DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 12/15/2004 Duedate: 12/28/2004 SOLVEN ARENA DM-22 TURN-497 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS BLIND ILLUSION MEDIEVAL CHAOS (722) (22-6379) [14-7-1,108] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader WHAT UP LITTLE BRANCH JUST CHILLIN (699) TREE PEOPLE 2 (718) (22-6172) [18-7-3,125] (22-6337) [2-4-0,16] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite WHAT UP BIFF STREICHER JUST CHILLIN (699) MEDIEVAL CHAOS (722) (22-6172) [18-7-3,125] (22-6375) [5-7-1,43] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. CONSPIRACY INC. (100) 48 2. JUST CHILLIN (699) 30 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676) 3. THE DEMOCRATS (202) 25 Unchartered Team 4. MEDIEVAL CHAOS (722) 23 5. TREE PEOPLE 2 (718) 10 TREE PEOPLE 2 (718) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 2 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676) 175 74 4 70.3 1/ 1 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676) 12 3 0 2/ 3 THE POISON CLAN (692) 80 55 1 59.3 2/ 2 THE POISON CLAN (692) 10 5 0 3/ 4 JUST CHILLIN (699) 70 54 6 56.5 3/ 7 CONSPIRACY INC. (100) 9 5 1 4/ 5 CONSPIRACY INC. (100) 168 135 12 55.4 4/ 3 MEDIEVAL CHAOS (722) 7 8 0 5/ 6 THE REPUBLICANS (103) 366 360 24 50.4 5/ 5 THE DEMOCRATS (202) 6 8 1 6/ 7 THE DEMOCRATS (202) 164 167 12 49.5 6/ 4 JUST CHILLIN (699) 6 9 1 7/ 8 MEDIEVAL CHAOS (722) 51 53 5 49.0 7/ 6 THE REPUBLICANS (103) 4 11 0 8- 9*LEGIO ITALICA (724) 9 11 0 45.0 8- 8*LEGIO ITALICA (724) 2 3 0 9/ 0 ULTRA-VIOLENCE (723) 47 59 3 44.3 9/11*TREE PEOPLE 2 (718) 2 4 0 10/11*TREE PEOPLE 2 (718) 8 18 1 30.8 10/ 0 ULTRA-VIOLENCE (723) 0 1 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank TEAM SPOTLIGHT * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ------------------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 251): GOLDENEYE of BONDAGE (Spawn, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 503): WALL OF GLASS of SCARLET KNIGHTS II (Talon Warsmith) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 503): SCARBOROUGH of FRAG 'EM ALL! (Edge, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 496): SNAKE CHARMER of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 492): GORTHAUR of FACES OF DOOM (Mad Max, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 492): SCARLET of SCARLET BLADES (Azereth, mgr.) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 493): FIRE of SEEING RED (Edge, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 485): DARK STAR of THE WARLOCKS (Malaquar, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 454): JIMMY CRICKET of SUNNYLAND (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 447): PORTERHOUSE ARREST of GLAD TO MEAT YOU (Alfredo Frothingslosh, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 441): TALON of FLOYDS FAN CLUB (Talon Volksie, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 198): BEXLEY of OHIO (Berylstar, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 352): TOSSED SALAD of HIT ME WITH... (PTFT, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 341): LOCKHEART of SAFE HAVEN (Keldon Blackfang, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 153): ASHEGI OF VEGA of DARQUE FORCES III (Master Darque) ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 389): CRYSTAL FIREBLADE of DEFENDERS OF VIRTUE from TARRGIR (JRK, mgr.) Top Teams -------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 251): BONDAGE (Spawn, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 503): SKASMONAUTS (Rude Buddha, mgr.) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 503): FRAG 'EM ALL! (Edge, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 496): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 492): KRILL CAVALRY (Leeta, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 492): WE ARE SC (Huckle Cat, mgr.) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 493): SEEING RED (Edge, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 485): THE WARLOCKS (Malaquar, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 454): BEYOND THE PALE (Leeta, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 447): GLAD TO MEAT YOU (Alfredo Frothingslosh, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 441): DEATHTONGUE (Technogeek, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 198): OHIO (Berylstar, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 352): MY BRAIN ON CHLORINE (Samwise the Bald, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 341): SAFE HAVEN (Keldon Blackfang, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 153): DARQUE FORCES III (Master Darque, mgr.) ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 389): NATURE'S FORCE, etc. (LHI, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 503): WALL OF GLASS of SCARLET KNIGHTS II (Talon Warsmith) NILA SUNDANCER of KRILL CAVALRY (Leeta, mgr.) SALENA WARSMITH of SCARLET KNIGHTS II (Talon Warsmith) (turn 502): TATIANA SEASPRITE of SCARLET KNIGHTS (Talon Warsmith) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 493): SPLINTER of HEADBANGERS (Sablon-O-Vlad, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 440): SILVER FURY of CYNICAL DELUSIONS (Eclipse, mgr.) DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. No, no, no! The star goes on top of the tree, Tammy! Jeesh...good help is hard to find. Happy holidays, all. Your beloved Duelmaster Snake Charmer here once again. Blind Illussion came ready for the challenge, but it was to no avail. Just a few greatsword hits up side the head put his notions of an upset to rest. Seeing as we are closing in on the holidays, I thought I'd share with you all my little list of holiday wishes for many of you. Let's see who's been naughty, and who's been nice, shall we? For Bookie -- A brand new hippie shirt. I am sure he would love it. Oh, and a new pair of cut off jean shorts. For Master Tazo -- A storage chest to put up some of The Toad's armor so that he can win a scumfest sometime soon. Oh, not to mention a Duelmaster for you. It has been almost a year now, and still looking for your first. Hopefully as soon as I graduate, you can get one. For Mr. Freeze -- Dang, man! Get a little warmth in your life. A nice big cuddly green and gold blanket full of warm memories. For Conspiracy Inc. -- Great faves on both of those WS's you have running around. You sure have been nursing them through the arena. Hopefully they get just what you wanted out of them. For Judge -- The best gift you could ever want. One free downchallenge of Kellumbo's Kids without a single word from us. Most managers talk the talk on downchallenging, but you really walk the walk. You say you won't do it, and you never have here. Well, for this season, we think you deserve a free pass on one shot of your choice. Enjoy, because after that one, if it happens again we'll never let you forget about it. Happy holidays, big guy. Having you in the arena has made it all the better. For Al Gore -- Enough wins to get that team back above 50%. I know it must be killing you. Let's hope the spirit of the season sends you not one, but two back to back 5-0 turns to start the year off right. For Medieval Chaos -- All the joy and happiness that playing in the best arena in the lands can bring. We at Kellumbo's Kids hope you stick around for a long time. For Legio Italica -- How about an endurance potion for those lungers of yours. Yeah, I bet they would love that! For Tree People 2 -- Dang, son, if anyone needs a 5-0 turn it's you. Hope it comes your way. And lastly, for Leeta -- Peace of mind and happiness. Hope you find your way back to the arena soon. We miss you. Happy holidays, all. Fellow managers of Solven, you are the greatest. -- Snake Charmer SPY REPORT Ready for some action-packed adventure, some thrills, chills and spills? Well fergit it, cause this is the Spyreport for SOLVEN. The guys at CONSPIRACY INC. like really pulled together to get a 5-0-1 this turn, moving up by 4. MVP award for DARRELL ISSA? CONSPIRACY INC.'s proud of him after beating THE TOAD and getting 17 points. Talk about yer big time losers! THE TOAD got smashed by DARRELL ISSA, and lost 16 points! The Duelmaster isn't going to stop just cause he's Number One! BLIND ILLUSION knows this. He was Bloodfeuded by the Duelmaster. Was that a tear I saw in BLIND ILLUSION's eye, as he took over Duelmastership? And wasn't SNAKE CHARMER fit to be tied! I hear the top team insists all their warriors get nine hours sleep. They want photogenic fighters for PR photos. So just why would someone becomes a warrior anyway? It can't be for these really neat Spyreports can it? CONSPIRACY INC. was the most avoided team. Is a 168-135-12 record really that scary? I don't know what THE DEMOCRATS' been doing. They certainly haven't been accepting many fights from CONSPIRACY INC., that's fer sher. Like, is BLIND ILLUSION popular, or what? He was challenged the most in all of SOLVEN! He's got a 14-7-1, is that good? LUCIAS CLAY is being unfair. He's challenged down 20 against TAX DEDUCTION. I don't know why they let this stuff go on. (I'd better shut up) LUCIAS CLAY beat TAX DEDUCTION. No surprise about that. Really I'm not surprised LUCIAS CLAY would do such a scummy thing, either. SCHWARZENEGGER must not be a good enough fighter to get in fair fights. He challenged CEPACOL. 11 is a big difference. (Well, that's what they tell me.) I thought SCHWARZENEGGER showed great skill and promise when he defeated CEPACOL. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal! Challenges, revenges, Bloodfeuds. All SOLVEN ever talks about is fighting! Me, I'm more laid back. How cruel! THE DEMOCRATS heartlessly sent hers to CAROL M. BRAUN certain fate in the Dark Arena. Is a 8-18-0 bad or something? Pinch me, I must be dreaming!!! JOHN O'NEILL returns from the Dark Arena, maybe a "little upset" at his CONSPIRACY INC. teammates... It was kind of sad, seeing old NEON KNIGHT stumbling around the arena, before WHAT UP finished him off. Oh well! It was so gross when WHAT UP of JUST CHILLIN killed NEON KNIGHT. They should start making warriors use safer weapons, or more shields, or something... 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 know how much you like reading this stuff, but I really should stop. Remember you guys, ease up sometimes! Chill out! Later, Debby Tonte DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BLIND ILLUSION 6379 14 7 1 108 MEDIEVAL CHAOS (722) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME WHAT UP 6172 18 7 3 125 JUST CHILLIN (699) DARRELL ISSA 6108 16 10 2 116 CONSPIRACY INC. (100) ROE V WADE 6226 12 7 0 96 THE DEMOCRATS (202) SNAKE CHARMER 6169 22 5 0 91 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME THE TOAD 6121 20 7 0 88 THE POISON CLAN (692) ANTHONY SCALIA 6103 19 8 0 87 CONSPIRACY INC. (100) THE LOTUS 6208 12 10 0 76 THE POISON CLAN (692) NO HURRY 6174 13 12 0 75 JUST CHILLIN (699) THE SCORPION 6117 15 12 0 71 THE POISON CLAN (692) MAYBE LATER 6176 16 9 1 70 JUST CHILLIN (699) NAME DROPPER 6306 6 4 0 67 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME EASY BREEZE 6173 12 13 2 64 JUST CHILLIN (699) LUCIAS CLAY 6359 7 1 0 63 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676) SCHWARZENEGGER 6265 12 3 0 61 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME THE PHOENIX 6227 12 8 0 56 THE POISON CLAN (692) CEPACOL 6377 7 7 1 49 MEDIEVAL CHAOS (722) JOHN EDWARDS 6399 3 3 1 47 THE DEMOCRATS (202) ICE PICK 6335 7 3 0 46 JUST CHILLIN (699) THE BASILISK 6307 7 4 0 46 THE POISON CLAN (692) TAX DEDUCTION 6269 6 9 1 43 THE REPUBLICANS (103) BIFF STREICHER 6375 5 7 1 43 MEDIEVAL CHAOS (722) -WRATHCHILD 6395 10 10 0 40 ULTRA-VIOLENCE (723) CRIMSON WONDER 6373 6 2 0 40 MEDIEVAL CHAOS (722) -CHARLES RANGEL 6229 7 10 1 38 THE DEMOCRATS (202) FREDDY BEAR 6389 9 6 0 37 ULTRA-VIOLENCE (723) CLINT EASTWOOD 6286 8 6 0 36 THE REPUBLICANS (103) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -SUBOTAI 6387 6 5 1 33 ULTRA-VIOLENCE (723) -AEMILIA 6402 3 1 0 33 LEGIO ITALICA (724) JOHN O'NEILL 6362 2 5 2 33 CONSPIRACY INC. (100) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -CAIUS 6404 4 0 0 28 LEGIO ITALICA (724) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME TONY BLAIR 6334 5 2 0 23 CONSPIRACY INC. (100) TAMMY 6407 3 0 0 19 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676) SUPPLY SIDE 6358 3 6 0 17 THE REPUBLICANS (103) LITTLE BRANCH 6337 2 4 0 16 TREE PEOPLE 2 (718) BROOKS AND DUNN 6398 3 3 0 12 THE REPUBLICANS (103) RUPERT MURDOCH 6409 1 1 0 12 CONSPIRACY INC. (100) -BIG TREE 6338 2 3 1 11 TREE PEOPLE 2 (718) -RIP-A-DIP 6384 2 1 0 7 ULTRA-VIOLENCE (723) -MARIUS 6401 1 3 0 6 LEGIO ITALICA (724) -JUSTUS 6403 1 3 0 6 LEGIO ITALICA (724) APPLE TREE 6411 1 1 0 6 TREE PEOPLE 2 (718) MICHAEL MOORE 6410 1 2 0 5 THE DEMOCRATS (202) -DESTINED TO DIE 6383 1 2 0 5 ULTRA-VIOLENCE (723) CHERRY PITS 6368 0 3 0 3 TREE PEOPLE 2 (718) -PEAR TREE 6412 0 1 0 1 TREE PEOPLE 2 (718) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? SPYMASTER 405 0 1 0 DARK ARENA 0 JOHN O'NEILL 6362 497 NONE CAROL M. BRAUN 6146 8 19 0 THE DEMOCRATS 202 MOUNTAIN TROLL 401 497 NONE JESSICA 6287 10 1 0 KELLUMBO'S KIDS 676 BLIND ILLUSION 6379 494 REVENGED NEON KNIGHT 6381 10 11 0 MEDIEVAL CHAOS 722 WHAT UP 6172 497 POWELL 6418 0 1 0 THE REPUBLICANS 103 SHAPESHIFTER 402 497 NONE BULL MARKET 6331 3 6 0 THE REPUBLICANS 103 JOHN EDWARDS 6399 496 PERSONAL ADS Judge -- I got ya twice this turn. Feels good. Maybe I can make a habit of it. -- Al Gore Aemilia -- Bah! You still suck! -- Al Gore Easy Breeze -- Change your name. You aren't as easy as your name implies. -- Al Gore C'mon people! Stop taking turns off! We need every fighter to step up. Hate seeing so many good teams to inactive. -- Al Gore My name is Elderberry. I have been in this arena for over a year now. Sorry I missed the last turn--holiday. So Happy Holidays to all. -- Elderberry Jeesh! What happened last turn? Did the mail boy get ambushed on his way to the printing press? -- Kellumbo Blind Illusion -- Well now. Looks like you were prepared for me and still came up on the short end of the stick. Don't sweat it though, only one more turn to go after this one. -- Snake Charmer Neon Knight -- Dang! That was the strat that Guardian and I had been practicing all week too! Maybe next time. -- Name Dropper Cepacol -- And what, pray tell, is a Cepacol? -- Schwarzenegger Cherry Pits -- Yeah, the pits aren't very good. I much prefer the sweet, chewy cherry part. -- Tammy Easy Breeze -- Well I'll be a three legged jack rabbit! That was a good fight there son. Let's try that again real soon! -- Lucias Clay Detective Kellumbo -- I have this feeling creeping up on me that Ilsa She-Wolf has a story to enact. If you would care to send me a clue or two regarding how you see her, or would like to see her, portrayed, I'd appreciate it. -- the Scribe, LiviaATrealityDOTcom John Edwards and Al Gore -- Perhaps we should be thanking you for killing Bull Market, as he was certainly failing to perform up to standard. Unfortunately, we don't quite see it that way. Prepare for four turns of bleeding. -- Judge, mgr. of The Republicans C. Braun -- Nice try. Go back to your liberal friends in Michigan. -- Clint Eastwood Pear Tree -- You have too many carbs--it slowed you down. -- Brooks & Dunn C'mon people! Somebody knock Snake Charmer off. I would if I had a decent warrior. -- Al Gore P.S. Congrats, Snake Charmer, on being