DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/10/2026    Duedate: 07/23/2026

NOBLISH ISLAND ARENA

DM 93    TURN 717

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

COLD
BASH BROS SUPPER (1971)
(93-11557) [6-0-0,66]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

POSITION IS EMPTY              COLD
                               BASH BROS SUPPER (1971)
                               (93-11557) [6-0-0,66]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

BURNED                         ROTATION
BASH BROS SUPPER (1971)        PLANETARY FORCES (1974)
(93-11554) [4-2-0,15]          (93-11573) [1-2-0,17]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

PLANETARY FORCES (1974)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. PLANETARY FORCES (1974)       34 
2. MC GLADIATOR PIT (1973)       30    IRON DRAGON (495)
3. FINAL WRECKONING (1979)       19    Unchartered Team
4. DON'T AVOID US (1972)         17 
5. SILVER DRAGONS (1977)         5     PLANETARY FORCES (1974)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*PLANETARY FORCES (1974)   12   3  0 80.0   1/ 2*PLANETARY FORCES (1974)  12  3 0
 2/ 2*BASH BROS SUPPER (1971)   18  12  2 60.0   2/ 1*BASH BROS SUPPER (1971)   8  7 0
 3/ 0*FINAL WRECKONING (1979)    3   2  0 60.0   3/ 3*DON'T AVOID US (1972)     5  4 0
 4/ 3*DON'T AVOID US (1972)     12  11  1 52.2   4/ 4*MC GLADIATOR PIT (1973)   4  6 0
 5/ 4*MC GLADIATOR PIT (1973)    7  13  0 35.0   5/ 0*FINAL WRECKONING (1979)   3  2 0
 6/ 0*SILVER DRAGONS (1977)      0   5  0  0.0   6/ 0*SILVER DRAGONS (1977)     0  5 0

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

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

                             RANDOM TIDBITS of KNOWLEDGE
                                For Newbies and Oldies
                                (from The Consortium)

1. It's all about skills in the long run.

2. The best specific STATS for adding skills are: 
     21 WT = 9
     21 DF = 9
     11 WT = 8
     21 WL = 7
     11 DF = 6

3. Encumbrance matters a lot. Overencumbering (e.g., too much weight in armor + helm + 
   weapons) reduces performance.

4. A fighter short on ST (for the weapon) will increase its endurance burn.

5. There is no "perfect" design for each rollup.

6. All off-hand weapons are exempt from style suitability.

7. The virtues and costs of a very high kill desire are: more offensive, more power, 
   berserker-like, more likely to kill, less precision, makes more mistakes easier to 
   be killed, easier to be riposted. (and vice versa for low KD).

8. FE? (Fight equivalent = number of arena fights + number of odd-numbered tournament 
   fights.) For example, a 4-1-1 arena warrior who went 2-3-0 in a tourney has 5 + 3 = 
   8FE. Had the warrior gone 3-3-0 in that tourney, he still has 5 + 3 = 8FE.

9. There are charts and info available showing weapon performance and suitability, 
   endurance factors, stat/skill info, weights, damage-doing, etc. 

10. The advanced Duelmaster game is somewhat different than standard Duelmasters. 
    Warriors have been granted immortality. There are, however, more similarities than 
    differences.

11. It is best to sign up for DM93 first as it is an introductory arena for new 
    managers. Experienced managers are there to provide advice and answer questions. 

12. Tournaments are held 4 times per year; 2 Mail-Ins, an "Eastern" Face-To-Face, and 
    a Tempe Face-to-Face.

13. There are four key decision strategies: 
     Warrior design (from a roll up sheet) (one-time only) 
     Weapon and armor selection (can vary per each fight)
     Fighting actions per minute (can vary for each fight)
     Challenge and Avoid decisions (can lead to an alternate fighting strategy)

14. There are active managers from ages appx 12 through 80 from virtually all states 
    in the US and Canada and Europe some having participated for over 40 years.

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings, Warriors of NOBLISH ISLAND.  Allow this humble servant Novgorodny Vir 
to give you a respite from the fights in the form of this Spyreport.  The boys at 
BASH BROS SUPPER left the arena dejected, after being kicked out of the top spot by 
PLANETARY FORCES.  Good show!  Practice pays for WIND, who pummelled SPOILED, to 
pocket 23 points.  Win some, lose some.  Speaking of which, WIND was winsome, after 
beating SPOILED and seeing him lose 21 points.  COLD successfully staved off a grab 
for the roses by VETERAN MERCENARY of NOBLISH ISLAND.  Does NOBLISH ISLAND have no 
one talented enough to dethrone him?  So who's the team that's been walking into 
taverns last week and ordering milk?  Sounds like a PR stunt to me.   
     My mother wished me to avoid conflict, and seek the gentle trade of Spyreporter. 
But warriors aren't supposed to avoid fights!  Like a horde of jackals fleeing from 
the lion, so did the "warriors" in NOBLISH ISLAND avoid BASH BROS SUPPER.  Like a pup 
with its tail between its legs, DON'T AVOID US scurried away from BASH BROS SUPPER.  
Oh, the shame!   
     The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on...  Ask not for whom the 
sword slashes; it slashes for thee.   
     All good things must come to an end.  More important duties call me.  Like a 
mixed metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid NOBLISH ISLAND farewell-- 
Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 COLD 11557                PR  6   0  0  66         BASH BROS SUPPER (1971)   

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WIND 11572                SL  3   0  0  48         PLANETARY FORCES (1974)   
 GRAVITY 11571             ST  3   0  0  37         PLANETARY FORCES (1974)   

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SPOILED 11569             ST  3   2  0  27         BASH BROS SUPPER (1971)   
 OIL 11574                 TP  2   1  0  25         PLANETARY FORCES (1974)   

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 INCOME TAXES 11562        TP  4   1  0  23         DON'T AVOID US (1972)     
 EYE CONTACT 11591         SL  2   0  0  22         DON'T AVOID US (1972)                    *
 MAC SOMAIRLE 11566        ST  2   2  0  21         MC GLADIATOR PIT (1973)   
 ROTATION 11573            BA  1   2  0  17         PLANETARY FORCES (1974)   
 BURNED 11554              LU  4   2  0  15         BASH BROS SUPPER (1971)                  *
 SLEEP 11560               BA  2   2  1  15         DON'T AVOID US (1972)     
 SIR MCDOODLES 11565           2   2  0  14         MC GLADIATOR PIT (1973)                  [AB-SL]
 QUAKE 11570               BA  3   0  0  13         PLANETARY FORCES (1974)   
 EXPENSIVE 11556           WS  3   3  0  13         BASH BROS SUPPER (1971)   
 HUGS 11559                PL  1   4  0  13         DON'T AVOID US (1972)     
 MUSHY 11555               BA  2   4  2  12         BASH BROS SUPPER (1971)   
 LUMI 11568                WS  1   3  0  12         MC GLADIATOR PIT (1973)                  *
 LORD PARRY 11600              1   0  0   6         FINAL WRECKONING (1979)                  [AB-BA-PS-SL-WS]
 YASUKE 11567              SL  1   3  0   6         MC GLADIATOR PIT (1973)   
 PRECISION 11597               1   0  0   6         FINAL WRECKONING (1979)                  [AB-BA-PS-SL-WS]
 AMELIA 11564              PR  1   3  0   6         MC GLADIATOR PIT (1973)   
 DOORBELL 11585            PS  1   1  0   6         DON'T AVOID US (1972)                    *
 GET REKD 11601                1   0  0   5         FINAL WRECKONING (1979)                  [AB-BA-SL-WS]
 LEENA MORAN 11588             0   1  0   1         SILVER DRAGONS (1977)                    [AB-BA-PL-PS-ST]
 COUNTER CLAIM 11599           0   1  0   1         FINAL WRECKONING (1979)                  [AB-BA-PL-PS-ST]
 ANGELA MORAN 11589            0   1  0   1         SILVER DRAGONS (1977)                    [AB-BA-PL-PS-ST]
 LOGAN MORAN 11586             0   1  0   1         SILVER DRAGONS (1977)                    [AB-BA-PL-PS-ST]
 GALIETH MORAN 11590           0   1  0   1         SILVER DRAGONS (1977)                    [AB-BA-PL-PS-ST]
 FINAL DESTINY 11598           0   1  0   1         FINAL WRECKONING (1979)                  [AB-BA-PL-PS-ST]
 PRIEST MORAY 11587            0   1  0   1         SILVER DRAGONS (1977)                    [AB-BA-PL-PS-ST]

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
HOMEWORK 11561          1  2 0 DON'T AVOID US 1972  MUSHY 11555            714 REVENGED
ROOT CANAL 11563        1  1 0 DON'T AVOID US 1972  MUSHY 11555            713 REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Me? I don't want anything to do with your top-level mighty semi-godling warriors, 
Assur. Nope. -- Mr. Knowitall (trying to keep his Planetary Forces alive) 

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

COLD slimly won victory over VETERAN MERCENARY in a 8 minute Title fight.
SPOILED was demolished by WIND in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
GRAVITY overpowered OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute mismatched duel.
INCOME TAXES bested ROTATION in a popular 6 minute fight.
BURNED subdued AMELIA in a 3 minute competition.
MUSHY was devastated by MAC SOMAIRLE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
EXPENSIVE bested YASUKE in a 2 minute match.
HUGS was bested by SIR MCDOODLES in a 2 minute competition.
SLEEP was defeated by OIL in a action packed 4 minute melee.
LUMI vanquished FINAL DESTINY in a 1 minute uneven duel.
QUAKE luckily beat COUNTER CLAIM in a popular 1 minute gory beginner's duel.
EYE CONTACT overpowered ANGELA MORAN in a 1 minute gory one-sided melee.
DOORBELL savagely defeated GALIETH MORAN in a 3 minute bloody amateur's match.
PRIEST MORAY was viciously subdued by GET REKD in a 3 minute bloody novice's battle.
LEENA MORAN was narrowly defeated by PRECISION in a 2 minute amateur's conflict.
LOGAN MORAN was savagely defeated by LORD PARRY in a 2 minute bloody novice's duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   6         SLASHING ATTACK   20 -   4 -  0      83  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         TOTAL PARRY       16 -   5 -  0      76  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-RIPOSTE      8 -   4 -  0      67  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         BASHING ATTACK    21 -  13 -  4      62  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     3         WALL OF STEEL     12 -  10 -  0      55  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         STRIKING ATTACK   16 -  17 -  0      48  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         AIMED BLOW         3 -   5 -  0      38  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         LUNGING ATTACK     4 -   7 -  0      36  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   9 -  0      36  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   7 -  0      30  |

Turn 717 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:

LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  3         3  SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  2         2  STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     2 -  4         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  2         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
                                                                1  PARRY-LUNGE    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-RIPOSTE    COLD 11557                  6   0  0   66 BASH BROS SUPPER (1971)
SLASHING ATTACK  WIND 11572                  3   0  0   48 PLANETARY FORCES (1974)
STRIKING ATTACK  GRAVITY 11571               3   0  0   37 PLANETARY FORCES (1974)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is BURNED 11554.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was ROTATION 11573.  The ten other most popular fighters were SLEEP 11560, COLD 
11557, LORD PARRY 11600, PRECISION 11597, GRAVITY 11571, BURNED 11554, COUNTER CLAIM 
11599, LEENA MORAN 11588, WIND 11572, and MAC SOMAIRLE 11566.

The least popular fighter this week was INCOME TAXES 11562.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were PRIEST MORAY 11587, FINAL DESTINY 11598, HUGS 11559, MUSHY 
11555, AMELIA 11564, SPOILED 11569, LOGAN MORAN 11586, GALIETH MORAN 11590, DOORBELL 
11585, and ANGELA MORAN 11589.