DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/05/2026    Duedate: 01/17/2026

ALJAFIR ARENA

DM 17    TURN 1039

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

COMO
PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)
(17-8460) [28-16-0,130]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

COMO                           DEVIL FISH
PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)       SATAN'S KINGDOM (708)
(17-8460) [28-16-0,130]        (17-8656) [6-0-0,83]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

GRIMWAVE                       DISTINGUISHED
NEON SCRAPPERS (694)           WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)
(17-8532) [16-17-0,78]         (17-8618) [8-9-0,63]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)      49 
2. THE SHOWOFFS (111)            49    THE SHOWOFFS (111)
3. WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)        6     Unchartered Team
4. 244 BOURBONS ST (699)         5  
5. NEON SCRAPPERS (694)          5     SATAN'S KINGDOM (708)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*SATAN'S KINGDOM (708)      6   0  0 100.   1/ 4 PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)  8  5 0
 2- 2 TOP FIVE BOBS (702)       15   6  0 71.4   2/ 2 WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)    6  7 0
 3- 3*WRATHMEN 25-112 (709)      2   1  1 66.7   3/ 3 NEON SCRAPPERS (694)      6  9 0
 4/ 4 THE SHOWOFFS (111)       605 380 33 61.4   4/ 5 THE SHOWOFFS (111)        5  1 0
 5/ 5 WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)   359 253 26 58.7   5- 1*SONS OF THE STAR (710)    5  4 1
 6/ 0 244 BOURBONS ST (699)      7   5  0 58.3   6/ 6*SATAN'S KINGDOM (708)     3  0 0
 7- 6*SONS OF THE STAR (710)     8   6  2 57.1   7/ 9 TROLLS (695)              3  7 0
 8/ 7 NEON SCRAPPERS (694)     100  83  1 54.6   8- 7 THIS MODERN WORLD (701)   2  1 0
 9- 8 THIS MODERN WORLD (701)   13  11  1 54.2   9/ 8 MIDDLE WAY (484)          2  4 0
10/ 9 PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688) 115  99  6 53.7  10-10 TOP FIVE BOBS (702)       1  0 0
11/10 MIDDLE WAY (484)         1105 1461 23 43.1  11-11*WRATHMEN 25-112 (709)     1  0 0
12/11 TROLLS (695)              44  67  2 39.6  12-12*BLACK GENESIS (532)       0  5 0
13-12*BLACK GENESIS (532)        0   5  0  0.0  13/ 0*OF WOLF & MAN (711)       0  1 0
14/ 0*OF WOLF & MAN (711)        0   1  0  0.0  14/ 0 244 BOURBONS ST (699)     0  1 0

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

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

     The native girl gave Orv a surprised smile.  "You have some herb lore, do you?"
     "You could say that," the little spirit replied with an answering smile.  "I'm a 
land healer.  When we're done with the monsters, I will heal the poisoned land here 
before I go home."
     "I'll pass the word.  Maybe some farmers will come and say which fields need 
help."
     The group of adventurers moved on down the flower-lined road, toward the forest 
with the dark and foggy spot in the middle.
     Vengeance said, "This chaos gate, is it a big visible stone gate, like when we 
fought in Gateway Arena?"
     Orv shook his, or her, or its head.  "It is a wound in Ghea, which has festered 
through the volcanic flow Sheila Greywand used to try and seal it.  The world beyond 
that breach is as poisonous to our world as our world is to that world."  Shaking its 
head, it spat to the side, as though tasting something vile.  "The breach is under the 
polluted water and I don't recommend going through to the other side.  It's likely 
that the enemy will be on this side, maybe in the water as the poison comforts them.  
In case you have to enter the water, I'll make you a salve to protect your bodies and 
your equipment, but that won't last more than an hour."
     Tortured Trout frowned as he strode down the road.  "Sounds like it would be best 
to lure them out of the water.  What can we do to really piss them off?"
     Orv gasped a surprised laugh, sounding as innocent as a child -- a child with 
mischief on its mind.  "I don't know them well, but I'd guess these invaders are 
fanatics who take themselves very seriously.  If they think you are making fun of 
them..."
     Marduk nodded.  "So, we pants them."
     Teetotaler shook his head.  "Nnn... ah.  We're talking about making them come out 
of the water to fight us.  How would that work?"
     "I could make an illusion," Trout suggested, rubbing his bearded chin.
     Teddy Brewster shrugged.  "When we see them, we should simply charge!"
     "We hide in the trees," said Vengeance.  "Trout makes an illusion of a farmer 
pantsing one of the poison weasels.  They get offended and come ashore to deal with 
it.  THEN we charge.  Hmm.  There are six of us, and seven of them.  Orv, do you 
fight?"
     The little spirit shook its head, then said, "Well... it depends.  You can see 
that I'm not as big and strong as all of you."
     "But you are of Ghea," said Tortured Trout.  "Can you poison those things with a 
touch?"
     "Oh.  Yes, I suppose so.  But if I am slain, I can't heal the land."
     "We won't include you in the fighting line, then.  Or Trout, either.  You guys 
are support.  The five of us can take those evil weasels."
     They had been walking rapidly as they made their plans.  Now, they were in the 
forest, which looked sick.  It was mostly oak and maple and sycamore trees, which 
should have had green leaves on this warm island, but all the leaves were shriveled 
and black, and curled up on the ground.  The tree skeletons looked twisted, as though 
they were in pain.  The group of fighters walked up a small rise in the land, and 
looked down upon a swamp, pools of bubbling yellowish water that stank of sulfur and 
rot.
     Vengeance looked at Orv.  "Can you tell where they are?"
     The nature spirit stretched out its arm, pointing at a particularly large pool.  
"Four of them.  The other three might still be in their own world."
     Teddy Brewster shifted his feet, hefted his sword, and snorted.  "Let's just 
charge."

                                      SPY REPORT

     You elder fighters surely remember me.  The younger ones may call me Olaf 
Modeen.  I return to ALJAFIR once again!  Bein' on top is great while it lasts, SONS 
OF THE STAR.  But how many friends do you have now?  Phhbltt!  Too much drinking and 
too little dodging gave SONS OF THE STAR a 0-0-0!  I got a good laugh out of it!  Up 
'n down.  Up 'n down.  Rankings always change.  Up 'n down.  I think I'm gonna be...  
Well, PERRY STRIKE FORCE's 1st moved them up to 4-1-0 place.  What's with BIG DUDE?  
He actually beat TROLLS' BERT, and walked away with 22 more points from the fight.  
Major screwup at TROLLS.  BERT lost 19 points to BIG DUDE.  Some new strategies, 
perhaps?  Maybe BERT will provide more easy wins...  ALJAFIR has a Duelmaster who 
doesn't sit back and get lazy.  He challenged WHEN EAGLES DARE's TACO TRUCK (10-5-1), 
which should prove (ahem!) interesting.  Try as he might, TACO TRUCK wasn't good 
enough at persuading COMO to step down from the Duelmaster's throne...  Wouldn't it 
be nice to have live subjects to practice on?  I hear some team is looking into the 
uses of convicted prisoners.   
     If at first you don't succeed, avoid.  That'll get you in the Spyreports.  The 
most avoided team was THE SHOWOFFS.  The bums at NEON SCRAPPERS couldn't face the 
challenges from THE SHOWOFFS!  No excuse for that!  What do people see in BRUZER?  
His 11-5-0?  NEON SCRAPPERS ain't talkin', but he's got 38 points.  FARRELL of PERRY 
STRIKE FORCE knows how to pick 'em.  He challenged ALIENIST of NEON SCRAPPERS who is 
up by 22.  Now was this a wise move?  FARRELL perhaps got his just desserts, seeing 
as he was beat by ALIENIST and ended up with 77 recognition points.   
     Warriors of ALJAFIR unite.  You have only your games to lose!  Many a warrior 
has met his fate in a hungover stupor.  You young rapscallions, take note!   
     Well, I'm pretty much through.  You guys need to get back practicing.  The end 
of another Spyreport!  That's cause for celebration in my book!  Time for my 
medication, so I'll leave now.  Practice, practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 COMO 8460                 PS 28  16  0 130         PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)  

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CASTLE KEEP 8596          LU 15   9  0 103         WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)    
 ALIENIST 8539             AB 19  13  0  98         NEON SCRAPPERS (694)      
 TACO TRUCK 8646           LU 10   5  1  98         WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)    

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 YOU'RE NOT GOOD 8600      AB 15   8  0  84         THE SHOWOFFS (111)        
 BIG DUDE 8579             BA 12  12  0  83         THE SHOWOFFS (111)        
 DEVIL FISH 8656           TP  6   0  0  83         SATAN'S KINGDOM (708)     
-TOUCH GRASS 8584          AB  8   4  1  79         THIS MODERN WORLD (701)   
 GRIMWAVE 8532             LU 16  17  0  78         NEON SCRAPPERS (694)      
 FARRELL 8457              PS 15  29  1  77         PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)  
 TUMBLIN' DICE 8560        ST  7   3  0  75         244 BOURBONS ST (699)     

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DISTINGUISHED 8618            8   9  0  63         WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)                   ???
 RAGE 8612                 PL 12   6  0  61         NEON SCRAPPERS (694)      
 BERT 8513                 LU 13  10  0  59         TROLLS (695)              
 POMPEII 8603              PR  9   8  1  57         WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)    

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 YOU JUST LOST 8580        AB 10  15  1  55         THE SHOWOFFS (111)        
 TYLER 8638                PS  8   8  0  47         PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)                 *
-NEIL AND 8590             SL  4   1  0  47         TOP FIVE BOBS (702)       
 NOGGIN 8555               AB  7  10  0  43         TROLLS (695)                             *
 BRUZER 8630               AB 11   5  0  38         NEON SCRAPPERS (694)                     *
 APHRACE 8595              ST  7  17  0  38         MIDDLE WAY (484)                         *

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KATY 8670                 PS  4   2  0  33         PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)                 *
 RALF TANNER 8634          SL  4  13  0  25         MIDDLE WAY (484)                         *
-DUPREE 8674                   3   0  0  25         SONS OF THE STAR (710)                   [BA-LU]
-HOLLYWOOD 8677                3   0  0  25         SONS OF THE STAR (710)                   [BA-LU]
-PEARSON 8676                  2   1  2  24         SONS OF THE STAR (710)                   [BA-PS-WS]
 LINDA 8680                PS  2   0  0  24         PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)  

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ONE EYED HAG 8615         SL  4   7  0  23         TROLLS (695)                             *

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-RUTABAGA 8666                 1   0  0  19         WRATHMEN 25-112 (709)                    [BA-LU-SL]
-DR EMMEL KOTAS 6518           0   1  0  19         BLACK GENESIS (532)                      [AB-BA-PS-WS]
 STORMWARD 8672            WS  2   2  0  17         NEON SCRAPPERS (694)      
-STARK REALITY 8633        LU  1   1  0  13         THIS MODERN WORLD (701)                  *
 EYE SCREAM 8647           PR  2   5  0  11         TROLLS (695)                             *
 EARNIE 8690               TP  1   0  0   5         TROLLS (695)                             *
-BREUNING 8675             BA  0   3  0   3         SONS OF THE STAR (710)    
 ARCANUS 8685                  0   1  0   1         OF WOLF & MAN (711)                  [PS-SL]
-GARRIN SILVERAXE 6520         0   1  0   1         BLACK GENESIS (532)                      [AB-BA-PS-WS]

'-' 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

COMO unbelievably bested TACO TRUCK in a 3 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight.
FARRELL was subdued by ALIENIST in a 1 minute veteran's Challenge melee.
YOU JUST LOST overpowered APHRACE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
ONE EYED HAG was viciously subdued by KATY in a 2 minute gory Challenge fight.
TYLER demolished BRUZER in a 1 minute gruesome mismatched Challenge competition.
LINDA savagely defeated RALF TANNER in a 1 minute Challenge struggle.
CASTLE KEEP overcame TUMBLIN' DICE in a action packed 1 minute expert's melee.
BERT was vanquished by BIG DUDE in a action packed 1 minute uneven fight.
YOU'RE NOT GOOD overpowered RAGE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
GRIMWAVE overcame POMPEII in a popular 2 minute bout.
DEVIL FISH savagely defeated DISTINGUISHED in a crowd pleasing 7 minute bloody match.
NOGGIN devastated FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
EYE SCREAM was bested by STORMWARD in a 3 minute bout.
ARCANUS was unbelievably bested by EARNIE in a 4 minute novice's conflict.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|PARRY-STRIKE                     6         TOTAL PARRY        7 -   1 -  0      88  |
|AIMED BLOW                       5         PARRY-LUNGE        7 -   4 -  0      64  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         AIMED BLOW        30 -  20 -  0      60  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         LUNGING ATTACK    26 -  19 -  1      58  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         PARRY-STRIKE      30 -  27 -  1      53  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         WALL OF STEEL      3 -   3 -  1      50  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   8 -  1      47  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         BASHING ATTACK     7 -  10 -  2      41  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         SLASHING ATTACK    9 -  16 -  0      36  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         STRIKING ATTACK    6 -  14 -  1      30  |

Turn 1039 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-STRIKE     COMO 8460                  28  16  0  130 PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)
LUNGING ATTACK   CASTLE KEEP 8596           15   9  0  103 WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)
AIMED BLOW       ALIENIST 8539              19  13  0   98 NEON SCRAPPERS (694)
TOTAL PARRY      DEVIL FISH 8656             6   0  0   83 SATAN'S KINGDOM (708)
STRIKING ATTACK  TUMBLIN' DICE 8560          7   3  0   75 244 BOURBONS ST (699)
PARRY-LUNGE      RAGE 8612                  12   6  0   61 NEON SCRAPPERS (694)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    POMPEII 8603                9   8  1   57 WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is GRIMWAVE 8532.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was DISTINGUISHED 8618.  The ten other most popular fighters were DEVIL FISH 8656, 
ARCANUS 8685, GRIMWAVE 8532, TACO TRUCK 8646, KATY 8670, CASTLE KEEP 8596, COMO 8460, 
LINDA 8680, BIG DUDE 8579, and YOU'RE NOT GOOD 8600.

The least popular fighter this week was RAGE 8612.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BRUZER 8630, APHRACE 8595, POMPEII 8603, RALF TANNER 8634, ONE EYED HAG 
8615, FARRELL 8457, EARNIE 8690, EYE SCREAM 8647, BERT 8513, and TUMBLIN' DICE 8560.