DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/01/2026    Duedate: 06/13/2026

VALAMANTIS ARENA

DM 62    TURN 899

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

THE DRUID
DARK AGES (256)
(62-5346) [20-9-0,126]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

THE DRUID                      DANNY GLADS
DARK AGES (256)                MXC (437)
(62-5346) [20-9-0,126]         (62-4708) [4-0-0,62]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

DAY DRINKING TIME              HOSS
I'D BE GOOD (538)              PLAYHOUSE III (528)
(62-5403) [12-6-0,79]          (62-5330) [10-6-0,76]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

RIO VISTANS (348)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. MXC (437)                     56 
2. RANDOMNESS 3 (532)            16    PLAYHOUSE III (528)
3. PLAYHOUSE III (528)           13    Unchartered Team
4. DARK AGES (256)               11 
5. I'D BE GOOD (538)             5     OF WOLF & FLASH (545)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 2 CHEER CAMP (539)          11   1  0 91.7   1/ 3 RIO VISTANS (348)         6  9 0
 2/ 1*OF WOLF & FLASH (545)      5   1  0 83.3   2/ 5 DARK AGES (256)           5  5 0
 3/ 0*MXC (437)                 15   6  0 71.4   3/ 4 RANDOMNESS 3 (532)        4  2 0
 4/ 3 PLAYHOUSE III (528)       38  26  1 59.4   4/ 2 KEYBOARDS (533)           4  6 0
 5/ 5 I'D BE GOOD (538)         13   9  0 59.1   5/ 0*MXC (437)                 3  2 0
 6/ 4 RANDOMNESS 3 (532)        63  44  3 58.9   6- 1 ASSASSINS (542)           3  2 0
 7- 6 ASSASSINS (542)           42  32  0 56.8   7/ 9 PLAYHOUSE III (528)       3  3 0
 8/ 8 RIO VISTANS (348)        253 236 15 51.7   8- 7 CHEER CAMP (539)          2  0 0
 9/ 9 DARK AGES (256)          113 119  6 48.7   9/ 8 I'D BE GOOD (538)         2  1 0
10/10 KEYBOARDS (533)           81 101  4 44.5  10/ 6*OF WOLF & FLASH (545)     2  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

     You elder fighters surely remember me.  The younger ones may call me Olaf 
Modeen.  I return to VALAMANTIS once again!  Biff!  Pow!  VALAMANTIS watched with 
glee as ASSASSINS got knocked off top spot by RIO VISTANS!  Phhbltt!  Too much 
drinking and too little dodging gave ASSASSINS a 0-0-0!  I got a good laugh out of 
it!  Ya gotta be quick on yer feet!  Keep your elbow off the table!  Thrust!  Block 
out the pain!  DARK AGES is now ranked 2nd with a 2-3-0 turn.  What's with DANNY 
GLADS?  He actually beat PLAYHOUSE III's LA CAVALE, and walked away with 26 more 
points from the fight.  Major screwup at PLAYHOUSE III.  LA CAVALE lost 21 points to 
DANNY GLADS.  Some new strategies, perhaps?  Maybe LA CAVALE will provide more easy 
wins...  Try as he might, EARTHO wasn't good enough at persuading EMBER LION 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.   
     Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges...  The most avoided team 
was RANDOMNESS 3.  Management must be dealin', as the boys at DARK AGES ain't 
reelin'!  RANDOMNESS 3's mad!  How well I know the feeling of being the most 
challenged warrior, THE DRUID!  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?  AQUALUNG looked pretty sick and surprised when he learned DARK 
AGES is sending him to the Dark Arena!  Whadd'he expect with a 5-9-0?  Sending a 
warrior to the Dark Arena reminds the others they'd better shape up.  Tough beans, 
FOGHAT.  That's what a 6-10-0 gets you.  Is it my imagination, or are fighters 
getting younger every day?  To die so young, so gloriously!   
     Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors.  Any plans here?  
VALAMANTIS is a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places.  Time 
for my medication, so I'll leave now.  Practice, practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE DRUID 5346               20   9  0 126         DARK AGES (256)           

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STAR DROID 5367              12  11  1  97         RANDOMNESS 3 (532)        
 LINDA VISTA 5438             13   8  1  95         RIO VISTANS (348)         
 EARTHO 5378                  10  11  0  95         RIO VISTANS (348)         
 DUCKY ONE 5360               17  29  0  93         KEYBOARDS (533)           

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SWINDLER 5475                 7   4  0  82         ASSASSINS (542)           
 DAY DRINKING TIME 5403       12   6  0  79         I'D BE GOOD (538)         
 HOSS 5330                    10   6  0  76         PLAYHOUSE III (528)       
 DUN RINGILL 5316             18  15  0  69         DARK AGES (256)           
 RIO SANDS 5468               11   7  0  69         RIO VISTANS (348)         
-POUNDER 5480                  7   2  0  69         ASSASSINS (542)           

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DANNY GLADS 4708              4   0  0  62         MXC (437)                 
 BURT 5496                     5   1  0  60         OF WOLF & FLASH (545)     
 BEEDOO 5430                  12  10  1  57         RIO VISTANS (348)         

