DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 11/08/2024    Duedate: 12/05/2024

TROCAR ARENA

DM 54    TURN 442

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

OLD FITZGERALD
2233 BOURBON ST (362)
(54-3505) [13-4-1,112]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

OLD FITZGERALD                 MAXENTENIUS
2233 BOURBON ST (362)          WHITE SLAYERS (363)
(54-3505) [13-4-1,112]         (54-3534) [2-1-0,24]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

KANJI SAI                      WHIMSICAL
TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)        BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
(54-3456) [11-18-0,73]         (54-3411) [12-8-0,93]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE MUPPETS (20)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BOOK OF THOMAS (341)          46 
2. THE MUPPETS (20)              32    2233 BOURBON ST (362)
3. BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)      23    Unchartered Team
4. WHITE SLAYERS (363)           13 
5. 2233 BOURBON ST (362)         5     WHITE SLAYERS (363)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 2233 BOURBON ST (362)     18   6  1 75.0   1/ 3 THE MUPPETS (20)          8  7 0
 2- 3 MASS EFFECT (332)        105  73  3 59.0   2/ 2 2233 BOURBON ST (362)     7  0 0
 3/ 5 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)     108  83  5 56.5   3/ 5*WHITE SLAYERS (363)       7  8 0
 4/ 4 THE MUPPETS (20)         152 119 12 56.1   4/ 1 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)  6  5 0
 5/ 6 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)  631 601 18 51.2   5/ 6 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)      4  2 1
 6/ 7 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) 210 227  9 48.1   6/ 7 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)   3  6 0
 7/ 8*WHITE SLAYERS (363)        7   8  0 46.7   7- 4 MASS EFFECT (332)         2  4 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     So why do I have this bag over my head?  Because I am The Unknown Spymaster and 
I'm going to give you a spy report!.  We now have a new top team for all of you guys 
to dogpile on.  THE MUPPETS now holds the crown and they are betting they can keep 
it.  BOOK OF THOMAS is no joke as it posted a 3-0-1 week advancing from 6th place to 
5th place.  Hey everybody, watch out for WHIMSICAL, who flew up 21 points in the 
rankings after mashing SAM like a melon.  Keep your eye on this beast.  And falling 
like a basher in the top ten was VERGINIUS, who dropped 13 points after a 
disappointing (to say the least) bout with BEAUREGARD.  Well, everybody's pal OLD 
FITZGERALD moved its record to 13-4-1 by defeating MISS PIGGY in the Duelmaster's 
Title Bout and gaining 5 recognition points.  An apple a day keeps the doctor away, 
but an onion a day keeps T.P.s at bay.   
     But enough of that bunch, let's get on to the wimps who like to avoid battle!  
Did you hear that 2233 BOURBON ST was most avoided team this week?  Well, knowing the 
personal hygiene of 2233 BOURBON ST's warriors, I'm not surprised!  And you guys like 
to boo me?  Well, unsling your rasberries, cause WHITE SLAYERS beats feet every time 
2233 BOURBON ST smiles at them.  Try farming, eh?  Well just about everybody wants a 
piece of CORRODED PIPE, 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!  LOCKED DOOR says to his dog--'Who should I fight this 
week?'.  Dog says 'CONJURED DEMON'.  So the guy dies.  Moral?  Put lying dogs to 
sleep.  For those of you who missed it, Death showed up, grabbed SADIE JONES by the 
ear and took her away to a place where she won't need a coat.  Knowing when to use 
the right tactics at the proper time is a very important step on the road to 
Duelmaster.   
     Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in TROCAR have no 
sense of humor.  Or maybe that they were senseless.  Okay, so I may not be the 
world's best comedian, but then you guys aren't the world's best warriors.  See ya 
next time I'm on this circuit!-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OLD FITZGERALD 3505          13   4  1 112         2233 BOURBON ST (362)     

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MOLD 3467                    15   4  0 121         BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)  
 MAGIC POTION 3321            11   4  0  96         BOOK OF THOMAS (341)      
 WHIMSICAL 3411               12   8  0  93         BOOK OF THOMAS (341)      

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BIG MEAN CARL 3480           13   8  2  88         THE MUPPETS (20)          
 SAM 2692                     22  11  2  81         THE MUPPETS (20)          
 KANJI SAI 3456               11  18  0  73         TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)   
 MISS PIGGY 3479              12   9  1  68         THE MUPPETS (20)          

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DORIAN HALLIE 3458           15  13  0  58         TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)   

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SODOORWONTCLOSE 3518          4   0  0  56         BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)  
 ERLANG SHEN 3440              6   6  1  42         BOOK OF THOMAS (341)      
-MORDIN SOLUS 3522             5   3  0  35         MASS EFFECT (332)         

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HICKORY HILL 3508             2   0  0  33         2233 BOURBON ST (362)     
 CRAZY HARRY 3513              6   6  0  30         THE MUPPETS (20)          
 MAXENTENIUS 3534              2   1  0  24         WHITE SLAYERS (363)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PETILLIUS 3535                2   1  0  22         WHITE SLAYERS (363)       
 ANAXILAUS 3531                1   2  0  19         WHITE SLAYERS (363)       
 BEAUREGARD 3536               2   1  0  18         THE MUPPETS (20)          
 CORRODED PIPE 3517            3   7  0  16         BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)  
-TRADER JOE 3523               1   0  0  15         2233 BOURBON ST (362)     
-FORTY NINE MILE 3506          1   0  0  10         2233 BOURBON ST (362)     
-MAKER'S MARK 3507             1   0  0   9         2233 BOURBON ST (362)     
 VERGINIUS 3533                1   2  0   8         WHITE SLAYERS (363)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DEMOCRITUS 3532               1   2  0   7         WHITE SLAYERS (363)       

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
LOCKED DOOR 3530        2  1 0 BASH BROS BATHRO 331 CONJURED DEMON         442 NONE
KIRRAHE 3524            4  1 0 MASS EFFECT 332      MISS PIGGY 3479        439 REVENGED
TALI'ZORAH 3378        13  6 0 MASS EFFECT 332      RIZZO 2405             438 REVENGED
DARRIA HORROCKS 3457   11 14 0 TRADERS OF TROCA 252 OLD FITZGERALD 3505    439  
SADIE JONES 3485        6 14 0 TRADERS OF TROCA 252 ERLANG SHEN 3440       442  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

LOCKED DOOR was dealt death by CONJURED DEMON in a 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
DEMOCRITUS was devastated by CRAZY HARRY in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
OLD FITZGERALD handily defeated MISS PIGGY in a 1 minute one-sided Title match.
BIG MEAN CARL viciously subdued THE COLLECTOR in a popular 3 minute veteran's contest.
KANJI SAI was devastated by MAGIC POTION in a popular 1 minute uneven brawl.
WHIMSICAL viciously subdued SAM in a crowd pleasing 3 minute gory master's match.
DORIAN HALLIE slimly lost to SODOORWONTCLOSE in a action packed 5 minute melee.
SADIE JONES was slaughtered by ERLANG SHEN in a 1 minute gruesome one-sided duel.
CORRODED PIPE was vanquished by ANAXILAUS in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BEAUREGARD beat VERGINIUS in a 3 minute novice's melee.
MAXENTENIUS overpowered PRETTY LERONA in a 2 minute one-sided match.
PETILLIUS bested MAGE'S APPRENTICE in a exciting 1 minute amateur's conflict.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       4         TOTAL PARRY       16 -   5 -  0      76  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   2 -  1      75  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         AIMED BLOW        26 -  18 -  3      59  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         STRIKING ATTACK   15 -  11 -  1      58  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   3 -  0      57  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-STRIKE       5 -   4 -  1      56  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         SLASHING ATTACK   14 -  15 -  0      48  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         LUNGING ATTACK    13 -  18 -  1      42  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         BASHING ATTACK    16 -  23 -  0      41  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 442 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       OLD FITZGERALD 3505        13   4  1  112 2233 BOURBON ST (362)
LUNGING ATTACK   WHIMSICAL 3411             12   8  0   93 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
STRIKING ATTACK  BIG MEAN CARL 3480         13   8  2   88 THE MUPPETS (20)
TOTAL PARRY      SAM 2692                   22  11  2   81 THE MUPPETS (20)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  DORIAN HALLIE 3458         15  13  0   58 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is KANJI SAI 3456.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was WHIMSICAL 3411.  The ten other most popular fighters were DORIAN HALLIE 3458, BIG 
MEAN CARL 3480, LOCKED DOOR 3530, SODOORWONTCLOSE 3518, OLD FITZGERALD 3505, 
VERGINIUS 3533, PETILLIUS 3535, MAGIC POTION 3321, ERLANG SHEN 3440, and ANAXILAUS 
3531.

The least popular fighter this week was CORRODED PIPE 3517.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were MISS PIGGY 3479, DEMOCRITUS 3532, BEAUREGARD 3536, SADIE JONES 
3485, SAM 2692, KANJI SAI 3456, CRAZY HARRY 3513, MAXENTENIUS 3534, ANAXILAUS 3531, 
and ERLANG SHEN 3440.

                            WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN TEMPE!

We hope you will join us at our winter FTF in Tempe, AZ, January 17-19, 2025! It will 
be held at our usual Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-897-7444).  Room 
rates are $209.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which includes full cooked breakfast, 
complimentary manager's reception, free parking and free high speed internet.  There's 
a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool.  The rooms are blocked--the group code is 929.

      The official block cutoff is mid-December so make your reservations ASAP!
             The hotel reservation site is:  http://tinyurl.com/FF72inTempe 

Please note that doubles are limited.  As always, if the block is full, please make 
your reservation the best you can (book a king, and/or book at normal rates) and let 
us know and we'll work with the sales office to get them to correct your reservation. 
You can contact the Tempe Embassy (480-897-7444) to be put on the waiting list for 
a double suite, too.

We look forward to seeing you in January! -- RSI