DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/23/2026    Duedate: 03/07/2026

CALEAM ARENA

DM 26    TURN 1035

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

RED SKIES
JAN 16R (542)
(26-5834) [9-3-0,99]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

RED SKIES                      BARRICK
JAN 16R (542)                  WRATHMEN 21-20 (549)
(26-5834) [9-3-0,99]           (26-5619) [6-0-0,83]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

CLEMENTA                       BARRICK
GOLDEN CANYON (290)            WRATHMEN 21-20 (549)
(26-5783) [13-17-0,56]         (26-5619) [6-0-0,83]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

SAXON (570)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. JAN 16R (542)                 35 
2. WRATHMEN 21-20 (549)          18    JAN 16R (542)
3. BULLET '25 (572)              16    Unchartered Team
4. FAR TRAVELERS (556)           11 
5. GENERATION X (423)            7     WRATHMEN 21-20 (549)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*WRATHMEN 21-20 (549)       7   0  0 100.   1/ 1 SAXON (570)               8  7 0
 2/ 1*OZBOZOLGISTS (573)         3   1  0 75.0   2/ 2 JAN 16R (542)             7  1 0
 3/ 3 JAN 16R (542)             27  10  0 73.0   3/ 3 GENERATION X (423)        5 10 1
 4- 2 TOP FIVE KEYS (563)       16   6  0 72.7   4/ 4*OZBOZOLGISTS (573)        3  1 0
 5/ 5 FAR TRAVELERS (556)       76  48  4 61.3   5/ 5 FAR TRAVELERS (556)       3  1 0
 6/ 7 BULLET '25 (572)          10   7  1 58.8   6- 6 ROOFERS (565)             2  2 0
 7/ 6 SAXON (570)               45  33  3 57.7   7/10 BULLET '25 (572)          2  2 0
 8/ 8 GENERATION X (423)       226 179 14 55.8   8/ 0*WRATHMEN 21-20 (549)      1  0 0
 9/ 9 GOLDEN CANYON (290)      1307 1487 51 46.8   9- 8 TOP FIVE KEYS (563)       1  1 0
10-10 ROOFERS (565)             19  31  0 38.0  10/ 9 GOLDEN CANYON (290)       1  2 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     The sages err'd not in their foretelling of a god descending upon CALEAM, for I, 
Novgorodny Vir, have returned!  What's a move up by 3 you ask?  (alright, maybe you 
didn't ask)  Cause for celebration, according to BULLET '25.  WRATHMEN 21-20 had 
cause to celebrate, after BARRICK got 18 points by beating THE WORKING MAN.  A 
certain someone should cut down on the drinking and practice more, after losing 13 
points to BARREL STRENGTH.  (Discrete enough, EMMA FROST?) What can be a greater 
victory?  RED SKIES has taken his place as the top, as CALEAM's new Duelmaster.  So 
who was the warrior seen charging into immovable walls and challenging dead trees?  
Someone's got a basic problem...   
     So much to report, so little time!  Perhaps the warriors of GENERATION X should 
take up some hobbies, as they are the most avoided team...  The warriors of 
GENERATION X found their efforts at combat frustrated as FAR TRAVELERS apparently had 
more important things to do than fight.  Everyone is famous for fifteen minutes, and 
EUPHRATES is it right now.  Most challenged warrior.  Isn't FAR TRAVELERS proud!  
Willing to win at any cost is BLING!, who challenged THE KILLING MOON, 9 points 
junior.  Our sympathies, THE KILLING MOON!  I thought BLING! showed great skill and 
promise when she was defeated by THE KILLING MOON.  All right, so I slept through it! 
Big deal!   
     The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on...  Oh hard!  that to 
strike a flame, the match itself must needs be wasting!   
     All good things must come to an end.  As the seasons change, and the creatures 
of the wild change also, so do I feel a yearning to leave this place.  Do not 
despair!  I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RED SKIES 5834                9   3  0  99         JAN 16R (542)             

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CALL TO ARMS 5845            12   3  0  88         SAXON (570)               
 BARRICK 5619                  6   0  0  83         WRATHMEN 21-20 (549)      
 THE KILLING MOON 5837         9   2  0  82         JAN 16R (542)             
 VIRAGO 5782                   7   2  0  77         FAR TRAVELERS (556)       
 BLING! 5809                  12  11  1  72         GENERATION X (423)        
 THE WORKING MAN 5822         10   6  1  68         SAXON (570)               

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HINDSIGHT 5821               13   8  1  63         GENERATION X (423)        
-MON 5758                      6   1  0  63         TOP FIVE KEYS (563)       
 BATTERING RAM 5847            9   6  1  59         SAXON (570)               

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CLEMENTA 5783                13  17  0  56         GOLDEN CANYON (290)       
-INDIGO EYES 5836              6   1  0  55         JAN 16R (542)             
 MAGGOTT 5810                 13  10  0  52         GENERATION X (423)        
 HAMMER OF THE GODS 5824       9   7  0  51         SAXON (570)               
-SINGLE MALT 5840              5   4  0  49         BULLET '25 (572)          
 BARREL STRENGTH 5841          4   1  1  42         BULLET '25 (572)          
 EUPHRATES 5780                3   3  0  39         FAR TRAVELERS (556)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DIABLO 5791                   4   9  0  31         ROOFERS (565)             
 EMMA FROST 5844               4  11  1  24         GENERATION X (423)        

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-JERRY 5803                    2   6  0  22         ROOFERS (565)             
-SINGLE BARREL 5839            1   2  0  19         BULLET '25 (572)          
 EPHEMEROLOGIST 5858           2   0  0  18         OZBOZOLGISTS (573)        
 BLINK 5861                    1   2  1  14         GENERATION X (423)        
-MENO 5801                     3   4  0  13         ROOFERS (565)             
 LIONHEART 5854                2   3  1  10         SAXON (570)               
-MARVIN 5851                   1   0  0   9         ROOFERS (565)             

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
JUBILEE 5833            6  8 0 GENERATION X 423     THE WORKING MAN 5822  1032  
OZBOZ 5859              1  1 0 OZBOZOLGISTS 573     BLINK 5861            1035  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BLING! was bested by THE KILLING MOON in a 3 minute master's Challenge fight.
BARREL STRENGTH demolished EMMA FROST in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
CALL TO ARMS was defeated by RED SKIES in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Title duel.
THE WORKING MAN was viciously subdued by BARRICK in a popular 2 minute brutal fight.
VIRAGO devastated HAMMER OF THE GODS in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
BATTERING RAM defeated EUPHRATES in a exciting 1 minute struggle.
CLEMENTA was devastated by HINDSIGHT in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
MAGGOTT overcame HAPPY PEASANT in a action packed 1 minute expert vs. beginner melee.
BLINK slew OZBOZ in a popular 12 minute gory beginner's duel.
LIONHEART was beaten by EPHEMEROLOGIST in a 2 minute novice's melee.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         STRIKING ATTACK   13 -   6 -  0      68  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         PARRY-STRIKE       6 -   3 -  0      67  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      8 -   4 -  1      67  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         BASHING ATTACK     4 -   3 -  1      57  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         WALL OF STEEL      9 -   7 -  1      56  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         AIMED BLOW         9 -   7 -  0      56  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         LUNGING ATTACK    17 -  15 -  0      53  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         SLASHING ATTACK   26 -  25 -  3      51  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         TOTAL PARRY        4 -   5 -  1      44  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   9 -  1      36  |

Turn 1035 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-STRIKE     RED SKIES 5834              9   3  0   99 JAN 16R (542)
STRIKING ATTACK  CALL TO ARMS 5845          12   3  0   88 SAXON (570)
LUNGING ATTACK   BARRICK 5619                6   0  0   83 WRATHMEN 21-20 (549)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    THE KILLING MOON 5837       9   2  0   82 JAN 16R (542)
SLASHING ATTACK  VIRAGO 5782                 7   2  0   77 FAR TRAVELERS (556)
WALL OF STEEL    THE WORKING MAN 5822       10   6  1   68 SAXON (570)
AIMED BLOW       HAMMER OF THE GODS 5824     9   7  0   51 SAXON (570)
BASHING ATTACK   BARREL STRENGTH 5841        4   1  1   42 BULLET '25 (572)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is CLEMENTA 5783.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was OZBOZ 5859.  The ten other most popular fighters were BARRICK 5619, CALL TO ARMS 
5845, BLING! 5809, THE KILLING MOON 5837, RED SKIES 5834, EPHEMEROLOGIST 5858, 
BATTERING RAM 5847, MAGGOTT 5810, VIRAGO 5782, and BARREL STRENGTH 5841.

The least popular fighter this week was BLINK 5861.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were LIONHEART 5854, CLEMENTA 5783, HAMMER OF THE GODS 5824, EMMA FROST 
5844, HINDSIGHT 5821, EUPHRATES 5780, THE WORKING MAN 5822, BARREL STRENGTH 5841, 
VIRAGO 5782, and MAGGOTT 5810.

               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. 

                         HAWKEYE (3-6680) M*A*S*H 4077  (615) 
                   GIRLFRIED GIRLFRIEND (84-25543) 102811E  (4536) 
                  RAYMOND ZUSSMAN (84-3696) MEDAL OF HONOR J5  (719) 
                     SFC12 (84-23960) MEDAL OF HONOR 113  (4249) 
                  DIRE LAPDOG (85-16884) THIRSTY THUGS 1656  (3094) 
                        IVY MANIAC (85-20516) SBLI 32  (3757) 
                        TEDDY (86-28500) RANDOMNESS 41  (5234) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes