DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/23/2025    Duedate: 06/19/2025

TROCAR ARENA

DM 54    TURN 449

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

NERF GUN
USELESS TOOLS (219)
(54-3287) [29-13-0,129]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

NERF GUN                       POSITION IS EMPTY
USELESS TOOLS (219)            
(54-3287) [29-13-0,129]        

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

DORIAN HALLIE                  DORIAN HALLIE
TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)        TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
(54-3458) [19-16-0,97]         (54-3458) [19-16-0,97]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

2233 BOURBON ST (362)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)      42 
2. USELESS TOOLS (219)           28    2233 BOURBON ST (362)
3. OF WOLF AND MAN (296)         22    Unchartered Team
4. 2233 BOURBON ST (362)         -3 
5. TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)       -5    QUEEN (169)

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)     36  11  2 76.6   1/ 1 2233 BOURBON ST (362)    10  3 0
 2- 2*FAR TRAVELERS (364)        5   2  0 71.4   2/ 3 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)  6  3 1
 3/ 3 USELESS TOOLS (219)      395 202 20 66.2   3/ 7 OF WOLF AND MAN (296)     5  7 1
 4- 4 MASS EFFECT (332)        110  76  3 59.1   4- 2 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)      4  1 0
 5- 5 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)     118  86  5 57.8   5- 4 MASS EFFECT (332)         3  1 0
 6- 6 THE MUPPETS (20)         161 134 12 54.6   6/ 9 USELESS TOOLS (219)       3  9 0
 7/ 7 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)  636 610 18 51.0   7- 6 THE MUPPETS (20)          2  2 0
 8/ 8 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) 220 234 10 48.5   8/ 5 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)   2  4 0
 9/ 9 OF WOLF AND MAN (296)     50  57  2 46.7   9- 8*FAR TRAVELERS (364)       1  0 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Much has changed in TROCAR since last I was here.  Never fear, Olaf Modeen 
adapts to many situations, as do all successful fighters.  Ya gotta be quick on yer 
feet!  Keep your elbow off the table!  Thrust!  Block out the pain!  OF WOLF AND MAN 
is now ranked 3rd with a 3-1-1 turn.  It seems so recently people were saying BASH 
BROS BATHROOM was washed up, finished.  But 3-0-1 moved them up 1.  I guess they're 
washed no more...  What's with GREASED POLE?  It actually beat 2233 BOURBON ST's 
FORTY NINE MILE, and walked away with 20 more points from the fight.  Laughs were big 
at USELESS TOOLS while they watched GREASED POLE clobber FORTY NINE MILE.  It lost 18 
points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands.  What a role model for 
TROCAR's young 'uns!  MAGIC POTION becomes Duelmaster, but don't bother to fight no 
more!  I'm sure TROCAR is excited about NERF GUN, the new Duelmaster from USELESS 
TOOLS.  (remember?)  But when you've seen as many as I have...  Advice to fighters 
with a 1 will--give up fighting!   
     Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges...  The most avoided team 
was OF WOLF AND MAN.  The bums at BASH BROS BATHROOM couldn't face the challenges 
from OF WOLF AND MAN!  No excuse for that!   
     There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit.  Do you want the fighters 
to walk away, or not?  Who will dare fight WRONG WAY, after he returned from the Dark 
Arena?  (For the record 13-9-1 is 86, and has he points) Many a warrior has met his 
fate in a hungover stupor.  You young rapscallions, take note!   
     Well, I'm pretty much through.  You guys need to get back practicing.  The end 
of another Spyreport!  That's cause for celebration in my book!  I don't want to 
overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NERF GUN 3287                29  13  0 129         USELESS TOOLS (219)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MAGIC POTION 3321            15   4  0 148         BOOK OF THOMAS (341)      
-BIG MEAN CARL 3480           16  10  2 106         THE MUPPETS (20)          
 DORIAN HALLIE 3458           19  16  0  97         TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)   
 HICKORY HILL 3508             7   0  0  93         2233 BOURBON ST (362)     

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SAM 2692                     24  14  2  90         THE MUPPETS (20)          
 WRONG WAY 2754               13   9  1  86         OF WOLF AND MAN (296)     
-WHIMSICAL 3411               13  10  0  86         BOOK OF THOMAS (341)      
 SODOORWONTCLOSE 3518          8   2  0  86         BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)  
 KANJI SAI 3456               12  24  0  80         TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)   

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FACELESS MAN 2753            14  10  0  61         OF WOLF AND MAN (296)     

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GREASED POLE 3490             4   6  1  56         USELESS TOOLS (219)       
-ERLANG SHEN 3440             10   6  1  55         BOOK OF THOMAS (341)      
 TRADER JOE 3523               4   2  0  50         2233 BOURBON ST (362)     
 THE INTERN 3446               6   5  0  39         USELESS TOOLS (219)       
-MORDIN SOLUS 3522             5   5  0  36         MASS EFFECT (332)         
 GRAND CANYON 3552             4   1  1  36         2233 BOURBON ST (362)     

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FORTY NINE MILE 3506          4   1  0  33         2233 BOURBON ST (362)     
 UNSEALED 3544                 3   3  0  32         BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)  
-CRAZY HARRY 3513              6  11  0  31         THE MUPPETS (20)          
 CAKE TESTER 3481              5  13  0  28         USELESS TOOLS (219)       
 MISCUT TILE 3558              3   1  1  25         BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)  
-SHEPARD 3541                  2   0  0  24         MASS EFFECT (332)         

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BEAUREGARD 3536               4   4  0  18         THE MUPPETS (20)          
 MAKER'S MARK 3507             3   0  0  17         2233 BOURBON ST (362)     
-ZAEED 3543                    2   0  0  16         MASS EFFECT (332)         
-SAREN 3542                    1   1  0  14         MASS EFFECT (332)         
 INDECISIVE 3559               1   3  0  14         OF WOLF AND MAN (296)     

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-RRAB 3562                     0   1  0   7         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?
CAPTIVE RIRORNI         0  0 0 DARK ARENA           WRONG WAY 2754         449 NONE
YEAORNAY 3561           1  3 0 OF WOLF AND MAN 296  MISCUT TILE 3558       449  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

The Iron Council has re-opened its guild doors!  All prior members contact Tripwire 
(DM18 or DM36) if you are interested in returning.  Also, if you have contacts for any 
of the old members, send those as well. -- Tripwire

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

WRONG WAY butchered CAPTIVE RIRORNI in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
DORIAN HALLIE lost to NERF GUN in a exciting 5 minute expert's Title battle.
SODOORWONTCLOSE savagely defeated KANJI SAI in a crowd pleasing 4 minute bloody duel.
HICKORY HILL overpowered GURTARGAN MONK in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided fight.
GRAND CANYON was devastated by FACELESS MAN in a 2 minute bloody one-sided duel.
TRADER JOE overpowered THE INTERN in a 2 minute gory mismatched brawl.
FORTY NINE MILE was handily defeated by GREASED POLE in a 1 minute uneven melee.
CAKE TESTER was vanquished by UNSEALED in a action packed 1 minute one-sided duel.
MAKER'S MARK defeated TROCARAN DESERTER in a 2 minute fight.
YEAORNAY was executed by MISCUT TILE in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
INDECISIVE overpowered TROCARAN DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   1 -  0      75  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         AIMED BLOW        28 -  11 -  2      72  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         STRIKING ATTACK   18 -  12 -  0      60  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         TOTAL PARRY       19 -  14 -  0      58  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         SLASHING ATTACK    8 -   9 -  0      47  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   8 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         LUNGING ATTACK    16 -  26 -  0      38  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         BASHING ATTACK    12 -  21 -  1      36  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   3 -  1      25  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 449 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      NERF GUN 3287              29  13  0  129 USELESS TOOLS (219)
SLASHING ATTACK  DORIAN HALLIE 3458         19  16  0   97 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
STRIKING ATTACK  HICKORY HILL 3508           7   0  0   93 2233 BOURBON ST (362)
PARRY-LUNGE      WRONG WAY 2754             13   9  1   86 OF WOLF AND MAN (296)
WALL OF STEEL    FACELESS MAN 2753          14  10  0   61 OF WOLF AND MAN (296)
AIMED BLOW       TRADER JOE 3523             4   2  0   50 2233 BOURBON ST (362)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
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 DORIAN HALLIE 3458.  The ten other most popular fighters were KANJI SAI 
3456, FACELESS MAN 2753, UNSEALED 3544, WRONG WAY 2754, NERF GUN 3287, HICKORY HILL 
3508, TRADER JOE 3523, MAKER'S MARK 3507, SODOORWONTCLOSE 3518, and GREASED POLE 
3490.

The least popular fighter this week was YEAORNAY 3561.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were FORTY NINE MILE 3506, THE INTERN 3446, MISCUT TILE 3558, CAKE TESTER 
3481, GRAND CANYON 3552, INDECISIVE 3559, GREASED POLE 3490, SODOORWONTCLOSE 3518, 
MAKER'S MARK 3507, and TRADER JOE 3523.