DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/28/2022    Duedate: 01/10/2023

SHADOWSPIRE ARENA

DM-81    TURN-414

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

CRIXX
WICKED MARTYRS (148)
(81-3672) [20-8-2,121]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

CRIXX                          GORSWAMPUS
WICKED MARTYRS (148)           ARDUIN (200)
(81-3672) [20-8-2,121]         (81-3798) [1-1-0,22]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

LAUDINA                        OTTO'S SOUS-CHEF
MADNESS (190)                  CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
(81-3658) [16-14-2,94]         (81-3744) [9-5-1,65]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

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          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. ARDUIN (200)                53
2. PLUM ISLAND SKEETERS (195)  49      HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
3. NBA LEGENDS (156)           41      Unchartered Team
4. PRAY THE GODS (155)         29
5. CULT OF BACCHUS (4)         19      ARDUIN (200)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)   64  40  1 61.5   1/ 2 LITERATE LOONS (40)      11  4 1
 2/ 2 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)      182 133  9 57.8   2/ 4 NBA LEGENDS (156)        11  4 1
 3/ 3 NBA LEGENDS (156)        161 124 11 56.5   3/ 1 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)      10  5 2
 4/ 4 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)      885 727 28 54.9   4/ 5 MADNESS (190)             8  7 1
 5/ 5 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)      820 721 31 53.2   5/ 6 WICKED MARTYRS (148)      7  7 0
 6/ 6 DARQUE AGES (29)         942 869 39 52.0   6/ 3 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)   7  8 0
 7/ 7 PRAY THE GODS (155)      439 409 29 51.8   7/ 9 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)       6  4 0
 8/ 8 WICKED MARTYRS (148)     557 555 22 50.1   8/10 PRAY THE GODS (155)       5  7 1
 9/ 9 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)  334 361 23 48.1   9/ 7 DARQUE AGES (29)          5  9 0
10/10 MADNESS (190)             94 106  6 47.0  10/ 8 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   5  9 0
11/11 LITERATE LOONS (40)      664 765 31 46.5  11/11 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       4 11 0
12/ 0 PLUM ISLAND SKEETE (195)  39  55  1 41.5  12/ 0 PLUM ISLAND SKEETE (195)  3  2 0
13/12*ARDUIN (200)               3  12  0 20.0  13/12*ARDUIN (200)              3 12 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 and all the human on dwarf, Aruaki on dwarf, dwarf on dwarf 
violence you can handle!  I'm sure there are some of those werewolf types and golems 
in the mix too.  Why are you blushing? What did you think I was going to say?  Get 
your mind out of the gutter!  We have a lot of arena action to cover and we are going 
to get slowed down by the depths of your depravity if you do not straighten up! Okay, 
let's see what happened on our sands today!

We can start with the Duelmaster, as we normally do.  Shirley Jackson, reigning 
Duelmaster, found herself in a bloodfeud match against Zorro from Heroes & Villains.  
She did not find herself there very long and won in 1 minute.  Shirley retains the 
title, or at least she would have if she was remaining.  Shirley, or shall I say Lord 
Protector Shirley Jackson, is off to the Isle of the Eye after today's fights. We bid 
her farewell and good luck on future endeavors or whatever it is we say to people who 
are now immortal.

With Shirley gone, we need a new Duelmaster.  This is where another lady, Dorothy 
Parker, steps into the scene along with Crixx. Their match for turn 414 became our 
impromptu title fight.  Once again, it wasn't a long match as Crixx demolished Dorothy 
in a 1-minute fight. Crixx is now the top-rated Total Parry, the Duelmaster, Chartered 
Recognition Leader, and a Lord Protector!  Whoa, that is a lot to accomplish in a 
month, much less in a single turn.  Congrats to Crixx, who is managed by DMobster.

                                      **********

Alright, time for BY THE NUMBERS is brought to you by Otto's Diner, where they say, 
"We have the meats, and it's at least 96% non-humanoid!"

     Fights:             34
     Dark Arena Deaths:   3
     Bloodfeuds:          1
     Challenges:         13
     Non-DA Deaths:       1

     Largest Up Challenge:  +51 points;   ZORRO (81-3706) (15-5-0,80) of HEROES & 
VILLAINS bloodfeuded SHIRLEY JACKSON (81-3582) (22-18-1,131) of LITERATE LOONS. ZORRO 
was demolished by SHIRLEY JACKSON in a 1-minute uneven Bloodfeud fight.

     Largest Down Challenge:  -5 points;   DOMINIQUE (81-3781) (2-5-0,13) of NBA 
LEGENDS challenged OTTO'S JANITOR (81-3779) (1-5-0,8) of CULT OF BACCHUS. DOMINIQUE 
devastated OTTO'S JANITOR in a 2-minute bloody one-sided Challenge battle.

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

     Most Challenged Warrior:  Otto's Sous-Chef 81-3744

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Alright, folks, that is all the news worth reporting.  We are holding steady at around 
13 teams, but it is a far cry from The Spire's normal activity.  Where did everyone 
go?  Send a carrier pigeon or magic missive to invite the managers and warriors back 
onto our glorious sands.  Eh, whether there are 13 or 3 (hells forbid), I will be here 
giving you bums what you need the most . . . No, it's not a shower!  I mean, yes, you 
need one or three of those a month, but . . . What is with you guys today?  The truth, 
I'm giving you the truth!  Sheesh! I'm leaving on that note.

                                          -- Huard DePriest

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CRIXX 3672                   20   8  2   121       WICKED MARTYRS (148)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SNIDELY WHIPLASH 3767        11   0  0   113       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
 HAKEEM 2521                  22  24  4   103       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 RAYMOND CARVER 3543          19  27  1    98       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 LAUDINA 3658                 16  14  2    94       MADNESS (190)
 SPEKT 3541                   18  29  0    91       WICKED MARTYRS (148)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DOROTHY PARKER 3591          16  24  1    84       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 OTTO'S FRY GUY 3648          17  14  1    81       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 XIQUEEL 3659                 15  15  1    81       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 CLYDE THE GLIDE 3732          9   6  1    80       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 MAGNA CARTA 3747             10   4  0    79       DARQUE AGES (29)
 ZORRO 3706                   15   6  0    76       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
 SAILASA 3692                 12   6  0    74       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 ELLEN RIPLEY 3703            10  11  0    73       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
 BAMNOR 3608                  16  21  0    69       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 SAI 3678                     14   6  0    69       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 SAUL BELLOW 3709             11  10  1    67       LITERATE LOONS (40)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RECLAN 3650                  11  12  2    66       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 ANTON CHEKHOV 3651            9  22  0    66       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 MUTOMBO 3728                 14   3  0    65       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 OTTO'S SOUS-CHEF 3744         9   5  1    65       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 MARGERY KEMPE 3686           14  11  1    64       DARQUE AGES (29)
 PRIVID 3665                  14  14  0    59       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 SIR CHARLES 3733             10   5  0    59       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 STING 3661                   15  12  1    58       MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RUINN 3695                   11  12  0    54       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 AVLUV 3670                    9  10  0    54       PLUM ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
 TRACI 3740                    7   8  0    47       MADNESS (190)
 DR. ROBOTNIK 3737            11   5  0    46       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
 YRVO 3666                     9  10  0    46       PLUM ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
 WORMTONGUE 3774               6   3  0    44       MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
 JIHL BLAZEFURY 3735          10   6  0    40       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 AHNA MISSTEP 3729             5  12  1    39       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 GAYNE 3783                    4   2  1    38       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 FOE-HAMMER 3736               5  10  0    37       MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
 MOUTH OF SAURON 3773          6   3  0    36       MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
 FENRIR 3780                   5   3  0    36       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OTTO'S MGR 3778               5   3  0    25       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 AMBER LYNN 3738               5   3  0    25       PLUM ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
 ANTONITUS 3782                4   3  1    25       MADNESS (190)
 KOMMA 3766                    6   5  0    24       MADNESS (190)
 OTTO'S BUSBOY 3775            5   5  0    24       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 RON 3750                      3   3  0    24       PLUM ISLAND SKEETERS (195)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DOMINIQUE 3781                3   5  0    23       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 GORSWAMPUS 3798               1   1  0    22       ARDUIN (200)
 YEET 3708                     3  11  0    20       PLUM ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
 PHANDELYON 3805               1   0  0    20       ARDUIN (200)
 BUBONIC 3770                  4   7  0    19       DARQUE AGES (29)
 BAVIL 3793                    3   0  0    17       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 HEDGE 3787                    3   1  1    15       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JIMPUUS 3794                  1   1  0    14       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 DRUV 3785                     3   1  0    11       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 GORGOL 3786                   2   3  0    11       MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
 THROON 3807                   1   0  0    11       ARDUIN (200)
 OTTO'S JANITOR 3779           1   6  0     9       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 JESSEB 3803                   0   1  0     1       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 SPACE CADET 3802              0   1  0     1       MADNESS (190)
 BLUE GUNKY 3808               0   1  0     1       ARDUIN (200)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DA1 3806                0  1 0 ARDUIN 200           STONE GOLEM           414  NONE
DOOMGUARD 3792          0  2 0 ARDUIN 200           HEDGE 3787            413   
SLAINE 3713            12  5 0 CLAN LONGBEARD 39    BONNIE PARKER 3702    411  NONE
CHRISTINE DE PIZ 3727  10  8 0 DARQUE AGES 29       RECLAN 3650           414   
SERF 3801               0  1 0 DARQUE AGES 29       ARENAMASTER           414  NONE
DA1 3804                0  1 0 HEROES & VILLAIN 197 DARK CHAMPION         414  NONE
BERTHA 3769             6  4 0 WICKED MARTYRS 148   CLYDE THE GLIDE 3732  413   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SERF was butchered by ARENAMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DA1 was butchered by STONE GOLEM in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
DA1 was murdered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
ZORRO was demolished by SHIRLEY JACKSON in a 1 minute uneven Bloodfeud fight.
HAKEEM devastated XIQUEEL in a 1 minute gory one-sided Challenge contest.
SAILASA outlasted MARGERY KEMPE in a unpopular 17 minute Challenge competition.
SAI was viciously subdued by SPEKT in a crowd pleasing 3 minute Challenge fight.
OTTO'S FRY GUY was bested by LAUDINA in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge competition.
ELLEN RIPLEY was handily defeated by RAYMOND CARVER in a 1 minute Challenge melee.
BAMNOR was vanquished by MAGNA CARTA in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
FOE-HAMMER slimly lost to TRACI in a 3 minute Challenge duel.
DR. ROBOTNIK was savagely defeated by OTTO'S SOUS-CHEF in a 4 minute Challenge fight.
MOUTH OF SAURON beat ANTONITUS in a exciting 1 minute Challenge fight.
WORMTONGUE demolished OTTO'S BUSBOY in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge competition.
DOMINIQUE devastated OTTO'S JANITOR in a 2 minute bloody one-sided Challenge battle.
OTTO'S MGR beat JIMPUUS in a 2 minute Challenge conflict.
GORGOL was overcome by KOMMA in a 2 minute beginner vs. veteran Challenge fight.
CRIXX devastated DOROTHY PARKER in a 1 minute uneven Title duel.
SNIDELY WHIPLASH overpowered VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
CLYDE THE GLIDE bested ANTON CHEKHOV in a exciting 2 minute fight.
MUTOMBO luckily beat RUINN in a exciting 2 minute brutal bout.
PRIVID luckily beat AHNA MISSTEP in a crowd pleasing 4 minute bloody conflict.
SAUL BELLOW luckily beat YRVO in a action packed 4 minute brutal fight.
JIHL BLAZEFURY was narrowly defeated by AVLUV in a crowd boring 21 minute fray.
CHRISTINE DE PIZAN was butchered by RECLAN in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
STING defeated FENRIR in a 2 minute fight.
SIR CHARLES vanquished GAYNE in a action packed 5 minute one-sided match.
HEDGE was outlasted by AMBER LYNN in a tiresome 8 minute bout.
RON slimly won victory over BUBONIC in a action packed 4 minute gruesome bout.
YEET was overpowered by GORSWAMPUS in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided fray.
DRUV won victory over JESSEB in a 2 minute novice's bout.
BAVIL overpowered BLUE GUNKY in a slow 10 minute brutal uneven duel.
PHANDELYON demolished EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
SPACE CADET was overpowered by THROON in a 1 minute one-sided bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  13         TOTAL PARRY       67 -  39 -  2      63  |
|TOTAL PARRY                     12         PARRY-RIPOSTE     20 -  14 -  1      59  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  7         WALL OF STEEL     19 -  15 -  1      56  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      6         STRIKING ATTACK   30 -  24 -  5      56  |
|AIMED BLOW                       6         AIMED BLOW        34 -  36 -  0      49  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   6         PARRY-LUNGE       25 -  27 -  2      48  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         BASHING ATTACK    25 -  29 -  3      46  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     3         SLASHING ATTACK   20 -  26 -  1      43  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         LUNGING ATTACK    43 -  58 -  2      43  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         PARRY-STRIKE      10 -  19 -  2      34  |

Turn 414 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-LUNGE        5 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  4         3  PARRY-LUNGE    
PARRY-STRIKE       2 -  1     AIMED BLOW         2 -  4         2  AIMED BLOW     
PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     2 -  4         2  SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        8 -  4     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  2         1  TOTAL PARRY    
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  2     LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  9         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  
                                                                1  STRIKING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      CRIXX 3672                 20   8  2  121 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
AIMED BLOW       SNIDELY WHIPLASH 3767      11   0  0  113 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
PARRY-LUNGE      LAUDINA 3658               16  14  2   94 MADNESS (190)
WALL OF STEEL    OTTO'S FRY GUY 3648        17  14  1   81 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
STRIKING ATTACK  CLYDE THE GLIDE 3732        9   6  1   80 NBA LEGENDS (156)
SLASHING ATTACK  MAGNA CARTA 3747           10   4  0   79 DARQUE AGES (29)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    SAUL BELLOW 3709           11  10  1   67 LITERATE LOONS (40)
LUNGING ATTACK   MOUTH OF SAURON 3773        6   3  0   36 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is LAUDINA 3658.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was OTTO'S SOUS-CHEF 3744.  The ten other most popular fighters were SPEKT 3541, YRVO 
3666, RON 3750, BUBONIC 3770, RUINN 3695, CLYDE THE GLIDE 3732, AHNA MISSTEP 3729, 
GAYNE 3783, FOE-HAMMER 3736, and TRACI 3740.

The least popular fighter this week was AVLUV 3670.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were JIHL BLAZEFURY 3735, MARGERY KEMPE 3686, SAILASA 3692, BAVIL 3793, 
AMBER LYNN 3738, BLUE GUNKY 3808, HEDGE 3787, SPACE CADET 3802, SIR CHARLES 3733, and 
CHRISTINE DE PIZAN 3727.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

CRIXX (81-3672) WICKED MARTYRS (148)
HAKEEM (81-2521) NBA LEGENDS (156)
LAUDINA (81-3658) MADNESS (190)

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

SHIRLEY JACKSON (81-3582) LITERATE LOONS (40)