DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 11/28/2025    Duedate: 12/11/2025

ARUAK CITY ARENA

DM 11    TURN 1048

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

NO BULL
BULLDOGS (157)
(11-8846) [20-9-2,129]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

NO BULL                        DA1
BULLDOGS (157)                 SENSATIONALS (745)
(11-8846) [20-9-2,129]         (11-8933) [1-0-1,33]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

THANATOS                       LOSER
THE MYRMIDONS (23)             NANNY HOUSE (721)
(11-361) [13-37-0,76]          (11-8606) [6-15-0,37]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

ANIMAL FARM (510)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SENSATIONALS (745)            55 
2. COLORIFIC (511)               39    COLORIFIC (511)
3. ANIMAL FARM (510)             29    Unchartered Team
4. ROHAN (735)                   25 
5. CAPRICORNUS (736)             24    LORD OF THE WINGS (746)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 COLORIFIC (511)          1457 657 52 68.9   1/ 2 ANIMAL FARM (510)         9  3 0
 2/ 2 ANIMAL FARM (510)        2341 1099 115 68.1   2/ 1 BULLDOGS (157)            9  4 0
 3/ 4 THE RED HAND (579)        83  47  1 63.8   3/ 3 THE BLUES (539)           9  6 0
 4/ 5 BULLDOGS (157)           2245 1293 91 63.5   4/ 7 ROHAN (735)               6  4 0
 5/ 6*LORD OF THE WINGS (746)    5   4  0 55.6   5/ 4 THE MYRMIDONS (23)        6  9 1
 6/ 8 THE BLUES (539)          383 319 19 54.6   6/ 8 COLORIFIC (511)           5  3 0
 7/10 CAPRICORNUS (736)         14  14  0 50.0   7/ 6 THE RED HAND (579)        5  3 0
 8/ 9 NANNY HOUSE (721)         43  46  2 48.3   8/ 5 NAMED 03 (744)            5  8 0
 9/11 ROHAN (735)               71  85  5 45.5   9/14 CAPRICORNUS (736)         2  1 0
10/12 THE MYRMIDONS (23)       119 156  9 43.3  10/12*SENSATIONALS (745)        2  3 1
11/13 NAMED 03 (744)            33  44  1 42.9  11/10 NANNY HOUSE (721)         2  7 0
12/ 3*SENSATIONALS (745)         3   4  1 42.9  12/ 9 KRILL CAVALRY (374)       1  5 0
13/14 KRILL CAVALRY (374)      775 1428 17 35.2  13/13*LORD OF THE WINGS (746)   0  2 0

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

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

                                      THE BASHER
                             A Management Inability Issue

Are Bashers misunderstood? Well, The Consortium Family certainly thinks so; therefore, 
let's examine some facts and a few opinions. (Note: so does Hammer, so you may wish to 
go back to Noblish Isle DM93 newsletter, turn 581 -"Another Look At Bashers"-, and 
reread his comments.)

First, what, typically, is said about bashers? Sadly, I have heard these statements 
all within the past month. "Don't make bashers." "Bashers are the worst style." 
"Bashers are a no no, since they have a lousy weapon selection," "Anyone who makes a 
basher ought to be shot!" "Bashers are worthless; they can't TC." "Bashers don't win 
much." Enough of those discriminatory words, I say! Let's get to some facts.

Can bashers TC? Well, certainly; and they do. Bashers have TC'd 26+ times. (Yes, 26 
and not zero as some imply.)

     Once in the 1980's.
     Fourteen times in the 1990's.
     Four times in the 2000's.
     Six times in the 2010's.
     Once already in the 2020's.

Only two bashers (Piledriver and Baffle) have TC'd twice, hence twenty-four different 
bashers have TC'd. Six of those TC's were as immortal warriors (One in Primus) and 
twenty were as mortals in classes Rookie through Champions.

The Consortium knows first-hand that bashers can TC, as:

     Daniel Webster -- October 1998 Mailer
     Skulk -- October 2003 Mailer
     Bismuth Bender -- July 2011 Face-To-Face (Milwaukee)

have all done it. The Consortium is believed to be the first and only three-time 
basher TCer. What did those three particular Consortium warriors have in common? None 
were significantly blessed; all were godlingish designs; all had 17 Will (WT/WL = 
21/17, 17/17, 21/17); and all were run by The Consortium Conglomerate.

