DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/12/2023    Duedate: 07/25/2023

SHADOWSPIRE ARENA

DM-81    TURN-428

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ELLEN RIPLEY
HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
(81-3703) [19-16-0,109]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

OTTO'S FRY GUY                 LAAL MAAS
CULT OF BACCHUS (4)            DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)
(81-3648) [24-21-1,116]        (81-3852) [3-3-0,33]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

ANTON CHEKHOV                  OTTO'S BUSBOY
LITERATE LOONS (40)            BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
(81-3651) [15-30-0,75]         (81-3775) [10-14-0,84]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CULT OF BACCHUS (4)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)       51
2. WICKED MARTYRS (148)        42      HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
3. HEROES & VILLAINS (197)     34      Unchartered Team
4. CLAN LONGBEARD (39)         26
5. DARQUE AGES (29)            26      DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)  105  68  2 60.7   1/ 1 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)      12  3 0
 2/ 2 NBA LEGENDS (156)        196 154 12 56.0   2/ 5 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)  10  4 0
 3/ 3 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)      922 758 29 54.9   3/ 3 ARDUIN (200)             10  5 0
 4/ 4 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)      856 755 31 53.1   4/ 2 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       8  7 0
 5/ 5 DARQUE AGES (29)         970 902 40 51.8   5/ 4 LITERATE LOONS (40)       7  8 1
 6/ 6 PRAY THE GODS (155)      461 431 29 51.7   6/10 PRAY THE GODS (155)       6  8 0
 7/ 7 WICKED MARTYRS (148)     579 589 23 49.6   7/14*DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)     6  9 0
 8/ 8 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)  362 403 26 47.3   8/11 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   6  9 0
 9/11*DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)     14  16  0 46.7   9- 6 FAR TRAVELERS (113)       5  5 0
10/ 9 LITERATE LOONS (40)      696 800 33 46.5  10/13 WICKED MARTYRS (148)      5  5 0
11-10 MADNESS (190)            120 142  7 45.8  11/ 7 INEBRIATION (27)          5  9 0
12/12 ARDUIN (200)              34  46  1 42.5  12/ 8 NBA LEGENDS (156)         5 10 0
13/13 INEBRIATION (27)         380 521 27 42.2  13-12 MADNESS (190)             4  6 0
14-14 FAR TRAVELERS (113)       34  50  3 40.5  14/ 9 DARQUE AGES (29)          4  9 1

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail SHADOWSPIRE!  Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed for 
your deeds.  Now keep the taverns open late tonight, for there are sorrows to drown 
for DARQUE AGES, whose 2-3-0 this turn dropped them by 5 into 14th.  DEMONIC CHILI'S 
stable has parlayed this turn's 3-2-0 into a 7 space move up the rankings.  This 
brings them up to 7th place.  Good work, guys!  And let's see, DRUV fought SHAQ and 
gained 26 points and contributed to PRAY THE GODS' 2-3-0.  SHAQ has lost to DRUV, 
falling 22 points, while helping make NBA LEGENDS a 2-3-0 turn.  This turn BAMNOR 
challenged ELLEN RIPLEY in what was SHADOWSPIRE's Title bout.  We should ask ELLEN 
RIPLEY about the thrill of victory, and what being the new Duelmaster does for a 
warrior, she's now the one to ask.  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?   
     He who challenges well, fights well.  He who avoids without cause, shall lose 
for good reasons.  My mama told me that one.  I also notice that the BIG LAKE 
SOLUTION stable was the most avoided team this turn.  Come on SHADOWSPIRE, what are 
you afraid of?  And guess who avoided BIG LAKE SOLUTION stable the most?  Believe it 
or not, it was PRAY THE GODS.  Anyone surprised?  The most challenged warrior this 
turn was DARQUE AGES' warrior MARGERY KEMPE.  More fighters challenged her than 
challenged the Duelmaster!  In a brave attempt, BLUE GUNKY from ARDUIN challenged up 
25 points to fight JIMPUUS from the WICKED MARTYRS stable.  BLUE GUNKY perhaps got 
its just desserts, seeing as it was defeated by JIMPUUS and ended up with 56 
recognition points.  HAMM of INEBRIATION had better have a good reason for 
challenging down 14 points in a challenge which it won.  I thought HAMM showed great 
skill and promise when it beat SHEHTAL.  All right, so I slept through it!  Big deal! 
     A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once.  Wise men know this to 
be true.  A brave warrior does not carry a red shield, he has nothing to cover or 
hide when the fight is over.  Consider well.   
     Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe.  Dare 
to fight bravely.  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                  
 ELLEN RIPLEY 3703            19  16  0   109       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OTTO'S FRY GUY 3648          24  21  1   116       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 OTTO'S SOUS-CHEF 3744        17  11  1   104       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 DR. ROBOTNIK 3737            22   8  0   102       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
 BAMNOR 3608                  24  27  0    99       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 MARGERY KEMPE 3686           23  16  2    92       DARQUE AGES (29)
 MUTOMBO 3728                 22   8  0    91       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 SAILASA 3692                 18   9  0    91       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 SAI 3678                     18  11  0    91       PRAY THE GODS (155)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JIMPUUS 3794                  9   7  1    89       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 MAGNA CARTA 3747             18  10  0    85       DARQUE AGES (29)
 OTTO'S BUSBOY 3775           10  14  0    84       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 JIHL BLAZEFURY 3735          17  13  0    82       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 RECLAN 3650                  15  18  2    81       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 SIR CHARLES 3733             17  11  0    78       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 HRUAN 3819                   10   2  0    77       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 PRIVID 3665                  17  25  0    76       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 CLYDE THE GLIDE 3732         16  12  1    76       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 SAUL BELLOW 3709             16  19  1    76       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 ANTON CHEKHOV 3651           15  30  0    75       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 PHANDELYON 3805              10   4  0    74       ARDUIN (200)
-ALEKSANDR 1372               12   5  1    72       FAR TRAVELERS (113)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GORSWAMPUS 3798               8   7  0    67       ARDUIN (200)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GAYNE 3783                   12   8  1    66       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 AGAVE 3599                    9   6  0    65       INEBRIATION (27)
 KAILE THE LITTLE 3809         6   8  2    65       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 DRUV 3785                     9   4  0    61       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 BAVIL 3793                   11   6  0    60       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLUE GUNKY 3808               7   7  0    56       ARDUIN (200)
-TRACI 3740                   13  15  0    54       MADNESS (190)
 OTTOBOT 3829                  7   2  1    54       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 SPARTACUS 3844                5   3  0    52       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
 AHNA MISSTEP 3729             9  22  1    50       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
-URMAR 1373                    7  10  0    47       FAR TRAVELERS (113)
-KOMMA 3766                   11  13  0    46       MADNESS (190)
-HANA 1370                     7  10  1    44       FAR TRAVELERS (113)
 DOMINIQUE 3781                8  13  0    43       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 WALTER RALEIGH 3816           6   7  0    40       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 SHAQ 3840                     6   2  0    38       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 WILHELM GRIMM 3835            6   3  1    37       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 PBR 3555                      9   9  0    36       INEBRIATION (27)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LAAL MAAS 3852                3   3  0    33       DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)
 THROON 3807                   7   7  1    32       ARDUIN (200)
 GALPOH CHIPAXE 3823           4   7  1    32       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 J-LAPENO 3849                 5   1  0    29       DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)
 SIR GAWAIN 3813               7   6  0    27       DARQUE AGES (29)
-SPARTAN 3820                  4   6  0    24       MADNESS (190)
 NOT SO HOT 3848               4   2  0    24       DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)
 MEHRL 3867                    2   1  0    24       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LUKHA 3826                    5   6  0    21       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 THX 1138 3843                 4   4  0    20       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
 TENN PENN 3871                1   0  0    20       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 JACOB GRIMM 3834              4   5  1    18       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 HAMM 3866                     2   0  0    17       INEBRIATION (27)
 KARMA POLICE 3855             3   1  0    16       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 TANKERA 3873                  1   0  0    15       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 OTTO'S BIG-TIPPER 3833        2   8  0    14       INEBRIATION (27)
 TITO'S 3868                   1   1  0    11       INEBRIATION (27)
-LUCREZIA 3865                 1   1  0    10       FAR TRAVELERS (113)
-MIAMI 3861                    1   1  0     7       MADNESS (190)
-FRANK 3862                    1   1  0     4       MADNESS (190)
-MBUNDE 3864                   0   2  0     2       FAR TRAVELERS (113)
 SHEHTAL 3863                  0   2  0     2       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 RODGER NEFFER 3872            0   1  0     1       WICKED MARTYRS (148)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
AIR SHARK 3845          2  5 0 ARDUIN 200           BLACK ORC             428  NONE
WILHUM 3846             2  3 0 CLAN LONGBEARD 39    JACOB GRIMM 3834      425  REVENGED
GRUEL 3874              0  1 0 DARQUE AGES 29       HIGH ELF              428  NONE
WENCH 3875              0  1 0 DARQUE AGES 29       STONE GOLEM           428  NONE
GHOST PEPPER 3850       1  5 0 DEMONIC CHILI'S 201  BANDIT PRINCE         428  NONE
HOPPIN' JOHN 3851       1  5 0 DEMONIC CHILI'S 201  ARENAMASTER           428  NONE
SUMMER SHANDY 3598      9  4 1 INEBRIATION 27       MARGERY KEMPE 3686    426   
ANTONITUS 3782          9  9 2 MADNESS 190          JIMPUUS 3794          425   
THE GAME 3821           3  5 0 MADNESS 190          OTTOBOT 3829          425   

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DEEP 3831               2  2 0 PRAY THE GODS 155    GALPOH CHIPAXE 3823   425   
JESSEB 3803             5  8 0 WICKED MARTYRS 148   WILHELM GRIMM 3835    426   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Jacob Grimm -- I should have taken your head off. Consider the bloodfeud over. You are 
welcome for the skills. -- Gayne the Sullen

Ahna Misstep -- Til we meet again. -- Hruan the Sharp

Galpoh Chipaxe -- Interesting name. Well fought, the gods favored me today. -- Lukha 
the Thankful

Tito's -- Damn cardio! -- Mehrl the Irked

Den -- Nice spotlight. -- Visionist

Congrats Snidely Whiplash on your invite to the Isle. -- Clan Longbeard

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

HOPPIN' JOHN was butchered by ARENAMASTER in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
GHOST PEPPER was slaughtered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 2 minute Dark Arena battle.
AIR SHARK was killed by BLACK ORC in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
WENCH was dispatched by STONE GOLEM in a crowd pleasing 3 minute Dark Arena brawl.
GRUEL was slain by HIGH ELF in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
AGAVE was narrowly defeated by MARGERY KEMPE in a 6 minute Bloodfeud competition.
BAMNOR was savagely defeated by ELLEN RIPLEY in a 1 minute Challenge Title struggle.
DR. ROBOTNIK savagely defeated SAI in a 23 minute expert's Challenge melee.
CLYDE THE GLIDE was vanquished by OTTO'S SOUS-CHEF in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
SAILASA luckily beat OTTO'S BUSBOY in a 3 minute veteran's Challenge fight.
MUTOMBO narrowly defeated JIHL BLAZEFURY in a 20 minute veteran's Challenge match.
PHANDELYON bested ANTON CHEKHOV in a 2 minute Challenge battle.
BLUE GUNKY was demolished by JIMPUUS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge brawl.
SPARTACUS handily defeated THROON in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge conflict.
AHNA MISSTEP was vanquished by GORSWAMPUS in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge bout.
OTTOBOT savagely defeated WILHELM GRIMM in a crowd pleasing 6 minute Challenge brawl.
GALPOH CHIPAXE overpowered LUKHA in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge bout.
THX 1138 beat TITO'S in a exciting 6 minute Challenge bout.
LAAL MAAS overpowered JACOB GRIMM in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge conflict.
HAMM outwaited SHEHTAL in a crowd boring 14 minute novice's Challenge bout.
OTTO'S FRY GUY demolished RECLAN in a 2 minute uneven bout.
MAGNA CARTA viciously subdued BAVIL in a crowd pleasing 3 minute gory fray.
GAYNE was demolished by M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
PRIVID was vanquished by HRUAN in a action packed 1 minute gory one-sided match.
SAUL BELLOW was outlasted by SIR CHARLES in a exciting 11 minute expert's match.
SHAQ was vanquished by DRUV in a action packed 1 minute one-sided fray.
KAILE THE LITTLE narrowly defeated DOMINIQUE in a action packed 4 minute competition.
PBR was defeated by WALTER RALEIGH in a 2 minute fight.
SIR GAWAIN lost to J-LAPENO in a 2 minute fray.
NOT SO HOT overpowered PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided match.
OTTO'S BIG-TIPPER was overpowered by MEHRL in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
KARMA POLICE overpowered RODGER NEFFER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided fray.
TANKERA vanquished PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
TENN PENN demolished EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute mismatched match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                     14         STRIKING ATTACK   33 -  24 -  1      58  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  9         AIMED BLOW        42 -  33 -  3      56  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         WALL OF STEEL     28 -  24 -  1      54  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  6         LUNGING ATTACK    34 -  30 -  0      53  |
|AIMED BLOW                       5         TOTAL PARRY       54 -  56 -  1      49  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         SLASHING ATTACK   29 -  34 -  3      46  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    4         PARRY-RIPOSTE     13 -  17 -  0      43  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         BASHING ATTACK    20 -  28 -  0      42  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         PARRY-STRIKE      19 -  28 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     3         PARRY-LUNGE       19 -  28 -  0      40  |

Turn 428 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 -  2     PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  2         5  TOTAL PARRY    
AIMED BLOW         3 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  2         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  3     SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  6         2  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        8 -  6     PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  3         1  WALL OF STEEL  
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  2     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  3         1  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   ELLEN RIPLEY 3703          19  16  0  109 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
WALL OF STEEL    OTTO'S FRY GUY 3648        24  21  1  116 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
STRIKING ATTACK  OTTO'S SOUS-CHEF 3744      17  11  1  104 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
TOTAL PARRY      DR. ROBOTNIK 3737          22   8  0  102 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
SLASHING ATTACK  MAGNA CARTA 3747           18  10  0   85 DARQUE AGES (29)
AIMED BLOW       HRUAN 3819                 10   2  0   77 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
BASHING ATTACK   GORSWAMPUS 3798             8   7  0   67 ARDUIN (200)
PARRY-LUNGE      DRUV 3785                   9   4  0   61 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 OTTO'S BUSBOY 3775.  The ten other most popular fighters were MAGNA CARTA 
3747, DOMINIQUE 3781, AGAVE 3599, TITO'S 3868, OTTOBOT 3829, KAILE THE LITTLE 3809, 
WENCH 3875, MARGERY KEMPE 3686, SAUL BELLOW 3709, and ELLEN RIPLEY 3703.

The least popular fighter this week was SAI 3678.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were DR. ROBOTNIK 3737, JIHL BLAZEFURY 3735, MUTOMBO 3728, HAMM 3866, 
SHEHTAL 3863, SIR CHARLES 3733, PBR 3555, RECLAN 3650, JACOB GRIMM 3834, and THX 1138 
3843.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

ELLEN RIPLEY (81-3703) HEROES & VILLAINS (197)