DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 07/19/2013 Duedate: 08/15/2013
TROCAR ARENA
DM-54 TURN-296
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
DESERT PEARL
TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
(54-3106) [17-8-0,91]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
DESERT PEARL ASMODEUS ASORII
TRADERS OF TROCAR (252) STEEL WOLVES 5 (334)
(54-3106) [17-8-0,91] (54-3141) [4-1-0,56]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
DESERT PEARL JAX NAZARETH
TRADERS OF TROCAR (252) STEEL WOLVES 5 (334)
(54-3106) [17-8-0,91] (54-3142) [4-1-0,43]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
STEEL WOLVES 5 (334)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. STEEL WOLVES 5 (334) 44
2. TRADERS OF TROCAR (252) 30 USELESS TOOLS (219)
3. USELESS TOOLS (219) 16 Unchartered Team
4. SPARF! (310) 10
5. ASIAN INVASION (13) -15 STEEL WOLVES 5 (334)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*STEEL WOLVES 5 (334) 20 5 1 80.0 1/ 1*STEEL WOLVES 5 (334) 12 3 1
2/ 0 USELESS TOOLS (219) 209 100 10 67.6 2/ 3 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252) 8 7 0
3/ 0 SPARF! (310) 105 74 5 58.7 3/ 2 ASIAN INVASION (13) 6 8 0
4/ 3 ASIAN INVASION (13) 162 118 21 57.9 4/ 0 USELESS TOOLS (219) 3 2 0
5/ 4 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252) 427 347 15 55.2 5/ 0 SPARF! (310) 2 3 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
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---===SLOW ARENA NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 363): ALAMO of SMITHSONIAN (Curator, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 360): CAPEX of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 358): KATANA of AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 314): DESSLOCK CAIN of STEEL WOLVES 2 (Lobo, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 336): ROSELYN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 330): LEGION of LUROCIAN DEVILS (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 317): C IS FOR COOKIE of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 311): PETULANT PANSY of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 295): WORZEEL of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 288): CHAGUA KORBIN of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 264): SEAM of ARENAS III (Khradmon, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 265): DAN CORNBEEFLEON of MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 265): KITTY of WAY BACK WHEN (Crip, mgr.)
DM 83 TELORINTHE (turn 80): OUT FOR A DUCK of BAD SIGNS (Crip, mgr.)
DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 263): WHACKING WILLOW of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 362): PEASANT REBELLION (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 360): EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 358): AVENGERS (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 314): DUCKS UNLIMITED (Crip, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 336): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 330): ERRATA! (JE, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 317): LIFE IMAPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 311): DRAGONS GUARD II (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 295): STEEL WOLVES 5 (Lobo, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 288): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 264): THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 265): BASH BROS CANDY (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 265): THE FLYING FISH (?, mgr.)
DM 83 TELORINTHE (turn 80): PUNY ORC PELOTON (slugbait, mgr.)
DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 263): HANGOVERS et al (Crip, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 363): ALAMO of SMITHSONIAN (Curator, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 360): CAPEX of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 358): KATANA of AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 313): DUCK A L'ORANGE of DUCKS UNLIMITED (Crip, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 336): ROSELYN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 329): FRASIER of CHEERS (Otis, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 316): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 295): WORZEEL of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
(turn 294): DIAN WEI of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 287): COCO NUTTAL of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
(turn 286): DILLIS RHIN of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 264): HAMMY HAMSTER of MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 265): FRISBEE of FOUND IN THE SAND (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
(turn 264): MRALISSA LOON of MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 83 TELORINTHE (turn 79): STEAL HOME of BAD SIGNS (Crip, mgr.)
ROID FLOYD of PUNY ORC PELOTON (slugbait, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Hail TROCAR! Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed for your
deeds. And let's see, SLO-MO MAILMAN fought CULT MEMBER and gained 13 points and
contributed to USELESS TOOLS' 3-2-0. DISSOLVABLE DIAPER has lost to DALAN HILLEI,
falling 6 points, while helping make USELESS TOOLS a 3-2-0 turn. The attempts to
dethrone the Duelmaster have failed, and WORZEEL remains TROCAR's top warrior for
another turn. By the way, was that our Duelmaster that I saw last night, cramped
under the table at The Swinging Aardvark?
I tell you, a green quarterstaff lasts longer than a seasoned sapling. A basher
friend of mine assures me this is true. In a brave attempt, ASMODEUS ASORII from
STEEL WOLVES 5 challenged up 24 points to fight MENG SI from the ASIAN INVASION
stable. ASMODEUS ASORII perhaps got his just desserts, seeing as he beat MENG SI and
ended up with 56 recognition points.
A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once. Wise men know this to
be true. A brave warrior does not carry a red shield, he has nothing to cover or
hide when the fight is over. Consider well.
I like this place, TROCAR, the taverns have old wine, and young serving girls.
Who could ask for more? Well, I'm burning daylight here in TROCAR and I've a long
road ahead of me. Happy Trails. Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to paper--
Alarond the Scribe
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DESERT PEARL 3106 17 8 0 91 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
YAHOO WAHOO 2733 9 6 0 90 USELESS TOOLS (219)
LEVANDAR 3097 16 16 1 78 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DYSLEXIC EDITOR 3053 5 0 0 60 USELESS TOOLS (219)
VICTORIAN MANDARIN 2911 11 8 0 59 SPARF! (310)
QUI GONG 3135 7 4 2 59 ASIAN INVASION (13)
CHUN MING 3118 8 11 1 58 ASIAN INVASION (13)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ASMODEUS ASORII 3141 4 1 0 56 STEEL WOLVES 5 (334)
FERNIA THE RED 3138 5 0 0 49 STEEL WOLVES 5 (334)
JAX NAZARETH 3142 4 1 0 43 STEEL WOLVES 5 (334)
HAZZAN KAZZAR 3124 9 8 0 35 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
MENG SI 3136 6 5 0 35 ASIAN INVASION (13)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CHERRY PICKER 3092 3 0 1 28 USELESS TOOLS (219)
IGRAINE LE FAY 3148 3 0 0 28 STEEL WOLVES 5 (334)
SLO-MO MAILMAN 3055 3 2 0 27 USELESS TOOLS (219)
DALAN HILLEI 3150 2 1 0 27 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
PAMELA TWITCH 2950 4 1 0 25 SPARF! (310)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LIVERMORE 2948 5 0 0 19 SPARF! (310)
MEI LU 3137 4 6 0 18 ASIAN INVASION (13)
PHILOSOPHER 2949 1 1 0 18 SPARF! (310)
DISSOLVABLE DIAPER 3063 1 1 0 14 USELESS TOOLS (219)
ADRAGAR ROON 3151 1 0 1 6 STEEL WOLVES 5 (334)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PORT CREDIT 3095 0 1 0 SPARF! 310 ADRAGAR ROON 3151 296
PERSONAL ADS
Ambitious guards? Thanks for the civil work, but the arena isn't like criminal
justice. I can hit you back on the sands without fear of prosecution, you know. --
Fernia the Red
Chun Ming -- A devastating loss. For me. I am not worthy! -- Asmodeus Asorii
P.S. I'm a "local." But I have no specific race?
If one is not shown in the fight headers, it means your race is the same as Chun
Ming's. Only when it differs is it listed there.
Hazzan Kazzar -- Not your fault. I switched to decaf about a week prior to the fight
and was frustrated. -- Jax Nazareth
Oh, man, Trollbait, dude, this really isn't working out for you. But thanks for
letting everyone else look good. -- Igraine Le Fay
P.S. It's "Le Fay," not "Le Fax," but whatever.
Hello, Jorja. I didn't know you ran Traders of Trocar. It's quiet here in Trocar,
no? I like these small arenas, though. Congratulations to the new Duelmaster,
Worzeel. -- Lobo, mgr. SW5
P.S. Duelmaster's Column, maybe? Some reading material.
Worzeel: 11-16-11-11-15-5-15 ST good endurance, can take a lot of damage, does good
damage. Ex init, rip, dec. MS, low/high, response tactic.
Fernia the Red -- Avoiding can be a good thing. Except after the fights. Then we
could go around together, shop, eat, even train together, hmm? -- Dalan Hillei
Jax Nazareth -- Okay, THAT was embarrassing. -- Hazzan Kazzar
And three-one against the Asian Invasion! That doesn't happen often. -- the rest of
the Traders
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
FERNIA THE RED devastated HAZZAN KAZZAR in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
JAX NAZARETH lost to CHUN MING in a 3 minute beginner vs. veteran Challenge battle.
ASMODEUS ASORII overpowered MENG SI in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
WORZEEL viciously subdued YAHOO WAHOO in a exciting 4 minute bloody veteran's fight.
DESERT PEARL devastated VICTORIAN MANDARIN in a 1 minute one-sided Title duel.
LEVANDAR bested QUI GONG in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched match.
DYSLEXIC EDITOR overpowered RIRORNI SLAVER in a 1 minute uneven melee.
DISSOLVABLE DIAPER lost to DALAN HILLEI in a 5 minute duel.
SLO-MO MAILMAN vanquished CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute uneven fight.
PAMELA TWITCH vanquished TROLLBAIT in a 3 minute one-sided fight.
MEI LU was outlasted by LIVERMORE in a tiring 13 minute melee.
PHILOSOPHER was defeated by IGRAINE LE FAY in a exciting 1 minute match.
CHERRY PICKER devastated TROLLBAIT in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
PORT CREDIT was killed by ADRAGAR ROON in a 2 minute gory amateur's match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 8 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 - 1 100 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 STRIKING ATTACK 30 - 11 - 2 73 |
|TOTAL PARRY 3 PARRY-STRIKE 16 - 6 - 0 73 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 16 - 12 - 0 57 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 AIMED BLOW 2 - 2 - 0 50 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 SLASHING ATTACK 13 - 13 - 0 50 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 5 - 6 - 0 45 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 TOTAL PARRY 2 - 3 - 0 40 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 296 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:
AIMED BLOW 1 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 2 4 STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 3 LUNGING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 6 - 2 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 3 1 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 2
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK DESERT PEARL 3106 17 8 0 91 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
TOTAL PARRY YAHOO WAHOO 2733 9 6 0 90 USELESS TOOLS (219)
LUNGING ATTACK VICTORIAN MANDARIN 2911 11 8 0 59 SPARF! (310)
SLASHING ATTACK JAX NAZARETH 3142 4 1 0 43 STEEL WOLVES 5 (334)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is DESERT PEARL 3106. The most popular warrior this
turn was JAX NAZARETH 3142. The ten other most popular fighters were CHUN MING 3118,
ASMODEUS ASORII 3141, LEVANDAR 3097, DYSLEXIC EDITOR 3053, DALAN HILLEI 3150,
PHILOSOPHER 2949, PORT CREDIT 3095, FERNIA THE RED 3138, YAHOO WAHOO 2733, and DESERT
PEARL 3106.
The least popular fighter this week was LIVERMORE 2948. The other ten least popular
fighters were MEI LU 3137, DISSOLVABLE DIAPER 3063, PAMELA TWITCH 2950, MENG SI 3136,
HAZZAN KAZZAR 3124, ADRAGAR ROON 3151, IGRAINE LE FAY 3148, QUI GONG 3135, VICTORIAN
MANDARIN 2911, and CHERRY PICKER 3092.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
WORZEEL (54-3083) TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
* * * * * MEMO * * * * *
From: The Office of Accurate Census Reporting, Gladiatorial Commission
To: All Managers
In the interest of preserving our natural resources and preventing managerial writer's
cramp, census forms will be provided for warriors by request only, effective
immediately. Managers may register their warriors' races and/or favorite sayings by
simply writing them on a separate piece of paper and submitting them to the Commission.
For any questions, please contact the Gladiatorial Commission.
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