DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/27/2010    Duedate: 06/09/2010

OSKSI ARENA

DM-3    TURN-656

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

FURIOUS GORGE
IRATE FORMATIONS (633)
(3-6923) [16-4-0,135]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

FURIOUS GORGE                  POSITION IS EMPTY
IRATE FORMATIONS (633)         
(3-6923) [16-4-0,135]          

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

TV DINNER                      CADILLAC DUNDEE
GENERATION X (416)             IRATE FORMATIONS (633)
(3-4910) [17-27-6,84]          (3-6956) [14-4-1,85]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

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          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. IRATE FORMATIONS (633)      34
2. PASTA (616)                 28      IRATE FORMATIONS (633)
3. GENERATION X (416)          18      Unchartered Team
4. ASTRAL KIN (230)            14
5. DREAMS OF KADATH (635)      13       (-1)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 IRATE FORMATIONS (633)    62  15  2 80.5   1/ 1 STATE OF MIND (245)       8  6 0
 2/ 2 PASTA (616)               88  75  7 54.0   2/ 2 GENERATION X (416)        8  6 0
 3/ 3 DREAMS OF KADATH (635)    33  30  2 52.4   3/ 5 PASTA (616)               7  5 0
 4/ 4 ASTRAL KIN (230)         312 293 27 51.6   4/ 3 ASTRAL KIN (230)          7  8 1
 5/ 5 GENERATION X (416)       136 139 15 49.5   5/ 4 GAMES LIBRARY (340)       7  8 1
 6/ 6 STATE OF MIND (245)      103 112  8 47.9   6/ 7 IRATE FORMATIONS (633)    6  4 0
 7/ 7 GAMES LIBRARY (340)      676 949 20 41.6   7/ 6 DREAMS OF KADATH (635)    6  8 0
 8- 8*CONQUEST (553)             0   2  0  0.0   8- 8*CONQUEST (553)            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 Squall

     The storm had been loud, its winds fierce, but it passed across Osksi quickly,
heading toward Transel.  A cataract of water boomed and swept through the city's
overhead aqueducts, speeding toward the northwest underground reservoir.  Bronze
gargoyles from the water spouts of the wealthier rooftops, their features malign and
secretive, vomited rainwater onto the streets below.  Dark clouds boiled and crackled
across the Northeast horizon, while the sky towards the West was blue and clear and
tinged with the beginnings of an orange sunset.
     Plasma Girl stood under the crooked roof of a small side porch, facing a narrow
alley.  A silver tankard was gripped tightly in her gloved fist.  She wore a short
sword at her hip; its wooden handle, tightly wrapped in copper wire, gleamed brightly
in the slanted sunlight.  The dark, tightly woven ring mail of an Oskian gladiator
did its best to hide her feminine frame.  She had spent many an hour with a candle
and an oily rag, lightly smoking the rings to give them the appearance of antiquity--
the armor of an experienced and battle-hardened warrior.  Only the trained eyes of a
veteran could discern the faint telltale of bright metal scratches near the buckles
at her shoulder and side, and correctly interpret the rigid creases in the recently
broken in leather.
     'But a veteran wouldn't laugh,' Havoc reminded himself as he watched her from
down the alley.  'At least, not a teammate.'
     Plasma Girl's back scraped against the uneven stone wall as she swayed slightly,
staring with hollow eyes into the alley, watching the rivulets of water sweep odd
bits of debris toward the sewers.  Sodden shirts and breeches lay pressed against the
weeping cobblestones, snatched from someone's laundry line and flung down carelessly
by the torrential rain and rough, jostling winds.  The wind had largely died down
now; the sound of laughter and singing could be heard pushing through the crooked-
planked door as Havoc approached her, moving smoothly and quickly for all his bulk.
     "What's the good word, Plasma?" asked Havoc.  He raised his fist raised in
greeting before banging it against his chest.  Plasma Girl looked startled, but
managed a weak grin.
     "I thought training was over for the day," she muttered.
     "It is, it is," chuckled Havoc.  He stood squarely in front of Plasma, looking
down and catching her eyes as she looked up.  They stared into each other for a few
moments.  Suddenly, Plasma looked away and raised a shaky tankard to her lips,
slurping loudly.
     Havoc put out his hand and rested it on the wall beside her head.  Plasma Girl
ignored him.
     "What's eatin' you, P.G.?  You've been acting funny ever since you lost that
last one to that TP weenie from Generation X."
     Plasma Girl's body trembled slightly.  Her breath deepened.
     "How was I supposed to win?  He's a TP, right?"  Her voice caught at the last
word, pushing it out softly.  Havoc smiled and straightened, looking across the
narrow alley as Plasma Girl was doing.
     "Well, you went four rounds--against a TP.  Not bad at all.  Hey, I thought he
looked pretty damn concerned when you tagged him a good one in minute two!" Havoc
grinned.  The tension in her body seeped out.  The two turned silently to look down
the alley at the sun as it began its bright dive toward the horizon.
     "C'mon, Plasma.  Spill it. What's eatin' at you?"
     Plasma Girl sighed deeply and gathered her strength, finally pushing away from
the wall and teetering around in a half- circle, looking up at Havoc with clenched
teeth and swaying slightly.
     "I know how it is in the arena," she choked out at last.  "Pretty soon I'm just
dead weight, and you'll be giving me a ticket out of town, or maybe send me to some
of that 'special' night fighting, like you did C.J. and Nopey."
     "Hey, Vector Unstable went too," chuckled Havoc.  "Don't you think he came back
stronger?"
     "Stop teasing me!" rasped Plasma Girl. "I know my chances of coming back, and
they're not good!"
     "No, they're not," Havoc shook his head.  "But you're one of our veterans,
right?  Only Vector has more time out on the sand than you, Plasma.  And he'll be
gettin' his call to the Isle before too long; that's my guess."
     "So that means--"
     "That means we can't afford to get rid of you," growled Havoc.  "At least, not
yet."
     "That's not too comforting," jeered Plasma hoarsely.
     "It's a tough world," retorted Havoc.  "You could die on the sands, or you could
pay your graft to the Dark Arena and pray they honor it."
     "That's it??"
     "Then go live on the beach selling t-shirts or somethin'."
     "I came to be a fighter!"
     "So who's stoppin' you?"  Havoc face was still and impassive; only his eyes
seemed alive.  They burned into Plasma's for a moment before flicking up and down her
frame in a shrewd appraisal.
     "Plasma," sighed Havoc at last, "you've made it this far.  I can't promise you
this ride will last forever.  Nobody can."
     "I, I know that!  I j-just want a..."
     "A chance.  Just a chance," Havoc nodded.  "I know.  Believe it or not, the Kid
feels the same way as you.  That's probably why you're still around!"
     Havoc smiled briefly and squeezed her shoulder--hard--then turned and stepped
lightly over a puddle in the uneven brick road.
     Plasma Girl watched his wide mailed back as he strode away.  The rays from the
setting sun were shunted neatly from the oiled black rings of Havoc's byrnie.  The
grizzled bristle-brush head was half-hidden by the dark layered hood.  Plasma Girl
looked down at her ring mail and gently touched its rings with one gloved hand.
     A crescendo of pipes and fiddles now screeched out through the gaps around the
door.  Plasma Girl looked down into the tankard dismissively and offered a brief
smile.  Then she straightened with a determined frown and staggered stiff-legged to
the door and shoved it back hard, banging it against a couple of locals who were
loitering in a drunken argument nearby.  Their yells mingled with hers as she smashed
her tankard into the face of the nearest man.  The second man froze immediately while
his companion dropped senselessly to the floor.  He stepped back and out of her way.
     Plasma Girl winked roguishly and swaggered awkwardly over her fallen opponent.
She pushed easily through the small, milling crowd near the musicians and managed to
collapse into a chair at the Kin's table.
     "What kept you?!" yelled Vector through the raucous music.  Plasma Girl laughed
and beckoned toward the bar.  Her eyes were wide and bright and a little wet, just
like the streets outside.

