DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/20/2026    Duedate: 06/02/2026

IAYE ARENA

DM 30    TURN 1042

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

CALAMITY JANE
BOOT HILL (522)
(30-5993) [14-5-2,111]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

CALAMITY JANE                  POSITION IS EMPTY
BOOT HILL (522)                
(30-5993) [14-5-2,111]         

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

MURDER MITTENS                 AUNT SADIE
CLOWDER W/ CLAWS (529)         LENPROS (145)
(30-6052) [15-15-1,97]         (30-6085) [12-5-0,82]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE YOUNG ONES (455)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. LENPROS (145)                 39 
2. HARD KNOCKS (531)             33    LENPROS (145)
3. THE YOUNG ONES (455)          22    Unchartered Team
4. BOOT HILL (522)               12 
5. THE DONALD'S DELI (533)       -7    SORROW'S HARVEST (414)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*OZBOZOLGISTS (534)         2   0  1 100.   1/ 3 THE YOUNG ONES (455)      9  6 0
 2/ 2 LENPROS (145)            2066 1204 74 63.2   2/ 1 LENPROS (145)             6  5 0
 3/ 3 BOOT HILL (522)           48  31  3 60.8   3/ 2 HARD KNOCKS (531)         6  8 1
 4/ 4 HARD KNOCKS (531)         66  45  4 59.5   4/ 4 BOOT HILL (522)           3  1 0
 5/ 5 THE YOUNG ONES (455)     115  95  9 54.8   5/ 7 CLOWDER W/ CLAWS (529)    3  6 0
 6/ 7 CLOWDER W/ CLAWS (529)    62  70  1 47.0   6- 5*OZBOZOLGISTS (534)        2  0 1
 7/ 6 THE DONALD'S DELI (533)   11  13  0 45.8   7/ 6 THE DONALD'S DELI (533)   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.

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings warriors!  It is I, Zontani Sharp Eyes, here to bring report of the 
clash and bustle of the weekly IAYE games.  Former top team LENPROS was unseated this 
week as THE YOUNG ONES moved up from 3rd ranking to take the top spot with a 3-2-0 
record for the round.  AUNT SADIE caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial 
commission as she skillfully bested TRY ME and was awarded 20 points in recognition.  
In one of the week's more notable duels, AUNT SADIE put down TRY ME, causing him to 
lose 9 points of recognition in the process.  Not for nothing has CALAMITY JANE in 
the past laid claim to the Duelmaster's throne, and this week she's proven hers 
combat skill yet again.  Informants "close" to the city champion have told me that he 
never fights without pantyhose on beneath his armor.  Watch out!   
     I have been in deep conclave with my spies who watched all that has recently 
transpired.  Indeed there is much I would report.  IAYE, city of gladiators!  Mighty 
among the names of thy guilds is LENPROS, a guild shunned and avoided by many in the 
weekly duels.  Methinks more than a few here could name the guild it was that spent 
the better part of last week avoiding LENPROS.  Indeed it was HARD KNOCKS.  Mighty 
fighters cannot but expect competition from those below.  NEAL take warning!  You 
have more than a few enemies in IAYE.  A match that raised a few eyebrows at the 
games this week, it seems that MARY CATHERINE posted a challenge against the more 
highly recognized NEAL.  The results, you ask?  Well, the firebrand MARY CATHERINE 
defeated NEAL.  Remember warriors, this is the discipline of steel.   
     Vendettas.  Bloodied blades and broken spears.  Indeed the city has seen more 
than its fair share of red in recent times.  Dark alleys may hide both secrets and 
assassins.  In the arena there is only the brightness of steel.  Keep vigil always!   
     If it were not for my skills as a spy I would have been mugged three times 
already in IAYE.  Nice atmosphere you have here!  More than a sharp eye must I keep, 
indeed a stout pair of legs must I keep as well!  The endless paths of Alastari await 
me!  Till next we meet remember:  a fool flies into a rage quickly and often.  The 
wise are angered by the same thing only once.  Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CALAMITY JANE 5993           14   5  2 111         BOOT HILL (522)           

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MAX 5995                     30   8  0 111         LENPROS (145)             
 NEAL 4710                    19  27  0 100         THE YOUNG ONES (455)      
 MURDER MITTENS 6052          15  15  1  97         CLOWDER W/ CLAWS (529)    
 MARY CATHERINE 6083          16   7  0  92         LENPROS (145)             

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TACO TUESDAY 6110            11   8  0  90         THE DONALD'S DELI (533)   
 RULE OF THUMB 6080           13  11  1  82         HARD KNOCKS (531)         
 AUNT SADIE 6085              12   5  0  82         LENPROS (145)             
 TET OFFENSIVE 6084            8  10  0  80         HARD KNOCKS (531)         
 TRY ME 6055                  14  16  0  76         CLOWDER W/ CLAWS (529)    
 BACKSTABBATH 6053            12  18  0  68         CLOWDER W/ CLAWS (529)    

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WARLOCK 6101                 10  12  1  61         THE YOUNG ONES (455)      

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LORD MONTY 6117               8   5  1  53         THE YOUNG ONES (455)      
 KENDAL MINTCAKE 6089          6   7  1  50         THE YOUNG ONES (455)      

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AUNT ONA 6126                 5   2  0  25         LENPROS (145)             

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SOPHISTICATED ORC 6130        3   3  1  23         OZBOZOLGISTS (534)        
 DIRTY SOCK 6142               1   0  0   5         THE YOUNG ONES (455)      

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 UNDERTAKER 6135               0   1  0   1         BOOT HILL (522)           

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BANDIT PRIEST 6141      0  1 0 HARD KNOCKS 531      DARK CHAMPION         1042 NONE
DORK CHAMPION 6140      0  1 0 HARD KNOCKS 531      BANDIT PRINCE         1042 NONE
FRENCHIE 6136           0  1 0 LENPROS 145          SOPHISTICATED OR 6130 1041  
SNUFFY 6091             7  9 0 LENPROS 145          RULE OF THUMB 6080    1040 REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Yikes, the new recruit for Snuffy didn't last long as the Orc of Ozboz put him to the 
coffin in Frenchie's very first fight! Bad Orc! Frenchie wasn't optimal, but had 
opportunity as a 17-6-14-15-9-16-7 Basher. R.I.P. Frenchie. -- Lenpro
Note: Frenchie (Bill Lemaire) was my high school friend and sports teammate and 
college roomie. He later became a magazine publisher of note.)

Mr. Bigfoot, thanks for your kind words. (And welcome back after all those years.) -- 
Lenpro

Congrats to Calamity Jane, Duelmistress of Iaye. -- Lenpro

Health. Humility. Honor. The sands of Iaye await us all. -- Lenpro

All -- Krieghund the Basher, 11-7-15-15-15-8-13.  He graduated from Iaye with master 
ratings in initiative and attack, advanced expert in decisivenese. +2 in initiative, 
mode everywhere else.  He favors the maul (never tried it), very high offensive effort 
and low activity level.  With great damage and favorite offensive effort in minute one 
strategy, wins and kills racked up nicely (one in five arena victories were kills).  
Kriegund is the last of my original team of five from OrcCon 2025.  Now, may luck be a 
lady with my replacement. -- Bobby Bigfoot, mgr (School of) Hard Knocks

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DORK CHAMPION was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
BANDIT PRIEST was slaughtered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
MARY CATHERINE savagely defeated NEAL in a unpopular 9 minute master's Challenge duel.
WARLOCK was overpowered by RULE OF THUMB in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
TET OFFENSIVE devastated BACKSTABBATH in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
CALAMITY JANE devastated TACO TUESDAY in a 1 minute mismatched Title match.
MURDER MITTENS handily defeated NOBLE ASSASSIN in a 1 minute uneven fight.
TRY ME lost to AUNT SADIE in a action packed 3 minute one-sided duel.
LORD MONTY vanquished THE HONEST MERCHANT in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
KENDAL MINTCAKE overpowered HAPPY PEASANT in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
AUNT ONA subdued TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE in a 1 minute competition.
UNDERTAKER was unbelievably bested by DIRTY SOCK in a 2 minute novice's contest.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         STRIKING ATTACK   10 -   5 -  0      67  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         SLASHING ATTACK   33 -  22 -  2      60  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         BASHING ATTACK    10 -   8 -  0      56  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         TOTAL PARRY       20 -  20 -  0      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         WALL OF STEEL     16 -  16 -  1      50  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         AIMED BLOW        13 -  13 -  1      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   5 -  0       0  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   0         LUNGING ATTACK     0 -   3 -  0       0  |

Turn 1042 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       CALAMITY JANE 5993         14   5  2  111 BOOT HILL (522)
TOTAL PARRY      MARY CATHERINE 6083        16   7  0   92 LENPROS (145)
WALL OF STEEL    TACO TUESDAY 6110          11   8  0   90 THE DONALD'S DELI (533)
STRIKING ATTACK  AUNT SADIE 6085            12   5  0   82 LENPROS (145)
SLASHING ATTACK  LORD MONTY 6117             8   5  1   53 THE YOUNG ONES (455)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is MURDER MITTENS 6052.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was AUNT SADIE 6085.  The ten other most popular fighters were UNDERTAKER 6135, 
LORD MONTY 6117, MURDER MITTENS 6052, AUNT ONA 6126, RULE OF THUMB 6080, TET 
OFFENSIVE 6084, CALAMITY JANE 5993, KENDAL MINTCAKE 6089, DORK CHAMPION 6140, and 
BANDIT PRIEST 6141.

The least popular fighter this week was MARY CATHERINE 6083.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were NEAL 4710, TACO TUESDAY 6110, BACKSTABBATH 6053, WARLOCK 6101, 
DIRTY SOCK 6142, TRY ME 6055, BANDIT PRIEST 6141, DORK CHAMPION 6140, KENDAL MINTCAKE 
6089, and CALAMITY JANE 5993.