DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/12/2018    Duedate: 07/09/2018

NORTH FORK ARENA

DM-47    TURN-393

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

MUNCHKIN
LAND OF OZ (217)
(47-8432) [23-14-0,118]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BUSTED ACES                    POSITION IS EMPTY
BAD BEATS (791)                
(47-8580) [21-10-0,124]        

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

FRUIT CUP                      VESPASIAN
FAST FOOD (724)                WHOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (541)
(47-9024) [11-16-4,97]         (47-4932) [10-7-0,72]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BAD BEATS (791)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. MEMPHIS MAFIA (846)         60
2. WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)         58      LAND OF OZ (217)
3. SPROUT OF MY MIND (816)     34      Unchartered Team
4. WHITE WOLVES (832)          30
5. DEATHLY HALLOWS (795)       27      MEMPHIS MAFIA (846)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 3*MEMPHIS MAFIA (846)        7   3  0 70.0   1/ 3 BAD BEATS (791)           9  5 1
 2/ 2*A BOOR RENTS (842)         5   3  0 62.5   2/ 6 LAND OF OZ (217)          7  3 0
 3/ 1 LAND OF OZ (217)         863 550 30 61.1   3/ 9*MEMPHIS MAFIA (846)       7  3 0
 4/ 4 BAD BEATS (791)           89  68  2 56.7   4/15 WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)       7  5 0
 5/ 6 ROYAL FLUSH (48)         950 758 49 55.6   5/ 2 ROYAL FLUSH (48)          6  5 0
 6/ 5 DEATHLY HALLOWS (795)     44  36  5 55.0   6/ 1 BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)     6  5 0
 7/ 7 BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)    103  85 10 54.8   7/ 4 THE SOVEREIGN (818)       6  9 0
 8/ 0 DARQUE FORCES (396)      335 301 25 52.7   8/10*A BOOR RENTS (842)        5  3 0
 9/ 0 SPROUT OF MY MIND (816)   35  32  1 52.2   9/ 5*DOWNWARD SPIRAL (840)     5  5 2
10/ 9 WHOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (541)  31  30  1 50.8  10/ 7 WHOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (541)  3  3 0
11/ 8*DOWNWARD SPIRAL (840)     10  10  3 50.0  11/17*STEVEN'S BASHERS (827)    3  5 0
12/11 FAST FOOD (724)          177 179 12 49.7  12/12*DARK PATH (845)           3  7 0
13/10 BASH BROS PARK (766)     127 129 10 49.6  13/11 WHITE WOLVES (832)        3  7 0
14/12 WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)      150 155  8 49.2  14/ 8 FAST FOOD (724)           3  9 0
15/13 WHITE WOLVES (832)        37  50  0 42.5  15/ 0*WARRIORS OF OLD (844)     2  3 0
16/ 0*WARRIORS OF OLD (844)      2   3  0 40.0  16/14*REIGNNCATSNDOGS (843)     2  5 0
17/15 THE SOVEREIGN (818)       51  84  3 37.8  17/13 BASH BROS PARK (766)      2  6 0
18/17*REIGNNCATSNDOGS (843)      3   5  0 37.5  18/16 DEATHLY HALLOWS (795)     1  2 1

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19/16 SATAN'S MINIONS (813)     29  55  0 34.5  19-18*BOOK OF THOMAS (801)      1  3 0
20/14*DARK PATH (845)            3   7  0 30.0  20/ 0 SPROUT OF MY MIND (816)   1  4 1
21/19*STEVEN'S BASHERS (827)     3  14  0 17.6  21/ 0 DARQUE FORCES (396)       1  4 0
22-18*BOOK OF THOMAS (801)       3  16  0 15.8  22/19 SATAN'S MINIONS (813)     0  3 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

     "Come to North Fork," they said.  "Rest yer old bones in the sun."  
     Bah!  Guess the joke be on me!  
     Well, here we are just the same.  Stuck in yer cold, wet, and miserable burg, and 
ye lot don't even got a mead hall worth the price of a jharl. Guessin' I'll have to 
break out the still and get the liquid lightnin' flowing, if only to keep me wrinklies 
from icin' up and fallin' clean off!
     Question for ye all:  What be with yer basher-brained scribes in this spit-hole?  
A shewish butcher couldnt've botched up me team name any better.
     I won't be wastin' yer time er mine with the introductions.  Me ragtags'd prefer 
to do the introducin' on the sands anyhow.  But before I get outta here, lemme find a 
nip o' the good stuff....

     Ah.  Here we go.

     A toast to the warriors o' North Fork:
     May lady luck find ye on sands and smile brightly on ye whilst me ragtags stuff 
yer guts full o' steel.

     And fer the rest:
     Here's to the folks that seen us at our best, and seen us at our worst, but ain't 
able to tell the diff'rence.

  -- Frith, manager o' the Abhorrents (or A Boor Rents, for ye rattle brained scribes)

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     Marie is a bit apprehensive as she walks out onto the sands. This is her first 
fight. She has prepared for it, studied her opponent, but it's real now. Her opponent 
will show no leniency. Her armor, meant to safeguard her, now  seems confining and 
restricting, not protecting but wrapping and suffocating her. Rooting her to this spot 
so that her foe can finish her at his leisure. "Relax. Calm!" she commands herself as 
she begins her pre-fight routine. Stretching one hamstring. Now the other. "If you are 
distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but your 
estimate of it, and this you have the power to revoke at any moment." These are words 
of wisdom from the old masters, passed to her through repetition by her mentor and 
manager. She recites them as she continues to stretch her arms in an attempt to loosen 
up.
     As she does this, she watches her opponent from the corner of her eyes, watches 
as he takes a few tests swings with his gleaming scimitar. "Could this be real, is 
that a hesitation?" The slight slowness might just be her mind playing tricks. It's 
easy to let your imagination run wild when you're staring at a possible death in the 
arena. But it's worth noting, and that's all she can do for now. "One minute at a 
time, cher," she tells herself.
     The arena master gives the signal to start and the combatants move around the 
arena, looking for an opening. Each feinting and juking, trying to find a weakness in 
the other's defense. Then her rival swings his sword. She  dodges easily, sidestepping 
the blow, even managing to look graceful in the process. A smile spreads on her face. 
Her opponent's timing looks slowed, not his usual form. His attacks look a hair off, 
but a hair is enough on the sands.
     Her adversary looks confused. "Why is she smiling. Nobody grins like that, at 
least not one that doesn't have the fight won yet?" After a few minutes of dodging and 
riposting his slowed blows, after she has gotten the timing down, she waits for her 
moment. Her opponent swings his scimitar, a sweeping blow aimed at her sword arm. She 
dodges left, lashing out with a vicious thrust. A fighter knows when she has hit the 
sweet spot, and Marie knows. Her challenger drops his weapon and crumples to the 
ground. The arena master looks disgusted as he signals the end of combat.
     Her manager greets her as she exits the stadium. Detox was what he was once 
called, though, to be fair, not many called him that. He wasn't well known. Those that 
did know him, mostly knew him for his parties and drinking, not for his prowess in the 
arena. But that was a lifetime ago, and she didn't know him then. Now, though, he had 
walked the path of arcane knowledge, he'd put away his youthful indiscretions. His 
affinity for nature, and wildlife in particular, has become his trademark, so much so 
that passersby call him the Master of the Squirrels. He's fine with that. It makes him 
seem a bit odd, eccentric even. His friends just call him Solomon.
     The manager presses a doll into her hand, "I told you this would work, you've put 
in the time and effort." She looks at the figurine, a miniature of the now-defeated  
gladiator, a needle sticking from his right shoulder. "You are a voodoo priestess. 
Many don't believe in such things. But you do, and that is what matters."
     Marie visits her foe in the infirmary. "Mais cher, I ain't mad that you're 
recovering. But if you didn't, we would have chuckled, all things considered. If I 
were you, I'd follow my manager around for a bit. He may have you fighting by the 
light of them torches with that showing."

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  Come one, come all! Enter the 11 Turf War team battles. Be the North Fork champs!

                 TURF WAR XI EXTRAVAGANZA (TWIXIE) RULES (Rev 6-6-18)
                                (Start T398, OCT 2018)

Bring acclaim and glory to the North Fork (DM47) arena.

Anyone may participate; known alliances, new alliances, thrown-together alliances, or 
temporary alliances created solely to compete in the Turf War!  To participate, each 
alliance must:

1.  Announce as Captain of an alliance in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter. (List 
    teams and managers in the three-team alliance. (Also designate  alliance name.)
2.  Announce in the newsletter which Captain/alliance your team is joining.
3.  Announcements made on the D2 Forums or elsewhere will not be accepted.

Captains are responsible for:

1.  Announcing, in the North Fork newsletter, those who are a part of their alliance. 
    Both Manager announcement and Captain announcement/confirmation are required.
2.  Distribution of certs should your alliance win the Turf War.
3.  Submit two (2) RSI Roll-Up Certificates to participate. (Note: Captains may, if 
    they wish, submit certs for all potential members of their alliance.)

Participating managers who are not Captains must:

1.  Submit two (2) RSI Roll-Up Certificates to participate (Unless already submitted 
    by Captain.) Note: extras will not be returned, but will go into the winning pool 
    of prizes.)
2.  Announce an intent to compete with their manager name, team name, and alliance 
    they will join in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter
3.  Announcement made on the D2 Forums or Chatzy will not be accepted.
4.  Run the team in any of three turn prior to the first TW round, so the warriors 
    appear in the NL prior to the TW start.

No alliance scores will be tabulated until two RSI Gift Certificates are received, and 
participant indication and captain confirmation are posted in the North Fork 
newsletter. NO EXCEPTIONS.

All entry certs should be sent to Oz or The Consortium via RSI.

Only one (1) team per player/manager may compete in the Turf Wars, and only one team 
per player/manager may compete in North Fork DM47 during the Turf War. No arena 
multiple teams or aliases will be allowed. Violations will result in immediate manager 
disqualification (including team point adjustments) from the Turf War (so be sure to 
take any multiple teams OFF of Team Maintenance and be certain not to run any other 
team warriors). NOTE: Since alliances require three teams, this would mean the 
remaining alliance/alliance members cannot score in the TW.

Any Turf War team must show/be posted/listed in the DM47 Newsletter just prior to 
their actual scoring/participation. (E.g. New teams, transfers, current teams must 
show up in the newsletter prior to the beginning of participation, allowing opponent 
knowledge and challenging/avoiding.) Manager/teams may not participate/score in the 
Turf War the same turn they are first posted in the newsletter. (So get your team in 
the newsletter early.)Clarifying: All teams MUST show up in the NL just prior to the 
first TW turn to be allowed to score in the first TW round. Teams do not have to run 
that turn prior to TW-T1, but will have had to run shortly before to allow their 
warriors to be visible in the newsletter just prior to TW-T1.

Scoring will NOT be retroactive for teams/alliances that do not properly declare or 
get captain confirmation or fail to send a Gift Certificate by Turn 1.  In other 
words, if your Gift Certificate is not received until Turn 3 of the Turf War, and you 
have fought on Turns 1 and 2, your score will not begin until Turn 3.  All conditions 
must be met before scoring will begin--declaration, confirmation, and Gift Certificate 
received.

No declarations or confirmations will be accepted after Turn 3 of the Turf War. For 
purposes of scoring, the moderators will score the Turf War and settle any and all 
disputes as they arise.  Their decisions will be final. (Note: the intent is to have a 
very thorough set of rules so that few decisions, if any, are required from the 
moderators.)

No warrior may be substituted without the proper use of the DA or arena death or death 
in a tournament or graduation. There must be a maximum of five only on a team at any 
point and time. (The penalty for such substitution is -10 points.)

SCORING will be as follows:

* Only top two base score teams score/count per round per alliance.
* Top one base score team per alliance scores twice (double).
* Lowest team base score per alliance gets a "pass" and does not score.
* Team is disqualified for round scoring if fighting less than 5 fights.  (Exception:  
  The turn after a Mailer or FTF where a death occurred to a TW team/manager, the 
  manager may fight only four and be scored. If multiple deaths, then multiple "non 
  fight" exemptions occur for that turn after the tournament.)
* If a team is disqualified from scoring, the remaining top one base score team scores 
  double and the lowest team gets a "pass" and does not score.
* If two disqualified teams occur, the third team cannot score double and only scores 
  single.

BASE SCORING =          W = +2     L = -1    K = +1     Death = 0

Those scores are the same for match ups, up or down challenges, NPC matches, or Dark 
Arena fights. With these exceptions:

--- Each warrior is limited to two DA matches during the TW. A 3rd and subsequent DA 
    fight during the TW shall be scored at -5 points (win or lose.)
--- Alliance Match Up scored = 0 for each warrior. Kill point disallowed.
--- Intra Alliance Challenge scored = -1 for each warrior; no kill points may score.  
    (It is not the spirit of competition to challenge fellow members of the same 
    alliance. Hence, challenges as such will be scored as losses for both warriors 
    with no kill points awarded.)

First 6 rounds scores 1x.
End of round 6, top alliance adds 6 points. 2nd adds 4, 3rd adds 2, 4th adds 1.
Rounds 7 thru 9 scores 2x.
Final round 10 scores 3x.

Tournament Considerations:

1.  Tournament participation is allowed and ENCOURAGED as a great form of recognition 
    for North Fork.
2.  It is an opportunity to gain skills and preferred challenging within the Turf War.

Special Considerations:

1.  Each alliance begins the Turf War with zero (0) points.
2.  There will be NO alliance or team changes once the contest has begun.  If you 
    begin the Turf War with Alliance X, you must end the Turf War with Alliance X.  If 
    you begin the Turf War with Team X, you must end the Turf War with Team X.
3.  There will be a maximum of three (3) teams/managers allowed per alliance for the 
    Turf War VII. The minimum is three (3). 
4.  The Dark Arena may be used without penalty.(Limit twice per warrior.)
5.  If at any time, the Moderators determine that any non-TW team in the arena is 
    aiding and/or abettting any TW alliance or team, the affected points won by the 
    gifted team/alliance will be disallowed and the aiding non-TW team will be asked 
    to desist from play in the arena until after the Turf War concludes.

Prizes:

The Turf War is meant to be a near "winner takes all" contest. It is the 
responsibility of the Captain of the winning alliance to distribute Gift Certificates.  
Moderators will submit a list of each manager winner to RSI at the completion of the 
contest for the non-Certificate and RSI awarded prizes, to then be claimed by the 
manager from RSI Customer Service within 6 months. 

* Winning alliance gets 90% of the pooled certs.
* Individual Team with most wins in 10 rounds gets 10% of the pooled certs.
* RSI awards: (all must be applied to DM47 warriors, cannot create out-of-bounds 
  warrior, and one max prize applied to any warrior b all within 6 months)(one max 
  prize means that if you win two prizes they cannot be applied to the same warrior.)

Winning alliance captain may choose two (each manager/team receives same prize as 
chosen by captain):

: Limited Damage Bump (bump one level damage) (warrior must have fought in the TW)
: Stat replace (remove 2 SZ, replace 2 to any other stat) (warrior must have fought in 
  the TW)
: Choice Replacement (Receive 5 replacements, choose 1, delete 4)
: Replacement stat swap (Replace/flip any 2 stats on one replacement)

2nd place alliance captain may choose one (each manager/team receives same prize as 
chosen by captain)

: Favorite weapon (warrior must have fought in the TW)
: Favorite rhythm (warrior must have participated in TW)
: Free stat raise

Participation Award to all teams/managers who fight 46 min fights (of 50) = 2 skills 
(to one warrior)

These RSI awards will be listed by the Moderators within two weeks of round ten for 
individual claiming from RSI within 4 turns of the end of TWX. The certs will be 
mailed to the winning alliance by the Moderators within two weeks of the end of the 
TW.

Moderators: The Moderators for this event will be Oz, Master Darque, and Assur. (The 
TWX Triumvirate) They will arbitrate all dealings during the course of the contest.  
Their decisions will be final.  All questions, comments, and scoring disputes may be 
directed to Land of Oz or Darque Forces or Bash Bros Park via diplo in DM 47.  
Managers with internet access may send a private message to [The Consortium] or 
[Darque] or [Assur] on the Duel2 Forums.  Lastly, you may also email questions, 
comments, and scoring disputes to rebelnerfherder@yahoo.com or wfms101@aol.com or or 
mikey.alexander@hisstrengthandwork.com

Addendum:
Examples of scoring for clarification.
Code = win-loss-kill-death  (W = +2  L = -1  K = +1  Death = 0)

Example #1:
Team A goes 2-3-0-0 (points = +4-3+0-0 = +1)
Team B goes 3-2-1-0 (points = +6-2+1-0 = +5)
Team C goes 2-3-2-0 (points = +4-3+2-0 = +3)
Team B top score, scores twice 2x+5 (+10)
Team A lowest score, does not score and gets a pass.
Team C, then, scores normal at (+3)
Alliance Score = 10 + 3 = +13

Example #2:
Team A goes 4-0-1-0 (points = +8-0+1-0 = +9)
Team B goes 3-2-0-0 (points = +6-2+0-0 = +4)
Team C goes 2-3-0-0 (points = +4-3+0-0 = +1)
Team A is disqualified from scoring having not fought five fights.
If a team is disqualified, then the top remaining team scores double while the lowest 
remaining score gets a "pass".
Team B top remaining score, scores twice = 2 x +4 (+8)
Team C lowest score, does not score and gets a pass.
Alliance Score = 8

Example #3
Team A goes 4-1-1-0 (points +8-1+1+0 = +8)
However, Team A fought the DA for the 3rd time = -5.
Team A adjusted to (+8-1=1=0-5 = +3)
Team B goes 1-4+0-0 (points +2-4+0-0 = -2)
Team C goes 1-4+1-0 (points +2-4+1-0 = -1)
Team A top score, scores twice 2x+3 (+6)
Team B lowest score, does not score and gets a pass.
Team C, then, scores normal at (-1)
Alliance score = +6-1 = +5

Example #4
Team A goes 1-4-0-0 (points = +2-4+0-0 = -2)
Team B goes 1-4-0-0 (points = +2-4+0-0 = -2)
Team C goes 0-5-0-0 (points = +0-5+0-0 = -5)
Team A or B is top score and scores twice 2x-2 = -4
Team C lowest score, does not score and gets a pass.
Team B, then, scores normal at (-2)
Alliance score = -4-2 = -6

Example #5
Team A goes 3-2-0 with a winning match-up with Team B alliance mate.
Team B goes 2-3-1-0 with a winning and killing challenge to Team C alliance mate.
Team B also lost the alliance match-up with Team A.
Team C goes 1-4-0-1 having been killed in a challenge from alliance mate Team B
Team A points normally = +6-2+0-0 = +4, but one win was an alliance match-up which 
scores as 0, hence score = +4-2+0-0 = +2
Team B points normally = +4-3+1-0 = +2, but one loss was an alliance match up which 
counts as 0, and one winning kill was an intra alliance challenge which the win counts 
as -1 and the kill is negated. Hence
Team B score = +1-2+0-0 = -1
Team C points normally = +2-4+0-0 = -2; with one loss and kill coming from an intra 
alliance challenge, but the IAC (intra alliance challenge) scores (-1)the same as a 
loss and there are no points scored for being killed, the +2-4+0-0 = (-2) stands.
Team A top score, scores twice 2x+2 (+4)
Team C lowest score, does not score and gets a pass.
Team B, then, scores normal at (-1)
Alliance score = +4-1 = +3

Remember: (W = +2  L = -1  K = +1  Death = 0)
It only gets complicated with intra alliance match-ups (IAMs) and intra alliance 
challenges. (IACs)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     Yup, little ole me, Munchkin, again. Duelmaster. And master of house landings, 
ruby slippers, little dogs, scarecrows, oil cans, and North Fork.
     I don't have a lot to offer. After all, this is my THIRD DM Column. Maybe Bully 
or Fruit Cup, the two losers, (of three fights) have something to say? Like -- great 
job, Munchkin; or yu da man, Munchkin; or wow, you're good, Munchkin. Perhaps?
     I will say I am excited about the upcoming TWXI. (They're calling it "Twixie"; 
how cute!) I am not sure I will be around for it, but I hope. Anyway, don't miss it. 
It is bad! (Like me!)

                                          -- Munchkin DMIII

                                      SPY REPORT

     Ready for some action-packed adventure, some thrills, chills and spills?  Well 
fergit it, cause this is the Spyreport for NORTH FORK.  Like, BIG LAKE GROOVE had to 
be so embarrassed when they got kicked off #1 spot by BAD BEATS!  Way to go BAD 
BEATS!  I couldn't believe it.  Did WEIRD ALCHEMY really go up by 11?  If only those 
guys didn't have so may missing teeth...  Gross!  I don't wanna hurt anybody's 
feelings or anything, but FAST FOOD really goofed with their 1-3-0.  What was the 
name of that team who got 4-1-0 this turn for a total 7-3-0 you ask?  (Sure)  MEMPHIS 
MAFIA's their name, and fighting's their game!  MVP award for HEADLESS NICK?  DEATHLY 
HALLOWS' proud of him after beating SLUDGE and getting 25 points.  Talk about yer big 
time losers!  QUEEN LATIFAH got smashed by BLACK CHAOS, and lost 10 points!  Like 
FAST FOOD's FRUIT CUP is sweating since he got challenged by Duelmaster MUNCHKIN!  
Don't you think the Duelmaster is being unfair?  I think MUNCHKIN should let FRUIT 
CUP be Duelmaster for a while, without fighting about it.  Who was the wiseguy that 
said NORTH FORK's Duelmaster was paying for drinks at The Welcome Wench?  Don't look 
at me!   
     I gotta admit I haven't been in "deep con caves" with any spies.  Really, I just 
wing this stuff.  The warriors of BIG LAKE GROOVE must be getting lonely.  They were 
the most avoided team.  Do you guys know something that I don't?  Hhmph!  What kind 
of warriors are DOWNWARD SPIRAL?  BIG LAKE GROOVE, an easy team to beat if I ever saw 
one, can't get them to accept an invitation!  Like, is PARADIGM popular, or what?  It 
was challenged the most in all of NORTH FORK!  It's got a 6-9-0, is that good?  See 
if I ever talk to LEAF again!  THE NORTH FORKIAN was so low when He challenged he.  
Hhmph!  LEAF beat THE NORTH FORKIAN.  No surprise about that.  Really I'm not 
surprised LEAF would do such a scummy thing, either.  People were asking me did MARY 
SLACKER REALLY challenge BRAINS?  (all right, maybe they didn't, but it sounded 
good!) It wasn't a spectacular fight, or anything, but BRAINS wants me to write about 
it since he subdued MARY SLACKER.  Satisfied?  FEATHER must not be a good enough 
fighter to get in fair fights.  She challenged TIM.  8 is a big difference.  (Well, 
that's what they tell me.) I thought FEATHER showed great skill and promise when she 
dealt death to  TIM.  All right, so I slept through it!  Big deal!   
     Man, all these warriors dying and killing each other!  Don't you guys ever give 
it a break?  How cruel!  BASH BROS PARK heartlessly sent his to BULLY certain fate in 
the Dark Arena.  Is a 15-14-0 bad or something?  Hey!  Quit laughing!  Just because 
DUMBLEGORE had 7-7-1 was no reason for DEATHLY HALLOWS to send him to the Dark Arena! 
Stop it!  I hear DEATHLY HALLOWS sent RON WE SLAY to the Dark Arena.  What, is that 
like not well-lit, or what?  Like, who is this guy???  BOJ gets sent to the Dark 
Arena, battles NOT SO GENTLEBEN, and returns to tell of it!!!  I bet SPROUT OF MY 
MIND manager is surprised!  I'm always kinda bummed when a decent warrior gets 
killed.  SLUDGE, of DARQUE FORCES had a 9-5-1 when he got bumped off by HEADLESS 
NICK.  That was so totally rude when LEAF wasted THE NORTH FORKIAN.  I think all you 
warriors in NORTH FORK should gang up on DOWNWARD SPIRAL!  Hey you guys, don't you 
think your families would like to hear from you?  Write!  (Or have someone write for 
you.)  
     I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid.  Who would've guessed I'd be 
a famous Spyreporter?  I gotta leave.  NORTH FORK is like such a dump, and you guys 
smell too much!  Remember you guys, ease up sometimes!  Chill out!  Later, Debby 
Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MUNCHKIN 8432                23  14  0   118       LAND OF OZ (217)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BUSTED ACES 8580             21  10  0   124       BAD BEATS (791)
 GRANULO 8496                 20  14  0   112       WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)
 STYLE CHANGER 9162           12  10  2   111       BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)
 FRUIT CUP 9024               11  16  4    97       FAST FOOD (724)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CYCLONUS 8365                13   6  1    90       DARQUE FORCES (396)
 POUTINE 8769                 15  15  1    89       FAST FOOD (724)
 SKYWARP 8063                 16  13  1    84       DARQUE FORCES (396)
 SLUSH PUPPY 9023             19   8  0    79       FAST FOOD (724)
-HARRY SLAUGHTER 8493          9   5  1    78       DEATHLY HALLOWS (795)
 BLACK CHAOS 8872             13  15  0    76       THE SOVEREIGN (818)
-HENCHMAN 8756                 8   3  0    76       SATAN'S MINIONS (813)
 P-NUT FIREBEARD 8874         12  14  0    72       THE SOVEREIGN (818)
 VESPASIAN 4932               10   7  0    72       WHOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (541)
 WHIPPED CREAM 8768           15  15  1    71       FAST FOOD (724)
-AMIINANY DANGER 8491         11   7  1    67       DEATHLY HALLOWS (795)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BOJ 8858                      7   5  1    66       SPROUT OF MY MIND (816)
 HEADLESS NICK 8776            7   6  1    66       DEATHLY HALLOWS (795)
 KELGG HAII 9204              12   6  0    63       WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)
-PROBUS 4910                   6   4  0    62       WHOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (541)
 RETURN OF THE KING 9124       8   7  0    61       ROYAL FLUSH (48)
-CRYING KID 8392               6   5  0    61       BASH BROS PARK (766)
 KANSAS 9062                   9   7  0    57       LAND OF OZ (217)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MADCAP 9306                   7   7  2    56       WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)
 QUEEN LATIFAH 9038            9  12  0    55       ROYAL FLUSH (48)
-LICINIUS 4912                 5   4  0    54       WHOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (541)
-LACKEY 8760                   5   5  0    50       SATAN'S MINIONS (813)
 ARMENIUS 9159                 9   9  0    49       WHITE WOLVES (832)
 GALLIENUS 4956                6   8  1    49       WHOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (541)
-ACE MERRILL 9319              6   4  0    46       ROYAL FLUSH (48)
 GLADIUS 8873                  8  19  0    43       THE SOVEREIGN (818)
 ALIISZA 8871                  8  17  1    42       THE SOVEREIGN (818)
 MARATHON MAN 9313            10   3  0    39       BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)
-AUGUSTUS 4909                 3   6  0    37       WHOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (541)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BRAINS 9296                   7   5  0    35       LAND OF OZ (217)
 BELISARIUS 9302               6   6  0    34       WHITE WOLVES (832)
 DIONEXUS 9157                 6  12  0    34       WHITE WOLVES (832)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LEAF 9384                     4   0  2    32       DOWNWARD SPIRAL (840)
 JUDY SPRECKLES 9438           2   0  0    32       MEMPHIS MAFIA (846)
-LORD OF BARKNESS 9423         2   0  0    32       REIGNNCATSNDOGS (843)
 LITTLE VARIOUS 9341           5   5  0    29       BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)
 PARADIGM 9018                 6   9  0    27       THE SOVEREIGN (818)
 THAT'S POKER 9262             6   4  0    27       BAD BEATS (791)
-LITTLE BOY 8548               2   1  0    25       BOOK OF THOMAS (801)
 BRUTUS 9380                   3   1  0    24       WHITE WOLVES (832)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RAZORCLAW 9363                2   0  0    20       DARQUE FORCES (396)
 RAGING RODHAM 9416            1   1  0    20       A BOOR RENTS (842)
 BASHITE 9403                  2   0  0    18       STEVEN'S BASHERS (827)
 FEATHER 9386                  1   3  1    18       DOWNWARD SPIRAL (840)
 DAS 9442                      2   0  0    17       WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)
 ADDICTION 9387                3   1  0    16       DOWNWARD SPIRAL (840)
 LINDA THOMPSON 9441           1   1  0    16       MEMPHIS MAFIA (846)
-TENTENABULATION 9381          2   2  0    15       ROYAL FLUSH (48)
 MIKE BEATON 9437              1   1  0    15       MEMPHIS MAFIA (846)
 JIMMY KINGSLEY 9440           2   0  0    13       MEMPHIS MAFIA (846)
 KING CHARLES 9451             1   0  0    13       REIGNNCATSNDOGS (843)
 WHEELDEBEAST 9444             1   0  0    13       WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)
-JACK E. KENNEDY 9406          2   0  0    11       ROYAL FLUSH (48)
 HAMMERHEAD 9383               1   3  0    10       DOWNWARD SPIRAL (840)
 WHIRLPOOL 9385                1   3  0    10       DOWNWARD SPIRAL (840)
-PARACLESUS 9418               1   0  0    10       A BOOR RENTS (842)
-BRONTES 9414                  1   0  0    10       BOOK OF THOMAS (801)
 MARIE LAVEAU 9436             2   0  0     9       DARK PATH (845)
 MARY SLACKER 9439             1   1  0     9       MEMPHIS MAFIA (846)
-STOOGE 9259                   2   2  0     8       SATAN'S MINIONS (813)
 SLUG 9428                     1   0  0     8       WARRIORS OF OLD (844)
 DUCHESSE V 9417               2   0  0     7       A BOOR RENTS (842)
 POKER BRAT 9325               2   1  0     7       BAD BEATS (791)
 TELLIUS 9373                  1   4  0     7       WHITE WOLVES (832)
 ALRIC 9429                    1   0  0     7       WARRIORS OF OLD (844)
 ANNIE DUKE 9343               1   2  0     5       BAD BEATS (791)
 BASH'IT 9446                  1   0  0     5       STEVEN'S BASHERS (827)
 BA-SHEA 9092                  0   3  0     5       STEVEN'S BASHERS (827)
 WACKO JACKKO 9415             1   1  0     4       A BOOR RENTS (842)
 SIMON MAGUS 9432              1   1  0     4       DARK PATH (845)
 BASHIM 9074                   0   4  0     4       STEVEN'S BASHERS (827)
 GLINDA 9434                   0   2  0     2       DARK PATH (845)
 PROSPERO 9433                 0   2  0     2       DARK PATH (845)
 GAUSS 9427                    0   1  0     1       WARRIORS OF OLD (844)
 SHEIK TZU 9452                0   1  0     1       REIGNNCATSNDOGS (843)
 SAER 9426                     0   1  0     1       WARRIORS OF OLD (844)
-BASH 9073                     0   1  0     1       STEVEN'S BASHERS (827)
-KING MUTT 9421                0   1  0     1       REIGNNCATSNDOGS (843)
-STEROPES 9411                 0   1  0     1       BOOK OF THOMAS (801)
-5 TURNS BLOODY 9419           0   1  0     1       A BOOR RENTS (842)
-PRINCE OF PURRRSHA 9424       0   1  0     1       REIGNNCATSNDOGS (843)
 KOHR 9430                     0   1  0     1       WARRIORS OF OLD (844)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BULLY 8410             15 15 0 BASH BROS PARK 766   IC ENFORCER           393  NONE
RANCID WATER 9448       0  1 0 BASH BROS PARK 766   NOT SO GENTLEBEN      393  NONE

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
UGLY ART 9447           0  1 0 BASH BROS PARK 766   MASTER KELLOGG        393  NONE
THE NORTH FORKIA 9431   0  2 0 BIG LAKE GROOVE 792  LEAF 9384             393   
NOT SO GENTLEBEN        0  0 0 DARK ARENA           BOJ 8858              393  NONE
TIM 9435                0  2 0 DARK PATH 845        FEATHER 9386          393   
PHBBT! 9395             0  1 0 DARQUE FORCES 396    SPIRIT                393  NONE
SLUDGE 8470             9  5 1 DARQUE FORCES 396    HEADLESS NICK 8776    393   
DUMBLEGORE 8492         7  8 1 DEATHLY HALLOWS 795  AVATAR OF DARKHE      393  NONE
RON WE SLAY 8494        8  7 1 DEATHLY HALLOWS 795  IC TASKMASTER         393  NONE
DING DONG 9342          1  5 0 LAND OF OZ 217       IC ENFORCER           393  NONE
FOLLOWER 9450           0  1 0 SATAN'S MINIONS 813  SPIRIT                393  NONE
DUG 9285                0  1 0 SPROUT OF MY MIN 816 VAR'S NEOPHYTE        393  NONE
JETT 9316               0  1 0 SPROUT OF MY MIN 816 THE CHOSEN ONE        393  NONE
SALTY DOG 9050          2  5 0 SPROUT OF MY MIN 816 NOT SO GENTLEBEN      393  NONE
WEE RABBIT 9220         0  1 0 SPROUT OF MY MIN 816 IC ENFORCER           393  NONE
BASHERE 9075            0  3 0 STEVEN'S BASHERS 827 LEAF 9384             390   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Madcap -- Methinks the only way we are going to beat you is if we steal your
hatchet!  Thank you for my new scars! -- Armenius

Paradigm -- I didn't expect that!  I guess I was lucky! -- Belisarius

Gallienus -- Thank you for the skill lesson.  I will not be sitting down any
time soon thanks to you! -- Dionexus

Tentenabulation -- A worthy opponent!  I shall watch your developing career
with interest and wish you luck on the sands! -- Brutus

Jack E. Kennedy -- Thank you for the lesson, good to see that we both
benefited from our contest! -- Tellius
Uh, Bully, congrats on leaving for the Big Time. I wonder, though, if
you are on the wrong team? Shouldn't you be a Big Lake Something? You
know, Scarlet affiliated? Or even on that baseball team on Noblish
Isle where you are bullying Dealer and his Card Sharks? Something is
amiss, but good luck anyway.
     Oz The All Wondering

Fruit cup, sorry about that. Well, shucks, you were there and I was
there and what the heck.
     Munchkin

Munchkin, well done, Duelmaster!
     Oz The All Proud

Addiction, you showed me! Maybe the Wicked Witch isn't dead?
     Ding Dong

Black Chaos, I salute your prowess.
     Kansas

Health. Humility. Honor.
     Oz The All Philosophical

Turf Wars are coming. Turf Wars are coming ...........
     Oz The All Excited

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<div>Hey all. I will just bet those coordinators meant T398 for TW, not 396. Let's just wait and see.</div>

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Hey all. I will just bet those coordinators meant T398 for TW, not
396. Let's just wait and see.
     The Consortium

<div dir="ltr">Linda Thompson - If you&#39;re trying to be my baby, it 
don&#39;t matter if you&#39;re black and blue.B  Hee Hee! - Wacko 
Jacko<div><br></div><div>Judy Spreckles - Women have always been the 
primary victims of war. - Raging Rodham</div><div><br></div><div>Simen 
Maygus - Bloodie not win!B  Bloodie not die!B  Bloodie not do nuftin rit! 
- 5 Turns Bloodie</div><div>B  B  B  B  B  -Ye get one more chance 
t&#39;proove yerself, ye big injyut!B  Where&#39;s me shine? - 
Frith</div><div><br></div><div>Prospero - I love it when men worship at my 
feet, but I think you&#39;ve taken it too far! - 
V</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>

Brontes - I think you need to calm down just a bit. Try clicking your 
heels together and saying, "There's no place like home."B  Alternatively, 
you could lay off the caffeine. -- Glinda

Oz -- Thanks for the pleasant welcome in this cold, dreary land. If we 
meet at the tavern, I'll buy you a round to warm the body. -- Solomon, 
Master of the Squirrels -- MGR, Dark Path

Jimmy Kingsley -- Death awaits you with nasty, big, pointy teeth. Go north 
to the cave of Caerbannog, please. -- Tim the Enchanter

Duchess V. -- Really?!? They said that thing would never work. Hmmph. Back 
to the drawing board. -- ProsperoB 

King Mutt -- Cher, I'm almost certain that ain't what your manager had in 
mind when he gave you instructions. -- Marie Laveau

----------- personal ads for  47 ------------   
Brontes - I think you need to calm down just a bit. Try clicking your 
heels together and saying, "There's no place like home."B  Alternatively, 
you could lay off the caffeine. -- Glinda

Oz -- Thanks for the pleasant welcome in this cold, dreary land. If we 
meet at the tavern, I'll buy you a round to warm the body. -- Solomon, 
Master of the Squirrels -- MGR, Dark Path

Jimmy Kingsley -- Death awaits you with nasty, big, pointy teeth. Go north 
to the cave of Caerbannog, please. -- Tim the Enchanter

Duchess V. -- Really?!? They said that thing would never work. Hmmph. Back 
to the drawing board. -- ProsperoB 

King Mutt -- Cher, I'm almost certain that ain't what your manager had in 
mind when he gave you instructions. -- Marie Laveau

ads for dm 47

North Fork -- I'd like to participate in the Turf Wars, so if anyone would like to have 
me on your team, I'm here. -- Scorpio, mgr. The Sovereign

North Fork -- Mayhap the taverns staying open late at night was why we missed 
last week's duels!  A 0-0-0 turn is very embarrassing and we will hang our heads 
in shame!  Things can only get better! -- White Wolves

Madcap -- Methinks the only way we will beat you is if we manage to steal your 
hatchet!  Thank you for my new scars! -- Armenius

Paradigm -- I did not expect that!  I was lucky! -- Belisarius

Jack E. Kennedy -- Thank you for the lesson!  Good to see that we both had 
some benefit from our contest! -- Tellius

Gallienus -- Thank you for the skill lesson!  I will not be sitting on my 
bruised buttocks any time soon! -- Dionexus 

Tentenabulation -- A worthy opponent!  I shall watch your career develop with interest and 
wish you luck on the sands! -- Brutus

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BULLY was viciously butchered by IC ENFORCER in a 4 minute Dark Arena fight.
DUMBLEGORE was murdered by AVATAR OF DARKHEART in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
RON WE SLAY was murdered by IC TASKMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
BOJ slaughtered NOT SO GENTLEBEN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gory Dark Arena brawl.
SALTY DOG was assassinated by NOT SO GENTLEBEN in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena match.
DING DONG was dealt death by IC ENFORCER in a popular 3 minute bloody Dark Arena duel.
PHBBT! was executed by SPIRIT in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena brawl.
RANCID WATER was assassinated by NOT SO GENTLEBEN in a 2 minute Dark Arena melee.
JETT was slaughtered by THE CHOSEN ONE in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
UGLY ART was barely slain by MASTER KELLOGG in a 2 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
FOLLOWER was slaughtered by SPIRIT in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DUG was assassinated by VAR'S NEOPHYTE in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena match.
WEE RABBIT was narrowly killed by IC ENFORCER in a 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
MUNCHKIN luckily beat FRUIT CUP in a 3 minute master's Challenge Title match.
QUEEN LATIFAH was demolished by BLACK CHAOS in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
MADCAP savagely defeated MARATHON MAN in a crowd pleasing 3 minute Challenge conflict.
ARMENIUS unbelievably bested GALLIENUS in a 2 minute bloody Challenge bout.
BELISARIUS was vanquished by KELGG HAII in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fray.
LEAF butchered THE NORTH FORKIAN in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
ADDICTION was savagely defeated by LITTLE VARIOUS in a 4 minute brutal Challenge bout.
FEATHER executed TIM in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge bout.
JIMMY KINGSLEY defeated ANNIE DUKE in a 2 minute bloody amateur's Challenge conflict.
PROSPERO was overpowered by BASHITE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
RAGING RODHAM demolished POKER BRAT in a 2 minute uneven Challenge bout.
MARY SLACKER was viciously subdued by BRAINS in a 3 minute Challenge fray.
JUDY SPRECKLES overpowered DIONEXUS in a 4 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
BRUTUS defeated PARADIGM in a 1 minute novice vs. veteran upset Challenge duel.
MIKE BEATON demolished WHIRLPOOL in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
LINDA THOMPSON vanquished HAMMERHEAD in a 2 minute gruesome one-sided Challenge fray.
SIMON MAGUS was overpowered by THAT'S POKER in a 1 minute Challenge competition.
CYCLONUS was overpowered by GRANULO in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
STYLE CHANGER vanquished SKYWARP in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
POUTINE was overpowered by BUSTED ACES in a 2 minute one-sided match.
WHIPPED CREAM was defeated by FIZBAN in a exciting 1 minute bout.
VESPASIAN was luckily beaten by SLUSH PUPPY in a 4 minute veteran's fray.
RETURN OF THE KING was defeated by P-NUT FIREBEARD in a 3 minute veteran's struggle.
GLADIUS was demolished by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
SLUDGE was barely slain by HEADLESS NICK in a 2 minute fight.
KANSAS savagely defeated ALIISZA in a 2 minute bloody match.
WACKO JACKKO was savagely defeated by KING CHARLES in a 2 minute gory novice's duel.
DUCHESSE V unbelievably bested SAER in a exciting 4 minute bloody amateur's bout.
TELLIUS lost to SLUG in a 3 minute novice's match.
RAZORCLAW demolished BA-SHEA in a 1 minute uneven duel.
DAS devastated KOHR in a 1 minute mismatched match.
BASHIM was vanquished by WHEELDEBEAST in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.
GLINDA was bested by ALRIC in a 2 minute amateur's match.
MARIE LAVEAU overcame GAUSS in a exciting 3 minute novice's conflict.
BASH'IT luckily beat SHEIK TZU in a action packed 3 minute gory novice's battle.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                     13         TOTAL PARRY       41 -  28 -  0      59  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                  13         WALL OF STEEL     34 -  28 -  1      55  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                 13         LUNGING ATTACK    52 -  50 -  6      51  |
|WALL OF STEEL                   12         STRIKING ATTACK   36 -  37 -  4      49  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  9         BASHING ATTACK    32 -  41 -  2      44  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   8         AIMED BLOW        17 -  22 -  0      44  |
|AIMED BLOW                       7         SLASHING ATTACK   31 -  53 -  4      37  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     3         PARRY-STRIKE       8 -  14 -  0      36  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   5 -  0      17  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   9 -  0      10  |

Turn 393 was great if you     Not so great if you used      The fighting styles of the
used the fighting styles:     the fighting styles:          top eleven warriors are:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      MUNCHKIN 8432              23  14  0  118 LAND OF OZ (217)
WALL OF STEEL    BUSTED ACES 8580           21  10  0  124 BAD BEATS (791)
BASHING ATTACK   GRANULO 8496               20  14  0  112 WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)
STRIKING ATTACK  STYLE CHANGER 9162         12  10  2  111 BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)
AIMED BLOW       CYCLONUS 8365              13   6  1   90 DARQUE FORCES (396)
SLASHING ATTACK  SKYWARP 8063               16  13  1   84 DARQUE FORCES (396)
LUNGING ATTACK   VESPASIAN 4932             10   7  0   72 WHOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (541)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is FRUIT CUP 9024.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was VESPASIAN 4932.  The ten other most popular fighters were FRUIT CUP 9024, MADCAP 
9306, GAUSS 9427, BRAINS 9296, DING DONG 9342, SAER 9426, SHEIK TZU 9452, UGLY ART 
9447, WEE RABBIT 9220, and GALLIENUS 4956.

The least popular fighter this week was DIONEXUS 9157.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BASHIM 9074, KOHR 9430, BA-SHEA 9092, SLUG 9428, DUCHESSE V 9417, SIMON 
MAGUS 9432, WHIRLPOOL 9385, PARADIGM 9018, MARY SLACKER 9439, and POKER BRAT 9325.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

BUSTED ACES (47-8580) BAD BEATS (791)

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

BULLY (47-8410) BASH BROS PARK (766)

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

For those of you who keep track of such things, one additional warrior graduated from 
regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. 

                   STOMP THIS! (82-22961) of ALL YOU ZOMBIES (3660)
                     SURGEON WARPATH (84-14457) of 060310U (2539)

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes