DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/02/2026    Duedate: 04/29/2026

KYR'TERR ARENA

DM 71    TURN 429

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

RICH GIRL
BLUE-EYED SOUL (1139)
(71-9771) [13-5-0,102]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

RICH GIRL                      THORN
BLUE-EYED SOUL (1139)          TEA TIME (879)
(71-9771) [13-5-0,102]         (71-7857) [4-4-1,72]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

ROBKE COHUR                    THORN
DARQUE FORCES III (382)        TEA TIME (879)
(71-3456) [19-14-0,73]         (71-7857) [4-4-1,72]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

DARQUE FORCES (374)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. GR8 PL8TS 4 (1014)            37 
2. DARQUE FORCES (374)           22    OLD SCHOOL 49ERS (1149)
3. WORLD BLADES 7 (1128)         14    Unchartered Team
4. DARQUE SOULS D (908)          11 
5. LIGHT SKIN'D HONEYZ (1056)    9     WORLD BLADES 7 (1128)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 2*SPORTING B (893)           3   0  1 100.   1/ 2 DARQUE FORCES (374)       7  6 0
 2/ 1*WORLD BLADES 7 (1128)      6   1  0 85.7   2/ 1 BLUE-EYED SOUL (1139)     4  4 0
 3/ 4 OLD SCHOOL 49ERS (1149)   17  10  0 63.0   3/ 8 OLD SCHOOL 49ERS (1149)   2  0 0
 4/ 3 LIGHT SKIN'D HONEY (1056)  9   6  0 60.0   4/ 6 GR8 PL8TS 4 (1014)        2  1 0
 5/ 0*DARQUE SOULS E (909)       4   3  1 57.1   5/ 7 GAMES (1098)              2  1 0
 6/ 0 DARQUE FORCES V (390)     91  70  2 56.5   6/ 5*WORLD BLADES 7 (1128)     2  1 0
 7/ 0 THE GARRISON (209)        68  55  2 55.3   7/ 3 LIGHT SKIN'D HONEY (1056) 2  3 0
 8/ 0 DARQUE FORCES III (382)  105  88  4 54.4   8- 4*SPORTING B (893)          1  0 0
 9/ 0 DARQUE FORCES IV (389)   170 163 13 51.1   9/ 0*DARQUE SOULS D (908)      1  0 0
10/ 5*TEA TIME (879)             4   4  1 50.0  10/ 0*DARQUE SOULS E (909)      1  0 0
11/ 0*DARQUE SOULS D (908)       3   3  0 50.0  11/ 0 DARQUE FORCES V (390)     1  0 0
12/ 6 GR8 PL8TS 4 (1014)        10  11  0 47.6  12/ 0 DARQUE FORCES IV (389)    1  0 0
13/ 8 DARQUE FORCES (374)       94 105  9 47.2  13- 9 NYSE BRESTUSUSES (1067)   1  1 1
14/ 7 BLUE-EYED SOUL (1139)     24  27  0 47.1  14/12 CANADIAN ARTISTS II (980) 1  1 0
15/10 GAMES (1098)              15  18  0 45.5  15/10*TEA TIME (879)            1  2 0
16/12 CANADIAN ARTISTS II (980)  8  10  1 44.4  16/11 PORKY'S II (979)          0  3 0
17/ 0*2 ANIMALS IN 1-II (1064)   4   5  0 44.4  17/ 0 THE GARRISON (209)        0  3 0
18-11 NYSE BRESTUSUSES (1067)    9  12  1 42.9  18/ 0*2 ANIMALS IN 1-II (1064)  0  1 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19/ 9 PORKY'S II (979)           6   9  0 40.0  19/ 0 DARQUE FORCES III (382)   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

     Hail KYR'TERR!  Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed for your 
deeds.  It seems the training can make the difference, as BLUE-EYED SOUL is pushed 
out of top team by DARQUE FORCES, who came from 2nd with a 3-1-0 this turn.  Now keep 
the taverns open late tonight, for there are sorrows to drown for TEA TIME, whose 
0-1-0 this turn dropped them by 5 into 15th.  OLD SCHOOL 49ERS stable has parlayed 
this turn's 1-0-0 into a 5 space move up the rankings.  This brings them up to 3rd 
place.  Good work, guys!  The DARQUE FORCES guild has had a 3-1-0 turn and deserves 
to be watched in the future.  You never know where this kind of thing can lead.  And 
let's see, TIMELESS fought ODALISQ and gained 22 points and contributed to GR8 PL8TS 
4's 1-1-0.  ODALISQ has lost to TIMELESS, falling 11 points, while helping make THE 
GARRISON a 0-3-0 turn.  The attempts to dethrone the Duelmaster have failed, and RICH 
GIRL remains KYR'TERR's top warrior for another turn.  Can someone confirm a rumor 
for me?  I hear the top team makes their losing fighters do dishes at The Dripping 
Blade until they win.  Maybe?   
     The crowd's roar, the smell of iron and leather, mixed with sweat, what more 
could a warrior ask of life?  Well, besides that.  I also notice that the GR8 PL8TS 4 
stable was the most avoided team this turn.  Come on KYR'TERR, what are you afraid 
of?  And guess who avoided GR8 PL8TS 4 stable the most?  Believe it or not, it was 
DARQUE FORCES.  Anyone surprised?  Well, sports fans, take notice that THORN from TEA 
TIME was KYR'TERR's most challenged warrior this turn.   
     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.   
     I like this place, KYR'TERR, the taverns have old wine, and young serving girls. 
Who could ask for more?  It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet again, keep 
your swords sharp and your hammers heavy.  Until the sun next rises and my pen sets 
to paper-- Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RICH GIRL 9771               13   5  0 102         BLUE-EYED SOUL (1139)     

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 L5R 9497                     15  13  0  98         GAMES (1098)              
-CHERRY L 9156                 9   2  0  92         LIGHT SKIN'D HONEYZ (1056)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MANIFEST 2030                15  12  1  90         THE GARRISON (209)        
 RICE 80 9862                 16   6  0  85         OLD SCHOOL 49ERS (1149)   
 KING TEC 3384                14   9  2  80         DARQUE FORCES (374)       
 TIMELESS 8835                10   3  0  80         GR8 PL8TS 4 (1014)        
 CIRCE 3580                   18  15  0  76         DARQUE FORCES V (390)     
 ODALISQ 2032                 16  11  0  75         THE GARRISON (209)        
 ROBKE COHUR 3456             19  14  0  73         DARQUE FORCES III (382)   
 THORN 7857                    4   4  1  72         TEA TIME (879)            
 HONEYWELL 8808                6   7  0  71         PORKY'S II (979)          
 BLAZE 3575                   13  12  1  68         DARQUE FORCES IV (389)    

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ODESSA 9687                   6   0  0  59         WORLD BLADES 7 (1128)     

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PAM ANDERSON 8545             8   8  1  54         CANADIAN ARTISTS III (980)
 LION OF URIK 3613             7   5  1  54         DARQUE FORCES (374)       
-MICHAEL BOLTON 9800           5   1  0  50         BLUE-EYED SOUL (1139)     
 TIGERSHARK 9195               4   3  0  42         2 ANIMALS IN 1-II (1064)  
 TRIGUN 4906                   5   6  0  41         DARQUE FORCES (374)       

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TAFT 2255                     8   8  0  37         THE GARRISON (209)        
-MARATHON 7968                 3   0  1  36         SPORTING B (893)          

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SARA SMILE 9772               6  12  0  30         BLUE-EYED SOUL (1139)     
 ASYLUM DEMON 8137             3   0  0  28         DARQUE SOULS E (909)      
 PHALANX 8134                  2   0  0  28         DARQUE SOULS D (908)      
-NICKI MINAJ 9381              2   5  1  26         NYSE BRESTUSUSES (1067)   

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RIKKUS 6145                   3   1  0  18         DARQUE FORCES (374)       

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BASHEEBA 9365           1  2 1 3RD ACT 1080         MARATHON 7968          426  
DA1 9851                0  1 0 GR8 PL8TS 4 1014     ARENAMASTER            429 NONE
KITTEN 9155             0  1 0 LIGHT SKIN'D HO 1056 STONE GOLEM            429 NONE
TYRA M 9153             0  1 0 LIGHT SKIN'D HO 1056 SPYMASTER              429 NONE
DA3 8540                0  1 0 PORKY'S II 979       STONE GOLEM            429 NONE
DA3 9686                0  1 0 WORLD BLADES 7 1128  MOUNTAIN TROLL         429 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DA3 was viciously butchered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
DA1 was slaughtered by ARENAMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
KITTEN was easily killed by STONE GOLEM in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
TYRA M was assassinated by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
DA3 was dealt death by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute Dark Arena contest.
KING TEC narrowly defeated HONEYWELL in a 2 minute brutal Challenge fight.
THORN was bested by RICE 80 in a popular 2 minute expert's Challenge brawl.
RICH GIRL bested MANIFEST in a 3 minute master's Title match.
ODALISQ was viciously subdued by TIMELESS in a 7 minute gruesome expert's fight.
L5R vanquished ROBKE COHUR in a popular 2 minute uneven duel.
CIRCE viciously subdued KUNG-FU MASTER in a popular 1 minute brutal one-sided duel.
BLAZE overcame TAFT in a popular 2 minute bout.
LION OF URIK subdued TIGERSHARK in a crowd pleasing 3 minute match.
TRIGUN was handily defeated by ODESSA in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
PAM ANDERSON demolished FRATSFA SLAVE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided brawl.
SARA SMILE was overcome by PHALANX in a 2 minute fight.
ASYLUM DEMON vanquished MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
RIKKUS outwaited CONVICTED THIEF in a unpopular 7 minute novice's fray.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         TOTAL PARRY       21 -   8 -  0      72  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         WALL OF STEEL     16 -   7 -  0      70  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         PARRY-LUNGE        4 -   3 -  0      57  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         AIMED BLOW        17 -  13 -  0      57  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         STRIKING ATTACK   12 -  11 -  2      52  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   3 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -   5 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         SLASHING ATTACK    6 -   7 -  2      46  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         BASHING ATTACK    11 -  13 -  1      46  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         LUNGING ATTACK     7 -  12 -  0      37  |

Turn 429 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-RIPOSTE      2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         1 -  2         4  WALL OF STEEL  
WALL OF STEEL      5 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  2         2  TOTAL PARRY    
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  2     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  2         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                              LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  3         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  2         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      RICH GIRL 9771             13   5  0  102 BLUE-EYED SOUL (1139)
WALL OF STEEL    L5R 9497                   15  13  0   98 GAMES (1098)
LUNGING ATTACK   MANIFEST 2030              15  12  1   90 THE GARRISON (209)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    CIRCE 3580                 18  15  0   76 DARQUE FORCES V (390)
PARRY-LUNGE      ROBKE COHUR 3456           19  14  0   73 DARQUE FORCES III (382)
AIMED BLOW       ODESSA 9687                 6   0  0   59 WORLD BLADES 7 (1128)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is ROBKE COHUR 3456.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was THORN 7857.  The ten other most popular fighters were ROBKE COHUR 3456, 
BLAZE 3575, LION OF URIK 3613, MANIFEST 2030, CIRCE 3580, DA3 8540, PAM ANDERSON 
8545, KING TEC 3384, HONEYWELL 8808, and RICE 80 9862.

The least popular fighter this week was RIKKUS 6145.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were TRIGUN 4906, TYRA M 9153, KITTEN 9155, DA1 9851, TAFT 2255, TIMELESS 
8835, ODALISQ 2032, RICH GIRL 9771, DA3 9686, and ASYLUM DEMON 8137.

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