DM. The Scorpion -- Ha! Got ya back. Now everything is right in the world. -- Al Gore Clint Eastwood -- Some tuff guy you are. Can't even do me the favor of killing off CMB. Now I have to waste a DA. -- Al Gore Tax Deduction -- Nice comeback. -- Al Gore Tony Blair -- Bah! Stupid tea drinkers. -- Al Gore Judge -- Bring on the bloodfeud. I will honor our old deal--no avoids--in this situation like all the others. Also, what's with all the rednecks fighting for you? -- Al Gore 17 November 2004 Hammer 500-Hammer Run for the Roll Ups Hosted by Hammer Niytyole Island DM 33 has dwindled to the point where as of T-482 [duedate November 3, 2004] there were only 2 active stables listed with 3 inactive stables in a once thriving and lively regular arena. During the past 40+ cycles Hammer has been hosting the Hammer Run for the Roll Ups in DM 33. Thus far only the Ripper and Slasher categories have produced winners to claim the 5 New Team Roll Ups Prize for being the first declared Style Master of their respective categories to graduate. Every contending stable has gone inactive for one reason or another, including CASINO HAMMERZ, over the past several months. Now DM 33 faces the harsh reality that if RSI chooses to close any arenas due to little or no interest, Niytyole Island could very well head the list of endangered regular arenas! In an effort to preserve his beloved island, Hammer is announcing the continuation of the Hammer Run for the Roll Ups; combined with the Hammer 500 which will conclude both contests on T-500 [duedate July 13, 2005] should DM 33 continue to remain open in the coming months. Attention Hammer Runners! The Hammer Run is for 0 FE Basic Arena Warriors ONLY. Participants MUST Be Declared in the P-ads On or Before their First DM 33 Basic Arena Fight to Qualify as a Hammer Runner! Winners of Each Category will receive 5 New Team Roll Up Gift Certificates mailed from RSI courtesy of Hammer! [On the condition that they Graduate on or before T-500; see amended rules below!] The following Style Master categories remain open with a listing of how many declared contestants are still entered and their W/L recognition record at the time of their disappearance from the Hammer Run competition: (P-ad declarations in parenthesis) [Manager name/Stable name in brackets] followed by their last known W/L recognition ranking Rippers Category Now Closed for Hammer Run as of T-475 01. WINNER T-475 Lucky Lady Hammer (T-440) [Hammer/Casino Hammerz] WINNER T-475 Lungers 01. Hey, Zeus! (T-443) [Prophet/When Dogma Fails] 14-15-0,73 02. Career Criminal (T-455) [Philthy Phil/Jailbirds] 3-2-0,14 Strikers 01. Stone Face Hammer (T-463) [Hammer/Casino Hammerz] 7-5-0,52 Pikers 01. Siren (T-442) [Street Legal/Of Mythos And Men] 0-0-0,0 02. Gordie (T-463) [Kellog/Pig Battalion] 3-2-0,21 03. Bluffing Hammer (T-463) [Hammer/Casino Hammerz] 6-6-0,25 Slashers Category Now Closed for Hammer Run as of T-469 01. WINNER T-469 Light Da' Pyre (T-443) [Prophet/When Dogma Fails] WINNER T-469 Total Parodys 01. Doctor Lecter (T-444) [Philthy Phil/Jailbirds] 13-1-0,84 02. Mirikle (T-447) [Dameon Darkheart/Obsidian Hall] ?-?-?,?? 03. Maverick Hammer (T-465) [Hammer/Casino Hammerz] 6-6-0,26 Plungers 01. Piggy (T-455) [Kellog/Pig Battalion] 3-8-0,19 02. Cool Hand Hammer (T-463) [Hammer/Casino Hammerz] 7-5-0,48 Bashers 01. Repeat Offender (T-447) [Philthy Phil/Jailbirds] 6-5-2,33 02. Joe Friday (T-448) [Kellog/Pig Battalion] 8-8-1,47 03. Big Casino Hammer (T-476) [Hammer/Casino Hammerz] 0-0-0,0 Wastes 01. Luftschwein (T-452) [Kellog/Pig Battalion] 5-8-0,23 Aimers 01. Porkey LR (T-463) [Kellog/Pig Battalion] 2-3-0,9 As you can plainly see, the Hammer Run is still wide open in several categories, depending upon whether or not the deactivated stables are reactivated for the Hammer 500-Hammer Run for the Roll Ups contest! Any declared warrior who