DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/18/2025    Duedate: 03/31/2025

KATI-TEI ARENA

DM 41    TURN 972

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

CHASE POOL
FIELDS OF DREAMS (478)
(41-5565) [13-3-1,97]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

CHASE POOL                     SHADOWSCAR
FIELDS OF DREAMS (478)         NEON MYSTICS (489)
(41-5565) [13-3-1,97]          (41-5598) [1-0-0,13]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

CATWALK                        CATWALK
FIELDS OF DREAMS (478)         FIELDS OF DREAMS (478)
(41-5559) [12-8-0,52]          (41-5559) [12-8-0,52]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

FIELDS OF DREAMS (478)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. NEON MYSTICS (489)            41 
2. TEMERE (491)                  25    FIELDS OF DREAMS (478)
3. DEATH'S  ARMY (392)           15    Unchartered Team
4. THE LOSERS (476)              11 
5. TREE OF WOE (484)             1     NEON MYSTICS (489)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2 FIELDS OF DREAMS (478)   166  78  9 68.0   1/ 1 FIELDS OF DREAMS (478)   10  5 0
 2- 3 ADVENTURE TIME 3 (390)    78  38  4 67.2   2/ 3 DEATH'S  ARMY (392)       6  7 1
 3/ 4 NAWLINS RU2 (481)         88  48  3 64.7   3/ 2 NAWLINS RU2 (481)         5  4 0
 4/ 5 TREE OF WOE (484)         31  20  2 60.8   4/ 8 THE LOSERS (476)          2  2 0
 5/ 7 DEATH'S  ARMY (392)       88 116  4 43.1   5/ 0*NEON MYSTICS (489)        2  3 0
 6/ 8 THE LOSERS (476)          93 138  9 40.3   6- 4 ADVENTURE TIME 3 (390)    1  1 0
 7/ 0*NEON MYSTICS (489)         2   3  0 40.0   7/ 6*TEMERE (491)              1  5 0
 8/ 1*TEMERE (491)               1   5  0 16.7   8/ 5 TREE OF WOE (484)         0  3 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail KATI-TEI!  Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed for your 
deeds.  THE LOSERS stable has parlayed this turn's 1-0-0 into a 4 space move up the 
rankings.  This brings them up to 4th place.  Good work, guys!  And let's see, SUN 
MONSTER fought FRENCH QUARTER and gained 16 points and contributed to FIELDS OF 
DREAMS' 4-1-0.  FRENCH QUARTER has lost to SUN MONSTER, falling 12 points, while 
helping make NAWLINS RU2 a 1-2-0 turn.  This week's Duelmaster bout was between LET'S 
DANCE and our Duelmaster TALS HILL, making a challenge.  And not without some honor, 
LET'S DANCE now claims the title and throne of Duelmaster of KATI-TEI.  Can someone 
confirm a rumor for me?  I hear the top team makes their losing fighters do dishes at 
The Warty Toad until they win.  Maybe?   
     He who challenges well, fights well.  He who avoids without cause, shall lose 
for good reasons.  My mama told me that one.  ADVENTURE TIME 3 has cause to stand 
tall, as they were KATI-TEI's most avoided team.  A smart manager knows this is a 
team to beat.  And avoiding ADVENTURE TIME 3 more than any other team we find NAWLINS 
RU2.  KATI-TEI, are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing?  Well, sports 
fans, take notice that LET'S DANCE from THE LOSERS was KATI-TEI's most challenged 
warrior this turn.   
     A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once.  Wise men know this to 
be true.  We'd like to remind certain teams not to rob the graves of their enemies.  
You know who you are; and it's considered rude.   
     Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the 
sweetest.  It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet again, keep your swords 
sharp and your hammers heavy.  Until you see my quill in KATI-TEI again, farewell-- 
Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHASE POOL 5565           LU 13   3  1  97         FIELDS OF DREAMS (478)    

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TALS HILL 5571            BA 12   2  0  95         FIELDS OF DREAMS (478)    
 THE PEN 5546              PR 15   9  0  94         FIELDS OF DREAMS (478)    

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AIRBORNE RANGER 4299      AB 17  18  0  77         DEATH'S  ARMY (392)       
-CAKE 5561                 AB  5   1  0  75         ADVENTURE TIME 3 (390)    
-VALERIA 5513              PL 13   2  0  71         TREE OF WOE (484)         

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-FIONA 5560                PR  5   0  0  62         ADVENTURE TIME 3 (390)    

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MARDI GRAS 5575           ST  7   2  0  53         NAWLINS RU2 (481)         
 CATWALK 5559              LU 12   8  0  52         FIELDS OF DREAMS (478)    
 SUN MONSTER 5570          BA  8   6  0  52         FIELDS OF DREAMS (478)                   *
 FRENCH QUARTER 5572       AB  4   1  0  39         NAWLINS RU2 (481)         

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 UNDEAD CAT WOMAN 5567     PS  5   8  0  27         DEATH'S  ARMY (392)       
 BLOOD POISONING 5580      TP  5   3  1  26         DEATH'S  ARMY (392)                      *
 COVID VACCINE 5574        PS  5   5  0  25         DEATH'S  ARMY (392)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SHE*HULK 5596                 1   0  0  13         THE LOSERS (476)                         [BA-ST]
 SHADOWSCAR 5598               1   0  0  13         NEON MYSTICS (489)                       [BA-LU-ST]
 MISTBLADE 5614                1   0  0  11         NEON MYSTICS (489)                       [BA-LU-ST]
 BROKEN BRAKE LINE 5607    ST  1   0  0   5         DEATH'S  ARMY (392)       
 FIRE STING 5613           PR  1   1  0   4         TEMERE (491)              
 DREAMSTONE 5600               0   1  0   1         NEON MYSTICS (489)                       [AB-BA-PR-PS-ST-TP]
 EARTHMOVER 5597               0   1  0   1         NEON MYSTICS (489)                       [AB-BA-PR-PS-ST-TP]

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CREOLE 5573             1  5 0 NAWLINS RU2 481      BLACK ORC              972 NONE
DARK MYSTIC 1 5601      0  1 0 NEON MYSTICS 489     ARENAMASTER JAIL       972 NONE
BLUE CLOCK 5611         0  1 0 TEMERE 491           STONE GOLEM            972 NONE

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DA1 5610                0  1 0 TEMERE 491           BLACK ORC              972 NONE
DA2 5609                0  1 0 TEMERE 491           HIGH ELF               972 NONE
SLICE MIND 5612         0  1 0 TEMERE 491           STONE GOLEM            972 NONE
YASMINA 5563            1  2 0 TREE OF WOE 484      SHEWISH GIANT          972 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

A salute to Duelmaster Tals Hill! 

We have only seen one Houston Astros game and it was in the old Astrodome. We miss the 
old days.  

                                          -- the Nawlins RU2 Gang

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

CREOLE was butchered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
YASMINA was butchered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
SLICE MIND was put to death by STONE GOLEM in a popular 3 minute Dark Arena match.
DARK MYSTIC 1 was slaughtered by ARENAMASTER JAILON in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
BLUE CLOCK was narrowly killed by STONE GOLEM in a 4 minute Dark Arena fight.
DA2 was murdered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena competition.
DA1 was viciously butchered by BLACK ORC in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
TALS HILL was beaten by LET'S DANCE in a 1 minute Challenge brawl.
COVID VACCINE was handily defeated by CATWALK in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
CHASE POOL won victory over AIRBORNE RANGER in a 1 minute Title duel.
THE PEN overpowered KUNG-FU MASTER in a 2 minute gory uneven duel.
SUN MONSTER defeated FRENCH QUARTER in a action packed 1 minute match.
MARDI GRAS savagely defeated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a exciting 1 minute brutal fight.
UNDEAD CAT WOMAN devastated FRATSFAN NOBLE in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
BLOOD POISONING subdued TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE in a 6 minute match.
FIRE STING was viciously subdued by MISTBLADE in a 2 minute bloody amateur's bout.
BROKEN BRAKE LINE outlasted EARTHMOVER in a unpopular 10 minute novice's duel.
DREAMSTONE lost to TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute novice's fray.
SHADOWSCAR devastated FRIENDLY CONSTABLE in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         SLASHING ATTACK    9 -   1 -  0      90  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         PARRY-RIPOSTE     13 -   4 -  0      76  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     4         PARRY-LUNGE        9 -   3 -  0      75  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         LUNGING ATTACK    19 -  13 -  2      59  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         BASHING ATTACK    18 -  17 -  0      51  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         WALL OF STEEL      5 -   6 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         TOTAL PARRY        6 -   8 -  1      43  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         STRIKING ATTACK   10 -  14 -  0      42  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         AIMED BLOW        17 -  26 -  0      40  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       8 -  16 -  0      33  |

Turn 972 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   CHASE POOL 5565            13   3  1   97 FIELDS OF DREAMS (478)
BASHING ATTACK   TALS HILL 5571             12   2  0   95 FIELDS OF DREAMS (478)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    THE PEN 5546               15   9  0   94 FIELDS OF DREAMS (478)
STRIKING ATTACK  MARDI GRAS 5575             7   2  0   53 NAWLINS RU2 (481)
AIMED BLOW       FRENCH QUARTER 5572         4   1  0   39 NAWLINS RU2 (481)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is CATWALK 5559.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was SLICE MIND 5612.  The ten other most popular fighters were CATWALK 5559, 
MISTBLADE 5614, THE PEN 5546, MARDI GRAS 5575, BLUE CLOCK 5611, SUN MONSTER 5570, 
DREAMSTONE 5600, FRENCH QUARTER 5572, UNDEAD CAT WOMAN 5567, and YASMINA 5563.

The least popular fighter this week was EARTHMOVER 5597.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BLOOD POISONING 5580, COVID VACCINE 5574, DA1 5610, DA2 5609, CREOLE 
5573, SHADOWSCAR 5598, BROKEN BRAKE LINE 5607, FIRE STING 5613, AIRBORNE RANGER 4299, 
and CHASE POOL 5565.

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

LET'S DANCE (41-5464) THE LOSERS (476)

                            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