DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 08/10/2022    Duedate: 08/23/2022

SHADOWSPIRE ARENA

DM-81    TURN-404

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

KOOMADON
CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
(81-3602) [18-10-0,118]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

KOOMADON                       JIVE TURKEY
CULT OF BACCHUS (4)            NAME TAGS (199)
(81-3602) [18-10-0,118]        (81-3753) [2-1-1,25]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

ZAGRID                         BONNIE PARKER
CLAN LONGBEARD (39)            HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
(81-3528) [24-16-1,89]         (81-3702) [5-6-0,36]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

NBA LEGENDS (156)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. NBA LEGENDS (156)           44
2. PRAY THE GODS (155)         33      MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
3. LITERATE LOONS (40)         31      Unchartered Team
4. WICKED MARTYRS (148)        28
5. CLAN LONGBEARD (39)         24      NAME TAGS (199)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)      159 111  9 58.9   1/ 1 NBA LEGENDS (156)        11  4 0
 2/ 3 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)   31  23  0 57.4   2/ 6 PRAY THE GODS (155)       9  6 1
 3/ 4 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)      862 703 27 55.1   3/ 4 WICKED MARTYRS (148)      8  4 0
 4/ 6 NBA LEGENDS (156)        132 108  9 55.0   4/ 9*NAME TAGS (199)           8  7 2
 5/ 1*NAME TAGS (199)            8   7  2 53.3   5/ 8 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   8  7 1
 6/ 7 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)      793 699 29 53.2   6/ 2 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)       8  7 1
 7/ 8 DARQUE AGES (29)         918 844 39 52.1   7/ 3 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)   8  7 0
 8/ 9 PRAY THE GODS (155)      421 389 27 52.0   8/10 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       7  8 0
 9/10 WICKED MARTYRS (148)     535 534 21 50.0   9/ 5 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       6  8 0
10/11 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)  312 334 21 48.3  10/13 LITERATE LOONS (40)       6  9 0
11/12 LITERATE LOONS (40)      635 744 30 46.0  11/ 7 MADNESS (190)             6  9 0
12/14 MADNESS (190)             66  84  2 44.0  12/11 DARQUE AGES (29)          5 10 0
13/13 PLUM ISLAND SKEETE (195)  32  42  1 43.2  13-12 HIGH ORDER (123)          2  3 0
14-15 HIGH ORDER (123)          18  36  3 33.3  14/15 PLUM ISLAND SKEETE (195)  1  4 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.

Here I am. At the pinnacle of my success here in Shadowspire. I defeat the old 
Duelmaster to become the new Duelmaster and we both get whisked off to the Isle. Ahhh, 
the feeling of immortality. Feels better than all known reports said it would. Kind of 
brings a new twist to the phrase of, "Out with the old and in with the new and out 
with the old". Or something.

I am our teams 4th Lord Protector and third Duelmaster. Small potatoes compared to 
some guilds here, but still we strive to excell. Four different styles, as well. We 
orcs are nothing, if not diverse. No, really. LOL

The Boss has informed me to be prepared to look for employment at the Isle. I may be 
immortal, but room and board aint cheap or free. He claims the budget doesn't allow 
for paying me to continue fighting. There would be money if he didn't keep skimming 
from the profits. As for sharing any orcish secrets, there really aint nothin' 
special. 11-19-5-11-21-9-11 and the commission was to damn cheap to afford me any 
special goodies when I signed up. So what you saw was what I am. Pure prime orc meat, 
tough as gristle. I think I'll go out with a night fight and maybe tune up one of 
those resident bad guys. Let's see what happens.

Good luck to whoever claims the throne. You'll need it to hold on to it. Laterz 
everyone.

                                          Ringil 
                                          Wall of Steel Extraordinaire 
                                          and Orc of the Year!

                                      SPY REPORT

Somebody turn that bright light off!  It is giving me a massive headache and making it 
hard to sleep in the spy reporters' box.  Oh, it's the sun?  Nevermind!  I guess I 
will just do the adult thing and suffer the consequences of my poor decisions from the 
previous evening.  Yeah right, let's get this report done so I can vamoose over to the 
tavern and repeat the process!

Duelmaster! Duelmaster! Duelmaster!  It is a good place to start. And, we lost a 
Duelmaster because Ringil leaves us for the Isle.  He tried his luck in the Dark Arena 
and it worked out pretty well for him.  Our other graduate, The Limper, wasn't so 
lucky.  It might have been going into the Dark Arena with a limp.  He died, but not 
really. Once you're immortal, does it matter?

Our Duelmaster's match came down to Koomadon v. Reclan.  Reclan made an impressive 
challenge up 28 points to face Koomadon, but it did not work out for him, and he lost 
in a 1-minute fight.  Hail to Koomadon, our newest Duelmaster, but it too will be 
short-lived as he leaves for the Isle next turn.  So, we rinse and repeat the next 
turn! 

Today's BY THE NUMBERS is brought to you by Otto's Diner, where food safety is someone 
else's problem.

     Fights:         34 (+2)
     DA Deaths:      3
     Non-DA Deaths:  1
     Blood Feuds:    1 (0-1 for the avenger of blood)
     Challenges:     12 (7-5-1 for the challengers)
     Most Avoided:   Pray the Gods
     Avoiding Most:  Big Lake Solution
     Most Challenged Warrior:  Koomadon (18-10-0, 118)

     Largest Up Challenge: +28 - RECLAN (81-3650) (9-4-0,82) of PRAY THE GODS 
     challenged KOOMADON (81-3602) (17-10-0,110) of CULT OF BACCHUS. RECLAN was 
     overpowered by KOOMADON in a 1-minute one-sided Challenge Title struggle.

     Largest Down Challenge:  -12 - JIHL BLAZEFURY (81-3735) (3-2-0,18) of BIG LAKE 
     SOLUTION challenged TRACI (81-3740) (1-3-0,6) of MADNESS. JIHL BLAZEFURY 
     outlasted TRACI in a crowd-pleasing 7-minute Challenge match.

Thunderstorms are rolling in and making wreaking havoc on my golems. I've had to write 
this report by hand, and I may even have to deliver it myself.  No respect in this 
place!  I'm not sure who the weather god is, or any god for that matter, but he or she 
or it needs to get it together!  This is too much!  I need a drink and a bar wench to 
stroke my hair and tell me I'm pretty!  See you bums next time!

                                          -- Huard DePriest

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KOOMADON 3602                18  10  0   118       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DOROTHY PARKER 3591          13  17  1   105       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 LAUDINA 3658                 11   9  0   104       MADNESS (190)
 UHKANT 3497                  28  17  0   101       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 BROKEN BLADE 3494            20  22  2    99       MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
 DOOT 3603                    13   8  0    96       PRAY THE GODS (155)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ZAGRID 3528                  24  16  1    89       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 KYLE DEMONBLADE 3634         11  15  0    88       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 SHIRLEY JACKSON 3582         14  17  0    87       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 PISTOL PETE 3683             10   2  0    81       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 HAKEEM 2521                  16  21  3    80       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 CRIXX 3672                   12   6  1    79       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 RECLAN 3650                   9   5  0    79       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 BROKEN 3644                  14   9  0    73       MADNESS (190)
 SPEKT 3541                   16  21  0    69       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 RAYMOND CARVER 3543          13  23  1    68       LITERATE LOONS (40)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHANKAR 3585                 12  10  1    66       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 XIQUEEL 3659                 10  10  0    65       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 YRVO 3666                     9   6  0    65       PLUM ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
 ZORRO 3706                    8   3  0    64       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
 SLAINE 3713                   9   1  0    58       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BAMNOR 3608                  13  14  0    53       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 RUINN 3695                    7   6  0    48       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 OTTO'S FRY GUY 3648          10  11  1    45       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 CHRISTINE DE PIZAN 3727       6   2  0    43       DARQUE AGES (29)
 STING 3661                   11   7  1    42       MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
 SAI 3678                      9   2  0    41       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 MARGERY KEMPE 3686            8   7  1    37       DARQUE AGES (29)
-SHELENA 1601                  8   3  0    37       HIGH ORDER (123)
 BONNIE PARKER 3702            5   6  0    36       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
 PRIVID 3665                   8  10  0    34       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 MUTOMBO 3728                  7   1  0    34       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 ANTON CHEKHOV 3651            5  16  0    34       LITERATE LOONS (40)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SAILASA 3692                  6   3  0    30       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 AVLUV 3670                    7   8  0    29       PLUM ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
 ELLEN RIPLEY 3703             5   6  0    29       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DR. ROBOTNIK 3737             5   1  0    29       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
 CLYDE THE GLIDE 3732          3   3  0    25       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 JIVE TURKEY 3753              2   1  1    25       NAME TAGS (199)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MAGNA CARTA 3747              2   2  0    21       DARQUE AGES (29)
 SAUL BELLOW 3709              4   7  1    20       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 JIHL BLAZEFURY 3735           4   2  0    20       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 AHNA MISSTEP 3729             2   5  1    18       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 PIP SQUEEK 3754               2   1  0    18       NAME TAGS (199)
 OTTO'S SOUS-CHEF 3744         3   1  0    17       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 YEET 3708                     3   7  0    16       PLUM ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
 AMBER LYNN 3738               3   1  0    15       PLUM ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
-SARAH JANE 3717               2   4  0    14       HIGH ORDER (123)
-KALEESI 3758                  1   0  0    14       HIGH ORDER (123)
 SIR CHARLES 3733              3   3  0    12       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 BELLYTIMBER 3771              1   0  0    11       DARQUE AGES (29)
 FOE-HAMMER 3736               2   4  0    10       MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
-LEXI 3718                     2   4  0    10       HIGH ORDER (123)
 SNIDELY WHIPLASH 3767         1   0  0    10       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
 BERTHA 3769                   1   0  0    10       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 BIG BERTHA 3768               1   0  0    10       NAME TAGS (199)
-CARTER 3719                   1   5  1     9       HIGH ORDER (123)
 TRACI 3740                    1   4  0     8       MADNESS (190)
 PANZY 3755                    1   2  0     6       NAME TAGS (199)
 BIG DOPE 3752                 1   2  0     5       NAME TAGS (199)
 RON 3750                      0   2  0     2       PLUM ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
 KILLEAN 3761                  0   2  0     2       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 KOMMA 3766                    0   1  0     1       MADNESS (190)
 BUBONIC 3770                  0   1  0     1       DARQUE AGES (29)
 MIMI 3765                     0   1  0     1       MADNESS (190)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
THE LIMPER 3516        19 22 0 BIG LAKE SOLUTIO 178 SHEWISH GIANT         404  NONE
AHLRIC 3756             0  2 0 CLAN LONGBEARD 39    DEAD 1 3751           402  NONE
OTTO'S DRIVE THR 3757   1  1 0 CULT OF BACCHUS 4    AHNA MISSTEP 3729     404   
KALRANOTH II 3712       1  5 1 HIGH ORDER 123       STING 3661            401   
ARNOLD 3741             0  1 0 MADNESS 190          DOOMSDAY 3720         400  NOT REVENGED
HARRY 3748              1  2 0 MADNESS 190          JIVE TURKEY 3753      403   
RIP PAPA BEAR 3635      9 15 0 MADNESS 190          SHANKAR 3585          403   
ATHELAS 3742            0  2 0 MIRKWOOD ORCS 188    DAISY 3743            401   
TRAITOROUS ORC 3760     0  3 0 MIRKWOOD ORCS 188    MOUNTAIN TROLL        404  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

2-3 with 2 deaths. Terrible. Broken will Bloodfeud RIP and I don't know if its 
possible since they are a replacement, but since the other kill was a random with a 
low level I don't feel its fair to down challenge just to get revenge. RIP wasn't my 
best but he had enough potential I'll probably add him to my dead tourny pool. Quite a 
few dead piling up. As for the newbies? Solid rollups and in theory upgrades from the 
two lost. Mimi and Komma will be the two new kids on the block. -- Eli 

Broken -- Last turn I had a Blade vs Blade duel. This time a Broken vs Broken. I dare 
say no one else can claim such unique trivia. Of course, I shoulda won, but we orcs 
always say that. To be honest, I find wins by accident. -- Broken Blade

Magna Carta -- Hey, that was some tough beans the Commission handed out to you. 14 
less fights is a tough uphill battle, but you fought well and proved to be a skill pig 
at the end. Just the thing an honorary orc would do. LOL -- Sting

Traci -- You had your shot. I'm tired of getting hit so I put an end to our fight. 
Sorry, not sorry. LOL -- Foe-Hammer

I am the trickster Orc. The Boss keeps sending me to fight at night but I out fox him 
and sneak into the arena during the day. I'ma gonna try to trick him again. This is 
fun. Wish me luck! -- Traitorous Orc

NBA Legends -- Don't go bringing Narsil's name into this conversation. He remembers 
you guys fondly. :) -- Boss Orc

Sir Charles -- Spoken like a true orc. Are you? LOL -- Foe-Hammer

Personal Ads DM81RIP RIP Papa Bear.  A bit awkward to get killed by a whiffle.  --B  
Shankar

Boss Orc -- Thanks, I first thought about working towards the alphabet naming while 
fighting in Lapur in 1992-1993 and I started trying with Clan Longbeard when 
Shadowspire opened. I agree it is time consuming and I have no idea if anyone else has 
even thought about it. Perhaps Consortium has done it, but may not even realize it. I 
blame it all on my OCD. -- Visionist

Raymond Carver -- Deja vu! -- Zagrid

Dr. Robotnik -- Good challenge. I am improving, maybe next time I will have your 
number. -- Ruinn

Margery Kempe -- I was concerned for about 1 second, then the duel began. -- Slaine

Otto's Sous-Chef -- Speed kills. Luckily for me not this time. You could have shared 
the wealth in training though. -- Killean

Congrats Ringil and The Limper on your invite to the Isle -- Clan Longbeard

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

RINGIL viciously butchered HIGH ELF in a 3 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
THE LIMPER was unbelievably slain by SHEWISH GIANT in a 2 minute Dark Arena battle.
TRAITOROUS ORC was assassinated by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
BROKEN was viciously subdued by SHANKAR in a 3 minute veteran's Bloodfeud contest.
XIQUEEL was demolished by BROKEN BLADE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge competition.
RECLAN was overpowered by KOOMADON in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge Title struggle.
DOOT bested KYLE DEMONBLADE in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge competition.
ZORRO vanquished OTTO'S FRY GUY in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
SAI luckily beat BONNIE PARKER in a action packed 8 minute gory Challenge duel.
MAGNA CARTA was defeated by ANTON CHEKHOV in a 2 minute Challenge match.
JIVE TURKEY was defeated by CHRISTINE DE PIZAN in a exciting 1 minute Challenge match.
MARGERY KEMPE slimly won victory over ELLEN RIPLEY in a 3 minute Challenge conflict.
JIHL BLAZEFURY outlasted TRACI in a crowd pleasing 7 minute Challenge match.
CLYDE THE GLIDE overpowered BIG DOPE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge conflict.
AHNA MISSTEP narrowly killed OTTO'S DRIVE THRU in a 2 minute gory Challenge duel.
PANZY was outwaited by DR. ROBOTNIK in a dull 13 minute brutal Challenge duel.
ZAGRID was devastated by LAUDINA in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
UHKANT was overpowered by DOROTHY PARKER in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
HAKEEM overpowered SPEKT in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
RAYMOND CARVER was savagely defeated by CRIXX in a crowd pleasing 5 minute conflict.
SHIRLEY JACKSON beat YRVO in a action packed 1 minute fight.
PISTOL PETE demolished VETERAN MERCENARY in a 2 minute uneven bout.
BAMNOR was vanquished by RUINN in a 1 minute mismatched fray.
STING was defeated by SLAINE in a 1 minute match.
SAILASA outlasted SIR CHARLES in a dull 23 minute fight.
AVLUV was outlasted by MUTOMBO in a dull 21 minute fight.
PRIVID outlasted YEET in a tiresome 8 minute gruesome bout.
SAUL BELLOW was beaten by PIP SQUEEK in a 2 minute expert vs. novice upset duel.
FOE-HAMMER was unbelievably bested by AMBER LYNN in a crowd pleasing 4 minute bout.
OTTO'S SOUS-CHEF beat KILLEAN in a action packed 1 minute novice's fight.
RON was handily defeated by BELLYTIMBER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
MIMI was demolished by BERTHA in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
KOMMA was overpowered by BIG BERTHA in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
SNIDELY WHIPLASH handily defeated BUBONIC in a 1 minute gruesome mismatched match.

                                    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 -  46 -  4      62  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                  11         AIMED BLOW        40 -  26 -  1      61  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  8         PARRY-RIPOSTE     18 -  17 -  1      51  |
|AIMED BLOW                       6         WALL OF STEEL     36 -  35 -  3      51  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    6         STRIKING ATTACK   43 -  43 -  2      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         SLASHING ATTACK   25 -  28 -  3      47  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         BASHING ATTACK    25 -  29 -  3      46  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    5         PARRY-LUNGE       25 -  34 -  1      42  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      4         PARRY-STRIKE      10 -  17 -  0      37  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     3         LUNGING ATTACK    35 -  65 -  3      35  |

Turn 404 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:

AIMED BLOW         6 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  3         2  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        9 -  2     STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  5         2  AIMED BLOW     
BASHING ATTACK     4 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      2 -  4         2  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
PARRY-LUNGE        2 -  2     LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  8         2  BASHING ATTACK 
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  4         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  3         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                                                                1  LUNGING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  KOOMADON 3602              18  10  0  118 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
PARRY-LUNGE      LAUDINA 3658               11   9  0  104 MADNESS (190)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    UHKANT 3497                28  17  0  101 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
BASHING ATTACK   DOOT 3603                  13   8  0   96 PRAY THE GODS (155)
PARRY-STRIKE     ZAGRID 3528                24  16  1   89 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
TOTAL PARRY      CRIXX 3672                 12   6  1   79 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
WALL OF STEEL    BROKEN 3644                14   9  0   73 MADNESS (190)
LUNGING ATTACK   YRVO 3666                   9   6  0   65 PLUM ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
AIMED BLOW       ZORRO 3706                  8   3  0   64 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
SLASHING ATTACK  RUINN 3695                  7   6  0   48 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
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 
BONNIE PARKER 3702.  The ten other most popular fighters were CRIXX 3672, KYLE 
DEMONBLADE 3634, ELLEN RIPLEY 3703, TRACI 3740, FOE-HAMMER 3736, SHANKAR 3585, DOOT 
3603, BROKEN 3644, ANTON CHEKHOV 3651, and SHIRLEY JACKSON 3582.

The least popular fighter this week was AVLUV 3670.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were SIR CHARLES 3733, SAILASA 3692, MUTOMBO 3728, DR. ROBOTNIK 3737, PRIVID 
3665, PANZY 3755, JIHL BLAZEFURY 3735, BUBONIC 3770, MIMI 3765, and RON 3750.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

KOOMADON (81-3602) CULT OF BACCHUS (4)

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

THE LIMPER (81-3516) BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
RINGIL (81-3633) MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)