DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/09/2022    Duedate: 03/22/2022

SHADOWSPIRE ARENA

DM-81    TURN-393

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

NARSIL
MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
(81-3401) [35-8-0,130]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

NARSIL                         YRVO
MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)            PEN ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
(81-3401) [35-8-0,130]         (81-3666) [4-2-0,38]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

MANGONEL                       BUYICA
DARQUE AGES (29)               WICKED MARTYRS (148)
(81-3410) [24-23-0,111]        (81-3606) [10-7-1,98]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

OHS ALUMNI (183)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)         46
2. PRAY THE GODS (155)         34      MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
3. PEN ISLAND SKEETERS (195)   33      Unchartered Team
4. CLAN LONGBEARD (39)         27
5. WICKED MARTYRS (148)        16PEN ISLAND SKEETERS (195)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)      131  84  5 60.9   1/ 3 OHS ALUMNI (183)         10  5 0
 2/ 2 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)      834 680 26 55.1   2/ 2 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)       9  3 0
 3/ 3 KILL 'EM ALL (173)       273 230 24 54.3   3/ 7 KILL 'EM ALL (173)        9  6 0
 4/ 5 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)      761 676 29 53.0   4/12 PRAY THE GODS (155)       8  5 0
 5/ 6 DARQUE AGES (29)         894 814 38 52.3   5/13 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       8  7 0
 6/ 7 PRAY THE GODS (155)      395 375 26 51.3   6/ 1 MADNESS (190)             8  7 0
 7/ 8 WICKED MARTYRS (148)     511 512 20 50.0   7/ 4 DARQUE AGES (29)          7  8 1
 8/ 9 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)  290 301 20 49.1   8/11 WICKED MARTYRS (148)      7  8 0
 9/12*PEN ISLAND SKEETER (195)  14  16  0 46.7   9/10*PEN ISLAND SKEETER (195)  6  9 0
10-10 LITERATE LOONS (40)      610 714 28 46.1  10/ 5 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       5 10 0
11/11 MADNESS (190)             42  53  1 44.2  11/ 6 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   5 10 0
12/13 OHS ALUMNI (183)         193 283 13 40.5  12- 8 WAR MACHINE (26)          4  6 0
13-14 WAR MACHINE (26)         184 288 25 39.0  13- 9 LITERATE LOONS (40)       3  7 0

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

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

I have returned! I'm now a 3 time Duelmaster and my dear old dad always told me I 
wouldn't amount to nothing. Who cares about the bonus coin I won, I like sitting on 
the throne and polishing the seat with my butt. Hahaha I had a great fight against 
Xobias for the title. Way to step up, dude. My five awesome damage hits on Xobias with 
my mighty battleaxe left Xobias baffled, demoralized and defeated. It's the nature of 
the fight game. Ok, I'll fess up. It was Xobias who hit me numerous times before my 
deadly attack of demoralization did him in. Come on, did you all really think I 
attacked him? I do need to have a talk to whoever is responsible for me learning that 
decisiveness skill? Decis? Really? What a waste.

As a side note, I'd like to comment that my last three fights have been against Clan 
Longbeard, all random, and I won them all. My team finally has a winning record 
against them. Those guys have been tough on us orcs, in the past. Well, besides 
ripping Jim Tully for not writing a Duelmaster's column, I guess I'm done here. I've 
submitted my challenges for my title defense, so here's hoping I get them. Not all 
that important tho as all I care about is winning. Til next time.

                                               -- Narsil 
                                                  Duelmaster of Shadowspire

                                      SPY REPORT

Deep Six has been jumping up through the rankings.  He only had one loss going into 
today's matches.  This makes for a great match up story.  Fast rising warrior meets 
the grizzled veteran sitting on the throne for a chance at glory.  Narsil faced Deep 
Six for the championship today, and it was a long fight!  Narsil stood around for 14-
minutes and took everything Deep Six had to offer, and it wasn't enough.  Narsil 
remains our Duelmaster.  he did not get an invite, so he gets to defend it again next 
cycle.  Narsil is managed Boss Orc.

I will once again express my disappointment in all of you for the lack of kills.  
There is one kill listed today and it happened a few turns back.  What are you bums 
doing in here?  Are you not trying?  Worse yet, are you actually trying and just suck 
this bad at it?  Xobias took note of Otto the Great and went after him!  I loved it, 
and it was all legal by most people standards since it was a bloodfeud.

Time for this turn's stats.  Let's see how you guys stacked up.  Eh, let's see how you 
tried to stack up, don't want you thinking too highly of yourselves.

     Total Fights:      28 (-5 from last turn)
     Dark Arena Deaths:  0
     Non-DA Deaths:      0
     Challenges:         9 (4-5 for the challengers)

     Largest Up-Challenge:  20 points - THE LIMPER was savagely defeated by MANGONEL 
     in a 3 minute master's Challenge duel.

     Largest Down Challenge:  27 points - KAIBOSH bested STING in a 4 minute Challenge 
     brawl.

For our most avoided team today, we go back to an oldy and not so goody in Kill 'Em 
All.  Oh, and looky here, we find Pray the Gods as the team that avoided them the 
most.  Just like old times, until you realize nostalgia is for chumps!  I guess I 
can't blame most of you teams for avoiding KEA with all the down challenging, but 
since this place is like a killing desert, I also don't know what all the fuss is 
about.  It is like you bums are running out there with blunted weapons and tickling 
one another.  Sheesh, is Sidara having this problem over in the Andorian arena?  No 
one was really the most challenged warrior this turn.  As you saw with the stats, 
there were not that many challenges.

Xobias and Mangonel are gone after the next turn.  I guess this can be both a positive 
and a negative.  It's hard to argue against being immortal.  It is also good that I 
have 2 fewer bums to talk about now, but those teams have been here a long time, so 
I'm sure they will replace them.  Okay, so maybe that is negative because I have to 
learn new names.  Bah, there is no winning in this job!

Alright, time to get up out of here and hit Otto's for a drink or 5. Narsil doesn't 
look like he is going anywhere anytime soon, so another title defense.  Can he beat 
the record for most consecutive turns as Duelmaster?  A Total Parry currently holds 
that record, so I would say he has a shot unless one of these upstarts gets to him 
first.  Come back next turn and see if he can hold onto it.  We might be chatting 
about this a bit prematurely.

                                          -- Huard DePriest

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NARSIL 3401                  35   8  0   130       MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LEEROY JENKINS 3177          33  13  0   114       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 MANGONEL 3410                24  23  0   111       DARQUE AGES (29)
 XOBIAS 3458                  26  13  0   107       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 DEEP SIX 3597                13   2  2   105       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 FRAYED KNOT 3438             23  14  0   101       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 BUYICA 3606                  10   7  1    98       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 RINGIL 3633                  11   2  0    93       MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ZAGRID 3528                  19  10  1    88       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 THE LIMPER 3516              14  16  0    87       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 FASTRADA 3607                 9   8  0    85       DARQUE AGES (29)
 VELINA 3478                  20  15  0    82       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 ZEHDEA 3577                  13   9  0    81       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 UHKANT 3497                  23  11  0    80       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 BROKEN BLADE 3494            14  17  1    73       MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
-WRATHCHILD 3140               7   5  1    67       WAR MACHINE (26)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-GLORYHOUND 3007              12  15  1    65       WAR MACHINE (26)
 KAIBOSH 3546                 10  10  1    64       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 THE REPLACEMENT 3526         14  15  2    59       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 KYLE DEMONBLADE 3634          7   8  0    59       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 KOOMADON 3602                10   7  0    58       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 RICKY SCHMIDT 3522           14  15  0    57       OHS ALUMNI (183)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHANKAR 3585                  9   5  0    55       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 BAMNOR 3608                  10   6  0    54       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 BUCKS INA TUX 3628            8   7  0    54       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 SPEKT 3541                   11  15  0    53       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 BROKEN 3644                   7   5  0    49       MADNESS (190)
-RAYMOND CARVER 3543           9  16  0    43       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 MR. JENKINS 3682              3   2  0    43       OHS ALUMNI (183)
-SHIRLEY JACKSON 3582          8  12  0    40       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 SARAH LINDER 3642             8   5  0    40       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 STORMCALLER 3586              9  11  0    38       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 YRVO 3666                     4   2  0    38       PEN ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
 STING 3661                    6   1  0    37       MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DOROTHY PARKER 3591           6  13  1    35       LITERATE LOONS (40)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HANDY ROYTT 3132              6   7  0    33       WAR MACHINE (26)
 DOOT 3603                     7   6  0    27       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 RIP PAPA BEAR 3635            6   8  0    26       MADNESS (190)
 STEINAR 3630                  6   8  0    26       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 RICH HOYT 3643                6   7  0    26       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 SETSET 3667                   4   2  0    26       PEN ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
-THE EMPTY PROMISE 3662        4   3  0    25       WAR MACHINE (26)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OTTO THE GREAT 3685           1   3  1    23       DARQUE AGES (29)
 OTTO'S FRY GUY 3648           5   5  1    21       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 LAUDINA 3658                  4   5  0    20       MADNESS (190)
 SAI 3678                      3   0  0    20       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 XIQUEEL 3659                  5   4  0    19       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 RECLAN 3650                   4   2  0    19       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 CRIXX 3672                    3   4  0    19       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 TINY TIM 3663                 5   3  0    18       MADNESS (190)
 PRIVID 3665                   3   4  0    18       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 MARGERY KEMPE 3686            3   1  0    17       DARQUE AGES (29)
 AVLUV 3670                    4   2  0    14       PEN ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
 RUINN 3695                    1   1  0    14       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
-ANTON CHEKHOV 3651            1   9  0    12       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 SCATHA 3693                   1   0  0    11       MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
 CLEETER 3707                  1   0  0    10       PEN ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
 REST IN PEACES 3657           1   5  0     8       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 LISA POTTING 3684             1   3  0     7       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 PERCY 3688                    1   2  0     5       MADNESS (190)
 ALBERTUS MAGNUS 3694          0   2  0     2       DARQUE AGES (29)
 YEET 3708                     0   1  0     1       PEN ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
 SAILASA 3692                  0   1  0     1       PRAY THE GODS (155)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
GROTTO 3687             0  2 0 CLAN LONGBEARD 39    OTTO THE GREAT 3685   391  JUST REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Den -- Having trouble with Crambus and Chad?  Embarrassing. -- Weirdo

Chad and Crambus -- As always, thanks for the easy wins.  Toodles! -- Weirdo

Zehdea -- You cannot avoid your destiny. -- Deep Six

OHS Alumni -- You guys have thrown everything, including the kitchen sink at me. -- 
Kaibosh

Shadowspire -- Most challenged?  Keep it coming, I'm almost at .500 -- Kaibosh

Sal -- Make your enemies come to you.  That's what the boss always says.  Thanks for 
the skills and for revealing what you are.  Just another scumbag.  It seems there are 
more scum dwelling in Shadowspire these days than on all of Niytyole Island, and that 
says something about the managers here. -- R.I.P.

Bamnor -- Sorry about the down challenge. Desperate warriors take desperate measures 
to try to win. -- Broken Blade

Buyica -- You 3-hit me? And I lost? That doesn't seem possible. Thanks for the skill & 
rating, tho. -- Ringil

The Empty Promise -- It appears you cheated on doing your cardio in gladiator school. 
For shame. lol -- Sting

RIP Papa Bear -- Damn, guy, that's just pretty sad.  You got beat with a wiffle!  A 
woeful!  A war flailing.  The bell tolls for you. -- Shankar

Rest In Peaces -- You sure did a lot of resting. -- Sai

Dense -- You're a loser and we'll see you next week if you're still alive. -- Vlad

Den -- What? Ricky is the Greatest, Average Guy you can meet! A few grain belts and he 
is ready for anything! He is the Al bundy of Osceola High. -- Chad

Narsil -- Well fought, Duelmaster. -- Xobias

Gloryhound -- You sure like that weapon. Well fought. -- Uhkant

Frayed Knot -- Arghhh!! Damn I needed 1 more big hit. -- Zagrid

Deep Six -- Jeez! -- Zehdea

Yrvo -- The boss told me I need some physical training first. -- Ruinn

Den and Kill 'Em All -- Thank you for recognizing how great I am at honoring Otto by 
having his name mentioned even more with my tokens death. My plan worked perfectly. 
Thanks for the assist Darque. All for you Otto! -- Visionist 

Otto the Great -- I am Bloodfueding, I am not trying to kill you. We want you around 
to honor Otto. -- Xobias

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

XOBIAS bested OTTO THE GREAT in a 2 minute mismatched Bloodfeud fight.
LEEROY JENKINS won victory over BUYICA in a exciting 6 minute uneven Challenge battle.
THE LIMPER was savagely defeated by MANGONEL in a 3 minute master's Challenge duel.
BROKEN BLADE defeated KOOMADON in a exciting 1 minute Challenge fight.
KAIBOSH bested STING in a 4 minute Challenge brawl.
THE REPLACEMENT was vanquished by ZAGRID in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
RICKY SCHMIDT was luckily beaten by SHANKAR in a 3 minute Challenge brawl.
KYLE DEMONBLADE handily defeated STORMCALLER in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
XIQUEEL was vanquished by YRVO in a action packed 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
REST IN PEACES was vanquished by RUINN in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
NARSIL outlasted DEEP SIX in a popular 14 minute one-sided Title melee.
FRAYED KNOT outlasted UHKANT in a unpopular 14 minute bloody master's match.
FASTRADA was subdued by RINGIL in a 2 minute match.
VELINA devastated SPEKT in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
ZEHDEA handily defeated BUCKS INA TUX in a 1 minute uneven fight.
RIP PAPA BEAR was overpowered by MR. JENKINS in a 1 minute uneven struggle.
BROKEN handily defeated RICH HOYT in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bloody mismatched bout.
BAMNOR overpowered DOOT in a 1 minute brutal one-sided bout.
SARAH LINDER beat STEINAR in a 2 minute match.
OTTO'S FRY GUY was luckily beaten by SAI in a crowd pleasing 4 minute bloody conflict.
RECLAN overpowered PERCY in a 1 minute uneven fight.
SETSET demolished LISA POTTING in a 2 minute uneven bout.
LAUDINA viciously subdued ALBERTUS MAGNUS in a crowd pleasing 3 minute gory fray.
AVLUV was outlasted by MARGERY KEMPE in a slow 20 minute gruesome fight.
TINY TIM was outlasted by PRIVID in a dull 18 minute fight.
CRIXX overpowered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
SCATHA vanquished YEET in a 1 minute uneven bout.
SAILASA was handily defeated by CLEETER in a tiresome 6 minute uneven bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                     11         PARRY-RIPOSTE     15 -   8 -  0      65  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    9         TOTAL PARRY       43 -  29 -  0      60  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   8         AIMED BLOW        28 -  22 -  0      56  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  7         WALL OF STEEL     52 -  44 -  2      54  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         PARRY-STRIKE      13 -  12 -  0      52  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         STRIKING ATTACK   35 -  40 -  0      47  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      4         LUNGING ATTACK    38 -  44 -  0      46  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         PARRY-LUNGE       30 -  40 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         SLASHING ATTACK   35 -  48 -  1      42  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         BASHING ATTACK    22 -  35 -  2      39  |

