DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 08/23/2010    Duedate: 08/28/2010

DULLENS ARENA

DM-13    TURN-537

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

CASSIE ELIZABETH
HOUSE OF CARDS (561)
(13-5309) [20-6-0,111]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

POSITION IS EMPTY              BOA
                               SERPENTS HOLD (568)
                               (13-5362) [1-0-0,21]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

BLACKBUCK                      BITING FLY
CARDOW HUNTERS (445)           CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
(13-5232) [17-19-0,98]         (13-5357) [1-1-0,4]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

HOUSE OF CARDS (561)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SERPENTS HOLD (568)         53
2. HOUSE OF CARDS (561)        38      HOUSE OF CARDS (561)
3. IWC (567)                   22      Unchartered Team
4. CARDOW HUNTERS (445)         8
5. THE CONFESSIORS (562)        4      SERPENTS HOLD (568)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*SERPENTS HOLD (568)        3   2  0 60.0   1/ 1 HOUSE OF CARDS (561)     11  4 0
 2/ 1 HOUSE OF CARDS (561)     110  91  2 54.7   2/ 3 CARDOW HUNTERS (445)      9  6 0
 3/ 2 CARDOW HUNTERS (445)     332 356  6 48.3   3/ 2 HARRY POTTER AND T (566)  6  9 1
 4/ 3 THE CONFESSIORS (562)     43  57  3 43.0   4/ 0*SERPENTS HOLD (568)       3  2 0
 5/ 5 IWC (567)                 38  51  2 42.7   5/ 4 IWC (567)                 3  3 2
 6/ 4 HARRY POTTER AND T (566)  65  92 12 41.4   6/ 5 THE CONFESSIORS (562)     2  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

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                        ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 651): HOMESTAR of HOMESTAR & CO (Otto X Frothingslosh, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 653): ACE of CARDS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 536): CASSIE ELISABETH of HOUSE OF CARDS (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 647): CYBERMANCER of DARK CREATIONS (H.P.L. West, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 649): GOLDEN EAGLE of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 640): BRADLEY of THE GENERALS (?, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 641): ERIC CARTMAN of CUNNING RUNTS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 323): BLACK ROSE HAMMER of FLOWERED HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 638): IRON IMPACTER of METAL MINCERS (Oremaster, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 320): LODEN NORVIS of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 635): FILLIS BOUY of FISHERMAN'S WHARF (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 632): SCUTTLEBUTT of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 624): PELICAN EEL of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 584): VAISTINE of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 298): CALLOUS COURTNEY of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 292): SPAWNING OF SPEWN of MANAGERIAL MAYHEM (Fizban)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 279): CASS DOLAN of MIDDLE WAY 6 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 514): RYVAS VOLKMAURI of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 500): READY EDDIE of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 481): COUNTER OFFER of VIKING LINGO (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 475): ICECLAW of CASTAWAYS (She-Puppy, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 228): CHAKA KHAN of MONGOL HORDE (?, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 436): ALEXANDROS of GATES OF FIRE (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 431): WATERLOO of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 423): SHILLIS VAIR of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 539): DREAD of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 651): HOMESTAR & CO (Otto X Frothingslosh, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 653): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 536): HOUSE OF CARDS (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 646): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 649): PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 640): MINOR THREAT (Mr. Pirate, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 641): CUNNING RUNTS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 323): FORCE OF FIVE (?, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 638): MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 320): AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 635): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 632): SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 624): ON THE ROCKS (Bartender, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 584): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 298): STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 292): MANAGERIAL MAYHEM (Fizban, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 279): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 514): MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 500): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 481): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 475): SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 228): MONGOL HORDE (?, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 437): GATES OF FIRE (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 431): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 431): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 539): MIDDLE ITALY et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 652): SCURVY LADY of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 646): BRISTLECONE of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 649): ON GOLDEN POND of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
                           BUDOKUMO of YAMABUSHI (Doc Miracle, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 323): BLACK ROSE HAMMER of FLOWERED HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.)
              (turn 322): CRICTOR UNGERER of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
                          VENUS TRAP HAMMER of FLOWERED HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 638): LUCKY EIREANN of CLAN CROW (Owsly, mgr.)
                          MR. SPOCK of TREKKERS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
              (turn 637): SNOWDROP of TRAIL OF TEARS (Jugger, mgr.)
                          WHIP ME HOUSTON of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 319): BUSTER BUNNY of LOONY TOONS (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 632): CRAB SMASHER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
                       (turn 631): CAGED RAT of RAVAGING LORDS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 297): DAN MACK GRU of NORTHERN LIGHTS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 292): SPAWNING OF SPEWN of MANAGERIAL MAYHEM (Fizban)
                                      TEN LORDS ALEAPING of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
                                      RONDOL QUIGLO of THE MIDDLE WAY 3 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 277): MRS. VAUGHN of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 499): BB BULLY BOY of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 228): SQUEEZE of BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 430): KORTO LU of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     The sages err'd not in their foretelling of a god descending upon DULLENS, for 
I, Novgorodny Vir, have returned!  IWC had cause to celebrate, after DEATH got 21 
points by beating INEPT ADVERSARY.  RELIGIOUS CULT certainly had a baffled expression 
on hers face, after losing to D'ARTANGNON and losing 10 points in the process!  Those 
who hoped for a new Duelmaster were disappointed by STORMBIRD, of CARDOW HUNTERS, who 
despite a 14-14-1 couldn't overcome DULLENS' Number 1.  Word has it one team in 
DULLENS is taking speech lessons to try to bore their opponent to death.  I'll bet it 
works.   
     And how sociable are DULLENS' warriors?  Come, let us see.   
     Like the wind whispering among the pines, do hearest I many disquieting rumors.  
Congratulations, DEATH.  The manager of HARRY POTTER AND THE should have sent INEPT 
ADVERSARY to the Dark Arena for having a 7-4-2 long ago.  Ask not for whom the sword 
slashes; it slashes for thee.   
     Do not think spyreporting in DULLENS is the highlight of my life.  Keep those 
sands bloody and the buzzards fat!  Do not despair!  I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir 

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CASSIE ELIZABETH 5309        20   6  0   111       HOUSE OF CARDS (561)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DEATH 5333                   14  14  2   111       IWC (567)
 LITTLE FOX 5328              17   3  0   102       CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
 BLACKBUCK 5232               17  19  0    98       CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
 STORMBIRD 5313               14  14  1    91       CARDOW HUNTERS (445)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SCOURGE 5277                 17  18  2    79       THE CONFESSIORS (562)
 JOEL OLIVER 5244              7   2  0    72       HOUSE OF CARDS (561)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THUMBSCREWS 5276             12  23  0    61       THE CONFESSIORS (562)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STYX 5334                    10  18  0    52       IWC (567)
 ZOMBIE PARENT 5345            6   6  3    48       HARRY POTTER AND THE (566)
 RELIGIOUS CULT 5348           4   5  0    42       HARRY POTTER AND THE (566)
 ROSELLE 5355                  4   0  0    34       HOUSE OF CARDS (561)
 ROBERT ROY 5354               3   1  0    34       HOUSE OF CARDS (561)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BOA 5362                      1   0  0    21       SERPENTS HOLD (568)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MAGICAL SHORTCUT 5346         4   5  0    17       HARRY POTTER AND THE (566)
 POLYJUICE TWINS 5347          4   5  0    17       HARRY POTTER AND THE (566)
 ASP 5361                      1   0  0    13       SERPENTS HOLD (568)
 RHOMBA 5360                   1   0  0    13       SERPENTS HOLD (568)
 GEMMA 5356                    1   1  0    11       HOUSE OF CARDS (561)
 STONEDOG 5363                 1   0  0     6       CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
 BITING FLY 5357               1   1  0     4       CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
 TALON 5358                    0   1  0     1       SERPENTS HOLD (568)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CROWFOOT 5349           4  3 0 CARDOW HUNTERS 445   INEPT ADVERSARY 5343  535   
SOFT ROCK 5301         17 16 0 CARDOW HUNTERS 445   DEATH 5333            536   
INEPT ADVERSARY 5343    7  5 2 HARRY POTTER AND 566 DEATH 5333            537   
SEE YA 5359             0  1 0 SERPENTS HOLD 568    POTATO GOLEM          537  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Cassie Elizabeth -- Graduate already. -- Blackbuck

Why are the City Guardsmen allowed to get drunk? -- Stormbird

Scourge -- Today, I am your scourge, rather than the reverse.  This pleases me. --
Little Fox

Death -- Damn. -- Soft Rock, now gravel and sand
P.S.  That can't have been easy; I had a massive CN.

Gemma -- Ah!  I like that for a first fight. -- Biting Fly

26 July 2010
     Some managers have attempted to send personals and columns to hal, and hal has
been refusing to acknowledge their content.  I don't know what hal's problem is,
specifically, but for best success, send PLAIN TEXT (dot txt) in the body of the
email.  Not attachments.  Thank you. -- the Editor

19 August 10
POSTED:  Arena recruitment effort, DM 32, Arvat -- seeing as our arena Participation
has dwindled in recent months, we're offering the following incentive to any new
teams looking for a new home arena.  We will GIVE a Free Rollup to any manager
willing to agree to fight in Arvat for the next 10 turns.  We have a number of VERY
solid arena teams stockpiled, and while we don't promise tournament godlings, we are
certain we can come up with teams with 3, 4 or even 5 solid arena warriors to start
out with.
     In addition we'll honor any no-challenge requests by relatively new managers to
help you get off on the right foot.
     If interested, please contact the Devil Advocates via Diplo or contact
theDarkOne via IM on the www DOT reality DOT com site.  We will even give a choice of
teams available if requested.

21 August 2010
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                                      ALLIANCES
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                                 COME ONE, COME ALL
                                  MEET NEW FRIENDS
                                 AND FORM NEW TEAMS
                     WIN ROLLUP CERTS AND RSI SPONSORED PRIZES
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                               THE TURF WAR IS HERE AGAIN!!!!!
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                                 *TURF WAR VII RULES*
                            Starting Nov 2010 (12 turns)
           Bring acclaim and glory to the North Fork (DM47) arena.

Anyone may participate; known alliances, new alliances, or temporary alliances
created solely to compete in the Turf War!  To participate, each alliance must:
        1.  Announce the Captain of the alliance in the North Fork (DM 47)
newsletter.
        2.  Indicate in the newsletter which Captain/alliance you will join.
        3.  Announcements made on the D2 Forums or elsewhere will not be accepted.

Captains are responsible for:
        1.  Verifying/authorizing, in the North Fork newsletter those who wish to
participate under the banner of their alliance. (Lack of participant indication of
joining and/or lack of lack of Captain confirmation will delay a team's participation
in the Turf War.)
        2.  Distribution of prizes should their alliance win the Turf War.
        3.  Submit two (2) RSI Roll-Up Certificates to participate. (Note: Captains
may, if they wish, submit certs for all potential members of their alliance.)

Participating managers who are not Captains must:
        1.  Submit two (2) RSI Roll-Up Certificates to participate (Unless already
submitted by Captain. Note: extras will not be returned, but will go into the winning
pool of prizes.)
        2.  Announce their intent to compete with manager name, team name, and
alliance they will represent in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter.  Announcement made
on the D2 Forums will not be accepted.
               a.  No scores will be tabulated until an RSI Gift Certificate is
received, and participant indication and captain confirmation are posted in the North
Fork newsletter. NO EXCEPTIONS.
               b.  Before a manager can compete, he/she must declare themselves in
the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter as stated above AND be verified in the newsletter
by the alliance Captain they will represent.
               c.  Only one (1) team per player may compete.  No multiple teams or
aliases will be allowed.  Violations will result in immediate disqualification
(including team point adjustments) from the Turf War (so be sure to take any multiple
teams OFF of Team Maintenance and be certain not to run any other team warriors).
               d.  Scoring will NOT be retroactive for teams/alliances that do not
properly declare or get captain confirmation or fail to send a Gift Certificate by
Turn 1.  In other words, if your Gift Certificate is not received until Turn 3 of the
Turf War, and you have fought on Turns 1 and 2, your score will not begin until Turn
3.  All conditions must be met before scoring will begin--declaration, verification,
and Gift Certificate received.
               e.  No declarations or verifications will be accepted after Turn 5 of
the Turf War.
               f.  For purposes of scoring, the moderators will score the Turf War
and settle any and all disputes as they arise.  Their decisions will be final. (Note:
the intent is to have a very thorough set of rules so that few decisions, if any, are
required from the moderators.)

Scoring will be as follows for Fights:
                                   Win   Loss   Kill      Die
Up Challenge                        +2     -2     +5       -5
Down Challenge                       0     -2      0       -5
Match Up                            +1     -1     +1       -5
Bloodfeud Challenge (Up or Down)    +2     -5     +5      -10
Champion **                         x2     x2     x2       x2
Dark Arena*                        +10     -5     xx       xx
Tournament Death***                                        -5
Halfway (6 round total) best alliance win/loss percentage ****
Final (12 round total) alliance w/l% percentage ****
    *After 2nd win in DA, warrior scores no additional points for wins,
    ** A Champion's double score applies to his score only -- not to the opponent.
    *** No warrior may be substituted without the proper use of the DA or arena death
or death in a tournament. There must be a maximum of five only on a team at any point
and time. (The penalty for such substitution is -10 points.) Points awarded for
tournament participation are 5 for any entrant, 15 for a TV and 25 for a TC. Death in
a tournament negates any tournament points gained and results in a-5 score.
    ***** Halfway points scored are 25, 20, 15, 10, 5, 5, 5 (etc) for 1st, 2nd, 3rd
(etc). (to qualify for any of these points the alliance must have fought 75% of its
possible fights.) Final 12 Round points scored are 40, 30, 20, 15, 10, 5, 5, 5 (etc)
for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd (etc). (to qualify for any of these points the alliance must
have fought 75% of its possible fights.)

Special Scoring Considerations for the Turf War are as follows:
Spy Report mention (team name only)              +2 
     1. No matter how many mentions or stylemasters, an individual team can score
only +2 in each category per round
Style Master                                     +2
      1. No matter how many mentions or stylemasters, an individual team can score
only +2 in each category per round
Duelmaster                                       +2

Champions:
     1.  A Champion may be declared, but one is not mandatory.
     2.  Only one Champion allowed per manager at any given time.
     3.  Champions that graduate or are killed by another warrior in the arena, but
not the Dark Arena, may be replaced.
     4.  Champions must have fought at least one previous fight in the North Fork
(DM47 arena) to be able to be declared a champion. 

Bloodfeuds:
        1.  Bloodfeuds will score points on all four (4) turns.
        2.  There is no limit to which warrior may bloodfeud or how often.

Tournament Considerations:
        1.  Tournament participation is ALLOWED and encouraged.
        2.  Tournament Victors won during the course of the contest will gain a one
(1) time bonus of 25 15 points.  This bonus will apply EACH time a warrior(s) wins
such status.
        3.  Tournament Champions won during the course of the contest will gain a one
(1) time bonus of 50 25 points.  This bonus will apply EACH time a warrior(s) win
such status.
        4.  Points awarded for tournament participation are 5 for any entrant, (15
total for a TV and 25 total for a TC.) However, death in a tournament will result in
a -5 score for that tournament. (If a warrior TV's and is subsequently killed in a
tournament the points scored are -5 for that tournament.)
        5.  Points for TVs and TCs and tournament deaths will be applied the Turn
after RSI posts tournament results in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter (i.e., if the
results post on North Fork turn 275, points will be credited on North Fork turn 276
to the applicable teams).

Special Considerations:
        1.  Each alliance begins the Turf War with zero (0) points.
        2.  There will be NO alliance or team changes once the contest has begun.  If
you begin the Turf War with Alliance A, you must end the Turf War with Alliance A.
If you begin the Turf War with Team A, you must end the Turf War with Team A.
        3.  There will be a maximum of five (5) teams allowed per alliance for the

Turf War VII.
        4.  The Dark Arena may be used on the first turn only, of every warrior,
without penalty.

Prizes:
The Turf War is normally a "winner take all" contest.  However, for TWVII, a prize
will be awarded each of the twelve turns to the individual team/manager that fights
five fights and has the best w/l record that turn. (Tiebreakers are in order - kills,
recognition points earned.) All prizes and 100% of the Gift Certificates will be
awarded to the Captain of the winning alliance at the end of the competition.  It is
the responsibility of the Captain to distribute Gift Certificates.  Moderators will
submit a list of each manager on the winning alliance to RSI at the completion of the
contest for the non-Certificate prizes.

     All entry fees (rollup certs) are awarded to the winning alliance, except for
the twelve reserved for the individual winning manager each week.)
     The following prizes have been secured from RSI:
        1.  Renaming of the North Fork (DM 47) arena;
        2.  Renaming of all Dark Arena Monsters (two for each manager in the winning
alliance);
        3.  Known Favorites for one warrior on each team of the winning alliance
(warrior must be ranked Initiate or above, must be alive, and must have at least one
DM47 arena fight to receive this award).
        4.  +1 Skill bonus potion for each manager on the winning alliance.  Bonus
potion must be applied to a living warrior from (DM 47)
        5.  +1 Skill bonus potion (one) for each and every individual manager who
fights in all 12 rounds AND 54 fights of the Turf War.  Bonus potion must be applied
to a living warrior from (DM 47)
     These RSI awards will be listed by the Moderator for claiming from RSI (Lee)
within 4 turns of the end of TW VI. The certs will be mailed to the winning alliance
by the Moderators within two weeks of the end of the TW.

Moderators:
The Moderators for this event will be Oz and Master Darque.  They will arbitrate all
dealings during the course of the contest.  Their decisions will be final.  All
questions, comments, and scoring disputes may be directed to Land of Oz or Darque
Forces via diplo in DM 47.  Managers with internet access may send a private message
to [The Consortium] or [Darque] on the Duel2 Forums.  Lastly, you may also email
questions, comments, and scoring disputes to rebelnerfherder at yahoo dot com or
wfms101 at aol dot com.

Please note there have been rule changes from the last Turf War.  Please read them
carefully!

This contest will begin in November 2010 following the Fall Mail In.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SEE YA was butchered by POTATO GOLEM in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
CASSIE ELIZABETH vanquished STORMBIRD in a exciting 2 minute uneven Title battle.
LITTLE FOX overpowered MEGAMANAGER (NOT) in a 1 minute mismatched duel.
BLACKBUCK bested SCOURGE in a 1 minute brutal veteran's fight.
INEPT ADVERSARY was butchered by DEATH in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
JOEL OLIVER overpowered STYX in a 2 minute bloody one-sided struggle.
THUMBSCREWS unbelievably bested ZOMBIE PARENT in a 1 minute uneven fight.
RELIGIOUS CULT was viciously subdued by D'ARTANGNON in a crowd boring 13 minute duel.
ROSELLE defeated MAGICAL SHORTCUT in a action packed 1 minute gory duel.
ROBERT ROY overpowered POLYJUICE TWINS in a 1 minute gory uneven match.
GEMMA narrowly defeated BITING FLY in a crowd pleasing 3 minute bloody novice's match.
TALON was bested by STONEDOG in a 1 minute novice's battle.
RHOMBA devastated BRUCE LEE'S BROTHER in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
ASP handily defeated MORDANT SALESMAN in a 1 minute uneven fight.
BOA overpowered SCUMORAMA in a action packed 2 minute uneven struggle.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       6         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   2 -  0      78  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         WALL OF STEEL     10 -   3 -  0      77  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         LUNGING ATTACK    11 -   8 -  1      58  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         BASHING ATTACK     7 -   6 -  0      54  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         AIMED BLOW        26 -  31 -  1      46  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         SLASHING ATTACK   10 -  12 -  2      45  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         TOTAL PARRY       14 -  17 -  0      45  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         STRIKING ATTACK    8 -  12 -  1      40  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 537 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-RIPOSTE      2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         1 -  5         3  TOTAL PARRY    
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  2     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  WALL OF STEEL  
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1                                       1  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  2                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                                                                1  STRIKING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      CASSIE ELIZABETH 5309      20   6  0  111 HOUSE OF CARDS (561)
WALL OF STEEL    LITTLE FOX 5328            17   3  0  102 CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    JOEL OLIVER 5244            7   2  0   72 HOUSE OF CARDS (561)
AIMED BLOW       ROSELLE 5355                4   0  0   34 HOUSE OF CARDS (561)
LUNGING ATTACK   ROBERT ROY 5354             3   1  0   34 HOUSE OF CARDS (561)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is BLACKBUCK 5232.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was BITING FLY 5357.  The ten other most popular fighters were STORMBIRD 5313, JOEL 
OLIVER 5244, BOA 5362, ROSELLE 5355, GEMMA 5356, BLACKBUCK 5232, ROBERT ROY 5354, 
STONEDOG 5363, LITTLE FOX 5328, and DEATH 5333.

The least popular fighter this week was RELIGIOUS CULT 5348.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were TALON 5358, POLYJUICE TWINS 5347, INEPT ADVERSARY 5343, SCOURGE 
5277, SEE YA 5359, RHOMBA 5360, MAGICAL SHORTCUT 5346, THUMBSCREWS 5276, STYX 5334, 
and CASSIE ELIZABETH 5309.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

DEATH (13-5333) IWC (567)