DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL
Date : 08/24/2026 Duedate: 09/05/2026
DARKHOLM ARENA
DM 104 TURN 953
RANK TEAMS W L K % RANK TEAMS W L K %
1 DYSTOPIA 42/1574 163 102 1 61.5 BASH BROS MEAT 72/1535
THE JERKS 10/1451 BASH BROS NEWS 72/1510
FLOWER CHILDREN 7/60 BASH BROS SNOW 72/1518
STRANGER DANGERS 86/1575 BB SIDE MIRROR 72/1516
2 FARSCAPE 10/1469 98 67 0 59.4 BASH BROS CONDO 72/1513
THE BLUES 3 3/1561 BASH BROS TRASH 72/1532
BETTER BLUES 42/1553 BB ITALIAN FOOD 72/1539
3 LIVING DEAD 29/1406 1353 1078 10 55.7 NEXT GENERATION 18/1150
TWISTED OAK 82/1421 BASH BROS GOLFER 72/1482
WIZARDS OF AHS 97/1472 BASH BROS JACKET 72/1525
4 BUSH 7/1433 289 318 3 47.6 BASH BROS SHEETS 72/1514
YOU DON'T SAY 5/1428 BASH BROS SPOUSE 72/1530
5 CASTAWAYS 7/199 956 1229 10 43.8 BASHAHOLICS ANON 59/1489
SKAITHVARN 51/235 BASH BROS BROTHER 72/1520
HIGHLANDERS 42/1341 BASH BROS WALKING 72/1538
6 THE BLOODGUAR 4/348 89 119 2 42.8 BASH BROS BATHROOM 54/1488
7 THE BAD SEED 6/1466 38 51 0 42.7 BASH BROS BUS STOP 72/1485
8 VEGGIES 3/1227 1567 2317 18 40.3 BASH BROS MARRIAGE 72/1505
SHEPHERDS 18/432 BASH BROS ROADSIDE 72/1499
BASH BROS GAS 72/1515 BASH BROS HARD DISK 72/1522
BASH BROS SEX 72/1531 BASH BROS SUPERBOWL 72/1536
BB AUTOMOBILE 72/1526 9 ARROGANCE 18/732 1886 3193 29 37.1
BB FLASHLIGHT 72/1529 JUST BECAUSE 38/1151
BASH BROS BABY 39/1487 10 LANCIARII 6/1555 60 111 0 35.1
BASH BROS BEER 72/1511 KANO CLAN 21/1436
REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER
Hullo hullo!
Well, let's see... today in Darkholm Arena there were 43 fights, just 2 of which
were based on challenges. There was one death, my friend M. Chardinee, with whom I
often share tea in the afternoon. He'll be hung over, but I have a hangover cure. I
don't know how well it works on resurrection headaches. And Lanciarii avoided
Skaithvarn. Eh?
DROOL BABY (39-4243) (49-95-0,140) of BASH BROS BABY fought M. CHARDINEE (104-8)
(0-0-0,110). DROOL BABY viciously butchered M. CHARDINEE in an action packed 3 minute
gory match.
Here's an upset. GREEN BEAN (3-6419) (93-51-2,254) of VEGGIES fought BLACKBIRD
(82-57278) (47-148-0,187) of TWISTED OAK. GREEN BEAN was subdued by BLACKBIRD in a
crowd pleasing 4 minute competition. Blackbird got 36 recognition points for this
surprising performance. You go, girl. Still, Green bean was this turn's crowd
favorite.
Just because you've made it to the Isle doesn't mean you can beat anyone in the
Dark Arena. CAN'T CLOSE MOUTH (72-7772) (38-30-0,197) of BASH BROS GOLFER fought
SHEWISH GIANT (104-25) (0-0-0,181). CAN'T CLOSE MOUTH was demolished by SHEWISH GIANT
in a 1 minute uneven bout. Can't Close Mouth lost 18 points, and of course gained a
headache.
