DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/09/2026    Duedate: 03/21/2026

LYRATILAN ARENA

DM 25    TURN 1039

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

GEORGE STRAIT
GONE COUNTRY (453)
(25-4888) [15-4-1,111]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

GEORGE STRAIT                  FULL PROOF
GONE COUNTRY (453)             HAZ MAT '25 (603)
(25-4888) [15-4-1,111]         (25-6815) [4-1-1,60]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

PAUL STOCK                     GEORGE STRAIT
THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)         GONE COUNTRY (453)
(25-6680) [14-33-0,90]         (25-4888) [15-4-1,111]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

GONE COUNTRY (453)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. WORKING GIRLS (193)           26 
2. THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)        18    GONE COUNTRY (453)
3. GONE COUNTRY (453)            17    Unchartered Team
4. HAZ MAT '25 (603)             7  
5. WRATHMEN 25-73 (602)          7     WRATHMEN 25-73 (602)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 3*WRATHMEN 25-73 (602)       2   1  0 66.7   1/ 1 GONE COUNTRY (453)       10  5 1
 2- 1 THE BLUES 25 (581)        76  54  2 58.5   2- 2 THE BLUES 25 (581)        6  4 0
 3/ 2 GONE COUNTRY (453)        50  48  4 51.0   3/ 4 WORKING GIRLS (193)       6  8 0
 4/ 6*HAZ MAT '25 (603)          5   5  1 50.0   4/ 5*HAZ MAT '25 (603)         4  1 0
 5/ 4 THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)   978 1111 29 46.8   5/ 3 NEON GRATITUDE (593)      4  5 1
 6/ 5 NEON GRATITUDE (593)      49  59  3 45.4   6/ 7*WRATHMEN 25-73 (602)      1  1 0
 7/ 7 WORKING GIRLS (193)      216 277 19 43.8   7/ 6 THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)    1  2 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.

Better late than never.  I am still unsure how my compadre Alan Jackson reached the 
title of Duelmaster before me.  It was a good battle last turn with Snooks Eaglin for 
the title -- country versus blues.  Y'all had to figure that country might win out.  
Had a little more endurance than Snooks thought, although I had the wrong strategy 
planned for Snooks as I was fixin' to rope that no good killer Aether Flow.  Luckily, 
as the song goes, "you've got to have an ace in the hole," and things still worked 
out.  Snooks is not the only good warrior in Lyratilan -- there are several good 
warriors, particularly at the top.

I cannot figure out why my bloodfeud challenge against Aether Flow did not go through 
last turn.  We don't take too kindly to folks killin our teammates, even if they are 
only average warriors.  In fact, none of Gone Country's challenges went through last 
turn.  Maybe our Manager's handwriting was a bit lacking.  Aether Flow, I am giving 
you a shot at the title this turn to help ensure my bloodfeud challenge goes through.  
You have more experience, but I think that I can get the jump on you.  All I can say 
to Aether Flow, or anyone else I end up fighting, is, "I'll be lookin' for eight when 
they pull that gate, and I hope that judge ain't blind..."

                                          -- George Strait
                                             Gone Country

                                      SPY REPORT

     Ready for some action-packed adventure, some thrills, chills and spills?  Well 
fergit it, cause this is the Spyreport for LYRATILAN.  MVP award for PAUL STOCK?  THE 
MIDDLE WAY 4's proud of him after beating SUSAN MURPHY and getting 18 points.  Talk 
about yer major upsets!  DANKE's match with JADE cost her a loss of 13 points!  The 
Duelmaster isn't going to stop just cause he's Number One!  AETHER FLOW knows this.  
He was Bloodfeuded by the Duelmaster.  Don't you think the Duelmaster is being 
unfair?  I think GEORGE STRAIT should let AETHER FLOW be Duelmaster for a while, 
without fighting about it.  Who was the wiseguy that said LYRATILAN's Duelmaster was 
paying for drinks at The Piper's Rest?  Don't look at me!   
     Look, you guys stick to fighting, all right?  The warriors of WORKING GIRLS must 
be getting lonely.  They were the most avoided team.  Do you guys know something that 
I don't?  I don't know what GONE COUNTRY's been doing.  They certainly haven't been 
accepting many fights from WORKING GIRLS, that's fer sher.  People were asking me did 
GARTH BROOKS REALLY challenge FULL PROOF?  (all right, maybe they didn't, but it 
sounded good!) It wasn't a spectacular fight, or anything, but FULL PROOF wants me to 
write about it since it won victory over GARTH BROOKS.  Satisfied?   
     Challenges, revenges, Bloodfeuds.  All LYRATILAN ever talks about is fighting!  
Me, I'm more laid back.  Like was that some Bloodfeud, or what?  (GEORGE STRAIT vs. 
AETHER FLOW, that is.) Fight, fight, fight.  Is that all you guys can do?   
     Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain.  Soak it in cold water, and hand 
wash.  I'm getting tired of writing this stuff, so I'm calling it quits.  Remember 
you guys, ease up sometimes!  Chill out!  Later, Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GEORGE STRAIT 4888           15   4  1 111         GONE COUNTRY (453)        

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ALAN JACKSON 4886             9  11  0 100         GONE COUNTRY (453)        
-BABY FACE FOSTER 6562        19  10  0  95         THE BLUES 25 (581)        
-SNOOKS EAGLIN 6559           17   9  0  93         THE BLUES 25 (581)        

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PAUL STOCK 6680              14  33  0  90         THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)    
 SUSAN MURPHY 6704            14  22  2  86         WORKING GIRLS (193)       
-BIG MOJO ELEM 6563            8  14  2  82         THE BLUES 25 (581)        

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AETHER FLOW 6675             13  14  2  66         NEON GRATITUDE (593)      
 JADE 6791                     8   8  0  66         WORKING GIRLS (193)       
 CLINT BLACK 6818              6   2  0  66         GONE COUNTRY (453)        

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FULL PROOF 6815               4   1  1  60         HAZ MAT '25 (603)         

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DANKE 6732                   14  11  0  53         NEON GRATITUDE (593)      
 PEARL 6793                    7   9  1  47         WORKING GIRLS (193)       
-GUITAR JR JOHNSON 6621       12   7  0  44         THE BLUES 25 (581)        
 CHANELLE 6796                 8   8  1  42         WORKING GIRLS (193)       
-LONG JOHN HUNTER 6630        11   5  0  38         THE BLUES 25 (581)        

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GARTH BROOKS 6817             6   3  2  31         GONE COUNTRY (453)        
 DIAMOND 6823                  2   0  0  25         WORKING GIRLS (193)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MALARKEY 6801                 2   1  0  21         WRATHMEN 25-73 (602)      
-UNCUT 6820                    1   0  0  20         HAZ MAT '25 (603)         
 OBRIGADO 6809                 5   4  0  19         NEON GRATITUDE (593)      
 CODY JOHNSON 6824             0   2  0   2         GONE COUNTRY (453)        

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
TRACY LAWRENCE 6816     3  4 0 GONE COUNTRY 453     AETHER FLOW 6675      1037 JUST REVENGED
GNATALIE 6768           5  7 0 WORKING GIRLS 193    BIG MOJO ELEM 6563    1035 NOT REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Jade -- I am not sure why you and everyone else in Lyratilan all keep challenging me.  
Really, I am not that bad.  You gave up so quick -- I thought you would want to have a 
drink with me after the fight -- after all, "it's five o'clock somewhere." -- Alan 
Jackson

Long John Hunter -- Another country versus blues battle, and country won out. I got 
lucky with the style match-up. -- Clint Black

Diamond -- Well, you got me.  You must not like my fighting style or my cowboy charm.  
Kind of reminds me of a line from one of my songs:  "Cause she's over buckles.  She's 
over spurs.  To her you're just a heartache in a pearl snap shirt.  Been lassoed and 
let go for the last time.  No, she ain't over me. She's over me and my kind." -- Cody 
Johnson

Arenamaster -- I guess that you are "Calling Baton Rouge" for more stand-ins after 
Fratsfan Noble died -- in less that a minute. -- Garth Brooks

     Fratsfan Nobles are a dime a dozen! Never fear, "I've got friends in low 
     places..." -- NAIEI

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

GEORGE STRAIT devastated AETHER FLOW in a 1 minute mismatched Bloodfeud Title fight.
GARTH BROOKS was vanquished by FULL PROOF in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
CODY JOHNSON was demolished by MALARKEY in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
ALAN JACKSON devastated VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute gory one-sided contest.
PAUL STOCK demolished SUSAN MURPHY in a action packed 1 minute mismatched competition.
DANKE was overpowered by JADE in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
PEARL was devastated by CLINT BLACK in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
CHANELLE handily defeated OBRIGADO in a action packed 1 minute uneven melee.
DIAMOND vanquished TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE in a 1 minute uneven fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   6         STRIKING ATTACK   17 -   7 -  1      71  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         TOTAL PARRY       21 -  11 -  0      66  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         AIMED BLOW        11 -   6 -  0      65  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         BASHING ATTACK     5 -   3 -  0      63  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-LUNGE        4 -   4 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         LUNGING ATTACK    26 -  28 -  2      48  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   6 -  1      40  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         SLASHING ATTACK   16 -  27 -  2      37  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         WALL OF STEEL      0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 1039 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     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         2  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  3     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                                                                1  AIMED BLOW     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  GEORGE STRAIT 4888         15   4  1  111 GONE COUNTRY (453)
AIMED BLOW       CLINT BLACK 6818            6   2  0   66 GONE COUNTRY (453)
PARRY-LUNGE      DANKE 6732                 14  11  0   53 NEON GRATITUDE (593)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is PAUL STOCK 6680.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was GEORGE STRAIT 4888.  The ten other most popular fighters were ALAN JACKSON 4886, 
PAUL STOCK 6680, JADE 6791, CHANELLE 6796, FULL PROOF 6815, MALARKEY 6801, CLINT 
BLACK 6818, DIAMOND 6823, SUSAN MURPHY 6704, and OBRIGADO 6809.

The least popular fighter this week was PEARL 6793.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were DANKE 6732, CODY JOHNSON 6824, GARTH BROOKS 6817, AETHER FLOW 6675, 
OBRIGADO 6809, SUSAN MURPHY 6704, DIAMOND 6823, CLINT BLACK 6818, MALARKEY 6801, and 
FULL PROOF 6815.