DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/17/2025    Duedate: 12/30/2025

ARVAT ARENA

DM 32    TURN 1032

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

WHISTLE PIG
RYES OF THE ROBOTS (555)
(32-7799) [11-3-0,126]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

WHISTLE PIG                    BERNICE SWEETY
RYES OF THE ROBOTS (555)       HOTTIES (563)
(32-7799) [11-3-0,126]         (32-7969) [2-0-1,20]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

SNAPPER                        LEAKY SPOON
DEATH BY DESIGN (264)          DEATH BY DESIGN (264)
(32-7878) [13-10-2,116]        (32-7819) [15-10-2,77]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BLACK MOON RISING (559)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. NONSENSE KNIGHTS (540)        51 
2. DEATH BY DESIGN (264)         26    RYES OF THE ROBOTS (555)
3. HELL'S HEROES (68)            26    Unchartered Team
4. BLACK MOON RISING (559)       24 
5. ANGELS OF PAIN (360)          20    HOTTIES (563)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 RYES OF THE ROBOTS (555)  11   6  0 64.7   1/ 3 BLACK MOON RISING (559)   9  6 0
 2/ 2 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)    2234 1412 110 61.3   2/ 4 DEATH BY DESIGN (264)     7  7 1
 3/ 4 BLACK MOON RISING (559)   48  36  1 57.1   3/ 2 SECRET SQUIRRELS (433)    7  8 0
 4/ 5 ANGELS OF PAIN (360)     751 568 54 56.9   4/11 HELL'S HEROES (68)        6  7 0
 5/ 3 JAMAICAN SUPERHEROE (391) 63  51  1 55.3   5/ 6 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)     5  2 0
 6/ 7 DEATH BY DESIGN (264)    515 531 38 49.2   6/ 5 APOCALYPSE (385)          5  7 0
 7/ 0 NONSENSE KNIGHTS (540)    20  21  2 48.8   7/ 1 JAMAICAN SUPERHEROE (391) 5 10 0
 8/ 6 GEMSTONE BEASTS (362)     59  62  2 48.8   8/ 9 ANGELS OF PAIN (360)      4  1 0
 9/ 8 SECRET SQUIRRELS (433)   874 937 53 48.3   9/ 8 RYES OF THE ROBOTS (555)  3  0 0
10- 9 PHILANTHROPISTS (368)     85  94  7 47.5  10/ 7 GEMSTONE BEASTS (362)     3  7 0
11/10 APOCALYPSE (385)         213 266 13 44.5  11/14*HOTTIES (563)             2  0 1
12-11 THE VALKYRIES (548)       73 122  5 37.4  12/ 0 NONSENSE KNIGHTS (540)    2  2 1
13/12 HELL'S HEROES (68)       150 251  7 37.4  13-12 PHILANTHROPISTS (368)     2  3 0
14-13*FAR TRAVELERS (556)        6  12  0 33.3  14-10 THE VALKYRIES (548)       1  3 0
15/15*HOTTIES (563)              2   9  1 18.2  15-15*FAR TRAVELERS (556)       1  3 0

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

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

Aye, mates.  Looveely day eer n Arvat.  Not much to eat round dees parts.  The fightin 
is good thou, youz mates is fun an energetic.  I gives dees place 4 thumbs up!!!!

                                          -- DM Koalified Bada$$

                                      SPY REPORT

     Well, what are you looking at, ARVAT?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  Later days, JAMAICAN SUPERHEROES, since 
BLACK MOON RISING took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news.  If this 
keeps up, JAMAICAN SUPERHEROES, you'll have to shine swords instead of use them.  A 
drop of 6 in the rankings?  HELL'S HEROES turned their 3-0-0 turn into a 4th place 
rank in the listings this turn.  Any better than this, and you get put on hit lists.  
Now let's all watch DEATH BY DESIGN's heads swell from their 3-1-0 this turn.  Haa ha 
ha ha!  Big shots, big talk, big deal.  Of course, we're all terribly impressed to 
see STUGWORN win a fight and gain 31 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, BARSPIGGER beat 
RUMORS OF WAR and RUMORS OF WAR lost 12 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  Going for 
broke or broken, our Duelmaster WHISTLE PIG TV challenged this turn.  And it's out 
with the old, in with the new, as WHISTLE PIG takes the Title and last week's bar tab 
from the old Duelmaster.  Heh, heh.  The Warty Toad, humph!  I've tasted better ale 
at mortuaries.  Where do they get this stuff?  From ARVAT's trash dumps?   
     Well, let's take a look at some more misdeeds of you miserable sword-boys.  
What's the big D?  BLACK MOON RISING was the most avoided team?  Bunch of lily 
livered... grumble... mumble... curse...  And it looks like JAMAICAN SUPERHEROES 
avoided them the most this turn.  What a pack of would be losers, if you ask me.  
Hmph.  Ooh, I'm frightfully impressed, A.Z. ZELL was this turn's most challenged 
warrior.  Watch that ego swell, sports fans.   
     Ah, now we come to my favorite part, where we see all the guys who are dead and 
gone, and get to see if their team cared.  Nipped in the bud, you might say, was WAR 
CHIEF of SECRET SQUIRRELS this turn.  Course, I wouldn't say that, so much as have a 
belly laugh.  Heh heh.  The bigger they are, as they say.  And what I say is that 
STUGWORN had better watch out for SECRET SQUIRRELS, seeing as WAR CHIEF felled he 
this turn.  Consider MAT FISTAFLEAS gone, and DEVIL ADVOCATES unfeeling, letting the 
bloodfeud for his death go unrevenged.  Titanium shields and bamboo daggers, guess 
what brave team is developing these kinds of weapons?   
     I was about to buy a new quill pen the other day, but some fighter took it for 
an epee.  Forgive me for writing with a dagger.  Well, I've had enough of this 
drivel, and I'm sure you have too.  Off like a dirty shirt of padded leather.  I see 
the crowds are getting restless, I must leave now-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WHISTLE PIG 7799             11   3  0 126         RYES OF THE ROBOTS (555)  

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SNAPPER 7878                 13  10  2 116         DEATH BY DESIGN (264)     
 DAGON 7564                   19  42  0 115         HELL'S HEROES (68)        
 BALAAM 7638                  23  26  0  96         HELL'S HEROES (68)        
 PLAGUE 5153                  13  34  3  96         APOCALYPSE (385)          
 KOALLAFIED BADA$$ 7919       11   4  0  92         SECRET SQUIRRELS (433)    

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MARTIAN MONHUNTER 7865       10   6  0  90         JAMAICAN SUPERHEROES (391)
 PICKLE PIE 7793              19  10  0  88         DEATH BY DESIGN (264)     
 SUSHI 7818                   14  11  3  81         DEATH BY DESIGN (264)     
 BARSPIGGER 7633               7   3  0  81         NONSENSE KNIGHTS (540)    
 LEAKY SPOON 7819             15  10  2  77         DEATH BY DESIGN (264)     
-FAYE 7765                    10  13  0  70         THE VALKYRIES (548)       

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TOOTHY MAW 7885              10   7  0  66         BLACK MOON RISING (559)   

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 A.Z. ZELL 7867               13  11  1  65         DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)     
 IRON TUSK 7887               11   6  0  63         BLACK MOON RISING (559)   
 RUMORS OF WAR 7212           12  18  0  62         APOCALYPSE (385)          

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STUGWORN 7752                 4   2  2  56         NONSENSE KNIGHTS (540)    
-DUELLANTE 7836                3   2  0  52         FAR TRAVELERS (556)       
 NIJA 7915                     6   9  0  49         HELL'S HEROES (68)        
 BUTTERFLY EFFECT 7954         8   3  0  43         APOCALYPSE (385)          
 EMBERGLOW 7884                7  10  0  43         BLACK MOON RISING (559)   
 HURLY BURLY 7927              8   4  1  41         BLACK MOON RISING (559)   
 MON-THING 7930                5   5  0  37         JAMAICAN SUPERHEROES (391)
-ABI WAN KENOBI 7259           4   1  0  35         PHILANTHROPISTS (368)     

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HAWKMON 7974                  4   4  0  33         JAMAICAN SUPERHEROES (391)
-FURIOSA 7813                  7  11  0  32         THE VALKYRIES (548)       
-DEE YEVELWON 7946             4   2  1  31         DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)     
 E.O.D. 7945                   6   4  1  30         SECRET SQUIRRELS (433)    
-OWENDAL 6513                  4   1  0  28         PHILANTHROPISTS (368)     
 SEVENTH SEAL 7955             5   6  0  27         APOCALYPSE (385)          
 SCREAM BERET 7989             4   2  0  25         SECRET SQUIRRELS (433)    
-DEVASTATION 7941              2   0  0  25         ANGELS OF PAIN (360)      
 PLASTIC MON 7866              7   3  0  24         JAMAICAN SUPERHEROES (391)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BERNICE SWEETY 7969           2   0  1  20         HOTTIES (563)             
-MEAN GENOBE 7260              1   4  0  20         PHILANTHROPISTS (368)     
 CALAMITY 8014                 1   0  0  20         ANGELS OF PAIN (360)      
-NIIRSHA 7972                  2   1  0  19         GEMSTONE BEASTS (362)     
 SIX-SEVEN HELLS 8010          2   2  0  19         BLACK MOON RISING (559)   
-NEARTOFAR TROLL 7957          2   0  0  17         GEMSTONE BEASTS (362)     
 PAREESA 7750                  2   1  0  17         NONSENSE KNIGHTS (540)    
-ZEHRIN 6342                   4   3  0  15         PHILANTHROPISTS (368)     
 MULTIPLE MON 7960             3   5  0  15         JAMAICAN SUPERHEROES (391)
 ALORENA 7776                  3   2  0  11         NONSENSE KNIGHTS (540)    
 FRUMENTARII 7990              2   4  0  10         SECRET SQUIRRELS (433)    
-S. MOE DIUS 7988              1   0  0  10         DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)     
-DEZ PAYDER 8000               1   0  0   9         DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)     
-AVE 8006                      0   2  0   2         THE VALKYRIES (548)       
-PHIL ANN 7985                 0   1  0   1         PHILANTHROPISTS (368)     

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
ONYX ASCENT 7977        2  1 0 BLACK MOON RISIN 559 SIR CHARGE 7948       1028 REVENGED
MAT FISTAFLEAS 7853    13  7 0 DEVIL ADVOCATES 105  SNAPPER 7878          1028 NOT REVENGED
DA1 8016                0  1 0 GEMSTONE BEASTS 362  DARK CHAMPION         1032 NONE
DAA 8015                0  1 0 GEMSTONE BEASTS 362  DARK CHAMPION         1032 NONE
WAR CHIEF 7971          5  3 0 SECRET SQUIRRELS 433 STUGWORN 7752         1032  
ARYA 8007               0  2 0 THE VALKYRIES 548    BERNICE SWEETY 7969   1031  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Jamaican Superheroes -- Mi see yuh game, Mon, tree-an-OH, Mon!  Irie!! -- BMR

Faye -- Not quite there yet.  -- Iron Tusk

NeartoFar -- Stop trolling me, already! -- Six-Seven Hells

DM Koallified Bada$$ -- Congrats on your meteoric rise...the people demand a column! 
-- BMR

Attention:  Black Moon Rising will be throwing our first ever annual Arvat Holiday 
Yuletide Bash at our new watering hole, The Bloody Bucket!  Get there after the fights 
this cycle!  Bottomless spiked eggnog, plus all the cheap ale you can swill down!  All 
good Arvat managers and teams welcome!  And wishing a very Merry Christmaas and Happy 
New Year to all! -- Stik and BMR

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DA1 was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DAA was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
KOALLAFIED BADA$$ was demolished by WHISTLE PIG in a 1 minute Challenge Title melee.
PLASTIC MON was overpowered by NIJA in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
SCREAM BERET narrowly defeated MULTIPLE MON in a 2 minute bloody Challenge match.
SIX-SEVEN HELLS devastated FRUMENTARII in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
DAGON bested MARTIAN MONHUNTER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute master's match.
SNAPPER defeated PLAGUE in a action packed 1 minute expert's melee.
BALAAM unbelievably bested LEAKY SPOON in a action packed 4 minute veteran's duel.
PICKLE PIE defeated TOOTHY MAW in a exciting 2 minute fight.
RUMORS OF WAR was handily defeated by BARSPIGGER in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
SUSHI subdued KHALHUMS DWARF in a crowd pleasing 1 minute master's match.
MON-THING was devastated by IRON TUSK in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided battle.
WAR CHIEF was executed by STUGWORN in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
A.Z. ZELL overpowered EMBERGLOW in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gruesome one-sided duel.
HAWKMON was overcome by BUTTERFLY EFFECT in a 1 minute bout.
HURLY BURLY unbelievably bested E.O.D. in a crowd pleasing 2 minute brawl.
SEVENTH SEAL overpowered PAREESA in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
ALORENA was beaten by BERNICE SWEETY in a popular 1 minute bloody novice's bout.
CALAMITY devastated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided contest.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  8         WALL OF STEEL     39 -  28 -  1      58  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    6         STRIKING ATTACK   32 -  27 -  2      54  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         SLASHING ATTACK   44 -  38 -  5      54  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         LUNGING ATTACK    36 -  35 -  1      51  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         TOTAL PARRY       13 -  13 -  0      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   7 -  0      46  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         AIMED BLOW        27 -  40 -  1      40  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-LUNGE        7 -  11 -  0      39  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         BASHING ATTACK    15 -  36 -  1      29  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   2 -  0       0  |

Turn 1032 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        2 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     2 -  3         3  AIMED BLOW     
SLASHING ATTACK    7 -  1     AIMED BLOW         1 -  3         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  1     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  4         2  TOTAL PARRY    
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  3     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  2         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                                                                1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  WHISTLE PIG 7799           11   3  0  126 RYES OF THE ROBOTS (555)
STRIKING ATTACK  SNAPPER 7878               13  10  2  116 DEATH BY DESIGN (264)
LUNGING ATTACK   KOALLAFIED BADA$$ 7919     11   4  0   92 SECRET SQUIRRELS (433)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       MARTIAN MONHUNTER 7865     10   6  0   90 JAMAICAN SUPERHEROES (391)
TOTAL PARRY      PICKLE PIE 7793            19  10  0   88 DEATH BY DESIGN (264)
WALL OF STEEL    IRON TUSK 7887             11   6  0   63 BLACK MOON RISING (559)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is SNAPPER 7878.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was LEAKY SPOON 7819.  The ten other most popular fighters were E.O.D. 7945, DAGON 
7564, TOOTHY MAW 7885, NIJA 7915, SCREAM BERET 7989, PICKLE PIE 7793, SUSHI 7818, 
HURLY BURLY 7927, MULTIPLE MON 7960, and SIX-SEVEN HELLS 8010.

The least popular fighter this week was PAREESA 7750.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were WAR CHIEF 7971, RUMORS OF WAR 7212, FRUMENTARII 7990, DAA 8015, DA1 
8016, HAWKMON 7974, EMBERGLOW 7884, STUGWORN 7752, MARTIAN MONHUNTER 7865, and 
PLASTIC MON 7866.