DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/23/2019    Duedate: 11/05/2019

SHADOWSPIRE ARENA

DM-81    TURN-331

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

GINSU
OAKLEAF (184)
(81-3181) [14-9-1,130]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

GINSU                          ROT GUT
OAKLEAF (184)                  PLAGUE WRAITHS (185)
(81-3181) [14-9-1,130]         (81-3307) [1-0-0,11]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

LEPER'S OTHER HAND             CHRIS KOHLER
BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)        OHS ALUMNI (183)
(81-3171) [11-12-1,66]         (81-3299) [1-0-0,8]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

DARQUE AGES (29)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. OAKLEAF (184)               63
2. DARQUE AGES (29)            39      CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
3. INEBRIATION (27)            29      Unchartered Team
4. OTTO'S DINER (96)           28
5. OHS ALUMNI (183)            26      PLAGUE WRAITHS (185)

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)      680 538 22 55.8   1/ 1 DARQUE AGES (29)         11  4 1
 2/ 2 DARQUE AGES (29)         743 661 33 52.9   2/ 3 PRAY THE GODS (155)      10  4 1
 3/ 3 THE COMMODORES (150)     298 279  9 51.6   3/ 4 WICKED MARTYRS (148)     10  5 2
 4- 4 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)      587 550 22 51.6   4/ 2 OAKLEAF (184)            10  5 1
 5/ 5 PRAY THE GODS (155)      274 259 19 51.4   5/ 5 LITERATE LOONS (40)       9  6 0
 6/ 7 OAKLEAF (184)             60  58  5 50.8   6/ 8 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   8  7 1
 7/ 6 OTTO'S DINER (96)        667 658 37 50.3   7/ 6 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       7  5 0
 8/ 8 WICKED MARTYRS (148)     368 367 15 50.1   8/10 OHS ALUMNI (183)          6  8 0
 9/ 9 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)  146 146 13 50.0   9- 9 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       5  5 0
10/10 OHS ALUMNI (183)          80  88  7 47.6  10/12 INEBRIATION (27)          5 10 0
11/11 LITERATE LOONS (40)      482 547 20 46.8  11/ 7 DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)      5 10 0
12/12 DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)      82  97  2 45.8  12/13 THE COMMODORES (150)      4 11 0
13/13 INEBRIATION (27)         255 384 19 39.9  13/14 OTTO'S DINER (96)         3 12 1
14/14*PLAGUE WRAITHS (185)       6  14  1 30.0  14/11*PLAGUE WRAITHS (185)      3 12 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

Good afternoon, duel fans!  Welcome back to the greatest, best, the most legendary, 
and the most entertaining arena in the land!  That's right!  You've made your way to 
Shadowspire, Jewel of the No Tourney arenas!  It is me, Huard DePriest, here to give 
you all the news that is worth knowing!  As an introduction, there were fights, some 
warriors won, some warriors lost, and some warriors died!  There was anger, sadness, 
and lots and lots of tears.  Oh boy!  The tears from these grown men in plate mail 
armor were astounding, truly a sight to behold!  But I digress, let's look at the 
turn!

Ginsu, Ginsu, Ginsu!  That is what the crowd was chanting when the games opened 
earlier today!  He was our newly minted Duelmaster last turn and it was finally time 
for him to defend the throne!  Oakleaf had an active feud against Wicked Martyrs' 
Flying Turtle, but our champion took an even bolder route!  He challenged 
Shadowspire's newest Lord Protector, Crotley Moo.  Mortal versus immortal!  Champion 
versus Challenger Champion!  It was supposed to be a battle for the ages, AND it was 
over pretty quickly.  Ginsu remains Duelmaster and LP Crotley Moo leaves Shadowspire 
with a loss.  One minute and one-sided is not how you want those championship fights 
to go, but that is life in the arena sometimes!

The most avoided team for turn 331 turns out to be Inebriation.  They were most 
avoided by Darque Ages.  The most challenged warrior this turn is Miley from Wicked 
Martyrs.  7-3-2 is not a warrior I envision getting a lot of challenges, but the 
golems are correct, I checked the numbers myself!  Bat Penatar challenged up 8 points 
to fight Miley and win in a 3-minute bout.  It was one-sided like the title fight, but 
as you can see, it took a bit longer!

Ahringhol must have had more than a few debts to collect in Shadowspire this turn 
because Alastari's deity of death had a full docket after this turn.  The games 
started by torchlight with 7 Dark Arena fights.  The only shocker from those fights 
came when Chad sent his veteran warrior, Lon Peper, to face Stone Golem.  Following 
the Dark Arena fights, the torches were put away as the sun rose and then there were 
four bloodfeuds to officially start the day games!  There were no deaths during the 
feuds.  Then came the challenge fights where our only non-Dark Arena death occurred.  
Fatty McFatfat of Big Lake Solution challenged Whirled Peas, a paltry 22 recognition, 
and 11 FE down in the rankings.  I know what you are thinking, poor Whirled Peas got 
squashed by a big, bad arena bully.  AND, you'd be completely wrong.  Whirled Peas 
butchered Fatty McFatfat in a 1-sided fight. This brings us to our word for the day, 
"irony."  It means, "a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary 
to what one expects and is often amusing as a result."
 
The teams in the top 5 remained exactly the same as the last turn with just a few 
shifting positions.  Darque Ages remains the top team at 11-4-1.  Pray the Gods and 
Wicked Martyrs each moved up to 2nd and 3rd, while the former number 2 team dropped to 
4th.  Literate Loons holds steady in 5th place.  The largest gain for the turn is 
shared by three teams that moved up 2 spots--Big Lake Solution, OHS Alumni, and 
Inebriation.  Plague Wraiths fell 3 for the biggest drop.

Time to go, ya bums!  I'll see you back here next turn as you tune into the greatest, 
the most amazing . . . yeah, it works for a great intro, but I'm tired now and need to 
go hit Otto's Diner for some chow!  Do come back next turn though, I mean it.  Well, I 
mean it for most of you!

                                          -- Huard DePriest

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GINSU 3181                   14   9  1   130       OAKLEAF (184)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FRAID NOUGHT 3172            12  12  2   105       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 WHATEVS 3218                  9   3  1    98       OAKLEAF (184)
 INNOCENT III 3204            12   7  0    94       DARQUE AGES (29)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PRETTY PETUNIA 3130          18  10  1    93       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 ALASKAN AMBER 3060           26  14  0    92       INEBRIATION (27)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EVON 3067                    21  18  0    84       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
-WHING 2890                   15   6  0    83       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 TUMMY TUM TUM 3223            8   6  0    83       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 WHAM! 3183                   13   8  1    82       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 JAMIE BARTON 3166             9  15  3    78       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 FLYING TURTLE 3201           12   7  2    76       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
-PAVIL 2270                   21  12  0    75       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 PRINCESS HOYT 3125           14  16  2    74       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 MEATWOOD FLACK 3070          17  19  0    70       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 BAT PENATAR 3075             13  22  0    69       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LEPER'S OTHER HAND 3171      11  12  1    66       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 BOUVINES 3265                 7   0  0    64       DARQUE AGES (29)
 CASTILLON 3268                6   0  0    61       DARQUE AGES (29)
 MILEY 3249                    7   4  2    60       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 ANDY SKILDOM 3239             9   4  0    58       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 SUSIE STEFFEN 3139           14  14  1    57       OHS ALUMNI (183)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-TARLEE 2891                  10  11  0    54       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 INCUBUS 3245                  5   3  0    53       OAKLEAF (184)
 PENGO 3202                    5   6  1    52       THE COMMODORES (150)
 WROTHGARR 3248                5   6  0    51       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
-QWINN 2958                    9   5  1    47       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 SAMUEL BECKETT 3225           8   8  2    46       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 JOHN DONNE 3214               9   9  0    45       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 TOM STOPPARD 3198            12   8  0    44       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 ALICE MUNRO 3224              8   8  0    44       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 SLACK BABBATH 3162            9  12  0    39       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 VITRIOL 3219                  8   9  0    37       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 HARSH 3285                    3   0  0    36       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 YOSHA 3264                    4   1  1    35       PRAY THE GODS (155)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PERVIS LESLEY 3178            7  12  0    33       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 RICKY BOBBY 3262              4   3  1    33       OAKLEAF (184)
 WHIRLED PEAS 3283             3   1  1    33       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 MR. WEEMS 3193                6   6  0    32       THE COMMODORES (150)
 SUMMIT SAGA 3261              4   3  0    27       INEBRIATION (27)
 KORBEL 3236                   5   9  1    25       INEBRIATION (27)
 HOT POCKET 3242               5   8  1    24       OTTO'S DINER (96)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MANDROID 3295                 1   1  0    23       THE COMMODORES (150)
 JAMES DICKEY 3250             4   7  0    19       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 MAGE DAN 3286                 3   0  0    18       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 PRINCE HOYT 3263              5   2  0    17       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 ST. BONAVENTURE 3272          3   2  1    17       DARQUE AGES (29)
 SUNCHA 3300                   1   0  0    15       PRAY THE GODS (155)
-ULMANN 3252                   3   5  0    14       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 ROT GUT 3307                  1   0  0    11       PLAGUE WRAITHS (185)
 SURLY 3297                    1   1  0    10       INEBRIATION (27)
 BLACK DEATH 3276              2   2  0     8       PLAGUE WRAITHS (185)
 CHRIS KOHLER 3299             1   0  0     8       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 TYPHUS 3273                   1   3  0     6       PLAGUE WRAITHS (185)
 GEMINI CROQUETTE 3282         1   3  0     6       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 HAWKWOOD 3293                 1   2  0     5       DARQUE AGES (29)
 PANDEMIC 3274                 0   4  0     4       PLAGUE WRAITHS (185)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HOTTER POCKET 3305            0   1  0     1       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 HARBRINGER 3306               0   1  0     1       PLAGUE WRAITHS (185)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
FATTY MCFATFAT 3229     7  8 1 BIG LAKE SOLUTIO 178 WHIRLED PEAS 3283     331   
ZIMM 3291               0  2 0 CULT OF BACCHUS 4    STONE GOLEM           331  NONE
CRECY 3259              3  1 0 DARQUE AGES 29       WHATEVS 3218          327  REVENGED
HARD MIKE 3270          0  5 0 INEBRIATION 27       YOSHA 3264            330   
SPILLED MY BEER 3304    0  1 0 INEBRIATION 27       MOUNTAIN TROLL        331  NONE
WHITE CLAW 3269         0  4 0 INEBRIATION 27       RICKY BOBBY 3262      329  JUST REVENGED
KRYPTONITE 3149        13 12 1 OAKLEAF 184          FLYING TURTLE 3201    330  JUST REVENGED
SCRUB 3302              0  1 0 OAKLEAF 184          MOUNTAIN TROLL        331  NONE
LON PEPER 3103         16 18 0 OHS ALUMNI 183       STONE GOLEM           331  NONE
PAPPA LENNY 3287        0  1 0 OHS ALUMNI 183       ST. BONAVENTURE 3272  329  JUST REVENGED
VEAL OSCAR 3294         0  3 0 OTTO'S DINER 96      DARK CHAMPION         331  NONE
YERSINIA 3275           1  1 1 PLAGUE WRAITHS 185   MILEY 3249            329   
ASASHI 3173            11 11 0 PRAY THE GODS 155    LEPER'S OTHER HA 3171 331   
ATAXX 3290              0  3 0 THE COMMODORES 150   SPYMASTER             331  NONE
BOB 3303                0  1 0 THE COMMODORES 150   BANDIT PRINCE         331  NONE
FLINT KNIFE 3186        6  4 0 THE COMMODORES 150   PRETTY PETUNIA 3130   327  NOT REVENGED
PENOM 3284              0  1 0 WICKED MARTYRS 148   YERSINIA 3275         328  REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

LON PEPER was dealt death by STONE GOLEM in a 4 minute Dark Arena fight.
ZIMM was killed by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
ATAXX was assassinated by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena duel.
VEAL OSCAR was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 2 minute gory Dark Arena fight.
SPILLED MY BEER was murdered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena competition.
BOB was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena duel.
SCRUB was butchered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
ALASKAN AMBER bested RICKY BOBBY in a 5 minute one-sided Bloodfeud competition.
WHATEVS vanquished FLYING TURTLE in a 1 minute uneven Bloodfeud duel.
ANDY SKILDOM vanquished ST. BONAVENTURE in a 2 minute gruesome uneven Bloodfeud fight.
MANDROID was overpowered by PRETTY PETUNIA in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud fight.
GINSU handily defeated CROTLEY MOO in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge Title bout.
FRAID NOUGHT demolished TUMMY TUM TUM in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
INNOCENT III handily defeated PRINCESS HOYT in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
BAT PENATAR luckily beat MILEY in a crowd pleasing 3 minute one-sided Challenge brawl.
JAMIE BARTON viciously subdued MEATWOOD FLACK in a 3 minute expert's Challenge fight.
BOUVINES vanquished ALICE MUNRO in a 3 minute bloody one-sided Challenge fray.
LEPER'S OTHER HAND butchered ASASHI in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge brawl.
FATTY MCFATFAT was executed by WHIRLED PEAS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
KORBEL was overpowered by HARSH in a 2 minute bloody one-sided Challenge match.
YOSHA devastated JAMES DICKEY in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
SUMMIT SAGA overpowered BLACK DEATH in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
GEMINI CROQUETTE was luckily beaten by PRINCE HOYT in a 13 minute Challenge fray.
EVON handily defeated SUSIE STEFFEN in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
WHAM! demolished CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a action packed 1 minute one-sided fight.
PENGO overpowered HOT POCKET in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
MR. WEEMS was overpowered by INCUBUS in a 1 minute uneven match.
JOHN DONNE savagely defeated SLACK BABBATH in a 3 minute gruesome duel.
VITRIOL was luckily beaten by SAMUEL BECKETT in a exciting 3 minute bloody fray.
TOM STOPPARD was vanquished by WROTHGARR in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
PERVIS LESLEY was overpowered by CASTILLON in a popular 1 minute uneven duel.
MAGE DAN beat PANDEMIC in a 2 minute novice's match.
TYPHUS was defeated by SURLY in a 4 minute gory novice's bout.
HAWKWOOD was handily defeated by SUNCHA in a 1 minute mismatched match.
CHRIS KOHLER outwaited HARBRINGER in a exciting 7 minute brutal amateur's fight.
HOTTER POCKET was devastated by ROT GUT in a popular 1 minute brutal uneven bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                 12         PARRY-LUNGE       21 -   8 -  1      72  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                  11         AIMED BLOW        35 -  22 -  2      61  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   9         SLASHING ATTACK   45 -  39 -  7      54  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  8         STRIKING ATTACK   52 -  47 -  5      53  |
|AIMED BLOW                       7         LUNGING ATTACK    45 -  48 -  2      48  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         TOTAL PARRY       23 -  29 -  0      44  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         BASHING ATTACK    35 -  45 -  2      44  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         PARRY-RIPOSTE     10 -  14 -  0      42  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     3         WALL OF STEEL     20 -  35 -  0      36  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         PARRY-STRIKE       9 -  18 -  0      33  |

Turn 331 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        2 -  1     AIMED BLOW         3 -  4         3  BASHING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    7 -  5     SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  5         2  SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     5 -  4     LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  7         1  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  2         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  3         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  
                                                                1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                                                                1  AIMED BLOW     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  GINSU 3181                 14   9  1  130 OAKLEAF (184)
STRIKING ATTACK  WHATEVS 3218                9   3  1   98 OAKLEAF (184)
BASHING ATTACK   INNOCENT III 3204          12   7  0   94 DARQUE AGES (29)
PARRY-LUNGE      PRETTY PETUNIA 3130        18  10  1   93 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
TOTAL PARRY      ALASKAN AMBER 3060         26  14  0   92 INEBRIATION (27)
WALL OF STEEL    EVON 3067                  21  18  0   84 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
AIMED BLOW       TUMMY TUM TUM 3223          8   6  0   83 PRAY THE GODS (155)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    TOM STOPPARD 3198          12   8  0   44 LITERATE LOONS (40)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is LEPER'S OTHER HAND 3171.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was CHRIS KOHLER 3299.  The ten other most popular fighters were LON PEPER 
3103, RICKY BOBBY 3262, MILEY 3249, JAMIE BARTON 3166, VITRIOL 3219, JOHN DONNE 3214, 
TYPHUS 3273, BOUVINES 3265, HARSH 3285, and WHAM! 3183.

The least popular fighter this week was PRINCE HOYT 3263.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were GEMINI CROQUETTE 3282, HAWKWOOD 3293, PERVIS LESLEY 3178, TOM 
STOPPARD 3198, MR. WEEMS 3193, HOT POCKET 3242, SUSIE STEFFEN 3139, BLACK DEATH 3276, 
JAMES DICKEY 3250, and KORBEL 3236.

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

CROTLEY MOO (81-3071) DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)