DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/26/2018    Duedate: 08/08/2018

ROCANIS ARENA

DM-56    TURN-718

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

T BONES
THEM (433)
(56-4551) [13-8-2,102]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

T BONES                        POSITION IS EMPTY
THEM (433)                     
(56-4551) [13-8-2,102]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

LIMS KRIGMA                    DEAD COLLECTOR
MEN OF STEEL (131)             KNIGHTS OF NI (19)
(56-4760) [15-13-2,68]         (56-4781) [4-7-1,38]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THEM (433)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THEM (433)                  60
2. MEN OF STEEL (131)          -2      KNIGHTS OF NI (19)
3. KNIGHTS OF NI (19)          -4      Unchartered Team
4. FAVORITE SAYINGS (459)     -25
                                       COLLEGE RADIO #1 (412)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2 KNIGHTS OF NI (19)       495 453 32 52.2   1/ 2 THEM (433)                7  3 1
 2/ 4 THEM (433)               191 196 16 49.4   2/ 1 KNIGHTS OF NI (19)        4  5 0
 3/ 5 MEN OF STEEL (131)       396 417 52 48.7   3/ 3 MEN OF STEEL (131)        3  2 0
 4/ 3 FAVORITE SAYINGS (459)    13  14  0 48.1   4/ 4 FAVORITE SAYINGS (459)    2  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

     Hail and well met warriors of ROCANIS!  Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp 
Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari.  Former top team KNIGHTS OF NI was 
unseated this week as THEM moved up from 2nd ranking to take the top spot with a 
4-1-1 record for the round.  CARBINIERI caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial 
commission as he skillfully bested DEAD COLLECTOR and was awarded 21 points in 
recognition.  In one of the week's more notable duels, CARBINIERI put down DEAD 
COLLECTOR, causing him to lose 16 points of recognition in the process.  The city has 
turned out in honor of T BONES, for with his arena victory he may now lay claim to 
the highest position in the city!  No confirmation, but my sources claim that the top 
team has gained their position using magical aids.  Charmed weapons perhaps?   
     Many and various are the arts of battle.  In ROCANIS "art" is a word that has 
long since passed from the language!  My inside sources tell me that the team to beat 
in ROCANIS these days is CREDIT.  At least, most blades in town are looking to avoid 
them.  Apparently the stalwarts of THEM are catching the bulk of jests down at the 
challenging board for their large share of the avoids.  Loose talk at the arena has 
reached my ears and it but confirms the knowledge that many fighters are after DEAD 
COLLECTOR.  Watch your back!   
     What warrior does not hone his years, impatiently waiting for the moment of his 
foe's mortality?  Fate is a fickle mistress.  She showers the miserable with fortune 
but sets enemies against the victorious.  Remember this!   
     A thought before I go.  Each warrior practices one style, but must not the wise 
manager learn the secrets of them all?  More than a sharp eye must I keep, indeed a 
stout pair of legs must I keep as well!  The endless paths of Alastari await me!  
Till next we meet remember:  a fool flies into a rage quickly and often.  The wise 
are angered by the same thing only once.  Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 T BONES 4551                 13   8  2   102       THEM (433)

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  14  2    89       MEN OF STEEL (131)
 LOVING IT 4440               12   8  0    80       FAVORITE SAYINGS (459)
-ARUTHA 4723                   7   0  1    79       MEN OF STEEL (131)
 LIMS KRIGMA 4760             15  13  2    68       MEN OF STEEL (131)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-GENIUS AWESOME 4402           4   1  0    63       MEN OF STEEL (131)
 NEWT 4805                     5   2  0    57       KNIGHTS OF NI (19)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CARBINIERI 4814               3   0  0    45       THEM (433)
 DEAD COLLECTOR 4781           4   7  1    38       KNIGHTS OF NI (19)
-SIR GAWAINE 4771              7   5  0    37       KNIGHTS OF NI (19)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LOST SOULS 4737               6   5  0    33       THEM (433)
 ITCHES 4810                   4   0  0    29       THEM (433)
 BUMS 4811                     3   1  1    28       THEM (433)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BLOODY PEASANT 4809           2   2  0    20       KNIGHTS OF NI (19)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
PERSISTENT BEGGA        0  0 0                      BUMS 4811             718  NONE
DENNIS 4816             0  1 0 KNIGHTS OF NI 19     NAIRON                718  NONE
SIR HECTOR 4770         4  5 1 KNIGHTS OF NI 19     LIMS KRIGMA 4760      715   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

His Holiness, The Pope, I may have misled you when I told you at The Face that First 
National TV'd. I should have said both Amex (9-3-2) and First National TV'd (9-3-0), 
while Visa died. -- V.P. Finance of Credit (Consortium affiliated)

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DENNIS was butchered by NAIRON in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
LOST SOULS was devastated by NEWT in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
LOVING IT was handily defeated by T BONES in a 1 minute one-sided Title match.
LIMS KRIGMA was viciously subdued by ROCANI TURNCOAT in a 2 minute master's brawl.
DEAD COLLECTOR was subdued by CARBINIERI in a 2 minute competition.
ITCHES overpowered PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 3 minute mismatched brawl.
BUMS assassinated PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute uneven melee.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   0 -  0     100  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         WALL OF STEEL     11 -   3 -  2      79  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   2 -  0      67  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         BASHING ATTACK     9 -   5 -  0      64  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         SLASHING ATTACK   10 -   6 -  1      63  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         AIMED BLOW        14 -   9 -  1      61  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         TOTAL PARRY       10 -  11 -  0      48  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  0         STRIKING ATTACK    1 -   2 -  0      33  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         LUNGING ATTACK     5 -  14 -  0      26  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 718 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    T BONES 4551               13   8  2  102 THEM (433)
AIMED BLOW       LOVING IT 4440             12   8  0   80 FAVORITE SAYINGS (459)
SLASHING ATTACK  NEWT 4805                   5   2  0   57 KNIGHTS OF NI (19)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is LIMS KRIGMA 4760.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was DEAD COLLECTOR 4781.  The ten other most popular fighters were CARBINIERI 
4814, T BONES 4551, NEWT 4805, LOVING IT 4440, BUMS 4811, DENNIS 4816, LOST SOULS 
4737, LIMS KRIGMA 4760, ITCHES 4810, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was ITCHES 4810.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were LIMS KRIGMA 4760, LOST SOULS 4737, DENNIS 4816, BUMS 4811, LOVING IT 
4440, NEWT 4805, T BONES 4551, CARBINIERI 4814, DEAD COLLECTOR 4781, and  0.

                          Name Change-o-Rama -- Final Update

     Algernon looked at the goats and sighed.  No doubt it was a Good Deed to give 
goats to people who wanted them.  But why did the goats have to be gathered in HIS 
office?  Four of them, and they were a lot like gladiators:  not smelly maybe, they 
were clean goats, but pushy and sure they were the most important thing around.  Maybe 
they should be enrolled in the arena?  No, there were only four, not enough for a 
team.
     He shook his head to clear it of the image of armored goats with sharpened horns.  
One thing at a time.  He pulled a piece of paper out of his desk drawer, dipped his 
pen in the ink, and began to write.

     "It is our pleasure and honor to note that ninety-eight gladiators and teams have 
elected to change their names, supporting the contribution of goats to deserving 
people.  With the Commission's matching funds, this has purchased four goats--a good 
goat can't be purchased for a copper, you know.  The goats are already en route to 
their new homes, where they will be--"  He paused and thought about it.  "--very 
welcome.  We wish all the best to the goats and the new goat-owners."