DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/24/2022    Duedate: 06/20/2022

ERINIKA ARENA

DM-73    TURN-380

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

MEAT
PORKY'S (973)
(73-8119) [14-7-0,114]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

MARDUK                         BARCA
MYTHOS 14 (852)                LUDUS MAGNUS M (922)
(73-7435) [9-1-2,121]          (73-7846) [7-2-1,82]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

SIR GARLON                     SPICLUS
MYTHOS 7 (845)                 LUDUS MAGNUS XV (907)
(73-7400) [21-18-0,89]         (73-7766) [11-1-0,105]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

YUPPIE TRANSLATE (1131)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. LUDUS MAGNUS M (922)        49
2. LUDUS MAGNUS XIII (908)     40      LUDUS MAGNUS XV (907)
3. LUDUS MAGNUS LX (913)       39      Unchartered Team
4. JUDGEMENT 20 (1125)         39
5. JUDGEMENT 13 (1118)         36      MYTHOS 12 (850)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*KIWI CONNECTION 2 (678)    6   0  0  100   1- 3 ROUTE 84 (414)            3  0 0
 2/ 5 LUDUS MAGNUS XV (907)     11   1  0 91.7   2- 4*KIWI CONNECTION V (644)   3  1 0
 3/ 4 EVIL SMURF HORDE 5 (565)  12   2  0 85.7   3/ 0 YUPPIE TRANSLATE (1131)   3  5 0
 4/ 0*MYTHOS 12 (850)            5   1  0 83.3   4/ 1 THIRD HIGHWAY 3 (1079)    3  9 0
 5- 6*MYTHOS 15 (853)            4   1  0 80.0   5- 5*ROUTE 71 (415)            2  0 0
 6- 7*ROUTE 86 (417)             7   2  1 77.8   6-14*ROUTE 86 (417)            2  0 0
 7/ 8 LUDUS MAGNUS XIX (903)    10   3  0 76.9   7- 2*KIWI CONNECTION 2 (678)   2  0 0
 8/11 LUDUS MAGNUS CC (917)      9   3  0 75.0   8/10 LUDUS MAGNUS XIX (903)    2  1 0
 9/ 0 EVIL SMURF HORDE 7 (567)   9   3  0 75.0   9/11 LUDUS MAGNUS XV (907)     2  1 0
10/10 EASTERN HORDE 3 (1092)    17   7  2 70.8  10/27 LUDUS MAGNUS CD (915)     2  1 0
11-12 LUDUS MAGNUS VI (798)      7   3  0 70.0  11/12 LUDUS MAGNUS CC (917)     2  1 0
12-13*KIWI CONNECTION V (644)    9   4  0 69.2  12/25 PORKY'S (973)             2  1 0
13/17 LUDUS MAGNUS CD (915)      8   4  1 66.7  13/13 OCTANS (989)              2  1 0
14-15*ROUTE 71 (415)             6   3  0 66.7  14/ 6 EVIL SMURF HORDE 5 (565)  2  1 0
15/27*EASTERN HORDE 4 (1093)     2   1  1 66.7  15- 7*ROUTE 73 (418)            2  2 0
16-16 STAY FROSTY (1103)        20  11  0 64.5  16/ 0*LUDUS MAGNUS XIII (908)   2  3 0
17-18*ROUTE 73 (418)            15   9  1 62.5  17/ 8*LUDUS MAGNUS XL (912)     2  4 0
18/19 PORKY'S (973)             15   9  0 62.5  18-22*LUDUS MAGNUS DCC (919)    1  0 1

