DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 08/16/2024    Duedate: 09/12/2024

TROCAR ARENA

DM 54    TURN 439

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

NERF GUN
USELESS TOOLS (219)
(54-3287) [26-12-0,130]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

NERF GUN                       POSITION IS EMPTY
USELESS TOOLS (219)            
(54-3287) [26-12-0,130]        

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

SPECIES 37                     SPECIES 37
MASS EFFECT (332)              MASS EFFECT (332)
(54-3163) [20-12-1,102]        (54-3163) [20-12-1,102]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

MASS EFFECT (332)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)      51 
2. MASS EFFECT (332)             34    USELESS TOOLS (219)
3. USELESS TOOLS (219)           25    Unchartered Team
4. BOOK OF THOMAS (341)          19 
5. 2233 BOURBON ST (362)         17    POSITION IS EMPTY

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 USELESS TOOLS (219)      389 188 20 67.4   1/ 2 MASS EFFECT (332)         9  5 1
 2/ 2 2233 BOURBON ST (362)     11   6  1 64.7   2/ 1 THE MUPPETS (20)          9  6 2
 3/ 3 MASS EFFECT (332)        103  69  3 59.9   3/ 4 USELESS TOOLS (219)       5  4 0
 4/ 4 THE MUPPETS (20)         144 112 12 56.2   4/ 5 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)  4  7 0
 5/ 0 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)     104  81  4 56.2   5/ 3 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)   3  9 0
 6/ 6 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)  628 595 18 51.3   6/ 0 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)      2  1 0
 7/ 7 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) 204 222  9 47.9   7/ 6 2233 BOURBON ST (362)     1  2 1

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     It's me, The Unknown Spymaster here with my bag to give you the news on last 
week's fights.  We now have a new top team for all of you guys to dogpile on.  MASS 
EFFECT now holds the crown and they are betting they can keep it.  BASH BROS BATHROOM 
is no joke as it posted a 3-1-0 week advancing from 5th place to 4th place.  Hey 
everybody, watch out for OLD FITZGERALD, who flew up 17 points in the rankings after 
mashing DARRIA HORROCKS like a melon.  Keep your eye on this beast.  Ya know, some 
days it doesn't pay to walk out on the sands.  CRAZY HARRY was bested by THE INTERN 
and drops 10 points.  Well here's a duelmaster that doesn't sit back and say 
'Challenge me'!  NERF GUN made a challenge against SPECIES 37 this week.  Well, 
everybody's pal NERF GUN moved its record to 26-12-0 by defeating SPECIES 37 in the 
Duelmaster's Title Bout and gaining 11 recognition points.  Advice to bashers--never 
force anything, just get a bigger halberd!   
     Here is other news that is of note.  And hey, kiddies, those of you who didn't 
avoid BASH BROS BATHROOM, please raise you hand.  Wow.  Does TROCAR really have that 
many liars?  Okay, so I may not be funny, but catch USELESS TOOLS' act in the arena.  
Those acrobats seem to be fairly deft at running from BASH BROS BATHROOM.  Well just 
about everybody wants a piece of MORDIN SOLUS, who was this week's most challenged 
warrior.   
     Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the 
most interesting, though!  The audience likes blood and there was plenty of it 
covering RIZZO as it was driven to an early grave by THE ILLUSIVE MAN of the MASS 
EFFECT.  Carrion Bird Cinematic Humor:  DARRIA HORROCKS II:  THE REMATCH.  Well, just 
when you thought it was safe to put a new warrior in the arena.  No no!  KIRRAHE, a 
mere boy, was slain by MISS PIGGY this turn.  Carrion Bird Frustration:  RIZZO in 
platemail.  In the 'Oops, What Have I Done?' category, RIZZO was mashed by THE 
ILLUSIVE MAN, who let RIZZO know that killing members of MASS EFFECT is a no-no.  
Here's some advice:  warriors with little wit and will may encounter problems on the 
trail to the Isle.   
     I think I had better cut this one short.  It's been nice chatting to those of 
you whom I have not offended yet.  Okay, so I may not be the world's best comedian, 
but then you guys aren't the world's best warriors.  And remember, you can pick your 
friends and you can pick your--(loud boos), oh, you've heard that one already!-- The 
Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NERF GUN 3287                26  12  0 130         USELESS TOOLS (219)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MOLD 3467                    14   4  0 109         BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)  
 SPECIES 37 3163              20  12  1 102         MASS EFFECT (332)         
 OLD FITZGERALD 3505          10   4  1  97         2233 BOURBON ST (362)     

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MAGIC POTION 3321             9   4  0  82         BOOK OF THOMAS (341)      
 SAM 2692                     20  10  2  79         THE MUPPETS (20)          
 KANJI SAI 3456               11  15  0  72         TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)   
 WHIMSICAL 3411               11   7  0  67         BOOK OF THOMAS (341)      

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DORIAN HALLIE 3458           14  11  0  66         TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)   
 MISS PIGGY 3479              11   7  1  64         THE MUPPETS (20)          
 BIG MEAN CARL 3480           11   7  2  62         THE MUPPETS (20)          

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CAKE TESTER 3481              5   8  0  43         USELESS TOOLS (219)       
 THE INTERN 3446               5   1  0  38         USELESS TOOLS (219)       
 MORDIN SOLUS 3522             4   2  0  34         MASS EFFECT (332)         

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CORRODED PIPE 3517            3   4  0  27         BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)  
 SADIE JONES 3485              4  13  0  25         TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)   

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GREASED POLE 3490             2   3  1  20         USELESS TOOLS (219)       
 CRAZY HARRY 3513              5   4  0  19         THE MUPPETS (20)          
 SODOORWONTCLOSE 3518          1   0  0  17         BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)  

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CLASS CLOWN 3494              0   1  0   5         USELESS TOOLS (219)       

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
IN THE DARK 3527        0  1 0 BASH BROS BATHRO 331 LONG TALL LEMUEL       439 NONE
EIGHT PILLARS 3489      1  1 0 BOOK OF THOMAS 341   MAINAKHA-TE ASSA       439 NONE
KIRRAHE 3524            4  1 0 MASS EFFECT 332      MISS PIGGY 3479        439  
TALI'ZORAH 3378        13  6 0 MASS EFFECT 332      RIZZO 2405             438 JUST REVENGED
DARRIA HORROCKS 3457   11 14 0 TRADERS OF TROCA 252 OLD FITZGERALD 3505    439  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

EIGHT PILLARS was butchered by MAINAKHA-TE ASSASSIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
IN THE DARK was butchered by LONG TALL LEMUEL in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
THE ILLUSIVE MAN murdered RIZZO in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud melee.
NERF GUN luckily beat SPECIES 37 in a 5 minute master's Challenge Title duel.
THE INTERN overpowered CRAZY HARRY in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
GREASED POLE was devastated by MORDIN SOLUS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
MOLD devastated SAM in a 1 minute mismatched match.
DORIAN HALLIE was overcome by WARRIOR-MAGE in a 2 minute fight.
OLD FITZGERALD easily killed DARRIA HORROCKS in a 1 minute gruesome uneven melee.
MAGIC POTION won victory over KANJI SAI in a 2 minute expert's fight.
WHIMSICAL vanquished CAKE TESTER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
KIRRAHE was killed by MISS PIGGY in a 2 minute novice vs. veteran melee.
BIG MEAN CARL demolished LAKE PATROL in a 1 minute mismatched match.
SADIE JONES was handily defeated by CORRODED PIPE in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
SODOORWONTCLOSE bested CLASS CLOWN in a 3 minute bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         WALL OF STEEL      7 -   2 -  1      78  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         TOTAL PARRY       12 -   5 -  0      71  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         STRIKING ATTACK   11 -   8 -  1      58  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         AIMED BLOW        30 -  24 -  2      56  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         PARRY-STRIKE       5 -   5 -  1      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         SLASHING ATTACK   13 -  15 -  0      46  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         LUNGING ATTACK    14 -  18 -  1      44  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   6 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         BASHING ATTACK    12 -  19 -  0      39  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 439 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:

AIMED BLOW         4 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  3         4  AIMED BLOW     
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  3         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         2  TOTAL PARRY    
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  3     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      NERF GUN 3287              26  12  0  130 USELESS TOOLS (219)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       MOLD 3467                  14   4  0  109 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
BASHING ATTACK   SPECIES 37 3163            20  12  1  102 MASS EFFECT (332)
LUNGING ATTACK   WHIMSICAL 3411             11   7  0   67 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
SLASHING ATTACK  DORIAN HALLIE 3458         14  11  0   66 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
STRIKING ATTACK  BIG MEAN CARL 3480         11   7  2   62 THE MUPPETS (20)
WALL OF STEEL    THE INTERN 3446             5   1  0   38 USELESS TOOLS (219)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is SPECIES 37 3163.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was SPECIES 37 3163.  The ten other most popular fighters were CLASS CLOWN 3494, NERF 
GUN 3287, SODOORWONTCLOSE 3518, MOLD 3467, MAGIC POTION 3321, WHIMSICAL 3411, KIRRAHE 
3524, MISS PIGGY 3479, MORDIN SOLUS 3522, and DORIAN HALLIE 3458.

The least popular fighter this week was SADIE JONES 3485.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were CAKE TESTER 3481, DARRIA HORROCKS 3457, SAM 2692, GREASED POLE 
3490, RIZZO 2405, IN THE DARK 3527, EIGHT PILLARS 3489, CRAZY HARRY 3513, THE INTERN 
3446, and CORRODED PIPE 3517.

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

THE ILLUSIVE MAN (54-3188) MASS EFFECT (332)

                                     GREEN VALLEY

Green Valley, DM 87, will be opening soon!  This arena will process on a two-week 
cycle.  Orders for inaugural battles are due on September 11, 2024.

Storm Point, DM 86 will be closed to new teams, effective August 31. Any new teams 
that arrive after that will be rerouted to Green Valley.  DM 86 will continue to 
process on its normal cycle and teams may continue to add new replacement warriors as 
necessary.

                                          -- RSI