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Date   : 05/06/2010    Duedate: 05/19/2010

FREE BLADES

DM-103    TURN-532

RANK TEAMS                  W    L  K    %  RANK TEAMS                  W    L  K    %
  1 DO IT AGAIN 11/1239  1566  910 13 63.2      CHRISTIAN ROCK 32/1339                
    ANGELS OF PAIN 32/1241                      I HATE THEM TOO 61/1352               
    ARMY OF DARKNESS 19/1296                  5 PHILANTHROPIS 35/510  455  430  6 51.4
    SATAN'S KINGDOMS 13/1355                    PHILANTHROPISTS 29/1350               
  2 ROMAN HEROES 32/17    765  485  8 61.2    6 REDHORSE 56/823       638  654  7 49.4
    IDES OF MARCH 19/492                        DARKLINGS 74/1160                     
    FIELDS OF ELYSIUM 17/1293                   CASTAWAYS 7/1301                      
    CAESAR'S POOL HALL 31/608                   BLUE EYRIE 1/1300                     
    GLADIATORS 17/1328                        7 SCARLET KNIGH 70/403  424  457 10 48.1
  3-DEAD WE SUCK 32/1336  196  125  2 61.1      THE DRAGON FIST 78/1210               
    SUPERIOR FORCES 40/1344                   8 ON THE ROCKS 35/303    27   30  2 47.4
  4 PHONETIX 96/1357      105   90  0 53.8      GORGEOUS GOBLINS 70/400               
    POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE 43/1312              9 RHYME TYME 55/397     367  425  1 46.3
    I'M HISTORY 5/1088                          GIRL SCOUT COOKIES 33/1278            
    REIGNING DOOM 65/1307                    10 STREET WALKERS 29/14  140  183  4 43.3
    KEYS 2 THE KINGDOM 96/1308               11 DUPLICATE RED 33/764  828 1119 12 42.5
    OBSCURE LORE 43/1356                     12 THE DARK TID 16/1040    3   13  0 18.8

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

                                  WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT

                    Blood on a Purple Robe: A Bloodgames Primer
                                by One Armed Bandit

     Twice a year, there is a great gathering.  These tiny men with their stained
clothing and great intellects do not look like your traditional gladiators, but they
will meet and compete for a chance at Duel-2 immortality.  No, no, I'm not talking
about the managers at the Face-to-Face.  I'm talking about the murderous dwarves of
the Bloodgames.
     It's probably the worst advertised event in Duel-2 history.  It happens twice a
year, in January and July, and you don't have to fly across the country to
participate.  For some, the Bloodgames are just a distant memory of a t-shirt that
never arrived, newer managers may have never even heard of it.  For others, though,
it is a way of life.  And it can be yours, too.
     The cost:  $10 to roll up the team, $49 to run them.  At each Face-To-Face
tourney, two Bloodgames arenas are run.  One of them (called the FtF Bloodgames) gets
run round-by-round for ten rounds, and warriors are allowed to change their
strategies, avoid, and make Bloodfeud challenges.  For the other arena (called the
Mail-In Bloodgames), there are no bloodfeuds or avoids and each warrior must use the
same strategy and train for all ten rounds.  You can participate in both even if you
don't attend the FtF, but you'll be at a slight disadvantage in the FtF Bloodgames
(the Mail-In Bloodgames is a perfectly level playing field).
     The teams:  Each team consists of TEN warriors, one of EACH style.  You can
design each warrior however you want, as long as the stats add up to 84 points and no
stat is lower than a 3 or higher than a 21 (referred to as DYOs or design-your-own
warriors).  Simply write down the following information on a piece of paper and mail
it to RSI (or email it to csr@reality.com): your name, your account number, the words
"Mail-In Bloodgames" or "FtF Bloodgames", the team name, and all ten warriors (name,
style, gender, ST-CN-SZ-WT-WL-SP-DF).  If you submit them early enough you will
probably get a chance to see the overviews before sending in strategies for each of
them (using a normal strategy sheet, remember only one strategy and one train for the
entire event).  If you want to play it safe, however, you can submit strategies along
with the team information, just write "NEW" in each of the Warrior ID spots and
either "MI BG" or "FTF BG" in the Game # spot.  Some managers who are especially
ambitious will roll up each team more than once, and look over the overviews to
determine which team had the best luck in the roll-up process.  Just remember, it
costs $10 each time you roll them up.
     The rules:  So what's the catch? $59 for 10 design-your-own warriors?  Not so
fast, buddy.  At the end of ten rounds, the top three warriors of different styles
from each arena will be granted immortality, trained up to the minimum ADM
requirements, and will graduate to ADM.  Every other warrior will be gone forever.
Executed, freed, or retired to a quiet life on the farm like your childhood dog
Buster, if that helps you sleep at night.  If the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd ranked warriors
are a LU, a WS, and an AB, then those three will win the prizes.  However, if the
1st, 2nd, and 3rd ranked warriors are a LU, a LU, and a WS, the 2nd place LU is out
of luck, his prize will drop down to the highest ranking member of a style that isn't
LU or WS.  So what does it take to be one of the top ranked warriors?  Warriors are
ranked based on number of kills, first and foremost, with their record and
recognition points being the tie breakers.  Oh, did I mention that the chances of
dying are FIVE TIMES that of a normal arena?
     What to expect:  You will run into many opponents who are SZ 3, who have 21 WT
and 21 WL, who are using a 10 KD and aiming for the vitals, who are using unusual
weapons that Duel-2 folklore says have a greater chance of delivering that killing
blow, such as the Battle Axe.  You may run into such classic archetypes as the 17-3-
3-21-21-8-11 ST or the 17-16-3-3-21-3-21 AB.
     So why should you play?  There are many reasons.  You don't have to feel guilty
about killing your friend's warrior, for starters, because that's the whole
objective.  Unique kill text make it all the sweeter, too.  You won't see anyone get
"pierced completely through" or "skewered through their vital organs" anywhere else
(at least I hope not).  Not only is it exciting to read, but my most rewarding
warrior came from the Bloodgames and yours could, too.  Whether you are a tournament
player or an arena player, if your warrior is tough enough to survive the Bloodgames,
he's tough enough for whatever task you set him to.  My first Bloodgames graduate was
a warrior named Sushi Slinger of Sea Dogs: 17-3-3-21-21-12-7 SL.  He left Old
Valamantis with a 10-0-3 record and immortality.  Since then, he has been a
Tournament Victor in the Freshman tourney, a Runner-Up in the ADM tourney, and a
three-time Tournament Victor in the Eligibles tourney.  He is now fighting in Primus
against the best of the best and holding his own.  Your Bloodgames graduate could
join him in Primus, too.

     "Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe.
     Dare to fight bravely." - Alarond the Scribe

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                        ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 643): EIGHTH MATE of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 645): SCURVY LADY of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 520): ROBERTO LEATHAM of HOUSE OF CARDS (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 639): REXROTH of DARK CREATION (H. P. L. West, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 641): ON GOLDEN POND of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 632): GRISHORT HURM of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 633): FARM WEEKLY of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 319): ANFERROUS of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 630): WHIP ME HOUSTON of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 316): SINGALEK of THE KINDRED (Godric Magnusson DaVinci)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 627): ENVY of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 624): CRAB SMASHER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 616): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 578): PRINCE CONNOR of LUROCIAN ROYALTY (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 294): DAN MACK GRU of NORTHERN LIGHTS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 288): RONDOL QUIGLO of THE MIDDLE WAY 3 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 275): CASS DOLAN of MIDDLE WAY 6 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 506): FREM HARID of MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 493): BB BULLY BOY of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 473): DRAGON HARVEST of AUTUMN SAGA (Jugger, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 467): LOEKER SMITH of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 224): EXTORTION of BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 429): POLYNIKES of GATES OF FIRE (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 423): JAGUAR JON of GREATS OF TROY (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 415): DEVONSHIRE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 531): JOHN TYLER of I'M HISTORY (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 643): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 645): SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 520): HOUSE OF CARDS (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 639): VC RULES (Fizban, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 641): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 632): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 633): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 319): FORCE OF FIVE (?, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 630): EQUESTORS (Spartacus, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 316): MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 627): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 624): THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 616): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 578): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 294): STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 288): DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 275): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 506): THEM (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 493): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 473): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 467): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 222): BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 429): GATES OF FIRE (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 423): GREATS OF TROY (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 415): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 531): DO IT AGAIN et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 638): ROCKWOOD of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 632): GRISHORT HURM of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
                            TIBERIUS of FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (Caesar, mgr.)
                (turn 631): SALARA LORMIN of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 633): FARM WEEKLY of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 318): SECI of PHANTACITY (Omega, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 315): KOLUM MAROD of MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 626): BILL P. GORE of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 623): TOBY of RAVAGING LORDS (General Ikillyu, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 614): FROSTBITE of URBAN JUNGLE (Jugger, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 576): BITT BETRO of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 292): WALRUS of NORTHERN LIGHTS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 274): HOOPS of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 506): FREM HARID of MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 493): PERFECT SNOTLING of SUPERIOR FORCES 1601 (Manager, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 473): DRAGON HARVEST of AUTUMN SAGA (Jugger, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 465): FLITCHAK of CASTAWAYS (She-Puppy, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 422): QUINCY WATTS of GREATS OF TROY (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
                                  JADE RING of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

     Yes, well, somebody in the office here just said that a quite spymaster gets
poor.  Can't have that.  But I guess it doesn't apply to quiet gladiators and
managers, because you guys are, like, dummies, you know?  I mean, mute or something.
Not the other meaning.  Well, except some of you.

     Anyway, the tourney is over, the Split is Coming Soon to an Arena Near You, and
today we had fights.  Well, yesterday we had fights, today we have a spy report.  One
thing at a time.
     Dirty Sanchez had the biggest point gain at 38.  Germanicus, he fought Dirty,
had the biggest loss at 26.  Do NOT ask me where the extra twelve points came from,
I've been trying to find out that for YEARS.  It's like spontaneous generation of
points.  Or maybe inflation.
     Angels of Pain were (or was?) most avoided by themselves.  This is, like, a neat
trick if you can pull it off.
     Sekhat got the most challenges.
     Some numbers for people who like numbers (they're not much good unless they have
umbrellas in 'em, really):  Twenty-one fights.  Not so bad these days.  And only one
standby, which is really good.  Four challenges.

     FELICIA (29-1693) (19-10-3,58) of STREET WALKERS fought QUINTUS (17-6913) (25-
19-4,80) of FIELDS OF ELYSIUM.  FELICIA was handily defeated by QUINTUS in a crowd
pleasing 1 minute uneven duel.  Well, you do hear tales about Romans, so manybe
Quintus is one of, you know, "those" guys?
     MAD DOG MONTANA (29-4984) (25-24-6,83) of STREET WALKERS fought MAKADOS (29-
4704) (20-9-0,81) of PHILANTHROPISTS.  MAD DOG MONTANA overpowered MAKADOS in a
popular 3 minute one-sided duel.  So, Makados, never drop the ball in front of a mad
dog!
     ELOWAN (43-4653) (18-19-1,51) of OBSCURE LORE fought FEEL THE BUZZ (35-2490)
(18-10-0,86) of ON THE ROCKS.  ELOWAN was butchered by FEEL THE BUZZ in a 1 minute
one-sided contest.  It looked to me like there was more than just a buzz there.
     HOTEL (96-3040) (8-2-3,29) of PHONETIX fought SAPHRONICUS (17-6850) (18-5-0,76)
of FIELDS OF ELYSIUM.  HOTEL was overpowered by SAPHRONICUS in a 1 minute mismatched
fight.  Mismatched?  I should think so!
     GOLDIE (29-4805) (23-11-5,100) of STREET WALKERS fought SUPERCHICK (96-2999) (8-
18-3,47) of KEYS 2 THE KINGDOM.  GOLDIE subdued SUPERCHICK in an exciting 1 minute
bout.  Hey, on the streets, a woman learns how to handle herself.
     GERMANICUS (17-6999) (30-14-2,142) of GLADIATORS fought DIRTY SANCHEZ (29-4802)
(23-12-0,95) of STREET WALKERS.  GERMANICUS was bested by DIRTY SANCHEZ in an
exciting 1 minute fight.  This is the fight that brought about the biggest point
changes.  You can maybe guess why.

