DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

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

RODEKI ARENA

DM 42    TURN 973

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

KOKOMO
MI CASA (485)
(42-5522) [17-2-0,191]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

KOKOMO                         POSITION IS EMPTY
MI CASA (485)                  
(42-5522) [17-2-0,191]         

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

LADDER                         BUCKET
DELVERS (154)                  DELVERS (154)
(42-5408) [16-48-1,97]         (42-5585) [1-4-0,7]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

DIAMOND LINGO (477)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. DIAMOND LINGO (477)           47 
2. MI CASA (485)                 24    MI CASA (485)
3. DELVERS (154)                 3     Unchartered Team
4. GRECIAN FORMULA (486)         1  
5. BETTER BLUES (365)            -1    BIG COUNTRY 2 (351)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 FURRY FURY (463)          20   7  1 74.1   1/ 3 DIAMOND LINGO (477)       9  3 1
 2- 2 BOOK OF CHANGE (465)     136  58 10 70.1   2/ 1 MI CASA (485)             8  2 0
 3/ 3 MI CASA (485)             53  23  3 69.7   3- 2 BOOK OF CHANGE (465)      5  3 0
 4/ 5 BETTER BLUES (365)       117  92  7 56.0   4- 4 DYSTOPIA (466)            4  1 0
 5- 6 DYSTOPIA (466)            62  58  2 51.7   5/ 7 GRECIAN FORMULA (486)     3  4 0
 6/ 7 DIAMOND LINGO (477)       92  90  6 50.5   6- 8*WELLSVILLE (489)          1  4 0
 7/ 8 DELVERS (154)            1211 1728 33 41.2   7/ 5 DELVERS (154)             1  8 0
 8/ 9 GRECIAN FORMULA (486)     15  24  0 38.5   8/10 BETTER BLUES (365)        0  3 0
 9-10*WELLSVILLE (489)           3   6  0 33.3   9- 9*TEMERE (490)              0  1 0
10-11*TEMERE (490)               2  10  0 16.7  10- 6 FURRY FURY (463)          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

     So why do I have this bag over my head?  Because I am The Unknown Spymaster and 
I'm going to give you a spy report!.  We now have a new top team for all of you guys 
to dogpile on.  DIAMOND LINGO now holds the crown and they are betting they can keep 
it.  A stormcloud is brewing over the FURRY FURY guildhouse.  Rumor says any more 
weeks like this ones 0-0-0 may send the team to the Dark Arena.  Hey everybody, watch 
out for HIGH CHEESE, who flew up 23 points in the rankings after mashing BOAGRIUS 
like a melon.  Keep your eye on this guy.  Ya know, some days it doesn't pay to walk 
out on the sands.  BOAGRIUS was overcame by HIGH CHEESE and drops 21 points.  Unlike 
most arenas, KOKOMO managed to get hers challenge off against the 21-28-2 ELIFAS 
KENT.  Well, everybody's pal KOKOMO moved hers record to 17-2-0 by defeating ELIFAS 
KENT in the Duelmaster's Title Bout and gaining 9 recognition points.  An apple a day 
keeps the doctor away, but an onion a day keeps T.P.s at bay.   
     Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the RODEKI arena.  Did you 
hear that DIAMOND LINGO was most avoided team this week?  Well, knowing the personal 
hygiene of DIAMOND LINGO's warriors, I'm not surprised!  Okay, so I may not be funny, 
but catch MI CASA's act in the arena.  Those acrobats seem to be fairly deft at 
running from DIAMOND LINGO.  Challenging down 20 points was PICKENS.  Pretty soon 
he'll be using two shields and selling 'T.P.:  The only way to clean up' pins.  
Definition of petty:  PICKENS overcame LADDER, a mismatch of 20 points.   
     Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day 
drinking to their memory.  Better tanked than dead!  Remember:  alliances are great, 
but try and take your ally in the arena with you and see what happens.   
     Well, there's the manager of the RODEKI giving me the 'cut' sign (or is that 
'They're going to strangle you in the alley?).  C'mon, Leadfoot, let's make some 
tracks.  Its been real, and its been fun, but it hasn't been real fun...-- The 
Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KOKOMO 5522               BA 17   2  0 191         MI CASA (485)             

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PICKENS 5524              ST 11   6  1 126         MI CASA (485)             
-MURDER HORNET 5351        LU 17  12  0 116         DYSTOPIA (466)            
 GOLDEN SOMBRERO 5485      TP 13   7  0 104         DIAMOND LINGO (477)       
 DEAD RED 5540             SL 11   8  1 103         DIAMOND LINGO (477)       
-DAMASCUS 5448             SL 15   4  2 100         BOOK OF CHANGE (465)      
-BREXITEER 5349            ST 14  11  0  98         DYSTOPIA (466)            
 LADDER 5408               ST 16  48  1  97         DELVERS (154)             

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CREVE COEUR 5523          SL  7   4  2  74         MI CASA (485)                            *
 TEENY TUCKER 5511         LU 13  12  0  68         BETTER BLUES (365)        

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BACH THAO 5470            AB  7   5  0  51         BOOK OF CHANGE (465)      
-VERATA 5505               AB  6   4  0  48         BOOK OF CHANGE (465)      
 HIGH CHEESE 5549          PL  6   8  1  47         DIAMOND LINGO (477)                      *
 BIG STICK 5563            BA  6   3  1  47         DIAMOND LINGO (477)                      *
-HOPE MILLS 5520           TP 11   4  0  44         MI CASA (485)             

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MYRMIDUS 5537             PS  6   6  0  30         GRECIAN FORMULA (486)     
-LAUNCH THE RICH 5404      PL  4   5  0  28         DYSTOPIA (466)                           *
 BOAGRIUS 5543             BA  3   1  0  24         GRECIAN FORMULA (486)     

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-PYROBUG 5577              TP  2   2  0  20         TEMERE (490)                             *
-PAPER CUT 5570            ST  2   0  0  18         WELLSVILLE (489)                         *
-NACHI 5567                AB  1   1  0  18         BOOK OF CHANGE (465)                     *
 VESTALLA 5600                 1   0  0  13         GRECIAN FORMULA (486)                    [BA-ST-TP]
-THE URINATOR 5572             1   1  0  11         WELLSVILLE (489)                         [LU-ST]
 MILFORD 5566              ST  2   1  0   9         MI CASA (485)                            *
 GORGONNE 5594                 1   0  0   8         GRECIAN FORMULA (486)                    [BA-TP]
 BUCKET 5585               SL  1   4  0   7         DELVERS (154)                            *

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HIPPOLYTA 5593            LU  0   1  0   1         GRECIAN FORMULA (486)     

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
GRUMPY CAT 5300         7  3 0 FURRY FURY 463       DEAD RED 5540          971  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

KOKOMO devastated ELIFAS KENT in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight.
PICKENS vanquished LADDER in a 1 minute brutal uneven Challenge battle.
GOLDEN SOMBRERO overpowered VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 2 minute mismatched duel.
DEAD RED devastated TEENY TUCKER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BOAGRIUS was demolished by HIGH CHEESE in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
BIG STICK vanquished CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute brutal mismatched fight.
BUCKET was unbelievably bested by GORGONNE in a 3 minute novice's competition.
MILFORD viciously subdued HIPPOLYTA in a 2 minute gruesome beginner's duel.
VESTALLA overpowered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute uneven duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         TOTAL PARRY       14 -   8 -  0      64  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         BASHING ATTACK    19 -  13 -  1      59  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         AIMED BLOW         7 -   6 -  0      54  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         STRIKING ATTACK   17 -  15 -  0      53  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   6 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         SLASHING ATTACK   18 -  22 -  2      45  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         LUNGING ATTACK     7 -  14 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   9 -  0      25  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         WALL OF STEEL      0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 973 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        1 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  2         4  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         3  SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     3 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  2         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   KOKOMO 5522                17   2  0  191 MI CASA (485)
STRIKING ATTACK  PICKENS 5524               11   6  1  126 MI CASA (485)
TOTAL PARRY      GOLDEN SOMBRERO 5485       13   7  0  104 DIAMOND LINGO (477)
SLASHING ATTACK  DEAD RED 5540              11   8  1  103 DIAMOND LINGO (477)
LUNGING ATTACK   TEENY TUCKER 5511          13  12  0   68 BETTER BLUES (365)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is LADDER 5408.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
BUCKET 5585.  The ten other most popular fighters were GOLDEN SOMBRERO 5485, MILFORD 
5566, KOKOMO 5522, PICKENS 5524, DEAD RED 5540, HIGH CHEESE 5549, BIG STICK 5563, 
VESTALLA 5600, GORGONNE 5594, and HIPPOLYTA 5593.

The least popular fighter this week was BOAGRIUS 5543.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were TEENY TUCKER 5511, LADDER 5408, HIPPOLYTA 5593, GORGONNE 5594, VESTALLA 
5600, BIG STICK 5563, HIGH CHEESE 5549, DEAD RED 5540, PICKENS 5524, and KOKOMO 5522.

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

ELIFAS KENT (42-5451) DELVERS (154)

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