DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/14/2016    Duedate: 02/10/2016

ARKERS ARENA

DM-8    TURN-396

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SWEET REVENGE
PEASANT REBELLION (614)
(8-5378) [15-3-0,136]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SWEET REVENGE                  MAYMES
PEASANT REBELLION (614)        LITTLE DUCKS (640)
(8-5378) [15-3-0,136]          (8-5660) [5-2-0,42]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

OL' GRIZ                       GRIMM
NORTHERN BADLANDS (397)        GHOSTWALKERS 2 (629)
(8-4755) [17-12-3,93]          (8-5482) [13-8-0,57]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

 (195)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE CHOSEN (613)            46
2. BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)      45      PEASANT REBELLION (614)
3. FOREST GARDEN (642)         42      Unchartered Team
4. Z GLADIATORZ (519)          24
5. BASH BROS SHOWER (604)      23      FOREST GARDEN (642)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*FOREST GARDEN (642)        4   1  0 80.0   1/ 1 PEASANT REBELLION (614)  11  4 0
 2/ 1 PEASANT REBELLION (614)   61  26  0 70.1   2/ 2 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)   11  4 0
 3/ 2 Z GLADIATORZ (519)       302 149  8 67.0   3/ 4*LITTLE DUCKS (640)        8  6 0
 4/ 3 SMITHSONIAN (245)        768 463 16 62.4   4/ 7 THE CHOSEN (613)          8  7 0
 5- 4 BORN LOSERS (634)        164 108 17 60.3   5/13 BASH BROS SHOWER (604)    7  7 0
 6/ 5 NORTHERN BADLANDS (397)  185 143 17 56.4   6/ 8 Z GLADIATORZ (519)        6  3 0
 7- 8*THE OUTLAWS 2 (631)       18  17  4 51.4   7/ 3 NORTHERN BADLANDS (397)   6  6 0
 8/10 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)    56  54  1 50.9   8/14 GHOSTWALKERS 2 (629)      5 10 1
 9/ 6 HOYT FOUNDATION (636)     63  61  6 50.8   9/ 6 STEEL PROPHETS (615)      5 10 0
10/ 9 THE CHOSEN (613)         246 242 19 50.4  10/ 0*FOREST GARDEN (642)       4  1 0
11/ 7*LITTLE DUCKS (640)        16  18  0 47.1  11/11 SMITHSONIAN (245)         4  5 0
12/11 STEEL PROPHETS (615)      80  91  2 46.8  12-12 SERIOUS LEE (486)         4  6 1
13/12 GHOSTWALKERS 2 (629)      49  56  1 46.7  13/ 5 HOYT FOUNDATION (636)     4  6 0
14/13 MERCENARY WARCKERS (411)  97 115  7 45.8  14/ 9 MERCENARY WARCKERS (411)  4  9 0
15/15 BASH BROS SHOWER (604)    34  41  1 45.3  15-10*THE OUTLAWS 2 (631)       2  3 1
16-14 SERIOUS LEE (486)         34  43  1 44.2  16-15 BORN LOSERS (634)         2  3 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
17-16 BROKEN SPIRITS (632)      47  78  3 37.6  17-16 BROKEN SPIRITS (632)      0  5 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.

     Oh, sure!  That is exactly what you would expect.  Others disappear for a while 
and then come back, but do they get criticized for it?  No.  But let a peasant do it 
and suddenly we are doing something wrong!  If big Tobacco or the Chosen has a great 
record, is it because they are doing something wrong? No.  But if one of the 
downtrodden has a good record there must be something wrong going on!  That couldn't 
happen naturally!  Is it any wonder why the Revolution is stirring in the hearts and 
minds of those who serve your drinks and polish your blades?!  Indeed!  The day of 
reckoning is coming!  
     So some of you think we could not do this naturally?  I assure you, there is not 
a single prize amongst the peasantry her in Arkers!  Who would give us a prize?  This 
is nothing but natural talent.  Tournaments?  Please!  You think we are the only ones 
here who have fought in tournaments?  Hardly.
     And, in truth, some of us are hardly considered worthy even by our own manager.  
In fact, three of us have only 6FE that cannot be seen.  Sure, that does represent an 
edge, but not much when compared to some of the FE totals already in the arena.  As 
for the other two, we have 10+FE, but not much more.  Again, context, people!  And I 
am not even the one the boss thought would be the best of the poor-folk!  No, the Kid 
seems to have had a little trouble keeping up.  
     As for Lucky Strikes, the Big Tobacco tough guy, once wasn't enough?  You had to 
come back and try to do your bosses dirty work a second time?  Not so easy is it?  Is 
it easier to keep those plantation workers down?  You wear your elitism like a badge, 
which I have had the pleasure of ripping off of you twice!  Ah, revenge is sweet!  And 
this is just the beginning!  Yes, we do intend to stick around for a while.  Let's see 
if any of you can take this throne from a peasant.  Come on, lordlings!  Give it a 
try!  

                                          -- Sweet Revenge!
                                             Proud Peasant and Duelmistress of Arkers

                                      SPY REPORT

     Oh, hi.  Its just little 'ol Debby Tonte.  Thought I'd check out ARKERS to see 
what's new.  I don't wanna hurt anybody's feelings or anything, but HOYT FOUNDATION 
really goofed with their 1-4-0.  The guys at BASH BROS SHOWER like really pulled 
together to get a 3-1-0 this turn, moving up by 8.  What was the name of that team 
who got 5-0-0 this turn for a total 246-242-19 you ask?  (Sure)  THE CHOSEN's their 
name, and fighting's their game!  I talked to FOREST GARDEN's manager before the 
fights.  He said, "We're gonna do good."  And look at this:  4-1-0!  Psychic, or 
what!  MVP award for GROUND SHEET?  MERCENARY WARCKERS' proud of her after beating 
CLYDE D'CLUB and getting 23 points.  Talk about yer major upsets!  THUNDER SPRITE's 
match with SLOW DRAIN cost her a loss of 18 points!  This Duelmaster is like 
something else!  SWEET REVENGE stopped OL' GRIZ dead in his tracks!  Who was the 
wiseguy that said ARKERS' Duelmaster was paying for drinks at The Swinging Aardvark?  
Don't look at me!   
     So just why would someone becomes a warrior anyway?  It can't be for these 
really neat Spyreports can it?  NORTHERN BADLANDS was ARKERS' most avoided team.  Is 
there some award for that?  Hhmph!  What kind of warriors are STEEL PROPHETS?  
NORTHERN BADLANDS, an easy team to beat if I ever saw one, can't get them to accept 
an invitation!  Like, is PUGACHEV popular, or what?  He was challenged the most in 
all of ARKERS!  He's got a 9-8-0, is that good?  Some fights are really unfair.  How 
do you think REAPER feels about being challenged by YRAH BANEWRECKER, 58 points above 
him?  YRAH BANEWRECKER beat REAPER.  No surprise about that.  Really I'm not 
surprised YRAH BANEWRECKER would do such a scummy thing, either.  People were asking 
me did DOJES REALLY challenge JHERI BLOOMERS?  (all right, maybe they didn't, but it 
sounded good!) It wasn't a spectacular fight, or anything, but JHERI BLOOMERS wants 
me to write about it since it was overcame by DOJES.  Satisfied?  HELGA LOARWEN must 
not be a good enough fighter to get in fair fights.  She challenged BARON VON SMASH.  
9 is a big difference.  (Well, that's what they tell me.) I thought HELGA LOARWEN 
showed great skill and promise when she overcame BARON VON SMASH.  All right, so I 
slept through it!  Big deal!   
     What does a fighter fight for?  I mean, the crowds don't give a hoot if someone 
gets killed.  Not after four more fights.  Fight, fight, fight.  Is that all you guys 
can do?   
     I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid.  Who would've guessed I'd be 
a famous Spyreporter?  I gotta leave.  ARKERS is like such a dump, and you guys smell 
too much!  Remember you guys, ease up sometimes!  Chill out!  Later, Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SWEET REVENGE 5378           15   3  0   136       PEASANT REBELLION (614)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 YRAH BANEWRECKER 5527        14   4  3   128       THE CHOSEN (613)
 EADSKAR DA'BAD 5466          12  11  1   117       BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
 TORCHBEARER TOM 5380         13   5  0   113       PEASANT REBELLION (614)
-ZEST 5224                    31  10  1   112       Z GLADIATORZ (519)
 PITCHFORK KID 5377           10   6  0   110       PEASANT REBELLION (614)
-PLYMOUTH ROCK 5218           32   8  0   109       SMITHSONIAN (245)
 GROUND SHEET 3725            13   7  2   100       MERCENARY WARCKERS (411)
 OL' GRIZ 4755                17  12  3    93       NORTHERN BADLANDS (397)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DED 'ARD SKULLKRUSH 5610     11   3  0    89       BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
 MAYFLOWER 5235               24  12  0    88       SMITHSONIAN (245)
-CUTTER CRITES 5555           11   6  1    88       BORN LOSERS (634)
-PUNK CHILSNER 5549            8   1  2    87       BORN LOSERS (634)
 CLYDE D'CLUB 5376            14   4  0    86       PEASANT REBELLION (614)
 DINGO MCGEE 5384             18  16  1    85       STEEL PROPHETS (615)
 THE GYPSY 5587                9   7  2    81       HOYT FOUNDATION (636)
-DAN QUEVOS 5544               7   5  0    77       BORN LOSERS (634)
 REAPER 5483                  12   9  0    74       GHOSTWALKERS 2 (629)
 ZIRCONIUM 5493               13   3  0    73       Z GLADIATORZ (519)
-THE SHRIEKER 5554             7   7  1    72       BORN LOSERS (634)
-ZOO 5236                     16  18  0    70       Z GLADIATORZ (519)
-LUCIFEROUS HOPE 5522         11  14  0    69       BROKEN SPIRITS (632)
 DEMON TALON 5456             12  15  1    68       STEEL PROPHETS (615)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-KYRON FLEMING 5545            9   3  1    66       BORN LOSERS (634)
 PUGACHEV 5379                 9   8  0    66       PEASANT REBELLION (614)
-SITTING BULL 5638             6   3  0    66       SMITHSONIAN (245)
 SLOW DRAIN 5618               8   5  0    64       BASH BROS SHOWER (604)
 ETON THE STALWART 5496       14   7  0    63       THE CHOSEN (613)
 GUTSAG BAKWORT 5500          13   7  0    62       BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
-ARIXIA 5512                   7   8  0    62       BROKEN SPIRITS (632)
 GRIMM 5482                   13   8  0    57       GHOSTWALKERS 2 (629)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE ANXIOUS MAN 5589         11   8  1    56       HOYT FOUNDATION (636)
 STANDING WATER 5617           9   4  0    53       BASH BROS SHOWER (604)
 LUCKY DUCK 3826               6   5  1    53       MERCENARY WARCKERS (411)
 SEHWYN STEEL 5633             7   4  3    52       THE CHOSEN (613)
 UGLY KIDD JOE 4942           12   7  1    49       NORTHERN BADLANDS (397)
 PARIS TROUT 5591             10  10  0    44       HOYT FOUNDATION (636)
 HALIN STORMBREAKER 5498       9  10  1    44       THE CHOSEN (613)
-DEFENSIVE LEE 4062           12   5  0    43       SERIOUS LEE (486)
-HUMBLE LEE 4061               7   8  0    43       SERIOUS LEE (486)
 MAYMES 5660                   5   2  0    42       LITTLE DUCKS (640)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THUNDER SPRITE 5658           6   2  0    40       STEEL PROPHETS (615)
-ZIP IT 5537                   5   3  0    39       Z GLADIATORZ (519)
 OUT OF SOAP 5282              9   8  0    35       BASH BROS SHOWER (604)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DOJES 5662                    4   3  0    33       LITTLE DUCKS (640)
-AUDACIOUS LEE 5542            6   5  0    32       SERIOUS LEE (486)
 MAQURO DOOMAXE 5634           4   7  0    32       BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
 JROSE 5661                    3   4  0    32       LITTLE DUCKS (640)
 HELGA LOARWEN 5632            5   7  1    29       THE CHOSEN (613)
 ZANY 5653                     4   3  0    29       Z GLADIATORZ (519)
-CURLY BILL 5501               4   3  0    28       THE OUTLAWS 2 (631)
 KORSEN 5663                   3   4  0    27       LITTLE DUCKS (640)
 COLD 5640                     7   4  0    25       BASH BROS SHOWER (604)
-EGRIM 5510                    5   9  1    25       BROKEN SPIRITS (632)
-BLACK BART 5682               3   0  0    25       THE OUTLAWS 2 (631)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JHERI BLOOMERS 5643           5   6  0    21       HOYT FOUNDATION (636)
-JOHN HARDIN 5505              3   4  1    21       THE OUTLAWS 2 (631)
 ACADIA GEM 5687               3   1  0    21       MERCENARY WARCKERS (411)
 LEAFY THE PRUNE 5693          1   0  0    20       FOREST GARDEN (642)
-MALLAFAX 5508                 2   9  0    19       BROKEN SPIRITS (632)
 THE DEALER 5685               2   2  0    18       HOYT FOUNDATION (636)
-TEXAS RED 5504                4   3  2    17       THE OUTLAWS 2 (631)
 DOOM GROOVER 5667             4   3  0    17       STEEL PROPHETS (615)
 BOSTON TEA PARTY 5706         3   0  0    16       SMITHSONIAN (245)
-JOHNNY RINGO 5502             3   4  0    13       THE OUTLAWS 2 (631)
 BARON VON SMASH 5071          3   3  0    12       NORTHERN BADLANDS (397)
 STEEL 5713                    2   0  1     9       GHOSTWALKERS 2 (629)
 ECOFLO DESIGNER 5694          1   0  0     8       FOREST GARDEN (642)
-CRUEL LEE 5676                1   1  1     7       SERIOUS LEE (486)
 FOUR SEASONS 5679             1   4  0     7       MERCENARY WARCKERS (411)
 WAY JOURNER 5692              1   0  0     6       FOREST GARDEN (642)
 MIST WIND RAIN 5690           1   0  0     5       FOREST GARDEN (642)
 MR. BOGUS 5718                1   1  0     4       STEEL PROPHETS (615)
 MAXIMUS BRUTALUS 5714         0   2  0     2       NORTHERN BADLANDS (397)
 MAYHEM 5712                   0   2  0     2       GHOSTWALKERS 2 (629)
-BRACH GEIST 5703              0   1  0     1       BROKEN SPIRITS (632)
 KARELA 5719                   0   1  0     1       GHOSTWALKERS 2 (629)
 MAUD STONEGUT 5721            0   1  0     1       BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
WAITING FOR IT 5689     0  2 0 BASH BROS SHOWER 604 CRUEL LEE 5676        395   
GUNTHER 5507            6  4 1 BROKEN SPIRITS 632   SEHWYN STEEL 5633     393   
KNIGHT WATCHMAN 5691    0  1 0 FOREST GARDEN 642    WURM KIN              396  NONE
KLOBBERELLA 5651        3  4 0 GHOSTWALKERS 2 629   JOHN HARDIN 5505      394   
BILIRY 5664             1  3 0 LITTLE DUCKS 640     TEXAS RED 5504        393  REVENGED
LONGIT 5704             0  2 0 LITTLE DUCKS 640     BLACK ORC             396  NONE
FOOLISH LEE 2 5716      0  1 0 SERIOUS LEE 486      STEEL 5713            395   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Ho, ho, ho. Christmas is gone. New Year's is in. We Smithsonians hope you had some 
good ones. -- Curator

Longshot, nice spot, Buddy. -- Curator

Mayhem, some days you get the mayhem; some days the mayhem gets you. I liked this day! 
(wink) -- Boston Tea Party

Sweet Revenge, on behalf of my teammates and me, I say you are one fine champion. All 
hail, Duelmaster. -- Lucky Strikes (A sad loser of two-in-a-row to Sweet Revenge.)

All, I have fought my last fight. I graduated exactly on time at 14-6. (No 
tournaments.) I am a 17-10-4-15-17-8-13 SL +3 rip good/good. Faves: SH, Hi/Vlo, learn 
decise. -- Lucky Strikes

Dingo McGee, Sitting Bull asked me to say he hated you and the white mule you road in 
on. -- The Smithsonian Publicist

A reminder to all, Arkers has worked hard, and desires to be, a non-down-challenging 
Andorian arena. -- Curator et al

Health. Humility. Honor. -- Curator

Har, har. Them Z's has it. Yup. Not Zoo, not Zany, but Zirconium. Yezzir! -- Mr. Zee

Standing Water, Bwahahahahahahahaha. (You know what I mean.) -- Zirconium

Mayflower -- I'm not a demon. I don't think of myself as a demon. It's not why I'm 
called that. When I was a boy I killed a small but very nasty little demon. My father 
took one of the talons and put it on a string I wear around my neck. Nice little 
narrative you had there, though. -- Demon Talon

Humble Lee -- Humble Lee? More like Bumble Lee..ing. Why did ya bring ya sewin' needle 
ta da fight? -- Hur hur hur. -- Gutsag Bakwort

Demon Talon -- Uhmmmm...  Did I see yoos cryin' afta dat fight?  Don't give me any of 
dat "sand in my eye" nonsense.  Yos wuz cryin' like dat kid whose candy I took. Hur 
hur hur. -- Eadskar Da"Bad

Ugly Kidd Joe -- If one's dog had ah face like yours, I'd shave his butt and teach him 
to perambulate backwaards.  Heavens above! --  Maquro Doomaxe

Standing Water -- So, wat yoos tryin' ta say?  Yoos gonna whip me up one of dem 
smoothies or sumthin'? -- Eadskar Da'Bad

Reaper -- Hur hur hur.  Fake man fall down an' go boom.  Hur hur hur. -- Ded 'Ard

Lucky Duck -- There was nothing lucky about that.  You had the moves.  Good fight. -- 
Sehwyn

Alarond the Scribe et al -- It is kind of hard for me to not down challenge.  Hell, I 
can challenge the duelmaster and still down challenge. -- Yrah Banewrecker

Grimm -- Why must we have this dwarf on dwarf violence?  Can't we all just get along? 
-- Halin

Slow Drain -- All right!  All right!  Take my lunch money already.  Just stop hitting 
me! -- Helga Loarwen

Out of Soap -- Did you see the part about me having less fights than you? -- Sehwyn 
Steel

Pugachev -- I can"t congratulate you on that. Until next time. -- Eton

Zoo -- It is no surprise you beat me.  You look a little "cagey."  See what I did 
there? -- Halin

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

LONGIT was butchered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
KNIGHT WATCHMAN was slaughtered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
EADSKAR DA'BAD overpowered MAYFLOWER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
YRAH BANEWRECKER defeated REAPER in a 1 minute master's Challenge match.
THE GYPSY was overpowered by PITCHFORK KID in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge struggle.
PUGACHEV was overcome by ZIRCONIUM in a action packed 2 minute Challenge fight.
GUTSAG BAKWORT unbelievably bested LUCKY DUCK in a 2 minute gruesome Challenge duel.
PARIS TROUT was viciously subdued by GRIMM in a 3 minute expert's Challenge fight.
KORSEN was defeated by HALIN STORMBREAKER in a 2 minute Challenge match.
DOJES handily defeated JHERI BLOOMERS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge bout.
HELGA LOARWEN demolished BARON VON SMASH in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
FOUR SEASONS was handily defeated by THE DEALER in a 1 minute Challenge contest.
MR. BOGUS was outlasted by STEEL in a unpopular 13 minute novice's Challenge brawl.
ACADIA GEM was unbelievably bested by MAQURO DOOMAXE in a 3 minute Challenge fight.
SWEET REVENGE handily defeated OL' GRIZ in a 1 minute mismatched Title bout.
TORCHBEARER TOM devastated DINGO MCGEE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
CLYDE D'CLUB was subdued by GROUND SHEET in a exciting 1 minute veteran's bout.
DED 'ARD SKULLKRUSH overpowered DEMON TALON in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
THUNDER SPRITE was devastated by SLOW DRAIN in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
THE ANXIOUS MAN was beaten by ETON THE STALWART in a action packed 3 minute fray.
UGLY KIDD JOE overcame JROSE in a popular 1 minute contest.
STANDING WATER subdued MAYMES in a 1 minute fight.
SEHWYN STEEL overpowered OUT OF SOAP in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
DOOM GROOVER was savagely defeated by ZANY in a popular 1 minute gory duel.
COLD savagely defeated MAYHEM in a action packed 2 minute veteran vs. beginner melee.
MAXIMUS BRUTALUS was overcome by WAY JOURNER in a 2 minute amateur's bout.
BOSTON TEA PARTY viciously subdued MAUD STONEGUT in a 1 minute gory novice's bout.
ECOFLO DESIGNER won victory over STRAY CATMAN in a 2 minute novice's fray.
LEAFY THE PRUNE overpowered VIRTUOUS SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided match.
MIST WIND RAIN defeated KARELA in a 1 minute novice's bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                  13         TOTAL PARRY       53 -  43 -  1      55  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  9         SLASHING ATTACK   53 -  44 -  0      55  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      7         STRIKING ATTACK   34 -  30 -  4      53  |
|AIMED BLOW                       7         WALL OF STEEL     21 -  21 -  0      50  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         AIMED BLOW        39 -  42 -  0      48  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         PARRY-LUNGE       14 -  16 -  0      47  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         BASHING ATTACK    60 -  72 -  2      45  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         LUNGING ATTACK    34 -  41 -  4      45  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   5 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-RIPOSTE     16 -  24 -  0      40  |

Turn 396 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     AIMED BLOW         3 -  4         3  BASHING ATTACK 
PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     5 -  8         3  TOTAL PARRY    
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  1     LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  5         1  AIMED BLOW     
SLASHING ATTACK    6 -  3     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  2         1  SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        4 -  3                                       1  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  2                                       1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       SWEET REVENGE 5378         15   3  0  136 PEASANT REBELLION (614)
SLASHING ATTACK  YRAH BANEWRECKER 5527      14   4  3  128 THE CHOSEN (613)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   EADSKAR DA'BAD 5466        12  11  1  117 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
STRIKING ATTACK  TORCHBEARER TOM 5380       13   5  0  113 PEASANT REBELLION (614)
LUNGING ATTACK   PITCHFORK KID 5377         10   6  0  110 PEASANT REBELLION (614)
WALL OF STEEL    GROUND SHEET 3725          13   7  2  100 MERCENARY WARCKERS (411)
TOTAL PARRY      MAYFLOWER 5235             24  12  0   88 SMITHSONIAN (245)
PARRY-STRIKE     PUGACHEV 5379               9   8  0   66 PEASANT REBELLION (614)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    GRIMM 5482                 13   8  0   57 GHOSTWALKERS 2 (629)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is OL' GRIZ 4755.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was GRIMM 5482.  The ten other most popular fighters were THE ANXIOUS MAN 5589, COLD 
5640, PUGACHEV 5379, ACADIA GEM 5687, EADSKAR DA'BAD 5466, PITCHFORK KID 5377, KORSEN 
5663, SLOW DRAIN 5618, UGLY KIDD JOE 4942, and MAXIMUS BRUTALUS 5714.

The least popular fighter this week was STEEL 5713.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were MR. BOGUS 5718, MAUD STONEGUT 5721, MAYHEM 5712, OUT OF SOAP 5282, 
JROSE 5661, DINGO MCGEE 5384, FOUR SEASONS 5679, BARON VON SMASH 5071, JHERI BLOOMERS 
5643, and THE GYPSY 5587.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

SWEET REVENGE (8-5378) PEASANT REBELLION (614)
OL' GRIZ (8-4755) NORTHERN BADLANDS (397)

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

LUCKY STRIKES (8-5426) SMITHSONIAN (245)

                    SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA!

At long last, we are finally having a summer FTF in New Orleans!  It will be held on 
July 15-17, 2016, at the beautiful Hilton New Orleans/St. Charles Avenue in downtown 
New Orleans (504-378-2800).  Room rates are $145.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which 
includes free high speed internet.  There's a fitness center, jacuzzi, indoor pool, 
and business center, as well as several resturants inside the hotel.  Valet parking is 
$40/night.  The rooms are blocked--code RSI.  (If you have issues making reservations, 
please let us know!) 

Hotel site:  http://tinyurl.com/July16FTF 

Look for the tournament info sheet and minioverviews some time in June.  We hope 
you're all looking forward to it and that we will see you there!

                                          -- RSI

                              NEW NOVEL:  "BLOOD GAMES"

Hail Gladiatorial Managers of Alastari,

     My name is Mark G. Manley, AKA Grimwood, author of the Duel 2 novel, "Dark 
Arena."  The RSI staff and I are pleased to announce the next novel in the Duel 2 
reality, "Blood Games."  A publisher has offered a contract to publish the novel and 
I'll continue to provide detailed updates as they become available.  However, I wanted 
to share a quick blurb about the novel.

                                        * * *

     WAR!
     The land of Alastari is thrown into chaos caused by the invasion of the Rirorni 
horde.  Swept up in the conflict and captured is My-re, a young girl living on the 
edge of the Rirorni plains.  Regarded as a spoil of war and growing up in a Rirorni 
family band, her troubles just begin as warlords within the Rirorni Empire fight each 
other for prestige, property, and personal honor.  For mutual protection, My-re is 
taught the family band's Wall of Steel combat style, where if executed correctly, no 
blade, no weapon, no arrow can penetrate.
     In a land where life is dangerous, brutal, and short, My-re is confronted by a 
prominent Rirorni warrior and kills him in self-defense.  She is sold to a Rirorni 
slaver after being found guilty of murder, and exiled back to her native land of 
Alastari.  However, there is no happy reunion, no joyful return, as she is sentenced 
to fight in the Blood Games arena for her crime.
     My-re's one chance of freedom resides in winning the Blood Game tournament.  But 
the champion is not declared by besting your opponents, but by slaughtering them.

                                        * * *

     As with novel "Dark Arena," I worked with RSI to write and publish "Blood Games" 
in the Duel 2 world of Alastari.  But it will always be known as Duelmasters to me.
     I wanted to share a little bit of background about myself, I started my first 
team back on turn 12 in Niania (Arena #2) on February 13, 1990.  I managed a team 
called Wolverines.  The next summer at Gen Con, I started my main team, Skull Squadron 
in Rocanis (Arena #56).  The following summer at Gen Con, I stared Legion of Death, in 
Valamantis (Arena #62).  Twenty-five years later, I've graduated numerous warriors, 
which would not be an easy feat to count.
     Good luck on the arena sands and more to come.

                                          -- Mark G. Manley
                                             AKA Grimwood