DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/28/2026    Duedate: 05/25/2026

ILLIS ARENA

DM 59    TURN 454

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

MOSCOW MULE
HANGOVERS (265)
(59-3263) [13-8-0,105]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

AGAIN AND AGAIN                POSITION IS EMPTY
BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)         
(59-3312) [21-10-0,107]        

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

AGAIN AND AGAIN                TOBIUS
BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)         FAR TRAVELERS (337)
(59-3312) [21-10-0,107]        (59-3342) [7-4-0,53]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

HANGOVERS (265)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)        47 
2. CHAPEL ROCK (287)             25    TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)
3. HANGOVERS (265)               21    Unchartered Team
4. KIWI CONNECTION (301)         15 
5. FAR TRAVELERS (337)           11    KILLER INSTINCT 3 (129)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)   27  15  1 64.3   1/ 1 HANGOVERS (265)           7  2 0
 2/ 3 HANGOVERS (265)          349 220 24 61.3   2/ 2 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    6  3 1
 3/ 4 CHAPEL ROCK (287)        449 333 18 57.4   3/ 5 CHAPEL ROCK (287)         5  3 0
 4/ 0 KIWI CONNECTION (301)     45  39  3 53.6   4/ 3 ISLE OF SKYE (58)         5  9 0
 5/ 5 ISLE OF SKYE (58)        317 289 18 52.3   5/ 6 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)   3  0 0
 6/ 6 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)   362 342 14 51.4   6- 8 OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)     2  2 0
 7- 7 OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)     18  18  0 50.0   7/ 7 FAR TRAVELERS (337)       2  2 0
 8/ 8 FAR TRAVELERS (337)       20  23  0 46.5   8/ 0 KIWI CONNECTION (301)     2  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

     The sages err'd not in their foretelling of a god descending upon ILLIS, for I, 
Novgorodny Vir, have returned!  BASHAHOLICS ANON posted a nice gain, to come in 2nd.  
Everybody loves a winner...  Practice pays for BAD BOURBON, who pummelled VENAL 
CLERK, to pocket 16 points.  MY FAIR LADY certainly had a baffled expression on hers 
face, after losing to SNARKNADO and losing 6 points in the process!  The arena was 
more crowded than usual this time, as MOSCOW MULE faced ILLIS' Duelmaster.  What can 
be a greater victory?  MOSCOW MULE has taken his place as the top, as ILLIS' new 
Duelmaster.  Word has it one team in ILLIS is using psychics to predict wins.  They 
lead a charmed life!   
     A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn?  And do not the 
little birds cry out?'  Any ideas?  To quell some nasty rumors, the guys in IMPROVED 
ILLUSION are not carrying any incurable diseases.  No need to avoid 'em.  The 
warriors of IMPROVED ILLUSION found their efforts at combat frustrated as ISLE OF 
SKYE apparently had more important things to do than fight.  Is it charming 
personality?  Conversational abilities?  Good oral hygiene?  Whatever it is, MY FAIR 
LADY is the most challenged warrior.   
     Is there life after death?  Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after 
life!  HIGH ELF in the Dark Arena wasn't enough for 24 HOUR CHIP of BASHAHOLICS ANON. 
Maybe that certain serving girl(?) at The Warty Toad will be!  Ask not for whom the 
sword slashes; it slashes for thee.   
     Leave me now, you base fools!  Keep those sands bloody and the buzzards fat!  
Like a mixed metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid ILLIS farewell-- Novgorodny 
Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MOSCOW MULE 3263             13   8  0 105         HANGOVERS (265)           

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AGAIN AND AGAIN 3312         21  10  0 107         BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    
 SUPPORT GROUP 3255           22  26  0 101         BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    
 SNARKNADO 3343               11   4  0  99         TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)   

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DJANGO 3335                  10   5  0  90         FAR TRAVELERS (337)       
 MY FAIR LADY 3309             6  11  0  79         HANGOVERS (265)           
 THORUNDR 2654                19  19  1  77         ISLE OF SKYE (58)         
 EXODUS 3297                   9  20  0  74         CHAPEL ROCK (287)         

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 IN SECRET 3324               16   7  0  66         BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    
 BUXTON 2724                  11   4  2  58         KIWI CONNECTION (301)     

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PAPARANGI 2710               10   8  0  54         KIWI CONNECTION (301)     
 TOBIUS 3342                   7   4  0  53         FAR TRAVELERS (337)       
 MURTAGH 3332                  9  11  0  44         ISLE OF SKYE (58)         
-BRIGHTLACE 3354               3   4  0  43         OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)     
 HERMIT 3344                  10   8  1  40         ISLE OF SKYE (58)         
 FALSE IDOL 3311               5   7  0  38         CHAPEL ROCK (287)         

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-AURIT 3370                    3   2  0  33         OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)     
 24 HOUR CHIP 3395             2   2  1  33         BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    
 HOLY COW 3390                 3   1  0  27         CHAPEL ROCK (287)         

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HOT TODDY 3389                3   1  0  22         HANGOVERS (265)           
 MERCY ME 3382                 4   2  0  21         CHAPEL ROCK (287)         
 OLD FASHIONED 3383            5   1  0  20         HANGOVERS (265)           
 BAD BOURBON 3404              1   0  0  16         HANGOVERS (265)           
 CAVE TROLL 3398               2   3  0  13         ISLE OF SKYE (58)         
 RED CAP 3403                  1   0  0  10         ISLE OF SKYE (58)         
 DEATH 2829                    1   1  0   4         KIWI CONNECTION (301)     
 TA RA 2774                    1   1  0   4         KIWI CONNECTION (301)     

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
HIGH ELF                0  0 0 DARK ARENA           24 HOUR CHIP 3395      454 NONE
JOE 3405                0  1 0 KIWI CONNECTION 301  CHOKEBOT 2000          454 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

24 HOUR CHIP butchered HIGH ELF in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
JOE was slaughtered by CHOKEBOT 2000 in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
MOSCOW MULE overcame DJANGO in a 2 minute gruesome veteran's Challenge Title match.
MY FAIR LADY was devastated by SNARKNADO in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
HERMIT was overpowered by IN SECRET in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
SUPPORT GROUP vanquished DUM GRUNT in a 2 minute mismatched fight.
AGAIN AND AGAIN overpowered KUNG-FU MASTER in a popular 1 minute mismatched brawl.
THORUNDR was unbelievably bested by EXODUS in a 2 minute gruesome expert's duel.
TOBIUS overpowered LEE'S REVENGE in a popular 2 minute gory uneven duel.
PAPARANGI beat MURTAGH in a 2 minute melee.
BUXTON overpowered FALSE IDOL in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
OLD FASHIONED subdued TA RA in a 2 minute competition.
MERCY ME overcame CAVE TROLL in a 2 minute brutal contest.
HOLY COW demolished MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
DEATH was overcome by RED CAP in a 2 minute novice's conflict.
BAD BOURBON won victory over VENAL CLERK in a 2 minute amateur's bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         TOTAL PARRY        9 -   5 -  0      64  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         PARRY-STRIKE       7 -   4 -  0      64  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         LUNGING ATTACK    31 -  24 -  2      56  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         BASHING ATTACK    14 -  11 -  2      56  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         WALL OF STEEL     23 -  22 -  0      51  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         AIMED BLOW        18 -  18 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         SLASHING ATTACK    4 -   5 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         STRIKING ATTACK   11 -  15 -  0      42  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   3 -  0       0  |

Turn 454 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     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  2         5  WALL OF STEEL  
AIMED BLOW         3 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  3     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1     
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   MOSCOW MULE 3263           13   8  0  105 HANGOVERS (265)
AIMED BLOW       SNARKNADO 3343             11   4  0   99 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)
WALL OF STEEL    DJANGO 3335                10   5  0   90 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 TOBIUS 3342.  The ten other most popular fighters were MOSCOW MULE 3263, 
AGAIN AND AGAIN 3312, 24 HOUR CHIP 3395, IN SECRET 3324, THORUNDR 2654, PAPARANGI 
2710, BUXTON 2724, CAVE TROLL 3398, DEATH 2829, and RED CAP 3403.

The least popular fighter this week was FALSE IDOL 3311.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were MY FAIR LADY 3309, DJANGO 3335, JOE 3405, MERCY ME 3382, OLD FASHIONED 
3383, MURTAGH 3332, SUPPORT GROUP 3255, HERMIT 3344, HOLY COW 3390, and TA RA 2774.