DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/27/2026    Duedate: 08/08/2026

VALAMANTIS ARENA

DM 62    TURN 903

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

EARTHO
RIO VISTANS (348)
(62-5378) [14-11-0,115]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

EARTHO                         BURT
RIO VISTANS (348)              OF WOLF & FLASH (545)
(62-5378) [14-11-0,115]        (62-5496) [8-1-0,85]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

DAY DRINKING TIME              BEEDOO
I'D BE GOOD (538)              RIO VISTANS (348)
(62-5403) [12-7-0,80]          (62-5430) [14-12-1,78]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

RIO VISTANS (348)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. MY FAULT (546)                41 
2. RIO VISTANS (348)             25    RANDOMNESS 3 (532)
3. KEYBOARDS (533)               12    Unchartered Team
4. OF WOLF & FLASH (545)         11 
5. RANDOMNESS 3 (532)            11    OF WOLF & FLASH (545)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*OF WOLF & FLASH (545)      8   1  0 88.9   1/ 1 RIO VISTANS (348)         9  6 0
 2/ 6*MY FAULT (546)             7   4  1 63.6   2/ 3*MY FAULT (546)            5  3 0
 3/ 3 RANDOMNESS 3 (532)        67  44  3 60.4   3/ 7 KEYBOARDS (533)           4  7 0
 4/ 4 PLAYHOUSE III (528)       43  30  1 58.9   4/ 4 RANDOMNESS 3 (532)        3  0 0
 5/ 0 I'D BE GOOD (538)         13  10  0 56.5   5- 5 DARK AGES (256)           3  2 0
 6/ 5 RIO VISTANS (348)        264 245 15 51.9   6/ 2 PLAYHOUSE III (528)       3  3 0
 7- 7 DARK AGES (256)          116 121  6 48.9   7/ 6*OF WOLF & FLASH (545)     2  0 0
 8- 8 PRIVATE IDAHO (439)       64  74  5 46.4   8- 9 PRIVATE IDAHO (439)       0  1 0
 9/ 9 KEYBOARDS (533)           85 111  4 43.4   9/ 0 I'D BE GOOD (538)         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

     So why do I have this bag over my head?  Because I am The Unknown Spymaster and 
I'm going to give you a spy report!.  It was a tough week for PLAYHOUSE III, to drop 
4 places in the rankings.  Coming up with a solid 2-3-0 outing, KEYBOARDS has 
advanced 4 places in the rankings.  It looks like the guys(?) at MY FAULT had a good 
week as they went 3-0-0 to put them in 2nd place.  I guess steroids help!  Hey 
everybody, watch out for BEEDOO, who flew up 21 points in the rankings after mashing 
DUCKY ONE like a melon.  Keep your eye on this guy.  Ya know, some days it doesn't 
pay to walk out on the sands.  BROKEN was overcame by PRETEXT and drops 8 points.  
Well, everybody's pal STAR DROID moved his record to 16-11-1 by defeating LINDA VISTA 
in the Duelmaster's Title Bout and gaining 11 recognition points.  Advice to 
bashers--never force anything, just get a bigger halberd!   
     Here is other news that is of note.  And hey, kiddies, those of you who didn't 
avoid DARK AGES, please raise you hand.  Wow.  Does VALAMANTIS really have that many 
liars?  And you guys like to boo me?  Well, unsling your rasberries, cause MY FAULT 
beats feet every time DARK AGES smiles at them.  Try farming, eh?   
     Death is kind of like a new puppy:  he's always around wanting to play.  (Ha 
Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?).  Remember:  alliances are great, but try and 
take your ally in the arena with you and see what happens.   
     Well, there's the manager of the VALAMANTIS giving me the 'cut' sign (or is that 
'They're going to strangle you in the alley?).  C'mon, Leadfoot, let's make some 
tracks.  Hasta la bye-bye.  (Loud choruses of 'Beat it, ya bum!')-- The Unknown 
Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EARTHO 5378                  14  11  0 115         RIO VISTANS (348)         

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-LARGE MARGE 4326             14  13  0  87         PRIVATE IDAHO (439)       
 LINDA VISTA 5438             15  10  1  85         RIO VISTANS (348)         
 BURT 5496                     8   1  0  85         OF WOLF & FLASH (545)     
 DUCKY ONE 5360               17  33  0  84         KEYBOARDS (533)           
 HOSS 5330                    12   8  0  83         PLAYHOUSE III (528)       
-DUN RINGILL 5316             19  15  0  80         DARK AGES (256)           
 DAY DRINKING TIME 5403       12   7  0  80         I'D BE GOOD (538)         
 BEEDOO 5430                  14  12  1  78         RIO VISTANS (348)         

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RIO SANDS 5468               13   9  0  66         RIO VISTANS (348)         
 VARMILO 5478                 12  16  0  59         KEYBOARDS (533)           

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MELETRIX 5487                 3   0  1  50         KEYBOARDS (533)           
 EDGEWATER 5429                9  14  0  45         RIO VISTANS (348)         
 LA CAVALE 5332               12   8  0  44         PLAYHOUSE III (528)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TOPRE 5500                    2   0  0  21         KEYBOARDS (533)           
 PRETEXT 5507                  3   1  1  19         MY FAULT (546)            
-BRIENNE OF TARTH 5504         2   1  0  19         DARK AGES (256)           
-KELPIE 5518                   1   0  0  17         DARK AGES (256)           
 ALIBI 5509                    1   0  0  16         MY FAULT (546)            
-SYRIO 5520                    1   0  0  16         DARK AGES (256)           
 SORRY 5505                    1   0  0  15         MY FAULT (546)            
 BROKEN 5517                   1   1  0   9         KEYBOARDS (533)           
-EXCUSE 5506                   1   2  0   8         MY FAULT (546)            
-SO? 5508                      1   1  0   4         MY FAULT (546)            

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

PRETEXT bested BROKEN in a 1 minute amateur's Challenge fight.
STAR DROID vanquished LINDA VISTA in a 1 minute uneven battle.
EARTHO savagely defeated DAY DRINKING TIME in a 1 minute expert's Title fight.
BURT overpowered M. CHARDINEE in a 2 minute one-sided fight.
DUCKY ONE was viciously subdued by BEEDOO in a popular 3 minute bloody expert's brawl.
HOSS overpowered VARMILO in a popular 1 minute gruesome mismatched brawl.
LA CAVALE was vanquished by RIO SANDS in a 1 minute uneven duel.
EDGEWATER was vanquished by MELETRIX in a 1 minute uneven fight.
TOPRE vanquished CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
ALIBI overpowered PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
SORRY overpowered PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   0 -  1     100  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         BASHING ATTACK     8 -   3 -  0      73  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         TOTAL PARRY        7 -   4 -  0      64  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         LUNGING ATTACK    26 -  17 -  0      60  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         SLASHING ATTACK   21 -  14 -  1      60  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         STRIKING ATTACK   19 -  13 -  1      59  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   4 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         WALL OF STEEL      5 -   5 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         AIMED BLOW        17 -  32 -  0      35  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 903 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-STRIKE       1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  4         4  AIMED BLOW     
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         2  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  1                                       1  TOTAL PARRY    
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  EARTHO 5378                14  11  0  115 RIO VISTANS (348)
SLASHING ATTACK  LINDA VISTA 5438           15  10  1   85 RIO VISTANS (348)
TOTAL PARRY      BURT 5496                   8   1  0   85 OF WOLF & FLASH (545)
LUNGING ATTACK   HOSS 5330                  12   8  0   83 PLAYHOUSE III (528)
AIMED BLOW       DAY DRINKING TIME 5403     12   7  0   80 I'D BE GOOD (538)
PARRY-STRIKE     MELETRIX 5487               3   0  1   50 KEYBOARDS (533)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    LA CAVALE 5332             12   8  0   44 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 BEEDOO 5430.  The ten other most popular fighters were HOSS 5330, 
EARTHO 5378, DUCKY ONE 5360, RIO SANDS 5468, ALIBI 5509, PRETEXT 5507, BURT 5496, 
MELETRIX 5487, TOPRE 5500, and SORRY 5505.

The least popular fighter this week was EDGEWATER 5429.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were LA CAVALE 5332, VARMILO 5478, DAY DRINKING TIME 5403, LINDA VISTA 5438, 
BROKEN 5517, SORRY 5505, TOPRE 5500, MELETRIX 5487, BURT 5496, and PRETEXT 5507.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

EARTHO (62-5378) RIO VISTANS (348)

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

STAR DROID (62-5367) RANDOMNESS 3 (532)