DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/14/2025    Duedate: 04/10/2025

XOCHITHLAN ARENA

DM 39    TURN 465

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

FORTIFIED
BOOK OF THOMAS (479)
(39-4274) [32-10-0,131]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

FORTIFIED                      ARCHAMBEAU
BOOK OF THOMAS (479)           FAR TRAVELERS (502)
(39-4274) [32-10-0,131]        (39-4444) [4-0-1,27]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

YENTAL ZEEVE                   HARISSA
THE MIDDLE WAY (385)           BOOK OF THOMAS (479)
(39-4298) [16-46-0,94]         (39-4406) [2-2-0,22]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

FAR TRAVELERS (502)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BASH BROS BABY (461)          44 
2. FAR TRAVELERS (502)           21    BOOK OF THOMAS (479)
3. WILDCATS (2)                  21    Unchartered Team
4. TROLLHEIM (501)               14 
5. BOOK OF THOMAS (479)          11    FAR TRAVELERS (502)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*FAR TRAVELERS (502)        8   0  1 100.   1/ 3*FAR TRAVELERS (502)       7  0 0
 2- 2*JUST ADD COFFEE (504)      3   1  0 75.0   2/ 1 BASH BROS BABY (461)      7  7 0
 3- 3 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)    351 236 21 59.8   3/ 6 TROLLHEIM (501)           4  6 0
 4/ 4 BOOK OF THOMAS (479)     225 169 15 57.1   4- 2 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)     3  1 1
 5/ 5 BASH BROS BABY (461)     314 254 14 55.3   5/ 4 THE MIDDLE WAY (385)      3  6 0
 6/ 6 TROLLHEIM (501)           33  34  0 49.3   6/ 7 WILDCATS (2)              3  7 0
 7/ 7 THE MIDDLE WAY (385)     600 747 15 44.5   7- 5*JUST ADD COFFEE (504)     2  1 0
 8/ 8 WILDCATS (2)              53  80  6 39.8   8/ 8 BOOK OF THOMAS (479)      2  8 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Welcome XOCHITHLAN.  I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well.  Many the fights 
have I fought here.  The celebrations, the disappointments...  Biff!  Pow!  
XOCHITHLAN watched with glee as BASH BROS BABY got knocked off top spot by FAR 
TRAVELERS!  Up 'n down.  Up 'n down.  Rankings always change.  Up 'n down.  I think 
I'm gonna be...  Well, TROLLHEIM's 3rd moved them up to 2-3-0 place.  FAR TRAVELERS 
showed XOCHITHLAN what they were made of as they fought with a vengeance to walk off 
with 3-0-0.  What's with DRUG MOM?  She actually beat THE MIDDLE WAY's YENTAL ZEEVE, 
and walked away with 23 more points from the fight.  Major screwup at TROLLHEIM.  
STONE ED lost 7 points to ANCHOR.  Some new strategies, perhaps?  Maybe STONE ED will 
provide more easy wins...  Apparently XOCHITHLAN isn't filled with as many gutless 
wonders as I thought.  The Dreaded Duelmaster got 2 challenges this turn!  Try as he 
might, CRYING wasn't good enough at persuading FORTIFIED to step down from the 
Duelmaster's throne...  Advice to fighters with a 1 will--give up fighting!   
     Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges...  How well I know the 
feeling of being in the most avoided team!  Don't fall out of practive, TROLLHEIM!  
The bums at BASH BROS BABY couldn't face the challenges from TROLLHEIM!  No excuse 
for that!   
     There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit.  Do you want the fighters 
to walk away, or not?  Many a warrior has met his fate in a hungover stupor.  You 
young rapscallions, take note!   
     Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors.  Any plans here?  Are 
you as tired of reading this as I am of writing it?  Actually, I guess I'm writing it 
before you read it.  Oh, well.  I don't want to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FORTIFIED 4274            TP 32  10  0 131         BOOK OF THOMAS (479)      

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FORMULA SHORTAGE 4388     BA 18  11  0 104         BASH BROS BABY (461)      
-DARKWING DUCK 4349        SL 13  10  0  98         DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)     
 YENTAL ZEEVE 4298         WS 16  46  0  94         THE MIDDLE WAY (385)      
 CRYING 4412               TP 12   6  0  92         BASH BROS BABY (461)      

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DRUG MOM 4421             BA 11   8  1  90         BASH BROS BABY (461)      
 BLACK N'BLUE 424          WS 14   7  1  81         WILDCATS (2)              
 CUDDLEBUG 4428            LU 10   4  0  69         TROLLHEIM (501)           

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BEERSHEBA CHANG 4416      AB  7  14  0  64         THE MIDDLE WAY (385)                     *

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FEVERED 4427              PR 13   5  1  55         BASH BROS BABY (461)      
 APPLE CORE 4372               8  30  0  54         THE MIDDLE WAY (385)                     ???

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MUGWORT 4433              WS  8   5  0  32         TROLLHEIM (501)           
 ARCHAMBEAU 4444           BA  4   0  1  27         FAR TRAVELERS (502)       
 REYKJA 4454               LU  2   2  0  26         TROLLHEIM (501)                          *

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-INSTANT HUMAN 4466        PL  3   0  0  23         JUST ADD COFFEE (504)     
 HARISSA 4406              SL  2   2  0  22         BOOK OF THOMAS (479)                     *
 ANCHOR 2086               TP  2   2  0  19         WILDCATS (2)                             *
 CHALAMET 4443             AB  2   0  0  17         FAR TRAVELERS (502)       
 TRULO 4445                PS  2   0  0  15         FAR TRAVELERS (502)       
 YZARMA 4420               PR  1   5  0  12         BOOK OF THOMAS (479)                     *
 STONE ED 4469                 1   1  0   8         TROLLHEIM (501)                          [BA-WS]
 SILKIE 4461                   0   4  0   4         TROLLHEIM (501)                          [LU-ST]
 PETERBALD 4473                0   2  0   2         WILDCATS (2)                             [BA-SL-WS]

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CEASELESS CRY 4476      0  1 0 BASH BROS BABY 461   WOOD GOLEM             465 NONE
HEDIES 4478             0  1 0 BOOK OF THOMAS 479   DARK ELF CLERIC        465 NONE

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
SHEDIES 4479            0  1 0 BOOK OF THOMAS 479   WOOD GOLEM             465 NONE
DA1 4477                0  1 0 WILDCATS 2           DARK ELF MAGE          465 NONE
KORAT 4474              0  2 0 WILDCATS 2           SWAMP TROLL            465 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

KORAT was butchered by SWAMP TROLL in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
HEDIES was slaughtered by DARK ELF CLERIC in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
CEASELESS CRY was easily killed by WOOD GOLEM in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena match.
DA1 was viciously butchered by DARK ELF MAGE in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
SHEDIES was assassinated by WOOD GOLEM in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena match.
FORTIFIED viciously subdued CRYING in a unpopular 23 minute veteran's Title duel.
FORMULA SHORTAGE devastated CUDDLEBUG in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
YENTAL ZEEVE was handily defeated by DRUG MOM in a 1 minute uneven melee.
BLACK N'BLUE won victory over BEERSHEBA CHANG in a 2 minute veteran's duel.
APPLE CORE lost to FEVERED in a 2 minute one-sided duel.
MUGWORT defeated HARISSA in a action packed 3 minute gory match.
YZARMA was defeated by TRULO in a 3 minute match.
ANCHOR savagely defeated STONE ED in a unpopular 4 minute bloody competition.
ARCHAMBEAU demolished SILKIE in a 1 minute mismatched match.
REYKJA overpowered RIRORNI WOMAN in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
PETERBALD was overpowered by CHALAMET in a 1 minute one-sided duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   1 -  0      75  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         LUNGING ATTACK    22 -   8 -  2      73  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         TOTAL PARRY       12 -   7 -  0      63  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         PARRY-RIPOSTE      9 -   8 -  1      53  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         BASHING ATTACK    13 -  16 -  1      45  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         SLASHING ATTACK   14 -  18 -  1      44  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         AIMED BLOW        10 -  14 -  1      42  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         WALL OF STEEL     10 -  17 -  0      37  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   6 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         STRIKING ATTACK    2 -   9 -  0      18  |

Turn 465 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        2 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      2 -  3         3  TOTAL PARRY    
BASHING ATTACK     3 -  2     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  4         2  WALL OF STEEL  
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1                                       1  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  1                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
                                                                1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      FORTIFIED 4274             32  10  0  131 BOOK OF THOMAS (479)
BASHING ATTACK   FORMULA SHORTAGE 4388      18  11  0  104 BASH BROS BABY (461)
WALL OF STEEL    BLACK N'BLUE 424           14   7  1   81 WILDCATS (2)
LUNGING ATTACK   CUDDLEBUG 4428             10   4  0   69 TROLLHEIM (501)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    FEVERED 4427               13   5  1   55 BASH BROS BABY (461)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is YENTAL ZEEVE 4298.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was HARISSA 4406.  The ten other most popular fighters were FEVERED 4427, BLACK 
N'BLUE 424, MUGWORT 4433, TRULO 4445, DA1 4477, FORMULA SHORTAGE 4388, DRUG MOM 4421, 
BEERSHEBA CHANG 4416, ARCHAMBEAU 4444, and REYKJA 4454.

The least popular fighter this week was CRYING 4412.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were FORTIFIED 4274, ANCHOR 2086, STONE ED 4469, PETERBALD 4473, SILKIE 
4461, YZARMA 4420, YENTAL ZEEVE 4298, CUDDLEBUG 4428, SHEDIES 4479, and CEASELESS CRY 
4476.

                            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!
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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