DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 06/26/2025 Duedate: 07/09/2025
VEASTIAN ARENA
DM 43 TURN 967
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
BRUCE
FLYING CIRCUS II (347)
(43-5393) [35-14-0,130]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
BRUCE THE NOID
FLYING CIRCUS II (347) COVEY IX (454)
(43-5393) [35-14-0,130] (43-4547) [3-1-1,29]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
TRISTIAN CARTLE HIPPO SWAN
PRIDE OF ALASTARI (545) THE FAMILY (116)
(43-5601) [14-11-0,65] (43-5568) [16-31-0,99]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
FLYING CIRCUS II (347)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. FLYING CIRCUS II (347) 43
2. NIGHT TRAIN II (107) 20 FLYING CIRCUS II (347)
3. DUREX 100 (546) 17 Unchartered Team
4. PRIDE OF ALASTARI (545) 12
5. COVEY IX (454) -3 COVEY IX (454)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*COVEY IX (454) 11 6 1 64.7 1/ 3 FLYING CIRCUS II (347) 8 1 0
2/ 2 FLYING CIRCUS II (347) 193 122 2 61.3 2/ 2*COVEY IX (454) 6 2 0
3- 4 PUD POWER (298) 35 32 1 52.2 3/ 4 NIGHT TRAIN II (107) 6 6 0
4/ 0 PRIDE OF ALASTARI (545) 131 120 9 52.2 4/ 1 DUREX 100 (546) 6 8 1
5/ 5 NIGHT TRAIN II (107) 202 195 12 50.9 5- 5 PUD POWER (298) 3 1 0
6/ 6 DUREX 100 (546) 112 111 5 50.2 6/ 0 PRIDE OF ALASTARI (545) 2 3 0
7/ 8 THE FAMILY (116) 1327 1519 42 46.6 7/ 8 THE FAMILY (116) 1 2 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
Oh, hi. Its just little 'ol Debby Tonte. Thought I'd check out VEASTIAN to see
what's new. Like, DUREX 100 had to be so embarrassed when they got kicked off #1
spot by FLYING CIRCUS II! Way to go FLYING CIRCUS II! Cut this out and put it in
your scrapbooks, NIGHT TRAIN II! 'Cause they got 3-1-0 and moved up to 3rd! MVP
award for MRS ATTILA HUN? FLYING CIRCUS II's proud of her after beating FYNA GLUHM
and getting 19 points. Talk about yer major upsets! LOOM's match with OWL cost him
a loss of 8 points! What a putz! SPINY NORMAN fights so hard to be Duelmaster, then
quits fighting and loses the title. No one said he was a genius... Was that a tear
I saw in BRUCE's eye, as he took over Duelmastership? And wasn't GEIGER fit to be
tied! Is the Duelmaster really being a real snob to his teammates? Don't ask me!
Look, you guys stick to fighting, all right?
Man, all these warriors dying and killing each other! Don't you guys ever give
it a break? Fight, fight, fight. Is that all you guys can do?
Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain. Soak it in cold water, and hand
wash. I gotta leave. VEASTIAN is like such a dump, and you guys smell too much!
