DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/11/2025    Duedate: 04/24/2025

TRANSEL ARENA

DM 6    TURN 1031

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

HOT MOOSE KNUCKLE
STYLE GUY (652)
(6-7733) [27-21-0,119]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

HOT MOOSE KNUCKLE              PAINT IT BLACK
STYLE GUY (652)                TOP HITS (675)
(6-7733) [27-21-0,119]         (6-8085) [2-0-0,30]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

HOT MOOSE KNUCKLE              CLYDE
STYLE GUY (652)                CHAOS KIDS (669)
(6-7733) [27-21-0,119]         (6-8028) [7-8-1,48]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

TOP HITS (675)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BLACK AND BLUES (575)         63 
2. BREWHALLA (668)               40    BREWHALLA (668)
3. TOP HITS (675)                38    Unchartered Team
4. Z.A.P.P. MASTERS (665)        14 
5. STYLE GUY (652)               10    TOP HITS (675)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*TOP HITS (675)             9   1  2 90.0   1/ 3*TOP HITS (675)            9  1 2
 2- 2 MY LITTLE TRIBE (357)     59  24  4 71.1   2/ 1 CHAOS KIDS (669)          7  8 0
 3/ 3 BREWHALLA (668)           45  30  1 60.0   3/ 5 BLACK AND BLUES (575)     6  5 1
 4/ 5 BLACK AND BLUES (575)    655 508 31 56.3   4/10 Z.A.P.P. MASTERS (665)    5  3 0
 5/ 4 CHAOS KIDS (669)          40  32  2 55.6   5/ 6 RAT PAK (277)             5 10 1
 6- 6*PHOENIX GUARD (677)       11   9  1 55.0   6/13 BREWHALLA (668)           4  1 0
 7/ 7 RAT PAK (277)            115  98  5 54.0   7/ 8 LANCIARII (635)           4  2 0
 8/ 8 STYLE GUY (652)           29  25  1 53.7   8- 2*PHOENIX GUARD (677)       3  2 1
 9/ 9 Z.A.P.P. MASTERS (665)    36  35  6 50.7   9/12 STYLE GUY (652)           2  1 0
10-10*CLEVER CLEVER MGRR (676)   1   1  0 50.0  10/11 FIRST NAME BASIS (641)    2  4 0
11/11 LANCIARII (635)          206 210  6 49.5  11/ 4 PSYCHO SQUAD (135)        2  7 0
12/12 FIRST NAME BASIS (641)   216 229 27 48.5  12-14*CLEVER CLEVER MGRR (676)  1  0 0
13/13 PSYCHO SQUAD (135)       776 984 23 44.1  13- 9 MY LITTLE TRIBE (357)     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

     Well, what are you looking at, TRANSEL?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  Later days, CHAOS KIDS, since TOP HITS 
took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news.  If this keeps up, PSYCHO 
SQUAD, you'll have to shine swords instead of use them.  A drop of 7 in the rankings? 
BREWHALLA turned their 4-1-0 turn into a 6th place rank in the listings this turn.  
Any better than this, and you get put on hit lists.  Now let's all watch BLACK AND 
BLUES' heads swell from their 4-0-1 this turn.  Haa ha ha ha!  Big shots, big talk, 
big deal.  Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see SKIP win a fight and gain 
17 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, MCKINLEY beat WESTENIO and WESTENIO lost 15 points.  
You're breakin' my heart.  And if variety is the spice of life, TRANSEL may be 
getting bland, as HOT MOOSE KNUCKLE stays top dog in the city.  The Sultan's Tent, 
humph!  I've tasted better ale at mortuaries.  Where do they get this stuff?  From 
TRANSEL's trash dumps?   
     My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start 
talking.' I loved that woman.  What's the big D?  BLACK AND BLUES was the most 
avoided team?  Bunch of lily livered... grumble... mumble... curse...  And who led 
the way in this mass act of cowardice?  Let's see, well, whatcha know?  It was 
BREWHALLA.  Ha ha ha ha!  JENNEY SWEET was challenged more times this turn than the 
Duelmaster.  Now was the DM insulted or feared?  Heh, heh.   
     Ah, now we come to my favorite part, where we see all the guys who are dead and 
gone, and get to see if their team cared.  Let's see, 9-6-0.  Pretty good record for 
a living warrior.  A sad one though, for a dead one.  Such is the case for MARSHA of 
CHAOS KIDS.  Tsk.  I can't say as I'm proud to find out that BLACK AND BLUES' HOODOO 
MAN has killed MARSHA from CHAOS KIDS.  I can say I wish CHAOS KIDS good luck in 
their bloodfeud.  Titanium shields and bamboo daggers, guess what brave team is 
developing these kinds of weapons?   
     What does the TRANSEL arena have in common with the inns?  It's just as 
comfortable to sleep in either place.  Ha ha ha ha!  Just wait 'till next time I show 
up here, I won't be so nice!  So nyaaah!  I see the crowds are getting restless, I 
must leave now-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HOT MOOSE KNUCKLE 7733    AB 27  21  0 119         STYLE GUY (652)           

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ZAPP BRANNIGAN 7982       PL 10   5  1 107         Z.A.P.P. MASTERS (665)    
 HOODOO MAN 8005           SL 13   7  2 104         BLACK AND BLUES (575)     
 SKIP 7838                 AB 15  13  0  99         BLACK AND BLUES (575)     
 KNACK MCZAPPIGAN 7967     SL 11   4  3  98         Z.A.P.P. MASTERS (665)    

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ASH 8016                  LU 10  11  0  89         FIRST NAME BASIS (641)    
 JENNEY SWEET 7886         PR 21  24  0  87         PSYCHO SQUAD (135)                       *
 RATIGAN-RAT 7820          AB 16  15  3  87         RAT PAK (277)             
 SLANG DU JOUR 8009        WS 11   4  0  80         BREWHALLA (668)           
 OVERKILL 8010             WS 11   4  0  78         BREWHALLA (668)           
 DOLFIN 7885               ST 13  32  0  71         PSYCHO SQUAD (135)        
 MORAN 7966                LU 13  20  1  68         FIRST NAME BASIS (641)    

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ZIRCOTHIAN 7971           TP 10   4  0  57         Z.A.P.P. MASTERS (665)    

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MCKINLEY 8020             PL  9  11  0  52         BLACK AND BLUES (575)     
 CLYDE 8028                SL  7   8  1  48         CHAOS KIDS (669)                         *
-GREAT OAK 4002            TP  8   8  0  43         MY LITTLE TRIBE (357)     
 CO-PILOT THOR 8008        LU  9   6  1  42         BREWHALLA (668)           
 HALLUCENT 8001            SL  8  18  0  42         PSYCHO SQUAD (135)        
 WESTENIO 7903             WS  4   9  0  42         LANCIARII (635)           

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DOLLY 8030                TP 11   4  0  37         CHAOS KIDS (669)                         *

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WAIMEA BLAZE 8025         LU  5   6  0  31         BREWHALLA (668)                          *
 PAINT IT BLACK 8085           2   0  0  30         TOP HITS (675)                           [BA-LU-ST-TP-WS]
 THE DUCHESSE 8011         WS  6   9  0  27         BREWHALLA (668)                          *
 TUB THUMPING 8081             2   0  0  27         TOP HITS (675)                           [BA-LU-ST-TP-WS]
 SMURF-RAT 7712            LU  4   5  0  25         RAT PAK (277)             
-WARBLER 8093              PR  4   0  0  25         PHOENIX GUARD (677)       
 ROUND AND ROUND 8084          2   0  1  25         TOP HITS (675)                           [BA-LU-ST-TP-WS]

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ULLANDER 7862                 4   4  0  22         LANCIARII (635)                          [BA-LU]
 HEMLOCK 8077              LU  3   3  0  21         CHAOS KIDS (669)          
-SPARROW 8095                  3   1  0  21         PHOENIX GUARD (677)                      [LU-SL-ST]
-DON'T 8086                    1   1  0  21         CLEVER CLEVER MGRR (676)                 [LU-SL-ST]
 BLACK BETTY 8082              1   1  0  17         TOP HITS (675)                           [BA-LU-ST]
-CONDOR 8092               SL  2   2  1  16         PHOENIX GUARD (677)       
 PSYCHO KILLER 8083            2   0  1  16         TOP HITS (675)                           [BA-LU-ST-TP-WS]
 TEMPE TAX 8080            LU  1   3  1  14         CHAOS KIDS (669)                         *
 KOKO TAYLOR 8108              1   1  0  13         BLACK AND BLUES (575)                    [BA-LU-ST-TP]
 ROT-RAT 8057                  1   3  1   7         RAT PAK (277)                            [AB-LU-ST]
 KATANA-RAT 8075               1   3  0   6         RAT PAK (277)                            [LU-ST]
-CARDINAL 8103                 1   1  0   4         PHOENIX GUARD (677)                      [LU-SL]
 MARIONETTE-RAT 8106           0   3  0   3         RAT PAK (277)                            [AB-LU]

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
SIR LYRIN PRESKA        0  0 0                      PSYCHO KILLER 8083    1031 NONE
MARSHA 8031             9  6 0 CHAOS KIDS 669       HOODOO MAN 8005       1031  
PIXIE 8097              1  2 0 PHOENIX GUARD 677    ROT-RAT 8057          1029  
COBRA-RAT 8059          0  1 0 RAT PAK 277          TEMPE TAX 8080        1028 REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ZAPP BRANNIGAN devastated JENNEY SWEET in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
OVERKILL demolished DOLFIN in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
CO-PILOT THOR defeated HALLUCENT in a 2 minute Challenge duel.
HOT MOOSE KNUCKLE bested KNACK MCZAPPIGAN in a 2 minute veteran's Title contest.
ASH was defeated by SKIP in a crowd pleasing 2 minute master's match.
RATIGAN-RAT won victory over MORAN in a exciting 1 minute master's fight.
HOODOO MAN butchered MARSHA in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
SLANG DU JOUR handily defeated PEREGRINE FIREHAWK in a 1 minute uneven melee.
WESTENIO slimly lost to MCKINLEY in a 4 minute gory duel.
ZIRCOTHIAN unbelievably bested CLYDE in a popular 4 minute duel.
DOLLY defeated SMURF-RAT in a 2 minute match.
WAIMEA BLAZE overcame BLACK BETTY in a 2 minute bout.
THE DUCHESSE was defeated by TUB THUMPING in a 4 minute match.
ULLANDER demolished KATANA-RAT in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
PSYCHO KILLER delivered the death blow upon SIR LYRIN PRESKANE in a 1 minute battle.
HEMLOCK subdued MARIONETTE-RAT in a 2 minute brawl.
TEMPE TAX was beaten by ROUND AND ROUND in a 2 minute conflict.
ROT-RAT was handily defeated by PAINT IT BLACK in a popular 2 minute uneven fight.
KOKO TAYLOR vanquished BUMBLE-FINGERS in a 1 minute one-sided fray.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  10         PARRY-RIPOSTE     11 -   7 -  0      61  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         BASHING ATTACK    11 -   7 -  1      61  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         WALL OF STEEL     14 -   9 -  1      61  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-LUNGE        9 -   7 -  0      56  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         TOTAL PARRY       14 -  12 -  0      54  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         SLASHING ATTACK   30 -  29 -  4      51  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         AIMED BLOW        19 -  19 -  2      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         LUNGING ATTACK    34 -  39 -  2      47  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         STRIKING ATTACK   10 -  12 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   2 -  0       0  |

Turn 1031 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        2 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  6         3  AIMED BLOW     
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  2         2  SLASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         3 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  3         2  WALL OF STEEL  
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                                                                1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                                                                1  STRIKING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       HOT MOOSE KNUCKLE 7733     27  21  0  119 STYLE GUY (652)
PARRY-LUNGE      ZAPP BRANNIGAN 7982        10   5  1  107 Z.A.P.P. MASTERS (665)
SLASHING ATTACK  HOODOO MAN 8005            13   7  2  104 BLACK AND BLUES (575)
WALL OF STEEL    SLANG DU JOUR 8009         11   4  0   80 BREWHALLA (668)
TOTAL PARRY      ZIRCOTHIAN 7971            10   4  0   57 Z.A.P.P. MASTERS (665)
LUNGING ATTACK   CO-PILOT THOR 8008          9   6  1   42 BREWHALLA (668)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is HOT MOOSE KNUCKLE 7733.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was CLYDE 8028.  The ten other most popular fighters were ASH 8016, SKIP 
7838, PAINT IT BLACK 8085, MCKINLEY 8020, ZAPP BRANNIGAN 7982, HOT MOOSE KNUCKLE 
7733, KNACK MCZAPPIGAN 7967, WESTENIO 7903, SMURF-RAT 7712, and THE DUCHESSE 8011.

The least popular fighter this week was KATANA-RAT 8075.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were TUB THUMPING 8081, DOLLY 8030, MARSHA 8031, DOLFIN 7885, JENNEY SWEET 
7886, MARIONETTE-RAT 8106, ULLANDER 7862, SLANG DU JOUR 8009, HOODOO MAN 8005, and 
KOKO TAYLOR 8108.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

MATT (6-6345) STRIKE KING (548)

                          SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN PITTSBURGH!

We hope you will join us at our summer FTF in Pittsburgh, PA, July 18-20, 2025! It 
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includes free high speed internet.  There's a Starbuck's, restaurant and lounge, 
fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool.  The rooms are blocked (no code, but you can tell 
them you're with RSI if you call). 

      The official block cutoff is mid-June so make your reservations ASAP!
      The hotel reservation site is:  https://tinyurl.com/FF75inPittsburgh

Our group rate applies to three days before and after, but the booking site won't 
allow you to book outside Thurs-Mon. If you need reservations for any days outside the 
7/17-21 time frame, you'll need to contact Malik at 412-918-1380 or 
malik.riley@marriottpittsburgh.com -- tell him you're with RSI.

As always, if the block appears full or the reservation site isn't working correctly, 
please make your reservation the best you can **through the website** and then let us 
know and we'll work with the sales office to get them to correct your reservation. 
(IMPORTANT:  Do not prepay or use any other booking site to reserve your rooms, 
because they can't be corrected!)

Minioverviews and the tournament announcement will be out in June 

We look forward to seeing you in July! -- RSI

               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