DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/03/2023    Duedate: 05/16/2023

SHADOWSPIRE ARENA

DM-81    TURN-423

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

DR. ROBOTNIK
HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
(81-3737) [20-5-0,116]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

DR. ROBOTNIK                   GHOST PEPPER
HEROES & VILLAINS (197)        DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)
(81-3737) [20-5-0,116]         (81-3850) [1-0-0,15]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

ANTON CHEKHOV                  MAGNA CARTA
LITERATE LOONS (40)            DARQUE AGES (29)
(81-3651) [14-26-0,75]         (81-3747) [15-8-0,106]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CLAN LONGBEARD (39)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)     49
2. CLAN LONGBEARD (39)         45      HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
3. DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)       45      Unchartered Team
4. INEBRIATION (27)            31
5. NBA LEGENDS (156)           29      DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)      4   1  0 80.0   1/ 2 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)      10  5 0
 2/ 1 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)   90  59  2 60.4   2/ 3 LITERATE LOONS (40)       9  6 0
 3/ 2 NBA LEGENDS (156)        184 141 12 56.6   3/ 1 DARQUE AGES (29)          8  5 0
 4/ 3 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)      903 753 28 54.5   4/ 4 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)   8  7 0
 5/ 4 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)      842 744 31 53.1   5/ 8 NBA LEGENDS (156)         7  3 0
 6/ 5 DARQUE AGES (29)         961 888 39 52.0   6/ 5 INEBRIATION (27)          7  8 0
 7/ 6 PRAY THE GODS (155)      451 417 29 52.0   7/11 WICKED MARTYRS (148)      6  6 0
 8/ 7 WICKED MARTYRS (148)     572 577 22 49.8   8/ 6 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       6  9 0
 9/ 8 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)  352 388 25 47.6   9/ 7 MADNESS (190)             6  9 0
10/ 9 MADNESS (190)            113 129  7 46.7  10/ 0*DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)     4  1 0
11/10 LITERATE LOONS (40)      685 786 31 46.6  11/10 ARDUIN (200)              4  6 0
12/11 INEBRIATION (27)         370 509 27 42.1  12/12 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   4 11 1
13/12 ARDUIN (200)              19  36  1 34.5  13/ 9 PRAY THE GODS (155)       3  2 0

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

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

THE JOURNEY HOME

Three Shadowspire Lord Protectors, Corrin, Dunnik, and Pavil, who were all members of 
the longbeard clan. One day, they received a request from their manager to return to 
Shadowspire as soon as possible. The three friends agreed, and set out on their 
journey to return home..

The Isle of the Eye was a beautiful place to live and their only duties were to 
protect the Isle and fight in the arena if they wished. The three warriors were well-
equipped for their journey, with sturdy boots, warm cloaks, and sharp weapons. They 
traveled for several days along the paths and through the wilderness. As they setup 
camp for the night in the distance the friends could barely see Shadowspire. It was a 
small city in the shadow of towering mountain spires.

Corrin, Dunnik, and Pavil sat around the campfire, their faces illuminated by the 
dancing flames. They were all members of the Shadowspire Hall of Fame, renowned 
gladiators who had fought countless battles and emerged victorious time and time 
again. As they sipped their ale and reminisced about their past duels, they couldn't 
help but feel a sense of pride at all they had accomplished. Corrin, the youngest of 
the three, spoke first.

"I remember my first duel like it was yesterday," he said. "I was so nervous, barely 
able to hold onto my sword. But I had a fire in my belly and a hunger for victory. I 
remember the way the crowd roared as I stepped into the arena, the way my heart 
pounded in my chest as I faced my opponent."

Dunnik nodded in agreement. "I remember my first duel too," he said. "I was already an 
experienced fighter by then, but there was something different about that battle. I 
knew I had to win, not just for myself but for the guild. And I did. It was a hard-
fought battle, but in the end, I emerged victorious."

Pavil chuckled. "I remember that duel," he said. "I was in the crowd that day, 
watching as you two fought. And I knew then that I wanted to be just like you, to 
fight like you. And now here we are, all Lord Protectors and members of the 
Shadowspire Hall."

The three gladiators sat in comfortable silence for a moment, each lost in their own 
memories. But then Corrin spoke up again.

"You know what I miss most about those old duels?" he said. "The thrill of the fight. 
The way your heart races as you step into the arena, the way you can feel the eyes of 
the crowd on you. There's nothing else like it."

Dunnik nodded. "And the satisfaction of victory," he said. "There's nothing quite like 
that feeling of knowing you've bested your opponent, that you've proven yourself in 
the eyes of the gods and the people."

Pavil smiled. "But most of all, I miss the camaraderie," he said. "The way we all 
fought together, trained together, bonded together. We were a family, in a way, all 
united by our love of the fight."

The three gladiators sat in silence once again, lost in their memories. But as the 
fire burned down to embers and the night grew darker, they knew that their memories 
would always live on, as would their place in the history of the Shadowspire arena.

...to be continued

ChatGPT used in writing this.

                                      SPY REPORT

We have made it back into respectable territory!  Well, I do not want to get ahead of 
myself.  We have a decent number of teams in The Spire for this turn.  I don't want 
any of you getting a big head and thinking YOU are respectable in any way.  I dodged 
an arrow there! Okay, we have to get this show on the road because the daylight is 
burning and I have to get moving if I want to keep my day-drinking streak alive!  
Let's get to it!

How does a man of such respectable education find himself in The Spire fighting for 
its top honor?  I tried to get an interview with Dr. Robotnik and ask him, but he was 
too busy celebrating his latest victory.  In what might be our longest fight for the 
championship, Dr. Robotnik was able to keep Mutombo out of the winner's chair in a 30-
minute fight!  Yes, I dozed off a few times, but I saw the beginning and someone 
nudged me awake to see the ending.  Congrats to Dr. Robotnik!

Looks like the gladiators over at the Darque Ages guild were the most avoided today.  
They were mostly avoided by NBA Legends.  Our most challenged warrior is NO ONE.  
There were 13 challenges issued, but none were duplicated!  We have this happen from 
time to time, but it is still a bit embarrassing.  We know there is at least one 
warrior more annoying than the others that everyone wants to smash their smug face 
into the sands!  Maybe next time...

BY THE NUMBERS is presented to you by Otto's Diner.  We hear they have a manager's 
position open after today's games.  Send your applications in by pigeon, magical 
parcel, or if you are truly brave, hand it in yourself.

     Fights:             35
     Dark Arena Deaths:   2
     Non-DA Deaths:       1
     Challenges:         13

     Largest Up-Challenge:  +14 points; MUTOMBO (81-3728) (20-4-0,94) of NBA LEGENDS 
     challenged DR. ROBOTNIK (81-3737) (19-5-0,108) of HEROES & VILLAINS. MUTOMBO was 
     outlasted by DR. ROBOTNIK in a 30-minute expert's Challenge Title fight.

     Largest Down Challenge:  -4 points; ELLEN RIPLEY (81-3703) (16-13-0,104) of 
     HEROES & VILLAINS challenged SPEKT (81-3541) (21-34-0,100) of WICKED MARTYRS. 
     ELLEN RIPLEY was bested by SPEKT in an exciting 1-minute veteran's Challenge 
     fight.

Alright, that is all the news worth reporting.  Well, I must say that Clan Longbeard 
did move into the top spot on the team rankings for the last 3 cycles.  We did miss 
their stellar 5-0, which surely contributed to their rise.  Oh, and I can't forget 
Spekt is our newest Lord Protector from The Spire!  I guess there are other newsworthy 
events happening, and my thoughts are wrapped up in a warm shot liquor that is coming 
when this spy report is done.  With that in mind, I bid everyone farewell and cheers!

                                          -- Huard DePriest

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DR. ROBOTNIK 3737            20   5  0   116       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SUMMER SHANDY 3598            7   3  1   109       INEBRIATION (27)
 SPEKT 3541                   22  34  0   108       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 MAGNA CARTA 3747             15   8  0   106       DARQUE AGES (29)
 GAYNE 3783                   10   5  1    99       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 ELLEN RIPLEY 3703            16  14  0    95       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
 MUTOMBO 3728                 20   5  0    92       NBA LEGENDS (156)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CLYDE THE GLIDE 3732         14   9  1    92       NBA LEGENDS (156)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SAI 3678                     17   7  0    90       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 JIHL BLAZEFURY 3735          15  10  0    88       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 OTTO'S FRY GUY 3648          20  20  1    87       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 BAMNOR 3608                  20  26  0    86       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 SNIDELY WHIPLASH 3767        15   5  0    82       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
 PRIVID 3665                  17  20  0    77       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 SAILASA 3692                 14   8  0    77       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 OTTO'S SOUS-CHEF 3744        13  10  1    77       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 ANTON CHEKHOV 3651           14  26  0    75       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 RECLAN 3650                  13  15  2    75       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 MARGERY KEMPE 3686           19  15  1    73       DARQUE AGES (29)
 SAUL BELLOW 3709             14  16  1    70       LITERATE LOONS (40)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TRACI 3740                   13  11  0    64       MADNESS (190)
 BAVIL 3793                    9   3  0    60       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 OTTO'S BUSBOY 3775            7  12  0    57       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SIR CHARLES 3733             13  10  0    56       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 AHNA MISSTEP 3729             9  17  1    52       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 KOMMA 3766                   10  10  0    51       MADNESS (190)
 AGAVE 3599                    6   4  0    48       INEBRIATION (27)
 KAILE THE LITTLE 3809         4   5  2    48       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 BLUE GUNKY 3808               4   5  0    45       ARDUIN (200)
 GORSWAMPUS 3798               5   5  0    41       ARDUIN (200)
 JIMPUUS 3794                  5   6  0    40       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 ANTONITUS 3782                8   8  2    38       MADNESS (190)
 DOMINIQUE 3781                8   8  0    35       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 DRUV 3785                     6   2  0    35       PRAY THE GODS (155)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PBR 3555                      8   5  0    33       INEBRIATION (27)
 PHANDELYON 3805               6   3  0    32       ARDUIN (200)
 WILHUM 3846                   2   1  0    28       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 SHAQ 3840                     2   1  0    26       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 DEEP 3831                     2   0  0    24       PRAY THE GODS (155)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SIR GAWAIN 3813               5   3  0    23       DARQUE AGES (29)
 JACOB GRIMM 3834              2   2  0    22       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 HRUAN 3819                    5   2  0    20       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 JESSEB 3803                   4   6  0    20       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 OTTOBOT 3829                  3   1  0    20       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 THROON 3807                   3   6  1    16       ARDUIN (200)
 THX 1138 3843                 2   1  0    16       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
 WALTER RALEIGH 3816           3   5  0    15       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 GHOST PEPPER 3850             1   0  0    15       DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)
 GALPOH CHIPAXE 3823           1   5  0    14       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 NOT SO HOT 3848               1   0  0    13       DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)
 COURTRAI 3841                 3   1  0    10       DARQUE AGES (29)
 WILHELM GRIMM 3835            3   1  0    10       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 SPARTAN 3820                  2   4  0    10       MADNESS (190)
 THE GAME 3821                 2   4  0    10       MADNESS (190)
 LUKHA 3826                    2   4  0    10       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 J-LAPENO 3849                 1   0  0     8       DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)
 HOPPIN' JOHN 3851             1   0  0     8       DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)
 OTTO'S BIG-TIPPER 3833        1   4  0     7       INEBRIATION (27)
 AIR SHARK 3845                1   1  0     6       ARDUIN (200)
 SPARTACUS 3844                0   3  0     3       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LAAL MAAS 3852                0   1  0     1       DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
OTTO'S MGR 3778         9  8 0 CULT OF BACCHUS 4    KAILE THE LITTLE 3809 423   
DEAD 3853               0  1 0 DARQUE AGES 29       ARENAMASTER           423  NONE
MAID MARION 3811        2  3 0 HEROES & VILLAIN 197 KAILE THE LITTLE 3809 419  REVENGED
MORE BUD LIGHT 3854     0  1 0 INEBRIATION 27       HIGH ELF              423  NONE
PATRICK EWING 3817      1  3 0 NBA LEGENDS 156      THROON 3807           419  NOT REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Den -- That's a might impressive 3 turn record your team is sporting! Glad I could 
contribute to it! -- DeGotti

Dr. Robotnik -- You sure can take a beating! -- Otto's Sous-Chef

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

MORE BUD LIGHT was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
DEAD was slaughtered by ARENAMASTER in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
MUTOMBO was outlasted by DR. ROBOTNIK in a 30 minute expert's Challenge Title fight.
ELLEN RIPLEY was bested by SPEKT in a exciting 1 minute veteran's Challenge fight.
RECLAN was bested by CLYDE THE GLIDE in a 1 minute veteran's Challenge duel.
SNIDELY WHIPLASH was overpowered by SUMMER SHANDY in a 1 minute Challenge brawl.
SAILASA outlasted MARGERY KEMPE in a crowd boring 15 minute expert's Challenge melee.
OTTO'S BUSBOY lost to ANTON CHEKHOV in a action packed 1 minute Challenge fight.
AGAVE won victory over JIMPUUS in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
AHNA MISSTEP defeated GORSWAMPUS in a 1 minute gruesome Challenge match.
KAILE THE LITTLE killed OTTO'S MGR in a exciting 1 minute Challenge fight.
DRUV savagely defeated SIR GAWAIN in a crowd pleasing 4 minute Challenge competition.
DEEP subdued WALTER RALEIGH in a 1 minute Challenge match.
OTTO'S BIG-TIPPER was devastated by OTTOBOT in a 3 minute mismatched Challenge bout.
SHAQ overpowered LUKHA in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
OTTO'S SOUS-CHEF was devastated by GAYNE in a exciting 1 minute uneven duel.
SAI was viciously subdued by MAGNA CARTA in a popular 5 minute brutal master's brawl.
BAMNOR was subdued by JIHL BLAZEFURY in a exciting 3 minute veteran's bout.
SAUL BELLOW was luckily beaten by PRIVID in a 9 minute master's conflict.
OTTO'S FRY GUY savagely defeated BAVIL in a popular 2 minute gruesome one-sided duel.
KOMMA was unbelievably bested by SIR CHARLES in a crowd pleasing 11 minute gory fray.
TRACI savagely defeated BLUE GUNKY in a popular 4 minute gruesome fight.
PBR luckily beat JESSEB in a 2 minute fight.
ANTONITUS vanquished THROON in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
DOMINIQUE savagely defeated JACOB GRIMM in a 2 minute veteran vs. beginner melee.
PHANDELYON beat THE GAME in a 2 minute fray.
HRUAN beat SPARTAN in a 2 minute competition.
GALPOH CHIPAXE vanquished SPARTACUS in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
WILHELM GRIMM was luckily beaten by THX 1138 in a slow 9 minute beginner's duel.
COURTRAI was demolished by WILHUM in a 1 minute brutal one-sided fight.
AIR SHARK beat LAAL MAAS in a 2 minute beginner's bout.
GHOST PEPPER subdued EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute beginner's contest.
HOPPIN' JOHN defeated CONVICTED THIEF in a 3 minute novice's struggle.
J-LAPENO subdued MORDANT DESERTER in a 3 minute novice's struggle.
NOT SO HOT handily defeated CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                     12         TOTAL PARRY       59 -  37 -  0      61  |
|AIMED BLOW                       8         AIMED BLOW        41 -  31 -  4      57  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  7         PARRY-LUNGE       28 -  23 -  0      55  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      6         WALL OF STEEL     23 -  24 -  0      49  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  6         LUNGING ATTACK    39 -  42 -  2      48  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   6         PARRY-STRIKE      20 -  23 -  1      47  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   6         SLASHING ATTACK   22 -  27 -  1      45  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         PARRY-RIPOSTE     12 -  16 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     5         STRIKING ATTACK   26 -  38 -  1      41  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         BASHING ATTACK    18 -  32 -  2      36  |

Turn 423 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 -  2     WALL OF STEEL      2 -  3         4  TOTAL PARRY    
PARRY-LUNGE        4 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  2         2  STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    4 -  2     LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  4         1  AIMED BLOW     
TOTAL PARRY        8 -  4     STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  5         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
BASHING ATTACK     3 -  3     PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  4         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                                                                1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      DR. ROBOTNIK 3737          20   5  0  116 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
AIMED BLOW       SUMMER SHANDY 3598          7   3  1  109 INEBRIATION (27)
SLASHING ATTACK  MAGNA CARTA 3747           15   8  0  106 DARQUE AGES (29)
STRIKING ATTACK  GAYNE 3783                 10   5  1   99 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
LUNGING ATTACK   ELLEN RIPLEY 3703          16  14  0   95 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
PARRY-STRIKE     TRACI 3740                 13  11  0   64 MADNESS (190)
WALL OF STEEL    AGAVE 3599                  6   4  0   48 INEBRIATION (27)
PARRY-LUNGE      DRUV 3785                   6   2  0   35 PRAY THE GODS (155)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is ANTON CHEKHOV 3651.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was MAGNA CARTA 3747.  The ten other most popular fighters were SAUL BELLOW 
3709, TRACI 3740, BAMNOR 3608, SIR GAWAIN 3813, OTTO'S FRY GUY 3648, DRUV 3785, KOMMA 
3766, CLYDE THE GLIDE 3732, OTTOBOT 3829, and JESSEB 3803.

The least popular fighter this week was MUTOMBO 3728.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were DR. ROBOTNIK 3737, SAILASA 3692, MARGERY KEMPE 3686, THX 1138 3843, SIR 
CHARLES 3733, PRIVID 3665, WILHELM GRIMM 3835, HOPPIN' JOHN 3851, COURTRAI 3841, and 
SPARTACUS 3844.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

SPEKT (81-3541) WICKED MARTYRS (148)