DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 03/06/2026 Duedate: 03/19/2026
ARUAK CITY ARENA
DM 11 TURN 1055
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
JON THANE
THE RED HAND (579)
(11-8845) [18-2-0,165]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
JON THANE POSITION IS EMPTY
THE RED HAND (579)
(11-8845) [18-2-0,165]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
THANATOS AISLING NOON
THE MYRMIDONS (23) THE RED HAND (579)
(11-361) [16-41-0,89] (11-8888) [14-3-0,86]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
BULLDOGS (157)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. BULLDOGS (157) 36
2. THE BLUES (539) 34 COLORIFIC (511)
3. ANIMAL FARM (510) 29 Unchartered Team
4. NANNY HOUSE (721) 19
5. KRILL CAVALRY (374) 18 SHEWISH EATERY (665)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 2 COLORIFIC (511) 1472 663 53 68.9 1/ 1 BULLDOGS (157) 13 2 1
2/ 3 ANIMAL FARM (510) 2350 1111 115 67.9 2/ 2 THE RED HAND (579) 9 6 0
3/ 4 THE RED HAND (579) 101 54 1 65.2 3/ 3 THE MYRMIDONS (23) 7 6 0
4/ 5 BULLDOGS (157) 2270 1298 92 63.6 4/ 5 COLORIFIC (511) 6 2 0
5- 6 LORD OF THE WINGS (746) 6 5 0 54.5 5/ 7 THE BLUES (539) 6 8 0
6/ 7 THE BLUES (539) 399 337 19 54.2 6/ 9 ANIMAL FARM (510) 4 5 0
7/ 8 NANNY HOUSE (721) 50 60 3 45.5 7/ 4 KRILL CAVALRY (374) 3 2 1
8/ 0 ROHAN (735) 74 94 5 44.0 8- 6 NAMED 03 (744) 3 5 0
9/ 9 THE MYRMIDONS (23) 133 173 10 43.5 9/ 8 NANNY HOUSE (721) 2 7 0
10-10 NAMED 03 (744) 44 58 1 43.1 10/ 0 ROHAN (735) 0 4 0
11/11 KRILL CAVALRY (374) 781 1435 18 35.2 11-11 LORD OF THE WINGS (746) 0 1 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
BOURBON and POLITICS
A CONSORTIUM JOURNEY
With all the bourbon and political naming in the arenas of late, I thought this true
life story might be pertinent and interesting. From the life and living of... The
Consortium.
Back in 1968, my Dad, an over-the-road truck driver for Can-Tex (sewer pipe) and a
County Commissioner (Perry County, IN), asked me to take off a election day owhile in
college and come home and help out with the elections. Both Mom and Dad were working
the polls and needed me to travel out into the countryside and pick up Democratic
voters who were unable to get to the polls. (like no car, old age, poor health, well-
inebriated, etc) One must realize that Perry County was solidly Democrat, as was my
family, with Mom, VP of County Democratic Party, and Dad, Commissioner, also being
State Voting Representatives for Presidential Elections. My job was to pick up these
voters, bring them to the polls to vote; take them home and give them a half-pint
bottle of Yellowstone for their reward. I guess I picked up 20 or so voters, and then
delivered the rest of the large box of half-pints to our basement at home.
This was my first time to vote, and in the presidential election I voted straight
Democrat which included Hubert Humphrey for President (He lost to Nixon) and. Of
course, my Dad (Earl W. Smith) for County Commissioner reelection. (He won)
Between the next Presidential election, I finished my Engineering Degree;began working
as an Engineer for G.E. back in Perry County; got married; had a daughter (Jodi Ann);
obtained an M. .A.; moved to Fayetteville, N.C to work for a Black & Decker start-up;
and enlightenedly became a solid Conservative.
During the 1972 election, my wife's first to be able to vote, we cast our ballots
straight Republican. (Nixon was reelected) Several days after the election, a box was
delivered to our apartment in Fayetteville. It was addressed to six-month old Jodi,
from my Father. Inside were many Democratic items -- blow up donkeys, pins, ribbons,
etc -- from the campaign. There was also a simple hand-written letter:
*Dear Jodi, *
*I hope when you grow up, you are more intelligent than your father and your
mother.*
*Love, Grandpa*
The story does not, however, end there. Fast forward fifty years or so. My father had
passed away at 68, and my mother had just recently died at 91. My sister and I are
hosting an auction of all the items in our parents house and the large barn. (The home
and 20 acres of property had already been sold to a buyer waiting to take possession.)
As we went through the many items (some quite antique; my Mom and I in my youth had
been in every Book Club possible and owned several hundred books; Mom collected 200ish
dolls, some from many countries of my work travels) for auction, we came to the
clothes hamper just outside the upstairs bathroom, which held clean towels for
bathing. After lifting out the towels on top, we surprisingly discovered 27 half-pint
bottles of Yellowstone bourbon which must have been from the aftermath of that 1968
election. (Since alcohol could not be auctioned and neither my sister's family nor
mine drank, we donated them to the auctioneer. I wish, now, that I had been smarter
and retained them for myself. They may have a great asset for use by some of my
friends at our Face-To-Face events.)
Politics, Booze, and Duelmaster tournaments -- what a combo!
March 2, 2026 TC
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Duelmaster... again. I tire of the dueling life to be honest. The only thing
motivating me is the free drinks at the Bulldog Inn. In fact, when I get called the
Isle (which may be soon), I think I'll miss Kennelworth most of all. He's not so bad
for a Consortiumite.
-- Jon Thane
SPY REPORT
It's me, The Unknown Spymaster here with my bag to give you the news on last
week's fights. Coming up with a solid 2-3-0 outing, ANIMAL FARM has advanced 3
places in the rankings. Advancing in the rankings was THE BLUES who went from last
turn's 395-337-19, to this week's record of 399-337-19. Hey everybody, watch out for
LOSER, who flew up 22 points in the rankings after mashing THEODEN KING like a melon.
Keep your eye on this beast. And falling like a basher in the top ten was THEODEN
KING, who dropped 22 points after a disappointing (to say the least) bout with LOSER.
Going for the gusto and coming up with aught but bloody knuckles was NANNY HOUSE's
BONGO, who was turned away from the Duelmastership by JON THANE. An apple a day
keeps the doctor away, but an onion a day keeps T.P.s at bay.
But enough of that bunch, let's get on to the wimps who like to avoid battle!
And hey, kiddies, those of you who didn't avoid NANNY HOUSE, please raise you hand.
Wow. Does ARUAK CITY really have that many liars? Okay, so I may not be funny, but
catch BULLDOGS' act in the arena. Those acrobats seem to be fairly deft at running
from NANNY HOUSE. And who is this NAPPER you ask, with 98 points and a 13-17-0
record. Ooh, the tales I could tell! Well, it looks like STEAK-UM wasn't happy with
last turn's rank, so it went for broke by challenging up 65 points. No guts, no
glory. I heard STEAK-UM laughed all the way to the inn as its new point total of 98
was posted in the arena. I guess beating AISLING NOON really pays!
Death is kind of like a new puppy: he's always around wanting to play. (Ha
Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?). This week 18-16-1 ADONIS was sent to the
Dark Arena. I know a lot of fighters with similar records who might take notice of
this. Ask not the elves for counsel, for they will say both yes and no. Silly
buggers, eh?
I think I had better cut this one short. It's been nice chatting to those of
you whom I have not offended yet. C'mon, Leadfoot, let's make some tracks. See ya
next time I'm on this circuit!-- The Unknown Spymaster
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JON THANE 8845 18 2 0 165 THE RED HAND (579)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RED NOSE 8807 16 10 0 106 COLORIFIC (511)
DEMETRIA TAYLOR 8755 17 16 1 100 THE BLUES (539)
STEAK-UM 8928 16 3 0 98 BULLDOGS (157)
NAPPER 8592 13 17 0 98 NANNY HOUSE (721)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THANATOS 361 16 41 0 89 THE MYRMIDONS (23)
BONGO 8607 15 13 1 88 NANNY HOUSE (721)
LOSER 8606 9 19 1 87 NANNY HOUSE (721)
AISLING NOON 8888 14 3 0 86 THE RED HAND (579)
COOTIE STARK 8756 17 15 0 82 THE BLUES (539)
-HEART OF GOLD 8856 13 10 0 79 COLORIFIC (511)
COW PIE 8942 10 3 0 79 BULLDOGS (157)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THEODEN KING 8840 13 14 1 66 ROHAN (735)
-TURBO LUNGER 8903 9 12 0 66 NAMED 03 (744)
BLUE BONNET 8925 13 5 1 62 COLORIFIC (511)
DODGER 8913 7 21 0 61 KRILL CAVALRY (374)
STRAW SEAL 8937 8 5 1 59 ANIMAL FARM (510)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DUKE ROBILLARD 8853 10 11 0 57 THE BLUES (539)
RED RAT 8955 7 1 0 57 ANIMAL FARM (510)
LEOF TORFINN 8939 5 2 0 57 THE RED HAND (579)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RAWHIDE 8976 5 0 0 56 BULLDOGS (157)
WHITE FANG 8859 14 7 0 54 COLORIFIC (511)
EOMER 8839 11 16 1 53 ROHAN (735)
BISON 8970 7 0 0 49 BULLDOGS (157)
SILVER TONGUE 8855 4 4 0 38 COLORIFIC (511)
HAMA 8849 7 13 0 34 ROHAN (735)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
POLYDAMAS 8967 5 4 1 31 THE MYRMIDONS (23)
-ATOMIC BALROG 8946 4 3 0 31 LORD OF THE WINGS (746)
-ZOGAR 8951 5 7 0 29 NAMED 03 (744)
MIRA 8953 4 8 0 29 THE BLUES (539)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DANNIL LEWIN 8975 3 2 0 20 THE RED HAND (579)
THE FARMER'S DOG 8979 4 2 1 15 BULLDOGS (157)
HONEYDEW HAWK 8985 1 0 0 14 ANIMAL FARM (510)
ROVAIR KIRKLIN 8974 2 3 0 9 THE RED HAND (579)
ACHILLES II 8983 2 0 0 9 THE MYRMIDONS (23)
ANT-MAN X 8982 1 1 0 7 THE MYRMIDONS (23)
WORMTONGUE 8969 0 3 0 3 ROHAN (735)
CORAL COCKROACH 8981 0 2 0 2 ANIMAL FARM (510)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PINK POLECAT 8986 0 1 0 ANIMAL FARM 510 DARK CHAMPION 1055 NONE
RYGEN 8984 0 1 0 NAMED 03 744 THE FARMER'S DOG 8979 1054
ADONIS 8883 18 16 1 THE MYRMIDONS 23 HIGH ELF 1055 NONE
MYRMEX 8910 10 15 1 THE MYRMIDONS 23 LOSER 8606 1051 NOT REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
Jon Thane, we salute you as a mighty multi-Duelmaster. DMs drink free at The Bulldog
Inn. -- Kennelworth, Proprietor
We also salute our recent Lord Protectors:
Birdlegg Pittman
Dear Abby
Adonis
and Jon Thane (soon, we hope)
-- Kennelworth
Health. Humility. Honor. The sands of Aruak City, greatest of all Andorians, await us
all. -- Kennelworth
Rovair Kirklin -- Thanks for the Parry skill. Not sure how you taught it to me; maybe
hypnosis ? -- Ant-Man X
Dannil -- I'm disappointed. You neither parried, nor riposted. What the hell, man
?!? -- Polydamas
Napper -- Respect. Love me a good nap. -- Adonis
Fare thee well, Aruak City! Adonis: 15-10-10-17-17-8-7 SL. Longsword fav; VH / MOD;
Attack learn. I'm off to retirement!
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
ADONIS was butchered by HIGH ELF in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
PINK POLECAT was savagely slain by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
RED NOSE vanquished NAPPER in a popular 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
THANATOS was overpowered by DEMETRIA TAYLOR in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
STEAK-UM unbelievably bested AISLING NOON in a 5 minute master's Challenge fight.
LEOF TORFINN was devastated by COW PIE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge competition.
POLYDAMAS was handily defeated by DUKE ROBILLARD in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
ACHILLES II slimly won victory over CORAL COCKROACH in a 2 minute Challenge duel.
ANT-MAN X was vanquished by MIRA in a exciting 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
JON THANE handily defeated BONGO in a 1 minute one-sided Title bout.
COOTIE STARK subdued STRAW SEAL in a crowd pleasing 1 minute match.
THEODEN KING was handily defeated by LOSER in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
BLUE BONNET savagely defeated EOMER in a popular 4 minute bloody brawl.
RED RAT outwaited THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a crowd boring 15 minute fight.
BISON savagely defeated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a action packed 1 minute gruesome struggle.
SILVER TONGUE was overpowered by DODGER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched brawl.
WHITE FANG luckily beat HAMA in a 3 minute bout.
RAWHIDE savagely defeated CAPTURED ORC in a 2 minute brutal novice's bout.
THE FARMER'S DOG was overpowered by MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute conflict.
ROVAIR KIRKLIN was devastated by HONEYDEW HAWK in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
DANNIL LEWIN viciously subdued WORMTONGUE in a 3 minute gruesome novice's match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK 8 TOTAL PARRY 23 - 11 - 0 68 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 7 BASHING ATTACK 34 - 22 - 0 61 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 WALL OF STEEL 27 - 18 - 4 60 |
|TOTAL PARRY 3 SLASHING ATTACK 15 - 13 - 0 54 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 LUNGING ATTACK 33 - 31 - 1 52 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 STRIKING ATTACK 18 - 19 - 1 49 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 9 - 10 - 0 47 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 AIMED BLOW 24 - 29 - 0 45 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 PARRY-LUNGE 9 - 14 - 0 39 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 3 - 9 - 1 25 |
Turn 1055 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-STRIKE 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 1 - 2 3 AIMED BLOW
PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 1 STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 3 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 6 1 BASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 2 1 PARRY-LUNGE
BASHING ATTACK 4 - 4 1 PARRY-STRIKE
1 LUNGING ATTACK
1 WALL OF STEEL
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK JON THANE 8845 18 2 0 165 THE RED HAND (579)
BASHING ATTACK RED NOSE 8807 16 10 0 106 COLORIFIC (511)
SLASHING ATTACK DEMETRIA TAYLOR 8755 17 16 1 100 THE BLUES (539)
TOTAL PARRY STEAK-UM 8928 16 3 0 98 BULLDOGS (157)
AIMED BLOW BONGO 8607 15 13 1 88 NANNY HOUSE (721)
LUNGING ATTACK AISLING NOON 8888 14 3 0 86 THE RED HAND (579)
WALL OF STEEL COOTIE STARK 8756 17 15 0 82 THE BLUES (539)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
The overall popularity leader is THANATOS 361. The most popular warrior this turn
was AISLING NOON 8888. The ten other most popular fighters were EOMER 8839, DODGER
8913, HAMA 8849, RAWHIDE 8976, DANNIL LEWIN 8975, RED NOSE 8807, DEMETRIA TAYLOR
8755, STEAK-UM 8928, DUKE ROBILLARD 8853, and MIRA 8953.
The least popular fighter this week was RED RAT 8955. The other ten least popular
fighters were ROVAIR KIRKLIN 8974, THE FARMER'S DOG 8979, THEODEN KING 8840, BONGO
8607, POLYDAMAS 8967, THANATOS 361, WHITE FANG 8859, ANT-MAN X 8982, LEOF TORFINN
8939, and NAPPER 8592.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
JON THANE (11-8845) THE RED HAND (579)
RED NOSE (11-8807) COLORIFIC (511)
NAPPER (11-8592) NANNY HOUSE (721)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
ADONIS (11-8883) THE MYRMIDONS (23)
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