Its been really albendranius! Later, guys-- Debby Tonte
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BRUCE 5393 35 14 0 130 FLYING CIRCUS II (347)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SPINY NORMAN 5559 13 7 0 141 FLYING CIRCUS II (347)
GEIGER 5574 31 14 0 107 NIGHT TRAIN II (107)
TUSK 5588 21 19 0 107 NIGHT TRAIN II (107)
OWL 5585 20 21 0 107 NIGHT TRAIN II (107)
HIPPO SWAN 5568 16 31 0 99 THE FAMILY (116)
MRS ATTILA HUN 5626 12 4 0 92 FLYING CIRCUS II (347)
FYNA GLUHM 5511 18 33 4 91 PRIDE OF ALASTARI (545)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LOOM 5570 16 22 0 85 DUREX 100 (546)
-SCRAGG TAGG 2937 10 8 0 67 PUD POWER (298)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TRISTIAN CARTLE 5601 14 11 0 65 PRIDE OF ALASTARI (545)
-CARVED IVORY 2934 10 5 1 64 PUD POWER (298)
-OJ LIGHT 4699 5 4 0 63 PUD POWER (298)
-GAPPDA GHOULASH 2933 9 7 0 58 PUD POWER (298)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BRUTE 5610 10 15 1 55 NIGHT TRAIN II (107)
INGOT 5651 6 2 0 51 DUREX 100 (546)
ROCK SHIELD 5619 9 15 0 43 DUREX 100 (546)
TERNA MYTOH 5648 3 2 0 42 PRIDE OF ALASTARI (545)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THE NOID 4547 3 1 1 29 COVEY IX (454)
MAX HEADROOM 5633 3 3 0 24 COVEY IX (454)
-OLD DENNYS CRONES 4546 2 0 0 24 COVEY IX (454)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BASALT 5667 2 0 1 23 DUREX 100 (546)
-T BIZZ 5658 2 0 0 20 COVEY IX (454)
CASTER 5659 2 3 0 18 DUREX 100 (546)
ARTHUR LEMMING BDA 5649 1 1 0 14 FLYING CIRCUS II (347)
KETL LOCKBLOCK 5650 1 3 0 12 PRIDE OF ALASTARI (545)
CHIPPA KEMNAC 5647 1 4 0 7 PRIDE OF ALASTARI (545)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
TUSK unbelievably bested HIPPO SWAN in a action packed 6 minute master's fight.
OWL demolished LOOM in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
GEIGER was outlasted by BRUCE in a unpopular 22 minute master's Title duel.
FYNA GLUHM was overpowered by MRS ATTILA HUN in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
TRISTIAN CARTLE bested ROCK SHIELD in a 3 minute expert's brawl.
INGOT defeated THE NOID in a 1 minute struggle.
BRUTE overpowered MAX HEADROOM in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
TERNA MYTOH overpowered FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute uneven melee.
CHIPPA KEMNAC was vanquished by ARTHUR LEMMING BDA in a 1 minute uneven duel.
KETL LOCKBLOCK was narrowly defeated by BASALT in a 2 minute beginner's duel.
CASTER overpowered PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY 4 AIMED BLOW 7 - 1 - 0 88 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 PARRY-LUNGE 13 - 6 - 2 68 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 3 PARRY-STRIKE 15 - 10 - 1 60 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 SLASHING ATTACK 12 - 8 - 0 60 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 LUNGING ATTACK 20 - 15 - 0 57 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 3 - 3 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 21 - 21 - 1 50 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 TOTAL PARRY 22 - 25 - 0 47 |
|AIMED BLOW 0 BASHING ATTACK 6 - 8 - 0 43 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 5 - 0 38 |
Turn 967 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 3 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 3 4 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 2 STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 2 PARRY-STRIKE
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 2
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY BRUCE 5393 35 14 0 130 FLYING CIRCUS II (347)
PARRY-STRIKE MRS ATTILA HUN 5626 12 4 0 92 FLYING CIRCUS II (347)
PARRY-LUNGE TRISTIAN CARTLE 5601 14 11 0 65 PRIDE OF ALASTARI (545)
BASHING ATTACK TERNA MYTOH 5648 3 2 0 42 PRIDE OF ALASTARI (545)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is TRISTIAN CARTLE 5601. The most popular warrior this
turn was HIPPO SWAN 5568. The ten other most popular fighters were TUSK 5588, BASALT
5667, TRISTIAN CARTLE 5601, OWL 5585, MRS ATTILA HUN 5626, INGOT 5651, BRUTE 5610,
TERNA MYTOH 5648, ARTHUR LEMMING BDA 5649, and KETL LOCKBLOCK 5650.
The least popular fighter this week was GEIGER 5574. The other ten least popular
fighters were BRUCE 5393, CHIPPA KEMNAC 5647, MAX HEADROOM 5633, ROCK SHIELD 5619,
FYNA GLUHM 5511, LOOM 5570, CASTER 5659, THE NOID 4547, KETL LOCKBLOCK 5650, and
ARTHUR LEMMING BDA 5649.
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!