DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/06/2020    Duedate: 04/02/2020

TROCAR ARENA

DM-54    TURN-381

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

URDNOT WREX
MASS EFFECT (332)
(54-3119) [13-0-0,154]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

URDNOT WREX                    IMAI
MASS EFFECT (332)              CRUX (352)
(54-3119) [13-0-0,154]         (54-3356) [2-0-0,32]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

KORILL SAI                     THE ILLUSIVE MAN
TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)        MASS EFFECT (332)
(54-3154) [11-26-0,59]         (54-3188) [1-6-0,9]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

MASS EFFECT (332)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BOOK OF THOMAS (341)        43
2. CRUX (352)                  23      BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
3. TREES (340)                 13      Unchartered Team
4. BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)     6
5. MASS EFFECT (332)            1      CRUX (352)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*CRUX (352)                 2   1  0 66.7   1/ 4 MASS EFFECT (332)         6  7 0
 2/ 2 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)      65  45  4 59.1   2/ 3 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)   6  9 0
 3/ 4 TREES (340)               78  58  3 57.4   3/ 5 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)      5  5 1
 4/ 3 MASS EFFECT (332)         36  27  0 57.1   4/ 2 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)  5  6 0
 5/ 5 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)  511 447 16 53.3   5/ 1 TREES (340)               4  5 0
 6/ 6 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) 109 115  6 48.7   6/ 6*CRUX (352)                2  1 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings, Warriors of TROCAR.  Allow this humble servant Novgorodny Vir to give 
you a respite from the fights in the form of this Spyreport.  Nothing is certain in 
TROCAR, with changing loyalties, changing Duelmasters.  Write this down:  new top 
team--MASS EFFECT.  He who laughs last didn't get the joke.  Speaking of laughing at 
jokes, observe TREES.  Last week they got 2-2-0 to drop by 4!  Nothing works for a 
team like victory (How's that for a perceptive observation?) as MASS EFFECT can 
attest...  CRUX had cause to celebrate, after IMAI got 19 points by beating LARKIN 
SAND.  LARKIN SAND certainly had a baffled expression on hers face, after losing to 
IMAI and losing 12 points in the process!  Those who hoped for a new Duelmaster were 
disappointed by OAK, of TREES, who despite a 11-8-0 couldn't overcome TROCAR's Number 
1.  So who's the team that's been walking into taverns last week and ordering milk?  
Sounds like a PR stunt to me.   
     A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn?  And do not the 
little birds cry out?'  Any ideas?  Perhaps the warriors of MASS EFFECT should take 
up some hobbies, as they are the most avoided team...  Like a pup with its tail 
between its legs, BASH BROS BATHROOM scurried away from MASS EFFECT.  Oh, the shame!  
     Ah, the duel!  The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd!  I get a 
special thrill from seeing innocent boy like WATER DAMAGE from BASH BROS BATHROOM get 
pointlessly killed.  Good show, CHINA WHITE!  (No mercy.) Ask not a spymaster for 
counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have fallen into an unconscious 
stupor.   
     All good things must come to an end.  As the seasons change, and the creatures 
of the wild change also, so do I feel a yearning to leave this place.  Like a mixed 
metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid TROCAR farewell-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 URDNOT WREX 3119             13   0  0   154       MASS EFFECT (332)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHINA WHITE 3214             15   8  1    91       BOOK OF THOMAS (341)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OAK 3250                     11   8  0    90       TREES (340)
 RUSSIAN LULLABY 3213         17   4  0    85       BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
 ELM 3206                     15  13  0    77       TREES (340)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BATHTUB RING 3341             6   2  0    65       BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
 FIR 3251                     11   8  2    63       TREES (340)
 KORILL SAI 3154              11  26  0    59       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SMALL TAMER 3181             10  10  0    51       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
 DILIAN HALLIE 3328            7   8  0    42       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
 MAGIC POTION 3321             4   0  0    40       BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
 SPECIES 37 3163               8   2  0    39       MASS EFFECT (332)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 IMAI 3356                     2   0  0    32       CRUX (352)
 JACK 3123                     8   5  0    29       MASS EFFECT (332)
 FALLEN TOWEL RACK 3319        4   9  0    25       BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
 LEGION 3121                   6   6  0    24       MASS EFFECT (332)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DA'UD SHEEN 3348              3   3  0    18       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
 LARKIN SAND 3344              4   5  0    17       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
 BAY 3351                      1   1  0    12       TREES (340)
 THE ILLUSIVE MAN 3188         1   6  0     9       MASS EFFECT (332)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CORRODED PIPE 3359      0  1 0 BASH BROS BATHRO 331 PRIEST OF AHRING      381  NONE
WATER DAMAGE 3203       4  2 0 BASH BROS BATHRO 331 CHINA WHITE 3214      381   
HEDIES 3364             0  1 0 BOOK OF THOMAS 341   JENNE THE KNIFE       381  NONE
SHEDIES 3365            0  1 0 BOOK OF THOMAS 341   PRIEST OF AHRING      381  NONE
GACRUX 3361             0  1 0 CRUX 352             LONG TALL LEMUEL      381  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Our congratulations to Yew. -- Traders of Trocar

Water Damage -- A lot of that going around at this season. -- Korill Sai

Bathtub Ring -- I wouldn't get in your bathtub.  It has a nasty ring. -- Small Tamer

