DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/20/2026    Duedate: 04/02/2026

ARUAK CITY ARENA

DM 11    TURN 1056

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

DEMETRIA TAYLOR
THE BLUES (539)
(11-8755) [18-16-1,103]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

DEMETRIA TAYLOR                POSITION IS EMPTY
THE BLUES (539)                
(11-8755) [18-16-1,103]        

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

THANATOS                       LOSER
THE MYRMIDONS (23)             NANNY HOUSE (721)
(11-361) [17-41-0,101]         (11-8606) [10-19-1,95]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BULLDOGS (157)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE MYRMIDONS (23)            36 
2. THE RED HAND (579)            35    COLORIFIC (511)
3. ANIMAL FARM (510)             35    Unchartered Team
4. ROHAN (735)                   27 
5. THE BLUES (539)               21     (153)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 COLORIFIC (511)          1472 666 53 68.8   1/ 1 BULLDOGS (157)           11  3 2
 2/ 2 ANIMAL FARM (510)        2353 1112 115 67.9   2/ 2 THE RED HAND (579)        9  6 0
 3/ 3 THE RED HAND (579)       105  55  1 65.6   3/ 5 THE BLUES (539)           8  5 0
 4/ 4 BULLDOGS (157)           2272 1300 93 63.6   4/ 6 ANIMAL FARM (510)         7  6 0
 5/ 6 THE BLUES (539)          402 338 19 54.3   5/ 3 THE MYRMIDONS (23)        7  8 0
 6/ 7 NANNY HOUSE (721)         51  62  3 45.1   6/ 4 COLORIFIC (511)           6  5 0
 7/ 8 ROHAN (735)               75  97  5 43.6   7/ 9 NANNY HOUSE (721)         3  6 0
 8/ 9 THE MYRMIDONS (23)       135 176 10 43.4   8/ 7 KRILL CAVALRY (374)       2  2 1
 9-10 NAMED 03 (744)            44  58  1 43.1   9- 8 NAMED 03 (744)            1  3 0
10/11 KRILL CAVALRY (374)      781 1436 18 35.2  10/10 ROHAN (735)               1  7 0

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

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

Farewell Aruak City -- I'll miss you. 

And to the regulars at the Bulldog Inn, tilt one back for me, as I journey to the 
Isle. 

9-9-16-21-9-12-9 VL/G BS MO/LO rip learn.

                                          -- Jon Thane

                                      SPY REPORT

     Good day, in ARUAK CITY a quiet thief gets rich, but a quiet spymaster gets 
poor.  So bring me ale and harken to my tidbits of news.  The ANIMAL FARM guild has 
had a 3-1-0 turn and deserves to be watched in the future.  You never know where this 
kind of thing can lead.  And let's see, POLYDAMAS fought WHITE FANG and gained 24 
points and contributed to THE MYRMIDONS' 2-3-0.  RAWHIDE has lost to DUKE ROBILLARD, 
falling 10 points, while helping make BULLDOGS a 2-2-1 turn.  Defending his title for 
another turn, JON THANE kept NANNY HOUSE's warrior, NAPPER, from claiming the throne. 
By the way, was that our Duelmaster that I saw last night, cramped under the table at 
The Victory Tavern?   
     The crowd's roar, the smell of iron and leather, mixed with sweat, what more 
could a warrior ask of life?  Well, besides that.  THE RED HAND has cause to stand 
tall, as they were ARUAK CITY's most avoided team.  A smart manager knows this is a 
team to beat.  And avoiding THE RED HAND more than any other team we find ANIMAL 
FARM.  ARUAK CITY, are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing?  Well, 
sports fans, take notice that DODGER from KRILL CAVALRY was ARUAK CITY's most 
challenged warrior this turn.  In a brave attempt, THEODEN KING from ROHAN challenged 
up 22 points to fight BONGO from the NANNY HOUSE stable.  THEODEN KING perhaps got 
his just desserts, seeing as he overcame BONGO and ended up with 84 recognition 
points.   
     A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once.  Wise men know this to 
be true.  A farewell moment, if you please, HAMA of ROHAN has been sent to the Dark 
Arena, and was carried out on his shield.  ROHAN made what looks to be a tough 
decision this turn, as they sent EOMER, with a record of 11-16-1, to EOMER death.  
Farewell, his.  We'd like to remind certain teams not to rob the graves of their 
enemies.  You know who you are; and it's considered rude.   
     Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe.  Dare 
to fight bravely.  Always good to rest in ARUAK CITY, but never good to wear out my 
welcome.  Look for me in future turns.  Until you see my quill in ARUAK CITY again, 
farewell-- Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DEMETRIA TAYLOR 8755      SL 18  16  1 103         THE BLUES (539)           

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THANATOS 361              PL 17  41  0 101         THE MYRMIDONS (23)        
-STEAK-UM 8928             TP 16   3  0  98         BULLDOGS (157)            
 LOSER 8606                PS 10  19  1  95         NANNY HOUSE (721)                        *

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AISLING NOON 8888         LU 15   3  0  90         THE RED HAND (579)        
 BONGO 8607                AB 15  14  1  84         NANNY HOUSE (721)         
 THEODEN KING 8840         LU 14  14  1  84         ROHAN (735)               
 HEART OF GOLD 8856        AB 13  11  0  80         COLORIFIC (511)           
 COOTIE STARK 8756         WS 17  16  0  79         THE BLUES (539)           
 COW PIE 8942              AB 10   4  0  72         BULLDOGS (157)                           *
 DUKE ROBILLARD 8853       LU 11  11  0  71         THE BLUES (539)           
 LEOF TORFINN 8939         BA  6   2  0  70         THE RED HAND (579)        

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STRAW SEAL 8937           BA  9   5  1  66         ANIMAL FARM (510)                        *
-TURBO LUNGER 8903         LU  9  12  0  66         NAMED 03 (744)            

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RED RAT 8955              TP  7   2  0  62         ANIMAL FARM (510)         

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DODGER 8913               ST  7  22  0  56         KRILL CAVALRY (374)       
 BLUE BONNET 8925          WS 13   6  1  55         COLORIFIC (511)                          *
 POLYDAMAS 8967            LU  6   4  1  55         THE MYRMIDONS (23)        
 BISON 8970                BA  8   0  0  54         BULLDOGS (157)                           *
 WHITE FANG 8859           TP 14   8  0  50         COLORIFIC (511)           
 RAWHIDE 8976              BA  5   1  0  46         BULLDOGS (157)                           *
-SILVER TONGUE 8855        SL  4   4  0  38         COLORIFIC (511)                          *
 MIRA 8953                 PL  5   8  0  36         THE BLUES (539)           

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ZOGAR 8951                BA  5   7  0  29         NAMED 03 (744)            

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HONEYDEW HAWK 8985        BA  2   0  0  23         ANIMAL FARM (510)                        *
 THE FARMER'S DOG 8979     WS  5   2  2  20         BULLDOGS (157)            
 ROVAIR KIRKLIN 8974       ST  3   3  0  20         THE RED HAND (579)        
 DANNIL LEWIN 8975         PR  3   3  0  17         THE RED HAND (579)        
 CORAL COCKROACH 8981      ST  1   2  0  16         ANIMAL FARM (510)         
 ACHILLES II 8983          PR  2   1  0   7         THE MYRMIDONS (23)        

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
RYGEN 8984              0  1 0 NAMED 03 744         THE FARMER'S DOG 8979 1054  
EOMER 8839             11 17 1 ROHAN 735            DEVELLAN JARA         1056 NONE
HAMA 8849               7 14 0 ROHAN 735            BLACK ORC             1056 NONE
WORMTONGUE 8969         0  4 0 ROHAN 735            BLACK ORC             1056 NONE
ANT-MAN 4 8996          0  1 0 THE MYRMIDONS 23     SHEWISH GIANT         1056 NONE
ANT-MAN X 8982          1  2 0 THE MYRMIDONS 23     THE FARMER'S DOG 8979 1056  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Once again we salute Jon Thane, multi-Duelmaster, and, now, Lord Protector. DMs drink 
free at The Bulldog Inn. (And Jon has put down his share recently.) -- Kennelworth, 
Proprietor

Jon is lobbying for extra drinks by saying nice things about me. It worked! -- 
Kennelworth

Hey! I get to travel to The Isle with some fine warriors and companions -- Napper and 
Jon Thane. It is a big Colorific day! -- Red Nose -- a 17(+2)-10-13-17-10-6-13 basher

Health. Humility. Honor. Aruak City, the Heart And Soul of Andoria awaits us all. -- 
Kennelworth

Coral Cockroach -- I've heard it said that a cockroach could survive a nuclear war.  
But you're not going to survive that 2 pack a day habit, my friend.  You were coughing 
and wheezing during warm ups! -- Achilles II

Mira -- That went differently, in my mind. -- Ant-Man X

Demetria Taylor -- That's what I get for bragging about my political points. -- 
Thanatos

Duke Robillard -- It's customary to let your opponent know the fight has begun before 
you start hacking them to pieces.  I'm not mad; just disappointed. -- Polydamas

Jon Thane, Red Nose and Napper -- Congrats on your graduation! -- The Myrmidons

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

HAMA was barely slain by BLACK ORC in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
EOMER was slaughtered by DEVELLAN JARA in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
WORMTONGUE was murdered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
ANT-MAN 4 was slaughtered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
COOTIE STARK was viciously subdued by LOSER in a 4 minute veteran's Challenge fight.
COW PIE was devastated by THANATOS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
STRAW SEAL bested DODGER in a 1 minute Challenge competition.
THEODEN KING defeated BONGO in a action packed 1 minute expert's Challenge melee.
DANNIL LEWIN was viciously subdued by MIRA in a popular 3 minute Challenge duel.
JON THANE vanquished NAPPER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
DEMETRIA TAYLOR beat HEART OF GOLD in a popular 1 minute veteran's Title melee.
AISLING NOON savagely defeated RED RAT in a crowd pleasing 2 minute mismatched match.
LEOF TORFINN subdued BLUE BONNET in a 2 minute bloody match.
DUKE ROBILLARD overpowered RAWHIDE in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
BISON savagely defeated THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 2 minute gory duel.
WHITE FANG was viciously subdued by POLYDAMAS in a action packed 3 minute brutal duel.
THE FARMER'S DOG delivered the death blow upon ANT-MAN X in a 2 minute bloody brawl.
ROVAIR KIRKLIN overpowered ACHILLES II in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
CORAL COCKROACH overpowered PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
HONEYDEW HAWK overpowered PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         BASHING ATTACK    35 -  23 -  0      60  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   6         TOTAL PARRY       19 -  13 -  0      59  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         SLASHING ATTACK   15 -  11 -  0      58  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         WALL OF STEEL     25 -  19 -  5      57  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         STRIKING ATTACK   21 -  19 -  1      53  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         LUNGING ATTACK    33 -  32 -  1      51  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-LUNGE       11 -  12 -  0      48  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      9 -  10 -  0      47  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         AIMED BLOW        22 -  31 -  0      42  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   7 -  1      36  |

Turn 1056 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        2 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  3         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  4         3  AIMED BLOW     
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  2         1  SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  2         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
BASHING ATTACK     4 -  2                                       1  TOTAL PARRY    
LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  3                                       1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  DEMETRIA TAYLOR 8755       18  16  1  103 THE BLUES (539)
LUNGING ATTACK   AISLING NOON 8888          15   3  0   90 THE RED HAND (579)
AIMED BLOW       BONGO 8607                 15  14  1   84 NANNY HOUSE (721)
WALL OF STEEL    COOTIE STARK 8756          17  16  0   79 THE BLUES (539)
BASHING ATTACK   LEOF TORFINN 8939           6   2  0   70 THE RED HAND (579)
TOTAL PARRY      RED RAT 8955                7   2  0   62 ANIMAL FARM (510)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is THANATOS 361.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was LOSER 8606.  The ten other most popular fighters were MIRA 8953, POLYDAMAS 8967, 
AISLING NOON 8888, HAMA 8849, LEOF TORFINN 8939, THANATOS 361, DEMETRIA TAYLOR 8755, 
COOTIE STARK 8756, STRAW SEAL 8937, and THEODEN KING 8840.

The least popular fighter this week was ACHILLES II 8983.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were WHITE FANG 8859, RAWHIDE 8976, DODGER 8913, COW PIE 8942, 
ANT-MAN 4 8996, WORMTONGUE 8969, EOMER 8839, HONEYDEW HAWK 8985, CORAL COCKROACH 
8981, and BLUE BONNET 8925.

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

NAPPER (11-8592) NANNY HOUSE (721)
RED NOSE (11-8807) COLORIFIC (511)
JON THANE (11-8845) THE RED HAND (579)