DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/09/2008    Duedate: 06/21/2008

CALEAM ARENA

DM-26    TURN-581

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

IRIS
MENAGERIE (228)
(26-4228) [15-6-1,103]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

IRIS                           GUT BUSTER
MENAGERIE (228)                ULTRA-VIOLENT (479)
(26-4228) [15-6-1,103]         (26-4750) [6-2-0,58]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

IRIS                           IRIS
MENAGERIE (228)                MENAGERIE (228)
(26-4228) [15-6-1,103]         (26-4228) [15-6-1,103]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

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          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. MENAGERIE (228)             45
2. ULTRA-VIOLENT (479)         18      MENAGERIE (228)
3. MEDAL OF HONOR F7 (481)     14      Unchartered Team
4. STEEL CRUSADE (477)          7
5. CHESS PIECES 8 (480)         0      ULTRA-VIOLENT (479)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2*ULTRA-VIOLENT (479)       27  12  1 69.2   1/ 2*MEDAL OF HONOR F7 (481)   9  6 0
 2/ 0 MENAGERIE (228)          142  83  8 63.1   2/ 4*ULTRA-VIOLENT (479)       9  6 0
 3/ 1*MEDAL OF HONOR F7 (481)    9   6  0 60.0   3/ 1 GOLDEN CANYON (290)       7  8 0
 4/ 3 GOLDEN CANYON (290)      633 770 22 45.1   4/ 3 STEEL CRUSADE (477)       6  8 1
 5/ 4 STEEL CRUSADE (477)      154 193  7 44.4   5/ 0 MENAGERIE (228)           4  0 0
 6- 5*CHESS PIECES 8 (480)       0   1  0  0.0   6- 5*CHESS PIECES 8 (480)      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

        + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ The Andorian Succession #7 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +

On the Isle of the Eye:

     "Four steps and we're lost," Senator Sedalia muttered.  "This is worse than
politics."
     "They do say that the Isle is larger than the Lake and touches other waters,"
Gissanniah answered.  "What do we do?  Just start walking until we get somewhere--
anywhere?"
     "It may come to that, but I'm not ready to give up yet."  The senator looked
around again.  "Hmm.  How about if I stand still, right here, and we hold hands--no,
that might not give us enough distance."  He undid his necktie and handed one end to
his companion.  "I'll stand here and hold my end, you go out to the farthest end of
the tie and your arm--no fear of it breaking, silk is very strong--and walk around me
in a wide circle.  We haven't come so far as all that.  You should be able to reach
the edge of the woods at some point on that circle.  Then you stand still and tug on
the tie until I join you."  Of course, it was possible that the edge of the woods was
no longer four steps away, or that any edge they found would be the one they'd come
from.  You could never tell, with magic.  But since neither he nor Gissanniah could
do anything about those possibilities, the senator saw no point in mentioning them.

Convincia:

     "That's a big fire," Lenpro said.
     Fandil squinted ahead.  It was certainly a lot of smoke.  "Maybe... they're
burning brush in the fields before planting?" he suggested.
     "Late in the season to plant."
     "It's been a wet spring, planting has been delayed in a lot of places."
     "Maybe," Lenpro said, "but that smoke is rising over the city of Tarrgir.  It
might be buildings burning, instead of brush."
     "If that's so, perhaps we can help them put the fire out," Fandil said.  He
urged his horse to a faster pace.
     "If they want the fires put out," Lenpro muttered.  "I have a feeling about
this."

Andor:

     Herlas backed up two steps before he even thought about it.  "You can't parade
that golem through the streets and claim it's the king!"
     Hesselbod raised his eyebrows.  "Of course we can."  He gestured at the golem
who stood obediently, dressed in royal garments and awaiting a command.  "The artist
who modeled the face and figure has caught the appearance of the last king quite
well, the artificer who constructed the golem was the best Lord Korneth could hire,
and with your magic to cast a glamor over the whole, no one will doubt that this
truly is the king."
     Herlas gaped in silence for a moment, stunned by the magnitude of Lord Korneth's
ambition and of the royal scribe's misunderstanding.  "The best illusions will not
fool everyone," he said, "and without illusion, that is obviously a golem.  You'll
have a firestorm of outraged citizens--"
     "That is not your concern," Lord Korneth said coldly, entering the room.  He
dismissed the scribe with a flick of his eyes.
     Herlas turned to face him squarely.  He was not afraid of Korneth of Sengir, who
had come from nowehre and styled himself Chief Minister of Andoria, but he was deeply
wary.  There was too much unknown about this man for anyone to feel relaxed around
him, starting with where Sengir might be found and what Korneth wanted with the
Andorian states.  Herlas had thought, originally, that Korneth was driven by a simple
ambition to rule.  Ambition, he could understand, and as the man was no magician,
their goals should not conflict.  Now, though... he wasn't sure.  Ambition, yes, but
not simple.  "Why not produce the real king?" he asked.  "Even drugged or enspelled
to be your puppet, he would be more convincing than that golem."
     Korneth's lip curled in a sneer.  "The 'real king' no longer exists, and he was
pathetic to begin with."  He dismissed the point with a wave of his hand.  "And it is
not your concern.  Do not think to usurp authority to question or command.  Your only
business is to do as you are told.  In this case, to cast the glamor."

On the Isle of the Eye:

     Sedalia waited, holding one end of his tie and turning slowly in place.  He was
fairly sure he was still in the same place.  And beginning to suspect that he had
made more than one complete turn.  Blast these trees!  They all looked alike.
Somewhere out of sight, Gissanniah hesitated.  Not the first time.  What was she
seeing?  The young woman was observant and intelligent, but he wanted to be seeing
for himself.  Still, he shifted his grip to accomodate another turn, she was the more
nimble of the two of them and better suited to dodging around trees.
     Two definite tugs.  The signal.  Senator Sedalia began to follow his silk tie
through the trees.

Tarrgir:

     Half the city was in flames.  The two managers sat their horses on the rise at
the edge of the river valley, looking down at smoke and ruin.
     "At this point, there isn't a thing we could do," Fandil said.  He shook his
head.  "Not even with magic.  They seem to have it under control--not spreading
further, at least--but I can't imagine how it spread so fast!"
     "Arson," Lenpro said.  "Fires started in several places at once."  He squinted
down at the city.  "Looks like the Military Academy was about in the center of the
burned area; it's all gone now."
     "I don't understand how people can do that," Fandil muttered.  "Arson--blind
destruction--"
     Lenpro was silent for a long moment, then started his horse forward and down the
slope.  "Maybe not so blind," he said over his shoulder.  "If someone wanted to
destroy the Andorian League, it looks like there's been a good beginning made."
     Fandil urged his horse to catch up.  "Just burning down the Academy won't--"
     "And driving a wedge between the Aruaki and the normal humans," Lenpro reminded
him.  "And more things, I have no doubt, that we haven't found yet."
     "Who would want to destroy the League, and why?" Fandil demanded.  "Surely even
the Delarquans or the Karnhorns wouldn't--"
     "Why not?" Lenpro asked.  "And there are probably other enemies out there that
we don't happen to know about."

      * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ *

                          ---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 296): UNHOLY TERROR of BLOOD RITES (Wretch, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 595): CHIEF SITTING BULL of BULLDOGS (Kennelworth, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 594): GINKOR of THE DOGHOUSE (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 587): CHUCKER ISTTA of MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 584): MORLIN POOLE of KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 583): KEG STAND of BARHOPPERS (Apex, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 580): CALONYMUS of STEEL CRUSADE (Cassius Calvata, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 576): PRIVATE PERNA of LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 546): LON CHANEY JR. of MEN OF 1,000 FACES (Mad Max, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 537): RAMBLING OX of WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 528): BANNIR PARK of BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 244): PAINFUL PANSY of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 430): DIMAGGIO oF 1949 YANKEES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 198): TRYPTOPHAN of SUPERIOR FORCES (Manager, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 480): AXLY HIMSELF of GERFEL'S FRIENDS (Generalissimo Puerco)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 296): THE ANIMALS (The Zoo Keeper, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 595): BULLDOGS (Kennelworth, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 594): ALL THE MUN'S MEN (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 587): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 584): MEDAL OF HONOR F3 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 583): BARHOPPERS (Apex, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 580): GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 576): RED DOG GANG (Jojra, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 546): MEDAL OF HONOR G1 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 537): WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 528): FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 244): FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 430): 1949 YANKEES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 198): THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 480): SUPERIOR FORCES (Manager, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                   ----------------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 296): HAMMURABI of SMITHSONIAN (Curator, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 594): WALK THE LINE of ELFQUEST (Armalias, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 594): MOLYNEUX of OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 587): CHUCKER ISTTA of MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.)
               (turn 586): JEROME OF KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 583): MIRESSEA POOLE of KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 576): PRIVATE PERNA of LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
             (turn 575): FENCE POST of RED DOG GANG (Jojra, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 243): IGOR MALMORT of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

You know Joe, I'm sure that you had all the best intentions, but after seeing what
happened to Caylon with Moldraun's barbeque, I had to pass.  I'm sure that you put
great time and effort into that grilled tuna melt, but I wasn't taking any
chances...had to pass.  And now I see Suzette is laboring over her stove to surprise
me with a special sauce for her always miraculous pancakes.

I will just have to try to resist until the fight is over.  But she does make a
pretty good pancake.  I hope I can manage.

Calonymus

                                      SPY REPORT

     It's me, The Unknown Spymaster, back to give you this week's Spy Report.  Sit 
back in your seats and we'll have more fun than a barrel of Zontanis.  Hey everybody, 
watch out for SOLDIER 22, who flew up 12 points in the rankings after mashing 
KETTELMAN like a melon.  Keep your eye on this guy.  Ya know, some days it doesn't 
pay to walk out on the sands.  SHORT ORDER JOE lost to BORDERLINE and drops 7 points. 
It's a proud day for the MENAGERIE stable, as their warrior, IRIS, ascended the 
Duelmaster's throne.  4 out of 5 gladiators surveyed protect the body, so try and 
avoid aiming at that location.   
     But enough of that bunch, let's get on to the wimps who like to avoid battle!  
Well dang howdy, but if challenges were votes, HEART BREAKER would be president.  
Although it may be a contest she doesn't want to win.   
     Death is kind of like a new puppy:  he's always around wanting to play.  (Ha 
Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?).  In the 'Oops, What Have I Done?' category, 
CNUT CNUKLZ was mashed by FLESH FLAYER, who let CNUT CNUKLZ know that killing members 
of ULTRA-VIOLENT is a no-no.  Remember:  alliances are great, but try and take your 
ally in the arena with you and see what happens.   
     Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in CALEAM have no 
sense of humor.  Or maybe that they were senseless.  Well, there goes another Spy 
Report.  Good luck in next week's fights.  Hasta la bye-bye.  (Loud choruses of 'Beat 
it, ya bum!')-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 IRIS 4228                    15   6  1   103       MENAGERIE (228)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DRALION 4303                 12   3  0    99       MENAGERIE (228)
 CALONYMUS 4721               14  13  0    91       STEEL CRUSADE (477)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BORDERLINE 4195              11  10  2    88       MENAGERIE (228)
 ALEGRIA 4291                 13   3  1    85       MENAGERIE (228)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SUZETTE CREPPAY 4746         14   3  1    64       GOLDEN CANYON (290)
 GUT BUSTER 4750               6   2  0    58       ULTRA-VIOLENT (479)
 SHORT ORDER JOE 4745         12   8  0    57       GOLDEN CANYON (290)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HEART BREAKER 4752            6   2  0    54       ULTRA-VIOLENT (479)
 DINK GRUNTLING 4748           8   6  0    44       STEEL CRUSADE (477)
 FLESH FLAYER 4751             5   3  1    43       ULTRA-VIOLENT (479)
 COROT TORO 4743               8  15  0    39       GOLDEN CANYON (290)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SOLDIER 22 4768               3   0  0    33       MEDAL OF HONOR F7 (481)
 CNUT CNUKLZ 4747              6   9  1    31       STEEL CRUSADE (477)
 HARRY MICHAEL 4766            2   1  0    29       MEDAL OF HONOR F7 (481)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KETTELMAN 4749                6   5  0    23       GOLDEN CANYON (290)
 SPITZIN 4772                  2   0  0    23       GOLDEN CANYON (290)
 KNEE BREAKER 4770             2   1  0    22       ULTRA-VIOLENT (479)
 HERSHEL WILLIAMS 4767         2   1  0    21       MEDAL OF HONOR F7 (481)
 JUSTIN THYME 4769             1   2  0     7       STEEL CRUSADE (477)
-ROOK 4763                     0   1  0     7       CHESS PIECES 8 (480)
 SOLDIER 23 4765               1   2  0     5       MEDAL OF HONOR F7 (481)
 HOMER WISE 4764               1   2  0     5       MEDAL OF HONOR F7 (481)
 DEATH RATTLE 4773             0   1  0     1       ULTRA-VIOLENT (479)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
SKRUMPY NOSEGAY 4771    0  1 0 STEEL CRUSADE 477    SPYMASTER             581  NONE
BONE CRUSHER 4754       4  3 0 ULTRA-VIOLENT 479    CNUT CNUKLZ 4747      580  JUST REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Kettleman -- Wow, I surprised myself with that fight.  I think that may be my
favorite weapon.  Don't take that loss to heart. *grin*  I've seen what you can do
when you get the initiative. -- Heart Breaker

Short Order Joe -- Mmm...pork cracklins.  Rendered out pork fat with skin attached
and salt.  The best ones still have hair on 'em. -- Flesh Flayer, amateur butcher

Cnut Cnuklz -- If you hadn't stood on Bone Crusher saying 'Touche!' he might have
made it to the infirmary on time.  Enjoy sucking his bones. -- Deep Thought

Ultra Violent -- Hey, I only hit him in the leg!  He looked okay when they took him
out.  How was I to know that Bone Crusher had a glass thigh.  Just to make up, I'm
sending you a case of apples.  I hear they keep the doctors away.  Yeah. -- Cnut

Moldraun, et al -- We was told that the all-basher arena is a regular arena, not a
contest.  Of course they keep talking about prizes in the forums, so who knows. --
Sven

Kettleman -- would that be winter borscht or summer borscht?  And don't forget the
shashlik!  I'll bring the vodka. -- Cnut

Soldier 22 -- Another clone!  Enough with the clones already! -- Justin Thyme

Corot Toro -- I've come to the conclusion that red is not my color, but I did notice
that it looked good on you.  Not perhaps so much red, though. -- Dink (everyone's an
art critic) Gruntling

Skrumpy -- Sorry pal.  You just had too many strikes against you.  But you can always
prove me wrong.  Good luck. -- Calvata

Dink Gruntling -- Ha.  I'll give you gruntling, major DIS-gruntling.  Perfectly
decent stewed chicken.  So it would've been better with garlic, onion will do.  But
now!  Rice, peas, carrots.  Orange, blah-green.  Ordinary color choices, obvious,
hackneyed, totally without interest.  It should have something like... red peppers,
as red as you can get them and perhaps some purple eggplant.  Maybe yellow squash,
but maybe not, it needs a sharper yellow.  Difficult.  Lemon peel?  It will make the
taste, ah, unusual, but too bad.  Black beans on the side, perhaps?  Pearl onions (no
rice, don't want conflict in shades of white); varnish them and prop them up on
toothpicks, carefully placed to balance the colors.  How can people not understand
that the visual component of a dish is critically important? -- Corot Toro

Calonymus -- No way I'm going to do grilled kidneys.  Liver, maybe, if you get me a
fresh one (not MINE, dammit) and some really good onions. -- Short Order Joe
P.S.  And no, I will NOT do mountain oysters.  Gods, the things some people ask for!

Flesh Flayer -- Hard to peel a thing pancake, isn't it?  But if you're nice, I'll do
you a filleted trout.  I could've sworn there was only one ell in deboned trout.  Oh,
well, if you want it with two ells... maybe I will and maybe I won't.  Let me think
about this. -- Suzette Creppay

Heart Breaker -- (reeling back, aghast)  Catsup?  You would put CATSUP on my roast
beef with rosemary and red wine?  Gods, woman, you broke my heart! -- Kettelman

Homer Wise -- MINCE meat?  For PIE?  Not a chance, sugar daddy.  I'm a pastry cook,
not a garbage man. -- Spitzin

Calonymus -- I know ginger's tricky, but I had to try something or I would've ended
up with my sister--you do NOT want to eat at her house--sneaking in curry powder.
For waffles?  I don't THINK so! -- Suzette

Calonymus -- Actually, though my clientele don't go for it, I favor stir-fry.  Just
not the Mongolian kind. -- Short Order Joe

Caylon -- Zither?  What an intriguing notion!  Perhaps you should get together with
my sister, who does wooden xylophone. -- Moldraun

Calvata -- If you want to discuss the early Seam archives with the Saint, Keeper of
All Kinds of Stuff, she might be glad to get 'em. -- Temp Ed.

31 May 2008
Any and all who live in the 805 area, I would like for you to call me so we can get
together for BBQ's, softball games, and so on.  It has been a while since the last
get together (several years).  It was a blast and I am sure the next one will be
also.  We just have to do it.  All alliances are welcome.  Just because my warriors
leave your warrior beaten and bloody in defeat does not mean we can't have a beer or
five together.  I'll even buy the first round.  So call 805-588-3419 and ask for Dave
a.k.a. Misfit, former member of the Green and Purple Polka Dot Alliance (GAPPDA).

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SKRUMPY NOSEGAY was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
CALONYMUS was savagely defeated by IRIS in a popular 3 minute veteran's Title melee.
DRALION devastated SUZETTE CREPPAY in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
ALEGRIA overpowered KUNG-FU MASTER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched match.
BORDERLINE overpowered SHORT ORDER JOE in a 2 minute one-sided struggle.
HEART BREAKER devastated HERSHEL WILLIAMS in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
FLESH FLAYER overcame CNUT CNUKLZ in a 1 minute melee.
GUT BUSTER won victory over COROT TORO in a 1 minute duel.
DINK GRUNTLING won victory over HARRY MICHAEL in a 3 minute expert vs. beginner fight.
KETTELMAN was overpowered by SOLDIER 22 in a 1 minute uneven match.
HOMER WISE was overpowered by SPITZIN in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
SOLDIER 23 was demolished by KNEE BREAKER in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
JUSTIN THYME viciously subdued DEATH RATTLE in a 4 minute bloody novice's battle.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   8         AIMED BLOW         3 -   1 -  0      75  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         STRIKING ATTACK   15 -   5 -  0      75  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         WALL OF STEEL     25 -  11 -  1      69  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         PARRY-STRIKE       5 -   3 -  0      63  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         BASHING ATTACK     6 -   4 -  0      60  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         LUNGING ATTACK    23 -  16 -  1      59  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-LUNGE       14 -  14 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         TOTAL PARRY        4 -   6 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         SLASHING ATTACK    0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 581 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   IRIS 4228                  15   6  1  103 MENAGERIE (228)
STRIKING ATTACK  DRALION 4303               12   3  0   99 MENAGERIE (228)
PARRY-LUNGE      CALONYMUS 4721             14  13  0   91 STEEL CRUSADE (477)
AIMED BLOW       BORDERLINE 4195            11  10  2   88 MENAGERIE (228)
WALL OF STEEL    SUZETTE CREPPAY 4746       14   3  1   64 GOLDEN CANYON (290)
TOTAL PARRY      DINK GRUNTLING 4748         8   6  0   44 STEEL CRUSADE (477)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is IRIS 4228.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
IRIS 4228.  The ten other most popular fighters were HARRY MICHAEL 4766, ALEGRIA 
4291, SKRUMPY NOSEGAY 4771, CALONYMUS 4721, BORDERLINE 4195, JUSTIN THYME 4769, 
DRALION 4303, HEART BREAKER 4752, CNUT CNUKLZ 4747, and GUT BUSTER 4750.

The least popular fighter this week was DEATH RATTLE 4773.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were SOLDIER 23 4765, HOMER WISE 4764, KETTELMAN 4749, HERSHEL 
WILLIAMS 4767, SUZETTE CREPPAY 4746, DINK GRUNTLING 4748, COROT TORO 4743, FLESH 
FLAYER 4751, SHORT ORDER JOE 4745, and KNEE BREAKER 4770.

                         SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN MINNEAPOLIS!

Our summer FTF will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 18-20, 2008.  It will be 
held at the Holiday Inn Select Minneapolis/St. Paul in Blomington, MN, just down the 
street from the Mall of America, at 3 Appletree Square (952-854-9000).  Rooms are only 
$105.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy.  There is a free 24-hour shuttle from the airport
and free shuttle service to the mall; free parking, free high-speed wireless internet
in all guestrooms.  There is a large fitness center, jacuzzi, and indoor pool.  The 
rooms are blocked--ask for the "Reality Simulations" room block.  There are tons of 
restaurants nearby at the Mall, as well as a cafe in the hotel.  

Hotel info:  www.himspairport.com
Mall of America:  www.mallofamerica.com

The tournament information sheet will be out imminently.  We hope you're all looking 
forward to the tournament and that we will see you there!