DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 06/18/2025 Duedate: 07/01/2025
ARVAT ARENA
DM 32 TURN 1019
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
HAMMIR
APOCALYPSE (385)
(32-4475) [21-22-2,108]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
SUPERMON TOOTHY MAW
JAMAICAN SUPERHEROES (391) BLACK MOON RISING (559)
(32-4573) [13-6-0,130] (32-7885) [4-1-0,42]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
HAMMIR HAMMIR
APOCALYPSE (385) APOCALYPSE (385)
(32-4475) [21-22-2,108] (32-4475) [21-22-2,108]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
DEATH BY DESIGN (264)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. DEATH BY DESIGN (264) 36
2. JAMAICAN SUPERHEROES (391) 32 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
3. SECRET SQUIRRELS (433) 13 Unchartered Team
4. DEVIL ADVOCATES (105) 10
5. HELL'S HEROES (68) 9 SMOKIN' CHICKEN (552)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*SMOKIN' CHICKEN (552) 9 3 0 75.0 1/ 3 DEATH BY DESIGN (264) 10 5 2
2/ 3 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105) 2214 1385 109 61.5 2/ 4 JAMAICAN SUPERHEROE (391) 7 5 0
3/ 2*BLACK MOON RISING (559) 15 10 0 60.0 3/ 1*BLACK MOON RISING (559) 7 8 0
4/ 5 JAMAICAN SUPERHEROE (391) 33 25 0 56.9 4/ 2 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105) 7 8 0
5/ 4 ANGELS OF PAIN (360) 742 566 54 56.7 5/ 7 SECRET SQUIRRELS (433) 6 9 1
6/ 6 GEMSTONE BEASTS (362) 49 46 1 51.6 6/ 5 APOCALYPSE (385) 6 9 0
7- 7*RYES OF THE ROBOTS (555) 3 3 0 50.0 7/ 6 HELL'S HEROES (68) 5 6 0
8/ 8 DEATH BY DESIGN (264) 480 502 36 48.9 8/ 9 THE VALKYRIES (548) 4 6 0
9/ 9 SECRET SQUIRRELS (433) 840 907 51 48.1 9/ 8 GEMSTONE BEASTS (362) 3 3 0
10/10 APOCALYPSE (385) 180 239 13 43.0 10/10 ANGELS OF PAIN (360) 2 1 0
11/11 THE VALKYRIES (548) 65 104 5 38.5 11/11*SMOKIN' CHICKEN (552) 2 1 0
12/12 HELL'S HEROES (68) 129 211 4 37.9 12/ 0*THE LONG YONDER (545) 1 0 0
13/ 0*THE LONG YONDER (545) 14 23 2 37.8 13-12*RYES OF THE ROBOTS (555) 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
ARVAT brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too. Later days, BLACK MOON RISING, since
DEATH BY DESIGN took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news. Gee, I'm
impressed, a 3-1-0 is nice, but don't get cocky, JAMAICAN SUPERHEROES, the Fates
teach humility, and the Fates are proud. Of course, we're all terribly impressed to
see SUSHI win a fight and gain 20 points, terribly. Tsk, tsk, ARI MANN beat DEFCON
ONE and DEFCON ONE lost 13 points. You're breakin' my heart. Looks like ARVAT has
some guts at least, HAMMIR the Duelmaster was this turn's most-challenged warrior.
BALAAM challenged ARVAT's Duelmaster for a shot at the throne. And if variety is the
spice of life, ARVAT may be getting bland, as HAMMIR stays top dog in the city. I'm
not in a very good mood today, but why am I telling you this? You want to know
what's new, don't you, ARVAT?
Well, let's take a look at some more misdeeds of you miserable sword-boys.
What's the big D? DEATH BY DESIGN was the most avoided team? Bunch of lily
livered... grumble... mumble... curse... And it looks like SECRET SQUIRRELS avoided
them the most this turn. What a pack of would be losers, if you ask me. Hmph. And
we have IRON TUSK in a TV challenge, going down 10 points for the fight. Guess what?
I thought IRON TUSK showed great skill and promise when he lost to RUMORS OF WAR.
All right, so I slept through it! Big deal!
Ah, now we come to my favorite part, where we see all the guys who are dead and
gone, and get to see if their team cared. Bye bye, warrior, bye bye... BATMON, a
glorious 6-7-0 fighter, has passed away. Gee, too bad JAMAICAN SUPERHEROES. And now
a passing thought on a warrior dying young (THE USURPER of BLACK MOON RISING): You
had your chance and now you're dead. Oh well... Nipped in the bud, you might say,
was MORTAL COIL of BLACK MOON RISING this turn. Course, I wouldn't say that, so much
as have a belly laugh. Heh heh. We're all going to die in the end, so why worry if
the fate catches up with you sooner that later?
What does the ARVAT arena have in common with the inns? It's just as
comfortable to sleep in either place. Ha ha ha ha! Just wait 'till next time I show
up here, I won't be so nice! So nyaaah! I see the crowds are getting restless, I
must leave now-- Snide Clemens
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HAMMIR 4475 21 22 2 108 APOCALYPSE (385)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SUPERMON 4573 13 6 0 130 JAMAICAN SUPERHEROES (391)
SPIDERMON 4577 10 4 0 106 JAMAICAN SUPERHEROES (391)
CHARDRAS 5003 14 3 0 96 GEMSTONE BEASTS (362)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MAT FISTAFLEAS 7853 8 3 0 90 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
GULLFOSS 7650 15 15 1 86 THE VALKYRIES (548)
WRATH 7792 9 3 0 83 ANGELS OF PAIN (360)
MATT FISTAFLES 7841 9 7 0 80 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
DAGON 7564 15 33 0 78 HELL'S HEROES (68)
BALAAM 7638 18 18 0 73 HELL'S HEROES (68)
ARI MANN 7894 6 1 0 73 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PICKLE PIE 7793 12 4 0 66 DEATH BY DESIGN (264)
PLAGUE 5153 8 26 3 61 APOCALYPSE (385)
SUSHI 7818 8 4 2 61 DEATH BY DESIGN (264)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DEFCON ONE 7228 7 10 0 53 APOCALYPSE (385)
STONE TEMPLE PILOT 7870 7 3 0 51 SECRET SQUIRRELS (433)
RUMORS OF WAR 7212 5 12 0 47 APOCALYPSE (385)
LEAKY SPOON 7819 7 5 2 44 DEATH BY DESIGN (264)
TOOTHY MAW 7885 4 1 0 42 BLACK MOON RISING (559)
-WHISTLE PIG 7799 3 2 0 42 RYES OF THE ROBOTS (555)
FAYE 7765 7 10 0 41 THE VALKYRIES (548)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
INDI 7779 5 11 1 35 THE VALKYRIES (548)
IRON TUSK 7887 4 1 0 34 BLACK MOON RISING (559)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MARTIAN MONHUNTER 7865 3 1 0 33 JAMAICAN SUPERHEROES (391)
HOBBITRIX O VIX 7614 5 4 1 29 THE LONG YONDER (545)
A.Z. ZELL 7867 6 6 1 28 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
SPACHCOCK 7726 3 1 0 28 SMOKIN' CHICKEN (552)
SNIPER KOALAFIED 7916 2 0 1 28 SECRET SQUIRRELS (433)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BIFF HOMMET 7890 4 4 0 23 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
MEAT CHURCH 7728 2 1 0 21 SMOKIN' CHICKEN (552)
SNAPPER 7878 4 6 1 20 DEATH BY DESIGN (264)
FURIOSA 7813 4 8 0 20 THE VALKYRIES (548)
ARYA 7839 5 4 0 19 THE VALKYRIES (548)
KOALLAFIED BADA$$ 7919 2 0 0 19 SECRET SQUIRRELS (433)
THE CONTINGENCY 7898 2 4 0 19 DEATH BY DESIGN (264)
NIJA 7915 2 0 0 11 HELL'S HEROES (68)
EMBERGLOW 7884 0 5 0 11 BLACK MOON RISING (559)
REAPER 7900 0 5 0 5 APOCALYPSE (385)
KOALAFIED SNITCH 7918 0 2 0 2 SECRET SQUIRRELS (433)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
MORTAL COIL 7886 4 1 0 BLACK MOON RISIN 559 SUSHI 7818 1019
THE USURPER 7883 3 2 0 BLACK MOON RISIN 559 SNIPER KOALAFIED 7916 1019
VESPERTI 7862 0 5 0 GEMSTONE BEASTS 362 A.Z. ZELL 7867 1015 NOT REVENGED
PWCCA 7553 17 25 2 HELL'S HEROES 68 HAMMIR 4475 1016
BATMON 4574 6 8 0 JAMAICAN SUPERHE 391 LEAKY SPOON 7819 1019
MOS KOALAFIED 7917 1 1 0 SECRET SQUIRRELS 433 STONE GOLEM 1019 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
DM/LP Mictian -- Congrats on the Great Escape and reveal in the DM column! -- Stik and
BMR
Otis -- (channeling Morgan Freeman) Thankyouverykindly....(tearing up) I've been
overwhelmed, honestly, by the outpouring of welcomes and well wishes in this
space...The flower arrangements and fruit baskets sent to the guildhouse,
chocolates...Whoever sent the stripper-gram, that was cool...the welcome-to-the-arena-
cavalcade rages on unabated! It's all just too much guys...you really know how to make
it feel like home here! ;) -- Stik, feelin' those warm fuzzies
Biff Hommet -- Lady luck is not on my side, it seems. The bitch. -- Ember Glow
The Contingency -- Got me that time. -- The Usurper
Leaky Spoon -- Swingin' last... -- Iron Tusk
Ben -- Squirrels, taste just like chicken, so I've heard. We've got our pick, them's
good eatin'. -- Stik
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
MOS KOALAFIED was barely slain by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
BALAAM was viciously subdued by HAMMIR in a 4 minute expert's Bloodfeud Title battle.
IRON TUSK lost to RUMORS OF WAR in a 2 minute Challenge brawl.
GULLFOSS was devastated by SPIDERMON in a exciting 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
TOOTHY MAW devastated MEAT CHURCH in a 1 minute uneven Challenge brawl.
BATMON was slain by LEAKY SPOON in a 1 minute Challenge struggle.
ARYA was overpowered by MARTIAN MONHUNTER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
SNIPER KOALAFIED easily killed THE USURPER in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
KOALAFIED SNITCH was outwaited by NIJA in a 8 minute gruesome novice's Challenge duel.
SUPERMON vanquished WRATH in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
CHARDRAS overcame MATT FISTAFLES in a 2 minute one-sided bout.
DAGON subdued PLAGUE in a 2 minute master's match.
MAT FISTAFLEAS overcame KUNG-FU MASTER in a 2 minute contest.
ARI MANN demolished DEFCON ONE in a 1 minute mismatched match.
STONE TEMPLE PILOT was savagely defeated by PICKLE PIE in a 9 minute conflict.
MORTAL COIL was slaughtered by SUSHI in a action packed 1 minute mismatched bout.
FAYE narrowly defeated A.Z. ZELL in a 3 minute brawl.
HOBBITRIX O VIX bested FURIOSA in a 3 minute brawl.
INDI savagely defeated BIFF HOMMET in a 2 minute brutal bout.
THE CONTINGENCY was beaten by SPACHCOCK in a 1 minute bout.
SNAPPER savagely defeated EMBERGLOW in a 2 minute bloody fight.
REAPER was bested by KOALLAFIED BADA$$ in a 1 minute novice's contest.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 9 LUNGING ATTACK 48 - 32 - 2 60 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 7 PARRY-LUNGE 10 - 7 - 1 59 |
|AIMED BLOW 6 STRIKING ATTACK 41 - 30 - 3 58 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 5 SLASHING ATTACK 25 - 21 - 2 54 |
|TOTAL PARRY 5 TOTAL PARRY 23 - 21 - 0 52 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 3 AIMED BLOW 19 - 30 - 0 39 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 WALL OF STEEL 8 - 13 - 0 38 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 BASHING ATTACK 8 - 16 - 0 33 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 4 - 0 0 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 6 - 0 0 |
Turn 1019 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 2 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 3 3 STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 6 - 3 TOTAL PARRY 2 - 3 3 LUNGING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW
STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE
AIMED BLOW 3 - 3 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 3 1 SLASHING ATTACK
1 BASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK SUPERMON 4573 13 6 0 130 JAMAICAN SUPERHEROES (391)
SLASHING ATTACK SPIDERMON 4577 10 4 0 106 JAMAICAN SUPERHEROES (391)
LUNGING ATTACK CHARDRAS 5003 14 3 0 96 GEMSTONE BEASTS (362)
AIMED BLOW MAT FISTAFLEAS 7853 8 3 0 90 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
TOTAL PARRY PICKLE PIE 7793 12 4 0 66 DEATH BY DESIGN (264)
WALL OF STEEL IRON TUSK 7887 4 1 0 34 BLACK MOON RISING (559)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is HAMMIR 4475. The most popular warrior this turn was
HAMMIR 4475. The ten other most popular fighters were A.Z. ZELL 7867, FURIOSA 7813,
MARTIAN MONHUNTER 7865, MATT FISTAFLES 7841, MAT FISTAFLEAS 7853, FAYE 7765, INDI
7779, SNAPPER 7878, MOS KOALAFIED 7917, and RUMORS OF WAR 7212.
The least popular fighter this week was STONE TEMPLE PILOT 7870. The other ten least
popular fighters were REAPER 7900, BIFF HOMMET 7890, DEFCON ONE 7228, KOALAFIED
SNITCH 7918, THE USURPER 7883, ARYA 7839, MEAT CHURCH 7728, EMBERGLOW 7884, THE
CONTINGENCY 7898, and MORTAL COIL 7886.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
HAMMIR (32-4475) APOCALYPSE (385)
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