DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/17/2022    Duedate: 03/16/2022

ARKERS ARENA

DM-8    TURN-474

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BEA ZERK
TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)
(8-5267) [13-3-1,134]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BEA ZERK                       BASIL HAYDEN
TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)          2133 BOURBON ST (668)
(8-5267) [13-3-1,134]          (8-6075) [3-0-0,56]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

RADTEEF WAZGRIM                TAFF DED'EAD
BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)         BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
(8-5919) [21-14-3,80]          (8-6087) [2-1-0,28]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)       58
2. 2133 BOURBON ST (668)       24      SMITHSONIAN (245)
3. INFOMERCIALS (659)          12      Unchartered Team
4. SMITHSONIAN (245)            7
5. Z GLADIATORZ (519)           0      INFOMERCIALS (659)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 Z GLADIATORZ (519)       408 216 10 65.4   1/ 1 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)   11  4 1
 2/ 2 SMITHSONIAN (245)        946 555 25 63.0   2/ 2 THE CHOSEN (613)          8  7 1
 3/ 4 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)   252 199 17 55.9   3/ 7 TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)     6  9 1
 4/ 3*INFOMERCIALS (659)        10   8  1 55.6   4/ 6 SMITHSONIAN (245)         5  3 0
 5/ 5 THE CHOSEN (613)         406 381 31 51.6   5/ 9*2133 BOURBON ST (668)     3  8 0
 6/ 7 TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)     51  55  7 48.1   6- 5 Z GLADIATORZ (519)        2  2 0
 7- 6 THE OUTLAWS 2 (631)       68  75  7 47.6   7- 3 THE OUTLAWS 2 (631)       2  3 0
 8- 8 OTHERWOOD (642)           42  54  2 43.8   8- 4 BROKEN SPIRITS (632)      2  3 0
 9- 9 BROKEN SPIRITS (632)     103 138  8 42.7   9- 8 OTHERWOOD (642)           1  1 0
10/10*2133 BOURBON ST (668)      3   8  0 27.3  10/10*INFOMERCIALS (659)        0  4 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                      SPY REPORT

     So why do I have this bag over my head?  Because I am The Unknown Spymaster and 
I'm going to give you a spy report!.  For every winner there is a loser.  Speaking of 
losers, lets take a look at THE OUTLAWS 2, who went down to 3rd from 7th.  Life is 
tough.  Coming up with a solid 3-2-0 outing, TRIAL BY COMBAT has advanced 4 places in 
the rankings.  Hey everybody, watch out for ANGELA DEATH, who flew up 31 points in 
the rankings after mashing RADTEEF WAZGRIM like a melon.  Keep your eye on this gal.  
And falling like a basher in the top ten was RADTEEF WAZGRIM, who dropped 33 points 
after a disappointing (to say the least) bout with ANGELA DEATH.  Well here's a 
duelmaster that doesn't sit back and say 'Challenge me'!  BEA ZERK made a challenge 
against ALBUS BONERATTLER this week.  Going for the gusto and coming up with aught 
but bloody knuckles was THE CHOSEN's ALBUS BONERATTLER, who was turned away from the 
Duelmastership by BEA ZERK.  Can you believe they are paying me 10 gold to deliver 
this stuff?   
     Here is other news that is of note.  And hey, kiddies, those of you who didn't 
avoid THE OUTLAWS 2, please raise you hand.  Wow.  Does ARKERS really have that many 
liars?  For those of you who like math, try this one:  THE OUTLAWS 2 + Weapons That 
go Boom = THE CHOSEN + Avoid City.  Well dang howdy, but if challenges were votes, 
BASIL HAYDEN would be president.  Although it may be a contest it doesn't want to 
win.  TAFF DED'EAD of BLOODY HAND CLAN had better have a good reason for challenging 
down 9 points in a challenge which he won.  I thought TAFF DED'EAD showed great skill 
and promise when he bested SNUGGIE.  All right, so I slept through it!  Big deal!   
     Death is kind of like a new puppy:  he's always around wanting to play.  (Ha 
Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?).  Remember:  alliances are great, but try and 
take your ally in the arena with you and see what happens.   
     Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in ARKERS have no 
sense of humor.  Or maybe that they were senseless.  C'mon, Leadfoot, let's make some 
tracks.  Hasta la bye-bye.  (Loud choruses of 'Beat it, ya bum!')-- The Unknown 
Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BEA ZERK 5267                13   3  1   134       TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ANGELA DEATH 4310             8  10  2   100       TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)
-CHESHIRE MOON 5749           16  11  1    97       OTHERWOOD (642)
-TEXAS RED 5504               14  15  2    92       THE OUTLAWS 2 (631)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ALBUS BONERATTLER 5874       20  18  4    89       THE CHOSEN (613)
-NIOBE 5818                   11   6  0    83       BROKEN SPIRITS (632)
 RADTEEF WAZGRIM 5919         21  14  3    80       BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
-MODEL T 6024                  7   1  0    73       SMITHSONIAN (245)
-BUNKER HILL 5907              9   8  2    72       SMITHSONIAN (245)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MOMMA CASKET 4311             8   9  2    66       TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)
 BERTA THE INDOLENT 6051       9   1  0    62       THE CHOSEN (613)
 MAHTHA RIBKRAKA 6023         11   6  2    57       BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BASIL HAYDEN 6075             3   0  0    56       2133 BOURBON ST (668)
-ZODIAC 5993                  11   1  0    53       Z GLADIATORZ (519)
 PAX THE YUGE 6008            10  11  1    53       THE CHOSEN (613)
 LISA YAKVIGOR 6010           11   9  0    49       THE CHOSEN (613)
 CAMPTOWN RACES 5999          14   4  0    48       SMITHSONIAN (245)
-ARKANSAS DAVE 5832            8   6  0    44       THE OUTLAWS 2 (631)
-ZONE 5992                     4   1  0    37       Z GLADIATORZ (519)
 BROONY BIG GUT 6054           7   2  0    34       BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SACRILICIOUS 6011             5   5  0    33       TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)
-CLAY ALLISON 6067             2   2  1    33       THE OUTLAWS 2 (631)
-WEN 5910                      2   0  1    33       INFOMERCIALS (659)
 GERTY DUTHUG 6061             6   1  0    31       BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-WILLIAM ANDERSON 6052         3   4  0    29       THE OUTLAWS 2 (631)
 COTTON GIN 6037               5   3  1    28       SMITHSONIAN (245)
 TAFF DED'EAD 6087             2   1  0    28       BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
-TAZRAK 6035                   5   6  2    26       BROKEN SPIRITS (632)
 SHAMWOW 5913                  2   3  0    25       INFOMERCIALS (659)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-THISTLE MAN 5862              4   2  0    21       OTHERWOOD (642)
-FLEX TAPE 5911                3   0  0    20       INFOMERCIALS (659)
-TREE ANEMONE 5863             4   2  0    17       OTHERWOOD (642)
 XIESTRA KOR 6069              2   2  1    15       THE CHOSEN (613)
-FABIUS 6050                   2   5  0    15       BROKEN SPIRITS (632)
 CIVIL WAR 6085                2   1  0    15       SMITHSONIAN (245)
 SNUGGIE 5914                  2   3  0    15       INFOMERCIALS (659)
-NADS 5912                     1   2  0    15       INFOMERCIALS (659)
-WILLA THE MIST 5861           2   4  0    10       OTHERWOOD (642)
-ZOOM 6042                     1   1  0    10       Z GLADIATORZ (519)
-TRISKA D. PHOBIA 6070         2   1  2     9       BROKEN SPIRITS (632)
-IRONBARK 5882                 1   2  0     5       OTHERWOOD (642)
-ROSE DUNN 6071                1   1  0     4       THE OUTLAWS 2 (631)
-ZOOM ZOOM 6077                1   1  0     4       Z GLADIATORZ (519)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CAPTURED ORC            0  0 0                      MAHTHA RIBKRAKA 6023  474  NONE
HOOCH 5 6098            0  1 0 2133 BOURBON ST 668  DARK CHAMPION         474  NONE
HOOCH 6 6099            0  1 0 2133 BOURBON ST 668  BLACK ORC             474  NONE
RABID GIT 6078          0  1 0 BLOODY HAND CLAN 626 TRISKA D. PHOBIA 6070 471   
MALSHAR 6086            0  1 0 BROKEN SPIRITS 632   XIESTRA KOR 6069      472   
OREGON TRAIL 6053       2  3 1 SMITHSONIAN 245      CLAY ALLISON 6067     471  REVENGED
SLASHA FIERCE 6034      2  4 0 TRIAL BY COMBAT 512  DARK CHAMPION         474  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

"It was the best of times; it was the worst of times." Or vice versa. -- Curator

Congrats to Bea Zerk, Duelmaster. -- Curator and The Smithsonians

Xiestra, what are you trying to do? Break up our fancy war? -- Cival War

Radteef, you flattened my tires, you dolt! -- Model T

Health. Humility. Honor. -- Curator

Otherwood, very nice DM Column. Well done! -- Curator

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SLASHA FIERCE was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
HOOCH 6 was butchered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
HOOCH 5 was viciously butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 2 minute gory Dark Arena match.
BEA ZERK vanquished ALBUS BONERATTLER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title brawl.
COTTON GIN was overpowered by BASIL HAYDEN in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
MOMMA CASKET devastated LISA YAKVIGOR in a 1 minute uneven Challenge brawl.
TAFF DED'EAD overpowered SNUGGIE in a 8 minute one-sided Challenge struggle.
RADTEEF WAZGRIM was handily defeated by ANGELA DEATH in a 1 minute uneven fight.
GERTY DUTHUG was vanquished by AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
BERTA THE INDOLENT vanquished AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 3 minute one-sided duel.
CAMPTOWN RACES luckily beat SACRILICIOUS in a action packed 2 minute gory match.
PAX THE YUGE savagely defeated CIVILIZED CRIMINAL in a exciting 1 minute bloody match.
MAHTHA RIBKRAKA viciously butchered CAPTURED ORC in a 5 minute contest.
BROONY BIG GUT beat CULT MEMBER in a 5 minute conflict.
SHAMWOW was outwaited by CIVIL WAR in a 14 minute expert vs. novice upset fight.
XIESTRA KOR was handily defeated by VIRTUOUS SCRIBE in a 1 minute mismatched bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                      7         TOTAL PARRY       33 -  12 -  0      73  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         STRIKING ATTACK   12 -   6 -  2      67  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         AIMED BLOW        17 -  13 -  0      57  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         BASHING ATTACK    25 -  22 -  1      53  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   3 -  3      50  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         WALL OF STEEL     14 -  15 -  2      48  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         PARRY-LUNGE        6 -   7 -  1      46  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         SLASHING ATTACK   18 -  27 -  2      40  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         LUNGING ATTACK    13 -  24 -  0      35  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   6 -  0       0  |

Turn 474 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  BEA ZERK 5267              13   3  1  134 TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)
BASHING ATTACK   ALBUS BONERATTLER 5874     20  18  4   89 THE CHOSEN (613)
TOTAL PARRY      BERTA THE INDOLENT 6051     9   1  0   62 THE CHOSEN (613)
WALL OF STEEL    MAHTHA RIBKRAKA 6023       11   6  2   57 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
AIMED BLOW       BASIL HAYDEN 6075           3   0  0   56 2133 BOURBON ST (668)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is RADTEEF WAZGRIM 5919.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was TAFF DED'EAD 6087.  The ten other most popular fighters were SACRILICIOUS 
6011, PAX THE YUGE 6008, BEA ZERK 5267, ANGELA DEATH 4310, BASIL HAYDEN 6075, 
CAMPTOWN RACES 5999, MAHTHA RIBKRAKA 6023, HOOCH 5 6098, MOMMA CASKET 4311, and LISA 
YAKVIGOR 6010.

The least popular fighter this week was CIVIL WAR 6085.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BROONY BIG GUT 6054, SNUGGIE 5914, XIESTRA KOR 6069, SHAMWOW 5913, 
BERTA THE INDOLENT 6051, GERTY DUTHUG 6061, COTTON GIN 6037, ALBUS BONERATTLER 5874, 
HOOCH 6 6099, and SLASHA FIERCE 6034.

                 FACE-TO-FACE TOURNEY LXVI

FRESHMEN TOURNEY                       W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
DESTROYER TADD 5597 (13-6-2)           2  3  0         HOYT FOUNDATION      

INITIATES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
SHAMWOW 5913 (2-2-0)                   1  3  0         INFOMERCIALS         

APPRENTICES TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
SNUGGIE 5914 (2-2-0)                   2  3  0         INFOMERCIALS