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Date   : 11/01/2011    Duedate: 11/28/2011

CRYSALIS ARENA

DM 106    TURN 241

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1 SPARF! 54/1139      2399 1149  32 67.6      OLDER BY FAR 40/1322
    CRYPTICS 25/150                             DARK TOADS 05Q 82/1311
    SKI TAOS 23/860                           3 DEMONIC FURY 44/454  126  111   0 53.2
    AVID FANS 45/199                            STEEL BLADES 30/525
    HANGOVERS 59/955                            RANDOM BLADES 50/550
    REAL BEER 21/859                          4-DARQUE FORCE 31/908  112  103   1 52.1
    THE BULLS 73/255                            KNIGHT BREED 45/1070
    BLOWN AWAY 44/398                           DARQUE FORCES 72/1009
    ROYAL FLUSH 47/10                         5-500 BPM 77/1260      775  776   7 50.0
    KING'S COURT 11/34                          BLOOD SUCKERS 5/1295
    OPEN SESAME 50/668                          ONE GOOD DUDE 72/396
    CHAPEL ROCK 59/1108                         KIWI CONNECTION 4/1305
    OTTO'S PARTS 52/664                         KIWI CONNECTION 13/747
    PARTY ANIMALS 5/476                         KIWI CONNECTIONS 75/1307
    ALPHABET SOUP 73/943                        OTAGO HIGHLANDERS 14/808
    PRIMATES-R-US 25/963                        INSP GADGETS MINIONS 7/214
    USELESS TOOLS 54/552                      6 BLOOD RITES 8/1253   119  126   1 48.6
    WORLDWIDE GORE 26/35                        ARCTIC WASTES 45/1256
    MILITARY MAYHEM 31/37                       TONGUE N CHEEK 82/1203
    USELESS TOOLS 57/1249                       NORTHERN LIGHTS 82/1288
    WAY TO GO! II 73/1010                     7 VIKINGS 10/1208      141  154   1 47.8
    HERE TO PHOENIX 26/871                      SENTINELS 7/1202
    CONSORTIUM CRAP 11/1248                   8 WITLESS WON 39/1052  132  159   0 45.4
    CRUEL PET NAMES 40/1117                   9 DOGS OF WAR 71/418    54   86   0 38.6
    LADIES IN WAITING 8/444                     PHANTACITY 28/1252
    THINGS GEORGE DOES 73/812                   OLLIS HEROES 83/1302
    INGRATE WHITE NORTH 60/745               10 DODGE BULLET 28/867  484  854   5 36.2
  2 FELINES 82/1242      398  201   1 66.4      MIDDLE WAY 9 72/1325
    TOO OLD 63/1329                             MIDDLE WAY 18 73/1310
    COLORIFIC 48/815                            MIDDLE WAY 21 83/1309
    LAND OF OZ 47/28                         11-DRUID'S GRO 50/1041   61  130   2 31.9
    COLORIFIC 11/1050                        12-DEVIATION 47/1327      1    0   0  100
    FLOWER GIRLS 52/265                      13 MONSTER MAN 81/1330    1    0   0  100
    THE WEAPONS 82/1261

                                  WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT

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                              ---===SLOW ARENA NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 641): CONFIDENCE of CONSANGUINEOUS (Manniquin, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 338): TAXES of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 336): TERROR TWIN of ALL NIGHT LONG (?, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 291): THE FALLEN ONE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 313): ANDROMEDA of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 308): RACECAR of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 294): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 288): RENDOR QUIL of MIDDLE WAY 8 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 273): ALBERT of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 266): FAIRYFIRE of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 242): GEROGE IGONO of THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 242): ROMOR SAITH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 243): PANAMA OATS of MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  83 TELORINTHE (turn 58): ACCORDION of OLDIES (Coach, mgr.)
 DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 240): WHACKING WILLOW of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 641): MIDDLE WAY 11 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 337): ISIS PTAH (Aesir Vanir, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 336): MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 291): DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 313): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 308): VEGAN CANNIBALS (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 294): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 288): WAH CHING (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 273): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 266): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 242): THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 242): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 243): MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  83 TELORINTHE (turn 58): BLACK LIGHTNING II (Dark Angel, mgr.)
 DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 240): FELINES et al (Consortium, mgrs.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                   ----------------
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 291): QUITA ROSALA of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 312): YUMALESCA of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 308): CHABAT of PAWN OF PROPHECY (Gentleben, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 294): NASTY NES of PUBLIC ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 273): ALBERT of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 265): I'M POWERLESS of BASHAHOLICS ANON (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 242): STINKY PETE of DREW'S BOYS II (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  83 TELORINTHE (turn 58): ACCORDION of OLDIES (Coach, mgr.)

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

     Here we are, and the tourney has been fought, though not yet written up.  The
Split is coming but not here.  SNOW is coming but not here yet.  Life goes on.
     And the fights went on.  I got terribly excited when I looked at the fight card
for the day:  FORTY-SEVEN fights!  Then I read farther and discovered that there were
twenty-two standbys involved....  Still, we're ahead of all the regionals and Home
Guard, so eh to them.  The sudden uprush of fight numbers (more than doubled) seems
to be due to a massive presence by Crip.  Ah, by Crip's warriors.  Lots of 'em.  This
works for me.  Out of those forty-seven fights, fourteen were challenge matches.
Some advanced arenas don't even have fourteen FIGHTS on one day, so we have an excuse
to thumb our noses at them.  Although why one would thumb one's nose is beyond me.
     Tabby of Felines got the biggest point gain at twenty-eight.  Hunzicker Bowl got
the biggest drop at twenty-five.  Different fights.
     Whacking Willow got the most challenges, which makes it odd that she fought a
random match, but there it is.
     Steel Blades was most avoided, with Royal Flush avoiding them the most.
     I'm going to rush through the fights because a) nearly half of them involve
standbys and I don't feel like talking about standbys, and b) the needs of the
tourney spy report are pressing hard on the available time.

     PETER THE GREAT (71-6230) (16-8-4,60) of DOGS OF WAR fought SUPER GROVER (50-
3413) (13-4-0,63) of OPEN SESAME.  PETER THE GREAT was handily defeated by SUPER
GROVER in a 1 minute mismatched contest.  Interesting, a couple of young hotshots,
who may or may not have tourney experience.  I'd have bet on Peter, though, so it's a
good thing I didn't bet at all.
     TORANS ULRIK (72-6399) (14-18-0,34) of MIDDLE WAY 9 fought UNEMPLOYED PERSON
(106-5) (0-0-0,70) of the College of Mimes.  TORANS ULRIK was demolished by
UNEMPLOYED PERSON in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
     WASNIS (83-224) (22-15-0,84) of OLLIS HEROES fought QUITA REMMING (83-294) (17-
20-0,38) of MIDDLE WAY 21.  WASNIS handily defeated QUITA REMMING in a 1 minute one-
sided bout.  A home-town match, though not deliberate.
     LILAS KEELER (73-5840) (19-17-1,70) of MIDDLE WAY 18 fought ACE FREHLEY (47-
3669) (13-10-0,78) of ROYAL FLUSH.  LILAS KEELER was handily defeated by ACE FREHLEY
in a 1 minute one-sided duel.  I can understand why Lilas is talking about
retirement.
     PIT FIEND (81-1344) (18-17-1,72) of MONSTER MANUAL fought ORRIE POLLAS (83-295)
(19-19-2,59) of MIDDLE WAY 21.  PIT FIEND overpowered ORRIE POLLAS in a popular 1
minute uneven bout.  Orrie says he "didin't sign up to fight monsters."  He didn't?
That's news to many of us.
     OPASAN (28-4381) (23-19-1,93) of PHANTACITY fought KARIN LO (83-292) (16-22-
0,55) of MIDDLE WAY 21.  OPASAN demolished KARIN LO in a 1 minute uneven fight.  It's
okay, Opasan, Karin's used to losing.
     ADAM'S APPLE (52-3203) (29-15-0,147) of OTTO'S PARTS fought IMPRISONED SPY (106-
9) (0-0-0,170) of the College of Mimes.  ADAM'S APPLE subdued IMPRISONED SPY in a
popular 2 minute match.

     THE LION KING (47-6360) (23-7-0,118) of ROYAL FLUSH fought CLEVER (50-2192) (52-
34-2,134) of RANDOM BLADES.  THE LION KING slimly lost to CLEVER in a crowd pleasing
2 minute melee.  Make that, "to Clever and Experienced."
     LONDON QUIREBOY (59-2513) (34-16-1,180) of CHAPEL ROCK fought EVIL INPUTTER
(106-7) (0-0-0,110) of the College of Mimes.  LONDON QUIREBOY handily defeated EVIL
INPUTTER in a 2 minute mismatched fight.
     BULL FROG (73-4547) (32-16-0,171) of THE BULLS fought HAGAR BLUETOOTH (10-5850)
(31-5-1,173) of VIKINGS.  BULL FROG was bested by HAGAR BLUETOOTH in a crowd pleasing
6 minute gruesome match.  Frog-gigging in the arena?
     HUNZICKER BOWL (23-4182) (44-25-2,200) of SKI TAOS fought IMPRISONED SPY (106-9)
(0-0-0,170) of the College of Mimes.  HUNZICKER BOWL was overpowered by IMPRISONED
SPY in a 1 minute uneven battle.
     MONKEY BUSINESS (25-4040) (36-18-1,203) of PRIMATES-R-US fought IMPRISONED SPY
(106-9) (0-0-0,170) of the College of Mimes.  MONKEY BUSINESS handily defeated
IMPRISONED SPY in a 1 minute one-sided duel.

     TAOS (26-4042) (28-17-1,206) of HERE TO PHOENIX fought CRYSALIS GUARD (106-29)
(0-0-0,200) of the College of Mimes.  TAOS won victory over CRYSALIS GUARD in a crowd
pleasing 6 minute brutal bout.
     LAND OF FLUSH (11-4373) (31-20-0,193) of CONSORTIUM CRAP fought AMBER WOLFWALKER
(106-11) (0-0-0,220) of the College of Mimes.  LAND OF FLUSH was vanquished by AMBER
WOLFWALKER in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
     DARK TOWER (11-1702) (88-56-0,182) of KING'S COURT fought ARENAMASTER SANDAVOL
(106-28) (0-0-0,200) of the College of Mimes.  DARK TOWER narrowly defeated
ARENAMASTER SANDAVOL in a crowd pleasing 7 minute match.
     HARI-KARI (73-3049) (48-9-0,201) of WAY TO GO! II fought VILLAINOUS INFORMER
(106-23) (0-0-0,181) of the College of Mimes.  HARI-KARI beat VILLAINOUS INFORMER in
a popular 3 minute fray.
     F.O.A.D. (73-442) (34-16-2,194) of ALPHABET SOUP fought IMPRISONED SPY (106-9)
(0-0-0,170) of the College of Mimes.  F.O.A.D. was bested by IMPRISONED SPY in an
exciting 2 minute bloody battle.

     SLIPPERY NIPPLE (59-2323) (35-24-1,196) of HANGOVERS fought CLOTTO (106-25) (0-
0-0,181) of the College of Mimes.  SLIPPERY NIPPLE savagely defeated CLOTTO in an
action packed 2 minute gory contest.
     RUBBER KNIFE (54-2038) (62-45-1,196) of USELESS TOOLS fought RIRORNI COOK (106-
24) (0-0-0,181) of the College of Mimes.  RUBBER KNIFE beat RIRORNI COOK in a popular
2 minute gruesome bout.
     GENERAL PUBLIC (31-3112) (26-23-1,197) of MILITARY MAYHEM fought VILLAINOUS
INFORMER (106-23) (0-0-0,181) of the College of Mimes.  GENERAL PUBLIC narrowly
defeated VILLAINOUS INFORMER in a popular 3 minute fight.
     NUMBSKULL (52-2948) (16-6-2,185) of OTTO'S PARTS fought CRYSALIS GUARD (106-29)
(0-0-0,200) of the College of Mimes.  NUMBSKULL was overcome by CRYSALIS GUARD in an
exciting 1 minute fight.
     UZI (44-1701) (33-33-1,190) of BLOWN AWAY fought VILLAINOUS INFORMER (106-23)
(0-0-0,181) of the College of Mimes.  UZI was overpowered by VILLAINOUS INFORMER in a
1 minute one-sided fight.

     THE REFEREE (45-1091) (77-51-4,198) of AVID FANS fought AMBER WOLFWALKER (106-
11) (0-0-0,220) of the College of Mimes.  THE REFEREE viciously subdued AMBER
WOLFWALKER in a crowd pleasing 2 minute bout.
     STEVE MCQUEEN (47-3908) (58-46-1,194) of ROYAL FLUSH fought AMBER WOLFWALKER
(106-11) (0-0-0,220) of the College of Mimes.  STEVE MCQUEEN was vanquished by AMBER
WOLFWALKER in a 2 minute uneven bout.
     KING FORADAY (47-3762) (65-53-4,200) of ROYAL FLUSH fought LOOGIE CLAP (82-
46049) (39-32-2,207) of TONGUE N CHEEK.  KING FORADAY slimly won victory over LOOGIE
CLAP in a popular 2 minute brutal fight.  Aha!  A fight with two managed warriors
once again.  Good work out there, both of you.
     ACE METRIC (47-3554) (28-21-0,190) of ROYAL FLUSH fought VERMICIOUS KNID (106-
30) (0-0-0,240) of the College of Mimes.  ACE METRIC was luckily beaten by VERMICIOUS
KNID in an exciting 2 minute gory duel.
     DISCO QUEEN (47-1992) (66-27-2,282) of ROYAL FLUSH fought RIRORNI COOK (106-24)
(0-0-0,181) of the College of Mimes.  DISCO QUEEN viciously subdued RIRORNI COOK in
an exciting 3 minute gory bout.

     BULL DURHAM (5-4324) (37-20-1,211) of PARTY ANIMALS fought CRYSALIS GUARD (106-
29) (0-0-0,200) of the College of Mimes.  BULL DURHAM handily defeated CRYSALIS GUARD
in a 1 minute uneven duel.
     MISS ZING (8-824) (71-51-3,250) of LADIES IN WAITING fought TELGOR (106-27) (0-
0-0,200) of the College of Mimes.  MISS ZING was overpowered by TELGOR in a popular 1
minute one-sided duel.
     ROTTEN LIVER (52-2902) (38-17-1,229) of OTTO'S PARTS fought TUNDRA (45-4280)
(37-26-1,193) of ARCTIC WASTES.  ROTTEN LIVER handily defeated TUNDRA in a popular 1
minute mismatched competition.  Was this a fight at the Malamute Saloon?  Or wherever
it was that Dan Mackgrew was killed.  It was on the tundra, and I'm sure Dan had a
rotten liver.  All that rotgut whiskey, you know.
     JIVE (25-624) (107-67-1,241) of CRYPTICS fought ARENAMASTER SANDAVOL (106-28)
(0-0-0,200) of the College of Mimes.  JIVE was demolished by ARENAMASTER SANDAVOL in
an exciting 2 minute one-sided bout.
     TABBY (82-29373) (28-11-0,213) of FELINES fought RUBBER KNIFE (57-2546) (37-8-
2,257) of USELESS TOOLS.  TABBY devastated RUBBER KNIFE in a popular 2 minute brutal
mismatched brawl.  Go cat!

     I make that 10-12 for the standbys, which isn't bad considering their level of
management.

The challenges:
     QUEEN (82-33307) (17-7-0,142) of DARK TOADS 05Q challenged CRIMSON MIST (8-5047)
(36-28-1,164) of BLOOD RITES.  Up 22.  QUEEN overpowered CRIMSON MIST in a 1 minute
one-sided Challenge duel.  And a well-judged twenty-two it was.
     A GROUNDSKEEPER (45-1613) (33-29-1,150) of AVID FANS challenged AMELIA (28-3417)
(44-31-1,157) of DODGE BULLETS.  Up 7.  A GROUNDSKEEPER demolished AMELIA in a 1
minute one-sided Challenge brawl.  That'll teach her to land her airplane on just any
old piece of ground!
     BLACK JACK SHELACK (47-4850) (37-24-2,179) of ROYAL FLUSH challenged GHOST
DANCER (28-3365) (49-43-0,182) of DODGE BULLETS.  Up 3.  BLACK JACK SHELACK was
handily defeated by GHOST DANCER in a 1 minute contest.  Amazing.  I wonder if Ghost
Dancer is on the wrong team?  He has a winning record, after all.
     BEERVAHNA (60-4292) (39-34-3,209) of INGRATE WHITE NORTH challenged JAVELIN (82-
33234) (23-9-0,209) of THE WEAPONS.  Straight across.  BEERVAHNA was demolished by
JAVELIN in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.  I suspect tourney fights in
Javelin's past.  Either that, or excellent luck today.  Or both.
     VIKING RAIDER (54-2885) (24-8-1,206) of SPARF! challenged VIOLATOR (44-2122)
(57-44-1,208) of DEMONIC FURY.  Up 2.  VIKING RAIDER handily defeated VIOLATOR in a 1
minute one-sided Challenge bout.  Well, you know how it is with vikings.  Demonic
fury versus a berserker?  Pick the wild man.

     CUBA (26-3917) (33-14-0,183) of HERE TO PHOENIX challenged GODSMACK (82-48417)
(27-21-0,186) of TONGUE N CHEEK.  Up 3.  CUBA vanquished GODSMACK in an exciting 1
minute one-sided Challenge fight.  Odd, I wouldn't have thought--  Oh, I see!
Totally different reference.  Okay, um, good work, Cuba.
     SITS ON HIS DUFF (73-1810) (44-26-4,190) of THINGS GEORGE DOES challenged TAMMY
FAYE (39-3520) (29-29-0,191) of WITLESS WONDERS.  Up 1.  SITS ON HIS DUFF vanquished
TAMMY FAYE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.  Yes, but George sits MASTERFULLY.
     PHILLIP THE BIRD (40-3708) (21-17-1,204) of CRUEL PET NAMES challenged STINGRAY
(30-2264) (35-37-0,208) of STEEL BLADES.  Up 4.  PHILLIP THE BIRD won victory over
STINGRAY in a 2 minute Challenge duel.  The things people do to their pets!
     TRASH CAN (50-3403) (21-4-4,201) of OPEN SESAME challenged HUNTSMAN (7-5837)
(37-22-0,209) of SENTINELS.  Up 8.  TRASH CAN was overpowered by HUNTSMAN in a 1
minute mismatched Challenge brawl.  The clerk has scrawled a note on my program here
that is, ah, rude and derogatory, so I'll pass on that but... I can't get it out of
my mind long enough to come up with another.  Sorry.
     FIGHTER ACE (47-1189) (76-52-6,185) of ROYAL FLUSH challenged BLACK FLAG (82-
46046) (51-38-4,189) of TONGUE N CHEEK.  Up 4.  FIGHTER ACE devastated BLACK FLAG in
a popular 3 minute bloody uneven Challenge brawl.  Well, that's what fighter aces DO.

     BURGER KING (47-4152) (41-35-3,193) of ROYAL FLUSH challenged ASHAR (30-1777)
(57-48-3,194) of STEEL BLADES.  Up 1.  BURGER KING was devastated by ASHAR in an
exciting 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.  And then Ashar went looking for the
fries....
     BASE ON BULLS (73-3101) (32-11-4,187) of THE BULLS challenged WYNETT (30-2340)
(48-45-2,189) of STEEL BLADES.  Up 2.  BASE ON BULLS narrowly defeated WYNETT in an
action packed 6 minute Challenge fight.  Very narrow, to have taken six minutes.
Does this mean that Wynett is a bullfighter?
     DAIRY QUEEN (47-2685) (99-50-3,219) of ROYAL FLUSH challenged HAZE (82-49272)
(33-19-0,244) of NORTHERN LIGHTS.  Up 25.  DAIRY QUEEN vanquished HAZE in a 2 minute
uneven Challenge battle.  Hmm, I've found that a DQ on a hazy morning does the same
for me, i.e., vanquishes the haze.
     BODDINGTON'S (21-5035) (27-15-0,213) of REAL BEER challenged YOUNG JOAN (28-
3534) (43-57-1,213) of DODGE BULLETS.  Straight across.  BODDINGTON'S bested YOUNG
JOAN in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Challenge fight.  Not a beer-drinker, Joan.

For the title:
     Most-Challenged WHACKING WILLOW (52-3167) (56-20-1,288) of FLOWER GIRLS fought
DUTCH TREAT (26-1841) (134-38-2,419) of WORLDWIDE GORE.  WHACKING WILLOW was
viciously subdued by DUTCH TREAT in a 10 minute Title duel.  And the Willow is out
after a long, er, tussle, and the Treat is in.  Well, that's the season, after all.
Congratulations, Dutch Treat.

                                       Ketchum

THE TOWER GUARDIAN             W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 DUTCH TREAT 26-1841         135  38  2  445  WORLDWIDE GORE (35)        CALEAM

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 DISCO QUEEN 47-1992          67  27  2  285  ROYAL FLUSH (10)           NORTH FORK
-CRUMBSNATCHER 72-1842        61  34  1  275  ONE GOOD DUDE (396)        DRAGONHEAD
-MOSGIEL 14-3836              49  31  2  269  OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (808)    TOBIR
 ROTTEN LIVER 52-2902         39  17  1  244  OTTO'S PARTS (664)         FRATSFA
 TABBY 82-29373               29  11     241  FELINES (1242)             DWES EG
 DAIRY QUEEN 47-2685         100  50  3  237  ROYAL FLUSH (10)           NORTH FORK
-MAD CAT 7-2965               75  52  6  235  INSP GADGETS MINIONS (214) BONSUR
 HUNTSMAN 7-5837              38  22     231  SENTINELS (1202)           BONSUR
 VIKING RAIDER 54-2885        25   8  1  224  SPARF! (1139)              TROCAR
 JAVELIN 82-33234             24   9     223  THE WEAPONS (1261)         DWES EG

