DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 03/24/2023 Duedate: 04/06/2023
NOBLISH ISLAND ARENA
DM 93 TURN 631
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
WW II
SILENT GENERATION (1861)
(93-10906) [6-2-0,80]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
POSITION IS EMPTY WW II
SILENT GENERATION (1861)
(93-10906) [6-2-0,80]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
PLAYER GREAT DEPRESSION
BB BACHELOR (1860) SILENT GENERATION (1861)
(93-10896) [7-2-0,43] (93-10904) [5-3-0,21]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
SILENT GENERATION (1861)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. MOUSE HOUSE (1881) 88
2. SAY WHAT (1880) 85 THE MUPPETS (132)
3. HUNGER GAMES (1882) 78 Unchartered Team
4. FIVE DAYS (1887) 55
5. SILENT GENERATION (1861) 40 MOUSE HOUSE (1881)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0*MOUSE HOUSE (1881) 4 1 0 80.0 1/ 1*SILENT GENERATION (1861) 13 2 0
2/ 1*SILENT GENERATION (1861) 29 11 1 72.5 2/ 0*MOUSE HOUSE (1881) 4 1 0
3/ 0*SAY WHAT (1880) 3 2 0 60.0 3/ 2*BB BACHELOR (1860) 4 6 0
4/ 2*BB BACHELOR (1860) 26 18 1 59.1 4/ 0*SAY WHAT (1880) 3 2 0
5/ 0*HUNGER GAMES (1882) 2 2 2 50.0 5/ 0*HUNGER GAMES (1882) 2 2 2
6/ 0*BANKER'S PARADISE (1895) 1 4 0 20.0 6/ 0*BANKER'S PARADISE (1895) 1 4 0
7/ 0*FIVE DAYS (1887) 0 3 0 0.0 7/ 0*FIVE DAYS (1887) 0 3 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
BASHERS are WINNERS
Are Bashers misunderstood? Well, The Consortium Family certainly thinks so;
therefore, let's examine some facts and a few opinions. (Note: so does Hammer, so you
may wish to go back to Noblish Isle DM93 newsletter, turn 581: "Another Look At
Bashers", and reread his comments.)
First, what, typically, is said about bashers? Sadly, I have heard these
statements all within the past month. "Don't make bashers." "Bashers are the worst
style." "Bashers are a no no, since they have a lousy weapon selection," "Anyone who
makes a basher ought to be shot!" "Bashers are worthless; they can't TC." "Bashers
don't win much." Enough of those discriminatory words, I say! Let's get to some facts.
Can bashers TC? Well, certainly; and they do. Bashers have TC'd 26 times. (Yes,
26 and not zero as some imply.)
Once in the 1980's.
Fourteen times in the 1990's.
Four times in the 2000's.
Six times in the 2010's.
Once already in the 2020's.
Only two bashers (Piledriver and Baffle) have TC'd twice, hence twenty-four different
bashers have TC'd. Six of those TC's were as immortal warriors (One in Primus) and
twenty were as mortals in classes Rookie through Champions.
The Consortium knows first-hand that bashers can TC, as:
Daniel Webster -- October 1998 Mailer
Skulk -- October 2003 Mailer
Bismuth Bender -- July 2011 Face-To-Face (Milwaukee)
have all done it. The Consortium is believed to be the first and only three-time
basher TCer. What did those three particular Consortium warriors have in common? None
were significantly blessed; all were godlingish designs; all had 17 Will (WT/WL =
21/17, 17/17, 21/17); and all were run by The Consortium Conglomerate.
Well, then, sure, those three TCs were sort-of godlings, but "normal" bashers
cannot win, can they?. Do they? Listen to this! The Consortium is running 22 non-
sandbagger bashers in current arenas and their overall arena record is 121-57-8, w/l =
.680. (They also have an overall tournament record of 46-33-1 = .582, with 3
TVs.)
Let's randomly select half of those and examine the facts. (Note: data as of June
1, 2021.) The roll of the die selected the following 11, which had a total arena
record of 56-23-6 = .709. These are the designs:
13-5-15-15-15-14-7
21-6-14-5-9-12-7
17-8-11-15-9-9-11
13-10-14-15-17-4-11
13-8-12-7-21-16-7
12-10-11-15-17-12-7
13-4-11-21-15-9-11
15-5-13-11-21-12-7
15-4-9-15-21-9-11
18-4-9-17-17-12-7
14-4-11-13-21-8-13
What do these arena warriors have in common? All have high ST. (12+) Most have
high WL (although 9 works). None are small (all 9+ SZ). Most have low CN (ranging
from 4 to 10). The "average" of these warriors would make an approximate 14-6-12-15-
17-11-9 fighter. So, bashers CAN fight and bashers CAN win!
A lot is said about "lousy basher weapon selection". And, in a way, that might be
so. One reason for that feeling may be that bashers are not suited for the scimitar
(SC), the weapon many (or most) consider the best weapon in the game. After all,
bashers don't slice and dice, they whack! And bashers are suited for the two weapons
most feel are the worst in the game -- the war flail (WF), commonly called the
"whiffle", and the morning star (MS). Here are the basher weapons: GA, GS, HL, MA, ML,
MS, QS, WF, WH, and the 3 shields. Some are hard to "qualify" for, as they require 15+
ST. (GS, HL, ML) But when they hit, they hit hard! That strength need can be a
disadvantage for many designs, taking away points more desirable elsewhere in design.
Two, as mentioned above, are considered the worst in the game. (WF, MS) That leaves
few to choose from, and all but one "require" 13 ST to use suitably. But, The
Consortium is a big user of the quarterstaff (QS), war hammer (WH), and great axe
(GA), and not at all adverse to the mace (MA). He has also been known to often use,
and win with, those three regularly on styles other than bashers:
QS on strikers (ST)
WH on strikers (ST), total parries (TP), and pikers (PS)
GA on walls-of-steel (WS) and slashers (SL)
So, maybe those weapons are not quite so bad as some managers think.
Which brings us back to the title of this spotlight "Bashing Bashers". Bashers do
get bashed and discriminated against. And perhaps, as was outlined above, that is one
large pile of bashed cow patties.
Enjoy bashers -- they get it done.
-- FDR a Consortium affiliated Manager (March 2023)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Ah, yes. I have retained the title. I am the mighty Duelmaster of Noblish Island.
Can I three-peat? I look below me and not only are those dastardly BB Bachelors
gunning for me, but there are some highly competent looking (Man, look at those
records!) newbies probably wanting a piece of me. Can I hold on?
Challenge me if you wish, especially BB Bachelors. I really enjoy beating those
guys. You know?
-- WWII, DMII
SPY REPORT
You elder fighters surely remember me. The younger ones may call me Olaf
Modeen. I return to NOBLISH ISLAND once again! MOUSE HOUSE's walking tall now that
they went 4-1-0 their first time out. But we know what awaits them soon... What's
with TEXAS TWINKIE? He actually beat FIVE DAYS' THIRSTY THURSDAY, and walked away
with 22 more points from the fight. Major screwup at BB BACHELOR. PLAYER lost 9
points to SPAM. Some new strategies, perhaps? Maybe PLAYER will provide more easy
wins... PARTY was reminded on the sands why WW II is Duelmaster. Advice to fighters
with a 1 will--give up fighting!
No matter the time or place, men will always duel. How well I know the feeling
of being in the most avoided team! Don't fall out of practive, BB BACHELOR! The
bums at SILENT GENERATION couldn't face the challenges from BB BACHELOR! No excuse
for that!
There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit. Do you want the fighters
to walk away, or not? Many a warrior has met his fate in a hungover stupor. You
young rapscallions, take note!
Well, I'm pretty much through. You guys need to get back practicing. All work
and no play makes Olaf a dull fighter. Work and play no fighter dull Olaf.
Olaffighterwork and no play. Remember--a good fighter needs both good skills and
good luck. Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WW II 10906 6 2 0 80 SILENT GENERATION (1861)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-STEVE 10964 12 3 1 100 I10 (1871)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-PIERCE 10962 12 3 0 89 I10 (1871)
-KHARMA 10981 8 5 0 75 I5 (1875)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PARTY 10899 6 3 0 69 BB BACHELOR (1860)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-TUESDAY 10959 9 9 5 60 I14 (1870)
-BRISKET 10948 11 7 0 58 I9 (1869)
MCCARTHY 10902 6 2 0 57 SILENT GENERATION (1861)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-THIRSTY THURSDAY 10954 10 7 0 56 I14 (1870)
SPAM 10903 6 2 0 56 SILENT GENERATION (1861)
-CARMELLA 10985 7 6 0 50 I5 (1875)
SILENT MAJORITY 10905 6 2 1 49 SILENT GENERATION (1861)
-SALMON 10943 7 8 0 48 I9 (1869)
-LILY HEMSWOLF 10979 7 7 0 48 I7 (1874)
-MLOEREGAN 10970 7 9 0 47 I11 (1872)
-SIR RUNT 10999 4 0 0 45 I2 (1878)
-WALLY 10965 9 6 1 43 I10 (1871)
PLAYER 10896 7 2 0 43 BB BACHELOR (1860)
-GROG 10960 9 6 2 40 I10 (1871)
-FRIDAY 10956 9 9 0 37 I14 (1870)
-BLAH 10966 8 8 0 36 I11 (1872)
-GABRIELLA 10982 8 5 0 35 I5 (1875)
-UNORIGINAL 10968 9 7 0 34 I11 (1872)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-AWA UFUOMA 10977 4 10 0 33 I7 (1874)
-EMBER 10984 4 9 0 33 I5 (1875)
-ALDANI 10974 3 11 0 32 I12 (1873)
ONE NIGHT STAND 10895 4 4 0 30 BB BACHELOR (1860)
-TEXAS TWINKIE 10945 5 13 1 29 I9 (1869)
-BORING 10967 6 10 0 28 I11 (1872)
-GATTICA 10989 3 3 0 28 I4 (1876)
-PORK BUTT 10944 6 9 0 27 I9 (1869)
UNCLEAN 10898 5 4 0 26 BB BACHELOR (1860)
-MEI JIN 10969 5 11 0 26 I11 (1872)
-JAVA BEAN 10976 4 10 1 24 I7 (1874)
-SPARTACUS 10988 3 3 0 24 I4 (1876)
-SOTH 10975 2 13 0 24 I12 (1873)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NO CARES 10897 4 5 1 23 BB BACHELOR (1860)
-SIR EDMUND 10996 2 2 0 23 I2 (1878)
TEXAS TWINKIE 11024 1 0 1 22 HUNGER GAMES (1882)
GREAT DEPRESSION 10904 5 3 0 21 SILENT GENERATION (1861)
-SCOTTY 10986 3 3 0 21 I4 (1876)
-SIR CORRIANDER 10998 3 1 0 21 I2 (1878)
MICKEY MOUSE 11019 1 0 0 21 MOUSE HOUSE (1881)
NO 11011 1 0 0 21 SAY WHAT (1880)
RE-HOUSED MOUSE 11016 1 0 0 21 MOUSE HOUSE (1881)
GET OUT 11006 1 0 0 21 SAY WHAT (1880)
PORK BUTT 11023 1 0 1 20 HUNGER GAMES (1882)
FRIDAY 11055 0 1 0 19 FIVE DAYS (1887)
TUESDAY 11058 0 1 0 19 FIVE DAYS (1887)
MAISEY MOUSE 11020 0 1 0 19 MOUSE HOUSE (1881)
BRISKET 11027 0 1 0 19 HUNGER GAMES (1882)
-SIR AGRO'S ALOT 10980 2 12 0 18 I7 (1874)
MINI MOUSE 11015 1 0 0 17 MOUSE HOUSE (1881)
HOFFA!!! 11008 1 0 0 17 SAY WHAT (1880)
SALMON 11022 0 1 0 17 HUNGER GAMES (1882)
-SIR FENNEL 10997 3 1 0 12 I2 (1878)
-DENGA 10987 2 4 0 10 I4 (1876)
MIGHTY MOUSE 11014 1 0 0 10 MOUSE HOUSE (1881)
WHAT? 11007 0 1 0 9 SAY WHAT (1880)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CET1 11095 1 0 0 5 BANKER'S PARADISE (1895)
DAISY 11099 0 1 0 1 BANKER'S PARADISE (1895)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
LRCN 11097 0 1 0 BANKER'S PARADI 1895 SHEWISH GIANT 631 NONE
NVCC 11098 0 1 0 BANKER'S PARADI 1895 BANDIT PRINCE 631 NONE
TIER2 11096 0 1 0 BANKER'S PARADI 1895 BLACK ORC 631 NONE
THIRSTY THURSDA 11053 0 1 0 FIVE DAYS 1887 TEXAS TWINKIE 11024 631
NO! REALLY! 11009 0 1 0 SAY WHAT 1880 PORK BUTT 11023 631
PERSONAL ADS
Hey, Assur; glad to see you again. Love that PLUNGER spotlight you shared last round.
And you have a quite nice plunger running on your BB Bachelor team. You 60% w/l
sandbagger, you! -- FDR
ORCONners, welcome! We are quite pleased to see you here on Noblish Isle. -- FDR, Mgr
Silent Generation (Copnsortium affiliated)
Look at some of those new warriors and their achievements! Wow!
