DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/29/2026    Duedate: 10/26/2026

FRATSFA ARENA

DM 52    TURN 482

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ICE UNICYCLE
TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)
(52-4734) [21-13-2,104]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

PINCHED NERVE                  POSITION IS EMPTY
OTTO'S PARTS (150)             
(52-4747) [12-5-1,125]         

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

OHIO JONES                     TWO HANDS
MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)             OTTO'S PARTS (150)
(52-4701) [20-25-0,85]         (52-4529) [12-49-1,86]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

KIWI CONNECTION (337)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)        30 
2. KIWI CONNECTION (337)         22    IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
3. IRON CATHEDRAL (159)          4     Unchartered Team
4. MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)            1  
5. THE ROYALISTS (237)           1     BORED OF THE RINGS (197)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)     472 356 29 57.0   1/ 2 KIWI CONNECTION (337)     9  6 1
 2/ 2 TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)    57  43  5 57.0   2/ 1 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)      7  8 1
 3/ 3 KIWI CONNECTION (337)     28  22  3 56.0   3/ 3 OTTO'S PARTS (150)        6  4 0
 4/ 4 OTTO'S PARTS (150)       528 497 28 51.5   4/ 4 TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)    5  1 0
 5/ 5 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)       331 474  3 41.1   5/ 6 THE ROYALISTS (237)       2  6 0
 6/ 6 THE ROYALISTS (237)       18  35  4 34.0   6/ 5 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)        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

     Good day, in FRATSFA a quiet thief gets rich, but a quiet spymaster gets poor.  
So bring me ale and harken to my tidbits of news.  It seems the training can make the 
difference, as IRON CATHEDRAL is pushed out of top team by KIWI CONNECTION, who came 
from 2nd with a 4-1-1 this turn.  NORK ONE-EAR has lost to RELIQUARY, falling 8 
points, while helping make THE ROYALISTS a 1-1-0 turn.  Well done, FRATSFA, the 
Duelmaster was this turn's most challenged warrior.  Perhaps MURRAY is not as 
thrilled, being challenged 2 times.  ICE UNICYCLE challenged for the Duelmastership 
this turn, attempting to dethrone KIWI CONNECTION's warrior.  And all eyes were on 
ICE UNICYCLE this turn as it ascended to the throne of Duelmaster.  FRATSFA has a new 
victor!  Tell me, is nothing sacred?  I have heard from unimpeachable sources that 
The Victory Tavern uses trolls in their stew.  Talk about gristle!   
     He who challenges well, fights well.  He who avoids without cause, shall lose 
for good reasons.  My mama told me that one.  KIWI CONNECTION has cause to stand 
tall, as they were FRATSFA's most avoided team.  A smart manager knows this is a team 
to beat.  And guess who avoided KIWI CONNECTION stable the most?  Believe it or not, 
it was OTTO'S PARTS.  Anyone surprised?  In a brave attempt, LUKE'S from TEABAG@NOLA 
23.1 challenged up 21 points to fight OHIO JONES from the MIDDLE WAY 8 stable.  
LUKE'S perhaps got its just desserts, seeing as it beat OHIO JONES and ended up with 
80 recognition points.   
     A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once.  Wise men know this to 
be true.  A brave warrior does not carry a red shield, he has nothing to cover or 
hide when the fight is over.  Consider well.   
     Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the 
sweetest.  Well, I'm burning daylight here in FRATSFA and I've a long road ahead of 
me.  Happy Trails.  Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to paper-- Alarond the 
Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ICE UNICYCLE 4734            21  13  2 104         TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)    

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PINCHED NERVE 4747           12   5  1 125         OTTO'S PARTS (150)        

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TWO HANDS 4529               12  49  1  86         OTTO'S PARTS (150)        
 OHIO JONES 4701              20  25  0  85         MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)        
 MURRAY 3341                   8   6  0  83         KIWI CONNECTION (337)     
 GLEN 3339                     7   4  1  83         KIWI CONNECTION (337)     
 LUKE'S 4770                  18   6  1  80         TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)    

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HANGNAIL 4748                12   6  0  64         OTTO'S PARTS (150)        

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BENTIEY 4182                  6   1  1  56         KIWI CONNECTION (337)     
 COBALT SAINT 4795             8   9  0  45         IRON CATHEDRAL (159)      
 RELIQUARY 4801                6   5  1  43         IRON CATHEDRAL (159)      
 HENRY VIII 2069               7   8  1  40         THE ROYALISTS (237)       
 EAVIA 4809                    5   2  0  40         IRON CATHEDRAL (159)      

