DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER Date : 09/05/2003 Duedate: 09/18/2003 ZENSU ARENA DM-40 TURN-422 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS KING LOVE SUNNYLAND (382) (40-3748) [13-11-2,128] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader KING LOVE SPIKE SUNNYLAND (382) NEUROMANCERS (404) (40-3748) [13-11-2,128] (40-3963) [3-2-1,38] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite SIANNA CASSIUS BEYOND THE PALE (337) BATTLE SCHOOL (407) (40-3914) [17-10-0,68] (40-3978) [3-1-0,16] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM THAT 80'S METAL (394) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. TACO GODS (152) 39 2. NEUROMANCERS (404) 39 THAT 80'S METAL (394) 3. THAT 80'S METAL (394) 22 Unchartered Team 4. CRUEL PET NAMES (381) 14 5. SUNNYLAND (382) 5 BATTLE SCHOOL (407) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1- 1 CARNIVAL (379) 79 53 2 59.8 1/ 1 THAT 80'S METAL (394) 8 1 0 2/ 2 THAT 80'S METAL (394) 68 47 1 59.1 2/ 4 WIMPS MOST FOWL (355) 8 7 0 3/ 3 WIMPS MOST FOWL (355) 327 254 16 56.3 3/ 7*NEUROMANCERS (404) 7 8 0 4/ 4 TACO GODS (152) 449 381 29 54.1 4/ 3*BATTLE SCHOOL (407) 6 9 1 5/ 6 CRUEL PET NAMES (381) 54 53 2 50.5 5/ 5 CRUEL PET NAMES (381) 5 3 0 6/ 5*BATTLE SCHOOL (407) 9 11 1 45.0 6/ 9 TACO GODS (152) 5 4 0 7/ 7 SUNNYLAND (382) 23 30 2 43.4 7- 2 CARNIVAL (379) 5 4 0 8/ 9*NEUROMANCERS (404) 13 17 2 43.3 8/ 6 BEYOND THE PALE (337) 4 11 0 9/ 8 BEYOND THE PALE (337) 286 427 7 40.1 9/ 8 SUNNYLAND (382) 3 1 1 10-10*EXOTIC TASTES (397) 0 4 0 0.0 10-10*EXOTIC TASTES (397) 0 4 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank TEAM SPOTLIGHT + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ Andorians Abroad #14 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ + Not in Zuwayza: The change from the sunlit courtyard to the shuttered interior of the house was abrupt and extreme enough to blind Tankesh temporarily. He blinked impatiently, trying to clear his vision, and blundered after the old man as soon as he could see vague outlines. Furniture seemed to leap out and bite him in the shins. When his eyes finally adjusted to the shadowed interior of the building, he saw that he was in a long hallway with arches opening off both sides. The old man was just disappearing through one half way down on the left. Tankesh hurried after him. The room was bare and dark, lit only by a single candle, although the whitewashed walls made it seem brighter than it actually was. The old man was kneeling on the floor, which was of tile, white tile with black and red and gold ones inlaid in a series of concentric circles. It looked too much like a target for Tankesh's comfort; he supposed that was just his imagination. He hoped that's all it was. He squinted at the symbols the old man was drawing in some of the rings, but they meant nothing to him. Well, he didn't expect they would. Adie would probably recognize them, though. Could he remember enough detail to describe them to here when he got back? The old man stood up cautiously, one hand on the small of his back. He pointed with his stick of chalk to a spot in one of the outer rings. "Stand there, young man, and ask no questions. Pay attention and watch for the proper place to get off. This is simple, but not easy." The elf stood where he had been directed and watched the old man take his place in the center of the circle. "Proper place to get off?" "When the rim of the circle passes through your world," the old man said. Sliding his sleeves back on arms like withered sticks, he began to chant. It was, or it felt like, several minutes before he saw the arch to the hallway pass in front of him and realized that the circle was rotating. He glanced down, but there seemed to be no change in the tiles under his feet. Back up, as a corner of the room slid by, quickly followed by the next one. Definitely rotating, and picking up speed, too. "When the rim of the circle passes through my world," he muttered. "How will I know that, unless there happen to be landmarks in sight?" The old man didn't answer. Tankesh hadn't really expected him to. The walls blurred and vanished, to be replaced by a seascape with waves breaking on a beach of white sand and on rocks farther out. A wave sliding inward at the end of its course dampened the toe of one boot. Pleasant looking, but nothing familiar. Another blur. A forest of standing stones lit by bluish light from two moons, both near full, and a smell of fresh-spilled blood. A blur. A true forest, trees like columns reaching into a green darkness overhead, mist, and a smell of things growing and dying. It called to something in his elven heritage, but it was not where he needed to be. A blur that seemed to last longer than the others, there was a hesitation and a pulsing red light half way through it. Something they weren't going to stop for. Just as well, that light looked like it might be fire. A large vaulted chamber, the image wavering slightly and indistinct at any distance from his apparent location. Voices speaking akhadic. He tried to step out of the circle, but it was like moving through cold tar. The view began to blur, and he forced himself outward, throwing himself to the floor outside the circle in a dive. It seemed to take forever to fall, his motion slowed to the point where he wasn't even sure he was moving at all. And then there was a sort of soundless click, and the floor came up fast and hard, knocking the breath out of him as he hit and rolled. * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 234): MISS STEP of LADIES IN WAITING (Crip, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 470): VAJRA VALMEJAR of SCARLET KNIGHTS (Talon Warsmith) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 470): LIVING DEAD GIRL of THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 463): HOMELESS PRINCE of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellubmo) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 459): HUGE TWIRLING MAN of DIABLO ALSO (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 460): PEROXIDE of THE NATURALS (Lord Genesis, mgr.) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 460): EBON AH'BIS of THE DREADLANDS (LHI, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 456): PURPLE DONKEY of TRIP OUT (Angus, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 421): KING LOVE of SUNNYLAND (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 415): FOOTSORE of WANDERERS (Leeta, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 407): BINKLY of DEATHTONGUE (Technogeek, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 182): MERADI of KING AND COUNTRY (Generalissimo Puerco, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 319): ACHONDROPLASIA of ELOQUENT KNIGHTS (Soultaker, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 309): PIPE LAYER of WORKING MEN (Soultaker, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 136): LONGSHOT of SHADOW GOLD (Shadowgate, mgr.) ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 355): PIGMY RATTLESNAKE of NAME YOUR POISON from SOLVEN (Poison Ivy, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 234): WIMPS OF PERIL (Wimpy, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 470): MENS REA (Cosmo Frothingslosh, mgr.) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 470): OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (The Mun, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 463): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 459): THE ASININE (Philthy Phil, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 460): CHAUCERS WORDS (Berylstar, mgr.) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 460): HEADBANGERS (Sablon-O-Vlad, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 456): TRIP OUT (Angus, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 421): THAT 80'S METAL (Street Legal, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 415): BIRDS (JE, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 407): HARDTIMESINBABYLON (Technogeek, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 182): OTTO'S PARTS (Crip, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 319): POWER BROKERS (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 309): WAYFARERS (Leeta, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 136): SHADOW GOLD (Shadowgate, mgr.) ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 355): BOXES, etc. (Doc Steele, mgr.) Recent Graduates ---------------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 233): FANTA FUELED FUZZ of BLACKTHORN ORCS (Slugbait, mgr.) FOTHERINFOP of WIMPS OF PERIL (Wimpy, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 469): LUKARIAN LAMORAK of SCARLET KNIGHTS (Talon Warsmith) JUGHEAD of KRILL CAVALRY (Leeta, mgr.) BART WELLENS of 'CROSSED UP (Dr. Mabuse, mgr.) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 459): HUGE TWIRLING MAN of DIABLO ALSO (The Muffin Man, mgr.) (turn 458): FLITTER MCGEE of KRILL CAVALRY (Leeta, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 459): WENT TO MARKET of THIS LITTLE PRIGGY (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 455): EGG SHERBERT of TRIP OUT (Angus, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 420): BIRDBRAIN of WIMPS MOST FOWL (Wimpy, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 414): AFRICAN GREY of BIRDS (JE, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 407): BINKLY of DEATHTONGUE (Technogeek, mgr.) OL' JOE COLLIN of BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (Leeta, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 181): LONGARMOFTHELAW of OTTO'S PARTS (Crip, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 319): ONOMOTAPOEIA of ELOQUENT KNIGHTS (Soultaker, mgr.) (turn 318): TYCANE of SWIFT CURRENT (Barnabas, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 308): RHYTHM METHOD of SURPRISE! (Soultaker, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 136): LONGSHOT of SHADOW GOLD (Shadowgate, mgr.) DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. It is certainly nice to hold the throne. I never thought I would be here, definitely not now. First of all I would like to express condolences to Carny and all the music lovers in the arena for causing the untimely demise of One-Man Band. Going after the Left Leg with a 5 KD must be more deadly than I thought! Also a big thank you goes out to Birdbrain for the retirement Duelmaster challenge, my dodge is apparently getting better. I expect to see Foil D'Agen or Klumsy Tumbles next turn one way or the other as they have the Bloodfeud and are the only CC's to challenge me. I welcome either of you. Until Next Turn, King Love SPY REPORT The sages err'd not in their foretelling of a god descending upon ZENSU, for I, Novgorodny Vir, have returned! He who laughs last didn't get the joke. Speaking of laughing at jokes, observe CARNIVAL. Last week they got 0-0-0 to drop by 5! What's a move up by 4 you ask? (alright, maybe you didn't ask) Cause for celebration, according to NEUROMANCERS. Good things come to those who fight well, as TACO GODS can attest, moving up by 3. NEUROMANCERS had cause to celebrate, after TRIANGLE MAN got 15 points by beating EMBEZZLING SCRIBE. Win some, lose some. Speaking of which, CRAZY LOON was winsome, after beating CHAEREA and seeing him lose 12 points. KING LOVE successfully staved off a grab for the roses by QUEENSRYCHE of THAT 80'S METAL. Does ZENSU have no one talented enough to dethrone him? So who was the warrior seen charging into immovable walls and challenging dead trees? Someone's got a basic problem... So much to report, so little time! Like a horde of jackals fleeing from the lion, so did the "warriors" in ZENSU avoid NEUROMANCERS. Like a pup with its tail between its legs, TACO GODS scurried away from NEUROMANCERS. Oh, the shame! If challenges were horses, DEAD DUCK could open up a fast food joint! Like the wind whispering among the pines, do hearest I many disquieting rumors. Never one to advocate diplomacy and restraint, I was pleased to see NEUROMANCERS retaliate against BATTLE SCHOOL in bloodfeud! Ask not a spymaster for counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have fallen into an unconscious stupor. Do not think spyreporting in ZENSU is the highlight of my life. More important duties call me. ZENSU, I leave you now. The Duelmaster has agreed to foot my bill at The Victory Tavern. 'Til next time-- Novgorodny Vir DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME KING LOVE 3748 13 11 2 128 SUNNYLAND (382) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -KLUMSY TUMBLES 3918 14 1 0 100 CARNIVAL (379) -FOIL D'AGEN 3909 11 8 0 99 CARNIVAL (379) -PHILLIP THE BIRD 3708 11 7 0 96 CRUEL PET NAMES (381) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME QUEENSRYCHE 3942 9 4 0 89 THAT 80'S METAL (394) WARRANT 3920 11 13 0 88 THAT 80'S METAL (394) JOPHAN 3846 15 35 0 80 BEYOND THE PALE (337) SQUISH THE GERBIL 3778 12 5 0 77 CRUEL PET NAMES (381) SIANNA 3914 17 10 0 68 BEYOND THE PALE (337) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DEAD DUCK 3911 15 11 2 66 WIMPS MOST FOWL (355) TERIS 3895 15 19 1 65 BEYOND THE PALE (337) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME FRY GUY 3655 7 9 0 56 TACO GODS (152) -QUAKY ASP 3919 9 6 0 50 CARNIVAL (379) DANZIG 3954 6 0 0 40 THAT 80'S METAL (394) LEADFOOT 3516 4 0 0 40 TACO GODS (152) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -JIMMY CRICKET 3744 8 11 0 39 SUNNYLAND (382) OUATE LE PHOQUE 3902 7 6 0 39 CRUEL PET NAMES (381) SPIKE 3963 3 2 1 38 NEUROMANCERS (404) -BIG BOP 3935 8 4 0 37 CARNIVAL (379) HUMP THE CAMEL 3903 4 8 0 34 CRUEL PET NAMES (381) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CRAZY LOON 3961 3 2 0 30 WIMPS MOST FOWL (355) CASE 3958 4 2 1 29 NEUROMANCERS (404) ARNIE EL SHEW 3930 5 13 0 28 BEYOND THE PALE (337) TRIANGLE MAN 4000 2 0 0 26 NEUROMANCERS (404) SCOOTER 3985 2 1 0 26 WIMPS MOST FOWL (355) MUD DUCK 3955 4 2 0 24 WIMPS MOST FOWL (355) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME TIGER ELF 3941 3 11 0 20 BEYOND THE PALE (337) CYBERPUNK 4001 2 0 0 20 NEUROMANCERS (404) SQUASH THE SNAKE 4002 2 0 0 19 CRUEL PET NAMES (381) CAPTAIN M. 3749 1 1 0 18 TACO GODS (152) CASSIUS 3978 3 1 0 16 BATTLE SCHOOL (407) -B 3746 2 6 0 12 SUNNYLAND (382) PANDORA'S DIAPHRAGM 3730 1 1 0 12 TACO GODS (152) ARRECINUS 3979 2 2 1 9 BATTLE SCHOOL (407) CHAEREA 3975 2 2 0 8 BATTLE SCHOOL (407) CORDUS 3976 2 2 0 8 BATTLE SCHOOL (407) ONO-SENDEI 3962 1 4 0 7 NEUROMANCERS (404) -IRON MAIDEN 3872 1 3 0 6 THAT 80'S METAL (394) TIBERIUS 3977 0 4 0 4 BATTLE SCHOOL (407) -PALLIO BLUES 3997 0 1 0 1 CARNIVAL (379) TURKEY LURKEY 4003 0 1 0 1 WIMPS MOST FOWL (355) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? ONE-MAN BAND 3841 17 12 0 CARNIVAL 379 KING LOVE 3748 420 NINSEI 3959 0 4 0 NEUROMANCERS 404 ARRECINUS 3979 420 JUST REV PERSONAL ADS Street Legal -- From an old TV teacher, call me Kotter. -- Chaerea/Kotter Queensryche -- (panting) I was so busy teaching, I didn't have time to learn. Drat. -- Jophan P.S. I'd be glad to join you for a pint, or even a quart (it's been that kind of week), but they say I shouldn't mix alcohol with these meds. Leadfoot -- (bristling) You STEPPED on me, you hairy little pervert! -- Tiger Elf Dead Duck -- I'd hate to meet a live one! -- Teris P.S. Whoosh, good standing. P.P.S. If my sword hadn't broken, I might have gotten you anyway. Hump the Camel -- Must I? I find that prospect distasteful. -- Sianna Do you suppose the Osksi Noble got slung out of his home because of not down challenging? And he isn't much good at fighting, either. -- Arnie El Shew Warrant -- We can hope so, but I will admit that I'll miss you. -- Teris P.S. Good luck with new opponents. Scooter -- Pretty tough talk from a team that turns tail every time we smile. -- Ono Teris -- Woof! -- Spike 19 August 2003 Citizens of Ghea (only the ignorant fail to note Lirith Kai is not in Alastari), no new day is rising, but the sun is setting on just another beautiful evening. While you were sleeping, an irksome rabble has entered the always fair Aruak City. Of course they fought alongside our warriors, most not so treasured, as all gladiators do. They drank with themselves, and slept with themselves. Whether they had masks, who cares. Warriors, don't be afraid. For years Aruak has been one of the safest cities in Ghea, and that custom has been continually cultivated, and will continue to be by those who have called it home for years and those who live, fight, and die by the same ethics. There is no contest, nor has there ever needed to be one for many years. A conflict of personalities has arisen, and the city has been 'invaded' by pests. Any rules that are annouced will be purely for the joy of the lemmings' own little world. Those who are being targeted have no interest in participating except to defend the integrity of an arena that is different from others. Whether you choose to come to Aruak, do it for your own reasons, not theirs. Competing in Aruak City has never been for the faint of heart or the weak willed. Combat is combat, wherever you go. Blood will flow as always, and now many innocents will be caught in the middle, but those who defend Aruak's traditions never target those who bring respect of Aruaki customs with them to our home. So ignore the private ranting announcement brought by the stuporous Frothingsloshers. If you choose Aruak City, do not choose it for an unsanctioned and bogus 'contest', choose it for the tradition. Choose it because Aruak is different. Defenders of Aruak 25 August 2003 To any that care -- The CDC is back; our current roster is: Malaquar -- Minion of Guardian Pip the Troll -- Burly Enforcer Type mouse -- Official Sneaky Bastard Papa Bear -- Elder Statesmen The Sealer says, "Hi, I'm the dealer." Papa Bear says, "It's not my f****n fault." Guardian -- Paper Figurehead LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS SPIKE devastated ARRECINUS in a 1 minute mismatched Bloodfeud fight. SQUISH THE GERBIL outwaited DEAD DUCK in a 19 minute expert's Challenge battle. LEADFOOT overpowered ARNIE EL SHEW in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel. MUD DUCK bested TIGER ELF in a 1 minute Challenge fight. SQUASH THE SNAKE overpowered TIBERIUS in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match. CAPTAIN M. devastated CORDUS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel. CRAZY LOON devastated CHAEREA in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched Challenge match. PANDORA'S DIAPHRAGM savagely defeated ONO-SENDEI in a 2 minute Challenge melee. KING LOVE won victory over QUEENSRYCHE in a 1 minute Title duel. JOPHAN was overpowered by WARRANT in a 1 minute uneven duel. TERIS was overpowered by VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute one-sided fight. SIANNA handily defeated HUMP THE CAMEL in a 2 minute brutal one-sided bout. FRY GUY demolished SCOOTER in a 1 minute mismatched competition. OUATE LE PHOQUE was outwaited by DANZIG in a tiresome 25 minute bloody battle. CASE overpowered EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute mismatched conflict. CASSIUS savagely defeated TURKEY LURKEY in a crowd pleasing 8 minute novice's duel. TRIANGLE MAN handily defeated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute mismatched bout. CYBERPUNK bested PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 2 minute brutal novice's brawl. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 6 LUNGING ATTACK 37 - 20 - 2 65 | |TOTAL PARRY 6 AIMED BLOW 22 - 14 - 1 61 | |AIMED BLOW 4 PARRY-STRIKE 6 - 5 - 0 55 | |PARRY-LUNGE 4 WALL OF STEEL 7 - 6 - 0 54 | |SLASHING ATTACK 3 TOTAL PARRY 27 - 24 - 0 53 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 BASHING ATTACK 8 - 9 - 1 47 | |BASHING ATTACK 2 SLASHING ATTACK 12 - 15 - 0 44 | |WALL OF STEEL 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 14 - 18 - 0 44 | |STRIKING ATTACK 2 STRIKING ATTACK 9 - 13 - 0 41 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 7 - 14 - 1 33 | Turn 422 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: AIMED BLOW 4 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 2 - 4 3 LUNGING ATTACK PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 3 2 STRIKING ATTACK SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 2 2 TOTAL PARRY PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 3 1 AIMED BLOW BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 PARRY-STRIKE WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME AIMED BLOW KING LOVE 3748 13 11 2 128 SUNNYLAND (382) STRIKING ATTACK QUEENSRYCHE 3942 9 4 0 89 THAT 80'S METAL (394) TOTAL PARRY SQUISH THE GERBIL 3778 12 5 0 77 CRUEL PET NAMES (381) PARRY-RIPOSTE SIANNA 3914 17 10 0 68 BEYOND THE PALE (337) LUNGING ATTACK LEADFOOT 3516 4 0 0 40 TACO GODS (152) BASHING ATTACK SPIKE 3963 3 2 1 38 NEUROMANCERS (404) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is SIANNA 3914. The most popular warrior this turn was CASSIUS 3978. The ten other most popular fighters were SIANNA 3914, CRAZY LOON 3961, PANDORA'S DIAPHRAGM 3730, CYBERPUNK 4001, CAPTAIN M. 3749, WARRANT 3920, FRY GUY 3655, CASE 3958, SPIKE 3963, and LEADFOOT 3516. The least popular fighter this week was DANZIG 3954. The other ten least popular fighters were OUATE LE PHOQUE 3902, DEAD DUCK 3911, SQUISH THE GERBIL 3778, TURKEY LURKEY 4003, SCOOTER 3985, HUMP THE CAMEL 3903, TERIS 3895, JOPHAN 3846, CORDUS 3976, and TIBERIUS 3977. FACE-TO-FACE XXXII Our next Winter Face-to-Face will be held on Martin Luther King weekend, Friday through Sunday, 16-18 January 2004, at the Embassy Suites in Tempe, Arizona (4400 S Rural Rd). Room rates are $119.00 per night, 1-2 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. 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 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