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