DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/19/2022    Duedate: 06/15/2022

DRAGONHEAD ARENA

DM-72    TURN-379

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BLISTERS
BASH BROS WALKING (1469)
(72-11147) [16-3-0,132]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BLISTERS                       OBLIGATORY
BASH BROS WALKING (1469)       BASH BROS SEX (1336)
(72-11147) [16-3-0,132]        (72-10137) [7-2-0,81]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

COUNT PEPPERMINT               COUNT PEPPERMINT
UNLIKELY HEROES (1325)         UNLIKELY HEROES (1325)
(72-10330) [16-30-2,94]        (72-10330) [16-30-2,94]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BASH BROS PHOTO (889)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. MONGREL HORDE (680)         53
2. RUSSIAN BIRDS (671)         33      BASH BROS BIRTHDAY (885)
3. FREELANCERS (576)           32      Unchartered Team
4. FAVORITE SAYINGS 6 (1423)   32
5. CANADIAN BANDS (1545)       27      CANADIAN BANDS (1545)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*CANADIAN BANDS (1545)      2   0  0  100   1/ 1*BASH BROS PHOTO (889)     8  1 0
 2/ 0*CANADIAN SHOWS (1547)      1   0  0  100   2/ 2 BASH BROS FISHERMA (976)  7  2 0
 3- 3*BB SCOTT BORAS (936)       1   0  0  100   3/ 3 BASH BROS WALKING (1469)  6  6 0
 4/ 4*BASH BROS PHOTO (889)     13   2  0 86.7   4/ 5 FREELANCERS (576)         6  6 0
 5/ 2*BASH BROS MANAGER (1109)   5   1  0 83.3   5/10*BASH BROS MANAGER (1109)  5  1 0
 6/ 7 BASH BROS BIRTHDAY (885)  13   3  0 81.3   6/ 4 BASH BROS STEAK (1456)    5  1 0
 7- 8 BASH BROS SHEETS (980)    69  19  0 78.4   7/ 7 BB ITALIAN FOOD (1482)    4  2 0
 8/ 9 BASH BROS FISHERMA (976)  78  24  2 76.5   8/ 0 MONGREL HORDE (680)       3  0 0
 9-10 BASH BROS DRESSER (945)   28   9  0 75.7   9/ 0 MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)     3  1 0
10-12 BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021)   78  29  1 72.9  10/ 9*DISARM (954)              3  3 0
11-13 BASH BROS ROADSIDE (788)  71  27  1 72.4  11/ 6*BASH BROS JACKET (1157)   3  3 0
12-14 BASH BROS QUARANT (1541)  43  17  2 71.7  12/ 8*BB AUTOMOBILE (1175)      3  3 0
13/11*BASH BROS SEX (1336)      10   4  0 71.4  13/11*BASH BROS SEX (1336)      3  3 0
14/ 5*BASH BROS JACKET (1157)    7   3  1 70.0  14/ 0*CANADIAN BANDS (1545)     2  0 0
15/ 6*BB AUTOMOBILE (1175)       7   3  0 70.0  15/19 BASH BROS BIRTHDAY (885)  2  0 0
16/15 BB TRAIN DELAY (1399)     23  10  1 69.7  16/22 FAVORITE SAYINGS  (1423)  2  1 0
17/16 BASH BROS WALKING (1469)  68  35  0 66.0  17/15 BB FLASHLIGHT (1333)      2  1 0
18/17 BB ITALIAN FOOD (1482)    46  25  1 64.8  18/14 BB TRAIN DELAY (1399)     2  1 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19/ 0 RUSSIAN BIRDS (671)       67  38  4 63.8  19/ 0 RUSSIAN BIRDS (671)       2  1 0
20/18 BASH BROS STEAK (1456)    33  19  1 63.5  20/23 NL CENTRAL (783)          2  1 0
21/19 FAVORITE SAYINGS  (1423)  13   8  0 61.9  21/21 UNLIKELY HEROES (1325)    2  2 0
22/ 0 MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)    172 112  9 60.6  22-17 BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021)   1  0 0
23/20 NL CENTRAL (783)          99  65  3 60.4  23-18*BB SCOTT BORAS (936)      1  0 0
24/ 0 MONGREL HORDE (680)       92  71  9 56.4  24-12 BASH BROS DRESSER (945)   1  0 0
25/21 UNLIKELY HEROES (1325)    71  60  3 54.2  25-20 BASH BROS QUARANT (1541)  1  0 0
26/22 BB FLASHLIGHT (1333)      22  22  0 50.0  26/ 0*CANADIAN SHOWS (1547)     1  0 0
27/ 1*DISARM (954)               3   3  0 50.0  27-13 BASH BROS ROADSIDE (788)  1  0 0
28/ 0*CANADIAN SINGERS (1546)    1   1  0 50.0  28-16 BASH BROS SHEETS (980)    1  1 0
29/23 FREELANCERS (576)        104 112 11 48.1  29/ 0*CANADIAN SINGERS (1546)   1  1 0
30/ 0*SUE'S HOBBIES (672)        5   7  2 41.7  30/ 0*BASH BROS TEETH (1037)    0  1 0
31/ 0*BASH BROS TEETH (1037)     0   1  0  0.0  31/ 0*SUE'S HOBBIES (672)       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

                                       THE 300

They slowly trudged along the finely-kempt and well-swept dirt road on their way to 
the normally quiet and unassuming town of SEAM. 300 of them in all, methodically 
making their way into town amid the gazes of their curious onlookers. Seam was a 
smallish town, full of ordinary folk who enjoyed an ordinary life; it was indeed not 
the type of town that one would expect to be one of the very few towns chosen to host 
the Games of the Arena. Some years back the town council was presented with the 
opportunity to once again be host to the games, but they did not want to make the same 
mistake twice. In short: the beauty and simplicity of the town was all but ruined by 
the dark magics that seemingly without fail came to every host town the first time 
that SEAM attempted to be a host so many years back.

The town council could not deny that the arena games brought a certain level of 
prosperity to any town that agreed to become a host. But unfortunately, this 
prosperity had a very strong dark side. It also brought with it thieves, thugs, and 
miscreants of every type. Hustlers, gamblers, drunkards, and whores. Hit-men and wise 
guys. Taverns open 'til all hours of the night... open practically on every corner.

However, the quiet and unassuming little town of SEAM has managed to escape the dark 
faction that seemed to accompany most every arena town this second time around. Their 
answer to this problem was very simple: no magic of any kind was allowed in the city 
limits. Furthermore, in order to guarantee that the town's arena fighters stay 
completely and totally uncorrupted by the allure of magic, all of them were required 
to remain in the town until when and if they were lucky enough to advance to the games 
at the Isle.

The town was extraordinary in how ordinary it actually was, and this was one thing 
that alfredo Frothingslosh himself loved so much about this lazy little town that he 
now called home. alfredo was not a rich man, but he did have a very strong standing 
with the spy commission and the other managers of the games... a standing that far 
surpassed his actual wealth, and he kept this standing by always being ready for any 
new opportunity that might come along. And in the case of having no such opportunity 
presenting itself for a long time, such as is the case now, alfredo also possessed a 
certain talent to create such an opportunity for himself.

When alfredo first went to the town council with his notion of sponsoring a contest, 
he was categorically turned down. But he realized that it was not the contest itself 
that the town council feared: it was the *prize*. Prizes generally meant magic. Magic 
almost always was accompanied by a hidden cost that the council did not have the 
desire or the willingness to pay. But one thing that alfredo was famous for was the 
ability to make the most of his young warriors without the need of relying on magic. 
And this special "knack" that he had helped him not only to think of a prize that the 
council might begrudgingly accept, but further, actually showcased, emphasized, and 
*celebrated* the ability to compete in the Games without resorting to magic.

What really sealed the deal was alfredo offering to round up the 300 recruits needed 
for the contest all on his own. At that point the council could hardly argue further. 
And that, my friends, brings us around full circle... back to the beginning of this 
little story: back to the 300 ordinary folk that I described shuffling past you into 
town.

They were men and women, young and not so young; they tended to be on the thin side 
(perhaps a little undernourished); most looked to be in dire need of a bath, but more 
than anything, these recruits were totally and completely ordinary. But that should 
change, and in a little more than a year from now... change it will. It is most 
definitely not clear now, but through hard work, training, and perhaps a bit of talent 
that they were not yet aware of, six of these ordinary recruits will rise and prove 
that indeed the once ordinary can become extraordinary. Six of these ordinary recruits 
will rise, proving themselves to be the "Cream of the Slosh."

***---------*---------*---------*---------**---------*---------*---------*---------***

The Frothingslosh Syndicate is proud to announce 99 Bottles of Beer III!!! (+ 100): 
Sponsored by ALFREDOVISION(TM): for a Better Tomorrow, and a Better Today.

The contest will be in honor and celebration of turn 199 of SEAM DM 20.

Your objective is simple: be the first team to accumulate 199 Bottles of Beer!

The first part of the contest will be a 15 turn "warm-up" starting on turn 184, due 
7/4/22, but you are encouraged to start your team as early as possible. During this 
casual "meet and greet" stage, all teams will earn one bottle per turn simply by 
fielding a full team of 5 warriors and writing at least one personal ad. BTW guys, for 
the sake of simplicity, your Host and Cruise director asks that you PLEASE do not sign 
your ad expecting me to know who you are. If you are not 100% certain, then please 
state very clearly EVERY TURN what team you are associated with so i do not have to go 
through past newsletters to try to figure out who you are. Also do not forget to write 
a personal ad for the turn 184 newsletter! Simply stating who you are would be great. 
Something like, "Hi Seam. I'm John, the manager of John's team" is certainly 
sufficient.

The real fireworks will start on turn 199, due on 1/30/23. That is when the teams will 
start to earn Bottles for Arena Performance, which will be earned/awarded as follows:

  * Bottles awarded for being active and writing a personal ad are discontinued.
  * 5 Bottles for each invite to ADM, AWARDED UPON THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF INVITE IN THE 
    NEWSLETTER with the opportunity to earn 1 extra bottle ON THE FOLLOWING TURN for 
    achieving a kill in the Dark Arena on their last fight. Note that this Bottle is a 
    "bonus;" you will also earn a Bottle for the win; bottles awarded for wins are 
    outlined below.
  * 3 Bottles for each turn as Duelmaster, with the opportunity to earn 1 extra bottle 
    for writing a Duelmaster's column COLLECTED ON THE FOLLOWING TURN when the column 
    is actually published. It does not have to be fancy but has to be "something": 99 
    words minimum.
  * 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 Bottles for Team on the Move and Current Top Team. In the case 
    of ties, partial bottles will be awarded and will count towards your total.
  * 2 Bottles for Chartered Recognition Leader
  * 2 Bottles for This Week's Favorite
  * 2 Bottles for TOP CAREER HONORS Chartered Team
  * 0 Bottles for each turn as Overall Popularity Leader. Additionally, you will pay a 
    1 BOTTLE PENALTY on the following turn if you fail to post a personal ad 
    apologizing for your ostentatious behavior! OR...you can choose to brag further 
    about how astonishingly wonderful you actually are, and are more than worthy of 
    all the accolades you get from your adoring fans.
  * 1 Bottle for a successful Bloodfeud: limit two bottles per incident.
  * 2 Bottles for each Stylemaster as listed in the newsletter. In other words, the 
    rules for being awarded bottles for Stylemaster are the same as they are in the 
    arena: winning record, adept or above.
  * 1 bottle for each win, or two bottles for each kill in the regular arena. Warriors 
    that manage to return from the Dark Arena earn one bottle for the win only.

If more than one team achieves or surpasses 199 Bottles on the same turn, the team 
with the higher total will be the victor. Partial Bottles having been awarded make the 
event of a tie at the end much less likely; any fraction of a bottle lead that you may 
have *will* count. In the unlikely event that there is an exact tie for any place that 
receives a prize, those teams involved will continue playing until a winner can be 
decided.

The top three places will win one or more "Cream of the Slosh" replacements:

  * 1st Place: 3 CotS replacements
  * 2nd Place: 2 CotS replacements
  * 3rd Place: 1 CotS replacements

A CotS replacement is 10 standard, ordinary Duelmasters teamsheets that are specially 
"marked" and grouped together by the Spy Commision to be used for this single purpose 
only. The winning manager then chooses any one out of the 50 warriors on the 10 
teamsheets they wish to be their "Cream of the Slosh" replacement; the other 49 are 
simply discarded. Note that you are free to use your CotS replacement anytime you have 
an opening on your team; in other words, you are not required to Dark Arena nor do you 
have to pass on a good naturally occurring replacement.

However, CotS replacements will not be allowed to hide their status: all CotS 
replacements will be required to start its name with these three symbols: O^O (capital 
O, shift-6 [caret symbol], capital O. This surely will cause them to be a "target" of 
challenges, but also will serve as a badge of honor for them to wear proudly. In the 
case of winning multiple CotS replacements, you will be required to wait at least 10 
ACTIVE turns in between using your CotS replacements; you will only receive one CotS 
packet at a time. Just send a note in to the Spy Commission with your 10th turn's 
orders to receive your new CotS packet with your turn's results.

Note that 6 CotS replacements being won in total is the guaranteed minimum. I have 
been informed that if the contest has an unusually large turnout, the Spy Commission 
MAY choose to spice up the prize pool with additional CotS replacements. Understand 
there are no guarantees (other than them 6 as listed), and these Spies were rather 
"vague" and sometimes can be a little sketchy. But, for what it's worth, I figured I 
should pass the information on just in case it does actually have merit.

But that's not all! For those of you that wish to spice up the contest even further, 
we are featuring an additional and completely voluntary "Contest Within a Contest" for 
which there will be a one time fee of 6 RSI Gift Certificates to enter. The prize pool 
for the CWAC will be one "6-pack" of Duelmasters Gift Certificates (no cash value; 
each may be redeemed for one Duelmasters teamsheet) for every manager who chooses to 
participate. The prize pool will divided up among the winning players as follows:

  * 1st place: 1/2 of all the teamsheets
  * 2nd place: 1/3 of all the teamsheets
  * 3rd place: 1/6 of all the teamsheets

I just want to clarify that managers competing for the CWAC teamsheets are only 
competing against each other. So, for example, if you place second in the main contest 
but the main contest winner did not choose to participate in the CWAC, you will then 
be the first place winner of the CWAC (and receive half of all the sheets in the prize 
pool). Additionally, if the CWAC proves to be very popular and gets many entries, I 
may pay out more places. Any such decisions will be discussed and finalized prior to 
turn 199.

I will do my best to write a Contest Update every turn which will obviously be based 
on the totals from the previous turn. I also plan to start an email list that you may 
join if you wish. I will send out the updated contest standings to this list...likely 
very soon after the newsletter is posted; I will actually be so bold to suggest that I 
might get your contest update prior to getting your mail! So everyone can have up-to-
date standings, but also gives you the chance to point out any errors I might have 
made prior to sending in the official update to be printed in the newsletter.

Other Rules:

  * Once the first team equals or surpasses the required 199 Bottles total, THE 
    CONTEST IS OVER unless there are any ties to work out, and in that case the 
    contest will continue to the following turn ONLY for those teams involved. Your 
    official contest ranking will be based on whatever position you are holding at the 
    time that the first team(s) surpasses 199 bottles, even in the unlikely event of a 
    tie for first place and the winner has not yet been determined.
  * NO AVOIDS: This will be STRICTLY ENFORCED starting on Turn 199. Any team caught 
    avoiding will be REMOVED from the contest and their entry fee (if any) WILL NOT be 
    refunded! And trust me, with the number of nosy spy reporters out there, YOU WILL 
    get caught.
  * Cheating of any kind will not be tolerated and will be grounds for 
    disqualification. Coordinating challenges is allowed; non-aggression pacts are 
    allowed. "Taking a dive" (ie: throwing fights) is definitely NOT allowed. Any 
    allegations of cheating will be investigated seriously; any decision made by the 
    spy commission regarding said allegations will be final. Ladies and gentlemen: 
    let's keep this clean, okay? None of us are kids anymore!
  * Seam is a "non-tourney" arena, and as such you are required to field a full team 
    of 5 warriors every turn! Any warrior that has 1 FE or more missing the turn will 
    incur a 3-Bottle penalty for their team. You are highly encouraged to put your 
    entire team on maintenance, to guard against any mistakes. If you have a warrior 
    "accidentally' sit out the turn, you will "accidentally" incur a 3-bottle penalty 
    ;>. Any rookie warrior missing a turn will only incur a 1-Bottle penalty for 
    their team. I am aware that those poor noobs often get lost temporarily.
  * There will be no penalty for your *entire team* missing a turn. It is certainly 
    not recommended, however!
  * No tournament experience or "enhanced" warriors will be allowed.
  * If you wish to participate in the optional "contest within a contest," you must 
    announce your intention to participate prior to turn 190 being processed (due 
    9/26). The one-time entry fee of 6 RSI Gift Certificates will be charged to your 
    account at that time. 

YOU are invited; you are encouraged to start early if you like! The Frothingslosh 
Syndicate invites you to Bottle! Er...ah...battle!

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

It is a good thing I didn't have to walk far to get here!  Walking with blisters is 
not fun!

                                          -- Blisters

                                      SPY REPORT

     If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of 
DRAGONHEAD brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too.  FAVORITE SAYINGS 6 turned their 
1-0-0 turn into a 16th place rank in the listings this turn.  Any better than this, 
and you get put on hit lists.  Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see TRIPLE 
DOG DARE win a fight and gain 30 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, TRIPLE DOG DARE beat 
UNPREPARED and UNPREPARED lost 42 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  And if variety 
is the spice of life, DRAGONHEAD may be getting bland, as BLISTERS stays top dog in 
the city.  The Welcome Wench, humph!  I've tasted better ale at mortuaries.  Where do 
they get this stuff?  From DRAGONHEAD's trash dumps?   
     Well, let's take a look at some more misdeeds of you miserable sword-boys.  
DRAGONHEAD, I am losing what little hope I had in you.  BASH BROS PHOTO the most 
avoided team?  What insult will suffice, I cannot say.  And who led the way in this 
mass act of cowardice?  Let's see, well, whatcha know?  It was NL CENTRAL.  Ha ha ha 
ha!  Ooh, I'm frightfully impressed, LIFE & DEATH was this turn's most challenged 
warrior.  Watch that ego swell, sports fans.  LIFE & DEATH was challenged by one of 
BASH BROS FISHERMAN's warriors this turn, with DRUNK having a lead of 40 points going 
into the fight.  Ha ha aha ha aha ha!!!  DRUNK was lost to by FAVORITE SAYINGS 6's 
warrior!  Thank the gods for big favors!  ha!   
     Death and Taxes.  The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience.  Let's 
see if anyone's dead or dying.  Titanium shields and bamboo daggers, guess what brave 
team is developing these kinds of weapons?   
     There's got to be a better place in DRAGONHEAD to get a drink than The Welcome 
Wench!  Any suggestions?  Just wait 'till next time I show up here, I won't be so 
nice!  So nyaaah!  Glad to see the back of this place-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLISTERS 11147               16   3  0   132       BASH BROS WALKING (1469)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-FLICKERING 8048              28   0  0   132       BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021)
-SPIRIT OF COFFEE 10108       11   3  1   132       UNLIKELY HEROES (1325)
-SNOOP DOGGY DOGG 6245        18  10  1   129       MONGREL HORDE (680)
 DRUNK 7812                   27   7  0   122       BASH BROS FISHERMAN (976)
 ALONE 8134                   11   0  0   117       BASH BROS BIRTHDAY (885)
 LIFE & DEATH 10646           13   8  0   113       FAVORITE SAYINGS 6 (1423)
 FISH STORY 7813              27   7  2   109       BASH BROS FISHERMAN (976)
 WHERE'S THE BEEF 10813       17   9  1   108       BASH BROS STEAK (1456)
 DOG GONE IT 9950             11  12  0   108       MONGREL HORDE (680)
 TRIPLE DOG DARE 9973          5   1  0   108       MONGREL HORDE (680)
-UNDERDOG 6250                19   8  1   107       MONGREL HORDE (680)
 BAD SERVICE 10967            15   3  0   106       BB ITALIAN FOOD (1482)
-NONSTANDARD 8051             19  10  1   101       BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021)
 WILLDRAS 5282                18   7  0    99       FREELANCERS (576)
 FOXBAT 9863                   9   4  0    97       RUSSIAN BIRDS (671)
 SLOW BOARDING 10525          14   5  1    95       BB TRAIN DELAY (1399)
 COUNT PEPPERMINT 10330       16  30  2    94       UNLIKELY HEROES (1325)
 SIR LOIN OF BEEF 9683        13  12  0    93       MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)
 NO BATTERIES 10121           20  22  0    91       BB FLASHLIGHT (1333)
 RUBBERY 10811                16   9  0    91       BASH BROS STEAK (1456)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CARDINAL 8794                12   7  0    86       NL CENTRAL (783)
 UNPREPARED 7811              24  10  0    82       BASH BROS FISHERMAN (976)
 OBLIGATORY 10137              7   2  0    81       BASH BROS SEX (1336)
-BEAR 6221                    13  10  1    79       RUSSIAN BIRDS (671)
 SMOKE 11360                  11   3  0    78       BASH BROS WALKING (1469)
 SIR FRANCIS BACON 10333       6   4  0    72       MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DELIVERIES 11375              8   2  1    66       BASH BROS QUARANTINE (1541)
 PIRATE II 10332               8   2  0    66       NL CENTRAL (783)
 SARDONIS 10734                6   5  0    66       FREELANCERS (576)
 SCALPED 7353                  5   0  0    66       BASH BROS PHOTO (889)
 DOG HOUSE 10281               6   5  0    63       MONGREL HORDE (680)
 CROWDED 10880                15   9  0    59       BASH BROS WALKING (1469)
 RED 10216                     8   4  0    59       NL CENTRAL (783)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FAKE SMILE 7352               4   1  0    58       BASH BROS PHOTO (889)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CALORIES 11392                7   1  0    56       BB ITALIAN FOOD (1482)
 COLD SOUP 10968              13   5  1    53       BB ITALIAN FOOD (1482)
-FRIENDS 11373                 5   5  1    51       BASH BROS QUARANTINE (1541)
 FROG FOOT 10277               3   4  0    49       RUSSIAN BIRDS (671)
 BUFFALO BILL 10334            6   5  0    47       MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)
 SUDOKU 6128                   5   4  2    47       SUE'S HOBBIES (672)
 FOXHOUND 10469                3   1  0    46       RUSSIAN BIRDS (671)
 SLOW 11391                    9   3  0    43       BASH BROS WALKING (1469)
-FAMILY 11374                  6   4  0    42       BASH BROS QUARANTINE (1541)
-BEAR GRYLLS 10471             5   3  1    41       MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)
 SEATBELT BELL 8998            3   2  0    38       BB AUTOMOBILE (1175)
-INDOORS 11377                 6   4  0    37       BASH BROS QUARANTINE (1541)
 CUB II 10305                  5   3  0    36       NL CENTRAL (783)
 EMPTY TANK 8997               4   1  0    36       BB AUTOMOBILE (1175)
-MOTHS 7654                    7   3  0    34       BASH BROS DRESSER (945)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DOCTOR WEEVIL 10074           4   3  0    31       UNLIKELY HEROES (1325)
 FORGOT IT 8910                3   2  0    31       BASH BROS JACKET (1157)
 JAKE LAMB 11390               2   0  0    28       MEAT YOUR MAKER (656)
 THE MASTER 9681               2   0  0    28       BASH BROS MANAGER9 (1109)
-HARD TO REACH 8049            7   5  0    26       BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021)
 DIRTY 8908                    4   1  1    26       BASH BROS JACKET (1157)
 UNFULFILLING 10916            3   2  0    25       BASH BROS SEX (1336)
-DEAD BULB 10125               2   0  0    25       BB FLASHLIGHT (1333)
 FADED 7351                    4   1  0    24       BASH BROS PHOTO (889)
-BREWSKI III 10472             2   1  0    24       NL CENTRAL (783)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-FROGGER 6123                  4   4  0    22       RUSSIAN BIRDS (671)
 CAPTAIN OPTIMISM 11542        1   0  0    21       UNLIKELY HEROES (1325)
-AT YOUR OWN RISK 7598         1   0  0    20       BB SCOTT BORAS (936)
 CORNER GAS 11416              1   0  0    18       CANADIAN SHOWS (1547)
 CRASH TEST DUMMIES 11404      1   0  0    18       CANADIAN BANDS (1545)
 CALZRIN 10750                 3   8  0    17       FREELANCERS (576)
-CITIZEN BANE 10107            2   3  0    17       UNLIKELY HEROES (1325)
 NOT ASSUR 8574                2   0  0    16       BASH BROS MANAGER9 (1109)
 CROOKED 8138                  0   1  0    15       BASH BROS TEETH (1037)
 BRYAN ADAMS 11409             1   0  0    14       CANADIAN SINGERS (1546)
-DRESSER'S VACATION 11335      1   0  0    10       BASH BROS SHEETS (980)
-FORGOTTEN 7331                0   2  0    10       BASH BROS BIRTHDAY (885)
 THE GUESS WHO 11407           1   0  0     9       CANADIAN BANDS (1545)
-MR. CARTER 10604              1   0  0     9       PORKY'S REVENGE (1415)
 MINE 7702                     1   1  0     8       DISARM (954)
 DRAKE 11413                   0   1  0     5       CANADIAN SINGERS (1546)
 THE GREEK GUY 8576            1   1  0     4       BASH BROS MANAGER9 (1109)
 BOOBY TRAP 7700               1   1  0     4       DISARM (954)
 BOMB 7701                     1   1  0     4       DISARM (954)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DRUNK was devastated by LIFE & DEATH in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
PIRATE II outlasted COLD SOUP in a monotonous 9 minute Challenge melee.
BLISTERS defeated FOXBAT in a 1 minute master's Title duel.
SIR LOIN OF BEEF was devastated by ALONE in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
FISH STORY devastated M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
COUNT PEPPERMINT was unbelievably bested by WILLDRAS in a 3 minute master's match.
UNPREPARED was handily defeated by TRIPLE DOG DARE in a 1 minute uneven melee.
WHERE'S THE BEEF vanquished VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
BAD SERVICE vanquished KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
DOG GONE IT savagely defeated RUBBERY in a popular 3 minute brutal veteran's melee.
CROWDED was demolished by CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
NO BATTERIES bested VETERAN MERCENARY in a 4 minute one-sided battle.
OBLIGATORY bested M. CHARDINEE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bout.
SLOW BOARDING handily defeated M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
SMOKE was defeated by VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a 2 minute gruesome struggle.
SUDOKU was handily defeated by SCALPED in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
SLOW was devastated by SARDONIS in a exciting 1 minute one-sided brawl.
DOG HOUSE demolished FORGOT IT in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
SIR FRANCIS BACON overpowered EMPTY TANK in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
FAKE SMILE devastated CUB II in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
FADED was overpowered by FOXHOUND in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
DIRTY was overpowered by FROG FOOT in a 1 minute uneven fray.
SEATBELT BELL was overcome by BUFFALO BILL in a 6 minute novice vs. veteran contest.
RED overpowered UNFULFILLING in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
CALZRIN was overpowered by JAKE LAMB in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
THE MASTER overpowered EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute uneven match.
THE GREEK GUY was beaten by BRYAN ADAMS in a 2 minute gory beginner's duel.
NOT ASSUR overcame DRAKE in a 2 minute amateur's bout.
MINE was vanquished by CAPTAIN OPTIMISM in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
BOMB was overpowered by CORNER GAS in a 2 minute uneven duel.
BOOBY TRAP was overpowered by CRASH TEST DUMMIES in a 1 minute one-sided match.
CROOKED was savagely defeated by THE GUESS WHO in a exciting 6 minute brutal fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                  13         PARRY-STRIKE      43 -  12 -  1      78  |
|AIMED BLOW                      13         PARRY-LUNGE       10 -   3 -  0      77  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  9         WALL OF STEEL     36 -  11 -  0      77  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     5         BASHING ATTACK    64 -  20 -  3      76  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         TOTAL PARRY       24 -  10 -  0      71  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         LUNGING ATTACK    12 -   5 -  0      71  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         STRIKING ATTACK   16 -   7 -  0      70  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         AIMED BLOW        45 -  25 -  0      64  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         SLASHING ATTACK    9 -   8 -  0      53  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   2 -  0       0  |

Turn 379 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:

STRIKING ATTACK    7 -  2     BASHING ATTACK     6 -  7         3  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  1     AIMED BLOW         5 -  8         2  PARRY-STRIKE   
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
PARRY-STRIKE       3 -  2     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         2  BASHING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  2                                       1  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  1                                       1  AIMED BLOW     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-STRIKE     BLISTERS 11147             16   3  0  132 BASH BROS WALKING (1469)
TOTAL PARRY      DRUNK 7812                 27   7  0  122 BASH BROS FISHERMAN (976)
STRIKING ATTACK  ALONE 8134                 11   0  0  117 BASH BROS BIRTHDAY (885)
AIMED BLOW       LIFE & DEATH 10646         13   8  0  113 FAVORITE SAYINGS 6 (1423)
BASHING ATTACK   FISH STORY 7813            27   7  2  109 BASH BROS FISHERMAN (976)
WALL OF STEEL    BAD SERVICE 10967          15   3  0  106 BB ITALIAN FOOD (1482)
PARRY-LUNGE      UNPREPARED 7811            24  10  0   82 BASH BROS FISHERMAN (976)
LUNGING ATTACK   SARDONIS 10734              6   5  0   66 FREELANCERS (576)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is COUNT PEPPERMINT 10330.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was COUNT PEPPERMINT 10330.  The ten other most popular fighters were DOG 
GONE IT 9950, THE GUESS WHO 11407, TRIPLE DOG DARE 9973, RUBBERY 10811, BRYAN ADAMS 
11409, LIFE & DEATH 10646, ALONE 8134, OBLIGATORY 10137, SARDONIS 10734, and NOT 
ASSUR 8574.

The least popular fighter this week was COLD SOUP 10968.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were PIRATE II 10332, BUFFALO BILL 10334, SEATBELT BELL 8998, CROOKED 8138, 
BOOBY TRAP 7700, BOMB 7701, CALZRIN 10750, UNFULFILLING 10916, FADED 7351, and CUB II 
10305.