Fir -- At this season, I'm more interested in fur. -- Larkin Sand

Species 37 -- It needs more than mass to win. -- Dillian Hallie

Magic Potion -- Not a good tactic. -- Da'ud Sheen

Our congratulations to Yew. -- Traders of Trocar

Water Damage -- Messy.  Hard to fix. -- Korill Sai

Bathtub Ring -- I'm not getting into your dirty tub. -- Small Tamer

Fir -- Oooh, I feel like a tree fell on me. -- Larkin Sand

Species 37 -- I feel like I've already spoken to you.  These slow arenas mess up my 
scheduling. -- Dilian Hallie

Magic Potion -- That is seldom an answer. -- Da'ud Sheen

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

CORRODED PIPE was butchered by PRIEST OF AHRINGOL in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
HEDIES was slaughtered by JENNE THE KNIFE in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
SHEDIES was murdered by PRIEST OF AHRINGOL in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
GACRUX was butchered by LONG TALL LEMUEL in a 1 minute Dark Arena contest.
URDNOT WREX overpowered OAK in a 1 minute one-sided Title fight.
CHINA WHITE butchered WATER DAMAGE in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
RUSSIAN LULLABY outlasted FIR in a 7 minute struggle.
ELM beat KORILL SAI in a 4 minute master's brawl.
BATHTUB RING overpowered DILIAN HALLIE in a 1 minute uneven melee.
JACK was vanquished by SMALL TAMER in a 1 minute uneven duel.
SPECIES 37 savagely defeated FALLEN TOWEL RACK in a 2 minute gruesome duel.
LEGION was overpowered by MAGIC POTION in a action packed 1 minute one-sided fight.
LARKIN SAND was overpowered by IMAI in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
THE ILLUSIVE MAN was unbelievably bested by BAY in a crowd pleasing 3 minute conflict.
DA'UD SHEEN demolished TROCARAN DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       5         TOTAL PARRY       15 -   7 -  0      68  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   3 -  0      67  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         STRIKING ATTACK   13 -   7 -  0      65  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         AIMED BLOW        15 -  10 -  0      60  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         BASHING ATTACK    14 -  13 -  1      52  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         WALL OF STEEL      9 -  11 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         SLASHING ATTACK    4 -   6 -  1      40  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   6 -  1      33  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         LUNGING ATTACK     8 -  16 -  2      33  |

Turn 381 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-STRIKE       1 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  3         2  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         1 -  4         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         2  AIMED BLOW     
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  2         1  BASHING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  2                                       1  TOTAL PARRY    
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                                                                1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  URDNOT WREX 3119           13   0  0  154 MASS EFFECT (332)
LUNGING ATTACK   CHINA WHITE 3214           15   8  1   91 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
BASHING ATTACK   OAK 3250                   11   8  0   90 TREES (340)
TOTAL PARRY      RUSSIAN LULLABY 3213       17   4  0   85 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    ELM 3206                   15  13  0   77 TREES (340)
PARRY-LUNGE      FIR 3251                   11   8  2   63 TREES (340)
AIMED BLOW       MAGIC POTION 3321           4   0  0   40 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
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 THE ILLUSIVE MAN 3188.  The ten other most popular fighters were FIR 3251, 
SPECIES 37 3163, KORILL SAI 3154, ELM 3206, BATHTUB RING 3341, MAGIC POTION 3321, 
IMAI 3356, URDNOT WREX 3119, SMALL TAMER 3181, and DA'UD SHEEN 3348.

The least popular fighter this week was RUSSIAN LULLABY 3213.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were DILIAN HALLIE 3328, WATER DAMAGE 3203, OAK 3250, GACRUX 3361, 
SHEDIES 3365, HEDIES 3364, BAY 3351, LARKIN SAND 3344, LEGION 3121, and FALLEN TOWEL 
RACK 3319.

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

YEW (54-3209) TREES (340)

                                NAME CHANGE-O-RAMA

     Algernon, who had NOT gotten the name change he'd asked for, looked at the latest 
petitioner.  This was a typical gladiator, big, muscular, and scarred, with a frown.  
"Ah, what can I do for you?"
     "Name change.  I heard we can do that.  I'm tired of being Jane Doe."
     "I'd think you would be," Algernon said faintly.  "The Commission has actually 
been thinking about this.  It isn't FREE, mind you!  It takes money to run our office, 
you know, and we want to buy some goats--"
     "I don't care about goats!"  He made a crude suggestion about goats.
     "Gladiators, teams, it will cost you two dollars to make a change--"
     "I had a talk with my manager.  He'll find the money.  I want to change my name 
to Jane Ralph.  I'm no doe!"  He thumped a fist on the counter.
     "Er, yes.  Jane Ralph.  Fill out this form, please."  He pushed the paper across 
the counter.  "The changes start on the 15th of April--that's the Ides, you know, and 
can be submitted through the end of May.  With the payment.  No change without the 
goat, ah, the gold."

                                  *   *   *   *   *  

     Warrior and team name changes will be accepted beginning April 15 and continuing 
throughout the month of May.  The cost will be $2 per name change.  All proceeds will 
be used to buy goats via Heifer International and will be matched up to $500.  
If you have names you want to change, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI