DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/10/2024    Duedate: 07/23/2024

SHADOWSPIRE ARENA

DM 81    TURN 454

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BAVIL
CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
(81-3793) [30-13-0,121]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BAVIL                          ANDRE
CLAN LONGBEARD (39)            RAVEN'S NEST (205)
(81-3793) [30-13-0,121]        (81-3987) [3-1-0,10]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

SGT. YORK                      MEADE
CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)           CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
(81-61) [18-23-1,114]          (81-3895) [15-9-0,101]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

POSITION IS EMPTY

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. ARDUIN (200)                  70 
2. DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)         36    IMPERIAL CABAL (207)
3. FAR TRAVELERS (113)           31    Unchartered Team
4. NBA LEGENDS (156)             29 
5. LITERATE LOONS (40)           25    RAVEN'S NEST (205)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0 IMPERIAL CABAL (207)      29  21  1 58.0   1/ 6 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)      11  4 1
 2/ 1 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)      205 154  9 57.1   2/ 1 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)      11  4 1
 3/ 2 NBA LEGENDS (156)        262 216 16 54.8   3/ 4 WICKED MARTYRS (148)     10  5 2
 4/ 3 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)      983 821 33 54.5   4/ 2 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   9  5 0
 5/ 4 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)    754 651 21 53.7   5/ 9 LITERATE LOONS (40)       9  6 0
 6/ 5 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)      932 809 33 53.5   6/ 3 DARQUE AGES (29)          8  7 0
 7/ 6 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)      177 163  6 52.1   7/ 8 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)      7  6 1
 8/ 7 DARQUE AGES (29)         1028 964 45 51.6   8/ 7 FAR TRAVELERS (113)       7  8 1
 9- 8 PRAY THE GODS (155)      488 464 29 51.3   9/ 0 IMPERIAL CABAL (207)      6  4 0
10/11 FAR TRAVELERS (113)      106 107  8 49.8  10- 5 THE CHURCH (203)          6  4 0
11/ 9 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)      98  99  7 49.7  11/15 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)       5  5 0
12/10 WICKED MARTYRS (148)     642 650 29 49.7  12/11 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       5  9 0
13-13 THE CHURCH (203)          37  38  2 49.3  13/13 NBA LEGENDS (156)         5 10 1
14/14 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)  426 466 32 47.8  14/14 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)     4  1 0
15/12 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)      39  43  3 47.6  15/ 0 RED LEGION (206)          4  6 0
16/15 LITERATE LOONS (40)      765 858 34 47.1  16/18 ARDUIN (200)              4 11 0
17-16 INEBRIATION (27)         425 576 28 42.5  17/10*RAVEN'S NEST (205)        4 11 0
18/18 ARDUIN (200)              41  64  2 39.0  18/16 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)      3 12 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19/ 0 RED LEGION (206)          19  31  0 38.0  19-12 INEBRIATION (27)          2  8 0
20/17*RAVEN'S NEST (205)         6  14  0 30.0  20-17 PRAY THE GODS (155)       1  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

                                      ALE HOUSE MERCS
                            The Fall (and Rise) of Indimar

     "Father... what happened?" asked Pauly.
     Indimar stood, but hunched over as if carrying weights on his shoulders.  His 
voice was a hoarse whisper.
     "Business was booming.  Scrodbucks and the Scrod Shop had never been more 
profitable, so I retired from the fight game, ending my career as a manager. I put all 
my resources into expanding the stores to new cities.  It went well, at first. Then, 
about 10 years ago, the scrod supply started to dry up.  I had to close stores left 
and right as there simply wasn't enough scrod to go around. Quickly, I was down to two 
locations. Here in Shadowspire and the original in Aradi. I had settled here in 
Shadowspire, because it's a calmer city, with less livestock roaming the streets.  
With the two locations, I was doing just fine, and was enjoying semi retirement, when 
the scrod supply completely dried up.  News from Aradi was that they were extinct.  So 
that was the end of Scrodbucks and the Scrod Shop.  Although I began to have severe 
withdrawls once my personal supply of scrodbucks double shots ran out, I should have 
been ok to live out my days on my substantial savings.  Should have being the key 
words. Without getting into the details, I lost all my savings in a Ponzi scheme.  
Damn that Barnabas!  I'm sure he's still out there somewhere in Scrodplant Slough, 
laughing his head off.  Ever since then, I've been living on the streets, growing 
weaker and weaker without any scrodbucks to drink.  My drive and motivation have left 
me. I'm just plain tired, son. Just forget you saw me and move on with your life."
     "Wow," said Pauly, "That's rough, but I might have something that will help."
     tHoN (the Hand of Nuln) crawled down from Pauly's shoulder and into his satchel. 
He soon popped out holding a scrodbucks doubleshot. Indimar's eyes widened, but his 
head dropped in defeat. "That's gotta be over a decade old. No way it's still 
drinkable."
     "It is over a decade old," said Pauly, "but this isn't a satchel. It's a 
Stablized Atomic Tote Containing a Hermetically Enveloped Location. Basically I can 
put anything in this S.A.T.C.H.E.L. and when it comes out, it's as fresh as the day it 
went in. I won it years ago at a Consortium sponsored Bingo Night in Aradi."
     Indimar lunged at tHoN and ripped the can away from his clutch.  He popped it 
open and chugged it in one gulp. He crumpled the can and threw it down, reaching back 
towards Pauly, eyes wild, "More!"
     Pauly reached into the S.A.T.C.H.E.L. and pulled out two more. Indimar grabbed 
both, downing them together in an instant, throwing them to the ground.
     Indimar just stood there, breathing heavily, head bowed. Slowly, he raised his 
head, tilting it all the way back, eyes closed. It was a cloudy day, but directly 
above him, the clouds parted and a beam of sunlight shot down onto Indimar. He raised 
his arms out to the sides as he slowly began to rise into the air.  He was nearly 
eight feet in the air when he stopped rising, and levitated there like some sort of 
angelic hobo. Then Indimar himself began to glow, brighter and brighter. The light 
became so blindingly brilliant that Pauly had to turn away.  He could even feel the 
heat of the light.  Just as the heat seemed to become too much to bear, it receded and 
the light faded. Pauly turned and looked up. The dirty street rat was gone, but 
floating gently down to the alley floor was the still slightly glowing figure of Sir 
Indimar Fallon. His salt and pepper (mostly salt) hair and beard were neatly trimmed 
and he wore one of the finest suits of studded leather armor Pauly had ever seen. He 
had a full quiver of arrows on his back, a sword on his hip, and in his hand he held 
his fabled Dragon Bow. He strode over to Pauly, who stood there dumbfounded.
     "Close your mouth, son, you'll catch flies," said Indimar, "Got any more?"
     "Uh, yeah, should last even you a few more months," said Pauly.
     "That'll have to do," said Indimar, "Let's go, we haven't any time to waste."
     "Go where?" asked Pauly.
     "The only place where we can both get the answers we need. Aradi." In the 
distance, Pauly heard a goat bleat.  He just shook his head. It had already begun.

                   NEXT TIME ON ALE HOUSE MERCS: The Road to Aradi

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

DUELMASTER COLUMN DM 81

Finally I am the top dog, the big cheese, the power elite, the top hand, 
the boss, the head honcho, the big enchilada, the big kahuna, the top 
banana... Ummm sorry everyone, but I had to take the pencil from Bavil 
before he hurt himself or someone else. -- Guildmate Meade for Duelmaster 
Bavil

Tankera -- Yeah, Yeah I know. -- Bavil

Tenn Penn -- That makes two fer me. -- Meade

Jacob Grimm -- Really that is what you what I learn from our fight!?! -- Kohlbe

Anthrax -- Well fought. I await your guilds next challenge. -- Rhyse

Devious Deacon -- I think someone is trying to get me killed. Nice rating. -- Dahnar

Pauly and Boss Orc -- Welcome back. -- Visionist
B 

                                      SPY REPORT

Welcome back to The Spire, ya big lugs! Tis good to see you once again in the most 
exciting no-tourney arena in the land. We had a great day on the sands of the arena, 
and I'm confident from the cheers that the fans enjoyed it, too. We had a total of 38 
fights with 4 deaths. We had two new teams join us and only one chartered team was 
missing from today's action. Let's take a look at all the relevant news for turn 454.

Bavil entered our turn as Duelmaster and had the opportunity to defend the title. 
Would he challenge or be challenged? Could he stand the test from one of our stalwart 
Challenger Champions? Your guess was as good as mine, but this is why I love coming to 
the arena - to answer such questions.  Well, it was a random match-up between Bavil 
and Tankera that decided our championship match. Bavil came out on top, once again, 
and will now enjoy all the accolades that come from being a repeat champion! Congrats 
to Bavil, who is managed by Visionist.

From the looks of things, I will say that Inebriation is the most avoided team for the 
turn. It looks as if NBA Legends ran away the most. Is there some history here? 
Trading down challenges, perhaps? Ah, who knows? The most challenged warrior is none 
other than Killian from the Far Travelers guild. All those challenges were for naught 
since Killian bloodfeuded Reika. Killian was overcome by Reika, so taking a challenge 
from the field might have been a better option. Once again, who knows?

I said in the beginning that there were four deaths today. We had five last turn, but 
three of them were by torchlight. Today, the big news is that only one of them came 
via the Dark Arena. Arduin continues to purge their ranks, but it appears to be paying 
off as their only loss this turn came from the Dark Arena loss. As an aside, they also 
racked up 70 points to snag the Top Team on the Move award. The other deaths happened 
to low-level Initiates. I'm sure there will be some bloodfeuds, but managers rarely 
get worked up over such losses.
 
Time for me to go . . . to a bar. It is looking really thirsty out there right now. I 
have worked up a sweat by watching all this work. Yeah, spy reporting is easy, which 
is why I picked it as a career. I can't imagine going a whole day without a drink 
because I was stuck in the arena pits. I can't imagine getting stabbed with a 
longsword either, but I think the no-alcohol rule in the pit is worse. Anyway, I'll 
see you next turn. I once again welcome the new teams and hope you make yourselves at 
home. These brutes aren't so bad once you get to know them. Eh, most of them anyway.

                                          -- Huard DePriest

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BAVIL 3793                   30  13  0 121         CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SGT. YORK 61                 18  23  1 114         CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)      
 PABST 823                    20   5  0 110         ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)       
 HANA 1370                    21  22  1 102         FAR TRAVELERS (113)       
 TANKERA 3873                 14  13  0 102         WICKED MARTYRS (148)      
 MEADE 3895                   15   9  0 101         CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       
 KAYD THE BOQ 3937             8   6  1  97         BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HARP 744                     16  13  0  90         ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)       
 RODGER NEFFER 3872           15  12  1  89         WICKED MARTYRS (148)      
 SHAQ 3840                    19  15  0  87         NBA LEGENDS (156)         
 STING 3661                   19  17  1  83         MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)       
 TENN PENN 3871               15  12  0  80         WICKED MARTYRS (148)      
 JACOB GRIMM 3834             16  19  2  78         LITERATE LOONS (40)       
 PHANDELYON 3805              12   7  0  78         ARDUIN (200)              
 BIG BROTHER 59               18  23  0  77         CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)      
 FOE-HAMMER 3736              12  12  0  74         MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)       
 ORLANDO 2688                 15  26  1  73         DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)     
 OTTOBOT 3829                 18  17  1  72         CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       
-DRUV 3785                    16  13  0  68         PRAY THE GODS (155)       

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DENNIS RODMAN 3894           12  11  0  66         NBA LEGENDS (156)         
 KIRIN ICHIBAN 1680           10   7  0  66         ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)       
 STORMWING CADET 3932          6   5  0  66         DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)     
 DORNE 3891                   12  11  1  65         CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       
 WYRMSHADOW 2986              10   6  0  62         DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)     
 KOHLBE 3950                   7   5  0  62         CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       
 MUMBLECRUST 3954              7   3  0  61         DARQUE AGES (29)          
 HERMAN MELVILLE 3949          8   4  0  58         LITERATE LOONS (40)       

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-OZLETC 4024                   9   1  0  57         IMPERIAL CABAL (207)      

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CANTERBURY 3901              13   9  0  56         DARQUE AGES (29)          
 NIKOLAI GOGOL 3911           10   9  0  56         LITERATE LOONS (40)       
 BLUE GUNKY 3808               9  10  0  55         ARDUIN (200)              
-PAUL THE BEARER 3925         11   4  0  54         THE CHURCH (203)          
 KARL-FRANZ 3946               5   7  1  54         FAR TRAVELERS (113)       
 TZISS 3962                    4   4  2  54         WICKED MARTYRS (148)      
 DAINTY LEAF 3890             10  13  1  51         CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       
 REIKA 3963                    5   3  1  50         WICKED MARTYRS (148)      
 DAGO DRACOSPEAR 3948          7   2  1  49         DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)     
 REFRIGERATOR PERRY 552       12  12  0  48         CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)      
 MOUTH OF SAURON 3773         11   7  0  45         MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)       
 WASTEL 3917                  12   7  1  44         DARQUE AGES (29)          
-TITO'S 3868                  10  13  0  43         INEBRIATION (27)          
 DURN WOLFSNARL 3955           6   4  0  43         BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   
 FOPDOODLE 3953                5   5  1  38         DARQUE AGES (29)          
 G.K. CHESTERTON 3958          4   4  0  37         LITERATE LOONS (40)       
 MARCUS CATO 3969              9   8  1  36         ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)      
 PUBLIUS SCIPIO 3966           8   9  1  36         ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)      
-TAZAROC 4025                  7   3  1  36         IMPERIAL CABAL (207)      
 APPIUS CAUDEX 3970            9   8  0  35         ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)      
 TIBERE GRACCHUS 3971          8   9  1  34         ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)      
-NUN YA BUSINESS 3935          7   6  0  34         THE CHURCH (203)          

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-WEE JERRY 4017                4   6  0  33         RED LEGION (206)          
-NIRUUL 4026                   6   4  0  31         IMPERIAL CABAL (207)      
-TEICHOS 4014                  5   1  0  28         RED LEGION (206)          
-DEVIOUS DEACON 3961           4   3  0  27         THE CHURCH (203)          
 GEORGE ELIOT 3978             2   5  0  26         LITERATE LOONS (40)       
-CARDINAL SINNER 3942          6   6  1  25         THE CHURCH (203)          
 MICKEY SPLITZ 3973            3   4  0  24         BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   
 GROWLRR 3893                  2   2  0  24         MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ZAKARIYA 4001                 3   0  0  23         FAR TRAVELERS (113)       
 TENG SWARM 4005               1   1  0  22         ARDUIN (200)              
-FOZZY GEEZER 3936             5   6  0  21         INEBRIATION (27)          
 OLD PECULIAR 1808             2   2  1  21         ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)       
-BEEFEATER 3993                1   2  0  21         INEBRIATION (27)          
 THE LEPER KING 3995           3   1  0  20         DARQUE AGES (29)          
 JERRY WEST 4009               2   0  1  20         NBA LEGENDS (156)         
 PHRAINT 4028                  1   0  0  19         ARDUIN (200)              
 KAWHI LEONARD 3956            4   6  0  18         NBA LEGENDS (156)         
 SKOR 4029                     1   0  1  18         FAR TRAVELERS (113)       
 SCARLETT 3959                 4   1  1  17         CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)      
-VALUS MAU'UAL 4022            4   1  0  17         IMPERIAL CABAL (207)      
 FLAVIUS MANICUS 3976          2   5  0  17         ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)      
 STEPH CURRY 3965              4   4  0  16         NBA LEGENDS (156)         
 GROOG 3960                    4   3  0  15         CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       
 KILLIAN 3957                  3   6  0  15         FAR TRAVELERS (113)       
 DAHNAR 4003                   2   1  0  15         CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       
-CHONK II 4015                 3   3  0  13         RED LEGION (206)          
 HOARD 3974                    3   2  0  12         DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)     
 SCATHA 3884                   3   1  0  11         MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)       
-BLUE BULL 3979                2   2  0  11         INEBRIATION (27)          
-THE BIBLICIST 3996            1   2  0  11         THE CHURCH (203)          
 ANDRE 3987                    3   1  0  10         RAVEN'S NEST (205)        
 DRANKE 3985                   2   2  0   8         RAVEN'S NEST (205)        
 ANTHRAX 3984                  1   3  0   6         RAVEN'S NEST (205)        
 THE AMAZING BOB 4031          1   0  0   6         BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DOMINUS GHAUL 4021            1   2  0   5         IMPERIAL CABAL (207)      
-YON 3982                      1   0  0   5         PRAY THE GODS (155)       
 ATOM 4004                     0   2  0   2         RAVEN'S NEST (205)        
 DAKATA 3994                   0   2  0   2         CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       
-PUGIO 4012                    0   1  0   1         RED LEGION (206)          
 UNAMAZING ROBERT 4030         0   1  0   1         BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   
-SKOPOS 4013                   0   1  0   1         RED LEGION (206)          

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
LUPONIC 3997            1  2 0 ALE HOUSE MERCS 5    JERRY WEST 4009        454  
DA1 4027                0  1 0 ARDUIN 200           STONE GOLEM            454 NONE
RHYSE 3991              2  2 1 CLAN LONGBEARD 39    SKOR 4029              454  
CURANDERO 3977          4  2 0 FAR TRAVELERS 113    REIKA 3963             453  
OTTO'S BIG-TIPPE 3833   9 20 0 INEBRIATION 27       TZISS 3962             452  
MOHANTY 3990            0  1 0 PRAY THE GODS 155    OLD PECULIAR 1808      453  
JADE 3986               0  2 0 RAVEN'S NEST 205     RHYSE 3991             452  
RAVEN 4000              0  3 0 RAVEN'S NEST 205     SCARLETT 3959          454  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

To all Shadowspire Managers -- I forget to send an "I'm Back!" announcement last turn 
as a heads-up, if you care. I'm sure most don't. Anyway, The motley crew of misfit 
orcish cast offs are here and I have no clue why they keep winning. I mean honestly, 
one deadbeat loser after another joins the team and somehow they win just enough to 
avoid a night fight, but that's it. Either they are gifted lucky or all you guys suck. 
Consider the arena insulted. LOL -- Boss Orc

Ottobot -- You lack the wit to use a SC at all? If you're just going to be a plate 
clad scum then just use FI like all the other lemming managers do. -- Sting

Druv -- You lack the DF AND WT to use the EP? I suggest you fire your manager, now! 
LOL -- Foe-Hammer

Cardinal Sinner -- Can I fight you every turn? You make me look competent. -- Mouth of 
Sauron

Blue Bull -- Are you sure you weren't supposed to be Blue Balls? Taking 3 head shots 
to my head was not fun but, you have to admit that my dodge in minute 3 was very 
fortuitous and swung our fight in my favor. I love being lucky. -- Scatha

Andre -- You suck! I hate scum! Did I mention, you suck! -- Growlrr

Oh kay. No more ads from us for 6 months. We get paid to fight, not talk. -- 'da Orcs

Phandelyon -- Glad I won, but I feel bad about almost chopping you in half.  I got a 
little carried away. -- Harp

Rodger -- Once again, my strategy of letting people beat me to within an inch of my 
life has prevailed. -- Pabst

Raven -- Huh, I challenged you too. -- Luponic

Pray the Gods- I salute your fallen warrior and await the bloodfeud. -- Old Peculiar

Huard DePriest -- My team goes 5-0, top team on the move and I don't even get a 
mention in the spy report?  Does it not count if it's by dumb luck or something? -- 
Pauly

Pauly, OMG!!!!!!! I surely do miss all my old FONZ friends. Sat with Alan in New 
Orleans. From tennis to pickleball? From DM to D2. Such is life. -- The Consortium

                                   * * * * * * * * 

Where: Lapur DM 29
When:  Turn 1000 -- August 6th, 2024 is the due date.

Announcing Lapur's 1000th turn. Over the past 38+ years many legendary fighters and 
managers have attended the Lapurian Arena. If you are one of those managers and have a 
inactive team, send them into fight for turn 1000. If you have a tourney team in Lapur 
and need some new recruits for the next tourney, send them in to fight in the Dark 
Arena on turn 1000. Load up the Dark Arena with a page full of fights in the 
newsletter and make it memorable. For this one turn join in and celebrate the arena's 
1000th. C'mon dust off your old Lapurian warriors and send them to fight during the 
day or night for turn 1000 on August 6th!

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DA1 was butchered by STONE GOLEM in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
KILLIAN was devastated by REIKA in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud duel.
SGT. YORK handily defeated HARP in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
MEADE lost to PABST in a popular 4 minute master's Challenge brawl.
BIG BROTHER was overpowered by HANA in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
SHAQ bested JACOB GRIMM in a 1 minute bloody veteran's Challenge duel.
FOE-HAMMER was overpowered by KAYD THE BOQ in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
STING viciously subdued OTTOBOT in a 3 minute gruesome expert's Challenge melee.
KARL-FRANZ was vanquished by PHANDELYON in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
DURN WOLFSNARL was vanquished by DENNIS RODMAN in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
PUBLIUS SCIPIO was overpowered by KOHLBE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
WYRMSHADOW overpowered REFRIGERATOR PERRY in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge match.
KIRIN ICHIBAN devastated DAINTY LEAF in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge conflict.
MARCUS CATO was demolished by NIKOLAI GOGOL in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge match.
ZAKARIYA overcame GROOG in a 3 minute Challenge conflict.
JERRY WEST assassinated LUPONIC in a 1 minute bloody one-sided Challenge duel.
OLD PECULIAR won victory over KAWHI LEONARD in a 1 minute Challenge fray.
GROWLRR savagely defeated ANDRE in a 7 minute amateur's Challenge brawl.
BAVIL beat TANKERA in a exciting 3 minute veteran's Title match.
TENN PENN beat MUMBLECRUST in a crowd pleasing 1 minute fight.
RODGER NEFFER viciously subdued ORLANDO in a popular 1 minute veteran's contest.
DORNE subdued FOPDOODLE in a 2 minute bout.
STORMWING CADET handily defeated G.K. CHESTERTON in a 1 minute bloody uneven duel.
TZISS overpowered THE LEPER KING in a 1 minute one-sided match.
MOUTH OF SAURON was narrowly defeated by HERMAN MELVILLE in a 2 minute brutal duel.
CANTERBURY overpowered APPIUS CAUDEX in a popular 1 minute one-sided duel.
WASTEL was narrowly defeated by BLUE GUNKY in a exciting 4 minute melee.
DAGO DRACOSPEAR vanquished TIBERE GRACCHUS in a 2 minute one-sided fray.
STEPH CURRY was unbelievably bested by GEORGE ELIOT in a 2 minute bloody bout.
FLAVIUS MANICUS vanquished ANTHRAX in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
MICKEY SPLITZ defeated SCATHA in a 2 minute duel.
HOARD overcame UNAMAZING ROBERT in a 2 minute novice's fight.
SCARLETT savagely slew RAVEN in a exciting 3 minute brutal novice's fight.
DRANKE was narrowly defeated by PHRAINT in a crowd pleasing 3 minute novice's fray.
RHYSE was slain by SKOR in a 1 minute novice's struggle.
DAKATA was savagely defeated by DAHNAR in a 2 minute gruesome novice's struggle.
ATOM was defeated by THE AMAZING BOB in a 1 minute novice's match.
TENG SWARM handily defeated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute uneven match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  12         TOTAL PARRY       52 -  30 -  0      63  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                 11         SLASHING ATTACK   40 -  29 -  2      58  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   9         PARRY-LUNGE       32 -  32 -  2      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    8         LUNGING ATTACK    49 -  51 -  3      49  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      7         WALL OF STEEL     27 -  29 -  3      48  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  6         AIMED BLOW        29 -  33 -  0      47  |
|AIMED BLOW                       6         STRIKING ATTACK   43 -  49 -  7      47  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     6         BASHING ATTACK    30 -  35 -  1      46  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      5         PARRY-RIPOSTE     19 -  24 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    4         PARRY-STRIKE      16 -  29 -  1      36  |

Turn 454 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      BAVIL 3793                 30  13  0  121 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
LUNGING ATTACK   TANKERA 3873               14  13  0  102 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
BASHING ATTACK   MEADE 3895                 15   9  0  101 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
STRIKING ATTACK  HARP 744                   16  13  0   90 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
SLASHING ATTACK  RODGER NEFFER 3872         15  12  1   89 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
WALL OF STEEL    STING 3661                 19  17  1   83 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
AIMED BLOW       OTTOBOT 3829               18  17  1   72 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    DENNIS RODMAN 3894         12  11  0   66 NBA LEGENDS (156)
PARRY-LUNGE      NIKOLAI GOGOL 3911         10   9  0   56 LITERATE LOONS (40)
PARRY-STRIKE     WASTEL 3917                12   7  1   44 DARQUE AGES (29)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is SGT. YORK 61.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was MEADE 3895.  The ten other most popular fighters were WASTEL 3917, SCARLETT 3959, 
GROWLRR 3893, TANKERA 3873, BLUE GUNKY 3808, PHRAINT 4028, NIKOLAI GOGOL 3911, RODGER 
NEFFER 3872, HERMAN MELVILLE 3949, and KAYD THE BOQ 3937.

The least popular fighter this week was ANDRE 3987.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were DAKATA 3994, RAVEN 4000, ANTHRAX 3984, THE LEPER KING 3995, G.K. 
CHESTERTON 3958, KAWHI LEONARD 3956, LUPONIC 3997, MARCUS CATO 3969, DAINTY LEAF 
3890, and REFRIGERATOR PERRY 552.