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DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date : 08/21/2026 Duedate: 09/03/2026

ARUAK CITY ARENA

DM 11 TURN 1067

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

STRAW SEAL
ANIMAL FARM (510)
(11-8937) [16-7-1,110]

Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader

EOWYN POSITION IS EMPTY
ROHAN (735)
(11-8854) [19-11-0,111]

Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite

LOSER DUKE ROBILLARD
NANNY HOUSE (721) THE BLUES (539)
(11-8606) [15-25-1,103] (11-8853) [17-16-0,98]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

TOTEMS OF RAGE (400)

TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. TOTEMS OF RAGE (400) 38
2. THE BLUES (539) 32 COLORIFIC (511)
3. NANNY HOUSE (721) 23 Unchartered Team
4. ANIMAL FARM (510) 14
5. COLORIFIC (511) 9 BLACK JACK HAMMER (439)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 COLORIFIC (511) 1491 674 53 68.9 1/ 2 TOTEMS OF RAGE (400) 11 3 0
2/ 2 ANIMAL FARM (510) 2369 1130 116 67.7 2/ 1 THE BLUES (539) 9 6 1
3/ 3 BULLDOGS (157) 2294 1316 93 63.5 3/ 7 COLORIFIC (511) 5 3 0
4/ 4 THE RED HAND (579) 122 88 2 58.1 4/ 4 ANIMAL FARM (510) 5 4 0
5/ 5 THE BLUES (539) 428 361 22 54.2 5/ 6 BULLDOGS (157) 4 4 0
6/ 6 TOTEMS OF RAGE (400) 76 66 5 53.5 6- 3 THE MYRMIDONS (23) 4 6 0
7/ 7 ROHAN (735) 95 115 5 45.2 7/ 8 ROHAN (735) 4 6 0
8- 8 THE MYRMIDONS (23) 156 192 14 44.8 8/ 9 NANNY HOUSE (721) 3 3 0
9/ 9 NANNY HOUSE (721) 58 77 3 43.0 9/ 5 THE RED HAND (579) 3 9 0
10-10*STONE N' TUMBLE (197) 2 3 0 40.0 10/10 KRILL CAVALRY (374) 2 1 0
11/11 KRILL CAVALRY (374) 787 1441 18 35.3 11-11 PHILANTHROPISTS (576) 0 5 0
12-12 PHILANTHROPISTS (576) 5 22 1 18.5 12-13*UMBRAL CHILDREN (748) 0 1 0
13-13*UMBRAL CHILDREN (748) 0 1 0 0.0 13-12*STONE N' TUMBLE (197) 0 1 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.

What!!?? I win the coveted Duelmaster crown and don't get an invite to The Isle? Come
on! I just must not be political enough, but I can flop with the beat of 'em. Anyway,
I want it, and I mean to get it. Out of my way Aruakians!

-- Straw Seal DMI

SPY REPORT

Thankyouthankyou. It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in ARUAK
CITY. Hope you enjoy the show. Oh, who am I kidding? I already got paid! We now
have a new top team for all of you guys to dogpile on. TOTEMS OF RAGE now holds the
crown and they are betting they can keep it. A stormcloud is brewing over the THE
RED HAND guildhouse. Rumor says any more weeks like this ones 0-4-0 may send the
team to the Dark Arena. Coming up with a solid 2-0-0 outing, COLORIFIC has advanced
4 places in the rankings. It looks like the guys(?) at TOTEMS OF RAGE had a good
week as they went 4-1-0 to put them in 1st place. I guess steroids help! Hey
everybody, watch out for LOSER, who flew up 22 points in the rankings after mashing
LEOF TORFINN like a melon. Keep your eye on this beast. And falling like a basher
in the top ten was LEOF TORFINN, who dropped 21 points after a disappointing (to say
the least) bout with LOSER. Well here's a duelmaster that doesn't sit back and say
'Challenge me'! STRAW SEAL made a challenge against BONGO this week. Going for the
gusto and coming up with aught but bloody knuckles was NANNY HOUSE's BONGO, who was
turned away from the Duelmastership by STRAW SEAL. Advice to bashers--never force
anything, just get a bigger halberd!
Here is other news that is of note. And hey, kiddies, those of you who didn't
avoid THE MYRMIDONS, please raise you hand. Wow. Does ARUAK CITY really have that
many liars? And you guys like to boo me? Well, unsling your rasberries, cause
BULLDOGS beats feet every time THE MYRMIDONS smiles at them. Try farming, eh? Well
just about everybody wants a piece of MEZAR KURIN, who was this week's most
challenged warrior. In a touching display by a 'touched' warrior, MIRA went after
DODGER, who was higher by 18 points. Well, when the dust settled, MIRA was bested by
DODGER.
Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day
drinking to their memory. Better tanked than dead! Well, the arena is no place for
slow learners (and hopefully T.P.s) and COOTIE STARK demonstrated that very violently
on THEODEN KING's body. Remember: alliances are great, but try and take your ally
in the arena with you and see what happens.
Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in ARUAK CITY have no
sense of humor. Or maybe that they were senseless. C'mon, Leadfoot, let's make some
tracks. See ya next time I'm on this circuit!-- The Unknown Spymaster

DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
STRAW SEAL 8937 BA 16 7 1 110 ANIMAL FARM (510)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
EOWYN 8854 WS 19 11 0 111 ROHAN (735)
COOTIE STARK 8756 WS 23 21 1 110 THE BLUES (539)
LOSER 8606 PS 15 25 1 103 NANNY HOUSE (721) *
BONGO 8607 AB 17 23 1 99 NANNY HOUSE (721)
DUKE ROBILLARD 8853 LU 17 16 0 98 THE BLUES (539)
BLUE BONNET 8925 WS 20 9 1 92 COLORIFIC (511)
HEART OF GOLD 8856 AB 16 13 0 92 COLORIFIC (511)

CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DANNIL LEWIN 8975 PR 10 7 0 90 THE RED HAND (579)
LEOF TORFINN 8939 BA 10 9 0 80 THE RED HAND (579)
RED RAT 8955 TP 10 7 0 74 ANIMAL FARM (510)
LIL' ED WILLIAMS 9015 ST 5 0 1 73 THE BLUES (539)
DODGER 8913 ST 13 27 0 70 KRILL CAVALRY (374)

CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SILVER TONGUE 8855 SL 7 4 0 67 COLORIFIC (511)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-WHITE FANG 8859 TP 17 9 0 62 COLORIFIC (511)
BISON 8970 BA 12 6 0 59 BULLDOGS (157) *

ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-ACHILLES II 8983 PR 8 3 1 56 THE MYRMIDONS (23)
THE FARMER'S DOG 8979 WS 8 7 2 45 BULLDOGS (157)
MIRA 8953 PL 10 14 0 44 THE BLUES (539)
-AGRAEDUS 6721 ST 4 10 0 44 PHILANTHROPISTS (576)
-RAWHIDE 8976 BA 7 3 0 38 BULLDOGS (157) *
-CORAL COCKROACH 8981 ST 5 6 1 37 ANIMAL FARM (510)
-POLYDAMAS 8967 LU 8 10 1 35 THE MYRMIDONS (23)

CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GUTSHOT BOAR 9026 WS 5 1 0 33 TOTEMS OF RAGE (400) *
MANGEWOLF 9050 2 0 0 33 TOTEMS OF RAGE (400) [AB-BA-ST-WS]
EOMER 9003 WS 5 3 0 32 ROHAN (735)
-ARETE 9004 WS 4 1 1 27 THE MYRMIDONS (23)

INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-HONEYDEW HAWK 8985 BA 3 3 0 22 ANIMAL FARM (510) *
-CEPHEUS 8997 BA 5 2 2 21 THE MYRMIDONS (23)
-WIGOBANE 7232 AB 1 1 1 19 PHILANTHROPISTS (576)
SCARBACK GORILLA 9027 TP 4 2 0 17 TOTEMS OF RAGE (400)
HAMA 9018 WS 3 1 0 16 ROHAN (735) *
RUTMAD MOOSE 9054 BA 2 0 0 16 TOTEMS OF RAGE (400)
MEZAR KURIN 9023 ST 3 4 1 15 THE RED HAND (579)
MYSTI MAYHEM 8989 LU 3 5 1 15 THE BLUES (539)
-COPPER TONE 9041 1 1 0 14 COLORIFIC (511) [LU-ST]
PURPLE PORCUPINE 9037 BA 1 2 0 12 ANIMAL FARM (510)
-WI7CH3R 9030 0 1 0 7 UMBRAL CHILDREN (748) [BA-LU-ST]
-HELEN OF TROY 9036 LU 1 3 0 6 THE MYRMIDONS (23) *
HUORN 9049 ST 1 1 0 4 ROHAN (735) *
BENJI 9053 AB 0 1 0 1 BULLDOGS (157)

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

THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
THEODEN KING 8840 16 20 1 ROHAN 735 COOTIE STARK 8756 1067
DA1 9061 0 1 0 THE RED HAND 579 WURM KIN 1067 NONE
HOOKED GATOR 9025 1 5 0 TOTEMS OF RAGE 400 DARK CHAMPION 1067 NONE
MANGEWOLF 9042 0 1 0 TOTEMS OF RAGE 400 CEPHEUS 8997 1064 REVENGED
STORMCROW 9024 1 1 0 TOTEMS OF RAGE 400 ARETE 9004 1063 REVENGED

PERSONAL ADS

A salute to Mino's own Straw Seal, newly crowned Duelmaster of Aruak City. DMs drink
free at The Bulldog Inn. -- Kennelworth, Proprietor

LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

HOOKED GATOR was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
DA1 was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
STRAW SEAL overcame BONGO in a action packed 1 minute veteran's Challenge Title match.
EOWYN devastated DANNIL LEWIN in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
RED RAT was subdued by DUKE ROBILLARD in a 2 minute Challenge competition.
MIRA was vanquished by DODGER in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
SCARBACK GORILLA outlasted MYSTI MAYHEM in a unpopular 7 minute Challenge brawl.
MANGEWOLF overpowered MEZAR KURIN in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
COOTIE STARK dispatched THEODEN KING in a 1 minute expert's duel.
LEOF TORFINN was overpowered by LOSER in a 1 minute uneven duel.
BLUE BONNET savagely defeated CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 2 minute brutal fight.
HEART OF GOLD handily defeated M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
BISON was subdued by LIL' ED WILLIAMS in a 1 minute master vs. amateur upset match.
EOMER was viciously subdued by THE FARMER'S DOG in a 2 minute brutal battle.
HAMA was devastated by GUTSHOT BOAR in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
PURPLE PORCUPINE overcame HUORN in a 1 minute gory beginner's fight.
RUTMAD MOOSE unbelievably bested BENJI in a 2 minute beginner's duel.

BATTLE REPORT

MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL 7 WALL OF STEEL 35 - 21 - 2 63 |
|BASHING ATTACK 6 TOTAL PARRY 14 - 9 - 0 61 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 5 PARRY-RIPOSTE 12 - 8 - 1 60 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 2 - 0 60 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 STRIKING ATTACK 26 - 22 - 3 54 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 PARRY-LUNGE 8 - 9 - 0 47 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 AIMED BLOW 16 - 18 - 1 47 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 5 - 6 - 0 45 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 BASHING ATTACK 25 - 38 - 2 40 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 LUNGING ATTACK 16 - 32 - 0 33 |

Turn 1067 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:

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

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
BASHING ATTACK STRAW SEAL 8937 16 7 1 110 ANIMAL FARM (510)
WALL OF STEEL EOWYN 8854 19 11 0 111 ROHAN (735)
LUNGING ATTACK DUKE ROBILLARD 8853 17 16 0 98 THE BLUES (539)
AIMED BLOW HEART OF GOLD 8856 16 13 0 92 COLORIFIC (511)
PARRY-RIPOSTE DANNIL LEWIN 8975 10 7 0 90 THE RED HAND (579)
TOTAL PARRY RED RAT 8955 10 7 0 74 ANIMAL FARM (510)
STRIKING ATTACK LIL' ED WILLIAMS 9015 5 0 1 73 THE BLUES (539)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is LOSER 8606. The most popular warrior this turn was
DUKE ROBILLARD 8853. The ten other most popular fighters were STRAW SEAL 8937,
DODGER 8913, BLUE BONNET 8925, LOSER 8606, LIL' ED WILLIAMS 9015, PURPLE PORCUPINE
9037, RUTMAD MOOSE 9054, HOOKED GATOR 9025, EOWYN 8854, and MANGEWOLF 9050.

The least popular fighter this week was SCARBACK GORILLA 9027. The other ten least
popular fighters were MYSTI MAYHEM 8989, HUORN 9049, HAMA 9018, EOMER 9003, BISON
8970, LEOF TORFINN 8939, MEZAR KURIN 9023, DANNIL LEWIN 8975, HEART OF GOLD 8856, and
THEODEN KING 8840.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

STRAW SEAL (11-8937) ANIMAL FARM (510)
EOWYN (11-8854) ROHAN (735)
COOTIE STARK (11-8756) THE BLUES (539)
BONGO (11-8607) NANNY HOUSE (721)

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!