DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/19/2023    Duedate: 05/02/2023

SHADOWSPIRE ARENA

DM-81    TURN-422

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

DR. ROBOTNIK
HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
(81-3737) [19-5-0,108]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

DR. ROBOTNIK                   POSITION IS EMPTY
HEROES & VILLAINS (197)        
(81-3737) [19-5-0,108]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

ELLEN RIPLEY                   SPEKT
HEROES & VILLAINS (197)        WICKED MARTYRS (148)
(81-3703) [16-13-0,104]        (81-3541) [21-34-0,100]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

DARQUE AGES (29)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. INEBRIATION (27)            37
2. WICKED MARTYRS (148)        33      HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
3. LITERATE LOONS (40)         28      Unchartered Team
4. HEROES & VILLAINS (197)     24
5. DARQUE AGES (29)             5      CM-THE MENTORS (168)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)   88  56  2 61.1   1/ 1 DARQUE AGES (29)         11  2 0
 2- 2 NBA LEGENDS (156)        180 140 12 56.3   2/ 2 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       9  6 0
 3/ 3 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)      901 750 28 54.6   3/10 LITERATE LOONS (40)       9  6 0
 4/ 4 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)      839 742 31 53.1   4/ 8 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)   9  6 0
 5/ 5 DARQUE AGES (29)         960 884 39 52.1   5/ 4 INEBRIATION (27)          8  7 0
 6- 6 PRAY THE GODS (155)      448 415 29 51.9   6/ 6 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       7  8 0
 7/ 7 WICKED MARTYRS (148)     570 575 22 49.8   7/ 7 MADNESS (190)             6  9 0
 8/ 8 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)  348 387 24 47.3   8- 3 NBA LEGENDS (156)         5  5 0
 9/ 9 MADNESS (190)            111 126  7 46.8   9- 5 PRAY THE GODS (155)       4  1 0
10/10 LITERATE LOONS (40)      684 782 31 46.7  10- 9 ARDUIN (200)              4  6 0
11/11 INEBRIATION (27)         367 507 27 42.0  11/11 WICKED MARTYRS (148)      4  8 0
12-12 ARDUIN (200)              17  33  1 34.0  12/12 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   1 14 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

Oh, what a sad state of affairs we find ourselves in today!  Woe is me! Woe is me!  
Why am I lamenting so much?  The Shadowspire is down to single-digit teams for the 
first time.  Yes, you read that correctly, The Spire only had 9 active teams this 
cycle.  It has taken 422 turns, but it finally happened.  I am distraught and 
inconsolable, but the spy report must go on.

:::Sigh::: Let's start with the Duelmaster of this near-empty wasteland we call an 
arena.  Otto's Sous-Chef sat atop the arena as our day started.  It is nice to report 
our Duelmaster was the most challenged warrior this turn, but that is where the good 
news will end for OS-C.  Dr. Robotnik was the lucky challenger that was able to face 
our champion the sands, and he emerged victorious.  Congrats to our newest Duelmaster, 
Dr. Robotnik.

I have mentioned the most challenged warrior already, so let's move our attention to 
those who avoid.  I hear they are having a time over in Seam with avoids and avoiders, 
but at least they have people to avoid.  That was a low blow, but I stand by it!  I'm 
sad and I lash out at those I care about most.  It isn't you guys, I'll yell at my 
family when I get home.  Until then, I'll just continue to be snarky and share my 
disdain for you until then.  Okay, Big Lake Solution was jumping at shadows, rather 
long shadows if I do say so but shadows nonetheless.  The inactive NBA Legends was our 
most avoided team, and they were mostly avoided by, you guessed it, Big Lake Solution.

There is little else to report.  Only one death occurred this turn and that in the 
Dark Arena.  Literate Loons had a wonderful 4-1 turn that caused them to jump up 7 
spots in the rankings.  NBA Legends, Pray the Gods, and Arduin were inactive this 
turn, leading to a rather dismal showing overall for The Spire.  Darque Ages remains 
the top team over the last 3 turns after a 3-1 showing today.

Whelp, that is all that I have today!  Hopefully, more of you bums will show up next 
week and I will have more to talk about.  I know that there is an ebb and flow to 
activity in the arenas, but I think we have been doing too much ebbing and now enough 
flowing - or growing rather.  Invite a friend, shadow run a second team (not really), 
or just show up next time.  I will hopefully see all of you AND MORE in two weeks!

                                          -- Huard DePriest

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DR. ROBOTNIK 3737            19   5  0   108       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ELLEN RIPLEY 3703            16  13  0   104       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
-SAI 3678                     17   6  0   102       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 SPEKT 3541                   21  34  0   100       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 OTTO'S SOUS-CHEF 3744        13   9  1   100       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
-MUTOMBO 3728                 20   4  0    94       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 SUMMER SHANDY 3598            6   3  1    94       INEBRIATION (27)
 BAMNOR 3608                  20  25  0    92       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SNIDELY WHIPLASH 3767        15   4  0    90       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
-CLYDE THE GLIDE 3732         13   9  1    89       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 MAGNA CARTA 3747             14   8  0    84       DARQUE AGES (29)
 OTTO'S FRY GUY 3648          19  20  1    80       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
-RECLAN 3650                  13  14  2    76       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 SAUL BELLOW 3709             14  15  1    75       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 JIHL BLAZEFURY 3735          14  10  0    73       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 MARGERY KEMPE 3686           19  14  1    72       DARQUE AGES (29)
 ANTON CHEKHOV 3651           13  26  0    72       LITERATE LOONS (40)
-SAILASA 3692                 13   8  0    72       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 GAYNE 3783                    9   5  1    72       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PRIVID 3665                  16  20  0    70       WICKED MARTYRS (148)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TRACI 3740                   12  11  0    60       MADNESS (190)
 BAVIL 3793                    9   2  0    60       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 OTTO'S BUSBOY 3775            7  11  0    59       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 KOMMA 3766                   10   9  0    57       MADNESS (190)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SIR CHARLES 3733             12  10  0    48       NBA LEGENDS (156)
-GORSWAMPUS 3798               5   4  0    47       ARDUIN (200)
 AHNA MISSTEP 3729             8  17  1    45       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 JIMPUUS 3794                  5   5  0    44       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
-BLUE GUNKY 3808               4   4  0    44       ARDUIN (200)
 AGAVE 3599                    5   4  0    42       INEBRIATION (27)
 OTTO'S MGR 3778               9   7  0    34       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ANTONITUS 3782                7   8  2    31       MADNESS (190)
-PHANDELYON 3805               5   3  0    30       ARDUIN (200)
-DOMINIQUE 3781                7   8  0    29       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 PBR 3555                      7   5  0    29       INEBRIATION (27)
 KAILE THE LITTLE 3809         3   5  1    28       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 JACOB GRIMM 3834              2   1  0    26       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 SIR GAWAIN 3813               5   2  0    25       DARQUE AGES (29)
-DRUV 3785                     5   2  0    24       PRAY THE GODS (155)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 COURTRAI 3841                 3   0  0    23       DARQUE AGES (29)
 JESSEB 3803                   4   5  0    21       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 WALTER RALEIGH 3816           3   4  0    20       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 LUKHA 3826                    2   3  0    19       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
-DEEP 3831                     1   0  0    18       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 WILHELM GRIMM 3835            3   0  0    16       LITERATE LOONS (40)
-THROON 3807                   3   5  1    15       ARDUIN (200)
 HRUAN 3819                    4   2  0    14       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 SPARTAN 3820                  2   3  0    13       MADNESS (190)
-SHAQ 3840                     1   1  0    12       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 OTTOBOT 3829                  2   1  0    10       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 THE GAME 3821                 2   3  0     9       MADNESS (190)
 THX 1138 3843                 1   1  0     8       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
 WILHUM 3846                   1   1  0     7       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 OTTO'S BIG-TIPPER 3833        1   3  0     6       INEBRIATION (27)
 GALPOH CHIPAXE 3823           0   5  0     5       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 SPARTACUS 3844                0   2  0     2       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
-AIR SHARK 3845                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?
MAID MARION 3811        2  3 0 HEROES & VILLAIN 197 KAILE THE LITTLE 3809 419  REVENGED
BUD LITE 3847           0  1 0 INEBRIATION 27       SHEWISH GIANT         422  NONE
PATRICK EWING 3817      1  3 0 NBA LEGENDS 156      THROON 3807           419   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Ahna Misstep -- Guess you stepped in that one. Ohh and thanks assist with the 
excellent training. -- Gayne the Blowhard

Kaile the Little -- In time you will beat me, but not yet. Til that time comes. -- 
Bavil the Braggert

Thx 1138 -- You are a true believer. May the blessings of the infirmary staff heal 
you. -- Hruan the Realist

Walter Raleigh -- I am glad you didn't lose your head. -- Lukha the Sarcastic

Spartacus -- Well fought! The gods blessed me with victory this day. -- Wilhum the 
Charmed

Spy Reporter -- I enjoyed the generated report and I will regret this, but your report 
failed to mention my guild's 5-0 record for the day. It happens so rarely and my clan 
worked so hard to attain perfection, that I feel they should be recognized. -- 
Visionist

I forgot to mention I used the ChaptGPT on both my Unforgiven chapters, with a little 
editing on my part for continuity. Manager can judge if it qualifies for the AI 
contest. -- Visionist

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BUD LITE was dealt death by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DR. ROBOTNIK unbelievably bested OTTO'S SOUS-CHEF in a 2 minute Challenge Title duel.
SUMMER SHANDY overpowered MARGERY KEMPE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
JIHL BLAZEFURY was bested by SPEKT in a exciting 3 minute veteran's Challenge fight.
OTTO'S BUSBOY was bested by ANTON CHEKHOV in a action packed 2 minute Challenge brawl.
AHNA MISSTEP was devastated by GAYNE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
PBR defeated LUKHA in a 1 minute expert vs. beginner Challenge melee.
GALPOH CHIPAXE was unbelievably bested by OTTOBOT in a 3 minute Challenge duel.
ELLEN RIPLEY defeated OTTO'S FRY GUY in a action packed 1 minute veteran's fight.
PRIVID was savagely defeated by SNIDELY WHIPLASH in a exciting 2 minute brutal fight.
BAMNOR viciously subdued SAUL BELLOW in a exciting 1 minute brutal master's conflict.
MAGNA CARTA devastated KUNG-FU MASTER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched bout.
BAVIL luckily beat AGAVE in a 3 minute gory duel.
TRACI devastated OTTO'S MGR in a 1 minute uneven duel.
KOMMA overpowered KAILE THE LITTLE in a 1 minute bloody mismatched brawl.
ANTONITUS was overpowered by JIMPUUS in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
HRUAN was beaten by JACOB GRIMM in a exciting 1 minute bout.
JESSEB overpowered SPARTACUS in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
SIR GAWAIN slimly won victory over WILHUM in a 2 minute gory bout.
WALTER RALEIGH vanquished THE GAME in a 2 minute gruesome one-sided match.
SPARTAN lost to COURTRAI in a popular 1 minute amateur's fray.
OTTO'S BIG-TIPPER was luckily beaten by THX 1138 in a 4 minute novice's fight.
WILHELM GRIMM beat MORDANT DESERTER in a 2 minute beginner's fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       6         TOTAL PARRY       57 -  37 -  0      61  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      6         AIMED BLOW        39 -  32 -  3      55  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         PARRY-LUNGE       27 -  24 -  0      53  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      5         WALL OF STEEL     23 -  22 -  1      51  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     4         LUNGING ATTACK    42 -  43 -  3      49  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-RIPOSTE     13 -  15 -  1      46  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-STRIKE      19 -  22 -  1      46  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         STRIKING ATTACK   28 -  36 -  3      44  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         SLASHING ATTACK   19 -  28 -  1      40  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         BASHING ATTACK    16 -  33 -  2      33  |

Turn 422 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      DR. ROBOTNIK 3737          19   5  0  108 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
LUNGING ATTACK   ELLEN RIPLEY 3703          16  13  0  104 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
STRIKING ATTACK  OTTO'S SOUS-CHEF 3744      13   9  1  100 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
AIMED BLOW       SUMMER SHANDY 3598          6   3  1   94 INEBRIATION (27)
SLASHING ATTACK  MAGNA CARTA 3747           14   8  0   84 DARQUE AGES (29)
PARRY-STRIKE     TRACI 3740                 12  11  0   60 MADNESS (190)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    KOMMA 3766                 10   9  0   57 MADNESS (190)
WALL OF STEEL    AGAVE 3599                  5   4  0   42 INEBRIATION (27)
PARRY-LUNGE      OTTO'S MGR 3778             9   7  0   34 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is ELLEN RIPLEY 3703.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was SPEKT 3541.  The ten other most popular fighters were SNIDELY WHIPLASH 3767, 
GALPOH CHIPAXE 3823, OTTO'S SOUS-CHEF 3744, OTTO'S BUSBOY 3775, ELLEN RIPLEY 3703, 
BAMNOR 3608, AGAVE 3599, OTTO'S BIG-TIPPER 3833, DR. ROBOTNIK 3737, and JACOB GRIMM 
3834.

The least popular fighter this week was THX 1138 3843.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were THE GAME 3821, SPARTACUS 3844, ANTONITUS 3782, OTTO'S MGR 3778, MARGERY 
KEMPE 3686, SPARTAN 3820, HRUAN 3819, KAILE THE LITTLE 3809, SAUL BELLOW 3709, and 
PRIVID 3665.