DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER Date : 08/13/2003 Duedate: 08/26/2003 MALCORN ARENA DM-15 TURN-466 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS DIRT KNAP UNKNOWNS XX (436) (15-4418) [18-2-2,138] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader DIRT KNAP POSITION IS EMPTY UNKNOWNS XX (436) (15-4418) [18-2-2,138] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite DIRT KNAP BURGATORY UNKNOWNS XX (436) SACRILEGIOUS MEAT (456) (15-4418) [18-2-2,138] (15-4532) [5-14-1,62] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM UNKNOWNS XX (436) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. UNKNOWNS XX (436) 24 2. TRIPLE CROWN (382) 15 UNKNOWNS XX (436) 3. THE BLACK RIDERS (391) 7 Unchartered Team 4. SACRILEGIOUS MEAT (456) 6 5. GREENWARDENS (244) 3 RHYMES WITH ORANGE (424) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1- 1 OF WOLF AND MAN 5 (367) 11 6 1 64.7 1/ 1 UNKNOWNS XX (436) 10 5 0 2/ 2 UNKNOWNS XX (436) 73 42 2 63.5 2/ 3 GREENWARDENS (244) 8 7 0 3/ 3 TRIPLE CROWN (382) 206 185 14 52.7 3/ 2 SACRILEGIOUS MEAT (456) 6 6 0 4/ 4 GREENWARDENS (244) 275 373 6 42.4 4/ 4 TRIPLE CROWN (382) 4 10 1 5/ 0 THE BLACK RIDERS (391) 14 21 0 40.0 5/ 0 THE BLACK RIDERS (391) 1 0 0 6/ 5 SACRILEGIOUS MEAT (456) 33 56 2 37.1 6- 5 OF WOLF AND MAN 5 (367) 1 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 >)]H[(< + -----:----- + >)] The Free Cities #66 [(< + -----:----- + >)]H[(< Ibizond, Korga, and in between: Fist of Kjarran strode briskly along the road that ran east from Ibizond. It would eventually reach Malcorn and then Zuwayza, but that was several days away even if nothing came of this effort to catch the killer. What kind of man, he wondered would haunt a lonely stretch of road and kill only single travelers after dark? A coward, for one thing. But it might be useful to consider the other factors; after all, the ambush ahead that was supposed to catch the killer might fail. He could end up fighting alone. His hand caressed the hilt of his sword. And he'd do very well by himself, if he had to. The Murskan, Cadal, believed the killer was a non-human monster of some sort, perhaps a demon. It would be a feather in his cap to kill a demon.... But he had to remember that he wasn't out here for glory, even when the glory would honor mighty Kjarran, and his daughter Jayde, too, of course. He was here to rid the area of a killer. He peered sharply into the trees on either side of the road. Though the sun had not yet vanished behind the western hills, the woods were already filled with shadow. Anything could be hiding there. In fact, Aghtamar, Zilla, and Cadal were hiding there, somewhere a little farther ahead. No human would detect them, Fist believed. Cadal might be a semi- barbarian, as all the Murskans were, and a second-rate gladiator (for a Lord Protector), but he knew what he was doing in the woods. Fist sighed and shook his head. What the Murskans should be doing in the woods was cutting down the trees and planting beans. Oh, well. Doubtless that would come in time, as they absorbed civilization from their more enlightened neighbor, the Glorious Empire. Meanwhile, there was the killer. The sun was balanced on the rim of the hills, and the shadows were stretching out of the forest and across the road. It was time for the killer to appear. As though his thought had conjured the sound, he heard hoofs on the road ahead of him. No one had mentioned the killer being mounted. Could this be a chance victim? Some unfortunate traveler from the east who didn't know the risk he was taking? The rider was still out of sight, as the road ahead curving and slanting into a valley dark with trees. That valley would be a good place for the killer to set his ambush.... Or for Cadal to set his! Fist had a sudden vision of the killer and the gladiators facing each other across the road, waiting for a victim to walk into their trap. He resisted the urge to laugh; after all, it could be true! He also resisted the urge to break into a run, which would tire out him right when he might