DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

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

DAYLA KIV ARENA

DM 74    TURN 814

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

TOPAZ PALADIN
NEON TREASURES (592)
(74-5034) [11-10-0,94]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

TOPAZ PALADIN                  CORWIN
NEON TREASURES (592)           PRINCES IN AMBER (597)
(74-5034) [11-10-0,94]         (74-5083) [7-1-0,62]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

TOPAZ PALADIN                  AMBER DUCHESS
NEON TREASURES (592)           NEON TREASURES (592)
(74-5034) [11-10-0,94]         (74-5025) [7-16-0,41]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

NEON TREASURES (592)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. NEON TREASURES (592)          42 
2. THE ARSENAL (586)             10    FAR TRAVELERS (595)
3. FAR TRAVELERS (595)           9     Unchartered Team
4. PRINCES IN AMBER (597)        6  
5. OCTONAUTS (599)               2     PRINCES IN AMBER (597)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2*PRINCES IN AMBER (597)     7   3  0 70.0   1/ 1 NEON TREASURES (592)      8  6 0
 2- 1 SPROUT OF MY WAY! (555)  200  95 11 67.8   2/ 4*OCTONAUTS (599)           4  2 0
 3/ 3 FAR TRAVELERS (595)       30  21  3 58.8   3/ 5*PRINCES IN AMBER (597)    3  1 0
 4/ 4 THE FUNKENSTEINS (538)   154 134  4 53.5   4/ 3 THE FUNKENSTEINS (538)    3  3 0
 5/ 6*OCTONAUTS (599)            5   5  0 50.0   5/ 2 FAR TRAVELERS (595)       3  5 0
 6/ 5 SAND DANCERS (251)       1761 2040 59 46.3   6/ 0*THE ARSENAL (586)         2  2 0
 7/ 7 NEON TREASURES (592)      49  65  5 43.0   7- 6 SPROUT OF MY WAY! (555)   0  4 0
 8/ 0*THE ARSENAL (586)         16  23  0 41.0   8/ 7 SAND DANCERS (251)        0  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

     Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day, 
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again!  Practice pays for GHOSTLY PEARL, who pummelled 
CHUCKY DERPS, to pocket 21 points.  A certain someone should cut down on the drinking 
and practice more, after losing 6 points to MINAS TRENT.  (Discrete enough, JADE 
WHISPER?) ONYX CENTURION successfully staved off a grab for the roses by HARALD of 
FAR TRAVELERS.  Does DAYLA KIV have no one talented enough to dethrone him?  So who's 
the team that's been walking into taverns last week and ordering milk?  Sounds like a 
PR stunt to me.   
     A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn?  And do not the 
little birds cry out?'  Any ideas?  To quell some nasty rumors, the guys in NEON 
TREASURES are not carrying any incurable diseases.  No need to avoid 'em.  The 
warriors of NEON TREASURES found their efforts at combat frustrated as FAR TRAVELERS 
apparently had more important things to do than fight.   
     Is there life after death?  Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after 
life!  Ask not a spymaster for counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have 
fallen into an unconscious stupor.   
     Do not think spyreporting in DAYLA KIV is the highlight of my life.  As the 
seasons change, and the creatures of the wild change also, so do I feel a yearning to 
leave this place.  Do not despair!  I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TOPAZ PALADIN 5034        SL 11  10  0  94         NEON TREASURES (592)      

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HARALD 5031               WS  7   2  1  92         FAR TRAVELERS (595)       

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HUSTLIN JOHNNY 4962       PR 19  18  0  85         THE FUNKENSTEINS (538)    

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CORWIN 5083               WS  7   1  0  62         PRINCES IN AMBER (597)    
 GHOSTLY PEARL 5076        LU  7   7  2  57         NEON TREASURES (592)      

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JAVELIA 4949              WS  7   1  0  56         THE ARSENAL (586)         
-GEORG KJUDA 5069          PL  5   2  1  56         FAR TRAVELERS (595)       
 CHUCKY DERPS 5027         AB 15   8  0  53         THE FUNKENSTEINS (538)    
 AMBER DUCHESS 5025        SL  7  16  0  41         NEON TREASURES (592)                     *

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PESO 5117                 BA  3   0  0  30         OCTONAUTS (599)                          *
 STRIKE EAGLE 4948             4   4  0  29         THE ARSENAL (586)                        ???
 MINAS TRENT 5068          PR  5   4  1  26         FAR TRAVELERS (595)       
-TEMPTED 5077              PL  1   1  0  25         FAR TRAVELERS (595)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SHELLINGTON 5107          LU  2   0  0  20         OCTONAUTS (599)                          *
 PEACEKEEPER MX 5003       PR  2   2  0  14         THE ARSENAL (586)                        *
 APC 4985                  TP  3   4  0  13         THE ARSENAL (586)                        *
 JADE WHISPER 5113         ST  1   1  0   4         NEON TREASURES (592)                     *
 MORRIS 5119               PL  0   2  0   2         SAND DANCERS (251)                       *

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
SAPPHIRE MONK 5089      3  2 0 NEON TREASURES 592   GEORG KJUDA 5069       811 REVENGED
MORRIS DANCER 5096      0  3 0 SAND DANCERS 251     MINAS TRENT 5068       811  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ONYX CENTURION viciously subdued HARALD in a crowd pleasing 2 minute gruesome fight.
HUSTLIN JOHNNY was savagely defeated by TOPAZ PALADIN in a 2 minute Title melee.
CHUCKY DERPS was bested by GHOSTLY PEARL in a 1 minute gory contest.
AMBER DUCHESS was outlasted by JAVELIA in a crowd pleasing 7 minute bloody match.
CORWIN vanquished STRIKE EAGLE in a 2 minute brutal mismatched fight.
PESO viciously subdued APC in a 2 minute gory competition.
MINAS TRENT handily defeated JADE WHISPER in a 1 minute uneven melee.
PEACEKEEPER MX vanquished MORRIS in a 3 minute one-sided duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         WALL OF STEEL     15 -   7 -  1      68  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         SLASHING ATTACK   16 -  10 -  1      62  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         LUNGING ATTACK     9 -   6 -  1      60  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-RIPOSTE     16 -  12 -  1      57  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         BASHING ATTACK     3 -   3 -  0      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         AIMED BLOW         6 -   8 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-LUNGE        8 -  11 -  1      42  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         STRIKING ATTACK    1 -   7 -  0      13  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         TOTAL PARRY        0 -   2 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   7 -  0       0  |

Turn 814 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     1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  1         3  WALL OF STEEL  
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         2  SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  PARRY-LUNGE    
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  2     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  1         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                                                                1  AIMED BLOW     
                                                                1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  TOPAZ PALADIN 5034         11  10  0   94 NEON TREASURES (592)
WALL OF STEEL    HARALD 5031                 7   2  1   92 FAR TRAVELERS (595)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    HUSTLIN JOHNNY 4962        19  18  0   85 THE FUNKENSTEINS (538)
AIMED BLOW       CHUCKY DERPS 5027          15   8  0   53 THE FUNKENSTEINS (538)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is TOPAZ PALADIN 5034.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was AMBER DUCHESS 5025.  The ten other most popular fighters were TOPAZ PALADIN 
5034, JAVELIA 4949, PESO 5117, GHOSTLY PEARL 5076, CORWIN 5083, HUSTLIN JOHNNY 4962, 
MINAS TRENT 5068, PEACEKEEPER MX 5003, HARALD 5031, and STRIKE EAGLE 4948.

The least popular fighter this week was CHUCKY DERPS 5027.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were MORRIS 5119, JADE WHISPER 5113, APC 4985, STRIKE EAGLE 4948, 
HARALD 5031, PEACEKEEPER MX 5003, MINAS TRENT 5068, HUSTLIN JOHNNY 4962, CORWIN 5083, 
and GHOSTLY PEARL 5076.

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

ONYX CENTURION (74-5000) NEON TREASURES (592)

                            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