DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/13/2025    Duedate: 10/25/2025

TALCAMA ARENA

DM 18    TURN 1039

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

HARRY TRUMAN
INANIMATE TOFU (331)
(18-8862) [19-16-0,110]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

HARRY TRUMAN                   POSITION IS EMPTY
INANIMATE TOFU (331)           
(18-8862) [19-16-0,110]        

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

BARON BARYON                   BARON BARYON
MAD SCIENTISTS (75)            MAD SCIENTISTS (75)
(18-11634) [13-15-1,56]        (18-11634) [13-15-1,56]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

COSMIC KARMA (760)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. CHAMPIONS (688)               42 
2. MAD SCIENTISTS (75)           32    WOMB OF HORRORS (766)
3. OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)      21    Unchartered Team
4. COSMIC KARMA (760)            15 
5. WOMB OF HORRORS (766)         11    DOGS OF WAR (198)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 WOMB OF HORRORS (766)     79  54  2 59.4   1/ 2 COSMIC KARMA (760)        9  5 0
 2/ 2 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630) 237 176 12 57.4   2/ 5 MAD SCIENTISTS (75)       7  6 0
 3/ 3 THUNDR + LITENING (22)   1160 1037 129 52.8   3/ 1 INANIMATE TOFU (331)      7  8 0
 4/ 6 CHAMPIONS (688)           56  52  6 51.9   4/ 3 CHAMPIONS (688)           6  2 0
 5- 4 REAL PEOPLE 3 (735)       29  28  3 50.9   5/ 4 WOMB OF HORRORS (766)     6  3 0
 6/ 5 MAD SCIENTISTS (75)      873 846 62 50.8   6/ 7 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)  3  2 0
 7/ 7 COSMIC KARMA (760)       125 127  5 49.6   7/ 6 OF WOLF AND MAN 9 (549)   2  2 0
 8/ 8 INANIMATE TOFU (331)     179 206  7 46.5   8-10*257 BOURBON ST (770)      0  3 0
 9/ 9 OF WOLF AND MAN (620)     43  57  1 43.0   9/11 THUNDR + LITENING (22)    0  3 0
10/11 OF WOLF AND MAN 9 (549)   56  91  3 38.1  10/12 OF WOLF AND MAN (620)     0  3 0
11-12*257 BOURBON ST (770)       1   4  0 20.0  11- 8 REAL PEOPLE 3 (735)       0  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

     It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters.  Look on my work, ye mighty, 
and despair!  INANIMATE TOFU?  Who?  COSMIC KARMA is the top team these days, 
buddies!  What's a move up by 3 you ask?  (alright, maybe you didn't ask)  Cause for 
celebration, according to MAD SCIENTISTS.  CHAMPIONS posted a nice gain, to come in 
4th.  Everybody loves a winner...  Practice pays for MINDFRAME, who pummelled TOFU 
NUGGETS, to pocket 25 points.  Win some, lose some.  Speaking of which, POLARIS DAWN 
was winsome, after beating TOFU SCRAMBLE and seeing him lose 13 points.  In TALCAMA, 
nothing is permanent (except Death), and we find ourselves a new Duelmaster, COSMIC 
ASH.  So who's the team that's been walking into taverns last week and ordering milk? 
Sounds like a PR stunt to me.   
     A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn?  And do not the 
little birds cry out?'  Any ideas?  Like the noble eagle soaring amongst the 
mountaintops, so stand the warriors of MAD SCIENTISTS, alone and unchallenged.  The 
warriors of MAD SCIENTISTS found their efforts at combat frustrated as WOMB OF 
HORRORS apparently had more important things to do than fight.  If challenges were 
horses, HARRY TRUMAN could open up a fast food joint!   
     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.   
     Do not think spyreporting in TALCAMA is the highlight of my life.  Keep those 
sands bloody and the buzzards fat!  TALCAMA, I leave you now.  The Duelmaster has 
agreed to foot my bill at The Original Arthur's Last Stand.  'Til next time-- 
Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HARRY TRUMAN 8862         SL 19  16  0 110         INANIMATE TOFU (331)      

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 INVERNESS 11575           TP 26  13  0 107         WOMB OF HORRORS (766)     
 THARIZDUN 11636           BA 16  12  1  92         WOMB OF HORRORS (766)     

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NOVA HELIX 11600          LU 16  16  1  89         MAD SCIENTISTS (75)       
 TAMOACHAN 11577           AB 15  15  0  86         WOMB OF HORRORS (766)     
 COSMIC HAVEN 11605        LU 17  18  1  82         COSMIC KARMA (760)        
 PARMESEAN CHEESE 10983    LU 16  13  0  75         INANIMATE TOFU (331)      
 SEE THE STARS 9900        AB 11   6  0  72         CHAMPIONS (688)           

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HURIN 10030               WS 14   8  1  65         OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)  
 LADY LIGHTYEAR 11647      BA 12   7  0  57         MAD SCIENTISTS (75)       

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BARON BARYON 11634        LU 13  15  1  56         MAD SCIENTISTS (75)       
 COSMIC AMBUSH 11703       SL  5   3  0  56         COSMIC KARMA (760)        
 I B BAD 9899              LU  8   9  0  55         CHAMPIONS (688)           
-CONSTABLE QUARK 11721     TP  4   0  0  45         MAD SCIENTISTS (75)       
 SNURKO 11662              PS  6   5  0  43         OF WOLF AND MAN 9 (549)   
 COSMIC WIDOW 11648        TP  7   1  0  42         COSMIC KARMA (760)        
 POLARIS DAWN 11702        AB  4   2  0  41         MAD SCIENTISTS (75)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MINDFRAME 11758               1   0  0  25         CHAMPIONS (688)                          [SL-ST]
-DETHAN 11723              WS  1   3  0  24         OF WOLF AND MAN 9 (549)   

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TOFU SCRAMBLE 11710       AB  4   4  0  21         INANIMATE TOFU (331)      
-LUCKY THIRTEEN 11678      LU  1   3  0  20         257 BOURBON ST (770)      
 NEPHINAE LUNA 11756           1   0  0  16         OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)                 [SL-ST]
 TOFU NUGGETS 11748        SL  3   1  0  10         INANIMATE TOFU (331)                     *

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CRISP FRIED TOFU 11749    LU  2   2  0   8         INANIMATE TOFU (331)                     *

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CHROMEE 11759           0  1 0 OF WOLF AND MAN 620  SPYMISTRESS SHAR      1039 NONE
QC4 11760               0  1 0 THUNDR + LITENING 22 MOUNTAIN TROLL        1039 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

QC4 was barely slain by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
CHROMEE was murdered by SPYMISTRESS SHARDA in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
INVERNESS was savagely defeated by COSMIC ASH in a 2 minute expert's fight.
HARRY TRUMAN overpowered COSMIC HAVEN in a 1 minute one-sided Title fight.
NOVA HELIX viciously subdued PARMESEAN CHEESE in a popular 2 minute expert's brawl.
TAMOACHAN beat VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 2 minute master's brawl.
THARIZDUN savagely defeated VETERAN MERCENARY in a 2 minute gruesome melee.
SEE THE STARS won victory over COSMIC AMBUSH in a action packed 1 minute duel.
HURIN defeated BARON BARYON in a popular 3 minute gory expert's duel.
I B BAD beat SNURKO in a popular 1 minute melee.
COSMIC WIDOW outlasted CARELESS WEAPONSMITH in a tiresome 17 minute match.
TOFU SCRAMBLE was devastated by POLARIS DAWN in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
LADY LIGHTYEAR savagely defeated CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute master vs. novice match.
TOFU NUGGETS was overpowered by MINDFRAME in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
CRISP FRIED TOFU was viciously subdued by NEPHINAE LUNA in a 3 minute beginner's duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   6         TOTAL PARRY       15 -   5 -  0      75  |
|AIMED BLOW                       5         SLASHING ATTACK   25 -  17 -  0      60  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         STRIKING ATTACK   13 -  10 -  1      57  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         AIMED BLOW        20 -  17 -  1      54  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         WALL OF STEEL      7 -   8 -  0      47  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-LUNGE        9 -  11 -  1      45  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         BASHING ATTACK    18 -  25 -  0      42  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         LUNGING ATTACK    32 -  47 -  3      41  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   8 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   4 -  0      20  |

Turn 1039 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    1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  4         3  STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         3 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  2                                       1  TOTAL PARRY    
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                                                                1  AIMED BLOW     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  HARRY TRUMAN 8862          19  16  0  110 INANIMATE TOFU (331)
TOTAL PARRY      INVERNESS 11575            26  13  0  107 WOMB OF HORRORS (766)
BASHING ATTACK   THARIZDUN 11636            16  12  1   92 WOMB OF HORRORS (766)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   PARMESEAN CHEESE 10983     16  13  0   75 INANIMATE TOFU (331)
AIMED BLOW       SEE THE STARS 9900         11   6  0   72 CHAMPIONS (688)
WALL OF STEEL    HURIN 10030                14   8  1   65 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)
PARRY-STRIKE     SNURKO 11662                6   5  0   43 OF WOLF AND MAN 9 (549)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is BARON BARYON 11634.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was BARON BARYON 11634.  The ten other most popular fighters were NOVA HELIX 
11600, NEPHINAE LUNA 11756, QC4 11760, PARMESEAN CHEESE 10983, TAMOACHAN 11577, 
THARIZDUN 11636, LADY LIGHTYEAR 11647, HARRY TRUMAN 8862, HURIN 10030, and I B BAD 
9899.

The least popular fighter this week was COSMIC WIDOW 11648.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were TOFU NUGGETS 11748, TOFU SCRAMBLE 11710, COSMIC HAVEN 11605, 
CHROMEE 11759, INVERNESS 11575, CRISP FRIED TOFU 11749, POLARIS DAWN 11702, SNURKO 
11662, COSMIC AMBUSH 11703, and SEE THE STARS 9900.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

HARRY TRUMAN (18-8862) INANIMATE TOFU (331)

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

COSMIC ASH (18-11614) COSMIC KARMA (760)