DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/25/2025    Duedate: 05/22/2025

TROCAR ARENA

DM 54    TURN 448

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

MAGIC POTION
BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
(54-3321) [15-4-0,148]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

MAGIC POTION                   POSITION IS EMPTY
BOOK OF THOMAS (341)           
(54-3321) [15-4-0,148]         

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

DORIAN HALLIE                  HICKORY HILL
TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)        2233 BOURBON ST (362)
(54-3458) [19-15-0,93]         (54-3508) [6-0-0,86]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

2233 BOURBON ST (362)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. 2233 BOURBON ST (362)         69 
2. OF WOLF AND MAN (296)         20    2233 BOURBON ST (362)
3. BOOK OF THOMAS (341)          15    Unchartered Team
4. USELESS TOOLS (219)           5  
5. BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)      2     BAATANAR'RITEZU (259)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 2233 BOURBON ST (362)     33   9  2 78.6   1/ 1 2233 BOURBON ST (362)    12  1 1
 2- 2*FAR TRAVELERS (364)        5   2  0 71.4   2/ 2 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)      7  2 0
 3/ 3 USELESS TOOLS (219)      393 200 20 66.3   3/ 3 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)  4  5 0
 4- 4 MASS EFFECT (332)        110  76  3 59.1   4- 6 MASS EFFECT (332)         3  1 0
 5/ 5 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)     118  86  5 57.8   5/ 7 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)   3  3 0
 6- 6 THE MUPPETS (20)         161 134 12 54.6   6- 4 THE MUPPETS (20)          3  6 0
 7/ 7 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)  636 608 18 51.1   7/ 8 OF WOLF AND MAN (296)     3  9 0
 8/ 8 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) 217 234  9 48.1   8- 5*FAR TRAVELERS (364)       2  0 0
 9/ 9 OF WOLF AND MAN (296)     47  56  1 45.6   9/ 9 USELESS TOOLS (219)       2 10 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     You elder fighters surely remember me.  The younger ones may call me Olaf 
Modeen.  I return to TROCAR once again!  What's with FORTY NINE MILE?  It actually 
beat OF WOLF AND MAN's FACELESS MAN, and walked away with 26 more points from the 
fight.  Major screwup at BASH BROS BATHROOM.  SODOORWONTCLOSE lost 15 points to 
HICKORY HILL.  Some new strategies, perhaps?  Maybe SODOORWONTCLOSE will provide more 
easy wins...  DORIAN HALLIE was reminded on the sands why MAGIC POTION is Duelmaster. 
I suppose you want to hear some rumors and dirty gossip about your fellow fighters?  
Tough!   
     If at first you don't succeed, avoid.  That'll get you in the Spyreports.  The 
most avoided team was THE MUPPETS.  Management must be dealin', as the boys at 
USELESS TOOLS ain't reelin'!  THE MUPPETS' mad!  What do people see in TRADER JOE?  
Its 3-2-0?  2233 BOURBON ST ain't talkin', but it's got 38 points.   
     Warriors of TROCAR unite.  You have only your games to lose!  Many a warrior has 
met his fate in a hungover stupor.  You young rapscallions, take note!   
     Who knows what the future holds for a warrior.  More fights, there's no doubt.  
All work and no play makes Olaf a dull fighter.  Work and play no fighter dull Olaf.  
Olaffighterwork and no play.  Remember--a good fighter needs both good skills and 
good luck.  Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MAGIC POTION 3321            15   4  0 148         BOOK OF THOMAS (341)      

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NERF GUN 3287                28  13  0 123         USELESS TOOLS (219)       
-BIG MEAN CARL 3480           16  10  2 106         THE MUPPETS (20)          
 DORIAN HALLIE 3458           19  15  0  93         TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)   

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SAM 2692                     24  14  2  90         THE MUPPETS (20)          
 KANJI SAI 3456               12  23  0  89         TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)   
-WHIMSICAL 3411               13  10  0  86         BOOK OF THOMAS (341)      
 HICKORY HILL 3508             6   0  0  86         2233 BOURBON ST (362)     
 WRONG WAY 2754               12   9  0  79         OF WOLF AND MAN (296)     
 SODOORWONTCLOSE 3518          7   2  0  72         BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)  

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ERLANG SHEN 3440             10   6  1  55         BOOK OF THOMAS (341)      
 FORTY NINE MILE 3506          4   0  0  51         2233 BOURBON ST (362)     
 FACELESS MAN 2753            13  10  0  49         OF WOLF AND MAN (296)     
 GRAND CANYON 3552             4   0  1  44         2233 BOURBON ST (362)     
 THE INTERN 3446               6   4  0  38         USELESS TOOLS (219)       
 TRADER JOE 3523               3   2  0  38         2233 BOURBON ST (362)     
-MORDIN SOLUS 3522             5   5  0  36         MASS EFFECT (332)         
 GREASED POLE 3490             3   6  1  36         USELESS TOOLS (219)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CRAZY HARRY 3513              6  11  0  31         THE MUPPETS (20)          
 CAKE TESTER 3481              5  12  0  27         USELESS TOOLS (219)       
-SHEPARD 3541                  2   0  0  24         MASS EFFECT (332)         

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ZHUANXU 3537                  1   1  0  19         BOOK OF THOMAS (341)      
-BEAUREGARD 3536               4   4  0  18         THE MUPPETS (20)          
-ZAEED 3543                    2   0  0  16         MASS EFFECT (332)         
 UNSEALED 3544                 2   3  0  15         BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)  
 MISCUT TILE 3558              2   1  0  14         BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)  
 YEAORNAY 3561                 1   2  0  14         OF WOLF AND MAN (296)     
-SAREN 3542                    1   1  0  14         MASS EFFECT (332)         
-MAKER'S MARK 3507             2   0  0  13         2233 BOURBON ST (362)     
 RRAB 3562                     0   1  0   7         OF WOLF AND MAN (296)     
 INDECISIVE 3559               0   3  0   3         OF WOLF AND MAN (296)     

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Poor ole Assur. I surely hope all these bathroom "issues" are not depictive of sorrows 
in the new SC mansion. -- The Consortium (worriedly)

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

CAKE TESTER was devastated by TRADER JOE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
MAGIC POTION vanquished DORIAN HALLIE in a 1 minute uneven Title battle.
NERF GUN outlasted WRONG WAY in a unpopular 10 minute expert's fight.
SODOORWONTCLOSE was bested by HICKORY HILL in a popular 3 minute fight.
KANJI SAI demolished SHAGORNAN WILD MAN in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
FACELESS MAN slimly lost to FORTY NINE MILE in a 4 minute fight.
GREASED POLE was defeated by ERLANG SHEN in a action packed 1 minute melee.
THE INTERN was viciously subdued by GRAND CANYON in a 3 minute gruesome duel.
UNSEALED overpowered INDECISIVE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
YEAORNAY overpowered TROCARAN DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
MISCUT TILE handily defeated RRAB in a 1 minute one-sided bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       5         AIMED BLOW        31 -  10 -  4      76  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         STRIKING ATTACK   18 -  13 -  0      58  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         TOTAL PARRY       19 -  15 -  0      56  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   2 -  0      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   7 -  0      46  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         SLASHING ATTACK    8 -  11 -  0      42  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         LUNGING ATTACK    17 -  25 -  1      40  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         BASHING ATTACK    11 -  24 -  0      31  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   4 -  0       0  |

Turn 448 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     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         4 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         2  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  2         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                                                                1  PARRY-LUNGE    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       MAGIC POTION 3321          15   4  0  148 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
TOTAL PARRY      NERF GUN 3287              28  13  0  123 USELESS TOOLS (219)
SLASHING ATTACK  DORIAN HALLIE 3458         19  15  0   93 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
STRIKING ATTACK  HICKORY HILL 3508           6   0  0   86 2233 BOURBON ST (362)
PARRY-LUNGE      WRONG WAY 2754             12   9  0   79 OF WOLF AND MAN (296)
LUNGING ATTACK   FORTY NINE MILE 3506        4   0  0   51 2233 BOURBON ST (362)
WALL OF STEEL    FACELESS MAN 2753          13  10  0   49 OF WOLF AND MAN (296)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is DORIAN HALLIE 3458.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was HICKORY HILL 3508.  The ten other most popular fighters were FORTY NINE MILE 
3506, FACELESS MAN 2753, GRAND CANYON 3552, WRONG WAY 2754, KANJI SAI 3456, ERLANG 
SHEN 3440, TRADER JOE 3523, MAGIC POTION 3321, SODOORWONTCLOSE 3518, and GREASED POLE 
3490.

The least popular fighter this week was NERF GUN 3287.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were RRAB 3562, INDECISIVE 3559, CAKE TESTER 3481, YEAORNAY 3561, THE INTERN 
3446, DORIAN HALLIE 3458, MISCUT TILE 3558, UNSEALED 3544, GREASED POLE 3490, and 
SODOORWONTCLOSE 3518.

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