DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/22/2026    Duedate: 06/18/2026

TROCAR ARENA

DM 54    TURN 462

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

GREASED POLE
USELESS TOOLS (219)
(54-3490) [9-8-2,118]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

NERF GUN                       SHIV
USELESS TOOLS (219)            FAR TRAVELERS (364)
(54-3287) [37-13-0,169]        (54-3568) [1-1-0,15]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

CAKE TESTER                    DIXON
USELESS TOOLS (219)            KIWI CONNECTION II (318)
(54-3481) [10-16-0,71]         (54-3131) [1-1-0,9]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

USELESS TOOLS (219)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. USELESS TOOLS (219)           20 
2. GR8 PL8TS (353)               17    2233 BOURBON ST (362)
3. FAR TRAVELERS (364)           10    Unchartered Team
4. 2233 BOURBON ST (362)         10 
5. KIWI CONNECTION II (318)      -6    FAR TRAVELERS (364)

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)     73  36  2 67.0   1/ 1 USELESS TOOLS (219)       8  2 0
 2/ 2 USELESS TOOLS (219)      419 213 21 66.3   2/ 2 THE MUPPETS (20)          8  7 1
 3/ 3 KIWI CONNECTION II (318)  61  44  5 58.1   3/ 3 2233 BOURBON ST (362)     6  9 0
 4/ 5*FAR TRAVELERS (364)        8   6  1 57.1   4/ 4 KIWI CONNECTION II (318)  4  4 0
 5/ 4 THE MUPPETS (20)         181 153 13 54.2   5/ 5 GR8 PL8TS (353)           2  0 0
 6/ 7 GR8 PL8TS (353)           19  18  0 51.4   6/ 7*FAR TRAVELERS (364)       1  1 0
 7- 6 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)  642 621 18 50.8   7- 6 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)   0  2 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.  What's with NGAWARI?  She 
actually beat 2233 BOURBON ST's FORTY NINE MILE, and walked away with 16 more points 
from the fight.  Major screwup at 2233 BOURBON ST.  FORTY NINE MILE lost 14 points to 
NGAWARI.  Some new strategies, perhaps?  Maybe FORTY NINE MILE will provide more easy 
wins...  I'm sure TROCAR is excited about GREASED POLE, the new Duelmaster from 
USELESS TOOLS.  (remember?)  But when you've seen as many as I have...  I suppose you 
want to hear some rumors and dirty gossip about your fellow fighters?  Tough!   
     Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges...  The most avoided team 
was THE MUPPETS.  Management must be dealin', as the boys at USELESS TOOLS ain't 
reelin'!  THE MUPPETS' mad!  How well I know the feeling of being the most challenged 
warrior, THE INTERN!  Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to haunt you.  Keep 
challenging up 89 points, GRAND CANYON, and I won't have to write about you much 
longer.  NERF GUN always accepts those kind of challenges...  I don't get it.  GRAND 
CANYON goes and challenges NERF GUN, way above it, but gets 8 points after it loses!  
Is this a new strategy?   
     A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing.  Some fighters 
don't accept this.  The best do.  Is it my imagination, or are fighters getting 
younger every day?  To die so young, so gloriously!   
     Who knows what the future holds for a warrior.  More fights, there's no doubt.  
The end of another Spyreport!  That's cause for celebration in my book!  Time for my 
medication, so I'll leave now.  Practice, practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GREASED POLE 3490             9   8  2 118         USELESS TOOLS (219)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NERF GUN 3287                37  13  0 169         USELESS TOOLS (219)       
 SAM 2692                     29  16  2 107         THE MUPPETS (20)          
 HUMP DAY 3384                10   6  0  96         GR8 PL8TS (353)           

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TRADER JOE 3523              13   6  0  90         2233 BOURBON ST (362)     
 GRAND CANYON 3552            12   6  1  85         2233 BOURBON ST (362)     
 CAKE TESTER 3481             10  16  0  71         USELESS TOOLS (219)       
 THE INTERN 3446               9  10  0  70         USELESS TOOLS (219)       
 WYON 3103                     6   6  0  70         KIWI CONNECTION II (318)  

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NGAWARI 3110                  9   4  2  66         KIWI CONNECTION II (318)  
 DACRE 3104                    9   7  0  59         KIWI CONNECTION II (318)  
 BEAUREGARD 3536               9   7  1  58         THE MUPPETS (20)          

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ESCUZME 3386                  8   5  0  47         GR8 PL8TS (353)           
 FORTY NINE MILE 3506         12   6  0  45         2233 BOURBON ST (362)     
 CRAZY HARRY 3513              8  17  0  41         THE MUPPETS (20)          
 AMERICAN HIGHWAY 3565         5   6  0  38         2233 BOURBON ST (362)     

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CLASS CLOWN 3494              3   3  0  32         USELESS TOOLS (219)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BUNSEN HONEYDEW 3567          4   3  0  18         THE MUPPETS (20)          
 LINK HOGTHROB 3571            4   2  0  17         THE MUPPETS (20)          
 SHIV 3568                     1   1  0  15         FAR TRAVELERS (364)       
 DIXON 3131                    1   1  0   9         KIWI CONNECTION II (318)  
 BRICK 3575                    0   2  0   2         2233 BOURBON ST (362)     

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
MAKER'S MARK 3507      10  3 0 2233 BOURBON ST 362  BEAUREGARD 3536        460 REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Sam -- Loved the DM column.  Came across much better on paper than in the online 
version of the newsletter.  -- The Entire Box of Useless Tools

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

AMERICAN HIGHWAY was unbelievably bested by BEAUREGARD in a 4 minute Bloodfeud fight.
TRADER JOE vanquished WYON in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
GRAND CANYON was savagely defeated by NERF GUN in a 2 minute expert's Challenge fight.
CAKE TESTER was devastated by HUMP DAY in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
THE INTERN bested DACRE in a 2 minute Challenge brawl.
BUNSEN HONEYDEW unbelievably bested DIXON in a 3 minute Challenge fight.
BRICK was savagely defeated by LINK HOGTHROB in a 2 minute bloody Challenge brawl.
SAM was savagely defeated by GREASED POLE in a 1 minute expert's Title melee.
FORTY NINE MILE was vanquished by NGAWARI in a 1 minute uneven fight.
ESCUZME won victory over CLASS CLOWN in a popular 1 minute brutal fight.
CRAZY HARRY was overcome by JHELUM RAIDER in a exciting 1 minute one-sided bout.
SHIV devastated TROLLBAIT in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       6         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   1 -  0      67  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         TOTAL PARRY       24 -  14 -  1      63  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         AIMED BLOW        24 -  14 -  0      63  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         STRIKING ATTACK   13 -   9 -  2      59  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-STRIKE       5 -   4 -  0      56  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         LUNGING ATTACK    22 -  23 -  1      49  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         WALL OF STEEL      4 -   6 -  1      40  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         SLASHING ATTACK    2 -   4 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         BASHING ATTACK     5 -  11 -  0      31  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 462 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  GREASED POLE 3490           9   8  2  118 USELESS TOOLS (219)
TOTAL PARRY      NERF GUN 3287              37  13  0  169 USELESS TOOLS (219)
AIMED BLOW       HUMP DAY 3384              10   6  0   96 GR8 PL8TS (353)
SLASHING ATTACK  NGAWARI 3110                9   4  2   66 KIWI CONNECTION II (318)
LUNGING ATTACK   DACRE 3104                  9   7  0   59 KIWI CONNECTION II (318)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is CAKE TESTER 3481.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was DIXON 3131.  The ten other most popular fighters were ESCUZME 3386, LINK 
HOGTHROB 3571, AMERICAN HIGHWAY 3565, HUMP DAY 3384, DACRE 3104, GREASED POLE 3490, 
GRAND CANYON 3552, BEAUREGARD 3536, TRADER JOE 3523, and NGAWARI 3110.

The least popular fighter this week was FORTY NINE MILE 3506.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were BRICK 3575, CAKE TESTER 3481, NERF GUN 3287, WYON 3103, SHIV 
3568, SAM 2692, BUNSEN HONEYDEW 3567, THE INTERN 3446, CRAZY HARRY 3513, and CLASS 
CLOWN 3494.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

NERF GUN (54-3287) USELESS TOOLS (219)