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FITCHETT 4812                 3   2  1  27         KIWI CONNECTION (337)     
 BRONZE SAINT 4799             5   8  1  24         IRON CATHEDRAL (159)      
 PHYRRUS 4808                  4   3  1  24         IRON CATHEDRAL (159)      

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NORK ONE-EAR 2256             3   6  2  19         THE ROYALISTS (237)       
 DAHLIA 4813                   3   2  0  18         KIWI CONNECTION (337)     
 KIDNEY STONES 4815            1   1  0  13         OTTO'S PARTS (150)        
 FROZEN SHOULDER 4821          0   1  0   1         OTTO'S PARTS (150)        

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
SHIFTYEYED VOLUN        0  0 0                      FITCHETT 4812          482 NONE
WINQUIK 2275            0  6 0 THE ROYALISTS 237    PHYRRUS 4808           481  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ICE UNICYCLE devastated MURRAY in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight.
LUKE'S viciously subdued OHIO JONES in a 2 minute brutal expert's Challenge battle.
KIDNEY STONES was overpowered by EAVIA in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
PINCHED NERVE devastated M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
TWO HANDS was savagely defeated by M. CHARDINEE in a 4 minute mismatched competition.
GLEN viciously subdued HANGNAIL in a 2 minute bloody match.
COBALT SAINT was overcome by BENTIEY in a 2 minute gruesome fight.
RELIQUARY vanquished NORK ONE-EAR in a 1 minute gruesome uneven duel.
PHYRRUS was overpowered by RUTHLESS JAYWALKER in a 1 minute uneven duel.
HENRY VIII overpowered BRONZE SAINT in a action packed 1 minute one-sided fight.
FITCHETT executed SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
DAHLIA demolished FROZEN SHOULDER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched competition.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         SLASHING ATTACK   20 -  12 -  0      63  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         BASHING ATTACK    13 -   9 -  2      59  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     3         LUNGING ATTACK    15 -  11 -  1      58  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-LUNGE        6 -   5 -  0      55  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         AIMED BLOW        14 -  12 -  1      54  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         PARRY-STRIKE      13 -  12 -  0      52  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         WALL OF STEEL      9 -  10 -  1      47  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         TOTAL PARRY       10 -  14 -  1      42  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         STRIKING ATTACK    3 -   6 -  1      33  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 482 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     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  2         3  AIMED BLOW     
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  2         2  PARRY-STRIKE   
AIMED BLOW         2 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  2         1  WALL OF STEEL  
PARRY-STRIKE       2 -  1                                       1  LUNGING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  2                                       1  TOTAL PARRY    
                                                                1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    ICE UNICYCLE 4734          21  13  2  104 TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)
SLASHING ATTACK  PINCHED NERVE 4747         12   5  1  125 OTTO'S PARTS (150)
AIMED BLOW       MURRAY 3341                 8   6  0   83 KIWI CONNECTION (337)
PARRY-STRIKE     LUKE'S 4770                18   6  1   80 TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)
TOTAL PARRY      HANGNAIL 4748              12   6  0   64 OTTO'S PARTS (150)
BASHING ATTACK   BENTIEY 4182                6   1  1   56 KIWI CONNECTION (337)
PARRY-LUNGE      RELIQUARY 4801              6   5  1   43 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is OHIO JONES 4701.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was TWO HANDS 4529.  The ten other most popular fighters were GLEN 3339, LUKE'S 4770, 
BENTIEY 4182, PINCHED NERVE 4747, HENRY VIII 2069, DAHLIA 4813, OHIO JONES 4701, 
EAVIA 4809, RELIQUARY 4801, and ICE UNICYCLE 4734.

The least popular fighter this week was PHYRRUS 4808.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were NORK ONE-EAR 2256, KIDNEY STONES 4815, MURRAY 3341, FROZEN SHOULDER 
4821, FITCHETT 4812, BRONZE SAINT 4799, COBALT SAINT 4795, HANGNAIL 4748, ICE 
UNICYCLE 4734, and RELIQUARY 4801.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

ICE UNICYCLE (52-4734) TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

For those of you who keep track of such things, a few additional warriors graduated 
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. 

               HEADBUTTS BASEBALLS (73-1807) THINGS GEORGE DOES  (183) 
                      RED BIRD (85-45165) SPREAD THE RED  (8222) 
                  WRESTED NUDIST (85-45330) W.S. ANAGRAMS 2  (8255) 
                  LADY O' THE LAKE (86-30287) THRONEHOLDERS  (5559) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes