DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/29/2023    Duedate: 06/24/2023

CHIMLEVTAL ARENA

DM-31    TURN-486

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

LAVA CAKE GOLEM
JUST DESSERTS (569)
(31-7039) [17-8-0,129]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

CAPTAIN KANGAROO               POSITION IS EMPTY
MILITARY MAYHEM (89)           
(31-3947) [16-16-1,205]        

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

DODGE'EM DUDE                  VILENESS
AVENGERS (146)                 ASSASSIN NATION (515)
(31-7019) [20-21-1,109]        (31-7110) [5-4-0,64]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

JUST DESSERTS (569)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. MILITARY MAYHEM (89)       127
2. AVENGERS (146)              42      CHAMAELEON (669)
3. JUST DESSERTS (569)         25      Unchartered Team
4. CHAMAELEON (669)            20
5. BIRDS (647)                 19      THE BEAR FORCE (380)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 CHAMAELEON (669)          28  17  2 62.2   1/ 1 JUST DESSERTS (569)      11  4 0
 2/ 2 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)     277 184 11 60.1   2/ 2 AVENGERS (146)            7  8 1
 3/ 3 MILITARY MAYHEM (89)     425 333 27 56.1   3/10 SOLIS MILITES (511)       6  8 0
 4/ 4 SOLIS MILITES (511)       68  57  3 54.4   4/11 BIRDS (647)               5  1 0
 5/ 5 JUST DESSERTS (569)      178 163  7 52.2   5/14 MILITARY MAYHEM (89)      5  5 0
 6- 6 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)    244 232 11 51.3   6/ 6 BLEAK LEGION (505)        5 10 1
 7/ 8 2115 BOURBON ST (675)     27  26  3 50.9   7/13 CHAMAELEON (669)          4  0 0
 8- 7 ODD SQUAD (678)           27  26  0 50.9   8/12 2115 BOURBON ST (675)     4  1 1
 9/ 9 ASSASSIN NATION (515)    448 465 63 49.1   9/ 5 CARTOON NETWORK (667)     4  1 0
10/10 AVENGERS (146)           559 625 43 47.2  10/ 7 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)      4  3 2
11/14 BIRDS (647)               34  41  0 45.3  11/ 3 THE OTHER ONES (404)      4  5 0
12/11 THE OTHER ONES (404)     103 126  9 45.0  12- 9 ODD SQUAD (678)           4  6 0
13-12 BOOK OF THOMAS (652)      52  65  5 44.4  13/ 4 ASSASSIN NATION (515)     4  7 1
14/13 CARTOON NETWORK (667)     71  91  3 43.8  14- 8 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)     1  4 1
15/15 BLEAK LEGION (505)        20  35  1 36.4  15-15 BOOK OF THOMAS (652)      1  6 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     Not surprisingly, being a lava golem, the first thing I remember is being 
bitterly cold. As my body formed it had to be extracted from the lava and was my first 
experience with the world outside the molten warmth I had always known. Under normal 
circumstances I would've immediately been sent to the Molten Plane for basic 
functionality training to control my body in servitude to whatever magician would 
ultimately control me. That future was not meant for me apparently. You see, I was 
born what is affectionately known a runt amongst my kind". 
     A standard golem of my type stands in excess of 10 feet and burns any flammable 
within a 6 foot radius. As you can plainly see, I am nowhere near that size, and those 
of you that have been close to me know that my body temp is roughly that of a typical 
humanoid. Runts of my ilk still have many uses, and unlike many other golems that are 
formed with less than perfect magic, those of us that I refer to as lava cake golems" 
have a future even if we aren't perfect specimens. Most other golem subtypes (Earth, 
Wind, Mud, etc.) that are substandard--to use the common term--get DA'd immediately. 
     Three of us were born that day as runts, while two were truly fearsome examples 
of what lava golems can be. The magician who must have bitten off more than he could 
chew in casting the spell summoning us. Through my shivering body, I saw him lay on a 
heap at the edge of the volcano after he summoned us obviously completely drained from 
the experience. To the fortune of the townfolk nearby, a much more skilled magician 
had learned of the plan of the lesser mage, and secreted himself away to be nearby as 
the spell was cast and reap the harvest without suffering the consequences. If the 
casting mage survived that day, I doubt he made that mistake again, if he still had 
the stomach for magic.  
     The magician who spirited all five away sold the three runts to who ultimately 
became my manager, Destitute Noble. Noble, who did not know the magician only had 
partial control over us due to him not being the summoning entity, had purchased the 
three of us with the intent of one being a warrior, and the other two being used to 
pay off some other debts. My two kin ultimately became head guard for one of the 
wealthier merchants around, and the other heads security for the busiest trading 
market in the West. 
     I was to be an aimed blow in Noble's mind, but my "wild streak" allowed me to act 
as a typical son does, and I instead chose to be a total parry. As is often the case 
in life, the son realizes now that the parent (Noble in this case) was correct, and my 
career may have been a bit more of a success had I chosen the route he had envisioned 
for me, but all in all I think I've had a great run! Being the holder of throne in 
Chimlevtal is a nice accomplishment. If one listened to Belinda, they would disavow my 
whole duelmastership though because I challenged a warrior 3 points below me to gain 
it. No mention that I'm a defensive warrior challenging what many would see as a 
superior style and I didn't get touched. No mention that his squad is the second 
highest in the arena -- a spot that we'd like for ourselves. Nah--Evilify instead with 
no perspective, no mention of my 15 point up-challenge last turn. Sounds like the 
media sure enough. 
     I'm down to fight any of the challenger champions next turn to defend the throne. 
Obviously Brass Knuckles would likely be the most challenging warrior amongst them. I 
am 1-2 against him in our fine arena, losing the last two after fending off his 
challenge way back when we were both 3-0. I've heard he still has nightmares about 
that fight--and screams out in the night at times. I'm sure Lady Smith was quite a 
comfort to him, but now she is no more. Sad... almost. 
     No matter what happens throughout the duration of my career, our squad has a 
bright future. On turn 456 we were an even 122-122-6. We are 53-39 since and have had 
3 duelmasters including myself. I see Lemon Barrio definitely ascending to the throne 
one day--the other 3 have tougher roads but may ultimately end up where I am today. I 
appreciate my fellow warriors and the crowd participating in my career! It has been a 
pleasure to be here to entertain you and look forward to doing so until they kick me 
outta here. 

