DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/16/2026    Duedate: 01/29/2026

TRANSEL ARENA

DM 6    TURN 1051

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

OVERKILL
BREWHALLA (668)
(6-8010) [18-6-0,121]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

OVERKILL                       DON'T
BREWHALLA (668)                CLEVER CLEVER MGRR (676)
(6-8010) [18-6-0,121]          (6-8086) [5-2-0,43]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

MCKINLEY                       DON'T
BLACK AND BLUES (575)          CLEVER CLEVER MGRR (676)
(6-8020) [18-22-2,78]          (6-8086) [5-2-0,43]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BLACK AND BLUES (575)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BREWHALLA (668)               45 
2. BLACK AND BLUES (575)         43    BREWHALLA (668)
3. RUNE (359)                    35    Unchartered Team
4. Z.A.P.P. MASTERS (665)        7  
5. LANCIARII (635)               4     CLEVER CLEVER MGRR (676)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*TEAN NOTTINGHAM (655)      9   1  1 90.0   1/ 9 BLACK AND BLUES (575)     6  5 0
 2/ 2*CLEVER CLEVER MGRR (676)   5   2  0 71.4   2/ 2 TOP HITS (675)            6  6 0
 3/ 3 BREWHALLA (668)           73  45  3 61.9   3- 1*TEAN NOTTINGHAM (655)     5  1 0
 4/ 4 BLACK AND BLUES (575)    692 535 34 56.4   4/ 3 CHAOS KIDS (669)          5  3 1
 5/ 6 Z.A.P.P. MASTERS (665)    49  41  6 54.4   5- 5 FIRST NAME BASIS (641)    4  1 0
 6- 5 RAT PAK (277)            133 112  5 54.3   6/ 8 BREWHALLA (668)           4  5 1
 7/ 7 TOP HITS (675)            53  47  5 53.0   7/ 6 Z.A.P.P. MASTERS (665)    3  0 0
 8/ 0 RUNE (359)                88  83  6 51.5   8/ 0 RUNE (359)                3  2 0
 9/ 8 CHAOS KIDS (669)          79  77  3 50.6   9/ 4 LANCIARII (635)           3 10 1
10- 9 FIRST NAME BASIS (641)   235 249 27 48.6  10/10*CLEVER CLEVER MGRR (676)  1  1 0
11/10 LANCIARII (635)          233 257  7 47.6  11- 7 RAT PAK (277)             1  3 0
12/11 PSYCHO SQUAD (135)       785 1012 23 43.7  12/11 PSYCHO SQUAD (135)        0  3 0
13-12*COVEY XIV (678)            1   6  0 14.3  13-13*COVEY XIV (678)           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

     Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day, 
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again!  TEAN NOTTINGHAM?  Who?  BLACK AND BLUES is the 
top team these days, buddies!  Those betting on LANCIARII lost their shirt, as 
LANCIARII lost their fighting abilities:  0-3-0.  What's a move up by 8 you ask?  
(alright, maybe you didn't ask)  Cause for celebration, according to BLACK AND BLUES. 
Practice pays for THE DUCHESSE, who pummelled DON'T, to pocket 16 points.  Win some, 
lose some.  Speaking of which, THE DUCHESSE was winsome, after beating DON'T and 
seeing it lose 10 points.  HEMLOCK found out being TRANSEL's Duelmaster isn't all 
nuts and berries, receiving 2 challenges!  You could cut the tension with a scimitar 
as OVERKILL of BREWHALLA met the Duelmaster.  In TRANSEL, nothing is permanent 
(except Death), and we find ourselves a new Duelmaster, OVERKILL.  Word has it one 
team in TRANSEL is using psychics to predict wins.  They lead a charmed life!   
     A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn?  And do not the 
little birds cry out?'  Any ideas?  Like a horde of jackals fleeing from the lion, so 
did the "warriors" in TRANSEL avoid TOP HITS.  Like a pup with its tail between its 
legs, BREWHALLA scurried away from TOP HITS.  Oh, the shame!   
     Ah, the duel!  The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd!  BLACK BETTY of 
TOP HITS, possessing a sorry record of 10-12-1, lost hers last battle to SLANG DU 
JOUR of BREWHALLA.  Young warriors, take note!  Such is a failure's lot!  Ask not a 
spymaster for counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have fallen into an 
unconscious stupor.   
     All good things must come to an end.  As the seasons change, and the creatures 
of the wild change also, so do I feel a yearning to leave this place.  Like a mixed 
metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid TRANSEL farewell-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OVERKILL 8010             WS 18   6  0 121         BREWHALLA (668)           

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-RATIGAN-RAT 7820          AB 21  20  3 104         RAT PAK (277)             
 PAINT IT BLACK 8085       ST 15   7  2 104         TOP HITS (675)            
 SLANG DU JOUR 8009        WS 16   9  1 100         BREWHALLA (668)           
 THURIZU 2                 LU 14  10  2  95         RUNE (359)                
 HEMLOCK 8077              LU 16  10  0  93         CHAOS KIDS (669)          
 WAIMEA BLAZE 8025         LU 13   8  1  93         BREWHALLA (668)           

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SOLARHRINGER 4015         TP 22  10  0  87         RUNE (359)                
 ZIRCOTHIAN 7971           TP 13   6  0  83         Z.A.P.P. MASTERS (665)    
 RALGIZ 4300                  10   6  0  83         RUNE (359)                               ???
 MCKINLEY 8020             PL 18  22  2  78         BLACK AND BLUES (575)     
 TUB THUMPING 8081         TP 15   7  0  76         TOP HITS (675)            
-KATANA-RAT 8075           ST  8   5  0  72         RAT PAK (277)             
 CO-PILOT THOR 8008        LU 15  10  1  69         BREWHALLA (668)           
 HALLUCENT 8001            SL 11  35  0  68         PSYCHO SQUAD (135)        

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ZOTACLES 8098             ST  8   4  0  64         LANCIARII (635)                          *
 PSYCHO KILLER 8083        BA  9  13  1  58         TOP HITS (675)            
-LITTLE JOHN 7770          PS  4   0  1  58         TEAN NOTTINGHAM (655)     

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE DUCHESSE 8011         WS  8  11  0  54         BREWHALLA (668)                          *
 KOKO TAYLOR 8108          LU 11  11  1  50         BLACK AND BLUES (575)                    *
-GREGG 8135                ST  4   1  0  47         FIRST NAME BASIS (641)                   *
-MARIONETTE-RAT 8106       AB  4   8  0  45         RAT PAK (277)             
 DON'T 8086                SL  5   2  0  43         CLEVER CLEVER MGRR (676)  
-GINA 8141                 ST  3   0  0  40         FIRST NAME BASIS (641)                   *

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SMURF-RAT 7712            LU  6   6  0  33         RAT PAK (277)             
 LEROY CARR 8138           TP  2   0  0  29         BLACK AND BLUES (575)     

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 XENOCRIS 7999             PS  6   8  0  28         LANCIARII (635)           
-MERRY MAN 7773                2   0  0  24         TEAN NOTTINGHAM (655)                    [LU-ST-TP]

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MARTY 8136                    3   2  0  23         FIRST NAME BASIS (641)                   [LU-ST]
-SHERWOOD 7771             TP  3   0  0  17         TEAN NOTTINGHAM (655)                    *
 GARY DAVIS 8140               1   1  0  17         BLACK AND BLUES (575)                    [PR-WS]
 WILLOW 8131               WS  3   3  0  12         CHAOS KIDS (669)                         *
 SLEEPY JOHN ESTES 8139        1   0  0  11         BLACK AND BLUES (575)                    [LU-PR-WS]
 DRACONEN 8144             ST  2   2  1   9         LANCIARII (635)                          *
-DENNIS 8153                   1   0  0   5         FIRST NAME BASIS (641)                   [LU-ST-TP]
-FUTILE LIST 8119          ST  0   3  0   5         COVEY XIV (678)                          *
-MIKE 8152                     0   1  0   1         FIRST NAME BASIS (641)                   [BA-PR-ST-WS]

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BARTHONY 8129           1  5 0 LANCIARII 635        LITTLE JOHN 7770      1048  
FEHU 8048               0  1 0 RUNE 359             KALTOS PRIVATEER      1051 NONE
RAIDO 8022              2  4 0 RUNE 359             C'YLENRE THE SLY      1051 NONE
BLACK BETTY 8082       10 12 1 TOP HITS 675         SLANG DU JOUR 8009    1051  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

RAIDO was butchered by C'YLENRE THE SLY in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
FEHU was barely slain by KALTOS PRIVATEER in a 2 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
OVERKILL demolished HEMLOCK in a 1 minute uneven Challenge Title fight.
CO-PILOT THOR was bested by ZIRCOTHIAN in a 4 minute gory veteran's Challenge contest.
PAINT IT BLACK demolished HALLUCENT in a 1 minute gruesome mismatched competition.
WAIMEA BLAZE defeated PEREGRINE FIREHAWK in a 2 minute struggle.
MCKINLEY was overpowered by THURIZU 2 in a popular 1 minute gruesome mismatched brawl.
BLACK BETTY was barely slain by SLANG DU JOUR in a 1 minute expert's duel.
TUB THUMPING was outwaited by SOLARHRINGER in a slow 16 minute veteran's duel.
RALGIZ narrowly defeated ZOTACLES in a popular 1 minute melee.
DON'T was defeated by THE DUCHESSE in a exciting 3 minute bloody match.
KOKO TAYLOR viciously subdued ROMIAD FLINDERO in a 2 minute brutal contest.
PSYCHO KILLER subdued XENOCRIS in a popular 1 minute brawl.
WILLOW was handily defeated by LEROY CARR in a 3 minute gruesome one-sided conflict.
GARY DAVIS overpowered PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute uneven struggle.
DRACONEN was overcome by SLEEPY JOHN ESTES in a 1 minute amateur's bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -   3 -  0      63  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         TOTAL PARRY       17 -  13 -  0      57  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         LUNGING ATTACK    31 -  26 -  1      54  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         WALL OF STEEL     13 -  11 -  1      54  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         PARRY-LUNGE        8 -   8 -  0      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         STRIKING ATTACK   30 -  32 -  2      48  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-STRIKE       6 -   7 -  1      46  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         SLASHING ATTACK   13 -  19 -  1      41  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         AIMED BLOW         6 -   9 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         BASHING ATTACK     4 -  15 -  1      21  |

Turn 1051 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     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  2         3  WALL OF STEEL  
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  1         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      4 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  2         2  TOTAL PARRY    
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         1  AIMED BLOW     
LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  3     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  2         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                                                                1  PARRY-LUNGE    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    OVERKILL 8010              18   6  0  121 BREWHALLA (668)
STRIKING ATTACK  PAINT IT BLACK 8085        15   7  2  104 TOP HITS (675)
LUNGING ATTACK   THURIZU 2 4186             14  10  2   95 RUNE (359)
TOTAL PARRY      SOLARHRINGER 4015          22  10  0   87 RUNE (359)
SLASHING ATTACK  DON'T 8086                  5   2  0   43 CLEVER CLEVER MGRR (676)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is MCKINLEY 8020.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was DON'T 8086.  The ten other most popular fighters were KOKO TAYLOR 8108, SLEEPY 
JOHN ESTES 8139, FEHU 8048, CO-PILOT THOR 8008, WAIMEA BLAZE 8025, LEROY CARR 8138, 
OVERKILL 8010, ZIRCOTHIAN 7971, THURIZU 2 4186, and BLACK BETTY 8082.

The least popular fighter this week was SOLARHRINGER 4015.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were TUB THUMPING 8081, HALLUCENT 8001, HEMLOCK 8077, RAIDO 8022, 
GARY DAVIS 8140, ZOTACLES 8098, MCKINLEY 8020, WILLOW 8131, XENOCRIS 7999, and SLANG 
DU JOUR 8009.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

OVERKILL (6-8010) BREWHALLA (668)
HEMLOCK (6-8077) CHAOS KIDS (669)