DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/14/2026    Duedate: 10/27/2026

SUNSET ARENA

DM 21    TURN 1064

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BLAK BOX
GRIM FANDANGO (454)
(21-10108) [23-14-0,118]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BLAK BOX                       MANGO
GRIM FANDANGO (454)            A-1A (395)
(21-10108) [23-14-0,118]       (21-4355) [4-3-1,27]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

DARK SPLIT                     SPAGHETTI
BIG LAKE TERROR (654)          COMFORT FOOD (732)
(21-10095) [25-14-0,89]        (21-10187) [9-5-2,100]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

NOMADIC TRIBE (160)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. A-1A (395)                    39 
2. THE WHOVIANS (691)            33    COMFORT FOOD (732)
3. SEA SHANTIES (718)            22    Unchartered Team
4. GRIM FANDANGO (454)           20 
5. SINGING COWBOYS (216)         16    A-1A (395)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 OFF THE WALL III (736)    10   4  0 71.4   1/ 4 NOMADIC TRIBE (160)      10  5 0
 2- 3 WORLD BLADES (621)        17  12  2 58.6   2/ 1 BIG LAKE TERROR (654)     9  4 0
 3/ 2 COMFORT FOOD (732)        39  31  2 55.7   3/ 6 THE WHOVIANS (691)        9  6 0
 4/ 4 NOMADIC TRIBE (160)      1322 1064 48 55.4   4/ 2 BEN'S BAZAAR (577)        7  8 1
 5/ 5 BIG LAKE TERROR (654)    752 701 44 51.8   5/ 7 GRIM FANDANGO (454)       6  8 0
 6/ 6 GRIM FANDANGO (454)      1602 1503 75 51.6   6/ 5 A FOREST DARK (731)       6  8 0
 7/ 9 SEA SHANTIES (718)       122 130  6 48.4   7/ 3 COMFORT FOOD (732)        6  8 0
 8/10 BEN'S BAZAAR (577)       1039 1147 62 47.5   8/12 SEA SHANTIES (718)        5  1 0
 9-12 PHILTHBALLS (554)        629 729 40 46.3   9- 8 PHILTHBALLS (554)         3  2 0
10/11*A-1A (395)                16  19  1 45.7  10-10 WORLD BLADES (621)        2  0 0
11/13 A FOREST DARK (731)       47  57  4 45.2  11/15 SINGING COWBOYS (216)     2  7 0
12/14 THE WHOVIANS (691)       277 376 24 42.4  12/16*A-1A (395)                2  8 1
13/15 THE OOZE ZONE (169)      211 296 12 41.6  13-11 OFF THE WALL III (736)    1  1 0
14/16 SINGING COWBOYS (216)     51 147  1 25.8  14/ 9 THE OOZE ZONE (169)       1 11 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.

Well, well, well, look who's on top!  I know, I can't believe it either.  But with a 
little luck against "Strikers R' Us" down there, I'll hold it another turn or two and 
put all of us out of our misery.  Somebody needs to teach me something, though.  So 
get that done, please.  That is all. 

                                          -- Blak Box
                                             Duelmaster of Sunset

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hello.

     It's turn 1064 of Sunset Arena, the Arena of Death.  There were 9 deaths on the 
sands today... well, counting before sunrise, when the Dark Arena is at work.  6 of 
these deaths did indeed happen in the DA, and the victims never saw the sun rise.  
Other than those unfortunate souls, no gladiators died today.  Oddly, although 
Ectoplasm of The Ooze Zone died in the DA, he was today's most challenged fighter.  
There are still two pending bloodfeuds, whether the teams involved want to deal with 
that or not.
     In turn 1061, Wanderlust of the Nomadic Tribe was slain by Spaghetti of Comfort 
Food.  Here is what Spaghetti was up to today:  BLAK BOX (21-10108) (22-14-0,110) of 
GRIM FANDANGO fought SPAGHETTI (21-10187) (9-4-2,101) of COMFORT FOOD.  BLAK BOX 
luckily beat SPAGHETTI in a 12 minute mismatched Title competition.  So Blak Box has 
retained his Duelmastership and his standing as the top Total Parry of the arena.  
Spaghetti is the top Striker.  Looking at the warriors of Nomadic Tribe, Sequoia Razor 
with an 8-2-0 record might have had a chance, or possibly Moss Stampede with 5-1-0.  
But if I were their manager, I don't think I'd have risked it.
     Let's see if anyone traveled to the Isle of the Eye in a coffin.  Dark Wishes and 
Dark Visit both left after today's fights:  nope.  Because they didn't fight, but they 
caught the stage in good health.  However, the Terror's other three fighters all won 
their fights.  So why was Big Lake Terror pushed out of the top team slot by Nomadic 
Tribe, who only had a 2-3-0 turn.  Who knows how the Commission's accountants figure 
this stuff?
     The Ooze Zone had a 0-4-0 turn today.  Here was their most spectacular loss:  
SQUID SOUP (21-10131) (16-14-0,79) of THE OOZE ZONE fought THUNDERCRUNCH (21-10178) 
(12-6-0,88) of NOMADIC TRIBE.  SQUID SOUP was demolished by THUNDERCRUNCH in a 1 
minute one-sided brawl.
     Sea Shanties had a 3-0-0 turn today.  Good going!  This looked to me like the 
most difficult win:  SANTIANA (21-10159) (4-5-0,26) of SEA SHANTIES challenged SPICY 
KIELBASA (21-10269) (6-3-0,21) of COMFORT FOOD.  SANTIANA overpowered SPICY KIELBASA 
in a 3 minute gory uneven Challenge duel.
     Maybe Mango of A-1A didn't mean to deliver the killing blow.  MANGO (21-4355) (3-
3-0,12) of A-1A fought CULT MEMBER (21-393) (0-0-0,20).  MANGO assassinated CULT 
MEMBER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.  I've always thought it's bad form to slay a 
stand-in fighter.  Sometimes they're drafted due to a petty crime, and they're not 
necessarily ready to fight for their lives.
     A Forest Dark avoided Big Lake Terror.  I would, too.
     Is Cagliostro's Castle a good place to dine?  Or is it only for drinking?
     Well, that's all.  See ya.

                                             -- Grix

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLAK BOX 10108            TP 23  14  0 118         GRIM FANDANGO (454)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-GWANJI 10206              ST 10   4  0 100         OFF THE WALL III (736)    
 SPAGHETTI 10187           ST  9   5  2 100         COMFORT FOOD (732)        
 THUNDERCRUNCH 10178       BA 13   6  0  97         NOMADIC TRIBE (160)       
 DASH HELLBENT 10136       ST 13   9  2  92         A FOREST DARK (731)       

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DARK SPLIT 10095          AB 25  14  0  89         BIG LAKE TERROR (654)     
 PSEUDO DRAGON 10228       AB  7   7  1  76         BEN'S BAZAAR (577)        
 SQUID SOUP 10131          SL 16  15  0  73         THE OOZE ZONE (169)       
 DARK LIFE 10169           TP 12  10  0  71         BIG LAKE TERROR (654)     
 CORRUPT GAOLER 10138      BA 12   9  0  67         A FOREST DARK (731)       

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MORAY 10144               LU 13  16  2  66         THE OOZE ZONE (169)       
 AKIA THORNGUARD 10181     LU 11   7  0  66         NOMADIC TRIBE (160)       
 ADIPOSE REX 10221         AB  8   6  2  66         THE WHOVIANS (691)                       *
 JACK SPARROW 10110        LU 10   9  2  64         SEA SHANTIES (718)        
 IL REDIVIVO 10156         SL  8   9  1  63         A FOREST DARK (731)       
 CARNE ASADA TACO 10224    PL  8   4  0  58         COMFORT FOOD (732)        

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JEDI JESTER 10267         AB  9   2  0  56         BEN'S BAZAAR (577)        
-ELOHSSA 10231             ST  6   4  1  56         PHILTHBALLS (554)         
 CRASH HAMFIST 10137       BA 11  11  0  54         A FOREST DARK (731)       
 MISS TRACY 2804           AB  9  13  0  54         SINGING COWBOYS (216)                    *
 SHEW SHINE BOY 10291      AB  5   2  1  54         BEN'S BAZAAR (577)        
 KIWI SMUGGLER 10101       AB  8  11  0  53         SEA SHANTIES (718)        
 ASHILDR 10222             PS  8   8  0  53         THE WHOVIANS (691)                       *
 MALUS 10234               ST  6   8  1  53         THE WHOVIANS (691)        
-PARIS 7490                AB  4   2  0  51         WORLD BLADES (621)        
-IMBECILIC 10152           TP 10   8  0  50         PHILTHBALLS (554)                        *
 BOB BARBER 2495           AB  5  34  0  49         SINGING COWBOYS (216)     
 SEQUOIA RAZOR 10233       SL  7   6  0  46         NOMADIC TRIBE (160)       
 ONION RING 10215          TP  8   4  0  45         COMFORT FOOD (732)                       *
-AERYON 10265              AB  5   5  0  45         GRIM FANDANGO (454)       
 SINGING COW 2570          AB  5  30  0  45         SINGING COWBOYS (216)     
 SLITHEEN 10293                5   1  0  40         THE WHOVIANS (691)                       [AB-TP]
 PSEUDO DEMON 10229        TP  8   6  1  39         BEN'S BAZAAR (577)        
 SANTIANA 10159            AB  5   5  0  38         SEA SHANTIES (718)                       *

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HIPPO KRIT 10259          SL  4   4  0  33         PHILTHBALLS (554)         
 GWYN AP NUDD 10302        LU  2   0  0  29         A FOREST DARK (731)       
 MANGO 4355                WS  4   3  1  27         A-1A (395)                
 ABSARAKA 10277            PR  5   5  2  26         GRIM FANDANGO (454)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 INDUS ILLWILL 10279       LU  4   5  0  23         GRIM FANDANGO (454)       
 SPICY KIELBASA 10269      TP  6   4  0  22         COMFORT FOOD (732)        
 BOULDERNAUT 10300             2   1  0  21         NOMADIC TRIBE (160)                      [LU-ST-TP]
 REMITTANCE MAN 4354       TP  6   1  0  20         A-1A (395)                
-MOLTEN LAVA CAKE 10296    ST  2   2  0  20         COMFORT FOOD (732)        
 MOSS STAMPEDE 10274       TP  5   4  0  19         NOMADIC TRIBE (160)       
-SHAY VERKEWTER 10258      PR  4   4  0  18         PHILTHBALLS (554)         

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DARK CONTACT 10273        PL  3   7  0  16         BIG LAKE TERROR (654)     
-MONTENEGRO 10115              1   0  0  12         WORLD BLADES (621)                       [AB-LU-ST-TP]
 RASSILON 10298            LU  2   3  0   9         THE WHOVIANS (691)        
 RAILROAD LADY 9615        BA  1   4  0   7         A-1A (395)                

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CULT MEMBER             0  0 0                      MANGO 4355            1064 NONE
DAA 10304               0  1 0 A-1A 395             DARK CHAMPION         1064 NONE
SHRIMPER DAN 9616       2  2 0 A-1A 395             SHEWISH GIANT         1064 NONE
PRINCE A-BOOBOO 10305   0  1 0 BEN'S BAZAAR 577     QUICKSILVER           1064 NONE
EVEN WORSE 10306        0  1 0 GRIM FANDANGO 454    STONE GOLEM           1064 NONE
VIGGA-WULF 10211        7  9 0 GRIM FANDANGO 454    SHEW SHINE BOY 10291  1062  
WANDERLUST 10174        9  8 1 NOMADIC TRIBE 160    SPAGHETTI 10187       1061  
ECTOPLASM 10149         7 17 0 THE OOZE ZONE 169    STONE GOLEM           1064 NONE
SNAIL TRAX 10162        8 15 0 THE OOZE ZONE 169    STONE GOLEM           1064 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SNAIL TRAX was dealt death by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
ECTOPLASM was narrowly killed by STONE GOLEM in a exciting 3 minute Dark Arena melee.
SHRIMPER DAN was dispatched by SHEWISH GIANT in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena brawl.
EVEN WORSE was assassinated by STONE GOLEM in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena fight.
PRINCE A-BOOBOO was butchered by QUICKSILVER in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
DAA was viciously butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
MALUS was beaten by JACK SPARROW in a 1 minute Challenge brawl.
ADIPOSE REX handily defeated ONION RING in a 3 minute uneven Challenge fight.
AKIA THORNGUARD won victory over SHEW SHINE BOY in a 2 minute Challenge duel.
SANTIANA overpowered SPICY KIELBASA in a 3 minute gory uneven Challenge duel.
INDUS ILLWILL defeated DARK CONTACT in a action packed 3 minute gory Challenge match.
RASSILON was defeated by ABSARAKA in a 2 minute Challenge match.
BLAK BOX luckily beat SPAGHETTI in a 12 minute mismatched Title competition.
SQUID SOUP was demolished by THUNDERCRUNCH in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
DASH HELLBENT handily defeated CARNE ASADA TACO in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.
DARK SPLIT defeated MORAY in a action packed 1 minute expert's struggle.
CORRUPT GAOLER was overpowered by CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
IL REDIVIVO was luckily beaten by DARK LIFE in a exciting 2 minute bout.
CRASH HAMFIST was overpowered by PSEUDO DRAGON in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
KIWI SMUGGLER overpowered BOULDERNAUT in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
SEQUOIA RAZOR was bested by JEDI JESTER in a popular 1 minute bout.
MISS TRACY won victory over PSEUDO DEMON in a popular 2 minute match.
SINGING COW was handily defeated by ASHILDR in a 1 minute uneven duel.
BOB BARBER was outwaited by SLITHEEN in a slow 14 minute one-sided bout.
MOSS STAMPEDE was luckily beaten by REMITTANCE MAN in a tiresome 14 minute duel.
MANGO assassinated CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
RAILROAD LADY was overpowered by GWYN AP NUDD in a 1 minute uneven match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                      10         STRIKING ATTACK   54 -  38 -  5      59  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      9         TOTAL PARRY       54 -  42 -  0      56  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   8         BASHING ATTACK    27 -  25 -  0      52  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         PARRY-LUNGE       16 -  15 -  0      52  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         AIMED BLOW        50 -  52 -  2      49  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         SLASHING ATTACK   23 -  25 -  0      48  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         LUNGING ATTACK    33 -  49 -  1      40  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         PARRY-RIPOSTE     10 -  15 -  2      40  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-STRIKE       5 -  11 -  0      31  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         WALL OF STEEL      4 -   9 -  2      31  |

Turn 1064 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-STRIKE       1 -  0     TOTAL PARRY        4 -  5         3  AIMED BLOW     
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  3         3  STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         7 -  3     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  4         2  TOTAL PARRY    
LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  4     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  2         2  BASHING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  4         1  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      BLAK BOX 10108             23  14  0  118 GRIM FANDANGO (454)
STRIKING ATTACK  SPAGHETTI 10187             9   5  2  100 COMFORT FOOD (732)
BASHING ATTACK   THUNDERCRUNCH 10178        13   6  0   97 NOMADIC TRIBE (160)
AIMED BLOW       DARK SPLIT 10095           25  14  0   89 BIG LAKE TERROR (654)
SLASHING ATTACK  SQUID SOUP 10131           16  15  0   73 THE OOZE ZONE (169)
LUNGING ATTACK   AKIA THORNGUARD 10181      11   7  0   66 NOMADIC TRIBE (160)
PARRY-LUNGE      CARNE ASADA TACO 10224      8   4  0   58 COMFORT FOOD (732)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is DARK SPLIT 10095.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was SPAGHETTI 10187.  The ten other most popular fighters were INDUS ILLWILL 
10279, SNAIL TRAX 10162, ECTOPLASM 10149, ADIPOSE REX 10221, IL REDIVIVO 10156, MISS 
TRACY 2804, AKIA THORNGUARD 10181, SANTIANA 10159, ABSARAKA 10277, and JEDI JESTER 
10267.

The least popular fighter this week was SLITHEEN 10293.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BOB BARBER 2495, REMITTANCE MAN 4354, MOSS STAMPEDE 10274, RAILROAD 
LADY 9615, SINGING COW 2570, PSEUDO DEMON 10229, BOULDERNAUT 10300, CRASH HAMFIST 
10137, SQUID SOUP 10131, and SPICY KIELBASA 10269.