DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 06/20/2025 Duedate: 07/03/2025
ARADI ARENA
DM 60 TURN 883
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
NATURAL LOG
RAMONDA'S CLASS (733)
(60-9737) [13-3-0,119]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
NATURAL LOG SECRET RETRIBUTION
RAMONDA'S CLASS (733) WRATHMEN 23-40 (728)
(60-9737) [13-3-0,119] (60-9668) [6-1-0,61]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
TAKE CHARGE KEANU R'EHVES
13TH CIRCLE (131) INGRATE WHITE NORTH (348)
(60-9636) [18-18-0,87] (60-8991) [9-8-1,45]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
POSITION IS EMPTY
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. 13TH CIRCLE (131) 44
2. THE BUNKHOUSE (595) 35 RAMONDA'S CLASS (733)
3. WRATHMEN 23-40 (728) 17 Unchartered Team
4. RAMONDA'S CLASS (733) 15
5. RED DOG GANG (476) 15 WRATHMEN 23-40 (728)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*WRATHMEN 23-40 (728) 6 1 0 85.7 1/ 1 13TH CIRCLE (131) 7 8 0
2/ 2 RAMONDA'S CLASS (733) 18 6 0 75.0 2/ 2 NEON ROYALTY (732) 7 8 0
3/ 3 THIS HIGH WORTH (731) 18 11 2 62.1 3/ 4 RAMONDA'S CLASS (733) 5 0 0
4/ 4 UNNAMEABLES (91) 522 452 29 53.6 4/ 5 THE BUNKHOUSE (595) 5 5 0
5/ 7 TRAIL OF BEERS (469) 16 14 1 53.3 5/ 3 UNNAMEABLES (91) 4 1 0
6/ 5 INGRATE WHITE NORTH (348)189 166 14 53.2 6/ 9 INGRATE WHITE NORTH (348) 3 6 0
7/ 6 TEMERE NOMEN (734) 38 37 0 50.7 7/10 TRAIL OF BEERS (469) 2 0 0
8/ 8 THE BUNKHOUSE (595) 154 155 3 49.8 8/ 7*WRATHMEN 23-40 (728) 2 1 0
9/ 9 13TH CIRCLE (131) 384 399 17 49.0 9/ 6 TEMERE NOMEN (734) 2 4 0
10/10 NEON ROYALTY (732) 49 56 0 46.7 10/ 8 THIS HIGH WORTH (731) 1 2 0
11/11 RED DOG GANG (476) 1032 1488 28 41.0 11/11 RED DOG GANG (476) 1 5 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Thanks for the welcome back, Aradi. In my heyday, it was not about stealthily
sneaking around and getting behind someone's back. You stood up, announced you were
coming, and pummelled your opponent into the ground. Sometimes with some high-tight
heat so they'd do it themselves.
-- Eric Gagn'Eh
Ingrate White North
Duelmaster of Aradi
SPY REPORT
Welcome ARADI. I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well. Many the fights have I
fought here. The celebrations, the disappointments... Ya gotta be quick on yer
feet! Keep your elbow off the table! Thrust! Block out the pain! INGRATE WHITE
NORTH is now ranked 6th with a 1-3-0 turn. What's with CAROM? He actually beat NEON
ROYALTY's ROYAL ASSASSIN, and walked away with 28 more points from the fight. Major
screwup at NEON ROYALTY. ROYAL ASSASSIN lost 25 points to CAROM. Some new
strategies, perhaps? Maybe ROYAL ASSASSIN will provide more easy wins... RAMONDA'S
CLASS' hatred of INGRATE WHITE NORTH surfaced again as NATURAL LOG challenged ARADI's
top dog. I'm sure ARADI is excited about NATURAL LOG, the new Duelmaster from
RAMONDA'S CLASS. (remember?) But when you've seen as many as I have... Wouldn't it
be nice to have live subjects to practice on? I hear some team is looking into the
uses of convicted prisoners.
If at first you don't succeed, avoid. That'll get you in the Spyreports. ARADI
thinks NEON ROYALTY and their 49-56-0 is too much! If at first you don't succeed,
give up... The bums at THE BUNKHOUSE couldn't face the challenges from NEON ROYALTY!
No excuse for that! How well I know the feeling of being the most challenged
warrior, KELLY FABULOUS! Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to haunt you.
Fighting is a better craft than farming, KELLY FABULOUS, but you have to pay your
dues. Being challenged by BEERBARIAN, 39 points above you, is dues. BEERBARIAN's
gonna be practicin' hard this week, after KELLY FABULOUS, lower ranked by far, mashed
him! Taunt your opponent TAKE CHARGE! That was my lucky charm when I was unfairly
challenged. (and by 18 points!) TIGERIA should have an easy win. Just who can
TIGERIA beat? I mean, the last matchup with lesser-ranked TAKE CHARGE shoulda been a
piece of cake!
There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit. Do you want the fighters
to walk away, or not? PULPIT looked pretty sick and surprised when he learned 13TH
CIRCLE is sending him to the Dark Arena! Whadd'he expect with a 4-7-0? Sending a
warrior to the Dark Arena reminds the others they'd better shape up. Tough beans,
ORGLANDES. That's what a 5-6-0 gets you. Many a warrior has met his fate in a
hungover stupor. You young rapscallions, take note!
Well, I'm pretty much through. You guys need to get back practicing. The end
of another Spyreport! That's cause for celebration in my book! I don't want to
overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NATURAL LOG 9737 13 3 0 119 RAMONDA'S CLASS (733)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KELLY FABULOUS 8221 19 16 0 115 THE BUNKHOUSE (595)
POCAHOSTESS 6008 14 2 1 113 TRAIL OF BEERS (469)
ERIC GAGN'EH 7402 11 5 0 93 INGRATE WHITE NORTH (348)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BEERBARIAN 7361 14 3 2 90 INGRATE WHITE NORTH (348)
TAKE CHARGE 9636 18 18 0 87 13TH CIRCLE (131)
CAROM 9724 11 9 0 87 13TH CIRCLE (131)
COLDY 9758 8 10 1 84 THE BUNKHOUSE (595)
QUEEN TIFFIN 9710 13 9 0 83 NEON ROYALTY (732)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LORD SUNSTONE 9698 13 9 0 74 NEON ROYALTY (732)
TIGERIA 9756 14 9 0 73 TEMERE NOMEN (734)
EXEMPLARY DECEIT 9691 13 7 2 69 THIS HIGH WORTH (731)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ROYAL ASSASSIN 9722 9 7 0 65 NEON ROYALTY (732)
SECRET RETRIBUTION 9668 6 1 0 61 WRATHMEN 23-40 (728)
THE IRON DUKE 9769 6 5 0 59 NEON ROYALTY (732)
BADGER 9661 7 37 0 58 RED DOG GANG (476)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PRINCE LAYOUN 9778 8 7 0 53 NEON ROYALTY (732)
CALM ANEMONE 9706 6 3 1 51 UNNAMEABLES (91)
KEANU R'EHVES 8991 9 8 1 45 INGRATE WHITE NORTH (348)
BAD RED 9772 5 12 0 38 RED DOG GANG (476)
-CHUCK MEAT 9766 3 1 0 36 UNNAMEABLES (91)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-EXPONENT 9734 3 1 0 27 RAMONDA'S CLASS (733)
THE BEER MILE 9152 3 1 0 27 INGRATE WHITE NORTH (348)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LUPOSABRE 9790 3 11 0 20 TEMERE NOMEN (734)
-SOH CAH TOA 9738 2 2 0 19 RAMONDA'S CLASS (733)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
BAYERN 9783 2 6 0 13TH CIRCLE 131 GARGOYLE PRINCE 883 NONE
ORGLANDES 9765 5 7 0 13TH CIRCLE 131 JORGE BLACK ORC 883 NONE
PULPIT 9764 4 8 0 13TH CIRCLE 131 GARGOYLE PRINCE 883 NONE
STOUCH 9794 5 2 0 THE BUNKHOUSE 595 ISHAMAEL 4694 879 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
PULPIT was butchered by GARGOYLE PRINCE in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
ORGLANDES was slaughtered by JORGE BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
BAYERN was assassinated by GARGOYLE PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
BEERBARIAN was devastated by KELLY FABULOUS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
NATURAL LOG overpowered ERIC GAGN'EH in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title match.
TIGERIA was viciously subdued by TAKE CHARGE in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge duel.
COLDY beat EXEMPLARY DECEIT in a popular 1 minute master's Challenge brawl.
KEANU R'EHVES was unbelievably bested by PRINCE LAYOUN in a 3 minute Challenge melee.
THE BEER MILE unbelievably bested LUPOSABRE in a 4 minute Challenge fight.
POCAHOSTESS vanquished QUEEN TIFFIN in a popular 1 minute one-sided duel.
ROYAL ASSASSIN was overpowered by CAROM in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
BADGER was overpowered by THE IRON DUKE in a 1 minute one-sided match.
LORD SUNSTONE bested NOBLE ASSASSIN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute brutal conflict.
CALM ANEMONE was luckily beaten by SECRET RETRIBUTION in a popular 3 minute brawl.
BAD RED viciously subdued HAPPY PEASANT in a 4 minute expert vs. novice fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 10 WALL OF STEEL 7 - 3 - 1 70 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 5 STRIKING ATTACK 15 - 7 - 0 68 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 TOTAL PARRY 6 - 3 - 0 67 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 PARRY-STRIKE 9 - 5 - 1 64 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 46 - 37 - 0 55 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 5 - 6 - 0 45 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 LUNGING ATTACK 17 - 23 - 0 43 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 8 - 12 - 0 40 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 BASHING ATTACK 7 - 12 - 0 37 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 12 - 0 20 |
Turn 883 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 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 3 4 AIMED BLOW
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 3 - 7 3 LUNGING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK NATURAL LOG 9737 13 3 0 119 RAMONDA'S CLASS (733)
TOTAL PARRY KELLY FABULOUS 8221 19 16 0 115 THE BUNKHOUSE (595)
LUNGING ATTACK POCAHOSTESS 6008 14 2 1 113 TRAIL OF BEERS (469)
AIMED BLOW ERIC GAGN'EH 7402 11 5 0 93 INGRATE WHITE NORTH (348)
WALL OF STEEL CAROM 9724 11 9 0 87 13TH CIRCLE (131)
PARRY-LUNGE PRINCE LAYOUN 9778 8 7 0 53 NEON ROYALTY (732)
PARRY-STRIKE CALM ANEMONE 9706 6 3 1 51 UNNAMEABLES (91)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is TAKE CHARGE 9636. The most popular warrior this
turn was KEANU R'EHVES 8991. The ten other most popular fighters were CALM ANEMONE
9706, BAD RED 9772, COLDY 9758, TAKE CHARGE 9636, LUPOSABRE 9790, LORD SUNSTONE 9698,
SECRET RETRIBUTION 9668, NATURAL LOG 9737, POCAHOSTESS 6008, and TIGERIA 9756.
The least popular fighter this week was BADGER 9661. The other ten least popular
fighters were ROYAL ASSASSIN 9722, ERIC GAGN'EH 7402, BEERBARIAN 7361, BAYERN 9783,
QUEEN TIFFIN 9710, THE BEER MILE 9152, EXEMPLARY DECEIT 9691, KELLY FABULOUS 8221,
ORGLANDES 9765, and PULPIT 9764.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
KELLY FABULOUS (60-8221) THE BUNKHOUSE (595)
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