DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/18/2019    Duedate: 12/31/2019

SHADOWSPIRE ARENA

DM-81    TURN-335

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

INNOCENT III
DARQUE AGES (29)
(81-3204) [16-7-0,129]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

INNOCENT III                   BLACK DEATH
DARQUE AGES (29)               PLAGUE WRAITHS (185)
(81-3204) [16-7-0,129]         (81-3276) [4-4-0,38]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

LEPER'S OTHER HAND             WHATEVS
BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)        OAKLEAF (184)
(81-3171) [14-13-1,86]         (81-3218) [11-5-1,101]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

OAKLEAF (184)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. LITERATE LOONS (40)         40
2. CLAN LONGBEARD (39)         39      SHANGHAIED (161)
3. OTTO'S DINER (96)           32      Unchartered Team
4. SHANGHAIED (161)            28
5. DARQUE AGES (29)            27      PRIMAL INSTINCT (167)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0 SHANGHAIED (161)         202 145  8 58.2   1/ 1 OAKLEAF (184)            11  4 1
 2/ 1 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)      688 549 22 55.6   2/ 2 DARQUE AGES (29)         11  4 0
 3/ 2 OAKLEAF (184)             74  64  6 53.6   3/ 5 OTTO'S DINER (96)         9  6 3
 4/ 3 DARQUE AGES (29)         757 667 33 53.2   4/ 4 OHS ALUMNI (183)          8  7 0
 5/ 6 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)      595 557 23 51.6   5/11*PLAGUE WRAITHS (185)      7  8 1
 6/ 5 THE COMMODORES (150)     304 285  9 51.6   6/10 DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)      7  8 1
 7/ 4 PRAY THE GODS (155)      280 267 19 51.2   7/ 9 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       7  8 0
 8/ 7 OTTO'S DINER (96)        678 667 40 50.4   8/ 6 PRAY THE GODS (155)       6  8 0
 9/ 8 WICKED MARTYRS (148)     379 376 15 50.2   9/12 LITERATE LOONS (40)       6  9 0
10/ 9 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)  155 156 14 49.8  10/ 3 WICKED MARTYRS (148)      6  9 0
11/10 OHS ALUMNI (183)          90  98  7 47.9  11/15*PRIMAL INSTINCT (167)     5  5 2
12/11 LITERATE LOONS (40)      489 560 20 46.6  12/14 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       5  5 1
13/12 DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)      90 109  3 45.2  13/ 7 INEBRIATION (27)          5  5 0
14/13 INEBRIATION (27)         263 391 19 40.2  14/ 8 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   5 10 0
15/14*PRIMAL INSTINCT (167)     16  29  4 35.6  15/13 THE COMMODORES (150)      4  5 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
16/15*PLAGUE WRAITHS (185)      14  26  2 35.0  16/ 0 SHANGHAIED (161)          3  2 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.

Greetings to the faithful.  Curses to the heathen.

How to address the masses?  I cannot divulge too much because I still mingle 
among the common folk, awaiting my call to the Isle or beyond.

Shadowspire's throne is my second favorite seat.  My other one is a little 
nicer, but this one will do for now.  I plan to be sitting here next turn, but 
such affairs are out of my control and belong to a higher Authority.

Next turn can go a number of different paths.  If I win, I will doubtless 
become a Lord Protector and achieve the merits needed to enter the Shadowspire 
Hall of Fame.  If I die, well, who cares if I die?  There is no glory to be 
had there!  If I lose, I will need another turn in the Challenger Champions to 
curry favor with the Commission.  Ah, the machinations of politics!

My challenges go to the greatest and the least of the Challenger Champions.  
Whatevs and I have a history that is 2-1 in my favor.  I feel he deserves a 
shot at evening that score.  To the least, I am 0-1 against Fraid Nought, so 
if that one goes through I have a shot at personal redemption, or life-long 
shame if I lose!

Time to depart!  Save your confessions, oblations, and adoration for a later 
time!  I must needs go to the sands of Shadowspire!

Your Glorious Duelmaster,

                                             -- Innocent III

                                      SPY REPORT

Hello, my darlings (and Vlad)!  It is nice to be with you today in Shadowspire.  Huard 
is still missing and Phineas was called away on a family emergency, so I have been 
tasked with bringing you all the news that is worth knowing from today's fights!  I am 
Sidara Brightbell, and I am the regular spy reporter over in New Seam, or DM 20 as 
many of you call it.  It is nice to see a few familiar faces in here that frequent New 
Seam.  Let's get to the arena action for today, shall we?

Innocent III, according to my records, has held the throne for the past 2 cycles.  In 
his address to the arena, he states that a lot is at stake this turn for him 
personally and professionally!  If he wins, he believes that he will achieve 
immortality with an invite to the Isle of the Eye.  He also believes one more win will 
secure him a spot in the Shadowspire Hall of Fame.  This sounds like a title match I 
can really watch!  Innocent III challenged Fraid Nought of Big Lake Solution, 
coincidentally, a warrior that Innocent lost to on turn 324.  Much can change in 11 
turns, so what became of our title match? Innocent III overpowered Fraid Nought to 
retain the throne.  As predicted, he also received an invite to the Isle of the Eye.  
I'll leave the Hall of Fame considerations to others.  Innocent III is managed by 
Master Darque and becomes Darque Ages' 24th graduate from the arena.

The most avoided team for the turn is Cult of Bacchus.  They were mostly avoided by 
Oakleaf.  The turn's most challenged warrior is Ruston.  Wow, that seems awfully low 
in the rankings to have a bull's eye on your back, Ruston.  Surly from Philthy's 
Inebriation stable challenged Ruston, who fights under the Cult of Bacchus banner.  
Surly was devastated in a 2-minute bout.  I'm curious about what the win/loss ratio is 
for challenge vs. challenged?  I'll have to employ a mathemagician for that one!

There were 40 fights this turn with one (1) Dark Arena challenge, three (3) bloodfeud 
challenges, and seventeen (17) regular challenges. Not bad, boys and girls!  I hate 
death, but it is part of the arena.  There were five (5) deaths this turn.  The 
previously mentioned Dark Arena affair saw Pandemic die to High Elf.  On the regular 
arena sands, Otto's Diner continues there deadly ways against the Big Lake Solution 
guild when Hotter Pocket executed Duke of Pain.  A Convicted Thief has fought his last 
thanks to Plague Wraith's Seventh Son.  St. Bonaventure dies in a random match up 
against Qwinn.  And finally, Otto's Diner loses another warrior when Primal Instincts 
warrior, Beast Within, apparently showed the beast without!

Oakleaf remains the top team with a one-kill lead over Darque Ages. Otto's Diner is 
rising fast with 3 kills to their record over the last 3 turns.  Can those translate 
into a 1st-place finish soon?  OHS Alumni stands unchanged in the 4th position with an 
8-7-0 record.  Climbing high and into the top 5 with a 2-3-1 outing this turn, we have 
Plague Wraiths.  It looks like we have a returning team as well, so welcome back to 
Blackhart and his Shanghaied crew!  They posted a respectable 3-2-0 on their return to 
Shadowspire.

Time for me to go, my sweets!  I assume Phineas will be back next turn, or maybe even 
Huard, who knows?  If not, then I will return to give you all the news for 
Shadowspire.  I rather like it here on fight days!  It is such a festive city!  Lord 
Protector Innocent III leaves for the Isle, so someone must take his place!  Who will 
it be?  Join us next time and find out!

                                          -- Sidara Brightbell

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 INNOCENT III 3204            16   7  0   129       DARQUE AGES (29)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NO-TEETH KEITH 2852          22  13  2   112       SHANGHAIED (161)
 ALASKAN AMBER 3060           29  14  0   109       INEBRIATION (27)
 PRINCESS HOYT 3125           16  18  3   108       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 SKINNY LENNY 2971            13   6  0   105       SHANGHAIED (161)
 WHATEVS 3218                 11   5  1   101       OAKLEAF (184)
 JAMIE BARTON 3166            11  17  3    93       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 EVON 3067                    24  19  0    91       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CASTILLON 3268                9   1  0    87       DARQUE AGES (29)
 LEPER'S OTHER HAND 3171      14  13  1    86       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 SUSIE STEFFEN 3139           17  15  1    85       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 FLYING TURTLE 3201           15   8  2    85       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 FRAID NOUGHT 3172            13  15  2    85       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 MEATWOOD FLACK 3070          20  20  0    84       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 INCUBUS 3245                  8   4  0    83       OAKLEAF (184)
 PAVIL 2270                   22  14  0    80       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 WHAM! 3183                   15  10  1    79       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 PENGO 3202                    8   7  1    74       THE COMMODORES (150)
 VITRIOL 3219                 11  10  0    71       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 TUMMY TUM TUM 3223            9   8  0    71       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 PRETTY PETUNIA 3130          18  14  1    69       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BAT PENATAR 3075             13  26  0    65       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 TARLEE 2891                  12  12  0    65       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 TOM STOPPARD 3198            15   9  0    63       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 HARSH 3285                    5   1  0    63       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 JOHN DONNE 3214              11  11  0    60       LITERATE LOONS (40)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PERVIS LESLEY 3178            9  14  1    60       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 WROTHGARR 3248                7   8  0    59       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 SLACK BABBATH 3162           12  13  0    57       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 QWINN 2958                   11   6  2    57       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ANDY SKILDOM 3239            10   7  0    55       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 SUMMIT SAGA 3261              7   3  0    54       INEBRIATION (27)
 BOUVINES 3265                 9   2  0    53       DARQUE AGES (29)
 RICKY BOBBY 3262              6   5  2    50       OAKLEAF (184)
 HOT POCKET 3242               8   9  1    43       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 YOSHA 3264                    5   3  1    39       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 MILEY 3249                    9   6  2    38       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 SAMUEL BECKETT 3225           8  12  2    38       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 BLACK DEATH 3276              4   4  0    38       PLAGUE WRAITHS (185)
 MR. WEEMS 3193                8   8  0    37       THE COMMODORES (150)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PRINCE HOYT 3263              8   3  0    33       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 ULMANN 3252                   5   6  0    33       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 HAWKWOOD 3293                 4   3  0    33       DARQUE AGES (29)
 TYPHUS 3273                   3   5  0    31       PLAGUE WRAITHS (185)
 SUNCHA 3300                   3   1  0    30       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 AJA 3309                      3   1  0    27       OAKLEAF (184)
 EYE-PATCH WILLY 3020          6   3  0    26       SHANGHAIED (161)
 MANDROID 3295                 2   4  0    26       THE COMMODORES (150)
 JAMES DICKEY 3250             5  10  0    25       LITERATE LOONS (40)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FATTY BURGER 3315             3   0  2    23       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 HARBRINGER 3306               2   3  0    23       PLAGUE WRAITHS (185)
 RUSTON 3311                   2   1  0    23       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 HELEN BADE 3021               5   4  0    19       SHANGHAIED (161)
 GEMINI CROQUETTE 3282         3   5  0    18       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 HOTTER POCKET 3305            2   3  1    17       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 HUNTER 3208                   2   0  0    17       PRIMAL INSTINCT (167)
 GERTRUDE STEIN 3325           1   0  0    17       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 MAGE DAN 3286                 4   3  0    15       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 DEBBIE STOHL 3313             2   2  0    15       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 SEVENTH SON 3323              1   0  1    14       PLAGUE WRAITHS (185)
 CHRIS KOHLER 3299             3   2  0    12       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 JAX 3319                      2   0  0    11       OAKLEAF (184)
 BEAST WITHIN 3322             1   0  1    11       PRIMAL INSTINCT (167)
 BARANACLE BILL 3089           2   1  0    10       SHANGHAIED (161)
 SURLY 3297                    2   3  0     9       INEBRIATION (27)
 WALKEN 3318                   1   1  0     7       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 EAT-SLEEP-REPEAT 3211         1   1  1     6       PRIMAL INSTINCT (167)
 ROXSTAR 3301                  1   3  0     6       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 SAVAGE 3210                   1   1  0     4       PRIMAL INSTINCT (167)
 HOPSECUTIONER 3316            1   1  0     4       INEBRIATION (27)
 MIM JORRISON 3308             0   4  0     4       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 BENT PADDLE 3312              0   3  0     3       INEBRIATION (27)
 PREDATOR 3209                 0   2  0     2       PRIMAL INSTINCT (167)
 DISVENYA 3314                 0   2  0     2       PRAY THE GODS (155)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CONVICTED THIEF         0  0 0                      SEVENTH SON 3323      335  NONE
DUKE OF PAIN 3320       0  2 0 BIG LAKE SOLUTIO 178 HOTTER POCKET 3305    335   
FATTY MCFATFAT 3229     7  8 1 BIG LAKE SOLUTIO 178 WHIRLED PEAS 3283     331  NONE
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   

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
ST. BONAVENTURE 3272    5  4 1 DARQUE AGES 29       QWINN 2958            335   
ALICE MUNRO 3224        8 11 0 LITERATE LOONS 40    RICKY BOBBY 3262      334   
FRESH 'N FRUITY 3324    0  1 0 OTTO'S DINER 96      BEAST WITHIN 3322     335   
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  JUST REVENGED
PANDEMIC 3274           1  7 0 PLAGUE WRAITHS 185   HIGH ELF              335  NONE
ASASHI 3173            11 11 0 PRAY THE GODS 155    LEPER'S OTHER HA 3171 331  NOT REVENGED
BEAST WITHIN 3212       0  1 0 PRIMAL INSTINCT 167  FATTY BURGER 3315     334   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

All -- Blasted new navigator got us lost! -- BlackHart 

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

PANDEMIC was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
SAMUEL BECKETT was viciously subdued by RICKY BOBBY in a 2 minute Bloodfeud duel.
BLACK DEATH handily defeated EAT-SLEEP-REPEAT in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud match.
SAVAGE was vanquished by FATTY BURGER in a 1 minute mismatched Bloodfeud brawl.
INNOCENT III overpowered FRAID NOUGHT in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge Title fight.
ALASKAN AMBER unbelievably bested WHATEVS in a 4 minute uneven Challenge brawl.
PRINCESS HOYT devastated EVON in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
SUSIE STEFFEN defeated PENGO in a 2 minute Challenge melee.
JAMIE BARTON vanquished TUMMY TUM TUM in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
ANDY SKILDOM was vanquished by WHAM! in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
YOSHA was vanquished by VITRIOL in a exciting 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
SUNCHA was handily defeated by SUMMIT SAGA in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge bout.
MR. WEEMS demolished CHRIS KOHLER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge competition.
TYPHUS was bested by SLACK BABBATH in a 2 minute Challenge battle.
MANDROID demolished JAMES DICKEY in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge brawl.
DUKE OF PAIN was easily killed by HOTTER POCKET in a 1 minute Challenge conflict.
WALKEN defeated BENT PADDLE in a 5 minute beginner's Challenge struggle.
DISVENYA was outwaited by PRINCE HOYT in a 16 minute Challenge bout.
PREDATOR was overpowered by GEMINI CROQUETTE in a 3 minute one-sided Challenge match.
AJA beat DEBBIE STOHL in a crowd pleasing 2 minute amateur's Challenge fight.
SURLY was devastated by RUSTON in a 2 minute gruesome one-sided Challenge bout.
INCUBUS was demolished by SKINNY LENNY in a 1 minute uneven bout.
CASTILLON was vanquished by NO-TEETH KEITH in a 1 minute mismatched fray.
PAVIL outlasted TOM STOPPARD in a popular 12 minute veteran's match.
MEATWOOD FLACK outwaited HARSH in a dull 13 minute one-sided match.
FLYING TURTLE overpowered PRETTY PETUNIA in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
LEPER'S OTHER HAND viciously subdued PERVIS LESLEY in a 2 minute expert's bout.
BAT PENATAR was overpowered by TARLEE in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
JOHN DONNE handily defeated MILEY in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
QWINN savagely slew ST. BONAVENTURE in a action packed 3 minute gruesome fight.
HOT POCKET defeated EYE-PATCH WILLY in a exciting 1 minute match.
WROTHGARR overpowered HARBRINGER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BOUVINES beat ULMANN in a action packed 1 minute bout.
HELEN BADE was demolished by HAWKWOOD in a 1 minute uneven contest.
MAGE DAN was defeated by HUNTER in a 3 minute struggle.
ROXSTAR was luckily beaten by BARANACLE BILL in a exciting 5 minute amateur's match.
MIM JORRISON was defeated by JAX in a 2 minute novice's match.
HOPSECUTIONER was handily defeated by GERTRUDE STEIN in a 2 minute uneven match.
BEAST WITHIN executed FRESH 'N FRUITY in a 1 minute gory uneven bout.
SEVENTH SON easily killed CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute mismatched match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                 14         TOTAL PARRY       31 -  21 -  0      60  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                  12         AIMED BLOW        40 -  31 -  1      56  |
|BASHING ATTACK                  11         SLASHING ATTACK   46 -  38 -  6      55  |
|AIMED BLOW                      10         PARRY-LUNGE       19 -  17 -  1      53  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  8         STRIKING ATTACK   55 -  61 -  3      47  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      6         BASHING ATTACK    38 -  44 -  2      46  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      6         LUNGING ATTACK    50 -  58 -  7      46  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         WALL OF STEEL     24 -  30 -  1      44  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     4         PARRY-RIPOSTE     11 -  14 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-STRIKE       9 -  19 -  0      32  |

Turn 335 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        6 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     5 -  7         3  BASHING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    6 -  2     AIMED BLOW         4 -  6         2  STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     8 -  3     STRIKING ATTACK    2 - 12         2  WALL OF STEEL  
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  2         1  TOTAL PARRY    
PARRY-LUNGE        3 -  3                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE       2 -  2                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
                                                                1  LUNGING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   INNOCENT III 3204          16   7  0  129 DARQUE AGES (29)
TOTAL PARRY      ALASKAN AMBER 3060         29  14  0  109 INEBRIATION (27)
STRIKING ATTACK  SKINNY LENNY 2971          13   6  0  105 SHANGHAIED (161)
WALL OF STEEL    EVON 3067                  24  19  0   91 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
AIMED BLOW       CASTILLON 3268              9   1  0   87 DARQUE AGES (29)
LUNGING ATTACK   LEPER'S OTHER HAND 3171    14  13  1   86 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
SLASHING ATTACK  FLYING TURTLE 3201         15   8  2   85 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
PARRY-LUNGE      PRETTY PETUNIA 3130        18  14  1   69 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    TOM STOPPARD 3198          15   9  0   63 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 WHATEVS 3218.  The ten other most popular fighters were ROXSTAR 3301, 
TOM STOPPARD 3198, AJA 3309, ST. BONAVENTURE 3272, RICKY BOBBY 3262, PRINCESS HOYT 
3125, PENGO 3202, MAGE DAN 3286, ALASKAN AMBER 3060, and SUSIE STEFFEN 3139.

The least popular fighter this week was PRINCE HOYT 3263.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were DISVENYA 3314, MEATWOOD FLACK 3070, HARSH 3285, PAVIL 2270, 
FRESH 'N FRUITY 3324, HOPSECUTIONER 3316, HELEN BADE 3021, HARBRINGER 3306, EYE-PATCH 
WILLY 3020, and BAT PENATAR 3075.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

INNOCENT III (81-3204) DARQUE AGES (29)
NO-TEETH KEITH (81-2852) SHANGHAIED (161)
ALASKAN AMBER (81-3060) INEBRIATION (27)

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