DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 02/26/2026 Duedate: 03/11/2026
JASPER GULCH ARENA
DM 85 TURN 281
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
ROBERT PAULSON 570
PROJECT MAYHEM 277 (5419)
(85-29469) [7-5-1,105]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
ROBERT PAULSON 570 COFFIN SHRED
PROJECT MAYHEM 277 (5419) SEA MADNESS (5181)
(85-29469) [7-5-1,105] (85-28202) [3-2-0,75]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
REALLY NOVEL REDRIX
MOUNTAIN DEW (2933) HOWLIN PULSE (9137)
(85-26450) [6-4-0,66] (85-50077) [2-3-0,53]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
POSITION IS EMPTY
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. SEA MADNESS (5181) 53
2. HOWLIN PULSE (9137) 23 OF WOLF AND MAN6 (1359)
3. AMSTERDAM MIXUP (6960) 19 Unchartered Team
4. JOHN BROWN (5724) 16
5. LAST MEN (9533) 14 PROJECT MAYHEM 308 (5440)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 3*PROJECT MAYHEM 308 (5440) 4 0 0 100. 1/12 PROJECT MAYHEM 277 (5419) 3 0 0
2/ 4*OF WOLF AND MAN8 (1361) 3 0 0 100. 2/ 3*PROJECT MAYHEM 308 (5440) 3 0 0
3- 6*23ERR (6534) 8 1 0 88.9 3/ 7*OF WOLF AND MAN8 (1361) 3 0 0
4/12*AMERICA (3276) 8 2 0 80.0 4-11 PHONOPHONIC (7215) 2 0 0
5-10 PROJECT MAYHEM 135 (1446) 11 3 0 78.6 5- 2 PRINGLES (6744) 2 0 0
6/13*LAST MEN (9533) 7 2 1 77.8 6/26*AMERICA (3276) 2 0 0
7/ 2*PROJECT MAYHEM 322 (5454) 3 1 1 75.0 7- 4 PROJECT MAYHEM 135 (1446) 2 0 0
8/19*PROJECT MAYHEM 95 (529) 3 1 1 75.0 8/34*LAST MEN (9533) 2 1 1
9/20*NIGHT'S DREAM (9474) 3 1 0 75.0 9/ 8*PROJECT MAYHEM 95 (529) 2 1 1
10/16 OF WOLF AND MAN6 (1359) 15 7 2 68.2 10/10 DARK INSANITY (9473) 2 1 0
11-18 STARBUCKS (6737) 12 6 0 66.7 11/ 9*NIGHT'S DREAM (9474) 2 1 0
12/15 PROJECT MAYHEM 165 (2656) 8 4 0 66.7 12/ 1*PROJECT MAYHEM 322 (5454) 2 1 0
13/21 PROJECT MAYHEM 171 (3701) 11 7 1 61.1 13/40 OF WOLF AND MAN10 (1363) 2 1 0
14/ 0 AMSTERDAM MIXUP (6960) 6 4 0 60.0 14/ 5 OF WOLF AND MAN6 (1359) 2 2 0
15/ 0*SEA MADNESS (5181) 3 2 0 60.0 15/ 0 JOHN BROWN (5724) 1 0 1
16/26 PROJECT MAYHEM 277 (5419) 7 5 1 58.3 16-15*PROJECT MAYHEM 372 (9081) 1 0 0
17-23 INSPIRATION (9246) 7 5 0 58.3 17/ 0*HOWLIN STEALS 2 (7836) 1 0 0
18/ 0 HOWLIN HEROES 8 (3879) 7 5 0 58.3 18/ 0 AMSTERDAM MIXUP (6960) 1 0 0
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
19/ 0*HOWLIN STEALS 2 (7836) 4 3 0 57.1 19-20*23ERR (6534) 1 0 0
20/22 OF WOLF AND MAN5 (1358) 14 11 2 56.0 20/ 0*SEA MADNESS (5181) 1 0 0
21-24 CODE NAMES X (5297) 14 11 1 56.0 21-24 CODE NAMES X (5297) 1 0 0
22/ 0 DON'T BLOW IT, POE (5729) 25 20 1 55.6 22- 6 OF WOLF AND MAN2 (1355) 1 0 0
23-25*OF WOLF AND MAN9 (1362) 5 4 0 55.6 23-33*OF WOLF AND MAN9 (1362) 1 0 0
24-29 PRINGLES (6744) 8 7 1 53.3 24/ 0*HOWLIN PULSE (9137) 1 1 0
25-30 CODE NAMES II (2840) 24 22 0 52.2 25/19 FAVORITE SAYINGS 3 (7479) 1 1 0
26/31 WE ARE FARMERS! (1934) 17 17 1 50.0 26-36 HIGHLAND PARK (6736) 1 1 0
27/37 OF WOLF AND MAN4 (1357) 10 10 0 50.0 27-37 STARBUCKS (6737) 1 1 0
28-32 OF WOLF AND MAN2 (1355) 8 8 0 50.0 28/ 0 MOUNTAIN DEW (2933) 1 1 0
29/28 FAVORITE SAYINGS 3 (7479) 7 7 1 50.0 29/43*PROJECT MONKEY 286 (5410) 1 2 0
30-34 OF WOLF AND MAN (1354) 5 5 0 50.0 30/39 PROJECT MAYHEM 171 (3701) 1 2 0
31/ 0*AL BUMS 5 (3351) 6 7 1 46.2 31/32 PROJECT MAYHEM 165 (2656) 1 2 0
32/33 PROJECT MAYHEM 292 (5424) 6 7 0 46.2 32/47 OF WOLF AND MAN4 (1357) 1 2 0
33/36 DARK INSANITY (9473) 11 13 0 45.8 33/41 OF WOLF AND MAN5 (1358) 1 4 0
34/ 0 JOHN BROWN (5724) 68 81 7 45.6 34/44 BIG LAKE EVOLVE (6574) 0 4 0
35/ 0 MOUNTAIN DEW (2933) 13 17 1 43.3 35/38 PROJECT MAYHEM 292 (5424) 0 3 0
36/40 BIG LAKE EVOLVE (6574) 24 32 1 42.9 36/45 WE ARE FARMERS! (1934) 0 3 0
37-43 PHONOPHONIC (7215) 6 9 0 40.0 37-35 ARCANE TEA (6724) 0 2 0
38/46 OF WOLF AND MAN10 (1363) 5 8 1 38.5 38-31 INSPIRATION (9246) 0 1 0
39-45 ARCANE TEA (6724) 5 9 1 35.7 39/ 0 DON'T BLOW IT, POE (5729) 0 1 0
40/ 0*HOWLIN PULSE (9137) 4 8 0 33.3 40/ 0 HOWLIN HEROES 8 (3879) 0 1 0
41-47*PROJECT MAYHEM 372 (9081) 2 4 0 33.3 41/ 0*AL BUMS 5 (3351) 0 1 0
42/51*PROJECT MONKEY 286 (5410) 1 3 0 25.0 42-51 CODE NAMES II (2840) 0 1 0
43-50 HIGHLAND PARK (6736) 4 13 0 23.5 43-46 OF WOLF AND MAN (1354) 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
Good day, in JASPER GULCH a quiet thief gets rich, but a quiet spymaster gets
poor. So bring me ale and harken to my tidbits of news. I understand that The Warty
Toad is buying the drinks for PROJECT MAYHEM 277 tonight, to honor their rise to 1st
after this turns 1-0-0. Hmmm. Now, what did these guys have for breakfast this
morning? AMERICA has turned a 1-0-0 into 6th place from 26th. Give me the recipe!
I want to know who's buying the drinks for who tonight at The Warty Toad, seeing as
LAST MEN's 7-2-1 has earned them 8th place in the ranks. It doesn't rain, but it
pours for PROJECT MAYHEM 322 this turn, a 0-1-0 causing a 11 flight drop in the team
rankings. Hand that team a dry towel. I understand that The Warty Toad is buying
the drinks for OF WOLF AND MAN10 tonight, to honor their rise to 13th after this
turns 1-0-0. Hmmm. Now, what did these guys have for breakfast this morning?
PROJECT MONKEY 286 has turned a 1-0-0 into 29th place from 43rd. Give me the recipe!
I understand that The Warty Toad is buying the drinks for OF WOLF AND MAN4 tonight,
to honor their rise to 32nd after this turns 1-0-0. Hmmm. And let's see, COFFIN
SHRED fought EFSECIALLY and gained 53 points and contributed to SEA MADNESS' 1-0-0.
ISSAC CALIGARI has lost to MAD MASTER, falling 16 points, while helping make DARK
INSANITY a 0-1-0 turn. Due to his absence and inability to defend the throne, AGONY
has lost the title of Duelmaster. We should ask ROBERT PAULSON 570 about the thrill
of victory, and what being the new Duelmaster does for a warrior, he's now the one to
ask. Tell me, is nothing sacred? I have heard from unimpeachable sources that The
Warty Toad uses trolls in their stew. Talk about gristle!
Oriental wise man once say, 'Hiding behind shields prevents proper sun tanning.'
Inscrutable, but true.
A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once. Wise men know this to
be true. ROBERT PAULSON 608 has departed JASPER GULCH, leaving PROJECT MAYHEM 292
without their 6-6-0 warrior. Question, just what was his team doing at the taverns
last night? A brave warrior does not carry a red shield, he has nothing to cover or
hide when the fight is over. Consider well.
Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the
sweetest. Well, I'm burning daylight here in JASPER GULCH and I've a long road ahead
of me. Happy Trails. Until you see my quill in JASPER GULCH again, farewell--
Alarond the Scribe
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ROBERT PAULSON 570 29469 7 5 1 105 PROJECT MAYHEM 277 (5419)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-AGONY 55171 11 3 0 102 PROJECT MAYHEM 135 (1446)
-PHAIDOR 7476 7 3 0 101 OF WOLF AND MAN2 (1355)
-ITCHY MAMBA 28847 12 7 1 92 CODE NAMES X (5297)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-YELLOWSTONE 35804 8 1 0 89 23ERR (6534)
-FAT WIZARD 15459 15 15 0 82 CODE NAMES II (2840)
ROBERT PAULSON 370 20231 11 7 1 77 PROJECT MAYHEM 171 (3701)
COFFIN SHRED 28202 3 2 0 75 SEA MADNESS (5181)
SABOR 7489 7 5 0 71 OF WOLF AND MAN5 (1358)
-THAKA 7492 7 3 2 68 OF WOLF AND MAN6 (1359)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-EDUCATION 50638 7 5 0 66 INSPIRATION (9246)
REALLY NOVEL 26450 6 4 0 66 MOUNTAIN DEW (2933)
-PUMPKIN SPICE 36968 12 6 0 65 STARBUCKS (6737)
SOLA 7485 7 8 0 60 OF WOLF AND MAN4 (1357)
BRODY 52258 5 2 1 60 LAST MEN (9533)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MOLAK 7493 8 4 0 56 OF WOLF AND MAN6 (1359)
MAD MASTER 38213 6 4 0 56 AMSTERDAM MIXUP (6960)
BORN AGAIN 17827 8 1 0 54 AMERICA (3276)
REDRIX 50077 2 3 0 53 HOWLIN PULSE (9137)
WINDOW SHOPPER 41042 7 7 1 48 FAVORITE SAYINGS 3 (7479)
ISSAC CALIGARI 51933 7 11 0 46 DARK INSANITY (9473)
FRITZ 7514 5 8 1 46 OF WOLF AND MAN10 (1363)
-DUCOLI 7508 5 4 0 45 OF WOLF AND MAN9 (1362)
-TERKOZ 7487 7 6 2 43 OF WOLF AND MAN5 (1358)
ROBERT PAULSON 671 29643 3 1 1 42 PROJECT MAYHEM 322 (5454)
-VINYL ALBUM 39512 6 9 0 41 PHONOPHONIC (7215)
-KANTOS KAN 7664 5 5 0 40 OF WOLF AND MAN (1354)
9TH RULE 55302 5 4 0 35 PROJECT MAYHEM 165 (2656)
MANSION NECKLACE 42973 4 3 0 35 HOWLIN STEALS 2 (7836)
THROWDOWN 31244 3 3 1 35 JOHN BROWN (5724)
TRANSFORMATION 55092 5 8 0 34 BIG LAKE EVOLVE (6574)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-THE SINGLETON 36964 4 13 0 33 HIGHLAND PARK (6736)
-ENGLISH BREAKFAST 36901 5 9 1 30 ARCANE TEA (6724)
GABRIEL LANCE 51934 3 1 0 30 NIGHT'S DREAM (9474)
ANAROL 7506 3 0 0 30 OF WOLF AND MAN8 (1361)
ROBERT PAULSON 252 2824 3 1 1 29 PROJECT MAYHEM 95 (529)
ROBERT PAULSON 640 29573 4 0 0 26 PROJECT MAYHEM 308 (5440)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BLACK STAR 20114 3 3 1 21 AL BUMS 5 (3351)
ROBERT PAULSON 593 29425 1 3 0 21 PROJECT MONKEY 286 (5410)
GWENDOLYN BROOKS 54464 1 1 0 20 DON'T BLOW IT, POET (5729)
-FIRST RULE 55290 1 2 0 19 PROJECT MAYHEM 372 (9081)
EFSECIALLY 39841 1 1 0 16 HOWLIN HEROES 8 (3879)
BATTLER 54874 1 2 0 16 HOWLIN PULSE (9137)
GOOD OLE 39842 0 2 0 14 MOUNTAIN DEW (2933)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
SPECIT NOWW 55333 0 1 0 BIG LAKE EVOLVE 6574 WURM KIN 281 NONE
CHOCOLATE LIQUE 37009 7 5 0 INGREDIENTS 6745 TERKOZ 7487 277 NOT REVENGED
ROBERT PAULSON 29496 6 7 0 PROJECT MAYHEM 5424 BRODY 52258 281
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
GUCCI EYELIDS 25547 3 3 1 WE ARE FARMERS! 1934 THROWDOWN 31244 281
DIOUF 85 0 0 0 WHITECAP FC 13 GOVERNOR GRAY 37709 98
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
SPECIT NOWW was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
ROBERT PAULSON 570 devastated SABOR in a 1 minute one-sided Title duel.
ROBERT PAULSON 370 was overcome by VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a 2 minute veteran's match.
ISSAC CALIGARI was bested by MAD MASTER in a 2 minute contest.
WINDOW SHOPPER was overpowered by REALLY NOVEL in a 1 minute bloody one-sided fight.
ROBERT PAULSON 608 was butchered by BRODY in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
SOLA devastated 9TH RULE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched match.
MOLAK was defeated by REDRIX in a action packed 2 minute gruesome melee.
ROBERT PAULSON 671 was unbelievably bested by BORN AGAIN in a popular 4 minute duel.
FRITZ won victory over TRANSFORMATION in a 1 minute fight.
BLACK STAR was luckily beaten by ANAROL in a 2 minute gruesome match.
MANSION NECKLACE overpowered GWENDOLYN BROOKS in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
ROBERT PAULSON 252 bested BATTLER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute conflict.
ROBERT PAULSON 640 subdued EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a crowd pleasing 6 minute match.
ROBERT PAULSON 593 beat GOOD OLE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute conflict.
THROWDOWN assassinated GUCCI EYELIDS in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
COFFIN SHRED devastated EFSECIALLY in a exciting 1 minute bloody uneven duel.
GABRIEL LANCE devastated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 2 minute one-sided brawl.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 7 TOTAL PARRY 33 - 16 - 0 67 |
|TOTAL PARRY 6 WALL OF STEEL 6 - 4 - 0 60 |
|AIMED BLOW 6 STRIKING ATTACK 35 - 26 - 4 57 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 6 PARRY-LUNGE 9 - 8 - 1 53 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 4 LUNGING ATTACK 46 - 42 - 2 52 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 BASHING ATTACK 6 - 8 - 1 43 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 8 - 12 - 0 40 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 AIMED BLOW 24 - 38 - 0 39 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 13 - 22 - 2 37 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
Turn 281 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 1 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 3 3 STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 5 3 LUNGING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 5 - 2 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 4 - 2 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 PARRY-LUNGE
AIMED BLOW 3 - 3 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
1 TOTAL PARRY
1 AIMED BLOW
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK ROBERT PAULSON 570 29469 7 5 1 105 PROJECT MAYHEM 277 (5419)
TOTAL PARRY ROBERT PAULSON 370 20231 11 7 1 77 PROJECT MAYHEM 171 (3701)
AIMED BLOW COFFIN SHRED 28202 3 2 0 75 SEA MADNESS (5181)
SLASHING ATTACK SABOR 7489 7 5 0 71 OF WOLF AND MAN5 (1358)
BASHING ATTACK BRODY -13278 5 2 1 60 LAST MEN (9533)
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK ROBERT PAULSON 671 29643 3 1 1 42 PROJECT MAYHEM 322 (5454)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is REALLY NOVEL 26450. The most popular warrior this
turn was REDRIX -15459. The ten other most popular fighters were ROBERT PAULSON 671
29643, ISSAC CALIGARI -13603, BLACK STAR 20114, MAD MASTER -27323, MANSION NECKLACE
-22563, ROBERT PAULSON 252 2824, REALLY NOVEL 26450, SOLA 7485, ROBERT PAULSON 593
29425, and COFFIN SHRED 28202.
The least popular fighter this week was GUCCI EYELIDS 25547. The other ten least
popular fighters were ROBERT PAULSON 640 29573, BATTLER -10662, ROBERT PAULSON 608
29496, WINDOW SHOPPER -24494, SABOR 7489, SPECIT NOWW -10203, EFSECIALLY -25695,
THROWDOWN 31244, GOOD OLE -25694, and GWENDOLYN BROOKS -11072.
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