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DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date : 06/17/2025 Duedate: 06/30/2025

JHELUM ARENA

DM 4 TURN 1015

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

PILLAR OF CREATION
UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388)
(4-7781) [10-5-0,135]

Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader

PILLAR OF CREATION POSITION IS EMPTY
UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388)
(4-7781) [10-5-0,135]

Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite

AGENT ORANGE LONGBOTTOM
DOGS OF WAR (115) POTTERY WORLD (679)
(4-7694) [17-42-0,97] (4-7851) [5-4-1,20]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CLASSIC BLUES (549)

TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. CLASSIC BLUES (549) 68
2. SONGS OF THE WOOD (725) 27 POTTERY WORLD (679)
3. WRATHMEN (648) 17 Unchartered Team
4. UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388) 14
5. BIZZARE INK (85) 10 ULTRA RANGERS (412)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1*SILLY YUPPIE! (734) 3 0 1 100. 1/ 4 CLASSIC BLUES (549) 9 0 1
2- 2 WEIRD STUDENTS (662) 44 22 5 66.7 2/ 2 UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388) 8 7 0
3- 3 FAIL TO WRECK (720) 16 9 0 64.0 3/ 1 POTTERY WORLD (679) 5 6 0
4/ 4 POTTERY WORLD (679) 413 245 20 62.8 4/13 DOGS OF WAR (115) 4 5 0
5/ 5 THE REPLACEMENTS (622) 95 63 2 60.1 5/ 5 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171) 4 10 1
6/ 8 CLASSIC BLUES (549) 174 127 8 57.8 6/ 8 BIZZARE INK (85) 3 1 0
7/ 7 UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388) 236 175 2 57.4 7/ 9 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120) 3 3 0
8/ 9 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171) 243 193 25 55.7 8/ 3 SONGS OF THE WOOD (725) 3 7 0
9/ 6 ERRATA (714) 7 6 0 53.8 9- 6*SILLY YUPPIE! (734) 2 0 0
10/10 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120) 549 504 18 52.1 10/10 WRATHMEN (648) 2 0 0
11/12 WRATHMEN (648) 10 10 1 50.0 11/ 7 ERRATA (714) 2 1 0
12/11 SONGS OF THE WOOD (725) 42 43 0 49.4 12-12 FAIL TO WRECK (720) 1 1 0
13/14 BIZZARE INK (85) 183 249 13 42.4 13/11 THE REPLACEMENTS (622) 1 2 0
14/15 DOGS OF WAR (115) 1160 1662 42 41.1 15-14 WEIRD STUDENTS (662) 0 0 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.

Another Utopian sits the throne, so time for another column. First point is to that
leaky pot. Shows what can happen when you use the right strategy. Way to take your
beating like a man (or, a pot?).

Doesn't appear to be many in position to challenge for the throne, so I will issue the
challenge. Let's see if the same Leaky Cauldron strategy will work for Sum Yum Gai.To
Master Beru: Agent Orange would apparently be glad to see the entire arena move on,
based on his record. Maybe he will soon earn a peaceful retirement. Maybe herding
sheep.

Until next time, may the gods guide your blows straight and true!

-- Pillar of Creation, your Duelmaster

SPY REPORT

Busy, busy, busy, lots of things happening in JHELUM this turn, and let's start
with a look at some of the teams. It seems the training can make the difference, as
POTTERY WORLD is pushed out of top team by CLASSIC BLUES, who came from 4th with a
5-0-0 this turn. Now keep the taverns open late tonight, for there are sorrows to
drown for SONGS OF THE WOOD, whose 2-3-0 this turn dropped them by 5 into 8th. DOGS
OF WAR stable has parlayed this turn's 2-1-0 into a 9 space move up the rankings.
This brings them up to 4th place. Good work, guys! The CLASSIC BLUES guild has had
a 5-0-0 turn and deserves to be watched in the future. You never know where this
kind of thing can lead. And let's see, TED BOGAN fought LEAKY CAULDRON and gained 29
points and contributed to CLASSIC BLUES' 5-0-0. MIRE OF DOUBT has lost to VELVET
QUEEN, falling 17 points, while helping make UTOPIA RELIGIOSO a 3-2-0 turn. This
turn PILLAR OF CREATION TV challenged SUM YUM GAI in what was JHELUM's Title bout.
The attempts to dethrone the Duelmaster have failed, and PILLAR OF CREATION remains
JHELUM's top warrior for another turn. Tell me, is nothing sacred? I have heard
from unimpeachable sources that The Swinging Aardvark uses trolls in their stew.
Talk about gristle!
Oriental wise man once say, 'Hiding behind shields prevents proper sun tanning.'
Inscrutable, but true. I also notice that the UTOPIA RELIGIOSO stable was the most
avoided team this turn. Come on JHELUM, what are you afraid of? And avoiding UTOPIA
RELIGIOSO more than any other team we find SONGS OF THE WOOD. JHELUM, are we going
to accept, or respect this sort of thing? Well, sports fans, take notice that SUM
YUM GAI from THE REPLACEMENTS was JHELUM's most challenged warrior this turn. In a
brave attempt, TRAINING TANK from TANKS FOR NOTHIN' challenged up 18 points to fight
SPIRE OF SCORN from the UTOPIA RELIGIOSO stable. TRAINING TANK perhaps got his just
desserts, seeing as he was defeated by SPIRE OF SCORN and ended up with 78
recognition points. JESSE FULLER of CLASSIC BLUES had better have a good reason for
challenging down 8 points in a challenge which he won. I thought JESSE FULLER showed
great skill and promise when he bested CARRO LEGGERO. All right, so I slept through
it! Big deal!
We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and
shave it close? A brave warrior does not carry a red shield, he has nothing to cover
or hide when the fight is over. Consider well.
Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the
sweetest. It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet again, keep your swords
sharp and your hammers heavy. Until you see my quill in JHELUM again, farewell--
Alarond the Scribe

DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PILLAR OF CREATION 7781 10 5 0 135 UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SPIRE OF SCORN 7837 13 5 0 104 UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388)
SUM YUM GAI 7731 23 18 0 99 THE REPLACEMENTS (622)
AGENT ORANGE 7694 17 42 0 97 DOGS OF WAR (115)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TED BOGAN 7703 14 10 0 97 CLASSIC BLUES (549)

CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-BROOK THE RAGE 7726 13 8 0 89 FAIL TO WRECK (720)
SEVERA 6865 4 2 1 85 WRATHMEN (648)
LEAKY CAULDRON 7691 23 10 0 79 POTTERY WORLD (679)
TRAINING TANK 7743 15 25 3 78 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)
DONKEY DICTATOR] 3896 14 7 0 72 BIZZARE INK (85)
CARRAGEENAN 3904 10 8 2 68 BIZZARE INK (85)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-STRAR 7672 6 2 0 66 ERRATA (714)
SORTING HAT 7744 12 7 0 65 POTTERY WORLD (679)
BLACK BEAR 7819 10 10 0 64 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)
CAHOKIA 7773 10 6 0 59 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)
VALENTINE 7776 13 18 1 58 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)
VELVET QUEEN 7797 10 5 0 58 SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)

ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THE WHISTLER 7789 8 9 0 56 SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)
POLAR BEAR 7820 11 9 0 52 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)
HUNTING GIRL 7846 6 3 0 52 SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)
EDGAR 7838 9 8 0 50 DOGS OF WAR (115)
LEAD BALLOON 7742 3 39 0 48 DOGS OF WAR (115)
-DAZZLING DENNY 7003 9 5 0 44 WEIRD STUDENTS (662)
HAVEN OF GLOOM 7826 8 11 0 44 UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388)
-TRUST FALL 7887 3 0 1 43 SILLY YUPPIE! (734)
MIRE OF DOUBT 7849 7 6 0 38 UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388)
ARK OF AFFLICTION 7853 6 4 0 38 UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388)
SAM COLLINS 7764 4 2 0 37 CLASSIC BLUES (549)
THE HOODED CROW 7786 9 8 0 35 SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)

CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PANZER IV 7847 5 9 2 29 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)
JACK FROST 7785 5 12 0 27 SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)
LUCILLE BOGAN 7766 3 2 1 26 CLASSIC BLUES (549)

INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LONGBOTTOM 7851 5 4 1 20 POTTERY WORLD (679)
JESSE FULLER 7802 2 0 0 18 CLASSIC BLUES (549)
LIL GREEN 7803 1 0 0 14 CLASSIC BLUES (549)
-CHO 7881 2 0 0 13 POTTERY WORLD (679)
CARRO LEGGERO 7904 0 3 0 3 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)

'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.

THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
9 7670 0 1 0 ERRATA 714 WURM KIN 1015 NONE
GOBLIN 7905 0 1 0 POTTERY WORLD 679 STONE GOLEM 1015 NONE
LUMOS 7876 3 1 0 POTTERY WORLD 679 PANZER IV 7847 1013
HOLD ME CLOSER 7825 1 3 0 THE REPLACEMENTS 622 PANZER IV 7847 1011 NOT REVENGED
WOVOKA 7893 0 1 0 TRIBAL COUNCIL 120 TRUST FALL 7887 1012

PERSONAL ADS

A salute to the new Duelmaster, Pillar Of Creation, who surely deserves the title more
than the last one. -- Pottery Worlders

What!!!??? -- Leaky Cauldron

Carro, I sure like using that sword of Gryffindor. (Well, it seemed like it.) --
Longbottom

Valentine, no cards; just send money. -- Sorting Hat

Health. Humility. Honor. Hogwarts forever! -- The Pottery World Gang

LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

9 was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
GOBLIN was dispatched by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute Dark Arena battle.
PILLAR OF CREATION handily defeated SUM YUM GAI in a 2 minute Challenge Title match.
TRAINING TANK was devastated by SPIRE OF SCORN in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
VALENTINE was demolished by CARRAGEENAN in a 1 minute Challenge competition.
THE WHISTLER viciously subdued LEAD BALLOON in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
PANZER IV was outwaited by EDGAR in a slow 7 minute Challenge competition.
JACK FROST was handily defeated by SAM COLLINS in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
LONGBOTTOM was vanquished by ARK OF AFFLICTION in a 5 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
JESSE FULLER vanquished CARRO LEGGERO in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
LEAKY CAULDRON was overpowered by TED BOGAN in a 2 minute gory one-sided melee.
BLACK BEAR was demolished by SEVERA in a 1 minute mismatched match.
DONKEY DICTATOR] was overcome by AGENT ORANGE in a 5 minute veteran's contest.
HUNTING GIRL was viciously subdued by SORTING HAT in a 2 minute bloody bout.
CAHOKIA overcame HAVEN OF GLOOM in a 2 minute fight.
THE HOODED CROW lost to POLAR BEAR in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bout.
VELVET QUEEN vanquished MIRE OF DOUBT in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
LUCILLE BOGAN devastated MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
LIL GREEN outlasted EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a tiresome 7 minute novice's bout.

BATTLE REPORT

MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 8 AIMED BLOW 11 - 5 - 0 69 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 6 SLASHING ATTACK 20 - 13 - 1 61 |
|TOTAL PARRY 6 STRIKING ATTACK 29 - 20 - 2 59 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 4 LUNGING ATTACK 35 - 33 - 2 51 |
|BASHING ATTACK 4 TOTAL PARRY 39 - 37 - 0 51 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 PARRY-LUNGE 6 - 6 - 0 50 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 WALL OF STEEL 4 - 5 - 0 44 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 8 - 16 - 2 33 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 BASHING ATTACK 12 - 30 - 0 29 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |

Turn 1015 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:

LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 2 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 5 - 3 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY
AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 4 2 PARRY-LUNGE
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 2 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 2 1 LUNGING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 3 - 3 1 BASHING ATTACK
1 AIMED BLOW
1 WALL OF STEEL

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK PILLAR OF CREATION 7781 10 5 0 135 UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388)
SLASHING ATTACK SPIRE OF SCORN 7837 13 5 0 104 UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388)
TOTAL PARRY SUM YUM GAI 7731 23 18 0 99 THE REPLACEMENTS (622)
AIMED BLOW TED BOGAN 7703 14 10 0 97 CLASSIC BLUES (549)

FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK CARRAGEENAN 3904 10 8 2 68 BIZZARE INK (85)
BASHING ATTACK POLAR BEAR 7820 11 9 0 52 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)
PARRY-RIPOSTE THE HOODED CROW 7786 9 8 0 35 SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is AGENT ORANGE 7694. The most popular warrior this
turn was LONGBOTTOM 7851. The ten other most popular fighters were AGENT ORANGE
7694, PILLAR OF CREATION 7781, THE WHISTLER 7789, DONKEY DICTATOR] 3896, TED BOGAN
7703, SORTING HAT 7744, GOBLIN 7905, SAM COLLINS 7764, CAHOKIA 7773, and HAVEN OF
GLOOM 7826.

The least popular fighter this week was LIL GREEN 7803. The other ten least popular
fighters were PANZER IV 7847, EDGAR 7838, MIRE OF DOUBT 7849, HUNTING GIRL 7846,
BLACK BEAR 7819, CARRO LEGGERO 7904, ARK OF AFFLICTION 7853, JACK FROST 7785,
VALENTINE 7776, and TRAINING TANK 7743.

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