DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/19/2024    Duedate: 01/15/2025

ARKERS ARENA

DM 8    TURN 511

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

MISS DIRECTION
LADIES IN WAITING (115)
(8-6019) [15-13-0,108]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

MISS DIRECTION                 THE PARSON
LADIES IN WAITING (115)        CANTERBURY TALES (586)
(8-6019) [15-13-0,108]         (8-5061) [4-0-0,63]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

DEIDRE                         DONN
FIGHTING IRISH (648)           FIGHTING IRISH (648)
(8-5762) [19-16-0,95]          (8-5761) [15-16-2,63]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

FIGHTING IRISH (648)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. ASSASSIN NATION (377)         34 
2. CANTERBURY TALES (586)        24    LADIES IN WAITING (115)
3. FAR TRAVELERS (675)           23    Unchartered Team
4. LADIES IN WAITING (115)       9  
5. FIGHTING IRISH (648)          2     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)       18   8  0 69.2   1/ 1 FIGHTING IRISH (648)      8  6 0
 2- 3 TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)     96  80 11 54.5   2/ 8 ASSASSIN NATION (377)     4  1 0
 3/ 4 LADIES IN WAITING (115)  395 339 20 53.8   3/ 7 LADIES IN WAITING (115)   4  3 0
 4/ 5 FIGHTING IRISH (648)     104  90  3 53.6   4/ 0 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)       4  8 0
 5/ 6*CANTERBURY TALES (586)     5   5  1 50.0   5/ 2*FAR TRAVELERS (675)       3  2 0
 6- 7 BOOK OF THOMAS (411)     164 206 11 44.3   6/ 9*CANTERBURY TALES (586)    2  1 0
 7/ 9 ASSASSIN NATION (377)     50  65  5 43.5   7- 4*OFF THE DEEP END (669)    1  0 1
 8- 8*OFF THE DEEP END (669)     3   4  1 42.9   8- 5 BOOK OF THOMAS (411)      1  2 0
 9/ 0 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)      246 445  7 35.6   9-10 TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)     0  2 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     You elder fighters surely remember me.  The younger ones may call me Olaf 
Modeen.  I return to ARKERS once again!  Up 'n down.  Up 'n down.  Rankings always 
change.  Up 'n down.  I think I'm gonna be...  Well, ASSASSIN NATION's 2nd moved them 
up to 4-1-0 place.  What's with TICOTIN?  She actually beat ARKERS' HONEST MERCHANT, 
and walked away with 15 more points from the fight.  Major screwup at LADIES IN 
WAITING.  MISS STIFF EYE lost 2 points to CHAS.  Some new strategies, perhaps?  Maybe 
MISS STIFF EYE will provide more easy wins...  I can barely restrain my enthusiam for 
LADIES IN WAITING's outstanding member, Duelmaster MISS DIRECTION.  Wouldn't it be 
nice to have live subjects to practice on?  I hear some team is looking into the uses 
of convicted prisoners.   
     No matter the time or place, men will always duel.  How well I know the feeling 
of being in the most avoided team!  Don't fall out of practive, FIGHTING IRISH!  In 
my day, no team with a 102-88-3 would scare me off!  What's the problem, CANTERBURY 
TALES?  What do people see in POTTER SANDS?  His 10-24-0?  MIDDLE WAY 11 ain't 
talkin', but he's got 54 points.  Maybe CANTERBURY TALES' THE PARSON is one of those 
guys who likes pain, or something.  That's what he'll get next week, after 
challenging up 26 to POTTER SANDS.  THE PARSON bested POTTER SANDS (THE PARSON 
getting 24 points, too!)--Ooh baby!  Now dat I likes!   
     There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit.  Do you want the fighters 
to walk away, or not?  Here's some advice:  study your opponent, master many skills, 
fight dirty.   
     Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors.  Any plans here?  
ARKERS is a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places.  Remember--a 
good fighter needs both good skills and good luck.  Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MISS DIRECTION 6019          15  13  0 108         LADIES IN WAITING (115)   

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-RUSH 5996                    10   2  0 100         BOOK OF THOMAS (411)      
-DEE NILE 6102                10   6  2  98         TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)     
 DEIDRE 5762                  19  16  0  95         FIGHTING IRISH (648)      

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FELDSPAR 5760                20  20  0  83         FIGHTING IRISH (648)      
-MORRIGAN 6179                 5   1  0  83         FAR TRAVELERS (675)       
 POOKA 6155                   19   4  0  68         FIGHTING IRISH (648)      
-ALPHA 5936                    9  10  1  67         BOOK OF THOMAS (411)      

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ASPHYXIATE 4995               8   3  0  66         ASSASSIN NATION (377)     
 HOSTILITY 4908               10   4  0  65         ASSASSIN NATION (377)     
 DONN 5761                    15  16  2  63         FIGHTING IRISH (648)      
 THE PARSON 5061               4   0  0  63         CANTERBURY TALES (586)    
 DRESDEN 6176                  6   1  0  60         FAR TRAVELERS (675)       

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MISS OURIE 6049               4   6  0  56         LADIES IN WAITING (115)   
 POTTER SANDS 5448            10  24  0  54         MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)       
 TICOTIN 6178                  3   1  0  47         FAR TRAVELERS (675)       
 CHAS 6166                     8   7  0  40         MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)       
 TOKYO ROSE 6180               4   1  0  35         FAR TRAVELERS (675)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-TOE JAM 6080                  2   0  1  33         OFF THE DEEP END (669)    

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MISS STIFF EYE 6159           4   4  1  21         LADIES IN WAITING (115)   
 BERTIE 6165                   3  12  0  21         MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)       
 SUFFOCATE 6134                1   1  0  17         ASSASSIN NATION (377)     
 TUMULT 6163                   1   0  0  15         ASSASSIN NATION (377)     
 BETHANE 6187                  2   5  0  11         MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)       
 MISS FORTUNE 6189             1   0  0   6         LADIES IN WAITING (115)   

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DOOM & GLOOM 6150             0   1  0   3         ASSASSIN NATION (377)     

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
GORE-TICIA 6131         6  4 0 TRIAL BY COMBAT 512  TOE JAM 6080           509  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

MISS OURIE was bested by HOSTILITY in a 3 minute Challenge fight.
THE PARSON devastated POTTER SANDS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
MISS STIFF EYE was handily defeated by CHAS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
DEIDRE was bested by MISS DIRECTION in a 2 minute veteran's Title contest.
FELDSPAR defeated DRESDEN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched match.
DONN was unbelievably bested by ASPHYXIATE in a exciting 5 minute master's fight.
POOKA viciously subdued CAPTURED ORC in a dull 7 minute one-sided competition.
TICOTIN viciously subdued HONEST MERCHANT in a action packed 2 minute gory duel.
TOKYO ROSE vanquished BERTIE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
SUFFOCATE luckily beat BETHANE in a action packed 6 minute match.
MISS FORTUNE beat DOOM & GLOOM in a 2 minute novice's fight.
TUMULT demolished POLITE BEGGAR in a 1 minute mismatched competition.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         TOTAL PARRY       13 -   4 -  0      76  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         AIMED BLOW        21 -   9 -  1      70  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         LUNGING ATTACK    19 -  14 -  1      58  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         WALL OF STEEL     11 -  10 -  1      52  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         BASHING ATTACK     5 -   5 -  0      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         STRIKING ATTACK   19 -  23 -  1      45  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       5 -   7 -  1      42  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         SLASHING ATTACK    7 -  15 -  0      32  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   6 -  0       0  |

Turn 511 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    MISS DIRECTION 6019        15  13  0  108 LADIES IN WAITING (115)
BASHING ATTACK   DEIDRE 5762                19  16  0   95 FIGHTING IRISH (648)
TOTAL PARRY      POOKA 6155                 19   4  0   68 FIGHTING IRISH (648)
LUNGING ATTACK   THE PARSON 5061             4   0  0   63 CANTERBURY TALES (586)
SLASHING ATTACK  TICOTIN 6178                3   1  0   47 FAR TRAVELERS (675)
STRIKING ATTACK  CHAS 6166                   8   7  0   40 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)
AIMED BLOW       TOKYO ROSE 6180             4   1  0   35 FAR TRAVELERS (675)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
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 
DONN 5761.  The ten other most popular fighters were TICOTIN 6178, BETHANE 6187, DOOM 
& GLOOM 6150, CHAS 6166, DEIDRE 5762, THE PARSON 5061, FELDSPAR 5760, MISS FORTUNE 
6189, MISS DIRECTION 6019, and ASPHYXIATE 4995.

The least popular fighter this week was POOKA 6155.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were HOSTILITY 4908, SUFFOCATE 6134, BERTIE 6165, POTTER SANDS 5448, MISS 
OURIE 6049, DRESDEN 6176, MISS STIFF EYE 6159, TUMULT 6163, TOKYO ROSE 6180, and 
ASPHYXIATE 4995.

               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. 

                   RIFF RAFF (82-37476) ROOKIE ARMADA 6 II  (6212) 
                  MAURICE BRITT (84-6039) MEDAL OF HONOR T10  (1140) 
                       RIMGARR (84-57625) ALGOPHOBIACS  (6250) 
                        FIVE (85-43995) FAST TRACK III  (8036) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes