DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/18/2023    Duedate: 10/31/2023

SHADOWSPIRE ARENA

DM-81    TURN-435

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

HRUAN
CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
(81-3819) [16-3-0,113]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

KAILE THE LITTLE               POSITION IS EMPTY
BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)        
(81-3809) [12-9-3,144]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

ANTON CHEKHOV                  ALEKSANDR
LITERATE LOONS (40)            FAR TRAVELERS (113)
(81-3651) [19-33-0,111]        (81-1372) [15-9-1,83]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

FAR TRAVELERS (113)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)       39
2. LITERATE LOONS (40)         32      NBA LEGENDS (156)
3. FAR TRAVELERS (113)         26      Unchartered Team
4. CLAN LONGBEARD (39)         25
5. CULT OF BACCHUS (4)         19      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)  123  79  3 60.9   1/ 1 FAR TRAVELERS (113)      10  4 0
 2/ 3 NBA LEGENDS (156)        212 173 13 55.1   2/ 2 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)      10  5 0
 3/ 4 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)      937 775 31 54.7   3/ 5 LITERATE LOONS (40)       9  5 0
 4/ 5 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)      878 768 31 53.3   4/ 4 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       7  8 2
 5/ 6 DARQUE AGES (29)         983 921 42 51.6   5/ 3 WICKED MARTYRS (148)      7  8 1
 6- 7 PRAY THE GODS (155)      468 439 29 51.6   6/ 8 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   7  8 1
 7/ 8 WICKED MARTYRS (148)     595 608 25 49.5   7/13 DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)     7  8 0
 8/11 FAR TRAVELERS (113)       56  62  4 47.5   8/ 7 NBA LEGENDS (156)         7  8 0
 9/ 9 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)  379 421 28 47.4   9/ 9 DARQUE AGES (29)          5  9 2
10/10 LITERATE LOONS (40)      713 817 34 46.6  10- 6 PRAY THE GODS (155)       4  6 0
11/12 INEBRIATION (27)         390 537 27 42.1  11-10 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)   3  6 0
12/13 DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)     25  35  1 41.7  12/12 INEBRIATION (27)          2  4 0

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

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

Well Surprise, Surprise! Someone up there must really like me. They gave me a second 
chance at Miss Blazefury and this time my huffing and puffing caused her to quit in 1 
minute. Please forgive me for ruining your perfect record against Aimed Blows and hope 
the mystery about me has been solved. Always remember, "Humility is not thinking less 
of yourself, It's thinking of yourself less." Enjoy your retirement.

So my Bosses tell me all I have to do is survive two more fights and I will get my 
invite to the Isle. May the gods continue to guide and protect me. 

                                          -- Your four time Duelmaster,

                                             Hruan

                                      SPY REPORT

Here we go again!  It has been a chilly, windy day here in The Spire, and I believe 
that makes for some fine dueling conditions.  I hope you got in through the gates 
early and watched today's fights.  It was a wonderful sight to behold!  Wow, I sound 
so sentimental today.  Eh, it must be the booze.  No wait, my boss is reading this... 
I'm just happy to be here!  Yeah, that's it!  Happy to be here and tell people about 
The Spire's arena action!

We start with old news, but it is exciting news if you are currently the Duelmaster.  
Hruan has been getting comfortable in the big chair. It does not appear we have many 
warriors who can take the seat from him, but that does not stop many from trying!  
Today, he fought Otto's Busboy in a random match-up.  As with many of Hruan's fights, 
he finished it quickly and went back to sitting on the arena's throne. Hruan is once 
again our Duelmaster, but he is still a little green and hasn't gotten a call to the 
Isle yet.  If he stays above ground, I'm sure it will happen any day now.  Congrats to 
Hruan, who is managed by Visionist.

Big Lake Solution is once again our most avoided team.  They were mostly avoided by 
Far Travelers.  After watching all the jawing in the arena, it isn't hard to figure 
out some of these avoid situations.  At 20-29, everyone was looking to get a chance to 
fight Privid.  Urmar, who was 9 points and many fights below Privid, got the 
opportunity to fight the arena veteran.  Privid is now 20-30, and I am sure he will 
have many more looking to fight him next cycle.

Death was a bit on the light side today.  Kaile the Littel slew M. Chardinee.  It 
wasn't even close, but I do feel sorry for those arena stand-ins at times.  The other 
death came for Marie De France in a random match.  Fierce Ryder killed Marie and moved 
to a nice 3-1-1 record.  Condolences to the dead and congrats to the winners. 

Far Travelers holds to the Top Team spot on a technicality!  They have 4 losses to 
Clan Longbeard's 5 losses.  There can be an advantage to missing a fight here and 
there.  Eh, it is good to NOT have a tie for these award rankings in my opinion.  What 
good is that? It isn't worth much, but it keeps the candles burning back at my place!

Time to skedaddle!  It has been a long day of day-drinking . . . working hard to serve 
the people of The Spire with quality spy reporting!  I'll see you bums on the next 
cycle.  Come back and fight, drink, and be merry.  Just be sure not to drink, marry, 
and then get in the fight!  See you next turn!

                                          -- Huard DePriest

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HRUAN 3819                   16   3  0   113       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KAILE THE LITTLE 3809        12   9  3   144       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-RECLAN 3650                  18  18  2   117       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 ANTON CHEKHOV 3651           19  33  0   111       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 MAGNA CARTA 3747             22  13  0   107       DARQUE AGES (29)
 MUTOMBO 3728                 25  12  0   100       NBA LEGENDS (156)
-SAILASA 3692                 20  10  0    98       PRAY THE GODS (155)
-DR. ROBOTNIK 3737            25  11  0    95       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
 SIR CHARLES 3733             20  15  0    95       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 URMAR 1373                   12  12  0    95       FAR TRAVELERS (113)
 OTTO'S BUSBOY 3775           12  19  0    92       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SAUL BELLOW 3709             20  22  1    89       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 PRIVID 3665                  20  29  0    89       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 GAYNE 3783                   17  10  1    85       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 ALEKSANDR 1372               15   9  1    83       FAR TRAVELERS (113)
-SAI 3678                     19  13  0    81       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 GALPOH CHIPAXE 3823           7  11  2    78       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 HANA 1370                    12  12  1    75       FAR TRAVELERS (113)
 LUCREZIA 3865                 7   1  1    75       FAR TRAVELERS (113)
-SPARTACUS 3844                8   6  0    69       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DOMINIQUE 3781               12  16  0    66       NBA LEGENDS (156)
-DRUV 3785                     9   7  0    65       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 AHNA MISSTEP 3729            11  27  1    61       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 OTTOBOT 3829                 10   6  1    60       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 BAVIL 3793                   16   8  0    59       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TENN PENN 3871                5   3  0    56       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 JACOB GRIMM 3834              7   9  2    55       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 SHAQ 3840                     8   7  0    54       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 AGAVE 3599                   10  10  0    49       INEBRIATION (27)
 WILHELM GRIMM 3835            9   7  1    48       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 PBR 3555                     11  12  0    45       INEBRIATION (27)
 HAMM 3866                     6   1  0    38       INEBRIATION (27)
 LAAL MAAS 3852                6   6  0    36       DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)
-URSULA 3876                   6   0  0    36       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MEADE 3895                    3   2  0    33       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 J-LAPENO 3849                 7   5  0    32       DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)
 YANARA BARD 3886              4   2  2    31       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 NOT SO HOT 3848               6   6  1    30       DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)
-THX 1138 3843                 6   8  0    26       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
 TITO'S 3868                   3   5  0    26       INEBRIATION (27)
 KARMA POLICE 3855             5   6  0    25       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 FIERCE RYDER 3892             3   1  1    25       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CANTERBURY 3901               1   2  0    23       DARQUE AGES (29)
 OTTO'S BIG-TIPPER 3833        3  12  0    21       INEBRIATION (27)
 RED SOVINA 3878               3   3  0    18       DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)
 DESTREZA 3903                 2   0  0    18       FAR TRAVELERS (113)
 TANKERA 3873                  4   4  0    16       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 SAUCY SHERIFF 3904            1   1  0    16       DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)
 RODGER NEFFER 3872            2   6  0    12       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 DENNIS RODMAN 3894            3   2  0    11       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 CURIAS 3910                   1   0  0    10       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 DORNE 3891                    2   2  0     8       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 DAINTY LEAF 3890              1   3  1     7       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
-SHEHTAL 3863                  1   4  0     7       PRAY THE GODS (155)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BOCCACCIO 3907                1   1  1     5       DARQUE AGES (29)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
M. CHARDINEE            0  0 0                      KAILE THE LITTLE 3809 435  NONE
MARIE DE FRANCE 3906    1  1 1 DARQUE AGES 29       FIERCE RYDER 3892     435   
SIR GAWAIN 3813         9  8 0 DARQUE AGES 29       LUCREZIA 3865         432   
SICHUAN 3885            0  3 0 DEMONIC CHILI'S 201  DAINTY LEAF 3890      433  JUST REVENGED
GAUNTLET 3896           0  2 0 FAR TRAVELERS 113    YANARA BARD 3886      433  JUST REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Wilhelm Grimm -- All of that and only one skill for each of us!?! -- Bavil the 
Disappointed

Rodger Neffer -- Now we are even. -- Meade the Equalizer

Congrats Jihl Blazefury on your invite to the Isle. -- Clan Longbeard

Hraun -- I'll just shut up and sit here and eat my crow.  Rubber match? -- Jihl 
Blazefury

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

HANA devastated YANARA BARD in a action packed 1 minute mismatched Bloodfeud fight.
NOT SO HOT demolished DAINTY LEAF in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud melee.
MUTOMBO outlasted JIHL BLAZEFURY in a unpopular 20 minute master's Challenge duel.
SIR CHARLES savagely defeated ALEKSANDR in a 6 minute veteran's Challenge fight.
URMAR vanquished PRIVID in a 2 minute brutal mismatched Challenge fight.
GALPOH CHIPAXE bested DOMINIQUE in a popular 1 minute gruesome Challenge competition.
AHNA MISSTEP was unbelievably bested by OTTOBOT in a 4 minute uneven Challenge duel.
PBR was viciously subdued by TENN PENN in a popular 2 minute gory Challenge duel.
OTTO'S BIG-TIPPER was savagely defeated by MEADE in a 2 minute Challenge melee.
LAAL MAAS bested KARMA POLICE in a 2 minute Challenge conflict.
TITO'S devastated BOCCACCIO in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge battle.
SAUCY SHERIFF devastated RODGER NEFFER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge bout.
HRUAN overcame OTTO'S BUSBOY in a 1 minute Title fight.
KAILE THE LITTLE slaughtered M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute gruesome mismatched bout.
ANTON CHEKHOV overcame GAYNE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute master's bout.
MAGNA CARTA viciously subdued SAUL BELLOW in a exciting 2 minute veteran's fight.
LUCREZIA overpowered SHAQ in a 1 minute one-sided match.
AGAVE was overcome by BAVIL in a 4 minute competition.
HAMM was viciously subdued by JACOB GRIMM in a popular 4 minute gruesome bout.
WILHELM GRIMM savagely defeated J-LAPENO in a 7 minute gruesome bout.
RED SOVINA slimly won victory over DORNE in a 6 minute fray.
TANKERA was devastated by CANTERBURY in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
FIERCE RYDER assassinated MARIE DE FRANCE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
DENNIS RODMAN was narrowly defeated by DESTREZA in a slow 7 minute beginner's fight.
CURIAS subdued PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 3 minute novice's melee.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                      8         AIMED BLOW        41 -  27 -  3      60  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  7         STRIKING ATTACK   27 -  21 -  1      56  |
|AIMED BLOW                       6         LUNGING ATTACK    36 -  30 -  3      55  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    6         PARRY-STRIKE      21 -  18 -  2      54  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         TOTAL PARRY       64 -  56 -  1      53  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         WALL OF STEEL     27 -  24 -  1      53  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         BASHING ATTACK    20 -  31 -  1      39  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-RIPOSTE     18 -  28 -  1      39  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         SLASHING ATTACK   26 -  45 -  3      37  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         PARRY-LUNGE       10 -  21 -  0      32  |

Turn 435 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         4 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  4         4  TOTAL PARRY    
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  1     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  4         2  AIMED BLOW     
TOTAL PARRY        5 -  3                                       1  PARRY-STRIKE   
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  2                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    
SLASHING ATTACK    4 -  3                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  1                                       1  WALL OF STEEL  
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  1                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  2     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       HRUAN 3819                 16   3  0  113 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
SLASHING ATTACK  MAGNA CARTA 3747           22  13  0  107 DARQUE AGES (29)
TOTAL PARRY      MUTOMBO 3728               25  12  0  100 NBA LEGENDS (156)
STRIKING ATTACK  GAYNE 3783                 17  10  1   85 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
LUNGING ATTACK   ALEKSANDR 1372             15   9  1   83 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
BASHING ATTACK   SHAQ 3840                   8   7  0   54 NBA LEGENDS (156)
WALL OF STEEL    WILHELM GRIMM 3835          9   7  1   48 LITERATE LOONS (40)
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 ALEKSANDR 1372.  The ten other most popular fighters were JACOB GRIMM 3834, 
AHNA MISSTEP 3729, MEADE 3895, TENN PENN 3871, MAGNA CARTA 3747, KARMA POLICE 3855, 
AGAVE 3599, HANA 1370, GALPOH CHIPAXE 3823, and OTTOBOT 3829.

The least popular fighter this week was MUTOMBO 3728.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were DENNIS RODMAN 3894, CURIAS 3910, DESTREZA 3903, MARIE DE FRANCE 3906, 
TANKERA 3873, RED SOVINA 3878, BAVIL 3793, SHAQ 3840, RODGER NEFFER 3872, and 
DOMINIQUE 3781.

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

JIHL BLAZEFURY (81-3735) BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)