DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/08/2026    Duedate: 04/21/2026

MALCORN ARENA

DM 15    TURN 1052

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SWEET GYPSY
WRATHMEN 25-26 (597)
(15-6257) [8-3-0,112]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ESTUPIDO                       CRIMSON TOAD
EGGS & CHORIZO (585)           TEMERE NOMEN (600)
(15-6114) [28-20-0,118]        (15-6283) [4-1-0,26]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

ESTUPIDO                       YOUR EX-WIFE
EGGS & CHORIZO (585)           EGGS & CHORIZO (585)
(15-6114) [28-20-0,118]        (15-6170) [16-18-2,96]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

NEON JOCKS (591)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. TEMERE NOMEN (600)            20 
2. NEON JOCKS (591)              20    WRATHMEN 25-26 (597)
3. STONE COLD CRAZY (577)        20    Unchartered Team
4. EGGS & CHORIZO (585)          18 
5. WRATHMEN 25-26 (597)          12    TEMERE NOMEN (600)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*TRIAL BY JURY (599)        3   0  0 100.   1/ 2 NEON JOCKS (591)          8  5 0
 2/ 3 WRATHMEN 25-26 (597)      12   4  0 75.0   2/ 3 EGGS & CHORIZO (585)      5  5 0
 3/ 7*TEMERE NOMEN (600)         6   4  1 60.0   3/ 4*TEMERE NOMEN (600)        4  2 0
 4- 4 TOURNAMENT BLUES 15 (580) 71  55  4 56.3   4/ 7 WRATHMEN 25-26 (597)      3  1 0
 5/ 5 NEON JOCKS (591)         110  88  7 55.6   5- 1 TOURNAMENT BLUES 15 (580) 3  7 0
 6/ 0 STONE COLD CRAZY (577)   141 127 12 52.6   6- 5*COVEY XVI (596)           2  0 0
 7/ 6 EGGS & CHORIZO (585)     120 110  3 52.2   7/ 0 STONE COLD CRAZY (577)    2  3 0
 8/ 8 GREENWARDENS (244)       1319 1732 39 43.2   8- 6*TRIAL BY JURY (599)       1  0 0
 9- 9*COVEY XVI (596)            3   5  0 37.5   9/ 9 GREENWARDENS (244)        0  3 0

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

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

Watch out! There's a Heavyweight on the throne. I guess that makes me the heavyweight 
champion of Malcorn. [Hmmm...Malcorn. If the prefix "mal" means "bad", does that make 
this the arena of bad corn? What, they ran out of butter?]

Not much to write about these days. Fare thee well, arena of bad corn. And, may the 
gods guide your blows straight and true!

                                          -- Heavyweight, Duelmaster

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings warriors!  It is I, Zontani Sharp Eyes, here to bring report of the 
clash and bustle of the weekly MALCORN games.  Former top team TOURNAMENT BLUES 15 
was unseated this week as NEON JOCKS moved up from 2nd ranking to take the top spot 
with a 3-1-0 record for the round.  Fortune did not smile upon TOURNAMENT BLUES 15 
this time out who this turn suffered a fall into 5th position in the wake of a 0-0-0 
round.  Warriors--remember that glory waits always around the corner!  Witness how 
this week WRATHMEN 25-26 went 1-0-0 to move up 3 in the rankings.  Did only my eyes 
note the 3-1-0 record which NEON JOCKS managed to post this round?  I don't doubt 
that such a record will draw challengers!  BIG PUP caught the eye of many in the 
gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested PITA PITA PA and was awarded 18 
points in recognition.  In one of the week's more notable duels, YOUR EX-WIFE put 
down WASTED TIME, causing him to lose 11 points of recognition in the process.  The 
city has turned out in honor of SWEET GYPSY, for with hers arena victory she may now 
lay claim to the highest position in the city!  Would you believe that over half of 
the old women in MALCORN seem to feel that they could fight better than you 
gladiators?   
     I have been in deep conclave with my spies who watched all that has recently 
transpired.  Indeed there is much I would report.  MALCORN, city of gladiators!  
Mighty among the names of thy guilds is WRATHMEN 25-26, a guild shunned and avoided 
by many in the weekly duels.  Apparently the stalwarts of NEON JOCKS are catching the 
bulk of jests down at the challenging board for their large share of the avoids.  
Mighty fighters cannot but expect competition from those below.  DANCING TROLL take 
warning!  You have more than a few enemies in MALCORN.  At the gambling halls I have 
started to bet money on PINCH HITTER.  He has got the courage it takes.  Witness his 
challenge this turn against DANCING TROLL!  I must admit to some joy.  Before my very 
eyes the underdog in this contest, PINCH HITTER, defeated DANCING TROLL to claim 
victory and recognition.   
     What warrior does not hone his years, impatiently waiting for the moment of his 
foe's mortality?  Fate is a fickle mistress.  She showers the miserable with fortune 
but sets enemies against the victorious.  Remember this!   
     If it were not for my skills as a spy I would have been mugged three times 
already in MALCORN.  Nice atmosphere you have here!  More than a sharp eye must I 
keep, indeed a stout pair of legs must I keep as well!  The endless paths of Alastari 
await me!  Till next we meet remember - the pen is mightier than the sword, but a 
maul is a different story!-- Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SWEET GYPSY 6257              8   3  0 112         WRATHMEN 25-26 (597)      

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ESTUPIDO 6114                28  20  0 118         EGGS & CHORIZO (585)      
 BIG PUP 6014                 16  14  1 108         STONE COLD CRAZY (577)    
 YOUR EX-WIFE 6170            16  18  2  96         EGGS & CHORIZO (585)      
 THE NATURAL 6251              9   6  0  93         NEON JOCKS (591)          
 HEAVYWEIGHT 6187             21  20  0  91         NEON JOCKS (591)          

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PITA PITA PA 6140            23  15  0  90         EGGS & CHORIZO (585)      
 DANCING TROLL 6141           11  55  1  89         GREENWARDENS (244)        
 PINCH HITTER 6250            10   4  0  86         NEON JOCKS (591)          
 ZIPADEEDODA 6003              9   5  1  86         STONE COLD CRAZY (577)    

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WASTED TIME 6020              9   6  0  80         STONE COLD CRAZY (577)    

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BOURBON ST 6258               4   1  0  54         WRATHMEN 25-26 (597)      
 LOONEY 6038                   5   1  1  50         STONE COLD CRAZY (577)    
-VERDICT 6274                  3   0  0  50         TRIAL BY JURY (599)       
-WILLIE JOHNSON 6072          10  11  0  49         TOURNAMENT BLUES 15 (580) 
-FRED MCMULLEN 6232            5   4  1  46         TOURNAMENT BLUES 15 (580) 

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BOYD GILMORE 6233             5   4  2  30         TOURNAMENT BLUES 15 (580) 
-CAPYBARA 6247                 3   1  0  30         COVEY XVI (596)           
 CRIMSON TOAD 6283             4   1  0  26         TEMERE NOMEN (600)        

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TOOTH GOLEM 6285              2   3  1  21         TEMERE NOMEN (600)        
 BLITZ CAPTAIN 6278            2   3  0  21         NEON JOCKS (591)          
-DEBORAH COLEMAN 6260          2   4  0  18         TOURNAMENT BLUES 15 (580) 
 WILLIE 6264                   3   5  0  14         EGGS & CHORIZO (585)      
-LUCILLE HEGAMIN 6288          1   1  0  12         TOURNAMENT BLUES 15 (580) 
 CATHY ENGLEBERT 6265          0   1  0   7         STONE COLD CRAZY (577)    
 HANGRY WENCH 6287             1   2  0   5         EGGS & CHORIZO (585)      

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

PINCH HITTER devastated DANCING TROLL in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
WILLIE was handily defeated by TOOTH GOLEM in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
HANGRY WENCH was vanquished by CRIMSON TOAD in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
HEAVYWEIGHT was overpowered by SWEET GYPSY in a 1 minute bloody one-sided Title fight.
PITA PITA PA was devastated by BIG PUP in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
ESTUPIDO unbelievably bested ZIPADEEDODA in a 2 minute bloody master's match.
WASTED TIME was savagely defeated by YOUR EX-WIFE in a 3 minute expert's melee.
THE NATURAL won victory over KHALHUMS DWARF in a action packed 1 minute fight.
LOONEY viciously subdued CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute gruesome veteran vs. novice fight.
BLITZ CAPTAIN overpowered CATHY ENGLEBERT 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|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         TOTAL PARRY       15 -   3 -  0      83  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         STRIKING ATTACK   11 -   3 -  0      79  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         AIMED BLOW        17 -   8 -  0      68  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         LUNGING ATTACK    17 -  10 -  2      63  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         WALL OF STEEL      8 -  10 -  0      44  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         SLASHING ATTACK   11 -  14 -  1      44  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         BASHING ATTACK     4 -   7 -  0      36  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   4 -  0      20  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  11 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 1052 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    2 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  2         3  AIMED BLOW     
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         1  STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  1         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                                                                1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                                                                1  TOTAL PARRY    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  SWEET GYPSY 6257            8   3  0  112 WRATHMEN 25-26 (597)
LUNGING ATTACK   ESTUPIDO 6114              28  20  0  118 EGGS & CHORIZO (585)
BASHING ATTACK   BIG PUP 6014               16  14  1  108 STONE COLD CRAZY (577)
AIMED BLOW       THE NATURAL 6251            9   6  0   93 NEON JOCKS (591)
SLASHING ATTACK  ZIPADEEDODA 6003            9   5  1   86 STONE COLD CRAZY (577)
TOTAL PARRY      WASTED TIME 6020            9   6  0   80 STONE COLD CRAZY (577)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is ESTUPIDO 6114.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was YOUR EX-WIFE 6170.  The ten other most popular fighters were THE NATURAL 6251, 
PINCH HITTER 6250, ZIPADEEDODA 6003, TOOTH GOLEM 6285, SWEET GYPSY 6257, BIG PUP 
6014, LOONEY 6038, ESTUPIDO 6114, WASTED TIME 6020, and BLITZ CAPTAIN 6278.

The least popular fighter this week was CATHY ENGLEBERT 6265.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were PITA PITA PA 6140, HEAVYWEIGHT 6187, HANGRY WENCH 6287, WILLIE 
6264, CRIMSON TOAD 6283, DANCING TROLL 6141, BLITZ CAPTAIN 6278, WASTED TIME 6020, 
ESTUPIDO 6114, and LOONEY 6038.

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