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 BULL DURHAM 5-4324           38  20  1  221  PARTY ANIMALS (476)        KALTOS
 BODDINGTON'S 21-5035         28  15     221  REAL BEER (859)            SUNSET
 TAOS 26-4042                 29  17  1  214  HERE TO PHOENIX (871)      CALEAM
 KING FORADAY 47-3762         66  53  4  212  ROYAL FLUSH (10)           NORTH FORK

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 WHACKING WILLOW 52-3167      56  21  1  210  FLOWER GIRLS (265)         FRATSFA
 PHILLIP THE BIRD 40-3708     22  17  1  210  CRUEL PET NAMES (1117)     ZENSU
 ASHAR 30-1777                58  48  3  208  STEEL BLADES (525)         IAYE
 THE REFEREE 45-1091          78  51  4  207  AVID FANS (199)            STORMCROWE
 FIGHTER ACE 47-1189          77  52  6  207  ROYAL FLUSH (10)           NORTH FORK
 MONKEY BUSINESS 25-4040      37  18  1  206  PRIMATES-R-US (963)        LYRATILAN
 HARI-KARI 73-3049            49   9     204  WAY TO GO! II (1010)       ERINIKA
 HAZE 82-49272                33  20     204  NORTHERN LIGHTS (1288)     DWES EG
-GABBER KNIGHT 77-2243        17   2     204  500 BPM (1260)             MAZGOURRAH
 SITS ON HIS DUFF 73-1810     45  26  4  202  THINGS GEORGE DOES (812)   ERINIKA
-RAVISHING REDBUD 52-3197     46  21     200  FLOWER GIRLS (265)         FRATSFA
 SLIPPERY NIPPLE 59-2323      36  24  1  200  HANGOVERS (955)            ILLIS
-ORANGE CRUSH 48-3809         24  14  1  200  COLORIFIC (815)            CAER
 DARK TOWER 11-1702           89  56     199  KING'S COURT (34)          ARUAK CITY
 LOOGIE CLAP 82-46049         39  33  2  199  TONGUE N CHEEK (1203)      DWES EG
 CUBA 26-3917                 34  14     199  HERE TO PHOENIX (871)      CALEAM
 GENERAL PUBLIC 31-3112       27  23  1  199  MILITARY MAYHEM (37)       CHIMLEVTAL
 RUBBER KNIFE 54-2038         63  45  1  198  USELESS TOOLS (552)        TROCAR
 GHOST DANCER 28-3365         50  43     198  DODGE BULLETS (867)        MORYA
 YOUNG JOAN 28-3534           43  58  1  198  DODGE BULLETS (867)        MORYA
-SODOM 31-4368                37  24  1  198  DARQUE FORCES (908)        CHIMLEVTAL
 BASE ON BULLS 73-3101        33  11  4  198  THE BULLS (255)            ERINIKA
-EVE 72-4596                  28  15     198  DARQUE FORCES (1009)       DRAGONHEAD
-MOSQUITO 5-5011              24  15  1  198  BLOOD SUCKERS (1295)       KALTOS
 STINGRAY 30-2264             35  38     196  STEEL BLADES (525)         IAYE
 RUBBER KNIFE 57-2546         37   9  2  195  USELESS TOOLS (1249)       ANDOR
 VIOLATOR 44-2122             57  45  1  194  DEMONIC FURY (454)         KRILL
-AVONSIDE 13-3927             53  62  1  194  KIWI CONNECTION (747)      DULLENS
 BEERVAHNA 60-4292            39  35  3  194  INGRATE WHITE NORTH (745)  ARADI
 TRASH CAN 50-3403            21   5  4  194  OPEN SESAME (668)          SNOWBOUND
 WYNETT 30-2340               48  46  2  192  STEEL BLADES (525)         IAYE
-BLUE VELVET 11-6248          33  15     192  COLORIFIC (1050)           ARUAK CITY
 JIVE 25-624                 107  68  1  191  CRYPTICS (150)             LYRATILAN
 TUNDRA 45-4280               37  27  1  191  ARCTIC WASTES (1256)       STORMCROWE
 ACE METRIC 47-3554           28  22     191  ROYAL FLUSH (10)           NORTH FORK
 MISS ZING 8-824              71  52  3  190  LADIES IN WAITING (444)    ARKERS
 HAGAR BLUETOOTH 10-5850      32   5  1  188  VIKINGS (1208)             KOLACT
-ROXANNE DE'MORRE 50-3449     50  51     187  DRUID'S GROVE (1041)       SNOWBOUND
 STEVE MCQUEEN 47-3908        58  47  1  186  ROYAL FLUSH (10)           NORTH FORK
 BURGER KING 47-4152          41  36  3  186  ROYAL FLUSH (10)           NORTH FORK
 LAND OF FLUSH 11-4373        31  21     185  CONSORTIUM CRAP (1248)     ARUAK CITY
 TAMMY FAYE 39-3520           29  30     185  WITLESS WONDERS (1052)     XOCHITHLAN
 BLACK FLAG 82-46046          51  39  4  184  TONGUE N CHEEK (1203)      DWES EG
 NUMBSKULL 52-2948            16   7  2  184  OTTO'S PARTS (664)         FRATSFA
 LONDON QUIREBOY 59-2513      35  16  1  182  CHAPEL ROCK (1108)         ILLIS

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
-SCORPIUS 45-3752             44  29     179  KNIGHT BREED (1070)        STORMCROWE
 GODSMACK 82-48417            27  22     179  TONGUE N CHEEK (1203)      DWES EG
 F.O.A.D. 73-442              34  17  2  178  ALPHABET SOUP (943)        ERINIKA
 BULL FROG 73-4547            32  17     177  THE BULLS (255)            ERINIKA
 HUNZICKER BOWL 23-4182       44  26  2  175  SKI TAOS (860)             TI
 UZI 44-1701                  33  34  1  175  BLOWN AWAY (398)           KRILL
 BLACK JACK SHELACK 47-4850   37  25  2  172  ROYAL FLUSH (10)           NORTH FORK
 A GROUNDSKEEPER 45-1613      34  29  1  172  AVID FANS (199)            STORMCROWE
 QUEEN 82-33307               18   7     167  DARK TOADS 05Q (1311)      DWES EG
 ADAM'S APPLE 52-3203         30  15     165  OTTO'S PARTS (664)         FRATSFA

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
-EVALON ELKHORN 50-3553       33  40  3  162  DRUID'S GROVE (1041)       SNOWBOUND

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
-GERRICK GRIMM 50-3530        29  54  1  147  DRUID'S GROVE (1041)       SNOWBOUND
 CLEVER 50-2192               53  34  2  146  RANDOM BLADES (550)        SNOWBOUND
 CRIMSON MIST 8-5047          36  29  1  146  BLOOD RITES (1253)         ARKERS
 AMELIA 28-3417               44  32  1  144  DODGE BULLETS (867)        MORYA
 THE LION KING 47-6360        23   8     123  ROYAL FLUSH (10)           NORTH FORK
-NIKKO 47-6385                21   6  1  117  LAND OF OZ (28)            NORTH FORK
-KENYA 4-6484                 30   2  1  102  KIWI CONNECTION (1305)     JHELUM

GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
-WATERLOO 75-3317             24   4  1  100  KIWI CONNECTIONS (1307)    JADE MOUNTAIN
-PURPLE PASSION 11-7259       29  11      98  COLORIFIC (1050)           ARUAK CITY
 OPASAN 28-4381               24  19  1   95  PHANTACITY (1252)          MORYA

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ACE FREHLEY 47-3669          14  10      88  ROYAL FLUSH (10)           NORTH FORK
 WASNIS 83-224                23  15      86  OLLIS HEROES (1302)        TELORINTHE
 PIT FIEND 81-1344            19  17  1   80  MONSTER MANUAL (1330)      SHADOWSPIRE
 SUPER GROVER 50-3413         14   4      77  OPEN SESAME (668)          SNOWBOUND
-QUEEN 75-3316                17   8  1   74  KIWI CONNECTIONS (1307)    JADE MOUNTAIN
-KISS OF DEATH 47-6977        18  16  1   71  DEVIATION (1327)           NORTH FORK
-ORSINIUS 7-6073              19  12  1   70  SENTINELS (1202)           BONSUR
-BASKET 47-6956               20   8      68  LAND OF OZ (28)            NORTH FORK
-KANA BALLISTIC 47-6976       17  14  2   67  DEVIATION (1327)           NORTH FORK
-FLATULENCE 63-2834           20   1  2   63  TOO OLD (1329)             AMEN-TEI
 LILAS KEELER 73-5840         19  18  1   63  MIDDLE WAY 18 (1310)       ERINIKA
-CHERRY CHICKEN 11-7316       20   1      61  ANIMAL FARM (1095)         ARUAK CITY
 KARIN LO 83-292              16  23      56  MIDDLE WAY 21 (1309)       TELORINTHE
 PETER THE GREAT 71-6230      16   9  4   54  DOGS OF WAR (418)          KYR'TERR
 ORRIE POLLAS 83-295          19  20  2   53  MIDDLE WAY 21 (1309)       TELORINTHE
 QUITA REMMING 83-294         17  21      42  MIDDLE WAY 21 (1309)       TELORINTHE
-DOMJON 50-3554               28  45  3   35  DRUID'S GROVE (1041)       SNOWBOUND
 TORANS ULRIK 72-6399         14  19      33  MIDDLE WAY 9 (1325)        DRAGONHEAD

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

THE DEAD                   W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY                  TURN

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Way short on time today, the tourney spy report notes just landed on my desk, and
that's going to keep me busy for the next several days.  So no itemized personals
from Dodge Bullets and Company today.

On a different note, I'm thinking of retiring those of my gladiators who are
currently fighting here and bringing in some newer, fresher ones.  Any preferences as
to arena of origin and / or competition level?  I'm thinking "all freshmen," but I
can be flexible about this. -- Jorja

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BODDINGTON'S bested YOUNG JOAN in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Challenge fight.
DAIRY QUEEN vanquished HAZE in a 2 minute uneven Challenge battle.
BASE ON BULLS narrowly defeated WYNETT in a action packed 6 minute Challenge fight.
BURGER KING was devastated by ASHAR in a exciting 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
FIGHTER ACE devastated BLACK FLAG in a popular 3 minute bloody uneven Challenge brawl.
TRASH CAN was overpowered by HUNTSMAN in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
PHILLIP THE BIRD won victory over STINGRAY in a 2 minute Challenge duel.
SITS ON HIS DUFF vanquished TAMMY FAYE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
CUBA vanquished GODSMACK in a exciting 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
VIKING RAIDER handily defeated VIOLATOR in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge bout.
BEERVAHNA was demolished by JAVELIN in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
BLACK JACK SHELACK was handily defeated by GHOST DANCER in a 1 minute contest.
A GROUNDSKEEPER demolished AMELIA in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge brawl.
QUEEN overpowered CRIMSON MIST in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
WHACKING WILLOW was viciously subdued by DUTCH TREAT in a 10 minute Title duel.
TABBY devastated RUBBER KNIFE in a popular 2 minute brutal mismatched brawl.
JIVE was demolished by ARENAMASTER SANDAVOL in a exciting 2 minute one-sided bout.
ROTTEN LIVER handily defeated TUNDRA in a popular 1 minute mismatched competition.
MISS ZING was overpowered by TELGOR in a popular 1 minute one-sided duel.
BULL DURHAM handily defeated CRYSALIS GUARD in a 1 minute uneven duel.
DISCO QUEEN viciously subdued RIRORNI COOK in a exciting 3 minute gory bout.
ACE METRIC was luckily beaten by VERMICIOUS KNID in a exciting 2 minute gory duel.
KING FORADAY slimly won victory over LOOGIE CLAP in a popular 2 minute brutal fight.
STEVE MCQUEEN was vanquished by AMBER WOLFWALKER in a 2 minute uneven bout.
THE REFEREE viciously subdued AMBER WOLFWALKER in a crowd pleasing 2 minute bout.
UZI was overpowered by VILLAINOUS INFORMER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
NUMBSKULL was overcome by CRYSALIS GUARD in a exciting 1 minute fight.
GENERAL PUBLIC narrowly defeated VILLAINOUS INFORMER in a popular 3 minute fight.
RUBBER KNIFE beat RIRORNI COOK in a popular 2 minute gruesome bout.
SLIPPERY NIPPLE savagely defeated CLOTTO in a action packed 2 minute gory contest.
F.O.A.D. was bested by IMPRISONED SPY in a exciting 2 minute bloody battle.
HARI-KARI beat VILLAINOUS INFORMER in a popular 3 minute fray.
DARK TOWER narrowly defeated ARENAMASTER SANDAVOL in a crowd pleasing 7 minute match.
LAND OF FLUSH was vanquished by AMBER WOLFWALKER in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
TAOS won victory over CRYSALIS GUARD in a crowd pleasing 6 minute brutal bout.
MONKEY BUSINESS handily defeated IMPRISONED SPY in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
HUNZICKER BOWL was overpowered by IMPRISONED SPY in a 1 minute uneven battle.
BULL FROG was bested by HAGAR BLUETOOTH in a crowd pleasing 6 minute gruesome match.
LONDON QUIREBOY handily defeated EVIL INPUTTER in a 2 minute mismatched fight.
THE LION KING slimly lost to CLEVER in a crowd pleasing 2 minute melee.
ADAM'S APPLE subdued IMPRISONED SPY in a popular 2 minute match.
OPASAN demolished KARIN LO in a 1 minute uneven fight.
PIT FIEND overpowered ORRIE POLLAS in a popular 1 minute uneven bout.
LILAS KEELER was handily defeated by ACE FREHLEY in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
WASNIS handily defeated QUITA REMMING in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
TORANS ULRIK was demolished by UNEMPLOYED PERSON in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
PETER THE GREAT was handily defeated by SUPER GROVER in a 1 minute mismatched contest.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  20         PARRY-STRIKE       7 -   2 -  0      78  |
|WALL OF STEEL                   13         PARRY-LUNGE       27 -  15 -  0      64  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  9         TOTAL PARRY       38 -  22 -  1      63  |
|AIMED BLOW                       8         LUNGING ATTACK    83 -  67 -  0      55  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         WALL OF STEEL     49 -  47 -  0      51  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         SLASHING ATTACK   27 -  34 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      4         PARRY-RIPOSTE     14 -  20 -  0      41  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    4         AIMED BLOW        28 -  41 -  0      41  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         STRIKING ATTACK   23 -  34 -  0      40  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         BASHING ATTACK    15 -  24 -  0      38  |

Turn 241 was great if you     Not so great if you used      The fighting styles of the
used the fighting styles:     the fighting styles:          top eleven warriors are:

PARRY-STRIKE       2 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  3         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      9 -  4     PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  3         2  WALL OF STEEL  
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  2     TOTAL PARRY        1 -  4         2  SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    5 -  4                                       1  TOTAL PARRY    
AIMED BLOW         4 -  4                                       1  PARRY-STRIKE   
LUNGING ATTACK    10 - 10                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      DUTCH TREAT 26-1841       135  38  2  445 WORLDWIDE GORE (35)
PARRY-STRIKE     DISCO QUEEN 47-1992        67  27  2  285 ROYAL FLUSH (10)
LUNGING ATTACK   ROTTEN LIVER 52-2902       39  17  1  244 OTTO'S PARTS (664)
WALL OF STEEL    DAIRY QUEEN 47-2685       100  50  3  237 ROYAL FLUSH (10)
SLASHING ATTACK  HUNTSMAN 7-5837            38  22  0  231 SENTINELS (1202)
BASHING ATTACK   KING FORADAY 47-3762       66  53  4  212 ROYAL FLUSH (10)
AIMED BLOW       HARI-KARI 73-3049          49   9  0  204 WAY TO GO! II (1010)
STRIKING ATTACK  SITS ON HIS DUFF 73-1810   45  26  4  202 THINGS GEORGE DOES (812)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    YOUNG JOAN 28-3534         43  58  1  198 DODGE BULLETS (867)
PARRY-LUNGE      VIOLATOR 44-2122           57  45  1  194 DEMONIC FURY (454)

The overall popularity leader is DARK TOWER 11-1702.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was WYNETT 30-2340.  The ten other most popular fighters were DUTCH TREAT 
26-1841, BULL FROG 73-4547, DARK TOWER 11-1702, TAOS 26-4042, BASE ON BULLS 73-3101, 
ACE METRIC 47-3554, THE REFEREE 45-1091, SLIPPERY NIPPLE 59-2323, HAGAR BLUETOOTH 
10-5850, and FIGHTER ACE 47-1189.

The least popular fighter this week was TORANS ULRIK 72-6399.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were QUITA REMMING 83-294, LILAS KEELER 73-5840, LAND OF FLUSH 
11-4373, CRIMSON MIST 8-5047, BLACK JACK SHELACK 47-4850, BEERVAHNA 60-4292, VIOLATOR 
44-2122, GODSMACK 82--17119, ORRIE POLLAS 83-295, and KARIN LO 83-292.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
KALTOS(5)            1  0 0  IAYE(30)             1  2 0  ANDOR(57)            0  1 0  
BONSUR(7)            1  0 0  CHIMLEVTAL(31)       1  0 0  ILLIS(59)            2  0 0  
ARKERS(8)            0  2 0  XOCHITHLAN(39)       0  1 0  ARADI(60)            0  1 0  
KOLACT(10)           1  0 0  ZENSU(40)            1  0 0  KYR'TERR(71)         0  1 0  
ARUAK CITY(11)       1  1 0  KRILL(44)            0  2 0  DRAGONHEAD(72)       0  1 0  
SUNSET(21)           1  0 0  STORMCROWE(45)       2  1 0  ERINIKA(73)          3  3 0  
TI(23)               0  1 0  NORTH FORK(47)       5  5 0  SHADOWSPIRE(81)      1  0 0  
LYRATILAN(25)        1  1 0  SNOWBOUND(50)        2  1 0  DWES EG(82)          3  4 0  
CALEAM(26)           3  0 0  FRATSFA(52)          2  2 0  TELORINTHE(83)       1  3 0  
MORYA(28)            2  2 0  TROCAR(54)           2  0 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 BULL DURHAM 5-4324          38  20  1  221  PARTY ANIMALS (476)        KALTOS
 HUNTSMAN 7-5837             38  22  0  231  SENTINELS (1202)           BONSUR
 MISS ZING 8-824             71  52  3  190  LADIES IN WAITING (444)    ARKERS
 HAGAR BLUETOOTH 10-5850     32   5  1  188  VIKINGS (1208)             KOLACT
 DARK TOWER 11-1702          89  56  0  199  KING'S COURT (34)          ARUAK CITY
 BODDINGTON'S 21-5035        28  15  0  221  REAL BEER (859)            SUNSET
 HUNZICKER BOWL 23-4182      44  26  2  175  SKI TAOS (860)             TI
 MONKEY BUSINESS 25-4040     37  18  1  206  PRIMATES-R-US (963)        LYRATILAN
 DUTCH TREAT 26-1841        135  38  2  445  WORLDWIDE GORE (35)        CALEAM
 GHOST DANCER 28-3365        50  43  0  198  DODGE BULLETS (867)        MORYA
 ASHAR 30-1777               58  48  3  208  STEEL BLADES (525)         IAYE
 GENERAL PUBLIC 31-3112      27  23  1  199  MILITARY MAYHEM (37)       CHIMLEVTAL
 TAMMY FAYE 39-3520          29  30  0  185  WITLESS WONDERS (1052)     XOCHITHLAN
 PHILLIP THE BIRD 40-3708    22  17  1  210  CRUEL PET NAMES (1117)     ZENSU
 VIOLATOR 44-2122            57  45  1  194  DEMONIC FURY (454)         KRILL
 THE REFEREE 45-1091         78  51  4  207  AVID FANS (199)            STORMCROWE

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 DISCO QUEEN 47-1992         67  27  2  285  ROYAL FLUSH (10)           NORTH FORK
 TRASH CAN 50-3403           21   5  4  194  OPEN SESAME (668)          SNOWBOUND
 ROTTEN LIVER 52-2902        39  17  1  244  OTTO'S PARTS (664)         FRATSFA
 VIKING RAIDER 54-2885       25   8  1  224  SPARF! (1139)              TROCAR
 RUBBER KNIFE 57-2546        37   9  2  195  USELESS TOOLS (1249)       ANDOR
 SLIPPERY NIPPLE 59-2323     36  24  1  200  HANGOVERS (955)            ILLIS
 BEERVAHNA 60-4292           39  35  3  194  INGRATE WHITE NORTH (745)  ARADI
 PETER THE GREAT 71-6230     16   9  4   54  DOGS OF WAR (418)          KYR'TERR
 TORANS ULRIK 72-6399        14  19  0   33  MIDDLE WAY 9 (1325)        DRAGONHEAD
 HARI-KARI 73-3049           49   9  0  204  WAY TO GO! II (1010)       ERINIKA
 PIT FIEND 81-1344           19  17  1   80  MONSTER MANUAL (1330)      SHADOWSPIRE
 TABBY 82-29373              29  11  0  241  FELINES (1242)             DWES EG
 WASNIS 83-224               23  15  0   86  OLLIS HEROES (1302)        TELORINTHE

                        WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN SUNNY ARIZONA!

Our next winter FTF will be held in Tempe, Arizona, January 13-15, 2012.  It will be 
held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-897-7444), the same hotel as 
last year by popular request.  Room rates are $134.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which 
includes full cooked breakfast, complimentary manager's reception, free airport 
shuttle, free parking and free high speed internet.  There's a fitness center, 
jacuzzi, and pool.  The rooms are blocked--please make your reservation by December 15 
before the block is released!  (This is prime season for Phoenix, and people have been
unable to book rooms because they waited too long.)  Look for the tournament info 
sheet and minioverviews some time in December.  We hope you're all looking forward to 
it and that we will see you there!