DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 12/11/2020 Duedate: 01/07/2021 TROCAR ARENA DM-54 TURN-391 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS BATHTUB RING BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) (54-3341) [12-6-0,117] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader BATHTUB RING IMAI BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) CRUX (352) (54-3341) [12-6-0,117] (54-3356) [6-1-0,100] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite KORILL SAI LARKIN SAND TRADERS OF TROCAR (252) TRADERS OF TROCAR (252) (54-3154) [13-34-0,84] (54-3344) [10-9-0,66] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM USELESS TOOLS (219) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) 44 2. CRUX (352) 33 USELESS TOOLS (219) 3. USELESS TOOLS (219) 17 Unchartered Team 4. TREES (340) 0 5. BOOK OF THOMAS (341) -3 CRUX (352) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1 USELESS TOOLS (219) 332 149 14 69.0 1/ 1 USELESS TOOLS (219) 9 5 0 2/ 0 BOOK OF THOMAS (341) 70 50 4 58.3 2/ 2 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252) 7 8 0 3- 2 TREES (340) 99 72 4 57.9 3/ 4 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) 4 4 0 4/ 3 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252) 530 478 16 52.6 4- 3 TREES (340) 2 3 0 5/ 4*CRUX (352) 6 6 0 50.0 5/ 0 BOOK OF THOMAS (341) 2 3 0 6/ 5 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) 121 130 6 48.2 6/ 5*CRUX (352) 1 2 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. Duelmaster's Column -- DM54 Many thanks to Korill Sai. We first met on the sands back on turn 298, and I remain undefeated against him in our 5 battles. However, more concerning to me, is that I fought against Dalan Hillei back on turn 296, and now there's a Dillian Hallie here in our arena. That type of naming convention never ceases to confuse me. Dissolvable Diaper Useless Tools 9-time Duelmaster of Trocar SPY REPORT You elder fighters surely remember me. The younger ones may call me Olaf Modeen. I return to TROCAR once again! What's with IMAI? She actually beat BOOK OF THOMAS' CHINA WHITE, and walked away with 28 more points from the fight. Laughs were big at CRUX while they watched IMAI clobber CHINA WHITE. He lost 19 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands. TROCAR has a Duelmaster who doesn't sit back and get lazy. It challenged BASH BROS BATHROOM's BATHTUB RING (12-6-0), which should prove (ahem!) interesting. I can barely restrain my enthusiam for BASH BROS BATHROOM's outstanding member, Duelmaster BATHTUB RING. Wouldn't it be nice to have live subjects to practice on? I hear some team is looking into the uses of convicted prisoners. No matter the time or place, men will always duel. The most avoided team was TREES. Management must be dealin', as the boys at USELESS TOOLS ain't reelin'! TREES' mad! How well I know the feeling of being the most challenged warrior, SMALL TAMER! Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to haunt you. 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. The end of another Spyreport! That's cause for celebration in my book! I don't want to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BATHTUB RING 3341 12 6 0 117 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DISSOLVABLE DIAPER 3063 30 9 0 115 USELESS TOOLS (219) IMAI 3356 6 1 0 100 CRUX (352) POWERLESS AMP 3230 15 5 0 98 USELESS TOOLS (219) -ELM 3206 20 15 0 94 TREES (340) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME RUSSIAN LULLABY 3213 19 4 0 90 BOOK OF THOMAS (341) KORILL SAI 3154 13 34 0 84 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252) SMALL TAMER 3181 13 17 0 80 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252) CHINA WHITE 3214 16 9 1 78 BOOK OF THOMAS (341) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME LARKIN SAND 3344 10 9 0 66 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252) MAGIC POTION 3321 5 1 0 60 BOOK OF THOMAS (341) -FIR 3251 15 11 2 58 TREES (340) NERF GUN 3287 8 4 0 57 USELESS TOOLS (219) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME FIREWALL 3322 6 2 1 52 USELESS TOOLS (219) FALLEN TOWEL RACK 3319 9 14 0 49 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) DILIAN HALLIE 3328 11 14 0 47 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252) -DAUGHTER'S BOYFRIEND 3371 4 2 0 42 USELESS TOOLS (219) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DA'UD SHEEN 3348 7 9 0 30 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -UPAS 3366 4 3 0 28 TREES (340) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -BAY 3351 6 3 0 21 TREES (340) HAPPY HUNTING 3376 1 0 0 13 BOOK OF THOMAS (341) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? CARRODED PIPE 3375 0 1 0 BASH BROS BATHRO 331 MASTER JARETH OK 391 NONE HEDIES 3377 0 1 0 BOOK OF THOMAS 341 RIRORNI DESERTER 391 NONE GACRUX 3372 0 1 0 CRUX 352 CAPTIVE RIRORNI 391 NONE PERSONAL ADS Nerf Gun -- You just make me tired. Is "nerf" projected weariness? -- Da'ud Sheen Dissolvable Diaper -- Diabolical. -- Korill Sai Powerless Amp -- Truly useless. -- Small Tamer Daughter's Boyfriend -- But you learn well. -- Dillian Hallie What a wash that standby was. -- Larkin Sand KALTOS KAOS INVITATION ALERT Who: Any and all veteran or newbie Duel2 managers What: Kaltos Kaos contest [25 rounds] When: Begins February 1, 2021 [Turn 926] thru January 3, 2022 [Turn 950] Where: DM 5 in Kaltos Arena Why: You know why! Hammer is hosting the Kaltos Kaos like he hosted the Morya Madness over 17 years ago! Only Better! How: Declare your Manager Name and Team Name in the DM 5 Personal Ads; plus contact RSI to forward two (2) Gift Certs to Hammer to complete your registration! More info: Contact Hammer by personal message in the Chatzy Duel2 chat, by email to kaltoskaos@aol.com, or by old school diplo note. LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS CARRODED PIPE was butchered by MASTER JARETH OKARRA in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight. GACRUX was slaughtered by CAPTIVE RIRORNI in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle. HEDIES was murdered by RIRORNI DESERTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight. DISSOLVABLE DIAPER was viciously subdued by BATHTUB RING in a 4 minute brawl. POWERLESS AMP demolished SMALL TAMER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge competition. FIREWALL won victory over DILIAN HALLIE in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Challenge fight. CHINA WHITE was overpowered by IMAI in a 1 minute mismatched brawl. RUSSIAN LULLABY outlasted LARKIN SAND in a action packed 8 minute melee. KORILL SAI won victory over MAGIC POTION in a popular 1 minute uneven duel. DA'UD SHEEN was vanquished by NERF GUN in a slow 8 minute one-sided duel. FALLEN TOWEL RACK savagely defeated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a popular 3 minute gory melee. HAPPY HUNTING demolished TROCARAN DESERTER in a 1 minute mismatched match. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |AIMED BLOW 4 AIMED BLOW 19 - 10 - 0 66 | |LUNGING ATTACK 4 STRIKING ATTACK 14 - 8 - 0 64 | |TOTAL PARRY 4 PARRY-STRIKE 5 - 3 - 0 63 | |BASHING ATTACK 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 3 - 0 63 | |STRIKING ATTACK 2 PARRY-LUNGE 4 - 3 - 0 57 | |WALL OF STEEL 2 TOTAL PARRY 14 - 12 - 0 54 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 14 - 14 - 1 50 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 6 - 0 40 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 LUNGING ATTACK 11 - 18 - 0 38 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 WALL OF STEEL 3 - 10 - 0 23 | Turn 391 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: BASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 3 LUNGING ATTACK AIMED BLOW 2 - 2 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 2 AIMED BLOW TOTAL PARRY 2 - 2 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 2 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 WALL OF STEEL TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME STRIKING ATTACK BATHTUB RING 3341 12 6 0 117 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) TOTAL PARRY DISSOLVABLE DIAPER 3063 30 9 0 115 USELESS TOOLS (219) LUNGING ATTACK IMAI 3356 6 1 0 100 CRUX (352) AIMED BLOW POWERLESS AMP 3230 15 5 0 98 USELESS TOOLS (219) BASHING ATTACK FIREWALL 3322 6 2 1 52 USELESS TOOLS (219) 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 LARKIN SAND 3344. The ten other most popular fighters were FIREWALL 3322, FALLEN TOWEL RACK 3319, BATHTUB RING 3341, RUSSIAN LULLABY 3213, IMAI 3356, KORILL SAI 3154, POWERLESS AMP 3230, DILIAN HALLIE 3328, CARRODED PIPE 3375, and MAGIC POTION 3321. The least popular fighter this week was DA'UD SHEEN 3348. The other ten least popular fighters were NERF GUN 3287, CHINA WHITE 3214, SMALL TAMER 3181, DISSOLVABLE DIAPER 3063, HEDIES 3377, GACRUX 3372, HAPPY HUNTING 3376, MAGIC POTION 3321, CARRODED PIPE 3375, and DILIAN HALLIE 3328. MAIL-IN TOURNEY LXXI PRIMUS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME WOLFINMYCLOTHES 961 (279-157-14) 2 3 1 SIS BOOM BAA FRESHMEN TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME FOGGED UP MIRROR 3231 (43-30-1) 3 3 0 BASH BROS BATHROOM APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME CRACKED PAINT 3368 (1-0-0) 2 2 0 DEAD BASH BROS BATHROOM ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME CARRODED PIPE 3375 (0-0-0) 0 3 0 BASH BROS BATHROOM DEAD CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME INVISIBLE INK 2021 (3-4-0) 2 3 0 USELESS TOOLS BUFFALO KNIGHT 2888 (6-5-1) 1 3 0 SPARF! UNFLUSHED 3115 (4-2-0) 1 3 0 BASH BROS BATHROOM DEAD CHAMPIONS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME ULURU DINGO 3153 (6-1-1) 0 3 0 SPARF! DEAD ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME WATER DAMAGE 3203 (4-2-0) 7 3 0 BASH BROS BATHROOM DARK MATTER 3325 (5-1-0) 2 3 0 BOOK OF THOMAS KRAZY KANGAROO 3217 (5-2-0) 1 3 0 SPARF! 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. SERGEANT 1 (10-6252) MEDAL OF HONOR (576) BLACK GOLD (21-3886) THE COLOUR OF NEON (354) TITANIUM (71-7081) WAR-C-KERS (812) ULTIMATE WRATH (82-30136) LUCROCIANS FTF04M1 (4937) ME LUNGER (82-30789) YOU JANE (5054) HELLBOUND (82-43402) INK & STEEL X (7273) MOOSE (84-19656) SUPE FORCES 6A11 (3491) HOTEL ARIZONA (84-29194) BEING THERE (5172) THE BURPER (84-36813) NAMED BY MARK (6435) RYAN (84-48181) THE MOTHERSHIP 4 (8333) HAZARD (85-122) CFC 15 (20) INNUK SHUK (85-12276) WORLD BLADES 15 (2240) TIGGER (85-19649) A WINNA (3594) Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes