DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 08/24/2022    Duedate: 09/06/2022

SHADOWSPIRE ARENA

DM-81    TURN-405

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

LAUDINA
MADNESS (190)
(81-3658) [12-9-1,128]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

LAUDINA                        BIG DOPE
MADNESS (190)                  NAME TAGS (199)
(81-3658) [12-9-1,128]         (81-3752) [2-2-1,33]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

ZAGRID                         ANTON CHEKHOV
CLAN LONGBEARD (39)            LITERATE LOONS (40)
(81-3528) [25-16-1,92]         (81-3651) [5-17-0,32]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

HEROES & VILLAINS (197)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)         43
2. HEROES & VILLAINS (197)     41      HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
3. NAME TAGS (199)             30      Unchartered Team
4. PRAY THE GODS (155)         28
5. WICKED MARTYRS (148)        25      NAME TAGS (199)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)   36  23  0 61.0   1/ 7 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)  12  3 0
 2/ 1 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)      163 112  9 59.3   2/ 2 PRAY THE GODS (155)      10  5 2
 3/ 3 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)      865 704 28 55.1   3/ 6 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)       9  6 1
 4/ 4 NBA LEGENDS (156)        133 112  9 54.3   4/ 9 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       8  6 1
 5/ 6 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)      796 701 29 53.2   5/ 8 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       8  7 0
 6/ 8 PRAY THE GODS (155)      424 391 28 52.0   6/ 1 NBA LEGENDS (156)         8  7 0
 7/ 7 DARQUE AGES (29)         918 849 39 52.0   7/ 3 WICKED MARTYRS (148)      7  5 0
 8/ 9 WICKED MARTYRS (148)     538 535 21 50.1   8/ 5 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   7  8 1
 9/ 5*NAME TAGS (199)           10  10  3 50.0   9/10 LITERATE LOONS (40)       7  8 0
10/10 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)  314 337 21 48.2  10/ 4*NAME TAGS (199)           6  9 2
11/11 LITERATE LOONS (40)      638 746 30 46.1  11/11 MADNESS (190)             5 10 1
12/12 MADNESS (190)             68  87  3 43.9  12/14 PLUM ISLAND SKEETE (195)  3  7 0
13/13 PLUM ISLAND SKEETE (195)  34  45  1 43.0  13/12 DARQUE AGES (29)          3 12 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.

Hail mighty warriors of Shadowspire,

Tis I, your esteemed Duelmaster, Koomadon! 

Unfortunately, for you and I, this will be my only turn as such. I will be off to 
retirement after this fight. Now, who do I challenge? Do I go for one of he top 10, 
orrrrrrrrrrr, do I Bloodfeud Ahna Misstep and avenge my fallen team mate Otto's Drive 
Thru, knowing my faves? I believe that is an easy choice, as long as Den shows some 
honor and doesn't kill off Ahna Misstep first!

Speaking of faves, her are mine:

    Stats: 11-9-17-17-15-4-11
    BS, MO/VL, Slash tactic and I learn Attack skills.

As for a trinket to leave in the throne room, I am going to leave a copy of the 
painting I had made of my winning blow vs Reclan, which was my scimitar twisting 
around his short spear parry and almost slicing off his right forearm!

Enjoy your time on the sands!

                                          Lord Protector,
                                          Koomadon

                                      SPY REPORT

     Busy, busy, busy, lots of things happening in SHADOWSPIRE this turn, and let's 
start with a look at some of the teams.  It seems the training can make the 
difference, as NBA LEGENDS is pushed out of top team by HEROES & VILLAINS, who came 
from 7th with a 5-0-0 this turn.  Now keep the taverns open late tonight, for there 
are sorrows to drown for NAME TAGS, whose 2-3-1 this turn dropped them by 6 into 
10th.  HEROES & VILLAINS stable has parlayed this turn's 5-0-0 into a 6 space move up 
the rankings.  This brings them up to 1st place.  Good work, guys!  The CULT OF 
BACCHUS guild has had a 3-1-1 turn and deserves to be watched in the future.  You 
never know where this kind of thing can lead.  CLYDE THE GLIDE has lost to 
FOE-HAMMER, falling 12 points, while helping make NBA LEGENDS a 1-4-0 turn.  This 
week's Duelmaster bout was between AHNA MISSTEP and our Duelmaster KOOMADON, making a 
Bloodfeud.  The attempts to dethrone the Duelmaster have failed, and KOOMADON remains 
SHADOWSPIRE's top warrior for another turn.  Can someone confirm a rumor for me?  I 
hear the top team makes their losing fighters do dishes at Otto's Diner until they 
win.  Maybe?   
     Oriental wise man once say, 'Hiding behind shields prevents proper sun tanning.' 
Inscrutable, but true.  PRAY THE GODS has cause to stand tall, as they were 
SHADOWSPIRE's most avoided team.  A smart manager knows this is a team to beat.  And 
avoiding PRAY THE GODS more than any other team we find NBA LEGENDS.  SHADOWSPIRE, 
are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing?  Well, sports fans, take 
notice that AHNA MISSTEP from BIG LAKE SOLUTION was SHADOWSPIRE's most challenged 
warrior this turn.  In a brave attempt, AVLUV from PLUM ISLAND SKEETERS challenged up 
24 points to fight BAMNOR from the CULT OF BACCHUS stable.  AVLUV perhaps got hers 
just desserts, seeing as she subdued BAMNOR and ended up with 47 recognition points.  
KYLE DEMONBLADE of BIG LAKE SOLUTION had better have a good reason for challenging 
down 9 points in a challenge which he was slain.  I thought KYLE DEMONBLADE showed 
great skill and promise when he was slain by RECLAN.  All right, so I slept through 
it!  Big deal!   
     The Dark Arena is for those who cannot win, not who cannot lose with grace.  
Dignity in life or death is the warrior's creed.  The grave that NAME TAGS had dug 
for BIG DOPE may yet be filled with the body of HIGH ELF.  Seldom are the likes of 
this to be seen.  BIG DOPE lives still!  Hearty mugs of ale were raised in 
SHADOWSPIRE today as PISTOL PETE was bid farewell to a 10-3-0 warrior, with LAUDINA 
of MADNESS standing silent and pensive.  BIG LAKE SOLUTION has lost KYLE DEMONBLADE 
to the arena in the sky, but they don't seem to be worried.  What do you expect from 
11-16-0?  MADNESS, with any luck NBA LEGENDS will successfully bloodfeud LAUDINA for 
killing such a warrior as PISTOL PETE.  Have a little decency, will ya?  Kudos go out 
to KOOMADON this turn, for revenging CULT OF BACCHUS' bloodfeud against BIG LAKE 
SOLUTION's warrior AHNA MISSTEP.  Well done.  We'd like to remind certain teams not 
to rob the graves of their enemies.  You know who you are; and it's considered rude.  
     I like this place, SHADOWSPIRE, the taverns have old wine, and young serving 
girls.  Who could ask for more?  It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet 
again, keep your swords sharp and your hammers heavy.  Until you see my quill in 
SHADOWSPIRE again, farewell-- Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LAUDINA 3658                 12   9  1   128       MADNESS (190)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DOOT 3603                    14   8  0   108       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 UHKANT 3497                  29  17  0   106       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 RECLAN 3650                  10   5  1   102       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 DOROTHY PARKER 3591          13  18  1    99       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 SHIRLEY JACKSON 3582         15  17  0    94       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 ZAGRID 3528                  25  16  1    92       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BROKEN BLADE 3494            20  23  2    89       MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
 CRIXX 3672                   13   6  1    85       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 RAYMOND CARVER 3543          14  23  1    80       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 XIQUEEL 3659                 11  10  0    80       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 ZORRO 3706                    9   3  0    77       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
 HAKEEM 2521                  16  22  3    73       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 SPEKT 3541                   16  22  0    71       WICKED MARTYRS (148)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 YRVO 3666                     9   7  0    66       PLUM ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
 BROKEN 3644                  14  10  0    64       MADNESS (190)
 SHANKAR 3585                 12  11  1    57       PRAY THE GODS (155)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OTTO'S FRY GUY 3648          11  11  1    56       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 SLAINE 3713                   9   2  0    55       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 BAMNOR 3608                  13  15  0    54       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 RUINN 3695                    8   6  0    53       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 STING 3661                   12   7  1    52       MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
 AVLUV 3670                    8   8  0    47       PLUM ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
 BONNIE PARKER 3702            6   6  0    46       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
 PRIVID 3665                   9  10  0    39       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 SAILASA 3692                  7   3  0    37       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 SAI 3678                      9   3  0    36       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 ELLEN RIPLEY 3703             6   6  0    36       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
 CHRISTINE DE PIZAN 3727       6   3  0    34       DARQUE AGES (29)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MARGERY KEMPE 3686            8   8  1    33       DARQUE AGES (29)
 BIG DOPE 3752                 2   2  1    33       NAME TAGS (199)
 ANTON CHEKHOV 3651            5  17  0    32       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 DR. ROBOTNIK 3737             6   1  0    31       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
 SAUL BELLOW 3709              5   7  1    28       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 FOE-HAMMER 3736               3   4  0    28       MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
 MUTOMBO 3728                  7   2  0    26       NBA LEGENDS (156)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AHNA MISSTEP 3729             2   6  1    23       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 JIVE TURKEY 3753              2   2  1    22       NAME TAGS (199)
 BERTHA 3769                   2   0  0    22       WICKED MARTYRS (148)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OTTO'S SOUS-CHEF 3744         4   1  1    21       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 SIR CHARLES 3733              4   3  0    21       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 OTTO'S BASBOY 3775            1   0  0    21       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 BIG BERTHA 3768               2   0  0    20       NAME TAGS (199)
 SNIDELY WHIPLASH 3767         2   0  0    19       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
 JIHL BLAZEFURY 3735           4   3  0    17       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 YEET 3708                     3   8  0    17       PLUM ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
 MOUTH OF SAURON 3773          1   0  0    16       MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
 CLYDE THE GLIDE 3732          3   4  0    13       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 PIP SQUEEK 3754               2   2  0    13       NAME TAGS (199)
 AMBER LYNN 3738               3   2  0    11       PLUM ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
 MAGNA CARTA 3747              2   3  0     9       DARQUE AGES (29)
 WORMTONGUE 3774               1   0  0     9       MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
 TRACI 3740                    1   5  0     8       MADNESS (190)
 RON 3750                      1   2  0     8       PLUM ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
 KOMMA 3766                    1   1  0     6       MADNESS (190)
 BELLYTIMBER 3771              1   1  0     4       DARQUE AGES (29)
 KILLEAN 3761                  0   3  0     3       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 BUBONIC 3770                  0   2  0     2       DARQUE AGES (29)
 MIMI 3765                     0   2  0     2       MADNESS (190)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
KYLE DEMONBLADE 3634   11 16 0 BIG LAKE SOLUTIO 178 RECLAN 3650           405   
OTTO'S DRIVE THR 3757   1  1 0 CULT OF BACCHUS 4    AHNA MISSTEP 3729     404  JUST REVENGED
HIGH ELF                0  0 0 DARK ARENA           BIG DOPE 3752         405  NONE
KALRANOTH II 3712       1  5 1 HIGH ORDER 123       STING 3661            401  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  NONE
PANZY 3755              1  3 0 NAME TAGS 199        OTTO'S SOUS-CHEF 3744 405   
PISTOL PETE 3683       10  3 0 NBA LEGENDS 156      LAUDINA 3658          405   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Aarrgh! The trickster has been tricked. -- Traitorous Orc

Wow. Shadowspire pumping out the Lord Protectors, lately. -- Boss Orc

Xiqueel -- You challenged me for the skills, didn't you? I feel used. -- Broken Blade

Slaine -- Go wrestle a stick of dynomite. LOL -- Sting

Amber Lynn -- WTH?!? Do I have a scum magnet stuck on my back, or something? GO AWAY! 
-- Foe-Hammer

I purchased the contracts of two new recruits, sight unseen. I hear they are bonafide 
Hall of Fame stock. -- Boss Orc

Wow, dodgin' the TP gauntlet around here is tough! -- SouthernBoy

Fry Guy -- Not sure I like you swinging first, but man you teach so well!!! -- Zorro

Bubonic -- I'm not evil. Just slightly bent and very twisted. -- Snidley

Panzy -- A little too much desperation for my liking. I'll be putting the brain to 
work on that -- Dr. Robotnik

Laudina -- What the... No respect for your elders. -- Zagrid the Slighted

Dorothy Parker -- Advantage to you. Ouch! -- Uhkant the Impressed

Bamnor -- Sorry about laughing at the thought of killing you. Thanks for the excellent 
training. -- Ruinn the Blessed

Sting -- I hope your infirmary stay was short. -- Slaine the Nimble

Otto's Sous Chef -- YOU AGAIN! Just like a damn golem to not share the training wealth 
for a 2nd time. -- Killean the Indignant

Congrats, Koomadon, on your invite to the Isle. -- Clan Longbeard

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BIG DOPE butchered HIGH ELF in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
KOOMADON vanquished AHNA MISSTEP in a 1 minute brutal uneven Bloodfeud battle.
DOOT overpowered BROKEN BLADE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
PISTOL PETE was butchered by LAUDINA in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge Title fight.
KYLE DEMONBLADE was butchered by RECLAN in a 1 minute uneven Challenge brawl.
ZORRO overpowered SHANKAR in a 2 minute bloody one-sided Challenge struggle.
YRVO was viciously subdued by CRIXX in a action packed 5 minute Challenge fight.
OTTO'S FRY GUY vanquished CHRISTINE DE PIZAN in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
SAI was savagely defeated by STING in a 4 minute gruesome Challenge duel.
MUTOMBO was savagely defeated by PRIVID in a tiresome 27 minute Challenge fight.
AVLUV beat BAMNOR in a exciting 4 minute brutal Challenge fight.
SAILASA unbelievably bested ANTON CHEKHOV in a 6 minute Challenge conflict.
YEET was luckily beaten by DR. ROBOTNIK in a 3 minute gory Challenge brawl.
SIR CHARLES overcame PIP SQUEEK in a popular 5 minute Challenge conflict.
JIHL BLAZEFURY was viciously subdued by ELLEN RIPLEY in a 2 minute Challenge bout.
BIG BERTHA viciously subdued AMBER LYNN in a 2 minute bloody amateur's Challenge bout.
KOMMA slimly won victory over BUBONIC in a 4 minute novice's Challenge fight.
MIMI was savagely defeated by RON in a 2 minute brutal novice's Challenge bout.
PANZY was slain by OTTO'S SOUS-CHEF in a 2 minute amateur's Challenge conflict.
DOROTHY PARKER slimly lost to UHKANT in a 2 minute veteran's bout.
HAKEEM lost to RAYMOND CARVER in a action packed 3 minute gruesome veteran's match.
ZAGRID viciously subdued SPEKT in a 2 minute brutal veteran's contest.
SHIRLEY JACKSON overpowered SLAINE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
BROKEN was beaten by XIQUEEL in a popular 2 minute gory expert's fight.
MARGERY KEMPE was subdued by BONNIE PARKER in a exciting 6 minute gruesome melee.
RUINN handily defeated JIVE TURKEY in a 1 minute uneven bout.
CLYDE THE GLIDE was overpowered by FOE-HAMMER in a 1 minute uneven competition.
SAUL BELLOW overpowered TRACI in a action packed 1 minute one-sided fight.
MAGNA CARTA was handily defeated by OTTO'S BASBOY in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
KILLEAN was overpowered by SNIDELY WHIPLASH in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BELLYTIMBER was overpowered by BERTHA in a 1 minute uneven bout.
MOUTH OF SAURON demolished PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 1 minute uneven contest.
WORMTONGUE defeated MORDANT DESERTER in a exciting 1 minute novice's struggle.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  12         TOTAL PARRY       73 -  46 -  3      61  |
|TOTAL PARRY                     11         AIMED BLOW        38 -  25 -  1      60  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  7         WALL OF STEEL     35 -  30 -  3      54  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   6         PARRY-RIPOSTE     19 -  17 -  1      53  |
|AIMED BLOW                       6         BASHING ATTACK    28 -  27 -  4      51  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    5         STRIKING ATTACK   42 -  44 -  3      49  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         SLASHING ATTACK   23 -  27 -  2      46  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      4         PARRY-LUNGE       26 -  31 -  2      46  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         PARRY-STRIKE      10 -  17 -  1      37  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     3         LUNGING ATTACK    35 -  65 -  3      35  |

Turn 405 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-LUNGE      LAUDINA 3658               12   9  1  128 MADNESS (190)
BASHING ATTACK   DOOT 3603                  14   8  0  108 PRAY THE GODS (155)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    UHKANT 3497                29  17  0  106 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
PARRY-STRIKE     RECLAN 3650                10   5  1  102 PRAY THE GODS (155)
TOTAL PARRY      CRIXX 3672                 13   6  1   85 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
SLASHING ATTACK  XIQUEEL 3659               11  10  0   80 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
AIMED BLOW       ZORRO 3706                  9   3  0   77 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
LUNGING ATTACK   YRVO 3666                   9   7  0   66 PLUM ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
WALL OF STEEL    BROKEN 3644                14  10  0   64 MADNESS (190)
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 
ANTON CHEKHOV 3651.  The ten other most popular fighters were BONNIE PARKER 3702, 
YRVO 3666, CRIXX 3672, BAMNOR 3608, ELLEN RIPLEY 3703, HAKEEM 2521, PIP SQUEEK 3754, 
XIQUEEL 3659, ZORRO 3706, and YEET 3708.

The least popular fighter this week was PRIVID 3665.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were MUTOMBO 3728, SAI 3678, BELLYTIMBER 3771, KILLEAN 3761, CLYDE THE GLIDE 
3732, JIVE TURKEY 3753, MARGERY KEMPE 3686, SPEKT 3541, PANZY 3755, and AMBER LYNN 
3738.

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

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