DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/28/2026    Duedate: 05/11/2026

AMEN-TEI ARENA

DM 63    TURN 886

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

DESMODEUS
NEON ODYSSEY (402)
(63-3828) [18-6-0,140]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

DESMODEUS                      THE DEALERS EX
NEON ODYSSEY (402)             OLD WOMEN (138)
(63-3828) [18-6-0,140]         (63-846) [5-2-1,36]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

PETER RABBIT                   PETER RABBIT
FRESH MEAT (411)               FRESH MEAT (411)
(63-3833) [16-26-2,94]         (63-3833) [16-26-2,94]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CHAOS KIDS (414)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BLUE BOARD INN 1 (416)        55 
2. CHAOS KIDS (414)              47    FURIOUS FOOD (412)
3. SAFE HAVEN (270)              38    Unchartered Team
4. NEON ODYSSEY (402)            6  
5. LIBATIONS 3 (406)             5     OLD WOMEN (138)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0 FURIOUS FOOD (412)         9   2  0 81.8   1/ 2 CHAOS KIDS (414)         10  0 0
 2/ 1*OLD WOMEN (138)           21  12  1 63.6   2/ 1*OLD WOMEN (138)           8  5 0
 3/ 2 LIBATIONS 3 (406)         59  36  1 62.1   3/ 3 NEON ODYSSEY (402)        7  7 0
 4/ 3 NEON ODYSSEY (402)       116  79  5 59.5   4/ 4 SAFE HAVEN (270)          7  8 0
 5/ 4 SAFE HAVEN (270)         338 235 16 59.0   5/ 9*BLUE BOARD INN 1 (416)    4  5 0
 6/ 5 CHAOS KIDS (414)          45  34  3 57.0   6/ 6 BOP BOP DUWOP (178)       4  5 0
 7/ 6 THE SAND TRAP (403)      146 147  6 49.8   7/ 5 THE SAND TRAP (403)       4 11 0
 8/ 7 FRESH MEAT (411)          72  86  8 45.6   8/ 7 LIBATIONS 3 (406)         2  1 0
 9/ 9*BLUE BOARD INN 1 (416)     4   5  0 44.4   9/ 8 FRESH MEAT (411)          0  3 0
10/ 8 BOP BOP DUWOP (178)       27  38  1 41.5  10/ 0 FURIOUS FOOD (412)        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.

Sing, O memory, of Desmodeus, breaker of ranks, whose name the arena stones remember 
as thunder remembers the storm. I am he whom iron fears, whose breath is ash and whose 
gaze unmans the bold. Not by chance did I rise, but by the long road of blood and 
trial, where lesser souls fell like autumn leaves beneath the heel of fate.

Many were the trials set before me: towering brutes clad in bronze, swift duelists 
whose blades sang like swallows, unchained from nightmare. Yet each I met as the tide 
meets the shoreb"unyielding, eternal. My spear drank deep, my shield bore witness, and 
the crowd roared as though to wake the gods themselves.

Know this: glory is no gentle bride. She demands allb"sleep, mercy, and the soft 
whisper of doubt. I have given these, and more besides. In the dust of the arena, I 
became something greater than man, though less than godb"an echo of warbs own 
heartbeat.

Let others boast of lineage or fortune. My tale is carved in scars and sung in cries 
of victory. I am Desmodeus, atop the throne, and the arena is my kingdom. [Courtesy of 
ChatGPT...]

May the gods guide your blows straight and true!

                                          -- Desmodeus, Duelmaster

                                      SPY REPORT

     It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters.  Look on my work, ye mighty, 
and despair!  Nothing is certain in AMEN-TEI, with changing loyalties, changing 
Duelmasters.  Write this down:  new top team--CHAOS KIDS.  Nothing works for a team 
like victory (How's that for a perceptive observation?) as BLUE BOARD INN 1 can 
attest...  Say what you will about blind luck and dirty fighting, but CHAOS KIDS will 
tell you 45-34-3 is nothing to laugh at...  CHAOS KIDS had cause to celebrate, after 
LUCY got 23 points by beating THE ANGRY MEATBALL.  Win some, lose some.  Speaking of 
which, LUCY was winsome, after beating THE ANGRY MEATBALL and seeing him lose 24 
points.  The arena was more crowded than usual this time, as HOLD faced AMEN-TEI's 
Duelmaster.  DESMODEUS successfully staved off a grab for the roses by HOLD of SAFE 
HAVEN.  Does AMEN-TEI have no one talented enough to dethrone him?  Word has it one 
team in AMEN-TEI is using psychics to predict wins.  They lead a charmed life!   
     So much to report, so little time!  Like a horde of jackals fleeing from the 
lion, so did the "warriors" in AMEN-TEI avoid SAFE HAVEN.  Like a pup with its tail 
between its legs, LIBATIONS 3 scurried away from SAFE HAVEN.  Oh, the shame!  If 
challenges were horses, SCWING could open up a fast food joint!   
     Is there life after death?  Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after 
life!  Ask not a spymaster for counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have 
fallen into an unconscious stupor.   
     All good things must come to an end.  My fingers tire and I fear my incessant 
prattling may cause unfair judgement upon my impeccable character.  Like a mixed 
metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid AMEN-TEI farewell-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DESMODEUS 3828               18   6  0 140         NEON ODYSSEY (402)        

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LUCY 3871                    13   5  0 105         CHAOS KIDS (414)          
 BYA 3843                     13  14  1 103         SAFE HAVEN (270)          
 SAUTERNES 3781               28  14  0 102         LIBATIONS 3 (406)         
 PETER RABBIT 3833            16  26  2  94         FRESH MEAT (411)          

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SCWING 1307                  13  13  0  91         BOP BOP DUWOP (178)       

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HOLD 3856                    12   9  2  88         SAFE HAVEN (270)          
 MYRRDHIN 3855                12   9  0  87         SAFE HAVEN (270)          
 THE ANGRY MEATBALL 3836       9   2  0  83         FURIOUS FOOD (412)        
 KALACHAKRA 3851              11  11  1  72         SAFE HAVEN (270)          
 HOPE 3870                     8   8  1  71         CHAOS KIDS (414)          

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHENRESIG 3844               10  17  0  59         SAFE HAVEN (270)          
 BLENDER FROG 3872             8   8  1  58         CHAOS KIDS (414)          
 SCYLLA 3884                   7   3  0  58         NEON ODYSSEY (402)        

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TRASH 1310                   10  10  0  56         BOP BOP DUWOP (178)       
 MIRANDA 3908                  6   0  1  55         CHAOS KIDS (414)          
 QUEEN OF HEARTS 3877          8   5  0  43         CHAOS KIDS (414)          
 JI MIN PARK 3900              5   7  0  42         THE SAND TRAP (403)       
 LI MEI WANG 3909              7   4  1  36         THE SAND TRAP (403)       
 THE DEALERS EX 846            5   2  1  36         OLD WOMEN (138)           
-YOUR MAMMA 847                5   1  0  36         OLD WOMEN (138)           
 CRASH 1309                    4  13  1  36         BOP BOP DUWOP (178)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AIKO ITO 3901                 6   6  1  33         THE SAND TRAP (403)       
 BBOOPADOOP 3918               4   2  0  31         OLD WOMEN (138)           
-FAST AND EASY 844             4   2  0  31         OLD WOMEN (138)           
 NAUSICAA 3852                 6   6  1  29         NEON ODYSSEY (402)        
 SYLVIA 3917                   3   3  0  25         OLD WOMEN (138)           
 PERIMEDES 3910                2   2  0  24         NEON ODYSSEY (402)        

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LITTLE JOHN 3926              1   0  0  16         BLUE BOARD INN 1 (416)    
 LOCKSLEY 3931                 1   0  0  15         BLUE BOARD INN 1 (416)    
 ALLAN 'A' DALE 3925           1   0  0  13         BLUE BOARD INN 1 (416)    
 WILL SCARLET 3928             1   0  0  11         BLUE BOARD INN 1 (416)    
 JIA LI 3919                   1   3  0   6         THE SAND TRAP (403)       
 SEI YOUNG KIM 3929            1   1  0   4         THE SAND TRAP (403)       

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DARK ODDY 5 3930        0  1 0 NEON ODYSSEY 402     BLACK ORC              886 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DARK ODDY 5 was butchered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
HOLD was vanquished by DESMODEUS in a 1 minute uneven Challenge Title battle.
BYA savagely defeated SCWING in a crowd pleasing 1 minute expert's Challenge fight.
CHENRESIG overpowered LI MEI WANG in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
SAUTERNES devastated KALACHAKRA in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
PETER RABBIT was savagely defeated by MYRRDHIN in a 3 minute veteran's struggle.
THE ANGRY MEATBALL was overpowered by LUCY in a 1 minute uneven melee.
HOPE won victory over SCYLLA in a 2 minute duel.
JI MIN PARK won victory over SYLVIA in a 1 minute fight.
THE DEALERS EX lost to TRASH in a 1 minute duel.
CRASH was narrowly defeated by QUEEN OF HEARTS in a 3 minute fight.
BLENDER FROG narrowly defeated BBOOPADOOP in a 2 minute melee.
MIRANDA overpowered PERIMEDES in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
NAUSICAA was demolished by AIKO ITO in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
JIA LI was devastated by ALLAN 'A' DALE in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
SEI YOUNG KIM was devastated by LOCKSLEY in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
WILL SCARLET overcame POLITE BEGGAR in a 2 minute beginner's fight.
LITTLE JOHN overpowered POLITE BEGGAR in a action packed 1 minute uneven struggle.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       5         AIMED BLOW        28 -  16 -  2      64  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         PARRY-RIPOSTE      9 -   6 -  0      60  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         PARRY-LUNGE        6 -   4 -  0      60  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         STRIKING ATTACK   24 -  17 -  0      59  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-STRIKE      10 -   8 -  0      56  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         SLASHING ATTACK   24 -  24 -  1      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         BASHING ATTACK    14 -  14 -  0      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         LUNGING ATTACK    23 -  23 -  1      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         TOTAL PARRY        8 -   9 -  0      47  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         WALL OF STEEL      9 -  18 -  0      33  |

Turn 886 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-LUNGE        2 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  3         3  AIMED BLOW     
PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  3         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  4         1  STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  2         1  SLASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         3 -  2                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  2                                       1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                                                                1  TOTAL PARRY    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  DESMODEUS 3828             18   6  0  140 NEON ODYSSEY (402)
AIMED BLOW       LUCY 3871                  13   5  0  105 CHAOS KIDS (414)
PARRY-STRIKE     HOLD 3856                  12   9  2   88 SAFE HAVEN (270)
TOTAL PARRY      MYRRDHIN 3855              12   9  0   87 SAFE HAVEN (270)
LUNGING ATTACK   THE ANGRY MEATBALL 3836     9   2  0   83 FURIOUS FOOD (412)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    QUEEN OF HEARTS 3877        8   5  0   43 CHAOS KIDS (414)
SLASHING ATTACK  THE DEALERS EX 846          5   2  1   36 OLD WOMEN (138)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is PETER RABBIT 3833.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was PETER RABBIT 3833.  The ten other most popular fighters were BYA 3843, 
MYRRDHIN 3855, SCYLLA 3884, BLENDER FROG 3872, LITTLE JOHN 3926, CHENRESIG 3844, 
SAUTERNES 3781, HOPE 3870, CRASH 1309, and BBOOPADOOP 3918.

The least popular fighter this week was SEI YOUNG KIM 3929.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were JIA LI 3919, NAUSICAA 3852, PERIMEDES 3910, KALACHAKRA 3851, LI 
MEI WANG 3909, HOLD 3856, DARK ODDY 5 3930, QUEEN OF HEARTS 3877, TRASH 1310, and THE 
DEALERS EX 846.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

DESMODEUS (63-3828) NEON ODYSSEY (402)
PETER RABBIT (63-3833) FRESH MEAT (411)