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