DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/28/2025    Duedate: 04/24/2025

TROCAR ARENA

DM 54    TURN 447

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

MAGIC POTION
BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
(54-3321) [14-4-0,135]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

MAGIC POTION                   POLANSKY
BOOK OF THOMAS (341)           FAR TRAVELERS (364)
(54-3321) [14-4-0,135]         (54-3549) [4-0-0,42]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

DORIAN HALLIE                  DORIAN HALLIE
TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)        TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
(54-3458) [19-14-0,119]        (54-3458) [19-14-0,119]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

2233 BOURBON ST (362)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE MUPPETS (20)              27 
2. MASS EFFECT (332)             20    2233 BOURBON ST (362)
3. 2233 BOURBON ST (362)         18    Unchartered Team
4. TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)       13 
5. FAR TRAVELERS (364)           4     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)     29   9  2 76.3   1/ 1 2233 BOURBON ST (362)    10  2 1
 2/ 3*FAR TRAVELERS (364)        5   2  0 71.4   2/ 2 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)      8  3 0
 3/ 2 USELESS TOOLS (219)      392 197 20 66.6   3/ 5 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)  4  4 0
 4/ 4 MASS EFFECT (332)        110  76  3 59.1   4/ 3 THE MUPPETS (20)          4 10 0
 5/ 5 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)     116  86  5 57.4   5/ 4*FAR TRAVELERS (364)       3  0 0
 6/ 6 THE MUPPETS (20)         161 134 12 54.6   6/ 7 MASS EFFECT (332)         3  1 0
 7/ 7 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)  635 607 18 51.1   7/ 8 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)   3  3 0
 8/ 8 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) 215 233  9 48.0   8/ 9 OF WOLF AND MAN (296)     2 10 0
 9/ 9 OF WOLF AND MAN (296)     46  52  1 46.9   9/ 6 USELESS TOOLS (219)       1  7 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.  Now let's all watch MASS EFFECT's 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 BIG MEAN CARL win a fight and gain 18 
points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, BIG MEAN CARL beat WHIMSICAL and WHIMSICAL lost 14 
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.  The Warty Toad, humph!  
I've tasted better ale at mortuaries.  Where do they get this stuff?  From TROCAR's 
trash dumps?   
     My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start 
talking.' I loved that woman.  THE MUPPETS, I suppose you'll be glad to know you were 
this turn's most avoided team.  Care to know who is the most afraid of you?  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, HICKORY HILL 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.  Honor is like a chainmail shirt, it only shines 
through use.  Certain nameless cowards will doubtless rebuke me on this one.   
     There's got to be a better place in TROCAR to get a drink than The Warty Toad!  
Any suggestions?  Phlllt!  Just had to do that before I leave the fine city of 
TROCAR.  I feel much better now.  Glad to see the back of this place-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MAGIC POTION 3321         AB 14   4  0 135         BOOK OF THOMAS (341)      

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NERF GUN 3287             TP 27  13  0 120         USELESS TOOLS (219)       
 DORIAN HALLIE 3458        SL 19  14  0 119         TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)   
 BIG MEAN CARL 3480        ST 16  10  2 106         THE MUPPETS (20)          

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SAM 2692                  TP 24  14  2  90         THE MUPPETS (20)          
 SODOORWONTCLOSE 3518      TP  7   1  0  87         BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)  
 WHIMSICAL 3411            LU 13  10  0  86         BOOK OF THOMAS (341)      
 KANJI SAI 3456            LU 11  23  0  76         TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)   
-WRONG WAY 2754            PL 12   8  0  72         OF WOLF AND MAN (296)     

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HICKORY HILL 3508         ST  5   0  0  63         2233 BOURBON ST (362)     

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FACELESS MAN 2753         WS 13   9  0  56         OF WOLF AND MAN (296)     
 ERLANG SHEN 3440          AB  9   6  1  53         BOOK OF THOMAS (341)                     *
 POLANSKY 3549                 4   0  0  42         FAR TRAVELERS (364)                      [AB-LU]
 THE INTERN 3446           WS  6   3  0  37         USELESS TOOLS (219)       
 MORDIN SOLUS 3522         ST  5   5  0  36         MASS EFFECT (332)         
 GREASED POLE 3490         ST  3   5  1  35         USELESS TOOLS (219)                      *
 GRAND CANYON 3552             3   0  1  34         2233 BOURBON ST (362)                    [AB-LU-TP]

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CRAZY HARRY 3513          BA  6  11  0  31         THE MUPPETS (20)                         *
 TRADER JOE 3523           AB  2   2  0  28         2233 BOURBON ST (362)     
 CAKE TESTER 3481          LU  5  11  0  27         USELESS TOOLS (219)       
 FORTY NINE MILE 3506          3   0  0  25         2233 BOURBON ST (362)                    [AB-LU]
 SHEPARD 3541                  2   0  0  24         MASS EFFECT (332)                        [AB-LU-ST-TP]

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ZHUANXU 3537                  1   1  0  19         BOOK OF THOMAS (341)                     [AB-BA]
 BEAUREGARD 3536           TP  4   4  0  18         THE MUPPETS (20)                         *
 ZAEED 3543                    2   0  0  16         MASS EFFECT (332)                        [AB-LU-ST-TP]
 SAREN 3542                    1   1  0  14         MASS EFFECT (332)                        [AB-ST-TP]
-MAKER'S MARK 3507             2   0  0  13         2233 BOURBON ST (362)                    [AB-BA-LU-PS]
 UNSEALED 3544             BA  1   3  0   6         BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)                 *
 MISCUT TILE 3558          BA  1   1  0   6         BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)  
 YEAORNAY 3561             LU  0   2  0   2         OF WOLF AND MAN (296)                    *

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 INDECISIVE 3559           LU  0   2  0   2         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?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

GREASED POLE was bested by POLANSKY in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
THE INTERN was devastated by HICKORY HILL in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
CAKE TESTER was defeated by GRAND CANYON in a crowd pleasing 3 minute Challenge duel.
MAGIC POTION defeated NERF GUN in a crowd pleasing 5 minute veteran's Title fight.
DORIAN HALLIE viciously subdued SAM in a exciting 4 minute bloody master's fight.
WHIMSICAL was handily defeated by BIG MEAN CARL in a 1 minute uneven fight.
SODOORWONTCLOSE won victory over KANJI SAI in a action packed 2 minute duel.
FACELESS MAN won victory over CRAZY HARRY in a action packed 1 minute fight.
ERLANG SHEN won victory over TRADER JOE in a 2 minute fight.
MORDIN SOLUS was luckily beaten by RIRORNI SLAVER in a action packed 2 minute match.
SHEPARD overpowered INDECISIVE in a 1 minute one-sided match.
BEAUREGARD bested MISCUT TILE in a 3 minute bloody conflict.
FORTY NINE MILE subdued UNSEALED in a 1 minute amateur's match.
SAREN overpowered TROCARAN DESERTER in a 3 minute mismatched conflict.
ZAEED narrowly defeated YEAORNAY in a 2 minute novice's duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   8         AIMED BLOW        29 -  12 -  4      71  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         STRIKING ATTACK   19 -  12 -  0      61  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   2 -  1      60  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         TOTAL PARRY       20 -  14 -  0      59  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   5 -  0      55  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         SLASHING ATTACK   10 -  11 -  0      48  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         LUNGING ATTACK    14 -  26 -  1      35  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         BASHING ATTACK    10 -  26 -  0      28  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   2 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   3 -  0       0  |

Turn 447 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     LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  5         3  TOTAL PARRY    
AIMED BLOW         3 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  3         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          14   4  0  135 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
TOTAL PARRY      NERF GUN 3287              27  13  0  120 USELESS TOOLS (219)
SLASHING ATTACK  DORIAN HALLIE 3458         19  14  0  119 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
STRIKING ATTACK  BIG MEAN CARL 3480         16  10  2  106 THE MUPPETS (20)
LUNGING ATTACK   WHIMSICAL 3411             13  10  0   86 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
WALL OF STEEL    FACELESS MAN 2753          13   9  0   56 OF WOLF AND MAN (296)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
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 MAGIC POTION 
3321, MORDIN SOLUS 3522, CAKE TESTER 3481, KANJI SAI 3456, GRAND CANYON 3552, HICKORY 
HILL 3508, SODOORWONTCLOSE 3518, ERLANG SHEN 3440, ZAEED 3543, and POLANSKY 3549.

The least popular fighter this week was SAREN 3542.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were INDECISIVE 3559, WHIMSICAL 3411, NERF GUN 3287, UNSEALED 3544, 
BEAUREGARD 3536, BIG MEAN CARL 3480, THE INTERN 3446, GREASED POLE 3490, YEAORNAY 
3561, and FORTY NINE MILE 3506.

                            WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN TEMPE!

We hope you will join us at our winter FTF in Tempe, AZ, January 16-18, 2026! It will 
be held at our usual Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-897-7444).  Room 
rates are $214.00 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 coming 
soon).

      The official block cutoff is mid-December so make your reservations ASAP!
          The hotel reservation site is:  (coming soon) http://tinyurl.com/FF76inTempe 

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. 

Minioverviews and the tournament announcement will be out in December. 

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

               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. 

                          SPUNKY (23-3638) IVO'S ARMY  (293) 
                    RUDY VOLEVOL (32-5851) DEVIL ADVOCATES  (105)
                     ROGUE ESKIMO (32-6950) FRIEND OR FOE?  (365)
                    LOUIS CYPHRE (32-7573) DEVIL ADVOCATES  (105)
                     ROAD TRIP (45-5050) THE MENTORS RIDE  (550)
                          SMUDGE (82-326) IRON CIRCLE  (61) 
                    METAL HEAD (82-4573) LEGENEDS OF TKE 2  (618) 
                     SELINA SKYRIVER (82-25332) WANDERERS  (4055) 
                      DIZZY (82-54125) CHARTMASTES 1969  (9145) 
                     CLICHY (84-35494) THIRSTY THUGS 1313  (6208) 
                       LEPROSY (84-36154) THE AFFLICTED  (6313) 
                ROBERT PAULSON 75 (84-47382) PROJECT MAYHEM 28  (8184) 
                     CYMORIL FIBER (85-2327) ETERNAL HOWLIN (430)
                   HARSH GMO (85-18688) THIRSTY THUGS 170P  (3427) 
                     KRIKIT (85-40358) UNKNOWN LEGACY 42  (7366) 
                      EXTREME TEAL (85-46601) TAMPA 19A  (8502) 
                      CLARK (85-51321) HELLO DARKNESS 16  (9356) 
                           TOXIN (85-54664) ERR 26  (2621) 
                        AVIAG (86-24310) LIZARD ARMY 3  (4457) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes