DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/08/2026    Duedate: 01/21/2026

BLACKSTONE ARENA

DM 84    TURN 458

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

WYM WILDLEAF
PHILANTHROPISTS13 (1394)
(84-7549) [11-8-1,118]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

WYL WILDLEAF                   ROBERT PAULSON 213
PHILANTHROPISTS42 (1648)       PROJECT MAYHEM 78 (9016)
(84-9103) [13-5-3,145]         (84-52419) [7-1-0,73]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

SSG17                          BRAZO
MEDAL OF HONOR 109 (4245)      PHILANTHROPISTS35 (1641)
(84-23942) [10-19-0,61]        (84-9071) [4-4-1,59]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

PROJECT MAYHEM 78 (9016)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. PHILANTHROPISTS42 (1648)      41 
2. PHILANTHROPISTS13 (1394)      19    MEDAL OF HONOR O3 (767)
3. PROJECT MAYHEM 78 (9016)      16    Unchartered Team
4. MEDAL OF HONOR O3 (767)       11 
5. MEDAL OF HONOR Y12 (2014)     10    PROJECT MAYHEM 78 (9016)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*PHILANTHROPISTS 99 (3713)  4   0  0 100.   1/ 2*PROJECT MAYHEM 78 (9016)  3  0 0
 2/ 0 MEDAL OF HONOR O3 (767)    2   0  0 100.   2/11 MEDAL OF HONOR IS (6483)  3  3 0
 3/ 0 PHILANTHROPISTS42 (1648)   1   0  1 100.   3/15 THE DONALD (9408)         2  0 0
 4/ 0 PHILANTHROPISTS13 (1394)   1   0  0 100.   4/ 7*BUBBA'S LEGION (9234)     2  1 1
 5/ 3*PROJECT MAYHEM 78 (9016)   7   1  0 87.5   5- 6*PHILANTHROPISTS 10 (5202) 2  1 1
 6/ 0 PHILANTHROPISTS39 (1645)  13   3  2 81.3   6/ 3 PHILANTHROPISTS35 (1641)  2  1 1
 7- 6*PHILANTHROPISTS 10 (5202)  3   1  1 75.0   7/ 1 PROJECT MAYHEM 38 (8976)  2  1 0
 8/ 5 PROJECT MAYHEM 16 (8176)  14   5  0 73.7   8- 8*PHILTHROPISTS 112 (5193)  2  1 0
 9/ 4 PROJECT MAYHEM 38 (8976)   8   3  1 72.7   9/29 MEDAL OF HONOR Y12 (2014) 2  1 0
10- 8 THREAD (3391)             24  11  0 68.6  10/32*ROOKIE STYX 33 (1232)     2  1 0
11/13*BUBBA'S LEGION (9234)      6   3  1 66.7  11/ 0 MEDAL OF HONOR O3 (767)   2  1 0
12- 9*PHILANTHROPISTS49 (1655)   6   3  1 66.7  12/13 BRITONS (2756)            2  4 0
13-10*PHILANTHROPISTS 10 (5190)  2   1  0 66.7  13/ 0 PHILANTHROPISTS42 (1648)  1  0 1
14-11*PHILTHROPISTS 112 (5193)   2   1  0 66.7  14-20*PHILANTHROPISTS 10 (5190) 1  0 0
15-12*ROOKIE CRUE 22 (4211)      2   1  0 66.7  15-22*PHILANTHROPISTS 99 (3713) 1  0 0
16/16 MEDAL OF HONOR T10 (1140) 12   7  0 63.2  16- 4 THREAD (3391)             1  0 0
17/21 MEDAL OF HONOR Y12 (2014)  9   6  0 60.0  17-23 PHLANTHROPISTS 89 (3324)  1  0 0
18/19 MEDAL OF HONOR IS (6483)  17  12  0 58.6  18/ 0 PHILANTHROPISTS13 (1394)  1  0 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19/15 MEDAL OF HONOR Y1 (2003)   8   6  0 57.1  19-30 PHILNTHROPISTS23 (1404)   1  0 0
20/22 THE PRODUCERS (5447)      31  25  0 55.4  20/ 0 PHILANTHROPISTS39 (1645)  1  0 0
21-24 BLOOD SUGAR MAGIK (4752)  26  21  4 55.3  21/16 PROJECT MAYHEM 16 (8176)  1  1 0
22-25 PHILNTHROPISTS23 (1404)    7   6  1 53.8  22/21 ROOKIE HALEN 18 (4791)    1  1 0
23/28 ROOKIE HALEN 18 (4791)    21  21  2 50.0  23- 9*ROOKIE CRUE 22 (4211)     1  1 0
24/26 CRAZY 88 2 (2073)          7   7  0 50.0  24/26 MEDAL OF HONOR 15P (9034) 1  2 0
25/37*ROOKIE STYX 33 (1232)      4   4  0 50.0  25/12 THE PRODUCERS (5447)      1  2 0
26/ 0 ROOKIE QUEEN 9 (675)       1   1  0 50.0  26-31*PHILANTHROPISTS 11 (5194) 1  2 0
27-31 FLOOD (4618)               9  10  1 47.4  27/10 CRAZY 88 2 (2073)         1  2 0
28/34 THE DONALD (9408)         70  86  3 44.9  28/28 MEDAL OF HONOR Y1 (2003)  1  2 0
29/35 BRITONS (2756)            87 112  5 43.7  29/36 MEDAL OF HONOR T10 (1140) 1  2 0
30/36 MEDAL OF HONOR 15P (9034)  6   9  1 40.0  30/ 0 ROOKIE QUEEN 9 (675)      1  2 0
31-39 MEDAL OF HONR Q11 (3346)   4   7  0 36.4  31/33*PROJECT MAYHEM 13 (8173)  0  3 0
32/38 PHILANTHROPISTS35 (1641)   7  13  1 35.0  32/35 MEDAL OF HONOR 109 (4245) 0  3 0
33/40 MEDAL OF HONOR 109 (4245) 10  19  0 34.5  33-41 FLOOD (4618)              0  1 0
34-42 PHLANTHROPISTS 89 (3324)   6  13  0 31.6  34-34 BLOOD SUGAR MAGIK (4752)  0  1 0
35-43 SIGNAGE (1568)             5  14  2 26.3  35-42 MEDAL OF HONR Q11 (3346)  0  1 0
36-45*PHILANTHROPISTS 11 (5194)  1   4  0 20.0  36-37 SIGNAGE (1568)            0  1 0
37/44*PROJECT MAYHEM 13 (8173)   1   5  0 16.7  37-44*PHILANTHROPISTS49 (1655)  0  1 0

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

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

     The native girl gave Orv a surprised smile.  "You have some herb lore, do you?"
     "You could say that," the little spirit replied with an answering smile.  "I'm a 
land healer.  When we're done with the monsters, I will heal the poisoned land here 
before I go home."
     "I'll pass the word.  Maybe some farmers will come and say which fields need 
help."
     The group of adventurers moved on down the flower-lined road, toward the forest 
with the dark and foggy spot in the middle.
     Vengeance said, "This chaos gate, is it a big visible stone gate, like when we 
fought in Gateway Arena?"
     Orv shook his, or her, or its head.  "It is a wound in Ghea, which has festered 
through the volcanic flow Sheila Greywand used to try and seal it.  The world beyond 
that breach is as poisonous to our world as our world is to that world."  Shaking its 
head, it spat to the side, as though tasting something vile.  "The breach is under the 
polluted water and I don't recommend going through to the other side.  It's likely 
that the enemy will be on this side, maybe in the water as the poison comforts them.  
In case you have to enter the water, I'll make you a salve to protect your bodies and 
your equipment, but that won't last more than an hour."
     Tortured Trout frowned as he strode down the road.  "Sounds like it would be best 
to lure them out of the water.  What can we do to really piss them off?"
     Orv gasped a surprised laugh, sounding as innocent as a child -- a child with 
mischief on its mind.  "I don't know them well, but I'd guess these invaders are 
fanatics who take themselves very seriously.  If they think you are making fun of 
them..."
     Marduk nodded.  "So, we pants them."
     Teetotaler shook his head.  "Nnn... ah.  We're talking about making them come out 
of the water to fight us.  How would that work?"
     "I could make an illusion," Trout suggested, rubbing his bearded chin.
     Teddy Brewster shrugged.  "When we see them, we should simply charge!"
     "We hide in the trees," said Vengeance.  "Trout makes an illusion of a farmer 
pantsing one of the poison weasels.  They get offended and come ashore to deal with 
it.  THEN we charge.  Hmm.  There are six of us, and seven of them.  Orv, do you 
fight?"
     The little spirit shook its head, then said, "Well... it depends.  You can see 
that I'm not as big and strong as all of you."
     "But you are of Ghea," said Tortured Trout.  "Can you poison those things with a 
touch?"
     "Oh.  Yes, I suppose so.  But if I am slain, I can't heal the land."
     "We won't include you in the fighting line, then.  Or Trout, either.  You guys 
are support.  The five of us can take those evil weasels."
     They had been walking rapidly as they made their plans.  Now, they were in the 
forest, which looked sick.  It was mostly oak and maple and sycamore trees, which 
should have had green leaves on this warm island, but all the leaves were shriveled 
and black, and curled up on the ground.  The tree skeletons looked twisted, as though 
they were in pain.  The group of fighters walked up a small rise in the land, and 
looked down upon a swamp, pools of bubbling yellowish water that stank of sulfur and 
rot.
     Vengeance looked at Orv.  "Can you tell where they are?"
     The nature spirit stretched out its arm, pointing at a particularly large pool.  
"Four of them.  The other three might still be in their own world."
     Teddy Brewster shifted his feet, hefted his sword, and snorted.  "Let's just 
charge."

                                      SPY REPORT

     Thankyouthankyou.  It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in 
BLACKSTONE.  Hope you enjoy the show.  Oh, who am I kidding?  I already got paid!  
Say good-bye to PROJECT MAYHEM 38, as they are pushed from the coveted top team spot 
by the PROJECT MAYHEM 78 stable.  Take a look at THE DONALD's act, as they have a 
1-0-0 week and gain 12 places in the team ranking.  Rising in the ranks like a loaf 
of armored bread (okay, I admit it's corny) is MEDAL OF HONOR Y12, who swept up 20 
places in the ranks.  Take a look at ROOKIE STYX 33's act, as they have a 1-0-0 week 
and gain 22 places in the team ranking.  What goes up, must come down.  Watch out 
BLACKSTONE!  THE PRODUCERS may fall on you as it crushes past the teams below it to 
fall on the 25th spot.  A seasoned team is steady in the lists.  But to CRAZY 88 2, 
which fell to 27th, it's what you soak in before going to the Dark Arena.  Hey 
everybody, watch out for WYL WILDLEAF, who flew up 41 points in the rankings after 
mashing PFC 26 like a melon.  Keep your eye on this guy.  Ya know, some days it 
doesn't pay to walk out on the sands.  SSG17 lost to ROBERT PAULSON 213 and drops 11 
points.  In front of all the crowds, WYM WILDLEAF took the Duelmaster's crown for his 
own.  I give the bum two weeks.  4 out of 5 gladiators surveyed protect the body, so 
try and avoid aiming at that location.   
     But enough of that bunch, let's get on to the wimps who like to avoid battle!   
     Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the 
most interesting, though!  This round goes to PHILANTHROPISTS42, their 13-5-3 
warrior, WYL WILDLEAF slew the 13-8-0 PFC 26.  Stay tuned next week to see what 
happens.  Carrion Bird Cinematic Humor:  SSG 17 II:  THE REMATCH.  Here's some 
advice:  warriors with little wit and will may encounter problems on the trail to the 
Isle.   
     Well, there's the manager of the BLACKSTONE giving me the 'cut' sign (or is that 
'They're going to strangle you in the alley?).  Well, there goes another Spy Report.  
Good luck in next week's fights.  Its been real, and its been fun, but it hasn't been 
real fun...-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WYM WILDLEAF 7549            11   8  1 118         PHILANTHROPISTS13 (1394)  

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WYL WILDLEAF 9103            13   5  3 145         PHILANTHROPISTS42 (1648)  
 GOADRIC 9088                 13   3  2 137         PHILANTHROPISTS39 (1645)  
 PREMIER 30937                18  12  0  95         THE PRODUCERS (5447)      
 MICK 57916                   11   2  2  94         BRITONS (2756)            
 SERGEANT 1 45146             20  14  0  92         MEDAL OF HONOR O3 (767)   
-OIL LEAK 9493                16  10  0  91         HIGHWAY TO HELL (1719)    

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MIST GARDEN 18727             5   6  0  88         PHLANTHROPISTS 89 (3324)  
 ROBERT PAULSON 123 52218      6   1  1  86         PROJECT MAYHEM 38 (8976)  
 CRAZY 4 11430                 7   7  0  84         CRAZY 88 2 (2073)         

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SAVE ME 3475                 11  14  0  75         ROOKIE QUEEN 9 (675)      
 ROBERT PAULSON 213 52419      7   1  0  73         PROJECT MAYHEM 78 (9016)  
-ENERGY 57849                  5   1  0  72         THREAD (3391)             
 KITE RYDER 53641              5   3  1  68         BUBBA'S LEGION (9234)     

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BIRDHOUSE 25955               9   4  1  64         FLOOD (4618)              
 SSG17 23942                  10  19  0  61         MEDAL OF HONOR 109 (4245) 
 BRAZO 9071                    4   4  1  59         PHILANTHROPISTS35 (1641)  
 PFC 1 11110                   9   6  0  58         MEDAL OF HONOR Y12 (2014) 

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ARVEK NENANU 9139             6   3  1  50         PHILANTHROPISTS49 (1655)  
-TILLER 20857                  4   0  0  48         PHILANTHROPISTS 99 (3713) 
 MAURICE BRITT 34529           7   6  0  46         MEDAL OF HONOR T10 (1140) 
-THANDOR NENANU 7598           6   5  0  46         PHILNTHROPISTS23 (1404)   
 SPACE MONKEY 11 47342         6   4  0  45         PROJECT MAYHEM 16 (8176)  
-INTERSTATE 95 9496            8   9  0  42         HIGHWAY TO HELL (1719)    
 LITTLE FUGE IN G 6518         4   4  0  40         ROOKIE STYX 33 (1232)     
 ROBERT PAULSON 41 47326       1   5  0  34         PROJECT MAYHEM 13 (8173)  

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-LOOKS THAT KILL 23765         2   1  0  28         ROOKIE CRUE 22 (4211)     
-GNARL 29337                   1   1  0  28         PHILANTHROPISTS 113 (5194)
-SHINE 29375                   2   0  0  25         PHILANTHROPISTS 108 (5202)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PFC 25 37054                  4   4  0  23         MEDAL OF HONOR IS (6483)  
-RIGHT TURN 8551               3   5  2  23         SIGNAGE (1568)            
-RIDDLE 29317                  2   0  0  23         PHILANTHROPISTS 109 (5190)
 FAILING NYT 57559             3   1  0  20         THE DONALD (9408)         
 SERGEANT 1 11055              4   4  0  17         MEDAL OF HONOR Y1 (2003)  
-MIDDLE MAN 29333              1   0  0  15         PHILTHROPISTS 112 (5193)  
-XAZ 29376                     1   0  1  14         PHILANTHROPISTS 108 (5202)
-ZAWADSKI 29336                0   2  0  14         PHILANTHROPISTS 113 (5194)
 HOT FOR TEACHER 58007         1   1  0  13         ROOKIE HALEN 18 (4791)    
-ROND 29332                    1   1  0   8         PHILTHROPISTS 112 (5193)  
-P14 49320                     1   3  0   6         BLOOD SUGAR MAGIK (4752)  
-DALTREY 58006                 0   1  0   1         BRITONS (2756)            

'-' 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  
PFC 26 37055           13  8 0 MEDAL OF HONOR  6483 WYL WILDLEAF 9103      458  
SSG 15 18837            4  7 0 MEDAL OF HONR Q 3346 BRAZO 9071             456  
NIGEL 29371             5  6 0 PHILANTHROPISTS 5201 ROBERT PAULSON  52218  455  
BOLD BIGFLANK 42651     3  1 0 SPACE MUTINY 7 7415  RIGHT TURN 8551        454 NOT REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

FAILING NYT unbelievably bested HOT FOR TEACHER in a 5 minute Challenge fight.
PREMIER was subdued by WYM WILDLEAF in a popular 1 minute veteran's Title melee.
GOADRIC vanquished ROBERT PAULSON 123 in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
PFC 26 was assassinated by WYL WILDLEAF in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided fight.
CRAZY 4 was viciously subdued by SERGEANT 1 in a exciting 2 minute master's fight.
SSG17 was overcome by ROBERT PAULSON 213 in a action packed 2 minute gruesome fight.
SAVE ME won victory over BRAZO in a popular 3 minute uneven duel.
MICK vanquished CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a popular 1 minute one-sided duel.
KITE RYDER killed SSG 17 in a 1 minute melee.
PFC 1 beat SPACE MONKEY 11 in a exciting 1 minute fight.
MAURICE BRITT subdued ROBERT PAULSON 41 in a 2 minute bloody competition.
SERGEANT 1 was devastated by LITTLE FUGE IN G in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
PFC 25 devastated PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 1 minute mismatched bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       9         STRIKING ATTACK   47 -  29 -  3      62  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         PARRY-RIPOSTE     14 -  10 -  0      58  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         PARRY-STRIKE       8 -   6 -  1      57  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         AIMED BLOW        63 -  56 -  5      53  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         LUNGING ATTACK    39 -  35 -  2      53  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         SLASHING ATTACK   11 -  10 -  1      52  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         WALL OF STEEL      7 -   7 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE       15 -  17 -  0      47  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         TOTAL PARRY       23 -  27 -  1      46  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         BASHING ATTACK    24 -  35 -  3      41  |

Turn 458 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:

WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         5  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         3  AIMED BLOW     
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         5 -  4     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  2     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  WYM WILDLEAF 7549          11   8  1  118 PHILANTHROPISTS13 (1394)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    PREMIER 30937              18  12  0   95 THE PRODUCERS (5447)
AIMED BLOW       MICK -7620                 11   2  2   94 BRITONS (2756)
LUNGING ATTACK   ROBERT PAULSON 213 -13117   7   1  0   73 PROJECT MAYHEM 78 (9016)
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 
BRAZO 9071.  The ten other most popular fighters were HOT FOR TEACHER -7529, ROBERT 
PAULSON 213 -13117, SERGEANT 1 -20390, WYL WILDLEAF 9103, WYM WILDLEAF 7549, MAURICE 
BRITT -31007, MICK -7620, PFC 1 11110, PFC 25 -28482, and PREMIER 30937.

The least popular fighter this week was SERGEANT 1 11055.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were ROBERT PAULSON 41 -18210, SSG 17 -13027, CRAZY 4 11430, PFC 26 
-28481, ROBERT PAULSON 123 -13318, FAILING NYT -7977, LITTLE FUGE IN G 6518, SPACE 
MONKEY 11 -18194, KITE RYDER -11895, and SAVE ME 3475.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

PREMIER (84-30937) THE PRODUCERS