DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/30/2022    Duedate: 07/13/2022

DAYLA KIV ARENA

DM-74    TURN-743

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

DIRTY WATER
SATAN'S SINGLES 2 (575)
(74-4862) [10-2-0,113]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

DIRTY WATER                    JANKY
SATAN'S SINGLES 2 (575)        JESS SAYS (576)
(74-4862) [10-2-0,113]         (74-4868) [2-1-1,26]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

TARAN TEN SALTH                HALO GREEN
SAND DANCERS (251)             SAND DANCERS (251)
(74-4811) [19-25-0,90]         (74-4842) [9-16-1,63]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

FEROCIOUS ANIMALS (572)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SAND DANCERS (251)          30
2. SATAN'S SINGLES 2 (575)     15      SATAN'S SINGLES 2 (575)
3. JESS SAYS (576)              8      Unchartered Team
4. FEROCIOUS ANIMALS (572)    -16
                                       JESS SAYS (576)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2 SATAN'S SINGLES 2 (575)   10   2  0 83.3   1/ 1 FEROCIOUS ANIMALS (572)   8  5 0
 2/ 3*JESS SAYS (576)            4   1  1 80.0   2/ 2 SAND DANCERS (251)        6  9 0
 3/ 4 FEROCIOUS ANIMALS (572)   57  25  1 69.5   3/ 3 SATAN'S SINGLES 2 (575)   3  0 0
 4/ 5 SAND DANCERS (251)       %1662 %1913 54 46.5   4/ 5*JESS SAYS (576)           2  1 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.

     Another one? I have to write another one, Mr. Lion Tamer? Just because I am the 
best warrior, I have to write a DM Column? I don't like it! So everyone should be 
careful. Perhaps I should give you my stats? Here they are.
     Skunks are mammals in the family Mephitidae. They are known for their ability to 
spray a liquid with a strong, unpleasant scent from their anal glands.
     If you have any complaints or gripes, or if you want to think of challenging me, 
remember my stats.

                                             -- Skunk DMII

                                      SPY REPORT

     Good day, friends and fiends, welcome to your friendly neighborhood spyreport.  
I doubt DAYLA KIV will ever be the same.  And let's see, HALO GREEN fought RABID RAT 
and gained 22 points and contributed to SAND DANCERS' 2-3-0.  RABID RAT has lost to 
HALO GREEN, falling 17 points, while helping make FEROCIOUS ANIMALS a 2-3-0 turn.  
And all eyes were on DIRTY WATER this turn as he ascended to the throne of 
Duelmaster.  DAYLA KIV has a new victor!  Tell me, is nothing sacred?  I have heard 
from unimpeachable sources that The Crystal Wheel uses trolls in their stew.  Talk 
about gristle!   
     He who challenges well, fights well.  He who avoids without cause, shall lose 
for good reasons.  My mama told me that one.  SAND DANCERS has cause to stand tall, 
as they were DAYLA KIV's most avoided team.  A smart manager knows this is a team to 
beat.  And guess who avoided SAND DANCERS stable the most?  Believe it or not, it was 
FEROCIOUS ANIMALS.  Anyone surprised?   
     We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and 
shave it close?  Is it really true that DAYLA KIV has more dishwashers per capita 
that fighters?  Just thought I'd ask...   
     Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the 
sweetest.  It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet again, keep your swords 
sharp and your hammers heavy.  Until you see my quill in DAYLA KIV again, farewell-- 
Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DIRTY WATER 4862             10   2  0   113       SATAN'S SINGLES 2 (575)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TARAN TEN SALTH 4811         19  25  0    90       SAND DANCERS (251)
 SKUNK 4845                   12   5  1    89       FEROCIOUS ANIMALS (572)
 BULL 4859                    10   3  0    75       FEROCIOUS ANIMALS (572)
 ALDEN DENNY 4812             13  31  1    71       SAND DANCERS (251)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HALO GREEN 4842               9  16  1    63       SAND DANCERS (251)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MONGOOSE 4847                 6   6  0    52       FEROCIOUS ANIMALS (572)
 RABID RAT 4879                4   2  0    38       FEROCIOUS ANIMALS (572)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JANKY 4868                    2   1  1    26       JESS SAYS (576)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FELTER THE LAME 4886          5   5  0    20       SAND DANCERS (251)
 RHINO 4896                    2   0  0    19       FEROCIOUS ANIMALS (572)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
RITA TYL SALTH 4895     1  2 0 SAND DANCERS 251     JANKY 4868            743   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Skunk! Repeat Duelmaster! There is a pleasant odor about. -- Lion Tamer

Komar The Penniless, you certainly are now. -- Bull, Ferocious Animals

Alden Denny, we have to keep meeting like this. -- Skunk, Ferocious Animals

Shameless Beggar, get outta my way! -- Rhino, Ferocious Animals

Halo Green, well, that was a surprise. I didn't know I was THAT rabid! -- Rabid Rat, 
Ferocious Animals

Animals! Unite! We have the world in our hands. Follow me. -- Lion Tamer

The plural of mongoose is mongooses. Some live in colonies. They have little in common 
with a gaggle of geese. -- Lion Tamer (for educational purposes)

Skunk -- You ferocious wench!  That white streak in your dark hair is very fetching. 
-- Alden Denny

Dirty Water -- You're BAD.  People drink that water you know.  Clean it up. -- Taran 
ten Salth

Rabid Rat -- You're a health problem as bad in your way as the Dirty Water.  Get help 
and don't endanger people. -- Halo Green

These dubious scribes. -- Felter the Lame

Janky -- I hope and trust that won't happen again. -- Rita tyl Salth

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SKUNK was devastated by DIRTY WATER in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
TARAN TEN SALTH subdued BULL in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
ALDEN DENNY was overpowered by KOMAR THE PENNILESS in a 1 minute mismatched duel.
HALO GREEN devastated RABID RAT in a exciting 4 minute bloody one-sided fight.
MONGOOSE devastated FELTER THE LAME in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
JANKY butchered RITA TYL SALTH in a 1 minute bloody mismatched match.
RHINO overpowered SHAMELESS BEGGAR in a crowd boring 4 minute uneven melee.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         TOTAL PARRY        2 -   0 -  0     100  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         AIMED BLOW         3 -   0 -  0     100  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         SLASHING ATTACK    8 -   2 -  0      80  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         STRIKING ATTACK   25 -  12 -  1      68  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         BASHING ATTACK     4 -   2 -  0      67  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         LUNGING ATTACK     2 -   2 -  0      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -   8 -  0      38  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         WALL OF STEEL      6 -  21 -  0      22  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 743 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:

LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  3         5  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         2  WALL OF STEEL  
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  TOTAL PARRY    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  DIRTY WATER 4862           10   2  0  113 SATAN'S SINGLES 2 (575)
BASHING ATTACK   RABID RAT 4879              4   2  0   38 FEROCIOUS ANIMALS (572)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is TARAN TEN SALTH 4811.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was HALO GREEN 4842.  The ten other most popular fighters were DIRTY WATER 4862, 
JANKY 4868, SKUNK 4845, TARAN TEN SALTH 4811, RABID RAT 4879, MONGOOSE 4847, BULL 
4859, ALDEN DENNY 4812, FELTER THE LAME 4886, and RITA TYL SALTH 4895.

The least popular fighter this week was RHINO 4896.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were RITA TYL SALTH 4895, FELTER THE LAME 4886, ALDEN DENNY 4812, BULL 4859, 
MONGOOSE 4847, RABID RAT 4879, TARAN TEN SALTH 4811, SKUNK 4845, JANKY 4868, and 
DIRTY WATER 4862.

                          Name Change-o-Rama -- Final Update

      The gladiators looked around at the Commission's administrative office on the 
Isle of the Eye.  They'd been here before.  The standard boxy building, the scurrying 
clerks, the... goats browsing on the landscaping.  Not as many goats this time as 
before, only three.  One came over to Zeke (not his arena name) and nuzzled his 
pockets.  He scratched at the base of its floppy ears, lacking a snack to offer.  He 
looked at one of the clerks.  "I thought you got rid of the goats last year," Zeke 
said.
      "These are new goats," the clerk said with a sigh.  "They're going to be shipped 
out next week."  He looked hopeful.  "They like you, could you stay until then?"
      Zeke sighed.  Minding three goats sounded more enjoyable than fighting in the 
arena.  "I'd have to ask my manager."  

                                       * * * * 

      Snatching his parchment away from a very determined goat, who apparently thought 
it was a tasty snack, Rodney quickly dipped his pen in ink and began to write.  "It is 
our pleasure and honor to note that sixty-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 three 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 their new owners."