Aeryn Sun is a familiar face here in Darkholm. AERYN SUN (10-4268) (95-41-0,217)
of FARSCAPE challenged RETCH (7-241) (77-81-1,232) of FLOWER CHILDREN. AERYN SUN
devastated RETCH in an action packed 3 minute mismatched Challenge fight. Poor Retch
lost 27 points here.
BUDDY MOSS (3-8624) (24-10-1,134) of THE BLUES 3 challenged KNOCKED OVER (72-
10147) (43-24-2,168) of BASH BROS TRASH. BUDDY MOSS handily defeated KNOCKED OVER in
a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match. Nice way to earn 36 points, Mr. Moss.
Other notable fights... hmm...
As usual, Job is our overall popularity leader. BRITISH CUISINE (42-5335) (60-
17-1,198) of DYSTOPIA fought JOB (18-6129) (171-311-0,190) of SHEPHERDS. BRITISH
CUISINE vanquished JOB in a 1 minute bloody one-sided fray.
Ooh, Bad Ads was the least popular today. BAD ADS (72-10723) (36-34-0,36) of
BASH BROS SUPERBOWL fought BOOKIE'S GUARD (104-5) (35-18-0,75). BAD ADS was
vanquished by BOOKIE'S GUARD in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
I was surprised that it took Borrows Money three minutes to take down Adabemis &
Balmador today. BORROWS MONEY (72-8055) (70-50-1,343) of BASH BROS BROTHER fought
ADABEMIS & BALMADOR (42-1671) (83-162-0,219) of HIGHLANDERS. BORROWS MONEY devastated
ADABEMIS & BALMADOR in a 3 minute one-sided Title contest. So, Borrows Money retains
the title of Keeper of the Runeblade, and is also our highest-ranked Parry-Lunge.
That's all I've got for you today except backbiting gossip, which I know you
don't want. So... cheerio!
-- Malic of Talcama
KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
BORROWS MONEY 72-8055 71 50 1 356 BASH BROS BROTHER (1520) DRAGONHEAD
GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
MINSTREL 4-2505 52 38 4 314 THE BLOODGUARD (348) JHELUM
RAISTLIN MAJERE 97-8374 89 40 6 301 WIZARDS OF AHS (1472) SHADOW GROVE
ARUGULA 3-7180 179 99 3 245 VEGGIES (1227) OSKSI
AERYN SUN 10-4268 96 41 0 230 FARSCAPE (1469) KOLACT
DANTALLION 4-2028 58 49 2 229 THE BLOODGUARD (348) JHELUM
GAOL 5-5891 74 90 2 225 YOU DON'T SAY (1428) KALTOS
BLACKBIRD 82-57278 48 148 0 223 TWISTED OAK (1421) DWES EG
SCHARV 51-1209 143 145 0 220 SKAITHVARN (235) TRICORUS
NEED A FIX 59-3141 51 46 2 220 BASHAHOLICS ANON (1489) ILLIS
DECCIOUS 6-7465 42 41 0 220 LANCIARII (1555) TRANSEL
GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
NIGHT STALKER 29-262 132 133 3 210 LIVING DEAD (1406) LAPUR
BOOJUM 86-32218 43 14 0 210 STRANGER DANGERS (1575) STORM POINT
CUP O'PIZZA 10-5397 129 55 0 209 THE JERKS (1451) KOLACT
-PRISCILLA 18-10653 68 20 2 209 SHEPHERDS (432) TALCAMA
SENSATIONALIZED 72-7683 81 44 0 208 BASH BROS NEWS (1510) DRAGONHEAD
BRITISH CUISINE 42-5335 61 17 1 207 DYSTOPIA (1574) RODEKI
MITA KURAI 21-8414 35 43 0 206 KANO CLAN (1436) SUNSET
RETCH 7-241 77 82 1 205 FLOWER CHILDREN (60) BONSUR
