DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 06/19/2025 Duedate: 07/02/2025
OSKSI ARENA
DM 3 TURN 1045
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
SADIE SHEPARD
PET SHOP BOYS (757)
(3-8590) [10-1-0,110]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
SADIE SHEPARD TEMPE
PET SHOP BOYS (757) ADVENTURE TIME (762)
(3-8590) [10-1-0,110] (3-8596) [2-5-1,33]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
GIBRALTER POUNCE
BANGERS & MASH (752) THE COUSINS (57)
(3-8438) [17-16-2,98] (3-8615) [4-2-0,43]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
PET SHOP BOYS (757)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. THE COUSINS (57) 56
2. VALLEY OF KINGS (118) 40 BOMBAY BUMBLE BEES (308)
3. THE BLUES 3 (735) 35 Unchartered Team
4. BOMBAY BUMBLE BEES (308) 27
5. BANGERS & MASH (752) 23 ADVENTURE TIME (762)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1*BAD BOURBON 5 (760) 7 1 0 87.5 1/ 2 PET SHOP BOYS (757) 9 5 0
2/ 3 BOMBAY BUMBLE BEES (308) 141 92 11 60.5 2/ 3 THE COUSINS (57) 8 6 1
3/ 4 VALLEY OF KINGS (118) 275 213 15 56.4 3/ 1 THE BLUES 3 (735) 8 7 2
4/ 5 THE BLUES 3 (735) 130 113 12 53.5 4/13 BOMBAY BUMBLE BEES (308) 5 2 1
5/ 7 CATASTROPHIES (754) 57 53 1 51.8 5/ 5 CATASTROPHIES (754) 5 4 1
6/ 6 BANGERS & MASH (752) 84 80 4 51.2 6/ 6 MMM BEER 4 (685) 5 6 0
7/ 8 WE BIG WOHPUM (77) 188 194 3 49.2 7/ 4 WE BIG WOHPUM (77) 4 1 0
8-10 WISCONSIN BEER (741) 20 23 0 46.5 8/10 VALLEY OF KINGS (118) 3 3 1
9/ 9 MMM BEER 4 (685) 103 120 6 46.2 9/11*ADVENTURE TIME (762) 3 6 1
10/11 PET SHOP BOYS (757) 49 58 0 45.8 10/ 8 BANGERS & MASH (752) 3 7 0
11/12 MUSCLE MEN (634) 42 52 4 44.7 11- 9*BAD BOURBON 5 (760) 2 0 0
12/13 THE COUSINS (57) 118 154 8 43.4 12/ 7 GAMES LIBRARY (340) 2 7 0
13/14 GAMES LIBRARY (340) 1277 1822 34 41.2 13-14 WISCONSIN BEER (741) 1 2 0
14/15*ADVENTURE TIME (762) 9 19 3 32.1 14/15 MUSCLE MEN (634) 0 2 0
15-16*WRATHMEN 23-11 (755) 0 2 0 0.0 15-16*WRATHMEN 23-11 (755) 0 1 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
You elder fighters surely remember me. The younger ones may call me Olaf
Modeen. I return to OSKSI once again! Woof! THE BLUES 3 were a bunch of dogs after
PET SHOP BOYS got through with 'em! 3rd ain't so sweet as 1st! Hmmmph! I always
thought GAMES LIBRARY was an over-rated team and they proved it with a 0-3-0! Up 'n
down. Up 'n down. Rankings always change. Up 'n down. I think I'm gonna be...
Well, BOMBAY BUMBLE BEES' 4th moved them up to 4-0-1 place. It seems so recently
people were saying THE COUSINS was washed up, finished. But 4-1-1 moved them up 1.
I guess they're washed no more... What's with KHONSU? He actually beat MMM BEER 4's
KIWI, and walked away with 25 more points from the fight. Major screwup at ADVENTURE
TIME. SOMEBURROS lost 12 points to JULIO URIAS. Some new strategies, perhaps?
Maybe SOMEBURROS will provide more easy wins... Har har har! Did OSIRIS wimp out,
or just get lazy? Anyway, he's not Duelmaster anymore. I'm sure OSKSI is excited
about SADIE SHEPARD, the new Duelmaster from PET SHOP BOYS. (remember?) But when
you've seen as many as I have... I suppose you want to hear some rumors and dirty
gossip about your fellow fighters? Tough!
If at first you don't succeed, avoid. That'll get you in the Spyreports. How
well I know the feeling of being in the most avoided team! Don't fall out of
practive, MMM BEER 4! Management must be dealin', as the boys at THE COUSINS ain't
reelin'! MMM BEER 4's mad! How well I know the feeling of being the most challenged
warrior, CALCULATED! Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to haunt you. Maybe
THE BLUES 3's JO ANN KELLY is one of those gals who likes pain, or something. That's
what she'll get next week, after challenging up 28 to ANDY SISCO. JO ANN KELLY found
one way to advance: challenging ANDY SISCO and losing, but getting 2 points. No
brain, no pain. DAISY MAE didn't quite know what to make of a challenge she received
from ODESSA HARRIS of THE BLUES 3, who is 25 points below her. ODESSA HARRIS perhaps
got hers just desserts, seeing as she dealt death to DAISY MAE and ended up with 98
recognition points.
Warriors of OSKSI unite. You have only your games to lose! Who will dare fight
MAX SCHERZER, after he returned from the Dark Arena? (For the record 15-4-1 is 102,
and has he points) Sending a warrior to the Dark Arena reminds the others they'd
better shape up. Tough beans, POT BELLY PETE. That's what a 10-12-0 gets you. We
all knew it had to happen sooner or later. A warrior can't stick around with a
19-35-0, and ODESSA HARRIS easily took care of DAISY MAE. KIWI of MMM BEER 4 didn't
know when to quit. When you've got a 9-8-0, that's a good sign. Now it's dead.
Tut, tut. How well I know and share GAMES LIBRARY's grief over the loss of DAISY
MAE. How well I know ODESSA HARRIS' pride at killing a higher-ranked! MEOWCHIAVELLI
was plum wore out after BUDDY MOSS pounded 'im silly in a Bloodfeud.
CATASTROPHIES'll have to get a little better before going after BUDDY MOSS again!
Someone told TEMPE that PET SHOP BOYS never Bloodfeuded, that she'd have an easy
kill. Well, I'm sure whoever misled you is right sorry. Many a warrior has met his
fate in a hungover stupor. You young rapscallions, take note!
Who knows what the future holds for a warrior. More fights, there's no doubt.
Are you as tired of reading this as I am of writing it? Actually, I guess I'm
writing it before you read it. Oh, well. I don't want to overstay my welcome...--
Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SADIE SHEPARD 8590 10 1 0 110 PET SHOP BOYS (757)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-OSIRIS 8467 11 5 1 116 VALLEY OF KINGS (118)
FREDDY FREEMAN 7577 14 8 0 109 BOMBAY BUMBLE BEES (308)
GIBRALTER 8438 17 16 2 98 BANGERS & MASH (752)
MCGINTY 8474 17 3 1 98 BANGERS & MASH (752)
ODESSA HARRIS 8531 15 7 2 98 THE BLUES 3 (735)
ANDY SISCO 6465 17 20 1 91 BOMBAY BUMBLE BEES (308)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WOHP DUH 4615 15 7 0 86 WE BIG WOHPUM (77)
TRILLIUM 7980 9 8 1 86 MMM BEER 4 (685)
-WICKED GREMLIN 8576 5 0 0 86 BAD BOURBON 5 (760)
KHONSU 8502 5 2 2 84 VALLEY OF KINGS (118)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
OTIS TAYLOR 8446 16 15 1 81 THE BLUES 3 (735)
PORKY 8436 18 15 0 73 BANGERS & MASH (752)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KING SUE 8560 6 1 2 63 MMM BEER 4 (685)
JO ANN KELLY 8456 16 13 0 62 THE BLUES 3 (735)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WALDO WOMBAT 8601 8 1 0 51 PET SHOP BOYS (757)
CRIS 8402 9 3 0 47 THE COUSINS (57)
MCOATFACE 8475 9 11 1 46 BANGERS & MASH (752)
JULIO URIAS 8146 4 1 0 46 BOMBAY BUMBLE BEES (308)
CALCULATED 8503 7 23 0 44 GAMES LIBRARY (340)
POUNCE 8615 4 2 0 43 THE COUSINS (57)
WINDY WOHP 8555 9 9 0 42 WE BIG WOHPUM (77)
RASCAL 8415 7 6 0 40 THE COUSINS (57)
TOASTIE 8561 4 5 0 39 BANGERS & MASH (752)
-KING TUT 8537 9 11 0 38 VALLEY OF KINGS (118)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KHUFU 8598 3 1 1 33 VALLEY OF KINGS (118)
TEMPE 8596 2 5 1 33 ADVENTURE TIME (762)
RECTUS FEMORIS 8558 7 11 0 32 MUSCLE MEN (634)
BUDDY MOSS 8624 4 1 1 30 THE BLUES 3 (735)
SOMEBURROS 8594 3 4 0 27 ADVENTURE TIME (762)
THRUST 8622 2 3 1 24 THE COUSINS (57)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-REDNECK RIVIERA 8577 2 1 0 19 BAD BOURBON 5 (760)
PHOENIX 8595 1 6 1 18 ADVENTURE TIME (762)
SPICY KITTY 8616 2 2 0 16 CATASTROPHIES (754)
-SCRITCHES 8505 0 2 0 6 WRATHMEN 23-11 (755)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
ROOM 328 8597 2 2 0 ADVENTURE TIME 762 KING SUE 8560 1042
MEOWCHIAVELLI 8626 1 3 1 CATASTROPHIES 754 BUDDY MOSS 8624 1045
DAISY MAE 8354 19 35 0 GAMES LIBRARY 340 ODESSA HARRIS 8531 1045
MADAME BULLDOG 8310 17 40 0 GAMES LIBRARY 340 OSIRIS 8467 1042
BYE 8639 0 1 0 MMM BEER 4 685 SPYMASTER 1045 NONE
KIWI 8541 9 8 0 MMM BEER 4 685 KHONSU 8502 1045
ZYGOMATICUS 8578 2 10 2 MUSCLE MEN 634 KHUFU 8598 1042
ELLA FANT 8618 2 1 0 PET SHOP BOYS 757 TEMPE 8596 1044 JUST REVENGED
POT BELLY PETE 8525 10 13 0 PET SHOP BOYS 757 SHEWISH GIANT 1045 NONE
RICKY RAT 8619 2 2 0 PET SHOP BOYS 757 THRUST 8622 1045
BUMBLE BEE SLIM 8617 2 2 0 THE BLUES 3 735 MEOWCHIAVELLI 8626 1044 JUST REVENGED
ROLLUP BLUES 8640 0 1 0 THE BLUES 3 735 MOUNTAIN TROLL 1045 NONE
DA1 8641 0 1 0 THE COUSINS 57 WURM KIN 1045 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
BB Slim -- You are a great teacher! Thanks for all the wisdom. I am so very sorry that
I struck that last blow, it wasn't intentional. I await your team's retribution. --
Meowchiavelli
Goodbye, everyone -- It's been great to be here, but the future calls... -- Catattack!
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
MAX SCHERZER viciously butchered BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
POT BELLY PETE was killed by SHEWISH GIANT in a 2 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
DA1 was assassinated by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
BYE was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena contest.
ROLLUP BLUES was assassinated by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
WALDO WOMBAT subdued TEMPE in a 2 minute bloody Bloodfeud competition.
RECTUS FEMORIS lost to KHUFU in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Bloodfeud fight.
BUDDY MOSS executed MEOWCHIAVELLI in a 1 minute gory mismatched Bloodfeud brawl.
ODESSA HARRIS easily killed DAISY MAE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
MCGINTY won victory over DARLINE KOE in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
OTIS TAYLOR was vanquished by CATATTACK! in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
JO ANN KELLY was overcome by ANDY SISCO in a 1 minute veteran's Challenge bout.
MCOATFACE bested CALCULATED in a 1 minute Challenge conflict.
TOASTIE was viciously subdued by CRIS in a exciting 7 minute bloody Challenge battle.
JULIO URIAS overpowered SOMEBURROS in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge conflict.
GIBRALTER was savagely defeated by FREDDY FREEMAN in a 3 minute veteran's duel.
SADIE SHEPARD slimly won victory over TRILLIUM in a 2 minute bloody Title bout.
PORKY slimly lost to WOHP DUH in a tiresome 20 minute brutal veteran's brawl.
KIWI was executed by KHONSU in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
WINDY WOHP was overpowered by KING SUE in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
POUNCE viciously subdued THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a popular 3 minute gruesome bout.
RASCAL subdued CAPTURED ORC in a 2 minute gruesome expert vs. beginner bout.
PHOENIX was bested by SPICY KITTY in a 2 minute veteran vs. novice upset bout.
RICKY RAT was assassinated by THRUST in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 10 PARRY-LUNGE 4 - 1 - 0 80 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 7 WALL OF STEEL 21 - 15 - 2 58 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 5 SLASHING ATTACK 32 - 23 - 4 58 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 TOTAL PARRY 23 - 19 - 0 55 |
|WALL OF STEEL 4 LUNGING ATTACK 50 - 44 - 6 53 |
|TOTAL PARRY 4 PARRY-STRIKE 4 - 4 - 2 50 |
|BASHING ATTACK 4 AIMED BLOW 33 - 36 - 0 48 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 13 - 16 - 1 45 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 19 - 35 - 2 35 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 BASHING ATTACK 11 - 24 - 0 31 |
Turn 1045 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:
LUNGING ATTACK 8 - 2 SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 4 4 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 4 2 SLASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 3 - 1 AIMED BLOW 0 - 2 2 WALL OF STEEL
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 2 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 4 1 AIMED BLOW
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK SADIE SHEPARD 8590 10 1 0 110 PET SHOP BOYS (757)
WALL OF STEEL FREDDY FREEMAN 7577 14 8 0 109 BOMBAY BUMBLE BEES (308)
LUNGING ATTACK GIBRALTER 8438 17 16 2 98 BANGERS & MASH (752)
PARRY-RIPOSTE ODESSA HARRIS 8531 15 7 2 98 THE BLUES 3 (735)
TOTAL PARRY WOHP DUH 4615 15 7 0 86 WE BIG WOHPUM (77)
AIMED BLOW TRILLIUM 7980 9 8 1 86 MMM BEER 4 (685)
STRIKING ATTACK JULIO URIAS 8146 4 1 0 46 BOMBAY BUMBLE BEES (308)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is GIBRALTER 8438. The most popular warrior this turn
was POUNCE 8615. The ten other most popular fighters were TOASTIE 8561, ANDY SISCO
6465, FREDDY FREEMAN 7577, SADIE SHEPARD 8590, TEMPE 8596, ODESSA HARRIS 8531,
MCGINTY 8474, GIBRALTER 8438, TRILLIUM 7980, and POT BELLY PETE 8525.
The least popular fighter this week was PORKY 8436. The other ten least popular
fighters were WOHP DUH 4615, RICKY RAT 8619, WINDY WOHP 8555, KIWI 8541, SOMEBURROS
8594, CRIS 8402, CALCULATED 8503, JO ANN KELLY 8456, DAISY MAE 8354, and
MEOWCHIAVELLI 8626.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
FREDDY FREEMAN (3-7577) BOMBAY BUMBLE BEES (308)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
MAX SCHERZER (3-7759) BOMBAY BUMBLE BEES (308)
DARLINE KOE (3-8353) GAMES LIBRARY (340)
CATATTACK! (3-8495) CATASTROPHIES (754)
SUMMER BLOODGAMES 2025
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 18 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 19 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 Weds August 13
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!
NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)
For those of you who keep track of such things, a few additional warriors graduated
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.
THUMBSCREW (2-2622) IN COLD BLOOD (329)
CALEB DELGADO (17-8016) VOID CONJURERS (642)
JACK RABBIT (47-4814) ROYAL FLUSH (48)
POISON OAK (47-9449) BASH BROS PARK (766)
REPAIR (72-6819) BASH BROS FENCE (784)
MANAGER'S WARRIOR (82-37963) SUPERIOR FORCES 5705 (6304)
QUEST FOR FIRE (82-43478) ROOKIE MAIDEN 12 (7288)
PROPHET'S SONG (84-3573) ROOKIE QUEEN 29 (695)
DON'T TREAD (84-18515) ROOKIE METALLICA 10 (3282)
HERO OF THE DAY (84-18564) ROOKIE METALLICA 20 (3292)
ROZCO (84-47629) ERRTWO (8232)
KNIFE (85-11459) ERR 9 (2101)
VORTEX (85-35731) 7ERR (6519)
SAVANNAH BABY (85-39619) BUKKA & MCTELL (3871)
LOKKE (85-44417) RELENTLESS 11 (8101)
PANDEMONIUM (85-50106) STEELE RISING 1 (9143)
ANOMALY (86-24847) MUTANT ALLIANCE (4540)
Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes