DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/14/2024    Duedate: 04/10/2024

ARKERS ARENA

DM 8    TURN 501

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BARE KNUCKLES
2249 BOURBON ST (674)
(8-6167) [9-3-0,95]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BARE KNUCKLES                  BLACK BART
2249 BOURBON ST (674)          ARCANE VOLBEAT (664)
(8-6167) [9-3-0,95]            (8-6157) [2-1-1,20]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

LUXOR                          CRUSHER
TEN TON TOGAS (536)            BAUBLES, INC. (583)
(8-4619) [14-17-0,79]          (8-5075) [4-2-0,33]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BAUBLES, INC. (583)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. TEN TON TOGAS (536)           31 
2. BAUBLES, INC. (583)           20    2249 BOURBON ST (674)
3. MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)           13    Unchartered Team
4. ARCANE VOLBEAT (664)          12 
5. OTHERWOOD (642)               12    ARCANE VOLBEAT (664)

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)      9   5  0 64.3   1/ 2 BAUBLES, INC. (583)       9  6 1
 2- 2*TYCRON'S GUARD (535)       9   7  1 56.2   2/ 1 FIGHTING IRISH (648)      8  7 0
 3/ 4 FIGHTING IRISH (648)      79  71  1 52.7   3- 3 BOOK OF THOMAS (411)      6  3 1
 4/ 5 TEN TON TOGAS (536)      140 127 10 52.4   4/ 4 TEN TON TOGAS (536)       6  5 0
 5- 6 BOOK OF THOMAS (411)     159 199 11 44.4   5/ 6 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)       3  9 0
 6/ 7 OTHERWOOD (642)           44  56  2 44.0   6/ 5 2249 BOURBON ST (674)     2  2 0
 7/ 0*ARCANE VOLBEAT (664)       8  12  1 40.0   7/ 0*ARCANE VOLBEAT (664)      1  0 1
 8- 8*AURIGA (673)               2   3  0 40.0   8- 7*AURIGA (673)              1  1 0
 9/ 9 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)      233 421  7 35.6   9/ 8 OTHERWOOD (642)           1  2 0
10/10 BAUBLES, INC. (583)       28  53  4 34.6  10-10*TYCRON'S GUARD (535)      0  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

     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!.  We now have a new top team for all of you guys 
to dogpile on.  BAUBLES, INC. now holds the crown and they are betting they can keep 
it.  Advancing in the rankings was TEN TON TOGAS who went from last turn's 
137-127-10, to this week's record of 140-127-10.  Hey everybody, watch out for LUXOR, 
who flew up 15 points in the rankings after mashing DONN like a melon.  Keep your eye 
on this guy.  Ya know, some days it doesn't pay to walk out on the sands.  DONN lost 
to LUXOR and drops 12 points.  Unlike most arenas, BARE KNUCKLES managed to get his 
challenge off against the 17-12-1 CHESHIRE MOON.  In front of all the crowds, 
CHESHIRE MOON took the Duelmaster's crown for his own.  I give the bum two weeks.  
Advice to bashers--never force anything, just get a bigger halberd!   
     But enough of that bunch, let's get on to the wimps who like to avoid battle!  
And hey, kiddies, those of you who didn't avoid OTHERWOOD, please raise you hand.  
Wow.  Does ARKERS really have that many liars?  For those of you who like math, try 
this one:  OTHERWOOD + Weapons That go Boom = BAUBLES, INC. + Avoid City.  And who is 
this POTTER SANDS you ask, with 36 points and a 6-18-0 record.  Ooh, the tales I 
could tell!   
     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.   
     I think I had better cut this one short.  It's been nice chatting to those of 
you whom I have not offended yet.  Well, there goes another Spy Report.  Good luck in 
next week's fights.  Hasta la bye-bye.  (Loud choruses of 'Beat it, ya bum!')-- The 
Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BARE KNUCKLES 6167            9   3  0  95         2249 BOURBON ST (674)     

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FELDSPAR 5760                16  15  0  89         FIGHTING IRISH (648)      
-RUSH 5996                     7   1  0  84         BOOK OF THOMAS (411)      
 ROMULUS 4616                 14  10  1  79         TEN TON TOGAS (536)       
 LUXOR 4619                   14  17  0  79         TEN TON TOGAS (536)       

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ALEMBIC 5766                 14  17  0  64         FIGHTING IRISH (648)      
-ALPHA 5936                    7   8  1  60         BOOK OF THOMAS (411)      
-NEFARIUS PURPUS 6151          5   6  0  57         TEN TON TOGAS (536)       

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DONN 5761                    12  10  1  56         FIGHTING IRISH (648)      
-OTHELLO 6000                  9   6  1  56         BOOK OF THOMAS (411)      
 DEIDRE 5762                  14  12  0  54         FIGHTING IRISH (648)      
 COURTINGDISASTUS 6132         7  12  0  45         TEN TON TOGAS (536)       
 POOKA 6155                   11   3  0  44         FIGHTING IRISH (648)      
-HAEDUS 6139                   2   3  0  39         AURIGA (673)              
 POTTER SANDS 5448             6  18  0  36         MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CRUSHER 5075                  4   2  0  33         BAUBLES, INC. (583)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 UNCUT SAPPHIRE 5095           3   1  0  22         BAUBLES, INC. (583)       
 CHAS 6166                     3   2  0  21         MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)       
 UNCUT RUBY 6172               3   0  0  21         BAUBLES, INC. (583)       
 BLACK BART 6157               2   1  1  20         ARCANE VOLBEAT (664)      
-EVERGREEN 6161                1   0  0  18         BOOK OF THOMAS (411)      
 EMERALD EMY 5100              2   2  1  17         BAUBLES, INC. (583)       
-WILLA THE MIST 5861           2   5  0  13         OTHERWOOD (642)           
 BRASS BRAZIER 5098            2   2  0   8         BAUBLES, INC. (583)       
 BERTIE 6165                   1   4  0   7         MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)       

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
POLITE BEGGAR           0  0 0                      BLACK BART 6157        501 NONE
HOOCH 2 6169            0  1 0 2249 BOURBON ST 674  MOUNTAIN TROLL         501 NONE
ABELLA 6164             1  4 1 MIDDLE WAY 11 546    EMERALD EMY 5100       501  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Potter Sands -- Now, I need your honest opinion, on a scale of 1 to 10, how did you 
think things went with my primary weapon? -- Uncut Sapphire

Bertie -- You seem to have a bum hip there. Or is that one of those trick hips I hear 
about? -- Brass Brazier

Chas -- All I can say is, "Well met! And well fought!" -- Emerald Emy

Willa The Mist -- Mind if I smoke? Just kidding! Quick and efficient, I like it! -- 
Crusher

Abella -- Dear lady. This stage fighting stuff only works if you duck at the right 
places! Hopefully those wounds don't scar much! And besides, surely you had something 
to teach. -- Uncut Ruby

Our return continues to progress well. I don't think the tournament should affect us 
much, but there is a chance that Emerald Emy and I may miss a turn to try to get too 
and from the tournament. Of course, our other three members also continue to offer 
some interesting possibilities. Guess we'll all just have to see what happens. 
Hopefully we don't Bauble it... Sorry, it was too easy and I couldn't resist. -- 
Crusher

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

HOOCH 2 was unbelievably slain by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
BARE KNUCKLES lost to CHESHIRE MOON in a 2 minute expert's Challenge Title battle.
LUXOR overpowered DONN in a 1 minute bloody mismatched Challenge duel.
ALEMBIC was defeated by ROMULUS in a 4 minute veteran's Challenge fight.
COURTINGDISASTUS devastated POTTER SANDS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
FELDSPAR devastated NOBLE ASSASSIN in a 1 minute mismatched match.
POOKA unbelievably bested CRUSHER in a action packed 9 minute gruesome fight.
DEIDRE was vanquished by CIVILIZED CRIMINAL in a 1 minute uneven duel.
BLACK BART assassinated POLITE BEGGAR in a 2 minute uneven duel.
EMERALD EMY assassinated ABELLA in a 2 minute gruesome one-sided fight.
BRASS BRAZIER was beaten by CHAS in a 1 minute novice's fight.
UNCUT SAPPHIRE demolished BERTIE in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
UNCUT RUBY devastated SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute one-sided battle.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  7         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   1 -  0      83  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         TOTAL PARRY       17 -   4 -  1      81  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         AIMED BLOW         6 -   3 -  1      67  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         SLASHING ATTACK    4 -   2 -  0      67  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         WALL OF STEEL     14 -   9 -  0      61  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         BASHING ATTACK    14 -   9 -  1      61  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         LUNGING ATTACK    16 -  16 -  0      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         STRIKING ATTACK   16 -  19 -  2      46  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-STRIKE      14 -  18 -  0      44  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -  13 -  1      28  |

Turn 501 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     STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  5         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  1         3  PARRY-STRIKE   
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         2  BASHING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1         1  AIMED BLOW     
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  1                                       1  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  1                                       1  WALL OF STEEL  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       BARE KNUCKLES 6167          9   3  0   95 2249 BOURBON ST (674)
LUNGING ATTACK   FELDSPAR 5760              16  15  0   89 FIGHTING IRISH (648)
PARRY-STRIKE     ROMULUS 4616               14  10  1   79 TEN TON TOGAS (536)
WALL OF STEEL    DONN 5761                  12  10  1   56 FIGHTING IRISH (648)
BASHING ATTACK   DEIDRE 5762                14  12  0   54 FIGHTING IRISH (648)
TOTAL PARRY      POOKA 6155                 11   3  0   44 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 ROMULUS 4616, HOOCH 2 6169, 
LUXOR 4619, CHAS 6166, ALEMBIC 5766, COURTINGDISASTUS 6132, FELDSPAR 5760, POOKA 
6155, BLACK BART 6157, and EMERALD EMY 5100.

The least popular fighter this week was BRASS BRAZIER 5098.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were ABELLA 6164, DEIDRE 5762, POTTER SANDS 5448, DONN 5761, BERTIE 
6165, BARE KNUCKLES 6167, UNCUT RUBY 6172, UNCUT SAPPHIRE 5095, EMERALD EMY 5100, and 
BLACK BART 6157.

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

CHESHIRE MOON (8-5749) OTHERWOOD (642)