DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 08/10/2026    Duedate: 08/22/2026

MORDANT ARENA

DM 1    TURN 1070

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

FREIGHT TRAIN
THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)
(1-10533) [19-3-1,118]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

FREIGHT TRAIN                  BILL PONDEROSA
THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)        SUNNY (736)
(1-10533) [19-3-1,118]         (1-10468) [6-3-0,62]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

PINPRICK                       BETTY DAVIS EYES
HOT RODS (297)                 EMU'S SPAWN (728)
(1-10341) [25-19-1,95]         (1-10596) [5-6-2,26]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BLACK ARMADA (236)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BLACK ARMADA (236)            40 
2. ENTERPRISE (345)              37    1792 (735)
3. ROMAN EMPIRE (531)            23    Unchartered Team
4. OF WOLF & TP (730)            22 
5. BLACK PANTHEON (299)          22    SUNNY (736)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 ARMY OF ONE (732)         65  30  3 68.4   1/ 4 BLACK ARMADA (236)       10  5 0
 2/ 2 1792 (735)                47  26  5 64.4   2/ 8 BLACK JUNTA (295)         9  0 1
 3/ 6 BLACK JUNTA (295)        130  83  5 61.0   3/10 BLACK MONASTARY (243)     7  3 1
 4/ 3 FANTASIA (272)           178 115  7 60.8   4/ 6 THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)   7  4 0
 5/ 5 BLACK MONASTARY (243)    239 157 16 60.4   5/ 3 HOT RODS (297)            7  4 0
 6/ 4 BLACK OUTPOST (252)      144  95  5 60.3   6/ 5 1792 (735)                6  0 1
 7/ 7 THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)  153 106 11 59.1   7/11 BLACK PANTHEON (299)      6  3 0
 8/ 8 HOT RODS (297)           288 202 14 58.8   8/ 1 CARE LESS BEARS (267)     6  5 0
 9/ 9 BLACK PANTHEON (299)     190 137 10 58.1   9/ 2 CHAOS KIDS (726)          6  5 0
10/10 CARE LESS BEARS (267)    836 643 43 56.5  10/13 BLACK OUTPOST (252)       4  4 0
11/11 BLACK ARMADA (236)       164 139 10 54.1  11/ 9 FREAK BROTHERS (120)      4 11 0
12/16*SUNNY (736)                6   6  0 50.0  12/12*SUNNY (736)               3  0 0
13-13 THE QUIET DOCTRINE (741)  11  12  0 47.8  13/14 ENTERPRISE (345)          3  3 0
14/14 ROMAN EMPIRE (531)       345 384 24 47.3  14/16 FANTASIA (272)            3  7 0
15/15 CHAOS KIDS (726)         102 121  8 45.7  15-15 ARMY OF ONE (732)         2  0 0
16/17 FREAK BROTHERS (120)     100 129  9 43.7  16/20 ROMAN EMPIRE (531)        2  0 0
17/18 ENTERPRISE (345)          85 120  4 41.5  17/ 7 EMU'S SPAWN (728)         2 10 0
18/19 EMU'S SPAWN (728)         57  87  5 39.6  18-17 THE QUIET DOCTRINE (741)  1  1 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19/20 LEGIONARII (727)          78 124  0 38.6  19/18 LEGIONARII (727)          1  2 0
20/ 0 OF WOLF & TP (730)        14  27  0 34.1  20/ 0 OF WOLF & TP (730)        1  2 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                      SPY REPORT

     Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day, 
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again!  CARE LESS BEARS?  Who?  BLACK ARMADA is the 
top team these days, buddies!  What's a move up by 7 you ask?  (alright, maybe you 
didn't ask)  Cause for celebration, according to BLACK MONASTARY.  Say what you will 
about blind luck and dirty fighting, but BLACK JUNTA will tell you 130-83-5 is 
nothing to laugh at...  Practice pays for TUVOK, who pummelled CAIRON, to pocket 21 
points.  A certain someone should cut down on the drinking and practice more, after 
losing 18 points to TIEN-SHU OF GENRAI.  (Discrete enough, BLACK SACRISTY?) Well, 
Duelmaster FULL PROOF Dark Arena Challenged DARK ARENA's UNDEAD WARRIOR.  Is a 15-1-1 
good enough?  UNDEAD WARRIOR found out that MORDANT isn't a democracy.  You've gotta 
be the best to be Duelmaster here!  Word has it one team in MORDANT 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 the noble eagle soaring amongst the 
mountaintops, so stand the warriors of BLACK MONASTARY, alone and unchallenged.  As a 
woman of good breeding scorns the "warriors" of ENTERPRISE, so did that sorry team 
shy from BLACK MONASTARY If challenges were horses, EROS could open up a fast food 
joint!  Willing to win at any cost is FREDDIE'S CAT, who challenged EROS, 9 points 
junior.  Our sympathies, EROS!  I thought FREDDIE'S CAT showed great skill and 
promise when she was subdued by EROS.  All right, so I slept through it!  Big deal!   
     Is there life after death?  Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after 
life!  Those who owe FULL PROOF of 1792 money and had written it off, take note:  
it'S BACK FROM THE DARK ARENA!!!  AND it'S MAD!!!  Questions are being raised about 
the disposing of severed body parts in the arena.  A certain tavern in MORDANT would 
I avoid!   
     All good things must come to an end.  Keep those sands bloody and the buzzards 
fat!  Like a mixed metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid MORDANT farewell-- 
Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FREIGHT TRAIN 10533          19   3  1 118         THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)   

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PORT FINISH 10501            14  11  1 115         1792 (735)                
 OLD IRONSIDE 10238           21  36  1 102         BLACK ARMADA (236)        
 DEEPFIRE 10180               19   8  1 102         BLACK JUNTA (295)         
 SEIUS GLABRIO 7978           18  19  2 102         ROMAN EMPIRE (531)        
 EDGEDANCER 10516             17   5  0  99         BLACK JUNTA (295)         
 THE BIG EASY 10529           13   7  0  98         BLACK ARMADA (236)        
 PINPRICK 10341               25  19  1  95         HOT RODS (297)            
 ONE-EYED 10500               19  10  3  92         HOT RODS (297)            

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SPYWARE BEAR 10445            8   3  0  89         CARE LESS BEARS (267)     
 EROS 10534                   13   9  0  88         BLACK PANTHEON (299)      
 CRONUS 10524                 18   6  0  82         BLACK PANTHEON (299)      
 BOOMER BEAR 10456             8   2  0  82         CARE LESS BEARS (267)     
 BLACK SACRISTY 10401         15  15  1  80         BLACK MONASTARY (243)     
 BROCCOLI BEAR 6153           10   1  0  79         CARE LESS BEARS (267)     
 BANGIN' MONK 10454           17  13  0  69         BLACK MONASTARY (243)     
 BURNEY 10543                 12   2  0  69         BLACK JUNTA (295)         
 FREDDIE'S CAT 10545           9   8  1  67         FREAK BROTHERS (120)      

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HOLD-MY-BEER BEAR 10506       7   2  2  64         CARE LESS BEARS (267)     
 OBSIDIAN MONK 10431          17   8  0  63         BLACK MONASTARY (243)     

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BILL PONDEROSA 10468          6   3  0  62         SUNNY (736)               
 TEMPERANCE 10549              7  11  1  59         CHAOS KIDS (726)          

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NAUTICAL MILE 10602           7   2  0  52         BLACK ARMADA (236)        
 THE SENTRY 10526             13  10  0  51         BLACK OUTPOST (252)       
 THE CAT BOX 10553             7   8  1  48         FREAK BROTHERS (120)      
 TUVOK 10563                   3   0  0  48         ENTERPRISE (345)          
 SLOP CHEF 10609               7   2  0  45         BLACK OUTPOST (252)       
 MARCUS MARTULUS 10537         6  16  0  41         LEGIONARII (727)          
 NIGHT HOB 10604               6   1  0  41         FANTASIA (272)            
 LONGSPEAR 10633               4   1  0  40         HOT RODS (297)            
 CHARON 10644                  3   0  0  38         BLACK PANTHEON (299)      
 BULKHEAD 10601                6   3  1  37         BLACK ARMADA (236)        
 SEXY CHERUB 10556            11   3  0  36         BLACK MONASTARY (243)     
 BATH TUG 10608                5   1  0  36         BLACK ARMADA (236)        
 GEORGE 10599                  4   5  0  35         CHAOS KIDS (726)          
-LIUHE BAFA 10565              6   7  0  34         THE QUIET DOCTRINE (741)  

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GRANTABIO 10635               3   0  1  29         BLACK JUNTA (295)         
 CAIRON 10546                  8   3  0  27         FANTASIA (272)            
 BETTY DAVIS EYES 10596        5   6  2  26         EMU'S SPAWN (728)         
 PIPSQUEAK 10610               4   4  0  26         FREAK BROTHERS (120)      
 DIK-DIK 10573                 2   0  0  25         HOT RODS (297)            
 CEMETARY RITES 10632          2   1  2  24         BLACK MONASTARY (243)     
 LA'AN NOONIEN-SINGH 10552     2  13  0  24         ENTERPRISE (345)          

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHAME 10621                   3   3  0  23         CHAOS KIDS (726)          
 ASHEN REAVER 10618            4   3  0  22         THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)   
 TEENY WEENY 10605             4   3  0  21         FANTASIA (272)            
 GORN CRUSH 10548              3  12  0  21         ENTERPRISE (345)          
 MOONSHINE TEARS 10594         4   7  1  20         EMU'S SPAWN (728)         
 BOOTHBY 10641                 1   0  0  15         ENTERPRISE (345)          
 PISARIA VOCULA 10648          1   0  0  14         ROMAN EMPIRE (531)        
 GUINAN 10589                  1   7  0  10         ENTERPRISE (345)          
 TEPAUW 10580                  1   0  0  10         OF WOLF & TP (730)        
 ARROGANCE 10629               1   0  0  10         CHAOS KIDS (726)          
 PYORNKRACHZARK 10616          2   3  0   9         FANTASIA (272)            
-CELESTIAL VOID 10630          1   0  0   9         BLACK JUNTA (295)         
 LAYIN' TRAX 10590             1   1  0   8         THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)   
 DREWID 10593                  0   1  0   7         OF WOLF & TP (730)        
 DEALER MCDOPE 10651           0   3  0   3         FREAK BROTHERS (120)      
 ACEDIA 10655                  0   1  0   1         CHAOS KIDS (726)          

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DARK POSTER 2 10656     0  1 0 BLACK OUTPOST 252    THE AMAZON            1070 NONE
DAME 10663              0  1 0 EMU'S SPAWN 728      MOUNTAIN TROLL        1070 NONE
DAME2 10664             0  1 0 EMU'S SPAWN 728      SPYMASTER             1070 NONE
DAME3 10665             0  1 0 EMU'S SPAWN 728      THE AMAZON            1070 NONE
DARK FANTASY 1 10657    0  1 0 FANTASIA 272         STONE GOLEM           1070 NONE
PHAT BLUNT 10643        1  3 0 FREAK BROTHERS 120   MOUNTAIN TROLL        1070 NONE
PHINEAS PHREAK 10531    8  8 0 FREAK BROTHERS 120   HOLD-MY-BEER BE 10506 1067 REVENGED
BIG BAD 10587           0  1 0 OF WOLF & TP 730     THE AMAZON            1070 NONE
AEMILIUS 8980           3  5 0 ROMAN EMPIRE 531     HOLD-MY-BEER BE 10506 1066 NOT REVENGED
FIRE-STOKER 10634       2  3 0 THE BLACK EXPRES 241 MOUNTAIN TROLL        1070 NONE
HIGHBALL 10582          4  3 2 THE BLACK EXPRES 241 BETTY DAVIS EYE 10596 1066 NOT REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

FULL PROOF viciously butchered UNDEAD WARRIOR in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
PHAT BLUNT was murdered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 3 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
FIRE-STOKER was savagely slain by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena duel.
BIG BAD was butchered by THE AMAZON in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DAME3 was assassinated by THE AMAZON in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena match.
DAME2 was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
DARK FANTASY 1 was luckily killed by  STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute Dark Arena struggle.
DAME was butchered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute gory Dark Arena competition.
DARK POSTER 2 was easily killed by THE AMAZON in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
FREDDIE'S CAT was vanquished by EROS in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
GEORGE narrowly defeated BETTY DAVIS EYES in a action packed 3 minute Challenge duel.
DEALER MCDOPE was overpowered by DIK-DIK in a 1 minute uneven Challenge match.
SPYWARE BEAR was beaten by SEIUS GLABRIO in a 2 minute veteran's fight.
BLACK SACRISTY was savagely defeated by TIEN-SHU OF GENRAI in a 2 minute competition.
PINPRICK was demolished by PORT FINISH in a popular 1 minute mismatched match.
OLD IRONSIDE viciously subdued CHARK FORKBEARD in a 3 minute veteran's conflict.
DEEPFIRE devastated TIEN-SHU OF GENRAI in a 1 minute uneven duel.
EDGEDANCER overpowered RAFFI THE GARROTE in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
FREIGHT TRAIN overpowered MAD MANNEQUIN in a 1 minute one-sided Title match.
THE BIG EASY overpowered TIEN-SHU OF GENRAI in a 1 minute one-sided match.
ONE-EYED bested TIEN-SHU OF GENRAI in a 1 minute contest.
BROCCOLI BEAR overpowered TEMPERANCE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
BOOMER BEAR demolished TIEN-SHU OF GENRAI in a 2 minute uneven bout.
CRONUS slimly lost to CHARK FORKBEARD in a popular 3 minute brutal master's fray.
BANGIN' MONK overpowered THE CAT BOX in a 1 minute uneven fight.
OBSIDIAN MONK beat MARCUS MARTULUS in a 2 minute gory expert's fight.
BURNEY overpowered LIEUTENANT WOREL in a 1 minute brutal uneven match.
THE SENTRY lost to BILL PONDEROSA in a 2 minute fray.
LONGSPEAR savagely defeated LA'AN NOONIEN-SINGH in a 2 minute fray.
CAIRON was overpowered by TUVOK in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
SLOP CHEF vanquished CAERAN SLAVE in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
NAUTICAL MILE overpowered BLACK DEVIN in a 1 minute one-sided match.
CEMETARY RITES was luckily beaten by LIEUTENANT WOREL in a 1 minute brutal bout.
CHARON overpowered MIME WORSHIPPER in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
BATH TUG devastated GORN CRUSH in a 1 minute bloody one-sided duel.
BULKHEAD demolished GUINAN in a 1 minute mismatched match.
SEXY CHERUB luckily beat SHAME in a 3 minute fray.
NIGHT HOB overpowered CAERAN SLAVE in a 2 minute one-sided match.
TEENY WEENY was handily defeated by BLACK DEVIN in a popular 1 minute uneven match.
MOONSHINE TEARS slimly lost to PIPSQUEAK in a crowd pleasing 3 minute brutal bout.
ASHEN REAVER overcame GESHI SCRIVENER in a 1 minute duel.
GRANTABIO overpowered SLEN SNOTNOSE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
PYORNKRACHZARK was vanquished by BOOTHBY in a exciting 1 minute mismatched duel.
LAYIN' TRAX was viciously subdued by PISARIA VOCULA in a 3 minute amateur's duel.
ARROGANCE overpowered DREWID in a 1 minute uneven competition.
TEPAUW handily defeated ACEDIA in a 3 minute one-sided match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  16         PARRY-LUNGE       17 -   6 -  0      74  |
|BASHING ATTACK                  10         LUNGING ATTACK    86 -  50 -  5      63  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  8         SLASHING ATTACK   55 -  33 -  7      63  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      6         WALL OF STEEL     22 -  14 -  0      61  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  6         AIMED BLOW        30 -  23 -  1      57  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         STRIKING ATTACK   45 -  37 -  4      55  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         TOTAL PARRY       24 -  22 -  3      52  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    4         PARRY-RIPOSTE     15 -  18 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     4         BASHING ATTACK    29 -  36 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  15 -  0       6  |

Turn 1070 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:

AIMED BLOW         3 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     4 -  6         5  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK    12 -  4     STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  4         3  STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  3         2  SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE        2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  4         1  BASHING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    4 -  4     
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  3     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  FREIGHT TRAIN 10533        19   3  1  118 THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)
LUNGING ATTACK   PORT FINISH 10501          14  11  1  115 1792 (735)
SLASHING ATTACK  EDGEDANCER 10516           17   5  0   99 BLACK JUNTA (295)
TOTAL PARRY      BOOMER BEAR 10456           8   2  0   82 CARE LESS BEARS (267)
BASHING ATTACK   BANGIN' MONK 10454         17  13  0   69 BLACK MONASTARY (243)
WALL OF STEEL    BURNEY 10543               12   2  0   69 BLACK JUNTA (295)
AIMED BLOW       OBSIDIAN MONK 10431        17   8  0   63 BLACK MONASTARY (243)
PARRY-LUNGE      NAUTICAL MILE 10602         7   2  0   52 BLACK ARMADA (236)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is PINPRICK 10341.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was BETTY DAVIS EYES 10596.  The ten other most popular fighters were OLD IRONSIDE 
10238, MOONSHINE TEARS 10594, CRONUS 10524, PISARIA VOCULA 10648, OBSIDIAN MONK 
10431, LONGSPEAR 10633, SHAME 10621, DARK FANTASY 1 10657, GEORGE 10599, and SEIUS 
GLABRIO 7978.

The least popular fighter this week was DREWID 10593.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were CAIRON 10546, LA'AN NOONIEN-SINGH 10552, THE CAT BOX 10553, TEMPERANCE 
10549, DARK POSTER 2 10656, DAME2 10664, DAME3 10665, BIG BAD 10587, ARROGANCE 10629, 
and LAYIN' TRAX 10590.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

FREIGHT TRAIN (1-10533) THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)
PINPRICK (1-10341) HOT RODS (297)

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

FULL PROOF (1-10447) 1792 (735)

                                   BLOODGAMES 2026

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 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 24 
                                 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!

                             * * * * *   MEMO  * * * * *

From:       The Office of Accurate Census Reporting, Gladiatorial Commission
To:         All Managers

In the interest of preserving our natural resources and preventing managerial writer's 
cramp, the census form has been eliminated, effective immediately.  Managers may 
register their warriors' races and/or favorite sayings by simply writing them on a 
separate piece of paper and submitting them to the Commission.  Each warrior may have 
up to 15 favorite sayings.  Each saying must be categorized Jeer, Gloat, Boredom, Ouch, 
Victory and may be up to 70 characters long.  For any questions, please contact the 
Gladiatorial Commission.