Steve 12-3-1 from T10 (interesting team name)
Pierce 12-3-1 from T10
Tuesday 9-9-5 from T14 (Not sure I'd want to mess with that killer!)
and many more .......
-- FDR
Hey, Assur, my Spam, McCarthy and Silent Majority all enjoyed that round. Phbbbbt to
your plunger! -- FDR
Unclean, I always get a kick out of putting it to you Reds. -- McCarthy
Newcomers, we are here to help and educate and explain nuances on this wonderful game.
Ask us questions. We will respond. -- FDR
P.S. Us means me and my good friend and competitor Assur We are both oldtimers at
this.
The incursion of chaos creatures into northern Alastari has been stopped. However,
the gate they came through is open, and there are people from Alastari trapped on the
other side. They need to be rescued, and the gate needs to be closed. If you have a
Lord Protector whom you would like to send on this mission, please send a message to
the Gladiatorial Commmission (email csr@reality.com or via diplo). We will need to
know their physical description, personality, and method of fighting. We will select
no more than a dozen volunteers. Thank you!
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
LRCN was dealt death by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
TIER2 was barely slain by BLACK ORC in a 2 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
NVCC was murdered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
WW II won victory over PARTY in a 3 minute Title brawl.
SILENT MAJORITY devastated CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
SPAM subdued PLAYER in a 2 minute competition.
MCCARTHY devastated UNCLEAN in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
GREAT DEPRESSION was bested by ONE NIGHT STAND in a crowd pleasing 4 minute match.
NO CARES overcame CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute fight.
NO! REALLY! was barely slain by PORK BUTT in a 1 minute gruesome melee.
NO vanquished MAISEY MOUSE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
MIGHTY MOUSE vanquished BRISKET in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
MINI MOUSE overpowered DAISY in a 1 minute uneven match.
RE-HOUSED MOUSE beat SALMON in a 2 minute fight.
MICKEY MOUSE subdued PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 3 minute match.
TEXAS TWINKIE barely slew THIRSTY THURSDAY in a 1 minute conflict.
FRIDAY was bested by HOFFA!!! in a 2 minute battle.
TUESDAY was demolished by GET OUT in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
WHAT? was overcome by CET1 in a 2 minute novice's conflict.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 6 PARRY-LUNGE 7 - 2 - 0 78 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 5 PARRY-STRIKE 7 - 3 - 0 70 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 5 STRIKING ATTACK 16 - 7 - 1 70 |
|BASHING ATTACK 5 AIMED BLOW 12 - 7 - 0 63 |
|TOTAL PARRY 4 TOTAL PARRY 17 - 10 - 0 63 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 BASHING ATTACK 9 - 8 - 1 53 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 3 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 6 - 7 - 1 46 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 2 - 1 33 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 3 - 0 25 |
Turn 631 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:
TOTAL PARRY 4 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 3 3 STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 2 BASHING ATTACK 2 - 3 2 AIMED BLOW
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 3 AIMED BLOW 1 - 2 2 SLASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 1 PARRY-STRIKE
PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 BASHING ATTACK
1 LUNGING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY WW II 10906 6 2 0 80 SILENT GENERATION (1861)
PARRY-STRIKE PARTY 10899 6 3 0 69 BB BACHELOR (1860)
STRIKING ATTACK MCCARTHY 10902 6 2 0 57 SILENT GENERATION (1861)
AIMED BLOW SPAM 10903 6 2 0 56 SILENT GENERATION (1861)
PARRY-LUNGE PLAYER 10896 7 2 0 43 BB BACHELOR (1860)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is PLAYER 10896. The most popular warrior this turn
was GREAT DEPRESSION 10904. The ten other most popular fighters were MICKEY MOUSE
11019, PARTY 10899, SILENT MAJORITY 10905, SPAM 10903, FRIDAY 11055, WHAT? 11007,
TIER2 11096, PLAYER 10896, NO CARES 10897, and NO! REALLY! 11009.
The least popular fighter this week was TUESDAY 11058. The other ten least popular
fighters were DAISY 11099, BRISKET 11027, MAISEY MOUSE 11020, ONE NIGHT STAND 10895,
UNCLEAN 10898, CET1 11095, GET OUT 11006, HOFFA!!! 11008, TEXAS TWINKIE 11024, and
SALMON 11022.