DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 11/14/2025    Duedate: 11/27/2025

ZENSU ARENA

DM 40    TURN 992

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

FLOODS
PANDORA'S BOX (522)
(40-5263) [25-6-0,126]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

FLOODS                         CALCULATED RISK
PANDORA'S BOX (522)            THIS MODERN WORLD 27 (542)
(40-5263) [25-6-0,126]         (40-5372) [1-0-0,14]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

DAN'S GHOST                    HUMPTY DUMPTY
BEYOND THE PALE (337)          DREAMS WORK (538)
(40-5196) [20-36-1,97]         (40-5331) [9-8-0,97]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

OXY MORONS (537)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. DREAMS WORK (538)             37 
2. THIS MODERN WORLD 27 (542)    15    PANDORA'S BOX (522)
3. BEYOND THE PALE (337)         9     Unchartered Team
4. PANDORA'S BOX (522)           6  
5. VABOROUGHS (240)              3  THIS MODERN WORLD 27 (542)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 TMM EXPERIMENTS 103 (478) 19   7  0 73.1   1/ 1 OXY MORONS (537)          9  4 0
 2/ 2 PANDORA'S BOX (522)      164  71  4 69.8   2/ 2 DREAMS WORK (538)         7  5 0
 3/ 0 DIRTY DOZENS (333)        94  69  2 57.7   3/ 3 PANDORA'S BOX (522)       6  3 0
 4/ 4 DREAMS WORK (538)         68  56  4 54.8   4- 6 AQUARIAN TAROT (235)      3  1 0
 5/ 5 VABOROUGHS (240)          93  84  3 52.5   5- 4 MOON UNIT MUTANTS (277)   3  1 0
 6/ 6 OXY MORONS (537)         101 101  2 50.0   6/ 7 VABOROUGHS (240)          2  1 0
 7- 7 AQUARIAN TAROT (235)      56  65  1 46.3   7- 8 THE SHIRE (321)           2  2 0
 8/ 8 BEYOND THE PALE (337)    1284 1507 36 46.0   8/ 0 DIRTY DOZENS (333)        2  3 0
 9- 9 MOON UNIT MUTANTS (277)   23  31  3 42.6   9/10 BEYOND THE PALE (337)     2 10 0
10/ 0*THIS MODERN WORLD 2 (542)  5   7  0 41.7  10/ 0*THIS MODERN WORLD 2 (542) 1  1 0
11-10 THE SHIRE (321)           84 123  4 40.6  11- 5 TMM EXPERIMENTS 103 (478) 1  1 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     The sages err'd not in their foretelling of a god descending upon ZENSU, for I, 
Novgorodny Vir, have returned!  He who laughs last didn't get the joke.  Speaking of 
laughing at jokes, observe TMM EXPERIMENTS 103.  Last week they got 0-0-0 to drop by 
6!  DREAMS WORK had cause to celebrate, after GLORIA got 18 points by beating GRANDPA 
JACK.  GRANDPA JACK certainly had a baffled expression on his face, after losing to 
GLORIA and losing 36 points in the process!  Those who hoped for a new Duelmaster 
were disappointed by HUMPTY DUMPTY, of DREAMS WORK, who despite a 9-8-0 couldn't 
overcome ZENSU's Number 1.  Word has it one team in ZENSU 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 PANDORA'S 
BOX are not carrying any incurable diseases.  No need to avoid 'em.  The warriors of 
PANDORA'S BOX found their efforts at combat frustrated as OXY MORONS apparently had 
more important things to do than fight.  Is it charming personality?  Conversational 
abilities?  Good oral hygiene?  Whatever it is, MILITANT PACIFIST is the most 
challenged warrior.   
     Like the wind whispering among the pines, do hearest I many disquieting rumors.  
Q:  What's a record like 20-20-0 get you?  A:  A free trip to the Dark Arena!  This 
week's winner:  MILITANT PACIFIST of OXY MORONS!  Oh hard!  that to strike a flame, 
the match itself must needs be wasting!   
     Leave me now, you base fools!  As the seasons change, and the creatures of the 
wild change also, so do I feel a yearning to leave this place.  Do not despair!  I 
shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FLOODS 5263               TP 25   6  0 126         PANDORA'S BOX (522)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EXPRESS MAIL 5323         SL 16   9  0 117         OXY MORONS (537)          
 GLORIA 5298               BA 16  14  2 104         DREAMS WORK (538)         
-DELUGE 5332               SL 10   3  0 104         PANDORA'S BOX (522)       
 SWEET SORROW 5335         WS 13   7  1  99         OXY MORONS (537)          
 DAN'S GHOST 5196          ST 20  36  1  97         BEYOND THE PALE (337)                    *
 HUMPTY DUMPTY 5331        LU  9   8  0  97         DREAMS WORK (538)         

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GRANDPA JACK 5311         ST 15   4  1  89         DIRTY DOZENS (333)        
-THE HEDGE 5316            LU 10   6  0  84         THE SHIRE (321)           
 NEERLY STENN 5273         ST 16  23  1  83         BEYOND THE PALE (337)     
 DOS JONES 5272            SL 16  23  0  74         BEYOND THE PALE (337)     
 KEN 5297                  PL 11  19  0  72         DREAMS WORK (538)         

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DARKNESS 5330             TP 12   1  0  65         PANDORA'S BOX (522)                      *
-MY FIRST THREE 2478       PL  8   8  1  64         MOON UNIT MUTANTS (277)   

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BROCCOLI BRIDE 5380       PL  4   1  0  54         TMM EXPERIMENTS 103 (478) 
-ROSIE COTTON 5328         LU  6   6  1  53         THE SHIRE (321)                          *
-SANCHO PROUDFOOT 5255     WS  9  11  0  46         THE SHIRE (321)           
-BASHFOOL 2568             BA  5   4  1  46         MOON UNIT MUTANTS (277)   
 DULLES 4264               WS  9   7  0  44         VABOROUGHS (240)          
 DISEASE 5327              BA  8   6  0  43         PANDORA'S BOX (522)       
-THE HIEROPHANT 2621       ST  8  16  1  41         AQUARIAN TAROT (235)                     *

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MOOR PALE 5373            SL  5   8  0  30         BEYOND THE PALE (337)                    *
-BELLADONNA TOOK 5313      LU  6  11  0  29         THE SHIRE (321)           
-TURTLE NEMESIS 5382       AB  4   1  0  27         TMM EXPERIMENTS 103 (478) 
-TOUCH SOMEONE 2546            3   4  0  27         MOON UNIT MUTANTS (277)                  [LU-PL]

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ICEMAN 5385               LU  2   1  0  26         DIRTY DOZENS (333)                       *

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WANDA 5376                TP  4   1  0  21         DIRTY DOZENS (333)        
-GEEK 5377                 ST  1   0  0  20         MOON UNIT MUTANTS (277)   
 CHERUB OF JUSTICE 5349    WS  3   7  0  16         DIRTY DOZENS (333)                       *
 LEAD BALLOON 5391         TP  2   0  0  14         OXY MORONS (537)                         *
 CALCULATED RISK 5372          1   0  0  14         THIS MODERN WORLD 27 (542)               [PS-TP]
 CEPHUS 5379               LU  1   0  0  13         DIRTY DOZENS (333)        
 51ST STATE 5371               0   1  0   1         THIS MODERN WORLD 27 (542)               [LU-WS]

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
MILITANT PACIFIS 5290  20 21 0 OXY MORONS 537       STONE GOLEM            992 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

MILITANT PACIFIST was barely slain by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
FLOODS luckily beat HUMPTY DUMPTY in a popular 4 minute veteran's Title melee.
BOB devastated DAN'S GHOST in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
EXPRESS MAIL overpowered DOS JONES in a 1 minute mismatched match.
GRANDPA JACK was bested by GLORIA in a popular 1 minute duel.
SWEET SORROW viciously subdued KEN in a crowd pleasing 3 minute gory master's match.
NEERLY STENN handily defeated CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute uneven melee.
DULLES narrowly defeated MOOR PALE in a 4 minute duel.
DISEASE won victory over ICEMAN in a 1 minute veteran vs. novice fight.
CHERUB OF JUSTICE slimly lost to LEAD BALLOON in a slow 10 minute brutal bout.
WANDA luckily beat CULT MEMBER in a crowd pleasing 9 minute competition.
CEPHUS viciously subdued 51ST STATE in a exciting 4 minute bloody battle.
CALCULATED RISK overpowered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         TOTAL PARRY       34 -  13 -  1      72  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         AIMED BLOW        12 -   5 -  0      71  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         WALL OF STEEL     18 -  13 -  0      58  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         LUNGING ATTACK    26 -  20 -  0      57  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         BASHING ATTACK    10 -  11 -  0      48  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         SLASHING ATTACK   18 -  21 -  0      46  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-LUNGE       11 -  13 -  0      46  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   2 -  0      33  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         STRIKING ATTACK    8 -  27 -  0      23  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 992 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     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  2         3  SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  2         3  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        4 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  3         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  2     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                              PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      FLOODS 5263                25   6  0  126 PANDORA'S BOX (522)
SLASHING ATTACK  EXPRESS MAIL 5323          16   9  0  117 OXY MORONS (537)
BASHING ATTACK   GLORIA 5298                16  14  2  104 DREAMS WORK (538)
WALL OF STEEL    SWEET SORROW 5335          13   7  1   99 OXY MORONS (537)
LUNGING ATTACK   HUMPTY DUMPTY 5331          9   8  0   97 DREAMS WORK (538)
STRIKING ATTACK  GRANDPA JACK 5311          15   4  1   89 DIRTY DOZENS (333)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is DAN'S GHOST 5196.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was HUMPTY DUMPTY 5331.  The ten other most popular fighters were SWEET SORROW 
5335, CEPHUS 5379, DULLES 4264, MOOR PALE 5373, NEERLY STENN 5273, CALCULATED RISK 
5372, FLOODS 5263, EXPRESS MAIL 5323, GRANDPA JACK 5311, and GLORIA 5298.

The least popular fighter this week was LEAD BALLOON 5391.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were WANDA 5376, CHERUB OF JUSTICE 5349, 51ST STATE 5371, ICEMAN 
5385, DOS JONES 5272, KEN 5297, DAN'S GHOST 5196, DISEASE 5327, GLORIA 5298, and 
GRANDPA JACK 5311.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

DAN'S GHOST (40-5196) BEYOND THE PALE (337)

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

MILITANT PACIFIST (40-5290) OXY MORONS (537)
BOB (40-5296) DREAMS WORK (538)