DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/26/2025    Duedate: 01/08/2026

LIN TIRIAN ARENA

DM 78    TURN 820

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

TAUT TWINE
HOWLIN CASE (352)
(78-3299) [12-3-1,108]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

TAUT TWINE                     PRIMANTI BROS
HOWLIN CASE (352)              JESS'S PITT TRIP (398)
(78-3299) [12-3-1,108]         (78-3727) [2-0-0,29]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

FEINTAMOUR                     BIG ONE
RAINBOW COUNCIL (399)          SAND DANCERS (68)
(78-3736) [14-17-0,84]         (78-3666) [9-35-2,77]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

PERRY COUNTY (374)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. RAINBOW COUNCIL (399)         16 
2. SAND DANCERS (68)             16    PERRY COUNTY (374)
3. HOWLIN CASE (352)             11    Unchartered Team
4. JESS'S PITT TRIP (398)        10 
5. TOP FIVE SCALES (397)         1     JESS'S PITT TRIP (398)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*JESS'S PITT TRIP (398)     2   0  0 100.   1/ 1 PERRY COUNTY (374)        8  3 0
 2/ 1 PERRY COUNTY (374)       264 140  8 65.3   2/ 4 HOWLIN CASE (352)         4  1 0
 3/ 2 HOWLIN CASE (352)        231 160  8 59.1   3- 3 BECAUSE HA (377)          2  0 0
 4- 4 BECAUSE HA (377)          20  17  4 54.1   4/ 2 RAINBOW COUNCIL (399)     2  4 0
 5/ 5 RAINBOW COUNCIL (399)     76  70  5 52.1   5/ 0*JESS'S PITT TRIP (398)    1  0 0
 6- 6*ALASD (171)                1   1  0 50.0   6- 7*ALASD (171)               1  1 0
 7/ 7 SAND DANCERS (68)        1613 1935 48 45.5   7/ 9 SAND DANCERS (68)         1  2 0
 8/ 3*TOP FIVE SCALES (397)      4   5  0 44.4   8/ 5*TOP FIVE SCALES (397)     1  3 0
 9- 9*SHARDS (400)               1   2  0 33.3   9- 8*SHARDS (400)              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

     It's me, The Unknown Spymaster here with my bag to give you the news on last 
week's fights.  Hey everybody, watch out for BIG ONE, who flew up 16 points in the 
rankings after mashing FENNHAVEN like a melon.  Keep your eye on this guy.  And 
falling like a basher in the top ten was FENNHAVEN, who dropped 9 points after a 
disappointing (to say the least) bout with BIG ONE.  Try as hard as the BECAUSE HA 
stable might, they were unable to find their warrior (and ex-Duelmaster) MANNE'S LOVE 
CHILD before this week's fights.  In front of all the crowds, TAUT TWINE took the 
Duelmaster's crown for his own.  I give the bum two weeks.  Can you believe they are 
paying me 10 gold to deliver this stuff?   
     Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the LIN TIRIAN arena.  And 
hey, kiddies, those of you who didn't avoid PERRY COUNTY, please raise you hand.  
Wow.  Does LIN TIRIAN really have that many liars?  For those of you who like math, 
try this one:  PERRY COUNTY + Weapons That go Boom = TOP FIVE SCALES + Avoid City.   
     Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day 
drinking to their memory.  Better tanked than dead!  Ask not the elves for counsel, 
for they will say both yes and no.  Silly buggers, eh?   
     Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in LIN TIRIAN have no 
sense of humor.  Or maybe that they were senseless.  Okay, so I may not be the 
world's best comedian, but then you guys aren't the world's best warriors.  Its been 
fun, and I'm sure you enjoyed it (boos).  Now that I've got you worked up for Snide 
Clemens, I'll be leaving-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TAUT TWINE 3299           WS 12   3  1 108         HOWLIN CASE (352)         

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MANNE'S LOVE CHILD 3695   PR  6   2  1 105         BECAUSE HA (377)          
 THYLEASEA 3737            SL 20  12  0 102         RAINBOW COUNCIL (399)     

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FEINTAMOUR 3736           PS 14  17  0  84         RAINBOW COUNCIL (399)     
 BIG ONE 3666              ST  9  35  2  77         SAND DANCERS (68)         
 BRISTOW 3707              SL  7   1  1  76         PERRY COUNTY (374)        
-SIBERIA 3718              ST  6   0  0  71         PERRY COUNTY (374)        

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FENNHAVEN 3709            TP 12   5  0  48         PERRY COUNTY (374)        
 SILVER STUD 3678          ST  4   0  0  41         HOWLIN CASE (352)         

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PRIMANTI BROS 3727        ST  2   0  0  29         JESS'S PITT TRIP (398)    

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BANDON 3743                   3   0  0  21         PERRY COUNTY (374)                       [ST-TP]
 LADY JUSTICE'S 3713       TP  2   1  0  21         TOP FIVE SCALES (397)     
 PENTATONIC MAJOR 3717     SL  2   3  0  19         TOP FIVE SCALES (397)                    *
-APALONA 3724              TP  3   4  0  13         PERRY COUNTY (374)                       *
-SPASTIC TUNA 1345         ST  1   0  0  13         ALASD (171)               
-RUIN 3739                 SL  1   2  0   7         SHARDS (400)              

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Manne, Manne, this should be a quite interesting DM Column? -- Smitty

Perry County, now 25K, once much larger, home to Marksmen, Commodores, and Bulldogs, 
once four or five others, But still the starting point and home. -- Smitty

Smitty -- Hope Feintamour delivered. The one I am waiting to see is Thyleasea. -- 
Purple Sage

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BRISTOW was devastated by THYLEASEA in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
LADY JUSTICE'S was vanquished by SILVER STUD in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
TAUT TWINE subdued FEINTAMOUR in a 2 minute expert's Title fight.
BIG ONE devastated FENNHAVEN in a popular 3 minute brutal one-sided contest.
PRIMANTI BROS devastated PENTATONIC MAJOR in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
BANDON overpowered MORDANT DESERTER in a 4 minute one-sided struggle.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   0 -  0     100  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         LUNGING ATTACK     5 -   1 -  1      83  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         WALL OF STEEL      3 -   1 -  0      75  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         PARRY-STRIKE       7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         STRIKING ATTACK   15 -   8 -  0      65  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         SLASHING ATTACK   12 -   8 -  0      60  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         TOTAL PARRY       13 -  13 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         AIMED BLOW         1 -   1 -  1      50  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   0         BASHING ATTACK     2 -   2 -  0      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 820 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    TAUT TWINE 3299            12   3  1  108 HOWLIN CASE (352)
SLASHING ATTACK  THYLEASEA 3737             20  12  0  102 RAINBOW COUNCIL (399)
TOTAL PARRY      FENNHAVEN 3709             12   5  0   48 PERRY COUNTY (374)
STRIKING ATTACK  SILVER STUD 3678            4   0  0   41 HOWLIN CASE (352)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is FEINTAMOUR 3736.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was BIG ONE 3666.  The ten other most popular fighters were TAUT TWINE 3299, 
THYLEASEA 3737, SILVER STUD 3678, FEINTAMOUR 3736, FENNHAVEN 3709, PRIMANTI BROS 
3727, BRISTOW 3707, LADY JUSTICE'S 3713, PENTATONIC MAJOR 3717, and BANDON 3743.

The least popular fighter this week was BANDON 3743.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were PENTATONIC MAJOR 3717, LADY JUSTICE'S 3713, BRISTOW 3707, PRIMANTI BROS 
3727, FENNHAVEN 3709, FEINTAMOUR 3736, SILVER STUD 3678, THYLEASEA 3737, TAUT TWINE 
3299, and BIG ONE 3666.