DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/31/2025    Duedate: 11/13/2025

ZENSU ARENA

DM 40    TURN 991

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

FLOODS
PANDORA'S BOX (522)
(40-5263) [24-6-0,122]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

FLOODS                         POSITION IS EMPTY
PANDORA'S BOX (522)            
(40-5263) [24-6-0,122]         

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

DAN'S GHOST                    SWEET SORROW
BEYOND THE PALE (337)          OXY MORONS (537)
(40-5196) [20-35-1,96]         (40-5335) [12-7-1,97]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

OXY MORONS (537)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE SHIRE (321)               29 
2. DREAMS WORK (538)             19    PANDORA'S BOX (522)
3. BEYOND THE PALE (337)         18    Unchartered Team
4. PANDORA'S BOX (522)           17 
5. OXY MORONS (537)              7     QUELL'S IRREGULARS (217)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 TMM EXPERIMENTS 103 (478) 19   7  0 73.1   1/ 1 OXY MORONS (537)          9  4 0
 2/ 2 PANDORA'S BOX (522)      162  71  4 69.5   2/ 3 DREAMS WORK (538)         8  4 0
 3- 3 PHILANTHROPISTS (211)     85  42  0 66.9   3/ 2 PANDORA'S BOX (522)       6  4 0
 4/ 4 DREAMS WORK (538)         66  54  4 55.0   4- 5 MOON UNIT MUTANTS (277)   3  1 0
 5/ 5 VABOROUGHS (240)          92  84  3 52.3   5- 4 TMM EXPERIMENTS 103 (478) 3  2 0
 6/ 6 OXY MORONS (537)          98 100  2 49.5   6/ 6 AQUARIAN TAROT (235)      3  3 0
 7/ 7 AQUARIAN TAROT (235)      56  65  1 46.3   7/ 8 VABOROUGHS (240)          2  2 0
 8/ 8 BEYOND THE PALE (337)    1283 1504 36 46.0   8/ 0 THE SHIRE (321)           2  2 0
 9- 9 MOON UNIT MUTANTS (277)   23  31  3 42.6   9- 7 PHILANTHROPISTS (211)     2  3 0
10/ 0 THE SHIRE (321)           84 123  4 40.6  10/ 9 BEYOND THE PALE (337)     2 10 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters.  Look on my work, ye mighty, 
and despair!  Practice pays for HUMPTY DUMPTY, who pummelled DAN'S GHOST, to pocket 
23 points.  A certain someone should cut down on the drinking and practice more, 
after losing 11 points to AMBITIOUS GUARD.  (Discrete enough, DISEASE?) Like a 
flirtacious debutante, ZENSU's Duelmaster MILITANT PACIFIST found herself the woman 
of the hour, being "invited to dance" 2 times!  You could cut the tension with a 
scimitar as FLOODS of PANDORA'S BOX met the Duelmaster.  What can be a greater 
victory?  FLOODS has taken its place as the top, as ZENSU's new Duelmaster.  So who 
was the warrior seen charging into immovable walls and challenging dead trees?  
Someone's got a basic problem...   
     A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn?  And do not the 
little birds cry out?'  Any ideas?  Like the noble eagle soaring amongst the 
mountaintops, so stand the warriors of TMM EXPERIMENTS 103, alone and unchallenged.  
Like a pup with its tail between its legs, THE SHIRE scurried away from TMM 
EXPERIMENTS 103.  Oh, the shame!  Call 'im brash!  Call 'im brassy!  Call 'im brave!  
Call 'im sassy!  DARKNESS will face SWEET SORROW, up by 27.  Aaaah, just call 'im 
dead meat.  Soopreyes, soopreyes!  DARKNESS emerges from the fray 2 points the 
richer.  Good show, DARKNESS!  SLEEPY JOE found himself challenged by a warrior 21 
below:  DELUGE.  DELUGE of PANDORA'S BOX kept its wits as it defeated SLEEPY JOE.   
     Is there life after death?  Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after 
life!  Questions are being raised about the disposing of severed body parts in the 
arena.  A certain tavern in ZENSU would I avoid!   
     Do not think spyreporting in ZENSU is the highlight of my life.  My fingers tire 
and I fear my incessant prattling may cause unfair judgement upon my impeccable 
character.  ZENSU, I leave you now.  The Duelmaster has agreed to foot my bill at The 
Victory Tavern.  'Til next time-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FLOODS 5263                  24   6  0 122         PANDORA'S BOX (522)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EXPRESS MAIL 5323            15   9  0 113         OXY MORONS (537)          
 DELUGE 5332                  10   3  0 104         PANDORA'S BOX (522)       
 MILITANT PACIFIST 5290       20  20  0 103         OXY MORONS (537)          
 BOB 5296                     20   9  2 101         DREAMS WORK (538)         
 SWEET SORROW 5335            12   7  1  97         OXY MORONS (537)          
 DAN'S GHOST 5196             20  35  1  96         BEYOND THE PALE (337)     
 HUMPTY DUMPTY 5331            9   7  0  92         DREAMS WORK (538)         

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GLORIA 5298                  15  14  2  86         DREAMS WORK (538)         
-SLACK JAW 4147               22   2  0  84         PHILANTHROPISTS (211)     
-CRAZY TRAIN 1750             16  10  0  84         PHILANTHROPISTS (211)     
 THE HEDGE 5316               10   6  0  84         THE SHIRE (321)           
-PARANOID 1747                18   7  0  79         PHILANTHROPISTS (211)     
 DOS JONES 5272               16  22  0  76         BEYOND THE PALE (337)     
-BLOOD BATH 1748              14  12  0  75         PHILANTHROPISTS (211)     
 NEERLY STENN 5273            15  23  1  73         BEYOND THE PALE (337)     
 KEN 5297                     11  18  0  67         DREAMS WORK (538)         

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DARKNESS 5330                12   1  0  65         PANDORA'S BOX (522)       
-MY FIRST THREE 2478           8   8  1  64         MOON UNIT MUTANTS (277)   
-EERIE BEEF 5383               4   0  0  57         TMM EXPERIMENTS 103 (478) 

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BROCCOLI BRIDE 5380           4   1  0  54         TMM EXPERIMENTS 103 (478) 
 ROSIE COTTON 5328             6   6  1  53         THE SHIRE (321)           
 SANCHO PROUDFOOT 5255         9  11  0  46         THE SHIRE (321)           
-BASHFOOL 2568                 5   4  1  46         MOON UNIT MUTANTS (277)   
 THE HIEROPHANT 2621           8  16  1  41         AQUARIAN TAROT (235)      
 DULLES 4264                   8   7  0  41         VABOROUGHS (240)          

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DISEASE 5327                  7   6  0  41         PANDORA'S BOX (522)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MOOR PALE 5373                5   7  0  30         BEYOND THE PALE (337)     
 BELLADONNA TOOK 5313          6  11  0  29         THE SHIRE (321)           
-TURTLE NEMESIS 5382           4   1  0  27         TMM EXPERIMENTS 103 (478) 
-TOUCH SOMEONE 2546            3   4  0  27         MOON UNIT MUTANTS (277)   

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-GEEK 5377                     1   0  0  20         MOON UNIT MUTANTS (277)   
-MARSHALL 4287                 3   7  0  16         VABOROUGHS (240)          
 LEAD BALLOON 5391             1   0  0   9         OXY MORONS (537)          

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

FLOODS unbelievably bested MILITANT PACIFIST in a 2 minute Challenge Title fight.
DELUGE demolished SLEEPY JOE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
DARKNESS was savagely defeated by SWEET SORROW in a 6 minute Challenge duel.
EXPRESS MAIL overpowered NEERLY STENN in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
GLORIA was devastated by THE EMPEROR in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
BOB defeated DOS JONES in a 3 minute veteran's struggle.
DAN'S GHOST was devastated by HUMPTY DUMPTY in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
THE HEDGE overcame VETERAN MERCENARY in a 2 minute gruesome melee.
KEN won victory over SANCHO PROUDFOOT in a 3 minute duel.
THE HIEROPHANT was overpowered by ROSIE COTTON in a 1 minute uneven duel.
DULLES defeated BELLADONNA TOOK in a exciting 3 minute gruesome fight.
DISEASE was luckily beaten by AMBITIOUS GUARD in a exciting 1 minute fight.
MOOR PALE demolished CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
LEAD BALLOON bested PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a unpopular 4 minute novice's battle.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   6         TOTAL PARRY       34 -  13 -  1      72  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         AIMED BLOW        12 -   6 -  0      67  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         LUNGING ATTACK    26 -  19 -  0      58  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         WALL OF STEEL     17 -  13 -  0      57  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         SLASHING ATTACK   20 -  20 -  0      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         BASHING ATTACK     9 -  12 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-LUNGE       11 -  15 -  0      42  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   2 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         STRIKING ATTACK   10 -  27 -  0      27  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 991 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-LUNGE        1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  1         3  TOTAL PARRY    
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  2     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  3         1  WALL OF STEEL  
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  2         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                                                                1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      FLOODS 5263                24   6  0  122 PANDORA'S BOX (522)
SLASHING ATTACK  EXPRESS MAIL 5323          15   9  0  113 OXY MORONS (537)
WALL OF STEEL    SWEET SORROW 5335          12   7  1   97 OXY MORONS (537)
LUNGING ATTACK   HUMPTY DUMPTY 5331          9   7  0   92 DREAMS WORK (538)
BASHING ATTACK   GLORIA 5298                15  14  2   86 DREAMS WORK (538)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is DAN'S GHOST 5196.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was SWEET SORROW 5335.  The ten other most popular fighters were MILITANT 
PACIFIST 5290, BELLADONNA TOOK 5313, THE HEDGE 5316, FLOODS 5263, BOB 5296, DOS JONES 
5272, DULLES 4264, DELUGE 5332, EXPRESS MAIL 5323, and HUMPTY DUMPTY 5331.

The least popular fighter this week was LEAD BALLOON 5391.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were DARKNESS 5330, DAN'S GHOST 5196, GLORIA 5298, NEERLY STENN 
5273, THE HIEROPHANT 2621, MOOR PALE 5373, DISEASE 5327, ROSIE COTTON 5328, SANCHO 
PROUDFOOT 5255, and KEN 5297.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

MILITANT PACIFIST (40-5290) OXY MORONS (537)
BOB (40-5296) DREAMS WORK (538)

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

THE EMPEROR (40-1994) AQUARIAN TAROT (235)
SLEEPY JOE (40-5294) OXY MORONS (537)