DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 08/12/2026 Duedate: 08/25/2026
IAYE ARENA
DM 30 TURN 1048
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
MARY CATHERINE
LENPROS (145)
(30-6083) [20-7-0,105]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
AUNT SADIE SPITE SPRITE
LENPROS (145) OZBOZOLGISTS (534)
(30-6085) [15-5-0,112] (30-6134) [6-4-0,22]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
TACO TUESDAY KNEE CAP
THE DONALD'S DELI (533) HARD KNOCKS (531)
(30-6110) [15-10-0,92] (30-6139) [3-3-0,21]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
HARD KNOCKS (531)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. LENPROS (145) 26
2. HARD KNOCKS (531) 17 LENPROS (145)
3. OZBOZOLGISTS (534) 15 Unchartered Team
4. BOOT HILL (522) 8
5. THE DONALD'S DELI (533) 6 OZBOZOLGISTS (534)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*OZBOZOLGISTS (534) 6 2 1 75.0 1/ 1 HARD KNOCKS (531) 8 6 0
2/ 2 LENPROS (145) 2077 1207 75 63.2 2/ 2 THE YOUNG ONES (455) 8 7 0
3/ 4 HARD KNOCKS (531) 80 58 4 58.0 3/ 4 LENPROS (145) 5 2 0
4/ 3 BOOT HILL (522) 52 39 3 57.1 4/ 3 CLOWDER W/ CLAWS (529) 5 3 0
5/ 5 THE YOUNG ONES (455) 130 110 10 54.2 5/ 5*OZBOZOLGISTS (534) 4 2 0
6/ 7 THE DONALD'S DELI (533) 15 15 0 50.0 6/ 6 THE DONALD'S DELI (533) 2 1 0
7/ 6 CLOWDER W/ CLAWS (529) 72 77 2 48.3 7/ 7 BOOT HILL (522) 0 5 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
Well, what are you looking at, IAYE? Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens before?
Ah, shaddup and listen to my news. Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see
SAND CREEK win a fight and gain 17 points, terribly. Tsk, tsk, AUNT ONA beat KENDAL
MINTCAKE and KENDAL MINTCAKE lost 11 points. You're breakin' my heart. MARY
CATHERINE challenged IAYE's Duelmaster for a shot at the throne. And it's out with
the old, in with the new, as MARY CATHERINE takes the Title and last week's bar tab
from the old Duelmaster. Heh, heh. Kickbacks and bribes, kickbacks and bribes, how
else do you think some of these guys win their fights? Skill? Ha!
Well, let's take a look at some more misdeeds of you miserable sword-boys. THE
YOUNG ONES, I suppose you'll be glad to know you were this turn's most avoided team.
Care to know who is the most afraid of you? And it looks like LENPROS avoided them
the most this turn. What a pack of would be losers, if you ask me. Hmph. Ooh, I'm
frightfully impressed, TRY ME was this turn's most challenged warrior. Watch that
ego swell, sports fans.
Death and Taxes. The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience. Let's
see if anyone's dead or dying. I could say I saw this coming, but so could anyone
else. Anyway, this turn it came. THE PREACHER's 12-12-0 has earned him the Dark
Arena. Not that I'll be buying the drinks, but I'll be glad to see HYNDLA and HARD
KNOCKS at The Dragon's Blood Inn tonight celebrating their bloodfeud victory over
TROUBLES. Honor is like a chainmail shirt, it only shines through use. Certain
nameless cowards will doubtless rebuke me on this one.
What does the IAYE arena have in common with the inns? It's just as comfortable
to sleep in either place. Ha ha ha ha! Phlllt! Just had to do that before I leave
the fine city of IAYE. I feel much better now. Paste this one in your scrapbooks,
you'll need the kindling come this winter-- Snide Clemens
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MARY CATHERINE 6083 20 7 0 105 LENPROS (145)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
AUNT SADIE 6085 15 5 0 112 LENPROS (145)
TRY ME 6055 19 17 1 109 CLOWDER W/ CLAWS (529)
NEAL 4710 19 33 0 106 THE YOUNG ONES (455)
TACO TUESDAY 6110 15 10 0 92 THE DONALD'S DELI (533)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WARLOCK 6101 14 14 1 90 THE YOUNG ONES (455)
RULE OF THUMB 6080 16 14 1 89 HARD KNOCKS (531)
LORD MONTY 6117 12 7 1 85 THE YOUNG ONES (455)
BACKSTABBATH 6053 14 22 0 78 CLOWDER W/ CLAWS (529)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
AUNT ONA 6126 8 2 0 66 LENPROS (145)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KENDAL MINTCAKE 6089 9 10 1 48 THE YOUNG ONES (455)
SAND CREEK 6144 4 1 0 41 HARD KNOCKS (531)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DIRTY SOCK 6142 5 2 1 29 THE YOUNG ONES (455)
HYNDLA 6159 3 0 0 26 HARD KNOCKS (531)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SPITE SPRITE 6134 6 4 0 22 OZBOZOLGISTS (534)
KNEE CAP 6139 3 3 0 21 HARD KNOCKS (531)
-SOPHISTICATED ORC 6130 3 4 1 20 OZBOZOLGISTS (534)
-KIND MEANIE 6133 1 0 0 15 OZBOZOLGISTS (534)
SOAR WINNER 6132 1 0 0 13 OZBOZOLGISTS (534)
SOAR LOSER 6131 1 0 0 13 OZBOZOLGISTS (534)
TROUBLES 6150 1 1 1 11 LENPROS (145)
-ROSE 6160 0 1 0 1 LENPROS (145)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
THE PREACHER 5979 12 13 0 BOOT HILL 522 HIGH ELF 1048 NONE
UNDERTAKER 6135 0 4 0 BOOT HILL 522 ARENAMASTER PENR 1048 NONE
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
YUKON JACK 6128 0 1 0 BOOT HILL 522 STONE GOLEM 1048 NONE
TAMAHAAK 6151 0 1 0 HARD KNOCKS 531 TROUBLES 6150 1045 JUST REVENGED
TET OFFENSIVE 6084 8 12 0 HARD KNOCKS 531 TRY ME 6055 1044 REVENGED
TOBACCO ISLAND 6143 1 1 0 HARD KNOCKS 531 DIRTY SOCK 6142 1045 REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
What???!!! I beat Neal! I did! "MARY CATHERINE slimly won victory over NEAL in a 24
minute Challenge Title battle." Why am I not Duelmistress? Why?! I do declare
discrimination! Quite unfair. -- Mary Catherine (hurt and angry)
Now, now, M.C. Did you want to have to write a DM Column? Let Neal do the task, --
Lenpro
Health. Humility. Honor. Iaye Forever. -- Lenpro
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
THE PREACHER was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
UNDERTAKER was butchered by ARENAMASTER PENRUE in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
YUKON JACK was put to death by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute gory Dark Arena match.
HYNDLA won victory over TROUBLES in a 3 minute amateur's Bloodfeud brawl.
MARY CATHERINE narrowly defeated NEAL in a 28 minute veteran's Challenge Title fight.
RULE OF THUMB was viciously subdued by TRY ME in a 8 minute master's Challenge fight.
AUNT ONA devastated KENDAL MINTCAKE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge competition.
AUNT SADIE handily defeated LORD MONTY in a 1 minute uneven melee.
WARLOCK vanquished BACKSTABBATH in a 2 minute one-sided duel.
TACO TUESDAY viciously subdued VETERAN MERCENARY in a popular 3 minute gory duel.
SPITE SPRITE was overpowered by SAND CREEK in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
KNEE CAP was luckily beaten by DIRTY SOCK in a exciting 6 minute bloody match.
SOAR LOSER handily defeated FRIENDLY CONSTABLE in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
SOAR WINNER demolished SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY 5 STRIKING ATTACK 11 - 5 - 0 69 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 1 - 0 67 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 TOTAL PARRY 24 - 19 - 2 56 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 SLASHING ATTACK 26 - 22 - 1 54 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 BASHING ATTACK 11 - 10 - 1 52 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 16 - 15 - 1 52 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 AIMED BLOW 11 - 11 - 0 50 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 1 LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 4 - 0 33 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 1048 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 3 TOTAL PARRY
TOTAL PARRY 4 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 3 WALL OF STEEL
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 3 SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW
LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 1
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY MARY CATHERINE 6083 20 7 0 105 LENPROS (145)
STRIKING ATTACK AUNT SADIE 6085 15 5 0 112 LENPROS (145)
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
WALL OF STEEL TACO TUESDAY 6110 15 10 0 92 THE DONALD'S DELI (533)
SLASHING ATTACK LORD MONTY 6117 12 7 1 85 THE YOUNG ONES (455)
BASHING ATTACK SAND CREEK 6144 4 1 0 41 HARD KNOCKS (531)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is TACO TUESDAY 6110. The most popular warrior this
turn was KNEE CAP 6139. The ten other most popular fighters were TACO TUESDAY 6110,
YUKON JACK 6128, TROUBLES 6150, RULE OF THUMB 6080, TRY ME 6055, AUNT ONA 6126, AUNT
SADIE 6085, WARLOCK 6101, HYNDLA 6159, and SAND CREEK 6144.
The least popular fighter this week was NEAL 4710. The other ten least popular
fighters were MARY CATHERINE 6083, DIRTY SOCK 6142, SPITE SPRITE 6134, LORD MONTY
6117, KENDAL MINTCAKE 6089, UNDERTAKER 6135, THE PREACHER 5979, SOAR LOSER 6131,
BACKSTABBATH 6053, and SOAR WINNER 6132.
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.
TV Percentages for Mail-in 83
Number of Warriors Who Participated in Each Tournament Class
Prim Cont Elig ADM Fres Chal Cham Adep Init Appr Rook
STYLE 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 ALL %
TP 2 10 5 18 40 42 19 27 37 27 50 277 10.8%
PS 6 7 2 7 9 4 5 10 16 15 12 93 3.6%
PR 7 8 6 8 17 16 9 13 18 18 28 148 5.8%
PL 8 8 9 13 7 12 8 17 12 14 16 124 4.8%
WS 12 14 9 13 17 24 8 17 32 17 18 181 7.0%
AB 70 46 27 27 19 32 5 27 26 32 97 408 15.9%
ST 9 3 2 7 13 38 44 54 55 74 106 405 15.8%
SL 7 8 7 10 14 35 21 26 36 48 49 261 10.2%
BA 3 9 5 7 26 5 5 12 18 16 35 141 5.5%
LU 16 25 18 37 29 113 44 46 62 66 76 532 20.7%
ALL 140 138 90 147 191 321 168 249 312 327 487 2570 100.0%
Number of TVs in Each Tournament Class
Prim Cont Elig ADM Fres Chal Cham Adep Init Appr Rook
STYLE 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 ALL %
TP 0 1 0 3 6 2 3 1 2 0 4 22 0.9%
PS 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.1%
PR 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 7 0.3%
PL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 0.2%
WS 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 10 0.4%
AB 19 5 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 3 12 46 1.8%
ST 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 7 11 6 5 34 1.3%
SL 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 3 4 1 14 0.5%
BA 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0.2%
LU 0 3 2 5 1 13 2 3 3 2 4 38 1.5%
ALL 19 12 5 10 16 21 12 17 21 18 33 184 7.2%
TV Percentages within the Style
Prim Cont Elig ADM Fres Chal Cham Adep Init Appr Rook
STYLE 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 ALL %
TP 0.0% 10.0% 0.0% 16.7% 15.0% 4.8% 15.8% 3.7% 5.4% 0.0% 8.0% 7.9%
PS 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 14.3% 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 6.7% 0.0% 3.2%
PR 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 5.9% 0.0% 11.1% 7.7% 5.6% 5.6% 7.1% 4.7%
PL 0.0% 0.0% 11.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 11.8% 0.0% 0.0% 12.5% 4.0%
WS 0.0% 21.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4.2% 25.0% 5.9% 0.0% 5.9% 11.1% 5.5%
AB 27.1% 10.9% 7.4% 3.7% 10.5% 3.1% 0.0% 0.0% 3.8% 9.4% 12.4% 11.3%
ST 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 15.4% 0.0% 6.8% 13.0% 20.0% 8.1% 4.7% 8.4%
SL 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 8.6% 4.8% 7.7% 8.3% 8.3% 2.0% 5.4%
BA 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 15.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.9% 3.5%
LU 0.0% 12.0% 11.1% 13.5% 3.4% 11.5% 4.5% 6.5% 4.8% 3.0% 5.3% 7.1%
13.6% 8.7% 5.6% 6.8% 8.4% 6.5% 7.1% 6.8% 6.7% 5.5% 6.8% 7.2%
TV Percentages by Style of Total TVs
Prim Cont Elig ADM Fres Chal Cham Adep Init Appr Rook
STYLE 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 ALL %
TP 0.0% 8.3% 0.0% 30.0% 37.5% 9.5% 25.0% 5.9% 9.5% 0.0% 12.1% 12.0%
PS 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10.0% 0.0% 4.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 5.6% 0.0% 1.6%
PR 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 6.3% 0.0% 8.3% 5.9% 4.8% 5.6% 6.1% 3.8%
PL 0.0% 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 11.8% 0.0% 0.0% 6.1% 2.7%
WS 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4.8% 16.7% 5.9% 0.0% 5.6% 6.1% 5.4%
AB 100.0% 41.7% 40.0% 10.0% 12.5% 4.8% 0.0% 0.0% 4.8% 16.7% 36.4% 25.0%
ST 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 12.5% 0.0% 25.0% 41.2% 52.4% 33.3% 15.2% 18.5%
SL 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 14.3% 8.3% 11.8% 14.3% 22.2% 3.0% 7.6%
BA 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.0% 2.7%
LU 0.0% 25.0% 40.0% 50.0% 6.3% 61.9% 16.7% 17.6% 14.3% 11.1% 12.1% 20.7%