DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/02/2026    Duedate: 03/14/2026

TALCAMA ARENA

DM 18    TURN 1049

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

CALAMITY
THUNDR + LITENING (22)
(18-11033) [11-6-0,204]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

CALAMITY                       DARKERI
THUNDR + LITENING (22)         LUCAS CORP (774)
(18-11033) [11-6-0,204]        (18-11734) [2-1-0,27]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

BARON BARYON                   THORIUM
MAD SCIENTISTS (75)            HEAVYMETAL KIDS (4)
(18-11634) [15-20-1,66]        (18-9154) [6-10-1,33]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

OF WOLF AND MAN (620)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. WOMB OF HORRORS (766)         51 
2. OF WOLF AND MAN (620)         35    STORM SHADOWS (757)
3. HEAVYMETAL KIDS (4)           32    Unchartered Team
4. THE EMERALD ISLES (765)       24 
5. THUNDR + LITENING (22)        24    LUCAS CORP (774)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 STORM SHADOWS (757)       31   7  0 81.6   1/ 3 OF WOLF AND MAN (620)    10  4 1
 2/ 2 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630) 247 190 13 56.5   2/ 6 COSMIC KARMA (760)        6  0 0
 3/ 3 WOMB OF HORRORS (766)     87  70  3 55.4   3/ 5 THUNDR + LITENING (22)    6  1 0
 4/ 0 HEAVYMETAL KIDS (4)      133 117  5 53.2   4/ 2 OF WOLF AND MAN 9 (549)   6  7 1
 5/ 4 THUNDR + LITENING (22)   1166 1041 129 52.8   5/ 1 INANIMATE TOFU (331)      6  8 0
 6/ 5 MAD SCIENTISTS (75)      884 863 62 50.6   6/ 4 STORM SHADOWS (757)       5  0 0
 7/ 7 COSMIC KARMA (760)       140 138  6 50.4   7/ 8 WOMB OF HORRORS (766)     4  4 1
 8/10 OF WOLF AND MAN (620)     61  66  4 48.0   8/11 MAD SCIENTISTS (75)       3  5 0
 9- 9 ALABAMA BLUES (755)       44  50  2 46.8   9/ 9 THE EMERALD ISLES (765)   3  5 0
10/ 8 INANIMATE TOFU (331)     201 231  8 46.5  10/10*LUCAS CORP (774)          2  3 0
11/11 THE EMERALD ISLES (765)   86 109  6 44.1  11/ 0 HEAVYMETAL KIDS (4)       2  3 0
12/ 6*LUCAS CORP (774)           2   3  0 40.0  12- 7 ALABAMA BLUES (755)       1  5 0
13/12 OF WOLF AND MAN 9 (549)   69 106  5 39.4  13/12 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)  1  6 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Good day, in TALCAMA a quiet thief gets rich, but a quiet spymaster gets poor.  
So bring me ale and harken to my tidbits of news.  It seems the training can make the 
difference, as INANIMATE TOFU is pushed out of top team by OF WOLF AND MAN, who came 
from 3rd with a 4-0-0 this turn.  Now keep the taverns open late tonight, for there 
are sorrows to drown for ALABAMA BLUES, whose 0-0-0 this turn dropped them by 5 into 
12th.  COSMIC KARMA stable has parlayed this turn's 3-0-0 into a 4 space move up the 
rankings.  This brings them up to 2nd place.  Good work, guys!  The WOMB OF HORRORS 
guild has had a 3-1-1 turn and deserves to be watched in the future.  You never know 
where this kind of thing can lead.  And let's see, IGGWILV fought TOFU SCRAMBLE and 
gained 26 points and contributed to WOMB OF HORRORS' 3-1-1.  TOFU SCRAMBLE has lost 
to IGGWILV, falling 25 points, while helping make INANIMATE TOFU a 0-5-0 turn.  
Defending hers title for another turn, CALAMITY kept WOMB OF HORRORS' warrior, 
INVERNESS, from claiming the throne.  Can someone confirm a rumor for me?  I hear the 
top team makes their losing fighters do dishes at The Original Arthur's Last Stand 
until they win.  Maybe?   
     Oriental wise man once say, 'Hiding behind shields prevents proper sun tanning.' 
Inscrutable, but true.  MAD SCIENTISTS has cause to stand tall, as they were 
TALCAMA's most avoided team.  A smart manager knows this is a team to beat.  And 
avoiding MAD SCIENTISTS more than any other team we find THE EMERALD ISLES.  TALCAMA, 
are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing?  Well, sports fans, take 
notice that DABBLE from OF WOLF AND MAN was TALCAMA's most challenged warrior this 
turn.   
     A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once.  Wise men know this to 
be true.  I guess it was coming sooner or later, OF WOLF AND MAN 9 has lost SNURKO, 
and TALCAMA is bound to miss him.  For a little while, at least.  WOMB OF HORRORS, 
with any luck OF WOLF AND MAN 9 will successfully bloodfeud TSOJCANTH for killing 
such a warrior as SNURKO.  Have a little decency, will ya?  A brave warrior does not 
carry a red shield, he has nothing to cover or hide when the fight is over.  Consider 
well.   
     I like this place, TALCAMA, the taverns have old wine, and young serving girls.  
Who could ask for more?  Well, I'm burning daylight here in TALCAMA and I've a long 
road ahead of me.  Happy Trails.  Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to paper-- 
Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CALAMITY 11033            SL 11   6  0 204         THUNDR + LITENING (22)    

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 IRON FURY 11101           WS 12   5  0 161         THUNDR + LITENING (22)    
 INVERNESS 11575           TP 29  20  0 123         WOMB OF HORRORS (766)     
 COSMIC HAVEN 11605        LU 22  20  1 108         COSMIC KARMA (760)        
 IGGWILV 11557             LU 11   6  1 103         WOMB OF HORRORS (766)     
 TSOJCANTH 11559           BA 12   3  1 100         WOMB OF HORRORS (766)     
 COSMIC AMBUSH 11703       SL 11   4  1  95         COSMIC KARMA (760)        
 THARIZDUN 11636           BA 19  19  1  94         WOMB OF HORRORS (766)     
 NOVA HELIX 11600          LU 19  20  1  92         MAD SCIENTISTS (75)       

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MAD MC SNUGGLES 11594     WS 18  13  0  89         THE EMERALD ISLES (765)   
 URANIUM 657               BA 13  16  2  84         HEAVYMETAL KIDS (4)       
 TOFU SCRAMBLE 11710       AB 12   6  0  79         INANIMATE TOFU (331)      
 LADY LIGHTYEAR 11647      BA 15  11  0  77         MAD SCIENTISTS (75)       
 THUNDER HAMMER 11640      AB  8   0  0  68         STORM SHADOWS (757)       

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BARON BARYON 11634        LU 15  20  1  66         MAD SCIENTISTS (75)       
 NEPHINAE LUNA 11756       ST  5   2  1  62         OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)  
 MERCURY 9155              LU  5   7  0  61         HEAVYMETAL KIDS (4)                      *
 AURYONA 11694             PR  4   4  1  59         OF WOLF AND MAN (620)                    *
-BLUESMAN DAVIS 11521      TP 11   3  0  58         ALABAMA BLUES (755)       
 COSMIC WIDOW 11648        TP 11   4  0  57         COSMIC KARMA (760)        

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-COW COW DAVENPORT 11351   TP  8   7  0  57         ALABAMA BLUES (755)       

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BAXTER 11695              LU  3   3  0  55         OF WOLF AND MAN (620)     
 HYDROGEN 10327            BA  3   2  0  54         HEAVYMETAL KIDS (4)       
-ALABAMA SHAKES 11479      WS 10  10  1  49         ALABAMA BLUES (755)       
 STROMTIUM 90 9413         LU  3   6  0  48         HEAVYMETAL KIDS (4)       
 DETHAN 11723              WS  5   8  1  47         OF WOLF AND MAN 9 (549)   
 POLARIS DAWN 11702        AB  7   6  0  41         MAD SCIENTISTS (75)       
-HELL DIVER 11719          BA  3   0  0  41         STORM SHADOWS (757)       
 ALLURING 11706            BA  2   2  1  41         OF WOLF AND MAN 9 (549)   
 DABBLE 11744              ST  4   0  0  38         OF WOLF AND MAN (620)                    *
-HONOR REMAINS 11711       TP  2   0  0  37         STORM SHADOWS (757)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THORIUM 9154              ST  6  10  1  33         HEAVYMETAL KIDS (4)       
 AMYS KITCHEN 11779        LU  4   3  0  32         INANIMATE TOFU (331)                     *
 SMIDGE 11668              PL  8   7  0  31         THE EMERALD ISLES (765)   
 MISTRESS TAVEA 11743      AB  4   3  0  31         OF WOLF AND MAN 9 (549)                  *
 LELYSSIA 11784            LU  2   1  0  27         OF WOLF AND MAN (620)                    *
 DARKERI 11734             LU  2   1  0  27         LUCAS CORP (774)          

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHENANIGANS 11769         LU  2   1  0  10         THE EMERALD ISLES (765)                  *
 TOFURKY 11789             SL  2   2  0   8         INANIMATE TOFU (331)                     *
-ARCFLASH 11780                0   1  0   7         THUNDR + LITENING (22)                   [AB-BA-LU-SL-ST-WS]
 INORGANIC 11797               1   2  0   5         INANIMATE TOFU (331)                     [BA-SL]
 FINN MC COOL 11805        LU  1   0  0   5         THE EMERALD ISLES (765)                  *
 VEGGIE POUTINE 11804          0   1  0   1         INANIMATE TOFU (331)                     [BA-LU-PS-SL-ST]

