DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/19/2018    Duedate: 01/01/2019

SHADOWSPIRE ARENA

DM-81    TURN-309

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

CAPTAIN FIZZ
THE COMMODORES (150)
(81-2917) [13-9-0,110]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

CAPTAIN FIZZ                   KRYPTONITE
THE COMMODORES (150)           OAKLEAF (184)
(81-2917) [13-9-0,110]         (81-3149) [2-2-1,27]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

THE LEPER'S HAND               GRAV GUN
BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)        THE COMMODORES (150)
(81-2940) [21-16-0,104]        (81-3165) [1-2-0,7]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CULT OF BACCHUS (4)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. OAKLEAF (184)               69
2. WICKED MARTYRS (148)        42      CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
3. DARQUE AGES (29)            34      Unchartered Team
4. CULT OF BACCHUS (4)         32
5. THE COMMODORES (150)        24      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)      623 489 20 56.0   1/ 7 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)      10  5 0
 2/ 2 KILL 'EM ALL (173)       147 132 14 52.7   2/ 4 THE COMMODORES (150)      9  6 0
 3/ 3 THE COMMODORES (150)     264 243  6 52.1   3/ 6 OHS ALUMNI (183)          8  6 1
 4/ 4 DARQUE AGES (29)         672 622 31 51.9   4/ 2 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   8  6 0
 5/ 6 OTTO'S DINER (96)        628 587 31 51.7   5/ 5 PRAY THE GODS (155)       8  7 2
 6/ 5 OHS ALUMNI (183)          30  29  2 50.8   6/ 1 OTTO'S DINER (96)         7  7 0
 7/ 7 PRAY THE GODS (155)      222 217 15 50.6   7/ 3 DARQUE AGES (29)          7  8 1
 8/ 9 WICKED MARTYRS (148)     319 313 11 50.5   8/13 DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)      7  8 0
 9/ 8 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   95  95  7 50.0   9/10 KILL 'EM ALL (173)        6  4 1
10/10 DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)      41  49  0 45.6  10/12*OAKLEAF (184)             6  9 2
11/13*OAKLEAF (184)              9  11  2 45.0  11/ 8 INEBRIATION (27)          6  9 0
12/11 INEBRIATION (27)         215 314 17 40.6  12/11 WICKED MARTYRS (148)      3 10 0
13/12 WAR MACHINE (26)         166 269 24 38.2  13/ 9 WAR MACHINE (26)          2  8 1

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Much has changed in SHADOWSPIRE since last I was here.  Never fear, Olaf Modeen 
adapts to many situations, as do all successful fighters.  Biff!  Pow!  SHADOWSPIRE 
watched with glee as OTTO'S DINER got knocked off top spot by CULT OF BACCHUS!  
Phhbltt!  Too much drinking and too little dodging gave OTTO'S DINER a 1-4-0!  I got 
a good laugh out of it!  Up 'n down.  Up 'n down.  Rankings always change.  Up 'n 
down.  I think I'm gonna be...  Well, CULT OF BACCHUS' 1st moved them up to 4-1-0 
place.  Some people say I ramble too much, I don't say anything relevant.  I repeat 
myself.  I ramble.  Well OAKLEAF moved up 2, to 10th.  What's with POOH SCHEUER?  He 
actually beat INEBRIATION's ALASKAN AMBER, and walked away with 20 more points from 
the fight.  Laughs were big at OHS ALUMNI while they watched POOH SCHEUER clobber 
ALASKAN AMBER.  She lost 17 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the 
stands.  Another fighter (AZABELLE 18-17-0) challenged another Duelmaster (RUTU PARNA 
13-8-1).  Life goes on.  I can barely restrain my enthusiam for CULT OF BACCHUS' 
outstanding member, Duelmaster AZABELLE.  Wouldn't it be nice to have live subjects 
to practice on?  I hear some team is looking into the uses of convicted prisoners.   
     No matter the time or place, men will always duel.  SHADOWSPIRE thinks KILL 'EM 
ALL and their 147-132-14 is too much!  If at first you don't succeed, give up...  The 
bums at PRAY THE GODS couldn't face the challenges from KILL 'EM ALL!  No excuse for 
that!  How well I know the feeling of being the most challenged warrior, RAT CATCHER! 
Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to haunt you.  Fighting is a better craft 
than farming, TOROK, but you have to pay your dues.  Being challenged by TERMINATOR, 
28 points above you, is dues.  I have to get this off my chest.  What a low dog, 
TERMINATOR!  He can't set himself up in a real match.  I was sorry to see TOROK lose. 
Taunt your opponent SNAKE EYES!  That was my lucky charm when I was unfairly 
challenged.  (and by 20 points!)  DOGPILE should have an easy win.  DOGPILE's gonna 
be practicin' hard this week, after SNAKE EYES, lower ranked by far, mashed him!  
JAMIE BARTON of OHS ALUMNI knows how to pick 'em.  He challenged MEATWOOD FLACK of 
DYSLEXIC MUSIC who is up by 21.  Now was this a wise move?  JAMIE BARTON perhaps got 
his just desserts, seeing as he was defeated by MEATWOOD FLACK and ended up with 11 
recognition points.   
     There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit.  Do you want the fighters 
to walk away, or not?  Sending a warrior to the Dark Arena reminds the others they'd 
better shape up.  Tough beans, TANQUERAY.  That's what a 6-8-1 gets you.  DONNY STARK 
of OHS ALUMNI didn't know when to quit.  When you've got a 4-6-1, that's a good sign. 
Now he's dead.  Someone told DOGPILE that OAKLEAF never Bloodfeuded, that he'd have 
an easy kill.  Well, I'm sure whoever misled you is right sorry.  DONNY STARK was 
plum wore out after KRYPTONITE pounded 'im silly in a Bloodfeud.  OHS ALUMNI'll have 
to get a little better before going after KRYPTONITE again!  SAMIR larned his lesson 
(RAT CATCHER taught it well), and we right likely won't be seein' 'im fight any KILL 
'EM ALL members with the same gusto.  WRATHCHILD was plum wore out after BAT PENATAR 
pounded 'im silly in a Bloodfeud.  WAR MACHINE'll have to get a little better before 
going after BAT PENATAR again!  Is it my imagination, or are fighters getting younger 
every day?  To die so young, so gloriously!   
     Who knows what the future holds for a warrior.  More fights, there's no doubt.  
All work and no play makes Olaf a dull fighter.  Work and play no fighter dull Olaf.  
Olaffighterwork and no play.  Remember--a good fighter needs both good skills and 
good luck.  Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CAPTAIN FIZZ 2917            13   9  0   110       THE COMMODORES (150)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE LEPER'S HAND 2940        21  16  0   104       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 JED SAWYER 2474              22  17  5   102       WAR MACHINE (26)
 SUBPAR SUE 2812              21  32  0    95       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 RUTU PARNA 3014              13   8  1    95       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 HOMINID 3091                 10   4  0    91       THE COMMODORES (150)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PESTO PETE 3077              10   7  1    88       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 ALISTAR 3037                 13   8  0    87       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 LORD BRITISH 3095             9   4  0    77       THE COMMODORES (150)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SAVAGE 3043                  11  10  0    74       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 M'LORD 2959                  16  18  0    68       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 RED DOG 2878                 15  14  0    67       INEBRIATION (27)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 POOH SCHEUER 3099             8   4  0    66       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 GREASE TRAP 2998             15  12  1    65       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 TOURS 3114                    7   3  1    63       DARQUE AGES (29)
 GRAY GOOSE 3083               9   7  2    62       INEBRIATION (27)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MISO HONEY 3057               8  11  1    53       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 EVON 3067                    11   6  0    52       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 CROTLEY MOO 3071             10   8  0    51       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 RAT CATCHER 3079             11   4  0    50       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 LON PEPER 3103                7   5  0    50       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 RISHVI 3045                  11   6  1    48       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 TOMAHAWK 3055                 8   9  1    48       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 ALASKAN AMBER 3060           12   6  0    44       INEBRIATION (27)
 PINK SQUIRREL 3082            8   8  0    44       INEBRIATION (27)
 TUTTER 3015                   9  12  0    43       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 MERCURY 3074                 11   6  0    39       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 BAT PENATAR 3075              6  11  0    39       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 GLORYHOUND 3007               9  10  1    38       WAR MACHINE (26)
 AQUINAS 3135                  4   2  0    36       DARQUE AGES (29)
 MEATWOOD FLACK 3070           8  10  0    34       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TERMINATOR 3086               8   6  2    32       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 SCORNED BEEF 3138             4   2  1    31       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 SUSIE STEFFEN 3139            3   3  0    31       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 KRYPTONITE 3149               2   2  1    27       OAKLEAF (184)
 ASASHI 3173                   2   0  0    24       PRAY THE GODS (155)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SAMIR 3153                    2   1  1    23       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 PRINCESS HOYT 3125            2   6  1    22       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 SNAKE EYES 3169               1   1  0    19       OAKLEAF (184)
 HHG OF ANTIOCH 3161           2   1  0    18       DARQUE AGES (29)
 FUZZY WUZZY 3163              1   2  0    18       OAKLEAF (184)
 WRATHCHILD 3140               2   3  1    17       WAR MACHINE (26)
 SLACK BABBATH 3162            2   1  0    17       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 AVERAGE JOE 3150              3   1  0    16       OAKLEAF (184)
 HANDY ROYTT 3132              3   3  0    15       WAR MACHINE (26)
 PRETTY PETUNIA 3130           3   3  0    15       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 LEEROY JENKINS 3177           1   0  0    14       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 DOGPILE 3145                  3   1  1    11       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 GINSU 3181                    1   0  1    11       OAKLEAF (184)
 JAMIE BARTON 3166             1   1  0    11       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 OMAR KAYYAM 3158              2   2  0     8       DARQUE AGES (29)
 GRAV GUN 3165                 1   2  0     7       THE COMMODORES (150)
 FRAID NOUGHT 3172             1   1  0     4       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 LEPER'S OTHER HAND 3171       1   1  0     4       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 THE CERTAINTY 3170            1   1  0     4       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 TOROK 3168                    0   2  0     4       WAR MACHINE (26)
 PERVIS LESLEY 3178            0   1  0     1       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DEAD 3182               0  1 0 DARQUE AGES 29       MOUNTAIN TROLL        309  NONE
CYSTED TWISTER 3093     8  5 0 DYSLEXIC MUSIC 182   RISHVI 3045           307  REVENGED
PUMPING SMASHKIN 3174   0  1 0 DYSLEXIC MUSIC 182   WRATHCHILD 3140       308  JUST REVENGED

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
TANQUERAY 3088          6  9 1 INEBRIATION 27       DARK CHAMPION         309  NONE
NEUTRAL EYES 3154       0  2 0 KILL 'EM ALL 173     SAMIR 3153            308  JUST REVENGED
EPIC 3151               0  2 0 OAKLEAF 184          DONNY STARK 3115      307  JUST REVENGED
SPLIT 3148              1  2 0 OAKLEAF 184          DOGPILE 3145          308  JUST REVENGED
THE FALLEN 3152         0  1 0 OAKLEAF 184          SCORNED BEEF 3138     306   
DONNY STARK 3115        4  6 1 OHS ALUMNI 183       KRYPTONITE 3149       309   
WHAT SMELL? 3180        0  1 0 OTTO'S DINER 96      ARENAMASTER           309  NONE
ZIM SALA BIM 3179       0  1 0 THE COMMODORES 150   GINSU 3181            309   
HUDSON 3176             0  1 0 WICKED MARTYRS 148   ARENAMASTER           309  NONE
WIZURD 3175             0  1 0 WICKED MARTYRS 148   ARENAMASTER           309  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Guy I killed -- Sorry you had to SPLIT. -- Dogpile

Miso Honey -- I'll be back. -- Terminator

All -- Neutral Eyes ST 12-5-19-17-11-9-11 Poor Endurance and Great Damage. -- Weirdo

Huard DePriest -- Likewise.  Vinn diagram?  And to think I've been using Venn diagrams 
all this time! -- Weirdo

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

TANQUERAY was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
WHAT SMELL? was butchered by ARENAMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
WIZURD was murdered by ARENAMASTER in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
HUDSON was assassinated by ARENAMASTER in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena duel.
DEAD was butchered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute gory Dark Arena fight.
RAT CATCHER subdued SAMIR in a 4 minute master vs. beginner Bloodfeud competition.
BAT PENATAR bested WRATHCHILD in a 3 minute gory master vs. amateur Bloodfeud match.
KRYPTONITE easily killed DONNY STARK in a 1 minute uneven Bloodfeud melee.
AZABELLE viciously subdued RUTU PARNA in a 2 minute gruesome veteran's Challenge duel.
CAPTAIN FIZZ vanquished PESTO PETE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge Title fight.
ALISTAR overpowered RED DOG in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
M'LORD was overpowered by HOMINID in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge match.
JED SAWYER handily defeated SUBPAR SUE in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
GREASE TRAP was viciously subdued by LORD BRITISH in a 4 minute Challenge bout.
PINK SQUIRREL savagely defeated SUSIE STEFFEN in a 3 minute gory Challenge duel.
TUTTER was devastated by TOURS in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
EVON beat MERCURY in a 4 minute bloody Challenge brawl.
GRAY GOOSE bested RISHVI in a exciting 4 minute brutal Challenge fight.
POOH SCHEUER overpowered ALASKAN AMBER in a popular 4 minute one-sided Challenge bout.
AQUINAS devastated HANDY ROYTT in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
TERMINATOR savagely defeated TOROK in a 1 minute veteran vs. novice Challenge duel.
FRAID NOUGHT lost to PRETTY PETUNIA in a 2 minute Challenge fray.
FUZZY WUZZY devastated THE CERTAINTY in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge bout.
OMAR KAYYAM was overpowered by ASASHI in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
JAMIE BARTON was beaten by MEATWOOD FLACK in a 5 minute Challenge fight.
LEPER'S OTHER HAND was overpowered by HHG OF ANTIOCH in a 1 minute Challenge match.
DOGPILE was narrowly defeated by SNAKE EYES in a 5 minute beginner's Challenge duel.
THE LEPER'S HAND overpowered CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute uneven competition.
CROTLEY MOO was overpowered by SAVAGE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
MISO HONEY handily defeated PRINCESS HOYT in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
GLORYHOUND was demolished by TOMAHAWK in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
LON PEPER beat SCORNED BEEF in a 1 minute bout.
GRAV GUN was outlasted by LEEROY JENKINS in a crowd pleasing 9 minute novice's fray.
AVERAGE JOE won victory over PERVIS LESLEY in a 6 minute amateur's fight.
SLACK BABBATH subdued EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 2 minute amateur's match.
ZIM SALA BIM was executed by GINSU in a 1 minute brutal one-sided fray.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  16         LUNGING ATTACK    77 -  61 -  6      56  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  8         TOTAL PARRY       31 -  25 -  0      55  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  7         STRIKING ATTACK   44 -  42 -  6      51  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   7         BASHING ATTACK    35 -  38 -  6      48  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      6         WALL OF STEEL     18 -  22 -  2      45  |
|AIMED BLOW                       6         PARRY-RIPOSTE     26 -  32 -  0      45  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         SLASHING ATTACK   26 -  32 -  3      45  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      4         AIMED BLOW        28 -  41 -  1      41  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     3         PARRY-LUNGE       12 -  21 -  1      36  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         PARRY-STRIKE       7 -  15 -  0      32  |

Turn 309 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-LUNGE        3 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      2 -  3         5  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        4 -  2     AIMED BLOW         2 -  4         2  AIMED BLOW     
SLASHING ATTACK    4 -  3     PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  2         2  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     9 -  7     PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  2         1  SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  4     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  6         1  WALL OF STEEL  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   CAPTAIN FIZZ 2917          13   9  0  110 THE COMMODORES (150)
STRIKING ATTACK  HOMINID 3091               10   4  0   91 THE COMMODORES (150)
SLASHING ATTACK  ALISTAR 3037               13   8  0   87 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
AIMED BLOW       LORD BRITISH 3095           9   4  0   77 THE COMMODORES (150)
PARRY-LUNGE      RED DOG 2878               15  14  0   67 INEBRIATION (27)
BASHING ATTACK   TOURS 3114                  7   3  1   63 DARQUE AGES (29)
WALL OF STEEL    EVON 3067                  11   6  0   52 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
TOTAL PARRY      RAT CATCHER 3079           11   4  0   50 KILL 'EM ALL (173)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    MERCURY 3074               11   6  0   39 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
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 GRAV GUN 3165.  The ten other most popular fighters were DOGPILE 3145, 
LORD BRITISH 3095, GRAY GOOSE 3083, POOH SCHEUER 3099, SAMIR 3153, HOMINID 3091, 
GREASE TRAP 2998, BAT PENATAR 3075, JAMIE BARTON 3166, and SNAKE EYES 3169.

The least popular fighter this week was AVERAGE JOE 3150.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were LEEROY JENKINS 3177, ZIM SALA BIM 3179, SCORNED BEEF 3138, 
GLORYHOUND 3007, PRINCESS HOYT 3125, CROTLEY MOO 3071, LEPER'S OTHER HAND 3171, 
MEATWOOD FLACK 3070, OMAR KAYYAM 3158, and THE CERTAINTY 3170.

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

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

                        WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN SUNNY ARIZONA!

Our next winter FTF will be held in Tempe, Arizona, January 18-20, 2019.  It will be 
held at our usual Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-897-7444).  Room rates 
remain $149.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which includes full cooked breakfast, 
complimentary manager's reception, free airport shuttle, free parking and free high 
speed internet.  There's a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool.  The rooms are blocked--
the code is "REA."  

       The official block cutoff is December 21 so make your reservations ASAP!
             The hotel reservation site is:  http://tinyurl.com/ybszwwgz 
       This is prime season for Phoenix and the hotel tends to fill up quickly.  

Look for the tournament info sheet and minioverviews some time in December.  We hope 
you're all looking forward to it and that we will see you there!