DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/04/2018    Duedate: 10/31/2018

ARKERS ARENA

DM-8    TURN-430

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

GUTSAG BAKWORT
BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
(8-5500) [29-20-0,111]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

GOLD RUSH                      COMYN-KOLD
SMITHSONIAN (245)              GIT'EM SICK (657)
(8-5851) [10-3-1,115]          (8-5894) [3-0-0,26]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

JHERI BLOOMERS                 JHERI BLOOMERS
HOYT FOUNDATION (636)          HOYT FOUNDATION (636)
(8-5643) [19-22-3,90]          (8-5643) [19-22-3,90]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

GIT'EM SICK (657)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BORN LOSERS (634)           42
2. SMITHSONIAN (245)           33      Z GLADIATORZ (519)
3. THE TRAVELERS (639)         20      Unchartered Team
4. Z GLADIATORZ (519)          17
5. THE CHOSEN (613)            16      GIT'EM SICK (657)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*GIT'EM SICK (657)          9   4  0 69.2   1/ 4*GIT'EM SICK (657)         9  4 0
 2/ 2 Z GLADIATORZ (519)       368 194 10 65.5   2/ 1 SMITHSONIAN (245)         8  5 0
 3/ 3 SMITHSONIAN (245)        847 509 19 62.5   3/ 2 TAC (105)                 8  7 0
 4/ 0 BORN LOSERS (634)        176 116 19 60.3   4/ 5 THE TRAVELERS (639)       7  8 0
 5/ 4 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)   143 110  6 56.5   5/ 3 Z GLADIATORZ (519)        6  3 0
 6- 5 LADIES IN WAITING (115)  327 270 13 54.8   6/ 0 BORN LOSERS (634)         4  1 2
 7/ 6 HOYT FOUNDATION (636)    141 132 13 51.6   7/ 7 BOOK OF THOMAS (411)      4  5 0
 8/ 7 THE CHOSEN (613)         320 305 22 51.2   8/12 THE CHOSEN (613)          4  6 0
 9- 8 SERIOUS LEE (486)         80  82  2 49.4   9/10 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)    4  6 0
10/ 9 BOOK OF THOMAS (411)     118 157  9 42.9  10/ 9 HOYT FOUNDATION (636)     2  3 0
11-11 OTHERWOOD (642)           35  49  2 41.7  11- 8 LADIES IN WAITING (115)   1  4 0
12/10 TAC (105)                 24  35  1 40.7  12- 6 OTHERWOOD (642)           1  4 0
13/12 THE TRAVELERS (639)       30  80  0 27.3  13-11 SERIOUS LEE (486)         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

     Well, what are you looking at, ARKERS?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  Later days, SMITHSONIAN, since GIT'EM 
SICK took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news.  If this keeps up, 
OTHERWOOD, you'll have to shine swords instead of use them.  A drop of 6 in the 
rankings?  THE CHOSEN turned their 3-2-0 turn into a 8th place rank in the listings 
this turn.  Any better than this, and you get put on hit lists.  Of course, we're all 
terribly impressed to see ZEPHYR win a fight and gain 21 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, 
VAMPYRILLA beat HAL THE CRAZED and HAL THE CRAZED lost 18 points.  You're breakin' my 
heart.  GUTSAG BAKWORT challenged THE BEGGAR for ARKERS' Title this turn, and guess 
what happened?  And if variety is the spice of life, ARKERS may be getting bland, as 
GUTSAG BAKWORT stays top dog in the city.  The Warty Toad, humph!  I've tasted better 
ale at mortuaries.  Where do they get this stuff?  From ARKERS' trash dumps?   
     Well, let's take a look at some more misdeeds of you miserable sword-boys.  THE 
CHOSEN, I suppose you'll be glad to know you were this turn's most avoided team.  
Care to know who is the most afraid of you?  And who led the way in this mass act of 
cowardice?  Let's see, well, whatcha know?  It was SMITHSONIAN.  Ha ha ha ha!  SCRAP 
METAL was challenged more times this turn than the Duelmaster.  Now was the DM 
insulted or feared?  Heh, heh.  I guess I can give a little credit to ALBUS 
BONERATTLER of THE CHOSEN for challenging up by 19 to SCRAP METAL.  ALBUS BONERATTLER 
won to get 30 points of recognition.   
     Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals.  I volunteer for ARKERS' 
morgue.  More variety.  I could say I saw this coming, but so could anyone else.  
Anyway, this turn it came.  MAUD STONEGUT's 14-15-2 has earned her the Dark Arena.  
And what a stunning loss we have here, boys and girls, SMI CHU of TAC has added the 
final loss to his 5-5-1.  Tee hee!  Seriously now, is it really honorable for KYRON 
FLEMING from BORN LOSERS to kill SMI CHU and give TAC the chance to bloodfeud?  Mmmm, 
could be.  We're all going to die in the end, so why worry if the fate catches up 
with you sooner that later?   
     What does the ARKERS arena have in common with the inns?  It's just as 
comfortable to sleep in either place.  Ha ha ha ha!  Well, I've had enough of this 
drivel, and I'm sure you have too.  Off like a dirty shirt of padded leather.  Paste 
this one in your scrapbooks, you'll need the kindling come this winter-- Snide 
Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GUTSAG BAKWORT 5500          29  20  0   111       BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GOLD RUSH 5851               10   3  1   115       SMITHSONIAN (245)
 GROUND SHEET 3725            17  11  2   108       BOOK OF THOMAS (411)
-MISS COMMUNE KATE 4118       17  12  0   106       LADIES IN WAITING (115)
 PUNK CHILSNER 5549           11   2  2   106       BORN LOSERS (634)
 THE SHRIEKER 5554            10   8  1   101       BORN LOSERS (634)
 EIGER THE HARDY 5811         18   4  0   100       THE CHOSEN (613)
 THE BEGGAR 5848               9   6  0    97       HOYT FOUNDATION (636)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JHERI BLOOMERS 5643          19  22  3    90       HOYT FOUNDATION (636)
 ZEPHYR 5824                  13   7  0    90       Z GLADIATORZ (519)
 'ACKY GIT 5814               11   5  1    85       BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
 PILGRIM 5842                 11   7  0    82       SMITHSONIAN (245)
-MISS CONSTRUED 4419          10  14  0    78       LADIES IN WAITING (115)
 ZOMBIE 5823                   8   5  1    78       Z GLADIATORZ (519)
-ZULU 5817                     5   7  0    74       Z GLADIATORZ (519)
 UGARG SNOTSNIK 5815          17   4  0    71       BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
 KYRON FLEMING 5545           11   5  2    69       BORN LOSERS (634)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RAL STORMBREAKER 5786        14  11  0    64       THE CHOSEN (613)
 WILY GIT 5844                11   3  0    57       BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GETTYSBURG 5854               8   2  0    57       SMITHSONIAN (245)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CHESHIRE MOON 5749            9   6  1    55       OTHERWOOD (642)
 TOOTHLESS LOVE 5847           7   8  0    54       HOYT FOUNDATION (636)
-ZUCCHINI 5859                 6   0  1    47       Z GLADIATORZ (519)
 SHAWNDO 5853                  8   4  0    45       HOYT FOUNDATION (636)
-MYSTERIOUS LEE 5729           6   2  0    41       SERIOUS LEE (486)
 DEATH LEASER 5881             4   0  2    40       HOYT FOUNDATION (636)
 PAT BUR 754                   7   5  0    39       TAC (105)
-MISS MATCHED 4709             5   6  0    35       LADIES IN WAITING (115)
 CHUSMI 756                    6   5  0    34       TAC (105)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BUFFALO ROAMS 5855            3   3  0    33       SMITHSONIAN (245)
 VAMPYRILLA 5865               3   4  0    32       THE TRAVELERS (639)
 ALBUS BONERATTLER 5874        3   3  1    30       THE CHOSEN (613)
-MISS PLACED 4723              4   4  0    27       LADIES IN WAITING (115)
-PIP SQUEAK 5789               3   0  1    27       BOOK OF THOMAS (411)
 SCRAP METAL 5758              6   7  1    26       BOOK OF THOMAS (411)
 COMYN-KOLD 5894               3   0  0    26       GIT'EM SICK (657)
 SHE-HULK 5889                 3   1  0    24       THE TRAVELERS (639)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HODGE PODGE 5790              5   6  0    21       BOOK OF THOMAS (411)
-THISTLE MAN 5862              4   2  0    21       OTHERWOOD (642)
 PYNK-EYE 5893                 2   1  0    19       GIT'EM SICK (657)
 HAWK 753                      2  10  0    18       TAC (105)
-TREE ANEMONE 5863             4   2  0    17       OTHERWOOD (642)
-GENERAL LEE 5796              1   2  0    17       SERIOUS LEE (486)
 CHES-PAYNE 5892               2   1  0    14       GIT'EM SICK (657)
 SNAKE EYES 5888               3   1  0    13       THE TRAVELERS (639)
 HAL THE CRAZED 5858           2   3  1    11       THE CHOSEN (613)
 SOULMAN DAN 5857              1   0  1    11       BORN LOSERS (634)
-WILLA THE MIST 5861           2   4  0    10       OTHERWOOD (642)
-ZILCH 5905                    1   0  0    10       Z GLADIATORZ (519)
 Q2 5896                       2   2  0     8       TAC (105)
 13 1/2 5887                   1   3  0     6       THE TRAVELERS (639)
 KANGRI THE STRONG 5877        1   3  0     6       THE CHOSEN (613)
-RUNI-NOZE 5895                1   1  0     5       GIT'EM SICK (657)
-IRONBARK 5882                 1   2  0     5       OTHERWOOD (642)
-MISS BEA HAVED 5897           0   1  0     5       LADIES IN WAITING (115)
-DA'-FLUE 5891                 1   1  0     4       GIT'EM SICK (657)
-DARK(ER) LEE 5883             0   1  0     1       SERIOUS LEE (486)
 BUNKER HILL 5907              0   1  0     1       SMITHSONIAN (245)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
MAUD STONEGUT 5721     14 16 2 BLOODY HAND CLAN 626 HIGH ELF              430  NONE
DA1 5908                0  1 0 BORN LOSERS 634      HIGH ELF              430  NONE
Q 798                   1  5 0 TAC 105              DEATH LEASER 5881     426  NOT REVENGED
SMI CHU 755             5  6 1 TAC 105              KYRON FLEMING 5545    430   
M.A.S.K. 5898           1  2 0 THE TRAVELERS 639    SOULMAN DAN 5857      430   
WAR PIG 5879            0  2 0 THE TRAVELERS 639    ROSE BOWL 5884        427  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

A salute to Gutsag Bakwort, the Bloody Hand Clan Duelmaster of Arkers. -- Curator and 
The Smithsonians

Albus Bonerattler, and will you follow up the three week fast plus two months prayer 
with one year of unlimited ale? (wink) -- Curator

Hodge Podge, I don't read books, but I fire cannons and muskets. See? -- Gettysburg

Maud, my dear, I was quite worried when I saw that match-up. My glitter must have 
stunned you? -- Gold Rush

Ral Stormbreaker, I held on. That's all I can say. -- Pilgrim

Health. Humility. Honor. -- Curator

Har z har. Z's ve ok. Yah. 2-1. Yah ha. -- The Zee Man

Kangri The Strong, did you feel the power of Zilch The Really Strong? -- Zilch (and 
proud of it)

Civilized Criminal, well, I'm not; and I won't say which! -- Zephyr, flying high

Eiger The Hardy, I had to fight YOU, at twice the FE and 3 times my wins and 34 
recognition higher? How much did you pay the Commission, you win-robber? -- Zulu 
(feeling discriminated against)

Z's are The New Generation. -- The Z Publicist

Pilgrim -- That was an embarrassing loss. I needed several days of prayer and 
meditation to get over that. -- Ral Stormbreaker 

Zulu -- Great. Just one more reason for Z Man to hate us. I heard that Port-A-Fortress 
was rude to you guys. Hell, to the entire city. But that is not a reason to hate me, 
right? ***Smiles in Faux Innocence***. -- Eiger the Hardy

Zilch -- What chance did I have of winning? Zilch. -- Kangri the Strong

Scrap Metal -- Of course I get a challenge through and the strategy was wrong. Perhaps 
another time.  -- Albus Bonerattler

Pat Bur -- Old warriors with an old style... That was a humiliating loss. -- Hal the 
Crazed

Khalhums Dwarf -- Heh.... Wat da 'ell!...Heh... I got beat by a stoopid dwarf? Heh... 
Dat ain't right! Blue Whack-a-Do! -- 'Acky Git

Noble Assassin -- Dat wuz a good fight. Yoos finally got smart an laid down. Too bad I 
lose da title this turn. -- Gutsag  Bakwort

Gold Rush -- Dat is da end of me. I know when I am not useful. -- Maud Stonegut

Kung Fu Master -- Er...I wuz told ta call yoos 'Kung Poo Mastah'. Gutsy tinks datz 
funny. -- Ugarg Snotsnik

Chusmi -- Heh...Chusmi. Chew me?...Hehehehehehehe... I am on a strict 'No fatheads' 
diet. Hehehehehehe... Maybe yoos mean chew yoos up an spit ya out. Heh... I easily did 
dat...Hehehehe... Yoos suck... Zim zim zala bim! -- Wily Git

An orc iz 'da duelin' masta. Dis iz 'da best. Yoos guys should fear 'da orcs. Da orcs 
are da best. Dis iz not a gud duelin' masta kolumn? Too bad! No effort dis turn.
  No challenges.
  No avoids.
  Jus wait'n ta have da title taken away.
I will be at da pub drink'n ales until sunrise. -- Gutsag Bakwort

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

MAUD STONEGUT was viciously butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DA1 was viciously butchered by HIGH ELF in a action packed 7 minute Dark Arena battle.
GUTSAG BAKWORT defeated THE BEGGAR in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title duel.
EIGER THE HARDY outlasted JHERI BLOOMERS in a 8 minute veteran's Challenge fight.
SHAWNDO viciously subdued CHUSMI in a 2 minute bloody Challenge fight.
RAL STORMBREAKER beat TOOTHLESS LOVE in a 1 minute Challenge brawl.
DEATH LEASER handily defeated HODGE PODGE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
BUFFALO ROAMS vanquished CHES-PAYNE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
ALBUS BONERATTLER vanquished SCRAP METAL in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
PYNK-EYE vanquished 13 1/2 in a exciting 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
PUNK CHILSNER handily defeated ZOMBIE in a exciting 1 minute one-sided bout.
GOLD RUSH demolished 'ACKY GIT in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched competition.
GROUND SHEET subdued PILGRIM in a 3 minute mismatched match.
THE SHRIEKER overpowered VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
UGARG SNOTSNIK was savagely defeated by ZEPHYR in a popular 8 minute bloody duel.
KYRON FLEMING viciously butchered SMI CHU in a 2 minute brutal fray.
GETTYSBURG viciously subdued HONEST MERCHANT in a crowd pleasing 4 minute gory brawl.
PAT BUR was beaten by WILY GIT in a exciting 1 minute match.
HAL THE CRAZED was overpowered by VAMPYRILLA in a 1 minute one-sided match.
HAWK slimly lost to COMYN-KOLD in a 6 minute veteran vs. novice upset contest.
KANGRI THE STRONG was beaten by SNAKE EYES in a 3 minute beginner's fray.
SHE-HULK handily defeated SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
Q2 subdued BUNKER HILL in a 5 minute gruesome novice's fight.
M.A.S.K. was savagely slain by SOULMAN DAN in a 1 minute gory beginner's fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  9         TOTAL PARRY       25 -  18 -  0      58  |
|AIMED BLOW                       7         WALL OF STEEL     11 -   8 -  0      58  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         STRIKING ATTACK   37 -  28 -  4      57  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         AIMED BLOW        30 -  23 -  2      57  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     5         SLASHING ATTACK   20 -  17 -  0      54  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         LUNGING ATTACK    21 -  19 -  4      53  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         PARRY-LUNGE       13 -  12 -  0      52  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         BASHING ATTACK    21 -  29 -  2      42  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-STRIKE      14 -  21 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -   4 -  0      33  |

Turn 430 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    4 -  5         4  STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        2 -  3         2  TOTAL PARRY    
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  1     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  2         2  SLASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         5 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  5         1  WALL OF STEEL  
BASHING ATTACK     3 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                                                                1  AIMED BLOW     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      GUTSAG BAKWORT 5500        29  20  0  111 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
SLASHING ATTACK  GOLD RUSH 5851             10   3  1  115 SMITHSONIAN (245)
WALL OF STEEL    GROUND SHEET 3725          17  11  2  108 BOOK OF THOMAS (411)
STRIKING ATTACK  PUNK CHILSNER 5549         11   2  2  106 BORN LOSERS (634)
AIMED BLOW       THE SHRIEKER 5554          10   8  1  101 BORN LOSERS (634)
BASHING ATTACK   GETTYSBURG 5854             8   2  0   57 SMITHSONIAN (245)
LUNGING ATTACK   DEATH LEASER 5881           4   0  2   40 HOYT FOUNDATION (636)
PARRY-STRIKE     PAT BUR 754                 7   5  0   39 TAC (105)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is JHERI BLOOMERS 5643.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was JHERI BLOOMERS 5643.  The ten other most popular fighters were ZEPHYR 5824, 
GETTYSBURG 5854, HAWK 753, EIGER THE HARDY 5811, PILGRIM 5842, KYRON FLEMING 5545, 
COMYN-KOLD 5894, SHAWNDO 5853, PYNK-EYE 5893, and PUNK CHILSNER 5549.

The least popular fighter this week was DA1 5908.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were KANGRI THE STRONG 5877, BUNKER HILL 5907, Q2 5896, UGARG SNOTSNIK 5815, 
CHES-PAYNE 5892, HODGE PODGE 5790, MAUD STONEGUT 5721, M.A.S.K. 5898, SHE-HULK 5889, 
and SNAKE EYES 5888.

                                CHALLENGES AND AVOIDS

To clarify:  You issue Challenges to warriors, but Avoid teams.  
To Challenge, write that warrior's name and ID# in the space provided. 
To Avoid, write the team's name and Team ID in that space. 
Make sure you include the ID!

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

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

                    MASTER REAPER (84-16223) of DEVIL DOGS (2867)
                   YOU'RE NOT HIM (84-32911) of 115TH DREAM (5771)
                MATT THE HAT (84-44616) of NAMED BY MARK XXVII (7747)
                       15 PANCAKES (84-48889) of REVIEW (8406)
                        LINT (85-8426) of IT'S TEMPE XX (1536)

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes

                             * * * * *   MEMO  * * * * *

From:       The Office of Accurate Census Reporting, Gladiatorial Commission
To:         All Managers

In the interest of preserving our natural resources and preventing managerial writer's 
cramp, the census form has been eliminated, effective immediately.  Managers may 
register their warriors' races and/or favorite sayings by simply writing them on a 
separate piece of paper and submitting them to the Commission.  Each warrior may have 
up to 15 favorite sayings.  Each saying must be categorized Jeer, Gloat, Boredom, Ouch, 
Victory and may be up to 70 characters long.  For any questions, please contact the 
Gladiatorial Commission. 

                        TEAM AND CHARACTER MAINTENANCE SERVICE

     As a service to all managers, we offer team and character maintenance.  This 
option allows you to make sure your team or selected warriors will never miss a turn!

     Team Maintenance:  This will cause all warriors on that team to fight every 
     turn; if it's an AD arena, any new warriors who arrive on that team will 
     fight the turn they arrive.  In A.D. or in transfer arenas where you have 
     multiple teams, each team will need to separately be on Team Maintenance.  
     (The only exception is new warriors; they will not fight until they have had 
     their initial strategy input.)  

     Character Maintenance:  This will cause only that warrior to fight every 
     turn.  If the character graduates or changes arenas, he/she/it will stay on 
     Character Maintenance.

     In either case, you may submit strategy sheets for your warriors each turn, if 
you wish.  The Team/Character Maintenance will make sure your warriors fight each 
turn, and they will always use their most recently entered strategy.
     Remember that challenges, avoids, and challenge/if challenged strategies will not 
carry through from turn to turn.  These sections are only used on the turn they are 
entered.  In order to continually challenge or avoid you will need to submit a 
strategy sheet each time. 
     One other thing to remember about maintenance:  Maintenance is not something 
that you write on your turnsheet (like in demo tourneys).  In order to add or remove 
maintenance for a team or warrior, you must send a note to Customer Service.  If you 
just write things like this on your strategy sheet, they may or may not get done.  
Likewise, don't write it on your personal ads.  Please, please, please put it on a 
separate piece of paper with "Customer Service" written on the top.  If you don't, 
well, you can imagine.
     Thanks for your time.  Good luck in Duelmasters! -- Green Eyes