DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/18/2014    Duedate: 08/14/2014

TROCAR ARENA

DM-54    TURN-309

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

INNUK SHUK
WORLD BLADES 15 (333)
(54-3127) [6-0-0,98]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

DYSLEXIC EDITOR                INNUK SHUK
USELESS TOOLS (219)            WORLD BLADES 15 (333)
(54-3053) [10-0-1,122]         (54-3127) [6-0-0,98]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

DESERT PEARL                   INNUK SHUK
TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)        WORLD BLADES 15 (333)
(54-3106) [22-16-0,98]         (54-3127) [6-0-0,98]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

USELESS TOOLS (219)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)     30
2. USELESS TOOLS (219)         27      USELESS TOOLS (219)
3. WORLD BLADES 15 (333)       26      Unchartered Team
4. MASS EFFECT (332)            0
5. ASIAN INVASION (13)          0      WORLD BLADES 15 (333)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 USELESS TOOLS (219)      225 104 11 68.4   1/ 4 USELESS TOOLS (219)       6  1 1
 2/ 0*WORLD BLADES 15 (333)      6   3  0 66.7   2/ 3 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)   5 10 0
 3- 2*MASS EFFECT (332)          9   6  0 60.0   3- 1*MASS EFFECT (332)         3  2 0
 4- 3 SPARF! (310)             114  78  6 59.4   4- 2 ASIAN INVASION (13)       2  1 0
 5- 4 ASIAN INVASION (13)      181 140 22 56.4   5/ 0*WORLD BLADES 15 (333)     1  0 0
 6/ 5 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)  457 382 16 54.5   6- 5 SPARF! (310)              1  0 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
                                     -----------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 376): CLYDE D'CLUB of PEASANT REBELLION (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 373): TRAVEL of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 6371: PITCHFORK of USEFUL WEAPONS (Smithy, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 327): DUCK WITH SWORDS of DUCKS UNLIMITED (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 349): LAPUR BISQUE of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 343): CASTLE THUNDER of OTTODROME TW (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 330): HEART OF GLASS of PUBLIC ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 324): MALICE of IRON CATHEDRAL (Dameon Darkheart, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 308): YAHOO WAHOO of USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 301): HEATH BAR of SHEWISH MUNCHIES (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 277): JOCK-IN-THE-BOX of SCOTCH (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 278): LONDON BEEFEATER of MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 278): F.U.B.A.R. of ALPHABET SOUP (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  83 TELORINTHE (turn 93): WHITEY D'EAGLE of NONSUCH HOUSE (Dimetreas, mgr.)
 DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 276): WHACKING WILLOW of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 376): Z GLADIATORS (Mr. Zee, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 373): EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 371): WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (La Guillotine, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 327): DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 349): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 343): D.A. REJECTS (Spirit, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 330): PUBLIC ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 324): OTTO'S PARTS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 308): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 301): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 277): ZOMBIE SQUADS (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 278): BASH BROS CANDY (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 277): MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  83 TELORINTHE (turn 93): CHAPEL OF GHOULS (Var, mgr.)
 DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 276): AGED et al (Methusaleh, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                   ----------------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 374): IWO JIMA of SMITHSONIAN (Curator, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 373): MERCURY of PLANETS (Stargazer, mgr.)
                          POP TARGET of DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 349): LAPUR BISQUE of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 343): EXPOSED of HORNY GOAT X (Grimm, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 329): NEFARA of PUBLIC ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 323): FAT LIP of OTTO'S PARTS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 307): QUI GONG of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 301): I MOTHER EARTH of CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 278): LONDON BEEFEATER of MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.)
                               FILING FEE of BASH BROS LAWYER (Assurnasirbanipal)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Good day, in TROCAR a quiet thief gets rich, but a quiet spymaster gets poor.  
So bring me ale and harken to my tidbits of news.  It seems the training can make the 
difference, as MASS EFFECT is pushed out of top team by USELESS TOOLS, who came from 
4th with a 4-1-1 this turn.  USELESS TOOLS stable has parlayed this turn's 4-1-1 into 
a 3 space move up the rankings.  This brings them up to 1st place.  Good work, guys!  
And let's see, DYSLEXIC EDITOR fought LEVANDAR and gained 33 points and contributed 
to USELESS TOOLS' 4-1-1.  KORILL SAI has lost to SLO-MO MAILMAN, falling 2 points, 
while helping make TRADERS OF TROCAR a 3-2-0 turn.  We should ask INNUK SHUK about 
the thrill of victory, and what being the new Duelmaster does for a warrior, he's now 
the one to ask.  Tell me, is nothing sacred?  I have heard from unimpeachable sources 
that The Warty Toad uses trolls in their stew.  Talk about gristle!   
     I tell you, a green quarterstaff lasts longer than a seasoned sapling.  A basher 
friend of mine assures me this is true.  I also notice that the ASIAN INVASION stable 
was the most avoided team this turn.  Come on TROCAR, what are you afraid of?  And 
avoiding ASIAN INVASION more than any other team we find USELESS TOOLS.  TROCAR, are 
we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing?   
     A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once.  Wise men know this to 
be true.  I guess it was coming sooner or later, TRADERS OF TROCAR has lost LEVANDAR, 
and TROCAR is bound to miss him.  For a little while, at least.  A brave warrior does 
not carry a red shield, he has nothing to cover or hide when the fight is over.  
Consider well.   
     Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe.  Dare 
to fight bravely.  Always good to rest in TROCAR, but never good to wear out my 
welcome.  Look for me in future turns.  Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to 
paper-- Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 INNUK SHUK 3127               6   0  0    98       WORLD BLADES 15 (333)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DYSLEXIC EDITOR 3053         10   0  1   122       USELESS TOOLS (219)
-VICTORIAN MANDARIN 2911      15  10  0   105       SPARF! (310)
 DESERT PEARL 3106            22  16  0    98       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
-CHUN MING 3118               15  15  1    91       ASIAN INVASION (13)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 YAHOO WAHOO 2733             14   8  0    83       USELESS TOOLS (219)
 DALAN HILLEI 3150             9   7  0    73       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
 HAZZAN KAZZAR 3124           16  14  0    67       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-JACK 3123                     3   0  0    47       MASS EFFECT (332)
 SLO-MO MAILMAN 3055           5   2  0    46       USELESS TOOLS (219)
 CHERRY PICKER 3092            4   1  1    44       USELESS TOOLS (219)
-URDNOT WREX 3119              3   0  0    41       MASS EFFECT (332)
-PHILOSOPHER 2949              3   1  1    38       SPARF! (310)
-LEGION 3121                   3   0  0    38       MASS EFFECT (332)
-PAMELA TWITCH 2950            5   2  0    36       SPARF! (310)
-MEI LU 3137                   6  15  1    34       ASIAN INVASION (13)
 KORILL SAI 3154               6   7  0    34       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-LIVERMORE 2948                7   1  0    28       SPARF! (310)
 DISSOLVABLE DIAPER 3063       4   2  0    28       USELESS TOOLS (219)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
LEVANDAR 3097          21 24 2 TRADERS OF TROCA 252 DYSLEXIC EDITOR 3053  309   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

And AGAIN one-four.  And AGAIN Hazzan lost to a standby.  This has got to stop!  The
standbys are getting too mean. -- Desert Pearl
P.S.  And having only five fights for the whole arena, day OR night, is also not
good.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

YAHOO WAHOO was viciously subdued by INNUK SHUK in a 3 minute master's Title fight.
LEVANDAR was easily killed by DYSLEXIC EDITOR in a 1 minute one-sided match.
DESERT PEARL vanquished THE COLLECTOR in a popular 2 minute gory mismatched brawl.
HAZZAN KAZZAR demolished LAKE PATROL in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
DALAN HILLEI won victory over WILD-EYED FANATIC in a 2 minute fight.
KORILL SAI was viciously subdued by SLO-MO MAILMAN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute match.
CHERRY PICKER defeated RIRORNI SLAVER in a action packed 3 minute melee.
DISSOLVABLE DIAPER won victory over TROCARAN DESERTER in a 3 minute duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         AIMED BLOW        13 -   5 -  0      72  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         TOTAL PARRY        4 -   2 -  0      67  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         STRIKING ATTACK   21 -  11 -  1      66  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         WALL OF STEEL      5 -   4 -  0      56  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         LUNGING ATTACK    13 -  12 -  0      52  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         SLASHING ATTACK    7 -  11 -  0      39  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   8 -  1      20  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         BASHING ATTACK     0 -   2 -  0       0  |

Turn 309 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     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         5  STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
STRIKING ATTACK    5 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  2         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  INNUK SHUK 3127             6   0  0   98 WORLD BLADES 15 (333)
TOTAL PARRY      YAHOO WAHOO 2733           14   8  0   83 USELESS TOOLS (219)
AIMED BLOW       DALAN HILLEI 3150           9   7  0   73 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
SLASHING ATTACK  HAZZAN KAZZAR 3124         16  14  0   67 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
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 INNUK SHUK 3127.  The ten other most popular fighters were CHERRY PICKER 
3092, DESERT PEARL 3106, SLO-MO MAILMAN 3055, DALAN HILLEI 3150, HAZZAN KAZZAR 3124, 
YAHOO WAHOO 2733, DYSLEXIC EDITOR 3053, LEVANDAR 3097, KORILL SAI 3154, and 
DISSOLVABLE DIAPER 3063.

The least popular fighter this week was DISSOLVABLE DIAPER 3063.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were KORILL SAI 3154, LEVANDAR 3097, DYSLEXIC EDITOR 3053, YAHOO 
WAHOO 2733, HAZZAN KAZZAR 3124, DALAN HILLEI 3150, SLO-MO MAILMAN 3055, DESERT PEARL 
3106, CHERRY PICKER 3092, and INNUK SHUK 3127.