DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 03/16/2017 Duedate: 03/29/2017 DAYLA KIV ARENA DM-74 TURN-605 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS SHEWISH HORROR ARGONAUTS (542) (74-4586) [15-3-0,109] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader SHEWISH HORROR PERRO MASON ARGONAUTS (542) LAW DOGS (545) (74-4586) [15-3-0,109] (74-4598) [5-2-0,56] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite SHEWISH HORROR PARSIFAL MOSAIC ARGONAUTS (542) ARGONAUTS (542) (74-4586) [15-3-0,109] (74-4607) [8-2-0,74] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM ARGONAUTS (542) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. ARGONAUTS (542) 31 2. DARK MINIONS (550) 15 ARGONAUTS (542) 3. LAW DOGS (545) 13 Unchartered Team 4. SAND DANCERS (251) -22 DARK MINIONS (550) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 0*DARK MINIONS (550) 1 0 1 100 1/ 1 ARGONAUTS (542) 10 4 0 2/ 1*LAW DOGS (545) 18 7 0 72.0 2/ 3*LAW DOGS (545) 4 2 0 3/ 2 ARGONAUTS (542) 392 276 27 58.7 3/ 2 SAND DANCERS (251) 4 11 0 4/ 3 SAND DANCERS (251) %1377 %1513 47 47.6 4/ 0*DARK MINIONS (550) 1 0 1 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. The Shew is the new Duelmaster. Has a nice ring to it. That's right, friends, your friend, the Shewish Horror has won the title of city champion and here I sit until someone pulls it out from under me. It shouldn't be too hard, really. That's what my lovely and talented manager, Medea, says. She's never had too much confidence in me, but so what? I swing, I hit, things fall down. It's the way of life in the Shewish Forest. Challenges, challengers, who would I rather fight, the elusive Tiogan Crow or Krenshew? I'm shooting for you, Krenshew. I won't give you a load of bull for the reason why I'm challenging you. It's pretty simple--I think I'd have an easier time of it against you than your teammate, Tiogan Crow. The longer I'm the champ, the quicker I get out of here, and that's the purpose of it all. We'll see how it all goes, Dayla Kiv. Until a fortnight from now, good days and better nights. -- The Horror from the Shew SPY REPORT Greetings warriors! It is I, Zontani Sharp Eyes, here to bring report of the clash and bustle of the weekly DAYLA KIV games. Although KRENSHEW made a valiant effort, it did not suffice to topple the reign of victorious SHEWISH HORROR. Would you believe that over half of the old women in DAYLA KIV seem to feel that they could fight better than you gladiators? I have been in deep conclave with my spies who watched all that has recently transpired. Indeed there is much I would report. DAYLA KIV, city of gladiators! Mighty among the names of thy guilds is ARGONAUTS, a guild shunned and avoided by many in the weekly duels. Apparently the stalwarts of LAW DOGS 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 RED KOGAN. Watch your back! A match that raised a few eyebrows at the games this week, it seems that PERRO MASON posted a challenge against the more highly recognized ARDIA LI. The results, you ask? Well, the firebrand PERRO MASON subdued ARDIA LI. Remember warriors, this is the discipline of steel. Is not Death a warrior's foremost adviser? Warriors, may this counselor stand ready at your right hand forever! Some say a warrior is judged by the way he bears arms. One thing is sure, better a dagger in hand then a sword on the belt! If it were not for my skills as a spy I would have been mugged three times already in DAYLA KIV. Nice atmosphere you have here! 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 - the pen is mightier than the sword, but a maul is a different story!-- Zontani Sharp Eyes DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SHEWISH HORROR 4586 15 3 0 109 ARGONAUTS (542) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME KRENSHEW 4601 9 6 0 81 SAND DANCERS (251) PARSIFAL MOSAIC 4607 8 2 0 74 ARGONAUTS (542) TIOGAN CROW 4580 14 13 1 68 SAND DANCERS (251) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME PELDAN DJIAN 4579 15 12 0 62 SAND DANCERS (251) RED KOGAN 4540 10 22 0 62 SAND DANCERS (251) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME PERRO MASON 4598 5 2 0 56 LAW DOGS (545) -RUSTY SABITCH 4596 4 0 0 53 LAW DOGS (545) JACK MCCHOW 4595 6 1 0 39 LAW DOGS (545) ARDIA LI 4600 9 7 0 34 SAND DANCERS (251) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -ATTICUS PINSCHER 4597 3 1 0 33 LAW DOGS (545) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DISSIDENT 4633 4 1 0 22 ARGONAUTS (542) LORDOOM 4631 1 0 1 15 DARK MINIONS (550) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? BROKEN ANVIL 4636 0 1 0 ARGONAUTS 542 ARENAMASTER DERN 605 NONE ENDGAME 4634 1 2 1 ARGONAUTS 542 LORDOOM 4631 605 PERSONAL ADS Pelis the Old -- I don't know how you stay up so long. No, not from our fight, but in general. How do you do it, a man your age, stay up so late at night? -- Shewish Horror Hanval the Claw -- My last fight ever, and it's against m'old buddy, Hanval the Claw. By the knots in my beard (the last time you get to read that) I grews to like ya's. Grews to like ya's I says, and coming from a dwarf that's all a bloke needs. Alls he needs. -- Tane Ardia Li -- Interesting name. I think I like it. I also like all those skills you taught me, madam, yes, indeed. -- P. Mosaic Parsifal Mosaic -- I've become very anti-mosaic lately. -- Ardia Li P.S. I believe it's some kind of plant disease? Jack McChow -- Good dog, good dog. Er, have a bone--from a cow. -- Red Kogan And three wins over standbys, which is good for us! -- the rest of the Sand Dancers Tane -- Some nasty wizard on the Isle probably thought it. -- Krenshew Shewish Horror -- I'm going to give up coffee and doughnuts, then. -- Peldan Parsifal Mosaic -- Just so you don't try to kiss me. -- Red But not so good for US. -- Hanval the Claw and company LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS BROKEN ANVIL was butchered by ARENAMASTER DERNAL in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight. JACK MCCHOW was devastated by RED KOGAN in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel. PERRO MASON handily defeated ARDIA LI in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match. SHEWISH HORROR devastated KRENSHEW in a 1 minute gory one-sided Title contest. TIOGAN CROW was demolished by PELIS THE OLD in a 2 minute mismatched competition. PARSIFAL MOSAIC savagely defeated PELDAN DJIAN in a 2 minute brutal struggle. DISSIDENT devastated RORNIS THE DARK in a 1 minute one-sided competition. ENDGAME was put to death by LORDOOM in a action packed 8 minute beginner's melee. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |STRIKING ATTACK 6 SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 - 0 100 | |TOTAL PARRY 2 LUNGING ATTACK 15 - 4 - 0 79 | |LUNGING ATTACK 2 TOTAL PARRY 7 - 3 - 1 70 | |WALL OF STEEL 1 AIMED BLOW 13 - 6 - 0 68 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 WALL OF STEEL 4 - 3 - 0 57 | |BASHING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 27 - 25 - 1 52 | |AIMED BLOW 0 BASHING ATTACK 10 - 11 - 0 48 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 5 - 6 - 1 45 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 4 - 0 20 | |SLASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 605 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 2 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 4 4 STRIKING ATTACK WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 AIMED BLOW PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 BASHING ATTACK PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 PARRY-LUNGE SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME STRIKING ATTACK SHEWISH HORROR 4586 15 3 0 109 ARGONAUTS (542) BASHING ATTACK KRENSHEW 4601 9 6 0 81 SAND DANCERS (251) LUNGING ATTACK PARSIFAL MOSAIC 4607 8 2 0 74 ARGONAUTS (542) PARRY-LUNGE TIOGAN CROW 4580 14 13 1 68 SAND DANCERS (251) TOTAL PARRY PERRO MASON 4598 5 2 0 56 LAW DOGS (545) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is SHEWISH HORROR 4586. The most popular warrior this turn was ENDGAME 4634. The ten other most popular fighters were PARSIFAL MOSAIC 4607, PERRO MASON 4598, SHEWISH HORROR 4586, RED KOGAN 4540, DISSIDENT 4633, ARDIA LI 4600, TIOGAN CROW 4580, BROKEN ANVIL 4636, JACK MCCHOW 4595, and KRENSHEW 4601. The least popular fighter this week was LORDOOM 4631. The other ten least popular fighters were PELDAN DJIAN 4579, KRENSHEW 4601, JACK MCCHOW 4595, BROKEN ANVIL 4636, TIOGAN CROW 4580, ARDIA LI 4600, DISSIDENT 4633, RED KOGAN 4540, SHEWISH HORROR 4586, and PERRO MASON 4598. NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS) For those of you who keep track of such things, several additional warriors graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. MOJO'S MONKEY (16-4101) THE FUN BUNCH (396) LEAPING LEPER (33-7940) HALLOWIENERS (635) EMERALD CITY (47-7896) LAND OF OZ (217) SILVERTHORN (60-8840) SUPERIOR FORCES 60 (654) KAYCRON (63-2900) SUPERIOR FORCES (235) MADONNA (63-3068) BAD GIRLS (325) LEAST SHREW (70-6374) SHREW CAN IT BE NOW (529) THE GREAT PUMPKIN (82-4576) LEGENEDS OF TKE 2 (618) HARV (82-35034) MY TCS (5768) PERPETUAL (84-14073) OTTODROME 13 (2485) GEEZER (84-20642) GETTING OLD (3683) LAST STRAW (84-24737) OTTODROME 41 (4393) LINT (84-29649) TUM'S ALL STARS (5238) PROFANELY ABUNDANT (84-42331) WINTER 2013 XIII (7355) ZOMBIE BABY (84-53039) SPIRIT'S SPIRITS (9134) CHILI (85-8953) MADE WITH MEAT (1634) VINEGAR STROKES (85-9814) THE LEAGUE II (1787) Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes MAKING YOUR CHALLENGES GO THROUGH First, you need to be sure you are making your challenges correctly. 1. Are you writing down the warrior I.D. number of the warrior you want to challenge? 2. Is your handwriting clear? 3. Is the warrior you are challenging within range of your warrior? Warriors can challenge within their own class and the next higher class, plus the "Challenger" classes can also challenge the next lower class. So, an Adept can challenge Adepts and Challenger Adepts. A Challenger Adept can challenge Adepts, Challenger Adepts, and Champions. (Try not to challenge down, though. Besides being unsportsmanlike and making everyone mad, it isn't advantageous to your warriors. They need to fight more experienced warriors so they will learn.) 4. Are your warriors eligible to make challenges? If they didn't fight within the last two turns, then they can't challenge. 5. Are the warriors they want to fight eligible to receive challenges? If they didn't fight within the last two turns, then they can't be challenged. Next, adjust your choices for the maximum likelihood of getting your challenges. There are several things that will help: 1. Have each of your warriors challenge two different opponents from two different teams. That way, if the first opponent's team doesn't fight that turn, you still might get your second challenge. 2. Use your avoids. Have each warrior avoid the teams of whoever you think might be likely to challenge him. If you can get out of being challenged, that increases your chance of getting your own challenge through. 3. Don't challenge warriors who didn't fight last turn. The odds are higher that they won't be fighting this turn. 4. Don't challenge warriors who might be involved in a bloodfeud (either as the killers, or the avengers). A bloodfeud challenge has priority over all other challenges. 5. Don't challenge Tournament Victors. A TV challenge has priority over all other challenges except bloodfeuds. You'll need to do a little research in back issues of the newsletter to find out who the TVs are. 6. Don't challenge warriors who you know are going to challenge someone else, or are going to get challenged by someone else. Your challenge has a better chance of getting through if it is the only challenge to that particular warrior. 7. Don't challenge the "easy pickings." That is, warriors above you who have way too few fights or very bad records for where they are ranked. They will tend to get challenged a lot. 8. Don't challenge warriors who are likely to be avoiding your team. This includes any warrior your team fought within the last two turns. Well, it sounds like I've eliminated just about everybody, doesn't it? Of course you can challenge opponents who fit into one or more of those categories; just try to find ones who don't. Your idea candidate for a challenge is: A warrior ranked somewhat above your warrior in the same class, or in the next higher class, with a few more fights than your warrior, and a winning record, who isn't a TV and isn't currently at war with anyone. I hope this will be of some help to you. The Rogue She-Puppy