DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 03/03/2026 Duedate: 03/30/2026
ILLIS ARENA
DM 59 TURN 452
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
IT'S NOT A PROBLEM
BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
(59-3322) [16-8-0,120]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
IT'S NOT A PROBLEM POSITION IS EMPTY
BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
(59-3322) [16-8-0,120]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
AGAIN AND AGAIN IN SECRET
BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
(59-3312) [20-10-0,104] (59-3324) [15-7-0,56]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
HANGOVERS (265)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. HANGOVERS (265) 25
2. ISLE OF SKYE (58) 20 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)
3. CHAPEL ROCK (287) 19 Unchartered Team
4. TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332) 17
5. OF WOLF & PIXIE (338) 12 MAJOR IDIOTS (150)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261) 316 184 18 63.2 1/ 4 HANGOVERS (265) 9 5 0
2/ 2 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332) 25 15 1 62.5 2/ 1 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) 8 7 0
3/ 3 HANGOVERS (265) 346 219 24 61.2 3- 2 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261) 6 4 2
4/ 4 CHAPEL ROCK (287) 446 332 18 57.3 4/ 6 CHAPEL ROCK (287) 5 5 0
5/ 5 ISLE OF SKYE (58) 314 283 18 52.6 5/ 3 ISLE OF SKYE (58) 5 9 0
6/ 6 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) 358 342 13 51.1 6/ 8 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332) 2 2 0
7/ 7 OF WOLF & PIXIE (338) 17 17 0 50.0 7/ 5 FAR TRAVELERS (337) 2 2 0
8/ 8 FAR TRAVELERS (337) 18 22 0 45.0 8- 7 ISLANDERS (247) 1 1 0
9- 9 ISLANDERS (247) 623 793 20 44.0 9/ 9 OF WOLF & PIXIE (338) 1 3 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
Much has changed in ILLIS since last I was here. Never fear, Olaf Modeen adapts
to many situations, as do all successful fighters. Woof! BASHAHOLICS ANON were a
bunch of dogs after HANGOVERS got through with 'em! 2nd ain't so sweet as 1st! Up
'n down. Up 'n down. Rankings always change. Up 'n down. I think I'm gonna be...
Well, HANGOVERS' 1st moved them up to 4-1-0 place. What's with EXODUS? He actually
beat BASHAHOLICS ANON's IN SECRET, and walked away with 18 more points from the
fight. Major screwup at FAR TRAVELERS. DJANGO lost 15 points to PURPLE HAZE. Some
new strategies, perhaps? Maybe DJANGO will provide more easy wins... Try as she
might, MY FAIR LADY wasn't good enough at persuading IT'S NOT A PROBLEM to step down
from the Duelmaster's throne... Wouldn't it be nice to have live subjects to
practice on? I hear some team is looking into the uses of convicted prisoners.
Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges... How well I know the
feeling of being in the most avoided team! Don't fall out of practive, IMPROVED
ILLUSION! The bums at HANGOVERS couldn't face the challenges from IMPROVED ILLUSION!
No excuse for that! What do people see in BRIGHTLACE? His 2-4-0? OF WOLF & PIXIE
ain't talkin', but he's got 28 points.
There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit. Do you want the fighters
to walk away, or not? Is it my imagination, or are fighters getting younger every
day? To die so young, so gloriously!
Who knows what the future holds for a warrior. More fights, there's no doubt.
Are you as tired of reading this as I am of writing it? Actually, I guess I'm
writing it before you read it. Oh, well. Time for my medication, so I'll leave now.
Practice, practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
IT'S NOT A PROBLEM 3322 16 8 0 120 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PURPLE HAZE 3165 19 11 0 113 HANGOVERS (265)
AGAIN AND AGAIN 3312 20 10 0 104 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
MOSCOW MULE 3263 12 8 0 97 HANGOVERS (265)
SUPPORT GROUP 3255 21 26 0 93 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
DJANGO 3335 9 4 0 91 FAR TRAVELERS (337)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MY FAIR LADY 3309 6 10 0 85 HANGOVERS (265)
SNARKNADO 3343 9 4 0 84 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)
THORUNDR 2654 19 17 1 75 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-CHESSMASTER HEX 3276 9 3 0 64 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
EXODUS 3297 8 20 0 60 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
IN SECRET 3324 15 7 0 56 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
MURTAGH 3332 9 10 0 47 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
-YAMIKUBO 3302 4 1 1 46 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
-TOBIUS 3342 6 4 0 39 FAR TRAVELERS (337)
AURIT 3370 3 1 0 39 OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)
FALSE IDOL 3311 5 6 0 37 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
HERMIT 3344 9 7 1 36 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BRIGHTLACE 3354 2 4 0 28 OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HOT TODDY 3389 3 1 0 22 HANGOVERS (265)
HOLY COW 3390 2 1 0 21 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
-NYROND 3348 1 1 0 20 FAR TRAVELERS (337)
OLD FASHIONED 3383 4 1 0 17 HANGOVERS (265)
MERCY ME 3382 3 2 0 17 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
-YEAGER 3396 1 1 0 11 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
-NUKA 3397 1 1 1 8 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
24 HOUR CHIP 3395 1 2 0 7 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
CAVE TROLL 3398 1 2 0 5 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
REDCAP RORY 3399 0 2 0 3 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
CAVE TROLL 3377 2 4 0 ISLE OF SKYE 58 YAMIKUBO 3302 449 REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
HERMIT bested BRIGHTLACE in a 1 minute bloody Challenge fight.
OLD FASHIONED won victory over 24 HOUR CHIP in a 2 minute Challenge battle.
MERCY ME was handily defeated by AURIT in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge match.
IT'S NOT A PROBLEM devastated MY FAIR LADY in a 1 minute one-sided Title contest.
DJANGO was overpowered by PURPLE HAZE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched match.
AGAIN AND AGAIN won victory over CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute fight.
SUPPORT GROUP was bested by MOSCOW MULE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute master's match.
THORUNDR was overpowered by SNARKNADO in a 1 minute uneven melee.
IN SECRET lost to EXODUS in a 3 minute gory expert's duel.
FALSE IDOL was vanquished by MURTAGH in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
REDCAP RORY was luckily beaten by HOT TODDY in a 2 minute gory beginner's match.
HOLY COW overpowered CAVE TROLL in a 1 minute one-sided match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL 6 PARRY-STRIKE 7 - 4 - 0 64 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 5 TOTAL PARRY 10 - 6 - 0 63 |
|AIMED BLOW 4 LUNGING ATTACK 29 - 24 - 3 55 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 BASHING ATTACK 15 - 13 - 1 54 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 AIMED BLOW 21 - 19 - 0 53 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 - 0 50 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 6 - 0 45 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 WALL OF STEEL 19 - 25 - 0 43 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 STRIKING ATTACK 11 - 15 - 0 42 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 3 - 0 0 |
Turn 452 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:
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 4 WALL OF STEEL
LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 2 - 4 2 AIMED BLOW
AIMED BLOW 2 - 2 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 BASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 PARRY-STRIKE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
BASHING ATTACK IT'S NOT A PROBLEM 3322 16 8 0 120 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
AIMED BLOW PURPLE HAZE 3165 19 11 0 113 HANGOVERS (265)
LUNGING ATTACK AGAIN AND AGAIN 3312 20 10 0 104 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
WALL OF STEEL DJANGO 3335 9 4 0 91 FAR TRAVELERS (337)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is AGAIN AND AGAIN 3312. The most popular warrior this
turn was IN SECRET 3324. The ten other most popular fighters were 24 HOUR CHIP 3395,
PURPLE HAZE 3165, MOSCOW MULE 3263, AURIT 3370, AGAIN AND AGAIN 3312, SNARKNADO 3343,
REDCAP RORY 3399, HOT TODDY 3389, HOLY COW 3390, and HERMIT 3344.
The least popular fighter this week was CAVE TROLL 3398. The other ten least popular
fighters were FALSE IDOL 3311, EXODUS 3297, THORUNDR 2654, SUPPORT GROUP 3255, MY
FAIR LADY 3309, MERCY ME 3382, BRIGHTLACE 3354, MURTAGH 3332, DJANGO 3335, and OLD
FASHIONED 3383.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
IT'S NOT A PROBLEM (59-3322) BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
PURPLE HAZE (59-3165) HANGOVERS (265)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
JUBEI (59-3197) IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
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