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
KADISH 11737            0  1 0 LUCAS CORP 774       WIRYDON THE GIAN      1049 NONE
TARANTIA 11733          0  1 0 LUCAS CORP 774       HIGH ELF              1049 NONE
SNURKO 11662            8  7 0 OF WOLF AND MAN  549 TSOJCANTH 11559       1049  
DA1 11807               0  1 0 OF WOLF AND MAN  630 MOUNTAIN TROLL        1049 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DA1 was butchered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
KADISH was slaughtered by WIRYDON THE GIANTESS in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
TARANTIA was easily killed by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
SMIDGE was savagely defeated by DABBLE in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Challenge duel.
SHENANIGANS defeated INORGANIC in a 2 minute bloody novice's Challenge fight.
CALAMITY viciously subdued INVERNESS in a 2 minute veteran's Title duel.
TOFU SCRAMBLE was devastated by IGGWILV in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
IRON FURY handily defeated NOVA HELIX in a action packed 1 minute uneven melee.
COSMIC HAVEN won victory over URANIUM in a 2 minute expert's fight.
MAD MC SNUGGLES won victory over LADY LIGHTYEAR in a 2 minute veteran's fight.
TSOJCANTH executed SNURKO in a 1 minute gory one-sided melee.
THARIZDUN demolished VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute mismatched match.
COSMIC AMBUSH handily defeated NEPHINAE LUNA in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
THUNDER HAMMER subdued ALLURING in a popular 1 minute brawl.
BARON BARYON overcame STROMTIUM 90 in a action packed 1 minute one-sided conflict.
HYDROGEN overpowered AMYS KITCHEN in a 1 minute uneven struggle.
MERCURY viciously subdued DETHAN in a crowd pleasing 3 minute bloody bout.
COSMIC WIDOW outwaited THORIUM in a exciting 13 minute fight.
AURYONA demolished CAPTURED ORC in a 3 minute brutal one-sided bout.
BAXTER overpowered CAPTURED ORC in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gory mismatched conflict.
MISTRESS TAVEA was defeated by POLARIS DAWN in a exciting 1 minute duel.
LELYSSIA overpowered OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute uneven fray.
DARKERI handily defeated TOFURKY in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
FINN MC COOL subdued VEGGIE POUTINE in a 2 minute gruesome novice's fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  14         PARRY-LUNGE        8 -   4 -  0      67  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   7         STRIKING ATTACK   16 -  11 -  3      59  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         WALL OF STEEL     16 -  12 -  1      57  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         AIMED BLOW        17 -  13 -  0      57  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         SLASHING ATTACK   15 -  12 -  2      56  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         LUNGING ATTACK    39 -  34 -  1      53  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         TOTAL PARRY       13 -  16 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   3 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         BASHING ATTACK    14 -  33 -  2      30  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -  12 -  1      25  |

Turn 1049 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     BASHING ATTACK     3 -  4         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  3         2  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     9 -  5     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         2  WALL OF STEEL  
AIMED BLOW         2 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  BASHING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  2                                       1  TOTAL PARRY    
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  CALAMITY 11033             11   6  0  204 THUNDR + LITENING (22)
WALL OF STEEL    IRON FURY 11101            12   5  0  161 THUNDR + LITENING (22)
TOTAL PARRY      INVERNESS 11575            29  20  0  123 WOMB OF HORRORS (766)
LUNGING ATTACK   COSMIC HAVEN 11605         22  20  1  108 COSMIC KARMA (760)
BASHING ATTACK   TSOJCANTH 11559            12   3  1  100 WOMB OF HORRORS (766)
AIMED BLOW       TOFU SCRAMBLE 11710        12   6  0   79 INANIMATE TOFU (331)
STRIKING ATTACK  NEPHINAE LUNA 11756         5   2  1   62 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is BARON BARYON 11634.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was THORIUM 9154.  The ten other most popular fighters were DABBLE 11744, 
CALAMITY 11033, MERCURY 9155, COSMIC HAVEN 11605, AURYONA 11694, SHENANIGANS 11769, 
URANIUM 657, LADY LIGHTYEAR 11647, BARON BARYON 11634, and BAXTER 11695.

The least popular fighter this week was COSMIC WIDOW 11648.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were AMYS KITCHEN 11779, NEPHINAE LUNA 11756, TOFU SCRAMBLE 11710, 
KADISH 11737, DA1 11807, TOFURKY 11789, MISTRESS TAVEA 11743, STROMTIUM 90 9413, 
SNURKO 11662, and INVERNESS 11575.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

TSOJCANTH (18-11559) WOMB OF HORRORS (766)

               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. 

                         HAWKEYE (3-6680) M*A*S*H 4077  (615) 
                   GIRLFRIED GIRLFRIEND (84-25543) 102811E  (4536) 
                  RAYMOND ZUSSMAN (84-3696) MEDAL OF HONOR J5  (719) 
                     SFC12 (84-23960) MEDAL OF HONOR 113  (4249) 
                  DIRE LAPDOG (85-16884) THIRSTY THUGS 1656  (3094) 
                        IVY MANIAC (85-20516) SBLI 32  (3757) 
                        TEDDY (86-28500) RANDOMNESS 41  (5234) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes