DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/21/2019    Duedate: 04/17/2019

ARKERS ARENA

DM-8    TURN-436

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

PILGRIM
SMITHSONIAN (245)
(8-5842) [15-8-0,124]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

PILGRIM                        POSITION IS EMPTY
SMITHSONIAN (245)              
(8-5842) [15-8-0,124]          

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

THE BEGGAR                     TOOTHLESS LOVE
HOYT FOUNDATION (636)          HOYT FOUNDATION (636)
(8-5848) [10-10-0,91]          (8-5847) [8-12-1,42]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

SMITHSONIAN (245)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SMITHSONIAN (245)           45
2. BORN LOSERS (634)            4      SMITHSONIAN (245)
3. BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)       0      Unchartered Team
4. THE CHOSEN (613)             0
5. GIT'EM SICK (657)            0      DEADLY GHOST (431)

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- 1 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)    9  1 1
 2- 2 Z GLADIATORZ (519)       377 201 10 65.2   2/ 3 SMITHSONIAN (245)         7  4 0
 3/ 3 SMITHSONIAN (245)        861 516 19 62.5   3- 2 THE CHOSEN (613)          6  4 2
 4/ 0 BORN LOSERS (634)        179 118 19 60.3   4/ 0 BORN LOSERS (634)         3  2 0
 5- 4 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)   159 119 10 57.2   5/ 4 HOYT FOUNDATION (636)     3  8 1
 6- 5 THE CHOSEN (613)         336 314 24 51.7   6- 5 THE TRAVELERS (639)       2  2 0
 7/ 6 HOYT FOUNDATION (636)    151 146 15 50.8   7- 6 Z GLADIATORZ (519)        2  4 0
 8- 7*GIT'EM SICK (657)         15  16  0 48.4   8- 8 BOOK OF THOMAS (411)      2  5 0
 9- 8 BOOK OF THOMAS (411)     124 164  9 43.1   9- 9*CODE NAME III (658)       1  0 0
10- 9 THE TRAVELERS (639)       36  90  0 28.6  10- 7*GIT'EM SICK (657)         1  2 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.

'Dat iz right ya jerks! ... Heh... I am at 'da top uv 'da heap! Bow before ma fearsome 
frame. ... Heh... Dat's right 'umiez an' elves! 'Da goblins reign supreme!!!

I often ask myself wot makes us goblins so special? ... Heh... Iz it our big brains? 
Iz it our evil, beady little eyes? For 'da record, ma mum had beady little eyes. 'Datz 
why ma dad fell for 'er. Iz it 'cos uv our green skin? Da answer? All uv da above! ... 
Hehehehehe... We are not like yer 'umiez, elves, an' smelly dwarves, an' everyth'n in 
between. We're betta. ... Heh... Even orcs want ta be like us gobbos. Don't tell 'da 
rest uv 'da clan I said dat. Dey get sensitive ova such talk. ... Hehehhehehehe...

Gold rush, I hear yer were 'pect'n ta win dis turn an' go ta 'da isle. Sorry, but 'dat 
iz a 'no kan do'. ... Heh... I want dis title as long as possible. ... Heh... Perhaps 
ya should take up farm'n or clean'n out horse stables. 'Dat fits ya.

I am the duel'n masta,

                                          -- 'Acky Git

With a smile of pride upon his face, 'Acky git turned and looked at his friend.

"Heh... How wuz it, Wily?" asked Acky. He thought Wily was a moron, but he was a 
friend. And he valued his opinion. But if he did not say what 'Acky wanted to hear, it 
was common for the goblin to smack his 'friend' in the back of his smooth bald head.

Wily was oblivious of what was coming next and mulled over his answer. He placed his 
tiny hand just under his chin and stroked it as if in deep thought.

Suddenly, Wily gave his friend two thumbs up.

"Dat was brilliant, 'acky. Truly da tops."

"Thanks, mate. Wot say we go an' have a snack?"

"Ya know, I miss gutsy. 'E always had 'da best snacks." Wily said throwing his arm 
around his friend's shoulder.

"Dis iz true. But 'e always knew iz wuz us dat stole im. An' 'e hit really hard 
despite be'n a total parry.", said 'Acky as he threw his arm around his friend's 
shoulder as well.

"But, I know uv a baka 'dat let's 'er fruit tarts kool on racks behind 'er bakery. 
Plus she iz ol an' fat. She will neva katch us." Acky finished with a wink.

