DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 11/29/2007    Duedate: 12/26/2007

ARKERS ARENA

DM-8    TURN-290

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

LORD BYRON
SMITHSONIAN (245)
(8-4935) [10-4-0,118]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

LORD BYRON                     CONSTERNATION
SMITHSONIAN (245)              CONSANGUINEOUS (567)
(8-4935) [10-4-0,118]          (8-4896) [1-0-0,17]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

RABBIT                         RABBIT
THE ANIMALS (576)              THE ANIMALS (576)
(8-4965) [9-7-0,57]            (8-4965) [9-7-0,57]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

SMITHSONIAN (245)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BLOOD RITES (585)           65
2. CONSANGUINEOUS (567)        32      ORCISH IDIOMS (563)
3. SMITHSONIAN (245)           25      Unchartered Team
4. Z GLADIATORZ (519)          23
5. THE ANIMALS (576)           14      CONSANGUINEOUS (567)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*ROUGH RIDERS (587)         4   0  2  100   1/ 4 SMITHSONIAN (245)         9  4 0
 2/ 0*CONSANGUINEOUS (567)       2   0  0  100   2/ 1 BLOOD RITES (585)         9  6 0
 3/ 2 ORCISH IDIOMS (563)       49  20  3 71.0   3/ 2 Z GLADIATORZ (519)        7  1 0
 4/ 3 Z GLADIATORZ (519)       108  57  0 65.5   4/ 5 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)       7  8 0
 5/ 4 BLOOD RITES (585)         41  23  2 64.1   5/10 ORCISH IDIOMS (563)       5  2 0
 6/ 5 SMITHSONIAN (245)        561 360 13 60.9   6/ 9 THE ANIMALS (576)         5  9 0
 7- 6 ACID FIRE HAMMERZ (545)   49  35  5 58.3   7- 7*ROUGH RIDERS (587)        4  0 2
 8- 7*THE LAST SAMURI (582)     10   8  1 55.6   8- 6 ACID FIRE HAMMERZ (545)   4  6 0
 9/ 8 THE ANIMALS (576)         38  41  0 48.1   9/ 8 LEVIATHAN (556)           4 11 1
10/ 0 CELESTIAL KNIGHTS (25)    24  26  3 48.0  10/ 3 PENUMBRAL MISTS (571)     3  7 0
11/ 9 PENUMBRAL MISTS (571)     46  53  1 46.5  11/ 0*CONSANGUINEOUS (567)      2  0 0
12/10 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)       95 123  2 43.6  12-11*THE LAST SAMURI (582)     2  0 0
13/12 LEVIATHAN (556)           35  90  4 28.0  13/ 0 CELESTIAL KNIGHTS (25)    0  1 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

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                          ---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 289): LORD BYRON of SMITHSONIAN (Curator, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 581): DAWNING DANIKA of TUFT TUGGERS (Adie, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 580): TEA of HIGH SCHOOL PROM (JE, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 573): JACKSON of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 570): MANUEL PEREZ of MEDAL OF HONOR A3 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 569): DR HOOK of THE RED BLADES (Bill the Bard, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 567): PIKE of GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 562): DON FRANCIS of LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 531): BELLA DEANE of BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 523): RAMBLING OX of WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 514): BUNKER of SONS OF TULL (Gerald Bostock, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 237): INSOLENT IRIS of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 416): LENNALGIRE of WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 191): OBSESSION of SCENT OF A WOMAN (The Sentinel, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 466): WARPATH of X-FORCE (Armalias Skyhawk, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 289): BLOOD RITES (Wretch, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 581): ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 580): THE DOGHOUSE (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 573): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 570): MEDAL OF HONOR A3 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 569): THE RED BLADES (Bill the Bard, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 567): GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 562): THE A'S -- LOSERS II (Malaquar, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 532): BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 523): WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 514): FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 237): FIRE INC. (Wretch, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 416): WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 191): THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 466): SUPERIOR FORCES (Manager, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                   ----------------
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 581): WOLFBROTHER of SCARLET KNIGHTS II (Armalias, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 579): SHOWSTOPPER of NO-HALF STEPPING (?, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 235): BOB LE CANADIEN of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 191): AIKEN of SUPERIOR FORCES Y4 (Manager, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     I can never get people to understand that poetry is the expression of excited
passion, and that there is no such thing as a life of passion any more than a
continuous earthquake, or an eternal fever.  Besides, who would ever shave themselves
in such a state?     Lord Byron, in a letter to Thomas Moore, 5 July 1821

