DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/13/2025    Duedate: 04/09/2025

ARKERS ARENA

DM 8    TURN 514

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ASPHYXIATE
ASSASSIN NATION (377)
(8-4995) [11-3-0,96]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ASPHYXIATE                     MICROAGGRESSION
ASSASSIN NATION (377)          YUPPIE HORDE 21.1 (678)
(8-4995) [11-3-0,96]           (8-6216) [2-1-1,23]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

DEIDRE                         DEIDRE
FIGHTING IRISH (648)           FIGHTING IRISH (648)
(8-5762) [20-18-0,93]          (8-5762) [20-18-0,93]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

ASSASSIN NATION (377)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. ASSASSIN NATION (377)         30 
2. BOOK OF THOMAS (411)          28    FAR TRAVELERS (675)
3. FIGHTING IRISH (648)          13    Unchartered Team
4. FAR TRAVELERS (675)           12 
5. MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)           4     YUPPIE HORDE 21.1 (678)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2 FAR TRAVELERS (675)       22  13  0 62.9   1/ 1 ASSASSIN NATION (377)    10  4 0
 2- 3 LADIES IN WAITING (115)  400 340 20 54.1   2/ 3 FIGHTING IRISH (648)      7  8 0
 3- 4*CANTERBURY TALES (586)     7   6  1 53.8   3- 2 LADIES IN WAITING (115)   5  1 0
 4/ 5 FIGHTING IRISH (648)     111  98  3 53.1   4/ 4 FAR TRAVELERS (675)       4  5 0
 5/ 1*YUPPIE HORDE 21.1 (678)    2   2  1 50.0   5/ 8 BOOK OF THOMAS (411)      3  5 0
 6/ 6 ASSASSIN NATION (377)     60  69  5 46.5   6/ 7 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)       3  9 0
 7/ 7 BOOK OF THOMAS (411)     167 211 11 44.2   7- 5*CANTERBURY TALES (586)    2  1 0
 8/ 8 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)      249 454  7 35.4   8/ 6*YUPPIE HORDE 21.1 (678)   2  2 1

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail ARKERS!  Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed for your 
deeds.  BOOK OF THOMAS stable has parlayed this turn's 2-1-0 into a 3 space move up 
the rankings.  This brings them up to 5th place.  Good work, guys!  And let's see, 
OTHELLO fought DONN and gained 19 points and contributed to BOOK OF THOMAS' 2-1-0.  
BETHANE has lost to EVERGREEN, falling 13 points, while helping make MIDDLE WAY 11 a 
2-2-0 turn.  Due to hers absence and inability to defend the throne, MISS DIRECTION 
has lost the title of Duelmaster.  We should ask ASPHYXIATE about the thrill of 
victory, and what being the new Duelmaster does for a warrior, he's now the one to 
ask.  By the way, was that our Duelmaster that I saw last night, cramped under the 
table at The Dripping Blade?   
     He who challenges well, fights well.  He who avoids without cause, shall lose 
for good reasons.  My mama told me that one.  I also notice that the LADIES IN 
WAITING stable was the most avoided team this turn.  Come on ARKERS, what are you 
afraid of?  And avoiding LADIES IN WAITING more than any other team we find ASSASSIN 
NATION.  ARKERS, are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing?  Well, sports 
fans, take notice that FELDSPAR from FIGHTING IRISH was ARKERS' most challenged 
warrior this turn.   
     We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and 
shave it close?  We'd like to remind certain teams not to rob the graves of their 
enemies.  You know who you are; and it's considered rude.   
     Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe.  Dare 
to fight bravely.  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 ARKERS again, 
farewell-- Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ASPHYXIATE 4995           TP 11   3  0  96         ASSASSIN NATION (377)     

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DEIDRE 5762               BA 20  18  0  93         FIGHTING IRISH (648)      
 FELDSPAR 5760             LU 21  22  0  91         FIGHTING IRISH (648)      

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 POOKA 6155                TP 22   4  0  87         FIGHTING IRISH (648)      
 TICOTIN 6178              SL  6   1  0  81         FAR TRAVELERS (675)       
 OTHELLO 6000              BA 11   6  1  80         BOOK OF THOMAS (411)      
 HOSTILITY 4908            TP 12   5  0  75         ASSASSIN NATION (377)     
 DONN 5761                 WS 17  17  2  70         FIGHTING IRISH (648)      
-THE PARSON 5061           LU  5   1  0  68         CANTERBURY TALES (586)    

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MISS OURIE 6049           AB  5   7  0  66         LADIES IN WAITING (115)   
 ALPHA 5936                LU  9  12  1  62         BOOK OF THOMAS (411)      
 POTTER SANDS 5448         ST 11  26  0  60         MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)       
 DRESDEN 6176              LU  7   3  0  57         FAR TRAVELERS (675)       

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHAS 6166                 ST  9   9  0  45         MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EVERGREEN 6161                2   1  0  33         BOOK OF THOMAS (411)                     [LU-SL]
 TOKYO ROSE 6180           AB  4   4  0  28         FAR TRAVELERS (675)       
 TUMULT 6163               WS  3   1  0  28         ASSASSIN NATION (377)                    *
-THE HABERDASHER 5062      LU  2   1  1  26         CANTERBURY TALES (586)                   *
 BERTIE 6165               ST  3  15  0  24         MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)                      *

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SUFFOCATE 6134            TP  3   1  0  23         ASSASSIN NATION (377)     
 MICROAGGRESSION 6216      WS  2   1  1  23         YUPPIE HORDE 21.1 (678)   
 BETHANE 6187              SL  3   7  0  16         MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)                      *
-MISS FORTUNE 6189         AB  3   0  0  12         LADIES IN WAITING (115)   
 DREAD 6222                    1   1  0  12         ASSASSIN NATION (377)                    [LU-SL]
 CAILLEACH 6218            SL  0   3  0   3         FIGHTING IRISH (648)                     *

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DOOM & GLOOM 6150       0  2 0 ASSASSIN NATION 377  MICROAGGRESSION 6216   512  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

HOSTILITY was viciously subdued by DEIDRE in a 4 minute master's Challenge fight.
ASPHYXIATE unbelievably bested FELDSPAR in a 3 minute veteran's Challenge Title match.
MICROAGGRESSION was devastated by CHAS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
TUMULT demolished BERTIE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge competition.
DREAD vanquished CAILLEACH in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
TICOTIN overpowered ALPHA in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
POOKA overpowered KUNG-FU MASTER in a 2 minute gruesome uneven melee.
DONN was vanquished by OTHELLO in a action packed 1 minute gruesome one-sided duel.
DRESDEN savagely defeated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 2 minute brutal fight.
POTTER SANDS handily defeated TOKYO ROSE in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
BETHANE was demolished by EVERGREEN in a 1 minute mismatched match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         TOTAL PARRY       21 -   5 -  0      81  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         AIMED BLOW        18 -  11 -  1      62  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         WALL OF STEEL     17 -  12 -  1      59  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         BASHING ATTACK     6 -   7 -  0      46  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         LUNGING ATTACK    17 -  20 -  0      46  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         STRIKING ATTACK   16 -  23 -  1      41  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   7 -  0      30  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         SLASHING ATTACK    9 -  21 -  0      30  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   3 -  0       0  |

Turn 514 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      ASPHYXIATE 4995            11   3  0   96 ASSASSIN NATION (377)
BASHING ATTACK   DEIDRE 5762                20  18  0   93 FIGHTING IRISH (648)
SLASHING ATTACK  TICOTIN 6178                6   1  0   81 FAR TRAVELERS (675)
LUNGING ATTACK   DRESDEN 6176                7   3  0   57 FAR TRAVELERS (675)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is DEIDRE 5762.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
DEIDRE 5762.  The ten other most popular fighters were FELDSPAR 5760, DRESDEN 6176, 
CHAS 6166, OTHELLO 6000, ASPHYXIATE 4995, DREAD 6222, TICOTIN 6178, POOKA 6155, 
POTTER SANDS 5448, and EVERGREEN 6161.

The least popular fighter this week was BETHANE 6187.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were TOKYO ROSE 6180, ALPHA 5936, CAILLEACH 6218, BERTIE 6165, 
MICROAGGRESSION 6216, DONN 5761, TUMULT 6163, HOSTILITY 4908, EVERGREEN 6161, and 
POTTER SANDS 5448.

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

MISS DIRECTION (8-6019) LADIES IN WAITING (115)

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Please note that doubles are limited.  As always, if the block is full, please make 
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Minioverviews and the tournament announcement will be out in December. 

We look forward to seeing you in January! -- RSI

                          SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN PITTSBURGH!

We hope you will join us at our summer FTF in Pittsburgh, PA, July 18-20, 2025! It will 
be held at the downtown Marriott. Details upcoming!

We look forward to seeing you in January! -- RSI