DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/19/2026    Duedate: 07/02/2026

ARADI ARENA

DM 60    TURN 909

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ANJA
FAR TRAVELERS (736)
(60-9805) [11-0-0,128]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ANJA                           MURPHY
FAR TRAVELERS (736)            WIND CHILL (745)
(60-9805) [11-0-0,128]         (60-9915) [1-0-0,20]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

SLEEPER CELL                   BARON YOYNICH
TINFOIL MAFIA (738)            NEON ROYALTY (732)
(60-9856) [12-11-0,55]         (60-9873) [2-0-0,31]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

TINFOIL MAFIA (738)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. NEON ROYALTY (732)            21 
2. WIND CHILL (745)              20    FAR TRAVELERS (736)
3. TINFOIL MAFIA (738)           13    Unchartered Team
4. FAR TRAVELERS (736)           9  
5. RED DOG GANG (476)            1     WIND CHILL (745)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*WIND CHILL (745)           1   0  0 100.   1/ 1 TINFOIL MAFIA (738)      10  5 0
 2/ 2 FAR TRAVELERS (736)       18   9  2 66.7   2/ 3 NEON ROYALTY (732)        6  4 0
 3/ 3 UNNAMEABLES (91)         544 470 32 53.6   3/ 2 FAR TRAVELERS (736)       3  1 0
 4/ 4 TINFOIL MAFIA (738)       61  54  1 53.0   4/ 0*WIND CHILL (745)          1  0 0
 5/ 6 NEON ROYALTY (732)        74  75  1 49.7   5/ 4 UNNAMEABLES (91)          1  2 0
 6- 7 TALLOWIHC (285)           32  38  0 45.7   6- 6 TALLOWIHC (285)           0  5 0
 7/ 8 RED DOG GANG (476)       1036 1517 28 40.6   7/ 7 RED DOG GANG (476)        0  3 0
 8- 9 GOTHIC HORRORS (739)       4  21  0 16.0   8- 8 GOTHIC HORRORS (739)      0  2 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

Citizens of Aradi! Wake up! Open your eyes! Stop staring at the moon, which doesn't 
exist, and start paying attention to the REAL threat lurking beneath our noses! This 
week I have uncovered evidence of a vast and ancient conspiracy. The so-called 
"Fromager Guild," a shadowy cabal of master cheesemakers, is making its move against 
the government of Aradi! You think those wheels of cheese are for eating? FOOLS! 
They're communication devices! Every wedge is a coded message! Every wheel is a vote 
stolen from honest citizens!  How else do you explain this turn?

Anja of Far Travelers remains undefeated and crushed Shadowloop to retain the 
Duelmaster's throne. A perfect record? Suspicious. Very suspicious. Have you ever seen 
Anja and a wheel of aged mountain cheddar in the same room? Exactly.

Far Travelers still boasts the arena's best career record, but Tinfoil Mafia continues 
to control the team standings, posting a 10-5 mark over the last three turns. The 
Tinfoil Mafia claims they oppose conspiracies. Convenient. That is exactly what a 
conspiracy would say.

A big surprise for the turn came from newcomer Murphy. The fresh-faced warrior stormed 
into the arena and flattened Princess Jade in his debut. Wind Chill now has control of 
the Unchartered ranks. Coincidence? Or was he supplied illicit battle plans inside a 
hollow block of smoked gouda?  You decide!

The Iron Duke continues to strengthen Neon Royalty's position by demolishing Badger, 
while Prince Layoun and Baron Yoynich also collected victories. Neon's crew gained 
considerable ground this turn and appears ready to challenge the established order. 
Which established order? Glad you asked! The cheese establishment, naturally.

As for arena gossip, Baron Yoynich earned Fight of the Turn honors and appears to be 
building momentum among the younger warriors. Keep an eye on that one, unless the 
Fromager Guild gets to him first. It is also rumored that Neon Royalty was the team 
most avoided. Count it as fact. A trusted slice of brie gave me the information. Far 
Travelers scattered at the first scent of Neon Royalty, as if they were carrying a 
block of Linberger in their pockets.

Now for the truly alarming evidence. Have you noticed that wheels of cheese are round? 
Have you noticed that shields are round? Have you noticed that coins are round? The 
pattern is obvious. The Fromager Guild is preparing to replace government one dairy 
product at a time. Remain vigilant. Examine your cheese for magical tampering. 
Question your cheesemonger. Trust no fondue! 

Until next cycle, I just want to remind you that paranoia is merely preparedness with 
better branding.

                    -- Blix the Mad
                       Truth-Seeker, Government Watchdog, Licensed Cheese Investigator

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ANJA 9805                    11   0  0 128         FAR TRAVELERS (736)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE IRON DUKE 9769           10  10  0  99         NEON ROYALTY (732)        

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHADOWLOOP 9860              11  12  0  89         TINFOIL MAFIA (738)       
 BADGER 9661                   9  61  0  88         RED DOG GANG (476)        

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PRINCE LAYOUN 9778           13  11  0  58         NEON ROYALTY (732)        

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AGENT STATIC 9857            14   9  1  56         TINFOIL MAFIA (738)       
 SLEEPER CELL 9856            12  11  0  55         TINFOIL MAFIA (738)       
 MRS. REDACTED 9859           11  12  0  50         TINFOIL MAFIA (738)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WETWORK ZERO 9858            13  10  0  49         TINFOIL MAFIA (738)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BARON YOYNICH 9873            2   0  0  31         NEON ROYALTY (732)        
 BARON SUNSTAR 9864            2   1  0  30         NEON ROYALTY (732)        
 MAN'S LAUGHTER 9862           6   5  1  24         UNNAMEABLES (91)          

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MURPHY 9915                   1   0  0  20         WIND CHILL (745)          
 PRINCESS JADE 9888            1   1  0   4         NEON ROYALTY (732)        

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
LUPOSABRE 9790         13 16 0 TEMERE NOMEN 734     PADASHA 9821           905 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ANJA devastated SHADOWLOOP in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight.
BADGER was demolished by THE IRON DUKE in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
MRS. REDACTED overpowered HAPPY PEASANT in a 1 minute mismatched duel.
SLEEPER CELL bested BARON SUNSTAR in a exciting 1 minute bloody one-sided fight.
AGENT STATIC devastated HAPPY PEASANT in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
WETWORK ZERO was viciously subdued by PRINCE LAYOUN in a 2 minute master's match.
MAN'S LAUGHTER was viciously subdued by BARON YOYNICH in a 2 minute melee.
PRINCESS JADE was vanquished by MURPHY in a popular 1 minute one-sided duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       3         LUNGING ATTACK    17 -  10 -  0      63  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         TOTAL PARRY       11 -   8 -  0      58  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         SLASHING ATTACK    9 -   8 -  1      53  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   4 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   5 -  0      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         STRIKING ATTACK    7 -   8 -  0      47  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   9 -  1      44  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         AIMED BLOW        12 -  16 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         WALL OF STEEL      1 -   2 -  0      33  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         BASHING ATTACK     4 -   8 -  0      33  |

Turn 909 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-LUNGE        1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         3  AIMED BLOW     
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         2 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  1         2  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         2  PARRY-LUNGE    
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-STRIKE   

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   ANJA 9805                  11   0  0  128 FAR TRAVELERS (736)
PARRY-LUNGE      PRINCE LAYOUN 9778         13  11  0   58 NEON ROYALTY (732)
SLASHING ATTACK  SLEEPER CELL 9856          12  11  0   55 TINFOIL MAFIA (738)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      WETWORK ZERO 9858          13  10  0   49 TINFOIL MAFIA (738)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is SLEEPER CELL 9856.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was BARON YOYNICH 9873.  The ten other most popular fighters were PRINCE LAYOUN 
9778, SLEEPER CELL 9856, ANJA 9805, MURPHY 9915, THE IRON DUKE 9769, MRS. REDACTED 
9859, BARON SUNSTAR 9864, SHADOWLOOP 9860, AGENT STATIC 9857, and WETWORK ZERO 9858.

The least popular fighter this week was BADGER 9661.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were PRINCESS JADE 9888, MAN'S LAUGHTER 9862, WETWORK ZERO 9858, AGENT 
STATIC 9857, SHADOWLOOP 9860, BARON SUNSTAR 9864, MRS. REDACTED 9859, THE IRON DUKE 
9769, MURPHY 9915, and ANJA 9805.