DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 03/04/2026 Duedate: 03/17/2026
DAL SHANG ARENA
DM 65 TURN 878
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
PORK SODA
KILLER TUNES (191)
(65-6870) [17-19-0,94]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
SCRATCHING POST E. HEMINGWAY
WHILST I CHATZY (809) RX MEX2 '86 (820)
(65-8096) [8-2-1,97] (65-8173) [2-0-0,22]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
HARRUMPH CHERRY BLOSSOM
SAND DANCERS (233) WEATHER (206)
(65-8021) [10-55-0,85] (65-1303) [12-9-0,75]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. WHILST I CHATZY (809) 27
2. SANGUINE SAINTS (198) 24 STORMLIGHT (813)
3. TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804) 23 Unchartered Team
4. KILLER TUNES (191) 18
5. STORMLIGHT (813) 11 RX MEX2 '86 (820)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*RX MEX2 '86 (820) 2 0 0 100. 1/ 1 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804) 8 6 0
2/ 3 STORMLIGHT (813) 16 10 0 61.5 2/ 3 KILLER TUNES (191) 6 3 0
3/ 2 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)236 150 15 61.1 3/ 2 WHILST I CHATZY (809) 4 1 0
4/ 4 WHILST I CHATZY (809) 68 48 2 58.6 4/ 4 STORMLIGHT (813) 3 0 0
5/ 5 KILLER TUNES (191) 222 172 11 56.3 5/ 9*RX MEX2 '86 (820) 2 0 0
6/ 7 SANGUINE SAINTS (198) 143 132 13 52.0 6/ 5 SANGUINE SAINTS (198) 2 1 0
7/ 6 WEATHER (206) 68 64 1 51.5 7/ 6 SHADOW LIONS (274) 2 1 0
8/ 8 SHADOW LIONS (274) 166 183 11 47.6 8/ 8*INTRUDERS (821) 2 4 2
9/ 9 SAND DANCERS (233) 1882 2092 57 47.4 9/ 7 WEATHER (206) 2 4 0
10/11 TEMERE (816) 12 22 0 35.3 10/11 TEMERE (816) 1 2 0
11/10*INTRUDERS (821) 2 4 2 33.3 11/10 SAND DANCERS (233) 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
Much has changed in DAL SHANG since last I was here. Never fear, Olaf Modeen
adapts to many situations, as do all successful fighters. Ya gotta be quick on yer
feet! Keep your elbow off the table! Thrust! Block out the pain! RX MEX2 '86 is
now ranked 5th with a 1-0-0 turn. KILLER TUNES showed DAL SHANG what they were made
of as they fought with a vengeance to walk off with 3-1-0. What's with SCRATCHING
POST? She actually beat SHADOW LIONS' GNIGHT WHVEN, and walked away with 17 more
points from the fight. Laughs were big at WHILST I CHATZY while they watched
SCRATCHING POST clobber GNIGHT WHVEN. He lost 12 points and got bruised from objects
thrown from the stands. Try as she might, CHERRY BLOSSOM wasn't good enough at
persuading PORK SODA to step down from the Duelmaster's throne... Advice to fighters
with a 1 will--give up fighting!
Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges... The most avoided team
was KILLER TUNES. In my day, no team with a 219-171-11 would scare me off! What's
the problem, SANGUINE SAINTS? HARRUMPH didn't quite know what to make of a challenge
he received from GHRAAZZT of SANGUINE SAINTS, who is 25 points below him. GHRAAZZT
perhaps got its just desserts, seeing as it subdued HARRUMPH and ended up with 83
recognition points.
There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit. Do you want the fighters
to walk away, or not? Is it my imagination, or are fighters getting younger every
day? To die so young, so gloriously!
Who knows what the future holds for a warrior. More fights, there's no doubt.
Are you as tired of reading this as I am of writing it? Actually, I guess I'm
writing it before you read it. Oh, well. I don't want to overstay my welcome...--
Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PORK SODA 6870 17 19 0 94 KILLER TUNES (191)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SCRATCHING POST 8096 8 2 1 97 WHILST I CHATZY (809)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HARRUMPH 8021 10 55 0 85 SAND DANCERS (233)
GHRAAZZT 2476 5 3 0 83 SANGUINE SAINTS (198)
GNIGHT WHVEN 2018 7 7 0 78 SHADOW LIONS (274)
GOD COMPLEX 8063 7 2 0 77 WHILST I CHATZY (809)
CHERRY BLOSSOM 1303 12 9 0 75 WEATHER (206)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FREEWHEEL BURNING 7868 7 1 2 63 KILLER TUNES (191)
BIG WHEELER 8152 7 6 0 60 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
STARDOG CHAMPION 7635 13 8 0 55 KILLER TUNES (191)
WINTER SOLSTICE 1690 12 9 0 53 WEATHER (206)
ULTRANEGATOR 8123 11 16 0 49 TEMERE (816)
SIGZIL 8143 4 0 0 48 STORMLIGHT (813)
BIG MOOSE WALKER 8151 7 6 1 36 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SON SEALS 8164 3 2 0 29 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
E. HEMINGWAY 8173 2 0 0 22 RX MEX2 '86 (820)
LITTLE SONNY JONES 8165 4 1 0 19 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)
SICK OF YOU 8101 2 0 0 18 KILLER TUNES (191)
-SALESMAN 8178 1 0 1 15 INTRUDERS (821)
-ROACH 8180 1 0 1 12 INTRUDERS (821)
THIEF 8176 0 2 0 2 INTRUDERS (821)
-IN-LAW 8177 0 1 0 1 INTRUDERS (821)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-ANT 8179 0 1 0 1 INTRUDERS (821)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
HORROR OF YIG 8100 0 1 0 KILLER TUNES 191 ROACH 8180 877
TUTU JONES 8174 1 1 0 TOURNAMENT BLUES 804 SALESMAN 8178 877
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
GHRAAZZT devastated HARRUMPH in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
FREEWHEEL BURNING lost to GOD COMPLEX in a 2 minute Challenge battle.
STARDOG CHAMPION viciously subdued ULTRANEGATOR in a 2 minute Challenge match.
PORK SODA outwaited CHERRY BLOSSOM in a popular 11 minute veteran's Title contest.
SCRATCHING POST devastated GNIGHT WHVEN in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
WINTER SOLSTICE was overpowered by BIG WHEELER in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
SIGZIL overcame BIG MOOSE WALKER in a 1 minute fight.
E. HEMINGWAY handily defeated BERVAN THE TINKER in a 2 minute uneven melee.
SICK OF YOU vanquished THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
SON SEALS vanquished OLTIMAL THE LAME in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
LITTLE SONNY JONES defeated NORMAR THE BLOND in a 3 minute beginner's match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 PARRY-STRIKE 11 - 1 - 0 92 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 WALL OF STEEL 11 - 4 - 0 73 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 LUNGING ATTACK 12 - 7 - 1 63 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 SLASHING ATTACK 9 - 8 - 1 53 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 STRIKING ATTACK 13 - 12 - 0 52 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 TOTAL PARRY 6 - 6 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 11 - 11 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 2 - 0 50 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 4 - 4 - 0 50 |
|AIMED BLOW 0 BASHING ATTACK 6 - 14 - 1 30 |
Turn 878 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 1 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 2 2 SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 2 2 WALL OF STEEL
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 2 1 LUNGING ATTACK
1 PARRY-LUNGE
1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK SCRATCHING POST 8096 8 2 1 97 WHILST I CHATZY (809)
STRIKING ATTACK GHRAAZZT 2476 5 3 0 83 SANGUINE SAINTS (198)
WALL OF STEEL GOD COMPLEX 8063 7 2 0 77 WHILST I CHATZY (809)
LUNGING ATTACK FREEWHEEL BURNING 7868 7 1 2 63 KILLER TUNES (191)
PARRY-LUNGE STARDOG CHAMPION 7635 13 8 0 55 KILLER TUNES (191)
PARRY-RIPOSTE WINTER SOLSTICE 1690 12 9 0 53 WEATHER (206)
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
PARRY-STRIKE SIGZIL 8143 4 0 0 48 STORMLIGHT (813)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is HARRUMPH 8021. The most popular warrior this turn
was CHERRY BLOSSOM 1303. The ten other most popular fighters were LITTLE SONNY JONES
8165, FREEWHEEL BURNING 7868, GOD COMPLEX 8063, STARDOG CHAMPION 7635, GHRAAZZT 2476,
SCRATCHING POST 8096, SIGZIL 8143, BIG WHEELER 8152, SON SEALS 8164, and ULTRANEGATOR
8123.
The least popular fighter this week was PORK SODA 6870. The other ten least popular
fighters were THIEF 8176, E. HEMINGWAY 8173, BIG MOOSE WALKER 8151, WINTER SOLSTICE
1690, GNIGHT WHVEN 2018, HARRUMPH 8021, SICK OF YOU 8101, ULTRANEGATOR 8123, SON
SEALS 8164, and BIG WHEELER 8152.
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