DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 08/14/2004 Duedate: 09/10/2004 XOCHITHLAN ARENA DM-39 TURN-198 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS ANGELOST DARQUE ANGELS (402) (39-3415) [13-5-1,109] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader ANGELOST POSITION IS EMPTY DARQUE ANGELS (402) (39-3415) [13-5-1,109] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite ULRIK VORN HOMEY CIDE THE MIDDLE WAY (385) CRIMINAL ELEMENT (379) (39-3556) [14-11-1,84] (39-3594) [12-5-1,92] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM THE MIDDLE WAY (385) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. CRIMINAL ELEMENT (379) 40 2. DARQUE ANGELS (402) 33 DARQUE ANGELS (402) 3. WITLESS WONDERS (419) 16 Unchartered Team 4. ATMAN PROJECT (391) 0 5. DUCKS UNLIMITED (143) 0 HELL'S BELLES (431) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 3 DARQUE ANGELS (402) 50 34 4 59.5 1/ 1 THE MIDDLE WAY (385) 12 3 0 2/ 1 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (379) 146 100 8 59.3 2/ 3 DARQUE ANGELS (402) 10 3 0 3/ 2 WITLESS WONDERS (419) 50 35 1 58.8 3/ 5 WITLESS WONDERS (419) 7 2 0 4- 4 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143) 123 101 10 54.9 4/ 4 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (379) 6 9 0 5/ 5 BEDOUIN KNIGHTS (294) 34 36 2 48.6 5- 2 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143) 5 3 1 6/ 6 THE MIDDLE WAY (385) 143 161 7 47.0 6/ 7 BEDOUIN KNIGHTS (294) 3 12 0 7- 7 ATMAN PROJECT (391) 45 63 3 41.7 7- 6 ATMAN PROJECT (391) 1 9 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[ Out of the Past #10 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ + Delarquan Edition Old Valamantis: The Old Forum of the ruins was empty of people, though strewn with bits of rubble and random bushes. Two hundred yards long and a hundred yards wide, and they stood at the midpoint of one side and looked across to the battered, dark-stoned hulk of the Old Valamantis arena on the other. At the end to their left was a vast building--or the remains of it--that had the layered foundation of an edifice built on the remains of many previous ones. Basalt, marble, sandstone, granite, porphyry. "The growth rings of the old city," Tensekai, the Silver Mage muttered. "Which is the Folstrom layer?" Ka D'Argo of Kolact asked. "The oldest. The bottom one--black basalt," the mage answered. "The old city was founded by the Folstrom. They laid out the ground plan and built the walls. That," a twitch of his head to the left, "was their main...temple, although we don't think they worshipped in the same sense we do now. There at the other end--" a forest of columns of many different stones, skillfully carved to look like different species of trees, closed off the right end of the Forum, "that was their Grove of Sacrifice." The gladiators looked one way, to the temple, the other way to the stone grove, and then across at the arena. The lower arcade was of black basalt. "So the arena was theirs, too." Sputter of Dwes Eg hunched his shoulders uneasily. "Were the Bloodgames their idea?" Tensekai glanced at him, startled. "I don't know, I never questioned that it was Sheila of the Grey Wand who came up with that." After a moment, he grimaced. "She lived then, or near to then, and might have borrowed the idea from them." "So she's using blood magic, too, eh?" Goblin licked his lips and took a step forward. "So much for her high-and-mighty attitude, then! Not that I'm complaining, mind you." "I have heard it said that Sheila of the Grey Wand would use ANY means to protect Alastari," Tensekai muttered. "But it never occurred to me that the Bloodgames might be part of her magical defense...." The thought appeared to make him uneasy. "We won't get anything done standing around here," Goblin called back over his shoulder. I thought you were all eager to establish a magical perimeter inside the arena. Let's do it!" "Right," Sputter said. He stepped forward to follow Goblin. "You know, I really don't want to go over there." "Me neither!" Lavender Lance took Tensekai's arm. "But we have it to do, right?" The gladiators straggled out onto the Forum's cracked pavement. Goblin was in the lead; Ka D'Argo brought up the rear, facing backwards with his sword drawn. None of them felt comfortable with the fact that they'd gotten this far without being stopped. After a few minutes, Sputter glanced around and then at Tensekai. "Why aren't we hearing anything? No birds or mice, okay, I wouldn't want to hang out here either, if I was a bird or a mouse. But not even any wind!" The mage's eyes were blank with concentration, and he didn't answer. "It's a trap," Ka D'Argo said quietly. "The whole city, but especially the arena, is a trap for anyone who ventures in without the permission of..." he gestured at the ruins around the Forum, "whoever's there. But we have to do it anyway. Some traps can only be destroyed from the inside." Lavender Lance burst into tears. "I don't want to be trapped by...by liches or whatever they are!" But she kept walking toward the arena. No one tried to stop them. This unexpected fact brought all of them to agreement with the Kolactan's assessment that the arena was a trap. And a very unpleasant one. Once they were inside the walls, and especially as they descended the dark corridor toward the sunken fighting floor, the smell of the place grew stronger. It stank of blood and death and decay, with a sulfurous undertone that none of them could identify. Until they stepped out onto the sands, under a dome of crimson light, and saw the demonic creature waiting for them. And heard the iron bars clash into position behind them to prevent an exit. * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 501): JEJUNE of MANNEQUIN'S BEST (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 386): TOOFLESS of GLORY BOUND TROLLS (DeGotti, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 506): LEFTISTS BLOW of THE CONFUSED (Shocking Toad, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 502): STANLEY'S CUP of SPORTZ! (Guardian, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 501): BELISS DON of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Nick, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 505): SECOND OMEN of DARK PANTHEON (Doc Steele, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 502): TERRI TOWEL of BEACH BABES (Nick, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 497): SIR PENT of SIR AGLIO (Sultan, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 488): POOPIEHEAD of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 487): RAZOR MELODY of IRONIC TAILS (Mr. Twister, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 461): MAD MILKSTER of LEGENDARY BASTARDS ( ! , mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 452): STEVEN SCIMITAR of EAGLES CLAW (Talon Volksie, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 197): MYRON NAGEL of THE MIDDLE WAY (Nick, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 439): STUPID SEXY FLANDERS of I'M SO SEXY (Muffy, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 387): APPLE of FRUITS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 184): MICROSOFT of USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 172): MACAULIFFE of THE EXPLORERS (Kellog, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 337): YOU of SRETSAMLEUD (Phat Phat, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 149): CANNONBALL of X-POSSE (Savant, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 380): SLEEPLESS PARANOIA of PARENTHOOD from DWES EG (TUM) Top Teams --------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 501): HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Nick, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 386): GLORY BOUND TROLLS (DeGotti, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 506): THE CONFUSED (Shocking Toad, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 502): MAYAN WHITE (Myrrdin, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 501): RENEGADES II (Elizamir, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 505): DARK PANTHEON (Doc Steele, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 502): FLOWER CHILDREN (Ebenezer Frothingslosh, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 497): SIR AGLIO (Sultan, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 488): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 487): GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 461): LITTLE GIRLS LIKE... (Shocking Toad, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 452): EAGLES CLAW (Talon Volksie, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 197): THE MIDDLE WAY (Nick, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 439): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 387): DARK HORSEMEN (Nick, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 184): USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 172): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 337): DEVIL'S MAYHEM (Dincuru Feadagnor?, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 149): X-POSSE (Savant, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 380): BLACK PRIMERS, etc. (Doc Steele, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 3 OSKSI (turn 506): GRAPH of GAMES LIBRARY (Nick, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 502): STANLEY'S CUP of SPORTZ! (Guardian, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 500): HOWLER of THE TAKEN (Silver Stroke, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 487): PURPLE FIREFISH of BIG MEAN FISH (Big Wave Dave, mgr.) PICKLE JUICE of BURN N' PILLAGE (Jolly, mgr.) VASSAL of THUNDR + LITENING (Doc Steele, mgr.) HANNAH of SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 486): THE BUTCHER of NASTY MOB (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 460): POSTMASTER P of HELTER SKELTER (Cosmo Frothingslosh, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 197): MYRON NAGEL of THE MIDDLE WAY (Nick, mgr.) (turn 196): MISS CON DUCK of DUCKS UNLIMITED (Crip, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 439): STUPID SEXY FLANDERS of I'M SO SEXY (Muffy, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 184): MICROSOFT of USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 172): MACAULIFFE of THE EXPLORERS (Kellog, mgr.) (turn 171): HOFFA WITH HAIR of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 337): YOU of SRETSAMLEUD (Phat Phat, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 149): CONSTANTINE of AGELESS WONDER (Belyn, mgr.) DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. Well, Duck Tape, you sticky little golem, you'd you like THAT? I, Myron Nagel, am going to live forever--deservedly, there will never be anyone like me!--whereas you will fall by the wayside, or anywhere else you feel like falling, the minute your stickum wears out. Ha! Although, if you DO manage to survive and go the Isle and enter Home Guard, I will drop by and cheer when you join your teammate in beating up that disgusting Ski Mask. If ever there was a Duck that needed a quick thrust through the gizzard, Ski Mask is that Duck. For those who burn to know, my superiority takes this form: 10-15-11-13-15-1-7- 13. Extremely Cool, note that. Oh, physically? 9-13-14-15-17-5-11. Longsword, moderate/moderate, parry tactic. Myron Nagel SPY REPORT Good day, friends and fiends, welcome to your friendly neighborhood spyreport. I doubt XOCHITHLAN will ever be the same. And let's see, KAHR, JACK fought QUIA RAYNE and gained 19 points and contributed to CRIMINAL ELEMENT's 3-2-0. QUIA RAYNE has lost to KAHR, JACK, falling 18 points, while helping make THE MIDDLE WAY a 3-2-0 turn. And all eyes were on ANGELOST this turn as she ascended to the throne of Duelmaster. XOCHITHLAN has a new victor! Can someone confirm a rumor for me? I hear the top team makes their losing fighters do dishes at The Swinging Aardvark until they win. Maybe? I tell you, a green quarterstaff lasts longer than a seasoned sapling. A basher friend of mine assures me this is true. I also notice that the DUCKS UNLIMITED stable was the most avoided team this turn. Come on XOCHITHLAN, what are you afraid of? And avoiding DUCKS UNLIMITED more than any other team we find BEDOUIN KNIGHTS. XOCHITHLAN, are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing? We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and shave it close? We'd like to remind certain teams not to rob the graves of their enemies. You know who you are; and it's considered rude. Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the sweetest. Always good to rest in XOCHITHLAN, but never good to wear out my welcome. Look for me in future turns. Until you see my quill in XOCHITHLAN again, farewell-- Alarond the Scribe DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME ANGELOST 3415 13 5 1 109 DARQUE ANGELS (402) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -DUCK TAPE 3283 12 10 2 98 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143) DAMOK 3538 13 12 0 97 WITLESS WONDERS (419) HOMEY CIDE 3594 12 5 1 92 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (379) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME LAHRS ENNY 3400 16 17 0 85 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (379) ULRIK VORN 3556 14 11 1 84 THE MIDDLE WAY (385) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME OUTLAW STAR 3550 9 4 0 74 DARQUE ANGELS (402) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -HOT AIR DUCK 3451 10 5 0 66 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143) FAISEL THE WISE 2580 7 5 0 64 BEDOUIN KNIGHTS (294) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -LUMINOUS NIGHT 3340 10 14 1 56 ATMAN PROJECT (391) THE FALLEN ONE 3416 9 8 2 55 DARQUE ANGELS (402) TYSON 3592 2 2 0 49 WITLESS WONDERS (419) -WARRIOR NO 3417 7 5 0 47 ATMAN PROJECT (391) HABIB THE SLOW 2589 4 1 1 43 BEDOUIN KNIGHTS (294) -SHIFTING LION 3427 7 4 1 40 ATMAN PROJECT (391) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME GIB HOLGIN 3611 5 7 0 33 THE MIDDLE WAY (385) KAHR, JACK 3637 4 3 1 32 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (379) ABDUL THE VICIOUS 2521 6 6 0 28 BEDOUIN KNIGHTS (294) ABU THE TRICKY 2524 4 10 0 28 BEDOUIN KNIGHTS (294) -DUCK A L'ORANGE 3607 2 5 0 27 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME ETRIGAN 3596 3 2 0 22 DARQUE ANGELS (402) SOLL I. TARRY 3652 2 2 0 22 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (379) -PEKING DUCK 3632 1 0 0 17 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143) ZED ARLEN 3653 3 1 0 15 THE MIDDLE WAY (385) QUIA RAYNE 3636 2 7 0 13 THE MIDDLE WAY (385) -POINT ZERO 3638 3 2 0 11 ATMAN PROJECT (391) BLACK GUARD 3667 1 0 0 10 DARQUE ANGELS (402) BREY KINENTER 3650 2 3 0 9 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (379) COWTOWN SNIPER 3660 1 1 0 9 WITLESS WONDERS (419) -CLEO 3570 0 1 0 9 WITLESS WONDERS (419) ANUDDA BLOUD 3659 1 1 0 4 WITLESS WONDERS (419) NELA THE FIERCE 2980 0 3 0 3 BEDOUIN KNIGHTS (294) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? YOLANA X 3631 2 5 1 THE MIDDLE WAY 385 KAHR, JACK 3637 194 NOT REVE PERSONAL ADS Myron Nagel -- Quit roasting and toasting the Ducks Mr. Chef wannabe. -- Duck Tape Abdul The Vicious -- Or should that read Abdul the Slightly Intimidating? -- Hot Air Duck Habib The Slow -- Yeah, right, no lengthy recipes in your book. -- Duck A L'Orange Soll I Tarry -- Still a long way to go for the proper cooking time. -- Peking Duck Shifting Lion -- Hmm, not a bad hide, if a little thin. Probably the season, hides should be taken in the winter when the fur's thicker, of course. But if the lion is here now, now is when I will skin it, yes. You're going to look great tossed casually over the back of my couch. -- Ulrik Vorn Point Zero -- I tried to make that quick, ma'am, for your sake. Don't want any scarring if it can be avoided, not on such a pretty little thing as you! -- Gib Holgin P.S. I really was not laughing at you. I wouldn't do that. If anybody was laughing, it was either Myron or Ulrik. Brey Kinenter -- Oh, my, a neutered cat? That's what the Aruaki ARE, after all. Well, cats. Not many are neutered, of course. Could you get that fixed, do you think, or are you stuck with (or should that be without?) it? At least you still purr very well. -- Quia Rayne Nela the Fierce -- Fierce indeed! You humans seem prone to that. Rather exciting in a woman, too. Within limits. If you'd care to drop by my place--I don't live at the guildhouse, I have a separate apartment near the aqueduct--we could explore the possibilities. -- Zed Arlen Miss Con Duck -- (smugly) I'm right on your heels, Duckess. -- Myron Nagel 17 July 2004 I am currently trying to put together a favorites chart for AD warriors. I desperately need help with this. What I need are style, favorite rhythm (ex.: hi/low), favorite weapons, and tactics. What would be great is if you could send me a copy of the invite with the warrior's name, id#, and arena blacked out. This way, I can verify that this is an actual warrior. Minis will work, too! For those interested, I have both a challenge style vs. style and a match-up style vs. style chart. There's about 250 fights calculated in these charts, and I'll be happy to send a copy to anyone who asks. You can contact me (if you're a free world player) at: Rick Stringer, Merit/East, SCI, P.O. Box 500, Georgetown, DE 19947-0500. If you're in prison, just send a diplo to: Baphomet, Mgr. Knights Templar (568), DM #47--North Fork. (I also have a lot of other charts and info for anyone who wants it.) Thanks! 30 July 2004 The total number of fights calculated was reported as 250 fights. This is a misprint. It should have read "over 2,500 fights." -- Baphomet LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS ABU THE TRICKY was bested by GIB HOLGIN in a 3 minute Challenge fight. NELA THE FIERCE was bested by ZED ARLEN in a 2 minute novice's Challenge duel. ETRIGAN overcame COWTOWN SNIPER in a 2 minute gruesome novice's Challenge match. MYRON NAGEL was bested by ANGELOST in a popular 2 minute veteran's Title contest. OUTLAW STAR was devastated by DAMOK in a 1 minute uneven brawl. ULRIK VORN defeated LAHRS ENNY in a crowd pleasing 2 minute bloody veteran's struggle. HOMEY CIDE savagely defeated FAISEL THE WISE in a action packed 9 minute melee. ABDUL THE VICIOUS was vanquished by TYSON in a 1 minute one-sided duel. HABIB THE SLOW lost to THE FALLEN ONE in a popular 1 minute duel. QUIA RAYNE was overpowered by KAHR, JACK in a 1 minute uneven match. BREY KINENTER was beaten by BLACK GUARD in a 2 minute brutal novice's fight. SOLL I. TARRY devastated ANUDDA BLOUD in a 1 minute mismatched conflict. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |STRIKING ATTACK 5 BASHING ATTACK 25 - 10 - 2 71 | |LUNGING ATTACK 4 TOTAL PARRY 18 - 8 - 0 69 | |WALL OF STEEL 4 STRIKING ATTACK 24 - 18 - 0 57 | |BASHING ATTACK 3 WALL OF STEEL 16 - 13 - 1 55 | |AIMED BLOW 2 LUNGING ATTACK 12 - 14 - 1 46 | |PARRY-STRIKE 2 PARRY-LUNGE 5 - 6 - 0 45 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-STRIKE 15 - 19 - 2 44 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 AIMED BLOW 9 - 12 - 1 43 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 9 - 0 25 | |TOTAL PARRY 1 SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 9 - 0 18 | Turn 198 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: SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 4 3 PARRY-STRIKE LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 LUNGING ATTACK WALL OF STEEL 3 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 2 BASHING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 2 WALL OF STEEL AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME LUNGING ATTACK ANGELOST 3415 13 5 1 109 DARQUE ANGELS (402) BASHING ATTACK DAMOK 3538 13 12 0 97 WITLESS WONDERS (419) PARRY-STRIKE HOMEY CIDE 3594 12 5 1 92 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (379) STRIKING ATTACK OUTLAW STAR 3550 9 4 0 74 DARQUE ANGELS (402) TOTAL PARRY FAISEL THE WISE 2580 7 5 0 64 BEDOUIN KNIGHTS (294) WALL OF STEEL THE FALLEN ONE 3416 9 8 2 55 DARQUE ANGELS (402) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is ULRIK VORN 3556. The most popular warrior this turn was HOMEY CIDE 3594. The ten other most popular fighters were ANGELOST 3415, ULRIK VORN 3556, ETRIGAN 3596, GIB HOLGIN 3611, ZED ARLEN 3653, ABU THE TRICKY 2524, SOLL I. TARRY 3652, DAMOK 3538, TYSON 3592, and HABIB THE SLOW 2589. The least popular fighter this week was FAISEL THE WISE 2580. The other ten least popular fighters were ANUDDA BLOUD 3659, BREY KINENTER 3650, QUIA RAYNE 3636, ABDUL THE VICIOUS 2521, COWTOWN SNIPER 3660, KAHR, JACK 3637, LAHRS ENNY 3400, OUTLAW STAR 3550, NELA THE FIERCE 2980, and BLACK GUARD 3667. The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn: MYRON NAGEL (39-3316) THE MIDDLE WAY (385) NEW TEAMS IN THE TEMPORARY TOURNAMENT ARENAS (DM 81/83) Please note that all new teams created at the Face-to-Face were temporarily placed in a temporary Tournament Arena, DM 81 or DM 83. If you requested that your team be placed in a specific arena, it has already transferred to that arena. Any teams not transferred out of DM 81 and DM 83 by October 1st will be deleted. If you have questions about any of your teams, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI FACE-TO-FACE XXXIV Our next Winter Face-to-Face will be held on Martin Luther King weekend, Friday through Sunday, 14-16 January 2005, at the Embassy Suites in Tempe, Arizona (4400 S Rural Rd--this is the same hotel as last year). Room rates are $139.00 per night, 1-4 occupancy, which includes breakfast. The rooms are blocked. The reservations number is 480-897-7444; tell them you're with the "Reality Simulations Face to Face Convention" block. Our room block will be released in mid-December, so please make sure you reserve your room before then! Room rates include a full cooked-to-order breakfast and a complimentary two-hour manager's reception. There is a free shuttle to the airport, as well as free parking. The hotel is located down the freeway in Tempe. All rooms have high speed internet (for an extra charge). There is a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool, and of course a bar and Mexican restaurant inside the hotel. And there's Denny's right across the street. Look for transportation info in the tournament information sheet. The tournament information sheet/strategy sheet should be out sometime in late November/early December. If you haven't been to a Face-to-Face before, you're overdue. If you have, you'll be back. Don't miss this one, it'll be a blast! See you there! -- Green Eyes and the RSI Staff