DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 11/17/2021    Duedate: 11/30/2021

SHADOWSPIRE ARENA

DM-81    TURN-385

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

DOCTOR J
NBA LEGENDS (156)
(81-2385) [18-14-1,113]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ULRICH                         HANIWA
CLAN LONGBEARD (39)            FORCE OF FIVE (194)
(81-3457) [15-16-1,119]        (81-3656) [1-0-0,20]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

MAGE DAN                       CATERINA SFORZA
WICKED MARTYRS (148)           DARQUE AGES (29)
(81-3286) [24-33-1,106]        (81-3540) [12-7-3,81]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

KILL 'EM ALL (173)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. CLAN LONGBEARD (39)         45
2. THE OUTLAWS 7 (171)         41      MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
3. FORCE OF FIVE (194)         29      Unchartered Team
4. KILL 'EM ALL (173)          25
5. BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)     21      FORCE OF FIVE (194)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)      109  76  5 58.9   1/ 4 KILL 'EM ALL (173)       10  5 0
 2/ 2 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)      816 659 26 55.3   2/ 5 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       9  6 1
 3/ 3 KILL 'EM ALL (173)       261 222 24 54.0   3/ 1 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)       9  6 1
 4/ 4 NBA LEGENDS (156)         85  75  8 53.1   4/ 2 DARQUE AGES (29)          9  6 0
 5/ 5 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)      739 658 29 52.9   5/ 3 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       9  6 0
 6/ 6 DARQUE AGES (29)         879 791 37 52.6   6/ 6 WICKED MARTYRS (148)      8  7 0
 7- 7 PRAY THE GODS (155)      377 365 26 50.8   7/ 7 NBA LEGENDS (156)         8  7 0
 8/ 8 WICKED MARTYRS (148)     493 491 20 50.1   8/13 THE OUTLAWS 7 (171)       6  4 0
 9- 9*ALT PULP (192)            20  20  3 50.0   9/ 9 OHS ALUMNI (183)          6  9 0
10/10 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)  269 282 20 48.8  10/ 8 MADNESS (190)             6  9 0
11/11 LITERATE LOONS (40)      597 692 28 46.3  11/11 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   5  8 0
12/12 MADNESS (190)             24  31  1 43.6  12/14 LITERATE LOONS (40)       4 11 0
13/14 THE OUTLAWS 7 (171)       43  59  1 42.2  13-12*ALT PULP (192)            3  7 0
14/13 OHS ALUMNI (183)         177 259 13 40.6  14-10 PRAY THE GODS (155)       2  2 0
15/ 0*FORCE OF FIVE (194)        2   3  0 40.0  15/ 0*FORCE OF FIVE (194)       2  3 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

Welcome back to The Spire!  How did you end up here?  I could lecture you about life
choices and the crowds you associate with, but what fun is that?  We came here for the
games, the gladiatorial games more specifically!  Nothing hits you with a healthy dose
of amnesia from your problems like watching a bunch of warriors bouncing around the
sands trying to slash and bash one another.  So, let's take a look at what happened in
our arena this week!

Good luck to Lord Protector Telp on the Isle of the Eye.  He was our departing
Duelmaster, so we can down to the business of finding a new champion.  There are many
ways that this can go, but luckily it was straightforward this week when Doctor J
challenged Telp for the throne!  It took 3 minutes, but Doctor J is now our top 
parry-lunge as well as our Duelmaster!  Congratulations to Doctor J who is managed by
"YGIAGAM" which is to say, "your guess is as good as mine."  I don't have any record
of the manager introducing themselves.  Maybe one of the other spy reporters has that
information.  OR, they could introduce (or reintroduce) themselves next turn!  What a
novel idea!  That's why I make the big (little) bucks!  Whoever you are, CONGRATS!

Our most challenged warrior honor goes to our parry-riposte style master, Jim Tully.
Anduril challenged down 5 points and got a rude awakening when Jim Tully beat him in 3
minutes.  Mirkwood Orcs were our most avoided team today.  They were mostly avoided by
Clan Longbeard.  There are not really any significant deaths to report this turn.  All
the killing took place by torchlight.

There was lots of shuffling in the top 5 standings.  It is worth noting that no teams
fell out of the top 5.  They just traded positions.  Kill 'Em All is the new top team
by virtue of 1 win.  Their 10-5-0 record is the current best.  The remaining top 4
teams all have 9-6 records with Cult of Bacchus and Mirkwood Orcs each sporting a 
kill.  Darque Ages and Clan Longbeard close out the top teams.  I would wager Wicked
Martyrs and NBA Legends will be threatening to push someone out next turn.

Time for me to close this report out.  I'm sure Huard will be back next cycle.  He is
a bit unpredictable, so I do not say that with any certainty.  I'm not even sure why I
continue to employ him at this point.  Oh well, I'll discuss that with him at his next
performance review.  Congratulations to DMobster for graduating another warrior.  It
took Mage Dan a while, but he is now immortal.  While it may cause the managers some
grief, I do not think the warriors care how they become immortal as long as they reach
the finish line.  If my current records are correct, Mage Dan becomes DMobster's 16th
graduate from Shadowspire and his 5th Lunger.

It is good to end on a high note!  I hope each of you will return and join us next
turn.  Doctor J has a tall order before him with an aggressive group of Challenger
Champions.  Come back and see if he can hold onto the throne and possibly get an
invite to the Isle!  See you then!

Phineas Rannulf

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DOCTOR J 2385                18  14  1   113       NBA LEGENDS (156)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-RITESH 3437                  14  14  2   128       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 ULRICH 3457                  15  16  1   119       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 LEEROY JENKINS 3177          31  11  0   107       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 MAGE DAN 3286                24  33  1   106       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 JIM TULLY 3475               17  11  0   106       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 NARSIL 3401                  30   7  0   102       MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
 LARRY BIRD 2384              17  15  1   101       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 SCRIPTORIA 3348              23  25  0    94       DARQUE AGES (29)
 XOBIAS 3458                  21  10  0    93       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ANDURIL 3435                 20  13  0    92       MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ENGLISH BOB 3567              7   6  1    89       THE OUTLAWS 7 (171)
 WILT THE STILT 2383          17  15  2    85       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 MANGONEL 3410                20  19  0    82       DARQUE AGES (29)
 CATERINA SFORZA 3540         12   7  3    81       DARQUE AGES (29)
 VELINA 3478                  16  11  0    77       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 HAKEEM 2521                  10  11  3    76       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 FRAYED KNOT 3438             20  13  0    73       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 BROKEN BLADE 3494            11  14  1    70       MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
 KAREEM 2382                  15  17  0    67       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 DEEP SIX 3597                10   1  2    67       KILL 'EM ALL (173)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 UHKANT 3497                  19   7  0    66       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
-CONAN THE BARBER 3615         6   2  0    66       ALT PULP (192)
 ZAGRID 3528                  14   7  1    64       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 JOHNNY REB 3542               6   8  0    63       THE OUTLAWS 7 (171)
 THE REPLACEMENT 3526         12   9  2    60       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TRENT 3593                    7   4  1    54       MADNESS (190)
 RICH HOYT 3643                4   1  0    54       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 SHIRLEY JACKSON 3582          6   7  0    52       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 BUYICA 3606                   6   3  1    51       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 RAYMOND CARVER 3543           7  11  0    46       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 RINGIL 3633                   6   1  0    46       MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
 FRANK STILLWELL 3550          9   5  0    45       THE OUTLAWS 7 (171)
 RICKY SCHMIDT 3522           11  10  0    43       OHS ALUMNI (183)
-CTHUPEEYOO 3618               4   4  0    41       ALT PULP (192)
 THE LIMPER 3516               9  13  0    40       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 ZEHDEA 3577                   9   5  0    39       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 FASTRADA 3607                 4   5  0    39       DARQUE AGES (29)
 BROKEN 3644                   3   1  0    35       MADNESS (190)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BUCKS INA TUX 3628            4   3  0    33       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 SPEKT 3541                    7  11  0    32       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 KAIBOSH 3546                  6  10  1    32       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 STORMCALLER 3586              6   6  0    29       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 BAMNOR 3608                   5   3  0    29       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 STEINAR 3630                  4   2  0    25       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 SAM STEFFEN 3636              2   4  0    24       OHS ALUMNI (183)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DOROTHY PARKER 3591           4   8  1    21       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 RIP PAPA BEAR 3635            3   3  0    21       MADNESS (190)
 OTTO'S FRY GUY 3648           3   0  1    20       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 HANIWA 3656                   1   0  0    20       FORCE OF FIVE (194)
 KOOMADON 3602                 5   4  0    19       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
-MALTESE PIGEON 3619           4   4  1    17       ALT PULP (192)
-MIKE WARHAMMER 3617           3   5  1    17       ALT PULP (192)
-SHANKAR 3585                  4   4  0    16       PRAY THE GODS (155)
-SEVEN GUN SUE 3616            3   5  1    16       ALT PULP (192)
-DOOT 3603                     3   3  0    12       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 REST IN PEACES 3657           1   1  0    12       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 XIQUEEL 3659                  1   0  0    10       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 SARAH LINDER 3642             2   3  0     9       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 KYLE DEMONBLADE 3634          1   6  0     9       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 IKE CLANTON 3647              2   1  0     8       THE OUTLAWS 7 (171)
 CHARLOTTE 3652                1   0  0     6       FORCE OF FIVE (194)
 JOEL GETSCHEL 3649            1   2  0     5       OHS ALUMNI (183)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STING 3661                    1   0  0     5       MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
 ANTON CHEKHOV 3651            0   3  0     3       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 LAUDINA 3658                  0   1  0     1       MADNESS (190)
 TAMACTI JUN 3653              0   1  0     1       FORCE OF FIVE (194)
 BABA VOSS 3654                0   1  0     1       FORCE OF FIVE (194)
 KOFUN 3655                    0   1  0     1       FORCE OF FIVE (194)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
OR ELSE 3590            4  4 1 BIG LAKE SOLUTIO 178 TRENT 3593            381  REVENGED
ANDRONIKOS 3640         1  4 0 DARQUE AGES 29       STONE GOLEM           385  NONE
MALLORY 3592            2  5 0 MADNESS 190          BOOBIE TRAP 3631      381  REVENGED
SWIFT 3645              0  3 0 MADNESS 190          OTTO'S FRY GUY 3648   384   
WALDO 3639              0  5 0 MADNESS 190          DARK CHAMPION         385  NONE
MILO MEASNER 3627       2  3 0 OHS ALUMNI 183       BUYICA 3606           382  REVENGED
SHREIKHA 3604           4  1 0 PRAY THE GODS 155    ENGLISH BOB 3567      382  REVENGED
DINOSAUR DAN 3600       4  5 0 THE OUTLAWS 7 171    BANDIT PRINCE         385  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

3-2 turn with a death. Broken was challenged by Maltese Pigeon and won, Trent won in a
random match vs Zehdea, RIP Papa Bear rudely welcomed Rest in Peaces to the arena by
beating them up in a quick minute., and getting an expert in Riposte for his efforts.
Waldo lost poorly to Steinar in a two minute fight, think Waldo is going to the Dark
arena. Swift was murdered by Otto's Fry Guy in a random match. I'll of course be 
bloodfeuding the death but since it was a random match I'll just do so once. No hard
feelings. Hope all did well in the mail in. I didn't get anyone past round 8, which is
disappointing, but not surprising. I guess I just suck.- Eli

Den- Not sure what bloodfeud you are referring to since it appears to have already 
been settled. I mean, challenge away. I have been settling bloodfeuds just about
every turn for the past three turns, including next one for Swift getting himself 
murdered in a random match.  Trent is my most experienced warrior right now, I'm sure
you have someone laying about that can easily win a few matches. -- Eli

Wow! That Bandit Prince wasn't the limp wristed fop everyone told me he was. That guy
is tough. We had a good old slug fest and fortunately, I came out on top. I end my
gladiator career with a win and kill, a sweet combo. After a vacation of sorts on the
Isle of the Eye, I will look for investment opportunities. -- Gurthang

Scriptoria -- Why thank you. Thank you very much. :) -- Narsil

Mangonel -- I'm guessing about now you must really hate my guts. As a Total Parry
gladiator it's something I got used to to accepting. If I let it bother me I'd be in a
local mental ward by now. -- Narsil

Kareem -- That got a little dicey at the end, but thankfully my head is like a rock. 
-- Anduril

Hakeem -- I hate meB  :( -- Broken Blade

Cthupeeyoo -- My dream continues. Don't anyone wake me, please. -- Ringil

New recruit hired and incoming. Did I hire a winner or another bumbling loser? Time 
will tell. -- Boss Orc

Leeroy Jenkins -- You could have shared more of your knowledge. -- Ulrich

Doctor J -- I feel so used! -- Xobias

Scriptoria -- You beat me at my own game. -- Uhkant

Koomadon -- Hope you enjoyed your time in the infirmary. -- Zagrid

Trent -- You are a quick little guy. -- Zehdea

Congrats Telp on your invite to the Isle. -- Clan Longbeard

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DINOSAUR DAN was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
ANDRONIKOS was barely slain by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute Dark Arena duel.
WALDO was murdered by DARK CHAMPION in a exciting 1 minute gory Dark Arena melee.
DOCTOR J won victory over TELP in a popular 3 minute master's Challenge Title brawl.
LEEROY JENKINS luckily beat MAGE DAN in a 3 minute master's Challenge match.
ANDURIL was defeated by JIM TULLY in a 3 minute veteran's Challenge struggle.
VELINA was devastated by LARRY BIRD in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge competition.
WILT THE STILT viciously subdued FRAYED KNOT in a 3 minute expert's Challenge duel.
CATERINA SFORZA was unbelievably bested by NARSIL in a 11 minute Challenge duel.
DEEP SIX overpowered BROKEN in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
RICH HOYT was defeated by UHKANT in a 3 minute one-sided Challenge match.
JOHNNY REB viciously subdued SHIRLEY JACKSON in a 1 minute Challenge conflict.
BAMNOR was demolished by BUYICA in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge brawl.
KOOMADON was handily defeated by FASTRADA in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge conflict.
RIP PAPA BEAR slimly lost to BUCKS INA TUX in a 1 minute Challenge bout.
KAIBOSH overcame KYLE DEMONBLADE in a 2 minute Challenge bout.
REST IN PEACES devastated ANTON CHEKHOV in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
JOEL GETSCHEL was overpowered by STEINAR in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge bout.
OTTO'S FRY GUY beat SARAH LINDER in a 5 minute novice's Challenge match.
ULRICH devastated HAKEEM in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
SCRIPTORIA defeated BROKEN BLADE in a 2 minute gory veteran's duel.
KAREEM was handily defeated by ENGLISH BOB in a 1 minute uneven duel.
XOBIAS viciously subdued MANGONEL in a popular 3 minute gory veteran's bout.
RINGIL lost to THE REPLACEMENT in a 2 minute gory match.
ZAGRID vanquished RICKY SCHMIDT in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
FRANK STILLWELL subdued STORMCALLER in a 2 minute melee.
THE LIMPER was luckily beaten by RAYMOND CARVER in a action packed 3 minute gory duel.
TRENT viciously subdued SPEKT in a 1 minute bloody bout.
ZEHDEA vanquished DOROTHY PARKER in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
SAM STEFFEN overpowered CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute uneven duel.
IKE CLANTON defeated BABA VOSS in a 4 minute novice's match.
TAMACTI JUN was defeated by STING in a 5 minute novice's fight.
KOFUN was overpowered by XIQUEEL in a 1 minute uneven bout.
HANIWA demolished EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute uneven contest.
CHARLOTTE savagely defeated LAUDINA in a exciting 4 minute bloody novice's struggle.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL                   12         TOTAL PARRY       43 -  32 -  0      57  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  8         WALL OF STEEL     49 -  39 -  1      56  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      8         STRIKING ATTACK   46 -  37 -  4      55  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   8         PARRY-RIPOSTE     21 -  17 -  0      55  |
|AIMED BLOW                       7         PARRY-STRIKE      17 -  15 -  1      53  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  7         BASHING ATTACK    36 -  36 -  2      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      6         SLASHING ATTACK   32 -  35 -  1      48  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         PARRY-LUNGE       24 -  31 -  2      44  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         AIMED BLOW        37 -  48 -  2      44  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         LUNGING ATTACK    36 -  56 -  3      39  |

Turn 385 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-STRIKE       1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         3 -  4         3  TOTAL PARRY    
PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  4         2  AIMED BLOW     
TOTAL PARRY        4 -  2     PARRY-LUNGE        3 -  5         2  WALL OF STEEL  
STRIKING ATTACK    5 -  3     LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  5         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
WALL OF STEEL      7 -  5     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  4         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                                                                1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                                                                1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-LUNGE      DOCTOR J 2385              18  14  1  113 NBA LEGENDS (156)
TOTAL PARRY      LEEROY JENKINS 3177        31  11  0  107 KILL 'EM ALL (173)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    JIM TULLY 3475             17  11  0  106 LITERATE LOONS (40)
WALL OF STEEL    LARRY BIRD 2384            17  15  1  101 NBA LEGENDS (156)
AIMED BLOW       ANDURIL 3435               20  13  0   92 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
SLASHING ATTACK  ENGLISH BOB 3567            7   6  1   89 THE OUTLAWS 7 (171)
STRIKING ATTACK  DEEP SIX 3597              10   1  2   67 KILL 'EM ALL (173)
PARRY-STRIKE     ZAGRID 3528                14   7  1   64 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
LUNGING ATTACK   THE REPLACEMENT 3526       12   9  2   60 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is MAGE DAN 3286.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was CATERINA SFORZA 3540.  The ten other most popular fighters were MAGE DAN 3286, 
WILT THE STILT 2383, OTTO'S FRY GUY 3648, XOBIAS 3458, THE LIMPER 3516, LAUDINA 3658, 
DOCTOR J 2385, CHARLOTTE 3652, JIM TULLY 3475, and JOHNNY REB 3542.

The least popular fighter this week was KOFUN 3655.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were STING 3661, IKE CLANTON 3647, DOROTHY PARKER 3591, SPEKT 3541, RICKY 
SCHMIDT 3522, RINGIL 3633, KAREEM 2382, HAKEEM 2521, ANTON CHEKHOV 3651, and KOOMADON 
3602.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

MAGE DAN (81-3286) WICKED MARTYRS (148)

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

TELP (81-3430) WICKED MARTYRS (148)