DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/03/2026    Duedate: 04/16/2026

LIN TIRIAN ARENA

DM 78    TURN 827

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BRISTOW
PERRY COUNTY (374)
(78-3707) [10-3-2,130]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BRISTOW                        TIKI
PERRY COUNTY (374)             ALASD (171)
(78-3707) [10-3-2,130]         (78-3752) [3-3-0,30]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

SILVER STUD                    TIKI
HOWLIN CASE (352)              ALASD (171)
(78-3678) [8-2-0,60]           (78-3752) [3-3-0,30]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

HOWLIN CASE (352)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. PERRY COUNTY (374)            55 
2. HOWLIN CASE (352)             23    PERRY COUNTY (374)
3. SAND DANCERS (68)             1     Unchartered Team
4. ALASD (171)                   -1 
5. BECAUSE HA (377)              -11   ALASD (171)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*JESS'S PITT TRIP (398)     4   0  0 100.   1/ 1 HOWLIN CASE (352)         6  2 1
 2/ 2 PERRY COUNTY (374)       277 146  9 65.5   2/ 2 PERRY COUNTY (374)        5  2 1
 3/ 3 HOWLIN CASE (352)        242 164  9 59.6   3/ 5*ALASD (171)               2  2 0
 4/ 0 BECAUSE HA (377)          20  18  4 52.6   4- 6*JESS'S PITT TRIP (398)    1  0 0
 5/ 4 RAINBOW COUNCIL (399)     81  74  5 52.3   5/ 4 RAINBOW COUNCIL (399)     1  2 0
 6/ 5*ALASD (171)                5   6  0 45.5   6/ 7 SAND DANCERS (68)         0  3 0
 7/ 7 SAND DANCERS (68)        1613 1942 48 45.4   7/ 0 BECAUSE HA (377)          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

     Good day, friends and fiends, welcome to your friendly neighborhood spyreport.  
I doubt LIN TIRIAN will ever be the same.  And let's see, BRISTOW fought THYLEASEA 
and gained 44 points and contributed to PERRY COUNTY's 3-0-1.  TIKI has lost to 
BANDON, falling 1 points, while helping make ALASD a 0-1-0 turn.  The attempts to 
dethrone the Duelmaster have failed, and TAUT TWINE remains LIN TIRIAN's top warrior 
for another turn.  Tell me, is nothing sacred?  I have heard from unimpeachable 
sources that The Lost Hope Inn uses trolls in their stew.  Talk about gristle!   
     Oriental wise man once say, 'Hiding behind shields prevents proper sun tanning.' 
Inscrutable, but true.  I also notice that the HOWLIN CASE stable was the most 
avoided team this turn.  Come on LIN TIRIAN, what are you afraid of?  And avoiding 
HOWLIN CASE more than any other team we find PERRY COUNTY.  LIN TIRIAN, are we going 
to accept, or respect this sort of thing?  Well, sports fans, take notice that BIG 
ONE from SAND DANCERS was LIN TIRIAN's most challenged warrior this turn.  I don't 
know about you, but SIBERIA challenging down 22 points to SAND DANCERS' BIG ONE, is 
not really worthy of PERRY COUNTY.  I thought challenges were for warriors, not 
cowards looking for easy wins.  SIBERIA defeated BIG ONE, is nothing sacred?   
     The Dark Arena is for those who cannot win, not who cannot lose with grace.  
Dignity in life or death is the warrior's creed.  THYLEASEA has departed LIN TIRIAN, 
leaving RAINBOW COUNCIL without their 21-15-0 warrior.  Question, just what was hers 
team doing at the taverns last night?  A brave warrior does not carry a red shield, 
he has nothing to cover or hide when the fight is over.  Consider well.   
     Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe.  Dare 
to fight bravely.  Well, I'm burning daylight here in LIN TIRIAN and I've a long road 
ahead of me.  Happy Trails.  Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to paper-- 
Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BRISTOW 3707                 10   3  2 130         PERRY COUNTY (374)        

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SIBERIA 3718                 10   0  0  97         PERRY COUNTY (374)        
 MANNE'S LOVE CHILD 3695       6   3  1  94         BECAUSE HA (377)          

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BIG ONE 3666                  9  42  2  71         SAND DANCERS (68)         

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-PRIMANTI BROS 3727            4   0  0  65         JESS'S PITT TRIP (398)    
 SILVER STUD 3678              8   2  0  60         HOWLIN CASE (352)         

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BANDON 3743                   7   3  0  38         PERRY COUNTY (374)        

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TIKI 3752                     3   3  0  30         ALASD (171)               

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-FELT LINING 3751              1   1  1   5         HOWLIN CASE (352)         

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
THYLEASEA 3737         21 16 0 RAINBOW COUNCIL 399  BRISTOW 3707           827  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Ahhh, Perry County, land of my youth and fine people.
Prettiest Gal in in my grade school class -- Nancy McCallister
Prettiest girl in my high school class -- Flo Ann Chenault
Some of my best friends: Tom Taylor, Tom Huber, Bill LeMaire, Kean Heck, Paul Hay, 
Kenny Braun, Mike Miller (cousin), Curtis Powers, John Minto (note the lack of females 
on the list!)  -- Smitty

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SIBERIA devastated BIG ONE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
BANDON outwaited TIKI in a action packed 7 minute Challenge battle.
TAUT TWINE demolished MANNE'S LOVE CHILD in a 2 minute uneven fight.
THYLEASEA was butchered by BRISTOW in a 1 minute one-sided Title contest.
SILVER STUD overpowered DISHONEST JUSTICE in a 1 minute mismatched match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         WALL OF STEEL      8 -   0 -  0     100  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -   1 -  0      67  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         STRIKING ATTACK   20 -  13 -  0      61  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   3 -  0      57  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         TOTAL PARRY       14 -  12 -  1      54  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         SLASHING ATTACK   12 -  17 -  1      41  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         AIMED BLOW         0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   0         BASHING ATTACK     0 -   2 -  0       0  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         LUNGING ATTACK     0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 827 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:

TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  2         5  STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         3  TOTAL PARRY    
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1     
                              LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  0     
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  BRISTOW 3707               10   3  2  130 PERRY COUNTY (374)
STRIKING ATTACK  SIBERIA 3718               10   0  0   97 PERRY COUNTY (374)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    MANNE'S LOVE CHILD 3695     6   3  1   94 BECAUSE HA (377)
TOTAL PARRY      BANDON 3743                 7   3  0   38 PERRY COUNTY (374)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is SILVER STUD 3678.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was TIKI 3752.  The ten other most popular fighters were SIBERIA 3718, SILVER 
STUD 3678, BANDON 3743, MANNE'S LOVE CHILD 3695, BRISTOW 3707, BIG ONE 3666, 
THYLEASEA 3737,  0,  0, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was THYLEASEA 3737.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BIG ONE 3666, BRISTOW 3707, MANNE'S LOVE CHILD 3695, BANDON 3743, 
SILVER STUD 3678, SIBERIA 3718, TIKI 3752,  0,  0, and  0.

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

TAUT TWINE (78-3299) HOWLIN CASE (352)

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