DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/19/2026    Duedate: 01/31/2026

TALCAMA ARENA

DM 18    TURN 1046

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

INVERNESS
WOMB OF HORRORS (766)
(18-11575) [29-17-0,120]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

INVERNESS                      POSITION IS EMPTY
WOMB OF HORRORS (766)          
(18-11575) [29-17-0,120]       

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

PHOUKA                         TOFU SCRAMBLE
THE EMERALD ISLES (765)        INANIMATE TOFU (331)
(18-11513) [14-17-2,97]        (18-11710) [10-5-0,83]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

INANIMATE TOFU (331)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. INANIMATE TOFU (331)          34 
2. THE EMERALD ISLES (765)       18    OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)
3. OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)      8     Unchartered Team
4. WOMB OF HORRORS (766)         4  
5. OF WOLF AND MAN 9 (549)       3     NUCLEAR WAR (148)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 STORM SHADOWS (757)       26   7  0 78.8   1/ 2 INANIMATE TOFU (331)      6  7 0
 2/ 3 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630) 246 184 13 57.2   2- 1 COSMIC KARMA (760)        5  3 1
 3/ 4 WOMB OF HORRORS (766)     83  66  2 55.7   3/ 5 ALABAMA BLUES (755)       4  2 0
 4- 5 MAD SCIENTISTS (75)      881 858 62 50.7   4/ 7 THE EMERALD ISLES (765)   4  4 0
 5- 6 COSMIC KARMA (760)       134 138  6 49.3   5- 3 MAD SCIENTISTS (75)       3  5 0
 6/ 7 ALABAMA BLUES (755)       43  45  2 48.9   6/ 6 OF WOLF AND MAN 9 (549)   2  3 0
 7/ 8 INANIMATE TOFU (331)     195 223  8 46.7   7- 4 STORM SHADOWS (757)       1  0 0
 8- 9 OF WOLF AND MAN (620)     51  62  3 45.1   8- 8 OF WOLF AND MAN (620)     1  1 0
 9/10 THE EMERALD ISLES (765)   83 104  6 44.4   9/10 WOMB OF HORRORS (766)     1  5 0
10/11 OF WOLF AND MAN 9 (549)   63  99  4 38.9  10/ 9 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)  1  5 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Ready for some action-packed adventure, some thrills, chills and spills?  Well 
fergit it, cause this is the Spyreport for TALCAMA.  Like, COSMIC KARMA had to be so 
embarrassed when they got kicked off #1 spot by INANIMATE TOFU!  Way to go INANIMATE 
TOFU!  THE EMERALD ISLES like really fought hard to move up to 4th from 7th.  Way to 
go!  MVP award for TOFU SCRAMBLE?  INANIMATE TOFU's proud of him after beating COW 
COW DAVENPORT and getting 13 points.  Talk about yer major upsets!  COW COW 
DAVENPORT's match with TOFU SCRAMBLE cost him a loss of 7 points!  What a putz!  NOVA 
HELIX fights so hard to be Duelmaster, then quits fighting and loses the title.  No 
one said he was a genius...  Was that a tear I saw in INVERNESS' eye, as he took over 
Duelmastership?  And wasn't MAD MC SNUGGLES fit to be tied!  I hear the top team 
insists all their warriors get nine hours sleep.  They want photogenic fighters for 
PR photos.   
     I gotta admit I haven't been in "deep con caves" with any spies.  Really, I just 
wing this stuff.  COSMIC KARMA was the most avoided team.  Is a 134-138-6 record 
really that scary?  I don't know what THE EMERALD ISLES' been doing.  They certainly 
haven't been accepting many fights from COSMIC KARMA, that's fer sher.  Like, is 
SMIDGE popular, or what?  She was challenged the most in all of TALCAMA!  She's got a 
8-5-0, is that good?   
     Challenges, revenges, Bloodfeuds.  All TALCAMA ever talks about is fighting!  
Me, I'm more laid back.  Hey!  Quit laughing!  Just because THE SELKIE had 4-10-1 was 
no reason for THE EMERALD ISLES to send him to the Dark Arena!  Stop it!  Fight, 
fight, fight.  Is that all you guys can do?   
     I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid.  Who would've guessed I'd be 
a famous Spyreporter?  I'm getting tired of writing this stuff, so I'm calling it 
quits.  I had a fun time, see you later-- Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 INVERNESS 11575              29  17  0 120         WOMB OF HORRORS (766)     

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-NOVA HELIX 11600             18  19  1 113         MAD SCIENTISTS (75)       
-COSMIC HAVEN 11605           20  20  1 102         COSMIC KARMA (760)        
 PHOUKA 11513                 14  17  2  97         THE EMERALD ISLES (765)   

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-LADY LIGHTYEAR 11647         15   9  0  90         MAD SCIENTISTS (75)       
 TOFU SCRAMBLE 11710          10   5  0  83         INANIMATE TOFU (331)      
 MAD MC SNUGGLES 11594        17  12  0  80         THE EMERALD ISLES (765)   
-COSMIC AMBUSH 11703           9   4  1  78         COSMIC KARMA (760)        
 THARIZDUN 11636              17  18  1  74         WOMB OF HORRORS (766)     

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BARON BARYON 11634           14  19  1  62         MAD SCIENTISTS (75)       
 ALABAMA SHAKES 11479         10   8  1  58         ALABAMA BLUES (755)       
 BLUESMAN DAVIS 11521         10   2  0  58         ALABAMA BLUES (755)       

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 COW COW DAVENPORT 11351       8   5  0  55         ALABAMA BLUES (755)       
-COSMIC WIDOW 11648            9   4  0  47         COSMIC KARMA (760)        
 SMIDGE 11668                  8   5  0  46         THE EMERALD ISLES (765)   
-POLARIS DAWN 11702            6   5  0  41         MAD SCIENTISTS (75)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DETHAN 11723                  3   7  1  33         OF WOLF AND MAN 9 (549)   
-LARTEK 11683                  2   3  0  31         OF WOLF AND MAN 9 (549)   
-MISTRESS TAVEA 11743          3   1  0  30         OF WOLF AND MAN 9 (549)   

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AMYS KITCHEN 11779            2   2  0  23         INANIMATE TOFU (331)      
-NOKTU 11764                   3   1  0  19         OF WOLF AND MAN (620)     
 TOFURKY 11789                 1   0  0   8         INANIMATE TOFU (331)      

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CRAP 297421 11788       0  1 0 INANIMATE TOFU 331   STONE GOLEM           1046 NONE
CRISP FRIED TOF 11749   3  4 1 INANIMATE TOFU 331   DETHAN 11723          1042 NOT REVENGED
GELATINUS GOOP 11773    1  4 0 INANIMATE TOFU 331   HIGH ELF              1046 NONE
DA1 11790               0  1 0 OF WOLF AND MAN  630 AVENGING ZILTHOR      1046 NONE
DA2 11791               0  1 0 OF WOLF AND MAN  630 BLACK ORC             1046 NONE
THE SELKIE 11652        4 11 1 THE EMERALD ISLE 765 MOUNTAIN TROLL        1046 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

THE SELKIE was dealt death by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
GELATINUS GOOP was viciously butchered by HIGH ELF in a 2 minute Dark Arena battle.
DA2 was murdered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
CRAP 297421 was dealt death by STONE GOLEM in a popular 3 minute Dark Arena contest.
DA1 was murdered by AVENGING ZILTHORN in a 1 minute Dark Arena competition.
INVERNESS outwaited MAD MC SNUGGLES in a unpopular 7 minute veteran's Title duel.
TOFU SCRAMBLE overpowered COW COW DAVENPORT in a popular 2 minute mismatched brawl.
THARIZDUN was vanquished by PHOUKA in a 1 minute uneven duel.
ALABAMA SHAKES vanquished AMYS KITCHEN in a 2 minute uneven fight.
BLUESMAN DAVIS outwaited DETHAN in a 9 minute gory fight.
SMIDGE savagely defeated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 2 minute gory melee.
TOFURKY defeated MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute novice's match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         PARRY-LUNGE        8 -   2 -  0      80  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         STRIKING ATTACK   14 -   7 -  3      67  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         SLASHING ATTACK   19 -  10 -  2      66  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         WALL OF STEEL     13 -   9 -  1      59  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         TOTAL PARRY       14 -  11 -  0      56  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         AIMED BLOW        18 -  15 -  0      55  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         LUNGING ATTACK    29 -  37 -  1      44  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         BASHING ATTACK    12 -  30 -  0      29  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   5 -  0      17  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  12 -  0       8  |

Turn 1046 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      INVERNESS 11575            29  17  0  120 WOMB OF HORRORS (766)
AIMED BLOW       TOFU SCRAMBLE 11710        10   5  0   83 INANIMATE TOFU (331)
WALL OF STEEL    MAD MC SNUGGLES 11594      17  12  0   80 THE EMERALD ISLES (765)
PARRY-LUNGE      SMIDGE 11668                8   5  0   46 THE EMERALD ISLES (765)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is PHOUKA 11513.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was CRAP 297421 11788.  The ten other most popular fighters were TOFU SCRAMBLE 11710, 
THE SELKIE 11652, SMIDGE 11668, PHOUKA 11513, DETHAN 11723, ALABAMA SHAKES 11479, 
AMYS KITCHEN 11779, TOFURKY 11789, GELATINUS GOOP 11773, and DA2 11791.

The least popular fighter this week was BLUESMAN DAVIS 11521.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were INVERNESS 11575, THARIZDUN 11636, COW COW DAVENPORT 11351, MAD 
MC SNUGGLES 11594, DA1 11790, DA2 11791, GELATINUS GOOP 11773, TOFURKY 11789, AMYS 
KITCHEN 11779, and ALABAMA SHAKES 11479.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

PHOUKA (18-11513) THE EMERALD ISLES (765)