DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/31/2025    Duedate: 02/27/2025

TROCAR ARENA

DM 54    TURN 445

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

MAGIC POTION
BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
(54-3321) [12-4-0,107]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

MAGIC POTION                   POLANSKY
BOOK OF THOMAS (341)           FAR TRAVELERS (364)
(54-3321) [12-4-0,107]         (54-3549) [2-0-0,26]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

DORIAN HALLIE                  DORIAN HALLIE
TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)        TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
(54-3458) [17-14-0,102]        (54-3458) [17-14-0,102]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE MUPPETS (20)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. 2233 BOURBON ST (362)         33 
2. BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)      32    2233 BOURBON ST (362)
3. BOOK OF THOMAS (341)          22    Unchartered Team
4. TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)       15 
5. FAR TRAVELERS (364)           11    FAR TRAVELERS (364)

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)     21   8  1 72.4   1/ 1 THE MUPPETS (20)          6  9 0
 2- 2 USELESS TOOLS (219)      391 190 20 67.3   2/ 2 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)      3  1 0
 3/ 7*FAR TRAVELERS (364)        3   2  0 60.0   3/ 5*FAR TRAVELERS (364)       3  2 0
 4- 3 MASS EFFECT (332)        107  75  3 58.8   4/ 8 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)  3  2 0
 5/ 4 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)     111  84  5 56.9   5/ 4 2233 BOURBON ST (362)     3  2 0
 6/ 5 THE MUPPETS (20)         158 128 12 55.2   6- 6 USELESS TOOLS (219)       2  2 0
 7/ 6 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)  633 605 18 51.1   7- 7 MASS EFFECT (332)         2  2 0
 8/ 0 OF WOLF AND MAN (296)     44  47  1 48.4   8/ 9 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)   2  4 0
 9/ 8 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) 213 229  9 48.2   9/ 0 OF WOLF AND MAN (296)     0  5 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Thankyouthankyou.  It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in 
TROCAR.  Hope you enjoy the show.  Oh, who am I kidding?  I already got paid!  Coming 
up with a solid 2-0-0 outing, BASH BROS BATHROOM has advanced 4 places in the 
rankings.  It looks like the guys(?) at BOOK OF THOMAS had a good week as they went 
3-1-0 to put them in 2nd place.  I guess steroids help!  Hey everybody, watch out for 
DORIAN HALLIE, who flew up 18 points in the rankings after mashing SAM like a melon.  
Keep your eye on this gal.  And falling like a basher in the top ten was WRONG WAY, 
who dropped 9 points after a disappointing (to say the least) bout with 
SODOORWONTCLOSE.  In front of all the crowds, MAGIC POTION took the Duelmaster's 
crown for its own.  I give the bum two weeks.  Advice to bashers--never force 
anything, just get a bigger halberd!   
     Here is other news that is of note.  Here's a song for you:  Who's afraid of the 
big, bad USELESS TOOLS?  Big bad USELESS TOOLS.  Big bad USELESS TOOLS.  TROCAR's 
afraid of the big bad USELESS TOOLS.  Tra la la la la!  Okay, so I may not be funny, 
but catch BASH BROS BATHROOM's act in the arena.  Those acrobats seem to be fairly 
deft at running from USELESS TOOLS.   
     Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day 
drinking to their memory.  Better tanked than dead!  This week 6-10-0 HIGHER was sent 
to the Dark Arena.  I know a lot of fighters with similar records who might take 
notice of this.  Big deal, so NEVER DIE got mashed in the Dark Arena.  With his face 
he was more at home with the trolls than with us. (Waka waka).  Knowing when to use 
the right tactics at the proper time is a very important step on the road to 
Duelmaster.   
     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.  See ya next time I'm on this 
circuit!-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MAGIC POTION 3321            12   4  0 107         BOOK OF THOMAS (341)      

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DORIAN HALLIE 3458           17  14  0 102         TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)   
 WHIMSICAL 3411               13   8  0  97         BOOK OF THOMAS (341)      
 BIG MEAN CARL 3480           15   9  2  95         THE MUPPETS (20)          

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MISS PIGGY 3479              14  10  1  87         THE MUPPETS (20)          
 SAM 2692                     23  13  2  86         THE MUPPETS (20)          
 SODOORWONTCLOSE 3518          6   0  0  82         BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)  
 WRONG WAY 2754               12   8  0  72         OF WOLF AND MAN (296)     
 KANJI SAI 3456               11  21  0  68         TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)   

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HICKORY HILL 3508             3   0  0  50         2233 BOURBON ST (362)     
 ERLANG SHEN 3440              7   6  1  44         BOOK OF THOMAS (341)      
-THE INTERN 3446               6   1  0  43         USELESS TOOLS (219)       
 FACELESS MAN 2753            11   9  0  42         OF WOLF AND MAN (296)     
-CAKE TESTER 3481              5   9  0  37         USELESS TOOLS (219)       
-MORDIN SOLUS 3522             5   4  0  35         MASS EFFECT (332)         

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-GREASED POLE 3490             3   3  1  33         USELESS TOOLS (219)       
 CRAZY HARRY 3513              6   9  0  27         THE MUPPETS (20)          
 POLANSKY 3549                 2   0  0  26         FAR TRAVELERS (364)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SHEPARD 3541                  1   0  0  19         MASS EFFECT (332)         
 TRADER JOE 3523               1   1  0  16         2233 BOURBON ST (362)     
 UNSEALED 3544                 1   1  0  15         BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)  
 GRAND CANYON 3552             1   0  0  15         2233 BOURBON ST (362)     
-ZAEED 3543                    1   0  0  13         MASS EFFECT (332)         
 BEAUREGARD 3536               3   3  0  12         THE MUPPETS (20)          
-SABATKA 3547                  1   0  0   6         FAR TRAVELERS (364)       
-CLASS CLOWN 3494              0   2  0   6         USELESS TOOLS (219)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ZHUANXU 3537                  0   1  0   5         BOOK OF THOMAS (341)      
-SAREN 3542                    0   1  0   3         MASS EFFECT (332)         

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
HIGHER 2755             6 10 0 OF WOLF AND MAN 296  LONG TALL LEMUEL       445 NONE
KESTUTIAS 2920          6  5 0 OF WOLF AND MAN 296  MASTER JARETH OK       445 NONE
NEVER DIE 2756          7  9 1 OF WOLF AND MAN 296  CONJURED DEMON         445 NONE
SADIE JONES 3485        6 14 0 TRADERS OF TROCA 252 ERLANG SHEN 3440       442  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

All -- I do like this arena, but I am only here for tourney timing at the moment. Now 
that Species 37, my project warrior, has graduated I don't have a reason to run every 
turn just yet. When this batch outpaces their tourney futures, I will return for the 
regular. -- Darque, mgr. of Mass Effect

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

HIGHER was butchered by LONG TALL LEMUEL in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
NEVER DIE was dispatched by CONJURED DEMON in a 2 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
KESTUTIAS was murdered by MASTER JARETH OKARRA in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
BIG MEAN CARL was bested by MAGIC POTION in a 1 minute veteran's Title contest.
SAM was savagely defeated by DORIAN HALLIE in a 4 minute master's match.
WHIMSICAL overpowered KANJI SAI in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
MISS PIGGY devastated WILD-EYED FANATIC in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
WRONG WAY was overcome by SODOORWONTCLOSE in a action packed 6 minute melee.
FACELESS MAN was vanquished by HICKORY HILL in a 2 minute gruesome one-sided duel.
ERLANG SHEN won victory over CRAZY HARRY in a 1 minute fight.
TRADER JOE was overpowered by POLANSKY in a 1 minute uneven match.
BEAUREGARD was savagely defeated by UNSEALED in a 3 minute brutal fight.
ZHUANXU was subdued by GRAND CANYON in a 3 minute bloody competition.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       6         STRIKING ATTACK   19 -   9 -  1      68  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   2 -  1      67  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         WALL OF STEEL      5 -   3 -  1      63  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         TOTAL PARRY       18 -  11 -  0      62  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         AIMED BLOW        24 -  17 -  3      59  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         SLASHING ATTACK   12 -  13 -  0      48  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         LUNGING ATTACK    12 -  19 -  1      39  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         BASHING ATTACK    12 -  23 -  0      34  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   3 -  0      25  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   3 -  0       0  |

Turn 445 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       MAGIC POTION 3321          12   4  0  107 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
SLASHING ATTACK  DORIAN HALLIE 3458         17  14  0  102 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
LUNGING ATTACK   WHIMSICAL 3411             13   8  0   97 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
STRIKING ATTACK  BIG MEAN CARL 3480         15   9  2   95 THE MUPPETS (20)
TOTAL PARRY      SAM 2692                   23  13  2   86 THE MUPPETS (20)
PARRY-LUNGE      WRONG WAY 2754             12   8  0   72 OF WOLF AND MAN (296)
WALL OF STEEL    FACELESS MAN 2753          11   9  0   42 OF WOLF AND MAN (296)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is DORIAN HALLIE 3458.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was DORIAN HALLIE 3458.  The ten other most popular fighters were WRONG WAY 
2754, NEVER DIE 2756, SODOORWONTCLOSE 3518, UNSEALED 3544, HICKORY HILL 3508, GRAND 
CANYON 3552, MAGIC POTION 3321, ERLANG SHEN 3440, POLANSKY 3549, and BEAUREGARD 3536.

The least popular fighter this week was TRADER JOE 3523.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were KANJI SAI 3456, KESTUTIAS 2920, CRAZY HARRY 3513, FACELESS MAN 2753, 
MISS PIGGY 3479, WHIMSICAL 3411, SAM 2692, BIG MEAN CARL 3480, HIGHER 2755, and 
ZHUANXU 3537.