DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 08/18/2020 Duedate: 09/14/2020
ERINIKA ARENA
DM-73 TURN-357
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
MURMILLO
LUDUS MAGNUS (793)
(73-7023) [10-2-0,126]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
MURMILLO POSITION IS EMPTY
LUDUS MAGNUS (793)
(73-7023) [10-2-0,126]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
R.S.I. KHAN VOLUTED
ALPHABET SOUP (39) MONGOL HORDE (658)
(73-3888) [12-3-1,97] (73-7062) [2-1-0,28]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
CALENDAR GIRLS (453)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. TUCANA II (995) 28
2. BROADWAY LLAMAS (792) 25 WAY BACK WHEN (659)
3. SUE'S BOYS (632) 23 Unchartered Team
4. MONGOL HORDE (658) 21
5. LUDUS MAGNUS (793) 20 LUDUS MAGNUS MM (920)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 WAY BACK WHEN (659) 53 7 3 88.3 1/ 1 CALENDAR GIRLS (453) 8 1 1
2/ 2 RUMS THE WORD (667) 12 2 1 85.7 2/ 2 MONGOL HORDE (658) 7 4 1
3/ 3 CALENDAR GIRLS (453) 82 20 2 80.4 3/ 3 SUE'S BIG BOYS (634) 5 1 1
4/ 0 ROCK CLUB (1022) 19 5 0 79.2 4/ 4 GASHOUSE GANG (622) 5 1 0
5/ 4 MONGOL HORDE (658) 110 33 10 76.9 5/ 5 BROADWAY LLAMAS (792) 5 1 0
6/ 5 GASHOUSE GANG (622) 136 43 13 76.0 6- 0 BASH BROS DISHES (1016) 4 6 0
7/ 0*LUDUS MAGNUS MM (920) 3 1 0 75.0 7/ 0 SUE'S BOYS (632) 3 0 0
8/ 6 SUE'S BIG BOYS (634) 49 17 4 74.2 8/ 7 RUMS THE WORD (667) 3 0 0
9- 8 SUPER STARS (629) 93 35 3 72.7 9/ 9 MYTHOS 14 (852) 3 2 0
10/ 9 BROADWAY LLAMAS (792) 21 8 2 72.4 10/ 0 LUDUS MAGNUS (793) 2 0 0
11/ 0 SUE'S BOYS (632) 79 34 6 69.9 11/13 VULPECULA (925) 2 1 0
12/ 0 LUDUS MAGNUS (793) 20 9 0 69.0 12/12 WAY BACK WHEN (659) 2 1 0
13/ 0 WHISKEY (671) 12 6 0 66.7 13/ 0 ALPHABET SOUP (39) 2 3 0
14/ 0*COCKTAILOPOLY (669) 4 2 0 66.7 14/ 6*OCTANS (989) 2 4 0
15/ 0*LUDUS MAGNUS LXX (914) 2 1 0 66.7 15/ 0*LUDUS MAGNUS LXX (914) 1 0 0
16/ 0*LUDUS MAGNUS M (922) 2 1 0 66.7 16/ 0*LUDUS MAGNUS MM (920) 1 0 0
17/14 MYTHOS 14 (852) 16 9 1 64.0 17/ 0*LUDUS MAGNUS M (922) 1 0 0
18/13 THE BULLS (43) 231 132 13 63.6 18/ 0*COCKTAILOPOLY (669) 1 0 0
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
19/17 VULPECULA (925) 8 5 0 61.5 19/ 0 WHISKEY (671) 1 1 0
20/ 7*OCTANS (989) 6 4 0 60.0 20/ 0 RYAN'S SHOWS (676) 1 1 0
21/19 WORLDWIDE GORE (36) 502 371 38 57.5 21/ 0 ROCK CLUB (1022) 1 2 0
22/15 AURIGA (938) 8 6 1 57.1 22/14 VELA (926) 1 2 0
23/ 0 RYAN'S SHOWS (676) 36 29 2 55.4 23/ 8*HOROLOGIUM (988) 1 2 0
24/16 ARA (939) 7 6 1 53.8 24/19 TUCANA II (995) 1 2 0
25/18 VELA (926) 7 6 0 53.8 25/11 WORLDWIDE GORE (36) 1 2 0
26/ 0 ALPHABET SOUP (39) 158 136 13 53.7 26/20 THE BULLS (43) 1 3 0
27/ 0 SPICE GUYS (1020) 18 16 1 52.9 27/16 MYTHOS 7 (845) 1 3 0
28/ 0 BASH BROS DISHES (1016) 25 25 1 50.0 28/17 ANTLIA (935) 0 3 0
29/12*HOROLOGIUM (988) 2 2 0 50.0 29/18 AURIGA (938) 0 3 0
30/ 0 STORYBOOK (1017) 16 17 2 48.5 30/15 ARA (939) 0 3 0
31/21 TUCANA II (995) 57 62 5 47.9 31-22 SUPER STARS (629) 0 2 0
32/20 MYTHOS 7 (845) 11 13 0 45.8 32/10 M IS FOR MONKEY (764) 0 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
Greetings warriors! It is I, Zontani Sharp Eyes, here to bring report of the
clash and bustle of the weekly ERINIKA games. HOROLOGIUM bore the brunt of major
assault on their standings this week as they dropped to 23rd position as the result
of going 0-1-0! My tutors were fond of telling me that the higher you rise the
harder you fall. This week WORLDWIDE GORE went 0-1-0 and fell 14 notches into 25th!
MYTHOS 7 bore the brunt of major assault on their standings this week as they dropped
to 27th position as the result of going 0-2-0! My tutors were fond of telling me
that the higher you rise the harder you fall. This week ANTLIA went 0-1-0 and fell
11 notches into 28th! AURIGA bore the brunt of major assault on their standings this
week as they dropped to 29th position as the result of going 0-1-0! ALPHA TUCANAE
caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested DUM
BULL and was awarded 28 points in recognition. In one of the week's more notable
duels, GARY ALLEN put down SIR GARLON, causing him to lose 12 points of recognition
in the process. The city has turned out in honor of GRUNGE GRRRL, for with hers
arena victory she may now lay claim to the highest position in the city! Heed this!
A seer has warned that if exactly 6 die in duels this week, the whole city shall
perish! Just remember...5 or 7!
Many and various are the arts of battle. In ERINIKA "art" is a word that has
long since passed from the language! My inside sources tell me that the team to beat
in ERINIKA these days is MYTHOS 14. At least, most blades in town are looking to
avoid them. Apparently the stalwarts of GASHOUSE GANG 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 NERGAL. Watch your back!
Is not Death a warrior's foremost adviser? Warriors, may this counselor stand
ready at your right hand forever! Fate is a fickle mistress. She showers the
miserable with fortune but sets enemies against the victorious. Remember this!
The girls are as pretty in ERINIKA as ever I remembered them....and the fighters
as ugly! Don't let your reputation slip! Sadly warriors, now longer can I keep thy
company nor savor the ale of thy fine city. Depart I must and soon! Till we meet
again, remember: a turtle walks slow, hides head in a shell, and harms no one; a
lion runs to slay its prey.-- Zontani Sharp Eyes
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MURMILLO 7023 10 2 0 126 LUDUS MAGNUS (793)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-ANNOUNCER BUNNY 5947 10 1 0 133 RYAN'S SHOWS (676)
-MAE WEST 6062 18 4 0 130 CALENDAR GIRLS (453)
-BEN ROTHLESBURGER 5504 17 4 0 130 SUE'S BOYS (632)
-HINES WARD 5505 16 2 0 116 SUE'S BOYS (632)
-JUNE CLEAVER 6058 12 1 1 115 CALENDAR GIRLS (453)
-RASMUS 5940 20 2 3 114 GASHOUSE GANG (622)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MENAGE A TROIS 5865 9 1 0 110 RUMS THE WORD (667)
-SUN LIGHT 5489 17 3 1 108 SUPER STARS (629)
GALLUS 7024 10 2 0 107 LUDUS MAGNUS (793)
-TURKEY VULTURE 6098 25 6 0 105 WORLDWIDE GORE (36)
-MOLINA 6311 18 5 2 104 GASHOUSE GANG (622)
-SUN STROKE 5486 18 7 1 103 SUPER STARS (629)
ROSENTHAL 6703 12 5 2 99 GASHOUSE GANG (622)
ALPHA TUCANAE 8229 16 21 0 98 TUCANA II (995)
R.S.I. 3888 12 3 1 97 ALPHABET SOUP (39)
-PUJOLS 5424 21 12 1 96 GASHOUSE GANG (622)
DUM BULL 5669 24 13 0 95 THE BULLS (43)
LADY LOVE 5884 9 3 0 95 WHISKEY (671)
-SUN RAY 5490 17 7 0 93 SUPER STARS (629)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WACHA 6622 11 7 0 89 GASHOUSE GANG (622)
P.D.Q. 4628 12 14 0 88 ALPHABET SOUP (39)
NERGAL 7434 11 4 0 86 MYTHOS 14 (852)
PREVENT A BULL 6776 7 3 0 80 THE BULLS (43)
PHANTOM OF THE LLAMA 7014 10 2 1 78 BROADWAY LLAMAS (792)
-KNITTED AFGHAN 4123 10 11 4 77 WORLDWIDE GORE (36)
GARY ALLEN 7067 7 2 0 75 SUE'S BIG BOYS (634)
KEITH URBAN 7068 5 2 1 74 SUE'S BIG BOYS (634)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
I.R.S. 4629 9 7 0 66 ALPHABET SOUP (39)
MAIM 5763 4 1 0 63 WAY BACK WHEN (659)
WRENCH 6708 11 10 1 58 M IS FOR MONKEY (764)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MARDUK 7435 4 0 1 56 MYTHOS 14 (852)
S.U.N.Y. - E.S.F. 6170 4 1 1 53 ALPHABET SOUP (39)
APRIL O'NEIL 6897 6 3 0 52 CALENDAR GIRLS (453)
KHANADIAN 7076 4 0 1 52 MONGOL HORDE (658)
SIR GARLON 7400 11 5 0 50 MYTHOS 7 (845)
-GAWAIN'S WORD 5943 5 5 0 46 RYAN'S SHOWS (676)
-LLAMA ON THE ROOF 7065 4 0 1 44 BROADWAY LLAMAS (792)
AVRIL LAVIGNE 7070 4 2 0 44 CALENDAR GIRLS (453)
ANTONIO BROWN 6614 5 3 1 42 SUE'S BOYS (632)
B-52 5877 4 2 0 40 COCKTAILOPOLY (669)
NAEVIA 7832 3 1 0 40 LUDUS MAGNUS MM (920)
LLAMA MIA 7017 3 0 0 38 BROADWAY LLAMAS (792)
ANSER 7862 8 5 0 37 VULPECULA (925)
POLARIS AUSTRALIS 8199 6 1 0 35 OCTANS (989)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CERVANTES 7933 7 6 1 33 ARA (939)
HEARTY SUSAN 5885 3 3 0 32 WHISKEY (671)
-CLEANING 8438 5 5 1 31 BASH BROS DISHES (1016)
BARCA 7846 2 1 0 30 LUDUS MAGNUS M (922)
-RHO TUCANAE 8235 4 3 1 29 TUCANA II (995)
MENKALINAN 7930 7 6 1 28 AURIGA (938)
SUHAIL 7869 7 6 0 28 VELA (926)
-DISCONTINUED 8441 4 6 0 28 BASH BROS DISHES (1016)
-MARK PORTUGAL 348 2 3 0 28 WORLDWIDE GORE (36)
KHAN VOLUTED 7062 2 1 0 28 MONGOL HORDE (658)
-THE LLAMA KING 7066 2 2 0 28 BROADWAY LLAMAS (792)
JOSEPH CHEEK 7307 2 0 0 27 SUE'S BOYS (632)
-UNMATCHED 8442 4 6 0 26 BASH BROS DISHES (1016)
-MARK MARJORAM 8482 4 4 0 26 SPICE GUYS (1020)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KHAN TUSION 7064 3 1 1 24 MONGOL HORDE (658)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ALPHA ANTLIAE 7913 5 8 0 23 ANTLIA (935)
MECH X-4 7077 3 0 0 23 RYAN'S SHOWS (676)
ZETA HOROLOGII 8195 2 2 0 23 HOROLOGIUM (988)
-CRACKED 8444 6 4 0 22 BASH BROS DISHES (1016)
BLENDING BOWL 6173 4 7 2 21 RYAN'S SHOWS (676)
MISS JANUARY 8325 3 0 1 21 CALENDAR GIRLS (453)
GANNICUS 7802 2 1 0 20 LUDUS MAGNUS LXX (914)
LE'VEON BELL 7304 3 1 0 19 SUE'S BOYS (632)
-DEATHOFASALESLLAMA 7016 2 2 0 18 BROADWAY LLAMAS (792)
ISHTAR 7944 1 0 0 14 MYTHOS 14 (852)
KHAN TREESIDE 7063 1 2 0 13 MONGOL HORDE (658)
-CHIPPED 8439 1 1 0 13 BASH BROS DISHES (1016)
-CHERRY BABE 8494 1 0 0 13 ROCK CLUB (1022)
-CAPELLA 7928 1 0 0 8 AURIGA (938)
-LIL FUNKY QT 8495 1 2 0 5 ROCK CLUB (1022)
DJIBOUTI CALL 7850 1 1 0 4 WORLDWIDE GORE (36)
-HOPS KIT TEA 8454 1 1 0 4 STORYBOOK (1017)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
R.I.P. 6443 0 1 0 ALPHABET SOUP 39 GRONDATH 357 NONE
SIR LAMORAK 7941 0 1 0 MYTHOS 7 845 MISS JANUARY 8325 357
PI OCTANTIS 8197 0 1 0 OCTANS 989 BRANGO 357 NONE
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LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
PI OCTANTIS was butchered by BRANGO in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
R.I.P. was butchered by GRONDATH in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
PHANTOM OF THE LLAMA demolished WRENCH in a 3 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
GARY ALLEN overpowered SIR GARLON in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
LLAMA MIA overpowered MENKALINAN in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
KHAN VOLUTED was bested by ANSER in a action packed 4 minute gory Challenge brawl.
ROSENTHAL was bested by GRUNGE GRRRL in a 1 minute master's match.
DUM BULL was handily defeated by ALPHA TUCANAE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
GALLUS vanquished P.D.Q. in a 1 minute uneven duel.
MURMILLO won victory over R.S.I. in a 1 minute expert's Title fight.
NERGAL was vanquished by MENAGE A TROIS in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
LADY LOVE overpowered CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
PREVENT A BULL defeated KUNG-FU MASTER in a exciting 2 minute bloody match.
WACHA handily defeated VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
KEITH URBAN was luckily beaten by KHALHUMS DWARF in a 2 minute gory brawl.
I.R.S. handily defeated CERVANTES in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.
S.U.N.Y. - E.S.F. vanquished DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
POLARIS AUSTRALIS was vanquished by MAIM in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
KHANADIAN devastated THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a popular 1 minute mismatched brawl.
AVRIL LAVIGNE was beaten by MARDUK in a exciting 1 minute match.
APRIL O'NEIL beat THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a popular 1 minute bloody match.
NAEVIA bested ZETA HOROLOGII in a 2 minute contest.
ANTONIO BROWN savagely defeated THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute fight.
B-52 beat SUHAIL in a action packed 1 minute fray.
BLENDING BOWL was overcome by CULT MEMBER in a 3 minute gory contest.
MECH X-4 subdued ALPHA ANTLIAE in a 2 minute fight.
KHAN TUSION defeated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 2 minute duel.
GANNICUS beat KHAN TREESIDE in a 2 minute fight.
BARCA vanquished HEARTY SUSAN in a 2 minute one-sided fight.
JOSEPH CHEEK demolished CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
DJIBOUTI CALL lost to ISHTAR in a 3 minute novice's fray.
MISS JANUARY put to death SIR LAMORAK in a 1 minute gruesome amateur's bout.
LE'VEON BELL beat MORDANT DESERTER in a crowd boring 5 minute novice's fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 15 WALL OF STEEL 5 - 1 - 0 83 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 12 PARRY-RIPOSTE 8 - 3 - 1 73 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 10 SLASHING ATTACK 8 - 3 - 0 73 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 4 BASHING ATTACK 4 - 2 - 0 67 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 LUNGING ATTACK 20 - 10 - 0 67 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 STRIKING ATTACK 21 - 11 - 2 66 |
|TOTAL PARRY 3 AIMED BLOW 57 - 47 - 1 55 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 TOTAL PARRY 2 - 5 - 0 29 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 357 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:
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 0 AIMED BLOW 6 - 9 3 WALL OF STEEL
SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 6 2 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 PARRY-LUNGE
LUNGING ATTACK 8 - 4 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK MURMILLO 7023 10 2 0 126 LUDUS MAGNUS (793)
AIMED BLOW MENAGE A TROIS 5865 9 1 0 110 RUMS THE WORD (667)
STRIKING ATTACK GALLUS 7024 10 2 0 107 LUDUS MAGNUS (793)
TOTAL PARRY DUM BULL 5669 24 13 0 95 THE BULLS (43)
LUNGING ATTACK WACHA 6622 11 7 0 89 GASHOUSE GANG (622)
WALL OF STEEL PHANTOM OF THE LLAMA 7014 10 2 1 78 BROADWAY LLAMAS (792)
BASHING ATTACK I.R.S. 4629 9 7 0 66 ALPHABET SOUP (39)
PARRY-RIPOSTE WRENCH 6708 11 10 1 58 M IS FOR MONKEY (764)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is R.S.I. 3888. The most popular warrior this turn was
KHAN VOLUTED 7062. The ten other most popular fighters were PREVENT A BULL 6776,
PHANTOM OF THE LLAMA 7014, NAEVIA 7832, ANTONIO BROWN 6614, BLENDING BOWL 6173,
KHANADIAN 7076, APRIL O'NEIL 6897, MECH X-4 7077, GANNICUS 7802, and BARCA 7846.
The least popular fighter this week was LE'VEON BELL 7304. The other ten least
popular fighters were HEARTY SUSAN 5885, POLARIS AUSTRALIS 8199, CERVANTES 7933,
NERGAL 7434, P.D.Q. 4628, DUM BULL 5669, MENKALINAN 7930, PI OCTANTIS 8197, MISS
JANUARY 8325, and ISHTAR 7944.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
GRUNGE GRRRL (73-8491) ROCK CLUB (1022)
Name Change-o-Rama -- Final Update
The Commission's administrative office on the Isle was in a big square building
that looked like any other administrative office building in any national capital.
Standard, boring. Except for the goats. Half a dozen goats were wandering free,
eating the landscaping, and as many clerks were chasing them. A clerk saw them
coming, he looked like a Trustworthy Scribe, and he rushed over to the approaching
gladiators. "Do you know anything about goats?" He gestured helplessly at the hungry
goats. "They're here because of the Name-Change-o-Rama. We donate them to help change
the world, you know."
The gladiators nodded. They'd heard about it, but hadn't thought it would be so
funny to see. "How did you deal with them last time?"
The clerk made a disgusted gesture. "People came and took them away. But the
people didn't come this time. They sent a message about being quarantined! Aren't we
all? And WE get to work! Goats are not in our job description."
One of the gladiators snorted laughter. "We'll help," he said. "Where do you
want them?"
* * * *
Embric, relieved that he had not been appointed goat-herder this afternoon,
carefully dipped his pen in ink and began to write. "It is our pleasure and honor
to note that one hundred and twenty-seven 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 six 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."
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