DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/13/2022    Duedate: 07/26/2022

SHADOWSPIRE ARENA

DM-81    TURN-402

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

THE LIMPER
BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
(81-3516) [19-20-0,123]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

THE LIMPER                     ZORRO
BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)        HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
(81-3516) [19-20-0,123]        (81-3706) [6-3-0,43]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

ZAGRID                         ELLEN RIPLEY
CLAN LONGBEARD (39)            HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
(81-3528) [23-15-1,94]         (81-3703) [4-5-0,23]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

WICKED MARTYRS (148)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. NAME TAGS (199)             58
2. MADNESS (190)               33      MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
3. HIGH ORDER (123)            32      Unchartered Team
4. NBA LEGENDS (156)           29
5. WICKED MARTYRS (148)        22      NAME TAGS (199)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*NAME TAGS (199)            4   1  1 80.0   1/11 WICKED MARTYRS (148)     10  3 0
 2/ 1 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)      154 106  8 59.2   2/ 3 NBA LEGENDS (156)        10  5 0
 3/ 3 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)      857 698 27 55.1   3/ 1*HEROES & VILLAINS (197)   9  6 0
 4- 4 KILL 'EM ALL (173)       298 244 27 55.0   4/13 MADNESS (190)             8  7 0
 5/ 2*HEROES & VILLAINS (197)   24  20  0 54.5   5/ 5 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)       7  8 1
 6/ 5 NBA LEGENDS (156)        125 105  9 54.3   6/ 6 DARQUE AGES (29)          7  8 0
 7/ 6 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)      788 694 29 53.2   7/ 8 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   7  8 0
 8/ 7 DARQUE AGES (29)         915 837 39 52.2   8- 2 KILL 'EM ALL (173)        6  4 2
 9/ 8 PRAY THE GODS (155)      414 386 26 51.8   9/ 4 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       6  7 0
10/ 9 WICKED MARTYRS (148)     531 530 21 50.0  10/10 PRAY THE GODS (155)       5  5 0
11/10 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)  307 329 20 48.3  11/ 7 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       5 10 0
12/11 LITERATE LOONS (40)      631 738 30 46.1  12/12 LITERATE LOONS (40)       5 10 0
13/13 MADNESS (190)             63  77  2 45.0  13/ 0*NAME TAGS (199)           4  1 1
14-12 PLUM ISLAND SKEETE (195)  31  38  1 44.9  14/14 HIGH ORDER (123)          4  6 0
15/14 HIGH ORDER (123)          18  36  3 33.3  15- 9 PLUM ISLAND SKEETE (195)  4  6 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

I would bother with a lengthy introduction like all the other spy reporters, but why 
waste the time?  You know where you are at and you know why you came here!  At least, 
I hope you are here of your own volition.  If you are here due to a night (or day) of 
drinking strong spirits or forced here due to unpaid debts, you have my sincerest 
apologies!  For the rest of you, The Spire awaits!

The Limper remains our Duelmaster after fighting off an attack from Koomadon.  There 
is still no invite to the Isle for The Limper, so he gets another shot to hold onto 
his honor and the title.  The Commission is eyeing him for graduation, but they make 
their own decisions on such matters.  So, I guess we will just have to wait and see!  
The Limper is managed by Den.

By the Numbers is sponsored by Otto's Diner, where bread puns happen when you yeast 
expect them!

     Fights:           34(-3 from the last turn)
     DA Deaths:        1
     Non-DA Deaths:    1
     Blood feuds:      1 (0-1 for the avenger)
     Challenges:       10 (4-6 for the challengers)
     Most Avoided:     PRAY THE GODS (155)
     Avoiding Most:    HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
     Most Challenged:  THE LIMPER 3516 of BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)

     Largest Up Challenge:  +16 points - XIQUEEL (81-3659) (9-8-0,66) of BIG LAKE 
     SOLUTION challenged SPEKT (81-3541) (15-19-0,82) of WICKED MARTYRS. XIQUEEL was 
     viciously subdued by SPEKT in an action-packed 1-minute Challenge brawl.

     Largest Down Challenge:  -3 points - FOE-HAMMER (81-3736) (1-2-0,7) of MIRKWOOD 
     ORCS challenged AHNA MISSTEP (81-3729) (0-4-0,4) of BIG LAKE SOLUTION. FOE-HAMMER 
     was narrowly defeated by AHNA MISSTEP in a 2-minute Challenge melee.

It was really a slow turn all around.  The fight totals were down. The challenge 
totals were down.  The deaths were down.  My bar tab was down.  It was depressing for 
everyone involved.  I am hoping that it is just everyone getting ready for the 
upcoming tournament, but there has been a downward trend here for a few months now.  I 
hope it is nothing too serious and you bums pick back up to your usual level of 
disappointing me.

Off I go to the next town!  I don't have anything to do, I'm just trying to avoid work 
here.  I took to spy reporting because it was supposed to be a life of fame, 
excitement, and ease, but my boss has a different take on it.  So, I like to make 
myself sparse between arenas days.  It gives the impression that I'm busy if I am out 
of sight and out of mind.  If I stay in town it just gives the impression that I'm 
drinking . . . a lot.  It is actually more than an impression, but you catch my drift.  
NO, YOU STUPID GOLEM, DON'T PRINT THAT!  I'll see you bums next time!

                                          -- Huard DePriest

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE LIMPER 3516              19  20  0   123       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BUYICA 3606                  14  12  1   113       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 RINGIL 3633                  18   4  0   100       MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
 BROKEN BLADE 3494            19  21  2    99       MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
-FRAYED KNOT 3438             27  17  0    98       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 UHKANT 3497                  27  16  0    97       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 BROKEN 3644                  13   8  0    96       MADNESS (190)
 KOOMADON 3602                16  10  0    95       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ZAGRID 3528                  23  15  1    94       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KYLE DEMONBLADE 3634         10  14  0    88       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 RECLAN 3650                   9   3  0    86       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 SPEKT 3541                   16  19  0    85       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 HAKEEM 2521                  15  20  3    79       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 SHIRLEY JACKSON 3582         13  16  0    77       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 RAYMOND CARVER 3543          13  21  1    74       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 LAUDINA 3658                  9   9  0    70       MADNESS (190)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DOROTHY PARKER 3591          11  17  1    66       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 OTTO'S FRY GUY 3648          10   9  1    66       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
-YRVO 3666                     9   5  0    66       PLUM ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
 XIQUEEL 3659                  9   9  0    65       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
-KAIBOSH 3546                 14  14  1    63       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 DOOT 3603                    11   8  0    58       PRAY THE GODS (155)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PISTOL PETE 3683              8   2  0    54       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 CRIXX 3672                   10   6  1    53       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 BAMNOR 3608                  13  12  0    51       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 CHRISTINE DE PIZAN 3727       5   1  0    48       DARQUE AGES (29)
 RIP PAPA BEAR 3635            9  14  0    46       MADNESS (190)
 ZORRO 3706                    6   3  0    43       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
 SLAINE 3713                   7   1  0    41       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 SHANKAR 3585                 10  10  0    40       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 STING 3661                   10   6  1    38       MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
 SHELENA 1601                  8   3  0    37       HIGH ORDER (123)
 MARGERY KEMPE 3686            7   6  1    37       DARQUE AGES (29)
 PRIVID 3665                   7   9  0    37       WICKED MARTYRS (148)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BONNIE PARKER 3702            4   5  0    33       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
 SAI 3678                      7   2  0    30       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 MUTOMBO 3728                  5   1  0    30       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 SAILASA 3692                  5   2  0    30       PRAY THE GODS (155)
-AVLUV 3670                    7   7  0    28       PLUM ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
 ANTON CHEKHOV 3651            4  15  0    27       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 SAUL BELLOW 3709              4   5  1    26       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 T-1000 3704                   6   3  0    24       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
 MAGNA CARTA 3747              2   0  0    24       DARQUE AGES (29)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RUINN 3695                    6   5  0    23       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 ELLEN RIPLEY 3703             4   5  0    23       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
-DOOMSDAY 3720                 4   2  1    18       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 DR. ROBOTNIK 3737             3   1  0    18       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
-YEET 3708                     3   6  0    17       PLUM ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
 BIG DOPE 3752                 1   0  0    16       NAME TAGS (199)
 JIVE TURKEY 3753              1   0  0    16       NAME TAGS (199)
-DAISY 3743                    2   0  1    15       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 CLYDE THE GLIDE 3732          2   2  0    14       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 SARAH JANE 3717               2   4  0    14       HIGH ORDER (123)
 JIHL BLAZEFURY 3735           2   2  0    14       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 KALEESI 3758                  1   0  0    14       HIGH ORDER (123)
 PIP SQUEEK 3754               1   0  0    13       NAME TAGS (199)
 DEAD 1 3751                   1   0  1    12       NAME TAGS (199)
 AHNA MISSTEP 3729             1   4  0    12       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 LEXI 3718                     2   4  0    10       HIGH ORDER (123)
 CARTER 3719                   1   5  1     9       HIGH ORDER (123)
 HARRY 3748                    1   1  0     9       MADNESS (190)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SIR CHARLES 3733              2   2  0     8       NBA LEGENDS (156)
-AMBER LYNN 3738               2   1  0     7       PLUM ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
 TRACI 3740                    1   2  0     7       MADNESS (190)
 FOE-HAMMER 3736               1   3  0     6       MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
 OTTO'S SOUS-CHEF 3744         1   1  0     4       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
-WARPATH 3749                  0   1  0     2       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
-RON 3750                      0   1  0     1       PLUM ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
 PANZY 3755                    0   1  0     1       NAME TAGS (199)
 TRAITOROUS ORC 3760           0   1  0     1       MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
AHLRIC 3756             0  2 0 CLAN LONGBEARD 39    DEAD 1 3751           402   
BEDE 3726               1  2 0 DARQUE AGES 29       SAUL BELLOW 3709      399  REVENGED
DEAD 3759               0  1 0 DARQUE AGES 29       BANDIT PRINCE         402  NONE
KALRANOTH II 3712       1  5 1 HIGH ORDER 123       STING 3661            401   
ARNOLD 3741             0  1 0 MADNESS 190          DOOMSDAY 3720         400   
ATHELAS 3742            0  2 0 MIRKWOOD ORCS 188    DAISY 3743            401   
SCATHA 3693             4  2 0 MIRKWOOD ORCS 188    RAYMOND CARVER 3543   398  REVENGED
ORION NEWARK 3722       1  2 0 OHS ALUMNI 183       KALRANOTH II 3712     398  NONE
CLEETER 3707            3  2 0 PLUM ISLAND SKEE 195 MARGERY KEMPE 3686    398  REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Xiqueel -- That was different? I wonder what happened? Maybe I'm on my to to becoming 
a winner! . . . Nah, even I don't believe that. -- Broken Blade

Raymond Carver -- Truth be told, if I had won my 2nd BF against you, I'd have called 
it quits. But that loss in the 2nd BF hurt my pride and I had to try again. I'm up 2-1 
so I've defended our guilds honor, such as it is. -- Ringil

Ghost of Kalranoth II -- Sorry dude. Really bad experience matchup for you. Never fun 
to lose or in your case, die. So, will we be seeing Kalranoth III next? Asking for a 
friend. -- Sting

Sir Charles -- Wow. Two new TP scum on your team and you challenged me with both. I 
assume you are taking lessons from Weirdo. I hope the hit to your rep is worth it. -- 
Foe-Hammer

Koomadon -- Wooo their big fella. You can, you can! -- Uhkant

The Limper -- OUCH! I think I finally figured out where you were attacking. Damn! -- 
Zagrid

T-1000 -- YOU AGAIN! Take that trash can off and fight like a real warrior. -- Ruinn

Shankar -- Really!?! Really!?! Wish I was there to see you explain this one to your 
boss. -- Slaine

Harry -- Impaled in my first fight, not a good omen. -- Ahlric

Congrats Fastrada and Velina on your invite to the Isle -- Clan Longbeard

Kalronath -- Rest in peace.  We will try to avenge you. -- Darkathias

All -- I have finally completed a personal goal that I started many years ago. The 
goal was to graduated warriors from one team whose name started with each letter of 
the alphabet. Those last few graduates seemed to take forever and Zehdea was the last 
one. -- Visionist

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DEAD was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
SARAH JANE slimly lost to STING in a 2 minute gruesome Bloodfeud battle.
KOOMADON was subdued by THE LIMPER in a 1 minute expert's Challenge Title fight.
RECLAN unbelievably bested SHIRLEY JACKSON in a popular 2 minute Challenge fight.
XIQUEEL was viciously subdued by SPEKT in a action packed 1 minute Challenge brawl.
PISTOL PETE bested RIP PAPA BEAR in a 2 minute bloody Challenge match.
MARGERY KEMPE was overcome by CRIXX in a action packed 4 minute Challenge fight.
BAMNOR was vanquished by LAUDINA in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
BONNIE PARKER won victory over ANTON CHEKHOV in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
MUTOMBO unbelievably bested ELLEN RIPLEY in a popular 4 minute gory Challenge duel.
FOE-HAMMER was narrowly defeated by AHNA MISSTEP in a 2 minute Challenge melee.
OTTO'S SOUS-CHEF was overpowered by MAGNA CARTA in a 1 minute Challenge match.
BUYICA bested FASTRADA in a exciting 1 minute master's conflict.
RINGIL demolished VETERAN MERCENARY in a 2 minute bloody one-sided brawl.
KYLE DEMONBLADE was overcome by BROKEN BLADE in a 1 minute expert's fight.
UHKANT was defeated by BROKEN in a action packed 2 minute expert's struggle.
HAKEEM savagely defeated DOOT in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bloody brawl.
RAYMOND CARVER was overpowered by ZAGRID in a exciting 1 minute brutal one-sided bout.
SLAINE was overpowered by OTTO'S FRY GUY in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
ZORRO was devastated by DOROTHY PARKER in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
SHANKAR was outlasted by SHELENA in a 7 minute duel.
CHRISTINE DE PIZAN savagely defeated SAILASA in a action packed 2 minute bout.
DR. ROBOTNIK was outwaited by SAI in a tiring 22 minute brutal contest.
PRIVID outlasted T-1000 in a dull 17 minute fight.
SAUL BELLOW beat HARRY in a 2 minute fight.
LEXI was unbelievably bested by JIHL BLAZEFURY in a 3 minute fight.
CARTER was savagely defeated by RUINN in a 1 minute gruesome match.
CLYDE THE GLIDE overpowered TRAITOROUS ORC in a 1 minute uneven duel.
SIR CHARLES was savagely defeated by KALEESI in a 4 minute bloody novice's fray.
TRACI won victory over PANZY in a popular 1 minute novice's bout.
AHLRIC was slaughtered by DEAD 1 in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
JIVE TURKEY overpowered PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided match.
PIP SQUEEK overpowered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
BIG DOPE overpowered PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided fray.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                     11         TOTAL PARRY       76 -  50 -  4      60  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   9         AIMED BLOW        40 -  27 -  1      60  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  8         STRIKING ATTACK   42 -  39 -  2      52  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    6         WALL OF STEEL     38 -  40 -  1      49  |
|AIMED BLOW                       6         PARRY-RIPOSTE     15 -  16 -  1      48  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      6         PARRY-STRIKE      13 -  14 -  0      48  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         SLASHING ATTACK   27 -  32 -  4      46  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         PARRY-LUNGE       27 -  33 -  1      45  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    4         BASHING ATTACK    24 -  32 -  3      43  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     3         LUNGING ATTACK    38 -  62 -  1      38  |

Turn 402 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       3 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     2 -  3         3  WALL OF STEEL  
WALL OF STEEL      5 -  1     LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  6         2  STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         4 -  2     STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  6         2  PARRY-STRIKE   
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  2                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    
TOTAL PARRY        6 -  5                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
PARRY-LUNGE        3 -  3                                       1  TOTAL PARRY    
PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  2                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-LUNGE      BUYICA 3606                14  12  1  113 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
WALL OF STEEL    RINGIL 3633                18   4  0  100 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    UHKANT 3497                27  16  0   97 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
STRIKING ATTACK  KOOMADON 3602              16  10  0   95 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
PARRY-STRIKE     ZAGRID 3528                23  15  1   94 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
BASHING ATTACK   DOOT 3603                  11   8  0   58 PRAY THE GODS (155)
TOTAL PARRY      CRIXX 3672                 10   6  1   53 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
LUNGING ATTACK   BAMNOR 3608                13  12  0   51 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
AIMED BLOW       CHRISTINE DE PIZAN 3727     5   1  0   48 DARQUE AGES (29)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is ZAGRID 3528.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
ELLEN RIPLEY 3703.  The ten other most popular fighters were SHIRLEY JACKSON 3582, 
CRIXX 3672, CHRISTINE DE PIZAN 3727, RECLAN 3650, BROKEN 3644, RIP PAPA BEAR 3635, 
AHNA MISSTEP 3729, RINGIL 3633, KALEESI 3758, and MARGERY KEMPE 3686.

The least popular fighter this week was DR. ROBOTNIK 3737.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were SAI 3678, PRIVID 3665, T-1000 3704, SHELENA 1601, SIR CHARLES 
3733, TRAITOROUS ORC 3760, CARTER 3719, JIHL BLAZEFURY 3735, SAILASA 3692, and 
SHANKAR 3585.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

BUYICA (81-3606) WICKED MARTYRS (148)

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

FASTRADA (81-3607) DARQUE AGES (29)