DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 11/27/2013    Duedate: 12/10/2013

SHADOWSPIRE ARENA

DM-81    TURN-180

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SANTA CLAUS
LA PENTARCHIE (11)
(81-1966) [17-7-2,118]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SANTA CLAUS                    JIVARO FRIENDLY
LA PENTARCHIE (11)             ME CUT YOUR HEAD (144)
(81-1966) [17-7-2,118]         (81-2056) [6-3-0,50]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

TOSSED SALAD                   BEAR NAKED
FOOD (130)                     FURRY FURY (25)
(81-1686) [20-41-0,109]        (81-2052) [7-3-0,51]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

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          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. CULT OF BACCHUS (4)         43
2. MERCENARY INC (94)          28      LA PENTARCHIE (11)
3. LA PENTARCHIE (11)          28      Unchartered Team
4. FURRY FURY (25)             26
5. CLAN LONGBEARD (39)         21      ME CUT YOUR HEAD (144)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 LA PENTARCHIE (11)       512 377 20 57.6   1/ 8 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)      11  4 0
 2/ 2 THE MOTHERSHIP 011 (128) 103  83  2 55.4   2/ 3 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)    11  4 0
 3/ 3 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)      277 227  9 55.0   3/ 1 WARMASTERS (15)          10  5 1
 4/ 4 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)    483 410 14 54.1   4/ 2 THE MOTHERSHIP 011 (128) 10  5 0
 5/ 5 DARQUE AGES (29)         421 362 18 53.8   5/ 7 OTTO'S DINER (96)         8  7 1
 6/ 6 OTTO'S DINER (96)        307 278 12 52.5   6/ 9 DARQUE AGES (29)          8  7 0
 7/ 8 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)      461 434 17 51.5   7/ 5 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       8  7 0
 8/ 7 OF WOLF AND MAN (57)     361 342 14 51.4   8/ 4 LA PENTARCHIE (11)        7  7 0
 9/ 9 WARMASTERS (15)          448 436 32 50.7   9/14 SOME KINDA HATE (102)     7  7 0
10/12 SOME KINDA HATE (102)     50  49  6 50.5  10/ 6*ME CUT YOUR HEAD (144)    7  8 1
11/10 ROGUES DEN (140)          40  40  3 50.0  11/15 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (19)    6  9 1
12/ 0 MERCENARY INC (94)        30  30  1 50.0  12/13 FURRY FURY (25)           6  9 0
13/11*ME CUT YOUR HEAD (144)    22  23  3 48.9  13/11 ROGUES DEN (140)          6  9 0
14/13 FURRY FURY (25)          296 314 18 48.5  14/16 MONSTER MANUAL (87)       5 10 0
15-14 RAGNAROK'S WOLVES (21)    62  67  7 48.1  15-12 SEARCH THE SKY (136)      4  1 0
16/15 LITERATE LOONS (40)      379 456 16 45.4  16/10 OF WOLF AND MAN (57)      4 11 0
17/16 MONSTER MANUAL (87)      271 342 11 44.2  17/ 0 MERCENARY INC (94)        3  2 0
18/17 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (19)   176 233 12 43.0  18/19 FOOD (130)                1  5 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19/18 FOOD (130)                85 121  3 41.3  19/18 LITERATE LOONS (40)       1  6 0
20-19 SEARCH THE SKY (136)      65  95  2 40.6  20-20 RAGNAROK'S WOLVES (21)    0  5 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     Is sad day, comrades.  Is time for Bad Borscht to saying, "do svidaniya."  Isle
has called and is time for me to go.  They so impressed with way I crush Ingrat they
say no need for me to stay.  They no think I should use scimitar.  They say battle
axe better for me.  Fools!  I CRUSH THEM!!!!  Scimitar good enough to crush
Shadowspire, good enough for me.  I must go now.  You lucky.  Do svidaniya.

                                                        Bad Borscht

                                      SPY REPORT

     If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of 
SHADOWSPIRE brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too.  If this keeps up, OF WOLF AND 
MAN, you'll have to shine swords instead of use them.  A drop of 6 in the rankings?  
CULT OF BACCHUS turned their 4-1-0 turn into a 1st place rank in the listings this 
turn.  Any better than this, and you get put on hit lists.  Now let's all watch SOME 
KINDA HATE's heads swell from their 3-1-0 this turn.  Haa ha ha ha!  Big shots, big 
talk, big deal.  Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see MR BLUE win a fight 
and gain 19 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, MR BLUE beat LORD PEMBROKE and LORD PEMBROKE 
lost 17 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  Going for broke or broken, our Duelmaster 
SANTA CLAUS challenged this turn.  And it's out with the old, in with the new, as 
SANTA CLAUS takes the Title and last week's bar tab from the old Duelmaster.  Heh, 
heh.  The Dripping Blade, humph!  I've tasted better ale at mortuaries.  Where do 
they get this stuff?  From SHADOWSPIRE's trash dumps?   
     Well, let's take a look at some more misdeeds of you miserable sword-boys.  
What's the big D?  FURRY FURY was the most avoided team?  Bunch of lily livered... 
grumble... mumble... curse...  And it looks like CULT OF BACCHUS avoided them the 
most this turn.  What a pack of would be losers, if you ask me.  Hmph.  AXEL VON 
SPIRE was challenged more times this turn than the Duelmaster.  Now was the DM 
insulted or feared?  Heh, heh.  Looks like time for laurels or hemlock, CAEDMON was 
challenged by EYE OF THE DEEP, who was ranked 39 points below him.  And, oof!  EYE OF 
THE DEEP saw stars around his helmet, after losing the fight, and disappointing the 
crowds, I might add.  I guess I can give a little credit to STALKER COONE of BIG LAKE 
OUTCASTS for challenging up by 25 to OSIRUS.  STALKER COONE lost to get 3 points of 
recognition.   
     Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals.  I volunteer for SHADOWSPIRE's 
morgue.  More variety.  Gee, OF WOLF AND MAN, ain't it past due for sending MOROS 
Dark Arena?  What took ol' '4-7-1' so long?  Hope?  Ha ha aha ha!  A big yahoo goes 
out to GORSHOK this turn, for revenging SOME KINDA HATE's bloodfeud against 
WARMASTERS' warrior SEJANUS.  Heh, heh, heh.  Honor is like a chainmail shirt, it 
only shines through use.  Certain nameless cowards will doubtless rebuke me on this 
one.   
     There's got to be a better place in SHADOWSPIRE to get a drink than The Dripping 
Blade!  Any suggestions?  Well, I've had enough of this drivel, and I'm sure you have 
too.  Off like a dirty shirt of padded leather.  Glad to see the back of this place-- 
Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SANTA CLAUS 1966             17   7  2   118       LA PENTARCHIE (11)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STORM GIANT 1819             26  22  0   109       MONSTER MANUAL (87)
 THE DRONE 1862               20  21  1   109       LA PENTARCHIE (11)
 TOSSED SALAD 1686            20  41  0   109       FOOD (130)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AGORIX 1842                  27  18  2   106       WARMASTERS (15)
 QUARTON 827                  22  21  0   106       BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (19)
 EREKOSE 1965                 19   5  0   106       THE MOTHERSHIP 011 (128)
 LADY ORIEL 1984              16   3  0   105       DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
 INGRAT 1805                  23  27  0    96       LA PENTARCHIE (11)
 ADISSA 1949                  15  11  0    95       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 RAMIRUS 1935                 19  10  0    92       WARMASTERS (15)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DIABOLOS 1156                13   7  1    87       SOME KINDA HATE (102)
 VLAD TEPES 1979              15   6  1    86       DARQUE AGES (29)
 EDNA MILLAY 1834             19  28  0    85       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 AL ZHEIMER 1886              19  17  0    83       LA PENTARCHIE (11)
 MYNOCK MAELSTROM 2006        10   6  1    82       BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (19)
 ROADKILL SURPRISE 1920       14  12  0    78       FURRY FURY (25)
 GAMBLE 1635                  17  22  0    77       THE MOTHERSHIP 011 (128)
 EYE OF THE DEEP 1923         16  16  2    75       MONSTER MANUAL (87)
 BEORDIN 1980                 11   8  0    74       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 THE SEAMSTRESS 986           11  22  0    73       BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (19)
 YORKE 2085                    7   0  0    71       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
-THETA 123                    15  11  2    69       RAGNAROK'S WOLVES (21)
 HENRY MILLER 1846            12  32  1    69       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 GORSHOK 1159                 10  10  3    68       SOME KINDA HATE (102)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MAIMONIDES 1987               8  11  0    65       DARQUE AGES (29)
 VILMAR 2105                   5   0  0    65       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 BRAIN EATER 1161             13   6  0    62       SOME KINDA HATE (102)
 GRIMSTONES 1937              11  17  0    62       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
-CASSIOPEIA 2005               9   4  0    62       SEARCH THE SKY (136)
-FULL MOON SWOON 127          15  11  0    61       RAGNAROK'S WOLVES (21)
 AELA FIREBLADE 975           12  21  1    61       BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (19)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HAULIN' OATS 1957            12  13  1    56       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 DRIZKILL 2012                 7   6  0    55       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 HUMBLE PIE 2061               6   3  0    54       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 MR BLUE 1064                  5   7  0    52       MERCENARY INC (94)
 FURIO 5 1998                  8   8  1    51       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 BEAR NAKED 2052               7   3  0    51       FURRY FURY (25)
 JIVARO FRIENDLY 2056          6   3  0    50       ME CUT YOUR HEAD (144)
 MR. GREEN 1118                8   3  0    45       MERCENARY INC (94)
-BILEDRIVER 324               10  12  0    42       RAGNAROK'S WOLVES (21)
 QUIGLEY 2055                  5   5  0    42       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 MACHO NACHO 2062              4   5  1    42       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 GUY DE CHAULIC 2097           4   1  1    40       DARQUE AGES (29)
 NIGHTLEAF 2008                9   6  1    38       ROGUES DEN (140)
 GARBAGE TRUCK 1994            8   8  0    38       ROGUES DEN (140)
 DEVOEAUX 2049                 5   5  0    38       OF WOLF AND MAN (57)
-MONOCEROS 2034                5   5  0    38       SEARCH THE SKY (136)
 BRINDLE BADGER 2004          10   6  0    36       FURRY FURY (25)
 MR PINK 1062                  6   6  1    35       MERCENARY INC (94)
 MCGREGOR 2013                 7   7  1    34       DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MR ORANGE 1065                8   4  0    33       MERCENARY INC (94)
 SUPER COLLIDER 2094           5   1  0    33       THE MOTHERSHIP 011 (128)
 COMA PATROL 2093              4   2  0    33       THE MOTHERSHIP 011 (128)
 OSIRUS 2016                   8   6  0    31       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 VRATH 2026                    8   5  1    30       ROGUES DEN (140)
 NIGE FISHNUT 2090             3   3  1    30       ME CUT YOUR HEAD (144)
 LORD PEMBROKE 2047            6   5  0    29       DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
 CHOP CHOP 2058                5   4  1    29       ME CUT YOUR HEAD (144)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLAGO GRUNGE 2089             5   1  0    29       DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
 AXEL VON SPIRE 2068           3   5  0    29       DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
 PSEUDO DRAGON 2014            6   8  0    26       MONSTER MANUAL (87)
 NIMROD 2103                   5   0  0    24       THE MOTHERSHIP 011 (128)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WEEZY 2048                    6   4  0    22       OF WOLF AND MAN (57)
 FLEUR DU MAL 2059             4   5  0    22       ME CUT YOUR HEAD (144)
-BIL URSAG 2067                2   4  1    22       RAGNAROK'S WOLVES (21)
 SEJANUS 2112                  2   1  1    22       WARMASTERS (15)
 CHAKOR 1840                   4   8  0    20       OF WOLF AND MAN (57)
-FIRE FANG MUTT 1188           4   6  0    18       RAGNAROK'S WOLVES (21)
 REXILIA 2075                  4   4  0    16       ROGUES DEN (140)
 MR. PURPLE 1137               3   7  0    16       MERCENARY INC (94)
-CAELUM 2041                   1   8  0    16       SEARCH THE SKY (136)
 BLINK DOG 2066                3   6  0    15       MONSTER MANUAL (87)
 DRY MOUTH MAX 2072            3   5  0    14       FURRY FURY (25)
 HEADBANGER ONE 2082           3   4  0    13       ME CUT YOUR HEAD (144)
 BARBAROSSA 2098               3   2  0    13       DARQUE AGES (29)
 MANGLOR 2116                  2   1  0    13       OF WOLF AND MAN (57)
 GUMBO JERK 2119               1   0  1    11       OTTO'S DINER (96)
-LEGIONE STELLA 2100           1   2  0     9       SEARCH THE SKY (136)
-LITTLE BOY 2113               1   0  0     7       SEARCH THE SKY (136)
 LIZZIE 2118                   1   1  0     6       SOME KINDA HATE (102)
 NUMERIUS 2111                 1   2  0     5       WARMASTERS (15)
 STALKER COONE 2114            0   3  0     3       BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (19)
 GERTRUDE STEIN 2127           0   1  0     3       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 FUSIBLE 2117                  0   2  0     2       LA PENTARCHIE (11)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
MARG KRALEWSKI 2086     2  2 0 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS 19 MOROS 1839            177   
RUG 2929 2129           0  1 0 CLAN LONGBEARD 39    ARENAMASTER           180  NONE
MUD 2126                0  1 0 FURRY FURY 25        WURM KIN              180  NONE
GRAHAM GREENE 2096      0  2 0 LITERATE LOONS 40    GUY DE CHAULIC 2097   176  NOT REVENGED
GERYON 2109             0  4 0 MONSTER MANUAL 87    WURM KIN              180  NONE
MOROS 1839              4  8 1 OF WOLF AND MAN 57   SHEWISH GIANT         180  NONE
CRAZY GF 2128           0  1 0 ROGUES DEN 140       SHEWISH GIANT         180  NONE
LOMASI 2115             0  2 0 ROGUES DEN 140       NIGE FISHNUT 2090     179   
AQUIA MALLEOS 2099      0  2 0 SEARCH THE SKY 136   CHOP CHOP 2058        177   
KUCHISAKE-ONNA 2091     1  4 0 SOME KINDA HATE 102  SEJANUS 2112          179  JUST REVENGED
ROBO 1158               9  9 2 SOME KINDA HATE 102  AELA FIREBLADE 975    178  JUST REVENGED
MINTAURO 2080           1  3 0 WARMASTERS 15        MACHO NACHO 2062      177  REVENGED
VETRANIO 2125           0  1 0 WARMASTERS 15        GUMBO JERK 2119       180   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

All -- For those interested in such things, Caedmon was 9(1)-12-8-17-21-5-13 PR.  He
was +2 ATT and +4 DEF, though I'd had hope for some PAR bonus (certainly am not
complaining)!  The faves were less than stellar.  According to the Commission,
Caedmon likes the SS, along with a LO/VL rhythm.  He also really likes the Parry
tactic and learns Parry skills.  Eh, the parry parts aren't so bad for his style.  He
is off to AD 100 for future considerations.  I won't be sending him to the Dark Arena
on his last turn in Shadowspire, so everyone feel free to get one last shot in on him
before his grand send-off. -- Master Darque

Axel Von Spire -- If I'm the level of competition you must stoop to in order to get a
win, you're not going to last very long here. -- Barbarossa

Erekose -- Well, that is one for the scrapbook!  I've had my fair share of wins by
exhausting the opponent, but I've never had the good pleasure of doing it to one of
your ilk. -- Caedmon

Santa Claus -- I thought you were supposed to be jolly and spread good cheer?  There
was nothing jolly or good about our fight. Was it because I'm Jewish? -- Maimonides

Gamble -- We meet again.  The Commission did not receive Darque's orders in a timely
fashion, so my training regimen was lost in the bureaucratic quagmire.  A turn
wasted, but at the same time enjoyable because I won! -- Vlad Tepes

Manglor -- Merci for the win and the rating (+2)! -- Guy De Chaulic

Could be an interesting turn!  Let's hope Master Darque curses won't spoil my day! --
LP

I don't like the borscht... -- Ingrat

Vanek -- Speaking of bloodfueding... -- Mordraith, MGR. Some Kinda Hate

All -- Kuchisake-Onna was 11-21-5-15-17-8-7 LU.  In retrospect she should have been
11-21-5-11-17-8-11 WS or TP (21 CON was natural).  Que sera... -- Mordraith

Yorke -- Be careful about rising so fast lest you suffer the fate of Icarus... --
Brain Eater

Kid Arcane -- Don't tell me you're quitting already... -- Mordraith

All -- Boy does this arena ever love scum.  I think the true depth of strategy in
this arena is ever so complex. -- Grimm

Vanek -- Reload with some STs I see. -- Grimm

All -- So ST learns 8 dec skills first few fights, next 20, nadda, hmmm. -- Grimm

Haulin Oats -- I would have wanted that match-up, but it turned out to not be so
wonderful for me. -- Bear Naked

All -- Cat N Tonic should get some play in ADM. -- Grimm

Stalker Coone -- Don't let my record fool ya, I am Dry Mouth to the Max. -- Max

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

MOROS was dealt death by SHEWISH GIANT in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
GERYON was murdered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
RUG 2929 was assassinated by ARENAMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
MUD was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena contest.
CRAZY GF was savagely slain by SHEWISH GIANT in a 3 minute Dark Arena match.
DIABOLOS won victory over AELA FIREBLADE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Bloodfeud fight.
GORSHOK overpowered SEJANUS in a 1 minute mismatched Bloodfeud brawl.
REXILIA was defeated by NIGE FISHNUT in a action packed 2 minute Bloodfeud melee.
BAD BORSCHT was vanquished by SANTA CLAUS in a 1 minute uneven Challenge Title duel.
LADY ORIEL defeated ONION RINGS in a 2 minute Challenge duel.
MYNOCK MAELSTROM was vanquished by THE DRONE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
ADISSA beat INGRAT in a 3 minute veteran's Challenge fight.
VLAD TEPES was savagely defeated by TOSSED SALAD in a 1 minute Challenge competition.
EYE OF THE DEEP was demolished by CAEDMON in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge brawl.
ROADKILL SURPRISE handily defeated HENRY MILLER in a 1 minute Challenge conflict.
BEORDIN unbelievably bested MAIMONIDES in a action packed 1 minute Challenge duel.
GRIMSTONES was bested by YORKE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
HUMBLE PIE overpowered MCGREGOR in a 3 minute one-sided Challenge bout.
FURIO 5 beat GARBAGE TRUCK in a exciting 1 minute Challenge bout.
BRAIN EATER luckily beat HAULIN' OATS in a crowd pleasing 3 minute Challenge conflict.
DRIZKILL overpowered COMA PATROL in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
JIVARO FRIENDLY was demolished by THE SEAMSTRESS in a 4 minute uneven Challenge bout.
MACHO NACHO viciously subdued BRINDLE BADGER in a monotonous 8 minute Challenge bout.
GUY DE CHAULIC overpowered PSEUDO DRAGON in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
FLEUR DU MAL was outlasted by BLAGO GRUNGE in a exciting 9 minute Challenge bout.
CHOP CHOP overpowered CHAKOR in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
DRY MOUTH MAX was beaten by VRATH in a exciting 1 minute Challenge fray.
LIZZIE was handily defeated by AXEL VON SPIRE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
STALKER COONE was overpowered by OSIRUS in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
EREKOSE handily defeated AL ZHEIMER in a exciting 2 minute one-sided fight.
QUARTON overpowered EDNA MILLAY in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
AGORIX beat GAMBLE in a exciting 1 minute expert's bout.
RAMIRUS was outwaited by STORM GIANT in a unpopular 10 minute brutal veteran's duel.
MR. GREEN outlasted DEVOEAUX in a exciting 10 minute gruesome struggle.
MR ORANGE was savagely defeated by BEAR NAKED in a exciting 9 minute bloody match.
VILMAR demolished DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
LORD PEMBROKE was overpowered by MR BLUE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided duel.
QUIGLEY was overcome by CAPTURED ORC in a exciting 1 minute gory duel.
WEEZY was demolished by SUPER COLLIDER in a 1 minute uneven duel.
MR PINK bested BLINK DOG in a 1 minute match.
NIGHTLEAF handily defeated HEADBANGER ONE in a 1 minute mismatched duel.
MR. PURPLE was defeated by CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute brawl.
NUMERIUS was beaten by BARBAROSSA in a 3 minute bloody beginner's competition.
MANGLOR demolished FUSIBLE in a 1 minute one-sided match.
NIMROD subdued GERTRUDE STEIN in a 2 minute beginner's fight.
VETRANIO was executed by GUMBO JERK in a 1 minute uneven bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                 15         PARRY-STRIKE      54 -  37 -  1      59  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                 11         TOTAL PARRY       62 -  51 -  0      55  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      9         PARRY-RIPOSTE     37 -  31 -  1      54  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   9         WALL OF STEEL     37 -  33 -  3      53  |
|AIMED BLOW                       7         AIMED BLOW        38 -  37 -  5      51  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     7         LUNGING ATTACK    45 -  50 -  0      47  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    7         PARRY-LUNGE       35 -  40 -  0      47  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         SLASHING ATTACK   53 -  61 -  1      46  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    6         STRIKING ATTACK   69 -  84 -  7      45  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      6         BASHING ATTACK    40 -  70 -  2      36  |

Turn 180 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:

AIMED BLOW         5 -  2     LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  4         3  PARRY-STRIKE   
PARRY-STRIKE       5 -  2     STRIKING ATTACK    6 -  9         2  TOTAL PARRY    
TOTAL PARRY        6 -  3     SLASHING ATTACK    4 -  7         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      4 -  3     BASHING ATTACK     3 -  6         1  BASHING ATTACK 
PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -  3     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  6         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                                                                1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-STRIKE     SANTA CLAUS 1966           17   7  2  118 LA PENTARCHIE (11)
TOTAL PARRY      STORM GIANT 1819           26  22  0  109 MONSTER MANUAL (87)
LUNGING ATTACK   QUARTON 827                22  21  0  106 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (19)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    LADY ORIEL 1984            16   3  0  105 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
WALL OF STEEL    RAMIRUS 1935               19  10  0   92 WARMASTERS (15)
STRIKING ATTACK  DIABOLOS 1156              13   7  1   87 SOME KINDA HATE (102)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   AL ZHEIMER 1886            19  17  0   83 LA PENTARCHIE (11)
AIMED BLOW       YORKE 2085                  7   0  0   71 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
SLASHING ATTACK  DRIZKILL 2012               7   6  0   55 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is TOSSED SALAD 1686.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was BEAR NAKED 2052.  The ten other most popular fighters were FLEUR DU MAL 
2059, DEVOEAUX 2049, CRAZY GF 2128, HAULIN' OATS 1957, NIGE FISHNUT 2090, TOSSED 
SALAD 1686, MOROS 1839, JIVARO FRIENDLY 2056, AL ZHEIMER 1886, and DIABOLOS 1156.

The least popular fighter this week was STORM GIANT 1819.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were BRINDLE BADGER 2004, RAMIRUS 1935, MR ORANGE 1065, MR. GREEN 
1118, NUMERIUS 2111, BLAGO GRUNGE 2089, VETRANIO 2125, FUSIBLE 2117, HEADBANGER ONE 
2082, and WEEZY 2048.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

TOSSED SALAD (81-1686) FOOD (130)
AGORIX (81-1842) WARMASTERS (15)

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

ONION RINGS (81-1684) FOOD (130)
CAEDMON (81-1873) DARQUE AGES (29)
BAD BORSCHT (81-1894) OTTO'S DINER (96)

                  MAIL-IN TOURNEY LVI

CONTENDERS TOURNEY                     W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
THE SMALL CAT 74 (51-32-2)             4  3  0         LA PENTARCHIE        

ADM TOURNEY                            W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
TING-TING 776 (43-27-0)                9  3  0         FUCHI OWNED          
DEXTER MORGAN 452 (56-43-0)            5  3  0         DEVIATION            

FRESHMEN TOURNEY                       W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
ODDJOB 1766 (32-21-0)                 11  3  0         BOND-AGE             
MACEO 928 (35-29-1)                    2  3  0         FUCHI OWNED          
DROW 1774 (27-27-1)                    1  3  0         MONSTER MANUAL       
ORC CHOPS 490 (27-18-0)                1  3  0         FUCHI OWNED          

                                NAME CHANGE-O-RAMA

    There was a line outside the Gladiatorial Commission's registry office.  There 
often was, but surely not now?  Alarond the Scribe, who had drawn office duty today, 
frowned at them.
    A stocky, fit, moderately handsome gladiator stepped up to the counter.  "I want a 
name-change," he said.  "How can I do my best known as," he shuddered, "'Dangling 
Eyeball'?  My name is Joe, and I want to use it."
    A small and very shapely woman stepped up beside him.  "And I am really tired of 
being known as 'DA Bait'."  She smiled, causing Alarond to sway where he stood.  "I'd 
like to be known as... Aphrodite, I think."
    The others crowded forward, each advancing a claim, the babble of voice rising to 
a roar, the crowd beginning to look like a mob--and every member of it armed and 
dangerous.
    Alarond raised his hands to quiet them, without much success.  He raised his 
voice, too.  "We'll do it!  A Name-Change-O-Rama, as soon as we can get the paperwork 
lined up!  Two or three months, maybe--"
    The gladiators howled in protest at the delay.
    "No, listen!  The files here are HUGE, it will take time to get everything 
straight.  You've got to be patient.  It WILL happen!"

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     Warrior and team name changes will be accepted during the month of January.  If 
you have names you want to change, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI