DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/08/2014    Duedate: 05/21/2014

NIATOLI ISLAND ARENA

DM-33    TURN-729

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SSSINK!
F/X (648)
(33-7925) [8-0-0,132]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BENJYN BLAYDE                  SSSINK!
OBSIDIAN HALL (192)            F/X (648)
(33-8062) [11-10-1,99]         (33-7925) [8-0-0,132]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

BYL BONESNAPPER                LAURI THE TRAMP
BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)          BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)
(33-7557) [19-20-3,80]         (33-8171) [1-1-0,14]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

DUELMASTERS BUFFET (655)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. DEMONSPAWN (194)            34
2. OBSIDIAN HALL (192)         31      HALLOWIENERS (635)
3. BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)       28      Unchartered Team
4. F/X (648)                   14
5. CLASSIC CHARACTERS (653)    14      F/X (648)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*F/X (648)                  8   0  0  100   1/ 1*DUELMASTERS BUFFET (655)  9  5 0
 2/ 3 HALLOWIENERS (635)        96  57  4 62.7   2/ 2 OBSIDIAN HALL (192)       8  7 0
 3/ 2*DUELMASTERS BUFFET (655)  18  11  0 62.1   3/ 3 DEMONSPAWN (194)          7  4 0
 4/ 4 CLASSIC CHARACTERS (653)  28  20  1 58.3   4/ 4 BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)     7  8 0
 5/ 6 OBSIDIAN HALL (192)      399 370 31 51.9   5/ 6*F/X (648)                 3  0 0
 6/ 7 BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)    606 595 58 50.5   6/ 5 CLASSIC CHARACTERS (653)  3  5 0
 7/ 8 DEMONSPAWN (194)         275 325 18 45.8   7/ 7 HALLOWIENERS (635)        2  0 0
 8/ 9 XXX BANDITS (614)         29  47  2 38.2   8/ 9 XXX BANDITS (614)         2  5 0
 9/10*THE CARELESS BEARS (600)   1   3  0 25.0   9/ 8*THE CARELESS BEARS (600)  1  1 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

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                        ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 747): MERCURY of QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 749): ARIGNOTE of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 729): BLACKHAWK of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 743): SIR TOO DUMB of THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 745): 56TH AND WABASHA of BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (Howlin' Wolf)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 737): LIMB BIZKIT of BODY OF MUSIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 738): RAMEX of VISIONS V2 (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 371): TRAVEL of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 735): SERENA of SHADOWMIST (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 639): MALICE of ASSASSINATION (Ghab, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 731): FILBURT of URT'S DURT URCHINS (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 728): SSINK! Of F/X (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 720): NO TURN of FOOT OF PRIDE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 679): SHADOW FROGGY of BATTLE FROGS 12-15 (Grimm, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 346): BENEZIA of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 340): WITCHCRAZE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 327): KINGU of MESOPOTAMIA (Var, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 610): SERGEANT 1 of MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 595): SISTER MOON of DREAMTIME (Hombre, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 577): JENNI KORREG of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 572): STAR RUBY of TOLBIN'S GEMS (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 276): URSULA ZAROFF of MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 536): SASHA of TOLBIN'S LADIES (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 527): RAGE of RUNEBLADES (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 519): SERGEANT 4 of MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 636): ABSOLUTION of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 747): QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 749): FANTASTIC FIVE II (?, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 729): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 743): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 745): PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 737): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 738): VISIONS V2 (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 371): EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 735): SHADOWMIST (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 369): WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (La Guillotine, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 731): OTTOMAN EMPIRE (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 728): DUELMASTERS BUFFET (Chuck, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 720): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 679): TOLBIN'S X-MEN (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 346): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 340): GARBAGE PAIL KIDS (Kharadmon, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 327): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 610): MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 595): UNNAMEABLES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 577): CANINE CUISINE (Chuck, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 572): TOLBIN'S GEMS (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 276): MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 533): TOLBINS LADIES (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 527): RUNEBLADES (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 519): MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 636): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 746): CHANTAL of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
                          KING RAT of QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 749): ARIGNOTE of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
                           NELLI POLITANA of SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 745): 56TH AND WABASHA of BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (Howlin' Wolf)
               (turn 744): HORI BULL of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 737): LIMB BIZKIT of BODY OF MUSIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 738): DOTTLE of VISIONS V2 (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 734): RAVAGE of THE TAKEN (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 639): MALICE of ASSASSINATION (Ghab, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 725): INIGO MONTOYA of BIG LAKE BANDITS (Den, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 720): NO TURN of FOOT OF PRIDE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
               (turn 719): SAVAGE BEATING of HAPPY FUN TIME (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 678): CYCLONE of FAMOUS HURLERS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
                             LOLITA MARIA of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 340): MANDORALLEN of PAWN OF PROPHECY (Gentleben, mgr.)
                   (turn 339): PETIT JARDINIA of LES TURFISTES (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
                               NORM of CHEERS (Otis, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 610): SERGEANT 1 of MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (The Anarchist)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 275): WONTON NOT NOW of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 532): HOGSHEAD of COUNTRY PIE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 526): IRON HANDED of CRITICALS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 519): SERGEANT 4 of MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr)

                                      SPY REPORT

     So why do I have this bag over my head?  Because I am The Unknown Spymaster and 
I'm going to give you a spy report!.  OBSIDIAN HALL is no joke as it posted a 4-1-0 
week advancing from 2nd place to 2nd place.  Hey everybody, watch out for OG, who 
flew up 20 points in the rankings after mashing EMBEZZLING SCRIBE like a melon.  Keep 
your eye on this guy.  Going for the gusto and coming up with aught but bloody 
knuckles was DEMONSPAWN's DEN'S FAVORITE, who was turned away from the Duelmastership 
by SSSINK!.  An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but an onion a day keeps T.P.s at 
bay.   
     Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the NIATOLI ISLAND arena.  
And hey, kiddies, those of you who didn't avoid DEMONSPAWN, please raise you hand.  
Wow.  Does NIATOLI ISLAND really have that many liars?  For those of you who like 
math, try this one:  DEMONSPAWN + Weapons That go Boom = BIG LAKE BANDITS + Avoid 
City.  Well dang howdy, but if challenges were votes, BYL BONESNAPPER would be 
president.  Although it may be a contest he doesn't want to win.  In a touching 
display by a 'touched' warrior, HODAR went after GRUNGE BEAR, who was higher by 25 
points.  Well, when the dust settled, HODAR won victory over GRUNGE BEAR.  BENJYN 
BLAYDE of OBSIDIAN HALL had better have a good reason for challenging down 13 points 
in a challenge which he won.  I thought BENJYN BLAYDE showed great skill and promise 
when he subdued BLACKMOMBA.  All right, so I slept through it!  Big deal!   
     Death is kind of like a new puppy:  he's always around wanting to play.  (Ha 
Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?).  Ask not the elves for counsel, for they 
will say both yes and no.  Silly buggers, eh?   
     Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in NIATOLI ISLAND 
have no sense of humor.  Or maybe that they were senseless.  C'mon, Leadfoot, let's 
make some tracks.  Its been fun, and I'm sure you enjoyed it (boos).  Now that I've 
got you worked up for Snide Clemens, I'll be leaving-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SSSINK! 7925                  8   0  0   132       F/X (648)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SHEET WITH EYES 7740         13   3  0   111       HALLOWIENERS (635)
 BENJYN BLAYDE 8062           11  10  1    99       OBSIDIAN HALL (192)
 DEN'S FAVORITE 3581          18  12  0    91       DEMONSPAWN (194)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLEAK 8078                   13   7  0    91       OBSIDIAN HALL (192)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BYL BONESNAPPER 7557         19  20  3    80       BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)
 VIXEN 8063                   12  10  2    78       DEMONSPAWN (194)
 BLACKMOMBA 7913               8   5  0    70       XXX BANDITS (614)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BRUNHYLDA 8082               12   6  0    64       OBSIDIAN HALL (192)
 HUSTLER 8090                  7   0  0    60       CLASSIC CHARACTERS (653)
-EQUINOPHOBIC COWBOY 8046      6   7  2    60       HALLOWIENERS (635)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GHOUL GOBLIN 8116             6   3  0    53       HALLOWIENERS (635)
 ZYRO 8118                     6   2  0    47       OBSIDIAN HALL (192)
 COCKY JOCK 8152               3   1  0    39       CLASSIC CHARACTERS (653)
 LADY LOVE 8088                5   4  0    36       CLASSIC CHARACTERS (653)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BIFFCAKE 8136                 4   2  0    33       DUELMASTERS BUFFET (655)
 WAR PIG 7914                  7   6  0    31       XXX BANDITS (614)
 GENOVYFA 8117                 3   5  0    30       OBSIDIAN HALL (192)
-FRIDGE BOX ROBOT 7948         2   3  0    30       HALLOWIENERS (635)
 THE HAND COLLECTOR 8128       2   6  0    27       BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)
 NO-ARMED BANDIT 8137          6   0  0    24       DUELMASTERS BUFFET (655)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CLASS CLOWN 8098              6   4  0    22       CLASSIC CHARACTERS (653)
 IMMORAL DESIRE 8112           5   7  0    22       BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)
 HODAR 8170                    2   0  0    21       BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)
 OG 8173                       1   0  0    20       DEMONSPAWN (194)
 SUCCUBUS 8125                 2   6  0    18       DEMONSPAWN (194)
 MR. ANIMAL CRACKERS 8138      3   3  0    16       DUELMASTERS BUFFET (655)
 GRUNGE BEAR 7281              1   3  0    14       THE CARELESS BEARS (600)
 LAURI THE TRAMP 8171          1   1  0    14       BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)
 LOK 8169                      1   0  0    13       DEMONSPAWN (194)
-PAPA BEAR CLAWS 8149          3   1  0    10       DUELMASTERS BUFFET (655)
 FROTHINGSAUCE 8163            2   2  0     8       DUELMASTERS BUFFET (655)
-ANGRY EX-WIFE 8143            0   2  0     2       CLASSIC CHARACTERS (653)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BROCK 8055             13  7 1 DEMONSPAWN 194       BYL BONESNAPPER 7557  726  JUST REVENGED
VIA CHICAGO 8069        2  1 0 SUMMERTEETH 640      VIXEN 8063            725  NOT REVENGED
DA 1 8174               0  1 0 XXX BANDITS 614      GERELIN LOSTFIRE      729  NONE
DA2 8176                0  1 0 XXX BANDITS 614      STONE GOLEM           729  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

XXX-Bandits -- Welcome back!  May your blades be sharp and your armor be strong...
unless you're facing one of mine! -- Spirit

Den -- Hear you and yours will be attending the FTF in Chicago.  That's cool!
Finally get to meet you after all these years. -- Spirit

Roll-up Gods -- Please, please, please start giving me better roll-ups to work with!
-- Spirit

     What's in it for us? -- RUG #80704

Grim Reaper -- Plase stop taking all the good warriors I do get! -- Spirit

Hello to all the sorry souls on Niytyole island it seams we have a few lucky Aimed
Blows I must take care of GRUDGE BEAR!!! I would suggest you not run him for a very
very long time!

Rumor has it Big Lake Bandits buddy has come to claim his duel master title!  Deeders
and the Apostles you say you are the president of the little known Allied Axis but
you have some thing I want!!  I would like to be part of your little gang what would
one have to do to become a newly member of the Allied Axis?

to Den and Deeders -- XXX Bandits

Creamonspawn -- Did you enjoy how the Bonesnapper casually spit upon his na <cut off
by hal>

     It might help if you sent the personals in plain text (.txt).

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DA2 was viciously butchered by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
DA 1 was murdered by GERELIN LOSTFIRE in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
VIXEN narrowly defeated BYL BONESNAPPER in a 2 minute master's Bloodfeud duel.
BENJYN BLAYDE devastated BLACKMOMBA in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
THE HAND COLLECTOR savagely defeated SUCCUBUS in a 9 minute Challenge competition.
GENOVYFA overpowered MR. ANIMAL CRACKERS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge struggle.
IMMORAL DESIRE was devastated by BIFFCAKE in a 1 minute Challenge competition.
FROTHINGSAUCE was handily defeated by WAR PIG in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
HODAR unbelievably bested GRUNGE BEAR in a popular 3 minute gruesome Challenge duel.
SSSINK! vanquished DEN'S FAVORITE in a exciting 1 minute one-sided Title fight.
BLEAK overpowered M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BRUNHYLDA subdued COCKY JOCK in a 1 minute master vs. amateur competition.
ZYRO was savagely defeated by HUSTLER in a crowd pleasing 4 minute gory match.
GHOUL GOBLIN viciously subdued LADY LOVE in a popular 3 minute gruesome conflict.
NO-ARMED BANDIT defeated LAURI THE TRAMP in a action packed 6 minute struggle.
OG handily defeated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
LOK devastated CONVICTED THIEF 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|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   6         WALL OF STEEL     14 -   7 -  0      67  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         AIMED BLOW        18 -  11 -  0      62  |
|AIMED BLOW                       5         SLASHING ATTACK   20 -  16 -  1      56  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         STRIKING ATTACK   26 -  24 -  5      52  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         LUNGING ATTACK    29 -  27 -  1      52  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         TOTAL PARRY       26 -  28 -  0      48  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   7 -  0      30  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         BASHING ATTACK     2 -  11 -  1      15  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  10 -  0       9  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 729 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       SSSINK! 7925                8   0  0  132 F/X (648)
STRIKING ATTACK  BENJYN BLAYDE 8062         11  10  1   99 OBSIDIAN HALL (192)
TOTAL PARRY      DEN'S FAVORITE 3581        18  12  0   91 DEMONSPAWN (194)
SLASHING ATTACK  VIXEN 8063                 12  10  2   78 DEMONSPAWN (194)
WALL OF STEEL    BRUNHYLDA 8082             12   6  0   64 OBSIDIAN HALL (192)
LUNGING ATTACK   HUSTLER 8090                7   0  0   60 CLASSIC CHARACTERS (653)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is BYL BONESNAPPER 7557.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was LAURI THE TRAMP 8171.  The ten other most popular fighters were HUSTLER 
8090, GRUNGE BEAR 7281, DA2 8176, GHOUL GOBLIN 8116, SSSINK! 7925, ZYRO 8118, VIXEN 
8063, BYL BONESNAPPER 7557, BIFFCAKE 8136, and BENJYN BLAYDE 8062.

The least popular fighter this week was SUCCUBUS 8125.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were NO-ARMED BANDIT 8137, THE HAND COLLECTOR 8128, FROTHINGSAUCE 8163, 
IMMORAL DESIRE 8112, MR. ANIMAL CRACKERS 8138, BLACKMOMBA 7913, DA 1 8174, LOK 8169, 
LADY LOVE 8088, and COCKY JOCK 8152.

                  MAIL-IN TOURNEY LVII

CONTENDERS TOURNEY                     W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
DAMEON 1921 (80-75-2)                  2  3  0         DEMONSPAWN           

FRESHMEN TOURNEY                       W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
BURIED TREASURE 7722 (27-13-0)         5  3  0         SEA DOGS             
ACID BATH 7373 (23-9-1)                3  3  0         DEATH PENALTY        
GLAMDRING 2328 (25-13-1)               1  3  0         OBSIDIAN HALL        
WYVERN 2457 (22-23-0)                  1  3  0         OBSIDIAN HALL        

CHALLENGERS TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
SHEET WITH EYES 7740 (13-3-0)          4  3  0         HALLOWIENERS         

INITIATES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
HUSTLER 8090 (6-0-0)                   4  3  0         CLASSIC CHARACTERS   

APPRENTICES TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
GARBAGE SCOW 8040 (1-3-0)              6  3  0         SEA DOGS             
BIFFCAKE 8136 (2-2-0)                  5  3  0         DUELMASTERS BUFFET   
CAN'T STAND IT 8101 (1-0-1)            1  3  0         SUMMERTEETH          
THE KRAKEN 8051 (1-1-1)                1  3  0  DEAD   SEA DOGS             

ROOKIES TOURNEY                        W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
ANASTASIA 8154 (0-0-0)                 4  3  1         BLOOD BATH           
PIRATE LAW 8158 (0-0-0)                4  3  0         STORM'S TARGET       
SEAL CLUBBER 8168 (0-0-0)              3  3  0         SEA DOGS             
HOYA PARANOIA 8160 (0-0-0)             2  3  0         STORM'S TARGET       
OTTO'S ARMY 8162 (0-0-0)               2  3  0         STORM'S TARGET       
RETRIBUTION 8151 (0-0-0)               1  2  0  DEAD   DEMONSPAWN           

ELIGIBLES FOOLS TOURNEY                W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
FALLSWORTH 2427 (28-12-0)              0  3  0         OBSIDIAN HALL        

FRESHMEN FOOLS TOURNEY                 W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
RYANATOR 3462 (31-25-0)                4  3  0         OBSIDIAN HALL        

INITIATES FOOLS TOURNEY                W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
LANDLUBBER 8050 (3-2-0)                0  3  0         SEA DOGS             

APPRENTICES FOOL TOURNEY               W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
NO-ARMED BANDIT 8137 (4-0-0)           1  3  0         DUELMASTERS BUFFET   
MR. ANIMAL CRACKERS 8138 (3-1-0)       0  3  0         DUELMASTERS BUFFET   

                        BLOODGAMES at the SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE

Back by popular demand, we will be having Bloodgames at the Summer FTF!  For those of 
you who always wanted the chance to manage the last warrior standing alive upon the 
arena sands, your day has come.  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.  There 
will be two different arenas:

  FtF-Style (DM 98):      for Face-to-Face attendees, with turn-by-turn strategies
  Mail-in-Style (DM 99):  for all managers, with one strategy for all ten rounds

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 84 points, 3-21, as usual.)

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 FTF-style  DM 96, there no regular challenges, 
only bloodfeuds.  For DM 97, warriors may not change their strategy from round to 
round (to make it fair for those who could not attend the F-t-F).  There will be no DA 
challenges.

TURN PROCESSING AND DUE DATES -- If you are not attending the FTF, we must have your 
rollups and strategies by the Wednesday before the FTF, else they are due by 9pm on 
Friday, at the hotel.  The Bloodgames will process at the FTF with the regular 
tournament.  

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, and Bloodgames Runner-up titles, 4th 
through 6th 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 
six 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.  

A Bloodgames T-shirts will be awarded to the manager of the team with the most kills.

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, Victors, and Runners-up will receive Bloodgames T-shirts.

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!