DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 08/06/2020 Duedate: 09/02/2020
ARKERS ARENA
DM-8 TURN-454
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
UGARG SNOTSNIK
BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
(8-5815) [31-11-0,119]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
UGARG SNOTSNIK WEN
BLOODY HAND CLAN (626) INFOMERCIALS (659)
(8-5815) [31-11-0,119] (8-5910) [1-0-0,19]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
ZEPHYR PEARL HARBOR
Z GLADIATORZ (519) SMITHSONIAN (245)
(8-5824) [18-11-0,109] (8-5950) [9-4-0,96]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
Z GLADIATORZ (519)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. INFOMERCIALS (659) 39
2. TRIAL BY COMBAT (512) 30 UNLIKELY HEROES (635)
3. Z GLADIATORZ (519) 28 Unchartered Team
4. SMITHSONIAN (245) 16
5. BLOODY HAND CLAN (626) 14 INFOMERCIALS (659)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 UNLIKELY HEROES (635) 10 2 1 83.3 1/ 1 Z GLADIATORZ (519) 9 2 0
2/ 2*INFOMERCIALS (659) 7 2 0 77.8 2/ 2 SMITHSONIAN (245) 8 3 0
3/ 3 Z GLADIATORZ (519) 391 208 10 65.3 3/ 6*INFOMERCIALS (659) 7 2 0
4/ 4 SMITHSONIAN (245) 904 537 21 62.7 4/ 4 THE CHOSEN (613) 7 8 0
5/ 5 ACID FIRE HAMMERZ (545) 53 41 5 56.4 5/ 3 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626) 7 8 0
6- 6 NORTHERN BADLANDS (397) 207 166 19 55.5 6/ 8 TRIAL BY COMBAT (512) 4 6 0
7/ 7 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626) 196 161 13 54.9 7/ 9 ACID FIRE HAMMERZ (545) 4 6 0
8/ 8 LADIES IN WAITING (115) 339 287 15 54.2 8/ 5 LADIES IN WAITING (115) 4 11 0
9/ 9 THE CHOSEN (613) 358 338 25 51.4 9/ 7 UNLIKELY HEROES (635) 2 1 0
10/10 TRIAL BY COMBAT (512) 27 32 4 45.8 10-10 ASSASSIN NATION (377) 0 7 0
11-11 ASSASSIN NATION (377) 34 59 5 36.6 11-11 NORTHERN BADLANDS (397) 0 2 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters. Look on my work, ye mighty,
and despair! What's a move up by 3 you ask? (alright, maybe you didn't ask) Cause
for celebration, according to INFOMERCIALS. Practice pays for ZEPHYR, who pummelled
EIGER THE HARDY, to pocket 25 points. Win some, lose some. Speaking of which, BEA
ZERK was winsome, after beating TROLL FIRE HAMMER and seeing her lose 20 points.
PEARL HARBOR found out that ARKERS isn't a democracy. You've gotta be the best to be
Duelmaster here! So who's the team that's been walking into taverns last week and
ordering milk? Sounds like a PR stunt to me.
And how sociable are ARKERS' warriors? Come, let us see. Like the noble eagle
soaring amongst the mountaintops, so stand the warriors of TRIAL BY COMBAT, alone and
unchallenged. As a woman of good breeding scorns the "warriors" of INFOMERCIALS, so
did that sorry team shy from TRIAL BY COMBAT If challenges were horses, ALBUS
BONERATTLER could open up a fast food joint! Take heed ARKERS, of the unprincipled
action of RAL STORMBREAKER. By challenging MISS CONSTRUED, 21 points below him, RAL
STORMBREAKER besmirches the noble art of dueling. RAL STORMBREAKER subdued MISS
CONSTRUED with a point difference of 21. So this is what ARKERS calls a duel. This
will make an interesting tale.
Like the wind whispering among the pines, do hearest I many disquieting rumors.
Q: What's a record like 19-15-0 get you? A: A free trip to the Dark Arena! This
week's winner: MISS COMMUNE KATE of LADIES IN WAITING! Oh hard! that to strike a
flame, the match itself must needs be wasting!
Do not think spyreporting in ARKERS is the highlight of my life. More important
duties call me. ARKERS, I leave you now. The Duelmaster has agreed to foot my bill
at The Dripping Blade. 'Til next time-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
UGARG SNOTSNIK 5815 31 11 0 119 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ZEPHYR 5824 18 11 0 109 Z GLADIATORZ (519)
BURPS FIRE HAMMER 4741 12 7 1 101 ACID FIRE HAMMERZ (545)
RAL STORMBREAKER 5786 23 17 0 97 THE CHOSEN (613)
PEARL HARBOR 5950 9 4 0 96 SMITHSONIAN (245)
EIGER THE HARDY 5811 26 10 0 94 THE CHOSEN (613)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ALBUS BONERATTLER 5874 10 9 2 80 THE CHOSEN (613)
MISS CONSTRUED 4419 11 19 0 76 LADIES IN WAITING (115)
MAGNETIC WOMBAT 5584 10 2 1 70 UNLIKELY HEROES (635)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MISS MATCHED 4709 9 8 0 62 LADIES IN WAITING (115)
RADTEEF WAZGRIM 5919 10 6 3 60 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
BEA ZERK 5267 5 1 0 59 TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
APPALACIA 5959 8 2 0 53 SMITHSONIAN (245)
DWARF FIRE HAMMER 4744 12 7 2 52 ACID FIRE HAMMERZ (545)
FAIRY FIRE HAMMER 4743 9 10 0 46 ACID FIRE HAMMERZ (545)
-BUNKER HILL 5907 6 6 1 46 SMITHSONIAN (245)
NATRUZ MUDSLAG 5949 8 6 2 43 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
TROLL FIRE HAMMER 4742 10 9 2 41 ACID FIRE HAMMERZ (545)
RAPID FIRE HAMMER 5053 7 6 0 36 ACID FIRE HAMMERZ (545)
MOMMA CASKET 4311 4 5 1 36 TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MISS PLACED 4723 6 8 2 32 LADIES IN WAITING (115)
ANGELA DEATH 4310 4 5 1 28 TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)
CAMPTOWN RACES 5999 5 0 0 27 SMITHSONIAN (245)
ZEKE 5994 3 0 0 27 Z GLADIATORZ (519)
-HOSTILITY 4908 4 3 0 26 ASSASSIN NATION (377)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ZODIAC 5993 5 0 0 25 Z GLADIATORZ (519)
MISS BEA HAVED 5897 3 3 0 24 LADIES IN WAITING (115)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PAX THE YUGE 6008 2 0 0 23 THE CHOSEN (613)
-GRIMM BLACKSMITH 5746 4 4 0 20 NORTHERN BADLANDS (397)
WEN 5910 1 0 0 19 INFOMERCIALS (659)
FLEX TAPE 5911 2 0 0 18 INFOMERCIALS (659)
SHAMWOW 5913 2 0 0 18 INFOMERCIALS (659)
-WASTELAND WARLORD 5750 3 5 0 17 NORTHERN BADLANDS (397)
-ZONE 5992 1 0 0 16 Z GLADIATORZ (519)
-ASPHYXIATE 4995 1 2 0 15 ASSASSIN NATION (377)
NADS 5912 1 1 0 14 INFOMERCIALS (659)
EMILY STRANGE 5701 0 2 0 8 TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)
ZORRO 5930 2 1 0 7 Z GLADIATORZ (519)
SNUGGIE 5914 1 1 0 6 INFOMERCIALS (659)
-MAIM 4993 0 2 0 4 ASSASSIN NATION (377)
GUIGRIM MORRUNT 6002 0 3 0 3 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
LISA YAKVIGOR 6010 0 1 0 1 THE CHOSEN (613)
TICONDEROGA 6004 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?
RUNTLING VII 6009 0 1 0 BLOODY HAND CLAN 626 MOUNTAIN TROLL 454 NONE
MISS COMMUNE KAT 4118 19 16 0 LADIES IN WAITIN 115 BANDIT PRINCE 454 NONE
DIRTY DIANA 5702 0 2 0 TRIAL BY COMBAT 512 STONE GOLEM 454 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Ugarg Snotsnik, we salute The Duelmaster. -- Curator and The Smithsonians
Hammer, was that you? One, yeah just one, personal ad? I guess at your age .......
(wink) -- Curator
Angela Death, You're up in the mountains, now ,Darlin', and things ain't so easy. --
Appalacia
Asphyxiate, I was breathless too, but I held out for the finish line. Take a rest. --
Camptown Races
Troll Fire Hammer, that was my way of welcoming you home. (wink) -- Pearl Harbor
Health. Humility. Honor. -- Curator
Ze Z Gladiatorz ve 3-0. Ve be gut! Yah!
Snuggie, Snuggie, Snuggie. Zorro -- Mr. Z
Arkers -- Well, after what seems like forever, Miss Commune Kate is finally off to
ADM, but it took one final loss to a TP, making her 0-8 vs TPs here, before getting
her invitation. For those that care, she is a 8(1)-7(1)-15-16(1)-18(1)-9-15 Lunger,
Mode Att/Init, +1 Def, Likes Longsword, LO/VH rhythm with Lunge Tactic, and prefers to
learn parry skills (Stoooooopid Lunger). She will be enjoying a well deserved
retirement. -- Crip, mgr of Ladies in Waiting
Curator --- Thanks for the Greeting! --- Hammer
Arkers Antagonists --- Due Date Snuck Up On Me Again! --- Hammer
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
MISS COMMUNE KATE was barely slain by BANDIT PRINCE in a 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
DIRTY DIANA was killed by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute Dark Arena melee.
RUNTLING VII was savagely slain by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
RAL STORMBREAKER bested MISS CONSTRUED in a 1 minute veteran's Challenge contest.
ALBUS BONERATTLER was demolished by BURPS FIRE HAMMER in a 1 minute competition.
MISS MATCHED lost to MAGNETIC WOMBAT in a 3 minute Challenge fight.
NATRUZ MUDSLAG slimly lost to DWARF FIRE HAMMER in a 2 minute Challenge match.
APPALACIA slimly won victory over FAIRY FIRE HAMMER in a 4 minute Challenge fight.
GUIGRIM MORRUNT was viciously subdued by SHAMWOW in a 7 minute Challenge duel.
UGARG SNOTSNIK luckily beat PEARL HARBOR in a popular 5 minute expert's Title duel.
EIGER THE HARDY was savagely defeated by ZEPHYR in a popular 3 minute veteran's melee.
TROLL FIRE HAMMER was demolished by BEA ZERK in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
RADTEEF WAZGRIM devastated MISS PLACED in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
ANGELA DEATH was outwaited by RAPID FIRE HAMMER in a crowd pleasing 9 minute bout.
MOMMA CASKET overcame MISS BEA HAVED in a 1 minute fight.
CAMPTOWN RACES outwaited NADS in a unpopular 13 minute gruesome bout.
ZODIAC handily defeated POLITE BEGGAR in a unpopular 4 minute mismatched bout.
ZORRO was devastated by PAX THE YUGE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
FLEX TAPE luckily beat EMILY STRANGE in a exciting 4 minute gory novice's bout.
SNUGGIE overcame LISA YAKVIGOR in a popular 2 minute amateur's competition.
ZEKE overpowered STRAY CATMAN in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
WEN overpowered TICONDEROGA in a 1 minute uneven fray.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY 7 PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 0 - 0 100 |
|BASHING ATTACK 7 TOTAL PARRY 28 - 14 - 0 67 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 7 WALL OF STEEL 14 - 9 - 1 61 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 6 AIMED BLOW 7 - 5 - 1 58 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 5 STRIKING ATTACK 18 - 19 - 0 49 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 BASHING ATTACK 15 - 16 - 1 48 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 LUNGING ATTACK 19 - 25 - 0 43 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 12 - 19 - 1 39 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 5 - 0 0 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 454 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-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 3 - 4 2 TOTAL PARRY
TOTAL PARRY 6 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 3 2 LUNGING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 4 2 BASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 5 1 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW
PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK
1 PARRY-STRIKE
1 WALL OF STEEL
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY UGARG SNOTSNIK 5815 31 11 0 119 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
STRIKING ATTACK ZEPHYR 5824 18 11 0 109 Z GLADIATORZ (519)
AIMED BLOW BURPS FIRE HAMMER 4741 12 7 1 101 ACID FIRE HAMMERZ (545)
SLASHING ATTACK RAL STORMBREAKER 5786 23 17 0 97 THE CHOSEN (613)
LUNGING ATTACK PEARL HARBOR 5950 9 4 0 96 SMITHSONIAN (245)
BASHING ATTACK ALBUS BONERATTLER 5874 10 9 2 80 THE CHOSEN (613)
WALL OF STEEL MAGNETIC WOMBAT 5584 10 2 1 70 UNLIKELY HEROES (635)
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 ZEPHYR 5824. The most popular warrior this turn was
PEARL HARBOR 5950. The ten other most popular fighters were ANGELA DEATH 4310, FAIRY
FIRE HAMMER 4743, ZEPHYR 5824, EMILY STRANGE 5701, NATRUZ MUDSLAG 5949, LISA YAKVIGOR
6010, RAL STORMBREAKER 5786, MISS MATCHED 4709, APPALACIA 5959, and DWARF FIRE HAMMER
4744.
The least popular fighter this week was CAMPTOWN RACES 5999. The other ten least
popular fighters were ZODIAC 5993, NADS 5912, SHAMWOW 5913, GUIGRIM MORRUNT 6002,
TICONDEROGA 6004, RAPID FIRE HAMMER 5053, MISS PLACED 4723, TROLL FIRE HAMMER 4742,
FLEX TAPE 5911, and ZORRO 5930.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
MISS COMMUNE KATE (8-4118) LADIES IN WAITING (115)
Name Change-o-Rama -- Final Update
The Commission's administrative office on the Isle was in a big square building
that looked like any other administrative office building in any national capital.
Standard, boring. Except for the goats. Half a dozen goats were wandering free,
eating the landscaping, and as many clerks were chasing them. A clerk saw them
coming, he looked like a Trustworthy Scribe, and he rushed over to the approaching
gladiators. "Do you know anything about goats?" He gestured helplessly at the hungry
goats. "They're here because of the Name-Change-o-Rama. We donate them to help change
the world, you know."
The gladiators nodded. They'd heard about it, but hadn't thought it would be so
funny to see. "How did you deal with them last time?"
The clerk made a disgusted gesture. "People came and took them away. But the
people didn't come this time. They sent a message about being quarantined! Aren't we
all? And WE get to work! Goats are not in our job description."
One of the gladiators snorted laughter. "We'll help," he said. "Where do you
want them?"
* * * *
Embric, relieved that he had not been appointed goat-herder this afternoon,
carefully dipped his pen in ink and began to write. "It is our pleasure and honor
to note that one hundred and twenty-seven gladiators and teams have elected to change
their names, supporting the contribution of goats to deserving people. With the
Commission's matching funds, this has purchased six goats--a good goat can't be
purchased for a copper, you know. The goats are already en route to their new homes,
where they will be--" He paused and thought about it. "--very welcome. We wish all
the best to the goats and the new goat-owners."