DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/21/2019    Duedate: 03/20/2019

ARKERS ARENA

DM-8    TURN-435

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

'ACKY GIT
BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
(8-5814) [15-6-2,114]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

'ACKY GIT                      POSITION IS EMPTY
BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)         
(8-5814) [15-6-2,114]          

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

PILGRIM                        ZOMBIE
SMITHSONIAN (245)              Z GLADIATORZ (519)
(8-5842) [14-8-0,109]          (8-5823) [8-7-1,83]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)      50
2. THE CHOSEN (613)            49      Z GLADIATORZ (519)
3. HOYT FOUNDATION (636)        1      Unchartered Team
4. GIT'EM SICK (657)            0
5. THE TRAVELERS (639)          0      BBCT5 (372)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*CODE NAME III (658)        1   0  0  100   1/ 4 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)   10  5 2
 2/ 2 Z GLADIATORZ (519)       377 201 10 65.2   2/ 1 THE CHOSEN (613)          9  6 2
 3/ 3 SMITHSONIAN (245)        857 515 19 62.5   3/ 5 SMITHSONIAN (245)         6  3 0
 4/ 4 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)   159 119 10 57.2   4/ 2 HOYT FOUNDATION (636)     5  5 1
 5/ 6 THE CHOSEN (613)         336 314 24 51.7   5- 8 THE TRAVELERS (639)       4  4 0
 6/ 5 HOYT FOUNDATION (636)    150 142 15 51.4   6/ 3 Z GLADIATORZ (519)        4  5 0
 7- 7*GIT'EM SICK (657)         15  16  0 48.4   7- 6*GIT'EM SICK (657)         3  5 0
 8/ 8 BOOK OF THOMAS (411)     124 164  9 43.1   8/ 7 BOOK OF THOMAS (411)      2  5 0
 9- 9 THE TRAVELERS (639)       36  90  0 28.6   9- 9*CODE NAME III (658)       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.

I love gold! I love being Duelmaster! I worked hard to get here. Now I need more arena 
fights and one more win to get OUTTA HERE. I need to make a gold rush for The Isle. It 
is cool being a big kahuna here in the DM levels, but I want to be golden in THE BIG 
TIME. I want it all. Lotsa, lotsa gold. Thanks to everyone who helped get me here. 
Thanks more to everyone who will help get me out of here -- alive.

                                          -- Gold Rush, DMI

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail and well met warriors of ARKERS!  Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp Eyes, 
Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari.  Former top team THE CHOSEN was unseated 
this week as BLOODY HAND CLAN moved up from 4th ranking to take the top spot with a 
5-0-1 record for the round.  Warriors--remember that glory waits always around the 
corner!  Witness how this week BLOODY HAND CLAN went 5-0-1 to move up 3 in the 
rankings.  ALBUS BONERATTLER caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as 
he skillfully bested HODGE PODGE and was awarded 26 points in recognition.  In one of 
the week's more notable duels, GORGRUB WAALUG put down ZEBRA, causing him to lose 9 
points of recognition in the process.  The city has turned out in honor of 'ACKY GIT, 
for with his arena victory he may now lay claim to the highest position in the city!  
Would you believe that over half of the old women in ARKERS seem to feel that they 
could fight better than you gladiators?   
     But come now, let us look deeper into the maze of contention and crossed blades 
that is city ARKERS.  I saw one fighter that warriors avoided when this week's 
challenge seeking began.  HOYT FOUNDATION is feared.  This much I can say.  Methinks 
more than a few here could name the guild it was that spent the better part of last 
week avoiding HOYT FOUNDATION.  Indeed it was BLOODY HAND CLAN.  Mighty fighters 
cannot but expect competition from those below.  PIP SQUEAK take warning!  You have 
more than a few enemies in ARKERS.  A match that raised a few eyebrows at the games 
this week, it seems that ZOMBIE posted a challenge against the more highly recognized 
EIGER THE HARDY.  The results, you ask?  Well, the firebrand ZOMBIE was overcame by 
EIGER THE HARDY.  Remember warriors, this is the discipline of steel.   
     Is not Death a warrior's foremost adviser?   Warriors, may this counselor stand 
ready at your right hand forever!  The warrior's path is harsh.  For mediocrity there 
is but one reward--death.  This past week HODGE PODGE, at 8-7-0, departed ARKERS 
forever.  My condolences to Z GLADIATORZ for their loss of a very promising warrior, 
ZILCH.  ZILCH went to doom before the arms of HAL THE CRAZED, a warrior of THE 
CHOSEN.  Fate is a fickle mistress.  She showers the miserable with fortune but sets 
enemies against the victorious.  Remember this!   
     If it were not for my skills as a spy I would have been mugged three times 
already in ARKERS.  Nice atmosphere you have here!  Sadly warriors, now longer can I 
keep thy company nor savor the ale of thy fine city.  Depart I must and soon!  Till 
next we meet remember - the pen is mightier than the sword, but a maul is a different 
story!-- Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 'ACKY GIT 5814               15   6  2   114       BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PILGRIM 5842                 14   8  0   109       SMITHSONIAN (245)
-ZEPHYR 5824                  15   8  0   107       Z GLADIATORZ (519)
 EIGER THE HARDY 5811         21   6  0    99       THE CHOSEN (613)
-THE BEGGAR 5848              10   9  0    97       HOYT FOUNDATION (636)
 UGARG SNOTSNIK 5815          20   6  0    93       BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GOLD RUSH 5851               12   4  1    89       SMITHSONIAN (245)
-SHAWNDO 5853                 11   5  0    84       HOYT FOUNDATION (636)
 ZOMBIE 5823                   8   7  1    83       Z GLADIATORZ (519)
-ZUCCHINI 5859                 8   0  1    81       Z GLADIATORZ (519)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RAL STORMBREAKER 5786        17  13  0    73       THE CHOSEN (613)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WILY GIT 5844                14   5  0    66       BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
-GETTYSBURG 5854               9   4  0    57       SMITHSONIAN (245)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ALBUS BONERATTLER 5874        6   5  2    56       THE CHOSEN (613)
-TOOTHLESS LOVE 5847           8  11  1    54       HOYT FOUNDATION (636)
 BUFFALO ROAMS 5855            4   4  0    45       SMITHSONIAN (245)
 KANGRI THE STRONG 5877        6   3  0    38       THE CHOSEN (613)
-PYNK-EYE 5893                 5   2  0    38       GIT'EM SICK (657)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HAL THE CRAZED 5858           4   6  2    33       THE CHOSEN (613)
-DEATH LEASER 5881             4   2  2    32       HOYT FOUNDATION (636)
 PIP SQUEAK 5789               3   2  1    32       BOOK OF THOMAS (411)
-BUNKER HILL 5907              3   2  0    32       SMITHSONIAN (245)
-SHE-HULK 5889                 5   3  0    29       THE TRAVELERS (639)
 RADTEEF WAZGRIM 5919          3   0  2    27       BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
-13 1/2 5887                   4   4  0    26       THE TRAVELERS (639)
-COMYN-KOLD 5894               5   1  0    25       GIT'EM SICK (657)
 GORGRUB WAALUG 5915           2   3  1    25       BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-VAMPYRILLA 5865               3   8  0    17       THE TRAVELERS (639)
-FIRST WHISPER 5900            1   0  0    17       CODE NAME III (658)
-SNAKE EYES 5888               4   4  0    16       THE TRAVELERS (639)
-CHES-PAYNE 5892               2   5  0    11       GIT'EM SICK (657)
 ZEBRA 5917                    3   1  0    10       Z GLADIATORZ (519)
-LICKETY-SPLIT 5909            1   0  0    10       BOOK OF THOMAS (411)
-DA'-FLUE 5891                 2   3  0     9       GIT'EM SICK (657)
-BEL-LI ACHE 5921              0   1  0     1       GIT'EM SICK (657)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
HEDIES 5923             0  1 0 BOOK OF THOMAS 411   BLACK ORC             435  NONE
HODGE PODGE 5790        8  7 0 BOOK OF THOMAS 411   ALBUS BONERATTLE 5874 435   
SCRAP METAL 5758        7  8 1 BOOK OF THOMAS 411   TOOTHLESS LOVE 5847   432   
EAR-AYKE 5918           0  1 0 GIT'EM SICK 657      RADTEEF WAZGRIM 5919  433   
RUNI-NOZE 5895          1  3 0 GIT'EM SICK 657      GORGRUB WAALUG 5915   432  REVENGED
BIG JER HOYT 5924       0  1 0 HOYT FOUNDATION 636  RADTEEF WAZGRIM 5919  435   
ZILCH 5905              3  2 0 Z GLADIATORZ 519     HAL THE CRAZED 5858   435   
ZULU 5817               5  8 0 Z GLADIATORZ 519     'ACKY GIT 5814        431  NOT REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Book Of Thomas. book Of Thomas. Ah, yes, I know that clan. -- Curator

I must salute my own Gold Rush for sifting his way to Duelmaster. It goes well with 
his Jan 2018 TV. -- Curator

Pip Squeak, well, well. You aren't very enduring, are you. -- Bunker Hill

'Acky Git, I was too acky and you had too much git for me. Salute. -- Gettysburg (Four 
score and.....)

Eiger The Hardy, whoa! When have I ever fought like that? Where did all those crits 
come from? And the big blows? I must have gotten on steroids by mistake! -- Gold Rush, 
Duelmaster

Super Bowl? I hear there is a big Super Bowl coming? Well, gee, I hope you all enjoy 
yourselves. I like bowling. I had a turkey once, but we had to roast it for 
Thanksgiving. Mostly I get spares and opens, so I guess I need more skills or stats,or 
both. -- Curator

Health. Humility. Honor. -- Curator

Hah! Muh Z's dun gud. 2-1. Zorta gud. I manager gud. -- Mr. Zee

Hal The Crazed, I striped you! -- Zebra

The Beggar, you got nothing! -- Zephyr

Kangri, phbbbttt! -- Zilch

Bunker Hill -- Oh no! You aren't blaming the actions of that guy on me.
I don't care if we are cousins. He is weird. -- Hal the Crazed

Vampyrilla -- That was a close fight. Until next time. -- Albus Bonerattler

It seems luck is more abundant in some than skill to some! -- Ral Stormbreaker

Zilch -- Good fight. Too bad you hit like a goblin. Weakling. -- Kangri the Strong

Gold Rush -- Congratulations on the title. Until next time. -- Eiger the Hardy

Zebra -- That was my fight. I can't believe I let you win that. Enjoy the win. It 
won't happen again. -- Hal the Crazed

So close. I want 'da title. I am kom'n fer yoos gold rush. Git ready girlie-man! -- 
Ugarg Snotsnik

She-Hulk -- Dat was not a fair fight. Yoos an ol woman. Why are ya green? Are yoos sea 
sick or sumthin'? -- Gorgrub Waalug

Ches-Payne -- I was wrong. I got oosa. Yoos are jus as weak as 'da otha gitz. Kome on! 
I am waitin'! Yoos guys are pansiez. Easy pickings. 'Oo iz next? -- Radteef Wazgrim

Heh... Dat was an ugly woman! Hehehehehehehe... Wat wuz up wit 'er teef? Hehehehehehe 
She 'ad a smile like a jack-oh-lantern... Hehehehe... Zim zim zala bim! -- Wily Git

Gettsburg -- Wow! Yoos are gittin' smashed all over da place... Heh... Why are yoos 
even here?... Heh... Yoos are an embarrassment ta ya manager...  Blue Whack-a-Do! -- 
'Acky Git

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

HEDIES was butchered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
ZOMBIE was outwaited by EIGER THE HARDY in a exciting 7 minute Challenge duel.
KANGRI THE STRONG unbelievably bested PIP SQUEAK in a 2 minute Challenge match.
ALBUS BONERATTLER assassinated HODGE PODGE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
GORGRUB WAALUG devastated ZEBRA in a 5 minute brutal one-sided Challenge fight.
GOLD RUSH was devastated by 'ACKY GIT in a popular 1 minute uneven Title brawl.
PILGRIM devastated RAL STORMBREAKER in a 1 minute bloody mismatched match.
UGARG SNOTSNIK overpowered KHALHUMS DWARF in a crowd boring 6 minute uneven melee.
WILY GIT won victory over BUFFALO ROAMS in a 2 minute duel.
ZILCH was assassinated by HAL THE CRAZED in a 1 minute uneven duel.
RADTEEF WAZGRIM assassinated BIG JER HOYT in a 1 minute one-sided fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         WALL OF STEEL     16 -   5 -  0      76  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         STRIKING ATTACK   35 -  24 -  3      59  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         TOTAL PARRY       25 -  19 -  0      57  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         SLASHING ATTACK   22 -  18 -  1      55  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         AIMED BLOW        24 -  23 -  2      51  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         BASHING ATTACK    24 -  24 -  5      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-STRIKE      13 -  15 -  0      46  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-LUNGE        7 -  12 -  0      37  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         LUNGING ATTACK    12 -  22 -  2      35  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   4 -  0       0  |

Turn 435 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  'ACKY GIT 5814             15   6  2  114 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
STRIKING ATTACK  PILGRIM 5842               14   8  0  109 SMITHSONIAN (245)
TOTAL PARRY      EIGER THE HARDY 5811       21   6  0   99 THE CHOSEN (613)
AIMED BLOW       WILY GIT 5844              14   5  0   66 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
BASHING ATTACK   ALBUS BONERATTLER 5874      6   5  2   56 THE CHOSEN (613)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is PILGRIM 5842.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was ZOMBIE 5823.  The ten other most popular fighters were EIGER THE HARDY 5811, PIP 
SQUEAK 5789, 'ACKY GIT 5814, WILY GIT 5844, PILGRIM 5842, GORGRUB WAALUG 5915, 
BUFFALO ROAMS 5855, HAL THE CRAZED 5858, KANGRI THE STRONG 5877, and ALBUS 
BONERATTLER 5874.

The least popular fighter this week was UGARG SNOTSNIK 5815.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were ZEBRA 5917, BIG JER HOYT 5924, ZILCH 5905, RAL STORMBREAKER 
5786, HODGE PODGE 5790, HEDIES 5923, RADTEEF WAZGRIM 5919, GOLD RUSH 5851, ALBUS 
BONERATTLER 5874, and KANGRI THE STRONG 5877.

                        SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN TAMPA, FLORIDA

We have planned our summer FTF for July 19-21, 2019, in Tampa, Florida.  It will be 
held at the Embassy Suites Tampa Airport Westshore.  Room rates are $125 per night, 
1-2 occupancy.  There's free wireless throughout the property as well as a fitness 
center, outdoor pool, and business center, as well as a resturant and bar inside the 
hotel.  They have the usual Embassy Suites amenities we know and love: complimetary 
cooked-to-order breakfast and evening reception, plus there's a free airport shuttle 
and parking is only $4/day.  The rooms are blocked -- ask for the Reality Simulations 
block (RSS).  Reservations must be made by 6/20.  

                    Hotel site:  https://tinyurl.com/FFSummer2019
       (As always if you have issues making reservations, please let us know!)  

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