DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/19/2022    Duedate: 11/01/2022

SHADOWSPIRE ARENA

DM-81    TURN-409

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BROKEN
MADNESS (190)
(81-3644) [18-10-0,121]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SHIRLEY JACKSON                POSITION IS EMPTY
LITERATE LOONS (40)            
(81-3582) [19-17-0,123]        

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

SHIRLEY JACKSON                LAUDINA
LITERATE LOONS (40)            MADNESS (190)
(81-3582) [19-17-0,123]        (81-3658) [13-12-2,64]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

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          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. HEROES & VILLAINS (197)     51
2. WICKED MARTYRS (148)        34      HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
3. NBA LEGENDS (156)           28      Unchartered Team
4. LITERATE LOONS (40)         24
5. MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)         22      REIGN (109)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)   50  29  0 63.3   1/ 1 DARQUE AGES (29)         10  5 0
 2/ 2 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)      171 124  9 58.0   2/ 9 NBA LEGENDS (156)        10  5 0
 3/ 3 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)      875 712 28 55.1   3/ 4 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)  10  5 0
 4/ 4 NBA LEGENDS (156)        143 117  9 55.0   4/ 6 LITERATE LOONS (40)       9  6 0
 5- 5 KILL 'EM ALL (173)       299 253 28 54.2   5/ 3 MADNESS (190)             9  6 0
 6/ 6 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)      805 711 29 53.1   6/ 5 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       8  6 0
 7/ 7 DARQUE AGES (29)         932 855 39 52.2   7/ 2 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   8  7 1
 8/ 8 PRAY THE GODS (155)      432 400 28 51.9   8/ 8 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       7  7 0
 9/ 9 WICKED MARTYRS (148)     545 545 22 50.0   9/11 WICKED MARTYRS (148)      6  7 1
10/10 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)  326 345 22 48.6  10/ 7 PRAY THE GODS (155)       5  7 0
11/11 LITERATE LOONS (40)      649 755 30 46.2  11/10 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)       5 10 0
12/12 MADNESS (190)             80  95  4 45.7  12-13 KILL 'EM ALL (173)        1  4 1
13-13 PLUM ISLAND SKEETE (195)  36  53  1 40.4  13-14*NAME TAGS (199)           0  5 0
14-14*NAME TAGS (199)           11  19  3 36.7  14-12 PLUM ISLAND SKEETE (195)  0  5 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.

Me done whomp on Loud Wee Na uh gen.  That teach her kill peeps.  I hand off feud to 
my home boy, Sai, to continue whomps on Loud Wee Na.

Hard Up Priest act like feud is way I keep this throne.  I do not need feud.  Just 
more lew sirs.  So I send sheet to fight You Can't.

Speak of lew sirs, I watch Shank lose and lose and lose.  It get old. I send sheet for 
him to fight with torch.  He not know.  Ha ha ha.  If Wreck Lan not win I do same to 
him.

I guess I safe from Kill Em All cause I on top of them in list and they just challenge 
down.

Say Lah Sah out, lew sirs.

                                      SPY REPORT

                         Oh, the weather outside is frightful
                           But the fights are so delightful
                            And since we've no place to go
                     Stab your foe! Stab your foe! Stab your foe!

I love holiday music!  What holiday do you ask?  Well, ya bums, it is arena day!  It 
is the holiest day of the month.  Well, one of two holy days each month.  I would 
consider other arena days for other arenas too, but we know that Shadowspire is the 
best!  Anyway, good to see most of you bums back in this place.  We had a few managers 
lay out, but what do you expect from a crew like this?  I would tell you I'm 
disappointed, but that is my default setting with most of you.  Let's look and see 
what happened on the sands!

The whole Duelmaster fiasco has been all over the place the last few weeks.  First, a 
non-Challenger Champion bloodfeuds the Duelmaster and wins.  Then the new Duelmaster 
goes after the old Duelmaster and wins again.  Now we have a different Duelmaster, and 
my arena fries are cold.  I do not know if those events are related, but who knows at 
this point?  So, our new Duelmaster is Broken.  Well, he might just be a little sore, 
but his name is Broken.  He beat our previous champion and it wasn't even close as 
Broken overcame Sailasa in a 1-minute fight.  Congrats to Broken, who is managed by 
Eli.

BY THE NUMBERS is brought to you by Otto's Diner, where our ingredients are always 
fresh, three weeks ago.

