DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/05/2018    Duedate: 12/18/2018

SHADOWSPIRE ARENA

DM-81    TURN-308

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

RUTU PARNA
PRAY THE GODS (155)
(81-3014) [13-7-1,104]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

AZABELLE                       AVERAGE JOE
CULT OF BACCHUS (4)            OAKLEAF (184)
(81-2949) [17-17-0,113]        (81-3150) [2-1-0,14]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

THE LEPER'S HAND               THE LEPER'S HAND
BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)        BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
(81-2940) [20-16-0,102]        (81-2940) [20-16-0,102]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

OTTO'S DINER (96)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE COMMODORES (150)        51
2. OTTO'S DINER (96)           48      CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
3. BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)     35      Unchartered Team
4. DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)        31
5. CULT OF BACCHUS (4)         16      OAKLEAF (184)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)      619 488 20 55.9   1/ 1 OTTO'S DINER (96)        10  4 1
 2/ 2 KILL 'EM ALL (173)       143 131 14 52.2   2/ 2 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   9  5 0
 3/ 5 THE COMMODORES (150)     261 241  6 52.0   3/ 3 DARQUE AGES (29)          8  7 1
 4/ 4 DARQUE AGES (29)         669 620 31 51.9   4/10 THE COMMODORES (150)      8  7 0
 5/ 3 OHS ALUMNI (183)          28  26  2 51.9   5/ 6 PRAY THE GODS (155)       7  3 2
 6/ 6 OTTO'S DINER (96)        627 583 31 51.8   6/ 4 OHS ALUMNI (183)          7  7 1
 7/ 7 PRAY THE GODS (155)      221 213 15 50.9   7/ 9 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       7  8 0
 8/ 9 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   94  91  7 50.8   8/ 5 INEBRIATION (27)          7  8 0
 9/ 8 WICKED MARTYRS (148)     318 309 11 50.7   9/ 7 WAR MACHINE (26)          4  6 1
10/10 DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)      38  47  0 44.7  10/ 8 KILL 'EM ALL (173)        4  6 1
11/11 INEBRIATION (27)         213 311 17 40.6  11/12 WICKED MARTYRS (148)      4  7 0
12/13 WAR MACHINE (26)         165 265 24 38.4  12/11*OAKLEAF (184)             4 11 0
13/12*OAKLEAF (184)              4  11  0 26.7  13/13 DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)      4 11 0
14-14 SCORPIO LIKES: (163)      32 111  4 22.4  14-14 SCORPIO LIKES: (163)      1  3 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings again!  It is Huard DePriest, your favorite spy reporter throughout the 
entirety of the games, here to tell you all you need to know about turn 308 in 
Shadowspire!  I might even throw in a bit of my expertise for the masses if you are 
lucky.  Well, I've seen your stables and how they fight, and luck might be in short 
supply here.  Oh well, let's take a look at the games this cycle and go from there.

     It looks as if the bums over at Darque Ages didn't even bother to file any 
paperwork this turn!  You had an extra day for crying out loud!  Alright, Huard's 
pearl of wisdom #1:  ALWAYS CHALLENGE AND AVOID.  See, your luck is already getting 
better!  Darque Ages does seem to have standing orders, so the whole squad did fight, 
albeit at the mercy of their opponents.  Rutu Parna from Pray the Gods seized the 
moment and challenged Dante for the title.  It was a good challenge!  Rutu Parna is 
our new Duelmaster.  Pray the Gods is proud of their newest champion, as is their 
manager, Vlad.  How about a column next turn?  Your loser of a predecessor couldn't 
even be bothered with that privilege . . . 

     The most avoided team for the turn was Kill 'Em All.  They were mostly avoided by 
Pray the Gods.  This is like a broken contingency spell that is trapped in an endless 
loop.  Thankfully, the most challenged warrior for the turn usually has a bit more 
variety.  Susie Steffen of OHS Alumni was this turn's most challenged warrior. 
Princess Hoyt challenged Susie and it was a long 4-minute fight, but in the end, Susie 
was victorious.

     You gents must be getting soft on me!  There were only FOUR deaths this turn, and 
one of them was in the Dark Arena?  If you keep this disappointment up, I'll trade 
places with Sidara over in Seam and she can nurture and sweet talk to you!  Wrathchild 
killed Pumping Smashkin of Dyslexic Music.  Pumping's fought twice his first and last 
time! Ha!  Neutral Eyes was put down by Samir of Pray the Gods.  It looks as if Kill 
'Em All should be avoiding the ones that pray . . . or is it prey?  Last, Dogpile 
killed Split.  Oakleaf has been given a nice Shadowspire welcome as you guys have 
killed 3 of his original warriors.  I'm proud and wary.  Way to go, but maybe scale it 
back a bit so we don't scare off the new people!

     Congrats to Azabelle for getting invited to the Isle of the Eye. She will fight 
her final fight in Shadowspire next turn, so good luck!  We bid farewell to Dante as 
well, who fought his final fight in Shadowspire by losing the throne.  Way to go, and 
good luck in Advanced Duel.  We have others who have been camping out in the 
Challenger Champions, so I anticipate we will be seeing many more invites in the turns 
to come.

     Time for me to ride out of here and onto some other pit.  I'm not on my editor-
in-chief Phineas's good side currently, or really EVER, so he sends me to cover all 
the stories no one else wants to cover. Does that mean you guys?  No!  No!  Well, 
maybe, but I've gotten used to you at this point, and you hardly notice the smell 
after half-an-hour or so.  Alright, time to go!  See you bums next turn!

                                          -- Huard DePriest

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RUTU PARNA 3014              13   7  1   104       PRAY THE GODS (155)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AZABELLE 2949                17  17  0   113       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 THE LEPER'S HAND 2940        20  16  0   102       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 PESTO PETE 3077              10   6  1    98       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 CAPTAIN FIZZ 2917            12   9  0    97       THE COMMODORES (150)
 SUBPAR SUE 2812              21  31  0    94       WICKED MARTYRS (148)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JED SAWYER 2474              21  17  5    88       WAR MACHINE (26)
 HOMINID 3091                  9   4  0    79       THE COMMODORES (150)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RED DOG 2878                 15  13  0    77       INEBRIATION (27)
 M'LORD 2959                  16  17  0    75       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 ALISTAR 3037                 12   8  0    75       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 LORD BRITISH 3095             8   4  0    67       THE COMMODORES (150)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GREASE TRAP 2998             15  11  1    66       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 CROTLEY MOO 3071             10   7  0    66       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 ALASKAN AMBER 3060           12   5  0    61       INEBRIATION (27)
 SAVAGE 3043                  10  10  0    57       WICKED MARTYRS (148)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TOURS 3114                    6   3  1    54       DARQUE AGES (29)
 RISHVI 3045                  11   5  1    53       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 TUTTER 3015                   9  11  0    51       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 GRAY GOOSE 3083               8   7  2    49       INEBRIATION (27)
 RAT CATCHER 3079             10   4  0    48       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 MISO HONEY 3057               7  11  1    48       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 LON PEPER 3103                6   5  0    48       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 POOH SCHEUER 3099             7   4  0    46       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 MERCURY 3074                 11   5  0    45       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 GLORYHOUND 3007               9   9  1    42       WAR MACHINE (26)
 EVON 3067                    10   6  0    40       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 PINK SQUIRREL 3082            7   8  0    38       INEBRIATION (27)
 BAT PENATAR 3075              5  11  0    37       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
-CHERRY DP 2637                6  17  0    35       SCORPIO LIKES: (163)
 SUSIE STEFFEN 3139            3   2  0    35       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 TANQUERAY 3088                6   8  1    34       INEBRIATION (27)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TOMAHAWK 3055                 7   9  1    33       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 MEATWOOD FLACK 3070           7  10  0    31       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 SCORNED BEEF 3138             4   1  1    30       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 TERMINATOR 3086               7   6  2    29       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 PRINCESS HOYT 3125            2   5  1    27       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 HANDY ROYTT 3132              3   2  0    25       WAR MACHINE (26)
 AQUINAS 3135                  3   2  0    24       DARQUE AGES (29)
-COAST 2 COAST 3080            3  11  0    24       SCORPIO LIKES: (163)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DOGPILE 3145                  3   0  1    21       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 SAMIR 3153                    2   0  1    19       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 GRAV GUN 3165                 1   1  0    19       THE COMMODORES (150)
 DONNY STARK 3115              4   5  1    18       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 WRATHCHILD 3140               2   2  1    15       WAR MACHINE (26)
 AVERAGE JOE 3150              2   1  0    14       OAKLEAF (184)
 ASASHI 3173                   1   0  0    14       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 THE CERTAINTY 3170            1   0  0    12       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 OMAR KAYYAM 3158              2   1  0    10       DARQUE AGES (29)
 LEPER'S OTHER HAND 3171       1   0  0    10       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
-JAMIE BARTON 3166             1   0  0    10       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 PRETTY PETUNIA 3130           2   3  0     9       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 FRAID NOUGHT 3172             1   0  0     8       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
-A JACKED UP TRUCK 3128        1   3  0     6       SCORPIO LIKES: (163)
 KRYPTONITE 3149               1   2  0     5       OAKLEAF (184)
 SLACK BABBATH 3162            1   1  0     4       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 HHG OF ANTIOCH 3161           1   1  0     4       DARQUE AGES (29)
 FUZZY WUZZY 3163              0   2  0     2       OAKLEAF (184)
 SNAKE EYES 3169               0   1  0     1       OAKLEAF (184)
 TOROK 3168                    0   1  0     1       WAR MACHINE (26)
-KNOXVILLE 3136                0   1  0     1       SCORPIO LIKES: (163)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
SPECIAL PURPOSE 3033    6 12 1 BIG LAKE SOLUTIO 178 MISO HONEY 3057       304  NOT REVENGED
CYSTED TWISTER 3093     8  5 0 DYSLEXIC MUSIC 182   RISHVI 3045           307  JUST REVENGED
PUMPING SMASHKIN 3174   0  1 0 DYSLEXIC MUSIC 182   WRATHCHILD 3140       308   
NEUTRAL EYES 3154       0  2 0 KILL 'EM ALL 173     SAMIR 3153            308   
XENOPHOBE 3087          7  3 0 KILL 'EM ALL 173     GLORYHOUND 3007       304  JUST REVENGED
EPIC 3151               0  2 0 OAKLEAF 184          DONNY STARK 3115      307   
SPLIT 3148              1  2 0 OAKLEAF 184          DOGPILE 3145          308   
THE FALLEN 3152         0  1 0 OAKLEAF 184          SCORNED BEEF 3138     306   
SILPA 3022              9  8 1 PRAY THE GODS 155    STARVING ARTIST 2956  304  NONE
CAN-AM 3164             0  2 0 THE COMMODORES 150   BANDIT PRINCE         308  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Weirdo -- It is really easy.  Sidara genuinely despises you and would have placed a 
hex on you long ago if SYP employee contracts allowed it.  I am ambivalent and my only 
purpose in life is to annoy others and point out their shortcomings.  While I can 
certainly see some overlap, they are two entirely different categories.  Perhaps a 
Vinn diagram would help you know the difference. In the meantime, my advice remains 
the same, suck it up buttercup. -- Huard DePriest

Oakleaf -- The name fits.  Just like a brown oak leaf in the fall crumples beneath my 
feet. -- Chad/Ohs Alumni

Epic -- It was definately "Epic" for me! -- Donny Starr

Fuzzy Wuzzy has no hair or testicular fortitude. -- Chad
P.S.  Welcome to Shadowspire!  Bwahaha!!

Phil -- Ok... you scummed me, but I was impressed Alaskan Amber can actually parry! -- 
Chad
P.S. Pink Squirrel did not fare well though, again... shame shame buddy. -- Chad

Darque what?  #3 on the charts?  Applause!  Yet I got a win against you.

Rishvi -- I'm not gonna take it anymore!  No, ma'am, I am not! -- the ghost of Cysted 
Twister

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

CAN-AM was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
CROTLEY MOO devastated RISHVI in a action packed 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud duel.
RAT CATCHER luckily beat GLORYHOUND in a action packed 5 minute Bloodfeud fight.
RUTU PARNA bested DANTE in a 1 minute Challenge Title contest.
JED SAWYER was overpowered by AZABELLE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
THE LEPER'S HAND viciously subdued SUBPAR SUE in a 5 minute veteran's Challenge duel.
RED DOG was viciously subdued by CAPTAIN FIZZ in a 4 minute Challenge competition.
PESTO PETE vanquished ALISTAR in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
HOMINID overpowered SAVAGE in a popular 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
LON PEPER defeated TANQUERAY in a 2 minute gruesome Challenge match.
POOH SCHEUER was overpowered by M'LORD in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
TUTTER was viciously subdued by LORD BRITISH in a exciting 2 minute Challenge contest.
PINK SQUIRREL viciously subdued MEATWOOD FLACK in a 4 minute bloody Challenge bout.
PRINCESS HOYT was overcome by SUSIE STEFFEN in a 4 minute Challenge fight.
HANDY ROYTT was bested by EVON in a 1 minute beginner vs. veteran Challenge duel.
DOGPILE delivered the death blow upon SPLIT in a 1 minute amateur's Challenge brawl.
SAMIR assassinated NEUTRAL EYES in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge bout.
FUZZY WUZZY was beaten by OMAR KAYYAM in a 1 minute novice's Challenge bout.
AVERAGE JOE was savagely defeated by SCORNED BEEF in a 9 minute Challenge conflict.
GREASE TRAP defeated GRAY GOOSE in a exciting 1 minute duel.
TOURS was beaten by ALASKAN AMBER in a action packed 5 minute fray.
MERCURY overcame TOMAHAWK in a 1 minute contest.
TERMINATOR was overpowered by MISO HONEY in a 1 minute one-sided match.
BAT PENATAR overpowered DONNY STARK in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
AQUINAS overpowered TOROK in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
WRATHCHILD assassinated PUMPING SMASHKINS in a 1 minute uneven match.
PRETTY PETUNIA was overpowered by ASASHI in a 1 minute uneven duel.
KRYPTONITE was overpowered by THE CERTAINTY in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
HHG OF ANTIOCH was overcome by LEPER'S OTHER HAND in a 2 minute novice's duel.
SLACK BABBATH was overpowered by GRAV GUN in a 1 minute uneven fight.
SNAKE EYES was viciously subdued by FRAID NOUGHT in a 2 minute novice's fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  14         LUNGING ATTACK    76 -  60 -  6      56  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                 10         STRIKING ATTACK   45 -  40 -  7      53  |
|AIMED BLOW                       8         BASHING ATTACK    36 -  33 -  6      52  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   6         TOTAL PARRY       29 -  28 -  0      51  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  6         PARRY-RIPOSTE     28 -  34 -  0      45  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         AIMED BLOW        32 -  39 -  2      45  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         SLASHING ATTACK   24 -  31 -  2      44  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      4         WALL OF STEEL     17 -  22 -  1      44  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     3         PARRY-STRIKE       7 -  14 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-LUNGE       10 -  22 -  1      31  |

Turn 308 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       3 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     2 -  4         5  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         2 -  6         2  STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  5         1  AIMED BLOW     
LUNGING ATTACK    10 -  4     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  4         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
STRIKING ATTACK    5 -  5                                       1  WALL OF STEEL  
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  2                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   RUTU PARNA 3014            13   7  1  104 PRAY THE GODS (155)
STRIKING ATTACK  PESTO PETE 3077            10   6  1   98 OTTO'S DINER (96)
PARRY-LUNGE      RED DOG 2878               15  13  0   77 INEBRIATION (27)
SLASHING ATTACK  ALISTAR 3037               12   8  0   75 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
AIMED BLOW       LORD BRITISH 3095           8   4  0   67 THE COMMODORES (150)
BASHING ATTACK   CROTLEY MOO 3071           10   7  0   66 DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
TOTAL PARRY      ALASKAN AMBER 3060         12   5  0   61 INEBRIATION (27)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    MERCURY 3074               11   5  0   45 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
WALL OF STEEL    EVON 3067                  10   6  0   40 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is THE LEPER'S HAND 2940.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was THE LEPER'S HAND 2940.  The ten other most popular fighters were 
CAPTAIN FIZZ 2917, PRINCESS HOYT 3125, SCORNED BEEF 3138, TOURS 3114, GLORYHOUND 
3007, LORD BRITISH 3095, FRAID NOUGHT 3172, RED DOG 2878, PINK SQUIRREL 3082, and LON 
PEPER 3103.

The least popular fighter this week was AVERAGE JOE 3150.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were SLACK BABBATH 3162, KRYPTONITE 3149, PRETTY PETUNIA 3130, 
PUMPING SMASHKINS 3174, TOROK 3168, DONNY STARK 3115, TERMINATOR 3086, ALASKAN AMBER 
3060, FUZZY WUZZY 3163, and SPLIT 3148.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

AZABELLE (81-2949) CULT OF BACCHUS (4)

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

DANTE (81-3002) DARQUE AGES (29)