DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 06/27/2025 Duedate: 07/10/2025
WILLAF ARENA
DM 16 TURN 1034
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
SANDY POINT
WORLD BLADES (614)
(16-6620) [12-8-0,119]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
SANDY POINT BLOODLETTER
WORLD BLADES (614) SAXON (712)
(16-6620) [12-8-0,119] (16-7272) [4-1-0,44]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
FINNY BONE ODYSSEY
PUNNY AMINALS (305) MENTOR-SHIPS3 (701)
(16-7148) [18-25-1,80] (16-7105) [10-4-0,93]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
SAXON (712)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. SAXON (712) 51
2. YAMABUSHI (432) 26 MENTOR-SHIPS3 (701)
3. PUNNY AMINALS (305) 15 Unchartered Team
4. WORLD BLADES (614) 14
5. MENTOR-SHIPS3 (701) 8 SAXON (712)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1*WRATHMEN 25-22 (714) 3 0 0 100. 1/ 2*SAXON (712) 8 7 1
2/ 2 MENTOR-SHIPS3 (701) 22 5 2 81.5 2/ 3 CADDYSHACK (596) 5 2 0
3- 3*SATANS RABBITS (710) 7 2 1 77.8 3/ 5 WORLD BLADES (614) 5 2 0
4- 6*FORCES OF EVIL (557) 13 7 0 65.0 4/ 4 MENTOR-SHIPS3 (701) 4 1 0
5/ 4 CADDYSHACK (596) 28 16 2 63.6 5/ 8 TRICKSTERS (704) 3 4 0
6- 7 FAR TRAVELERS (434) 161 111 9 59.2 6- 1 WINDS OF HOPE (703) 3 7 0
7/11*SAXON (712) 23 19 4 54.8 7- 7*WRATHMEN 25-22 (714) 2 0 0
8/ 8 TRICKSTERS (704) 70 59 1 54.3 8- 6*SATANS RABBITS (710) 2 0 0
9- 9 WINDS OF HOPE (703) 93 85 5 52.2 9/ 0 YAMABUSHI (432) 2 1 0
10/10 WORLD BLADES (614) 39 36 2 52.0 10/11 PUNNY AMINALS (305) 2 7 0
11/ 0 YAMABUSHI (432) 347 358 27 49.2 11-12 FAR TRAVELERS (434) 0 1 0
12/12 PUNNY AMINALS (305) 1125 1573 36 41.7 12-10 PORKCHOP EXPRESS (513) 0 1 0
13-13 PORKCHOP EXPRESS (513) 20 28 3 41.7 13-13*FORCES OF EVIL (557) 0 0 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
Hail and well met warriors of WILLAF! Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp Eyes,
Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari. Former top team WINDS OF HOPE was unseated
this week as SAXON moved up from 2nd ranking to take the top spot with a 4-1-1 record
for the round. Fortune did not smile upon WINDS OF HOPE this time out who this turn
suffered a fall into 6th position in the wake of a 0-0-0 round. Warriors--remember
that glory waits always around the corner! Witness how this week TRICKSTERS went
1-4-0 to move up 3 in the rankings. Did only my eyes note the 4-1-1 record which
SAXON managed to post this round? I don't doubt that such a record will draw
challengers! OSHUZAKI caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as he
skillfully bested JUDGE SMAILS and was awarded 21 points in recognition. In one of
the week's more notable duels, BAPTISM OF FIRE put down GRIPHOOK, causing him to lose
14 points of recognition in the process. Due to his absence and inability to defend
the throne, FREEDOM has lost the title of Duelmaster. The city has turned out in
honor of SANDY POINT, for with hers arena victory she may now lay claim to the
highest position in the city! Heed this! A seer has warned that if exactly 6 die in
duels this week, the whole city shall perish! Just remember...5 or 7!
Many and various are the arts of battle. In WILLAF "art" is a word that has
long since passed from the language! My inside sources tell me that the team to beat
in WILLAF these days is WINDS OF HOPE. At least, most blades in town are looking to
avoid them. If you didn't look down dark alleys you'd have been hard pressed to find
any of TRICKSTERS last week. Busy avoiding WINDS OF HOPE? Loose talk at the arena
has reached my ears and it but confirms the knowledge that many fighters are after
MIO MI. Watch your back!
Is not Death a warrior's foremost adviser? Warriors, may this counselor stand
ready at your right hand forever! Fate is a fickle mistress. She showers the
miserable with fortune but sets enemies against the victorious. Remember this!
If it were not for my skills as a spy I would have been mugged three times
already in WILLAF. Nice atmosphere you have here! Ahh, but I can hear the spires of
a far off city calling to me. I must away! Till next we meet remember: a fool
flies into a rage quickly and often. The wise are angered by the same thing only
once. Zontani Sharp Eyes
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SANDY POINT 6620 12 8 0 119 WORLD BLADES (614)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-FREEDOM 7104 12 1 2 110 MENTOR-SHIPS3 (701)
PALMER GREEN 6867 17 40 1 100 PUNNY AMINALS (305)
ODYSSEY 7105 10 4 0 93 MENTOR-SHIPS3 (701)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BUCCA-BOO 7127 16 8 0 88 TRICKSTERS (704)
-WATERSHIP DOWN 7201 7 2 1 86 SATANS RABBITS (710)
AWD GOGGIE 7128 17 11 0 84 TRICKSTERS (704)
FINNY BONE 7148 18 25 1 80 PUNNY AMINALS (305)
-POWERWIND 7215 10 9 1 74 WINDS OF HOPE (703)
-BROKENWIND 7199 10 7 0 70 WINDS OF HOPE (703)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-LOU LOOMIS 5760 8 4 0 66 CADDYSHACK (596)
OSHUZAKI 7179 5 3 0 62 YAMABUSHI (432)
DR BEEPER 5762 6 3 1 60 CADDYSHACK (596)
TUNGA THE ODD 7133 11 15 0 59 TRICKSTERS (704)
JUDGE SMAILS 5761 11 5 0 58 CADDYSHACK (596)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MIO MI 7149 6 37 0 55 PUNNY AMINALS (305)
-CLINT NICHOLSON 6941 5 5 2 55 PORKCHOP EXPRESS (513)
-MEPHISKAPHELES 5361 4 1 0 46 FORCES OF EVIL (557)
-THIMBLEWIND 7217 8 10 0 44 WINDS OF HOPE (703)
BLOODLETTER 7272 4 1 0 44 SAXON (712)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-HOWIE HOWITZER 7258 3 0 0 34 WRATHMEN 25-22 (714)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-ASPEN 7111 3 1 0 33 WORLD BLADES (614)
MIDAS TOUCH 7236 5 4 1 32 SAXON (712)
BAPTISM OF FIRE 7235 5 4 0 31 SAXON (712)
CALL TO ARMS 7255 4 2 1 26 SAXON (712)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KOWAIBA 7178 4 4 0 21 YAMABUSHI (432)
BROKEN HEROES 7232 4 5 2 19 SAXON (712)
-HUNTERWIND 7242 1 3 0 12 WINDS OF HOPE (703)
SOSHIDA 7109 2 4 1 11 YAMABUSHI (432)
GRIPHOOK 7246 2 2 0 10 TRICKSTERS (704)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
CONVICTED THIEF 0 0 0 CALL TO ARMS 7255 1034 NONE
NIGHT ELF 7253 1 2 0 TRICKSTERS 704 DARK CHAMPION 1034 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
NIGHT ELF was dealt death by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
AWD GOGGIE was bested by PALMER GREEN in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge duel.
TUNGA THE ODD viciously subdued MIO MI in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge match.
BUCCA-BOO was devastated by SANDY POINT in a 1 minute one-sided Title contest.
FINNY BONE defeated DR BEEPER in a crowd pleasing 2 minute mismatched match.
ODYSSEY viciously subdued KHALHUMS DWARF in a exciting 2 minute bloody master's fight.
JUDGE SMAILS was outwaited by OSHUZAKI in a 7 minute gruesome fight.
GRIPHOOK was vanquished by BAPTISM OF FIRE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
BLOODLETTER won victory over DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute fight.
SOSHIDA was overpowered by MIDAS TOUCH in a popular 1 minute uneven match.
KOWAIBA defeated BROKEN HEROES in a exciting 1 minute match.
CALL TO ARMS butchered CONVICTED THIEF in a 2 minute mismatched conflict.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK 4 PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 0 - 0 100 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 SLASHING ATTACK 11 - 5 - 0 69 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 24 - 14 - 1 63 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 TOTAL PARRY 6 - 4 - 0 60 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 PARRY-STRIKE 6 - 4 - 0 60 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 AIMED BLOW 15 - 16 - 0 48 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 BASHING ATTACK 23 - 25 - 2 48 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 12 - 14 - 1 46 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 - 5 - 1 44 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 STRIKING ATTACK 21 - 31 - 5 40 |
Turn 1034 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 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 1 - 2 4 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 3 3 AIMED BLOW
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 WALL OF STEEL
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 2 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK SANDY POINT 6620 12 8 0 119 WORLD BLADES (614)
AIMED BLOW BUCCA-BOO 7127 16 8 0 88 TRICKSTERS (704)
PARRY-STRIKE OSHUZAKI 7179 5 3 0 62 YAMABUSHI (432)
STRIKING ATTACK DR BEEPER 5762 6 3 1 60 CADDYSHACK (596)
TOTAL PARRY JUDGE SMAILS 5761 11 5 0 58 CADDYSHACK (596)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is FINNY BONE 7148. The most popular warrior this turn
was ODYSSEY 7105. The ten other most popular fighters were DR BEEPER 5762, FINNY
BONE 7148, OSHUZAKI 7179, PALMER GREEN 6867, TUNGA THE ODD 7133, BLOODLETTER 7272,
MIDAS TOUCH 7236, BROKEN HEROES 7232, SANDY POINT 6620, and KOWAIBA 7178.
The least popular fighter this week was JUDGE SMAILS 5761. The other ten least
popular fighters were CALL TO ARMS 7255, GRIPHOOK 7246, BUCCA-BOO 7127, SOSHIDA 7109,
BAPTISM OF FIRE 7235, MIO MI 7149, AWD GOGGIE 7128, NIGHT ELF 7253, KOWAIBA 7178, and
SANDY POINT 6620.
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!