DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/17/2025    Duedate: 03/29/2025

TALCAMA ARENA

DM 18    TURN 1024

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

POSITION IS EMPTY

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

POSITION IS EMPTY              POSITION IS EMPTY
                               
                               

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

THURIZAZAR                     THURIZAZAR
RUNE (391)                     RUNE (391)
(18-5020) [19-17-1,83]         (18-5020) [19-17-1,83]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

INANIMATE TOFU (331)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. COSMIC KARMA (760)            26 
2. WOMB OF HORRORS (766)         20    STORM SHADOWS (757)
3. OF WOLF AND MAN (620)         12    Unchartered Team
4. MAD SCIENTISTS (75)           10 
5. STORM SHADOWS (757)           3     HEATHERS (200)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 STORM SHADOWS (757)       17   7  0 70.8   1/ 1 INANIMATE TOFU (331)     10  5 0
 2- 2 NEXT GENERATION (547)    349 179 18 66.1   2/ 2 COSMIC KARMA (760)        7  5 1
 3/ 3 WOMB OF HORRORS (766)     53  33  2 61.6   3/ 6 WOMB OF HORRORS (766)     6  6 0
 4/ 4 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630) 218 165 11 56.9   4/ 3 MAD SCIENTISTS (75)       6  9 0
 5/ 5 RUNE (391)                87  77  9 53.0   5/ 4 OF WOLF AND MAN (620)     5  3 0
 6/ 6 MAD SCIENTISTS (75)      840 811 61 50.9   6/ 7 STORM SHADOWS (757)       4  0 0
 7/ 7 OF WOLF AND MAN (620)     33  32  0 50.8   7/ 5 RUNE (391)                4  4 0
 8- 8*WRATHMEN 22-35 (762)       5   5  0 50.0   8- 8 THE EMERALD ISLES (765)   4  6 0
 9/ 9 COSMIC KARMA (760)        91  96  5 48.7   9-10*WRATHMEN 22-35 (762)      1  0 0
10/10 INANIMATE TOFU (331)     148 175  7 45.8  10- 9 NEXT GENERATION (547)     1  1 0
11-11 THE EMERALD ISLES (765)   56  73  5 43.4  11-12 OF WOLF AND MAN 9 (549)   1  1 0
12-12 OF WOLF AND MAN 9 (549)   42  76  3 35.6  12/11 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)  1  2 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings, Warriors of TALCAMA.  Allow this humble servant Novgorodny Vir to 
give you a respite from the fights in the form of this Spyreport.  Nothing works for 
a team like victory (How's that for a perceptive observation?) as WOMB OF HORRORS can 
attest...  COSMIC KARMA posted a nice gain, to come in 2nd.  Everybody loves a 
winner...  Practice pays for INVERNESS, who pummelled THURIZAZAR, to pocket 17 
points.  A certain someone should cut down on the drinking and practice more, after 
losing 9 points to INVERNESS.  (Discrete enough, THURIZAZAR?) Can you believe it?  
TSOJCANTH apparently has better things to do as TALCAMA's Duelmaster than show up and 
fight!  Word has it one team in TALCAMA is taking speech lessons to try to bore their 
opponent to death.  I'll bet it works.   
     A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn?  And do not the 
little birds cry out?'  Any ideas?  To quell some nasty rumors, the guys in RUNE are 
not carrying any incurable diseases.  No need to avoid 'em.  As a woman of good 
breeding scorns the "warriors" of COSMIC KARMA, so did that sorry team shy from RUNE  
     Is there life after death?  Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after 
life!  Ask not a spymaster for counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have 
fallen into an unconscious stupor.   
     Leave me now, you base fools!  My fingers tire and I fear my incessant prattling 
may cause unfair judgement upon my impeccable character.  Do not despair!  I shall 
return!-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-GO RUN 10793              LU 14   1  0 144         NEXT GENERATION (547)     

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-TSOJCANTH 11559           BA 11   2  0 132         WOMB OF HORRORS (766)     
 COSMIC CITADEL 11453      LU 22  20  1 102         COSMIC KARMA (760)        
 ARYA 10062                ST  8   2  0 102         OF WOLF AND MAN (620)     
-BIMBO MOMMA 10787         TP 19  14  0  97         NEXT GENERATION (547)     
 ARMAND VAN HELDEN 6498    LU 16  15  0  94         INANIMATE TOFU (331)      

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-IGGWILV 11557             LU 10   5  1  90         WOMB OF HORRORS (766)     
 INVERNESS 11575           TP 17   7  0  89         WOMB OF HORRORS (766)     
 COSMIC ASH 11614          SL 10   6  1  84         COSMIC KARMA (760)        
 THURIZAZAR 5020           LU 19  17  1  83         RUNE (391)                
 COSMIC GIANT 11432        LU 18  26  1  81         COSMIC KARMA (760)        
 LADY LITHIUM 11585        SL  9   7  3  81         MAD SCIENTISTS (75)       
-GARION 9776               LU 10   9  1  79         OF WOLF AND MAN 9 (549)   
-PHOUKA 11513              BA  9   9  2  77         THE EMERALD ISLES (765)   
 COSMIC HAVEN 11605        LU 11   9  1  74         COSMIC KARMA (760)        
 PARMESEAN CHEESE 10983    LU  9   5  0  69         INANIMATE TOFU (331)                     *

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MINOR 5303                WS 13  10  2  66         RUNE (391)                
 HARRY TRUMAN 8862         SL  9  11  0  64         INANIMATE TOFU (331)      
 TAMOACHAN 11577           AB  7   8  0  61         WOMB OF HORRORS (766)     

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DROGO 10068               PR  6   3  0  54         OF WOLF AND MAN (620)     
 NOVA HELIX 11600          LU 10   7  1  46         MAD SCIENTISTS (75)       
 BARON BARYON 11634        LU  8   5  0  46         MAD SCIENTISTS (75)       
-HERMES 11466              PL  4   2  0  44         WRATHMEN 22-35 (762)      
 HURIN 10030               WS  9   5  1  41         OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)  
 THUNDER HAMMER 11640      AB  4   0  0  36         STORM SHADOWS (757)       
 THARIZDUN 11636           BA  7   6  1  34         WOMB OF HORRORS (766)     

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MAD MC SNUGGLES 11594     WS  8   9  0  33         THE EMERALD ISLES (765)   

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TEMPEH 11646              PS  3   0  0  27         INANIMATE TOFU (331)                     *

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DAGO 10082                TP  4   2  0  20         OF WOLF AND MAN (620)                    *
 MAJOR MASS 11666          LU  1   1  0  17         MAD SCIENTISTS (75)                      *
 LADY LIGHTYEAR 11647      BA  2   2  0  16         MAD SCIENTISTS (75)                      *
-THE SELKIE 11652          SL  1   2  0  14         THE EMERALD ISLES (765)                  *
-DAWNSPEAR 11641           ST  1   1  0  14         STORM SHADOWS (757)       
-BARON O'GRAYMATER 11638   LU  1   5  0  12         THE EMERALD ISLES (765)                  *
 TOFU BURUNDI 11644        BA  1   5  0   8         INANIMATE TOFU (331)      
-SMIDGE 11668              PL  1   0  0   6         THE EMERALD ISLES (765)                  *

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
URUZ 11581              6  7 0 RUNE 391             COSMIC HAVEN 11605    1022 REVENGED
SMIDGE 11642            3  2 1 THE EMERALD ISLE 765 LADY LITHIUM 11585    1020 REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

KANOR devastated COSMIC GIANT in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
THURIZAZAR lost to INVERNESS in a exciting 5 minute expert's battle.
ARMAND VAN HELDEN was defeated by COSMIC CITADEL in a 3 minute master's duel.
LADY LITHIUM was overpowered by ARYA in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided fight.
COSMIC ASH devastated TAMOACHAN in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
COSMIC HAVEN viciously subdued INNOCENT BYSTANDER in a 2 minute bloody match.
PARMESEAN CHEESE viciously subdued NOVA HELIX in a 2 minute gruesome fight.
HARRY TRUMAN viciously subdued HURIN in a 2 minute gruesome duel.
BARON BARYON viciously subdued AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 2 minute gruesome fight.
THARIZDUN viciously subdued DAGO in a popular 3 minute brutal fight.
THUNDER HAMMER handily defeated TOFU BURUNDI in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
MAJOR MASS demolished PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute mismatched match.
TEMPEH unbelievably bested LADY LIGHTYEAR in a 3 minute brutal novice's contest.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   9         STRIKING ATTACK   18 -   7 -  0      72  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         TOTAL PARRY       18 -  10 -  0      64  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-STRIKE       5 -   4 -  1      56  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      9 -   8 -  0      53  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         SLASHING ATTACK   19 -  17 -  2      53  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         LUNGING ATTACK    61 -  57 -  2      52  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         AIMED BLOW        12 -  12 -  0      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         BASHING ATTACK    15 -  19 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   8 -  1      27  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         WALL OF STEEL      5 -  14 -  2      26  |

Turn 1024 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-STRIKE       1 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  2         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
LUNGING ATTACK     5 -  4     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1         1  BASHING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1                                       1  WALL OF STEEL  
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   COSMIC CITADEL 11453       22  20  1  102 COSMIC KARMA (760)
STRIKING ATTACK  ARYA 10062                  8   2  0  102 OF WOLF AND MAN (620)
TOTAL PARRY      INVERNESS 11575            17   7  0   89 WOMB OF HORRORS (766)
SLASHING ATTACK  COSMIC ASH 11614           10   6  1   84 COSMIC KARMA (760)
WALL OF STEEL    HURIN 10030                 9   5  1   41 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)
AIMED BLOW       THUNDER HAMMER 11640        4   0  0   36 STORM SHADOWS (757)
BASHING ATTACK   THARIZDUN 11636             7   6  1   34 WOMB OF HORRORS (766)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is THURIZAZAR 5020.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was THURIZAZAR 5020.  The ten other most popular fighters were ARMAND VAN HELDEN 
6498, THARIZDUN 11636, COSMIC CITADEL 11453, COSMIC HAVEN 11605, PARMESEAN CHEESE 
10983, HARRY TRUMAN 8862, BARON BARYON 11634, LADY LIGHTYEAR 11647, ARYA 10062, and 
MAJOR MASS 11666.

The least popular fighter this week was TOFU BURUNDI 11644.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were TAMOACHAN 11577, COSMIC GIANT 11432, DAGO 10082, HURIN 10030, 
NOVA HELIX 11600, LADY LITHIUM 11585, INVERNESS 11575, THUNDER HAMMER 11640, COSMIC 
ASH 11614, and TEMPEH 11646.

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

KANOR (18-5016) RUNE (391)

                            WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN TEMPE!

We hope you will join us at our winter FTF in Tempe, AZ, January 16-18, 2026! It will 
be held at our usual Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-897-7444).  Room 
rates are $214.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which includes full cooked breakfast, 
complimentary manager's reception, free parking and free high speed internet.  There's 
a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool.  The rooms are blocked (the group code is coming 
soon).

      The official block cutoff is mid-December so make your reservations ASAP!
          The hotel reservation site is:  (coming soon) http://tinyurl.com/FF76inTempe 

Please note that doubles are limited.  As always, if the block is full, please make 
your reservation the best you can (book a king, and/or book at normal rates) and let 
us know and we'll work with the sales office to get them to correct your reservation. 

Minioverviews and the tournament announcement will be out in December. 

We look forward to seeing you in January! -- RSI

                          SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN PITTSBURGH!

We hope you will join us at our summer FTF in Pittsburgh, PA, July 18-20, 2025! It will 
be held at the downtown Marriott. Details upcoming!

We look forward to seeing you in January! -- RSI