DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 10/11/2004 Duedate: 10/23/2004 ALJAFIR ARENA DM-17 TURN-495 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS NAPOLEON HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475) (17-6578) [12-6-0,83] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader NAPOLEON ARDENT FURY HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475) ART OF CONFLICT (541) (17-6578) [12-6-0,83] (17-6650) [1-0-0,15] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite TABETA UNIS NAPOLEON MIDDLE WAY (484) HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475) (17-6405) [11-23-0,56] (17-6578) [12-6-0,83] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475) 45 2. ART OF CONFLICT (541) 41 HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475) 3. SPIRAL SUICIDE (540) 18 Unchartered Team 4. MIDDLE WAY (484) 17 5. HAMENDON ELECTRICAL (539) 0 ART OF CONFLICT (541) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 0*ART OF CONFLICT (541) 4 1 0 80.0 1/ 1 HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475) 12 3 0 2- 1*HAMENDON ELECTRICA (539) 14 6 0 70.0 2/ 3 LET'S DUEL! (519) 6 4 0 3- 2 WHEN EAGLES DARE (509) 38 22 3 63.3 3/ 5 MIDDLE WAY (484) 5 10 0 4/ 3 HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475) 225 172 7 56.7 4/ 0*ART OF CONFLICT (541) 4 1 0 5- 4*DANCE OF DEATH (535) 11 9 3 55.0 5- 2*HAMENDON ELECTRICA (539) 4 1 0 6/ 5 LET'S DUEL! (519) 29 35 1 45.3 6- 4 WHEN EAGLES DARE (509) 3 0 0 7/ 7 MIDDLE WAY (484) 189 321 3 37.1 7- 6*DANCE OF DEATH (535) 3 7 1 8/ 0*SPIRAL SUICIDE (540) 1 4 0 20.0 8/ 0*SPIRAL SUICIDE (540) 1 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 + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ A Dark and Stormy Night ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ + Somewhere a door slammed. A shot rang out, or at least something loud and abrupt, since guns don't work here. A woman screamed. Etc. All the appropriate cues that something dark and dastardly was about to begin. Tabeta Unis flattened herself against the nearest wall and hoped that nobody would bring a lantern near. To be seen here would be bad. Very bad. Probably fatal. And she wasn't ready for a close encounter of the fatal kind. The beating of her heart was loud in her own ears, but the men--she hoped they were men and not demons--loading the wagon probably couldn't hear it over the rampaging storm overhead. When lightning flashed she pressed back harder, trying to burrow into the waterlogged planks. They would see her, she knew they would. Disaster! But they were too busy arranging the barrels--something heavy, and in tarred barrels, she had no idea what it would be--along the bed of the wagon. When darkness clamped down again, she released her breath on a sigh. Could she slip away before the next flash? She had known all along that spying on M. Konvalh Chardinee's warehouse would be a bad idea, but Daron El had talked her into it. And where was HE? She was the one risking discovery here! Tabeta began to edge along the wall, praying that there would be no more lightning for ten minutes, fifteen if possible. That would give her time to reach the corner and slide around it. Two steps and she collided with another body. She would have screamed but for the hand that covered her mouth. "Quiet, damn you," somebody hissed. She nodded slightly. The hand eased away. She would have liked to ask questions, ask who he was and what he was doing there, but somehow that didn't seem like a good idea. "Seen the Noyle anywhere here tonight?" That was the last question she had expected. What would Mouse Noyle be doing here? She shook her head. "Damn. We guessed he was coming here...guess we were wrong this time." Another blaze of lightning, the blast of thunder simultaneous as it cracked overhead. Dark, light, dark. Just time enough to see something humped and inhuman rising from the center of the wagon before the clouds opened with a deluge. With the return of darkness, Tabeta put out a trembling hand for her unknown companion. Nobody was there. She didn't know where he had gone, and she didn't care. She was getting OUT of here. Three more steps and her groping hand found the corner of the building. The alley beyond it was no place for a lady--no alleys were in this part of the city--but it was better than being in sight of the people around that wagon, if they should turn to look in her direction. Better than being in sight of that...whatever it was that was ON the wagon. She rounded the corner and began to run. Another blast of lightning, brighter and longer than any so far. The ground shook with it. And kept on shaking once darkness returned. Tabeta staggered but kept running. There was a powerful smell of the swamp. The alley mud under her feet shifted, or maybe it was the entire ground that was rippling like the surface of the bay in a high wind. Tabeta stumbled, fell into mud that was fluid as water but seemed to be sucking her down, scrambled to her feet, and was thrown down again. The buildings around her were shaking, which she could tell only because the spots of light from lamps mounted on their street walls were dancing up and down, back and forth. She fixed her eyes on the nearest one as an achievable goal and forced herself to her hands and knees. More thunder, but without the lightning this time. The lamp she was watching shook and fell from its bracket, smashed on the ground, flaming oil running along the alley. The building began to burn. * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 502): BLUE RUIN of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 500): BLOOD BUD of BLOODSUCKERS (Way Cool, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 494): WOODWALKER of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 496): ORAN JI of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 494): MOUSE NOYLE of MIDDLE WAY (Joaja, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 493): CHAOS of CURTAIN CALL (?, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 246): PEG-LEG BOUCHARD of CANADIAN BACON (Firehawk, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 485): TALL TREE of CARDOW HUNTERS (Uncle Wolf, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 244): GENERAL PUBLIC of MILITARY MAYHEM (Crip, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 482): PRIVATE PROPERTY of CALL THE PRIEST (Destitute Noble, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 480): DARTMAN of COLGATE DAYS (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 473): BARRISTER of BLITZKRIEG (Polarius, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 436): TIRO COCOCO of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 221): ZINDELLA AZRON of MOJO P@TROL (Master Voodoo, mgr.) DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 216): BEAR ACUDA of THE BEAR'S PAW (KAT, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 203): TOM SMITH DISEASE of STRANGE TUNES (Berylstar, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 361): JAVELINO of REDHORSE (Mila, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 341): GEORGE DUBYA of DEATH BY STUPIDITY (The Sentinel, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 151): BULL FROG of THE BULLS (Crip, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 386): WOUNDWORT of DARKMOON from RIZTAB (Bobby Bigfoot) Top Teams --------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 502): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 500): DRYNN'S PRETTIES (Drynn, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 494): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 496): ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 494): HEROESANDFOUNDONES (The Judge, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 493): CURTAIN CALL (?, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 246): OTTO'S MECHANICS (Crip, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 485): CROC FILES (THawk, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 244): NOMENKLATURE (Spawn, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 482): CALL THE PRIEST (Destitute Noble, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 480): COLGATE DAYS (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 473): BLITZKRIEG (Polarius, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 436): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 221): MOJO P@TROL (Master Voodoo, mgr.) DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 216): ALL-STAR NANA'S (The Mun, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 203): DARK SIDHE (Daehir, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 361): BAD APPLES (Uncle Wolf, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 341): DEATH BY STUPIDITY (The Sentinel, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 151): THE BULLS (Crip, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 386): BLACKEST PRIDE, etc. (Ultraist, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 500): CROUCHING TIGER of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 494): LITTLE CURRENT of TRIPLE CROWN (Sultan, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 496): ORAN JI of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 494): MOUSE NOYLE of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.) (turn 493): EAGLES LAIR of WHEN EAGLES DARE (Talon Volksie, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 245): GALENA of BOXOROX (Berylstar, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 485): TALL TREE of CARDOW HUNTERS (Uncle Wolf, mgr.) (turn 484): MACRINUS of EQUESTORS (Spartacus, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 244): VOMITO of WHAMMO & THUDDA 4 U! (Micky, mgr.) OBAN of SINGLE MALTS (Berylstar, mgr.) TOBIAS HAWKWIND of THE NIGHTHAWKS (Firehawk, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 482): PRIVATE PROPERTY of CALL THE PRIEST (Destitute Noble, mgr.) (turn 481): STARBREAKER of CALL THE PRIEST (Destitute Noble, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 436): TIRO COCOCO of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 221): ZINDELLA AZRON of MOJO P@TROL (Master Voodoo, mgr.) (turn 220): MARILYN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 216): BEAR ACUDA of THE BEAR'S PAW (KAT, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 203): TOM SMITH DISEASE of STRANGE TUNES (Berylstar, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 361): APPLEMINT of BAD APPLES (Uncle Wolf, mgr.) DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. I call for a vote of censure against Eagles Lair! That Fink of a Bird had the GALL, the unmitigated lack of couth, to defeat me! ME! I should WIN on the fight which sees my Notice of Appreciation from Sheila Greywand! Could that Feathered Freak see the justice of that? No, of course not! Everybody knows that birds have brains the size fleas and about as sensible. Huh, even DUCKS are better than eagles. Stupid, of course, and conceited, but at least they aren't RAPTORS. And listen, all you gladiators, and you managers, too! Jorja has the NERVE, the sheer primate GALL, to say I'm mediocre! What does SHE know? She's a basher, after all. I'm going to the Isle, and I'm going to FIGHT on the Isle, no sitting on a bench for ME. Oh, no. Nobody will look at ME and talk about Mouses not stirring! I thought of going to Home Guard, but they tell me the place is infested with Ducks, so it's Free Blades for me. See you there. Lord Protector Mouse Noyle P.S. How dare you be courteous to me, Eagles Lair? Now I have to be courteous back, and I HATE that. (muttering, and not very loudly, either) Good fight. SPY REPORT So why do I have this bag over my head? Because I am The Unknown Spymaster and I'm going to give you a spy report!. Don't these new hotshots make you sick (or, if they fought you, hurt)? ART OF CONFLICT, on their very first turn, went 4-1-0. Hey everybody, watch out for NAPOLEON, who flew up 18 points in the rankings after mashing KHALHUMS DWARF like a melon. Keep your eye on this guy. Ya know, some days it doesn't pay to walk out on the sands. D.M.O.C. was overcame by VURZHAL UR and drops 4 points. Well, everybody's pal MOUSE NOYLE moved his record to 23-32-0 by defeating M. CHARDINEE in the Duelmaster's Title Bout and gaining 5 recognition points. Advice to bashers--never force anything, just get a bigger halberd! But enough of that bunch, let's get on to the wimps who like to avoid battle! Here's a song for you: Who's afraid of