DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/30/2025    Duedate: 07/12/2025

DWES EG ARENA

DM 82    TURN 669

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

PROTON AGONIZER
KNIGHTS OF GLORY (3801)
(82-23843) [17-9-1,127]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

PROTON AGONIZER                DWAYNE THE DOG
KNIGHTS OF GLORY (3801)        WILLING BLADES (1779)
(82-23843) [17-9-1,127]        (82-12213) [2-5-0,19]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

FRESHMAN HERO                  PROTON AGONIZER
BLUE TIME JEWELS (1134)        KNIGHTS OF GLORY (3801)
(82-58238) [16-27-1,76]        (82-23843) [17-9-1,127]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

HIDDEN MAGIC (1128)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BIG STRONG MEN (42)           26 
2. KNIGHTS OF GLORY (3801)       13    DEADWOOD (8023)
3. HIDDEN MAGIC (1128)           8     Unchartered Team
4. THE TRUTH (3774)              6  
5. UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (752)        6     WILLING BLADES (1779)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 STONED ROOKIES 5 (7776)    7   4  0 63.6   1/ 2 HIDDEN MAGIC (1128)       6  3 0
 2- 3 ROOKIE PINK 21 (8925)     11   7  0 61.1   2- 1 FAMOUS GOLFERS (424)      6  4 0
 3/ 5 DEADWOOD (8023)           29  19  1 60.4   3/12 DEADWOOD (8023)           5  1 0
 4/ 9 DAMAGE INC. (7712)         7   5  0 58.3   4/ 5 ANGRY CHICKEN (1132)      5  1 0
 5/ 6 MONSTER MASH-A (7164)     29  21  0 58.0   5/ 4 BLOODSWORDS (1135)        5  4 0
 6/ 4 TITANIC RENDERS (6163)    20  15  0 57.1   6- 7 END OF THE LINE (446)     4  0 0
 7/ 7 KNIGHTS OF GLORY (3801)   70  55  8 56.0   7/ 8 UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (752)    4  2 1
 8-10 OBLIVION CLEAVERS (6167)  13  11  1 54.2   8/ 3 SCARLET CHAPEL (1129)     4  3 0
 9-11 IN THE CLOSET (978)       13  12  1 52.0   9/23 BIG STRONG MEN (42)       4  5 1
10-12 CITY OF BONES (447)       42  40  1 51.2  10/ 9 MONSTER MASH-A (7164)     3  0 0
11-13 ROOKIE MAIDEN 15 (7291)   11  11  0 50.0  11/16 KNIGHTS OF GLORY (3801)   3  0 0
12/14 ANGRY CHICKEN (1132)      88  89  2 49.7  12- 6 CITY OF BONES (447)       3  4 0
13-15 ROOKIE MAIDEN 64 (7340)   19  20  3 48.7  13/14 WAR TREK (45)             3  5 0
14/16 BLOODSWORDS (1135)       108 117  5 48.0  14-17 ROOKIE PINK 21 (8925)     2  0 0
15/17 SCARLET CHAPEL (1129)     60  68  4 46.9  15-11 YEOMAN JOHNSON (8022)     2  0 0
16/18 BIG STRONG MEN (42)      128 147 11 46.5  16-21 OBLIVION CLEAVERS (6167)  2  0 0
17-20 YEOMAN JOHNSON (8022)     10  12  0 45.5  17-10 DON'T MAKE SANDY (133)    2  0 0
18-21 FAMOUS GOLFERS (424)      72  90  3 44.4  18/27 THE TRUTH (3774)          2  1 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19-22 STONED ROOKIES 3 (7774)   16  20  1 44.4  19/13 BLUE TIME JEWELS (1134)   2  4 0
20-23*SEXIE (3776)               4   5  0 44.4  20-15 ROOKIE MAIDEN 64 (7340)   1  0 1
21/19 CHEESE (8021)             11  14  1 44.0  21-26*SEXIE (3776)              1  0 0
22/25 HIDDEN MAGIC (1128)       23  31  1 42.6  22/ 0*WILLING BLADES (1779)     1  0 0
23-24 END OF THE LINE (446)     63  85  3 42.6  23-18 STONED ROOKIES 3 (7774)   1  1 0
24/26 BLUE TIME JEWELS (1134)   65  98  5 39.9  24-20 ROOKIE MAIDEN 15 (7291)   1  1 0
25-27 THE BLACK LEAGUE (1750)   54  82  0 39.7  25/19 CHEESE (8021)             1  2 0
26/29 UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (752)    24  40  3 37.5  26/29 DAMAGE INC. (7712)        1  2 0
27-28 TRIBE OF DAWN (5298)      15  25  1 37.5  27/22 TITANIC RENDERS (6163)    1  2 0
28/31 THE TRUTH (3774)          10  17  1 37.0  28-30 THE BLACK LEAGUE (1750)   0  3 0
29-30 DON'T MAKE SANDY (133)    10  18  0 35.7  29-28 STONED ROOKIES 5 (7776)   0  2 0
30/33 WAR TREK (45)             29  89  2 24.6  30-31 TRIBE OF DAWN (5298)      0  2 0
31/ 0*WILLING BLADES (1779)      1   6  0 14.3  31-33*GUILTY PLEASURES (3778)   0  1 0
32-34*GUILTY PLEASURES (3778)    0   1  0  0.0  32-32 IN THE CLOSET (978)       0  1 0
33/ 0 THE MONEY GODS (811)       0   1  0  0.0  33/ 0 THE MONEY GODS (811)      0  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

     If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of 
DWES EG brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too.  Later days, FAMOUS GOLFERS, since 
HIDDEN MAGIC took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news.  With any luck, 
I can sneak into The Warty Toad and join BIG STRONG MEN's celebration over their good 
record this turn.  9th place, not bad.  Now keep the taverns open late tonight, for 
there are sorrows to drown for DON'T MAKE SANDY, whose 0-0-0 this turn dropped them 
by 7 into 17th.  Ha!  Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see FALLING RAIN win 
a fight and gain 16 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, HEZROU beat HAVARTI and HAVARTI lost 
2 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  Going for broke or broken, our Duelmaster GORMU 
challenged this turn.  And if variety is the spice of life, DWES EG may be getting 
bland, as PROTON AGONIZER stays top dog in the city.  I'm not in a very good mood 
today, but why am I telling you this?  You want to know what's new, don't you, DWES 
EG?   
     My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start 
talking.' I loved that woman.  GORMU was challenged more times this turn than the 
Duelmaster.  Now was the DM insulted or feared?  Heh, heh.  And we have GOD:  DEAD in 
a challenge, going down 9 points for the fight.  Guess what?  I thought GOD:  DEAD 
showed great skill and promise when it overcame FIREKEEPER.  All right, so I slept 
through it!  Big deal!   
     Ah, now we come to my favorite part, where we see all the guys who are dead and 
gone, and get to see if their team cared.  We're all going to die in the end, so why 
worry if the fate catches up with you sooner that later?   
     What does the DWES EG arena have in common with the inns?  It's just as 
comfortable to sleep in either place.  Ha ha ha ha!  Just wait 'till next time I show 
up here, I won't be so nice!  So nyaaah!  Glad to see the back of this place-- Snide 
Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PROTON AGONIZER 23843        17   9  1 127         KNIGHTS OF GLORY (3801)   

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GORMU 37230                  20  11  0 109         TITANIC RENDERS (6163)    
-MAJOR MANDIBLE 58357         12   3  0 103         CITY OF BONES (447)       
 GOD:  DEAD 23638              8   7  1 103         THE TRUTH (3774)          
-KING OF TWILIGHT 43493       17  12  2  94         ROOKIE MAIDEN 15 (7291)   
 HEZROU 45937                 14  14  1  94         DAMAGE INC. (7712)        
-HELLSPECTRE 37251            17  11  1  91         OBLIVION CLEAVERS (6167)  
-CHINCO 58410                 16  12  0  91         WAR TREK (45)             

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SUNSTEEL 58137               19  21  1  90         BLOODSWORDS (1135)        
 FIREKEEPER 57865             20  28  1  89         BLOODSWORDS (1135)        

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ACT TOGETHER 46379           16  15  1  87         STONED ROOKIES 3 (7774)   
-ANGRY 58284                  10   9  0  86         DON'T MAKE SANDY (133)    
-SAN TROPEZ 52943             11   7  0  83         ROOKIE PINK 21 (8925)     
-BARABOR 32124                15  21  1  81         TRIBE OF DAWN (5298)      
-MIDNIGHT STAR 58246           7   1  1  78         BLUE TIME JEWELS (1134)   
 FRESHMAN HERO 58238          16  27  1  76         BLUE TIME JEWELS (1134)   
-SKELETON 6854                13  12  1  70         IN THE CLOSET (978)       
 BRIDGE OF HONOR 58427        13   8  1  70         UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (752)    
-CHUCKLEBONES 58023           11  11  0  70         THE BLACK LEAGUE (1750)   
-FLAG BEARER 58582            12   5  0  67         FAMOUS GOLFERS (424)      

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MR. GREENJEANS 58505          9   8  0  59         FAMOUS GOLFERS (424)      
-VOIDWALKER 58568              7   3  0  57         END OF THE LINE (446)     

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TYPHOON 58635                 9   7  0  56         BIG STRONG MEN (42)       
-SCREWDRIVER 58571             8  13  1  56         FAMOUS GOLFERS (424)      
-BLOODY CODEX 58567            8   6  1  56         SCARLET CHAPEL (1129)     
 HAVARTI 58597                 5   2  0  56         CHEESE (8021)             
 DINKROMANCER 58646            4   1  0  56         HIDDEN MAGIC (1128)       
 BURGUNDY BRUTE 58647         11   6  0  55         SCARLET CHAPEL (1129)     
-SOULSCREAM 58375              8   3  0  53         BLOODSWORDS (1135)        
-GUTSLICER 58641              11   4  0  50         BLOODSWORDS (1135)        
-IVORY ORACLE 58634            5   5  0  50         CITY OF BONES (447)       
 FALLING RAIN 58645            6   5  2  44         BIG STRONG MEN (42)       
-JELLYBONE 58565               7   3  0  42         CITY OF BONES (447)       
-GIMME SHELTER 46389           7   4  0  41         STONED ROOKIES 5 (7776)   

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CIRRUS 5841                   4   4  1  29         THE MONEY GODS (811)      
 STORM TITAN 58728             4   5  1  26         BIG STRONG MEN (42)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DWAYNE THE DOG 12213          2   5  0  19         WILLING BLADES (1779)     
-WAR ANGEL 58773               3   1  0  15         WAR TREK (45)             
-DEVIL RABBIT 23651            2   2  0  14         SEXIE (3776)              
-FRESHMAN TEE 58804            1   1  0  11         FAMOUS GOLFERS (424)      
-PONYGIRL 23659                0   1  0  11         GUILTY PLEASURES (3778)   
-FIRE OF PRIDE 58737           1   0  0  10         UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (752)    
 WARBLIND 58801                1   2  0   5         WAR TREK (45)             
-HER MAJESTY 58639             0   1  0   1         BLUE TIME JEWELS (1134)   
-SOULBINDER 58812              0   1  0   1         HIDDEN MAGIC (1128)       

'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
AMBITIOUS GUARD         0  0 0                      BRIDGE OF HONOR 58427  669 NONE
BIGBY'S HAND 58091      4  4 0 HIDDEN MAGIC 1128    FALLING RAIN 58645     667 REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

PROTON AGONIZER viciously subdued GORMU in a 5 minute master's Challenge Title fight.
GOD:  DEAD viciously subdued FIREKEEPER in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge match.
MOSE MANUEL bested VETERAN MERCENARY in a 6 minute fight.
ANKHEG overpowered FRESHMAN HERO in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched match.
HEZROU overpowered HAVARTI in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
BRIDGE OF HONOR butchered AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
PISSED PULLET outwaited TYPHOON in a action packed 11 minute duel.
DINKROMANCER vanquished CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute uneven fight.
CRIMSON CANON was vanquished by FALLING RAIN in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
BURGUNDY BRUTE narrowly defeated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a exciting 1 minute fight.
A.W. MERRICK subdued CIRRUS in a 2 minute competition.
STORM TITAN handily defeated OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
DWAYNE THE DOG subdued WARBLIND in a 4 minute veteran vs. amateur brawl.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         STRIKING ATTACK   27 -  12 -  1      69  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      6         TOTAL PARRY       49 -  29 -  0      63  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         PARRY-LUNGE       12 -   9 -  0      57  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         LUNGING ATTACK   100 -  92 -  5      52  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         WALL OF STEEL      7 -   8 -  0      47  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         AIMED BLOW        36 -  47 -  2      43  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-RIPOSTE     14 -  20 -  1      41  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         SLASHING ATTACK    8 -  12 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         BASHING ATTACK    13 -  22 -  0      37  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -  13 -  0      13  |

Turn 669 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:

STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         1 -  2         3  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     5 -  2     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        4 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  AIMED BLOW     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  PROTON AGONIZER 23843      17   9  1  127 KNIGHTS OF GLORY (3801)
TOTAL PARRY      GORMU -28306               20  11  0  109 TITANIC RENDERS (6163)
LUNGING ATTACK   GOD:  DEAD 23638            8   7  1  103 THE TRUTH (3774)
AIMED BLOW       BRIDGE OF HONOR -7109      13   8  1   70 UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (752)
BASHING ATTACK   HAVARTI -6939               5   2  0   56 CHEESE (8021)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is FRESHMAN HERO -7298.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was PROTON AGONIZER 23843.  The ten other most popular fighters were TYPHOON 
-6901, GOD:  DEAD 23638, CIRRUS 5841, WARBLIND -6735, FALLING RAIN -6891, BRIDGE OF 
HONOR -7109, BURGUNDY BRUTE -6889, GORMU -28306, HEZROU -19599, and A.W. MERRICK 
-17446.

The least popular fighter this week was PISSED PULLET -7500.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were MOSE MANUEL -17724, DWAYNE THE DOG 12213, HAVARTI -6939, 
FRESHMAN HERO -7298, CRIMSON CANON -7302, DINKROMANCER -6890, FIREKEEPER -7671, STORM 
TITAN -6808, A.W. MERRICK -17446, and HEZROU -19599.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

ANKHEG (82--22708) MONSTER MASH-A

                                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!