DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

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

DWES EG ARENA

DM 82    TURN 663

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

HARPY
MONSTER MASH-H (7158)
(82-42799) [14-11-0,116]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

HARPY                          DHRUN
MONSTER MASH-H (7158)          TEN PRINCES (150)
(82-42799) [14-11-0,116]       (82-58283) [6-1-0,66]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

FRESHMAN HERO                  ANKHEG
BLUE TIME JEWELS (1134)        MONSTER MASH-A (7164)
(82-58238) [14-23-1,66]        (82-42828) [13-13-0,95]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CITY OF BONES (447)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. ANGRY CHICKEN (1132)          24 
2. CITY OF BONES (447)           23    TITANIC RENDERS (6163)
3. TEN PRINCES (150)             21    Unchartered Team
4. BLUE TIME JEWELS (1134)       16 
5. SCARLET CHAPEL (1129)         13    TO DIE BY (1324)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 MONSTER MASH-N (7153)      7   0  0 100.   1/ 2 CITY OF BONES (447)       8  1 0
 2- 2*BLOOD RED SKIES 2 (4825)   3   0  0 100.   2/ 4 BIG STRONG MEN (42)       6  3 1
 3- 6*BLOODY KISSES II (5027)    2   1  0 66.7   3/ 1 FAMOUS GOLFERS (424)      6  8 1
 4- 7 DEADWOOD (8023)           21  14  1 60.0   4/ 8 UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (752)    5  2 0
 5/ 8 TITANIC RENDERS (6163)    17  12  0 58.6   5- 3 DEADWOOD (8023)           5  3 0
 6-10 DAMAGE INC. (7712)         4   3  0 57.1   6/ 6 SCARLET CHAPEL (1129)     4  5 0
 7/11 MONSTER MASH-H (7158)     14  11  0 56.0   7/ 5 BLOODSWORDS (1135)        4  9 0
 8/ 9 IN THE CLOSET (978)       12  10  1 54.5   8/ 9 MONSTER MASH-B (7163)     3  0 0
 9-12 ROOKIE PINK 21 (8925)      7   6  0 53.8   9/11 OBLIVION CLEAVERS (6167)  3  2 0
10/14 MONSTER MASH-B (7163)     15  13  1 53.6  10/21 TITANIC RENDERS (6163)    3  4 0
11/15 OBLIVION CLEAVERS (6167)  10   9  1 52.6  11/12 ANGRY CHICKEN (1132)      3  4 0
12/13 MONSTER MASH-A (7164)     23  21  0 52.3  12-10*BLOOD RED SKIES 2 (4825)  2  0 0
13/17 ANGRY CHICKEN (1132)      81  81  2 50.0  13/15 MONSTER MASH-H (7158)     2  1 0
14/ 0*TO DIE BY (1324)           1   1  1 50.0  14/29 ROOKIE MAIDEN 15 (7291)   2  1 0
15-16*PRAY FOR DEATH (3266)      1   1  0 50.0  15/30 TRIBE OF DAWN (5298)      2  1 0
16/22 CITY OF BONES (447)       32  34  1 48.5  16/31*BAD IDEA (190)            2  1 0
17/18 BLOODSWORDS (1135)       100 107  5 48.3  17/18 STONED ROOKIES 3 (7774)   2  4 0
18/27 ROOKIE MAIDEN 15 (7291)    8   9  0 47.1  18/20*TEN PRINCES (150)         2  4 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19/20 BIG STRONG MEN (42)      121 137 10 46.9  19/22 BLUE TIME JEWELS (1134)   2  5 0
20-25 ARCANE TESTAROSSA (7714)  34  42  1 44.7  20/19 THE BLACK LEAGUE (1750)   2  6 0
21/24 SCARLET CHAPEL (1129)     50  62  3 44.6  21/34 WAR TREK (45)             2  8 0
22/23 STONED ROOKIES 3 (7774)   14  18  1 43.7  22/ 0*TO DIE BY (1324)          1  0 1
23/28 FAMOUS GOLFERS (424)      60  79  3 43.2  23-13 MONSTER MASH-N (7153)     1  0 0
24/26 ROOKIE MAIDEN 64 (7340)   15  20  2 42.9  24-26*PRAY FOR DEATH (3266)     1  0 0
25/29 THE BLACK LEAGUE (1750)   52  72  0 41.9  25-28 ROOKIE PINK 21 (8925)     1  1 0
26-30 YEOMAN JOHNSON (8022)      7  10  0 41.2  26-17*BLOODY KISSES II (5027)   1  1 0
27/32 BLUE TIME JEWELS (1134)   61  90  5 40.4  27- 7 ARCANE TESTAROSSA (7714)  1  2 0
28/33 TRIBE OF DAWN (5298)      14  21  1 40.0  28/16 MONSTER MASH-A (7164)     1  2 0
29/35*TEN PRINCES (150)          6   9  0 40.0  29/27 IN THE CLOSET (978)       1  2 0
30-34 A TOUCH OF EVIL (4826)     6  10  0 37.5  30/35 DON'T MAKE SANDY (133)    0  7 0
31/36 UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (752)    18  33  1 35.3  31/37 ROOKIE MAIDEN 64 (7340)   0  3 0
32/37 DON'T MAKE SANDY (133)     6  17  0 26.1  32-36 YEOMAN JOHNSON (8022)     0  2 0
33/39*BAD IDEA (190)             2   7  0 22.2  33-38*BEST PICTURE (5633)       0  2 0
34/38 WAR TREK (45)             21  81  2 20.6  34-25 DAMAGE INC. (7712)        0  1 0
35-40*BEST PICTURE (5633)        0   5  0  0.0  35-39 A TOUCH OF EVIL (4826)    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!  FAMOUS GOLFERS?  Who?  CITY OF BONES is the top team these days, 
buddies!  Managers were muttering after TITANIC RENDERS showed DWES EG what they 
could do:  1-0-0 to move up by 11.  Like a chunk of francium heaved into a wet pond, 
ROOKIE MAIDEN 15 blew up the rankings to 15!  Perhaps it is TRIBE OF DAWN members' 
intannibility that enabled them to move from 30th to 15th last week...  (Less time in 
the sun...) Like a chunk of francium heaved into a wet pond, BAD IDEA blew up the 
rankings to 15!  Managers were muttering after WAR TREK showed DWES EG what they 
could do:  1-1-0 to move up by 13.  The boys at MONSTER MASH-A aren't the 
happy-go-lucky bunch we all know and love, after suffering a 12 drop last week.  Say 
what you will about blind luck and dirty fighting, but CITY OF BONES will tell you 
32-34-1 is nothing to laugh at...  Practice pays for DHRUN, who pummelled MR. 
GREENJEANS, to pocket 21 points.  Win some, lose some.  Speaking of which, DHRUN was 
winsome, after beating MR. GREENJEANS and seeing him lose 18 points.  Now I can't 
insult HARPY, as he has gloriously dueled to the top.  Oh great new Duelmaster!!!  
(Stop me if I lay it on too thick) So who's the team that's been walking into taverns 
last week and ordering milk?  Sounds like a PR stunt to me.   
     And how sociable are DWES EG's warriors?  Come, let us see.   
     Is there life after death?  Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after 
life!  SHEWISH GIANT in the Dark Arena wasn't enough for SCREWDRIVER of FAMOUS 
GOLFERS.  Maybe that certain serving girl(?) at The Welcome Wench will be!  Ask not a 
spymaster for counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have fallen into an 
unconscious stupor.   
     All good things must come to an end.  More important duties call me.  Like a 
mixed metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid DWES EG farewell-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HARPY 42799               LU 14  11  0 116         MONSTER MASH-H (7158)     

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GORMU 37230               TP 17   8  0 109         TITANIC RENDERS (6163)    
 BRAIN MOLE 42826          LU 15  13  1 109         MONSTER MASH-B (7163)     
 ANKHEG 42828              LU 13  13  0  95         MONSTER MASH-A (7164)     
-JACK MCCALL 47733         AB  9   2  1  94         DEADWOOD (8023)           
-YOKED 2 THE MAX 45963     PR 15  13  0  93         ARCANE TESTAROSSA (7714)  
-JET BLACK BLUR 57814      LU  6   2  1  92         ARCANE TESTAROSSA (7714)                 *
 ACT TOGETHER 46379        LU 14  13  1  91         STONED ROOKIES 3 (7774)                  *

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BRIDGE OF HONOR 58427     LU 11   4  0  91         UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (752)                   *

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HEZROU 45937                 11  12  1  87         DAMAGE INC. (7712)                       [SL-ST]
 HELLSPECTRE 37251         TP 14   9  1  85         OBLIVION CLEAVERS (6167)  
 CHUCKLEBONES 58023        WS 10   7  0  85         THE BLACK LEAGUE (1750)   
 BARABOR 32124             LU 14  17  1  84         TRIBE OF DAWN (5298)      
 MAJOR MANDIBLE 58357          8   2  0  82         CITY OF BONES (447)                      [LU-TP]
 FIREKEEPER 57865          LU 19  23  1  81         BLOODSWORDS (1135)                       *
 THE NOMAD 43737           LU 15  20  2  81         ROOKIE MAIDEN 64 (7340)   
 KING OF TWILIGHT 43493    PL 14  10  2  76         ROOKIE MAIDEN 15 (7291)   
 SUNSTEEL 58137            PS 17  18  1  70         BLOODSWORDS (1135)        

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FRESHMAN HERO 58238       LU 14  23  1  66         BLUE TIME JEWELS (1134)                  *
 DHRUN 58283               AB  6   1  0  66         TEN PRINCES (150)         
 SKELETON 6854             AB 12  10  1  65         IN THE CLOSET (978)       
-SOULSCREAM 58375          SL  7   2  0  61         BLOODSWORDS (1135)        
 CHINCO 58410                 13  11  0  59         WAR TREK (45)                            [AB-LU-TP]

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FALLING RAIN 58645            4   2  1  49         BIG STRONG MEN (42)                      [AB-LU]
 ANGRY 58284               ST  6   8  0  48         DON'T MAKE SANDY (133)    
 GUTSLICER 58641               7   3  0  47         BLOODSWORDS (1135)                       [AB-LU]
-SAN TROPEZ 52943          TP  7   6  0  45         ROOKIE PINK 21 (8925)     
-LAST CARESS 29557         PR  4   1  0  45         BLOOD RED SKIES 2 (4825)  
 MR. GREENJEANS 58505      LU  6   6  0  44         FAMOUS GOLFERS (424)      
 BURGUNDY BRUTE 58647      LU  6   5  0  42         SCARLET CHAPEL (1129)                    *
 PLAGEIRISM 58683              2   2  0  40         BAD IDEA (190)                           [AB-BA-LU-PR-ST-TP]
-MILLION $ BABY 33996          0   5  0  37         BEST PICTURE (5633)                      [BA-LU-PR-PS-TP]
 FLAG BEARER 58582         AB  8   4  0  35         FAMOUS GOLFERS (424)                     *

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SCREWDRIVER 58571             5  11  1  33         FAMOUS GOLFERS (424)                     [AB-BA-LU-PL-PR-PS-ST-TP]
 PHANTOM HERO 58581            4   1  0  30         BLUE TIME JEWELS (1134)                  [LU-PR-TP]
 IVORY ORACLE 58634            2   3  0  28         CITY OF BONES (447)                      [AB-BA-LU-PR-ST-TP]
 TYPHOON 58635             LU  6   5  0  27         BIG STRONG MEN (42)       
 BLOODY CODEX 58567            5   5  1  27         SCARLET CHAPEL (1129)                    [LU-PL-TP]
 JELLYBONE 58565               4   1  0  27         CITY OF BONES (447)                      [AB-LU-PR-ST-TP]

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STORM TITAN 58728             2   2  1  16         BIG STRONG MEN (42)                      [BA-LU-TP]
 STRICKNYNE 9013               1   1  1  13         TO DIE BY (1324)                         [BA-ST]
-KISSINGTHEDRAGN 20836         1   1  0  11         PRAY FOR DEATH (3266)                    [AB-BA-LU-PR-SL-ST-TP]
-SUPERIOR RANK 58328           3   1  0  10         ARCANE TESTAROSSA (7714)                 [AB-LU-PR-ST-WS]
 HUFFY HEN 58749               1   1  0   6         ANGRY CHICKEN (1132)                     [BA-LU-PR-TP]
-RAVENOUS 29563                0   2  0   6         A TOUCH OF EVIL (4826)                   [AB-BA-LU-PR-PS-SL-ST-TP]

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
IRATE FAYOUMI 58712     1  1 0 ANGRY CHICKEN 1132   SILVER SONG 33984      660  
DARK SWORD 3 58769      0  1 0 BLOODSWORDS 1135     WURM KIN               663 NONE
MR. SINISTER 58752      0  1 0 BLUE TIME JEWEL 1134 STORM TITAN 58728      662  
SHEWISH GIANT           0  0 0 DARK ARENA           SCREWDRIVER 58571      663 NONE
XARO 24716              9  9 2 DREAM RIPPERS 3943   JET BLACK BLUR 57814   659 NOT REVENGED
IT'S A TRAP! 58761      0  1 0 FAMOUS GOLFERS 424   MOUNTAIN TROLL         663 NONE
DARK LEAGUE 1 58767     0  1 0 THE BLACK LEAGU 1750 DARK CHAMPION          663 NONE
DARK LEAGUE 2 58768     0  1 0 THE BLACK LEAGU 1750 BANDIT PRINCE          663 NONE
FIELD OF FOOLS 58763    0  1 0 UTOPIA RELIGIOSO 752 STRICKNYNE 9013        663  
BODY BAG 1 58772        0  1 0 WAR TREK 45          MOUNTAIN TROLL         663 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SCREWDRIVER viciously butchered SHEWISH GIANT in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
DARK SWORD 3 was slaughtered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
IT'S A TRAP! was murdered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
BODY BAG 1 was barely slain by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena contest.
DARK LEAGUE 2 was assassinated by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
DARK LEAGUE 1 was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
ACT TOGETHER was vanquished by HARPY in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
ANKHEG was luckily beaten by GORMU in a popular 4 minute gruesome master's brawl.
BRAIN MOLE won victory over THE NOMAD in a 2 minute expert's duel.
BARABOR vanquished SUNSTEEL in a 1 minute uneven fight.
CHUCKLEBONES won victory over M. CHARDINEE in a 2 minute fight.
FIREKEEPER was savagely defeated by HELLSPECTRE in a 6 minute gory expert's match.
KING OF TWILIGHT savagely defeated FRESHMAN HERO in a 1 minute veteran's match.
SKELETON was devastated by RAGING ROOSTER in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
MAJOR MANDIBLE overpowered KUNG-FU MASTER in a popular 1 minute mismatched conflict.
BRIDGE OF HONOR won victory over KUNG-FU MASTER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bout.
MR. GREENJEANS was vanquished by DHRUN in a 2 minute bloody one-sided fray.
JEREMY IRONS bested ANGRY in a exciting 1 minute brutal veteran's brawl.
FLAG BEARER was beaten by FALLING RAIN in a exciting 1 minute gory bout.
CHINCO handily defeated CRIMSON CANON in a popular 1 minute mismatched competition.
GUTSLICER defeated DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 6 minute duel.
BLOODY CODEX was subdued by PLAGEIRISM in a action packed 3 minute gruesome bout.
TYPHOON was overcome by PHANTOM HERO in a 2 minute contest.
BURGUNDY BRUTE overpowered AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute one-sided match.
IVORY ORACLE defeated STORM TITAN in a 2 minute duel.
JELLYBONE overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute uneven fight.
PIT OF INFAMY overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
HUFFY HEN won victory over MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute beginner's bout.
STRICKNYNE easily killed FIELD OF FOOLS in a 2 minute brutal uneven bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  18         WALL OF STEEL     10 -   5 -  0      67  |
|AIMED BLOW                       7         SLASHING ATTACK   26 -  15 -  3      63  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         STRIKING ATTACK   27 -  17 -  2      61  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         TOTAL PARRY       43 -  32 -  1      57  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         PARRY-LUNGE       13 -  13 -  1      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     3         LUNGING ATTACK    91 -  93 -  3      49  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         AIMED BLOW        43 -  52 -  2      45  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-RIPOSTE     14 -  17 -  1      45  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         BASHING ATTACK    13 -  35 -  1      27  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -  16 -  1      11  |

Turn 663 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      2 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  2         5  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  3         2  STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         5 -  2     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  1                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  2                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
LUNGING ATTACK     9 -  9                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   HARPY -22737               14  11  0  116 MONSTER MASH-H (7158)
TOTAL PARRY      GORMU -28306               17   8  0  109 TITANIC RENDERS (6163)
AIMED BLOW       BRIDGE OF HONOR -7109      11   4  0   91 UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (752)
WALL OF STEEL    CHUCKLEBONES -7513         10   7  0   85 THE BLACK LEAGUE (1750)
STRIKING ATTACK  MAJOR MANDIBLE -7179        8   2  0   82 CITY OF BONES (447)
PARRY-LUNGE      KING OF TWILIGHT -22043    14  10  2   76 ROOKIE MAIDEN 15 (7291)
BASHING ATTACK   BURGUNDY BRUTE -6889        6   5  0   42 SCARLET CHAPEL (1129)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is FRESHMAN HERO -7298.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was ANKHEG -22708.  The ten other most popular fighters were PLAGEIRISM -6853, 
SCREWDRIVER -6965, BRAIN MOLE -22710, KING OF TWILIGHT -22043, IVORY ORACLE -6902, 
CHUCKLEBONES -7513, DHRUN -7253, JEREMY IRONS 3116, FALLING RAIN -6891, and BLOODY 
CODEX -6969.

The least popular fighter this week was GUTSLICER -6895.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were FIREKEEPER -7671, FIELD OF FOOLS -6773, FLAG BEARER -6954, FRESHMAN 
HERO -7298, HELLSPECTRE -28285, SUNSTEEL -7399, ACT TOGETHER -19157, DARK LEAGUE 1 
-6769, DARK LEAGUE 2 -6768, and DARK SWORD 3 -6767.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

FROSTFIRE (82-15101) SUPERIOR FORCES 3202

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