DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/18/2020    Duedate: 03/16/2020

NORTH FORK ARENA

DM-47    TURN-415

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ARCEE
DARQUE FORCES (396)
(47-9529) [13-4-0,113]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

KLEGG HAII                     POSITION IS EMPTY
WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)            
(47-9204) [21-18-0,119]        

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

GALLIENUS                      KLEGG HAII
WHOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (541)       WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)
(47-4956) [12-24-1,87]         (47-9204) [21-18-0,119]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

FLOATING PAST (854)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. EL CAMINO:HOT SAUCE (808)   40
2. DARQUE FORCES (396)         36EL CAMINO:HOT SAUCE (808)
3. BOOK OF THOMAS (801)        32      Unchartered Team
4. WHITE WOLVES (832)          24
5. F IS FOR FROG (852)         20      TEAM HAS NO NAME (857)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 EL CAMINO:HOT SAUC (808) 160  92  7 63.5   1/ 4 FLOATING PAST (854)      10  4 0
 2/ 2 LAND OF OZ (217)         921 586 31 61.1   2/ 1 EL CAMINO:HOT SAUC (808)  9  3 0
 3/ 3 FLOATING PAST (854)       55  36  2 60.4   3/ 3 WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)       7  6 0
 4/ 4 BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)    168 128 15 56.8   4/ 2 DARQUE FORCES (396)       6  3 0
 5/ 6 ROYAL FLUSH (48)         989 813 50 54.9   5/ 6 F IS FOR FROG (852)       6  4 0
 6/ 8 DARQUE FORCES (396)      377 352 28 51.7   6/ 5 BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)     5 10 0
 7/ 9 WICKED MARTYRS (815)      40  38  2 51.3   7/ 7 LAND OF OZ (217)          4  3 0
 8-10 SPECTRAL STEEL (778)     108 106  4 50.5   8/ 8 FAST FOOD (724)           4  5 0
 9/11 FAST FOOD (724)          226 225 15 50.1   9/ 0 BOOK OF THOMAS (801)      3  1 1
10/12 WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)      202 207 10 49.4  10/10 WICKED MARTYRS (815)      3  1 0
11-13 BASH BROS PARK (766)     157 161 11 49.4  11/ 9 ROYAL FLUSH (48)          3  9 0
12/14 F IS FOR FROG (852)       96  99  4 49.2  12/ 0 WHITE WOLVES (832)        3 11 0
13/15 WHOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (541)  38  49  1 43.7  13/11 SATAN'S MINIONS (813)     2  3 0
14/16 SATAN'S MINIONS (813)     69  90  0 43.4  14/13 WHOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (541)  0  3 0
15-17 REIGNNCATSNDOGS (843)     36  48  0 42.9  15/ 0*TEAM HAS NO NAME (857)    0  1 0
16/ 0 WHITE WOLVES (832)        71 120  3 37.2  16-17 BASH BROS PARK (766)      0  1 0
17/ 0 BOOK OF THOMAS (801)      15  30  1 33.3  17-14 SPECTRAL STEEL (778)      0  1 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
18/ 0*TEAM HAS NO NAME (857)     0   1  0  0.0  18-16 REIGNNCATSNDOGS (843)     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

                                    Dark Stoicism

The giant sword cut a furrow into the dirt. The night's light reflected from a few 
patches on its slowly rusting blade, which rose out through an upturned mouth. The 
ricasso head stretched past a crossguard of outstretched hands. The stylized fighter 
handle stood on a pommel skull. Two beefy hands grasped the figure's body. The sword 
was massive, like the warrior holding it, called Stoic. The sword was sleek and 
battle-worn, the warrior was bloated and uncertain. Towering though he was, even under 
plates of armor, fat rolls peeked out. One might wonder if the cook decided to go to 
war while the soldiers stayed in the kitchen.

Stoic looked back. His manager, memory, had been there just a moment ago, but the tree 
line had misted over, obscuring the entrance. He shrugged under the weight of the 
armor and looked through his helmet. The moonlight was bright on a clearing in the 
forest. All was deadly quiet, night mist roiling. His sollrets clunking through patchy 
grass occasionally broke the silence. It would be serene, but he could feel eyes 
everywhere and the promise of death. This was not a quiet forest and certainly not the 
boisterous and sandy arena he normally fought in. This was the Dark Arena, final 
resting spot of the failed gladiator. 

                                        * * *

"I can do better. I can! Please!" Stoic pleaded but memory was unmoved. "My decision 
is final. You don't have the desire to live a life of war. You have not grown into the 
gladiator name I gave you." Stoic was on his knees, begging, searching memory's 
unseeing eyes for hope. Memory's mouth tightened as he let out an almost imperceptible 
sigh. He pulled the hood of his tight black cloak over his head, turned, and drifted 
away. 

"Wyvern, please. Surely you can save me?" The trainer put a hand on his shoulder. With 
Stoic on his knees, he and the diminutive trainer were eye to eye. An immortal warrior 
with many years and many deaths behind her, she did not harbor his fear of the 
unknown. "Today's fight is over. Tomorrow we will train for the next." She locked eyes 
with him, passing on some of her inner resolve. "Come," she bade, as she led him from 
the infirmary back to their training hall.

                                        * * * 

A biting pain seared through an exposed flap of skin on his stomach. His mind had 
wandered away from the fight. His opponent, a Dark Arena champion, had entered 
silently. An elf stood before him, two feet shorter, but standing tall and towering 
above Stoic by confidence and bearing if not physical height. He might have been a 
glimmering angel, moonbeams dancing on exquisite silver mail. The elf brought his 
needle-thin sword up, hilt to face, blade skyward, in honorable warrior salute. He was 
sure he had won, and everyone knew it. He had time to honor the walking dead. 

                                        * * * 

Old Wyvern snaked a short spear under his guard, stopping just short of cutting. She 
always used her deadly spear, even in training, such was her skill and control. He had 
a greatsword, blunted for training, but massive. "I can barely move it. How can I 
train or fight if it's too heavy?" He felt a familiar and painful whack from the blunt 
end of Wyvern's spear. "Don't blame the sword. Desire victory and the sword will 
move." She struck again and he moved to the side, not moving the sword so much as 
standing it in the path of the attack. The parry was unorthodox but successful. 
"That'll do. Now strike!"

                                        * * * 

Stoic tried to recall his training as the fight continued. It wasn't working. He was 
bleeding profusely. He fell back on his reserves of strength and willpower. Slash, 
cut, smash... the elf was striking every weak spot in his armor, inflicting damage at 
will. Circle, stab, circle, slash, circle, cut. Stoic had been on the ground twice 
before struggling to his feet, stumbling and throwing up defenses with little success. 
He felt frustrated and clumsy but kept defending. Maybe the attacks were coming more 
slowly...

                                        * * * 

The arena crowd was restless, only moderately attentive to the morning's rookie 
warriors. The sand worked its way between his toes. He was just a boy. His parents did 
not love their son so much as an arena bounty. Stoic was scared and slow and the man 
in front of him wished him harm. And harm he did. Stoic cowered behind his shield, 
without even a weapon. "It's better this way. Rely on your hands. I want to see what 
you can do," memory had said. Stoic was bruised and bleeding. His opponent was more 
tired than injured, exhausted, really. Under a slowly diminishing rain of blows, Stoic 
heard calls from his teammates. "Now strike!" They were yelling frantically. He peered 
over his shield to see his opponent, sweating, breathing heavily, grip loosening on 
his sword. The attacking gladiator overextended above his head, ready to deliver 
another hacking, unopposed blow. Stoic roared upward to his full height, at the same 
time sending his shield through the surprised gladiator's face. Blood spattered, he 
flipped once and landed face down with a thud, sword flying end over end to land ten 
feet away. The crowd gasped for a moment then roared. His team roared. He looked to 
see memory, gazing forward blindly as always, but clearly smiling at him.

                                        * * * 

Back in the night mist, he was tired and hurt. After a long fight, minutes under this 
barrage. It must happen soon. Stoic knew he would die. But he wasn't dead yet. He saw 
the elf circling, waiting for another attack. He saw the moonlight and the trees. He 
felt the watching eyes. He felt memory and old Wyvern and his team. He knew they could 
see. He felt his opponents and all the gladiators in him for this moment. He felt his 
parents, who only saw in him a mouth to feed. He saw the high elf, still glistening, 
now with sweat -- still looking down on Stoic -- looking down not with haughty 
indignation as before, but the desperation of a man trying to chop down a stone tower 
and just realizing his error. Stoic saw not confidence but desperation. For the first 
time, resignation gave way to fury. "Strike Now," he heard in his mind.

The elf leapt forward, blade flashing. Stoic spun to his right, pulling the massive 
blade in his wake. The elf and his blade shot through the spot Stoic had been, then 
turned back in disbelief at the unexpected life in his easy quarry. "Strike Now," 
Stoic thought, as he continued his spin, continued his fury, pulling the blade full 
circle, letting out a roar that called all the judging eyes to witness.

The blade felt warm in his hand. He struggled to catch his breath. The arc of the 
blade had pulled him another half circle away from his opponent. He looked back at the 
elf, ready for the next attack. The elf's body stood, head lying on its shoulder, neck 
detached entirely where the blade had hewn through. The head's eyes were still open, 
judging differently now, askew. Immortal these Dark Arena champions were, and 
immortality makes death an odd thing. Stoic fell to his knees, sobbing. The fight was 
over. And it might never end. 

                                          -- memory

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

          "The country of the Quadlings was a very pretty valley. And when the 
     travelers saw the first farmhouse, painted a bright red color, they walked 
     up to it and knocked at the front door. It was opened by the farmer's wife, 
     and when Dorothy explained herself, and politely asked for something to eat 
     the woman welcomed them inside and gave the girl, her dog and the Lion a 
     good dinner and a rich dessert of three kinds of cake and four kinds of 
     cookies, and a bowl of fresh milk for Toto. "How far is it to the home of 
     Glinda?" asked the child. "It is not a great way," answered the 
     farmer's wife. "My husband has visited the residence of Glinda many times. 
     Just keep to the road that leads south and you will soon reach it." 
     Thanking the woman for her kindness, the little party said goodbye and 
     carried along their journey." -- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)

          The Quadlings are the native Ozian citizens of the magical Land of Oz 
     who all reside in Oz's southern quadrant known as the Quadling Country. The 
     Quadlings of Oz appear in L. Frank Baum's first Oz book titled The Wonderful 
     Wizard of Oz, published in 1900. The land of the south is also officially 
     ruled by Glinda, the Good Witch who lives in a ruby studded castle next to 
     the edge of the Deadly Desert. The Quadlings prefer the color red in their 
     clothing, landscape and overall surroundings as red is the mascot color that 
     represents their race on Oz's official map and flag.

I thought you should know about me and my clan.

                                          -- Quadling, Duelmaster

                                      SPY REPORT

     I was going on vacation, see?  Surf, sun...  But what do those bums say?  "Hit 
the road, Debby Tonte.  NORTH FORK needs a spyreport."  Oh, well.  Like, EL 
CAMINO:HOT SAUCE had to be so embarrassed when they got kicked off #1 spot by 
FLOATING PAST!  Way to go FLOATING PAST!  FLOATING PAST like really fought hard to 
move up to 1st from 4th.  Way to go!  Cut this out and put it in your scrapbooks, F 
IS FOR FROG!  'Cause they got 3-0-0 and moved up to 5th!  MVP award for EN FEUGO?  EL 
CAMINO:HOT SAUCE's proud of him after beating LOST SHIP and getting 18 points.  Talk 
about yer major upsets!  TENTENABULATION's match with 15 WAYS cost it a loss of 14 
points!  And I was just getting used to the ex-Duelmaster's habit of...(!)  Oh well, 
welcome ARCEE.  Aren't DARQUE FORCES proud.  (Oh, my.) I hear the top team insists 
all their warriors get nine hours sleep.  They want photogenic fighters for PR 
photos.   
     I gotta admit I haven't been in "deep con caves" with any spies.  Really, I just 
wing this stuff.  DARQUE FORCES was NORTH FORK's most avoided team.  Is there some 
award for that?  Is there some deep dark secret why LAND OF OZ's been avoiding DARQUE 
FORCES so much?  Or is it just that they're too scared?  Can F IS FOR FROG's IN YOUR 
THROAT be more popular than me?  He was challenged the most, but is that really the 
same?  For sure, I was holding my breath when I found out LITTLE VARIOUS challenged 
KLEGG HAII.  After all, haven't BIG LAKE GROOVE and WEIRD ALCHEMY had a long standing 
duel in NORTH FORK?  It wasn't a spectacular fight, or anything, but KLEGG HAII wants 
me to write about it since he overcame LITTLE VARIOUS.  Satisfied?  THE WHISPER must 
not be a good enough fighter to get in fair fights.  He challenged WENDY.  9 is a big 
difference.  (Well, that's what they tell me.) I thought THE WHISPER showed great 
skill and promise when he lost to WENDY.  All right, so I slept through it!  Big 
deal!   
     What does a fighter fight for?  I mean, the crowds don't give a hoot if someone 
gets killed.  Not after four more fights.  Fight, fight, fight.  Is that all you guys 
can do?   
     Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain.  Soak it in cold water, and hand 
wash.  I gotta leave.  NORTH FORK is like such a dump, and you guys smell too much!  
I had a fun time, see you later-- Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ARCEE 9529                   13   4  0   113       DARQUE FORCES (396)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CRYING KID 8392              13   8  0   129       BASH BROS PARK (766)
 KLEGG HAII 9204              21  18  0   119       WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)
-MADCAP 9306                  19  16  2   115       WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)
 BRAINS 9296                  18  13  0   110       LAND OF OZ (217)
-THUNDERCRACKER 7467          10   9  0   101       DARQUE FORCES (396)
 VALAC 8819                   12   6  0   100       WICKED MARTYRS (815)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LITTLE VARIOUS 9341          19  13  1    90       BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)
-VIKING VAMPIRE 8992          19  13  0    89       SPECTRAL STEEL (778)
 QUADLING 9445                14   5  0    89       LAND OF OZ (217)
 EN FEUGO 9072                15  16  1    88       EL CAMINO:HOT SAUCE (808)
 MUY CALIENTE 9212            12  14  0    88       EL CAMINO:HOT SAUCE (808)
-LORD OF BARKNESS 9423        12   8  0    88       REIGNNCATSNDOGS (843)
 GOLFO DULCE 9596             11   8  1    88       F IS FOR FROG (852)
 GALLIENUS 4956               12  24  1    87       WHOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (541)
-CHINA PRINCESS 9476          12   7  0    86       LAND OF OZ (217)
 LEGGING LAGAN 9625           12   7  0    85       FLOATING PAST (854)
 BRUTUS 9380                  13  12  1    81       WHITE WOLVES (832)
 ARMENIUS 9159                18  21  0    79       WHITE WOLVES (832)
 STOOGE 9259                  12  10  0    77       SATAN'S MINIONS (813)
 RETURN OF THE KING 9124      13  22  0    75       ROYAL FLUSH (48)
 STYLE EDITOR 9642            11   7  1    74       BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)
-SHEIK TZU 9452                6  11  0    74       REIGNNCATSNDOGS (843)
 FORBIDDEN FRUIT 9632         10   8  0    73       FAST FOOD (724)
 LOST SHIP 9621               11   4  0    71       FLOATING PAST (854)
 SLOWPOKE RODRIGUEZ 9669      11   4  0    69       EL CAMINO:HOT SAUCE (808)
 QUEEN LATIFAH 9038           13  28  0    67       ROYAL FLUSH (48)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-UGLY ART 9458                 8   2  0    64       BASH BROS PARK (766)
-HELLHOUND HESTATI 9211        6   7  1    63       SPECTRAL STEEL (778)
-POISON OAK 9449               7   4  0    62       BASH BROS PARK (766)
-PROBUS 4910                   6   4  0    62       WHOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (541)
 15 WAYS 9626                 12   9  1    60       FLOATING PAST (854)
 LITTLE BOY 8548               5   5  0    60       BOOK OF THOMAS (801)
-TIN WOODMAN 9708              5   2  1    59       LAND OF OZ (217)
 JACK E. KENNEDY 9406         13   8  0    57       ROYAL FLUSH (48)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-LICINIUS 4912                 5   4  0    54       WHOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (541)
 TENTENABULATION 9381         11  12  1    52       ROYAL FLUSH (48)
-DESPERO 8848                  5   6  0    51       WICKED MARTYRS (815)
-CORSON 8821                   5   5  1    46       WICKED MARTYRS (815)
-KING CHARLES 9451             9   8  0    43       REIGNNCATSNDOGS (843)
 DEADLY DESERT 9702            5   5  0    37       LAND OF OZ (217)
-AUGUSTUS 4909                 3   6  0    37       WHOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (541)
 YELLOW VESTED 9677            5   9  0    34       F IS FOR FROG (852)
-SHOCKWAVE 9784                3   0  0    34       DARQUE FORCES (396)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MUCKY MORSE 9743              4   3  0    33       WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)
 IN YOUR THROAT 9689           9   4  0    31       F IS FOR FROG (852)
 WENDY 9727                    5   5  0    30       FAST FOOD (724)
-BROKEN FAUCET 9686            4   1  0    29       BASH BROS PARK (766)
 MONSTER 9618                  2   0  1    26       BOOK OF THOMAS (801)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NORTHWIND 9454                2   0  0    22       BOOK OF THOMAS (801)
 MEK-QUAKE 9782                3   2  0    21       WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BRONTES 9414                  3   6  0    19       BOOK OF THOMAS (801)
 THE WHISPER 9757              4   3  1    18       BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)
 DRIFTWOOD 9793                3   0  0    18       FLOATING PAST (854)
 SOUNDWAVE 9815                1   0  0    16       DARQUE FORCES (396)
-SPOOK SOLDIER 9722            2   0  0    15       SPECTRAL STEEL (778)
 HOSIDIUS 9733                 1   8  1    13       WHITE WOLVES (832)
 TITUS 9817                    1   1  0    13       WHITE WOLVES (832)
-MARMA THE DUKE 9721           1   1  0    12       REIGNNCATSNDOGS (843)
 AQUILLIUS 9732                1   8  0    11       WHITE WOLVES (832)
-APPARITIONAL ARCHER 9711      2   1  0    10       SPECTRAL STEEL (778)
 LOST MOSS 9792                2   1  0     9       FLOATING PAST (854)
 TRY ONE 9765                  2   3  0     9       WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)
 THE WINKER 9826               1   0  0     9       BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)
 ZOZO 9132                     1   3  0     6       WICKED MARTYRS (815)
-PRINCESS BUTTERPUP 9687       1   3  0     6       REIGNNCATSNDOGS (843)
-RAZAH 9155                    1   1  0     4       WICKED MARTYRS (815)
 OZ SMASHER 9812               0   3  0     3       BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)
 TRYPTICON 9822                0   1  0     1       DARQUE FORCES (396)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
HAMMER                  0  0 0                      MONSTER 9618          415  NONE
THE BUTTON THIEF 9712   4  3 0 BIG LAKE GROOVE 792  TIN WOODMAN 9708      411  NONE
DA 9820                 0  1 0 FAST FOOD 724        THE CHOSEN ONE        415  NONE
DA 9819                 0  1 0 FAST FOOD 724        ZORSEA                415  NONE
DA 9818                 0  1 0 FAST FOOD 724        ZORSEA                415  NONE
HOT SAUCE 9697          6  4 0 FAST FOOD 724        BRUTUS 9380           412   
GRAVEKNIGHT GURK 9734   0  1 0 SPECTRAL STEEL 778   HOSIDIUS 9733         411  REVENGED
A 9828                  0  1 0 TEAM HAS NO NAME 857 SPIRIT                415  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Oh,my. Oh, my. Quadling has done it! Quadling is Duelmaster. -- Munchkin #4

We congratulate our own Quadling. -- The Land Of Oz Clan

It was no real problem, guys. I only fought marathon Man. -- Quadling

Follow the yellow brick road. Follow the yellow brick road. -- Oz The All Directing

Slowpoke Rodriguez, it was fun playing whiffle ball with you. Let's do it again, eh? 
And again? -- China Princess

Health. Humility. Honor. -- Oz The All Prophetic

Driftwood -- That hurt! -- Titus

Shockwave -- thank you for the broken ribs!  I don't think I will be challenging
you again any time soon! -- Uusidius

Gallienus -- Thank you for the victory and the skills training! -- Armenius

In Your Throat -- Tank you for the workout! -- Aquillius

Deadly Desert -- Thank you for my sore butt!  I sill can't sit down! -- Hosidius

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

A was butchered by SPIRIT in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DA was slaughtered by THE CHOSEN ONE in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
DA was easily killed by ZORSEA in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
DA was assassinated by ZORSEA in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
GOLFO DULCE viciously subdued FORBIDDEN FRUIT in a 2 minute Challenge contest.
LITTLE VARIOUS was viciously subdued by KLEGG HAII in a 5 minute Challenge brawl.
ARMENIUS was overpowered by BRAINS in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
THE WHISPER was narrowly defeated by WENDY in a 4 minute Challenge melee.
HOSIDIUS lost to IN YOUR THROAT in a 3 minute Challenge duel.
AQUILLIUS was vanquished by YELLOW VESTED in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
TITUS won victory over TRY ONE in a 1 minute gory novice's Challenge duel.
QUADLING was overpowered by ARCEE in a popular 1 minute one-sided Title melee.
VALAC demolished GALLIENUS in a 1 minute mismatched match.
STYLE EDITOR was overcome by MUY CALIENTE in a 1 minute veteran's contest.
STOOGE subdued LITTLE BOY in a 2 minute veteran's brawl.
LEGGING LAGAN viciously subdued QUEEN LATIFAH in a popular 1 minute gruesome conflict.
LOST SHIP was savagely defeated by EN FEUGO in a 2 minute expert's struggle.
RETURN OF THE KING was devastated by BRUTUS in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
SLOWPOKE RODRIGUEZ overpowered DEADLY DESERT in a exciting 1 minute one-sided bout.
TENTENABULATION was beaten by 15 WAYS in a 1 minute veteran's match.
JACK E. KENNEDY slimly won victory over MUCKY MORSE in a 6 minute competition.
NORTHWIND overpowered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
BRONTES overpowered OZ SMASHER in a 1 minute uneven fray.
MONSTER easily killed HAMMER in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
MEK-QUAKE luckily beat LOST MOSS in a action packed 1 minute novice's fight.
DRIFTWOOD beat TRYPTICON in a 3 minute beginner's fight.
ZOZO was defeated by THE WINKER in a 3 minute novice's bout.
SOUNDWAVE vanquished MAXIMILLIAN in a action packed 1 minute uneven bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  14         TOTAL PARRY       47 -  33 -  0      59  |
|AIMED BLOW                       7         STRIKING ATTACK   70 -  56 -  4      56  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  7         PARRY-RIPOSTE      9 -   8 -  0      53  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  7         LUNGING ATTACK    83 -  94 -  5      47  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         AIMED BLOW        46 -  54 -  1      46  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   4 -  1      43  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         WALL OF STEEL     29 -  39 -  1      43  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-STRIKE       5 -   8 -  0      38  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         SLASHING ATTACK   41 -  67 -  3      38  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         BASHING ATTACK    33 -  59 -  2      36  |

Turn 415 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:

BASHING ATTACK     3 -  1     AIMED BLOW         3 -  4         3  SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  5         2  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK    10 -  4     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  6         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  2     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         2  WALL OF STEEL  
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  PARRY-STRIKE   

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  ARCEE 9529                 13   4  0  113 DARQUE FORCES (396)
SLASHING ATTACK  KLEGG HAII 9204            21  18  0  119 WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)
WALL OF STEEL    VALAC 8819                 12   6  0  100 WICKED MARTYRS (815)
PARRY-STRIKE     LITTLE VARIOUS 9341        19  13  1   90 BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)
LUNGING ATTACK   GOLFO DULCE 9596           11   8  1   88 F IS FOR FROG (852)
BASHING ATTACK   BRUTUS 9380                13  12  1   81 WHITE WOLVES (832)
AIMED BLOW       FORBIDDEN FRUIT 9632       10   8  0   73 FAST FOOD (724)
TOTAL PARRY      LOST SHIP 9621             11   4  0   71 FLOATING PAST (854)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is GALLIENUS 4956.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was KLEGG HAII 9204.  The ten other most popular fighters were LITTLE VARIOUS 9341, 
MUCKY MORSE 9743, EN FEUGO 9072, GOLFO DULCE 9596, WENDY 9727, HOSIDIUS 9733, 
DRIFTWOOD 9793, ZOZO 9132, THE WHISPER 9757, and STOOGE 9259.

The least popular fighter this week was OZ SMASHER 9812.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were JACK E. KENNEDY 9406, TENTENABULATION 9381, RETURN OF THE KING 9124, 
GALLIENUS 4956, AQUILLIUS 9732, ARMENIUS 9159, DA 9819, DA 9818, THE WINKER 9826, and 
TRYPTICON 9822.

                                NAME CHANGE-O-RAMA

     Algernon, who had NOT gotten the name change he'd asked for, looked at the latest 
petitioner.  This was a typical gladiator, big, muscular, and scarred, with a frown.  
"Ah, what can I do for you?"
     "Name change.  I heard we can do that.  I'm tired of being Jane Doe."
     "I'd think you would be," Algernon said faintly.  "The Commission has actually 
been thinking about this.  It isn't FREE, mind you!  It takes money to run our office, 
you know, and we want to buy some goats--"
     "I don't care about goats!"  He made a crude suggestion about goats.
     "Gladiators, teams, it will cost you two dollars to make a change--"
     "I had a talk with my manager.  He'll find the money.  I want to change my name 
to Jane Ralph.  I'm no doe!"  He thumped a fist on the counter.
     "Er, yes.  Jane Ralph.  Fill out this form, please."  He pushed the paper across 
the counter.  "The changes start on the 15th of April--that's the Ides, you know, and 
can be submitted through the end of May.  With the payment.  No change without the 
goat, ah, the gold."

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     Warrior and team name changes will be accepted beginning April 15 and continuing 
throughout the month of May.  The cost will be $2 per name change.  All proceeds will 
be used to buy goats via Heifer International and will be matched up to $500.  
If you have names you want to change, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI