DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/22/2022    Duedate: 08/18/2022

TROCAR ARENA

DM-54    TURN-412

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

LARKIN SAND
TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
(54-3344) [24-16-0,137]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

LARKIN SAND                    POSITION IS EMPTY
TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)        
(54-3344) [24-16-0,137]        

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

LARKIN SAND                    LARKIN SAND
TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)        TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
(54-3344) [24-16-0,137]        (54-3344) [24-16-0,137]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)     54
2. BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)     4      USELESS TOOLS (219)
3. PLANET 9 (354)               0      Unchartered Team
4. USELESS TOOLS (219)        -19
                                        (-1)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 USELESS TOOLS (219)      362 167 17 68.4   1/ 1 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)  9  3 0
 2- 2 PLANET 9 (354)            31  20  1 60.8   2/ 2 USELESS TOOLS (219)       7  5 1
 3/ 4 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)  580 531 17 52.2   3/ 3 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)   6  8 1
 4/ 5 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) 158 172  7 47.9   4- 4 PLANET 9 (354)            2  2 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Oh, hi.  Its just little 'ol Debby Tonte.  Thought I'd check out TROCAR to see 
what's new.  Cut this out and put it in your scrapbooks, TRADERS OF TROCAR!  'Cause 
they got 4-0-1 and moved up to 3rd!  MVP award for MOLD?  BASH BROS BATHROOM's proud 
of him after beating LAKE PATROL and getting 15 points.  Talk about yer major upsets! 
FALLEN TOWEL RACK's match with DILIAN HALLIE cost him a loss of 13 points!  Oh, wow, 
like the Duelmaster must be the most popular gal in all TROCAR.  She got the most 
challenges.  (But what about proposals?) NERF GUN thinks its 16-8-0 and studly 
character is good enough to face up to the Duelmaster.  Any bets?  This Duelmaster is 
like something else!  LARKIN SAND stopped NERF GUN dead in its tracks!  Who was the 
wiseguy that said TROCAR's Duelmaster was paying for drinks at The Warty Toad?  Don't 
look at me!   
     Look, you guys stick to fighting, all right?  The warriors of USELESS TOOLS must 
be getting lonely.  They were the most avoided team.  Do you guys know something that 
I don't?  Hhmph!  What kind of warriors are BASH BROS BATHROOM?  USELESS TOOLS, an 
easy team to beat if I ever saw one, can't get them to accept an invitation!   
     Challenges, revenges, Bloodfeuds.  All TROCAR ever talks about is fighting!  Me, 
I'm more laid back.  Hey!  Quit laughing!  Just because DISSOLVABLE DIAPER had 
37-13-0 was no reason for USELESS TOOLS to send it to the Dark Arena!  Stop it!  Hey, 
warriors get killed by other warriors, not by their manager sending them to the Dark 
Arena.  What's wrong with DISSOLVABLE DIAPER's 37-13-0, USELESS TOOLS?  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!  Its 
been really albendranius!  Later, guys-- Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LARKIN SAND 3344             24  16  0   137       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SYNTH 3398                   12   3  1   127       PLANET 9 (354)
-DAUGHTER'S BOYFRIEND 3371    10   7  0   110       USELESS TOOLS (219)
 DILIAN HALLIE 3328           25  21  0   105       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
-FIREWALL 3322                12   5  2    99       USELESS TOOLS (219)
 FALLEN TOWEL RACK 3319       18  26  0    93       BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
 NERF GUN 3287                16   8  0    92       USELESS TOOLS (219)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ZOLOR 3399                   10   4  0    80       PLANET 9 (354)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CLOGGED DRAIN 3436            6   1  0    60       BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
 WET FLOOR 3425                8   2  0    57       BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MOLD 3426                     5   0  0    56       BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DARRIN HORROCKS 2 3418        3  11  0    27       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-VOID 3397                     2   3  0    23       PLANET 9 (354)
-KLYN 3395                     4   8  0    21       PLANET 9 (354)
 KAI LUNG 3439                 1   6  1    20       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
-MORTAS 3396                   3   2  0    11       PLANET 9 (354)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CULT MEMBER             0  0 0                      KAI LUNG 3439         412  NONE
DISSOLVABLE DIAP 3063  37 14 0 USELESS TOOLS 219    GRALL ONE-EAR         412  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Trocar -- We are glad to finally dispose of our Dissolvable Diaper.  After a messy 
career, we find out it preferred the Battle Axe, which, with his 12(2)-20(3)-8-8(1)-
20(1)-12-11 stats, he lacked the strength to even attempt to use.   His only rating 
was an Advanced Expert in Parry (1 skill short of Master we think).   His preferred 
rhythm is Low/Low, and we are surprised is wasn't lower.   He prefers to learn defence 

skills, and isn't  a fan of any particular tactic.   He may actually get to fight 
again sometime in ADM, unlike a lot of Crip's grads. -- Crip, mgr of Useless Tools (in 
more ways than one)

Trocar -- Firewall and Daughter's Boyfriend are both sitting out this turn, as both 
are right on FE cutoffs.   Neither will probably make the boss's tourney roster, but 
we'll give him a chance to look closer while they wait. -- Useless Tools

 

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DISSOLVABLE DIAPER was butchered by GRALL ONE-EAR in a 6 minute Dark Arena fight.
NERF GUN was demolished by LARKIN SAND in a 3 minute one-sided Challenge Title melee.
DILIAN HALLIE bested FALLEN TOWEL RACK in a popular 2 minute veteran's contest.
CLOGGED DRAIN was demolished by VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute competition.
WET FLOOR vanquished SLAVE-WARRIOR in a exciting 1 minute mismatched fight.
MOLD devastated LAKE PATROL in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
DARRIN HORROCKS 2 overcame MAGE'S APPRENTICE in a 4 minute expert vs. beginner melee.
KAI LUNG savagely slew CULT MEMBER in a 2 minute gruesome duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         STRIKING ATTACK   16 -   3 -  1      84  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         AIMED BLOW        28 -  14 -  0      67  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         SLASHING ATTACK    2 -   1 -  0      67  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         BASHING ATTACK    12 -  10 -  0      55  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         TOTAL PARRY        3 -   3 -  0      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         LUNGING ATTACK    12 -  14 -  1      46  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         WALL OF STEEL      4 -   9 -  0      31  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   6 -  1      14  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 412 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-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  AIMED BLOW     
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         3  BASHING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  2         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                                                                1  LUNGING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  LARKIN SAND 3344           24  16  0  137 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
AIMED BLOW       DILIAN HALLIE 3328         25  21  0  105 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
TOTAL PARRY      NERF GUN 3287              16   8  0   92 USELESS TOOLS (219)
BASHING ATTACK   WET FLOOR 3425              8   2  0   57 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is LARKIN SAND 3344.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was LARKIN SAND 3344.  The ten other most popular fighters were DILIAN HALLIE 
3328, DARRIN HORROCKS 2 3418, WET FLOOR 3425, FALLEN TOWEL RACK 3319, KAI LUNG 3439, 
MOLD 3426, NERF GUN 3287, CLOGGED DRAIN 3436,  0, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was CLOGGED DRAIN 3436.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were NERF GUN 3287, MOLD 3426, KAI LUNG 3439, FALLEN TOWEL RACK 
3319, WET FLOOR 3425, DARRIN HORROCKS 2 3418, DILIAN HALLIE 3328, LARKIN SAND 3344,  
0, and  0.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

DILIAN HALLIE (54-3328) TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)

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

DISSOLVABLE DIAPER (54-3063) USELESS TOOLS (219)

                          Name Change-o-Rama -- Final Update

      The gladiators looked around at the Commission's administrative office on the 
Isle of the Eye.  They'd been here before.  The standard boxy building, the scurrying 
clerks, the... goats browsing on the landscaping.  Not as many goats this time as 
before, only three.  One came over to Zeke (not his arena name) and nuzzled his 
pockets.  He scratched at the base of its floppy ears, lacking a snack to offer.  He 
looked at one of the clerks.  "I thought you got rid of the goats last year," Zeke 
said.
      "These are new goats," the clerk said with a sigh.  "They're going to be shipped 
out next week."  He looked hopeful.  "They like you, could you stay until then?"
      Zeke sighed.  Minding three goats sounded more enjoyable than fighting in the 
arena.  "I'd have to ask my manager."  

                                       * * * * 

      Snatching his parchment away from a very determined goat, who apparently thought 
it was a tasty snack, Rodney quickly dipped his pen in ink and began to write.  "It is 
our pleasure and honor to note that sixty-seven gladiators and teams have elected to 
change their names, supporting the contribution of goats to deserving people.  With 
the Commission's matching funds, this has purchased three goats--a good goat can't be 
purchased for a copper, you know.  The goats are already en route to their new homes, 
where they will be--"  He paused and thought about it.  "--very welcome.  We wish all 
the best to the goats and their new owners."