DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/20/2025    Duedate: 04/02/2025

VEASTIAN ARENA

DM 43    TURN 960

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

PENNYWISE
BIG SHOES TO FILL (551)
(43-5596) [11-3-0,159]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

PENNYWISE                      POSITION IS EMPTY
BIG SHOES TO FILL (551)        
(43-5596) [11-3-0,159]         

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

TRISTIAN CARTLE                PENNYWISE
PRIDE OF ALASTARI (545)        BIG SHOES TO FILL (551)
(43-5601) [13-11-0,63]         (43-5596) [11-3-0,159]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

DUREX 100 (546)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. FAR TRAVELERS (553)           38 
2. THE FAMILY (116)              29    FLYING CIRCUS II (347)
3. PUD POWER (298)               25    Unchartered Team
4. BIG SHOES TO FILL (551)       22 
5. NIGHT TRAIN II (107)          6     WHAT THE DEVIL? (487)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 FOUL RAIDERS (541)        27   9  2 75.0   1/ 3 DUREX 100 (546)           8  5 0
 2- 2*OBSIDIAN HALL (526)        6   3  0 66.7   2/ 1 FAR TRAVELERS (553)       7  3 1
 3/ 3 FLYING CIRCUS II (347)   178 115  2 60.8   3/ 4 BIG SHOES TO FILL (551)   6  0 1
 4/ 4 BIG SHOES TO FILL (551)   22  16  1 57.9   4/ 5 PUD POWER (298)           6  6 0
 5/ 5 PRIDE OF ALASTARI (545)  129 117  9 52.4   5/ 2 FLYING CIRCUS II (347)    5  6 0
 6/ 6 PUD POWER (298)           25  24  1 51.0   6/ 7 NIGHT TRAIN II (107)      5  7 0
 7/ 7 NIGHT TRAIN II (107)     187 182 12 50.7   7/ 6 PRIDE OF ALASTARI (545)   5 10 0
 8/ 8 DUREX 100 (546)           95  96  4 49.7   8/ 8 THE FAMILY (116)          4  2 0
 9/ 9 FAR TRAVELERS (553)       18  19  3 48.6   9- 9*COVEY IX (454)            1  3 0
10/10 THE FAMILY (116)         1325 1514 42 46.7  10-10*OBSIDIAN HALL (526)       0  1 0
11-11*COVEY IX (454)             2   3  0 40.0  11-11 FOUL RAIDERS (541)        0  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

     Hail and well met warriors of VEASTIAN!  Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp 
Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari.  Former top team FAR TRAVELERS was 
unseated this week as DUREX 100 moved up from 3rd ranking to take the top spot with a 
2-3-0 record for the round.  Did only my eyes note the 3-1-0 record which NIGHT TRAIN 
II managed to post this round?  I don't doubt that such a record will draw 
challengers!  HIPPO SWAN caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as he 
skillfully bested LOOM and was awarded 24 points in recognition.  In one of the 
week's more notable duels, HIPPO SWAN put down LOOM, causing him to lose 33 points of 
recognition in the process.  Although BRUCE made a valiant effort, it did not suffice 
to topple the reign of victorious PENNYWISE.  No confirmation, but my sources claim 
that the top team has gained their position using magical aids.  Charmed weapons 
perhaps?   
     Many and various are the arts of battle.  In VEASTIAN "art" is a word that has 
long since passed from the language!  I saw one fighter that warriors avoided when 
this week's challenge seeking began.  PUD POWER is feared.  This much I can say.  
Apparently the stalwarts of FAR TRAVELERS are catching the bulk of jests down at the 
challenging board for their large share of the avoids.  Mighty fighters cannot but 
expect competition from those below.  DOWEL take warning!  You have more than a few 
enemies in VEASTIAN.   
     Vendettas.  Bloodied blades and broken spears.  Indeed the city has seen more 
than its fair share of red in recent times.  HOMEY has sworn to take up religion upon 
living to tell of his recent bout with the Dark Arena horrors.  A rare thing indeed!  
I must report the passing of DOWEL, veteran of many duels.  9-13-0 final record His 
was not illustrious--but death plays no favorites.  Fate is a fickle mistress.  She 
showers the miserable with fortune but sets enemies against the victorious.  Remember 
this!   
     If it were not for my skills as a spy I would have been mugged three times 
already in VEASTIAN.  Nice atmosphere you have here!  More than a sharp eye must I 
keep, indeed a stout pair of legs must I keep as well!  The endless paths of Alastari 
await me!  Till we meet again, remember:  a turtle walks slow, hides head in a shell, 
and harms no one; a lion runs to slay its prey.-- Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PENNYWISE 5596            ST 11   3  0 159         BIG SHOES TO FILL (551)   

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ACCUSLOT 5549             SL 17  14  1 137         DUREX 100 (546)           
 BRUCE 5393                TP 31  12  0 105         FLYING CIRCUS II (347)    
-SPINY NORMAN 5559         TP  9   6  0 104         FLYING CIRCUS II (347)                   *
 HIPPO SWAN 5568           ST 14  26  0  97         THE FAMILY (116)          
 GEIGER 5574               TP 28  10  0  94         NIGHT TRAIN II (107)      

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FYNA GLUHM 5511           LU 18  32  4  90         PRIDE OF ALASTARI (545)   
 SCRAGG TAGG 2937          ST  8   5  0  81         PUD POWER (298)                          *
 DOUG PIRANHA 5571         WS 11   3  0  79         FLYING CIRCUS II (347)    
 LOOM 5570                 PS 13  18  0  76         DUREX 100 (546)                          *
 TUSK 5588                 TP 17  16  0  71         NIGHT TRAIN II (107)      

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FARAH 5613                PS  6   1  2  65         FAR TRAVELERS (553)       
 OWL 5585                  LU 15  19  0  64         NIGHT TRAIN II (107)      
 TRISTIAN CARTLE 5601      PL 13  11  0  63         PRIDE OF ALASTARI (545)   
 MRS ATTILA HUN 5626       PS  8   2  0  60         FLYING CIRCUS II (347)    

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CARVED IVORY 2934         LU  8   4  1  48         PUD POWER (298)           
 BRUTE 5610                ST  7  11  1  39         NIGHT TRAIN II (107)      

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GAPPDA GHOULASH 2933      BA  7   4  0  38         PUD POWER (298)           

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 IBRAHIM 5639              AB  3   0  0  33         FAR TRAVELERS (553)       
 ROCK SHIELD 5619          TP  7  10  0  31         DUREX 100 (546)                          *
 CHOCK 5638                LU  4   0  0  27         FAR TRAVELERS (553)       
 TERNA MYTOH 5648              2   2  0  27         PRIDE OF ALASTARI (545)                  [BA-SL]

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KETL LOCKBLOCK 5650           1   2  0  19         PRIDE OF ALASTARI (545)                  [SL-ST]
 SUSSUDIO 5617             PL  0   5  0  15         FAR TRAVELERS (553)       
 2 5636                    PS  2   1  0  12         FAR TRAVELERS (553)       
 INGOT 5651                    1   0  0  11         DUREX 100 (546)                          [BA-PL-SL]
-MAX HEADROOM 5633             1   1  0   8         COVEY IX (454)                           [LU-PR-SL]
 OJ LIGHT 4699                 1   3  0   8         PUD POWER (298)                          [LU-PR-SL]
-RED BEARD 5593                0   1  0   7         FOUL RAIDERS (541)                       [BA-SL-ST]
 CHIPPA KEMNAC 5647            1   3  0   6         PRIDE OF ALASTARI (545)                  [SL-ST]
-DA2 5251                  TP  0   1  0   1         OBSIDIAN HALL (526)       

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DOWEL 5603              9 13 0 DUREX 100 546        FARAH 5613             960  
PERICH TERMOIL 5634     2  1 0 PRIDE OF ALASTAR 545 BRUTE 5610             956 REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

HOMEY butchered BLACK ORC in a crowd pleasing 2 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
FARAH murdered DOWEL in a 2 minute gory one-sided Challenge melee.
IBRAHIM vanquished ROCK SHIELD in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
2 was defeated by TERNA MYTOH in a 2 minute novice's Challenge fight.
PENNYWISE viciously subdued BRUCE in a popular 9 minute bloody expert's Title brawl.
ACCUSLOT overpowered DOUG PIRANHA in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
GEIGER defeated KHALHUMS DWARF in a crowd boring 6 minute expert's melee.
LOOM was vanquished by HIPPO SWAN in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
COUSIN JANE won victory over FYNA GLUHM in a 2 minute veteran's duel.
OWL was overpowered by SCRAGG TAGG in a 1 minute uneven match.
TUSK luckily beat TRISTIAN CARTLE in a exciting 7 minute bloody veteran's fight.
CARVED IVORY was overcome by MRS ATTILA HUN in a exciting 4 minute brutal contest.
GAPPDA GHOULASH devastated SUSSUDIO in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
BRUTE handily defeated KETL LOCKBLOCK in a 1 minute uneven fight.
OJ LIGHT was overpowered by CHOCK in a 2 minute uneven struggle.
CHIPPA KEMNAC was overcome by INGOT in a 1 minute amateur's bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         AIMED BLOW         4 -   0 -  0     100  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         WALL OF STEEL      7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      4         PARRY-STRIKE      19 -   9 -  1      68  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     4         TOTAL PARRY       26 -  25 -  0      51  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         SLASHING ATTACK   13 -  14 -  1      48  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         STRIKING ATTACK   22 -  25 -  1      47  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-LUNGE       12 -  14 -  1      46  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         LUNGING ATTACK    21 -  25 -  0      46  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   6 -  0      40  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         BASHING ATTACK     3 -   6 -  0      33  |

Turn 960 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         1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  4         4  TOTAL PARRY    
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         3  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1         1  SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  1                                       1  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-LUNGE        2 -  2                                       1  WALL OF STEEL  
PARRY-STRIKE       2 -  2                                       1  PARRY-STRIKE   
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  2     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  PENNYWISE 5596             11   3  0  159 BIG SHOES TO FILL (551)
SLASHING ATTACK  ACCUSLOT 5549              17  14  1  137 DUREX 100 (546)
TOTAL PARRY      BRUCE 5393                 31  12  0  105 FLYING CIRCUS II (347)
WALL OF STEEL    DOUG PIRANHA 5571          11   3  0   79 FLYING CIRCUS II (347)
PARRY-STRIKE     FARAH 5613                  6   1  2   65 FAR TRAVELERS (553)
PARRY-LUNGE      TRISTIAN CARTLE 5601       13  11  0   63 PRIDE OF ALASTARI (545)
LUNGING ATTACK   CARVED IVORY 2934           8   4  1   48 PUD POWER (298)
BASHING ATTACK   GAPPDA GHOULASH 2933        7   4  0   38 PUD POWER (298)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is TRISTIAN CARTLE 5601.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was PENNYWISE 5596.  The ten other most popular fighters were TRISTIAN CARTLE 
5601, CARVED IVORY 2934, FARAH 5613, MRS ATTILA HUN 5626, BRUCE 5393, ACCUSLOT 5549, 
GAPPDA GHOULASH 2933, CHOCK 5638, IBRAHIM 5639, and TERNA MYTOH 5648.

The least popular fighter this week was GEIGER 5574.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were TUSK 5588, OJ LIGHT 4699, KETL LOCKBLOCK 5650, SUSSUDIO 5617, OWL 5585, 
LOOM 5570, DOUG PIRANHA 5571, ROCK SHIELD 5619, DOWEL 5603, and CHIPPA KEMNAC 5647.

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

COUSIN JANE (43-5536) THE FAMILY (116)
HOMEY (43-5583) BIG SHOES TO FILL (551)

                            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

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

For those of you who keep track of such things, a few additional warriors graduated 
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. 

                          SPUNKY (23-3638) IVO'S ARMY  (293) 
                    RUDY VOLEVOL (32-5851) DEVIL ADVOCATES  (105)
                     ROGUE ESKIMO (32-6950) FRIEND OR FOE?  (365)
                    LOUIS CYPHRE (32-7573) DEVIL ADVOCATES  (105)
                     ROAD TRIP (45-5050) THE MENTORS RIDE  (550)
                          SMUDGE (82-326) IRON CIRCLE  (61) 
                    METAL HEAD (82-4573) LEGENEDS OF TKE 2  (618) 
                     SELINA SKYRIVER (82-25332) WANDERERS  (4055) 
                      DIZZY (82-54125) CHARTMASTES 1969  (9145) 
                     CLICHY (84-35494) THIRSTY THUGS 1313  (6208) 
                       LEPROSY (84-36154) THE AFFLICTED  (6313) 
                ROBERT PAULSON 75 (84-47382) PROJECT MAYHEM 28  (8184) 
                     CYMORIL FIBER (85-2327) ETERNAL HOWLIN (430)
                   HARSH GMO (85-18688) THIRSTY THUGS 170P  (3427) 
                     KRIKIT (85-40358) UNKNOWN LEGACY 42  (7366) 
                      EXTREME TEAL (85-46601) TAMPA 19A  (8502) 
                      CLARK (85-51321) HELLO DARKNESS 16  (9356) 
                           TOXIN (85-54664) ERR 26  (2621) 
                        AVIAG (86-24310) LIZARD ARMY 3  (4457) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes