DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 11/11/2026    Duedate: 11/24/2026

LAPUR ARENA

DM 29    TURN 1059

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

FROSLASS
POKE' MON (568)
(29-6963) [17-5-0,101]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

UPCHUCK                        FRIES
AVOID ME! (535)                ROAD FOOD (578)
(29-6721) [25-18-0,103]        (29-7067) [5-2-0,58]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

APOSTATE POSTMAN               BRUTUS FALX
ARMY OF DARKNESS (283)         OF WOLF & MAN (569)
(29-6847) [19-25-0,92]         (29-6968) [8-4-0,94]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

POKE' MON (568)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SAXON (563)                   38 
2. ARMY OF DARKNESS (283)        34    OF WOLF & MAN (569)
3. BUFFALO TRACE '25 (567)       26    Unchartered Team
4. POKE' MON (568)               24 
5. BLACK KELTS (233)             19    SAXON (563)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 OF WOLF & MAN (569)       11   6  0 64.7   1/ 1 POKE' MON (568)           9  5 1
 2- 2 LIBATIONS 6 (573)         21  13  0 61.8   2/ 2*ROAD FOOD (578)           8  4 0
 3/ 3 AVOID ME! (535)          241 153  8 61.2   3/ 4 ARMY OF DARKNESS (283)    8  7 0
 4/ 0*SAXON (563)                3   2  0 60.0   4/ 6 BLACK KELTS (233)         7  8 0
 5/ 4*ROAD FOOD (578)           17  12  0 58.6   5/ 3 MID EARTH (223)           6  9 0
 6/ 5 POKE' MON (568)           70  52  2 57.4   6/11 BUFFALO TRACE '25 (567)   4  4 0
 7/ 7 BUFFALO TRACE '25 (567)   36  28  1 56.2   7/10 AVOID ME! (535)           4  5 1
 8- 6 ALMOST EXACTLY (20)      886 709 50 55.5   8/ 0*SAXON (563)               3  2 0
 9/ 8 MID EARTH (223)          1123 932 52 54.6   9- 5 ARCANE PHARMACY (401)     3  3 0
10- 9 ARCANE PHARMACY (401)    103  88  2 53.9  10/ 9 OF WOLF & MAN (569)       2  1 0
11/10 BLACK KELTS (233)        348 351 12 49.8  11- 7 ALMOST EXACTLY (20)       2  6 0
12/11 ARMY OF DARKNESS (283)   229 260  6 46.8  12- 8 LIBATIONS 6 (573)         1  0 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.

Team Poke'mon, catch them all.
Snorlax off to better things.
Froslass, she's here. Come and get it.
Try Maxxer, bye-bye, you dead.  Mess with the Briar.... you get the thorns.

                                   Kind regards,

                                          -- Droolbomber

                                      SPY REPORT

Lapurian fall harvest festival is fast approaching and it's time for another round of 
arena combat. Since we have no new invitees to honor this cycle and I just did an 
arena history update, let's take a look at our newest Duelmaster FROSLASS of Poke' 
Mon. This ghostly warrior is Droolbomber's 2nd title holder in a row, who snuck under 
the odds makers' radar last time and claimed the gold. It appears the odds makers are 
now in favor of them holding onto the throne this time. But like I have stated before, 
the arenas are fickle and anyone can become the next champion, so let's get on with it 
and find out who that might be this time.

Twelve teams in the ranks this week, with three taking a break from the hustle and 
bustle of the arena. From those teams we have 20 fights on the commission list, six 
challenge matches and the rest randoms. Only one death this week with COFFIN of AVOID 
ME! assassinating newcomer ROCK IS OUR LIFE of SAXON. We salute your sacrifice! In the 
fight for the title, as the bookies thought, reigning Duelmaster FROSLASS of POKE' MON 
fought SUE CHEF of ARMY OF DARKNESS, with Droolbomber's icy champion overcoming Master 
Beru's culinary warrior in a 2 minute expert's melee. All Hail twotime champion 
Froslass!

In team news, Droolbomber and his Poke' warriors managed a 3-2-0 to hold onto the top 
spot. Take Out and his food warriors had a 2-2-0 result to stay in 2nd. Moving from 
4th to 3rd in Master Beru and his Army, who recorded a 3-2-0 showing, Special 
recognition goes to Mr. B and his Buffalo warriors after a 3-1-0 showing had them jump 
5 spots in the ranks. As for the Team on the Move, this week it goes to newcomer 
SAXON, who gained 38 points in their first turn. Welcome to Lapur! Introduce yourself 
in the personals when you have time. As for the Most Avoided Team, it naturally goes 
to the Bloke and his fearmonger crew, who received 8 avoids while several other guilds 
got 4 avoids.

The challenge fights...

UPCHUCK of AVOID ME! challenged BRUTUS FALX of OF WOLF & MAN, with the Bloke's spewing 
warrior besting Tripwire's mysterious warrior in a action packed 5 minute fight.

MAEVE MANIAC of BLACK KELTS challenging up more than 25 points against APOSTATE 
POSTMAN of ARMY OF DARKNESS, with Purple Sage's brave but crazy warrior being savagely 
defeated by Master Beru's postal warrior in a 3 minute melee.

50ML of BUFFALO TRACE '25 challenged down a few points against POPPY POPPINS of BLACK 
KELTS, with Mr. B's metric warrior devastating Purple Sage's nanny warrior in a 2 
minute contest.

"My Fight of the Week":
STROKE of AVOID ME! down-challenged neophyte STRAIT OF HORMUZ of ARMY OF DARKNESS, 
with the Bloke's feeble warrior being savagely upset by Master Beru's watery warrior 
in a 3 minute match.

BAR WENCH of BLACK KELTS challenged 1.75L of BUFFALO TRACE '25, with Purple Sage's 
bimbo warrior unbelievably besting Mr B's metric warrior in a crowd pleasing 4 minute 
fight. This was a nomination for fight of the week.

There was one other nomination for fight of the week: ELHAD of MID EARTH being upset 
by CHEESE PUFF of ROAD FOOD.

In Individual Achievements...
This week's Biggest winner is of course is STRAIT OF HORMUZ, who gained 23 points 
after his upset win against this week's Biggest loser, STROKE, who naturally lost 10 
points.
The most popular style is once again Lunging and the most successful styles this week 
are Bashers and Wastes.

Well, no new invites and I for one am ready for the upcoming festival. Enjoy! 'Til 
next time.

                                          -- Eoghan McGrimm

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FROSLASS 6963                17   5  0 101         POKE' MON (568)           

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 UPCHUCK 6721                 25  18  0 103         AVOID ME! (535)           
 BRUTUS FALX 6968              8   4  0  94         OF WOLF & MAN (569)       
-FLOYDTYKTU 6809              10   3  0  93         ARCANE PHARMACY (401)     
 APOSTATE POSTMAN 6847        19  25  0  92         ARMY OF DARKNESS (283)    

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SUE CHEF 6848                19  25  0  90         ARMY OF DARKNESS (283)    
 BRIAR 6940                   13  12  2  85         POKE' MON (568)           
-END OF BIDET 6849            15  10  1  78         ALMOST EXACTLY (20)       
-JAGERBOMB 7009                7   2  0  73         LIBATIONS 6 (573)         
 SALAZZLE 6974                11   9  0  70         POKE' MON (568)           
-WINDLESS WHISPER 6956         9  11  0  68         ALMOST EXACTLY (20)       

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MAEVE MANIAC 6916            13  17  0  65         BLACK KELTS (233)         
 50ML 6913                     9   6  0  62         BUFFALO TRACE '25 (567)   
 HERBURNIE 7020                5   1  0  60         BLACK KELTS (233)         
 FRIES 7067                    5   2  0  58         ROAD FOOD (578)           

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 IMGUR 6986                   11   7  1  52         MID EARTH (223)           
-AMFLOYDAMEEN 6099             8   3  0  52         ARCANE PHARMACY (401)     
 CHEESE PUFF 7070              4   3  0  49         ROAD FOOD (578)           
 POPPY POPPINS 6933           10  17  1  48         BLACK KELTS (233)         
 LOPUNNY 6976                 10   8  0  48         POKE' MON (568)           
 CANDY GINGER 7066             4   3  0  48         ROAD FOOD (578)           
 ELHAD 6965                   10  14  1  45         MID EARTH (223)           
-STOMPER ROOM 6954            10  10  0  45         ALMOST EXACTLY (20)       
 MONSTER 7068                  4   3  0  43         ROAD FOOD (578)           
 1.75L 6914                    9  14  0  41         BUFFALO TRACE '25 (567)   
 BAR WENCH 6971                5   1  0  40         BLACK KELTS (233)         
 DAVIEL 6982                   9  11  1  39         MID EARTH (223)           
 MYTHYA 7081                   5   3  0  34         MID EARTH (223)           

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BELUAR 7091                   4   1  0  31         MID EARTH (223)           
 ONLY FANS COACH 7080          2   4  0  29         ARMY OF DARKNESS (283)    
 STRAIGHT BOURBON 6915         5   3  0  28         BUFFALO TRACE '25 (567)   
 STRAIT OF HORMUZ 7093         1   2  0  25         ARMY OF DARKNESS (283)    

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BENCHMARK 7021                4   0  0  23         BUFFALO TRACE '25 (567)   

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STROKE 7082                   5   1  0  16         AVOID ME! (535)           
 ROLLING BROWNOUR 7017         3   5  0  16         ARMY OF DARKNESS (283)    
 COFFIN 7083                   2   3  1  15         AVOID ME! (535)           
 CALL TO ARMS 6865             1   0  0  13         SAXON (563)               
 DEEDS OF GLORY 6866           1   0  0  13         SAXON (563)               
 KASSANDRA 6988                1   5  0  12         BLACK KELTS (233)         
 KILLING GROUND 6863           1   0  0  10         SAXON (563)               
-TALONVOG 7086                 2   2  1   9         ARCANE PHARMACY (401)     
 KLEAVOR 7096                  0   1  0   5         POKE' MON (568)           
 INTRO 6862                    0   1  0   1         SAXON (563)               

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
TRY MAXXER 7014         5  3 0 ALMOST EXACTLY 20    BRIAR 6940            1058  
AI OVERLORD 7016        1  4 0 ARMY OF DARKNESS 283 TALONVOG 7086         1056 REVENGED
MATCHA 7007             3  3 0 LIBATIONS 6 573      PROUDBERRY 6990       1056  
ROCK IS OUR LIFE 6864   0  1 0 SAXON 563            COFFIN 7083           1059  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

People (or whatever):
Rumdums don't AVOID Me!
Valedictorians do.
Dimwits don't AVOID Me!
Einsteins do.
The moral to the story ... AVOID Me!
                    -- the Bloke

Fries -- Well fought, I deserved to be boo'd. On the bright side, at least I didn't 
die. -- Elhad

Monster -- I hate golems, especially ones holding shields. -- Daviel

Herburnie -- Arghhh! That was embarrassing. Well fought Burnie. -- Imgur

Rolling Brownour -- My guildmate warned me about you. -- Mythya

Talavog -- It's no fun fighting from your backside. -- Beluar

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

UPCHUCK bested BRUTUS FALX in a action packed 5 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
MAEVE MANIAC was savagely defeated by APOSTATE POSTMAN in a 3 minute Challenge melee.
50ML devastated POPPY POPPINS in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
STROKE was savagely defeated by STRAIT OF HORMUZ in a 3 minute Challenge match.
BAR WENCH unbelievably bested 1.75L in a crowd pleasing 4 minute Challenge fight.
ROLLING BROWNOUR was unbelievably bested by BELUAR in a 2 minute competition.
FROSLASS overcame SUE CHEF in a 2 minute expert's Title melee.
BRIAR vanquished FRIES in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
SALAZZLE vanquished MYTHYA in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
CANDY GINGER was defeated by HERBURNIE in a 2 minute match.
LOPUNNY was viciously subdued by IMGUR in a popular 2 minute brutal bout.
DAVIEL was subdued by MONSTER in a crowd pleasing 5 minute competition.
ELHAD was bested by CHEESE PUFF in a exciting 1 minute battle.
STRAIGHT BOURBON devastated KASSANDRA in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
ONLY FANS COACH handily defeated PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 2 minute uneven fight.
COFFIN assassinated ROCK IS OUR LIFE in a 1 minute gruesome uneven struggle.
BENCHMARK beat INTRO in a 2 minute amateur's brawl.
KLEAVOR was devastated by KILLING GROUND in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
CALL TO ARMS demolished IRRITATED HOUSEWIFE in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
DEEDS OF GLORY overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute mismatched fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   9         TOTAL PARRY       29 -  15 -  0      66  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  7         AIMED BLOW        26 -  18 -  0      59  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         PARRY-LUNGE       16 -  12 -  1      57  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         WALL OF STEEL     13 -  13 -  0      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-RIPOSTE     11 -  12 -  0      48  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         BASHING ATTACK    21 -  23 -  1      48  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         LUNGING ATTACK    36 -  40 -  0      47  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         SLASHING ATTACK   21 -  26 -  2      45  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         STRIKING ATTACK   17 -  23 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-STRIKE       9 -  14 -  1      39  |

Turn 1059 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-LUNGE        1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  6         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     3 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  3         2  SLASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         2  AIMED BLOW     
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  2                                       1  WALL OF STEEL  
SLASHING ATTACK    4 -  3                                       1  TOTAL PARRY    
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1                                       1  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  1                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
                                                                1  PARRY-LUNGE    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    FROSLASS 6963              17   5  0  101 POKE' MON (568)
TOTAL PARRY      UPCHUCK 6721               25  18  0  103 AVOID ME! (535)
LUNGING ATTACK   BRUTUS FALX 6968            8   4  0   94 OF WOLF & MAN (569)
SLASHING ATTACK  BRIAR 6940                 13  12  2   85 POKE' MON (568)
PARRY-LUNGE      SALAZZLE 6974              11   9  0   70 POKE' MON (568)
PARRY-STRIKE     50ML 6913                   9   6  0   62 BUFFALO TRACE '25 (567)
AIMED BLOW       HERBURNIE 7020              5   1  0   60 BLACK KELTS (233)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    MYTHYA 7081                 5   3  0   34 MID EARTH (223)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is APOSTATE POSTMAN 6847.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was BRUTUS FALX 6968.  The ten other most popular fighters were APOSTATE 
POSTMAN 6847, DAVIEL 6982, STRAIT OF HORMUZ 7093, 1.75L 6914, IMGUR 6986, SUE CHEF 
6848, HERBURNIE 7020, 50ML 6913, POPPY POPPINS 6933, and BAR WENCH 6971.

The least popular fighter this week was KLEAVOR 7096.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were ROCK IS OUR LIFE 6864, KASSANDRA 6988, MONSTER 7068, MYTHYA 7081, FRIES 
7067, DEEDS OF GLORY 6866, BENCHMARK 7021, ELHAD 6965, LOPUNNY 6976, and UPCHUCK 
6721.