DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/31/2026    Duedate: 04/27/2026

ILLIS ARENA

DM 59    TURN 453

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

DJANGO
FAR TRAVELERS (337)
(59-3335) [10-4-0,93]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

DJANGO                         POSITION IS EMPTY
FAR TRAVELERS (337)            
(59-3335) [10-4-0,93]          

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

THORUNDR                       HERMIT
ISLE OF SKYE (58)              ISLE OF SKYE (58)
(59-2654) [19-18-1,76]         (59-3344) [10-7-1,45]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

ISLE OF SKYE (58)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. ISLE OF SKYE (58)             29 
2. OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)         9     TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)
3. TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)       7     Unchartered Team
4. FAR TRAVELERS (337)           2  
                                       T.P.KILLERS (72)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)   26  15  1 63.4   1- 1 HANGOVERS (265)           7  2 0
 2- 1 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)  316 184 18 63.2   2- 2 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    6  4 0
 3- 3 HANGOVERS (265)          346 219 24 61.2   3/ 5 ISLE OF SKYE (58)         6  8 0
 4- 4 CHAPEL ROCK (287)        446 332 18 57.3   4- 3 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)   3  2 1
 5/ 5 ISLE OF SKYE (58)        316 285 18 52.6   5- 4 CHAPEL ROCK (287)         3  4 0
 6- 6 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)   358 342 13 51.1   6/ 6 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)   2  1 0
 7/ 7 OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)     18  18  0 50.0   7/ 7 FAR TRAVELERS (337)       2  1 0
 8/ 8 FAR TRAVELERS (337)       19  22  0 46.3   8/ 9 OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)     2  4 0
 9- 9 ISLANDERS (247)          623 793 20 44.0   9- 8 ISLANDERS (247)           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

     Good day, friends and fiends, welcome to your friendly neighborhood spyreport.  
I doubt ILLIS will ever be the same.  It seems the training can make the difference, 
as HANGOVERS is pushed out of top team by ISLE OF SKYE, who came from 5th with a 
2-2-0 this turn.  And let's see, BRIGHTLACE fought THE USEROUS MERCHANT and gained 15 
points and contributed to OF WOLF & PIXIE's 1-1-0.  AURIT has lost to HERMIT, falling 
6 points, while helping make OF WOLF & PIXIE a 1-1-0 turn.  Due to his absence and 
inability to defend the throne, IT'S NOT A PROBLEM has lost the title of Duelmaster.  
We should ask DJANGO about the thrill of victory, and what being the new Duelmaster 
does for a warrior, he's now the one to ask.  By the way, was that our Duelmaster 
that I saw last night, cramped under the table at The Warty Toad?   
     I tell you, a green quarterstaff lasts longer than a seasoned sapling.  A basher 
friend of mine assures me this is true.  I also notice that the IMPROVED ILLUSION 
stable was the most avoided team this turn.  Come on ILLIS, what are you afraid of?  
And guess who avoided IMPROVED ILLUSION stable the most?  Believe it or not, it was 
ISLE OF SKYE.  Anyone surprised?   
     We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and 
shave it close?  We'd like to remind certain teams not to rob the graves of their 
enemies.  You know who you are; and it's considered rude.   
     Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the 
sweetest.  Well, I'm burning daylight here in ILLIS and I've a long road ahead of me. 
Happy Trails.  Until you see my quill in ILLIS again, farewell-- Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DJANGO 3335                  10   4  0  93         FAR TRAVELERS (337)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-AGAIN AND AGAIN 3312         20  10  0 104         BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    
-MOSCOW MULE 3263             12   8  0  97         HANGOVERS (265)           
-SUPPORT GROUP 3255           21  26  0  93         BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    
 SNARKNADO 3343               10   4  0  91         TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)   

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MY FAIR LADY 3309             6  10  0  85         HANGOVERS (265)           
 THORUNDR 2654                19  18  1  76         ISLE OF SKYE (58)         

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CHESSMASTER HEX 3276          9   3  0  64         IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)   
-EXODUS 3297                   8  20  0  60         CHAPEL ROCK (287)         

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-IN SECRET 3324               15   7  0  56         BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    
-MURTAGH 3332                  9  10  0  47         ISLE OF SKYE (58)         
-YAMIKUBO 3302                 4   1  1  46         IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)   
 HERMIT 3344                  10   7  1  45         ISLE OF SKYE (58)         
 BRIGHTLACE 3354               3   4  0  43         OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)     
-TOBIUS 3342                   6   4  0  39         FAR TRAVELERS (337)       
-FALSE IDOL 3311               5   6  0  37         CHAPEL ROCK (287)         

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AURIT 3370                    3   2  0  33         OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)     

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HOT TODDY 3389                3   1  0  22         HANGOVERS (265)           
-HOLY COW 3390                 2   1  0  21         CHAPEL ROCK (287)         
-OLD FASHIONED 3383            4   1  0  17         HANGOVERS (265)           
-MERCY ME 3382                 3   2  0  17         CHAPEL ROCK (287)         
 CAVE TROLL 3398               2   2  0  15         ISLE OF SKYE (58)         
-YEAGER 3396                   1   1  0  11         IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)   
-NUKA 3397                     1   1  1   8         IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)   
-24 HOUR CHIP 3395             1   2  0   7         BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CAVE TROLL 3377         2  4 0 ISLE OF SKYE 58      YAMIKUBO 3302          449 REVENGED

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
REDCAP RORY 3399        0  3 0 ISLE OF SKYE 58      SHEWISH GIANT          453 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

REDCAP RORY was dealt death by SHEWISH GIANT in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
HERMIT won victory over AURIT in a action packed 1 minute brutal Challenge battle.
DJANGO defeated THORUNDR in a 2 minute master's Title duel.
SNARKNADO devastated CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BRIGHTLACE savagely defeated THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 3 minute bloody competition.
CAVE TROLL vanquished MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute mismatched fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         PARRY-STRIKE       7 -   4 -  0      64  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         TOTAL PARRY        8 -   6 -  0      57  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         LUNGING ATTACK    29 -  23 -  2      56  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         AIMED BLOW        20 -  17 -  0      54  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         BASHING ATTACK    13 -  12 -  1      52  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         WALL OF STEEL     20 -  24 -  0      45  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         SLASHING ATTACK    4 -   5 -  0      44  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         STRIKING ATTACK   10 -  15 -  0      40  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   3 -  0       0  |

Turn 453 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    DJANGO 3335                10   4  0   93 FAR TRAVELERS (337)
AIMED BLOW       SNARKNADO 3343             10   4  0   91 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)
LUNGING ATTACK   HERMIT 3344                10   7  1   45 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is THORUNDR 2654.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was REDCAP RORY 3399.  The ten other most popular fighters were HERMIT 3344, 
SNARKNADO 3343, BRIGHTLACE 3354, DJANGO 3335, THORUNDR 2654, CAVE TROLL 3398, AURIT 
3370,  0,  0, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was AURIT 3370.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were CAVE TROLL 3398, THORUNDR 2654, DJANGO 3335, BRIGHTLACE 3354, SNARKNADO 
3343, HERMIT 3344, REDCAP RORY 3399,  0,  0, and  0.

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

PURPLE HAZE (59-3165) HANGOVERS (265)
IT'S NOT A PROBLEM (59-3322) BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)

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