DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/13/2023    Duedate: 11/09/2023

TROCAR ARENA

DM-54    TURN-428

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

DIRTY GROUT
BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
(54-3438) [9-7-0,116]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

DIRTY GROUT                    ELEANOR
BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)       F.N.B. II (360)
(54-3438) [9-7-0,116]          (54-3471) [2-2-0,45]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

DIRTY GROUT                    BIG MEAN CARL
BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)       THE MUPPETS (20)
(54-3438) [9-7-0,116]          (54-3480) [5-2-1,27]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. F.N.B. II (360)             44
2. TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)     31      USELESS TOOLS (219)
3. BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)    29      Unchartered Team
4. PLANET 9 (354)               0
5. THE MUPPETS (20)            -2      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 USELESS TOOLS (219)      381 180 20 67.9   1/ 3 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)   8  4 0
 2- 2 PLANET 9 (354)            49  32  4 60.5   2/ 2 THE MUPPETS (20)          7  8 3
 3/ 3 THE MUPPETS (20)         112  89  9 55.7   3/ 1 USELESS TOOLS (219)       6  6 0
 4/ 5 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)  611 568 18 51.8   4/ 4 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)  6  6 0
 5/ 0*F.N.B. II (360)           12  12  0 50.0   5/ 0*F.N.B. II (360)           3  2 0
 6/ 6 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) 184 204  8 47.4   6- 6 PLANET 9 (354)            0  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.

Still the same two active Challenger Champs.  I guess this turn, I challenge the one 
that sounds nasty!

                                          -- Nerf Gun
                                             Useless Tool 
                                             3-Time Duelmaster of Trocar

                                      SPY REPORT

     Well, what are you looking at, TROCAR?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  Later days, USELESS TOOLS, since TRADERS 
OF TROCAR took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news.  Of course, we're 
all terribly impressed to see ELEANOR win a fight and gain 21 points, terribly.  Tsk, 
tsk, ELEANOR beat MISS PIGGY and MISS PIGGY lost 18 points.  You're breakin' my 
heart.  Going for broke or broken, our Duelmaster DIRTY GROUT challenged this turn.  
And it's out with the old, in with the new, as DIRTY GROUT takes the Title and last 
week's bar tab from the old Duelmaster.  Heh, heh.  I'm not in a very good mood 
today, but why am I telling you this?  You want to know what's new, don't you, 
TROCAR?   
     My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start 
talking.' I loved that woman.  BOOK OF THOMAS, I suppose you'll be glad to know you 
were this turn's most avoided team.  Care to know who is the most afraid of you?  And 
who led the way in this mass act of cowardice?  Let's see, well, whatcha know?  It 
was USELESS TOOLS.  Ha ha ha ha!  COOKIE MONSTER was challenged more times this turn 
than the Duelmaster.  Now was the DM insulted or feared?  Heh, heh.  I guess I can 
give a little credit to CHIPPED FLOOR of BASH BROS BATHROOM for challenging up by 23 
to COOKIE MONSTER.  CHIPPED FLOOR was slain to get 72 points of recognition.   
     Death and Taxes.  The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience.  Let's 
see if anyone's dead or dying.  Nipped in the bud, you might say, was CHIPPED FLOOR 
of BASH BROS BATHROOM this turn.  Course, I wouldn't say that, so much as have a 
belly laugh.  Heh heh.  Seriously now, is it really honorable for COOKIE MONSTER from 
THE MUPPETS to kill CHIPPED FLOOR and give BASH BROS BATHROOM the chance to 
bloodfeud?  Mmmm, could be.  Honor is like a chainmail shirt, it only shines through 
use.  Certain nameless cowards will doubtless rebuke me on this one.   
     I was about to buy a new quill pen the other day, but some fighter took it for 
an epee.  Forgive me for writing with a dagger.  Phlllt!  Just had to do that before 
I leave the fine city of TROCAR.  I feel much better now.  I see the crowds are 
getting restless, I must leave now-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DIRTY GROUT 3438              9   7  0   116       BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 COOKIE MONSTER 262           26  14  1   106       THE MUPPETS (20)
 NERF GUN 3287                22  10  0   102       USELESS TOOLS (219)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MOLD 3467                     6   1  0    71       BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-KLYN 3395                     8  12  1    66       PLANET 9 (354)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DARRIA HORROCKS 3457          7   7  0    54       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
 RIZZO 2405                   12  16  1    53       THE MUPPETS (20)
 SAM 2692                     11   8  2    45       THE MUPPETS (20)
 ELEANOR 3471                  2   2  0    45       F.N.B. II (360)
 KANJI SAI 3456                7   8  0    40       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
 TOLES 3472                    4   2  0    39       F.N.B. II (360)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DORIAN HALLIE 3458            8   6  0    32       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
 MISS PIGGY 3479               5   2  0    32       THE MUPPETS (20)
 BIG MEAN CARL 3480            5   2  1    27       THE MUPPETS (20)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MAYNARD 3486                  2   0  0    26       F.N.B. II (360)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE INTERN 3446               3   1  0    23       USELESS TOOLS (219)
-VOID 3397                     2   3  0    23       PLANET 9 (354)
 GREASED POLE 3490             2   2  1    18       USELESS TOOLS (219)
 CAKE TESTER 3481              3   4  0    17       USELESS TOOLS (219)
 GERTRUDE 3469                 3   3  0    16       F.N.B. II (360)
-MORTAS 3396                   3   4  0    13       PLANET 9 (354)
 SADIE JONES 3485              1   5  0    11       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
 OREN 3468                     1   3  0    10       F.N.B. II (360)
-MOUT 3474                     2   2  0     8       PLANET 9 (354)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CHIPPED FLOOR 3464      5  2 0 BASH BROS BATHRO 331 COOKIE MONSTER 262    428   
WET FLOOR 3495          0  1 0 BASH BROS BATHRO 331 PRIEST OF AHRING      428  NONE
LEGION 3121            12 11 0 MASS EFFECT 332      KLYN 3395             424  NONE
MEKLO 3487              0  1 0 PLANET 9 354         GREASED POLE 3490     425   
KAI LUNG 3439           6 13 2 TRADERS OF TROCA 252 THE ILLUSIVE MAN 3188 424  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

WET FLOOR was butchered by PRIEST OF AHRINGOL in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
NERF GUN was bested by DIRTY GROUT in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge Title duel.
CHIPPED FLOOR was easily killed by COOKIE MONSTER in a 2 minute Challenge match.
CAKE TESTER was viciously subdued by BIG MEAN CARL in a 2 minute Challenge contest.
GREASED POLE was narrowly defeated by DORIAN HALLIE in a 2 minute Challenge match.
MOLD vanquished SAM in a 1 minute brutal mismatched fight.
MISS PIGGY was bested by ELEANOR in a 2 minute gory competition.
RIZZO was handily defeated by DARRIA HORROCKS in a 3 minute uneven melee.
TOLES viciously subdued AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 2 minute gory duel.
KANJI SAI vanquished OREN in a 2 minute one-sided duel.
THE INTERN luckily beat SADIE JONES in a 3 minute gruesome match.
GERTRUDE was beaten by TROCARAN DESERTER in a 1 minute fight.
MAYNARD demolished MAGE'S APPRENTICE 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|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   1 -  0      67  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         STRIKING ATTACK   16 -   9 -  2      64  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         LUNGING ATTACK    30 -  21 -  2      59  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         TOTAL PARRY       16 -  12 -  3      57  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         WALL OF STEEL     10 -   8 -  0      56  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         AIMED BLOW        36 -  33 -  2      52  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         BASHING ATTACK    10 -  11 -  3      48  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -  11 -  0      39  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         SLASHING ATTACK    8 -  16 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   8 -  0      20  |

Turn 428 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     AIMED BLOW         1 -  2         3  TOTAL PARRY    
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        1 -  2         2  AIMED BLOW     
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  2     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                                                                1  SLASHING ATTACK
                                                                1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                                                                1  STRIKING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    DIRTY GROUT 3438            9   7  0  116 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
TOTAL PARRY      COOKIE MONSTER 262         26  14  1  106 THE MUPPETS (20)
AIMED BLOW       MOLD 3467                   6   1  0   71 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
STRIKING ATTACK  TOLES 3472                  4   2  0   39 F.N.B. II (360)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is DIRTY GROUT 3438.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was CHIPPED FLOOR 3464.  The ten other most popular fighters were BIG MEAN CARL 
3480, DARRIA HORROCKS 3457, TOLES 3472, DIRTY GROUT 3438, KANJI SAI 3456, GREASED 
POLE 3490, MOLD 3467, ELEANOR 3471, RIZZO 2405, and SADIE JONES 3485.

The least popular fighter this week was GERTRUDE 3469.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were SAM 2692, WET FLOOR 3495, THE INTERN 3446, OREN 3468, MISS PIGGY 3479, 
CAKE TESTER 3481, NERF GUN 3287, MAYNARD 3486, DORIAN HALLIE 3458, and COOKIE MONSTER 
262.

                 FACE-TO-FACE TOURNEY LXIX

ADM TOURNEY                            W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
CLEANING TIME 3200 (91-41-1)           3  3  0         BASH BROS BATHROOM   

FRESHMEN TOURNEY                       W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
RUBBER BULLET 2503 (60-52-1)           2  3  0         USELESS TOOLS        
FOGGED UP MIRROR 3231 (76-65-1)        0  3  0         BASH BROS BATHROOM   

CHALLENGERS TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
CHINA WHITE 3214 (16-9-1)              0  3  0         BOOK OF THOMAS       
FALLEN TOWEL RACK 3319 (19-36-0)       0  3  0         BASH BROS BATHROOM   

INITIATES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
CHIPPED FLOOR 3464 (4-0-0)             3  3  0         BASH BROS BATHROOM   

APPRENTICES TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
ALTAIR 3448 (0-0-0)                    1  3  0         AQUILA               
THE INTERN 3446 (1-0-0)                1  3  0         USELESS TOOLS