DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/09/2025    Duedate: 06/05/2025

SNOWBOUND ARENA

DM 50    TURN 468

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

MRS. NOODLE
OPEN SESAME (199)
(50-4081) [14-9-0,108]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

MRS. NOODLE                    BROTHER HADES
OPEN SESAME (199)              PANDEMONIUM (442)
(50-4081) [14-9-0,108]         (50-4161) [4-0-0,46]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

PERRY REESE                    MRS. NOODLE
MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)             OPEN SESAME (199)
(50-4094) [19-26-0,83]         (50-4081) [14-9-0,108]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

SIGMA NU'S (328)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. DARQUE THEORY (348)           50 
2. MASTER BLASTERS (60)          38    OPEN SESAME (199)
3. OPEN SESAME (199)             22    Unchartered Team
4. SIGMA NU'S (328)              17 
5. PANDEMONIUM (442)             12    PANDEMONIUM (442)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*PANDEMONIUM (442)          6   2  0 75.0   1/ 2 SIGMA NU'S (328)          9  6 0
 2/ 1*232 BOURBON ST (445)       4   2  0 66.7   2- 1 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)      6  3 0
 3/ 2 OPEN SESAME (199)        607 374 46 61.9   3/ 0 DARQUE THEORY (348)       4  1 0
 4/ 0 DARQUE THEORY (348)      226 157 16 59.0   4/ 4 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)        3  3 0
 5/ 3 MASTER BLASTERS (60)     145 101  4 58.9   5/ 5 MASTER BLASTERS (60)      3  5 1
 6- 4 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)     144 139  7 50.9   6/ 3*232 BOURBON ST (445)      2  1 0
 7/ 5 SIGMA NU'S (328)          68  76  3 47.2   7/ 6 OPEN SESAME (199)         2  4 0
 8- 6*FAR TRAVELERS (443)        8   9  0 47.1   8/ 0*PANDEMONIUM (442)         1  0 0
 9/ 7 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)       454 696 11 39.5   9- 7*FAR TRAVELERS (443)       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

     Thankyouthankyou.  It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in 
SNOWBOUND.  Hope you enjoy the show.  Oh, who am I kidding?  I already got paid!  We 
now have a new top team for all of you guys to dogpile on.  SIGMA NU'S now holds the 
crown and they are betting they can keep it.  Hey everybody, watch out for BIG JIM, 
who flew up 21 points in the rankings after mashing PERRY REESE like a melon.  Keep 
your eye on this guy.  Ya know, some days it doesn't pay to walk out on the sands.  
SNOW PLOW was overcame by FUGUE and drops 16 points.  Try as hard as the BOOK OF 
THOMAS stable might, they were unable to find their warrior (and ex-Duelmaster) 
PREDATOR before this week's fights.  It's a proud day for the OPEN SESAME stable, as 
their warrior, MRS. NOODLE, ascended the Duelmaster's throne.  Can you believe they 
are paying me 10 gold to deliver this stuff?   
     Here is other news that is of note.  Did you hear that BOOK OF THOMAS was most 
avoided team this week?  Well, knowing the personal hygiene of BOOK OF THOMAS' 
warriors, I'm not surprised!  For those of you who like math, try this one:  BOOK OF 
THOMAS + Weapons That go Boom = OPEN SESAME + Avoid City.  Well just about everybody 
wants a piece of JOSEKI KO, who was this week's most challenged warrior.   
     Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the 
most interesting, though!  This week 7-9-0 BERLINETTA was sent to the Dark Arena.  I 
know a lot of fighters with similar records who might take notice of this.  Ask not 
the elves for counsel, for they will say both yes and no.  Silly buggers, eh?   
     Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in SNOWBOUND have no 
sense of humor.  Or maybe that they were senseless.  Well, there goes another Spy 
Report.  Good luck in next week's fights.  And remember, you can pick your friends 
and you can pick your--(loud boos), oh, you've heard that one already!-- The Unknown 
Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MRS. NOODLE 4081             14   9  0 108         OPEN SESAME (199)         

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-PREDATOR 4034                10   6  1 109         BOOK OF THOMAS (421)      

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BIG JIM 2956                 10  19  0  89         SIGMA NU'S (328)          
 JOSEKI KO 2959               15  14  1  86         SIGMA NU'S (328)          
 OUTTA TUNE 4083              16   7  0  85         DARQUE THEORY (348)       
 PERRY REESE 4094             19  26  0  83         MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)        
-RANGER 4082                   8   2  0  82         BOOK OF THOMAS (421)      
 MARK 2958                    18  11  0  73         SIGMA NU'S (328)          
 JACK DEATH 2955              12  17  1  72         SIGMA NU'S (328)          
 TRILL 4084                   14   9  2  68         DARQUE THEORY (348)       

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BIG BIRD 4177                 4   3  0  57         OPEN SESAME (199)         

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OSTINATO 4095                13   6  1  56         DARQUE THEORY (348)       
-DALLAS 4138                   7   3  0  54         BOOK OF THOMAS (421)      
 ALVIN 4141                   11  14  1  48         SIGMA NU'S (328)          
 BROTHER HADES 4161            4   0  0  46         PANDEMONIUM (442)         
 ISLAND ROOSTER 4185           4   2  0  37         232 BOURBON ST (445)      

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-XENOMORPH 4157                3   0  0  31         BOOK OF THOMAS (421)      
 FUGUE 4135                    4   3  0  29         DARQUE THEORY (348)       
-RIPLEY 4139                   3   2  0  25         BOOK OF THOMAS (421)      

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 XALENCE 4197                  1   0  1  21         MASTER BLASTERS (60)      
 BRIOSO 4145                   1   0  0  18         DARQUE THEORY (348)       
 NIVEK 4196                    1   0  0  13         MASTER BLASTERS (60)      
 MAHNA MAHNA 4188              3   2  1  12         OPEN SESAME (199)         
 SNOW PLOW 4195                2   1  0   8         MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)        

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
EMBEZZLING SCRIB        0  0 0                      XALENCE 4197           468 NONE
BERLINETTA 2156         7  9 0 MASTER BLASTERS 60   CARAVAN RAIDER         468 NONE
DA1 4204                0  1 0 MASTER BLASTERS 60   EXILED ELF             468 NONE
BROTHER BEHELL 4162     1  2 0 PANDEMONIUM 442      MAHNA MAHNA 4188       464 NOT REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Big Bird -- Dude you got plucked!  Need a coat? -- Jack

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BERLINETTA was butchered by CARAVAN RAIDER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DA1 was butchered by EXILED ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
MRS. NOODLE demolished JOSEKI KO in a 1 minute gory one-sided Challenge Title melee.
BIG BIRD vanquished ALVIN in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
PERRY REESE was overpowered by BIG JIM in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
OUTTA TUNE devastated MARK in a 1 minute gory uneven brawl.
JACK DEATH outwaited OSTINATO in a unpopular 12 minute bloody match.
TRILL overpowered ISLAND ROOSTER in a 1 minute uneven melee.
BROTHER HADES vanquished KARRAGIT SLAVE in a 1 minute gory uneven duel.
SNOW PLOW was vanquished by FUGUE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
MAHNA MAHNA was overpowered by BRIOSO in a 1 minute gory uneven match.
NIVEK overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided match.
XALENCE butchered EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   1 -  0      86  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         AIMED BLOW        11 -   2 -  1      85  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   1 -  0      67  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         PARRY-LUNGE       10 -   5 -  0      67  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   3 -  0      57  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         LUNGING ATTACK    21 -  18 -  0      54  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         STRIKING ATTACK   10 -   9 -  1      53  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         SLASHING ATTACK    2 -   2 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         BASHING ATTACK    16 -  18 -  1      47  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         TOTAL PARRY        7 -   9 -  0      44  |

Turn 468 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  LUNGING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  2         3  BASHING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  AIMED BLOW     
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  1         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       MRS. NOODLE 4081           14   9  0  108 OPEN SESAME (199)
BASHING ATTACK   JOSEKI KO 2959             15  14  1   86 SIGMA NU'S (328)
TOTAL PARRY      MARK 2958                  18  11  0   73 SIGMA NU'S (328)
LUNGING ATTACK   TRILL 4084                 14   9  2   68 DARQUE THEORY (348)
STRIKING ATTACK  BIG BIRD 4177               4   3  0   57 OPEN SESAME (199)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    OSTINATO 4095              13   6  1   56 DARQUE THEORY (348)
PARRY-LUNGE      ISLAND ROOSTER 4185         4   2  0   37 232 BOURBON ST (445)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
The overall popularity leader is PERRY REESE 4094.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was MRS. NOODLE 4081.  The ten other most popular fighters were BROTHER HADES 
4161, BIG BIRD 4177, OUTTA TUNE 4083, TRILL 4084, FUGUE 4135, BIG JIM 2956, MARK 
2958, BRIOSO 4145, NIVEK 4196, and XALENCE 4197.

The least popular fighter this week was OSTINATO 4095.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were JACK DEATH 2955, MAHNA MAHNA 4188, SNOW PLOW 4195, ISLAND ROOSTER 4185, 
PERRY REESE 4094, ALVIN 4141, JOSEKI KO 2959, DA1 4204, BERLINETTA 2156, and XALENCE 
4197.

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

For those of you who keep track of such things, a few additional warriors graduated 
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. 

                          SPUNKY (23-3638) IVO'S ARMY  (293) 
                    RUDY VOLEVOL (32-5851) DEVIL ADVOCATES  (105)
                     ROGUE ESKIMO (32-6950) FRIEND OR FOE?  (365)
                    LOUIS CYPHRE (32-7573) DEVIL ADVOCATES  (105)
                     ROAD TRIP (45-5050) THE MENTORS RIDE  (550)
                          SMUDGE (82-326) IRON CIRCLE  (61) 
                    METAL HEAD (82-4573) LEGENEDS OF TKE 2  (618) 
                     SELINA SKYRIVER (82-25332) WANDERERS  (4055) 
                      DIZZY (82-54125) CHARTMASTES 1969  (9145) 
                     CLICHY (84-35494) THIRSTY THUGS 1313  (6208) 
                       LEPROSY (84-36154) THE AFFLICTED  (6313) 
                ROBERT PAULSON 75 (84-47382) PROJECT MAYHEM 28  (8184) 
                     CYMORIL FIBER (85-2327) ETERNAL HOWLIN (430)
                   HARSH GMO (85-18688) THIRSTY THUGS 170P  (3427) 
                     KRIKIT (85-40358) UNKNOWN LEGACY 42  (7366) 
                      EXTREME TEAL (85-46601) TAMPA 19A  (8502) 
                      CLARK (85-51321) HELLO DARKNESS 16  (9356) 
                           TOXIN (85-54664) ERR 26  (2621) 
                        AVIAG (86-24310) LIZARD ARMY 3  (4457) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes