DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/09/2025    Duedate: 07/22/2025

LAPUR ARENA

DM 29    TURN 1024

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SMOOTH OPERATOR
NEON VELVET (557)
(29-6785) [14-0-2,178]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SMOOTH OPERATOR                POSITION IS EMPTY
NEON VELVET (557)              
(29-6785) [14-0-2,178]         

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

HOWLER                         POISON IVY
CARDOW HUNTERS (359)           AVOID ME! (535)
(29-6367) [26-23-0,117]        (29-6815) [13-9-0,101]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

MID EARTH (223)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BLACK KELTS (233)             33 
2. NEON VELVET (557)             22    TOURIST TRAPS (371)
3. CARDOW HUNTERS (359)          17    Unchartered Team
4. WHEREWOLVES (565)             13 
5. ARMY OF DARKNESS (283)        13    FABU SOCIETY (307)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 TOURIST TRAPS (371)       22   8  2 73.3   1/ 1 MID EARTH (223)           8  7 0
 2/ 2 AVOID ME! (535)          185 113  7 62.1   2/ 6 TOURIST TRAPS (371)       7  3 0
 3/ 3 FATES (551)               16  11  0 59.3   3/ 2 ARCANE PHARMACY (401)     7  5 0
 4- 4 ALMOST EXACTLY (20)      832 661 49 55.7   4/ 3 CARDOW HUNTERS (359)      6  7 1
 5/ 5 MID EARTH (223)          1031 860 48 54.5   5/ 4 ARMY OF DARKNESS (283)    6  9 0
 6/ 6 NEON VELVET (557)         58  53  3 52.3   6/ 5 NEON VELVET (557)         5  7 0
 7/ 7 BLACK KELTS (233)        296 274 11 51.9   7/ 8 BLACK KELTS (233)         4  1 0
 8/ 8 ARCANE PHARMACY (401)     84  81  1 50.9   8/ 7 AVOID ME! (535)           4  2 1
 9- 9 CONFUSE A CAT (536)       40  39  1 50.6   9/ 0 WHEREWOLVES (565)         4 11 0
10/11 I'M THE WOLF (504)       159 167  5 48.8  10/12 FATES (551)               2  1 0
11/12 ARMY OF DARKNESS (283)   164 184  6 47.1  11-11 ALMOST EXACTLY (20)       2  2 0
12/13 CARDOW HUNTERS (359)     1124 1454 26 43.6  12/13 I'M THE WOLF (504)        2  6 0
13/ 0 WHEREWOLVES (565)         19  35  1 35.2  13-10 CONFUSE A CAT (536)       1  3 0

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

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

Any other TPs want to take a shot at me? Three wins in a row versus them ought to be 
enough to show that their odds are low.These Commission flunkies who put together our 
newsletter need to go back to school. They list "The Odyssy Begins" as the top career 
unchartered team, but they don't even show up as an active team. How does that work? 
Why isn't Tourist Traps the top unchartered team, since they are the ONLY unchartered 
team to show up in the rankings? [Plus, that misspelling ("Odyssy") is super 
annoying.]

It looks like our schedule will not allow me two more fights before the upcoming 
tournament. So, I guess I'll go in as a 29 FE Champion, rather than 30. Wish me luck 
representing our fair city!

Until next time, may the gods guide your blows straight and true!

                                          -- Smooth Operator, your Duelmistress

                                      SPY REPORT

     Well, what are you looking at, LAPUR?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  TOURIST TRAPS turned their 3-2-0 turn 
into a 2nd place rank in the listings this turn.  Any better than this, and you get 
put on hit lists.  Now let's all watch BLACK KELTS' heads swell from their 4-1-0 this 
turn.  Haa ha ha ha!  Big shots, big talk, big deal.  Of course, we're all terribly 
impressed to see HOWLER win a fight and gain 14 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, STONE 
HINGE beat UNIVERSAL STUDIOS and UNIVERSAL STUDIOS lost 10 points.  You're breakin' 
my heart.  NOBILIFY challenged LAPUR's Duelmaster for a shot at the throne.  And if 
variety is the spice of life, LAPUR may be getting bland, as SMOOTH OPERATOR stays 
top dog in the city.  The Warty Toad, humph!  I've tasted better ale at mortuaries.  
Where do they get this stuff?  From LAPUR's trash dumps?   
     Well, let's take a look at some more misdeeds of you miserable sword-boys.  
What's the big D?  ARCANE PHARMACY was the most avoided team?  Bunch of lily 
livered... grumble... mumble... curse...  And it looks like MID EARTH avoided them 
the most this turn.  What a pack of would be losers, if you ask me.  Hmph.  Ooh, I'm 
frightfully impressed, HOWLER was this turn's most challenged warrior.  Watch that 
ego swell, sports fans.   
     Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals.  I volunteer for LAPUR's 
morgue.  More variety.  We're all going to die in the end, so why worry if the fate 
catches up with you sooner that later?   
     There's got to be a better place in LAPUR to get a drink than The Warty Toad!  
Any suggestions?  Well, I've had enough of this drivel, and I'm sure you have too.  
Off like a dirty shirt of padded leather.  Glad to see the back of this place-- Snide 
Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SMOOTH OPERATOR 6785      ST 14   0  2 178         NEON VELVET (557)         

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PETRIFIED SPONGE 5023     TP 31  19  0 122         ARMY OF DARKNESS (283)    
 FATES MOTHER 6682         TP 16   6  0 120         FATES (551)               
 HOWLER 6367               WS 26  23  0 117         CARDOW HUNTERS (359)      
 BASCOMB BRENDEU 3219      LU 13  10  0 110         BLACK KELTS (233)         
-INSOMNIA 6643             LU 10   5  1 106         CONFUSE A CAT (536)       
 WANDERER 4                SL 13  14  0 105         BLACK KELTS (233)         
 POISON IVY 6815           ST 13   9  0 101         AVOID ME! (535)           
 CUTS ONCE 6357            WS 23  29  0  98         CARDOW HUNTERS (359)      
-LOTS OF KNOTS 6656        PL 17  31  4  95         ALMOST EXACTLY (20)       
 ENTITLED CITIZEN 6817     TP 16   6  0  95         ARMY OF DARKNESS (283)                   *
 WAGON DRIVER 3 5412       TP 15   8  0  95         BLACK KELTS (233)         
 NOBILIFY 6585             AB 11   3  0  94         ARCANE PHARMACY (401)     
 CLANCEE 6767              WS 25  15  1  93         MID EARTH (223)           

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-IGNORANCE IS BLISS 6658   AB 22  27  0  93         ALMOST EXACTLY (20)       

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RED MARE 6394             WS 21  19  0  82         CARDOW HUNTERS (359)      
 KUHRIS 6797               PL 12  17  0  80         MID EARTH (223)                          *
-SKUNK 6675                TP 18  17  1  78         AVOID ME! (535)           
-TALONCYCLOVIR 6522        AB 10   6  0  77         ARCANE PHARMACY (401)     
 STONE HINGE 3455          AB 12  27  1  76         BLACK KELTS (233)         
 WOLF SIRE 6803            WS 14   9  0  73         I'M THE WOLF (504)        

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-UPCHUCK 6721              TP 16  11  0  64         AVOID ME! (535)           
 DEEP WELL 900 6412        ST 12  11  0  64         BLACK KELTS (233)         
-DA 1 6484                 LU  9   9  0  58         CONFUSE A CAT (536)       
 BUSCH GARDENS 4300        LU  5   1  0  57         TOURIST TRAPS (371)       

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SESAME PLACE 6033         ST  4   1  0  54         TOURIST TRAPS (371)                      *
 UNIVERSAL STUDIOS 4302    LU  5   2  0  53         TOURIST TRAPS (371)                      *
 FLOYDTYKTU 6809           ST  5   1  0  51         ARCANE PHARMACY (401)     
-DROP THE SOAP 6811        BA  9   6  0  41         ALMOST EXACTLY (20)       
 MILDEW 6890               TP  8   1  0  40         WHEREWOLVES (565)         
 WARIUS 6820               LU  8  11  1  36         MID EARTH (223)           
 SOUTH OF THE BORDER  4301 BA  4   0  0  36         TOURIST TRAPS (371)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SUE CHEF 6848             SL  5   4  0  32         ARMY OF DARKNESS (283)    
 ZAGRID 6858               AB  5   2  0  28         MID EARTH (223)           
 ERRATIC EDUCATOR 6826     SL  6   7  1  27         ARMY OF DARKNESS (283)    
 BALTO 6884                ST  3   4  0  26         WHEREWOLVES (565)         
 BATTERSCOTCH 6851         BA  6   2  0  25         NEON VELVET (557)         
-AMFLOYDAMEEN 6099         PL  6   2  0  24         ARCANE PHARMACY (401)     

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DISNEY WORLD 4299         ST  3   3  1  21         TOURIST TRAPS (371)                      *
 HOUN DOG 6872             ST  2   2  1  19         CARDOW HUNTERS (359)      
 LARRY 6846                PR  4   5  0  17         NEON VELVET (557)                        *
-ACID 6861                 TP  1   3  0  16         AVOID ME! (535)           
-YOMUS 6833                    3   5  0  14         ALMOST EXACTLY (20)                      [SL-TP]
 YANGIE 6898                   1   0  0  14         MID EARTH (223)                          [BA-PR-SL-TP]
 APOSTATE POSTMAN 6847     BA  2   7  0  13         ARMY OF DARKNESS (283)    
 WHITE FANG 6881           AB  2   3  0   9         WHEREWOLVES (565)         
-BARON ASTEPRO 6818        WS  2   2  0   8         ARCANE PHARMACY (401)     

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DARK DUDE 6896          0  1 0 NEON VELVET 557      DUSKBLOOD TROLL       1024 NONE
FANG FACE 6882          1  4 0 WHEREWOLVES 565      HOUN DOG 6872         1024  
LITTLE PIG 12 6897      0  1 0 WHEREWOLVES 565      WYVERN                1024 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

I ain't sayin' nuthin'. Not even AVOID ME. Which ya should. But, what the heck, I'll 
take the win. So, bye. -- the Bloke

Cuts Once -- Wow laddie! What a difference a month makes. -- Clancee

Larry -- Hope you are back on your feet soon. -- Zagrid

All -- On Wednesday July 9th I am going in for heart bypass surgery. Even if 
everything goes well I am likely to miss a turn or two. If it doesn't go well, it's 
been an honor. -- Chris/Visionist

     We appreciate you and are thinking of you and keeping our fingers crossed for a 
     successful surgery and speedy and complete recovery! -- RSI

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

LITTLE PIG 12 was butchered by WYVERN in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
DARK DUDE was slaughtered by DUSKBLOOD TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
NOBILIFY was handily defeated by SMOOTH OPERATOR in a 1 minute Challenge Title match.
PETRIFIED SPONGE devastated CLANCEE in a 9 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
ENTITLED CITIZEN was viciously subdued by HOWLER in a 2 minute Challenge brawl.
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS was overpowered by STONE HINGE in a 1 minute Challenge brawl.
ERRATIC EDUCATOR was overpowered by FLOYDTYKTU in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
DISNEY WORLD lost to SUE CHEF in a 1 minute Challenge duel.
CUTS ONCE was outwaited by WAGON DRIVER 3 in a dull 9 minute gory expert's fight.
WANDERER 4 overpowered RED MARE in a 1 minute uneven match.
FATES MOTHER outlasted POISON IVY in a exciting 7 minute veteran's fight.
BASCOMB BRENDEU devastated KUHRIS in a exciting 1 minute mismatched conflict.
WOLF SIRE subdued DEEP WELL 900 in a crowd pleasing 3 minute veteran's brawl.
SESAME PLACE handily defeated BALTO in a 1 minute uneven fight.
BUSCH GARDENS overpowered ZAGRID in a 1 minute uneven struggle.
WARIUS was unbelievably bested by MILDEW in a crowd pleasing 3 minute bout.
SOUTH OF THE BORDER devastated LARRY in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
APOSTATE POSTMAN was savagely defeated by BATTERSCOTCH in a exciting 1 minute match.
HOUN DOG killed FANG FACE in a 1 minute amateur's fight.
WHITE FANG was devastated by YANGIE in a 1 minute one-sided contest.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                 10         STRIKING ATTACK   36 -  22 -  1      62  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         TOTAL PARRY       38 -  27 -  1      58  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         WALL OF STEEL     33 -  27 -  0      55  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         PARRY-RIPOSTE      9 -   8 -  0      53  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         BASHING ATTACK    14 -  14 -  0      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         SLASHING ATTACK   18 -  23 -  1      44  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         LUNGING ATTACK    26 -  34 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         AIMED BLOW        18 -  24 -  1      43  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-LUNGE        9 -  13 -  0      41  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   6 -  0      14  |

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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  SMOOTH OPERATOR 6785       14   0  2  178 NEON VELVET (557)
TOTAL PARRY      PETRIFIED SPONGE 5023      31  19  0  122 ARMY OF DARKNESS (283)
WALL OF STEEL    HOWLER 6367                26  23  0  117 CARDOW HUNTERS (359)
LUNGING ATTACK   BASCOMB BRENDEU 3219       13  10  0  110 BLACK KELTS (233)
AIMED BLOW       NOBILIFY 6585              11   3  0   94 ARCANE PHARMACY (401)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   SOUTH OF THE BORDER 4301    4   0  0   36 TOURIST TRAPS (371)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is HOWLER 6367.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
POISON IVY 6815.  The ten other most popular fighters were DEEP WELL 900 6412, HOWLER 
6367, WARIUS 6820, SMOOTH OPERATOR 6785, BASCOMB BRENDEU 3219, BATTERSCOTCH 6851, 
CUTS ONCE 6357, FATES MOTHER 6682, STONE HINGE 3455, and FLOYDTYKTU 6809.

The least popular fighter this week was PETRIFIED SPONGE 5023.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were WAGON DRIVER 3 5412, WHITE FANG 6881, LARRY 6846, ZAGRID 6858, 
BALTO 6884, RED MARE 6394, ERRATIC EDUCATOR 6826, UNIVERSAL STUDIOS 4302, CLANCEE 
6767, and DARK DUDE 6896.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

PETRIFIED SPONGE (29-5023) ARMY OF DARKNESS (283)
BASCOMB BRENDEU (29-3219) BLACK KELTS (233)
CUTS ONCE (29-6357) CARDOW HUNTERS (359)
CLANCEE (29-6767) MID EARTH (223)