Resolve Duke uncertainty on public events

docs/CURRENT_STATUS.md

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 ## Current checkpoint and work
 
+**Resolving public Duke capture uncertainty — 29 October. Prototyped /
+Partial.** Publicly established ordinary Duke battle, revival, acquisition or named
+death outcomes clear the conservative capture marker, including in older games
+without a marker. A later possible Harkonnen capture makes it uncertain again.
+Same-recipient tenure conversion is available when history is clear. Twelve
+related files pass 87 cases; some death and revival conditions are staged in
+the focused fixtures. Other uncertainty resolution paths, full combinations
+and deployed verification remain open.
+[Scope](ECAZ_DUKE_ACQUISITION.md#public-resolution-of-capture-uncertainty--29-october-2026).
+
 **Duke Ambassador capture uncertainty — 29 October. Prototyped / Partial.**
 Fresh games track whether a public Harkonnen capture could have involved Duke,
 independent of the secret selection. When capture history is uncertain, direct