DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/05/2022    Duedate: 08/01/2022

NORTH FORK ARENA

DM-47    TURN-446

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

POPPY
LAND OF OZ (217)
(47-9927) [15-7-0,115]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BAUM                           CLEF PALATE
LAND OF OZ (217)               MUSIC MAYHEM (877)
(47-10053) [13-7-0,117]        (47-10325) [1-0-0,21]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

WENDY                          ORIGINAL JOE
FAST FOOD (724)                FAST FOOD (724)
(47-9727) [19-22-0,88]         (47-10066) [9-10-1,73]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE PURGE 209 (868)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. ABERRANT 5 BLADES (858)     60
2. LAZY BOYZ (167)             44      LAND OF OZ (217)
3. MUSIC MAYHEM (877)          39      Unchartered Team
4. LAND OF OZ (217)            34
5. FAST FOOD (724)             18      MUSIC MAYHEM (877)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*MUSIC MAYHEM (877)         2   0  0  100   1/ 1 THE PURGE 209 (868)       9  4 1
 2- 1*N.E.R.D. LIFE (872)       14   8  1 63.6   2/ 4 ROYAL FLUSH (48)          9  5 0
 3/ 2 LAND OF OZ (217)         995 649 34 60.5   3/ 2 LAND OF OZ (217)          9  6 0
 4/ 3 FLOATING PAST (854)       63  46  3 57.8   4/ 9 LAZY BOYZ (167)           7  2 2
 5/ 4 THE PURGE 209 (868)       66  50  3 56.9   5/ 8 ABERRANT 5 BLADES (858)   7  8 1
 6/ 5 ROYAL FLUSH (48)         %1067 885 54 54.7   6/ 6 SATAN'S MINIONS (813)     6  5 1
 7/ 7 DARQUE FORCES (396)      450 421 33 51.7   7/10 DARQUE FORCES (396)       6  9 0
 8- 8 TEAM HAS NO NAME (857)    33  32  2 50.8   8/ 5 FAST FOOD (724)           6  9 0
 9/10 WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)      263 265 12 49.8   9- 3*N.E.R.D. LIFE (872)       5  5 0
10/11 BASH BROS PARK (766)     196 208 11 48.5  10- 7 BOOK OF THOMAS (801)      3  2 0
11/12 FAST FOOD (724)          287 311 16 48.0  11/16 FLOATING PAST (854)       3  5 0
12-13 WHITE MAIMERS (873)      122 134 11 47.7  12/13 WHITE WOLVES (832)        3 10 0
13/14 SATAN'S MINIONS (813)    128 143  3 47.2  13/ 0*MUSIC MAYHEM (877)        2  0 0
14/15 ABERRANT 5 BLADES (858)   62  78  5 44.3  14/11 WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)       2  8 0
15/16 LAZY BOYZ (167)           40  52  7 43.5  15-14 TEAM HAS NO NAME (857)    1  0 0
16-17 BOOK OF THOMAS (801)      58  91  3 38.9  16/17 BASH BROS PARK (766)      1  6 0
17/18 WHITE WOLVES (832)       124 212  6 36.9  17-12 WHITE MAIMERS (873)       0  4 0
18-19*QUACK PACK (876)           0   3  0  0.0  18-18*QUACK PACK (876)          0  3 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

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     I am Duelmaster, and I am proud to be here. Some may ask, how did I get to this 
point, and I shall explain.
     When Sixshot matched up against me, he thought "He makes me lie down in green 
pastures ..." when in fact he entered a poppy (papaver somniferum) field. Opium 
poppies are quite powerful, and it did not take long for Sixshot to doze off happily.
     His manager should have prepared him better, but, then, Sixshot might have missed 
out on that happy smile on his face. I feel sorry for the guy, buy, you know, all's 
fair in war and D2. So, I shall smile happily myself.
     So my advice to all is to be careful. Know what you are getting into. And rather 
than challenge, you should decide to avoid me. 
     See you in Flanders Field, or perhaps if you are unlucky, the arena.

                                          -- Poppy, DMI

                                      SPY REPORT

     Good day, in NORTH FORK a quiet thief gets rich, but a quiet spymaster gets 
poor.  So bring me ale and harken to my tidbits of news.  Now keep the taverns open 
late tonight, for there are sorrows to drown for N.E.R.D. LIFE, whose 0-0-0 this turn 
dropped them by 6 into 9th.  LAZY BOYZ stable has parlayed this turn's 4-1-1 into a 5 
space move up the rankings.  This brings them up to 4th place.  Good work, guys!  The 
ABERRANT 5 BLADES guild has had a 4-1-0 turn and deserves to be watched in the 
future.  You never know where this kind of thing can lead.  And let's see, VICTORIOUS 
FAITH fought TRY ONE and gained 22 points and contributed to ABERRANT 5 BLADES' 
4-1-0.  BOOTLICKER has lost to FACE FIERY TRIALS, falling 21 points, while helping 
make SATAN'S MINIONS a 2-2-0 turn.  This turn POPPY challenged PILLAGE in what was 
NORTH FORK's Title bout.  The attempts to dethrone the Duelmaster have failed, and 
POPPY remains NORTH FORK's top warrior for another turn.  By the way, was that our 
Duelmaster that I saw last night, cramped under the table at The Dripping Blade?   
     Oriental wise man once say, 'Hiding behind shields prevents proper sun tanning.' 
Inscrutable, but true.  LAND OF OZ has cause to stand tall, as they were NORTH FORK's 
most avoided team.  A smart manager knows this is a team to beat.  And avoiding LAND 
OF OZ more than any other team we find DARQUE FORCES.  NORTH FORK, are we going to 
accept, or respect this sort of thing?  Well, sports fans, take notice that FRENZY 
from DARQUE FORCES was NORTH FORK's most challenged warrior this turn.   
     We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and 
shave it close?  FAST FOOD has lost WHOPPER to the arena in the sky, but they don't 
seem to be worried.  What do you expect from 9-21-0?  Congratulations go out to 
DARQUE FORCES, with APEFACE revenging a bloodfeud against GABRIEL of LAZY BOYZ.  We'd 
like to remind certain teams not to rob the graves of their enemies.  You know who 
you are; and it's considered rude.   
     Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe.  Dare 
to fight bravely.  Always good to rest in NORTH FORK, but never good to wear out my 
welcome.  Look for me in future turns.  Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to 
paper-- Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 POPPY 9927                   15   7  0   115       LAND OF OZ (217)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BAUM 10053                   13   7  0   117       LAND OF OZ (217)
-DRUDGE 9735                  12   6  0   115       SATAN'S MINIONS (813)
 ACE REPORTER 9897            13  13  0   106       ROYAL FLUSH (48)
-MONSTER 9618                 17   6  2   102       BOOK OF THOMAS (801)
 SIXSHOT 9919                 13  11  3   101       DARQUE FORCES (396)
 PILLAGE 10035                15   8  0   100       THE PURGE 209 (868)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FORBIDDEN FRUIT 9632         21  28  0    97       FAST FOOD (724)
 FRENZY 9949                  13   7  0    92       DARQUE FORCES (396)
 LOST SHIP 9621               14   5  0    91       FLOATING PAST (854)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-GRATILLONIUS 10208           16  17  1    90       WHITE MAIMERS (873)
 BURN 10036                   16   9  0    90       THE PURGE 209 (868)
 WENDY 9727                   19  22  0    88       FAST FOOD (724)
-MEGA MOOSE KNUCKLE 10054      8   4  0    88       TEAM HAS NO NAME (857)
 RENEWING THE MIND 9904       17  10  1    85       ABERRANT 5 BLADES (858)
 FEMINIST 10103               10   7  1    85       THE PURGE 209 (868)
-MEK-QUAKE 9782               15  13  0    82       WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)
-PLAGUE FACE 9829              9   3  1    82       TEAM HAS NO NAME (857)
 THE SINFUL NATURE 9847       15  13  3    81       ABERRANT 5 BLADES (858)
 VICTORIOUS FAITH 9846        13  15  0    81       ABERRANT 5 BLADES (858)
-BIG TEN 10177                 8   2  0    80       ROYAL FLUSH (48)
-BROKEN FAUCET 9686           10   7  0    79       BASH BROS PARK (766)
 ROTTING WOOD 9896             9  11  0    78       BASH BROS PARK (766)
 RAINBOW 9841                 14  15  0    74       LAND OF OZ (217)
 LEGGING LAGAN 9625           12  10  0    73       FLOATING PAST (854)
 ORIGINAL JOE 10066            9  10  1    73       FAST FOOD (724)
-CARISSIMUS 10204             12   9  1    70       WHITE MAIMERS (873)
 TRY ONE 9765                 17  17  0    68       WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)
 DANCING QUEEN 10133           9   6  1    68       ROYAL FLUSH (48)
-NORTHWIND 9454               13  10  1    67       BOOK OF THOMAS (801)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ZIB KLIBZET 1219             10  10  1    63       LAZY BOYZ (167)
 DIE ROLL 9946                12   6  0    61       WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)
 APT. ZZRAB 1640               7   7  1    59       LAZY BOYZ (167)
 CLUB COFFEE 9833             14  16  0    58       FAST FOOD (724)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SERF 10056                   11   9  0    55       SATAN'S MINIONS (813)
-DEMETRIUS 10203               7   5  0    52       WHITE MAIMERS (873)
 TRIALS OF VICTORY 10055       7  13  1    51       ABERRANT 5 BLADES (858)
-DRIFTWOOD 9793                5   1  0    51       FLOATING PAST (854)
 FACE FIERY TRIALS 10092       6  11  0    49       ABERRANT 5 BLADES (858)
 LOST MOSS 9792                5   2  1    48       FLOATING PAST (854)
 ZING 10228                    4   4  1    48       LAZY BOYZ (167)
 SMOKE KING HOT 10082         10   8  0    39       ROYAL FLUSH (48)
-CRASH 10199                   4   1  0    38       N.E.R.D. LIFE (872)
 VIRUS 10130                   8   8  0    36       THE PURGE 209 (868)
 CHATTEL 10232                 3   0  0    36       SATAN'S MINIONS (813)
 BOOTLICKER 10182              8   2  2    34       SATAN'S MINIONS (813)
 VEXILLARIUS 10085             6  11  0    34       WHITE WOLVES (832)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SQUINTER 9831                 6   7  0    31       TEAM HAS NO NAME (857)
-ALCHEMIST 9827                6   3  0    27       TEAM HAS NO NAME (857)
 LUCIUS 10086                  5  12  0    27       WHITE WOLVES (832)
-CLOUD 10200                   4   1  0    27       N.E.R.D. LIFE (872)
-BLANCA 10292                  2   0  0    26       N.E.R.D. LIFE (872)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CLEF PALATE 10325             1   0  0    21       MUSIC MAYHEM (877)
 AUNTIE EM 10254               3   3  0    19       LAND OF OZ (217)
 QUINTUS 10253                 2   4  1    19       WHITE WOLVES (832)
-WINCHESTER 10260              2   2  0    19       BOOK OF THOMAS (801)
-SPYRO 10198                   4   1  1    18       N.E.R.D. LIFE (872)
 FLIMSY FLAM 10323             1   0  0    18       MUSIC MAYHEM (877)
-SPOT LIGHT 10261              2   2  0    14       BOOK OF THOMAS (801)
 APEFACE 10318                 2   0  0    14       DARQUE FORCES (396)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-FLETCHER 10305                1   0  0    12       BOOK OF THOMAS (801)
 CUZ 10335                     1   0  0    11       LAZY BOYZ (167)
 GABRIEL 10257                 2   3  1    10       LAZY BOYZ (167)
-VITELLIUS 10236               1   4  0     7       WHITE MAIMERS (873)
 ANTS 10320                    1   0  0     6       BASH BROS PARK (766)
 UNION JACK 10329              1   1  0     4       ROYAL FLUSH (48)
 THINGAMABOB 10332             1   1  0     4       WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)
 MAXIMUS 10296                 0   2  0     2       WHITE WOLVES (832)
 STRAW FIRE 10333              0   1  0     1       LAND OF OZ (217)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
VETERAN MERCENAR        0  0 0                      FEMINIST 10103        446  NONE
DEAD 10336              0  1 0 DARQUE FORCES 396    SPYMASTER             446  NONE
DEAD 2 10337            0  1 0 DARQUE FORCES 396    MISTRESS FANDETT      446  NONE
JAZZ 10304              0  2 0 DARQUE FORCES 396    GABRIEL 10257         445  JUST REVENGED
RAVAGE 9901            10 10 0 DARQUE FORCES 396    GRATILLONIUS 10208    442  REVENGED
STABBERS 9750          10  7 0 DEATHLY HALLOWS 795  SIXSHOT 9919          442  NOT REVENGED
WHOPPER 9835            9 21 0 FAST FOOD 724        APT. ZZRAB 1640       446   
JACK SQUAT 10108        8  6 0 ROYAL FLUSH 48       THE SINFUL NATUR 9847 444   
SERVANT 10334           0  1 0 SATAN'S MINIONS 813  WURM KIN              446  NONE
ROZATOARE 10187         0  3 0 SOBOLAN PACHET 871   QUINTUS 10253         442  NOT REVENGED
GERMANICUS 10105        6  7 0 WHITE WOLVES 832     BOOTLICKER 10182      442  NOT REVENGED
GLADIUS 10274           2  1 0 WHITE WOLVES 832     BOOTLICKER 10182      445   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

All hail our Poppy, Duelmaster. We are proud of him. -- Oz The All Praising
P.S. It is rumored he took a dangerous weapon off the market!

Apt. Zzrab, I cannot pronounce you, but I can (and did) beat you. Perhaps you were my 
pot of gold at the end of the ..... -- Rainbow

Sixshot, perhaps you should think of chambering one before you decide to enter a poppy 
field? -- Poppy

Serf, gee! You had wat too much experience to little old me. But kudos on your win. -- 
Auntie Em

The Sinful Nature, I have no use for villains like you in my books. I prefer witches. 
-- Baum

Humbug, a highly, highly hosed basher decided that he would part ways with The Land Of 
Oz. It was probably a good thing. -- Oz The All Informative

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

Dante, keep sharpening those blades. A Turf War cannot be too far off. Perhaps around 
Tempe Face-To-Face time? -- Oz The All Anticipatory

Wendy -- About the worst kind of skill you could teach.   Come on, I'll even submit 
myself to one of your Frosties if you can guarantee to do better -- Ace Reporter

Rotting Wood -- I'm thinking "Fermenting" might be a more accurate description -- Big 
Ten

Whopper -- I get the impression you like low-maintenance -- Dancing Queen 

Cloud -- Word of advice, never move up the rankings too quickly -- Smoke King Hot

North Fork -- So good to see plenty of personal ads last turn.  Sorry for not keeping 
up our end.  -- Crip, mgr of Royal Flush

Carissimos -- Sometimes I don't know what to do with my hands. -- Zib

Darque Forces -- Awaiting battle. -- Gabriel

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SERVANT was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DEAD was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
DEAD 2 was easily killed by MISTRESS FANDETTE in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena match.
APEFACE won victory over GABRIEL in a popular 3 minute amateur's Bloodfeud brawl.
POPPY luckily beat PILLAGE in a 2 minute master's Challenge Title match.
ACE REPORTER overpowered FORBIDDEN FRUIT in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge struggle.
DANCING QUEEN overpowered CLUB COFFEE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
RAINBOW won victory over ROTTING WOOD in a popular 4 minute expert's Challenge duel.
SMOKE KING HOT was vanquished by ZIB KLIBZET in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
FRENZY was overpowered by BAUM in a 1 minute uneven match.
SIXSHOT beat THE SINFUL NATURE in a exciting 1 minute veteran's fight.
FEMINIST butchered VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
ORIGINAL JOE was subdued by LOST SHIP in a popular 3 minute master's match.
TRY ONE was handily defeated by VICTORIOUS FAITH in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.
BURN won victory over KHALHUMS DWARF in a crowd boring 6 minute master's bout.
WENDY overcame LEGGING LAGAN in a crowd pleasing 2 minute master's bout.
RENEWING THE MIND bested DIE ROLL in a 1 minute fight.
WHOPPER was executed by APT. ZZRAB in a 1 minute brutal one-sided match.
LOST MOSS overpowered AUNTIE EM in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
TRIALS OF VICTORY devastated VIRUS in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
SERF overpowered VEXILLARIUS in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
BOOTLICKER was outlasted by FACE FIERY TRIALS in a crowd boring 15 minute fray.
ZING devastated KAT in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
LUCIUS was defeated by CHATTEL in a 1 minute fight.
QUINTUS unbelievably bested STREET LEGAL in a 2 minute gory match.
MAXIMUS was vanquished by CUZ in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
UNION JACK was demolished by FLIMSY FLAM in a 2 minute one-sided melee.
THINGAMABOB was vanquished by CLEF PALATE in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
STRAW FIRE was overcome by ANTS in a 2 minute amateur's bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                 15         LUNGING ATTACK    95 -  83 -  5      53  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   8         TOTAL PARRY       51 -  50 -  2      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      7         PARRY-RIPOSTE     13 -  13 -  1      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       6         STRIKING ATTACK   89 - 101 -  8      47  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  6         SLASHING ATTACK   33 -  39 -  2      46  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         BASHING ATTACK    37 -  45 -  3      45  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         WALL OF STEEL     18 -  23 -  3      44  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         AIMED BLOW        54 -  80 -  1      40  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-STRIKE       8 -  14 -  0      36  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   2 -  0       0  |

Turn 446 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-STRIKE       1 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    6 -  9         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        6 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  4         2  TOTAL PARRY    
LUNGING ATTACK     5 -  3     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  2         2  STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         3 -  3     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  2         2  AIMED BLOW     
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      POPPY 9927                 15   7  0  115 LAND OF OZ (217)
STRIKING ATTACK  BAUM 10053                 13   7  0  117 LAND OF OZ (217)
LUNGING ATTACK   SIXSHOT 9919               13  11  3  101 DARQUE FORCES (396)
AIMED BLOW       FRENZY 9949                13   7  0   92 DARQUE FORCES (396)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    RENEWING THE MIND 9904     17  10  1   85 ABERRANT 5 BLADES (858)
WALL OF STEEL    LEGGING LAGAN 9625         12  10  0   73 FLOATING PAST (854)
BASHING ATTACK   DIE ROLL 9946              12   6  0   61 WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)
SLASHING ATTACK  LOST MOSS 9792              5   2  1   48 FLOATING PAST (854)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is WENDY 9727.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
ORIGINAL JOE 10066.  The ten other most popular fighters were ROTTING WOOD 9896, 
PILLAGE 10035, GABRIEL 10257, WENDY 9727, ACE REPORTER 9897, ANTS 10320, POPPY 9927, 
BAUM 10053, SIXSHOT 9919, and LOST SHIP 9621.

The least popular fighter this week was FACE FIERY TRIALS 10092.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were BOOTLICKER 10182, BURN 10036, THINGAMABOB 10332, MAXIMUS 10296, 
LUCIUS 10086, VEXILLARIUS 10085, VIRUS 10130, AUNTIE EM 10254, WHOPPER 9835, and TRY 
ONE 9765.

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

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

                       GECKO (82-4572) REPTILIAN REBELS  (617) 
                          0004 (82-12395) OCT 2001 2  (1813) 
                        CRAZY 17 (84-11450) CRAZY 88 6  (2077) 
                          UBER (85-4046) IT'S NEWARK!  (736) 
                     MARCELINE (85-9958) ADVENTURE TIME 2  (1809) 
                   HIP KOALA (85-38711) TIME 4 TOURNEY XIII  (7060) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes

                          Name Change-o-Rama -- Final Update

      The gladiators looked around at the Commission's administrative office on the 
Isle of the Eye.  They'd been here before.  The standard boxy building, the scurrying 
clerks, the... goats browsing on the landscaping.  Not as many goats this time as 
before, only three.  One came over to Zeke (not his arena name) and nuzzled his 
pockets.  He scratched at the base of its floppy ears, lacking a snack to offer.  He 
looked at one of the clerks.  "I thought you got rid of the goats last year," Zeke 
said.
      "These are new goats," the clerk said with a sigh.  "They're going to be shipped 
out next week."  He looked hopeful.  "They like you, could you stay until then?"
      Zeke sighed.  Minding three goats sounded more enjoyable than fighting in the 
arena.  "I'd have to ask my manager."  

                                       * * * * 

      Snatching his parchment away from a very determined goat, who apparently thought 
it was a tasty snack, Rodney quickly dipped his pen in ink and began to write.  "It is 
our pleasure and honor to note that sixty-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 three 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 their new owners."

                        TEAM AND CHARACTER MAINTENANCE SERVICE

     As a service to all managers, we offer team and character maintenance.  This 
option allows you to make sure your team or selected warriors will never miss a turn!

     Team Maintenance:  This will cause all warriors on that team to fight every 
     turn; if it's an AD arena, any new warriors who arrive on that team will 
     fight the turn they arrive.  In A.D. or in transfer arenas where you have 
     multiple teams, each individual team will need to be on Team Maintenance.  
     (The only exception is new warriors; they will not fight until you submit 
     an initial strategy for them.)  

     Character Maintenance:  This will cause only that warrior to fight every 
     turn.  If the character graduates or changes arenas, he/she/it will stay on 
     Character Maintenance.

     In either case, you may submit strategy sheets for your warriors each turn, if 
you wish.  The Team/Character Maintenance will make sure your warriors fight each 
turn, and they will always use their most recently entered strategy.
     Remember that challenges, avoids, and challenge/if challenged strategies will not 
carry through from turn to turn.  These sections are only used on the turn they are 
entered.  In order to continually challenge or avoid you will need to submit a 
strategy sheet each time. 
     One other thing to remember about maintenance:  Maintenance is not something 
that you write on your turnsheet (like in demo tourneys).  In order to add or remove 
maintenance for a team or warrior, please send a note to Customer Service.  If you 
just write things like this on your strategy sheet, they may or may not get done.  
Likewise, don't write it on your personal ads.  Please, please, please put it on a 
separate piece of paper with "Customer Service" written on the top.  If you don't, 
well, you can imagine.
     Thanks for your time.  Good luck in Duelmasters! -- Green Eyes