DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 05/24/2008 Duedate: 06/06/2008
WILLAF ARENA
DM-16 TURN-591
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
KILDILLI DALL
PUNNY AMINALS (305)
(16-5765) [19-13-0,113]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
KILDILLI DALL CRICKET
PUNNY AMINALS (305) LEGENDS (574)
(16-5765) [19-13-0,113] (16-5544) [3-0-0,35]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
PENNY LOPE ONDO FLEUR
PUNNY AMINALS (305) PUNNY AMINALS (305)
(16-5722) [22-20-0,97] (16-5808) [11-5-0,43]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. PUNNY AMINALS (305) 25
2. MAXIMUM RESULTS (311) 12 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
3. YAMABUSHI (432) 8 Unchartered Team
4. LEGENDS (574) 4
5. INFESTED! (599) 0 LEGENDS (574)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*LEGENDS (574) 3 0 0 100 1/ 1 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362) 6 2 0
2/ 2 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362) 487 251 9 66.0 2/ 3 PUNNY AMINALS (305) 6 9 0
3- 3*INFESTED! (599) 5 3 0 62.5 3/ 2 YAMABUSHI (432) 5 4 1
4/ 4 YAMABUSHI (432) 191 188 17 50.4 4/ 5 MAXIMUM RESULTS (311) 4 7 0
5/ 5 MAXIMUM RESULTS (311) 202 254 14 44.3 5/ 6*LEGENDS (574) 2 0 0
6/ 6 PUNNY AMINALS (305) 583 787 18 42.6 6- 4*INFESTED! (599) 2 2 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
+ ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ Darkfall #1 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +
Somewhere in the hills between Aljafir, North Fork, and Kurukar:
Vekhirn, who had once been court magician to the Satrap of the Glorious Empire,
stared into the mirror-smooth surface of a rain-pool. The reflected clouds shimmered
and darkened; a black tower emerged, distinct against the background of stormy sky as
though it shown with an anti-light. As quickly as the image formed, it began to
twist and retreat, struggling to fade from his sight. He had not needed information,
he would have let it go gladly; the Black Tower was painful to see even by this
means. It was a wrongness, torn from a dimension alien to human senses. It never
appeared precisely the same, though the magician did not know if that was due to some
mutability of its nature or to his own inadequacy of vision or if it was deceiving
his spells. He wasn't sure that mattered.
All of which aside, it was not the tower that he was attempting to observe now.
He had sensed for weeks now that a power was building in Kurukar, a great wave of
darkness that would spill disaster across northern Alastari. But he had not, so far,
been able to pin it down and determine what form the catastrophe would take.
The magician sat back with a sigh. And this was going to be another failure.
"No good again, huh?"
Vekhirn glanced over at the sympathetic face of one of his most valuable
assistants. Fool's Gold, he was called, a graduated gladiator from Willaf, and one
who took the title "Lord Protector" very seriously. Graduated-and-retired gladiators
from all over northern Alastari had rallied to assist him with an enthusiasm and
dedication that still surprised him. Most had assisted very well indeed, and this
Fool had been one of the best. "Nothing," he said. He held up a hand to stop the
apology he could see forming. "It was through no fault of yours, nor of any member
of your team that set the amulets around the Tower. Simply, the spell of concealment
is still too strong for me to pierce."
"What if he never dissolves the shield?"
"He will have to, once he begins to act. No magician, however strong, can
project a spell through his own strongest shield. No doubt he believes that by that
time, it will be too late for us to resist."
"Well, he's wrong on that, isn't he?" When Vekhirn didn't answer, the gladiator
repeated his question. "We will be able to resist him when the time comes, won't
we?"
Vekhirn sighed again, feeling older than his years, and he had a lot of years.
"I hope so," he said. "But until we know what he's trying to do--"
"He's invoking some kind of death magic." Another gladiator, this one female,
emerged from the brushy hillside. "I could tell that much, but not whether his
intent is to cause death, or to manipulate the dead, or--" She let out her breath in
a hiss. "I couldn't get close enough to tell, not if I didn't want to get sucked up
in it."
"You took a hell of a chance, Moonjumper," Fool said. "Don't do that again. My
nerves can't take it."
"Indeed, our friend Fool's Gold has the right of that!" Vekhirn said. "Had I
known your intent, I would have--"
"I'm not under your command," she snapped.
"--tried to talk you out of it," the magician finished. "I would not have any
of our company take such a risk unless, until we are sure there are no other courses
open to us. But since you did... how close were you able to get to the Tower?"
"Closer than I ever want to be again," she answered fervently. "I think if I
had been fully human, the emanations would have broken my will. A hundred and fifty
yards, maybe. Close enough to be sure it was the Black Kaliv himself who came out.
I followed him to the necropolis and watched one of his rites." She shivered.
"Another thing I don't want to repeat! All blood and chained souls, it was. When a
soul is trapped, it howls like a mad wolf. May I never hear such again!"
Vekhirn stood, tossing a handful of pebbles into the rain-pool to make sure the
link was destroyed. "He is harvesting, trapping souls, then?"
"That much I am sure of," she said. "And you already discovered the human
sacrifices and that he is trafficking with demons. Isn't that enough?"
"Enough to know he must be destroyed, yes, but not enough to tell us HOW. This
whole business is intensely frustrating. Well, let us go back to camp and see what
other news has come in."
Note to readers and potential writers: Feel free to use this storyline as a
springboard, to branch off in stories of your own, or play around with aspects that
appeal to your creativity. Participation is not only allowed, it's invited. Or
volunteer a gladiator or two, I'll try to make at least some use of anyone who steps
forward. Those of you with teams in arenas dm 28: Morya and dm 29: Lapur may be
interested to know that this storyline is on a collison course with that one.
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---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 594): VENTRIIE of DARK WARDS (Dr. Doom, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 594): HERACLITUS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 499): LITTLE OX of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 588): QUASIL of TERMINUS (Carick, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 590): HEART OF GOLD of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 588): QUINTUS of FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (Caesar, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 586): DAN STEPPE of FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 293): VAIDISAVA of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 579): BRICKHOUSE of STREETWALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 291): CERIDWEN of SOL INVICTUS (Bobby Bigfoot, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 576): TED D. SEAVER of DEVIL ADVOCATES (Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 574): THE TUSKER of RAVAGING LORDS (General Ikillu, mgr)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 565): ALE'CHAI TALLSKY of PHILANTHROPISTS (Aragorn, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 527): NORILTENNE of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 268): YUFFIE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 263): JACK & JILL of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 249): EXTENSION oF LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 455): CENTURION of KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS (Jakari, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 442): 3D'S NOT L33T of WILD CARDS (Snotman, mgr)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 433): LOCKENLOAD of CLAN GHOST BEARS (Bjorn, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 418): JOEVINA SARIL of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 198): LAELKORISSA of FAVORITE GUYS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 388): RUBY TUESDAY of CORPS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 387): GARTH of MANAGER MUSINGS (FTF Manager, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 373): CONJUROR of MAGIC ARTISTS (Houdini, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 480): TOM BOMBADIL of MAIAR (Mad Max, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 594): CRIMSON DEATH (Verol, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 594): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 499): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 588): TERMINUS (Carick, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 590): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 588): FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (Caesar, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 586): CUNNING RUNTS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 293): THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 579): VENUSIANS (Venus, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 291): WAR (Lord of War, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 576): ROMAN HEROES (Caesar, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 574): RAVAGING LORDS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 565): PHILANTHROPISTS (Aragorn, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 527): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 268): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 263): SECOND BANANAS (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 249): EXTENSION oF LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 455): KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS (Jakari, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 442): WILD CARDS (Snotman, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 433): CLAN GHOST BEARS (Bjorn, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 418): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 198): SUE'S BOYS (Crip, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 388): SAND DANCERRS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 387): MANAGER MUSINGS (FTF Manager, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 373): MAGIC ARTISTS (Houdini, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 480): DO IT AGAIN et al (The Dark One, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 593): BLUETTE of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 593): PARMENIDES of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 590): HEART OF GOLD of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
PENNY LOPEZ of PUNNY ANIMALS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 585): GIMME SOME SUGAR of ARMY OF DARKNESS (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 293): VAIDISAVA of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 291): LES NAYLE of MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jojra, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 575): BLACKMOON of ECLIPSE (Fox, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 573): THE PIKER of RAVAGING LORDS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 262): HANTA of DOK SIK KILLERS (Doc Sik, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 454): WISHLIST of YIELD (Jekyll, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 442): 3D'S NOT L33T of WILD CARDS (Snotman, mgr.)
(turn 441): TIGER TY of WING HOVE (Indimar Fallon, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 196): BLACK EYE of BLACK & BLUE (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 387): SOULTAKER of MANAGER MUSINGS (FTF Manager, mgr.)
(turn 386): SERNILLAN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 373): CONJUROR of MAGIC ARTISTS (Houdini, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
You elder fighters surely remember me. The younger ones may call me Olaf
Modeen. I return to WILLAF once again! What's with STINGING NETTLE? He actually
beat YAMABUSHI's DOROBO, and walked away with 9 more points from the fight. Laughs
were big at LEGENDS while they watched CRICKET clobber ZIGADENUS. He lost 1 points
and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands. I can barely restrain my
enthusiam for PUNNY AMINALS' outstanding member, Duelmaster KILDILLI DALL. I suppose
you want to hear some rumors and dirty gossip about your fellow fighters? Tough!
No matter the time or place, men will always duel. How well I know the feeling
of being in the most avoided team! Don't fall out of practive, PUNNY AMINALS!
Management must be dealin', as the boys at YAMABUSHI ain't reelin'! PUNNY AMINALS'
mad! How well I know the feeling of being the most challenged warrior, TAIKUTSU!
Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to haunt you.
Warriors of WILLAF unite. You have only your games to lose! How long have I
been here? I got people to see, places to go...
Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors. Any plans here? All
work and no play makes Olaf a dull fighter. Work and play no fighter dull Olaf.
Olaffighterwork and no play. Time for my medication, so I'll leave now. Practice,
practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KILDILLI DALL 5765 19 13 0 113 PUNNY AMINALS (305)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PENNY LOPE 5722 22 20 0 97 PUNNY AMINALS (305)
24 CARAT 5694 16 11 1 93 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
TAIKUTSU 5564 19 9 0 92 YAMABUSHI (432)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-ON GOLDEN POND 5785 13 3 0 84 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
ANIS 5189 14 16 2 81 MAXIMUM RESULTS (311)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DUNROE MINH 5766 15 17 1 63 PUNNY AMINALS (305)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BUDOKUMO 5635 11 3 1 58 YAMABUSHI (432)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SOAP EATING MOUSE 5830 3 1 0 49 INFESTED! (599)
ONDO FLEUR 5808 11 5 0 43 PUNNY AMINALS (305)
-GOLD BULLION 5759 7 5 0 38 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
-GOLDEN RETRIEVER 5814 5 1 0 36 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
CRICKET 5544 3 0 0 35 LEGENDS (574)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
STINGING NETTLE 5774 2 0 0 31 MAXIMUM RESULTS (311)
-BIRD SEED MOTH 5827 2 2 0 30 INFESTED! (599)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ZIGADENUS 5775 1 1 0 20 MAXIMUM RESULTS (311)
DOROBO 5813 3 6 1 16 YAMABUSHI (432)
-MARUZON 5831 3 1 0 10 YAMABUSHI (432)
-SUIYOBI 5825 2 2 1 9 YAMABUSHI (432)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PERSONAL ADS
I did it! I did it! I sneaked through. The boss will reveal my stats when he can
find the key to the file. (Or to my heart?) -- Heart Of Gold
P.L. -- It was my lucky, lucky day. -- Heart Of Gold
Mine, too, P.L. (ya seen one, yuh seen em all) (wink) -- 24 Carat
Cricket -- You and your 2-0 Legends are starting to look like an interesting target.
-- All Us Golden Gladiators
Hey, all. The next turn there will be the need to name another Golden Gladiator.
Any fresh ideas? -- Midas
Heart Of Gold was a 10(+1)-3-21-17-9-14-11 +4 Init striker. VL endurance and
Tremendous damage after the bump. Faves - Mod./VL/Init and Greatsword. -- Midas
Anis -- You should be glad I buried you in the sand, it was to protect you from the
flooding. -- Kildilli Dall
P.S. And the rain.
Soap Eating Mouse -- And never was heard, a discouraging word. -- Dunroe Minh
Bird Seed Moth -- That need not be a problem. Some birds eat moths, after all. --
Ondo Fleur
P.S. Unless...did I mistake the idiom? Is this a case of the seed from which birds
are grown? In which case, the moths could be a problem.
Heart of Gold -- Drat. -- Penny Lope
24 Carat -- Laugh if you want, but she who graduates laughs last. -- Penny Lopez
Well, it would appear that I am "born to scum," but decisively. -- Penny Lopez the
disconcerted
P.S. I sure as heck haven't been running "very low/very low"!
Heart of Gold -- Dill-pickled, of course. -- Kildilli Dall
Our congratulations to Heart of Gold
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
DOROBO was devastated by STINGING NETTLE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
ZIGADENUS was viciously subdued by CRICKET in a 2 minute gory Challenge match.
HEART OF GOLD was vanquished by KILDILLI DALL in a 1 minute mismatched Title brawl.
PENNY LOPE overpowered CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 2 minute bloody mismatched match.
24 CARAT won victory over PENNY LOPEZ in a exciting 1 minute bloody master's fight.
TAIKUTSU overcame ANIS in a action packed 3 minute expert's fight.
DUNROE MINH slimly lost to CAPTURED ORC in a 2 minute gory uneven duel.
BUDOKUMO unbelievably bested ONDO FLEUR in a popular 3 minute duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK 4 PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 0 - 0 100 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 0 - 0 100 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 TOTAL PARRY 11 - 2 - 0 85 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 AIMED BLOW 3 - 1 - 0 75 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 BASHING ATTACK 27 - 22 - 1 55 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 16 - 16 - 1 50 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 1 LUNGING ATTACK 7 - 7 - 0 50 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 PARRY-STRIKE 12 - 17 - 0 41 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 591 was great if you Not so great if you used The fighting styles of the
used the fighting styles: the fighting styles: top eleven warriors are:
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 3 3 BASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 3 TOTAL PARRY
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 1 2 STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 PARRY-STRIKE
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK
1 LUNGING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
BASHING ATTACK KILDILLI DALL 5765 19 13 0 113 PUNNY AMINALS (305)
PARRY-STRIKE PENNY LOPE 5722 22 20 0 97 PUNNY AMINALS (305)
SLASHING ATTACK 24 CARAT 5694 16 11 1 93 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
TOTAL PARRY TAIKUTSU 5564 19 9 0 92 YAMABUSHI (432)
AIMED BLOW CRICKET 5544 3 0 0 35 LEGENDS (574)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is PENNY LOPE 5722. The most popular warrior this turn
was ONDO FLEUR 5808. The ten other most popular fighters were ANIS 5189, 24 CARAT
5694, STINGING NETTLE 5774, CRICKET 5544, KILDILLI DALL 5765, PENNY LOPE 5722, DUNROE
MINH 5766, ZIGADENUS 5775, TAIKUTSU 5564, and DOROBO 5813.
The least popular fighter this week was BUDOKUMO 5635. The other ten least popular
fighters were DOROBO 5813, TAIKUTSU 5564, ZIGADENUS 5775, DUNROE MINH 5766, PENNY
LOPE 5722, KILDILLI DALL 5765, CRICKET 5544, STINGING NETTLE 5774, 24 CARAT 5694, and
ANIS 5189.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
PENNY LOPEZ (16-5725) PUNNY AMINALS (305)
HEART OF GOLD (16-5776) GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
MAIL-IN TOURNEY XLV
ADM TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
PSYCHO GRANDMA! 5120 (34-15-1) 4 3 0 LOOK OUT!
CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
GLUTEOUS MAXIMUS 5456 (18-5-0) 2 3 0 MUSCLE MEN 3
INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
STINGING NETTLE 5774 (0-0-0) 1 3 0 MAXIMUM RESULTS
APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
WHAT 5631 (1-0-0) 2 3 0 JGW F2F 2006
ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
ROOK 5824 (0-0-0) 2 1 0 DEAD CHESS PIECES
SNAKOON 5795 (0-0-0) 4 3 0 WYLDERNESS WYLD
INITIATES FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
ZIGADENUS 5775 (0-0-0) 0 3 0 MAXIMUM RESULTS
ROOKIES FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
QUEEN 5823 (0-0-0) 1 3 0 CHESS PIECES