DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/26/2023    Duedate: 08/08/2023

SHADOWSPIRE ARENA

DM-81    TURN-429

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

OTTO'S FRY GUY
CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
(81-3648) [25-21-1,122]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

OTTO'S FRY GUY                 LAAL MAAS
CULT OF BACCHUS (4)            DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)
(81-3648) [25-21-1,122]        (81-3852) [4-3-0,42]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

ANTON CHEKHOV                  OTTO'S SOUS-CHEF
LITERATE LOONS (40)            CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
(81-3651) [15-31-0,76]         (81-3744) [18-11-1,119]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

HEROES & VILLAINS (197)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. NBA LEGENDS (156)           49
2. DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)       32      HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
3. FAR TRAVELERS (113)         26      Unchartered Team
4. DARQUE AGES (29)            19
5. BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)     19      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)  108  70  3 60.7   1/ 2 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)  10  4 1
 2/ 0 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)      192 143  9 57.3   2/ 1 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)      10  5 0
 3/ 2 NBA LEGENDS (156)        200 155 13 56.3   3/ 7*DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)     9  6 0
 4/ 3 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)      925 760 29 54.9   4/ 8 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   9  6 0
 5/ 4 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)      858 758 31 53.1   5/ 4 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       8  7 0
 6/ 5 DARQUE AGES (29)         972 905 40 51.8   6/12 NBA LEGENDS (156)         7  8 1
 7- 6 PRAY THE GODS (155)      461 431 29 51.7   7/11 INEBRIATION (27)          7  8 0
 8/ 7 WICKED MARTYRS (148)     580 593 23 49.4   8/ 9 FAR TRAVELERS (113)       6  4 0
 9/ 9*DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)     17  18  0 48.6   9/ 3 ARDUIN (200)              6  9 0
10/ 8 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)  366 404 26 47.5  10/10 WICKED MARTYRS (148)      5  7 0
11/10 LITERATE LOONS (40)      697 804 33 46.4  11/14 DARQUE AGES (29)          4 11 0
12-11 MADNESS (190)            120 142  7 45.8  12/ 5 LITERATE LOONS (40)       4 11 0
13/13 INEBRIATION (27)         382 524 27 42.2  13- 6 PRAY THE GODS (155)       3  7 0
14/14 FAR TRAVELERS (113)       37  52  3 41.6  14/ 0 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)       2  3 0
15/12 ARDUIN (200)              35  50  1 41.2  15-13 MADNESS (190)             1  4 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

As has become his custom, Southern Boy sent his graduating Duelmaster to the Dark 
Arena.  Ellen Ripley showed us she doesn't have a problem ripping xenomorphs or High 
Elves to shreds!  Ellen kills High Elf by torchlight and heads off to the Isle of the 
Eye.  With Ripley's fight settled, our title match shifted to Magna Carta's challenge 
of Otto's Fry Guy.  Fry Guy might be ready for a promotion after pummeling MC to take 
The Spire's championship!  Well, he did get a promotion in the form of a graduation 
notice, but more on that later.

The most avoided team is the, how did Alarond describe them, ". . . inscrutable Pray 
the Gods."  It looks like Big Lake Solution scurried off from Vlad's squad the most.  
Magna Carta was this turn's most challenged warrior, but we have already covered how 
he failed to secure the throne in his own challenge.  NBA Legends had a spectacular 
turn going 4-1-1.  It was NBA Legends' good turn that led to DMobster's bad turn.  
Wicked Martyrs eeked out a single win, going 1-4-0.  The true tragedy came when Clyde 
the Glid executed Jimpuus. Condolences to the dead and a warning to the aggressor - 
Vengeance can come swiftly!

BY THE NUMBERS is brought to you by Otto's Diner.  Come during the lunch rush, we're 
too busy to spit in your food!

     Fights:  36
     Dark Arena Deaths:  6 (5-1 for the DA crew)
     Non-DA Deaths:  1
     Bloodfeuds:  1 (0-1 for the feuders)
     Challenges:  13 (10-3-1 for the challengers)

     Largest Up-Challenge:  +31 - 10) MAGNA CARTA (81-3747) (18-10-0,85) of DARQUE 
     AGES challenged OTTO'S FRY GUY (81-3648) (24-21-1,116) of CULT OF BACCHUS. MAGNA 
     CARTA was viciously subdued by OTTO'S FRY GUY in a 1-minute Challenge melee.

     Largest Down Challenge:  -12 - OTTO'S BUSBOY (81-3775) (10-14-0,84) of BIG LAKE 
     SOLUTION challenged PRIVID (81-3665) (17-25-0,76) of WICKED MARTYRS. OTTO'S 
     BUSBOY savagely defeated PRIVID in a popular 2-minute expert's Challenge duel.

I typically close with some small talk and a few insults.  I'll save the small talk 
for later!  I will take this time to congratulate a rather large graduating class.  We 
have four warriors making the trek to the Isle, and three of those blockheads belong 
to Degotti's Cult of Bacchus guild.  Congrats to Degotti who sends a Waste, Striker, 
and Lunger to immortality.  Coach joins the party with Clyde the Glide catching the 
Commission's eye too!  Good work, gentlemen.  What are the rest of you bums doing?  
The top 4 warriors are leaving the arena!  Who is going to step up and replace them?  
Come back next turn and find out!

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OTTO'S FRY GUY 3648          25  21  1   122       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OTTO'S SOUS-CHEF 3744        18  11  1   119       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 CLYDE THE GLIDE 3732         17  12  2   107       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 BAMNOR 3608                  25  27  0   104       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 DR. ROBOTNIK 3737            22   9  0    97       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
 MUTOMBO 3728                 23   8  0    95       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 MARGERY KEMPE 3686           24  16  2    94       DARQUE AGES (29)
-SAILASA 3692                 18   9  0    91       PRAY THE GODS (155)
-SAI 3678                     18  11  0    91       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 HRUAN 3819                   11   2  0    91       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OTTO'S BUSBOY 3775           11  14  0    90       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 MAGNA CARTA 3747             18  11  0    85       DARQUE AGES (29)
 JIHL BLAZEFURY 3735          18  13  0    85       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 SIR CHARLES 3733             18  11  0    81       NBA LEGENDS (156)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-RECLAN 3650                  15  18  2    81       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 PHANDELYON 3805              10   5  0    80       ARDUIN (200)
 PRIVID 3665                  17  26  0    77       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 KAILE THE LITTLE 3809         7   8  2    77       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 ANTON CHEKHOV 3651           15  31  0    76       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 AGAVE 3599                   10   6  0    74       INEBRIATION (27)
 GORSWAMPUS 3798               8   8  0    70       ARDUIN (200)
 SAUL BELLOW 3709             16  20  1    69       LITERATE LOONS (40)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STING 3661                   17  14  1    66       MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
 SPARTACUS 3844                6   3  0    66       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
 ALEKSANDR 1372               12   6  1    65       FAR TRAVELERS (113)
 FOE-HAMMER 3736               9  10  0    63       MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
 URMAR 1373                    8  10  0    63       FAR TRAVELERS (113)
 GAYNE 3783                   12   9  1    62       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
-DRUV 3785                     9   4  0    61       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 BLUE GUNKY 3808               8   7  0    58       ARDUIN (200)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AHNA MISSTEP 3729            10  22  1    55       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
-TRACI 3740                   13  15  0    54       MADNESS (190)
 DOMINIQUE 3781                9  13  0    54       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 BAVIL 3793                   11   7  0    48       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
-KOMMA 3766                   11  13  0    46       MADNESS (190)
 WALTER RALEIGH 3816           7   7  0    45       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 OTTOBOT 3829                  7   3  1    44       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 LAAL MAAS 3852                4   3  0    42       DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)
 J-LAPENO 3849                 6   1  0    41       DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)
 MOUTH OF SAURON 3773          8   5  0    40       MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
 SHAQ 3840                     6   3  0    38       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 PBR 3555                      9  10  0    37       INEBRIATION (27)
 SIR GAWAIN 3813               8   6  0    35       DARQUE AGES (29)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HANA 1370                     7  11  1    33       FAR TRAVELERS (113)
 THROON 3807                   7   8  1    30       ARDUIN (200)
 LUKHA 3826                    6   6  0    30       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 WILHELM GRIMM 3835            6   4  1    29       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 TANKERA 3873                  2   0  0    27       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 GALPOH CHIPAXE 3823           4   8  1    25       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
-SPARTAN 3820                  4   6  0    24       MADNESS (190)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HAMM 3866                     3   0  0    23       INEBRIATION (27)
 OTTO'S BIG-TIPPER 3833        2   9  0    23       INEBRIATION (27)
 LUCREZIA 3865                 2   1  0    23       FAR TRAVELERS (113)
 JACOB GRIMM 3834              4   6  1    19       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 GORGOL 3786                   4   5  0    17       MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
 NOT SO HOT 3848               4   3  0    17       DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)
 THX 1138 3843                 4   5  0    17       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
 MBUNDE 3864                   1   2  0    17       FAR TRAVELERS (113)
 MEHRL 3867                    2   2  0    16       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 KARMA POLICE 3855             3   2  0    15       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 RED SOVINA 3878               1   0  0    10       DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)
 TENN PENN 3871                1   1  0     7       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
-MIAMI 3861                    1   1  0     7       MADNESS (190)
 URSULA 3876                   1   0  0     6       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
 TITO'S 3868                   1   2  0     5       INEBRIATION (27)
-FRANK 3862                    1   1  0     4       MADNESS (190)
 RODGER NEFFER 3872            0   2  0     2       WICKED MARTYRS (148)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SHEHTAL 3863                  0   2  0     2       PRAY THE GODS (155)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DA1 3881                0  1 0 ARDUIN 200           STONE GOLEM           429  NONE
WILHUM 3846             2  3 0 CLAN LONGBEARD 39    JACOB GRIMM 3834      425  REVENGED
UNMOTIVATED 3880        0  1 0 DARQUE AGES 29       SHEWISH GIANT         429  NONE
WILLFUL SERF 3879       0  1 0 DARQUE AGES 29       BLACK ORC             429  NONE
4 WIT 3877              0  1 0 DEMONIC CHILI'S 201  SPYMASTER             429  NONE
SUMMER SHANDY 3598      9  4 1 INEBRIATION 27       MARGERY KEMPE 3686    426   
ANTONITUS 3782          9  9 2 MADNESS 190          JIMPUUS 3794          425  NOT REVENGED
THE GAME 3821           3  5 0 MADNESS 190          OTTOBOT 3829          425  NOT REVENGED
SNAGLAK 3827            0  1 0 MIRKWOOD ORCS 188    WURM KIN              429  NONE
DEEP 3831               2  2 0 PRAY THE GODS 155    GALPOH CHIPAXE 3823   425  NOT REVENGED
JESSEB 3803             5  8 0 WICKED MARTYRS 148   WILHELM GRIMM 3835    426   
JIMPUUS 3794            9  8 1 WICKED MARTYRS 148   CLYDE THE GLIDE 3732  429   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Chad -- When you downchallenge a warrior with but a single fight under his belt, to 
scrape for an easy win, that is a special kind of low. Consider the gauntlet dropped. 
You have my full attention. -- Obregon, Far Travelers

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ELLEN RIPLEY butchered HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
UNMOTIVATED was butchered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
SNAGLAK was murdered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
WILLFUL SERF was murdered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
4 WIT was slaughtered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
DA1 was butchered by STONE GOLEM in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
OTTO'S BIG-TIPPER was overpowered by MARGERY KEMPE in a 3 minute Bloodfeud match.
DR. ROBOTNIK was viciously subdued by OTTO'S SOUS-CHEF in a 4 minute Challenge duel.
CLYDE THE GLIDE butchered JIMPUUS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge competition.
MAGNA CARTA was viciously subdued by OTTO'S FRY GUY in a 1 minute Challenge melee.
OTTO'S BUSBOY savagely defeated PRIVID in a popular 2 minute expert's Challenge duel.
AGAVE beat GAYNE in a 2 minute Challenge melee.
KAILE THE LITTLE beat SAUL BELLOW in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
DOMINIQUE demolished HANA in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
SPARTACUS handily defeated OTTOBOT in a exciting 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
SIR GAWAIN beat GALPOH CHIPAXE in a 1 minute Challenge conflict.
J-LAPENO slimly won victory over WILHELM GRIMM in a 6 minute gruesome Challenge fight.
LAAL MAAS overpowered MEHRL in a 1 minute uneven Challenge struggle.
THROON was handily defeated by AHNA MISSTEP in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge bout.
HAMM unbelievably bested KARMA POLICE in a exciting 5 minute novice's Challenge brawl.
MUTOMBO luckily beat PHANDELYON in a exciting 5 minute bout.
BAMNOR overpowered STING in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched fight.
ALEKSANDR was devastated by HRUAN in a action packed 1 minute one-sided bout.
GORSWAMPUS was subdued by SIR CHARLES in a action packed 3 minute bout.
ANTON CHEKHOV lost to JIHL BLAZEFURY in a popular 5 minute master's fray.
BAVIL was subdued by URMAR in a 3 minute fight.
PBR was savagely defeated by WALTER RALEIGH in a 4 minute brutal duel.
FOE-HAMMER overpowered AMBITIOUS GUARD in a popular 1 minute brutal one-sided duel.
BLUE GUNKY won victory over SHAQ in a action packed 1 minute bout.
MOUTH OF SAURON handily defeated NOT SO HOT in a 1 minute uneven bout.
GORGOL was overpowered by LUKHA in a 1 minute uneven competition.
THX 1138 was savagely defeated by LUCREZIA in a popular 6 minute gruesome fight.
JACOB GRIMM was handily defeated by TANKERA in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
MBUNDE luckily beat TENN PENN in a 2 minute brutal novice's fight.
TITO'S was outlasted by RED SOVINA in a 7 minute beginner's bout.
RODGER NEFFER was subdued by URSULA in a 2 minute beginner's contest.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                     12         WALL OF STEEL     31 -  22 -  1      58  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   9         AIMED BLOW        44 -  32 -  2      58  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  8         LUNGING ATTACK    37 -  30 -  1      55  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  8         STRIKING ATTACK   33 -  27 -  2      55  |
|AIMED BLOW                       7         TOTAL PARRY       56 -  57 -  1      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   7         PARRY-RIPOSTE     13 -  17 -  0      43  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    6         BASHING ATTACK    22 -  29 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     3         SLASHING ATTACK   28 -  38 -  2      42  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         PARRY-STRIKE      18 -  27 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         PARRY-LUNGE       15 -  29 -  0      34  |

Turn 429 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         5 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  2         5  TOTAL PARRY    
PARRY-STRIKE       2 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     2 -  5         2  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     6 -  3     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  2         1  WALL OF STEEL  
WALL OF STEEL      4 -  2     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  8         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        7 -  5                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  4                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    OTTO'S FRY GUY 3648        25  21  1  122 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
STRIKING ATTACK  OTTO'S SOUS-CHEF 3744      18  11  1  119 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
TOTAL PARRY      DR. ROBOTNIK 3737          22   9  0   97 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
AIMED BLOW       HRUAN 3819                 11   2  0   91 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
SLASHING ATTACK  MAGNA CARTA 3747           18  11  0   85 DARQUE AGES (29)
LUNGING ATTACK   PHANDELYON 3805            10   5  0   80 ARDUIN (200)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    J-LAPENO 3849               6   1  0   41 DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)
BASHING ATTACK   SHAQ 3840                   6   3  0   38 NBA LEGENDS (156)
PARRY-STRIKE     SIR GAWAIN 3813             8   6  0   35 DARQUE AGES (29)
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 SOUS-CHEF 3744.  The ten other most popular fighters were OTTO'S 
BUSBOY 3775, PHANDELYON 3805, LUCREZIA 3865, ANTON CHEKHOV 3651, GORSWAMPUS 3798, 
KARMA POLICE 3855, WALTER RALEIGH 3816, OTTO'S FRY GUY 3648, GAYNE 3783, and 
SPARTACUS 3844.

The least popular fighter this week was RED SOVINA 3878.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were THX 1138 3843, JACOB GRIMM 3834, GORGOL 3786, NOT SO HOT 3848, BAVIL 
3793, HAMM 3866, THROON 3807, MEHRL 3867, OTTOBOT 3829, and HANA 1370.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

OTTO'S FRY GUY (81-3648) CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
OTTO'S SOUS-CHEF (81-3744) CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
CLYDE THE GLIDE (81-3732) NBA LEGENDS (156)
BAMNOR (81-3608) CULT OF BACCHUS (4)

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

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