be needing his full strength. Somewhere ahead, but farther away than the horseman, a hound bayed, answered by two more. At least, Fist of Kjarran was fairly sure they were hounds, and not wolves. But it was enough to make anyone's blood run cold, and that alone might have scared a timid traveler to death. And who would be hunting with hounds along this road at night? Fist wasn't a country boy, but something seemed out of step in this. Maybe the killer used the hounds to terrify his victims? In any case, the horsemen in the valley was in danger. Fist paused to listen. He had lost track of the hoofbeats when he'd heard the baying, but now he picked them up again. They were faster-paced, but...they didn't seem to be getting any closer. He shuddered in sympathy for the rider as he hurried ahead. It must be like one of those nightmares where you run and run and can't escape. Darkness filled the little valley like a pool of water. Fist had the unreasonable feeling that he should hold his breath as he descended. There was a thin wail from below, then shouts and the clangor of swords. He broke into a trot. Some other traveler must have drawn the killer and sprung the ambush before he got there! At the bottom of the valley, the road crossed a stream. The woods were broken there so that some moonlight came down onto the bridge and the struggle going on there. Swords flickered in reflected moonlight, and shadows surged back and forth. Fist drew his sword. One shadow detached itself from the struggle. It was silhouetted briefly against the white foam of the stream: a gigantic hound, black as hate except for crimson ears and eyes that burned like fire. It bayed as it raced along the road toward Fist of Kjarran. Fist shuddered. You didn't have to be timid for that sound and sight to freeze your blood! But he was a gladiator, a Lord Protector, a faithful follower of Kjarran and Jayde. No dog was going to intimidate him. He steadied his sword to receive the charge. * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 471): BLUE DUCK of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 469): EQUALIZER of THE LAWMEN (?, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 465): DIRT KNAP of UNKNOWNS XX (Dark Spirit, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 466): PA ELL of WAY OF THE SWORD (? mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 464): DUSK of DELTA DOOM (Barnabas, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 463): KANDY KANES of CARNIVAL (Carny, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 231): RAPAX of THE PENTARCHY (The Pentalque, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 455): MR. YUCK of THE TAKEN (Stillgard, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 229): DELWYNNDWN of THE NIGHTHAWKS (Firehawk, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 451): PICKLED PIGSKIN of BUFFY'S DINER (Alfredo Frothingslosh) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 449): APATHY of WHEN DOGMA FAILS (Prophet, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 442): KING BEAR of THE BEARS (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 406): SUNGOD DESIGNED ME of WENSINWASIN (Youngblood, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 206): SUNFLASH of NORTHERN LIGHTS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 200): JUMBO MUMBO of SPOONERTIKS (Spawn, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 187): CLOUDS AWAY of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 330): 4-0 PROLENE of GENERAL SURGERY (Darkfist, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 310): ON MY WAY of SADISTS F2F (SunGod, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 136): JUSTICE of PEACE MAKERS (Solomon, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 356): NEMESIS of CHAMPIONS from JHELUM (Shadowgate, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 471): DARK TOADS (TigToad, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 469): BLOODSUCKERS (Way Cool, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 465): UNKNOWNS XX (Dark Spirit, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 466): WYLDERNESS WYLD (?, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 464): KINDRED OF KAOS (PTFT, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 463): CARNIVAL (Carny, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 231): UGLY URBAN ORCS (Slugbait, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 455): DEATH THREAT (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 229): UNFIT TO BE ORCS (Slugbait, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 451): DEVIL ADVOCATES (Dark One, mgr.) DM 33 ANASAZI (turn 449): WHEN DOGMA FAILS (Prophet, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 442): COMIC MAYHEM (Phantasm, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 406): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 206): DYNASTIC (Jack Wolfspider, mgr.) DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 200): SPOONERTIKS (Spawn, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 187): DARK SIDHE (Daehir, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 330): GENERAL SURGERY (Darkfist, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 310): FAVORITE GUYS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 136): WAY TO GO! II (Spawn, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 356): MEOW MIX, etc. (Ultraist, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 471): BLUE DUCK of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 468): LIFE SENTANCE of THE LAWMEN (?, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 464): MALASION of THE BLACKHEARTS (Nunzio Frothingslosh, mgr.) N.D. GRASSE of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 464): KILLIN' STU of MINIONS OF MILO (Kleptov Grenufelbitz) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 463): KANDY KANES of CARNIVAL (Carny, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 231): BATMANNING (28-3402) CANADIAN BACON (Firehawk, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 229):ODYSSEUS of OVERLORDS (The Icelord, mgr.) KRAC D'CHEVALIERS of THE STORMGUARDS (The Icelord) BABBS BUNNY of LOONY TOONS (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.) (turn 228): SIR YDER of WILLBENDERS (Abraxis, mgr.) BONEGRIN DEVAR of BUSHMASTERS (Tripwire, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 450): LIGHTNING of HARBINGERS (High Lord Bosk, mgr.) DM 33 ANASAZI (turn 448): RYANATOR of OBSIDIAN HALL (Dameon Darkheart, mgr.) LEMON DROP of JOYS OF BOOZE (Berylstar, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 205): DEBBIE DAHMER of MORDRED'S MADMEN (Abraxis, mgr.) DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 200): ZEEL BEBUB of SPOONERTIKS (Spawn, mgr.) INCREDIBLE SULK of DRAKE'S COMICS (Drake, mgr.) MARY ANN of SCREEN DREAMS (Fizban, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 187): CLOUDS AWAY of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 135): PUNCH DRUNK of WAY TO GO! II (Spawn, mgr.) MOONSTONE of FLAMING FIST (Firehawk, mgr.) DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. This should be it! It has been a good run for me. I have enjoyed it. Thanks to all for the skills and the well fought matches. I guess I will leave it to Innvervision, who I think will do a fine job. Well I will put one more column if I get DM again, and it will have the stats. Don't laugh. Good luck to all from the most dominant striker ever to enter Malcorn. Dirt Knap, The Firm SPY REPORT Greetings warriors! It is I, Zontani Sharp Eyes, here to bring report of the clash and bustle of the weekly MALCORN games. NEIGH! caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested VENOMOUS CONCUBINE and was awarded 16 points in recognition. In one of the week's more notable duels, BIRDSONG put down ABRA-HAM!, causing it to lose 9 points of recognition in the process. Most watched of the fights this week, the spotlight was on BLACKLOCK as he bore arms against the challenge of reigning Duelmaster DIRT KNAP. Although BLACKLOCK made a valiant effort, it did not suffice to topple the reign of victorious DIRT KNAP. Would you believe that over half of the old women in MALCORN seem to feel that they could fight better than you gladiators? Many and various are the arts of battle. In MALCORN "art" is a word that has long since passed from the language! My inside sources tell me that the team to beat in MALCORN these days is GREENWARDENS. At least, most blades in town are looking to avoid them. Apparently the stalwarts of UNKNOWNS XX are catching the bulk of jests down at the challenging board for their large share of the avoids. Loose talk at the arena has reached my ears and it but confirms the knowledge that many fighters are after THE ONE. Watch your back! Vendettas. Bloodied blades and broken spears. Indeed the city has seen more than its fair share of red in recent times. Look no more for THE ONE in the arena or on the streets of MALCORN. Its fate was sealed in the Dark Arena. Inevitable for one at 15-7-0. Some guilds are strict but few are as heartless as UNKNOWNS XX. Witness, last turn they sent THE ONE, a 15-7-0 fighter, to the Dark Arena! This week marked the last days of SOOL TONG who at 14-3-0 was dispatched to the Dark Arena by the command of UNKNOWNS XX's demanding management. Was I the only one shocked to see the well respected fighter SOOL TONG (14-3-0) appear on the sands of the Dark Arena? It is now dead. Some say a warrior is judged by the way he bears arms. One thing is sure, better a dagger in hand then a sword on the belt! A thought before I go. Each warrior practices one style, but must not the wise manager learn the secrets of them all? Ahh, but I can hear the spires of a far off city calling to me. I must away! 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 DIRT KNAP 4418 18 2 2 138 UNKNOWNS XX (436) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME INNERVISION 4431 13 4 0 108 UNKNOWNS XX (436) BLACKLOCK 4459 10 4 0 93 GREENWARDENS (244) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME NEIGH! 4363 14 14 1 87 TRIPLE CROWN (382) THE WITCH-KING 4029 13 10 0 86 THE BLACK RIDERS (391) GENUINE RISK 4385 10 8 0 74 TRIPLE CROWN (382) HIGH GUN 4386 12 12 1 69 TRIPLE CROWN (382) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -JAVOR 3796 8 2 1 64 OF WOLF AND MAN 5 (367) BURGATORY 4532 5 14 1 62 SACRILEGIOUS MEAT (456) GETHSEMANI ALFREDO 4527 9 9 0 61 SACRILEGIOUS MEAT (456) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME STORMCLOUD 4379 11 15 0 54 GREENWARDENS (244) -MAN O' WAR 4517 6 2 0 51 TRIPLE CROWN (382) LITTLE CURRENT 4371 10 12 2 48 TRIPLE CROWN (382) THE HOLY ROAST 4535 8 12 1 43 SACRILEGIOUS MEAT (456) BIRDSONG 4434 7 10 1 40 GREENWARDENS (244) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -DASHING 3798 3 4 0 32 OF WOLF AND MAN 5 (367) WOODWALKER 4433 5 12 1 31 GREENWARDENS (244) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME ABRA-HAM! 4563 4 1 0 17 SACRILEGIOUS MEAT (456) -KHAMUL 4033 1 5 0 8 THE BLACK RIDERS (391) STALKING HORSE 4569 1 3 0 6 GREENWARDENS (244) -AKHORAHIL 4031 0 1 0 4 THE BLACK RIDERS (391) -ADUNAPHEL 4032 0 4 0 4 THE BLACK RIDERS (391) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? VENOMOUS CONCUBIN 448 0 1 0 1 NEIGH! 4363 466 NONE SHADOW MOTH 4455 4 7 0 GREENWARDENS 244 HIGH GUN 4386 462 NOT REVE THE ONE 4389 15 8 0 UNKNOWNS XX 436 SHEWISH GIANT 454 466 NONE SOOL TONG 4430 14 4 0 UNKNOWNS XX 436 ARENAMASTER LANDO 456 466 NONE CLOUDS 4570 1 2 0 UNKNOWNS XX 436 MOUNTAIN TROLL 451 466 NONE PERSONAL ADS The One -- One what, that's what I'd like to know. If you're going to be "the one who always teaches four skills," I'm in favor of it. Thanks. -- Blacklock Clouds -- It is not the season of rains. Unfortunately. -- Stalking Horse P.S. Droughts are the pits. Man O'War -- Well, I never really expected that I would be able to outrun you in a minute. A couple of days cross country, yes, maybe, but not in a short course. -- Stormcloud I don't LIKE Orcs. I don't like to be in the same arena with them, and I WANT OUT!!! -- Woodwalker Adherence to peculiar cults is bad for your health, not to mention your social prospects. -- Birdsong Sool Tong -- Don't we all. -- Woodwalker, taking it personally anyway Man O'War -- Why, thank you, sir! May you win all your races and never be made into dogfood. -- Birdsong, who would prefer not to feed cats, either Dirt Knap -- You would find that things work very differently on a busy battlefield. There isn't that much overlap in technique. -- Veteran Mercenary All -- Kisses these guys good-bye. The One TP 19(4)-21-9-9(2)-21-6(2)-9(2) Sool Tong TP 15(2)-19(2)-10-11(2)-20(2)-8(3)-11 Clouds TP 9-9-21-15-5-14-11 All -- 929 to go. -- Dark Spirit, The Firm Dirt Knap -- I'm proud of what you have done. Serve me well at the Isle. -- Dark Spirit Gen. Risk -- Me and Sool Tong would like to thank you for our earlier than planned trip to the Dark Arena. Dark Spirit said he won't put up with us losing to an Aimer with TV challenges. So thanks. -- The One Blacklock -- You suck. -- The One 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 THE ONE was viciously butchered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 3 minute Dark Arena fight. SOOL TONG was viciously butchered by ARENAMASTER LANDON in a 4 minute battle. CLOUDS was narrowly killed by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena duel. DIRT KNAP devastated BLACKLOCK in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge Title fight. LITTLE CURRENT was demolished by BURGATORY in a 1 minute Challenge competition. INNERVISION overpowered HIGH GUN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided struggle. NEIGH! assassinated VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute uneven melee. THE WITCH-KING won victory over GENUINE RISK in a 2 minute expert's duel. GETHSEMANI ALFREDO overpowered WOODWALKER in a 3 minute uneven duel. STORMCLOUD overpowered THE HOLY ROAST in a 1 minute one-sided fight. ABRA-HAM! was handily defeated by BIRDSONG in a 1 minute one-sided bout. STALKING HORSE was demolished by MORDANT DESERTER 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| |LUNGING ATTACK 4 STRIKING ATTACK 11 - 2 - 0 85 | |AIMED BLOW 3 WALL OF STEEL 5 - 3 - 0 63 | |TOTAL PARRY 3 AIMED BLOW 9 - 6 - 0 60 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 SLASHING ATTACK 6 - 4 - 0 60 | |STRIKING ATTACK 2 TOTAL PARRY 19 - 15 - 0 56 | |BASHING ATTACK 2 PARRY-STRIKE 7 - 6 - 1 54 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 LUNGING ATTACK 25 - 22 - 1 53 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 3 - 0 50 | |WALL OF STEEL 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 8 - 14 - 1 36 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 BASHING ATTACK 5 - 18 - 0 22 | Turn 466 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-STRIKE 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 1 - 2 3 LUNGING ATTACK PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 2 2 AIMED BLOW LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 2 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 PARRY-STRIKE WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 TOTAL PARRY TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME STRIKING ATTACK DIRT KNAP 4418 18 2 2 138 UNKNOWNS XX (436) LUNGING ATTACK INNERVISION 4431 13 4 0 108 UNKNOWNS XX (436) SLASHING ATTACK BLACKLOCK 4459 10 4 0 93 GREENWARDENS (244) AIMED BLOW THE WITCH-KING 4029 13 10 0 86 THE BLACK RIDERS (391) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is DIRT KNAP 4418. The most popular warrior this turn was BURGATORY 4532. The ten other most popular fighters were INNERVISION 4431, WOODWALKER 4433, CLOUDS 4570, DIRT KNAP 4418, THE WITCH-KING 4029, GENUINE RISK 4385, THE ONE 4389, SOOL TONG 4430, STORMCLOUD 4379, and BIRDSONG 4434. The least popular fighter this week was STALKING HORSE 4569. The other ten least popular fighters were ABRA-HAM! 4563, THE HOLY ROAST 4535, HIGH GUN 4386, BLACKLOCK 4459, GETHSEMANI ALFREDO 4527, NEIGH! 4363, LITTLE CURRENT 4371, BIRDSONG 4434, STORMCLOUD 4379, and SOOL TONG 4430. The following warriors will travel to ADVANCED DUELMASTERS after next turn: DIRT KNAP (15-4418) UNKNOWNS XX (436)