DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 04/10/2025 Duedate: 05/07/2025 ARKERS ARENA DM 8 TURN 515 This Week's Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS TICOTIN FAR TRAVELERS (675) (8-6178) [7-1-0,101] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader TICOTIN POSITION IS EMPTY FAR TRAVELERS (675) (8-6178) [7-1-0,101] Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite POTTER SANDS OTHELLO MIDDLE WAY 11 (546) BOOK OF THOMAS (411) (8-5448) [11-27-0,60] (8-6000) [12-6-1,91] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM ASSASSIN NATION (377) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. FAR TRAVELERS (675) 51 2. LADIES IN WAITING (115) 24 FAR TRAVELERS (675) 3. BOOK OF THOMAS (411) 7 Unchartered Team 4. MIDDLE WAY 11 (546) 3 5. ASSASSIN NATION (377) -5 CLAIM TO PHAME (344) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1 FAR TRAVELERS (675) 25 14 0 64.1 1/ 1 ASSASSIN NATION (377) 8 6 0 2/ 2 LADIES IN WAITING (115) 403 340 20 54.2 2/ 3 LADIES IN WAITING (115) 6 0 0 3- 3*CANTERBURY TALES (586) 7 6 1 53.8 3/ 4 FAR TRAVELERS (675) 6 4 0 4- 4 FIGHTING IRISH (648) 111 98 3 53.1 4/ 5 BOOK OF THOMAS (411) 4 6 0 5- 5*YUPPIE HORDE 21.1 (678) 2 2 1 50.0 5- 2 FIGHTING IRISH (648) 4 6 0 6/ 6 ASSASSIN NATION (377) 62 72 5 46.3 6/ 6 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546) 3 9 0 7/ 7 BOOK OF THOMAS (411) 168 212 11 44.2 7- 7*CANTERBURY TALES (586) 1 1 0 8/ 8 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546) 249 458 7 35.2 8- 8*YUPPIE HORDE 21.1 (678) 1 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 MISS CONGENIALITY, who flew up 15 points in the rankings after mashing POLITE BEGGAR like a melon. Keep your eye on this gal. Ya know, some days it doesn't pay to walk out on the sands. EVERGREEN was subdued by TUMULT and drops 4 points. In front of all the crowds, TICOTIN took the Duelmaster's crown for hers 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 ARKERS arena. Here's a song for you: Who's afraid of the big, bad FAR TRAVELERS? Big bad FAR TRAVELERS. Big bad FAR TRAVELERS. ARKERS' afraid of the big bad FAR TRAVELERS. Tra la la la la! For those of you who like math, try this one: FAR TRAVELERS + Weapons That go Boom = ASSASSIN NATION + Avoid City. Well dang howdy, but if challenges were votes, POTTER SANDS would be president. Although it may be a contest he doesn't want to win. Death is kind of like a new puppy: he's always around wanting to play. (Ha Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?). Ask not the elves for counsel, for they will say both yes and no. Silly buggers, eh? Well, there's the manager of the ARKERS giving me the 'cut' sign (or is that 'They're going to strangle you in the alley?). C'mon, Leadfoot, let's make some tracks. See ya next time I'm on this circuit!-- The Unknown Spymaster DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME TICOTIN 6178 7 1 0 101 FAR TRAVELERS (675) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -DEIDRE 5762 20 18 0 93 FIGHTING IRISH (648) -FELDSPAR 5760 21 22 0 91 FIGHTING IRISH (648) OTHELLO 6000 12 6 1 91 BOOK OF THOMAS (411) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -POOKA 6155 22 4 0 87 FIGHTING IRISH (648) ASPHYXIATE 4995 11 4 0 85 ASSASSIN NATION (377) HOSTILITY 4908 12 6 0 73 ASSASSIN NATION (377) -DONN 5761 17 17 2 70 FIGHTING IRISH (648) DRESDEN 6176 8 3 0 69 FAR TRAVELERS (675) MISS OURIE 6049 6 7 0 69 LADIES IN WAITING (115) -THE PARSON 5061 5 1 0 68 CANTERBURY TALES (586) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -ALPHA 5936 9 12 1 62 BOOK OF THOMAS (411) POTTER SANDS 5448 11 27 0 60 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CHAS 6166 9 10 0 46 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546) TOKYO ROSE 6180 5 4 0 37 FAR TRAVELERS (675) TUMULT 6163 4 1 0 37 ASSASSIN NATION (377) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME EVERGREEN 6161 2 2 0 29 BOOK OF THOMAS (411) -THE HABERDASHER 5062 2 1 1 26 CANTERBURY TALES (586) SUFFOCATE 6134 4 1 0 25 ASSASSIN NATION (377) BERTIE 6165 3 16 0 25 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -MICROAGGRESSION 6216 2 1 1 23 YUPPIE HORDE 21.1 (678) MISS FORTUNE 6189 4 0 0 18 LADIES IN WAITING (115) BETHANE 6187 3 8 0 17 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546) MISS CONGENIALITY 6225 1 0 0 15 LADIES IN WAITING (115) DREAD 6222 1 2 0 9 ASSASSIN NATION (377) -CAILLEACH 6218 0 3 0 3 FIGHTING IRISH (648) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? DOOM & GLOOM 6150 0 2 0 ASSASSIN NATION 377 MICROAGGRESSION 6216 512 SABINA 6202 0 1 0 FAR TRAVELERS 675 DARK CHAMPION 515 NONE PERSONAL ADS LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS SABINA was viciously butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight. HOSTILITY was savagely defeated by OTHELLO in a 4 minute veteran's Challenge melee. DRESDEN devastated POTTER SANDS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest. TUMULT defeated EVERGREEN in a crowd pleasing 3 minute Challenge match. DREAD was bested by MISS FORTUNE in a 2 minute novice's Challenge duel. ASPHYXIATE was viciously subdued by TICOTIN in a crowd pleasing 3 minute Title match. MISS OURIE savagely defeated CHAS in a action packed 3 minute gruesome melee. TOKYO ROSE vanquished BERTIE in a 1 minute one-sided duel. BETHANE was unbelievably bested by SUFFOCATE in a 6 minute gory duel. MISS CONGENIALITY overpowered POLITE BEGGAR 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| |TOTAL PARRY 4 TOTAL PARRY 21 - 8 - 0 72 | |AIMED BLOW 3 AIMED BLOW 20 - 9 - 1 69 | |LUNGING ATTACK 3 WALL OF STEEL 17 - 11 - 1 61 | |SLASHING ATTACK 3 BASHING ATTACK 7 - 6 - 0 54 | |STRIKING ATTACK 3 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 - 0 50 | |BASHING ATTACK 1 LUNGING ATTACK 17 - 20 - 0 46 | |WALL OF STEEL 1 STRIKING ATTACK 12 - 25 - 0 32 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 10 - 21 - 0 32 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 7 - 0 22 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 3 - 0 0 | Turn 515 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: AIMED BLOW 3 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 3 TOTAL PARRY BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 3 2 SLASHING ATTACK WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 BASHING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 3 1 WALL OF STEEL TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME SLASHING ATTACK TICOTIN 6178 7 1 0 101 FAR TRAVELERS (675) BASHING ATTACK OTHELLO 6000 12 6 1 91 BOOK OF THOMAS (411) TOTAL PARRY ASPHYXIATE 4995 11 4 0 85 ASSASSIN NATION (377) LUNGING ATTACK DRESDEN 6176 8 3 0 69 FAR TRAVELERS (675) AIMED BLOW TOKYO ROSE 6180 5 4 0 37 FAR TRAVELERS (675) WALL OF STEEL TUMULT 6163 4 1 0 37 ASSASSIN NATION (377) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is POTTER SANDS 5448. The most popular warrior this turn was OTHELLO 6000. The ten other most popular fighters were TICOTIN 6178, MISS OURIE 6049, EVERGREEN 6161, CHAS 6166, DREAD 6222, MISS FORTUNE 6189, BETHANE 6187, HOSTILITY 4908, DRESDEN 6176, and TUMULT 6163. The least popular fighter this week was SUFFOCATE 6134. The other ten least popular fighters were POTTER SANDS 5448, MISS CONGENIALITY 6225, BERTIE 6165, SABINA 6202, TOKYO ROSE 6180, ASPHYXIATE 4995, TUMULT 6163, DRESDEN 6176, HOSTILITY 4908, and BETHANE 6187. SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN PITTSBURGH! We hope you will join us at our summer FTF in Pittsburgh, PA, July 18-20, 2025! It will be held at the Marriott Pittsburgh City Center at 112 Washington Pl, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 (412-471-4000). Room rates are $179.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which includes free high speed internet. There's a Starbuck's, restaurant and lounge, fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool. 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Minioverviews and the tournament announcement will be out in June We look forward to seeing you in July! -- RSI 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. SPUNKY (23-3638) IVO'S ARMY (293) RUDY VOLEVOL (32-5851) DEVIL ADVOCATES (105) ROGUE ESKIMO (32-6950) FRIEND OR FOE? (365) LOUIS CYPHRE (32-7573) DEVIL ADVOCATES (105) ROAD TRIP (45-5050) THE MENTORS RIDE (550) SMUDGE (82-326) IRON CIRCLE (61) METAL HEAD (82-4573) LEGENEDS OF TKE 2 (618) SELINA SKYRIVER (82-25332) WANDERERS (4055) DIZZY (82-54125) CHARTMASTES 1969 (9145) CLICHY (84-35494) THIRSTY THUGS 1313 (6208) LEPROSY (84-36154) THE AFFLICTED (6313) ROBERT PAULSON 75 (84-47382) PROJECT MAYHEM 28 (8184) CYMORIL FIBER (85-2327) ETERNAL HOWLIN (430) HARSH GMO (85-18688) THIRSTY THUGS 170P (3427) KRIKIT (85-40358) UNKNOWN LEGACY 42 (7366) EXTREME TEAL (85-46601) TAMPA 19A (8502) CLARK (85-51321) HELLO DARKNESS 16 (9356) TOXIN (85-54664) ERR 26 (2621) AVIAG (86-24310) LIZARD ARMY 3 (4457) Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes