ADVANCED DUELMASTERS Date : 01/06/2004 Duedate: 02/02/2004 CRYSALIS DM-106 TURN-139 RANK TEAMS W L K % RANK TEAMS W L K % 1 CASINO HAMME 33/1039 4 0 0 100 CARNIVAL 47/1029 2 REAL BEER 21/859 1565 783 21 66.7 11 ANCIENT KNIGH 65/817 40 35 0 53.3 MISTAKEN IDENTITY 73/96 12 DARQUE FORCES 31/908 42 41 1 50.6 THINGS GEORGE DOES 73/812 13 COMMON JOE'S 35/509 403 419 4 49.0 PARTY ANIMALS 5/476 PAUL'Z PHARTZ 65/985 PRIMATES-R-US 25/963 DUELING FOR DOLLARS 25/558 ALPHABET SOUP 73/943 KIWI CONNECTION 13/747 ROYAL FLUSH 47/10 OTAGO HIGHLANDERS 14/808 INGRATE WHITE NORTH 60/745 THE FAMILY TREE 20/717 IMPORTED FOOTBALLERS 7/883 14-DIRTY TRICKS 63/1033 129 142 2 47.6 CHAPEL ROCK 79/615 15 DARK SIDHE 50/642 113 126 0 47.3 3 A UNIT 70/844 51 26 2 66.2 16 SIR AGLIO 10/716 41 47 0 46.6 A UNIT XV 82/851 JOKA MASHER! 60/776 4 DREAM PARK 9/1036 38 20 0 65.5 17-PBA 78/1006 6 7 0 46.2 HOUSE OF CARDS 65/1034 TREE PEOPLE 78/1019 REIGNING DOOM 65/1035 18 IRON CURTAIN 50/791 13 16 0 44.8 5-GET SMART 27/792 430 273 1 61.2 OPHIDIAN ORDER 39/705 GLADIATION FOLLY 22/898 19-THE STORMBRIN 31/553 28 36 0 43.8 MAIN COURSE 82/936 20 ANDORIAN KNIG 11/962 31 40 1 43.7 6 BLOOD LUST 73/978 15 10 0 60.0 21 DRINKING BUDD 39/574 80 136 0 37.0 WILLBENDERS 31/1016 22 DRUID'S GROV 50/1041 4 7 1 36.4 MORDRED'S MADMEN 45/1015 23 SAND DANCERS 51/610 238 436 1 35.3 7 THE BLACK COM 54/698 3 2 0 60.0 SAND DANCERS 52/942 8 DREAM TEAMS 41/919 90 66 1 57.7 SAND DANCERS 78/848 MIKE'S MISFITS 1/793 THE MIDDLE WAY 39/946 DEADLY DE-PARTED 11/370 24 THE WHITE COM 54/529 8 16 0 33.3 9-PISSED PIZZA 14/831 6 5 0 54.5 ABYSMAL BEHAVIORS 28/694 10-CARNIVAL 4/686 51 44 0 53.7 25 THE MUPPETS 54/852 1 1 0 50.0 MEDICINE SHOW 21/687 26 KNIGHTS TEMP 72/1031 0 2 0 0.0 CARNIVAL 25/866 27 EMETICS 45/1030 0 1 0 0.0 '##/###' Avoid teams by their Team Id '-' Team did not fight this turn WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ Eye of the Storm #70 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ + In the Far West: "Roofs?" Herlas leaned across the rail and peered down into the water. "I've heard of the Drowned Land, of course, but I hadn't realized it would be on our course, and so close to the surface--" Ashon Chang grabbed the wizard's belt and hauled him back. "You can't swim, remember? And we aren't stopping here to explore, even if you can. We have more important things to do." He glanced across at Werre. "As soon as the wind changes, we should be able to get loose." The Adantri nodded. "Sooner, I think. You might not realize it, but even here in the middle of this sea, there are tides, and the tide is rising. We should float off any time now." He frowned at the plain of water around them, and the distant line of darkness on the horizon that was probably land. "I just hope we don't hit any other...roof before we get away from this place." "So do we all," Vurand growled. "Roofs instead of reefs! Drowned cities! The sooner we get our feet back on dry land, the happier I'll be." *** ***** *** ***** *** "You could never pass yourself off as Tzaltakkan," Zakar said. "Your coloring is wrong--we could fix that, maybe, but your face is the wrong shape, too. And everybody in this city who isn't Tzaltakkan by blood is a slave. Besides, you don't speak the language." Shania Silverstar scowled, already not liking where this seemed to be going. "There must be, I don't know, traders from other lands? Travelers--big cities always have foreign travelers--" "Not in Zinaco-Lal. No foreigner gets into this city as a free man. Traders and travelers don't get past the outer harbor and the Foreigners' Quarter. We're in the heart of the city here, woman. And no matter when we leave the shrine, you will be seen. Count on it. So you have to be--to at least look like--something that won't raise questions. The slave of someone of true Tzaltakkan blood. And," he went on before she could answer, "people will be looking for you. You specifically-- blonde, fair-skinned. So we have to make you unmemorable. As much as possible, anyway. So we'll dye your hair black and darken your skin as much as we can, too." He studied her, frowning. Shania could see that now he had forgotten whatever personal pleasure he took in the thought of her posing as his slave and was considering the practical aspects. She turned her own thoughts to the practical aspects. Distasteful as the proposed ruse was, Zakar was probably right when he said it was the only thing that would work here and now. She could change her appearance magically...no, better not. That change could be made as well with simple physical means. Better save what magical energy she had at the moment for a serious need. "Soot will do for my hair if you can't find anything better," she said briskly. "Red ochre, maybe, for my skin? And tea or something like it, to take the white out of this shift." He nodded. "I've got a contact who can get what we'll need." He smiled without humor. "In a brothel." He moved to the exit from the shrine. "It shouldn't take me long to get the stuff. Stay here and stay out of sight until I get back." He was gone before she could utter any of the remarks that sprang to mind, such as that she was smart enough not to go out and be recognized, and wasn't his servant, and.... *** ***** *** ***** *** It was the tide that finally got their ship off the roof. Imperceptible so far from shore, the waters rose. The only sign of it was the slow drag and the final lift that freed the vessel. Though it was late in the day, Werre sent the ship shoreward--according to their charts, at least--as quickly as possible. He put Jammies and Vurand in the bow to watch for other obstacles so long as there was light enough to see them. But apparently the tower that had caught them was the tallest building left in the drowned city. By sunset, there were no more roofs to be glimpsed in the water. "Some day," Herlas muttered, "I will come back here. There are spells that would permit exploration of that which is sunken, if it does not lie to deep. To be the first man in millennia to look upon the towers of vanished Melantea...." "There are probably lots of western wizards who've dived on these ruins," Ashon Chang countered. "Why not? It's right in their back yard." "Never!" the Fratsfan responded immediately. "The gods could not do that to me--" Vurand's scornful laughter cut across his words. "Why should the gods care if you're the first or the ninety-first?" The Orc squinted at the shore, red hills and black shadows in the sunset light. As far east along it as he could see, at the limit of the light was an area where the shapes of light and shadow were straight- edged, square-cornered. "Will we try to reach that city tonight?" "No. Too dangerous to go sailing around here in the dark," Werre answered. "Rocks, ruins, or reefs, we don't want to hit anything else." + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ Eye of the Storm #71 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ + In the Far West: Ashon Chang studied the coastline. It was barely visible in the twilight, but close enough that he could smell turned earth and mown hay. "We're taking a risk anchoring here," he murmured. "Even if we're not seen from the land, I would expect passing ships...." "You have a better idea?" Werre growled. Startled, the samurai glanced over his shoulder. He hadn't realized that anyone was near enough to hear him. "No, I was talking to myself. Worrying out loud." "Plenty to worry about," the Adantri agreed. "But it's a wasted effort. Doesn't change anything. Know the risks and what could go wrong, know what your options are in dealing with them, and then relax." Ashon Chang glanced farther along the rail, to where Rughal was pacing and looking about as relaxed as a tiger in a cage. "Easy to say, not so easy for some to do...." Werre followed his gaze and laughed. "Too bad there's no way to harness that energy! The people who took Shania had better watch out--Rughal will be nearly berserk by the time we get there." "Assuming we can find her," the samurai said somberly. "We don't have much to go on." Werre laughed again. "We can use Rughal as a hunting dog, if we have to!" Then he sobered, too. "If she's still alive, we'll find her. But I wish we knew more about the people we'll be dealing with." *** ***** *** ***** *** "These people are insane!" Shania muttered. She kept her head down for the properly submissive appearance, but that didn't stop her from seeing and hearing enough of what was going on around her. They were crossing a medium-sized plaza overlooking the inner harbor. It was crowded with jostling merchants and sailors and housewives shopping, petty nobles surrounded by their retinues of servants and soldiers. A colorful crowd, and a noisy one, and a crowd that seemed unmoved by the sacrifices being carried out on a raised platform to one side. "They're killing children," she hissed. "Babies!" Zakar, who had one hand locked around her wrist, pulling her forward steadily, shrugged slightly. "They're desperate. And most of the babies wouldn't live to their second birthday anyway. None will, if the Arcanum isn't stabilized. End of the world as we know it. Besides, being sacrificed is an honor. Ask any of the priests." He towed her into an alley behind the sacrificial platform, along the narrow way at a fast trot that left her breathless, and out into another, smaller, plaza. "They're killing babies. It isn't--" Zakar stopped, forcing her to look at him. "Fair? Is that what you were going to say? LIFE isn't fair. We couldn't have saved any of those babies, woman. We'd just have added our deaths to theirs--which might have amused the gods, but it wouldn't have accomplished anything worth doing." "But--" "They tell me you're centuries old, elf woman. How did you last so long without recognizing the facts? Life is HARD, woman. The universe is a cannibal. It brings us to life, and then it eats us without a qualm. There is no such thing as 'fair' in life." "If you really believe that, why do anything at all? Why not just curl up and die?" "Because I won't give the universe, or the gods, or the priests, or ANYBODY the satisfaction of seeing ME surrender. I am nobody's easy meat!" Apparently considering the subject closed, he glanced up at the sky, gauging time by the stars. "Almost dawn. We wouldn't get ten steps trying to leave the city before dawn, but after it...we've got a chance." "Good! The sooner I'm out of this city, the better I'll feel," Shania muttered. Zakar laughed. "Me, too! I feel like a mouse trying to move inconspicuously through a crowd of cats." He glanced around the plaza, which was nearly deserted, and picked a doorway to darkness on the left, heading in that direction. Once through the arch, the darkness was as complete as blindness. The air was cold, uninhabited, and smelled faintly of old blood. "We can wait for dawn here," Zakar said. "No one will disturb us. You said you can contact your companions, if you have a place to be quiet and concentrate. This is it. Tell 'em we're leaving the city on the west side and will move along the shore till we meet them." "I may be able to contact them," Shania corrected him. She reached out her free hand, found a wall, and slid down to a sitting position. "I will try, but I make no promises." + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ The Tides of Magic #18 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ + Not Talahya: Carris Fallstar glanced around the interior quickly. The light was red and seemed dim, though it was hot. Five free-standing hearths burned aromatic wood, or maybe it would be better to say that aromatic woods smoldered on the hearths. There was more smoke than flame and light coming from them. What little he could make out seemed slightly blurred--three large lizard men and some anonymous pieces of furniture. It smelled strange, spicy, musty, cloying without being sweet, an acrid undernote. Reptilian, he supposed. "I suppose those three are the leaders, chiefs or captains or whatever--" "But they aren't reptiles," Moonjumper murmured, standing close behind him. Not that she would have been overheard, as Thristle was making a long statement in his own language. "At least, not what we'd call reptiles--they're warm-blooded." "Then why do they keep it so blasted hot?" Scarlatti growled in his other ear. "Must be what they're used to from their own world," Rogan suggested. "And... there are more than three of them and Thristle here. I can sense several more at the back of this space." "Can't see 'em," Carris said after a moment. "The light's too dim, and all this smoke...." He sneezed. "Not that I'm doubting you." Before he could say more, Thristle's introduction came to an end. One of the three lizard men they could see made a gesture. Thristle stepped aside, allowing the man to face the gladiators without obstruction. "The young one tells me that you are warriors in your own land," he said. His voice was deep, his words heavily accented, but clear enough. "That you wish to return to your own land." The tone of the last sentence made it a question. "This is true," Carris said. "It seems that our world is in some ways much like this one, but in others much different. And the biggest difference is that this is not...home." A sort of whistling sigh ran around the room, every lizard man sharing in it. "We understand this distinction," the leader said. "We also feel it. If you will help us to regain our Home, our Great Triliske, which is primarily a matter of fighting, then we will call upon the priests and power-workers of Great Triliske to help you to your Home." "Seems like a fair deal," Scarlatti muttered quietly. "There is more to it than shows," Fizban whispered back. "Else they would need no help." Carris Fallstar nodded very slightly. "I see that your men are all warriors, and Thristle has told us that you are trained to it," he said, "and I wonder what difference a few more could make." The lizard man's head dipped in acknowledgment. "It is true that we are fearsome in battle. But we cannot fight until we have reached the battlefield, and the way to it lies through a realm of such cold that we would be nearly helpless. We know this because we have made the attempt, and nearly half our number died in it. We need those who can withstand the cold long enough to open the door for us." "Presumably after fighting our way TO the door," Carris murmured. "And in return for this, you will ask your wizards to open OUR door." "That is the bargain we offer you," the big lizard agreed. "Of course, our 'wizards' cannot serve you until we have fought our way through to Great Triliske, and your aid in that fighting may also be important, but..." the man spread his hands in a curiously human gesture, "that is the best we can do--for you AND for ourselves." "It's difficult to be sure with an unfamiliar life form," Rogan said after the silence had stretched into a full minute, "but I think, if this man is holding anything back, it is not a critical fact or..." the blind Aruaki hesitated and then shrugged, "not something of critical importance. I think he is truly offering the best deal he can." There was no need to consult his companions formally. Carris could feel that the humans were in agreement. Probably it was an aspect of their short lives that they made up their minds so quickly. The elf shrugged in his turn. "We'll take your deal," he said. "When do we start?" The Isle of the Eye, truly Talahya: "The Arcanum with respect to the Isle has stabilized for the moment," the wizard Tanrith reported. "But I don't know--" "I am not interested in what you don't know," Sheila Greywand snapped. "Tell me what you do know. Where are the gladiators who were caught by wandering Gates during the first flux? Or don't you know that?" "I'm not certain, but indications are that they ended up somewhere in the Thallian realm. It is, after all, one of the other universes most closely tied to ours." Sheila's brows snapped together in a truly formidable frown, one that emphasized the orcish part of her heritage. "It's HIM, isn't it? That damned Dwarf is doing this to me, and I won't stand for it! I will take him DOWN." "Er...shouldn't we see about getting the displaced gladiators back, first?" "Nonsense. A mere half dozen? They're easily replaced," she snarled. "Besides, I need to make an example. After they way gladiators failed to retrieve the Eyes--" "That was not their fault," the old wizard argued. "Nothing lasts forever--that is a fundamental law of the multiverse. The Eyes have reached the end of their span." Sheila fixed him with a hard stare that had a glint of...almost madness. "I could have extended them, IF they had been brought to me in time. Get me the coordinates for all the Gates that link Ghea with Thallia. Do it NOW, old man." + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ The Tides of Magic #19 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ + Various places in the Multiverse: The Dwarf scowled across his desk, a slab of polished granite that would have looked over-large in front of a giant. His chief wizards looked back at him calmly. Their employer was a hard man, but he didn't penalize messengers for the bad news they brought. Usually. "It's HER, isn't it? This it the kind of low, underhanded, nasty action I'd expect from someone who's part Orc and part Elf. The two worst races you could find! How bad is it?" "She's found all the obvious gates," the wizard Skaefin said. "From the power flux, I assume she plans to close them. This will cause more problems for her than for us, but still..." his frown was almost as formidable as the Dwarf's. "It's a matter of principle! We should strike back!" "Could be dangerous, that," the sorceress Lilinith murmured. "Now that she's terminating her Kaikwok project, she'll have the manpower to do...many violent things. We don't NEED that kind of trouble. Sir." "The real problem will be our manpower." The lizard mage Frilz's voice was dry, as always, but there was a hint of genuine concern. "Those of our people who immigrated here from Ghea may find themselves dragged back against their wills. It could weaken our defense." "She can retrieve the immigrants?" The Dwarf visibly shrugged off his anger to concentrate on the immediate threat. "What are the parameters?" "Not as bad as it might be," Skaefin said promptly. "My researches indicate there's a time limit. I don't know what, exactly, that limit is--the flux between dimensions makes it difficult to--" "Don't make excuses," the Dwarf snapped. "I assume you did your best. What's the approximate time limit?" "Six months or so, I think." Skaefin glanced at his fellow wizards for confirmation. Both nodded. "More or less," Frilz confirmed. "It depends on how much of her own power she wants to expend. Those who came of their own choice and were properly integrated will be resistant even if they haven't been here long. The ones who stumbled through gates accidentally...." He spread his hands in the gesture that served his race for a shrug. "Loss of the involuntary immigrants won't be a problem," Lilinith agreed. "But there is a chance, a good one I believe, that people who are closely associated with them when they are, shall we say, retrieved may be hauled away with them." "And because they came by chance, we don't know where they are," the Dwarf finished, "or who they're with." He shrugged. "If that's all she can do, we'll be fine. She needs us more than we need her. But she's got more than one trick up her sleeve. The situation will have to be watched closely." The Dwarf's fourth adviser, the giant Hadrubal, stirred finally. "We might send a counter-force into HER universe," he rumbled. "No." The Dwarf's voice was emphatic. "Right now, we're in the right. WE aren't taking hostile actions, we're the DEFENDERS. That gives us a potent edge in the forum of multiversal opinion. I won't risk that unless I can be sure that such a stance would gain us much more. There will be no invasion from here. Not now, anyway." Scarlatti had expected them to go by ship to some other island, or to the mainland of this world, whatever it was. But the lizard men were leading the way to high ground, and from the arrangement of the trees and stones on that knoll, he realized that the transportation was going to be magical. Teleportation, perhaps--he had to remind himself that the instability that made teleportation on Ghea so dangerous did not apply here. Wherever here was. Possibly a true Gate. Would that mean that the home of the lizard folk was in a different world, just as Ghea was in a different world from this one? "If they can open this Gate," Carris Fallstar muttered, "they can open a Gate to Ghea." "It's easier to open a Gate that is already there," Fizban pointed out. "As this one which will lead us to their home clearly is. The Gate to OUR home will have to be found or created first. We must do this their way--their Gates first." "That is the bargain we agreed to," Rogan added. "I wasn't suggesting we break it," Carris snapped. "You humans are too damned touchy about things like that--which shows your race's basic unreliability. I was just making an observation." The oldest of the lizard men, the one that might be a wizard, though his regalia of bones and shells and odd bits of this and that seemed more like the gear of a witchdoctor, gestured them forward. They took positions at his direction, along with an equal number of lizard warriors. The old lizard shook his rattle and whistled a call into the sky. Power rippled around him. Around them. The world faded to gray. Power rippled across the sea, turning blue water to steel gray and the clear sky to a dome of white glass. "Sorcery!" the ship's captain gasped. He made a sign to avert ill fortune. A futile sign, Shylock knew. The power that gripped this ship, the power he could feel all around him, was too great for such a simple preventive measure. There was power enough here to turn the world inside out. And that was what it was doing. THE GUARDIAN'S FORUM Reflections by the Chief Tower Guard I'll write for Abby, as well as myself. Well, AK47, I have difficulty seeing the difference between your quest and that of those you hunt. I mean, "...hunt down and destroy..." Sounds like what they did to you, so how are you different? And as for the Sand Dancers, I don't know if the same persona is manager, but Abby has fought in several arenas with them, including DM 76, where I was born, and never had anything but a normal adversary relationship. Of course, I don't know all the details, but I think I'll follow Leeta's suggestion and stay clear of it. For now, I'll just relax and enjoy the Tower. Atonement, TG of the Holidays REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER The Unknown Spymaster was prepared to show us all "more fun than a barrel of Zontanis." While I will agree that putting Zontani in a barrel is an idea with merit, Unknown's idea of "fun" puzzles me. Note some of his statements: Carla flies. Hannya is a melon. Atonement has a tail. Kalandra is not subtle. Earthshaking, are they not? Let's see what else he found worthy of comment. Ah, four out of five gladiators protect the body. Oh yes? MY observation indicates more protect the head. Of course, that IS part of the body. Dueling for Dollars was avoided by Royal Flush, allegedly for violations of acceptable hygiene. Snooper got the most challenges, but no reason is suggested by Unknown. Probably just as well. Scum #1 may have overtaxed his mental capacity in challenge up 72 points to fight Snooper. Oh yes? Does it count as rash if Scum #1 learned a lot? Stonewall is compared to a weasel for challenging down twenty-five points. Is this what weasels do? I would never have guessed. It was due to "heroic notions" that Leviticus challenged Dollface. O-kay. Matador is expected to take up fighting with two shields and calling cheering on total parries, this expectation being engendered by his downchallenge of forty points. And so on. How come the Unknown Spymaster can get away with saying these things and I'm supposed to be low-key? I will note from my own observation that we had thirty-four fights, fifteen challenge matches, of which one involved a TV challenge, and five standbys fought. Two fights tied for longest at eight minutes. Piffling. You're hardly trying at a mere eight minutes. The fights-- NORM PETERSON (39-2745) (39-69-0,43) of DRINKING BUDDIES fought GWEN RYDER (9- 4867) (18-4-0,63) of DREAM PARK. NORM PETERSON unbelievably bested GWEN RYDER in an exciting 4 minute bloody battle. The really exciting part came afterward when people who had bet on Norm were trying to catch the bookies and collect. This counts as an upset-win, meaning the bookies are very upset that Norm won. BIRAN (54-1927) (15-4-1,50) of THE WHITE COMPANY fought an UNEMPLOYED PERSON (106-5) (0-0-0,70) of Crysalis Crew. BIRAN was demolished by an UNEMPLOYED PERSON in a popular 1 minute uneven contest. The Unemployed Person in question subsequently received seven job offers as a trainer of gladiators. WILD CARD HAMMER (33-6864) (21-16-2,57) of CASINO HAMMERZ fought BINGE N PURGE (45-3567) (16-7-0,55) of EMETICS. WILD CARD HAMMER beat BINGE N PURGE in a 3 minute fray. Does this mean that Wild Card binged but did NOT purge? SIR YDER (31-4353) (21-8-0,87) of WILLBENDERS fought DANNIA TYL SIO (52-3393) (31-20-1,66) of SAND DANCERS. SIR YDER overpowered DANNIA TYL SIO in an exciting 1 minute one-sided fight. EGOTISTIC DUKE (28-2779) (19-8-1,58) of ABYSMAL BEHAVIORS fought IRIADOR (50- 2481) (13-7-2,48) of DRUID'S GROVE. EGOTISTIC DUKE was overpowered by IRIADOR in a 1 minute one-sided match. There's a blow to the old ego. MERCY (54-1797) (17-9-0,97) of THE BLACK COMPANY fought SCOOTER (54-118) (16-6- 1,77) of THE MUPPETS. MERCY overpowered SCOOTER in an action packed 2 minute gruesome one-sided fight. This fight showed an amazing LACK of mercy, which has to make you wonder about warrior names. FEATHER (54-1742) (17-14-2,100) of THE WHITE COMPANY fought CAPTURED PIRATE KING (106-2) (0-0-0,30) of Crysalis Crew. FEATHER overpowered CAPTURED PIRATE KING in a 1 minute uneven competition. Not to be wondered at, considering the recognition difference. And then, if the Pirate was a GOOD fighter, he wouldn't have been captured, would he? HANNYA (73-4350) (24-7-1,168) of BLOOD LUST fought CARLA (39-2428) (58-70-1,128) of DRINKING BUDDIES. HANNYA was beaten by CARLA in a 2 minute fray. Birds and melons, the Unknown Spymaster says. He's blind, though--that bag on his head blocks his vision. This looks to ME like damned bad luck on the part of Hannya. After all, experience DOES make a difference. THANATO (39-2824) (25-21-1,164) of OPHIDIAN ORDER fought CRYSALIS GUARD (106-29) (0-0-0,200) of Crysalis Crew. THANATO was vanquished by CRYSALIS GUARD in a 2 minute gruesome uneven bout. As you see, we are WELL guarded here. Doesn't that make you feel safe? JUAN (41-2304) (24-15-0,171) of DREAM TEAMS fought KING FORADAY (47-3762) (40- 38-4,179) of ROYAL FLUSH. JUAN defeated KING FORADAY in a 2 minute match. Does this mean Juan is now the King for a Day? SANDMAN (11-3923) (50-52-2,199) of ANDORIAN KNIGHTS fought KITALA THE BOLD (78- 875) (79-101-2,203) of SAND DANCERS. SANDMAN was savagely defeated by KITALA THE BOLD in an action packed 8 minute fight. Are we looking at a slow dance here, or just boredom on the part of the fighters? It says the fight was "action packed," but what kind of actions, eh? FIGHTER ACE (47-1189) (51-40-6,194) of ROYAL FLUSH fought BELGOROTH (50-3175) (29-27-0,164) of DARK SIDHE. FIGHTER ACE overpowered BELGOROTH in a 1 minute uneven fight. Well, it SAYS he's an ace at fighting, after all. AVONSIDE (13-3927) (31-38-1,364) of KIWI CONNECTION fought PRIMUS (21-4975) (37- 12-0,204) of REAL BEER. AVONSIDE was bested by PRIMUS in an exciting 3 minute bout. Many gladiators prefer real beer over kiwi fruit, of course. But why isn't Primus IN Primus, hmm? DUNEDIN (14-3703) (28-34-0,398) of OTAGO HIGHLANDERS fought TASHIA (11-2740) (28-31-1,198) of DEADLY DE-PARTED. DUNEDIN overpowered TASHIA in an action packed 2 minute uneven fray. What made this fight uneven? This one of the philosophical type questions that spy reporters ponder in their all-too-rare off hours. Sometimes very off. Is it because Dunedin is not de-parted? Or because Tashia is taller? One of the mysteries of the universe. AB DESTINED 4 THE DA (65-1154) (16-6-2,318) of PAUL'Z PHARTZ fought ARENAMASTER SANDAVOL (106-28) (0-0-0,200) of Crysalis Crew. AB DESTINED 4 THE DA was narrowly defeated by ARENAMASTER SANDAVOL in a 5 minute [cut off by Hal!]. What can the Unknown Spyreporter have had to say that Hal wouldn't except? We consider the excesses of Rithakar, the sins of the Folstrom, the crimes for which the people of Cundi launched the most recent Chaos War, and then the mind boggles. Arenamasters can be so devilishly ingenious.... *WINTER* (65-3644) (27-24-1,279) of ANCIENT KNIGHTS fought BALCLUTHA (14-3169) (24-33-1,375) of OTAGO HIGHLANDERS. *WINTER* was savagely defeated by BALCLUTHA in a crowd pleasing 1 minute conflict. While I have nothing against the Ancient Knight in question (but shouldn't an oldester like you be home by a warm fire?), I am always pleased--at this season especially!--to see someone defeat winter. WILLIE MAKIT (73-514) (102-38-3,251) of MISTAKEN IDENTITY fought PAT (35-2292) (35-41-2,505) of COMMON JOE'S. WILLIE MAKIT beat PAT in a 2 minute match. "Beat"? That's all? How can I spin that out into rambling comment? Try to be more flamboyant next time, you two. WHEEL OF FORTUNE (25-2529) (43-37-2,410) of DUELING FOR DOLLARS fought CRYSALIS GUARD (106-29) (0-0-0,200) of Crysalis Crew. WHEEL OF FORTUNE was subdued by CRYSALIS GUARD in a 2 minute bout. Again I note how very good our Guards are here this month. I don't understand it, mind, but I note it. GROLSCH (21-5029) (34-4-4,226) of REAL BEER fought FATHER OF ALL MUNS (20-2306) (31-41-1,500) of THE FAMILY TREE. GROLSCH bested FATHER OF ALL MUNS in an exciting 4 minute fight. Real beer will do that to anyone. Or so I'm told. But that does rais the question, what is UN-real beer? Ah, the challenge matches. SIR LANCELOT (72-4997) (14-11-2,53) of KNIGHTS TEMPLAR challenged DEBBIE DAHMER (45-3579) (20-6-1,65) of MORDRED'S MADMEN. Up 12. SIR LANCELOT was bested by DEBBIE DAHMER in a 2 minute Challenge brawl. And did Debbie have a drink with an umbrella in it? I realize this isn't Ms. Tonte, but it seems to be a "Debbie" thing, and I hear those umbrellas can inflict nasty wounds to the hand and face. MATADOR (11-4139) (37-33-2,84) of ANDORIAN KNIGHTS challenged EGAN FORN (39- 3295) (24-29-0,44) of THE MIDDLE WAY. Down 40. MATADOR viciously subdued EGAN FORN in an action packed 1 minute brutal Challenge duel. No surprise here, given the respective experience and ranking of the warriors. LEVITICUS (54-1687) (17-15-2,100) of THE WHITE COMPANY challenged DOLLFACE (39- 2372) (56-75-1,139) of DRINKING BUDDIES. Up 39. LEVITICUS was luckily beaten by DOLLFACE in a popular 8 minute Challenge duel. You call that luck, do you? Rather an unkind judgment on Dollface, cosnidering how much more experience she's got. But what I want to know is, What did they talk about in the clinches? And did they really go to dinner together afterward, as Rumor claims? JACK SPRAT (47-2954) (46-55-4,133) of ROYAL FLUSH challenged BUCKNER (50-2841) (25-25-1,135) of IRON CURTAIN. Up 2. JACK SPRAT demolished BUCKNER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided Challenge brawl. Does that mean the Iron Curtain came down? I did wonder where all those rust flakes came from. TEN COMMANDMENTS (47-3843) (36-33-0,140) of ROYAL FLUSH challenged TYRE (31- 3713) (28-19-0,148) of DARQUE FORCES. Up 8. TEN COMMANDMENTS demolished TYRE in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge competition. More demolishment! What is this, a demolition derby? NATURALLY you wouldn't expect someone Darque to obey commandments. STONEWALL (11-3900) (47-54-2,131) of ANDORIAN KNIGHTS challenged MIRTA (51-4033) (42-27-1,106) of SAND DANCERS. Down 25. STONEWALL was beaten by MIRTA in an exciting 1 minute Challenge fight. Five out of six spy reporters would say that Stonewall got his just deserts, and the sixth would take the Fifth Amendment. SANDPAWN (11-4169) (44-21-1,167) of ANDORIAN KNIGHTS challenged KYRA (51-3774) (41-39-1,161) of SAND DANCERS. Down 6. SANDPAWN defeated KYRA in an action packed 6 minute Challenge match. As with all fights, this will make someone happy. And someone will be annoyed. Such is life in the arena. Which beats death in the arena. DISCO QUEEN (47-1992) (32-13-1,180) of ROYAL FLUSH challenged SIR LY (10-4116) (38-29-0,183) of SIR AGLIO. Up 3. DISCO QUEEN was savagely defeated by SIR LY in a 5 minute Challenge duel. Well, that's what happens when you're caught dancing after curfew, Disco. LONALILTA (50-2806) (49-42-2,206) of DARK SIDHE challenged KING UVDAHELL (47- 1643) (32-12-1,210) of ROYAL FLUSH. Up 4. LONALILTA vanquished KING UVDAHELL in an action packed 2 minute uneven Challenge duel. So, if a King Uvdahell is defeated, does that mean his defeater is Uvdaheaven? Or are we looking at a mere nom-de-arena and the King in question is actually a pussycat at home? BEAUTY QUEEN (47-3352) (35-37-3,200) of ROYAL FLUSH challenged BUTCH (70-6657) (32-23-2,202) of A UNIT. Up 2. BEAUTY QUEEN was handily defeated by BUTCH in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight. What could she do, after all, when Butch started chipping her fingernails and messing up the polish? Somethings can't be endured. JACK VALTRAEDS (47-407) (82-58-2,208) of ROYAL FLUSH challenged SIDON (31-3712) (31-21-2,216) of DARQUE FORCES. Up 8. JACK VALTRAEDS was vanquished by SIDON in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight. This has got to be just a bit embarrassing for Jack. But there are days like that. DAIRY QUEEN (47-2685) (59-35-2,190) of ROYAL FLUSH challenged SIR PLUS (10-4316) (30-21-1,200) of SIR AGLIO. Up 10. DAIRY QUEEN luckily beat SIR PLUS in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Challenge competition. It was probably the chocolate dip and nutty sprinkles. At least, that's what pleased the crowd, and who can argue with that? SCUM #1 (50-2743) (46-50-0,219) of DARK SIDHE challenged SNOOPER (1-5154) (34- 17-3,291) of MIKE'S MISFITS. Up 72. SCUM #1 was savagely defeated by SNOOPER in an exciting 4 minute gory Challenge melee. Granting the loss was nearly inevitable, you have to salute Scum's guts. Which were all over the sand by the end of the fight.... Our sole TV challenge of the day: JUNINHO (7-4001) (23-14-1,189) of IMPORTED FOOTBALLERS TV challenged SANDBLASTER (11-3899) (50-51-3,189) of ANDORIAN KNIGHTS. Straight across. JUNINHO devastated SANDBLASTER in an action packed 2 minute mismatched Challenge fight. I've never seen an opponent used as a football before. Impressive. And for the title: KALANDRA (50-2443) (55-55-3,257) of DARK SIDHE challenged ATONEMENT (82-761) (44-25-0,347) of A UNIT XV. Up 90. KALANDRA was vanquished by ATONEMENT in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title brawl. We salute Kalandra's nerve and Atonement's skill. Livia THE TOWER GUARDIAN W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY ATONEMENT 82-761 45 25 0 358 A UNIT XV (851) DWES EG GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY DUNEDIN 14-3703 29 34 0 410 OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (808) TOBIR BALCLUTHA 14-3169 25 33 1 385 OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (808) TOBIR SNOOPER 1-5154 35 17 3 299 MIKE'S MISFITS (793) MORDANT -HEADACHE 60-3300 50 36 0 288 JOKA MASHER! (776) ARADI WILLIE MAKIT 73-514 103 38 3 257 MISTAKEN IDENTITY (96) ERINIKA SIDON 31-3712 32 21 2 239 DARQUE FORCES (908) CHIMLEVTAL -NEWT GINGRICH 5-3399 70 25 0 238 PARTY ANIMALS (476) KALTOS GROLSCH 21-5029 35 4 4 232 REAL BEER (859) SUNSET LONALILTA 50-2806 50 42 2 229 DARK SIDHE (642) SNOWBOUND -SITS ON HIS DUFF 73-1810 37 18 3 213 THINGS GEORGE DOES (812) ERINIKA BUTCH 70-6657 33 23 2 212 A UNIT (844) SENTERN KITALA THE BOLD 78-875 80 101 2 211 SAND DANCERS (848) LIN TIRIAN GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY PRIMUS 21-4975 38 12 0 210 REAL BEER (859) SUNSET PAT 35-2292 35 42 2 210 COMMON JOE'S (509) MURSKA DAIRY QUEEN 47-2685 60 35 2 206 ROYAL FLUSH (10) NORTH FORK FATHER OF ALL MUNS 20-2306 31 42 1 206 THE FAMILY TREE (717) SEAM AVONSIDE 13-3927 31 39 1 205 KIWI CONNECTION (747) DULLENS JUNINHO 7-4001 24 14 1 202 IMPORTED FOOTBALLERS (883) BONSUR SCUM #1 50-2743 46 51 0 201 DARK SIDHE (642) SNOWBOUND SIR LY 10-4116 39 29 0 200 SIR AGLIO (716) KOLACT SIR PLUS 10-4316 30 22 1 199 SIR AGLIO (716) KOLACT FIGHTER ACE 47-1189 52 40 6 198 ROYAL FLUSH (10) NORTH FORK AB DESTINED 4 THE 65-1154 16 7 2 198 PAUL'Z PHARTZ (985) DAL SHANG SANDMAN 11-3923 50 53 2 197 ANDORIAN KNIGHTS (962) ARUAK CITY KALANDRA 50-2443 55 56 3 196 DARK SIDHE (642) SNOWBOUND WHEEL OF FORTUNE 25-2529 43 38 2 196 DUELING FOR DOLLARS (558) LYRATILAN -F.O.A.D. 73-442 30 13 2 196 ALPHABET SOUP (943) ERINIKA *WINTER* 65-3644 27 25 1 195 ANCIENT KNIGHTS (817) DAL SHANG -TATTOO 25-947 46 45 1 194 CARNIVAL (866) LYRATILAN JACK VALTRAEDS 47-407 82 59 2 193 ROYAL FLUSH (10) NORTH FORK BEAUTY QUEEN 47-3352 35 38 3 193 ROYAL FLUSH (10) NORTH FORK KING UVDAHELL 47-1643 32 13 1 193 ROYAL FLUSH (10) NORTH FORK -BEERVAHNA 60-4292 30 30 3 190 INGRATE WHITE NORTH (745) ARADI -MONKEY BUSINESS 25-4040 28 17 1 190 PRIMATES-R-US (963) LYRATILAN TASHIA 11-2740 28 32 1 189 DEADLY DE-PARTED (370) ARUAK CITY SANDBLASTER 11-3899 50 52 3 182 ANDORIAN KNIGHTS (962) ARUAK CITY JUAN 41-2304 25 15 0 182 DREAM TEAMS (919) KATI-TEI GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY DISCO QUEEN 47-1992 32 14 1 180 ROYAL FLUSH (10) NORTH FORK -MAGICIAN 21-1040 47 37 0 179 MEDICINE SHOW (687) SUNSET KING FORADAY 47-3762 40 39 4 174 ROYAL FLUSH (10) NORTH FORK SANDPAWN 11-4169 45 21 1 172 ANDORIAN KNIGHTS (962) ARUAK CITY -OUR LADY PEACE 79-1191 24 8 2 171 CHAPEL ROCK (615) MIROI CHANG KYRA 51-3774 41 40 1 167 SAND DANCERS (610) TRICORUS BELGOROTH 50-3175 29 28 0 165 DARK SIDHE (642) SNOWBOUND CARLA 39-2428 59 70 1 163 DRINKING BUDDIES (574) XOCHITHLAN THANATO 39-2824 25 22 1 163 OPHIDIAN ORDER (705) XOCHITHLAN TEN COMMANDMENTS 47-3843 37 33 0 162 ROYAL FLUSH (10) NORTH FORK GRAND ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY JACK SPRAT 47-2954 47 55 4 145 ROYAL FLUSH (10) NORTH FORK GRAND ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY HANNYA 73-4350 24 8 1 144 BLOOD LUST (978) ERINIKA DOLLFACE 39-2372 57 75 1 141 DRINKING BUDDIES (574) XOCHITHLAN -MOUNTEBANK 4-2083 44 19 0 136 CARNIVAL (686) JHELUM TYRE 31-3713 28 20 0 135 DARQUE FORCES (908) CHIMLEVTAL MIRTA 51-4033 43 27 1 125 SAND DANCERS (610) TRICORUS BUCKNER 50-2841 25 26 1 124 IRON CURTAIN (791) SNOWBOUND STONEWALL 11-3900 47 55 2 117 ANDORIAN KNIGHTS (962) ARUAK CITY MERCY 54-1797 18 9 0 110 THE BLACK COMPANY (698) TROCAR FEATHER 54-1742 18 14 2 102 THE WHITE COMPANY (529) TROCAR GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY LEVITICUS 54-1687 17 16 2 100 THE WHITE COMPANY (529) TROCAR SIR YDER 31-4353 22 8 0 98 WILLBENDERS (1016) CHIMLEVTAL -WHAT'S A BLINKER? 14-3773 22 15 0 94 PISSED PIZZA GUYS (831) TOBIR GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY -UTAH DRIVERS 14-3775 16 13 2 90 PISSED PIZZA GUYS (831) TOBIR MATADOR 11-4139 38 33 2 86 ANDORIAN KNIGHTS (962) ARUAK CITY -CATFISH HUNTER 5-3315 14 15 1 75 PARTY ANIMALS (476) KALTOS SCOOTER 54-118 16 7 1 74 THE MUPPETS (852) TROCAR -300 78-2346 17 14 0 73 PBA (1006) LIN TIRIAN DEBBIE DAHMER 45-3579 21 6 1 70 MORDRED'S MADMEN (1015) STORMCROWE IRIADOR 50-2481 14 7 2 70 DRUID'S GROVE (1041) SNOWBOUND -PROOKIE 78-2345 19 10 1 68 PBA (1006) LIN TIRIAN WILD CARD HAMMER 33-6864 22 16 2 67 CASINO HAMMERZ (1039) NIYTYOLE ISLAND NORM PETERSON 39-2745 40 69 0 66 DRINKING BUDDIES (574) XOCHITHLAN DANNIA TYL SIO 52-3393 31 21 1 65 SAND DANCERS (942) FRATSFA -SPLIT 78-2347 20 12 0 65 PBA (1006) LIN TIRIAN -BEAR KEEPER 47-3782 21 32 2 63 CARNIVAL (1029) NORTH FORK -PINE 78-2350 21 4 1 62 TREE PEOPLE (1019) LIN TIRIAN SIR LANCELOT 72-4997 14 12 2 55 KNIGHTS TEMPLAR (1031) DRAGONHEAD BINGE N PURGE 45-3567 16 8 0 54 EMETICS (1030) STORMCROWE GWEN RYDER 9-4867 18 5 0 51 DREAM PARK (1036) ZUKAL EGAN FORN 39-3295 24 30 0 50 THE MIDDLE WAY (946) XOCHITHLAN -BREADSTICKS 14-3772 21 10 0 46 PISSED PIZZA GUYS (831) TOBIR EGOTISTIC DUKE 28-2779 19 9 1 45 ABYSMAL BEHAVIORS (694) MORYA BIRAN 54-1927 15 5 1 45 THE WHITE COMPANY (529) TROCAR '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE Kitala The Bold -- I guess now you could write a book on 101 Ways To Lose A Fight. In honor of your 101 lost fight I have written a song for you to sing. It goes like this: I was bold and now must fight Cause I was rude to Andorian Knight Be challenged up or challenged down my butt is kicked around town Whip me, beat me, I need love Hit me with your leather glove Whip it around and make it crack Lay your whip across my back The arena sand sure gets gritty I will learn to respect Aruak City. -- Sandblaster (Pleased with himself but not his own win/loss record) Kyra of Sand Dancers Stable -- You really must try harder. That is the second win I got off you back to back. You learned a couple defensive skills, perhaps you'll start using them. -- Sandpawn (getting bored with always beating same Sand Dancer warrior) Carny of Carnival -- I agree it is very complex on how just showing up you are able to make Crysalis arena an Andorian Arena. I wish you luck in your goal. I believe in living under Andorian Laws of Honor but if that honor is insulted then we must fight like Delarquans until wrong is righted. -- AK47 Jack Valtreads -- I'd say something witty, but I'm not used to this winter weather. Well done. -- Kitala the Bold and Increasingly Deft Sandpawn -- A fine Andorian down-challenge there. -- Kyra Split -- (mournful look) I'll say! You split my hairs! Very sneaky work. -- Egan Forn What's A Blinker? -- Damned if I know! -- Mirta Norm Peterson -- It's true that if you're drunk, it doesn't hurt as much when the Infirmarian patches you up, but have you ever considered that if you were NOT drunk, you might not need patching up? -- Dannia tyl Sio Grolsch -- (modestly) Yes, I make sure to buy a beer for the voting public--both of them--every month. -- Kitala the Bold and Popular Catfish Hunter -- I must disagree. If I lost, I wasn't doing my best. And if I wasn't doing my best, I deserved to lose. Circular, but all the best reasoning is. -- Dannia tyl Sio 8 December 2003 Greetings! I would like to invite everyone to Jhans (DM 36) for the first annual kLk St. Valentine's Day Massacre (kill contest). We will start the contest off with the ceremonial burning of the Andorian flag on turn 450. (Six turns away. Roughly mid- February.) The contest will run for 10 turns. On turn 461, 3 separate victors will be announced. Team with the most kills, warrior with the most kills, and alliance with the most kills. Prizes will be awarded to the manager of the team with the most kills and to the manager of the warrior with the most kills. The prizes will probably be team roll-ups. The number of roll-ups has yet to be determined. The contest is sponsored by Jhans' newest, (but by the time the contest starts) largest alliance, the kLk (pronounced "klick"). -- Polarius, mgr. of Blitzkrieg DM 36 LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS JUNINHO devastated SANDBLASTER in a action packed 2 minute mismatched Challenge fight. SCUM #1 was savagely defeated by SNOOPER in a exciting 4 minute gory Challenge melee. KALANDRA was vanquished by ATONEMENT in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title brawl. DAIRY QUEEN luckily beat SIR PLUS in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Challenge competition. JACK VALTRAEDS was vanquished by SIDON in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight. BEAUTY QUEEN was handily defeated by BUTCH in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight. LONALILTA vanquished KING UVDAHELL in a action packed 2 minute uneven Challenge duel. DISCO QUEEN was savagely defeated by SIR LY in a 5 minute Challenge duel. SANDPAWN defeated KYRA in a action packed 6 minute Challenge match. STONEWALL was beaten by MIRTA in a exciting 1 minute Challenge fight. TEN COMMANDMENTS demolished TYRE in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge competition. JACK SPRAT demolished BUCKNER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided Challenge brawl. LEVITICUS was luckily beaten by DOLLFACE in a popular 8 minute Challenge duel. MATADOR viciously subdued EGAN FORN in a action packed 1 minute brutal Challenge duel. SIR LANCELOT was bested by DEBBIE DAHMER in a 2 minute Challenge brawl. GROLSCH bested FATHER OF ALL MUNS in a exciting 4 minute fight. WHEEL OF FORTUNE was subdued by CRYSALIS GUARD in a 2 minute bout. WILLIE MAKIT beat PAT in a 2 minute match. *WINTER* was savagely defeated by BALCLUTHA in a crowd pleasing 1 minute conflict. AB DESTINED 4 THE DA was narrowly defeated by ARENAMASTER SANDAVOL in a 5 minute DUNEDIN overpowered TASHIA in a action packed 2 minute uneven fray. AVONSIDE was bested by PRIMUS in a exciting 3 minute bout. FIGHTER ACE overpowered BELGOROTH in a 1 minute uneven fight. SANDMAN was savagely defeated by KITALA THE BOLD in a action packed 8 minute fight. JUAN defeated KING FORADAY in a 2 minute match. THANATO was vanquished by CRYSALIS GUARD in a 2 minute gruesome uneven bout. HANNYA was beaten by CARLA in a 2 minute fray. FEATHER overpowered CAPTURED PIRATE KING in a 1 minute uneven competition. MERCY overpowered SCOOTER in a action packed 2 minute gruesome one-sided fight. EGOTISTIC DUKE was overpowered by IRIADOR in a 1 minute one-sided match. SIR YDER overpowered DANNIA TYL SIO in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight. WILD CARD HAMMER beat BINGE N PURGE in a 3 minute fray. BIRAN was demolished by UNEMPLOYED PERSON in a popular 1 minute uneven contest. NORM PETERSON unbelievably bested GWEN RYDER in a exciting 4 minute bloody battle. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |WALL OF STEEL 14 PARRY-RIPOSTE 18 - 8 - 1 69 | |LUNGING ATTACK 13 AIMED BLOW 33 - 22 - 1 60 | |STRIKING ATTACK 8 WALL OF STEEL 71 - 56 - 0 56 | |AIMED BLOW 7 LUNGING ATTACK 88 - 84 - 1 51 | |PARRY-LUNGE 6 STRIKING ATTACK 51 - 49 - 0 51 | |SLASHING ATTACK 5 SLASHING ATTACK 22 - 24 - 0 48 | |TOTAL PARRY 4 PARRY-STRIKE 6 - 7 - 0 46 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 TOTAL PARRY 25 - 31 - 0 45 | |BASHING ATTACK 2 BASHING ATTACK 5 - 7 - 0 42 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 26 - 43 - 0 38 | Turn 139 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: TOTAL PARRY 3 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 3 3 SLASHING ATTACK AIMED BLOW 5 - 2 LUNGING ATTACK 5 - 8 2 WALL OF STEEL PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 4 2 LUNGING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 4 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE WALL OF STEEL 7 - 7 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 AIMED BLOW 1 PARRY-LUNGE 1 STRIKING ATTACK TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME WALL OF STEEL ATONEMENT 82-761 45 25 0 358 A UNIT XV (851) LUNGING ATTACK DUNEDIN 14-3703 29 34 0 410 OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (808) PARRY-RIPOSTE SNOOPER 1-5154 35 17 3 299 MIKE'S MISFITS (793) AIMED BLOW WILLIE MAKIT 73-514 103 38 3 257 MISTAKEN IDENTITY (96) SLASHING ATTACK SIDON 31-3712 32 21 2 239 DARQUE FORCES (908) PARRY-LUNGE LONALILTA 50-2806 50 42 2 229 DARK SIDHE (642) STRIKING ATTACK KITALA THE BOLD 78-875 80 101 2 211 SAND DANCERS (848) TOTAL PARRY SCUM #1 50-2743 46 51 0 201 DARK SIDHE (642) PARRY-STRIKE DISCO QUEEN 47-1992 32 14 1 180 ROYAL FLUSH (10) BASHING ATTACK KING FORADAY 47-3762 40 39 4 174 ROYAL FLUSH (10) The overall popularity leader is KITALA THE BOLD 78-875. The most popular warrior this turn was KITALA THE BOLD 78-875. The ten other most popular fighters were KYRA 51-3774, SNOOPER 1-5154, LEVITICUS 54-1687, AVONSIDE 13-3927, FATHER OF ALL MUNS 20-2306, AB DESTINED 4 THE DA 65-1154, GWEN RYDER 9-4867, SIR LY 10-4116, SANDMAN 11-3923, and TEN COMMANDMENTS 47-3843. The least popular fighter this week was EGOTISTIC DUKE 28-2779. The other ten least popular fighters were THANATO 39-2824, BELGOROTH 50-3175, SCOOTER 54-118, TASHIA 11-2740, EGAN FORN 39-3295, BUCKNER 50-2841, STONEWALL 11-3900, BEAUTY QUEEN 47-3352, JACK VALTRAEDS 47-407, and BIRAN 54-1927. Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K MORDANT(1) 1 0 0 MORYA(28) 0 1 0 TRICORUS(51) 1 1 0 BONSUR(7) 1 0 0 CHIMLEVTAL(31) 2 1 0 FRATSFA(52) 0 1 0 ZUKAL(9) 0 1 0 NIYTYOLE ISLAND(33) 1 0 0 TROCAR(54) 2 3 0 KOLACT(10) 1 1 0 MURSKA(35) 0 1 0 DAL SHANG(65) 0 2 0 ARUAK CITY(11) 2 4 0 XOCHITHLAN(39) 3 2 0 SENTERN(70) 1 0 0 DULLENS(13) 0 1 0 KATI-TEI(41) 1 0 0 DRAGONHEAD(72) 0 1 0 TOBIR(14) 2 0 0 STORMCROWE(45) 1 1 0 ERINIKA(73) 1 1 0 SEAM(20) 0 1 0 NORTH FORK(47) 4 5 0 LIN TIRIAN(78) 1 0 0 SUNSET(21) 2 0 0 SNOWBOUND(50) 2 4 0 DWES EG(82) 1 0 0 LYRATILAN(25) 0 1 0 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY SNOOPER 1-5154 35 17 3 299 MIKE'S MISFITS (793) MORDANT JUNINHO 7-4001 24 14 1 202 IMPORTED FOOTBALLERS (883) BONSUR GWEN RYDER 9-4867 18 5 0 51 DREAM PARK (1036) ZUKAL SIR LY 10-4116 39 29 0 200 SIR AGLIO (716) KOLACT SANDMAN 11-3923 50 53 2 197 ANDORIAN KNIGHTS (962) ARUAK CITY AVONSIDE 13-3927 31 39 1 205 KIWI CONNECTION (747) DULLENS DUNEDIN 14-3703 29 34 0 410 OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (808) TOBIR FATHER OF ALL MUNS 20-2306 31 42 1 206 THE FAMILY TREE (717) SEAM GROLSCH 21-5029 35 4 4 232 REAL BEER (859) SUNSET WHEEL OF FORTUNE 25-2529 43 38 2 196 DUELING FOR DOLLARS (558) LYRATILAN EGOTISTIC DUKE 28-2779 19 9 1 45 ABYSMAL BEHAVIORS (694) MORYA SIDON 31-3712 32 21 2 239 DARQUE FORCES (908) CHIMLEVTAL WILD CARD HAMMER 33-6864 22 16 2 67 CASINO HAMMERZ (1039) NIYTYOLE ISLAND PAT 35-2292 35 42 2 210 COMMON JOE'S (509) MURSKA CARLA 39-2428 59 70 1 163 DRINKING BUDDIES (574) XOCHITHLAN JUAN 41-2304 25 15 0 182 DREAM TEAMS (919) KATI-TEI DEBBIE DAHMER 45-3579 21 6 1 70 MORDRED'S MADMEN (1015) STORMCROWE DAIRY QUEEN 47-2685 60 35 2 206 ROYAL FLUSH (10) NORTH FORK LONALILTA 50-2806 50 42 2 229 DARK SIDHE (642) SNOWBOUND KYRA 51-3774 41 40 1 167 SAND DANCERS (610) TRICORUS DANNIA TYL SIO 52-3393 31 21 1 65 SAND DANCERS (942) FRATSFA MERCY 54-1797 18 9 0 110 THE BLACK COMPANY (698) TROCAR AB DESTINED 4 THE 65-1154 16 7 2 198 PAUL'Z PHARTZ (985) DAL SHANG BUTCH 70-6657 33 23 2 212 A UNIT (844) SENTERN SIR LANCELOT 72-4997 14 12 2 55 KNIGHTS TEMPLAR (1031) DRAGONHEAD WILLIE MAKIT 73-514 103 38 3 257 MISTAKEN IDENTITY (96) ERINIKA KITALA THE BOLD 78-875 80 101 2 211 SAND DANCERS (848) LIN TIRIAN ATONEMENT 82-761 45 25 0 358 A UNIT XV (851) DWES EG TOURNEY FREEZE CHANGE -- ADVANCE NOTICE Beginning at the Winter Face-to-Face in Tempe (January 2004), we will implement several changes affecting tournaments. The tournament announcement for the upcoming FTF and future tourneys will reflect these changes. First, we will eliminate the tourney freeze for all regular DM warrior classes. Regular DM warriors will not be classed ahead of the tournament, but instead will fight according to their FE on the date of the tourney. There will still be a freeze for the ADM classes, occurring on the same timeline as before, approximately 6 weeks before the tournament. In addition to the above change, the warrior classes will be slightly altered. The new tourney classes will be as follows: DM Tourney Classes ADM Tourney Classes ====================== ====================== 0 FE: Rookies Freshmen 1-4 FE: Apprentices ADM 5-10 FE: Initiates Eligibles 11-20 FE: Adepts ---induction--- 21-30 FE: Champions Contenders 31+ FE: Challengers Primus All regular DM tourney classes will remain solely FE based. All ADM classes will now be based on warrior characteristics (i.e., the ADM split algorithm), including the Freshmen class. The Gateway and Primus arenas will be merging before the FTF to form one top arena. These warriors will be split into two tournament classes, the Contenders and the Primus classes, again based upon their characteristics. More information on this will be published in the newsletters for those arenas. If you have any questions about the above changes, please contact Customer Service. Good luck in your games. -- Green Eyes and the RSI staff