the big, bad DANCE OF DEATH? Big bad DANCE OF DEATH. Big bad DANCE OF DEATH. ALJAFIR's afraid of the big bad DANCE OF DEATH. Tra la la la la! And you guys like to boo me? Well, unsling your rasberries, cause LET'S DUEL! beats feet every time DANCE OF DEATH smiles at them. Try farming, eh? And who is this PIP THE TROLL you ask, with 35 points and a 8-5-0 record. Ooh, the tales I could tell! Death is kind of like a new puppy: he's always around wanting to play. (Ha Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?). Knowing when to use the right tactics at the proper time is a very important step on the road to Duelmaster. Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in ALJAFIR have no sense of humor. Or maybe that they were senseless. Okay, so I may not be the world's best comedian, but then you guys aren't the world's best warriors. And remember, you can pick your friends and you can pick your--(loud boos), oh, you've heard that one already!-- The Unknown Spymaster DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME NAPOLEON 6578 12 6 0 83 HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -DARK MAGICIAN 6417 9 2 0 92 LET'S DUEL! (519) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -JUNIOR VASQUEZ 6313 9 3 0 89 WHEN EAGLES DARE (509) -LA JINN 6419 7 6 1 80 LET'S DUEL! (519) MCARTHUR 6611 8 3 0 71 HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475) PURPLE HEART 6590 9 7 1 68 HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME TABETA UNIS 6405 11 23 0 56 MIDDLE WAY (484) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DARON EL 6414 11 22 0 55 MIDDLE WAY (484) ACHILLES 6612 7 3 0 55 HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475) -LONGSWORD LAMBADA 6553 3 1 0 50 DANCE OF DEATH (535) PIP THE TROLL 6597 8 5 0 35 HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -THE HATCHETMAN 6632 4 0 0 30 HAMENDON ELECTRICAL (539) -SHORTSWORD SOFTSHOE 6555 3 1 2 30 DANCE OF DEATH (535) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -DUNMORON 6628 4 0 0 23 HAMENDON ELECTRICAL (539) -GRACEFUL CHARITY 6586 3 5 0 22 LET'S DUEL! (519) -WHEEL OF SHIFTS 6638 2 1 0 22 HAMENDON ELECTRICAL (539) VURZHAL UR 6618 3 6 0 20 MIDDLE WAY (484) VAMPIRE LORD 6640 2 1 0 20 LET'S DUEL! (519) -WAR HAMMER WALTZ 6554 2 2 1 19 DANCE OF DEATH (535) -THE SHARK 6630 2 2 0 18 HAMENDON ELECTRICAL (539) MARIN NEH 6637 2 3 0 15 MIDDLE WAY (484) ARDENT FURY 6650 1 0 0 15 ART OF CONFLICT (541) -PHILLY STEAK 6406 3 3 0 12 WHEN EAGLES DARE (509) OPRESSION 6647 1 0 0 11 ART OF CONFLICT (541) -LEATHER LAPDANCE 6552 2 2 0 10 DANCE OF DEATH (535) SHATTEROID 6645 1 0 0 10 SPIRAL SUICIDE (540) BLIND TERROR 6648 1 0 0 10 ART OF CONFLICT (541) D.M.O.C. 6641 1 2 0 9 LET'S DUEL! (519) -BROADSWORD BALLET 6556 1 3 0 6 DANCE OF DEATH (535) INTOLERANCE 6649 1 0 0 4 ART OF CONFLICT (541) MAD VIKING 6642 0 1 0 1 SPIRAL SUICIDE (540) VENDETTA 6651 0 1 0 1 ART OF CONFLICT (541) PATCHWORK NINJA 6643 0 1 0 1 SPIRAL SUICIDE (540) SCREAMING MIST 6644 0 1 0 1 SPIRAL SUICIDE (540) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? SUSSY SUSSMEIER 6631 2 2 0 HAMENDON ELECTRIC 539 SHORTSWORD SOFTS 6555 493 IRON EYEBALL 6646 0 1 0 SPIRAL SUICIDE 540 HIGH ELF 644 495 NONE PERSONAL ADS Longsword Lambada -- (mournfully) I just couldn't catch the rhythm on that one. I've never been good with things like that. Two left feet, no rhythm, and then, of course, there's the effect of "staggering with exhaustion." I just can't seem to dance. -- Daron El P.S. You golems are just too much for me. Daron El -- Everything is too much for you, monkey. -- Mouse Noyle Broadsword Ballet -- Have you considered that the ballet may not be your proper dance? Perhaps you were meant to do the minuette. However that's spelled. Hmm. You could have a "morning star minuet," except that the name would be too long. -- Vurzhal Ur P.S. A Fist Foxtrot? Halberd Hollandaise? No, that's a salad dressing. A Mace Minuet? A Warhammer Waltz? P.P.S. Too bad there isn't a good weapon to go with the tango. THERE is a dance for a warrior if I ever saw one. Toothpick Tango? -- Ed. Junior Vasquez -- (brooding darkly) Bury me in the sand, will you? The loss, the lack of skills taught, I can take all that. It's nothing new. But I will NOT take a "bury in the sand" lying down! OR standing up. -- Tabeta Unis Graceful Charity -- The grace I can see, damn you. It's probably because you're part cat. All Ratani are, they just don't show it as much as the Aruaki do. But the charity...where was THAT? -- Marin Neh P.S. Okay, good sort of fight, if you like that kind of thing, and I certainly don't object to the skills. P.P.S. Good gods, you don't have the strength for THAT? I should think you WOULD train it, then. Good luck. D.M.O.C. -- I was devastated by your cruelty, and your selfishness! Just because I'm a thief doesn't mean I have no feelings. -- Partiss Purple Heart -- Only because I allowed it. -- Terregolis, the most Dangerous Criminal in Aljafir Achilles -- You're not being helpful here. -- Lej Korranjal, a Guard with Ambitions 20 September 2004 Azereth has returned! I am the manager for Scarlet Blades in DM 25. I was a member of the Crimson Alliance and the Crimson Brotherhood (which was composed of former CA members). I've been out of the game for many (at least 5) years. I would like to hear from anyone who remembers me, as well as any Alliance that is seeking to add experienced managers to their roster. Contact me at: Anthony Wells 600 W. Shore Dr. Stanton, MI 48888 or by personal ads in DM 25. LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS IRON EYEBALL was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight. PURPLE HEART vanquished DARON EL in a exciting 1 minute gory uneven Challenge battle. MCARTHUR vanquished TABETA UNIS in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl. VAMPIRE LORD was defeated by PIP THE TROLL in a 4 minute Challenge fight. D.M.O.C. was bested by VURZHAL UR in a 2 minute Challenge duel. MOUSE NOYLE overpowered M. CHARDINEE in a 2 minute bloody one-sided struggle. NAPOLEON viciously subdued KHALHUMS DWARF in a 3 minute expert's Title fight. ACHILLES viciously subdued AMBITIOUS GUARD in a popular 2 minute gruesome duel. MARIN NEH vanquished SCREAMING MIST in a 1 minute one-sided fight. PATCHWORK NINJA was overpowered by BLIND TERROR in a 1 minute one-sided melee. SHATTEROID overpowered VENDETTA in a 2 minute one-sided match. MAD VIKING was bested by INTOLERANCE in a 4 minute brutal amateur's conflict. OPRESSION subdued PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 2 minute novice's brawl. ARDENT FURY handily defeated PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided conflict. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |BASHING ATTACK 5 LUNGING ATTACK 19 - 10 - 1 66 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 PARRY-STRIKE 11 - 8 - 2 58 | |SLASHING ATTACK 3 STRIKING ATTACK 22 - 16 - 2 58 | |STRIKING ATTACK 3 BASHING ATTACK 11 - 8 - 1 58 | |WALL OF STEEL 3 WALL OF STEEL 15 - 11 - 0 58 | |TOTAL PARRY 2 SLASHING ATTACK 31 - 30 - 1 51 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 TOTAL PARRY 10 - 10 - 0 50 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 6 - 8 - 0 43 | |AIMED BLOW 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 8 - 15 - 0 35 | |LUNGING ATTACK 0 AIMED BLOW 1 - 4 - 0 20 | Turn 495 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 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 3 3 STRIKING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 2 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 2 SLASHING ATTACK SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 PARRY-LUNGE STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 1 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 PARRY-STRIKE WALL OF STEEL 2 - 1 1 LUNGING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 3 - 2 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 TOTAL PARRY TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME PARRY-STRIKE NAPOLEON 6578 12 6 0 83 HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475) SLASHING ATTACK MCARTHUR 6611 8 3 0 71 HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475) STRIKING ATTACK PURPLE HEART 6590 9 7 1 68 HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475) TOTAL PARRY PIP THE TROLL 6597 8 5 0 35 HEROESANDFOUNDONES (475) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is TABETA UNIS 6405. The most popular warrior this turn was NAPOLEON 6578. The ten other most popular fighters were ACHILLES 6612, VAMPIRE LORD 6640, PURPLE HEART 6590, OPRESSION 6647, MCARTHUR 6611, MARIN NEH 6637, D.M.O.C. 6641, VURZHAL UR 6618, BLIND TERROR 6648, and SHATTEROID 6645. The least popular fighter this week was INTOLERANCE 6649. The other ten least popular fighters were SCREAMING MIST 6644, PIP THE TROLL 6597, TABETA UNIS 6405, IRON EYEBALL 6646, VENDETTA 6651, PATCHWORK NINJA 6643, DARON EL 6414, ARDENT FURY 6650, MAD VIKING 6642, and SHATTEROID 6645. The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn: MOUSE NOYLE (17-6252) MIDDLE WAY (484) FACE-TO-FACE XXXIV Our next Winter Face-to-Face will be held on Martin Luther King weekend, Friday through Sunday, 14-16 January 2005, at the Embassy Suites in Tempe, Arizona (4400 S Rural Rd--this is the same hotel as last year). Room rates are $139.00 per night, 1-4 occupancy, which includes breakfast. The rooms are blocked. The reservations number is 480-897-7444; tell them you're with the "Reality Simulations Face to Face Convention" block. Our room block will be released in mid-December, so please make sure you reserve your room before then! Room rates include a full cooked-to-order breakfast and a complimentary two-hour manager's reception. There is a free shuttle to the airport, as well as free parking. The hotel is located down the freeway in Tempe. All rooms have high speed internet (for an extra charge). There is a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool, and of course a bar and Mexican restaurant inside the hotel. And there's Denny's right across the street. Look for transportation info in the tournament information sheet. The tournament information sheet/strategy sheet should be out sometime in late November/early December. If you haven't been to a Face-to-Face before, you're overdue. If you have, you'll be back. Don't miss this one, it'll be a blast! See you there! -- Green Eyes and the RSI Staff NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS) For those of you who keep track of such things, 51 additional warriors graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. CAPTAIN CRUNCH (5-4330) TECHNOLOGY GARAI (7-4608) BLADES OF ICE GAZREK (7-5097) DEMONS OF DARKNESS 7 CRIMSON BLUSH (7-5351) VENGEANCE SEEKERS NEMESIS (10-2676) MYTH AND MIGHT PLAYFUL DOG (10-4237) MONGREL HORDE CALLISTO (12-4974) NAUGHTY NYMPHS ILLUMINAUGHTY (12-5423) LOBOTOMATION SKIPPY (14-2305) PRIDE OF THE CDC ARGINASE (16-4137) ENZYMES CADEX CFM (18-3366) THE BIKE SHOP CRY-O-LIT (18-6106) ROCK-ETTS PAPA RATTLESNAKE (18-6800) APACHE SUICIDE (21-4832) APPLE CIDER REVEREND LOVEJOY (22-5517) SPRINGFIELD DVDA (22-5768) THAT'S UNPOSSIBLE! DONAHAR (24-3006) MAGIC REALM LINK HOGTHROB (33-5358) INTERSTELLAR PORK JETS TO BRAZIL (36-5604) SKATE DRAGONS ARTEMIS (41-3675) LADY OF THE MOON SELENE (41-3676) LADY OF THE MOON BETTY (58-5755) HELL HOUNDS INSURRECTION (60-5607) BLADES OF DESTINY COPPERHEAD (65-5467) NATURE'S ASSASSINS CHRISSEL (70-5208) LITHE & LOVELY SUPERIOR II (75-760) SUPERIOR FORCES ARCHER (82-1198) GORGONITES SQUIRREL KILLER (82-3278) END OF THE LINE CICINISTI (82-3706) BEGUILERZ GNORE (82-3717) MILITARY SCIENCE FINALITY (82-4063) SUPERIOR FORCES 3P SIR LANCELOT (82-5350) ROUND TABLE WILLY T MAC (82-5925) RAPTURE KHORGA KHAN (82-6730) THE BEGINNING ELLYN (82-8983) LAS VEGAS II MANTISSA (82-9324) MATMATICA JETS TO BRAZIL (82-9697) DRAGON SKALE ON THE WASHER (82-10019) SUNNYDALE ORAL B (82-10020) SUNNYDALE 2-STROKE (82-10384) THE WILLBURYS 79 HITZ (82-10428) 4-LETTER DOCTORS UNDEFEATABLE (82-10966) SUPERIOR FORCES 5M GOLDWRAP (82-11886) SUPERIOR FORCES 34 CHIMPANZEE (82-12985) ANIMAL CRACKERS THE CUTICLE DANCE (82-13639) DON'T ASK SCHWETTY OLIVES (82-14247) SCHWETTY FOODS QSTAFF INFECTION (82-14523) DIRTY INFIRMARY BING S7 WANG (82-16000) SUPERIOR FORCES 6201 TAKE YOUR BEST SHOT (82-16651) SLIGHTLY HEATED SMILING GOAT (82-20735) SHAVE MY POODLE CRITICAL UPDATES (82-24025) ANNOYING THINGS II LIGHTNING XLV (82-24103) DEATH STUDS IX Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes