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Date   : 10/11/2005    Duedate: 10/24/2005

TALAHYA

DM-100    TURN-500

RANK TEAMS                  W    L  K    %  RANK TEAMS                  W    L  K    %
  1 GAMEHENDGE 30/5119    690  429  9 61.7      DEATH STUDS IX 82/4978                
    THE WARLOCKS 30/5120                        SCHWETTY FOODS 82/4973                
  2 SWEORDMASTERS 1/4796  111   69  2 61.7      DEATH STUDS VII 60/3551               
    PERFECTION QUEST 2 82/5123                  EVIL DEATH DUDES 62/4953              
    VENGEANCE SEEKERS 7/4980                 14 IRON CURTAIN 50/4351   26   23  0 53.1
    LAB EXPERIMENTS 1/4797                      OPHIDIAN ORDER 39/4233                
  3 CORPS 74/3405        2719 1716 52 61.3   15 QUBIT 10/4490        1114 1003 10 52.6
    THE BEARS 35/2674                           VERMIN!! 82/4315                      
    BOY O'S 51/4027                             SIR AGLIO 10/2079                     
    BABES 36/3876                               TRIPLE CROWN 15/3914                  
    THE CREAM 3 96/5141                         TOO GOOD FOR ME 65/4016               
  4 KA-POW! 15/3970      1201  789 13 60.4      SNOTZI'S II 33/3620                   
    BARNYARD BRUTES 36/4238                     VERMIN 72/3068                        
  5 MEOW MIX 21/4519      190  133  4 58.8      JOKA MASHER 82/3791                   
    BLACKEST PRIDE 21/4033                   16 ARENA FELINE 12/1060  130  123  0 51.4
  6 RAPTURE 82/4961       493  350  7 58.5   17 DAMAGE INC. 59/3483    43   41  0 51.2
    MATMATICA 82/4965                           MASTER BLASTERS 50/3542               
    ENVENOMED 82/4693                           BUSHMASTERS 31/1323                   
    WICKED MARTYRS 7/3170                       OF WOLF AND MAN 6 2/5152              
    ROGUE WARRIOR 97/4632                    18-LUROCIANS VI 60/4279   29   28  0 50.9
    GLOBAL WARMING 82/4763                   19 SUPERIOR FOR 75/2152  709  686 10 50.8
    1976 RAIDERS 82/5031                        SUPERIOR FORCES 6N 18/4411            
    I AM SUCK 82/4760                           SUPERIOR FORCES 3P 82/4959            
    ANIMAL CRACKERS 82/4971                     SUPERIOR FORCES 34 82/4970            
    WORD OF THE DAY 82/4861                     SUPERIOR FORCES 3X 82/4936            
    I AM SUCK 97/5055                           SUPERIOR FORCES 3J 65/5019            
  7 THE JERKS 10/5022     132   94  0 58.4      SUPERIOR FORCES IS 82/5131            
    FOOD FIGHT 33/3860                          SUPERIOR FORCES BG2 96/5139           
    FLOWER CHILDREN 7/314                       SUPERIOR FORCES 5R 29/4536            
  8 BRETHREN OF  25/5058   18   13  0 58.1      SUPERIOR FORCES X 29/3571             
    GLORY BOUND TROLLS 2/4931                20 THE TEAM 1/83         554  543  8 50.5
    BRING OUT THE DEAD 97/5144                  DEATH SQUAD 9/72                      
  9 BLOOD OATH 30/4879    209  155  3 57.4      CHOP SAKI SHOP 76/2341                
    D.A.X.'S RUNNERS 61/5023                 21 TUFT-TASTIC! 46/3250   44   44  0 50.0
 10 SKASMONAUTS 11/4996    17   14  0 54.8      TORSCHIAN TUFTS 53/4179               
    HITMEN FOR HIRE 4/5126                      TUFT TUGGERS 11/2659                  
 11 FIRE DECK 38/5130     399  330  4 54.7   22-CHAOTICDISOR 33/5138  274  275  3 49.9
    NUMBERS GAME 31/4642                     23 ENIGMA 62/4768        267  269  3 49.8
    GAMMARAUDERS 12/2661                        ALCHEMY 18/4818                       
    WATER DECK 24/4935                          TECHNOLOGY 5/1778                     
    METAL MELTDOWN 60/3862                      ARADI'S DEAD 60/4175                  
    CALL THE PRIEST 32/4839                     82ND ILLINOIS 17/4384                 
    ARCANE BOWL 96/5051                         OLD SCHOOL 41/5128                    
    THE INEPTS 33/419                        24 CLAN BATTLE  15/2729  242  256  2 48.6
    INTO THE SWIM 97/5145                       CLAN BATTLEAXE II 82/4062             
    LET'S DUEL! 17/5137                      25 FANTASIA 1/4914       934 1038 10 47.4
 12 BOXES 60/4147        1625 1421 20 53.3      END OF THE LINE 82/4956               
    BRAVE NEW WORLD 82/5041                     THE BLACK PHALANX 12/4909             
    2 ALL BEEF BUNNIES II 82/4647               UTOPIA RELIGIOSO 4/4910               
    DARK PANTHEON 6/2442                        MAGIC REALM 24/4987                   
    THUNDR + LITENING 18/483                    YO YO TRICKS 69/4107                  
    TWELFTH CIRCLE 82/5116                      CLAN BLACKHAND 82/4503                
 13 IN COLD BLOO 75/5136  893  788 10 53.1      THE BLACK ZOO 1/4907                  
    LITHE & LOVELY 70/4993                      CRYSTAL EMPIRE 42/4903                

RANK TEAMS                  W    L  K    %  RANK TEAMS                  W    L  K    %
    TRIBAL COUNCIL 4/477                        LORDS OF DARKNESS 15/4477             
    KREL DOMINATION 69/3974                     HARE CONTROL 59/4869                  
    THE BLACK ELITE 82/4912                     SUNNYDALE 82/4324                     
    MAD SCIENTISTS 18/4899                      THE SABBATS 82/5006                   
 26 COLOR ME SUA 42/4426  907 1012 16 47.3      INQUISITION GC 03 11/5148             
    CENTER FOR OLDS 18/4052                     PARKO RAMA 82/4867                    
 27 MID EARTH 29/1543     159  182  2 46.6      ECHL-SOUTH 82/4321                    
    SORCERY COVENANT 3/443                      ITALIAN LOVERS 1/4309                 
    VISIONIST INC II 68/2689                    LAME ALLIANCES 74/4747                
 28 BLADE ZEN 74/4492     167  202  2 45.3   35 CASTAWAYS 7/1083      270  346  1 43.8
    FIST OF FIVE 41/3875                     36 WIND STORM 1/2757      58   76  0 43.3
    THE BLOODBANES 21/4851                   37-SEA DOGS 96/5140        3    4  0 42.9
    GRIM FANDANGO 21/4581                    38 RONIN 51/3400          16   24  1 40.0
    DEATH ON A STIK 4/4706                   39 ELFQUEST 11/4928       92  140  1 39.7
 29 COMIC BOOK H 62/4645  701  853  8 45.1      SCARLET KNIGHTS II 11/4866            
 30 LA PENTARCHIE 8/4427  236  289  0 45.0      SCARLET KNIGHTS 11/4372               
    PENTARCHIE-18 18/4391                    40 GWAR 77/3147           27   45  0 37.5
    THE PENTARCHY 28/4604                       FEAR FACTORY III 82/4265              
    THE PENTARCHY 34/4406                       DEADLY RAGE II 72/3943                
 31-BLAH TEAM 9 82/5149    17   21  0 44.7   41-PUNCH-OUT! 56/5151     18   30  0 37.5
    JUST DON'T CARE 5/5150                   42 MEN 29/4412           774 1458 14 34.7
    SANDS OF TIME 38/4666                       JOHNS 5/3510                          
 32 DRUNKEN TOAD 19/4587   31   39  1 44.3      ARROGANCE 18/2741                     
 33 I GOTTA GO 30/4646    752  951  6 44.2      WHY KNOT 63/2669                      
    LEGENDS OF TKE 62/4197                      HABIT 78/4547                         
    OUR HIGHEST HONOR 3/4624                    STORIES 49/2835                       
    FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT 3/2300                   MORGAN'S BOYS 7/2702                  
    ANARCHIST COOKBOOK 2 82/4652                MIKES 14/3982                         
    SHREW CAN IT BE NOW 29/3361                 JUST BECAUSE 38/4701                  
    MAMMAL MILITIA 82/4756                   43-I MAGI 21/5146          3    6  0 33.3
    REPTILIAN REBELS 70/3927                 44 FURY'S EDGE 4/3368      1    2  0 33.3
 34 PIMPS 9/4318           65   82  0 44.2   45 BLUE MOON 9/3907      527 1087  5 32.7
    UNEARTHLY PIMPS 41/5007                     SAND DANCERS 75/2258                  
    RESSURRECTION 82/4941                       THE MIDDLE WAY 4 25/4856              
    RISEN FROM THE DEAD 82/4366                 MIDDLE WAY 10 62/5020                 
    LAS VEGAS II 82/4964                     46 TRANSVESTITES 3/4336   91  196  0 31.7
    IT'S JUST WRONG 16/4876                  47 SOLARAN BERSE 40/698   13   33  0 28.3

    '##/###' Avoid teams by their Team Id     '-'  Team did not fight this turn

                                  WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT

                                    TRAINING DAY!
                           by Adeolar "Blackwood" Marianka

Ardivent (8 years ago):

     Times were tough, for a manager at least, trying to make the rounds and
physically be present at THREE arenas running simultaneously.  Andoria was not a
large country, but the distances between Andor, Aruak City, and Ardivent are not
something you can cover on horseback every two weeks and still be sane.  But Adeolar
was not only a priestess of the sun, but also a skilled sorceress, a wizard of more
talent than she'd let on to.  So, teleporting was her mode of transit.
     On this particular day, she was at her guildhouse in Ardivent.  She liked
Ardivent, although its arena was bloodier than she was used to, because she had great
friends there.  Generalissimo Puerco, Technogeek, and of course, wise old Fandil.
Circling her newest creation, she had to wonder if it would work.  As a manager
"scumming" was something relatively novel to her, and something she hadn't quite
mastered.  She'd experimented with golems and even had a few tough warriors, but none
of them could win like she'd wanted.  All her golems were witless, and it showed.
This particular vessel however was more like a machine, one to be commanded.
     Double-checking the entry hatch, she wiped off some grease, latched the armor
plate shut, and stood back to admire her work.  It was a suit of plate armor.  But it
was not just ANY armor, nothing had existed like it before.  Inside was an intricate
network of pulleys, levers, and magical hydraulic controls.  Its hands, feet, even
neck moved appropriately, albeit slowly, to pass for human.  But there was nothing to
control it, and the space inside was particularly tiny.  Nobody could climb inside to
wield the infernal contraption...except one person.
     That person was a Karragit, a swamp-dweller, named Flinglebits!  A small two
foot tall lizard man from northern Alastari, he was a feisty, but intelligent little
scaly guy.  He was fiercely loyal, but with a bit of a mental complex related to his
size.  If he could have been a gladiator, he would have, just to show 'oversized'
people that size doesn't matter.  His large bulging round eyes (which he'd lick with
his long tongue to keep them moist), and his long dog-like snout, were something he
felt shouldn't be laughed at.  But size does matter to the Gladiatorial Commission,
who had set a minimum height for its gladiators of 4'11".
     But things were going to change.
     "Ready to give it a try?" Adie asked, turning to the Karragit.  She'd gotten the
wild idea to create a locomotive automaton with a driver inside when she'd first met
Flinglebits.  His skinny frame and grubby little hands were deft and quite perfect
for the job.
     "YES!" he squeaked, puffing out his chest.
     Adie showed him how to climb in and explained how the levers work.  It was quite
complicated actually, and the heavy suit toppled over more than a few times as
Flinglebits tested the workings.  But fight day was coming up soon though, and there
wasn't a lot of time for practice.
     Flinglebits' first outing into the arena was a bit of a flop.  He managed to
walk out in the contraption, but once the fight started, he tried to actually swing
and fight back against his opponent.  The rigorous exertion was more than the
hydraulic systems could handle, and the controls were jerky and incapable of keeping
up with Flinglebit's quick responses.  After 20 minutes, the vessel toppled over due
to imbalance, with steam clogging up its innards!
     Adie and Flinglebits quickly learned the device had limited applicability.  But
it COULD carry a lot of weight (it was very powerful), and it COULD move efficiently
enough to parry attacks quite well.  They thickened up the armor and sent it out
again with an appropriate game plan....
     Since that day, Flinglebits has been a dominant taunter on the arena sands!
Talking through his microphone while on the sands, he'd laugh at and jeer his feeble
foes over the years, annoying them to the point they'd collapse from exhaustion as
they uselessly hacked at his quarter inch thick steel frame.  Safe inside his suit of power armor which has been slowly upgraded over time, Flinglebits would, through the
years, become the most potent "scum" to ever step onto the sands.

    So it is with pride, that on this recent day in the modern era, Flinglebits
proved the dominance and endurance of his unstoppable power armor by outlasting and
defeating every single one of his scum contest foes.
    Unfortunately, Flinglebits' power armor is not up to par with the skill of top
end immortal gladiators, who just beat the snot out of his expensive gear until it no
longer functions properly.  Repairs are not cheap, and it may be he goes into
retirement again.  Regardless, he will always be remembered as one of the winningest
warriors of all of Adie's teams....

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

Greetings, my friends.

     Let's see...Death Squad was most avoided by Solaran Berserk.  Wimpy Wind was the
most challenged warrior.  PERSEUS (72-1612) (41-24-1,213) of DEADLY RAGE II
challenged WIMPY WIND (28-3517) (40-51-1,213) of THE PENTARCHY.  PERSEUS was
viciously subdued by WIMPY WIND in a popular 3 minute Challenge match.  Heh!  That
looked to me like a young hotshot going after an old fart for skills and an easy win.
Maybe he got the skills, too, but he didn't get his win.
     There was just one Tournament Victor challenge this cycle.  RATTLESNAKE SHAKE
(60-4242) (46-23-0,257) of METAL MELTDOWN TV  challenged BELIAL (7-3838) (139-72-
3,334) of WICKED MARTYRS.  RATTLESNAKE SHAKE devastated BELIAL in a 1 minute
mismatched Challenge fight.
     Now that the scumfest is over (isn't it?  Am I right?), what was our longest
fight?  TOOFLESS (2-5103) (51-15-0,205) of GLORY BOUND TROLLS challenged W.T. POOH
(33-4430) (86-63-0,203) of SNOTZI'S II.  TOOFLESS savagely defeated W.T. POOH in a
tiresome 480 minute brutal Challenge fight.  Not bad!  I suspect this may have been a
challenge left over from the scumfest.  As you might guess, Toofless is by far our
least popular warrior.
     I thank Adie for the spotlight, but I'm sorry to see that Flinglebits didn't
compete today.  I wanted to see the brave little guy in "action" again.
     LOCKED IN (32-4049) (31-17-1,141) of CALL THE PRIEST challenged CHIMPANZEE (82-
12985) (13-8-0,144) of ANIMAL CRACKERS.  LOCKED IN dispatched CHIMPANZEE in an
exciting 1 minute Challenge fray.  This was a thrilling fight!  We didn't know what
to expect from these two spectacular warriors!  A jug of orange juice and a yellow
smiley-face necktie have been sent to Chimpanzee to cheer him up after his death.
     And another young hotshot risked it all and paid the (nearly) ultimate price.
MARCIANO (96-1446) (10-2-4,31) of THE CREAM 3 challenged MESSENGER BIRD (30-4414)
(21-18-2,37) of GAMEHENDGE.  MARCIANO was executed by MESSENGER BIRD in a 1 minute
one-sided Challenge match.  Marciano, for your death today you will receive a purple
and orange flowered Bonsurian shirt and Lily the Light, a barmaid/nurse who will
spend the day with you, giving you massages as needed and making hot chocolate.
     Nunzio remains our Tower Guardian this cycle after defeating Michelle Rrostarr.
NUNZIO (51-4799) (43-14-2,443) of BOY O'S fought MICHELLE RROSTARR (60-4763) (42-45-
0,220) of ARADI'S DEAD.  NUNZIO overpowered MICHELLE RROSTARR in a 1 minute
mismatched Title conflict.  Well done.  Write a column, Nunzio.  Either that, or
challenge Rattlesnake Shake.  He'll write a column.
     What a pleasure it is to see Ho-Chan win!  HO-CHAN THE AXE (75-670) (126-164-
2,238) of SAND DANCERS fought 2 PHAT (72-5064) (36-18-1,204) of VERMIN.  HO-CHAN THE
AXE overcame 2 PHAT in an exciting 3 minute duel.  Masterful dueling!
     Was this a scum sympathy vote?  You decide.  TOUCHDOWN TALON! (96-1072) (19-9-
5,138) of ARCANE BOWL challenged PUDDING PARADE (42-3902) (38-34-0,155) of COLOR ME
SUAVE.  TOUCHDOWN TALON! unbelievably bested PUDDING PARADE in a 7 minute Challenge
brawl.  Personally, I think Pudding Parade just kissed a couple of babies before the
fight.
     Well well, this is a mighty short report.  Here's my unasked-for advice:  dress
warmly.  These autumn days can make you think they're warmer than they really are.
You don't want to be the first one on your block with a cold and a sore throat.

                                        Galen

THE TOWER GUARDIAN            W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 NUNZIO 51-4799              44  14  2  453  BOY O'S (4027)             TRICORUS

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS    W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 KING BEAR 35-3629           43  22  3  320  THE BEARS (2674)           MURSKA
 RATTLESNAKE SHAKE 60-4242   47  23  0  302  METAL MELTDOWN (3862)      ARADI
 TOM THUMB 35-3791           29   4  1  280  THE BEARS (2674)           MURSKA
 THE ETERNAL PLEDGE 62-2931  65  38  0  276  LEGENDS OF TKE (4197)      VALAMANTIS
 SIR VIVOR 10-4065          108  48  0  272  SIR AGLIO (2079)           KOLACT
 COUCH POTATO 3-2985         93  57  1  272  FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (2300)  OSKSI
 LADY LUCK 18-2925           71  47  1  270  CENTER FOR OLDS (4052)     TALCAMA
 MAX FACTOR 74-3690          36   9  0  268  CORPS (3405)               DAYLA KIV
 GORDON 36-4536              83  26  1  259  BARNYARD BRUTES (4238)     JHANS
 HO-CHAN THE AXE 75-670     127 164  2  255  SAND DANCERS (2258)        JADE MOUNTAIN
 NORAF 82-3856               37  20  0  255  ENVENOMED (4693)           DWES EG
 PISTOL 65-6205              60  54  1  249  TOO GOOD FOR ME (4016)     DAL SHANG
 ROAD TO DAKAR 15-3978       75  39  2  241  KA-POW! (3970)             MALCORN
-COLWYN QUICKSILVER 11-4342  35  18  2  240  TUFT TUGGERS (2659)        ARUAK CITY
 THE HAPPY HOOKER 18-2042    69  63  0  238  CENTER FOR OLDS (4052)     TALCAMA
 VIGO 18-6086                46  16  0  235  ALCHEMY (4818)             TALCAMA
 CHOKING CHICKEN 69-8734     79  40  2  230  YO YO TRICKS (4107)        CIMMERIAC
 WIMPY WIND 28-3517          41  51  1  230  THE PENTARCHY (4604)       MORYA

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS    W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 DARQ SPIRIT 82-1969         57  44  3  226  CLAN BATTLEAXE II (4062)   DWES EG
 BAYLEFYRE 25-4373           23   8  0  225  BRETHREN OF SIN (5058)     LYRATILAN
 JUST A JOB TO DO 18-6575    85  77  1  224  CENTER FOR OLDS (4052)     TALCAMA
 EBONSKAITH 15-3824          62  57  1  224  CLAN BATTLE AXE (2729)     MALCORN
 SULACCO 4-5128              40  41  2  223  DEATH ON A STIK (4706)     JHELUM
 TOOFLESS 2-5103             52  15  0  219  GLORY BOUND TROLLS (4931)  NIANIA
 PIPE BOMB 82-8012           49  20  1  219  ANARCHIST COOKBOOK 2 (4652 DWES EG
 MANTISSA 82-9324            19   5  1  219  MATMATICA (4965)           DWES EG
 KOGITSUNE MARU 1-5298       45  32  1  218  SWEORDMASTERS (4796)       MORDANT
 COOKIE SNORT 42-3954        38  46  0  218  COLOR ME SUAVE (4426)      RODEKI
 PYGMY SHREW 29-3743         37  21  3  218  SHREW CAN IT BE NOW (3361) LAPUR
-SYRANO BLOODBANE 21-5720    33  21  0  218  THE BLOODBANES (4851)      SUNSET
-GRAY WIND 6-5201            31  23  1  216  DARK PANTHEON (2442)       TRANSEL
 DALLAS 18-6860              35  35  0  215  SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (4411)  TALCAMA
 PIPPI NOSTOCKING 18-1484    69  77  0  213  CENTER FOR OLDS (4052)     TALCAMA
 BLONDIE 36-5723             31  25  1  213  BABES (3876)               JHANS
 MIGHTY MITE 82-13968        51  44  0  212  VERMIN!! (4315)            DWES EG
 PERSIANA JONES 11-5427      28  14  0  212  SKASMONAUTS (4996)         ARUAK CITY
 FLADRAKEEN OOSCH 12-4396    34  25  1  211  GAMMARAUDERS (2661)        RIZTAB

GRAND CHAMPIONS               W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 LIPPS MCFRENZY 18-8373      31  16  2  210  CENTER FOR OLDS (4052)     TALCAMA
 JIMBY 42-3777               66  55  1  208  COLOR ME SUAVE (4426)      RODEKI
 SNIPER BEAR 1-4893          47  89  4  207  THE BLACK ZOO (4907)       MORDANT
 JHADZIA SHIMMERMOO 11-3921  44  37  0  206  TUFT TUGGERS (2659)        ARUAK CITY
 JOHNNY B GOODE 32-4034      38  19  2  206  CALL THE PRIEST (4839)     ARVAT
 MARCINKO 97-961             51  29  5  205  ROGUE WARRIOR (4632)       SHADOW GROVE
 SIR RICHARD 11-4051         51  20  0  205  TUFT TUGGERS (2659)        ARUAK CITY
 GOLDWRAP 82-11886           23   9  0  205  SUPERIOR FORCES 34 (4970)  DWES EG
 BAL BURG D'ALGURD 18-6849   68  68  0  204  PENTARCHIE-18 (4391)       TALCAMA
 WHITE WATER HIPPO 18-7050   62  61  3  204  CENTER FOR OLDS (4052)     TALCAMA
 KRISTA HONORBLADE 11-3703   44  40  0  204  TUFT TUGGERS (2659)        ARUAK CITY
 QUID PRO QUO 10-4794        43  37  1  204  QUBIT (4490)               KOLACT
 DEBBIE DOES DM 18-1709      70  67  2  203  CENTER FOR OLDS (4052)     TALCAMA
 BRUCE 51-3906               33  35  2  202  RONIN (3400)               TRICORUS
 UNOC 82-12676               26  20  0  202  SUPERIOR FORCES 3X (4936)  DWES EG
 W.T. POOH 33-4430           86  64  0  201  SNOTZI'S II (3620)         NIATOLI ISLAND
 POPE 5-4090                 74  66  3  200  JOHNS (3510)               KALTOS
 YELLOWJACKET 62-3345        51  45  1  200  COMIC BOOK HEROS (4645)    VALAMANTIS
 CROCONAW 24-4475            30  15  1  200  WATER DECK (4935)          ZORPUNT
 EVERSTORM 69-641            64  67  2  199  KREL DOMINATION (3974)     CIMMERIAC
 STRONGEST #3 40-173         56 115  1  199  SOLARAN BERSERK (698)      ZENSU
 QRAPPY 10-4761              62  69  1  198  QUBIT (4490)               KOLACT
-FLINGLEBITS 46-2836         52  17  0  198  TUFT-TASTIC! (3250)        ARDIVENT
 MICHELLE RROSTARR 60-4763   42  46  0  198  ARADI'S DEAD (4175)        ARADI
 GORDIAN 63-2104             41  31  0  198  WHY KNOT (2669)            AMEN-TEI
-DANGER BOX 60-4963          41  36  0  198  BOXES (4147)               ARADI
 2 PHAT 72-5064              36  19  1  198  VERMIN (3068)              DRAGONHEAD
 SPOTTED PONY 4-3975         68  56  1  197  TRIBAL COUNCIL (477)       JHELUM
 AUDIE MURPHY 3-6160         54  38  1  197  OUR HIGHEST HONOR (4624)   OSKSI
 ED 209 5-3955               42  50  4  197  TECHNOLOGY (1778)          KALTOS
 BLISS 74-2940               41  30  0  197  BLADE ZEN (4492)           DAYLA KIV
 THE NOTHING 1-3297          34  29  0  197  FANTASIA (4914)            MORDANT
 FINALITY 82-4063            25  12  1  197  SUPERIOR FORCES 3P (4959)  DWES EG
 BELIAL 7-3838              139  73  3  196  WICKED MARTYRS (3170)      BONSUR
 PEACE 19-4280               47  46  2  196  DRUNKEN TOAD (4587)        ZUWAYZA
 PERSEUS 72-1612             41  25  1  196  DEADLY RAGE II (3943)      DRAGONHEAD
 BLACK MESSIAH 42-3301       37  47  0  196  CRYSTAL EMPIRE (4903)      RODEKI
-GENEVIEVE 68-3561           36  32  0  196  VISIONIST INC II (2689)    FIREHOLD
 ALITA THE HERBALIS 53-6693  34  20  0  196  TORSCHIAN TUFTS (4179)     KHALHUMS
 SUPERIOR II 75-760          29  13  3  196  SUPERIOR FORCES (2152)     JADE MOUNTAIN
 CRIMSON BLUSH 7-5351        22   9  1  196  VENGEANCE SEEKERS (4980)   BONSUR
 SPECTER 3-736               72  68  1  195  SORCERY COVENANT (443)     OSKSI

GRAND CHAMPIONS               W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 PATRIOT 82-11164            36  27  1  195  BRAVE NEW WORLD (5041)     DWES EG
 AURORA 1-5864               34  30  1  195  WIND STORM (2757)          MORDANT
-SIGHTBLINDER 6-4730         58  56  1  194  DARK PANTHEON (2442)       TRANSEL
 MR. WRINKLE-FREE 42-3880    53  51  5  194  COLOR ME SUAVE (4426)      RODEKI
 YOUCANKEEPTHEDUCK 18-7355   57  41  0  193  CENTER FOR OLDS (4052)     TALCAMA
 ALVIN YORK 3-6156           46  45  0  193  OUR HIGHEST HONOR (4624)   OSKSI
 NAJA 39-2825                34  23  0  193  OPHIDIAN ORDER (4233)      XOCHITHLAN
-BIG STRONG MAN 18-6619      57  82 17  192  THUNDR + LITENING (483)    TALCAMA
 NEPHRON 30-4147             45  48  1  192  I GOTTA GO (4646)          IAYE
 LIL NOIR 62-3311            31  26  2  192  ENIGMA (4768)              VALAMANTIS
 CAPTAIN CRUNCH 5-4330       26  17  1  192  TECHNOLOGY (1778)          KALTOS
 SPUTTER 82-15095            46  34  1  191  JOKA MASHER (3791)         DWES EG
 SECOND OMEN 6-5642          38  12  3  191  DARK PANTHEON (2442)       TRANSEL
 JIM PENGOUIN 34-3272        56  67  0  190  THE PENTARCHY (4406)       MONUNTIAL
 NEVERMORE 1-5260            46  42  2  190  LAB EXPERIMENTS (4797)     MORDANT
 GARGANTUA 3-647             69  59  1  189  SORCERY COVENANT (443)     OSKSI
 ELENDUR 29-2013             63  57  1  188  MID EARTH (1543)           LAPUR
 DR BOERNER 17-5383          28  22  3  188  82ND ILLINOIS (4384)       ALJAFIR
 JESUS 82-5459               59  38  3  187  RISEN FROM THE DEAD (4366) DWES EG
 IMAGE ENHANCER 18-3757      45  49  0  187  CENTER FOR OLDS (4052)     TALCAMA
 GOOBATRON 7-5026            38  39  1  187  FLOWER CHILDREN (314)      BONSUR
 ACK VERT 18-7429            51  41  1  186  PENTARCHIE-18 (4391)       TALCAMA
 MAN O' WAR 15-4517          40  24  1  186  TRIPLE CROWN (3914)        MALCORN
 SUDSY DEODORANT 42-3930     38  53  3  186  COLOR ME SUAVE (4426)      RODEKI
 SNAPPY GEORGE 42-4015       38  29  0  186  COLOR ME SUAVE (4426)      RODEKI
 KHIRZA 7-1862              134 150  3  185  CASTAWAYS (1083)           BONSUR
 VERRA 1-5306                51  52  1  185  WIND STORM (2757)          MORDANT
-PICKY URCHIN 33-3152        31  16  0  185  THE INEPTS (419)           NIATOLI ISLAND
 CRAZED GOBLIN 82-9051       53  57  1  182  CLAN BLACKHAND (4503)      DWES EG
 NECRON 13 9-2674            41  37  1  182  DEATH SQUAD (72)           ZUKAL
 CARPET BURN 3-5698          54  53  0  181  FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (2300)  OSKSI
 ROMUALD B TUNE 28-3519      54  50  0  181  THE PENTARCHY (4604)       MORYA

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS       W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 TYNILEAUS SHADOWWO 46-2763  48  33  1  180  TUFT-TASTIC! (3250)        ARDIVENT
 HO HUM HO 18-7884           39  33  3  180  CENTER FOR OLDS (4052)     TALCAMA
-LLOSMIC LLAMMER 60-5684     35  26  1  180  LUROCIANS VI (4279)        ARADI
 QUIETUS 10-5165             37  19  1  179  QUBIT (4490)               KOLACT
 JOHN 29-4177                56  85  0  178  MEN (4412)                 LAPUR
 ATLANTIS 1-855              43  68  7  178  THE TEAM (83)              MORDANT
 POOPIEHEAD 18-8295          33  19  1  176  CENTER FOR OLDS (4052)     TALCAMA
 VIOLENT VOLE 82-4565        25  37  0  176  MAMMAL MILITIA (4756)      DWES EG
 SCHWETTY OLIVES 82-14247    16   3  1  176  SCHWETTY FOODS (4973)      DWES EG
 MATA HARI 41-3812           52  44  1  175  FIST OF FIVE (3875)        KATI-TEI
-ANACONDA 31-1255            29  29  0  175  BUSHMASTERS (1323)         CHIMLEVTAL
 YURA DED MAN 9-2801         49  45  6  174  DEATH SQUAD (72)           ZUKAL
 DOAMER 18-2265              39  47  1  173  CENTER FOR OLDS (4052)     TALCAMA
 SALENA WARSMITH 11-5524     27  30  2  173  SCARLET KNIGHTS II (4866)  ARUAK CITY
 DALI PARTON 18-3274         53  70  3  172  CENTER FOR OLDS (4052)     TALCAMA
 CORKSCREW 1-4743            47  56  0  172  WIND STORM (2757)          MORDANT
 LETHE 9-4782                47  49  3  170  BLUE MOON (3907)           ZUKAL
 LIMPY TWO-SCREWS 42-4048    36  22  2  170  COLOR ME SUAVE (4426)      RODEKI
 CLAW 21-5337                29   9  2  170  MEOW MIX (4519)            SUNSET
 THIRD OMEN 6-5862           30  12  2  169  DARK PANTHEON (2442)       TRANSEL
 LOCKED IN 32-4049           32  17  2  167  CALL THE PRIEST (4839)     ARVAT
 CUP O'PIZZA 10-5397         31   6  0  167  THE JERKS (5022)           KOLACT
 CHRISSEL 70-5208            24  11  0  167  LITHE & LOVELY (4993)      SENTERN
 BLACK ARCHER 12-3712        11   1  0  167  THE BLACK PHALANX (4909)   RIZTAB
 DIRT WORM 82-2315           80  52  0  165  VERMIN!! (4315)            DWES EG
 CEREBRAL JANITOR 18-7729    37  45  0  164  CENTER FOR OLDS (4052)     TALCAMA
 TITANIA 65-5835             27  17  0  163  SUPERIOR FORCES 3J (5019)  DAL SHANG
 RIFF-RAFF 3-5710            68  75  4  162  TRANSVESTITES (4336)       OSKSI
 ASSUR 18-7821               21  56  2  162  ARROGANCE (2741)           TALCAMA

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS       W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 BLAK MASK 21-5935           23   9  1  161  GRIM FANDANGO (4581)       SUNSET
 WILLY T MAC 82-5925         16  13  0  161  RAPTURE (4961)             DWES EG
 SWINGDADDY-O 42-3921        43  50  0  159  COLOR ME SUAVE (4426)      RODEKI
 TOUCHDOWN TALON! 96-1072    20   9  5  157  ARCANE BOWL (5051)         OLD VALAMANTIS
 ELKIN HEMROCK 61-2596       18   4  0  157  D.A.X.'S RUNNERS (5023)    JURINE
 F. TIM 78-2315              49  52  1  156  HABIT (4547)               LIN TIRIAN
 HOFFA 49-3185               69 111  0  155  STORIES (2835)             VITHICAR
 GUARDIAN 82-16527           15  10  0  153  RESSURRECTION (4941)       DWES EG
 CARNAL 21-5388              43  39  0  152  GRIM FANDANGO (4581)       SUNSET
 GREENHOUSE EFFECT 82-12996  15  10  0  152  GLOBAL WARMING (4763)      DWES EG
 SLAKE 82-12993              17  21  0  151  WORD OF THE DAY (4861)     DWES EG

GRAND ADEPTS                  W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 GLITTER MARKS 18-5023       46  45  1  150  CENTER FOR OLDS (4052)     TALCAMA
 PUDDING PARADE 42-3902      38  35  0  147  COLOR ME SUAVE (4426)      RODEKI
 WEYLUND 82-3660             24  16  1  147  THE BLACK ELITE (4912)     DWES EG
 MAYLA TYL CRENA 82-7113     22  10  0  147  FEAR FACTORY III (4265)    DWES EG
 RYRELEE 59-478              32  20  1  144  HARE CONTROL (4869)        ILLIS
 SIRTON 82-9190              24  15  0  143  I AM SUCK (4760)           DWES EG
 HARMONY 82-26932            18   7  2  143  PERFECTION QUEST 2 (5123)  DWES EG
 MARK 5-4088                 46  94  2  142  JOHNS (3510)               KALTOS
 TELA 30-2973                27  22  1  141  GAMEHENDGE (5119)          IAYE
 CHIMPANZEE 82-12985         13   9  0  141  ANIMAL CRACKERS (4971)     DWES EG
 FLUFFY WONDER BUNN 82-1953  26  16  0  140  2 ALL BEEF BUNNIES I (4647 DWES EG
 CERASTES 39-3181            24  16  1  138  OPHIDIAN ORDER (4233)      XOCHITHLAN
-FALCON 82-11173             18   7  1  138  TWELFTH CIRCLE (5116)      DWES EG
 FLATTUS MAXIMUS 77-2125     39  31  2  137  GWAR (3147)                MAZGOURRAH
 STEWART 50-3127             27  12  0  137  IRON CURTAIN (4351)        SNOWBOUND
 GYRADOS 24-4476             24   8  0  134  WATER DECK (4935)          ZORPUNT
 MANAGER TC'S 16-4885        14  10  0  134  IT'S JUST WRONG (4876)     WILLAF
-POTOMACC 21-5489            33  36  0  131  GRIM FANDANGO (4581)       SUNSET
 ING 41-3532                 24  18  1  131  UNEARTHLY PIMPS (5007)     KATI-TEI
 DRAGON LEE 76-1127          23  17  0  130  CHOP SAKI SHOP (2341)      SIMTAKKA
 PORK CHOP JUKEBOX 42-3943   50  37  2  129  COLOR ME SUAVE (4426)      RODEKI
 BUBBA 7-4833                32  74  0  129  MORGAN'S BOYS (2702)       BONSUR
 COL SALOMON 17-5290         39  47  1  128  82ND ILLINOIS (4384)       ALJAFIR
 VALERIAN 82-17255           15   2  0  128  SUPERIOR FORCES IS (5131)  DWES EG
 QUASAR 18-5925              35  45  0  126  MAD SCIENTISTS (4899)      TALCAMA
 IN-BRED BEAR 1-6172         34  29  1  123  THE BLACK ZOO (4907)       MORDANT
 S. MARY ROSE 78-2313        44  61  1  122  HABIT (4547)               LIN TIRIAN
 DUCK RUBBER 18-7196         47  67  0  121  CENTER FOR OLDS (4052)     TALCAMA
 GOUT GOUT 18-7948           36  30  0  121  CENTER FOR OLDS (4052)     TALCAMA
 KNUCKLE JAW 77-2129         34  35  2  121  GWAR (3147)                MAZGOURRAH
 TATIANA SEASPRITE 11-4951   32  43  0  118  SCARLET KNIGHTS (4372)     ARUAK CITY
-PLUTO 50-329                33  18  1  117  MASTER BLASTERS (3542)     SNOWBOUND
 CAT TAGIOUS 12-5900         31  17  5  117  ARENA FELINES (1060)       RIZTAB
 ELLYN 82-8983               13  14  0  117  LAS VEGAS II (4964)        DWES EG
 SHEPHERD MOON 18-6493       28  30  3  112  MAD SCIENTISTS (4899)      TALCAMA
 SLY 97-1279                 16  13  8  108  I AM SUCK (5055)           SHADOW GROVE
 WILLIE BROWN 82-13201       12   4  0  101  1976 RAIDERS (5031)        DWES EG

GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES    W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
-SMOOCHY 60-6079             19   8  0   99  DEATH STUDS VII (3551)     ARADI
-DARK THUNDER 6-5397         33  11  0   98  DARK PANTHEON (2442)       TRANSEL
 ROGUE 7 4-5813              21  17  0   95  HITMEN FOR HIRE (5126)     JHELUM
 LIGHTNING XLV 82-24103      13   2  1   94  DEATH STUDS IX (4978)      DWES EG
-AFFLICTED 61-2494           26  15  0   93  FEAR FACTORY (2926)        JURINE
 SQUIRREL KILLER 82-3278     14   4  1   93  END OF THE LINE (4956)     DWES EG
 CYCLONE 4-2008              23  25  0   92  FURY'S EDGE (3368)         JHELUM
 DONAHAR 24-3006             17   9  0   92  MAGIC REALM (4987)         ZORPUNT

GRAND INITIATES               W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
-TERRIBLE TWO 31-5195        15   3  0   91  NUMBERS GAME (4642)        CHIMLEVTAL

GRAND INITIATES               W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 JERICO 7-4862               29  70  0   90  MORGAN'S BOYS (2702)       BONSUR
 THIRD BASE SPOCK 42-4167    20  14  0   89  COLOR ME SUAVE (4426)      RODEKI
-A BOY NAMED SUE 82-29323    19  11  1   89  BLAH TEAM 9 (5149)         DWES EG
 ADAM 7-4830                 32  74  2   88  MORGAN'S BOYS (2702)       BONSUR
 HORNS 21-5770               16  10  0   88  BLACKEST PRIDE (4033)      SUNSET
 CHIP ENSER 62-4140          20  27  2   87  MIDDLE WAY 10 (5020)       VALAMANTIS
 FURTIVE RETURNS 29-4186     35 105  1   85  SUPERIOR FORCES 5R (4536)  LAPUR
 QUINTAL 18-8341             24   7  2   85  PENTARCHIE-18 (4391)       TALCAMA
-WETBOX 60-5229              18  15  1   85  BOXES (4147)               ARADI
-GNEISS GUY 46-3787          17  34  0   85  BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (3899)  ARDIVENT
-JOE POOLE 24-4534           21  20  0   83  KRILL CAVALRY (3709)       ZORPUNT
 BLOODY MOUTH 30-3823        12  14  0   83  BLOOD OATH (4879)          IAYE
 SWEATCAKE 18-8217           28  26  2   82  CENTER FOR OLDS (4052)     TALCAMA
-VOLTO LEENI 75-3038         15  37  0   82  SAND DANCERS (2258)        JADE MOUNTAIN
 SALTY CROC  75-2662          8   3  1   81  IN COLD BLOOD (5136)       JADE MOUNTAIN
 LE PAIN DLG 18-8016         25  36  1   80  PENTARCHIE-18 (4391)       TALCAMA
 DARK STAR 30-4468           23   7  1   80  THE WARLOCKS (5120)        IAYE
 FUZZY BUZZCUT 42-4024       30  34  2   79  COLOR ME SUAVE (4426)      RODEKI
-TASSALTER 32-4112           14  36  1   79  FISHERMAN'S WHARF (3776)   ARVAT
-SCOURGE 18-7847             22  13  0   78  THUNDR + LITENING (483)    TALCAMA
 CHASM OF IGNORANCE 4-4186   15   6  0   77  UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (4910)    JHELUM
 L'ORC BLEU 8-4352           26  26  0   76  LA PENTARCHIE (4427)       ARKERS
-DAZEY 21-5904               19  16  0   75  GRIM FANDANGO (4581)       SUNSET
 ORAL B 82-10020             15   6  0   75  SUNNYDALE (4324)           DWES EG
 MOOCH 4-2347                22  10  0   74  FURY'S EDGE (3368)         JHELUM
 SQUEEZE CHEESE 33-1302      47  44  0   73  FOOD FIGHT (3860)          NIATOLI ISLAND
 BERTHA 30-4469              22   8  1   72  THE WARLOCKS (5120)        IAYE
 BAGMAN 4-5890               21  16  1   72  HITMEN FOR HIRE (5126)     JHELUM
-IVAN MASHMINAPLP 10-5513    20  11  1   72  SPRINGBORN (3219)          KOLACT
 WARTORTLE 24-4521           16   6  1   72  WATER DECK (4935)          ZORPUNT
-RONSEVAN 74-3866            14  30  0   72  SAND DANCERS (2198)        DAYLA KIV
 MESSENGER BIRD 30-4414      22  18  3   71  GAMEHENDGE (5119)          IAYE
 MIYAGI'S MIATA 42-4130      21  17  0   71  COLOR ME SUAVE (4426)      RODEKI
 EM 15-3737                  26  43  0   69  LORDS OF DARKNESS (4477)   MALCORN
-BAUMGARTEN 21-4670          18  13  2   69  I MAGI (5146)              SUNSET
 FONZ 74-3332                17   6  1   69  LAME ALLIANCES (4747)      DAYLA KIV
 WALL OF GLASS 11-5534       34  38  0   68  SCARLET KNIGHTS II (4866)  ARUAK CITY
-VASSAL 18-7637              27  16  2   68  THUNDR + LITENING (483)    TALCAMA
 NOLAN ORGEL 25-4981         30  39  1   67  THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (4856)    LYRATILAN
 STRONGBOW 11-5686           23  44  0   66  ELFQUEST (4928)            ARUAK CITY
-DAIMYO 51-4219              20  12  3   66  RONIN (3400)               TRICORUS
-SASQUATCH COWBOY 36-6491    18   7  4   65  LEGENDARY BASTARDS (3117)  JHANS
 RUG BURN 18-3702            30  63  4   64  CENTER FOR OLDS (4052)     TALCAMA
-FREEDA 30-4485              16  15  0   63  RED DOG GANG (3836)        IAYE
 FRANK 3-5707                48  95  1   60  TRANSVESTITES (4336)       OSKSI
 BENSI DURN 62-4141          27  20  1   59  MIDDLE WAY 10 (5020)       VALAMANTIS
-SVAD BONEGRIN 59-954        21  17  0   57  DAMAGE INC. (3483)         ILLIS
 SKYWISE 11-5687             31  39  1   55  ELFQUEST (4928)            ARUAK CITY
 COCAINE 78-2311             27  78  0   54  HABIT (4547)               LIN TIRIAN
-LURLINE GRACE 41-4164       15   9  0   54  WANDERERS (4272)           KATI-TEI
 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190           25  88  0   53  JUST BECAUSE (4701)        CLIFFHOME
-BULL DURHAM 5-4324          16   5  0   53  PARTY ANIMALS (4766)       KALTOS
-FISTS OF FURY 51-4302       15   8  1   53  RONIN (3400)               TRICORUS
 MAGENTA 3-5711              52  90  0   52  TRANSVESTITES (4336)       OSKSI
 HERPES THE LUVBUG 18-4055   37  60  0   52  CENTER FOR OLDS (4052)     TALCAMA
 DARK TYPHLOSION 38-4414     17   1  0   52  FIRE DECK (5130)           CLIFFHOME
 BRON CHOLLU 25-4988         20  45  0   51  THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (4856)    LYRATILAN
 1977 AMC MATADOR 42-4116    29  14  0   50  COLOR ME SUAVE (4426)      RODEKI
 ZAPP BRANNIGAN 97-1457       8   5  3   50  INTO THE SWIM (5145)       SHADOW GROVE
 JONES 14-1283               28 143  6   48  MIKES (3982)               TOBIR

GRAND INITIATES               W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 HOLY SCHLITZ 41-4052        23  16  2   47  OLD SCHOOL (5128)          KATI-TEI
 YOBER 2-4537                15   6  1   47  OF WOLF AND MAN 6 (5152)   NIANIA
 CHICKEN HAWK 4-3982         13  16  1   47  TRIBAL COUNCIL (477)       JHELUM
-DARK MAGICIAN 17-6417       13   5  0   47  LET'S DUEL! (5137)         ALJAFIR
-PIT FIGHTER 51-4297         14  10  1   45  RONIN (3400)               TRICORUS
 WASP 96-1335                 8   5  3   45  SUPERIOR FORCES BG2 (5139) OLD VALAMANTIS
 ON THE WASHER 82-10019       7  13  0   41  SUNNYDALE (4324)           DWES EG
 MABON 82-10314               2  15  0   38  THE SABBATS (5006)         DWES EG
-SUDDEN DEATH 62-3778         0   7  0   30  EVIL DEATH DUDES (4953)    VALAMANTIS
 HOT SAUCE JONES 97-1398      7   6  3   27  BRING OUT THE DEAD (5144)  SHADOW GROVE
 MARCIANO 96-1446            10   3  4   24  THE CREAM 3 (5141)         OLD VALAMANTIS

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

THE DEAD                    W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY              TURN
CHIMPANZEE 82-12985        13   9  0 ANIMAL CRACKERS 4971   LOCKED IN 32-4049      500
MARCIANO 96-1446           10   3  4 THE CREAM 3 5141       MESSENGER BIRD 30-4414 500

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

RSI -- Please check my total sand time for Skumfest.  After nine turns, I count 45
frustrating minutes of cheers and jeers. -- #3

     #3 -- If this is addressed to me, I don't keep records going that far back.  I'm
     sorry. -- Galen
     P.S.  Maybe Customer Service?  I always throw last turn's newsletter away after
     I write this turn's spyreport.

Shimmermoon -- Now *that* was what I was looking for.  How about a duel with weapons
some time in the future?  RSVP invited. -- #3

WT -- I miss your sweet honeypot. -- #3

Elendur -- Hmm, I can see you'll be a tough nut, once you get more experience. -- Ho-
Chan the Axe
P.S.  I like my nuts either tender or crispy.  Tough is boring.

Gyrados -- Less of the splashing, please! -- Lethe

Terrible Two -- You're a little large for your age, are you not? -- Bensi Durn

Oral B -- Wow, is that an input error, or some kind of managerial trickiness, or
what? -- Chip Enser

Furtive Returns -- It's amazing to see someone your size attempting to be furtive.  I
don't think you've got it down right. -- Nolan Orgel

Quintal -- I could've sworn that for a minute there, I saw five of you. -- Bron
Chollu, head still ringing

Krista -- (mournfully)  So young to be so hard-hearted! -- Ho-Chan the Axe
P.S.  Actually, I believe there is some evidence supporting the hypothesis.

Pork Chop Jukebox -- I liked your musical theme for our fight, but you should not
stick so closely to the rhythm.  It makes you predictable. -- Khirza

15 September 2005
                             HAMMER ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT

     Be it known from the highest mountains to the darkest alleys of Alastari that
the veteran manager known far and wide as Hammer has now officially retired from
sponsoring contests as of September 15, 2005.
     What a long time ago was a fun motivated activity to help promote our common
DM/D2 gaming interest in an effort to promote the growth and competitiveness of
selected arenas has become a far from fun experience.
     In other words Hammer has had it!
     The combination of real life situations interfering with the time needed to
effectively sponsor a contest, plus the attitudes expressed during such sponsorship
interference has led to Hammer closing his personal coin coffers and retiring from
his planned sponsorship of any future contests.
     There are others in our close knit gaming community who are well able to step up
to the plate and continue sponsoring contests that make the basic game a fun
experience for all those who choose to compete and interact in such future endeavors.
     Hammer thanks all managers both active and inactive who helped to make the
Hammer sponsored contests a historical and entertaining experience well worth the
time, effort and money spent over the past several years.
     May the Cheers and the Jeers of future contests build upon the legacies of those
who have paved the way in years gone by to help make this game what it is today.
     Hammer has no regrets for the part he has played in that history.

19 September 2005
I'd like to say hello to everyone I know that is still around after my being gone for
five years.  Hope to see you all on the sands, and may your weapons strike true and
your shields protect you (except, of course, against MY warriors *grin*)!! -- Lord
Xiang, D2-101

5 October 2005
To those once of Willaf -- It's time to come back to the sands.  I'm back,
exclusively at Willaf.... -- Kurd the Vivisectionist, Your Better

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

RATTLESNAKE SHAKE devastated BELIAL in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
PERSEUS was viciously subdued by WIMPY WIND in a popular 3 minute Challenge match.
SIR RICHARD was viciously subdued by COUCH POTATO in a 18 minute Challenge contest.
KRISTA HONORBLADE subdued LIL NOIR in a crowd pleasing 4 minute Challenge competition.
NEVERMORE was vanquished by PERSIANA JONES in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
STRONGEST #3 slimly lost to SIR VIVOR in a action packed 6 minute Challenge fight.
JOHNNY B GOODE won victory over EVERSTORM in a action packed 3 minute Challenge duel.
AURORA was savagely defeated by BAYLEFYRE in a action packed 3 minute Challenge duel.
GARGANTUA was overpowered by COOKIE SNORT in a 1 minute uneven Challenge match.
TOOFLESS savagely defeated W.T. POOH in a tiresome 480 minute brutal Challenge fight.
DRAGON LEE was devastated by F. TIM in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge conflict.
FLUFFY WONDER BUNNY subdued KNUCKLE JAW in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Challenge match.
HARMONY overpowered IN-BRED BEAR in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge conflict.
GYRADOS defeated GOUT GOUT in a popular 3 minute bloody Challenge duel.
LOCKED IN dispatched CHIMPANZEE in a exciting 1 minute Challenge fray.
TOUCHDOWN TALON! unbelievably bested PUDDING PARADE in a 7 minute Challenge brawl.
MARCIANO was executed by MESSENGER BIRD in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
WARTORTLE was beaten by QUINTAL in a 1 minute Challenge match.
NUNZIO overpowered MICHELLE RROSTARR in a 1 minute mismatched Title conflict.
THE ETERNAL PLEDGE devastated MAN O' WAR in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
PISTOL vanquished SUDSY DEODORANT in a 1 minute one-sided match.
SPOTTED PONY was handily defeated by TOM THUMB in a 3 minute uneven duel.
CHOKING CHICKEN subdued GOLDWRAP in a popular 1 minute fight.
MAX FACTOR vanquished ED 209 in a action packed 1 minute one-sided match.
SULACCO defeated ELENDUR in a 2 minute bout.
GORDON demolished WHITE WATER HIPPO in a action packed 2 minute one-sided melee.
KING BEAR viciously subdued FINALITY in a action packed 2 minute brutal bout.
HO-CHAN THE AXE overcame 2 PHAT in a exciting 3 minute duel.
SPECTER was overpowered by PYGMY SHREW in a action packed 2 minute gory uneven fight.
NORAF overpowered ROMUALD B TUNE in a popular 1 minute brutal one-sided match.
CROCONAW was narrowly defeated by JUST A JOB TO DO in a action packed 4 minute bout.
ACK VERT was devastated by BLONDIE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute brutal one-sided duel.
YOUCANKEEPTHEDUCK was demolished by DARQ SPIRIT in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
BAL BURG D'ALGURD was outlasted by LADY LUCK in a exciting 7 minute match.
VIGO overcame DEBBIE DOES DM in a action packed 1 minute match.
THE HAPPY HOOKER beat AUDIE MURPHY in a action packed 3 minute bout.
ROAD TO DAKAR overpowered SNAPPY GEORGE in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
ATLANTIS was vanquished by SECOND OMEN in a 1 minute one-sided match.
QUID PRO QUO narrowly defeated MR. WRINKLE-FREE in a action packed 4 minute duel.
JHADZIA SHIMMERMOON demolished GOOBATRON in a crowd pleasing 4 minute uneven conflict.
QRAPPY devastated HOFFA in a 2 minute mismatched match.
SALENA WARSMITH was handily defeated by BLACK MESSIAH in a 1 minute conflict.
MARCINKO luckily beat SCHWETTY OLIVES in a popular 5 minute gruesome battle.
FLADRAKEEN OOSCH overpowered TYNILEAUS SHADOWWOOD in a popular 1 minute uneven bout.
THE NOTHING won victory over WILLY T MAC in a exciting 2 minute match.
CORKSCREW was handily defeated by NEPHRON in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
SNIPER BEAR demolished NECRON 13 in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided fight.
EBONSKAITH devastated SPUTTER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided conflict.
MIGHTY MITE subdued CAPTAIN CRUNCH in a 2 minute battle.
UNOC devastated CRAZED GOBLIN in a exciting 1 minute mismatched fight.
KOGITSUNE MARU demolished ALVIN YORK in a 1 minute mismatched contest.
PIPPI NOSTOCKING beat NAJA in a action packed 4 minute bloody bout.
PATRIOT overpowered ASSUR in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
MANTISSA handily defeated CHRISSEL in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
PIPE BOMB overpowered SUPERIOR II in a 1 minute uneven fight.
JESUS subdued LETHE in a 2 minute conflict.
IMAGE ENHANCER demolished SLAKE in a 3 minute one-sided conflict.
VERRA was bested by BLISS in a 2 minute fight.
CRIMSON BLUSH overpowered DOAMER in a action packed 1 minute one-sided brawl.
DALLAS viciously subdued PEACE in a popular 4 minute gory bout.
GORDIAN defeated JIM PENGOUIN in a action packed 1 minute melee.
YELLOWJACKET overpowered YURA DED MAN in a action packed 1 minute one-sided battle.
BRUCE overpowered MATA HARI in a exciting 1 minute mismatched fight.
LIPPS MCFRENZY vanquished JOHN in a exciting 1 minute one-sided contest.
JIMBY demolished CUP O'PIZZA in a popular 1 minute one-sided bout.
POPE overpowered CEREBRAL JANITOR in a crowd pleasing 1 minute uneven brawl.
QUIETUS overpowered QUASAR in a exciting 1 minute gruesome one-sided conflict.
DR BOERNER devastated CARNAL in a popular 2 minute gruesome one-sided battle.
SIRTON was overcome by ELKIN HEMROCK in a crowd pleasing 2 minute match.
DALI PARTON won victory over WEYLUND in a 2 minute match.
THIRD OMEN vanquished GLITTER MARKS in a crowd pleasing 2 minute one-sided fight.
MAYLA TYL CRENA was demolished by CLAW in a action packed 1 minute mismatched fray.
KHIRZA demolished CERASTES in a exciting 2 minute mismatched bout.
VIOLENT VOLE bested S. MARY ROSE in a exciting 3 minute match.
DIRT WORM defeated TELA in a 2 minute fray.
CARPET BURN overpowered MARK in a exciting 1 minute uneven match.
RIFF-RAFF was devastated by HO HUM HO in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
TITANIA beat RYRELEE in a 2 minute duel.
SWINGDADDY-O lost to BLACK ARCHER in a 1 minute match.
ALITA THE HERBALIST vanquished LIMPY TWO-SCREWS in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
POOPIEHEAD handily defeated FLATTUS MAXIMUS in a 1 minute mismatched battle.
TATIANA SEASPRITE luckily beat ROGUE 7 in a popular 5 minute gory bout.
STEWART handily defeated DUCK RUBBER in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
SLY was overpowered by VALERIAN in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
CAT TAGIOUS demolished CYCLONE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
PORK CHOP JUKEBOX devastated SHEPHERD MOON in a 1 minute uneven bout.
ING was devastated by BLAK MASK in a action packed 1 minute one-sided melee.
BUBBA was devastated by GREENHOUSE EFFECT in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided bout.
GUARDIAN devastated VETERAN MERCENARY in a popular 1 minute bloody uneven battle.
COL SALOMON vanquished THIRD BASE SPOCK in a crowd pleasing 1 minute uneven melee.
ELLYN demolished JERICO in a popular 1 minute uneven match.
WILLIE BROWN vanquished BART WELLENS in a 1 minute uneven fray.
MANAGER TC'S overpowered KHALHUMS DWARF in a exciting 2 minute mismatched competition.
LIGHTNING XLV bested FRANK in a crowd pleasing 5 minute bout.
DARK TYPHLOSION was vanquished by SALTY CROC  in a 2 minute one-sided conflict.
RUG BURN was narrowly defeated by BERTHA in a popular 3 minute brutal fight.
HERPES THE LUVBUG was viciously subdued by FONZ in a action packed 2 minute match.
CHASM OF IGNORANCE outwaited WALL OF GLASS in a dull 29 minute brutal duel.
2 + 2 = 4 was vanquished by MOOCH in a 5 minute one-sided fight.
SQUIRREL KILLER viciously subdued LE PAIN DLG in a crowd pleasing 2 minute match.
COCAINE was devastated by DARK STAR in a 1 minute uneven duel.
L'ORC BLEU overcame STRONGBOW in a crowd pleasing 4 minute duel.
BAGMAN overpowered ZAPP BRANNIGAN in a 1 minute one-sided match.
NOLAN ORGEL was vanquished by ADAM in a popular 1 minute one-sided bout.
ON THE WASHER vanquished DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute uneven contest.
ORAL B overpowered SKYWISE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched match.
MABON demolished DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a action packed 2 minute one-sided contest.
BRON CHOLLU was devastated by DONAHAR in a 1 minute brutal mismatched match.
SQUEEZE CHEESE overpowered MAGENTA in a 3 minute bloody one-sided bout.
YOBER was vanquished by FURTIVE RETURNS in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
HOLY SCHLITZ was demolished by MIYAGI'S MIATA in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
HORNS vanquished BENSI DURN in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
EM overpowered JONES in a 2 minute one-sided bout.
WASP was defeated by SWEATCAKE in a 1 minute fight.
CHIP ENSER overpowered 1977 AMC MATADOR in a 2 minute bloody one-sided battle.
HOT SAUCE JONES was demolished by BLOODY MOUTH in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
CHICKEN HAWK slimly lost to FUZZY BUZZCUT in a popular 3 minute brutal melee.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  65         AIMED BLOW       155 - 109 -  1      59  |
|WALL OF STEEL                   32         LUNGING ATTACK   333 - 272 -  6      55  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                 31         SLASHING ATTACK  164 - 154 -  6      52  |
|AIMED BLOW                      26         TOTAL PARRY      107 - 117 -  0      48  |
|TOTAL PARRY                     21         BASHING ATTACK    40 -  45 -  2      47  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                     19         WALL OF STEEL    136 - 159 -  0      46  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                 12         PARRY-LUNGE       81 -  98 -  0      45  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   9         PARRY-STRIKE      36 -  51 -  2      41  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     8         STRIKING ATTACK   49 -  74 -  1      40  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    7         PARRY-RIPOSTE     15 -  30 -  0      33  |

Turn 500 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    8 -  4     SLASHING ATTACK   15 - 16         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW        16 - 10     TOTAL PARRY       10 - 11         3  TOTAL PARRY    
LUNGING ATTACK    38 - 27     PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -  4         2  AIMED BLOW     
BASHING ATTACK     5 -  4     PARRY-STRIKE       3 -  5         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              WALL OF STEEL     12 - 20         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                              PARRY-LUNGE        7 - 12     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   NUNZIO 51-4799             44  14  2  453 BOY O'S (4027)
SLASHING ATTACK  RATTLESNAKE SHAKE 60-4242  47  23  0  302 METAL MELTDOWN (3862)
AIMED BLOW       TOM THUMB 35-3791          29   4  1  280 THE BEARS (2674)
TOTAL PARRY      SIR VIVOR 10-4065         108  48  0  272 SIR AGLIO (2079)
STRIKING ATTACK  HO-CHAN THE AXE 75-670    127 164  2  255 SAND DANCERS (2258)
WALL OF STEEL    ROAD TO DAKAR 15-3978      75  39  2  241 KA-POW! (3970)
PARRY-LUNGE      THE HAPPY HOOKER 18-2042   69  63  0  238 CENTER FOR OLDS (4052)
PARRY-STRIKE     JHADZIA SHIMMERMO 11-3921  44  37  0  206 TUFT TUGGERS (2659)
BASHING ATTACK   DEBBIE DOES DM 18-1709     70  67  2  203 CENTER FOR OLDS (4052)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-RIPOSTE    BLISS 74-2940              41  30  0  197 BLADE ZEN (4492)

The overall popularity leader is HO-CHAN THE AXE 75-670.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was PUDDING PARADE 42-3902.  The ten other most popular fighters were 
SCHWETTY OLIVES 82-14247, CROCONAW 24-4475, BAL BURG D'ALGURD 18-6849, LADY LUCK 
18-2925, BAYLEFYRE 25-4373, MR. WRINKLE-FREE 42-3880, WIMPY WIND 28-3517, GOOBATRON 
7-5026, LIL NOIR 62-3311, and GYRADOS 24-4476.

The least popular fighter this week was TOOFLESS 2-5103.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were W.T. POOH 33-4430, WALL OF GLASS 11-5534, CHASM OF IGNORANCE 4-4186, 
MAGENTA 3-5711, MOOCH 4-2347, 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190, HOT SAUCE JONES 97-1398, BENSI DURN 
62-4141, BRON CHOLLU 25-4988, and ZAPP BRANNIGAN 97-1457.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
MORDANT(1)           3  6 0  ZORPUNT(24)          2  2 0  KHALHUMS(53)         1  0 0  
NIANIA(2)            1  1 0  LYRATILAN(25)        1  2 0  ILLIS(59)            0  1 0  
OSKSI(3)             2  7 0  MORYA(28)            1  1 0  ARADI(60)            1  1 0  
JHELUM(4)            4  4 0  LAPUR(29)            2  2 0  JURINE(61)           1  0 0  
KALTOS(5)            1  3 0  IAYE(30)             5  1 1  VALAMANTIS(62)       3  2 0  
TRANSEL(6)           2  0 0  ARVAT(32)            2  0 1  AMEN-TEI(63)         1  0 0  
BONSUR(7)            3  4 0  NIATOLI ISLAND(33)   1  1 0  DAL SHANG(65)        2  0 0  
ARKERS(8)            1  0 0  MONUNTIAL(34)        0  1 0  CIMMERIAC(69)        1  1 0  
ZUKAL(9)             0  3 0  MURSKA(35)           2  0 0  SENTERN(70)          0  1 0  
KOLACT(10)           4  1 0  JHANS(36)            2  0 0  DRAGONHEAD(72)       0  2 0  
ARUAK CITY(11)       4  6 0  CLIFFHOME(38)        0  2 0  DAYLA KIV(74)        3  0 0  
RIZTAB(12)           3  0 0  XOCHITHLAN(39)       0  2 0  JADE MOUNTAIN(75)    2  1 0  
TOBIR(14)            0  1 0  ZENSU(40)            0  1 0  SIMTAKKA(76)         0  1 0  
MALCORN(15)          3  1 0  KATI-TEI(41)         0  3 0  MAZGOURRAH(77)       0  2 0  
WILLAF(16)           1  0 0  RODEKI(42)           6  8 0  LIN TIRIAN(78)       1  2 0  
ALJAFIR(17)          2  0 0  ARDIVENT(46)         0  1 0  DWES EG(82)         22 11 0  
TALCAMA(18)         13 16 0  VITHICAR(49)         0  1 0  OLD VALAMANTIS(96)   1  2 0  
ZUWAYZA(19)          0  1 0  SNOWBOUND(50)        1  0 0  SHADOW GROVE(97)     1  3 0  
SUNSET(21)           3  1 0  TRICORUS(51)         2  0 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 KOGITSUNE MARU 1-5298       45  32  1  218  SWEORDMASTERS (4796)       MORDANT
 TOOFLESS 2-5103             52  15  0  219  GLORY BOUND TROLLS (4931)  NIANIA
 COUCH POTATO 3-2985         93  57  1  272  FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (2300)  OSKSI
 SULACCO 4-5128              40  41  2  223  DEATH ON A STIK (4706)     JHELUM
 POPE 5-4090                 74  66  3  200  JOHNS (3510)               KALTOS
 SECOND OMEN 6-5642          38  12  3  191  DARK PANTHEON (2442)       TRANSEL
 BELIAL 7-3838              139  73  3  196  WICKED MARTYRS (3170)      BONSUR
 L'ORC BLEU 8-4352           26  26  0   76  LA PENTARCHIE (4427)       ARKERS
 NECRON 13 9-2674            41  37  1  182  DEATH SQUAD (72)           ZUKAL
 SIR VIVOR 10-4065          108  48  0  272  SIR AGLIO (2079)           KOLACT
 PERSIANA JONES 11-5427      28  14  0  212  SKASMONAUTS (4996)         ARUAK CITY
 FLADRAKEEN OOSCH 12-4396    34  25  1  211  GAMMARAUDERS (2661)        RIZTAB
 JONES 14-1283               28 143  6   48  MIKES (3982)               TOBIR
 ROAD TO DAKAR 15-3978       75  39  2  241  KA-POW! (3970)             MALCORN
 MANAGER TC'S 16-4885        14  10  0  134  IT'S JUST WRONG (4876)     WILLAF
 DR BOERNER 17-5383          28  22  3  188  82ND ILLINOIS (4384)       ALJAFIR
 LADY LUCK 18-2925           71  47  1  270  CENTER FOR OLDS (4052)     TALCAMA
 PEACE 19-4280               47  46  2  196  DRUNKEN TOAD (4587)        ZUWAYZA
 CLAW 21-5337                29   9  2  170  MEOW MIX (4519)            SUNSET
 CROCONAW 24-4475            30  15  1  200  WATER DECK (4935)          ZORPUNT
 BAYLEFYRE 25-4373           23   8  0  225  BRETHREN OF SIN (5058)     LYRATILAN
 WIMPY WIND 28-3517          41  51  1  230  THE PENTARCHY (4604)       MORYA
 PYGMY SHREW 29-3743         37  21  3  218  SHREW CAN IT BE NOW (3361) LAPUR
 NEPHRON 30-4147             45  48  1  192  I GOTTA GO (4646)          IAYE
 JOHNNY B GOODE 32-4034      38  19  2  206  CALL THE PRIEST (4839)     ARVAT
 W.T. POOH 33-4430           86  64  0  201  SNOTZI'S II (3620)         NIATOLI ISLAND
 JIM PENGOUIN 34-3272        56  67  0  190  THE PENTARCHY (4406)       MONUNTIAL
 KING BEAR 35-3629           43  22  3  320  THE BEARS (2674)           MURSKA

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 GORDON 36-4536              83  26  1  259  BARNYARD BRUTES (4238)     JHANS
 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190           25  88  0   53  JUST BECAUSE (4701)        CLIFFHOME
 NAJA 39-2825                34  23  0  193  OPHIDIAN ORDER (4233)      XOCHITHLAN
 STRONGEST #3 40-173         56 115  1  199  SOLARAN BERSERK (698)      ZENSU
 MATA HARI 41-3812           52  44  1  175  FIST OF FIVE (3875)        KATI-TEI
 COOKIE SNORT 42-3954        38  46  0  218  COLOR ME SUAVE (4426)      RODEKI
 TYNILEAUS SHADOWWO 46-2763  48  33  1  180  TUFT-TASTIC! (3250)        ARDIVENT
 HOFFA 49-3185               69 111  0  155  STORIES (2835)             VITHICAR
 STEWART 50-3127             27  12  0  137  IRON CURTAIN (4351)        SNOWBOUND
 NUNZIO 51-4799              44  14  2  453  BOY O'S (4027)             TRICORUS
 ALITA THE HERBALIS 53-6693  34  20  0  196  TORSCHIAN TUFTS (4179)     KHALHUMS
 RYRELEE 59-478              32  20  1  144  HARE CONTROL (4869)        ILLIS
 RATTLESNAKE SHAKE 60-4242   47  23  0  302  METAL MELTDOWN (3862)      ARADI
 ELKIN HEMROCK 61-2596       18   4  0  157  D.A.X.'S RUNNERS (5023)    JURINE
 THE ETERNAL PLEDGE 62-2931  65  38  0  276  LEGENDS OF TKE (4197)      VALAMANTIS
 GORDIAN 63-2104             41  31  0  198  WHY KNOT (2669)            AMEN-TEI
 PISTOL 65-6205              60  54  1  249  TOO GOOD FOR ME (4016)     DAL SHANG
 CHOKING CHICKEN 69-8734     79  40  2  230  YO YO TRICKS (4107)        CIMMERIAC
 CHRISSEL 70-5208            24  11  0  167  LITHE & LOVELY (4993)      SENTERN
 2 PHAT 72-5064              36  19  1  198  VERMIN (3068)              DRAGONHEAD
 MAX FACTOR 74-3690          36   9  0  268  CORPS (3405)               DAYLA KIV
 HO-CHAN THE AXE 75-670     127 164  2  255  SAND DANCERS (2258)        JADE MOUNTAIN
 DRAGON LEE 76-1127          23  17  0  130  CHOP SAKI SHOP (2341)      SIMTAKKA
 FLATTUS MAXIMUS 77-2125     39  31  2  137  GWAR (3147)                MAZGOURRAH
 F. TIM 78-2315              49  52  1  156  HABIT (4547)               LIN TIRIAN
 NORAF 82-3856               37  20  0  255  ENVENOMED (4693)           DWES EG
 TOUCHDOWN TALON! 96-1072    20   9  5  157  ARCANE BOWL (5051)         OLD VALAMANTIS
 MARCINKO 97-961             51  29  5  205  ROGUE WARRIOR (4632)       SHADOW GROVE