DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL Date : 08/23/2003 Duedate: 09/05/2003 DARKHOLM DM-104 TURN-356 RANK TEAMS W L K % RANK TEAMS W L K % 1 THUNDR + LITE 18/309 1125 420 7 72.8 12 NIGHT TRAIN 37/545 4 4 0 50.0 2 TOTEM 74/1146 43 20 2 68.3 NIGHT TRAIN 6/1158 DEATH STUDS VIII 82/1086 13 THE A TEAM 38/1044 551 561 6 49.6 THAT SUCKS! 19/1144 BIG MEAN FISH 18/292 3 MONGREL HORDE 10/964 477 232 3 67.3 GUANO GROUP 51/1065 4 THE GUARDIAN 21/1156 165 128 2 56.3 ONE SURFING HINDU 97/1071 WORTHLESS MANAGERS 5/820 FURNITURE BARN 42/1109 THE GUARDIANS II 18/1155 LOOK OUT BELOW 6/1042 GUARDIAN'S SLAVES 42/1157 14 SHAMROCKS 58/424 150 161 3 48.2 PIGS ON PARADE 9/1154 15 THE MENTORS 10/408 23 28 0 45.1 5 PARENTHOOD 82/1122 1387 1123 14 55.3 16-EVIL DEAD 18/1099 90 114 3 44.1 WHAT I ATE FOR XMAS 82/1114 TORMENTORS 21/571 STREET PIZZA 18/114 17 BEAST MASTERS 37/136 89 123 1 42.0 SESAME SPINE 82/1070 ELEMENTS OF PSI 58/423 4-LETTER WORDS 48/1063 ACTS OF NATURE 6/415 MY WIFE'S COSMETICS 82/1038 18 SOULTHIEVES 37/416 29 44 0 39.7 CHEAP DENTISTRY 82/1098 SOUL STRIPPERS II 6/412 ROCK BOTTOM 82/1080 19 DELVERS 42/1000 186 319 1 36.8 FASCINATIN' RYTHYM 82/1152 DOGS OF WAR 4/999 6 DEAD EVIL 18/627 26 22 2 54.2 GAMES LIBRARY 3/998 TROOPERS 21/1113 20 NINJAS 7/1107 27 47 1 36.5 7 STYROFOAM 82/1090 1114 964 8 53.6 RESURRECTION 2/1143 8 EXODUS! 3/956 421 368 3 53.4 GENOCIDE 51/1110 THE TAO 36/923 KILLERS 41/1145 SPIDERS FROM MARS 21/950 21 JOHNS 5/927 712 1273 15 35.9 THE DARK TEMPLE 18/978 ARROGANCE 18/732 FIANADHA 69/945 JUST BECAUSE 38/1151 9 DOH! 24/1147 1422 1258 6 53.1 SCARRY TEAM 36/824 THINGSINPUG'SCOOLER 4/1088 THE LADY'S LIST 6/917 DP CLONES 24/1045 LETHAL LADIES 4/768 WASTELAND 18/468 22 CRIMINAL ELE 39/1074 11 20 0 35.5 PEPPER PRACTICE II 57/1069 INDULGENT DRINKS 54/1153 I'M SO SEXY 42/1072 23 BIG BAD 7/1073 411 769 8 34.8 WASTELAND II 7/500 SHEPHERDS 18/432 DIABLO TOO 23/1037 SUPER BASH BROTHERS 6/1067 OUTSIDE IS 48/1061 NEXT GENERATION 58/1075 COOL WHEELS 58/943 FOUND IN THE SAND 32/1034 BAD HAND 24/1125 NEXT GENERATION 18/1150 CEMENTIA 61/1112 MIGHTY MORALS 51/1120 10 QUBIT 10/1140 518 462 2 52.9 24 TOWNSVILLAIN 10/1089 10 20 0 33.3 ON A WHIM 82/1014 25-SADISTS 18/1093 3 6 0 33.3 SIR AGLIO 10/600 26-SRETSAMLEUD 37/1134 2 6 0 25.0 11 DARK SUN 6/1159 272 249 3 52.2 SRETSAMLEUD 10/1135 WATER SPORTS 10/1160 SRETSAMLEUD 21/1133 RAISED BY DORKS 21/1161 27 DWARVEN LEGI 21/1139 1 5 0 16.7 '##/###' Avoid teams by their Team Id '-' Team did not fight this turn WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ Eye of the Storm #64 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ + Somewhere in the Far West: Ashon Chang, Werre, and Jammies handled the sailing of their ship, with Vurand doing what he could, mostly the cooking. Rughal and Herlas were present but not really there, wholly focused on each other as though they were locked in a dance the lip of a volcano. It made them unnerving traveling companions. They saw other vessels from time to time as they made their way down the western coast of Ghea. None of them close enough to hail, and after the tenth passed at a distance, Jammies began to wonder if the others were deliberate avoiding such contact. "Probably," Vurand said when the young gladiator raised the question. "We've gotten used to it, but there must be such a cloud of magical tension over this ship that even the blindest will notice and avoid us." The Orc didn't look toward the bow of the ship where Herlas and Rughal were currently stationed, staring at each other silently. Jammies didn't, either. Looking at them made him twitch. "I'd avoid us, too, if I could," he muttered. "I'll be glad when I've got ground under my feet again, too." "That might be fairly soon," Jammies said, his spirits lifting. He didn't care much for sailing, or maybe it was just that he didn't like living on this little ship for days on end. "Werre's got this chart that he's marking our positions on every day, and when we get through there--" he gestured ahead at rocks looming on their eastern horizon, "--we'll be almost to somewhere." "Almost to somewhere?" The Orc grinned. "I like that! That describes this whole situation." He sobered. "Things aren't so good, are they?" Jammies shrugged uncomfortably. The gladiators talked about the situation whenever two of them were together--the decline in the Arcanum and what that might mean to Ghea, the kidnapping of Shania Silverstar, and the search for the Eye of the West, but there wasn't anything they could DO about any of it except what they were doing. Which was hunting for the Eye under the advice of Herlas, a man none of them trusted. Jammies sighed. "More than once lately, I've found myself wishing for something simple and obvious, like an attack by pirates...." "Ship approaching!" Werre shouted suddenly. "Looks like trouble!" Vurand glared at Jammies. "You just HAD to say that about pirates, didn't you?" *** ***** *** ***** *** "The time for choice is long past," the man had said. By being so closed- minded, he had made HIS choice, at least. There were other ways to save the Eye of the West. So Shania believed, even though she did not yet know what those ways might be. She sat up on the pallet cautiously, a little surprised that she could move with relative ease, she had been so tired for so long. More surprised that there was no one in the room with her. Were they so sure she could do nothing that would matter here? Or did they think her too weak to move at all? Well, what they thought didn't matter. She got to her feet carefully, noting in passing that she had been dressed in a simple shift of white cloth... appropriate for a sacrifice, no doubt. Probably one they intended to carry out quite soon, which meant she didn't have much time for whatever she was going to do on her own. Whatever that might be. She was going to do something with the Eye that she had come so far to find. Shania crossed to the pillar-statue that was holding the dying stone and contemplated it for a moment, then touched the dull surface lightly. Ah. There WAS a spirit within, as the man had said. She received an impression of great age, perhaps as great as her own, and of weariness. *Release me.* The voice was barely a whisper in her mind. "I do not refuse," Shania said carefully, "but how and why? And what will happen to Ghea if your release destroys this stone which has upheld the Arcanum?" *So many questions.* There was a period of silence. *It is a long story....* Another silence. *And we do not have much time between us for the telling, but you must know a little. Enough to act correctly.* A mental sigh. *Long ago, the world began to fall apart. Some of us said that it was because of the departure of the Folstrom, that they had held the world together with their Arts, and now withdrew that support along with their presence. Some of us said... other things. It doesn't matter now, I suppose.* "It might," Shania said. "If the problem is recurring, that might be crucial information." A mental shrug. *If it is important, that is a misfortune, because it is not.... That information is no longer available. I am not able to speak of it. Reality was changing then. It is changing now. SHE decided to stabilize the world with... by making devices to support what SHE called reality. The Eyes. SHE chose four of us to energize them, but I am the only one left, and there is no longer.... I cannot maintain stability without my kinsmen to balance against.* "The only one left... the other three Eyes are destroyed, then?" *I fear so, because I cannot feel them anywhere, and if they were still in this phase of existence, I would. I felt.... It doesn't matter. They are gone. The people here--what they want to do will not work. One alone cannot maintain the balance of the world. The old reality is ending. You must find a new reality, with new keys. Do not let HER or anyone persuade you that there is virtue in returning to the old way. Can a bird crawl back into its egg?* A mental laugh. *People will not accept that until they must, though. Can you resist their pressures?* "If I see the need, yes, of course. But I have little strength to resist anything now." Shania wondered if she should go into the details that had ended with her life being linked with the Ghean Arcanum. Not now. Besides, this person in the Eye might already know.... *I know* the stone agreed. *As I am placing a burden on you, so I will also give you the only gift I have. Take the stone in your arms, and do not resist, Shania Silverstar.* She did so, lifting it carefully. It was lighter in weight than she had expected, but there was a feeling of fragility about it. It might be a hollow shell of glass, from the feel of it. At first it was neither warm nor cold, but warmth crept into it. Out of it. Into her. *All of life and strength that remains to me I give to you, Shania Silverstar,* the voice in her mind whispered. *Use it well.* * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 474): CIARAN of MANNEQUIN'S BEST (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 359): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 3 OSKSI (turn 479): DUNE of SIMPLY DESSERTS (Sweet Tooth, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 476): BAQA of ABBY NORMAL (Poppa Balrog, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 474): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 478): ASHANTI of KREWE OF DRUID (The Druid, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 475): BAYUSHI KACHIKO of CALL TO THUNDER (Ichabod Frothingslosh) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 470): HOTTA WATTA of TOWNSVILLAINS (The Narrator, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 461): QUEUE of NEXT GENERATION (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 460): SARA DIVINE of SWORD OPERA (Nick, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 434): M. THRASHER of 5440 OR FIGHT! (Mordraith, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 425): GAR & BRILL of JUST BECAUSE (A-Sop, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 184): B.A. TURRY of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 412): PUDDING PARADE of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 360): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 54 TROCAR (turn 170): MICROSOFT of USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 158): HOFFA WITH HAIR of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 310): EURO STEAMER of AS SEEN ON TV (Indimar Fallon, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 135): EVE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 353): MAHI MAHI of BIG MEAN FISH from TALCAMA (Big Wave Dave) Top Teams --------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 474): SOUL HAREM (?, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 359): RESURRECTION (Shocking Toad, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 479): SIMPLY DESSERTS (Sweet Tooth, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 476): ABBY NORMAL (Poppa Balrog, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 474): PARTY ANIMALS (Crip, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 478): SCIENCE FICTION (Shocking Toad, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 475): none DM 10 KOLACT (turn 470): QUBIT (Sultan, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 461): WASTELAND (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 460): IRONIC TAILS (Mr. Twister, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 434): 5440 OR FIGHT! (Mordraith, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 425): ALL FINESSE (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 184): CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 412): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 360): SORROW'S HARVEST (Gergin "Happy Toes" Frothingslosh) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 170): USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 158): THE EXPLORERS (Kellog, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 310): FREAKSHOW (Elephant, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 135): FREELANCERS (Jinx, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 353): THUNDR + LITENING (Doc Steele, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 473): KOGITSUNE MARU of SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 479): DUNE of SIMPLY DESSERTS (Sweet Tooth, mgr.) MX of THE NUKES (Fusion, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 475): BETSY of DOGS OF WAR (Nick, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 478): ZOT ZIPZIG of NIGHT TRAIN (Teet, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 475): MALT LICKER of WISH YOU WERE BEER (Alfredo Frothingslosh (turn 474): WILL DUEL FOR FOOD of SPARE-A-DIME SHIFT (Chazz Frothingslosh, mgr.) ISAWA TADAKA of CALL TO THUNDER (Ichabod Frothingslosh) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 470): SIR VILE of SIR AGLIO (Sultan, mgr.) (turn 469): SUNNY SIDE UP of SPRINGBORN (Still, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 460): FLUFFY of BURN N' PILLAGE (Jolly, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 460): THE SICKNESS of BLACKEST PRIDE (Sylvester Frothingslosh) (turn 459): MADAM BUTTERFLY of SWORD OPERA (Nick, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 433): ANGRY WASHINGTON of 5440 OR FIGHT! (Mordraith, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 183): HOCKEY DUCK of DUCKS UNLIMITED (Crip, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 411): COOKIE SNORT of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 359): REAP THE FIELD of SORROW'S HARVEST (Gergin "Happy Toes" Frothingslosh, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 169): SEX ON THE BEACH of INDULGENT DRINKS (Fizban, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 309): P.B. BLASTER of AS SEEN ON TV (Indimar Fallon, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 135): EVE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER Sons and Daughters of the "Dark Federation," I'm pleased to report that Mahi Mahi is our Keeper of the Runeblade once again. MAHI MAHI (18-4899) (79-58-1,413) of BIG MEAN FISH fought LARGE SPINNY GUY (23-4361) (49-27-2,218) of DIABLO TOO. MAHI MAHI overpowered LARGE SPINNY GUY in a 2 minute uneven Title fight. He probably fought so well because he wrote a column. There were four successful TV challenges in Darkholm this turn: Barroch of Shepherds vs. Voldric the Blue of Thundr + Litening. Barroch in 3. Fat Bastard of I'm So Sexy vs. Black Widow of Beast Masters. FB in 1. Floating Swiss of Thingsinpug'scooler vs. Speedi of Shamrocks. Speedi in 1. Geo Metro of Cool Wheels vs. Lucretia Borgia of Lethal Ladies. GM in 1. Lucretia Borgia has been usurped as our overall popularity leader! This stunning upset may have happened because of her particularly poor showing this weekend. GEO METRO (58-5740) (56-60-2,199) of COOL WHEELS TV challenged LUCRETIA BORGIA (4-3563) (89-128-0,200) of LETHAL LADIES. Lucretia ran out on the sands a couple of seconds late, got hit, went down like a rock, and provided the audience with no drama at all. GEO METRO overpowered LUCRETIA BORGIA in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match. Everyone was expecting a good fight from her, though, and she was challenged more times than Mahi Mahi. Someone may have been afraid to face Mahi Mahi, as Big Mean Fish (ranked 13th this turn) was our most avoided guild. They were avoided by The Mentors (15th). Nobody died. It was Lucretia Borgia's own teammate who took the "popularity leader" title away from her. SLAYER II (10-2125) (32-22-1,189) of THE MENTORS challenged LEE AT TOURNEY (4-3565) (100-117-1,201) of LETHAL LADIES. SLAYER II was vanquished by LEE AT TOURNEY in a 3 minute uneven Challenge fight. How about that, a popularity leader who starts her reign by winning a fight! But she'll never be as good as Hansel. And in the "we're sorry you were scummed" category, the audience extended its sympathy to A Different Grape. ETCHED IN STONE (61-3112) (27-10-0,160) of CEMENTIA challenged A DIFFERENT GRAPE (82-1258) (29-14-0,192) of MY WIFE'S COSMETICS. ETCHED IN STONE narrowly defeated A DIFFERENT GRAPE in a 16 minute Challenge duel. The crowd doesn't really like someone who loses to a warrior they should have beaten. 26) NUMBERED WON (18-7434) (16-16-0,52) of NEXT GENERATION challenged MEN WORKING (38-4189) (22-34-1,65) of JUST BECAUSE. NUMBERED WON was handily defeated by MEN WORKING in a 1 minute Challenge duel. Numbered Won is our least loved warrior this turn, and you can see why. This week, our bottom-ranked warrior is a newcomer with an excellent record who just happened to get matched with a stand-in who knew what he was doing. SEX ON THE BEACH (54-2435) (17-4-3,58) of INDULGENT DRINKS fought COCKY SPECTATOR (104-3) (0-0- 0,0) of ARENA STAND-INS. SEX ON THE BEACH was overpowered by COCKY SPECTATOR in a 1 minute mismatched fight. Is there anything else I need to tell you? I think not. Oh, just this: don't forget to write that special person's birthday in your appointment book. And for those born under the sign of the dragon, today is a good day to rearrange your living room. Ta-ta! Desiree KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY MAHI MAHI 18-4899 80 58 1 435 BIG MEAN FISH (292) TALCAMA GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY BODHISATVA 36-4027 34 24 0 313 THE TAO (923) JHANS SPEEDI 58-3029 87 76 3 262 SHAMROCKS (424) DELARQ TOR GRIZZLY 74-2710 41 39 0 257 TOTEM (1146) DAIYLA KIV FAT BASTARD 42-3804 44 20 0 248 I'M SO SEXY (1072) RODEKI BARROCH 18-2684 84 87 1 236 SHEPHERDS (432) TALCAMA T-BONE 18-3402 31 21 3 226 DEAD EVIL (627) TALCAMA MR PIBB 24-4253 49 19 1 224 DP CLONES (1045) ZORPUNT JANET RENO 42-3823 32 30 1 218 I'M SO SEXY (1072) RODEKI WHIRLING DOG 10-4177 56 29 1 217 MONGREL HORDE (964) KOLACT LEE AT TOURNEY 4-3565 101 117 1 216 LETHAL LADIES (768) JHELUM JACK BOY 82-2030 62 49 0 213 ON A WHIM (1014) DWES EG OSCAR THE SLOUCH 82-1316 37 27 3 212 SESAME SPINE (1070) DWES EG GEO METRO 58-5740 57 60 2 211 COOL WHEELS (943) DELARQ TOR GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY DIERDRE 69-9439 36 35 1 209 FIANADHA (945) CIMMERIAC SYPHILIS 19-3085 82 48 2 208 THAT SUCKS! (1144) ZUWAYZA MISS HONEY 36-4850 57 51 0 208 SCARRY TEAM (824) JHANS DR DAZZLE 57-4485 40 24 0 208 PEPPER PRACTICE II (1069) ANDOR HOT 48-3858 38 37 2 206 OUTSIDE IS (1061) CAER TRANQUILITY 36-3765 47 35 3 202 THE TAO (923) JHANS SID VICIOUS 18-6054 29 22 2 202 THE DARK TEMPLE (978) TALCAMA SCHYLER 6-4866 48 77 1 200 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL LADY STARDUST 21-4601 45 20 2 199 SPIDERS FROM MARS (950) SUNSET BUNNY WAILER 3-5356 30 19 0 198 EXODUS! (956) OSKSI GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY LARGE SPINNY GUY 23-4361 49 28 2 197 DIABLO TOO (1037) TI DR NUT 24-4254 41 23 2 197 DP CLONES (1045) ZORPUNT DARK GUMBY 7-4694 40 25 0 197 WASTELAND II (500) BONSUR BLACK WIDOW 37-1303 51 56 2 196 BEAST MASTERS (136) SIBIKHAS -TORMENT 21-3121 44 33 3 196 TORMENTORS (571) SUNSET 3-7-2-D-S 82-5727 33 24 0 196 FASCINATIN' RYTHYM (1152) DWES EG SMILES 21-3207 25 14 3 194 TROOPERS (1113) SUNSET MUCKER 42-3596 45 52 1 193 DELVERS (1000) RODEKI SIR ENE 10-4360 38 23 3 193 SIR AGLIO (600) KOLACT -MISTRESS OF EVIL 18-3565 28 16 3 193 EVIL DEAD (1099) TALCAMA COOLER 82-7277 26 10 1 193 STYROFOAM (1090) DWES EG FLOATING SWISS 4-4461 20 11 0 193 THINGSINPUG'SCOOLER (1088) JHELUM VOLDRIC THE BLUE 18-6259 56 44 0 191 THUNDR + LITENING (309) TALCAMA -HE-MAN 21-3112 45 34 0 191 TORMENTORS (571) SUNSET DUSKY JAWFISH 18-6978 35 33 1 191 BIG MEAN FISH (292) TALCAMA BUUL THE BULL 2-4840 34 36 1 191 RESURRECTION (1143) NIANIA -TERROR 21-3267 41 23 0 190 TORMENTORS (571) SUNSET LUCRETIA BORGIA 4-3563 89 129 0 189 LETHAL LADIES (768) JHELUM CLEANER WRASSE 18-6495 56 55 2 189 BIG MEAN FISH (292) TALCAMA SHOCKING TOAD 7-310 46 58 1 189 NINJAS (1107) BONSUR CHICK WITH A STICK 23-4365 38 39 1 189 DIABLO TOO (1037) TI MAJOR TOM 21-4598 38 31 1 189 SPIDERS FROM MARS (950) SUNSET ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112 28 10 0 189 CEMENTIA (1112) JURINE BRAHMA 97-731 24 27 4 185 ONE SURFING HINDU (1071) SHADOW GROVE ZALTAN 6-4616 53 104 2 184 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL WHIRLING WORD 48-3815 46 31 0 184 4-LETTER WORDS (1063) CAER HARLEQUIN TUSKFISH 18-6977 37 30 0 184 BIG MEAN FISH (292) TALCAMA SILK 5-3342 30 36 2 184 WORTHLESS MANAGERS (820) KALTOS FACEMAN 38-4129 37 34 2 183 THE A TEAM (1044) CLIFFHOME SLAYER II 10-2125 32 23 1 183 THE MENTORS (408) KOLACT SELENA STEELE 37-2010 42 14 0 182 SOULTHIEVES (416) SIBIKHAS CHRISTIANITY 51-4965 36 30 0 182 GENOCIDE (1110) TRICORUS SPLURGE ON WAX LIP 18-6485 48 35 1 181 STREET PIZZA (114) TALCAMA GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY OBSESSIVE 58-2447 37 32 1 180 ELEMENTS OF PSI (423) DELARQ TOR GREE CHAK 41-3859 36 23 2 180 KILLERS (1145) KATI-TEI TORNADO 6-2249 24 28 2 180 ACTS OF NATURE (415) TRANSEL A DIFFERENT GRAPE 82-1258 29 15 0 179 MY WIFE'S COSMETICS (1038) DWES EG TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620 77 91 0 178 DELVERS (1000) RODEKI STORM XCIX 82-14095 18 6 1 175 DEATH STUDS VIII (1086) DWES EG -AGONY 21-3413 34 11 0 173 TORMENTORS (571) SUNSET RYGEL 18-7142 35 27 0 172 WASTELAND (468) TALCAMA MOJO JOJO 10-4643 26 23 2 170 TOWNSVILLAINS (1089) KOLACT LUIGI 6-5142 28 28 2 164 SUPER BASH BROTHERS (1067) TRANSEL DRUNK AND AT DENNY 82-2255 33 31 2 163 ROCK BOTTOM (1080) DWES EG BLINKY 18-2683 70 113 4 162 SHEPHERDS (432) TALCAMA SHINY PENNY 32-3789 28 56 2 162 FOUND IN THE SAND (1034) ARVAT OH WELL 10-2205 25 21 4 162 THE MENTORS (408) KOLACT SINISTER MIDGET 6-5113 33 40 5 158 LOOK OUT BELOW (1042) TRANSEL SILAS 18-6796 31 54 2 156 SHEPHERDS (432) TALCAMA -IRON HEAD LEE 18-6563 11 3 0 154 THE GUARDIANS II (1155) TALCAMA EXCREMENTO 51-4968 37 30 1 152 GUANO GROUP (1065) TRICORUS DOC STEELE 18-6808 35 52 1 152 ARROGANCE (732) TALCAMA GRAND ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY -TORTURE 21-3293 26 29 3 149 TORMENTORS (571) SUNSET SUE E. SYDE 39-3240 34 26 1 148 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074) XOCHITHLAN DOC STEELE 18-6010 45 100 6 146 ARROGANCE (732) TALCAMA BASS 5-3666 46 82 1 142 JOHNS (927) KALTOS LINK 6-5144 25 29 2 136 SUPER BASH BROTHERS (1067) TRANSEL THE HUNGER 21-4622 18 6 1 131 SPIDERS FROM MARS (950) SUNSET STRANGER RANGER 6-2878 24 21 3 127 SOUL STRIPPERS II (412) TRANSEL GRAND ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY BEAR 7-4628 24 29 1 124 BIG BAD (1073) BONSUR LIFE 3-4196 34 117 0 123 GAMES LIBRARY (998) OSKSI A NEW PONY! 82-1306 14 14 0 123 WHAT I ATE FOR XMAS (1114) DWES EG SLEEPLESS PARANOIA 82-2252 10 12 1 123 PARENTHOOD (1122) DWES EG GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY ELI 18-7272 19 20 3 100 SHEPHERDS (432) TALCAMA JOB 18-6129 17 121 0 100 SHEPHERDS (432) TALCAMA ROB A. REE 39-3241 26 14 0 92 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074) XOCHITHLAN MAGINOT MIKE 4-4509 49 51 1 91 DOGS OF WAR (999) JHELUM SLAYER 3 10-2530 23 7 1 91 THE MENTORS (408) KOLACT GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY THE WICKER KING 42-3904 18 16 0 84 FURNITURE BARN (1109) RODEKI QUID PRO QUO 10-4794 22 6 1 83 QUBIT (1140) KOLACT LUC STARWALKER 58-6100 24 29 0 82 NEXT GENERATION (1075) DELARQ TOR THANOS 37-1406 22 27 2 81 NIGHT TRAIN (545) SIBIKHAS -SUNGOD'S FOLLY 18-7199 19 9 3 77 SADISTS (1093) TALCAMA FROG SLAYER 21-4021 17 17 0 77 THE GUARDIANS (1156) SUNSET -MY1STADMWARRIOR 37-4668 18 6 1 76 SRETSAMLEUD (1134) SIBIKHAS MEN WORKING 38-4189 23 34 1 72 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME ZOT ZIPZIG 6-5688 14 11 0 71 NIGHT TRAIN (1158) TRANSEL ARSONIST ART 39-3325 21 13 0 69 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074) XOCHITHLAN -THUG 21-3426 22 18 2 65 TORMENTORS (571) SUNSET -MUCS 21-1992 26 13 0 62 SRETSAMLEUD (1133) SUNSET PATIENCE 51-4949 17 25 1 62 MIGHTY MORALS (1120) TRICORUS JOHN ASHCROFT 24-4355 16 8 2 62 DOH! (1147) ZORPUNT BRADEN 6-4867 45 80 0 61 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL TYRONE 21-1769 27 20 1 57 DWARVEN LEGION (1139) SUNSET HOCKEY 82-5719 13 15 0 52 CHEAP DENTISTRY (1098) DWES EG PROFFESSOR GRIM 10-2613 14 10 0 49 THE MENTORS (408) KOLACT TRUMP 24-4359 23 18 1 47 BAD HAND (1125) ZORPUNT NUMBERED WON 18-7434 16 17 0 45 NEXT GENERATION (1150) TALCAMA -BOUGHTANDPAID 4 10-4809 15 11 4 41 SRETSAMLEUD (1135) KOLACT SEX ON THE BEACH 54-2435 17 5 3 19 INDULGENT DRINKS (1153) TROCAR '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE Assur -- Okay my friend, Voldric's TV is yours. You didn't actually believe I would hold Voldric out or TV away from Barroch did you!? I assume you reminded me of the no avoids pact to be insulting. Bring it on, tough guy. Enjoy your moment in the sun. Best of luck. -- Doc Steele P.S. How about we both TV the Throne next turn (or which ever one of us is in range) and then maybe we can battle it out for the Runeblade as well? Desiree -- And when have my warriors shown competence in the past? Hmmm, I'll face that fact when my bashers actually are able to win, if that day ever comes. But since I run bashers, I don't expect that day coming soon. Bashers and Advanced Duelmasters don't mix very well. And I have rushed more than a couple bashers to Darkholm, making them even less ready for the trials they face here. -- Assur Do you know that a basher has held the top spot in Lirin Kiv for half a dozen turns now? So don't give up on yours. Buul the Bull -- Whoops. Apparently, I put Blinky's ID number on Barroch's strategy sheet. No wonder my TV didn't go through. That fight was closer than I'd have expected, even so. -- Assurnasirbanipal Tolais -- Of course it is yet again. That was my 31st time being victorious. -- Silas Silas -- We do so like getting challenges from your team. Thank you, a win is always welcome. -- Tolais Deepheart John Ashcroft -- I hit you, didn't I? Like a real warrior. And you took it like a real warrior, and I was glad to teach you four skills. Friends do things like that. -- Maginot Mike Sinister Midget -- I haven't really met more formidable foes in my bathtub. That was just, what do they call it? A figment of speech. I don't do bathtubs. Being a golem, I go to the carwash. -- Mucker Obsessive -- You are INSANE to treat ME, LIFE OF OSKSI, like that! But ALL elves are insane, it's your "racial gift." You're JEALOUS of us PERFECTLY CREATED golems. Oh, yes, don't think I didn't KNOW what you were UP TO. It's just LIKE an elf to try to GET INSIDE things and learn their SECRETS. Elves were NEVER able to LET WELL ENOUGH ALONE. PRYING. NOSY. D*E*S*T*R*U*C*T*I*V*E. You think no one KNOWS what you're REALLY like, but some of us GOLEMS know the TRUTH. Elves are BAD. -- Life of Osksi Assur -- I took the win back from Silas, so you can be easy now. -- Tolais Deepheart Desiree -- Some comments are, like, totally not worth noticing, which yours was one of them. -- Debby Tonte Good thing you didn't notice it then. (smirking) 26 July 2003 Citizens of Alastari, a bright dawn has risen. While you slept, a pernicious force has entered the once-fair City of Aruak. It fought alongside their treasured warriors, it drank with their fans, and it slept with their women. Now the masks are coming off. Warriors, be afraid...be very afraid. After years of Andorian managers ranting that Aruak is the safest city in Alastari, the Frothingslosh Syndicate has selected Aruak City as the home for its next epic 'contest'--Murder by Numbers II. Our spies have selected the warriors for extermination, and the executioners have had several months to prepare. Now a new age of darkness will descend upon Aruak, as the Syndicate and its allies bring an entirely new level of competition to the arena! Downchallenges! Assassinations! Small poodles as hors d'oeuvres! The Murder by Numbers II 'rules' will be announced next cycle. However, we invite all managers, from all corners of Alastari, to come to Aruak City and take part...in one way or another. Help defend the honor of a long heralded haven for the pure, or join the forces of change in their siege of the ice-cream and cake stronghold of the Dukes of Nerf-Dueling! This exercise is not for either the faint of heart or the weak willed. Blood will flow, brains will leak, and beer will be chugged. Either way, we welcome you with open arms and gleaming blades. This public service announcement has been brought to you by Frothingslosh Epic Contests (tm), the number 86, and the letter 'K'. The Frothingslosh Syndicate 29 July 2003 * * * *The Third Annual Turf War* * * * Yes, it's time again for alliances to go to war! TW3 will be held in DM 47 (North Fork) at a date to be specified later--right after Crip's Incomprehensible Contest is over...but I'm sure everyone wants to get their teams there soon! Here are the rules: 1. Each alliance must have a leader declare the arrival of his alliance. The leader will be responsible for verifying any and all teams/managers who declare to the alliance he/she is leading. 2. Each manager, team declaring for the contest must have approval of the leader, donate one Roll-up Certificate ($5) to the prize pot (send it to me by diplo, by snail, or a note to customer service), and declare his/her team by diplo, p-ad or snail. 3. Each team may declare one warrior as champion. All points scored by a champ are double! 4. Prizes are as follows (mostly...there WILL be some things added as the prize pot grows with entry donations--this list is not final!) * Highest scoring alliance -- Rename Arena 47 for a period of 6 months, one half of the total prize pot donated; roll-up certs. * The Alliance with the most returns from the DA will get to re-name the DA monsters for a period of 6 months. * The alliance with the most warriors listed as style masters will get to pick the Alastari city/arena to host the next Grand Tournament. * The warrior with the most front page honors/awards will have the Arenamaster named after him for a period of 6 months. * The Alliance with the most front page Honors/Awards will have the honor of picking the *slow* arena to host the Fifth Annual Turf War. * The team with the most listings as Style Master will find out the favorites of one of their warriors. * The warrior with the most listings as Style Master will fight at my expense for five turns (I will transfer to the manager's account). * The Alliance with the most kills will be able to re-name the stand-in warriors for a period of 6 months. * The warrior that scores the most total points will fight at my expense for 5 turns (I will transfer $7.50 to the manager's account). * The team that scores the most total points will receive an extra share of roll-up certs from the prize pot. There may be more categories to come, and the prize pot still has to be divided...I'm open to category/prize ideas--and further donations to the prize pot. The contest will run for *TEN* turns; prizes will be awarded at the end of the 11th turn. Scoring will be as follows: * 5 points per fight, doubled for each of the following conditions met: -- Two Alliance -- Champion -- Challenge -- Two Champions -- Bloodfeud -- Challenger losing -- Kill (Note: DA losses are exempt, but DA wins will be *tripled*!!! Ex: Happy Slasher goes to the DA and dies, no points are lost. If he wins, his team scores 60 points! If he was a champ, he scores 120 points!) Use the following chart to calculate scores: Conditions Met: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Points Per Fight: 5 10 20 40 80 160 320 640 * Awards/Honors and Style Masters will each be awarded points also. Find the total number of each (do note add Awards and Style Masters together) and consult the graph below. Champs that score an award or style master count as two. 1 -- 5 7 -- 320 2 -- 10 8 -- 640 3 -- 20 9 -- 1280 4 -- 40 10 -- 2560 5 -- 80 11 -- 5280 6 -- 100 (x2 for each extra) Note -- These categories *count as "triple"*--they will be figured for each team, *AND* again for each alliance *as well as* for each warrior! * Each and every mention in the Spy Report is worth 5 points...period. * TVs will be scored on the same scale as Awards/Style Masters, but the total points will be x10. TC's will be scored as TV's, but x10 more. Number of TV/TC's Points Scored (TV/TC) 1 50/ 500 2 100/1000 3 200/2000 4 400/4000 + x2/ x2 (for each extra) Each alliance will start with 5000 points, scores for *fights* will be added to the winner's total *AND* deducted from the losers. Come one and all, defend your turf and the honor of your alliance...or your own! Asmo Dius, TCB Arenas, DM 47, DM 73 1 August 2003 Assurnasirbanipal invites you to Talcama to participate in the third BATTLE ROYAL contest. It is a Delarquan contest so brutal that even some of Talcama's most notable managers will refuse to participate. The rules are simpler than any other contest: You may not avoid any other contest team. There are no silly rules for who can and can't compete. Any team in Talcama is eligible to compete. The scoring is also quite simple (+1 for a win, +1 for a kill (+1 for the win), -1 for a loss) and the first team to reach 25 points is the winner. Scoring will be live--the results for the turn posted in the newsletter. The winner will be able to fight their contest team in Talcama for free for 6 months but more importantly will win a contest against some of the best managers who play the game in one of the hardest contests in the game. First turn for BATTLE ROYAL 3 is Talcama Turn 465, which is due August 30. 19 August 2003 Citizens of Ghea (only the ignorant fail to note Lirith Kai is not in Alastari), no new day is rising, but the sun is setting on just another beautiful evening. While you were sleeping, an irksome rabble has entered the always fair Aruak City. Of course they fought alongside our warriors, most not so treasured, as all gladiators do. They drank with themselves, and slept with themselves. Whether they had masks, who cares. Warriors, don't be afraid. For years Aruak has been one of the safest cities in Ghea, and that custom has been continually cultivated, and will continue to be by those who have called it home for years and those who live, fight, and die by the same ethics. There is no contest, nor has there ever needed to be one for many years. A conflict of personalities has arisen, and the city has been 'invaded' by pests. Any rules that are annouced will be purely for the joy of the lemmings' own little world. Those who are being targeted have no interest in participating except to defend the integrity of an arena that is different from others. Whether you choose to come to Aruak, do it for your own reasons, not theirs. Competing in Aruak City has never been for the faint of heart or the weak willed. Combat is combat, wherever you go. Blood will flow as always, and now many innocents will be caught in the middle, but those who defend Aruak's traditions never target those who bring respect of Aruaki customs with them to our home. So ignore the private ranting announcement brought by the stuporous Frothingsloshers. If you choose Aruak City, do not choose it for an unsanctioned and bogus 'contest', choose it for the tradition. Choose it because Aruak is different. Defenders of Aruak LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS BARROCH devastated VOLDRIC THE BLUE in a 3 minute mismatched Challenge fight. FAT BASTARD handily defeated BLACK WIDOW in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match. FLOATING SWISS was devastated by SPEEDI in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest. GEO METRO overpowered LUCRETIA BORGIA in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match. JANET RENO vanquished SELENA STEELE in a exciting 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight. SYPHILIS devastated MUCKER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge competition. SHOCKING TOAD was handily defeated by JACK BOY in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee. SLAYER II was vanquished by LEE AT TOURNEY in a 3 minute uneven Challenge fight. T-BONE overpowered COOLER in a 1 minute uneven Challenge match. GREE CHAK was beaten by SCHYLER in a exciting 1 minute Challenge fight. STORM XCIX demolished DOC STEELE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge competition. SILAS was subdued by TOLAIS DEEPHEART in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Challenge match. SUE E. SYDE was overpowered by BRAHMA in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge conflict. ETCHED IN STONE narrowly defeated A DIFFERENT GRAPE in a 16 minute Challenge duel. CHRISTIANITY won victory over SLEEPLESS PARANOIA in a 3 minute Challenge fray. STRANGER RANGER was devastated by LUIGI in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge brawl. LINK savagely defeated LIFE in a exciting 3 minute gory Challenge bout. OH WELL handily defeated BASS in a popular 1 minute mismatched Challenge competition. ROB A. REE was vanquished by BEAR in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match. ELI vanquished THANOS in a popular 1 minute mismatched Challenge fray. ARSONIST ART was savagely defeated by SLAYER 3 in a popular 4 minute Challenge fight. LUC STARWALKER overpowered BRADEN in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight. JOB luckily beat QUID PRO QUO in a exciting 7 minute gruesome Challenge bout. PATIENCE savagely defeated TRUMP in a action packed 3 minute gory Challenge duel. JOHN ASHCROFT was overcome by MAGINOT MIKE in a 2 minute Challenge bout. NUMBERED WON was handily defeated by MEN WORKING in a 1 minute Challenge duel. MAHI MAHI overpowered LARGE SPINNY GUY in a 2 minute uneven Title fight. DARK GUMBY was overcome by GRIZZLY in a exciting 3 minute fight. BODHISATVA demolished CLEANER WRASSE in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight. MR PIBB overpowered SHADOWMANE in a 1 minute uneven bout. LADY STARDUST was subdued by WHIRLING DOG in a action packed 1 minute contest. BUUL THE BULL was defeated by DR NUT in a 2 minute struggle. DUSKY JAWFISH was demolished by OSCAR THE SLOUCH in a 1 minute mismatched match. HARLEQUIN TUSKFISH was handily defeated by DIERDRE in a 1 minute one-sided fight. SMILES overcame RYGEL in a action packed 1 minute gory match. MAJOR TOM overpowered SHINY PENNY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided duel. BUNNY WAILER demolished DRUNK AND AT DENNYS in a exciting 1 minute uneven competition. CHICK WITH A STICK was overpowered by MISS HONEY in a 1 minute uneven battle. TRANQUILITY demolished TORNADO in a crowd pleasing 1 minute uneven conflict. FACEMAN was overpowered by HOT in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided brawl. 3-7-2-D-S handily defeated MOJO JOJO in a exciting 1 minute one-sided conflict. SIR ENE was defeated by DR DAZZLE in a popular 1 minute battle. WHIRLING WORD was viciously subdued by SID VICIOUS in a popular 3 minute bout. EXCREMENTO was overpowered by SILK in a exciting 1 minute uneven competition. OBSESSIVE demolished DOC STEELE in a exciting 1 minute one-sided conflict. SINISTER MIDGET was demolished by SPLURGE ON WAX LIPS in a 1 minute one-sided fight. BLINKY was devastated by ZALTAN in a 2 minute bloody one-sided conflict. A NEW PONY! was subdued by THE HUNGER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute battle. HOCKEY was overpowered by ZOT ZIPZIG in a 1 minute one-sided brawl. PROFFESSOR GRIM was demolished by FROG SLAYER in a 1 minute mismatched contest. THE WICKER KING savagely defeated TYRONE in a 2 minute bloody duel. SEX ON THE BEACH was overpowered by COCKY SPECTATOR in a 1 minute mismatched fight. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 28 SLASHING ATTACK 50 - 39 - 4 56 | |WALL OF STEEL 17 PARRY-LUNGE 25 - 21 - 0 54 | |BASHING ATTACK 13 TOTAL PARRY 59 - 51 - 0 54 | |AIMED BLOW 12 STRIKING ATTACK 23 - 20 - 0 53 | |SLASHING ATTACK 10 LUNGING ATTACK 143 - 130 - 0 52 | |TOTAL PARRY 9 WALL OF STEEL 69 - 66 - 0 51 | |PARRY-LUNGE 5 AIMED BLOW 51 - 57 - 0 47 | |STRIKING ATTACK 5 BASHING ATTACK 39 - 62 - 4 39 | |PARRY-STRIKE 3 PARRY-STRIKE 10 - 18 - 1 36 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 356 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: BASHING ATTACK 9 - 4 WALL OF STEEL 7 - 10 5 LUNGING ATTACK PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 2 SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 6 2 AIMED BLOW STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 2 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 2 1 STRIKING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 15 - 13 TOTAL PARRY 3 - 6 1 SLASHING ATTACK AIMED BLOW 6 - 6 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL 1 PARRY-LUNGE TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME STRIKING ATTACK MAHI MAHI 18-4899 80 58 1 435 BIG MEAN FISH (292) LUNGING ATTACK BODHISATVA 36-4027 34 24 0 313 THE TAO (923) AIMED BLOW GRIZZLY 74-2710 41 39 0 257 TOTEM (1146) SLASHING ATTACK T-BONE 18-3402 31 21 3 226 DEAD EVIL (627) WALL OF STEEL WHIRLING DOG 10-4177 56 29 1 217 MONGREL HORDE (964) PARRY-LUNGE LEE AT TOURNEY 4-3565 101 117 1 216 LETHAL LADIES (768) BASHING ATTACK HOT 48-3858 38 37 2 206 OUTSIDE IS (1061) PARRY-STRIKE BUNNY WAILER 3-5356 30 19 0 198 EXODUS! (956) TOTAL PARRY VOLDRIC THE BLUE 18-6259 56 44 0 191 THUNDR + LITENING (309) The overall popularity leader is LEE AT TOURNEY 4-3565. The most popular warrior this turn was A DIFFERENT GRAPE 82-1258. The ten other most popular fighters were PATIENCE 51-4949, LEE AT TOURNEY 4-3565, SLAYER 3 10-2530, BARROCH 18-2684, QUID PRO QUO 10-4794, SID VICIOUS 18-6054, SLEEPLESS PARANOIA 82-2252, LINK 6-5144, JOB 18-6129, and GRIZZLY 74-2710. The least popular fighter this week was NUMBERED WON 18-7434. The other ten least popular fighters were BRADEN 6-4867, ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112, SUE E. SYDE 39-3240, COOLER 82-7277, MUCKER 42-3596, FLOATING SWISS 4-4461, SEX ON THE BEACH 54-2435, HOCKEY 82-5719, EXCREMENTO 51-4968, and MOJO JOJO 10-4643. Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K NIANIA(2) 0 1 0 TI(23) 0 2 0 TRICORUS(51) 2 1 0 OSKSI(3) 1 1 0 ZORPUNT(24) 2 2 0 TROCAR(54) 0 1 0 JHELUM(4) 2 2 0 ARVAT(32) 0 1 0 ANDOR(57) 1 0 0 KALTOS(5) 1 1 0 JHANS(36) 3 0 0 DELARQ TOR(58) 4 0 0 TRANSEL(6) 5 4 0 SIBIKHAS(37) 0 3 0 JURINE(61) 1 0 0 BONSUR(7) 1 2 0 CLIFFHOME(38) 1 1 0 CIMMERIAC(69) 1 0 0 KOLACT(10) 3 5 0 XOCHITHLAN(39) 0 3 0 DAIYLA KIV(74) 1 0 0 TALCAMA(18) 7 10 0 KATI-TEI(41) 0 1 0 DWES EG(82) 4 6 0 ZUWAYZA(19) 1 0 0 RODEKI(42) 4 1 0 SHADOW GROVE(97) 1 0 0 SUNSET(21) 4 2 0 CAER(48) 1 1 0 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY BUUL THE BULL 2-4840 34 36 1 191 RESURRECTION (1143) NIANIA BUNNY WAILER 3-5356 30 19 0 198 EXODUS! (956) OSKSI LEE AT TOURNEY 4-3565 101 117 1 216 LETHAL LADIES (768) JHELUM SILK 5-3342 30 36 2 184 WORTHLESS MANAGERS (820) KALTOS SCHYLER 6-4866 48 77 1 200 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL DARK GUMBY 7-4694 40 25 0 197 WASTELAND II (500) BONSUR WHIRLING DOG 10-4177 56 29 1 217 MONGREL HORDE (964) KOLACT MAHI MAHI 18-4899 80 58 1 435 BIG MEAN FISH (292) TALCAMA SYPHILIS 19-3085 82 48 2 208 THAT SUCKS! (1144) ZUWAYZA LADY STARDUST 21-4601 45 20 2 199 SPIDERS FROM MARS (950) SUNSET LARGE SPINNY GUY 23-4361 49 28 2 197 DIABLO TOO (1037) TI MR PIBB 24-4253 49 19 1 224 DP CLONES (1045) ZORPUNT SHINY PENNY 32-3789 28 56 2 162 FOUND IN THE SAND (1034) ARVAT BODHISATVA 36-4027 34 24 0 313 THE TAO (923) JHANS BLACK WIDOW 37-1303 51 56 2 196 BEAST MASTERS (136) SIBIKHAS TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY FACEMAN 38-4129 37 34 2 183 THE A TEAM (1044) CLIFFHOME SUE E. SYDE 39-3240 34 26 1 148 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074) XOCHITHLAN GREE CHAK 41-3859 36 23 2 180 KILLERS (1145) KATI-TEI FAT BASTARD 42-3804 44 20 0 248 I'M SO SEXY (1072) RODEKI HOT 48-3858 38 37 2 206 OUTSIDE IS (1061) CAER CHRISTIANITY 51-4965 36 30 0 182 GENOCIDE (1110) TRICORUS SEX ON THE BEACH 54-2435 17 5 3 19 INDULGENT DRINKS (1153) TROCAR DR DAZZLE 57-4485 40 24 0 208 PEPPER PRACTICE II (1069) ANDOR SPEEDI 58-3029 87 76 3 262 SHAMROCKS (424) DELARQ TOR ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112 28 10 0 189 CEMENTIA (1112) JURINE DIERDRE 69-9439 36 35 1 209 FIANADHA (945) CIMMERIAC GRIZZLY 74-2710 41 39 0 257 TOTEM (1146) DAIYLA KIV JACK BOY 82-2030 62 49 0 213 ON A WHIM (1014) DWES EG BRAHMA 97-731 24 27 4 185 ONE SURFING HINDU (1071) SHADOW GROVE FACE-TO-FACE XXXII Our next Winter Face-to-Face will be held on Martin Luther King weekend, Friday through Sunday, 16-18 January 2004, at the Embassy Suites in Tempe, Arizona (4400 S Rural Rd). Room rates are $119.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which includes breakfast. The rooms are blocked. The reservations number is 480-897-7444; tell them you're with the "Reality Simulations Face to Face Convention" block. Our room block will be released in mid-December, so please make sure you reserve your room before then. There is a free shuttle to the airport, as well as free parking. The hotel is located down the freeway in Tempe. All rooms have high speed internet (for an extra charge). There is a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool, and of course a bar and restaurant inside the hotel. And there's Denny's right across the street. Look for transportation info in the tournament information sheet. The tournament information sheet/strategy sheet should be out sometime in late November/early December. If you haven't been to a Face-to-Face before, you're overdue. If you have, you'll be back. Don't miss this one, it'll be a blast! See you there! -- Green Eyes and the RSI Staff