DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/10/2017    Duedate: 04/06/2017

TROCAR ARENA

DM-54    TURN-342

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

CLEANING TIME
BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
(54-3200) [14-9-0,103]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

CLEANING TIME                  KOLBY
BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)       CHEEZY GOODNESS (350)
(54-3200) [14-9-0,103]         (54-3279) [2-0-0,28]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

CLEANING TIME                  DEMON MONKEY
BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)       GOT BLOOD? (345)
(54-3200) [14-9-0,103]         (54-3249) [2-2-0,8]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)    62
2. CHEEZY GOODNESS (350)       31      TREES (340)
3. KILLER B'S (348)            28      Unchartered Team
4. TREES (340)                 20
5. ASKEWNIVERSE (349)           0      CHEEZY GOODNESS (350)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*ASKEWNIVERSE (349)         7   3  0 70.0   1/ 1 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) 13  2 1
 2/ 4*CHEEZY GOODNESS (350)      6   4  1 60.0   2/ 2 TREES (340)               7  3 0
 3/ 6 TREES (340)               35  29  2 54.7   3- 3*ASKEWNIVERSE (349)        7  3 0
 4/ 7 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)  57  60  2 48.7   4/ 7*CHEEZY GOODNESS (350)     6  4 1
 5/ 5*GOT BLOOD? (345)           4   5  0 44.4   5/ 6*KILLER B'S (348)          6  9 0
 6/ 8*KILLER B'S (348)           7  13  0 35.0   6/ 5*GOT BLOOD? (345)          2  5 0

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

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

Fighting for immortality this turn!  I should be more excited than I am.  But 
unfortunately, immortality wouldn't change the fact that the Bathroom will need 
cleaning again.  And soon!

                                          -- Cleaning Time

                                      SPY REPORT

     Oh, hi.  Its just little 'ol Debby Tonte.  Thought I'd check out TROCAR to see 
what's new.  The guys at CHEEZY GOODNESS like really pulled together to get a 3-2-1 
this turn, moving up by 3.  MVP award for LEAKY TOILET?  BASH BROS BATHROOM's proud 
of him after beating SHAGORNAN WILD MAN and getting 22 points.  Talk about yer big 
time losers!  JACKI got smashed by BOBBY, and lost 9 points!  Don't you think the 
Duelmaster is being unfair?  I think CLEANING TIME should let VENOMOUS CONCUBINE be 
Duelmaster for a while, without fighting about it.  Who was the wiseguy that said 
TROCAR's Duelmaster was paying for drinks at The Swinging Aardvark?  Don't look at 
me!   
     So just why would someone becomes a warrior anyway?  It can't be for these 
really neat Spyreports can it?  KILLER B'S was the most avoided team.  Is a 7-13-0 
record really that scary?  I don't know what GOT BLOOD?'s been doing.  They certainly 
haven't been accepting many fights from KILLER B'S, that's fer sher.  Like, is OUT OF 
TP popular, or what?  He was challenged the most in all of TROCAR!  He's got a 4-0-1, 
is that good?   
     What does a fighter fight for?  I mean, the crowds don't give a hoot if someone 
gets killed.  Not after four more fights.  Pinch me, I must be dreaming!!!  OUT OF TP 
returns from the Dark Arena, maybe a "little upset" at his BASH BROS BATHROOM 
teammates...  What if they had a fight and nobody showed up?  I'd be out of a job, 
that's what!!!   
     I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid.  Who would've guessed I'd be 
a famous Spyreporter?  I gotta leave.  TROCAR is like such a dump, and you guys smell 
too much!  I had a fun time, see you later-- Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CLEANING TIME 3200           14   9  0   103       BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FOGGED UP MIRROR 3231         7   2  0    90       BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
 ASH 3205                     11   2  0    84       TREES (340)
 LEAKY TOILET 3112            11  16  0    79       BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
 STINKY 3116                  13  14  1    75       BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OUT OF TP 3258                4   0  1    52       BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
 YEW 3209                      6   7  0    40       TREES (340)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FIR 3251                      4   0  1    32       TREES (340)
 KOLBY 3279                    2   0  0    28       CHEEZY GOODNESS (350)
 ELM 3206                      6   7  0    25       TREES (340)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHEOPA 3280                   2   0  0    23       CHEEZY GOODNESS (350)
 MOONSTER 3276                 1   1  1    18       CHEEZY GOODNESS (350)
 BOBBY 3266                    2   2  0    17       KILLER B'S (348)
-JAY 3275                      2   0  0    15       ASKEWNIVERSE (349)
-ALYSSA JONES 3272             2   0  0    15       ASKEWNIVERSE (349)
 BILLY 3265                    2   2  0    14       KILLER B'S (348)
 BRENDA 3268                   2   2  0    14       KILLER B'S (348)
-DANTE HICKS 3274              2   0  0    14       ASKEWNIVERSE (349)
 BARRY 3267                    1   3  0    13       KILLER B'S (348)
 KINGSLAYER 3248               2   2  0     9       GOT BLOOD? (345)
 DEMON MONKEY 3249             2   2  0     8       GOT BLOOD? (345)
 OAK 3250                      1   3  0     6       TREES (340)
 JACKI 3277                    1   1  0     6       CHEEZY GOODNESS (350)
-SILENT BOB 3273               1   1  0     5       ASKEWNIVERSE (349)
 BEATRICE 3269                 0   4  0     4       KILLER B'S (348)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-RANDALL GRAVES 3271           0   2  0     2       ASKEWNIVERSE (349)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
MAGE'S APPRENTIC        0  0 0                      MOONSTER 3276         342  NONE
DA BOUND 3278           0  2 0 CHEEZY GOODNESS 350  MAINAKHA-TE ASSA      342  NONE
LONG TALL LEMUEL        0  0 0 DARK ARENA           OUT OF TP 3258        342  NONE
WHIFFLE 3257            1  1 0 USELESS TOOLS 219    TOP DOGG 3252         338  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

OUT OF TP butchered LONG TALL LEMUEL in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DA BOUND was murdered by MAINAKHA-TE ASSASSIN in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
STINKY was defeated by ASH in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Challenge duel.
BRENDA bested DEMON MONKEY in a exciting 2 minute bloody novice's Challenge fight.
BILLY slimly lost to KOLBY in a crowd pleasing 2 minute novice's Challenge duel.
BARRY bested OAK in a 2 minute novice's Challenge competition.
CLEANING TIME overcame VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute expert's Title melee.
FOGGED UP MIRROR vanquished VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
LEAKY TOILET vanquished SHAGORNAN WILD MAN in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
ELM was narrowly defeated by AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 4 minute gory melee.
YEW defeated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 3 minute brutal match.
FIR devastated KINGSLAYER in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
BOBBY savagely defeated JACKI in a 3 minute gory amateur's match.
BEATRICE was handily defeated by CHEOPA in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.
MOONSTER slew MAGE'S APPRENTICE in a action packed 1 minute beginner's struggle.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   7         TOTAL PARRY       23 -   7 -  0      77  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         AIMED BLOW        12 -   5 -  1      71  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         STRIKING ATTACK   10 -   5 -  3      67  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         SLASHING ATTACK    4 -   2 -  0      67  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         BASHING ATTACK    23 -  15 -  2      61  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-LUNGE       12 -  10 -  1      55  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   2 -  0      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   7 -  0      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         WALL OF STEEL      8 -   9 -  0      47  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         LUNGING ATTACK     5 -  14 -  0      26  |

Turn 342 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        2 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     3 -  4         4  BASHING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  1         2  PARRY-LUNGE    
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  1                                       1  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  1                                       1  WALL OF STEEL  
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-LUNGE      CLEANING TIME 3200         14   9  0  103 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   FOGGED UP MIRROR 3231       7   2  0   90 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
TOTAL PARRY      ASH 3205                   11   2  0   84 TREES (340)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is CLEANING TIME 3200.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was DEMON MONKEY 3249.  The ten other most popular fighters were KOLBY 3279, 
BILLY 3265, OAK 3250, ASH 3205, BOBBY 3266, OUT OF TP 3258, STINKY 3116, BRENDA 3268, 
BARRY 3267, and CLEANING TIME 3200.

The least popular fighter this week was KINGSLAYER 3248.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were ELM 3206, DA BOUND 3278, BEATRICE 3269, YEW 3209, LEAKY TOILET 3112, 
MOONSTER 3276, CHEOPA 3280, JACKI 3277, FIR 3251, and FOGGED UP MIRROR 3231.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

CLEANING TIME (54-3200) BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

For those of you who keep track of such things, several additional warriors 
graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. 