     Fights:        30
     Dark Arena:     2
     Bloodfeuds:     2
     Non-DA Deaths:  0
     Challenges:    11

     Largest Up-Challenge:     +8 points - BONNIE PARKER (81-3702) (7-8-0,57) of 
     HEROES & VILLAINS challenged CHRISTINE DE PIZAN (81-3727) (8-4-0,65) of DARQUE 
     AGES. BONNIE PARKER devastated CHRISTINE DE PIZAN in a 1-minute Challenge 
     competition.

     Largest Down Challenge:  -18 points - XIQUEEL (81-3659) (13-11-1,134) of BIG LAKE 
     SOLUTION challenged SHIRLEY JACKSON (81-3582) (18-17-0,116) of LITERATE LOONS. 
     XIQUEEL was bested by SHIRLEY JACKSON in a 2-minute expert's Challenge brawl.

     Most Avoided:   Big Lake Solution (178)
     Most Avoiding:  Mirkwood Orcs (188)

     Most Challenged Warrior:  BROKEN 3644 of MADNESS (190)

We have a single graduate this turn in Uhkant.  Well, apparently, he can!  He leaves 
us as the top-rated PR in the arena.  He gets a farewell fight and then we say adieu.  
We do not have a top team at the moment.  Darque Ages, NBA Legends, and Heroes & 
Villains are tied at 10-5-0.  It looks like Darque Ages faltered and NBA Legends had a 
stellar turn, shooting up by 8 places.  Heroes & Villains moved up a single spot, so 
they have been consistent over the last three turns. We will keep an eye on it next 
turn to see if anyone can step up and take the glory.

Time for me to go.  The weather has turned even more chill, but nothing a few drinks 
can't fix.  I have no idea if it makes me warmer, but after a few drinks, I don't care 
how cold it is in the arena, or outside, or in the alley, or you get the point?  So, 
I'll go through the regular, "I'll see you next time!" nonsense.  Yes, you know I will 
see you next time because I am always here!  Maybe invite some new faces to the arena.  
The cuter the better.  I still have to look at your ugly mugs, so maybe lessen the 
blow with a touch of beauty.  At this point, it doesn't have to be pretty, just 
slightly less ugly will work too!  Alright, bye!

                                          -- Huard DePriest

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BROKEN 3644                  18  10  0   121       MADNESS (190)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHIRLEY JACKSON 3582         19  17  0   123       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 UHKANT 3497                  32  18  0   120       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 HAKEEM 2521                  19  22  3   108       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 ZORRO 3706                   12   4  0   101       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
-FRAYED KNOT 3438             27  19  0   100       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 CRIXX 3672                   15   8  2   100       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 XIQUEEL 3659                 13  12  1    97       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RAYMOND CARVER 3543          16  25  1    84       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 ELLEN RIPLEY 3703             8   8  0    81       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
 SPEKT 3541                   16  26  0    80       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 SLAINE 3713                  11   4  0    74       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 SAILASA 3692                 10   4  0    74       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 BAMNOR 3608                  15  17  0    73       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 OTTO'S FRY GUY 3648          14  12  1    73       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 BONNIE PARKER 3702            8   8  0    73       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
 SAI 3678                     13   3  0    69       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 DOROTHY PARKER 3591          14  21  1    68       LITERATE LOONS (40)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LAUDINA 3658                 13  12  2    64       MADNESS (190)
-KAIBOSH 3546                 14  16  1    59       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 SNIDELY WHIPLASH 3767         6   0  0    59       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
 MARGERY KEMPE 3686           12   8  1    58       DARQUE AGES (29)
 JIHL BLAZEFURY 3735           8   3  0    58       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHRISTINE DE PIZAN 3727       8   5  0    51       DARQUE AGES (29)
 ANTON CHEKHOV 3651            7  19  0    51       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 STING 3661                   12  11  1    48       MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
 TRACI 3740                    4   6  0    48       MADNESS (190)
 PRIVID 3665                  12  11  0    47       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 RECLAN 3650                  10   9  1    46       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 MAGNA CARTA 3747              6   3  0    46       DARQUE AGES (29)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DR. ROBOTNIK 3737             9   2  0    45       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
 SAUL BELLOW 3709              7   9  1    43       LITERATE LOONS (40)
-YRVO 3666                     9   9  0    42       PLUM ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
 MUTOMBO 3728                  9   3  0    40       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 AHNA MISSTEP 3729             4   8  1    38       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 RUINN 3695                    9   9  0    36       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 OTTO'S SOUS-CHEF 3744         7   2  1    36       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 FOE-HAMMER 3736               4   7  0    35       MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
-AVLUV 3670                    8  10  0    34       PLUM ISLAND SKEETERS (195)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CLYDE THE GLIDE 3732          5   5  0    33       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 SIR CHARLES 3733              6   4  0    31       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 OTTO'S BUSBOY 3775            3   2  0    30       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
-BIG DOPE 3752                 2   4  1    29       NAME TAGS (199)
-DOOMSDAY 3720                 5   3  2    27       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 BERTHA 3769                   4   2  0    25       WICKED MARTYRS (148)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FENRIR 3780                   2   1  0    21       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 GORGOL 3786                   1   0  0    21       MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
-YEET 3708                     3  10  0    19       PLUM ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
 GAYNE 3783                    1   0  0    19       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 MOUTH OF SAURON 3773          3   2  0    17       MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
-AMBER LYNN 3738               4   3  0    16       PLUM ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
-JIVE TURKEY 3753              2   4  1    16       NAME TAGS (199)
 OTTO'S MGR 3778               2   1  0    16       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 KOMMA 3766                    4   2  0    14       MADNESS (190)
-BIG BERTHA 3768               3   1  0    14       NAME TAGS (199)
 BELLYTIMBER 3771              3   3  0    12       DARQUE AGES (29)
 DOMINIQUE 3781                1   2  0    12       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 WORMTONGUE 3774               3   2  0    11       MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
 BUBONIC 3770                  2   4  0    11       DARQUE AGES (29)
-PIP SQUEEK 3754               2   4  0    10       NAME TAGS (199)
-DAISY 3743                    2   2  1     9       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
-RON 3750                      2   3  0     9       PLUM ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
 ANTONITUS 3782                1   1  0     9       MADNESS (190)
 5TURNSTHENDA 3777             2   2  0     8       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
-WARPATH 3749                  0   3  0     3       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
-DWEEB 3776                    0   2  0     2       NAME TAGS (199)
 OTTO'S JANITOR 3779           0   2  0     2       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)

'-' 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  JUST REVENGED
ZAGRID 3528            25 18 1 CLAN LONGBEARD 39    CRIXX 3672            407  REVENGED
MIMI 3765               0  4 0 MADNESS 190          DOOMSDAY 3720         407   
BROKEN BLADE 3494      22 24 2 MIRKWOOD ORCS 188    XIQUEEL 3659          408   
PANZY 3755              1  3 0 NAME TAGS 199        OTTO'S SOUS-CHEF 3744 405  NOT REVENGED
PISTOL PETE 3683       10  3 0 NBA LEGENDS 156      LAUDINA 3658          405  NOT REVENGED
DOOT 3603              14  9 0 PRAY THE GODS 155    LAUDINA 3658          406  JUST REVENGED
SHANKAR 3585           13 14 1 PRAY THE GODS 155    ARENAMASTER           409  NONE
MYSTARA 3784            0  1 0 WICKED MARTYRS 148   ARENAMASTER           409  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

4-1 turn with Laudina losing to a Bloodfeud and another chance at the title. Fine with 
me as she shouldn't have been there in the first place. The rest of the crew did fine 
and I plan on making some challenges next turn. I know we don't discuss tournaments or 
regular arena play in here but I'm going to anyway. I plan on running about 35 total 
warriors in the dead tourny after that is done I will be cutting my regular arena play 
down to just here and 20 and I will of course continue with my ADM warriors. Until 
real life stuff gets back to normal I am going to have to tighten my belt and curtail 
the majority of my hobby activities which unfortunately includes my multiple arena 
play here in Duelmaster land. Perhaps after the new year and such I will decide if the 
January Face is doable and perhaps then will readdress my budget for gaming.  Right 
now I'm in massive debt and things are looking shaky at best in this economy. That is 
of course if we don't all end up trying to dodge fallout in the next few months. Good 
luck folks. I'm gonna go radio silent for awhile. -- Eli

Crixx -- That was for Zagrid! -- Uhkant the Avenger

Dorothy Parker -- I didn't know I had it in me. -- Slaine the Amazed

Privid -- Your defense is terrible. Your will to continue is incredible. -- Ruinn the 
Critic

Bubonic -- Not bad for a Dwarf. -- Fenrir the Insolent

Vlad -- I guess I missed that challenge, was that here or another arena? -- Den

Boss Rat -- When you raise a warrior for so long you cannot help but get connected to 
them and then have them killed so easily on the 46th fight must just leave a hole 
where all that pride was.  It would be fun to kill more of your guys. -- Den

Magna Carta -- My boss told me about the Magna Carta, you are nothing like that.  My 
boss also says that once I am done clearing these tables he will tell me something 
else about you so that I can beat you next time. -- Otto's Busboy

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SHANKAR was butchered by ARENAMASTER in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
MYSTARA was slaughtered by ARENAMASTER in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
SAI luckily beat LAUDINA in a action packed 5 minute bloody Bloodfeud fight.
JIHL BLAZEFURY viciously subdued RECLAN in a slow 15 minute brutal Bloodfeud fight.
XIQUEEL was bested by SHIRLEY JACKSON in a 2 minute expert's Challenge brawl.
BROKEN overpowered SAILASA in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge Title struggle.
BONNIE PARKER devastated CHRISTINE DE PIZAN in a 1 minute Challenge competition.
FOE-HAMMER was viciously subdued by SAUL BELLOW in a 6 minute Challenge melee.
AHNA MISSTEP was vanquished by SNIDELY WHIPLASH in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
SIR CHARLES was defeated by TRACI in a exciting 5 minute Challenge fight.
MUTOMBO handily defeated FENRIR in a 3 minute one-sided Challenge bout.
CLYDE THE GLIDE demolished BELLYTIMBER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
5TURNSTHENDA was viciously subdued by OTTO'S MGR in a 2 minute Challenge contest.
ANTONITUS was devastated by OTTO'S BUSBOY in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge bout.
DOMINIQUE handily defeated OTTO'S JANITOR in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
CRIXX luckily beat ELLEN RIPLEY in a 2 minute struggle.
UHKANT won victory over SPEKT in a 2 minute veteran's fray.
HAKEEM bested BAMNOR in a popular 1 minute brutal master's brawl.
RAYMOND CARVER subdued OTTO'S FRY GUY in a exciting 4 minute gory veteran's bout.
ZORRO handily defeated SLAINE in a popular 1 minute gory mismatched competition.
DOROTHY PARKER slimly lost to KUNG-FU MASTER in a 2 minute one-sided match.
MAGNA CARTA overcame RUINN in a 2 minute gory contest.
STING was narrowly defeated by THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 7 minute gory fight.
MARGERY KEMPE slimly won victory over ANTON CHEKHOV in a popular 5 minute match.
PRIVID was outlasted by DR. ROBOTNIK in a tiresome 30 minute gruesome bout.
OTTO'S SOUS-CHEF overpowered BUBONIC in a 1 minute uneven duel.
KOMMA was beaten by BERTHA in a 1 minute fray.
WORMTONGUE was overpowered by GAYNE in a 1 minute uneven competition.
MOUTH OF SAURON overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
GORGOL vanquished EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 2 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                     10         TOTAL PARRY       72 -  40 -  1      64  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   8         AIMED BLOW        39 -  29 -  0      57  |
|AIMED BLOW                       7         BASHING ATTACK    25 -  22 -  2      53  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         WALL OF STEEL     27 -  25 -  3      52  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         STRIKING ATTACK   35 -  34 -  3      51  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      5         PARRY-RIPOSTE     18 -  19 -  0      49  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-LUNGE       23 -  26 -  2      47  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         SLASHING ATTACK   22 -  27 -  2      45  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         LUNGING ATTACK    38 -  63 -  2      38  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     3         PARRY-STRIKE      10 -  19 -  1      34  |

Turn 409 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    BROKEN 3644                18  10  0  121 MADNESS (190)
LUNGING ATTACK   SHIRLEY JACKSON 3582       19  17  0  123 LITERATE LOONS (40)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    UHKANT 3497                32  18  0  120 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
AIMED BLOW       ZORRO 3706                 12   4  0  101 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
TOTAL PARRY      CRIXX 3672                 15   8  2  100 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
SLASHING ATTACK  XIQUEEL 3659               13  12  1   97 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
PARRY-LUNGE      LAUDINA 3658               13  12  2   64 MADNESS (190)
PARRY-STRIKE     RECLAN 3650                10   9  1   46 PRAY THE GODS (155)
STRIKING ATTACK  OTTO'S SOUS-CHEF 3744       7   2  1   36 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is SHIRLEY JACKSON 3582.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was LAUDINA 3658.  The ten other most popular fighters were FOE-HAMMER 3736, 
TRACI 3740, OTTO'S FRY GUY 3648, DOROTHY PARKER 3591, ANTON CHEKHOV 3651, ELLEN 
RIPLEY 3703, XIQUEEL 3659, SHIRLEY JACKSON 3582, FENRIR 3780, and OTTO'S MGR 3778.

The least popular fighter this week was PRIVID 3665.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were DR. ROBOTNIK 3737, JIHL BLAZEFURY 3735, SIR CHARLES 3733, WORMTONGUE 
3774, BUBONIC 3770, MARGERY KEMPE 3686, OTTO'S JANITOR 3779, ANTONITUS 3782, 
5TURNSTHENDA 3777, and BELLYTIMBER 3771.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

UHKANT (81-3497) CLAN LONGBEARD (39)