DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 03/15/2017 Duedate: 03/28/2017
SHADOWSPIRE ARENA
DM-81 TURN-263
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
WHITE LIGHTNING
INEBRIATION (27)
(81-2486) [23-18-2,124]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
WHITE LIGHTNING POSITION IS EMPTY
INEBRIATION (27)
(81-2486) [23-18-2,124]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
JANNA SHEM
PRAY THE GODS (155) PRAY THE GODS (155)
(81-2581) [15-14-1,70] (81-2719) [8-8-1,48]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. INEBRIATION (27) 45
2. CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 36 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
3. THE MONSANTIS (112) 34 Unchartered Team
4. OTTO'S DINER (96) 29
5. PRAY THE GODS (155) 24 PENTIGONAL PINK (63)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1*LAND OF PRYDAIN (175) 9 6 0 60.0 1/ 1 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 12 3 1
2/ 3 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 507 384 16 56.9 2/ 2 THE COMMODORES (150) 10 5 0
3/ 2 SHANGHAIED (161) 108 82 3 56.8 3/ 6 KILL EM ALL (173) 9 6 1
4- 4 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 693 583 19 54.3 4/ 4 THE MONSANTIS (112) 9 6 1
5/ 5 DARQUE AGES (29) 572 500 21 53.4 5/ 7 DARQUE AGES (29) 8 7 0
6/ 6 WICKED MARTYRS (148) 219 194 10 53.0 6/ 9 OTTO'S DINER (96) 8 7 0
7/ 7 OTTO'S DINER (96) 517 477 26 52.0 7/ 8 SHANGHAIED (161) 8 7 0
8/ 8 THE COMMODORES (150) 187 180 6 51.0 8/ 3 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (19) 7 8 1
9/ 9 FURRY FURY (25) 436 434 21 50.1 9/13 INEBRIATION (27) 7 8 0
10/10 KILL EM ALL (173) 30 30 3 50.0 10/10 WARBOW (170) 7 8 0
11/11 THE MONSANTIS (112) 137 144 13 48.8 11/15 PRAY THE GODS (155) 6 9 2
12/13 MONSTER MANUAL (87) 454 551 18 45.2 12/ 5 WICKED MARTYRS (148) 6 9 0
13/14 PRAY THE GODS (155) 112 138 10 44.8 13/14 FURRY FURY (25) 4 6 0
14/15 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (19) 351 466 27 43.0 14/12 MONSTER MANUAL (87) 3 7 0
15-16 SEARCH THE SKY (136) 167 241 9 40.9 15-17 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 2 3 0
16/17 INEBRIATION (27) 146 230 13 38.8 16-11*LAND OF PRYDAIN (175) 2 3 0
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
17/18 WARBOW (170) 28 47 1 37.3 17-16 SEARCH THE SKY (136) 1 9 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
One would think in a world of immortal gladiators and powerful magics, a cure for
the simple sinus infection would not be too far out of reach. Sadly, we have
progressed on so many levels as a society, but our medicines seem to be lagging.
Well, unless you are dead, then the healers can raise you. Massive sword wounds,
massive bone breaks, and discoloring contusions can be fixed with no loss of time on
the arena sands. So we have cures for dead and mostly dead, but not a sinus
infection? The massive geyser that has been flowing from my nostrils over the last
week gets some tea leaves combined with honey and lemon zest. Go figure. Anyway, you
didn't come here to hear me bemoan healthcare, but to hear me bemoan our gladiatorial
games in Shadowspire! So, without any further delay, let's talk about this cycle's
fights!
White Lightning took the throne last turn in an entertaining match against Bloddy
Bloody Maria. This turn, our stalwart Duelmaster faced the challenge of Fast Hack 'Em
9 from The Commodores as he tried to remain the top warrior in the Shadowspire arena.
When the dust settled, White Lightning was still our Duelmaster! Congrats to White
Lightning, who is managed by Philthy Phil. Can he be a rare 3 turn Duelmaster? There
are some Challenger Champions chomping at the bit to face White Lightning, so we will
have to wait and see!