succeeds in graduating by T-500 will win 5 New Team Roll Ups Gift Certificates mailed from RSI courtesy of Hammer! Gift Certs will be awarded as soon as possible upon official graduation if the graduation occurs prior to T-500. On T-500 the highest ranked ACTIVE declared warrior in the category(s) without a Graduate will win 2 New Team Roll Ups Gift Certificates mailed from RSI courtesy of Hammer! Additional Hammer 500-Hammer Run for the Roll Ups Gift Cert Prizes: Five (5) Gift Certs will be awarded to the manager whose warrior claims the Duelmaster Throne on T-500. Two (2) Gift Certs will be awarded to the manager(s) whose warrior(s) are listed as the highest Active Challenger Champion, Champion, Challenger Adept, Adept, Challenger Initiate and Initiate on T-500. In the event that NO Duelmaster is seated upon the Duelmaster Throne on T-500 there will be Three (3) Gift Certs awarded to the managers whose Active warriors are tied for recognition points at the Top of the Challenger Champions recognition standings. [Therefore, the Top CC will be awarded 3 Gift Certs instead of 2 for being ranked as the highest CC on T-500]. One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager(s) whose warrior(s) graduate on T-500. One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager(s) whose warrior(s) receive their graduation announcement on T-500. One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager(s) whose warrior(s) are listed in the Top Warrior Of Each Style newsletter announcement on T-500. One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager whose warrior is listed as the Chartered Recognition Leader on T-500. One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager whose warrior is listed as the Unchartered Recognition Leader on T-500. One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager whose warrior is listed as the Popularity Leader on T-500. One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager whose warrior is listed as This Week's Favorite on T-500. One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager whose stable is listed as The Current Top Team on T-500. One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager whose stable is listed as the Number One Team On The Move Point Gainer on T-500. One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager whose stable is listed as the Top Career Honors Chartered Team on T-500. One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager whose stable is listed as the Top Career Honors Unchartered Team on T-500. SHOULD RSI CHOOSE TO CLOSE DM 33 PRIOR TO T-500 ONLY THE HIGHEST ACTIVE DECLARED STYLE MASTER CONTESTANTS WILL BE AWARDED TWO (2) GIFT CERTS AND ALL OTHER PRIZE CATEGORIES WILL BE DECLARED NULL AND VOID BY HAMMER!!!!!!!!! The purpose of this contest is to restore DM 33 to a lively and entertaining arena! Hammer is willing to foot the Prize bill in a last ditch effort to save Niytyole Island from deletion if RSI and the Gladiatorial Commission decide that more arenas need to be closed due to lack of participation and interest. Should this effort fail to spare DM 33 from deletion, then Hammer is prepared to transfer CASINO HAMMERZ to another arena if Niytyole Island is closed by RSI and the Gladiatorial Commission. "May Your Blades Be Sharp and Your Wits Sharper!" -- Hammer/Your Hammer 500- Hammer Run for the Roll Ups Host/Vendetta Cartel Captain; WordSmith and WeaponSmith of the Vendetta Cartel Tarantula Tribe in DM 28 8 December 2004 Battle Royal 4 The Battle Royal arena contests are one of the purest tests of manager skill available. The rules are simple. The scoring is simple. The updates are live. If you would like to participate, simply get a team ready in Talcama in the next month and announce in the personals that you're in. The prize is bragging rights and having your name along side previous winners (Doc Steele, Manray Frothingslosh, and Manager). It is a brutal contest, but it is a lot of fun! Basic rules: No avoiding other contest teams. Score = Wins + Kills - Losses. Only fights against other BR teams count. First team to 25 wins! BR4 begins in Talcama (DM 18) on turn 502, due on Jan 29, 2005. Visit http://www.geocities.com/assurnasir/br4 for more information. 