DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/24/2025    Duedate: 08/06/2025

CLIFFHOME ARENA

DM 38    TURN 987

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

RAPPIN DUKE
U.A.K. (92)
(38-5724) [12-6-2,120]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

RAPPIN DUKE                    AESIRA
U.A.K. (92)                    LUNATIC RANCH (515)
(38-5724) [12-6-2,120]         (38-5931) [4-1-2,49]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

FOXY BROWN                     AESIRA
U.A.K. (92)                    LUNATIC RANCH (515)
(38-5721) [10-11-0,54]         (38-5931) [4-1-2,49]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE WATCHMEN (363)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. U.A.K. (92)                   39 
2. EAGLES CLAW (47)              28    THE WATCHMEN (363)
3. LUNATIC RANCH (515)           3     Unchartered Team
4. THE WATCHMEN (363)            3  
5. ASSASSINS (505)               -2    LUNATIC RANCH (515)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 THE WATCHMEN (363)       200 123  9 61.9   1/ 1 THE WATCHMEN (363)        9  6 0
 2/ 3 U.A.K. (92)              582 455 32 56.1   2/ 2 U.A.K. (92)               7  1 0
 3/ 2 EAGLES CLAW (47)         1221 962 87 55.9   3/ 4*LUNATIC RANCH (515)       5  1 2
 4/ 4 ASSASSINS (505)           38  32  1 54.3   4/ 3 ASSASSINS (505)           3  5 0
 5/ 5 FAR TRAVELERS (510)       25  25  2 50.0   5/ 5 EAGLES CLAW (47)          3 10 0
 6/ 6*LUNATIC RANCH (515)        7   7  3 50.0   6- 8*BLADES OF NEON (511)      1  0 0
 7- 7*PAPER TIGERS 25.1 (516)    1   1  0 50.0   7/ 6 FAR TRAVELERS (510)       1  1 0
 8- 8*BLADES OF NEON (511)      14  19  0 42.4   8- 7*PAPER TIGERS 25.1 (516)   0  1 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Welcome CLIFFHOME.  I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well.  Many the fights 
have I fought here.  The celebrations, the disappointments...  U.A.K. showed 
CLIFFHOME what they were made of as they fought with a vengeance to walk off with 
4-0-0.  What's with HOODED JUSTICE?  He actually beat CLIFFHOME's EMBEZZLING SCRIBE, 
and walked away with 14 more points from the fight.  Laughs were big at U.A.K. while 
they watched HAYS clobber RORSCHACH.  He lost 12 points and got bruised from objects 
thrown from the stands.  U.A.K.'s hatred of THE WATCHMEN surfaced again as RAPPIN 
DUKE challenged CLIFFHOME's top dog.  I'm sure CLIFFHOME is excited about RAPPIN 
DUKE, the new Duelmaster from U.A.K..  (remember?)  But when you've seen as many as I 
have...  Advice to fighters with a 1 will--give up fighting!   
     Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges...  The most avoided team 
was EAGLES CLAW.  In my day, no team with a 1219-959-87 would scare me off!  What's 
the problem, ASSASSINS?  What do people see in LADY STARLIGHT?  Hers 1-6-0?  EAGLES 
CLAW ain't talkin', but she's got 21 points.   
     There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit.  Do you want the fighters 
to walk away, or not?  Many a warrior has met his fate in a hungover stupor.  You 
young rapscallions, take note!   
     Well, I'm pretty much through.  You guys need to get back practicing.  The end 
of another Spyreport!  That's cause for celebration in my book!  Time for my 
medication, so I'll leave now.  Practice, practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RAPPIN DUKE 5724             12   6  2 120         U.A.K. (92)               

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SISTER NIGHT 5854            13  15  1  91         THE WATCHMEN (363)        

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EAGLE VISION 5904            12   7  1  88         EAGLES CLAW (47)          
-TACTICAL STRIKE 5875          7   1  0  84         BLADES OF NEON (511)      
 HAYS 5725                    10   7  1  77         U.A.K. (92)               
 DR. MANHATTAN 5900           14   9  0  69         THE WATCHMEN (363)        

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RORSCHACH 5852               12  17  0  57         THE WATCHMEN (363)        

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PHAEDREN 5883                 4   2  0  56         FAR TRAVELERS (510)       
 FOXY BROWN 5721              10  11  0  54         U.A.K. (92)               
 MUSASHI 5826                  9   3  0  54         ASSASSINS (505)           
 AKIMOTO 5828                  8   5  0  54         ASSASSINS (505)           
 AESIRA 5931                   4   1  2  49         LUNATIC RANCH (515)       
 DESTINY 5893                 10  16  0  46         EAGLES CLAW (47)          
-SHOGUN 5818                   9   4  0  40         ASSASSINS (505)           
 HULK HOGAN 5758               4   1  0  34         U.A.K. (92)               

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HOODED JUSTICE 5940           3   1  0  27         THE WATCHMEN (363)        
 HANZO 5939                    2   1  0  27         ASSASSINS (505)           

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EAGLES SB CHAMPS 5914         4   5  0  23         EAGLES CLAW (47)          
 DESALVO 5932                  3   2  1  23         LUNATIC RANCH (515)       
-NINJA 5838                    6   3  0  22         ASSASSINS (505)           
-ONE YUPPIE ARMY 5948          1   1  0   8         PAPER TIGERS 25.1 (516)   
 CAPTAIN METROPOLIS 5941       1   3  0   7         THE WATCHMEN (363)        

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CEBILA 5951             0  1 0 EAGLES CLAW 47       SHEWISH GIANT          987 NONE
LADY STARLIGHT 5927     1  6 0 EAGLES CLAW 47       ARENAMASTER ERLY       987 NONE
THE COMEDIAN 5928       0  2 0 THE WATCHMEN 363     AESIRA 5931            983 REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

LADY STARLIGHT was butchered by ARENAMASTER ERLYAIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
CEBILA was butchered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
RAPPIN DUKE demolished SISTER NIGHT in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge Title melee.
HAYS overpowered RORSCHACH in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
AESIRA bested DESTINY in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
EAGLE VISION demolished PHAEDREN in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
DR. MANHATTAN won victory over MUSASHI in a 3 minute fight.
FOXY BROWN devastated HANZO in a 1 minute mismatched match.
AKIMOTO handily defeated FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
HULK HOGAN slimly won victory over DESALVO in a 1 minute beginner's duel.
EAGLES SB CHAMPS won victory over CAPTAIN METROPOLIS in a 2 minute fight.
HOODED JUSTICE vanquished EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   8         LUNGING ATTACK    33 -  18 -  3      65  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         STRIKING ATTACK    5 -   3 -  1      63  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         AIMED BLOW        31 -  26 -  0      54  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         SLASHING ATTACK   15 -  20 -  1      43  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         TOTAL PARRY        7 -  11 -  0      39  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         BASHING ATTACK     4 -  10 -  0      29  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-LUNGE        4 -  12 -  0      25  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   7 -  0      13  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   2 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         WALL OF STEEL      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 987 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     6 -  2     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  2         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         2 -  2     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  2         3  AIMED BLOW     
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
                              STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0     
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   RAPPIN DUKE 5724           12   6  2  120 U.A.K. (92)
SLASHING ATTACK  EAGLE VISION 5904          12   7  1   88 EAGLES CLAW (47)
BASHING ATTACK   HAYS 5725                  10   7  1   77 U.A.K. (92)
AIMED BLOW       DR. MANHATTAN 5900         14   9  0   69 THE WATCHMEN (363)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is FOXY BROWN 5721.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was AESIRA 5931.  The ten other most popular fighters were EAGLES SB CHAMPS 5914, 
RAPPIN DUKE 5724, EAGLE VISION 5904, DR. MANHATTAN 5900, AKIMOTO 5828, HAYS 5725, 
FOXY BROWN 5721, HULK HOGAN 5758, CEBILA 5951, and DESALVO 5932.

The least popular fighter this week was HANZO 5939.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were MUSASHI 5826, PHAEDREN 5883, DESTINY 5893, RORSCHACH 5852, SISTER NIGHT 
5854, LADY STARLIGHT 5927, HOODED JUSTICE 5940, CAPTAIN METROPOLIS 5941, DESALVO 
5932, and CEBILA 5951.