DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/06/2022    Duedate: 01/02/2023

TELORINTHE ARENA

DM-83    TURN-202

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BUD THE WISER
BEER BELLIES (85)
(83-839) [16-11-1,154]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BUD THE WISER                  REVOLVER
BEER BELLIES (85)              CLASSICS (83)
(83-839) [16-11-1,154]         (83-810) [7-2-0,45]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

XXX                            XXX
BEER BELLIES (85)              BEER BELLIES (85)
(83-834) [16-12-1,129]         (83-834) [16-12-1,129]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

NFL NETWORK (63)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BEER BELLIES (85)           51
2. HOUSE OF FUR (62)           29      THE DRAGONS (65)
3. CLASSICS (83)               26      Unchartered Team
4. THE BLUE MARBLE (82)        24
5. KAME HOUSE (61)             23      CLASSICS (83)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*CLASSICS (83)             33  11  0 75.0   1/ 3 NFL NETWORK (63)         11  3 0
 2/ 2 THE DRAGONS (65)         155  99  8 61.0   2/ 5*CLASSICS (83)             9  1 0
 3/ 4 THE FEROCIOUS FIVE (64)  158 120  6 56.8   3/ 2 THE DRAGONS (65)          8  7 2
 4/ 5 KAME HOUSE (61)          148 117 10 55.8   4/ 6 BEER BELLIES (85)         8  7 1
 5/ 7 BEER BELLIES (85)         76  63  6 54.7   5/ 1 CONJURE UP THE SUN (60)   8  7 0
 6/ 6 CONJURE UP THE SUN (60)  116  99  3 54.0   6/ 4 KAME HOUSE (61)           7  6 1
 7/ 9 NFL NETWORK (63)         147 128  9 53.5   7/ 7 THE FEROCIOUS FIVE (64)   7  6 1
 8- 8 IRONSKULL ORCS (71)       64  56  2 53.3   8/ 9 SORCERER KINGS (66)       6  7 0
 9/11 HOUSE OF FUR (62)        141 132  8 51.6   9/ 8 RIFF-RAFF CREW (69)       6  7 0
10/10 RIFF-RAFF CREW (69)       99  93  3 51.6  10/10 HOUSE OF FUR (62)         5  7 1
11/13 SORCERER KINGS (66)      128 150 11 46.0  11/13 SUPER BRASH BROTHER (43)  3  7 0
12/14 SUPER BRASH BROTHER (43)  26  38  6 40.6  12-15 IRONSKULL ORCS (71)       2  3 0
13-15 MEAL TEAM 6 (81)          36  61  4 37.1  13-16 MEAL TEAM 6 (81)          2  3 0
14/16*THE BLUE MARBLE (82)       7  23  3 23.3  14/12*THE BLUE MARBLE (82)      1 14 1

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

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

Telorinthe,

I've lost too many of my children to this stinking cesspool of a town... Come to claim 
back what's mine. The shadows told me Joymend and Sageherd had taken up with a certain 
Green and his Lady and a young fool. Well, if I can't have them, they can all have 
what I've arranged with the shadows hiding from the torches of the Dark Arena.  
Mwuhahahah!

                                             -- The Aged Sage,
                                                Twisted One of Hillwood Isles

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

"I don't really do New Year's Resolutions, anymore.  I found I was always breaking 
them."

The silence was uncomfortable.

"Nice alligators.  Or are they crocodiles?  I never did learn to tell the difference."

Again, silence.

"I assume they're pets?"

The creaking of the rope above me, and the slow lap of water on amphibian backs was 
all the answer I got in return.  Truthfully, it wasn't as soothing as it sounds.  
Master Darque saved me from having to come up with another icebreaker.

"Where.." he began, the smell of brimstone becoming somewhat overpowering in the 
closed environment of the rocky grotto.

"Are.." I did not like where this was going.

"MY CHILDREN?!?"

It's hard to make cool eye contact with a half-demon who eyes are glowing a 
particularly intimidating shade of red.  The light of the setting sun reflected off 
the water, enhancing the vermillion glow of his ring, which might have been pretty in 
other circumstances.  As it was, without a satisfying answer, I decided to give Darque 
the silent treatment.  After all, it was working on me.

"Whoa! Whoa!" I yelled as I was dipped unceremoniously in the pool and jerked out just 
as the crocogators snapped at my True Religion denim pants.  I was pretty sure they 
were torn, and not in the fashionable way I had paid extra for.

Sputtering, I tried to formulate the answer Darque was looking for.  I mean, how was I 
supposed to know where his kids were?  It had been several turns since I'd last 
checked.

Behind Master Darque, Floyd leaned casually against a wall, checking his watch.  
"Hurry up, Riff.  We've got dinner reservations at this amazing BBQ place, and I don't 
want to be late."

It's rare for me to be speechless, and it always happens at the most inopportune 
times.

Sidon stood up and stretched.  "Here's a Win-Win.  Let's go to dinner, and when we 
come back, maybe he'll have remembered.  If not, the crocogators will be even hungrier 
and we can lower him slowly into the water.  Whatever the crocs don't get, the piranha 
will finish off.  No bubbles.  No evidence."

That Sidon, he's always so full of good ideas.

"Well, since you put it that way.  I might have an idea."  I paused for dramatic 
effect but thought better of it when I saw Darque reaching for the rope.  "But I'll 
need to be more comfortable to tell you, and drier.  And also, with my feet on the 
ground, somewhere.. else."  I smiled, waiting for the answer to my generous overture. 

Darque reached for the rope.

"Where were we?"  I spoke rapidly, matching my thought process.  "Oh yes, in a far-off 
shadow.  Channel Master had just disappeared into the abyss wrestling a demon.  Queen 
Artemis was trying to figure out how to communicate with Channel Master.  Nemesis woke 
up.  And Dragon Master just discovered that something wicked this way comes--"

"I know that part already," Master Darque wryly commented, eyeing the rope he now held 
deftly in his off hand.

I smiled.  "That's all you get for free.  Let me down, give me a bit of time to 
compose myself, something to eat, maybe a drink, and I'll finish the tale.  In fact, 
I'll go against my better judgment and make it a New Year's Resolution."

"And what happens if you don't?  Lady Darque said I can't actually kill you.  But 
that's it.  I can do anything else."

So many questions.  How to answer them all?

"Can't I just give you, my word?"  All three burst out in laughter.  I laughed too; it 
seemed the polite thing to do, and I'm always minding my manners around half-demons 
and their posses.

"I could Dark Arena my whole team?"

Floyd looked up, alarmed.  "Who would the children challenge?  No, no. This has to be 
a punishment, not a reward for you."

"Then I'm at a loss."  The smell of brimstone was suddenly overpowering.  Master 
Darque looked at Floyd, who shrugged.

"We're late for dinner."  And they left.

As I watched them leave, I began composing the tale in my head, wondering what I'd do 
once I got down.  And suddenly realizing I was very, very hungry and I hadn't even 
heard which BBQ place they were going to.

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

Hail and well met my fellow gladiators, tis I, your drunken Duelmaster, Bud the Wiser. 
I could go on about my greatness and your...well...lack thereof, but my mind is 
somewhere else today. Biff keeps bringing in new warriors and before I can even learn 
their name, they are in a ceremonial cask and thrown in the river. So for fun I will 
bloodfeud one of you, giving you a chance of taking the throne early in your careers. 
I promise, I will go super easy and may even put my weapon in my off hand, as I'd like 
to give you a fighting chance. And if I lose, well, we will do it again and this time 
I may actually put effort into it.

Enjoy your days, as they will probably be short. And drink....DRIIIINKKKKK!!!!

                                          -- your DM
                                             Bud the Wiser

                                      SPY REPORT

It is hot.  It is cold.  It is hot.  No, wait!  It is cold again! This has been the 
weather around Telorinthe of late.  Yeah, it is boring just talking about the weather, 
but I really like it because it gives a new dimension to the fights.  Slippery sword 
hilts, creaking armor, and poor footing can make a regularly boring match into 
something spectacular!  We got to witness a few of those today, and I'm looking 
forward to watching more!  Let's see what happened today.

Bud the Wiser became Duelmaster last turn, but he did not get an invite to the Isle.  
Perhaps he was lacking in the influence needed to get the Commission's attention.  
Well, nothing gives you clout like keeping the Duelmaster's throne.  Bud made sure to 
keep his seat and deal with a little matter of revenge in the process.  Bud the Wiser 
bloodfeud challenged Dik-Dik in what can only be described as a lope-sided victory.  
Bud remains our Duelmaster and Dik-Dik lived to see another day.  It feels like a win 
for everyone!  Congrats to Bud the Wiser for defending his title, and he also got an 
invitation to the Isle of the Eye.  He leaves us next turn for advanced training and 
immortality!

The most avoided team today is Conjure Up the Sun.  As has been noted, frequent down 
challenges will cause people to avoid you.  Today, we find The Dragons avoiding them 
teh most.  The Duelmaster was our most challenged warrior this cycle, so it is good to 
see the competitive juices are flowing in Telorinthe.  As we have already mentioned, 
the Duelmaster chose to bloodfeud this turn, so none of those challenges amounted to 
anything.

There were many deaths today with a majority of them being "night fights" in the Dark 
Arena.  Eight deaths marred our fine arena with only 2 coming during the regular 
games. First, the Dark Arena deaths came mostly from The Blue Marble.  They sent 4 of 
their warriors to face the monster crew, though they do hate it when you call them 
monsters.  As to the regular sands, Conjure Up the Sun lost a new warrior to Kame 
House's Yokaza.  We also lost an arena veteran, Ember, who left the arena with a 21-
12-0 record.

I have to wrap this up now.  It has been a joy as always to share the news with you!  
I hope everyone will be back next turn and enjoys the holiday season.  I'm assuming 
everyone has some type of holiday season as we do in Telorinthe.  It may not be 
exactly the same celebrations and traditions, but you have something!  Enjoy it!

                                          -- Ori Starbloom

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BUD THE WISER 839            16  11  1   154       BEER BELLIES (85)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 XXX 834                      16  12  1   129       BEER BELLIES (85)
 MARIAH 327                    9   4  2   112       SUPER BRASH BROTHERS (43)
 RILEY MCCARRON 773           11   8  0   105       NFL NETWORK (63)
 PHYSICALITY 599              20  20  1   102       RIFF-RAFF CREW (69)
 CHARMING KITTEN 601          21  19  0    99       RIFF-RAFF CREW (69)
-STABBMOOR 636                11  13  0    94       IRONSKULL ORCS (71)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WINDSHEAR 781                14   4  1    88       THE DRAGONS (65)
 ZOMBIE GALILEO 717           13   7  0    86       CONJURE UP THE SUN (60)
-BLOODAXE 637                 16   8  0    82       IRONSKULL ORCS (71)
 HEAT STROKE 578              18  13  0    80       CONJURE UP THE SUN (60)
-WORMSPINE 640                14  10  0    80       IRONSKULL ORCS (71)
 BIG BIRD 780                 11   7  0    79       THE FEROCIOUS FIVE (64)
 BIBIDEE 623                  19  16  2    77       SORCERER KINGS (66)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RIDE OR DIE 635              19  14  0    71       RIFF-RAFF CREW (69)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SKARFACE 652                 11  12  1    63       IRONSKULL ORCS (71)
-BLINKY ME EYEPOKE 763         8  10  2    61       MEAL TEAM 6 (81)
 DRINK EM UP 836              16  11  1    60       BEER BELLIES (85)
 TIMON 735                    15   7  0    59       HOUSE OF FUR (62)
 FRED SMOOT 817                5   4  1    57       NFL NETWORK (63)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TYRANN MATHIEU 783           11   6  0    54       NFL NETWORK (63)
-TACO SMELL 759                7   9  0    52       MEAL TEAM 6 (81)
 ICEWING 821                   4   5  0    50       THE DRAGONS (65)
 RAZORCLAW 833                 5   2  1    48       THE DRAGONS (65)
-BONEBREAKER 639              11  13  1    47       IRONSKULL ORCS (71)
 GIBBERS 820                   6   3  0    47       THE FEROCIOUS FIVE (64)
 NOTHINGBURGER 700            10  16  0    46       RIFF-RAFF CREW (69)
-BOOGER DINK 757               7   6  1    45       MEAL TEAM 6 (81)
 REVOLVER 810                  7   2  0    45       CLASSICS (83)
 TOMMY MCDONALD 843            6   0  1    43       NFL NETWORK (63)
-STOPPA SQUEAL 764            12   6  0    42       MEAL TEAM 6 (81)
 SALACIA VILE 853              4   0  1    41       SORCERER KINGS (66)
 RUBBER SOUL 812               8   0  0    37       CLASSICS (83)
 SACHA 772                     8  11  1    36       SORCERER KINGS (66)
 DRAJ 797                      6   7  0    36       SORCERER KINGS (66)
 VOODOO 811                    5   4  0    36       CLASSICS (83)
 ONE PIECE 787                 9   7  0    34       THE FEROCIOUS FIVE (64)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 POLITE CAT 805                6   5  0    33       HOUSE OF FUR (62)
 COW KING 790                  7   8  0    29       HOUSE OF FUR (62)
 KID A 814                     5   4  0    28       CLASSICS (83)
 GUIDING LIGHT 794             7   5  0    26       CONJURE UP THE SUN (60)
 DUPRE 328                     5   8  2    25       SUPER BRASH BROTHERS (43)
 AJA 854                       3   0  0    25       CLASSICS (83)
 TOYOTOMI 822                  2   6  0    24       KAME HOUSE (61)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHAMINO 329                   5   8  0    23       SUPER BRASH BROTHERS (43)
 KAMIGAWA 808                  5   6  0    23       KAME HOUSE (61)
 DIK-DIK 851                   1   3  1    23       HOUSE OF FUR (62)
 YOKAZA 847                    5   0  1    22       KAME HOUSE (61)
 UG NUT 832                    4   3  1    21       THE FEROCIOUS FIVE (64)
 VALKYRIE 842                  1   2  0    17       SUPER BRASH BROTHERS (43)
 HIRO 848                      2   3  1    15       KAME HOUSE (61)
 SPIRIT DRAGON 846             4   1  1    14       THE DRAGONS (65)
 DEJA BREW 867                 1   0  0    13       BEER BELLIES (85)
 WAR WITCH 818                 1   5  1    11       SUPER BRASH BROTHERS (43)
 LITTLE DIPPER 859             1   1  0     6       CONJURE UP THE SUN (60)
 PALE ALE 860                  0   2  0     2       BEER BELLIES (85)
-PEPE TAPAS 849                0   1  0     1       MEAL TEAM 6 (81)
 GARFIELD 863                  0   1  0     1       THE FEROCIOUS FIVE (64)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BOOZEE SOOZEE 857       0  1 0 BEER BELLIES 85      SAGEHERD 804          200  REVENGED
DEJA BREW 861           0  1 0 BEER BELLIES 85      DIK-DIK 851           201  JUST REVENGED
LAST CALL 850           0  2 0 BEER BELLIES 85      HIRO 848              199  REVENGED
BACK TO BLACK 813       5  1 0 CLASSICS 83          14 DAY QUARANTINE 699 198  NOT REVENGED
HELIOTROPIC 862         0  1 0 CONJURE UP THE SU 60 YOKAZA 847            202   
SPARKLE MUFFIN 852      0  1 0 HOUSE OF FUR 62      SALACIA VILE 853      199   
NEW YEARS REZY 866      0  1 0 RIFF-RAFF CREW 69    DARK CHAMPION         202  NONE

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
GAWAINE 864             0  1 0 THE BLUE MARBLE 82   SPYMASTER             202  NONE
JOYMEND 802             3  3 1 THE BLUE MARBLE 82   HIGH ELF              202  NONE
LADY OF GREEN 865       0  1 0 THE BLUE MARBLE 82   HIGH ELF              202  NONE
LADY OF GREEN 803       3  2 1 THE BLUE MARBLE 82   UG NUT 832            201   
SAGEHERD 804            1  5 1 THE BLUE MARBLE 82   SPYMASTER             202  NONE
THE GREEN 856           0  3 0 THE BLUE MARBLE 82   MOUNTAIN TROLL        202  NONE
THE GREEN 801           0  3 0 THE BLUE MARBLE 82   TOMMY MCDONALD 843    199   
EMBER 634              21 12 0 THE DRAGONS 65       XXX 834               202   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Sageherd -- Wise?  Don't be absurd. -- Guiding Light

The Green -- The grass is always greener! -- Guiding Light

Yokaza -- Luck!  If our blades were to ever cross again on the sands, you would surely 
be destroyed. -- Little Dipper

Halftime Show -- You will never hear the words Wardrobe Malfunction from me again. -- 
Zombie G
P.S.  Bring back Britney!

Super Brash Brother -- Ahh, Bashur, you've returned to Telorinthe...  I thought I 
smelled something foul and useless. -- Weirdo

Erdelf -- In the marketplace this day, I woke early, and bought these new Hello Kitty 
socks to match my favorite pair of fuzzy pink slippers. -- Weirdo

Ori -- You do not understand the NATURE of this contest. -- Lady of Green

Guiding Light -- Only wannabe betas follow bullies like you. -- The Green

Sageherd -- This is what you wanted, isn't it? -- Joymend

Joymend -- I know, but I don't feel like my old self, and I hardly know you anymore. 
-- Sageherd

Telorinthe -- The city feels unseasonably cooler now as the games resume after that 
Halftime Show and Heat Wave is gone. -- Erdelf

Doomscroll -- You are missed in our forest this day, brother. -- Erdelf, manager of 
The Blue Marble

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

JOYMEND was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
SAGEHERD was slaughtered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
THE GREEN was viciously butchered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute Dark Arena match.
GAWAINE was slaughtered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
NEW YEARS REZY was viciously butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute fight.
LADY OF GREEN was murdered by HIGH ELF in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena competition.
BUD THE WISER vanquished DIK-DIK in a 1 minute mismatched Bloodfeud Title fight.
PALE ALE was overpowered by HIRO in a 1 minute gory mismatched Bloodfeud brawl.
HEAT STROKE was viciously subdued by PHYSICALITY in a 4 minute Challenge melee.
XXX savagely slew EMBER in a popular 5 minute gory expert's Challenge duel.
WINDSHEAR overpowered RIDE OR DIE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
NOTHINGBURGER was savagely defeated by TYRANN MATHIEU in a 3 minute Challenge match.
ICEWING devastated KID A in a exciting 1 minute mismatched Challenge conflict.
UG NUT was demolished by SALACIA VILE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge brawl.
CHARMING KITTEN overcame KUNG-FU MASTER in a 2 minute one-sided conflict.
MARIAH vanquished ZOMBIE GALILEO in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
RILEY MCCARRON vanquished BIBIDEE in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
DRINK EM UP was devastated by BIG BIRD in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
TIMON defeated RAZORCLAW in a exciting 3 minute bout.
SACHA was luckily beaten by RUBBER SOUL in a exciting 4 minute gory bout.
DRAJ was overcome by REVOLVER in a 3 minute competition.
TOMMY MCDONALD viciously subdued GUIDING LIGHT in a popular 3 minute gruesome bout.
GIBBERS demolished COW KING in a 1 minute uneven bout.
FRED SMOOT vanquished KAMIGAWA in a 1 minute mismatched fray.
VOODOO defeated SHAMINO in a 2 minute match.
SPIRIT DRAGON was overpowered by POLITE CAT in a 1 minute uneven fight.
DUPRE was beaten by TOYOTOMI in a 2 minute fight.
ONE PIECE won victory over WAR WITCH in a 2 minute fight.
YOKAZA slew HELIOTROPIC in a exciting 3 minute gruesome beginner's match.
AJA overcame VALKYRIE in a 3 minute beginner's bout.
LITTLE DIPPER beat GARFIELD in a 3 minute beginner's competition.
DEJA BREW overpowered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  10         TOTAL PARRY       60 -  45 -  0      57  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  7         STRIKING ATTACK   39 -  30 -  7      57  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      7         WALL OF STEEL     20 -  16 -  2      56  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  7         AIMED BLOW        37 -  30 -  3      55  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   6         BASHING ATTACK    42 -  35 -  1      55  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    6         LUNGING ATTACK    51 -  58 -  6      47  |
|AIMED BLOW                       5         SLASHING ATTACK   30 -  45 -  2      40  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      5         PARRY-RIPOSTE     13 -  22 -  1      37  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         PARRY-LUNGE       14 -  24 -  0      37  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 202 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      3 -  0     AIMED BLOW         2 -  3         2  BASHING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     6 -  4     PARRY-LUNGE        2 -  3         2  WALL OF STEEL  
STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  3     PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  5         2  SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        4 -  3     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  6         2  TOTAL PARRY    
BASHING ATTACK     3 -  3     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                                                                1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                                                                1  AIMED BLOW     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   BUD THE WISER 839          16  11  1  154 BEER BELLIES (85)
WALL OF STEEL    XXX 834                    16  12  1  129 BEER BELLIES (85)
STRIKING ATTACK  MARIAH 327                  9   4  2  112 SUPER BRASH BROTHERS (43)
SLASHING ATTACK  RILEY MCCARRON 773         11   8  0  105 NFL NETWORK (63)
TOTAL PARRY      CHARMING KITTEN 601        21  19  0   99 RIFF-RAFF CREW (69)
AIMED BLOW       WINDSHEAR 781              14   4  1   88 THE DRAGONS (65)
LUNGING ATTACK   FRED SMOOT 817              5   4  1   57 NFL NETWORK (63)
PARRY-LUNGE      TYRANN MATHIEU 783         11   6  0   54 NFL NETWORK (63)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is XXX 834.  The most popular warrior this turn was XXX 
834.  The ten other most popular fighters were PHYSICALITY 599, RAZORCLAW 833, SACHA 
772, TOMMY MCDONALD 843, YOKAZA 847, TYRANN MATHIEU 783, HELIOTROPIC 862, ICEWING 
821, VOODOO 811, and WAR WITCH 818.

The least popular fighter this week was GARFIELD 863.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were SPIRIT DRAGON 846, KAMIGAWA 808, COW KING 790, DRINK EM UP 836, BIBIDEE 
623, UG NUT 832, RIDE OR DIE 635, PALE ALE 860, DIK-DIK 851, and NEW YEARS REZY 866.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

BUD THE WISER (83-839) BEER BELLIES (85)

                  MAIL-IN TOURNEY LXXVI

DEAD CHALLENGERS TOURNEY               W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
3RD AND 98 142 (7-3-0)                 0  2  0         BAD SIGNS            
BLOODY STOOL 143 (11-6-0)              0  2  0         BAD SIGNS            

DEAD ADEPTS TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
COP AT YOUR DOOR 505 (5-5-1)           3  3  0         BAD SIGNS            

                            WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN TEMPE!

We hope you will join us at our winter FTF in Tempe, AZ, January 13-15, 2023! It will 
be held at our usual Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-897-7444).  Room 
rates are $184.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which includes full cooked breakfast, 
complimentary manager's reception, free airport shuttle, free parking and free high 
speed internet.  There's a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool.  The rooms are blocked--
the code is "Duelmasters2023."  

      The official block cutoff is December 12 so make your reservations ASAP!
             The hotel reservation site is:  http://tinyurl.com/FF68inTempe 

Please note that doubles are limited.  As always, if the block is full, please make 
your reservation the best you can (book a king, and/or book at normal rates) and let 
us know and we'll work with the sales office to get them to correct your reservation. 

We look forward to seeing you in January! -- RSI