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19-21*MYTHOS 13 (851)            3   2  1 60.0  19/35*EASTERN HORDE 2 (1091)    1  0 1
20-23 DREW'S BOYS (575)         26  18  2 59.1  20/36*EASTERN HORDE 4 (1093)    1  0 0
21-24 ROUTE 84 (414)            15  11  0 57.7  21- 9*MYTHOS 15 (853)           1  0 0
22/ 0 MYTHOS 14 (852)           26  20  2 56.5  22/ 0 EVIL SMURF HORDE 7 (567)  1  0 0
23-25 TEABAG@TEMPE 20.8 (1129)  36  28  1 56.3  23-23 LUDUS MAGNUS VI (798)     1  0 0
24/ 0*LUDUS MAGNUS M (922)       7   6  1 53.8  24/ 0*MYTHOS 12 (850)           1  0 0
25-26*KIWI CONNECTION 13 (691)   3   3  1 50.0  25/ 0 MYTHOS 14 (852)           1  0 0
26/29 OCTANS (989)              18  20  0 47.4  26-15*KIWI CONNECTION 13 (691)  1  1 1
27/ 0 THE BEGINNING (355)      131 155  7 45.8  27-28*KIWI CONNECTION II (423)  1  1 0
28/32 MYTHOS 7 (845)            21  26  0 44.7  28/ 0*JUDGEMENT 23 (1128)       1  2 0
29/ 9*LUDUS MAGNUS XL (912)      4   5  0 44.4  29/29 MYTHOS 7 (845)            1  2 0
30/30 AURIGA (938)              16  21  1 43.2  30-16 THE REFORMERS (1100)      1  3 0
31/31 THIRD HIGHWAY 3 (1079)    40  55  2 42.1  31/ 0*JUDGEMENT 18 (1123)       1  3 0
32/ 0 YUPPIE TRANSLATE (1131)   23  32  0 41.8  32/ 0*JUDGEMENT 20 (1125)       1  3 0
33/33 VELA (926)                15  21  0 41.7  33/ 0*LUDUS MAGNUS M (922)      1  4 1
34-34*LUDUS MAGNUS DCC (919)     2   3  1 40.0  34/ 0*LUDUS MAGNUS LX (913)     1  4 0
35-35*KIWI CONNECTION II (423)   3   5  1 37.5  35/ 0*JUDGEMENT 10 (1115)       1  4 0
36/ 0*LUDUS MAGNUS XIII (908)    3   5  0 37.5  36/ 0*JUDGEMENT 13 (1118)       1  4 0
37/36 VULPECULA (925)           13  23  0 36.1  37/19*LUDUS MAGNUS XIV (900)    0  4 0
38/ 3*LUDUS MAGNUS XIV (900)     2   4  0 33.3  38/32 AURIGA (938)              0  3 0
39/ 0*LUDUS MAGNUS LX (913)      2   4  0 33.3  39/31 VULPECULA (925)           0  3 0
40/ 0*JUDGEMENT 23 (1128)        1   2  0 33.3  40/26 VELA (926)                0  3 0
41-37 THE REFORMERS (1100)       8  18  1 30.8  41-30 DREW'S BOYS (575)         0  2 0
42/39*EASTERN HORDE 2 (1091)     3   7  1 30.0  42/21 EASTERN HORDE 3 (1092)    0  1 0
43/ 0*JUDGEMENT 18 (1123)        1   3  0 25.0  43-33*MPH (964)                 0  1 0
44/ 0*JUDGEMENT 20 (1125)        1   3  0 25.0  44/ 0 THE BEGINNING (355)       0  1 0
45-40*MPH (964)                  1   4  0 20.0  45-24*MYTHOS 13 (851)           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!

                                      SPY REPORT

     It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters.  Look on my work, ye mighty, 
and despair!  THIRD HIGHWAY 3?  Who?  YUPPIE TRANSLATE is the top team these days, 
buddies!  Like a chunk of francium heaved into a wet pond, LUDUS MAGNUS CD blew up 
the rankings to 17!  Managers were muttering after PORKY'S showed ERINIKA what they 
could do:  1-0-0 to move up by 13.  Perhaps it is EASTERN HORDE 2 members' 
intannibility that enabled them to move from 35th to 19th last week...  (Less time in 
the sun...) Like a chunk of francium heaved into a wet pond, EASTERN HORDE 4 blew up 
the rankings to 16!  The boys at LUDUS MAGNUS XIV aren't the happy-go-lucky bunch we 
all know and love, after suffering a 18 drop last week.  Rumor has it an incurable 
disease has swept the stable of VELA.  Note their drop in the rankings from 26th to 
40th.  Watch out!!!  Thinking about sending their team manager to the Dark Arena is 
EASTERN HORDE 3, after suffering a 21 drop in ranking.  Practice pays for BARCA, who 
pummelled THE BIG BANG, to pocket 23 points.  EDGAR DETOUR certainly had a baffled 
expression on his face, after losing to OENOMAUS and losing 16 points in the process! 
What can be a greater victory?  MEAT has taken his place as the top, as ERINIKA's new 
Duelmaster.  So who was the warrior seen charging into immovable walls and 
challenging dead trees?  Someone's got a basic problem...   
     So much to report, so little time!   
     Ah, the duel!  The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd!  THE BIG BANG 
of THE BEGINNING, possessing a sorry record of 11-11-1, lost his last battle to BARCA 
of LUDUS MAGNUS M.  Young warriors, take note!  Such is a failure's lot!  You've 
heard about IF ONLY of YUPPIE TRANSLATE.  Death plays no favorites, and neither do I. 
What was a 0-12-0 doing on the fields in the first place?  Ask not for whom the sword 
slashes; it slashes for thee.   
     All good things must come to an end.  Keep those sands bloody and the buzzards 
fat!  Can anything compare to the pleasure of writing Spyreports for ERINIKA?  On 
that giddy note I take my leave-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MEAT 8119                    14   7  0   114       PORKY'S (973)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MARDUK 7435                   9   1  2   121       MYTHOS 14 (852)
-CAROLINA 3670                 9   4  0   107       ROUTE 84 (414)
 SPICLUS 7766                 11   1  0   105       LUDUS MAGNUS XV (907)
-AS IF 9553                    9   0  0    97       YUPPIE TRANSLATE (1131)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SIR GARLON 7400              21  18  0    89       MYTHOS 7 (845)
 COUSIN PAPA SMURF 4944       12   2  0    89       EVIL SMURF HORDE 5 (565)
 BESTIARII 7746               10   3  0    87       LUDUS MAGNUS XIX (903)
 BARCA 7846                    7   2  1    82       LUDUS MAGNUS M (922)
 DR SMURFORKIAN 4953           9   3  0    69       EVIL SMURF HORDE 7 (567)
 MENKALINAN 7930              15  21  1    67       AURIGA (938)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SUHAIL 7869                  15  21  0    66       VELA (926)
 POLARIS AUSTRALIS 8199       14  16  0    66       OCTANS (989)
 PERICLES 7818                 9   3  0    65       LUDUS MAGNUS CC (917)
-GORDON 5032                  13   9  0    64       DREW'S BOYS (575)
-OLYMPIC 3681                  7   2  1    64       ROUTE 86 (417)
-LAKE CREST 3673               6   3  0    64       ROUTE 71 (415)
-CASHMERE 5655                 6   2  0    64       KIWI CONNECTION V (644)
 ANSER 7862                   13  23  0    63       VULPECULA (925)
 CRIXUS 7795                   4   1  0    63       LUDUS MAGNUS XL (912)
 DRUAGA 7422                   5   1  0    60       MYTHOS 12 (850)
 OENOMAUS 7809                 8   4  1    59       LUDUS MAGNUS CD (915)
-CU CHULAINN 7441              4   1  0    58       MYTHOS 15 (853)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-VINING 5955                   4   1  0    53       ROUTE 84 (414)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CHANDLER 3688                 4   4  0    50       ROUTE 73 (418)
-ARBELAS 7051                  7   3  0    47       LUDUS MAGNUS VI (798)
 DEWEY 9264                    4   1  1    46       EASTERN HORDE 3 (1092)
 EDGAR DETOUR 9038             9  11  1    40       THIRD HIGHWAY 3 (1079)
-STARBUCK 9507                 8   3  0    40       TEABAG@TEMPE 20.8 (1129)
-THE KEY 3718                  3   5  1    39       KIWI CONNECTION II (423)
 CHUCK BYWAY 9040              9  11  0    38       THIRD HIGHWAY 3 (1079)
 DON CRESCENT 9039             8  12  1    37       THIRD HIGHWAY 3 (1079)
-PHI OCTANTIS 8445             4   1  0    37       OCTANS (989)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CASEY BOONE 9036              7  12  0    33       THIRD HIGHWAY 3 (1079)
-PINEHURST 3690                6   3  1    33       ROUTE 73 (418)
-WAIT, WHAT? 9554              3   5  0    33       YUPPIE TRANSLATE (1131)
-DUMBER 5654                   3   1  0    32       KIWI CONNECTION V (644)
-TIME 5020                     4   0  0    30       THE BEGINNING (355)
 VERUS 7773                    2   2  0    30       LUDUS MAGNUS XIII (908)
-CARTER 5951                   2   0  0    30       ROUTE 84 (414)
-HOME BURIAL 9345              4   1  0    28       STAY FROSTY (1103)
-HOTEL SHUTTLE 9508            6   1  0    27       TEABAG@TEMPE 20.8 (1129)
 AGRON 7799                    2   0  0    27       LUDUS MAGNUS LX (913)
-BOWMONT 5967                  2   0  0    27       KIWI CONNECTION 2 (678)
 OMAR 9253                     3   3  1    26       EASTERN HORDE 2 (1091)
-WYATT 6035                    3   2  1    26       KIWI CONNECTION 13 (691)
-LOWE 5968                     4   0  0    24       KIWI CONNECTION 2 (678)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MAHOMEY 9516                  5   7  0    22       TEABAG@TEMPE 20.8 (1129)
-BRANDYWINE 3687               4   2  0    22       ROUTE 73 (418)
-GIRRU 7429                    3   2  1    22       MYTHOS 13 (851)
-PEEWEE 8116                   1   2  0    19       PORKY'S (973)
-CHARLES SPURGEN 9323          2   4  0    18       THE REFORMERS (1100)
-TOENADO 8068                  1   4  0    17       MPH (964)
-JOHN WESLEY 9326              1   2  0    16       THE REFORMERS (1100)
 LYVELLE 9266                  2   1  1    15       EASTERN HORDE 4 (1093)
-SAMNITE 7733                  2   0  0    15       LUDUS MAGNUS XIV (900)
 SAAPH 9484                    1   0  0    15       JUDGEMENT 20 (1125)
 TABRIS 9448                   1   0  0    15       JUDGEMENT 13 (1118)
-HUEY 9263                     1   0  1    14       EASTERN HORDE 3 (1092)
-ISHTAR 7944                   1   0  0    14       MYTHOS 14 (852)
 PRISCUS 7771                  1   0  0    13       LUDUS MAGNUS XIII (908)
 KERUBIEL 9434                 1   0  0    13       JUDGEMENT 10 (1115)
 APPDYON 9475                  1   0  0    13       JUDGEMENT 18 (1123)
 LAYLA 9497                    1   0  0    13       JUDGEMENT 23 (1128)
-NEHAM 9258                    1   1  0    13       EASTERN HORDE 3 (1092)
-MASRSHALL 6034                0   1  0    13       KIWI CONNECTION 13 (691)
-BOOBOO 9262                   1   1  0    10       EASTERN HORDE 3 (1092)
-SUSSEX 3689                   1   0  0    10       ROUTE 73 (418)
-HUGH LATIMER 9322             2   2  1     9       THE REFORMERS (1100)
-CAPELLA 7928                  1   0  0     8       AURIGA (938)
-MANUKAU 5657                  0   1  0     7       KIWI CONNECTION V (644)
-EVE 6166                      1   3  0     6       THE BEGINNING (355)
-JOHN HOOPER 9321              1   3  0     6       THE REFORMERS (1100)
-WILLIAM FOSTER 9320           0   4  0     4       THE REFORMERS (1100)
-FIREBALL 9502                 0   1  0     1       TEABAG@TEMPE 20.8 (1129)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
1 9432                  0  1 0 JUDGEMENT 10 1115    FRELEN                380  NONE
2 9431                  0  1 0 JUDGEMENT 10 1115    KENDROL LIGHTFIN      380  NONE
3 9433                  0  1 0 JUDGEMENT 10 1115    SNORL ONE-HAND        380  NONE
4 9435                  0  1 0 JUDGEMENT 10 1115    BRANGO                380  NONE

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
1 9447                  0  1 0 JUDGEMENT 13 1118    BRANGO                380  NONE
2 9449                  0  1 0 JUDGEMENT 13 1118    BRANGO                380  NONE
3 9446                  0  1 0 JUDGEMENT 13 1118    ANODINE               380  NONE
4 9450                  0  1 0 JUDGEMENT 13 1118    SNENITH               380  NONE
1 9472                  0  1 0 JUDGEMENT 18 1123    SNORL ONE-HAND        380  NONE
2 9471                  0  1 0 JUDGEMENT 18 1123    FRELEN                380  NONE
3 9473                  0  1 0 JUDGEMENT 18 1123    FRELEN                380  NONE
1 9482                  0  1 0 JUDGEMENT 20 1125    FRELEN                380  NONE
2 9481                  0  1 0 JUDGEMENT 20 1125    SNORL ONE-HAND        380  NONE
3 9485                  0  1 0 JUDGEMENT 20 1125    RINTHALAR THE GR      380  NONE
1 9496                  0  1 0 JUDGEMENT 23 1128    GRONDATH              380  NONE
2 9498                  0  1 0 JUDGEMENT 23 1128    RINTHALAR THE GR      380  NONE
BONES 5 7798            0  1 0 LUDUS MAGNUS LX 913  ELAYA                 380  NONE
BONES 6 7800            0  1 0 LUDUS MAGNUS LX 913  RINTHALAR THE GR      380  NONE
BONES 7 7797            0  1 0 LUDUS MAGNUS LX 913  SNENITH               380  NONE
BONES 8 7801            0  1 0 LUDUS MAGNUS LX 913  LEN-KEVRALA           380  NONE
BONES 39 7843           0  1 0 LUDUS MAGNUS M 922   SNORL ONE-HAND        380  NONE
BONES 40 7845           0  1 0 LUDUS MAGNUS M 922   GRONDATH              380  NONE
BONES 41 7842           0  1 0 LUDUS MAGNUS M 922   RINTHALAR THE GR      380  NONE
BONES 42 7844           0  1 0 LUDUS MAGNUS M 922   BRANGO                380  NONE
LM56 7770               0  1 0 LUDUS MAGNUS XII 908 SNENITH               380  NONE
LM57 7772               0  1 0 LUDUS MAGNUS XII 908 ANODINE               380  NONE
LM58 7769               0  1 0 LUDUS MAGNUS XII 908 LEN-KEVRALA           380  NONE
L26 7732                0  1 0 LUDUS MAGNUS XIV 900 KENDROL LIGHTFIN      380  NONE
LM25 7730               0  1 0 LUDUS MAGNUS XIV 900 SNENITH               380  NONE
LM27 7729               0  1 0 LUDUS MAGNUS XIV 900 RINTHALAR THE GR      380  NONE
LM28 7731               0  1 0 LUDUS MAGNUS XIV 900 LEN-KEVRALA           380  NONE
BONES 1 7793            0  1 0 LUDUS MAGNUS XL 912  SNENITH               380  NONE
BONES 2 7792            0  1 0 LUDUS MAGNUS XL 912  ELAYA                 380  NONE
BONES 3 7794            0  1 0 LUDUS MAGNUS XL 912  LEN-KEVRALA           380  NONE
BONES 4 7796            0  1 0 LUDUS MAGNUS XL 912  SNENITH               380  NONE
THE BIG BANG 6140      11 11 1 THE BEGINNING 355    BARCA 7846            380   
IF ONLY 9544            0 12 0 YUPPIE TRANSLAT 1131 OMAR 9253             380   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

LM28 was butchered by LEN-KEVRALA in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
2 was butchered by RINTHALAR THE GREY in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
4 was easily killed by SNENITH in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
1 was assassinated by GRONDATH in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
3 was butchered by RINTHALAR THE GREY in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena contest.
2 was assassinated by BRANGO in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena match.
2 was butchered by FRELEN in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
3 was assassinated by FRELEN in a 1 minute Dark Arena struggle.
3 was executed by SNORL ONE-HAND in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena brawl.
1 was assassinated by FRELEN in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
2 was slaughtered by KENDROL LIGHTFINGER in a crowd boring 2 minute Dark Arena duel.
4 was slaughtered by BRANGO in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
BONES 7 was slaughtered by SNENITH in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena fight.
BONES 3 was executed by LEN-KEVRALA in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
BONES 1 was executed by SNENITH in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena fight.
BONES 2 was murdered by ELAYA in a 1 minute Dark Arena competition.
1 was easily killed by SNORL ONE-HAND in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena contest.
2 was murdered by SNORL ONE-HAND in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena brawl.
3 was easily killed by ANODINE in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena conflict.
LM57 was slaughtered by ANODINE in a 1 minute Dark Arena bout.
BONES 40 was butchered by GRONDATH in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
1 was easily killed by FRELEN in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena bout.
LM56 was butchered by SNENITH in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
BONES 42 was assassinated by BRANGO in a 1 minute Dark Arena bout.
BONES 39 was murdered by SNORL ONE-HAND in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena bout.
BONES 41 was executed by RINTHALAR THE GREY in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
BONES 8 was easily killed by LEN-KEVRALA in a 1 minute Dark Arena competition.
BONES 4 was butchered by SNENITH in a 1 minute Dark Arena bout.
BONES 6 was assassinated by RINTHALAR THE GREY in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
1 was executed by BRANGO in a 1 minute Dark Arena fray.
LM58 was slaughtered by LEN-KEVRALA in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fray.
BONES 5 was assassinated by ELAYA in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena match.
L26 was assassinated by KENDROL LIGHTFINGER in a 2 minute Dark Arena duel.
LM27 was executed by RINTHALAR THE GREY in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
LM25 was assassinated by SNENITH in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena bout.
COUSIN PAPA SMURF was vanquished by MEAT in a 1 minute uneven Title bout.
MARDUK handily defeated VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute uneven bout.
SPICLUS overpowered KHALHUMS DWARF in a 2 minute brutal uneven competition.
SIR GARLON defeated ANSER in a 1 minute expert's fight.
BESTIARII handily defeated MENKALINAN in a 2 minute brutal one-sided fight.
CRIXUS overpowered DON CRESCENT in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
DEWEY was overpowered by POLARIS AUSTRALIS in a 1 minute uneven bout.
DR SMURFORKIAN demolished CHUCK BYWAY in a 1 minute gory uneven contest.
SUHAIL was devastated by PERICLES in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
BARCA butchered THE BIG BANG in a 1 minute uneven bout.
OENOMAUS overpowered EDGAR DETOUR in a 1 minute one-sided match.
DRUAGA handily defeated CASEY BOONE in a 1 minute uneven match.
OMAR luckily killed IF ONLY in a action packed 3 minute gory bout.
AGRON viciously subdued CULT MEMBER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gruesome match.
VERUS overpowered PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
LYVELLE won victory over PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 1 minute amateur's duel.
TABRIS demolished PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 1 minute uneven conflict.
SAAPH handily defeated PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
APPDYON overpowered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute uneven competition.
LAYLA handily defeated CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided match.
KERUBIEL overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
PRISCUS 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|
|PARRY-STRIKE                    19         SLASHING ATTACK    5 -   2 -  0      71  |
|AIMED BLOW                      17         STRIKING ATTACK   41 -  27 -  1      60  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                 14         LUNGING ATTACK    20 -  15 -  1      57  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   9         AIMED BLOW        83 -  72 -  7      54  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      4         WALL OF STEEL     11 -  10 -  1      52  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         TOTAL PARRY        3 -   6 -  0      33  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   6 -  0      14  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  19 -  0       5  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   4 -  0       0  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         BASHING ATTACK     0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 380 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   10 -  4     AIMED BLOW         8 -  9         6  AIMED BLOW     
                              LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  5         2  STRIKING ATTACK
                              PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  4         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 - 19         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0     
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  2     
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1     
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0     
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  2     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       MEAT 8119                  14   7  0  114 PORKY'S (973)
STRIKING ATTACK  MARDUK 7435                 9   1  2  121 MYTHOS 14 (852)
LUNGING ATTACK   BARCA 7846                  7   2  1   82 LUDUS MAGNUS M (922)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is SIR GARLON 7400.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was IF ONLY 9544.  The ten other most popular fighters were SPICLUS 7766, BESTIARII 
7746, AGRON 7799, MARDUK 7435, CRIXUS 7795, POLARIS AUSTRALIS 8199, OMAR 9253, MEAT 
8119, SIR GARLON 7400, and DR SMURFORKIAN 4953.

The least popular fighter this week was 2 9431.  The other ten least popular fighters 
were CASEY BOONE 9036, EDGAR DETOUR 9038, THE BIG BANG 6140, SUHAIL 7869, DEWEY 9264, 
DON CRESCENT 9039, COUSIN PAPA SMURF 4944, LM25 7730, LM27 7729, and L26 7732.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

MEAT (73-8119) PORKY'S (973)

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

ADAM (73-4648) THE BEGINNING (355)

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