DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/05/2018    Duedate: 04/18/2018

ROCANIS ARENA

DM-56    TURN-710

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

TAMOON
TREXTRAS (449)
(56-4360) [15-4-0,116]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

TAMOON                         SUPERMAX
TREXTRAS (449)                 HARD TIME (478)
(56-4360) [15-4-0,116]         (56-4762) [6-1-1,66]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

TAMOON                         ZARABETH
TREXTRAS (449)                 TREXTRAS (449)
(56-4360) [15-4-0,116]         (56-4295) [13-5-0,84]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

TREXTRAS (449)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. TREXTRAS (449)              32
2. CREDIT (479)                11      TREXTRAS (449)
3. HARD TIME (478)             10      Unchartered Team
4. KNIGHTS OF NI (19)           3
5. MEN OF STEEL (131)           1      CREDIT (479)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 TREXTRAS (449)            59  38  0 60.8   1/ 1 TREXTRAS (449)           13  2 0
 2/ 2*CREDIT (479)              10   8  2 55.6   2/ 4*HARD TIME (478)           3  2 0
 3/ 3 KNIGHTS OF NI (19)       481 439 32 52.3   3/ 5*CREDIT (479)              3  3 1
 4- 5 THEM (433)               176 186 13 48.6   4/ 3 MEN OF STEEL (131)        2  3 0
 5/ 4 MEN OF STEEL (131)       390 413 51 48.6   5- 6 THEM (433)                1  1 0
 6/ 6*HARD TIME (478)            8   9  1 47.1   6/ 2 KNIGHTS OF NI (19)        1  8 0
 7/ 7 FAVORITE SAYINGS (459)     7  12  0 36.8   7/ 7 FAVORITE SAYINGS (459)    0  3 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Busy, busy, busy, lots of things happening in ROCANIS this turn, and let's start 
with a look at some of the teams.  Now keep the taverns open late tonight, for there 
are sorrows to drown for KNIGHTS OF NI, whose 0-4-0 this turn dropped them by 4 into 
6th.  And let's see, ELEEN fought LIMS KRIGMA and gained 12 points and contributed to 
TREXTRAS' 5-0-0.  LOVING IT has lost to SUPERMAX, falling 11 points, while helping 
make FAVORITE SAYINGS a 0-1-0 turn.  Defending hers title for another turn, TAMOON 
kept ROCANIS' warrior, PRIEST OF MYTORI, from claiming the throne.  Tell me, is 
nothing sacred?  I have heard from unimpeachable sources that The Wanton Troll uses 
trolls in their stew.  Talk about gristle!   
     I tell you, a green quarterstaff lasts longer than a seasoned sapling.  A basher 
friend of mine assures me this is true.  I also notice that the TREXTRAS stable was 
the most avoided team this turn.  Come on ROCANIS, what are you afraid of?  And guess 
who avoided TREXTRAS stable the most?  Believe it or not, it was KNIGHTS OF NI.  
Anyone surprised?  Well, sports fans, take notice that LOVING IT from FAVORITE 
SAYINGS was ROCANIS' most challenged warrior this turn.   
     A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once.  Wise men know this to 
be true.  We'd like to remind certain teams not to rob the graves of their enemies.  
You know who you are; and it's considered rude.   
     Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe.  Dare 
to fight bravely.  Well, I'm burning daylight here in ROCANIS and I've a long road 
ahead of me.  Happy Trails.  Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to paper-- 
Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TAMOON 4360                  15   4  0   116       TREXTRAS (449)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-LOCKLEAR 4721                 9   2  0    99       MEN OF STEEL (131)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ROO 4742                     13  13  2    87       MEN OF STEEL (131)
 ZARABETH 4295                13   5  0    84       TREXTRAS (449)
-ARUTHA 4723                   7   0  1    79       MEN OF STEEL (131)
-T BONES 4551                 10   6  1    67       THEM (433)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SUPERMAX 4762                 6   1  1    66       HARD TIME (478)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ELEEN 4630                    4   2  0    52       TREXTRAS (449)
 LOVING IT 4440                6   6  0    48       FAVORITE SAYINGS (459)
 REGER 4637                    5   2  0    48       TREXTRAS (449)
-LOST SOULS 4737               5   1  0    46       THEM (433)
-GENIUS AWESOME 4402           3   1  0    42       MEN OF STEEL (131)
 LIMS KRIGMA 4760             10  10  1    41       MEN OF STEEL (131)
 KOLLOS 4621                   5   3  0    39       TREXTRAS (449)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-AMEX 4778                     3   1  1    33       CREDIT (479)
 SIR GAWAINE 4771              4   3  0    28       KNIGHTS OF NI (19)
-VISA 4776                     3   1  0    25       CREDIT (479)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SIR HECTOR 4770               2   3  1    15       KNIGHTS OF NI (19)
 DINER'S CLUB 4774             2   1  0    15       CREDIT (479)
 DEAD COLLECTOR 4781           2   2  1     9       KNIGHTS OF NI (19)
-ALCATRAZ 4765                 1   0  0     9       HARD TIME (478)
-SONS OF ITALY 4756            0   3  0     3       THEM (433)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
WELLS FARGO 4775        1  2 1 CREDIT 479           SIR BOORS 4772        707  REVENGED
BLOODY PEASANT 4790     2  2 0 KNIGHTS OF NI 19     ARENAMASTER AMEL      710  NONE
SIR BOORS 4772          3  2 1 KNIGHTS OF NI 19     AMEX 4778             708   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BLOODY PEASANT was butchered by ARENAMASTER AMEL in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
ELEEN vanquished LIMS KRIGMA in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
SUPERMAX demolished LOVING IT in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
SIR HECTOR was devastated by KOLLOS in a 4 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
TAMOON overpowered PRIEST OF MYTORI in a 1 minute mismatched Title match.
ZARABETH viciously subdued PRIEST OF MYTORI in a popular 2 minute bloody duel.
REGER savagely defeated SIR GAWAINE in a 2 minute bloody brawl.
DINER'S CLUB defeated DEAD COLLECTOR in a 3 minute gruesome beginner's melee.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       3         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   0 -  1     100  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-STRIKE       6 -   2 -  0      75  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   1 -  0      75  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         LUNGING ATTACK    16 -  10 -  2      62  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         BASHING ATTACK    12 -   8 -  3      60  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         AIMED BLOW        13 -  14 -  0      48  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         STRIKING ATTACK    9 -  11 -  2      45  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         TOTAL PARRY        6 -   9 -  0      40  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  0         SLASHING ATTACK    4 -   7 -  0      36  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         WALL OF STEEL      1 -   3 -  0      25  |

Turn 710 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  PARRY-STRIKE   
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  2         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  
                                                                1  BASHING ATTACK 
                                                                1  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-STRIKE     TAMOON 4360                15   4  0  116 TREXTRAS (449)
LUNGING ATTACK   ZARABETH 4295              13   5  0   84 TREXTRAS (449)
BASHING ATTACK   SUPERMAX 4762               6   1  1   66 HARD TIME (478)
AIMED BLOW       ELEEN 4630                  4   2  0   52 TREXTRAS (449)
SLASHING ATTACK  REGER 4637                  5   2  0   48 TREXTRAS (449)
TOTAL PARRY      KOLLOS 4621                 5   3  0   39 TREXTRAS (449)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is TAMOON 4360.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
ZARABETH 4295.  The ten other most popular fighters were DEAD COLLECTOR 4781, SIR 
HECTOR 4770, REGER 4637, ELEEN 4630, TAMOON 4360, SUPERMAX 4762, DINER'S CLUB 4774, 
KOLLOS 4621, SIR GAWAINE 4771, and BLOODY PEASANT 4790.

The least popular fighter this week was LOVING IT 4440.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were LIMS KRIGMA 4760, BLOODY PEASANT 4790, SIR GAWAINE 4771, KOLLOS 4621, 
DINER'S CLUB 4774, SUPERMAX 4762, TAMOON 4360, ELEEN 4630, REGER 4637, and SIR HECTOR 
4770.

                                CHALLENGES AND AVOIDS

To clarify:  You issue Challenges to warriors, but Avoid teams.  
To Challenge, write that warrior's name and ID# in the space provided. 
To Avoid, write the team's name and Team ID in that space. 
Make sure you include the ID!

                             * * * * *   MEMO  * * * * *

From:       The Office of Accurate Census Reporting, Gladiatorial Commission
To:         All Managers

In the interest of preserving our natural resources and preventing managerial writer's 
cramp, the census form has been eliminated, effective immediately.  Managers may 
register their warriors' races and/or favorite sayings by simply writing them on a 
separate piece of paper and submitting them to the Commission.  Each warrior may have 
up to 15 favorite sayings.  Each saying must be categorized Jeer, Gloat, Boredom, Ouch, 
Victory and may be up to 70 characters long.  For any questions, please contact the 
Gladiatorial Commission. 

                                NAME CHANGE-O-RAMA

     Algernon, who had NOT gotten the name change he'd asked for, looked at the latest 
petitioner.  This was a typical gladiator, big, muscular, and scarred, with a frown.  
"Ah, what can I do for you?"
     "Name change.  I heard we can do that.  I'm tired of being Jane Doe."
     "I'd think you would be," Algernon said faintly.  "The Commission has actually 
been thinking about this.  It isn't FREE, mind you!  It takes money to run our office, 
you know, and we want to buy some goats--"
     "I don't care about goats!"  He made a crude suggestion about goats.
     "Gladiators, teams, it will cost you two dollars to make a change--"
     "I had a talk with my manager.  He'll find the money.  I want to change my name 
to Jane Ralph.  I'm no doe!"  He thumped a fist on the counter.
     "Er, yes.  Jane Ralph.  Fill out this form, please."  He pushed the paper across 
the counter.  "The changes start on the 15th of April--that's the Ides, you know, and 
can be submitted through the end of May.  With the payment.  No change without the 
goat, ah, the gold."

                                  *   *   *   *   *  

     Warrior and team name changes will be accepted beginning April 15 and continuing 
throughout the month of May.  The cost will be $2 per name change.  All proceeds will 
be used to buy goats via Heifer International and will be matched up to $500.  
If you have names you want to change, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI

                        TEAM AND CHARACTER MAINTENANCE SERVICE

     As a service to all managers, we offer team and character maintenance.  This 
option allows you to make sure your team or selected warriors will never miss a turn!

     Team Maintenance:  This will cause all warriors on that team to fight every 
     turn; if it's an AD arena, any new warriors who arrive on that team will 
     fight the turn they arrive.  In A.D. or in transfer arenas where you have 
     multiple teams, each team will need to separately be on Team Maintenance.  
     (The only exception is new warriors; they will not fight until they have had 
     their initial strategy input.)  

     Character Maintenance:  This will cause only that warrior to fight every 
     turn.  If the character graduates or changes arenas, he/she/it will stay on 
     Character Maintenance.

     In either case, you may submit strategy sheets for your warriors each turn, if 
you wish.  The Team/Character Maintenance will make sure your warriors fight each 
turn, and they will always use their most recently entered strategy.
     Remember that challenges, avoids, and challenge/if challenged strategies will not 
carry through from turn to turn.  These sections are only used on the turn they are 
entered.  In order to continually challenge or avoid you will need to submit a 
strategy sheet each time. 
     One other thing to remember about maintenance:  Maintenance is not something 
that you write on your turnsheet (like in demo tourneys).  In order to add or remove 
maintenance for a team or warrior, you must send a note to Customer Service.  If you 
just write things like this on your strategy sheet, they may or may not get done.  
Likewise, don't write it on your personal ads.  Please, please, please put it on a 
separate piece of paper with "Customer Service" written on the top.  If you don't, 
well, you can imagine.
     Thanks for your time.  Good luck in Duelmasters! -- Green Eyes