                                      SPY REPORT

     Good day, friends and fiends, welcome to your friendly neighborhood spyreport.  
I doubt ARKERS will ever be the same.  It seems the training can make the difference, 
as BLOODY HAND CLAN is pushed out of top team by SMITHSONIAN, who came from 3rd with 
a 4-1-0 this turn.  And let's see, GETTYSBURG fought KYRON FLEMING and gained 19 
points and contributed to SMITHSONIAN's 4-1-0.  BUFFALO ROAMS has lost to DEATH 
LEASER, falling 16 points, while helping make SMITHSONIAN a 4-1-0 turn.  Due to his 
absence and inability to defend the throne, 'ACKY GIT has lost the title of 
Duelmaster.  And not without some honor, PILGRIM now claims the title and throne of 
Duelmaster of ARKERS.  Can someone confirm a rumor for me?  I hear the top team makes 
their losing fighters do dishes at The Warty Toad until they win.  Maybe?   
     He who challenges well, fights well.  He who avoids without cause, shall lose 
for good reasons.  My mama told me that one.  I also notice that the THE CHOSEN 
stable was the most avoided team this turn.  Come on ARKERS, what are you afraid of?  
And guess who avoided THE CHOSEN stable the most?  Believe it or not, it was 
SMITHSONIAN.  Anyone surprised?  Well, sports fans, take notice that THE BEGGAR from 
HOYT FOUNDATION was ARKERS' most challenged warrior this turn.   
     A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once.  Wise men know this to 
be true.  We'd like to remind certain teams not to rob the graves of their enemies.  
You know who you are; and it's considered rude.   
     Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the 
sweetest.  Always good to rest in ARKERS, but never good to wear out my welcome.  
Look for me in future turns.  Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to paper-- 
Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PILGRIM 5842                 15   8  0   124       SMITHSONIAN (245)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-'ACKY GIT 5814               15   6  2   114       BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
 THE SHRIEKER 5554            11   8  1   111       BORN LOSERS (634)
-ZEPHYR 5824                  15   8  0   107       Z GLADIATORZ (519)
 GOLD RUSH 5851               13   4  1   100       SMITHSONIAN (245)
-EIGER THE HARDY 5811         21   6  0    99       THE CHOSEN (613)
-UGARG SNOTSNIK 5815          20   6  0    93       BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
 PUNK CHILSNER 5549           11   3  2    92       BORN LOSERS (634)
 THE BEGGAR 5848              10  10  0    91       HOYT FOUNDATION (636)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ZOMBIE 5823                   8   7  1    83       Z GLADIATORZ (519)
-ZUCCHINI 5859                 8   0  1    81       Z GLADIATORZ (519)
 SHAWNDO 5853                 11   6  0    79       HOYT FOUNDATION (636)
 GETTYSBURG 5854              10   4  0    76       SMITHSONIAN (245)
-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)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ALBUS BONERATTLER 5874        6   5  2    56       THE CHOSEN (613)
 KYRON FLEMING 5545           11   6  2    55       BORN LOSERS (634)
 DEATH LEASER 5881             5   2  2    50       HOYT FOUNDATION (636)
 BUNKER HILL 5907              4   2  0    48       SMITHSONIAN (245)
 TOOTHLESS LOVE 5847           8  12  1    42       HOYT FOUNDATION (636)
-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)
-PIP SQUEAK 5789               3   2  1    32       BOOK OF THOMAS (411)
-SHE-HULK 5889                 5   3  0    29       THE TRAVELERS (639)
 BUFFALO ROAMS 5855            4   5  0    29       SMITHSONIAN (245)
-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                  
 SOULMAN DAN 5857              2   0  1    18       BORN LOSERS (634)
-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)
 DICK GREGORY 5926             1   0  0    15       BORN LOSERS (634)
-CHES-PAYNE 5892               2   5  0    11       GIT'EM SICK (657)
-ZEBRA 5917                    3   1  0    10       Z GLADIATORZ (519)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-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)
 THE CANDYMAN 5927             0   1  0     1       HOYT FOUNDATION (636)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
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  NOT REVENGED
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   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

I couldn't get Mr. Z to dictate personals after that Z Gladiatorz 0-3. He told me to 
"getz ze xxxx outta here!. So I will cover for him with: 
     Hal The Crazed killed Zilch, who is now really nothing. (13-9-9-17-15-10-11 BA)
     Zombie challenged a Hardy Eiger but stumbled too much.
     A Gorgrub guy caught zebra and rode him.
I hope Mr Z doesn't read these.
  -- Zena Zorella, Z Gladiatorz Azziztant

A salute to the new Duelmaster, 'Acky Git. -- Curator and The Smithsonians

'Acky, you jumped my claim, you git! -- Gold Rush

Ral Stormbreaker, I enjoyed the thankful feast. -- Pilgrim

Wily Git, couldn't you have gone and picked on the bisons? -- Buffalo Roams

Health. Humility. Honor. -- Curator

'Acky Git -- I said I wanted 'da ta be 'da duell'n masta. I said I wuz next. Yoos 
jumped 'da line. Give me ma title! -- Ugarg Snotsnik

Heh... Noooooo!... Blue Whack-a-Do! -- 'Acky Git

Zebrab -- Looks like I changed yer stripes. Hur hur hur. -- Gorgrub Waalug

I love ta see newbiez lay'n on 'da ground, bleed'n out, an' kry'n fer their mommas. -- 
Radteef Wazgrim

Buffalo Roams -- Heh... Sorry about 'dat. ... Hehehehehehehe... I really like 
buffalos...Hehehehehehe... Dey are so tasty. Especially dere wings... Hehehehe... Zim 
zim zala bim! -- Wily Git

Z Gladiatorz -- I am happy about the win, but I regret having to kill such a promising 
warrior. May Mantor guide his soul to his reward. Salute! -- Hal the Crazed

Book of Thomas -- That victory was in honour of Onl Cerl. Vengeance was not brought 
down on Pip Squeak, but this will have to do. No one is worried about a Blood Feud. 
Ground Sheets isn't here for you to go for easy wins. -- Albus Bonerattler

Now this is embarrassing. I was the only one to lose last turn. Because of this, my 
brethren would not let me have a drink with them. They actually told me to go 
practice. -- Ral Stormbreaker

Pip Squeak -- Albus is upset that it was not you that he killed. But the Chosen can 

still feel pride that we dealt your stable such a blow. The death of Hodge Podge just 
sweetened the turn. We know you guys run from Blood Feuds, so we are going out to 
drink. -- Kangri the Strong

Gold Rush -- You let a dim-witted goblin with a speech impediment beat you AND take 
the title? Ooof! -- Eiger the Hardy

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

GOLD RUSH bested THE BEGGAR in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Challenge fight.
THE SHRIEKER vanquished SHAWNDO in a exciting 1 minute uneven battle.
PUNK CHILSNER was overpowered by PILGRIM in a 1 minute mismatched Title duel.
KYRON FLEMING was devastated by GETTYSBURG in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
TOOTHLESS LOVE was subdued by BUNKER HILL in a crowd pleasing 3 minute competition.
BUFFALO ROAMS was vanquished by DEATH LEASER in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
SOULMAN DAN overpowered THE CANDYMAN in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
DICK GREGORY overpowered POLITE BEGGAR in a 1 minute uneven melee.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         WALL OF STEEL     16 -   6 -  0      73  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         STRIKING ATTACK   34 -  24 -  3      59  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         TOTAL PARRY       22 -  16 -  0      58  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         SLASHING ATTACK   22 -  16 -  1      58  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         AIMED BLOW        25 -  19 -  2      57  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         BASHING ATTACK    22 -  23 -  5      49  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       9 -  12 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         LUNGING ATTACK    10 -  20 -  1      33  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -  11 -  0      31  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   3 -  0       0  |

Turn 436 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:

SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  3         6  STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  AIMED BLOW     
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  PILGRIM 5842               15   8  0  124 SMITHSONIAN (245)
AIMED BLOW       THE SHRIEKER 5554          11   8  1  111 BORN LOSERS (634)
SLASHING ATTACK  GOLD RUSH 5851             13   4  1  100 SMITHSONIAN (245)
WALL OF STEEL    SHAWNDO 5853               11   6  0   79 HOYT FOUNDATION (636)
BASHING ATTACK   GETTYSBURG 5854            10   4  0   76 SMITHSONIAN (245)
LUNGING ATTACK   DEATH LEASER 5881           5   2  2   50 HOYT FOUNDATION (636)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is THE BEGGAR 5848.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was TOOTHLESS LOVE 5847.  The ten other most popular fighters were GOLD RUSH 5851, 
THE BEGGAR 5848, THE SHRIEKER 5554, DEATH LEASER 5881, GETTYSBURG 5854, BUNKER HILL 
5907, SOULMAN DAN 5857, SHAWNDO 5853, PILGRIM 5842, and DICK GREGORY 5926.

The least popular fighter this week was THE CANDYMAN 5927.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were BUFFALO ROAMS 5855, KYRON FLEMING 5545, PUNK CHILSNER 5549, 
DICK GREGORY 5926, PILGRIM 5842, SHAWNDO 5853, SOULMAN DAN 5857, BUNKER HILL 5907, 
GETTYSBURG 5854, and DEATH LEASER 5881.