DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/08/2017    Duedate: 05/20/2017

NIANIA ARENA

DM-2    TURN-711

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SKITZO
HATEFUL (587)
(2-4989) [4-3-1,90]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SKITZO                         HOLMES
HATEFUL (587)                  PRIVATE PRIVATES (716)
(2-4989) [4-3-1,90]            (2-6313) [1-0-0,13]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

COOL RUN-IN                    SKITZO
THE RUNAROUND (381)            HATEFUL (587)
(2-6213) [17-18-3,72]          (2-4989) [4-3-1,90]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

HATEFUL (587)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. HATEFUL (587)               29
2. SATAN'S LINT (712)          13      SAM'S TOYS (677)
3. PRIVATE PRIVATES (716)      13      Unchartered Team
4. SAM'S TOYS (677)             7
5. SPRINGTIME IV (709)          0      PRIVATE PRIVATES (716)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*PRIVATE PRIVATES (716)     1   0  0  100   1/ 0 HATEFUL (587)             3  1 0
 2- 1 SPRINGTIME IV (709)       11   4  1 73.3   2/ 3 SAM'S TOYS (677)          2  0 0
 3/ 3 SAM'S TOYS (677)          13   9  0 59.1   3/ 1 SATAN'S LINT (712)        2  5 0
 4/ 2 SATAN'S LINT (712)         7   8  0 46.7   4/ 0*PRIVATE PRIVATES (716)    1  0 0
 5/ 0 HATEFUL (587)             18  23  1 43.9   5/ 2 THE RUNAROUND (381)       1  5 0
 6/ 4 THE RUNAROUND (381)      163 216 18 43.0   6- 4 SPRINGTIME IV (709)       0  1 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Thankyouthankyou.  It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in 
NIANIA.  Hope you enjoy the show.  Oh, who am I kidding?  I already got paid!  We now 
have a new top team for all of you guys to dogpile on.  HATEFUL now holds the crown 
and they are betting they can keep it.  Hey everybody, watch out for SHOE THORN, who 
flew up 16 points in the rankings after mashing DANGEROUS CRIMINAL like a melon.  
Keep your eye on this guy.  And falling like a basher in the top ten was OZWEEPAY, 
who dropped 4 points after a disappointing (to say the least) bout with MR. MONKEY.  
In front of all the crowds, SKITZO took the Duelmaster's crown for his own.  I give 
the bum two weeks.  An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but an onion a day keeps 
T.P.s at bay.   
     But enough of that bunch, let's get on to the wimps who like to avoid battle!  
And hey, kiddies, those of you who didn't avoid SPRINGTIME IV, please raise you hand. 
Wow.  Does NIANIA really have that many liars?  And you guys like to boo me?  Well, 
unsling your rasberries, cause SATAN'S LINT beats feet every time SPRINGTIME IV 
smiles at them.  Try farming, eh?   
     Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the 
most interesting, though!  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 NIANIA have no 
sense of humor.  Or maybe that they were senseless.  Well, there goes another Spy 
Report.  Good luck in next week's fights.  Its been real, and its been fun, but it 
hasn't been real fun...-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SKITZO 4989                   4   3  1    90       HATEFUL (587)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EVIL LINT 6280                7   4  0    74       SATAN'S LINT (712)
 COOL RUN-IN 6213             17  18  3    72       THE RUNAROUND (381)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MR. MONKEY 5850               7   8  0    63       SAM'S TOYS (677)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ACCUSED FAUN 6176            11   4  1    52       SPRINGTIME IV (709)
 SHOE THORN 6141               2   1  0    46       HATEFUL (587)
-EAU DE PERE 5789              3  31  0    40       THE RUNAROUND (381)
-D.N.C. 5428                   3   3  0    36       HATEFUL (587)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OZWEEPAY 5004                 3   5  0    29       HATEFUL (587)
 DEAD BATTERY 6240             2   0  0    27       HATEFUL (587)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-LIL LEGS 6304                 1   0  0    16       THE RUNAROUND (381)
 HOLMES 6313                   1   0  0    13       PRIVATE PRIVATES (716)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CRAZY LINT 6278         0  1 0 SATAN'S LINT 712     WURM KIN              711  NONE
LOST LINT 6279          0  1 0 SATAN'S LINT 712     HIGH ELF              711  NONE
SMELLY LINT 6276        0  1 0 SATAN'S LINT 712     SHEWISH GIANT         711  NONE
STRONG LINT 6277        0  1 0 SATAN'S LINT 712     MOUNTAIN TROLL        711  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SMELLY LINT was butchered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
LOST LINT was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
STRONG LINT was viciously butchered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
CRAZY LINT was slaughtered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
EVIL LINT was viciously subdued by SKITZO in a popular 2 minute brutal Title fight.
COOL RUN-IN was bested by KUNG-FU MASTER in a popular 1 minute uneven brawl.
MR. MONKEY devastated OZWEEPAY in a crowd pleasing 2 minute gory mismatched match.
SHOE THORN viciously subdued DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 2 minute gruesome melee.
DEAD BATTERY vanquished OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
HOLMES vanquished CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   0 -  0     100  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   0 -  0     100  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         AIMED BLOW        12 -   6 -  1      67  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         STRIKING ATTACK   11 -   9 -  0      55  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         TOTAL PARRY        1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         LUNGING ATTACK     4 -   5 -  0      44  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         WALL OF STEEL      0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         SLASHING ATTACK    0 -   5 -  0       0  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         BASHING ATTACK     0 -   4 -  0       0  |

Turn 711 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-LUNGE        1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         3  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  2         3  AIMED BLOW     
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1         1  PARRY-STRIKE   

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  SKITZO 4989                 4   3  1   90 HATEFUL (587)
LUNGING ATTACK   EVIL LINT 6280              7   4  0   74 SATAN'S LINT (712)
PARRY-LUNGE      SHOE THORN 6141             2   1  0   46 HATEFUL (587)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is COOL RUN-IN 6213.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was SKITZO 4989.  The ten other most popular fighters were MR. MONKEY 5850, SHOE 
THORN 6141, EVIL LINT 6280, COOL RUN-IN 6213, OZWEEPAY 5004, DEAD BATTERY 6240, 
SMELLY LINT 6276, STRONG LINT 6277, HOLMES 6313, and LOST LINT 6279.

The least popular fighter this week was CRAZY LINT 6278.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were LOST LINT 6279, HOLMES 6313, STRONG LINT 6277, SMELLY LINT 6276, DEAD 
BATTERY 6240, OZWEEPAY 5004, COOL RUN-IN 6213, EVIL LINT 6280, SHOE THORN 6141, and 
MR. MONKEY 5850.

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Please note that because of new bank regulations, we can no longer accept any check or 
money order drawn off a non-US bank, even if it is in US Funds.  We were just informed 
by our bank that the fee to process these checks is $40, which is crazy high!

Many apologies to our foreign players, but you will need to either get a check from a 
US bank (Chase, Citigroup, etc.) or pay via credit card.  

  Armsilbar liked being Master of the Stronghold Academy, all except for one part.

He had to talk to Sheila Greywand at least once a week, usually oftener.  She was 
getting more erratic.  More chaotic.  That would be the effect of the Grey Wand.  It 
was a powerful chaotic artifact, and she kept it with her always.  She had turned his 
predecessor into a frog--or 164 frogs--and then summoned all the members of the 
Academy to a frog-leg dinner.  That had been, ah, bad.  Yes, very bad.
     But here he was entering her chambers.  With, well, it couldn't be called GOOD 
news.  And the look she turned on him--she was in an orcish mood today, all scowling 
black brows and bared fangs--that made him nervous.  But some things had to be done.  
He cleared his throat, which seemed to have a frog in it, and said, "It's about the 
next tourney prize, Lady.  I know it's more than two months away, but this isn't too 
soon to start thinking of some new, exciting prize--"
     "I have no intention of thinking about 'new, exciting prizes'," she snapped.  Or 
was that a snarl?  "These managers are getting above themselves.  They act like I 
created the arena system for their amusement!  There will be one standard prize for 
all the tourneys.  Just one."
     He had a horrible vision of all the managers walking out in a mass.  Perhaps it 
wouldn't be that bad, but it wouldn't be good.  And if he said the wrong thing, well, 
the next frog-leg dinner might be him. "Er, ah, perhaps a specific prize for each 
tourney--a spring prize, a summer prize, and so on?  The managers expect--"
     She exploded.  A literal explosion, the force of the blast blew his hair off.  
She said several things in an obsolete dialect of orcish.  He stepped backward, then 
again.  The blast had blown the door open behind him.  If he could make it out before 
something else happened--
     "Ribbit!  Ribbit!"