DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/18/2025    Duedate: 04/14/2025

FRATSFA ARENA

DM 52    TURN 462

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

CATHEDRAL GUARD
IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
(52-4698) [17-8-1,114]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

CATHEDRAL GUARD                POSITION IS EMPTY
IRON CATHEDRAL (159)           
(52-4698) [17-8-1,114]         

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

DENTAL IMPLANT                 UMBERTO VINE
OTTO'S PARTS (150)             MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
(52-4601) [7-19-0,62]          (52-4640) [18-28-0,92]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

IRON CATHEDRAL (159)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. IRON CATHEDRAL (159)          27 
2. THE BARRIO (464)              18    IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
3. OTTO'S PARTS (150)            10    Unchartered Team
4. MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)            8  
5. TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)        3     DEFENDERS OF II (88)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)     416 322 25 56.4   1/ 1 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)     10  3 0
 2/ 2 INCARNATIONS (281)       275 223 15 55.2   2/ 2 OTTO'S PARTS (150)        6  9 1
 3/ 3 OTTO'S PARTS (150)       496 465 27 51.6   3/ 3 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)        6  9 0
 4- 4*COOKIES (426)              1   1  0 50.0   4/ 5 THE BARRIO (464)          4  5 0
 5/ 5 THE BARRIO (464)          13  17  0 43.3   5/ 4 TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)    2  3 0
 6/ 6 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)       317 441  3 41.8   6/ 7 INCARNATIONS (281)        2  4 0
 7/ 7 TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)    12  20  0 37.5   7- 6*COOKIES (426)             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

     I can't believe the violence in FRATSFA!  I still haven't told Mom I'm writing 
Spyreports.  She'd have a cow!  Well, here we go...  MVP award for PINCHED NERVE?  
OTTO'S PARTS' proud of it after beating BEANPOLE and getting 12 points.  Talk about 
yer major upsets!  DENTAL IMPLANT's match with LA CHINGADERA cost it a loss of 7 
points!  And I was just getting used to the ex-Duelmaster's habit of...(!)  Oh well, 
welcome CATHEDRAL GUARD.  Aren't IRON CATHEDRAL proud.  (Oh, my.) Is the Duelmaster 
really being a real snob to his teammates?  Don't ask me!   
     Look, you guys stick to fighting, all right?  TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 was the most 
avoided team.  Is a 12-20-0 record really that scary?  Is there some deep dark secret 
why OTTO'S PARTS' been avoiding TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 so much?  Or is it just that they're 
too scared?  Like, is OHIO JONES popular, or what?  He was challenged the most in all 
of FRATSFA!  He's got a 12-13-0, is that good?   
     What does a fighter fight for?  I mean, the crowds don't give a hoot if someone 
gets killed.  Not after four more fights.  What a bunch of heartless!  I couldn't 
believe how many people were snickering when PINCHED NERVE killed BEANPOLE.  So he 
had a 7-21-0, that's no excuse!  Fight, fight, fight.  Is that all you guys can do?   
     Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain.  Soak it in cold water, and hand 
wash.  I'm getting tired of writing this stuff, so I'm calling it quits.  Remember 
you guys, ease up sometimes!  Chill out!  Later, Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CATHEDRAL GUARD 4698      BA 17   8  1 114         IRON CATHEDRAL (159)      

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SYMBAL 4706               TP 16   7  0 102         IRON CATHEDRAL (159)      
 BROTHER TUNGSTEN 4758     SL  8   1  0  94         IRON CATHEDRAL (159)      
 XENO YOLE 4641            WS 21  25  0  93         MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)        
 UMBERTO VINE 4640         PR 18  28  0  92         MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)                       *

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SOKAR 4590                BA 16   6  1  88         INCARNATIONS (281)        
 OHIO JONES 4701           SL 12  13  0  84         MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)        
 LA CHINGADERA 4741        LU  8   2  0  81         THE BARRIO (464)          
 FATTY LIVER 4651          WS 10  10  0  72         OTTO'S PARTS (150)        
 TWO HANDS 4529            PS 10  36  1  67         OTTO'S PARTS (150)        

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ICE UNICYCLE 4734         WS  9   5  0  62         TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)    
 DENTAL IMPLANT 4601       LU  7  19  0  62         OTTO'S PARTS (150)        

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PINCHED NERVE 4747        SL  5   3  1  55         OTTO'S PARTS (150)                       *
-CABRON 4742               SL  5   0  0  45         THE BARRIO (464)                         *
 TARGET DUMMY 4702         TP  6  18  0  36         MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)                       *
 ISHKUR 4678               LU  6   4  1  35         INCARNATIONS (281)        
 HANGNAIL 4748             TP  5   3  0  34         OTTO'S PARTS (150)                       *

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-LUKE'S 4770               PS  3   1  0  23         TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)                   *
 COPPERED TEMLAR 4772      TP  1   4  0  18         IRON CATHEDRAL (159)                     *
-SNICKERDOODLES 4124       PL  1   0  0  13         COOKIES (426)                            *
-PEANUT BUTTER 4123        BA  0   1  0   7         COOKIES (426)             

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BEANPOLE 4697           7 21 0 MIDDLE WAY 8 351     PINCHED NERVE 4747     462  
DA1 4787                0  1 0 THE BARRIO 464       LAURENTS OF ARAB       462 NONE
DA2 4788                0  1 0 THE BARRIO 464       HIGH ELF               462 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DA2 was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DA1 was butchered by LAURENTS OF ARABIA in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
DENTAL IMPLANT was demolished by LA CHINGADERA in a 1 minute Challenge melee.
FATTY LIVER was savagely defeated by UMBERTO VINE in a 4 minute Challenge duel.
PINCHED NERVE assassinated BEANPOLE in a 1 minute bloody mismatched Challenge match.
HANGNAIL outwaited TARGET DUMMY in a unpopular 9 minute brutal Challenge fight.
SOKAR was devastated by CATHEDRAL GUARD in a 1 minute one-sided Title competition.
SYMBAL viciously subdued OHIO JONES in a 4 minute gruesome expert's duel.
XENO YOLE savagely defeated ICE UNICYCLE in a popular 3 minute gory expert's duel.
BROTHER TUNGSTEN overpowered TWO HANDS in a popular 1 minute one-sided melee.
ISHKUR subdued COPPERED TEMLAR in a 2 minute bloody match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         BASHING ATTACK    12 -   5 -  0      71  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         SLASHING ATTACK   29 -  16 -  1      64  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         LUNGING ATTACK    15 -  13 -  0      54  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         WALL OF STEEL     13 -  17 -  0      43  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         TOTAL PARRY       15 -  20 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   8 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   9 -  0      31  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  12 -  0      20  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         AIMED BLOW         0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 462 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-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  2         2  BASHING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  1     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  WALL OF STEEL  
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         1  AIMED BLOW     
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  2     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  3         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                                                                1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                                                                1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                                                                1  PARRY-STRIKE   

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   CATHEDRAL GUARD 4698       17   8  1  114 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
TOTAL PARRY      SYMBAL 4706                16   7  0  102 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
SLASHING ATTACK  BROTHER TUNGSTEN 4758       8   1  0   94 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
LUNGING ATTACK   LA CHINGADERA 4741          8   2  0   81 THE BARRIO (464)
WALL OF STEEL    ICE UNICYCLE 4734           9   5  0   62 TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is DENTAL IMPLANT 4601.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was UMBERTO VINE 4640.  The ten other most popular fighters were XENO YOLE 4641, 
SYMBAL 4706, BROTHER TUNGSTEN 4758, ISHKUR 4678, CATHEDRAL GUARD 4698, LA CHINGADERA 
4741, FATTY LIVER 4651, PINCHED NERVE 4747, OHIO JONES 4701, and DENTAL IMPLANT 4601.

The least popular fighter this week was TARGET DUMMY 4702.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were HANGNAIL 4748, COPPERED TEMLAR 4772, TWO HANDS 4529, BEANPOLE 
4697, DA1 4787, DA2 4788, ICE UNICYCLE 4734, SOKAR 4590, DENTAL IMPLANT 4601, and 
OHIO JONES 4701.

                            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

               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