DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/10/2025    Duedate: 04/23/2025

GREEN VALLEY ARENA

DM 87    TURN 16

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

FRANK EINSTEIN
& FRANKS 3 (300)
(87-2774) [7-0-0,127]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

UZ'GIDATH                      FRANK EINSTEIN
KHORS FAMILIARS (631)          & FRANKS 3 (300)
(87-3299) [16-23-0,78]         (87-2774) [7-0-0,127]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

UZ'GIDATH                      ROBERT PAULSON 1651
KHORS FAMILIARS (631)          PROJECT MAYHEM 635 (519)
(87-3299) [16-23-0,78]         (87-2701) [3-2-0,35]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

NEON HORDE (201)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. NEON HORDE (201)              31 
2. SUPE FORCES 1408 (1036)       25    KHORS FAMILIARS (631)
3. SUPE FORCES 1420 (1040)       20    Unchartered Team
4. SUPE FORCES 1415 (1038)       20 
5. MEDAL OF HONOR J25AO (362)    18    & FRANKS 3 (300)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*& FRANKS 3 (300)           7   0  0 100.   1/10*NEON HORDE (201)          4  8 1
 2/ 6*MEDAL OF HONOR J25A (367)  3   0  0 100.   2/ 6*PROJECT MAYHEM 635 (519)  3  0 0
 3- 5*HAGEDORN STUFF (622)       2   0  1 100.   3/ 1*& FRANKS 3 (300)          3  0 0
 4/ 0*SUPE FORCES 1408 (1036)    2   0  0 100.   4/ 4*MEDAL OF HONOR J25A (367) 3  0 0
 5/ 0*SUPE FORCES 1421 (1042)    1   0  0 100.   5/ 0*SUPE FORCES 1408 (1036)   2  0 0
 6/ 0*SUPE FORCES 1409 (1035)    1   0  0 100.   6/23*MEDAL OF HONOR J25A (362) 2  1 0
 7/ 0*SUPE FORCES 1407 (1037)    1   0  0 100.   7/ 5*MEDAL OF HONOR J25A (370) 2  1 0
 8/ 0*SUPE FORCES 1415 (1038)    1   0  0 100.   8/ 2*PROJECT MAYHEM 596 (480)  2  1 0
 9/ 0*SUPE FORCES 1420 (1040)    1   0  0 100.   9- 3*HAGEDORN STUFF (622)      1  0 1
10/ 0*SUPE FORCES 1419 (1041)    1   0  0 100.  10/ 0*SUPE FORCES 1421 (1042)   1  0 0
11/ 0*SUPE FORCES 1W15 (124)     1   0  0 100.  11/ 0*SUPE FORCES 1409 (1035)   1  0 0
12-10*MEDAL OF HONOR J25A (322)  1   0  0 100.  12/ 0*SUPE FORCES 1407 (1037)   1  0 0
13-11*MEDAL OF HONOR J25B (384)  1   0  0 100.  13/ 0*SUPE FORCES 1415 (1038)   1  0 0
14/ 3*PROJECT MAYHEM 596 (480)   3   1  0 75.0  14/ 0*SUPE FORCES 1420 (1040)   1  0 0
15/23*MEDAL OF HONOR J25A (362)  2   1  0 66.7  15/ 0*SUPE FORCES 1419 (1041)   1  0 0
16/ 7*MEDAL OF HONOR J25A (370)  2   1  0 66.7  16/ 0*SUPE FORCES 1W15 (124)    1  0 0
17/20*PROJECT MAYHEM 635 (519)   3   2  0 60.0  17-17*MEDAL OF HONOR J25B (384) 1  0 0
18-15 DRAGONSGATE (3)           23  19  3 54.8  18-26*VORPAL STEELE 1 (426)     1  0 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19-16*VORPAL STEELE 1 (426)      2   2  1 50.0  19-27*VORPAL STEELE 12 (437)    1  0 0
20-18*VORPAL STEELE 12 (437)     2   2  0 50.0  20-20*MEDAL OF HONOR J25A (322) 1  0 0
21-19*PROJECT MAYHEM 633 (517)   2   2  0 50.0  21-30*ERR5 (59)                 1  0 0
22/ 0*SUPE FORCES 1413 (1039)    1   1  1 50.0  22/ 0*SUPE FORCES 1413 (1039)   1  1 1
23-25*MEDAL OF HONOR J25B (385)  1   1  0 50.0  23-25*MEDAL OF HONOR J25B (385) 1  1 0
24-28*ERR10 (64)                 1   1  0 50.0  24- 7*PROJECT MAYHEM 633 (517)  1  1 0
25/30 KHORS FAMILIARS (631)     16  23  0 41.0  25/31 KHORS FAMILIARS (631)     1  2 0
26-32*ERR5 (59)                  1   2  0 33.3  26/24*MEDAL OF HONOR J25B (380) 1  2 0
27/24*MEDAL OF HONOR J25B (380)  1   2  0 33.3  27- 9 DRAGONSGATE (3)           1  2 0
28/ 0*4 LETTER FORCES 2 (142)    1   2  0 33.3  28-32*COVEY 7 (558)             1  3 0
29/33*NEON HORDE (201)           6  13  1 31.6  29-33*COVEY 11 (559)            1  4 0
30-34*COVEY 7 (558)              1   7  0 12.5  30/39*PROJECT MAYHEM 601 (485)  0  2 0
31-35*COVEY 11 (559)             1   8  0 11.1  31/41*PROJECT MAYHEM 607 (491)  0  2 0
32-36*MEDAL OF HONOR J25A (352)  0   2  0  0.0  32-34*MEDAL OF HONOR J25A (352) 0  2 0
33/44*PROJECT MAYHEM 601 (485)   0   2  0  0.0  33-37*MEDAL OF HONOR J25H (329) 0  1 0
34/39*PROJECT MAYHEM 607 (491)   0   2  0  0.0  34/ 0*4 LETTER FORCES 2 (142)   0  1 0
35-41*MEDAL OF HONOR J25B (375)  0   1  0  0.0  35-44*MEDAL OF HONOR J25B (375) 0  1 0
36-40*MEDAL OF HONOR J25H (329)  0   1  0  0.0  36/ 0*TROUBLE (834)             0  1 0
37/ 0*TROUBLE (834)              0   1  0  0.0  37-28*ERR10 (64)                0  1 0
38/ 0*FORMER ASSOCIATES (833)    0   1  0  0.0  38/ 0*FORMER ASSOCIATES (833)   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

     Hail and well met warriors of GREEN VALLEY!  Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp 
Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari.  Former top team & FRANKS 3 was 
unseated this week as NEON HORDE moved up from 10th ranking to take the top spot with 
a 3-2-1 record for the round.  I have begun to suspect trickery on the part of MEDAL 
OF HONOR J25AO.  How else weeks like this one's 1-0-0?  How else the sudden move to 
6th team?  ARCHE caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as she 
skillfully bested EMBEZZLING SCRIBE and was awarded 20 points in recognition.  In one 
of the week's more notable duels, LT8 put down ROBERT PAULSON 1538, causing it to 
lose 13 points of recognition in the process.  Although UZ'GIDATH made a valiant 
effort, it did not suffice to topple the reign of victorious FRANK EINSTEIN.  Heed 
this!  A seer has warned that if exactly 6 die in duels this week, the whole city 
shall perish!  Just remember...5 or 7!   
     But come now, let us look deeper into the maze of contention and crossed blades 
that is city GREEN VALLEY.  I saw one fighter that warriors avoided when this week's 
challenge seeking began.  DRAGONSGATE is feared.  This much I can say.  Methinks more 
than a few here could name the guild it was that spent the better part of last week 
avoiding DRAGONSGATE.  Indeed it was & FRANKS 3.   
     What warrior does not hone his years, impatiently waiting for the moment of his 
foe's mortality?  Some say a warrior is judged by the way he bears arms.  One thing 
is sure, better a dagger in hand then a sword on the belt!   
     If it were not for my skills as a spy I would have been mugged three times 
already in GREEN VALLEY.  Nice atmosphere you have here!  Ahh, but I can hear the 
spires of a far off city calling to me.  I must away!  Till we meet again, remember:  
a turtle walks slow, hides head in a shell, and harms no one; a lion runs to slay its 
prey.-- Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FRANK EINSTEIN 2774       AB  7   0  0 127         & FRANKS 3 (300)          

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-KRUKK 32                  ST  8   4  2  85         DRAGONSGATE (3)           

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 UZ'GIDATH 3299            WS 16  23  0  78         KHORS FAMILIARS (631)                    *

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ROBERT PAULSON 1651  2701 TP  3   2  0  35         PROJECT MAYHEM 635 (519)  

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LT8 1917                      2   1  0  32         MEDAL OF HONOR J25AO (362)               [AB-LU]
 SSG 43 1940                   3   0  0  27         MEDAL OF HONOR J25AT (367)               ???
 PIT FIGHTER 1056          AB  2   3  0  27         NEON HORDE (201)          
-ROBERT PAULSON 1646 2695      2   2  0  27         PROJECT MAYHEM 633 (517)                 ???
-ZOGAR 30                  ST  6   6  0  25         DRAGONSGATE (3)                          *

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CPT 13 1957               LU  2   1  0  23         MEDAL OF HONOR J25AW (370)
-IMPERIUM 2236             AB  2   2  1  22         VORPAL STEELE 1 (426)                    *
-MANY SHOES 3255               2   0  1  20         HAGEDORN STUFF (622)                     [AB-LU-TP]
 ABOSI 5407                    1   0  0  20         SUPE FORCES 1415 (1038)                  [AB-BA-LU-ST-TP-WS]
 ARCHE 5419                    1   0  0  20         SUPE FORCES 1420 (1040)                  [AB-BA-LU-ST-TP-WS]
 KLEENIX 5397                  1   0  0  16         SUPE FORCES 1408 (1036)                  [AB-BA-LU-ST-TP-WS]
-SIGNS 314                 ST  1   1  0  15         ERR5 (59)                 
 DIABOLA 5429                  1   0  0  15         SUPE FORCES 1421 (1042)                  [AB-BA-LU-ST-TP-WS]
-BROUHAHA 2930                 1   1  0  14         COVEY 11 (559)                           [AB-LU-PR-SL-ST-TP-WS]
-SGT 31 2029                   1   0  0  13         MEDAL OF HONOR J25BK (384)               ???
 BRACE 5402                    1   0  0  13         SUPE FORCES 1407 (1037)                  [AB-BA-LU-ST-TP-WS]
 STEAMED KALE 5425             1   0  0  13         SUPE FORCES 1419 (1041)                  [AB-BA-LU-ST-TP-WS]
 BATTLERAGER 1058              3   1  0  12         NEON HORDE (201)                         [AB-BA-LU-WS]
 ACHUFO 5415                   1   0  1  12         SUPE FORCES 1413 (1039)                  [AB-BA-LU-PR-PS-SL-ST-TP-WS]
 ROBERT PAULSON 1538 2510      3   1  0  10         PROJECT MAYHEM 596 (480)                 ???
-SGT 32 2031                   1   1  0  10         MEDAL OF HONOR J25BL (385)               ???
-GUBBINS 4437                  1   0  0  10         COVEY 7 (558)                            [AB-LU-PR-SL-ST-TP-WS]
-SSG 1 1719                    1   0  0   9         MEDAL OF HONOR J25A (322)                [AB-BA-LU-PR-PS-SL-ST-TP-WS]
 UNKNOWN 5394              ST  1   0  0   9         SUPE FORCES 1409 (1035)   
 CLIFF 639                 AB  1   0  0   9         SUPE FORCES 1W15 (124)    
 SGT 13 2007                   1   2  0   9         MEDAL OF HONOR J25BG (380)               ???
 PENCIL 5399                   1   0  0   9         SUPE FORCES 1408 (1036)                  [AB-BA-LU-ST-TP-WS]
-TOO LATE 337              TP  1   1  0   8         ERR10 (64)                
 MARROW-GORGER 5047            1   0  1   7         NEON HORDE (201)                         [AB-BA-LU-PR-PS-SL-ST-TP-WS]
 LOGG 732                      0   1  0   7         4 LETTER FORCES 2 (142)                  [AB-LU-PR-PS-SL]
-MAJ 12 1983                   0   1  0   7         MEDAL OF HONOR J25BB (375)               ???
-SSG 12 1751                   0   1  0   7         MEDAL OF HONOR J25H (329)                ???
 ROBERT PAULSON 1554 2532      0   2  0   2         PROJECT MAYHEM 601 (485)                 ???
-TRITON 4120               PS  0   2  0   2         DRAGONSGATE (3)           
 ROBERT PAULSON 1569 2562      0   2  0   2         PROJECT MAYHEM 607 (491)                 ???
-DOOHICKEY 4434                0   1  0   1         COVEY 11 (559)                           [AB-BA-LU-PR-PS-WS]
 SLITHER 4342                  0   1  0   1         TROUBLE (834)                            [AB-LU-PR-PS-SL]
 MARIO 4339                    0   1  0   1         FORMER ASSOCIATES (833)                  [AB-LU-PR-PS-SL]

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
PERSISTANT BEGGA        0  0 0                      ACHUFO 5415             16 NONE
SERGEANT 20 1869        0  2 0 MEDAL OF HONOR J 352 MANY SHOES 3255         15  
SSG 37 1876             0  1 0 MEDAL OF HONOR J 354 BUSHDOCTOR 2710         13  
DARK HORDE 1 5320       0  1 0 NEON HORDE 201       WURM KIN                16 NONE
SPELLGORGER 1057        0  1 0 NEON HORDE 201       ONLY PARRY HERE 1003    12 NONE
THE ARCHITECT 5046      0  1 0 NEON HORDE 201       SPYMASTER               16 NONE
ROBERT PAULSON 1 2637   1  1 0 PROJECT MAYHEM 6 506 SSG 21 1783             13  
OFORASSI 5414           0  1 0 SUPE FORCES 141 1039 MARROW-GORGER 5047      16  
GLORP 2958              0  2 0 THE GLORPS 15 565    KEYSHAWN 1365           13  
HAUNTING COWGEAR 3018   0  1 0 WRATHMEN 25-14 577   PANEL 297               13  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

THE ARCHITECT was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DARK HORDE 1 was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
FRANK EINSTEIN demolished UZ'GIDATH in a popular 1 minute one-sided Title melee.
ROBERT PAULSON 1651 viciously subdued CPT 13 in a popular 7 minute gory contest.
PIT FIGHTER demolished SGT 13 in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
SSG 43 vanquished ROBERT PAULSON 1569 in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
LT8 overpowered ROBERT PAULSON 1538 in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
BATTLERAGER savagely defeated LOGG in a 3 minute gruesome beginner's melee.
ROBERT PAULSON 1554 lost to PENCIL in a action packed 1 minute novice's duel.
DIABOLA vanquished PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
STEAMED KALE overpowered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
ARCHE overpowered EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided match.
CLIFF viciously subdued SLITHER in a 2 minute brutal amateur's conflict.
UNKNOWN subdued MARIO in a crowd pleasing 1 minute novice's brawl.
KLEENIX handily defeated PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 2 minute uneven fight.
BRACE overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute uneven struggle.
ABOSI handily defeated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
OFORASSI was viciously butchered by MARROW-GORGER in a 2 minute brutal novice's brawl.
ACHUFO killed PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 3 minute novice's bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       9         TOTAL PARRY       14 -   4 -  1      78  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         AIMED BLOW        32 -  17 -  1      65  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         STRIKING ATTACK   50 -  35 -  5      59  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         LUNGING ATTACK    24 -  17 -  4      59  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     3         WALL OF STEEL      9 -   7 -  1      56  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   4 -  0      56  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -  10 -  0      41  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         BASHING ATTACK     6 -  11 -  3      35  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         SLASHING ATTACK    5 -  12 -  2      29  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  18 -  0       0  |

Turn  16 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       FRANK EINSTEIN 2774         7   0  0  127 & FRANKS 3 (300)
TOTAL PARRY      ROBERT PAULSON 1651 2701    3   2  0   35 PROJECT MAYHEM 635 (519)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is UZ'GIDATH 3299.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was ROBERT PAULSON 1651 2701.  The ten other most popular fighters were CPT 13 1957, 
FRANK EINSTEIN 2774, CLIFF 639, UNKNOWN 5394, LT8 1917, BATTLERAGER 1058, PENCIL 
5399, KLEENIX 5397, MARROW-GORGER 5047, and ACHUFO 5415.

The least popular fighter this week was MARIO 4339.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were SLITHER 4342, ROBERT PAULSON 1538 2510, ROBERT PAULSON 1569 2562, SGT 
13 2007, DARK HORDE 1 5320, THE ARCHITECT 5046, OFORASSI 5414, BRACE 5402, STEAMED 
KALE 5425, and ROBERT PAULSON 1554 2532.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

FRANK EINSTEIN (87-2774) & FRANKS 3 (300)

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