DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 06/24/2025 Duedate: 07/07/2025
AMEN-TEI ARENA
DM 63 TURN 864
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
DUSANA
SAFE HAVEN (270)
(63-3792) [16-9-0,116]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
POLYPHEMUS POSITION IS EMPTY
NEON ODYSSEY (402)
(63-3745) [20-8-1,124]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
HOWLIN DESMODEUS
TOP FIVE WOLFS (405) NEON ODYSSEY (402)
(63-3766) [14-16-0,75] (63-3828) [5-4-0,21]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
THE SAND TRAP (403)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. LIBATIONS 3 (406) 37
2. NEON ODYSSEY (402) 36 SAFE HAVEN (270)
3. FRESH MEAT (411) 28 Unchartered Team
4. SAFE HAVEN (270) 21
5. THE SAND TRAP (403) 20 SUPERTOONS (365)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 2 FAR TRAVELERS (407) 16 8 1 66.7 1/ 2 THE SAND TRAP (403) 11 3 0
2/ 4 SAFE HAVEN (270) 282 181 12 60.9 2/ 1 NEON ODYSSEY (402) 8 6 1
3- 5 COLOURED PEOPLE (293) 17 11 1 60.7 3/ 3 LIBATIONS 3 (406) 6 6 0
4/ 3 NEON ODYSSEY (402) 74 48 3 60.7 4/ 4 FRESH MEAT (411) 6 9 0
5/ 6 LIBATIONS 3 (406) 32 23 0 58.2 5/ 5 SAFE HAVEN (270) 6 9 0
6/ 9 THE SAND TRAP (403) 98 92 4 51.6 6/ 6 ULFHEDNAR (399) 4 3 0
7/ 7 ULFHEDNAR (399) 69 65 3 51.5 7- 7 FAR TRAVELERS (407) 2 1 0
8/ 8 TOP FIVE WOLFS (405) 16 16 0 50.0 8/ 8 WAYFARERS (248) 2 4 0
9/10 FRESH MEAT (411) 48 52 6 48.0 9/10 TOP FIVE WOLFS (405) 1 2 0
10/11 WAYFARERS (248) 1272 1514 27 45.7 10-12 COLOURED PEOPLE (293) 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
The sages err'd not in their foretelling of a god descending upon AMEN-TEI, for
I, Novgorodny Vir, have returned! NEON ODYSSEY? Who? THE SAND TRAP is the top team
these days, buddies! LIBATIONS 3 posted a nice gain, to come in 3rd. Everybody
loves a winner... NEON ODYSSEY had cause to celebrate, after POLYPHEMUS got 37
points by beating KEDO PATLI. MINJEE LEE found out that AMEN-TEI isn't a democracy.
You've gotta be the best to be Duelmaster here! Word has it one team in AMEN-TEI is
taking speech lessons to try to bore their opponent to death. I'll bet it works.
So much to report, so little time! Like a horde of jackals fleeing from the
lion, so did the "warriors" in AMEN-TEI avoid NEON ODYSSEY. The warriors of NEON
ODYSSEY found their efforts at combat frustrated as ULFHEDNAR apparently had more
important things to do than fight. If challenges were horses, KEDO PATLI could open
up a fast food joint! BOOCH challenged INGVAR! Who says LIBATIONS 3 are just a
bunch of wimps! BOOCH of LIBATIONS 3 kept his wits as he subdued INGVAR.
The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on... POLYPHEMUS of NEON
ODYSSEY spared KEDO PATLI (23-27-0) from having to lose any more fights. What's your
next plan, SAFE HAVEN? Ask not for whom the sword slashes; it slashes for thee.
Leave me now, you base fools! Keep those sands bloody and the buzzards fat! Do
not despair! I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DUSANA 3792 16 9 0 116 SAFE HAVEN (270)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
POLYPHEMUS 3745 20 8 1 124 NEON ODYSSEY (402)
BOBBIE BRISKET 3832 10 10 1 95 FRESH MEAT (411)
HERBIE HANBARK 3830 11 9 1 92 FRESH MEAT (411)
MY MANAGER HATES ME 3717 14 49 0 91 WAYFARERS (248)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-MATAMORA 3802 6 3 0 88 FAR TRAVELERS (407)
IN GEE CHUN 3749 18 21 1 86 THE SAND TRAP (403)
SAUTERNES 3781 17 8 0 86 LIBATIONS 3 (406)
MINJEE LEE 3751 20 19 0 85 THE SAND TRAP (403)
BRIER THORN 3740 18 26 0 80 WAYFARERS (248)
HOWLIN 3766 14 16 0 75 TOP FIVE WOLFS (405)
LYDIA KO 3798 14 7 0 75 THE SAND TRAP (403)
PETER RABBIT 3833 9 11 1 68 FRESH MEAT (411)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SALLY SQUIRREL 3831 10 10 2 61 FRESH MEAT (411)
BEGTSE 3796 11 13 2 60 SAFE HAVEN (270)
CALYPSO 3746 11 5 0 57 NEON ODYSSEY (402)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-CAILAN 3801 4 2 0 56 FAR TRAVELERS (407)
BOOCH 3783 3 2 0 56 LIBATIONS 3 (406)
WILD BOAR BIN 3829 8 12 1 53 FRESH MEAT (411)
-RED GREEN 2475 7 6 1 50 COLOURED PEOPLE (293)
GROWLSK 3748 6 7 0 48 ULFHEDNAR (399)
INGVAR 3777 10 7 0 37 ULFHEDNAR (399)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NOG 3790 5 3 0 33 LIBATIONS 3 (406)
HALSTEER 3772 8 6 0 30 ULFHEDNAR (399)
SLURPEE 3794 4 1 0 30 LIBATIONS 3 (406)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HYE JIN CHOI 3845 3 1 0 23 THE SAND TRAP (403)
BYA 3843 2 3 0 22 SAFE HAVEN (270)
DESMODEUS 3828 5 4 0 21 NEON ODYSSEY (402)
CHENRESIG 3844 1 4 0 8 SAFE HAVEN (270)
TIRESIAS 3849 1 1 0 4 NEON ODYSSEY (402)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
DARK VOYAGE 3850 0 1 0 NEON ODYSSEY 402 WURM KIN 864 NONE
KEDO PATLI 3733 23 27 0 SAFE HAVEN 270 POLYPHEMUS 3745 864
PERSONAL ADS
Charybdis -- Something you have yet to swallow is your pride. Godspeed to you, Lord
Protector. -- So So Yun
Dusana -- Hail to our Duelmaster. -- So So Yun
With Jin Young gone, the city won't feel the same to us. Ina Yoon is joining the Sand
Trap. May the Gods be kind to her. -- So So Yun
Polyphemus -- It's been an honor to face you in my last fight in this city. Farewell,
Amen-Tei. Your cherry trees will blossom again, although a flower is gone. -- Jin
Young
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
DARK VOYAGE was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
HOWLIN was bested by SAUTERNES in a action packed 2 minute veteran's Challenge duel.
POLYPHEMUS murdered KEDO PATLI in a 2 minute bloody uneven Challenge fight.
BOOCH devastated INGVAR in a exciting 3 minute bloody one-sided Challenge fight.
DUSANA devastated MINJEE LEE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided Title duel.
MY MANAGER HATES ME was overpowered by BOBBIE BRISKET in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
BRIER THORN was viciously subdued by IN GEE CHUN in a 2 minute gruesome expert's duel.
HERBIE HANBARK overpowered BEGTSE in a popular 1 minute uneven duel.
PETER RABBIT was luckily beaten by LYDIA KO in a popular 3 minute gory expert's match.
CALYPSO savagely defeated NOG in a crowd pleasing 3 minute bloody match.
SALLY SQUIRREL devastated HALSTEER in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
WILD BOAR BIN was bested by GROWLSK in a 3 minute bloody bout.
SLURPEE unbelievably bested DESMODEUS in a action packed 8 minute gory fight.
BYA devastated TIRESIAS in a 1 minute brutal uneven duel.
CHENRESIG was bested by HYE JIN CHOI in a popular 1 minute amateur's brawl.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 5 PARRY-STRIKE 10 - 6 - 0 63 |
|TOTAL PARRY 5 STRIKING ATTACK 21 - 15 - 0 58 |
|WALL OF STEEL 4 BASHING ATTACK 25 - 19 - 1 57 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 4 AIMED BLOW 28 - 24 - 1 54 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 SLASHING ATTACK 28 - 24 - 0 54 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 14 - 12 - 0 54 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 TOTAL PARRY 13 - 15 - 0 46 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 WALL OF STEEL 19 - 22 - 0 46 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 864 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-STRIKE 2 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 3 AIMED BLOW
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 3 3 WALL OF STEEL
AIMED BLOW 4 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 4 2 SLASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 2 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 BASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 3
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK DUSANA 3792 16 9 0 116 SAFE HAVEN (270)
AIMED BLOW POLYPHEMUS 3745 20 8 1 124 NEON ODYSSEY (402)
BASHING ATTACK HERBIE HANBARK 3830 11 9 1 92 FRESH MEAT (411)
STRIKING ATTACK MINJEE LEE 3751 20 19 0 85 THE SAND TRAP (403)
PARRY-STRIKE LYDIA KO 3798 14 7 0 75 THE SAND TRAP (403)
TOTAL PARRY INGVAR 3777 10 7 0 37 ULFHEDNAR (399)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is HOWLIN 3766. The most popular warrior this turn was
DESMODEUS 3828. The ten other most popular fighters were CALYPSO 3746, SAUTERNES
3781, BOOCH 3783, PETER RABBIT 3833, GROWLSK 3748, POLYPHEMUS 3745, IN GEE CHUN 3749,
WILD BOAR BIN 3829, HOWLIN 3766, and DUSANA 3792.
The least popular fighter this week was TIRESIAS 3849. The other ten least popular
fighters were HALSTEER 3772, BRIER THORN 3740, DARK VOYAGE 3850, NOG 3790, BEGTSE
3796, MY MANAGER HATES ME 3717, MINJEE LEE 3751, INGVAR 3777, CHENRESIG 3844, and
SLURPEE 3794.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
DUSANA (63-3792) SAFE HAVEN (270)
POLYPHEMUS (63-3745) NEON ODYSSEY (402)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
KEDO PATLI (63-3733) SAFE HAVEN (270)
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!