DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/16/2026    Duedate: 10/29/2026

NOBLISH ISLAND ARENA

DM 93    TURN 724

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

GRAVITY
PLANETARY FORCES (1974)
(93-11571) [8-1-0,77]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

POSITION IS EMPTY              GRAVITY
                               PLANETARY FORCES (1974)
                               (93-11571) [8-1-0,77]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

GRAVITY                        GRAVITY
PLANETARY FORCES (1974)        PLANETARY FORCES (1974)
(93-11571) [8-1-0,77]          (93-11571) [8-1-0,77]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

ETERNAL ABYSS (1852)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SILVER DRAGONS (1977)         59 
2. THE LUCKY ONES (1984)         18    BANE'S CHILDREN (235)
3. PLANETARY FORCES (1974)       11    Unchartered Team
4. GLARG'S MISFITS (1986)        1  
5. ETERNAL ABYSS (1852)          -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*BASH BROS SCUMLORD (1989)  5   0  0 100.   1/ 1*ETERNAL ABYSS (1852)     10  5 0
 2/ 2*PLANETARY FORCES (1974)   33  12  1 73.3   2/ 4*THE LUCKY ONES (1984)     6  8 0
 3/ 4*ETERNAL ABYSS (1852)      11   9  0 55.0   3- 5*BASH BROS SCUMLORD (1989) 5  0 0
 4/ 7*THE LUCKY ONES (1984)      8  15  0 34.8   4/ 6*PLANETARY FORCES (1974)   5  5 1
 5/ 0*SILVER DRAGONS (1977)      6  13  0 31.6   5/ 0*SILVER DRAGONS (1977)     5  5 0
 6/ 0*GLARG'S MISFITS (1986)     1   5  0 16.7   6/ 0*GLARG'S MISFITS (1986)    1  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 quantity skills in basic 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. (week-end events)

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.
     some running teams in several to many arenas.

                                      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.  KUNG-FU MASTER 
found out that NOBLISH ISLAND isn't a democracy.  You've gotta be the best to be 
Duelmaster here!  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 the noble eagle soaring amongst 
the mountaintops, so stand the warriors of ETERNAL ABYSS, alone and unchallenged.  As 
a woman of good breeding scorns the "warriors" of PLANETARY FORCES, so did that sorry 
team shy from ETERNAL ABYSS Is it charming personality?  Conversational abilities?  
Good oral hygiene?  Whatever it is, ISABELLA is the most challenged warrior.  As a 
confidence booster, JAINA challenged ROTATION, down 17 points.  Do you also slay 
vicious rodents in your spare time, JAINA?  JAINA won victory over ROTATION with a 
point difference of 17.  So this is what NOBLISH ISLAND calls a duel.  This will make 
an interesting tale.  My love of complete Spyreports dictates that I note the 
mismatched fight, ALEXA and GORILLA MIKE.  Are ETERNAL ABYSS unwilling to engage in a 
fair fight?  I thought ALEXA showed great skill and promise when she was beat by 
GORILLA MIKE.  All right, so I slept through it!  Big deal!   
     Like the wind whispering among the pines, do hearest I many disquieting rumors.  
More than one waitress at The Warty Toad was spilling more drinks than usual last 
week, as ISABELLA's early demise became known.  What will ETERNAL ABYSS do???  Oh 
hard!  that to strike a flame, the match itself must needs be wasting!   
     Leave me now, you base fools!  Keep those sands bloody and the buzzards fat!  
Like a mixed metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid NOBLISH ISLAND farewell-- 
Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GRAVITY 11571             ST  8   1  0  77         PLANETARY FORCES (1974)   

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OIL 11574                 TP  8   1  0  46         PLANETARY FORCES (1974)   
 WIND 11572                SL  6   3  0  43         PLANETARY FORCES (1974)   
 JAINA 10838               PS  3   1  0  39         ETERNAL ABYSS (1852)      

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 QUAKE 11570               BA  7   2  1  33         PLANETARY FORCES (1974)   
 BABY CAT 11650            SL  3   0  0  33         ETERNAL ABYSS (1852)                     *
 GORILLA MIKE 11623            3   2  0  27         THE LUCKY ONES (1984)                    ???

