DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/12/2026    Duedate: 04/08/2026

ARKERS ARENA

DM 8    TURN 527

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

DONN
FIGHTING IRISH (648)
(8-5761) [24-19-3,148]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

DONN                           POSITION IS EMPTY
FIGHTING IRISH (648)           
(8-5761) [24-19-3,148]         

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

LUXOR                          POTTER SANDS
TEN TON TOGAS (536)            MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)
(8-4619) [19-18-0,138]         (8-5448) [15-35-0,83]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

TEN TON TOGAS (536)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. FIGHTING IRISH (648)          56 
2. CANTERBURY TALES (586)        23    CANTERBURY TALES (586)
3. ASSASSIN NATION (377)         16    Unchartered Team
4. FAR TRAVELERS (675)           15 
5. MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)           10    DARK TOADS (509)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0 CANTERBURY TALES (586)    19  13  2 59.4   1/ 1 TEN TON TOGAS (536)       8  6 0
 2/ 1 FAR TRAVELERS (675)       46  32  2 59.0   2/ 4 FIGHTING IRISH (648)      7  2 1
 3- 2 LADIES IN WAITING (115)  419 348 20 54.6   3/ 2 ASSASSIN NATION (377)     7  4 0
 4/ 4 FIGHTING IRISH (648)     136 119  5 53.3   4- 3 LADIES IN WAITING (115)   3  2 0
 5/ 3 TEN TON TOGAS (536)      156 137 10 53.2   5/ 5 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)       3  6 0
 6/ 5 YUPPIE HORDE 21.1 (678)    9   8  1 52.9   6/ 0 CANTERBURY TALES (586)    2  1 1
 7/ 6 ASSASSIN NATION (377)     79  86  6 47.9   7/ 6 FAR TRAVELERS (675)       2  4 0
 8/ 7 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)      263 487  7 35.1   8/ 7 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

     Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day, 
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again!  Practice pays for DONN, who pummelled ROMULUS, 
to pocket 29 points.  CHAS certainly had a baffled expression on his face, after 
losing to NEFARIUS PURPUS and losing 11 points in the process!  A certain someone saw 
MISS BEA HAVED at The Welcome Wench with the shakes, and now she fails to show up to 
defend hers throne.  What a pathetic slob!  What can be a greater victory?  DONN has 
taken his place as the top, as ARKERS' new Duelmaster.  So who's the team that's been 
walking into taverns last week and ordering milk?  Sounds like a PR stunt to me.   
     A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn?  And do not the 
little birds cry out?'  Any ideas?  Like a horde of jackals fleeing from the lion, so 
did the "warriors" in ARKERS avoid LADIES IN WAITING.  Like a pup with its tail 
between its legs, ASSASSIN NATION scurried away from LADIES IN WAITING.  Oh, the 
shame!  Everyone is famous for fifteen minutes, and POTTER SANDS is it right now.  
Most challenged warrior.  Isn't MIDDLE WAY 11 proud!  As a confidence booster, 
COURTINGDISASTUS challenged BETHANE, down 17 points.  Do you also slay vicious 
rodents in your spare time, COURTINGDISASTUS?  Next time COURTINGDISASTUS walks with 
his head high remind him of the fight where he challenged down 17 points and lost to 
BETHANE.   
     Like the wind whispering among the pines, do hearest I many disquieting rumors.  
Q:  What's a record like 6-6-0 get you?  A:  A free trip to the Dark Arena!  This 
week's winner:  TUMULT of ASSASSIN NATION!  DONN of FIGHTING IRISH sends ROMULUS of 
TEN TON TOGAS goes to the Weary Warrior's Retirement Home.  ARKERS has no place for 
weaklings!  A moment of silence for ROMULUS, who died an untimely death at the hands 
of DONN.  In the spirit of revenge, we call upon TEN TON TOGAS to act!  Ask not for 
whom the sword slashes; it slashes for thee.   
     Do not think spyreporting in ARKERS is the highlight of my life.  As the seasons 
change, and the creatures of the wild change also, so do I feel a yearning to leave 
this place.  Do not despair!  I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DONN 5761                    24  19  3 148         FIGHTING IRISH (648)      

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MISS BEA HAVED 5897          12   5  0 145         LADIES IN WAITING (115)   
 LUXOR 4619                   19  18  0 138         TEN TON TOGAS (536)       
 TICOTIN 6178                 16   4  1 113         FAR TRAVELERS (675)       
 ASPHYXIATE 4995              15   6  0 102         ASSASSIN NATION (377)     
 POOKA 6155                   27   9  0  96         FIGHTING IRISH (648)      
 HOSTILITY 4908               16   8  0  92         ASSASSIN NATION (377)     
 THE PARSON 5061               7   2  0  92         CANTERBURY TALES (586)    

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MICROAGGRESSION 6216          9   5  1  87         YUPPIE HORDE 21.1 (678)   
 POTTER SANDS 5448            15  35  0  83         MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)       
 TOKYO ROSE 6180              11  10  1  82         FAR TRAVELERS (675)       
 NEFARIUS PURPUS 6151          9   8  0  81         TEN TON TOGAS (536)       
-MISS OURIE 6049               6   8  0  69         LADIES IN WAITING (115)   

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE HABERDASHER 5062          6   3  1  63         CANTERBURY TALES (586)    
 CHAS 6166                    15  16  0  61         MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)       
-DREAD 6222                    6   4  1  59         ASSASSIN NATION (377)     

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BETHANE 6187                  7  16  0  54         MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)       
 OVERANXIUS 6133               4   3  2  51         TEN TON TOGAS (536)       
-MISS FORTUNE 6189             8   4  0  50         LADIES IN WAITING (115)   
 COURTINGDISASTUS 6132        11  14  0  47         TEN TON TOGAS (536)       
-MISS STIFF EYE 6159           8   5  1  43         LADIES IN WAITING (115)   
 THE MILLER 6219               3   2  1  38         CANTERBURY TALES (586)    
-MISS CONGENIALITY 6225        4   2  0  37         LADIES IN WAITING (115)   

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MORRIGAN 6241                 2   0  0  22         FIGHTING IRISH (648)      
 MERROW 6240                   2   1  0  15         FIGHTING IRISH (648)      

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BODACH 6243                   1   0  0  10         FIGHTING IRISH (648)      

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CULT MEMBER             0  0 0                      THE MILLER 6219        527 NONE
TUMULT 6163             6  7 0 ASSASSIN NATION 377  DARK CHAMPION          527 NONE
CAILLEACH 6218          3  8 1 FIGHTING IRISH 648   DREAD 6222             524  
ROMULUS 4616           16 14 1 TEN TON TOGAS 536    DONN 5761              527  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

TUMULT was viciously butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
NEFARIUS PURPUS demolished CHAS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
HOSTILITY defeated POTTER SANDS in a crowd pleasing 6 minute master's Challenge duel.
COURTINGDISASTUS was overpowered by BETHANE in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
TICOTIN viciously subdued POOKA in a crowd pleasing 2 minute brutal veteran's duel.
DONN butchered ROMULUS in a action packed 1 minute one-sided Title competition.
THE PARSON was unbelievably bested by ASPHYXIATE in a popular 2 minute expert's duel.
LUXOR vanquished TOKYO ROSE in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
MICROAGGRESSION viciously subdued VETERAN MERCENARY in a popular 4 minute brutal bout.
THE HABERDASHER demolished OVERANXIUS in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
THE MILLER murdered CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute gory mismatched match.
MORRIGAN overcame VIRTUOUS SCRIBE in a 1 minute novice's conflict.
MERROW vanquished SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
BODACH won victory over POLITE BEGGAR in a 1 minute novice's fray.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   2 -  0      75  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     3         LUNGING ATTACK    29 -  16 -  3      64  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         WALL OF STEEL     18 -  11 -  1      62  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   2 -  0      60  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         AIMED BLOW        15 -  10 -  0      60  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         SLASHING ATTACK   17 -  14 -  2      55  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         PARRY-STRIKE       8 -   8 -  1      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         TOTAL PARRY       10 -  13 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         STRIKING ATTACK   14 -  21 -  0      40  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         BASHING ATTACK     3 -   7 -  0      30  |

Turn 527 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    DONN 5761                  24  19  3  148 FIGHTING IRISH (648)
LUNGING ATTACK   LUXOR 4619                 19  18  0  138 TEN TON TOGAS (536)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  TICOTIN 6178               16   4  1  113 FAR TRAVELERS (675)
TOTAL PARRY      ASPHYXIATE 4995            15   6  0  102 ASSASSIN NATION (377)
AIMED BLOW       TOKYO ROSE 6180            11  10  1   82 FAR TRAVELERS (675)
PARRY-STRIKE     NEFARIUS PURPUS 6151        9   8  0   81 TEN TON TOGAS (536)
STRIKING ATTACK  OVERANXIUS 6133             4   3  2   51 TEN TON TOGAS (536)
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 
POTTER SANDS 5448.  The ten other most popular fighters were TICOTIN 6178, THE PARSON 
5061, MICROAGGRESSION 6216, BETHANE 6187, HOSTILITY 4908, POOKA 6155, ASPHYXIATE 
4995, LUXOR 4619, THE HABERDASHER 5062, and TUMULT 6163.

The least popular fighter this week was CHAS 6166.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were OVERANXIUS 6133, TOKYO ROSE 6180, COURTINGDISASTUS 6132, BODACH 6243, 
MERROW 6240, MORRIGAN 6241, THE MILLER 6219, ROMULUS 4616, DONN 5761, and NEFARIUS 
PURPUS 6151.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

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

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

For those of you who keep track of such things, a few additional warriors graduated 
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. 

                         HAWKEYE (3-6680) M*A*S*H 4077  (615) 
                   GIRLFRIED GIRLFRIEND (84-25543) 102811E  (4536) 
                  RAYMOND ZUSSMAN (84-3696) MEDAL OF HONOR J5  (719) 
                     SFC12 (84-23960) MEDAL OF HONOR 113  (4249) 
                  DIRE LAPDOG (85-16884) THIRSTY THUGS 1656  (3094) 
                        IVY MANIAC (85-20516) SBLI 32  (3757) 
                        TEDDY (86-28500) RANDOMNESS 41  (5234) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes