DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/30/2019    Duedate: 02/12/2019

SHADOWSPIRE ARENA

DM-81    TURN-312

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

RUTU PARNA
PRAY THE GODS (155)
(81-3014) [15-9-2,117]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

RUTU PARNA                     POSITION IS EMPTY
PRAY THE GODS (155)            
(81-3014) [15-9-2,117]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

RING LARDNER                   LEPER'S OTHER HAND
LITERATE LOONS (40)            BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
(81-2183) [20-13-0,110]        (81-3171) [2-3-0,9]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

PRAY THE GODS (155)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. LITERATE LOONS (40)         56
2. DARQUE AGES (29)            44      CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
3. DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)        35      Unchartered Team
4. OHS ALUMNI (183)            29
5. THE COMMODORES (150)        20      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)      630 496 20 56.0   1/ 6 PRAY THE GODS (155)      10  5 1
 2- 2 KILL 'EM ALL (173)       155 134 14 53.6   2/ 2 THE COMMODORES (150)     10  5 0
 3/ 4 THE COMMODORES (150)     274 248  6 52.5   3- 1 KILL 'EM ALL (173)        8  2 0
 4/ 5 DARQUE AGES (29)         678 631 31 51.8   4/ 3 OHS ALUMNI (183)          8  7 1
 5/ 6 OTTO'S DINER (96)        634 596 33 51.5   5/ 4 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       7  7 0
 6/ 3 OHS ALUMNI (183)          38  36  3 51.4   6/ 7 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   6  8 1
 7/ 7 PRAY THE GODS (155)      232 222 16 51.1   7/10 OTTO'S DINER (96)         6  9 2
 8/ 9 WICKED MARTYRS (148)     325 322 11 50.2   8/ 8 DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)      6  9 2
 9/ 8 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)  101 103  8 49.5   9/ 5*OAKLEAF (184)             6  9 0
10/ 0 LITERATE LOONS (40)      438 496 18 46.9  10/ 9 DARQUE AGES (29)          6  9 0
11/10 DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)      47  58  2 44.8  11/12 WICKED MARTYRS (148)      6  9 0
12/12*OAKLEAF (184)             15  20  2 42.9  12/ 0 LITERATE LOONS (40)       5  0 0
13/11 INEBRIATION (27)         219 325 17 40.3  13/11 INEBRIATION (27)          4 11 0
14-13 WAR MACHINE (26)         167 271 24 38.1  14-13 WAR MACHINE (26)          1  2 0
15/ 0*PRIMAL INSTINCT (167)     11  24  2 31.4  15/ 0*PRIMAL INSTINCT (167)     0  5 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Welcome back to Shadowspire, ladies and gentlemen!  It has been a cold one in the 
arena today.  I can't imagine how chilled the plate-clad warriors were on the sands.  
To tell you the truth, I wished to be on the Isle of the Eye in the Primus arena.  I 
wanted to see a few of the naked Aimers catch a round of frostbite!  Oh well, onto our 
glorious arena's news for turn 312!

     Captain Fizz got the invite to the Isle last cycle.  We were going to get a new 
Duelmaster regardless, but the good captain could at least leave with another notch on 
his belt during his farewell fight.  He decided to seek revenge for a fallen friend 
and blood feuded  Rutu Parna from Pray the Gods.  Favor from on high must have been 
shining upon Rutu because he overcame our departing Duelmaster. Congrats to Ruta Parna 
who is managed by Vlad.  Rutu also got an invite to the Isle, so we will repeat this 
process again next turn.  A new Duelmaster will be coming up next turn!

     The most avoided team was inactive.  I've narrowed it down to two teams.  Need 
any more clues?  By being inactive, they lost their top spot in the arena.  Now you 
got it.  Kill 'Em All is the most avoided team.  Darque Ages avoided them the most.  
Alaskan Amber might need to start a fan club.  He was the most challenged warrior this 
turn. Meatwood Flack thought he had the muster to take down Alaskan Amber. It was a 
long fight at 18 minutes between these two.  I would normally say, "when the dust 
settled," to conclude a fight, but let's be honest, no dust was disturbed in this 
match.  Meatwood Flack is the winner!

     Wowzer, there were 10 deaths this turn.  Contributing to that total was Primal 
Instinct's decision to send the entire team to the Dark Arena.  In fact, most of the 
arena deaths occurred in the Dark Arena.  The two non-Dark Arena deaths were big 
surprises with arena veterans fighting their last bouts.  Red Dog from Inebriation 
bids us farewell at 16-16-0.  He fell to Crotlley Moo, whom he was blood feuding for 
killing a teammate!  Will Inebriation continue to seek revenge.  The other regular 
death came from a challenge when Pooh Scheuer fought Mercury.  The bout looked even on 
the parchment, but Pooh Scheuer slew Mercury in a 1-minute fight.  Mercury leaves us 
with a 12-8-0 record.

     As I close, I want to welcome Sherman and Gentleben back to the arena.  It has 
been a while since we have seen either of you.  Drop us a personal ad!  Come back next 
turn and see who the newest Duelmaster will be!  We are guaranteed someone new or no 
one at all!  I prefer the former, but have no control over it.  I may see you or I may 
not. It depends if that ne'er do well Huard is over his man-cold!  The big baby!

                                          -- Phineas Rannulf

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RUTU PARNA 3014              15   9  2   117       PRAY THE GODS (155)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RING LARDNER 2183            20  13  0   110       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 SUBPAR SUE 2812              22  34  0   100       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 SAVAGE 3043                  13  11  0   100       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 GREASE TRAP 2998             17  13  1    94       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 HOMINID 3091                 12   5  0    92       THE COMMODORES (150)
 PESTO PETE 3077              11   9  1    92       OTTO'S DINER (96)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 POOH SCHEUER 3099            10   5  1    87       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 M'LORD 2959                  18  19  0    83       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 EVON 3067                    13   7  0    69       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 ALISTAR 3037                 13  11  0    68       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 TUTTER 3015                  12  12  0    68       PRAY THE GODS (155)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CROTLEY MOO 3071             12   9  2    66       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TOURS 3114                    9   4  1    66       DARQUE AGES (29)
 RISHVI 3045                  14   6  1    65       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 LON PEPER 3103                9   6  0    61       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 BAT PENATAR 3075              8  12  0    61       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-RAT CATCHER 3079             13   4  0    56       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 GRAY GOOSE 3083              10   9  2    56       INEBRIATION (27)
 AQUINAS 3135                  6   3  0    53       DARQUE AGES (29)
 ALASKAN AMBER 3060           14   7  0    49       INEBRIATION (27)
 ASASHI 3173                   4   1  0    47       PRAY THE GODS (155)
-TOMAHAWK 3055                 9  10  1    43       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 MISO HONEY 3057               9  13  2    42       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 MEATWOOD FLACK 3070          10  11  0    41       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
-GLORYHOUND 3007               9  11  1    39       WAR MACHINE (26)
-TERMINATOR 3086               9   7  2    37       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
-DOGPILE 3145                  5   1  1    35       KILL 'EM ALL (173)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SUSIE STEFFEN 3139            4   5  0    33       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 PRETTY PETUNIA 3130           5   4  0    31       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 OMAR KAYYAM 3158              4   3  0    31       DARQUE AGES (29)
 GRAV GUN 3165                 3   3  0    30       THE COMMODORES (150)
 KRYPTONITE 3149               3   4  1    29       OAKLEAF (184)
 GINSU 3181                    2   2  1    29       OAKLEAF (184)
 FLINT KNIFE 3186              3   0  0    26       THE COMMODORES (150)
 FRAID NOUGHT 3172             2   3  1    24       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AVERAGE JOE 3150              5   2  0    23       OAKLEAF (184)
-LEEROY JENKINS 3177           3   0  0    23       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 FUZZY WUZZY 3163              2   4  0    19       OAKLEAF (184)
 SCORNED BEEF 3138             4   5  1    18       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 PRINCESS HOYT 3125            3   8  1    18       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 SAMIR 3153                    2   4  1    18       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 THOMAS HARDY 3199             1   0  0    17       LITERATE LOONS (40)
-HANDY ROYTT 3132              3   3  0    15       WAR MACHINE (26)
-WRATHCHILD 3140               2   4  1    15       WAR MACHINE (26)
 CROAK M'DAM 3187              2   1  1    15       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 RHAG 3185                     1   2  0    12       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 DAVID HWANG 3197              1   0  0    12       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 FRANK O'HARA 3200             1   0  0    11       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 TOM STOPPARD 3198             1   0  0    11       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 SLACK BABBATH 3162            2   4  0    10       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 LEPER'S OTHER HAND 3171       2   3  0     9       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 JAMIE BARTON 3166             2   3  0     9       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 SNAKE EYES 3169               2   3  0     9       OAKLEAF (184)
 THE CERTAINTY 3170            2   3  0     9       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 WHAM! 3183                    1   1  0     9       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 TOM FEHLEN 3188               2   1  0     7       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 JAXS 3184                     1   2  0     5       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 PERVIS LESLEY 3178            0   4  0     4       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
-TOROK 3168                    0   2  0     4       WAR MACHINE (26)
 CROWN ROYAL 3190              0   3  0     3       INEBRIATION (27)
 MR. WEEMS 3193                0   1  0     1       THE COMMODORES (150)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DEAD 3195               0  1 0 DARQUE AGES 29       DARK CHAMPION         312  NONE
DEAD ALSO 3196          0  1 0 DARQUE AGES 29       ARENAMASTER           312  NONE
HHG OF ANTIOCH 3161     2  2 0 DARQUE AGES 29       FRAID NOUGHT 3172     310  JUST REVENGED
PUMPING SMASHKIN 3174   0  1 0 DYSLEXIC MUSIC 182   WRATHCHILD 3140       308  REVENGED

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
MEAT 3194               0  1 0 INEBRIATION 27       MOUNTAIN TROLL        312  NONE
PINK SQUIRREL 3082      8  9 0 INEBRIATION 27       CROTLEY MOO 3071      310  REVENGED
RED DOG 2878           16 16 0 INEBRIATION 27       CROTLEY MOO 3071      312   
SAILOR JERRY 3192       0  1 0 INEBRIATION 27       CROAK M'DAM 3187      311   
NEUTRAL EYES 3154       0  2 0 KILL 'EM ALL 173     SAMIR 3153            308  REVENGED
SPLIT 3148              1  2 0 OAKLEAF 184          DOGPILE 3145          308  REVENGED
DONNY STARK 3115        4  6 1 OHS ALUMNI 183       KRYPTONITE 3149       309  REVENGED
BEAST WITHIN 2601       3  4 1 PRIMAL INSTINCT 167  HIGH ELF              312  NONE
EAT-SLEEP-REPEAT 2603   3  4 1 PRIMAL INSTINCT 167  BANDIT PRINCE         312  NONE
HUNTER 2599             2  5 0 PRIMAL INSTINCT 167  DARK CHAMPION         312  NONE
PREDATOR 2641           0  3 0 PRIMAL INSTINCT 167  ARENAMASTER           312  NONE
SAVAGE 2624             1  4 0 PRIMAL INSTINCT 167  MOUNTAIN TROLL        312  NONE
LORD BRITISH 3095      10  5 0 THE COMMODORES 150   RUTU PARNA 3014       311   
ZIM SALA BIM 3179       0  1 0 THE COMMODORES 150   GINSU 3181            309  REVENGED
MERCURY 3074           12  8 0 WICKED MARTYRS 148   POOH SCHEUER 3099     312   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Tomahawk as slow on feet as he is in head. Tomahawk have terrible golf and scimitar 
swings.  Tomahawk get hit in groin with gleaming axe and fold like pup tent.  Now, 
Tomahawk not sure what (s)he identify with and use special privy.  Tomahawk take too 
many drugs and forget to just say "no.".  Now Tomahawk self-medicate to achieve 
Nerdvana dream state with stupid tree visions. 

Blitz -- Sadly, Den is well known as the Terrablood Terrorist.  It was likely he that 
despoiled the good name of both you and your warriors through surreptitious style 
substitution!  -- Vlad

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

EAT-SLEEP-REPEAT was viciously butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 2 minute fight.
BEAST WITHIN was slaughtered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
HUNTER was easily killed by DARK CHAMPION in a 2 minute gory Dark Arena match.
SAVAGE was viciously butchered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 3 minute Dark Arena brawl.
PREDATOR was assassinated by ARENAMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
DEAD was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
DEAD ALSO was slaughtered by ARENAMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
MEAT was butchered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena match.
CAPTAIN FIZZ was defeated by RUTU PARNA in a 1 minute expert's Bloodfeud Title melee.
RED DOG was slaughtered by CROTLEY MOO in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud duel.
AQUINAS vanquished FRAID NOUGHT in a 1 minute brutal one-sided Bloodfeud fight.
JAMIE BARTON was handily defeated by KRYPTONITE in a 1 minute Bloodfeud bout.
EVON was demolished by HOMINID in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
ALISTAR was handily defeated by SAVAGE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
POOH SCHEUER murdered MERCURY in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge brawl.
MEATWOOD FLACK was outwaited by ALASKAN AMBER in a 18 minute Challenge conflict.
OMAR KAYYAM bested FUZZY WUZZY in a 1 minute Challenge duel.
SLACK BABBATH was handily defeated by AVERAGE JOE in a 5 minute Challenge bout.
WHAM! bested JAXS in a 1 minute novice's Challenge brawl.
GINSU overpowered THE CERTAINTY in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
SUBPAR SUE was savagely defeated by GREASE TRAP in a 2 minute bloody veteran's match.
RING LARDNER bested PESTO PETE in a 1 minute contest.
M'LORD narrowly defeated LON PEPER in a exciting 2 minute uneven fight.
ASASHI was overpowered by TOURS in a 1 minute uneven fray.
TUTTER handily defeated SUSIE STEFFEN in a 1 minute brutal one-sided contest.
MISO HONEY was overpowered by BAT PENATAR in a exciting 1 minute gory uneven fight.
GRAY GOOSE lost to RISHVI in a popular 1 minute fight.
SCORNED BEEF was demolished by GRAV GUN in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
SAMIR lost to FLINT KNIFE in a 2 minute fray.
PRETTY PETUNIA overpowered PRINCESS HOYT in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
LEPER'S OTHER HAND was overcome by FRANK O'HARA in a popular 4 minute novice's duel.
PERVIS LESLEY lost to TOM STOPPARD in a exciting 6 minute brutal novice's fray.
SNAKE EYES was overpowered by THOMAS HARDY in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
RHAG overpowered MR. WEEMS in a 2 minute uneven bout.
CROAK M'DAM subdued CROWN ROYAL in a popular 1 minute beginner's contest.
TOM FEHLEN was bested by DAVID HWANG in a 5 minute novice's battle.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  11         TOTAL PARRY       33 -  17 -  0      66  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   8         LUNGING ATTACK    75 -  60 -  8      56  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  8         PARRY-RIPOSTE     21 -  20 -  0      51  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  7         PARRY-STRIKE      14 -  14 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     6         AIMED BLOW        27 -  33 -  2      45  |
|AIMED BLOW                       6         WALL OF STEEL     19 -  24 -  1      44  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         BASHING ATTACK    30 -  41 -  5      42  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      5         STRIKING ATTACK   38 -  54 -  2      41  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         SLASHING ATTACK   25 -  38 -  3      40  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         PARRY-LUNGE       14 -  23 -  0      38  |

Turn 312 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       4 -  2     LUNGING ATTACK     5 -  6         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  2     PARRY-LUNGE        2 -  3         2  AIMED BLOW     
AIMED BLOW         3 -  3     WALL OF STEEL      2 -  3         2  STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     4 -  4     PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  2         2  WALL OF STEEL  
                              SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  5         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  6     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   RUTU PARNA 3014            15   9  2  117 PRAY THE GODS (155)
STRIKING ATTACK  HOMINID 3091               12   5  0   92 THE COMMODORES (150)
AIMED BLOW       POOH SCHEUER 3099          10   5  1   87 OHS ALUMNI (183)
WALL OF STEEL    EVON 3067                  13   7  0   69 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
SLASHING ATTACK  ALISTAR 3037               13  11  0   68 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
BASHING ATTACK   CROTLEY MOO 3071           12   9  2   66 DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
TOTAL PARRY      ALASKAN AMBER 3060         14   7  0   49 INEBRIATION (27)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is RING LARDNER 2183.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was LEPER'S OTHER HAND 3171.  The ten other most popular fighters were LON PEPER 
3103, PERVIS LESLEY 3178, SAMIR 3153, SAVAGE 2624, SLACK BABBATH 3162, GREASE TRAP 
2998, BAT PENATAR 3075, GRAY GOOSE 3083, DAVID HWANG 3197, and RUTU PARNA 3014.

The least popular fighter this week was MEATWOOD FLACK 3070.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were ALASKAN AMBER 3060, MR. WEEMS 3193, SNAKE EYES 3169, PRINCESS 
HOYT 3125, MISO HONEY 3057, THE CERTAINTY 3170, JAXS 3184, AVERAGE JOE 3150, FUZZY 
WUZZY 3163, and MERCURY 3074.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

RUTU PARNA (81-3014) PRAY THE GODS (155)

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

JED SAWYER (81-2474) WAR MACHINE (26)
CAPTAIN FIZZ (81-2917) THE COMMODORES (150)

                        BLOODGAMES at the WINTER FACE-TO-FACE

Congratulations to the winners of the Winter 2019 Bloodgames!

We held two Bloodgames arenas at the Winter Face to Face:  

  FTF-Style (DM 96):      for Face-to-Face attendees, with turn-by-turn strategies
  Mail-in-Style (DM 97):  for all managers, with one strategy for all ten rounds

Each manager's Bloodgames team had ten warriors, one of each style, all attributes 
according to the manager's desire (84 points total).  After ten rounds of brutal 
battles, the Bloodgames Champions are the living warriors with the greatest number 
of kills (only one of each style in each arena).  These champions have been granted 
immortality and advanced to ADM!  The winners were:

          DM 96
          Slasher:        GEORGE WAHLEN of MEDAL OF HONOR 29 96-6436, 8-2-5 
          Parry-Lunge:    IMA PLUNGER of WIRA TEAM 96-6399, 8-2-5
          Striker:        HOMINY of CORN DOGS 96-6775, 8-2-4

          DM 97
          Wall-of-Steel:  GET MARRIED of GAMBLING 2 97-7204, 8-2-5
          Striker:    	   HIAWATHA of KHOR'S INDIGENOUS 97-7160 10-0-4
          Aimed Blow:     TRIUMPH of CANADIAN CLASSICS 97-7395  6-4-4

Congratulations to the winners! -- RSI