DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/08/2025    Duedate: 04/21/2025

ZUKAL ARENA

DM 9    TURN 1030

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SHADOW DANCER
ORDER OF FOG (594)
(9-6470) [8-2-0,112]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SHADOW DANCER                  POSITION IS EMPTY
ORDER OF FOG (594)             
(9-6470) [8-2-0,112]           

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

THE ZONK                       THE ZONK
NEON FENCERS 2 (606)           NEON FENCERS 2 (606)
(9-6594) [13-11-1,58]          (9-6594) [13-11-1,58]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

NEON FENCERS 2 (606)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. NEON FENCERS 2 (606)          33 
2. WILD CARDS (603)              16    PET SHOP FLOYD (459)
3. DEVIATION (523)               16    Unchartered Team
4. ORDER OF FOG (594)            11 
5. QUEEN (522)                   9     THE UNTOUCHABLES (179)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*RYE THE LIGHTNING (609)    8   0  1 100.   1/ 2 NEON FENCERS 2 (606)      7  5 0
 2- 2 THE ABYSS (607)            9   2  0 81.8   2/ 1 PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      6  6 1
 3/ 3 PET SHOP FLOYD (459)     371 265 20 58.3   3/ 5 WILD CARDS (603)          4  3 0
 4/ 4 QUEEN (522)              541 413 26 56.7   4/ 7 DEVIATION (523)           4  8 0
 5/ 5 DEVIATION (523)           54  51  2 51.4   5/ 4 ORDER OF FOG (594)        3  2 0
 6/ 6 WILD CARDS (603)          24  24  3 50.0   6/ 6 QUEEN (522)               3  4 1
 7/ 7 ORDER OF FOG (594)         8   8  0 50.0   7- 3*RYE THE LIGHTNING (609)   2  0 0
 8/ 9 NEON FENCERS 2 (606)      49  61  1 44.5   8/ 9 BLUE MOON (381)           0  3 0
 9/ 8 BLUE MOON (381)          1340 1675 41 44.4   9-10 GO AHEAD AND LOOK (604)   0  1 0
10-10 GO AHEAD AND LOOK (604)    4   6  1 40.0  10- 8 THE ABYSS (607)           0  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 ZUKAL to see 
what's new.  Too bad, PET SHOP FLOYD, but NEON FENCERS 2 was just too good to be 
stopped.  Uncool, RYE THE LIGHTNING.  I mean 0-0-0 is bad.  Will they will be allowed 
to fight?  I say use 'em for training practice!  DEVIATION like really fought hard to 
move up to 4th from 7th.  Way to go!  Cut this out and put it in your scrapbooks, 
NEON FENCERS 2!  'Cause they got 3-1-0 and moved up to 1st!  MVP award for QUEEN OF 
CLUBS?  WILD CARDS' proud of her after beating PRY BAR and getting 19 points.  Talk 
about yer major upsets!  PRY BAR's match with QUEEN OF CLUBS cost it a loss of 18 
points!  This Duelmaster is like something else!  SHADOW DANCER stopped FLOYD TROUT 
dead in his tracks!  Who was the wiseguy that said ZUKAL's Duelmaster was paying for 
drinks at The Blue Boar Inn?  Don't look at me!   
     I gotta admit I haven't been in "deep con caves" with any spies.  Really, I just 
wing this stuff.   
     Challenges, revenges, Bloodfeuds.  All ZUKAL ever talks about is fighting!  Me, 
I'm more laid back.  Hey you guys, don't you think your families would like to hear 
from you?  Write!  (Or have someone write for you.)  
     Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain.  Soak it in cold water, and hand 
wash.  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                  
 SHADOW DANCER 6470        LU  8   2  0 112         ORDER OF FOG (594)        

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BOSS HOG 6635             AB  8   0  1  91         RYE THE LIGHTNING (609)   

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-INFERNAL RAVAGER 6611     TP  9   2  0  90         THE ABYSS (607)           
 FLOYD TROUT 6603          SL 14   9  0  88         PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      
 BEST FRIEND 6571          PS  9   3  1  88         QUEEN (522)               
 RESTORATION 6602          LU 13   9  0  87         NEON FENCERS 2 (606)      
 IT'S A JOKE, RIGHT?  6484 TP 11  47  0  80         BLUE MOON (381)           
 THE DEACON 6591           AB 13  11  0  74         NEON FENCERS 2 (606)      

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 QUEEN OF CLUBS 6580       BA  6   3  0  63         WILD CARDS (603)          
 THE ZONK 6594             BA 13  11  1  58         NEON FENCERS 2 (606)      

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AGENT ZERO 5772           SL  9   5  0  56         DEVIATION (523)           
-BLITZBOLT 6629            ST  5   3  0  51         NEON FENCERS 2 (606)      
 SMALL BLIND 6619          WS  3   1  1  45         WILD CARDS (603)          
 PRY BAR 6618              SL  7   8  0  44         DEVIATION (523)                          *
 BULLMASTIFF FLOYD 6650    BA  6   2  0  41         PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      
 CHIHUAHUA FLOYD 6630      SL  7   5  2  35         PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BIG CAN O CRAZY 6576      AB  4   6  1  33         GO AHEAD AND LOOK (604)   
 SHIH TZU FLOYD 6674       LU  2   0  1  30         PET SHOP FLOYD (459)                     *

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HAKTUA 6653               ST  2   2  0  22         DEVIATION (523)                          *
 KJACK 6676                LU  1   0  0  10         DEVIATION (523)                          *
 DEMON PRISM 6671              0   1  0   1         NEON FENCERS 2 (606)                     [PR-SL-TP]

'-' 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                      SHIH TZU FLOYD 6674   1030 NONE
MOONBLAST 6600          7 14 0 BLUE MOON 381        BOSS HOG 6635         1027  
CEMENTOR 6675           0  1 0 DEVIATION 523        DARK CHAMPION         1030 NONE
CRAZYLEGS 6593          4 17 0 NEON FENCERS 2 606   CHIHUAHUA FLOYD 6630  1027 REVENGED
TARANTULA FLOYD 6628    9  4 0 PET SHOP FLOYD 459   BEST FRIEND 6571      1028  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

CEMENTOR was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
SHADOW DANCER vanquished FLOYD TROUT in a 1 minute uneven Title battle.
IT'S A JOKE, RIGHT? was demolished by RESTORATION in a 1 minute uneven fight.
BEST FRIEND devastated ROVING DEMON in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
PRY BAR was demolished by QUEEN OF CLUBS in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
THE DEACON vanquished BULLMASTIFF FLOYD in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
AGENT ZERO overpowered CHIHUAHUA FLOYD in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
SMALL BLIND was savagely defeated by THE ZONK in a action packed 4 minute melee.
SHIH TZU FLOYD slaughtered EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
DEMON PRISM was overpowered by KJACK in a 1 minute one-sided fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   0 -  0     100  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         BASHING ATTACK    16 -   8 -  0      67  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         WALL OF STEEL      9 -   6 -  2      60  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         LUNGING ATTACK    20 -  14 -  1      59  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-STRIKE       5 -   5 -  1      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         SLASHING ATTACK   24 -  30 -  2      44  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         STRIKING ATTACK    7 -   9 -  0      44  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         TOTAL PARRY       13 -  17 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -   3 -  0      40  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  0         AIMED BLOW        13 -  24 -  1      35  |

Turn 1030 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 -  4         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         2  TOTAL PARRY    
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  1         2  BASHING ATTACK 
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1         1  PARRY-STRIKE   

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   SHADOW DANCER 6470          8   2  0  112 ORDER OF FOG (594)
SLASHING ATTACK  FLOYD TROUT 6603           14   9  0   88 PET SHOP FLOYD (459)
PARRY-STRIKE     BEST FRIEND 6571            9   3  1   88 QUEEN (522)
AIMED BLOW       THE DEACON 6591            13  11  0   74 NEON FENCERS 2 (606)
BASHING ATTACK   QUEEN OF CLUBS 6580         6   3  0   63 WILD CARDS (603)
WALL OF STEEL    SMALL BLIND 6619            3   1  1   45 WILD CARDS (603)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is THE ZONK 6594.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was THE ZONK 6594.  The ten other most popular fighters were SMALL BLIND 6619, 
RESTORATION 6602, BEST FRIEND 6571, SHIH TZU FLOYD 6674, QUEEN OF CLUBS 6580, THE 
DEACON 6591, AGENT ZERO 5772, KJACK 6676, SHADOW DANCER 6470, and IT'S A JOKE, RIGHT? 
6484.

The least popular fighter this week was DEMON PRISM 6671.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were CHIHUAHUA FLOYD 6630, PRY BAR 6618, FLOYD TROUT 6603, CEMENTOR 
6675, BULLMASTIFF FLOYD 6650, IT'S A JOKE, RIGHT? 6484, SHADOW DANCER 6470, KJACK 
6676, AGENT ZERO 5772, and THE DEACON 6591.

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