DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/29/2025    Duedate: 01/10/2026

DWES EG ARENA

DM 82    TURN 682

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

FALLING RAIN
BIG STRONG MEN (42)
(82-58645) [17-7-2,128]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

FALLING RAIN                   SHAKE YOUR HEADS
BIG STRONG MEN (42)            PNY TECHOLOGIES (6328)
(82-58645) [17-7-2,128]        (82-38122) [3-6-0,59]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

MURRAY                         VOIDWALKER
POWER BROKERS (6873)           END OF THE LINE (446)
(82-41175) [15-10-0,92]        (82-58568) [10-4-0,78]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BIG STRONG MEN (42)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BIG STRONG MEN (42)           50 
2. WAR TREK (45)                 19    ROOKIE MAIDEN 39 (7315)
3. TEN PRINCES (150)             17    Unchartered Team
4. UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (752)        16 
5. IN THE CLOSET (978)           12    ROOKIE CULT 38 (6788)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0 ROOKIE MAIDEN 39 (7315)    8   2  2 80.0   1/ 1 BIG STRONG MEN (42)       9  3 0
 2- 4*TURF WARS (1004)           4   2  0 66.7   2/ 2 DEADWOOD (8023)           6  3 0
 3/ 1*ROOKIE CULT 38 (6788)      2   1  0 66.7   3/ 4 WAR TREK (45)             6  5 0
 4/ 2 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (5783)  28  15  1 65.1   4/ 3 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (5783)  5  3 0
 5/ 5 ROOKIE PINK 21 (8925)     19  12  0 61.3   5/14 SCARLET CHAPEL (1129)     3  3 0
 6/ 9 IN THE CLOSET (978)       19  15  1 55.9   6/16 IN THE CLOSET (978)       2  0 0
 7- 7 ECCENTRIC DWARVES (1429)  97  77 10 55.7   7/ 6 POWER BROKERS (6873)      2  1 0
 8/ 6 DEADWOOD (8023)           42  35  1 54.5   8/ 7*ROOKIE CULT 38 (6788)     2  1 0
 9- 8 ROOKIE MAIDEN 15 (7291)   18  15  1 54.5   9/ 8 MADNESS (3957)            2  1 0
10/10 POWER BROKERS (6873)      59  51  6 53.6  10/25 UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (752)    2  1 0
11-11 DISPOSABLE HEROES  (1611) 50  52  4 49.0  11/26 TEN PRINCES (150)         2  1 0
12/13 BIG STRONG MEN (42)      157 164 13 48.9  12/12 END OF THE LINE (446)     2  1 0
13/12 ANGRY CHICKEN (1132)      92  97  2 48.7  13/28 THE BLACK ELITE (504)     2  1 0
14-14 YEOMAN JOHNSON (8022)     12  13  0 48.0  14-13*PHILANTHROPISTS 19 (2493) 2  3 0
15/15 THE BLACK ELITE (504)     94 105  8 47.2  15- 5 ROOKIE MAIDEN 15 (7291)   1  0 1
16/ 0 IMMORTAL EMPIRE (883)     25  28  2 47.2  16-18 ROOKIE CULT 42 (6792)     1  0 0
17/16 SCARLET CHAPEL (1129)     75  86  4 46.6  17/ 0 IMMORTAL EMPIRE (883)     1  0 0
18/20 TEN PRINCES (150)         10  12  0 45.5  18-17 ECCENTRIC DWARVES (1429)  1  0 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19/17 HIDDEN MAGIC (1128)       36  46  1 43.9  19/ 0*KILL US NOW (130)         1  0 0
20/19 END OF THE LINE (446)     66  86  3 43.4  20- 9 CHEESE (8021)             1  1 0
21-18 CHEESE (8021)             13  17  1 43.3  21-10 YEOMAN JOHNSON (8022)     1  1 0
22-21 CROSSED THIEVES (1431)    53  73  3 42.1  22-11 PHILANTHROPISTS 21 (4903) 1  1 0
23/22 MADNESS (3957)            26  38  2 40.6  23-27 TRIBAL COUNCIL 9 (152)    1  1 0
24/25 THE BARD'S OWN (444)      24  36  1 40.0  24/20 ROOKIE PINK 21 (8925)     1  2 0
25-23 SOUTHERN CROSS (1610)     37  56  5 39.8  25/34*HOUSE TSALOKHIN F (2088)  1  2 0
26-24 TRIBAL COUNCIL 9 (152)    29  45  6 39.2  26-23 CROSSED THIEVES (1431)    1  2 0
27/26 UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (752)    32  51  3 38.6  27-24*PHILANTHROPISTS 10 (1496) 1  2 0
28-27*PHILANTHROPISTS 10 (1496)  3   5  0 37.5  28/32 THE BARD'S OWN (444)      1  2 0
29-28 ROOKIE CULT 42 (6792)     23  40  0 36.5  29/30*HOUSE TSALOKHIN D (2090)  1  3 0
30-29*INSANE IDEAS (6532)        4   7  0 36.4  30/21*PNY TECHOLOGIES (6328)    1  4 0
31-30*PHILANTHROPISTS 19 (2493)  6  11  0 35.3  31/29 ANGRY CHICKEN (1132)      0  5 0
32-31 PLACES 2C URBANE (7633)   23  43  1 34.8  32/31 HIDDEN MAGIC (1128)       0  3 0
33/37*HOUSE TSALOKHIN F (2088)   1   2  0 33.3  33-33 PLACES 2C URBANE (7633)   0  2 0
34/32 WAR TREK (45)             50 106  3 32.1  34-35*HOUSE TSALOKHIN E (2089)  0  2 0
35-33 PHILANTHROPISTS 21 (4903)  4  10  0 28.6  35-36*HOUSE TSALOKHIN C (2091)  0  2 0
36/34*PNY TECHOLOGIES (6328)     5  15  0 25.0  36/ 0 ROOKIE MAIDEN 39 (7315)   0  1 0
37/36*HOUSE TSALOKHIN D (2090)   1   3  0 25.0  37-22*INSANE IDEAS (6532)       0  1 0
38/ 0*KILL US NOW (130)          1   5  0 16.7  38-37*HOUSE TSALOKHIN A (2087)  0  1 0
39/ 0*PROBLEMS (143)             1   5  0 16.7  39-38*HOUSE TSALOKHIN B (2092)  0  1 0
40-35*NIGHT SHADOWS (712)        3  18  0 14.3  40-39 DISPOSABLE HEROES  (1611) 0  1 0
41-38*HOUSE TSALOKHIN E (2089)   0   2  0  0.0  41-19*TURF WARS (1004)          0  1 0
42-39*HOUSE TSALOKHIN C (2091)   0   2  0  0.0  42-40 SOUTHERN CROSS (1610)     0  1 0
43-40*HOUSE TSALOKHIN A (2087)   0   1  0  0.0  43/ 0*PROBLEMS (143)            0  1 0
44-41*HOUSE TSALOKHIN B (2092)   0   1  0  0.0  44-41*NIGHT SHADOWS (712)       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

     Greetings, warriors of DWES EG!  Once again I've been called out of retirement 
for my abilities and insights into Spyreporting.  You know what they say about the 
herd of lions who studied a judge...  UTOPIA RELIGIOSO moved up 15 places, to 10th.  
Who can explain it?  Not you, not me, not TEN PRINCES' opponents, after watching them 
shoot up the ranks from 26th to 11th.  You know what they say about the herd of lions 
who studied a judge...  THE BLACK ELITE moved up 15 places, to 13th.  What's with 
STORM SHADOW?  He actually beat DEADWOOD's MOSE MANUEL, and walked away with 21 more 
points from the fight.  Laughs were big at BIG STRONG MEN while they watched STORM 
SHADOW clobber MOSE MANUEL.  He lost 20 points and got bruised from objects thrown 
from the stands.  POWER BROKERS' hatred of PHILANTHROPISTS 3 surfaced again as MURRAY 
challenged DWES EG's top dog.  Try as she might, MURRAY wasn't good enough at 
persuading AGON to step down from the Duelmaster's throne...  Wouldn't it be nice to 
have live subjects to practice on?  I hear some team is looking into the uses of 
convicted prisoners.   
     If at first you don't succeed, avoid.  That'll get you in the Spyreports.  The 
most avoided team was BIG STRONG MEN.  In my day, no team with a 153-164-13 would 
scare me off!  What's the problem, POWER BROKERS?  How well I know the feeling of 
being the most challenged warrior, DREADNOUGHT!  Don't make idle boasts, they may 
come back to haunt you.   
     There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit.  Do you want the fighters 
to walk away, or not?  Here's some advice:  study your opponent, master many skills, 
fight dirty.   
     Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors.  Any plans here?  
DWES EG is a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places.  
Remember--a good fighter needs both good skills and good luck.  Until next time,-- 
Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FALLING RAIN 58645           17   7  2 128         BIG STRONG MEN (42)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TYPHOON 58635                16  13  1 107         BIG STRONG MEN (42)       
 DHRUN 58283                  10   4  0 103         TEN PRINCES (150)         
 SKELETON 6854                19  15  1 100         IN THE CLOSET (978)       
 STORM SHADOW 58409            9   3  0 100         BIG STRONG MEN (42)       
 MURRAY 41175                 15  10  0  92         POWER BROKERS (6873)      
-BLACK FEATHER 58289          10   4  2  92         TRIBAL COUNCIL 9 (152)    
-SLIVER 35120                  9   7  0  92         PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (5783)  
-STRING THEORY 39286           6   3  0  92         INSANE IDEAS (6532)       
-JAN SUMMERTHIEF 55815        11  12  1  91         CROSSED THIEVES (1431)    

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PISSED PULLET 58036          13   7  0  90         ANGRY CHICKEN (1132)      
-RANDOM HENCHMAN 48095         8   6  0  89         YEOMAN JOHNSON (8022)     
 SAN TROPEZ 52943             19  12  0  87         ROOKIE PINK 21 (8925)     
-SLYVIA STONES 55919           8   5  0  82         CROSSED THIEVES (1431)    
-GROBA TUNNELTHIEF 9592        7  11  0  81         ECCENTRIC DWARVES (1429)  
 VOIDWALKER 58568             10   4  0  78         END OF THE LINE (446)     
-ANITA DOVEHAND 55917          7   4  0  78         SOUTHERN CROSS (1610)     
 BURGUNDY BRUTE 58647         16  14  0  77         SCARLET CHAPEL (1129)     
-HAVARTI 58597                 7   5  0  76         CHEESE (8021)             
 DREADNOUGHT 58420             7   2  0  69         WAR TREK (45)             

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-COOKING GUILD 56357           4   7  0  66         PLACES 2C URBANE (7633)   
 STORM TITAN 58728             9  13  2  65         BIG STRONG MEN (42)       
 BRINGER OF DOOM 58400         6   1  0  60         IMMORTAL EMPIRE (883)     
 SHAKE YOUR HEADS 38122        3   6  0  59         PNY TECHOLOGIES (6328)    

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LACED MUTTON 57942            8   6  0  55         THE BARD'S OWN (444)      
-RUMRUNNER JOE 55846           9  17  0  54         CROSSED THIEVES (1431)    
-WAR ANGEL 58773               8   2  1  52         WAR TREK (45)             
 OUCH! 35121                   8   5  0  50         PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (5783)  
 HYPNOTOAD 58002               9   5  0  49         THE BLACK ELITE (504)     
-YAZZIE 16455                  2   4  0  48         PHILANTHROPISTS 19 (2493) 
-KLEOPHIA 6993                 3   1  0  46         TURF WARS (1004)          
-KARAMJA 56356                 3   3  0  43         PLACES 2C URBANE (7633)   
-GOBLIN PENMASTER 55921        7   5  0  42         DISPOSABLE HEROES 2 (1611)
-EPHEMERA 29954                4   6  0  39         PHILANTHROPISTS 21 (4903) 
-SHADOW 16453                  3   4  0  37         PHILANTHROPISTS 19 (2493) 
 TINGLE 58444                  2   1  0  37         MADNESS (3957)            

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ELECTRIO OPEN 58298           3   2  0  28         ROOKIE CULT 42 (6792)     
 RAZOR MASTER 58818            2   1  0  25         WAR TREK (45)             

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SOLDIER 1 40660               2   1  0  17         ROOKIE CULT 38 (6788)     
-TROLL GENT 58897              1   0  0  15         PHILANTHROPISTS 10 (1496) 
 METHOD MAN 58492              1   0  0  10         KILL US NOW (130)         
-GENTLE GENTLEMAN 58900        1   0  0  10         PHILANTHROPISTS 19 (2493) 
 HAIR TRIGGER 58909            0   1  0   1         PROBLEMS (143)            
-ELF TROLL 58898               0   1  0   1         PHILANTHROPISTS 10 (1496) 
-OGRE ELF 58896                0   1  0   1         PHILANTHROPISTS 10 (1496) 
 ROADIE X 58682                0   1  0   1         ROOKIE MAIDEN 39 (7315)   
 UNFORTU NATE 58893            0   1  0   1         PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (5783)  

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
MONEY 58918             0  1 0 PNY TECHOLOGIES 6328 WURM KIN               682 NONE
BODY BAG 1 58919        0  1 0 WAR TREK 45          MOUNTAIN TROLL         682 NONE
SLIPSTREAM 58915        0  1 0 WAR TREK 45          DARK CHAMPION          682 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SLIPSTREAM was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
MONEY was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
BODY BAG 1 was narrowly killed by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute Dark Arena melee.
MURRAY was overpowered by AGON in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
SHAKE YOUR HEADS was defeated by DREADNOUGHT in a 1 minute veteran's Challenge fight.
MOSE MANUEL was viciously subdued by STORM SHADOW in a 3 minute veteran's duel.
TYPHOON devastated BURGUNDY BRUTE in a 2 minute gruesome one-sided competition.
BRIDGE OF HONOR vanquished SAN TROPEZ in a action packed 2 minute gory uneven duel.
FALLING RAIN vanquished M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute one-sided Title duel.
DHRUN overpowered PISSED PULLET in a 2 minute uneven match.
SKELETON savagely defeated MAGE ARMOR in a exciting 3 minute bloody veteran's fight.
VOIDWALKER viciously subdued A.W. MERRICK in a exciting 7 minute veteran's contest.
CRIMSON CANON beat FRATSFA SLAVE in a popular 1 minute mismatched conflict.
OUCH! lost to STORM TITAN in a action packed 4 minute gruesome master's bout.
TINGLE was luckily beaten by HYPNOTOAD in a crowd pleasing 3 minute brawl.
BRINGER OF DOOM devastated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
LACED MUTTON luckily beat DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 3 minute brutal bout.
RAZOR MASTER savagely defeated SOLDIER 1 in a 2 minute bloody fight.
JEBL GUL GHAZT unbelievably bested HAIR TRIGGER in a 4 minute novice's contest.
GHAIT EGHATO luckily beat UNFORTU NATE in a crowd boring 5 minute beginner's bout.
ROADIE X was devastated by VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
METHOD MAN overpowered CONVICTED THIEF 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|
|TOTAL PARRY                     11         PARRY-STRIKE      15 -   8 -  1      65  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                  10         PARRY-LUNGE        9 -   8 -  1      53  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         LUNGING ATTACK    68 -  64 -  4      52  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         SLASHING ATTACK   15 -  16 -  1      48  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         TOTAL PARRY       65 -  76 -  3      46  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         AIMED BLOW        76 -  89 -  0      46  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         WALL OF STEEL      8 -  10 -  0      44  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         STRIKING ATTACK   24 -  31 -  1      44  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         BASHING ATTACK    19 -  33 -  0      37  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   9 -  0      25  |

Turn 682 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   FALLING RAIN -6891         17   7  2  128 BIG STRONG MEN (42)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       DHRUN -7253                10   4  0  103 TEN PRINCES (150)
TOTAL PARRY      PISSED PULLET -7500        13   7  0   90 ANGRY CHICKEN (1132)
BASHING ATTACK   BURGUNDY BRUTE -6889       16  14  0   77 SCARLET CHAPEL (1129)
STRIKING ATTACK  BRINGER OF DOOM -7136       6   1  0   60 IMMORTAL EMPIRE (883)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is MURRAY -24361.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was VOIDWALKER -6968.  The ten other most popular fighters were STORM TITAN -6808, 
TINGLE -7092, STORM SHADOW -7127, HAIR TRIGGER -6627, SKELETON 6854, DHRUN -7253, 
RAZOR MASTER -6718, DREADNOUGHT -7116, TYPHOON -6901, and CRIMSON CANON -7302.

The least popular fighter this week was GHAIT EGHATO 14074.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were ROADIE X -6854, UNFORTU NATE -6643, OUCH! -30415, A.W. MERRICK 
-17446, MAGE ARMOR -7440, PISSED PULLET -7500, MURRAY -24361, SOLDIER 1 -24876, LACED 
MUTTON -7594, and SAN TROPEZ -12593.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

FALLING RAIN (82--6891) BIG STRONG MEN