Turn 393 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 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  3         4  WALL OF STEEL  
PARRY-STRIKE       2 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  5         3  TOTAL PARRY    
TOTAL PARRY        7 -  4     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         2  STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      5 -  4     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  4         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
PARRY-LUNGE        2 -  2                                       1  PARRY-STRIKE   
LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  4     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      NARSIL 3401                35   8  0  130 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
WALL OF STEEL    MANGONEL 3410              24  23  0  111 DARQUE AGES (29)
STRIKING ATTACK  DEEP SIX 3597              13   2  2  105 KILL 'EM ALL (173)
PARRY-LUNGE      BUYICA 3606                10   7  1   98 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
PARRY-STRIKE     ZAGRID 3528                19  10  1   88 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
SLASHING ATTACK  VELINA 3478                20  15  0   82 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    UHKANT 3497                23  11  0   80 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
LUNGING ATTACK   BAMNOR 3608                10   6  0   54 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is MANGONEL 3410.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was BUYICA 3606.  The ten other most popular fighters were DEEP SIX 3597, OTTO'S FRY 
GUY 3648, RICKY SCHMIDT 3522, LAUDINA 3658, MANGONEL 3410, THE LIMPER 3516, XOBIAS 
3458, BROKEN BLADE 3494, YRVO 3666, and FASTRADA 3607.

The least popular fighter this week was PRIVID 3665.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were TINY TIM 3663, AVLUV 3670, MARGERY KEMPE 3686, FRAYED KNOT 3438, UHKANT 
3497, NARSIL 3401, SAILASA 3692, YEET 3708, LISA POTTING 3684, and PERCY 3688.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

MANGONEL (81-3410) DARQUE AGES (29)
XOBIAS (81-3458) CLAN LONGBEARD (39)

                                NAME CHANGE-O-RAMA

     Algernon, who had NOT gotten the name change he'd asked for, looked at the latest 
petitioner.  This was a typical gladiator, big, muscular, and scarred, with a frown.  
"Ah, what can I do for you?"
     "Name change.  I heard we can do that.  I'm tired of being Jane Doe."
     "I'd think you would be," Algernon said faintly.  "The Commission has actually 
been thinking about this.  It isn't FREE, mind you!  It takes money to run our office, 
you know, and we want to buy some goats--"
     "I don't care about goats!"  He made a crude suggestion about goats.
     "Or maybe chickens. Or bees--" Algernon took a quick step back at the look on the 
rough warrior's face. "Yes, a name change.  Right away, sir.  We can do that.  
Gladiators, teams, it will cost you two dollars to make a change--"
     "I had a talk with my manager.  He'll find the money.  I want to change my name 
to Jane Ralph.  I'm no doe!"  He thumped a fist on the counter.
     "Er, yes.  Jane Ralph.  Fill out this form, please."  He pushed the paper across 
the counter.  "The changes start on the 15th of April--that's the Ides, you know, and 
can be submitted through the end of May.  With the payment.  No change without the 
goat, ah, the gold."

                                  *   *   *   *   *  

     Warrior and team name changes will be accepted beginning April 15 and continuing 
throughout the month of May.  The cost will be $2 per name change.  All proceeds will 
be used to buy goats via Heifer International and will be matched up to $500.  
If you have names you want to change, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI

                                WINTER BLOODGAMES 2022

Back by popular demand, we will be hosting a new slow Bloodgames mailed arena 
beginning in late April.  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.  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: 

  Slow Bloodgames (DM 95):    	Turn 1 is due Weds April 27 
                                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. 

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 this turn-based bloodgames, there are no regular 
challenges, only bloodfeuds.  There will be no DA challenges in either arena.

TURN PROCESSING AND DUE DATES -- DM 95 is due April 27 and will process on a 28-day 
schedule.  

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!