DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 06/21/2022 Duedate: 07/04/2022
SEAM ARENA
DM-20 TURN-183
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
PAPPY BLUE RIBS
BEER BELLIES (74)
(20-1091) [14-8-2,130]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
PAPPY BLUE RIBS POSITION IS EMPTY
BEER BELLIES (74)
(20-1091) [14-8-2,130]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
COR SEVENBLADES UNDO
DARQUE KNIGHTS (22) PIXELBENDERS (36)
(20-1032) [12-16-1,87] (20-1066) [11-10-1,64]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
BEER BELLIES (74)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. BEER BELLIES (74) 45
2. UNLIKELY HEROES (4) 39 PHARMANOMICON (76)
3. LOST SENTINELS (19) 33 Unchartered Team
4. ROBO VILLAGE (68) 30
5. DARQUE KNIGHTS (22) 25 ENDLESS HUNGER (80)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 PHARMANOMICON (76) 48 33 4 59.3 1/ 5 BEER BELLIES (74) 10 5 1
2/ 2 UNLIKELY HEROES (4) 58 41 2 58.6 2/ 1 METAL BLADE (69) 10 5 0
3/ 3 BEER BELLIES (74) 62 47 5 56.9 3/ 3 WAY OF ALL FLESH (17) 9 6 1
4/ 4 WAY OF ALL FLESH (17) 162 134 8 54.7 4/ 4 PIXELBENDERS (36) 8 7 2
5/ 6 PIXELBENDERS (36) 423 378 14 52.8 5/ 2 ALFREDOVISION(TM) (77) 8 7 0
6/ 5 ALFREDOVISION(TM) (77) 29 26 1 52.7 6/ 6 HUCKLE'S CATS (23) 8 7 0
7/ 7 ROBO VILLAGE (68) 97 87 2 52.7 7/11 UNLIKELY HEROES (4) 7 8 0
8/ 8 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22) 467 433 29 51.9 8/ 7 LOST SENTINELS (19) 6 6 0
9/10 HERO'S INC (67) 111 104 2 51.6 9/ 8 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22) 6 9 0
10/11 METAL BLADE (69) 87 86 2 50.3 10/10 HERO'S INC (67) 6 9 0
11/12 THIRSTY THUGS (31) 423 437 12 49.2 11/12 ROBO VILLAGE (68) 6 9 0
12/13 HUCKLE'S CATS (23) 385 445 17 46.4 12/ 9 PHARMANOMICON (76) 5 4 0
13/14 LOST SENTINELS (19) 351 533 39 39.7 13/13 THIRSTY THUGS (31) 4 7 0
14/15*ENDLESS HUNGER (80) 2 6 1 25.0 14/15*ENDLESS HUNGER (80) 2 6 1
15/ 0*CONSTANT SORROW (81) 1 4 0 20.0 15/ 0*CONSTANT SORROW (81) 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
Hail and well met. I am Palinc Kalverus, wizard from the Isle of the Eye. Well, I used
to be able to claim being a wizard. I had one too many drunken nights with the
Magnificent Lady Graywand and may have slurred a few lewd comments... This started me
as a Manager of some fighters in Aljafir for my penance. For my punishment, she put a
bind on my magical abilities. Please people of Seam, be at ease around me, I cannot
currently weave any spells.
Recently, I was in the North Fork jail... no surprise, it was drinking- related... and
for a lesser sentence, I offered to manage another stable there. While locked up, the
North Fork Rabble spoke of the drinking contest held in Seam. I just knew I had to
partake in this competition.
To my dismay, I have arrived here to find out it is a fighting contest... Drinking
always leads me to managing more warriors. *sigh* Since I am here, I was quickly able
to find a team who needed a manager. Hopefully I will be able to whip these CEREAL
KILLERS into shape before the contest starts.
See you in the taverns, oh yeah, and in the Arena.
-- Palinc Kalverus, manager of CEREAL KILLERS
P.S. BTW where are the pubs and taverns around here? What are the names of these fine
establishments?
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Well I had planned a tour de force DM column analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of
all the top warriors in arena 20 (spoiler alert, was mostly weaknesses, sorry kids)
but it looks like once again, the BEER BELLIES are on the move! Evidently the big
kahuna, Biff "The Boss" Frothingslosh has decided that to give everyone a fair chance
in the coming contest he would field an all new team of total newbs, most of which are
already missing limbs and/or eyes. I guess he was worried he would steam roll all over
the rest of you and didn't want y'all to feel like total failures. Such a kind man he
is. Stop laughing, he really is.
