DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 08/12/2008    Duedate: 09/08/2008

FRATSFA ARENA

DM-52    TURN-247

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

LEO
DARQUE AGES (393)
(52-3869) [13-4-0,122]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

LEO                            POSITION IS EMPTY
DARQUE AGES (393)              
(52-3869) [13-4-0,122]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

LEO                            TEALIN SALI
DARQUE AGES (393)              MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
(52-3869) [13-4-0,122]         (52-3496) [19-15-0,97]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

ZERO (403)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. ZERO (403)                  32
2. MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)          21      FLOWER GIRLS (189)
3. FLOWER GIRLS (189)           6      Unchartered Team
4. DARQUE AGES (393)            4
5. ODD ODIUS ORCS (374)         0       (-1)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 FLOWER GIRLS (189)       492 292 14 62.8   1/ 3 ZERO (403)               10  5 0
 2/ 2 DARQUE AGES (393)         52  38  5 57.8   2/ 1 OTTO'S PARTS (150)        8  5 0
 3- 3 BLOOD AND GUTS! (365)     89  73  5 54.9   3/ 2 FLOWER GIRLS (189)        5  5 0
 4/ 4 OTTO'S PARTS (150)       280 263 13 51.6   4/ 7 DARQUE AGES (393)         4  0 0
 5/ 0 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)        82  86  0 48.8   5/ 0 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)        3  2 0
 6/ 5 THE GENTILES (400)        28  36  5 43.8   6/ 4 THE GENTILES (400)        3 11 0
 7/ 9 ZERO (403)                23  32  0 41.8   7- 5 BLOOD AND GUTS! (365)     2  1 1
 8- 7*PURPLE PEONS (397)         9  14  3 39.1   8- 8 ODD ODIUS ORCS (374)      1  2 0
 9- 8 ODD ODIUS ORCS (374)      16  27  2 37.2   9- 6*PURPLE PEONS (397)        1  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

        + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ The Andorian Succession #9 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +

On the shores of a lake:

     Senator Sedalia stared at the magicians with consternation and displeasure.
     The magicians stared back, in much the same mood.  The one who seemed to be in
charge repeated his statement of position.  "We came here to summon lesser daemons to
deal with certain problems in Istoreth," he said.  "You appeared in response to that
spell.  Therefore you are the summoned daemons and must do our bidding."
     "And what if we can't deal with your problems?" Sedalia asked.  There might be
some value in passing through Istoreth--a city on the Skaithvarn Peninsula, as he
recalled--in the character of magical spirits.  And some risks.
     The chief magician scowled.  "Then you are the wrong daemons and must be
dismissed out of hand."  His scowl deepened, and he tapped his wand on the palm of
his other hand.  "A task which I am prepared to undertake without delay, it that
should prove... necessary."
     "Or any of us!" another mage added.
     "Summoned daemons should not be so quarrelsome," a third said.  His fingers were
twitching.  Since he was the one standing by the altar holding the knife (the victim
appeared to have been a rabbit), this was not encouraging.
     Sedalia was quiet for a moment, reviewing what facts he had, then nodded
sharply.  "It appears to me that you and we have been the victims of a daemonic
prank.  Just as you cast your spell, your net, as it were, into the immaterial world,
my comrade and I were attempting to escape the magical bounds of the Isle of the Eye.
And some mischievous daemon, seeing a way to escape the spell himself, guided us into
it in his place."  The senator shrugged.  "You have, in a way, done us a favor.  So
we will, so far as we can, return that favor by attempting whatever it was you wanted
the daemon to do."
     The mages all stared at him fixedly for several moments, then turned to their
leader, consulting with glances.
     Behind him, Gissanniah pinched his arm.  "You don't know what they might want,"
she said, keeping her voice low.  "We aren't demons--"
    "Freely granted," Sedalia said, "though some might argue that politicians do fall
into that category.  But they weren't fishing for demons.  'Lesser daemons', minor
spirits of some kind.  And we are ingenious and capable.  We may be able to handle
whatever is afoot."
     "The spell specified that certain abilities believed necessary would be present,
and you could not have been substituted if you did not have them," the chief mage
said.  "Therefore, we will allow you the attempt."  He gestured toward a grove of
trees farther along the shore, where a carriage could be glimpsed.  "Let us be away
to Istoreth and put it to the test."

        + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ The Andorian Succession #10 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +

Between Tarrgir and Andor:

     "I don't believe this!" Fandil said.  "After all these years of harmony, they're
just turning on their neighbors--"
     Lenpro held up a hand to stop his companion.  "Fandil, we could debate and
analyze till the cows grow wings, but it wouldn't do a bit of good.  Just a post
mortem:  How did the old Andorian League die?  What we need is to act.  Keep it
alive, make it stronger, a *new* Andorian League.  Start thinking about that."
     The old mage opened his mouth, then closed it again and frowned.  Finally he
ndded.  "You're right.  Okay.  Everything we've been able to find out indicates that
the king is dead or vanished, no one knows exactly how, but gone for good."
     "Right.  Somebody can investigate that later, if somebody wants to, but that's
done."  Lenpro glanced over his shoulder at Tarrgir, fading into the distance behind
them.  "Even if the king was found and returned to Andor, I don't think he'd be able
to rule effectively now."
     "But somebody has to," Fandil said, nodding.  "Not just to oversee the details
of government--although somebody should keep all those bureaucrats under close watch!
But--"
     Lenpro laughed.  "I suppose 'all those bureaucrats' are watching each other very
closely right now, making sure nobody gets more than their share of the power."
     "Maybe so, but all they can do is keep it grinding along in the same old way,
and slowing down and dying in its tracks, if we could see a long view.  No.  We need
a visible head of the government, a king or whatever, to form the pole around which
the new Andorian League will crystalize."
     "Right," Lenpro said again.  "And it should be someone whose claim to that role
is beyond dispute.  Andoria doesn't have *time* for internal disputes right now, not
with hostile and greedy neighbors.  So it has to be Emperor Alonj of Fratsfa."
     Fandil was silent for several minutes while their mounts negotiated a badly
graded slope and a weedy ford.  Then he sighed.  "I see your logic.  The baron of
Ardivent is an elf, the head of the Aruaki Clanholds is an Aruaki.  Neither would be
acceptable at this time to the rest of the Andorian population, even if they wanted
to take on the job.  The High Thane of Convincia... isn't really up for the job, and
he's old.  With the defection of Aradi, a Raltuman wouldn't be trusted.  So that only
leaves a Fratsfan, and their ruler is human, the right age, and legitimate.  But
there is a persistent rumor that he's a half-wit, you know.  Even if it isn't true,
that will undermine the confidence of--"
     "Lady Fern says he's capable enough," Lenpro said.  "But that's a secondary
factor.  He's the right man to serve as a figurehead for a new Andoria, so he's
hereby elected."
     "Whether he wants the job or not?"
     "Whether or not," Lenpro said.  He reined his horse to the right at a fork.
"Which is why we're going to Fratsfa instead of Andor."

Andor:

     Crystal Fireblade flicked a glance at the golem of the king, considering it and
dismissing it.  "It won't buy us much time," she said.  "You can make it look like a
king, but you can't make it act like one."
     "There is a rumor," Herlas said, "a whisper of a rumor among the clerks at the
palace, that the golem is intended to announce its abdication in favor of some other
person.  Maybe not today, but soon--we aren't the only ones who know this won't work
for long."
     "Who?"
     "Ah... probably Lord Korneth of Sengir."
     "I have never heard of this Korneth, or of Sengir," the knight said.  "What do
you know of him?"
     "Little more than you do.  He is as ambitious as any man I've ever seen.
Ruthless.  As to his background, nothing.  People who asked questions when he first
appeared... disappeared."

      * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ *

                          ---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 299): MISS TOOK of LADIES IN WAITING (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 599): SNOW WHITE of COLORIFIC (Purple People Eater, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 599): LRB of NO-HALF STEPPING (?, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 592): DONDRIC of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 588): DAVID WAYBUR of MEDAL OF HONOR F3 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 588): STAN DAUFF of FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 585): ALEGRIA of MENAGERIE (Ichabod Frothingslosh, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 581): OUTBACK JACK of WRESTLEMANIACS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 550): BELA LUGOSI of MEN OF 1,000 FACES (Mad Max, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 541): GUNS OF BRIXTON of RADIO CLASH (Rude Buddha, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 532): GODZILLA of THE BEARS II (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 246): LEO of DARQUE AGES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 434): DIMAGGIO oF 1949 YANKEES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 200): ALBURQUERQUE of WESTERN FRONTIER (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 484): VISION of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 299): CONSANGUINEOUS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 599): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 599): ALL THE MUN'S MEN (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 592): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 588): KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 588): FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 585): MENAGERIE (Ichabod Frothingslosh, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 581): LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 550): MEDAL OF HONOR G1 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 541): WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 532): THE ZEN ZONE (Jondeaux, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 246): OTTO'S PARTS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 434): THE EXILED ONES (Darklock, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 200): OUT OF THIS WORLD (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 484): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                   ----------------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 298): UNHOLY TERROR of BLOOD RITES (Wretch, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 599): BLACK EYES of COLORIFIC (Purple People Eater, mgr.)
                   (turn 598): PONY of KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 592): DONDRIC of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     So why do I have this bag over my head?  Because I am The Unknown Spymaster and 
I'm going to give you a spy report!.  Say good-bye to OTTO'S PARTS, as they are 
pushed from the coveted top team spot by the ZERO stable.  Coming up with a solid 
1-0-0 outing, DARQUE AGES has advanced 3 places in the rankings.  It looks like the 
guys(?) at ZERO had a good week as they went 5-0-0 to put them in 1st place.  I guess 
steroids help!  Hey everybody, watch out for TWO, who flew up 17 points in the 
rankings after mashing FAT LIP like a melon.  Keep your eye on this guy.  Ya know, 
some days it doesn't pay to walk out on the sands.  FAT LIP was subdued by TWO and 
drops 16 points.  Our battling duelmaster LEO has managed to hold the title, fending 
off RENDOR QUIL's none too subtle advances.  Better luck next time, MIDDLE WAY 8.  
Can you believe they are paying me 10 gold to deliver this stuff?   
     Here is other news that is of note.  Did you hear that OTTO'S PARTS was most 
avoided team this week?  Well, knowing the personal hygiene of OTTO'S PARTS' 
warriors, I'm not surprised!  Okay, so I may not be funny, but catch ZERO's act in 
the arena.  Those acrobats seem to be fairly deft at running from OTTO'S PARTS.  Well 
just about everybody wants a piece of FOUR, who was this week's most challenged 
warrior.   
     Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day 
drinking to their memory.  Better tanked than dead!  Here's some advice:  warriors 
with little wit and will may encounter problems on the trail to the Isle.   
     Well, there's the manager of the FRATSFA giving me the 'cut' sign (or is that 
'They're going to strangle you in the alley?).  Okay, so I may not be the world's 
best comedian, but then you guys aren't the world's best warriors.  See ya next time 
I'm on this circuit!-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LEO 3869                     13   4  0   122       DARQUE AGES (393)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-PAINFUL PEONY 3744           17  10  0    97       FLOWER GIRLS (189)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BRAIN TUMOUR 3502            19   9  0    90       OTTO'S PARTS (150)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-PULLED HAMSTRING 3554        10  14  0    87       OTTO'S PARTS (150)
 SIZZLING SUNFLOWER 3846      12   7  0    82       FLOWER GIRLS (189)
-OUTCAST ORCHID 3870          11   3  1    81       FLOWER GIRLS (189)
-URBAN 3863                   13   2  0    79       DARQUE AGES (393)
-ANASTASIUS 3867               7   2  2    67       DARQUE AGES (393)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-IRMINSUL 3871                 7   4  1    66       BLOOD AND GUTS! (365)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ATHLETE'S FOOT 3678          12   8  1    56       OTTO'S PARTS (150)
 FOUR 3964                     7   3  0    53       ZERO (403)
-HARSH HAWTHORN 3960           7   2  0    52       FLOWER GIRLS (189)
-TELESPHORUS 3861              6   8  0    43       DARQUE AGES (393)
 TWO 3962                      5   5  0    43       ZERO (403)
-ABHORRENT ANT 3668            4   6  1    40       ODD ODIUS ORCS (374)
-LILAC LIVER 3911              3   0  1    39       PURPLE PEONS (397)
 SIGISMUND 3928                7   6  2    34       THE GENTILES (400)
 ONE 3961                      4   6  0    34       ZERO (403)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-TWO 4039                      1   0  1    33       BLOOD AND GUTS! (365)
 TORTURING TULIP 3974          5   2  1    32       FLOWER GIRLS (189)
 APPLE 3973                    4   3  0    32       ZERO (403)
 FAT LIP 3791                  4   5  0    31       OTTO'S PARTS (150)
 LYCURGUS 3929                 7   6  2    29       THE GENTILES (400)
 THREE 3963                    3   7  0    26       ZERO (403)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AESCHYLUS 3952                5   6  0    22       THE GENTILES (400)
 NERO 3945                     5   7  0    22       THE GENTILES (400)
-RUNNY NOSE 3877               2   0  0    20       OTTO'S PARTS (150)
-DULL DANDELION 3731           2   1  0    19       ODD ODIUS ORCS (374)
-URBAN II 3859                 2   2  0    14       DARQUE AGES (393)
-FINE FIEND 3903               1   1  0    14       PURPLE PEONS (397)
-LOUT 3902                     2   3  0    13       PURPLE PEONS (397)
 PLAY THING 4048               0   1  0     1       THE GENTILES (400)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BANDOR 3957             1  4 0 EPYC DEATH 404       SIGISMUND 3928        243  NOT REVENGED
GLON 3958               2  3 0 EPYC DEATH 404       TORTURING TULIP 3974  243  NOT REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Don't worry, lovely Flower Girls...we will be back after the next MI tournament, more
eager than ever! -- The Blood and Guts Lovers

Leo -- You were too much man for li'l ole me, you Stud.  Why you growled and clawed
like a lion, you beast!  I loved it! -- Painful Peony

Congratulations to Leo, a well-deserved Duelmaster. -- Lady Fern and The Flower Girls

Aeschylus -- You made me work for it didn't you?  Where did you get all that
patience?  What a conclusion!  Zowee!  Come on over to The Flower Shoppe and let's go
at it again.  (wink) -- Harsh Hawthorn

Sigismund -- Oh, my!  You tortured me!  I must have you again. -- Torturing Tulip

It's ok.  You other guys are allowed to write personals.  (chuckle) -- Lady Fern

Good gods, has it truly been three years since we last fought here?  Perhaps it's
time we returned. -- Jorja and the Middle Way

17 July 2008
All -- Many of you know me and many more don't, but I will be scarce for a few
months.  I am relocating, so look for my presence online!  As my will, so mote it
be! -- Abraxis

9 August 2008
All -- We are currently looking for capable manager that will give the Desolate
Empire Alliance a full roster for the Turf War.  We currently have four (4) roster
slots that are open to capable managers without questionable morals.  If interested
for the Turf War, contact:  Lamar Treas-Wilson, Dok Sik, Dok Sik Killas DM 47

8 July 2008
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                **********************ATTENTION**********************
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                                      ALLIANCES
                                         OF
                                      ALASTARI
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                **********************ATTENTION**********************
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                                 *TURF WAR VI RULES*
                            Starting Nov 2008 (10 turns)

Anyone may participate; known alliances, new alliances, or temporary alliances created solely to compete in the Turf War!  To participate, each alliance must:
        1.  Announce the alliance and the Captain of the alliance in the North Fork
            (DM 47) newsletter.
        2.  Announcements made on the D2 Forums will not be accepted.

Captains are responsible for:
        1.  Verifying those who wish to participate under the banner of their
            alliance;
        2.  Distribution of prizes should their alliance win the Turf War.
        3.  Submit one (1) RSI Roll-Up Certificate to participate

Participating managers who are not Captains must:
        1.  Submit one (1) RSI Roll-Up Certificate to participate
        2.  Announce their intent to compete with manager name, team name, and
            alliance they will represent in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter.
            Announcement made on the D2 Forums will not be accepted.
               a.  No scores will be tabulated until a Gift Certificate is received.
                   No EXCEPTIONS.
               b.  Before a manager can compete, he/she must declare themselves in
                   the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter as stated above AND be verified
                   by the alliance Captain they will represent.
               c.  Only one (1) team per player may compete.  No multiple teams or
                   aliases will be allowed.  Violations will result in immediate
                   disqualification from the Turf War (so be sure to take any
                   multiple teams OFF of Team Maintenance).
               d.  Scoring will NOT be retroactive for teams that do not properly
                   declare 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 scoring
                   will not begin until Turn 3.  All conditions must be met before
                   scoring will begin--declaration, verification, and Gift
                   Certificate received.
               e.  No declarations or verifications will be accepted after Turn 5 of
                   the Turf War.
               f.  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.

Scoring will be as follows for Fights:
                Win   Loss   Kill      Die
Challenge        +2     -2     +5       -5
Match Up         +1     -1     +1       -5
Bloodfeud        +2     -5     +5      -10
Champion         x2     x2     x2       x2
Dark Arena*     +10     -5     xx       xx
*After 2nd win, warrior scores no points for wins

Special Scoring Considerations for the Turf War are as follows:
Spy Report mention (team name only)              +2
Style Master                                     +2
Duelmaster                                       +2

Champions:
     1.  A Champion may be declared, but one is not mandatory.
     2.  Only one Champion allowed per manager at any given time.
     3.  Champions that graduate or are killed by another warrior in the arena, but
         not the Dark Arena, may be replaced.
     4.  Champions must be in the Adepts bracket or lower on the turn they are
         declared, and may NOT have gone above Adepts level at any time; this
         includes teams transferred into North Fork for the Turf War.

Bloodfeuds:
        1.  Bloodfeuds will score points on all four (4) turns.
        2.  There is no limit to which warrior may bloodfeud or how often.

Tournament Considerations:
        1.  Tournament participation is ALLOWED and encouraged.
        2.  Tournament Victors won during the course of the contest will gain a one
            (1) time bonus of 25 points.  This bonus will apply EACH time a
            warrior(s) wins such status.
        3.  Tournament Champions won during the course of the contest will gain a one
            (1) time bonus of 50 points.  This bonus will apply EACH time a
            warrior(s) win such status.
        4.  Points for TVs and TCs will be applied the Turn after RSI posts
            tournament results in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter (i.e., if the
            results post on North Fork turn 275, points will be credited on North
            Fork turn 276 to the applicable teams).

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 A, you must end the Turf War with
            Alliance A.  If you begin the Turf War with Team A, you must end the Turf
            War with Team A.
        3.  There will be a maximum of seven (7) teams allowed per alliance for the
            Turf War.
        4.  The Dark Arena may be used on the first turn only, of every warrior,
            without penalty.

Prizes:
The Turf War is a "winner take all" contest.  All prizes and 100% of the Gift
Certificates will be awarded to the Captain of the winning alliance.  It is the
responsibility of the Captain to distribute Gift Certificates.  Moderators will
submit a list of each manager on the winning alliance to RSI at the completion of the
contest for the non-Certificate prizes.

The following prizes have been secured from RSI:
        1.  Renaming of the North Fork (DM 47) arena;
        2.  Renaming of Dark Arena Monsters (one for each manager in the winning
            alliance);
        3.  Known Favorites for one warrior on each team of the winning alliance
            (warrior must be ranked Initiate or above, must be alive, and must have
            at least one arena fight to receive this award).
        4.  +1 Skill bonus potion for each manager on the winning alliance.  Bonus
            potion must be applied to a living warrior from (DM 47)
        5.  +1 Skill bonus potion (one) for each manager who fights in all 10 rounds
            AND 45 fights of the Turf War.  Bonus potion must be applied to a living
            warrior from (DM 47)
These awards will be listed by the Moderator for claiming from RSI (Lee) within 4
turns of the end of TW VI.

Moderators:
The Moderators for this event will be Oz and Master Darque.  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 via diplo in DM 47.  Managers with internet access may send a private message
to [The Consortium] or [Darque] on the Duel2 Forums.  Lastly, you may also email
questions, comments, and scoring disputes to rebelnerfherder at yahoo dot com.

Please note there have been rule changes from the last Turf War.  Please read them
carefully!

Contest will begin in November following the Fall Mail In Tournament.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

TORTURING TULIP slimly won victory over AESCHYLUS in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
LEO vanquished RENDOR QUIL in a 1 minute uneven Title battle.
TEALIN SALI savagely defeated SIZZLING SUNFLOWER in a 6 minute expert's fight.
BRAIN TUMOUR outlasted NOBLE ASSASSIN in a unpopular 14 minute one-sided fight.
LENA KORIL devastated SIGISMUND in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
FOUR bested SALINA REES in a 2 minute match.
LYCURGUS was devastated by ATHLETE'S FOOT in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
FAT LIP was viciously subdued by TWO in a 2 minute gruesome melee.
ONE slimly won victory over NERO in a 2 minute duel.
APPLE overpowered FRATSFAN NOBLE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
THREE defeated POLITE BEGGAR in a 2 minute fight.
OLLIE QUONSHAM savagely defeated PLAY THING in a 3 minute gory novice's melee.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         PARRY-RIPOSTE      8 -   4 -  0      67  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         WALL OF STEEL     19 -  10 -  0      66  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         AIMED BLOW        17 -  10 -  0      63  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         TOTAL PARRY        8 -   5 -  0      62  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         PARRY-STRIKE       6 -   5 -  0      55  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         STRIKING ATTACK   19 -  16 -  1      54  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         SLASHING ATTACK   11 -  11 -  0      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         LUNGING ATTACK    30 -  36 -  1      45  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         BASHING ATTACK    20 -  27 -  2      43  |

Turn 247 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-LUNGE        1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         1 -  2         3  WALL OF STEEL  
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         3  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  4         2  TOTAL PARRY    
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  1                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       LEO 3869                   13   4  0  122 DARQUE AGES (393)
TOTAL PARRY      BRAIN TUMOUR 3502          19   9  0   90 OTTO'S PARTS (150)
WALL OF STEEL    SIZZLING SUNFLOWER 3846    12   7  0   82 FLOWER GIRLS (189)
STRIKING ATTACK  ATHLETE'S FOOT 3678        12   8  1   56 OTTO'S PARTS (150)
BASHING ATTACK   SIGISMUND 3928              7   6  2   34 THE GENTILES (400)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is LEO 3869.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
TEALIN SALI 3496.  The ten other most popular fighters were AESCHYLUS 3952, SIZZLING 
SUNFLOWER 3846, FOUR 3964, ONE 3961, OLLIE QUONSHAM 3570, TORTURING TULIP 3974, TWO 
3962, NERO 3945, THREE 3963, and LEO 3869.

The least popular fighter this week was BRAIN TUMOUR 3502.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were PLAY THING 4048, FAT LIP 3791, LYCURGUS 3929, RENDOR QUIL 3497, 
APPLE 3973, SIGISMUND 3928, ATHLETE'S FOOT 3678, SALINA REES 3546, LENA KORIL 3495, 
and LEO 3869.