DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/04/2024    Duedate: 07/31/2024

ARKERS ARENA

DM 8    TURN 505

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ALEMBIC
FIGHTING IRISH (648)
(8-5766) [17-17-1,96]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ALEMBIC                        TOKYO ROSE
FIGHTING IRISH (648)           FAR TRAVELERS (675)
(8-5766) [17-17-1,96]          (8-6180) [2-1-0,22]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

DEIDRE                         MISS DIRECTION
FIGHTING IRISH (648)           LADIES IN WAITING (115)
(8-5762) [16-13-0,64]          (8-6019) [11-13-0,71]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

FIGHTING IRISH (648)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BAUBLES, INC. (583)           26 
2. LADIES IN WAITING (115)       15    2249 BOURBON ST (674)
3. MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)           13    Unchartered Team
4. 2249 BOURBON ST (674)         6  
5. FAR TRAVELERS (675)           4     FAR TRAVELERS (675)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*FAR TRAVELERS (675)        7   4  0 63.6   1/ 1 FIGHTING IRISH (648)     12  3 2
 2/ 2 2249 BOURBON ST (674)     12   7  0 63.2   2/ 2*FAR TRAVELERS (675)       7  4 0
 3/ 3 FIGHTING IRISH (648)      91  74  3 55.2   3/ 3 BAUBLES, INC. (583)       5  8 0
 4/ 4 LADIES IN WAITING (115)  387 334 20 53.7   4/ 4 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)       4  6 0
 5/ 5 BAUBLES, INC. (583)       37  62  5 37.4   5/ 6 LADIES IN WAITING (115)   3  1 1
 6/ 6 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)      238 429  7 35.7   6/ 5 2249 BOURBON ST (674)     2  2 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.

We'll that was a nice welcome back, but the commission sent me the most Inappropriate 
set of favourites. Wouldn't have gotten them without taking the throne though. I'm a 
simple regular arena striker, 12-9-10-17-15-10-11, Normal Damage, AdEx Dec, Expert in 
Att/Init, but apparently with the Maul as a favourite weaepon, with a Low/Moderate 
rhythm while using the Lunge Tactic. Yeah right. And to top it off, they say I like to 
learn Parry (which had been figured out). Oh well, trip to the Dark Arena (without the 
Maul), then off to retirement.

                                          -- Miss Appropriate
                                             Ladies In Waiting
                                             3-Time Duelmaster of Arkers

                                      SPY REPORT

     Much has changed in ARKERS since last I was here.  Never fear, Olaf Modeen 
adapts to many situations, as do all successful fighters.  What's with MISS 
DIRECTION?  She actually beat FIGHTING IRISH's DONN, and walked away with 13 more 
points from the fight.  Laughs were big at LADIES IN WAITING while they watched MISS 
DIRECTION clobber DONN.  He lost 7 points and got bruised from objects thrown from 
the stands.  ARKERS has a Duelmaster who doesn't sit back and get lazy.  She Dark 
Arena Challenged DARK ARENA's SHEWISH GIANT (0-0-0), which should prove (ahem!) 
interesting.  SHEWISH GIANT was reminded on the sands why MISS APPROPRIATE is 
Duelmaster.  Advice to fighters with a 1 will--give up fighting!   
     If at first you don't succeed, avoid.  That'll get you in the Spyreports.  
ARKERS thinks FAR TRAVELERS and their 7-4-0 is too much!  If at first you don't 
succeed, give up...  The bums at BAUBLES, INC. couldn't face the challenges from FAR 
TRAVELERS!  No excuse for that!  What do people see in POTTER SANDS?  His 8-20-0?  
MIDDLE WAY 11 ain't talkin', but he's got 53 points.  TOKYO ROSE of FAR TRAVELERS 
knows how to pick 'em.  She challenged POTTER SANDS of MIDDLE WAY 11 who is up by 22. 
Now was this a wise move?  TOKYO ROSE perhaps got hers just desserts, seeing as she 
was bested by POTTER SANDS and ended up with 22 recognition points.   
     Warriors of ARKERS unite.  You have only your games to lose!  Hmm...  More 
surprises must remain in store for me, if MISS APPROPRIATE can return from the Dark 
Arena.  Is it my imagination, or are fighters getting younger every day?  To die so 
young, so gloriously!   
     Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors.  Any plans here?  All 
work and no play makes Olaf a dull fighter.  Work and play no fighter dull Olaf.  
Olaffighterwork and no play.  Remember--a good fighter needs both good skills and 
good luck.  Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ALEMBIC 5766                 17  17  1  96         FIGHTING IRISH (648)      

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FELDSPAR 5760                18  16  0  95         FIGHTING IRISH (648)      
 BARE KNUCKLES 6167           12   4  0  94         2249 BOURBON ST (674)     