Darkness, first published in 1816
                    I had a dream, which was not all a dream.
                    The bright sun was extinguish'd, and the stars
                    Did wander darkling in the eternal space,
                    Rayless, and pathless, and the icy earth
                    Swung blind and blackening in the moonless air;
                    Morn came and went--and came, and brought no day,
                    And men forgot their passions in the dread
                    Of this their desolation; and all hearts
                    Were chill'd into a selfish prayer for light:
                    And they did live by watchfires--and the thrones,
                    The palaces of crowned kings--the huts,
                    The habitations of all things which dwell,
                    Were burnt for beacons; cities were consum'd,
                    And men were gather'd round their blazing homes
                    To look once more into each other's face;
                    Happy were those who dwelt within the eye
                    Of the volcanos, and their mountain-torch:
                    A fearful hope was all the world contain'd;
                    Forests were set on fire--but hour by hour
                    They fell and faded--and the crackling trunks
                    Extinguish'd with a crash--and all was black.
                    The brows of men by the despairing light
                    Wore an unearthly aspect, as by fits
                    The flashes fell upon them; some lay down
                    And hid their eyes and wept; and some did rest
                    Their chins upon their clenched hands, and smil'd;
                    And others hurried to and fro, and fed
                    Their funeral piles with fuel, and look'd up
                    With mad disquietude on the dull sky,
                    The pall of a past world; and then again
                    With curses cast them down upon the dust,
                    And gnash'd their teeth and howl'd: the wild birds shriek'd
                    And, terrified, did flutter on the ground,
                    And flap their useless wings; the wildest brutes
                    Came tame and tremulous; and vipers crawl'd
                    And twin'd themselves among the multitude,
                    Hissing, but stingless--they were slain for food.
                    And War, which for a moment was no more,
                    Did glut himself again: a meal was bought
                    With blood, and each sate sullenly apart
                    Gorging himself in gloom: no love was left;
                    All earth was but one thought--and that was death
                    Immediate and inglorious; and the pang
                    Of famine fed upon all entrails--men
                    Died, and their bones were tombless as their flesh;
                    The meagre by the meagre were devour'd,
                    Even dogs assail'd their masters, all save one,
                    And he was faithful to a corse, and kept
                    The birds and beasts and famish'd men at bay,
                    Till hunger clung them, or the dropping dead
                    Lur'd their lank jaws; himself sought out no food,
                    But with a piteous and perpetual moan,
                    And a quick desolate cry, licking the hand
                    Which answer'd not with a caress--he died.
                    The crowd was famish'd by degrees; but two
                    Of an enormous city did survive,
                    And they were enemies: they met beside
                    The dying embers of an altar-place
                    Where had been heap'd a mass of holy things
                    For an unholy usage; they rak'd up,
                    And shivering scrap'd with their cold skeleton hands
                    The feeble ashes, and their feeble breath
                    Blew for a little life, and made a flame
                    Which was a mockery; then they lifted up
                    Their eyes as it grew lighter, and beheld
                    Each other's aspects--saw, and shriek'd, and died--
                    Even of their mutual hideousness they died,
                    Unknowing who he was upon whose brow
                    Famine had written Fiend. The world was void,
                    The populous and the powerful was a lump,
                    Seasonless, herbless, treeless, manless, lifeless--
                    A lump of death--a chaos of hard clay.
                    The rivers, lakes and ocean all stood still,
                    And nothing stirr'd within their silent depths;
                    Ships sailorless lay rotting on the sea,
                    And their masts fell down piecemeal: as they dropp'd
                    They slept on the abyss without a surge--
                    The waves were dead; the tides were in their grave,
                    The moon, their mistress, had expir'd before;
                    The winds were wither'd in the stagnant air,
                    And the clouds perish'd; Darkness had no need
                    Of aid from them--She was the Universe.

And now you know me ......................................
               Lord Byron

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings warriors!  It is I, Zontani Sharp Eyes, here to bring report of the 
clash and bustle of the weekly ARKERS games.  Former top team BLOOD RITES was 
unseated this week as SMITHSONIAN moved up from 4th ranking to take the top spot with 
a 3-1-0 record for the round.  Fortune did not smile upon PENUMBRAL MISTS this time 
out who this turn suffered a fall into 10th position in the wake of a 0-5-0 round.  
Warriors--remember that glory waits always around the corner!  Witness how this week 
ORCISH IDIOMS went 2-0-0 to move up 5 in the rankings.  My praise to Z GLADIATORZ for 
their 3-0-0 week this time out.  Indeed, it was a skillfully fought round deserving 
of notice!  GORRILLA caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as he 
skillfully bested SIR MARTIN and was awarded 20 points in recognition.  In one of the 
week's more notable duels, BOILING BLOOD put down MALBORGIA V, causing it to lose 13 
points of recognition in the process.  Not for nothing has LORD BYRON in the past 
laid claim to the Duelmaster's throne, and this week he's proven his combat skill yet 
again.  No confirmation, but my sources claim that the top team has gained their 
position using magical aids.  Charmed weapons perhaps?   
     I have been in deep conclave with my spies who watched all that has recently 
transpired.  Indeed there is much I would report.  I saw one fighter that warriors 
avoided when this week's challenge seeking began.  LEVIATHAN is feared.  This much I 
can say.  Apparently the stalwarts of THE ANIMALS are catching the bulk of jests down 
at the challenging board for their large share of the avoids.  Mighty fighters cannot 
but expect competition from those below.  FEORDIS INK take warning!  You have more 
than a few enemies in ARKERS.   
     What warrior does not hone his years, impatiently waiting for the moment of his 
foe's mortality?  Dark alleys may hide both secrets and assassins.  In the arena 
there is only the brightness of steel.  Keep vigil always!   
     A thought before I go.  Each warrior practices one style, but must not the wise 
manager learn the secrets of them all?  More than a sharp eye must I keep, indeed a 
stout pair of legs must I keep as well!  The endless paths of Alastari await me!  
Till we meet again, remember:  a turtle walks slow, hides head in a shell, and harms 
no one; a lion runs to slay its prey.-- Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LORD BYRON 4935              10   4  0   118       SMITHSONIAN (245)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ME CHEAT U LOSE 4854         10   4  0   101       ORCISH IDIOMS (563)
-KIK BAKET OW TOE 4852         9   4  0    99       ORCISH IDIOMS (563)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HAMMURABI 4219               18  13  0    97       SMITHSONIAN (245)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CRIMSON MIST 5047            10   3  1    89       BLOOD RITES (585)
-BURPS FIRE HAMMER 4741       11   6  1    86       ACID FIRE HAMMERZ (545)
 NYTHIA 4923                  12   8  0    84       PENUMBRAL MISTS (571)
 ZINGER 4890                  18   6  0    82       Z GLADIATORZ (519)
 FEORDIS INK 4746             17  28  0    79       MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)
 IMBER LACK 4748              17  25  0    76       MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)
 BULL FROG 5022                8   4  0    73       THE ANIMALS (576)
 ROCK GLAS HUT FUN 4851       11   4  3    72       ORCISH IDIOMS (563)
-SIR DAMAS 156                 8   3  1    68       CELESTIAL KNIGHTS (25)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PEARL HARBOR 5076             6   2  0    66       SMITHSONIAN (245)
-TROLL FIRE HAMMER 4742       10   7  2    64       ACID FIRE HAMMERZ (545)
