DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/15/2017    Duedate: 07/12/2017

ARKERS ARENA

DM-8    TURN-413

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

PLYMOUTH ROCK
SMITHSONIAN (245)
(8-5218) [37-12-0,123]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

PLYMOUTH ROCK                  MUFFIN
SMITHSONIAN (245)              BAKED GOODNESS (654)
(8-5218) [37-12-0,123]         (8-5830) [2-0-0,10]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

THE GYPSY                      JHERI BLOOMERS
HOYT FOUNDATION (636)          HOYT FOUNDATION (636)
(8-5587) [15-15-3,103]         (8-5643) [11-15-2,50]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

 (195)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SMITHSONIAN (245)           39
2. HOYT FOUNDATION (636)       31      Z GLADIATORZ (519)
3. BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)      28      Unchartered Team
4. THE CHOSEN (613)            11
5. Z GLADIATORZ (519)           8      BAKED GOODNESS (654)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*BIG BLEED (605)            2   0  0  100   1/ 4 THE CHOSEN (613)          8  6 0
 2/ 2 Z GLADIATORZ (519)       332 172  8 65.9   2/ 1 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)    8  6 0
 3/ 3 SMITHSONIAN (245)        804 488 17 62.2   3- 3 THE OUTLAWS 2 (631)       7  3 2
 4/ 5 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)   106  87  6 54.9   4- 2 BROKEN SPIRITS (632)      7  3 0
 5- 6 THE OUTLAWS 2 (631)       44  41  6 51.8   5/ 6 SMITHSONIAN (245)         6  4 0
 6- 7 BB PUBLIC TRANSIT (604)   55  53  2 50.9   6/ 7 SERIOUS LEE (486)         6  7 0
 7/ 8 THE CHOSEN (613)         284 280 20 50.4   7/ 8 HOYT FOUNDATION (636)     5 10 0
 8/ 9 SERIOUS LEE (486)         67  69  2 49.3   8/ 9*BAKED GOODNESS (654)      4  5 0
 9/10 HOYT FOUNDATION (636)     97 101 10 49.0   9/ 5 Z GLADIATORZ (519)        4  7 0
10/ 4*BAKED GOODNESS (654)       4   5  0 44.4  10-10 BB PUBLIC TRANSIT (604)   3  2 0
11-11 BOOK OF THOMAS (411)     104 138  7 43.0  11-11*SINISTER SYNDICATE (655)  2  3 0
12-12 BROKEN SPIRITS (632)      76 109  4 41.1  12-12 BOOK OF THOMAS (411)      2  3 0
13-13*SINISTER SYNDICATE (655)   2   3  0 40.0  13-13*BIG BLEED (605)           1  0 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.

     Plymouth Rock here again for my 2nd Title.  I deserve it.  I am a rock Not much 
roll, but a whole lot of rock.
     What's the matter, Defensive Lee?  I know, I know.  You cannot read nor write, so 
you didn't want to be embarrassed writing a DM Column?  I guess the offensive total 
parry gets the throne?  Har. Har.
     What's new in the Smithsonian stable? Well, welcome my newest teammate, Pilgrim, 
who is primed and ready to make his way to the top.  Say 'hi" to him.
     The throne is up for grabs, for who really wants to write these silly DM Columns?

                                          -- Plymouth Rock DMII

                                      SPY REPORT

     It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters.  Look on my work, ye mighty, 
and despair!  Those betting on Z GLADIATORZ lost their shirt, as Z GLADIATORZ lost 
their fighting abilities:  1-3-0.  Nothing works for a team like victory (How's that 
for a perceptive observation?) as THE CHOSEN can attest...  SMITHSONIAN posted a nice 
gain, to come in 5th.  Everybody loves a winner...  Practice pays for WILY GIT, who 
pummelled POLITE BEGGAR, to pocket 16 points.  A certain someone should cut down on 
the drinking and practice more, after losing 6 points to MYSTERIOUS LEE.  (Discrete 
enough, CUPCAKE?) GUTSAG BAKWORT found out that ARKERS isn't a democracy.  You've 
gotta be the best to be Duelmaster here!  Word has it one team in ARKERS is taking 
speech lessons to try to bore their opponent to death.  I'll bet it works.   
     A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn?  And do not the 
little birds cry out?'  Any ideas?  Perhaps the warriors of BROKEN SPIRITS should 
take up some hobbies, as they are the most avoided team...  As a woman of good 
breeding scorns the "warriors" of THE CHOSEN, so did that sorry team shy from BROKEN 
SPIRITS Is it charming personality?  Conversational abilities?  Good oral hygiene?  
Whatever it is, HUMBLE LEE is the most challenged warrior.  Place your bets!  BOSTON 
TEA PARTY is the long shot of the week:  they challenged DEFENSIVE LEE, up by 32.  
The gods smiled upon BOSTON TEA PARTY, in its upset fight against DEFENSIVE LEE.  
BOSTON TEA PARTY gets a win, 25 points, and a free drink on me.  (Next week, OK?)  
     Like the wind whispering among the pines, do hearest I many disquieting rumors.  
Ask not for whom the sword slashes; it slashes for thee.   
     Do not think spyreporting in ARKERS is the highlight of my life.  Keep those 
sands bloody and the buzzards fat!  Like a mixed metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I 
now bid ARKERS farewell-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PLYMOUTH ROCK 5218           37  12  0   123       SMITHSONIAN (245)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SITTING BULL 5638            17   6  0   114       SMITHSONIAN (245)
-TEXAS RED 5504               11   6  2   111       THE OUTLAWS 2 (631)
 BOSTON TEA PARTY 5706        14   5  1   108       SMITHSONIAN (245)
-MALLAFAX 5508                 9  14  0   105       BROKEN SPIRITS (632)
 THE GYPSY 5587               15  15  3   103       HOYT FOUNDATION (636)
-GROUND SHEET 3725            15  11  2   103       BOOK OF THOMAS (411)
-MAYFLOWER 5235               27  16  0    97       SMITHSONIAN (245)
-STANDING ROOM ONLY 5282      13   9  0    96       BB PUBLIC TRANSIT (604)
 ETON THE STALWART 5496       24  14  0    93       THE CHOSEN (613)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CURLY BILL 5501               9   8  1    90       THE OUTLAWS 2 (631)
 DEFENSIVE LEE 4062           24   9  0    88       SERIOUS LEE (486)
 HUMBLE LEE 4061              14  17  0    88       SERIOUS LEE (486)
 GUTSAG BAKWORT 5500          21  16  0    87       BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
 CRUEL LEE 5676               10   7  2    86       SERIOUS LEE (486)
 ZIRCONIUM 5493               20   7  0    81       Z GLADIATORZ (519)
-DELAYED 5640                 11   7  1    74       BB PUBLIC TRANSIT (604)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HALIN STORMBREAKER 5498      12  20  1    73       THE CHOSEN (613)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MAUD STONEGUT 5721           10   7  2    65       BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
-BREAK DOWN 5618              10   7  0    65       BB PUBLIC TRANSIT (604)
-CORRECT CHANGE 5720           7   4  0    59       BB PUBLIC TRANSIT (604)
-EGRIM 5510                   10  16  1    58       BROKEN SPIRITS (632)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 UGARG SNOTSNIK 5815           8   0  0    55       BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
-HELGA LOARWEN 5632           13  11  1    54       THE CHOSEN (613)
 THE DEALER 5685              10   9  1    52       HOYT FOUNDATION (636)
 JHERI BLOOMERS 5643          11  15  2    50       HOYT FOUNDATION (636)
 EIGER THE HARDY 5811          8   1  0    50       THE CHOSEN (613)
-WORKER STRIKE 5751            4   0  0    46       BB PUBLIC TRANSIT (604)
-'ACKY GIT 5814                5   2  1    35       BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DOC SCURLOK 5816              2   3  1    33       THE OUTLAWS 2 (631)
 MYSTERIOUS LEE 5729           5   1  0    32       SERIOUS LEE (486)
-NIOBE 5818                    2   3  0    30       BROKEN SPIRITS (632)
 RAL STORMBREAKER 5786         5   7  0    27       THE CHOSEN (613)
-ARKANSAS DAVE 5832            2   0  0    27       THE OUTLAWS 2 (631)
 ZULU 5817                     2   3  0    26       Z GLADIATORZ (519)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SCRAP METAL 5758              2   1  0    23       BOOK OF THOMAS (411)
 ZEPHYR 5824                   3   1  0    22       Z GLADIATORZ (519)
-BEEF COOK 5287                1   0  0    21       BIG BLEED (605)
 WILY GIT 5844                 1   0  0    16       BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
-PIP SQUEAK 5789               1   0  0    15       BOOK OF THOMAS (411)
 PILGRIM 5842                  1   0  0    11       SMITHSONIAN (245)
 MUFFIN 5830                   2   0  0    10       BAKED GOODNESS (654)
-SCORPION 5834                 1   0  0    10       SINISTER SYNDICATE (655)
 GENERAL LEE 5796              0   2  0    10       SERIOUS LEE (486)
-BEETLE 5835                   1   0  0     9       SINISTER SYNDICATE (655)
-ARIZONA RON 5290              1   0  0     8       BIG BLEED (605)
-DA AGAIN 5839                 1   0  0     6       THE OUTLAWS 2 (631)
-ZOMBIE 5823                   1   1  0     4       Z GLADIATORZ (519)
 CUPCAKE 5829                  1   1  0     4       BAKED GOODNESS (654)
 CANOLI 5827                   1   1  0     4       BAKED GOODNESS (654)
 ECLAIR 5831                   0   2  0     2       BAKED GOODNESS (654)
-LIZARD 5836                   0   1  0     1       SINISTER SYNDICATE (655)
-SANDMAN 5838                  0   1  0     1       SINISTER SYNDICATE (655)
 ZAXBY 5843                    0   1  0     1       Z GLADIATORZ (519)
-HODGE PODGE 5790              0   1  0     1       BOOK OF THOMAS (411)
-MYSTERIO 5837                 0   1  0     1       SINISTER SYNDICATE (655)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
ARIXIA 5512            12 12 0 BROKEN SPIRITS 632   THE GYPSY 5587        409  REVENGED
BLACK WIDOW 5841        0  2 0 HOYT FOUNDATION 636  SHEWISH GIANT         413  NONE
COME ON 5845            0  1 0 HOYT FOUNDATION 636  SHEWISH GIANT         413  NONE
PARIS TROUT 5591       17 17 0 HOYT FOUNDATION 636  CURLY BILL 5501       412   
ZANY 5653               8  7 0 Z GLADIATORZ 519     JHERI BLOOMERS 5643   409  NOT REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Well, well, congrats to our own Plymouth Rock, Duelmaster, who somehow outpointed 
Defensive Lee for the title.  Kudos. -- Curator, Smithsonians

Defensive Lee, take THAT! -- Plymouth Rock

Texas Red, how did you do that?  You must be a coffee drinker, you rascal. -- Boston 
Tea Party

Delayed, me thinkum that be fun.  How.  We smokun pipe now? -- Sitting Bull

Hi, all.  I am Pilgrim well, really a pilgrim, but what the heck. -- Pilgrim

Health. Humility. Honor. -- Curator

Z's, you stink!  Get with it or Z = DA!  Capiche? -- Mr. Zee

What Mr. Zee.  I ate my e'clair.  I am a WINNER!  (Maybe our only winner, but a 
winner, nevertheless.) -- Zephyr

I was cheated.  Cheated, I say.  By the cheating Commission!  How could little ole me 
at 2-1-0, 29, get matched to a 12-11-1, 48 same style without some type of cheating 
going on!  You're not going to take that win, are you, Helga? -- Zulu, naked and 
crying

Hi, my name is Zaxby and I will be fighting for the Z Gladiatorz, and no, I am not a 
chicken. -- Zaxby

Remember, get better or else Z = DA! -- The Zee Man

Break Down- Heh... Yoos ain't so tough.  Heh... Imma kill ya in five turns... Heh... 
and then yoos manager can run away...  Heh... Blue Wack-a-doooo!  Heh... Yella 
bellies. -- Acky Git

The Dealer -- It seems da deal is dat yoos suck... hur hur hur... Wait...  What?  
Oooooh... Dems those sensitive guys.  We shouldn't say anytin ta dem.  They cry easy. 
-- Maud

Khalhums Dwarf -- Awwww... Look at da lil' dwarf.  Yoos all on da sand rollin' around 
and gaspin' fer air.  I broke dem ribs pretty good, huh?  Please come back dis turn so 
I can do it again.  Hur hur hur.  And give sum of dem skills up ya stingy bastard! -- 
Gutsag

Defensive Lee -- Yoos is so boring.  Yoos made me fall asleep durin' da match.  Next 
time I am drinkin' sum coffee.  Dat'll keep me awake.  Hur hur hur -- Gutsag Bakwort

Fratsfa Mercenary -- Yoos ain't no Civilized Criminal.  But I loved smackin' ya just 
da same. -- Ugarg Snotsnik

Dear Commishun -- I wanna fight Fratsfa Mercenary again so I can make'em pay.  Plus he 
is a loud mouth.  He needs smackin' badly...  Hur hur hur... -- Ugarg Snotsnik

Standing Room Only -- The loss was bad enough.  But to lose to one of you cowardly lot 
made it worse.  Take your win and be gone. -- Eton

Zulu -- I will not gloat about that win.  You are too young to dance with an old snow 
leopardess like me.  Salute. -- Helga

Cruel Lee -- Well, I asked for something other than a total parry.  Now if only I 
could get a win. -- Halin Stormbreaker

Worker Strike- I feel the same as brother Eton.  It's not that we deserve better 
opponents.  We deserve more honourable ones. -- Ral Stormbreaker

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BLACK WIDOW was barely slain by SHEWISH GIANT in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
COME ON was slaughtered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
ZIRCONIUM was savagely defeated by THE GYPSY in a 3 minute expert's Challenge fight.
BOSTON TEA PARTY savagely defeated DEFENSIVE LEE in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
HALIN STORMBREAKER was viciously subdued by HUMBLE LEE in a 3 minute Challenge duel.
ETON THE STALWART outwaited CRUEL LEE in a 12 minute one-sided Challenge competition.
PLYMOUTH ROCK outwaited GUTSAG BAKWORT in a slow 21 minute expert's Title duel.
MAUD STONEGUT slimly lost to KHALHUMS DWARF in a popular 3 minute fight.
EIGER THE HARDY outlasted HONEST MERCHANT in a tiring 17 minute melee.
JHERI BLOOMERS was luckily beaten by UGARG SNOTSNIK in a exciting 9 minute match.
THE DEALER overcame ZULU in a exciting 1 minute one-sided contest.
RAL STORMBREAKER bested GENERAL LEE in a 2 minute bout.
MYSTERIOUS LEE handily defeated CUPCAKE in a 2 minute one-sided conflict.
ZEPHYR vanquished CANOLI in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
MUFFIN viciously subdued ZAXBY in a 2 minute bloody novice's fray.
ECLAIR was devastated by PILGRIM in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
WILY GIT overpowered POLITE BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                      8         SLASHING ATTACK   33 -  22 -  1      60  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  7         TOTAL PARRY       55 -  43 -  0      56  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         LUNGING ATTACK    34 -  30 -  3      53  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         BASHING ATTACK    24 -  23 -  2      51  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   4 -  0      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         STRIKING ATTACK   22 -  24 -  3      48  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         AIMED BLOW        20 -  22 -  1      48  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         PARRY-LUNGE        6 -   8 -  1      43  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -   9 -  1      36  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         WALL OF STEEL      5 -  15 -  1      25  |

Turn 413 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     STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  5         4  TOTAL PARRY    
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
AIMED BLOW         2 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  4         2  WALL OF STEEL  
TOTAL PARRY        4 -  4     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1         1  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      PLYMOUTH ROCK 5218         37  12  0  123 SMITHSONIAN (245)
SLASHING ATTACK  BOSTON TEA PARTY 5706      14   5  1  108 SMITHSONIAN (245)
STRIKING ATTACK  CRUEL LEE 5676             10   7  2   86 SERIOUS LEE (486)
BASHING ATTACK   MAUD STONEGUT 5721         10   7  2   65 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
LUNGING ATTACK   THE DEALER 5685            10   9  1   52 HOYT FOUNDATION (636)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is THE GYPSY 5587.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was JHERI BLOOMERS 5643.  The ten other most popular fighters were CRUEL LEE 5676, 
THE GYPSY 5587, HUMBLE LEE 4061, BOSTON TEA PARTY 5706, MAUD STONEGUT 5721, RAL 
STORMBREAKER 5786, MUFFIN 5830, MYSTERIOUS LEE 5729, BLACK WIDOW 5841, and UGARG 
SNOTSNIK 5815.

The least popular fighter this week was GUTSAG BAKWORT 5500.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were PLYMOUTH ROCK 5218, EIGER THE HARDY 5811, ECLAIR 5831, CANOLI 
5827, ETON THE STALWART 5496, COME ON 5845, ZAXBY 5843, CUPCAKE 5829, GENERAL LEE 
5796, and HALIN STORMBREAKER 5498.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

THE GYPSY (8-5587) HOYT FOUNDATION (636)

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

For those of you who keep track of such things, several additional warriors 
graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. 

                     RUFF RUFF (47-8860) SPROUT OF MY MIND  (816) 
                        SECURE DEFENS (75-490) CRITICALS  (13) 
                    DARKBLADE (60-8827) SUPERIOR FORCES 60  (654) 
                      PEARL (82-44728) SUPE FORCES 7609  (7525) 
                 WAKE FOREST (82-54796) SUPERIOR FORCES 1802  (9245) 
                     CHERUB ROCK (84-29155) SIAMESE DREAM  (5164) 
                   HOMECOMING QUEEN (84-34481) DM:EPISODE 2  (6034) 
                     EXPENSIVE KIND (85-696) PILL-BOX HAT  (136) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes