DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 06/27/2012 Duedate: 07/10/2012
SHADOWSPIRE ARENA
DM-81 TURN-143
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
SUBPRIME RIB
OTTO'S DINER (96)
(81-1567) [22-12-1,130]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
SUBPRIME RIB TROLL HAND
OTTO'S DINER (96) SAVAGE HORDE (134)
(81-1567) [22-12-1,130] (81-1825) [3-6-1,21]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
SUBPRIME RIB TOSSED SALAD
OTTO'S DINER (96) FOOD (130)
(81-1567) [22-12-1,130] (81-1686) [6-18-0,41]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
WARMASTERS (15)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. WARMASTERS (15) 46
2. CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 36 LA PENTARCHIE (11)
3. FOOD (130) 30 Unchartered Team
4. DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 27
5. OTTO'S DINER (96) 23 SAVAGE HORDE (134)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 2 LA PENTARCHIE (11) 412 295 18 58.3 1/ 2 WARMASTERS (15) 11 4 4
2/ 1 BOND-AGE (133) 55 40 1 57.9 2/ 8 LA PENTARCHIE (11) 10 5 1
3/ 3 SUMMERBORN (104) 183 152 18 54.6 3/ 1 OTTO'S DINER (96) 10 5 0
4/ 4 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 179 150 7 54.4 4/ 9 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 9 6 0
5/ 5 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 386 325 12 54.3 5/ 3 DARQUE AGES (29) 8 7 1
6/ 6 DARQUE AGES (29) 319 279 15 53.3 6/11 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 8 7 0
7/ 7 OTTO'S DINER (96) 213 187 5 53.3 7/10 CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 8 7 0
8/ 8 WARMASTERS (15) 363 340 29 51.6 8/ 5 BOND-AGE (133) 8 7 0
9/ 9 CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 366 345 16 51.5 9/ 4 MONSTER MANUAL (87) 7 8 0
10/10 LITERATE LOONS (40) 334 377 14 47.0 10/ 6 LITERATE LOONS (40) 6 7 0
11/11 FURRY FURY (25) 217 253 14 46.2 11/13 THE WILLBURYS II (127) 5 7 0
12/13 THE WILLBURYS II (127) 36 45 3 44.4 12/14 FOOD (130) 5 7 0
13/12 MONSTER MANUAL (87) 186 244 7 43.3 13/ 7 SUMMERBORN (104) 5 8 0
14/14 FOOD (130) 45 61 3 42.5 14/12 FURRY FURY (25) 3 10 0
15/ 0 ARCHAIC CHAOS (111) 74 114 8 39.4 15/15*SAVAGE HORDE (134) 3 11 0
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
16/15*SAVAGE HORDE (134) 14 30 2 31.8 16/ 0 ARCHAIC CHAOS (111) 1 2 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters. Look on my work, ye mighty,
and despair! Nothing is certain in SHADOWSPIRE, with changing loyalties, changing
Duelmasters. Write this down: new top team--WARMASTERS. SUMMERBORN after a sorry
1-3-0 might want to consider abandoning the sands and taking up singing the 'Can't
fight no more' blues! What's a move up by 6 you ask? (alright, maybe you didn't
ask) Cause for celebration, according to LA PENTARCHIE. Good things come to those
who fight well, as DRAGONBANE GUILD can attest, moving up by 5. ARCHAIC CHAOS had
cause to celebrate, after PANDERA PAX got 25 points by beating JULIETTE. JULIETTE
certainly had a baffled expression on hers face, after losing to PANDERA PAX and
losing 19 points in the process! Well, Duelmaster MOLLUSQUOME Dark Arena Challenged
DARK ARENA's WURM KIN. Is a 21-8-2 good enough? WURM KIN found out that SHADOWSPIRE
isn't a democracy. You've gotta be the best to be Duelmaster here! Word has it one
team in SHADOWSPIRE is using psychics to predict wins. They lead a charmed life!
A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn? And do not the
little birds cry out?' Any ideas? Like a horde of jackals fleeing from the lion, so
did the "warriors" in SHADOWSPIRE avoid FURRY FURY. The warriors of FURRY FURY found
their efforts at combat frustrated as WARMASTERS apparently had more important things
to do than fight. Everyone is famous for fifteen minutes, and GIGI DIVINE is it
right now. Most challenged warrior. Isn't CULT OF BACCHUS proud! Them's the
breaks, JUNEBUG. Expecting fair challenges from BOND-AGE is evidently too much to
ask. Next time KRONSTEEN walks with his head high remind him of the fight where he
challenged down 17 points and lost to JUNEBUG. GREMLIN STEW challenged JAKLAK! Who
says OTTO'S DINER are just a bunch of wimps! GREMLIN STEW of OTTO'S DINER kept his
wits as he won victory over JAKLAK.
The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on... WURM KIN in the Dark
Arena wasn't enough for MOLLUSQUOME of LA PENTARCHIE. Maybe that certain serving
girl(?) at The Warty Toad will be! Congratulations, GLABRIO. The manager of CULT OF
BACCHUS should have sent JAX LE BLUE to the Dark Arena for having a 8-8-0 long ago.
The warriors at BOND-AGE stable were more sober than usual, after TEE HEE JOHNSON's
demise at the hands of KUNG-FU MASTER. KUNG-FU MASTER, don't make any long term
plans! Charity is unknown in SHADOWSPIRE, and rightly so. OTTO'S DINER exacted
their revenge against FURRY FURY. Oh hard! that to strike a flame, the match itself
must needs be wasting!
All good things must come to an end. Keep those sands bloody and the buzzards
fat! Do not despair! I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SUBPRIME RIB 1567 22 12 1 130 OTTO'S DINER (96)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GIGI DIVINE 613 28 15 1 108 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
ROSA KLEBB 1765 10 8 0 101 BOND-AGE (133)
ODDJOB 1766 10 8 0 100 BOND-AGE (133)
JAKLAK 1430 25 20 0 95 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
JUNEBUG 1543 18 17 4 95 SUMMERBORN (104)
TAMERLANE 1764 11 8 0 93 DARQUE AGES (29)
FISH TACO 1687 14 10 1 92 FOOD (130)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NICK NACK 1750 10 9 1 89 BOND-AGE (133)
GREMLIN STEW 1710 19 5 0 88 OTTO'S DINER (96)
PANDERA PAX 1406 15 15 1 87 ARCHAIC CHAOS (111)
MEDA 854 16 6 0 84 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
LITTLE DARLING 1700 13 12 0 79 SUMMERBORN (104)
CAZADOR 1578 19 14 0 76 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
EBORIUS 1799 10 4 0 76 WARMASTERS (15)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BALTAIRE 833 11 13 0 72 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
JULIETTE 1630 19 11 0 70 SUMMERBORN (104)
KRONSTEEN 1748 12 7 0 70 BOND-AGE (133)
DROW 1774 11 8 0 69 MONSTER MANUAL (87)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FEOHR 1737 12 10 1 66 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
JOSEPH MITCHELL 1746 8 13 1 66 LITERATE LOONS (40)
KNUT SUNDERHELM 1569 14 20 3 65 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
MARTILN 1742 13 7 0 64 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
IRONHEAD 1722 15 8 0 62 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
TUKWILLA 1627 9 9 2 61 THE WILLBURYS II (127)
ZADIE SMITH 1701 14 11 0 60 LITERATE LOONS (40)
LADY GODIVA 1782 12 5 0 59 DARQUE AGES (29)
BRUSSEL SPROUTS 1688 11 13 2 59 FOOD (130)
IRWEHN 1785 10 7 0 59 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
GLABRIO 1800 8 6 1 59 WARMASTERS (15)
PURPLE WORM 1775 9 10 0 58 MONSTER MANUAL (87)
TURDUCKEN 1784 8 9 0 58 OTTO'S DINER (96)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SUMNER 1624 9 9 0 56 THE WILLBURYS II (127)
JULIAN OF NORWICH 1783 8 9 1 55 DARQUE AGES (29)
-MIDSUMMER WREATH 1793 8 4 1 55 SUMMERBORN (104)
HARE BINGER 1790 8 8 1 51 FURRY FURY (25)
CLERLEON 1796 9 6 1 49 LA PENTARCHIE (11)
ONION RINGS 1684 11 13 0 46 FOOD (130)
AGORIX 1842 7 1 2 44 WARMASTERS (15)
TOSSED SALAD 1686 6 18 0 41 FOOD (130)
THE BLACK PRINCE 1841 5 3 0 39 DARQUE AGES (29)
FAILED DOG TRICK 1798 6 8 0 38 FURRY FURY (25)
BORO BLOODHUNTER 1854 4 1 0 38 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
RENTON 1623 7 11 1 37 THE WILLBURYS II (127)
PASTA ALL DENTY 1837 5 4 0 37 OTTO'S DINER (96)
REDDIG 1838 7 2 0 36 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
INGRAT 1805 5 8 0 32 LA PENTARCHIE (11)
LAODAMEIA 1713 4 5 1 29 ARCHAIC CHAOS (111)
WORD THIEF 1849 2 2 0 28 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
EDNA MILLAY 1834 5 5 0 24 LITERATE LOONS (40)
ANTENOR 1731 4 4 0 24 ARCHAIC CHAOS (111)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
EURYMEDON 1865 2 1 0 22 LA PENTARCHIE (11)
STORM GIANT 1819 5 6 0 21 MONSTER MANUAL (87)
INTELLECT DEVOURER 1820 4 7 2 21 MONSTER MANUAL (87)
TROLL HAND 1825 3 6 1 21 SAVAGE HORDE (134)
HONEY BEE 1860 1 3 1 21 FURRY FURY (25)
ORTING 1815 5 4 0 20 THE WILLBURYS II (127)
-ASTYANAX 1791 1 0 0 19 ARCHAIC CHAOS (111)
HOMONCULOUS 1851 3 2 0 17 MONSTER MANUAL (87)
TIBERIUS 1853 2 3 1 15 WARMASTERS (15)
SYFTAR TRAFF 1876 1 0 0 15 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
SKULLCLEAVER 1877 1 0 0 10 SAVAGE HORDE (134)
REAVER 1879 1 0 0 10 SAVAGE HORDE (134)
THE DRONE 1862 2 2 1 9 LA PENTARCHIE (11)
HENRY MILLER 1846 1 6 0 9 LITERATE LOONS (40)
GET BENTO 1863 1 2 0 5 OTTO'S DINER (96)
CAEDMON 1873 1 1 0 4 DARQUE AGES (29)
CAT N TONIC 1870 0 2 0 2 FURRY FURY (25)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KOPITAR 1871 0 2 0 2 WARMASTERS (15)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
TEE HEE JOHNSON 1752 13 6 0 BOND-AGE 133 KUNG-FU MASTER 143 NONE
JAX LE BLUE 946 8 9 0 CULT OF BACCHUS 4 GLABRIO 1800 143
CYRUS 1858 0 1 0 DRAGONBANE GUILD 13 THE DRONE 1862 140
KLAUS VON SPIRE 1833 3 3 0 DRAGONBANE GUILD 13 FEOHR 1737 139 NOT REVENGED
DEAD 1875 0 1 0 FURRY FURY 25 HIGH ELF 143 NONE
SWEET 'N LOW 1861 0 1 0 OTTO'S DINER 96 HONEY BEE 1860 140 JUST REVENGED
BONESNAPPER 1826 2 6 0 SAVAGE HORDE 134 TIBERIUS 1853 143
GROND 1852 2 2 0 SAVAGE HORDE 134 AGORIX 1842 142
KOBALD 1878 0 1 0 SAVAGE HORDE 134 SHEWISH GIANT 143 NONE
REDFANG 1827 2 4 0 SAVAGE HORDE 134 INTELLECT DEVOUR 1820 140
WELLAWELLAWELLUH 1843 4 4 0 SUMMERBORN 104 AGORIX 1842 143
PERSONAL ADS
Really disappointed in no DM Column nor many personal ads last turn! -- DeGotti
Too hot?
Grimm -- That BF seemed to go on forever! Glad the Bee didn't meet the same fate as
the Squirrel! -- DeGotti
Intellect Devourer -- Thanks for getting Jax back on track! -- DeGotti
Edna Millay -- That was a good back and forth fight! I thought Word Thief had you
but you pulled it out! -- DeGotti
Unknown Spymaster -- Who paid you off to say we were avoiding Otto's team? Surely
there is a conspiracy brewing here! Something smells like a burnt Turducken if you
ask me! We will get to the bottom of this like a bowl of delicious Gremlin Stew! --
DeGotti
The golems in the Commission office tend to make up things if they have to. At
least, the spy reporter golems do. Classic case a while back is a team that was
regularly avoided by the Dark Arena.
Little Darling -- I think your desperation strategy is working wonders for you! --
DeGotti
Vanek -- All your downchallenges are a real pain. I guess that is how you get to 10-
5-1. At least when I killed Pelagius I was challenging up and had less FE. --Hawk
Savage Horde -- My condolences on your loss. I generally don't feel pity for slaying
an opponent in a random matchup or if they challenge me (especially if they challenge
me!). When I am the challenger and I kill my opponent however, I always get a small
pang of guilt. I don't duck bloodfeuds so you'll have your full 4 turns to seek your
revenge on Agorix. I know you have had a rough start to your Shadowspire career.
Don't give up, things will eventually turn around for you! I'd just hate to see you
get discouraged and quit because of it. I truly hope your 3 replacements are great
ones to help you on your way to future successes! Best of luck! -- Vanek, Manager of
Warmasters
Drow -- Nice challenge. I did my best to avoid you, but it looks like I need to
grease a few palms at the Commission to keep you away or spend more time in sunny
places. -- Lady Godiva
Wellawellawelluh -- I'm not proud of that challenge, but it was there and I had to
take it. -- Julian of Norwich
Knut Sunderhelm -- I am just glad that I survived that one. I'm not sure who
planning the randoms, but they need to learn how to read an arena report. -- The
Black Prince
Or to stop betting on the fights.
Kronsteen -- That was my fourth fight against your team in as many turns. I think we
need to find new dance partners, at least for a few turns. -- Tamerlane
Cat N Tonic -- Someone had to win, though it didn't appear either of us was
particularly excited about the prospect. -- Caedmon
Le Pentarque -- Congrats on Mollusquome! I'm even more impressed with the record now
that I have realized the style. -- Master Darque
No Tourney Participants -- Let me encourage you to participate in the No Tourney ADM
Arena (DM 107). It is a great experience to continue fighting to old favorites from
DM 81. -- Master Darque
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
MOLLUSQUOME butchered WURM KIN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
KOBALD was murdered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
DEAD was assassinated by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena duel.
KNUT SUNDERHELM was viciously subdued by FEOHR in a 2 minute Bloodfeud fight.
TURDUCKEN devastated HONEY BEE in a 1 minute uneven Bloodfeud brawl.
SUBPRIME RIB overpowered TAMERLANE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge Title struggle.
KRONSTEEN was devastated by JUNEBUG in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge competition.
GREMLIN STEW outwaited JAKLAK in a crowd boring 15 minute expert's Challenge duel.
ODDJOB overpowered LITTLE DARLING in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
BALTAIRE was overpowered by FISH TACO in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
PURPLE WORM was viciously subdued by EBORIUS in a popular 2 minute Challenge bout.
JAX LE BLUE was murdered by GLABRIO in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge competition.
PASTA ALL DENTY was demolished by IRWEHN in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge match.
BORO BLOODHUNTER handily defeated HOMONCULOUS in a 1 minute Challenge conflict.
AGORIX dispatched WELLAWELLAWELLUH in a 2 minute Challenge bout.
WORD THIEF devastated STORM GIANT in a 2 minute uneven Challenge duel.
TIBERIUS killed BONESNAPPER in a 2 minute Challenge brawl.
CAT N TONIC was bested by EDNA MILLAY in a 2 minute Challenge brawl.
THE DRONE was luckily beaten by ORTING in a 5 minute brutal Challenge bout.
ROSA KLEBB was beaten by GIGI DIVINE in a exciting 5 minute bout.
TEE HEE JOHNSON was slain by KUNG-FU MASTER in a 2 minute conflict.
MEDA bested JOSEPH MITCHELL in a 1 minute veteran's contest.
NICK NACK defeated ZADIE SMITH in a 3 minute duel.
CAZADOR subdued MARTILN in a 4 minute gruesome bout.
JULIETTE was viciously subdued by PANDERA PAX in a 2 minute gory master's fray.
DROW demolished THE BLACK PRINCE in a action packed 1 minute brutal one-sided fight.
HARE BINGER was savagely defeated by LADY GODIVA in a popular 3 minute gory duel.
IRONHEAD subdued TOSSED SALAD in a action packed 4 minute veteran's melee.
BRUSSEL SPROUTS handily defeated RENTON in a exciting 1 minute uneven bout.
ONION RINGS overcame LAODAMEIA in a 2 minute duel.
TUKWILLA overpowered FAILED DOG TRICK in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
JULIAN OF NORWICH vanquished ANTENOR in a exciting 1 minute brutal one-sided fray.
SUMNER overpowered TROLL HAND in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
CLERLEON overpowered FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute uneven bout.
INGRAT savagely defeated INTELLECT DEVOURER in a action packed 3 minute gory contest.
REDDIG devastated HENRY MILLER in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
GET BENTO was viciously subdued by SKULLCLEAVER in a popular 4 minute beginner's bout.
EURYMEDON demolished KOPITAR in a crowd boring 6 minute gory one-sided conflict.
CAEDMON was beaten by REAVER in a 2 minute novice's duel.
SYFTAR TRAFF handily defeated PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 1 minute mismatched match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 17 PARRY-STRIKE 59 - 42 - 4 58 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 10 TOTAL PARRY 49 - 36 - 2 58 |
|TOTAL PARRY 8 PARRY-RIPOSTE 8 - 8 - 0 50 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 8 STRIKING ATTACK 92 - 92 - 5 50 |
|BASHING ATTACK 7 SLASHING ATTACK 25 - 25 - 1 50 |
|WALL OF STEEL 7 BASHING ATTACK 44 - 44 - 5 50 |
|AIMED BLOW 6 AIMED BLOW 19 - 20 - 1 49 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 5 WALL OF STEEL 31 - 37 - 3 46 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 LUNGING ATTACK 28 - 36 - 0 44 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 PARRY-LUNGE 8 - 27 - 0 23 |
Turn 143 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 4 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 7 - 10 3 TOTAL PARRY
TOTAL PARRY 5 - 3 LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 5 2 PARRY-STRIKE
PARRY-STRIKE 6 - 4 WALL OF STEEL 2 - 5 2 STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 4 - 3 1 SLASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 3 - 3 1 BASHING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 2 1 LUNGING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
PARRY-STRIKE SUBPRIME RIB 1567 22 12 1 130 OTTO'S DINER (96)
TOTAL PARRY GIGI DIVINE 613 28 15 1 108 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
SLASHING ATTACK ODDJOB 1766 10 8 0 100 BOND-AGE (133)
BASHING ATTACK JUNEBUG 1543 18 17 4 95 SUMMERBORN (104)
STRIKING ATTACK TAMERLANE 1764 11 8 0 93 DARQUE AGES (29)
WALL OF STEEL NICK NACK 1750 10 9 1 89 BOND-AGE (133)
LUNGING ATTACK JULIETTE 1630 19 11 0 70 SUMMERBORN (104)
AIMED BLOW DROW 1774 11 8 0 69 MONSTER MANUAL (87)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is SUBPRIME RIB 1567. The most popular warrior this
turn was TOSSED SALAD 1686. The ten other most popular fighters were SKULLCLEAVER
1877, ROSA KLEBB 1765, EBORIUS 1799, HARE BINGER 1790, INGRAT 1805, FEOHR 1737, THE
DRONE 1862, NICK NACK 1750, JUNEBUG 1543, and IRWEHN 1785.
The least popular fighter this week was GREMLIN STEW 1710. The other ten least
popular fighters were JAKLAK 1430, KOPITAR 1871, CAEDMON 1873, HENRY MILLER 1846,
TROLL HAND 1825, ANTENOR 1731, FAILED DOG TRICK 1798, RENTON 1623, IRONHEAD 1722, and
JULIETTE 1630.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
SUBPRIME RIB (81-1567) OTTO'S DINER (96)
JUNEBUG (81-1543) SUMMERBORN (104)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
MOLLUSQUOME (81-1629) LA PENTARCHIE (11)