859, RUBY-RAT 5754, FLEXOR-RAT 5737, IRONBOUGH 5941, THORNSINGER 5873, 
SAPPHIRE-RAT 5867, TANYA 5836, ULLNAX 5833, and WINTERYEW 5826.

The least popular fighter this week was DIMWIT OVERHILL 5822.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were AMY LEWIS 5768, BIRCHBITE 5828, SPLINTERMAW 5891, SCUM #1 3008, 
SATISFACTION 5735, SLIVIN 3260, SCUM #2 3010, WINTERYEW 5826, ULLNAX 5833, and TANYA 
5836.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

ULLNAX (24-5833) FAR TRAVELERS (598)