DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 11/26/2025    Duedate: 12/23/2025

STORMCROWE ARENA

DM 45    TURN 496

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

YAK
GOING BERSERK (527)
(45-5296) [19-9-2,119]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

YAK                            FLAKE
GOING BERSERK (527)            UNIQUIE ONE (593)
(45-5296) [19-9-2,119]         (45-5904) [2-0-0,29]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

THE BRUTE SQUAD                CHAUDRY
AVID FANS (65)                 FAR TRAVELERS 2512 (592)
(45-5326) [20-37-2,103]        (45-5880) [1-0-0,13]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

UNIQUIE ONE (593)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. UNIQUIE ONE (593)             42 
2. BUSHWOOD '25 (596)            34    DARQUE FORCES (428)
3. DARQUE FORCES (428)           33    Unchartered Team
4. BATTLE SHIPS (552)            29 
5. MMM BEER 1 (599)              22    DRACO (594)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*DRACO (594)                1   0  0 100.   1/ 7*UNIQUIE ONE (593)         8  3 0
 2/ 9*UNIQUIE ONE (593)          8   5  0 61.5   2/ 4 OF WOLF & GIANT (589)     8  4 2
 3/ 0*FAR TRAVELERS 2512 (592)   3   2  0 60.0   3/ 2 DARQUE FORCES (428)       8  7 0
 4/ 2 DARQUE FORCES (428)      796 534 42 59.8   4/ 3 GOING BERSERK (527)       5  2 0
 5/ 3 OF WOLF & GIANT (589)     29  22  4 56.9   5/ 9*BUSHWOOD '25 (596)        5  6 0
 6/ 4 HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)    88  71  4 55.3   6/ 5*WARRIOR CATS (598)        5  8 0
 7/ 5 FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)  47  38  2 55.3   7/ 1 OTIS LIKES LUNGERS (565)  5 10 0
 8/ 6 GOING BERSERK (527)      191 159 12 54.6   8/ 6 HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)    3  5 0
 9/ 7 AVID FANS (65)           330 307 26 51.8   9/ 0*FAR TRAVELERS 2512 (592)  2  0 0
10/ 8 OTIS LIKES LUNGERS (565)  64  66  3 49.2  10/12 AVID FANS (65)            2  2 0
11-10 TIME STALLYANS (547)      94 108 11 46.5  11- 8*THE GARDEN CLUB (591)     2  3 0
12/12*BUSHWOOD '25 (596)         5   6  0 45.5  12/13 BATTLE SHIPS (552)        2  6 0
13/13 BATTLE SHIPS (552)        54  73  2 42.5  13/10 DEAD SILENCE (581)        2 13 1
14-14*THE GARDEN CLUB (591)      4   6  0 40.0  14/ 0*DRACO (594)               1  0 0
15/11*WARRIOR CATS (598)         7  11  0 38.9  15/15*MMM BEER 1 (599)          1  7 0
16/15 ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)   59 100  3 37.1  16/16 ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)   0  3 0
17/16 DEAD SILENCE (581)        47  88  2 34.8  17-14 TIME STALLYANS (547)      0  2 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
18/17*MMM BEER 1 (599)           1   7  0 12.5  18/17 FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)  0  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

               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.

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                                      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)

                                        Coming to you soon ..........................

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail and well met warriors of STORMCROWE!  Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp 
Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari.  Former top team OTIS LIKES LUNGERS 
was unseated this week as UNIQUIE ONE moved up from 7th ranking to take the top spot 
with a 4-1-0 record for the round.  Fortune did not smile upon OTIS LIKES LUNGERS 
this time out who this turn suffered a fall into 7th position in the wake of a 1-4-0 
round.  Warriors--remember that glory waits always around the corner!  Witness how 
this week UNIQUIE ONE went 4-1-0 to move up 6 in the rankings.  MAULY TOV caught the 
eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as she skillfully bested PRIMAL CUT and 
was awarded 20 points in recognition.  In one of the week's more notable duels, MAULY 
TOV put down PRIMAL CUT, causing him to lose 12 points of recognition in the process. 
Due to his absence and inability to defend the throne, ONTOR has lost the title of 
Duelmaster.  The city has turned out in honor of YAK, for with his arena victory he 
may now lay claim to the highest position in the city!  Informants "close" to the 
city champion have told me that he never fights without pantyhose on beneath his 
armor.  Watch out!   
     I have been in deep conclave with my spies who watched all that has recently 
transpired.  Indeed there is much I would report.  My inside sources tell me that the 
team to beat in STORMCROWE these days is DEAD SILENCE.  At least, most blades in town 
are looking to avoid them.  Methinks more than a few here could name the guild it was 
that spent the better part of last week avoiding DEAD SILENCE.  Indeed it was AVID 
FANS.  Mighty fighters cannot but expect competition from those below.  MALDRIM take 
warning!  You have more than a few enemies in STORMCROWE.  I can not but mention with 
disdain the name of A'MAIMING GRACE who this week posted a challenge to a warrior a 
full 14 points below in the rankings.  I thought A'MAIMING GRACE showed great skill 
and promise when she won victory over FROLIC.  All right, so I slept through it!  Big 
deal!   
     Vendettas.  Bloodied blades and broken spears.  Indeed the city has seen more 
than its fair share of red in recent times.  This week's duel proved deadly to BOOLB 
as he fell to the more renowned warrior, DENNORUS.  How will OF WOLF & GIANT find 
revenge?  BOOLB must hold silent, for this week he was humbled in the arena by a 
successful Bloodfeud won by DENNORUS of DEAD SILENCE.  Hail DENNORUS for thy victory! 
Some say a warrior is judged by the way he bears arms.  One thing is sure, better a 
dagger in hand then a sword on the belt!   
     A thought before I go.  Each warrior practices one style, but must not the wise 
manager learn the secrets of them all?  Sadly warriors, now longer can I keep thy 
company nor savor the ale of thy fine city.  Depart I must and soon!  Till next we 
meet remember:  a fool flies into a rage quickly and often.  The wise are angered by 
the same thing only once.  Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 YAK 5296                     19   9  2 119         GOING BERSERK (527)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ONTOR 5709                   15  16  2 113         GOING BERSERK (527)       
 YAMATO 5083                  16  14  0 111         BATTLE SHIPS (552)        
 THE BRUTE SQUAD 5326         20  37  2 103         AVID FANS (65)            
 SHIELDGORE 5756              27  12  0  99         DARQUE FORCES (428)       
 ME TOO 5267                  17  10  0  99         OTIS LIKES LUNGERS (565)  
 HORRACH 5806                  9  11  0  97         DEAD SILENCE (581)        
-BIG BEN 5720                 16  13  0  94         GOING BERSERK (527)       

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PEANUT SALESMAN 5676         16  15  0  88         AVID FANS (65)            
 BULLS 5758                   10   3  0  86         GOING BERSERK (527)       
 MAULY TOV 5837                9   6  1  80         DARQUE FORCES (428)       
 ME EITHER 5268               13  13  0  74         OTIS LIKES LUNGERS (565)  
 LUSCIOUS MALFOY 5824         10   8  1  72         DARQUE FORCES (428)       

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PRIMAL CUT 5633              12   7  2  65         HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)    
 WEKRUS 5856                   8   4  0  61         OF WOLF & GIANT (589)     

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DENNORUS 5763                12  13  1  51         DEAD SILENCE (581)        
 GATE KEEPER 5811              7   3  0  50         AVID FANS (65)            
 CORRECT STYLE 5618            6   4  0  46         OTIS LIKES LUNGERS (565)  
 KEY MASTER 5825               6   4  0  39         AVID FANS (65)            
 MOSAG 5855                    8   4  2  38         OF WOLF & GIANT (589)     
 A'MAIMING GRACE 5834          8   8  0  37         DARQUE FORCES (428)       

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 IRMA 5315                     8   9  0  36         OTIS LIKES LUNGERS (565)  

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FLAKE 5904                    2   0  0  29         UNIQUIE ONE (593)         
 SPLATTER 5881                 2   0  0  28         FAR TRAVELERS 2512 (592)  
 FIRESTAR 5941                 3   1  0  25         WARRIOR CATS (598)        

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-KNOT WEED 5875                2   0  0  20         THE GARDEN CLUB (591)     
 RAVENPAW 5939                 3   1  0  18         WARRIOR CATS (598)        
 PROFOUND 5953                 2   0  0  18         UNIQUIE ONE (593)         
 SANDSTORM 5943                1   2  0  18         WARRIOR CATS (598)        
 ODDITY 5967                   1   0  0  16         UNIQUIE ONE (593)         
 LONG BALL 5932                1   0  0  16         BUSHWOOD '25 (596)        
 CHESTY 5902                   1   1  0  16         UNIQUIE ONE (593)         
-BLACK MEDIC 5951              1   0  0  15         THE GARDEN CLUB (591)     
 FALL IN LINE 5631             3   5  0  14         OTIS LIKES LUNGERS (565)  
 LOOPER 5931                   3   0  0  13         BUSHWOOD '25 (596)        
 CHAUDRY 5880                  1   0  0  13         FAR TRAVELERS 2512 (592)  
 PBR 5947                      1   0  0  10         MMM BEER 1 (599)          
 FROLIC 5905                   2   1  0   9         UNIQUIE ONE (593)         
 LOTCHUCK 5888                 1   6  0   9         DEAD SILENCE (581)        
-BINDWEED 5876                 1   1  0   8         THE GARDEN CLUB (591)     
 MALDRIM 5896                  1   4  0   7         DEAD SILENCE (581)        
 WILLOWISP 5957                1   1  0   6         OF WOLF & GIANT (589)     
 UKTOR 5955                    1   1  0   6         OF WOLF & GIANT (589)     
 ELTANIN 5915                  1   0  0   6         DRACO (594)               
 LOIN RANGER 5914              1   2  0   5         HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)    
 BLUESTAR 5942                 0   4  0   4         WARRIOR CATS (598)        
 DINAH MITE 5958               0   3  0   3         DARQUE FORCES (428)       
 GOOD WOOD 5980                0   1  0   1         BUSHWOOD '25 (596)        
-YELLOW NUTSEDGE 5949          0   1  0   1         THE GARDEN CLUB (591)     
 OLEWAIN 5981                  0   1  0   1         DEAD SILENCE (581)        
-QUACK GRASS 5950              0   1  0   1         THE GARDEN CLUB (591)     

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BAT TORCH WARRIO 5992   0  1 0 ABATTOIR 5 BLADE 535 BLACK ORC              496 NONE
DUD 5985                0  1 0 BATTLE SHIPS 552     HIGH ELF               496 NONE
SO BLEH 5984            0  1 0 BATTLE SHIPS 552     DARK CHAMPION          496 NONE
FRONT NINE 5933         1  1 0 BUSHWOOD '25 596     MOSAG 5855             495  
GOPHER 4 5979           0  1 0 BUSHWOOD '25 596     ARENAMASTER NHOR       496 NONE
NASH 5925               0  3 0 DEAD SILENCE 581     BOOLB 5956             495 JUST REVENGED
TOUGH LUCK 5907         0  1 0 FAVORITE SAYINGS 569 SPYMASTER              496 NONE
BYE 5983                0  1 0 MMM BEER 1 599       STONE GOLEM            496 NONE
MONKEY! 5972            0  1 0 MMM BEER 1 599       BLACK ORC              496 NONE
BOOLB 5956              1  1 1 OF WOLF & GIANT 589  DENNORUS 5763          496  
DA1 5991                0  1 0 WARRIOR CATS 598     SPYMASTER              496 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

MONKEY! was butchered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
GOPHER 4 was butchered by ARENAMASTER NHOR in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
DA1 was murdered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
DUD was assassinated by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
SO BLEH was dealt death by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena contest.
TOUGH LUCK was slain by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
BAT TORCH WARRIOR was dealt death by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
BYE was slaughtered by STONE GOLEM in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
DENNORUS executed BOOLB in a 1 minute mismatched Bloodfeud brawl.
PROFOUND defeated DINAH MITE in a action packed 1 minute Challenge melee.
BULLS was vanquished by YAMATO in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
SHIELDGORE luckily beat HORRACH in a action packed 13 minute gory Challenge duel.
A'MAIMING GRACE overpowered FROLIC in a 1 minute uneven Challenge match.
FLAKE beat RAVENPAW in a exciting 3 minute novice's Challenge fight.
CHESTY devastated MALDRIM in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge conflict.
YAK demolished ME EITHER in a popular 1 minute bloody mismatched Title match.
THE BRUTE SQUAD handily defeated LUSCIOUS MALFOY in a 1 minute uneven fight.
PEANUT SALESMAN was defeated by ME TOO in a action packed 1 minute expert's struggle.
PRIMAL CUT was viciously subdued by MAULY TOV in a crowd pleasing 2 minute gory brawl.
CORRECT STYLE was beaten by WEKRUS in a exciting 1 minute match.
IRMA was outlasted by GATE KEEPER in a tiring 19 minute match.
KEY MASTER was viciously subdued by AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 2 minute competition.
FIRESTAR was luckily beaten by MOSAG in a 1 minute novice vs. veteran duel.
FALL IN LINE was vanquished by SANDSTORM in a 1 minute mismatched fray.
SPLATTER overpowered LOTCHUCK in a 1 minute one-sided match.
LOOPER narrowly defeated BLUESTAR in a 5 minute novice's duel.
LOIN RANGER was defeated by CHAUDRY in a popular 6 minute gory duel.
UKTOR was demolished by ODDITY in a action packed 1 minute one-sided melee.
WILLOWISP was handily defeated by LONG BALL in a 2 minute uneven bout.
ELTANIN narrowly defeated GOOD WOOD in a exciting 1 minute beginner's competition.
PBR overpowered OLEWAIN in a 1 minute uneven fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  10         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   4 -  1      56  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   9         LUNGING ATTACK    38 -  36 -  0      51  |
|AIMED BLOW                       8         TOTAL PARRY       25 -  24 -  0      51  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      7         SLASHING ATTACK   15 -  19 -  1      44  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  6         AIMED BLOW        24 -  31 -  0      44  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  6         WALL OF STEEL     13 -  18 -  4      42  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -   3 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         BASHING ATTACK    17 -  37 -  0      31  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         STRIKING ATTACK   10 -  23 -  0      30  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  10 -  0       9  |

Turn 496 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-LUNGE        1 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     4 -  5         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  1     AIMED BLOW         1 -  7         3  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     6 -  4     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  BASHING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        4 -  3     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  3     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  6         1  TOTAL PARRY    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  YAK 5296                   19   9  2  119 GOING BERSERK (527)
PARRY-LUNGE      YAMATO 5083                16  14  0  111 BATTLE SHIPS (552)
TOTAL PARRY      SHIELDGORE 5756            27  12  0   99 DARQUE FORCES (428)
LUNGING ATTACK   ME TOO 5267                17  10  0   99 OTIS LIKES LUNGERS (565)
AIMED BLOW       BULLS 5758                 10   3  0   86 GOING BERSERK (527)
BASHING ATTACK   MAULY TOV 5837              9   6  1   80 DARQUE FORCES (428)
SLASHING ATTACK  LUSCIOUS MALFOY 5824       10   8  1   72 DARQUE FORCES (428)
WALL OF STEEL    MOSAG 5855                  8   4  2   38 OF WOLF & GIANT (589)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is THE BRUTE SQUAD 5326.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was CHAUDRY 5880.  The ten other most popular fighters were HORRACH 5806, MAULY 
TOV 5837, RAVENPAW 5939, FLAKE 5904, YAK 5296, DINAH MITE 5958, FIRESTAR 5941, ODDITY 
5967, WILLOWISP 5957, and YAMATO 5083.

The least popular fighter this week was IRMA 5315.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were GATE KEEPER 5811, SHIELDGORE 5756, LOOPER 5931, OLEWAIN 5981, LOIN 
RANGER 5914, LOTCHUCK 5888, FALL IN LINE 5631, KEY MASTER 5825, LUSCIOUS MALFOY 5824, 
and MALDRIM 5896.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

YAK (45-5296) GOING BERSERK (527)
ME TOO (45-5267) OTIS LIKES LUNGERS (565)