EVERYTHING ZEN 7-6959 73 67 0 203 BUSH (1433) BONSUR
COUNSELOR OBVIOUS 18-10133 77 41 2 201 NEXT GENERATION (1150) TALCAMA
MELTING FLOOD 72-8016 90 43 1 199 BASH BROS SNOW (1518) DRAGONHEAD
E COLI 72-10673 56 79 1 198 BASH BROS MEAT (1535) DRAGONHEAD
EXTRA BEST THERMOS 10-5444 47 20 1 197 THE JERKS (1451) KOLACT
-8 AM CLASS 72-6621 135 122 0 196 BASH BROS COLLEGE (1497) DRAGONHEAD
ADABEMIS & BALMADOR 42-1671 83 163 0 196 HIGHLANDERS (1341) RODEKI
NEEDLE BOY 6-7631 59 57 0 195 THE BAD SEEDS (1466) TRANSEL
-FULL AND HEAVY 72-6861 65 91 1 194 BASH BROS DIAPER (1500) DRAGONHEAD
JOB 18-6129 171 312 0 193 SHEPHERDS (432) TALCAMA
GREEN BEAN 3-6419 93 52 2 191 VEGGIES (1227) OSKSI
RECOVERY SETBACK 59-3017 88 149 2 191 BASHAHOLICS ANON (1489) ILLIS
NOSY NEIGHBOR 72-7827 99 40 1 190 BASH BROS CONDO (1513) DRAGONHEAD
-RACHAEL 18-11003 49 94 1 188 SHEPHERDS (432) TALCAMA
HIGHER POWER 59-3119 99 68 1 186 BASHAHOLICS ANON (1489) ILLIS
RIPPED 72-9875 88 52 1 184 BASH BROS SHEETS (1514) DRAGONHEAD
KHEFRAS 7-1930 81 178 0 184 CASTAWAYS (199) BONSUR
BAD MEDIA 72-8127 53 45 0 183 BASH BROS HARD DISK (1522) DRAGONHEAD
GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
HOFFA 18-8478 126 357 1 181 ARROGANCE (732) TALCAMA
GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
CAN'T CLOSE MOUTH 72-7772 38 31 0 179 BASH BROS GOLFER (1482) DRAGONHEAD
NOT THE REAL THING 72-7762 51 69 1 178 BASH BROS BEER (1511) DRAGONHEAD
SHIFTED 72-7941 110 59 0 177 BB SIDE MIRROR (1516) DRAGONHEAD
CLOTHES ON FLOOR 72-10130 51 28 0 176 BASH BROS SPOUSE (1530) DRAGONHEAD
BUDDY MOSS 3-8624 25 10 1 172 THE BLUES 3 (1561) OSKSI
ALEMBIC 4-1925 39 68 1 170 THE BLOODGUARD (348) JHELUM
ROAD KILL 72-8272 75 49 1 166 BASH BROS ROADSIDE (1499) DRAGONHEAD
BOOKIE 18-8458 32 39 0 163 ARROGANCE (732) TALCAMA
GRAND ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
EMPTY TANK 72-8997 34 54 1 147 BB AUTOMOBILE (1526) DRAGONHEAD
GUY 'N ANNE 18-10794 18 5 1 147 NEXT GENERATION (1150) TALCAMA
TAX PENALTY 72-7311 80 94 2 145 BASH BROS MARRIAGE (1505) DRAGONHEAD
KNOCKED OVER 72-10147 43 25 2 145 BASH BROS TRASH (1532) DRAGONHEAD
DROOL BABY 39-4243 50 95 1 142 BASH BROS BABY (1487) XOCHITHLAN
TURNED OFF 72-7887 66 57 0 140 BASH BROS GAS (1515) DRAGONHEAD
FORGOT IT 72-8910 32 46 1 136 BASH BROS JACKET (1525) DRAGONHEAD
WITHDRAWAL 59-3142 34 24 2 132 BASHAHOLICS ANON (1489) ILLIS
OBLIGATORY 72-10137 44 49 0 128 BASH BROS SEX (1531) DRAGONHEAD
SNORING 72-10127 42 56 3 122 BASH BROS SPOUSE (1530) DRAGONHEAD
GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
JO ANN KELLY 3-8456 28 29 0 100 THE BLUES 3 (1561) OSKSI
GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
2 + 2 = 4 38-4190 86 321 2 90 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME
BAD SHOES 72-10882 42 22 0 87 BASH BROS WALKING (1538) DRAGONHEAD
