DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 05/07/2009 Duedate: 05/20/2009 VEASTIAN ARENA DM-43 TURN-553 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS HAWK NELSON POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (464) (43-4636) [17-2-0,155] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader HAWK NELSON AEROPEARL POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (464) SUPERHEROES! (469) (43-4636) [17-2-0,155] (43-4690) [1-0-0,27] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite NAPOLEON BITT BETRO CIV LEADERS (460) THE FAMILY (116) (43-4609) [9-10-0,100] (43-4662) [9-8-0,65] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM LUROCIAN ROYALTY (462) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. SUPERHEROES! (469) 40 2. OBSCURE LORE (466) 29POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (464) 3. POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (464) 25 Unchartered Team 4. CIV LEADERS (460) 6 5. THE FAMILY (116) 4 SUPERHEROES! (469) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 0*SUPERHEROES! (469) 2 0 0 100 1/ 1 LUROCIAN ROYALTY (462) 8 7 0 2/ 1 POSITIVE ALTERNATI (464) 58 30 1 65.9 2/ 4 OBSCURE LORE (466) 6 0 0 3/ 2 LUROCIAN ROYALTY (462) 54 35 2 60.7 3/ 2 POSITIVE ALTERNATI (464) 6 3 0 4/ 3 THE FAMILY (116) 665 726 16 47.8 4/ 3 THE FAMILY (116) 4 8 0 5/ 4 OBSCURE LORE (466) 23 26 2 46.9 5/ 5 CIV LEADERS (460) 3 6 0 6/ 5 CIV LEADERS (460) 29 39 1 42.6 6/ 0*SUPERHEROES! (469) 2 0 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+-----]|%{ * ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 617): HEMPEN JIG of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 619): PHILOLAUS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 613): NECROPALYSE of DARK CREATION (H.P.L. West, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 615): ZIGADENUS of MAXIMUM RESULTS (Coyote, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 613): TIBERIUS of FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (Caesar, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 611): WEE MAN of CUNNING RUNTS (Deep Thought, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 306): OPASAN of PHANTACITY (Omega, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 604): ELVIRA MADIGAN of TRAIL OF TEARS (?, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 303): ANTIOCH of WAR (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 601): MADNESS of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 599): THE MONGOL of RAVAGING LORDS (General Ikillyu) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 590): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 552): KRYSTAL MEYERS of POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (Zalgor Prigg) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 281): JACOB MARLEY of PHANTOM REGIMENT (Nomad, mgr.) DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 275): NILES of SECOND BANANAS (Manniquin, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 262): INGLEMORT JULS of MIDDLE WAY 6 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 480): IN HIDING of YIELD (Jekyll, mgr.) DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 467): BLACK WIDOW XLIII of DEATH STUDS XII (Death Stud) DM 61 JURINE (turn 447): ZOE ALDIN of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 443): GRIZOLPOP of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 211): DEATH SUCKS of BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 407): MOKO TEN ZORA of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 401): CORINTHIAN of PARANOID ASYLUM (Jekyll, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 389): HALGAR SNAGTOOTH of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 505): SISTER X of CULTS-R-US (?, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 617): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 619): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 613): STARBASE 5 (Zeus, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 615): PUNNY ANIMALS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 613): GLADIATORS (?, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 611): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 306): SANGUIS MORI (Toker, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 604): WILL DUEL 4 MEAD (Sporkis, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 303): THE STORMBRINGERS (High Lord Bosk, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 601): DEVIL ADVOCATES (Dark One, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 599): RAVAGING LORDS (General Ikillyu, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 590): LOST CAUSE (Vol, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 552): LUROCIAN ROYALTY (The Greek Guy, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 281): MIKES HEROES (Mike?, mgr.) DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 275): LAND OF OZ (Oz the All Successful, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 261): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 480): INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.) DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 467): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 447): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 443): MIGHTY DUCKS (Woody, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 211): MIDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 407): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 401): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 389): GIRLS X3 (Non, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 505): REIGNING DOOM et al (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 617): HEMPEN JIG of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 619): PHILOLAUS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 612): AVENGELINA of STARBASE 5 (Zeus, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 615): ZIGADENUS of MAXIMUM RESULTS (Coyote, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 611): WEE MAN of CUNNING RUNTS (Deep Thought, mgr.) (turn 610): PUBLIUS of IDES OF MARCH (Caesar, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 306): OPASAN of PHANTACITY (Omega, mgr.) MANKILLER of DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 604): ELVIRA MADIGAN of TRAIL OF TEARS (?, mgr.) (turn 603): DAISY CHAINS of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.) RED BULL of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 303): THERMOPYLAE of WAR (Mannequin, mgr.) (turn 302): LOWLY WORM of AVENGERS (Huckle Cat, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 552): KRYSTAL MEYERS of POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (Zalgor Prigg) (turn 551): J'KOROU of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 275): NILES of SECOND BANANAS (Manniquin, mgr.) BLACKENED of OF WOLF AND MAN (Tripwire, mgr.) (turn 274): KILLING JOKE of INDIFFERENCE (Jekyll, mgr.) DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 467): BUSTED NUTS of HIT ME WITH... (PTFT, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 442): MELOST THE GRAY of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 406): DOLBY KLEE of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 386): SHANNA TWO-KNIVES of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) CHELBAGHEERA of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) SPY REPORT So why do I have this bag over my head? Because I am The Unknown Spymaster and I'm going to give you a spy report!. Hey everybody, watch out for AEROPEARL, who flew up 27 points in the rankings after mashing EMBEZZLING SCRIBE like a melon. Keep your eye on this beast. And falling like a basher in the top ten was KING COREY, who dropped 7 points after a disappointing (to say the least) bout with NAPOLEON. Going for the gusto and coming up with aught but bloody knuckles was LUROCIAN ROYALTY's PRINCE CONNOR, who was turned away from the Duelmastership by KRYSTAL MEYERS. An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but an onion a day keeps T.P.s at bay. Here is other news that is of note. Here's a song for you: Who's afraid of the big, bad LUROCIAN ROYALTY? Big bad LUROCIAN ROYALTY. Big bad LUROCIAN ROYALTY. VEASTIAN's afraid of the big bad LUROCIAN ROYALTY. Tra la la la la! And you guys like to boo me? Well, unsling your rasberries, cause POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE beats feet every time LUROCIAN ROYALTY smiles at them. Try farming, eh? Well just about everybody wants a piece of QUEEN RANDI, who was this week's most challenged warrior. Can any one out there say 'weasel'? Oh well, just saying HAWK NELSON will do. He challenged 41 points down to trash QUEEN RANDI. Definition of petty: HAWK NELSON defeated QUEEN RANDI, a mismatch of 41 points. Death is kind of like a new puppy: he's always around wanting to play. (Ha Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?). Knowing when to use the right tactics at the proper time is a very important step on the road to Duelmaster. Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in VEASTIAN have no sense of humor. Or maybe that they were senseless. C'mon, Leadfoot, let's make some tracks. And remember, you can pick your friends and you can pick your--(loud boos), oh, you've heard that one already!-- The Unknown Spymaster DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME HAWK NELSON 4636 17 2 0 155 POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (464) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME NAPOLEON 4609 9 10 0 100 CIV LEADERS (460) PRINCESS EMILY 4616 11 7 1 98 LUROCIAN ROYALTY (462) PRINCE CONNOR 4618 13 5 0 97 LUROCIAN ROYALTY (462) QUEEN RANDI 4644 12 6 0 94 LUROCIAN ROYALTY (462) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME ELOWAN 4653 11 7 1 85 OBSCURE LORE (466) KING COREY 4620 12 6 1 72 LUROCIAN ROYALTY (462) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BITT BETRO 4662 9 8 0 65 THE FAMILY (116) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MECHAN 4654 9 9 1 57 OBSCURE LORE (466) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CYRUS 4610 10 9 0 53 CIV LEADERS (460) PRINCE JACKSON 4619 6 6 0 51 LUROCIAN ROYALTY (462) GEORGE 4607 7 12 1 34 CIV LEADERS (460) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME AEROPEARL 4690 1 0 0 27 SUPERHEROES! (469) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SENJIRO 4688 4 4 0 23 THE FAMILY (116) THOUGHT FIGHTER 4693 1 0 0 13 SUPERHEROES! (469) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? PERSONAL ADS Queen Randi -- Against such a lady as you, it is an honor to lose. -- J'Korou P.S. Not that I'd want to make a habit of it. Princess Emily -- Damn, that's just plain unwomanly of you! Good fight, though. I guess. -- Bitt Betro I have no use for Cult Members. -- Senjiro Two killed by the Embezzling Scribe in one day? This is incredibly depressing. I have no heart to hire new gladiators today. You'll have to wait for next turn. -- Jorja Our congratulations, such of us as are left, to Krystal Meyrers. -- Jorja and the Family Krystal Meyers -- It is unseemly for a woman to fight in the arena, baring her limbs to the public eye and directing aggressive actions toward men. None the less, since you have embraced this occupation, we salute your success. If you care to remain here, the Emir would perhaps be interested in hiring you to guard the hareem? -- Zhorg Enkharaj, Arena Manager 29 April 09 Greetings All -- This is Vincent Michaels, "the Rake", mgr. of the Stormbringers out of DM 33 Niatoli Island, back after a relatively long layoff. I come back to my arena to find only two other teams there. Terrible! I'm calling on all you managers out there who have inactive teams in Niatoli to put them back in the game. Also, anyone else who wants to come check out our little island are welcome. Good food and a lot of good gambling, and you will have a chance to smack around Gen. GirlPants and his band of Ravaged Queens. Great fun. Come one, come all! 4 May 09 Players of Duel 2: RSI wants to try, in a few arenas, a system that rewards role-play and general arena involvement. Our thoughts at this time are as follows, and feedback is earnestly solicited: 1. What to reward. a. Spotlights--they don't have to be involved and lengthy storylines, and in fact, my own inclination is to say: anything game related and original (i,e,, not a reprint), maybe set a minimum length. I use TOGS here as my model--half a column as formatted for the newsletter, and we don't judge the quality of the writing (so long as the editor isn't grossed out), just the intent to make a positive contribution. b. A dm column where one is "due." Again, no judgment on quality of writing, should be dm-related, and I would say (this is just me) a minimum length of maybe five lines. c. Personals. More than just "you suck," or "good fight." How much more doesn't really concern me, and quality, other than "not offensive to the editor," should not be an issue. We don't want to encourage participation and then muzzle it. d. It has been suggested that a reward point or two be offered for running a full team. We could include this, but my own inclination would be to say that there would be no points for this, but that those who don't make a clear effort on this (accidents happen, so maybe something like "when the three-turn total of fights is below twelve"?) aren't eligible for points on any turn until they get it back up to a full team. 2. How to reward it. a. We've been thinking nebulously about some kind of point system, obviously, as an example, say 3 points for a spotlight, 2 for a column, 1 for personals, more points here for what takes more effort, but some points for any effort. This is in no way final! But some way to keep track of who is contributing and how much, and as non- subjective as possible; this would be noted as each newsletter would be proofed. A way to clearly identify who's sending in what would help, but I can work it out by referring to the warrior listings if I have to. b. But, assuming a point system, do the rewards, whatever they end up being, go to the player who achieves a certain point total? Is this calculated per turn, or as a running total over as many turns as it takes to reach that point? Or to the player with the highest total on any given turn? What about ties? c. What do the points get the player? The current thought is X points gets a free fight, probably replacing the "Popularity Leader's" free fight in the relevant arena. That suggests only one player getting a role-play free fight on any given turn. Is this enough to encourage the newsletter participation we're hoping for? Should we convert "This Week's Favorite" to a role-play free fight also? Or handle rewards in some other way entirely? 3. Where it happens. The current thought is, try it in four arenas: one in each region, and one slow arena. Who picks the arenas in question? I'd be inclined to rule out those that are doing fairly well already (Ardivent, Sunset, Lapur; Arkers, Morya, North Fork), but is that wise? Or even fair? Darned if I know. Places where it is NOT currently intended to happen: Transfer arenas. Maybe rule out the no-tourney arenas as current candidates, too? If this seems to work well enough to be worth the effort, should we consider extending it to more, eventually to all non-transfer, arenas? This is not a "someday down the line we might" concept. We want to do this, and SOON. Your feedback would be appreciated, for, against, changes, anything. You can email me directly at jputney zianet com (make sure it says DM in the subject line) or send a diplo to scribe, any arena. the Scribe P.S. Staff members not to be eligible for role-playing free fights. 5 May 09 The Battle Royal V is upon us! Come join one of the original contests that has had some of the games best managers involved in the past. DM 18, Talcama, some consider it to be the crown jewel of the Delarq cities is where this contest will take place. The Battle Royal is intended to be a play as you want, play what you want Delarquan style contest with very few rules. While I'd love to say, "NO AVOIDING" is the only rule (and that wouldn't be too far off), I must spell out situations that can and have occurred and require additional clarification. The advantages of this format: 1) Simple. 2) No penalty for DAs. 3) No restrictions on warriors entered into the contest (baggers, TC mods, etc all welcome) 4) No penalty for not fighting. 5) It isn't a race where 21 wit and favorite learn determine the victor. 6) Losing a warrior (or even your whole team) doesn't eliminate you from contention. 7) It is possible to overcome almost any deficit. And this has been proven, with managers making huge point swings in short periods of time! 8) It is a contest designed to show manager skill rather than warrior ability. There are a few disadvantages: 1) There is no set end. It is possible for this contest to go on indefinitely. In practice, this format has worked very nicely in the past and I expect it will continue to work well. 2) You cannot avoid (But that is part of the fun and the head to head nature of this contest requires this rule.) 3) It encourages bloodshed. 4) Baggers and experienced warriors have an advantage over new warriors. Battle Royal Rules: - Any team in Talcama is eligible to participate. There are no restrictions on warriors (baggers, TC prize modified, etc). However, any warrior that fights for your team is considered in the BR. - Teams may not avoid any other team within the contest. (Note that you may avoid teams outside the contest but you do so at your own risk.) Avoiding a team on the turn they enter the Battle Royal is not considered against the rules (since you couldn't know the team wasn't part of the BR). The suggestion is not to avoid at all. Assur (the contest moderator) gets an avoid report every turn and will catch people avoiding! - Managers may only enter a single team in the contest. - Any manager with more than one team in Talcama may not challenge any other contest warrior with their non contest team(s). The intention is that no advantage can be gained by having multiple teams in the arena. ****Failure to comply with the above rules*** 1st offense: Disqualification from the prize, but you may still participate. 2nd offense: Warning. 3rd offense: Removal from Battle Royal. - If a manager decides to switch teams, his score will start back at 0. This is to prevent a manager from sweeping the contest with several teams of sandbaggers. Can a manager use this clause to go from a negative score to zero? Yes. I realize this is sort of cheating, but I'd rather have a manager start over with a new team than drop out of the contest. Even so, they have to start at 0 and must gain 25 points. - If your warrior loses a contest fight because of an input error and this error is verified by RSI, you will have a point added to your score. The head to head records will remain the same and any points gained by another manager will remain on that manager's record. - As soon as you are announced in the newsletter, you are officially entered into the Battle Royal. Scoring begins on that turn! You are expected to follow the rules that turn and every turn following. Your team may enter any time they wish during the course of the Battle Royal. - If you are exiting the Battle Royal, you are not removed until the turn after your intention is published. You are asked to follow the rules for that turn (either through not avoiding or not running your warriors). Scoring: - Scoring begins the turn your team declares participation. - Scoring continues through the turn your team withdraws. - Score is calculated by: Wins+Kills-Lossses. - Only fights with other B.R. participannts count towards your score, but they count whether they are challenges or random match-ups. - First Manager to 25 points wins! - In event of tie, B.R. continues until one team that has reached 25 points is ahead of all other participants. Disputes: - The attempt has been made to make these rules as complete and bulletproof as possible, but Tripwire will resolve any disputes as fairly as he is capable. Prizes: For the Winner: 6 Months Free Play in Talcama for the winning team (doesn't include tourneys)! One +1 Bonus Potion (up to max for warrior, to be used on a warrior in DM 18)! One Limited Damage Bump Potion (one time use, up to max for stats, used on DM 18 warrior)! One Minor Stat Switch Prize (up to 2 points can be moved from one stat to another stat on a new rollup in DM 18, before adding 14 points. This prize can be used up to 3 months from the contest end. Both points must be used in the same place (can't take one from a speed and one from deftness and add one to wit and will)). One Favorites Knowledge Potion (to be used on a 5+ FE warrior in DM 18). Rename One Dark Arena Creature in DM 18, which will be renamed for 6 Months or until the Ladies decide to return it to the previous name. All potions renaming prizes must be used within 2 turns of the end of the contest. Endurance Award (available to all participants): One +1 Bonus Potion (up to max for warrior, to be used on a warrior in DM 18). To qualify for the Endurance Award you must participate in 90% of the total fights possible over the course of the BR. If you don't have time to make it into the BR by the first turn, there will be a two turn window before the counter will start for new teams. The fights do not have to be BR point scoring fights, just 90% of the total possible participation over the course of the contest! So, if the contest runs 26 turns, there are 130 fights possible. Your team must have 117 fights during those 26 turns to be eligible. All prizes/potions subject to RSI's interpretation of how they are used/implemented. RSI said the faves knowledge must be used on an Inits warrior or higher and set at 5FE or more. Tripwire LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS HAWK NELSON devastated QUEEN RANDI in a 6 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight. KRYSTAL MEYERS savagely defeated PRINCE CONNOR in a popular 3 minute veteran's melee. PRINCESS EMILY devastated KUNG-FU MASTER in a 2 minute gory one-sided contest. NAPOLEON demolished KING COREY in a 1 minute mismatched competition. CYRUS lost to BITT BETRO in a 2 minute bloody fight. ELOWAN overpowered KHALHUMS DWARF in a 2 minute gory mismatched brawl. MECHAN handily defeated SENJIRO in a action packed 1 minute uneven melee. PRINCE JACKSON vanquished GEORGE in a 1 minute uneven fight. AEROPEARL vanquished EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided fight. THOUGHT FIGHTER overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided melee. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 1 - 0 75 | |LUNGING ATTACK 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 22 - 11 - 0 67 | |STRIKING ATTACK 3 AIMED BLOW 19 - 12 - 1 61 | |AIMED BLOW 2 WALL OF STEEL 15 - 10 - 0 60 | |TOTAL PARRY 2 TOTAL PARRY 15 - 11 - 0 58 | |WALL OF STEEL 2 LUNGING ATTACK 22 - 19 - 0 54 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 STRIKING ATTACK 14 - 23 - 0 38 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 BASHING ATTACK 2 - 4 - 0 33 | |SLASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-STRIKE 3 - 7 - 0 30 | |BASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 553 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-RIPOSTE 3 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 WALL OF STEEL STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME TOTAL PARRY HAWK NELSON 4636 17 2 0 155 POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (464) WALL OF STEEL PRINCESS EMILY 4616 11 7 1 98 LUROCIAN ROYALTY (462) AIMED BLOW ELOWAN 4653 11 7 1 85 OBSCURE LORE (466) LUNGING ATTACK BITT BETRO 4662 9 8 0 65 THE FAMILY (116) PARRY-RIPOSTE CYRUS 4610 10 9 0 53 CIV LEADERS (460) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is NAPOLEON 4609. The most popular warrior this turn was BITT BETRO 4662. The ten other most popular fighters were ELOWAN 4653, MECHAN 4654, PRINCE JACKSON 4619, PRINCE CONNOR 4618, PRINCESS EMILY 4616, NAPOLEON 4609, THOUGHT FIGHTER 4693, CYRUS 4610, SENJIRO 4688, and AEROPEARL 4690. The least popular fighter this week was HAWK NELSON 4636. The other ten least popular fighters were GEORGE 4607, KING COREY 4620, QUEEN RANDI 4644, AEROPEARL 4690, SENJIRO 4688, CYRUS 4610, THOUGHT FIGHTER 4693, NAPOLEON 4609, PRINCESS EMILY 4616, and PRINCE CONNOR 4618. The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn: KRYSTAL MEYERS (43-4635) POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (464) MAIL-IN TOURNEY XLVII CONTENDERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME ICE BEAR 1447 (90-78-2) 3 3 0 THE BEARS ADM TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME THOMAS FOWLER 4472 (35-21-0) 7 3 0 MEDAL OF HONOR 27 FRESHMEN TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME JEREMY CAMP 4626 (13-5-0) 2 3 0 POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE CHAMPIONS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME KRYSTAL MEYERS 4635 (14-4-0) 7 3 0 POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME SONNY DAZE 3774 (0-0-0) 4 3 1 FORCE OF NATURE PACMAN 4161 (5-0-1) 1 3 0 CLASSIC GAMES INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME AEROPEARL 4690 (0-0-0) 3 3 0 SUPERHEROES! BODACIOUS BETH 4572 (0-0-0) 2 3 0 DEAD STREETWALKERS ADM FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME MISTY JENKINS 374 (24-13-0) 1 3 0 GIRLS X3 CHAMPIONS FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME HAWK NELSON 4636 (15-2-0) 0 3 0 POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE INITIATES FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME UMBAR CONN III 4280 (3-5-1) 3 3 0 PHILANTHROPISTS