DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/22/2026    Duedate: 10/05/2026

JHELUM ARENA

DM 4    TURN 1048

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BARBAX
THE KILLING HIVE (718)
(4-7891) [22-6-0,118]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BARBAX                         SMOKE
THE KILLING HIVE (718)         PAIN TRAIN (724)
(4-7891) [22-6-0,118]          (4-7769) [3-2-0,35]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

SHATTERBOW                     WALTER DAVIS
THE KILLING HIVE (718)         CLASSIC BLUES (549)
(4-7772) [18-11-1,109]         (4-7922) [16-11-0,102]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)       47 
2. THE KILLING HIVE (718)        31    SILLY YUPPIE! (734)
3. CLASSIC BLUES (549)           27    Unchartered Team
4. CARESS OF STEEL! (739)        8  
5. SILLY YUPPIE! (734)           6     PAIN TRAIN (724)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 SILLY YUPPIE! (734)       14   5  1 73.7   1/ 4 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)  11  4 1
 2/ 2 THE KILLING HIVE (718)    81  54  1 60.0   2/ 2 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)      9  2 1
 3/ 3 CLASSIC BLUES (549)      260 192 11 57.5   3/ 1 CLASSIC BLUES (549)       9  6 0
 4/ 4 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)     621 553 26 52.9   4/ 3 THE KILLING HIVE (718)    8  4 0
 5- 5 PHILANTHROPISTS2 (253)   337 306 25 52.4   5/ 5 CARESS OF STEEL! (739)    6  8 1
 6/ 6 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)  306 278 29 52.4   6/ 6*PAIN TRAIN (724)          2  1 0
 7/ 7 CARESS OF STEEL! (739)    29  28  2 50.9   7/ 9 SILLY YUPPIE! (734)       2  1 0
 8/ 8*PAIN TRAIN (724)           4   5  1 44.4   8- 7*FAR TRAVELERS 2651 (742)  1  1 0
 9/ 9 DOGS OF WAR (115)        1174 1722 42 40.5   9/10 DOGS OF WAR (115)         0  6 0
10-10*FAR TRAVELERS 2651 (742)   2   4  0 33.3  10- 8 PHILANTHROPISTS2 (253)    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

Hi.

     It's a cool day, I think -- the first day of autumn -- but my clerk is 
overheating.  Maybe he thinks my mother, Debby Tonte, might show up while he's here in 
my office. Jhelum arena had 10 fights today.  Just one person died, a Persistent 
Beggar who had been annoying folks in the stands.  That's a high price to pay for 
being kind of annoying.  But I think Lady Greywand might bring him back.  SENTINEL (4-
8009) (0-0-0,0) of TANKS FOR NOTHIN' fought PERSISTENT BEGGAR (4-584) (0-0-0,10).  
SENTINEL dispatched PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute nrovice's fray.
     Other "dead news" is that time expired for Caress of Steel! to bloodfeud Carro 
Leggero over the death of Vapor Trail.  Here's what Carro was doing this turn:  CARRO 
LEGGERO (4-7904) (9-26-3,63) of TANKS FOR NOTHIN' fought EVERGREEN (4-7994) (4-2-0,44) 
of TRIBAL COUNCIL.  CARRO LEGGERO handily defeated EVERGREEN in a 1 minute one-sided 
bout.
     Classic Blues lost their spot as top team, and Tanks for Nothin' took that place 
instead, with a remarkable 5-0-1 showing!  See Sentinel, above.
     STRIDSVAGN M/41 (4-7997) (3-0-0,13) of TANKS FOR NOTHIN' fought MOOG (4-8005) (1-
0-0,10) of CARESS OF STEEL!.  STRIDSVAGN M/41 outlasted MOOG in an unpopular 17 minute 
novice's duel.  Needless to say, Stridsvagn M/41 is the least popular fighter in the 
arena today.  17 minutes!  Some of us had to go to the bathroom.  Moog lost 6 points.
     Tribal Council was avoided by Tanks for Nothin'.  Just three fighters from Tribal 
Council too the sands today.  Two of them defeated stand-ins and the third, Evergreen, 
was defeated by Carro Leggero (see above).
     Oh dear.  Lead Balloon was challenged again, seveal times.  Who can turn down the 
offer of a free win?  PINK ANDERSON (4-7942) (8-8-0,58) of CLASSIC BLUES challenged 
LEAD BALLOON (4-7742) (3-71-0,80) of DOGS OF WAR.  PINK ANDERSON overpowered LEAD 
BALLOON in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.  I call this balloon abuse.  Anyway, 
Pink Anderson got 79 recognition points.
     Shatterbow looked pretty good in this fight.  JESSE FULLER (4-7802) (18-14-1,117) 
of CLASSIC BLUES challenged SHATTERBOW (4-7772) (17-11-1,102) of THE KILLING HIVE.  
JESSE FULLER was bested by SHATTERBOW in a 1 minute master's Challenge fight.
     We've got a new Duelmaster, and he looks pretty good.  WALTER DAVIS (4-7922) (16-
10-0,104) of CLASSIC BLUES fought BARBAX (4-7891) (21-6-0,109) of THE KILLING HIVE.  
WALTER DAVIS was beaten by BARBAX in a popular 6 minute gruesome master's Title brawl.
     Oh, congratulations to Trust Fall, who will travel to the Isle after next turn.  
Here's how he did today:  TRUST FALL (4-7887) (11-3-1,99) of SILLY YUPPIE! fought 
ASHFLAYER (4-7775) (17-11-0,69) of THE KILLING HIVE.  TRUST FALL vanquished ASHFLAYER 
in a 1 minute uneven duel.
     That's all I can tell you.  Have a good two weeks.

                                          -- Edith Tonte

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BARBAX 7891               TP 22   6  0 118         THE KILLING HIVE (718)    

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHATTERBOW 7772           LU 18  11  1 109         THE KILLING HIVE (718)    
 TRUST FALL 7887           LU 12   3  1 105         SILLY YUPPIE! (734)       
 WALTER DAVIS 7922         LU 16  11  0 102         CLASSIC BLUES (549)       
 JESSE FULLER 7802         ST 18  15  1  97         CLASSIC BLUES (549)       
 ALBERT COLLINS 7917       BA 16  12  1  97         CLASSIC BLUES (549)       
 OSCEOLA 7929              LU 15   6  1  95         TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)                     *
 EDGAR 7838                TP 21  29  0  92         DOGS OF WAR (115)         

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TALL OAK 7964             LU 12   3  0  83         TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)      
 LEAD BALLOON 7742         BA  3  72  0  81         DOGS OF WAR (115)                        *
 PINK ANDERSON 7942        BA  9   8  0  79         CLASSIC BLUES (549)       
 CARRO LEGGERO 7904        ST 10  26  3  70         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)   

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ASHFLAYER 7775            LU 17  12  0  69         THE KILLING HIVE (718)                   *

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THUGGO 7943               BA  7   7  0  53         THE KILLING HIVE (718)                   *
 EVERGREEN 7994            PR  4   3  0  39         TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)      
 SMOKE 7769                PR  3   2  0  35         PAIN TRAIN (724)          
 MARATHON 7972             TP  7   5  1  34         CARESS OF STEEL! (739)                   *

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHAR B1 EURE 7947         TP  4   3  0  33         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)   
 RICKENBACKER 7974         PR  5   7  1  29         CARESS OF STEEL! (739)    
 ANTHEM 7998               ST  3   3  0  25         CARESS OF STEEL! (739)                   *

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SISTA MONICAPARKER 8006   ST  1   2  0  23         CLASSIC BLUES (549)                      *
 CINDERELLA MAN 7973       BA  5   7  0  22         CARESS OF STEEL! (739)                   *
 CENTURION 8010                1   0  0  21         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)                  [BA-LU-TP]
-RUSTIK 8000                   1   1  0  18         FAR TRAVELERS 2651 (742)                 [BA-ST-TP]
 STRIDSVAGN M/41 7997          4   0  0  15         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)                  ???
 SENTINEL 8009                 1   0  1  11         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)                  [BA-LU-PS-TP]
-NORLOCK 8003              PR  1   1  0   4         FAR TRAVELERS 2651 (742)                 *
 MOOG 8005                 PS  1   1  0   4         CARESS OF STEEL! (739)                   *

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
PERSISTENT BEGGA        0  0 0                      SENTINEL 8009         1048 NONE
VAPOR TRAIL 7975        6  2 0 CARESS OF STEEL! 739 CARRO LEGGERO 7904    1044 NOT REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

JESSE FULLER was bested by SHATTERBOW in a 1 minute master's Challenge fight.
ALBERT COLLINS viciously subdued EDGAR in a 2 minute brutal expert's Challenge battle.
PINK ANDERSON overpowered LEAD BALLOON in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
SMOKE was devastated by THUGGO in a exciting 2 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
SISTA MONICAPARKER devastated CINDERELLA MAN in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
WALTER DAVIS was beaten by BARBAX in a popular 6 minute gruesome master's Title brawl.
TRUST FALL vanquished ASHFLAYER in a 1 minute uneven duel.
TALL OAK won victory over KUNG-FU MASTER in a 2 minute fight.
OSCEOLA viciously subdued KHALHUMS DWARF in a popular 4 minute brutal veteran's duel.
CARRO LEGGERO handily defeated EVERGREEN in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
RICKENBACKER savagely defeated CULT MEMBER in a 2 minute bloody match.
MARATHON outwaited CAPTURED ORC in a unpopular 12 minute veteran vs. novice contest.
ANTHEM was beaten by CHAR B1 EURE in a crowd pleasing 4 minute conflict.
STRIDSVAGN M/41 outlasted MOOG in a unpopular 17 minute novice's duel.
SENTINEL dispatched PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute novice's fray.
CENTURION devastated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         AIMED BLOW         3 -   0 -  0     100  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   6         SLASHING ATTACK    2 -   0 -  0     100  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         LUNGING ATTACK    44 -  21 -  2      68  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         TOTAL PARRY       33 -  22 -  1      60  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         PARRY-RIPOSTE     19 -  18 -  1      51  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   2 -  0      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   2 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         WALL OF STEEL      2 -   2 -  1      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         STRIKING ATTACK   17 -  18 -  1      49  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         BASHING ATTACK    30 -  39 -  1      43  |

Turn 1048 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:

TOTAL PARRY        4 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  2         5  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     5 -  2     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         3  BASHING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     4 -  2     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0     
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      BARBAX 7891                22   6  0  118 THE KILLING HIVE (718)
LUNGING ATTACK   SHATTERBOW 7772            18  11  1  109 THE KILLING HIVE (718)
STRIKING ATTACK  JESSE FULLER 7802          18  15  1   97 CLASSIC BLUES (549)
BASHING ATTACK   ALBERT COLLINS 7917        16  12  1   97 CLASSIC BLUES (549)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    EVERGREEN 7994              4   3  0   39 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is SHATTERBOW 7772.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was WALTER DAVIS 7922.  The ten other most popular fighters were OSCEOLA 7929, THUGGO 
7943, ANTHEM 7998, ALBERT COLLINS 7917, BARBAX 7891, RICKENBACKER 7974, SISTA 
MONICAPARKER 8006, TRUST FALL 7887, TALL OAK 7964, and CARRO LEGGERO 7904.

The least popular fighter this week was STRIDSVAGN M/41 7997.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were MOOG 8005, MARATHON 7972, EVERGREEN 7994, ASHFLAYER 7775, 
CINDERELLA MAN 7973, LEAD BALLOON 7742, EDGAR 7838, SENTINEL 8009, CHAR B1 EURE 7947, 
and SMOKE 7769.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

TRUST FALL (4-7887) SILLY YUPPIE! (734)

               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. 

               HEADBUTTS BASEBALLS (73-1807) THINGS GEORGE DOES  (183) 
                      RED BIRD (85-45165) SPREAD THE RED  (8222) 
                  WRESTED NUDIST (85-45330) W.S. ANAGRAMS 2  (8255) 
                  LADY O' THE LAKE (86-30287) THRONEHOLDERS  (5559) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes