DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/13/2019    Duedate: 02/26/2019

SHADOWSPIRE ARENA

DM-81    TURN-313

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

RING LARDNER
LITERATE LOONS (40)
(81-2183) [21-13-0,122]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

RING LARDNER                   GINSU
LITERATE LOONS (40)            OAKLEAF (184)
(81-2183) [21-13-0,122]        (81-3181) [3-2-1,38]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

RING LARDNER                   COMA PATROL
LITERATE LOONS (40)            THE MOTHERSHIP 011 (128)
(81-2183) [21-13-0,122]        (81-2093) [6-7-0,52]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

KILL 'EM ALL (173)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. KILL 'EM ALL (173)          50
2. DARQUE AGES (29)            44      CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
3. INEBRIATION (27)            24      Unchartered Team
4. BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)     21
5. OTTO'S DINER (96)           15      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)      632 499 21 55.9   1/ 3 KILL 'EM ALL (173)        9  1 0
 2/ 2 KILL 'EM ALL (173)       159 135 14 54.1   2/ 1 PRAY THE GODS (155)       9  5 1
 3/ 0 THE MOTHERSHIP 011 (128) 118 101  2 53.9   3/ 7 OTTO'S DINER (96)         8  7 2
 4/ 3 THE COMMODORES (150)     276 251  6 52.4   4/10 DARQUE AGES (29)          8  7 0
 5/ 4 DARQUE AGES (29)         682 632 31 51.9   5/ 2 THE COMMODORES (150)      8  7 0
 6/ 5 OTTO'S DINER (96)        637 598 33 51.6   6/12 LITERATE LOONS (40)       7  3 0
 7/ 7 PRAY THE GODS (155)      234 224 16 51.1   7/ 5 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       7  8 1
 8/ 6 OHS ALUMNI (183)          40  39  4 50.6   8/ 4 OHS ALUMNI (183)          6  9 2
 9/ 8 WICKED MARTYRS (148)     326 326 11 50.0   9/13 INEBRIATION (27)          6  9 0
10/ 9 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)  102 107  8 48.8  10/ 9*OAKLEAF (184)             6  9 0
11/10 LITERATE LOONS (40)      440 499 18 46.9  11/11 WICKED MARTYRS (148)      5 10 0
12-11 DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)      47  58  2 44.8  12- 8 DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)      3  7 1
13/13 INEBRIATION (27)         222 327 17 40.4  13/ 6 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   3 11 0
14/12*OAKLEAF (184)             16  24  2 40.0  14/ 0 THE MOTHERSHIP 011 (128)  2  3 0
15-14 WAR MACHINE (26)         167 271 24 38.1  15-14 WAR MACHINE (26)          1  2 0
16-15*PRIMAL INSTINCT (167)     11  24  2 31.4  16-15*PRIMAL INSTINCT (167)     0  5 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

Duelmistress Column DM 81

Greetings from this hallowed throne.  As it happens, farewells are in order as well.

It is a shame that anyone who finds a dirty feather laying on the ground can pick it 
up and pretend to be a journalist.  Funniest's Spy Report was, as is typical of the 
well-named Yellow Press of Shadowspire, long on slant and short on facts.  The only 
thing that was shining from on high was the iron tip of my spear.  Also, please 
endeavor to get your genders straight in your rag.  Wowzer, you made a mess of your 
trousers!

Captain Fizz, I salute you.  Well fought and I was fortunate to squeak out a win.

If I don't find myself summoned to face Hominid for Lord British's death, I plan to 
throw the challenge gauntlets towards Ring Lardner as the most deserving of a shot.

Looking over my accomplishments in Shadowspire prior to departing, I harken back 
fondly to the slaughter of Race Baiter on my second fight. If there's one thing I 
can't abide, it's race baiting.

Your Duelmistress,

Rutu Parna

                                      SPY REPORT

     Welcome back to Shadowspire!  It has been an interesting two weeks leading up to 
our 313TH turn on these glorious sands!  Old teams have returned, new teams have gone 
inactive, and no one is still quite sure what that aroma is on the western side of the 
arena.  It is near the gladiator pens, which are not known for their flowery aroma, 
but this is different!  Either a sewage pipe has burst and is yet to be found or 
someone buried a dead horse too close to the arena in a shallow grave, but I digress!  
You stink, but we still had fights, so let's take a look at them!

     Rutu Parna left us for the Isle after a defeating the returning Gamble of The 
Mothership 011.  Congrats to Rutu on immortality.  With his departure, we needed to 
crown a new Duelmaster.  This has been happening a lot as of late.  We get a 
Duelmaster and he or she gets invited to the Isle on the same turn.  Rinse and repeat.  
Rinse and repeat.  You get the idea?  The title fight became the match between Savage 
of Wicked Martyrs and the newly returned Ring Lardner of Literate Loons.  It wasn't 
even close as Ring Lardner becomes our newest Duelmaster.  He will be the Loons first 
Duelmaster since Gertrude Stein on turn 204.  The drought between titles is due to a 
lengthy inactivity, so it is nice to welcome the Literate Loons back into the games!  
Congrats to Ring, Literate Loons, and their manager Sherman!

     The most avoided team for 313 is Pray the Gods.  They were most avoided by Darque 
Ages.  Kryptonite from the Oakleaf guild was the most challenged warrior for the turn.  
Rhag (1-2-0, 12) issued a challenge to the higher ranked and more experienced 
Kryptonite (3-4-1, 29).  It was a brutal back and forth fight according to my golem's 
report . . . or they ate arena food and chugged ale at Otto's Diner. I'm not sure at 
this point, I think something might be off with the golem.  Anyway, I am sure that 
Rhag won the fight in 3 minutes, so congrats on the victory!

     Eight deaths this turn, but only 2 of those happened outside of the Dark Arena.  
Of note, Miso Honey of Otto's Diner was sent to the Dark Arena a few turns back and 
returned.  Otto sent her back again this turn, and while it was a close one, Miso will 
not be returning to the Shadowspire sands.  With the regular deaths, Frank O'hara is 
slain by the hands of Wham!  I guess if you have to go, it should be an exciting read 
in the spy report!  The other death occurred when Jamie Barton repeatedly struck Snake 
Eyes with his weapon.  I know, I know! I am as shocked as you are that such things can 
happen with grown men and women bashing, slashing, and lunging at one another with 
handheld weapons!

     Time for me to go!  The aroma is just too much and I need to get out of here 
before I pass out from over-exposure!  The arena groundskeeping crew really needs to 
step it up and find the source! There really is no excuse for it at this point.  I'll 
see you ladies and gents next cycle.  I'm looking forward to lots of great fights and 
hopefully fresher air the next time I see you!

                                              -- Huard DePriest

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RING LARDNER 2183            21  13  0   122       LITERATE LOONS (40)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HOMINID 3091                 13   5  0   109       THE COMMODORES (150)
 SUBPAR SUE 2812              22  35  0   101       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 PESTO PETE 3077              12   9  1   101       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 GAMBLE 1635                  21  25  0    98       THE MOTHERSHIP 011 (128)
 GREASE TRAP 2998             18  13  1    97       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 SAVAGE 3043                  13  12  0    92       WICKED MARTYRS (148)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TOURS 3114                   10   4  1    86       DARQUE AGES (29)
 RISHVI 3045                  15   6  1    81       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 ALISTAR 3037                 14  11  0    79       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 M'LORD 2959                  18  20  0    76       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 POOH SCHEUER 3099            10   6  1    73       OHS ALUMNI (183)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CROTLEY MOO 3071             12   9  2    66       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 TUTTER 3015                  12  13  0    66       PRAY THE GODS (155)
-BAT PENATAR 3075              8  12  0    61       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 GRAY GOOSE 3083              11   9  2    60       INEBRIATION (27)
 DOGPILE 3145                  6   1  1    60       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 EVON 3067                    13   8  0    59       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 ALASKAN AMBER 3060           15   7  0    57       INEBRIATION (27)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AQUINAS 3135                  7   3  0    56       DARQUE AGES (29)
 TERMINATOR 3086              10   7  2    55       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 COMA PATROL 2093              6   7  0    52       THE MOTHERSHIP 011 (128)
 RAT CATCHER 3079             13   5  0    50       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 TOMAHAWK 3055                10  10  1    47       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 NIMROD 2103                  10   2  0    42       THE MOTHERSHIP 011 (128)
-MEATWOOD FLACK 3070          10  11  0    41       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
-GLORYHOUND 3007               9  11  1    39       WAR MACHINE (26)
 LON PEPER 3103                9   7  0    39       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 GINSU 3181                    3   2  1    38       OAKLEAF (184)
 OMAR KAYYAM 3158              5   3  0    37       DARQUE AGES (29)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ASASHI 3173                   4   2  0    33       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 PRINCESS HOYT 3125            4   8  1    32       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 SUSIE STEFFEN 3139            4   6  0    32       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 LEEROY JENKINS 3177           4   0  0    32       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 PRETTY PETUNIA 3130           5   5  0    29       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 GRAV GUN 3165                 3   4  0    28       THE COMMODORES (150)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RHAG 3185                     2   2  0    27       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 SCORNED BEEF 3138             5   5  1    24       OTTO'S DINER (96)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FRAID NOUGHT 3172             2   4  1    22       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 WHAM! 3183                    2   1  1    22       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 TOM STOPPARD 3198             2   0  0    20       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 AVERAGE JOE 3150              5   3  0    18       OAKLEAF (184)
-SAMIR 3153                    2   4  1    18       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 TOM FEHLEN 3188               3   1  0    17       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 FLINT KNIFE 3186              3   1  0    17       THE COMMODORES (150)
 JAMIE BARTON 3166             3   3  1    15       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 KRYPTONITE 3149               3   5  1    15       OAKLEAF (184)
-HANDY ROYTT 3132              3   3  0    15       WAR MACHINE (26)
-WRATHCHILD 3140               2   4  1    15       WAR MACHINE (26)
 INNOCENT III 3204             1   0  0    12       DARQUE AGES (29)
 FUZZY WUZZY 3163              2   5  0    11       OAKLEAF (184)
 LEPER'S OTHER HAND 3171       2   4  0    10       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
-SLACK BABBATH 3162            2   4  0    10       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 THOMAS HARDY 3199             1   1  0    10       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 CROAK M'DAM 3187              2   2  1     9       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 MR. WEEMS 3193                1   1  0     7       THE COMMODORES (150)
 STUMBLING DRUNK 3206          1   0  0     6       INEBRIATION (27)
 DAVID HWANG 3197              1   1  0     5       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 OPERATION NO PANTS 2200       1   2  0     5       THE MOTHERSHIP 011 (128)
 BAND-AID DAVE 3011            1   0  0     5       THE MOTHERSHIP 011 (128)
-PERVIS LESLEY 3178            0   4  0     4       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 CROWN ROYAL 3190              0   4  0     4       INEBRIATION (27)
-TOROK 3168                    0   2  0     4       WAR MACHINE (26)
 FLYING TURTLE 3201            0   1  0     1       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 PENGO 3202                    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?
JUNK 3203               0  1 0 BIG LAKE SOLUTIO 178 BANDIT PRINCE         313  NONE
THE CERTAINTY 3170      2  4 0 BIG LAKE SOLUTIO 178 BANDIT PRINCE         313  NONE
DA 75 3205              0  1 0 DARQUE AGES 29       WURM KIN              313  NONE
HHG OF ANTIOCH 3161     2  2 0 DARQUE AGES 29       FRAID NOUGHT 3172     310  JUST REVENGED
JEEBUS! 3207            0  1 0 INEBRIATION 27       BLACK ORC             313  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   
FRANK O'HARA 3200       1  1 0 LITERATE LOONS 40    WHAM! 3183            313   
SNAKE EYES 3169         2  4 0 OAKLEAF 184          JAMIE BARTON 3166     313   
DONNY STARK 3115        4  6 1 OHS ALUMNI 183       KRYPTONITE 3149       309  REVENGED
MISO HONEY 3057         9 14 2 OTTO'S DINER 96      HIGH ELF              313  NONE
ZIM SALA BIM 3179       0  1 0 THE COMMODORES 150   GINSU 3181            309  REVENGED
JAXS 3184               1  3 0 WICKED MARTYRS 148   STONE GOLEM           313  NONE
MERCURY 3074           12  8 0 WICKED MARTYRS 148   POOH SCHEUER 3099     312   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Tomahawk take peyote and go on spirit quest.  Tomahawk journey last many days.  
Tomahawk find spirit animal while on quest.  Spirit animal tell Tomahawk that this 
ain't Carolina and Tomahawk can use privy of his or her choosing during transition.  
Tomahawk also think Vlad have unhealthy obsession with groin area.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

MISO HONEY was barely slain by HIGH ELF in a crowd pleasing 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
THE CERTAINTY was murdered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
JAXS was killed by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
JEEBUS! was slaughtered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
DA 75 was butchered by WURM KIN in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
JUNK was assassinated by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena match.
AQUINAS devastated FRAID NOUGHT in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud duel.
SAVAGE was devastated by RING LARDNER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title match.
HOMINID handily defeated SUBPAR SUE in a 2 minute uneven Challenge fight.
TUTTER was vanquished by GREASE TRAP in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
RISHVI vanquished RAT CATCHER in a popular 3 minute brutal one-sided Challenge duel.
TOURS overcame POOH SCHEUER in a popular 1 minute Challenge bout.
TERMINATOR demolished ASASHI in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
GINSU devastated THOMAS HARDY in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge battle.
LEPER'S OTHER HAND was viciously subdued by SCORNED BEEF in a 3 minute Challenge bout.
SNAKE EYES was savagely slain by JAMIE BARTON in a 1 minute gory Challenge duel.
RHAG bested KRYPTONITE in a 3 minute gruesome Challenge duel.
RUTU PARNA beat GAMBLE in a crowd pleasing 2 minute master's brawl.
PESTO PETE overpowered M'LORD in a 2 minute brutal one-sided bout.
EVON was overpowered by CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute one-sided match.
ALISTAR devastated CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
LON PEPER was overpowered by DOGPILE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
TOMAHAWK savagely defeated PRETTY PETUNIA in a 2 minute gruesome fray.
ALASKAN AMBER slimly won victory over COMA PATROL in a popular 10 minute contest.
NIMROD savagely defeated SUSIE STEFFEN in a 4 minute gory fight.
GRAY GOOSE vanquished GRAV GUN in a 2 minute gruesome one-sided match.
OMAR KAYYAM outlasted AVERAGE JOE in a tiresome 11 minute bout.
FLINT KNIFE was viciously subdued by PRINCESS HOYT in a 3 minute bout.
FUZZY WUZZY was beaten by TOM STOPPARD in a 1 minute competition.
WHAM! slaughtered FRANK O'HARA in a 1 minute gory one-sided bout.
LEEROY JENKINS vanquished CROAK M'DAM in a 3 minute one-sided fray.
OPERATION NO PANTS was overpowered by INNOCENT III in a 1 minute one-sided match.
TOM FEHLEN savagely defeated DAVID HWANG in a 3 minute gory novice's bout.
CROWN ROYAL was overcome by MR. WEEMS in a 2 minute amateur's match.
PENGO lost to BAND-AID DAVE in a 1 minute amateur's fight.
FLYING TURTLE was subdued by STUMBLING DRUNK in a 3 minute amateur's match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  13         TOTAL PARRY       30 -  19 -  0      61  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                 11         LUNGING ATTACK    73 -  60 -  7      55  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  7         PARRY-RIPOSTE     19 -  17 -  0      53  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   7         PARRY-STRIKE      15 -  16 -  0      48  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      6         STRIKING ATTACK   43 -  52 -  2      45  |
|AIMED BLOW                       6         SLASHING ATTACK   29 -  36 -  3      45  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         BASHING ATTACK    29 -  39 -  7      43  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     4         AIMED BLOW        25 -  35 -  2      42  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         WALL OF STEEL     18 -  27 -  1      40  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-LUNGE       13 -  24 -  0      35  |

Turn 313 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-RIPOSTE      2 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     6 -  7         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    5 -  2     TOTAL PARRY        2 -  4         3  AIMED BLOW     
BASHING ATTACK     4 -  3     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  4         2  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    6 -  5     AIMED BLOW         1 -  5         1  BASHING ATTACK 
PARRY-STRIKE       2 -  2     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  3         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   RING LARDNER 2183          21  13  0  122 LITERATE LOONS (40)
STRIKING ATTACK  HOMINID 3091               13   5  0  109 THE COMMODORES (150)
BASHING ATTACK   TOURS 3114                 10   4  1   86 DARQUE AGES (29)
AIMED BLOW       RISHVI 3045                15   6  1   81 PRAY THE GODS (155)
SLASHING ATTACK  ALISTAR 3037               14  11  0   79 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
WALL OF STEEL    EVON 3067                  13   8  0   59 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
TOTAL PARRY      ALASKAN AMBER 3060         15   7  0   57 INEBRIATION (27)
PARRY-STRIKE     OMAR KAYYAM 3158            5   3  0   37 DARQUE AGES (29)
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 COMA PATROL 2093.  The ten other most popular fighters were MISO HONEY 3057, 
RISHVI 3045, HOMINID 3091, SCORNED BEEF 3138, PRINCESS HOYT 3125, RHAG 3185, GAMBLE 
1635, TOMAHAWK 3055, GRAY GOOSE 3083, and TOM FEHLEN 3188.

The least popular fighter this week was AVERAGE JOE 3150.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were CROWN ROYAL 3190, OPERATION NO PANTS 2200, LEEROY JENKINS 3177, 
FRANK O'HARA 3200, LON PEPER 3103, M'LORD 2959, THOMAS HARDY 3199, TUTTER 3015, 
SAVAGE 3043, and FRAID NOUGHT 3172.

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

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