DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/30/2026    Duedate: 02/12/2026

TRANSEL ARENA

DM 6    TURN 1052

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

PAINT IT BLACK
TOP HITS (675)
(6-8085) [16-7-2,116]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

PAINT IT BLACK                 DON'T
TOP HITS (675)                 CLEVER CLEVER MGRR (676)
(6-8085) [16-7-2,116]          (6-8086) [6-2-0,52]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

RATIGAN-RAT                    RALGIZ
RAT PAK (277)                  RUNE (359)
(6-7820) [22-20-3,113]         (6-4300) [10-7-0,79]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

TOP HITS (675)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. ANGRY EDEN (476)              38 
2. RAT PAK (277)                 29    BREWHALLA (668)
3. TOP HITS (675)                19    Unchartered Team
4. METALLIC WOLVES (529)         14 
5. RUNE (359)                    12    CLEVER CLEVER MGRR (676)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*TEAN NOTTINGHAM (655)      9   1  1 90.0   1/ 2 TOP HITS (675)            7  4 0
 2/ 2*CLEVER CLEVER MGRR (676)   6   2  0 75.0   2/ 8 RUNE (359)                5  4 0
 3/ 3 BREWHALLA (668)           74  49  3 60.2   3/ 1 BLACK AND BLUES (575)     5  4 0
 4/ 0 METALLIC WOLVES (529)      8   6  0 57.1   4/ 6 BREWHALLA (668)           5  5 1
 5/ 4 BLACK AND BLUES (575)    693 536 34 56.4   5/ 4 CHAOS KIDS (669)          4  3 1
 6- 5 Z.A.P.P. MASTERS (665)    49  41  6 54.4   6/11 RAT PAK (277)             3  5 0
 7/ 6 RAT PAK (277)            135 114  5 54.2   7/ 0*ANGRY EDEN (476)          2  0 0
 8/ 7 TOP HITS (675)            55  48  5 53.4   8- 3*TEAN NOTTINGHAM (655)     2  1 0
 9/ 8 RUNE (359)                90  85  6 51.4   9/10*CLEVER CLEVER MGRR (676)  2  1 0
10/ 9 CHAOS KIDS (669)          80  78  3 50.6  10/ 0 METALLIC WOLVES (529)     1  0 0
11/ 0*ANGRY EDEN (476)           2   2  0 50.0  11- 7 Z.A.P.P. MASTERS (665)    1  0 0
12-11 LANCIARII (635)          233 257  7 47.6  12- 9 LANCIARII (635)           1  7 0
13/12 PSYCHO SQUAD (135)       785 1013 23 43.7  13/12 PSYCHO SQUAD (135)        0  3 0
14-13*COVEY XIV (678)            1   6  0 14.3  14-13*COVEY XIV (678)           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

     Oh, hi.  Its just little 'ol Debby Tonte.  Thought I'd check out TRANSEL to see 
what's new.  Too bad, BLACK AND BLUES, but TOP HITS was just too good to be stopped.  
I don't wanna hurt anybody's feelings or anything, but TEAN NOTTINGHAM really goofed 
with their 0-0-0.  The guys at RUNE like really pulled together to get a 2-2-0 this 
turn, moving up by 6.  MVP award for CRUSHED APPLE?  ANGRY EDEN's proud of him after 
beating EMBEZZLING SCRIBE and getting 27 points.  Talk about yer big time losers!  
SLANG DU JOUR got smashed by SOLARHRINGER, and lost 10 points!  Like DARK ARENA's 
SOLARIN THE SILENT is sweating since he got Dark Arena Challenged by Duelmaster 
OVERKILL!  The crowds were amazed this turn, as SOLARIN THE SILENT killed the 
Duelmaster, OVERKILL, leaving BREWHALLA in mourning.  PAINT IT BLACK gets to be new 
Duelmaster.  But doesn't this mean people might try to kill him, too?  Is the 
Duelmaster really being a real snob to his teammates?  Don't ask me!   
     AAARRGH!!!  I HATE SPYREPORTING!!!  Sorry.  I just had to say it.  RUNE was the 
most avoided team.  Is a 90-85-6 record really that scary?  Hhmph!  What kind of 
warriors are BREWHALLA?  RUNE, an easy team to beat if I ever saw one, can't get them 
to accept an invitation!  Can RAT PAK's RATIGAN-RAT be more popular than me?  He was 
challenged the most, but is that really the same?   
     Challenges, revenges, Bloodfeuds.  All TRANSEL ever talks about is fighting!  
Me, I'm more laid back.  Fight, fight, fight.  Is that all you guys can do?   
     Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain.  Soak it in cold water, and hand 
wash.  I'm getting tired of writing this stuff, so I'm calling it quits.  Remember 
you guys, ease up sometimes!  Chill out!  Later, Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PAINT IT BLACK 8085          16   7  2 116         TOP HITS (675)            

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RATIGAN-RAT 7820             22  20  3 113         RAT PAK (277)             
 SOLARHRINGER 4015            23  10  0 100         RUNE (359)                
 THURIZU 2 4186               15  10  2  97         RUNE (359)                
 WAIMEA BLAZE 8025            13   9  1  92         BREWHALLA (668)           

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SLANG DU JOUR 8009           16  10  1  90         BREWHALLA (668)           
 TUB THUMPING 8081            16   7  0  87         TOP HITS (675)            
-ZIRCOTHIAN 7971              13   6  0  83         Z.A.P.P. MASTERS (665)    
 MCKINLEY 8020                18  23  2  79         BLACK AND BLUES (575)     
 CO-PILOT THOR 8008           16  10  1  79         BREWHALLA (668)           
 RALGIZ 4300                  10   7  0  79         RUNE (359)                
 AMBER TASMANIAN 6176          8   4  0  77         METALLIC WOLVES (529)     
 KATANA-RAT 8075               8   6  0  74         RAT PAK (277)             
 HALLUCENT 8001               11  36  0  69         PSYCHO SQUAD (135)        

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ZOTACLES 8098                 8   4  0  64         LANCIARII (635)           
 MARIONETTE-RAT 8106           5   8  0  62         RAT PAK (277)             
 KOKO TAYLOR 8108             12  11  1  60         BLACK AND BLUES (575)     
-LITTLE JOHN 7770              4   0  1  58         TEAN NOTTINGHAM (655)     

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PSYCHO KILLER 8083            9  14  1  54         TOP HITS (675)            
 DON'T 8086                    6   2  0  52         CLEVER CLEVER MGRR (676)  
 THE DUCHESSE 8011             8  12  0  47         BREWHALLA (668)           

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SMURF-RAT 7712                6   6  0  33         RAT PAK (277)             
-LEROY CARR 8138               2   0  0  29         BLACK AND BLUES (575)     
-XENOCRIS 7999                 6   8  0  28         LANCIARII (635)           
 CRUSHED APPLE 5510            1   0  0  27         ANGRY EDEN (476)          

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WILLOW 8131                   4   3  0  26         CHAOS KIDS (669)          

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SHERWOOD 7771                 3   0  0  17         TEAN NOTTINGHAM (655)     
-GARY DAVIS 8140               1   1  0  17         BLACK AND BLUES (575)     
-SLEEPY JOHN ESTES 8139        1   0  0  11         BLACK AND BLUES (575)     
 CLAY MASON 8157               1   0  0  11         ANGRY EDEN (476)          
-DRACONEN 8144                 2   2  1   9         LANCIARII (635)           
-FUTILE LIST 8119              0   3  0   5         COVEY XIV (678)           
 PERTHRO 8173                  0   1  0   1         RUNE (359)                

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
OVERKILL 8010          18  7 0 BREWHALLA 668        SOLARIN THE SILE      1052 NONE
BARTHONY 8129           1  5 0 LANCIARII 635        LITTLE JOHN 7770      1048 NOT REVENGED
ROT-RAT 8057            1  5 1 RAT PAK 277          GRANITE GARGOYLE      1052 NONE
BLACK BETTY 8082       10 12 1 TOP HITS 675         SLANG DU JOUR 8009    1051  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

OVERKILL was barely slain by SOLARIN THE SILENT in a 3 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
ROT-RAT was slaughtered by GRANITE GARGOYLE in a 2 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
WAIMEA BLAZE was savagely defeated by RATIGAN-RAT in a 3 minute Challenge fight.
CO-PILOT THOR overpowered HALLUCENT in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
PAINT IT BLACK devastated HEMLOCK in a popular 1 minute uneven Title brawl.
THURIZU 2 bested KATANA-RAT in a 2 minute match.
SLANG DU JOUR was viciously subdued by SOLARHRINGER in a 6 minute competition.
MCKINLEY lost to AMBER TASMANIAN in a 2 minute expert's duel.
RALGIZ was defeated by TUB THUMPING in a popular 6 minute gory expert's duel.
PSYCHO KILLER was overpowered by MARIONETTE-RAT in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
KOKO TAYLOR savagely defeated THE DUCHESSE in a exciting 2 minute bloody match.
DON'T overcame DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute contest.
WILLOW demolished EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute mismatched match.
CRUSHED APPLE beat EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute master vs. novice conflict.
CLAY MASON vanquished PERTHRO in a action packed 1 minute mismatched bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   1 -  0      86  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         TOTAL PARRY       16 -  12 -  0      57  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         LUNGING ATTACK    32 -  26 -  1      55  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         PARRY-STRIKE       6 -   6 -  1      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         WALL OF STEEL     14 -  14 -  1      50  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         STRIKING ATTACK   28 -  31 -  1      47  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-LUNGE        7 -   9 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         SLASHING ATTACK   14 -  18 -  1      44  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         AIMED BLOW         6 -   9 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         BASHING ATTACK     3 -  15 -  0      17  |

Turn 1052 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         3 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  4         3  TOTAL PARRY    
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  WALL OF STEEL  
LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  3     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  2         1  STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  PAINT IT BLACK 8085        16   7  2  116 TOP HITS (675)
AIMED BLOW       RATIGAN-RAT 7820           22  20  3  113 RAT PAK (277)
TOTAL PARRY      SOLARHRINGER 4015          23  10  0  100 RUNE (359)
LUNGING ATTACK   THURIZU 2 4186             15  10  2   97 RUNE (359)
WALL OF STEEL    SLANG DU JOUR 8009         16  10  1   90 BREWHALLA (668)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    AMBER TASMANIAN 6176        8   4  0   77 METALLIC WOLVES (529)
SLASHING ATTACK  DON'T 8086                  6   2  0   52 CLEVER CLEVER MGRR (676)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is RATIGAN-RAT 7820.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was RALGIZ 4300.  The ten other most popular fighters were KOKO TAYLOR 8108, 
RATIGAN-RAT 7820, AMBER TASMANIAN 6176, WAIMEA BLAZE 8025, PAINT IT BLACK 8085, 
THURIZU 2 4186, CLAY MASON 8157, CO-PILOT THOR 8008, KATANA-RAT 8075, and 
MARIONETTE-RAT 8106.

The least popular fighter this week was SOLARHRINGER 4015.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were SLANG DU JOUR 8009, PSYCHO KILLER 8083, TUB THUMPING 8081, 
HALLUCENT 8001, ROT-RAT 8057, PERTHRO 8173, MCKINLEY 8020, CRUSHED APPLE 5510, WILLOW 
8131, and DON'T 8086.

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

OVERKILL (6-8010) BREWHALLA (668)
HEMLOCK (6-8077) CHAOS KIDS (669)