DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/24/2026    Duedate: 03/23/2026

ERINIKA ARENA

DM 73    TURN 429

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SWANSEE
FAR TRAVELERS IV (1416)
(73-11984) [9-3-0,115]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

POSITION IS EMPTY              ACHILLEA
                               JUDGEMENT 4 (1109)
                               (73-9656) [5-4-0,58]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

LOOMPA                         GLITTER BOMB
SWORD HEROES 6 (1185)          TEABAG@NOLA 23.3 (1481)
(73-10033) [25-15-2,92]        (73-12326) [10-6-0,124]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

DARQUE WATERS (717)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. FAR TRAVELERS IV (1416)       20 
2. TEABAG@NOLA 23.3 (1481)       18    JUDGEMENT 14 (1119)
3. LUDUS MAGNUS LXX (914)        16    Unchartered Team
4. WISCONSIN BREW 3 (1195)       15 
5. MY BED BANDER (1153)          14    ON TAP 2 (1257)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0 JUDGEMENT 14 (1119)       12   0  0 100.   1/ 8 DARQUE WATERS (717)       6  4 0
 2/ 0 JUDGEMENT 32 (1164)       10   0  1 100.   2/ 2 FAR TRAVELERS IV (1416)   5  3 1
 3/ 0*ON TAP 2 (1257)            2   0  1 100.   3/ 3 JUNGLE CRUISE (1366)      4  1 0
 4/ 0 JUDGEMENT 26 (1158)       10   2  1 83.3   4/ 1 RYTSARI (1363)            3  2 1
 5- 1 MY FAULT (1215)           23   7  0 76.7   5/19 TEABAG@NOLA 23.3 (1481)   2  0 0
 6/ 0*WISCONSIN BREW 3 (1195)    3   1  0 75.0   6- 9 JUDGEMENT 1 (1106)        2  0 0
 7- 2 VULGAR UNICORN VI (1506)  18   7  2 72.0   7- 6 FAR TRAVELERS (1342)      2  0 0
 8/ 0 TEABAG@HOME 24.1 (1569)   15   6  1 71.4   8/20 RED BLADES (721)          2  0 0
 9/ 0 LUDUS MAGNUS LXX (914)    10   4  2 71.4   9- 4 STYLIN & PROFILIN (1293)  2  1 0
10/ 0*CODE NAMES IV (966)        5   2  1 71.4  10/25 SWORD HEROES 2 (1181)     2  1 0
11- 4 SS02 1 (1313)             25  11  3 69.4  11/ 7 SWORD HEROES 6 (1185)     2  1 0
12/ 0 LUDUS MAGNUS CCC (918)     9   4  0 69.2  12/13 SWORD HEROES 7 (1186)     2  1 0
13/ 0 JUDGEMENT 10 (1115)       11   5  1 68.8  13/ 0*CODE NAMES IV (966)       1  0 1
14- 5 DARQUE FARCES (1056)      32  16  1 66.7  14/ 0 TEABAG@HOME 24.1 (1569)   1  0 1
15/ 0 LUDUS MAGNUS CM (921)      8   4  1 66.7  15/ 0 JUDGEMENT 10 (1115)       1  0 0
16- 6*LOST IN FABLE (1373)       6   3  0 66.7  16/ 0 JUDGEMENT 14 (1119)       1  0 0
17- 7 STYLIN & PROFILIN (1293)  38  20  1 65.5  17/ 0 MY BED BANDER (1153)      1  0 0
18- 9 BAD BOURBON 5 (1560)      14   8  1 63.6  18/ 0 JUDGEMENT 32 (1164)       1  0 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19-11 DEFROSTED (1144)          39  23  0 62.9  19/ 0*WISCONSIN BREW 3 (1195)   1  0 0
20/10 FAR TRAVELERS IV (1416)   30  18  1 62.5  20-17 MY FAULT (1215)           1  0 0
21/ 8 SWORD HEROES 6 (1185)     25  15  2 62.5  21/ 0*ON TAP 2 (1257)           1  0 0
22/16 TEABAG@NOLA 23.3 (1481)   10   6  0 62.5  22-18 SS02 1 (1313)             1  0 0
23-12 RYES OF THE ROBOTS (1561) 13   8  1 61.9  23/ 0 LUDUS MAGNUS CCC (918)    1  0 0
24/15 DARQUE WATERS (717)       48  32  7 60.0  24-21 DARQUE FARCES (1056)      1  0 0
25/13 SWORD HEROES 3 (1182)     24  16  4 60.0  25/ 0 LUDUS MAGNUS LXX (914)    1  0 0
26/17 RED BLADES (721)          21  14  1 60.0  26/ 0*JUDGEMENT 4 (1109)        1  0 0
27/18 SWORD HEROES 7 (1186)     33  23  0 58.9  27/54*TEABOG@KAUAI25 (1495)     1  0 0
28/ 0 MY BED BANDER (1153)      32  23  1 58.2  28-15 RYES OF THE ROBOTS (1561) 1  1 1
29-19 SPARE-A-DIME SHIFT (1383) 82  60  3 57.7  29-14 BAD BOURBON 5 (1560)      1  1 1
30/20 JUDGEMENT 20 (1125)       28  22  0 56.0  30/28*ON TAP 10 (1265)          1  1 0
31/ 0*JUDGEMENT 4 (1109)         5   4  0 55.6  31/ 0*2414 BOURBON ST (1563)    1  1 0
32/21 FAR TRAVELERS II (1348)   53  43  7 55.2  32-24*LOST IN FABLE (1373)      1  1 0
33/23 SWORD HEROES 2 (1181)     22  18  0 55.0  33/11 JUDGEMENT 24 (1146)       1  2 0
34-22 FAR TRAVELERS (1342)      11   9  0 55.0  34/22*STARS!! (1410)            1  2 0
35-26 JUDGEMENT 1 (1106)        22  20  0 52.4  35/10 JUDGEMENT 20 (1125)       1  2 0
36/27 RYTSARI (1363)            33  31  4 51.6  36/12 SWORD HEROES 3 (1182)     1  2 0
37/25 JUDGEMENT 24 (1146)       22  21  1 51.2  37/ 5 FAR TRAVELERS II (1348)   1  3 0
38/ 0*2414 BOURBON ST (1563)     5   5  0 50.0  38/23 TOP FIVE MARKS (1408)     1  4 0
39/28 JUNGLE CRUISE (1366)      22  24  3 47.8  39/ 0*RIFF SAID IT (1251)       0  1 0
40/24 TOP FIVE MARKS (1408)      8   9  0 47.1  40-26 SPARE-A-DIME SHIFT (1383) 0  1 0
41-29*KINGS OF PEACE (489)       3   6  1 33.3  41-27 DEFROSTED (1144)          0  1 0
42/32*ON TAP 10 (1265)           2   4  0 33.3  42/ 0 JUDGEMENT 26 (1158)       0  1 0
43/31*TEABOG@KAUAI25 (1495)      5  11  0 31.2  43/ 0 LUDUS MAGNUS CM (921)     0  1 0
44/30*STARS!! (1410)             1   3  0 25.0  44-29*KINGS OF PEACE (489)      0  1 0
45/ 0*RIFF SAID IT (1251)        0   1  0  0.0  64-52 VULGAR UNICORN VI (1506)  0  0 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Thankyouthankyou.  It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in 
ERINIKA.  Hope you enjoy the show.  Oh, who am I kidding?  I already got paid!  We 
now have a new top team for all of you guys to dogpile on.  DARQUE WATERS now holds 
the crown and they are betting they can keep it.  Rising in the ranks like a loaf of 
armored bread (okay, I admit it's corny) is TEABAG@NOLA 23.3, who swept up 14 places 
in the ranks.  Take a look at RED BLADES' 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 SWORD HEROES 2, who swept up 15 places in the ranks.  Take a 
look at TEABOG@KAUAI25's act, as they have a 1-0-0 week and gain 27 places in the 
team ranking.  A seasoned team is steady in the lists.  But to JUDGEMENT 24, which 
fell to 33rd, it's what you soak in before going to the Dark Arena.  What goes up, 
must come down.  Watch out ERINIKA!  STARS!! may fall on you as it crushes past the 
teams below it to fall on the 34th spot.  Suffering under a 0-1-0 record and dropping 
from 10th to 35th place were the JUDGEMENT 20.  Keep trying!  Hey everybody, watch 
out for GLITTER BOMB, who flew up 18 points in the rankings after mashing HARAEL like 
a melon.  Keep your eye on this guy.  And falling like a basher in the top ten was 
LOOMPA, who dropped 12 points after a disappointing (to say the least) bout with 
VETERAN MERCENARY.  In front of all the crowds, SWANSEE took the Duelmaster's crown 
for hers 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!  
Here's a song for you:  Who's afraid of the big, bad SWORD  HEROES 3?  Big bad SWORD 
HEROES 3.  Big bad SWORD HEROES 3.  ERINIKA's afraid of the big bad SWORD HEROES 3.  
Tra la la la la!  For those of you who like math, try this one:  SWORD HEROES 3 + 
Weapons That go Boom = DARQUE WATERS + Avoid City.  And who is this THE POISON ANGER 
you ask, with 51 points and a 9-7-0 record.  Ooh, the tales I could tell!   
     Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day 
drinking to their memory.  Better tanked than dead!  Knowing when to use the right 
tactics at the proper time is a very important step on the road to Duelmaster.   
     I think I had better cut this one short.  It's been nice chatting to those of 
you whom I have not offended yet.  Okay, so I may not be the world's best comedian, 
but then you guys aren't the world's best warriors.  Its been fun, and I'm sure you 
enjoyed it (boos).  Now that I've got you worked up for Snide Clemens, I'll be 
leaving-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SWANSEE 11984                 9   3  0 115         FAR TRAVELERS IV (1416)   

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TAGAS 9453                   12   0  0 124         JUDGEMENT 14 (1119)       
 GLITTER BOMB 12326           10   6  0 124         TEABAG@NOLA 23.3 (1481)   
 SCURVY SERPENT 6374          12   4  1 121         DARQUE WATERS (717)       
 KERUBIEL 9434                11   1  1 111         JUDGEMENT 10 (1115)       
 GANNICUS 7802                10   4  2 105         LUDUS MAGNUS LXX (914)    
 MUMIAH 9884                  10   0  1 101         JUDGEMENT 32 (1164)       
 SHEMP 10010                  22  18  0  99         SWORD HEROES 2 (1181)     
 SEGOVAX 7826                  8   2  0  98         LUDUS MAGNUS CCC (918)    
 LOOMPA 10033                 25  15  2  92         SWORD HEROES 6 (1185)     
 BRAVEY 10018                 24  16  4  92         SWORD HEROES 3 (1182)     
-EXACT AND FINAL 11648         6   3  0  92         LOST IN FABLE (1373)      
 SPORK 10039                  24  16  0  91         SWORD HEROES 7 (1186)     
 THE BLACK DEATH 6371         11   5  2  91         DARQUE WATERS (717)       
 HARAEL 9851                  10   2  1  91         JUDGEMENT 26 (1158)       

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-WHITE GOODMAN 8833           10   6  1  89         DARQUE FARCES (1056)      
 SERAPH 9765                  22  21  1  88         JUDGEMENT 24 (1146)       
 ATLATL 11424                 13  10  1  85         FAR TRAVELERS II (1348)   
 OUT OF MOP GAS 9814           7   8  0  76         MY BED BANDER (1153)      
-AIM FOR THE BUG 10288         9   3  0  74         MY FAULT (1215)           
 ALEJANDRO 11980               7   2  0  73         FAR TRAVELERS IV (1416)   

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HITMAN 11008                  9   3  0  66         STYLIN & PROFILIN (1293)  
-KANE 11009                    7   5  1  65         STYLIN & PROFILIN (1293)  
-NATURE BOY 11012              7   3  0  64         STYLIN & PROFILIN (1293)  
 POLLUS 7839                   8   4  1  63         LUDUS MAGNUS CM (921)     
-KARENINA 11558                7   3  1  60         RYTSARI (1363)            
-MY BIG BROTHER 11165          5   0  1  58         SS02 1 (1313)             
 ACHILLEA 9656                 5   4  0  58         JUDGEMENT 4 (1109)        
-JAMES CROW 12812              5   3  0  58         2414 BOURBON ST (1563)    

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ANDRIANA 11423               10   6  3  56         FAR TRAVELERS II (1348)   
 THE POISON ANGER 6372         9   7  0  51         DARQUE WATERS (717)       
 PATTON 6397                   8   3  1  45         RED BLADES (721)          
 BORIS 11694                   4   0  1  40         RYTSARI (1363)            
-IVANOVA 11552                 3   3  1  39         RYTSARI (1363)            
 LEAKY 11695                   3   0  0  37         JUNGLE CRUISE (1366)      
 GOODALL 11582                 4   1  0  36         JUNGLE CRUISE (1366)      
 PASCAL MAGI 6425              5   5  0  34         DARQUE WATERS (717)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-FEARGUS 11987                 4   4  0  32         FAR TRAVELERS IV (1416)   
-SHIMONOSEKI 11344             3   0  0  27         FAR TRAVELERS (1342)      
 SUN DAZE 10825                2   4  0  26         ON TAP 10 (1265)          
-SNOWY EVENING 9704            3   5  0  25         DEFROSTED (1144)          
 POSEIDON'S WRATH 6624         2   1  1  24         DARQUE WATERS (717)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CORAZO 11981                  2   0  1  23         FAR TRAVELERS IV (1416)   
 TWISTED TIMPER 10782          2   0  1  21         ON TAP 2 (1257)           

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TUMULTUOUS SNOW 11941         1   3  0  16         STARS!! (1410)            
 MAKER'S 11930                 2   3  0  15         TOP FIVE MARKS (1408)     
 RATIONAL HAZE 11692           1   0  0  15         WISCONSIN BREW 3 (1195)   
 MENTAL FLOSS 9280             1   0  1  14         CODE NAMES IV (966)       
 HAWAIIAN PUNCH 12409          1   0  0  11         TEABOG@KAUAI25 (1495)     
 MAN 12460                     1   1  0  11         TOP FIVE MARKS (1408)     
-TRUTH 4272                    1   3  0   6         KINGS OF PEACE (489)      
 WORK PHONE! 10753             0   1  0   5         RIFF SAID IT (1251)       

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
MORDANT DESERTER        0  0 0                      MENTAL FLOSS 9280      429 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

GOODALL was bested by THE POISON ANGER in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
TUMULTUOUS SNOW was bested by POSEIDON'S WRATH in a exciting 1 minute Challenge duel.
MAKER'S was overcome by LEAKY in a 2 minute Challenge match.
MAN was overpowered by BORIS in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
EVANGELINA was devastated by SWANSEE in a 2 minute one-sided Title fight.
BRAVEY was demolished by SCURVY SERPENT in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
MUMIAH defeated ALEJANDRO in a 2 minute veteran's struggle.
HARAEL was devastated by GLITTER BOMB in a 2 minute one-sided competition.
LOOMPA lost to VETERAN MERCENARY in a 4 minute uneven duel.
TAGAS overpowered CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a popular 1 minute gory uneven duel.
KERUBIEL overpowered VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
SEGOVAX defeated ATLATL in a 2 minute bloody veteran's match.
THE BLACK DEATH was overcome by GANNICUS in a 2 minute brutal contest.
SPORK demolished CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
SHEMP handily defeated KHALHUMS DWARF in a action packed 5 minute one-sided conflict.
SERAPH was bested by CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a exciting 1 minute uneven duel.
OUT OF MOP GAS devastated POLLUS in a 2 minute gory mismatched brawl.
PASCAL MAGI was beaten by PATTON in a 3 minute match.
ACHILLEA overpowered CAPTURED ORC in a popular 1 minute bloody one-sided bout.
SUN DAZE devastated MORDANT DESERTER in a 2 minute one-sided contest.
TWISTED TIMPER defeated CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute duel.
MENTAL FLOSS murdered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute uneven bout.
WORK PHONE! was vanquished by HAWAIIAN PUNCH in a popular 1 minute mismatched fray.
RATIONAL HAZE demolished PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   9         STRIKING ATTACK   49 -  17 -  9      74  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  7         LUNGING ATTACK    58 -  28 -  5      67  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  6         WALL OF STEEL     16 -   8 -  0      67  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    6         TOTAL PARRY       14 -   9 -  0      61  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         PARRY-RIPOSTE     49 -  34 -  0      59  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         SLASHING ATTACK   17 -  12 -  0      59  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         PARRY-LUNGE       16 -  12 -  0      57  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         AIMED BLOW        21 -  16 -  2      57  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         PARRY-STRIKE       5 -   4 -  1      56  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         BASHING ATTACK     9 -   9 -  3      50  |

Turn 429 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:

BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  4         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  4         3  STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  2         3  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
STRIKING ATTACK    5 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         1  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     7 -  2     
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   SWANSEE 11984               9   3  0  115 FAR TRAVELERS IV (1416)
STRIKING ATTACK  TAGAS 9453                 12   0  0  124 JUDGEMENT 14 (1119)
SLASHING ATTACK  SCURVY SERPENT 6374        12   4  1  121 DARQUE WATERS (717)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    SHEMP 10010                22  18  0   99 SWORD HEROES 2 (1181)
PARRY-LUNGE      ATLATL 11424               13  10  1   85 FAR TRAVELERS II (1348)
TOTAL PARRY      PATTON 6397                 8   3  1   45 RED BLADES (721)
BASHING ATTACK   BORIS 11694                 4   0  1   40 RYTSARI (1363)
PARRY-STRIKE     GOODALL 11582               4   1  0   36 JUNGLE CRUISE (1366)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is LOOMPA 10033.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was GLITTER BOMB 12326.  The ten other most popular fighters were SHEMP 10010, PASCAL 
MAGI 6425, MAKER'S 11930, LEAKY 11695, SCURVY SERPENT 6374, MUMIAH 9884, SEGOVAX 
7826, GANNICUS 7802, ACHILLEA 9656, and TUMULTUOUS SNOW 11941.

The least popular fighter this week was MAN 12460.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were WORK PHONE! 10753, SUN DAZE 10825, PATTON 6397, POLLUS 7839, SERAPH 
9765, ATLATL 11424, HARAEL 9851, ALEJANDRO 11980, BRAVEY 10018, and GOODALL 11582.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

BRAVEY (73-10018) SWORD HEROES 3 (1182)

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

EVANGELINA (73-9746) JUDGEMENT 20 (1125)

               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