DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/28/2025    Duedate: 03/27/2025

TROCAR ARENA

DM 54    TURN 446

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

MAGIC POTION
BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
(54-3321) [13-4-0,119]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

NERF GUN                       POLANSKY
USELESS TOOLS (219)            FAR TRAVELERS (364)
(54-3287) [27-12-0,137]        (54-3549) [3-0-0,38]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

DORIAN HALLIE                  WHIMSICAL
TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)        BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
(54-3458) [18-14-0,108]        (54-3411) [13-9-0,100]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

2233 BOURBON ST (362)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. 2233 BOURBON ST (362)         45 
2. BOOK OF THOMAS (341)          36    2233 BOURBON ST (362)
3. OF WOLF AND MAN (296)         24    Unchartered Team
4. FAR TRAVELERS (364)           12 
5. TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)       12    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)     26   8  2 76.5   1/ 5 2233 BOURBON ST (362)     7  2 1
 2/ 2 USELESS TOOLS (219)      392 193 20 67.0   2/ 2 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)      6  2 0
 3/ 3*FAR TRAVELERS (364)        4   2  0 66.7   3/ 1 THE MUPPETS (20)          5 10 0
 4- 4 MASS EFFECT (332)        107  75  3 58.8   4/ 3*FAR TRAVELERS (364)       4  2 0
 5/ 5 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)     114  85  5 57.3   5/ 4 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)  4  4 0
 6/ 6 THE MUPPETS (20)         159 132 12 54.6   6/ 6 USELESS TOOLS (219)       3  5 0
 7/ 7 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)  634 606 18 51.1   7- 7 MASS EFFECT (332)         2  2 0
 8/ 9 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) 214 231  9 48.1   8/ 8 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)   2  4 0
 9/ 8 OF WOLF AND MAN (296)     45  50  1 47.4   9/ 9 OF WOLF AND MAN (296)     1  8 0

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

                                      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, THE MUPPETS, since 2233 
BOURBON ST took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news.  2233 BOURBON ST 
turned their 5-0-1 turn into a 1st place rank in the listings this turn.  Any better 
than this, and you get put on hit lists.  Now let's all watch BOOK OF THOMAS' heads 
swell from their 3-1-0 this turn.  Haa ha ha ha!  Big shots, big talk, big deal.  Of 
course, we're all terribly impressed to see GRAND CANYON win a fight and gain 14 
points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, POLANSKY beat CAKE TESTER and CAKE TESTER lost 10 
points.  You're breakin' my heart.  And if variety is the spice of life, TROCAR may 
be getting bland, as MAGIC POTION stays top dog in the city.  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?   
     He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day, the coward.  What's 
the big D?  THE MUPPETS was the most avoided team?  Bunch of lily livered... 
grumble... mumble... curse...  And it looks like USELESS TOOLS avoided them the most 
this turn.  What a pack of would be losers, if you ask me.  Hmph.  Ooh, I'm 
frightfully impressed, ERLANG SHEN was this turn's most challenged warrior.  Watch 
that ego swell, sports fans.   
     Death and Taxes.  The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience.  Let's 
see if anyone's dead or dying.  Bye bye, warrior, bye bye...  MISS PIGGY, a glorious 
14-10-1 fighter, has passed away.  Gee, too bad THE MUPPETS.  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.  Just wait 'till next time I show up 
here, I won't be so nice!  So nyaaah!  Paste this one in your scrapbooks, you'll need 
the kindling come this winter-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MAGIC POTION 3321            13   4  0 119         BOOK OF THOMAS (341)      

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NERF GUN 3287                27  12  0 137         USELESS TOOLS (219)       
 DORIAN HALLIE 3458           18  14  0 108         TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)   
 WHIMSICAL 3411               13   9  0 100         BOOK OF THOMAS (341)      

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SAM 2692                     24  13  2  89         THE MUPPETS (20)          
 BIG MEAN CARL 3480           15  10  2  88         THE MUPPETS (20)          
 SODOORWONTCLOSE 3518          6   1  0  83         BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)  
 KANJI SAI 3456               11  22  0  74         TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)   
-WRONG WAY 2754               12   8  0  72         OF WOLF AND MAN (296)     

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FACELESS MAN 2753            12   9  0  54         OF WOLF AND MAN (296)     
 HICKORY HILL 3508             4   0  0  54         2233 BOURBON ST (362)     
 ERLANG SHEN 3440              8   6  1  51         BOOK OF THOMAS (341)      
 THE INTERN 3446               6   2  0  38         USELESS TOOLS (219)       
 POLANSKY 3549                 3   0  0  38         FAR TRAVELERS (364)       
-MORDIN SOLUS 3522             5   4  0  35         MASS EFFECT (332)         
 GREASED POLE 3490             3   4  1  34         USELESS TOOLS (219)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GRAND CANYON 3552             2   0  1  29         2233 BOURBON ST (362)     
 CRAZY HARRY 3513              6  10  0  28         THE MUPPETS (20)          
 CAKE TESTER 3481              5  10  0  27         USELESS TOOLS (219)       
 TRADER JOE 3523               2   1  0  26         2233 BOURBON ST (362)     

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FORTY NINE MILE 3506          2   0  0  23         2233 BOURBON ST (362)     
 ZHUANXU 3537                  1   1  0  19         BOOK OF THOMAS (341)      
-SHEPARD 3541                  1   0  0  19         MASS EFFECT (332)         
 BEAUREGARD 3536               3   4  0  13         THE MUPPETS (20)          
 MAKER'S MARK 3507             2   0  0  13         2233 BOURBON ST (362)     
-ZAEED 3543                    1   0  0  13         MASS EFFECT (332)         

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MISCUT TILE 3558              1   0  0  10         BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)  
-SABATKA 3547                  1   0  0   6         FAR TRAVELERS (364)       
-CLASS CLOWN 3494              0   2  0   6         USELESS TOOLS (219)       
 UNSEALED 3544                 1   2  0   5         BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)  
-SAREN 3542                    0   1  0   3         MASS EFFECT (332)         
 YEAORNAY 3561                 0   1  0   1         OF WOLF AND MAN (296)     
 INDECISIVE 3559               0   1  0   1         OF WOLF AND MAN (296)     

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CULT MEMBER             0  0 0                      GRAND CANYON 3552      446 NONE
DA1 3560                0  1 0 OF WOLF AND MAN 296  JENNE THE KNIFE        446 NONE
MISS PIGGY 3479        14 11 1 THE MUPPETS 20       VENOMOUS CONCUBI       446 NONE
SADIE JONES 3485        6 14 0 TRADERS OF TROCA 252 ERLANG SHEN 3440       442 NOT REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Sodoorwontclose -- Nice!  Thanks for the skills.  I need some more attack.  That was a 
fun fight -- Wrong Way

Hickory Hill -- Damn, you're a biggun! -- Faceless Man

More mediocrity.. This was getting tiresome!  Things have changed and I need to get 
with the times! -- Tripwire

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DA1 was viciously butchered by JENNE THE KNIFE in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
GREASED POLE was vanquished by ERLANG SHEN in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
MAGIC POTION demolished BIG MEAN CARL in a 1 minute uneven Title fight.
WHIMSICAL was unbelievably bested by NERF GUN in a popular 6 minute veteran's contest.
DORIAN HALLIE bested SODOORWONTCLOSE in a action packed 3 minute brawl.
MISS PIGGY was assassinated by VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
KANJI SAI was unbelievably bested by SAM in a 4 minute veteran's competition.
FACELESS MAN viciously subdued THE INTERN in a action packed 3 minute gruesome duel.
CAKE TESTER was savagely defeated by POLANSKY in a 2 minute gruesome duel.
HICKORY HILL overpowered CRAZY HARRY in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BEAUREGARD was handily defeated by TRADER JOE in a 1 minute brutal one-sided bout.
GRAND CANYON murdered CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
MAKER'S MARK bested YEAORNAY in a 3 minute bloody novice's battle.
FORTY NINE MILE overpowered UNSEALED in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
ZHUANXU defeated MAGE'S APPRENTICE in a 2 minute novice's duel.
INDECISIVE was devastated by MISCUT TILE in a 1 minute uneven duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   2 -  1      67  |
|AIMED BLOW                       6         TOTAL PARRY       19 -  12 -  0      61  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         STRIKING ATTACK   17 -  11 -  0      61  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         AIMED BLOW        26 -  17 -  4      60  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         WALL OF STEEL      5 -   4 -  0      56  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         SLASHING ATTACK   11 -  12 -  0      48  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         LUNGING ATTACK    13 -  22 -  1      37  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   2 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         BASHING ATTACK    12 -  24 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   3 -  0       0  |

Turn 446 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     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  2         3  TOTAL PARRY    
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  5         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         5 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  3         2  AIMED BLOW     
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  2     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                                                                1  PARRY-LUNGE    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       MAGIC POTION 3321          13   4  0  119 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
TOTAL PARRY      NERF GUN 3287              27  12  0  137 USELESS TOOLS (219)
SLASHING ATTACK  DORIAN HALLIE 3458         18  14  0  108 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
LUNGING ATTACK   WHIMSICAL 3411             13   9  0  100 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
STRIKING ATTACK  BIG MEAN CARL 3480         15  10  2   88 THE MUPPETS (20)
WALL OF STEEL    FACELESS MAN 2753          12   9  0   54 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 WHIMSICAL 3411.  The ten other most popular fighters were KANJI SAI 3456, 
FACELESS MAN 2753, DORIAN HALLIE 3458, YEAORNAY 3561, POLANSKY 3549, MAKER'S MARK 
3507, TRADER JOE 3523, ZHUANXU 3537, ERLANG SHEN 3440, and MAGIC POTION 3321.

The least popular fighter this week was INDECISIVE 3559.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BEAUREGARD 3536, CRAZY HARRY 3513, CAKE TESTER 3481, MISS PIGGY 3479, 
DA1 3560, UNSEALED 3544, GRAND CANYON 3552, NERF GUN 3287, BIG MEAN CARL 3480, and 
GREASED POLE 3490.

                          SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN PITTSBURGH!

We hope you will join us at our summer FTF in Pittsburgh, PA, July 18-20, 2025! It will 
be held at the downtown Marriott. Details upcoming!

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