DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/05/2026    Duedate: 03/18/2026

BLACKSTONE ARENA

DM 84    TURN 462

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ZENOS
PHILANTHROPISTS55 (1937)
(84-10720) [13-5-0,112]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ZENOS                          SSG1
PHILANTHROPISTS55 (1937)       MEDAL OF HONOR 100 (4236)
(84-10720) [13-5-0,112]        (84-23897) [6-2-0,46]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

SSG17                          SERGEANT 1
MEDAL OF HONOR 109 (4245)      MEDAL OF HONOR O3 (767)
(84-23942) [12-20-0,69]        (84-45146) [21-16-0,89]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BRITONS (2756)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. A LOT TO LAUGH (5774)         33 
2. MEDAL OF HONOR 15AE (9049)    15 PHILANTHROPISTS 121 (6629)
3. ROOKIE METALLICA 1 (3273)     15    Unchartered Team
4. MEDAL OF HONOR Y1 (2003)      15 
5. MEDAL OF HONOR 100 (4236)     14 MEDAL OF HONOR 100 (4236)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 2 PROJECT MAYHEM 78 (9016)   9   1  0 90.0   1/ 1 BRITONS (2756)            4  0 1
 2/ 6*MEDAL OF HONOR 100 (4236)  6   2  0 75.0   2/ 4 PHILANTHROPISTS55 (1937)  3  1 0
 3/ 1*PHILANTHROPISTS 11 (5197)  3   1  0 75.0   3/18 MEDAL OF HONOR 109 (4245) 2  0 0
 4/ 3 PHILANTHROPISTS 12 (6629) 13   5  1 72.2   4/14*MEDAL OF HONOR 100 (4236) 2  0 0
 5/ 5 PROJECT MAYHEM 16 (8176)  15   7  0 68.2   5/ 5 MEDAL OF HONOR T10 (1140) 2  0 0
 6/ 8 MEDAL OF HONOR T10 (1140) 15   7  0 68.2   6/ 9 PHILANTHROPISTS 12 (6629) 2  1 1
 7/ 0 ROOKIE METALLICA 1 (3273) 33  16  2 67.3   7/ 6 BUBBA'S LEGION (9234)     2  1 0
 8/10 PHILANTHROPISTS55 (1937)  21  13  0 61.8   8/21 OF WOLF & MAN 27 (609)    2  1 0
 9/ 9 BUBBA'S LEGION (9234)      8   5  1 61.5   9- 2 PROJECT MAYHEM 78 (9016)  1  0 0
10/11 MEDAL OF HONOR Y12 (2014) 11   7  0 61.1  10-17 ROOKIE HALEN 18 (4791)    1  0 0
11/20 MEDAL OF HONOR O3 (767)    3   2  0 60.0  11-12 FLOOD (4618)              1  0 0
12/13 MEDAL OF HONOR Y1 (2003)  10   7  0 58.8  12-13 DARK B-SIDE (4757)        1  0 0
13/16 OF WOLF & MAN 27 (609)    17  13  0 56.7  13/ 0 ROOKIE METALLICA 1 (3273) 1  0 0
14/14 CRAZY 88 2 (2073)          9   8  0 52.9  14/28*MEDAL OF HONOR 15A (9049) 1  1 0
15/ 0 A LOT TO LAUGH (5774)     43  40  3 51.8  15/ 0 A LOT TO LAUGH (5774)     1  1 0
16-17 ROOKIE HALEN 18 (4791)    22  22  2 50.0  16/11*PHILANTHROPISTS 11 (5197) 1  1 0
17-18 FLOOD (4618)              10  10  1 50.0  17/ 3 CRAZY 88 2 (2073)         1  1 0
18/21 BRITONS (2756)            91 113  6 44.6  18/19 MEDAL OF HONOR Y1 (2003)  1  1 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19-22 DARK B-SIDE (4757)        14  19  1 42.4  19/20 MEDAL OF HONOR Y12 (2014) 1  1 0
20/19*PHILANTHROPISTS 10 (5190)  2   3  0 40.0  20/26 MEDAL OF HONOR O3 (767)   1  1 0
21/24 MEDAL OF HONOR 109 (4245) 12  20  0 37.5  21/23 HIGHWAY TO HELL (1719)    1  3 0
22/26 HIGHWAY TO HELL (1719)     3   5  0 37.5  22- 7*PHILANTHROPISTS14 (1395)  1  4 0
23/23 ROOKIE STYX 33 (1232)      4   7  0 36.4  23/22 PHILANTHROPISTS35 (1641)  0  3 0
24/25 PHILANTHROPISTS35 (1641)   8  16  1 33.3  24/16 PROJECT MAYHEM 16 (8176)  0  2 0
25-27*PHILANTHROPISTS14 (1395)   2   4  0 33.3  25/24*PROJECT MAYHEM 13 (8173)  0  2 0
26/30*MEDAL OF HONOR 15A (9049)  1   3  0 25.0  26/30*PHILANTHROPISTS 10 (5190) 0  2 0
27/28 ROOKIE QUEEN 9 (675)       1   4  0 20.0  27/25 ROOKIE STYX 33 (1232)     0  2 0
28/29*PROJECT MAYHEM 13 (8173)   1   8  0 11.1  28/27 ROOKIE QUEEN 9 (675)      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

     You elder fighters surely remember me.  The younger ones may call me Olaf 
Modeen.  I return to BLACKSTONE once again!  Who can explain it?  Not you, not me, 
not MEDAL OF HONOR 109's opponents, after watching them shoot up the ranks from 18th 
to 3rd.  You know what they say about the herd of lions who studied a judge...  OF 
WOLF & MAN 27 moved up 13 places, to 8th.  Who can explain it?  Not you, not me, not 
MEDAL OF HONOR 15AE's opponents, after watching them shoot up the ranks from 28th to 
14th.  Looking for a good fight, confident, skilled, tough opponents.  Well don't 
look at CRAZY 88 2, cause they dropped by 14.  What's with LEMON SQUEEZE?  He 
actually beat BLACKSTONE's EMBEZZLING SCRIBE, and walked away with 20 more points 
from the fight.  Major screwup at PHILANTHROPISTS55.  SEAFORLENHARG lost 16 points to 
VETERAN MERCENARY.  Some new strategies, perhaps?  Maybe SEAFORLENHARG will provide 
more easy wins...  BLACKSTONE has a Duelmaster who doesn't sit back and get lazy.  He 
Dark Arena Challenged DARK ARENA's BLACK ORC (0-0-0), which should prove (ahem!) 
interesting.  Try as he might, BLACK ORC wasn't good enough at persuading MAXIM MIST 
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...  BLACKSTONE thinks 
PHILANTHROPISTS55 and their 21-13-0 is too much!  If at first you don't succeed, give 
up...  In my day, no team with a 20-12-0 would scare me off!  What's the problem, 
BRITONS?  What do people see in PFC 1?  His 11-7-0?  MEDAL OF HONOR Y12 ain't 
talkin', but he's got 83 points.   
     A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing.  Some fighters 
don't accept this.  The best do.  Hmm...  More surprises must remain in store for me, 
if MAXIM MIST can return from the Dark Arena.  How long have I been here?  I got 
people to see, places to go...   
     Well, I'm pretty much through.  You guys need to get back practicing.  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.  Time for my medication, so I'll leave now.  Practice, 
practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ZENOS 10720                  13   5  0 112         PHILANTHROPISTS55 (1937)  

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CRAZY 4 11430                 9   8  0  95         CRAZY 88 2 (2073)         

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SERGEANT 1 45146             21  16  0  89         MEDAL OF HONOR O3 (767)   
 SEAFORLENHARG 10719           8   7  0  88         PHILANTHROPISTS55 (1937)  
-ROBERT PAULSON 213 52419      9   1  0  86         PROJECT MAYHEM 78 (9016)  
-BIRDHOUSE 25955              10   4  1  84         FLOOD (4618)              
 PFC 1 11110                  11   7  0  83         MEDAL OF HONOR Y12 (2014) 
 OIL LEAK 9493                17  12  0  82         HIGHWAY TO HELL (1719)    
 SAVE ME 3475                 11  17  0  78         ROOKIE QUEEN 9 (675)      
 BRAZO 9071                    5   7  1  72         PHILANTHROPISTS35 (1641)  
 SSG17 23942                  12  20  0  69         MEDAL OF HONOR 109 (4245) 

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MAURICE BRITT 34529          10   6  0  69         MEDAL OF HONOR T10 (1140) 

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KITE RYDER 53641              7   5  1  60         BUBBA'S LEGION (9234)     
-IMPRESSION 47160              3   5  0  58         DARK B-SIDE (4757)        

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BROSEIDEN 57955               6   1  0  52         OF WOLF & MAN 27 (609)    
 SPACE MONKEY 11 47342         7   6  0  47         PROJECT MAYHEM 16 (8176)  
 SSG1 23897                    6   2  0  46         MEDAL OF HONOR 100 (4236) 
 INTERSTATE 95 9496            9  11  0  44         HIGHWAY TO HELL (1719)    
-IY EMERALDRAIN 7556           2   3  0  41         PHILANTHROPISTS14 (1395)  
 SERGEANT 1 11055              6   5  0  40         MEDAL OF HONOR Y1 (2003)  
 ROBERT PAULSON 41 47326       1   8  0  37         PROJECT MAYHEM 13 (8173)  
 BLUE BLIGHT 29350             3   1  0  34         PHILANTHROPISTS 116 (5197)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LITTLE FUGE IN G 6518         4   7  0  31         ROOKIE STYX 33 (1232)     
 SGT 14 52586                  1   3  0  28         MEDAL OF HONOR 15AE (9049)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-RINGO 58003                   1   0  1  21         BRITONS (2756)            
 LEMON SQUEEZE 57996           1   0  0  20         A LOT TO LAUGH (5774)     
 RIDDLE 29317                  2   2  0  18         PHILANTHROPISTS 109 (5190)
-HOT FOR TEACHER 58007         2   2  0  15         ROOKIE HALEN 18 (4791)    
 SANITARIUM 57960              1   0  0  15         ROOKIE METALLICA 1 (3273) 
 HONEYDRIPPER 58000            0   1  0  13         A LOT TO LAUGH (5774)     

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DAME 3251               0  0 0 LAME MOVIES 636      CHAOTIC EVIL 39018     349  
SSG 17 52509            6  8 1 MEDAL OF HONOR  9034 KITE RYDER 53641       458 NOT REVENGED
PFC 26 37055           13  8 0 MEDAL OF HONOR  6483 WYL WILDLEAF 9103      458 NOT REVENGED
BAGGS 37874             0  1 0 PHILANTHROPISTS 6629 SPYMASTER              462 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

MAXIM MIST viciously butchered BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
BAGGS was murdered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
MICK demolished CRAZY 4 in a crowd pleasing 2 minute bloody uneven Challenge fight.
BRAZO was defeated by PFC 1 in a exciting 1 minute bloody Challenge fight.
BLUE BLIGHT was devastated by BROSEIDEN in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
SEAFORLENHARG was unbelievably bested by VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute match.
ZENOS overpowered CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute uneven Title melee.
SERGEANT 1 viciously subdued SAVE ME in a popular 3 minute gruesome expert's duel.
OIL LEAK won victory over KITE RYDER in a exciting 1 minute veteran's fight.
MAURICE BRITT handily defeated INTERSTATE 95 in a exciting 1 minute one-sided bout.
SSG17 demolished ROBERT PAULSON 41 in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
SPACE MONKEY 11 was viciously subdued by SSG1 in a 3 minute brutal battle.
SERGEANT 1 devastated LITTLE FUGE IN G in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
SGT 14 handily defeated RIDDLE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
SANITARIUM savagely defeated HONEYDRIPPER in a action packed 2 minute struggle.
LEMON SQUEEZE overpowered EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 2 minute mismatched brawl.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       7         STRIKING ATTACK   37 -  22 -  3      63  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  6         PARRY-RIPOSTE      8 -   5 -  0      62  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         AIMED BLOW        48 -  34 -  1      59  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         LUNGING ATTACK    29 -  27 -  3      52  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         TOTAL PARRY       16 -  21 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   6 -  0      33  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         WALL OF STEEL      3 -   6 -  0      33  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         SLASHING ATTACK    5 -  10 -  1      33  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         BASHING ATTACK     4 -   9 -  1      31  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   5 -  0      29  |

Turn 462 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         7 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  3         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  3     TOTAL PARRY        2 -  3         2  TOTAL PARRY    
                              PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         2  STRIKING ATTACK
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  AIMED BLOW     
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1     
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0     
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      ZENOS 10720                13   5  0  112 PHILANTHROPISTS55 (1937)
AIMED BLOW       SERGEANT 1 -20390          21  16  0   89 MEDAL OF HONOR O3 (767)
STRIKING ATTACK  SEAFORLENHARG 10719         8   7  0   88 PHILANTHROPISTS55 (1937)
LUNGING ATTACK   OIL LEAK 9493              17  12  0   82 HIGHWAY TO HELL (1719)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is SSG17 23942.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
SERGEANT 1 -20390.  The ten other most popular fighters were SEAFORLENHARG 10719, OIL 
LEAK 9493, SANITARIUM -7576, PFC 1 11110, SSG1 23897, MAURICE BRITT -31007, 
INTERSTATE 95 9496, SPACE MONKEY 11 -18194, SSG17 23942, and SERGEANT 1 11055.

The least popular fighter this week was RIDDLE 29317.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were LITTLE FUGE IN G 6518, ROBERT PAULSON 41 -18210, BLUE BLIGHT 29350, 
CRAZY 4 11430, BAGGS -27662, LEMON SQUEEZE -7540, HONEYDRIPPER -7536, KITE RYDER 
-11895, SAVE ME 3475, and ZENOS 10720.

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

MAXIM MIST (84--27663) PHILANTHROPISTS 121

               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