DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 08/05/2026 Duedate: 08/18/2026
SHADOWSPIRE ARENA
DM 81 TURN 508
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
TAIZU
DARQUE AGES (29)
(81-4131) [19-11-0,108]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
FRANK O'CONNOR JANOS LAKATOS
LITERATE LOONS (40) TALOSI HATARORI (211)
(81-4075) [27-20-0,131] (81-4219) [2-1-1,33]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
BROOSS GEORGE ELIOT
THE MONGOLOIDS II (30) LITERATE LOONS (40)
(81-1287) [16-29-0,77] (81-3978) [21-40-3,119]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
OF WOLF AND MAN (57)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. ARDUIN (200) 37
2. ALE HOUSE MERCS (5) 31 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
3. NBA LEGENDS (156) 27 Unchartered Team
4. DARQUE AGES (29) 26
5. CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 25 TALOSI HATARORI (211)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*TALOSI HATARORI (211) 9 6 1 60.0 1/ 1 OF WOLF AND MAN (57) 10 5 1
2/ 2 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 1120 942 40 54.3 2/ 7 LITERATE LOONS (40) 10 5 0
3/ 4 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5) 323 277 13 53.8 3/ 9 TOILET PAPER (202) 9 5 0
4/ 3 NBA LEGENDS (156) 391 336 22 53.8 4/ 8*TALOSI HATARORI (211) 9 6 1
5/ 5 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 870 753 25 53.6 5/ 5 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5) 9 6 0
6/ 6 CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 1074 936 38 53.4 6/ 2 THE MONGOLOIDS II (30) 9 6 0
7/ 7 DARQUE AGES (29) 1172 1084 47 52.0 7/ 3 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 8 7 0
8/ 8 OF WOLF AND MAN (57) 432 417 15 50.9 8/13 CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 8 7 0
9/ 9 WICKED MARTYRS (148) 701 710 32 49.7 9/ 4 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 7 7 0
10/10 THE MONGOLOIDS II (30) 247 257 10 49.0 10/ 6 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8) 7 8 0
11/11 ARDUIN (200) 156 169 7 48.0 11/12 ARDUIN (200) 6 6 0
12/13 TOILET PAPER (202) 84 91 2 48.0 12/10 DARQUE AGES (29) 6 9 0
13/12 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 553 607 37 47.7 13/11 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204) 6 9 0
14/14 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204) 160 180 4 47.1 14/16 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 5 10 0
15/15 LITERATE LOONS (40) 888 1000 37 47.0 15/14 NBA LEGENDS (156) 4 11 0
16/16 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8) 200 257 13 43.8 16/ 0*POWER HOUR (213) 1 4 0
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
17/ 0*POWER HOUR (213) 1 4 0 20.0 17/15 WICKED MARTYRS (148) 0 3 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
I was going on vacation, see? Surf, sun... But what do those bums say? "Hit
the road, Debby Tonte. SHADOWSPIRE needs a spyreport." Oh, well. I don't wanna
hurt anybody's feelings or anything, but BIG LAKE SOLUTION really goofed with their
1-4-0. The guys at TOILET PAPER like really pulled together to get a 3-2-0 this
turn, moving up by 6. Cut this out and put it in your scrapbooks, DRAGONBANE GUILD!
'Cause they got 4-1-0 and moved up to 14th! MVP award for JASON KIDD? NBA LEGENDS'
proud of him after beating MORGUHN and getting 24 points. Talk about yer big time
losers! MORGUHN got smashed by JASON KIDD, and lost 24 points! Like, PHAROX TAHT
must be pretty gutsy! He challenged the Duelmaster from DARQUE AGES. Does this guy
have a death wish or what! Don't you think the Duelmaster is being unfair? I think
TAIZU should let PHAROX TAHT be Duelmaster for a while, without fighting about it.
Who was the wiseguy that said SHADOWSPIRE's Duelmaster was paying for drinks at
Otto's Diner? Don't look at me!
I gotta admit I haven't been in "deep con caves" with any spies. Really, I just
wing this stuff. CULT OF BACCHUS was SHADOWSPIRE's most avoided team. Is there some
award for that? Hhmph! What kind of warriors are ALE HOUSE MERCS? CULT OF BACCHUS,
an easy team to beat if I ever saw one, can't get them to accept an invitation!
Like, is SARCASM popular, or what? He was challenged the most in all of SHADOWSPIRE!
He's got a 20-31-2, is that good? For sure, I was holding my breath when I found out
CRUSADE challenged PARADARSHIN. After all, haven't DARQUE AGES and DRAGONBANE GUILD
had a long standing duel in SHADOWSPIRE? It wasn't a spectacular fight, or anything,
but PARADARSHIN wants me to write about it since he won victory over CRUSADE.
Satisfied?
Challenges, revenges, Bloodfeuds. All SHADOWSPIRE ever talks about is fighting!
Me, I'm more laid back. How cruel! CHILDHOOD HEROES heartlessly sent his to
MAVERICK certain fate in the Dark Arena. Is a 2-11-0 bad or something? CALYPSO
really fought hard against THOLRUS. That'll teach OF WOLF AND MAN not to go and kill
any of ALE HOUSE MERCS' guys again, huh! Fight, fight, fight. Is that all you guys
can do?
Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain. Soak it in cold water, and hand
wash. I'm getting tired of writing this stuff, so I'm calling it quits. Its been
really albendranius! Later, guys-- Debby Tonte
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TAIZU 4131 19 11 0 108 DARQUE AGES (29)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FRANK O'CONNOR 4075 27 20 0 131 LITERATE LOONS (40)
GEORGE ELIOT 3978 21 40 3 119 LITERATE LOONS (40)
BYRUHN 2455 18 16 4 107 THE MONGOLOIDS II (30)
DEVOEAUX 2049 18 21 0 107 OF WOLF AND MAN (57)
MOLDYLOX 4080 20 24 0 106 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
PTYALISM 3916 24 12 0 100 TOILET PAPER (202)
JASON KIDD 4143 15 9 1 99 NBA LEGENDS (156)
PHAROX TAHT 4097 17 21 1 97 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
RUNNYMEADE 4130 21 9 0 96 DARQUE AGES (29)
SARCASM 4051 20 31 2 93 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CHAKOR 1840 21 20 0 89 OF WOLF AND MAN (57)
PTERODACTYL 3913 15 21 1 88 TOILET PAPER (202)
ROBERT PARISH 4095 16 20 1 87 NBA LEGENDS (156)
LEONARDO 4136 14 13 0 85 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
SNOW GOLEM 4165 11 6 0 85 ARDUIN (200)
GIOTTO 4093 21 18 0 82 DARQUE AGES (29)
JANE AUSTEN 4133 16 12 0 81 LITERATE LOONS (40)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GILMUR 4139 20 6 0 79 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
CHARMIN 3943 19 14 0 79 TOILET PAPER (202)
MORGUHN 2524 14 14 1 79 THE MONGOLOIDS II (30)
BROOSS 1287 16 29 0 77 THE MONGOLOIDS II (30)
SCREAMING ITCHY 4147 12 12 1 76 ARDUIN (200)
DOTAR SOJAT 2168 18 10 0 75 OF WOLF AND MAN (57)
QUINTUS LAENAS 4152 12 11 0 73 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
BATTERSKULL 4144 13 9 0 71 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
DECIUS BELLUM 4155 13 7 0 70 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
CAIUS FLACUS 4134 17 10 0 69 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PARADARSHIN 4176 9 5 2 65 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
THUNDERFIST 4132 14 13 1 64 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
DILLY DILLY 4111 12 21 0 64 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
WHIPSICLE 4162 10 7 1 64 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
BRUTE SQUAD 1 4142 9 17 0 62 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
PTOMAINE 3914 12 24 0 60 TOILET PAPER (202)
DEZMUND 2561 10 11 0 60 THE MONGOLOIDS II (30)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CALYPSO 4173 8 9 0 56 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
DONATELLO 4159 7 13 0 53 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
VOODOO RANGER 4204 5 2 0 52 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
SOULQUAKE 4145 10 12 0 51 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
MOONFURY 4178 8 6 1 49 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
KALPHUS 4179 8 7 0 43 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
RAHKSAHNAH 2635 7 9 0 43 THE MONGOLOIDS II (30)
CRUSADE 4171 7 11 1 40 DARQUE AGES (29)
HAGGORYM 4199 2 4 0 38 ARDUIN (200)
JACH SKELLINGTON 4175 9 8 0 35 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
PRINCESS LEIA 4183 7 7 1 34 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HYLDA 4189 6 4 0 33 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
JANOS LAKATOS 4219 2 1 1 33 TALOSI HATARORI (211)
SHADOWBROOKE 4174 8 6 0 32 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
FULVIUS COTTA 4193 6 5 0 29 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
RUDONN 4203 5 2 0 28 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
ZERRUN 4210 4 0 0 26 OF WOLF AND MAN (57)
ANDOR VARGA 4218 3 0 0 26 TALOSI HATARORI (211)
KEVIN GARNETT 4185 6 7 0 25 NBA LEGENDS (156)
BILL RUSSELL 4187 6 6 0 24 NBA LEGENDS (156)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GREAT SCHISM 4201 3 5 0 22 DARQUE AGES (29)
THOLRUS 4209 3 1 1 21 OF WOLF AND MAN (57)
TIBOR CZIGAN 4220 2 1 0 21 TALOSI HATARORI (211)
LOCH NESS 4229 2 0 0 18 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
DRAGON PEPPER 4197 3 5 0 16 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
APIUS CASIUS 4200 3 5 1 15 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
AUGUST WILSON 4214 2 2 0 15 LITERATE LOONS (40)
GNORC 4213 1 2 0 15 ARDUIN (200)
COTTENELLE 4223 2 0 0 14 TOILET PAPER (202)
NITRO DRIFTER 4211 3 1 0 13 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
GIANNIS 4215 1 3 0 12 NBA LEGENDS (156)
CIN QUARTERHALF 4238 1 0 0 12 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
V.S. NAIPAUL 4202 1 7 0 10 LITERATE LOONS (40)
BONESHAKER REDUX 4228 1 1 0 8 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
MATE BARTA 4221 1 2 0 6 TALOSI HATARORI (211)
BENITA BIZARRE 4242 1 0 0 6 POWER HOUR (213)
SAULLE 4230 1 1 0 6 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
IMRE HEGEDUS 4222 1 2 0 5 TALOSI HATARORI (211)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WAR DROID 4226 0 3 0 3 ARDUIN (200)
PAHNE 4236 0 2 0 2 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
HR PUFNSTUF 4241 0 1 0 1 POWER HOUR (213)
GRAPE APE 4240 0 1 0 1 POWER HOUR (213)
BRI JELLYHIPS 4239 0 1 0 1 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
BONESHAKER 4227 0 1 0 ALE HOUSE MERCS 5 THOLRUS 4209 506 JUST REVENGED
MAVERICK 4182 2 12 0 CHILDHOOD HEROES 8 SHEWISH GIANT 508 NONE
DAYKOS 4224 0 1 0 CLAN LONGBEARD 39 JANOS LAKATOS 4219 506 REVENGED
JOHAN 4110 13 16 2 CLAN LONGBEARD 39 BYRUHN 2455 504 NOT REVENGED
CLANG 4244 0 1 0 POWER HOUR 213 SPYMASTER 508 NONE
CLING 4243 0 1 0 POWER HOUR 213 DARK CHAMPION 508 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Imre Hegedus -- A fellow long spear enthusiast! I like it! -- Tholrus
War Droid -- Shesh! How come you didn't teach me that much! You're welcome -- Zerrun
Voodoo Ranger -- Looks like your future is bright! -- Dotar Sojat
Brooss -- I thought you had me on the comeback there for a second. Well fought! Tell
Otis to have a drink ready for you! -- Chakor
Pterodactyl -- Nice try! I can go a long, long, long time without getting tired. ITs
about the only thing I can do!! -- Devoeaux
Janos Lakatos -- Consider the bloodfued over and you are welcome for the training. --
Gilmur the Vengeful
Dilly Dilly -- Deja vu! Uncle! -- Kslphus the Humbled
Jach Skellington -- Arghhh I thought I had you beat. -- Rudonn the Indignant
Nitro Drifter -- Interesting handle. Well fought. -- Saulle the Stoic
Boneshaker Redux -- Well that didn't go as planned. Til we meet again. -- Pahne the
Overturned
Visionist -- We came to fight, not to tolerate cowardice. We do not seek
the death of our opponents; that ultimate fate belongs to the Gods. Our
duty is to battle with honor. How you conduct your bloodfeuds is your
business, but the entire arena witnessed your latest display against Janos
Lakatos (1-0-1 bloodfeuded by the craven Gilmur, 18-6-0). Rest assured, we
have our opinion on your methods. -- Flamma
FULVIUS COTTA -- To quote your teammate "Your track record suggests that you should
pick up your next fight by torchlight." -- RAHKSAHNAH
TAIZU -- Well fought, will see you again soon. -- BYRUHN
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
MAVERICK was viciously butchered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
CLANG was slaughtered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
CLING was murdered by DARK CHAMPION in a 2 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
CALYPSO devastated THOLRUS in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud contest.
DEVOEAUX overpowered LEONARDO in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
PHAROX TAHT was bested by TAIZU in a 1 minute veteran's Challenge Title duel.
ROBERT PARISH overpowered BROOSS in a popular 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
PTYALISM vanquished SARCASM in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
RUNNYMEADE unbelievably bested CHAKOR in a 3 minute expert's Challenge fight.
SCREAMING ITCHY was narrowly defeated by PTERODACTYL in a 6 minute Challenge match.
QUINTUS LAENAS was luckily beaten by GILMUR in a 2 minute master's Challenge match.
PTOMAINE was viciously subdued by BATTERSKULL in a 3 minute Challenge battle.
SNOW GOLEM handily defeated THUNDERFIST in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge conflict.
BRUTE SQUAD 1 was bested by DECIUS BELLUM in a action packed 1 minute Challenge duel.
CAIUS FLACUS luckily beat DILLY DILLY in a 3 minute master's Challenge brawl.
CRUSADE was savagely defeated by PARADARSHIN in a exciting 3 minute Challenge match.
PRINCESS LEIA was beaten by MOONFURY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Challenge fight.
DONATELLO bested RAHKSAHNAH in a popular 1 minute Challenge contest.
FULVIUS COTTA was defeated by KALPHUS in a exciting 1 minute Challenge duel.
TIBOR CZIGAN was savagely defeated by HAGGORYM in a 1 minute Challenge fray.
GREAT SCHISM was unbelievably bested by HYLDA in a exciting 4 minute Challenge bout.
BONESHAKER REDUX was defeated by ANDOR VARGA in a 4 minute beginner's Challenge fight.
JANOS LAKATOS vanquished KEVIN GARNETT in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
GNORC subdued V.S. NAIPAUL in a 1 minute Challenge melee.
MATE BARTA was beaten by DRAGON PEPPER in a 1 minute Challenge duel.
IMRE HEGEDUS was outwaited by NITRO DRIFTER in a 7 minute beginner's Challenge bout.
LOCH NESS outlasted GIANNIS in a exciting 8 minute beginner's Challenge competition.
BYRUHN overpowered JANE AUSTEN in a action packed 1 minute uneven fight.
MORGUHN was overpowered by JASON KIDD in a 1 minute one-sided match.
FRANK O'CONNOR overpowered KHALHUMS DWARF in a 3 minute brutal one-sided fight.
GEORGE ELIOT savagely defeated GIOTTO in a crowd pleasing 6 minute veteran's fray.
CHARMIN was overpowered by MOLDYLOX in a exciting 2 minute bloody one-sided struggle.
WHIPSICLE was beaten by DOTAR SOJAT in a 2 minute fray.
VOODOO RANGER overpowered JACH SKELLINGTON in a 1 minute bloody one-sided match.
SHADOWBROOKE was demolished by DEZMUND in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
SOULQUAKE beat DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a popular 1 minute duel.
RUDONN viciously subdued BILL RUSSELL in a 2 minute bloody match.
APIUS CASIUS was unbelievably bested by AUGUST WILSON in a popular 5 minute match.
ZERRUN vanquished BRI JELLYHIPS in a 1 minute mismatched duel.
COTTENELLE demolished HR PUFNSTUF in a crowd pleasing 4 minute uneven conflict.
WAR DROID was defeated by BENITA BIZARRE in a 2 minute novice's brawl.
SAULLE unbelievably bested GRAPE APE in a 1 minute amateur's melee.
PAHNE was demolished by CIN QUARTERHALF in a 1 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 WALL OF STEEL 42 - 27 - 1 61 |
|TOTAL PARRY 14 PARRY-LUNGE 15 - 10 - 0 60 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 11 AIMED BLOW 12 - 9 - 0 57 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 11 PARRY-RIPOSTE 13 - 11 - 0 54 |
|WALL OF STEEL 8 LUNGING ATTACK 64 - 61 - 3 51 |
|BASHING ATTACK 7 TOTAL PARRY 57 - 56 - 1 50 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 5 STRIKING ATTACK 43 - 46 - 4 48 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 SLASHING ATTACK 42 - 47 - 0 47 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 3 PARRY-STRIKE 22 - 27 - 0 45 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 BASHING ATTACK 26 - 44 - 3 37 |
Turn 508 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-LUNGE 3 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 3 - 4 3 STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 7 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 3 2 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 8 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
STRIKING ATTACK 7 - 4 LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 12 1 PARRY-STRIKE
AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 7 - 7 1 PARRY-LUNGE
1 WALL OF STEEL
1 SLASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
PARRY-RIPOSTE TAIZU 4131 19 11 0 108 DARQUE AGES (29)
PARRY-STRIKE FRANK O'CONNOR 4075 27 20 0 131 LITERATE LOONS (40)
STRIKING ATTACK BYRUHN 2455 18 16 4 107 THE MONGOLOIDS II (30)
TOTAL PARRY PTYALISM 3916 24 12 0 100 TOILET PAPER (202)
WALL OF STEEL JASON KIDD 4143 15 9 1 99 NBA LEGENDS (156)
SLASHING ATTACK CHAKOR 1840 21 20 0 89 OF WOLF AND MAN (57)
LUNGING ATTACK QUINTUS LAENAS 4152 12 11 0 73 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
AIMED BLOW THUNDERFIST 4132 14 13 1 64 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is BROOSS 1287. The most popular warrior this turn was
GEORGE ELIOT 3978. The ten other most popular fighters were GIANNIS 4215, CHAKOR
1840, BONESHAKER REDUX 4228, APIUS CASIUS 4200, SCREAMING ITCHY 4147, PTERODACTYL
3913, DILLY DILLY 4111, PARADARSHIN 4176, QUINTUS LAENAS 4152, and BATTERSKULL 4144.
The least popular fighter this week was IMRE HEGEDUS 4222. The other ten least
popular fighters were LOCH NESS 4229, PAHNE 4236, COTTENELLE 4223, BRI JELLYHIPS
4239, AUGUST WILSON 4214, SHADOWBROOKE 4174, JACH SKELLINGTON 4175, MORGUHN 2524,
V.S. NAIPAUL 4202, and KEVIN GARNETT 4185.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
GEORGE ELIOT (81-3978) LITERATE LOONS (40)
BYRUHN (81-2455) THE MONGOLOIDS II (30)
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.