DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 10/03/2019 Duedate: 10/30/2019 ARKERS ARENA DM-8 TURN-443 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS WILY GIT BLOODY HAND CLAN (626) (8-5844) [17-6-0,112] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader WILY GIT FIRST WHISPER BLOODY HAND CLAN (626) CODE NAME III (658) (8-5844) [17-6-0,112] (8-5900) [2-0-0,27] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite THE BEGGAR THE BEGGAR HOYT FOUNDATION (636) HOYT FOUNDATION (636) (8-5848) [13-14-0,90] (8-5848) [13-14-0,90] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM SMITHSONIAN (245) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. EAGLES CLAW (656) 38 2. BLOODY HAND CLAN (626) 32 SMITHSONIAN (245) 3. CODE NAME III (658) 17 Unchartered Team 4. SMITHSONIAN (245) 12 5. OTHERWOOD (642) 2 CODE NAME III (658) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 0*CODE NAME III (658) 2 1 0 66.7 1/ 2 SMITHSONIAN (245) 8 3 0 2/ 1 SMITHSONIAN (245) 879 523 20 62.7 2/ 1 HOYT FOUNDATION (636) 7 8 0 3/ 2 BORN LOSERS (634) 190 125 19 60.3 3/ 3 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626) 6 2 2 4/ 3 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626) 170 132 12 56.3 4/ 5*EAGLES CLAW (656) 6 7 0 5- 4 LADIES IN WAITING (115) 335 276 15 54.8 5/ 6 BORN LOSERS (634) 3 5 0 6/ 5 HOYT FOUNDATION (636) 167 165 15 50.3 6- 4 LADIES IN WAITING (115) 2 3 0 7/ 7*EAGLES CLAW (656) 6 7 0 46.2 7/ 0 OTHERWOOD (642) 1 0 0 8/ 0 OTHERWOOD (642) 36 49 2 42.4 8/ 0*CODE NAME III (658) 1 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 Greetings, warriors of ARKERS! Once again I've been called out of retirement for my abilities and insights into Spyreporting. Biff! Pow! ARKERS watched with glee as HOYT FOUNDATION got knocked off top spot by SMITHSONIAN! Some people say I ramble too much, I don't say anything relevant. I repeat myself. I ramble. Well EAGLES CLAW moved up 1, to 4th. What's with CLUB CULTURE? She actually beat BLOODY HAND CLAN's HAKAGOG GOBSNAGA, and walked away with 15 more points from the fight. Laughs were big at EAGLES CLAW while they watched CLUB CULTURE clobber HAKAGOG GOBSNAGA. He lost 11 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands. BLOODY HAND CLAN's hatred of HOYT FOUNDATION surfaced again as WILY GIT challenged ARKERS' top dog. I can barely restrain my enthusiam for BLOODY HAND CLAN's outstanding member, Duelmaster WILY GIT. Wouldn't it be nice to have live subjects to practice on? I hear some team is looking into the uses of convicted prisoners. No matter the time or place, men will always duel. How well I know the feeling of being in the most avoided team! Don't fall out of practive, HOYT FOUNDATION! In my day, no team with a 167-160-15 would scare me off! What's the problem, BLOODY HAND CLAN? What do people see in GASTROPUB? His 0-3-0? EAGLES CLAW ain't talkin', but he's got 7 points. Maybe BLOODY HAND CLAN's UGARG SNOTSNIK is one of those guys who likes pain, or something. That's what he'll get next week, after challenging up 30 to THE BEGGAR. Sometimes what you expect to do (like in the fights) doesn't expect to turn out like you thought. UGARG SNOTSNIK won victory over THE BEGGAR. It don't make sense. Fighting is a better craft than farming, GASTROPUB, but you have to pay your dues. Being challenged by NATRUZ MUDSLAG, 16 points above you, is dues. NATRUZ MUDSLAG slew GASTROPUB. I bet NATRUZ MUDSLAG could beat two-year-olds, too. Well, EAGLES CLAW knows who to set their sights on. I hate going to the effort of writing about the kind of fights that RADTEEF WAZGRIM gets in. He fights people like TERRIBLE TALON, 9 points below. I thought RADTEEF WAZGRIM showed great skill and promise when he was subdued by TERRIBLE TALON. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal! A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing. Some fighters don't accept this. The best do. Sending a warrior to the Dark Arena reminds the others they'd better shape up. Tough beans, THE SHRIEKER. That's what a 14-8-1 gets you. Some people are wondering why BORN LOSERS sent THE SHRIEKER (14-8-1) to the Dark Arena. Just be glad you're not on their team. Many a warrior has met his fate in a hungover stupor. You young rapscallions, take note! Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors. Any plans here? All work and no play makes Olaf a dull fighter. Work and play no fighter dull Olaf. Olaffighterwork and no play. Time for my medication, so I'll leave now. Practice, practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME WILY GIT 5844 17 6 0 112 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME UGARG SNOTSNIK 5815 23 8 0 94 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626) -MISS COMMUNE KATE 4118 18 14 0 91 LADIES IN WAITING (115) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SHAWNDO 5853 15 9 0 90 HOYT FOUNDATION (636) THE BEGGAR 5848 13 14 0 90 HOYT FOUNDATION (636) -PUNK CHILSNER 5549 12 5 2 84 BORN LOSERS (634) -KYRON FLEMING 5545 13 7 2 79 BORN LOSERS (634) -MISS CONSTRUED 4419 11 16 0 78 LADIES IN WAITING (115) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BUFFALO ROAMS 5855 8 5 0 66 SMITHSONIAN (245) GETTYSBURG 5854 12 8 1 64 SMITHSONIAN (245) CHESHIRE MOON 5749 10 6 1 57 OTHERWOOD (642) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -MISS PLACED 4723 6 5 2 55 LADIES IN WAITING (115) -BUNKER HILL 5907 4 4 0 42 SMITHSONIAN (245) -MISS MATCHED 4709 7 7 0 38 LADIES IN WAITING (115) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SOULMAN DAN 5857 4 2 1 33 BORN LOSERS (634) DICK GREGORY 5926 4 1 0 32 BORN LOSERS (634) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME NATRUZ MUDSLAG 5949 3 0 2 31 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626) FIRST WHISPER 5900 2 0 0 27 CODE NAME III (658) DRAGONS CLAW 5866 2 1 0 26 EAGLES CLAW (656) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME PEARL HARBOR 5950 3 0 0 23 SMITHSONIAN (245) CLUB CULTURE 5870 2 1 0 23 EAGLES CLAW (656) -THISTLE MAN 5862 4 2 0 21 OTHERWOOD (642) -MISS BEA HAVED 5897 2 1 0 21 LADIES IN WAITING (115) APPALACIA 5959 2 0 0 20 SMITHSONIAN (245) -TREE ANEMONE 5863 4 2 0 17 OTHERWOOD (642) TERRIBLE TALON 5867 2 1 0 16 EAGLES CLAW (656) RADTEEF WAZGRIM 5919 3 3 2 14 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626) THE CANDYMAN 5927 3 5 0 14 HOYT FOUNDATION (636) LITTLE ARYA JANE 5948 1 3 0 14 HOYT FOUNDATION (636) THE LUMBERJACK 5944 3 2 0 11 HOYT FOUNDATION (636) -WILLA THE MIST 5861 2 4 0 10 OTHERWOOD (642) BRUISED VOLCANO 5901 0 1 0 7 CODE NAME III (658) HAKAGOG GOBSNAGA 5945 1 3 0 6 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626) -IRONBARK 5882 1 2 0 5 OTHERWOOD (642) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? GORGRUB WAALUG 5915 2 6 1 BLOODY HAND CLAN 626 MISS PLACED 4723 439 REVENGED PIP SQUEAK 5789 3 5 1 BOOK OF THOMAS 411 MISS PLACED 4723 440 THE SHRIEKER 5554 14 9 1 BORN LOSERS 634 WURM KIN 443 NONE GASTROPUB 5869 0 3 0 EAGLES CLAW 656 NATRUZ MUDSLAG 5949 443 CONFEDERATE FLAG 5947 1 1 0 SMITHSONIAN 245 NATRUZ MUDSLAG 5949 441 PERSONAL ADS A salute to DM Shawndo and LP The Shrieker. You do Arkers proud. -- Curator Terrible Talon, now, you weren't so terrible after all. -- Appalacia Shiftyeyed Volunteer, thanks for volunteering. I really needed that win, but I could have used more skills. I need to get prepared for the Japs. -- Pearl Harbor Dick Gregory, I am glad you are a Born Loser. It made things easier for me. (wink) -- Buffalo Roams Health. Humility. Honor. -- Curator and The Smithsonian LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS THE SHRIEKER was barely slain by WURM KIN in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight. WILY GIT devastated SHAWNDO in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge Title duel. UGARG SNOTSNIK unbelievably bested THE BEGGAR in a 7 minute veteran's Challenge match. NATRUZ MUDSLAG butchered GASTROPUB in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight. RADTEEF WAZGRIM was savagely defeated by TERRIBLE TALON in a 1 minute competition. THE LUMBERJACK was viciously subdued by DRAGONS CLAW in a 8 minute Challenge fight. HAKAGOG GOBSNAGA was devastated by CLUB CULTURE in a 1 minute Challenge competition. BUFFALO ROAMS handily defeated FRATSFA MERCENARY in a 1 minute uneven melee. GETTYSBURG lost to VIRGINAL CONCUBINE in a action packed 1 minute fight. CHESHIRE MOON won victory over SOULMAN DAN in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight. DICK GREGORY handily defeated ARDIVENTI NOBLE in a 1 minute one-sided bout. THE CANDYMAN was demolished by FIRST WHISPER in a 1 minute mismatched match. LITTLE ARYA JANE was overcome by PEARL HARBOR in a 1 minute novice's contest. APPALACIA subdued BRUISED VOLCANO in a 4 minute bloody novice's brawl. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |STRIKING ATTACK 6 WALL OF STEEL 11 - 6 - 0 65 | |LUNGING ATTACK 4 SLASHING ATTACK 23 - 14 - 2 62 | |BASHING ATTACK 4 AIMED BLOW 13 - 10 - 0 57 | |SLASHING ATTACK 3 TOTAL PARRY 14 - 11 - 0 56 | |AIMED BLOW 2 STRIKING ATTACK 26 - 21 - 3 55 | |TOTAL PARRY 2 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 - 0 50 | |WALL OF STEEL 2 BASHING ATTACK 13 - 15 - 3 46 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 LUNGING ATTACK 15 - 25 - 2 38 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 2 - 0 33 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 443 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 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 3 3 STRIKING ATTACK SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 3 2 AIMED BLOW AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 LUNGING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 1 PARRY-STRIKE 1 BASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-LUNGE TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME AIMED BLOW WILY GIT 5844 17 6 0 112 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626) TOTAL PARRY UGARG SNOTSNIK 5815 23 8 0 94 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626) WALL OF STEEL SHAWNDO 5853 15 9 0 90 HOYT FOUNDATION (636) STRIKING ATTACK BUFFALO ROAMS 5855 8 5 0 66 SMITHSONIAN (245) BASHING ATTACK GETTYSBURG 5854 12 8 1 64 SMITHSONIAN (245) PARRY-LUNGE CHESHIRE MOON 5749 10 6 1 57 OTHERWOOD (642) 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 THE BEGGAR 5848. The ten other most popular fighters were DRAGONS CLAW 5866, UGARG SNOTSNIK 5815, BUFFALO ROAMS 5855, TERRIBLE TALON 5867, FIRST WHISPER 5900, BRUISED VOLCANO 5901, WILY GIT 5844, CLUB CULTURE 5870, CHESHIRE MOON 5749, and SOULMAN DAN 5857. The least popular fighter this week was THE LUMBERJACK 5944. The other ten least popular fighters were THE CANDYMAN 5927, HAKAGOG GOBSNAGA 5945, RADTEEF WAZGRIM 5919, GASTROPUB 5869, SHAWNDO 5853, APPALACIA 5959, LITTLE ARYA JANE 5948, GETTYSBURG 5854, NATRUZ MUDSLAG 5949, and PEARL HARBOR 5950. The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn: THE SHRIEKER (8-5554) BORN LOSERS (634) 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. SPANDEX SNOWMAN (84-10074) 072209C (1821) BLUE WAFFLES (84-35277) BUBBA'S DINER (6183) TP-AB (85-3045) A-GQ-DECEIT (565) Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes