DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

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

SOLVEN ARENA

DM 22    TURN 1054

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

MEBIAN
MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)
(22-7971) [16-27-0,103]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

MEBIAN                         QUEEN OF SPADES
MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)            IN THE CARDS (861)
(22-7971) [16-27-0,103]        (22-8039) [0-1-0,9]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

MEBIAN                         REGINALD J. PRIEST
MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)            PROTECTORS (695)
(22-7971) [16-27-0,103]        (22-8027) [10-6-1,78]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

PROTECTORS (695)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. ARE YOU ? (768)               38 
2. DIRGES IN THE DARK (865)      25    PROTECTORS (695)
3. MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)           12    Unchartered Team
4. PROTECTORS (695)              12 
5. IN THE CARDS (861)            9     DIRGES IN THE DARK (865)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 PROTECTORS (695)         240 173 14 58.1   1/ 1 PROTECTORS (695)         10  5 0
 2/ 2 RED SECTOR A (840)       109  90  5 54.8   2/ 4 ARE YOU ? (768)           6  2 0
 3/ 3 THE REPUBLICANS (103)    600 597 33 50.1   3/ 3 RED SECTOR A (840)        5  4 0
 4/ 5 ARE YOU ? (768)          332 351 26 48.6   4/ 2 THE REPUBLICANS (103)     4 10 0
 5- 6 SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)    237 262 11 47.5   5/ 7 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)       2  1 0
 6/ 7 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)      887 1057 19 45.6   6- 5 SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)     1  4 0
 7/ 4*DIRGES IN THE DARK (865)   1   5  0 16.7   7/ 6*DIRGES IN THE DARK (865)  0  5 0
 8/ 0*IN THE CARDS (861)         0   1  0  0.0   8/ 0*IN THE CARDS (861)        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

     Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day, 
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again!  PROTECTORS had cause to celebrate, after 
REGINALD J. PRIEST got 18 points by beating BLACKBURN.  Win some, lose some.  
Speaking of which, ANGER was winsome, after beating COMBOT and seeing it lose 14 
points.  MEBIAN successfully staved off a grab for the roses by 1001001 of RED SECTOR 
A.  Does SOLVEN have no one talented enough to dethrone him?  So who was the warrior 
seen charging into immovable walls and challenging dead trees?  Someone's got a basic 
problem...   
     And how sociable are SOLVEN's warriors?  Come, let us see.  Like the noble eagle 
soaring amongst the mountaintops, so stand the warriors of SNOT QUITE RIGHT, alone 
and unchallenged.  Like a pup with its tail between its legs, PROTECTORS scurried 
away from SNOT QUITE RIGHT.  Oh, the shame!  Is it charming personality?  
Conversational abilities?  Good oral hygiene?  Whatever it is, BLACKBURN is the most 
challenged warrior.   
     Is there life after death?  Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after 
life!  Oh hard!  that to strike a flame, the match itself must needs be wasting!   
     Do not think spyreporting in SOLVEN is the highlight of my life.  Keep those 
sands bloody and the buzzards fat!  Do not despair!  I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir 

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MEBIAN 7971                  16  27  0 103         MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-THE ENEMY WITHIN 7796        22  19  2 118         RED SECTOR A (840)        

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 1001001 7878                 13  15  0  82         RED SECTOR A (840)        
 REGINALD J. PRIEST 8027      10   6  1  78         PROTECTORS (695)          
 790 8019                     13   8  0  77         PROTECTORS (695)          
 VLAD 8016                    17   6  1  75         PROTECTORS (695)          

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SLOW DRIP 7982               17  13  0  64         SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)     
 BLACKBURN 8006               16  14  1  63         THE REPUBLICANS (103)     
-TED CRUZ 8029                 9   6  0  59         THE REPUBLICANS (103)     

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ANGER 7933                    4   0  0  53         ARE YOU ? (768)           
 S.O.S. 8026                   7   4  1  41         RED SECTOR A (840)        
-SECRET 7911                   7  11  1  40         ARE YOU ? (768)           

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GOLDEN ROSE 8067              2   0  0  33         ARE YOU ? (768)           
 COMBOT 8034                   8   5  1  32         PROTECTORS (695)          
-BIG BOPPER 8075               1   1  0  26         DIRGES IN THE DARK (865)  
-EZ PICKENS 8032               4   3  0  25         SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)     
-SLIM PICKENS 8033             3   4  0  25         SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)     

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LITTLE WORLD 8066             4   2  0  22         ARE YOU ? (768)           
 R2D3 8069                     2   1  0  19         RED SECTOR A (840)        
-MR. 5 8031                    3   4  0  15         SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)     
 DUKE 8077                     3   1  0  14         PROTECTORS (695)          
 PATRIOT ACT 8081              1   1  0  12         THE REPUBLICANS (103)     
 TARIFF 8082                   1   0  0  11         THE REPUBLICANS (103)     
 TRICKLE DOWN 8059             1   7  0  10         THE REPUBLICANS (103)     
-NANO INFLUENCER 8060          2   2  1   9         SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)     
 QUEEN OF SPADES 8039          0   1  0   9         IN THE CARDS (861)        
 TREBUCHET 8083                0   1  0   1         RED SECTOR A (840)        

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
AMERICAN PIE 8071       0  1 0 DIRGES IN THE DA 865 BLACK ORC             1054 NONE
RITCHIE VALENS 8073     0  1 0 DIRGES IN THE DA 865 STONE GOLEM           1054 NONE
TOMMY ALLSUP 8072       0  1 0 DIRGES IN THE DA 865 SPYMASTER             1054 NONE

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
WAYLON 8076             0  1 0 DIRGES IN THE DA 865 BANDIT PRINCE         1054 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

AMERICAN PIE was unbelievably slain by BLACK ORC in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
WAYLON was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
TOMMY ALLSUP was easily killed by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
RITCHIE VALENS was assassinated by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute Dark Arena duel.
REGINALD J. PRIEST devastated BLACKBURN in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
TRICKLE DOWN was bested by R2D3 in a 2 minute Challenge brawl.
PATRIOT ACT was vanquished by GOLDEN ROSE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
MEBIAN overpowered 1001001 in a 1 minute mismatched Title brawl.
VLAD savagely defeated KUNG-FU MASTER in a 2 minute gruesome melee.
790 lost to KHALHUMS DWARF in a 3 minute expert's duel.
ANGER overpowered COMBOT in a 1 minute uneven duel.
S.O.S. defeated HAPPY PEASANT in a 5 minute veteran vs. beginner fight.
LITTLE WORLD beat TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE in a 3 minute fight.
DUKE demolished QUEEN OF SPADES in a unpopular 7 minute mismatched match.
TARIFF devastated TREBUCHET in a 1 minute one-sided battle.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         TOTAL PARRY       17 -   8 -  0      68  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    4         BASHING ATTACK    16 -   8 -  1      67  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         PARRY-RIPOSTE     12 -   8 -  1      60  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         SLASHING ATTACK   16 -  11 -  1      59  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         STRIKING ATTACK   16 -  14 -  1      53  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         LUNGING ATTACK    16 -  14 -  0      53  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         AIMED BLOW         6 -  10 -  0      38  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         WALL OF STEEL      6 -  11 -  1      35  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  12 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 1054 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  REGINALD J. PRIEST 8027    10   6  1   78 PROTECTORS (695)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    790 8019                   13   8  0   77 PROTECTORS (695)
TOTAL PARRY      VLAD 8016                  17   6  1   75 PROTECTORS (695)
SLASHING ATTACK  BLACKBURN 8006             16  14  1   63 THE REPUBLICANS (103)
WALL OF STEEL    S.O.S. 8026                 7   4  1   41 RED SECTOR A (840)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is MEBIAN 7971.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
REGINALD J. PRIEST 8027.  The ten other most popular fighters were AMERICAN PIE 8071, 
TARIFF 8082, TRICKLE DOWN 8059, R2D3 8069, GOLDEN ROSE 8067, MEBIAN 7971, 790 8019, 
ANGER 7933, S.O.S. 8026, and RITCHIE VALENS 8073.

The least popular fighter this week was QUEEN OF SPADES 8039.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were DUKE 8077, TREBUCHET 8083, COMBOT 8034, 1001001 7878, PATRIOT 
ACT 8081, TOMMY ALLSUP 8072, WAYLON 8076, LITTLE WORLD 8066, VLAD 8016, and BLACKBURN 
8006.

               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