DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/13/2019    Duedate: 01/09/2020

TROCAR ARENA

DM-54    TURN-378

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

YEW
TREES (340)
(54-3209) [15-11-0,105]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

YEW                            POSITION IS EMPTY
TREES (340)                    
(54-3209) [15-11-0,105]        

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

KORILL SAI                     ELM
TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)        TREES (340)
(54-3154) [10-24-0,54]         (54-3206) [14-12-0,82]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

TREES (340)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. TREES (340)                 37
2. BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)    27      TREES (340)
3. TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)    -13      Unchartered Team

                                       DOG SOLDIERS (263)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 TREES (340)               74  53  3 58.3   1/ 1 TREES (340)              11  3 0
 2/ 2 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)  505 438 16 53.6   2/ 2 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)   8  7 0
 3/ 3 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) 104 109  6 48.8   3/ 3 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)  6  6 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.  What's with WATER DAMAGE?  
He actually beat TRADERS OF TROCAR's DILIAN HALLIE, and walked away with 17 more 
points from the fight.  Major screwup at TRADERS OF TROCAR.  DILIAN HALLIE lost 16 
points to WATER DAMAGE.  Some new strategies, perhaps?  Maybe DILIAN HALLIE will 
provide more easy wins...  THE COLLECTOR was reminded on the sands why YEW is 
Duelmaster.  Advice to fighters with a 1 will--give up fighting!   
     Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges...   
     There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit.  Do you want the fighters 
to walk away, or not?  How long have I been here?  I got people to see, places to 
go...   
     Who knows what the future holds for a warrior.  More fights, there's no doubt.  
Are you as tired of reading this as I am of writing it?  Actually, I guess I'm 
writing it before you read it.  Oh, well.  Time for my medication, so I'll leave now. 
Practice, practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 YEW 3209                     15  11  0   105       TREES (340)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ELM 3206                     14  12  0    82       TREES (340)
 OAK 3250                     10   7  0    80       TREES (340)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SMALL TAMER 3181              9   8  0    56       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
 FIR 3251                     10   7  2    55       TREES (340)
 KORILL SAI 3154              10  24  0    54       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
 WATER DAMAGE 3203             2   1  0    49       BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DILIAN HALLIE 3328            5   7  0    28       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
 BATHTUB RING 3341             3   2  0    26       BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LARKIN SAND 3344              3   3  0    23       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
 FALLEN TOWEL RACK 3319        4   6  0    22       BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
 DA'UD SHEEN 3348              2   1  0    14       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BOWN THE DRAIN 3352     0  1 0 BASH BROS BATHRO 331 SHAGORNAN CHIEFT      378  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BOWN THE DRAIN was butchered by SHAGORNAN CHIEFTAN in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
YEW vanquished THE COLLECTOR in a 2 minute brutal uneven Title battle.
ELM savagely defeated VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a crowd pleasing 3 minute master's duel.
OAK overpowered SMALL TAMER in a 1 minute mismatched match.
DILIAN HALLIE was devastated by WATER DAMAGE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
KORILL SAI was viciously subdued by FIR in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bloody match.
FALLEN TOWEL RACK was savagely defeated by LARKIN SAND in a 1 minute melee.
BATHTUB RING viciously subdued DA'UD SHEEN in a 1 minute gruesome novice's duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       3         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         TOTAL PARRY       18 -   9 -  0      67  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         STRIKING ATTACK   10 -   7 -  1      59  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         WALL OF STEEL     14 -  10 -  1      58  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         SLASHING ATTACK    9 -   8 -  1      53  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         BASHING ATTACK    14 -  13 -  1      52  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         AIMED BLOW        10 -  12 -  0      45  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         LUNGING ATTACK     9 -  18 -  1      33  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   7 -  1      30  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 378 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     AIMED BLOW         1 -  2         2  WALL OF STEEL  
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  1         2  AIMED BLOW     
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  1         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                                                                1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                                                                1  LUNGING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    YEW 3209                   15  11  0  105 TREES (340)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    ELM 3206                   14  12  0   82 TREES (340)
BASHING ATTACK   OAK 3250                   10   7  0   80 TREES (340)
PARRY-LUNGE      FIR 3251                   10   7  2   55 TREES (340)
AIMED BLOW       WATER DAMAGE 3203           2   1  0   49 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is KORILL SAI 3154.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was ELM 3206.  The ten other most popular fighters were FIR 3251, YEW 3209, WATER 
DAMAGE 3203, LARKIN SAND 3344, BATHTUB RING 3341, OAK 3250, BOWN THE DRAIN 3352, 
KORILL SAI 3154, FALLEN TOWEL RACK 3319, and SMALL TAMER 3181.

The least popular fighter this week was DA'UD SHEEN 3348.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were DILIAN HALLIE 3328, SMALL TAMER 3181, FALLEN TOWEL RACK 3319, 
KORILL SAI 3154, BOWN THE DRAIN 3352, OAK 3250, BATHTUB RING 3341, LARKIN SAND 3344, 
WATER DAMAGE 3203, and YEW 3209.

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

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

                    STEEL LION (84-29033) SUPE FORCES 1B02  (5140) 
                      OREO (84-44001) 4-LETTER JUNKFOOD  (7639) 
                      HPNO (82-31002) THIRSTY TUGS 0419  (5094) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes

                        WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN SUNNY ARIZONA!

Our next winter FTF will be held in Tempe, Arizona, January 17-19, 2020.  It will be 
held at our usual Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-897-7444).  Room rates 
are $179.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which includes full cooked breakfast, 
complimentary manager's reception, free airport shuttle, free parking and free high 
speed internet.  There's a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool.  The rooms are blocked--
the code is "DFF."  

       The official block cutoff is December 20 so make your reservations ASAP!
             The hotel reservation site is:  http://tinyurl.com/RSIFTF64 
       This is prime season for Phoenix and the hotel tends to fill up quickly.  

The tournament info sheet is out and minioverviews are printing.  We hope you're all 
looking forward to it and that we will see you there!

                  MAIL-IN TOURNEY LXVIII

FRESHMEN TOURNEY                       W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
FOGGED UP MIRROR 3231 (30-16-1)        1  3  0         BASH BROS BATHROOM   

CHAMPIONS TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
URDNOT WREX 3119 (10-0-0)              2  3  0         MASS EFFECT          

ROOKIES TOURNEY                        W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
MU COLUMBAE 3233 (0-0-0)               1  3  0         COLUMBA              
SIGMA COLUMBAE 3236 (0-0-0)            0  2  0         COLUMBA              

DEAD CHAMPIONS TOURNEY                 W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
UNFLUSHED 3115 (4-2-0)                 2  3  0         BASH BROS BATHROOM   

DEAD INITIATES TOURNEY                 W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
WATER DAMAGE 3203 (0-1-0)              8  2  0  DEAD   BASH BROS BATHROOM   

                             HALLOWEEN TOURNAMENT UPDATE

	It has come to our attention that a warrior, Voodoo Toad 85-14776, was sent to 
the Dark Arena and slain in order to be classed as a Dead Challenger in this past 
Halloween Tournament.  As this warrior is a Zombie, this was against the rules because 
immortal warriors may not challenge the Dark Arena.  (An exception is granted so a 
warrior may challenge the Dark Arena on his very last turn after receiving an 
invitation to Advanced Duelmasters, so he can show his prowess with the Dark Arena 
monsters, but this may not be used as a method of classing in the dead tournament if 
he happens to die in the night fight.) 
	To correct this injustice, we changed the fight result for all warriors who 
lost to Voodoo Toad to a win for that turn.  This gave two warriors, Crazy 54 84-11494 
of Crazy 88 15 and Sarokith 84-30929 of Dub O Dubs, an ending record of 8-3, which 
grants them Tournament Victor status and resurrection. 
	We realize this is not a perfect solution but hope it will make some amends 
for the warriors who lost to this misclassed warrior.

                                          -- RSI