DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/02/2026    Duedate: 06/15/2026

JHELUM ARENA

DM 4    TURN 1040

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BREAK IT DOWN AGAIN
PALE SHELTER 57 (698)
(4-7423) [15-1-0,124]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BREAK IT DOWN AGAIN            VAPOR TRAIL
PALE SHELTER 57 (698)          CARESS OF STEEL! (739)
(4-7423) [15-1-0,124]          (4-7975) [4-0-0,28]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

CONQUEROR                      POLAR BEAR
TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)        TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)
(4-7907) [11-14-0,95]          (4-7820) [23-22-1,106]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CLASSIC BLUES (549)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE KILLING HIVE (718)        27 
2. TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)       27    PALE SHELTER 57 (698)
3. CARESS OF STEEL! (739)        26    Unchartered Team
4. CLASSIC BLUES (549)           20 
5. TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)          18    CARESS OF STEEL! (739)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2 PALE SHELTER 57 (698)     79  17  2 82.3   1/ 1 CLASSIC BLUES (549)       8  6 0
 2/ 4*CARESS OF STEEL! (739)    12   8  0 60.0   2/ 2 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)      7  2 0
 3/ 5 THE KILLING HIVE (718)    63  43  1 59.4   3/ 4 THE KILLING HIVE (718)    7  5 0
 4/ 6 CLASSIC BLUES (549)      236 177 11 57.1   4/ 3 SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)   6  4 0
 5/ 7 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)     605 543 25 52.7   5/ 7 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)   6  5 0
 6- 8 PHILANTHROPISTS2 (253)   334 303 24 52.4   6/ 6 PALE SHELTER 57 (698)     5  1 0
 7/ 9 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)  285 264 27 51.9   7/ 5*CARESS OF STEEL! (739)    5  5 0
 8/10 SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)   77  80  0 49.0   8/10*BIG LAKE CHICKENS (726)   2  2 0
 9/12*BIG LAKE CHICKENS (726)    4   5  0 44.4   9- 8 PHILANTHROPISTS2 (253)    1  0 0
10/11 DOGS OF WAR (115)        1173 1707 42 40.7  10/11 DOGS OF WAR (115)         0  6 0
11-13*EIRSHOON AERION (738)      3   9  0 25.0  11-12*EIRSHOON AERION (738)     0  5 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 afternoon.

     The Fail to Wreck team has just two turns left, to bloodfeud Polar Bear to avenge 
Brook the Rage.  Is that right?  Brook was killed in turn 1037, and this is turn 1040.  
Here is what Polar Bear was doing today:  JACK FROST (4-7785) (14-17-0,100) of SONGS 
OF THE WOOD challenged POLAR BEAR (4-7820) (22-22-1,95) of TRIBAL COUNCIL.  JACK FROST 
was unbelievably bested by POLAR BEAR in a 2 minute Challenge match.  Polar Bear was 
the most challenged warrior.  But aren't bloodfeud challenges supposed to take 
precedence over regular challenges?  I wonder if Velvet Queen also tried to challenge 
Polar Bear?
     Songs of the Wood posted four challenges this turn, and lost three of them.  
Here's the one that turned out well:  HUNTING GIRL (4-7846) (11-10-0,67) of SONGS OF 
THE WOOD challenged EDGAR (4-7838) (20-21-0,81) of DOGS OF WAR.  HUNTING GIRL 
demolished EDGAR in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge competition.
     It looks like four stand-ins participated in this turn's fights, and they all 
lost.  That's good.
     Break it Down Again is still Jhelum's Duelmaster.  BREAK IT DOWN AGAIN (4-7423) 
(14-1-0,114) of PALE SHELTER 57 fought THE WHISTLER (4-7789) (15-15-0,105) of SONGS OF 
THE WOOD.  BREAK IT DOWN AGAIN vanquished THE WHISTLER in a 1 minute mismatched Title 
fight.  And so, Break it Down Again is remains our top-ranked Total Parry.  But not a 
scum, obviously.
     Panzer IV was awarded 26 points for this fight:  SEEDS OF LOVE (4-7644) (15-1-
0,134) of PALE SHELTER 57 fought PANZER IV (4-7847) (16-22-2,83) of TANKS FOR NOTHIN'.  
SEEDS OF LOVE was overpowered by PANZER IV in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.  I'd have 
bet on Seeds of Love, with that nearly perfect record.  Seeds lost 53 points for that 
embarrassing loss.
     Songs of the Wood avoided Classic Blues.  I guess they wanted their challenges to 
go through, and here's how that worked out:  VELVET QUEEN (4-7797) (17-12-0,93) of 
SONGS OF THE WOOD challenged ALBERT COLLINS (4-7917) (11-8-1,90) of CLASSIC BLUES.  
VELVET QUEEN was devastated by ALBERT COLLINS in a 1 minute Challenge fight.

Well, that's all I've got time for today.  Have a happy two weeks.

                                          -- Edith Tonte

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BREAK IT DOWN AGAIN 7423     15   1  0 124         PALE SHELTER 57 (698)     

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PANZER IV 7847               17  22  2 109         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)   
 POLAR BEAR 7820              23  22  1 106         TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)      
 ALBERT COLLINS 7917          12   8  1 106         CLASSIC BLUES (549)       
 LIL GREEN 7803               17   7  1  95         CLASSIC BLUES (549)       
 CONQUEROR 7907               11  14  0  95         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)   
 THE WHISTLER 7789            15  16  0  94         SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)   
 SHATTERBOW 7772              13   9  1  93         THE KILLING HIVE (718)    
 JACK FROST 7785              14  18  0  92         SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)   

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BARBAX 7891                  18   3  0  85         THE KILLING HIVE (718)    
 HUNTING GIRL 7846            12  10  0  84         SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)   
 EDGAR 7838                   20  22  0  82         DOGS OF WAR (115)         
 VELVET QUEEN 7797            17  13  0  82         SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)   
 JESSE FULLER 7802            13  12  1  74         CLASSIC BLUES (549)       
 LEAD BALLOON 7742             3  64  0  73         DOGS OF WAR (115)         

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WALTER DAVIS 7922            11   8  0  66         CLASSIC BLUES (549)       
 THE HOODED CROW 7786         15  17  0  65         SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)   
 OSCEOLA 7929                 10   5  1  59         TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)      

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TALL OAK 7964                 7   1  0  58         TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)      

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ASHFLAYER 7775               13   9  0  53         THE KILLING HIVE (718)    
 CARRO LEGGERO 7904            6  22  2  43         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)   

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-PUNKY ROOSTER 7791            2   3  0  33         BIG LAKE CHICKENS (726)   
 VAPOR TRAIL 7975              4   0  0  28         CARESS OF STEEL! (739)    
-PINK ANDERSON 7942            5   5  0  26         CLASSIC BLUES (549)       
-GENTLE GIANT 7933             3   1  0  26         PHILANTHROPISTS2 (253)    
 THUGGO 7943                   2   5  0  25         THE KILLING HIVE (718)    

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NEUROTICA 7976                2   2  0  23         CARESS OF STEEL! (739)    
 MARATHON 7972                 3   1  0  19         CARESS OF STEEL! (739)    
 SKIDMARK 7792                 1   1  0  14         BIG LAKE CHICKENS (726)   
 CINDERELLA MAN 7973           2   2  0   9         CARESS OF STEEL! (739)    
 RICKENBACKER 7974             1   3  0   6         CARESS OF STEEL! (739)    

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BROOK THE RAGE 7726    17 11 0 FAIL TO WRECK 720    POLAR BEAR 7820       1037  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

VELVET QUEEN was devastated by ALBERT COLLINS in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
JACK FROST was unbelievably bested by POLAR BEAR in a 2 minute Challenge match.
THE HOODED CROW was devastated by CONQUEROR in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
HUNTING GIRL demolished EDGAR in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge competition.
BREAK IT DOWN AGAIN vanquished THE WHISTLER in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
SEEDS OF LOVE was overpowered by PANZER IV in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
LIL GREEN overpowered LEAD BALLOON in a 3 minute gruesome uneven melee.
JESSE FULLER lost to BARBAX in a 2 minute veteran's duel.
WALTER DAVIS was vanquished by SHATTERBOW in a popular 1 minute one-sided duel.
TALL OAK savagely defeated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 2 minute gory melee.
ASHFLAYER savagely defeated CARRO LEGGERO in a 2 minute bloody veteran's match.
OSCEOLA overcame DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute contest.
THUGGO savagely defeated CINDERELLA MAN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gory match.
SKIDMARK overcame RICKENBACKER in a 2 minute novice's conflict.
NEUROTICA vanquished EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
MARATHON vanquished PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a unpopular 4 minute one-sided fray.
VAPOR TRAIL devastated CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   8         TOTAL PARRY       34 -  12 -  1      74  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   6         WALL OF STEEL     11 -   5 -  0      69  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         PARRY-STRIKE      12 -   6 -  1      67  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    4         PARRY-LUNGE        6 -   3 -  0      67  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         LUNGING ATTACK    48 -  34 -  0      59  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         AIMED BLOW         5 -   4 -  0      56  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         BASHING ATTACK    31 -  45 -  2      41  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-RIPOSTE     12 -  20 -  0      38  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         STRIKING ATTACK   13 -  23 -  1      36  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         SLASHING ATTACK    3 -   6 -  0      33  |

Turn 1040 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-RIPOSTE      1 -  3         3  BASHING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
TOTAL PARRY        4 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
LUNGING ATTACK     6 -  2     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
BASHING ATTACK     4 -  2     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  3         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                                                                1  STRIKING ATTACK
                                                                1  LUNGING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      BREAK IT DOWN AGAIN 7423   15   1  0  124 PALE SHELTER 57 (698)
BASHING ATTACK   POLAR BEAR 7820            23  22  1  106 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)
LUNGING ATTACK   SHATTERBOW 7772            13   9  1   93 THE KILLING HIVE (718)
AIMED BLOW       HUNTING GIRL 7846          12  10  0   84 SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)
STRIKING ATTACK  JESSE FULLER 7802          13  12  1   74 CLASSIC BLUES (549)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is CONQUEROR 7907.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was POLAR BEAR 7820.  The ten other most popular fighters were JESSE FULLER 7802, LIL 
GREEN 7803, TALL OAK 7964, THUGGO 7943, ALBERT COLLINS 7917, CONQUEROR 7907, BARBAX 
7891, SHATTERBOW 7772, ASHFLAYER 7775, and OSCEOLA 7929.

The least popular fighter this week was MARATHON 7972.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were LEAD BALLOON 7742, EDGAR 7838, VAPOR TRAIL 7975, CARRO LEGGERO 7904, 
WALTER DAVIS 7922, THE WHISTLER 7789, THE HOODED CROW 7786, VELVET QUEEN 7797, 
NEUROTICA 7976, and RICKENBACKER 7974.

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

SEEDS OF LOVE (4-7644) PALE SHELTER 57 (698)