DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/28/2026    Duedate: 02/10/2026

SOLVEN ARENA

DM 22    TURN 1037

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

UNFINISHED
BASH BROS FICTION (802)
(22-7423) [14-3-0,119]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

UNFINISHED                     ALLIGATOR CHAR
BASH BROS FICTION (802)        249 BOURBON ST (854)
(22-7423) [14-3-0,119]         (22-7947) [6-1-1,74]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

KID GLOVES                     MEBIAN
RED SECTOR A (840)             MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)
(22-7793) [17-15-0,89]         (22-7971) [9-17-0,48]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

RED SECTOR A (840)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)         34 
2. RED SECTOR A (840)            31    BASH BROS FICTION (802)
3. BASH BROS FICTION (802)       19    Unchartered Team
4. 249 BOURBON ST (854)          10 
5. THE REPUBLICANS (103)         10    249 BOURBON ST (854)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 4*249 BOURBON ST (854)       6   2  1 75.0   1/ 2 RED SECTOR A (840)        7  3 0
 2/ 3 BASH BROS FICTION (802)   52  19  2 73.2   2/ 3 THE REPUBLICANS (103)     5  5 1
 3- 2*DOIN THEIR THING (857)     8   3  0 72.7   3- 1 NEON TREES (849)          4  1 2
 4/ 0 WRATHMEN 24-10 (855)      21   8  0 72.4   4/ 6 BASH BROS FICTION (802)   4  1 0
 5/ 1*INSECTS (757)             10   4  0 71.4   5/ 9*249 BOURBON ST (854)      3  1 0
 6/ 6 RED SECTOR A (840)        89  68  3 56.7   6/10 PROTECTORS (695)          3  7 0
 7/ 5 PROTECTORS (695)         188 145 10 56.5   7/ 8 SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)     3 10 0
 8- 7 NEON TREES (849)          89  84  6 51.4   8- 4*DOIN THEIR THING (857)    2  0 0
 9/ 8 THE REPUBLICANS (103)    565 548 32 50.8   9/ 5*INSECTS (757)             2  1 0
10/ 9 SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)    217 235 10 48.0  10/ 7 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)       2  4 0
11/10 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)      879 1045 19 45.7  11/ 0 WRATHMEN 24-10 (855)      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

     Much has changed in SOLVEN since last I was here.  Never fear, Olaf Modeen 
adapts to many situations, as do all successful fighters.  Biff!  Pow!  SOLVEN 
watched with glee as NEON TREES got knocked off top spot by RED SECTOR A!  Hmmmph!  I 
always thought DOIN THEIR THING was an over-rated team and they proved it with a 
0-0-0!  Ya gotta be quick on yer feet!  Keep your elbow off the table!  Thrust!  
Block out the pain!  249 BOURBON ST is now ranked 5th with a 1-0-0 turn.  Some people 
say I ramble too much, I don't say anything relevant.  I repeat myself.  I ramble.  
Well RED SECTOR A moved up 1, to 1st.  What's with WHEEZY?  He actually beat 
PROTECTORS' 790, and walked away with 18 more points from the fight.  Major screwup 
at MIDDLE WAY 15.  MEBIAN lost 12 points to SLOW DRIP.  Some new strategies, perhaps? 
Maybe MEBIAN will provide more easy wins...  Try as he might, ZEEK wasn't good enough 
at persuading UNFINISHED to step down from the Duelmaster's throne...  I suppose you 
want to hear some rumors and dirty gossip about your fellow fighters?  Tough!   
     No matter the time or place, men will always duel.  The most avoided team was 
THE REPUBLICANS.  In my day, no team with a 562-546-31 would scare me off!  What's 
the problem, SNOT QUITE RIGHT?  How well I know the feeling of being the most 
challenged warrior, GIULIANI!  Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to haunt 
you.  FIFI of PROTECTORS knows how to pick 'em.  He challenged MEDAN of MIDDLE WAY 15 
who is up by 20.  Now was this a wise move?  FIFI perhaps got his just desserts, 
seeing as he was subdued by MEDAN and ended up with 28 recognition points.   
     Warriors of SOLVEN unite.  You have only your games to lose!  WIST looked pretty 
sick and surprised when she learned PROTECTORS is sending her to the Dark Arena!  
Whadd'she expect with a 6-14-0?  BLACKBURN proved too determined for SGT 
STERNUTATION.  SGT STERNUTATION was lucky to go in the ring, with 6-4-0 to hers 
credit.  She will be remembered.  SGT STERNUTATION found herself really over-matched 
when she faced BLACKBURN.  SGT STERNUTATION found herself grossly dead at the end of 
the match.  Many a warrior has met his fate in a hungover stupor.  You young 
rapscallions, take note!   
     Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors.  Any plans here?  The 
end of another Spyreport!  That's cause for celebration in my book!  Remember--a good 
fighter needs both good skills and good luck.  Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 UNFINISHED 7423              14   3  0 119         BASH BROS FICTION (802)   

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-WILLOW REAVER 7938           18  11  1 119         NEON TREES (849)          
 MU QI 7823                   15   9  0 103         RED SECTOR A (840)        

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ZEEK 7956                     9   3  0  90         WRATHMEN 24-10 (855)      
 KID GLOVES 7793              17  15  0  89         RED SECTOR A (840)        
 GIULIANI 6633                16  10  1  88         THE REPUBLICANS (103)     
 THE ENEMY WITHIN 7796        17  16  1  86         RED SECTOR A (840)        
-BOOM NACA 7967                6   1  0  80         DOIN THEIR THING (857)    
 ALLIGATOR CHAR 7947           6   1  1  74         249 BOURBON ST (854)      
-CEDARBURN 7882               17  21  1  73         NEON TREES (849)          

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLACKBURN 8006                9   4  1  66         THE REPUBLICANS (103)     
 DUNCAN HUNTER 6634           14  12  2  60         THE REPUBLICANS (103)     
 MEDAN 7964                   10  18  0  58         MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)       

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SLOW DRIP 7982               11   9  0  56         SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)     
 COPYCAT 7520                  8   6  0  56         BASH BROS FICTION (802)   
-TANGLEWEAVE 7996             10   4  1  54         NEON TREES (849)          
 1001001 7878                  9  11  0  50         RED SECTOR A (840)        
 J.D. VANCE 8005               8   5  0  50         THE REPUBLICANS (103)     

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MEBIAN 7971                   9  17  0  48         MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KRISTI NOEM 8003              8   6  0  31         THE REPUBLICANS (103)     
 DRAGONFLY 6769                4   1  0  31         INSECTS (757)             
 FIFI 8013                     3   5  0  28         PROTECTORS (695)          

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WHEEZY 8025                   1   0  0  18         SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)     
 VLAD 8016                     4   3  0  15         PROTECTORS (695)          
-BAM-BOO 8021                  2   0  1  15         NEON TREES (849)          
 S.O.S. 8026                   2   0  0  10         RED SECTOR A (840)        
 790 8019                      2   3  0   9         PROTECTORS (695)          
 PRINCE 8023                   1   0  0   5         PROTECTORS (695)          
 WHO NOSE 8022                 0   4  0   4         SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)     
 SNEEZY 8024                   0   1  0   1         SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)     

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
WIST 7989               6 15 0 PROTECTORS 695       SHAPESHIFTER          1037 NONE
COMING ACHOO 7942      16 11 0 SNOT QUITE RIGHT 93  WILLOW REAVER 7938    1035  
FARMER BLOW 8018        1  4 0 SNOT QUITE RIGHT 93  BAM-BOO 8021          1035  
SGT STERNUTATION 8012   6  4 0 SNOT QUITE RIGHT 93  BLACKBURN 8006        1037  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Neon Trees -- Oh man, you guys completely destroyed my master plan by not playing last 
turn!  See, I was going to bloodfeud challenge Willow Reaver (who was Duelmaster at 
the time) and beat him ('cause I had bribed the Arenamaster) and then I was going to 
bloodfeud challenge Bam-Boo waaaay down in the Initiates and probably lose to him 
because I'm not that good but then Bam-Boo would be Duelmaster at something like 4-0-1 
which would be hilarious and all the old, crappy guys would be freaking out!  Anyway, 
that was the plan.  Now, if you play this turn and Willow Reaver somehow beats 
Unfinished the plan is back on but you need to forget that you read this, OK?  Or at 
least act surprised. -- Slow Drip

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

WIST was viciously butchered by SHAPESHIFTER in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
MU QI won victory over GIULIANI in a exciting 2 minute gory expert's Challenge battle.
J.D. VANCE was vanquished by ALLIGATOR CHAR in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
DUNCAN HUNTER defeated 1001001 in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
FIFI was demolished by MEDAN in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge competition.
UNFINISHED viciously subdued ZEEK in a exciting 3 minute bloody master's Title fight.
KID GLOVES overcame M. CHARDINEE in a action packed 2 minute fight.
THE ENEMY WITHIN won victory over KHALHUMS DWARF in a 2 minute expert's duel.
MEBIAN lost to SLOW DRIP in a action packed 6 minute fight.
DRAGONFLY was vanquished by COPYCAT in a 2 minute one-sided fight.
BLACKBURN executed SGT STERNUTATION in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
KRISTI NOEM savagely defeated VLAD in a 2 minute brutal match.
790 was devastated by WHEEZY in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
WHO NOSE was subdued by S.O.S. in a 1 minute amateur's match.
SNEEZY was beaten by PRINCE in a 2 minute amateur's conflict.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         PARRY-LUNGE        4 -   1 -  0      80  |
|AIMED BLOW                       5         SLASHING ATTACK   18 -   6 -  1      75  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         WALL OF STEEL      9 -   4 -  0      69  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         BASHING ATTACK     2 -   1 -  1      67  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         PARRY-RIPOSTE     10 -   8 -  0      56  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         STRIKING ATTACK   25 -  23 -  1      52  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         LUNGING ATTACK    28 -  29 -  2      49  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         AIMED BLOW        20 -  23 -  0      47  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         TOTAL PARRY       12 -  17 -  0      41  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 1037 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      3 -  0     AIMED BLOW         2 -  3         3  SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        1 -  2         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  2     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  3         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  PARRY-STRIKE   

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    UNFINISHED 7423            14   3  0  119 BASH BROS FICTION (802)
SLASHING ATTACK  MU QI 7823                 15   9  0  103 RED SECTOR A (840)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    ZEEK 7956                   9   3  0   90 WRATHMEN 24-10 (855)
STRIKING ATTACK  KID GLOVES 7793            17  15  0   89 RED SECTOR A (840)
LUNGING ATTACK   THE ENEMY WITHIN 7796      17  16  1   86 RED SECTOR A (840)
TOTAL PARRY      SLOW DRIP 7982             11   9  0   56 SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is KID GLOVES 7793.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was MEBIAN 7971.  The ten other most popular fighters were UNFINISHED 7423, MU QI 
7823, KID GLOVES 7793, THE ENEMY WITHIN 7796, KRISTI NOEM 8003, ZEEK 7956, SLOW DRIP 
7982, ALLIGATOR CHAR 7947, DUNCAN HUNTER 6634, and MEDAN 7964.

The least popular fighter this week was 790 8019.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were VLAD 8016, SGT STERNUTATION 8012, J.D. VANCE 8005, SNEEZY 8024, WHO 
NOSE 8022, FIFI 8013, 1001001 7878, GIULIANI 6633, WIST 7989, and PRINCE 8023.