The most avoided team this turn was Big Lake Outcasts. It appears that Darque
Ages didn't want to take any challenges from Den's crew. If my sources are correct,
this is the third consecutive turn that Darque Ages has been avoiding Big Lake
Outcasts. What's the story here? The most challenged warrior for the cycle is our
Duelmaster White Lightning. Way to go gents! It shows some real arena grit when the
most coveted fight is with the Champ!
Is the arena getting stagnant? Gods, I hope not! The top 2 teams remain the
same with Cult of Bacchus and The Commodores leading the pack. Kill Em All rose in
the ranks to 3rd with a winning 3-2-0 effort. The Monsantis remains steady at 4th,
and Darque Ages rounds out the top 5. Big Lake Outcasts fell 5 spots down to 8th, but
they were not the biggest slide for the turn. That honor (or dishonor) belongs to
Wicked Martyrs after a drop of 7. The biggest gain is a tie between Pray the Gods and
Inebriation. Each rose 4 spots.
The death section of our report is interesting if nothing else. The big news is
Grimm sent most of his team to the Dark Arena this cycle. He will also be getting a
new recruit as a replacement for Garchomp who just went to the Isle as immortal. Will
he be starting from scratch in the proverbial sense and continue on with Furry Fury or
will he bring in an entirely new crew? Petrus Riga died at the hands of Agent Orange.
Petrus was 7-2 before his death. Also dying this turn, we have Little Hammer of Big
Lake Outcasts, who challenged down 15 points to Pray the Gods' Vidhi. Vidhi must have
let loose some of that divine power as Little Hammer goes off into eternity after
making a questionable life choices. In another down challenge, Luxlord Black, also of
a member of the aforementioned Big Lake Outcasts, killed Davy Bones from Shanghaied.
That is all for now, dear readers. I hope to see you back next cycle. Can White
Lightning hold the throne against some impressive Challenger Champions? Will Grimm
like the new recruits or bring in an entirely new crew? Did I remember to turn off my
bedside lamp before leaving this morning? Hopefully, we will have answers to most of
these next turn! See you then!
-- Phineas Rannulf
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WHITE LIGHTNING 2486 23 18 2 124 INEBRIATION (27)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WARWULF 2580 20 9 0 123 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
SWABBIE SAM 2632 16 8 0 101 SHANGHAIED (161)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
AGENT ORANGE 2762 9 2 3 98 THE MONSANTIS (112)
KROW 2504 22 14 0 95 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
SCHENDLE 2596 14 12 3 93 PRAY THE GODS (155)
WYLD TURKEY 2505 17 22 2 92 INEBRIATION (27)
FAST HACK 'EM 9 2653 13 11 0 91 THE COMMODORES (150)
MISFORTUNE COOKIE 2783 9 2 0 91 OTTO'S DINER (96)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-TRISTAN 2669 11 8 1 90 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
BLOODY MARIA 2536 20 17 1 85 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
PLAN COLUMBIA 1612 18 18 1 82 THE MONSANTIS (112)
-STORMCLAW 2569 16 13 1 77 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
STRABO 2689 11 9 0 77 DARQUE AGES (29)
ZAYLA 2695 12 5 0 76 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
LUXLORD BLACK 2608 14 15 2 72 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (19)
JANNA 2581 15 14 1 70 PRAY THE GODS (155)
MUTANT CAMEL 2678 12 10 0 69 THE COMMODORES (150)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TWO-TON TIMMONS 2578 17 13 0 66 SHANGHAIED (161)
LUIPADA 2721 11 5 2 60 DARQUE AGES (29)
HORRID 2659 13 10 0 59 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
JET-BOOT JACK 2741 12 1 0 57 THE COMMODORES (150)
POWDER MONKEY 2683 11 8 0 57 SHANGHAIED (161)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-DRAGON SCARRED 2644 14 7 0 54 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
-ECLIPSE 2565 14 9 0 53 SEARCH THE SKY (136)
BARSTOOL BRAD 2706 9 9 1 52 INEBRIATION (27)
MELLOW JELLO 2784 10 1 0 48 OTTO'S DINER (96)
SHEM 2719 8 8 1 48 PRAY THE GODS (155)
-ORLANDO 2688 8 7 0 48 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
-MALLEOS PRIMUS 2764 6 5 0 44 SEARCH THE SKY (136)
HILL GIANT 2694 7 11 0 43 MONSTER MANUAL (87)
THYME LORD 2752 7 6 0 43 OTTO'S DINER (96)
KNIFEFIST 2714 6 9 0 43 WARBOW (170)
NEETA 2702 8 9 0 42 PRAY THE GODS (155)
CLARA D'ANDUZA 2780 8 3 0 42 DARQUE AGES (29)
MALAKAI 2768 7 5 0 41 KILL EM ALL (173)
BLYTHE 2829 4 0 0 37 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
DESTINY 2703 9 9 0 36 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
-WYRM CRUSHER 2814 2 2 0 36 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
PSYCHO STYX 2771 6 6 1 34 KILL EM ALL (173)
CHOKE 2767 5 7 0 34 KILL EM ALL (173)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HALFBUCK 2710 6 9 0 33 WARBOW (170)
STORMGIRL 2712 4 11 0 32 WARBOW (170)
SON OF BLAGGER 2793 5 3 0 30 THE COMMODORES (150)
BRACKISH 2782 5 6 0 29 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
SAMMY LIGHTFOOT 2834 4 1 0 29 THE COMMODORES (150)
GOTTERDAMMERUNG 2787 8 2 0 26 KILL EM ALL (173)
DEATH DOG 2849 2 0 0 26 WARBOW (170)
SILENT SPRING 2825 3 1 0 25 THE MONSANTIS (112)
QUICK FINGERS 2837 3 1 0 25 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (19)
-ARAWN 2820 3 0 0 24 LAND OF PRYDAIN (175)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SPHINX 2755 5 6 1 22 MONSTER MANUAL (87)
BLOODLUST 2769 4 8 2 22 KILL EM ALL (173)
SONNY CROQUETTE 2799 5 3 0 21 OTTO'S DINER (96)
HARE DOWNER 2843 3 0 0 21 FURRY FURY (25)
-HEN WEN 2818 3 0 0 21 LAND OF PRYDAIN (175)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ASPIRE 2B GREAT 2750 4 8 0 20 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (19)
TOMORROWLAND 2841 3 1 0 20 THE MONSANTIS (112)
SLAYCIA 2850 1 1 1 20 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
HYDRA 2753 4 7 0 19 MONSTER MANUAL (87)
STARSMILE 2731 3 10 0 19 WARBOW (170)
VIDHI 2840 1 2 1 19 PRAY THE GODS (155)
TOM COLLINS 2790 3 7 1 17 INEBRIATION (27)
-TARAN 2817 1 2 0 17 LAND OF PRYDAIN (175)
GAS SPORE 2807 2 4 0 14 MONSTER MANUAL (87)
SUBPAR SUE 2812 2 5 0 14 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
-CELESTIO 2801 3 4 0 13 SEARCH THE SKY (136)
-ETHERIA 2800 2 5 0 11 SEARCH THE SKY (136)
NO-TEETH KEITH 2852 1 1 0 10 SHANGHAIED (161)
SIR RACHA 2853 1 0 0 9 OTTO'S DINER (96)
GRIM TICKLES 2838 2 2 0 8 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (19)
PALE AL 2839 0 4 0 8 INEBRIATION (27)
MNI WICONI 2847 1 2 0 7 THE MONSANTIS (112)
POETA SAXO 2846 1 2 0 7 DARQUE AGES (29)
-EILONWY 2821 1 2 0 5 LAND OF PRYDAIN (175)
PIERCER 2854 0 1 0 1 MONSTER MANUAL (87)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
LITTLE HAMMER 2792 4 6 0 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS 19 VIDHI 2840 263
PETRUS RIGA 2786 7 3 0 DARQUE AGES 29 AGENT ORANGE 2762 263
MONKEY TREE MONK 2652 5 7 0 FURRY FURY 25 JANNA 2581 262
MUD 1 2855 0 1 0 FURRY FURY 25 BANDIT PRINCE 263 NONE
MUD 2 2856 0 1 0 FURRY FURY 25 SPYMASTER 263 NONE
RABBIT REVENANT 2848 0 1 0 FURRY FURY 25 SLAYCIA 2850 262 JUST REVENGED
RIDGEBACK 2832 0 4 0 FURRY FURY 25 STONE GOLEM 263 NONE
FIREBALL 2705 10 4 0 INEBRIATION 27 TRISTAN 2669 259 NOT REVENGED
GWYDION 2819 1 2 0 LAND OF PRYDAIN 175 BLOODLUST 2769 261
DAVY BONES 2842 2 2 0 SHANGHAIED 161 LUXLORD BLACK 2608 263
PERSONAL ADS
Den -- Yeah, 1-4 turns are a bummer. The beauty is, I can go 1-4 for the next 75
turns and still have a better W/L% than you for my career. -- Master Darque
P.S. Oops, messed it up the streak with a 4-1 turn. I'll have to give a shot later.
DeGotti -- I know... you suck! -- Master Darque
Den -- Forgot to mention, the joke's on you! My mother hasn't cleaned anything in
centuries. Who recommends a succubus for a cleaning service? -- Master Darque
Kid Arcane -- Hey Kid, rough turn. Keep your chin up. -- Weirdo
Celestio -- I figgered we needed a break after the whole shield fiasco. So I ran to
Otto's for some grub. While I was there I says to the guy, "Whaddaya mean the club
sandwich doesn't come with bacon?!" Anyway, long story short, I get back and you
stagger and fall to the ground. What happened, pal? I said I'd get lunch! --
Gotterdammerung
Captured Orc -- Do the People for the Ethical Treatment of Orcs know about this? --
Malakai
Poeta Saxo -- I drew the short straw for scouting duty. Sorry for the inconvenience.
-- Psycho Styx
Tom Collins -- You again? I'm not thirsty. -- Choke
Den -- He who look for easy victory find only pain and humilitation.
Unlucky numbers: 20, 96, 2783
Learn Chinese: ShD+bC i zhe = Loser
-- Misfortune Cookie
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
RIDGEBACK was dealt death by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
MUD 1 was slaughtered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
MUD 2 was murdered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
GARCHOMP vanquished SLAYCIA in a popular 1 minute mismatched Bloodfeud brawl.
FAST HACK 'EM 9 was overpowered by WHITE LIGHTNING in a 1 minute Challenge match.
ZAYLA was bested by WYLD TURKEY in a popular 1 minute Challenge duel.
STRABO slimly lost to SCHENDLE in a crowd pleasing 2 minute bloody Challenge match.
AGENT ORANGE assassinated PETRUS RIGA in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
MISFORTUNE COOKIE vanquished MUTANT CAMEL in a 1 minute gory uneven Challenge duel.
LUXLORD BLACK slaughtered DAVY BONES in a popular 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
CLARA D'ANDUZA beat STORMGIRL in a 3 minute gory Challenge melee.
MELLOW JELLO savagely defeated NEETA in a exciting 3 minute bloody Challenge match.
BARSTOOL BRAD overcame THYME LORD in a exciting 3 minute Challenge contest.
HALFBUCK was demolished by LUIPADA in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge brawl.
HYDRA was handily defeated by PSYCHO STYX in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge conflict.
SPHINX was vanquished by CHOKE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge bout.
BLOODLUST was vanquished by DEATH DOG in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fray.
GOTTERDAMMERUNG bested PALE AL in a crowd pleasing 6 minute Challenge brawl.
TOM COLLINS was overpowered by BLYTHE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge bout.
LITTLE HAMMER was killed by VIDHI in a 3 minute brutal Challenge bout.
GAS SPORE was savagely defeated by BRACKISH in a 1 minute Challenge conflict.
SAMMY LIGHTFOOT savagely defeated ASPIRE 2B GREAT in a 5 minute Challenge fight.
QUICK FINGERS vanquished STARSMILE in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge fray.
SWABBIE SAM was savagely defeated by WARWULF in a popular 2 minute veteran's match.
KROW beat BLOODY MARIA in a popular 1 minute expert's fight.
JANNA was defeated by PLAN COLUMBIA in a 2 minute expert's match.
TWO-TON TIMMONS luckily beat SHEM in a action packed 11 minute gory duel.
HILL GIANT was viciously subdued by JET-BOOT JACK in a crowd pleasing 4 minute bout.
DESTINY was overpowered by KNIFEFIST in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
POWDER MONKEY viciously subdued MALAKAI in a 6 minute gory fray.
HORRID overpowered SILENT SPRING in a popular 1 minute one-sided match.
SON OF BLAGGER savagely defeated SUBPAR SUE in a popular 3 minute gruesome bout.
SONNY CROQUETTE subdued NO-TEETH KEITH in a 2 minute contest.
GRIM TICKLES lost to TOMORROWLAND in a exciting 1 minute amateur's fight.
HARE DOWNER subdued MNI WICONI in a 1 minute novice's struggle.
POETA SAXO viciously subdued PIERCER in a exciting 4 minute bloody novice's fight.
SIR RACHA subdued MORDANT DESERTER in a popular 1 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 14 AIMED BLOW 41 - 31 - 2 57 |
|BASHING ATTACK 13 PARRY-RIPOSTE 38 - 29 - 1 57 |
|TOTAL PARRY 11 PARRY-STRIKE 17 - 15 - 0 53 |
|AIMED BLOW 9 TOTAL PARRY 67 - 63 - 1 52 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 6 SLASHING ATTACK 30 - 31 - 1 49 |
|WALL OF STEEL 5 BASHING ATTACK 66 - 73 - 7 47 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 WALL OF STEEL 30 - 35 - 0 46 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 LUNGING ATTACK 59 - 72 - 5 45 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 STRIKING ATTACK 36 - 45 - 1 44 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 24 - 37 - 2 39 |
Turn 263 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 AIMED BLOW 4 - 5 3 BASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 6 - 8 2 LUNGING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 0 WALL OF STEEL 2 - 3 2 AIMED BLOW
TOTAL PARRY 6 - 5 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 5 1 TOTAL PARRY
BASHING ATTACK 7 - 6 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 4 1 WALL OF STEEL
1 PARRY-LUNGE
1 STRIKING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK WHITE LIGHTNING 2486 23 18 2 124 INEBRIATION (27)
TOTAL PARRY WARWULF 2580 20 9 0 123 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
BASHING ATTACK AGENT ORANGE 2762 9 2 3 98 THE MONSANTIS (112)
WALL OF STEEL KROW 2504 22 14 0 95 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
PARRY-LUNGE SCHENDLE 2596 14 12 3 93 PRAY THE GODS (155)
STRIKING ATTACK FAST HACK 'EM 9 2653 13 11 0 91 THE COMMODORES (150)
AIMED BLOW MISFORTUNE COOKIE 2783 9 2 0 91 OTTO'S DINER (96)
SLASHING ATTACK LUIPADA 2721 11 5 2 60 DARQUE AGES (29)
PARRY-RIPOSTE CLARA D'ANDUZA 2780 8 3 0 42 DARQUE AGES (29)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is JANNA 2581. The most popular warrior this turn was
SHEM 2719. The ten other most popular fighters were SON OF BLAGGER 2793, HILL GIANT
2694, SAMMY LIGHTFOOT 2834, PALE AL 2839, NEETA 2702, SWABBIE SAM 2632, RIDGEBACK
2832, SCHENDLE 2596, THYME LORD 2752, and JET-BOOT JACK 2741.
The least popular fighter this week was TWO-TON TIMMONS 2578. The other ten least
popular fighters were MNI WICONI 2847, NO-TEETH KEITH 2852, SUBPAR SUE 2812, SILENT
SPRING 2825, DESTINY 2703, STARSMILE 2731, LITTLE HAMMER 2792, TOM COLLINS 2790,
BLOODLUST 2769, and SPHINX 2755.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
WHITE LIGHTNING (81-2486) INEBRIATION (27)
WARWULF (81-2580) CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
GARCHOMP (81-2470) FURRY FURY (25)
NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)
For those of you who keep track of such things, several additional warriors
graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.
MOJO'S MONKEY (16-4101) THE FUN BUNCH (396)
LEAPING LEPER (33-7940) HALLOWIENERS (635)
EMERALD CITY (47-7896) LAND OF OZ (217)
SILVERTHORN (60-8840) SUPERIOR FORCES 60 (654)
KAYCRON (63-2900) SUPERIOR FORCES (235)
MADONNA (63-3068) BAD GIRLS (325)
LEAST SHREW (70-6374) SHREW CAN IT BE NOW (529)
THE GREAT PUMPKIN (82-4576) LEGENEDS OF TKE 2 (618)
HARV (82-35034) MY TCS (5768)
PERPETUAL (84-14073) OTTODROME 13 (2485)
GEEZER (84-20642) GETTING OLD (3683)
LAST STRAW (84-24737) OTTODROME 41 (4393)
LINT (84-29649) TUM'S ALL STARS (5238)
PROFANELY ABUNDANT (84-42331) WINTER 2013 XIII (7355)
ZOMBIE BABY (84-53039) SPIRIT'S SPIRITS (9134)
CHILI (85-8953) MADE WITH MEAT (1634)
VINEGAR STROKES (85-9814) THE LEAGUE II (1787)
Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes
MAKING YOUR CHALLENGES GO THROUGH
First, you need to be sure you are making your challenges correctly.
1. Are you writing down the warrior I.D. number of the warrior you want to
challenge?
2. Is your handwriting clear?
3. Is the warrior you are challenging within range of your warrior? Warriors
can challenge within their own class and the next higher class, plus the "Challenger"
classes can also challenge the next lower class. So, an Adept can challenge Adepts
and Challenger Adepts. A Challenger Adept can challenge Adepts, Challenger Adepts,
and Champions. (Try not to challenge down, though. Besides being unsportsmanlike and
making everyone mad, it isn't advantageous to your warriors. They need to fight more
experienced warriors so they will learn.)
4. Are your warriors eligible to make challenges? If they didn't fight within
the last two turns, then they can't challenge.
5. Are the warriors they want to fight eligible to receive challenges? If they
didn't fight within the last two turns, then they can't be challenged.
Next, adjust your choices for the maximum likelihood of getting your challenges.
There are several things that will help:
1. Have each of your warriors challenge two different opponents from two
different teams. That way, if the first opponent's team doesn't fight that turn, you
still might get your second challenge.
2. Use your avoids. Have each warrior avoid the teams of whoever you think
might be likely to challenge him. If you can get out of being challenged, that
increases your chance of getting your own challenge through.
3. Don't challenge warriors who didn't fight last turn. The odds are higher
that they won't be fighting this turn.
4. Don't challenge warriors who might be involved in a bloodfeud (either as the
killers, or the avengers). A bloodfeud challenge has priority over all other
challenges.
5. Don't challenge Tournament Victors. A TV challenge has priority over all
other challenges except bloodfeuds. You'll need to do a little research in back
issues of the newsletter to find out who the TVs are.
6. Don't challenge warriors who you know are going to challenge someone else, or
are going to get challenged by someone else. Your challenge has a better chance of
getting through if it is the only challenge to that particular warrior.
7. Don't challenge the "easy pickings." That is, warriors above you who have
way too few fights or very bad records for where they are ranked. They will tend to
get challenged a lot.
8. Don't challenge warriors who are likely to be avoiding your team. This
includes any warrior your team fought within the last two turns.
Well, it sounds like I've eliminated just about everybody, doesn't it? Of course
you can challenge opponents who fit into one or more of those categories; just try to
find ones who don't. Your idea candidate for a challenge is: A warrior ranked
somewhat above your warrior in the same class, or in the next higher class, with a few
more fights than your warrior, and a winning record, who isn't a TV and isn't
currently at war with anyone.
I hope this will be of some help to you.
The Rogue She-Puppy