DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/23/2018    Duedate: 08/04/2018

VALAMANTIS ARENA

DM-62    TURN-694

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

STICKER FORCE
STRIKER FORCE (19)
(62-4943) [39-10-0,143]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

STICKER FORCE                  BETA EQUULEI
STRIKER FORCE (19)             EQUULEUS (492)
(62-4943) [39-10-0,143]        (62-5003) [3-1-0,34]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

STRIKER FARCE                  THE BIG 'OH'
STRIKER FORCE (19)             DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF (386)
(62-4946) [37-9-2,124]         (62-3734) [11-5-0,105]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

STRIKER FORCE (19)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF (386)  40
2. STRIKER FORCE (19)          35      STRIKER FORCE (19)
3. EQUULEUS (492)              29      Unchartered Team
4. THIRSTY TENNYSON (493)      -2
                                       EQUULEUS (492)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2 STRIKER FORCE (19)       274 180 16 60.4   1/ 1 STRIKER FORCE (19)       10  5 0
 2/ 1 DIAMONDS IN THE RU (386)  14  12  0 53.8   2/ 0*EQUULEUS (492)            3  2 0
 3/ 3 THIRSTY TENNYSON (493)     7   6  1 53.8   3/ 2 THIRSTY TENNYSON (493)    2  1 0
 4/ 0*EQUULEUS (492)             8   8  0 50.0   4/ 3 DIAMONDS IN THE RU (386)  2  5 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!.  Hey everybody, watch out for HOUSE RUTH BUILT, 
who flew up 13 points in the rankings after mashing EPSILON EQUULEI like a melon.  
Keep your eye on this beast.  Ya know, some days it doesn't pay to walk out on the 
sands.  ULYSSES COLLINS was overcame by BIG BIKER and drops 2 points.  Well, 
everybody's pal STICKER FORCE moved his record to 39-10-0 by defeating THE BIG 'OH' 
in the Duelmaster's Title Bout and gaining 12 recognition points.  Advice to 
bashers--never force anything, just get a bigger halberd!   
     Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the VALAMANTIS arena.   
     Death is kind of like a new puppy:  he's always around wanting to play.  (Ha 
Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?).  Ask not the elves for counsel, for they 
will say both yes and no.  Silly buggers, eh?   
     I think I had better cut this one short.  It's been nice chatting to those of 
you whom I have not offended yet.  C'mon, Leadfoot, let's make some tracks.  Its been 
fun, and I'm sure you enjoyed it (boos).  Now that I've got you worked up for Snide 
Clemens, I'll be leaving-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STICKER FORCE 4943           39  10  0   143       STRIKER FORCE (19)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STRIKER FARCE 4946           37   9  2   124       STRIKER FORCE (19)
 THE BIG 'OH' 3734            11   5  0   105       DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF (386)
 BIG BIKER 4975               22   9  0    91       STRIKER FORCE (19)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ULYSSES COLLINS 5011          7   6  1    63       THIRSTY TENNYSON (493)
 STRUCK 5002                   8   4  1    62       STRIKER FORCE (19)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ON STRIKE 4976               14   8  1    55       STRIKER FORCE (19)
 BETA EQUULEI 5003             3   1  0    34       EQUULEUS (492)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THREE RIVERS 4295             3   0  0    28       DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF (386)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GAMMA EQUULEI 5005            1   1  0    18       EQUULEUS (492)
 DELTA EQUULEI 5007            3   1  0    17       EQUULEUS (492)
 CANDLESTICK 4714              0   2  0    14       DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF (386)
 HOUSE RUTH BUILT 4711         0   1  0    13       DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF (386)
 EPSILON EQUULEI 5020          1   0  0    11       EQUULEUS (492)
 POLO GROUNDS 5022             0   1  0    11       DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF (386)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
LAMBDA EQUULEI 5021     0  1 0 EQUULEUS 492         BLACK ORC             694  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

LAMBDA EQUULEI was butchered by BLACK ORC in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
STICKER FORCE slimly won victory over THE BIG 'OH' in a 3 minute Title battle.
STRIKER FARCE slimly won victory over KUNG-FU MASTER in a 2 minute mismatched brawl.
BIG BIKER overpowered ULYSSES COLLINS in a 1 minute mismatched match.
STRUCK devastated DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
ON STRIKE devastated FRATSFA SLAVE in a unpopular 4 minute mismatched match.
BETA EQUULEI overpowered CANDLESTICK in a 2 minute uneven melee.
THREE RIVERS vanquished GAMMA EQUULEI in a 1 minute uneven duel.
DELTA EQUULEI savagely defeated POLO GROUNDS in a 2 minute gruesome duel.
EPSILON EQUULEI overpowered HOUSE RUTH BUILT in a 2 minute one-sided fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       5         AIMED BLOW        18 -   6 -  0      75  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         BASHING ATTACK     8 -   3 -  0      73  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         STRIKING ATTACK   12 -   7 -  0      63  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         LUNGING ATTACK     5 -   4 -  0      56  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   5 -  1      55  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         TOTAL PARRY        3 -   6 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         SLASHING ATTACK    0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 694 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       STICKER FORCE 4943         39  10  0  143 STRIKER FORCE (19)
STRIKING ATTACK  STRIKER FARCE 4946         37   9  2  124 STRIKER FORCE (19)
LUNGING ATTACK   THE BIG 'OH' 3734          11   5  0  105 DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF (386)
BASHING ATTACK   BIG BIKER 4975             22   9  0   91 STRIKER FORCE (19)
WALL OF STEEL    ULYSSES COLLINS 5011        7   6  1   63 THIRSTY TENNYSON (493)
TOTAL PARRY      ON STRIKE 4976             14   8  1   55 STRIKER FORCE (19)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is STRIKER FARCE 4946.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was THE BIG 'OH' 3734.  The ten other most popular fighters were STICKER FORCE 
4943, STRIKER FARCE 4946, BETA EQUULEI 5003, DELTA EQUULEI 5007, STRUCK 5002, EPSILON 
EQUULEI 5020, BIG BIKER 4975, THREE RIVERS 4295, LAMBDA EQUULEI 5021, and ULYSSES 
COLLINS 5011.

The least popular fighter this week was ON STRIKE 4976.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were HOUSE RUTH BUILT 4711, POLO GROUNDS 5022, GAMMA EQUULEI 5005, 
CANDLESTICK 4714, ULYSSES COLLINS 5011, LAMBDA EQUULEI 5021, THREE RIVERS 4295, BIG 
BIKER 4975, EPSILON EQUULEI 5020, and STRUCK 5002.

                          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."