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LEENA MORAN 11588         ST  1   3  0  18         SILVER DRAGONS (1977)                    *
 ROTATION 11573            BA  4   5  0  17         PLANETARY FORCES (1974)   
 ANGELA MORAN 11589        ST  1   3  0  17         SILVER DRAGONS (1977)                    *
 LOGAN MORAN 11586             1   2  0  16         SILVER DRAGONS (1977)                    [AB-BA-PL-PS-ST]
-WAITING GAME 11653        PL  1   0  0  15         BASH BROS SCUMLORD (1989)                *
 PRIEST MORAY 11587        PL  2   2  0  12         SILVER DRAGONS (1977)     
 GALIETH MORAN 11590           1   3  0  12         SILVER DRAGONS (1977)                    [BA-PS]
 SHEEBA THE FIERCE 11624   LU  2   3  0  11         THE LUCKY ONES (1984)     
-PARRY POTTER 11654            1   0  0  11         BASH BROS SCUMLORD (1989)                [BA-PL-PR-PS-TP-WS]
 TARA THE WISE 11626       PR  1   3  0   9         THE LUCKY ONES (1984)     
-TURTLE LORD 11656             1   0  0   9         BASH BROS SCUMLORD (1989)                [BA-PL-PR-PS-TP-WS]
 ALEXA 10837               PL  2   2  0   8         ETERNAL ABYSS (1852)                     *
-BART BLACKSKULL 11625         1   3  0   7         THE LUCKY ONES (1984)                    [BA-PL]
-MINIMUS 11634                 1   0  0   7         GLARG'S MISFITS (1986)                   [BA-PL-PR-PS-TP-WS]
-CAPTAIN TURTLE 11655          1   0  0   7         BASH BROS SCUMLORD (1989)                [BA-PL-PR-PS-TP-WS]
 HAMAR THE HORRIBLE 11627  ST  1   4  0   7         THE LUCKY ONES (1984)     
-COWARD'S SHIELD 11652         1   0  0   3         BASH BROS SCUMLORD (1989)                [BA-PL-PR-PS-TP-WS]
 BRACCUS 11636                 0   2  0   2         GLARG'S MISFITS (1986)                   [AB-BA-WS]
-SASHA 11635               AB  0   1  0   1         GLARG'S MISFITS (1986)    
-AVARRA 11637                  0   1  0   1         GLARG'S MISFITS (1986)                   [AB-BA-LU-PL-PS-SL-ST-WS]
-GLARG 11638                   0   1  0   1         GLARG'S MISFITS (1986)                   [AB-BA-LU-PL-PS-SL-ST-WS]

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DA2 11658               0  1 0 ETERNAL ABYSS 1852   STONE GOLEM            724 NONE
ISABELLA 10839          3  1 0 ETERNAL ABYSS 1852   QUAKE 11570            724  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

A salute, good-bye, good luck to "Don't Avoid Us" in a new arena of your choice. -- 
Dr.K., manager of Planetary Forces

Welcome to many recent newbies to The Isle Of Noblish (hopefully I missed none).
     Eternal Abyss
     Glarg's Misfits
     Silver Dragons
     The Lucky Ones
     Final Wreckoning
     Bash Bros Scumlords (mentor Assur)
You all add excitement to our island!
               -- Dr. Knowitall

Sasha -- I just started myself, so a word of advice:  never carry more than one back-
up, if any!  It will weigh your warrior down, and never be needed. -- Alexa

Glarg's Misfits -- Welcome to the Arena!  I'm a new manager myself, and tell you this:  
Don't be discouraged, read articles on the website, and just experiment having fun, 
win or lose.  It takes some time, so hang in there! -- J.M., mgr of Eternal Abyss

Income Taxes -- Never expected to win like that! -- Isabella

Hamar -- I was lucky to get the jump on you, it was a slose opening moment there. -- 
Baby Cat

Noblish Island -- Please include articles or tips in the newsletter, if the more 
experienced managers don't mind sharing! -- Eternal Abyss

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DA2 was viciously butchered by STONE GOLEM in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
BABY CAT vanquished TARA THE WISE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
JAINA demolished ROTATION in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
ALEXA was devastated by GORILLA MIKE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
GRAVITY defeated KUNG-FU MASTER in a crowd pleasing 2 minute bloody Title match.
WIND was vanquished by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
OIL luckily beat THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a unpopular 16 minute gory brawl.
ISABELLA was put to death by QUAKE in a 1 minute melee.
LOGAN MORAN vanquished PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 2 minute uneven duel.
PRIEST MORAY defeated HAMAR THE HORRIBLE in a 3 minute beginner's duel.
LEENA MORAN defeated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 2 minute novice's fight.
ANGELA MORAN handily defeated PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
GALIETH MORAN narrowly defeated PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 3 minute amateur's match.
SHEEBA THE FIERCE viciously subdued BRACCUS in a 2 minute brutal novice's contest.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         TOTAL PARRY       18 -   5 -  0      78  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         SLASHING ATTACK   22 -  13 -  1      63  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         PARRY-RIPOSTE     14 -   9 -  0      61  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         LUNGING ATTACK     7 -   6 -  0      54  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-STRIKE      10 -  10 -  0      50  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         STRIKING ATTACK   18 -  19 -  0      49  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         WALL OF STEEL     11 -  12 -  0      48  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         AIMED BLOW         9 -  10 -  0      47  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         BASHING ATTACK    21 -  26 -  1      45  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         PARRY-LUNGE        8 -  13 -  0      38  |

Turn 724 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  GRAVITY 11571               8   1  0   77 PLANETARY FORCES (1974)
TOTAL PARRY      OIL 11574                   8   1  0   46 PLANETARY FORCES (1974)
SLASHING ATTACK  WIND 11572                  6   3  0   43 PLANETARY FORCES (1974)
PARRY-STRIKE     JAINA 10838                 3   1  0   39 ETERNAL ABYSS (1852)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is GRAVITY 11571.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was GRAVITY 11571.  The ten other most popular fighters were LEENA MORAN 11588, 
SHEEBA THE FIERCE 11624, PRIEST MORAY 11587, DA2 11658, BABY CAT 11650, JAINA 10838, 
GORILLA MIKE 11623, LOGAN MORAN 11586, ISABELLA 10839, and QUAKE 11570.

The least popular fighter this week was OIL 11574.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were HAMAR THE HORRIBLE 11627, BRACCUS 11636, GALIETH MORAN 11590, WIND 
11572, ALEXA 10837, ROTATION 11573, TARA THE WISE 11626, ANGELA MORAN 11589, QUAKE 
11570, and ISABELLA 10839.