DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/03/2026    Duedate: 03/16/2026

AMEN-TEI ARENA

DM 63    TURN 882

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

CALYPSO
NEON ODYSSEY (402)
(63-3746) [21-9-0,111]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

CALYPSO                        YOUR MAMMA
NEON ODYSSEY (402)             OLD WOMEN (138)
(63-3746) [21-9-0,111]         (63-847) [3-0-0,31]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

PETER RABBIT                   HOLD
FRESH MEAT (411)               SAFE HAVEN (270)
(63-3833) [15-23-2,89]         (63-3856) [10-7-2,73]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

OLD WOMEN (138)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SAFE HAVEN (270)              53 
2. OLD WOMEN (138)               33    LIBATIONS 3 (406)
3. NEON ODYSSEY (402)            28    Unchartered Team
4. CHAOS KIDS (414)              11 
5. THE SAND TRAP (403)           9     OLD WOMEN (138)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2*OLD WOMEN (138)           12   3  1 80.0   1/ 2*OLD WOMEN (138)          12  3 1
 2/ 1*FLEURS DU MAL (415)        7   3  1 70.0   2/ 1 THE SAND TRAP (403)       7  7 0
 3/ 4 LIBATIONS 3 (406)         57  34  1 62.6   3/ 3 SAFE HAVEN (270)          7  8 0
 4/ 5 NEON ODYSSEY (402)       107  72  5 59.8   4/ 4 CHAOS KIDS (414)          6  4 1
 5/ 6 SAFE HAVEN (270)         329 224 16 59.5   5/12 NEON ODYSSEY (402)        3  0 0
 6/ 7 THE SAND TRAP (403)      138 135  6 50.5   6/ 7*FLEURS DU MAL (415)       3  2 0
 7/10 CHAOS KIDS (414)          32  32  3 50.0   7/11 ULFHEDNAR (399)           3  5 0
 8- 8 TOP FIVE WOLFS (405)      18  18  0 50.0   8/10 LIBATIONS 3 (406)         2  1 0
 9/ 9 ULFHEDNAR (399)           97 102  3 48.7   9/ 5 FRESH MEAT (411)          2  2 0
10/11 FRESH MEAT (411)          71  83  8 46.1  10- 6 BOP BOP DUWOP (178)       2  4 0
11-12 WAYFARERS (248)          1274 1535 27 45.4  11- 8*CRATER (394)              1  0 0
12-13 BOP BOP DUWOP (178)       21  32  1 39.6  12- 9 TOP FIVE WOLFS (405)      1  1 0
13-14*CRATER (394)               4   7  0 36.4  13-13 WAYFARERS (248)           0  2 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                      SPY REPORT

     Well, what are you looking at, AMEN-TEI?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  Later days, THE SAND TRAP, since OLD 
WOMEN took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news.  If this keeps up, 
FRESH MEAT, you'll have to shine swords instead of use them.  A drop of 4 in the 
rankings?  NEON ODYSSEY turned their 2-0-0 turn into a 5th place rank in the listings 
this turn.  Any better than this, and you get put on hit lists.  Gee, I'm impressed, 
a 5-0-0 is nice, but don't get cocky, OLD WOMEN, the Fates teach humility, and the 
Fates are proud.  Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see MYRRDHIN win a fight 
and gain 16 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, BYA beat PETER RABBIT and PETER RABBIT lost 
13 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  Going for broke or broken, our Duelmaster 
CALYPSO challenged this turn.  And it's out with the old, in with the new, as CALYPSO 
takes the Title and last week's bar tab from the old Duelmaster.  Heh, heh.  I'm not 
in a very good mood today, but why am I telling you this?  You want to know what's 
new, don't you, AMEN-TEI?   
     He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day, the coward.  SAFE 
HAVEN, I suppose you'll be glad to know you were this turn's most avoided team.  Care 
to know who is the most afraid of you?  And it looks like ULFHEDNAR avoided them the 
most this turn.  What a pack of would be losers, if you ask me.  Hmph.  CALYPSO was 
challenged more times this turn than the Duelmaster.  Now was the DM insulted or 
feared?  Heh, heh.   
     Death and Taxes.  The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience.  Let's 
see if anyone's dead or dying.  Honor is like a chainmail shirt, it only shines 
through use.  Certain nameless cowards will doubtless rebuke me on this one.   
     What does the AMEN-TEI arena have in common with the inns?  It's just as 
comfortable to sleep in either place.  Ha ha ha ha!  Well, I've had enough of this 
drivel, and I'm sure you have too.  Off like a dirty shirt of padded leather.  Glad 
to see the back of this place-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CALYPSO 3746                 21   9  0 111         NEON ODYSSEY (402)        

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BYA 3843                     10  13  1 100         SAFE HAVEN (270)          
 SAUTERNES 3781               26  12  0  95         LIBATIONS 3 (406)         

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PETER RABBIT 3833            15  23  2  89         FRESH MEAT (411)          
-ALKES 3678                    4   0  0  86         CRATER (394)              
-SCWING 1307                  10  12  0  78         BOP BOP DUWOP (178)       
 MYRRDHIN 3855                11   6  0  76         SAFE HAVEN (270)          
 HOLD 3856                    10   7  2  73         SAFE HAVEN (270)          
 KALACHAKRA 3851              10   8  1  73         SAFE HAVEN (270)          
 INGVAR 3777                  18  11  0  71         ULFHEDNAR (399)           

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LUCY 3871                    10   5  0  61         CHAOS KIDS (414)          
 HALSTEER 3772                15  14  0  60         ULFHEDNAR (399)           
 LENANDR 3789                 12   5  0  60         ULFHEDNAR (399)           
 CHENRESIG 3844                8  15  0  58         SAFE HAVEN (270)          

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-TRASH 1310                    7   9  0  54         BOP BOP DUWOP (178)       
 BLENDER FROG 3872             6   7  1  46         CHAOS KIDS (414)          
 HOPE 3870                     6   7  1  46         CHAOS KIDS (414)          
 GROWLSK 3748                  9  17  0  44         ULFHEDNAR (399)           
 SCYLLA 3884                   5   1  0  43         NEON ODYSSEY (402)        
 LI MEI WANG 3909              6   1  1  42         THE SAND TRAP (403)       
 HYE JIN CHOI 3845             9  13  0  40         THE SAND TRAP (403)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CRASH 1309                    4   9  1  32         BOP BOP DUWOP (178)       
 QUEEN OF HEARTS 3877          5   5  0  31         CHAOS KIDS (414)          

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-WOLFSBANE 3899                3   2  0  31         FLEURS DU MAL (415)       
 YOUR MAMMA 847                3   0  0  31         OLD WOMEN (138)           
 MIRANDA 3908                  3   0  1  30         CHAOS KIDS (414)          
 SYLVIA 3917                   2   0  0  28         OLD WOMEN (138)           

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE DEALERS EX 846            3   0  1  22         OLD WOMEN (138)           
 BLACK DAHLIA 3897             3   1  0  22         FLEURS DU MAL (415)       
 FAST AND EASY 844             2   1  0  22         OLD WOMEN (138)           
 AIKO ITO 3901                 4   4  1  18         THE SAND TRAP (403)       
 BBOOPADOOP 3918               2   0  0  18         OLD WOMEN (138)           
 JI MIN PARK 3900              2   6  0  12         THE SAND TRAP (403)       
 NILSTIR 3891                  1   4  0   7         ULFHEDNAR (399)           

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
GRANDMA MOSES 845       0  1 0 OLD WOMEN 138        MIRANDA 3908           880  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SAUTERNES was bested by CALYPSO in a 1 minute master's Challenge Title fight.
HOPE demolished HYE JIN CHOI in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
PETER RABBIT was narrowly defeated by BYA in a 2 minute bloody master's duel.
LENANDR was savagely defeated by MYRRDHIN in a exciting 6 minute bloody fight.
LUCY was bested by KALACHAKRA in a 1 minute duel.
HALSTEER was defeated by HOLD in a exciting 4 minute struggle.
INGVAR devastated BLENDER FROG in a 6 minute one-sided competition.
CHENRESIG was overcome by VIRGINAL CONCUBINE in a 1 minute expert's melee.
GROWLSK lost to LI MEI WANG in a 2 minute duel.
SCYLLA overpowered BLACK DAHLIA in a 1 minute uneven duel.
QUEEN OF HEARTS narrowly defeated JI MIN PARK in a 3 minute brutal fight.
AIKO ITO was overcome by MIRANDA in a popular 1 minute brutal bout.
YOUR MAMMA demolished TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
THE DEALERS EX bested POLITE BEGGAR in a 1 minute novice's battle.
NILSTIR was devastated by FAST AND EASY in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
BBOOPADOOP overcame FRIENDLY CONSTABLE in a 1 minute beginner's fight.
SYLVIA overpowered POLITE BEGGAR in a 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         STRIKING ATTACK   20 -   8 -  0      71  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         AIMED BLOW        25 -  12 -  2      68  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         TOTAL PARRY       14 -  11 -  0      56  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   4 -  0      56  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         LUNGING ATTACK    28 -  26 -  2      52  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         PARRY-STRIKE      15 -  14 -  0      52  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         BASHING ATTACK    14 -  14 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         SLASHING ATTACK   20 -  24 -  3      45  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         WALL OF STEEL     11 -  23 -  0      32  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -  13 -  1      32  |

Turn 882 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     SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  3         3  AIMED BLOW     
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         3 -  2     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  3         1  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  2                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  1                                       1  TOTAL PARRY    
                                                                1  PARRY-STRIKE   

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       CALYPSO 3746               21   9  0  111 NEON ODYSSEY (402)
TOTAL PARRY      MYRRDHIN 3855              11   6  0   76 SAFE HAVEN (270)
PARRY-STRIKE     HOLD 3856                  10   7  2   73 SAFE HAVEN (270)
LUNGING ATTACK   KALACHAKRA 3851            10   8  1   73 SAFE HAVEN (270)
WALL OF STEEL    LENANDR 3789               12   5  0   60 ULFHEDNAR (399)
STRIKING ATTACK  SCYLLA 3884                 5   1  0   43 NEON ODYSSEY (402)
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 HOLD 3856.  The ten other most popular fighters were MYRRDHIN 3855, GROWLSK 
3748, PETER RABBIT 3833, BYA 3843, BLENDER FROG 3872, LI MEI WANG 3909, MIRANDA 3908, 
CALYPSO 3746, LENANDR 3789, and SCYLLA 3884.

The least popular fighter this week was NILSTIR 3891.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BLACK DAHLIA 3897, INGVAR 3777, AIKO ITO 3901, QUEEN OF HEARTS 3877, 
CHENRESIG 3844, LUCY 3871, HYE JIN CHOI 3845, YOUR MAMMA 847, JI MIN PARK 3900, and 
HALSTEER 3772.

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

HOWLIN (63-3766) TOP FIVE WOLFS (405)

               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