DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/09/2011    Duedate: 07/06/2011

ARKERS ARENA

DM-8    TURN-336

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ZITHER
Z GLADIATORZ (519)
(8-5153) [28-1-0,149]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ZITHER                         POSITION IS EMPTY
Z GLADIATORZ (519)             
(8-5153) [28-1-0,149]          

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

CONFIDENCE                     KOTTER NAHL
CONSANGUINEOUS (567)           MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)
(8-4894) [26-12-0,126]         (8-5197) [2-23-0,29]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

SMITHSONIAN (245)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. Z GLADIATORZ (519)          54
2. MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)         27      CONSANGUINEOUS (567)
3. YOU PAY I SLAY (373)        16      Unchartered Team
4. SMITHSONIAN (245)            3
5. CONSANGUINEOUS (567)        -4      BBCT2 (369)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 CONSANGUINEOUS (567)      96  34  2 73.8   1/ 1 SMITHSONIAN (245)        13  2 0
 2/ 2 Z GLADIATORZ (519)       225  98  7 69.7   2/ 2 Z GLADIATORZ (519)       11  4 0
 3/ 3 SMITHSONIAN (245)        675 419 14 61.7   3/ 4 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)       4  8 0
 4/ 4 YOU PAY I SLAY (373)      64  59  2 52.0   4/ 3 CONSANGUINEOUS (567)      2  4 0
 5/ 5 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)      165 274  4 37.6   5/ 5 YOU PAY I SLAY (373)      1  6 0

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

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

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                              ---===SLOW ARENA NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 335): ZITHER of Z GLADIATORS (Z-Man, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 333): WHITE BECT of LE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 330): OMBERT QURL of MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 285): TIMOR UNRED of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 308): JOSIE WALES of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 302): ACE OF BASE of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 289): DURANGO KID of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 283): ONYX of DRAGONS GUARD II (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 268): CAO ZHEN of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 261): G W BUSH of TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 237): GEROGE IGONO of THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 237): WHOLE of MILK IS GOOD (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 238): MRS POTATOE HEAD of DREW'S BOYS II (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  83 TELORINTHE (turn 53): ACCORDION of OLDIES (Coach, mgr.)
 DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 235): DUTCH TREAT of WORLDWIDE GORE (Crip, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 335): SMITHSONIAN (Curator, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 333): THE DEATH LORDS (Widowmaker?, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 330): AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 285): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 308): STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 302): ALASKAN PIPELINE (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 289): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 283): WAH CHING (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 268): ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 261): TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 237): THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 237): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 238): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  83 TELORINTHE (turn 53): PANTHEON (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 235): CRYPTICS et al (Crip, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                   ----------------
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 332): RENTAL CAR of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
                          VALERIAN of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 307): CALLOUS CORTNEY of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
                               PAYNE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 302): PROWL of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
                                      EARVLING FLASH of FORCE OF WILL
                                                    (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
                          (turn 301): SHELDON of ALL-STAR NANA'S (The Mun, mgr.)
                                      RERUN of SECOND BANANAS (Mannequin, mgr.)
                                      JACK KNIFE of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 289): DURANGO KID of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 257): DENG FEI of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
                           TIAN HU of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  83 TELORINTHE (turn 51): ORRIE POLLAS of MIDDLE WAY 21 (Jorja, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     I suck!  All us Zs suck!  The only team with less intelligence is probably
Consaguineous, and I will just bet that none of them can spell their own team name.
Right, Consags?
Take a look at these Zs:
ST   9-10-11-14-17
CN   9-12-19-19-20
SZ   6-10-10-11-12
WT  4-7-9-15-17
WL  15-15-16-17-19
SP   8-9-9-10-11
DF   5-7-11-12-13
An average wit of 10.2!  Lotsa will, so our motto is "Where there's a will, there's a
way."
     I'll just bet those snake-in-the-grass You Pay types have lots of wit.  Well
maybe not, as they base their home in New Jersey.  What's that about?
     Back to this stuff.  Come and get me.  I am here.  I take on all comers.
(Unless they are Consags or I Slays.)  For I am Duelmaster.
          Zither VIII

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail ARKERS!  Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed for your 
deeds.  The Z GLADIATORZ guild has had a 4-1-0 turn and deserves to be watched in the 
future.  You never know where this kind of thing can lead.  And let's see, LELAND 
OLVEN fought VIRTUOUS SCRIBE and gained 18 points and contributed to MIDDLE WAY 11's 
2-2-0.  MAYFLOWER has lost to HONEST MERCHANT, falling 10 points, while helping make 
SMITHSONIAN a 4-1-0 turn.  The attempts to dethrone the Duelmaster have failed, and 
ZITHER remains ARKERS' top warrior for another turn.  By the way, was that our 
Duelmaster that I saw last night, cramped under the table at The Dripping Blade?   
     Oriental wise man once say, 'Hiding behind shields prevents proper sun tanning.' 
Inscrutable, but true.  YOU PAY I SLAY has cause to stand tall, as they were ARKERS' 
most avoided team.  A smart manager knows this is a team to beat.  And avoiding YOU 
PAY I SLAY more than any other team we find SMITHSONIAN.  ARKERS, are we going to 
accept, or respect this sort of thing?  Well, sports fans, take notice that 
CONFIDENCE from CONSANGUINEOUS was ARKERS' most challenged warrior this turn.  In a 
fit of brilliance or of stupidity (hard to say sometimes), ZORK challenged CONFIDENCE 
today, facing a 49 difference in recognition.  And crowds were on their feet when 
ZORK claimed a victory from CONFIDENCE, and now has 110 points for his efforts.   
     A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once.  Wise men know this to 
be true.  Is it really true that ARKERS has more dishwashers per capita that 
fighters?  Just thought I'd ask...   
     I like this place, ARKERS, the taverns have old wine, and young serving girls.  
Who could ask for more?  Well, I'm burning daylight here in ARKERS 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                  
 ZITHER 5153                  28   1  0   149       Z GLADIATORZ (519)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CONFIDENCE 4894              26  12  0   126       CONSANGUINEOUS (567)
 ZORK 5195                    13   3  3   110       Z GLADIATORZ (519)
 ALAMO 5151                   16  11  1   102       SMITHSONIAN (245)
 CONFESSION 4895              23  12  0    97       CONSANGUINEOUS (567)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ANITA KILL 5234               6   4  0    85       YOU PAY I SLAY (373)
-URA GONER 5214                5   1  0    84       YOU PAY I SLAY (373)
 ZEPHYR 5204                  14   7  2    79       Z GLADIATORZ (519)
 NORM QUESHA 5171             16  16  0    76       MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)
 IWO JIMA 5223                12   3  0    71       SMITHSONIAN (245)
 YOSEMITE 5231                11   0  0    67       SMITHSONIAN (245)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ZEST 5224                    13   3  1    54       Z GLADIATORZ (519)
 PLYMOUTH ROCK 5218           16   1  0    53       SMITHSONIAN (245)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ZOO 5236                      7   1  0    33       Z GLADIATORZ (519)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 IMERTA LOEL 5225              1  16  0    33       MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)
 MAYFLOWER 5235                9   2  0    29       SMITHSONIAN (245)
 KOTTER NAHL 5197              2  23  0    29       MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LELAND OLVEN 5262             2   0  0    23       MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BITTA LUCK 5257         0  2 0 YOU PAY I SLAY 373   DARK CHAMPION         336  NONE
BYE 5263                0  1 0 YOU PAY I SLAY 373   SPYMASTER             336  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Does anyone really read these persads or communications? -- Curator

     Only astronomers.  Assuming the Persads are a meteor shower.

Is there really a manager called Mannequin?  Or one named Kisanth?  Are they NPCs?
What if I need a package delivered?  Or where's a good bartender when you need one
badly? -- Curator

     Murska for the Bartender.

Congratulations to Z Man's Zither, a Duelmaster TP with a fine 27-1-0 record.  Rumor
has it that Kerbin Knotts, a Middle Way ripper was the culprit? -- Curator

Confidence -- I may have lost, but I did my job as a wingman, keeping you from
battling for the throne.  Why don't you just graduate, and then write a tell-all
book?  Whoops, that would be Confession, wouldn't it?  Well, BOTH of you are deemed
LPs if it is left up to me! -- Alamo (barely hanging on)

Fratsfa Merc, Honest Merchant, Captured Orc -- Thanks for being there to be our
cannon-fodder. -- Iwo Jima, Mayflower, Yosemite

Kotter Nahl -- The ship has landed. (wink) -- Plymouth Rock

Health; humility; honor.  Good luck to any Arkerites at The Face in Milwaukee.
Perhaps the ghosts of Mannequin and Kisanth will even put in an appearance? --
Curator

Fratsfa Mercenary -- Thanks for the practice. -- Zephyr (on a high)

Ambitious Guard -- I know.  I know.  When they matched you up with me, you said
"Surely you jest with Zest?"  But you danced well for 6 minutes.  Next time we will
try the quick-step. -- Zest

Confession -- I love it when you deal out those short penances. -- Zither

Imerta Loel -- That's the last time I will let you in free! -- Zoo

Norm Quesha -- Take sword.  Swing.  East. -- Zork

Guys -- Thanks for the 4-1, which is fine and dandy, but we HAVE to beat out those
Smithsonian types, so 5-0s are often necessary. -- The Z Man

Zither -- That is because, when you go to a tournament, you don't fight ME. -- Kerbin
Notts

Zork -- I wish you would go back to, um, Zorkland or wherever you came from.  All
that zizz puts my teeth on edge. -- Norm Quesha

Plymouth Rock -- I wish I couldn't believe that, but after five minutes of getting
hit with a rock, it's all too real to me. -- Kotter Nahl

Zoo -- Oh, excellent!  We each got a zero replaced by a one, which can only mark the
beginning of a trend to come. -- Imerta Loel

Bitta Luck -- Indeed!  Thanks. -- Leland Olven

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BITTA LUCK was dealt death by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
BYE was slaughtered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
ZORK demolished CONFIDENCE in a 2 minute bloody uneven Challenge fight.
ZEST was viciously subdued by NORM QUESHA in a popular 2 minute Challenge fight.
ZOO unbelievably bested KOTTER NAHL in a action packed 4 minute gory Challenge brawl.
ZITHER viciously subdued CONFESSION in a unpopular 14 minute master's Title match.
ALAMO overcame KHALHUMS DWARF in a action packed 1 minute gruesome expert's melee.
YOSEMITE outlasted CAPTURED ORC in a slow 9 minute uneven duel.
IWO JIMA overpowered HONEST MERCHANT in a 1 minute uneven match.
ZEPHYR overpowered NOBLE ASSASSIN in a exciting 1 minute bloody one-sided fight.
MAYFLOWER was handily defeated by HONEST MERCHANT in a 11 minute one-sided contest.
PLYMOUTH ROCK luckily beat IMERTA LOEL in a crowd pleasing 3 minute gory conflict.
LELAND OLVEN vanquished VIRTUOUS SCRIBE in a 1 minute mismatched bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                      6         TOTAL PARRY       52 -  13 -  0      80  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-LUNGE        9 -   3 -  0      75  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         SLASHING ATTACK    8 -   6 -  2      57  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         WALL OF STEEL      2 -   2 -  0      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         AIMED BLOW         1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         LUNGING ATTACK    14 -  16 -  0      47  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         STRIKING ATTACK   14 -  19 -  0      42  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         BASHING ATTACK    11 -  20 -  1      35  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   7 -  0      13  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 336 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      ZITHER 5153                28   1  0  149 Z GLADIATORZ (519)
LUNGING ATTACK   CONFIDENCE 4894            26  12  0  126 CONSANGUINEOUS (567)
SLASHING ATTACK  ZORK 5195                  13   3  3  110 Z GLADIATORZ (519)
BASHING ATTACK   ALAMO 5151                 16  11  1  102 SMITHSONIAN (245)
PARRY-LUNGE      CONFESSION 4895            23  12  0   97 CONSANGUINEOUS (567)
STRIKING ATTACK  IWO JIMA 5223              12   3  0   71 SMITHSONIAN (245)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
The overall popularity leader is CONFIDENCE 4894.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was KOTTER NAHL 5197.  The ten other most popular fighters were NORM QUESHA 5171, 
IMERTA LOEL 5225, ZORK 5195, ALAMO 5151, ZEPHYR 5204, IWO JIMA 5223, BITTA LUCK 5257, 
PLYMOUTH ROCK 5218, LELAND OLVEN 5262, and CONFIDENCE 4894.

The least popular fighter this week was CONFESSION 4895.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were ZITHER 5153, YOSEMITE 5231, MAYFLOWER 5235, BYE 5263, ZOO 5236, ZEST 
5224, CONFIDENCE 4894, LELAND OLVEN 5262, PLYMOUTH ROCK 5218, and BITTA LUCK 5257.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

ZITHER (8-5153) Z GLADIATORZ (519)