                                          -- Lava Cake Golem 

                                      SPY REPORT

    LAVA CAKE GOLEM is no slouch!  TP vs TP, 8 minutes, with LAVA CAKE GOLEM keeping 
the throne in an impressive beat down of SGT. ROCK (who is just a pure scum, not long 
ago winning a 43 minute fight).  And for those wondering what exactly a LAVA CAKE 
GOLEM is, I recommend reading the DM column.  More importantly, there are hints of 
what to do and not do in order to beat LCG (don't bring wooden weapons, first and 
foremost).  Lava Cake Golem will be fighting for immortality next turn and there is 
only one warrior in the challenger champs that looks to have a chance to upset those 
plans, though it might not be a good chance.
    That warrior?  CAPTAIN KANGEROO.  The last time C.K. fought on the sands here was 
just short of 20 years ago on turn 228.  At that time, Ghab, Crip, and Destitute Noble 
were active.  C.K. then met with an unfortuate accident trying to fight in the summer 
champions tournament.  But CAPTAIN KANGEROO fought back from the dead.  By my 
calculations, CAPTAIN KANGEROO seems likely to disappear in between turns again.  This 
time, however, it'll be immortality instead of death that makes the KANGEROO 
disappear.  Time will tell.  LAVA CAKE GOLEM is good though and has a non-zero chance 
of upsetting the KANGEROO, should the fight happen.
    On the team news, I will recognize two 2-0 teams.  This is a little out of the 
norm, but it seems appropriate to do things just slightly differently this turn.  
First.  BIRDS!  They took two challenges, which makes 2-0 look quite a bit better.  
TOUCAN beat the impressive CAPT. AMERICA and is on the cusp of reaching the challenger 
champs.  SEAGULL, meanwhile, beat the very unimpressive HAOMARU, but will take any win 
to the bank.
    The other 2-0 to note is OAB's CHAMAELEON team.  That gives him two 5-0 warriors.  
I suspect one or both of them are prepping for Adepts, but 5-0 is 5-0 regardless of 
how you get there.
    No deaths on the sands, but there were 3 avenged deaths...

SOL DAEMON bested DUMBBELL in a 2 minute Bloodfeud duel.
MAJOR SNAFU subdued CONFUSED in a 6 minute Bloodfeud melee.
LEMON BARRIO viciously subdued LITTLE JANE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gory brawl.

    That last was a matchup, even.  Well done!  Show those warriors that killing will 
not be tolerated!  But if you really want to send a message...  Take an eye for an 
eye!
    There were two down challenges, both successful.  Both by AVENGERS.  DODGE'EM DUDE 
sent BRASS KNUCKLES back into the champs (Smithy getting a taste of his own DCing 
medicine).  OCTOPUS, meanwhile, ended an undefeated start by down challenging ABBA-
ZABA.  Nicely done!
    One last fight to mention and then I'll get to the boring numbers stuff.  Our most 
popular warrior this turn was the 4-4 over ranked VILENESS beating the under ranked 
SUNKIST in a 6 minute thrashing.  An impressive win.  The best part?!?  It sets up the 
potential for a nasty DC rematch!  To prove to me that it wasn't a fluke, of course...
    By the numbers...  38 warriors represented all ten styles in 20 matches (1 DA, 2 
BF's, 9 challenges, and 8 matchups).  12 teams in total.  18 warriors sent 30 avoids, 
with USEFUL WEAPONS being the most avoided (edging out ASSASSIN NATION).  Technically, 
JUST DESSERTS led the avoiding, but 5 separate teams sent avoids.  The awards were 
mostly spread out, but MILITARY MAYHEM (or should I say CAPTAIN KANGEROO) won two 
recognition awards.  JUST DESSERTS took the two most desired awards, Current Top Team 
and Duelmaster.
    
             -- Belinda, who after proofreading this was clearly in too nice of a mood

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LAVA CAKE GOLEM 7039         17   8  0   129       JUST DESSERTS (569)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CAPTAIN KANGAROO 3947        16  16  1   205       MILITARY MAYHEM (89)
 SGT. ROCK 6775               26  13  0   113       MILITARY MAYHEM (89)
 DODGE'EM DUDE 7019           20  21  1   109       AVENGERS (146)
 BISHAMON 7069                16  14  0    93       AVENGERS (146)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SWIMMING 7154                 7   6  0    91       BASH BROS OCEAN (627)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TOUCAN 6638                  15  11  0    90       BIRDS (647)
 BRASS KNUCKLES 7058          14   8  0    82       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
-WAND 7113                     8   0  0    82       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
 SOL DAEMON 4706              16  10  1    80       SOLIS MILITES (511)
 MAJOR SNAFU 7059              9   1  0    73       MILITARY MAYHEM (89)
 SOLAMANCER 4709              15  11  1    71       SOLIS MILITES (511)
-RESENTMENT 7038              15  10  0    71       ASSASSIN NATION (515)
-HATRED 7068                   7   6  1    69       ASSASSIN NATION (515)
 MU CHAMAELEONTIS 7092         5   0  1    69       CHAMAELEON (669)
 BRECKENRIDGE 7130            11   9  0    68       2115 BOURBON ST (675)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 IOTA CHAMAELEONTIS 7097       5   0  1    66       CHAMAELEON (669)
 CAPT. AMERICA 7093            8   3  0    64       MILITARY MAYHEM (89)
 VILENESS 7110                 5   4  0    64       ASSASSIN NATION (515)
 BASARA KUBIKIRI 7104         13  13  1    63       AVENGERS (146)
 CONFUSED 7165                 4   3  1    63       ASSASSIN NATION (515)
 DUMBBELL 7112                 9   6  1    61       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
-ROTTING PIER 7143             6   5  0    61       BASH BROS OCEAN (627)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SEAGULL 6637                 11  14  0    52       BIRDS (647)
 WICKEDNESS 7096               6   7  2    47       ASSASSIN NATION (515)
-JINXEE 7196                   8   4  0    45       ODD SQUAD (678)
-ARCTIC NIGHT 6773             6   1  1    44       BOOK OF THOMAS (652)
 COURAGE 7185                  6   2  0    44       CARTOON NETWORK (667)
 BLOOD MOON PIE 7171           6   2  1    41       JUST DESSERTS (569)
 SUNKIST 7037                 10   7  0    40       SOLIS MILITES (511)
 OCTOPUS 7207                  4   1  1    39       AVENGERS (146)
 LEMON BARRIO 7184             3   2  0    35       JUST DESSERTS (569)
-OLIVE 7200                    6   3  0    34       ODD SQUAD (678)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-FAIRY TAIL 7018               9   6  0    33       BOOK OF THOMAS (652)
 CHARYBDIS 7119                6   4  1    33       THE OTHER ONES (404)
-CROW BAR 7057                 4   9  1    33       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
-CHARLES GOODNIGHT 7158        3   2  1    32       2115 BOURBON ST (675)
 HAOMARU 7142                  4  16  0    28       AVENGERS (146)
-CUTTHROAT 7204                3   1  1    28       THE OTHER ONES (404)
-BEER BARREL 7146              4   6  2    26       2115 BOURBON ST (675)
 LEAD PIPE 7219                2   0  1    26       USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
-GOLDFINCH 6636                3   5  0    25       BIRDS (647)
-LAZY RIVER 7191               3   0  0    24       2115 BOURBON ST (675)
 ABBA-ZABA 7215                3   1  0    24       JUST DESSERTS (569)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-JOSEPH MAGNUS 7148            1   0  0    21       2115 BOURBON ST (675)
 CAPTAIN MARVEL 7173           2   0  0    20       MILITARY MAYHEM (89)
-OAK 7201                      5   3  0    18       ODD SQUAD (678)
 LITTLE JANE 5072              4   4  1    17       BLEAK LEGION (505)
-ODDO 7199                     4   5  0    17       ODD SQUAD (678)
-MS. O 7202                    4   4  0    16       ODD SQUAD (678)
 HAYMAKER 7213                 2   1  0    16       THE OTHER ONES (404)
-BLUEBIRD 6635                 3   5  0    14       BIRDS (647)
-DEPRAVITY 7208                2   2  0    14       THE OTHER ONES (404)
-WREN 6639                     2   6  0    12       BIRDS (647)
 SUNNY D 7217                  1   2  0    12       SOLIS MILITES (511)
 QUANDARY 7223                 2   0  0     9       BLEAK LEGION (505)
 TINY DANCER 7190              1   5  0     8       BLEAK LEGION (505)
-RIVER WILD 7206               0   1  0     7       BOOK OF THOMAS (652)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TROLL 7209                    1   3  0     6       BLEAK LEGION (505)
 GINGERDEAD MAN 7227           0   2  0     2       JUST DESSERTS (569)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CLOSED BEACH 7177       4  4 0 BASH BROS OCEAN 627  OCTOPUS 7207          484   
QUICKSILVER 5111        1  5 0 BLEAK LEGION 505     BEER BARREL 7146      484   
VIPRA 5096              2  6 0 BLEAK LEGION 505     WURM KIN              486  NONE
TOOTSIE RULE! 7216      1  1 0 JUST DESSERTS 569    LITTLE JANE 5072      484  JUST REVENGED
MAJOR TOM 7086          7  3 0 MILITARY MAYHEM 89   CONFUSED 7165         485  JUST REVENGED
SOLSTICE 7193           1  1 0 SOLIS MILITES 511    CUTTHROAT 7204        482  REVENGED
SUNSTROKE 7159          3  8 0 SOLIS MILITES 511    DUMBBELL 7112         485  JUST REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

It seems my manager has had enough. -- Vipra

Blood Moon Pie -- Point taken. -- The Expatriate

Haymaker -- Plate? Really? -- Tiny Dancer

Gingerdead Man -- Dude! Did you forget something? -- Troll

River Wild -- How is it I won but received less recognition? -- Quandary

The Gods of Knowledge must hate me. My fighters do not learn skills for anything. -- 
The Expatriate

My, my. a 2-1-2 turn. Got me some killin' weapons! Yessireebob! -- Smithy, Useful 
Weapons

"Smithy -- Some more useful weapons:
     Nerf Gun
     The Pen
     Mr. T
     Knowledge
     Bad Breath
          -- Assur"

Assur, well, I thank you, I guess -- especially for the bad breath. -- Smithy, Useful 
Weapons

Aw, shucks, Sunstroke! Did I really mean that?! Dang tootin'! I can now be a full-
fledged member of the KAA. Yes!!! (You know -- Kill All Aimers.) -- Dumbbell, Useful 
Weapon

I didn't like you one bit, Embezzling Scribe! That's why I killed you. Sure, I know 
you get unlimited reincarnations, but I KILLED you! Bwahahahaha. -- Lead pipe, Useful 
Weapon

Sunkist, well, you showed me. I just wasn't good enough. Will that Omnimancer send you 
bloodfeuding after Sunstroke's death? Will Dumbbell even be around to bloodfeud? Will 
I care in the least? -- Crow Bar, Useful Weapon

Beware warriors of Chimmy! The next death in the arena just might be YOU. -- Smithy, 
Useful Weapons

MU, congrats on your fine Mailer. You and OAB are just too good for us Chimmys! Go 
graduate or something! -- Smithy

Taking a 'brief' break from fighting.  Hard to justify fighting a team for one warrior 

plus a DA. Sure, I've done it before, but those warriors have something more to them 
than a generic .500 tourney striker.  Should be back on the sands after the FtF. -- 
Assur

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

VIPRA was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
SOL DAEMON bested DUMBBELL in a 2 minute Bloodfeud duel.
MAJOR SNAFU subdued CONFUSED in a 6 minute Bloodfeud melee.
LAVA CAKE GOLEM savagely defeated SGT. ROCK in a 8 minute Challenge Title fight.
DODGE'EM DUDE overpowered BRASS KNUCKLES in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
CAPT. AMERICA was devastated by TOUCAN in a popular 1 minute uneven Challenge brawl.
WICKEDNESS was devastated by BRECKENRIDGE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
HAOMARU was handily defeated by SEAGULL in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
CHARYBDIS lost to BLOOD MOON PIE in a 3 minute Challenge duel.
OCTOPUS viciously subdued ABBA-ZABA in a 2 minute gruesome novice's Challenge duel.
SUNNY D unbelievably bested TINY DANCER in a popular 3 minute brutal Challenge fight.
CAPTAIN MARVEL handily defeated TROLL in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge bout.
SOLAMANCER was demolished by BISHAMON in a 1 minute mismatched match.
BASARA KUBIKIRI was handily defeated by CAPTAIN KANGAROO in a 1 minute contest.
COURAGE was devastated by IOTA CHAMAELEONTIS in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
VILENESS savagely defeated SUNKIST in a popular 6 minute bloody duel.
MU CHAMAELEONTIS vanquished AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
LEMON BARRIO viciously subdued LITTLE JANE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gory brawl.
HAYMAKER was beaten by LEAD PIPE in a 2 minute novice's match.
GINGERDEAD MAN was beaten by QUANDARY in a 3 minute novice's match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   8         TOTAL PARRY       17 -  16 -  0      52  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  6         STRIKING ATTACK   32 -  31 -  4      51  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         PARRY-STRIKE      12 -  12 -  1      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         SLASHING ATTACK   31 -  31 -  1      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         LUNGING ATTACK    39 -  39 -  4      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         AIMED BLOW        21 -  23 -  1      48  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         WALL OF STEEL     18 -  20 -  0      47  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-RIPOSTE     14 -  16 -  0      47  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         BASHING ATTACK    12 -  15 -  2      44  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-LUNGE        4 -   8 -  0      33  |

Turn 486 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 -  2         3  TOTAL PARRY    
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  2         3  AIMED BLOW     
AIMED BLOW         2 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     5 -  3     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  4         1  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  2                                       1  PARRY-STRIKE   
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  3                                       1  WALL OF STEEL  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      LAVA CAKE GOLEM 7039       17   8  0  129 JUST DESSERTS (569)
LUNGING ATTACK   BISHAMON 7069              16  14  0   93 AVENGERS (146)
PARRY-STRIKE     TOUCAN 6638                15  11  0   90 BIRDS (647)
AIMED BLOW       BRASS KNUCKLES 7058        14   8  0   82 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
WALL OF STEEL    SOL DAEMON 4706            16  10  1   80 SOLIS MILITES (511)
SLASHING ATTACK  SOLAMANCER 4709            15  11  1   71 SOLIS MILITES (511)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  MU CHAMAELEONTIS 7092       5   0  1   69 CHAMAELEON (669)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    BLOOD MOON PIE 7171         6   2  1   41 JUST DESSERTS (569)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is DODGE'EM DUDE 7019.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was VILENESS 7110.  The ten other most popular fighters were LAVA CAKE GOLEM 
7039, TINY DANCER 7190, CONFUSED 7165, OCTOPUS 7207, DUMBBELL 7112, IOTA 
CHAMAELEONTIS 7097, LEMON BARRIO 7184, SOL DAEMON 4706, MAJOR SNAFU 7059, and 
DODGE'EM DUDE 7019.

The least popular fighter this week was QUANDARY 7223.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were GINGERDEAD MAN 7227, LITTLE JANE 5072, COURAGE 7185, SOLAMANCER 4709, 
TROLL 7209, ABBA-ZABA 7215, HAOMARU 7142, WICKEDNESS 7096, BRASS KNUCKLES 7058, and 
VIPRA 5096.

                         SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN NEW ORLEANS!

We're going back to the Big Easy! We hope you will join us at our summer FTF in New 
Orleans, LA on July 21-23, 2023! It will be held at the same hotel as last time we 
were there, the Hilton New Orleans St. Charles (504-378-2808).  Room rates are $159.00 
per night, 1-2 occupancy, with free high speed internet.  There's a fitness center and 
on-site restaurant.  The rooms are blocked and the code is "DUEL"  

         The official block cutoff is June 20 so make your reservations ASAP!
         The hotel reservation site is:  https://tinyurl.com/FF69inNewOrleans

Please note that doubles are limited.  As always, if the block is full, please make 
your reservation the best you can (book a king, and/or book at normal rates) and let 
us know and we'll work with the sales office to get them to correct your reservation. 

We look forward to seeing you in July! -- RSI