DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/16/2025    Duedate: 12/29/2025

JHELUM ARENA

DM 4    TURN 1028

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

RAEL
PHILANTHROPISTS2 (253)
(4-5225) [17-5-1,143]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

RAEL                           TRUST FALL
PHILANTHROPISTS2 (253)         SILLY YUPPIE! (734)
(4-5225) [17-5-1,143]          (4-7887) [5-0-1,67]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

HAVEN OF GLOOM                 WALTER DAVIS
UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388)         CLASSIC BLUES (549)
(4-7826) [14-15-0,98]          (4-7922) [4-3-0,23]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE KILLING HIVE (718)        36 
2. PHILANTHROPISTS2 (253)        34    THE KILLING HIVE (718)
3. OF WOLF & TROLL (732)         30    Unchartered Team
4. TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)          28 
5. SILLY YUPPIE! (734)           7     SILLY YUPPIE! (734)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 3*COVEY XIII (735)           1   0  0 100.   1/ 4 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)      8  6 2
 2- 2*WE WANT CANDY (465)        1   0  0 100.   2/ 7*OF WOLF & TROLL (732)     7  4 0
 3/ 1*SILLY YUPPIE! (734)        5   1  1 83.3   3/ 1 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)   7  8 0
 4- 4 ERRATA (714)               9   6  0 60.0   4/ 6 THE KILLING HIVE (718)    6  6 0
 5/ 7 THE KILLING HIVE (718)    36  26  1 58.1   5/ 2 UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388)    6  8 0
 6/ 5 UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388)   261 191  3 57.7   6/ 3 CLASSIC BLUES (549)       5  9 0
 7/ 6 CLASSIC BLUES (549)      201 154  9 56.6   7/13 PHILANTHROPISTS2 (253)    3  2 0
 8- 8 THE REPLACEMENTS (622)   102  79  2 56.4   8- 5 SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)   3  2 0
 9/ 9 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)  266 235 27 53.1   9- 8 ERRATA (714)              2  0 0
10/10 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)     581 519 22 52.8  10/12*SILLY YUPPIE! (734)       2  1 0
11/11 PHILANTHROPISTS2 (253)   323 303 24 51.6  11- 9 THE REPLACEMENTS (622)    2  7 0
12-12 SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)   58  57  0 50.4  12-10*COVEY XIII (735)          1  0 0
13/13*OF WOLF & TROLL (732)     12  12  0 50.0  13-11*WE WANT CANDY (465)       1  0 0
14/14 DOGS OF WAR (115)        1168 1688 42 40.9  14/14 DOGS OF WAR (115)         1  5 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.

     Well the time has come to sing festive songs and joyful refrains... So what am I 
doing? Cleaning. Do you have any idea how many hidey holes there are on or around this 
"throne"?
     Whatever numbers are bigger than tens and possibly more than that!
     I found someone's stash of Cheese toes which have an expiration date of Turn 897! 
Perhaps more scary is the fact that aside from being a bit stale, they still taste 
about the same as you would expect now!
     So many old, rusted weapons! Bits of clothing, actual clothing, including some 
branded pieces which leave me quite confused. We found an entire box of thongs with 
Debbie Tonte's name on the front in kinda small letters. And don't even get me talking 
about some of the stuff other Duelmasters have "left". I keep blushing at just the 
thought of some of those... items.
     And did anyone know that someone installed this thing that is supposed to throw a 
dart at someone by pressing a button which has been carved into the throne? The 
problem is that someone else then added gold to the throne and thought that spot 
around the button would make a good spot for the gold... So now, if you look real 
close, you can see something pointy in one spot which will even jiggle a bit if you 
shake the throne, but can't be fired...

     Jeesh, what a mess. Anyway, someone told me that elves hang lights so any of you 
pointy eared types, come to the throne room after this turns' fights and we'll 
decorate the throne and the room around it. 
     Hmm... I wonder if we can get a star on top of the throne...

                                          -- Training Tank
                                             Duelmaster

P.S. No one could find this Ord to put in my hair. Any hints would be appreciated at 
this point. I've kind of gotten myself worked up to try this.
P.P.S. I'll share the Cheese Toes!

