DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/10/2021    Duedate: 07/07/2021

ARKERS ARENA

DM-8    TURN-465

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BEA ZERK
TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)
(8-5267) [10-3-0,106]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BEA ZERK                       POSITION IS EMPTY
TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)          
(8-5267) [10-3-0,106]          

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

TEXAS RED                      PAX THE YUGE
THE OUTLAWS 2 (631)            THE CHOSEN (613)
(8-5504) [12-10-2,90]          (8-6008) [6-6-1,37]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

SMITHSONIAN (245)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE CHOSEN (613)            40
2. LADIES IN WAITING (115)     37      SMITHSONIAN (245)
3. SMITHSONIAN (245)           30      Unchartered Team
4. BROKEN SPIRITS (632)        16
5. TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)       11      JGW PERISHABLE 1 (568)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 Z GLADIATORZ (519)       401 212 10 65.4   1/ 1 SMITHSONIAN (245)         9  2 1
 2/ 2 SMITHSONIAN (245)        935 545 24 63.2   2/ 4 THE CHOSEN (613)          8  6 2
 3- 3 UNLIKELY HEROES (635)     15  10  2 60.0   3/ 7 BROKEN SPIRITS (632)      8  7 1
 4/ 4 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)   225 181 14 55.4   4/ 2 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)    8  7 0
 5/ 5 LADIES IN WAITING (115)  356 308 17 53.6   5/ 3 LADIES IN WAITING (115)   6  4 2
 6/ 6 THE CHOSEN (613)         382 362 29 51.3   6/ 8 BOOK OF THOMAS (411)      5  4 0
 7/ 8 TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)     45  46  6 49.5   7/ 5 THE OUTLAWS 2 (631)       5  9 0
 8/ 7 THE OUTLAWS 2 (631)       52  56  6 48.1   8/ 9 TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)     4  3 0
 9/ 9 BOOK OF THOMAS (411)     137 183  9 42.8   9- 6 Z GLADIATORZ (519)        3  0 0
10/ 0 OTHERWOOD (642)           38  51  2 42.7  10-10 UNLIKELY HEROES (635)     0  5 0
11/10 BROKEN SPIRITS (632)      89 122  6 42.2  11/ 0 OTHERWOOD (642)           0  1 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.

     Yes, it is me again, for the 4th and last time as Duelmaster. Now I have been 
selected as a Lord Protector and will be leaving Arkers. Perhaps, in my final column, 
I will tell you about me:

     Born 11-15-9-17-17-5-11 WS (Good Endu, Norm Dmg; +4 Parry)
     Bumped to 13 ST for good dmg.
     17-2-0 arena, 12-12 in tournaments; 4 DM Titles
     Skill Learn Rate is a massive 2.90
     Did best with the GA at 25/110/17.
     Faves yet unknown

     With that, I wish you all well in the land of Arkers, which I shall forever call 
my home.

                                          -- Appalacia, DMIV

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings warriors!  It is I, Zontani Sharp Eyes, here to bring report of the 
clash and bustle of the weekly ARKERS games.  Warriors--remember that glory waits 
always around the corner!  Witness how this week BROKEN SPIRITS went 3-2-0 to move up 
4 in the rankings.  Did only my eyes note the 4-1-0 record which THE CHOSEN managed 
to post this round?  I don't doubt that such a record will draw challengers!  MISS 
DIRECTION caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as she skillfully 
bested PAX THE YUGE and was awarded 22 points in recognition.  In one of the week's 
more notable duels, MISS DIRECTION put down PAX THE YUGE, causing him to lose 17 
points of recognition in the process.  Who here was not present for the title fight 
this week as RADTEEF WAZGRIM boldly challenged APPALACIA in order to strive for the 
Duelmasters honors?  Not for nothing has APPALACIA in the past laid claim to the 
Duelmaster's throne, and this week she's proven hers combat skill yet again.  No 
confirmation, but my sources claim that the top team has gained their position using 
magical aids.  Charmed weapons perhaps?   
     Many and various are the arts of battle.  In ARKERS "art" is a word that has 
long since passed from the language!  ARKERS, city of gladiators!  Mighty among the 
names of thy guilds is THE OUTLAWS 2, a guild shunned and avoided by many in the 
weekly duels.  Apparently the stalwarts of BLOODY HAND CLAN are catching the bulk of 
jests down at the challenging board for their large share of the avoids.  Loose talk 
at the arena has reached my ears and it but confirms the knowledge that many fighters 
are after MISS MATCHED.  Watch your back!  UGARG SNOTSNIK must really be harboring a 
grudge against the LADIES IN WAITING guild!  Merciless, 43 challenged down MISS 
MATCHED points this week to duel with he.  The weight of the challenge fell hard upon 
MISS MATCHED and predictably she lost to UGARG SNOTSNIK.  This is how to arouse the 
anger of an entire guild!  A match that raised a few eyebrows at the games this week, 
it seems that ARKANSAS DAVE posted a challenge against the more highly recognized 
LICKETY-SPLIT.  The results, you ask?  Well, the firebrand ARKANSAS DAVE was beat by 
LICKETY-SPLIT.  Remember warriors, this is the discipline of steel.   
     Vendettas.  Bloodied blades and broken spears.  Indeed the city has seen more 
than its fair share of red in recent times.  Dark alleys may hide both secrets and 
assassins.  In the arena there is only the brightness of steel.  Keep vigil always!   
     A thought before I go.  Each warrior practices one style, but must not the wise 
manager learn the secrets of them all?  More than a sharp eye must I keep, indeed a 
stout pair of legs must I keep as well!  The endless paths of Alastari await me!  
Till next we meet remember:  a fool flies into a rage quickly and often.  The wise 
are angered by the same thing only once.  Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BEA ZERK 5267                10   3  0   106       TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RADTEEF WAZGRIM 5919         16  10  3   102       BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MISS MATCHED 4709            15  13  0   101       LADIES IN WAITING (115)
 MALLAFAX 5508                12  16  0   101       BROKEN SPIRITS (632)
 CURLY BILL 5501              11  11  1    96       THE OUTLAWS 2 (631)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TEXAS RED 5504               12  10  2    90       THE OUTLAWS 2 (631)
-MOMMA CASKET 4311             7   7  2    84       TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)
-ANGELA DEATH 4310             7   8  2    77       TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)
 BUNKER HILL 5907              9   7  2    76       SMITHSONIAN (245)
 ALBUS BONERATTLER 5874       15  14  3    75       THE CHOSEN (613)
 CHESHIRE MOON 5749           12   8  1    73       OTHERWOOD (642)
-MODEL T 6024                  6   0  0    73       SMITHSONIAN (245)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LICKETY-SPLIT 5909            7   0  0    66       BOOK OF THOMAS (411)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LISA YAKVIGOR 6010            6   5  0    49       THE CHOSEN (613)
 MISS DIRECTION 6019           3   3  0    47       LADIES IN WAITING (115)
-ZODIAC 5993                   8   0  0    45       Z GLADIATORZ (519)
 CAMPTOWN RACES 5999          11   3  0    44       SMITHSONIAN (245)
 NIOBE 5818                    6   5  0    38       BROKEN SPIRITS (632)
 PAX THE YUGE 6008             6   6  1    37       THE CHOSEN (613)
-ZONE 5992                     4   1  0    37       Z GLADIATORZ (519)
 WANDAH SNOKRAG 6013           5   5  1    36       BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
 MAHTHA RIBKRAKA 6023          5   3  0    36       BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
 ARKANSAS DAVE 5832            4   3  0    36       THE OUTLAWS 2 (631)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SACRILICIOUS 6011             5   2  0    33       TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)
 RUSH 5996                     3   0  0    33       BOOK OF THOMAS (411)
 HECASCA THE PURE 6022         4   4  2    31       THE CHOSEN (613)
 MISS APPROPRIATE 6012         4   6  1    28       LADIES IN WAITING (115)
-ZEKE 5994                     3   0  0    27       Z GLADIATORZ (519)
 TAZRAK 6035                   3   2  2    26       BROKEN SPIRITS (632)
-MISS BEA HAVED 5897           3   3  0    24       LADIES IN WAITING (115)
-ZERO 6021                     2   1  0    24       Z GLADIATORZ (519)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GUIGRIM MORRUNT 6002          5   8  0    23       BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
 DOC SCURLOK 5816              4   6  1    23       THE OUTLAWS 2 (631)
 COTTON GIN 6037               2   0  1    23       SMITHSONIAN (245)
-THISTLE MAN 5862              4   2  0    21       OTHERWOOD (642)
-TREE ANEMONE 5863             4   2  0    17       OTHERWOOD (642)
 OTHELLO 6000                  2   1  0    17       BOOK OF THOMAS (411)
 FABIUS 6050                   1   0  0    16       BROKEN SPIRITS (632)
 ALPHA 5936                    1   4  0    15       BOOK OF THOMAS (411)
 DECHALA 6043                  1   1  0    13       BROKEN SPIRITS (632)
-WILLA THE MIST 5861           2   4  0    10       OTHERWOOD (642)
 BERTA THE INDOLENT 6051       1   0  0     8       THE CHOSEN (613)
-CLOUD CHASER 5991             0   2  0     6       BOOK OF THOMAS (411)
 SLASHA FIERCE 6034            1   2  0     5       TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)
-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?
EGRIM 5510             11 18 1 BROKEN SPIRITS 632   PAX THE YUGE 6008     463   
EZAF THE PENITEN 6040   0  1 0 THE CHOSEN 613       COTTON GIN 6037       464   
ABILENE ANNIE 6038      1  1 0 THE OUTLAWS 2 631    MISS APPROPRIATE 6012 465   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Mr. Z to you. Ze vest mgr inna ve game. Ve go 3-0. Vest w/l recordz. Yah! -- Mr. Z

