DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 07/26/2005 Duedate: 08/08/2005
JHELUM ARENA
DM-4 TURN-528
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
VANGUARD
ORCCON THUGS (572)
(4-5966) [28-10-0,121]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
VANGUARD POSITION IS EMPTY
ORCCON THUGS (572)
(4-5966) [28-10-0,121]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
ROGUE 7 FIREBALL
HITMEN FOR HIRE (560) F BALLS (523)
(4-5813) [18-14-0,95] (4-5486) [15-8-0,111]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
THE SHALLOWSHIP (582)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. THE SHALLOWSHIP (582) 26
2. LOTHLORIEN (579) 10 PURPLE AND GOLD (571)
3. BLACK & BLUE (547) 9 Unchartered Team
4. HITMEN FOR HIRE (560) 8
5. F BALLS (523) 7 THE SONTARANS (198)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1 SEA DOGS (575) 11 5 0 68.8 1/ 1 THE SHALLOWSHIP (582) 9 6 1
2- 2*HARMONY (586) 10 5 1 66.7 2- 4*HARMONY (586) 6 4 0
3/ 3 PURPLE AND GOLD (571) 84 44 4 65.6 3/ 5 LOTHLORIEN (579) 6 8 0
4/ 4 ORCCON THUGS (572) 81 47 4 63.3 4/ 2 ARENA FELINES (554) 5 3 0
5/ 5 THE SHALLOWSHIP (582) 33 22 4 60.0 5- 3 DREAMERS (569) 4 2 0
6/ 6 BLACK & BLUE (547) 81 63 3 56.3 6/ 6 ORCCON THUGS (572) 3 0 0
7/ 7 HITMEN FOR HIRE (560) 64 61 3 51.2 7/ 9 BLACK & BLUE (547) 2 1 0
8/ 8 LOTHLORIEN (579) 28 29 2 49.1 8/ 7 HITMEN FOR HIRE (560) 2 3 0
9/ 9 ARENA FELINES (554) 65 70 0 48.1 9- 8 SEA DOGS (575) 1 0 0
10/10 F BALLS (523) 44 53 6 45.4 10/12 F BALLS (523) 1 2 0
11-11 DREAMERS (569) 74 91 5 44.8 11/10 PURPLE AND GOLD (571) 1 2 0
12/12 DOGS OF WAR (115) 337 521 21 39.3 12/11 DOGS OF WAR (115) 1 4 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
+ ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ Old Secrets ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +
If anybody had asked him, Dogface would have assured them that he was just going
fishing. It was purest chance that the stream he had chosen flowed near the
mysterious vault. He wasn't going to the vault. Not at all. Arenamaster Nahrmin
had told him to leave it alone, and he would. But since he was actually in the area,
quite innocently, he could just...take a quick look and make sure everything was
okay.
He climbed the ridge that separated the stream from the valley in which they had
found the old vault. As soon as he reached the top of the ridge, which had masked
sounds coming from the valley, he heard the rhythmic chink of metal on stone. He
couldn't think of any good reason for someone to be digging there. It had to be an
attempt to get into the vault.
He said, "Heck!" and flung himself down the far side of the ridge in a cloud of
dust and pebbles. It wasn't a silent approach, but Dogface figured speed was more
important. He didn't want the tomb-breaker, well, vault-breaker, getting away, and
he distrusted his ability to sneak up on anyone. Sneaking up on people had not been
on the curriculum back when he'd been in school.
He was in luck. The digger was shoulder deep in a hole against the sealed
doorway, unable to get out, and the digger was not Nestor Khan. Dogface had been
afraid it would be the Dark Champion, and then what would he do? He couldn't fight a
Dark Arena warrior on his own best day, much less one that was probably a demon in
disguise.
This was an orc, and not even a black one. Just an ordinary brown sort of an
orc.
Dogface ducked a wild swing of the shovel, locked one arm around the orc's thick
neck, and seized a fist-sized rock in the other hand with which to beat the orc over
the head until it yielded. It was his experience that orcs generally responded well
to this approach.
After a few minutes of being pounded on the head with a rock, the orc stopped
struggling and threw up his hands. "Okay, okay, I give up. Enough with that rock,
you've captured me fair and square."
Dogface dragged the orc out of the pit and kneeled on his chest. "What were you
doing?"
"Digging out the door of the vault."
"Why?"
The orc's eyes shifted. "Why not?"
Dogface raised his rock again.
"Okay! There's something in the vault, supposed to be in it, anyway, and if it
IS there, I'm supposed to get it and take it to our shaman."
"What thing?"
"I don't know. You think anyone would tell ME? Just that it's a ring of stone,
about the size of a bagel and carved all over with runes or something. Nobody told
me what it would do, okay? Just that it would be safe enough for me to handle, if I
didn't handle it lots."
"Sounds magical."
"Bound to be, if the shaman wants it."
"Magical stuff is dangerous, especially for people who aren't magical."
"So? LIFE is dangerous. And when the shaman told me to get this stone bagel
thing, well, it seemed like a good idea to do it and not ask questions."
Dogface glanced down into the pit. The orc had most of the doorway uncovered.
"I've been told that there's a magical seal on that door."
"A cold-iron chisel would take care of that. If there is one. People will say
damn near anything if they think you can't prove 'em wrong."
"This is true...." Dogface looked at the doorway again. It was just a plain
slab of stone. Nothing fancy, nothing obviously magical. "I've heard about...
treasure."
"I'll split it with you fifty-fifty," the orc said instantly. "But we'd better
be quick about it. Somebody else might come along any time.
"Like I did."
"Right." The orc scowled at him, engaged in the difficult process of thought.
"I'll trust you to stay up there and watch my back, or the top of my head or
whatever, in case somebody DOES come along, if you'll trust me to get the vault open
and not run off with the bagel."
"You said you had to take the bagel to your shaman."
"Yeah, but I don't have to do it the minute I find the thing. What I meant was,
I won't run off and leave you to risk the rest of the vault alone."
"And get any treasure all for myself?" Dogface grinned. "Okay. I don't want
to go there by myself anyway. Spooky isn't my favorite mood." He twitched a
shoulder and glanced around the sun-blasted landscape. Nothing moved, but he had a
feeling they were being watched. "Let's get on with it."
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---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 525): BRICK WALL of HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Nick, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 411): SCARDY CAT of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 531): BUD SMITH of BOMBAY BUMBLE BEES (Crip, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 527): VANGUARD of ORCCON THUGS (DMobster, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 526): THE IMPECCABLE PIG of JUST DON'T CARE (The Muffin Man)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 530): AHMED of THE LADY'S LIST (A-Sop, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 528): CAT-IN-THE-HAT of UNDER JOLLY ROGER (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 522): WOLFRAVEN of CLAN BATTLEAXE (Mithril, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 514): GROBRAUM of BURN N' PILLAGE (Jolly, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 513): HORNS of BLACKEST PRIDE (Ultraist, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 487): SASQUATCH COWBOY of LEGENDARY BASTARDS ( ! , mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 477): DARK TYPHLOSION of FIRE DECK (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 210): QUIA RAYNE of THE MIDDLE WAY (Nick, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 464): THIRD BASE SPOCK of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 413): TURAGH of DARK HORSEMEN (Nick, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 196): RON WEASLEY of GRYFFINDOR HOUSE2 (Godric Gryffindor, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 184): LONDON QUIREBOY of CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 362): TRAIN WRECK of THE BEARS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 162): KOOL AID of LIQUIDS (?, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 406): WIGGLER of THUNDR + LITENING from TALCAMA (Doc Steele)
Top Teams
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 525): HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Nick, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 411): THE GOLDEN FISH (Nick, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 531): AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 527): THE SHALLOWSHIP (?, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 526): EVEREST LLP (?, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 530): THE LADY'S LIST (A-Sop, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 528): UNDER JOLLY ROGER (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 522): SPRINGBORN (Still, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 514): none
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 513): GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 487): KAMIKAZI (Nemesis, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 477): GREYHAWK (Sceptre, mgr.0
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 210): LITERATI (?, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 464): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 413): DARK HORSEMEN (Nick, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 196): STEEL REIGN (Stik, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 184): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Knolan, Master Wildstorm, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 362): THE BEARS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 162): TWISTED SISTERS (Savant, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 406): BLACK PRIMER, etc. (Doc Steele, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 3 OSKSI (turn 530): NOT HOYLE of GAMES LIBRARY (Nick, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 527): SOGNATORE of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
(turn 526): PERICLES of DOGS OF WAR (Nick, mgr.)
BAGMAN of HITMEN FOR HIRE (Rude Buddha, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 527): YAKKO of UNDER JOLLY ROGER (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
DILL WEED of SUGAR AND SPICE (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 522): WOLFRAVEN of CLAN BATTLEAXE (Mithril, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 514): GROBRAUM of BURN N' PILLAGE (Jolly, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 513): LUGO BELOSKI of SWORD OPERA (Nick, mgr.)
PRIME SLIME of THE NATURALS XI (Lord Genesis, mgr.)
(turn 512): SKYDANCER of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 477): DARK TYPHLOSION of FIRE DECK (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 413): TURAGH of DARK HORSEMEN (Nick, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 196): RON WEASLEY of GRYFFINDOR HOUSE2 (Godric Gryffindor, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 184): LONDON QUIREBOY of CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.)
OOKAZI of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 362): BENSI DURN of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Nick, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 161): 2 PHAT TOO of VERMIN (Sultan, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Well, what are you looking at, JHELUM? Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens
before? Ah, shaddup and listen to my news. Of course, we're all terribly impressed
to see FIREBALL win a fight and gain 16 points, terribly. Tsk, tsk, FIREBALL beat
HAPPY CAT and HAPPY CAT lost 21 points. You're breakin' my heart. Looks like JHELUM
has some guts at least, VANGUARD the Duelmaster was this turn's most-challenged
warrior. PUSSY-FOOTED challenged JHELUM's Duelmaster for a shot at the throne. And
if variety is the spice of life, JHELUM may be getting bland, as VANGUARD stays top
dog in the city. The Welcome Wench, humph! I've tasted better ale at mortuaries.
Where do they get this stuff? From JHELUM's trash dumps?
Well, let's take a look at some more misdeeds of you miserable sword-boys.
JHELUM, I am losing what little hope I had in you. F BALLS the most avoided team?
What insult will suffice, I cannot say. And it looks like LOTHLORIEN avoided them
the most this turn. What a pack of would be losers, if you ask me. Hmph.
Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals. I volunteer for JHELUM's
morgue. More variety. Honor is like a chainmail shirt, it only shines through use.
Certain nameless cowards will doubtless rebuke me on this one.
There's got to be a better place in JHELUM to get a drink than The Welcome
Wench! Any suggestions? Just wait 'till next time I show up here, I won't be so
nice! So nyaaah! I see the crowds are getting restless, I must leave now-- Snide
Clemens
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
VANGUARD 5966 28 10 0 121 ORCCON THUGS (572)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-VAGABOND 6049 11 5 0 124 SEA DOGS (575)
FIREBALL 5486 15 8 0 111 F BALLS (523)
-SNOW FLEA 6087 15 8 1 110 BLACK & BLUE (547)
-SHAQ DADDY 5912 17 8 1 108 PURPLE AND GOLD (571)
-REVEUR 5896 16 21 2 108 DREAMERS (569)
DARK CHAMPION 5689 18 20 0 106 BLACK & BLUE (547)
-KURT RAMBIS 5917 17 8 0 106 PURPLE AND GOLD (571)
PUSSY-FOOTED 5772 14 14 0 99 ARENA FELINES (554)
ROGUE 7 5813 18 14 0 95 HITMEN FOR HIRE (560)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HAPPY CAT 5771 15 12 0 89 ARENA FELINES (554)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-FOG SHOWER 6100 14 10 1 86 BLACK & BLUE (547)
-GEORGE MIKAN 5910 14 11 1 81 PURPLE AND GOLD (571)
-CAT TUSION 5769 12 19 0 81 ARENA FELINES (554)
-GETS LAST LICKS 5768 14 13 0 77 ARENA FELINES (554)
-TRAUMER 5897 14 23 1 76 DREAMERS (569)
-ALL LICKERED UP 5770 10 12 0 76 ARENA FELINES (554)
MAGIC JOHNSON 5904 17 12 1 75 PURPLE AND GOLD (571)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SPIDER CLAWS 5692 12 9 1 59 BLACK & BLUE (547)
BORE-O-ME 6216 7 4 1 59 THE SHALLOWSHIP (582)
SCANDALF 6219 6 5 0 59 THE SHALLOWSHIP (582)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-CRAZY IVAN 5998 11 8 2 51 HITMEN FOR HIRE (560)
-RED STORM 5889 10 10 0 50 HITMEN FOR HIRE (560)
DOGFACE 6031 7 28 1 50 DOGS OF WAR (115)
ARAGANT 6220 7 4 0 47 THE SHALLOWSHIP (582)
-FURBALL 6126 5 5 4 45 F BALLS (523)
BLINK 6162 6 5 0 44 LOTHLORIEN (579)
-HAMMER 6256 3 0 0 43 HARMONY (586)
GIMLET 6218 8 3 2 35 THE SHALLOWSHIP (582)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SCHEHERAZADE 6257 3 0 1 31 HARMONY (586)
-DIPLOMA 6128 6 3 0 26 BLACK & BLUE (547)
RIL 6248 3 3 1 25 LOTHLORIEN (579)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LEGALASS 6217 5 6 1 23 THE SHALLOWSHIP (582)
CELEBORN 6259 2 2 0 23 LOTHLORIEN (579)
FOOT BALL 6246 3 2 0 22 F BALLS (523)
BRUNO 6262 2 0 0 18 LOTHLORIEN (579)
-BUZZKILL 6157 2 1 0 14 HITMEN FOR HIRE (560)
-ADAGIO 6258 2 1 0 14 HARMONY (586)
-TRILL 6254 1 2 0 13 HARMONY (586)
-FORK BALL 6244 3 1 0 10 F BALLS (523)
-RITARDANDO 6255 1 2 0 5 HARMONY (586)
SILME 6261 0 3 0 3 LOTHLORIEN (579)
FREE BALL 6260 0 1 0 1 F BALLS (523)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
HALDOR 6250 2 3 0 LOTHLORIEN 579 GIMLET 6218 526
GALADRIEL 6251 2 1 0 LOTHLORIEN 579 GIMLET 6218 525
PERSONAL ADS
Legalass -- I did think you a girl from the name, or was it the way you fought? All
the same, to you a rematch will be sought. -- Trill
Celeborn -- Uhh, ummm, Celebron...uhh, you hurt me with sick, you not so nice. --
Ritardondon
Ril -- Gosh, my seventh win! And I've only been at this for a little over a year.
Amazing, isn't it? Thanks. -- Dogface
Dark Champion -- You are not, I hope, of the demonic persuasion? A demon in the Dark
Arena is one thing, but out on the sands in daylight? I don't think so! -- Pericles
27 June 2005
ATTENTION ALL YOU ALLIANCE-TYPE PEOPLE:
For the purposes of tourney newsletter alliance listings (when I am able to do them),
you may only be listed in ONE alliance. In other words, you have to choose! If you
are a part of Englebert's Alliance and Englebert's Alliance is "part" of Ruthrauf's
Alliance, I will list you EITHER as part of Englebert's Alliance OR as part of
Ruthrauf's Alliance, NOT both. The default would be the top-level alliance,
Ruthrauf's, in this example. If you'd rather be listed separately, let me know and I
will do so, but that will be the only listing you get. -- The Saint, keeper of ever-
more-complicated lists
29 Jun 2005
The Company of Brothers (TCB) welcomes two new members to our alliance...Liam the
Goth and Buddy Lee. We have no doubt that they will prove to be assets to our
alliance and the general dueling community. -- Baphomet, co-founder, T.C.B.
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
RIL was bested by GIMLET in a 1 minute Bloodfeud fight.
PUSSY-FOOTED was outwaited by VANGUARD in a 16 minute veteran's Challenge Title duel.
FIREBALL overpowered HAPPY CAT in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
FOOT BALL was overpowered by BLINK in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
DARK CHAMPION devastated MAGIC JOHNSON in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
ROGUE 7 devastated M. CHARDINEE in a 2 minute mismatched match.
DOGFACE was overcome by BORE-O-ME in a action packed 1 minute uneven fight.
ARAGANT outwaited CAPTURED ORC in a crowd boring 9 minute expert vs. novice duel.
SCANDALF vanquished CELEBORN in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
LEGALASS beat SILME in a 2 minute veteran vs. novice melee.
BRUNO demolished FREE BALL in a 1 minute mismatched match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 5 TOTAL PARRY 21 - 8 - 0 72 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 WALL OF STEEL 3 - 2 - 0 60 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 LUNGING ATTACK 25 - 18 - 2 58 |
|TOTAL PARRY 3 SLASHING ATTACK 22 - 16 - 1 58 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 STRIKING ATTACK 23 - 21 - 2 52 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-LUNGE 15 - 14 - 1 52 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 AIMED BLOW 30 - 31 - 3 49 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 - 6 - 0 40 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 2 - 0 33 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 BASHING ATTACK 9 - 19 - 1 32 |
Turn 528 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 2 - 0 AIMED BLOW 2 - 3 5 LUNGING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 3 2 TOTAL PARRY
STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW
SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 1 PARRY-LUNGE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY VANGUARD 5966 28 10 0 121 ORCCON THUGS (572)
LUNGING ATTACK FIREBALL 5486 15 8 0 111 F BALLS (523)
PARRY-LUNGE ROGUE 7 5813 18 14 0 95 HITMEN FOR HIRE (560)
AIMED BLOW MAGIC JOHNSON 5904 17 12 1 75 PURPLE AND GOLD (571)
STRIKING ATTACK BORE-O-ME 6216 7 4 1 59 THE SHALLOWSHIP (582)
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
BASHING ATTACK SCANDALF 6219 6 5 0 59 THE SHALLOWSHIP (582)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is ROGUE 7 5813. The most popular warrior this turn
was FIREBALL 5486. The ten other most popular fighters were ROGUE 7 5813, BORE-O-ME
6216, SILME 6261, BLINK 6162, DARK CHAMPION 5689, DOGFACE 6031, LEGALASS 6217, GIMLET
6218, SCANDALF 6219, and BRUNO 6262.
The least popular fighter this week was VANGUARD 5966. The other ten least popular
fighters were ARAGANT 6220, FREE BALL 6260, CELEBORN 6259, MAGIC JOHNSON 5904, FOOT
BALL 6246, HAPPY CAT 5771, PUSSY-FOOTED 5772, RIL 6248, BRUNO 6262, and SCANDALF
6219.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
SOGNATORE (4-5895) DREAMERS (569)