DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/30/2026    Duedate: 02/12/2026

ARADI ARENA

DM 60    TURN 899

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

EXEMPLARY DECEIT
THIS HIGH WORTH (731)
(60-9691) [15-7-2,90]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

EXEMPLARY DECEIT               GREW SOME YUPPIE
THIS HIGH WORTH (731)          PAPER TIGERS 25.4 (740)
(60-9691) [15-7-2,90]          (60-9880) [4-0-0,40]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

COLDY                          TURN FOR HOMICIDE
THE BUNKHOUSE (595)            THIS HIGH WORTH (731)
(60-9758) [13-17-1,76]         (60-9692) [0-3-0,11]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

TEMERE NOMEN (734)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. TEMERE NOMEN (734)            18 
2. UNNAMEABLES (91)              16    WRATHMEN 23-40 (728)
3. THIS HIGH WORTH (731)         14    Unchartered Team
4. PAPER TIGERS 25.4 (740)       10 
5. TINFOIL MAFIA (738)           8     PAPER TIGERS 25.4 (740)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*PAPER TIGERS 25.4 (740)    4   0  0 100.   1/ 2 TEMERE NOMEN (734)        6  0 0
 2- 2 THIRSTY THUGS (600)       30   9  0 76.9   2- 1 THIRSTY THUGS (600)       4  0 0
 3/ 3 WRATHMEN 23-40 (728)      15   8  0 65.2   3/ 3 TINFOIL MAFIA (738)       4 11 0
 4/ 4 THIS HIGH WORTH (731)     20  12  2 62.5   4/ 6 WRATHMEN 23-40 (728)      3  0 0
 5/ 6 TEMERE NOMEN (734)        53  41  0 56.4   5/ 8 UNNAMEABLES (91)          3  4 0
 6/ 7 UNNAMEABLES (91)         533 460 31 53.7   6/ 4*PAPER TIGERS 25.4 (740)   2  0 0
 7/ 8 TINFOIL MAFIA (738)       34  31  1 52.3   7/ 9 THIS HIGH WORTH (731)     2  1 0
 8/ 9 THE BUNKHOUSE (595)      179 184  4 49.3   8- 5 OK, WE'RE HERE (287)      1  0 0
 9-11 OK, WE'RE HERE (287)      11  13  0 45.8   9/ 7 THE BUNKHOUSE (595)       1  4 0
10/12 RED DOG GANG (476)       1036 1507 28 40.7  10/11 RED DOG GANG (476)        0  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

Listen close, sheeple of the sands, because the drums, the dust, and the blood all say 
the same thing if you read them sideways on a Tuesday at dusk. Ghea is flat. Flat as 
the expression on Badger's face after getting folded by Exemplary Deceit. And Aradi, 
sweet glorious Aradi, is the proof.

Turn 899 cracked open like a poorly guarded vault. Exemplary Deceit now squats on the 
Duelmaster's throne, having absolutely eradicated Badger in one minute of violently 
convincing evidence. You don't devastate a gladiator that fast on a spherical world. 
The angles don't allow it. Geometry confirms the kill. Did Badger actually die? No, 
but with a 9-51 record, we all know he is dead inside and has been for many turns.

Temere Nomen continues its suspicious rise, skittering to the top of the team slots 
and trampling Thirsty Thugs along the way. Luposabre carved up Coldy in a brutal 
expert scrap, and if you slow the fight down with magic, you will notice the blood 
splatter arcs downward, not outward. Gravity lies. 

Over in the shadows, Paper Tigers 25.4 keep their perfect little record polished and 
innocent-looking. Grew Some Yuppie remains unbeaten, calm, and centered. Maybe a 
little too centered, if you ask me. Total Parry warriors should wobble more on a 
spherical plane. Draw your own conclusions.

Sometimes styles tell a deeper story. Total Parry fighters went undefeated this turn. 
Unmoving. Stable. Like a world that does not spin. Lungers and Slashers struggled 
mightily, failing to secure a win. Fighters are leaping, hoping the rules of gravity 
apply to them. Maybe they would, if Ghea weren't flat! 

Exemplary Deceit and Solomoon are off to AD soon. Of course they are. Send the 
evidence away. Classic conspiracy move. I've already said too much. Study the records. 
Count the wins. Measure the shadows at noon on the sands of Aradi.

This has been Blix the Mad, bringing you facts, fury, and flat-world fighting 
analysis. Stay vigilant. Trust no orb or a witch!

                                          -- Blix the Mad

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EXEMPLARY DECEIT 9691        15   7  2  90         THIS HIGH WORTH (731)     

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SOLOMOON 9611                 9   1  0 120         THIRSTY THUGS (600)       

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SECRET RETRIBUTION 9668      15   8  0  87         WRATHMEN 23-40 (728)      
 LUPOSABRE 9790               11  12  0  87         TEMERE NOMEN (734)        
-CALM ANEMONE 9706            10   6  2  82         UNNAMEABLES (91)          
 BADGER 9661                   9  51  0  78         RED DOG GANG (476)        
 COLDY 9758                   13  17  1  76         THE BUNKHOUSE (595)       

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RUSTY 9848                    8   3  1  66         THE BUNKHOUSE (595)       
 RAIN MISTRESS 9789           10   3  0  61         TEMERE NOMEN (734)        

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-WARFOUR 9103                  8   5  0  55         UNNAMEABLES (91)          
-PASSION AGGRESSION 9720       4   3  0  43         UNNAMEABLES (91)          
-WREKN 9767                    3   0  0  41         THIRSTY THUGS (600)       
 GREW SOME YUPPIE 9880         4   0  0  40         PAPER TIGERS 25.4 (740)   
 MRS. REDACTED 9859            7   6  0  38         TINFOIL MAFIA (738)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHADOWLOOP 9860               6   7  0  32         TINFOIL MAFIA (738)       
-JUST A CH 3363                2   4  0  31         OK, WE'RE HERE (287)      
 AGENT STATIC 9857             8   5  1  30         TINFOIL MAFIA (738)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SUDSY 9836                    3   4  0  30         THE BUNKHOUSE (595)       
 WETWORK ZERO 9858             7   6  0  27         TINFOIL MAFIA (738)       
 SLEEPER CELL 9856             6   7  0  25         TINFOIL MAFIA (738)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DERS 9855                     5   5  0  20         THE BUNKHOUSE (595)       
 AGGIE 9861                    4   5  0  17         THE BUNKHOUSE (595)       
 MAN'S LAUGHTER 9862           1   0  0  16         UNNAMEABLES (91)          
 TURN FOR HOMICIDE 9692        0   3  0  11         THIS HIGH WORTH (731)     

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

EXEMPLARY DECEIT devastated BADGER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight.
LUPOSABRE won victory over COLDY in a 3 minute brutal expert's battle.
SECRET RETRIBUTION defeated RUSTY in a crowd pleasing 2 minute bloody duel.
RAIN MISTRESS defeated THE HONEST MERCHANT in a 3 minute brutal fight.
AGENT STATIC was bested by GREW SOME YUPPIE in a 2 minute brawl.
SLEEPER CELL lost to SUDSY in a crowd pleasing 3 minute fight.
WETWORK ZERO luckily beat TURN FOR HOMICIDE in a crowd pleasing 3 minute gory brawl.
MRS. REDACTED handily defeated AGGIE in a 1 minute uneven melee.
DERS was vanquished by SHADOWLOOP in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
MAN'S LAUGHTER unbelievably bested TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE in a 3 minute novice's duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       4         LUNGING ATTACK    21 -  13 -  1      62  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   4 -  0      60  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         STRIKING ATTACK   15 -  10 -  1      60  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         TOTAL PARRY       10 -   7 -  0      59  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         AIMED BLOW        18 -  17 -  0      51  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         SLASHING ATTACK    8 -   8 -  0      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-LUNGE        4 -   5 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         BASHING ATTACK     8 -  10 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   6 -  0      40  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         WALL OF STEEL      1 -   2 -  0      33  |

Turn 899 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-RIPOSTE      2 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         6  AIMED BLOW     
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  PARRY-STRIKE   
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  3         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
AIMED BLOW         3 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  2         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       EXEMPLARY DECEIT 9691      15   7  2   90 THIS HIGH WORTH (731)
STRIKING ATTACK  RUSTY 9848                  8   3  1   66 THE BUNKHOUSE (595)
TOTAL PARRY      GREW SOME YUPPIE 9880       4   0  0   40 PAPER TIGERS 25.4 (740)
BASHING ATTACK   MRS. REDACTED 9859          7   6  0   38 TINFOIL MAFIA (738)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is COLDY 9758.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
TURN FOR HOMICIDE 9692.  The ten other most popular fighters were RUSTY 9848, SLEEPER 
CELL 9856, SECRET RETRIBUTION 9668, LUPOSABRE 9790, RAIN MISTRESS 9789, AGENT STATIC 
9857, MAN'S LAUGHTER 9862, COLDY 9758, GREW SOME YUPPIE 9880, and MRS. REDACTED 9859.

The least popular fighter this week was DERS 9855.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were AGGIE 9861, BADGER 9661, WETWORK ZERO 9858, SUDSY 9836, EXEMPLARY 
DECEIT 9691, SHADOWLOOP 9860, MRS. REDACTED 9859, GREW SOME YUPPIE 9880, COLDY 9758, 
and MAN'S LAUGHTER 9862.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

EXEMPLARY DECEIT (60-9691) THIS HIGH WORTH (731)
SOLOMOON (60-9611) THIRSTY THUGS (600)