DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/03/2026    Duedate: 02/16/2026

BONSUR ARENA

DM 7    TURN 1061

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

LEND A HAND
MS08 07 (642)
(7-7168) [19-20-1,108]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

LEND A HAND                    ROXANE
MS08 07 (642)                  FACE OF CHAOS (672)
(7-7168) [19-20-1,108]         (7-7565) [5-2-0,66]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

LEND A HAND                    SINGLE CLAP
MS08 07 (642)                  HOWLIN SNIPES (621)
(7-7168) [19-20-1,108]         (7-6829) [7-2-0,103]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

ODD SQUAD (407)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. HOWLIN SNIPES (621)           58 
2. PHILANTHROPISTS2 (188)        29    SENTINELS (122)
3. FACE OF CHAOS (672)           23    Unchartered Team
4. REAVERS (392)                 20 
5. COVEY XV (671)                17    FACE OF CHAOS (672)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 SATANIC GARDEN (662)      12   3  0 80.0   1/ 1 ODD SQUAD (407)          11  3 1
 2/ 2*FACE OF CHAOS (672)       12   5  0 70.6   2/ 5 RISE OF CHAOS (667)       7  7 0
 3/ 3 SENTINELS (122)          896 644 41 58.2   3/ 3 SENTINELS (122)           6  8 0
 4/ 4 PHILANTHROPISTS2 (188)   472 379 29 55.5   4/ 4 CHAOS KIDS (480)          5  9 0
 5/ 0 HOWLIN SNIPES (621)       24  20  1 54.5   5/ 6 PHILANTHROPISTS2 (188)    4  1 0
 6- 5 ESPANA (538)             125 110 14 53.2   6- 7 ESPANA (538)              4  3 0
 7/ 6 ODD SQUAD (407)          259 229 11 53.1   7- 2 NINJAS (35)               4  4 0
 8/ 8 RISE OF CHAOS (667)       36  33  2 52.2   8/10*FACE OF CHAOS (672)       3  1 0
 9/ 9 MS08 07 (642)             31  29  1 51.7   9/11 REAVERS (392)             3  6 0
10/ 0*OF WOLF & TEMPE (673)      1   1  0 50.0  10- 9 SATANIC GARDEN (662)      2  0 0
11/10 REAVERS (392)            428 434 35 49.7  11/ 0 HOWLIN SNIPES (621)       2  2 1
12/11 CHAOS KIDS (480)         118 140  9 45.7  12/ 8 CRAZY CO-WORKERS (664)    2 11 0
13-12 NINJAS (35)              190 234  8 44.8  13/ 0*OF WOLF & TEMPE (673)     1  1 0
14/13 BEACH BABES (309)        1308 1827 37 41.7  14/14 MS08 07 (642)             1  2 0
15/14 CRAZY CO-WORKERS (664)    58  93  6 38.4  15/ 0*COVEY XV (671)            1  3 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
16/ 0*COVEY XV (671)             1   3  0 25.0  16/13 BEACH BABES (309)         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

     Good day, in BONSUR a quiet thief gets rich, but a quiet spymaster gets poor.  
So bring me ale and harken to my tidbits of news.  Now keep the taverns open late 
tonight, for there are sorrows to drown for NINJAS, whose 0-0-0 this turn dropped 
them by 5 into 7th.  RISE OF CHAOS stable has parlayed this turn's 3-2-0 into a 3 
space move up the rankings.  This brings them up to 2nd place.  Good work, guys!  The 
PHILANTHROPISTS2 guild has had a 4-1-0 turn and deserves to be watched in the future. 
You never know where this kind of thing can lead.  And let's see, BLACK HAMMER fought 
SPIKE WARFORGED and gained 27 points and contributed to HOWLIN SNIPES' 2-2-1.  
KOOLAID has lost to JAZMO, falling 13 points, while helping make RISE OF CHAOS a 
3-2-0 turn.  Due to his absence and inability to defend the throne, NIGHTSHADE has 
lost the title of Duelmaster.  And not without some honor, LEND A HAND now claims the 
title and throne of Duelmaster of BONSUR.  Tell me, is nothing sacred?  I have heard 
from unimpeachable sources that The Warty Toad uses trolls in their stew.  Talk about 
gristle!   
     I tell you, a green quarterstaff lasts longer than a seasoned sapling.  A basher 
friend of mine assures me this is true.  NINJAS has cause to stand tall, as they were 
BONSUR's most avoided team.  A smart manager knows this is a team to beat.  And guess 
who avoided NINJAS stable the most?  Believe it or not, it was SENTINELS.  Anyone 
surprised?  The most challenged warrior this turn was ODD SQUAD's warrior DISCO 
BISCUIT.  More fighters challenged him than challenged the Duelmaster!   
     A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once.  Wise men know this to 
be true.  Whatever bright future SPIKE WARFORGED may have had, it's all history now.  
The manager of SENTINELS has lost a promising 6-1-0 warrior.  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.  It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet again, keep your 
swords sharp and your hammers heavy.  Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to 
paper-- Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LEND A HAND 7168             19  20  1 108         MS08 07 (642)             

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-NIGHTSHADE 7433              12   3  0 120         SATANIC GARDEN (662)      
 SINGLE CLAP 6829              7   2  0 103         HOWLIN SNIPES (621)       
 CINDER POET 5552             17   8  0 102         PHILANTHROPISTS2 (188)    
 DAWN SQUIRE 7522             15   5  1 100         SENTINELS (122)           
 QUIETUS 7542                 14   8  0  95         REAVERS (392)             
 DISCO BISCUIT 7415           12   3  0  92         ODD SQUAD (407)           

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-VIEJO VERDE 5724             22  20  3  89         ESPANA (538)              
 RUSTY HINGE 7543             14   7  0  87         CHAOS KIDS (480)          
-DUENDE 7375                  17  14  0  85         ESPANA (538)              
 NICOLE 7448                  12  23  1  82         CRAZY CO-WORKERS (664)    
 MATT 7446                    12  23  2  79         CRAZY CO-WORKERS (664)    

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TEUTONIC TERROR 7481          9   5  0  66         RISE OF CHAOS (667)       
 ROXANE 7565                   5   2  0  66         FACE OF CHAOS (672)       
-ANZAI MURO 5594              12   8  0  65         NINJAS (35)               
 WORLDS COLLIDING 7569        11   2  0  62         RISE OF CHAOS (667)       
-GO ASAI 5627                  9   6  0  61         NINJAS (35)               
 EQUINOX 7576                  7   3  1  59         SENTINELS (122)           

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SIDEWAYS 5715                 8   2  1  57         PHILANTHROPISTS2 (188)    

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLACK HAMMER 6831             8   3  1  55         HOWLIN SNIPES (621)       
 JAZMO 7024                    4   0  0  54         PHILANTHROPISTS2 (188)    
 BITTY BRUISER 7535            8   6  0  50         ODD SQUAD (407)           
 THE LADY 7511                10  18  0  48         REAVERS (392)             
 SAND WARBEN 7523             11  14  0  47         BEACH BABES (309)         
 HAWK MIND 5696                5   3  0  47         PHILANTHROPISTS2 (188)    
 GRUMBLE TUMBLE 7524           5  10  1  43         ODD SQUAD (407)           
 NOVA 7575                     6   6  0  42         CHAOS KIDS (480)          
 CATACLYSM 7518                7  13  0  37         SENTINELS (122)           
 SCALPITERAI 7541              7  16  0  37         REAVERS (392)             

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-AKI GENJI 7585                2   2  0  33         NINJAS (35)               
 KOOLAID 7571                  8   5  1  32         RISE OF CHAOS (667)       
 CIME II 7561                  3   0  0  29         FACE OF CHAOS (672)       
 BONE DANCER 7556              5   9  0  28         CHAOS KIDS (480)          
 VENUS 7581                    3   3  0  27         CHAOS KIDS (480)          
 STRIDER 5710                  3   1  0  27         PHILANTHROPISTS2 (188)    
-DON QUE JOTE 7601             2   0  0  27         ESPANA (538)              
 LUKE 7566                     4   8  0  26         CRAZY CO-WORKERS (664)    
 TYLER 7538                    2  11  0  25         CRAZY CO-WORKERS (664)    

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DONATELLO 7591                1   3  0  21         NINJAS (35)               
 WEIGHTOFTHEWORLD 7577         4   7  0  19         RISE OF CHAOS (667)       
 CROOKED GRIN 7589             4   1  0  16         ODD SQUAD (407)           
 TO THE WALL 7607              1   0  0  11         RISE OF CHAOS (667)       
 SHYRIX 7602                   1   0  0   6         OF WOLF & TEMPE (673)     
 MALARKEY 7549                 1   0  0   5         COVEY XV (671)            
 MALVORN 7594                  0   1  0   5         OF WOLF & TEMPE (673)     
 SOPREMA 7550                  0   1  0   3         COVEY XV (671)            
 DINER WAITRESS 7611           0   1  0   1         CHAOS KIDS (480)          
-GYPSY 7604                    0   1  0   1         ESPANA (538)              

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DA1 7546                0  1 0 COVEY XV 671         SPYMASTER             1061 NONE
DA2 7547                0  1 0 COVEY XV 671         MOUNTAIN TROLL        1061 NONE
A 7588                  0  1 0 HOWLIN SNIPES 621    BLACK ORC             1061 NONE
THE SILENT 7567         0  1 0 HOWLIN SNIPES 621    ARENAMASTER ILHU      1061 NONE
HIDEKO GENJI 7586       2  2 0 NINJAS 35            GRUMBLE TUMBLE 7524   1059  
FIRETAIL 7606           0  1 0 ODD SQUAD 407        WURM KIN              1061 NONE
SPIKE WARFORGED 7580    6  2 0 SENTINELS 122        BLACK HAMMER 6831     1061  
SUNDOWN 7609            0  1 0 SENTINELS 122        HIGH ELF              1061 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

We missed ads for a turn or two, but for those interested in the recently departed to 
immortality:

Shan Sunguard:  13-4-17-21-9-9-11   Striker.  Hosed a bit in riposte, but tremendous 
damage was a nice bonus.  Apparently the long spear would have been a thing, but it 
was never used.  Shan is now the 7th Striker to have graduated from the Sentinels, 
joining in no particular order: Blueburn, Bariloche, Etugen Khan, Gannuck,  Caroom, 
and Yankee Rose.  He is the 35th Sentinel to earn lord protector honors.

Tyler -- The nice thing about that fight is that one of us had to win. -- Cataclysm

Teutonic Terror -- I keep reading that as Techtonic, but that would be much 
differently.  And no, the earth didn't move for me, I just sort of fell onto it. -- 
Equinox

Bone Dancer -- Why would you dance with Bones?  That seems odd.  So I decided to nail 
them down.  It seemed to work. -- Spike

Lungers had 3x as many fights as any other style?  That seems unbalanced.  

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DA1 was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
SUNDOWN was viciously butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
THE SILENT was assassinated by ARENAMASTER ILHUME' in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
A was butchered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena contest.
FIRETAIL was assassinated by WURM KIN in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena match.
DA2 was butchered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena duel.
LEND A HAND bested DISCO BISCUIT in a 1 minute master's Challenge Title match.
SINGLE CLAP savagely defeated RUSTY HINGE in a action packed 7 minute expert's melee.
CINDER POET vanquished MATT in a action packed 1 minute gory uneven fight.
DAWN SQUIRE overpowered KHALHUMS DWARF in a 1 minute uneven match.
NICOLE was overpowered by QUIETUS in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
TEUTONIC TERROR demolished SAND WARBEN in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
ROXANE devastated THE LADY in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
EQUINOX bested HAWK MIND in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bout.
SIDEWAYS handily defeated SCALPITERAI in a 1 minute gory uneven fight.
WORLDS COLLIDING devastated CATACLYSM in a exciting 1 minute bloody uneven duel.
JAZMO devastated KOOLAID in a exciting 1 minute one-sided brawl.
GRUMBLE TUMBLE demolished BONE DANCER in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
BITTY BRUISER narrowly defeated NOVA in a crowd pleasing 3 minute fight.
SPIKE WARFORGED was butchered by BLACK HAMMER in a 1 minute gory one-sided contest.
TYLER was vanquished by VENUS in a 1 minute one-sided match.
LUKE was handily defeated by CIME II in a 1 minute uneven duel.
WEIGHTOFTHEWORLD was unbelievably bested by STRIDER in a exciting 5 minute gory bout.
CROOKED GRIN luckily beat MALVORN in a 3 minute novice's duel.
MALARKEY defeated DINER WAITRESS in a 3 minute novice's duel.
SOPREMA was defeated by SHYRIX in a exciting 1 minute beginner's match.
TO THE WALL won victory over PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute novice's fray.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  11         SLASHING ATTACK   22 -  11 -  0      67  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  8         TOTAL PARRY       22 -  18 -  0      55  |
|AIMED BLOW                       6         STRIKING ATTACK   25 -  21 -  0      54  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      6         AIMED BLOW        13 -  11 -  1      54  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         LUNGING ATTACK    54 -  59 -  3      48  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-LUNGE        6 -   8 -  0      43  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-STRIKE       6 -  10 -  0      38  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   7 -  0      36  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         WALL OF STEEL     14 -  25 -  0      36  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         BASHING ATTACK    11 -  20 -  1      35  |

Turn 1061 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:

SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     5 -  6         3  TOTAL PARRY    
AIMED BLOW         4 -  2     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  2         2  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         2  BASHING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  4     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  2         1  AIMED BLOW     
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  3     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  4         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                                                                1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                                                                1  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  SINGLE CLAP 6829            7   2  0  103 HOWLIN SNIPES (621)
TOTAL PARRY      CINDER POET 5552           17   8  0  102 PHILANTHROPISTS2 (188)
BASHING ATTACK   DAWN SQUIRE 7522           15   5  1  100 SENTINELS (122)
LUNGING ATTACK   QUIETUS 7542               14   8  0   95 REAVERS (392)
SLASHING ATTACK  TEUTONIC TERROR 7481        9   5  0   66 RISE OF CHAOS (667)
AIMED BLOW       BLACK HAMMER 6831           8   3  1   55 HOWLIN SNIPES (621)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is LEND A HAND 7168.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was SINGLE CLAP 6829.  The ten other most popular fighters were WEIGHTOFTHEWORLD 
7577, NOVA 7575, WORLDS COLLIDING 7569, BITTY BRUISER 7535, CROOKED GRIN 7589, LEND A 
HAND 7168, CINDER POET 5552, HAWK MIND 5696, DINER WAITRESS 7611, and RUSTY HINGE 
7543.

The least popular fighter this week was LUKE 7566.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were TYLER 7538, SPIKE WARFORGED 7580, BONE DANCER 7556, SCALPITERAI 7541, 
THE LADY 7511, SAND WARBEN 7523, NICOLE 7448, DA2 7547, A 7588, and THE SILENT 7567.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

LEND A HAND (7-7168) MS08 07 (642)