DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 06/16/2023 Duedate: 06/29/2023
NOBLISH ISLAND ARENA
DM 93 TURN 637
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
TUESDAY
FIVE DAYS (1887)
(93-11058) [5-2-1,69]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
POSITION IS EMPTY TUESDAY
FIVE DAYS (1887)
(93-11058) [5-2-1,69]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
SALAD SALAD
MY DIET FOOD (1900) MY DIET FOOD (1900)
(93-11125) [3-1-0,31] (93-11125) [3-1-0,31]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
SIMPLY DESSERTS (1893)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. SIMPLY DESSERTS (1893) 50
2. MY DIET FOOD (1900) 49 AVENGERS (287)
3. BASH BROS TBALL (1899) 39 Unchartered Team
4. SAY WHAT (1880) 14
5. BANGERS & MASH (1901) 13 MY DIET FOOD (1900)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*MY DIET FOOD (1900) 14 6 0 70.0 1/ 2*SIMPLY DESSERTS (1893) 12 3 0
2/ 3*SIMPLY DESSERTS (1893) 19 11 1 63.3 2/ 5*BASH BROS TBALL (1899) 10 5 0
3/ 4*BASH BROS TBALL (1899) 15 10 0 60.0 3/ 3*MY DIET FOOD (1900) 10 5 0
4/ 2*MOUSE HOUSE (1881) 20 15 1 57.1 4/ 4*SAY WHAT (1880) 7 6 1
5/ 6*SAY WHAT (1880) 17 16 3 51.5 5/ 7*BANGERS & MASH (1901) 7 8 1
6/ 7*HUNGER GAMES (1882) 12 12 2 50.0 6/ 1*MOUSE HOUSE (1881) 7 8 1
7/ 5*FIVE DAYS (1887) 7 8 2 46.7 7/ 8*AGONY OF D'FEET (1897) 5 10 0
8/ 8*BANGERS & MASH (1901) 7 8 1 46.7 8/ 6*FIVE DAYS (1887) 4 2 1
9/ 9*AGONY OF D'FEET (1897) 7 13 0 35.0 9/ 9*HUNGER GAMES (1882) 2 6 0
10-11*SPAWNS OF HELL (1898) 0 5 0 0.0 10-10*SPAWNS OF HELL (1898) 0 5 0
11/ 0*PLASTIC BOYS (1866) 0 2 0 0.0 11/ 0*PLASTIC BOYS (1866) 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
RECENT CONSORTIUM STRIKER GRADUATES (and bashers)
In a fine year-old Assur spotlight, he indicated that The Consortium ran quite a
few strikers. With that in mind, and in support of Assur's well-done document on
strikers, The Consortium decided to allow posting the starting stats on all the recent
(2021 and very early 2022) Consortium striker and basher graduates. Of the 30
graduates in this time frame, 8 were strikers and 8 were bashers. The other 14 were a
variety of AB, LU, SL, TP. None were PL, PR, PS, WS, although in the 1,230 graduates,
The Consortium does have all styles several to many times over.
The code:
STRIKERS
stats arena tourney favorite
record record weapon
11-11-13-14-16-13-7 16-7-1 none BS
10-8-13-21-15-6-11 16-4-2 1-3-0 DA
17-11-7-15-9-14-11 22-13-2 none EP
11-11-11-21-17-6-7 14-6-1 17-12-0 LO
11-13-13-17-9-10-11 16-18-0 none BA
17-9-9-17-9-6-17 19-5-0 none ML
17-6-12-17-9-12-11 17-3-1 none HL
10-8-13-21-15-6-11 16-2-0 23-12-0 GS
total arena record: 136-58-7 .701
total tourney record: 41-27-0 .603
average of the 8 designs (rounded) 13-10-11-18-12-9-11
BASHERS
stats arena tourney favorite
record record weapon
17-8-11-17-9-11-11 15-5-0 none HL
18-4-9-17-17-12-7 16-4-3 none LG
13-10-11-15-15-9-11 14-6-0 none GA
13-4-11-21-15-9-11 18-2-1 12-6-0 GS
13-5-15-15-15-14-7 14-9-1 2-3-0 ME
13-9-15-21-15-4-7 19-9-0 26-29-0 MS
17-9-9-17-9-12-11 16-4-0 none HL
17-10-9-21-17-3-7 12-6-0 24-12-1 MA
total arena record: 134-45-5 .749
total tourney record: 64-53-1 .547
average of the 8 designs (rounded) 15-7-12-18-14-9-9
Take this information for what it is worth. Then reread the Assur striker design
article of two years ago. (Or perhaps he will repost it?) You will find that these
strikers add validation to that fine Assur spotlight.
P.S. Later, I added another five graduate strikers, the ones most previous to the 8
above.
11-11-14-17-15-9-7 22-3-3 2-6-0 WH
9-12-16-15-9-12-11 17-5-0 none ML
17-8-6-17-10-13-13 19-11-0 none QS
9-13-14-17-9-7-15 20-19-0 none HA
10-9-6-21-9-12-7 16-4-2 5-3-0 BS
-- The Thin Man (On behalf of the Consortium) June 1, 2023
(replicated and slightly altered from Feb 28, 2022)
SPY REPORT
Well, what are you looking at, NOBLISH ISLAND? Ain't you never seen Snide
Clemens before? Ah, shaddup and listen to my news. Later days, MOUSE HOUSE, since
SIMPLY DESSERTS took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news. If this
keeps up, MOUSE HOUSE, you'll have to shine swords instead of use them. A drop of 5
in the rankings? BASH BROS TBALL turned their 4-1-0 turn into a 2nd place rank in
the listings this turn. Any better than this, and you get put on hit lists. Now
let's all watch MY DIET FOOD's heads swell from their 4-1-0 this turn. Haa ha ha ha!
Big shots, big talk, big deal. Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see
CHICKEN SAUSAGE win a fight and gain 18 points, terribly. Tsk, tsk, SNACK DUTY beat
FRIDAY and FRIDAY lost 15 points. You're breakin' my heart. Our Duelmaster has
lost, folks, lost to CONVICTED ASSASSIN, BUT TUESDAY is still the Duelmaster because
she has the most recognition points! I'm not in a very good mood today, but why am I
telling you this? You want to know what's new, don't you, NOBLISH ISLAND?
My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start
talking.' I loved that woman. NOBLISH ISLAND, I am losing what little hope I had in
you. MY DIET FOOD 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 BASH BROS TBALL. Ha ha ha ha! Ooh, I'm frightfully impressed, HOFFA!!! was
this turn's most challenged warrior. Watch that ego swell, sports fans. I guess I
can give a little credit to WALTER of BANGERS & MASH for challenging up by 20 to
SALMON. WALTER lost to get 8 points of recognition.
Death and Taxes. The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience. Let's
see if anyone's dead or dying. Three down, and one turn to go for HUNGER GAMES to
call in the bloodfeud against TUESDAY, else PORK BUTT is but small history. 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? Well, I've had enough of this drivel, and I'm sure
you have too. Off like a dirty shirt of padded leather. Paste this one in your
scrapbooks, you'll need the kindling come this winter-- Snide Clemens
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TUESDAY 11058 5 2 1 69 FIVE DAYS (1887)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GET OUT 11006 6 1 1 62 SAY WHAT (1880)
PROFITEROLE 11085 5 1 0 62 SIMPLY DESSERTS (1893)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MICKEY MOUSE 11019 5 2 1 47 MOUSE HOUSE (1881)
SNACK DUTY 11115 4 1 0 44 BASH BROS TBALL (1899)
CREAM PUFF 11089 4 2 1 43 SIMPLY DESSERTS (1893)
CANNOLI 11086 5 1 0 42 SIMPLY DESSERTS (1893)
RE-HOUSED MOUSE 11016 5 2 0 41 MOUSE HOUSE (1881)
MIGHTY MOUSE 11014 5 2 0 39 MOUSE HOUSE (1881)
FRIDAY 11055 2 5 1 34 FIVE DAYS (1887)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MUD PIE 11087 4 2 0 33 SIMPLY DESSERTS (1893)
SALMON 11022 4 3 0 31 HUNGER GAMES (1882)
SALAD 11125 3 1 0 31 MY DIET FOOD (1900)
NOT NOW 11120 4 2 1 29 SAY WHAT (1880)
MAISEY MOUSE 11020 2 5 0 29 MOUSE HOUSE (1881)
MINI MOUSE 11015 3 4 0 27 MOUSE HOUSE (1881)
HOFFA!!! 11008 3 4 0 27 SAY WHAT (1880)
BAD COACH 11117 5 0 0 26 BASH BROS TBALL (1899)
HARD BOILED EGG 11128 4 0 0 25 MY DIET FOOD (1900)
CHICKEN SAUSAGE 11127 3 1 0 25 MY DIET FOOD (1900)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WINDY 11116 3 2 0 24 BASH BROS TBALL (1899)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WHAT? 11007 3 4 1 22 SAY WHAT (1880)
TOO COLD 11118 3 2 0 20 BASH BROS TBALL (1899)
POTATO 11124 2 2 0 17 MY DIET FOOD (1900)
CHUPACAPYBARA 11105 3 1 0 16 AGONY OF D'FEET (1897)
EYE SCREAM 11130 2 1 0 15 BANGERS & MASH (1901)
PIGBAG 11106 2 2 0 12 AGONY OF D'FEET (1897)
COOKIE DOUGH 11136 1 1 0 11 SIMPLY DESSERTS (1893)
GIBRALTER 11132 1 2 1 10 BANGERS & MASH (1901)
DIET MT. DEW 11126 2 2 0 8 MY DIET FOOD (1900)
WALTER 11131 1 2 0 8 BANGERS & MASH (1901)
PORKY 11134 2 1 0 7 BANGERS & MASH (1901)
PIGSQUATCH 11109 1 3 0 6 AGONY OF D'FEET (1897)
KEBAB ROSS 11108 1 3 0 6 AGONY OF D'FEET (1897)
XENA 11133 1 2 0 5 BANGERS & MASH (1901)
PIGTOOTH 11107 0 4 0 5 AGONY OF D'FEET (1897)
SIGMUND 10929 0 2 0 2 PLASTIC BOYS (1866)
-JASON 11110 0 1 0 1 SPAWNS OF HELL (1898)
-FREDDY 11114 0 1 0 1 SPAWNS OF HELL (1898)
-MICHAEL 11113 0 1 0 1 SPAWNS OF HELL (1898)
-M3GAN 11111 0 1 0 1 SPAWNS OF HELL (1898)
-ROSEMARY 11112 0 1 0 1 SPAWNS OF HELL (1898)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
COMPETITIVE DAD 11119 0 5 0 BASH BROS TBALL 1899 GIBRALTER 11132 637
BRISKET 11027 2 5 0 HUNGER GAMES 1882 MICKEY MOUSE 11019 637
PORK BUTT 11023 3 1 1 HUNGER GAMES 1882 TUESDAY 11058 634
TEXAS TWINKIE 11024 3 3 1 HUNGER GAMES 1882 GET OUT 11006 636
NO 11011 1 4 0 SAY WHAT 1880 FRIDAY 11055 635
MACAROON 11088 0 2 0 SIMPLY DESSERTS 1893 WHAT? 11007 633 JUST REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
Simply Dessert, you are so welcome. (Just send cookies!) -- The Thin Man
A salute to our Duelmaster: Tuesday! Hubba, hubba. -- The Thin Man
A Piker! (The Parry-Strike) That Assur surely does pen a fine, fine spotlight! -- The
Thin Man
Shucks! I just hate being beaten by a Lousy Coach! Dang. Dang, Dang! -- Potato
Chapacapybara, I salute you. You made sausage out of me. -- Chicken Sausage
Pigtooth, you again? I was so, so glad! -- Hard Boiled Egg
Cannoli, now I don't mind you challenging me, but couldn't you simply lose? No! --
Salad
P.S. Fine challenge, Cannoli. Ignore my loser warrior. (The Thin Man)
Kebab Ross, patience is a virtue, they say. Bwahahaha! -- Diet Mountain Dew
Health. Humility. Honor. Enjoy the arenas while you can. -- The Thin Man
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
PROFITEROLE devastated RE-HOUSED MOUSE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
CREAM PUFF vanquished MAISEY MOUSE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
SALAD subdued HOFFA!!! in a 6 minute beginner vs. master upset Challenge fight.
WALTER was defeated by SALMON in a 3 minute novice vs. master Challenge fight.
EYE SCREAM devastated KEBAB ROSS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
GIBRALTER delivered the death blow upon COMPETITIVE DAD in a 2 minute Challenge match.
POTATO overpowered PIGSQUATCH in a action packed 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
XENA was vanquished by WINDY in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
TUESDAY was vanquished by CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute one-sided Title fight.
GET OUT narrowly defeated MIGHTY MOUSE in a popular 1 minute gory melee.
FRIDAY was subdued by SNACK DUTY in a 2 minute master vs. amateur upset match.
MICKEY MOUSE butchered BRISKET in a 1 minute bloody one-sided battle.
MINI MOUSE was overpowered by NOT NOW in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
WHAT? was overpowered by CANNOLI in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
CHUPACAPYBARA was devastated by MUD PIE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
BAD COACH savagely defeated PIGTOOTH in a crowd pleasing 3 minute amateur's brawl.
TOO COLD overpowered DIET MT. DEW in a 2 minute brutal one-sided match.
PIGBAG narrowly defeated PORKY in a unpopular 19 minute bloody amateur's fight.
SIGMUND was overpowered by COOKIE DOUGH in a 2 minute uneven fight.
CHICKEN SAUSAGE demolished EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute uneven bout.
HARD BOILED EGG vanquished MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute mismatched fray.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 10 TOTAL PARRY 15 - 10 - 0 60 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 6 SLASHING ATTACK 18 - 12 - 2 60 |
|BASHING ATTACK 5 LUNGING ATTACK 36 - 25 - 2 59 |
|WALL OF STEEL 5 PARRY-LUNGE 4 - 3 - 0 57 |
|AIMED BLOW 4 STRIKING ATTACK 23 - 20 - 2 53 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 BASHING ATTACK 22 - 20 - 2 52 |
|TOTAL PARRY 3 WALL OF STEEL 13 - 13 - 1 50 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 AIMED BLOW 16 - 18 - 2 47 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 3 - 0 40 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 9 - 0 36 |
Turn 637 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 WALL OF STEEL 2 - 3 4 SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 4 3 STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 3 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 3 - 2 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 3 1 AIMED BLOW
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 5 - 5
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK TUESDAY 11058 5 2 1 69 FIVE DAYS (1887)
SLASHING ATTACK GET OUT 11006 6 1 1 62 SAY WHAT (1880)
BASHING ATTACK MICKEY MOUSE 11019 5 2 1 47 MOUSE HOUSE (1881)
AIMED BLOW CREAM PUFF 11089 4 2 1 43 SIMPLY DESSERTS (1893)
LUNGING ATTACK CANNOLI 11086 5 1 0 42 SIMPLY DESSERTS (1893)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is SALAD 11125. The most popular warrior this turn was
SALAD 11125. The ten other most popular fighters were BAD COACH 11117, SALMON 11022,
COMPETITIVE DAD 11119, PIGTOOTH 11107, GIBRALTER 11132, POTATO 11124, GET OUT 11006,
MICKEY MOUSE 11019, TOO COLD 11118, and CHICKEN SAUSAGE 11127.
The least popular fighter this week was PORKY 11134. The other ten least popular
fighters were PIGBAG 11106, SIGMUND 10929, DIET MT. DEW 11126, CHUPACAPYBARA 11105,
WHAT? 11007, MINI MOUSE 11015, BRISKET 11027, TUESDAY 11058, KEBAB ROSS 11108, and
WALTER 11131.