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MISS DIRECTION 6019          11  13  0  71         LADIES IN WAITING (115)   

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DEIDRE 5762                  16  13  0  64         FIGHTING IRISH (648)      
 POOKA 6155                   14   3  0  64         FIGHTING IRISH (648)      

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DONN 5761                    14  11  2  56         FIGHTING IRISH (648)      
 POTTER SANDS 5448             8  20  0  53         MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)       
 BRASS BRAZIER 5098            5   3  1  48         BAUBLES, INC. (583)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 UNCUT SAPPHIRE 5095           5   3  0  30         BAUBLES, INC. (583)       
 CHAS 6166                     6   3  0  28         MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)       
-MORRIGAN 6179                 2   0  0  24         FAR TRAVELERS (675)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 UNCUT RUBY 6172               5   2  0  23         BAUBLES, INC. (583)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DRESDEN 6176                  2   0  0  22         FAR TRAVELERS (675)       
 TOKYO ROSE 6180               2   1  0  22         FAR TRAVELERS (675)       
-TICOTIN 6178                  1   0  0  21         FAR TRAVELERS (675)       
-EMERALD EMY 5100              2   5  1  16         BAUBLES, INC. (583)       
 SILVER NECKLACE 6186          1   0  0  11         BAUBLES, INC. (583)       
 BERTIE 6165                   1   8  0  11         MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)       
 BETHANE 6187                  0   1  0   1         MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)       

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CRUSHER 5075            5  3 0 BAUBLES, INC. 583    ALEMBIC 5766           503  
LARGE MARGE 6185        0  1 0 FAR TRAVELERS 675    SPYMASTER              505 NONE
ABELLA 6164             1  4 1 MIDDLE WAY 11 546    EMERALD EMY 5100       501 REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Emerald Emu -- Is that you, Consortium?  Don't kill my warriors; I hate recruiting. -- 
Jorja
P.S.  But I will get around to it eventually.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

MISS APPROPRIATE viciously butchered SHEWISH GIANT in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
LARGE MARGE was murdered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
UNCUT RUBY was overpowered by ALEMBIC in a 2 minute mismatched Bloodfeud Title duel.
TOKYO ROSE was devastated by POTTER SANDS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
MISS DIRECTION savagely defeated DONN in a 5 minute master's Challenge competition.
FELDSPAR viciously subdued VETERAN MERCENARY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute match.
BARE KNUCKLES overpowered DEIDRE in a 1 minute uneven melee.
POOKA unbelievably bested BRASS BRAZIER in a 4 minute duel.
UNCUT SAPPHIRE vanquished BERTIE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
CHAS vanquished SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
SILVER NECKLACE overpowered BETHANE in a 2 minute one-sided melee.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         BASHING ATTACK     8 -   3 -  1      73  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         TOTAL PARRY        7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   1 -  0      67  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         AIMED BLOW        11 -   7 -  0      61  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         LUNGING ATTACK    20 -  15 -  1      57  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         WALL OF STEEL      9 -   7 -  1      56  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         PARRY-STRIKE      11 -   9 -  1      55  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         SLASHING ATTACK    7 -   6 -  0      54  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         STRIKING ATTACK   22 -  26 -  3      46  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -  10 -  1      29  |

Turn 505 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-STRIKE       1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         1 -  2         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  WALL OF STEEL  
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  2         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                                                                1  BASHING ATTACK 
                                                                1  TOTAL PARRY    
                                                                1  STRIKING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   FELDSPAR 5760              18  16  0   95 FIGHTING IRISH (648)
AIMED BLOW       BARE KNUCKLES 6167         12   4  0   94 2249 BOURBON ST (674)
BASHING ATTACK   DEIDRE 5762                16  13  0   64 FIGHTING IRISH (648)
TOTAL PARRY      POOKA 6155                 14   3  0   64 FIGHTING IRISH (648)
WALL OF STEEL    DONN 5761                  14  11  2   56 FIGHTING IRISH (648)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is DEIDRE 5762.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
MISS DIRECTION 6019.  The ten other most popular fighters were DONN 5761, SILVER 
NECKLACE 6186, FELDSPAR 5760, ALEMBIC 5766, BRASS BRAZIER 5098, BARE KNUCKLES 6167, 
UNCUT SAPPHIRE 5095, BETHANE 6187, POTTER SANDS 5448, and CHAS 6166.

The least popular fighter this week was BERTIE 6165.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were POOKA 6155, DEIDRE 5762, TOKYO ROSE 6180, UNCUT RUBY 6172, LARGE MARGE 
6185, CHAS 6166, POTTER SANDS 5448, BETHANE 6187, UNCUT SAPPHIRE 5095, and BARE 
KNUCKLES 6167.

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

MISS APPROPRIATE (8-6012) LADIES IN WAITING (115)