DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/12/2026    Duedate: 02/25/2026

JASPER GULCH ARENA

DM 85    TURN 280

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

AGONY
PROJECT MAYHEM 135 (1446)
(85-55171) [11-3-0,102]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

AGONY                          BORN AGAIN
PROJECT MAYHEM 135 (1446)      AMERICA (3276)
(85-55171) [11-3-0,102]        (85-17827) [7-1-0,50]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

FAT WIZARD                     SABOR
CODE NAMES II (2840)           OF WOLF AND MAN5 (1358)
(85-15459) [15-15-0,82]        (85-7489) [7-4-0,73]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

PROJECT MAYHEM 322 (5454)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. PROJECT MAYHEM 135 (1446)     21 
2. PROJECT MAYHEM 95 (529)       17 PROJECT MAYHEM 135 (1446)
3. AMERICA (3276)                15    Unchartered Team
4. PROJECT MAYHEM 165 (2656)     14 
5. DARK INSANITY (9473)          12 PROJECT MAYHEM 322 (5454)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*THIRSTY THUGS 172R (4299)  8   0  0 100.   1/ 3*PROJECT MAYHEM 322 (5454) 3  0 1
 2/ 3*PROJECT MAYHEM 322 (5454)  3   0  1 100.   2/10 PRINGLES (6744)           3  0 0
 3/ 5*PROJECT MAYHEM 308 (5440)  3   0  0 100.   3/ 7*PROJECT MAYHEM 308 (5440) 3  0 0
 4/ 8*OF WOLF AND MAN8 (1361)    2   0  0 100.   4/ 2 PROJECT MAYHEM 135 (1446) 3  0 0
 5- 7*THIRSTY THUGS 1653 (3091)  1   0  0 100.   5/ 1 OF WOLF AND MAN6 (1359)   3  2 0
 6- 9*23ERR (6534)               8   1  0 88.9   6- 8 OF WOLF AND MAN2 (1355)   2  0 0
 7-10*THIRSTY THUGS 200G (9673)  5   1  0 83.3   7/29*OF WOLF AND MAN8 (1361)   2  0 0
 8-11 URUAGUAY 18 (6618)         9   2  0 81.8   8/36*PROJECT MAYHEM 95 (529)   2  1 1
 9-12 THIRSTY THUGS 1656 (3094) 13   3  0 81.3   9/ 4*NIGHT'S DREAM (9474)      2  1 0
10/14 PROJECT MAYHEM 135 (1446) 11   3  0 78.6  10/37 DARK INSANITY (9473)      2  1 0
11-13*THIRSTY THUGS 207 (9206)   7   2  0 77.8  11/40 PHONOPHONIC (7215)        2  1 0
12/16*AMERICA (3276)             7   2  0 77.8  12/11 PROJECT MAYHEM 277 (5419) 2  1 0
13/20*LAST MEN (9533)            6   2  0 75.0  13- 5*THIRSTY THUGS 200G (9673) 1  0 0
14-18 HOLIDAYS 19D (9013)        8   3  0 72.7  14-17 HOLIDAYS 19D (9013)       1  0 0
15/23 PROJECT MAYHEM 165 (2656)  8   3  0 72.7  15-30*PROJECT MAYHEM 372 (9081) 1  0 0
16/15 OF WOLF AND MAN6 (1359)   15   6  2 71.4  16-18 2020-1 (9190)             1  0 0
17-19 PANAMA 18 (6599)          10   4  1 71.4  17-19 05 CHEVY (9193)           1  0 0
18/22 STARBUCKS (6737)          12   6  0 66.7  18-20*THIRSTY THUGS 207 (9206)  1  0 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19/43*PROJECT MAYHEM 95 (529)    2   1  1 66.7  19/21 FAVORITE SAYINGS 3 (7479) 1  0 0
20/ 4*NIGHT'S DREAM (9474)       2   1  0 66.7  20- 6*23ERR (6534)              1  0 0
21/27 PROJECT MAYHEM 171 (3701) 11   6  1 64.7  21-22 PANAMA 18 (6599)          1  0 0
22/25 OF WOLF AND MAN5 (1358)   14  10  2 58.3  22-23 URUAGUAY 18 (6618)        1  0 0
23-29 INSPIRATION (9246)         7   5  0 58.3  23-31*DENMARK 18 (6624)         1  0 0
24/33 CODE NAMES X (5297)       14  11  1 56.0  24/15 CODE NAMES X (5297)       1  0 0
25-31*OF WOLF AND MAN9 (1362)    5   4  0 55.6  25-24*THIRSTY THUGS 172R (4299) 1  0 0
26/40 PROJECT MAYHEM 277 (5419)  6   5  1 54.5  26/33*AMERICA (3276)            1  0 0
27-34 2020-1 (9190)             13  11  0 54.2  27-26*BUBBA'S NO CREW 7 (2694)  1  0 0
28/39 FAVORITE SAYINGS 3 (7479)  7   6  1 53.8  28-27*THIRSTY THUGS 1653 (3091) 1  0 0
29/38 PRINGLES (6744)            8   7  1 53.3  29-28 THIRSTY THUGS 1656 (3094) 1  0 0
30/35 CODE NAMES II (2840)      24  22  0 52.2  30-35 TRAIN (260)               1  0 0
31/ 0 WE ARE FARMERS! (1934)    17  16  1 51.5  31-39 INSPIRATION (9246)        1  1 0
32-37 OF WOLF AND MAN2 (1355)    8   8  0 50.0  32/57 PROJECT MAYHEM 165 (2656) 1  1 0
33/32 PROJECT MAYHEM 292 (5424)  6   6  0 50.0  33-12*OF WOLF AND MAN9 (1362)   1  1 0
34-41 OF WOLF AND MAN (1354)     5   5  0 50.0  34/38*LAST MEN (9533)           1  2 0
35-42*BUBBA'S NO CREW 7 (2694)   2   2  0 50.0  35/41 ARCANE TEA (6724)         1  2 0
36/45 DARK INSANITY (9473)      11  12  0 47.8  36/42 HIGHLAND PARK (6736)      1  2 0
37/36 OF WOLF AND MAN4 (1357)    9  10  0 47.4  37/ 9 STARBUCKS (6737)          1  2 0
38-44 PHILANTHROPISTS II (335) 148 174  5 46.0  38/43 PROJECT MAYHEM 292 (5424) 1  2 0
39-46 SBLI 32 (3757)            14  17  0 45.2  39/44 PROJECT MAYHEM 171 (3701) 1  2 0
40-47 BIG LAKE EVOLVE (6574)    24  30  1 44.4  40/47 OF WOLF AND MAN10 (1363)  1  2 0
41-48 TRAIN (260)                8  10  0 44.4  41/13 OF WOLF AND MAN5 (1358)   1  4 0
42-49 GUN MAKERS (4144)         11  16  0 40.7  42-14 PHILANTHROPISTS II (335)  0  4 0
43/53 PHONOPHONIC (7215)         6   9  0 40.0  43/48*PROJECT MONKEY 286 (5410) 0  3 0
44-50 TERMINATOR (3968)          4   6  0 40.0  44-46 BIG LAKE EVOLVE (6574)    0  2 0
45/51 ARCANE TEA (6724)          5   9  1 35.7  45/ 0 WE ARE FARMERS! (1934)    0  2 0
46/58 OF WOLF AND MAN10 (1363)   4   8  1 33.3  46-45 OF WOLF AND MAN (1354)    0  2 0
47-54*PROJECT MAYHEM 372 (9081)  2   4  0 33.3  47/59 OF WOLF AND MAN4 (1357)   0  2 0
48-55 05 CHEVY (9193)           13  30  0 30.2  48-55 SBLI 32 (3757)            0  1 0
49-57*DENMARK 18 (6624)          2   5  0 28.6  49-32 TERMINATOR (3968)         0  1 0
50/59 HIGHLAND PARK (6736)       4  13  0 23.5  50-56 GUN MAKERS (4144)         0  1 0
51/60*PROJECT MONKEY 286 (5410)  0   3  0  0.0  51/34 CODE NAMES II (2840)      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

     It's me, The Unknown Spymaster here with my bag to give you the news on last 
week's fights.  Say good-bye to OF WOLF AND MAN6, as they are pushed from the coveted 
top team spot by the PROJECT MAYHEM 322 stable.  Take a look at OF WOLF AND MAN8's 
act, as they have a 1-0-0 week and gain 22 places in the team ranking.  Rising in the 
ranks like a loaf of armored bread (okay, I admit it's corny) is PROJECT MAYHEM 95, 
who swept up 28 places in the ranks.  Take a look at DARK INSANITY's act, as they 
have a 1-0-0 week and gain 27 places in the team ranking.  Rising in the ranks like a 
loaf of armored bread (okay, I admit it's corny) is PHONOPHONIC, who swept up 29 
places in the ranks.  Take a look at PROJECT MAYHEM 165's act, as they have a 1-0-0 
week and gain 25 places in the team ranking.  A seasoned team is steady in the lists. 
But to STARBUCKS, which fell to 37th, it's what you soak in before going to the Dark 
Arena.  What goes up, must come down.  Watch out JASPER GULCH!  OF WOLF AND MAN5 may 
fall on you as it crushes past the teams below it to fall on the 41st spot.  Rising 
in the ranks like a loaf of armored bread (okay, I admit it's corny) is OF WOLF AND 
MAN4, who swept up 12 places in the ranks.  Suffering under a 0-1-0 record and 
dropping from 34th to 51st place were the CODE NAMES II.  Keep trying!  Hey 
everybody, watch out for AGONY, who flew up 21 points in the rankings after mashing 
FAT WIZARD like a melon.  Keep your eye on this guy.  Ya know, some days it doesn't 
pay to walk out on the sands.  FAT WIZARD was subdued by AGONY and drops 27 points.  
Try as hard as the OF WOLF AND MAN2 stable might, they were unable to find their 
warrior (and ex-Duelmaster) PHAIDOR before this week's fights.  In front of all the 
crowds, AGONY took the Duelmaster's crown for his own.  I give the bum two weeks.  
Advice to bashers--never force anything, just get a bigger halberd!   
     But enough of that bunch, let's get on to the wimps who like to avoid battle!   
     Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day 
drinking to their memory.  Better tanked than dead!  Knowing when to use the right 
tactics at the proper time is a very important step on the road to Duelmaster.   
     Well, there's the manager of the JASPER GULCH giving me the 'cut' sign (or is 
that 'They're going to strangle you in the alley?).  Well, there goes another Spy 
Report.  Good luck in next week's fights.  Its been fun, and I'm sure you enjoyed it 
(boos).  Now that I've got you worked up for Snide Clemens, I'll be leaving-- The 
Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AGONY 55171                  11   3  0 102         PROJECT MAYHEM 135 (1446) 

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-IVY MANIAC 20516             14   8  0 198         SBLI 32 (3757)            
-OVALLE 36190                  7   1  1 143         PANAMA 18 (6599)          
-DIRE LAPDOG 16884             8   3  0 113         THIRSTY THUGS 1656 (3094) 
-ONYX 50341                   13   7  0 106         2020-1 (9190)             
-PHAIDOR 7476                  7   3  0 101         OF WOLF AND MAN2 (1355)   
 ROBERT PAULSON 570 29469      6   5  1 100         PROJECT MAYHEM 277 (5419) 
 ITCHY MAMBA 28847            12   7  1  92         CODE NAMES X (5297)       
-FUEL LINE 50355              13  16  0  91         05 CHEVY (9193)           

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-YELLOWSTONE 35804             8   1  0  89         23ERR (6534)              
 ROBERT PAULSON 370 20231     11   6  1  85         PROJECT MAYHEM 171 (3701) 
 FAT WIZARD 15459             15  15  0  82         CODE NAMES II (2840)      
 SABOR 7489                    7   4  0  73         OF WOLF AND MAN5 (1358)   
-CRUDE DUDE 16868              1   0  0  73         THIRSTY THUGS 1653 (3091) 
-TWO-WAY BOUQUET 49442         8   3  0  70         HOLIDAYS 19D (9013)       
-THAKA 7492                    7   3  2  68         OF WOLF AND MAN6 (1359)   
-SLOW 1450                     7   3  0  68         TRAIN (260)               

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-EDUCATION 50638               7   5  0  66         INSPIRATION (9246)        
 PUMPKIN SPICE 36968          12   6  0  65         STARBUCKS (6737)          
 ISSAC CALIGARI 51933          7  10  0  62         DARK INSANITY (9473)      
 WINDOW SHOPPER 41042          7   6  1  60         FAVORITE SAYINGS 3 (7479) 

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MOLAK 7493                    8   3  0  55         OF WOLF AND MAN6 (1359)   
-POULSON 36315                 2   5  0  54         DENMARK 18 (6624)         
 BORN AGAIN 17827              7   1  0  50         AMERICA (3276)            
 SOLA 7485                     6   8  0  50         OF WOLF AND MAN4 (1357)   
 BRODY 52258                   4   2  0  46         LAST MEN (9533)           
-ATROCITY 52979                5   1  0  45         THIRSTY THUGS 200G (9673) 
-DUCOLI 7508                   5   4  0  45         OF WOLF AND MAN9 (1362)   
 TERKOZ 7487                   7   6  2  43         OF WOLF AND MAN5 (1358)   
 9TH RULE 55302                5   3  0  43         PROJECT MAYHEM 165 (2656) 
 FRITZ 7514                    4   8  1  43         OF WOLF AND MAN10 (1363)  
 VINYL ALBUM 39512             6   9  0  41         PHONOPHONIC (7215)        
-KANTOS KAN 7664               5   5  0  40         OF WOLF AND MAN (1354)    
 ROBERT PAULSON 608 29496      6   6  0  39         PROJECT MAYHEM 292 (5424) 
 ROBERT PAULSON 671 29643      3   0  1  39         PROJECT MAYHEM 322 (5454) 
-KYLE REESE 21614              4   6  0  38         TERMINATOR (3968)         
-TRANSFORMATION 55092          5   7  0  37         BIG LAKE EVOLVE (6574)    

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE SINGLETON 36964           4  13  0  33         HIGHLAND PARK (6736)      
-KNIGHT OF PASSION 14712       2   2  0  31         BUBBA'S NO CREW 7 (2694)  
 ENGLISH BREAKFAST 36901       5   9  1  30         ARCANE TEA (6724)         

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ROBERT PAULSON 252 2824       2   1  1  25         PROJECT MAYHEM 95 (529)   

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ANAROL 7506                   2   0  0  23         OF WOLF AND MAN8 (1361)   
 ROBERT PAULSON 640 29573      3   0  0  22         PROJECT MAYHEM 308 (5440) 
 GUCCI EYELIDS 25547           3   2  1  20         WE ARE FARMERS! (1934)    
 GABRIEL LANCE 51934           2   1  0  19         NIGHT'S DREAM (9474)      
-FIRST RULE 55290              1   2  0  19         PROJECT MAYHEM 372 (9081) 
 ROBERT PAULSON 593 29425      0   3  0  16         PROJECT MONKEY 286 (5410) 

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
EMBEZZLING SCRIB        0  0 0                      ROBERT PAULSON 2 2824  280 NONE
CHOCOLATE LIQUE 37009   7  5 0 INGREDIENTS 6745     TERKOZ 7487            277  
BROKEN THROTTLE 14615   0  2 0 WE ARE FARMERS! 1934 HIGH ELF               280 NONE
DIOUF 85                0  0 0 WHITECAP FC 13       GOVERNOR GRAY 37709     98  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BROKEN THROTTLE was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
ROBERT PAULSON 570 vanquished PUMPKIN SPICE in a 1 minute uneven battle.
FAT WIZARD was demolished by AGONY in a 1 minute uneven Title fight.
ITCHY MAMBA devastated VETERAN MERCENARY in a popular 1 minute one-sided contest.
SABOR was bested by ROBERT PAULSON 370 in a popular 4 minute expert's brawl.
SOLA was bested by ISSAC CALIGARI in a 2 minute master's match.
TERKOZ was overcome by 9TH RULE in a 2 minute fight.
MOLAK was viciously subdued by BORN AGAIN in a crowd boring 26 minute gruesome melee.
ROBERT PAULSON 608 was vanquished by WINDOW SHOPPER in a 1 minute uneven fight.
THE SINGLETON was viciously subdued by FRITZ in a 3 minute gory fight.
BRODY beat ENGLISH BREAKFAST in a popular 1 minute gory melee.
VINYL ALBUM demolished GABRIEL LANCE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched match.
SPICY QUESO bested ROBERT PAULSON 593 in a exciting 3 minute bloody battle.
ROBERT PAULSON 671 overpowered CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
ROBERT PAULSON 640 outlasted EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a tiring 8 minute duel.
ANAROL bested GUCCI EYELIDS in a action packed 3 minute duel.
ROBERT PAULSON 252 executed EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         TOTAL PARRY       29 -  14 -  0      67  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      6         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   3 -  0      67  |
|AIMED BLOW                       5         STRIKING ATTACK   34 -  25 -  4      58  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         LUNGING ATTACK    50 -  39 -  2      56  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-LUNGE        9 -  10 -  1      47  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         SLASHING ATTACK   14 -  19 -  2      42  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         AIMED BLOW        26 -  37 -  1      41  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         BASHING ATTACK     5 -   8 -  0      38  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -  12 -  0      37  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 280 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      1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  4         6  LUNGING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  3         2  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
TOTAL PARRY        4 -  2     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         3 -  2                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  AGONY -10365               11   3  0  102 PROJECT MAYHEM 135 (1446)
LUNGING ATTACK   ITCHY MAMBA 28847          12   7  1   92 CODE NAMES X (5297)
TOTAL PARRY      ROBERT PAULSON 370 20231   11   6  1   85 PROJECT MAYHEM 171 (3701)
BASHING ATTACK   BRODY -13278                4   2  0   46 LAST MEN (9533)
AIMED BLOW       9TH RULE -10234             5   3  0   43 PROJECT MAYHEM 165 (2656)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is FAT WIZARD 15459.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was SABOR 7489.  The ten other most popular fighters were GUCCI EYELIDS 25547, 
ROBERT PAULSON 593 29425, ROBERT PAULSON 370 20231, 9TH RULE -10234, FRITZ 7514, 
SPICY QUESO -28536, ITCHY MAMBA 28847, ISSAC CALIGARI -13603, TERKOZ 7487, and THE 
SINGLETON -28572.

The least popular fighter this week was MOLAK 7493.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BORN AGAIN 17827, ROBERT PAULSON 640 29573, ROBERT PAULSON 608 29496, 
FAT WIZARD 15459, PUMPKIN SPICE -28568, BROKEN THROTTLE 14615, ROBERT PAULSON 252 
2824, ROBERT PAULSON 671 29643, GABRIEL LANCE -13602, and ENGLISH BREAKFAST -28635.

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

ROSE GOLD BENZ (85--21204) RIFF'S WHIPS