DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 07/21/2026 Duedate: 08/17/2026
ILLIS ARENA
DM 59 TURN 457
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
DJANGO
FAR TRAVELERS (337)
(59-3335) [13-5-0,100]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
DJANGO POSITION IS EMPTY
FAR TRAVELERS (337)
(59-3335) [13-5-0,100]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
THORUNDR DEFT DEREK
ISLE OF SKYE (58) NOT QUITE (240)
(59-2654) [21-20-1,84] (59-3333) [0-2-0,12]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
HANGOVERS (265)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. HANGOVERS (265) 41
2. SATAN'S CHILDREN (132) 38 NOT QUITE (240)
3. CHAPEL ROCK (287) 32 Unchartered Team
4. ISLE OF SKYE (58) 15
5. FAR TRAVELERS (337) 10 DAMES (76)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0 NOT QUITE (240) 33 19 1 63.5 1/ 1 HANGOVERS (265) 8 5 0
2/ 1 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332) 28 17 1 62.2 2/ 4 ISLE OF SKYE (58) 7 7 0
3/ 2 HANGOVERS (265) 357 225 24 61.3 3/ 3 KIWI CONNECTION (301) 7 8 1
4/ 0 SATAN'S CHILDREN (132) 36 23 0 61.0 4/ 5 FAR TRAVELERS (337) 5 1 0
5/ 3 CHAPEL ROCK (287) 452 339 18 57.1 5/ 0 SATAN'S CHILDREN (132) 3 2 0
6/ 4 KIWI CONNECTION (301) 52 47 4 52.5 6/ 6 CHAPEL ROCK (287) 3 6 0
7/ 5 ISLE OF SKYE (58) 324 296 18 52.3 7/ 2 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) 3 9 0
8/ 7 FAR TRAVELERS (337) 25 24 0 51.0 8/ 7 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332) 1 2 0
9/ 6 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) 365 351 14 51.0 9/ 0 NOT QUITE (240) 0 1 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.
Again and Again was built 8-8-5-10-17-12-10 -- 11-10-5-13-21-13-11 Lunger
Little damage was a major flaw that two strength trains took care of.
I love lungers that look similar and this one performed as expected.
Faves of HI/HI LS riposte tactic, learns attack.
Bonused +2 attack and +4 parry
He'll retire peacefully after one final fight in the dark arena.
Support Group was not nearly as beautiful...
12-13-10-6-16-4-9 -- 15-15-10-8-21-4-11 Wall of Steel
I chose to sacrifice wit instead of strength, knowing its basic career would be sub-
optimal.
Faves of MO/LO MS, learns parry. (Would have guess init)
Probably should have DA'd him long ago, but it is easier to write 'same' on strategy
sheets than actually challenge the dark arena.
Retirement is a kindness that I'll show to this mess of a warrior.
I'm in the unenviable position of needing 4 warriors now. I'll search the DA for
those warriors, because this is easily my favorite team name!
-- Assur
SPY REPORT
You elder fighters surely remember me. The younger ones may call me Olaf
Modeen. I return to ILLIS once again! Phhbltt! Too much drinking and too little
dodging gave BASHAHOLICS ANON a 0-4-0! I got a good laugh out of it! What's with
FALSE IDOL? It actually beat KIWI CONNECTION's BUXTON, and walked away with 26 more
points from the fight. Laughs were big at HANGOVERS while they watched MY FAIR LADY
clobber SNARKNADO. It lost 16 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the
stands. ILLIS has a Duelmaster who doesn't sit back and get lazy. He Dark Arena
Challenged DARK ARENA's RICHARD H. (0-0-0), which should prove (ahem!) interesting.
The crowds were amazed this turn, as RICHARD H. killed the Duelmaster, AGAIN AND
AGAIN, leaving BASHAHOLICS ANON in mourning. So now DJANGO gets to be ILLIS'
Duelmaster. But what comes around goes around. Advice to fighters with a 1
will--give up fighting!
Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges... ILLIS thinks KIWI
CONNECTION and their 52-47-4 is too much! If at first you don't succeed, give up...
The bums at ISLE OF SKYE couldn't face the challenges from KIWI CONNECTION! No
excuse for that! How well I know the feeling of being the most challenged warrior,
SUPPORT GROUP! Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to haunt you.
Warriors of ILLIS unite. You have only your games to lose! SUPPORT GROUP
looked pretty sick and surprised when he learned BASHAHOLICS ANON is sending him to
the Dark Arena! Whadd'he expect with a 23-27-0? Is it my imagination, or are
fighters getting younger every day? To die so young, so gloriously!
Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors. Any plans here?
ILLIS is a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places. I don't want
to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DJANGO 3335 13 5 0 100 FAR TRAVELERS (337)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MY FAIR LADY 3309 7 13 0 98 HANGOVERS (265)
DWARFTOSSIN' DAN 1021 8 1 0 92 SATAN'S CHILDREN (132)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THORUNDR 2654 21 20 1 84 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
WULFGAR 790 10 4 0 82 SATAN'S CHILDREN (132)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PAPARANGI 2710 12 9 0 75 KIWI CONNECTION (301)
EXODUS 3297 9 23 0 75 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
SNARKNADO 3343 12 6 0 72 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)
IN SECRET 3324 17 9 0 67 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FALSE IDOL 3311 6 7 0 64 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
TOBIUS 3342 9 5 0 57 FAR TRAVELERS (337)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HERMIT 3344 12 9 1 54 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
MURTAGH 3332 10 12 0 48 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
DEATH'S NIGHTMARE 1022 6 3 0 47 SATAN'S CHILDREN (132)
BUXTON 2724 12 6 2 44 KIWI CONNECTION (301)
OLD FASHIONED 3383 8 1 0 42 HANGOVERS (265)
BAD BOURBON 3404 3 1 0 41 HANGOVERS (265)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HOLY COW 3390 4 3 0 31 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
HOT TODDY 3389 4 1 0 27 HANGOVERS (265)
CAVE TROLL 3398 4 4 0 25 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BLONDE BIMBO 1419 3 1 0 20 SATAN'S CHILDREN (132)
DEVON 3406 2 1 1 19 KIWI CONNECTION (301)
TA RA 2774 3 2 0 18 KIWI CONNECTION (301)
DEFT DEREK 3333 0 2 0 12 NOT QUITE (240)
DEMON HUNTER 3401 1 0 0 9 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
RAMOLF 3411 0 1 0 1 KIWI CONNECTION (301)
PLAGUE 2132 0 1 0 1 SATAN'S CHILDREN (132)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
AGAIN AND AGAIN 3312 22 12 0 BASHAHOLICS ANON 297 RICHARD H. 457 NONE
CAN'T RESIST 3408 0 1 0 BASHAHOLICS ANON 297 DARK CHAMPION 457 NONE
SUPPORT GROUP 3255 23 28 0 BASHAHOLICS ANON 297 SPYMASTER 457 NONE
MIGRAINE 3409 0 1 0 HANGOVERS 265 SPYMASTER 457 NONE
RED CAP 3403 1 3 0 ISLE OF SKYE 58 DEVON 3406 457
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LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
AGAIN AND AGAIN was butchered by RICHARD H. in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
SUPPORT GROUP was murdered by SPYMASTER in a exciting 2 minute gory Dark Arena melee.
CAN'T RESIST was slaughtered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena brawl.
MIGRAINE was assassinated by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
BAD BOURBON was narrowly defeated by HERMIT in a 2 minute Challenge competition.
HOLY COW was devastated by TOBIUS in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
RED CAP was put to death by DEVON in a 1 minute beginner's Challenge fight.
DJANGO viciously subdued EXODUS in a 4 minute gruesome veteran's Title duel.
DWARFTOSSIN' DAN vanquished IN SECRET in a exciting 1 minute gruesome one-sided fight.
SNARKNADO was overpowered by MY FAIR LADY in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
THORUNDR slimly lost to WULFGAR in a exciting 3 minute brutal master's conflict.
BUXTON was devastated by FALSE IDOL in a 2 minute mismatched bout.
PAPARANGI handily defeated DEATH'S NIGHTMARE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
MURTAGH was outlasted by OLD FASHIONED in a crowd boring 17 minute gruesome struggle.
DEFT DEREK was luckily beaten by BLONDE BIMBO in a crowd pleasing 5 minute brawl.
CAVE TROLL overpowered OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
HOT TODDY beat TA RA in a 2 minute bout.
DEMON HUNTER beat RAMOLF in a 2 minute amateur's fight.
PLAGUE was bested by MORDANT DESERTER 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|
|LUNGING ATTACK 7 TOTAL PARRY 13 - 3 - 0 81 |
|WALL OF STEEL 7 PARRY-STRIKE 4 - 2 - 0 67 |
|AIMED BLOW 6 LUNGING ATTACK 30 - 26 - 2 54 |
|TOTAL PARRY 3 AIMED BLOW 20 - 18 - 0 53 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 - 0 50 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 25 - 26 - 0 49 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 BASHING ATTACK 11 - 13 - 3 46 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 7 - 0 42 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 10 - 15 - 0 40 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 2 - 0 0 |
Turn 457 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:
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 4 4 WALL OF STEEL
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 2 4 AIMED BLOW
AIMED BLOW 3 - 3 WALL OF STEEL 2 - 5 1 SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 1 BASHING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 1 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
WALL OF STEEL DJANGO 3335 13 5 0 100 FAR TRAVELERS (337)
BASHING ATTACK DWARFTOSSIN' DAN 1021 8 1 0 92 SATAN'S CHILDREN (132)
LUNGING ATTACK WULFGAR 790 10 4 0 82 SATAN'S CHILDREN (132)
AIMED BLOW SNARKNADO 3343 12 6 0 72 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)
TOTAL PARRY OLD FASHIONED 3383 8 1 0 42 HANGOVERS (265)
SLASHING ATTACK BAD BOURBON 3404 3 1 0 41 HANGOVERS (265)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is THORUNDR 2654. The most popular warrior this turn
was DEFT DEREK 3333. The ten other most popular fighters were WULFGAR 790,
DWARFTOSSIN' DAN 1021, THORUNDR 2654, FALSE IDOL 3311, DJANGO 3335, BAD BOURBON 3404,
HERMIT 3344, DEVON 3406, MY FAIR LADY 3309, and TA RA 2774.
The least popular fighter this week was OLD FASHIONED 3383. The other ten least
popular fighters were MURTAGH 3332, EXODUS 3297, PLAGUE 2132, DEATH'S NIGHTMARE 1022,
HOLY COW 3390, MIGRAINE 3409, CAN'T RESIST 3408, SNARKNADO 3343, IN SECRET 3324, and
RED CAP 3403.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
SUPPORT GROUP (59-3255) BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
AGAIN AND AGAIN (59-3312) BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)