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                         ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 649): VAN DERMINT of BOOZE (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 532): IGNORANT BAUD of 042709A (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 655): FURIOUS GORGE of IRATE FORMATIONS (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 626): CASSIS of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 650): MOSQUITO of BLOOD SUCKERS (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 645): EVE AND EMMA of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 654): CAJETAN of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 638): DEMON of ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 640): WHATAMONSTER of CHAMPIONS (Champion, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 639): CATHER of LITERATE LOONS (?, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 607): GORM HOLLIS of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 598): KARTIKAYA of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 273): MS D. MEENER of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 587): STICKY FINGERS of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 538): TERESAI of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 256): SAMILDAR of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 247): I'M A BASHER of BASHAHOLICS ANON (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 483): DETONATOR of EOD (Tripwire, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 224): TORANS ULRIK of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 531): GATEWAY of ATTACK OF THE CLONES (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 649): MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 532): 042709A (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 655): STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 626): TL;DR (?, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 650): BLOOD SUCKERS (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 645): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 654): REAVERS (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 638): ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 640): THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 639): GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 607): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 598): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 273): CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 587): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 538): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 256): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 247): WHAT'S IN A NAME (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 483): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 224): MIDDLE WAY 23 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 531) 0729205R et al (The Muffin Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 648): DOOMTAIL of EVIL BEAVERS (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 654): FARFALE of PASTA (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 649): CREDIT CARD of BLOOD SUCKERS (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 652): CANDY CANE of CHURCH LADIES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 637): HAGAR BLUETOOTH of VIKINGS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 640): SALLANCHE of SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (Manager, mgr.)
                            BUBBLY BAELZEBUB of THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (Street Legal)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 639): CATHER of LITERATE LOONS (?, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 607): EDDIE INCHER of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 272): MANN SLAUGHTER of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 538): TERESAI of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 246): GISBORNE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Welcome OSKSI.  I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well.  Many the fights have I 
fought here.  The celebrations, the disappointments...  What's with GNOCCHI?  He 
actually beat OSKSI's EMBEZZLING SCRIBE, and walked away with 16 more points from the 
fight.  Major screwup at DREAMS OF KADATH.  ZOMBIE BAIT lost 4 points to ELBOWS.  
Some new strategies, perhaps?  Maybe ZOMBIE BAIT will provide more easy wins...  Try 
as he might, SHUB NIGGUARTH wasn't good enough at persuading FURIOUS GORGE to step 
down from the Duelmaster's throne...  Wouldn't it be nice to have live subjects to 
practice on?  I hear some team is looking into the uses of convicted prisoners.   
     No matter the time or place, men will always duel.  How well I know the feeling 
of being in the most avoided team!  Don't fall out of practive, GENERATION X!  The 
bums at DREAMS OF KADATH couldn't face the challenges from GENERATION X!  No excuse 
for that!  What do people see in SHUB NIGGUARTH?  His 10-3-1?  DREAMS OF KADATH ain't 
talkin', but he's got 97 points.  I hate going to the effort of writing about the 
kind of fights that VIRTUAL REALITY gets in.  He fights people like TV DINNER, 11 
points below.  I thought VIRTUAL REALITY showed great skill and promise when he 
subdued TV DINNER.  All right, so I slept through it!  Big deal!   
     Warriors of OSKSI unite.  You have only your games to lose!  CTHYLLA looked 
pretty sick and surprised when she learned DREAMS OF KADATH is sending her to the 
Dark Arena!  Whadd'she expect with a 5-7-0?  Is it my imagination, or are fighters 
getting younger every day?  To die so young, so gloriously!   
     Who knows what the future holds for a warrior.  More fights, there's no doubt.  
Are you as tired of reading this as I am of writing it?  Actually, I guess I'm 
writing it before you read it.  Oh, well.  Time for my medication, so I'll leave now. 
Practice, practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FURIOUS GORGE 6923           16   4  0   135       IRATE FORMATIONS (633)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VIRTUAL REALITY 6958         12   6  3   101       STATE OF MIND (245)
-THE VOICE INSIDE 6974         9   4  0    98       STATE OF MIND (245)
-DAT NGUYEN 6216              19  22  0    97       AMERICAN APPRAISAL (559)
 SHUB NIGGUARTH 6952          10   3  1    97       DREAMS OF KADATH (635)
 PERFECT DRUG 6943             9   0  0    96       IRATE FORMATIONS (633)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VECTOR UNSTABLE 6231         16   6  3    90       ASTRAL KIN (230)
-WHIRLING INSELBERG 6924       6   0  0    86       IRATE FORMATIONS (633)
 BOB THE INHALER 6928         17   4  1    85       IRATE FORMATIONS (633)
 CADILLAC DUNDEE 6956         14   4  1    85       IRATE FORMATIONS (633)
 TV DINNER 4910               17  27  6    84       GENERATION X (416)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 COFFEE HOUSE POET 6987        7   5  0    66       GENERATION X (416)
 STONED IMMACULATE 6975        9   5  0    59       STATE OF MIND (245)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SKAEVOLOVIAN KOR 6970         8   7  0    47       GAMES LIBRARY (340)
 ELBOWS 6979                   5   2  0    43       PASTA (616)
-DIANE MACK 6435               5   5  0    42       AMERICAN APPRAISAL (559)
 FREQUENT FLAYER 7027          3   0  0    41       GENERATION X (416)
 KAREOKE KILLER 6972           7   7  1    39       GENERATION X (416)
-MEGA PIXEL 6995               6   0  0    39       GENERATION X (416)
-JEFF DUNKLE 6391              6   9  0    34       AMERICAN APPRAISAL (559)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FUNNY FARM FIEND 6985         6   6  1    30       STATE OF MIND (245)
 ZOMBIE BAIT 6964              6   4  0    29       DREAMS OF KADATH (635)
 PLASMA GIRL 6996              4   6  0    29       ASTRAL KIN (230)
 MENOLDRIN SKO 7009            5   4  1    27       GAMES LIBRARY (340)
 FALRONDIAL VOTH 6989          6   5  0    26       GAMES LIBRARY (340)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SALDORINIVAN KIRO 6977        4   9  0    21       GAMES LIBRARY (340)
 IZ'CH 7010                    2   4  0    20       DREAMS OF KADATH (635)
 GNOCCHI 7039                  1   0  0    16       PASTA (616)
 GAMMA K GRAD 7030             2   0  0    15       ASTRAL KIN (230)
 OF ALHAZRED 7025              2   0  0    14       DREAMS OF KADATH (635)
-RAY MORAN 6436                1   9  0    13       AMERICAN APPRAISAL (559)
 NANNY'S BOY 7038              1   0  0    10       ASTRAL KIN (230)
-CAVATELLI 7024                1   1  0     4       PASTA (616)
 DAEROMENZIAN VAL 7026         0   3  0     3       GAMES LIBRARY (340)
 ROTELLI 7028                  0   1  0     1       PASTA (616)
 LASAGNA 7029                  0   1  0     1       PASTA (616)
 ORIONIS PI 7037               0   1  0     1       ASTRAL KIN (230)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CTHYLLA 6953            5  8 0 DREAMS OF KADATH 635 WURM KIN              656  NONE
INSTANT ACCESS 6971     6  4 0 GENERATION X 416     VECTOR UNSTABLE 6231  652  NOT REVENGED
PRETTY HATE MACH 7021   2  3 0 STATE OF MIND 245    MENOLDRIN SKO 7009    656   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Zombie Bait -- I figured I would try precision strikes this time instead of shock and
awe.  Can't complain about the results! -- Coffee House Poet

Vector Unstable -- What happened to my bloodfued?!  Hope you weren't hiding last
turn! -- CHP

The Voice Inside -- Next time I guess I better use my "inside voice" as well! -- TV
Dinner

Plasma Girl -- Thanks for all those skills!  Didn't expect to get that rating so soon
either. -- Mega Pixel

Pretty Hate Machine -- "All you need is love...love...that's all you need!"  Kareoke
K tried to give me some pointers.  Hope it worked! -- Frequent Flayer

Skaevolovian Kor -- I thought I packed a bigger punch than that!  I guess it's back
to the gym for me! -- Kareoke Killer

TV Dinner -- I have a funny feeling you were left inside the microwave a few minutes
too long! -- The Voice Inside

Furious George -- Almost had you... so close!  Virtual Reality

Dangerous Criminal -- Once you met me, you got so calm and relaxed.  I can't quite
figure it out! -- Stoned Immaculate

Menoldrin Sko -- Fights like that make me want to go to the looney bin. -- Funny Farm
Fiend

Frequent Flayer -- That sure was a Downward Spiral for me! -- Pretty Hate Machine

Iz'ch -- Ah, but I'm one of those "lucid dreamers" one hears about these days, and I
chose not to believe the dream in which I encountered you.  In fact, I exerted my
will and edited you out of the dream. -- Saldorinivan Kiro

Kareoke Killer -- I can well believe you kill with your voice, good thing I brought
ear plugs, eh?  Actually, not a bad match at all. -- Skaevolovian Kor

Funny Farm Fiend -- Ah, you grow the Laughing Lettuce, the Chuckling Chard, maybe
even the Tittering Tulips?  Loathsome, aren't they?  Well, that's veggies for you. --
Menoldrin Sko

Cavatelli -- There are very few pastas that can't be tamed with a suitable sauce. --
Falrondial Voth

Of Alhazred -- Sounds dwarven, I admit, though I wouldn't have thought of that
without meeting you. -- Daeromenzian Val

     Arcane Kid -- Sending the spotlight direct worked!  No "mystery punctuation."
     Good spot, too. -- the Editor

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

CTHYLLA was viciously butchered by WURM KIN in a 4 minute Dark Arena fight.
COFFEE HOUSE POET was subdued by VECTOR UNSTABLE in a 6 minute Bloodfeud melee.
VIRTUAL REALITY overpowered TV DINNER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
FUNNY FARM FIEND was viciously subdued by SKAEVOLOVIAN KOR in a 1 minute fight.
ZOMBIE BAIT was bested by ELBOWS in a action packed 3 minute gory Challenge brawl.
IZ'CH devastated DAEROMENZIAN VAL in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
FURIOUS GORGE defeated SHUB NIGGUARTH in a 1 minute expert's Title melee.
BOB THE INHALER slimly won victory over VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 3 minute duel.
PERFECT DRUG overpowered VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
CADILLAC DUNDEE viciously subdued VETERAN MERCENARY in a popular 5 minute brutal bout.
KAREOKE KILLER luckily beat PLASMA GIRL in a crowd pleasing 4 minute competition.
STONED IMMACULATE devastated FALRONDIAL VOTH in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
FREQUENT FLAYER devastated SALDORINIVAN KIRO in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
MENOLDRIN SKO easily killed PRETTY HATE MACHINE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
OF ALHAZRED overpowered ORIONIS PI in a 1 minute uneven struggle.
GAMMA K GRAD overcame LASAGNA in a 1 minute amateur's bout.
ROTELLI was devastated by NANNY'S BOY in a 1 minute brutal one-sided brawl.
GNOCCHI subdued EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 2 minute novice's bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       5         TOTAL PARRY        6 -   0 -  0     100  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         WALL OF STEEL     23 -   7 -  2      77  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         AIMED BLOW        24 -  17 -  1      59  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         PARRY-RIPOSTE     14 -  12 -  0      54  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         PARRY-LUNGE        9 -   9 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         STRIKING ATTACK   18 -  19 -  0      49  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         LUNGING ATTACK    24 -  29 -  2      45  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   4 -  0      43  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         BASHING ATTACK    18 -  28 -  1      39  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         SLASHING ATTACK    5 -  11 -  0      31  |

Turn 656 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        3 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     2 -  3         4  WALL OF STEEL  
WALL OF STEEL      4 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  2         2  BASHING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         4 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  2         2  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  2         2  AIMED BLOW     
                              STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  3         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    FURIOUS GORGE 6923         16   4  0  135 IRATE FORMATIONS (633)
BASHING ATTACK   VIRTUAL REALITY 6958       12   6  3  101 STATE OF MIND (245)
STRIKING ATTACK  SHUB NIGGUARTH 6952        10   3  1   97 DREAMS OF KADATH (635)
AIMED BLOW       BOB THE INHALER 6928       17   4  1   85 IRATE FORMATIONS (633)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    COFFEE HOUSE POET 6987      7   5  0   66 GENERATION X (416)
LUNGING ATTACK   SKAEVOLOVIAN KOR 6970       8   7  0   47 GAMES LIBRARY (340)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is TV DINNER 4910.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was CADILLAC DUNDEE 6956.  The ten other most popular fighters were ELBOWS 6979, 
COFFEE HOUSE POET 6987, PLASMA GIRL 6996, VECTOR UNSTABLE 6231, SKAEVOLOVIAN KOR 
6970, BOB THE INHALER 6928, KAREOKE KILLER 6972, CTHYLLA 6953, IZ'CH 7010, and 
GNOCCHI 7039.

The least popular fighter this week was LASAGNA 7029.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were ORIONIS PI 7037, PRETTY HATE MACHINE 7021, SALDORINIVAN KIRO 6977, 
FALRONDIAL VOTH 6989, FUNNY FARM FIEND 6985, TV DINNER 4910, ROTELLI 7028, 
DAEROMENZIAN VAL 7026, ZOMBIE BAIT 6964, and NANNY'S BOY 7038.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

FURIOUS GORGE (3-6923) IRATE FORMATIONS (633)

                        WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN SUNNY ARIZONA!

Our next winter FTF will be held in Tempe, Arizona, January 14-16, 2011.  It will be 
held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-894-7444), the same hotel as 
last year by popular request.  Room rates are $129.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which 
includes full cooked breakfast, complimentary manager's reception (yes, really!), free 
airport shuttle, free parking and free high speed internet.  There's a fitness center, 
jacuzzi, and pool.  The rooms are blocked--please make your reservation by December 22 
before the block is released!  (This is prime season for Phoenix, and people have been
unable to book rooms because they waited too long.)  Look for the tournament info 
sheet and minioverviews some time in December.  We hope you're all looking forward to 
it and that we will see you there!

                          SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN CLEVELAND!

Our summer FTF will be down south this year, located in Orlando, Florida on July 9-11, 
2010.  It will be held at the Courtyard Orlando International Drive, near Universal 
Studios and Sea World, and not far from the Disney parks.  The hotel is located at 
8600 Austrian Court, Orlando, 32819 (800-321-2211).  Rooms are $112/night, 1-2 
occupancy, and are listed under the Reality Simulations room block.  

The hotel features free parking and free high-speed wireless internet in all 
guestrooms.  The hotel has an pool, jacuzzi, and fitness center.  There's a Starbucks, 
a restaurant, and a little Market where you can get snacks and sandwiches all day and 
night.  There are tons of restaurants nearby on I-Drive.

The tournament information sheet will be out imminently.  We hope you're all looking 
forward to the tournament and that we will see you there!