DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 06/30/2025 Duedate: 07/12/2025
LYRATILAN ARENA
DM 25 TURN 1021
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
DORI KAAB
WORKING GIRLS (193)
(25-6650) [17-16-4,130]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
DORI KAAB DYVIM TVAR
WORKING GIRLS (193) MELNIBONE (600)
(25-6650) [17-16-4,130] (25-6785) [2-0-0,23]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
DORI KAAB DORI KAAB
WORKING GIRLS (193) WORKING GIRLS (193)
(25-6650) [17-16-4,130] (25-6650) [17-16-4,130]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
WINDS OF WAR (583)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. MELNIBONE (600) 60
2. WINDS OF WAR (583) 16 WINDS OF WAR (583)
3. FIGHT THE POWER (184) 13 Unchartered Team
4. PHOENIX GUARD (598) 8
5. THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464) 8 MELNIBONE (600)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 2 WRATHMEN 24-1 (590) 14 3 0 82.4 1/ 2 WINDS OF WAR (583) 7 3 0
2/ 4 WINDS OF WAR (583) 152 57 3 72.7 2/ 7*MELNIBONE (600) 7 5 0
3/13*MELNIBONE (600) 7 5 0 58.3 3/ 1 PHOENIX GUARD (598) 6 7 0
4/ 7 PHOENIX GUARD (598) 26 24 2 52.0 4/ 3 WORKING GIRLS (193) 5 7 2
5- 8 LIBATIONS 2 (592) 20 20 0 50.0 5/ 9 FIGHT THE POWER (184) 3 0 0
6/ 9 THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464) 964 1097 29 46.8 6/ 6*GONE COUNTRY (453) 3 6 1
7/11 FIGHT THE POWER (184) 10 12 1 45.5 7/ 5 THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464) 3 6 0
8/10 WORKING GIRLS (193) 179 233 15 43.4 8-10 WRATHMEN 24-1 (590) 2 0 0
9/12 NEON GRATITUDE (593) 26 36 2 41.9 9- 4 LIBATIONS 2 (592) 2 1 0
10/ 3*GONE COUNTRY (453) 3 6 1 33.3 10/ 8 NEON GRATITUDE (593) 2 7 1
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
Busy, busy, busy, lots of things happening in LYRATILAN this turn, and let's
start with a look at some of the teams. It seems the training can make the
difference, as PHOENIX GUARD is pushed out of top team by WINDS OF WAR, who came from
2nd with a 2-2-0 this turn. Now keep the taverns open late tonight, for there are
sorrows to drown for LIBATIONS 2, whose 0-0-0 this turn dropped them by 5 into 9th.
MELNIBONE stable has parlayed this turn's 4-0-0 into a 5 space move up the rankings.
This brings them up to 2nd place. Good work, guys! And let's see, MOCKINGBIRD
fought BYRON and gained 20 points and contributed to PHOENIX GUARD's 2-1-0. VULTURE
has lost to ARIOCH, falling 15 points, while helping make PHOENIX GUARD a 2-1-0 turn.
Defending hers title for another turn, DORI KAAB kept LYRATILAN's warrior, NOBLE
ASSASSIN, from claiming the throne. Tell me, is nothing sacred? I have heard from
unimpeachable sources that The Mourngrym Inn and Tavern uses trolls in their stew.
Talk about gristle!
He who challenges well, fights well. He who avoids without cause, shall lose
for good reasons. My mama told me that one. I also notice that the WORKING GIRLS
stable was the most avoided team this turn. Come on LYRATILAN, what are you afraid
of? And avoiding WORKING GIRLS more than any other team we find WINDS OF WAR.
LYRATILAN, are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing? Well, sports fans,
take notice that WASHINGTON VERN from THE MIDDLE WAY 4 was LYRATILAN's most
challenged warrior this turn. In a brave attempt, WARREN from WINDS OF WAR
challenged up 21 points to fight PETRO STICK from the THE MIDDLE WAY 4 stable.
WARREN perhaps got his just desserts, seeing as he was beat by PETRO STICK and ended
up with 63 recognition points.
A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once. Wise men know this to
be true. A farewell moment, if you please, JAZZ of WORKING GIRLS has been sent to
the Dark Arena, and was carried out on hers shield. WORKING GIRLS made what looks to
be a tough decision this turn, as they sent GYPSY ROSE, with a record of 5-6-0, to
GYPSY ROSE death. Farewell, hers. I wish to point out for LOST ALDERAAN that there
is but a single turn before WORKING GIRLS and their warrior, DORI KAAB, will get away
with killing SHARULIAN. We'd like to remind certain teams not to rob the graves of
their enemies. You know who you are; and it's considered rude.
Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe. Dare
to fight bravely. It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet again, keep your
swords sharp and your hammers heavy. Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to
paper-- Alarond the Scribe
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DORI KAAB 6650 17 16 4 130 WORKING GIRLS (193)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SUZE 6669 9 2 0 115 LIBATIONS 2 (592)
BIG BLUE MARBLE 1702 8 4 0 104 FIGHT THE POWER (184)
WASHINGTON VERN 6397 21 35 0 98 THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)
PETRO STICK 6682 14 14 1 95 THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MOCKINGBIRD 6743 4 5 0 66 PHOENIX GUARD (598)
-MADELINE 6691 9 4 0 64 WINDS OF WAR (583)
WARREN 6603 8 7 0 63 WINDS OF WAR (583)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BYRON 6674 16 6 0 54 WINDS OF WAR (583)
SUSAN MURPHY 6704 8 10 1 49 WORKING GIRLS (193)
-AETHER FLOW 6675 6 7 1 49 NEON GRATITUDE (593)
PAUL STOCK 6680 7 22 0 43 THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)
HEN 6742 8 3 0 42 PHOENIX GUARD (598)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NATALIE 6760 3 1 0 31 WINDS OF WAR (583)
DANKE 6732 5 6 0 29 NEON GRATITUDE (593)
-PEDIALYTE 6668 7 4 0 25 LIBATIONS 2 (592)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DYVIM TVAR 6785 2 0 0 23 MELNIBONE (600)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ARIOCH 6770 2 1 0 22 MELNIBONE (600)
AARON 6782 1 0 0 20 WINDS OF WAR (583)
YISHANA 6788 1 0 0 20 MELNIBONE (600)
STORMBRINGER 6771 2 1 0 16 MELNIBONE (600)
REBA 4885 1 1 0 11 GONE COUNTRY (453)
VULTURE 6781 3 1 0 10 PHOENIX GUARD (598)
GEORGE STRAIT 4888 1 1 1 9 GONE COUNTRY (453)
RANDY TRAVIS 4887 1 1 0 8 GONE COUNTRY (453)
ALAN JACKSON 4886 0 2 0 6 GONE COUNTRY (453)
-DZIEKUJE 6779 0 3 0 3 NEON GRATITUDE (593)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
NOBLE ASSASSIN 0 0 0 DORI KAAB 6650 1021 NONE
WALLEN 6787 0 1 0 GONE COUNTRY 453 ROWAN ORC 1021 NONE
IPA 6723 2 1 0 LIBATIONS 2 592 AETHER FLOW 6675 1019
SHARULIAN 6672 7 3 0 LOST ALDERAAN 587 DORI KAAB 6650 1018
GHOST SHARK 6678 9 4 0 NEON GRATITUDE 593 DORI KAAB 6650 1020
DOH DOH 6763 1 3 0 PHOENIX GUARD 598 GEORGE STRAIT 4888 1020
GYPSY ROSE 6730 5 7 0 WORKING GIRLS 193 ARENAMASTER JYO 1021 NONE
JAZZ 4650 17 19 0 WORKING GIRLS 193 TOMBSTONE 1021 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Now it's Iran. Why is everybody picking on me? (Everly Brothers Bird Dog) Can't we
just read books? Read Winds Of War and War And Remembrance by Wouk. -- The Winds Of
War Gang
Dziekuje, thanks. -- Natalie
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
JAZZ was dealt death by TOMBSTONE in a crowd pleasing 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
GYPSY ROSE was murdered by ARENAMASTER JYO in a 2 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
WALLEN was assassinated by ROWAN ORC in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena duel.
BIG BLUE MARBLE devastated WASHINGTON VERN in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
WARREN was demolished by PETRO STICK in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge competition.
ARIOCH unbelievably bested VULTURE in a 1 minute amateur's Challenge fight.
DYVIM TVAR savagely defeated REBA in a 2 minute gory amateur's Challenge brawl.
STORMBRINGER handily defeated ALAN JACKSON in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
DORI KAAB viciously butchered NOBLE ASSASSIN in a 2 minute one-sided Title duel.
BYRON was savagely defeated by MOCKINGBIRD in a tiresome 16 minute gruesome fight.
HEN beat DANKE in a 5 minute fight.
PAUL STOCK was subdued by SUSAN MURPHY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute master's match.
GEORGE STRAIT was devastated by YISHANA in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
RANDY TRAVIS was devastated by AARON in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
NATALIE handily defeated TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 6 PARRY-STRIKE 4 - 2 - 0 67 |
|BASHING ATTACK 5 PARRY-RIPOSTE 14 - 8 - 0 64 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 3 STRIKING ATTACK 20 - 13 - 1 61 |
|TOTAL PARRY 3 TOTAL PARRY 22 - 15 - 0 59 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 AIMED BLOW 8 - 6 - 0 57 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 BASHING ATTACK 20 - 16 - 3 56 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 PARRY-LUNGE 10 - 10 - 0 50 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 SLASHING ATTACK 22 - 26 - 2 46 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 LUNGING ATTACK 22 - 33 - 3 40 |
|AIMED BLOW 0 WALL OF STEEL 5 - 18 - 1 22 |
Turn 1021 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-RIPOSTE 2 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 2 - 3 3 BASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 2 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 2 2 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 2 1 AIMED BLOW
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 1 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 1 PARRY-STRIKE
SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK
1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
1 TOTAL PARRY
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
BASHING ATTACK DORI KAAB 6650 17 16 4 130 WORKING GIRLS (193)
PARRY-STRIKE BIG BLUE MARBLE 1702 8 4 0 104 FIGHT THE POWER (184)
TOTAL PARRY BYRON 6674 16 6 0 54 WINDS OF WAR (583)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is DORI KAAB 6650. The most popular warrior this turn
was DORI KAAB 6650. The ten other most popular fighters were DYVIM TVAR 6785, DANKE
6732, SUSAN MURPHY 6704, STORMBRINGER 6771, HEN 6742, AARON 6782, NATALIE 6760, BIG
BLUE MARBLE 1702, PETRO STICK 6682, and VULTURE 6781.
The least popular fighter this week was BYRON 6674. The other ten least popular
fighters were MOCKINGBIRD 6743, RANDY TRAVIS 4887, GEORGE STRAIT 4888, PAUL STOCK
6680, ALAN JACKSON 4886, WARREN 6603, WASHINGTON VERN 6397, WALLEN 6787, REBA 4885,
and ARIOCH 6770.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
DORI KAAB (25-6650) WORKING GIRLS (193)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
JAZZ (25-4650) WORKING GIRLS (193)
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