I have no idea who the new team will be but let's be honest, Biff has a lot of
kids.... like A LOT, so he has no shortage of bodies he can throw at things. Good luck
on dealing with them. As for me, I have to go pack.... grabs his tankard... ok, I'm
packed!!
-- your DM
Pappy Blue Ribs
SPY REPORT
Good day, in SEAM a quiet thief gets rich, but a quiet spymaster gets poor. So
bring me ale and harken to my tidbits of news. It seems the training can make the
difference, as METAL BLADE is pushed out of top team by BEER BELLIES, who came from
5th with a 3-2-1 this turn. BEER BELLIES stable has parlayed this turn's 3-2-1 into
a 4 space move up the rankings. This brings them up to 1st place. Good work, guys!
And let's see, BUD THE WISER fought WOLVERINE and gained 34 points and contributed to
BEER BELLIES' 3-2-1. This turn PAPPY BLUE RIBS challenged HELSTAR in what was SEAM's
Title bout. The attempts to dethrone the Duelmaster have failed, and PAPPY BLUE RIBS
remains SEAM's top warrior for another turn. By the way, was that our Duelmaster
that I saw last night, cramped under the table at The Victory Tavern?
He who challenges well, fights well. He who avoids without cause, shall lose
for good reasons. My mama told me that one. I also notice that the ROBO VILLAGE
stable was the most avoided team this turn. Come on SEAM, what are you afraid of?
And guess who avoided ROBO VILLAGE stable the most? Believe it or not, it was WAY OF
ALL FLESH. Anyone surprised? The most challenged warrior this turn was UNLIKELY
HEROES' warrior SISTER GARLIC. More fighters challenged her than challenged the
Duelmaster! In a brave attempt, BOOZY SOOZY from BEER BELLIES challenged up 22
points to fight ANVIL from the METAL BLADE stable. BOOZY SOOZY perhaps got hers just
desserts, seeing as she defeated ANVIL and ended up with 62 recognition points.
NAKED AND AFRAID of ALFREDOVISION(TM) had better have a good reason for challenging
down 14 points in a challenge which she won. I thought NAKED AND AFRAID showed great
skill and promise when she bested MOUNTAIN. All right, so I slept through it! Big
deal!
A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once. Wise men know this to
be true. WOLVERINE has departed SEAM, leaving HERO'S INC without their 20-21-0
warrior. Question, just what was his team doing at the taverns last night? Is it
really true that SEAM has more dishwashers per capita that fighters? Just thought
I'd ask...
Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe. Dare
to fight bravely. Always good to rest in SEAM, but never good to wear out my
welcome. Look for me in future turns. Until you see my quill in SEAM again,
farewell-- Alarond the Scribe
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PAPPY BLUE RIBS 1091 14 8 2 130 BEER BELLIES (74)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CUT & PASTE 1036 14 14 0 119 PIXELBENDERS (36)
COMMAND X 1060 15 8 0 108 PIXELBENDERS (36)
PASCAL LYNXEAR 1019 23 9 0 106 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
BUD THE WISER 1090 10 11 1 106 BEER BELLIES (74)
SISTER GARLIC 41 14 6 0 97 UNLIKELY HEROES (4)
HELSTAR 976 16 19 0 96 METAL BLADE (69)
SUPER CHICKEN 39 14 6 1 91 UNLIKELY HEROES (4)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
OMEN 1102 9 5 0 90 METAL BLADE (69)
COR SEVENBLADES 1032 12 16 1 87 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
THE HANDYMAN 942 15 22 1 85 ROBO VILLAGE (68)
TALA ONE-HAND 1097 12 3 0 85 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
YUTO 1016 12 20 4 80 LOST SENTINELS (19)
DRINK EM UP 1093 14 7 1 79 BEER BELLIES (74)
OKSTUPID 950 21 11 0 74 WAY OF ALL FLESH (17)
LORELEI 1044 18 8 0 70 LOST SENTINELS (19)
MECHADEPLORABLE 1080 13 5 0 70 WAY OF ALL FLESH (17)
VERTEX 1025 18 12 1 67 PIXELBENDERS (36)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THE SILENT OWL 42 12 8 0 66 UNLIKELY HEROES (4)
AMOXIKILLIN 1105 8 2 0 66 PHARMANOMICON (76)
MR. ROOT 994 15 19 1 65 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
TRAPS 983 14 22 1 65 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
I DON'T MOW 941 14 23 0 65 ROBO VILLAGE (68)
UNDO 1066 11 10 1 64 PIXELBENDERS (36)
XXX 1087 12 10 0 62 BEER BELLIES (74)
BOOZY SOOZY 1088 9 8 0 62 BEER BELLIES (74)
FURIOUS INHALER 1108 11 5 1 60 PHARMANOMICON (76)
CROAKER 1086 8 8 0 60 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
THE REDNECK 1129 6 1 0 59 ROBO VILLAGE (68)
DOCTOR LION 1127 5 5 0 59 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GENERAL LIABILITY 38 10 10 0 51 UNLIKELY HEROES (4)
BENNAKYL 1109 10 7 1 46 PHARMANOMICON (76)
GOAT WITH NO NAME 1148 5 2 0 42 ALFREDOVISION(TM) (77)
DYNAMITE 1151 4 2 0 41 METAL BLADE (69)
ANVIL 1113 6 6 0 40 METAL BLADE (69)
BULLY BOBCAT 1078 7 11 0 38 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DY-QUIL 1107 9 8 1 36 PHARMANOMICON (76)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DARK FUNERAL 1150 3 3 0 33 METAL BLADE (69)
GUMBO 1075 6 13 1 32 LOST SENTINELS (19)
MR. READ-A-LOT 1077 6 12 0 30 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
ERASE 1114 3 9 1 30 PIXELBENDERS (36)
PANDA 1132 4 5 0 27 HERO'S INC (67)
NAKED AND AFRAID 1160 4 0 0 27 ALFREDOVISION(TM) (77)
ETERNAL BLOSSOM 1158 2 3 0 25 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BOZO THE CLOWN 1131 7 2 0 23 ALFREDOVISION(TM) (77)
FREXX 1122 4 7 1 22 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
DAKIA WILDROSE 1159 3 2 0 18 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
DEORN 1152 3 3 0 17 HERO'S INC (67)
REPLACEMENT THEORY 1164 1 2 0 15 WAY OF ALL FLESH (17)
COCAINE SMILE 1180 2 0 0 14 WAY OF ALL FLESH (17)
HOP ONTHEBUS GUS 1154 3 3 0 12 ALFREDOVISION(TM) (77)
HARMACIST 1126 2 2 0 12 PHARMANOMICON (76)
DARKHEART 1165 1 0 1 11 ENDLESS HUNGER (80)
MOUNTAIN 1153 1 5 0 11 HERO'S INC (67)
FRIENDZONE 1174 1 0 0 11 CONSTANT SORROW (81)
WELFARE MOM 1161 2 2 0 9 ROBO VILLAGE (68)
BURN OUT 1157 2 3 0 9 LOST SENTINELS (19)
GIGANTA MOUSE 389 1 5 0 8 UNLIKELY HEROES (4)
GI JANE 1171 1 1 0 7 HERO'S INC (67)
DOOMBLADE 1169 1 0 0 6 ENDLESS HUNGER (80)
PAYTRIOT GAME 1162 1 2 0 5 WAY OF ALL FLESH (17)
HOEB 1184 1 0 0 5 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
MAYOR FOX 1179 0 2 0 2 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
PREGNANT ALCOHOLIC 1170 0 2 0 2 ROBO VILLAGE (68)
AMENDS 1176 0 1 0 1 CONSTANT SORROW (81)
TUMBLE BELLY 1183 0 1 0 1 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
DREDLOCK 1172 0 1 0 1 ENDLESS HUNGER (80)
DRAGONWIND 1168 0 1 0 1 ENDLESS HUNGER (80)
DEFIANT 1182 0 1 0 1 ENDLESS HUNGER (80)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
CAN I SAY POO? 1185 0 1 0 ALFREDOVISION(TM) 77 SHEWISH BOUNCER 183 NONE
LECTER 1116 4 4 0 ALFREDOVISION(TM) 77 GUMBO 1075 180 JUST REVENGED
DIABLO SAMICH 1178 0 1 0 CONSTANT SORROW 81 DARKHEART 1165 183
MOPER 1175 0 1 0 CONSTANT SORROW 81 WURM KIN 183 NONE
MOPER 2 1177 0 1 0 CONSTANT SORROW 81 SHEWISH BOUNCER 183 NONE
WOLVERINE 946 20 22 0 HERO'S INC 67 BUD THE WISER 1090 183
NORMAL GUY 1156 0 1 0 LOST SENTINELS 19 CANNON MOLE 1139 179 NOT REVENGED
METH DEALER 1085 6 6 0 ROBO VILLAGE 68 ERASE 1114 181 JUST REVENGED
CHATROOM RAMBO 1083 8 5 1 WAY OF ALL FLESH 17 DRINK EM UP 1093 180
PERSONAL ADS
3-2 turn. The new kid lost but managed a strength train. I'm unclear what kind of
tournament we are supposed to be having. I really have no intention of leaving but
Wolverine is to old to send to the dark arena, GI jane just got here and the other
kids have picked up their game. Mountain is probably headed towards the Dark Arena
because aside for Tremendous damage the kid couldn't hit the broad side of a barn and
is so big and slow he is easier to hit than that barn. Deorn and Panda are still
developing and I still have some hope that they will start winning. So that means for
the foreseeable future I'm looking at maybe one new rollup and several veterans. What
exactly are the rules for this upcoming tourny? Is it the 99 bottles of beer thing
I've read about or something else? -- Eli
Since I'm here already, and I like beer, count Metal Blade in! Hope this will be a
blast, as it is likely my first time participating in an event like this. Good luck to
all, especially me. -- Producer, Manager of Metal Blade (The Democrats in 22, Carnage
Canaries in 21)
Pharmanomicon Manager: Neuroticus.
All -- First and foremost, let me introduce myself. My name is Dante Killatroll. And
before you ask, No... I have never killed a troll. I am the team manager for Talk
Nerdy 2 Me. I have come t Seam to participate in the 99 Bottles contest. Yet I would
like everyone to know that I am not a drunk. So I have brought a team to help me drink
all of it. We are part of the N.E.R.D. Syndicate, the Never-Ending-Research-
Development. I am always studying and learning, open to new ideas, and trying to
overcome challenges. So with all this said, my team shall see you next round! --
Dante, mgr. of Talk Nerdy 2 Me
Just a reminder for you guys: the contest is nigh! Next turn is the start of the warm-
up period, so remember to write a personal ad for next turn's newsletter to earn your
first bottle...which will also insure that you will be in a tie for first place!
Pretty cool, eh? Huzzah! -- alfredo Frothingslosh, Your Host and Cruise Director
Pappy -- Suck it through a straw. Concise enough for ya? -- alf
Eli -- Well, I imagine you're not going to have any problems remembering to write a
personal ad every turn! Under normal circumstances I would have happily given you some
advice regarding your new little GI girl. But this being a contest now, I will give
you this advice: perhaps it might not be wise to post your warrior's stats (especially
if you happen to be a 4 CN, little damage AB). Good luck my friend; you're going to
need it. -- alfredo
Gumbo -- Gotcha! Best 2 out of 3? -- GOAT
Eternal Blossom -- uh HUH! You may be 1-3, but you're pretty good, aren't cha! Hey
SEAM; let's get this guy before he "blossoms," -- Bozo
Dynamite -- Challenge me anytime if you're going to teach me like that! -- GUS
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[reprinting this for Eli]
The Frothingslosh Syndicate is proud to announce 99 Bottles of Beer III!!! (+ 100):
Sponsored by ALFREDOVISION(TM): for a Better Tomorrow, and a Better Today.
The contest will be in honor and celebration of turn 199 of SEAM DM 20.
Your objective is simple: be the first team to accumulate 199 Bottles of Beer!
The first part of the contest will be a 15 turn "warm-up" starting on turn 184, due
7/4/22, but you are encouraged to start your team as early as possible. During this
casual "meet and greet" stage, all teams will earn one bottle per turn simply by
fielding a full team of 5 warriors and writing at least one personal ad. BTW guys, for
the sake of simplicity, your Host and Cruise director asks that you PLEASE do not sign
your ad expecting me to know who you are. If you are not 100% certain, then please
state very clearly EVERY TURN what team you are associated with so i do not have to go
through past newsletters to try to figure out who you are. Also do not forget to write
a personal ad for the turn 184 newsletter! Simply stating who you are would be great.
Something like, "Hi Seam. I'm John, the manager of John's team" is certainly
sufficient.
The real fireworks will start on turn 199, due on 1/30/23. That is when the teams will
start to earn Bottles for Arena Performance, which will be earned/awarded as follows:
* Bottles awarded for being active and writing a personal ad are discontinued.
* 5 Bottles for each invite to ADM, AWARDED UPON THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF INVITE IN THE
NEWSLETTER with the opportunity to earn 1 extra bottle ON THE FOLLOWING TURN for
achieving a kill in the Dark Arena on their last fight. Note that this Bottle is a
"bonus;" you will also earn a Bottle for the win; bottles awarded for wins are
outlined below.
* 3 Bottles for each turn as Duelmaster, with the opportunity to earn 1 extra bottle
for writing a Duelmaster's column COLLECTED ON THE FOLLOWING TURN when the column
is actually published. It does not have to be fancy but has to be "something": 99
words minimum.
* 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 Bottles for Team on the Move and Current Top Team. In the case
of ties, partial bottles will be awarded and will count towards your total.
* 2 Bottles for Chartered Recognition Leader
* 2 Bottles for This Week's Favorite
* 2 Bottles for TOP CAREER HONORS Chartered Team
* 0 Bottles for each turn as Overall Popularity Leader. Additionally, you will pay a
1 BOTTLE PENALTY on the following turn if you fail to post a personal ad
apologizing for your ostentatious behavior! OR...you can choose to brag further
about how astonishingly wonderful you actually are, and are more than worthy of
all the accolades you get from your adoring fans.
* 1 Bottle for a successful Bloodfeud: limit two bottles per incident.
* 2 Bottles for each Stylemaster as listed in the newsletter. In other words, the
rules for being awarded bottles for Stylemaster are the same as they are in the
arena: winning record, adept or above.
* 1 bottle for each win, or two bottles for each kill in the regular arena. Warriors
that manage to return from the Dark Arena earn one bottle for the win only.
If more than one team achieves or surpasses 199 Bottles on the same turn, the team
with the higher total will be the victor. Partial Bottles having been awarded make the
event of a tie at the end much less likely; any fraction of a bottle lead that you may
have *will* count. In the unlikely event that there is an exact tie for any place that
receives a prize, those teams involved will continue playing until a winner can be
decided.
The top three places will win one or more "Cream of the Slosh" replacements:
* 1st Place: 3 CotS replacements
* 2nd Place: 2 CotS replacements
* 3rd Place: 1 CotS replacements
A CotS replacement is 10 standard, ordinary Duelmasters teamsheets that are specially
"marked" and grouped together by the Spy Commision to be used for this single purpose
only. The winning manager then chooses any one out of the 50 warriors on the 10
teamsheets they wish to be their "Cream of the Slosh" replacement; the other 49 are
simply discarded. Note that you are free to use your CotS replacement anytime you have
an opening on your team in Seam; in other words, you are not required to Dark Arena
nor do you have to pass on a good naturally occurring replacement.
However, CotS replacements will not be allowed to hide their status: all CotS
replacements will be required to start its name with these three symbols: O^O (capital
O, shift-6 [caret symbol], capital O. This surely will cause them to be a "target" of
challenges, but also will serve as a badge of honor for them to wear proudly. In the
case of winning multiple CotS replacements, you will be required to wait at least 10
ACTIVE turns in between using your CotS replacements; you will only receive one CotS
packet at a time. Just send a note in to the Spy Commission with your 10th turn's
orders to receive your new CotS packet with your turn's results.
Note that 6 CotS replacements being won in total is the guaranteed minimum. I have
been informed that if the contest has an unusually large turnout, the Spy Commission
MAY choose to spice up the prize pool with additional CotS replacements. Understand
there are no guarantees (other than them 6 as listed), and these Spies were rather
"vague" and sometimes can be a little sketchy. But, for what it's worth, I figured I
should pass the information on just in case it does actually have merit.
But that's not all! For those of you that wish to spice up the contest even further,
we are featuring an additional and completely voluntary "Contest Within a Contest" for
which there will be a one time fee of 6 RSI Gift Certificates to enter. The prize pool
for the CWAC will be one "6-pack" of Duelmasters Gift Certificates (no cash value;
each may be redeemed for one Duelmasters teamsheet) for every manager who chooses to
participate. The prize pool will divided up among the winning players as follows:
* 1st place: 1/2 of all the teamsheets
* 2nd place: 1/3 of all the teamsheets
* 3rd place: 1/6 of all the teamsheets
I just want to clarify that managers competing for the CWAC teamsheets are only
competing against each other. So, for example, if you place second in the main contest
but the main contest winner did not choose to participate in the CWAC, you will then
be the first place winner of the CWAC (and receive half of all the sheets in the prize
pool). Additionally, if the CWAC proves to be very popular and gets many entries, I
may pay out more places. Any such decisions will be discussed and finalized prior to
turn 199.
I will do my best to write a Contest Update every turn which will obviously be based
on the totals from the previous turn. I also plan to start an email list that you may
join if you wish. I will send out the updated contest standings to this list...likely
very soon after the newsletter is posted; I will actually be so bold to suggest that I
might get your contest update prior to getting your mail! So everyone can have up-to-
date standings, but also gives you the chance to point out any errors I might have
made prior to sending in the official update to be printed in the newsletter.
Other Rules:
* Once the first team equals or surpasses the required 199 Bottles total, THE
CONTEST IS OVER unless there are any ties to work out, and in that case the
contest will continue to the following turn ONLY for those teams involved. Your
official contest ranking will be based on whatever position you are holding at the
time that the first team(s) surpasses 199 bottles, even in the unlikely event of a
tie for first place and the winner has not yet been determined.
* NO AVOIDS: This will be STRICTLY ENFORCED starting on Turn 199. Any team caught
avoiding will be REMOVED from the contest and their entry fee (if any) WILL NOT be
refunded! And trust me, with the number of nosy spy reporters out there, YOU WILL
get caught.
* Cheating of any kind will not be tolerated and will be grounds for
disqualification. Coordinating challenges is allowed; non-aggression pacts are
allowed. "Taking a dive" (ie: throwing fights) is definitely NOT allowed. Any
allegations of cheating will be investigated seriously; any decision made by the
spy commission regarding said allegations will be final. Ladies and gentlemen:
let's keep this clean, okay? None of us are kids anymore!
* Seam is a "non-tourney" arena, and as such you are required to field a full team
of 5 warriors every turn! Any warrior that has 1 FE or more missing the turn will
incur a 3-Bottle penalty for their team. You are highly encouraged to put your
entire team on maintenance, to guard against any mistakes. If you have a warrior
"accidentally' sit out the turn, you will "accidentally" incur a 3-bottle penalty
;>. Any rookie warrior missing a turn will only incur a 1-Bottle penalty for
their team. I am aware that those poor noobs often get lost temporarily.
* There will be no penalty for your *entire team* missing a turn. It is certainly
not recommended, however!
* No tournament experience or "enhanced" warriors will be allowed.
* If you wish to participate in the optional "contest within a contest," you must
announce your intention to participate prior to turn 190 being processed (due
9/26). The one-time entry fee of 6 RSI Gift Certificates will be charged to your
account at that time.
YOU are invited; you are encouraged to start early if you like! The Frothingslosh
Syndicate invites you to Bottle! Er...ah...battle!
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BOTTLES OF BEER III!!! (+100) CONTEST: NEWS FROM THE GLADITORIAL COMMISSION: ALL
PARTICIPANTS WIN A PRIZE! Plus contest clarifications:
You heard right my friends: ALL 99 Bottles participants who do not miss more than 1
turn during the entire contest (including the warm-up phase) will receive a "Pick of
the Litter" replacement. A PotL replacement will be 10 ordinary random replacements:
you pick the one you wish to keep, and the other 9 are discarded. Naturally, this
replacement must be placed in DM 20.
What's new:
Your CotS "status symbol": O^O (capital O, shift-6, capital O) must appear somewhere
in it's name. However, it may appear anywhere. It need not be in the beginning as was
originally stated. So names such as MO^ONSHOT or THRU THE O^O will be quite
acceptable..
Some clarifications:
* Do not forget to write a personal ad for the Turn 184 newsletter. In other words,
assuming you do start on turn 184, you need to send in a personal ad with your very
first turn.
The requirement to write a personal ad is discontinued once the Arena Achievement
stage starts on turn 199.
* This should not be an issue, but Bottles for Arena Awards will be awarded for
chartered teams only.
* If you win one or more of the CotS replacements, they/it MUST be used in DM 20.
* Note that the NO AVOIDS policy will be STRICLY ENFORCED!! If you are caught
avoiding, you will be disqualified from the contest! HOWEVER--this does not start
until turn 199; no one including myself or the Gladitorial Commission will give a
hoot about avoids until turn 199. But be sure you get it out of your system prior:
if you are caught avoiding on turn 199 (or after), you WILL be disqualified!!
* On the other hand, fielding a partial team is a no-no RIGHT FROM THE START on turn
184. You will receive a 3-bottle penalty for any inactive warrior, or 1-bottle
penalty for any inactive rookie. And your Bottle total can and will go negative if
necessary.
It is highly recommended that you place your team "on maintenance" to avoid any
complications caused due to slow mail or any other unforeseen catastrophy. In case
you are not familiar with the term: a team on maintenance will automatically run
again with its previous turn's strategies (without the challenges) even if none are
sent in or are not received in time, Just send your request to be put on maintenance
to CSR@reality.com.
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
CAN I SAY POO? was barely slain by SHEWISH BOUNCER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
MOPER 2 was butchered by SHEWISH BOUNCER in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
MOPER was murdered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
THE REDNECK overpowered ERASE in a 1 minute mismatched Bloodfeud duel.
GOAT WITH NO NAME devastated GUMBO in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud fight.
PAPPY BLUE RIBS savagely defeated HELSTAR in a 2 minute Challenge Title competition.
TALA ONE-HAND was overpowered by CUT & PASTE in a 1 minute Challenge struggle.
PASCAL LYNXEAR unbelievably bested SISTER GARLIC in a 5 minute Challenge competition.
DRINK EM UP was viciously subdued by SUPER CHICKEN in a 4 minute Challenge duel.
BUD THE WISER slaughtered WOLVERINE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
THE HANDYMAN vanquished XXX in a 2 minute brutal one-sided Challenge fight.
I DON'T MOW slimly lost to MECHADEPLORABLE in a slow 23 minute Challenge bout.
BOOZY SOOZY demolished ANVIL in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
GENERAL LIABILITY devastated MR. READ-A-LOT in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge battle.
NAKED AND AFRAID viciously subdued MOUNTAIN in a 2 minute bloody Challenge bout.
HOP ONTHEBUS GUS was handily defeated by BULLY BOBCAT in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
DARK FUNERAL savagely defeated BOZO THE CLOWN in a 6 minute Challenge struggle.
PREGNANT ALCOHOLIC was savagely defeated by GI JANE in a 2 minute Challenge brawl.
WELFARE MOM outlasted BURN OUT in a tiresome 18 minute novice's Challenge bout.
PAYTRIOT GAME was overpowered by PANDA in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
ETERNAL BLOSSOM overcame HARMACIST in a 3 minute amateur's Challenge competition.
COMMAND X won victory over COR SEVENBLADES in a 2 minute veteran's match.
OKSTUPID was overcome by YUTO in a crowd pleasing 5 minute expert's duel.
VERTEX was overpowered by OMEN in a 1 minute one-sided match.
MR. ROOT was overpowered by THE SILENT OWL in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
TRAPS was overpowered by AMOXIKILLIN in a 1 minute gory one-sided duel.
LORELEI subdued UNDO in a action packed 5 minute gruesome veteran's melee.
CROAKER overpowered DY-QUIL in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided fray.
FURIOUS INHALER vanquished MORDANT GOON in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
BENNAKYL was defeated by DOCTOR LION in a action packed 1 minute duel.
FREXX was overpowered by DYNAMITE in a 1 minute one-sided match.
DEORN defeated MAYOR FOX in a 2 minute fight.
GIGANTA MOUSE was overpowered by REPLACEMENT THEORY in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
DAKIA WILDROSE overcame DRAGONWIND in a action packed 3 minute amateur's match.
COCAINE SMILE overpowered DEFIANT in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
FRIENDZONE demolished TUMBLE BELLY in a 3 minute one-sided struggle.
AMENDS slimly lost to DOOMBLADE in a 2 minute novice's fight.
DREDLOCK was subdued by HOEB in a 1 minute novice's conflict.
DIABLO SAMICH was slaughtered by DARKHEART in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK 13 PARRY-RIPOSTE 16 - 11 - 2 59 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 12 TOTAL PARRY 52 - 40 - 0 57 |
|TOTAL PARRY 11 PARRY-STRIKE 29 - 23 - 2 56 |
|AIMED BLOW 8 STRIKING ATTACK 24 - 22 - 0 52 |
|WALL OF STEEL 7 WALL OF STEEL 37 - 35 - 2 51 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 6 LUNGING ATTACK 50 - 50 - 4 50 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 6 AIMED BLOW 19 - 22 - 0 46 |
|BASHING ATTACK 6 SLASHING ATTACK 45 - 64 - 3 41 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 3 BASHING ATTACK 12 - 20 - 1 38 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 4 - 0 20 |
Turn 183 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:
WALL OF STEEL 5 - 2 TOTAL PARRY 5 - 6 3 TOTAL PARRY
LUNGING ATTACK 7 - 5 SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 8 2 PARRY-STRIKE
PARRY-STRIKE 3 - 3 AIMED BLOW 3 - 5 1 SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 2 1 BASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 3 1 LUNGING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 3 - 3 1 AIMED BLOW
1 STRIKING ATTACK
1 WALL OF STEEL
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK PAPPY BLUE RIBS 1091 14 8 2 130 BEER BELLIES (74)
PARRY-STRIKE COMMAND X 1060 15 8 0 108 PIXELBENDERS (36)
TOTAL PARRY PASCAL LYNXEAR 1019 23 9 0 106 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
LUNGING ATTACK SISTER GARLIC 41 14 6 0 97 UNLIKELY HEROES (4)
AIMED BLOW OMEN 1102 9 5 0 90 METAL BLADE (69)
WALL OF STEEL THE SILENT OWL 42 12 8 0 66 UNLIKELY HEROES (4)
STRIKING ATTACK THE REDNECK 1129 6 1 0 59 ROBO VILLAGE (68)
BASHING ATTACK DY-QUIL 1107 9 8 1 36 PHARMANOMICON (76)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is COR SEVENBLADES 1032. The most popular warrior this
turn was UNDO 1066. The ten other most popular fighters were SISTER GARLIC 41, DARK
FUNERAL 1150, YUTO 1016, ETERNAL BLOSSOM 1158, DAKIA WILDROSE 1159, PAPPY BLUE RIBS
1091, DRINK EM UP 1093, NAKED AND AFRAID 1160, LORELEI 1044, and SUPER CHICKEN 39.
The least popular fighter this week was MECHADEPLORABLE 1080. The other ten least
popular fighters were I DON'T MOW 941, BURN OUT 1157, WELFARE MOM 1161, DIABLO SAMICH
1178, DEFIANT 1182, DRAGONWIND 1168, GIGANTA MOUSE 389, FREXX 1122, TRAPS 983, and
MR. ROOT 994.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
PAPPY BLUE RIBS (20-1091) BEER BELLIES (74)
NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)
For those of you who keep track of such things, a few additional warriors graduated
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.
GECKO (82-4572) REPTILIAN REBELS (617)
0004 (82-12395) OCT 2001 2 (1813)
CRAZY 17 (84-11450) CRAZY 88 6 (2077)
UBER (85-4046) IT'S NEWARK! (736)
MARCELINE (85-9958) ADVENTURE TIME 2 (1809)
HIP KOALA (85-38711) TIME 4 TOURNEY XIII (7060)
Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes
Name Change-o-Rama -- Final Update
The gladiators looked around at the Commission's administrative office on the
Isle of the Eye. They'd been here before. The standard boxy building, the scurrying
clerks, the... goats browsing on the landscaping. Not as many goats this time as
before, only three. One came over to Zeke (not his arena name) and nuzzled his
pockets. He scratched at the base of its floppy ears, lacking a snack to offer. He
looked at one of the clerks. "I thought you got rid of the goats last year," Zeke
said.
"These are new goats," the clerk said with a sigh. "They're going to be shipped
out next week." He looked hopeful. "They like you, could you stay until then?"
Zeke sighed. Minding three goats sounded more enjoyable than fighting in the
arena. "I'd have to ask my manager."
* * * *
Snatching his parchment away from a very determined goat, who apparently thought
it was a tasty snack, Rodney quickly dipped his pen in ink and began to write. "It is
our pleasure and honor to note that sixty-seven gladiators and teams have elected to
change their names, supporting the contribution of goats to deserving people. With
the Commission's matching funds, this has purchased three goats--a good goat can't be
purchased for a copper, you know. The goats are already en route to their new homes,
where they will be--" He paused and thought about it. "--very welcome. We wish all
the best to the goats and their new owners."