DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/03/2025    Duedate: 09/16/2025

SUNSET ARENA

DM 21    TURN 1035

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

FLASH
THE ALLIANCE (723)
(21-9980) [14-8-0,123]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

FLASH                          BUCK FIDEN
THE ALLIANCE (723)             WRATHMEN 24-68 (726)
(21-9980) [14-8-0,123]         (21-10033) [6-0-0,98]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

BRIER BLACKMOON                FLASH
NOMADIC TRIBE (160)            THE ALLIANCE (723)
(21-9960) [15-12-1,88]         (21-9980) [14-8-0,123]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

LEGEND KILLERS (722)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. LEGEND KILLERS (722)          40 
2. THE ALLIANCE (723)            37    NOMADIC TRIBE (160)
3. WRATHMEN 24-68 (726)          30    Unchartered Team
4. A FOREST DARK (731)           27 
5. BIG LAKE TERROR (654)         22    WRATHMEN 24-68 (726)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*WRATHMEN 24-68 (726)       6   0  0 100.   1/ 5 LEGEND KILLERS (722)     10  5 0
 2- 2 REAL BEER (424)          189 100 13 65.4   2/ 1 BIG LAKE TERROR (654)     9  6 1
 3/ 4 NOMADIC TRIBE (160)      1240 1013 47 55.0   3/ 9 PHILTHBALLS (554)         8  7 0
 4/ 5 LEGEND KILLERS (722)      57  48  2 54.3   4/ 7 THE OOZE ZONE (169)       7  5 0
 5/ 6 GRIM FANDANGO (454)      1541 1430 71 51.9   5/ 3 GRIM FANDANGO (454)       7  7 0
 6/ 7 BIG LAKE TERROR (654)    680 634 44 51.8   6/ 2 BEN'S BAZAAR (577)        7  8 3
 7/ 8 THE ALLIANCE (723)        51  54  3 48.6   7/11 THE WHOVIANS (691)        6  8 0
 8/ 9 BEN'S BAZAAR (577)       980 1076 55 47.7   8/ 6 THE ALLIANCE (723)        5  5 0
 9-10 SEA SHANTIES (718)        85  97  4 46.7   9/ 8 NOMADIC TRIBE (160)       4  6 0
10/11 RAT PAK (388)             64  74  0 46.4  10- 4 REAL BEER (424)           3  2 0
11/12 PHILTHBALLS (554)        583 675 39 46.3  11/12*WRATHMEN 24-68 (726)      2  0 0
12-13 MATRIX OF ETERNITY (437)  21  27  2 43.7  12/ 0*A FOREST DARK (731)       2  3 0
13/ 0*2414 BOURBON ST (725)      3   4  0 42.9  13/14 RAT PAK (388)             2  5 0
14/14 THE OOZE ZONE (169)      153 220 10 41.0  14-13 MATRIX OF ETERNITY (437)  1  0 0
15/15 THE WHOVIANS (691)       212 309 17 40.7  15-15 SEA SHANTIES (718)        1  4 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
16/ 0*A FOREST DARK (731)        2   3  0 40.0  16/ 0*2414 BOURBON ST (725)     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

     It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters.  Look on my work, ye mighty, 
and despair!  Nothing is certain in SUNSET, with changing loyalties, changing 
Duelmasters.  Write this down:  new top team--LEGEND KILLERS.  Those betting on REAL 
BEER lost their shirt, as REAL BEER lost their fighting abilities:  0-0-0.  Nothing 
works for a team like victory (How's that for a perceptive observation?) as 
PHILTHBALLS can attest...  Say what you will about blind luck and dirty fighting, but 
LEGEND KILLERS will tell you 57-48-2 is nothing to laugh at...  WRATHMEN 24-68 had 
cause to celebrate, after BUCK FIDEN got 30 points by beating STERLING SAVANT.  A 
certain someone should cut down on the drinking and practice more, after losing 32 
points to BUCK FIDEN.  (Discrete enough, STERLING SAVANT?) The arena was more crowded 
than usual this time, as UNCHAINABLE faced SUNSET's Duelmaster.  Those who hoped for 
a new Duelmaster were disappointed by UNCHAINABLE, of BEN'S BAZAAR, who despite a 
23-16-0 couldn't overcome SUNSET's Number 1.  So who's the team that's been walking 
into taverns last week and ordering milk?  Sounds like a PR stunt to me.   
     A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn?  And do not the 
little birds cry out?'  Any ideas?  Like a horde of jackals fleeing from the lion, so 
did the "warriors" in SUNSET avoid SEA SHANTIES.  Like a pup with its tail between 
its legs, THE WHOVIANS scurried away from SEA SHANTIES.  Oh, the shame!  If 
challenges were horses, CALLI MARI could open up a fast food joint!  DARK PILGRIM 
challenged BLAK BOX!  Who says BIG LAKE TERROR are just a bunch of wimps!  DARK 
PILGRIM of BIG LAKE TERROR kept his wits as he was bested by BLAK BOX.  Mismatched by 
11 points, KILLED was beat by DARK VISIT.  Is this really worth noting?  I thought 
DARK VISIT showed great skill and promise when she beat KILLED.  All right, so I 
slept through it!  Big deal!   
     The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on...  Justice was served as 
NARDOLE fought MAN IN BLACK in bloodfeud.  Well done, THE WHOVIANS!  Charity is 
unknown in SUNSET, and rightly so.  THE OOZE ZONE exacted their revenge against BEN'S 
BAZAAR.  Oh hard!  that to strike a flame, the match itself must needs be wasting!   
     All good things must come to an end.  More important duties call me.  Do not 
despair!  I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FLASH 9980                BA 14   8  0 123         THE ALLIANCE (723)        

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CHEMICAL WEDDING 4904     LU 13   7  0 109         MATRIX OF ETERNITY (437)  
 BUCK FIDEN 10033          ST  6   0  0  98         WRATHMEN 24-68 (726)      
 UNCHAINABLE 9929          TP 23  16  0  97         BEN'S BAZAAR (577)        
 LITTLE FLOAB 9924         WS 11   6  0  97         LEGEND KILLERS (722)      
 PHLEM 9938                LU 17  17  0  95         THE OOZE ZONE (169)       
 BANZAI-RAT 4237           LU 15  18  0  94         RAT PAK (388)             

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BRIER BLACKMOON 9960      PL 15  12  1  88         NOMADIC TRIBE (160)       
 RHUKK 9925                AB 14  11  0  83         LEGEND KILLERS (722)      
-HOLY GRAIL ALE 8616       LU 10   5  0  83         REAL BEER (424)           
 STERLING SAVANT 9951      SL 16  12  1  76         NOMADIC TRIBE (160)       
 WALLY-GATOR 9999          SL 11  13  2  70         PHILTHBALLS (554)         
 EUSTACE BAGGE 10036       SL  5   4  0  68         LEGEND KILLERS (722)      

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HAARLEM 10027             SL  9   7  1  66         THE ALLIANCE (723)        
 DUSKBORNE BEAST 10041     BA 10   6  0  65         NOMADIC TRIBE (160)       

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LEFTY MCGRIM 9985         LU 14  16  1  63         GRIM FANDANGO (454)       

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LASZLO 9919               LU 10   9  0  55         THE WHOVIANS (691)        
-BLUE MOON 9149            LU  5   7  0  54         REAL BEER (424)           
 NARDOLE 9905              WS 12   9  0  51         THE WHOVIANS (691)        
 GREASE MONKEY 10083       BA  5   6  0  48         THE OOZE ZONE (169)                      *
 DARK WISHES 10042         TP 11   7  0  46         BIG LAKE TERROR (654)     
 BUSHWHACK 10028           PS 10   8  0  45         NOMADIC TRIBE (160)       
 DARK SPLIT 10095          AB  8   2  0  45         BIG LAKE TERROR (654)     
 MOON SPLICER 10059        PS  7   6  1  44         NOMADIC TRIBE (160)       
 NEVERKNOT 10097           SL  5   4  1  42         GRIM FANDANGO (454)       
 MIGHTY MOUSE 10085        ST  4   6  0  39         THE ALLIANCE (723)        
-FLYING DUTCHMAN 10080     AB  5   2  0  37         SEA SHANTIES (718)        
 DAVROS 9997               LU  5   3  0  35         THE WHOVIANS (691)                       *
 BLAK BOX 10108            TP  5   3  0  35         GRIM FANDANGO (454)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JAMES CROW 10025          SL  3   2  0  32         2414 BOURBON ST (725)     
 WASTING TIME 10077        WS  5   7  1  31         PHILTHBALLS (554)                        *
 OGRYN 10093               BA  4   5  1  29         BEN'S BAZAAR (577)        
 AZALEA 10111              PR  4   2  0  28         THE ALLIANCE (723)        
-BREAK OUT 9852            AB  2   0  0  28         REAL BEER (424)           
 TP GOD 10099              ST  3   0  0  27         LEGEND KILLERS (722)      
 TENEBRAS LUX 10128        ST  2   1  0  25         GRIM FANDANGO (454)       
 CALLI MARI 10089          AB  5   5  0  24         THE OOZE ZONE (169)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 INFIDELITY 10094          LU  4   6  0  23         PHILTHBALLS (554)         
 DARK VISIT 10122          ST  3   2  0  23         BIG LAKE TERROR (654)                    *
 CRETURE 10112             BA  2   4  2  22         BEN'S BAZAAR (577)                       *
-SCARY HARRY 10050         BA  2   8  0  21         SEA SHANTIES (718)                       *
-BLUSTER 10102             ST  2   3  0  20         SEA SHANTIES (718)        
 AQUILEIA 10117            ST  3   2  0  19         THE ALLIANCE (723)                       *
 MAN IN BLACK 10113        PS  2   4  1  17         BEN'S BAZAAR (577)                       *
 KOOTHRAPALLI 10133        WS  2   1  0  15         PHILTHBALLS (554)         
 DARK PILGRIM 10123        BA  2   3  0  13         BIG LAKE TERROR (654)     
 FYNN GERHEM 10142         SL  1   1  0  12         PHILTHBALLS (554)         
 CORRUPT GAOLER 10138      BA  1   0  0  10         A FOREST DARK (731)       
 CRASH HAMFIST 10137           1   0  0  10         A FOREST DARK (731)                      [BA-LU-SL]
 HEADLESS WHORESMAN 10145      1   0  0  10         BEN'S BAZAAR (577)                       [BA-LU-SL]
-KIWI SMUGGLER 10101       AB  2   3  0   9         SEA SHANTIES (718)        
 JUDOON 10125              BA  1   3  0   6         THE WHOVIANS (691)        
 SQUID SOUP 10131              1   1  0   6         THE OOZE ZONE (169)                      [BA-SL-ST]
 CHIKARA-RAT 10118         ST  1   2  0   5         RAT PAK (388)             
-JACK SPARROW 10110            1   2  0   5         SEA SHANTIES (718)                       [LU-ST]
 KILLED 10119              BA  1   2  0   5         LEGEND KILLERS (722)      
-MICHELOB ULTRA 10126      TP  1   0  0   5         REAL BEER (424)           
 STRAX 10143                   1   0  0   5         THE WHOVIANS (691)                       [BA-LU-SL]
 LAST SHADOW 10129         BA  0   3  0   3         GRIM FANDANGO (454)                      *
 DASH HELLBENT 10136       ST  0   1  0   1         A FOREST DARK (731)       
 CHEATO CHEETAH 10135          0   1  0   1         A FOREST DARK (731)                      [AB-SL-ST]
 BIG LAKE DOOFUS 10141         0   1  0   1         RAT PAK (388)                            [AB-SL-ST]
 DARK GAMBLE 10146             0   1  0   1         BIG LAKE TERROR (654)                    [AB-SL-ST]

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
SID THE SHEW 10139      0  1 0 A FOREST DARK 731    BANDIT PRINCE         1035 NONE
PUDDLE OF MUD 10132     0  1 0 THE OOZE ZONE 169    CRETURE 10112         1034 JUST REVENGED
HATH 10005              0  1 0 THE WHOVIANS 691     MAN IN BLACK 10113    1034 JUST REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Hail managers of Sunset! I am Bobby Bigfoot, and I have brought my newest stable here 
as part of my gradual return to the game. My team is A Forest Dark. May they represent 
the Sunset arena well" "Malo mori quam foedari." -- Bobby Bigfoot and A Forest Dark

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SID THE SHEW was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
PHLEM devastated CRETURE in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud duel.
NARDOLE handily defeated MAN IN BLACK in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud match.
UNCHAINABLE was viciously subdued by FLASH in a 2 minute Challenge Title contest.
LEFTY MCGRIM was devastated by RHUKK in a 1 minute uneven Challenge brawl.
DARK WISHES defeated MIGHTY MOUSE in a exciting 3 minute Challenge struggle.
LASZLO bested MOON SPLICER in a 1 minute Challenge competition.
HAARLEM overpowered BUSHWHACK in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
OGRYN was viciously subdued by DARK SPLIT in a 2 minute gruesome Challenge duel.
DAVROS defeated CALLI MARI in a 1 minute Challenge duel.
TENEBRAS LUX vanquished JUDOON in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
DARK VISIT overpowered KILLED in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
KOOTHRAPALLI was defeated by TP GOD in a 1 minute novice's Challenge match.
FYNN GERHEM devastated LAST SHADOW in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge conflict.
DARK PILGRIM was luckily beaten by BLAK BOX in a 3 minute Challenge match.
BRIER BLACKMOON was savagely defeated by LITTLE FLOAB in a 3 minute master's conflict.
STERLING SAVANT was overpowered by BUCK FIDEN in a 1 minute uneven struggle.
DUSKBORNE BEAST was handily defeated by BANZAI-RAT in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
EUSTACE BAGGE devastated NEVERKNOT in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
WALLY-GATOR demolished JAMES CROW in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
GREASE MONKEY overpowered CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute bloody mismatched fight.
AQUILEIA was bested by WASTING TIME in a 1 minute bout.
INFIDELITY defeated CHIKARA-RAT in a exciting 1 minute duel.
AZALEA overpowered SQUID SOUP in a 1 minute uneven fray.
CRASH HAMFIST handily defeated BIG LAKE DOOFUS in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
CORRUPT GAOLER demolished DARK GAMBLE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
DASH HELLBENT lost to STRAX in a 1 minute novice's match.
CHEATO CHEETAH was vanquished by HEADLESS WHORESMAN 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|
|BASHING ATTACK                  11         AIMED BLOW        34 -  22 -  1      61  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                 10         TOTAL PARRY       25 -  20 -  0      56  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  9         LUNGING ATTACK    52 -  43 -  5      55  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         STRIKING ATTACK   25 -  21 -  0      54  |
|AIMED BLOW                       5         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   6 -  0      54  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         PARRY-LUNGE        7 -   7 -  1      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         PARRY-STRIKE      11 -  13 -  2      46  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     3         SLASHING ATTACK   30 -  38 -  2      44  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         BASHING ATTACK    34 -  44 -  3      44  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         WALL OF STEEL     16 -  27 -  1      37  |

Turn 1035 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-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  5         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     6 -  1     AIMED BLOW         2 -  3         1  BASHING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     4 -  7         1  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         1  TOTAL PARRY    
SLASHING ATTACK    5 -  5     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  3         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                                                                1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                                                                1  AIMED BLOW     
                                                                1  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   FLASH 9980                 14   8  0  123 THE ALLIANCE (723)
STRIKING ATTACK  BUCK FIDEN 10033            6   0  0   98 WRATHMEN 24-68 (726)
TOTAL PARRY      UNCHAINABLE 9929           23  16  0   97 BEN'S BAZAAR (577)
WALL OF STEEL    LITTLE FLOAB 9924          11   6  0   97 LEGEND KILLERS (722)
PARRY-LUNGE      BRIER BLACKMOON 9960       15  12  1   88 NOMADIC TRIBE (160)
AIMED BLOW       RHUKK 9925                 14  11  0   83 LEGEND KILLERS (722)
SLASHING ATTACK  STERLING SAVANT 9951       16  12  1   76 NOMADIC TRIBE (160)
LUNGING ATTACK   LASZLO 9919                10   9  0   55 THE WHOVIANS (691)
PARRY-STRIKE     BUSHWHACK 10028            10   8  0   45 NOMADIC TRIBE (160)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is BRIER BLACKMOON 9960.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was FLASH 9980.  The ten other most popular fighters were MIGHTY MOUSE 10085, 
DARK PILGRIM 10123, BRIER BLACKMOON 9960, LITTLE FLOAB 9924, DARK SPLIT 10095, 
NARDOLE 9905, RHUKK 9925, HAARLEM 10027, TENEBRAS LUX 10128, and DARK VISIT 10122.

The least popular fighter this week was DARK GAMBLE 10146.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were BIG LAKE DOOFUS 10141, SQUID SOUP 10131, JAMES CROW 10025, 
STERLING SAVANT 9951, LAST SHADOW 10129, KOOTHRAPALLI 10133, KILLED 10119, JUDOON 
10125, CALLI MARI 10089, and BUSHWHACK 10028.