-ZERO 4658                     6   1  0    63       Z GLADIATORZ (519)
 GOT CAT'S TONGUE 4855        10   5  0    62       ORCISH IDIOMS (563)
 AERYN SUN 4811               13  17  0    59       LEVIATHAN (556)
-ZIP 4383                     11   9  0    58       Z GLADIATORZ (519)
 RABBIT 4965                   9   7  0    57       THE ANIMALS (576)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 UNHOLY TERROR 5051            8   5  1    56       BLOOD RITES (585)
-SIR HEELIUS 159              11   3  1    54       CELESTIAL KNIGHTS (25)
 MORNGRYM 4926                 9  11  0    53       PENUMBRAL MISTS (571)
 MORG POTTS 4868              12  13  0    49       MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)
 BLOOD STAIN 5049             10   3  0    49       BLOOD RITES (585)
 MARSHMALLOW 4878              9  17  3    47       LEVIATHAN (556)
-DWARF FIRE HAMMER 4744       11   6  2    45       ACID FIRE HAMMERZ (545)
-FAT CAT YUMMY 4863            9   3  0    44       ORCISH IDIOMS (563)
 ZILCH 5081                    4   0  0    42       Z GLADIATORZ (519)
-MEERKAT 4963                  8   7  0    41       THE ANIMALS (576)
-SUN-PE 5018                   4   2  0    36       THE LAST SAMURI (582)
 ZENITH 5082                   3   1  0    35       Z GLADIATORZ (519)
-FAIRY FIRE HAMMER 4743        8   9  0    34       ACID FIRE HAMMERZ (545)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SUN-FE 5015                   4   1  1    31       THE LAST SAMURI (582)
 BLACKHEART 5048               5   8  0    30       BLOOD RITES (585)
 BOILING BLOOD 5093            4   1  0    29       BLOOD RITES (585)
 INDIOR LANDIS 5058            6   6  0    27       MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)
 AROURA 4928                   3  16  1    26       LEVIATHAN (556)
 WAR BOND 5066                 7   3  0    25       SMITHSONIAN (245)
 ONIROMANCER 5023              6   7  0    25       PENUMBRAL MISTS (571)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-RAPID FIRE HAMMER 5053        6   5  0    23       ACID FIRE HAMMERZ (545)
 KERBIN NOTTS 5040             4  10  0    22       MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)
 GORRILLA 5099                 1   0  0    20       THE ANIMALS (576)
-LORD TALIMAR 320              3   7  1    17       CELESTIAL KNIGHTS (25)
 CONSTERNATION 4896            1   0  0    17       CONSANGUINEOUS (567)
 MACHIAVELLA 5085              3   2  0    16       PENUMBRAL MISTS (571)
 ALLEY CAT 5021                2  10  0    16       THE ANIMALS (576)
-STARR OF DESTINY 5088         1   0  1    16       ROUGH RIDERS (587)
-TOGA THE RAGER 5087           1   0  0    15       ROUGH RIDERS (587)
 CONUNDRUM 4892                1   0  0    15       CONSANGUINEOUS (567)
 MALBORGIA V 5084              4   1  0    14       PENUMBRAL MISTS (571)
-EBARK THE ROUGH 5089          1   0  0    12       ROUGH RIDERS (587)
-SUN-NE 5017                   2   3  0     9       THE LAST SAMURI (582)
-ROCA THE BLAZE 5086           1   0  1     9       ROUGH RIDERS (587)
-SIR GILMERE 157               1   6  0     9       CELESTIAL KNIGHTS (25)
 SIR MARTIN 5083               1   4  0     7       LEVIATHAN (556)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SANTA MARIA 5092              0   2  0     6       SMITHSONIAN (245)
-SUN-WE 5016                   0   1  0     2       THE LAST SAMURI (582)
 SIR LY SUX 4968               0   1  0     1       CELESTIAL KNIGHTS (25)
 SAM 5101                      0   1  0     1       LEVIATHAN (556)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
SKUNK 4964              7  8 0 THE ANIMALS 576      MARSHMALLOW 4878      289   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Congratulations to our own Lord Byron who became Duelmaster by defeating Burps Fire
Hammer in the second of two consecutive attempts. -- Curator

Troll Fire Hammer -- Nothing personal about you Hammers; you all were just "there".
-- Hammurabi

Sir Martin -- I must get my donation one way or the other. -- War Bond

Unholy Terror -- We were ready for you this time! -- Pearl Harbor

Hey, Orcs, it is OK to come out and play.  Lord Byron has a poem he wants to read
you.  Would rather give you the shot at the throne than some old ogre! -- Curator

May the tournament have treated you well.  I still do not yet know how my boat did.
-- Curator

Hey, Lord Byron -- Well done, old chap. -- The Z Man

Is it possible that I have ALL the z's? -- The Z Man

Feordis Ink -- My little sister used to say"
Inka bink
Bottle of Ink
You stink.
I saved a rendition for you. -- Zinger

Blood Stain -- There's some oomph in my swat!  You think?! -- Zero

Blackheart -- The pleasure was all mine as we moved from dawn to the peak of the sun.
(In other words, I won!) -- Zenith

Well, so much for my attempt to enter the Slaughterhouse.  I got a team there, but
haven't been able to acquire a partner.  *sigh*  Maybe next time.  Lord Byron!
Congratulations on your achieving the throne.  I took a one-turn hiatus to attend the
tourney of the dead, and try to lock a partner for Stormcrowe, but I'm back for the
foreseeable future.  Good try with Santa Maria, Curator...only one more--Nythia went
3-3-0, and got picked off by the adept TC, flight in round 6.  I note that
Consanguineous (?) earned two TVs for Arkers.  Hope to see them soon.  Till next
time. -- Michael Eldritch

Feordis Ink -- Bold wench, huh?  Well, I managed to refine my shield breaking
technique at tourney.  See you soon, perhaps.  *wink* -- Nythia

Ghost of Skunk -- I will miss your verve, animal. -- Morngrym

Indior Landis -- No relation to THOSE Borgia's, I promise you. -- Malborgia V

Zinger -- Zowie!  You're the most dead-slow HARD zinger I ever got zinged by. --
Feordis Ink
P.S.  Kinda like trying to fight shadows with a sword.

Aeryn Sun -- This is not a proper life for a little girl.  Surely you should be home
baking cookies? -- Imber Lack

Rabbit -- You animal!  It was amazing.  You stepped out on the sands and immediately
started multiplying.  It made me dizzy. -- Morg Potts

Rapid Fire Hammerz -- I never would have guessed.  Hmm.  You were saving your energy
for REALLY rapid fire, and I managed to end the fight before you were ready to start?
-- Kerbin Notts
P.S.  Gotta tell you, that was exhausting.  I darned near didn't last.

A "Polite Beggar"?  Heck, that was door-to-door salesman, if you asked me. -- Indior
Landis

3 November 2007
If you need to send an email to RSI, please send it to CSR (at) reality.com.  Using
any other address makes it all but impossible that you'll receive a response. -- RSI

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ZINGER outwaited FEORDIS INK in a crowd boring 7 minute master's Challenge fight.
HAMMURABI subdued NYTHIA in a popular 1 minute gruesome veteran's Challenge melee.
PEARL HARBOR bested RABBIT in a popular 4 minute Challenge contest.
ZENITH defeated KERBIN NOTTS in a crowd pleasing 2 minute bloody Challenge match.
ZILCH vanquished AROURA in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
MACHIAVELLA was beaten by INDIOR LANDIS in a 4 minute Challenge brawl.
LORD BYRON vanquished BULL FROG in a action packed 1 minute gory uneven Title duel.
CRIMSON MIST vanquished IMBER LACK in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
ROCK GLAS HUT FUN defeated AERYN SUN in a popular 1 minute expert's match.
GOT CAT'S TONGUE outlasted MORNGRYM in a tiresome 18 minute match.
BLOOD STAIN outwaited MARSHMALLOW in a unpopular 17 minute brutal conflict.
MORG POTTS subdued ONIROMANCER in a 2 minute brawl.
UNHOLY TERROR overpowered WAR BOND in a popular 1 minute gruesome mismatched conflict.
MALBORGIA V was defeated by BOILING BLOOD in a action packed 2 minute struggle.
ALLEY CAT was overpowered by BLACKHEART in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
SIR MARTIN was devastated by GORRILLA in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
CONUNDRUM demolished SAM in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
CONSTERNATION overpowered SIR LY SUX in a 2 minute bloody mismatched fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                      8         AIMED BLOW        27 -  16 -  2      63  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  6         TOTAL PARRY       49 -  36 -  0      58  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         STRIKING ATTACK   31 -  25 -  2      55  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         WALL OF STEEL     20 -  18 -  0      53  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    4         BASHING ATTACK    45 -  42 -  5      52  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         SLASHING ATTACK   39 -  43 -  4      48  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         PARRY-STRIKE       8 -  10 -  2      44  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         PARRY-RIPOSTE     14 -  23 -  0      38  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         LUNGING ATTACK    16 -  28 -  1      36  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   8 -  0      27  |

Turn 290 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     4 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  4         3  AIMED BLOW     
AIMED BLOW         3 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  2         2  BASHING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  2         2  SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        4 -  4     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                                                                1  LUNGING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   LORD BYRON 4935            10   4  0  118 SMITHSONIAN (245)
LUNGING ATTACK   HAMMURABI 4219             18  13  0   97 SMITHSONIAN (245)
AIMED BLOW       CRIMSON MIST 5047          10   3  1   89 BLOOD RITES (585)
TOTAL PARRY      ZINGER 4890                18   6  0   82 Z GLADIATORZ (519)
SLASHING ATTACK  BULL FROG 5022              8   4  0   73 THE ANIMALS (576)
WALL OF STEEL    PEARL HARBOR 5076           6   2  0   66 SMITHSONIAN (245)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is RABBIT 4965.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
RABBIT 4965.  The ten other most popular fighters were ZENITH 5082, BOILING BLOOD 
5093, MACHIAVELLA 5085, HAMMURABI 4219, LORD BYRON 4935, ROCK GLAS HUT FUN 4851, 
CRIMSON MIST 5047, MORG POTTS 4868, UNHOLY TERROR 5051, and BLACKHEART 5048.

The least popular fighter this week was MORNGRYM 4926.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were GOT CAT'S TONGUE 4855, BLOOD STAIN 5049, MARSHMALLOW 4878, FEORDIS INK 
4746, ZINGER 4890, SAM 5101, SIR MARTIN 5083, ALLEY CAT 5021, IMBER LACK 4748, and 
BULL FROG 5022.

                  MAIL-IN TOURNEY XLIII

PRIMUS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
CHRISTINE 4225 (100-52-5)              2  3  0         MUSICAL CHAIRS       

ELIGIBLES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
GRAZ'ZT 2769 (60-18-0)                 0  2  0         THE BROTHERHOOD      

ADM TOURNEY                            W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
ZIT 4385 (26-3-0)                      5  3  0         Z GLADIATORZ         
AUJARD 4639 (35-30-0)                  3  3  0         LA PENTARCHIE        

ADEPTS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
NYTHIA 4923 (12-7-0)                   3  3  0         PENUMBRAL MISTS      
CRIMSON MIST 5047 (9-3-1)              0  2  0         BLOOD RITES          

INITIATES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
THE HABERDASHER 5062 (1-1-1)           3  3  0         CANTERBURY TALES     
THE PARSON 5061 (2-0-0)                3  3  0         CANTERBURY TALES     

APPRENTICES TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
SANTA MARIA 5092 (0-2-0)               7  3  0         SMITHSONIAN          
CRUSHER 5075 (2-0-0)                   1  3  0         BAUBLES, INC.        
BOILING BLOOD 5093 (3-1-0)             0  2  0         BLOOD RITES          

ROOKIES TOURNEY                        W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
CONSTERNATION 4896 (0-0-0)            10  3  1         CONSANGUINEOUS       
CONUNDRUM 4892 (0-0-0)                 9  3  0         CONSANGUINEOUS       
CONCUSSION 4893 (0-0-0)                5  3  0         CONSANGUINEOUS       
CONFIDENCE 4894 (0-0-0)                5  3  0         CONSANGUINEOUS       
DARANT 5042 (0-0-0)                    4  3  0         DARK ORDER           
SAEVEL 5044 (0-0-0)                    4  3  0  DEAD   DARK ORDER           
CONFESSION 4895 (0-0-0)                2  3  0         CONSANGUINEOUS       
RUBY RED 5096 (0-0-0)                  0  2  0  DEAD   BAUBLES, INC.        

DEAD CHALLENGERS TOURNEY               W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
ALAIN DRAGOON 4716 (19-9-0)            1  3  0         LA PENTARCHIE        
GRANDE SOEUR 4020 (5-3-1)              1  3  0         LA PENTARCHIE        

DEAD CHAMPIONS TOURNEY                 W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
MISS ALLY NEIUS 4022 (3-2-0)           6  3  0         LADIES IN WAITING    
MISS MANAGED 3519 (7-3-0)              4  3  0         LADIES IN WAITING    
REBECCA RAVEN 4308 (6-1-0)             0  2  0         TRIAL BY COMBAT      

DEAD ADEPTS TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
L'AUBERGISTE 4614 (4-2-0)              2  3  0         LA PENTARCHIE        
CHIANA 4812 (6-8-0)                    0  2  0         LEVIATHAN