DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/18/2008    Duedate: 04/14/2008

SCOMSS SWAMP ARENA

DM-47    TURN-261

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

HANTA
DOK SIK KILLAS (595)
(47-5443) [16-13-0,116]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

JACK & JILL                    SPARROW
ROYAL FLUSH (48)               RAPTOR (674)
(47-5310) [27-20-0,117]        (47-6411) [5-2-0,30]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

PYTHON                         KODIAK
THE SERPENTS (629)             THE BEAR'S PAW (150)
(47-5903) [11-15-2,56]         (47-6487) [4-1-2,55]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

X-MEN II (660)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SECOND BANANAS (573)        44
2. RAPTOR (674)                32      LAND OF OZ (217)
3. DOK SIK KILLAS (595)        31      Unchartered Team
4. X-MEN II (660)              27
5. ABYSMAL RITES (215)         24      RAPTOR (674)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 4 SPOONERTIKS (523)        105  67  7 61.0   1/ 4 X-MEN II (660)           10  3 2
 2/ 5 LAND OF OZ (217)         530 348 16 60.4   2/ 7 SECOND BANANAS (573)     10  5 3
 3/ 7 SECOND BANANAS (573)     136  95 15 58.9   3/ 1 ROYAL FLUSH (48)          9  5 2
 4- 8*STRETSAMLEUD (575)        25  20  2 55.6   4/ 3 WARHAMMERS (75)           8  7 0
 5/ 9 ROYAL FLUSH (48)         677 543 36 55.5   5/ 2 THE BEAR'S PAW (150)      8  7 0
 6/12 THE BEAR'S PAW (150)     396 365 39 52.0   6/ 8 ABYSMAL RITES (215)       7  8 1
 7/11 ALL SWAMP HAMMERZ (594)   96  90  8 51.6   7/10*RAPTOR (674)              7  8 0
 8/13 X-MEN II (660)            39  42  6 48.1   8/ 5 ALL SWAMP HAMMERZ (594)   5  8 0
 9/15 STRANGE BREW (661)        28  35  5 44.4   9/ 9 THE SERPENTS (629)        5 10 0
10/14 WARHAMMERS (75)          268 338 14 44.2  10/15 GAELIC STORM (647)        4  2 0
11/17*RAPTOR (674)              15  19  0 44.1  11/14 LAND OF OZ (217)          4  3 0
12/ 0 JGW PERISHABLE (653)      20  27  1 42.6  12/16 DOK SIK KILLAS (595)      4  8 0
13/16 THE SERPENTS (629)        60  85  4 41.4  13-12 SPOONERTIKS (523)         3  2 0
14/18 DOK SIK KILLAS (595)      54  78  3 40.9  14/17*CASTLE IN THE SKY (677)   3  8 0
15/19 GAELIC STORM (647)        62  93  4 40.0  15/ 0*SCREAM FACTORY (683)      2  3 1
16/ 0*SCREAM FACTORY (683)       2   3  1 40.0  16- 6*STRETSAMLEUD (575)        2  3 0
17/21 ABYSMAL RITES (215)       40  64  3 38.5  17/24 CODE RED (547)            2  4 0
18/20*CASTLE IN THE SKY (677)    6  11  0 35.3  18/23 STRANGE BREW (661)        1  3 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19/22 CODE RED (547)            25  51  0 32.9  19/21*HELLENIC HEROES (673)     0  6 0
20/24*HELLENIC HEROES (673)      2  14  0 12.5  20/ 0 JGW PERISHABLE (653)      0  1 0
21/ 0*SERENE ARGENT (487)        0   1  0  0.0  21/ 0*SERENE ARGENT (487)       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

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                                  Castle in the Sky

     On a lonely hillock, a figure clad in black crouched and let the dust from his
feet slip through his fingers.  His long black hair covered the fine features of his
face, leaving only his eyes clearly visible.  Without ever looking around, he spoke.
     "So, this is it.  You did away with Ith, now it's my turn.  When I get back, we
shall see who truly holds power in this team."  His voice was strong, no hint of
fear.
     "You won't be back.  You've been nothing but a failure," the figure in dark,
grey robes quietly intoned behind him.
     "We will see, Watcher."  The venom in Edward's voice was evident.
     As he turned to leave, he was not surprised to find himself alone.

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                 Team Highlights:  Scream Factory:  The Shewish Five

     Darkness crept through the dense wood of the Shewish forest.  The mist roiled
silently around the dark man's legs with every smooth, silent step.  This place was
food to him, free of the familiar musk and mush of The Swamp.  Again, a giant spider
web was broken and swept from his leather mask with a casual swipe.
     "Damned place, damned spiders..." he muttered.
     Already, he had traveled too far in search of the perfect candidates for his
stable.  Ahead, the moonlight broke through the canopy in sharp angled shafts, and
dancing in its beams were five large men.  No, not men, but giants.  The man smiled
as it became clear they were not dancing, but brawling.
    "Not the face, Riv!" the striking, golden-haired brother cried as he staggered
backwards.
    "No face, no face.  Pretty boy Crow," one taunted, flapping his arms.  The
mocking giant was suddenly clubbed over the head by a hammy fist.
    "Father should have named you Scatter Brain, not Scatter Leaf!"
    "Ow!" Scatter Leaf whined.
    "Big words for such a little giant, Morning Tear," Sign in Wind chided.  He was
bald with several piercings, and seemed to be the leader as he stood in the shadows,
watching.
    "Very amusing," the dark man commented as he stepped into the clearing.
     The five brothers turned, somewhat startled by the intrusion.  Crow Stomper
stepped forward, flashing a perfect smile.   "Ok, who's the freak in themask?
Someone order a clown show?"
     "Oooh, scary!" cried Scatter Leaf sarcastically.
     Sigh in Wind stepped forward, giving Crow a rough shove backwards.  "I'll handle
this.  Who are you and what do you want?"
     "I am your nightmares and dreams.  I've come far, from North Fork, to seek the
employ of five potential champions."
     "We are not interested in your kind, nor your games!  We can handle ourselves!
Sign in Wind spat.
     The dark man smiled under his mask, calculating each of the men before him.
     "The 'games' offer many things for those who are not so cowardly as the lot of
you.  Pay is excellent, women throw themselves at successful gladiators, prestige is
found for the great, and...what will you do if the chaos gates open again?  Hide in
your forest?  Will you let Elves and Orcs fight your battles?"
     The heat of anger and rage was tangible as the brothers glared at the stranger.
     "Quite a confident little bastard, ain't he?" River of Thunder growled,
clutching his fist.
     "Yeah, but he has a point.  Money, fame, women," Crow commented.
     "Women, women and women, knowing you," Morning Tear muttered.
     "You are a foolish man.  We could crush you for such insults," Sigh in Wind
challenged as he took a step closer.
     The night erupted in sharp, mocking laughter that took the five brothers by
surprise.  The sound danced through the shadows and climbed above the treetops,
leaving the brothers to stare at each other in confusion.
     "Very well, a challenge, then.  You five against me.  If I win, then you work
for me.  If I lose, I shall work for you."
     The brothers grinned and quickly nodded amongst each other....

     "I can't believe we never even touched him!" Crow exclaimed.
     "Me touch!"
     "You hit me, you Scatter Brain!" Riv snapped.
     The dark man chuckled to himself as they finally came to the city of North Fork.
The brothers had argued the entire way, but it was fitting.
     "Enough," he said softly.  "You have talent but much to learn.  I will teach you
as well as your opponents.  Remember, the show is second only to victory.  Work the
crowd as I have told you.  Should you fail, the Dark Arena awaits."
     "Dark Arena, Dark Arena!"
     "Shut up, Scatter Brain!" the other four yelled in unison.

     A stirring....  It is there, hidden beneath a facade of morality.  We all know
it, lurking but not unwanted.  Shunned, but desired.  In what ways may it manifest?
There is nothing so complete as the basic primal instincts that dwell in our souls.
     It lies to us and yet we dare to listen and we begin to believe.

Why deny me?  It's only natural.
Must you live by another's standards?
No one escapes.

     The lies mount into burdens that you carry with you, but not unwanted.  Soon you
will give in, you always do.  In that one moment you will know thetruth.  You will
know that it doesn't lie after all.  It's raw, powerful, in-your-face reality.  You
will know all the others are exactly like you.  The only lies you hear are the ones
you tell yourself.
     Finally, the resolve crumbles and in that moment your are truly alive, pure,
without constraints.  Then, once again, you grasp for control.  You gasp for air as
your heart flutters, blood pours in your ears in the sweat rolls down the contours of
your body.  The terror of the truth is too much.
     The truth is the pride of humanity.  We are animals, though we tell ourselves we
are better.  Must we suffer to be superior?  Are we so deluded?
     Still, it is there with you, on your mind, and in time, you will givein once
more.  Just a little.  Just this one last time.  It won't hurt.  Until it consumes
you.
     In the mad house of flesh where dark fantasia is true, Carnal Sin was born and
is looking for you.

                                          -- Carnal Sin
                                             mgr. Scream Factory (683)

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     Suicide, Lethal and Killer sat in a room of a barge that was a few miles from
shore.
     "We have to be careful that we are not recognized at this moment," Suicide said.
     "What difference does it make?" Killer asked as she sipped her wine.
     "I want to bury the competition, but I do not want them to know it is coming."
     "Ah," Killer and Lethal said in unison.
     "I have something for everyone," Suicide said, getting up and going to the far
wall.  "I want to have the perfect timing that will make all who witness it fall to
their knees and see that their very lives are in my grasp," his eyes burned a
brilliant yellow as he spoke.  "Their souls will be mine."
     "What about the others?" asked Lethal.
     Suicide smiled.  "When the time is right, they will know all about it."

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                        ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 589): VENTRIIE of DARK WARDS (Dr. Doom, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 589): MADAM Y of CULTS-R-US (?, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 497): WINDWALKER of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 583): BET TWICE of TRIPLE CROWN (Sultan, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 585): TANOSHII of YAMABUSHI (Doc Miracle, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 583): VIOLET ORC of HEROESANDFOUNDONES (The Judge, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 581): NIFTY NICKEL of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 291): VAIDISAVA of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 574): BRICKHOUSE of STREETWALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 288): COMMANDER SPUD of MILITARY MAYHEM (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 571): SHEA TANN of DEVIL ADVOCATES (Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 569): THE CLAW of RAVAGING LORDS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 560): TOURNEY SCUMM of BUSY, BUSYTONW (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 522): J'KOROU of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 266): AUNTY ENTITY of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 DOUBLE X (turn 260): HANTA of DOK SIK KILLERS (Doc Sik, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 247): ON MY WAY of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 450): CENTURION of KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS (Jakari, mgr.)
 DM  60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 437): THE RIDDLER of CRAZY CREEPS (Crazy Creepster, mgr)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 428): LOCKENLOAD of CLAN GHOST BEARS (Bjorn, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 413): DUCK KA-BOB of MIGHTY DUCKS (Woody, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 196): BLACK EYE of BLACK & BLUE (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 385): GENERAL MILLS of CORPS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 382): GARTH of MANAGER MUSINGS (FTF Manager, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 368): NECROMANCER of MAGIC ARTISTS (Houdini, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 475): NIGHTCAP of DARKLINGS (She-Puppy, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 589): DARK WARDS (Dr. Doom, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 589): CULTS-R-US (?, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 467): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 583): DARK CREATION (Herbert Philip Lovecraft West, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 585): PUNNY ANIMALS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 583): FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (Caesar, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 581): FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 291): THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 574): WILL DUEL 4 MEAD (Sporkis, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 288): LORDS OF VALHALLA (High Lord Bosk, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 571): DEVIL ADVOCATETS (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 569): STORM BRINGERS (The Rake, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 560): PHILANTHROPISTS (Aragorn, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 522): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 266): OLD MAN RIVER (Stik, mgr.)
 DM  47 DOUBLE X (turn 260): ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 247): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 450): BAD APPLES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 417): ELOQUENT KNIGHTS (Soultaker, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 428): CLAN GHOST BEARS (Bjorn, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 413): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 196): BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 385): SAND DANCERRS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 382): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 368): MAGIC ARTISTS (Houdini, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 475): PUPPY POWER (Mannequin, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 589): BRUJAH of DARK WARDS (Dr. Doom, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 588): SISTER Q of CULTS-R-US (?, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 496): SILENT HAWK of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 585): TANOSHII of YAMABUSHI (Doc Miracle, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 582): ARTEMIDORUS of FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (Caesar, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 291): SHARAPOVA of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 572): ZERO VISIBILITY of FORCE OF NATURE (Storm Front, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 288): COMMANDER SPUD of MILITARY MAYHEM (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 559): BILDIS of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 522): SOLIDER 2 of MEDAL OF HONOR 27 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 266): ANGEL HAMMER of MUTANT HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.)
                   (turn 265): RAGGEDY ANN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
                               THE BRIDE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 DOUBLE X (turn 259): TEMPUS of WARHAMMERS (Coyote, mgr.)
 DM  60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 417): JACK THE RIPPER of CRAZY CRREPS (Crazy Creepster)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 412): LORIN TEN KORO of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 196): BLACK EYE of BLACK & BLUE (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 368): NECROMANCER of MAGIC ARTISTS (Houdini, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

Well, I finally made the DM Throne, after fighting all of you highly skilled brutes.
I hope to stay on the throne until I receive that fabled invitation to the Isle.

As for now I am honored to be your Duelmaster.

                     Hanta
                     Dok Sik Killas

                                      SPY REPORT

     Much has changed in SCOMSS SWAMP since last I was here.  Never fear, Olaf Modeen 
adapts to many situations, as do all successful fighters.  Woof!  ROYAL FLUSH were a 
bunch of dogs after X-MEN II got through with 'em!  3rd ain't so sweet as 1st!  Ya 
gotta be quick on yer feet!  Keep your elbow off the table!  Thrust!  Block out the 
pain!  CODE RED is now ranked 17th with a 2-3-0 turn.  It seems so recently people 
were saying SECOND BANANAS was washed up, finished.  But 5-0-1 moved them up 5.  I 
guess they're washed no more...  What's with BARBARINO?  He actually beat THE BEAR'S 
PAW's BEXAR, and walked away with 20 more points from the fight.  Laughs were big at 
SECOND BANANAS while they watched BARBARINO clobber BEXAR.  She lost 19 points and 
got bruised from objects thrown from the stands.  Apparently SCOMSS SWAMP isn't 
filled with as many gutless wonders as I thought.  The Dreaded Duelmaster got 4 
challenges this turn!  See how the Duelmaster Bloodfeuded ROYAL FLUSH's BULLPEN ACE?  
That sort of initiative is how he got where he is now.  Try as he might, BULLPEN ACE 
wasn't good enough at persuading HANTA to step down from the Duelmaster's throne...  
I suppose you want to hear some rumors and dirty gossip about your fellow fighters?  
Tough!   
     Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges...  SCOMSS SWAMP thinks 
ROYAL FLUSH and their 677-543-36 is too much!  If at first you don't succeed, give 
up...  The bums at WARHAMMERS couldn't face the challenges from ROYAL FLUSH!  No 
excuse for that!  I hate going to the effort of writing about the kind of fights that 
SMOKEY BEAR gets in.  He fights people like TEN LORDS ALEAPIN, 10 points below.  I 
thought SMOKEY BEAR showed great skill and promise when he lost to TEN LORDS ALEAPIN. 
All right, so I slept through it!  Big deal!   
     There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit.  Do you want the fighters 
to walk away, or not?  Who will dare fight NESSMAN, after he returned from the Dark 
Arena?  (For the record 8-4-4 is 75, and has he points) Sending a warrior to the Dark 
Arena reminds the others they'd better shape up.  Tough beans, SWAMP MUDD HAMMER.  
That's what a 4-8-2 gets you.  SWAMP FOXX HAMMER looked pretty sick and surprised 
when she learned ALL SWAMP HAMMERZ is sending her to the Dark Arena!  Whadd'she 
expect with a 3-9-0?  Someone told BULLPEN ACE that DOK SIK KILLAS never Bloodfeuded, 
that he'd have an easy kill.  Well, I'm sure whoever misled you is right sorry.  How 
long have I been here?  I got people to see, places to go...   
     Well, I'm pretty much through.  You guys need to get back practicing.  All work 
and no play makes Olaf a dull fighter.  Work and play no fighter dull Olaf.  
Olaffighterwork and no play.  Remember--a good fighter needs both good skills and 
good luck.  Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HANTA 5443                   16  13  0   116       DOK SIK KILLAS (595)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JACK & JILL 5310             27  20  0   117       ROYAL FLUSH (48)
-MAGIC WAND 5771              17  10  0   110       LAND OF OZ (217)
 BARBARINO 5957               10   6  0   105       SECOND BANANAS (573)
 ROISIN DUBH 6038             19  13  1   103       GAELIC STORM (647)
 SUCULANT 3589                24  25  1    98       WARHAMMERS (75)
 RHIANNON 6031                15  14  0    98       GAELIC STORM (647)
 BULLPEN ACE 5907             14  12  2    97       ROYAL FLUSH (48)
-BOQ 5873                     17   5  0    93       LAND OF OZ (217)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JETHRO 5949                  10   5  1    85       SECOND BANANAS (573)
-NIKKO 6385                    6   2  0    84       LAND OF OZ (217)
 BEXAR 5906                   14  13  0    83       THE BEAR'S PAW (150)
 LURKING FEAR 1755            12   9  0    82       ABYSMAL RITES (215)
-IVAN POISY 5112               9  10  0    75       SPOONERTIKS (523)
 NESSMAN 6352                  8   4  4    75       SECOND BANANAS (573)
 IN THE GRIP OF ERYX 6260     10   4  0    74       ABYSMAL RITES (215)
 ITHYIC THING 6292             7   8  0    74       ABYSMAL RITES (215)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PUDDY 6295                   13   1  0    66       SECOND BANANAS (573)
 ADDER 5920                   16   8  0    64       THE SERPENTS (629)
 SWAMP CALL HAMMER 5985       12   7  1    64       ALL SWAMP HAMMERZ (594)
 THE RON 5914                 11  11  0    64       WARHAMMERS (75)
 SWAMP BOGG HAMMER 6306        9   5  0    61       ALL SWAMP HAMMERZ (594)
 NILES 5860                   11   9  0    60       SECOND BANANAS (573)
 STORM 6234                    8   9  0    60       X-MEN II (660)
 TEN LORDS ALEAPIN 6433        6   2  1    58       ROYAL FLUSH (48)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PYTHON 5903                  11  15  2    56       THE SERPENTS (629)
 KODIAK 6487                   4   1  2    55       THE BEAR'S PAW (150)
 COBRA 5842                   11  18  0    51       THE SERPENTS (629)
 KILLER 4999                   6   9  0    51       CODE RED (547)
 WINKIE 6401                   5   2  2    49       LAND OF OZ (217)
 MOMBA 5945                   12  11  1    48       THE SERPENTS (629)
 ASP 5843                      9  20  1    48       THE SERPENTS (629)
 POLARIS 6230                  7   5  1    48       X-MEN II (660)
 SMOKEY BEAR 6354              8   5  1    44       THE BEAR'S PAW (150)
-CHRIS PERRY 6213              5   5  0    44       JGW PERISHABLE (653)
-HIGH TEST 6239                9   4  0    43       STRANGE BREW (661)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ROIS ANIN 6068                8   8  1    41       WARHAMMERS (75)
-RODEKI 5208                   6   3  0    40       STRETSAMLEUD (575)
 DEADLY 4996                   8   7  0    35       CODE RED (547)
 THE LION KING 6360            6   4  0    34       ROYAL FLUSH (48)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BEAST 6357                    5   0  1    33       X-MEN II (660)
 SPARROW 6411                  5   2  0    30       RAPTOR (674)
-BONSUR 5210                   5   4  0    30       STRETSAMLEUD (575)
-DARKHOLM 5298                 5   2  0    28       STRETSAMLEUD (575)
-AFRICAN QUEEN 6424            3   3  0    28       ROYAL FLUSH (48)
-LAGER 6394                    5   1  0    27       STRANGE BREW (661)
 JUDGE 4997                    4  11  0    27       CODE RED (547)
 RAVEN 6482                    2   3  0    27       RAPTOR (674)
-A.D. 5305                     6   3  0    26       SPOONERTIKS (523)
 MAN HUNTER 5000               4  11  0    26       CODE RED (547)
 AGARIC 6509                   3   0  0    26       WARHAMMERS (75)
-DAVID WEST 6381               4   2  0    25       JGW PERISHABLE (653)
-COLOSSUS 6356                 3   1  2    25       X-MEN II (660)
 HAWK 6412                     4   3  0    24       RAPTOR (674)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LETHAL 4998                   3  13  0    22       CODE RED (547)
 KASBAH THARITIA 6452          3   1  0    22       CASTLE IN THE SKY (677)
-TROCAR 5355                   3   1  0    21       STRETSAMLEUD (575)
 CONDOR 6413                   3   4  0    19       RAPTOR (674)
 MARREN THARITIA 6451          2   2  0    18       CASTLE IN THE SKY (677)
-BARLEY 6377                   2   1  2    16       STRANGE BREW (661)
-KELLY CARPENTER 6419          2   1  0    15       JGW PERISHABLE (653)
 CHINA MILKMAID 6502           1   1  0    15       LAND OF OZ (217)
 SANITY LOSS 6518              1   1  1    12       ABYSMAL RITES (215)
-STINGO RARR 6507              1   0  0    12       SPOONERTIKS (523)
 BAD NEWS BEAR 6486            3   2  0    11       THE BEAR'S PAW (150)
 FEAR 6516                     1   0  1    11       SCREAM FACTORY (683)
-BELCOME WHACK 6505            1   0  0    11       SPOONERTIKS (523)
-FOURTH NORK 6506              1   0  0    10       SPOONERTIKS (523)
 DEATH 6528                    1   0  0    10       STRANGE BREW (661)
 ASTRID THARITIA 6448          1   1  0     8       CASTLE IN THE SKY (677)
 SEPSIS 6522                   1   0  0     6       DOK SIK KILLAS (595)
-TRACY WILLIAMS 6380           0   2  0     6       JGW PERISHABLE (653)
-JUSTINIAN 6404                1   2  0     5       HELLENIC HEROES (673)
 SICKO 6513                    1   0  0     5       SCREAM FACTORY (683)
 HERACLIUS 6405                0   5  0     5       HELLENIC HEROES (673)
 BARNEY BEAR 6512              1   1  0     4       THE BEAR'S PAW (150)
-THIEDO 6492                   0   2  0     4       CASTLE IN THE SKY (677)
-PHOKUS 6406                   0   3  0     3       HELLENIC HEROES (673)
-MAKRIYANNIS 6403              0   3  0     3       HELLENIC HEROES (673)
 BOTORU 6526                   0   1  0     1       WARHAMMERS (75)
 SAVAGE 6515                   0   1  0     1       SCREAM FACTORY (683)
 GLUTTAN 6514                  0   1  0     1       SCREAM FACTORY (683)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
LUPUS HORRIFIQUE 6461   0  3 0 ABYSMAL RITES 215    SWAMP MUDD HAMME 6299 258   
SANITY LOSS 6503        0  1 0 ABYSMAL RITES 215    COLOSSUS 6356         259   
SPATLER 6520            0  1 0 ABYSMAL RITES 215    SENSATIONAL SNUL      261  NONE
SWAMP FOXX HAMME 6297   3 10 0 ALL SWAMP HAMMER 594 DARQUE BEAST          261  NONE
SWAMP MUDD HAMME 6299   4  9 2 ALL SWAMP HAMMER 594 FABULOUS FATHER       261  NONE
AITHRA THARITIA 6449    0  1 0 CASTLE IN THE SK 677 BEAST 6357            257  NOT REVENGED
EDWARD 6450             0  4 0 CASTLE IN THE SK 677 LITTLE RAVEN          261  NONE
MAG MANNEQUIN           0  0 0 DARK ARENA           NESSMAN 6352          261  NONE
CHICKEN POX 6523        0  1 0 DOK SIK KILLAS 595   LITTLE RAVEN          261  NONE

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CYANIDE 5444           12 14 2 DOK SIK KILLAS 595   BULLPEN ACE 5907      260  JUST REVENGED
S.A.R.S. 6525           0  1 0 DOK SIK KILLAS 595   OMNIPOTENT OZ         261  NONE
VERGE 6524              0  1 0 DOK SIK KILLAS 595   FABULOUS FATHER       261  NONE
ZOIKAKIS 6407           1  1 0 HELLENIC HEROES 673  KODIAK 6487           257  NOT REVENGED
JAY MONROE 6175         5  6 1 JGW PERISHABLE 653   NEUTERED KAT          261  NONE
MUDD-DUCK 6521          0  1 0 RAPTOR 674           FEAR 6516             261   
PIGEON 6496             1  2 0 RAPTOR 674           COLOSSUS 6356         260   
PSYCHOTIC 6517          0  1 0 SCREAM FACTORY 683   STREET LEGAL          261  NONE
CLOVE 4370              0  1 0 SERENE ARGENT 487    MAG MANNEQUIN         261  NONE
DIE! 6527               0  1 0 STRANGE BREW 661     LITTLE RAVEN          261  NONE
TALCAMA 5313            2  4 0 STRETSAMLEUD 575     TEN LORDS ALEAPI 6433 259   
RINALDO 6408            1  5 0 THE OPERA 613        KODIAK 6487           258   
CEREBRO 6229            3  5 0 X-MEN II 660         PYTHON 5903           258  REVENGED
XAVIER 6510             1  1 0 X-MEN II 660         LITTLE RAVEN          261  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Swamp Call Hammer -- That was as fun as it gets! -- Nikko

Smokey Bear -- Well, that was a winning challenge.  But I really thought I should
have had an edge.  But?  I must have not put out my camp fire.  Or did I merely light
your fire? -- Nikko

Fourth Nork -- You dastardly thing!  How could you hurt a poor little milkmaid?!
Such uncouthness is not befitting SCOMSS Swamp. -- China Milkmaid

Congratulations to Hanta, Duelmaster.  Hubba hubba. -- Oz The All Covetous

Nessman -- You would kill Fabulous Father M in the Dark Arena?  What would Soultaker
think?  My, my. -- Oz The All Facetious

Hey Crip and Royal Flush!  You are on a roll!  You will be a force with which to be
reckoned in the next Swamp Fest.  (I hope.) -- Oz The All Praising

Happy Easter to all. -- Oz The All Cheerful

Beast -- You're a tough piece of gristle to chew.  Perhaps this round. -- The Watcher

Sparrow -- Hmm, I seem to have finally won one.  Good fight. -- The Watcher

Edward -- Goodbye, you silly fool.  Hopefully you can be replaced by someone with
some use. -- The Watcher

African Queen -- True, I got a little overconfident when I saw that look of shock on
your face.  Believe me, it won't happen again. -- Lethal

All -- You thought you heard the last of me.  You thought my minions and I left to
some other port.  I am always one to pop up when you least expect it. -- Suicide

All -- Ignorance is bliss when knowledge is frightening and the truth plain hurts! --
Owlin the Wise

All -- The life that wins is not attained, but obtained.  It is not a life changed,
but a life exchanged.  It is now suppression, only expression. -- Owlin the Wise

Informative Oz -- Apologies for the untimely demise of your Consotiumite at the
Face.  In my defence, it wasn't so much the injury that killed him, but the clutcher
he had on the way to the infirmary that caught him by surprise!! -- Spawn

China Milkmaid -- I hope you're not as fragile as your porcelain exterior suggests.
-- Fourth Nork

Makriyannis -- Not a great match up for you.  Perhaps the arena master was welcoming
my team back. -- Belcome Whack

Justinian -- A promising start for me in here with a first win, thanks! -- Stingo
Rarr

The Lion King -- I should have done better methinks, but you may have some hidden
assets, well won! -- A.D.

Jack & Jill -- Whereas you show no such subtleties, the training may help me if we
meet again in the future. -- Ivan Poisy

All -- Some nostalgia for you... My last active turn here before my absence was 219
(12.28.2004)... The Duelmaster was Courage of Land of Oz, whose team also held the
current top team title...Top Chartered Team were Mystic Orc Feast with a 62.3%
record... Ace Bailey of Royal Flush graduated to ADM on this turn also... -- Spawn

     As threatened, here is a current manager list for this arena.  Let me know if
     I've gotten anyone's name wrong! -- The Saint, keeper of lists
     ABYSMAL RITES         Reaper                OLD HABITS         Soultaker
     ALL SWAMP HAMMERZ     Hammer                RAPTOR             Owlin the Wise
     CASTLE IN THE SKY     Watcher               ROYAL FLUSH        Crip
     CODE RED              Suicide               SECOND BANANAS     Mannequin
     DARQUE FORCES         Master Darque         SPOONERTIKS        Spawn
     DOK SIK KILLAS        Doc Sik               STRANGE BREW       Wretch
     EXOTIC TASTES         Soultaker             STRETSAMLEUD       Phat Phat
     GAELIC STORM          Bobby Bigfoot         THE BEAR'S PAW     KAT
     GLADIUS               ?                     THE OPERA          Manager
     HELLENIC HEROES       ?                     THE SERPENTS       The Zoo Keeper
     LAND OF OZ            Oz the Successful     WARHAMMERS         Coyote
     MYSTIC ORC FEAST      Slugbait              X-MEN II           Omega

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

NESSMAN viciously butchered MAG MANNEQUIN in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
SWAMP MUDD HAMMER was savagely slain by FABULOUS FATHER M in a 1 minute melee.
JAY MONROE was slaughtered by NEUTERED KAT in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
SWAMP FOXX HAMMER was dealt death by DARQUE BEAST in a 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
XAVIER was butchered by LITTLE RAVEN in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena brawl.
EDWARD was assassinated by LITTLE RAVEN in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena struggle.
SPATLER was butchered by SENSATIONAL SNULN in a 2 minute gory Dark Arena competition.
VERGE was easily killed by FABULOUS FATHER M in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena melee.
CHICKEN POX was slaughtered by LITTLE RAVEN in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena duel.
CLOVE was dispatched by MAG MANNEQUIN in a 2 minute Dark Arena duel.
DIE! was assassinated by LITTLE RAVEN in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena fight.
S.A.R.S. was easily killed by OMNIPOTENT OZ in a 1 minute Dark Arena bout.
HANTA defeated BULLPEN ACE in a 2 minute veteran's Bloodfeud Title match.
ASTRID THARITIA was viciously subdued by BEAST in a 2 minute Bloodfeud conflict.
ITHYIC THING was luckily beaten by JETHRO in a 2 minute master's Challenge match.
BARBARINO overpowered BEXAR in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge conflict.
DEADLY was overpowered by PYTHON in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
SMOKEY BEAR was viciously subdued by TEN LORDS ALEAPIN in a 2 minute Challenge duel.
ROIS ANIN was devastated by STORM in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
PUDDY luckily beat SWAMP BOGG HAMMER in a exciting 10 minute Challenge bout.
MAN HUNTER was overpowered by WINKIE in a 1 minute gory one-sided Challenge bout.
KILLER handily defeated THE LION KING in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge competition.
SPARROW savagely defeated MARREN THARITIA in a exciting 3 minute gory Challenge duel.
CHINA MILKMAID handily defeated HERACLIUS in a 1 minute bloody uneven Challenge duel.
AGARIC overpowered BAD NEWS BEAR in a 3 minute gory one-sided Challenge match.
ROISIN DUBH won victory over FIZBAN in a 5 minute gruesome one-sided match.
JACK & JILL outlasted SUCULANT in a dull 10 minute veteran's bout.
SWAMP CALL HAMMER was overpowered by RHIANNON in a 1 minute uneven duel.
LURKING FEAR overpowered THE RON in a 2 minute one-sided fray.
IN THE GRIP OF ERYX handily defeated MOMBA in a 2 minute one-sided duel.
ADDER outlasted KODIAK in a popular 8 minute expert vs. beginner fight.
NILES savagely defeated COBRA in a popular 1 minute brutal veteran's match.
POLARIS beat ASP in a 1 minute bout.
CONDOR was viciously subdued by KASBAH THARITIA in a 2 minute bloody match.
HAWK won victory over BARNEY BEAR in a 2 minute fight.
JUDGE bested SANITY LOSS in a 2 minute brutal veteran vs. amateur battle.
RAVEN handily defeated LETHAL in a 1 minute brutal one-sided fight.
PSYCHOTIC was easily killed by STREET LEGAL in a 1 minute uneven match.
MUDD-DUCK was executed by FEAR in a 1 minute uneven bout.
SEPSIS beat GLUTTAN in a 1 minute novice's competition.
SAVAGE was handily defeated by DEATH in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
BOTORU was narrowly defeated by SICKO in a 2 minute beginner's battle.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                 12         TOTAL PARRY      100 -  56 -  1      64  |
|WALL OF STEEL                   10         WALL OF STEEL     55 -  45 -  4      55  |
|TOTAL PARRY                     10         SLASHING ATTACK   23 -  23 -  1      50  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   9         STRIKING ATTACK   70 -  72 - 10      49  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   9         BASHING ATTACK    48 -  55 -  4      47  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  6         PARRY-STRIKE      26 -  30 -  1      46  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      5         LUNGING ATTACK    71 -  90 -  8      44  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         PARRY-RIPOSTE      9 -  12 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     4         AIMED BLOW        24 -  41 -  1      37  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-LUNGE       25 -  43 -  0      37  |

Turn 261 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    HANTA 5443                 16  13  0  116 DOK SIK KILLAS (595)
TOTAL PARRY      JACK & JILL 5310           27  20  0  117 ROYAL FLUSH (48)
STRIKING ATTACK  BARBARINO 5957             10   6  0  105 SECOND BANANAS (573)
PARRY-LUNGE      RHIANNON 6031              15  14  0   98 GAELIC STORM (647)
LUNGING ATTACK   BEXAR 5906                 14  13  0   83 THE BEAR'S PAW (150)
BASHING ATTACK   LURKING FEAR 1755          12   9  0   82 ABYSMAL RITES (215)
AIMED BLOW       SWAMP CALL HAMMER 5985     12   7  1   64 ALL SWAMP HAMMERZ (594)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is PYTHON 5903.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
KODIAK 6487.  The ten other most popular fighters were SWAMP BOGG HAMMER 6306, SWAMP 
FOXX HAMMER 6297, SPARROW 6411, NESSMAN 6352, TEN LORDS ALEAPIN 6433, BEAST 6357, 
KILLER 4999, ROISIN DUBH 6038, ITHYIC THING 6292, and LURKING FEAR 1755.

The least popular fighter this week was JACK & JILL 5310.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were SUCULANT 3589, SAVAGE 6515, GLUTTAN 6514, MUDD-DUCK 6521, 
PSYCHOTIC 6517, LETHAL 4998, BARNEY BEAR 6512, ASP 5843, SWAMP CALL HAMMER 5985, and 
BAD NEWS BEAR 6486.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

ROISIN DUBH (47-6038) GAELIC STORM (647)
SUCULANT (47-3589) WARHAMMERS (75)