SCARY DUDE 72-10528 37 35 2 85 BASH BROS BUS STOP (1485) DRAGONHEAD
FALLEN TOWEL RACK 54-3319 43 92 0 77 BASH BROS BATHROOM (1488) TROCAR
TEENY TUCKER 42-5511 36 26 0 75 BETTER BLUES (1553) RODEKI
NO BATTERIES 72-10121 62 73 0 74 BB FLASHLIGHT (1529) DRAGONHEAD
OUT OF TP 54-3258 36 28 2 71 BASH BROS BATHROOM (1488) TROCAR
DIRTY GROUT 54-3438 40 28 2 68 BASH BROS BATHROOM (1488) TROCAR
-MOLD 54-3467 15 5 0 50 BASH BROS BATHROOM (1488) TROCAR
BAD SERVICE 72-10967 37 29 0 46 BB ITALIAN FOOD (1539) DRAGONHEAD
BAD ADS 72-10723 36 35 0 41 BASH BROS SUPERBOWL (1536) DRAGONHEAD
-NEALA 51-5286 15 27 1 40 AMAZON ELITE (1437) TRICORUS
-FAKE SMILE 72-7352 16 11 0 25 BASH BROS PHOTO (1558) DRAGONHEAD
-WEATHER DELAY 72-12671 19 9 0 0 BB CONSTRUCTION (1560) DRAGONHEAD
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN
M. CHARDINEE 0 0 0 DROOL BABY 39-4243 953
PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
AERYN SUN devastated RETCH in a action packed 3 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
BUDDY MOSS handily defeated KNOCKED OVER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
BORROWS MONEY devastated ADABEMIS & BALMADOR in a 3 minute one-sided Title contest.
GREEN BEAN was subdued by BLACKBIRD in a crowd pleasing 4 minute competition.
DANTALLION viciously subdued E COLI in a crowd pleasing 2 minute brutal fight.
MINSTREL bested MELTING FLOOD in a popular 2 minute gruesome competition.
DECCIOUS won victory over NEEDLE BOY in a action packed 1 minute duel.
ARUGULA viciously subdued BOOJUM in a action packed 3 minute gruesome fight.
RAISTLIN MAJERE overpowered COUNSELOR OBVIOUS in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
NOSY NEIGHBOR was overpowered by SHADOWMANE in a 2 minute brutal one-sided fight.
HIGHER POWER was devastated by GAOL in a exciting 2 minute brutal mismatched conflict.
EXTRA BEST THERMOS slimly lost to NEED A FIX in a crowd pleasing 3 minute bloody bout.
NIGHT STALKER was savagely defeated by CUP O'PIZZA in a popular 4 minute bloody duel.
BRITISH CUISINE vanquished JOB in a 1 minute bloody one-sided fray.
SCHARV devastated HOFFA in a exciting 3 minute one-sided brawl.
RECOVERY SETBACK subdued LAUGHING BARMAID in a exciting 2 minute brutal bout.
MITA KURAI overpowered KHEFRAS in a 2 minute mismatched conflict.
SENSATIONALIZED viciously subdued LOCAL CONSTABLE in a popular 2 minute gruesome bout.
CAN'T CLOSE MOUTH was demolished by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute uneven bout.
SHIFTED was devastated by SHEWISH GIANT in a popular 1 minute one-sided bout.
BAD MEDIA was savagely defeated by SHADOWMANE in a exciting 2 minute gory duel.
RIPPED was vanquished by BLIND BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
EVERYTHING ZEN subdued NOT THE REAL THING in a 2 minute melee.
CLOTHES ON FLOOR was savagely defeated by SHEWISH GIANT in a 2 minute duel.
BOOKIE handily defeated OBLIGATORY in a action packed 1 minute mismatched bout.
ROAD KILL was overpowered by BLIND BEGGAR in a action packed 1 minute one-sided fight.
GUY 'N ANNE was handily defeated by DESIREE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
ALEMBIC subdued FORGOT IT in a popular 1 minute fight.
SNORING was narrowly defeated by ANGRY BOOKIE in a popular 1 minute bout.
EMPTY TANK overcame CAPTURED CUTPURSE in a 2 minute bloody match.
TURNED OFF won victory over OLD SAILMAKER in a crowd pleasing 2 minute fight.
TAX PENALTY savagely defeated CAPTURED CUTPURSE in a crowd pleasing 2 minute match.
WITHDRAWAL viciously subdued CAPTURED CUTPURSE in a exciting 2 minute brutal fight.
DROOL BABY viciously butchered M. CHARDINEE in a action packed 3 minute gory match.
2 + 2 = 4 was outlasted by JO ANN KELLY in a popular 7 minute duel.
BAD SERVICE handily defeated INKEEPER'S SON in a 1 minute mismatched match.
BAD SHOES beat TEENY TUCKER in a exciting 3 minute gruesome fight.
BAD ADS was vanquished by BOOKIE'S GUARD in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
SCARY DUDE overcame DRUNKEN FISHERMAN in a crowd pleasing 3 minute gory duel.
NO BATTERIES devastated DRUNKEN FISHERMAN in a 1 minute mismatched match.
DIRTY GROUT overcame DEBBY TONTE in a exciting 1 minute match.
FALLEN TOWEL RACK luckily beat INKEEPER'S SON in a popular 3 minute gruesome battle.
OUT OF TP overpowered DRUNKEN FISHERMAN in a popular 1 minute uneven bout.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL 14 AIMED BLOW 41 - 30 - 0 58 |
|BASHING ATTACK 11 PARRY-RIPOSTE 10 - 8 - 0 56 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 8 WALL OF STEEL 70 - 61 - 0 53 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 8 PARRY-STRIKE 20 - 18 - 1 53 |
|AIMED BLOW 6 LUNGING ATTACK 41 - 37 - 0 53 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 5 PARRY-LUNGE 41 - 39 - 0 51 |
|TOTAL PARRY 5 BASHING ATTACK 62 - 84 - 1 42 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 4 SLASHING ATTACK 17 - 32 - 0 35 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 TOTAL PARRY 12 - 37 - 0 24 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 0 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 953 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:
AIMED BLOW 4 - 2 SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 3 3 PARRY-LUNGE
PARRY-LUNGE 5 - 3 TOTAL PARRY 2 - 3 3 LUNGING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 8 - 6 LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 5 1 AIMED BLOW
BASHING ATTACK 6 - 5 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 2 1 SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY
1 WALL OF STEEL
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
PARRY-LUNGE BORROWS MONEY 72-8055 71 50 1 356 BASH BROS BROTHER (1520)
LUNGING ATTACK MINSTREL 4-2505 52 38 4 314 THE BLOODGUARD (348)
AIMED BLOW RAISTLIN MAJERE 97-8374 89 40 6 301 WIZARDS OF AHS (1472)
PARRY-RIPOSTE DANTALLION 4-2028 58 49 2 229 THE BLOODGUARD (348)
SLASHING ATTACK GAOL 5-5891 74 90 2 225 YOU DON'T SAY (1428)
TOTAL PARRY SCHARV 51-1209 143 145 0 220 SKAITHVARN (235)
WALL OF STEEL NEED A FIX 59-3141 51 46 2 220 BASHAHOLICS ANON (1489)
PARRY-STRIKE CUP O'PIZZA 10-5397 129 55 0 209 THE JERKS (1451)
BASHING ATTACK E COLI 72-10673 56 79 1 198 BASH BROS MEAT (1535)
The overall popularity leader is JOB 18-6129. The most popular warrior this turn was
GREEN BEAN 3-6419. The ten other most popular fighters were TEENY TUCKER 42-5511,
MINSTREL 4-2505, AERYN SUN 10-4268, ARUGULA 3-7180, BLACKBIRD 82--8258, NEED A FIX
59-3141, CUP O'PIZZA 10-5397, JO ANN KELLY 3-8456, BORROWS MONEY 72-8055, and
SENSATIONALIZED 72-7683.
The least popular fighter this week was BAD ADS 72-10723. The other ten least
popular fighters were GUY 'N ANNE 18-10794, RIPPED 72-9875, JOB 18-6129, COUNSELOR
OBVIOUS 18-10133, SNORING 72-10127, ROAD KILL 72-8272, SHIFTED 72-7941, KHEFRAS
7-1930, KNOCKED OVER 72-10147, and OBLIGATORY 72-10137.
Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K
OSKSI(3) 3 1 0 SUNSET(21) 1 0 0 TROCAR(54) 3 0 0
JHELUM(4) 3 0 0 LAPUR(29) 0 1 0 ILLIS(59) 3 1 0
KALTOS(5) 1 0 0 CLIFFHOME(38) 0 1 0 DRAGONHEAD(72) 9 15 0
TRANSEL(6) 1 1 0 XOCHITHLAN(39) 1 0 1 DWES EG(82) 1 0 0
BONSUR(7) 1 2 0 RODEKI(42) 1 2 0 STORM POINT(86) 0 1 0
KOLACT(10) 2 1 0 TRICORUS(51) 1 0 0 SHADOW GROVE(97) 1 0 0
TALCAMA(18) 1 4 0
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
ARUGULA 3-7180 179 99 3 245 VEGGIES (1227) OSKSI
MINSTREL 4-2505 52 38 4 314 THE BLOODGUARD (348) JHELUM
GAOL 5-5891 74 90 2 225 YOU DON'T SAY (1428) KALTOS
DECCIOUS 6-7465 42 41 0 220 LANCIARII (1555) TRANSEL
RETCH 7-241 77 82 1 205 FLOWER CHILDREN (60) BONSUR
AERYN SUN 10-4268 96 41 0 230 FARSCAPE (1469) KOLACT
COUNSELOR OBVIOUS 18-10133 77 41 2 201 NEXT GENERATION (1150) TALCAMA
MITA KURAI 21-8414 35 43 0 206 KANO CLAN (1436) SUNSET
NIGHT STALKER 29-262 132 133 3 210 LIVING DEAD (1406) LAPUR
2 + 2 = 4 38-4190 86 321 2 90 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME
DROOL BABY 39-4243 50 95 1 142 BASH BROS BABY (1487) XOCHITHLAN
BRITISH CUISINE 42-5335 61 17 1 207 DYSTOPIA (1574) RODEKI
SCHARV 51-1209 143 145 0 220 SKAITHVARN (235) TRICORUS
FALLEN TOWEL RACK 54-3319 43 92 0 77 BASH BROS BATHROOM (1488) TROCAR
NEED A FIX 59-3141 51 46 2 220 BASHAHOLICS ANON (1489) ILLIS
BORROWS MONEY 72-8055 71 50 1 356 BASH BROS BROTHER (1520) DRAGONHEAD
BLACKBIRD 82--8258 48 148 0 223 TWISTED OAK (1421) DWES EG
BOOJUM 86-32218 43 14 0 210 STRANGER DANGERS (1575) STORM POINT
RAISTLIN MAJERE 97-8374 89 40 6 301 WIZARDS OF AHS (1472) SHADOW GROVE
BLOODGAMES 2026 -- corrected (dates)
Back by popular demand, we will be hosting a new slow Bloodgames mailed arena
beginning in September. 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 23
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.
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!