DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 08/04/2020    Duedate: 08/31/2020

NORTH FORK ARENA

DM-47    TURN-421

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

CHINA PRINCESS
LAND OF OZ (217)
(47-9476) [16-9-0,118]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BLIZZARD                       HAMMERHEAD
SNOW FORT (819)                DOWNWARD SPIRAL (840)
(47-8887) [9-4-0,123]          (47-9383) [2-4-0,33]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

GALLIENUS                      CHINA PRINCESS
WHOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (541)       LAND OF OZ (217)
(47-4956) [15-27-1,103]        (47-9476) [16-9-0,118]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

ABERRANT 5 BLADES (858)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. DOWNWARD SPIRAL (840)       42
2. SNOW FORT (819)             41      LAND OF OZ (217)
3. FAST FOOD (724)             31      Unchartered Team
4. DARQUE FORCES (396)         30
5. THE RED COMPANY (859)       26      ABERRANT 5 BLADES (858)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 2 EL CAMINO:HOT SAUC (808) 169  99  7 63.1   1/ 6*ABERRANT 5 BLADES (858)   8  7 0
 2/ 3 LAND OF OZ (217)         930 598 31 60.9   2/ 5 ROYAL FLUSH (48)          7  6 0
 3- 4 FLOATING PAST (854)       60  41  3 59.4   3/ 3 BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)     7  8 0
 4/ 5 BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)    182 144 16 55.8   4/ 1 WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)       6  5 1
 5/ 6 ROYAL FLUSH (48)         %1001 827 50 54.8   5/ 2 DARQUE FORCES (396)       6  7 1
 6/ 7 THE RED COMPANY (859)    231 193 20 54.5   6/13*DOWNWARD SPIRAL (840)     5  4 2
 7/ 8 WICKED MARTYRS (815)      45  39  2 53.6   7/ 9 THE RED COMPANY (859)     5  4 0
 8/12*ABERRANT 5 BLADES (858)    8   7  0 53.3   8/ 7 FAST FOOD (724)           5  7 0
 9/11*DOWNWARD SPIRAL (840)     15  14  5 51.7   9/ 0 SNOW FORT (819)           4  1 0
10/ 9 DARQUE FORCES (396)      389 365 29 51.6  10/ 8 WHITE WOLVES (832)        4 10 1
11/10 FAST FOOD (724)          238 236 15 50.2  11/12 WICKED MARTYRS (815)      3  0 0
12-13*ASSASSIN NATION (790)      1   1  0 50.0  12- 4 EL CAMINO:HOT SAUC (808)  3  2 0
13/14 WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)      216 218 12 49.8  13/10 LAND OF OZ (217)          3  8 0
14/17 WHOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (541)  41  52  1 44.1  14/17 WHOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (541)  2  1 0
15/16 SATAN'S MINIONS (813)     73  94  0 43.7  15/14 SATAN'S MINIONS (813)     2  2 0
16/ 0 SNOW FORT (819)           49  65  2 43.0  16-15 FLOATING PAST (854)       2  2 0
17/ 0 RUBBER SOUL 6 (851)       58  85  4 40.6  17/ 0 RUBBER SOUL 6 (851)       2  3 0
18/18 WHITE WOLVES (832)        80 140  4 36.4  18-16*ASSASSIN NATION (790)     1  1 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K

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

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

RENEWING THE MIND

Do not be conformed to this world (this age), [fashioned after and adapted to its 
external, superficial customs], but be transformed (changed) by the [entire] renewal 
of your mind [by its new ideals and its new attitude], so that you may prove [for 
yourselves] what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God, even the thing 
which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His sight for you]. --- Romans 12:2 
Amplified Classic

Renewing The Mind had earned the right to fight in the Apprentices Tourney by her 
come-from-behind victory over The Whippersnapper this past Turn in North Fork Arena, 
but she was not quite prepared for the differences in fighting experiences versus the 
opponents she was destined to encounter!

Hammer had toyed with the idea of saving her for the Rookies Tourney, but the Veteran 
Manager had chosen instead to see if she could survive against more talented fighters 
with more fight experience than she had acquired with her first fight in North Fork 
Arena.

Her first Tourney Round lasted into the second minute against Desolation of Assassin 
Nation from Chivletal Arena 31, ending rather abruptly in the Infirmary, where she 
discovered that her insurance policy had lapsed, but at least she survived the 
experience!

Round Two was nearly over before it had begun, as Mello Yello of Pop Machine from 
Arena 85 dispatched Renewing The Mind to the Infirmary, where she screamed, "I hurt! I 
really hurt!"

Her Third Round opponent was also from Arena 85, namely Robert Paulson 778 of Project 
Mayhem 362, but although the fight also ended in a first minute defeat, Renewing The 
Mind had somehow managed to prevent herself from ending up in the Infirmary!

Therefore, her return to North Fork for her Second Arena Fight scheduled for Turn 421 
was one filled with mixed expectations, especially after being humbled in Three 
Tourney Fights!

However, there was news of a rumored contest being prepared for North Fork Arena, 
namely the Turf War 12, so Renewing The Mind and the rest of her Aberrant 5 Blades 
stable mates had only a relatively short time to prepare themselves, including the 
possibility of one or two more Tourneys for Renewing The Mind to develop her fighting 
techniques!

Plus, there was an old friend that had contacted the Veteran Manager via Chatzy that 
had mentioned to Hammer about the possibility of teaming up for the upcoming Turf War!

All the more reason for Renewing The Mind and her stable mates to get down to business 
and prepare themselves to become better fighters than they appeared to be!

"May Your Blades Be Sharp and Your Wits Sharper!"

                                             -- Hammer the WordSmith

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings, warriors of NORTH FORK!  Once again I've been called out of 
retirement for my abilities and insights into Spyreporting.  Woof!  WEIRD ALCHEMY 
were a bunch of dogs after ABERRANT 5 BLADES got through with 'em!  4th ain't so 
sweet as 1st!  Phhbltt!  Too much drinking and too little dodging gave EL CAMINO:HOT 
SAUCE a 0-0-0!  I got a good laugh out of it!  Up 'n down.  Up 'n down.  Rankings 
always change.  Up 'n down.  I think I'm gonna be...  Well, DOWNWARD SPIRAL's 6th 
moved them up to 3-2-0 place.  FAST FOOD showed NORTH FORK what they were made of as 
they fought with a vengeance to walk off with 3-1-0.  What's with BLIZZARD?  He 
actually beat SATAN'S MINIONS' STOOGE, and walked away with 23 more points from the 
fight.  Major screwup at ROYAL FLUSH.  JACK E. KENNEDY lost 20 points to WENDY.  Some 
new strategies, perhaps?  Maybe JACK E. KENNEDY will provide more easy wins...  LAND 
OF OZ's hatred of BIG LAKE GROOVE surfaced again as CHINA PRINCESS challenged NORTH 
FORK's top dog.  I'm sure NORTH FORK is excited about CHINA PRINCESS, the new 
Duelmaster from LAND OF OZ.  (remember?)  But when you've seen as many as I have...  
Advice to fighters with a 1 will--give up fighting!   
     Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges...  The most avoided team 
was BIG LAKE GROOVE.  In my day, no team with a 180-141-16 would scare me off!  
What's the problem, DOWNWARD SPIRAL?  What do people see in GALLIENUS?  His 15-27-1?  
WHOLY ROMAN EMPIRE ain't talkin', but he's got 103 points.  PREACH THE GOSPEL of 
ABERRANT 5 BLADES knows how to pick 'em.  He challenged TRY ONE of WEIRD ALCHEMY who 
is up by 22.  Now was this a wise move?  PREACH THE GOSPEL perhaps got his just 
desserts, seeing as he was beat by TRY ONE and ended up with 6 recognition points.  I 
hate going to the effort of writing about the kind of fights that ADDICTION gets in.  
It fights people like WHOPPER, 10 points below.  I thought ADDICTION showed great 
skill and promise when it was bested by WHOPPER.  All right, so I slept through it!  
Big deal!   
     A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing.  Some fighters 
don't accept this.  The best do.  DEADLY DESERT looked pretty sick and surprised when 
it learned LAND OF OZ is sending it to the Dark Arena!  Whadd'it expect with a 7-5-0? 
Sending a warrior to the Dark Arena reminds the others they'd better shape up.  Tough 
beans, OLAF.  That's what a 3-8-0 gets you.  BAZINGA looked pretty sick and surprised 
when it learned RUBBER SOUL 6 is sending it to the Dark Arena!  Whadd'it expect with 
a 4-7-0?  SNOWFLAKE larned his lesson (VICTORIOUS FAITH taught it well), and we right 
likely won't be seein' 'im fight any ABERRANT 5 BLADES members with the same gusto.  
Here's some advice:  study your opponent, master many skills, fight dirty.   
     Well, I'm pretty much through.  You guys need to get back practicing.  The end 
of another Spyreport!  That's cause for celebration in my book!  I don't want to 
overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHINA PRINCESS 9476          16   9  0   118       LAND OF OZ (217)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLIZZARD 8887                 9   4  0   123       SNOW FORT (819)
 SKYE 9865                    19   7  0   122       THE RED COMPANY (859)
 VALAC 8819                   17   7  0   114       WICKED MARTYRS (815)
 GALLIENUS 4956               15  27  1   103       WHOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (541)
 QUEEN LATIFAH 9038           16  31  0   102       ROYAL FLUSH (48)
-MUY CALIENTE 9212            14  16  0   100       EL CAMINO:HOT SAUCE (808)
 TENTENABULATION 9381         16  13  1    98       ROYAL FLUSH (48)
 BLAMM! 9545                  10   4  1    95       RUBBER SOUL 6 (851)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ARMENIUS 9159                21  24  0    90       WHITE WOLVES (832)
 RETURN OF THE KING 9124      14  27  0    90       ROYAL FLUSH (48)
-FAST EEEK 8682               11  10  0    90       WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)
-KLEGG HAII 9204              22  22  0    88       WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)
-EN FEUGO 9072                17  18  1    88       EL CAMINO:HOT SAUCE (808)
 BOOYAH 9542                   8   4  1    88       RUBBER SOUL 6 (851)
 WENDY 9727                   10   6  0    82       FAST FOOD (724)
-LEGGING LAGAN 9625           12   8  0    81       FLOATING PAST (854)
 BRAINS 9296                  19  17  0    80       LAND OF OZ (217)
-LOST SHIP 9621               12   5  0    80       FLOATING PAST (854)
 STOOGE 9259                  14  14  0    78       SATAN'S MINIONS (813)
 YETI 8878                     8   3  1    77       SNOW FORT (819)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BRUTUS 9380                  15  16  2    75       WHITE WOLVES (832)
 JACK E. KENNEDY 9406         16  11  0    69       ROYAL FLUSH (48)
 BLAZE 9560                    9   6  1    68       RUBBER SOUL 6 (851)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FORBIDDEN FRUIT 9632         12  12  0    64       FAST FOOD (724)
-PROBUS 4910                   6   4  0    62       WHOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (541)
 TIN WOODMAN 9708              6   2  1    61       LAND OF OZ (217)
 -ZERO 8881                    8   4  0    58       SNOW FORT (819)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-LICINIUS 4912                 5   4  0    54       WHOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (541)
-DRIFTWOOD 9793                5   0  0    53       FLOATING PAST (854)
-DESPERO 8848                  5   6  0    51       WICKED MARTYRS (815)
-CORSON 8821                   5   5  1    46       WICKED MARTYRS (815)
 THE WHISPER 9757              8   5  1    45       BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)
 SOUNDWAVE 9815                4   3  0    42       DARQUE FORCES (396)
-AUGUSTUS 4909                 3   6  0    37       WHOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (541)
 TRY ONE 9765                  7   4  0    35       WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)
 SNOWPUNCH 8981                6   4  0    34       SNOW FORT (819)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MUCKY MORSE 9743              7   6  1    33       WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)
 SHOCKWAVE 9784                4   3  0    33       DARQUE FORCES (396)
 HAMMERHEAD 9383               2   4  0    33       DOWNWARD SPIRAL (840)
 LEAF 9384                     5   1  2    32       DOWNWARD SPIRAL (840)
 FEATHER 9386                  3   3  2    31       DOWNWARD SPIRAL (840)
 ADDICTION 9387                3   2  0    29       DOWNWARD SPIRAL (840)
 THE WONDER 9837               3   2  0    27       BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)
-LOST MOSS 9792                4   1  1    25       FLOATING PAST (854)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MEK-QUAKE 9782                6   5  0    23       WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)
 AQUILLIUS 9732                3  12  0    23       WHITE WOLVES (832)
 ACROBAT 9855                  3   1  0    18       THE RED COMPANY (859)
-ENCHILADAS SUIZAS 9816        2   0  0    18       EL CAMINO:HOT SAUCE (808)
 WHOPPER 9835                  2   3  0    17       FAST FOOD (724)
 COSMOS 9900                   2   0  1    16       DARQUE FORCES (396)
 THE WINKER 9826               4   3  0    15       BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)
 BIBLE PROPORTION 9848         3   0  0    15       ABERRANT 5 BLADES (858)
 SNOWFLAKE 9659                1   1  1    15       DOWNWARD SPIRAL (840)
-FOLLOWER 9839                 1   0  0    14       SATAN'S MINIONS (813)
 THE SINFUL NATURE 9847        1   2  0    13       ABERRANT 5 BLADES (858)
 VICTORIOUS FAITH 9846         1   2  0    13       ABERRANT 5 BLADES (858)
-LEVIATHAN 8329                1   0  0    13       ASSASSIN NATION (790)
 TITUS 9817                    2   6  0    12       WHITE WOLVES (832)
 CLUB COFFEE 9833              3   2  0    11       FAST FOOD (724)
 RENEWING THE MIND 9904        2   0  0    11       ABERRANT 5 BLADES (858)
 DRUDGE 9735                   1   0  0    10       SATAN'S MINIONS (813)
 ACE REPORTER 9897             0   1  0     7       ROYAL FLUSH (48)
-ZOZO 9132                     1   3  0     6       WICKED MARTYRS (815)
 PREACH THE GOSPEL 9850        1   2  0     6       ABERRANT 5 BLADES (858)
 RAVAGE 9901                   0   1  0     5       DARQUE FORCES (396)
-RAZAH 9155                    1   1  0     4       WICKED MARTYRS (815)
 RAINBOW 9841                  0   4  0     4       LAND OF OZ (217)
 THE WHIPPERSNAPPER 9905       0   2  0     2       BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)
 BELLA 9913                    0   1  0     1       THE RED COMPANY (859)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
A GLORIOUS CHURC 9849   0  1 0 ABERRANT 5 BLADE 858 SNOWFLAKE 9659        419  JUST REVENGED
STYLE EDITOR 9642      11 11 1 BIG LAKE GROOVE 792  BRUTUS 9380           419  REVENGED

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
JUNKION 9906            0  1 0 DARQUE FORCES 396    AVATAR OF DARKHE      421  NONE
DEADLY DESERT 9702      7  6 0 LAND OF OZ 217       IC ENFORCER           421  NONE
BAZINGA 9540            4  8 0 RUBBER SOUL 6 851    IC ENFORCER           421  NONE
BYE 9914                0  1 0 RUBBER SOUL 6 851    THE CHOSEN ONE        421  NONE
OLAF 8880               3  9 0 SNOW FORT 819        THE CHOSEN ONE        421  NONE
SLOTH 9853              1  3 0 THE RED COMPANY 859  NOT SO GENTLEBEN      421  NONE
ATTICUS 9907            0  1 0 WHITE WOLVES 832     COSMOS 9900           421   
HOSIDIUS 9733           2 11 1 WHITE WOLVES 832     FEATHER 9386          419   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Rumor: The Turf Wars are coming. Probably Jan 2021, the turn after the FTF/Mailer. 
Probably 2-Man Teams. Probably more fun and competition than one could ask for. -- The 
All-Powerful Turf War Coordinators  (APTWC)

Little Various as Duelmaster? Salute. But one must wonder about North Fork. -- Oz The 
All Confused

Armenius, brains were not enough, apparently. -- Brains

Klegg Haii,well, now, that was quite the match between stumbling old oldies. You were 
whiffed! -- China Princess

I got hammered by a Bible? How come I had to have THAT matchup? -- Rainbow

Is it true? Rumors are an upcoming Turf War is in the works? -- Oz The All Excited

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

Return of the King -- Congratulations on your victory and thank you for the (very 
painful) lesson! -- Armenus

Northfork -- Most challenged warrior?  Thank you fellow gladiators!  That has take the 
sting out of my defeat by Return of the King! -- Armenius

The Winner -- Well fought!  I will watch your career with great interest from now on! 
-- Titus

The Whisper -- Thank you for the lesson!  I will be skipping your classes in future! 
-- Aquillius

Feather -- Was that reall necessary?  Watch your back!  Hosidus will be avenged! -- 
Whit Wolves

Style Editor -- R.I.P.! -- Brutus

Big Lake Groove -- Bring it on! -- Brutus

North Fork Friends & Friendly Foes --- Congrats to All the Tourney Survivors! --- 
Hammer

Oz, the All Welcoming --- Thanks for the Personal Ad Greeting! Glad You Found My Spot 
to Be Enjoyable! --- Hammer the WordSmith

The Whippersnapper --- Thanks for the Dance! --- Renewing The Mind

Sloth --- I Made a Couple of Adjustments! Worked in My Favor! --- The Sinful Nature

Rainbow --- Naughty! Naughty! --- Bible Proportion

Cosmos --- Quite an Impressive Debut for You! --- Victorious Faith

Mek-Quake --- Weird Victory for You! --- Preach The Gospel

All Swampers --- See You in the Swamp! --- Hammer the WordSmith

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DEADLY DESERT was viciously butchered by IC ENFORCER in a 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
OLAF was killed by THE CHOSEN ONE in a 2 minute Dark Arena melee.
BAZINGA was narrowly killed by IC ENFORCER in a 3 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
SLOTH was dealt death by NOT SO GENTLEBEN in a 2 minute Dark Arena contest.
BYE was assassinated by THE CHOSEN ONE in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
JUNKION was murdered by AVATAR OF DARKHEART in a 1 minute Dark Arena competition.
TITUS was viciously subdued by FEATHER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Bloodfeud fight.
VICTORIOUS FAITH bested SNOWFLAKE in a 1 minute Bloodfeud competition.
CHINA PRINCESS savagely defeated LITTLE VARIOUS in a 2 minute Challenge Title melee.
ARMENIUS was viciously subdued by GALLIENUS in a 1 minute expert's Challenge fight.
RETURN OF THE KING was overpowered by SKYE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge match.
ADDICTION was narrowly defeated by WHOPPER in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
BIBLE PROPORTION viciously subdued RAINBOW in a 3 minute amateur's Challenge conflict.
PREACH THE GOSPEL was demolished by TRY ONE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge brawl.
RENEWING THE MIND overcame THE WHIPPERSNAPPER in a 3 minute Challenge conflict.
THE SINFUL NATURE lost to AQUILLIUS in a 2 minute amateur vs. expert Challenge bout.
TENTENABULATION overpowered MASTER DARQUE in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
BOOYAH slimly lost to QUEEN LATIFAH in a 2 minute fight.
BLIZZARD overpowered STOOGE in a 1 minute one-sided match.
VALAC overpowered BRAINS in a 2 minute one-sided match.
JACK E. KENNEDY was overcome by WENDY in a unpopular 5 minute competition.
FORBIDDEN FRUIT was savagely defeated by YETI in a exciting 2 minute expert's fight.
BRUTUS was handily defeated by BLAMM! in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gory uneven duel.
BLAZE demolished MUCKY MORSE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
TIN WOODMAN won victory over SOUNDWAVE in a 2 minute match.
-ZERO defeated SHOCKWAVE in a popular 1 minute duel.
THE WHISPER defeated CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute expert vs. novice match.
LEAF won victory over ACROBAT in a 1 minute fray.
MEK-QUAKE was overpowered by HAMMERHEAD in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
SNOWPUNCH outwaited THE WINKER in a tiresome 13 minute duel.
THE WONDER overpowered RAVAGE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
CLUB COFFEE viciously subdued BELLA in a 7 minute brutal novice's fight.
COSMOS assassinated ATTICUS in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
ACE REPORTER was overpowered by DRUDGE in a 1 minute uneven bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                 15         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   1 -  0      88  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   8         LUNGING ATTACK    57 -  52 -  2      52  |
|AIMED BLOW                       8         STRIKING ATTACK   44 -  46 -  1      49  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   7         AIMED BLOW        35 -  37 -  2      49  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      7         WALL OF STEEL     15 -  16 -  0      48  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         TOTAL PARRY       22 -  26 -  0      46  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     4         SLASHING ATTACK   21 -  26 -  2      45  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         PARRY-STRIKE       7 -   9 -  1      44  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         BASHING ATTACK    20 -  29 -  3      41  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   4 -  0       0  |

Turn 421 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      2 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    6 -  9         2  BASHING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    4 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  2         2  WALL OF STEEL  
LUNGING ATTACK     5 -  3     PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  3         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     4 -  3     TOTAL PARRY        1 -  6         2  STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         4 -  4     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                                                                1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                                                                1  AIMED BLOW     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   CHINA PRINCESS 9476        16   9  0  118 LAND OF OZ (217)
SLASHING ATTACK  BLIZZARD 8887               9   4  0  123 SNOW FORT (819)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    SKYE 9865                  19   7  0  122 THE RED COMPANY (859)
WALL OF STEEL    VALAC 8819                 17   7  0  114 WICKED MARTYRS (815)
STRIKING ATTACK  TENTENABULATION 9381       16  13  1   98 ROYAL FLUSH (48)
AIMED BLOW       WENDY 9727                 10   6  0   82 FAST FOOD (724)
TOTAL PARRY      JACK E. KENNEDY 9406       16  11  0   69 ROYAL FLUSH (48)
LUNGING ATTACK   -ZERO 8881                  8   4  0   58 SNOW FORT (819)
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 CHINA PRINCESS 9476.  The ten other most popular fighters were DEADLY DESERT 
9702, YETI 8878, OLAF 8880, BAZINGA 9540, FEATHER 9386, BIBLE PROPORTION 9848, BLAMM! 
9545, GALLIENUS 4956, THE WHIPPERSNAPPER 9905, and THE SINFUL NATURE 9847.

The least popular fighter this week was THE WINKER 9826.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were SNOWPUNCH 8981, JACK E. KENNEDY 9406, ACE REPORTER 9897, ATTICUS 9907, 
BELLA 9913, CLUB COFFEE 9833, RAVAGE 9901, ACROBAT 9855, MUCKY MORSE 9743, and WENDY 
9727.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

SKYE (47-9865) THE RED COMPANY (859)

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

LITTLE VARIOUS (47-9341) BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)

                          Name Change-o-Rama -- Final Update

      The Commission's administrative office on the Isle was in a big square building 
that looked like any other administrative office building in any national capital.  
Standard, boring.  Except for the goats.  Half a dozen goats were wandering free, 
eating the landscaping, and as many clerks were chasing them.  A clerk saw them 
coming, he looked like a Trustworthy Scribe, and he rushed over to the approaching 
gladiators.  "Do you know anything about goats?"  He gestured helplessly at the hungry 
goats.  "They're here because of the Name-Change-o-Rama. We donate them to help change 
the world, you know."
      The gladiators nodded.  They'd heard about it, but hadn't thought it would be so 
funny to see.  "How did you deal with them last time?"
      The clerk made a disgusted gesture.  "People came and took them away.  But the 
people didn't come this time.  They sent a message about being quarantined!  Aren't we 
all?  And WE get to work!  Goats are not in our job description."
      One of the gladiators snorted laughter.  "We'll help," he said. "Where do you 
want them?"

                                       * * * * 

      Embric, relieved that he had not been appointed goat-herder this afternoon, 
carefully dipped his pen in ink and began to write.  "It is our pleasure and honor 
to note that one hundred and twenty-seven gladiators and teams have elected to change 
their names, supporting the contribution of goats to deserving people.  With the 
Commission's matching funds, this has purchased six goats--a good goat can't be 
purchased for a copper, you know.  The goats are already en route to their new homes, 
where they will be--"  He paused and thought about it.  "--very welcome.  We wish all 
the best to the goats and the new goat-owners."