DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

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

ILLIS ARENA

DM 59    TURN 451

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

IT'S NOT A PROBLEM
BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
(59-3322) [15-8-0,112]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

IT'S NOT A PROBLEM             POSITION IS EMPTY
BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)         
(59-3322) [15-8-0,112]         

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

JUBEI                          CHESSMASTER HEX
IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)        IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
(59-3197) [14-13-2,97]         (59-3276) [9-3-0,64]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)        37 
2. HANGOVERS (265)               28    IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
3. IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)       28    Unchartered Team
4. FAR TRAVELERS (337)           7  
5. ISLE OF SKYE (58)             7     TEAM TAI CHI (285)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)  316 184 18 63.2   1/ 2 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)   10  4 0
 2/ 2 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)   24  15  1 61.5   2/ 4 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)   8  7 3
 3/ 3 HANGOVERS (265)          342 218 24 61.1   3/ 1 ISLE OF SKYE (58)         6  7 0
 4/ 4 CHAPEL ROCK (287)        444 330 18 57.4   4/ 3 HANGOVERS (265)           5  4 0
 5/ 6 ISLE OF SKYE (58)        312 280 18 52.7   5/ 5 FAR TRAVELERS (337)       3  1 0
 6/ 7 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)   356 339 13 51.2   6/ 8 CHAPEL ROCK (287)         3  3 0
 7/ 5 OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)     16  16  0 50.0   7/ 6 ISLANDERS (247)           1  2 0
 8/ 8 FAR TRAVELERS (337)       18  21  0 46.2   8/ 9 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)   1  3 0
 9/ 9 ISLANDERS (247)          623 793 20 44.0   9/ 7 OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)     1  4 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Oh, hi.  Its just little 'ol Debby Tonte.  Thought I'd check out ILLIS to see 
what's new.  Like, ISLE OF SKYE had to be so embarrassed when they got kicked off #1 
spot by BASHAHOLICS ANON!  Way to go BASHAHOLICS ANON!  What was the name of that 
team who got 3-1-0 this turn for a total 342-218-24 you ask?  (Sure)  HANGOVERS' 
their name, and fighting's their game!  MVP award for JUBEI?  IMPROVED ILLUSION's 
proud of him after beating BEACHCOMBER and getting 25 points.  Talk about yer big 
time losers!  SNARKNADO got smashed by MY FAIR LADY, and lost 15 points!  Was that a 
tear I saw in IT'S NOT A PROBLEM's eye, as he took over Duelmastership?  And wasn't 
MOSCOW MULE fit to be tied!  I hear the top team insists all their warriors get nine 
hours sleep.  They want photogenic fighters for PR photos.   
     Look, you guys stick to fighting, all right?  ISLE OF SKYE was ILLIS' most 
avoided team.  Is there some award for that?  I don't know what IMPROVED ILLUSION's 
been doing.  They certainly haven't been accepting many fights from ISLE OF SKYE, 
that's fer sher.  Can IMPROVED ILLUSION's YAMIKUBO be more popular than me?  He was 
challenged the most, but is that really the same?   
     Man, all these warriors dying and killing each other!  Don't you guys ever give 
it a break?  It was kind of sad, seeing old BEACHCOMBER stumbling around the arena, 
before JUBEI finished him off.  Oh well!  THORUNDR bloodfeuded (is that a word?) 
YAMIKUBO for revenge over some guy's bad fortune.  Was it really worth it?  Hey you 
guys, don't you think your families would like to hear from you?  Write!  (Or have 
someone write for you.)  
     Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain.  Soak it in cold water, and hand 
wash.  I know how much you like reading this stuff, but I really should stop.  Its 
been really albendranius!  Later, guys-- Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 IT'S NOT A PROBLEM 3322      15   8  0 112         BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AGAIN AND AGAIN 3312         19  10  0 102         BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    
 PURPLE HAZE 3165             18  11  0  98         HANGOVERS (265)           
 JUBEI 3197                   14  13  2  97         IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)   
 SUPPORT GROUP 3255           21  25  0  92         BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    
 MY FAIR LADY 3309             6   9  0  91         HANGOVERS (265)           

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MOSCOW MULE 3263             11   8  0  90         HANGOVERS (265)           
 THORUNDR 2654                19  16  1  74         ISLE OF SKYE (58)         
 SNARKNADO 3343                8   4  0  67         TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)   