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-LACERATOR 5444               10   5  0  53         ASSASSINS (542)           
 VIC ROMANO 4308               4   0  0  50         MXC (437)                 
 TRUE WEST 5497                3   0  0  48         PLAYHOUSE III (528)       
 VARMILO 5478                 11  13  0  46         KEYBOARDS (533)           
-POUNCER 5445                 10   4  0  40         ASSASSINS (542)           
 LA CAVALE 5332               10   6  0  39         PLAYHOUSE III (528)       
 EDGEWATER 5429                8  11  0  39         RIO VISTANS (348)         
-GOUGER 5455                   8   6  0  34         ASSASSINS (542)           

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MELETRIX 5487                 2   0  1  32         KEYBOARDS (533)           
 LOG RIDE 4310                 3   1  0  29         MXC (437)                 
 BRIENNA OF TARTH 5504         2   0  0  25         DARK AGES (256)           

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SPIRIT STICK 5417             2   0  0  24         CHEER CAMP (539)          

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CAPTAIN TENEAL 4306           1   3  0  18         MXC (437)                 
 NEO65 5503                    1   2  0  14         KEYBOARDS (533)           
 GUY DAROUCHE 4309             2   2  0   8         MXC (437)                 

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
AQUALUNG 5464           5 10 0 DARK AGES 256        MISTRESS SITALVA       899 NONE
BRIENNE OF TARTH 5501   2  1 0 DARK AGES 256        MELETRIX 5487          896  
FOGHAT 5442             6 11 0 DARK AGES 256        SHEWISH GIANT          899 NONE
VIRULINA 4936           7  8 0 VISIONARIES 483      STAR DROID 5367        896  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

AQUALUNG was butchered by MISTRESS SITALVA in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
FOGHAT was slaughtered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
DUCKY ONE was handily defeated by THE DRUID in a 2 minute Challenge Title match.
EMBER LION viciously subdued EARTHO in a popular 1 minute brutal veteran's contest.
LINDA VISTA bested KUNG-FU MASTER in a action packed 1 minute brawl.
DAY DRINKING TIME defeated BURT in a 4 minute struggle.
STAR DROID overpowered RIO SANDS in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
DUN RINGILL was savagely defeated by HOSS in a action packed 5 minute gruesome melee.
LA CAVALE was vanquished by DANNY GLADS in a action packed 1 minute one-sided duel.
EDGEWATER was vanquished by VIC ROMANO in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
VARMILO was beaten by BEEDOO in a 2 minute veteran's melee.
TRUE WEST overpowered CAPTURED ORC in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided match.
CAPTAIN TENEAL was viciously subdued by BRIENNA OF TARTH in a 2 minute brutal battle.
LOG RIDE devastated PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
GUY DAROUCHE was overcome by NEO65 in a popular 4 minute beginner's fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       7         BASHING ATTACK     8 -   2 -  0      80  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         LUNGING ATTACK    35 -  16 -  0      69  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   1 -  1      67  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         WALL OF STEEL      9 -   7 -  0      56  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         TOTAL PARRY        7 -   6 -  0      54  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         STRIKING ATTACK   10 -   9 -  0      53  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         SLASHING ATTACK   20 -  20 -  3      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         AIMED BLOW        25 -  35 -  0      42  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   3 -  0      25  |

Turn 899 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    4 -  0     AIMED BLOW         3 -  4         3  AIMED BLOW     
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  2         2  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  3         1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    THE DRUID 5346             20   9  0  126 DARK AGES (256)
SLASHING ATTACK  STAR DROID 5367            12  11  1   97 RANDOMNESS 3 (532)
AIMED BLOW       DAY DRINKING TIME 5403     12   6  0   79 I'D BE GOOD (538)
LUNGING ATTACK   HOSS 5330                  10   6  0   76 PLAYHOUSE III (528)
STRIKING ATTACK  RIO SANDS 5468             11   7  0   69 RIO VISTANS (348)
TOTAL PARRY      BURT 5496                   5   1  0   60 OF WOLF & FLASH (545)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    LA CAVALE 5332             10   6  0   39 PLAYHOUSE III (528)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is DAY DRINKING TIME 5403.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was HOSS 5330.  The ten other most popular fighters were DUN RINGILL 5316, 
LINDA VISTA 5438, NEO65 5503, THE DRUID 5346, DAY DRINKING TIME 5403, DANNY GLADS 
4708, BEEDOO 5430, TRUE WEST 5497, BRIENNA OF TARTH 5504, and STAR DROID 5367.

The least popular fighter this week was GUY DAROUCHE 4309.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were CAPTAIN TENEAL 4306, EDGEWATER 5429, RIO SANDS 5468, FOGHAT 
5442, AQUALUNG 5464, LA CAVALE 5332, EARTHO 5378, LOG RIDE 4310, VARMILO 5478, and 
BURT 5496.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

THE DRUID (62-5346) DARK AGES (256)

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

EMBER LION (62-5354) RANDOMNESS 3 (532)