DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/27/2019    Duedate: 04/09/2019

SHADOWSPIRE ARENA

DM-81    TURN-316

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

PESTO PETE
OTTO'S DINER (96)
(81-3077) [15-9-1,124]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

PESTO PETE                     POSITION IS EMPTY
OTTO'S DINER (96)              
(81-3077) [15-9-1,124]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

GRAY GOOSE                     GRAY GOOSE
INEBRIATION (27)               INEBRIATION (27)
(81-3083) [12-11-2,63]         (81-3083) [12-11-2,63]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE COMMODORES (150)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. CULT OF BACCHUS (4)         29
2. OAKLEAF (184)               29      CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
3. DARQUE AGES (29)            28      Unchartered Team
4. THE COMMODORES (150)        26
5. DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)        24      PENTIGONAL PINK (63)

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)      640 506 21 55.8   1/ 2 THE COMMODORES (150)     11  4 1
 2- 3 THE MOTHERSHIP 011 (128) 122 107  2 53.3   2/ 1 DARQUE AGES (29)         11  4 0
 3/ 4 THE COMMODORES (150)     287 255  7 53.0   3/ 3 WICKED MARTYRS (148)      8  6 0
 4/ 5 DARQUE AGES (29)         693 636 31 52.1   4/ 6 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       8  7 0
 5/ 6 OTTO'S DINER (96)        642 608 34 51.4   5/10 DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)      8  7 0
 6/ 7 PRAY THE GODS (155)      238 228 17 51.1   6/11 OAKLEAF (184)             7  7 1
 7/ 9 WICKED MARTYRS (148)     334 332 11 50.2   7/ 4 OHS ALUMNI (183)          7  8 1
 8/ 8 OHS ALUMNI (183)          47  47  5 50.0   8/ 7 LITERATE LOONS (40)       6  9 0
 9/10 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)  107 113  8 48.6   9/14 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   5  6 0
10/11 LITERATE LOONS (40)      446 508 18 46.8  10/ 5 OTTO'S DINER (96)         5 10 1
11/12 DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)      55  65  2 45.8  11/ 9 PRAY THE GODS (155)       4  4 1
12/13 OAKLEAF (184)             23  31  3 42.6  12- 8 THE MOTHERSHIP 011 (128)  4  6 0
13/14 INEBRIATION (27)         226 338 17 40.1  13/12 INEBRIATION (27)          4 11 0

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

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     Hey everybody, Pesto Pete here!  Otto hired me about a year ago to try to bring 
some classy dishes to the Diner's menu.  What's classier than pesto?  Nothing, right?  
I hope everyone has been enjoying my special touch.  Pesto Linguine, Pesto fries, 
Chicken Fried Pesto, and my favorite -- Pesto cheesecake!  Wash it all down with a 
Pesto smoothie and you got yourself one satisfying meal.  
     Being an employee here at Otto's of course means sooner or later he's going to 
shove a sword in your hand and push you into the arena, whether you like it or not.  I 
wanted to go armed with a big bowl of pesto, but the Arenamaster wouldn't allow it.  
So I got this big curved chef's knife instead.  Whatever.  It's a poor chef that 
blames his tools. 
     Which brings me to last week.  Evon, what can I say?  You stand there in the 
arena looking like a big bunch of basil.  Instinct takes over.  
     And the rest of you bloodfeuding my teammates, I'd urge you to take caution.  I 
wouldn't hesitate to put you on the menu too, if you get my meaning. 

                                          -- Pesto Pete

                                      SPY REPORT

     Welcome back to Shadowspire.  Huard is still out of the office, so you get me, 
Phineas Rannulf, again this turn.  It was an exciting one with a few shifts in the 
ranks to keep the crowd interested and the gladiators on their toes.  Time for us to 
take a look at turn 316 and see where the bones fell!  That was probably a poor choice 
of words for some teams, especially those that lost warriors.  Oh well, let's take a 
gander at the turn!

     Pesto Pete fought his way to the top of the arena last turn and took 
Shadowspire's top honor, the Duelmaster's throne!  He got the opportunity to defend 
the throne against one lucky challenger this turn to prove it was no fluke he was our 
champion.  He received a challenger from Pooh Scheuer, Shadowspire's top-ranked Aimed 
Blow. So, our title match was the arena's top warrior and top Striker versus our top 
Aimed Blow.  Normally, these types of matchups favor the Striker, especially at this 
level, but there is a reason we have the games!  It looks like the bookies were right 
on this one as Pesto Pete overcame Pooh Scheuer in a 1-minute fight.  Congrats once 
again to Pete!  He also got an invite to the Isle, so congrats to Otto's Diner and 
their manager Otto on another graduate.  Pesto Pete is the Diner's 20th graduate 
overall and 3rd Striker.

     The Commodores take over the top spot from Darque Ages.  Both teams have 11-4 
records over the last few turns, but The Commodores also have a kill to win the tie-
breaker.  Wicked Martyrs are the only squad to stay put in the top 5 in 3rd place 
again.  Cult of Bacchus moved up 2 places to take over 4th.  Dyslexic Music had a 
sizeable gain of 5 to move into 5th.  This ties them with Oakleaf and Big Lake 
Solution for the turn's largest gain.  The biggest loser for the turn was Otto's 
Diner, who despite keeping the throne, fell from 5th to 10th.  In fact, the guild's 
only win was the title fight for a 1-4-0 turn.

     The most avoided team is Big Lake Solution.  They were most avoided by Cult of 
Bacchus.  The most challenged warrior for turn 316 is Samir from the Pray the Gods 
guild.  Samir may have been the most challenged, but it was Samir that got his 
challenge through to Innocent III of Darque Ages.  Samir thought he saw something he 
could exploit, but he apparently did not pray hard enough.  He was beaten by Innocent 
III in a 1-minute fight.

     I've already expressed my congratulations to Pesto Pete on his imminent departure 
from Shadowspire.  I also want to extend a "WELL DONE!" to Subpar Sue of Wicked 
Martyrs.  She too has received an invitation to the Isle of the Eye.  Sue is managed 
by DMobster and is the 10th graduate from his Wicked Martyrs guild and the 2nd Aimed 
Blow.  Congrats to you both! 

     Time for me to go!  Huard should be back next turn, but we will see if that 
sluggard can make it into the office.  If not, I will be here to give you all the news 
that is worth mentioning from our lovely arena.  Come back next turn and see who takes 
over the throne from our departing champion, Pesto Pete!

                                          -- Phineas Rannulf

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PESTO PETE 3077              15   9  1   124       OTTO'S DINER (96)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SAVAGE 3043                  15  13  0   110       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 TOURS 3114                   13   4  1   110       DARQUE AGES (29)
 SUBPAR SUE 2812              22  38  0   104       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 AQUINAS 3135                 10   3  0   101       DARQUE AGES (29)
 POOH SCHEUER 3099            12   7  1    97       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 HOMINID 3091                 15   6  0    96       THE COMMODORES (150)
 CROTLEY MOO 3071             15   9  2    93       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-GAMBLE 1635                  21  27  0    90       THE MOTHERSHIP 011 (128)
-TUTTER 3015                  13  13  0    88       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 ALISTAR 3037                 15  13  0    85       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 M'LORD 2959                  20  21  0    83       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 GREASE TRAP 2998             19  15  1    80       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 RISHVI 3045                  15   8  1    69       PRAY THE GODS (155)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EVON 3067                    14  10  0    65       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 GRAY GOOSE 3083              12  11  2    63       INEBRIATION (27)
-NIMROD 2103                  12   2  0    60       THE MOTHERSHIP 011 (128)
 ALASKAN AMBER 3060           17   8  0    59       INEBRIATION (27)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ASASHI 3173                   6   2  0    55       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 PRINCESS HOYT 3125            6   9  1    53       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 FLINT KNIFE 3186              6   1  0    51       THE COMMODORES (150)
 MEATWOOD FLACK 3070          12  12  0    49       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 PRETTY PETUNIA 3130           7   6  0    46       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 GINSU 3181                    4   4  1    46       OAKLEAF (184)
 LON PEPER 3103               10   9  0    43       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 BAT PENATAR 3075              8  15  0    39       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 AVERAGE JOE 3150              8   3  0    39       OAKLEAF (184)
 INNOCENT III 3204             4   0  0    38       DARQUE AGES (29)
 SUSIE STEFFEN 3139            6   7  0    37       OHS ALUMNI (183)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JAMIE BARTON 3166             4   5  2    33       OHS ALUMNI (183)
-COMA PATROL 2093              6   9  0    31       THE MOTHERSHIP 011 (128)
 OMAR KAYYAM 3158              6   5  0    31       DARQUE AGES (29)
 RHAG 3185                     4   3  0    30       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 PENGO 3202                    3   1  0    28       THE COMMODORES (150)
 SCORNED BEEF 3138             6   7  2    27       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 TOM STOPPARD 3198             5   0  0    26       LITERATE LOONS (40)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WHAM! 3183                    4   2  1    23       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 PERVIS LESLEY 3178            2   5  0    23       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 FUZZY WUZZY 3163              3   7  1    22       OAKLEAF (184)
 LEPER'S OTHER HAND 3171       4   5  0    21       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KRYPTONITE 3149               4   7  1    20       OAKLEAF (184)
 MR. WEEMS 3193                3   2  0    20       THE COMMODORES (150)
 SAMIR 3153                    3   5  2    18       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 SLACK BABBATH 3162            3   6  0    17       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
-BAND-AID DAVE 3011            2   1  0    16       THE MOTHERSHIP 011 (128)
 CROWN ROYAL 3190              1   6  0    16       INEBRIATION (27)
 VITRIOL 3219                  2   0  0    15       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 THE HUMAN WONDER 3228         1   0  0    15       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 FRAID NOUGHT 3172             2   7  1    14       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 CROAK M'DAM 3187              2   5  1    12       OTTO'S DINER (96)
-OPERATION NO PANTS 2200       2   3  0     9       THE MOTHERSHIP 011 (128)
 FLYING TURTLE 3201            2   2  0     8       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 WHATEVS 3218                  1   1  0     8       OAKLEAF (184)
 SAMUEL BECKETT 3225           1   0  0     7       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 BEASTFU 3220                  1   1  1     6       THE COMMODORES (150)
 STUMBLING DRUNK 3206          1   3  0     6       INEBRIATION (27)
 JESSIE KRAVIK 3221            1   1  0     6       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 JOHN DONNE 3214               0   3  0     3       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 HOPILICIOUS 3215              0   3  0     3       INEBRIATION (27)
 ALICE MUNRO 3224              0   1  0     1       LITERATE LOONS (40)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
NO SOLUTION 3227        0  1 0 BIG LAKE SOLUTIO 178 HIGH ELF              316  NONE
PAPAL BULL 3213         1  2 0 DARQUE AGES 29       WURM KIN              316  NONE
RED DOG 2878           16 16 0 INEBRIATION 27       CROTLEY MOO 3071      312  NOT REVENGED
DAVID HWANG 3197        1  4 0 LITERATE LOONS 40    FUZZY WUZZY 3163      316   
FRANK O'HARA 3200       1  1 0 LITERATE LOONS 40    WHAM! 3183            313   
THOMAS HARDY 3199       1  3 0 LITERATE LOONS 40    BEASTFU 3220          315   
SNAKE EYES 3169         2  4 0 OAKLEAF 184          JAMIE BARTON 3166     313   
TOM FEHLEN 3188         3  2 0 OHS ALUMNI 183       SCORNED BEEF 3138     314  JUST REVENGED
CATSUP PACKET 3226      0  1 0 OTTO'S DINER 96      SHEWISH GIANT         316  NONE
GRAV GUN 3165           3  5 0 THE COMMODORES 150   JAMIE BARTON 3166     314  JUST REVENGED
MERCURY 3074           12  8 0 WICKED MARTYRS 148   POOH SCHEUER 3099     312  NOT REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Stumbling Drunk -- Every drunk I've ever known is slipping from time to time--no need 
to judge on my part--but once you hit the stumble point, when's enough enough? -- Tom 
Stoppard

Vitriol --
          I am a poet 
          I hope to explain
          How I fought and lost 
          And then came up lame.

          My opponent was brave
          As a martyr should be
          He wanted to die 
          Unnecessarily.

          My place was to be
          6 feet underground
          But somehow I managed
          To claw up and scrounge.

          I found a new way
          To defy Vitriol,
          What else can I say,
          But what an a     hole. 
                     --John Donne

Toots Diner -- Yes, the beef will be scorned! -- Chad

Sickened Martyrs -- Pffft...not even a bloodfeud? -- Chad

Darque Ages -- Wow!  On top of the 3 turn w/l! -- Chad
P.S.  Don't let it inflate your head, it gets easier to hit!!

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

PAPAL BULL was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
CATSUP PACKET was butchered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
NO SOLUTION was easily killed by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena match.
HOMINID vanquished JAMIE BARTON in a 1 minute mismatched Bloodfeud brawl.
SUSIE STEFFEN defeated SCORNED BEEF in a 2 minute Bloodfeud fight.
POOH SCHEUER was subdued by PESTO PETE in a 1 minute Challenge Title competition.
TOURS viciously subdued SUBPAR SUE in a 2 minute gory Challenge duel.
ALISTAR bested RISHVI in a crowd pleasing 2 minute master's Challenge match.
EVON was overpowered by CROTLEY MOO in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
LON PEPER won victory over RHAG in a popular 1 minute Challenge duel.
GRAY GOOSE viciously subdued MEATWOOD FLACK in a 5 minute veteran's Challenge duel.
OMAR KAYYAM was handily defeated by FLINT KNIFE in a 2 minute Challenge bout.
ALASKAN AMBER narrowly defeated GINSU in a crowd pleasing 4 minute Challenge match.
SAMIR was devastated by INNOCENT III in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge battle.
FUZZY WUZZY butchered DAVID HWANG in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge bout.
KRYPTONITE was viciously subdued by PERVIS LESLEY in a 4 minute Challenge fight.
JESSIE KRAVIK was bested by SLACK BABBATH in a 1 minute Challenge duel.
STUMBLING DRUNK was overcome by WHAM! in a 2 minute Challenge bout.
WHATEVS bested JOHN DONNE in a popular 1 minute amateur's Challenge brawl.
SAVAGE overpowered VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute one-sided match.
GREASE TRAP was overpowered by AQUINAS in a 1 minute one-sided match.
M'LORD handily defeated PRINCESS HOYT in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
BAT PENATAR was overpowered by PRETTY PETUNIA in a 1 minute uneven fight.
ASASHI demolished FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute uneven bout.
TOM STOPPARD won victory over CROAK M'DAM in a 2 minute fray.
AVERAGE JOE devastated CROWN ROYAL in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
FRAID NOUGHT was defeated by MR. WEEMS in a 2 minute fight.
LEPER'S OTHER HAND won victory over BEASTFU in a 1 minute match.
PENGO overpowered FLYING TURTLE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
HOPILICIOUS was savagely defeated by SAMUEL BECKETT in a 4 minute beginner's match.
VITRIOL viciously subdued ALICE MUNRO in a 3 minute gruesome novice's fray.
THE HUMAN WONDER overpowered PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 1 minute uneven competition.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                 10         TOTAL PARRY       35 -  17 -  0      67  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   9         PARRY-RIPOSTE     14 -   9 -  0      61  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   8         BASHING ATTACK    37 -  32 -  9      54  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  7         LUNGING ATTACK    63 -  58 -  4      52  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      6         WALL OF STEEL     24 -  25 -  1      49  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    6         STRIKING ATTACK   44 -  50 -  3      47  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     4         PARRY-STRIKE      17 -  22 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         SLASHING ATTACK   27 -  41 -  3      40  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         PARRY-LUNGE       13 -  23 -  0      36  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         AIMED BLOW        19 -  37 -  2      34  |

Turn 316 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    7 -  3     PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  3         3  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE        2 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  6         3  BASHING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        4 -  2     AIMED BLOW         0 -  3         3  AIMED BLOW     
LUNGING ATTACK     5 -  3                                       1  LUNGING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     5 -  4                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1     
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  3     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  PESTO PETE 3077            15   9  1  124 OTTO'S DINER (96)
LUNGING ATTACK   SAVAGE 3043                15  13  0  110 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
BASHING ATTACK   TOURS 3114                 13   4  1  110 DARQUE AGES (29)
AIMED BLOW       POOH SCHEUER 3099          12   7  1   97 OHS ALUMNI (183)
SLASHING ATTACK  ALISTAR 3037               15  13  0   85 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
WALL OF STEEL    EVON 3067                  14  10  0   65 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
TOTAL PARRY      ALASKAN AMBER 3060         17   8  0   59 INEBRIATION (27)
PARRY-LUNGE      PRETTY PETUNIA 3130         7   6  0   46 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is GRAY GOOSE 3083.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was GRAY GOOSE 3083.  The ten other most popular fighters were GINSU 3181, ALISTAR 
3037, PERVIS LESLEY 3178, VITRIOL 3219, TOURS 3114, ALASKAN AMBER 3060, WHATEVS 3218, 
SAMUEL BECKETT 3225, SUSIE STEFFEN 3139, and PESTO PETE 3077.

The least popular fighter this week was HOPILICIOUS 3215.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were FRAID NOUGHT 3172, ALICE MUNRO 3224, FLYING TURTLE 3201, BAT 
PENATAR 3075, PRINCESS HOYT 3125, GREASE TRAP 2998, SAMIR 3153, POOH SCHEUER 3099, 
JAMIE BARTON 3166, and NO SOLUTION 3227.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

PESTO PETE (81-3077) OTTO'S DINER (96)
SUBPAR SUE (81-2812) WICKED MARTYRS (148)