DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER
Date : 08/05/2003 Duedate: 08/18/2003
BONSUR ARENA
DM-7 TURN-477
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
BAYUSHI KACHIKO
CALL TO THUNDER (491)
(7-5235) [16-4-0,155]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
BAYUSHI KACHIKO HARRY
CALL TO THUNDER (491) BRAIN (467)
(7-5235) [16-4-0,155] (7-4851) [4-4-0,41]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
TOTURI <BOTTLE DRINKER>
CALL TO THUNDER (491) DEAD SUPERIOR FORCES (499)
(7-5051) [17-9-0,132] (7-5299) [12-7-1,114]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
(-1)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. CALL TO THUNDER (491) 55
2. FLOWER CHILDREN (26) 49 VENGEANCE SEEKERS (516)
3. DEAD SUPERIOR FORCES (499) 40 Unchartered Team
4. SPARE-A-DIME SHIFT (466) 38
5. WISH YOU WERE BEER (475) 36 BRAIN (467)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 VENGEANCE SEEKERS (516) 11 3 0 78.6 1/ 5 WISH YOU WERE BEER (475) 11 4 0
2/ 2 CALL TO THUNDER (491) 83 44 3 65.4 2/ 4 CALL TO THUNDER (491) 11 4 0
3/ 3 DEAD SUPERIOR FORC (499) 65 38 3 63.1 3/ 2 SUGAR AND SPICE (501) 10 5 2
4/ 4 FLOWER CHILDREN (26) 198 131 11 60.2 4/ 6 DEAD SUPERIOR FORC (499) 10 5 0
5/ 8 WISH YOU WERE BEER (475) 82 61 6 57.3 5/ 1 WASTELAND II (267) 9 2 0
6/ 7 BATHTUB ARMADA (515) 191 152 13 55.7 6/15 FLOWER CHILDREN (26) 8 7 1
7/ 9 WASTELAND II (267) 681 543 27 55.6 7/ 8 SPARE-A-DIME SHIFT (466) 8 7 0
8/10 SPARE-A-DIME SHIFT (466) 70 56 3 55.6 8- 3 NINJAS (35) 7 3 0
9/ 0 BLADES OF ICE (188) 400 340 24 54.1 9/11 VENGEANCE SEEKERS (516) 5 1 0
10-13*FRED'S DISCIPLES (42) 5 5 1 50.0 10/12 THE BEARS II (510) 5 5 2
11/11 THRILLZ & KILLZ (493) 53 54 2 49.5 11/13 THRILLZ & KILLZ (493) 4 8 0
12-14 IMPORTED FOOTBALLE (396) 47 49 1 49.0 12/ 7 DOUBLE ORDEALERS (471) 4 11 1
13-15 UNDEAD ARTISTS (169) 110 116 6 48.7 13/20 RANCID BLOKES (503) 3 3 0
14/16 SUGAR AND SPICE (501) 56 64 3 46.7 14-14 IMPORTED FOOTBALLE (396) 3 5 0
15/12*BRAIN (467) 6 7 0 46.2 15/10 BATHTUB ARMADA (515) 3 6 0
16-18 DEMONS OF DARKNESS (492) 29 36 2 44.6 16/26 MORGAN'S BOYS (308) 3 9 0
17-19 INDIFFERENCE (468) 51 64 4 44.3 17-19 INDIFFERENCE (468) 2 0 0
18/17 THE BEARS II (510) 18 23 4 43.9 18- 9 DEMONS OF DARKNESS (492) 2 1 0
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
19-21 NINJAS (35) 125 169 7 42.5 19-17 UNDEAD ARTISTS (169) 2 3 0
20-22 ETERNAL REST (505) 5 7 0 41.7 20/18 BEACH BABES (309) 2 13 0
21/23 BEACH BABES (309) 432 647 15 40.0 21-21*HATE (519) 1 1 0
22-25*HATE (519) 10 17 0 37.0 22/23*ERRATA (511) 1 2 0
23/24 DOUBLE ORDEALERS (471) 66 116 6 36.3 23/ 0*DOG SOLDIERS (481) 1 3 0
24/27 MORGAN'S BOYS (308) 158 295 6 34.9 24/27*BRAIN (467) 0 4 0
25/26*ERRATA (511) 10 19 0 34.5 25/ 0 BLADES OF ICE (188) 0 4 0
26/28 RANCID BLOKES (503) 9 30 0 23.1 26-22 ETERNAL REST (505) 0 1 0
27/ 0*DOG SOLDIERS (481) 1 8 0 11.1 27-28*FRED'S DISCIPLES (42) 0 1 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
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99 BOTTLES CONTEST STANDINGS -- TURN 19
We now appear to have a three horse race. Hogan's Heroes were once again
inactive so it appears that Postmaster has dropped out. Ichabod Frothingslosh's Call
to Thunder has lengthened its lead over Manager's Dead Superior Forces. Despite
taking a tough blow with the death of Hida Yakamo, Ichabod managed a 6-bottle turn
with three wins, the Duelmaster, and one additional stylemaster. Ichabod now has a
4-bottle lead over Manager who scored 4 bottles with three wins and one stylemaster.
Rounding out the top three, Alfredo Frothingslosh's Wish You Were Beer once again
scored big with 5 bottles including 4 wins and a stylemaster. Alfredo is now only
one thin bottle behind Manager. Not counting Postmaster who apparently has dropped
out, the top three have a 10-bottle lead over the next contender.
In the "too little too late" department, Mannequin's Sugar and Spice stable put
together another fine showing scoring 6 bottles on the strength of 3 wins, two
styelmasters and the impressive killing of Hida Yakamo. That's now 13 bottles in two
turns for Mannequin, but it is probably too late for him to get into contention.
Guido
W K SM DM MP LP TV TC DA TOT
1. Call to Thunder 57 1 11 2 2 0 3 0 1 83
2. Dead Superior Forces 61 3 7 1 0 0 2 0 1 78
3. Wish You Were Beer 55 5 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 77
4. Hogan's Heroes 42 4 17 4 1 1 0 0 0 73
5. Flower Children 50 2 11 1 0 2 0 0 0 67
6. Wasteland 50 0 7 2 0 1 2 0 1 67
7. Spare-a-dime Shift 45 1 12 1 3 2 1 0 3 65
8. Sugar & Spice 53 3 6 0 1 0 1 0 1 65
9. Undead Artists 42 1 18 0 1 1 0 0 2 61
10. Ninjas 43 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 49
11. Indifference 33 1 7 0 4 1 0 0 0 46
12. Thrillz & Killz 36 2 14 0 0 0 0 0 7 45
13. Winter Orchard 43 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 44
14. Beach Babes 31 0 10 0 1 1 0 0 0 43
15. Double Ordealers 31 3 5 0 1 1 0 0 11 30
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BONSUR: THE ROAD LEADS THROUGH
An Inn in Bonsur:
"What are you doing?" the Palani asked, pulling back her silky black hair and
reflexively tying it in a top knot. Chi'en took a chair and pulled it up to read
over her companion's shoulder.
"Writing copies," the Convincian lady with sandy blond hair responded, twirling a
bit with one finger.
"I can see that. Copies of...?" and before she finished the question, she saw
exactly what her friend Lyssa was writing. "Again?" she asked casually.
Lyssa glanced at her traveling companion and teammate. There wasn't much opinion
in those eyes, or the voice. So calculating. She was glad that one of them had a
real conscience. "I figured if we're going to take the long road home, we might as
well post these along the way."
"I suppose since Bonsur is our current stop?"
"Yes!" Lyssa responded a bit too enthusiastically, dipping her quill for some
fresh ink.
"Perhaps you would do well to dwell on something other than the arena culture in
Delarquan cities," Chi'en suggested. "There is always music in the market, and the
city is known for its artistic favor."
"They make beautiful jewelry and cabinetry," the steel-blue eyed Lyssa conceded.
"And excellent enchanted swords, so I have heard."
Lyssa looked a bit incredulous. "Do you always think about combat and warfare?
What's most strategic, or tactically advantageous?"
"I debated the politics of killing in arena management when we were in Talcama,"
Chi'en pointed out.
The chuckle that was returned was a kindly one, "Yeah! But your reason for not
killing is that it is a waste when they could be used on the field of battle. That's
quite different than fundamentally believing that killing is wrong."
"As I countered last time, not everybody in Alastari shares Aruak's..."
"...sense of honor and code of conduct. Not even all of Andoria," Lyssa
finished. "I remember, yes." To Chi'en's annoyed look, Lyssa replied, "Hey, the
gladiatorial commission does rate my intellect as having unearthly proportions."
The Palani merely raised an eyebrow, no emotion passing across her face. But she
had an answer. "Before returning to find you, I did see a merchant selling some fine
carpets." Chi'en knew that Lyssa LOVED to collect carpets...with a passion!
"Really? Lets go! And let's try to avoid the hedonists here. It's a bit beyond
my tastes." Lyssa stood quickly, then turned and grabbed her stuff. "Oops, don't
want to forget. I'll just post this ad at the arena as we pass...."
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Well, I'm back. That was a good try, Arrowroot, but not quite enough. Maybe next
time.
First off, I goofed last week. All of our new TV's scored their teams 3 bottles, not
5. I think the boss was on the sauce when he gave me my numbers.
Nutmeg, well, I guess you just made up for all the losses Yakamo gave you.
Considering YOUR boss' claim of not being all that fast, it's fairly surprising that
you managed to jump the big guy--he was nearly as fast as I am. I thought about
bloodfeuding you myself, but Toturi felt it was his right, seeing as he and Yak were
the only remaining original members of the squad.
Ah, well, until next week...I hope.
Bayushi Kachiko
SPY REPORT
Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day,
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again! He who laughs last didn't get the joke.
Speaking of laughing at jokes, observe DEMONS OF DARKNESS 7. Last week they got
0-0-0 to drop by 9! Good things come to those who fight well, as FLOWER CHILDREN can
attest, moving up by 9. DEAD SUPERIOR FORCES had cause to celebrate, after <BOTTLE
DRINKER> got 22 points by beating TENACIOUS. FENNEL certainly had a baffled
expression on his face, after losing to MISS SHELLSHOCKED and losing 10 points in the
process! Those who hoped for a new Duelmaster were disappointed by MELANCHOLY, of
BATHTUB ARMADA, who despite a 14-8-0 couldn't overcome BONSUR's Number 1. So who's
the team that's been walking into taverns last week and ordering milk? Sounds like a
PR stunt to me.
And how sociable are BONSUR's warriors? Come, let us see. Like the noble eagle
soaring amongst the mountaintops, so stand the warriors of DEAD SUPERIOR FORCES,
alone and unchallenged. Like a pup with its tail between its legs, SPARE-A-DIME
SHIFT scurried away from DEAD SUPERIOR FORCES. Oh, the shame! Is it charming
personality? Conversational abilities? Good oral hygiene? Whatever it is,
TALLAHASSE TINA is the most challenged warrior. Call 'im brash! Call 'im brassy!
Call 'im brave! Call 'im sassy! GROOVE THANG will face DEEDS, up by 29. Aaaah,
just call 'im dead meat. Fixed fights? Paybacks? Blind luck? Whatever, GROOVE
THANG challenged DEEDS, GROOVE THANG the underdog by 29 points. MR. FREEZE
challenged CRIMSON MIST! Who says THE BEARS II are just a bunch of wimps! MR.
FREEZE of THE BEARS II kept his wits as he lost to CRIMSON MIST. Willing to win at
any cost is MEDIAN INCOME, who challenged FUGUE, 11 points junior. Our sympathies,
FUGUE! I thought MEDIAN INCOME showed great skill and promise when he was bested by
FUGUE. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal!
Is there life after death? Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after
life! SPYMASTER in the Dark Arena wasn't enough for SUPERFLY of FLOWER CHILDREN.
Maybe that certain serving girl(?) at The Swinging Aardvark will be! Never one to
advocate diplomacy and restraint, I was pleased to see CALL TO THUNDER retaliate
against SUGAR AND SPICE in bloodfeud! Ask not a spymaster for counsel, for he will
pontificate long after you have fallen into an unconscious stupor.
Do not think spyreporting in BONSUR is the highlight of my life. More important
duties call me. Like a mixed metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid BONSUR
farewell-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BAYUSHI KACHIKO 5235 16 4 0 155 CALL TO THUNDER (491)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TENACIOUS 5337 33 14 0 145 BATHTUB ARMADA (515)
<RETARDED RV> 5279 17 3 0 144 DEAD SUPERIOR FORCES (499)
TOTURI 5051 17 9 0 132 CALL TO THUNDER (491)
BULLSHOT 5238 16 5 3 117 WISH YOU WERE BEER (475)
<BOTTLE DRINKER> 5299 12 7 1 114 DEAD SUPERIOR FORCES (499)
-GAMBLE 4884 13 8 2 107 INDIFFERENCE (468)
-JAKUCHU ITO 5102 12 9 0 103 NINJAS (35)
SESAME 5269 13 7 0 102 SUGAR AND SPICE (501)
FATIMA YECHBURGH 5171 12 10 0 99 WISH YOU WERE BEER (475)
-GARAI 4608 19 11 0 98 BLADES OF ICE (188)
ANGRY CANDY 5047 18 11 1 98 FLOWER CHILDREN (26)
RUGGED OUTDOORSMAN 4839 18 11 0 97 SPARE-A-DIME SHIFT (466)
MELANCHOLY 5319 14 8 0 93 BATHTUB ARMADA (515)
RAISON D'ETRE 5311 10 8 2 93 BATHTUB ARMADA (515)
NUTMEG 5167 15 9 1 92 SUGAR AND SPICE (501)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MIAMI MIA 4818 18 32 3 89 BEACH BABES (309)
ARROWROOT 5270 12 8 1 88 SUGAR AND SPICE (501)
CRIMSON BLUSH 5351 8 3 0 87 VENGEANCE SEEKERS (516)
ALEAN TENSLAYER 4282 20 24 0 86 BLADES OF ICE (188)
ADAM 4830 14 35 2 86 MORGAN'S BOYS (308)
-POPCORN MACHINE 5091 14 9 0 86 WASTELAND II (267)
-GAZREK 5097 7 5 1 84 DEMONS OF DARKNESS 7 (492)
ALOHA ALICE 4867 20 22 0 83 BEACH BABES (309)
BUBBA 4833 17 32 0 83 MORGAN'S BOYS (308)
RED NO. 40 5305 12 5 0 77 WASTELAND II (267)
SUPERFLY 5025 13 16 1 75 FLOWER CHILDREN (26)
COSMIC CHARLIE 5079 13 12 0 75 THRILLZ & KILLZ (493)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-LORE 5196 5 7 0 75 ETERNAL REST (505)
-SATOSHI KUNO 5229 10 6 0 72 NINJAS (35)
-MICRO MIRACLE 5236 11 8 0 71 WASTELAND II (267)
FRACUS FRANCINE 5378 8 5 1 71 DOUBLE ORDEALERS (471)
JERICO 4862 13 29 0 70 MORGAN'S BOYS (308)
-ROCKWELL 5003 13 7 0 70 UNDEAD ARTISTS (169)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-PROHIBITION 5246 7 7 0 66 INDIFFERENCE (468)
-ESCHER 5201 11 7 1 64 UNDEAD ARTISTS (169)
-PESCHISOLIDO 3999 10 10 0 63 IMPORTED FOOTBALLERS (396)
SUGARBEET 5219 9 13 0 62 SUGAR AND SPICE (501)
TIMMY 4831 6 43 0 62 MORGAN'S BOYS (308)
PEGLEG 5368 5 2 2 61 THE BEARS II (510)
GOOBATRON 5026 15 14 1 60 FLOWER CHILDREN (26)
BREW HA HA 5361 11 5 1 60 WISH YOU WERE BEER (475)
PTI 5412 7 2 0 59 WASTELAND II (267)
TALLAHASSE TINA 4889 10 28 0 58 BEACH BABES (309)
FOUNTAINHEAD 5278 9 9 1 57 WISH YOU WERE BEER (475)
-ISHINOMORI 5390 7 4 1 57 NINJAS (35)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-TYZOR 5195 7 5 0 56 DEMONS OF DARKNESS 7 (492)
RASTRODOMUS 5365 7 7 1 54 SPARE-A-DIME SHIFT (466)
HOOSIER DADDY 5380 7 6 0 53 FLOWER CHILDREN (26)
-NAZGUL 5301 8 8 2 50 NINJAS (35)
-AFTERGLOW 4858 8 14 0 48 INDIFFERENCE (468)
WISKEY EYE 5458 3 2 0 48 THRILLZ & KILLZ (493)
-KILLING JOKE 5125 8 8 1 45 INDIFFERENCE (468)
-MAGOBE IBUKA 5391 7 4 0 45 NINJAS (35)
CHEAP 5181 5 11 0 45 RANCID BLOKES (503)
¤ 5411 3 7 0 43 DEAD SUPERIOR FORCES (499)
HARRY 4851 4 4 0 41 BRAIN (467)
CRIMSON MIST 5352 3 0 0 38 VENGEANCE SEEKERS (516)
-BARTEZ 4732 5 8 0 37 IMPORTED FOOTBALLERS (396)
-HENRI 5062 3 2 0 37 IMPORTED FOOTBALLERS (396)
-DESAII 4793 4 7 0 35 IMPORTED FOOTBALLERS (396)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-ROSS 5381 5 7 0 33 UNDEAD ARTISTS (169)
TERRI TOWEL 5306 7 11 0 32 BEACH BABES (309)
ARSENAL 4861 4 3 2 32 BLADES OF ICE (188)
YAKAMO NO ONI 5432 5 3 0 31 CALL TO THUNDER (491)
DEEDS 5177 2 14 0 30 RANCID BLOKES (503)
-LAST CALL 5360 6 4 0 29 INDIFFERENCE (468)
MEDIAN INCOME 5409 5 6 0 29 SPARE-A-DIME SHIFT (466)
TASTY HANGNAIL 5463 3 1 0 29 WASTELAND II (267)
FUGUE 5450 4 3 1 28 DEAD SUPERIOR FORCES (499)
-XCITR 5129 6 6 1 27 DEMONS OF DARKNESS 7 (492)
-MYSTIC SUN 5217 4 4 0 27 THRILLZ & KILLZ (493)
-WALLET 5260 4 4 0 25 ERRATA (511)
NONAWFULRU 5468 4 0 0 25 DEAD SUPERIOR FORCES (499)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-MEAN MACHINE 403 3 0 1 23 FRED'S DISCIPLES (42)
-CHESS 5261 3 1 0 23 ERRATA (511)
CAESAR 5470 2 0 2 23 THE BEARS II (510)
GROOVE THANG 5474 1 2 0 22 FLOWER CHILDREN (26)
MATSU 5475 1 1 0 22 CALL TO THUNDER (491)
DICIN DAN 5452 4 2 1 21 DOUBLE ORDEALERS (471)
ZOOM ZOOM 5259 1 6 0 21 ERRATA (511)
-SWEATY 4850 2 3 0 19 BRAIN (467)
MISS SHELLSHOCKED 5467 2 2 0 19 SPARE-A-DIME SHIFT (466)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PERSEPHANIE 5457 2 3 0 17 THRILLZ & KILLZ (493)
-SILENT WARNING 5446 1 0 0 16 THE BEARS II (510)
GRATE EXPECTATIONS 5483 2 0 0 15 SPARE-A-DIME SHIFT (466)
-FROTHREK 5304 1 3 0 14 DEMONS OF DARKNESS 7 (492)
-ROGUE 5263 2 5 0 11 ERRATA (511)
-DIRT 5178 1 0 0 11 RANCID BLOKES (503)
SOLSIN 5471 1 1 0 11 THRILLZ & KILLZ (493)
BREW 102 5492 1 0 0 11 WISH YOU WERE BEER (475)
-SOLSKJAER 5477 1 0 0 10 IMPORTED FOOTBALLERS (396)
NAKOR 5023 1 0 0 10 DOG SOLDIERS (481)
FENNEL 5472 1 2 1 9 SUGAR AND SPICE (501)
STRUTTING POP-N-JAY 5466 2 2 0 8 DOUBLE ORDEALERS (471)
-GOR 399 2 2 0 8 FRED'S DISCIPLES (42)
-DANCING COWBOYS 5425 1 5 0 8 HATE (519)
MR. FREEZE 5438 1 1 0 7 THE BEARS II (510)
SANDBAR SALLY 5469 1 3 0 6 BEACH BABES (309)
-MANET 5462 1 2 0 5 UNDEAD ARTISTS (169)
-PATHFINDER 5309 1 2 0 5 BATHTUB ARMADA (515)
-TWO HEADED WOMEN 5437 1 2 0 5 HATE (519)
-KAZRAK 402 0 2 0 2 FRED'S DISCIPLES (42)
MOE MENTUM 5497 0 1 0 1 THE BEARS II (510)
PECKISH PETE 5494 0 1 0 1 DOUBLE ORDEALERS (471)
ISAWA 5493 0 1 0 1 CALL TO THUNDER (491)
-FRED'S NEIGHOR 401 0 1 0 1 FRED'S DISCIPLES (42)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
LUCY LUAU 4890 17 17 0 BEACH BABES 309 GOOBATRON 5026 473 NOT REVE
NO 5495 0 1 0 BLADES OF ICE 188 ARENAMASTER ILHUM 681 477 NONE
NO 2 5496 0 1 0 BLADES OF ICE 188 WURM KIN 685 477 NONE
HIDA YAKAMO 5052 17 7 0 CALL TO THUNDER 491 NUTMEG 5167 476 JUST REV
SPYMASTER 680 0 1 0 DARK ARENA 0 SUPERFLY 5025 477 NONE
DHAFIR 4967 0 2 0 DOG SOLDIERS 481 WURM KIN 685 477 NONE
LAMIS 4966 0 2 0 DOG SOLDIERS 481 MOUNTAIN TROLL 676 477 NONE
JABAR 5007 0 1 0 DOG SOLDIERS 481 DARK CHAMPION 682 477 NONE
KNUCKLES CLEGG 5473 1 2 0 DOUBLE ORDEALERS 471 CAESAR 5470 477
ELMER 5454 3 1 0 DOUBLE ORDEALERS 471 FENNEL 5472 475 REVENGED
DIVIT DAVE 5484 0 1 0 DOUBLE ORDEALERS 471 CAESAR 5470 476
ALISS 5399 5 4 0 THRILLZ & KILLZ 493 NAZGUL 5301 474 REVENGED
MATISSE 5461 1 2 0 UNDEAD ARTISTS 169 DICIN DAN 5452 475
PERSONAL ADS
Bonsur -- Are you a gladiator sick of having that spear aimed intentionally at your
head? Sick of seeing the bloodshot berserker look of uncaring foes? Or perhaps
you're a manager tired of losing their best warriors to other uncaring managers? Are
you sick of downchallenges, even small ones that feel bigger than the recognition
belies? Then perhaps you are in the wrong arena, comrades! Come to the Andorian
Kingdom, and find an arena that possesses a sanctity for life and tries NOT to kill
you or your team members! One that doesn't down challenge, even if infrequently.
One where you can be part of a community to stand up for your values. Don't wait
another minute, move out of those soulless, heartless, uncaring 'Larq arenas and feel
the light of day, a friendly smile, and a drink that's not poisoned! Come to Andoria
where slavery is banned and freedom reigns! -- This message brought to you by a
fellow Andorian at heart
Surfer Sam -- Somehow "droppin in ta commiserate wit Nick" is too direct fer proper
digestion a some a deese fighter's debacles. Wif easy-goin Surfer Sam, I kin kinda
hit da hired clown's efforts on tha end-run basis. S'a bit more palatable dat way.
-- Applejack
Mannequin -- That'll teach me to get attached to a warrior. Let's hope 3 AdMasters
is enough to come back this fall. -- I. Frothingslosh
Manager -- Didn't we discuss this whole challenger loses thing recently? -- Ichabod
Sesame -- (sigh) You'd look really good on a bun, you know. Toasty. -- Aloha Alice
Fatima Yechburgh -- My dear girl, let me give you a piece of advice you aren't likely
to get at your guildhouse. Don't drink. Oh, maybe a sociable glass of wine once in
a while, but no serious drinking. It ages a woman terribly, and some need all their
resources intact. -- Miami Mia, philanthropist (should that be, hmm, philogynist?)
Ishinomori -- Well, I new that! Naturally! I belong on the beach, but there's this
little problem with the fees, you see. One does as one must. -- Terri Towel
Wiskey Eye -- Better a thrill than a kill, at least, if I'm going to be on the
receiving end. -- Tallahasse Tina
Yakamo No Oni -- So where does the thunder come in? -- Sandbar Sally
Tadaka -- (politely) But I'm glad you're happy about it all. At least someone is!
-- Aloha Alice
18 July 2003
To All Managers -- I would like to take this time to announce that my alliance, The
Association, is no more. Due to the dead weight managers of the alliance and their
lack of participation, DarkSpirit and I have formed a new alliance: The Firm. We
have taken on two members so far and are looking for a few more. If you would like
to find out more about The Firm, you can diplo Dark Spirit, Unknowns XX in arena 15
or myself, Sungod, Sadists F2FII in arena 62.
--* The Firm *--
Sungod -- Sadists F2FII -- 62
Dark Spirit -- Unknowns XX -- 15
Youngblood -- Wensinwasin -- 43
Tripwire -- Of Wolf and Man -- 1
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.
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
SUPERFLY viciously butchered SPYMASTER in a crowd pleasing 6 minute Dark Arena fight.
DHAFIR was murdered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
LAMIS was assassinated by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
NO was butchered by ARENAMASTER ILHUME' in a 2 minute gory Dark Arena contest.
JABAR was assassinated by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena match.
NO 2 was butchered by WURM KIN in a 2 minute gory Dark Arena duel.
TOTURI devastated NUTMEG in a 1 minute mismatched Bloodfeud match.
KNUCKLES CLEGG was easily killed by CAESAR in a 1 minute uneven Bloodfeud fight.
RAISON D'ETRE vanquished BUBBA in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
FATIMA YECHBURGH vanquished MIAMI MIA in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
RED NO. 40 won victory over JERICO in a exciting 1 minute veteran's Challenge fight.
PEGLEG was overpowered by ADAM in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
RASTRODOMUS subdued ¤ in a 1 minute Challenge competition.
PTI slimly won victory over TALLAHASSE TINA in a 2 minute Challenge contest.
WISKEY EYE was subdued by TIMMY in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
MEDIAN INCOME was savagely defeated by FUGUE in a 6 minute bloody Challenge conflict.
NONAWFULRU defeated ZOOM ZOOM in a 2 minute Challenge duel.
PERSEPHANIE was overpowered by YAKAMO NO ONI in a 1 minute uneven Challenge struggle.
GROOVE THANG overcame DEEDS in a 3 minute amateur vs. master upset Challenge bout.
SOLSIN bested SANDBAR SALLY in a 1 minute novice's Challenge fight.
MR. FREEZE was demolished by CRIMSON MIST in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge bout.
FENNEL was beaten by MISS SHELLSHOCKED in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
BAYUSHI KACHIKO handily defeated MELANCHOLY in a 1 minute Title competition.
TENACIOUS was beaten by <BOTTLE DRINKER> in a exciting 3 minute gory expert's fight.
<RETARDED RV> handily defeated ALEAN TENSLAYER in a 1 minute uneven duel.
SESAME viciously subdued COSMIC CHARLIE in a popular 1 minute gory veteran's bout.
BULLSHOT vanquished ALOHA ALICE in a action packed 1 minute one-sided match.
ARROWROOT was defeated by ANGRY CANDY in a action packed 2 minute veteran's bout.
RUGGED OUTDOORSMAN vanquished FRACUS FRANCINE in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
CRIMSON BLUSH handily defeated GOOBATRON in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
FOUNTAINHEAD viciously subdued ARSENAL in a popular 4 minute gory bout.
TERRI TOWEL was vanquished by HOOSIER DADDY in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
SUGARBEET overpowered TASTY HANGNAIL in a 1 minute one-sided match.
CHEAP overpowered DICIN DAN in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
BREW HA HA savagely defeated HARRY in a exciting 2 minute bloody fray.
STRUTTING POP-N-JAY was vanquished by MATSU in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
GRATE EXPECTATIONS demolished MOE MENTUM in a exciting 1 minute mismatched match.
ISAWA was handily defeated by BREW 102 in a exciting 1 minute bloody one-sided fight.
PECKISH PETE was demolished by NAKOR in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 20 PARRY-LUNGE 34 - 21 - 3 62 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 9 WALL OF STEEL 35 - 26 - 0 57 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 9 STRIKING ATTACK 61 - 48 - 0 56 |
|TOTAL PARRY 8 AIMED BLOW 39 - 31 - 1 56 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 6 TOTAL PARRY 49 - 51 - 2 49 |
|AIMED BLOW 5 LUNGING ATTACK 105 - 115 - 3 48 |
|BASHING ATTACK 4 PARRY-STRIKE 38 - 42 - 2 48 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 SLASHING ATTACK 42 - 47 - 4 47 |
|WALL OF STEEL 4 BASHING ATTACK 28 - 46 - 2 38 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 12 - 31 - 1 28 |
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:
BASHING ATTACK 3 - 1 AIMED BLOW 2 - 3 2 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 3 - 5 2 SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 4 - 2 LUNGING ATTACK 6 - 14 2 LUNGING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 6 - 3 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 3 1 TOTAL PARRY
SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 4 1 AIMED BLOW
PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 2 1 BASHING ATTACK
1 WALL OF STEEL
1 PARRY-LUNGE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK BAYUSHI KACHIKO 5235 16 4 0 155 CALL TO THUNDER (491)
TOTAL PARRY TENACIOUS 5337 33 14 0 145 BATHTUB ARMADA (515)
AIMED BLOW <RETARDED RV> 5279 17 3 0 144 DEAD SUPERIOR FORCES (499)
SLASHING ATTACK TOTURI 5051 17 9 0 132 CALL TO THUNDER (491)
WALL OF STEEL SESAME 5269 13 7 0 102 SUGAR AND SPICE (501)
PARRY-LUNGE FATIMA YECHBURGH 5171 12 10 0 99 WISH YOU WERE BEER (475)
LUNGING ATTACK ANGRY CANDY 5047 18 11 1 98 FLOWER CHILDREN (26)
PARRY-STRIKE HOOSIER DADDY 5380 7 6 0 53 FLOWER CHILDREN (26)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is TOTURI 5051. The most popular warrior this turn was
<BOTTLE DRINKER> 5299. The ten other most popular fighters were SUPERFLY 5025,
FOUNTAINHEAD 5278, ARROWROOT 5270, BREW HA HA 5361, JERICO 4862, ZOOM ZOOM 5259,
BULLSHOT 5238, ANGRY CANDY 5047, BREW 102 5492, and SOLSIN 5471.
The least popular fighter this week was PECKISH PETE 5494. The other ten least
popular fighters were ISAWA 5493, STRUTTING POP-N-JAY 5466, DICIN DAN 5452, TASTY
HANGNAIL 5463, TERRI TOWEL 5306, GOOBATRON 5026, FRACUS FRANCINE 5378, ALOHA ALICE
4867, ALEAN TENSLAYER 4282, and MELANCHOLY 5319.
The following warriors will travel to ADVANCED DUELMASTERS after next turn:
BAYUSHI KACHIKO (7-5235) CALL TO THUNDER (491)
TOTURI (7-5051) CALL TO THUNDER (491)
NUTMEG (7-5167) SUGAR AND SPICE (501)