DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 05/15/2024 Duedate: 05/28/2024
SHADOWSPIRE ARENA
DM 81 TURN 450
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
ALEKSANDR
FAR TRAVELERS (113)
(81-1372) [22-17-1,141]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
ALEKSANDR POSITION IS EMPTY
FAR TRAVELERS (113)
(81-1372) [22-17-1,141]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
AHNA MISSTEP HANA
BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) FAR TRAVELERS (113)
(81-3729) [20-33-3,135] (81-1370) [19-20-1,88]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. CHILDHOOD HEROES (8) 67
2. BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 51 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
3. LITERATE LOONS (40) 28 Unchartered Team
4. FAR TRAVELERS (113) 25
5. CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 21 POSITION IS EMPTY
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204) 35 27 3 56.5 1/ 4 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 11 4 1
2/ 2 NBA LEGENDS (156) 255 203 15 55.7 2/ 9 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8) 10 3 1
3/ 3 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 977 809 33 54.7 3/ 1 NBA LEGENDS (156) 10 5 0
4/ 4 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 747 648 21 53.5 4/ 8 WICKED MARTYRS (148) 8 7 1
5/ 5 CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 918 803 32 53.3 5/ 2 CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 8 7 0
6/ 6 DARQUE AGES (29) 1017 955 45 51.6 6/11 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 7 8 1
7/ 7 PRAY THE GODS (155) 487 459 29 51.5 7/13 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 7 8 0
8/11 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8) 89 90 6 49.7 8/ 3 FAR TRAVELERS (113) 7 8 0
9/ 9 WICKED MARTYRS (148) 629 643 27 49.4 9/ 6 LITERATE LOONS (40) 6 9 0
10/ 8 FAR TRAVELERS (113) 95 98 7 49.2 10/ 5 DARQUE AGES (29) 5 9 0
11/12 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 413 460 32 47.3 11/ 7 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204) 5 10 0
12/13 LITERATE LOONS (40) 755 848 34 47.1 12/14 THE CHURCH (203) 5 10 0
13/10 THE CHURCH (203) 28 32 2 46.7 13-10 INEBRIATION (27) 4 5 0
14-14 INEBRIATION (27) 420 566 28 42.6 14-12 DEMONIC CHILI'S (201) 3 5 0
15-15 DEMONIC CHILI'S (201) 36 67 1 35.0 15/15 PRAY THE GODS (155) 2 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
The rain was on and off today, but it did not stop the arena action. I like the misty
days because there is not as much dust being kicked up by the gladiators. The fans did
not seem to mind either as the arena was filled with eager on-lookers. It was a busy
day, so let's get started with this report. My haste has less to do with your
anticipation and more to do with my desire for an ale when I'm finished.
Agave steps down from the throne in more ways than one this week. He was off to the
Isle, but he must have wanted to make the trip early. All of the Inebriation guild sat
inactive today. With a challenge for the throne off the table, we jump to a
recognition battle to declare our next champion. This fight came down to Sir Charles
and Aleksandr, an NBA Legend vs a Far Traveler. In the end, Aleksandr is our newest
champion and also a new Lord Protector. Sir Charles is disappointed he did not win the
throne, but the consolation for him was an invitation to the Isle, too.
I know Visionist is feeling a sting the most, but it was painful to watch Gayne fall
today. At 25-17-2, he had seen a ton of arena action. The hard part of the no-tourney
arena is death has a more permanent feel to it. Karma Police also left us at 15-11-0,
falling to the blade of Ahna Misstep. We might have an arena of vengeance in a few
weeks! There were three Dark Arena deaths adding to this cycle's total count.
Condolences to the teams with dead warriors, and good luck to those with targets on
their armor for the next four turns!
Literate Loons is once again the most avoided team, and The Church mostly avoided
them. I would assume this was a match made in the heavens (or hells)! The most
challenged warrior today is Karl-Franz. Dennis Rodman challenged up to the lesser
experienced Karl-Franz, defeating him in a 2-minute match. There were 11 challenges
in 33 fights. The golems are not being very forthcoming with how that compares to the
other no-tourney arenas, so I'll try to add that little tidbit next time.
You know the drill! Come back next turn, bring a friend, bring me a drink, and maybe
something to snack on while I'm watching the fights! Any of the vendors around the
arena are winners if you need snack ideas. Come right to the press box. I will tell
security to let you through if you are carrying food! Okay, ya bums, get out of here
and enjoy your victory celebrations, your defeats, and possibly a few funerals. Okay,
you don't have to enjoy the last two options, but you do need to get out of here! I
need a drink!
