DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/09/2026    Duedate: 05/06/2026

ARKERS ARENA

DM 8    TURN 528

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

LUXOR
TEN TON TOGAS (536)
(8-4619) [20-18-0,149]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

LUXOR                          POSITION IS EMPTY
TEN TON TOGAS (536)            
(8-4619) [20-18-0,149]         

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

LUXOR                          THE PARSON
TEN TON TOGAS (536)            CANTERBURY TALES (586)
(8-4619) [20-18-0,149]         (8-5061) [7-3-0,92]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

TEN TON TOGAS (536)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. LADIES IN WAITING (115)       52 
2. CANTERBURY TALES (586)        26    CANTERBURY TALES (586)
3. TEN TON TOGAS (536)           10    Unchartered Team
4. YUPPIE HORDE 21.1 (678)       -7 
5. ASSASSIN NATION (377)         -9    TT-86 EXPERTS (473)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 CANTERBURY TALES (586)    21  14  2 60.0   1/ 1 TEN TON TOGAS (536)       9  6 0
 2/ 2 FAR TRAVELERS (675)       47  33  2 58.7   2/ 2 FIGHTING IRISH (648)      8  2 1
 3/ 3 LADIES IN WAITING (115)  423 348 20 54.9   3/ 4 LADIES IN WAITING (115)   7  2 0
 4/ 4 FIGHTING IRISH (648)     140 120  5 53.8   4/ 3 ASSASSIN NATION (377)     5  5 0
 5/ 5 TEN TON TOGAS (536)      158 140 10 53.0   5/ 6 CANTERBURY TALES (586)    4  2 1
 6/ 6 YUPPIE HORDE 21.1 (678)    9   9  1 50.0   6/ 5 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)       3  6 0
 7/ 7 ASSASSIN NATION (377)     80  88  6 47.6   7/ 7 FAR TRAVELERS (675)       2  4 0
 8/ 8 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)      264 489  7 35.1   8/ 8 YUPPIE HORDE 21.1 (678)   1  2 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                      SPY REPORT

     Well, what are you looking at, ARKERS?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  Now let's all watch FIGHTING IRISH's 
heads swell from their 4-1-0 this turn.  Haa ha ha ha!  Big shots, big talk, big 
deal.  Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see THE HABERDASHER win a fight and 
gain 21 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, THE HABERDASHER beat TOKYO ROSE and TOKYO ROSE 
lost 19 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  LUXOR challenged ARKERS' Duelmaster for a 
shot at the throne.  And it's out with the old, in with the new, as LUXOR takes the 
Title and last week's bar tab from the old Duelmaster.  Heh, heh.  Kickbacks and 
bribes, kickbacks and bribes, how else do you think some of these guys win their 
fights?  Skill?  Ha!   
     He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day, the coward.  What's 
the big D?  FIGHTING IRISH was the most avoided team?  Bunch of lily livered... 
grumble... mumble... curse...  And who led the way in this mass act of cowardice?  
Let's see, well, whatcha know?  It was LADIES IN WAITING.  Ha ha ha ha!  LUXOR was 
challenged more times this turn than the Duelmaster.  Now was the DM insulted or 
feared?  Heh, heh.   
     Death and Taxes.  The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience.  Let's 
see if anyone's dead or dying.  A big yahoo goes out to LUXOR this turn, for 
revenging TEN TON TOGAS' bloodfeud against FIGHTING IRISH's warrior DONN.  Heh, heh, 
heh.  We're all going to die in the end, so why worry if the fate catches up with you 
sooner that later?   
     I was about to buy a new quill pen the other day, but some fighter took it for 
an epee.  Forgive me for writing with a dagger.  Well, I've had enough of this 
drivel, and I'm sure you have too.  Off like a dirty shirt of padded leather.  I see 
the crowds are getting restless, I must leave now-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LUXOR 4619                   20  18  0 149         TEN TON TOGAS (536)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MISS BEA HAVED 5897          12   5  0 145         LADIES IN WAITING (115)   
 POOKA 6155                   28   9  0 105         FIGHTING IRISH (648)      
 HOSTILITY 4908               17   8  0 101         ASSASSIN NATION (377)     
 ASPHYXIATE 4995              15   7  0  95         ASSASSIN NATION (377)     
 POTTER SANDS 5448            16  35  0  93         MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)       
 THE PARSON 5061               7   3  0  92         CANTERBURY TALES (586)    

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MISS OURIE 6049               7   8  0  87         LADIES IN WAITING (115)   
 THE HABERDASHER 5062          7   3  1  84         CANTERBURY TALES (586)    
 MICROAGGRESSION 6216          9   6  1  80         YUPPIE HORDE 21.1 (678)   

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NEFARIUS PURPUS 6151          9   9  0  66         TEN TON TOGAS (536)       
 TOKYO ROSE 6180              11  11  1  63         FAR TRAVELERS (675)       
 OVERANXIUS 6133               5   3  2  63         TEN TON TOGAS (536)       
 CHAS 6166                    15  17  0  62         MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)       
 MISS STIFF EYE 6159           9   5  1  57         LADIES IN WAITING (115)   

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MISS CONGENIALITY 6225        5   2  0  55         LADIES IN WAITING (115)   
 MISS FORTUNE 6189             9   4  0  52         LADIES IN WAITING (115)   
 COURTINGDISASTUS 6132        11  15  0  48         TEN TON TOGAS (536)       
 DREAD 6222                    6   5  1  48         ASSASSIN NATION (377)     
 BETHANE 6187                  7  17  0  43         MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)       
 THE MILLER 6219               4   2  1  43         CANTERBURY TALES (586)    

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MORRIGAN 6241                 3   0  0  28         FIGHTING IRISH (648)      

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MERROW 6240                   3   1  0  17         FIGHTING IRISH (648)      
 BODACH 6243                   2   0  0  17         FIGHTING IRISH (648)      
 CRISMUS BONUS 6247            0   1  0   1         TEN TON TOGAS (536)       

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CAILLEACH 6218          3  8 1 FIGHTING IRISH 648   DREAD 6222             524 NOT REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Ten Ton Togas -- My apologies reguarding Romulus, it was not intentional. -- Donner

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

LUXOR bested DONN in a action packed 3 minute master's Bloodfeud Title fight.
HOSTILITY luckily beat THE PARSON in a popular 4 minute veteran's Challenge melee.
MISS OURIE devastated NEFARIUS PURPUS in a 2 minute gory one-sided Challenge contest.
MISS FORTUNE savagely defeated COURTINGDISASTUS in a 12 minute Challenge competition.
MISS STIFF EYE defeated DREAD in a 2 minute Challenge struggle.
OVERANXIUS overpowered BETHANE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
ASPHYXIATE was narrowly defeated by POOKA in a crowd boring 25 minute expert's melee.
TICOTIN vanquished VIRGINAL CONCUBINE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
TOKYO ROSE was vanquished by THE HABERDASHER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
MICROAGGRESSION was beaten by POTTER SANDS in a 2 minute veteran's melee.
CHAS was defeated by MISS CONGENIALITY in a exciting 1 minute bloody match.
THE MILLER overcame FRATSFA MERCENARY in a 2 minute bloody veteran vs. novice contest.
BODACH overpowered CRISMUS BONUS in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
MERROW defeated SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute novice's duel.
MORRIGAN devastated SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute uneven duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       5         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         LUNGING ATTACK    28 -  16 -  3      64  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         WALL OF STEEL     18 -  13 -  1      58  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         AIMED BLOW        15 -  11 -  0      58  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         SLASHING ATTACK   17 -  14 -  2      55  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         PARRY-STRIKE       9 -   8 -  1      53  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   2 -  0      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         TOTAL PARRY       12 -  14 -  0      46  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         STRIKING ATTACK   16 -  20 -  0      44  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         BASHING ATTACK     3 -   6 -  0      33  |

Turn 528 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   LUXOR 4619                 20  18  0  149 TEN TON TOGAS (536)
TOTAL PARRY      POOKA 6155                 28   9  0  105 FIGHTING IRISH (648)
WALL OF STEEL    MICROAGGRESSION 6216        9   6  1   80 YUPPIE HORDE 21.1 (678)
STRIKING ATTACK  OVERANXIUS 6133             5   3  2   63 TEN TON TOGAS (536)
AIMED BLOW       MISS FORTUNE 6189           9   4  0   52 LADIES IN WAITING (115)
PARRY-STRIKE     THE MILLER 6219             4   2  1   43 CANTERBURY TALES (586)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is LUXOR 4619.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
THE PARSON 5061.  The ten other most popular fighters were LUXOR 4619, MISS OURIE 
6049, THE MILLER 6219, DREAD 6222, POTTER SANDS 5448, MISS CONGENIALITY 6225, 
HOSTILITY 4908, NEFARIUS PURPUS 6151, OVERANXIUS 6133, and THE HABERDASHER 5062.

The least popular fighter this week was POOKA 6155.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were ASPHYXIATE 4995, MISS FORTUNE 6189, COURTINGDISASTUS 6132, CRISMUS 
BONUS 6247, CHAS 6166, TOKYO ROSE 6180, BETHANE 6187, MERROW 6240, MICROAGGRESSION 
6216, and MISS STIFF EYE 6159.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

LUXOR (8-4619) TEN TON TOGAS (536)

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

DONN (8-5761) FIGHTING IRISH (648)
TICOTIN (8-6178) FAR TRAVELERS (675)

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