8 December 2004 TURF WAR IV -- GRAND CONTEST NOTICE! The Turf War IV Grand Contest will commence on Turn 221 (approx. February 22, 2005). For those who have never participated, Turf Wars are alliance-type contest and Winner-Takes-All. There are no 2nd place winners! Everyone may participate; known alliances, new alliances, or temporary alliances created to compete in the Turf War! However, to participate, each alliance must: A. Announce the alliance name and the Captain of the alliance in the North Fork (DM #47) newsletter. Captains are responsible for: A. Verifying those who wish to participate under the banner of their alliance; B. Distribution of prizes should their alliance win the TW4. Managers must: A. Submit one (1) RSI Roll-up Gift Certificate to participate; B. Announce their intent to compete with manager name, team name and alliance in which they will be fighting under, in the DM #47 North Fork newsletter. Rules: 1. No scoring will begin until an RSI Roll-up Gift Certificate is received. No exceptions will be made. 2. Before a manager can compete, he must be acknowledged and verified by the Captain of the alliance he has claimed for; A. The following turn, points will begin to be awarded or subtracted; 3. Only one (1) team per manager may compete. No multiple aliases please (we'll be checking this and if caught...you'll be disqualified and no refund); 4. The contest will end on Turn 233 (12 turns!). Winners will be announced on Turn 234 and prizes sent to winning alliance between Turn 233 and 234. 5. No declarations will be acknowledged after Turn 231. 6. For the purpose of scoring, I reserve the right to make all final decisions. Scoring: Win Lose Kill Die Challenge +2 -2 +5 -5 Match-up +1 -1 +1 -5 Bloodfeud +2 -5 +5 -10 Champion x2 x2 x2 x2 Downchallenge +2 -5 +2 -10 Dark Arena +10 -5 xx xx Special Scoring: A. Each mention in the Spy Report is worth 5 points; B. Each Style Master is worth 5 points; Champions: A. Champions may be declared, but are not mandatory. If declared, they must be in the Adepts or lower brackets. Bloodfeuds: A. Bloodfeuds will count for all four turns. However, the same warrior may not bloodfeud all four turns. A penalty of -10 will be given to the team who violates this rule. Special Conditions: A. I reserve the right for all final decisions. B. If I make a mistake, I'll multiply the points by 2; C. If you claim I did, and *YOU* are wrong; I'll subtract points at the rate of x10! D. Each alliance begins with zero (0) points. E. Dark Arena may be used on the first turn of every warrior with no penalty. F. T.V.'s won after contest begins gain a Triple rate of scoring. G. T.C.'s won after the contest begins gain a multiple of 10 scoring. H. No switching alliances once verified by an alliance. Any questions or concerns may be addressed (if you're incarcerated) to: Baphomet, mgr. Knights Templar (268), DM #47 -- North Fork. If you're in the free world: Rick Strigner Merit East SCI P.O. Box 500 Georgetown, DE 19947-0500 P.S. Prizes are: A. 100% of the roll-up certs B. Currently under negotiations with R.S.I. for other prizes C. A special prize from me that I will discuss with the Captain of the winning alliance. 14 December 2004 The Company of Brothers Alliance would like to welcome Azereth as our newest member. We are sure he will be an asset to both our alliance and the dueling community! -- Baphomet, Co-Found T.C.B. LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS CAROL M. BRAUN was butchered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight. JOHN O'NEILL butchered SPYMASTER in a 2 minute brutal Dark Arena duel. POWELL was easily killed by SHAPESHIFTER in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena match. SNAKE CHARMER slimly lost to BLIND ILLUSION in a 21 minute Bloodfeud Title brawl. CLINT EASTWOOD was subdued by JOHN EDWARDS in a 1 minute Bloodfeud competition. DARRELL ISSA vanquished THE TOAD in a tiresome 7 minute mismatched Challenge fight. LUCIAS CLAY viciously subdued TAX DEDUCTION in a 2 minute gruesome Challenge fight. SCHWARZENEGGER viciously subdued CEPACOL in a 8 minute gruesome Challenge duel. LITTLE BRANCH slimly won victory over MICHAEL MOORE in a 2 minute Challenge fight. RUPERT MURDOCH vanquished CHERRY PITS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel. WHAT UP assassinated NEON KNIGHT in a 1 minute uneven match. NO HURRY was overpowered by ROE V WADE in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight. NAME DROPPER slimly lost to THE LOTUS in a crowd pleasing 4 minute brutal conflict. ANTHONY SCALIA narrowly defeated EASY BREEZE in a 2 minute bloody veteran's brawl. THE SCORPION handily defeated FREDDY BEAR in a 1 minute uneven fight. MAYBE LATER savagely defeated THE BASILISK in a action packed 3 minute struggle. THE PHOENIX luckily beat BIFF STREICHER in a crowd pleasing 8 minute bloody brawl. ICE PICK overpowered HAPPY PEASANT in a 1 minute brutal one-sided bout. CRIMSON WONDER overpowered SUPPLY SIDE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided match. BROOKS AND DUNN slimly lost to TAMMY in a popular 9 minute contest. TONY BLAIR outlasted APPLE TREE in a monotonous 7 minute duel. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |TOTAL PARRY 9 TOTAL PARRY 65 - 34 - 1 66 | |STRIKING ATTACK 9 LUNGING ATTACK 36 - 28 - 4 56 | |WALL OF STEEL 6 SLASHING ATTACK 18 - 18 - 1 50 | |SLASHING ATTACK 5 WALL OF STEEL 31 - 32 - 2 49 | |LUNGING ATTACK 4 STRIKING ATTACK 54 - 58 - 2 48 | |PARRY-LUNGE 2 PARRY-STRIKE 6 - 7 - 0 46 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 7 - 10 - 0 41 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 - 9 - 0 31 | |BASHING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 11 - 25 - 0 31 | |AIMED BLOW 0 BASHING ATTACK 11 - 27 - 1 29 | Turn 497 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 STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 5 4 STRIKING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 3 3 TOTAL PARRY WALL OF STEEL 4 - 2 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 3 WALL OF STEEL TOTAL PARRY 5 - 4 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 2 1 SLASHING ATTACK PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME TOTAL PARRY BLIND ILLUSION 6379 14 7 1 108 MEDIEVAL CHAOS (722) STRIKING ATTACK WHAT UP 6172 18 7 3 125 JUST CHILLIN (699) WALL OF STEEL DARRELL ISSA 6108 16 10 2 116 CONSPIRACY INC. (100) SLASHING ATTACK MAYBE LATER 6176 16 9 1 70 JUST CHILLIN (699) LUNGING ATTACK LUCIAS CLAY 6359 7 1 0 63 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676) PARRY-STRIKE CRIMSON WONDER 6373 6 2 0 40 MEDIEVAL CHAOS (722) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is WHAT UP 6172. The most popular warrior this turn was BIFF STREICHER 6375. The ten other most popular fighters were NAME DROPPER 6306, MAYBE LATER 6176, BROOKS AND DUNN 6398, LUCIAS CLAY 6359, JOHN O'NEILL 6362, THE LOTUS 6208, ANTHONY SCALIA 6103, EASY BREEZE 6173, JOHN EDWARDS 6399, and CEPACOL 6377. The least popular fighter this week was SNAKE CHARMER 6169. The other ten least popular fighters were BLIND ILLUSION 6379, THE TOAD 6121, TONY BLAIR 6334, TAMMY 6407, SCHWARZENEGGER 6265, DARRELL ISSA 6108, APPLE TREE 6411, FREDDY BEAR 6389, NEON KNIGHT 6381, and CHERRY PITS 6368. The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn: WHAT UP (22-6172) JUST CHILLIN (699)