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHESSMASTER HEX 3276          9   3  0  64         IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)   
 IN SECRET 3324               15   6  0  58         BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 YAMIKUBO 3302                 4   1  1  46         IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)   
 EXODUS 3297                   7  20  0  42         CHAPEL ROCK (287)         
 TOBIUS 3342                   6   4  0  39         FAR TRAVELERS (337)       
 FALSE IDOL 3311               5   5  0  39         CHAPEL ROCK (287)         
 MURTAGH 3332                  8  10  0  35         ISLE OF SKYE (58)         

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-TANGY 3355                    5   3  0  33         OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)     
 HERMIT 3344                   8   7  1  32         ISLE OF SKYE (58)         
 AURIT 3370                    2   1  0  28         OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)     
 BRIGHTLACE 3354               2   3  0  27         OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)     

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MERCY ME 3382                 3   1  0  23         CHAPEL ROCK (287)         
 HOT TODDY 3389                2   1  0  20         HANGOVERS (265)           
-NYROND 3348                   1   1  0  20         FAR TRAVELERS (337)       
 HOLY COW 3390                 1   1  0  12         CHAPEL ROCK (287)         
 24 HOUR CHIP 3395             1   1  0  11         BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    
 YEAGER 3396                   1   1  0  11         IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)   
-OLD FASHIONED 3383            3   1  0  10         HANGOVERS (265)           

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NUKA 3397                     1   1  1   8         IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)   
 CAVE TROLL 3398               1   1  0   4         ISLE OF SKYE (58)         
 REDCAP RORY 3399              0   1  0   1         ISLE OF SKYE (58)         

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BEACHCOMBER 3296       15 21 0 ISLANDERS 247        JUBEI 3197             451  
CAVE TROLL 3377         2  4 0 ISLE OF SKYE 58      YAMIKUBO 3302          449 JUST REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

THORUNDR bested YAMIKUBO in a action packed 1 minute mismatched Bloodfeud fight.
JUBEI murdered BEACHCOMBER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
MY FAIR LADY overpowered SNARKNADO in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
MURTAGH slimly won victory over BRIGHTLACE in a 6 minute gory Challenge fight.
HERMIT was savagely defeated by TOBIUS in a 3 minute bloody Challenge competition.
HOT TODDY won victory over NUKA in a 1 minute amateur's Challenge fight.
CAVE TROLL was beaten by YEAGER in a 2 minute amateur's Challenge brawl.
MOSCOW MULE was overpowered by IT'S NOT A PROBLEM in a 1 minute uneven Title melee.
AGAIN AND AGAIN vanquished VETERAN MERCENARY in a 2 minute gruesome one-sided duel.
SUPPORT GROUP was vanquished by PURPLE HAZE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
CHESSMASTER HEX savagely defeated EXODUS in a popular 3 minute gory melee.
IN SECRET demolished AURIT in a 2 minute mismatched match.
FALSE IDOL was overcome by LUCIUS VORENUS in a 1 minute contest.
HOLY COW bested PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 2 minute amateur's bout.
24 HOUR CHIP handily defeated REDCAP RORY in a 1 minute uneven fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         PARRY-STRIKE       7 -   4 -  0      64  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    6         BASHING ATTACK    16 -  12 -  1      57  |
|AIMED BLOW                       5         TOTAL PARRY        8 -   7 -  0      53  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         LUNGING ATTACK    27 -  24 -  3      53  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         AIMED BLOW        21 -  20 -  0      51  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         WALL OF STEEL     19 -  22 -  0      46  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         SLASHING ATTACK    5 -   6 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         STRIKING ATTACK   11 -  14 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   3 -  0       0  |

Turn 451 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   IT'S NOT A PROBLEM 3322    15   8  0  112 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
LUNGING ATTACK   AGAIN AND AGAIN 3312       19  10  0  102 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       PURPLE HAZE 3165           18  11  0   98 HANGOVERS (265)
WALL OF STEEL    THORUNDR 2654              19  16  1   74 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
PARRY-STRIKE     CHESSMASTER HEX 3276        9   3  0   64 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is JUBEI 3197.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
CHESSMASTER HEX 3276.  The ten other most popular fighters were TOBIUS 3342, HOLY COW 
3390, BRIGHTLACE 3354, CAVE TROLL 3398, IT'S NOT A PROBLEM 3322, IN SECRET 3324, 
JUBEI 3197, MY FAIR LADY 3309, HERMIT 3344, and YEAGER 3396.

The least popular fighter this week was REDCAP RORY 3399.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were SUPPORT GROUP 3255, SNARKNADO 3343, BEACHCOMBER 3296, FALSE 
IDOL 3311, AURIT 3370, EXODUS 3297, MOSCOW MULE 3263, NUKA 3397, 24 HOUR CHIP 3395, 
and PURPLE HAZE 3165.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

JUBEI (59-3197) IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)