DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/23/2026    Duedate: 10/06/2026

RIZTAB ARENA

DM 12    TURN 1070

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

TOMAX
PHOENIXGUARD 1015243 (749)
(12-8146) [10-8-0,103]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

TOMAX                          POSITION IS EMPTY
PHOENIXGUARD 1015243 (749)     
(12-8146) [10-8-0,103]         

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

TOMAX                          ALLAN PINKERTON
PHOENIXGUARD 1015243 (749)     THE LAWMEN (148)
(12-8146) [10-8-0,103]         (12-6166) [7-4-0,58]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE LAWMEN (148)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. DREAMERS (142)                47 
2. PHOENIXGUARD 1015243 (749)    13    ARENA FELINES (177)
3. THE LAWMEN (148)              8     Unchartered Team
4. ARENA FELINES (177)           -18
                                       INK & STEEL BISTRO (665)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*GRAIN OF THE GODS (753)    6   1  0 85.7   1/ 1 THE LAWMEN (148)         12  2 1
 2- 2 FAR TRAVELERS (740)       46  30  5 60.5   2/ 3 DREAMERS (142)            7  8 0
 3/ 3 ARENA FELINES (177)      783 558 69 58.4   3/ 2 PHOENIXGUARD 101524 (749) 5  5 0
 4/ 5 THE LAWMEN (148)         552 403 32 57.8   4- 4 FAR TRAVELERS (740)       2  2 0
 5/ 4 PHOENIXGUARD 101524 (749) 50  37  2 57.5   5/ 6 ARENA FELINES (177)       1  7 0
 6/ 6 DREAMERS (142)           2279 2072 168 52.4   6- 5*GRAIN OF THE GODS (753)   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

     You elder fighters surely remember me.  The younger ones may call me Olaf 
Modeen.  I return to RIZTAB once again!  What's with ARISTOTLE?  He actually beat 
ARENA FELINES' ABYSSINIAN ASSASSIN, and walked away with 16 more points from the 
fight.  Laughs were big at DREAMERS while they watched ARISTOTLE clobber ABYSSINIAN 
ASSASSIN.  She lost 13 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands.  
I'm sure RIZTAB is excited about TOMAX, the new Duelmaster from PHOENIXGUARD 1015243. 
(remember?)  But when you've seen as many as I have...  I suppose you want to hear 
some rumors and dirty gossip about your fellow fighters?  Tough!   
     Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges...  How well I know the 
feeling of being the most challenged warrior, SWALLOW!  Don't make idle boasts, they 
may come back to haunt you.   
     There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit.  Do you want the fighters 
to walk away, or not?  Many a warrior has met his fate in a hungover stupor.  You 
young rapscallions, take note!   
     Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors.  Any plans here?  
RIZTAB is a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places.  Time for my 
medication, so I'll leave now.  Practice, practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TOMAX 8146                   10   8  0 103         PHOENIXGUARD 1015243 (749)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DAVE COOK 5999               15   9  0 102         THE LAWMEN (148)          
-PONIARD 8068                 10   4  2  96         FAR TRAVELERS (740)       
 SWALLOW 8148                 12   9  0  93         PHOENIXGUARD 1015243 (749)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BASS REEVES 5901             18  14  0  90         THE LAWMEN (148)          
 ARISTOTLE 8178               11  10  1  80         DREAMERS (142)            
-ORSON 8084                    8   1  1  70         FAR TRAVELERS (740)       
 ANAXIMANDER 8155             10  17  1  68         DREAMERS (142)            

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ALLAN PINKERTON 6166          7   4  0  58         THE LAWMEN (148)          
 DEPUTY DAN 6257               4   0  1  58         THE LAWMEN (148)          
 ABYSSINIAN ASSASSIN 6348      9   6  1  57         ARENA FELINES (177)       
 DEMOCRITUS 8210               8   7  0  57         DREAMERS (142)            

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CATFISH HUNTER 6441           5   4  0  48         ARENA FELINES (177)       
 ORIOLE 8149                  10   4  0  46         PHOENIXGUARD 1015243 (749)
-SAMUEL COLT 6233              5   2  0  41         THE LAWMEN (148)          
-PLANTAGENET 8097              4   6  0  41         FAR TRAVELERS (740)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SCAT CAT 6542                 4   5  1  33         ARENA FELINES (177)       
 EPICURUS 8243                 3   1  0  31         DREAMERS (142)            
 EMPEDOCLES 8237               3   1  0  27         DREAMERS (142)            

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-TOM 6407                      4   3  0  21         ARENA FELINES (177)       
-JOE MEOWER 6947               2   2  1   9         ARENA FELINES (177)       

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BLUE CORN 8225          2  1 0 GRAIN OF THE GOD 753 DEPUTY DAN 6257       1068  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Welcome back Arena Felines!  Hopefully all your warriors learned their lesson after 
enduring such a lengthy suspension for what some called herbal supplements and others 
called performance-enhancing drugs.  On the plus side since your last time in Riztab, 
recreational catnap is now allowed everywhere except on the sands.  I'll look for you 
at Riztab's favorite tavern for that drink you owe me after this week's fights! -- 
Sleepy

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DAVE COOK unbelievably bested SWALLOW in a 3 minute master's Challenge fight.
ALLAN PINKERTON viciously subdued ORIOLE in a popular 5 minute Challenge match.
BASS REEVES was viciously subdued by TOMAX in a 2 minute gory veteran's Title contest.
ANAXIMANDER was subdued by LI KO THE CLUMSY in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
ABYSSINIAN ASSASSIN was overpowered by ARISTOTLE in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
DEMOCRITUS overcame CATFISH HUNTER in a action packed 3 minute fight.
DEPUTY DAN viciously subdued SCAT CAT in a action packed 2 minute gruesome duel.
EMPEDOCLES overpowered MARMADUKE THE BROKE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
EPICURUS overpowered HEZASH THE MOUTH in a 1 minute one-sided fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  6         LUNGING ATTACK    30 -  12 -  2      71  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         TOTAL PARRY        7 -   4 -  0      64  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   5 -  0      55  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         STRIKING ATTACK   19 -  16 -  1      54  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   1 -  1      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         AIMED BLOW         3 -   3 -  1      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         SLASHING ATTACK    2 -   3 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -   4 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         BASHING ATTACK     2 -   9 -  0      18  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 1070 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  TOMAX 8146                 10   8  0  103 PHOENIXGUARD 1015243 (749)
TOTAL PARRY      DAVE COOK 5999             15   9  0  102 THE LAWMEN (148)
LUNGING ATTACK   SWALLOW 8148               12   9  0   93 PHOENIXGUARD 1015243 (749)
WALL OF STEEL    BASS REEVES 5901           18  14  0   90 THE LAWMEN (148)
BASHING ATTACK   ARISTOTLE 8178             11  10  1   80 DREAMERS (142)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is TOMAX 8146.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
ALLAN PINKERTON 6166.  The ten other most popular fighters were SWALLOW 8148, CATFISH 
HUNTER 6441, DEPUTY DAN 6257, DAVE COOK 5999, TOMAX 8146, ANAXIMANDER 8155, ARISTOTLE 
8178, DEMOCRITUS 8210, EPICURUS 8243, and ORIOLE 8149.

The least popular fighter this week was SCAT CAT 6542.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were EMPEDOCLES 8237, ABYSSINIAN ASSASSIN 6348, BASS REEVES 5901, ORIOLE 
8149, EPICURUS 8243, DEMOCRITUS 8210, ARISTOTLE 8178, ANAXIMANDER 8155, TOMAX 8146, 
and DAVE COOK 5999.

               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. 

               HEADBUTTS BASEBALLS (73-1807) THINGS GEORGE DOES  (183) 
                      RED BIRD (85-45165) SPREAD THE RED  (8222) 
                  WRESTED NUDIST (85-45330) W.S. ANAGRAMS 2  (8255) 
                  LADY O' THE LAKE (86-30287) THRONEHOLDERS  (5559) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes