DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/28/2012    Duedate: 03/26/2012

ERINIKA ARENA

DM-73    TURN-248

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

PANAMA OATS
MIDDLE WAY 18 (656)
(73-5839) [22-20-0,109]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

PANAMA OATS                    JIRO
MIDDLE WAY 18 (656)            SAMURAI LORDS (75)
(73-5839) [22-20-0,109]        (73-2416) [2-3-0,28]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

SARMINO TIELO                  SARMINO TIELO
MIDDLE WAY 18 (656)            MIDDLE WAY 18 (656)
(73-5923) [12-12-0,108]        (73-5923) [12-12-0,108]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

MIDDLE WAY 18 (656)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. MIDDLE WAY 18 (656)         50
2. SAMURAI LORDS (75)          27      BLACKMAIL (651)
3. BLACKMAIL (651)              5      Unchartered Team
4. H8 2 TXT (673)               0
5. ROUTE 84 (414)               0      SAMURAI LORDS (75)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0 BLACKMAIL (651)           97  32  4 75.2   1/ 3 MIDDLE WAY 18 (656)       9  6 0
 2- 2 SUPERMARKET (687)         33  17  1 66.0   2- 1 H8 2 TXT (673)            7  3 0
 3- 3 H8 2 TXT (673)            76  51  6 59.8   3- 4 ROUTE 84 (414)            4  0 0
 4/ 4 MIDDLE WAY 18 (656)      158 162  5 49.4   4/ 0*SAMURAI LORDS (75)        4  1 0
 5- 5 ROUTE 84 (414)             9  10  0 47.4   5- 2 SUPERMARKET (687)         2  3 0
 6/ 0*SAMURAI LORDS (75)        13  18  0 41.9   6/ 5 THEY MIGHT BE ORCS (686)  1  2 0
 7/ 6 THEY MIGHT BE ORCS (686)  20  45  3 30.8   7/ 0 BLACKMAIL (651)           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

                     ANNOUNCING TURF WAR VIII; DM47; JULY 2012

     Don't miss the premier event in all Alastari!  Gather an alliance.  (2 to 4
managers).  Select a captain.  Send in your entry fee(certs).  Prepare your warriors.
The competition, the acclaim, and the prizes await.
     The Turf War is expected to bring ten or more teams to battle.  The competition
is fierce.  Only one Alliance can win TW8.  Will it be yours?

                                 *TURF WAR 8 RULES*

                          Starting July 30 2012 (12 turns)
              Bring acclaim and glory to the North Fork (DM47) arena.

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 Captain of the alliance in the North Fork (DM 47)
            newsletter.
        2.  Indicate in the newsletter which Captain/alliance you will join.
        3.  Announcements made on the D2 Forums or elsewhere will not be accepted.

Captains are responsible for:
        1.  Verifying/authorizing, in the North Fork newsletter, those who wish to
participate under the banner of their alliance.  (Lack of participant indication of
joining and/or lack of lack of Captain confirmation will delay a team's participation
in the Turf War.)
        2.  Distribution of prizes should their alliance win the Turf War.
        3.  Submit two (2) RSI Roll-Up Certificates to participate.  (Note: Captains
may, if they wish, submit certs for all potential members of their alliance.)

Participating managers who are not Captains must:
        1.  Submit two (2) RSI Roll-Up Certificates to participate.  (Unless already
submitted by Captain. Note: extras will not be returned, but will go into the winning
pool of prizes.)
        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 an RSI Gift Certificate is
received, and participant indication and captain confirmation are posted in the North
Fork newsletter.  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 in the newsletter
by the alliance Captain they will represent.
               c.  Only one (1) team per player may compete.  No arena multiple teams
or aliases will be allowed.  Violations will result in immediate manager
disqualification (including team point adjustments) from the Turf War (so be sure to
take any multiple teams OFF of Team Maintenance and be certain not to run any other
team warriors).
               d.  Scoring will NOT be retroactive for teams/alliances that do not
properly declare or get captain confirmation 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 score 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 3 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.
(Note: the intent is to have a very thorough set of rules so that few decisions, if
any, are required from the moderators.)

Scoring will be as follows for Fights:
                                   Win   Loss   Kill      Die
Challenge (up or within same class) +2     -2     +5       -5
Down Challenge "Challenger"         -2     -2     -5       -5
Down Challenge "Challenged"         +2      0     +5       -5
Match Up                            +1     -1     +1       -5
Bloodfeud Challenge (Up or Down)    +2     -5     +5      -10
Champion **                         x2     x2     x2       x2
Dark Arena*                        +10     -5     xx       xx
Tournament Death***                                        -3
Halfway (6 round total) best alliance win/loss percentage ****
Final (12 round total) alliance w/l% percentage ****
    *After 2nd win in DA, warrior scores no additional points for wins,
    ** Champions double applies to his score only -- not to opponent.
    *** No warrior may be substituted without the proper use of the DA or arena death
or death in a tournament or graduation.  There must be a maximum of five only on a
team at any point and time.  (The penalty for such substitution is -10 points.)
Points awarded for team tournament participation are 1 for 1 entrant, 3 for 2
entrants, 6 for 3 entrants, 10 for 4 entrants, and 15 for 5 entrants.  A TV scores 7
points or a TC scores 15 points.  Death in a tournament results in a -3 score.
    ***** Halfway points scored are 25, 20, 15, 10, 5, 5, 5 (etc) for 1st, 2nd, 3rd
(etc).  (To qualify for any of these points the alliance must have fought 75% of its
possible fights.)  Final 12 Round points scored are 40, 30, 20, 15, 10, 5, 5, 5 (etc)
for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd (etc).  (To qualify for any of these points the alliance must
have fought 75% of its possible fights.)

Special Scoring Considerations for the Turf War are as follows:
Full Team:                                        +1
      1. A team which fights 4+ warriors (Includes DAing) gets a point
Full Alliance                                     +1
2. An alliance were ALL teams get a Full Team point earns a point
Full Team/Alliance scores 
      3. Will double for the last half (6 rounds) of TW8.
Style Master:                                     +2
      1. No matter how many stylemasters, an individual team can score only +2 per
         round 
Duelmaster:                                       +2
      1. Duelmaster points shall be earned separate of stylemaster points.

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 have fought at least one previous fight in the North Fork
         (DM47 arena) to be able to be declared a champion.
     5.  A Champion can be declared on any round and point factors will begin that
         same turn. (Must meet above 4 conditions prior to declaring)

Bloodfeuds:
        1.  Bloodfeuds will score points on all four (4) turns.
        2.  There is no limit to which warrior may bloodfeud or how often.
        3.  To score as a bloodfeud, then feud/death must have occurred totally
within the TW8.  (E.g. Feuds created prior to TW8 will not be deemed or scored as a
bloodfeud, but rather as a challenge or downchallenge.

Downchallenges:
        1.  A downchallenge occurs when a warrior challenges a warrior in a lower
class.  (Lower class is defined as lower than the identical class.  (E.g. A
challenger champion class challenging a champion class is a down challenge.)
        2.  In TW8 a standard challenge is up (in recognition points), parallel or
within the identical class but lower recognition.
        3.  No challenge by The Duelmaster shall be deemed a downchallenge.  (This
rule supersedes all other downchallenge rules.)

Tournament Considerations:
        1.  Tournament participation is allowed and ENCOURAGED as a great form of
recognition for North Fork.
        2.  Tournament Victors won during the course of the contest will gain a one
(1) time bonus of 7 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 15 points.  This bonus will apply EACH time a warrior(s) win such
status.
        4.  Points awarded for tournament participation are 1 for 1 entrant, 3 for 2
entrants, 6 for 3 entrants, 10 for 4 entrants, and 15 for 5 entrants.  A TV scores 7
points additional or a TC scores 15 points additional.  Death in a tournament results
in an additional -3 score.
        5.  Points for entrants, TVs, TCs, and tournament deaths 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 300, points will be credited on North Fork
turn 301 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 four (4) teams/managers allowed per alliance
for the Turf War VII.  The minimum is two (2).
        4.  The Dark Arena may be used on the first FE turn (e.g. no arena or
tournament fights) only, of every warrior, without penalty.
        5.  If at any time, the Moderators determine that any non-TW team in the
arena is aiding and/or abetting any TW alliance or team, the affected points won by
the gifted team/alliance will be disallowed and the aiding non-TW team will be asked
to desist from play in the arena until after the Turf War concludes.

Prizes:
The Turf War is meant to be a "winner takes all" contest.  However, for TW8, a prize
(RU cert) will be awarded each of the twelve turns to the individual team/manager
that fights five fights and has the best w/l record that turn.  (Tiebreakers are in
this order-- kills, recognition points earned.)  All prizes and 100% of the Gift
Certificates will be awarded to the Captain of the winning alliance at the end of the
competition.  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.

     All entry fees (rollup certs) are awarded to the winning alliance, except for
the twelve reserved for the individual winning manager each week.)
     The following prizes have been secured from RSI:
        1.  Renaming of the North Fork (DM 47) arena;
        2.  Renaming of all Dark Arena Monsters (two for each manager in the winning
alliance, and two additional for the captain of the alliance).
        3.  Known Favorites for one DM47 warrior on each team of the winning alliance
(warrior must be ranked Initiate or above, must be alive, and must have at least one
DM47 arena fight to receive this award).
        4.  +1 Skill bonus (three) for each manager on the winning alliance.  Bonus
potions must be applied to living warriors from DM 47.
        5.  +1 Skill bonus potion (one) for each and every individual manager who
fights in all 12 rounds AND 54 fights of the Turf War.  Bonus potion must be applied
to a living warrior from (DM 47)
        6. Two additional rollup certs for each manager of the winning alliance from
RSI.
     These RSI awards will be listed by the Moderator for claiming from RSI (Lee)
within 4 turns of the end of TW VI.  The certs will be mailed to the winning alliance
by the Moderators within two weeks of the end of the TW.

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 or
wfms101 at aol dot com.

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

This contest will begin in late July 2012 following the Summer FTF.
                             **TW8 Revision 02-20-12**

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                              ---===SLOW ARENA NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 345): CONFIDENCE of CONSANGUINEOUS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 342): TAXES of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 340): OMBERT QURL of MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 296): IPSWICH of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 318): ROSELYN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 312): GIZMO of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 299): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 293): ZOUM LA BOUSE of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 277): QIONG YING of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 270): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 246): RAPUNZEL of DARQUE FORCES V (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 247): NAEFAN ORDH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 247): KK of H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  83 TELORINTHE (turn 62): VODI of OLLIS HEROES (Omega, mgr.)
 DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 245): MONKEY BUSINESS of PRIMATES-R-US (Crip, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 345): YOU PAY I SLAY (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 342): DREW'S BOYS (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 340): MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 296): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 318): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 312): LAND OF OZ (Oz, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 299): LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 293): BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 277): KIWI CONNECTION II (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 270): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 246): DARQUE FORCES V (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 247): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 247): H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  83 TELORINTHE (turn 62): OLDIES (Coach, mgr.)
 DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 245): TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgrs.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                   ----------------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 345): CONFIDENCE of CONSANGUINEOUS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 340): OMBERT QURL of MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 296): IPSWICH of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 312): PATRY TRAP of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
                   (turn 311): EUREKA PRIDE of ALASKAN PIPELINE (Storm Lord)
                               KATIE of ALL STAR NANA'S (The Mun, mgr.)
                               AGARIC of WARHAMMERS (Coyote, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 299): PURPLE ACE of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 292): RENDOR QUIL of MIDDLE WAY 8 (Jorja, mgr.)
                (turn 291): 451 DEGREES of PYROMANIA (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 670): LORD FOUL of BLOODGUARD (Sigird Fafnisbane, mgr.)
              (turn 269): HARVEY of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
                          FAIRYFIRE of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 246): BBIAB of H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Well, what are you looking at, ERINIKA?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  Later days, H8 2 TXT, since MIDDLE WAY 
18 took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news.  Of course, we're all 
terribly impressed to see WENDY VINE win a fight and gain 14 points, terribly.  Tsk, 
tsk, WENDY VINE beat NEANDERTHAL and NEANDERTHAL lost 12 points.  You're breakin' my 
heart.  Due to absence, and inability to defend the throne, KK has lost the Title of 
Duelmaster.  Start setting that alarm earlier!  And it's out with the old, in with 
the new, as PANAMA OATS takes the Title and last week's bar tab from the old 
Duelmaster.  Heh, heh.  I'm not in a very good mood today, but why am I telling you 
this?  You want to know what's new, don't you, ERINIKA?   
     He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day, the coward.  
ERINIKA, I am losing what little hope I had in you.  ROUTE 84 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 THEY MIGHT BE ORCS.  Ha ha ha ha!  
WENDY VINE was challenged more times this turn than the Duelmaster.  Now was the DM 
insulted or feared?  Heh, heh.   
     Death and Taxes.  The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience.  Let's 
see if anyone's dead or dying.  Honor is like a chainmail shirt, it only shines 
through use.  Certain nameless cowards will doubtless rebuke me on this one.   
     I was about to buy a new quill pen the other day, but some fighter took it for 
an epee.  Forgive me for writing with a dagger.  Just wait 'till next time I show up 
here, I won't be so nice!  So nyaaah!  I see the crowds are getting restless, I must 
leave now-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PANAMA OATS 5839             22  20  0   109       MIDDLE WAY 18 (656)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-KK 5927                      16   6  0   112       H8 2 TXT (673)
 SARMINO TIELO 5923           12  12  0   108       MIDDLE WAY 18 (656)
-LOLZIE 5904                  15  11  2    91       H8 2 TXT (673)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MRALISSA LOON 5939            8   4  0    81       MIDDLE WAY 18 (656)
-L8R 5926                     12  10  2    76       H8 2 TXT (673)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CAROLINA 3670                 5   4  0    66       ROUTE 84 (414)
-RIMN 5888                     8   4  0    62       BLACKMAIL (651)
-ADULTERY 5890                 7   4  1    57       BLACKMAIL (651)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-AISLE BLOCKER 6011            9   1  1    53       SUPERMARKET (687)
 WENDY VINE 5949               5   3  0    53       MIDDLE WAY 18 (656)
-R U DMB 5905                 12  14  0    50       H8 2 TXT (673)
-LEVIATHAN 6008                4   4  1    50       THEY MIGHT BE ORCS (686)
-SLOW CHECKER 6015             6   4  0    40       SUPERMARKET (687)
-ORCA 6005                     5   3  0    40       THEY MIGHT BE ORCS (686)
-OUT OF STOCK 6016             6   4  0    38       SUPERMARKET (687)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NEANDERTHAL 6009              3  21  1    33       THEY MIGHT BE ORCS (686)
-CARTER 5951                   2   0  0    30       ROUTE 84 (414)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JIRO 2416                     2   3  0    28       SAMURAI LORDS (75)
-VINING 5955                   2   0  0    27       ROUTE 84 (414)
-MAMMOTH 6010                  3   2  0    26       THEY MIGHT BE ORCS (686)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ROTTEN PRODUCE 6012           6   4  0    22       SUPERMARKET (687)
-LONG CHECKOUT LINES 6013      6   4  0    22       SUPERMARKET (687)
 TALITHA SEALE 5959            3   2  0    20       MIDDLE WAY 18 (656)
 AMAKO 775                     3   3  0    18       SAMURAI LORDS (75)
 ISHIKAWA II 2415              3   2  0    14       SAMURAI LORDS (75)
 KITABATAKE 774                3   3  0    12       SAMURAI LORDS (75)
 MATSUYA 772                   2   5  0    11       SAMURAI LORDS (75)
 POLITICIAN 5931               0   1  0     5       BLACKMAIL (651)

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

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

                                     PERSONAL ADS

R U DMB -- I'd say my win was pretty unbelievable as well.  You need to hit the gym a
bit and get a bit stronger. -- Neanderthal

We congratulate the tourney participants. -- Jorja and the Middle Way

Bibby -- At least you're leaving.  That's good. -- Mralissa Loon

L8r -- You still look like a typo, but at least you had the grace to lose. -- Sarmino
Tielo

Lolzie -- Is that long for "lazy"?  Darned if I know why the crowd was pleased. --
Panaman Oats

Ah, an Ambitous Guard!  That really sets me up in self-confidence.  Probably false,
but still, it feels good now. -- Wendy Vine

Carter -- And what will the rise in gas prices do, eh? -- Talitha Seale

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

NEANDERTHAL was devastated by WENDY VINE in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
PANAMA OATS demolished M. CHARDINEE in a 4 minute one-sided Title melee.
SARMINO TIELO overpowered KHALHUMS DWARF in a crowd pleasing 3 minute mismatched duel.
MRALISSA LOON defeated VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute match.
MATSUYA was devastated by TALITHA SEALE in a 2 minute gory uneven brawl.
KITABATAKE bested CONVICTED THIEF in a unpopular 5 minute match.
AMAKO handily defeated MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute uneven fight.
JIRO vanquished CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute uneven duel.
ISHIKAWA II outwaited POLITICIAN in a dull 17 minute gory beginner's fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         BASHING ATTACK    12 -   3 -  1      80  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         PARRY-STRIKE       7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         AIMED BLOW        19 -  10 -  0      66  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         SLASHING ATTACK   12 -   7 -  1      63  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         TOTAL PARRY        7 -   5 -  0      58  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         LUNGING ATTACK    13 -  11 -  0      54  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         STRIKING ATTACK    7 -   6 -  0      54  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         WALL OF STEEL      1 -   4 -  0      20  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   2 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 248 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      PANAMA OATS 5839           22  20  0  109 MIDDLE WAY 18 (656)
LUNGING ATTACK   MRALISSA LOON 5939          8   4  0   81 MIDDLE WAY 18 (656)
STRIKING ATTACK  WENDY VINE 5949             5   3  0   53 MIDDLE WAY 18 (656)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is SARMINO TIELO 5923.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was SARMINO TIELO 5923.  The ten other most popular fighters were WENDY VINE 
5949, PANAMA OATS 5839, TALITHA SEALE 5959, MRALISSA LOON 5939, AMAKO 775, JIRO 2416, 
NEANDERTHAL 6009, MATSUYA 772, KITABATAKE 774, and POLITICIAN 5931.

The least popular fighter this week was ISHIKAWA II 2415.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were POLITICIAN 5931, KITABATAKE 774, MATSUYA 772, NEANDERTHAL 6009, 
JIRO 2416, AMAKO 775, MRALISSA LOON 5939, TALITHA SEALE 5959, PANAMA OATS 5839, and 
WENDY VINE 5949.

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

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

                             AXIOM (11-3918) ERRATA (372) 
                     MACHETE MOUSE (82-4566) MAMMAL MILITIA (616) 
                 GONE TO GEORGIA (82-28596) STREET PIZZAD XXI (4657) 
                         ROOT (82-31537) 4 LETTER BEER (5196) 
                         SMOOTH (82-33235) TRANSITIONS (5487) 
                   YELLOW DEUCE COUPE (82-33317) COLOR TUNES (5502) 
                         ROOM 282 (82-33685) TEMPE -05 (5575) 
                    UGAMUGGAH (82-41228) STREET PIZZAD XXII (5040) 
                   TOUCHE' TURTLE (82-44789) KILLER KARTOONS (7535) 
                   MIDSIZE WHOOPER (82-47794) COOL NAMES 22 (8035) 
                  DAVID WAYBUR (84-5954) MEDAL OF HONOR F3 II (1124) 
                      RODEO CLOWN (84-11743) TOUGHER GUYS (2136) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes