DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/27/2026    Duedate: 03/12/2026

ARADI ARENA

DM 60    TURN 901

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ANJA
FAR TRAVELERS (736)
(60-9805) [6-0-0,87]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ANJA                           GREW SOME YUPPIE
FAR TRAVELERS (736)            PAPER TIGERS 25.4 (740)
(60-9805) [6-0-0,87]           (60-9880) [6-0-0,53]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

COLDY                          SHADOWLOOP
THE BUNKHOUSE (595)            TINFOIL MAFIA (738)
(60-9758) [13-18-1,74]         (60-9860) [7-8-0,47]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

TINFOIL MAFIA (738)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. TEMERE NOMEN (734)            23 
2. THE BUNKHOUSE (595)           19    WRATHMEN 23-40 (728)
3. UNNAMEABLES (91)              9     Unchartered Team
4. PAPER TIGERS 25.4 (740)       8  
5. TINFOIL MAFIA (738)           7     PAPER TIGERS 25.4 (740)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*PAPER TIGERS 25.4 (740)    6   1  0 85.7   1/ 1 TINFOIL MAFIA (738)       8  7 0
 2/ 4 WRATHMEN 23-40 (728)      16   9  0 64.0   2/ 2 TEMERE NOMEN (734)        5  1 0
 3- 3 THIS HIGH WORTH (731)     20  12  2 62.5   3/ 3 UNNAMEABLES (91)          5  3 1
 4/ 5 FAR TRAVELERS (736)       12   8  1 60.0   4/ 5*PAPER TIGERS 25.4 (740)   3  1 0
 5/ 6 TEMERE NOMEN (734)        56  42  0 57.1   5/10 THE BUNKHOUSE (595)       3  7 0
 6/ 7 UNNAMEABLES (91)         537 463 32 53.7   6/ 9 FAR TRAVELERS (736)       2  0 0
 7/ 8 TINFOIL MAFIA (738)       39  36  1 52.0   7/ 6 WRATHMEN 23-40 (728)      2  1 0
 8/ 9 THE BUNKHOUSE (595)      181 187  4 49.2   8- 7 THIS HIGH WORTH (731)     1  1 0
 9/11 RED DOG GANG (476)       1036 1509 28 40.7   9-12 GOTHIC HORRORS (739)      0  3 0
10-12 GOTHIC HORRORS (739)       4  17  0 19.0  10/11 RED DOG GANG (476)        0  3 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

Listen closely, oh sand-soaked truth seekers, because Blix has peeled back the heavens 
this turn and discovered something deeply troubling. The moon is not real. That pale 
liar hanging over Aradi is clearly a painted disc, wheeled across the sky by unpaid 
goblins. I know this because on nights when the moon is "full," warriors fight worse. 
Coincidence? The moon wants you weak.  Now, onto the arena, which at least has the 
decency to bleed honestly.

First, the crown. Anja has seized the Duelmaster's throne after Calm Anemone failed to 
show, proving once again that titles, like celestial bodies, vanish when you stop 
believing in them. Anja crushed Warfour in a brutally one-sided title match and now 
stands undefeated at 6-0, shining brighter than the fake moon ever could.

The sands themselves whisper one name this turn: Tinfoil Mafia. Yes, yes, I hear you 
laughing, but who else would understand the truth about the sky? They sit atop the 
team rankings this turn, scrapping their way to an 8-7 record over the last three 
turns. Shadowloop, despite losing to Grew Some Yuppie, remains the people's champion, 
which tells me the crowd senses hidden knowledge in that helmet.

Speaking of Grew Some Yuppie, the unchartered terror from Paper Tigers 25.4 continues 
undefeated. Six wins. Zero losses, and not a shred of mercy. Paper Tigers also boast 
the best career record in the arena right now, which is suspicious. Success like that 
usually means either talent... or moon-backed sorcery.

Temere Nomen had themselves a delightful week of carnage. Luposabre reduced Badger to 
a cautionary tale in under a minute, while Rain Mistress drowned Coldy in a fast, 
furious scrap. If momentum were measurable, theirs would be bending light. Or at least 
bending my remaining sanity.

Deaths? Oh yes. Trustworthy Scribe learned that literacy offers no protection from 
Man's Laughter on the sands. One novice duel later, and the sands drank deep. 
Remember! The arena does not reward trust, only paranoia.

I must go now. I have charts to redraw and telescopes to dismantle. Watch the skies 
and trust no reflections. Ask yourself, if the moon were real, why doesn't it fight 
back?  Until next turn, I remain...

                                          -- Blix the Mad

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ANJA 9805                     6   0  0  87         FAR TRAVELERS (736)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CALM ANEMONE 9706            11   6  2 100         UNNAMEABLES (91)          

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LUPOSABRE 9790               12  13  0  86         TEMERE NOMEN (734)        
 RAIN MISTRESS 9789           12   3  0  85         TEMERE NOMEN (734)        
 SECRET RETRIBUTION 9668      16   9  0  82         WRATHMEN 23-40 (728)      
 BADGER 9661                   9  53  0  80         RED DOG GANG (476)        
 COLDY 9758                   13  18  1  74         THE BUNKHOUSE (595)       

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RUSTY 9848                    8   4  1  66         THE BUNKHOUSE (595)       
 WARFOUR 9103                  9   6  0  59         UNNAMEABLES (91)          

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GREW SOME YUPPIE 9880         6   0  0  53         PAPER TIGERS 25.4 (740)   
 SHADOWLOOP 9860               7   8  0  47         TINFOIL MAFIA (738)       
 AGENT STATIC 9857             9   6  1  43         TINFOIL MAFIA (738)       
 SUDSY 9836                    4   4  0  38         THE BUNKHOUSE (595)       
 PASSION AGGRESSION 9720       4   5  0  35         UNNAMEABLES (91)          

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WETWORK ZERO 9858             9   6  0  34         TINFOIL MAFIA (738)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MRS. REDACTED 9859            7   8  0  30         TINFOIL MAFIA (738)       
 DERS 9855                     6   5  0  30         THE BUNKHOUSE (595)       
 SLEEPER CELL 9856             7   8  0  29         TINFOIL MAFIA (738)       
 MAN'S LAUGHTER 9862           3   0  1  25         UNNAMEABLES (91)          

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AGGIE 9861                    4   6  0  20         THE BUNKHOUSE (595)       
-BEAST 9870                    2   6  0  12         GOTHIC HORRORS (739)      
-TURN FOR HOMICIDE 9692        0   3  0  11         THIS HIGH WORTH (731)     
-KATANA 9866                   2   4  0  10         GOTHIC HORRORS (739)      
-SOPHIEA 9871                  0   2  0   2         GOTHIC HORRORS (739)      

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
TRUSTWORTHY SCRI        0  0 0                      MAN'S LAUGHTER 9862    901 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

GREW SOME YUPPIE bested SHADOWLOOP in a crowd pleasing 4 minute Challenge fight.
LUPOSABRE vanquished BADGER in a 1 minute uneven battle.
RAIN MISTRESS subdued COLDY in a action packed 2 minute fight.
SECRET RETRIBUTION bested RUSTY in a popular 1 minute contest.
ANJA overpowered WARFOUR in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gruesome mismatched Title match.
PASSION AGGRESSION was overpowered by AGENT STATIC in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
MRS. REDACTED was unbelievably bested by SUDSY in a popular 4 minute competition.
WETWORK ZERO overcame AGGIE in a action packed 2 minute melee.
SLEEPER CELL slimly lost to DERS in a 2 minute gory duel.
MAN'S LAUGHTER barely slew TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE in a popular 3 minute novice's duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         PARRY-RIPOSTE      9 -   3 -  1      75  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         TOTAL PARRY       14 -   7 -  0      67  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         LUNGING ATTACK    16 -  13 -  1      55  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         SLASHING ATTACK    8 -   7 -  0      53  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         AIMED BLOW        19 -  17 -  0      53  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         STRIKING ATTACK   10 -  11 -  0      48  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   7 -  0      36  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         BASHING ATTACK     6 -  11 -  0      35  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   6 -  0      33  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         WALL OF STEEL      0 -   3 -  0       0  |

Turn 901 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-RIPOSTE      2 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         4  AIMED BLOW     
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         2 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  2         2  PARRY-STRIKE   
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  2     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                                                                1  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   ANJA 9805                   6   0  0   87 FAR TRAVELERS (736)
AIMED BLOW       RAIN MISTRESS 9789         12   3  0   85 TEMERE NOMEN (734)
STRIKING ATTACK  RUSTY 9848                  8   4  1   66 THE BUNKHOUSE (595)
PARRY-LUNGE      WARFOUR 9103                9   6  0   59 UNNAMEABLES (91)
TOTAL PARRY      GREW SOME YUPPIE 9880       6   0  0   53 PAPER TIGERS 25.4 (740)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is COLDY 9758.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
SHADOWLOOP 9860.  The ten other most popular fighters were MRS. REDACTED 9859, RAIN 
MISTRESS 9789, AGGIE 9861, SLEEPER CELL 9856, ANJA 9805, DERS 9855, GREW SOME YUPPIE 
9880, LUPOSABRE 9790, SECRET RETRIBUTION 9668, and RUSTY 9848.

The least popular fighter this week was MAN'S LAUGHTER 9862.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were PASSION AGGRESSION 9720, WARFOUR 9103, BADGER 9661, SUDSY 9836, 
WETWORK ZERO 9858, AGENT STATIC 9857, COLDY 9758, RUSTY 9848, SECRET RETRIBUTION 
9668, and LUPOSABRE 9790.

               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