DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 08/14/2026 Duedate: 09/10/2026
TROCAR ARENA
DM 54 TURN 465
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
GRAND CANYON
2233 BOURBON ST (362)
(54-3552) [15-6-1,119]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
GRAND CANYON POSITION IS EMPTY
2233 BOURBON ST (362)
(54-3552) [15-6-1,119]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
CAKE TESTER UNSEALED
USELESS TOOLS (219) BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
(54-3481) [11-18-0,87] (54-3544) [4-4-0,34]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
KIWI CONNECTION II (318)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. THE MUPPETS (20) 43
2. 2233 BOURBON ST (362) 24 2233 BOURBON ST (362)
3. BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) 10 Unchartered Team
4. KIWI CONNECTION II (318) -3
GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS (210)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 2233 BOURBON ST (362) 82 42 2 66.1 1/ 3 KIWI CONNECTION II (318) 9 4 0
2/ 2 USELESS TOOLS (219) 426 220 22 65.9 2/ 4 2233 BOURBON ST (362) 9 6 0
3/ 3 KIWI CONNECTION II (318) 70 48 5 59.3 3/ 2 THE MUPPETS (20) 7 3 1
4/ 5 THE MUPPETS (20) 188 156 14 54.7 4/ 1 USELESS TOOLS (219) 7 7 1
5- 6 GR8 PL8TS (353) 19 20 0 48.7 5/ 7 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) 2 5 0
6/ 7 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) 222 239 10 48.2 6- 5 GR8 PL8TS (353) 0 2 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
It's me, The Unknown Spymaster, back to give you this week's Spy Report. Sit
back in your seats and we'll have more fun than a barrel of Zontanis. We now have a
new top team for all of you guys to dogpile on. KIWI CONNECTION II now holds the
crown and they are betting they can keep it. Hey everybody, watch out for CRAZY
HARRY, who flew up 25 points in the rankings after mashing WYON like a melon. Keep
your eye on this guy. And falling like a basher in the top ten was AMERICAN HIGHWAY,
who dropped 8 points after a disappointing (to say the least) bout with LINK
HOGTHROB. Well here's a duelmaster that doesn't sit back and say 'Challenge me'!
GRAND CANYON made a challenge against GREASED POLE this week. Our battling
duelmaster GRAND CANYON has managed to hold the title, fending off GREASED POLE's
none too subtle advances. Better luck next time, USELESS TOOLS. Can you believe
they are paying me 10 gold to deliver this stuff?
But enough of that bunch, let's get on to the wimps who like to avoid battle!
Here's a song for you: Who's afraid of the big, bad THE MUPPETS? Big bad THE
MUPPETS. Big bad THE MUPPETS. TROCAR's afraid of the big bad THE MUPPETS. Tra la
la la la! Okay, so I may not be funny, but catch 2233 BOURBON ST's act in the arena.
Those acrobats seem to be fairly deft at running from THE MUPPETS. Well dang howdy,
but if challenges were votes, GREASED POLE would be president. Although it may be a
contest it doesn't want to win.
Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day
drinking to their memory. Better tanked than dead! Proving again that TROCAR is not
rated G, CRAZY HARRY of the THE MUPPETS slew the warrior WYON in a rather bloody
bout. Let's look for a bloodfeud. Here's some advice: warriors with little wit and
will may encounter problems on the trail to the Isle.
Well, there's the manager of the TROCAR giving me the 'cut' sign (or is that
'They're going to strangle you in the alley?). Okay, so I may not be the world's
best comedian, but then you guys aren't the world's best warriors. And remember, you
can pick your friends and you can pick your--(loud boos), oh, you've heard that one
already!-- The Unknown Spymaster
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GRAND CANYON 3552 15 6 1 119 2233 BOURBON ST (362)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TRADER JOE 3523 16 6 0 117 2233 BOURBON ST (362)
SAM 2692 30 17 2 111 THE MUPPETS (20)
GREASED POLE 3490 10 10 2 98 USELESS TOOLS (219)
NGAWARI 3110 12 4 2 97 KIWI CONNECTION II (318)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CAKE TESTER 3481 11 18 0 87 USELESS TOOLS (219)
SODOORWONTCLOSE 3518 9 3 0 86 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
-HUMP DAY 3384 10 7 0 83 GR8 PL8TS (353)
CRAZY HARRY 3513 10 17 1 82 THE MUPPETS (20)
DACRE 3104 11 8 0 76 KIWI CONNECTION II (318)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CLASS CLOWN 3494 6 3 0 65 USELESS TOOLS (219)
BEAUREGARD 3536 10 8 1 63 THE MUPPETS (20)
THE INTERN 3446 10 12 0 58 USELESS TOOLS (219)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FORTY NINE MILE 3506 13 8 0 47 2233 BOURBON ST (362)
-ESCUZME 3386 8 6 0 38 GR8 PL8TS (353)
SAGE 3111 4 0 0 37 KIWI CONNECTION II (318)
LINK HOGTHROB 3571 6 2 0 34 THE MUPPETS (20)
UNSEALED 3544 4 4 0 34 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
AMERICAN HIGHWAY 3565 5 9 0 24 2233 BOURBON ST (362)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BRICK 3575 2 3 0 22 2233 BOURBON ST (362)
BUNSEN HONEYDEW 3567 5 4 0 19 THE MUPPETS (20)
MISCUT TILE 3558 3 3 1 15 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
DIXON 3131 3 2 0 11 KIWI CONNECTION II (318)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FLAT TIRE 3576 0 1 0 7 USELESS TOOLS (219)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
WYON 3103 7 8 0 KIWI CONNECTION 318 CRAZY HARRY 3513 465
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
GRAND CANYON bested GREASED POLE in a 2 minute master's Challenge Title fight.
TRADER JOE vanquished SAM in a 2 minute brutal uneven Challenge battle.
CRAZY HARRY assassinated WYON in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
FORTY NINE MILE was devastated by CLASS CLOWN in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
LINK HOGTHROB subdued AMERICAN HIGHWAY in a 2 minute bloody Challenge competition.
BUNSEN HONEYDEW was viciously subdued by UNSEALED in a 4 minute Challenge fight.
NGAWARI viciously subdued CAKE TESTER in a 2 minute gory competition.
DACRE was overcome by SODOORWONTCLOSE in a 2 minute melee.
THE INTERN was outwaited by BEAUREGARD in a crowd boring 12 minute duel.
SAGE overpowered MISCUT TILE in a 3 minute uneven duel.
DIXON savagely defeated FLAT TIRE in a 1 minute gruesome novice's fight.
BRICK overpowered PRETTY LERONA in a tiresome 4 minute one-sided fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY 6 PARRY-LUNGE 5 - 2 - 0 71 |
|BASHING ATTACK 4 SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 2 - 0 67 |
|AIMED BLOW 4 TOTAL PARRY 26 - 15 - 2 63 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 AIMED BLOW 24 - 18 - 0 57 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 WALL OF STEEL 4 - 4 - 1 50 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 7 - 7 - 1 50 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 LUNGING ATTACK 20 - 23 - 0 47 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 BASHING ATTACK 9 - 11 - 1 45 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 4 - 0 33 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 465 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:
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 3 3 AIMED BLOW
BASHING ATTACK 3 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY
TOTAL PARRY 4 - 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 2 - 2 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 1 2 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK
1 BASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW GRAND CANYON 3552 15 6 1 119 2233 BOURBON ST (362)
TOTAL PARRY SAM 2692 30 17 2 111 THE MUPPETS (20)
SLASHING ATTACK NGAWARI 3110 12 4 2 97 KIWI CONNECTION II (318)
LUNGING ATTACK DACRE 3104 11 8 0 76 KIWI CONNECTION II (318)
PARRY-LUNGE CLASS CLOWN 3494 6 3 0 65 USELESS TOOLS (219)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is CAKE TESTER 3481. The most popular warrior this
turn was UNSEALED 3544. The ten other most popular fighters were TRADER JOE 3523,
NGAWARI 3110, DACRE 3104, MISCUT TILE 3558, GRAND CANYON 3552, GREASED POLE 3490,
LINK HOGTHROB 3571, SODOORWONTCLOSE 3518, CLASS CLOWN 3494, and BUNSEN HONEYDEW 3567.
The least popular fighter this week was BEAUREGARD 3536. The other ten least popular
fighters were THE INTERN 3446, BRICK 3575, FLAT TIRE 3576, AMERICAN HIGHWAY 3565,
FORTY NINE MILE 3506, WYON 3103, SAM 2692, CAKE TESTER 3481, CRAZY HARRY 3513, and
DIXON 3131.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
MOLD (54-3467) BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
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!
* * * * * 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.
TV Percentages for Mail-in 83
Number of Warriors Who Participated in Each Tournament Class
Prim Cont Elig ADM Fres Chal Cham Adep Init Appr Rook
STYLE 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 ALL %
TP 2 10 5 18 40 42 19 27 37 27 50 277 10.8%
PS 6 7 2 7 9 4 5 10 16 15 12 93 3.6%
PR 7 8 6 8 17 16 9 13 18 18 28 148 5.8%
PL 8 8 9 13 7 12 8 17 12 14 16 124 4.8%
WS 12 14 9 13 17 24 8 17 32 17 18 181 7.0%
AB 70 46 27 27 19 32 5 27 26 32 97 408 15.9%
ST 9 3 2 7 13 38 44 54 55 74 106 405 15.8%
SL 7 8 7 10 14 35 21 26 36 48 49 261 10.2%
BA 3 9 5 7 26 5 5 12 18 16 35 141 5.5%
LU 16 25 18 37 29 113 44 46 62 66 76 532 20.7%
ALL 140 138 90 147 191 321 168 249 312 327 487 2570 100.0%
Number of TVs in Each Tournament Class
Prim Cont Elig ADM Fres Chal Cham Adep Init Appr Rook
STYLE 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 ALL %
TP 0 1 0 3 6 2 3 1 2 0 4 22 0.9%
PS 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.1%
PR 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 7 0.3%
PL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 0.2%
WS 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 10 0.4%
AB 19 5 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 3 12 46 1.8%
ST 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 7 11 6 5 34 1.3%
SL 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 3 4 1 14 0.5%
BA 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0.2%
LU 0 3 2 5 1 13 2 3 3 2 4 38 1.5%
ALL 19 12 5 10 16 21 12 17 21 18 33 184 7.2%
TV Percentages within the Style
Prim Cont Elig ADM Fres Chal Cham Adep Init Appr Rook
STYLE 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 ALL %
TP 0.0% 10.0% 0.0% 16.7% 15.0% 4.8% 15.8% 3.7% 5.4% 0.0% 8.0% 7.9%
PS 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 14.3% 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 6.7% 0.0% 3.2%
PR 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 5.9% 0.0% 11.1% 7.7% 5.6% 5.6% 7.1% 4.7%
PL 0.0% 0.0% 11.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 11.8% 0.0% 0.0% 12.5% 4.0%
WS 0.0% 21.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4.2% 25.0% 5.9% 0.0% 5.9% 11.1% 5.5%
AB 27.1% 10.9% 7.4% 3.7% 10.5% 3.1% 0.0% 0.0% 3.8% 9.4% 12.4% 11.3%
ST 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 15.4% 0.0% 6.8% 13.0% 20.0% 8.1% 4.7% 8.4%
SL 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 8.6% 4.8% 7.7% 8.3% 8.3% 2.0% 5.4%
BA 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 15.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.9% 3.5%
LU 0.0% 12.0% 11.1% 13.5% 3.4% 11.5% 4.5% 6.5% 4.8% 3.0% 5.3% 7.1%
13.6% 8.7% 5.6% 6.8% 8.4% 6.5% 7.1% 6.8% 6.7% 5.5% 6.8% 7.2%
TV Percentages by Style of Total TVs
Prim Cont Elig ADM Fres Chal Cham Adep Init Appr Rook
STYLE 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 ALL %
TP 0.0% 8.3% 0.0% 30.0% 37.5% 9.5% 25.0% 5.9% 9.5% 0.0% 12.1% 12.0%
PS 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10.0% 0.0% 4.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 5.6% 0.0% 1.6%
PR 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 6.3% 0.0% 8.3% 5.9% 4.8% 5.6% 6.1% 3.8%
PL 0.0% 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 11.8% 0.0% 0.0% 6.1% 2.7%
WS 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4.8% 16.7% 5.9% 0.0% 5.6% 6.1% 5.4%
AB 100.0% 41.7% 40.0% 10.0% 12.5% 4.8% 0.0% 0.0% 4.8% 16.7% 36.4% 25.0%
ST 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 12.5% 0.0% 25.0% 41.2% 52.4% 33.3% 15.2% 18.5%
SL 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 14.3% 8.3% 11.8% 14.3% 22.2% 3.0% 7.6%
BA 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.0% 2.7%
LU 0.0% 25.0% 40.0% 50.0% 6.3% 61.9% 16.7% 17.6% 14.3% 11.1% 12.1% 20.7%