DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/09/2026    Duedate: 09/22/2026

RIZTAB ARENA

DM 12    TURN 1069

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BASS REEVES
THE LAWMEN (148)
(12-5901) [18-13-0,107]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BASS REEVES                    POSITION IS EMPTY
THE LAWMEN (148)               
(12-5901) [18-13-0,107]        

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

TOMAX                          PONIARD
PHOENIXGUARD 1015243 (749)     FAR TRAVELERS (740)
(12-8146) [9-8-0,88]           (12-8068) [10-4-2,96]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE LAWMEN (148)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE LAWMEN (148)              66 
2. FAR TRAVELERS (740)           10    FAR TRAVELERS (740)
3. PHOENIXGUARD 1015243 (749)    5     Unchartered Team
4. ARENA FELINES (177)           1  
5. DREAMERS (142)                -14   HISTORY'S HENCHMEN (638)

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/ 2 THE LAWMEN (148)          9  1 1
 2/ 2 FAR TRAVELERS (740)       46  30  5 60.5   2/ 1 PHOENIXGUARD 101524 (749) 7  3 0
 3/ 0 ARENA FELINES (177)      783 555 69 58.5   3/ 4 DREAMERS (142)            5 10 0
 4/ 3 PHOENIXGUARD 101524 (749) 49  35  2 58.3   4/ 3 FAR TRAVELERS (740)       4  3 0
 5/ 4 THE LAWMEN (148)         549 402 32 57.7   5- 5*GRAIN OF THE GODS (753)   2  1 0
 6/ 5 DREAMERS (142)           2275 2071 168 52.3   6/ 0 ARENA FELINES (177)       1  4 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!  The boys at PHOENIXGUARD 1015243 left the 
arena dejected, after being kicked out of the top spot by THE LAWMEN.  Good show!  A 
certain someone should cut down on the drinking and practice more, after losing 11 
points to PLANTAGENET.  (Discrete enough, EMPEDOCLES?) Those who hoped for a new 
Duelmaster were disappointed by PONIARD, of FAR TRAVELERS, who despite a 10-4-2 
couldn't overcome RIZTAB's Number 1.  Word has it one team in RIZTAB is using 
psychics to predict wins.  They lead a charmed life!   
     So much to report, so little time!  Perhaps the warriors of DREAMERS should take 
up some hobbies, as they are the most avoided team...  As a woman of good breeding 
scorns the "warriors" of FAR TRAVELERS, so did that sorry team shy from DREAMERS 
Everyone is famous for fifteen minutes, and ORIOLE is it right now.  Most challenged 
warrior.  Isn't PHOENIXGUARD 1015243 proud!  DEPUTY DAN challenged ORIOLE!  Who says 
THE LAWMEN are just a bunch of wimps!  DEPUTY DAN of THE LAWMEN kept his wits as he 
overcame ORIOLE.   
     Is there life after death?  Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after 
life!  Questions are being raised about the disposing of severed body parts in the 
arena.  A certain tavern in RIZTAB would I avoid!   
     Leave me now, you base fools!  Keep those sands bloody and the buzzards fat!  Do 
not despair!  I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BASS REEVES 5901             18  13  0 107         THE LAWMEN (148)          

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SWALLOW 8148                 12   8  0  96         PHOENIXGUARD 1015243 (749)
 PONIARD 8068                 10   4  2  96         FAR TRAVELERS (740)       
 DAVE COOK 5999               14   9  0  91         THE LAWMEN (148)          

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TOMAX 8146                    9   8  0  88         PHOENIXGUARD 1015243 (749)
 ABYSSINIAN ASSASSIN 6348      9   5  1  70         ARENA FELINES (177)       
 ORSON 8084                    8   1  1  70         FAR TRAVELERS (740)       
 ANAXIMANDER 8155             10  16  1  67         DREAMERS (142)            

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ARISTOTLE 8178               10  10  1  64         DREAMERS (142)            

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DEPUTY DAN 6257               3   0  1  56         THE LAWMEN (148)          
 CATFISH HUNTER 6441           5   3  0  55         ARENA FELINES (177)       
-AMARANTH 8227                 4   0  0  47         GRAIN OF THE GODS (753)   
 ALLAN PINKERTON 6166          6   4  0  46         THE LAWMEN (148)          
 ORIOLE 8149                  10   3  0  45         PHOENIXGUARD 1015243 (749)
 DEMOCRITUS 8210               7   7  0  45         DREAMERS (142)            
 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   4  1  31         ARENA FELINES (177)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TOM 6407                      4   3  0  21         ARENA FELINES (177)       
 EPICURUS 8243                 2   1  0  21         DREAMERS (142)            
 EMPEDOCLES 8237               2   1  0  19         DREAMERS (142)            
 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?
DA1 8242                0  1 0 FAR TRAVELERS 740    SHISHZAR THE SNA      1069 NONE
BLUE CORN 8225          2  1 0 GRAIN OF THE GOD 753 DEPUTY DAN 6257       1068  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Welcome back Lawmen!  Hopefully all your warriors learned their lesson after receiving 
such a lengthy suspension.  No more undeclared concealed weapons going into a fight, 

right!?  I know they sometimes needed that skill for monitoring the notoriously 
sketchy back-alley poker games here in Riztab.  I'm sure you'll keep them on the 
straight and narrow going forward. -- Sleepy

Bass Reeves congrats on claiming duelmaster on first turn after his extended break 
meditating and honing his fighting style!  I'm sure one more solid win and that AD 
invite will be heading your way. -- Sleepy

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DA1 was butchered by SHISHZAR THE SNAKE in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
DEPUTY DAN viciously subdued ORIOLE in a action packed 3 minute Challenge battle.
BASS REEVES defeated PONIARD in a crowd pleasing 3 minute gory master's Title duel.
SWALLOW defeated MOTTA THE PIKE in a 2 minute bloody match.
ARISTOTLE was devastated by TOMAX in a crowd pleasing 1 minute brutal one-sided duel.
DAVE COOK devastated ANAXIMANDER in a 2 minute one-sided competition.
ABYSSINIAN ASSASSIN handily defeated DEMOCRITUS in a 1 minute uneven melee.
CATFISH HUNTER was savagely defeated by ORSON in a action packed 2 minute gory duel.
SCAT CAT was overpowered by ALLAN PINKERTON in a popular 1 minute gory uneven match.
EMPEDOCLES was demolished by PLANTAGENET in a 3 minute mismatched match.
SAMUEL COLT handily defeated TOM in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
JOE MEOWER was demolished by EPICURUS in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  8         LUNGING ATTACK    31 -  11 -  2      74  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   6         TOTAL PARRY        6 -   3 -  0      67  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   4 -  0      60  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   1 -  1      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         STRIKING ATTACK   16 -  16 -  1      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         AIMED BLOW         4 -   5 -  1      44  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         SLASHING ATTACK    3 -   4 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -   4 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         BASHING ATTACK     3 -   9 -  0      25  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 1069 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    5 -  3     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         4  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  3     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  WALL OF STEEL  
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  2         1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    BASS REEVES 5901           18  13  0  107 THE LAWMEN (148)
LUNGING ATTACK   SWALLOW 8148               12   8  0   96 PHOENIXGUARD 1015243 (749)
TOTAL PARRY      DAVE COOK 5999             14   9  0   91 THE LAWMEN (148)
STRIKING ATTACK  TOMAX 8146                  9   8  0   88 PHOENIXGUARD 1015243 (749)
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 
PONIARD 8068.  The ten other most popular fighters were DEPUTY DAN 6257, ORSON 8084, 
BASS REEVES 5901, SWALLOW 8148, TOMAX 8146, ABYSSINIAN ASSASSIN 6348, ALLAN PINKERTON 
6166, DAVE COOK 5999, ANAXIMANDER 8155, and EMPEDOCLES 8237.

The least popular fighter this week was TOM 6407.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were SCAT CAT 6542, ARISTOTLE 8178, ORIOLE 8149, DA1 8242, EPICURUS 8243, 
JOE MEOWER 6947, CATFISH HUNTER 6441, DEMOCRITUS 8210, SAMUEL COLT 6233, and 
PLANTAGENET 8097.