DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/12/2024    Duedate: 02/24/2024

DWES EG ARENA

DM 82    TURN 633

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SUN KING
ROOKIE CULT 1 (6752)
(82-57559) [23-14-1,112]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SUN KING                       FRENCH PEA 2
ROOKIE CULT 1 (6752)           MISFIT TOYS R (8466)
(82-57559) [23-14-1,112]       (82-50330) [4-2-1,59]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

STARCAST                       CLOUDBREAK
BLUE TIME JEWELS (1134)        BIG STRONG MEN (42)
(82-7851) [16-20-1,83]         (82-58205) [0-2-0,14]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BIG STRONG MEN (42)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. ANGRY CHICKEN (1132)          34 
2. BASES LOADED, BABY! (1136)    32    STONED ROOKIES 55 (7826)
3. BIG STRONG MEN (42)           32    Unchartered Team
4. CITY OF BONES (447)           30 
5. BLUE TIME JEWELS (1134)       29    GLAD I'M NOT (4687)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*GLAD I'M NOT (4687)        1   0  0 100.   1/ 1 BIG STRONG MEN (42)       8  5 0
 2- 2*JAN 2004 (3842)            5   1  1 83.3   2/ 3 FAMOUS GOLFERS (424)      7  2 1
 3- 3 ROOKIE MAIDEN 3 (7279)     3   1  0 75.0   3/ 2 THE BLACK LEAGUE (1750)   6  4 0
 4/ 7 STONED ROOKIES 55 (7826)  24  12  2 66.7   4/37 ANGRY CHICKEN (1132)      5  7 0
 5- 5*JULY 2003D (3004)          6   3  0 66.7   5/ 4 BLOODSWORDS (1135)        5  9 1
 6- 6*BLUES II (4571)            2   1  1 66.7   6/36 BLUE TIME JEWELS (1134)   4  6 0
 7- 8*CLAN OF ORDER (5291)       3   2  0 60.0   7/27 BASES LOADED, BABY (1136) 3  0 1
 8/19*MISFIT TOYS S (8467)       4   3  0 57.1   8/ 5 STONED ROOKIES 55 (7826)  3  1 1
 9/13 ROOKIE CULT 1 (6752)      23  18  1 56.1   9/25 FALLEN HEROES (1749)      3  1 0
10-11 ROOKIE PINK 14 (8918)     24  19  0 55.8  10/12 SCARLET CHAPEL (1129)     3  2 1
11-12*CHICAGO BLUES (4569)       5   4  1 55.6  11/16*MISFIT TOYS S (8467)      3  2 0
12/18 BASES LOADED, BABY (1136) 12  10  1 54.5  12/13*MISFIT TOYS C (7995)      3  2 0
13/14 FALLEN HEROES (1749)     247 206 15 54.5  13- 7 THE RULING CLASS (1225)   3  2 0
14/16 FAMOUS GOLFERS (424)      20  17  1 54.1  14/11 IMMORTAL EMPIRE (883)     3  3 0
15-15 ALTERED STATES 3 (194)     8   7  0 53.3  15/20 DIVINE ROOKIES 9 (6738)   2  0 0
16/ 9 IMMORTAL EMPIRE (883)     12  11  2 52.2  16/14 ROOKIE CULT 1 (6752)      2  1 0
17-17 ROOKIE PINK 44 (8948)     15  15  2 50.0  17/35*MISFIT TOYS R (8466)      2  3 0
18/10*STONED ROOKIES 3 (7774)    4   4  0 50.0  18/17 BLOOD WOLVES (6350)       2  4 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19/24 ANGRY CHICKEN (1132)      39  43  2 47.6  19-18 MADNESS (3957)            2  4 0
20-22 WIND SHAKERS (6169)       19  21  0 47.5  20/15*MISFIT TOYS L (8460)      2  5 0
21/21 BLOODSWORDS (1135)        42  48  4 46.7  21/ 6 FALLEN MASTERS (3500)     2  5 0
22-23 THE TURNING (149)         14  16  0 46.7  22/34 END OF THE LINE (446)     2  5 0
23/ 0 SUPERIOR FORCES 16 (8332)  7   8  0 46.7  23/ 0*DYNASTY WARRIORS 5 (8846) 1  0 0
24/25 STONED ROOKIES 2 (7773)   19  24  0 44.2  24-29*DEATH TO GO! (8009)       1  0 0
25/32 DIVINE ROOKIES 9 (6738)    7   9  0 43.7  25-21*CLAN OF ORDER (5291)      1  0 0
26/26 THE QUAM SQUAD (627)      16  21  0 43.2  26/ 0*GLAD I'M NOT (4687)       1  0 0
27-29 THE RULING CLASS (1225)   39  53  4 42.4  27- 9*CHICAGO BLUES (4569)      1  0 0
28/27 ROOKIE MAIDEN 32 (7308)   11  15  0 42.3  28-10*BLUES VII (4592)          1  0 0
29/28 FALLEN MASTERS (3500)     88 121  5 42.1  29-23*JAN 2004 (3842)           1  0 0
30/30 BIG STRONG MEN (42)       73 103  6 41.5  30-24*JULY 2003D (3004)         1  0 0
31/31 THE BLACK LEAGUE (1750)   26  39  0 40.0  31-26*HIDDEN MAGIC (1128)       1  0 0
32-33*BLUES VII (4592)           4   6  1 40.0  32-28 ALTERED STATES 3 (194)    1  0 0
33/36 BLOOD WOLVES (6350)       13  20  1 39.4  33/32 ROOKIE MAIDEN 32 (7308)   1  2 0
34-34 MADNESS (3957)            24  37  2 39.3  34/39 ROOKIE CULT 42 (6792)     1  3 0
35/38 SCARLET CHAPEL (1129)     20  32  2 38.5  35/ 0 CITY OF BONES (447)       1  4 1
36/35 ROOKIE MAIDEN 4 (7280)    23  37  3 38.3  36-38 OVERHYPED (4535)          0  6 0
37/39 END OF THE LINE (446)     35  62  3 36.1  37/ 0*WAR TREK (45)             0  5 0
38/40 ROOKIE CULT 42 (6792)     16  29  0 35.6  38/40 THE QUAM SQUAD (627)      0  5 0
39/ 0 CITY OF BONES (447)        8  15  1 34.8  39/ 0*UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (752)    0  4 0
40/43 BLUE TIME JEWELS (1134)   27  53  3 33.7  40-41 THE TURNING (149)         0  4 0
41-41*DEATH TO GO! (8009)        1   2  0 33.3  41/30 STONED ROOKIES 2 (7773)   0  3 0
42-42 TRIBAL COUNCIL 9 (152)    19  41  4 31.7  42/45*STONED ROOKIES 3 (7774)   0  3 0
43/46*MISFIT TOYS R (8466)       4   9  1 30.8  43/42 ROOKIE MAIDEN 4 (7280)    0  3 0
44/47*MISFIT TOYS C (7995)       3   7  0 30.0  44/33 ALTERED STATES (187)      0  3 0
45-44 SUPERIOR FORCES 33 (2919)  5  12  0 29.4  45-44 ROOKIE PINK 44 (8948)     0  2 0
46/20*MISFIT TOYS L (8460)       2   5  0 28.6  46-46 WIND SHAKERS (6169)       0  2 0
47-45*BLACKSMITH SHOP (970)      2   5  0 28.6  47/53*BOOKIE'S APOTHECAR (4546) 0  2 0
48-49*NINJITSU MASTERS (8017)    2   7  0 22.2  48/52*MERCURY RISING (4685)     0  2 0
49/48 ALTERED STATES (187)       1   4  0 20.0  49-43*BLACKSMITH SHOP (970)     0  2 0
50-51*HIDDEN MAGIC (1128)        4  19  1 17.4  50-48 ROOKIE PINK 14 (8918)     0  1 0
51/ 0*DYNASTY WARRIORS 5 (8846)  1  16  0  5.9  51-31*NINJITSU MASTERS (8017)   0  1 0
52/ 0*UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (752)     0  13  0  0.0  52/ 0 SUPERIOR FORCES 16 (8332) 0  1 0
53-52 OVERHYPED (4535)           0   6  0  0.0  53-49*SUPERIOR HORSEY (8450)    0  1 0
54/ 0*WAR TREK (45)              0   5  0  0.0  54-50 ROOKIE MAIDEN 3 (7279)    0  1 0
55/53*BOOKIE'S APOTHECAR (4546)  0   3  0  0.0  55-51*ROOKIE CULT 4 (6755)      0  1 0
56/56*MERCURY RISING (4685)      0   2  0  0.0  56/ 0*VAMPIRE THEATRE (4549)    0  1 0
57-54*SUPERIOR HORSEY (8450)     0   1  0  0.0  57-54*BLUES II (4571)           0  1 0
58-55*ROOKIE CULT 4 (6755)       0   1  0  0.0  58/ 0*POND SCUM II (4596)       0  1 0
59/ 0*VAMPIRE THEATRE (4549)     0   1  0  0.0  59-55 SUPERIOR FORCES 33 (2919) 0  1 0
60/ 0*POND SCUM II (4596)        0   1  0  0.0  60-56 SUPERIOR FORCES 32 (2261) 0  1 0
61-57 SUPERIOR FORCES 32 (2261)  0   1  0  0.0  61-57 TRIBAL COUNCIL 9 (152)    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

                                  Misfits All Around

Shelada Ventisa worried about many things, but chief among her responsibilities and, 
therefore, her worries was making sure the arena officials were notified of the 
weapons and armor for the Misfit Toys brand in Dwes Eg. The job opened up a short time 
ago and she had done some similar work for another Manager; at least, that's what her 
bona fides claimed. In truth, she had worked in one of the other manager's 
organizations for a few weeks a few years ago and had only been responsible for the 
occasional equipment notice. Fortunately for her, these Misfits didn't seen nearly the 
volume that some managers sent.

Her work lay in front of her. Qwerty's weapons and armor request hardly needed 
completion, but she checked it twice before shaking some sand on the words and setting 
it aside to dry. Taking up the next page, she wrote her customary greeting, "To the 
esteemed members of the Dwes Eg Gaming Commission, for the 632nd games, the management 
of Misfit Toys has appointed me, Shelada Ventisa, authority and responsibility to 
petition the board for the following items for on 'Undead Barbie, commission #82-
47584'...  She checked her notes. Many notes this time. The boss had several of them 
going to fight by candle light as well as numerous others who needed to apply what 
they had been learning. Several had just enough time to qualify if they started now. 
As yes, here were her notes about Undead Barbie...

Her hand dipped the quill in the ink well and was starting the second letter of the 
weapon designation when the door to Shelada's office slammed open. She jumped in her 
seat bumping the desk and causing some of the papers to shift.

"Madam! Master Beru was spotted entering the city! He'll be here in minutes!"

The excited servant girl should have knocked and waited, but Shelada couldn't blame 
her. The entire staff remained so new and so confused about what should or shouldn't 
be done. Sticking her quill back in its place, she quickly corked the ink and wiped 
the nib of the quill. Her attention completely on the proper protocols for receiving 
her new employer; a task her bona fides prominently and accurately related her 
extensive experience in.

Later that night, when her assistant, an eager man who wanted to be around the new 
master, was sent to finish what Shelada started, he would only notice the information 
that was missing. He wouldn't check the information that was there. He wouldn't even 
notice that the ink had dried without sand. How would he notice the extra curve on a 
single weapon designation?

In short, he wouldn't.

                     ============================================

Demitridov liked working for the commission. Mere days after his manager disappeared, 
the dwarf had approached the commission and asked for a job. Given his background as a 
Striker and an opening in their weapons preparations team, there hardly needed to be 
any discussion. Even the money question was simple: he had none, so they offered the 
barest minimum they needed. That had been nearly two decades ago. Now Demitridov 
pretty much ran the weapons preparations team.  A well balanced individual, his 
intelligence allowed just enough wisdom and insight to allow him to notice glaring 
deficiencies while allowing him to set aside the niggling worries some others 
struggled with. Besides, Demitridov liked the routine.  Day one was clean up. All the 
weapons were gathered, inspected, cleaned and oiled OR set aside for repairs. 
Depending on the extent of the fighting, this could take an extra day, but generally a 
single long one was enough. The only part of this task he still hated was "retrieval". 
But he was high enough up the food chain now that he only had to do it occasionally to 
make sure his boss knew he was willing. "Retrieval" happened when a weapon was not 
removed from a warrior. Usually this was due to them dying which was creepy enough; 
but there were times when the weapon was left in a wounded warrior and a member of the 
team would have to go to the healers to recover it. This could particular stink 
(literally!) if the healers were still working on the warrior.

Day two through four were all about repairs and preparation. A trip to the diviners 
early in the second day gave them an indication of the number and types of weapons 
that would be necessary. But otherwise, these days were spent at the forges. Fix this, 
melt down that to make something new, sharpen these, hammer those straight, that sort 
of stuff.

Day five the early birds would start sending in their notices. The notices had to 
adhere to a specific format, per commission regulations. Deviate from this format and 
warriors could find themselves with incorrect items, incorrect match-up, or left off 
the fight list entirely! In certain extreme cases, warriors even ended up fighting at 
night despite other intentions by their manager!

The notices began the primary task Demitridov held responsibility over: compliance. 
Every team at some point or another claimed a weapon, a piece of armor, or some other 
detail of the arena had been tampered with. Sometimes they claimed it was to their 
detriment like a cursed or broken weapon. Other times they claimed the other party had 
magically enhanced or superior made weapons. Heck, he even dealt with one situation 
where managers claimed another manager was shaving down the size of weapon grips so 
their warriors had an unfair advantage in the colder months.

To combat this, Demitridov and many others throughout the land would set aside the 
needed number of weapons as the notices arrived. These were inspected again and 
anything not meeting his standards was set aside for the next preparation cycle. For 
the next seven or eight days, notices trickled in and the weapons storage area grew.  
Finally, the morning of the fights, Demitridov pulled out the device which indicated a 
magic item and ran it over every weapon individually before lining them up on tables 
in a separate room where two members of the team stood watch. After every weapon was 
confirmed, Demitridov and his team pulled the warriors' requested weapons at random 
and then went to the leftmost weapons in the line and gathering those needed for the 
notice and then taking them to the warrior's designated ready area. Once there, the 
secured chest was unlocked, the weapons (and later armor) added to the chest, and the 
key returned to the Commission Check-in department.  Long experience had taught 
Demitridov where to find the secret of each of the warrior's fighting style and he had 
long learned the typical weapons of each style. So it didn't escape his notice when 
one Undead Barbie asked to use a weapon which was fairly uncommon for one of her 
style. But by that time, the last minute notices were arriving and it was too late to 
track it down...

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Larinia hated her arena name. "Undead Barbie"? Really? And why did that mean she had 
to wear a pink top and short dress which had been decoratively torn? And the make-up!? 
Oh gosh! The make-up!  She complained about the shoes as well at times, but those were 
actually her favorite part of the routine. Some of them made her wonder if there was 
some wizard who just focused on making shoes! How cool would that be?!

"Undead Barbie" returned for the first time in far too many years and it meant that 
everything had to be perfect. Make-up took longer, they changed her outfit four times, 
finally deciding on a salmon shade of pink which was agreed upon to "make her look 
more powerful". By the time she was sent to the arena, she was fighting to remind 
herself that killing could happen in the arena, but was not the Master's desired 
outcome. It was her only consolation for the fact that she was fairly sure the Master 
also didn't want her killing the prep team!

And to top it all off, two members of the prep team were at the arena when she 
arrived. Both leapt into action reapplying make-up to spots she suspected were fine. 
She literally had to push them away when she was called to final preparations. 
Grabbing her belt, she ran her hands across the hilt of the weapon there. Putting it 
on, she drew and sheathed the weapon again. She reached over to her primary weapon, 
the one she would walk into the arena with. Her trusted... What was this thing?!

                    =============================================

From the stands, Master Beru waved amiably at others he knew. His tasks for the day 
were done. Now he could sit back and evaluate and enjoy the spectacle. Some of today's 
warriors held high prospects ahead of them. The thrill of it all still sent a jolt 
through him at times.

One such warrior was "Undead Barbie." Her name was getting announced as well as her 
opponent, one "Raging Rooster". Undead Barbie wasn't what some managers would call a 
promising candidate. Master Beru thought the young woman had talent and way of 
carrying herself which might go far. Her forays into tournaments had met some limited 
success. Perhaps it just required the right tournament environment to give her a joly.

But the jolt he felt had nothing to do with her prospect when he saw her hesitantly 
walk into the arena. She nearly tripped as she stared at the weapon in her hand. 
Knowing he would see her fight, Master Beru shared her confusion. But that would have 
to wait. What would she do now?!

                    =============================================

What am I going to do now? I don't know how to use this thing? I mean we tried 
everything back in the beginning, but I clearly was not best suited for these things.  
It was in this moment that "Undead Barbie" decided it was time to own it. It was her 
character. Bad things happened? Okay, fix my hair and lipstick and lets keep going!  
She walked to the starting places.  When the fight began, she ran forward and then 
circled her opponent. And then she tried something new. Something unusual. Something 
marginally suited.  And she made it work. 

                    *********************************************

OOC: I had a shock when I got UB's fight for 632. Not surprising to those who've 
attempted to read my hand-writing, apparently I wrote a letter which looked like 
another letter and got a different weapon. Fortunately for me, UB was marginally 
suited at least and managed to win the fight despite my poor penmanship. But as I 
thought about it, it made me think about how that would play out in the "real world" 
and so you have this little something.  First and Final draft combined, so don't bark 
too much if I've done anything horrible with grammar or such. -- Master Beru

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings, Warriors of DWES EG.  Allow this humble servant Novgorodny Vir to 
give you a respite from the fights in the form of this Spyreport.  Perhaps it is 
ANGRY CHICKEN members' intannibility that enabled them to move from 37th to 4th last 
week...  (Less time in the sun...) Like a chunk of francium heaved into a wet pond, 
BLUE TIME JEWELS blew up the rankings to 30!  Managers were muttering after BASES 
LOADED, BABY! showed DWES EG what they could do:  2-0-1 to move up by 20.  Perhaps it 
is FALLEN HEROES members' intannibility that enabled them to move from 25th to 9th 
last week...  (Less time in the sun...) Like a chunk of francium heaved into a wet 
pond, MISFIT TOYS R blew up the rankings to 18!  Rumor has it an incurable disease 
has swept the stable of FALLEN MASTERS.  Note their drop in the rankings from 6th to 
21st.  Watch out!!!  Perhaps it is END OF THE LINE members' intannibility that 
enabled them to move from 34th to 22nd last week...  (Less time in the sun...) The 
boys at STONED ROOKIES 2 aren't the happy-go-lucky bunch we all know and love, after 
suffering a 11 drop last week.  Thinking about sending their team manager to the Dark 
Arena is ALTERED STATES, after suffering a 11 drop in ranking.  Say what you will 
about blind luck and dirty fighting, but FAMOUS GOLFERS will tell you 20-17-1 is 
nothing to laugh at...  Practice pays for PISSED PULLET, who pummelled PERSISTANT 
BEGGAR, to pocket 21 points.  Win some, lose some.  Speaking of which, FRENCH PEA 2 
was winsome, after beating GREY INIQUITY and seeing him lose 17 points.  Well, 
Duelmaster ONLY ROCK 'N ROLL Dark Arena Challenged DARK ARENA's HIGH ELF.  Is a 
24-8-1 good enough?  Those who hoped for a new Duelmaster were disappointed by HIGH 
ELF, of DARK ARENA, who despite a 0-0-0 couldn't overcome DWES EG's Number 1.  So 
who's the team that's been walking into taverns last week and ordering milk?  Sounds 
like a PR stunt to me.   
     My mother wished me to avoid conflict, and seek the gentle trade of Spyreporter. 
But warriors aren't supposed to avoid fights!  Like a horde of jackals fleeing from 
the lion, so did the "warriors" in DWES EG avoid END OF THE LINE.  As a woman of good 
breeding scorns the "warriors" of BOOKIE'S APOTHECARY, so did that sorry team shy 
from END OF THE LINE Everyone is famous for fifteen minutes, and FRESHMAN HERO is it 
right now.  Most challenged warrior.  Isn't BLUE TIME JEWELS proud!   
     Ah, the duel!  The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd!  Those who owe 
ONLY ROCK 'N ROLL of STONED ROOKIES 55 money and had written him off, take note:  
he'S BACK FROM THE DARK ARENA!!!  AND he'S MAD!!!  THE SLAMMER of BASES LOADED, BABY! 
sends NUMBER ONE of ROOKIE MAIDEN 32 goes to the Weary Warrior's Retirement Home.  
DWES EG has no place for weaklings!  The audience gave a nice round of rasberries to 
DELERIUM of ALTERED STATES, for expiring in such an ungraceful fashion.  6-6-0, 
indeed!  Ask not for whom the sword slashes; it slashes for thee.   
     Leave me now, you base fools!  More important duties call me.  Can anything 
compare to the pleasure of writing Spyreports for DWES EG?  On that giddy note I take 
my leave-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SUN KING 57559               23  14  1 112         ROOKIE CULT 1 (6752)      

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CONCORKILL 57772             12   4  1 136         FALLEN MASTERS (3500)     
 CREEPING DEATH 40396          7   2  0  99         DIVINE ROOKIES 9 (6738)   
-DISTURBED 1125                8   3  0  98         ALTERED STATES 3 (194)    
 CLOUDBURST 57980             16  11  2  97         BIG STRONG MEN (42)       
 BLACK BLITZKRIEG 12060       18  16  1  96         THE BLACK LEAGUE (1750)   
 BALD EAGLE 57827             14   7  0  96         FAMOUS GOLFERS (424)      
 TYBERION 38245               14  12  1  94         BLOOD WOLVES (6350)       

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WOMEN IN UNIFORM 43435       17  31  1  87         ROOKIE MAIDEN 4 (7280)    
 SOLDIER 2 40681              16  25  0  86         ROOKIE CULT 42 (6792)     
 STARCAST 7851                16  20  1  83         BLUE TIME JEWELS (1134)   
 THUNDERCLAP 57916            15  15  0  82         BIG STRONG MEN (42)       
 SOLDIER 3 46376              19  22  0  79         STONED ROOKIES 2 (7773)   
 THE LAVA BLADE 58073          8   5  0  67         BLOODSWORDS (1135)        

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE SLAMMER 57924             3   0  1  66         BASES LOADED, BABY! (1136)
 SICILIAN GOLD 7839            5   4  0  63         ANGRY CHICKEN (1132)      
 CRANIAL SPECTER 57957         4   1  1  60         CITY OF BONES (447)       
 STONE OF MISERY 58012         5   1  0  59         IMMORTAL EMPIRE (883)     
 FRENCH PEA 2 50330            4   2  1  59         MISFIT TOYS R (8466)      

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ROBERT NIGHTHAWK 28067        5   4  1  55         CHICAGO BLUES (4569)      
-0012 19410                    6   3  0  52         JULY 2003D (3004)         
 CRIMSON CHALICE 58064         4   1  2  49         SCARLET CHAPEL (1129)     
-FOXCALLER 57822               3   2  0  45         FALLEN HEROES (1749)      
 HEATED FRIAR 57930            4   2  0  44         ANGRY CHICKEN (1132)      
 GREY INIQUITY 58165           7   5  0  37         THE BLACK LEAGUE (1750)   
-OTIS RUSH 57921               3   2  1  37         BLUES VII (4592)          
 STORMTOUCHED 58160            7   4  0  36         BIG STRONG MEN (42)       
-0004 24073                    5   1  1  35         JAN 2004 (3842)           

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-PAPA JAMS 47659               2   2  0  33         DEATH TO GO! (8009)       
 FIREKEEPER 57865              9   3  1  32         BLOODSWORDS (1135)        
 WHISPERSILK 58184             5   2  1  30         BLOODSWORDS (1135)        
 GRAND ARBITER 58093           7   7  1  29         END OF THE LINE (446)     
 QWERTY 50331                  4   1  0  26         MISFIT TOYS S (8467)      

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ACT TOGETHER 46379            4   2  0  22         STONED ROOKIES 3 (7774)   
-ORDER GUARD 2 32090           2   1  0  21         CLAN OF ORDER (5291)      
 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY 28762       2   2  0  20         MERCURY RISING (4685)     
 GUAN YU 57506                 1   0  0  20         DYNASTY WARRIORS 5 (8846) 
 FRESHMAN HERO 58238           3   4  1  19         BLUE TIME JEWELS (1134)   
 SUNSTEEL 58137                4   3  0  18         BLOODSWORDS (1135)        
 REJECTATRON 50638             2   0  0  18         MISFIT TOYS C (7995)      

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SLICE O'PIE 58186             3   1  0  17         FAMOUS GOLFERS (424)      
 DYING HOPLITE 58200           2   4  0  16         BLUE TIME JEWELS (1134)   
 UNDEAD BARBIE 47584           1   3  0  16         MISFIT TOYS C (7995)      
 KIZZLE'S BONDSMAN 35310       1   0  0  15         GLAD I'M NOT (4687)       
-MISS DAISY 58168              1   1  0  14         END OF THE LINE (446)     
 CLOUDBREAK 58205              0   2  0  14         BIG STRONG MEN (42)       
 VALIUM 27946                  0   3  0  13         BOOKIE'S APOTHECARY (4546)
 PROCTOLOGIST AF 50299         0   2  0  12         MISFIT TOYS L (8460)      
 MIDNIGHT STAR 58246           1   0  0  11         BLUE TIME JEWELS (1134)   
-THUNDER HAND 51189            2   1  0   9         NINJITSU MASTERS (8017)   
-CUNNING KING 58258            2   2  0   8         THE RULING CLASS (1225)   
 CRIMSON CANON 58234           0   1  0   7         SCARLET CHAPEL (1129)     
 BYATTI 58255                  1   0  0   6         END OF THE LINE (446)     
 NUDE DUKE AF 50298            1   1  0   6         MISFIT TOYS L (8460)      
 WEDGE ANTILLES 58264          1   1  0   5         FALLEN MASTERS (3500)     
 LESTAT 27960                  0   1  0   5         VAMPIRE THEATRE (4549)    
 SUNFISH SALLY 28220           0   1  0   1         POND SCUM II (4596)       
 QUAMBY 58344                  0   1  0   1         THE QUAM SQUAD (627)      
-ZEALOUS CZAR 58316            0   1  0   1         THE RULING CLASS (1225)   

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DELERIUM 1087           6  6 0 ALTERED STATES 187   CRANIAL SPECTER 57957  633  
STORMBREAK 58317        0  1 0 BIG STRONG MEN 42    DARK CHAMPION          633 NONE
BWBW 71 58338           0  1 0 BLOOD WOLVES 6350    BANDIT PRINCE          633 NONE
DARK OOZE 58274         0  1 0 CITY OF BONES 447    BLACK ORC              633 NONE
DARK PHALANGE 58275     0  1 0 CITY OF BONES 447    BANDIT PRINCE          633 NONE
DARK SKELETON 58271     0  1 0 CITY OF BONES 447    HIGH ELF               633 NONE
TRISKA JR. 58270        0  1 0 CITY OF BONES 447    SHEWISH GIANT          633 NONE
DARK BLAH 58273         0  1 0 END OF THE LINE 446  DARK CHAMPION          633 NONE
DARK STRAW 58278        0  1 0 END OF THE LINE 446  DARK CHAMPION          633 NONE
DARK DREAMER 57823      0  1 0 FALLEN HEROES 1749   MOUNTAIN TROLL         633 NONE
FMFM 23 58339           0  1 0 FALLEN MASTERS 3500  MOUNTAIN TROLL         633 NONE
AGENT OF FATE 58027     0  1 0 IMMORTAL EMPIRE 883  BLACK ORC              633 NONE
BISHOP OF PERIL 58028   0  1 0 IMMORTAL EMPIRE 883  BLACK ORC              633 NONE
GAUNTLET OF FEAR 6330   1  1 1 IMMORTAL EMPIRE 883  DARK CHAMPION          633 NONE
BAD HAIR BARBIE 50296   1  1 0 MISFIT TOYS L 8460   JEREMY IRONS 3116      633  
NUMBER ONE 43579       11 15 0 ROOKIE MAIDEN 3 7308 THE SLAMMER 57924      633  
10 58337                0  1 0 SUPERIOR FORCES 8332 BLACK ORC              633 NONE
DARK BLOT 58315         0  1 0 THE BLACK LEAGU 1750 SPYMASTER              633 NONE
DARK BRO 58219          0  1 0 UTOPIA RELIGIOSO 752 STONE GOLEM            633 NONE
DARK RIVER 1 58221      0  1 0 UTOPIA RELIGIOSO 752 DARK CHAMPION          633 NONE
DARK RIVER 2 58222      0  1 0 UTOPIA RELIGIOSO 752 BANDIT PRINCE          633 NONE
EATER OF VIRTUE 58247   0  1 0 UTOPIA RELIGIOSO 752 SPYMASTER              633 NONE
ANOTHER BLACK ORC 248   0  1 0 WAR TREK 45          STONE GOLEM            633 NONE
ELLIAS THE RED 246      0  1 0 WAR TREK 45          MOUNTAIN TROLL         633 NONE
FATALIS 245             0  1 0 WAR TREK 45          ARENAMASTER            633 NONE
ONAN 247                0  1 0 WAR TREK 45          BLACK ORC              633 NONE
VOLDRIC THE BLUE 249    0  1 0 WAR TREK 45          STONE GOLEM            633 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Grand Arbiter -- A pleasure to meet you! I must admit, you made me nervous but in the 
end, "Go away!" -- French Pea 2

FrEshmAn HErO -- I bEgIn tO wOndEr If thE cOmmIssIOn Is cOnfUsEd. ThEy sEEm cOnvIncEd 
wE shOUld bE In thE ArEnA tOgEthEr. -- QwErty

Raging Rooster -- Well... that was... something... French Pea couldn't decide whether 
to laugh or cry! I knew something didn't feel right! -- Undead Barbie

Jeremy Irons -- Is this the point where I say, "Fore!"? And don't mind the nudity. 
It's just a publicity stunt. -- Nude DUKE AF, part of the Joes go Au Naturale line 
from Has-Bros

Cloudbreak -- THANK YOU FOR PLAYING! You were rejected 68% of the time! Please come 
again and try your luck at... REJECTATRON, not compatible with Atari, Commodore 64, or 
PBM systems... [legalese continues for several minutes]

Wedge Antilles -- After extensive use of something called "the internet" I am 
reasonably sure that I am not a "WOMP RAT BACK HOME". So I must ask why you kept 
hitting me?! -- Proctologist AF

Zealous CZAR -- Have you noticed how oddly specific the fight announcers get? I mean, 
they said I hit you in the Kidneys. How do they know that?! It's not like I pulled it 
out and showed them! -- Bad Hair Barbie

After a bit of debate, it has been determined that I shall be the spokesperson for 
Master Beru here in Dwes Eg. How long this is the case, remains to be seen, but for 
now... you have to put up with me!  We sent six misfit toys to the dark arena, 
thinking they deserved toys too. I must admit that the condition of those toys now... 
Well, just realize any toy maker's soul died a little that night! Otherwise, we are in 
the midst of the tourney preparations now! Qwerty finalizes his preparation this time 
around. Others will soon follow. In the mean time, let's see about these new toys... 
-- French Pea 2

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ONLY ROCK 'N ROLL delivered the death blow upon HIGH ELF in a 2 minute fight.
GAUNTLET OF FEAR was unbelievably slain by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute duel.
EATER OF VIRTUE was murdered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
AGENT OF FATE was murdered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
FMFM 23 was slaughtered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena brawl.
BISHOP OF PERIL was assassinated by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DARK DREAMER was savagely slain by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute competition.
STORMBREAK was dispatched by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DARK BRO was butchered by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute gory Dark Arena competition.
ONAN was easily killed by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
ELLIAS THE RED was viciously butchered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 3 minute duel.
ANOTHER BLACK ORC was viciously butchered by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute duel.
FATALIS was assassinated by ARENAMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
DARK RIVER 2 was easily killed by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena bout.
DARK STRAW was murdered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
DARK PHALANGE was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena conflict.
DARK BLOT was murdered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
DARK OOZE was butchered by BLACK ORC in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena bout.
DARK BLAH was assassinated by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
DARK SKELETON was slain by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena struggle.
VOLDRIC THE BLUE was viciously butchered by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute Dark Arena bout.
TRISKA JR. was dealt death by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena fight.
DARK RIVER 1 was murdered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena bout.
10 was executed by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
BWBW 71 was slain by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena conflict.
FRENCH PEA 2 devastated GREY INIQUITY in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
UNDEAD BARBIE was overpowered by STORMTOUCHED in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
PROCTOLOGIST AF was savagely defeated by FRESHMAN HERO in a 4 minute Challenge fray.
QWERTY bested BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY in a exciting 4 minute Challenge bout.
REJECTATRON luckily beat CLOUDBREAK in a action packed 6 minute Challenge fight.
VALIUM was defeated by DYING HOPLITE in a 2 minute Challenge duel.
CREEPING DEATH overpowered SOLDIER 3 in a action packed 1 minute one-sided bout.
SUN KING savagely defeated BLACK BLITZKRIEG in a popular 2 minute expert's Title duel.
BALD EAGLE beat WOMEN IN UNIFORM in a exciting 1 minute gory expert's competition.
THE LAVA BLADE was overpowered by CLOUDBURST in a popular 1 minute uneven duel.
STARCAST was savagely defeated by TYBERION in a popular 1 minute veteran's match.
SPIT ROASTER was overpowered by SOLDIER 2 in a 1 minute uneven bout.
THUNDERCLAP demolished M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute uneven contest.
NUMBER ONE was assassinated by THE SLAMMER in a exciting 1 minute one-sided struggle.
CRANIAL SPECTER executed DELERIUM in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
CRIMSON CHALICE savagely defeated CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute master vs. novice match.
SICILIAN GOLD overpowered DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
BLACK TARAGON overcame CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute gruesome mismatched match.
STONE OF MISERY overpowered THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 3 minute one-sided fight.
HEATED FRIAR won victory over CAPTURED ORC in a 6 minute veteran vs. amateur struggle.
FIREKEEPER was vanquished by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.
BASE WALKER overpowered AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute uneven competition.
CINDERBONES handily defeated THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute one-sided match.
BLACK DAWN overpowered ACT TOGETHER in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
GRAND ARBITER was vanquished by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
WHISPERSILK was overcome by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 2 minute bout.
SUNSTEEL overcame WEDGE ANTILLES in a 3 minute duel.
NUDE DUKE AF was demolished by GUAN YU in a 1 minute mismatched match.
RAGING ROOSTER overpowered EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
BAD HAIR BARBIE was slain by JEREMY IRONS in a 1 minute amateur's bout.
SLICE O'PIE bested PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 1 minute novice's conflict.
PISSED PULLET devastated PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a unpopular 6 minute one-sided battle.
CHUCKLEBONES overpowered LESTAT in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
KIZZLE'S BONDSMAN demolished CRIMSON CANON in a popular 1 minute mismatched contest.
MIDNIGHT STAR overpowered QUAMBY in a 1 minute mismatched duel.
BYATTI defeated SUNFISH SALLY in a 2 minute amateur's fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  26         TOTAL PARRY       32 -  21 -  3      60  |
|AIMED BLOW                      13         STRIKING ATTACK   26 -  19 -  4      58  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                 10         PARRY-RIPOSTE     16 -  20 -  1      44  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      9         AIMED BLOW        66 -  89 -  2      43  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         SLASHING ATTACK   13 -  18 -  0      42  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         LUNGING ATTACK    51 -  77 -  5      40  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     5         PARRY-LUNGE       11 -  18 -  1      38  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    5         BASHING ATTACK    14 -  35 -  1      29  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      4         WALL OF STEEL      4 -  11 -  0      27  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -  14 -  0      22  |

Turn 633 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:

WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK    11 - 15         5  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     2 -  3         4  AIMED BLOW     
TOTAL PARRY        6 -  3     AIMED BLOW         5 -  8         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                              SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  7         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                              PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  4     
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  4     
                              PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  4     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   SUN KING -7977             23  14  1  112 ROOKIE CULT 1 (6752)
AIMED BLOW       CLOUDBURST -7556           16  11  2   97 BIG STRONG MEN (42)
STRIKING ATTACK  THE SLAMMER -7612           3   0  1   66 BASES LOADED, BABY! (1136)
TOTAL PARRY      STONE OF MISERY -7524       5   1  0   59 IMMORTAL EMPIRE (883)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   FRENCH PEA 2 -15206         4   2  1   59 MISFIT TOYS R (8466)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is STARCAST 7851.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was CLOUDBREAK -7331.  The ten other most popular fighters were BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY 
28762, ELLIAS THE RED 246, FRESHMAN HERO -7298, SUN KING -7977, VOLDRIC THE BLUE 249, 
ANOTHER BLACK ORC 248, BALD EAGLE -7709, SUNFISH SALLY 28220, TYBERION -27291, and 
CRIMSON CHALICE -7472.

The least popular fighter this week was PISSED PULLET -7500.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were HEATED FRIAR -7606, QUAMBY -7192, BAD HAIR BARBIE -15240, NUDE 
DUKE AF -15238, GRAND ARBITER -7443, ACT TOGETHER -19157, DELERIUM 1087, REJECTATRON 
-14898, PROCTOLOGIST AF -15237, and UNDEAD BARBIE -17952.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

SUN KING (82--7977) ROOKIE CULT 1