                     MOJO'S MONKEY (16-4101) THE FUN BUNCH  (396) 
                     LEAPING LEPER (33-7940) HALLOWIENERS  (635) 
                       EMERALD CITY (47-7896) LAND OF OZ  (217) 
                   SILVERTHORN (60-8840) SUPERIOR FORCES 60  (654) 
                       KAYCRON (63-2900) SUPERIOR FORCES  (235) 
                          MADONNA (63-3068) BAD GIRLS  (325) 
                   LEAST SHREW (70-6374) SHREW CAN IT BE NOW  (529) 
                 THE GREAT PUMPKIN (82-4576) LEGENEDS OF TKE 2  (618) 
                            HARV (82-35034) MY TCS  (5768) 
                      PERPETUAL (84-14073) OTTODROME 13  (2485) 
                        GEEZER (84-20642) GETTING OLD  (3683) 
                      LAST STRAW (84-24737) OTTODROME 41  (4393) 
                       LINT (84-29649) TUM'S ALL STARS  (5238) 
                PROFANELY ABUNDANT (84-42331) WINTER 2013 XIII  (7355) 
                   ZOMBIE BABY (84-53039) SPIRIT'S SPIRITS  (9134) 
                        CHILI (85-8953) MADE WITH MEAT  (1634) 
                   VINEGAR STROKES (85-9814) THE LEAGUE II  (1787) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes

                          MAKING YOUR CHALLENGES GO THROUGH

     First, you need to be sure you are making your challenges correctly.
     1.  Are you writing down the warrior I.D. number of the warrior you want to 
challenge?
     2.  Is your handwriting clear?
     3.  Is the warrior you are challenging within range of your warrior?  Warriors 
can challenge within their own class and the next higher class, plus the "Challenger" 
classes can also challenge the next lower class.  So, an Adept can challenge Adepts 
and Challenger Adepts.  A Challenger Adept can challenge Adepts, Challenger Adepts, 
and Champions.  (Try not to challenge down, though.  Besides being unsportsmanlike and 
making everyone mad, it isn't advantageous to your warriors.  They need to fight more 
experienced warriors so they will learn.)
     4.  Are your warriors eligible to make challenges?  If they didn't fight within 
the last two turns, then they can't challenge.
     5.  Are the warriors they want to fight eligible to receive challenges?  If they 
didn't fight within the last two turns, then they can't be challenged.

     Next, adjust your choices for the maximum likelihood of getting your challenges.  
There are several things that will help:
     1.  Have each of your warriors challenge two different opponents from two 
different teams.  That way, if the first opponent's team doesn't fight that turn, you 
still might get your second challenge.
     2.  Use your avoids.  Have each warrior avoid the teams of whoever you think 
might be likely to challenge him.  If you can get out of being challenged, that 
increases your chance of getting your own challenge through.
     3.  Don't challenge warriors who didn't fight last turn.  The odds are higher 
that they won't be fighting this turn.
     4.  Don't challenge warriors who might be involved in a bloodfeud (either as the 
killers, or the avengers).  A bloodfeud challenge has priority over all other 
challenges.
     5.  Don't challenge Tournament Victors.  A TV challenge has priority over all 
other challenges except bloodfeuds.  You'll need to do a little research in back 
issues of the newsletter to find out who the TVs are.
     6.  Don't challenge warriors who you know are going to challenge someone else, or 
are going to get challenged by someone else.  Your challenge has a better chance of 
getting through if it is the only challenge to that particular warrior.
     7.  Don't challenge the "easy pickings."  That is, warriors above you who have 
way too few fights or very bad records for where they are ranked.  They will tend to 
get challenged a lot.
     8.  Don't challenge warriors who are likely to be avoiding your team.  This 
includes any warrior your team fought within the last two turns.
     Well, it sounds like I've eliminated just about everybody, doesn't it?  Of course 
you can challenge opponents who fit into one or more of those categories; just try to 
find ones who don't.  Your idea candidate for a challenge is:  A warrior ranked 
somewhat above your warrior in the same class, or in the next higher class, with a few 
more fights than your warrior, and a winning record, who isn't a TV and isn't 
currently at war with anyone.
     I hope this will be of some help to you.

                                                  The Rogue She-Puppy