DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 06/19/2025 Duedate: 07/02/2025
NIYTYOLE ISLAND ARENA
DM 33 TURN 1016
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
BRINED FAITH
VERY BAD FOR YOU (729)
(33-10109) [12-2-0,131]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
BRINED FAITH POSITION IS EMPTY
VERY BAD FOR YOU (729)
(33-10109) [12-2-0,131]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
ALVAREZ FRIAR TAWK
CARESS OF STEEL (740) CRUEL NIGHTS (714)
(33-10451) [23-30-0,99] (33-10776) [10-4-2,92]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
XXX BANDITS (614)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. DARK MECHANICUM (751) 47
2. OLD HOBBITS (746) 35 FEAR OF THE DARK (755)
3. ALASTARI AMIGOS! (743) 34 Unchartered Team
4. NYE MAULERS (269) 24
5. THE DEMONIC PICKLES (674) 21 ABSTRACT DREAMS (279)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 FEAR OF THE DARK (755) 38 22 2 63.3 1/ 1 XXX BANDITS (614) 11 4 1
2- 2*2158 BOURBON ST (759) 6 4 0 60.0 2/ 3 THUNDERBIRDS (42) 9 5 0
3- 3*BUBBA'S MEN (745) 3 2 0 60.0 3/ 2 CRUEL NIGHTS (714) 9 6 1
4/ 0 VERY BAD FOR YOU (729) 16 12 0 57.1 4/ 4 BIG LAKE BANDITS (71) 9 6 0
5/ 4 ALASTARI AMIGOS! (743) 88 69 5 56.1 5/ 6 THE ILLEARTH (265) 8 7 2
6/ 5 THUNDERBIRDS (42) 311 263 11 54.2 6/ 9 NYE MAULERS (269) 7 8 1
7/ 6 CRUEL NIGHTS (714) 314 273 20 53.5 7/ 7 CARESS OF STEEL (740) 6 7 0
8/ 7 ASSASSINS FIVE (270) 188 166 8 53.1 8/ 5 BRASH BROS XMAS (662) 6 8 1
9/ 8 OBSIDIAN HALL (192) 1026 923 65 52.6 9/11 ALASTARI AMIGOS! (743) 5 3 0
10/ 9 BIG LAKE BANDITS (71) 1362 1252 109 52.1 10/12 DARK MECHANICUM (751) 5 7 0
11/10 XXX BANDITS (614) 428 400 18 51.7 11/13 THE DEMONIC PICKLES (674) 5 8 0
12/11 DARK MECHANICUM (751) 78 76 4 50.6 12/14 MISFIT TOY MAKERS (753) 5 10 0
13/13 OLD HOBBITS (746) 66 67 4 49.6 13/17 OBSIDIAN HALL (192) 3 3 0
14/14 BRASH BROS XMAS (662) 557 592 74 48.5 14/18 ASSASSINS FIVE (270) 3 3 0
15/12 EMU'S BROOD (760) 35 38 4 47.9 15/ 8 EMU'S BROOD (760) 3 7 2
16/17 CARESS OF STEEL (740) 125 161 3 43.7 16/15 OLD HOBBITS (746) 3 7 0
17/16 THE DEMONIC PICKLES (674)518 668 28 43.7 17/10 FEAR OF THE DARK (755) 2 5 1
18/15 THE ILLEARTH (265) 720 931 56 43.6 18/ 0 VERY BAD FOR YOU (729) 1 0 0
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
19/18 NYE MAULERS (269) 501 651 63 43.5 19-19*BUBBA'S MEN (745) 1 0 0
20/19 MISFIT TOY MAKERS (753) 29 41 1 41.4 20-16*2158 BOURBON ST (759) 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
I was going on vacation, see? Surf, sun... But what do those bums say? "Hit
the road, Debby Tonte. NIYTYOLE ISLAND needs a spyreport." Oh, well. I don't wanna
hurt anybody's feelings or anything, but EMU'S BROOD really goofed with their 1-4-0.
OBSIDIAN HALL like really fought hard to move up to 13th from 17th. Way to go! What
was the name of that team who got 3-1-0 this turn for a total 88-69-5 you ask?
(Sure) ALASTARI AMIGOS!'s their name, and fighting's their game! MVP award for
URVON JETH? DARK MECHANICUM's proud of him after beating MAIDEN FIONA and getting 20
points. Talk about yer major upsets! BARBRO's match with SOMECALLMETIM cost her a
loss of 16 points! And I was just getting used to the ex-Duelmaster's habit of...(!)
Oh well, welcome NECROMANCER. Aren't CARESS OF STEEL proud. (Oh, my.) I hear the
top team insists all their warriors get nine hours sleep. They want photogenic
fighters for PR photos.
So just why would someone becomes a warrior anyway? It can't be for these
really neat Spyreports can it? BIG LAKE BANDITS was NIYTYOLE ISLAND's most avoided
team. Is there some award for that? Is there some deep dark secret why
THUNDERBIRDS' been avoiding BIG LAKE BANDITS so much? Or is it just that they're too
scared? Can CARESS OF STEEL's BY-TOR be more popular than me? He was challenged the
most, but is that really the same? QUEEN PATIENCE is being unfair. She's challenged
down 20 against WHACK-A-MOLE ELF. I don't know why they let this stuff go on. (I'd
better shut up) I was sorry to see such an unfair "fight" in NIYTYOLE ISLAND. QUEEN
PATIENCE got 3 points after beating WHACK-A-MOLE ELF, 20 points below her. For sure,
I was holding my breath when I found out GUACAMOLE LADY challenged SHAD RAP. After
all, haven't ALASTARI AMIGOS! and XXX BANDITS had a long standing duel in NIYTYOLE
ISLAND? It wasn't a spectacular fight, or anything, but SHAD RAP wants me to write
about it since he was defeated by GUACAMOLE LADY. Satisfied?
Challenges, revenges, Bloodfeuds. All NIYTYOLE ISLAND ever talks about is
fighting! Me, I'm more laid back. DUMB DILLY bloodfeuded (is that a word?) BLACK
for revenge over some guy's bad fortune. Was it really worth it? BY-TOR really
fought hard against ALLEGAEON. That'll teach THE ILLEARTH not to go and kill any of
CARESS OF STEEL's guys again, huh! Like was that some Bloodfeud, or what? (STOIC
BEAR vs. JOE FABULOUS, that is.) Hey you guys, don't you think your families would
like to hear from you? Write! (Or have someone write for you.)
I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid. Who would've guessed I'd be
a famous Spyreporter? I gotta leave. NIYTYOLE ISLAND is like such a dump, and you
guys smell too much! I had a fun time, see you later-- Debby Tonte
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BRINED FAITH 10109 12 2 0 131 VERY BAD FOR YOU (729)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JEFE 10574 14 6 1 126 ALASTARI AMIGOS! (743)
URVON JETH 10666 19 12 0 110 DARK MECHANICUM (751)
HAAGRYD WARGRYM 10527 22 16 0 105 OBSIDIAN HALL (192)
ALVAREZ 10451 23 30 0 99 CARESS OF STEEL (740)
WICKED 10617 20 15 1 98 XXX BANDITS (614)
DUMB DILLY 10579 21 18 0 92 THE DEMONIC PICKLES (674)
FRIAR TAWK 10776 10 4 2 92 CRUEL NIGHTS (714)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-DEN'S SWEATER 10630 10 14 3 89 BRASH BROS XMAS (662)
WART HOG 8340 8 6 1 89 XXX BANDITS (614)
MAIDEN FIONA 10555 22 14 0 85 CRUEL NIGHTS (714)
INDYGO BLACKROSE 10582 15 17 0 85 OBSIDIAN HALL (192)
BALI-RAJ 10594 18 18 0 84 THE DEMONIC PICKLES (674)
GRANNY'S BOY 10661 17 14 0 83 NYE MAULERS (269)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TREE NEEDLES 10606 13 16 1 77 BRASH BROS XMAS (662)
-ROBBER 10674 10 5 0 69 FEAR OF THE DARK (755)
-ANGEL'S ENVY 10735 4 3 0 69 2158 BOURBON ST (759)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ANNELI 10798 9 2 0 66 EMU'S BROOD (760)
BLACK 10678 8 6 1 66 FEAR OF THE DARK (755)
LADY ROSES 10700 9 13 1 63 CRUEL NIGHTS (714)
KIKI VILLYN 10759 14 6 0 62 BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)
GUACAMOLE LADY 10786 8 6 1 59 ALASTARI AMIGOS! (743)
STOIC BEAR 10694 13 4 0 58 THUNDERBIRDS (42)
PORTO CHUBB 10543 10 17 0 58 OLD HOBBITS (746)
FRIGHTFUL WEATHER 10610 12 18 0 57 BRASH BROS XMAS (662)
ELF ON SHELF 10572 8 16 3 57 BRASH BROS XMAS (662)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MISSES ANDY CAWS 10642 9 6 1 55 MISFIT TOY MAKERS (753)
BULLROARER TOOK 10749 6 5 0 51 OLD HOBBITS (746)
ZACATECA 10713 13 9 1 49 ALASTARI AMIGOS! (743)
SHAD RAP 10755 9 6 0 48 XXX BANDITS (614)
BLACK ELK 10760 7 6 0 47 THUNDERBIRDS (42)
SOULSLICER 10788 7 8 1 46 NYE MAULERS (269)
CENOBITE 2.0 10806 6 5 1 44 THE DEMONIC PICKLES (674)
SOMECALLMETIM 10840 6 2 0 44 THE ILLEARTH (265)
HAMFAST 10790 5 2 1 42 OLD HOBBITS (746)
MOONSHADOW 10813 3 4 0 39 THUNDERBIRDS (42)
ADOPHIS JR 10762 9 10 1 38 THE ILLEARTH (265)
JA PET OH 10643 7 8 0 36 MISFIT TOY MAKERS (753)
LADY THORNKISS 10777 5 9 1 36 CRUEL NIGHTS (714)
QUEEN PATIENCE 10764 10 5 0 35 CRUEL NIGHTS (714)
CRUEL DOOM 10667 8 11 0 35 THUNDERBIRDS (42)
BARBRO 10781 7 8 1 35 EMU'S BROOD (760)
SWINDLER 10536 4 7 0 35 ASSASSINS FIVE (270)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JOE FABULOUS 10859 3 2 1 33 NYE MAULERS (269)
BY-TOR 10842 3 1 0 33 CARESS OF STEEL (740)
-UNDEAD 10676 5 1 0 32 FEAR OF THE DARK (755)
MONTOYA 10769 7 8 0 29 ALASTARI AMIGOS! (743)
SANDY CLAWS 10641 7 8 0 29 MISFIT TOY MAKERS (753)
TAURIEL 10866 2 1 1 29 EMU'S BROOD (760)
-GHOST 10736 7 5 0 26 FEAR OF THE DARK (755)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HOODWINK 10573 5 4 0 23 ASSASSINS FIVE (270)
BUNGEE LIPPS 10827 4 5 0 21 NYE MAULERS (269)
-NAUTI BOUY 10519 1 1 0 20 BUBBA'S MEN (745)
SQUALOR 10839 1 7 1 16 THE ILLEARTH (265)
XIK01-THO 10884 1 1 0 16 DARK MECHANICUM (751)
GOLLUM 10826 3 2 0 15 OLD HOBBITS (746)
ALLEGAEON 10856 3 2 1 14 THE ILLEARTH (265)
WHACK-A-MOLE ELF 10861 1 2 0 14 MISFIT TOY MAKERS (753)
KYL THEMAHL 10858 2 3 0 13 BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)
SMEAGOL 10785 2 6 0 12 OLD HOBBITS (746)
XIK02-THO 10885 1 1 0 12 DARK MECHANICUM (751)
DEAD BIRD 36 10883 1 0 0 10 THUNDERBIRDS (42)
ED RILEY 10891 1 0 0 10 NYE MAULERS (269)
PRESS 10895 1 0 0 8 XXX BANDITS (614)
TASMANIAN ELVIL 10846 1 5 0 8 MISFIT TOY MAKERS (753)
PEACE O FECULENCE 10863 1 3 0 6 THE ILLEARTH (265)
SHESHEQUIN 10888 1 0 0 5 EMU'S BROOD (760)
GLAR VALECH 10864 0 4 0 4 DARK MECHANICUM (751)
GRINCH 10894 0 1 0 1 BRASH BROS XMAS (662)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NERGAL 10890 0 1 0 1 THE DEMONIC PICKLES (674)
KERES 10886 0 1 0 1 THE DEMONIC PICKLES (674)
ANTHEM 10882 0 1 0 1 CARESS OF STEEL (740)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
MY OTHER SWEATE 10892 0 1 0 BIG LAKE BANDITS 71 BLACK ORC 1016 NONE
MYK LAQUOAR 10849 3 2 0 BIG LAKE BANDITS 71 SQUALOR 10839 1015
NO STICK 10893 0 1 0 BIG LAKE BANDITS 71 STONE GOLEM 1016 NONE
THE MOTHERLOAD 10738 13 8 0 BIG LAKE BANDITS 71 DEN'S SWEATER 10630 1015
NOT THE REASON 10862 2 1 0 BRASH BROS XMAS 662 TAURIEL 10866 1015
ROCINANTE 10467 17 30 0 CARESS OF STEEL 740 WART HOG 8340 1015
SCARS 10838 1 3 0 CARESS OF STEEL 740 ALLEGAEON 10856 1014 JUST REVENGED
ALMA 10797 7 5 0 EMU'S BROOD 760 FRIAR TAWK 10776 1015
PLANT ME 10887 0 1 0 EMU'S BROOD 760 MOUNTAIN TROLL 1016 NONE
CIRCE 10789 6 7 2 THE DEMONIC PICK 674 BLACK 10678 1015 JUST REVENGED
DEAD BIRD 35 10879 0 1 0 THUNDERBIRDS 42 JOE FABULOUS 10859 1014 JUST REVENGED
MAJOR PAIN 10684 6 7 1 THUNDERBIRDS 42 HAMFAST 10790 1013 REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
Circe, it wasn't my idea for your Pickle bosses to make such a stupid challenge for
you and get you killed. In your next life perhaps you will choose your management
better. -- Black
Joe Fabulous -- Well, that was embarrassing. I must really suck. :( -- Cruel Doom
Misses Andy Caws -- That was quite the ride. Thanks. Did you lose an "L" somewhere? --
Stoic Bear
Zacateca -- That win felt good. Appreciate it as well as the skills. -- Black Elk
Sandy Claws -- I feel fortunate to come out of our fight with a win. The attack skills
were nice, too. -- Moonshadow
Den -- Yeah, yeah, yeah... -- Donner
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
NO STICK was butchered by STONE GOLEM in a unpopular 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
MY OTHER SWEATER was slaughtered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
PLANT ME was narrowly killed by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DUMB DILLY won victory over BLACK in a 2 minute Bloodfeud brawl.
ANNELI was viciously subdued by FRIAR TAWK in a popular 4 minute Bloodfeud fight.
STOIC BEAR bested JOE FABULOUS in a 2 minute expert vs. novice Bloodfeud brawl.
CRUEL DOOM was devastated by HAMFAST in a 1 minute mismatched Bloodfeud match.
BY-TOR handily defeated ALLEGAEON in a 1 minute uneven Bloodfeud fight.
JEFE vanquished ALVAREZ in a action packed 1 minute gory uneven Challenge duel.
GRANNY'S BOY unbelievably bested TREE NEEDLES in a 3 minute veteran's Challenge duel.
WICKED overcame INDYGO BLACKROSE in a exciting 6 minute veteran's Challenge bout.
URVON JETH demolished MAIDEN FIONA in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge competition.
GUACAMOLE LADY viciously subdued SHAD RAP in a exciting 7 minute Challenge battle.
MISSES ANDY CAWS luckily beat BLACK ELK in a 3 minute Challenge conflict.
ZACATECA was savagely defeated by PORTO CHUBB in a 4 minute veteran's Challenge duel.
BULLROARER TOOK viciously subdued MOONSHADOW in a 2 minute bloody Challenge bout.
LADY THORNKISS bested SANDY CLAWS in a popular 1 minute Challenge brawl.
QUEEN PATIENCE beat WHACK-A-MOLE ELF in a 3 minute veteran vs. novice Challenge match.
SQUALOR was overpowered by JA PET OH in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
TASMANIAN ELVIL was bested by HOODWINK in a 2 minute Challenge contest.
GOLLUM was beaten by SWINDLER in a 1 minute beginner vs. veteran Challenge fight.
KYL THEMAHL viciously subdued GLAR VALECH in a 4 minute beginner's Challenge duel.
VOICE ROCK was narrowly defeated by NECROMANCER in a 1 minute veteran's fight.
THE THUNDERSTRIKE was luckily beaten by HAAGRYD WARGRYM in a 2 minute expert's fight.
BRINED FAITH overpowered VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute uneven Title match.
WART HOG overpowered ELF ON SHELF in a 1 minute uneven duel.
LADY ROSES was overpowered by BALI-RAJ in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
KIKI VILLYN viciously subdued CENOBITE 2.0 in a exciting 5 minute gory duel.
FRIGHTFUL WEATHER overpowered ADOPHIS JR in a 1 minute uneven duel.
BARBRO was outlasted by SOMECALLMETIM in a tiresome 23 minute match.
SOULSLICER defeated TAURIEL in a popular 1 minute veteran vs. novice fight.
MONTOYA overcame BUNGEE LIPPS in a crowd pleasing 2 minute match.
SMEAGOL was vanquished by XIK01-THO in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
PEACE O FECULENCE was subdued by DEAD BIRD 36 in a 2 minute amateur's match.
XIK02-THO overpowered ANTHEM in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fray.
KERES was demolished by ED RILEY in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.
SHESHEQUIN won victory over GRINCH in a 5 minute gruesome novice's bout.
NERGAL was savagely defeated by PRESS in a 2 minute novice's competition.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 11 SLASHING ATTACK 37 - 28 - 4 57 |
|TOTAL PARRY 11 TOTAL PARRY 73 - 62 - 1 54 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 9 AIMED BLOW 40 - 38 - 0 51 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 8 PARRY-STRIKE 19 - 19 - 1 50 |
|BASHING ATTACK 8 STRIKING ATTACK 52 - 54 - 5 49 |
|WALL OF STEEL 6 BASHING ATTACK 24 - 26 - 5 48 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 6 LUNGING ATTACK 31 - 35 - 1 47 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 5 PARRY-LUNGE 18 - 21 - 0 46 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 4 WALL OF STEEL 33 - 41 - 2 45 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 PARRY-RIPOSTE 17 - 30 - 1 36 |
Turn 1016 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:
AIMED BLOW 8 - 3 LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 4 3 STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 4 - 2 SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 6 2 SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 7 - 4 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 4 2 TOTAL PARRY
STRIKING ATTACK 5 - 3 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 7 1 PARRY-STRIKE
PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 2 1 AIMED BLOW
PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 2 1 WALL OF STEEL
1 PARRY-LUNGE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK BRINED FAITH 10109 12 2 0 131 VERY BAD FOR YOU (729)
PARRY-STRIKE JEFE 10574 14 6 1 126 ALASTARI AMIGOS! (743)
AIMED BLOW URVON JETH 10666 19 12 0 110 DARK MECHANICUM (751)
WALL OF STEEL HAAGRYD WARGRYM 10527 22 16 0 105 OBSIDIAN HALL (192)
PARRY-LUNGE WICKED 10617 20 15 1 98 XXX BANDITS (614)
TOTAL PARRY DUMB DILLY 10579 21 18 0 92 THE DEMONIC PICKLES (674)
SLASHING ATTACK WART HOG 8340 8 6 1 89 XXX BANDITS (614)
BASHING ATTACK BLACK 10678 8 6 1 66 FEAR OF THE DARK (755)
LUNGING ATTACK BULLROARER TOOK 10749 6 5 0 51 OLD HOBBITS (746)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is ALVAREZ 10451. The most popular warrior this turn
was FRIAR TAWK 10776. The ten other most popular fighters were SHAD RAP 10755, PORTO
CHUBB 10543, GUACAMOLE LADY 10786, GLAR VALECH 10864, WICKED 10617, CENOBITE 2.0
10806, ZACATECA 10713, TREE NEEDLES 10606, BLACK ELK 10760, and BUNGEE LIPPS 10827.
The least popular fighter this week was SOMECALLMETIM 10840. The other ten least
popular fighters were BARBRO 10781, NO STICK 10893, SHESHEQUIN 10888, SMEAGOL 10785,
ADOPHIS JR 10762, LADY ROSES 10700, ELF ON SHELF 10572, SQUALOR 10839, SANDY CLAWS
10641, and MAIDEN FIONA 10555.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
NECROMANCER (33-10468) CARESS OF STEEL (740)
VOICE ROCK (33-10683) XXX BANDITS (614)
THE THUNDERSTRIKE (33-10723) BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)
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