DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 06/27/2025 Duedate: 07/10/2025
ZENSU ARENA
DM 40 TURN 982
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
FRENCHIE
DIRTY DOZENS (333)
(40-3155) [17-8-0,129]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
FRENCHIE THE SPAWN
DIRTY DOZENS (333) CRAZED HELLIONS (543)
(40-3155) [17-8-0,129] (40-5361) [3-1-0,38]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
DAN'S GHOST FROST BLADE
BEYOND THE PALE (337) DEEP SHADOW (507)
(40-5196) [20-26-1,87] (40-5277) [5-5-0,37]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
DIRTY DOZENS (333)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. DIRTY DOZENS (333) 40
2. OXY MORONS (537) 21 PANDORA'S BOX (522)
3. MOON UNIT MUTANTS (277) 20 Unchartered Team
4. PANDORA'S BOX (522) 12
5. CRAZED HELLIONS (543) 11 CRAZED HELLIONS (543)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 3*CRAZED HELLIONS (543) 3 1 0 75.0 1/ 3 DIRTY DOZENS (333) 9 5 0
2/ 1 PANDORA'S BOX (522) 144 61 4 70.2 2/ 1 BEYOND THE PALE (337) 6 6 0
3- 2 227 BOURBON ST. (533) 10 5 1 66.7 3/ 8 DEEP SHADOW (507) 5 1 0
4- 4 FLOWERS OF EVIL (514) 12 8 1 60.0 4/ 5 DREAMS WORK (538) 5 7 0
5/ 5 DIRTY DOZENS (333) 82 62 2 56.9 5/ 2 OXY MORONS (537) 5 10 0
6/ 6 DEEP SHADOW (507) 170 134 6 55.9 6- 6 CRUEL PET NAMES (381) 4 1 0
7/ 7 DREAMS WORK (538) 45 39 3 53.6 7/ 4 PANDORA'S BOX (522) 4 2 0
8- 8 CRUEL PET NAMES (381) 64 56 2 53.3 8- 7 THE SHIRE (321) 4 5 0
9/ 9 BEYOND THE PALE (337) 1277 1474 36 46.4 9/12*CRAZED HELLIONS (543) 2 0 0
10/10 OXY MORONS (537) 71 84 2 45.8 10/11*THIS MODERN WORLD 2 (542) 2 0 0
11/13*THIS MODERN WORLD 2 (542) 4 5 0 44.4 11/13 MOON UNIT MUTANTS (277) 2 6 0
12-11 THE SHIRE (321) 78 113 4 40.8 12- 9 FLOWERS OF EVIL (514) 1 1 0
13/12 MOON UNIT MUTANTS (277) 20 30 3 40.0 13-10 227 BOURBON ST. (533) 1 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
You elder fighters surely remember me. The younger ones may call me Olaf
Modeen. I return to ZENSU once again! Bein' on top is great while it lasts, BEYOND
THE PALE. But how many friends do you have now? Ya gotta be quick on yer feet!
Keep your elbow off the table! Thrust! Block out the pain! DEEP SHADOW is now
ranked 3rd with a 2-0-0 turn. Some people say I ramble too much, I don't say
anything relevant. I repeat myself. I ramble. Well DIRTY DOZENS moved up 2, to
1st. I'm sure ZENSU is excited about FRENCHIE, the new Duelmaster from DIRTY DOZENS.
(remember?) But when you've seen as many as I have... I suppose you want to hear
some rumors and dirty gossip about your fellow fighters? Tough!
If at first you don't succeed, avoid. That'll get you in the Spyreports. The
most avoided team was CRUEL PET NAMES. The bums at DIRTY DOZENS couldn't face the
challenges from CRUEL PET NAMES! No excuse for that! What do people see in DAN'S
GHOST? Its 20-26-1? BEYOND THE PALE ain't talkin', but it's got 87 points.
FRENCHIE expects the easy win by going 29 points down. NEERLY STENN will find this a
hard lesson! I have to get this off my chest. What a low dog, FRENCHIE! He can't
set himself up in a real match. I was sorry to see NEERLY STENN lose. DAN'S GHOST
didn't quite know what to make of a challenge it received from GRANDPA JACK of DIRTY
DOZENS, who is 20 points below it. GRANDPA JACK perhaps got his just desserts,
seeing as he won victory over DAN'S GHOST and ended up with 95 recognition points.
Warriors of ZENSU unite. You have only your games to lose! Is it my
imagination, or are fighters getting younger every day? To die so young, so
gloriously!
Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors. Any plans here?
ZENSU is a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places. Remember--a
good fighter needs both good skills and good luck. Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FRENCHIE 3155 17 8 0 129 DIRTY DOZENS (333)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SQUISH THE GERBIL 3778 15 5 0 120 CRUEL PET NAMES (381)
BOB 5296 14 6 1 106 DREAMS WORK (538)
-APHELION VOID 5085 9 4 1 106 FLOWERS OF EVIL (514)
GRANDPA JACK 5311 11 3 1 95 DIRTY DOZENS (333)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-FLOODS 5263 17 5 0 89 PANDORA'S BOX (522)
DAN'S GHOST 5196 20 26 1 87 BEYOND THE PALE (337)
NEERLY STENN 5273 14 15 1 85 BEYOND THE PALE (337)
SLEEPY JOE 5294 15 18 1 82 OXY MORONS (537)
MILITANT PACIFIST 5290 15 16 0 77 OXY MORONS (537)
-HUMP THE CAMEL 3903 8 8 0 74 CRUEL PET NAMES (381)
-DELUGE 5332 6 1 0 68 PANDORA'S BOX (522)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DOS JONES 5272 14 15 0 65 BEYOND THE PALE (337)
GLORIA 5298 10 10 2 60 DREAMS WORK (538)
-THE HEDGE 5316 8 4 0 60 THE SHIRE (321)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BASHFOOL 2568 5 3 1 55 MOON UNIT MUTANTS (277)
EXPRESS MAIL 5323 8 7 0 54 OXY MORONS (537)
-DISEASE 5327 5 3 0 49 PANDORA'S BOX (522)
LAME NINJA 5254 12 6 0 48 DEEP SHADOW (507)
MY FIRST THREE 2478 7 8 1 48 MOON UNIT MUTANTS (277)
KEN 5297 7 13 0 46 DREAMS WORK (538)
-OUATE LE PHOQUE 3902 8 7 0 44 CRUEL PET NAMES (381)
-SANCHO PROUDFOOT 5255 9 9 0 42 THE SHIRE (321)
THE SPAWN 5361 3 1 0 38 CRAZED HELLIONS (543)
FROST BLADE 5277 5 5 0 37 DEEP SHADOW (507)
-ROSIE COTTON 5328 4 4 1 36 THE SHIRE (321)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MCNERDJOY 5352 4 0 0 36 THIS MODERN WORLD 27 (542)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SWEET SORROW 5335 5 5 1 33 OXY MORONS (537)
-SQUASH THE SNAKE 4002 4 1 0 29 CRUEL PET NAMES (381)
HUMPTY DUMPTY 5331 3 4 0 27 DREAMS WORK (538)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-BELLADONNA TOOK 5313 5 8 0 23 THE SHIRE (321)
-BOBO BOFFINS 5326 5 5 0 20 THE SHIRE (321)
-SCARY 2544 1 2 0 19 MOON UNIT MUTANTS (277)
TOUCH SOMEONE 2546 2 4 0 16 MOON UNIT MUTANTS (277)
WANDA 5376 2 0 0 15 DIRTY DOZENS (333)
MOOR PALE 5373 2 1 0 13 BEYOND THE PALE (337)
DEADLY LOCUST 5375 1 0 0 12 PANDORA'S BOX (522)
CHERUB OF JUSTICE 5349 1 4 0 7 DIRTY DOZENS (333)
HONEST SALESMAN 5362 1 2 0 5 OXY MORONS (537)
-FLUSH THE GOLDFISH 4165 0 1 0 1 CRUEL PET NAMES (381)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
FRENCHIE devastated NEERLY STENN in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight.
GRANDPA JACK demolished DAN'S GHOST in a 1 minute gory one-sided Challenge melee.
CHERUB OF JUSTICE lost to MOOR PALE in a 2 minute amateur's Challenge brawl.
BOB outlasted M. CHARDINEE in a 9 minute brutal fight.
REESIE devastated SLEEPY JOE in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
MILITANT PACIFIST defeated DOS JONES in a 1 minute veteran's struggle.
GLORIA was bested by BASHFOOL in a 1 minute competition.
MY FIRST THREE was overpowered by EXPRESS MAIL in a 1 minute uneven melee.
LAME NINJA outwaited SWEET SORROW in a 8 minute duel.
KEN was outwaited by THE SPAWN in a crowd boring 10 minute fight.
FROST BLADE viciously subdued HUMPTY DUMPTY in a 2 minute gory fight.
MCNERDJOY overpowered TOUCH SOMEONE in a 2 minute one-sided melee.
HONEST SALESMAN was overpowered by DEADLY LOCUST in a 1 minute one-sided match.
WANDA bested MORDANT DESERTER in a 4 minute amateur's conflict.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 5 TOTAL PARRY 34 - 16 - 0 68 |
|TOTAL PARRY 4 SLASHING ATTACK 27 - 16 - 0 63 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 4 STRIKING ATTACK 26 - 19 - 0 58 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 WALL OF STEEL 12 - 13 - 1 48 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 LUNGING ATTACK 27 - 30 - 1 47 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 3 BASHING ATTACK 10 - 13 - 0 43 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 PARRY-STRIKE 5 - 7 - 0 42 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 AIMED BLOW 4 - 9 - 0 31 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 PARRY-LUNGE 7 - 16 - 0 30 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 982 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 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 2 4 TOTAL PARRY
TOTAL PARRY 4 - 0 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 2 3 STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 1 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 2 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 3 1 BASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW
1 LUNGING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK FRENCHIE 3155 17 8 0 129 DIRTY DOZENS (333)
TOTAL PARRY BOB 5296 14 6 1 106 DREAMS WORK (538)
STRIKING ATTACK GRANDPA JACK 5311 11 3 1 95 DIRTY DOZENS (333)
BASHING ATTACK BASHFOOL 2568 5 3 1 55 MOON UNIT MUTANTS (277)
WALL OF STEEL MCNERDJOY 5352 4 0 0 36 THIS MODERN WORLD 27 (542)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is DAN'S GHOST 5196. The most popular warrior this
turn was FROST BLADE 5277. The ten other most popular fighters were FRENCHIE 3155,
GRANDPA JACK 5311, MOOR PALE 5373, MILITANT PACIFIST 5290, BASHFOOL 2568, SWEET
SORROW 5335, HUMPTY DUMPTY 5331, EXPRESS MAIL 5323, MCNERDJOY 5352, and DEADLY LOCUST
5375.
The least popular fighter this week was THE SPAWN 5361. The other ten least popular
fighters were KEN 5297, LAME NINJA 5254, WANDA 5376, HONEST SALESMAN 5362, MY FIRST
THREE 2478, GLORIA 5298, DOS JONES 5272, SLEEPY JOE 5294, BOB 5296, and DAN'S GHOST
5196.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
FRENCHIE (40-3155) DIRTY DOZENS (333)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
REESIE (40-4227) DIRTY DOZENS (333)
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