DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/21/2023    Duedate: 01/17/2024

ARKERS ARENA

DM-8    TURN-498

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

CHESHIRE MOON
OTHERWOOD (642)
(8-5749) [17-11-1,104]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

CHESHIRE MOON                  BARE KNUCKLES
OTHERWOOD (642)                2249 BOURBON ST (674)
(8-5749) [17-11-1,104]         (8-6167) [7-2-0,90]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

LUXOR                          CRUSHER
TEN TON TOGAS (536)            BAUBLES, INC. (583)
(8-4619) [12-16-0,80]          (8-5075) [2-1-0,23]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

FIGHTING IRISH (648)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BAUBLES, INC. (583)         60
2. FIGHTING IRISH (648)        22      LADIES IN WAITING (115)
3. 2249 BOURBON ST (674)       15      Unchartered Team
4. OTHERWOOD (642)              7
5. TEN TON TOGAS (536)          1      2249 BOURBON ST (674)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*2249 BOURBON ST (674)      7   3  0 70.0   1/ 1 FIGHTING IRISH (648)      9  6 0
 2/ 2 LADIES IN WAITING (115)  384 333 19 53.6   2/ 3 TEN TON TOGAS (536)       4  8 0
 3/ 4 FIGHTING IRISH (648)      71  64  1 52.6   3/ 0 BAUBLES, INC. (583)       3  2 0
 4/ 3 TEN TON TOGAS (536)      134 122 10 52.3   4/ 2 LADIES IN WAITING (115)   3  3 0
 5/ 0 OTHERWOOD (642)           43  54  2 44.3   5/ 4 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)       3  5 1
 6/ 7 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)      230 412  7 35.8   6/ 7*2249 BOURBON ST (674)     2  2 0
 7/ 0 BAUBLES, INC. (583)       19  47  3 28.8   7/ 0 OTHERWOOD (642)           1  0 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Well, what are you looking at, ARKERS?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  Of course, we're all terribly impressed 
to see BRASS BRAZIER win a fight and gain 17 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, BRASS 
BRAZIER beat CHAS and CHAS lost 15 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  And it's out 
with the old, in with the new, as CHESHIRE MOON takes the Title and last week's bar 
tab from the old Duelmaster.  Heh, heh.  The Warty Toad, humph!  I've tasted better 
ale at mortuaries.  Where do they get this stuff?  From ARKERS' trash dumps?   
     Well, let's take a look at some more misdeeds of you miserable sword-boys.  
ARKERS, I am losing what little hope I had in you.  TEN TON TOGAS the most avoided 
team?  What insult will suffice, I cannot say.  And it looks like LADIES IN WAITING 
avoided them the most this turn.  What a pack of would be losers, if you ask me.  
Hmph.  LUXOR was challenged more times this turn than the Duelmaster.  Now was the DM 
insulted or feared?  Heh, heh.  I suspect either a 21 will or a 21 ego on this one, 
but NEFARIUS PURPUS has challenged up by 28 in an attempt against FELDSPAR.  Well, 
ok, the upstart knave (where've I heard that before?) won this match and gained 25 
points to boot!  Ha ha ha, FELDSPAR.   
     Ah, now we come to my favorite part, where we see all the guys who are dead and 
gone, and get to see if their team cared.  We're all going to die in the end, so why 
worry if the fate catches up with you sooner that later?   
     What does the ARKERS arena have in common with the inns?  It's just as 
comfortable to sleep in either place.  Ha ha ha ha!  Well, I've had enough of this 
drivel, and I'm sure you have too.  Off like a dirty shirt of padded leather.  Glad 
to see the back of this place-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHESHIRE MOON 5749           17  11  1   104       OTHERWOOD (642)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MISS APPROPRIATE 6012        13  12  1    94       LADIES IN WAITING (115)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BARE KNUCKLES 6167            7   2  0    90       2249 BOURBON ST (674)
 LUXOR 4619                   12  16  0    80       TEN TON TOGAS (536)
 ALEMBIC 5766                 13  15  0    77       FIGHTING IRISH (648)
-MISS BEA HAVED 5897           7   5  0    69       LADIES IN WAITING (115)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MISS DIRECTION 6019          10  12  0    64       LADIES IN WAITING (115)
 ROMULUS 4616                 12   9  1    61       TEN TON TOGAS (536)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FELDSPAR 5760                14  14  0    56       FIGHTING IRISH (648)
 DEIDRE 5762                  13  10  0    56       FIGHTING IRISH (648)
 DONN 5761                    10   9  1    56       FIGHTING IRISH (648)
 NEFARIUS PURPUS 6151          4   5  0    52       TEN TON TOGAS (536)
-MISS OURIE 6049               3   3  0    52       LADIES IN WAITING (115)
-OVERANXIUS 6133               3   2  2    38       TEN TON TOGAS (536)
 COURTINGDISASTUS 6132         6  10  0    36       TEN TON TOGAS (536)
 POOKA 6155                    9   2  0    35       FIGHTING IRISH (648)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 POTTER SANDS 5448             5  16  0    31       MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CRUSHER 5075                  2   1  0    23       BAUBLES, INC. (583)
-THISTLE MAN 5862              4   2  0    21       OTHERWOOD (642)
-TREE ANEMONE 5863             4   2  0    17       OTHERWOOD (642)
 BRASS BRAZIER 5098            1   0  0    17       BAUBLES, INC. (583)
-MISS STIFF EYE 6159           2   2  1    14       LADIES IN WAITING (115)
 EMERALD EMY 5100              1   0  0    14       BAUBLES, INC. (583)
 UNCUT SAPPHIRE 5095           1   0  0    11       BAUBLES, INC. (583)
-WILLA THE MIST 5861           2   4  0    10       OTHERWOOD (642)
 ABELLA 6164                   1   1  1     5       MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)
 CHAS 6166                     1   1  0     5       MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)
-IRONBARK 5882                 1   2  0     5       OTHERWOOD (642)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BERTIE 6165                   1   1  0     4       MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
FLAWED DIAMOND 5097     0  1 0 BAUBLES, INC. 583    ARENAMASTER SHER      498  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

FLAWED DIAMOND was butchered by ARENAMASTER SHEROVAN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
BARE KNUCKLES bested LUXOR in a 2 minute Challenge duel.
ROMULUS was savagely defeated by ALEMBIC in a 2 minute gory veteran's Challenge melee.
COURTINGDISASTUS was vanquished by DEIDRE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
NEFARIUS PURPUS overpowered FELDSPAR in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
MISS APPROPRIATE was bested by CHESHIRE MOON in a 1 minute expert's Title brawl.
MISS DIRECTION was defeated by KUNG-FU MASTER in a exciting 2 minute struggle.
DONN bested POTTER SANDS in a 1 minute competition.
POOKA luckily beat CRUSHER in a action packed 8 minute gruesome melee.
CHAS lost to BRASS BRAZIER in a action packed 1 minute gruesome novice's duel.
BERTIE was savagely defeated by UNCUT SAPPHIRE in a 1 minute gruesome novice's fight.
ABELLA was beaten by EMERALD EMY in a 3 minute novice's fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  6         PARRY-LUNGE        4 -   0 -  0     100  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         AIMED BLOW         9 -   2 -  1      82  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     3         TOTAL PARRY       19 -   7 -  1      73  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         WALL OF STEEL     14 -  11 -  1      56  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         STRIKING ATTACK   16 -  13 -  1      55  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         BASHING ATTACK    15 -  13 -  0      54  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         LUNGING ATTACK    13 -  15 -  1      46  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-STRIKE      15 -  19 -  0      44  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -  10 -  0      41  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         SLASHING ATTACK    2 -   5 -  0      29  |

Turn 498 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     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  6         2  PARRY-STRIKE   
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0                                       2  WALL OF STEEL  
PARRY-STRIKE       2 -  1                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1                                       1  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  2                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-LUNGE      CHESHIRE MOON 5749         17  11  1  104 OTHERWOOD (642)
STRIKING ATTACK  MISS APPROPRIATE 6012      13  12  1   94 LADIES IN WAITING (115)
AIMED BLOW       BARE KNUCKLES 6167          7   2  0   90 2249 BOURBON ST (674)
PARRY-STRIKE     ROMULUS 4616               12   9  1   61 TEN TON TOGAS (536)
BASHING ATTACK   DEIDRE 5762                13  10  0   56 FIGHTING IRISH (648)
WALL OF STEEL    DONN 5761                  10   9  1   56 FIGHTING IRISH (648)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      POOKA 6155                  9   2  0   35 FIGHTING IRISH (648)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is LUXOR 4619.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
CRUSHER 5075.  The ten other most popular fighters were BARE KNUCKLES 6167, LUXOR 
4619, ALEMBIC 5766, BRASS BRAZIER 5098, EMERALD EMY 5100, DEIDRE 5762, NEFARIUS 
PURPUS 6151, CHESHIRE MOON 5749, UNCUT SAPPHIRE 5095, and ABELLA 6164.

The least popular fighter this week was BERTIE 6165.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were FELDSPAR 5760, COURTINGDISASTUS 6132, ROMULUS 4616, FLAWED DIAMOND 
5097, CHAS 6166, POOKA 6155, POTTER SANDS 5448, DONN 5761, MISS DIRECTION 6019, and 
MISS APPROPRIATE 6012.

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