DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 08/15/2019    Duedate: 09/11/2019

DRAGONHEAD ARENA

DM-72    TURN-343

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

PULVERIZE
REAPUS MAXIMUS (462)
(72-4001) [7-0-0,157]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

POTTY BREAK                    PULVERIZE
BASH BROS ROADSIDE (788)       REAPUS MAXIMUS (462)
(72-6838) [21-7-0,126]         (72-4001) [7-0-0,157]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

POTTY BREAK                    MIA HAMM
BASH BROS ROADSIDE (788)       MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)
(72-6838) [21-7-0,126]         (72-9358) [4-13-2,57]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BASH BROS SPOUSE (1334)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. NL CENTRAL (783)            55
2. BASH BROS DRESSER (945)     35      BASH BROS HAIRCUT (737)
3. BASH BROS FRUITS (1337)     28      Unchartered Team
4. MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)       26
5. OBSIDIAN HALL (1324)        22      REAPUS MAXIMUS (462)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 3*REAPUS MAXIMUS (462)       7   0  0  100   1/ 1*BASH BROS SPOUSE (1334)   9  6 1
 2- 2*BASH BROS LUNCHTI (1164)   6   0  1  100   2/15 NL CENTRAL (783)          8  4 0
 3- 4*BASH BROS TRASH (1338)     5   0  1  100   3/ 4*BASH BROS DRESSER (945)   6  0 0
 4- 5*BB TOURNEY NAMES (1205)    2   0  0  100   4/ 2*BASH BROS FRUITS (1337)   6  3 1
 5/10*BASH BROS FEELING (1201)  11   2  0 84.6   5/ 9*BASH BROS FEELING (1201)  5  1 0
 6/ 9*BASH BROS FRUITS (1337)   13   3  2 81.3   6/ 8 UNLIKELY HEROES (1325)    5  1 0
 7-11 BASH BROS FISHERMA (976)  36   9  0 80.0   7/14 MONGREL HORDE (680)       5  1 0
 8/13 BASH BROS HAIRCUT (737)   47  13  4 78.3   8/29 MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)     5  5 0
 9/14 PURPLE PLATYPI (659)      21   7  1 75.0   9-13 BASH BROS FISHERMA (976)  4  2 0
10/ 8*BB FLASHLIGHT (1333)       6   2  0 75.0  10/20*BASH BROS HARD DI (1035)  4  2 0
11/15 BASH BROS ROADSIDE (788)  63  23  1 73.3  11/11 BASH BROS ROADSIDE (788)  4  2 0
12/16 BASH BROS FAST FOO (739)  51  20  1 71.8  12/ 5 BASH BROS NEW CAR (1013)  4  3 0
13/18 BASH BROS B-MOVIE (1025)  43  17  2 71.7  13- 3*BASH BROS LUNCHTI (1164)  3  0 0
14/21*BASH BROS DRESSER (945)   15   6  0 71.4  14/16 OBSIDIAN HALL (1324)      3  0 0
15-17 BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021)   67  27  1 71.3  15/23 SPACE ACTION 99 (418)     3  0 0
16-19 BASH BROS REMOTE (960)    98  40  6 71.0  16/18*REAPUS MAXIMUS (462)      3  0 0
17/12*BASH BROS SPOUSE (1334)   14   6  1 70.0  17/19 BASH BROS HAIRCUT (737)   3  0 0
18-23*BASH BROS FENCE (784)      4   2  1 66.7  18-12 BASH BROS BASEMENT (836)  3  3 1

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19/20 RUSSIAN BIRDS (671)       57  29  4 66.3  19/10*BASH BROS SWEATER (1332)  3  3 0
20/25 BASH BROS NEW CAR (1013)  41  22  1 65.1  20- 6*BASH BROS TRASH (1338)    2  0 0
21/27 MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)    142  85  7 62.6  21- 7 BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021)   2  1 0
22/34*BASH BROS HARD DI (1035)   5   3  0 62.5  22/36 BASH BROS CANDLE (1023)   2  1 0
23/29 NL CENTRAL (783)          79  55  3 59.0  23/25 BASH BROS B-MOVIE (1025)  2  1 0
24/30 BASH BROS CANDLE (1023)   18  13  0 58.1  24/17*BB FLASHLIGHT (1333)      2  1 0
25/28 MONGREL HORDE (680)       77  56  9 57.9  25/24 PURPLE PLATYPI (659)      2  1 0
26-31 BASH BROS BASEMENT (836)  15  13  1 53.6  26/28 RUSSIAN BIRDS (671)       2  8 0
27/32 SPACE ACTION 99 (418)    107  97  9 52.5  27-21 BASH BROS REMOTE (960)    1  0 1
28/33 OBSIDIAN HALL (1324)      14  13  0 51.9  28-22*BB TOURNEY NAMES (1205)   1  0 0
29/26*BASH BROS SWEATER (1332)   5   5  0 50.0  29/ 0 ONE MAN BAND (684)        1  0 0
30/ 0 ONE MAN BAND (684)        45  46  2 49.5  30-26*BASH BROS FENCE (784)     1  1 0
31/35 UNLIKELY HEROES (1325)    19  23  2 45.2  31/37 BASH BROS FAST FOO (739)  1  2 0
32/36 H IS FOR HIPPO (1266)     12  18  0 40.0  32/30 H IS FOR HIPPO (1266)     1  5 0
33/38*J IS FOR JACK (1268)       2   5  0 28.6  33/38*J IS FOR JACK (1268)      0  3 0
34/ 0*APRIL THOUGHTS 1 (1342)    0   1  0  0.0  34/ 0*APRIL THOUGHTS 1 (1342)   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

Duelmasters History 101...

Way back when...

     I remember my first Face to Face experience like it was yesterday. It was 1991 
and I just had graduated from Colgate University in May -- I was already looking for a 
job and planned on taking a month or two to relax and get into the swing of not being 
in school for the first time in my life.
     At the time I was running two Duelmasters teams, the Devil Advocates in Arvat and 
the Angels of Pain in Zukal. As I recall, Vengeance had JUST graduated in Zukal. This 
was pretty much the Golden Age of Duelmasters -- when Primus was the place to be and 
17/17 warriors were highly competitive in tournaments. People had learned many of the 
'secrets' of the game, but they were jealously guarded and the competition was fierce. 
It was also the age of newsletter antagonism, with many 'Bad Guys' in almost all 
arenas and even 'Evil Alliances' like the Dark Circle in full swing.
     Amidst all of that I heard that RSI had decided to try a first ever East Coast 
Face to Face Tournament! In Baltimore! I had some gift money from my graduation in my 
pocket and all of 8 guys to run in the tournament, so I thought it would be awesome to 
drive down and check out the Face to Face scene. For years I'd been envious of those 
who got to go to the Tempe tournaments, and now I'd get to go to one myself! I spoke 
with Mad Mad (who, at that time was all of 18 years old and working as a gas station 
attendant near our Mom's house) and we agreed. We were going to the Face to Face!
     The following day we started making plans, sent in our strategies and figuring 
out a meal budget that wouldn't break the bank. Better yet, a friend of the family was 
a travel agent and she told us that Eastern Airlines (yep, before Delta took over!) 
had a special round trip fare from Hartford to BWI for $79 that summer! Easily worth 
the savings on gas, parking and tolls!
     Just before the tournament I had sent RSI a request for a new team -- yes, just 
ONE team sheet -- and got back a neat one. My brother and I rolled up the team, the 
Erdman Brothers, and we each took 2 warriors and DAed the scrubby 5th guy. These 
warriors became Teddy Brewster and I Backstroke, some of our most iconic guys. And we 
eagerly started running, prepping them for the Novices tournament!
     All said and done, I had 12 warriors set to run, including 6 mis-timed basic 
guys, a novice, a rookie and several ADM guys including my flagship warrior, 
Vengeance, who previously had been my first guy to break 4 wins in a tournament, going 
6-3-1 in his Adepts run. I planned on buying some rollups and adding some rookies at 
the tournament. My expectations were essentially non-existent, but I hoped to learn a 
lot and have an amazing time. Just before the tournament a personal ad we had put in a 
bunch of newsletters was answered and we got a call from a player looking for room 
mate(s). To this day I can't recall the guy's name or much about him, only that he 
knew Phido and at the time Phido was phasing out of Duelmasters and giving away many 
of his warriors. This person had been given 'Spaceman Spiff' -- an up and coming 
warrior of Phido's and he was willing to share numbers and info on all of his 
warriors! We eagerly accepted him as a roomie and were looking forward to meeting him.

     We flew into Baltimore early Friday afternoon and caught the shuttle from BWI to 
the Inner Harbor area. Unlike some of the later FTFs, the hotel was very nice and in a 
business area. We checked in with no mishaps and were incredibly psyched for the 
tournament.
     We sought out and found the convention room and from my recollection, it was 
mobbed. RSI could probably provide more info on numbers, but it felt like well over 50 
managers in attendance. All the tables were already taken up and we knew ABSOLUTELY NO 
ONE.
     Just then the hotel staff moved in a couple of new tables and we nabbed one in 
the back corner, setting up our paperwork. At the next table there was a manager 
eagerly looking through a pile of rollup sheets. He had bought 100 sheets there at the 
FTF. I was stunned. ONE HUNDRED SHEETS??? It was like he had a pile of gold and gems 
in front of him. We assumed he must have been a super-manager or something. And he did 
have one warrior in Primus -- a warrior named Swiftdeath. Who he was very pleased 
with. I think he started out 4-0 in the Primus tournament before getting beat up -- 
which we also thought was a mighty feat.
     We went up front and timidly requested 5 rollups each... Which was as much as our 
meager budgets could allow. Mad Max got a couple of good warriors (one was a 17/17 
lunger type that was a good performer for him) but my rollups were really crappy. I 
knew enough at this point to know that Wit and Will were GOOD and Size was BAD. And I 
had 12 guys SZ 16+ out of those 25 warriors and not one of them could get 17/17 or 
better. I filled the sheets out and was planning on turning them in and seeing what 
happened. But first we had to eat, so we stashed our stuff in our room. Our roommate 
had not yet arrived -- he was arriving in the evening.
     (Segue -- I remember meeting everyone from RSI who was there at that tournament, 
but only vaguely. I clearly remember meeting Lee and Kathy at the Orlando FTF the next 
year -- but I was pretty intimidated by everyone that first year. I'm PRETTY sure I 
met Sue. And Sandy. But that also might have been Orlando! My brother, being way more 
social overall than I am, I'm sure met everyone!)
     At that first FTF there was an actual 'Manager's Reception' with food and drinks. 
It wasn't like a feast or anything, but I recall cold cuts and fruit and whatnot, 
which was great for us -- it saved us from having to pay for a meal! Plus we got to 
talk to some of the managers. However... that was something of a letdown. Most of them 
were pretty arrogant and had zero time to talk to nobodies like us. I recall finding 
out who Sharkey was -- and he pretty much ignored us. And there were several other 
conversations which went like the classic Guardian quote, "I'm Guardian, who the F are 
you?"
     But we met one guy, even younger than we were, who went by Fewmaster Toede, and 
he seemed like a nice kid, and the guy at the table next to us with the 100 rollups 
was nice enough. In fact, as we were eating sandwiches, he started talking about his 
'Quest' to make an army of SZ 21 warriors. His theory was that because size was the 
one unchangeable stat, the only way to make warriors that were superior was to take 
advantage of the 'extra' points of size and make good, big, bonused warriors. It 
sounded like a reasonable idea at the time. He then went on to bemoan the fact that in 
his 100 sheets he didn't get ANY 21 SZ warriors. He said that if anyone gave him a SZ 
21 sheet he would let that person look through his 100 sheets and pick whatever they 
wanted. I thought that was awesome! And I recalled seeing a SZ 21 in my cruddy rollups 
I had purchased earlier -- so I ran up to the room to get my stuff. As I got there I 
ran into our roommate! He had just checked in with the hotel and had gotten the key we 
left for him at the front desk. He was unpacking his stuff. So we started a quick 
conversation about Duelmasters, Phido's warriors and some of his warriors. He had a 3 
ring binder with photocopies of many of the 'famous' warriors of the time -- E. 
Hemmingway, Gypsy Moth... and then he had Spaceman Spiff who Phido had given him. I 
remember looking at the beautiful stats. As I recall he was a SZ 5, 17 wit, 21 will 
marvel... Which was way prettier than any warrior I owned except Vengeance. I shared 
Vengeance's numbers with him and he was impressed. He predicted Vengeance would won 
day win a Primus tournament! I hoped that would be the case! We talked a little bit 
about strategies also, but I then grabbed my rollup sheets and hurried down to the 
convention room.
     As I went down, I sorted through the 5 team sheets. Sure enough, there was a SZ 
21 guy! But wait! The sheet actually had TWO SZ 21s on it! Woo hoo!
     I marched right in and found the guy with the pile of sheets. Proudly I showed 
him the team of giants. True to his word, he handed me the heap of 100 warriors and 
said I could pick whichever one I wanted. So I started digging through. It was pretty 
amazing seeing all those team sheets. There were many warriors with 21 wits! To that 
point the only 21 wit guy I'd ever had was Teddy Brewster. Mad Max had a replacement 
warrior in 32 who also had a 21 wit, but he had no deftness and weird other stats. I 
was tempted by several of the 21 wit guys. But I was looking for Spaceman Spiff! I 
wanted a PL and I wanted one that looked like that!
     Eventually I came across a sheet that had what I wanted! So pretty! A SZ 5, 17 
wit, 21 will warrior with no weaknesses! I greedily took it and sealed the deal. I 
filled out the team with a name I'd saved for this occasion... Satan's Kingdom! And 
the new parry lunger became Rabid Moose! Tortured Trout on the same team was also very 
nice, so I handed in that sheet and strategies for both for rookies!
     Fewmaster Toede also found a SZ 21 guy in the rollups he bought and he picked out 
a SZ 4 monster who also had 17WT, 21 WL and he made it a Wall of Steel.
     I got Rabid Moose back and I was in love! 10-13-5-17-21-5-13 was his design. And 
he rolled good damage (which even then I knew was lucky!) and had an Expert attack! 
The only other warrior I had seen to that point with an expert attack to start was 
Vengeance. I was ready to predict a rookies TV for me!

     So the tournament started. Even though I didn't have anyone in the Primus 
tournament, I followed that class with rapt attention. I also followed my own guys, 
but was most excited about Teddy and Rabid Moose. I was eager to see how young 
Vengeance would do also, but didn't expect much due to his inexperience.
     The actual tournament was AWESOME. The hustle and action, managers shouting out 
when they won fights (or got killed), and the constant output of turns. I tried to 
hang around tables of experienced managers in the hopes that some would want to show 
off impressive fights and I could see their strategies. And during the actual 
tournament people were way more accepting of newbies and I did see and learn a ton.
     By Sunday most of my feeble entrants had ben knocked out. Vengeance was hanging 
in there in ADM at 5-2, which was great! My 2nd ever graduate. T. Deville, a TP, was 
amazingly at 6-1 in ADM! Sadly, Teddy Brewster and Rabid Moose went 1-3 and 3-3 in 
Novices and Rookies respectively. I still had a TP from Arvat, Sir Berus, sitting at 
6-1 in Apprentices also as well as a TP at 5-2 in Novices. Sir Berus was a badly 
designed scum type and the other one was a neat offensive type. Also my new wall of 
steel from Zukal, Justice, was sitting at 5-2 in rookies. Mad Max had Teddy's Brother, 
I Backstroke, in excellent shape at 6-1 in novices.
     In Primus, some upsets had been going on and Donatello had taken some losses. 
Mirage had inherited Teetotaler from Phido and Tee was doing very well, but Doc 
LeGrand was having a great tournament and Gypsy Moth and Madam Butterfly were both 
doing great.
     At our table, Fewmaster Toede had several guys with an inside track to TV 
including the Wall of Steel he got for his 21 SZ rollup. That one was named Fuzzy 
Warrior and he was undefeated! 7-0! We were all very impressed.
     In the end, my guys slowly fell like dominoes... Vengeance went out at 5-3, which 
gave me tremendous hope for the future. Justice got scummed by Fewmaster Toede's TP to 
lose out on a TV going 7-3 in rookies. Same deal with the TP I had in novices -- 
another 7-3. And my big surprise, T. Deville, in ADM getting taken down by Lethal of 
Engines of Doom. Another 7-3. However my crappy scum, Sir Berus, just kept fighting 
guys he could beat and went 9-1, for my first TV. Seeing as my personal record for a 
tournament prior to that had been 6 wins, getting 3 guys to go 7-3 and a TV... I was 
ecstatic. Plus, my new super warrior, Rabid Moose, had ended rookies with ADEX attack 
and experts in parry and defense, which seemed like a great start for him despite his 
3-3 tournament. I Backstroke was strong on day two and TVed Novices for Mad Max, which 
was his first and made him incredibly happy.
     Aaaand as the tournament wound down, Fewmaster Toede's WS was STILL undefeated! 
10-0! In fact... he had TWO undefeated guys, as another of his warriors -- Flea -- was 
also 10-0! I'm pretty sure Flea was a TP, but I'm not 100% on that after 28 years. 
Toede asked Mad Max and me to help him in the runoffs and we were happy to be 
included. So we scouted styles and found out what everyone in the runoffs was and even 
got to look at some fights of the other warriors in prior rounds, scouting attack 
locations, armor, weapons. Back then we thought we were brilliant doing this -- even 
though it is so commonplace today.
     Also from my memory, all the other guys were total parries. And though Fuzzy 
Warrior (and Flea) had plenty of endurance, neither did much damage -- which made 
victory a challenge.
     In round 11, Flea fought another TP and was scummed in 19 minutes. It probably 
could have gone either way, but he lost and was eliminated. Fuzzy Warrior got lucky 
and fought a stand in. We were all psyched by that!
     In round 12... ANOTHER stand in! Fuzzy mangled a Convicted Thief!!!
     And then there were two. Fuzzy Warrior vs. a MIGHTY scum named Veritech Fighter. 
He had previously won fights in 20-30 minutes and clearly had way greater endurance 
than Fuzzy. And Fuzzy wasn't likely to take him on damage since he wasn't critting at 
all and did normal damage. We got to look at two of Veritech Fighter's fights from 
earlier in the tournament, one vs. another Wall of Steel. I noticed that around minute 
12 the TP was getting tired and then getting hit by the Wall of Steel, but not enough 
and the WS eventually toppled over from exhaustion. So we came up with what we 
considered to be a great plan. We put Fuzzy in lighter armor -- ring or scale or 
something, gave him a big weapon -- a GS, even though he was too short -- and ran him 
super slow to start. 2-1-6 for the first 5 minutes, then 4-1-6 bash in min 6+. 
Targeting the left leg to slow him down...
     Then it was time... For 10 minutes the warriors stood, circled and did the 
scumfest tango. Fuzzy made some attacks with his GS, but only landed one. In minute 5 
out of nowhere he made a GS crit, hit Veritch fighter in the left leg and it was a 
massive blow! We all cheered with hope!
     Sadly... in minute 10 Fuzzy started getting tired. And we groaned.
     But then in minute 12 Veritech Fighter was also tired. And the scumfest 
continued.
     Minute 13, Fuzzy Warrior bashed with his GS and Veritech Fighter took a shot to 
the left leg. In minute 14 Fuzzy Warrior bashed with his GS and another hit to the 
left leg! The TP was desperate!
     Aaaand Fuzzy Warrior was staggering with exhaustion. He struggled to hold up his 
weapons! He circled about aimlessly...
     Minute 15... and again, out of nowhere! A GS crit! Veritch Fighter took the blow 
to the left leg AGAIN! Spectators cringed as the horrific power of the blow struck 
home!
     And it was over! Fuzzy Warrior had won! Yes, it was victory for Fewmaster Toede, 
but I took it as a moral victory for me as well!

     So the tournament was over, but the addiction had been stoked and the fires 
burned brighter than ever!

     Hope you all enjoyed! -- The Dark One
     
(Thanks to Assur for having the newsletter.  For YEARs others -- I'm thinking 
Marmaduke -- thought someone else had won rookies that tournament -- but I knew 
differently.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Much has changed in DRAGONHEAD since last I was here.  Never fear, Olaf Modeen 
adapts to many situations, as do all successful fighters.  Who can explain it?  Not 
you, not me, not NL CENTRAL's opponents, after watching them shoot up the ranks from 
15th to 2nd.  You know what they say about the herd of lions who studied a judge...  
MEAT YOUR MAKER moved up 21 places, to 8th.  Who can explain it?  Not you, not me, 
not BASH BROS CANDLE's opponents, after watching them shoot up the ranks from 36th to 
22nd.  What's with OVERFLOWING?  He actually beat DRAGONHEAD's KHALHUMS DWARF, and 
walked away with 24 more points from the fight.  Laughs were big at OBSIDIAN HALL 
while they watched STARGAZER clobber SHOPPING CART.  He lost 15 points and got 
bruised from objects thrown from the stands.  Another fighter (BOOGER KING 30-14-0) 
challenged another Duelmaster (PULVERIZE 7-0-0).  Life goes on.  Try as he might, 
BOOGER KING wasn't good enough at persuading PULVERIZE to step down from the 
Duelmaster's throne...  Advice to fighters with a 1 will--give up fighting!   
     If at first you don't succeed, avoid.  That'll get you in the Spyreports.  The 
most avoided team was SPACE ACTION 99.  The bums at BASH BROS SPOUSE couldn't face 
the challenges from SPACE ACTION 99!  No excuse for that!  What do people see in 
PROJECT A?  His 9-11-0?  UNLIKELY HEROES ain't talkin', but he's got 63 points.   
     Warriors of DRAGONHEAD unite.  You have only your games to lose!  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!  Remember--a good 
fighter needs both good skills and good luck.  Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PULVERIZE 4001                7   0  0   157       REAPUS MAXIMUS (462)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SNOOP DOGGY DOGG 6245        18  10  1   129       MONGREL HORDE (680)
 POTTY BREAK 6838             21   7  0   126       BASH BROS ROADSIDE (788)
 BOOGER KING 6588             30  14  0   112       BASH BROS FAST FOOD (739)
-FLICKERING 8048              22   0  0   112       BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021)
-UNDERDOG 6250                19   8  1   107       MONGREL HORDE (680)
 STARGAZER 10069               9   7  0   107       OBSIDIAN HALL (1324)
 CHEMICAL SMELL 7875          12   1  0   100       BASH BROS HAIRCUT (737)
 BAD SCRIPT 8068              23   9  1    98       BASH BROS B-MOVIES (1025)
-NONSTANDARD 8051             15   9  1    98       BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021)
 WARNING BELLS 8011           15   5  1    97       BASH BROS NEW CAR (1013)
-BRIGHT 8050                  15   9  0    92       BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DRUNK 7812                   15   0  0    89       BASH BROS FISHERMAN (976)
 UNCONTROLLABLE 9129           4   0  0    85       BASH BROS FEELINGS (1201)
 SHOPPING CART 6836           18  10  1    81       BASH BROS ROADSIDE (788)
 OVERFLOWING 7655              7   0  0    81       BASH BROS DRESSER (945)
 HYACINTH 9549                 6   2  0    79       H IS FOR HIPPO (1266)
-FIRST SCRATCH 8009           10   8  0    75       BASH BROS NEW CAR (1013)
 FOXBAT 9863                   7   1  0    75       RUSSIAN BIRDS (671)
 FIRE STARTER 8061            13  12  0    72       BASH BROS CANDLE (1023)
 CARDINAL 8794                 7   5  0    70       NL CENTRAL (783)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PROJECT A 10072               9  11  0    63       UNLIKELY HEROES (1325)
 BEAR 6221                    11   9  1    60       RUSSIAN BIRDS (671)
-HUBERTA 9699                  2   3  0    60       H IS FOR HIPPO (1266)
 BUGS 10143                    6   0  0    58       BASH BROS FRUITS (1337)
 MIA HAMM 9358                 4  13  2    57       MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LEMON 8010                   13   7  0    56       BASH BROS NEW CAR (1013)
-UNPREPARED 7811              10   5  0    56       BASH BROS FISHERMAN (976)
 XYLOPHONE 9365                7   1  0    56       ONE MAN BAND (684)
 UNCOMFORTABLE 9131            5   1  0    53       BASH BROS FEELINGS (1201)
-FISH STORY 7813              11   4  0    52       BASH BROS FISHERMAN (976)
 SOUR 10142                    5   1  1    50       BASH BROS FRUITS (1337)
-UNEVEN 6574                   4   0  1    46       BASH BROS HAIRCUT (737)
-FLOOD 7079                    6   4  0    44       BASH BROS BASEMENT (836)
 MOTHS 7654                    6   1  0    43       BASH BROS DRESSER (945)
 NAG 10128                     3   1  0    42       BASH BROS SPOUSE (1334)
-JUDAH 4543                    5   8  2    41       SPACE ACTION 99 (418)
-NO HEAT 7077                  4   4  0    40       BASH BROS BASEMENT (836)
 CUB II 10305                  4   0  0    39       NL CENTRAL (783)
 TOILET SEAT 10126             3   1  0    38       BASH BROS SPOUSE (1334)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WIPEOUT 10364                 3   0  0    38       SPACE ACTION 99 (418)
 COUNT PEPPERMINT 10330        5   5  1    37       UNLIKELY HEROES (1325)
 UGLY 10118                    3   2  0    37       BASH BROS SWEATER (1332)
 SIR LOIN OF BEEF 9683         4   5  0    35       MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)
 DOG GONE IT 9950              6   3  0    34       MONGREL HORDE (680)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-REPAIR 6819                   4   2  1    33       BASH BROS FENCE (784)
 BAD MEDIA 8127                3   1  0    33       BASH BROS HARD DISK (1035)
 CLOTHES ON FLOOR 10130        3   1  0    33       BASH BROS SPOUSE (1334)
 RED 10216                     3   2  0    32       NL CENTRAL (783)
-WILDLIFE 7076                 5   5  1    31       BASH BROS BASEMENT (836)
-HARD TO REACH 8049            7   5  0    26       BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021)
-KALIBAK 4428                  5   4  0    26       SPACE ACTION 99 (418)
 FROGGER 6123                  3   2  0    26       RUSSIAN BIRDS (671)
-ORGAN 9495                    1   2  0    26       ONE MAN BAND (684)
-DEAD BULB 10125               2   0  0    25       BB FLASHLIGHT (1333)
-UNNATURAL GROWTH 10150        2   0  1    24       BASH BROS TRASH (1338)
-LINT 9147                     2   0  0    24       BB TOURNEY NAMES (1205)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-NOT WHAT I WANT 8942          2   0  1    23       BASH BROS LUNCHTIME (1164)
 NO BATTERIES 10121            4   2  0    22       BB FLASHLIGHT (1333)
-LONELY 8946                   2   0  0    22       BASH BROS LUNCHTIME (1164)
-TRAGICALLY HIPPO 9701         3   2  0    21       H IS FOR HIPPO (1266)
 DIRTY DISHES 10129            2   2  0    21       BASH BROS SPOUSE (1334)
-RIP 10356                     2   0  1    20       SPACE ACTION 99 (418)
-BIG SHOT BEBOP 8235           2   4  0    20       SPACE ACTION 99 (418)
-NO FOOD 8945                  2   0  0    19       BASH BROS LUNCHTIME (1164)
 DOG HOUSE 10281               1   0  0    19       MONGREL HORDE (680)
-SPIRIT OF COFFEE 10108        2   0  1    18       UNLIKELY HEROES (1325)
-KNOCKED OVER 10147            2   0  0    18       BASH BROS TRASH (1338)
 SNORING 10127                 3   1  1    17       BASH BROS SPOUSE (1334)
 O' LANTERN 9558               2   5  0    17       J IS FOR JACK (1268)
 FROG FOOT 10277               1   1  0    17       RUSSIAN BIRDS (671)
 JUSTIN UPTON 9864             2   1  0    16       PURPLE PLATYPI (659)
-OVERFLOW 10149                1   0  0    16       BASH BROS TRASH (1338)
 MOTOR GOES OUT 8123           2   2  0    13       BASH BROS HARD DISK (1035)
 SIR FRANCIS BACON 10333       1   0  0    13       MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)
 PIRATE II 10332               1   0  0    13       NL CENTRAL (783)
-CITIZEN BANE 10107            2   0  0    12       UNLIKELY HEROES (1325)
 SPOILED 10141                 2   2  1     9       BASH BROS FRUITS (1337)
 STRETCHED 10116               2   3  0     9       BASH BROS SWEATER (1332)
-DOCTOR WEEVIL 10074           1   0  0     9       UNLIKELY HEROES (1325)
 BUFFALO BILL 10334            1   0  0     9       MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)
 FOXHOUND 10469                0   1  0     5       RUSSIAN BIRDS (671)
-HIRED MERCENARY 10068         0   1  0     5       OBSIDIAN HALL (1324)
-NICK JOHNSON 5968             0   1  0     1       PURPLE PLATYPI (659)
 FORGET ME NOT 10166           0   1  0     1       APRIL THOUGHTS 1 (1342)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
UNDONE 7834             3  3 0 BASH BROS SHEETS 980 COUNT PEPPERMIN 10330 340   
HIPPOSER 10376          0  1 0 H IS FOR HIPPO 1266  RIP 10356             339  NOT REVENGED
BREWSKI 10282           0  3 0 NL CENTRAL 783       SPOILED 10141         342   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BOOGER KING was bested by PULVERIZE in a 2 minute master's Challenge Title fight.
CARDINAL viciously subdued LEMON in a action packed 1 minute brutal Challenge battle.
MIA HAMM defeated NAG in a crowd pleasing 3 minute Challenge duel.
UGLY was devastated by PROJECT A in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
CUB II demolished SNORING in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge competition.
RED overpowered NO BATTERIES in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge struggle.
O' LANTERN was devastated by WIPEOUT in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge competition.
POTTY BREAK handily defeated FOXBAT in a 1 minute uneven melee.
BAD SCRIPT viciously subdued CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute gory duel.
SHOPPING CART was vanquished by STARGAZER in a popular 1 minute one-sided duel.
CHEMICAL SMELL savagely defeated CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a popular 2 minute gory melee.
WARNING BELLS subdued HYACINTH in a 2 minute bloody master's match.
UNCONTROLLABLE devastated CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
OVERFLOWING devastated KHALHUMS DWARF in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
BEAR was unbelievably bested by FIRE STARTER in a popular 5 minute expert's fight.
DOG GONE IT was vanquished by BUGS in a 2 minute bloody one-sided fray.
UNCOMFORTABLE devastated FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
XYLOPHONE overpowered TOILET SEAT in a exciting 2 minute one-sided match.
SIR LOIN OF BEEF was savagely defeated by MOTHS in a 2 minute bloody fight.
SOUR devastated DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a popular 1 minute gruesome one-sided contest.
JUSTIN UPTON was demolished by CLOTHES ON FLOOR in a 2 minute uneven bout.
FROGGER lost to COUNT PEPPERMINT in a 1 minute fray.
BAD MEDIA bested FROG FOOT in a 3 minute bout.
DIRTY DISHES demolished PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
SPOILED was vanquished by DOG HOUSE in a 1 minute gruesome one-sided match.
STRETCHED was savagely defeated by BUFFALO BILL in a 5 minute gruesome novice's bout.
MOTOR GOES OUT beat FOXHOUND in a 2 minute beginner's duel.
PIRATE II overpowered FORGET ME NOT in a unpopular 5 minute one-sided fray.
SIR FRANCIS BACON vanquished MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL                    9         PARRY-RIPOSTE      9 -   2 -  0      82  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  8         WALL OF STEEL     47 -  13 -  0      78  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      8         SLASHING ATTACK   26 -  10 -  1      72  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   8         TOTAL PARRY       51 -  21 -  2      71  |
|AIMED BLOW                       5         BASHING ATTACK    41 -  22 -  4      65  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         AIMED BLOW        29 -  17 -  0      63  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         PARRY-STRIKE      12 -   8 -  2      60  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     3         PARRY-LUNGE       12 -   8 -  1      60  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         LUNGING ATTACK    30 -  21 -  1      59  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         STRIKING ATTACK   25 -  19 -  2      57  |

Turn 343 was great if you     Not so great if you used      The fighting styles of the
used the fighting styles:     the fighting styles:          top eleven warriors are:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  PULVERIZE 4001              7   0  0  157 REAPUS MAXIMUS (462)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    POTTY BREAK 6838           21   7  0  126 BASH BROS ROADSIDE (788)
TOTAL PARRY      BOOGER KING 6588           30  14  0  112 BASH BROS FAST FOOD (739)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       STARGAZER 10069             9   7  0  107 OBSIDIAN HALL (1324)
STRIKING ATTACK  CHEMICAL SMELL 7875        12   1  0  100 BASH BROS HAIRCUT (737)
WALL OF STEEL    BAD SCRIPT 8068            23   9  1   98 BASH BROS B-MOVIES (1025)
PARRY-LUNGE      HYACINTH 9549               6   2  0   79 H IS FOR HIPPO (1266)
LUNGING ATTACK   CARDINAL 8794               7   5  0   70 NL CENTRAL (783)
BASHING ATTACK   LEMON 8010                 13   7  0   56 BASH BROS NEW CAR (1013)
PARRY-STRIKE     SOUR 10142                  5   1  1   50 BASH BROS FRUITS (1337)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is POTTY BREAK 6838.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was MIA HAMM 9358.  The ten other most popular fighters were BEAR 6221, CHEMICAL 
SMELL 7875, TOILET SEAT 10126, MOTHS 7654, PULVERIZE 4001, WARNING BELLS 8011, BUGS 
10143, SOUR 10142, CARDINAL 8794, and CUB II 10305.

The least popular fighter this week was FORGET ME NOT 10166.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were PIRATE II 10332, BUFFALO BILL 10334, STRETCHED 10116, SPOILED 
10141, FROGGER 6123, DOG GONE IT 9950, FOXBAT 9863, O' LANTERN 9558, NO BATTERIES 
10121, and UGLY 10118.

                 FACE-TO-FACE TOURNEY LXIII

FRESHMEN TOURNEY                       W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
TOO SHORT 6578 (31-17-3)               1  3  0         BASH BROS HAIRCUT    
LONDON BEEFEATER 6238 (33-16-2)        0  3  0         MEAT YOUR MAKER      

CHALLENGERS TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
SPILLS 6855 (0-0-0)                    5  3  0         BASH BROS THEATER    
PARKING LOT 6868 (0-0-0)               3  3  0         BASH BROS FREEWAY    
CONSTRUCTION ZONE 6867 (8-0-1)         1  3  0         BASH BROS FREEWAY    
TIME BOMB 8204 (3-0-0)                 0  3  0         KABOOMERS            

ADEPTS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
HUBERTA 9699 (2-3-0)                   1  3  0         H IS FOR HIPPO       

INITIATES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
XYLOPHONE 9365 (6-1-0)                12  3  0         ONE MAN BAND         
DOG GONE IT 9950 (6-2-0)               3  3  0         MONGREL HORDE        
LIVER 10094 (1-2-0)                    3  3  0         GOOD FOOD?           
TANK TOP 9583 (4-0-1)                  3  3  0         022116B              

APPRENTICES TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
POSSIBILITY 10284 (1-0-0)              9  3  0         SOME DAY             
TRIPLE DOG DARE 9973 (0-0-0)           9  3  1         MONGREL HORDE        
DELAE 10320 (0-0-0)                    1  3  0         DARK DWARVES         
FROG FOOT 10277 (1-0-0)                1  3  0         RUSSIAN BIRDS        
FROGGER 6123 (3-1-0)                   0  3  0         RUSSIAN BIRDS        
JUSTIN UPTON 9864 (2-0-0)              0  3  0         PURPLE PLATYPI       

ROOKIES TOURNEY                        W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
FEAR 8338 (0-0-0)                      7  3  0         BB NIGHTMARES        
PIRATE II 10332 (0-0-0)                7  3  0         NL CENTRAL           
FREE GIFT 10194 (0-0-0)                6  3  2         BB PLEDGE DRIVE      
PRICELESS 10160 (0-0-0)                3  3  0         LILY STUFF           
SIR FRANCIS BACON 10333 (0-0-0)        3  3  0         MEAT YOUR MAKER      
ATE MY CLOTHES 7963 (0-0-0)            2  3  0         BASH BROS MOTH       
IN THE HOUSE 7964 (0-0-0)              2  3  0         BASH BROS MOTH       
PEACEFUL 9586 (0-0-0)                  2  3  0         ONLY IN MY DREAMS    
WIN THE TW 9589 (0-0-0)                2  3  0         ONLY IN MY DREAMS    
DOG HOUSE 10281 (0-0-0)                1  3  0         MONGREL HORDE        
FOXHOUND 10469 (0-0-0)                 1  3  0         RUSSIAN BIRDS        
RECURRING 8341 (0-0-0)                 1  3  0         BB NIGHTMARES        
BRAWSKI III 10472 (0-0-0)              0  3  0         NL CENTRAL           
BUFFALO BILL 10334 (0-0-0)             0  3  0         MEAT YOUR MAKER