DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/26/2025    Duedate: 04/08/2025

ARVAT ARENA

DM 32    TURN 1013

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SPIDERMON
JAMAICAN SUPERHEROES (391)
(32-4577) [8-3-0,106]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SPIDERMON                      POSITION IS EMPTY
JAMAICAN SUPERHEROES (391)     
(32-4577) [8-3-0,106]          

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

MICTIAN                        PROTON
HELL'S HEROES (68)             UBER ACES (557)
(32-7556) [15-28-1,96]         (32-7851) [6-8-0,43]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)         35 
2. HELL'S HEROES (68)            17    DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
3. SECRET SQUIRRELS (433)        16    Unchartered Team
4. UBER ACES (557)               15 
5. DEATH BY DESIGN (264)         10    RANDOM THOUGHTS (332)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)    2196 1373 108 61.5   1/ 2 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)     9  4 0
 2/ 2 ANGELS OF PAIN (360)     738 562 53 56.8   2/ 5 HELL'S HEROES (68)        8  7 0
 3/ 3 JAMAICAN SUPERHEROE (391) 24  19  0 55.8   3/ 4 SECRET SQUIRRELS (433)    7  7 0
 4/ 4 GEMSTONE BEASTS (362)     41  39  1 51.2   4/ 1 JAMAICAN SUPERHEROE (391) 6  3 0
 5/ 6 DEATH BY DESIGN (264)    464 488 34 48.7   5/ 3 DEATH BY DESIGN (264)     6  6 0
 6/ 7 SECRET SQUIRRELS (433)   826 891 50 48.1   6/ 7 ANGELS OF PAIN (360)      3  5 0
 7- 9 THE VALKYRIES (548)       57  94  5 37.7   7- 9 THE VALKYRIES (548)       2  2 0
 8/ 8 UBER ACES (557)           26  43  1 37.7   8/ 6 GEMSTONE BEASTS (362)     2  3 0
 9/10 HELL'S HEROES (68)       118 198  4 37.3   9/10 UBER ACES (557)           1  4 0
10-11*FAR TRAVELERS (556)        5   9  0 35.7  10-11*FAR TRAVELERS (556)       0  1 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.

How can you group of superior warriors allow someone of this stable get to the throne 
again? This place is going to...Hell!

Should only be here one turn.

                                          -- Mictian

                                      SPY REPORT

     So why do I have this bag over my head?  Because I am The Unknown Spymaster and 
I'm going to give you a spy report!.  Say good-bye to JAMAICAN SUPERHEROES, as they 
are pushed from the coveted top team spot by the DEVIL ADVOCATES stable.  Coming up 
with a solid 4-1-0 outing, HELL'S HEROES has advanced 3 places in the rankings.  It 
looks like the guys(?) at DEATH BY DESIGN had a good week as they went 3-1-0 to put 
them in 5th place.  I guess steroids help!  Hey everybody, watch out for BUFFALO 
SOLDIER, who flew up 19 points in the rankings after mashing GREATER VRULL like a 
melon.  Keep your eye on this guy.  And falling like a basher in the top ten was 
GREATER VRULL, who dropped 15 points after a disappointing (to say the least) bout 
with BUFFALO SOLDIER.  The most challenged warrior this week was MICTIAN.  If this 
keeps up, our Duelmaster's going to need more avoids!  SPIDERMON got through to the 
Duelmaster this turn.  No doubt he was more than anxious to kick MICTIAN's tail out 
of the throne!  It's a proud day for the JAMAICAN SUPERHEROES stable, as their 
warrior, SPIDERMON, ascended the Duelmaster's throne.  4 out of 5 gladiators surveyed 
protect the body, so try and avoid aiming at that location.   
     Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the ARVAT arena.  Here's a 
song for you:  Who's afraid of the big, bad HELL'S HEROES?  Big bad HELL'S HEROES.  
Big bad HELL'S HEROES.  ARVAT's afraid of the big bad HELL'S HEROES.  Tra la la la 
la!  For those of you who like math, try this one:  HELL'S HEROES + Weapons That go 
Boom = SECRET SQUIRRELS + Avoid City.   
     Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the 
most interesting, though!  Knowing when to use the right tactics at the proper time 
is a very important step on the road to Duelmaster.   
     Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in ARVAT have no 
sense of humor.  Or maybe that they were senseless.  Okay, so I may not be the 
world's best comedian, but then you guys aren't the world's best warriors.  See ya 
next time I'm on this circuit!-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SPIDERMON 4577            SL  8   3  0 106         JAMAICAN SUPERHEROES (391)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BUFFALO SOLDIER 7712      LU 18  14  0 104         SECRET SQUIRRELS (433)    
 THEE UPTIGHT, MAJ 7781    ST 15   5  1  97         SECRET SQUIRRELS (433)    
 MICTIAN 7556              LU 15  28  1  96         HELL'S HEROES (68)        
 SUPERMON 4573             ST 10   5  0  91         JAMAICAN SUPERHEROES (391)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PWCCA 7553                AB 16  23  2  88         HELL'S HEROES (68)        
 GREATER VRULL 4375        LU 12  11  0  87         GEMSTONE BEASTS (362)     
-CHARDRAS 5003             LU 10   2  0  76         GEMSTONE BEASTS (362)     
-WRATH 7792                LU  6   0  0  74         ANGELS OF PAIN (360)      

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 INFERNAL 7778             ST  7   5  0  65         ANGELS OF PAIN (360)      
 DAGON 7564                AB 11  31  0  64         HELL'S HEROES (68)        
 BALAAM 7638               TP 16  14  0  62         HELL'S HEROES (68)        
 MATT FISTAFLES 7841       ST  6   4  0  59         DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)     

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TUNRIDA 7655              ST 11   9  0  55         HELL'S HEROES (68)                       *

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PICKLE PIE 7793           TP  8   2  0  54         DEATH BY DESIGN (264)     
 ASSURS HONOR 7850         BA  5   9  1  44         UBER ACES (557)                          *
 PROTON 7851                   6   8  0  43         UBER ACES (557)                          [LU-PL-PS-WS]
 BIG LUG 7849                  6   8  0  43         UBER ACES (557)                          [PL-PS-WS]
 MAT FISTAFLEAS 7853       AB  3   2  0  37         DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)     

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-FAYE 7765                 WS  5   8  0  33         THE VALKYRIES (548)       
 BATMON 4574               LU  5   5  0  31         JAMAICAN SUPERHEROES (391)
 DAME JEDI 7848                7   7  0  28         UBER ACES (557)                          [PL-PS-WS]
-INDI 7779                 LU  3   9  1  24         THE VALKYRIES (548)                      *

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CIVIL OPS 7855            TP  5   3  0  23         SECRET SQUIRRELS (433)    
 SUSHI 7818                SL  4   2  1  22         DEATH BY DESIGN (264)     
 BIFF HOMMET 7890          BA  2   0  0  22         DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)                    *
 LEAKY SPOON 7819          LU  3   3  1  21         DEATH BY DESIGN (264)     
-STONE TEMPLE PILOT 7870   TP  3   1  0  20         SECRET SQUIRRELS (433)    
 A.Z. ZELL 7867            SL  3   3  0  17         DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)     
-ARYA 7839                 PL  3   2  0  15         THE VALKYRIES (548)                      *
-FURIOSA 7813              AB  3   5  0  14         THE VALKYRIES (548)                      *
 ARI MANN 7894             ST  1   0  0  13         DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)                    *
 ZOGI 7847                 LU  2   5  0  11         UBER ACES (557)                          *
 SNAPPER 7878              ST  2   2  1   9         DEATH BY DESIGN (264)     
-VESPERTI 7862             ST  0   4  0   4         GEMSTONE BEASTS (362)     
 ROADRUNNER GUNNOR 7896        0   1  0   1         SECRET SQUIRRELS (433)                   [PL-PS-SL-WS]

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DEAD ANGEL 7895         0  1 0 ANGELS OF PAIN 360   STONE GOLEM           1013 NONE
DARK VYSAN 7869         0  2 0 GEMSTONE BEASTS 362  LEAKY SPOON 7819      1010  
PARMELON 7771           1  2 0 NONSENSE KNIGHTS 540 SNAPPER 7878          1010  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DEAD ANGEL was viciously butchered by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
SPIDERMON won victory over MICTIAN in a 1 minute expert's Challenge Title battle.
BUFFALO SOLDIER overpowered GREATER VRULL in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
BATMON was devastated by TUNRIDA in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
MAT FISTAFLEAS subdued CIVIL OPS in a 2 minute Challenge competition.
THEE UPTIGHT, MAJ devastated CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
PWCCA devastated INFERNAL in a 1 minute mismatched match.
SUPERMON handily defeated MATT FISTAFLES in a 1 minute uneven fight.
DAGON slimly won victory over PROTON in a action packed 3 minute gory uneven duel.
BALAAM won victory over BIG LUG in a 6 minute duel.
PICKLE PIE overpowered DAME JEDI in a 2 minute one-sided fight.
ASSURS HONOR handily defeated LEAKY SPOON in a exciting 1 minute one-sided bout.
ZOGI was subdued by A.Z. ZELL in a 2 minute bloody competition.
SUSHI devastated PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
SNAPPER bested ROADRUNNER GUNNOR in a crowd pleasing 1 minute amateur's bout.
BIFF HOMMET overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
ARI MANN devastated CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute uneven duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  7         SLASHING ATTACK   23 -  12 -  1      66  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   6         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   2 -  0      60  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         TOTAL PARRY       17 -  13 -  0      57  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         PARRY-LUNGE       11 -  10 -  0      52  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         STRIKING ATTACK   33 -  30 -  1      52  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         LUNGING ATTACK    40 -  39 -  2      51  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         WALL OF STEEL      4 -   8 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         AIMED BLOW        14 -  29 -  1      33  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         BASHING ATTACK     5 -  14 -  0      26  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   6 -  0      25  |

Turn 1013 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:

AIMED BLOW         3 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  5         6  LUNGING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         2  STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         1  SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    5 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  AIMED BLOW     
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  2         1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  SPIDERMON 4577              8   3  0  106 JAMAICAN SUPERHEROES (391)
LUNGING ATTACK   BUFFALO SOLDIER 7712       18  14  0  104 SECRET SQUIRRELS (433)
STRIKING ATTACK  THEE UPTIGHT, MAJ 7781     15   5  1   97 SECRET SQUIRRELS (433)
TOTAL PARRY      BALAAM 7638                16  14  0   62 HELL'S HEROES (68)
AIMED BLOW       MAT FISTAFLEAS 7853         3   2  0   37 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is MICTIAN 7556.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was PROTON 7851.  The ten other most popular fighters were SPIDERMON 4577, MAT 
FISTAFLEAS 7853, DAGON 7564, BIG LUG 7849, A.Z. ZELL 7867, SUPERMON 4573, PICKLE PIE 
7793, DAME JEDI 7848, ASSURS HONOR 7850, and SUSHI 7818.

The least popular fighter this week was BALAAM 7638.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were MATT FISTAFLES 7841, CIVIL OPS 7855, BATMON 4574, LEAKY SPOON 7819, 
INFERNAL 7778, GREATER VRULL 4375, MICTIAN 7556, DEAD ANGEL 7895, ARI MANN 7894, and 
BIFF HOMMET 7890.

                            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