                                      SPY REPORT

     Ready for some action-packed adventure, some thrills, chills and spills?  Well 
fergit it, cause this is the Spyreport for JHELUM.  Too bad, TANKS FOR NOTHIN', but 
TRIBAL COUNCIL was just too good to be stopped.  The guys at PHILANTHROPISTS2 like 
really pulled together to get a 3-1-0 this turn, moving up by 6.  One team deserves 
special mention 'cause they moved up 5 after going 3-0-0.  Keep it up, OF WOLF & 
TROLL!  MVP award for MULINEAUX?  OF WOLF & TROLL's proud of him after beating ARK OF 
AFFLICTION and getting 22 points.  Talk about yer major upsets!  PANZER IV's match 
with MIRE OF DOUBT cost it a loss of 15 points!  Was that a tear I saw in RAEL's eye, 
as he took over Duelmastership?  And wasn't TRAINING TANK fit to be tied!  Is the 
Duelmaster really being a real snob to his teammates?  Don't ask me!   
     AAARRGH!!!  I HATE SPYREPORTING!!!  Sorry.  I just had to say it.  UTOPIA 
RELIGIOSO was the most avoided team.  Is a 261-191-3 record really that scary?  Is 
there some deep dark secret why TANKS FOR NOTHIN''s been avoiding UTOPIA RELIGIOSO so 
much?  Or is it just that they're too scared?  People were asking me did CARRO 
LEGGERO REALLY challenge ASHFLAYER?  (all right, maybe they didn't, but it sounded 
good!) It wasn't a spectacular fight, or anything, but ASHFLAYER wants me to write 
about it since he bested CARRO LEGGERO.  Satisfied?   
     Man, all these warriors dying and killing each other!  Don't you guys ever give 
it a break?  Fight, fight, fight.  Is that all you guys can do?   
     I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid.  Who would've guessed I'd be 
a famous Spyreporter?  I'm getting tired of writing this stuff, so I'm calling it 
quits.  I had a fun time, see you later-- Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RAEL 5225                    17   5  1 143         PHILANTHROPISTS2 (253)    

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EMRY 5357                    10   7  0 113         PHILANTHROPISTS2 (253)    

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SWAYTHE 5253                 10   9  0 102         PHILANTHROPISTS2 (253)    
 HAVEN OF GLOOM 7826          14  15  0  98         UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388)    
 SPIRE OF SCORN 7837          18   6  0  97         UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388)    
 TRAINING TANK 7743           19  34  3  94         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)   
-PUBSTRIKER 7710              14   4  0  93         THE KILLING HIVE (718)    

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-VELVET QUEEN 7797            14   7  0  86         SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)   
-STRAR 7672                    8   2  0  86         ERRATA (714)              
 VALENTINE 7776               17  27  1  79         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)   
 POLAR BEAR 7820              18  15  0  75         TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)      
-HUNTING GIRL 7846             9   6  0  72         SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)   
-STONE RONIN 7730              9  12  0  71         THE REPLACEMENTS (622)    
-THE WHISTLER 7789            11  12  0  70         SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)   
-JACK FROST 7785               9  14  0  68         SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)   
 CONQUEROR 7907                5   8  0  68         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)   
 LIL GREEN 7803                9   3  0  67         CLASSIC BLUES (549)       
 TRUST FALL 7887               5   0  1  67         SILLY YUPPIE! (734)       

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MIRE OF DOUBT 7849           12  11  1  64         UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388)    
 LEAD BALLOON 7742             3  52  0  61         DOGS OF WAR (115)         
 EDGAR 7838                   15  15  0  60         DOGS OF WAR (115)         
 MULINEAUX 7863                3   3  0  58         OF WOLF & TROLL (732)     

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PANZER IV 7847               11  16  2  51         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)   
 ASHFLAYER 7775                7   3  0  51         THE KILLING HIVE (718)    
-THE HOODED CROW 7786         11  12  0  45         SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)   
 ARK OF AFFLICTION 7853       12   8  0  44         UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388)    
 SHATTERBOW 7772               6   4  1  44         THE KILLING HIVE (718)    
 REJI 7862                     5   2  0  35         OF WOLF & TROLL (732)     

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BARBAX 7891                   7   2  0  31         THE KILLING HIVE (718)    
 JESSE FULLER 7802             7   6  0  27         CLASSIC BLUES (549)       
 CARRO LEGGERO 7904            4  12  2  26         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)   

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WALTER DAVIS 7922             4   3  0  23         CLASSIC BLUES (549)       
 OSCEOLA 7929                  3   0  1  23         TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)      
-YIZLI 7902                    2   2  0  20         OF WOLF & TROLL (732)     
 ALBERT COLLINS 7917           3   5  1  15         CLASSIC BLUES (549)       
-HOKEI POKEI 7875              0   3  0  15         THE REPLACEMENTS (622)    
 STRONG OAK 7932               1   2  0  14         TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)      
 BRAVE 7939                    1   0  0  11         TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)      
-CACFUEGO 7897                 1   0  0  11         COVEY XIII (735)          
-BOARD SWAN 7928               1   0  0  11         THE REPLACEMENTS (622)    
-TAMARAFISH 4930               1   0  0  10         WE WANT CANDY (465)       
 MUGDA 7927                    1   2  0   7         OF WOLF & TROLL (732)     
 PATH OF BONE 7935             0   1  0   1         UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388)    
 GENTLE GIANT 7933             0   1  0   1         PHILANTHROPISTS2 (253)    

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
SKIP JAMES 7924         1  2 0 CLASSIC BLUES 549    OSCEOLA 7929          1027  
TOMMY JOHNSON 7921      0  3 0 CLASSIC BLUES 549    SHATTERBOW 7772       1024 REVENGED
DA1 7888                0  1 0 SILLY YUPPIE! 734    WURM KIN              1028 NONE
DA1 7937                0  1 0 THE KILLING HIVE 718 DARK CHAMPION         1028 NONE
DA2 7938                0  1 0 TRIBAL COUNCIL 120   STONE GOLEM           1028 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DA1 was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DA2 was butchered by STONE GOLEM in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
DA1 was murdered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
CONQUEROR savagely defeated EDGAR in a action packed 3 minute bloody Challenge fight.
CARRO LEGGERO was devastated by ASHFLAYER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
TRAINING TANK was demolished by RAEL in a 1 minute mismatched Title competition.
VALENTINE was devastated by HAVEN OF GLOOM in a 1 minute mismatched match.
SPIRE OF SCORN was defeated by EMRY in a 2 minute expert's melee.
SWAYTHE vanquished POLAR BEAR in a popular 1 minute gruesome uneven duel.
ARK OF AFFLICTION was viciously subdued by MULINEAUX in a popular 3 minute fight.
PANZER IV was viciously subdued by MIRE OF DOUBT in a 3 minute veteran's bout.
TRUST FALL devastated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
LIL GREEN savagely defeated LEAD BALLOON in a 3 minute bloody match.
JESSE FULLER was overpowered by SHATTERBOW in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
WALTER DAVIS was narrowly defeated by BARBAX in a popular 5 minute bloody duel.
REJI viciously subdued ALBERT COLLINS in a 2 minute brutal fray.
MUGDA viciously subdued PATH OF BONE in a popular 1 minute brutal amateur's brawl.
OSCEOLA demolished GENTLE GIANT in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
STRONG OAK overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
BRAVE bested PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute novice's contest.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         SLASHING ATTACK   12 -   7 -  0      63  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   7         LUNGING ATTACK    50 -  31 -  5      62  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   2 -  0      60  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         TOTAL PARRY       36 -  25 -  0      59  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         WALL OF STEEL     11 -   8 -  0      58  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         AIMED BLOW         6 -   7 -  0      46  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-RIPOSTE     11 -  15 -  0      42  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         STRIKING ATTACK   19 -  27 -  1      41  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         BASHING ATTACK    18 -  39 -  1      32  |

Turn 1028 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     BASHING ATTACK     2 -  5         2  WALL OF STEEL  
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  3         2  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     6 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  3         2  BASHING ATTACK 
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  2                                       1  STRIKING ATTACK
                                                                1  TOTAL PARRY    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    RAEL 5225                  17   5  1  143 PHILANTHROPISTS2 (253)
PARRY-LUNGE      SWAYTHE 5253               10   9  0  102 PHILANTHROPISTS2 (253)
SLASHING ATTACK  SPIRE OF SCORN 7837        18   6  0   97 UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388)
BASHING ATTACK   POLAR BEAR 7820            18  15  0   75 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)
TOTAL PARRY      LIL GREEN 7803              9   3  0   67 CLASSIC BLUES (549)
LUNGING ATTACK   TRUST FALL 7887             5   0  1   67 SILLY YUPPIE! (734)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is HAVEN OF GLOOM 7826.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was WALTER DAVIS 7922.  The ten other most popular fighters were CONQUEROR 7907, 
MULINEAUX 7863, MIRE OF DOUBT 7849, SPIRE OF SCORN 7837, SWAYTHE 5253, RAEL 5225, 
HAVEN OF GLOOM 7826, EMRY 5357, MUGDA 7927, and VALENTINE 7776.

The least popular fighter this week was LEAD BALLOON 7742.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were DA2 7938, GENTLE GIANT 7933, BARBAX 7891, JESSE FULLER 7802, 
CARRO LEGGERO 7904, DA1 7888, DA1 7937, PATH OF BONE 7935, ALBERT COLLINS 7917, and 
LIL GREEN 7803.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

SPIRE OF SCORN (4-7837) UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388)