-- Huard DePriest
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ALEKSANDR 1372 22 17 1 141 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WONDER WOMAN 62 22 15 3 140 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
AHNA MISSTEP 3729 20 33 3 135 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
SIR CHARLES 3733 29 21 0 108 NBA LEGENDS (156)
RODGER NEFFER 3872 13 10 1 105 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
BAVIL 3793 26 13 0 102 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
DRUV 3785 16 11 0 100 PRAY THE GODS (155)
MEADE 3895 12 8 0 92 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
GALPOH CHIPAXE 3823 13 20 2 91 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TANKERA 3873 12 11 0 90 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
SGT. YORK 61 16 21 1 89 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
HANA 1370 19 20 1 88 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
SHAQ 3840 17 13 0 81 NBA LEGENDS (156)
DAINTY LEAF 3890 10 9 1 81 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
BIG BROTHER 59 17 20 0 71 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
JACOB GRIMM 3834 14 17 2 71 LITERATE LOONS (40)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ORLANDO 2688 15 24 1 70 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TENN PENN 3871 12 11 0 66 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
KAYD THE BOQ 3937 5 5 1 66 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
OTTOBOT 3829 16 15 1 64 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
CANTERBURY 3901 11 7 0 61 DARQUE AGES (29)
-TITO'S 3868 9 11 0 60 INEBRIATION (27)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DENNIS RODMAN 3894 11 8 0 54 NBA LEGENDS (156)
MARCUS CATO 3969 9 4 1 54 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
NIKOLAI GOGOL 3911 8 7 0 54 LITERATE LOONS (40)
-J-LAPENO 3849 10 11 0 52 DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)
-OTTO'S BIG-TIPPER 3833 8 19 0 52 INEBRIATION (27)
DORNE 3891 10 9 1 49 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
REFRIGERATOR PERRY 552 10 10 0 47 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
MUMBLECRUST 3954 5 1 0 47 DARQUE AGES (29)
KARL-FRANZ 3946 3 5 1 46 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
WYRMSHADOW 2986 8 6 0 44 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
PUBLIUS SCIPIO 3966 7 6 1 43 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
-SAUCY SHERIFF 3904 6 4 0 43 DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)
WASTEL 3917 10 5 1 41 DARQUE AGES (29)
APPIUS CAUDEX 3970 8 5 0 41 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
DAGO DRACOSPEAR 3948 5 2 1 39 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
STORMWING CADET 3932 4 5 0 37 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
KOHLBE 3950 4 4 0 37 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
DURN WOLFSNARL 3955 3 3 0 36 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PAUL THE BEARER 3925 8 4 0 33 THE CHURCH (203)
TIBERE GRACCHUS 3971 8 5 1 30 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
NUN YA BUSINESS 3935 6 4 0 27 THE CHURCH (203)
CURANDERO 3977 3 0 0 27 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
KAWHI LEONARD 3956 4 2 0 25 NBA LEGENDS (156)
REIKA 3963 2 2 0 25 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
HERMAN MELVILLE 3949 5 3 0 24 LITERATE LOONS (40)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CARDINAL SINNER 3942 5 4 1 20 THE CHURCH (203)
GROOG 3960 2 1 0 20 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
GEORGE ELIOT 3978 1 2 0 18 LITERATE LOONS (40)
MICKEY SPLITZ 3973 2 1 0 17 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
-FOZZY GEEZER 3936 4 4 0 16 INEBRIATION (27)
SCARLETT 3959 1 0 0 16 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
STEPH CURRY 3965 2 2 0 15 NBA LEGENDS (156)
HOARD 3974 2 1 0 15 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
FOPDOODLE 3953 3 3 1 14 DARQUE AGES (29)
-BLUE BULL 3979 1 0 0 11 INEBRIATION (27)
KILLIAN 3957 2 3 0 9 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
G.K. CHESTERTON 3958 2 2 0 8 LITERATE LOONS (40)
-HOT LIPS 3941 2 2 0 8 DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)
TZISS 3962 1 3 1 7 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
DEVIOUS DEACON 3961 1 3 0 6 THE CHURCH (203)
FLAVIUS MANICUS 3976 0 3 0 3 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
-CHILI WILLEY 3975 0 1 0 1 DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)
-HOT TAMALE 3980 0 1 0 1 DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
BARQ BITE 3947 1 4 0 BIG LAKE SOLUTIO 178 FOPDOODLE 3953 447 JUST REVENGED
AHROG 3927 5 8 0 CLAN LONGBEARD 39 ARENAMASTER 450 NONE
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
GAYNE 3783 25 17 2 CLAN LONGBEARD 39 WONDER WOMAN 62 450
FIERCE RYDER 3892 8 7 2 CULT OF BACCHUS 4 RODGER NEFFER 3872 446 NOT REVENGED
KARMA POLICE 3855 15 11 0 CULT OF BACCHUS 4 AHNA MISSTEP 3729 450
DEAD 3989 0 1 0 DARQUE AGES 29 STONE GOLEM 450 NONE
SPARPLE 3952 0 4 0 DARQUE AGES 29 DAGO DRACOSPEAR 3948 448
HAMM 3866 13 4 0 INEBRIATION 27 GAYNE 3783 447 REVENGED
NATURAL ICE 3972 0 1 0 INEBRIATION 27 TZISS 3962 448 REVENGED
ISIAH THOMAS 3939 3 3 1 NBA LEGENDS 156 KAYD THE BOQ 3937 446 REVENGED
FINGERLESS FRIAR 3921 4 4 1 THE CHURCH 203 KARL-FRANZ 3946 446 NOT REVENGED
POUNCING PONTIF 3923 4 8 0 THE CHURCH 203 SPYMASTER 450 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Dago Dracospear -- "The medieval word sparple means to deflect attention from one
thing by making a big deal of something else." -- Darque
Dragonbane Guild -- We may or may not feud. Sparple was on his way to the Dark Arena,
but Darque, as he is prone to do, did not send in the order. You saved us a turn.
Plus, explaining an arena death to the next of kin is much easier than saying, "Your
relative had no redeeming qualities as a gladiator, so we sent him to fight an
impossibly stronger warrior to die and end his contract with our guild." -- Darque
Ages
Scipio and Cato leading the boys, a peculiar pair. The daring free thinker and the
stoic conservative. Worlds apart in the city. Yet, brothers in the arena. -- Valerius
Flamma
Literates, there are a few people I would love to see joining your team. Happy to make
room. -- Cato
Nikolai, hang up your sword and take up the quill. For it is in the latter that your
true talent lies. -- Scipio
All -- Still no results, so double ads next time. -- Visionist
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
POUNCING PONTIF was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
AHROG was slaughtered by ARENAMASTER in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
DEAD was murdered by STONE GOLEM in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DURN WOLFSNARL won victory over FOPDOODLE in a 3 minute Bloodfeud brawl.
AHNA MISSTEP butchered KARMA POLICE in a 1 minute brutal one-sided Challenge fight.
SIR CHARLES was viciously subdued by ALEKSANDR in a 4 minute Challenge Title brawl.
DRUV beat TANKERA in a 2 minute master's Challenge brawl.
GALPOH CHIPAXE overpowered BIG BROTHER in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
SHAQ was vanquished by RODGER NEFFER in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
ORLANDO was overpowered by DAINTY LEAF in a 2 minute gory uneven Challenge duel.
HANA was outlasted by BAVIL in a popular 7 minute gory expert's Challenge match.
DENNIS RODMAN subdued KARL-FRANZ in a 2 minute Challenge match.
KAYD THE BOQ devastated WYRMSHADOW in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge conflict.
CURANDERO savagely defeated MICKEY SPLITZ in a 4 minute amateur's Challenge match.
GAYNE was put to death by WONDER WOMAN in a action packed 1 minute veteran's conflict.
JACOB GRIMM was overpowered by MEADE in a 1 minute uneven struggle.
SGT. YORK handily defeated MARCUS CATO in a 2 minute bloody mismatched bout.
PUBLIUS SCIPIO was bested by NIKOLAI GOGOL in a 3 minute brutal fight.
MUMBLECRUST was demolished by TENN PENN in a 2 minute one-sided bout.
OTTOBOT beat WASTEL in a crowd pleasing 3 minute fight.
DORNE devastated CARDINAL SINNER in a 2 minute gory one-sided contest.
REFRIGERATOR PERRY won victory over KOHLBE in a 4 minute match.
CANTERBURY overpowered TIBERE GRACCHUS in a 1 minute uneven fray.
STEPH CURRY was handily defeated by STORMWING CADET in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
DAGO DRACOSPEAR subdued NUN YA BUSINESS in a 2 minute fight.
PAUL THE BEARER outlasted KAWHI LEONARD in a exciting 9 minute duel.
APPIUS CAUDEX overpowered FRATSFA SLAVE in a 2 minute one-sided duel.
HERMAN MELVILLE overpowered FLAVIUS MANICUS in a 4 minute uneven match.
TZISS was luckily beaten by GEORGE ELIOT in a 2 minute gory beginner's duel.
REIKA handily defeated MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
GROOG vanquished DEVIOUS DEACON in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
G.K. CHESTERTON was overpowered by SCARLETT in a 1 minute uneven duel.
KILLIAN was defeated by HOARD in a 3 minute gory novice's match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 10 PARRY-RIPOSTE 26 - 19 - 0 58 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 10 WALL OF STEEL 31 - 24 - 5 56 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 7 SLASHING ATTACK 39 - 33 - 2 54 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 7 TOTAL PARRY 53 - 47 - 0 53 |
|TOTAL PARRY 6 PARRY-LUNGE 34 - 31 - 3 52 |
|BASHING ATTACK 6 PARRY-STRIKE 18 - 19 - 1 49 |
|AIMED BLOW 5 AIMED BLOW 29 - 31 - 2 48 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 4 LUNGING ATTACK 41 - 46 - 3 47 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 BASHING ATTACK 21 - 27 - 1 44 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 STRIKING ATTACK 28 - 38 - 3 42 |
Turn 450 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 6 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 2 3 LUNGING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 5 - 1 LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 7 3 PARRY-LUNGE
PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 7 2 TOTAL PARRY
AIMED BLOW 3 - 2 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 4 2 SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 3 1 BASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 3 - 3
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK ALEKSANDR 1372 22 17 1 141 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
PARRY-LUNGE WONDER WOMAN 62 22 15 3 140 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
TOTAL PARRY SIR CHARLES 3733 29 21 0 108 NBA LEGENDS (156)
SLASHING ATTACK RODGER NEFFER 3872 13 10 1 105 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
BASHING ATTACK MEADE 3895 12 8 0 92 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
PARRY-RIPOSTE DAINTY LEAF 3890 10 9 1 81 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
AIMED BLOW OTTOBOT 3829 16 15 1 64 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
WALL OF STEEL DORNE 3891 10 9 1 49 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
STRIKING ATTACK PUBLIUS SCIPIO 3966 7 6 1 43 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
PARRY-STRIKE WASTEL 3917 10 5 1 41 DARQUE AGES (29)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is AHNA MISSTEP 3729. The most popular warrior this
turn was HANA 1370. The ten other most popular fighters were ALEKSANDR 1372, KAWHI
LEONARD 3956, WASTEL 3917, FOPDOODLE 3953, DAINTY LEAF 3890, BAVIL 3793, SGT. YORK
61, PUBLIUS SCIPIO 3966, NIKOLAI GOGOL 3911, and TENN PENN 3871.
The least popular fighter this week was PAUL THE BEARER 3925. The other ten least
popular fighters were G.K. CHESTERTON 3958, DEVIOUS DEACON 3961, STEPH CURRY 3965,
TIBERE GRACCHUS 3971, CARDINAL SINNER 3942, MARCUS CATO 3969, JACOB GRIMM 3834,
WYRMSHADOW 2986, SHAQ 3840, and BIG BROTHER 59.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
ALEKSANDR (81-1372) FAR TRAVELERS (113)
SIR CHARLES (81-3733) NBA LEGENDS (156)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
AGAVE (81-3599) INEBRIATION (27)
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
PRIMUS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
NICK NACK 1750 (94-96-3) 1 4 0 BOND-AGE
ADM TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
GIBSON 2381 (169-65-2) 6 3 0 WICKED MARTYRS
FRESHMEN TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
DANTE 3002 (74-77-3) 3 3 0 DARQUE AGES
BARBAROSSA 2098 (74-96-1) 2 3 0 DARQUE AGES
ORC CHOPS 490 (28-19-0) 2 3 0 FUCHI OWNED
MAGNA CARTA 3747 (27-17-0) 1 3 0 DARQUE AGES
TOURS 3114 (61-66-1) 1 3 0 DARQUE AGES
ADM FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
BOUVINES 3265 (69-53-3) 2 3 0 DARQUE AGES
STRABO 2689 (79-100-1) 0 3 0 DARQUE AGES
FRESHMEN FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
DOCTOR J 2385 (47-40-1) 0 3 0 NBA LEGENDS
HAKEEM 2521 (30-47-6) 0 3 0 NBA LEGENDS
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
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.
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!