DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/29/2016    Duedate: 02/25/2016

TROCAR ARENA

DM-54    TURN-329

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

NYALL BLOODGRIN
CARESS OF STEEL (301)
(54-2782) [14-5-0,105]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

NYALL BLOODGRIN                FAST ORANGE
CARESS OF STEEL (301)          BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
(54-2782) [14-5-0,105]         (54-3212) [3-1-1,49]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

NYALL BLOODGRIN                CLEANING TIME
CARESS OF STEEL (301)          BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
(54-2782) [14-5-0,105]         (54-3200) [7-3-0,59]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CARESS OF STEEL (301)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. CARESS OF STEEL (301)       45
2. BOOK OF THOMAS (341)        17      CARESS OF STEEL (301)
3. BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)    14      Unchartered Team
4. USELESS TOOLS (219)          0
5. SPARF! (310)                 0      BOOK OF THOMAS (341)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 2 USELESS TOOLS (219)      255 121 12 67.8   1/ 4 CARESS OF STEEL (301)     9  5 0
 2/ 1*BOOK OF THOMAS (341)      10   5  2 66.7   2/ 1*BOOK OF THOMAS (341)      8  4 2
 3- 3 SPARF! (310)             131  86  6 60.4   3/ 5 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)  7  6 0
 4/ 5 CARESS OF STEEL (301)     53  35  2 60.2   4- 3 USELESS TOOLS (219)       4  1 0
 5/ 4*TREES (340)               16  13  1 55.2   5- 6 SPARF! (310)              4  1 0
 6/ 6 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)  27  31  1 46.6   6/ 2*TREES (340)               4 10 1

    '*'   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.  Biff!  Pow!  TROCAR 
watched with glee as BOOK OF THOMAS got knocked off top spot by CARESS OF STEEL!  
Phhbltt!  Too much drinking and too little dodging gave TREES a 1-3-0!  I got a good 
laugh out of it!  Up 'n down.  Up 'n down.  Rankings always change.  Up 'n down.  I 
think I'm gonna be...  Well, CARESS OF STEEL's 1st moved them up to 5-0-0 place.  Try 
as he might, WILD-EYED FANATIC wasn't good enough at persuading NYALL BLOODGRIN to 
step down from the Duelmaster's throne...  Wouldn't it be nice to have live subjects 
to practice on?  I hear some team is looking into the uses of convicted prisoners.   
     Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges...  The most avoided team 
was BOOK OF THOMAS.  Management must be dealin', as the boys at TREES ain't reelin'!  
BOOK OF THOMAS' mad!  How well I know the feeling of being the most challenged 
warrior, TOOTOUGH!  Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to haunt you.  FAST 
ORANGE of BOOK OF THOMAS knows how to pick 'em.  He challenged FIR of TREES who is up 
by 19.  Now was this a wise move?  FAST ORANGE perhaps got his just desserts, seeing 
as he bested FIR and ended up with 49 recognition points.   
     A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing.  Some fighters 
don't accept this.  The best do.  BIG CHILL was plum wore out after ASH pounded 'im 
silly in a Bloodfeud.  BOOK OF THOMAS'll have to get a little better before going 
after ASH again!  Many a warrior has met his fate in a hungover stupor.  You young 
rapscallions, take note!   
     Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors.  Any plans here?  All 
work and no play makes Olaf a dull fighter.  Work and play no fighter dull Olaf.  
Olaffighterwork and no play.  I don't want to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NYALL BLOODGRIN 2782         14   5  0   105       CARESS OF STEEL (301)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-YAHOO WAHOO 2733             22  11  0   117       USELESS TOOLS (219)
 THOR RAVENBLADE 2781         11   8  1   101       CARESS OF STEEL (301)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DISSOLVABLE DIAPER 3063      11   3  0    86       USELESS TOOLS (219)
-SLO-MO MAILMAN 3055          12   4  1    82       USELESS TOOLS (219)
 LEAKY TOILET 3112             8   6  0    67       BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OLGERD VLAD 2780             15   4  0    66       CARESS OF STEEL (301)
-PHILOSOPHER 2949              7   3  1    66       SPARF! (310)
 CLEANING TIME 3200            7   3  0    59       BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-PAMELA TWITCH 2950           10   3  0    50       SPARF! (310)
 FAST ORANGE 3212              3   1  1    49       BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
 ASH 3205                      6   0  0    43       TREES (340)
-LIVERMORE 2948                9   5  0    40       SPARF! (310)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHINA WHITE 3214              3   0  0    33       BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
-ULURU DINGO 3153              2   0  0    32       SPARF! (310)
 FIR 3207                      4   2  1    27       TREES (340)
 STINKY 3116                   5   9  1    25       BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
 TOOTOUGH 2942                 3   3  0    25       CARESS OF STEEL (301)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ELM 3206                      3   3  0    23       TREES (340)
 BIG CHILL 3216                3   1  1    22       BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
 COLD HEARTED 3222             1   0  0    19       CARESS OF STEEL (301)
 STAINS 3210                   2   3  0    16       BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
-KRAZY KANGAROO 3217           1   0  0    11       SPARF! (310)
 YEW 3209                      2   4  0    10       TREES (340)
 WHISPER QUIET 3215            1   3  0     6       BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
-PROP WASH 3220                0   1  0     1       USELESS TOOLS (219)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
OAK 3208                1  4 0 TREES 340            BIG CHILL 3216        328  JUST REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Ash -- Trees can't smell!?!  Why didn't Assur tell me that BEFORE I faced you? -- 
Stinky

Elm -- But apparently what is in your water DOES matter. -- Leaky Toilet

China White -- Sure, go ahead.  Take advantage of the weak on your quest for 
domination! -- Stains

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

FAST ORANGE devastated FIR in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
CHINA WHITE won victory over ELM in a action packed 3 minute Challenge battle.
NYALL BLOODGRIN demolished WILD-EYED FANATIC in a 1 minute uneven Title fight.
THOR RAVENBLADE savagely defeated WILD-EYED FANATIC in a exciting 1 minute fight.
LEAKY TOILET devastated JHELUM RAIDER in a 1 minute bloody one-sided duel.
CLEANING TIME was luckily beaten by OLGERD VLAD in a crowd pleasing 6 minute brawl.
BIG CHILL was handily defeated by ASH in a 2 minute uneven melee.
STINKY was unbelievably bested by TOOTOUGH in a 2 minute duel.
YEW was defeated by STAINS in a action packed 3 minute duel.
WHISPER QUIET was overpowered by COLD HEARTED in a 1 minute one-sided fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         TOTAL PARRY       26 -   5 -  0      84  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         STRIKING ATTACK   24 -  11 -  1      69  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         LUNGING ATTACK    16 -   9 -  1      64  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-LUNGE       10 -   7 -  0      59  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         WALL OF STEEL     12 -   9 -  0      57  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         PARRY-STRIKE       5 -   4 -  1      56  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   3 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         AIMED BLOW         7 -   9 -  1      44  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         BASHING ATTACK    10 -  17 -  1      37  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         SLASHING ATTACK    0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 329 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  NYALL BLOODGRIN 2782       14   5  0  105 CARESS OF STEEL (301)
BASHING ATTACK   THOR RAVENBLADE 2781       11   8  1  101 CARESS OF STEEL (301)
LUNGING ATTACK   LEAKY TOILET 3112           8   6  0   67 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
TOTAL PARRY      OLGERD VLAD 2780           15   4  0   66 CARESS OF STEEL (301)
PARRY-LUNGE      CLEANING TIME 3200          7   3  0   59 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is NYALL BLOODGRIN 2782.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was CLEANING TIME 3200.  The ten other most popular fighters were THOR 
RAVENBLADE 2781, CHINA WHITE 3214, STAINS 3210, NYALL BLOODGRIN 2782, STINKY 3116, 
COLD HEARTED 3222, LEAKY TOILET 3112, BIG CHILL 3216, FAST ORANGE 3212, and ASH 3205.

The least popular fighter this week was FIR 3207.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were WHISPER QUIET 3215, YEW 3209, OLGERD VLAD 2780, ELM 3206, TOOTOUGH 
2942, ASH 3205, FAST ORANGE 3212, BIG CHILL 3216, LEAKY TOILET 3112, and COLD HEARTED 
3222.

                 FACE-TO-FACE TOURNEY LVI

PRIMUS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
WOLFINMYCLOTHES 961 (257-145-9)        5  3  0         SIS BOOM BAA         

FRESHMEN TOURNEY                       W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
RUBBER BULLET 2503 (50-32-1)           7  3  1         USELESS TOOLS        

CHALLENGERS TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
INNUK SHUK 3127 (6-0-0)                1  3  1         WORLD BLADES 15      

APPRENTICES TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
WATER DAMAGE 3203 (0-1-0)              4  2  1  DEAD   BASH BROS BATHROOM   
RUSSIAN LULLABY 3213 (0-0-0)           1  3  0         BOOK OF THOMAS       

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                                          -- RSI