DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/08/2019    Duedate: 03/07/2019

TROCAR ARENA

DM-54    TURN-367

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

DEMON MONKEY
GOT BLOOD? (345)
(54-3249) [12-7-0,122]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

DEMON MONKEY                   HOOLIO HO0LABAR
GOT BLOOD? (345)               THARG'S GREXNIXES (344)
(54-3249) [12-7-0,122]         (54-3242) [4-0-1,57]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

LUTHIEN                        LUTHIEN
LEGIONS OF FATE (351)          LEGIONS OF FATE (351)
(54-3297) [17-11-1,82]         (54-3297) [17-11-1,82]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THARG'S GREXNIXES (344)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BOOK OF THOMAS (341)        80
2. TREES (340)                 32      BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
3. THARG'S GREXNIXES (344)     20      Unchartered Team
4. GOT BLOOD? (345)             7
5. TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)     -8      THARG'S GREXNIXES (344)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*THARG'S GREXNIXES (344)    7   2  1 77.8   1/ 3*THARG'S GREXNIXES (344)   6  1 0
 2/ 0 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)      48  30  3 61.5   2/ 0 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)      5  0 1
 3/ 0 TREES (340)               41  33  2 55.4   3/ 2 GOT BLOOD? (345)          4  1 0
 4/ 0 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)  482 406 16 54.3   4/ 1 LEGIONS OF FATE (351)     4 11 0
 5/ 2 LEGIONS OF FATE (351)     71  69  5 50.7   5/ 0 TREES (340)               3  2 0
 6/ 3 GOT BLOOD? (345)          17  18  1 48.6   6/ 0 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)   1  4 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     I can't believe the violence in TROCAR!  I still haven't told Mom I'm writing 
Spyreports.  She'd have a cow!  Well, here we go...  Too bad, LEGIONS OF FATE, but 
THARG'S GREXNIXES was just too good to be stopped.  MVP award for BIG CHILL?  BOOK OF 
THOMAS' proud of him after beating KORLAN and getting 32 points.  Talk about yer big 
time losers!  DESERT LARK got smashed by NORBO NIBLIK, and lost 15 points!  This 
Duelmaster is like something else!  DEMON MONKEY stopped HAZZAN KAZZAR dead in his 
tracks!  Who was the wiseguy that said TROCAR's Duelmaster was paying for drinks at 
The Dripping Blade?  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?  GOT BLOOD? was TROCAR's most avoided team.  Is there 
some award for that?  Hhmph!  What kind of warriors are LEGIONS OF FATE?  GOT BLOOD?, 
an easy team to beat if I ever saw one, can't get them to accept an invitation!   
     Man, all these warriors dying and killing each other!  Don't you guys ever give 
it a break?  It was kind of sad, seeing old KORLAN stumbling around the arena, before 
BIG CHILL finished him off.  Oh well!  Hey you guys, don't you think your families 
would like to hear from you?  Write!  (Or have someone write for you.)  
     Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain.  Soak it in cold water, and hand 
wash.  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                  
 DEMON MONKEY 3249            12   7  0   122       GOT BLOOD? (345)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BIG CHILL 3216               13   6  2   103       BOOK OF THOMAS (341)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RUSSIAN LULLABY 3213         12   1  0    90       BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
 ASH 3205                     12   3  0    88       TREES (340)
 LUTHIEN 3297                 17  11  1    82       LEGIONS OF FATE (351)
 HAZZAN KAZZAR 3124           20  20  0    80       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
 DUNCAN 3298                  14  14  1    80       LEGIONS OF FATE (351)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHINA WHITE 3214             11   4  0    61       BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
 HOOLIO HO0LABAR 3242          4   0  1    57       THARG'S GREXNIXES (344)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FIR 3251                      6   0  1    55       TREES (340)
 YEW 3209                      8   7  0    54       TREES (340)
 NORBO NIBLIK 3240             3   1  0    43       THARG'S GREXNIXES (344)
 KORILL SAI 3154               9  14  0    41       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
 WINTROW 3306                  8   8  0    37       LEGIONS OF FATE (351)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ELM 3206                      6   9  0    28       TREES (340)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DESERT LARK 3180              6   4  0    22       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
-KINGSLAYER 3248               3   6  1    20       GOT BLOOD? (345)
 SMALL TAMER 3181              4   2  0    16       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
-ONION KNIGHT 3301             2   1  0    14       GOT BLOOD? (345)
 DARK MATTER 3325              1   0  0    13       BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
 MAGIC POTION 3321             1   0  0    11       BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
 OAK 3250                      2   4  0    10       TREES (340)
 ASH 3326                      1   2  0     5       LEGIONS OF FATE (351)
 DILIAN HALLIE 3328            0   1  0     1       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
KORLAN 3295            12 13 0 LEGIONS OF FATE 351  BIG CHILL 3216        367   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DEMON MONKEY devastated HAZZAN KAZZAR in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
BIG CHILL slaughtered KORLAN in a 1 minute uneven battle.
LUTHIEN was outlasted by RUSSIAN LULLABY in a crowd pleasing 7 minute expert's fight.
DUNCAN slimly lost to ASH in a exciting 4 minute veteran's fight.
KORILL SAI was devastated by YEW in a 2 minute uneven brawl.
DESERT LARK was overpowered by NORBO NIBLIK in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
HOOLIO HO0LABAR viciously subdued ELM in a slow 9 minute gruesome competition.
WINTROW was vanquished by CHINA WHITE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
FIR vanquished JHELUM RAIDER in a 1 minute gruesome uneven fight.
SMALL TAMER defeated OAK in a 2 minute fight.
ASH was overpowered by DARK MATTER in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
MAGIC POTION overpowered DILIAN HALLIE in a 1 minute one-sided match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       4         TOTAL PARRY       13 -   1 -  0      93  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         WALL OF STEEL     12 -   4 -  1      75  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   1 -  0      67  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         STRIKING ATTACK   11 -   6 -  0      65  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         AIMED BLOW         7 -   4 -  1      64  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         BASHING ATTACK     5 -   4 -  0      56  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         LUNGING ATTACK     8 -   9 -  0      47  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         SLASHING ATTACK   12 -  19 -  0      39  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 367 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        1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  2         3  SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  2         2  TOTAL PARRY    
AIMED BLOW         3 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  3         2  WALL OF STEEL  
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  AIMED BLOW     
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                                                                1  PARRY-LUNGE    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  DEMON MONKEY 3249          12   7  0  122 GOT BLOOD? (345)
AIMED BLOW       BIG CHILL 3216             13   6  2  103 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
TOTAL PARRY      RUSSIAN LULLABY 3213       12   1  0   90 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
STRIKING ATTACK  LUTHIEN 3297               17  11  1   82 LEGIONS OF FATE (351)
LUNGING ATTACK   CHINA WHITE 3214           11   4  0   61 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
WALL OF STEEL    HOOLIO HO0LABAR 3242        4   0  1   57 THARG'S GREXNIXES (344)
PARRY-LUNGE      FIR 3251                    6   0  1   55 TREES (340)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is LUTHIEN 3297.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was LUTHIEN 3297.  The ten other most popular fighters were DUNCAN 3298, KORILL SAI 
3154, DEMON MONKEY 3249, ASH 3205, YEW 3209, CHINA WHITE 3214, FIR 3251, DARK MATTER 
3325, MAGIC POTION 3321, and RUSSIAN LULLABY 3213.

The least popular fighter this week was ELM 3206.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were DILIAN HALLIE 3328, ASH 3326, WINTROW 3306, DESERT LARK 3180, KORLAN 
3295, HAZZAN KAZZAR 3124, HOOLIO HO0LABAR 3242, BIG CHILL 3216, OAK 3250, and SMALL 
TAMER 3181.

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

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

                           ODOBAN (47-7715) ERRATA!  (760) 
                         WREN (82-18987) TWISTED OAK  (2929) 
                       *RJ (82-41763) THIRSTY THUGS 603  (6973) 
                  DREW BURY MORE (82-55150) STREET WALKERS 8  (9312) 
                   KISS MY... (84-26804) BLOOD SUGAR MAGIK  (4752) 
                      BIG IN JAPAN (84-29457) KAOS 11-21  (4614) 
                       HARV (84-29648) TUM'S ALL STARS  (5238) 
                    MARSHALL (84-35564) THIRSTY THUGS 1327  (6222) 
                   JIMMY JON (84-35711) THIRSTY THUGS 0512  (6251) 
                   BINGO BASHER (84-36834) NAMED BY MARK V  (6439) 
                   NAKED RAYGUN (84-54748) CHICAGO BOUND 16  (9453) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes

                        BLOODGAMES at the WINTER FACE-TO-FACE

Congratulations to the winners of the Winter 2019 Bloodgames!

We held two Bloodgames arenas at the Winter Face to Face:  

  FTF-Style (DM 96):      for Face-to-Face attendees, with turn-by-turn strategies
  Mail-in-Style (DM 97):  for all managers, with one strategy for all ten rounds

Each manager's Bloodgames team had ten warriors, one of each style, all attributes 
according to the manager's desire (84 points total).  After ten rounds of brutal 
battles, the Bloodgames Champions are the living warriors with the greatest number 
of kills (only one of each style in each arena).  These champions have been granted 
immortality and advanced to ADM!  The winners were:

          DM 96
          Slasher:        GEORGE WAHLEN of MEDAL OF HONOR 29 96-6436, 8-2-5 
          Parry-Lunge:    IMA PLUNGER of WIRA TEAM 96-6399, 8-2-5
          Striker:        HOMINY of CORN DOGS 96-6775, 8-2-4

          DM 97
          Wall-of-Steel:  GET MARRIED of GAMBLING 2 97-7204, 8-2-5
          Striker:    	   HIAWATHA of KHOR'S INDIGENOUS 97-7160 10-0-4
          Aimed Blow:     TRIUMPH of CANADIAN CLASSICS 97-7395  6-4-4

Congratulations to the winners! -- RSI