DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/31/2023    Duedate: 04/27/2023

TROCAR ARENA

DM-54    TURN-421

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ZOLOR
PLANET 9 (354)
(54-3399) [15-6-0,115]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ZOLOR                          HUMP DAY
PLANET 9 (354)                 GR8 PL8TS (353)
(54-3399) [15-6-0,115]         (54-3384) [4-3-0,58]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

FALLEN TOWEL RACK              COOKIE MONSTER
BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)       THE MUPPETS (20)
(54-3319) [19-34-0,95]         (54-262) [21-12-0,87]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

MASS EFFECT (332)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. PLANET 9 (354)              31
2. BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)    28      PLANET 9 (354)
3. BOOK OF THOMAS (341)        27      Unchartered Team
4. TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)     26
5. GR8 PL8TS (353)             22      F.N.B. II (360)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*F.N.B. II (360)            3   1  0 75.0   1/ 1 MASS EFFECT (332)         9  6 0
 2/ 2 PLANET 9 (354)            45  26  2 63.4   2/ 3 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)  7  3 0
 3/ 3 MASS EFFECT (332)         64  39  0 62.1   3/ 2 THE MUPPETS (20)          6  9 0
 4/ 4 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)      94  73  4 56.3   4/ 6 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)   5  7 0
 5/ 6 TREES (340)              116  94  5 55.2   5/ 4 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)      5  7 0
 6/ 5 THE MUPPETS (20)          91  75  5 54.8   6/ 5 PLANET 9 (354)            4  2 1
 7/ 7 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)  599 550 18 52.1   7/ 7*F.N.B. II (360)           3  1 0
 8/ 8 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) 173 190  8 47.7   8/ 8*GR8 PL8TS (353)           3  4 0
 9/ 9*GR8 PL8TS (353)            7   8  0 46.7   9/ 9 TREES (340)               1  1 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.

Since I got my invite I guess this will be my last stand up. 

"Boy, did I go to a bad seafood place last night. The catch of the day was salmon-
ella!

So how 'bout those shopping centers? You seen one, you seen a mall!

Why did the chicken cross the Internet? To get to the other site!

Pretty good, ahhh... Waka Waka

                                             -- Fozzy

P.S. I know my name's spelled wrong but I thought a 'Y' sounded tougher for a 
gladiator.

P.P.S Here are my wondrous stats.  Believe it or not I'm probably a better comedian.
15(1)-10-11-13(1)-17(1)-11-11(1) Great dmg, Good end, LS, VH/MOD, Init skills. AdEx 
Init, AdEx Attack.

                                      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 MAGIC POTION?  
It actually beat THE MUPPETS' RALPH, and walked away with 24 more points from the 
fight.  Laughs were big at BOOK OF THOMAS while they watched MAGIC POTION clobber 
RALPH.  It lost 48 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands.  
Apparently TROCAR isn't filled with as many gutless wonders as I thought.  The 
Dreaded Duelmaster got 2 challenges this turn!  Another fighter (ZOLOR 15-6-0) 
challenged another Duelmaster (FOZZY 19-11-1).  Life goes on.  I'm sure TROCAR is 
excited about ZOLOR, the new Duelmaster from PLANET 9.  (remember?)  But when you've 
seen as many as I have...  Advice to fighters with a 1 will--give up fighting!   
     No matter the time or place, men will always duel.  TROCAR thinks THE MUPPETS 
and their 91-75-5 is too much!  If at first you don't succeed, give up...  In my day, 
no team with a 90-71-5 would scare me off!  What's the problem, BASH BROS BATHROOM?   
     Warriors of TROCAR unite.  You have only your games to lose!  Is it my 
imagination, or are fighters getting younger every day?  To die so young, so 
gloriously!   
     Well, I'm pretty much through.  You guys need to get back practicing.  The end 
of another Spyreport!  That's cause for celebration in my book!  Remember--a good 
fighter needs both good skills and good luck.  Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ZOLOR 3399                   15   6  0   115       PLANET 9 (354)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FIR 3251                     24  21  3   100       TREES (340)
 JACK 3123                    15   6  0    98       MASS EFFECT (332)
 MAGIC POTION 3321             7   2  0    98       BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
 FALLEN TOWEL RACK 3319       19  34  0    95       BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 COOKIE MONSTER 262           21  12  0    87       THE MUPPETS (20)
 DIRTY GROUT 3438              6   3  0    83       BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
-CHINA WHITE 3214             16   9  1    78       BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
 HAPPY HUNTING 3376           10   6  0    71       BOOK OF THOMAS (341)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SPECIES 37 3163              14   4  0    59       MASS EFFECT (332)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HUMP DAY 3384                 4   3  0    58       GR8 PL8TS (353)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-KLYN 3395                     7  11  0    53       PLANET 9 (354)
 THE ILLUSIVE MAN 3188         5  10  0    47       MASS EFFECT (332)
 CHIPPED FLOOR 3464            3   0  0    43       BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
 RIZZO 2405                   10  11  1    42       THE MUPPETS (20)
 LEGION 3121                  10  10  0    40       MASS EFFECT (332)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WHIMSICAL 3411                7   6  0    33       BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
 TALI'ZORAH 3378               5   1  0    33       MASS EFFECT (332)
 KANJI SAI 3456                5   3  0    33       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
 DARRIA HORROCKS 3457          3   4  0    32       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
 KAI LUNG 3439                 5  11  2    31       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
 SAM 2692                      7   5  0    28       THE MUPPETS (20)
-BAY 3351                      7   6  0    27       TREES (340)
 GERTRUDE 3469                 2   0  0    27       F.N.B. II (360)
-UPAS 3366                     4   7  0    24       TREES (340)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-VOID 3397                     2   3  0    23       PLANET 9 (354)
 DORIAN HALLIE 3458            4   3  0    21       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
 MOUT 3474                     1   0  0    14       PLANET 9 (354)
-ESCUZME 3386                  3   1  0    13       GR8 PL8TS (353)
 ERLANG SHEN 3440              3   3  0    12       BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
-MORTAS 3396                   3   2  0    11       PLANET 9 (354)
-TEAK 3387                     2   1  0     7       TREES (340)
-EBONY 3417                    1   1  0     6       TREES (340)
 TOLES 3472                    1   1  0     4       F.N.B. II (360)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
RUBIX 3476              0  1 0 GR8 PL8TS 353        MAINAKHA-TE ASSA      421  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

The incursion of chaos creatures into northern Alastari has been stopped.  However, 
the gate they came through is open, and there are people from Alastari trapped on the 
other side.  They need to be rescued, and the gate needs to be closed.  If you have a 
Lord Protector whom you would like to send on this mission, please send a message to 
the Gladiatorial Commmission (email csr@reality.com or via diplo).  We will need to 
know their physical description, personality, and method of fighting.  We will select 
no more than a dozen volunteers.  Thank you! 
 

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

RUBIX was butchered by MAINAKHA-TE ASSASSIN in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
ZOLOR vanquished FOZZY in a 1 minute uneven Challenge Title battle.
CHIPPED FLOOR subdued LEGION in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
GERTRUDE won victory over SAM in a 1 minute amateur vs. veteran upset Challenge brawl.
FIR overpowered WILD-EYED FANATIC in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched match.
FALLEN TOWEL RACK was savagely defeated by JACK in a 2 minute veteran's struggle.
RALPH was handily defeated by MAGIC POTION in a 2 minute uneven fight.
COOKIE MONSTER won victory over HAPPY HUNTING in a 3 minute duel.
DIRTY GROUT vanquished VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
RIZZO was vanquished by THE ILLUSIVE MAN in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
TALI'ZORAH was overpowered by HUMP DAY in a popular 1 minute uneven match.
SPECIES 37 overpowered KAI LUNG in a 1 minute one-sided match.
DARRIA HORROCKS devastated ERLANG SHEN in a 2 minute mismatched conflict.
WHIMSICAL was subdued by KANJI SAI in a 2 minute match.
DORIAN HALLIE devastated TROLLBAIT in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
TOLES was overcome by MOUT in a 2 minute beginner's fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       8         STRIKING ATTACK   11 -   5 -  2      69  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   6         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   3 -  1      63  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         AIMED BLOW        31 -  20 -  1      61  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         LUNGING ATTACK    20 -  14 -  0      59  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         WALL OF STEEL      7 -   5 -  0      58  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         BASHING ATTACK    13 -  13 -  0      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      8 -  10 -  2      44  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         SLASHING ATTACK    4 -   6 -  0      40  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         TOTAL PARRY        6 -  13 -  0      32  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   5 -  0      29  |

Turn 421 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     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  2         4  AIMED BLOW     
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  2                                       2  BASHING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         4 -  4                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1                                       1  TOTAL PARRY    
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  WALL OF STEEL  
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1     
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   ZOLOR 3399                 15   6  0  115 PLANET 9 (354)
PARRY-LUNGE      FIR 3251                   24  21  3  100 TREES (340)
AIMED BLOW       JACK 3123                  15   6  0   98 MASS EFFECT (332)
TOTAL PARRY      COOKIE MONSTER 262         21  12  0   87 THE MUPPETS (20)
WALL OF STEEL    DIRTY GROUT 3438            6   3  0   83 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
BASHING ATTACK   SPECIES 37 3163            14   4  0   59 MASS EFFECT (332)
STRIKING ATTACK  CHIPPED FLOOR 3464          3   0  0   43 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is FALLEN TOWEL RACK 3319.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was COOKIE MONSTER 262.  The ten other most popular fighters were CHIPPED 
FLOOR 3464, JACK 3123, HUMP DAY 3384, ZOLOR 3399, FIR 3251, MAGIC POTION 3321, HAPPY 
HUNTING 3376, THE ILLUSIVE MAN 3188, MOUT 3474, and GERTRUDE 3469.

The least popular fighter this week was TALI'ZORAH 3378.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were RIZZO 2405, SAM 2692, RUBIX 3476, DORIAN HALLIE 3458, WHIMSICAL 3411, 
ERLANG SHEN 3440, KAI LUNG 3439, FALLEN TOWEL RACK 3319, LEGION 3121, and TOLES 3472.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

FIR (54-3251) TREES (340)

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

RALPH (54-2397) THE MUPPETS (20)
FOZZY (54-2398) THE MUPPETS (20)