DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/04/2025    Duedate: 03/31/2025

ILLIS ARENA

DM 59    TURN 439

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

12 STONES
CHAPEL ROCK (287)
(59-3078) [33-14-0,123]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

12 STONES                      DJANGO
CHAPEL ROCK (287)              FAR TRAVELERS (337)
(59-3078) [33-14-0,123]        (59-3335) [5-3-0,49]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

SKARP-HEDIN                    TOBIUS
ISLE OF SKYE (58)              FAR TRAVELERS (337)
(59-2159) [18-23-2,90]         (59-3342) [3-1-0,38]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CHAPEL ROCK (287)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. CHAPEL ROCK (287)             27 
2. BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)        26    HANGOVERS (265)
3. FAR TRAVELERS (337)           19    Unchartered Team
4. ISLANDERS (247)               13 
5. ISLE OF SKYE (58)             13    FAR TRAVELERS (337)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)   17  10  1 63.0   1/ 3 CHAPEL ROCK (287)         8  4 0
 2/ 2 HANGOVERS (265)          321 204 24 61.1   2/ 1 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    8  7 0
 3/ 3 BOOK OF THOMAS (317)      99  67  5 59.6   3/ 2 HANGOVERS (265)           7  5 0
 4/ 4 CHAPEL ROCK (287)        429 314 18 57.7   4/ 4*FAR TRAVELERS (337)       6  4 0
 5/ 5 ISLE OF SKYE (58)        291 254 17 53.4   5/ 5 ISLE OF SKYE (58)         5 10 0
 6/ 6 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)   324 313 13 50.9   6/ 6 ISLANDERS (247)           4  5 0
 7/ 8 ISLANDERS (247)          618 781 20 44.2   7/ 8 BOOK OF THOMAS (317)      3  4 0
 8/ 9*FAR TRAVELERS (337)       10  16  0 38.5   8/ 7*OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)     3  5 0
 9/ 7*OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)      3   5  0 37.5   9- 9 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)   1  0 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 ILLIS.  Allow this humble servant Novgorodny Vir to give 
you a respite from the fights in the form of this Spyreport.  The boys at BASHAHOLICS 
ANON left the arena dejected, after being kicked out of the top spot by CHAPEL ROCK.  
Good show!  Say what you will about blind luck and dirty fighting, but FAR TRAVELERS 
will tell you 10-16-0 is nothing to laugh at...  Practice pays for GENESIS, who 
pummelled NELLIE, to pocket 19 points.  PURPLE HAZE certainly had a baffled 
expression on its face, after losing to AGAIN AND AGAIN and losing 13 points in the 
process!  You could cut the tension with a scimitar as 12 STONES of CHAPEL ROCK met 
the Duelmaster.  What can be a greater victory?  12 STONES has taken its place as the 
top, as ILLIS' new Duelmaster.  So who's the team that's been walking into taverns 
last week and ordering milk?  Sounds like a PR stunt to me.   
     My mother wished me to avoid conflict, and seek the gentle trade of Spyreporter. 
But warriors aren't supposed to avoid fights!  Like a horde of jackals fleeing from 
the lion, so did the "warriors" in ILLIS avoid ISLE OF SKYE.  As a woman of good 
breeding scorns the "warriors" of BASHAHOLICS ANON, so did that sorry team shy from 
ISLE OF SKYE If challenges were horses, SKARP-HEDIN could open up a fast food joint!  
Mismatched by 9 points, MOSCOW MULE was beat by SKARP-HEDIN.  Is this really worth 
noting?  I thought SKARP-HEDIN showed great skill and promise when he won victory 
over MOSCOW MULE.  All right, so I slept through it!  Big deal!   
     The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on...  Ask not a spymaster 
for counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have fallen into an unconscious 
stupor.   
     Do not think spyreporting in ILLIS is the highlight of my life.  As if buffeted 
by forces of nature beyond my control, I must take my leave of this place.  Do not 
despair!  I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 12 STONES 3078            TP 33  14  0 123         CHAPEL ROCK (287)         

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BOBBING CORPSE 3162       LU 12   4  1 103         BOOK OF THOMAS (317)      
 I CAN QUIT 3269           BA 18  13  1 102         BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    
 STARFISH 3232             PR 21  24  0 100         ISLANDERS (247)           
 GREYHOUND 3219            ST 11   4  2 100         HANGOVERS (265)           

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SKARP-HEDIN 2159          LU 18  23  2  90         ISLE OF SKYE (58)                        *
 AGAIN AND AGAIN 3312      LU 12   5  0  82         BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    
 SUPPORT GROUP 3255        WS 15  19  0  72         BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    
 MOSCOW MULE 3263          LU  7   5  0  72         HANGOVERS (265)           
 PURPLE HAZE 3165          AB 12   8  0  71         HANGOVERS (265)           

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ZAK STORM 3227            LU  7   4  0  66         BOOK OF THOMAS (317)      
 DAY WALKER 3209           PS  8   3  0  64         BOOK OF THOMAS (317)      
 BEACHCOMBER 3296             10  14  0  62         ISLANDERS (247)                          [BA-LU-SL-ST-TP-WS]

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THORUNDR 2654             WS 14  11  1  54         ISLE OF SKYE (58)         
 DJANGO 3335               WS  5   3  0  49         FAR TRAVELERS (337)       
 IN SECRET 3324            AB  9   0  0  44         BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    
 TOBIUS 3342               AB  3   1  0  38         FAR TRAVELERS (337)       
 IT'S NOT A PROBLEM 3322   BA  6   5  0  35         BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)                   *

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EXODUS 3297               WS  6  12  0  30         CHAPEL ROCK (287)         
 MY FAIR LADY 3309         SL  1   5  0  26         HANGOVERS (265)           

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BEACHCOMBER 3350          SL  1   2  0  19         ISLANDERS (247)                          *
 GENESIS 3364                  1   0  0  19         CHAPEL ROCK (287)                        [BA-LU-SL-ST-TP-WS]
 MURTAGH 3332              TP  3   5  0  15         ISLE OF SKYE (58)         
 WRASSY 3353                   1   1  0  12         OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)                [LU-SL-WS]
 HERMIT 3344               LU  3   2  0  11         ISLE OF SKYE (58)                        *
-SNARKNADO 3343            AB  1   0  0  10         TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)   

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LOVELESS 3347             LU  2   2  0   9         FAR TRAVELERS (337)                      *
 DEACON FROST 3323         AB  1   3  0   6         BOOK OF THOMAS (317)                     *
 NELLIE 3356                   1   1  0   4         OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)                [AB-PS-ST]
 TANGY 3355                    1   1  0   4         OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)                [AB-PS-ST]
 CARE TROLL 3363               0   1  0   1         ISLE OF SKYE (58)                        [AB-BA-PS-ST]

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DA1 3362                0  1 0 OF WOLF & PIXIE 338  DARK CHAMPION          439 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Weeeeeeee look!  A mini-pumpkin!! Yummy!! -- Tangy

Sharknado -- You big meenie!  That hurt!  -- Wrassy

Loveless -- You were speedy!  But I was speedierer! -- Yay! -- Nellie

Oran tried in vain to gather the little sprites from zipping around the training 
center and playing instead of training.  He was exasperated that Tripwire had been 
travelling to other dimensions and gathering all these different creatures.  Sprites, 
Orcs, Puffy things...  It was getting very strange.  He shook his head and got back to 
work snatching one of the Pixies from the air and pushing it into the room before 
heading towards the other two wrestling on the ground. -- Tripwire and Oran the Butler

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DA1 was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
12 STONES outwaited STARFISH in a 8 minute veteran's Challenge Title duel.
SKARP-HEDIN overcame MOSCOW MULE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
THORUNDR was bested by BEACHCOMBER in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge contest.
MURTAGH defeated DEACON FROST in a 2 minute Challenge match.
WRASSY bested HERMIT in a 4 minute beginner's Challenge brawl.
I CAN QUIT overpowered CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
JAR OF CLAY bested SUPPORT GROUP in a dull 5 minute veteran's competition.
GREYHOUND vanquished ZAK STORM in a action packed 1 minute gory uneven duel.
PURPLE HAZE lost to AGAIN AND AGAIN in a 1 minute duel.
DAY WALKER overpowered IT'S NOT A PROBLEM in a action packed 1 minute one-sided fight.
DJANGO overpowered MY FAIR LADY in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
IN SECRET subdued LUCIUS VORENUS in a 1 minute master vs. amateur competition.
TOBIUS savagely defeated EXODUS in a 3 minute amateur vs. veteran upset match.
LOVELESS defeated CARE TROLL in a 1 minute novice's duel.
BEACHCOMBER devastated TANGY in a 1 minute uneven duel.
NELLIE was overpowered by GENESIS in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   6         TOTAL PARRY       16 -  10 -  0      62  |
|AIMED BLOW                       5         AIMED BLOW        24 -  17 -  1      59  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         WALL OF STEEL     25 -  22 -  0      53  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         LUNGING ATTACK    27 -  26 -  0      51  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   4 -  0      50  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         BASHING ATTACK    11 -  11 -  1      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -   6 -  1      45  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         STRIKING ATTACK   13 -  17 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         SLASHING ATTACK    4 -  10 -  0      29  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 439 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:

TOTAL PARRY        3 -  0     AIMED BLOW         2 -  3         5  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      2 -  3         1  TOTAL PARRY    
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  3     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  2                                       1  STRIKING ATTACK
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      12 STONES 3078             33  14  0  123 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
BASHING ATTACK   I CAN QUIT 3269            18  13  1  102 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
STRIKING ATTACK  GREYHOUND 3219             11   4  2  100 HANGOVERS (265)
LUNGING ATTACK   AGAIN AND AGAIN 3312       12   5  0   82 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
AIMED BLOW       PURPLE HAZE 3165           12   8  0   71 HANGOVERS (265)
PARRY-STRIKE     DAY WALKER 3209             8   3  0   64 BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
WALL OF STEEL    THORUNDR 2654              14  11  1   54 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is SKARP-HEDIN 2159.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was TOBIUS 3342.  The ten other most popular fighters were SKARP-HEDIN 2159, 
BEACHCOMBER 3296, HERMIT 3344, GREYHOUND 3219, DAY WALKER 3209, DEACON FROST 3323, 
MOSCOW MULE 3263, I CAN QUIT 3269, AGAIN AND AGAIN 3312, and IN SECRET 3324.

The least popular fighter this week was SUPPORT GROUP 3255.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were NELLIE 3356, TANGY 3355, EXODUS 3297, ZAK STORM 3227, 12 STONES 
3078, DA1 3362, CARE TROLL 3363, MY FAIR LADY 3309, DJANGO 3335, and IT'S NOT A 
PROBLEM 3322.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

STARFISH (59-3232) ISLANDERS (247)

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

JAR OF CLAY (59-3046) CHAPEL ROCK (287)

                          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