DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/04/2019    Duedate: 12/17/2019

SHADOWSPIRE ARENA

DM-81    TURN-334

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

INNOCENT III
DARQUE AGES (29)
(81-3204) [15-7-0,121]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

INNOCENT III                   BLACK DEATH
DARQUE AGES (29)               PLAGUE WRAITHS (185)
(81-3204) [15-7-0,121]         (81-3276) [3-4-0,32]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

LEPER'S OTHER HAND             MR. WEEMS
BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)        THE COMMODORES (150)
(81-3171) [13-13-1,84]         (81-3193) [7-8-0,29]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

OAKLEAF (184)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. OAKLEAF (184)               51
2. PRAY THE GODS (155)         38      CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
3. OHS ALUMNI (183)            33      Unchartered Team
4. PRIMAL INSTINCT (167)       25
5. BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)     24      PRIMAL INSTINCT (167)

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)      686 546 22 55.7   1/ 4 OAKLEAF (184)            11  4 1
 2/ 6 OAKLEAF (184)             71  62  6 53.4   2/ 1 DARQUE AGES (29)         11  4 0
 3/ 2 DARQUE AGES (29)         754 665 33 53.1   3/ 3 WICKED MARTYRS (148)      8  7 0
 4/ 5 PRAY THE GODS (155)      280 262 19 51.7   4/ 5 OHS ALUMNI (183)          8  7 0
 5/ 4 THE COMMODORES (150)     302 284  9 51.5   5/10 OTTO'S DINER (96)         7  8 2
 6/ 3 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)      591 556 22 51.5   6/ 7 PRAY THE GODS (155)       6  3 0
 7/ 8 OTTO'S DINER (96)        674 666 39 50.3   7- 2 INEBRIATION (27)          6  4 0
 8/ 7 WICKED MARTYRS (148)     376 374 15 50.1   8/ 6 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   6  8 1
 9/ 9 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)  152 154 14 49.7   9/ 8 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       6  8 0
10/10 OHS ALUMNI (183)          88  95  7 48.1  10/13 DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)      6  9 1
11/11 LITERATE LOONS (40)      487 557 20 46.6  11/11*PLAGUE WRAITHS (185)      6  9 0
12/12 DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)      88 106  3 45.4  12/ 9 LITERATE LOONS (40)       5 10 0
13-13 INEBRIATION (27)         261 388 19 40.2  13/12 THE COMMODORES (150)      4  5 0
14/ 0*PRIMAL INSTINCT (167)     14  26  3 35.0  14/14 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       4  6 0
15/14*PLAGUE WRAITHS (185)      12  23  1 34.3  15/ 0*PRIMAL INSTINCT (167)     3  2 1

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Welcome SHADOWSPIRE.  I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well.  Many the fights 
have I fought here.  The celebrations, the disappointments...  Bein' on top is great 
while it lasts, DARQUE AGES.  But how many friends do you have now?  Phhbltt!  Too 
much drinking and too little dodging gave INEBRIATION a 0-0-0!  I got a good laugh 
out of it!  Ya gotta be quick on yer feet!  Keep your elbow off the table!  Thrust!  
Block out the pain!  OTTO'S DINER is now ranked 5th with a 3-2-1 turn.  It seems so 
recently people were saying OAKLEAF was washed up, finished.  But 5-0-1 moved them up 
3.  I guess they're washed no more...  What's with ANDY SKILDOM?  It actually beat 
CLAN LONGBEARD's TARLEE, and walked away with 20 more points from the fight.  Laughs 
were big at OHS ALUMNI while they watched ANDY SKILDOM clobber TARLEE.  He lost 15 
points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands.  See how the Duelmaster 
challenged PRAY THE GODS' TUMMY TUM TUM?  That sort of initiative is how he got where 
he is now.  Try as he might, TUMMY TUM TUM wasn't good enough at persuading INNOCENT 
III to step down from the Duelmaster's throne...  Advice to fighters with a 1 
will--give up fighting!   
     If at first you don't succeed, avoid.  That'll get you in the Spyreports.  The 
most avoided team was INEBRIATION.  The bums at OHS ALUMNI couldn't face the 
challenges from INEBRIATION!  No excuse for that!  What do people see in MEATWOOD 
FLACK?  Its 19-20-0?  DYSLEXIC MUSIC ain't talkin', but it's got 82 points.  I hate 
going to the effort of writing about the kind of fights that CHRIS KOHLER gets in.  
He fights people like MANDROID, 10 points below.  I thought CHRIS KOHLER showed great 
skill and promise when he won victory over MANDROID.  All right, so I slept through 
it!  Big deal!   
     There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit.  Do you want the fighters 
to walk away, or not?  ALICE MUNRO of LITERATE LOONS didn't know when to quit.  When 
you've got a 8-11-0, that's a good sign.  Now she's dead.  PERVIS LESLEY of DYSLEXIC 
MUSIC got 10 points for removing another young punk.  Tough luck, OTTO'S DINER!  How 
long have I been here?  I got people to see, places to go...   
     Well, I'm pretty much through.  You guys need to get back practicing.  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                  
 INNOCENT III 3204            15   7  0   121       DARQUE AGES (29)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WHATEVS 3218                 11   4  1   109       OAKLEAF (184)
-ALASKAN AMBER 3060           28  14  0    98       INEBRIATION (27)
 EVON 3067                    24  18  0    98       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 CASTILLON 3268                9   0  0    96       DARQUE AGES (29)
 INCUBUS 3245                  8   3  0    96       OAKLEAF (184)
 FRAID NOUGHT 3172            13  14  2    91       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PRINCESS HOYT 3125           15  18  3    90       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 TUMMY TUM TUM 3223            9   7  0    90       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 LEPER'S OTHER HAND 3171      13  13  1    84       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 MEATWOOD FLACK 3070          19  20  0    82       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 PENGO 3202                    8   6  1    79       THE COMMODORES (150)
 PAVIL 2270                   21  14  0    77       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 SUSIE STEFFEN 3139           16  15  1    76       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 FLYING TURTLE 3201           14   8  2    72       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 JAMIE BARTON 3166            10  17  3    72       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 PRETTY PETUNIA 3130          18  13  1    69       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 WHAM! 3183                   14  10  1    69       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BAT PENATAR 3075             13  25  0    64       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 HARSH 3285                    5   0  0    64       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 VITRIOL 3219                 10  10  0    62       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 ANDY SKILDOM 3239            10   6  0    62       OHS ALUMNI (183)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PERVIS LESLEY 3178            9  13  1    59       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 TOM STOPPARD 3198            15   8  0    58       LITERATE LOONS (40)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WROTHGARR 3248                6   8  0    56       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 SLACK BABBATH 3162           11  13  0    55       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 MILEY 3249                    9   5  2    52       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 BOUVINES 3265                 8   2  0    51       DARQUE AGES (29)
 QWINN 2958                   10   6  1    49       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 RICKY BOBBY 3262              5   5  2    46       OAKLEAF (184)
 TARLEE 2891                  11  12  0    45       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 YOSHA 3264                    5   2  1    45       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 JOHN DONNE 3214              10  11  0    44       LITERATE LOONS (40)
-SUMMIT SAGA 3261              6   3  0    43       INEBRIATION (27)
 SAMUEL BECKETT 3225           8  11  2    37       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 HOT POCKET 3242               7   9  1    37       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 SUNCHA 3300                   3   0  0    37       PRAY THE GODS (155)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLACK DEATH 3276              3   4  0    32       PLAGUE WRAITHS (185)
 PRINCE HOYT 3263              7   3  0    31       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 ULMANN 3252                   5   5  0    31       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 MR. WEEMS 3193                7   8  0    29       THE COMMODORES (150)
 TYPHUS 3273                   3   4  0    29       PLAGUE WRAITHS (185)
 ST. BONAVENTURE 3272          5   3  1    25       DARQUE AGES (29)
 HARBRINGER 3306               2   2  0    25       PLAGUE WRAITHS (185)
 JAMES DICKEY 3250             5   9  0    24       LITERATE LOONS (40)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHRIS KOHLER 3299             3   1  0    19       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 DEBBIE STOHL 3313             2   1  0    18       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 AJA 3309                      2   1  0    18       OAKLEAF (184)
 MAGE DAN 3286                 4   2  0    14       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 FATTY BURGER 3315             2   0  2    14       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 HAWKWOOD 3293                 3   3  0    12       DARQUE AGES (29)
 RUSTON 3311                   1   1  0    12       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
-SURLY 3297                    2   2  0    11       INEBRIATION (27)
 GEMINI CROQUETTE 3282         2   5  0    11       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 EAT-SLEEP-REPEAT 3211         1   0  1    11       PRIMAL INSTINCT (167)
-HOPSECUTIONER 3316            1   0  0    11       INEBRIATION (27)
 PANDEMIC 3274                 1   6  0     9       PLAGUE WRAITHS (185)
 HOTTER POCKET 3305            1   3  0     8       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 MANDROID 3295                 1   4  0     7       THE COMMODORES (150)
 HUNTER 3208                   1   0  0     6       PRIMAL INSTINCT (167)
 JAX 3319                      1   0  0     6       OAKLEAF (184)
 SAVAGE 3210                   1   0  0     6       PRIMAL INSTINCT (167)
 ROXSTAR 3301                  1   2  0     5       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 MIM JORRISON 3308             0   3  0     3       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
-BENT PADDLE 3312              0   2  0     2       INEBRIATION (27)
 DUKE OF PAIN 3320             0   1  0     1       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 DISVENYA 3314                 0   1  0     1       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 WALKEN 3318                   0   1  0     1       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 PREDATOR 3209                 0   1  0     1       PRIMAL INSTINCT (167)

'-' 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   
MR REMARKABLE 3317      0  1 0 BIG LAKE SOLUTIO 178 FATTY BURGER 3315     333   
WHING 2890             15  7 0 CLAN LONGBEARD 39    PRINCESS HOYT 3125    332   
HARD MIKE 3270          0  5 0 INEBRIATION 27       YOSHA 3264            330  REVENGED
ALICE MUNRO 3224        8 11 0 LITERATE LOONS 40    RICKY BOBBY 3262      334   
KRYPTONITE 3149        13 12 1 OAKLEAF 184          FLYING TURTLE 3201    330  JUST REVENGED

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
WHIRLED PEAS 3283       4  3 1 OTTO'S DINER 96      PERVIS LESLEY 3178    334   
CREEPING DEATH 3321     0  1 0 PLAGUE WRAITHS 185   EAT-SLEEP-REPEAT 3211 334   
ASASHI 3173            11 11 0 PRAY THE GODS 155    LEPER'S OTHER HA 3171 331   
BEAST WITHIN 3212       0  1 0 PRIMAL INSTINCT 167  FATTY BURGER 3315     334   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Pavil -- Need an extra turn to lick those wounds? -- Jamie Barton

Philthy -- Only reason you have 9 wins is you avoid me, Chumpy. -- Chad

Pengo -- Really?! The gods must favor you. -- Chad

Plague Wraiths -- As spoken to you, old roll-up ideas do not work in today's arenas.  
Check your w/l record.  Enjoy the competition, Yellow Wine, out of Philthys stock and 
a box of tissues? -- Chad

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

INNOCENT III bested TUMMY TUM TUM in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Challenge Title fight.
PRINCESS HOYT lost to EVON in a exciting 1 minute expert's Challenge battle.
JAMIE BARTON was luckily beaten by MEATWOOD FLACK in a 5 minute Challenge duel.
INCUBUS overpowered FLYING TURTLE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
SUSIE STEFFEN devastated MILEY in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
HARSH bested BOUVINES in a 1 minute bloody Challenge match.
SLACK BABBATH overcame JOHN DONNE in a 1 minute expert's Challenge fight.
SUNCHA vanquished JAMES DICKEY in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
RICKY BOBBY slew ALICE MUNRO in a 2 minute Challenge duel.
GEMINI CROQUETTE was viciously subdued by ST. BONAVENTURE in a 3 minute fight.
AJA overpowered ROXSTAR in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
DEBBIE STOHL was defeated by TYPHUS in a 1 minute Challenge match.
CHRIS KOHLER subdued MANDROID in a 1 minute amateur's Challenge competition.
FRAID NOUGHT was subdued by WHATEVS in a crowd pleasing 1 minute match.
LEPER'S OTHER HAND beat PRETTY PETUNIA in a 2 minute master's conflict.
PENGO overpowered WROTHGARR in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
CASTILLON viciously subdued PAVIL in a exciting 1 minute bloody uneven duel.
BAT PENATAR was viciously subdued by VITRIOL in a 2 minute gory brawl.
TARLEE was overpowered by ANDY SKILDOM in a exciting 1 minute brutal one-sided match.
WHAM! defeated QWINN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bloody conflict.
PERVIS LESLEY killed WHIRLED PEAS in a action packed 1 minute fight.
TOM STOPPARD demolished HARBRINGER in a 3 minute gruesome uneven bout.
SAMUEL BECKETT was handily defeated by YOSHA in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
HOT POCKET demolished MAGE DAN in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
MR. WEEMS was unbelievably bested by PRINCE HOYT in a popular 6 minute gruesome match.
HAWKWOOD was overpowered by BLACK DEATH in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
ULMANN vanquished PANDEMIC in a 1 minute uneven bout.
MIM JORRISON was handily defeated by RUSTON in a 1 minute uneven bout.
FATTY BURGER killed BEAST WITHIN in a 1 minute beginner's competition.
HOTTER POCKET beat DISVENYA in a 2 minute gruesome novice's fight.
EAT-SLEEP-REPEAT easily killed CREEPING DEATH in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
SAVAGE savagely defeated WALKEN in a 2 minute brutal novice's fight.
PREDATOR was beaten by JAX in a 2 minute beginner's bout.
HUNTER subdued DUKE OF PAIN in a popular 1 minute beginner's contest.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                 13         AIMED BLOW        38 -  26 -  1      59  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                  12         SLASHING ATTACK   46 -  37 -  6      55  |
|AIMED BLOW                       9         TOTAL PARRY       27 -  24 -  0      53  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   9         STRIKING ATTACK   58 -  54 -  3      52  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  8         PARRY-LUNGE       17 -  16 -  1      52  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         PARRY-RIPOSTE     12 -  13 -  0      48  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         LUNGING ATTACK    47 -  57 -  7      45  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      4         WALL OF STEEL     23 -  30 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         BASHING ATTACK    32 -  44 -  1      42  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         PARRY-STRIKE       9 -  17 -  0      35  |

Turn 334 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:

TOTAL PARRY        3 -  1     AIMED BLOW         4 -  5         2  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    8 -  5     BASHING ATTACK     4 -  5         2  TOTAL PARRY    
LUNGING ATTACK     7 -  5     PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  2         2  AIMED BLOW     
SLASHING ATTACK    4 -  4     PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  3         2  SLASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  2         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  
                                                                1  LUNGING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   INNOCENT III 3204          15   7  0  121 DARQUE AGES (29)
STRIKING ATTACK  WHATEVS 3218               11   4  1  109 OAKLEAF (184)
WALL OF STEEL    EVON 3067                  24  18  0   98 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
AIMED BLOW       CASTILLON 3268              9   0  0   96 DARQUE AGES (29)
TOTAL PARRY      PAVIL 2270                 21  14  0   77 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
SLASHING ATTACK  FLYING TURTLE 3201         14   8  2   72 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
PARRY-LUNGE      PRETTY PETUNIA 3130        18  13  1   69 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    TOM STOPPARD 3198          15   8  0   58 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 MR. WEEMS 3193.  The ten other most popular fighters were JAMIE BARTON 
3166, WHAM! 3183, ST. BONAVENTURE 3272, CHRIS KOHLER 3299, LEPER'S OTHER HAND 3171, 
VITRIOL 3219, TOM STOPPARD 3198, HOTTER POCKET 3305, PRINCESS HOYT 3125, and RICKY 
BOBBY 3262.

The least popular fighter this week was CREEPING DEATH 3321.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were MIM JORRISON 3308, PANDEMIC 3274, HAWKWOOD 3293, MAGE DAN 3286, 
SAMUEL BECKETT 3225, HARBRINGER 3306, WROTHGARR 3248, ROXSTAR 3301, ALICE MUNRO 3224, 
and FLYING TURTLE 3201.