DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/22/2026    Duedate: 08/04/2026

DAL SHANG ARENA

DM 65    TURN 888

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

MAX NILMERG
CIRCLE ELITE (24)
(65-142) [25-20-1,136]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

MAX NILMERG                    IAO
CIRCLE ELITE (24)              SUPERIOR FORCES 2J (652)
(65-142) [25-20-1,136]         (65-5841) [4-1-1,40]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

MAX NILMERG                    SIGMUND
CIRCLE ELITE (24)              ICE DRAGONS (276)
(65-142) [25-20-1,136]         (65-2075) [10-6-0,96]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. CIRCLE ELITE (24)             34 
2. WEATHER (206)                 13 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)
3. SAND DANCERS (233)            12    Unchartered Team
4. ICE DRAGONS (276)             10 
5. SUPERIOR FORCES 2J (652)      8     SUPERIOR FORCES 2J (652)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*SUPERIOR FORCES 2J (652)  11   3  1 78.6   1/ 1 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804) 6  6 0
 2- 1 CINCI WRATHMEN II (798)   10   5  0 66.7   2/ 0 CIRCLE ELITE (24)         3  2 2
 3/ 3 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)258 172 16 60.0   3/ 2 ICE DRAGONS (276)         3  2 0
 4/ 2 INTRUDERS (821)           15  11  4 57.7   4/ 7 SAND DANCERS (233)        2  1 0
 5/ 5 WEATHER (206)             71  76  1 48.3   5/ 4 TEMERE (816)              2  1 0
 6/ 0 CIRCLE ELITE (24)        103 111  6 48.1   6/ 3 INTRUDERS (821)           2  2 0
 7- 6 SHADOW LIONS (274)       173 190 11 47.7   7/ 0*SUPERIOR FORCES 2J (652)  1  0 1
 8/ 7 SAND DANCERS (233)       1887 2097 57 47.4   8- 6 CINCI WRATHMEN II (798)   1  0 0
 9/ 8 ICE DRAGONS (276)         87 108 10 44.6   9- 8 SHADOW LIONS (274)        1  1 0
10/ 9 TEMERE (816)              18  26  0 40.9  10/ 9 WEATHER (206)             1  2 0
11-10*SLUGOIDS (162)             0   1  0  0.0  11-10*SLUGOIDS (162)            0  1 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     You elder fighters surely remember me.  The younger ones may call me Olaf 
Modeen.  I return to DAL SHANG once again!  Ya gotta be quick on yer feet!  Keep your 
elbow off the table!  Thrust!  Block out the pain!  SAND DANCERS is now ranked 4th 
with a 1-0-0 turn.  What's with MAX NILMERG?  He actually beat TOURNAMENT BLUES 65's 
BIG MOOSE WALKER, and walked away with 17 more points from the fight.  Major screwup 
at TOURNAMENT BLUES 65.  SON SEALS lost 11 points to WINTER SOLSTICE.  Some new 
strategies, perhaps?  Maybe SON SEALS will provide more easy wins...  Try as she 
might, CRYSTAL wasn't good enough at persuading HARRUMPH to step down from the 
Duelmaster's throne...  Advice to fighters with a 1 will--give up fighting!   
     If at first you don't succeed, avoid.  That'll get you in the Spyreports.  How 
well I know the feeling of being in the most avoided team!  Don't fall out of 
practive, TOURNAMENT BLUES 65!  The bums at INTRUDERS couldn't face the challenges 
from TOURNAMENT BLUES 65!  No excuse for that!  How well I know the feeling of being 
the most challenged warrior, ULTRANEGATOR!  Don't make idle boasts, they may come 
back to haunt you.  I hate going to the effort of writing about the kind of fights 
that SIGMUND gets in.  She fights people like ULTRANEGATOR, 13 points below.  I 
thought SIGMUND showed great skill and promise when she subdued ULTRANEGATOR.  All 
right, so I slept through it!  Big deal!   
     There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit.  Do you want the fighters 
to walk away, or not?  We all knew it had to happen sooner or later.  A warrior can't 
stick around with a 13-10-1, and MAX NILMERG easily took care of BIG MOOSE WALKER.  
The ultimate victory is one that results in death.  MAX NILMERG of knows this.  Will 
TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 attempt a Bloodfeud?  How long have I been here?  I got people to 
see, places to go...   
     Who knows what the future holds for a warrior.  More fights, there's no doubt.  
DAL SHANG is a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places.  
Remember--a good fighter needs both good skills and good luck.  Until next time,-- 
Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MAX NILMERG 142              25  20  1 136         CIRCLE ELITE (24)         

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SIGMUND 2075                 10   6  0  96         ICE DRAGONS (276)         

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CRYSTAL 1131                 20  20  0  84         CIRCLE ELITE (24)         
-KEYSTONE 7922                10   5  0  79         CINCI WRATHMEN II (798)   
 BIG WHEELER 8152             11  12  1  76         TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804) 
 WINTER SOLSTICE 1690         13  17  0  74         WEATHER (206)             
 ULTRANEGATOR 8123            17  20  0  71         TEMERE (816)              

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SON SEALS 8164                9   6  0  51         TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804) 
-SKIRLING DIEVRN 6370          4   2  0  41         ICE DRAGONS (276)         
 IAO 5841                      4   1  1  40         SUPERIOR FORCES 2J (652)  
 ROACH 8180                    6   1  3  38         INTRUDERS (821)           
 LITTLE SONNY JONES 8165       9   6  0  34         TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804) 

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GRIFFIN 3711                  2   1  0  24         CIRCLE ELITE (24)         

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SALESMAN 8178                 3   2  1  23         INTRUDERS (821)           
-SAMMY FAHRING 6367            2   5  0  23         SHADOW LIONS (274)        
 BYOB DEN POE 3681             3   1  1  21         CIRCLE ELITE (24)         
 UMAR LYN RO 3626              3   2  0  15         CIRCLE ELITE (24)         
-TORNAST 880                   0   1  0   1         SLUGOIDS (162)            

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BERVAN THE TINKE        0  0 0                      BYOB DEN POE 3681      888 NONE
THIEF 8176              3  5 0 INTRUDERS 821        IAO 5841               888  
BIG MOOSE WALKER 8151  13 10 1 TOURNAMENT BLUES 804 MAX NILMERG 142        888  
CHERRY BLOSSOM 1303    14 13 0 WEATHER 206          BIG WHEELER 8152       885  

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                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SIGMUND devastated ULTRANEGATOR in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
HARRUMPH demolished CRYSTAL in a popular 2 minute gruesome one-sided melee.
MAX NILMERG barely slew BIG MOOSE WALKER in a 2 minute gory veteran's Title contest.
BIG WHEELER was narrowly defeated by SWEET ANELLA in a 1 minute master's competition.
WINTER SOLSTICE overpowered SON SEALS in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
ROACH devastated UMAR LYN RO in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
SALESMAN was overcome by LITTLE SONNY JONES in a 2 minute beginner vs. expert melee.
THIEF was barely slain by IAO in a action packed 1 minute gruesome fight.
GRIFFIN overpowered OLTIMAL THE LAME in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BYOB DEN POE easily killed BERVAN THE TINKER in a 3 minute one-sided bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         WALL OF STEEL     12 -   8 -  1      60  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         STRIKING ATTACK   17 -  14 -  1      55  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         BASHING ATTACK    11 -  10 -  3      52  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         AIMED BLOW        10 -  10 -  0      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         LUNGING ATTACK     8 -  10 -  1      44  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   4 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         SLASHING ATTACK    6 -   9 -  1      40  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -  13 -  0      35  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         TOTAL PARRY        1 -   6 -  0      14  |

Turn 888 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   MAX NILMERG 142            25  20  1  136 CIRCLE ELITE (24)
AIMED BLOW       SIGMUND 2075               10   6  0   96 ICE DRAGONS (276)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  SON SEALS 8164              9   6  0   51 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)
LUNGING ATTACK   IAO 5841                    4   1  1   40 SUPERIOR FORCES 2J (652)
WALL OF STEEL    LITTLE SONNY JONES 8165     9   6  0   34 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is MAX NILMERG 142.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was SIGMUND 2075.  The ten other most popular fighters were BIG MOOSE WALKER 8151, 
MAX NILMERG 142, SALESMAN 8178, ROACH 8180, LITTLE SONNY JONES 8165, THIEF 8176, IAO 
5841, ULTRANEGATOR 8123, CRYSTAL 1131, and BIG WHEELER 8152.

The least popular fighter this week was BYOB DEN POE 3681.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were UMAR LYN RO 3626, SON SEALS 8164, WINTER SOLSTICE 1690, GRIFFIN 
3711, BIG WHEELER 8152, CRYSTAL 1131, ULTRANEGATOR 8123, IAO 5841, THIEF 8176, and 
LITTLE SONNY JONES 8165.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

MAX NILMERG (65-142) CIRCLE ELITE (24)

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

HARRUMPH (65-8021) SAND DANCERS (233)