DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER Date : 08/25/2003 Duedate: 09/06/2003 MORDANT ARENA DM-1 TURN-477 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS EARL OF HUNTINGTON DARK TOADS (506) (1-6897) [21-9-1,112] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader EARL OF HUNTINGTON ABYSSINIAN DARK TOADS (506) CAT'S MEOW (522) (1-6897) [21-9-1,112] (1-7043) [2-0-0,72] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite MAN NEXT DOOR TATTOOED DANCER HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) SOUL HAREM (337) (1-6987) [18-33-1,91] (1-5060) [8-3-1,74] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. DARK TOADS (506) 31 2. RIDERS OF CHAOS (547) 26 THE APPRENTICES (524) 3. CAT'S MEOW (522) 13 Unchartered Team 4. HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) 10 5. TASTE THE PAIN (217) 8 CAT'S MEOW (522) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1*CAT'S MEOW (522) 4 0 0 100 1/ 2 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) 8 7 1 2/ 0*BELLYRIPPERS (391) 4 2 0 66.7 2- 1 HAWKS (466) 6 4 0 3/ 2 THE APPRENTICES (524) 93 57 4 62.0 3/ 8 DARK TOADS (506) 6 4 0 4/ 4 DARK TOADS (506) 98 62 3 61.3 4/ 6*RIDERS OF CHAOS (547) 6 9 1 5- 5 HAWKS (466) 294 205 17 58.9 5/ 3 SOUL HAREM (337) 6 9 0 6- 6 UNKNOWNS II (402) 56 47 2 54.4 6/ 5 THE APPRENTICES (524) 5 4 1 7/ 7 THE BLACK COMPANY (544) 310 278 23 52.7 7/11*CAT'S MEOW (522) 4 0 0 8- 8 SWEORDMASTERS (138) 292 286 36 50.5 8/ 9 THE BLACK COMPANY (544) 4 4 0 9/ 0 TASTE THE PAIN (217) 61 60 3 50.4 9- 4 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) 3 7 0 10- 9 REVELATIONS (509) 15 16 2 48.4 10/ 0 TASTE THE PAIN (217) 1 0 0 11/10 SOUL HAREM (337) 31 35 5 47.0 11/ 0*BELLYRIPPERS (391) 1 0 0 12-12 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) 48 63 5 43.2 12-12 UNKNOWNS II (402) 1 0 0 13/13 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) 314 470 11 40.1 13- 7 SWEORDMASTERS (138) 1 1 0 14/14*RIDERS OF CHAOS (547) 6 9 1 40.0 14-14 REVELATIONS (509) 1 1 0 15-15*WENSINWASIN X (546) 0 2 0 0.0 15-15*WENSINWASIN X (546) 0 2 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank SPY REPORT Good day, friends and fiends, welcome to your friendly neighborhood spyreport. I doubt MORDANT will ever be the same. It seems the training can make the difference, as HAWKS is pushed out of top team by HOMICIDAL MANIACS, who came from 2nd with a 2-3-1 this turn. Now keep the taverns open late tonight, for there are sorrows to drown for SWEORDMASTERS, whose 0-0-0 this turn dropped them by 6 into 13th. DARK TOADS stable has parlayed this turn's 3-0-0 into a 5 space move up the rankings. This brings them up to 3rd place. Good work, guys! And let's see, RICHARD PLANTAGENET fought THE EUNUCH and gained 19 points and contributed to DARK TOADS' 3-0-0. THE EUNUCH has lost to RICHARD PLANTAGENET, falling 18 points, while helping make SOUL HAREM a 2-3-0 turn. Due to his absence and inability to defend the throne, DIESEL has lost the title of Duelmaster. And not without some honor, EARL OF HUNTINGTON now claims the title and throne of Duelmaster of MORDANT. Tell me, is nothing sacred? I have heard from unimpeachable sources that Conan's Place uses trolls in their stew. Talk about gristle! The crowd's roar, the smell of iron and leather, mixed with sweat, what more could a warrior ask of life? Well, besides that. HAWKS has cause to stand tall, as they were MORDANT's most avoided team. A smart manager knows this is a team to beat. And avoiding HAWKS more than any other team we find DARK TOADS. MORDANT, are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing? Well, sports fans, take notice that HAYDAN from HOMICIDAL MANIACS was MORDANT's most challenged warrior this turn. We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and shave it close? Congratulations go out to RIDERS OF CHAOS, with VLAD TEPISH revenging a bloodfeud against AVALLACH of THE APPRENTICES. Is it really true that MORDANT has more dishwashers per capita that fighters? Just thought I'd ask... Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the sweetest. Always good to rest in MORDANT, but never good to wear out my welcome. Look for me in future turns. Until you see my quill in MORDANT again, farewell-- Alarond the Scribe DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME EARL OF HUNTINGTON 6897 21 9 1 112 DARK TOADS (506) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -DIESEL 6973 20 19 1 108 HAWKS (466) -MURGEN 7283 13 16 0 106 THE BLACK COMPANY (544) MR. GOODBAR 6575 9 5 0 100 TASTE THE PAIN (217) MAN NEXT DOOR 6987 18 33 1 91 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) -CHYNA 7052 16 8 0 91 HAWKS (466) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME RICHARD PLANTAGENET 6881 15 19 0 88 DARK TOADS (506) GRAMMAW 7045 12 25 0 82 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) -WISPER 5753 6 2 1 78 SWEORDMASTERS (138) TATTOOED DANCER 5060 8 3 1 74 SOUL HAREM (337) ABYSSINIAN 7043 2 0 0 72 CAT'S MEOW (522) -DENNIS 7068 12 13 2 71 HAWKS (466) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME THE EUNUCH 5000 7 6 0 66 SOUL HAREM (337) VLADIMIR 7061 13 5 1 65 THE APPRENTICES (524) RAGDOLL 7039 2 0 0 59 CAT'S MEOW (522) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME LITTLE FAIR LEA 4999 8 5 2 55 SOUL HAREM (337) VLAD TEPISH 7374 3 0 0 42 RIDERS OF CHAOS (547) FACELESS 7268 10 5 0 41 THE BLACK COMPANY (544) -VORTEX 7245 8 5 1 41 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) BLUE SIOBHAN 4997 6 7 2 39 SOUL HAREM (337) -LE PETIT MORT 6598 7 6 0 38 TASTE THE PAIN (217) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -PAPER WASP 7259 6 5 2 33 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -DEATHWISH 5844 7 6 0 27 UNKNOWNS II (402) -BLACK MAGIC 5840 5 7 1 27 UNKNOWNS II (402) CARLO DI VENOSA 7056 3 3 0 27 THE APPRENTICES (524) -FURIOUS IMPOSTOR 7027 2 1 0 27 REVELATIONS (509) -ANNA 6939 3 4 1 25 REVELATIONS (509) SYLITH 7357 4 3 1 24 THE BLACK COMPANY (544) BODY SWIRL 7372 2 1 0 24 RIDERS OF CHAOS (547) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME HAYDAN 7356 4 5 1 22 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) -DINIAN 7057 4 4 0 22 THE APPRENTICES (524) WINSTON 7055 3 2 0 21 THE APPRENTICES (524) AVALLACH 7054 2 1 1 21 THE APPRENTICES (524) -MYGGEN 7360 3 0 0 20 HAWKS (466) -GET MY BASHON 7013 2 0 0 17 REVELATIONS (509) -JEJUNE 7386 2 1 0 17 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) -CINNAMON GIRL 6648 3 0 0 16 TASTE THE PAIN (217) THAI DEI 7393 2 0 0 16 THE BLACK COMPANY (544) SMEDS 7358 3 4 0 13 THE BLACK COMPANY (544) -BLACK DEATH 6123 3 3 0 12 UNKNOWNS II (402) -FROZEN CARCASE 7015 3 0 0 12 REVELATIONS (509) -GARRICK 5735 1 0 0 11 BELLYRIPPERS (391) -PEACHPIT FIEND 6626 2 3 0 9 TASTE THE PAIN (217) FLYSWATTER 7384 2 3 0 9 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) RASPUTIN 5733 2 0 0 9 BELLYRIPPERS (391) -SWALLOWTAIL 7387 1 2 0 9 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) -MAGENTAS ANTIAK 7364 0 1 0 9 WENSINWASIN X (546) BUGSPRAY 7383 1 4 0 7 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) ALAN A DALE 7406 1 0 0 6 DARK TOADS (506) -WILL SCARLET 7353 1 0 0 6 DARK TOADS (506) -PYSA 7385 1 1 0 4 HAWKS (466) -REGINALD WILDER 5736 1 0 0 3 BELLYRIPPERS (391) AUNT KNUCKLES 7370 0 3 0 3 RIDERS OF CHAOS (547) -PLATORIAN 7361 0 1 0 1 WENSINWASIN X (546) CHALEUR 7415 0 1 0 1 SOUL HAREM (337) -OGRE 5734 0 1 0 1 BELLYRIPPERS (391) -TRIM MARQUEST 5732 0 1 0 1 BELLYRIPPERS (391) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? WABATOKAGI 7414 0 1 0 RIDERS OF CHAOS 547 STONE GOLEM 571 477 NONE CHRIS ANN THE MO 7408 0 2 0 RIDERS OF CHAOS 547 HAYDAN 7356 477 DOG FISH 7373 1 1 1 RIDERS OF CHAOS 547 AVALLACH 7054 476 JUST REV BOTTLE SWALLOWIN 7149 3 2 1 SOULTAKER OLYMPIC 532 TATTOOED DANCER 5060 473 NOT REVE PERSONAL ADS Diesel -- I've come back for my throne, now hand it over like a good little warrior. -- Earl of Huntington Richard Plantagenet -- You again! At least you now admit you're no lady! -- Man Next Door Tattooed Dancer -- That's shameless, young woman. Cover yourself properly. -- Grammaw Vlad Tepish -- Be warned, you are not to kill Haydan. He's MINE to kill. -- Lady Protector Sandy of Homicidal Maniacs P.S. But you can torture him, if you want. Body Swirl -- (sneezing frantically) What IS that stuff you've got on? (choking a little) Awful.... -- Bugspray Aunt Knuckles -- Huh, you looked like a fly to ME. -- Flyswatter Most challenged? I know what THAT means! Everyone's trying to move into my neighborhood! You want to turn it into a SLUM. I WON'T HAVE IT. -- Man Next Door 26 July 2003 Citizens of Alastari, a bright dawn has risen. While you slept, a pernicious force has entered the once-fair City of Aruak. It fought alongside their treasured warriors, it drank with their fans, and it slept with their women. Now the masks are coming off. Warriors, be afraid...be very afraid. After years of Andorian managers ranting that Aruak is the safest city in Alastari, the Frothingslosh Syndicate has selected Aruak City as the home for its next epic 'contest'--Murder by Numbers II. Our spies have selected the warriors for extermination, and the executioners have had several months to prepare. Now a new age of darkness will descend upon Aruak, as the Syndicate and its allies bring an entirely new level of competition to the arena! Downchallenges! Assassinations! Small poodles as hors d'oeuvres! The Murder by Numbers II 'rules' will be announced next cycle. However, we invite all managers, from all corners of Alastari, to come to Aruak City and take part...in one way or another. Help defend the honor of a long heralded haven for the pure, or join the forces of change in their siege of the ice-cream and cake stronghold of the Dukes of Nerf-Dueling! This exercise is not for either the faint of heart or the weak willed. Blood will flow, brains will leak, and beer will be chugged. Either way, we welcome you with open arms and gleaming blades. This public service announcement has been brought to you by Frothingslosh Epic Contests (tm), the number 86, and the letter 'K'. The Frothingslosh Syndicate 29 July 2003 * * * *The Third Annual Turf War* * * * Yes, it's time again for alliances to go to war! TW3 will be held in DM 47 (North Fork) at a date to be specified later--right after Crip's Incomprehensible Contest is over...but I'm sure everyone wants to get their teams there soon! Here are the rules: 1. Each alliance must have a leader declare the arrival of his alliance. The leader will be responsible for verifying any and all teams/managers who declare to the alliance he/she is leading. 2. Each manager, team declaring for the contest must have approval of the leader, donate one Roll-up Certificate ($5) to the prize pot (send it to me by diplo, by snail, or a note to customer service), and declare his/her team by diplo, p-ad or snail. 3. Each team may declare one warrior as champion. All points scored by a champ are double! 4. Prizes are as follows (mostly...there WILL be some things added as the prize pot grows with entry donations--this list is not final!) * Highest scoring alliance -- Rename Arena 47 for a period of 6 months, one half of the total prize pot donated; roll-up certs. * The Alliance with the most returns from the DA will get to re-name the DA monsters for a period of 6 months. * The alliance with the most warriors listed as style masters will get to pick the Alastari city/arena to host the next Grand Tournament. * The warrior with the most front page honors/awards will have the Arenamaster named after him for a period of 6 months. * The Alliance with the most front page Honors/Awards will have the honor of picking the *slow* arena to host the Fifth Annual Turf War. * The team with the most listings as Style Master will find out the favorites of one of their warriors. * The warrior with the most listings as Style Master will fight at my expense for five turns (I will transfer to the manager's account). * The Alliance with the most kills will be able to re-name the stand-in warriors for a period of 6 months. * The warrior that scores the most total points will fight at my expense for 5 turns (I will transfer $7.50 to the manager's account). * The team that scores the most total points will receive an extra share of roll-up certs from the prize pot. There may be more categories to come, and the prize pot still has to be divided...I'm open to category/prize ideas--and further donations to the prize pot. The contest will run for *TEN* turns; prizes will be awarded at the end of the 11th turn. Scoring will be as follows: * 5 points per fight, doubled for each of the following conditions met: -- Two Alliance -- Champion -- Challenge -- Two Champions -- Bloodfeud -- Challenger losing -- Kill (Note: DA losses are exempt, but DA wins will be *tripled*!!! Ex: Happy Slasher goes to the DA and dies, no points are lost. If he wins, his team scores 60 points! If he was a champ, he scores 120 points!) Use the following chart to calculate scores: Conditions Met: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Points Per Fight: 5 10 20 40 80 160 320 640 * Awards/Honors and Style Masters will each be awarded points also. Find the total number of each (do note add Awards and Style Masters together) and consult the graph below. Champs that score an award or style master count as two. 1 -- 5 7 -- 320 2 -- 10 8 -- 640 3 -- 20 9 -- 1280 4 -- 40 10 -- 2560 5 -- 80 11 -- 5280 6 -- 100 (x2 for each extra) Note -- These categories *count as "triple"*--they will be figured for each team, *AND* again for each alliance *as well as* for each warrior! * Each and every mention in the Spy Report is worth 5 points...period. * TVs will be scored on the same scale as Awards/Style Masters, but the total points will be x10. TC's will be scored as TV's, but x10 more. Number of TV/TC's Points Scored (TV/TC) 1 50/ 500 2 100/1000 3 200/2000 4 400/4000 + x2/ x2 (for each extra) Each alliance will start with 5000 points, scores for *fights* will be added to the winner's total *AND* deducted from the losers. Come one and all, defend your turf and the honor of your alliance...or your own! Asmo Dius, TCB Arenas, DM 47, DM 73 1 August 2003 Assurnasirbanipal invites you to Talcama to participate in the third BATTLE ROYAL contest. It is a Delarquan contest so brutal that even some of Talcama's most notable managers will refuse to participate. The rules are simpler than any other contest: You may not avoid any other contest team. There are no silly rules for who can and can't compete. Any team in Talcama is eligible to compete. The scoring is also quite simple (+1 for a win, +1 for a kill (+1 for the win), -1 for a loss) and the first team to reach 25 points is the winner. Scoring will be live--the results for the turn posted in the newsletter. The winner will be able to fight their contest team in Talcama for free for 6 months but more importantly will win a contest against some of the best managers who play the game in one of the hardest contests in the game. First turn for BATTLE ROYAL 3 is Talcama Turn 465, which is due August 30. 19 August 2003 Citizens of Ghea (only the ignorant fail to note Lirith Kai is not in Alastari), no new day is rising, but the sun is setting on just another beautiful evening. While you were sleeping, an irksome rabble has entered the always fair Aruak City. Of course they fought alongside our warriors, most not so treasured, as all gladiators do. They drank with themselves, and slept with themselves. Whether they had masks, who cares. Warriors, don't be afraid. For years Aruak has been one of the safest cities in Ghea, and that custom has been continually cultivated, and will continue to be by those who have called it home for years and those who live, fight, and die by the same ethics. There is no contest, nor has there ever needed to be one for many years. A conflict of personalities has arisen, and the city has been 'invaded' by pests. Any rules that are annouced will be purely for the joy of the lemmings' own little world. Those who are being targeted have no interest in participating except to defend the integrity of an arena that is different from others. Whether you choose to come to Aruak, do it for your own reasons, not theirs. Competing in Aruak City has never been for the faint of heart or the weak willed. Combat is combat, wherever you go. Blood will flow as always, and now many innocents will be caught in the middle, but those who defend Aruak's traditions never target those who bring respect of Aruaki customs with them to our home. So ignore the private ranting announcement brought by the stuporous Frothingsloshers. If you choose Aruak City, do not choose it for an unsanctioned and bogus 'contest', choose it for the tradition. Choose it because Aruak is different. Defenders of Aruak 25 August 2003 To any that care -- The CDC is back; our current roster is: Malaquar -- Minion of Guardian Pip the Troll -- Burly Enforcer Type mouse -- Official Sneaky Bastard Papa Bear -- Elder Statesmen The Sealer says, "Hi, I'm the dealer." Papa Bear says, "It's not my f****n fault." Guardian -- Paper Figurehead LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS WABATOKAGI was viciously butchered by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight. VLAD TEPISH vanquished AVALLACH in a 1 minute uneven Bloodfeud battle. RICHARD PLANTAGENET demolished THE EUNUCH in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight. TATTOOED DANCER bested VLADIMIR in a popular 2 minute gory Challenge contest. SYLITH was subdued by BLUE SIOBHAN in a 3 minute Challenge competition. CHRIS ANN THE MOM was butchered by HAYDAN in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel. BODY SWIRL devastated FLYSWATTER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match. THAI DEI handily defeated BUGSPRAY in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight. MAN NEXT DOOR lost to MR. GOODBAR in a 1 minute uneven duel. EARL OF HUNTINGTON vanquished SILISA THE SNAKE in a 2 minute uneven Title fight. GRAMMAW vanquished LITTLE FAIR LEA in a 1 minute one-sided fight. ABYSSINIAN overpowered FACELESS in a 1 minute one-sided melee. RAGDOLL overpowered CARLO DI VENOSA in a 1 minute one-sided match. SMEDS slimly lost to WINSTON in a 5 minute bloody conflict. AUNT KNUCKLES was subdued by RASPUTIN in a 3 minute amateur's match. ALAN A DALE savagely defeated CHALEUR in a 2 minute gory amateur's conflict. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 10 SLASHING ATTACK 12 - 7 - 2 63 | |WALL OF STEEL 4 LUNGING ATTACK 37 - 22 - 3 63 | |PARRY-LUNGE 4 AIMED BLOW 8 - 7 - 1 53 | |STRIKING ATTACK 3 WALL OF STEEL 16 - 15 - 2 52 | |TOTAL PARRY 3 TOTAL PARRY 13 - 13 - 2 50 | |AIMED BLOW 2 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 - 0 50 | |SLASHING ATTACK 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 5 - 0 50 | |BASHING ATTACK 2 PARRY-LUNGE 15 - 15 - 0 50 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 STRIKING ATTACK 14 - 20 - 2 41 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 BASHING ATTACK 11 - 17 - 1 39 | Turn 477 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: STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 2 3 LUNGING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 6 - 4 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 3 2 PARRY-LUNGE AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 BASHING ATTACK SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 PARRY-STRIKE WALL OF STEEL 2 - 2 1 SLASHING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME PARRY-LUNGE EARL OF HUNTINGTON 6897 21 9 1 112 DARK TOADS (506) LUNGING ATTACK MR. GOODBAR 6575 9 5 0 100 TASTE THE PAIN (217) AIMED BLOW ABYSSINIAN 7043 2 0 0 72 CAT'S MEOW (522) TOTAL PARRY THE EUNUCH 5000 7 6 0 66 SOUL HAREM (337) WALL OF STEEL VLADIMIR 7061 13 5 1 65 THE APPRENTICES (524) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is MAN NEXT DOOR 6987. The most popular warrior this turn was TATTOOED DANCER 5060. The ten other most popular fighters were WABATOKAGI 7414, SMEDS 7358, ALAN A DALE 7406, BLUE SIOBHAN 4997, EARL OF HUNTINGTON 6897, WINSTON 7055, AUNT KNUCKLES 7370, VLAD TEPISH 7374, RICHARD PLANTAGENET 6881, and SYLITH 7357. The least popular fighter this week was CARLO DI VENOSA 7056. The other ten least popular fighters were FACELESS 7268, LITTLE FAIR LEA 4999, MAN NEXT DOOR 6987, BUGSPRAY 7383, FLYSWATTER 7384, CHRIS ANN THE MOM 7408, THE EUNUCH 5000, AVALLACH 7054, CHALEUR 7415, and RASPUTIN 5733. FACE-TO-FACE XXXII Our next Winter Face-to-Face will be held on Martin Luther King weekend, Friday through Sunday, 16-18 January 2004, at the Embassy Suites in Tempe, Arizona (4400 S Rural Rd). Room rates are $119.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which includes breakfast. The rooms are blocked. The reservations number is 480-897-7444; tell them you're with the "Reality Simulations Face to Face Convention" block. Our room block will be released in mid-December, so please make sure you reserve your room before then. There is a free shuttle to the airport, as well as free parking. The hotel is located down the freeway in Tempe. All rooms have high speed internet (for an extra charge). There is a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool, and of course a bar and restaurant inside the hotel. And there's Denny's right across the street. Look for transportation info in the tournament information sheet. The tournament information sheet/strategy sheet should be out sometime in late November/early December. If you haven't been to a Face-to-Face before, you're overdue. If you have, you'll be back. Don't miss this one, it'll be a blast! See you there! -- Green Eyes and the RSI Staff