DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER

Date   : 08/04/2003    Duedate: 08/16/2003

ARDIVENT ARENA

DM-46    TURN-406

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

OL' JOE COLLIN
BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
(46-3407) [20-40-1,116]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BINKLY                         THE HORNED ONE
DEATHTONGUE (89)               LORD OF THE HUNT (307)
(46-3472) [17-6-2,121]         (46-3258) [3-3-0,35]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

OL' JOE COLLIN                 BINKLY
BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)        DEATHTONGUE (89)
(46-3407) [20-40-1,116]        (46-3472) [17-6-2,121]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

DEATHTONGUE (89)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)     23
2. DEATHTONGUE (89)            17      DEATHTONGUE (89)
3. CLEVER LINGO (155)          13      Unchartered Team
4. DRAGONBALL Z (330)           8
5. LORD OF THE HUNT (307)       4      LORD OF THE HUNT (307)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2 DEATHTONGUE (89)         958 714 53 57.3   1/ 2 DEATHTONGUE (89)         10  5 2
 2/ 1 HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325)  93  71  4 56.7   2/ 3 HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325)  7  8 1
 3/ 3 CLEVER LINGO (155)        58  50  7 53.7   3/ 1 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)   6  8 0
 4/ 5 DRAGONBALL Z (330)        63  77  3 45.0   4/ 4 DRAGONBALL Z (330)        4  5 0
 5/ 4*LORD OF THE HUNT (307)     4   6  0 40.0   5/ 5*LORD OF THE HUNT (307)    2  3 0
 6/ 6 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)  237 364  7 39.4   6/ 6 CLEVER LINGO (155)        1  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

           + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ Andorians Abroad #12 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +

Not in Zuwayza:

     A deep drumming sound echoed through the house.
     "That will be the Sultan's men--or the Temple Guards, even!--at the door," the
merchant muttered.  "I dare not refuse them entry."
     The merchant hurried away, and Tankesh dismissed the man from his mind.  The way
his head ached, he didn't figure on wasting his efforts on peripheral puzzles.  The
important thing was to get on his feet without falling down.  He braced one hand
against the wall and pushed himself upward.  After a moment, the room stopped
wobbling around.  He took a careful step toward the small table that held his sword,
picked it up, and slung the belt around himself.  Headache or no, he could fight if
he had to, and just having the sword at hand gave him confidence.  He looked around
the room.
     The doctor was tidying away all sign that someone had been here, straightening
the cover on the divan, scooping up a small cup and spoon, a bit of bloodstained
cloth, anything that might be out of place, and gathering it all into a small bundle
which he shoved into his doctor's bag.  Not speaking, the man gestured for Tankesh to
follow him and darted out a door that had been concealed by a hanging curtain.
     No, Tankesh corrected himself as he scrambled to keep up with the man, not
concealed.  It didn't seem to be anything like a secret door, and the curtain was
probably merely to stop drafts.  Well, whatever.  He didn't suppose that mattered.
He would probably never see these people or this place again.
     The doctor led him down a long hall; some of the doorways opening off it had
curtains for closure and others had real doors of wood.  Even in what Tankesh guessed
was a service hallway, the doors were all surrounded by tiles painted with bright-
colored floral patterns, and the floor, also of tile, had a long strip of striped
carpet down it.  The door at the far end was locked and bolted, but the doctor had a
key and let them out into an alley.
     A blank-faced building on the side made a narrow path of black shadow, but for
the rest, the sun turned the alley into an oven.  The doctor didn't pause but led him
onward at a brisk trot, around a corner, and in through another door, across a small
courtyard, into a dusty hallway, out another door, and on and on through a maze of
buildings and alleys.  Tankesh wondered what kind of practice the man had that he
knew this maze so well.  They saw few people in their rapid passage, all of them
heavily cloaked and moving away.
     They ended up in another small courtyard, this one dominated by a spreading
cypress tree and a tiled pool of water with a fountain splashing gently into it.
     "I will leave you here," the doctor said quickly.  "The sage may be able to help
you return to your own world.  Fare you well, Traveler, and may the Goddess smile
upon your going out and your returning."  Before Tankesh could respond, he vanished
back through the gateway.
     "So you are a Traveler, eh?"  The voice came from the deep shade of the cypress,
unhurried and genial.  "It's been a long time since I Traveled, though I visited many
worlds in my youth.  Come sit here by the fountain and tell me how it is with you,
young man."
     Tankesh peered into the shadow but couldn't make out more than a vague presence.
With a slight shrug, he moved closer, noting with relief that the air was distinctly
cooler under the tree.  He sank down onto the rim of the fountain and squinted into
the shadow.
     The sage was very old, a shrunken, withered figure barely visible among a nest
of shawls.  How could he stand shawls in this heat?  "What's going on?" he asked.
     The old man sighed.  "It's a time of change, young man.  I have studied many
lifetimes and do not fully understand it.  There is always the possibility of
Traveling from one world to another, but the choice of destination is ordinarily
restricted, and the passage is difficult.  For some reason beyond my slender
understanding, this is changing...at least for now.  A world of which we know
nothing, have never Visited--your world--is coming into conjunction with ours.
Travel is easy, even happening by sheerest accident.  Thus, I gather, your presence."
     "The doctor who brought me here said the same thing, more or less.  But that
still doesn't tell me why ME, what happened to my companion, and how I get home!"
     The old man laughed.  "Why you and what happened to your companion, I cannot
guess.  As to how you might get home--"  He stretched one thin leg out in front of
him, and the sunlight burned on a crimson slipper with a curled toe.  "I don't think
my shoes will fit you, but there are other ways.  Quite simple, really.  Come into my
terminal."  He hoisted himself to his feet and headed for a door that was barely
visible under a deep arcade.

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                          ---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 233): FANTA FUELED FUZZ of BLACKTHORN ORCS (Slugbait, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 467): VAJRA VALMEJAR of SCARLET KNIGHTS (Talon Warsmith)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 467): CONAN of THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 460): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 456): FLITTER MCGEE of KRILL CAVALRY (Leeta, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 457): WENT TO MARKET of THIS LITTLE PRIGGY
                              (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 457): TAOS of HERE TO PHOENIX (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 453): PHISH BAIT of TRIP OUT (Angus, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 418): KLUMSY TUMBLES of CARNIVAL (Carny, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 412): ZEPHYRE of WANDERERS (Leeta, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 404): VEERS of HARDTIMESINBABYLON (Technogeek, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 180): MERADI of KING AND COUNTRY (Generalissimo Puerco, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 316): SCUMBAG of WIMPS OF DEATH (Wimpy, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 306): RHYTHM METHOD of SURPRISE! (Soultaker, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 135): LONGSHOT of SHADOW GOLD (Shadowgate, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 352): PRIMUS BOUND of SUPERIOR FORCES from ZENSU (Manager)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 233): BONDAGE (Spawn, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 467): KNIGHTS OF VIRTUE (JRK, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 467): THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 460): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellubmo, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 456): THE ASININE (Philthy Phil, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 457): CHAUCERS WORDS (Berylstar, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 457): SHERWOOD FOREST (Papaiz, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 453): TRIP OUT (Angus, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 418): CARNIVAL (Carny, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 412): WANDERERS (Leeta, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 404): DEATHTONGUE (Technogeek, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 180): OTTO'S PARTS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 316): WILD CARDS (Snotman, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 306): WAYFARERS (Leeta, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 135): SHADOW GOLD (Shadowgate, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 352): 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.)
               (turn 232): DOMINO of BONDAGE (Spawn, mgr.)
                           BETHUNES of LA PENTARCHIE (The Pentalque, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 467): ORION ORANGE of GERFEL'S FRIENDS (Generalissimo
                               Puerco, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 466): DAISY JANUARY of THE DOGHOUSE (Leeta, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 459): SARGENT SUGAR of SWEET MARINES (General Snookums, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 455): VIKING of SAVAGES (Tarzan, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 453): INFERNO of I TRAINED THEM (Soultaker, mgr.)
             (turn 452): VALLISNERIA of THE GREENHOUSE (Generalissimo Puerco, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 418): DESPICABLE DUCK of WIMPS MOST FOWL (Wimpy, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 412): ZEPHYRE of WANDERERS (Leeta, mgr.)
                             FARMER'S GIRL of WANDERERS (Leeta, mgr.)
                 (turn 411): GWYN AP NUDD of CAER SIDHE (Ichabod Frothingslosh, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 316): SCUMBAG of WIMPS OF DEATH (Wimpy, mgr.)
                          WETBOX of BOXES (Doc Steele, mgr.)
              (turn 315): SMOOCHY of DEATH STUDS VII (Death Stud, mgr.)
                          CROW of SHADOW SIGNS (Shadowgate, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 134): CENTURION of 2ND ARCTIC GUARDS (Yukon Cornelius, mgr.)
                             BARRETT of DARQUE FORCES IV (Master Darque, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

Oh geez, I'm afraid that I've done something bad.  Sorry about Filaree, but she
should not have taunted me.  What was I to do?  There she was, obviously going to
lose, and she taunts me!  It's like she wanted me to kill her.   I suppose I'll be
seeing Ol Joe soon.

On a different note, it seems that the commission is not impressed with my skills.  I
guess I'll need a different expert before they boot me.  So teach me lots, however it
is that I fight.  See you next turn!

Veers

                                      SPY REPORT

     Well, what are you looking at, ARDIVENT?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  Later days, BLUVALLEY WARRIORS, since 
DEATHTONGUE took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news.  Of course, 
we're all terribly impressed to see BULMA win a fight and gain 16 points, terribly.  
Tsk, tsk, BULMA beat OPURT and OPURT lost 13 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  And 
it's out with the old, in with the new, as OL' JOE COLLIN takes the Title and last 
week's bar tab from the old Duelmaster.  Heh, heh.  Kickbacks and bribes, kickbacks 
and bribes, how else do you think some of these guys win their fights?  Skill?  Ha!   
     My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start 
talking.' I loved that woman.  ARDIVENT, I am losing what little hope I had in you.  
DEATHTONGUE the most avoided team?  What insult will suffice, I cannot say.  And who 
led the way in this mass act of cowardice?  Let's see, well, whatcha know?  It was 
CLEVER LINGO.  Ha ha ha ha!   
     Ah, now we come to my favorite part, where we see all the guys who are dead and 
gone, and get to see if their team cared.  It's about time VEERS got beat for picking 
on warriors like OL' JOE COLLIN.  Bravo, BLUVALLEY WARRIORS.  See you at The Seaside 
Manor.  We're all going to die in the end, so why worry if the fate catches up with 
you sooner that later?   
     There's got to be a better place in ARDIVENT to get a drink than The Seaside 
Manor!  Any suggestions?  Just wait 'till next time I show up here, I won't be so 
nice!  So nyaaah!  Glad to see the back of this place-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OL' JOE COLLIN 3407          20  40  1   116       BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BINKLY 3472                  17   6  2   121       DEATHTONGUE (89)
 VEERS 3697                   16   9  1    95       HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325)
 BANANA JR 3715               14   9  0    94       DEATHTONGUE (89)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 COURIER 3739                 10   7  2    89       HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325)
 HUMOROUS WHIM 1554           16  15  1    86       CLEVER LINGO (155)
 CHI-CHI 3656                 19  14  0    83       DRAGONBALL Z (330)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 YAMCHA 3736                  11   8  2    63       DRAGONBALL Z (330)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BULMA 3753                    7   6  0    58       DRAGONBALL Z (330)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DODGER 3772                   7   3  0    53       HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325)
 VANICE 3775                   6   3  0    39       BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
 THE HORNED ONE 3258           3   3  0    35       LORD OF THE HUNT (307)
 OPURT 3750                    8   6  0    34       DEATHTONGUE (89)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LURKER 3746                   7   8  0    29       HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325)
 OLLIE FUNT 3778               4   2  1    29       DEATHTONGUE (89)
 PURPLE SASH 3777              3   3  0    28       HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325)
 HAMMOND EGGS 3785             3   0  1    25       DEATHTONGUE (89)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-INTIMATE FACADE 1841          2   0  0    19       CLEVER LINGO (155)
 MARLI BLUBELL 3755            2  10  0    16       BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
-ROGUISH WAYS 1813             3   3  0    13       CLEVER LINGO (155)
-MOMENTARY LAPSE 1847          1   0  0    10       CLEVER LINGO (155)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
FOND MEMORY 3776       2  5 0 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS 74 OLLIE FUNT 3778       406         
FILAREE 3479          14 20 1 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS 74 VEERS 3697            405 JUST REV
JANUS 3786             0  1 0 LORD OF THE HUNT 307  BANDIT PRINCE 25      406 NONE    

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Fond Memory -- So I remain to fight again. -- Purple Sash

Chi-Chi -- Express package for ya! -- Courier

Vanice -- Dang, you ugly! -- Dodger

Bulma -- Ug.  Maybe I should go back underground. -- Lurker

Ol' Joe -- Hmmm, that hurt.  Feels like I should have Ice Cream & a cherry.... --
Banana Jr.

Yamcha -- Kaf kaf kaf, Geez, watch where you stick that thing! -- Opurt

Fond Memory -- Oi, what funny nose?  I think it's a nice one. -- Ollie

Banana Jr -- Do you ever get tired of being second banana?  Just asking. -- Ol' Joe
P.S.  I figure I'm third banana.
P.P.S.  Or maybe fourth.

Purple Sash -- This is some kind of snide in-joke, isn't it?  I work, I study, and
you come along and get the purple ribbon "because it goes with your sash"!
Aaaaauugh! -- Fond Memory the ill-used

Veers -- (severely)  That was not called for. -- Ghost of Filaree

Dodger -- Oooh, you're so masterful!  You should be a man! -- Vanice

The Horned One -- And I suppose nobody calls you for the rare and endangered species
you trample in your hunt, do they?  Well, I will!  I'm responsible for keeping this
bit of the forest tidy and NICE, and you don't help at all! -- Marli Blubell

18 July 2003
To All Managers -- I would like to take this time to announce that my alliance, The
Association, is no more.  Due to the dead weight managers of the alliance and their
lack of participation, DarkSpirit and I have formed a new alliance:  The Firm.  We
have taken on two members so far and are looking for a few more.  If you would like
to find out more about The Firm, you can diplo Dark Spirit, Unknowns XX in arena 15
or myself, Sungod, Sadists F2FII in arena 62.
                               --*  The Firm *--
                    Sungod -- Sadists F2FII -- 62
                    Dark Spirit -- Unknowns XX -- 15
                    Youngblood -- Wensinwasin -- 43
                    Tripwire -- Of Wolf and Man -- 1

26 July 2003
     Citizens of Alastari, a bright dawn has risen.  While you slept, a pernicious
force has entered the once-fair City of Aruak.  It fought alongside their treasured
warriors, it drank with their fans, and it slept with their women.  Now the masks are
coming off.
     Warriors, be afraid...be very afraid.  After years of Andorian managers ranting
that Aruak is the safest city in Alastari, the Frothingslosh Syndicate has selected
Aruak City as the home for its next epic 'contest'--Murder by Numbers II.  Our spies
have selected the warriors for extermination, and the executioners have had several
months to prepare.  Now a new age of darkness will descend upon Aruak, as the
Syndicate and its allies bring an entirely new level of competition to the arena!
Downchallenges!  Assassinations!  Small poodles as hors d'oeuvres!
     The Murder by Numbers II 'rules' will be announced next cycle.  However, we
invite all managers, from all corners of Alastari, to come to Aruak City and take
part...in one way or another.  Help defend the honor of a long heralded haven for the
pure, or join the forces of change in their siege of the ice-cream and cake
stronghold of the Dukes of Nerf-Dueling!
     This exercise is not for either the faint of heart or the weak willed.  Blood
will flow, brains will leak, and beer will be chugged.  Either way, we welcome you
with open arms and gleaming blades.
     This public service announcement has been brought to you by Frothingslosh Epic
Contests (tm), the number 86, and the letter 'K'.

The Frothingslosh Syndicate

29 July 2003
           *     *     *     *The Third Annual Turf War*     *     *     *
     Yes, it's time again for alliances to go to war!  TW3 will be held in DM 47
(North Fork) at a date to be  specified later--right after Crip's Incomprehensible
Contest is over...but I'm sure everyone wants to get their teams there soon!  Here
are the rules:

1.  Each alliance must have a leader declare the arrival of his alliance.  The leader
    will be responsible for verifying any and all teams/managers who declare to the
    alliance he/she is leading.
2.  Each manager, team declaring for the contest must have approval of the leader,
    donate one Roll-up Certificate ($5) to the prize pot (send it to me by diplo, by
    snail, or a note to customer service), and declare his/her team by diplo, p-ad or
    snail.
3.  Each team may declare one warrior as champion.  All points scored by a champ are
    double!
4.  Prizes are as follows (mostly...there WILL be some things added as the prize pot
    grows with entry donations--this list is not final!)
    *  Highest scoring alliance -- Rename Arena 47 for a period of 6 months, one half
       of the total prize pot donated; roll-up certs.
    *  The Alliance with the most returns from the DA will get to re-name the DA
       monsters for a period of 6 months.
    *  The alliance with the most warriors listed as style masters will get to pick
       the Alastari city/arena to host the next Grand Tournament.
    *  The warrior with the most front page honors/awards will have the Arenamaster
       named after him for a period of 6 months.
    *  The Alliance with the most front page Honors/Awards will have the honor of
        picking the *slow* arena to host the Fifth Annual Turf War.
    *  The team with the most listings as Style Master will find out the favorites of
       one of their warriors.
    *  The warrior with the most listings as Style Master will fight at my expense
       for five turns (I will transfer to the manager's account).
    *  The Alliance with the most kills will be able to re-name the stand-in warriors
       for a period of 6 months.
    *  The warrior that scores the most total points will fight at my expense for 5
       turns (I will transfer $7.50 to the manager's account).
    *  The team that scores the most total points will receive an extra share of
       roll-up certs from the prize pot.
     There may be more categories to come, and the prize pot still has to be
divided...I'm open to category/prize ideas--and further donations to the prize pot.
     The contest will run for *TEN* turns; prizes will be awarded at the end of the
11th turn.
     Scoring will be as follows:
* 5 points per fight, doubled for each of the following conditions met:
     -- Two Alliance     -- Champion
     -- Challenge        -- Two Champions
     -- Bloodfeud        -- Challenger losing
     -- Kill
     (Note:  DA losses are exempt, but DA wins will be *tripled*!!!  Ex:  Happy
Slasher goes to the DA and dies, no points are lost.  If he wins, his team scores 60
points!  If he was a champ, he scores 120 points!)
     Use the following chart to calculate scores:
Conditions Met:       0     1     2     3     4     5     6     7
Points Per Fight:     5    10    20    40    80   160   320   640
* Awards/Honors and Style Masters will each be awarded points also.  Find the total
number of each (do note add Awards and Style Masters together) and consult the graph
below.  Champs that score an award or style master count as two.
     1 --   5      7 --  320
     2 --  10      8 --  640
     3 --  20      9 -- 1280
     4 --  40     10 -- 2560
     5 --  80     11 -- 5280
     6 -- 100     (x2 for each extra)
Note -- These categories *count as "triple"*--they will be figured for each team,
*AND* again for each alliance *as well as* for each warrior!
*  Each and every mention in the Spy Report is worth 5 points...period.
*  TVs will be scored on the same scale as Awards/Style Masters, but the total points
will be x10.  TC's will be scored as TV's, but x10 more.
Number of TV/TC's          Points Scored (TV/TC)
     1      50/ 500
     2     100/1000
     3     200/2000
     4     400/4000
     +     x2/ x2 (for each extra)
     Each alliance will start with 5000 points, scores for *fights* will be added to
the winner's total *AND* deducted from the losers.
     Come  one and all, defend your turf and the honor of your alliance...or your
own!
                    Asmo Dius, TCB
                    Arenas, DM 47, DM 73

1 August 2003
     Assurnasirbanipal invites you to Talcama to participate in the third BATTLE
ROYAL contest.  It is a Delarquan contest so brutal that even some of Talcama's most
notable managers will refuse to participate.  The rules are simpler than any other
contest:  You may not avoid any other contest team.  There are no silly rules for who
can and can't compete.  Any team in Talcama is eligible to compete.  The scoring is
also quite simple (+1 for a win, +1 for a kill (+1 for the win), -1 for a loss) and
the first team to reach 25 points is the winner.
     Scoring will be live--the results for the turn posted in the newsletter.  The
winner will be able to fight their contest team in Talcama for free for 6 months but
more importantly will win a contest against some of the best managers who play the
game in one of the hardest contests in the game.
     First turn for BATTLE ROYAL 3 is Talcama Turn 465, which is due August 30.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

JANUS was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
VEERS was bested by OL' JOE COLLIN in a 1 minute veteran's Title duel.
BINKLY overcame CHI-CHI in a action packed 3 minute veteran's match.
COURIER was bested by KHALHUMS DWARF in a popular 3 minute gory contest.
HUMOROUS WHIM demolished YAMCHA in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
BANANA JR vanquished VIRGINAL CONCUBINE in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
THE HORNED ONE was savagely defeated by DODGER in a 2 minute bloody brawl.
OPURT was overpowered by BULMA in a 1 minute uneven melee.
VANICE vanquished LURKER in a 1 minute uneven duel.
FOND MEMORY was assassinated by OLLIE FUNT in a 1 minute uneven duel.
PURPLE SASH overpowered MARLI BLUBELL in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
HAMMOND EGGS handily defeated FRIENDLY CONSTABLE in a 1 minute one-sided bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   1 -  0      80  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         SLASHING ATTACK   18 -   9 -  3      67  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         STRIKING ATTACK   31 -  16 -  3      66  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         LUNGING ATTACK    12 -   8 -  2      60  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-LUNGE        7 -   5 -  0      58  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         TOTAL PARRY        6 -   6 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         WALL OF STEEL     24 -  29 -  0      45  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         AIMED BLOW        11 -  14 -  0      44  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -  11 -  0      21  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         BASHING ATTACK     1 -   6 -  0      14  |

Turn 406 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-LUNGE        1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  2         4  STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    4 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         3  WALL OF STEEL  
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         1  TOTAL PARRY    
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  2     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  2         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  1         1  PARRY-LUNGE    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  BINKLY 3472                17   6  2  121 DEATHTONGUE (89)
WALL OF STEEL    BANANA JR 3715             14   9  0   94 DEATHTONGUE (89)
TOTAL PARRY      CHI-CHI 3656               19  14  0   83 DRAGONBALL Z (330)
LUNGING ATTACK   YAMCHA 3736                11   8  2   63 DRAGONBALL Z (330)
SLASHING ATTACK  DODGER 3772                 7   3  0   53 HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325)
PARRY-LUNGE      VANICE 3775                 6   3  0   39 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
AIMED BLOW       OPURT 3750                  8   6  0   34 DEATHTONGUE (89)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is OL' JOE COLLIN 3407.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was BINKLY 3472.  The ten other most popular fighters were COURIER 3739, DODGER 
3772, BULMA 3753, VANICE 3775, OL' JOE COLLIN 3407, HUMOROUS WHIM 1554, BANANA JR 
3715, THE HORNED ONE 3258, OLLIE FUNT 3778, and PURPLE SASH 3777.

The least popular fighter this week was MARLI BLUBELL 3755.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were FOND MEMORY 3776, LURKER 3746, OPURT 3750, YAMCHA 3736, JANUS 
3786, CHI-CHI 3656, VEERS 3697, HAMMOND EGGS 3785, PURPLE SASH 3777, and OLLIE FUNT 
3778.