DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 08/20/2026 Duedate: 09/02/2026
BLACKSTONE ARENA
DM 84 TURN 474
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
CRAZY 4
CRAZY 88 2 (2073)
(84-11430) [14-14-0,122]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
CRAZY 4 SHINE
CRAZY 88 2 (2073) PHILANTHROPISTS 108 (5202)
(84-11430) [14-14-0,122] (84-29375) [3-1-0,28]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
INTERSTATE 95 INTERSTATE 95
HIGHWAY TO HELL (1719) HIGHWAY TO HELL (1719)
(84-9496) [13-17-0,78] (84-9496) [13-17-0,78]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
CRAZY 88 2 (2073)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. KHORSPRAETORIANS III (9309) 35
2. BRITONS (2756) 17 PROJECT MAYHEM 16 (8176)
3. PHILANTHROPISTS49 (1655) 15 Unchartered Team
4. PHILANTHROPISTS30 (1636) 10
5. PROJECT MAYHEM 16 (8176) 8 PHILANTHROPISTS 108 (5202)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 2*SUPE FORCES 7008 (7155) 1 0 0 100. 1/ 6 CRAZY 88 2 (2073) 3 0 0
2- 3 PROJECT MAYHEM 78 (9016) 15 1 0 93.8 2/14 OF WOLF & MAN 27 (609) 2 0 0
3/ 4 PROJECT MAYHEM 16 (8176) 20 10 1 66.7 3/ 4 KHORSPRAETORIANS I (9309) 2 1 1
4/ 0*PHILANTHROPISTS 10 (5202) 4 2 1 66.7 4/12 PHILANTHROPISTS49 (1655) 2 1 0
5- 7*SPACE MUTINY 19 (7427) 5 3 1 62.5 5/ 7 ROOKIE QUEEN 9 (675) 2 1 0
6/ 6 PHILANTHROPISTS49 (1655) 8 5 1 61.5 6/15 BRITONS (2756) 2 3 0
7/ 0 PHILANTHROPISTS 12 (6630) 8 5 0 61.5 7- 1 PROJECT MAYHEM 78 (9016) 1 0 0
8- 8*PHILANTHROPISTS 99 (3713) 6 4 1 60.0 8/ 9 PROJECT MAYHEM 16 (8176) 1 0 0
9/10 OF WOLF & MAN 27 (609) 20 15 0 57.1 9- 2*SPACE MUTINY 19 (7427) 1 0 0
10/ 5 PHILANTHROPISTS30 (1636) 11 9 1 55.0 10-10*SUPE FORCES 7008 (7155) 1 0 0
11/ 0 PHILANTHROPISTS29 (1635) 16 14 1 53.3 11/ 0*PHILANTHROPISTS 10 (5202) 1 0 0
12/12 CRAZY 88 2 (2073) 14 14 0 50.0 12/ 3 PHLANTHROPISTS 89 (3324) 1 1 0
13/11 ROOKIE CRUE 22 (4211) 5 5 0 50.0 13/ 0 PHILANTHROPISTS29 (1635) 1 1 0
14-13 PHILNTHROPISTS23 (1404) 7 8 1 46.7 14/ 5 ROOKIE CRUE 22 (4211) 1 2 0
15/17 ROOKIE QUEEN 9 (675) 7 9 0 43.7 15/11 PHILANTHROPISTS30 (1636) 1 3 0
16/15 BRITONS (2756) 95 125 7 43.2 16/16 HIGHWAY TO HELL (1719) 0 2 0
17/14 HIGHWAY TO HELL (1719) 10 14 0 41.7 17/ 0 PHILANTHROPISTS 12 (6630) 0 1 0
18/16 PHLANTHROPISTS 89 (3324) 10 15 0 40.0 18-17*PHILANTHROPISTS 99 (3713) 0 1 0
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
19/19 KHORSPRAETORIANS I (9309) 6 9 1 40.0 19/ 0 ROOKIE STYX 33 (1232) 0 1 0
20/ 0 ROOKIE STYX 33 (1232) 6 10 0 37.5 20-18 PHILNTHROPISTS23 (1404) 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
If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of
BLACKSTONE brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too. Later days, PROJECT MAYHEM 78,
since CRAZY 88 2 took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news. If The
Warty Toad is buying drinks for OF WOLF & MAN 27's good turn, I'm afraid the place
will be dry before long. A 1-0-0 makes for a big thirst. Now keep the taverns open
late tonight, for there are sorrows to drown for PHLANTHROPISTS 89, whose 0-1-0 this
turn dropped them by 9 into 12th. Ha! Of course, we're all terribly impressed to
see CLAUDIA win a fight and gain 35 points, terribly. Tsk, tsk, SPACE MONKEY 11 beat
WONN WISESTAFF and WONN WISESTAFF lost 3 points. You're breakin' my heart. Due to
absence, and inability to defend the throne, MIST GARDEN has lost the Title of
Duelmaster. Start setting that alarm earlier! And it's out with the old, in with
the new, as CRAZY 4 takes the Title and last week's bar tab from the old Duelmaster.
Heh, heh. The Warty Toad, humph! I've tasted better ale at mortuaries. Where do
they get this stuff? From BLACKSTONE's trash dumps?
My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start
talking.' I loved that woman.
Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals. I volunteer for BLACKSTONE's
morgue. More variety. Bye bye, warrior, bye bye... YOY SMILEBLOOM, a glorious
10-6-1 fighter, has passed away. Gee, too bad PHILANTHROPISTS29. You can run,
CLAUDIA, but maybe you can't hide from PHILANTHROPISTS29. Killing YOY SMILEBLOOM is
something the rest of KHORSPRAETORIANS III may not be able to help you with.
Titanium shields and bamboo daggers, guess what brave team is developing these kinds
of weapons?
I was about to buy a new quill pen the other day, but some fighter took it for
an epee. Forgive me for writing with a dagger. Well, I've had enough of this
drivel, and I'm sure you have too. Off like a dirty shirt of padded leather. Glad
to see the back of this place-- Snide Clemens
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CRAZY 4 11430 14 14 0 122 CRAZY 88 2 (2073)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-MIST GARDEN 18727 9 7 0 131 PHLANTHROPISTS 89 (3324)
CLAUDIA 54022 6 9 1 117 KHORSPRAETORIANS II (9309)
-ROBERT PAULSON 213 52419 15 1 0 116 PROJECT MAYHEM 78 (9016)
SAVE ME 3475 17 22 0 103 ROOKIE QUEEN 9 (675)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WIX 37877 8 5 0 87 PHILANTHROPISTS 122 (6630)
INTERSTATE 95 9496 13 17 0 78 HIGHWAY TO HELL (1719)
SPACE MONKEY 11 47342 12 9 1 76 PROJECT MAYHEM 16 (8176)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BROSEIDEN 57955 9 3 0 66 OF WOLF & MAN 27 (609)
WONN WISESTAFF 9042 7 3 1 62 PHILANTHROPISTS30 (1636)
ARVEK NENANU 9139 8 4 1 57 PHILANTHROPISTS49 (1655)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-TILLER 20857 6 2 1 52 PHILANTHROPISTS 99 (3713)
MINDIR MILLYN 9040 6 5 0 48 PHILANTHROPISTS29 (1635)
LITTLE FUGE IN G 6518 6 10 0 40 ROOKIE STYX 33 (1232)
LOOKS THAT KILL 23765 5 5 0 40 ROOKIE CRUE 22 (4211)
RINGO 58003 3 3 1 39 BRITONS (2756)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-THANDOR NENANU 7598 6 7 0 35 PHILNTHROPISTS23 (1404)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-HUNK HARDPECK 42709 3 1 0 31 SPACE MUTINY 19 (7427)
SHINE 29375 3 1 0 28 PHILANTHROPISTS 108 (5202)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BUDGIE 58044 2 2 1 19 BRITONS (2756)
-BALAM 41030 1 0 0 17 SUPE FORCES 7008 (7155)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
ZAXXON 28031 1 1 0 80'S GAMES 4978 BUDGIE 58044 470 NOT REVENGED
MAGGIE 58057 0 1 0 BRITONS 2756 WURM KIN 474 NONE
DAME 3251 0 0 0 LAME MOVIES 636 CHAOTIC EVIL 39018 349
UMORO MOONPATH 7561 2 2 1 PHILANTHROPISTS 1396 SPACE MONKEY 11 47342 470 NOT REVENGED
YOY SMILEBLOOM 9037 10 7 1 PHILANTHROPISTS 1635 CLAUDIA 54022 474
PHACT 57978 0 1 0 PHILANTHROPISTS 1636 HIGH ELF 474 NONE
SHALIK 56952 0 1 0 PHILANTHROPISTS 1636 SPYMASTER 474 NONE
NYDARDOWYR 9140 0 1 0 PHILANTHROPISTS 1655 HIGH ELF 474 NONE
ZYLL 56552 0 1 0 PHLANTHROPISTS 3324 SPYMASTER 474 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
SHALIK was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
MAGGIE was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
ZYLL was murdered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
PHACT was assassinated by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
NYDARDOWYR was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena contest.
CRAZY 4 defeated INTERSTATE 95 in a crowd pleasing 6 minute veteran's Title fight.
YOY SMILEBLOOM was butchered by CLAUDIA in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
SAVE ME bested WIX in a 2 minute mismatched match.
SPACE MONKEY 11 overcame WONN WISESTAFF in a action packed 1 minute fight.
BROSEIDEN vanquished RINGO in a 1 minute uneven duel.
LITTLE FUGE IN G was vanquished by ARVEK NENANU in a 1 minute uneven fight.
MINDIR MILLYN defeated LOOKS THAT KILL in a action packed 1 minute match.
SHINE overpowered PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BUDGIE demolished PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 2 minute mismatched competition.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 5 PARRY-LUNGE 4 - 1 - 1 80 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 5 LUNGING ATTACK 30 - 18 - 2 63 |
|AIMED BLOW 4 WALL OF STEEL 4 - 3 - 0 57 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 AIMED BLOW 11 - 9 - 0 55 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 TOTAL PARRY 14 - 14 - 0 50 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-STRIKE 5 - 5 - 0 50 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 17 - 18 - 3 49 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 4 - 0 43 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 BASHING ATTACK 3 - 11 - 1 21 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 4 - 0 20 |
Turn 474 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:
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 3 5 LUNGING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 3 2 STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 2 - 2 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 2 1 AIMED BLOW
PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK WIX -27659 8 5 0 87 PHILANTHROPISTS 122 (6630)
LUNGING ATTACK SPACE MONKEY 11 -18194 12 9 1 76 PROJECT MAYHEM 16 (8176)
STRIKING ATTACK BROSEIDEN -7581 9 3 0 66 OF WOLF & MAN 27 (609)
PARRY-STRIKE WONN WISESTAFF 9042 7 3 1 62 PHILANTHROPISTS30 (1636)
AIMED BLOW ARVEK NENANU 9139 8 4 1 57 PHILANTHROPISTS49 (1655)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is INTERSTATE 95 9496. The most popular warrior this
turn was INTERSTATE 95 9496. The ten other most popular fighters were WIX -27659,
ARVEK NENANU 9139, CRAZY 4 11430, SPACE MONKEY 11 -18194, MINDIR MILLYN 9040, BUDGIE
-7492, CLAUDIA -11514, SAVE ME 3475, LOOKS THAT KILL 23765, and WONN WISESTAFF 9042.
The least popular fighter this week was RINGO -7533. The other ten least popular
fighters were YOY SMILEBLOOM 9037, NYDARDOWYR 9140, PHACT -7558, ZYLL -8984, MAGGIE
-7479, SHALIK -8584, SHINE 29375, LITTLE FUGE IN G 6518, BROSEIDEN -7581, and WONN
WISESTAFF 9042.
BLOODGAMES 2026 -- corrected (dates)
Back by popular demand, we will be hosting a new slow Bloodgames mailed arena
beginning in September. We also plan our usual Bloodgames arenas at the winter and
summer Face-to-Face tournaments.
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 Bloodgames Turn 1 is due by Fri at 9pm at the hotel
(Winter: DM 96, Summer: DM 98) Turns process with the tournament
Strategy changes allowed, bloodfeud challenges only
Mail-in style Bloodgames Turn 1 is by Sat at 9pm at the hotel
(Winter: DM 97, Summer: 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 September 23
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.
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!