DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/10/2023    Duedate: 02/23/2023

NOBLISH ISLAND ARENA

DM 93    TURN 628

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

PARTY
BB BACHELOR (1860)
(93-10899) [5-2-0,66]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

POSITION IS EMPTY              PARTY
                               BB BACHELOR (1860)
                               (93-10899) [5-2-0,66]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

NO CARES                       NO CARES
BB BACHELOR (1860)             BB BACHELOR (1860)
(93-10897) [3-4-1,18]          (93-10897) [3-4-1,18]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BB BACHELOR (1860)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SILENT GENERATION (1861)      47 
2. BB BACHELOR (1860)            25    THE MUPPETS (132)
3. THESE SCHMUCKS (1859)         1     Unchartered Team

                                       BB BACHELOR (1860)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*KOGA (613)                 1   0  0 100.   1/ 2*BB BACHELOR (1860)        9  5 0
 2/ 2*BB BACHELOR (1860)        22  12  1 64.7   2/ 1*SILENT GENERATION (1861)  7  8 1
 3/ 3*SILENT GENERATION (1861)  16   9  1 64.0   3- 3*KOGA (613)                1  0 0
 4/ 0*THESE SCHMUCKS (1859)      0   1  0  0.0   4/ 0*THESE SCHMUCKS (1859)     0  1 0

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

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

                     HOW TO GO 4-0 AGAINST THE CONSORTIUM HORDES

If you play this game long enough, you will encounter Consortium managed teams. The 
current Consortium team here is managed by FDR.  The article describes the events that 
took place to allow the BB BACHELOR warriors to go 4-0 against the Consortium's SILENT 
GENERATION.

Fight #1: Take his scum out of the picture by challenging with your Aimed Blow. 
Bring the crits and a good weapon, because Consortium scum don't go down easily. It 
took 19 attacks (4 of them crits) hitting with 5 of them.  Fortunately, my AB had 
enough endurance to win and claim victory over a mighty Consortium Tournament Victor 
Scum.

Fight #2: Scum his striker.  
You need to have his striker NOT bringing the crits and your scum's defenses need to 
hold up.  When that striker has extreme difficulties hitting your total parry and is 
exhausted in minute 4, take the init and one shot that mean striker.

Fight #3: Jump his whiffle basher
One would hope this is a gimme, but that basher did earn one clash in the fight before 
my slasher took the init and one-shot that lousy basher.

Fight #4: Jump his aimer and don't let that aimer get the initiative
Two clashes this time, but my parry lunger took the init and made 4 attacks (1 crit) 
and hit twice to win.  Consortium's aimed blows don't have the reputation of being 
unbeatable, so unlike every else where AB's are nasty, his AB's are amongst the 
easiest styles to beat on his stables!!! 

The inconceivable result happens and you have gone 4-0 versus the mighty Consortium!

                                          -- Assur

P.S. Some might say that sharing the arena with Consortium for 12 years would mean 
such results would occur naturally from time to time.  In fact, it may have happened 
before.  But it is rare enough that when it DOES occur, it is noteworthy. ("Rare 
enough" is also a euphemism for reality.)

P.P.S. It is MUCH easier to go 0-4 versus Consortium managed teams and I will free 
admit that is the result I expect more often.  The Consortium teams are well managed 
and all my respect goes out to them.  So while I get to claim the victory for a single 
turn, even when I've tried my hardest, besting the Consortium is very, very difficult 
-- one a single turn for sure, but even tougher over time.

                                      SPY REPORT

     If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of 
NOBLISH ISLAND brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too.  Later days, SILENT 
GENERATION, since BB BACHELOR took top team from you this turn, you guys are old 
news.  Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see UNCLEAN win a fight and gain 18 
points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, WW II beat NO CARES and NO CARES lost 12 points.  You're 
breakin' my heart.  And if variety is the spice of life, NOBLISH ISLAND may be 
getting bland, as PARTY stays top dog in the city.  The Dripping Blade, humph!  I've 
tasted better ale at mortuaries.  Where do they get this stuff?  From NOBLISH 
ISLAND's trash dumps?   
     Well, let's take a look at some more misdeeds of you miserable sword-boys.  
NOBLISH ISLAND, I am losing what little hope I had in you.  SILENT GENERATION the 
most avoided team?  What insult will suffice, I cannot say.  And who led the way in 
this mass act of cowardice?  Let's see, well, whatcha know?  It was BB BACHELOR.  Ha 
ha ha ha!  Ooh, I'm frightfully impressed, NO CARES was this turn's most challenged 
warrior.  Watch that ego swell, sports fans.   
     Death and Taxes.  The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience.  Let's 
see if anyone's dead or dying.  Titanium shields and bamboo daggers, guess what brave 
team is developing these kinds of weapons?   
     There's got to be a better place in NOBLISH ISLAND to get a drink than The 
Dripping Blade!  Any suggestions?  Just wait 'till next time I show up here, I won't 
be so nice!  So nyaaah!  Glad to see the back of this place-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PARTY 10899                   5   2  0  66         BB BACHELOR (1860)        

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PLAYER 10896                  6   1  0  50         BB BACHELOR (1860)        
 UNCLEAN 10898                 5   2  0  44         BB BACHELOR (1860)        

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WW II 10906                   3   2  0  33         SILENT GENERATION (1861)  
 MCCARTHY 10902                3   2  0  28         SILENT GENERATION (1861)  
 SPAM 10903                    3   2  0  27         SILENT GENERATION (1861)  
-ONE NIGHT STAND 10895         3   3  0  25         BB BACHELOR (1860)        

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SILENT MAJORITY 10905         3   2  1  21         SILENT GENERATION (1861)  
 GREAT DEPRESSION 10904        4   1  0  18         SILENT GENERATION (1861)  
 NO CARES 10897                3   4  1  18         BB BACHELOR (1860)        
-MATCIOUS 3568                 1   0  0  18         KOGA (613)                
 STEPHANIE 10892               0   1  0   1         THESE SCHMUCKS (1859)     

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
PERSISTANT BEGGA        0  0 0                      SILENT MAJORITY 10905 628  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Bachelor Assur, how about that!? You are killing me! Well done, Champ! -- FDR

The Silent Generation, in keeping with character, has nothing to say. -- FDR

Except, a big welcome to KOGA. Great start! -- FDR

Well, I want to say something to Maticious, "Drat!' -- Silent Majority

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

PARTY devastated M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
PLAYER won victory over SPAM in a 1 minute battle.
NO CARES was handily defeated by WW II in a action packed 3 minute one-sided match.
UNCLEAN devastated CAPTURED ORC in a popular 1 minute brutal one-sided contest.
MCCARTHY devastated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
GREAT DEPRESSION overpowered STEPHANIE in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
SILENT MAJORITY butchered PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided competition.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         LUNGING ATTACK     4 -   0 -  0     100  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         PARRY-STRIKE       8 -   4 -  0      67  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         TOTAL PARRY       20 -  13 -  1      61  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         AIMED BLOW        12 -   8 -  0      60  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-LUNGE        7 -   5 -  0      58  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         BASHING ATTACK    13 -  10 -  0      57  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         STRIKING ATTACK   13 -  11 -  1      54  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   4 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         SLASHING ATTACK    4 -   5 -  1      44  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   0         WALL OF STEEL      0 -   2 -  0       0  |

Turn 628 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-LUNGE        1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  PARRY-STRIKE   
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         2  TOTAL PARRY    
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1         2  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
                                                                1  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-STRIKE     PARTY 10899                 5   2  0   66 BB BACHELOR (1860)
PARRY-LUNGE      PLAYER 10896                6   1  0   50 BB BACHELOR (1860)
AIMED BLOW       UNCLEAN 10898               5   2  0   44 BB BACHELOR (1860)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is NO CARES 10897.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was NO CARES 10897.  The ten other most popular fighters were UNCLEAN 10898, GREAT 
DEPRESSION 10904, PARTY 10899, PLAYER 10896, WW II 10906, MCCARTHY 10902, SPAM 10903, 
SILENT MAJORITY 10905, STEPHANIE 10892, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was STEPHANIE 10892.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were SILENT MAJORITY 10905, SPAM 10903, MCCARTHY 10902, WW II 10906, PLAYER 
10896, PARTY 10899, GREAT DEPRESSION 10904, UNCLEAN 10898, NO CARES 10897, and  0.