Well, then, sure, those three TCs were sort-of godlings, but "normal" bashers cannot 
win, can they?. Do they? Listen to this! The Consortium is running 18 non-sandbagger 
bashers in current arenas and their overall arena record is 92-48-10, w/l = .657. 
(They also have an overall tournament record of 53-37-4 = .589, with 2 TVs.)Let's 
randomly select ten of those and examine the facts. (note: data as of Dec 15, 2024.)

The roll of the die selected the following 10, which had a total arena record of 51-
29-4 = .638. These are the designs:

     13-4-11-15-9-21-11
     13-5-8-17-17-13-11
     15-11-13-17-9-12-7
     15-5-14-17-10-10-13
     17-10-15-17-9-9-7
     13-10-10-17-9-14-11
     13-9-13-15-9-18-7
     15-5-12-7-20-18-7
     17-3-16-17-17-9-5
     17-7-10-15-9-15-11

What do these arena warriors have in common? All have high ST. (12+) Most have average 
WL. (9 works!) None are small. (All but one are 9+ SZ. But The Consortium does run 
some small bashers quite successfully also.) Most have low CN. (ranging from 4 to 
10.)Almost all have 15 or 17 Wit. (Note: The 7-wit warrior was a final four at an FTF 
earning a TV!) Speed was above average. The "average" of these warriors would make an 
approximate 15-7-12-16-11-14-9 fighter.) So, bashers CAN fight and bashers CAN win!

A lot is said about "lousy basher weapon selection". And, in a way, that might be so. 
One reason for that feeling may be that bashers are not suited for the scimitar (SC), 
the weapon many (or most) consider the best weapon in the game. After all, bashers 
don't slice and dice, they whack! And bashers are suited for the two weapons most feel 
are the worst in the game -- the war flail (WF), commonly called the "whiffle", and 
the morning star (MS). Here are the basher weapons: GA, GS, HL, MA, ML, MS, QS, WF, 
WH, and the 3 shields. Some are hard to "qualify" for, as they require 15+ ST. (GS, 
HL, ML) But when they hit, they hit hard! That strength need can be a disadvantage for 
many designs, taking away points more desirable elsewhere in design. Two, as mentioned 
above, are considered the worst in the game. (WF, MS) That leaves few to choose from, 
and all but one "require" 13 ST to use suitably. But, The Consortium is a big user of 
the quarterstaff (QS), war hammer (WH), and great axe (GA), and not at all adverse to 
the mace (MA). He has also been known to often use, and win with, those three 
regularly on styles other than bashers:

     QS on strikers (ST)
     WH on strikers (ST), total parries (TP) and pikers. (PS)
     GA on wall-of-steels (WS)and slashers (SL)

So, maybe those weapons are not quite so bad as some managers think.

Which brings us back to the core of this spotlight. Bashers do get bashed and 
discriminated against. And perhaps, as was outlined above, that is one large pile of 
bashed cow patties. Enjoy bashers -- they get it done.

                                     -- a Consortium affiliated Manager (January 2025)

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              CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT -- Kolact DM 10 and Stormcrowe DM 45

Masked Mayhem Approaches! Choose Your Champion? If You Dare!

Attention, warriors and managers of ALASTARI!

A new game begins--not of brute strength alone, but of wits, will, and whispers. The 
Masked Mayhem contest begins on Turn 1046 in Kolact (DM 10)! Each manager will 
secretly select one of their warriors to don the metaphorical mask and fight for glory 
in the shadows.

Double points await your masked gladiator--but beware! No one will know who walks 
masked among us until the contest ends... Will your foes guess your masked warrior and 
try to bring them down? Or will you distract them with feints and fodder?

To get started, send your masked gladiator selection (include warrior name and ID#) to 
Master Darque at darquesorcery@gmail.com before Turn 1046 (DUE February 9, 2026), and 
submit TWO (2) Team Roll Up Certificates (contact RSI by email CSR@reality.com). Then, 
make sure your masked fighter shows up each round--they can't earn double points if 
they--re sitting in the infirmary. Team maintenance is recommended for all 
participating teams.

Will your mystery fighter rise in blood-soaked triumph? Or fall in obscurity?

Let the shadows stir, and the games begin?

Thanks,

Master Darque
Contest Coordinator

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RULES and ENTRY GUIDELINES

A. CONTEST SCHEDULE

1. Duration: 12 turns

2. Start:  Turn 1046 (due February 9, 2026)

3. End:  Turn 1057 (due July 13, 2026)

4. Submissions Needed:
     a. Masked Gladiators (your team champion) must be sent to Master Darque no later 
        than February 9, 2026.  Teams may participate without declaring a champion, 
        but it will be impossible for these teams to receive the bonus modifier. 
        Please send to darquesorcery@gmail.com.
     b. Submit two (2) Team Roll-Up Certificates to Master Darque via RSI CSR.

5. Reveal:  Masked Gladiators will be revealed in the Turn 1057 newsletter.

B. SCORING

1. Win:  +3
2. Kill:  +1
3. Lose:  -1
4. Death:  -1

Masked Gladiators score X2 each turn. (e.g. Masked Gladiator wins and kills his 
opponent, so he would earn (+3 Win + 1 Kill) x 2 = 8 points. Similarly, a Masked 
Gladiator for another team died. His point total would be (-1 Lose + -1 Death) x 2 = -
4 points.)

C. ADDENDA

1. If a Masked Gladiator dies during the course of the contest, all is not lost! 
   Managers may designate a second Masked Gladiator; however, their scoring will only 
   offer a multiplier of 1.5 for the duration of the contest.

2. If a Masked Gladiator GRADUATES during the course of the contest, managers may 
   designate a second Masked Gladiator. The multiplier will be reduced to 1.5 for the 
   duration of the contest.

3. Teams may not designate more than TWO (2) Masked Gladiators during the course of 
   the contest.

4. Once a gladiator is chosen as the Masked Gladiator, managers may NOT alter their 
   selection unless the designated warrior dies or graduates.

5. Masked Mayhem is a SINGLE-MANAGER event. You do not need a partner or team to 
   participate. It is every man and woman for themselves!

6. Managers may only field ONE (1) team in the contest.

D. Prizes

1. Endurance Award - Every participating Team will receive one (1) +1 Bonus Potion for 
   participating in all 12 rounds of the contest and in at least 55 of the 60 
   scheduled fights.
   In addition, teams that participate in ALL the scheduled 60 fights will receive a 
   single ZAP Potion.

2. First Place Manager (choose 3 from the following)
     a. LIMITED Max Damage (one-time only; not perpetual; warrior must be from DM 10 
        and have participated in the contest)
     b. Move a warrior from another team (that you own) to your DM 10 squad (warrior 
        must be NATURAL and UNMODIFIED; there must be an open spot via death/dark 
        arena or graduation, warrior must be alive)
     c. Know Favorites (Initiates classed warrior or above)
     d. Reroll one (1) warrior's favorite LEARN
     e. Limited Immortality (one (1) resurrection following death in DM 10)
     f. Two (2) +1 Skill Pots (added to warrior's base; no out of bound warriors)
     g. Reroll one (1) warrior's Endurance (keeping the roll only if it improves)

3. Second Place Manager (choose 2 of the following)
     a. LIMITED Max Damage (one-time only; not perpetual; warrior must be from DM 10 
        and have participated in the contest)
     b. Know Favorites (Initiates classed warrior or above)
     c. Reroll one (1) warrior's favorite LEARN
     d. Two (2) +1 Skill Pots (added to warrior's base; no out-of-bound warriors)
     e. Reroll one (1) warrior's Endurance (keeping the roll only if it improves)

4. Third Place Manager (choose 1 of the following)
     a. Reroll one (1) warrior's favorite LEARN
     b. Two (2) +1 Skill Pots (added to warrior's base; no out-of-bound warriors)
     c. Reroll one (1) warrior's Endurance (keeping the roll only if it improves)

5. Roll-Up Certificates
     a. 40% - First Place Manager
     b. 30% - Second Place Manager
     c. 20% - Third Place Manager
     d. 10% - Masked Gladiator Champion (scored the most points during the contest)
          i. Tie Breaker 1: Win/Loss Percentage
         ii. Tie Breaker 2: Kills
        iii. Tie Breaker 3: Head-to-Head Win/Loss vs. other team(s)
         iv. Tie Breaker 4: Thunderdome! Two men enter; One man leaves! Let's hope it 
             doesn't come this far!

** Note:  This contest will also be offered in DM 45. You may sign up for either or 
both. DM 45 will be the same, but it will only run for 10 turns rather than 12.

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings, warriors of ARUAK CITY!  Once again I've been called out of 
retirement for my abilities and insights into Spyreporting.  Biff!  Pow!  ARUAK CITY 
watched with glee as BULLDOGS got knocked off top spot by ANIMAL FARM!  Up 'n down.  
Up 'n down.  Rankings always change.  Up 'n down.  I think I'm gonna be...  Well, 
CAPRICORNUS' 9th moved them up to 1-0-0 place.  Some people say I ramble too much, I 
don't say anything relevant.  I repeat myself.  I ramble.  Well ANIMAL FARM moved up 
1, to 1st.  What's with SILVER TONGUE?  He actually beat NAMED 03's VINK, and walked 
away with 27 more points from the fight.  Major screwup at NAMED 03.  VINK lost 25 
points to SILVER TONGUE.  Some new strategies, perhaps?  Maybe VINK will provide more 
easy wins...  ARUAK CITY has a Duelmaster who doesn't sit back and get lazy.  He Dark 
Arena Challenged DARK ARENA's WURM KIN (0-0-0), which should prove (ahem!) 
interesting.  The crowds were amazed this turn, as WURM KIN killed the Duelmaster, 
HAL MOIR, leaving THE RED HAND in mourning.  So now NO BULL gets to be ARUAK CITY's 
Duelmaster.  But what comes around goes around.  Advice to fighters with a 1 
will--give up fighting!   
     No matter the time or place, men will always duel.  ARUAK CITY thinks THE BLUES 
and their 383-319-19 is too much!  If at first you don't succeed, give up...  The 
bums at BULLDOGS couldn't face the challenges from THE BLUES!  No excuse for that!  
How well I know the feeling of being the most challenged warrior, DODGER!  Don't make 
idle boasts, they may come back to haunt you.  NAPPER didn't quite know what to make 
of a challenge he received from DEMETRIA TAYLOR of THE BLUES, who is 20 points below 
him.  DEMETRIA TAYLOR perhaps got hers just desserts, seeing as she won victory over 
NAPPER and ended up with 82 recognition points.  I hate going to the effort of 
writing about the kind of fights that NO BULL gets in.  He fights people like ADONIS, 
13 points below.  I thought NO BULL showed great skill and promise when he overcame 
ADONIS.  All right, so I slept through it!  Big deal!   
     Warriors of ARUAK CITY unite.  You have only your games to lose!  Hmm...  More 
surprises must remain in store for me, if DA1 can return from the Dark Arena.  How 
long have I been here?  I got people to see, places to go...   
     Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors.  Any plans here?  All 
work and no play makes Olaf a dull fighter.  Work and play no fighter dull Olaf.  
Olaffighterwork and no play.  Time for my medication, so I'll leave now.  Practice, 
practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NO BULL 8846                 20   9  2 129         BULLDOGS (157)            

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JON THANE 8845               12   2  0 115         THE RED HAND (579)        
 PUMPKIN PYTHON 8816          24  13  0 113         ANIMAL FARM (510)         
 BIRDLEGG PITTMAN 8729        16  12  1 108         THE BLUES (539)           
 DABIH 8769                   12   7  0 103         CAPRICORNUS (736)         
 ADONIS 8883                  15  12  1  93         THE MYRMIDONS (23)        
 DEAR ABBY 8811               21  29  0  92         KRILL CAVALRY (374)       
 RED NOSE 8807                12   8  0  92         COLORIFIC (511)           

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 COOTIE STARK 8756            14  11  0  87         THE BLUES (539)           
 PATROCLUS 8210               21  19  2  84         THE MYRMIDONS (23)        
 NAPPER 8592                  11  12  0  83         NANNY HOUSE (721)         
 DEMETRIA TAYLOR 8755         13  13  1  82         THE BLUES (539)           
 AISLING NOON 8888             9   2  0  80         THE RED HAND (579)        
 BONGO 8607                   13   8  1  79         NANNY HOUSE (721)         
 THANATOS 361                 13  37  0  76         THE MYRMIDONS (23)        
 TRAZE 8904                    8   7  0  67         NAMED 03 (744)            

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EOMER 8839                   11  13  1  66         ROHAN (735)               
 THEODEN KING 8840            11  13  1  62         ROHAN (735)               
 MYRMEX 8910                  10  12  1  58         THE MYRMIDONS (23)        
 HEART OF GOLD 8856           11  10  0  57         COLORIFIC (511)           
 COW PIE 8942                  7   0  0  57         BULLDOGS (157)            

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SILVER TONGUE 8855            4   3  0  51         COLORIFIC (511)           
 TURBO LUNGER 8903             5  10  0  49         NAMED 03 (744)            
 WHITE FANG 8859              10   5  0  48         COLORIFIC (511)           
 EOWYN 8854                   11  10  0  47         ROHAN (735)               
 DUKE ROBILLARD 8853           7   7  0  46         THE BLUES (539)           
 STEAK-UM 8928                10   3  0  43         BULLDOGS (157)            
 BLUE BONNET 8925              8   4  0  42         COLORIFIC (511)           
 STRAW SEAL 8937               6   3  1  40         ANIMAL FARM (510)         
 LOSER 8606                    6  15  0  37         NANNY HOUSE (721)         
 TINDLE 8935                   6   6  0  36         NAMED 03 (744)            
 HAMA 8849                     7  10  0  34         ROHAN (735)               

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DA1 8933                      1   0  1  33         SENSATIONALS (745)        
 POLYDAMAS 8967                2   0  1  29         THE MYRMIDONS (23)        
 VINK 8922                     6   4  0  28         NAMED 03 (744)            
 PINK PONY 8938                4   3  1  28         ANIMAL FARM (510)         

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DODGER 8913                   3  18  0  27         KRILL CAVALRY (374)       
 ZOGAR 8951                    3   3  0  25         NAMED 03 (744)            
 BROWN BUG 8954                3   1  0  25         ANIMAL FARM (510)         

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BUFFALO BAGGINS 8947          1   2  0  21         LORD OF THE WINGS (746)   
 PRIME SLICE 8932              1   2  0  19         SENSATIONALS (745)        
 MIRA 8953                     1   4  0   8         THE BLUES (539)           
-RED RAT 8955                  2   1  0   7         ANIMAL FARM (510)         
 WORMTONGUE 8969               0   1  0   2         ROHAN (735)               

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
HIGH ELF                0  0 0 DARK ARENA           DA1 8933              1048 NONE
DA2 8931                0  1 0 SENSATIONALS 745     DEVELLAN JARA         1048 NONE
ILLUSIVE 8930           0  1 0 SENSATIONALS 745     DARK CHAMPION         1048 NONE
DA 1 8971               0  1 0 THE RED HAND 579     STONE GOLEM           1048 NONE
HAL MOIR 6925          18  4 0 THE RED HAND 579     WURM KIN              1048 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

A salute to Duelmaster and Lord Protector Hal Moir. DMs drink free at The Bulldog Inn. 
-- Kennelworth, Proprietor

Hal, you are my better. You fought the best. I salute you. -- Husky
P.S As we head off to The isle together, I can reveal that I am a 12(+2)-19(+2)-9-
9(+1)-20(+2)-6-17(+1) TP with a seemingly Parry learn.

Userous Merchant, you stepped in it! -- Cow Pie

Demetrius Taylor, that was well done and so was I. -- Steak-Um

Health. Humility. Honor. Aruak City awaits us all. -- Kennelworth

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

HAL MOIR was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
ILLUSIVE was viciously butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
DA 1 was easily killed by STONE GOLEM in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
DA1 assassinated HIGH ELF in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena duel.
DA2 was butchered by DEVELLAN JARA in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
BIRDLEGG PITTMAN overpowered DEAR ABBY in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
NO BULL devastated ADONIS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge Title duel.
THANATOS slimly lost to COOTIE STARK in a 4 minute master's Challenge match.
AISLING NOON handily defeated TRAZE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
EOMER vanquished TURBO LUNGER in a 2 minute gruesome one-sided Challenge duel.
DEMETRIA TAYLOR won victory over NAPPER in a 1 minute veteran's Challenge fight.
EOWYN overcame LOSER in a exciting 5 minute brutal veteran's Challenge bout.
DUKE ROBILLARD was bested by MYRMEX in a 2 minute Challenge conflict.
HAMA slimly lost to BLUE BONNET in a exciting 3 minute Challenge battle.
STRAW SEAL devastated DODGER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge bout.
POLYDAMAS handily defeated MIRA in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
PUMPKIN PYTHON outlasted VETERAN MERCENARY in a 7 minute uneven struggle.
RED NOSE was overpowered by JON THANE in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
PATROCLUS was devastated by DABIH in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
BONGO overpowered HEART OF GOLD in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
COW PIE defeated DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 2 minute bloody conflict.
THEODEN KING viciously subdued STEAK-UM in a popular 2 minute gruesome bout.
WHITE FANG luckily beat DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 2 minute gruesome bout.
VINK was vanquished by SILVER TONGUE in a 1 minute mismatched fray.
TINDLE defeated BUFFALO BAGGINS in a 2 minute match.
PRIME SLICE was overpowered by PINK PONY in a 1 minute uneven fight.
ZOGAR overpowered CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute gory uneven fight.
BROWN BUG savagely defeated WORMTONGUE in a 2 minute brutal beginner's match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  10         PARRY-RIPOSTE     15 -   9 -  1      63  |
|AIMED BLOW                       7         BASHING ATTACK    28 -  19 -  2      60  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   6         TOTAL PARRY       24 -  18 -  0      57  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         SLASHING ATTACK   17 -  13 -  0      57  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         WALL OF STEEL     26 -  21 -  0      55  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         LUNGING ATTACK    25 -  22 -  1      53  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         AIMED BLOW        33 -  31 -  0      52  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         STRIKING ATTACK   15 -  23 -  1      39  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -  12 -  0      20  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-LUNGE        4 -  16 -  0      20  |

Turn 1048 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-RIPOSTE      2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         3 -  4         3  WALL OF STEEL  
BASHING ATTACK     4 -  2     STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  3         2  SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  3         2  AIMED BLOW     
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         1  STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  2                                       1  TOTAL PARRY    
LUNGING ATTACK     5 -  5                                       1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                                                                1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  NO BULL 8846               20   9  2  129 BULLDOGS (157)
STRIKING ATTACK  JON THANE 8845             12   2  0  115 THE RED HAND (579)
TOTAL PARRY      PUMPKIN PYTHON 8816        24  13  0  113 ANIMAL FARM (510)
LUNGING ATTACK   BIRDLEGG PITTMAN 8729      16  12  1  108 THE BLUES (539)
AIMED BLOW       DABIH 8769                 12   7  0  103 CAPRICORNUS (736)
BASHING ATTACK   RED NOSE 8807              12   8  0   92 COLORIFIC (511)
WALL OF STEEL    COOTIE STARK 8756          14  11  0   87 THE BLUES (539)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is THANATOS 361.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was LOSER 8606.  The ten other most popular fighters were THANATOS 361, THEODEN KING 
8840, EOWYN 8854, HAMA 8849, COOTIE STARK 8756, BROWN BUG 8954, EOMER 8839, BUFFALO 
BAGGINS 8947, NO BULL 8846, and DEMETRIA TAYLOR 8755.

The least popular fighter this week was PUMPKIN PYTHON 8816.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were PRIME SLICE 8932, VINK 8922, HEART OF GOLD 8856, RED NOSE 8807, 
MIRA 8953, DODGER 8913, TURBO LUNGER 8903, TRAZE 8904, ADONIS 8883, and DEAR ABBY 
8811.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

NO BULL (11-8846) BULLDOGS (157)

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

HAL MOIR (11-6925) THE RED HAND (579)
HUSKY (11-8763) BULLDOGS (157)