The Outlaws, perhaps you will avoid us, eh? -- Zodiac and Zone

Appalacia does it again! We are proud of her for winning her 4th DM Title and becoming 
a Lord Protector. -- Curator, Smithsonians

Oh, no! The Chosen, I am sorry about that death of Ezaf. I did not mean to kill 
anyone. RIP to a potentially great warrior. -- Cotton Gin

Pax The Yuge, I had to stomp the pedal to the floor, but it worked. -- Model T

Health. Humility. Honor. -- Curator

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

CURLY BILL was bested by BEA ZERK in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Challenge Title fight.
RADTEEF WAZGRIM was subdued by APPALACIA in a 3 minute veteran's Challenge melee.
UGARG SNOTSNIK bested MISS MATCHED in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge contest.
BUNKER HILL was savagely defeated by TEXAS RED in a 3 minute Challenge match.
ARKANSAS DAVE was vanquished by LICKETY-SPLIT in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
CAMPTOWN RACES overpowered TAZRAK in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
SACRILICIOUS defeated DOC SCURLOK in a 1 minute Challenge melee.
MISS APPROPRIATE slaughtered ABILENE ANNIE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
COTTON GIN vanquished ALPHA in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
MALLAFAX vanquished CHESHIRE MOON in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
ALBUS BONERATTLER handily defeated KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
NIOBE was subdued by LISA YAKVIGOR in a 1 minute match.
PAX THE YUGE was viciously subdued by MISS DIRECTION in a 3 minute conflict.
MAHTHA RIBKRAKA was savagely defeated by HONEST MERCHANT in a tiring 9 minute brawl.
WANDAH SNOKRAG handily defeated ARDIVENTI NOBLE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
OTHELLO was overpowered by HECASCA THE PURE in a 1 minute uneven struggle.
GUIGRIM MORRUNT was handily defeated by RUSH in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
SLASHA FIERCE was unbelievably bested by BERTA THE INDOLENT in a 3 minute brawl.
DECHALA demolished STRAY CATMAN in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
FABIUS beat VIRTUOUS SCRIBE in a 2 minute amateur's fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   6         TOTAL PARRY       17 -   6 -  0      74  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    6         STRIKING ATTACK   26 -  15 -  3      63  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         WALL OF STEEL     33 -  21 -  2      61  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         SLASHING ATTACK   13 -  10 -  1      57  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         AIMED BLOW        12 -  12 -  0      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         BASHING ATTACK    26 -  28 -  3      48  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         LUNGING ATTACK    25 -  30 -  6      45  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   5 -  1      44  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   3 -  0      25  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 465 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  BEA ZERK 5267              10   3  0  106 TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)
BASHING ATTACK   RADTEEF WAZGRIM 5919       16  10  3  102 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
LUNGING ATTACK   MISS MATCHED 4709          15  13  0  101 LADIES IN WAITING (115)
WALL OF STEEL    BUNKER HILL 5907            9   7  2   76 SMITHSONIAN (245)
PARRY-LUNGE      CHESHIRE MOON 5749         12   8  1   73 OTHERWOOD (642)
TOTAL PARRY      CAMPTOWN RACES 5999        11   3  0   44 SMITHSONIAN (245)
AIMED BLOW       NIOBE 5818                  6   5  0   38 BROKEN SPIRITS (632)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is TEXAS RED 5504.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was PAX THE YUGE 6008.  The ten other most popular fighters were TEXAS RED 5504, 
RADTEEF WAZGRIM 5919, SLASHA FIERCE 6034, FABIUS 6050, BEA ZERK 5267, MALLAFAX 5508, 
MISS DIRECTION 6019, BUNKER HILL 5907, TAZRAK 6035, and SACRILICIOUS 6011.

The least popular fighter this week was GUIGRIM MORRUNT 6002.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were OTHELLO 6000, MAHTHA RIBKRAKA 6023, CHESHIRE MOON 5749, ALPHA 
5936, ABILENE ANNIE 6038, DOC SCURLOK 5816, ARKANSAS DAVE 5832, BERTA THE INDOLENT 
6051, RUSH 5996, and HECASCA THE PURE 6022.

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

UGARG SNOTSNIK (8-5815) BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
APPALACIA (8-5959) SMITHSONIAN (245)

                  MAIL-IN TOURNEY LXXIII

PRIMUS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
DEE DEE 384 (219-95-2)                 3  3  0         WILD THINGS 2        
MASQUERADE 2297 (245-133-1)            0  5  0         WILD THINGS 2        

APPRENTICES TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
MISS DIRECTION 6019 (1-3-0)            2  3  1         LADIES IN WAITING    

ROOKIES TOURNEY                        W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
LOLA MONTEZ 6018 (0-0-0)               6  3  0         ARCANE VOLBEAT       
MESARTHIM 6028 (0-0-0)                 4  3  0         ARIES                
SHERATAN 6027 (0-0-0)                  3  3  0         ARIES                
ABILENE ANNIE 6038 (0-0-0)             2  3  0         THE OUTLAWS 2        

ADM FOOLS TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
MISS ERABLE 2766 (39-31-3)             0  3  0         LADIES IN WAITING    

CHAMPIONS FOOLS TOURNEY                W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
APPALACIA 5959 (16-2-0)                1  3  0         SMITHSONIAN          

ROOKIES FOOLS TOURNEY                  W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
COTTON GIN 6037 (0-0-0)                1  3  0         SMITHSONIAN          
HAMAL 6025 (0-0-0)                     1  3  0         ARIES                
ARCHILOCHOST 6039 (0-0-0)              0  3  0         WARRIOR POETS        
EZAF THE PENITENT 6040 (0-0-0)         0  3  0         THE CHOSEN           

               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. 

                      RUDE RICK (18-10632) WEIRD STUDENTS  (723) 
                    KNITTED AFGHAN (73-4123) WORLDWIDE GORE  (36) 
                      INNEY AUDI (82-5509) FARFIGNEWTONS  (673) 
               GEORGE W BUSH LEAGUE (82-10150) SAFE ON AN ERROR  (1500) 
                          YUTICU (82-35822) WOTB A30  (5910) 
                   VAMPIRIC MAIL (84-9355) SUPE FORCES 7902  (1693) 
                      PROVE PLANKING (85-12093) JAN 16 T  (2205) 
                          PONDER (85-24880) VERBS II  (4573) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes