DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 08/29/2018    Duedate: 09/11/2018

SHADOWSPIRE ARENA

DM-81    TURN-301

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BENJAMIN
WICKED MARTYRS (148)
(81-2905) [20-13-0,116]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BENJAMIN                       POOH SCHEUER
WICKED MARTYRS (148)           OHS ALUMNI (183)
(81-2905) [20-13-0,116]        (81-3099) [4-0-0,42]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

SOWER MOOD                     GRAY GOOSE
BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)        INEBRIATION (27)
(81-2942) [14-15-1,110]        (81-3083) [5-3-2,58]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

OHS ALUMNI (183)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. FROM THE LEFT (166)         59
2. WICKED MARTYRS (148)        35      CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
3. PRAY THE GODS (155)         30      Unchartered Team
4. KILL 'EM ALL (173)          28
5. OTTO'S DINER (96)           19      OHS ALUMNI (183)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*OHS ALUMNI (183)          14   6  0 70.0   1/ 1*OHS ALUMNI (183)         11  4 0
 2/ 2 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)      600 473 20 55.9   2/ 2 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)  10  5 1
 3/ 3 DARQUE AGES (29)         654 602 29 52.1   3/12 PRAY THE GODS (155)       8  2 0
 4/ 4 KILL 'EM ALL (173)       127 117 12 52.0   4/ 3 WAR MACHINE (26)          8  6 0
 5/ 5 THE COMMODORES (150)     242 225  6 51.8   5/ 7 INEBRIATION (27)          8  7 3
 6/ 6 OTTO'S DINER (96)        606 570 29 51.5   6/ 5 THE COMMODORES (150)      7  4 0
 7/ 7 WICKED MARTYRS (148)     308 291 11 51.4   7/ 8 DARQUE AGES (29)          7  8 1
 8- 8 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)      554 529 22 51.2   8/ 4 OTTO'S DINER (96)         7  8 1
 9/10 PRAY THE GODS (155)      205 200 13 50.6   9/10 WICKED MARTYRS (148)      7  8 0
10/11 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   76  76  6 50.0  10/15 FROM THE LEFT (166)       6  4 1
11/ 9 DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)      24  26  0 48.0  11/ 6 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       6  9 0
12/12 FROM THE LEFT (166)       90  99  6 47.6  12/ 9 KILL 'EM ALL (173)        5  5 1
13-13 MONSTER MANUAL (87)      523 624 22 45.6  13/11 DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)      5 10 0
14/14 INEBRIATION (27)         195 294 17 39.9  14-14 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       2  3 1
15/15 WAR MACHINE (26)         152 248 20 38.0  15-13 MONSTER MANUAL (87)       1  3 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
16/16 SCORPIO LIKES: (163)      29  98  4 22.8  16/16 SCORPIO LIKES: (163)      0 12 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Good afternoon, duel fans!  It is great to see you once again in the gold 
standard of no-tourney arenas, Shadowspire!  The heat has been near unbearable today, 
but luckily we had some men, women, and golems overload themselves in armor and endure 
the excruciating temperatures for our pleasure.  Dance for us!  Dance!  Okay, it is 
way too hot for that much excitement.  Let's get to the fights before I sweat through 
this parchment.

     Benjamin, Duelmaster and top-ranked Parry-Riposte, had the opportunity to defend 
his title.  In a complete display of apathy from Duelmaster and Challenger Champions, 
the title was decided by a random match up.  Yeah, yeah, I know about challenges and 
avoids, but that doesn't make much of a compelling story, now does it?  So back to my 
original thought, Benjamin, current Duelmaster and top-ranked Ripper, gets matched up 
with Martial Slaw, the arena's top Slasher.  The bookies were totally wrong on this 
one, giving the edge to Martial Slaw.  Benjamin keeps the throne after a 2-minute 
fight.  Congrats to Benjamin and the Wicked Martyrs guild, who are managed by 
DMobster.

     The most avoided team for the turn is Pray the Gods.  This is a pretty impressive 
feat for a team that was absent last turn.  Imagine instilling so much dread in 
opponents that they even avoid you when you're absent.  That takes some skill!  
Leading the pack in fleeing from those that pray, we have From the Left.  Perhaps they 
fear the differing religious views or the human sacrifice, who knows at this point?  
The most challenged warrior belongs to Pray the Gods as well.  Rishvi was challenged 
more than any other, even the Duelmaster, so I once again cast a suspicious eye 
towards the Challenger Champs in this arena.  Slackers!  Gloryhound got his challenge 
through to Rishvi, but probably wishes he did not at this point.  Rishvi wins in a 
quick 1-minute fight!

     OHS Alumni remains the top team with an 11-4-0 record over the last 3 turns.  Big 
Lake Solution also stays put in the number 2 spot.  The largest gain for the turn 
belongs to the returning Pray the Gods, who jumped from 12th to 3rd.  War Machine 
slips from 3rd to 4th, while Inebriation stumbles up to 5th from 7th place.  The 
biggest lose for turn 301 goes to Cult of Bacchus, who fell down 5 spots to 11th.  
From the Left had a nice 4-1-0 turn and picked up Top Team on the Move with 59 gained 
recognition points.  Congrats to those who had winning turns and condolences to those 
who tripped up!  There is always the next turn!

     We had 6 deaths this turn, but the majority occurred in the Dark Arena.  Renny 
Codgers of Dyslexic Music had a brief career in Shadowspire.  He dies on his first 
fight against Y.A. Bomb.  The other non-Dark Arena death happened when Mike Vander 
found himself challenged by Pesto Pete.  Mikey was undefeated at this point, but that 
all ended when Petey put him down on the sands.  Once again, I offer my condolences to 
the dead, and fortune to those who will seek vengeance. 

     Time for me to go.  This heat is not making the smell of this place anymore 
bearable.  I've discovered a dozen new stenches this cycle, and none of them pleasant.  
Talcum powder is your friend, dear gladiators!  Maybe a drop or two of lavender 
combined with the powder will cover the putrid aroma of leather-sweat and failure that 
seems to be hanging over this place!  Until next time, duel fans! 

                                          -- Huard DePriest

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BENJAMIN 2905                20  13  0   116       WICKED MARTYRS (148)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SOWER MOOD 2942              14  15  1   110       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
-NIGHT HAG 2980               11   7  0    99       MONSTER MANUAL (87)
 QUICK 2926                   17  14  1    96       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 RUTU PARNA 3014              10   4  1    96       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 MARTIAL SLAW 2954            17  11  0    95       OTTO'S DINER (96)
-MUTANT CAMEL 2678            25  17  0    94       THE COMMODORES (150)
 DANTE 3002                   11   9  2    93       DARQUE AGES (29)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AZABELLE 2949                12  15  0    84       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 SUBPAR SUE 2812              19  26  0    83       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 POETRY SLAM 3017              6   5  1    81       FROM THE LEFT (166)
 JED SAWYER 2474              17  15  4    72       WAR MACHINE (26)
 THE LEPER'S HAND 2940        15  14  0    72       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 RED DOG 2878                 13   8  0    71       INEBRIATION (27)
-PIERCER 2854                 14  20  1    70       MONSTER MANUAL (87)
 ALISTAR 3037                  8   5  0    67       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GREASE TRAP 2998             11   8  1    66       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 KUSHNUMAH 3034                8   4  0    65       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 M'LORD 2959                  12  14  0    61       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
-HOMINID 3091                  5   1  0    61       THE COMMODORES (150)
 GRAY GOOSE 3083               5   3  2    58       INEBRIATION (27)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SILPA 3022                    8   6  1    56       PRAY THE GODS (155)
-PAVIL 2270                   14   8  0    50       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 RISHVI 3045                   7   3  0    48       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 STARVING ARTIST 2956         10  11  0    45       FROM THE LEFT (166)
 SAVAGE 3043                   8   5  0    45       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
-MIMIC 2997                    9   8  1    43       MONSTER MANUAL (87)
 MAGNA CARTA 3064              6   4  0    43       DARQUE AGES (29)
 AL ROPER 2612                10   8  0    42       WAR MACHINE (26)
 PESTO PETE 3077               4   5  1    42       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 POOH SCHEUER 3099             4   0  0    42       OHS ALUMNI (183)
-CAPTAIN FIZZ 2917             6   8  0    38       THE COMMODORES (150)
 GLORYHOUND 3007               6   6  0    38       WAR MACHINE (26)
 SPECIAL PURPOSE 3033          6   9  1    36       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TERMINATOR 3086               4   3  1    33       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
-LORD BRITISH 3095             4   1  0    33       THE COMMODORES (150)
 TOMAHAWK 3055                 5   5  1    32       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 TENURED PROFESSOR 3040        4   4  0    32       FROM THE LEFT (166)
 CROTLEY MOO 3071              6   4  0    30       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 CYSTED TWISTER 3093           4   3  0    30       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 POITIERS 3076                 5   4  0    29       DARQUE AGES (29)
 CHERRY DP 2637                5  13  0    28       SCORPIO LIKES: (163)
 MERCURY 3074                  6   3  0    27       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 TUTTER 3015                   6   8  0    26       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 XENOPHOBE 3087                5   2  0    26       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 LON PEPER 3103                3   1  0    26       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 MISO HONEY 3057               4   7  0    25       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 ALASKAN AMBER 3060            7   3  0    24       INEBRIATION (27)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MEATWOOD FLACK 3070           5   5  0    23       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 NPR 3061                      3   2  1    23       FROM THE LEFT (166)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-WHING 2890                    6   4  0    22       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 EVON 3067                     6   3  0    21       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 THOUGHT POLICE 3039           4   4  0    21       FROM THE LEFT (166)
-TARLEE 2891                   3   7  0    19       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 RAT CATCHER 3079              5   3  0    18       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 SKARA BRAE 3105               3   2  0    18       THE COMMODORES (150)
 DONNY STARK 3115              2   0  0    16       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 PINK SQUIRREL 3082            3   5  0    14       INEBRIATION (27)
 COAST 2 COAST 3080            2   7  0    13       SCORPIO LIKES: (163)
 BAT PENATAR 3075              2   7  0    13       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 TANQUERAY 3088                2   5  1    12       INEBRIATION (27)
-XORN 3084                     2   5  0    11       MONSTER MANUAL (87)
 Y.A. BOMB 3118                1   0  1    11       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
-QWINN 2958                    2   1  1     9       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
-HELLHOUND 3108                2   1  0     7       WAR MACHINE (26)
 DRACILIA 3109                 1   3  0     6       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 AL ANNUNZIATA 3100            1   3  0     6       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 TOURS 3114                    1   1  1     5       DARQUE AGES (29)
 MRS. BACON 3112               0   3  0     3       SCORPIO LIKES: (163)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
ZURRAY 2892             3  7 0 CLAN LONGBEARD 39    SPECIAL PURPOSE 3033  300   
DEAD 3120               0  1 0 DARQUE AGES 29       WURM KIN              301  NONE
HIMI JENDRIX 3069       6  3 0 DYSLEXIC MUSIC 182   GRAY GOOSE 3083       300   
RENNY CODGERS 3116      0  1 0 DYSLEXIC MUSIC 182   Y.A. BOMB 3118        301   
A BOMB 3104             0  1 0 KILL 'EM ALL 173     WWE 2723              297  REVENGED
MIKE VADNER 3102        3  1 0 OHS ALUMNI 183       PESTO PETE 3077       301   
TERRY V 3101            1  1 0 OHS ALUMNI 183       TANQUERAY 3088        299  JUST REVENGED
BUTTER PAT 3119         0  1 0 OTTO'S DINER 96      SHEWISH GIANT         301  NONE
AN ANGRY DUCK 3111      0  2 0 SCORPIO LIKES: 163   QWINN 2958            300   
HALLOWEEN 2724          1  4 0 SCORPIO LIKES: 163   TYENE 3046            297  NONE
WWE 2723                4  3 2 SCORPIO LIKES: 163   GRAY GOOSE 3083       299   
LAWDOG 3113             1  2 0 WAR MACHINE 26       SPYMASTER             301  NONE
VINNIE 3097             0  1 0 WAR MACHINE 26       BOSWORTH 3094         297  REVENGED
PALO ALTO 3117          0  1 0 WICKED MARTYRS 148   WURM KIN              301  NONE
RUINATION 3107          0  3 0 WICKED MARTYRS 148   NPR 3061              300  JUST REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Clan Longbeard -- Welcome back!  Stay a while...  We have cookies! -- Kill 'Em All 

Drunken Goose of Gray -- Since you are a proven killer, I'll be sending some Dyslexic 
Deadweight your way to dispatch.  Please continue your murderous trend. -- Blitz 
Wolfer

Tenured Professor -- Thank you for helping me find my favorite weapon by volunteering 
your face.  And here I was thinking it was a War Flail.  Silly me! -- Cysted Twister

Rishvi -- Your manager makes some questionable decisions. -- Rat Catcher

Hombre -- Eh, no worries.  When I get a down challenge from someone who doesn't 
usually down challenge me, I give the benefit of the doubt. -- Master Darque

Greetings Mud Dragons! -- Chad, mgr. Alumpi

Phil -- I see dealing the death blow is the same here as #33.  Such a shame. -- Chad

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

LAWDOG was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DEAD was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
BUTTER PAT was murdered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
PALO ALTO was murdered by WURM KIN in a 2 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
SUBPAR SUE unbelievably bested NPR in a 2 minute gory one-sided Bloodfeud contest.
POOH SCHEUER demolished TANQUERAY in a 2 minute mismatched Bloodfeud competition.
MEATWOOD FLACK was viciously subdued by GRAY GOOSE in a 5 minute Bloodfeud fight.
JED SAWYER was devastated by QUICK in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge competition.
RUTU PARNA viciously subdued CHILD SMASHER in a 2 minute Challenge melee.
ALISTAR was vanquished by DANTE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
THE LEPER'S HAND lost to AZABELLE in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge fight.
M'LORD was beaten by RED DOG in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge melee.
AL ROPER luckily beat TOMAHAWK in a 2 minute brutal Challenge match.
GLORYHOUND was bested by RISHVI in a 1 minute Challenge conflict.
KUSHNUMAH devastated MAGNA CARTA in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge battle.
TUTTER was devastated by TERMINATOR in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge bout.
PESTO PETE easily killed MIKE VADNER in a 1 minute gory uneven Challenge fight.
EVON was viciously subdued by SPECIAL PURPOSE in a 2 minute gruesome Challenge duel.
SAVAGE overpowered MISO HONEY in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
ALASKAN AMBER unbelievably bested AL ANNUNZIATA in a 13 minute Challenge fight.
XENOPHOBE overpowered COAST 2 COAST in a 5 minute one-sided Challenge bout.
PINK SQUIRREL was overpowered by CYSTED TWISTER in a 1 minute Challenge conflict.
POITIERS slimly won victory over CHERRY DP in a popular 6 minute Challenge bout.
SKARA BRAE subdued MRS. BACON in a 2 minute beginner's Challenge bout.
DRACILIA lost to DONNY STARK in a 2 minute amateur's Challenge fray.
TOURS was overpowered by LON PEPER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
BENJAMIN defeated MARTIAL SLAW in a 2 minute veteran's Title duel.
SOWER MOOD savagely defeated KHALHUMS DWARF in a popular 3 minute veteran's duel.
POETRY SLAM viciously subdued KHALHUMS DWARF in a action packed 3 minute bout.
SILPA was beaten by GREASE TRAP in a 1 minute fray.
STARVING ARTIST beat CROTLEY MOO in a 2 minute competition.
RAT CATCHER was vanquished by TENURED PROFESSOR in a 2 minute one-sided bout.
THOUGHT POLICE overpowered MORDANT DESERTER in a 3 minute uneven duel.
MERCURY overpowered BAT PENATAR in a 5 minute gory one-sided match.
Y.A. BOMB assassinated RENNY CODGERS in a 1 minute one-sided bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  14         WALL OF STEEL     25 -  21 -  2      54  |
|AIMED BLOW                       8         STRIKING ATTACK   39 -  33 -  6      54  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    8         BASHING ATTACK    34 -  29 -  5      54  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      7         TOTAL PARRY       42 -  36 -  1      54  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   7         SLASHING ATTACK   30 -  28 -  2      52  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  6         PARRY-RIPOSTE     31 -  31 -  0      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         AIMED BLOW        33 -  33 -  1      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         LUNGING ATTACK    76 -  81 -  2      48  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         PARRY-LUNGE       15 -  26 -  1      37  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         PARRY-STRIKE       6 -  13 -  0      32  |

Turn 301 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:

STRIKING ATTACK    5 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     3 -  4         2  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
TOTAL PARRY        5 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  2         2  AIMED BLOW     
PARRY-LUNGE        2 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  5         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     8 -  6     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  3         2  BASHING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         4 -  4                                       1  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -  4                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK
                                                                1  TOTAL PARRY    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-RIPOSTE    BENJAMIN 2905              20  13  0  116 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
LUNGING ATTACK   RUTU PARNA 3014            10   4  1   96 PRAY THE GODS (155)
SLASHING ATTACK  MARTIAL SLAW 2954          17  11  0   95 OTTO'S DINER (96)
BASHING ATTACK   DANTE 3002                 11   9  2   93 DARQUE AGES (29)
PARRY-LUNGE      RED DOG 2878               13   8  0   71 INEBRIATION (27)
STRIKING ATTACK  KUSHNUMAH 3034              8   4  0   65 PRAY THE GODS (155)
AIMED BLOW       RISHVI 3045                 7   3  0   48 PRAY THE GODS (155)
TOTAL PARRY      AL ROPER 2612              10   8  0   42 WAR MACHINE (26)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is SOWER MOOD 2942.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was GRAY GOOSE 3083.  The ten other most popular fighters were POETRY SLAM 3017, 
SOWER MOOD 2942, CHERRY DP 2637, RUTU PARNA 3014, TENURED PROFESSOR 3040, NPR 3061, 
THE LEPER'S HAND 2940, AZABELLE 2949, RED DOG 2878, and TOMAHAWK 3055.

The least popular fighter this week was ALASKAN AMBER 3060.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were BAT PENATAR 3075, POITIERS 3076, COAST 2 COAST 3080, AL 
ANNUNZIATA 3100, RENNY CODGERS 3116, RAT CATCHER 3079, TOURS 3114, DRACILIA 3109, 
PINK SQUIRREL 3082, and MIKE VADNER 3102.

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

CHILD SMASHER (81-2941) BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)