     MARLENUS (31-6184) (20-6-1,153) of CAESAR'S POOL HALL fought SISSY CHRISSY (29-
1347) (36-33-3,146) of STREET WALKERS.  MARLENUS was handily defeated by SISSY
CHRISSY in a 1 minute mismatched bout.  Ah, but if Marlenus had his pool cue instead
of some crummy old weapon, things might have been different!
     MARCELLUS (32-5133) (26-8-0,161) of ROMAN HEROES fought JEO THE SONGSMITH (1-
3260) (47-106-0,145) of BLUE EYRIE.  MARCELLUS overpowered JEO THE SONGSMITH in a 1
minute uneven struggle.  No surprise.  Really, Jeo should retire or else get a new
strategy.  Or go to Home Guard.
     DARKNESS ABOVE (65-4856) (27-20-0,154) of REIGNING DOOM fought ANTONIUS (19-
5063) (36-17-0,177) of IDES OF MARCH.  DARKNESS ABOVE was handily defeated by
ANTONIUS in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.  Does this mean Antonius is like a
sunrise?
     KRYSTAL MEYERS (43-4635) (27-8-0,180) of POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE fought BRICKHOUSE
(29-4131) (38-17-0,137) of STREET WALKERS.  KRYSTAL MEYERS devastated BRICKHOUSE in a
crowd pleasing 2 minute one-sided battle.  Cheese Louise!  The handicapper who sets
up these fights must make a bundle on the bets.  I mean, talk about stacking decks!
     LUCRETIUS (32-4687) (43-17-3,187) of ROMAN HEROES fought ALE'CHAI TALLSKY (35-
4026) (33-8-0,209) of PHILANTHROPISTS.  LUCRETIUS subdued ALE'CHAI TALLSKY in a crowd
pleasing 1 minute competition.  Or, like, Lucretius lowered the Tallsky?  I mean, you
hear about lowering skies, and we have that today....

     CORT NIGHTJEWEL (78-196) (129-148-0,189) of THE DRAGON FIST fought ARTEMIDORUS
(17-6864) (58-20-1,206) of FIELDS OF ELYSIUM.  CORT NIGHTJEWEL narrowly defeated
ARTEMIDORUS in an exciting 2 minute fight.  That much experience difference, and Cort
could barely pull it off?  Talk about people who need to retire!
     CORNELIUS (31-3485) (47-13-1,228) of CAESAR'S POOL HALL fought DREAD (32-4666)
(34-20-0,196) of ANGELS OF PAIN.  CORNELIUS overpowered DREAD in an action packed 1
minute one-sided fight.  I suppose Dread had to fight Corny because he avoided
himself?  Really, of all the weird things the golems have come up with on Most
Avoided, that one is the most amazing.  So far.
     NIGHTCAP (74-2745) (172-126-0,287) of DARKLINGS fought SMUG BUG (55-2900) (96-
170-0,204) of RHYME TYME.  NIGHTCAP won victory over SMUG BUG in a 2 minute duel.
Good, but not good enough.  I want that Bug OUT of here.  I'm tired of it.
     GAZELLE (56-3701) (75-91-0,239) of REDHORSE fought SUPERIOR FORCES (33-4543)
(132-182-3,193) of DUPLICATE REDUNDANCY.  GAZELLE lost to SUPERIOR FORCES in a
popular 2 minute duel.  Fossils, both of them.
     THE QUICKLING (70-1669) (95-222-3,218) of SCARLET KNIGHTS fought ROBIN OF SHEW-
WOOD (103-33) (1-0-1,220) of the College of Mimes.  THE QUICKLING was luckily beaten
by ROBIN OF SHEW-WOOD in a 3 minute melee.  Our one standby on the sands, and The
Quickling couldn't even defeat him!  And this with more than three hundred regular
arena fights.

The challenges:
     WEDNESDAY (16-5254) (17-19-2,50) of THE DARK TIDES challenged DARDANIUS (19-
2683) (16-4-1,76) of IDES OF MARCH.  Up 26.  WEDNESDAY was demolished by DARDANIUS in
a 1 minute mismatched Challenge competition.  Yes, well, that's how it goes, the Ides
fell on Monday this year.
     GIMME SOME SUGAR (19-4936) (33-23-0,193) of ARMY OF DARKNESS challenged WILD 
THANG! (29-2393) (26-19-0,191) of STREET WALKERS.  Down 2.  GIMME SOME SUGAR
devastated WILD THANG! in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.  That's because of
Wild getting all hyperactive and bouncing off the walls.  It's hard to conduct a
reasonable defense when you're bouncing off the walls.
     BIONIC BUFFALO (11-6570) (48-50-0,190) of DO IT AGAIN challenged SEKHAT (7-2251)
(36-59-2,186) of CASTAWAYS.  Down 4.  BIONIC BUFFALO demolished SEKHAT in a popular 1
minute one-sided Challenge melee.  This is, remember, Sekhat the Most Challenged.
     DEFIANCE (32-4619) (52-17-1,210) of ANGELS OF PAIN challenged KOOKABURRA (33-
4151) (113-156-4,209) of GIRL SCOUT COOKIES.  Down 1.  DEFIANCE viciously subdued
KOOKABURRA in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Challenge fight.  Good, even though
Kookaburra isn't up to three hundred fights yet.

For the title of Lord Marshall:
     JOHN TYLER (5-4420) (42-11-0,236) of I'M HISTORY fought HIMEY THE PIMP (29-730)
(50-37-1,232) of STREET WALKERS.  JOHN TYLER viciously subdued HIMEY THE PIMP in a
crowd pleasing 9 minute Title match.  This is probably a good thing.  I mean, what
would people say about Free Blades if Himey was the Lord Marshall?  Can't have that.

                                        Debby T.

LORD-MARSHALL                 W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 JOHN TYLER 5-4420           43  11  0  251  I'M HISTORY (1088)         KALTOS

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS    W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 NIGHTCAP 74-2745           173 126  0  293  DARKLINGS (1160)           DAYLA KIV
 CORNELIUS 31-3485           48  13  1  245  CAESAR'S POOL HALL (608)   CHIMLEVTAL
 CORT NIGHTJEWEL 78-196     130 148  0  220  THE DRAGON FIST (1210)     LIN TIRIAN
 DEFIANCE 32-4619            53  17  1  218  ANGELS OF PAIN (1241)      ARVAT
 LUCRETIUS 32-4687           44  17  3  213  ROMAN HEROES (17)          ARVAT

GRAND CHAMPIONS               W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SMUG BUG 55-2900            96 171  0  208  RHYME TYME (397)           KHALANI
 GIMME SOME SUGAR 19-4936    34  23  0  207  ARMY OF DARKNESS (1296)    ZUWAYZA

GRAND CHAMPIONS               W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 HIMEY THE PIMP 29-730       50  38  1  206  STREET WALKERS (14)        LAPUR
 SUPERIOR FORCES 33-4543    133 182  3  205  DUPLICATE REDUNDANCY (764) NIATOLI ISLAND
 KOOKABURRA 33-4151         113 157  4  205  GIRL SCOUT COOKIES (1278)  NIATOLI ISLAND
 BIONIC BUFFALO 11-6570      49  50  0  202  DO IT AGAIN (1239)         ARUAK CITY
 THE QUICKLING 70-1669       95 223  3  199  SCARLET KNIGHTS (403)      SENTERN
 DREAD 32-4666               34  21  0  196  ANGELS OF PAIN (1241)      ARVAT
 ALE'CHAI TALLSKY 35-4026    33   9  0  196  PHILANTHROPISTS (510)      MURSKA
 KRYSTAL MEYERS 43-4635      28   8  0  193  POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (1312 VEASTIAN
 GAZELLE 56-3701             75  92  0  192  REDHORSE (823)             ROCANIS
 ARTEMIDORUS 17-6864         58  21  1  192  FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (1293)   ALJAFIR
-HAWK NELSON 43-4636         29   5  0  191  POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (1312 VEASTIAN
 ANTONIUS 19-5063            37  17  0  186  IDES OF MARCH (492)        ZUWAYZA
 WILD THANG! 29-2393         26  20  0  185  STREET WALKERS (14)        LAPUR

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS       W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SEKHAT 7-2251               36  60  2  177  CASTAWAYS (1301)           BONSUR
 SISSY CHRISSY 29-1347       37  33  3  168  STREET WALKERS (14)        LAPUR
 MARCELLUS 32-5133           27   8  0  167  ROMAN HEROES (17)          ARVAT
-SNOTMAN 61-3157             17   0  0  162  I HATE THEM TOO (1352)     JURINE
 DARKNESS ABOVE 65-4856      27  21  0  155  REIGNING DOOM (1307)       DAL SHANG

GRAND ADEPTS                  W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 JEO THE SONGSMITH 1-3260    47 107  0  144  BLUE EYRIE (1300)          MORDANT
 BRICKHOUSE 29-4131          38  18  0  143  STREET WALKERS (14)        LAPUR
 MARLENUS 31-6184            20   7  1  140  CAESAR'S POOL HALL (608)   CHIMLEVTAL
 DIRTY SANCHEZ 29-4802       24  12  0  133  STREET WALKERS (14)        LAPUR
 GERMANICUS 17-6999          30  15  2  116  GLADIATORS (1328)          ALJAFIR
 GOLDIE 29-4805              24  11  5  102  STREET WALKERS (14)        LAPUR

GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES    W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MAD DOG MONTANA 29-4984     26  24  6  100  STREET WALKERS (14)        LAPUR
-BELA LUGOSI 40-4114         20  12  1  100  SUPERIOR FORCES (1344)     ZENSU
 FEEL THE BUZZ 35-2490       19  10  1  100  ON THE ROCKS (303)         MURSKA

GRAND INITIATES               W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 QUINTUS 17-6913             26  19  4   90  FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (1293)   ALJAFIR
 DARDANIUS 19-2683           17   4  1   80  IDES OF MARCH (492)        ZUWAYZA
 SAPHRONICUS 17-6850         19   5  0   78  FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (1293)   ALJAFIR
 MAKADOS 29-4704             20  10  0   74  PHILANTHROPISTS (1350)     LAPUR
-SAVORY 32-4143              19  11  1   71  DEAD WE SUCK (1336)        ARVAT
 SUPERCHICK 96-2999           8  19  3   58  KEYS 2 THE KINGDOM (1308)  OLD VALAMANTIS
 FELICIA 29-1693             19  11  3   56  STREET WALKERS (14)        LAPUR
 ELOWAN 43-4653              18  20  1   52  OBSCURE LORE (1356)        VEASTIAN
 WEDNESDAY 16-5254           17  20  2   50  THE DARK TIDES (1040)      WILLAF
-UNBREAKABLE 32-4996         14   9  0   44  CHRISTIAN ROCK (1339)      ARVAT
 HOTEL 96-3040                8   3  3   35  PHONETIX (1357)            OLD VALAMANTIS

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

THE DEAD                   W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY                  TURN
ELOWAN 43-4653            18  20  1 OBSCURE LORE 1356      FEEL THE BUZZ 35-2490     532

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                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DEFIANCE viciously subdued KOOKABURRA in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Challenge fight.
BIONIC BUFFALO demolished SEKHAT in a popular 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
GIMME SOME SUGAR devastated WILD THANG! in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
WEDNESDAY was demolished by DARDANIUS in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge competition.
JOHN TYLER viciously subdued HIMEY THE PIMP in a crowd pleasing 9 minute Title match.
THE QUICKLING was luckily beaten by ROBIN OF SHEW-WOOD in a 3 minute melee.
GAZELLE lost to SUPERIOR FORCES in a popular 2 minute duel.
NIGHTCAP won victory over SMUG BUG in a 2 minute duel.
CORNELIUS overpowered DREAD in a action packed 1 minute one-sided fight.
CORT NIGHTJEWEL narrowly defeated ARTEMIDORUS in a exciting 2 minute fight.
LUCRETIUS subdued ALE'CHAI TALLSKY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute competition.
KRYSTAL MEYERS devastated BRICKHOUSE in a crowd pleasing 2 minute one-sided battle.
DARKNESS ABOVE was handily defeated by ANTONIUS in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.
MARCELLUS overpowered JEO THE SONGSMITH in a 1 minute uneven struggle.
MARLENUS was handily defeated by SISSY CHRISSY in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
GERMANICUS was bested by DIRTY SANCHEZ in a exciting 1 minute fight.
GOLDIE subdued SUPERCHICK in a exciting 1 minute bout.
HOTEL was overpowered by SAPHRONICUS in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
ELOWAN was butchered by FEEL THE BUZZ in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
MAD DOG MONTANA overpowered MAKADOS in a popular 3 minute one-sided duel.
FELICIA was handily defeated by QUINTUS in a crowd pleasing 1 minute uneven duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       9         WALL OF STEEL     19 -   8 -  0      70  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      8         PARRY-LUNGE        9 -   4 -  0      69  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   6         BASHING ATTACK    16 -  12 -  2      57  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         LUNGING ATTACK    36 -  35 -  1      51  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         TOTAL PARRY       36 -  36 -  1      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         STRIKING ATTACK   16 -  16 -  0      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         AIMED BLOW        40 -  42 -  0      49  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-RIPOSTE     18 -  20 -  0      47  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         SLASHING ATTACK    6 -  13 -  0      32  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 532 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      JOHN TYLER 5-4420          43  11  0  251 I'M HISTORY (1088)
PARRY-LUNGE      NIGHTCAP 74-2745          173 126  0  293 DARKLINGS (1160)
LUNGING ATTACK   CORNELIUS 31-3485          48  13  1  245 CAESAR'S POOL HALL (608)
WALL OF STEEL    CORT NIGHTJEWEL 78-196    130 148  0  220 THE DRAGON FIST (1210)
AIMED BLOW       DEFIANCE 32-4619           53  17  1  218 ANGELS OF PAIN (1241)
BASHING ATTACK   KOOKABURRA 33-4151        113 157  4  205 GIRL SCOUT COOKIES (1278)
SLASHING ATTACK  THE QUICKLING 70-1669      95 223  3  199 SCARLET KNIGHTS (403)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    KRYSTAL MEYERS 43-4635     28   8  0  193 POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (1312)
STRIKING ATTACK  SEKHAT 7-2251              36  60  2  177 CASTAWAYS (1301)

The overall popularity leader is NIGHTCAP 74-2745.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was HIMEY THE PIMP 29-730.  The ten other most popular fighters were JOHN TYLER 
5-4420, THE QUICKLING 70-1669, DEFIANCE 32-4619, BIONIC BUFFALO 11-6570, SUPERIOR 
FORCES 33-4543, ARTEMIDORUS 17-6864, KRYSTAL MEYERS 43-4635, MAD DOG MONTANA 29-4984, 
DARDANIUS 19-2683, and SMUG BUG 55-2900.

The least popular fighter this week was ELOWAN 43-4653.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were JEO THE SONGSMITH 1-3260, DARKNESS ABOVE 65-4856, FELICIA 29-1693, FEEL 
THE BUZZ 35-2490, HOTEL 96-3040, MARLENUS 31-6184, BRICKHOUSE 29-4131, DREAD 32-4666, 
WEDNESDAY 16-5254, and WILD THANG! 29-2393.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
MORDANT(1)           0  1 0  LAPUR(29)            4  5 0  ROCANIS(56)          0  1 0  
KALTOS(5)            1  0 0  CHIMLEVTAL(31)       1  1 0  DAL SHANG(65)        0  1 0  
BONSUR(7)            0  1 0  ARVAT(32)            3  1 0  SENTERN(70)          0  1 0  
ARUAK CITY(11)       1  0 0  NIATOLI ISLAND(33)   1  1 0  DAYLA KIV(74)        1  0 0  
WILLAF(16)           0  1 0  MURSKA(35)           1  1 1  LIN TIRIAN(78)       1  0 0  
ALJAFIR(17)          2  2 0  VEASTIAN(43)         1  1 0  OLD VALAMANTIS(96)   0  2 0  
ZUWAYZA(19)          3  0 0  KHALANI(55)          0  1 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 JEO THE SONGSMITH 1-3260    47 107  0  144  BLUE EYRIE (1300)          MORDANT
 JOHN TYLER 5-4420           43  11  0  251  I'M HISTORY (1088)         KALTOS
 SEKHAT 7-2251               36  60  2  177  CASTAWAYS (1301)           BONSUR
 BIONIC BUFFALO 11-6570      49  50  0  202  DO IT AGAIN (1239)         ARUAK CITY
 WEDNESDAY 16-5254           17  20  2   50  THE DARK TIDES (1040)      WILLAF
 ARTEMIDORUS 17-6864         58  21  1  192  FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (1293)   ALJAFIR
 GIMME SOME SUGAR 19-4936    34  23  0  207  ARMY OF DARKNESS (1296)    ZUWAYZA
 HIMEY THE PIMP 29-730       50  38  1  206  STREET WALKERS (14)        LAPUR
 CORNELIUS 31-3485           48  13  1  245  CAESAR'S POOL HALL (608)   CHIMLEVTAL
 DEFIANCE 32-4619            53  17  1  218  ANGELS OF PAIN (1241)      ARVAT
 SUPERIOR FORCES 33-4543    133 182  3  205  DUPLICATE REDUNDANCY (764) NIATOLI ISLAND
 ALE'CHAI TALLSKY 35-4026    33   9  0  196  PHILANTHROPISTS (510)      MURSKA
 KRYSTAL MEYERS 43-4635      28   8  0  193  POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (1312 VEASTIAN
 SMUG BUG 55-2900            96 171  0  208  RHYME TYME (397)           KHALANI
 GAZELLE 56-3701             75  92  0  192  REDHORSE (823)             ROCANIS
 DARKNESS ABOVE 65-4856      27  21  0  155  REIGNING DOOM (1307)       DAL SHANG
 THE QUICKLING 70-1669       95 223  3  199  SCARLET KNIGHTS (403)      SENTERN
 NIGHTCAP 74-2745           173 126  0  293  DARKLINGS (1160)           DAYLA KIV
 CORT NIGHTJEWEL 78-196     130 148  0  220  THE DRAGON FIST (1210)     LIN TIRIAN
 SUPERCHICK 96-2999           8  19  3   58  KEYS 2 THE KINGDOM (1308)  OLD VALAMANTIS