DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/07/2025    Duedate: 04/19/2025

VALAMANTIS ARENA

DM 62    TURN 869

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

EMBER LION
RANDOMNESS 3 (532)
(62-5354) [10-2-2,101]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

EMBER LION                     SONNY
RANDOMNESS 3 (532)             PLAYHOUSE III (528)
(62-5354) [10-2-2,101]         (62-5329) [6-1-0,71]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

REDRAGON                       WOBKEY
KEYBOARDS (533)                KEYBOARDS (533)
(62-5358) [10-8-1,75]          (62-5372) [12-4-0,62]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

RANDOMNESS 3 (532)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. ASSASSINS (542)               43 
2. KEYBOARDS (533)               31    RANDOMNESS 3 (532)
3. RANDOMNESS 3 (532)            29    Unchartered Team
4. GAMMA WORLD (537)             19 
5. VISIONARIES (483)             4     PLAYHOUSE III (528)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*CHEER CAMP (539)           1   0  0 100.   1/ 1 RANDOMNESS 3 (532)        7  2 0
 2/ 2*PLAYHOUSE III (528)        6   3  0 66.7   2/ 2 KEYBOARDS (533)           7  6 0
 3/ 4 RANDOMNESS 3 (532)        48  30  2 61.5   3- 3 RIO VISTANS (348)         3  2 1
 4/ 6*GAMMA WORLD (537)         12   9  1 57.1   4/ 5 SMITTY'S B&G (531)        3  5 0
 5/ 0*VISIONARIES (483)         13  12  0 52.0   5/ 4*PLAYHOUSE III (528)       2  1 0
 6- 7 RIO VISTANS (348)        206 192 14 51.8   6/ 9*GAMMA WORLD (537)         2  2 0
 7/ 8 SMITTY'S B&G (531)        22  23  2 48.9   7/ 0*ASSASSINS (542)           2  3 0
 8/ 9 DARK AGES (256)           73  79  6 48.0   8- 8*CHEER CAMP (539)          1  0 0
 9/10 KEYBOARDS (533)           37  50  1 42.5   9/10 DARK AGES (256)           1  9 0
10/ 0*ASSASSINS (542)            2   3  0 40.0  10/ 0*VISIONARIES (483)         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

     Well, what are you looking at, VALAMANTIS?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  GAMMA WORLD turned their 2-1-0 turn into 
a 6th place rank in the listings this turn.  Any better than this, and you get put on 
hit lists.  Gee, I'm impressed, a 3-1-0 is nice, but don't get cocky, KEYBOARDS, the 
Fates teach humility, and the Fates are proud.  Of course, we're all terribly 
impressed to see DUCKY ONE win a fight and gain 19 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, PURE 
STRAIN HUMAN beat ALE and ALE lost 13 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  And it's 
out with the old, in with the new, as EMBER LION takes the Title and last week's bar 
tab from the old Duelmaster.  Heh, heh.  I'm not in a very good mood today, but why 
am I telling you this?  You want to know what's new, don't you, VALAMANTIS?   
     He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day, the coward.  DARK 
AGES, I suppose you'll be glad to know you were this turn's most avoided team.  Care 
to know who is the most afraid of you?  And it looks like SMITTY'S B&G avoided them 
the most this turn.  What a pack of would be losers, if you ask me.  Hmph.  PURE 
STRAIN HUMAN was challenged more times this turn than the Duelmaster.  Now was the DM 
insulted or feared?  Heh, heh.   
     Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals.  I volunteer for VALAMANTIS' 
morgue.  More variety.  I could say I saw this coming, but so could anyone else.  
Anyway, this turn it came.  QUASIMODO's 6-10-2 has earned him the Dark Arena.  
Titanium shields and bamboo daggers, guess what brave team is developing these kinds 
of weapons?   
     I was about to buy a new quill pen the other day, but some fighter took it for 
an epee.  Forgive me for writing with a dagger.  Phlllt!  Just had to do that before 
I leave the fine city of VALAMANTIS.  I feel much better now.  Paste this one in your 
scrapbooks, you'll need the kindling come this winter-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EMBER LION 5354           LU 10   2  2 101         RANDOMNESS 3 (532)        

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 REDRAGON 5358             PL 10   8  1  75         KEYBOARDS (533)           
 STAR DROID 5367           SL  8   7  0  75         RANDOMNESS 3 (532)        
 SONNY 5329                AB  6   1  0  71         PLAYHOUSE III (528)       

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CYBORF RAIN 5355          AB 12   7  0  65         RANDOMNESS 3 (532)        
 WOBKEY 5372               SL 12   4  0  62         KEYBOARDS (533)           
 FIGHTBOT 5370             AB 10   4  0  60         RANDOMNESS 3 (532)        

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DUN RINGILL 5316          AB 11   6  0  52         DARK AGES (256)           
 PURE STRAIN HUMAN 5394    PL  3   3  0  51         GAMMA WORLD (537)         
 DRAFT 5351                TP  8   5  0  49         SMITTY'S B&G (531)        
 DUCKY ONE 5360            AB  6  12  0  48         KEYBOARDS (533)           
-EARTHO 5378               ST  3   3  0  44         RIO VISTANS (348)         
 LEGIONNAIRE 5414          BA  4   0  1  42         GAMMA WORLD (537)         
 VIRULINA 4936                 3   6  0  40         VISIONARIES (483)                        [AB-BA-LU-SL-TP-WS]
 THE DRUID 5346            WS  7   6  0  34         DARK AGES (256)           

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ALE 5408                  BA  3   2  0  29         SMITTY'S B&G (531)        
-SPIRIT STICK 5417             1   0  0  29         CHEER CAMP (539)                         [BA-SL-ST]

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-LINDA VISTA 5438          SL  2   0  0  23         RIO VISTANS (348)                        *
 KELPIE 5383               AB  3   3  0  21         DARK AGES (256)                          *
 LACERATOR 5444                1   0  0  11         ASSASSINS (542)                          [LU-SL]
 POUNCER 5445                  1   0  0  11         ASSASSINS (542)                          [LU-SL]
-BEEDOO 5430               LU  2   1  1  10         RIO VISTANS (348)         
 HOPPER 5409                   1   1  0   4         GAMMA WORLD (537)                        [BA-LU]
 GATERON 5440                  0   1  0   1         KEYBOARDS (533)                          [AB-BA-LU-SL-TP-WS]
 FOGHAT 5442                   0   1  0   1         DARK AGES (256)                          [AB-BA-LU-SL-TP-WS]

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DARK 5443               0  1 0 ASSASSINS 542        SPYMASTER              869 NONE
ONE 5446                0  1 0 ASSASSINS 542        SPYMASTER              869 NONE
TWO 5447                0  1 0 ASSASSINS 542        BLACK ORC              869 NONE
QUASIMODO 5339          6 11 2 DARK AGES 256        SPYMASTER              869 NONE
RAINIER 5386            0  3 0 RIO VISTANS 348      BROKEN PROMISE 5088    865 NONE
GRUB 5432               0  1 0 SMITTY'S B&G 531     BEEDOO 5430            868  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

QUASIMODO was butchered by SPYMASTER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
TWO was murdered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
ONE was murdered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
DARK was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena contest.
STAR DROID overpowered DUN RINGILL in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
PURE STRAIN HUMAN devastated ALE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
DUCKY ONE devastated DRAFT in a unpopular 6 minute mismatched Challenge match.
SONNY was overpowered by EMBER LION in a action packed 1 minute uneven Title melee.
CYBORF RAIN vanquished THE DRUID in a 2 minute gruesome one-sided duel.
REDRAGON viciously subdued FIGHTBOT in a popular 2 minute brutal fight.
WOBKEY overcame VIRULINA in a popular 3 minute bout.
LEGIONNAIRE savagely defeated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a crowd pleasing 1 minute match.
KELPIE devastated HOPPER in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
LACERATOR devastated GATERON in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
POUNCER handily defeated FOGHAT in a 1 minute uneven fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       7         PARRY-LUNGE       13 -   7 -  0      65  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         SLASHING ATTACK   20 -  11 -  0      65  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   6 -  0      54  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         BASHING ATTACK     9 -   8 -  1      53  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         LUNGING ATTACK     8 -   9 -  1      47  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         AIMED BLOW        25 -  34 -  0      42  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         STRIKING ATTACK   13 -  19 -  1      41  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         TOTAL PARRY        9 -  16 -  0      36  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         WALL OF STEEL      2 -   4 -  0      33  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   4 -  0      20  |

Turn 869 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     AIMED BLOW         3 -  4         5  AIMED BLOW     
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  2         2  PARRY-LUNGE    
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  3     
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  2     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   EMBER LION 5354            10   2  2  101 RANDOMNESS 3 (532)
PARRY-LUNGE      REDRAGON 5358              10   8  1   75 KEYBOARDS (533)
SLASHING ATTACK  STAR DROID 5367             8   7  0   75 RANDOMNESS 3 (532)
AIMED BLOW       SONNY 5329                  6   1  0   71 PLAYHOUSE III (528)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      DRAFT 5351                  8   5  0   49 SMITTY'S B&G (531)
BASHING ATTACK   LEGIONNAIRE 5414            4   0  1   42 GAMMA WORLD (537)
WALL OF STEEL    THE DRUID 5346              7   6  0   34 DARK AGES (256)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is REDRAGON 5358.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was WOBKEY 5372.  The ten other most popular fighters were CYBORF RAIN 5355, REDRAGON 
5358, FIGHTBOT 5370, EMBER LION 5354, VIRULINA 4936, LEGIONNAIRE 5414, LACERATOR 
5444, POUNCER 5445, STAR DROID 5367, and PURE STRAIN HUMAN 5394.

The least popular fighter this week was DRAFT 5351.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were FOGHAT 5442, GATERON 5440, HOPPER 5409, SONNY 5329, DUCKY ONE 5360, ALE 
5408, DARK 5443, ONE 5446, TWO 5447, and THE DRUID 5346.

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