DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/21/2024    Duedate: 07/18/2024

TROCAR ARENA

DM 54    TURN 437

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

THE ILLUSIVE MAN
MASS EFFECT (332)
(54-3188) [15-12-1,128]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

THE ILLUSIVE MAN               POSITION IS EMPTY
MASS EFFECT (332)              
(54-3188) [15-12-1,128]        

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

THE ILLUSIVE MAN               TALI'ZORAH
MASS EFFECT (332)              MASS EFFECT (332)
(54-3188) [15-12-1,128]        (54-3378) [13-5-0,85]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE MUPPETS (20)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. MASS EFFECT (332)             55 
2. USELESS TOOLS (219)           23    USELESS TOOLS (219)
3. TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)       15    Unchartered Team
4. THE MUPPETS (20)              9  
5. BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)      2     THE TRADE (46)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2 USELESS TOOLS (219)      386 184 20 67.7   1/ 2 THE MUPPETS (20)         11  4 1
 2/ 1 2233 BOURBON ST (362)     10   5  0 66.7   2/ 1 MASS EFFECT (332)        11  4 0
 3/ 3 MASS EFFECT (332)         98  65  2 60.1   3/ 4 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)   5  7 0
 4- 4 PLANET 9 (354)            50  35  4 58.8   4/ 3 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)  4  5 1
 5/ 5 THE MUPPETS (20)         138 108 10 56.1   5/ 5 2233 BOURBON ST (362)     2  2 0
 6- 6 TREES (340)              117  95  5 55.2   6/ 7 USELESS TOOLS (219)       2  2 0
 7/ 7 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)  627 588 18 51.6   7- 6 PLANET 9 (354)            1  3 0
 8/ 8 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) 200 219  9 47.7   8- 8 TREES (340)               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.

[Inhales on Cigar]

Well, this has been a long time coming. I'm not just referring to the amount of fight 
experience I have, but also the struggle it has been to right my record. I know that 
Dirty Grout went from 7-7 and the championship.  Well, I can do you one better! I went 
from 1-9 to start my career. I would start by blaming management because it can't be 
any flaws in me. Anyway, I want to stay here a few more turns to get an invite.

See you in 28 days!

                                          -- The Illusive Man

                                      SPY REPORT

     Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day, 
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again!  The boys at MASS EFFECT left the arena 
dejected, after being kicked out of the top spot by THE MUPPETS.  Good show!  THE 
MUPPETS had cause to celebrate, after RIZZO got 24 points by beating OLD FITZGERALD.  
Win some, lose some.  Speaking of which, RIZZO was winsome, after beating OLD 
FITZGERALD and seeing it lose 24 points.  MOLD found out that TROCAR isn't a 
democracy.  You've gotta be the best to be Duelmaster here!  So who was the warrior 
seen charging into immovable walls and challenging dead trees?  Someone's got a basic 
problem...   
     And how sociable are TROCAR's warriors?  Come, let us see.  Like the noble eagle 
soaring amongst the mountaintops, so stand the warriors of THE MUPPETS, alone and 
unchallenged.  As a woman of good breeding scorns the "warriors" of MASS EFFECT, so 
did that sorry team shy from THE MUPPETS If challenges were horses, NERF GUN could 
open up a fast food joint!  Place your bets!  TALI'ZORAH is the long shot of the 
week:  they challenged NERF GUN, up by 28.  It's not whether you win or lose, but how 
many points you get (6).  Right, TALI'ZORAH?   
     Is there life after death?  Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after 
life!  Questions are being raised about the disposing of severed body parts in the 
arena.  A certain tavern in TROCAR would I avoid!   
     All good things must come to an end.  As if buffeted by forces of nature beyond 
my control, I must take my leave of this place.  Can anything compare to the pleasure 
of writing Spyreports for TROCAR?  On that giddy note I take my leave-- Novgorodny 
Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE ILLUSIVE MAN 3188        15  12  1 128         MASS EFFECT (332)         

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NERF GUN 3287                24  12  0 112         USELESS TOOLS (219)       
 RIZZO 2405                   17  20  1 104         THE MUPPETS (20)          
 SPECIES 37 3163              19  11  1 100         MASS EFFECT (332)         

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MOLD 3467                    12   4  0  90         BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)  
 TALI'ZORAH 3378              13   5  0  85         MASS EFFECT (332)         
 OLD FITZGERALD 3505           9   3  0  80         2233 BOURBON ST (362)     
 SAM 2692                     19   9  2  79         THE MUPPETS (20)          
 KANJI SAI 3456               11  13  0  72         TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)   
 DARRIA HORROCKS 3457         11  12  0  69         TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)   

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DORIAN HALLIE 3458           13  10  0  65         TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)   

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-KLYN 3395                     8  13  1  49         PLANET 9 (354)            
 CAKE TESTER 3481              5   6  0  48         USELESS TOOLS (219)       
 KIRRAHE 3524                  3   0  0  48         MASS EFFECT (332)         
 BIG MEAN CARL 3480            9   7  2  45         THE MUPPETS (20)          

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MISS PIGGY 3479               9   7  0  43         THE MUPPETS (20)          

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CRAZY HARRY 3513              5   2  0  28         THE MUPPETS (20)          
 SADIE JONES 3485              4  11  0  27         TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)   

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HICKORY HILL 3508             1   0  0  21         2233 BOURBON ST (362)     
 MORDIN SOLUS 3522             2   2  0  19         MASS EFFECT (332)         
-MORTAS 3396                   3   5  0  14         PLANET 9 (354)            
-MOUT 3474                     3   2  0  11         PLANET 9 (354)            
 CORRODED PIPE 3517            2   3  0   9         BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)  
-EBONY 3417                    1   2  0   5         TREES (340)               
-XIX 3493                      0   1  0   1         PLANET 9 (354)            

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DOWN THE DRAIN 3525     0  1 0 BASH BROS BATHRO 331 LONG TALL LEMUEL       437 NONE
FLUSHED 3526            0  1 0 BASH BROS BATHRO 331 CAPTIVE RIRORNI        437 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Crip -- Welcome back! -- Darque

The Muppets -- I'm pretty sure I made you the most avoided team in Trocar and probably 
Alastari this cycle. Everywhere I look -- MUPPETS! -- Darque

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

FLUSHED was butchered by CAPTIVE RIRORNI in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
DOWN THE DRAIN was slaughtered by LONG TALL LEMUEL in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
TALI'ZORAH was unbelievably bested by NERF GUN in a popular 4 minute Challenge match.
CAKE TESTER devastated SADIE JONES in a 2 minute gory one-sided Challenge contest.
THE ILLUSIVE MAN demolished MOLD in a 1 minute mismatched Title competition.
OLD FITZGERALD was vanquished by RIZZO in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
SPECIES 37 overpowered WILD-EYED FANATIC in a popular 1 minute mismatched brawl.
KANJI SAI lost to SAM in a action packed 4 minute expert's duel.
MISS PIGGY was overpowered by DORIAN HALLIE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
DARRIA HORROCKS overpowered BIG MEAN CARL in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
KIRRAHE handily defeated LAKE PATROL in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
CRAZY HARRY demolished CORRODED PIPE in a 1 minute mismatched match.
MORDIN SOLUS handily defeated TROCARAN DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided contest.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       6         WALL OF STEEL      9 -   5 -  1      64  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         TOTAL PARRY       11 -   7 -  1      61  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         LUNGING ATTACK    17 -  13 -  0      57  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         AIMED BLOW        28 -  25 -  0      53  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -   5 -  0      50  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         SLASHING ATTACK   13 -  14 -  0      48  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         STRIKING ATTACK    9 -  10 -  1      47  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-STRIKE       5 -   6 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         BASHING ATTACK    11 -  15 -  0      42  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 437 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     AIMED BLOW         0 -  6         3  AIMED BLOW     
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  1                                       1  PARRY-STRIKE   
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  1                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  1                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   THE ILLUSIVE MAN 3188      15  12  1  128 MASS EFFECT (332)
TOTAL PARRY      NERF GUN 3287              24  12  0  112 USELESS TOOLS (219)
BASHING ATTACK   SPECIES 37 3163            19  11  1  100 MASS EFFECT (332)
AIMED BLOW       MOLD 3467                  12   4  0   90 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
SLASHING ATTACK  DORIAN HALLIE 3458         13  10  0   65 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
STRIKING ATTACK  BIG MEAN CARL 3480          9   7  2   45 THE MUPPETS (20)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is THE ILLUSIVE MAN 3188.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was TALI'ZORAH 3378.  The ten other most popular fighters were KANJI SAI 
3456, CAKE TESTER 3481, SPECIES 37 3163, THE ILLUSIVE MAN 3188, SAM 2692, DORIAN 
HALLIE 3458, DARRIA HORROCKS 3457, KIRRAHE 3524, MORDIN SOLUS 3522, and NERF GUN 
3287.

The least popular fighter this week was CORRODED PIPE 3517.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were MISS PIGGY 3479, OLD FITZGERALD 3505, MOLD 3467, SADIE JONES 
3485, DOWN THE DRAIN 3525, FLUSHED 3526, CRAZY HARRY 3513, BIG MEAN CARL 3480, RIZZO 
2405, and NERF GUN 3287.

               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. 

                       CAPTAIN COOK (18-10921) SEA DOGS  (224) 
                           MISSION (25-3538) ERRATA  (323) 
                    UNFLUSHED (54-3115) BASH BROS BATHROOM  (331) 
                     WHIRLWIND (82-56177) BLADES OF FURY  (1526) 
                    GRUNT 49 (82-48855) MEDAL OF HONOR C4  (8218) 
                      WET MOVER (85-32045) TMM'S JUNK 87  (5873) 
                           WATER (84-56764) ERRONE  (8231) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes