DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/11/2025    Duedate: 12/24/2025

ZUWAYZA ARENA

DM 19    TURN 1037

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

HANK
UNDER THE SEA (533)
(19-6213) [15-17-3,151]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

HANK                           HELL'S HOWITZER
UNDER THE SEA (533)            SATAN'S BIG GUNS (543)
(19-6213) [15-17-3,151]        (19-6307) [7-0-0,93]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

WEIRD TALES                    HAMBY
THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)     CHAOS KIDS (384)
(19-6155) [18-44-0,98]         (19-6322) [3-3-1,29]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

DEMONIC CHILI'S (518)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. DEMONIC CHILI'S (518)         29 
2. CHAOS KIDS (384)              28    BLACK MELEE (502)
3. SATAN'S BIG GUNS (543)        22    Unchartered Team
4. HOT COVEY (540)               15 
5. FAR TRAVELERS 2575 (541)      10    SATAN'S BIG GUNS (543)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*SATAN'S BIG GUNS (543)     7   0  0 100.   1/ 3 DEMONIC CHILI'S (518)     9  6 0
 2- 2 THOUSAND SONS (494)       82  41  6 66.7   2/ 1 UNDER THE SEA (533)       8  4 1
 3/ 3 BLACK MELEE (502)         68  36  1 65.4   3/ 2 CHAOS KIDS (384)          8  6 1
 4/ 7*DRUNK HISTORY (534)        3   2  0 60.0   4/ 9*HOT COVEY (540)           4  6 0
 5/ 4 CHAOS KIDS (384)         223 208 11 51.7   5/ 4 UNDERWORLD (201)          4  8 0
 6/ 5 DEMONIC CHILI'S (518)    194 184  7 51.3   6/ 7*SATAN'S BIG GUNS (543)    3  0 0
 7/ 6 UNDERWORLD (201)          35  37  1 48.6   7/ 5 BLACK MELEE (502)         3  0 0
 8/ 8 UNDER THE SEA (533)       62  72 14 46.3   8/11*DRUNK HISTORY (534)       2  1 0
 9/11*FAR TRAVELERS 2575 (541)   4   6  0 40.0   9/ 8*FAR TRAVELERS 2575 (541)  2  2 0
10/10*HOT COVEY (540)            4   6  0 40.0  10/10*THE ALLIANCE (542)        2 13 0
11/ 9*THE ALLIANCE (542)        17  28  1 37.8  11/12 THE MAGNIFICENT MAG (241) 1  8 0
12/12 THE MAGNIFICENT MAG (241)185 506 35 26.8  12- 6 THOUSAND SONS (494)       0  3 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!  The boys at UNDER THE SEA left the arena 
dejected, after being kicked out of the top spot by DEMONIC CHILI'S.  Good show!  
THOUSAND SONS after a sorry 0-0-0 might want to consider abandoning the sands and 
taking up singing the 'Can't fight no more' blues!  Nothing works for a team like 
victory (How's that for a perceptive observation?) as HOT COVEY can attest...  
Practice pays for HELL'S HOWITZER, who pummelled JAWS, to pocket 22 points.  Win 
some, lose some.  Speaking of which, HELL'S HOWITZER was winsome, after beating JAWS 
and seeing him lose 19 points.  WEIRD TALES found out that ZUWAYZA isn't a democracy. 
You've gotta be the best to be Duelmaster here!  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 ZUWAYZA avoid THOUSAND SONS.  As a woman of good 
breeding scorns the "warriors" of UNDERWORLD, so did that sorry team shy from 
THOUSAND SONS Everyone is famous for fifteen minutes, and LOMNA is it right now.  
Most challenged warrior.  Isn't THE ALLIANCE proud!  Take heed ZUWAYZA, of the 
unprincipled action of BLACK MAUL.  By challenging GALAXY, 31 points below him, BLACK 
MAUL besmirches the noble art of dueling.  Warriors of ZUWAYZA!  Do you wish your 
reputations tainted by the base challenge of BLACK MAUL?   
     The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on...  Word has it UNDER THE 
SEA is planning on terminating more THOUSAND SONS members, if they have so little to 
fear from revenge...  Questions are being raised about the disposing of severed body 
parts in the arena.  A certain tavern in ZUWAYZA would I avoid!   
     Leave me now, you base fools!  As the seasons change, and the creatures of the 
wild change also, so do I feel a yearning to leave this place.  Like a mixed 
metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid ZUWAYZA farewell-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HANK 6213                    15  17  3 151         UNDER THE SEA (533)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLACK MAUL 6135              15   3  0 139         BLACK MELEE (502)         
 SWEET ONION 6209             22  13  1 101         DEMONIC CHILI'S (518)     
 WEIRD TALES 6155             18  44  0  98         THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)
 HELL'S HOWITZER 6307          7   0  0  93         SATAN'S BIG GUNS (543)    
 PORCELAIN DOLL 6273          12   4  0  91         CHAOS KIDS (384)          

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BRACE 6215                   15  16  3  89         UNDER THE SEA (533)       
-OBYSIS 6009                  10   2  1  88         THOUSAND SONS (494)       
 BOB BEGGER 3172               8   5  0  77         UNDERWORLD (201)          
 JAWS 6227                    11  17  3  74         UNDER THE SEA (533)       
 UREA 2451                     7   4  0  74         UNDERWORLD (201)          
 BROAD BILL 6250              10   9  4  68         UNDER THE SEA (533)       

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ALMANAC 6249                 13  12  1  63         THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PLATINUM 6302                 6   3  0  49         THE ALLIANCE (542)        
 CARIBEAN RED 6311             6   3  1  48         DEMONIC CHILI'S (518)     
 COLONEL TAYLOR 6234           3   2  0  48         DRUNK HISTORY (534)       
 TANYA TUNNELLER 2967          6  10  0  45         UNDERWORLD (201)          
-SUL KONTEP 6024               6   2  2  41         THOUSAND SONS (494)       
 WEEPY WILLOW 6291             4   4  0  36         FAR TRAVELERS 2575 (541)  

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CALL GIRL 2971                1   1  0  32         UNDERWORLD (201)          
 HAMBY 6322                    3   3  1  29         CHAOS KIDS (384)          

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RIP TIDE 6285                 5   5  1  25         CHAOS KIDS (384)          

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BOILER 6279                   2   0  0  22         HOT COVEY (540)           
 RICOCHET 6297                 1   9  1  19         CHAOS KIDS (384)          
 CAJUN CHAOS 6337              1   1  0  19         DEMONIC CHILI'S (518)     
 CANDLE 6276                   2   0  0  18         HOT COVEY (540)           
 SPICE GIRL 6333               2   1  0  15         DEMONIC CHILI'S (518)     
 AUDREY II 6331                2   0  0  13         CHAOS KIDS (384)          
 MUDD 6327                     1   3  0   6         THE ALLIANCE (542)        
 LOMNA 6332                    1   2  0   5         THE ALLIANCE (542)        
-HELLDRAKE 6329                1   1  0   4         THOUSAND SONS (494)       
 JAXSON 6343                   0   2  0   2         THE ALLIANCE (542)        
 QUSQO 6348                    0   1  0   1         THE ALLIANCE (542)        

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
123 6347                0  1 0 DEMONIC CHILI'S 518  DARK CHAMPION         1037 NONE
BIG TAMALE 6330         0  2 0 DEMONIC CHILI'S 518  RICOCHET 6297         1035 JUST REVENGED
GUMBO 6315              3  2 0 DEMONIC CHILI'S 518  HAMBY 6322            1034 REVENGED
KUNG PAO 6287           4  4 0 DEMONIC CHILI'S 518  SUL KONTEP 6024       1033 REVENGED
DA1 6344                0  1 0 HOT COVEY 540        SHEWISH GIANT         1037 NONE
DA2 6345                0  1 0 HOT COVEY 540        STONE GOLEM           1037 NONE
DA3 6346                0  1 0 HOT COVEY 540        MOUNTAIN TROLL        1037 NONE
IRIDIUM 6313            2  3 0 THE ALLIANCE 542     RIP TIDE 6285         1033 NOT REVENGED
N MEX MAGAZINE 6231     6 20 0 THE MAGNIFICENT  241 BROAD BILL 6250       1034  
MAULERFIEND 5954       16  5 2 THOUSAND SONS 494    HANK 6213             1034  
PENDULOUS PATTY 2241    8  9 0 UNDERWORLD 201       BROAD BILL 6250       1035 REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DA1 was butchered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
DA3 was slaughtered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
123 was narrowly killed by DARK CHAMPION in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
DA2 was slaughtered by STONE GOLEM in a unpopular 2 minute Dark Arena brawl.
CARIBEAN RED overpowered RICOCHET in a 2 minute one-sided Bloodfeud fight.
SPICE GIRL was bested by HAMBY in a action packed 3 minute Bloodfeud brawl.
BLACK MAUL overpowered GALAXY in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge struggle.
BOB BEGGER was viciously subdued by PORCELAIN DOLL in a 3 minute competition.
CALL GIRL was vanquished by COLONEL TAYLOR in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
CAJUN CHAOS overpowered LOMNA in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
HANK overpowered WEIRD TALES in a 1 minute one-sided Title fight.
SWEET ONION overcame BRACE in a 2 minute veteran's bout.
JAWS was demolished by HELL'S HOWITZER in a 1 minute mismatched match.
ALMANAC overcame TANYA TUNNELLER in a 1 minute veteran's contest.
UREA demolished PLATINUM in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
BROAD BILL handily defeated THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 2 minute one-sided conflict.
WEEPY WILLOW overpowered RIP TIDE in a 1 minute uneven struggle.
MUDD was viciously subdued by AUDREY II in a crowd pleasing 2 minute amateur's bout.
BOILER defeated JAXSON in a 1 minute novice's bout.
CANDLE overpowered QUSQO in a 1 minute one-sided bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  8         PARRY-LUNGE        7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   6         LUNGING ATTACK    36 -  25 -  2      59  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         AIMED BLOW        12 -   9 -  0      57  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         BASHING ATTACK    22 -  21 -  3      51  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         PARRY-RIPOSTE     15 -  16 -  1      48  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         SLASHING ATTACK   24 -  26 -  3      48  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         WALL OF STEEL     18 -  22 -  2      45  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         TOTAL PARRY        8 -  13 -  0      38  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         STRIKING ATTACK   17 -  36 -  2      32  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 1037 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     STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  5         2  WALL OF STEEL  
SLASHING ATTACK    4 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  3         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  3         2  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  2     AIMED BLOW         0 -  1         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  3         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                                                                1  SLASHING ATTACK
                                                                1  TOTAL PARRY    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   BLACK MAUL 6135            15   3  0  139 BLACK MELEE (502)
PARRY-LUNGE      SWEET ONION 6209           22  13  1  101 DEMONIC CHILI'S (518)
LUNGING ATTACK   HELL'S HOWITZER 6307        7   0  0   93 SATAN'S BIG GUNS (543)
SLASHING ATTACK  PORCELAIN DOLL 6273        12   4  0   91 CHAOS KIDS (384)
TOTAL PARRY      BOB BEGGER 3172             8   5  0   77 UNDERWORLD (201)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    UREA 2451                   7   4  0   74 UNDERWORLD (201)
AIMED BLOW       PLATINUM 6302               6   3  0   49 THE ALLIANCE (542)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is WEIRD TALES 6155.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was HAMBY 6322.  The ten other most popular fighters were PORCELAIN DOLL 6273, 
AUDREY II 6331, 123 6347, BOB BEGGER 3172, SWEET ONION 6209, BROAD BILL 6250, 
CARIBEAN RED 6311, BLACK MAUL 6135, COLONEL TAYLOR 6234, and BRACE 6215.

The least popular fighter this week was DA2 6345.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were QUSQO 6348, MUDD 6327, RIP TIDE 6285, PLATINUM 6302, JAWS 6227, WEIRD 
TALES 6155, LOMNA 6332, CALL GIRL 2971, RICOCHET 6297, and JAXSON 6343.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

HANK (19-6213) UNDER THE SEA (533)

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

GALAXY (19-6151) THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)