DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/05/2013    Duedate: 10/18/2013

WILLAF ARENA

DM-16    TURN-731

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

56TH AND WABASHA
BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (609)
(16-6042) [8-0-1,102]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

56TH AND WABASHA               POSITION IS EMPTY
BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (609)      
(16-6042) [8-0-1,102]          

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

BLACK INDEKKER                 MOONSINGER
PUNNY AMINALS (305)            SHADOWMONGERS (618)
(16-6069) [12-20-1,57]         (16-6064) [14-17-0,87]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (609)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (609)   33
2. PANDORA'S CARDS (585)       32      GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
3. SHADOWMONGERS (618)         29      Unchartered Team
4. GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)      3
5. AIMER'S INC (626)            0      ARENA REJECTS (240)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)  854 399 21 68.2   1/ 2 BLOOD ON THE TRACK (609)  8  2 1
 2/ 3 BLOOD ON THE TRACK (609)  19  12  1 61.3   2/ 1 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)   8  5 0
 3/ 4 PANDORA'S CARDS (585)     25  20  3 55.6   3/ 3 PUNNY AMINALS (305)       7  8 0
 4- 5 AIMER'S INC (626)         25  27  1 48.1   4- 4 AIMER'S INC (626)         4  6 0
 5/ 6 SHADOWMONGERS (618)       40  45  1 47.1   5/ 7 SHADOWMONGERS (618)       3  3 0
 6/ 7 PUNNY AMINALS (305)      894 %1154 28 43.7   6/ 5 PANDORA'S CARDS (585)     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 732): BICYCLE RACE of QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 734): MUD MUD FROG of KAOS FROGS (Grimm, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 698): TOOTH FOOT of 7TH SANCTUM (Hombre, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 728): QUASIL of TERMINUS (Carick, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 730): GOLDEN GLOBE of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 721): GABOGOOL of STORMY'S TROOPERS I (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 722): NEWT ROCKNE of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 363): TRAVEL of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 719): SPIN MCDUECAN of CLAN CROW (Owsly, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 361): STEEL DRAGON of THE CANUCKS (?, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 716): FRANK WHITE of B.I.G. (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 713): KURELLEU ZIEN of THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, mgr)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 705): MEL of SOUND (Trim, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 663): MARCO THE KNIFE of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 338): THE STATISTICIAN of AVID FANS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 333): CARLA of CHEERS (Otis, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 319): NEFARA of PUBLIC ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 595): DENNA FEYL of MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 580): SISTER MOON of DREAMTIME (Hombre, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 562): STORMCROWE PIE of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 556): CAUSEY of THE CAUSEY WAY (Mordraith, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 268): ENDU ENDU of DUDS (Dudley, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 517): GEORGE WHALEN of MEDAL OF HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 512): JADE LOTUS of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 503): RIB IAYE of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 620): WILLY LIV of THE MONGOLOIDS (Otis, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 732): QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 734): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 698): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 728): THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 730): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 721): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 722): VISIONS V2 (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 363): OTTO'S MECHANICS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 719): THE TAKEN (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 361): MILITARY MAYHEM (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 716): URT'S DURT URCHINS (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 713): OBSIDIAN HALL (Dameon Darkheart, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 705): SOUND (Trim, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 663): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 338): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 333): NUKE TEST (Malaquar, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 319): OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 595): MEN OF STEEL (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 580): MEDAL OF HONOR B11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 562): FEAR FACTORY (Var, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 556): TOLBIN'S GEMS (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 268): GASHOUSE GANG (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 517): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 512): FALSE OVERTURES (Guido, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 503): SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 620): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 734): MUD MUD FROG of KAOS FROGS (Grimm, mgr.)
                           PROCLUS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
               (turn 733): TAFFY of SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 727): SABBATH of CRUCIAL TAUNT (Daikkan, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 721): DEBRA ELSITH of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 362): LILY OF SARMATIA of DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 360): MAJOR PAIN of MILITARY MAYHEM (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 711): GRU-SON OF GROTT of BIG LAKE BANDITS (Den, mgr)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 704): THE DARK FROG of BATTLE FROGS (Grimm, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 663): MARCO THE KNIFE of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 333): CARLA of CHEERS (Otis, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 560): FLAME SPIDER of FEAR FACTORY (Var, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 517): GEORGE PETERSON of MEDAL OF HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 510): TEASER II of FALSE OVERTURES (Guido, mgr.)

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THE TURF WARS ARE COMING!
          THE TURF WARS ARE COMING!

     Gather your alliance-mates and friends.  Prepare your warriors and teams.  Turf
War NINE (TW9) is beginning the mid-Feb 2014 turn right after the winter Face in DM47
North Fork (currently MAMBOLAND).
     Alliances -- 2 to 4 teams
     Cost      -- two Rollup CERTS
     Prizes    -- certs, potions, honor & glory
     Length    -- 10 turns
     Moderators -- same old Oz and Master Darque

Rules, including details, are below.
.....................................................................................
                                 *TURF WAR 9 RULES*

Starting Mid-Feb 2014 (10 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.  The confirmation/verification must
occur after, or in the same newsletter, but not before, the participant's
declaration.  (Lack of participant indication of joining and/or subsequent 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 or Chatzy will not be accepted.
         a.  No scores will be tabulated until two RSI Gift Certificates are
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 same or
subsequent newsletter by the alliance Captain they will represent.
         c.  Only one (1) team per player may compete.  No arena multiple teams or
aliases will be allowed.  Violations will result in immediate manager
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 3 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:
Team Points
    a.  Fights made: (includes DA fights)
1 = 0 points
2 = 0 points
3 = 1 point
4 = 3 points
5 = 5 points
     b.  Wins earned;
1 = 1 point
2 = 3 points
3 = 6 points
4 = 10 points
5 = 15 points
     c.  Champion win = 3 additional points 
     d.  Down Challenge = (-5) points each (DM is exempt from DC rule)
     e.  Team with most wins per round earns 4 additional points
         (If ties, points are split 2/2, 1/1/1, 1/1/1/1, no points if 5+ tie)

Alliance Points (Rounds 1 through 5)
     a. Fights made (DA fights count as a fight made)
All (each) team of the alliance fights 1 to 3 wariors = 3 points
All (each) team fights 4+ warriors = 6 points
All (each) team fights all five warriors = 9
     b. Alliance with most wins per that round = 5 points
Tie breakers, in order, are: least losses, most total recognition points (if still
tied after that, no points awarded).
Alliance Points (Rounds 6 through 10 as alliance point scoring doubles)
     c. Fights made (DA fights count as a fight made)
All (each) team of the alliance fights 1 to 3 wariors = 6 points
All (each) team fights 4+ warriors = 12 points
All (each) team fights all five warriors = 18
     d. Alliance with most wins per that round = 10 points
Tie breakers, in order, are: least losses, most total recognition points if still
tied after that, no points awarded).

Champions:
     1.  A Champion may be declared, but one is not mandatory.
It is to the team's/alliance's advantage that you do so.
     2.  Only one Champion allowed per manager at any given time.
     3.  Champions that graduate or are killed by another warrior or 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.
     5.  A Champion can be declared on any round and point factors will begin that
same turn.  (Must meet above 4 conditions prior to declaring)

No warrior may be substituted without the proper use of the DA or arena death or
death in a tournament or graduation.  There must be a maximum of five only on a team
at any point and time.  (The penalty for such substitution is -10 points.)

Downchallenges:
     1.  A downchallenge occurs when a warrior challenges a warrior with lesser
recognition points.
     2.  No challenge or bloodfeud by The Duelmaster shall be deemed a downchallenge.
     3.  No challenge of the Duelmaster shall be deemed a downchallenge.
     4.  Bloodfeuds against warriors with lesser recognition are deemed
downchallenges.

Tournament Considerations:
     1.  Tournament participation is allowed and ENCOURAGED as a great form of recognition for North Fork.
     2.  It is an opportunity to gain skills and preferred challenging within the Turf War.

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 four (4) teams/managers allowed per alliance for
the Turf War VII. The minimum is two (2).
     4.  The Dark Arena may be used at any time without penalty.
     5.  If at any time, the Moderators determine that any non-TW team in the arena
is aiding and/or abetting any TW alliance or team, the affected points won by the
gifted team/alliance will be disallowed and the aiding non-TW team will be asked to
desist from play in the arena until after the Turf War concludes.

Prizes:
The Turf War is meant to be a "winner takes all" contest.  All prizes, except the
Endu award listed below, 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.     

The following prizes have been secured from RSI:
     1.  Renaming of the North Fork (DM 47) arena;
     2.  Renaming of all Dark Arena Monsters 
     3.  Known Favorites for one DM47 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 (three) for each manager on the winning alliance.  Bonus
potions must be applied to living warriors from DM 47, no more than two skills per
warrior.
     5.  +1 Skill bonus potion (one) for each and every individual manager who fights
in all 10 rounds AND 45 fights of the Turf War.  Bonus potion must be applied to a
living warrior from (DM 47) (Endu award)
     6. Two additional rollup certs for each manager of the winning alliance from
RSI.
     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 noting the following concepts/changes:
1. simpler scoring based primarily on wins and fight participation
2. DA is treated as simply another fight
3. Down-challenging is penalized
4. no emphasis/scoring on kills
5. 10 rounds

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     I did it!  Two titles!  Only three more points, but here comes Well Don from out
of nowhere. (sigh)
     I now have only one goal in life.  Get out of Willaf alive and honorably.  Win,
lose, or draw, it has been a pleasure and an honor.
               Golden Globe, DMII

                                      SPY REPORT

     I was going on vacation, see?  Surf, sun...  But what do those bums say?  "Hit 
the road, Debby Tonte.  WILLAF needs a spyreport."  Oh, well.  Too bad, GOLDEN 
GLADIATORS, but BLOOD ON THE TRACKS was just too good to be stopped.  MVP award for 
GOLDFINCH?  GOLDEN GLADIATORS' proud of her after beating LITTLE RED BIKE and getting 
22 points.  Talk about yer major upsets!  BLACK INDEKKER's match with ACE OF CUPS 
cost him a loss of 9 points!  And I was just getting used to the ex-Duelmaster's 
habit of...(!)  Oh well, welcome 56TH AND WABASHA.  Aren't BLOOD ON THE TRACKS proud. 
(Oh, my.) I hear the top team insists all their warriors get nine hours sleep.  They 
want photogenic fighters for PR photos.   
     AAARRGH!!!  I HATE SPYREPORTING!!!  Sorry.  I just had to say it.  The warriors 
of BLOOD ON THE TRACKS must be getting lonely.  They were the most avoided team.  Do 
you guys know something that I don't?  Hhmph!  What kind of warriors are GOLDEN 
GLADIATORS?  BLOOD ON THE TRACKS, an easy team to beat if I ever saw one, can't get 
them to accept an invitation!  Can PUNNY AMINALS' HORI BULL be more popular than me?  
He was challenged the most, but is that really the same?   
     What does a fighter fight for?  I mean, the crowds don't give a hoot if someone 
gets killed.  Not after four more fights.  Fight, fight, fight.  Is that all you guys 
can do?   
     Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain.  Soak it in cold water, and hand 
wash.  I gotta leave.  WILLAF is like such a dump, and you guys smell too much!  Its 
been really albendranius!  Later, guys-- Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 56TH AND WABASHA 6042         8   0  1   102       BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (609)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GOLDEN GIRL 6132             11   3  1    97       GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EVEBRINGER 6066              16  15  1    88       SHADOWMONGERS (618)
 MOONSINGER 6064              14  17  0    87       SHADOWMONGERS (618)
 GOLDEN GLOBE 6047            19  10  1    78       GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
 HORI BULL 6076               11  18  0    72       PUNNY AMINALS (305)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GOLDEN FLASH 6061            18  10  0    70       GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JUDGEMENT 5665               10   3  0    66       PANDORA'S CARDS (585)
-ASHTON 6157                   5   3  0    62       AIMER'S INC (626)
 ACE OF CUPS 5663              7   5  3    58       PANDORA'S CARDS (585)
 BLACK INDEKKER 6069          12  20  1    57       PUNNY AMINALS (305)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WHIP SAWYER 6126             11  11  0    53       PUNNY AMINALS (305)
 JACK OF HEARTS 5963           5   2  0    49       BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (609)
 HAZEL NUTTE 6136              8  10  2    36       PUNNY AMINALS (305)
-ABEL 6147                     6   5  0    36       AIMER'S INC (626)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SOFA'YAM 6128                 6  15  0    33       PUNNY AMINALS (305)
-AARON 6148                    5   6  0    29       AIMER'S INC (626)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DELACROIX 6137                2   0  0    22       BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (609)
 GOLDFINCH 6183                1   0  0    22       GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
-THE HIEROPHANT 5702           1   0  0    21       PANDORA'S CARDS (585)
-EARLY ONE MORNING 6010        1   0  0    19       BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (609)
 GOLDEN GLOVES 6173            2   2  0    18       GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
-AXTON 6165                    2   2  0    17       AIMER'S INC (626)
-ARRGH 6185                    1   0  0    14       AIMER'S INC (626)
 LITTLE RED BIKE 6041          3   2  0    11       BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (609)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
TEN OF SWORDS 5664      4  4 0 PANDORA'S CARDS 585  56TH AND WABASHA 6042 730   
TONY 6186               0  1 0 PANDORA'S CARDS 585  SPYMASTER             731  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Oooooo, Black Indekker, that was cruel!  Deeply hurtful!  That's what I like about
you.  (wink) -- Golden Flash

Little Red Bike -- I try and try.  They say it is like riding a bike, and if so, I
have it down pat--lose, lose... -- Golden Gloves (the punchless pugilist)

Moonsinger -- Well, so at least maybe YOU appreciate my flashes? -- Golden Flash
(gloatingly)

Khalhum's Dwarf -- I hate you little boogers!  Get back in a troll's nose! -- Golden
Girl (showing some real passion)

Everbringer -- That was a great match and you are a difficult opponent.  I was lucky.
-- Golden Globe

Health.  Humility.  Honor.  Gold. -- Midas

Golden Flash -- That comment alone is enough to make me change my colors. --
Intensely Purple Indekker

Abel -- Experience has its uses, if one survives it. -- Black Indekker

Aaron -- There are too many golems in this arena.  You should get a life. -- Hazel
Nutte

Judgement -- Yes, well, you were Reversed. -- Hori Bull

Ace of Cups -- Not if you're going to spill on me! -- Sofa'yam

Ashton -- Damn, we only had one loss today, and I got it.  How come I was so lucky,
eh?  At least you aren't a golem. -- Whip Sawyer

     The Fall Mail-In Tourney is DUE on the 30th of October and will run on November
     2nd.  Turns received later than the 30th may not get input.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

TONY was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
GOLDEN GLOBE was devastated by 56TH AND WABASHA in a 1 minute one-sided Title duel.
HORI BULL was overpowered by GOLDEN GIRL in a 1 minute mismatched duel.
EVEBRINGER viciously subdued GOLDEN FLASH in a exciting 2 minute veteran's fight.
MOONSINGER viciously subdued KHALHUMS DWARF in a 3 minute veteran's duel.
BLACK INDEKKER was bested by ACE OF CUPS in a popular 3 minute competition.
JUDGEMENT handily defeated HAZEL NUTTE in a 1 minute uneven melee.
JACK OF HEARTS vanquished SOFA'YAM in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
WHIP SAWYER vanquished THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
GOLDEN GLOVES overpowered PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute uneven match.
LITTLE RED BIKE was overpowered by GOLDFINCH in a 1 minute one-sided fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         LUNGING ATTACK     2 -   0 -  0     100  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         PARRY-STRIKE      12 -   7 -  0      63  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         AIMED BLOW        24 -  15 -  1      62  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         STRIKING ATTACK   20 -  16 -  0      56  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         BASHING ATTACK    10 -   8 -  0      56  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         TOTAL PARRY       16 -  13 -  0      55  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   5 -  0      55  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   9 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         SLASHING ATTACK    6 -  14 -  0      30  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 731 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       56TH AND WABASHA 6042       8   0  1  102 BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (609)
STRIKING ATTACK  GOLDEN GIRL 6132           11   3  1   97 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
SLASHING ATTACK  EVEBRINGER 6066            16  15  1   88 SHADOWMONGERS (618)
TOTAL PARRY      GOLDEN FLASH 6061          18  10  0   70 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is BLACK INDEKKER 6069.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was MOONSINGER 6064.  The ten other most popular fighters were BLACK INDEKKER 
6069, EVEBRINGER 6066, 56TH AND WABASHA 6042, ACE OF CUPS 5663, GOLDEN GIRL 6132, 
GOLDFINCH 6183, GOLDEN FLASH 6061, JUDGEMENT 5665, JACK OF HEARTS 5963, and WHIP 
SAWYER 6126.

The least popular fighter this week was LITTLE RED BIKE 6041.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were SOFA'YAM 6128, HAZEL NUTTE 6136, HORI BULL 6076, GOLDEN GLOBE 
6047, TONY 6186, GOLDEN GLOVES 6173, WHIP SAWYER 6126, JACK OF HEARTS 5963, JUDGEMENT 
5665, and GOLDEN FLASH 6061.