DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

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

SNOWBOUND ARENA

DM 50    TURN 466

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

AZAER
MASTER BLASTERS (60)
(50-3096) [18-9-0,119]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

AZAER                          ISLAND ROOSTER
MASTER BLASTERS (60)           232 BOURBON ST (445)
(50-3096) [18-9-0,119]         (50-4185) [3-1-0,29]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

PERRY REESE                    JACK DEATH
MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)             SIGMA NU'S (328)
(50-4094) [18-25-0,79]         (50-2955) [10-17-1,66]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

SIGMA NU'S (328)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SIGMA NU'S (328)              68 
2. MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)            17    MASTER BLASTERS (60)
3. 232 BOURBON ST (445)          5     Unchartered Team
4. MASTER BLASTERS (60)          4  
5. FAR TRAVELERS (443)           3     232 BOURBON ST (445)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2*232 BOURBON ST (445)       3   1  0 75.0   1/ 3 SIGMA NU'S (328)          7  8 0
 2- 1*PANDEMONIUM (442)          5   2  0 71.4   2/ 2 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)      6  4 0
 3- 3 OPEN SESAME (199)        605 370 46 62.1   3- 1 OPEN SESAME (199)         4  4 1
 4- 4*DISTRUXTIVE HABITAT (379) 11   7  0 61.1   4/ 4 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)        3  2 0
 5/ 5 MASTER BLASTERS (60)     143  98  3 59.3   5- 6*DISTRUXTIVE HABITAT (379) 2  0 0
 6/ 6*FAR TRAVELERS (443)        8   7  0 53.3   6/ 7*232 BOURBON ST (445)      2  1 0
 7/ 7 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)     140 139  7 50.2   7/ 9 MASTER BLASTERS (60)      2  5 0
 8/ 8 SIGMA NU'S (328)          64  70  3 47.8   8- 8*PANDEMONIUM (442)         1  1 0
 9/ 9 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)       452 694 11 39.4   9/ 5*FAR TRAVELERS (443)       1  2 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings, Warriors of SNOWBOUND.  Allow this humble servant Novgorodny Vir to 
give you a respite from the fights in the form of this Spyreport.  Nothing is certain 
in SNOWBOUND, with changing loyalties, changing Duelmasters.  Write this down:  new 
top team--SIGMA NU'S.  FAR TRAVELERS after a sorry 0-1-0 might want to consider 
abandoning the sands and taking up singing the 'Can't fight no more' blues!  Practice 
pays for BIG JIM, who pummelled PERRY REESE, to pocket 20 points.  A certain someone 
should cut down on the drinking and practice more, after losing 10 points to JACK 
DEATH.  (Discrete enough, DALLAS?) Those who hoped for a new Duelmaster were 
disappointed by PREDATOR, of BOOK OF THOMAS, who despite a 9-6-1 couldn't overcome 
SNOWBOUND's Number 1.  So who's the team that's been walking into taverns last week 
and ordering milk?  Sounds like a PR stunt to me.   
     So much to report, so little time!   
     Ah, the duel!  The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd!  Ask not a 
spymaster for counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have fallen into an 
unconscious stupor.   
     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.  Can anything compare 
to the pleasure of writing Spyreports for SNOWBOUND?  On that giddy note I take my 
leave-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AZAER 3096                WS 18   9  0 119         MASTER BLASTERS (60)      

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MRS. NOODLE 4081          AB 13   8  0  98         OPEN SESAME (199)         
 PREDATOR 4034             LU  9   6  1  98         BOOK OF THOMAS (421)      
 JOSEKI KO 2959            BA 14  13  1  91         SIGMA NU'S (328)          

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SCANDAL 4170              PL  7   0  0  85         FAR TRAVELERS (443)       
 PERRY REESE 4094          LU 18  25  0  79         MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)        
 MARK 2958                 TP 18   9  0  79         SIGMA NU'S (328)          
 BIG JIM 2956              BA  9  18  0  78         SIGMA NU'S (328)                         *

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JACK DEATH 2955           LU 10  17  1  66         SIGMA NU'S (328)                         *
 RANGER 4082               LU  7   2  0  63         BOOK OF THOMAS (421)                     *

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ALVIN 4141                LU 11  12  1  54         SIGMA NU'S (328)          
-BIG BIRD 4177             ST  3   2  0  47         OPEN SESAME (199)         
-GUNPLAY 3469              TP  4   0  0  44         DISTRUXTIVE HABITAT (379)                *
 DALLAS 4138               WS  6   3  0  41         BOOK OF THOMAS (421)      
 BERLINETTA 2156           PL  7   8  0  35         MASTER BLASTERS (60)      
-BROTHER HADES 4161            3   0  0  34         PANDEMONIUM (442)                        [AB-BA-ST]

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 XENOMORPH 4157            PS  3   0  0  31         BOOK OF THOMAS (421)      
 ISLAND ROOSTER 4185       PL  3   1  0  29         232 BOURBON ST (445)                     *

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CRUDWEISER 3467           AB  3   2  0  21         DISTRUXTIVE HABITAT (379)                *
-MAHNA MAHNA 4188              3   0  1  20         OPEN SESAME (199)                        [BA-PL]
 RIPLEY 4139               ST  2   2  0  18         BOOK OF THOMAS (421)      
 SNOW PLOW 4195            ST  1   0  0  16         MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)                       *

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DA1 4189                0  1 0 FAR TRAVELERS 443    ICEWORM                466 NONE
KILL ME! 3120           0  1 0 MASTER BLASTERS 60   GLACIER TROLL          466 NONE
BROTHER BEHELL 4162     1  2 0 PANDEMONIUM 442      MAHNA MAHNA 4188       464  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DA1 was butchered by ICEWORM in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
KILL ME! was slaughtered by GLACIER TROLL in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
AZAER subdued PREDATOR in a 2 minute expert's Title fight.
PERRY REESE was devastated by BIG JIM in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
JOSEKI KO overpowered VETERAN MERCENARY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched match.
MARK unbelievably bested VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a exciting 3 minute master's fight.
RANGER handily defeated BERLINETTA in a 1 minute uneven fight.
ALVIN vanquished THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 2 minute uneven duel.
JACK DEATH vanquished DALLAS in a action packed 2 minute gory uneven fight.
ISLAND ROOSTER defeated RIPLEY in a 1 minute match.
XENOMORPH handily defeated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
SNOW PLOW subdued EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute amateur's match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   0 -  0     100  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         AIMED BLOW        12 -   2 -  1      86  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         WALL OF STEEL      7 -   2 -  1      78  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-LUNGE       10 -   3 -  0      77  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   3 -  0      67  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         TOTAL PARRY       11 -   7 -  0      61  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         BASHING ATTACK    14 -  14 -  1      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         LUNGING ATTACK    18 -  22 -  0      45  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         STRIKING ATTACK    6 -   9 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         SLASHING ATTACK    0 -   2 -  0       0  |

Turn 466 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     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  WALL OF STEEL  
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  2                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  1                                       1  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1                                       1  TOTAL PARRY    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    AZAER 3096                 18   9  0  119 MASTER BLASTERS (60)
LUNGING ATTACK   PREDATOR 4034               9   6  1   98 BOOK OF THOMAS (421)
BASHING ATTACK   JOSEKI KO 2959             14  13  1   91 SIGMA NU'S (328)
TOTAL PARRY      MARK 2958                  18   9  0   79 SIGMA NU'S (328)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is PERRY REESE 4094.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was JACK DEATH 2955.  The ten other most popular fighters were PREDATOR 4034, 
AZAER 3096, JOSEKI KO 2959, ISLAND ROOSTER 4185, SNOW PLOW 4195, MARK 2958, RANGER 
4082, ALVIN 4141, XENOMORPH 4157, and KILL ME! 3120.

The least popular fighter this week was RIPLEY 4139.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BERLINETTA 2156, DA1 4189, DALLAS 4138, BIG JIM 2956, PERRY REESE 4094, 
KILL ME! 3120, XENOMORPH 4157, ALVIN 4141, RANGER 4082, and MARK 2958.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

AZAER (50-3096) MASTER BLASTERS (60)

                            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

                          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