DM 021 Newsletter

DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date : 05/15/2024 Duedate: 05/28/2024

SUNSET ARENA

DM 21 TURN 1001

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

WAYBACK WENN
GRIM FANDANGO (454)
(21-9805) [17-14-4,117]

Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader

WAYBACK WENN BARV
GRIM FANDANGO (454) LEGEND KILLERS (722)
(21-9805) [17-14-4,117] (21-9922) [3-0-0,22]

Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite

BIX BALLY HOOED BEAST WHISPERER
GRIM FANDANGO (454) NOMADIC TRIBE (160)
(21-9802) [16-17-2,114] (21-9946) [2-1-0,22]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

LEGEND KILLERS (722)

TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. THE OOZE ZONE (169) 39
2. NOMADIC TRIBE (160) 39 NOMADIC TRIBE (160)
3. GRIM FANDANGO (454) 34 Unchartered Team
4. BEN'S BAZAAR (577) 31
5. REPTILE RAMPAGE (135) 13 LEGEND KILLERS (722)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*LEGEND KILLERS (722) 10 5 0 66.7 1/ 2*LEGEND KILLERS (722) 10 5 0
2- 2*DORQUE SIDE (706) 7 4 0 63.6 2/ 5 REPTILE RAMPAGE (135) 8 5 0
3/ 3 NOMADIC TRIBE (160) 1170 951 43 55.2 3/ 6 BIG LAKE TERROR (654) 8 7 1
4/ 4 CRACKED REAR VIEW (648) 279 230 14 54.8 4/ 1 BEN'S BAZAAR (577) 7 8 1
5/ 6 RAT PAK (388) 42 38 0 52.5 5/ 8 NOMADIC TRIBE (160) 7 8 0
6/ 7 GRIM FANDANGO (454) 1472 1336 66 52.4 6/13 THE OOZE ZONE (169) 7 8 0
7/ 8 REPTILE RAMPAGE (135) 77 74 4 51.0 7/ 9 GRIM FANDANGO (454) 7 8 0
8/ 9 BIG LAKE TERROR (654) 581 564 39 50.7 8/ 4 RAT PAK (388) 5 4 0
9/11 DOOMSAYERS (710) 99 102 0 49.3 9- 3*WRATH OF PAIN (713) 5 5 0
10-13*WRATH OF PAIN (713) 17 18 2 48.6 10/10 DOOMSAYERS (710) 4 2 0
11/14 BEN'S BAZAAR (577) 899 993 47 47.5 11- 0 THE WHOVIANS (691) 4 6 1
12/12 SEA SHANTIES (718) 36 41 3 46.8 12- 7 PHILTHBALLS (554) 4 6 0
13-15 PHILTHBALLS (554) 507 604 34 45.6 13/11 SEA SHANTIES (718) 3 6 0
14/16 THE OOZE ZONE (169) 100 126 7 44.2 14/14 CRACKED REAR VIEW (648) 2 0 0
15- 0 THE WHOVIANS (691) 188 272 16 40.9 15-15*DORQUE SIDE (706) 1 0 0

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

SPY REPORT

Hail SUNSET! Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed for your
deeds. It seems the training can make the difference, as BEN'S BAZAAR is pushed out
of top team by LEGEND KILLERS, who came from 2nd with a 2-3-0 this turn. Now keep
the taverns open late tonight, for there are sorrows to drown for WRATH OF PAIN,
whose 0-0-0 this turn dropped them by 6 into 9th. THE OOZE ZONE stable has parlayed
this turn's 4-1-0 into a 7 space move up the rankings. This brings them up to 6th
place. Good work, guys! The GRIM FANDANGO guild has had a 4-1-0 turn and deserves
to be watched in the future. You never know where this kind of thing can lead. And
let's see, MAXIMUM EL VATO fought EMPRESS and gained 22 points and contributed to
BEN'S BAZAAR's 2-3-1. SAM-AWRY has lost to VENOMOUS CONCUBINE, falling 10 points,
while helping make GRIM FANDANGO a 4-1-0 turn. KENDO KOMODO challenged for the
Duelmastership this turn, attempting to dethrone GRIM FANDANGO's warrior. The
attempts to dethrone the Duelmaster have failed, and WAYBACK WENN remains SUNSET's
top warrior for another turn. Can someone confirm a rumor for me? I hear the top
team makes their losing fighters do dishes at Cagliostro's Castle until they win.
Maybe?
He who challenges well, fights well. He who avoids without cause, shall lose
for good reasons. My mama told me that one. I also notice that the PHILTHBALLS
stable was the most avoided team this turn. Come on SUNSET, what are you afraid of?
And avoiding PHILTHBALLS more than any other team we find GRIM FANDANGO. SUNSET, are
we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing? Well, sports fans, take notice
that THE SEER from DOOMSAYERS was SUNSET's most challenged warrior this turn. In a
fit of brilliance or of stupidity (hard to say sometimes), BIX BALLY HOOED challenged
THE SEER today, facing a 30 difference in recognition. And whaddya know, BIX BALLY
HOOED beat THE SEER, and the fighters of GRIM FANDANGO were last seen lifting frothy
pints of ale in honor of BIX BALLY HOOED's 14 point gain. In a brave attempt, DARK
TOUCHES from BIG LAKE TERROR challenged up 19 points to fight BAMBOOZLER from the
BEN'S BAZAAR stable. DARK TOUCHES perhaps got his just desserts, seeing as he was
put to death by BAMBOOZLER and ended up with 3 recognition points.
The Dark Arena is for those who cannot win, not who cannot lose with grace.
Dignity in life or death is the warrior's creed. A farewell moment, if you please,
VAMPEROR of BEN'S BAZAAR has been sent to the Dark Arena, and was carried out on his
shield. Is it really true that SUNSET has more dishwashers per capita that fighters?
Just thought I'd ask...
Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the
sweetest. Well, I'm burning daylight here in SUNSET and I've a long road ahead of
me. Happy Trails. Until you see my quill in SUNSET again, farewell-- Alarond the
Scribe

DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WAYBACK WENN 9805 17 14 4 117 GRIM FANDANGO (454)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BIX BALLY HOOED 9802 16 17 2 114 GRIM FANDANGO (454)
MAXIMUM EL VATO 9873 9 5 0 107 BEN'S BAZAAR (577)
KENDO KOMODO 7111 8 6 1 96 REPTILE RAMPAGE (135)

CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RONIN-RAT 4236 15 9 0 86 RAT PAK (388)
SAM-AWRY 9843 13 11 0 82 GRIM FANDANGO (454)
SHOGUN-RAT 4365 12 9 0 78 RAT PAK (388)
DARK LAUGH 9864 14 5 2 72 BIG LAKE TERROR (654)
SLYTHER 9832 11 9 0 72 REPTILE RAMPAGE (135)
-ARYAGATOR 9806 14 13 0 67 PHILTHBALLS (554)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LITTLE FANG 7035 10 8 0 66 GRIM FANDANGO (454)
-RANDOR 9871 8 4 3 64 PHILTHBALLS (554)
-DORQUE MAUL 9598 4 1 0 63 DORQUE SIDE (706)
FLYING DUTCHMAN 9838 9 7 0 61 SEA SHANTIES (718)
-JAGARFESS 9829 11 12 0 60 THE WHOVIANS (691)
THE WELLERMAN 9835 10 6 1 59 SEA SHANTIES (718)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DARK RUMOR 9866 9 9 0 57 BIG LAKE TERROR (654)

ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DR. AWKWARD 9729 3 0 0 56 CRACKED REAR VIEW (648)
-MANIC MARVIN 9847 10 8 0 55 PHILTHBALLS (554)
BANZAI-RAT 4237 7 8 0 48 RAT PAK (388)
FORKED TONGUE 9833 9 14 1 45 REPTILE RAMPAGE (135)
MANNIN BLAK 9902 8 4 0 45 GRIM FANDANGO (454)
NELSON 9836 7 9 1 45 SEA SHANTIES (718)
TAIPAN 9862 7 3 0 45 REPTILE RAMPAGE (135)
-HOLDEN MCBAGGS 9853 13 4 0 43 PHILTHBALLS (554)
SMOTHER TERESA 9901 4 7 0 43 BEN'S BAZAAR (577)
-CARLY-HORSE 9831 9 12 0 39 PHILTHBALLS (554)
DARK OPTION 9903 6 6 0 34 BIG LAKE TERROR (654)
-SHARA 9756 5 2 1 34 WRATH OF PAIN (713)

CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DARK NOTICE 9913 4 5 0 28 BIG LAKE TERROR (654)
BAMBOOZLER 9941 3 1 1 27 BEN'S BAZAAR (577)
-NARDOLE 9905 6 3 0 25 THE WHOVIANS (691)
PHLEM 9938 3 0 0 25 THE OOZE ZONE (169)
-LASZLO 9919 4 2 0 24 THE WHOVIANS (691)
PINK SLIME 9933 3 2 0 24 THE OOZE ZONE (169)

INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BARV 9922 3 0 0 22 LEGEND KILLERS (722)
BEAST WHISPERER 9946 2 1 0 22 NOMADIC TRIBE (160)
LITTLE FLOAB 9924 2 1 0 21 LEGEND KILLERS (722)
-CRIT 9759 4 3 1 20 WRATH OF PAIN (713)
-PHOEBE 9930 4 1 0 15 WRATH OF PAIN (713)
UNCHAINABLE 9929 4 2 0 14 BEN'S BAZAAR (577)
-OSIRIAN 9947 1 1 1 14 THE WHOVIANS (691)
STERLING SAVANT 9951 1 1 0 14 NOMADIC TRIBE (160)
MARGE ARIN 9940 1 2 0 14 THE OOZE ZONE (169)
RHUKK 9925 2 1 0 13 LEGEND KILLERS (722)
LERG 9923 2 1 0 13 LEGEND KILLERS (722)
POND SCUM 9939 1 2 0 13 THE OOZE ZONE (169)
-SILENT 9942 2 1 0 12 WRATH OF PAIN (713)
-SPECKLED GECKO 9914 1 0 0 9 REPTILE RAMPAGE (135)
SAMMY SLICK 9934 1 4 0 7 THE OOZE ZONE (169)
-NYSSA 9937 1 3 0 6 THE WHOVIANS (691)
86-DOTH 9926 1 2 0 5 LEGEND KILLERS (722)
-LAYCE 9948 0 2 0 2 WRATH OF PAIN (713)
MAUI'S GIRL 9955 0 1 0 1 SEA SHANTIES (718)
GRAZ GREENBLADE 9956 0 1 0 1 NOMADIC TRIBE (160)

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

THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
THE LOWLANDER 9928 1 1 0 BEN'S BAZAAR 577 RAFI QUICKBUZZ 9812 997 REVENGED
VAMPEROR 9881 6 8 0 BEN'S BAZAAR 577 ARENAMASTER HART 1001 NONE
DARK TOUCHES 9945 0 3 0 BIG LAKE TERROR 654 BAMBOOZLER 9941 1001
HARASS SARAH 9653 17 17 2 CRACKED REAR VIE 648 KNOF MOONWILLOW 9795 997 NOT REVENGED
LORD IRONWOOD 9904 2 7 0 NOMADIC TRIBE 160 BANDIT PRINCE 1001 NONE
TWIG BRAMBLETHOR 9944 0 1 0 NOMADIC TRIBE 160 SHARA 9756 998
DRUNKEN SAILOR 9950 0 1 0 SEA SHANTIES 718 QUICKSILVER 1001 NONE
OLD MAUI 9875 5 3 1 SEA SHANTIES 718 DARK LAUGH 9864 1000

PERSONAL ADS

Dark Option -- Man you suck, you missed BOTH of my shields every single time.... --
Unchainable

little stick -- Your petty little insults match your sad little mind. Regardless of
what you attempt to claim, Dark Attempt happily graduated with a winning record even
though you targeted him early and often through his career, thus ensuring my team can
boast the full round-robin here. You cannot stop anything I put my mind to, because
you are dimwit. -- Den

LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

VAMPEROR was butchered by ARENAMASTER HARTH in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
LORD IRONWOOD was slaughtered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 2 minute Dark Arena battle.
DRUNKEN SAILOR was murdered by QUICKSILVER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
NELSON was vanquished by DARK LAUGH in a 1 minute mismatched Bloodfeud brawl.
BIX BALLY HOOED savagely defeated THE SEER in a 4 minute veteran's Challenge fight.
KENDO KOMODO lost to WAYBACK WENN in a 1 minute master's Challenge Title fight.
DARK OPTION slimly lost to MANNIN BLAK in a 2 minute gory Challenge competition.
BANZAI-RAT was handily defeated by SLYTHER in a 3 minute uneven Challenge melee.
LITTLE FANG viciously subdued DARK RUMOR in a 3 minute veteran's Challenge duel.
SAMMY SLICK was overpowered by DARK NOTICE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
DARK TOUCHES was easily killed by BAMBOOZLER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge bout.
STERLING SAVANT subdued RHUKK in a 3 minute bloody Challenge competition.
SAM-AWRY was bested by VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 2 minute veteran's battle.
EMPRESS was devastated by MAXIMUM EL VATO in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
SLAYING MANTIS overpowered SHOGUN-RAT in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
FLYING DUTCHMAN was devastated by RONIN-RAT in a 1 minute uneven duel.
DR. AWKWARD luckily beat FORKED TONGUE in a crowd pleasing 3 minute brawl.
THE WELLERMAN bested SMOTHER TERESA in a 2 minute fight.
TAIPAN overpowered LITTLE FLOAB in a 2 minute brutal one-sided match.
UNCHAINABLE was savagely defeated by BEAST WHISPERER in a 9 minute fight.
LERG devastated GRAZ GREENBLADE in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
86-DOTH lost to POND SCUM in a 3 minute novice's match.
BARV handily defeated MAUI'S GIRL in a 1 minute uneven duel.
PINK SLIME devastated PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 2 minute one-sided bout.
PHLEM overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute uneven fight.
MARGE ARIN overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute uneven fight.

BATTLE REPORT

MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 9 WALL OF STEEL 26 - 18 - 0 59 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 8 STRIKING ATTACK 33 - 25 - 5 57 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 7 TOTAL PARRY 41 - 32 - 0 56 |
|AIMED BLOW 5 LUNGING ATTACK 65 - 52 - 5 56 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 4 AIMED BLOW 22 - 23 - 0 49 |
|WALL OF STEEL 4 SLASHING ATTACK 28 - 40 - 1 41 |
|TOTAL PARRY 4 PARRY-LUNGE 16 - 25 - 0 39 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 BASHING ATTACK 11 - 22 - 1 33 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 7 - 0 30 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |

Turn 1001 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:

BASHING ATTACK 3 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 5 2 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 3 2 STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 3 - 2 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 5 - 4 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 4 1 WALL OF STEEL
1 AIMED BLOW
1 TOTAL PARRY
1 PARRY-LUNGE

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK WAYBACK WENN 9805 17 14 4 117 GRIM FANDANGO (454)
STRIKING ATTACK KENDO KOMODO 7111 8 6 1 96 REPTILE RAMPAGE (135)
WALL OF STEEL RONIN-RAT 4236 15 9 0 86 RAT PAK (388)
SLASHING ATTACK SAM-AWRY 9843 13 11 0 82 GRIM FANDANGO (454)
AIMED BLOW SLYTHER 9832 11 9 0 72 REPTILE RAMPAGE (135)
PARRY-LUNGE LITTLE FANG 7035 10 8 0 66 GRIM FANDANGO (454)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is BIX BALLY HOOED 9802. The most popular warrior this
turn was BEAST WHISPERER 9946. The ten other most popular fighters were BIX BALLY
HOOED 9802, LITTLE FANG 7035, FORKED TONGUE 9833, SLYTHER 9832, RHUKK 9925, MAXIMUM
EL VATO 9873, MANNIN BLAK 9902, DARK RUMOR 9866, STERLING SAVANT 9951, and THE
WELLERMAN 9835.

The least popular fighter this week was UNCHAINABLE 9929. The other ten least
popular fighters were MAUI'S GIRL 9955, 86-DOTH 9926, GRAZ GREENBLADE 9956, LITTLE
FLOAB 9924, FLYING DUTCHMAN 9838, SHOGUN-RAT 4365, DARK TOUCHES 9945, SAMMY SLICK
9934, NELSON 9836, and DRUNKEN SAILOR 9950.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

BIX BALLY HOOED (21-9802) GRIM FANDANGO (454)

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

THE SEER (21-9649) DOOMSAYERS (710)
EMPRESS (21-9650) DOOMSAYERS (710)
SLAYING MANTIS (21-9697) NOMADIC TRIBE (160)

WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN TEMPE!

We hope you will join us at our winter FTF in Tempe, AZ, January 17-19, 2025! It will
be held at our usual Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-897-7444). Room
rates are $209.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which includes full cooked breakfast,
complimentary manager's reception, free parking and free high speed internet. There's
a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool. The rooms are blocked--the group code is 929.

The official block cutoff is mid-December so make your reservations ASAP!
The hotel reservation site is: http://tinyurl.com/FF72inTempe

Please note that doubles are limited. As always, if the block is full, please make
your reservation the best you can (book a king, and/or book at normal rates) and let
us know and we'll work with the sales office to get them to correct your reservation.
You can contact the Tempe Embassy (480-897-7444) to be put on the waiting list for
a double suite, too.

We look forward to seeing you in January! -- RSI

MAIL-IN TOURNEY LXXIX

ADM TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
BABY BAB 8106 (115-105-0) 8 3 0 CRACKED REAR VIEW
TASSLEHOFF BURRFOOT 8778 (57-45-1) 5 3 0 KENDER INVASION
ADDUCTOR MAGNUS 5922 (155-135-1) 3 3 0 MUSCLE MEN
CHESTAL THICKETSWAY 8777 (55-20-3) 3 3 0 KENDER INVASION

FRESHMEN TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
DARK PLEASURE 8357 (36-35-2) 2 3 0 BIG LAKE TERROR
DARK ATTEMPT 9718 (25-19-1) 1 3 0 BIG LAKE TERROR
EARWIG LOCKPICKER 8853 (34-52-2) 1 3 0 KENDER INVASION

CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
PHOENIX BLADE 9696 (9-4-0) 2 1 0 DEAD AGE OF EMPIRE

CHAMPIONS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
JUNIPER WINDSEED 9745 (10-4-1) 12 3 0 KENDER INVASION
DORQUE MAUL 9598 (3-1-0) 7 3 0 DORQUE SIDE

ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
KENDO KOMODO 7111 (6-5-1) 5 3 0 REPTILE RAMPAGE
DR. AWKWARD 9729 (1-0-0) 2 3 0 CRACKED REAR VIEW
MANNIN BLAK 9902 (6-3-0) 1 3 0 GRIM FANDANGO

INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
DARK OPTION 9903 (4-5-0) 3 3 0 BIG LAKE TERROR

ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
LITTLE FLOAB 9924 (0-0-0) 9 3 0 LEGEND KILLERS
SPECKLED GECKO 9914 (0-0-0) 3 3 0 REPTILE RAMPAGE
RHUKK 9925 (0-0-0) 2 3 0 LEGEND KILLERS
ORC CUTLET 9907 (0-0-0) 1 3 0 SHEWISH BARBEQUE

FRESHMEN FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
SLITHER 2054 (29-23-2) 0 3 0 THE OOZE ZONE

CHALLENGERS FOOL TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
IRONHOME 9500 (12-4-0) 0 3 0 AGE OF EMPIRE

INITIATES FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
CRIMSON ORACLE 9828 (3-1-0) 4 3 0 DEAD THE COLOUR OF NEON

SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN MINNEAPOLIS!

Our summer Face-to-Face is in the midwest again this year, and we're going back to the
Twin Cities! We hope you will join us at our summer FTF in Bloomington, MN on July 12-
14, 2024! It will be held at the Embassy Suites Minneapolis Airport (800-317-8143).
Room rates are $164/$174 for king and 2 doubles suites respectively, and all have free
high speed internet and all the Embassy goodness (free made-to-order breakfast,
complimentary manager's reception, airport shuttle, indoor pool, business center and
on-site restaurant. The rooms are blocked and the code is "915."

The official block cutoff is June 21 so make your reservations ASAP!
The hotel reservation site is: https://tinyurl.com/FF71inMinneapolis

We look forward to seeing you in July! -- RSI

SUMMER BLOODGAMES 2024

Back by popular demand, we will be hosting a new slow Bloodgames mailed arena
beginning in August. We also plan our usual Bloodgames arenas at the summer Face-
to-Face.

For those of you who always wanted the chance to manage the last warrior standing
alive upon the arena sands, your day has come. The Bloodgames are coming!

At the end of the ten turns, even though several warriors, bruised and scarred, MAY
yet live, only one will be crowned Champion of the Bloodgames. And in this game mere
survival counts for little. A great general once said, "The object of battle is not
to die for your cause, but to make your enemy die for his." This general would have
greatly enjoyed the Duelmasters Bloodgames. Here are the particulars:

Face-to-Face style Turn 1 is due Fri July 12 at 9pm at the hotel
Bloodgames (DM 98): Turns process with the tournament
Strategy changes allowed, bloodfeud challenges only

Mail-in style Turn 1 is due Sat July 13 at 9pm at the hotel
Bloodgames (DM 99): All turns process overnight, mail-in style.
No strategy changes; all ten rounds process one
after the other and results will be out Sun morning.

Slow Bloodgames (DM 95): Turn 1 is due Thurs August 1
Turns process every 28 days
Strategy changes allowed, bloodfeud challenges only

Gameplay proceeds according to standard DM rules, except for a few notable exceptions:

BLOODGAMES ROLLUP -- Your Bloodgames team is ten warriors, one of each fighting
style, each warrior designed from scratch! (All are DYOs (design your owns) with 84
points, 3-21, as usual.) To submit your rollup, just write/type them up and send them
in. We'll mail or email your overviews and you can write up your strategies. Your
warriors must be created and have strategies entered by the first due date.

DEATH -- As the name implies, the Bloodgames will leave the arena sands somewhat
darker before they're over. It's a dangerous sport intended only for the tough and
spirited. The Arenamaster will be less likely to intercede on behalf of a dying
warrior. Even at a 1 kill desire, kill attempts will occur.

REPLACEMENTS AND ROLLUPS -- There will be no replacement characters.

CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES -- In the turn-based bloodgames, there are no regular
challenges, only bloodfeuds. There will be no DA challenges in any of the bloodgames
arenas.

TURN PROCESSING AND DUE DATES -- DM 95 is due August 1 and will process on a 28-day
schedule. The other two bloodgames arenas will be processed at the summer Face-to-
Face. (Note: there will also be bloodgames at the next winter FTF.)

MISSED TURNS -- All warriors fight each round. Only the dead may rest.

ERRORS -- If we make an input error, that warrior will be awarded a win and kill.
Errors must be reported before the next turn processes.

NEWSLETTER -- Warriors are ranked according to their number of kills. Champions of
Bloodgames may write a column for the newsletter at the end of the games.

FEES -- A Bloodgames rollup costs a $10 set-up fee. Managers may roll up more than
one team but may run only one team in each arena. The fee for all ten rounds is $49.

AWARDS -- The Bloodgames last ten rounds. Only warriors who survive to the end of
Turn 10 will be eligible for an award. However, a consolation award of a Bloodgames
T-shirt will be awarded to the dead warrior with the most kills.

The living warrior with the greatest number of kills will be the Bloodgames Champion.
Bloodgames Victor titles, 2nd and 3rd place will be awarded to those living warriors
with the greatest number of kills at the end of Turn 10, with one other important
consideration: Each of these three warriors must be of a different fighting style.
Win/loss records and, if necessary, recognition points will only be used to determine
awards if there is a tie.

The Bloodgames Champion fights for free in Advanced Duelmasters, and all Champions and
Victors earn Tournament Victor status, which allows them to challenge once per turn
with increased priority. These awards last for six months. The manager of the
Bloodgames Champion and Victors will receive Bloodgames T-shirts.

A Bloodgames T-shirt will be awarded to the manager of the team with the most kills.T-
shirts will only happen if someone gives us a nice design. One shirt per person.

AFTERMATH -- Warriors from the Bloodgames may not transfer to any other arena. Once
the games are over, the arena and teams will be disbanded. The fighters have won
their freedom and will never more be seen in the gladiatorial games. A special bonus
will, however, be awarded to the 1st through 3rd place warriors. Lady Sheila
Greywand, of the Isle of the Eye, has consented to allow the top three gladiators in
each Bloodgames admission to the Advanced Duelmasters games. Any special training
required to qualify those three warriors for Advanced Duelmasters combat will be
conducted before transfer into ADM. Astute managers will note that this means that
three warriors that are designed from scratch will survive the Bloodgames, win one of
the top three places, and go on to immortal glory! One of those warriors could be
yours!

The challenge is yours to take. The final plans are yours to make.
When the dust settles, remember: To the victor goes the spoils!