DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/11/2025    Duedate: 07/24/2025

NOBLISH ISLAND ARENA

DM 93    TURN 691

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BRINE SUSPECT
BLUE HERRINGS (1944)
(93-11390) [8-2-1,85]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BRINE SUSPECT                  MISSING PARTS
BLUE HERRINGS (1944)           BASH BROS PROJECT (1960)
(93-11390) [8-2-1,85]          (93-11486) [3-1-0,54]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

BRINE SUSPECT                  DAVEY II
BLUE HERRINGS (1944)           BLUE HERRINGS (1944)
(93-11390) [8-2-1,85]          (93-11385) [2-8-0,20]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

POSITION IS EMPTY

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BASH BROS PROJECT (1960)      38 
2. GOTHIC HORRORS (1926)         16    BLUE HERRINGS (1944)
3. TROUBLEMAKERS (1958)          13    Unchartered Team
4. BEWARE (1959)                 5  
5. BLUE HERRINGS (1944)          -11   BEWARE (1959)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*BEWARE (1959)             30  10  0 75.0   1/ 2*BASH BROS PROJECT (1960) 12  3 0
 2/ 2*BASH BROS PROJECT (1960)  17   6  0 73.9   2/ 1*BEWARE (1959)            12  3 0
 3/ 3 BLUE HERRINGS (1944)      27  23  2 54.0   3/ 3 BLUE HERRINGS (1944)      6  9 0
 4/ 0*GOTHIC HORRORS (1926)      4   8  0 33.3   4/ 0*GOTHIC HORRORS (1926)     2  1 0
 5/ 6*TROUBLEMAKERS (1958)       7  28  0 20.0   5/ 6*TROUBLEMAKERS (1958)      1  9 0

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

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

The nurses tell me a secret admirer stopped by as I was recovering.  I don't know what 
it is about my getting a 5-second beatdown that is so admirable, but I want to find 
out.

If, O My Admirer, you want to talk with me, I'm taking a boat out into the harbor at 
noon on market day.  It'll have a red shirt tied to the figurehead.

Take a boat out there yourself, we'll drop anchors and share a drink (and heal I 
guess).

                                          -- Iron McGinty

P.S. Hey Wolf, it had better not be you, or I'll shoot fire arrows into your stern.

                                      SPY REPORT

     It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters.  Look on my work, ye mighty, 
and despair!  BASH BROS PROJECT had cause to celebrate, after MISSING PARTS got 24 
points by beating BULLY.  Win some, lose some.  Speaking of which, MISSING PARTS was 
winsome, after beating BULLY and seeing him lose 20 points.  Out with the old, in 
with the new.  Enter VENEMOUS CONCUBINE, handily defeating NEAR WHALE.  With 85 
points, BRINE SUSPECT of BLUE HERRINGS takes the position of NOBLISH ISLAND's 
Duelmaster.  So who was the warrior seen charging into immovable walls and 
challenging dead trees?  Someone's got a basic problem...   
     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 BEWARE, alone and unchallenged.  Like a 
pup with its tail between its legs, BASH BROS PROJECT scurried away from BEWARE.  Oh, 
the shame!   
     Is there life after death?  Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after 
life!  Oh hard!  that to strike a flame, the match itself must needs be wasting!   
     Do not think spyreporting in NOBLISH ISLAND is the highlight of my life.  As if 
buffeted by forces of nature beyond my control, I must take my leave of this place.  
Do not despair!  I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BRINE SUSPECT 11390           8   2  1  85         BLUE HERRINGS (1944)      

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NEAR WHALE 11387              9   1  0  76         BLUE HERRINGS (1944)      
 PRETTY ALRIGHT 11388          7   3  1  70         BLUE HERRINGS (1944)      

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MISSING PARTS 11486           3   1  0  54         BASH BROS PROJECT (1960)  
 ROBBER 11473                  6   2  0  50         BEWARE (1959)             
 POT HOLE 11476                8   0  0  42         BEWARE (1959)             
 OVERDO 11483                  4   1  0  40         BASH BROS PROJECT (1960)  
 SMOKE 11474                   5   3  0  35         BEWARE (1959)             
 WOLF 11475                    5   3  0  35         BEWARE (1959)             

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BULLY 11477                   6   2  0  31         BEWARE (1959)             
 LITTLE FISHY 11384            1   9  0  30         BLUE HERRINGS (1944)      
 SCOPE CREEP 11487             4   1  0  26         BASH BROS PROJECT (1960)  
 HARD WORK 11484               4   1  0  24         BASH BROS PROJECT (1960)  

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ATAVISTA 11465                3   4  0  22         TROUBLEMAKERS (1958)      
 KATANA 11273                  2   1  0  21         GOTHIC HORRORS (1926)     
 DAVEY II 11385                2   8  0  20         BLUE HERRINGS (1944)      
 BEAST 11275                   2   3  0  14         GOTHIC HORRORS (1926)     
 BARBELA BLOODSTONE 11467      2   5  0  13         TROUBLEMAKERS (1958)      
 BORING 11485                  2   2  0  10         BASH BROS PROJECT (1960)  
 IRON MCGINTY 11489            1   3  0   6         TROUBLEMAKERS (1958)      
 BATTLESHIP KATE 11490         0   4  0   4         TROUBLEMAKERS (1958)      

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AFNORD FORGETHIM 11501        0   1  0   1         TROUBLEMAKERS (1958)      

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

This is the Consortium method:
* Up early (e.g 4AM) to see the day's newsletter postings
* Log in all fights in arenas (from 0 arenas to 4 some days)
* Make strats (esp. challenges/avoids) for all that day's arenas and in envelope
* Mail them out same day. (Today's USPS isn't what it used to be!)
* When mail of these arenas arrive later days, fill out profiles (skills)
* Also complete computer log of all new warriors not in data base. 
					-- The life of a dedicated 40 year DMer

Meanwhile, no NLs today, so no further ads or spots from Worry Wart. Blind strats 
entered -- no challenges. Later. -- Worry Wart (Beware Manager and Consortium 
affiliate)

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ATAVISTA bested BORING in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
NEAR WHALE was devastated by VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
PRETTY ALRIGHT was demolished by VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute uneven fight.
BRINE SUSPECT devastated M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute one-sided Title contest.
POT HOLE outlasted CAPTURED ORC in a unpopular 7 minute match.
BULLY was devastated by MISSING PARTS in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
ROBBER bested AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute bloody match.
LITTLE FISHY was handily defeated by OVERDO in a action packed 1 minute uneven fight.
SMOKE vanquished CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute uneven duel.
WOLF overpowered BARBELA BLOODSTONE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
DAVEY II was luckily beaten by HARD WORK in a 2 minute fight.
BEAST overpowered AFNORD FORGETHIM in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
KATANA demolished IRON MCGINTY in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
BATTLESHIP KATE was devastated by SCOPE CREEP in a 1 minute one-sided battle.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         TOTAL PARRY       21 -   8 -  0      72  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         LUNGING ATTACK    19 -  10 -  0      66  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         STRIKING ATTACK   23 -  21 -  0      52  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   7 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         AIMED BLOW         7 -   7 -  0      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-STRIKE      12 -  13 -  2      48  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         SLASHING ATTACK   12 -  13 -  0      48  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         WALL OF STEEL      5 -   7 -  0      42  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         BASHING ATTACK    15 -  22 -  0      41  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         PARRY-LUNGE        9 -  16 -  1      36  |

Turn 691 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         1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  2         3  STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0                                       2  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  1                                       2  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  1                                       1  PARRY-STRIKE   
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  1                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  2     
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-STRIKE     BRINE SUSPECT 11390         8   2  1   85 BLUE HERRINGS (1944)
LUNGING ATTACK   NEAR WHALE 11387            9   1  0   76 BLUE HERRINGS (1944)
PARRY-LUNGE      PRETTY ALRIGHT 11388        7   3  1   70 BLUE HERRINGS (1944)
STRIKING ATTACK  MISSING PARTS 11486         3   1  0   54 BASH BROS PROJECT (1960)
BASHING ATTACK   ROBBER 11473                6   2  0   50 BEWARE (1959)
TOTAL PARRY      POT HOLE 11476              8   0  0   42 BEWARE (1959)
SLASHING ATTACK  WOLF 11475                  5   3  0   35 BEWARE (1959)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is BRINE SUSPECT 11390.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was DAVEY II 11385.  The ten other most popular fighters were BRINE SUSPECT 
11390, ROBBER 11473, OVERDO 11483, ATAVISTA 11465, MISSING PARTS 11486, HARD WORK 
11484, BEAST 11275, KATANA 11273, BORING 11485, and NEAR WHALE 11387.

The least popular fighter this week was POT HOLE 11476.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were SCOPE CREEP 11487, BATTLESHIP KATE 11490, IRON MCGINTY 11489, AFNORD 
FORGETHIM 11501, BARBELA BLOODSTONE 11467, BULLY 11477, WOLF 11475, SMOKE 11474, 
LITTLE FISHY 11384, and PRETTY ALRIGHT 11388.