DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/15/2020    Duedate: 08/11/2020

STORMCROWE ARENA

DM-45    TURN-426

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

USKURNTAI
GOING BERSERK (527)
(45-4886) [12-9-0,134]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

USKURNTAI                      PANIC ROOM
GOING BERSERK (527)            YUPPIE SHELTER (576)
(45-4886) [12-9-0,134]         (45-5561) [5-1-0,53]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

URBAN LEGEND                   RAINBOW BYTE
BOOK OF THOMAS (528)           DARQUE FORCES (428)
(45-4836) [16-23-0,75]         (45-5391) [8-7-0,60]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

GOING BERSERK (527)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. CSU COLLEGE RADIO (561)     58
2. GOING BERSERK (527)         54      INTERNATIONAL (554)
3. THE MENTORS RIDE (550)      39      Unchartered Team
4. LEGENDS (574)               39
5. HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)      32      YUPPIE SHELTER (576)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 2*HISTORY'S HENCHMEN (514)   1   0  0  100   1/ 1 GOING BERSERK (527)      14  1 0
 2/ 4 INTERNATIONAL (554)      116  58 14 66.7   2/ 4 BASH BROS CARS (562)     11  2 1
 3/ 3 RAT PAK (79)              33  17  2 66.0   3/12 CSU COLLEGE RADIO (561)  11  4 1
 4/ 7 CSU COLLEGE RADIO (561)  101  62  3 62.0   4/ 6 INTERNATIONAL (554)      10  5 1
 5/ 6 DARQUE FORCES (428)      605 386 36 61.0   5/13 HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)   10  5 0
 6/ 5*YUPPIE SHELTER (576)      18  12  0 60.0   6/ 5 SHEWISH BUFFET (520)     10  5 0
 7/ 1*FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)   6   4  0 60.0   7/ 7 IMA BUBBA 2 (541)        10  5 0
 8/ 8 BASH BROS CARS (562)      91  64  5 58.7   8/ 3 FORCE OF FIVE (539)       9  6 1
 9/11 HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)    41  29  2 58.6   9/11 CANDY CRUSHERS (534)      8  7 1
10/ 9 GOING BERSERK (527)      116  83  8 58.3  10/17 ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)   8  7 1
11/10 CANDY CRUSHERS (534)      50  39  7 56.2  11/ 2*YUPPIE SHELTER (576)      8  7 0
12-13 ICE-N-FIRE (544)          38  32  3 54.3  12/10 AVID FANS (65)            8  7 0
13/12 IMA BUBBA 2 (541)         40  34  1 54.1  13/ 8 MAIDEN JAPAN (504)        7  8 0
14/14 OTIS LIKES LUNGERS (565)  35  30  2 53.8  14/14 WOB AFW (556)             7  8 0
15/15 AVID FANS (65)           239 218 23 52.3  15/18 OTIS LIKES LUNGERS (565)  7  8 0
16/16 FORCE OF FIVE (539)       36  34  2 51.4  16/16*FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)  6  4 0
17/17 BOOK OF THOMAS (528)      82  78  4 51.3  17/ 9 SHADOW LEGION (575)       6  7 0
18/18 SHEWISH BUFFET (520)     145 140 10 50.9  18/24*LUROCIAN OUTKASTS (573)   6  8 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19/19 WOB AFW (556)             64  69  4 48.1  19/25*DRAGON'S TOOTH (570)      5  4 0
20/20 MAIDEN JAPAN (504)        88 103  3 46.1  20/20 THE MENTORS RIDE (550)    5  9 0
21/21 BIG LAKE KILLERS (551)    45  54  5 45.5  21/15 BIG LAKE KILLERS (551)    5 10 0
22/23 THE MENTORS RIDE (550)    47  61  1 43.5  22/28*LEGENDS (574)             5 10 0
23/27*LUROCIAN OUTKASTS (573)    6   8  0 42.9  23/27 BOOK OF THOMAS (528)      4 10 1
24/28*DRAGON'S TOOTH (570)       6   8  0 42.9  24/19 RAT PAK (79)              4 11 0
25/24 SHADOW LEGION (575)       50  73  3 40.7  25/26*GODS OF WAR (572)         4 11 0
26/26 ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)   28  52  1 35.0  26/22*SYFY (568)                3 11 1
27/30*SYFY (568)                 6  13  1 31.6  27/21 DARQUE FORCES (428)       2 11 0
28/31*LEGENDS (574)              5  11  0 31.3  28-29*HISTORY'S HENCHMEN (514)  1  0 0
29/29*GODS OF WAR (572)          4  11  0 26.7  29-30 ICE-N-FIRE (544)          1  4 0
30-32*PIG FARMERS (5)            0   2  0  0.0  30-31*PIG FARMERS (5)           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

Turn 2 is in the books, and there was some significant movement in the rankings.  This 
is pretty impressive when you consider how truly low scoring a Morya Madness turn can 
be for many teams.  There are lots of rewards but none with any significant amount.  
Well, unless you rack them up as OAB did to take over the lead.

This turn is Slaughter Priest Memorial scoring.  The rules are posted below, but the 
most important one to follow is ABSOLUTELY NO CHALLENGES (Dark Arenas are allowed and 
scored normally).

     Turn 3 -- Slaughter Priest Memorial
     Turn 4 -- Morya Madness
     Turn 5 -- TOGS

*MODERATOR NOTE:  I am allowing Scorpio to join the contest.  He was present but not 
declared for Turn 1, so I'm invoking a -5 penalty on his team.  Normally, I would not 
allow a late entry, but things have not been normal for months.  Covid-19 issues have 
altered a great many things including our mail services.  I will begin scoring 
Scorpio's team regularly this turn. 

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Turn & Overall Scores Through Turn 2

Position -- Manager/Team -- Rd 2 Score = Overall Score

  1 -- OAB -- Shewish Buffet -- 16 = 28
  2 -- La Guillotine -- Going Berserk -- 10 = 25
 t3 -- Presstoe -- Force of Five -- 5 = 17
 t3 -- Street Legal -- Maiden Japan -- 8 = 17
  4 -- Madwand Favorite Sayings 7 -- 0 = 15
 t5 -- Assur Bash Bros Cars -- 0 = 12
 t5 -- Den -- Big Lake Killers -- 3 = 12
 t5 -- Bubba -- Ima Bubba 2 -- 3 = 12
 t5 -- Floyd -- CSU College Radio -- 3 = 12
  6 -- Howlin Wolf -- Howlin Slaughter -- 0 = 10
 t7 -- Dr. Trump Jr. -- Yuppie Shelter -- 0 = 9
 t7 -- Khisanth -- WOB AFW -- 0 = 9
 t7 -- U.N. -- International -- 1 = 9
 t7 -- Papaiz -- Book of Thomas -- 3 = 9
 t7 -- Dameon Darkheart -- Candy Crushers -- 3 = 9
 t7 -- Otis -- Otis Likes Lungers -- 3 = 9
  8 -- Hammer -- Abattior 5 Blades -- 2 = 7
 t9 -- Queen Artemis -- Dragon's Tooth -- 0 = 6
 t9 -- The Greek Guy -- Lurocian Outkasts -- 0 = 6
 10 -- Shadowthrone -- Shadow Legion -- 0 = 4
 11 -- Philthy Phil -- Ice-N-Fire -- 0 =3
t12 -- Crip -- Avid Fans -- (-5) = 1
t12 -- Paradox -- Legends -- 0 = 1
t13 -- Master Darque -- Darque Forces -- 0 = 0
t13 -- Channel Master -- SYFY -- 0 = 0
t13 -- Dr. Feelgood -- The Mentors Ride -- 0 = 0
 14 -- Boss Rat -- Rat Pak -- 0 = (-1)
 15 -- Scorpio -- Gods of War -- 0 = (-5)

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**Turn 3 Scoring -- Slaughter Priest Memorial

No Challenges (DA fights allowed and scored regularly; avoids allowed)

+3 points for winning

+3 points for killing (giving 6 in total, 3 for the win and 3 for the kill)

+3 points for at least one of your warriors writing a personal (regardless of the 
   number of personals beyond the one you still only get three points).  Make sure it 
   is written from one of your team's warriors and not simply the manager entity or 
   you will not get the points.

-3 points for losing

-3 points for being killed (so -6 in total: -3 for losing and -3 for being killed)

Special Note:  Challenging during an SPM scoring turn will result in disqualification.

**Turn 4 Scoring -- Morya Madness

+3 points to the highest-ranked warrior of each style.  The highest-ranked is the 
   highest recognition total, regardless of record.  In the case of a tie in 
   recognition points, win/loss percentage will be the tiebreaker, followed by total 
   kills (warrior).

+5 Top Team on the Move descending scoring down to #5 (e.g. +5 for first, +4 for the 
   second, etc).

+2 Successful Blood feud.  Blood feud victories for kills that did not occur during 
   the contest do not count to this total.

+5 Most Avoided Squad (teammates avoiding one another will not be counted)
-5 Most Avoiding Squad

+5 Most Turn's Most Popular
+5 Most Turn's Least Popular

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                             REMEMBERING SLAUGHTER PRIEST

     No one has greater love [no one has shown stronger affection] than to lay 
     down (give up) his own life for his friends. -- John 15:13 Amplified Classic

I am writing this Spot to honor the memory of Slaughter Priest, by which the Wheel of 
Misfortune is calculating points for Round 3 from the Slaughter Priest Memorial 
Contest held years ago!

[For those of you who are interested in what Hammer experienced from his approaching 
the Gladiatorial Commission regarding his hosting a future contest in 2021, please 
read my Spot in the upcoming Arena 83 Turn 171 Newsletter!]

Slaughter Priest became a friend of mine early on in my Duelmasters experience.

Rich was his first name.  He served in the military as a Submariner on a Nuclear 
Submarine in the 1980s.

At some point in his life he became a Homeless Veteran.

However, he was working towards achieving a better life for himself, in spite of the 
circumstances that led to him being a homeless military veteran who loved his country.

Rich had a friend who owned a business, so in exchange for a place to sleep in his 
friend's shed behind the store, my Duel Friend worked as a cashier at his friend's 
business, which also gave him free access to the internet, plus a physical address to 
have his Duel Newsletters & Fights sent to him from RSI.

He did not let most people in the Duel Community know about his situation, because he 
did not want people thinking that he was looking for sympathy, nor did he want us to 
think that he was trying to manipulate anyone to help him.

Rich had a long-term plan and he was slowly working his way up the ladder of life, 
having been unexpectedly knocked down, after serving our country.

I was honored to be one of the few in our Duel Community who Rich confided in about 
his situation. As I mentioned earlier, he had Email access and also sent me some diplo 
notes from time to time: [for those of you who remember writing & receiving diplo 
notes!] -- but Slaughter Priest mostly shared about insights into the game we all love 
and are addicted to, info about opponents' warriors, plus enjoyed communicating with 
his select inner group of dueling friends!

Slaughter Priest also enjoyed writing Personal Ads, trading barbs & greetings with 
various Managers, in a game that allowed him to participate on a social platform of 
equal footing with the other real-life people with managerial personas, who were 
competing in the arenas where Slaughter Priest was dueling!

We all come from a variety of backgrounds and situations that we face in Real Life, 
but the Arenas & Tourneys are where we can escape and live out part of our lives on 
the Arena Dueling Sands!

We are a Family, and Slaughter Priest (Rich) was a part of our Family!

A Friend who did not want to share what he considered to be temporary troubles with 
his Dueling Family - he just wanted to enjoy playing the game with his Dueling Friends 
& his Dueling Family throughout the Duel Community!

One fateful night, Rich laid down his life for his friend when Rich tried to prevent a 
thief from robbing his friend's business!

Rich was murdered as a result, a tragic loss of life which he freely gave in an 
attempt to prevent a friend of his from losing money at the hands of a robber!

I have recently come back to D2 and am glad to be among Old Friends!

Some of our Duel friends have disappeared, while others have left this life to go to 
their eternal reward, while still others are returning to the D2 arena sands!

Rich was Homeless -- and a Veteran -- so perhaps at some point in our remaining lives 
We All Can Find a Way to Help a Homeless Veteran to Honor the Memory of Rich, the 
Slaughter Priest, who was one of my True Friends in the Dueling Game!

Street Legal organized and hosted the original Slaughter Priest Memorial Contest to 
honor his friend Rich. Street can tell you more about Rich if you are truly interested 
in gaining further insights into the life of a Real-Life American Hero who Sacrificed 
His Life for a Friend, to Protect that Friend's Business!

                                          -- Hammer

                                      SPY REPORT

     I was going on vacation, see?  Surf, sun...  But what do those bums say?  "Hit 
the road, Debby Tonte.  STORMCROWE needs a spyreport."  Oh, well.  I don't wanna hurt 
anybody's feelings or anything, but YUPPIE SHELTER really goofed with their 2-3-0.  
CSU COLLEGE RADIO like really fought hard to move up to 3rd from 12th.  Way to go!  
One team deserves special mention 'cause they moved up 8 after going 4-1-0.  Keep it 
up, HOWLIN SLAUGHTER!  MVP award for BOMBAY BIKE CLUB?  CSU COLLEGE RADIO's proud of 
it after beating DOROTHY and getting 31 points.  Talk about yer major upsets!  
MAR-A-LAGO's match with THE BRUTE SQUAD cost it a loss of 14 points!  Don't you think 
the Duelmaster is being unfair?  I think HUMAN BEAN should let IMA GETCHA be 
Duelmaster for a while, without fighting about it.  I hear the top team insists all 
their warriors get nine hours sleep.  They want photogenic fighters for PR photos.   
     So just why would someone becomes a warrior anyway?  It can't be for these 
really neat Spyreports can it?  MAIDEN JAPAN was the most avoided team.  Is a 
88-103-3 record really that scary?  Hhmph!  What kind of warriors are GOING BERSERK?  
MAIDEN JAPAN, an easy team to beat if I ever saw one, can't get them to accept an 
invitation!   
     What does a fighter fight for?  I mean, the crowds don't give a hoot if someone 
gets killed.  Not after four more fights.  BOMBAY BIKE CLUB of CSU COLLEGE RADIO 
wasn't planning on killing DOROTHY, I bet.  Now it has to worry about being 
Bloodfeuded, and getting put on lists...  What a bummer!  JOE TWITCH got wasted by 
HERSHEY HAMMER!  But with a 5-9-0, I guess FORCE OF FIVE aren't too bummed.  I'm 
always kinda bummed when a decent warrior gets killed.  IMA PIMP, of IMA BUBBA 2 had 
a 9-5-0 when he got bumped off by LOHENGRIN.  BOOK OF THOMAS figured it was better to 
let CESPEDES kill BIRDIE unpunished, and not worry about getting nailed again!  Hey 
you guys, don't you think your families would like to hear from you?  Write!  (Or 
have someone write for you.)  
     Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain.  Soak it in cold water, and hand 
wash.  I gotta leave.  STORMCROWE is like such a dump, and you guys smell too much!  
I had a fun time, see you later-- Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 USKURNTAI 4886               12   9  0   134       GOING BERSERK (527)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 UNDK 4872                    16   8  1   131       GOING BERSERK (527)
 BOMBAY BIKE CLUB 5214        18  11  1   121       CSU COLLEGE RADIO (561)
 CAR SEAT HEADREST 5210       12   4  0   118       CSU COLLEGE RADIO (561)
 RIME-ANCIENT MARINER 4496    23  12  0   114       MAIDEN JAPAN (504)
 CHOPPER 5044                  8   8  1   106       THE MENTORS RIDE (550)
 ALPHA REV 5213               17   6  1   100       CSU COLLEGE RADIO (561)
 ALDON 5120                   15   3  0    98       WOB AFW (556)
 YAK 5296                     13   6  1    93       GOING BERSERK (527)
 IMA GETCHA 4944              10   6  0    92       IMA BUBBA 2 (541)
-MAD MOXXI 5390                8   3  0    92       DARQUE FORCES (428)
 ME TOO 5267                   9   5  0    91       OTIS LIKES LUNGERS (565)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FAMILY RECIPE 4854           12   5  1    90       SHEWISH BUFFET (520)
 THE VEAL DEAL 5251           11   3  0    90       HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)
 POISON IV 5338               13   8  1    89       DARQUE FORCES (428)
 ROCK OF AGES 5096            22  16  1    87       INTERNATIONAL (554)
 SHRIMP SCAMP 4855             8   9  0    87       SHEWISH BUFFET (520)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RUNNING FREE 4406            20  23  0    85       MAIDEN JAPAN (504)
 PRISM GUARD 4857             13   7  1    81       BOOK OF THOMAS (528)
 KURR 5432                     7   2  0    80       GOING BERSERK (527)
 KWITCHERBICHON 4861          19  14  0    79       BOOK OF THOMAS (528)
 KIT KAT KATANA 4901          12   6  2    78       CANDY CRUSHERS (534)
 URBAN LEGEND 4836            16  23  0    75       BOOK OF THOMAS (528)
 BOULDER 5215                 13  13  1    73       CSU COLLEGE RADIO (561)
 BLIZZARD-RAT 516             16   5  0    71       RAT PAK (79)
 STICKY SITUATION 4904         6  10  0    70       ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)
 EDMUND KEMPER 5058           13   7  1    68       BIG LAKE KILLERS (551)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PEZ PULVERIZER 5287          10   4  1    66       CANDY CRUSHERS (534)
 IMA KILLA 5298                8   3  0    66       IMA BUBBA 2 (541)
 FEEDER 5252                   9   5  0    65       HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)
 GUMMI BEAR GAVEL 5089         8   8  2    65       CANDY CRUSHERS (534)
 NO WASHER FLUID 5233         12   3  0    63       BASH BROS CARS (562)
 A FUNKY NIGHTMARE 4905        7   9  0    61       ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)
 TOBIR BATTER 5316             6   3  0    61       SHEWISH BUFFET (520)
 HERSHEY HAMMER 5324           8   2  1    60       CANDY CRUSHERS (534)
 RAINBOW BYTE 5391             8   7  0    60       DARQUE FORCES (428)
 OZARKS 5046                  10   8  0    59       THE MENTORS RIDE (550)
 SHANGHAI 5323                 9   7  1    59       INTERNATIONAL (554)
 LOHENGRIN 4933                7   7  1    59       FORCE OF FIVE (539)
-LEMON 5241                    6   7  0    59       BASH BROS CARS (562)
 SECURITY GUARD 4825          11  16  1    58       AVID FANS (65)
 RASAM 5117                   10  12  0    58       WOB AFW (556)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ME EITHER 5268                9   4  0    54       OTIS LIKES LUNGERS (565)
 CARAMEL CUDGEL 4900           9   7  1    53       CANDY CRUSHERS (534)
 PANIC ROOM 5561               5   1  0    53       YUPPIE SHELTER (576)
-THEON 5056                   11   2  0    52       ICE-N-FIRE (544)
 SHADOW MERC 5525              3   2  0    52       SHADOW LEGION (575)
 LEAN HOG 5255                 9   5  0    51       HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)
 THE FEVER DREAMER 4906        6  10  0    49       ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)
 NOT ME 5271                   4   8  0    48       OTIS LIKES LUNGERS (565)
 BUBBLES 4935                 11   3  0    46       FORCE OF FIVE (539)
 STUNTMAN 4932                 6   8  0    43       FORCE OF FIVE (539)
-THE MOUNTAIN 4969             8   6  0    42       ICE-N-FIRE (544)
 BLOW OUT 5043                 8  13  0    41       THE MENTORS RIDE (550)
 THE BRUTE SQUAD 5326          6   9  1    41       AVID FANS (65)
 CESPEDES 5359                 4   4  1    40       WOB AFW (556)
 BRUCE BRENIZER 5294           7  10  2    39       BIG LAKE KILLERS (551)
 RUSTBELT 4931                 7   7  1    39       FORCE OF FIVE (539)
 BLUE DRAGON BLADE 5310        6   5  1    39       ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)
 STRANGEWORLD 5319             7  15  0    36       MAIDEN JAPAN (504)
-SNOW 4971                     6   8  1    35       ICE-N-FIRE (544)
 MIRAGE 5354                   3   4  0    35       WOB AFW (556)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHADOW SHAMAN 5523            2   2  1    33       SHADOW LEGION (575)
-THE HOUND 4968                5   9  0    32       ICE-N-FIRE (544)
 M.C. 5369                     3   2  0    32       AVID FANS (65)
 RODMAN 5471                   3   0  0    32       WOB AFW (556)
 FENDER BENDER 5434            3   0  1    30       BASH BROS CARS (562)
 MIKE OX 5451                  2   0  0    30       FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)
 ME THREE 5270                 4   8  2    29       OTIS LIKES LUNGERS (565)
 THROTTLE JOCKEY 5336          5   2  0    27       THE MENTORS RIDE (550)
-HARLEYZILLA 5459              1   1  0    27       DRAGON'S TOOTH (570)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 H.H. HOLMES 5378              4   2  0    23       BIG LAKE KILLERS (551)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SWAUM 5559                    3   0  0    23       GOING BERSERK (527)
 STABLEHAND 5560               2   1  0    23       AVID FANS (65)
 SPITTING LLAMA 5485           2   0  0    23       DRAGON'S TOOTH (570)
 AIR BNB 5564                  4   1  0    22       YUPPIE SHELTER (576)
-CHECK ENGINE 5433             2   0  0    22       BASH BROS CARS (562)
 ANDUARI 5503                  1   2  0    22       LEGENDS (574)
 SHADOW TEMPLAR 5517           4   4  0    20       SHADOW LEGION (575)
 TOKYO 5483                    3   0  1    20       INTERNATIONAL (554)
 NEW ZEALAND 5385              3   1  0    20       INTERNATIONAL (554)
 MAR-A-LAGO 5566               4   2  0    18       YUPPIE SHELTER (576)
 DIXIE 1 5494                  3   0  0    18       IMA BUBBA 2 (541)
 MAINTENANCE 5435              2   1  0    18       BASH BROS CARS (562)
 CUOMO 5499                    2   1  0    17       LUROCIAN OUTKASTS (573)
 DOBBY 5487                    1   2  1    17       SYFY (568)
 OFF ROAD 5583                 1   0  0    17       THE MENTORS RIDE (550)
 SOUTH POLE 5381               4   4  0    16       INTERNATIONAL (554)
 HAWAII 5567                   3   3  0    16       YUPPIE SHELTER (576)
 ABLE 5504                     1   2  0    16       LEGENDS (574)
 TRAVIS STOLL 5420             2   2  0    15       SYFY (568)
 OTHER MOTHER 5439             3   3  0    14       DARQUE FORCES (428)
 IRMA 5315                     3   1  0    14       OTIS LIKES LUNGERS (565)
 DJ DRAGON 5484                1   1  0    14       DRAGON'S TOOTH (570)
 BUFFALO 5379                  2   1  0    13       CSU COLLEGE RADIO (561)
 NICO DIANGELO 5422            2   2  0    13       SYFY (568)
 CUTOUT 5582                   1   0  0    13       HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)
 MCCONNELL 5498                1   1  0    13       LUROCIAN OUTKASTS (573)
 ACES HIGH 5462                1   2  0    12       MAIDEN JAPAN (504)
 BEN WHITECLIFFS 5454          1   1  0    12       FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)
 FAUCI 5497                    1   2  0    12       LUROCIAN OUTKASTS (573)
 SHADOW BOZO 5509              3   2  0    11       SHADOW LEGION (575)
 NO FAITH 5571                 1   1  1    11       BOOK OF THOMAS (528)
 JERONIMO 5581                 1   0  0    11       LEGENDS (574)
 SPARTACUS 5507                2   1  0    10       LEGENDS (574)
 DRA-GON 5460                  2   1  0    10       DRAGON'S TOOTH (570)
 STICKY BLUE BLADE 5343        1   6  0     9       ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)
 KRATOS 5491                   1   2  0     9       GODS OF WAR (572)
 WHITE HOUSE 5562              2   2  0     8       YUPPIE SHELTER (576)
 THE CLAIRVOYANT 5467          2   1  0     8       MAIDEN JAPAN (504)
 JOHN WAYNE GACY 5461          2   2  0     8       BIG LAKE KILLERS (551)
 JUICE BOX 5452                1   1  0     8       FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)
 EXPOSE 5455                   1   1  0     8       FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)
-MANCE RAYDER 5347             1   1  0     8       ICE-N-FIRE (544)
 CONNER STOLL 5421             1   3  0     6       SYFY (568)
-GUDRUN 4598                   1   0  0     6       HISTORY'S HENCHMEN (514)
 MARY KRUEGER 5501             1   2  0     5       BIG LAKE KILLERS (551)
 MIA-RAT 5569                  1   2  0     5       RAT PAK (79)
 LADY DEATHSTRIKE 5490         1   2  0     5       GODS OF WAR (572)
 CHUN MA 5492                  1   2  0     5       GODS OF WAR (572)
 YA-SIN 5493                   1   2  0     5       GODS OF WAR (572)
 RUKIDDINGME-RAT 5572          1   1  0     5       RAT PAK (79)
 BIRX 5500                     1   2  0     5       LUROCIAN OUTKASTS (573)
 DIXIE 2 5495                  1   2  0     5       IMA BUBBA 2 (541)
 STICKY SITUATION 5488         1   1  0     4       FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)
 CAINE 5505                    0   3  0     3       LEGENDS (574)
 DIANA 5489                    0   3  0     3       GODS OF WAR (572)
 SUPPLY CHAIN 5574             0   2  0     2       HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)
 DRACO METEOR 5486             0   2  0     2       DRAGON'S TOOTH (570)
-BLERT 45                      0   2  0     2       PIG FARMERS (5)
 BAYONETTA-RAT 5577            0   1  0     1       RAT PAK (79)
 SHEPHERD PIE 5576             0   1  0     1       SHEWISH BUFFET (520)
 TEMPIE RARY 5579              0   1  0     1       DARQUE FORCES (428)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ADVANCE SCOUT 5580            0   1  0     1       AVID FANS (65)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BIRDIE 5386             3  1 0 BOOK OF THOMAS 528   CESPEDES 5359         422  NOT REVENGED
DOROTHY 5055           12  5 2 BOOK OF THOMAS 528   BOMBAY BIKE CLUB 5214 426   
JOE TWITCH 4934         5  9 0 FORCE OF FIVE 539    HERSHEY HAMMER 5324   426   
IMA PIMP 5062           9  5 0 IMA BUBBA 2 541      LOHENGRIN 4933        426   
CARL LEWIS 5502         0  1 0 LEGENDS 574          TOKYO 5483            424   
PELOSI 5496             1  2 0 LUROCIAN OUTKAST 573 DOBBY 5487            426   
THUNDER-RAT 513         0  2 0 RAT PAK 79           FENDER BENDER 5434    425   
WALKING CORPSE 5573     1  1 0 RAT PAK 79           NO FAITH 5571         426   
SHADOW ORC 5511         1  3 0 SHADOW LEGION 575    BLUE DRAGON BLAD 5310 424   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Alpha Rev -- It is a secret recipe. -- Family Recipe of Shewish Buffet

Car Seat Headrest -- Hey, where did that come from? -- Kurr

Aldon -- That was nice! It seems you aren't familiar with such encounters. -- Undk

Edmund Kemper -- My pleasure. -- Yak

What?! We go 4-1 and aren't going to get many points out of it? What kind of 
tournament is this? Huh? -- U.N., Mgr. Internationals

Panic Room, go ahead and hide will you? We gotcha! Our covid seeps through the 
slightest cracks. Hah! -- Shanghai, Internationals

Har, har. Nice bloodfeud, Able. You really weren't very able, were you? -- Tokyo, 
Internationals

Birx? That's a name? Must be a Tennessee name. And I spracked you just like everyone 
does Tennessee in football. Must hurt! -- South Pole, Internationals

Cuomo? Definitely an outkast. Fights like he belongs on a Lurocian team. You know? 
Like a drunk doctor? -- New Zealand, Internationals (and feeling rather uppity after 
the win.)

H.H. Holmes -- Let me guess.  H.H. stands for "Hapless and Hurt."  Am I right? -- Mar-
A-Lago

Shanghai -- How did YOU get in here?!? -- Panic Room

McConnell -- Didn't like your Dad, Connell.  Don't care much for you.  And when the 
next generation arrives, McMcConnell won't be getting a Christmas card from Yuppie 
Shelter, either! -- White House 
P.S. But if you ever make Duelmaster, of course you're invited to come for dinner.

Rustbelt -- If I had known our battle was going to take place in a phone booth, I 
would have worn more comfortable shoes. -- Hawaii

Connor Stoll -- I guess they don't make demigods like they used to. -- Air BNB

Poet Laureate Hammer -- You don't have to underline the important parts.  I can figure 
them out for myself!  I'm smaht. -- Dr Donald Trump Jr, Yuppie Shelter

Check Engine -- I am a world renounced scientist, how could you down challenge me like 
that? A virus may be in your future -- Fauci of Lurocian Outkast

South Pole -- Nice challenge but you only won because my mask was over my eyes -- Birx

New Zealand -- First you make me look bad handling that virus so well and now you 
embarrass me in the arena. Wait until my next press conference -- Cuomo

Maintenance -- I'm nout sure which is the greater mystery.  You lasting 4 minutes 
staggering like a drunken sailor or me lasting 4 minutes cut, bleeding and not 
surrendering.  Apparently, I had the will to perservere. -- Mia-Rat

Commission Flunkey -- Do I look like a lifeless golem?  Dolt!  Fix my arena 
registration at once! -- Mia-Rat

     Yeah, yeah, whatever... just sign here and get back to the arena. -- Commission 
     Flunkey

Dorothy -- Think of that as me getting a free trip to Kansas for all those losses you 
tacked on my teammates -- An Arena Doctor

Throttle Jockey -- I thought one of us would run out of gas eventually. -- M.C.

Ima Pimp -- No you are not, you are a no-good worthless piece of pimp that I use a 
shovel to scoop up. -- Stablehand

Blow out -- You are supposed to let me swing first -- The Brute Squad

Shadow Shaman -- If you've never fought in a tourney, I'd say you have a serious beef 
to take up with the match-maker -- Security Guard

Panic Room -- But my way's not very fair -- The Brute Squad

DABA -- I'll get you next time.  Don't celebrate yet. -- DJ Dragon

Ima Pimp -- Don't fight me again.  You might now walk out of the sands next time. -- 
Harleyzilla

Shanghai -- Oh, I understand. -- Nico DiAngelo

Air BnB -- You caught me on a bad day. -- Conner Stoll

Mia-Rat -- I wasn't ready for that fight!  I'm due for.. -- Maintenance (Warrior of 
Bash Bros Cars)

Spymaster -- Not cool, man. -- Roast Beast of Shewish Buffet

U.N. -- Thank You for the Welcome Home! -- Hammer, mgr of Abattoir 5 Blades

White House -- Sticky Blades Do Seem to Be the Problem! I Lost to Swaum b& While My 
Team Mates All Won! -- Sticky Blue Blade of Abattoir 5 Blades [who at least gets 
credit for scoring +3 points for writing a P-Ad for the contest this turn!]

Wild Wheelers -- Good to Read More Chat in the P-Ads for the Turn 425 Newsletter! -- 
Hammer

Swaum -- I Lost Again! Congrats for Your Win! Thanks for the Skills! Must Make Some 
Adjustments! -- Sticky Blue Blade

Me Either -- Glad You Survived My Challenge! -- Sticky Situation

Lean Hog -- Your Challenge Woke Me Up! -- A Funky Nightmare

Shadow Templar -- Feel My Fever! -- The Fever Dreamer

Travis Stoll -- Your Challenge Only Went Through Because the Shadow Legion Chose Not 
to Blood Feud Me! Your Loss! My Gain! Thanks for the Skills! -- Blue Dragon Blade

Misfortunate Malcontents -- Hope You Were Able to Read Between the Lines of My Spot in 
the Turn 425 Newsletter! -- Hammer the WordSmith

All -- I am a warrior on the Howlin Slaughter team. -- Lean Hog

Tokyo -- No blood feud in the sands this round. I guess we're just gonna have to get 
personal in the ads. -- Able

Rock of Ages- Kind of a strange weapon choice to start fi/me. Luckily you pulled your 
wh backup, as if I would attack you! My will is clearly greater then yours! -- Rime of 
the Ancient Mariner, MAID

Shrimp Scamp -- Lucky for you that you broke my weapon because you were in for a world 
of HURT! -- Running Free, MAIDEN JAPAN

Lady Deathstrike -- How did my angry lighning taste!? -- Aces High, MAIDEN JAPAN

LOOK OUT -- Chopper

The Brute Squad -- Looks a little flat man, relax, I'm hilarious! -- Blow out 

Dobby -- Yikes... I mean, I really have no business winning any fights!  What 
happened? -- Dixie 1

Rainbow Byte -- Nothing personal, just saw a good challenge. -- Me Too

Sticky Situation -- Nice fight. Somewhat shocking outcome for me. Looks like I have 
some self evaluating to do. -- Me Either

Bubbles -- When challenges are allowed again, I have someone that would like to meet 
you. -- Me Three

Gummi Bear -- I'll be back after I hit the gym a bit more. -- Not Me 

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

HUMAN BEAN viciously subdued IMA GETCHA in a action packed 3 minute master's fight.
FAMILY RECIPE was handily defeated by UNDK in a 1 minute one-sided match.
SHRIMP SCAMP was devastated by USKURNTAI in a exciting 2 minute one-sided Title fight.
RIME-ANCIENT MARINER viciously subdued BLIZZARD-RAT in a 27 minute veteran's duel.
DOROTHY was dealt death by BOMBAY BIKE CLUB in a 3 minute veteran's competition.
POISON IV was viciously subdued by ALPHA REV in a 2 minute gruesome expert's melee.
PRISM GUARD was vanquished by CHOPPER in a 1 minute uneven fight.
ALDON viciously subdued RUNNING FREE in a 6 minute brutal veteran's fight.
CAR SEAT HEADREST handily defeated KIT KAT KATANA in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
ROCK OF AGES was savagely defeated by THE VEAL DEAL in a 24 minute mismatched match.
BOULDER savagely defeated SECURITY GUARD in a popular 2 minute bloody master's match.
KWITCHERBICHON slimly won victory over A FUNKY NIGHTMARE in a 3 minute expert's fight.
ME TOO savagely defeated GUMMI BEAR GAVEL in a 4 minute expert's struggle.
YAK devastated TASTES LIKE CHICKEN in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
URBAN LEGEND was defeated by KURR in a 2 minute one-sided bout.
RASAM was overpowered by STICKY SITUATION in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
NO WASHER FLUID luckily beat NOT ME in a 13 minute bloody conflict.
FEEDER devastated M.C. in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
EDMUND KEMPER vanquished MIRAGE in a 1 minute one-sided match.
RAINBOW BYTE was outwaited by PEZ PULVERIZER in a action packed 7 minute duel.
IMA KILLA viciously subdued CARAMEL CUDGEL in a 3 minute brutal bout.
TOBIR BATTER defeated STUNTMAN in a 2 minute fight.
BUBBLES won victory over SHADOW SHAMAN in a 4 minute match.
BLOW OUT was overpowered by PANIC ROOM in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
JOE TWITCH was slain by HERSHEY HAMMER in a 3 minute match.
OZARKS outwaited SHADOW MERC in a action packed 7 minute gruesome bout.
LOHENGRIN narrowly killed IMA PIMP in a 6 minute brutal fray.
RUSTBELT was viciously subdued by ME EITHER in a exciting 4 minute gory duel.
THE FEVER DREAMER outlasted BRUCE BRENIZER in a 7 minute duel.
LEAN HOG viciously subdued STRANGEWORLD in a exciting 3 minute brutal fight.
SHANGHAI overpowered ME THREE in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
BLUE DRAGON BLADE overpowered SHADOW TEMPLAR in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
THE BRUTE SQUAD devastated MAR-A-LAGO in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
CESPEDES devastated SOUTH POLE in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
HAWAII was devastated by MIKE OX in a 1 minute uneven bout.
STICKY BLUE BLADE was defeated by TRAVIS STOLL in a exciting 1 minute match.
H.H. HOLMES unbelievably bested OTHER MOTHER in a 2 minute gruesome match.
THROTTLE JOCKEY beat NICO DIANGELO in a 1 minute bout.
BEN WHITECLIFFS was viciously subdued by MAINTENANCE in a 2 minute bloody bout.
FENDER BENDER demolished JUICE BOX in a 1 minute uneven competition.
CONNER STOLL was luckily beaten by IRMA in a dull 9 minute gruesome novice's fight.
NEW ZEALAND devastated DIANA in a 1 minute mismatched match.
EXPOSE was vanquished by ANDUARI in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.
DRA-GON viciously subdued BAYONETTA-RAT in a 7 minute gruesome amateur's match.
JOHN WAYNE GACY was handily defeated by SWAUM in a 1 minute one-sided match.
ACES HIGH was luckily beaten by DIXIE 1 in a action packed 4 minute novice's battle.
THE CLAIRVOYANT beat SHEPHERD PIE in a 1 minute beginner's bout.
RODMAN overpowered RUKIDDINGME-RAT in a 2 minute uneven competition.
TOKYO demolished TEMPIE RARY in a 1 minute mismatched match.
DJ DRAGON overpowered LADY DEATHSTRIKE in a 2 minute one-sided battle.
SPITTING LLAMA savagely defeated SPARTACUS in a 4 minute amateur's bout.
DRACO METEOR was overpowered by FAUCI in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
DOBBY murdered PELOSI in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
STICKY SITUATION was devastated by STABLEHAND in a 1 minute one-sided match.
KRATOS slimly won victory over MARY KRUEGER in a popular 5 minute novice's brawl.
CHUN MA was devastated by OFF ROAD in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
YA-SIN was devastated by AIR BNB in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
DIXIE 2 was beaten by JERONIMO in a 1 minute novice's match.
MCCONNELL vanquished CAINE in a 1 minute brutal mismatched match.
CUOMO overcame WHITE HOUSE in a popular 4 minute gory amateur's bout.
BIRX was devastated by CUTOUT in a 2 minute uneven match.
ABLE won victory over MIA-RAT in a 1 minute novice's bout.
SHADOW BOZO savagely defeated ADVANCE SCOUT in a 14 minute beginner's fight.
BUFFALO subdued SUPPLY CHAIN in a 2 minute beginner's battle.
NO FAITH savagely slew WALKING CORPSE in a 1 minute brutal amateur's fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  28         WALL OF STEEL     36 -  23 -  2      61  |
|TOTAL PARRY                     19         TOTAL PARRY       43 -  28 -  1      61  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                 18         LUNGING ATTACK    57 -  55 -  2      51  |
|AIMED BLOW                      15         SLASHING ATTACK   23 -  23 -  1      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                   14         STRIKING ATTACK   62 -  65 -  3      49  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                 12         AIMED BLOW        27 -  35 -  1      44  |
|BASHING ATTACK                  12         PARRY-LUNGE        9 -  12 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      5         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   8 -  1      33  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     5         BASHING ATTACK    16 -  34 -  0      32  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-STRIKE       5 -  12 -  0      29  |

Turn 426 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:

STRIKING ATTACK   15 -  3     WALL OF STEEL      6 -  8         4  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY       13 -  6     SLASHING ATTACK    5 -  7         3  WALL OF STEEL  
AIMED BLOW         9 -  6     PARRY-LUNGE        2 -  3         2  TOTAL PARRY    
                              LUNGING ATTACK    11 - 17         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              BASHING ATTACK     3 -  9         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                              PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  4     
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   USKURNTAI 4886             12   9  0  134 GOING BERSERK (527)
STRIKING ATTACK  UNDK 4872                  16   8  1  131 GOING BERSERK (527)
WALL OF STEEL    BOMBAY BIKE CLUB 5214      18  11  1  121 CSU COLLEGE RADIO (561)
TOTAL PARRY      RIME-ANCIENT MARINER 4496  23  12  0  114 MAIDEN JAPAN (504)
PARRY-LUNGE      ALPHA REV 5213             17   6  1  100 CSU COLLEGE RADIO (561)
SLASHING ATTACK  KURR 5432                   7   2  0   80 GOING BERSERK (527)
AIMED BLOW       KWITCHERBICHON 4861        19  14  0   79 BOOK OF THOMAS (528)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    KIT KAT KATANA 4901        12   6  2   78 CANDY CRUSHERS (534)
BASHING ATTACK   EDMUND KEMPER 5058         13   7  1   68 BIG LAKE KILLERS (551)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is URBAN LEGEND 4836.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was RAINBOW BYTE 5391.  The ten other most popular fighters were ME TOO 5267, 
SHADOW MERC 5525, ME EITHER 5268, ACES HIGH 5462, WHITE HOUSE 5562, USKURNTAI 4886, 
BOULDER 5215, LEAN HOG 5255, SPITTING LLAMA 5485, and MARY KRUEGER 5501.

The least popular fighter this week was BLIZZARD-RAT 516.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were RIME-ANCIENT MARINER 4496, THE VEAL DEAL 5251, ROCK OF AGES 
5096, SHADOW BOZO 5509, ADVANCE SCOUT 5580, IRMA 5315, NO WASHER FLUID 5233, WALKING 
CORPSE 5573, SUPPLY CHAIN 5574, and MIA-RAT 5569.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

BOMBAY BIKE CLUB (45-5214) CSU COLLEGE RADIO (561)

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

HUMAN BEAN (45-4853) SHEWISH BUFFET (520)