AD Date : 12/27/2011 Duedate: 01/23/2012 CRYSALIS ARENA DM 106 TURN 243 RANK TEAMS W L K % RANK TEAMS W L K % 1 SPARF! 54/1139 2441 1169 32 67.6 RANDOM BLADES 50/550 CRYPTICS 25/150 5 500 BPM 77/1260 784 783 7 50.0 SKI TAOS 23/860 BLOOD SUCKERS 5/1295 AVID FANS 45/199 KIWI CONNECTION 4/1305 HANGOVERS 59/955 KIWI CONNECTION 13/747 REAL BEER 21/859 KIWI CONNECTION 73/1232 THE BULLS 73/255 KIWI CONNECTIONS 75/1307 BLOWN AWAY 44/398 OTAGO HIGHLANDERS 14/808 ROYAL FLUSH 47/10 KIWI CONNECTION II 54/1333 KING'S COURT 11/34 6-VIKINGS 10/1208 143 158 1 47.5 OPEN SESAME 50/668 SENTINELS 7/1202 CHAPEL ROCK 59/1108 HILLTOP GURUS 38/1282 OTTO'S PARTS 52/664 NOMADIC TRIBE 21/1219 PARTY ANIMALS 5/476 DRAGONBANE GUILD 81/1240 ALPHABET SOUP 73/943 7 BLOOD RITES 8/1253 123 136 1 47.5 PRIMATES-R-US 25/963 FULL SPECTRUM 1/1332 USELESS TOOLS 54/552 ARCTIC WASTES 45/1256 WORLDWIDE GORE 26/35 TONGUE N CHEEK 82/1203 MILITARY MAYHEM 31/37 NORTHERN LIGHTS 82/1288 USELESS TOOLS 57/1249 8 WITLESS WON 39/1052 132 161 0 45.1 WAY TO GO! II 73/1010 9 X-MEN 34/3 58 94 0 38.2 HERE TO PHOENIX 26/871 DOGS OF WAR 71/418 CONSORTIUM CRAP 11/1248 PHANTACITY 28/1252 CRUEL PET NAMES 40/1117 OLLIS HEROES 83/1302 LADIES IN WAITING 8/444 BIG BAD BRAWLERS 71/459 THINGS GEORGE DOES 73/812 10 DODGE BULLET 28/867 491 870 5 36.1 INGRATE WHITE NORTH 60/745 MIDDLE WAY 8 52/1271 2 FELINES 82/1242 403 201 1 66.7 MIDDLE WAY 9 72/1325 TOO OLD 63/1329 MIDDLE WAY 18 73/1310 FLOWER GIRLS 52/265 MIDDLE WAY 21 83/1309 THE WEAPONS 82/1261 CIRQUE DU MASQUES 58/843 DARK TOADS 05Q 82/1311 11 TALL TALES 59/1335 1 0 0 100 3 ORCISH IDIOM 8/1266 104 81 1 56.2 12-MONSTER MAN 81/1330 1 0 0 100 4 DEMONIC FURY 44/454 129 118 0 52.2 13-PAWN OF PRO 47/1334 0 1 0 0.0 STEEL BLADES 30/525 WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===SLOW ARENA NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 343): NORM QUESHA of MIDDLE WAY 11 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 340): PYRITE of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 338): PANCAKES of KAOS II (Grimm, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 293): THE FALLEN ONE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 315): ROSELYN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 310): EUREKA PRIDE of ALASKAN PIPELINE (Storm Lord) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 296): RED ALERT of PUBLIC ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 290): ZOUM LA BOUSE of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 275): WERE BEAR of FERAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 268): HARVEY of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 244): DIANGELIQUE of DARQUE FORCES V (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 244): NAEFAN ORDH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 245): BBIAB of H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 83 TELORINTHE (turn 60): VODI of OLLIS HEROES (Omega, mgr.) DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 242): MOSGIEL of OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (The Mun, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 343): MIDDLE WAY 11 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 340): DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 338): AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 293): DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 315): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 310): PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 296): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 290): WAH CHING (Pec Killer, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 275): FERAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 268): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 244): THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 244): BASH BROS SOCCER (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 245): H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 83 TELORINTHE (turn 60): OLDIES (Coach, mgr.) DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 242): SPARF! et al (Crip, mgrs.) Recent Graduates ---------------- DM 28 MORYA (turn 340): PYRITE of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.) DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 310): RACECAR of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal) AGOSERIS of WARHAMMERS (Coyote, mgr) (turn 309): TNT of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 294): NASTY NES of PUBLIC ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 290): HOT STUFF of PYROMANIA (Marma Duke, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 267): UNCLE FESTUS of TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 243): ROMOR SAITH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.) THE GUARDIAN'S FORUM Reflections by the Chief Tower Guard What a great honor and what a big suprise. I what to thank Dutch Treat for not fighting so I could take my rightful place as the tower guardian. Let see if I can keep it. I'm not much of talker. So lets get to fighting. Mosgiel REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER Debby Tonte did the notes today, and I was going to let her do the actual spy report, but she got insulting, called this place a dump! So I asked her to leave. I like to see and hear a little respect around here. Not a lot, mind you, I don't require that, but at least a little. Debbie's just jealous because this is a better, more active arena than Free Blades. Biggest point gain: Torans Ulrik, thirty-three. Biggest point loss: Romor Saith, thirty-one. Tongue N Cheek was most avoided, Royal Flush avoided them the most. Javelin got the most challenges. Forty-six fights, thirteen standbys. Not good, people! I know the standbys whine and say they need to work, but don't listen to them. I also know that on the alternate weeks, when not fighting HERE, the standbys go off and hold their own fights. So they're getting all the practice they need. Seventeen challenges, which is good. First, a quick run-through of the standby fights, get 'em out of the way: ROMOR SAITH (72-6398) (18-16-2,72) of MIDDLE WAY 9 fought RIRORNI SOLDIER (106- 3) (0-0-0,30) of the College of Mimes. ROMOR SAITH was demolished by RIRORNI SOLDIER in a 1 minute one-sided conflict. Hence the big point drop. LILAS KEELER (73-5840) (19-19-1,43) of MIDDLE WAY 18 fought RIRORNI SOLDIER (106-3) (0-0-0,30) of the College of Mimes. LILAS KEELER was overpowered by RIRORNI SOLDIER in a 1 minute uneven bout. KARIN LO (83-292) (16-24-0,55) of MIDDLE WAY 21 fought CAPTURED PIRATE KING (106-2) (0-0-0,30) of the College of Mimes. KARIN LO overpowered CAPTURED PIRATE KING in a 1 minute one-sided brawl. QUITA REMMING (83-294) (17-22-0,58) of MIDDLE WAY 21 fought RIRORNI SOLDIER (106-3) (0-0-0,30) of the College of Mimes. QUITA REMMING devastated RIRORNI SOLDIER in an action packed 1 minute mismatched match. JIVE (25-624) (107-68-1,191) of CRYPTICS fought TELGOR (106-27) (0-0-0,200) of the College of Mimes. JIVE was viciously subdued by TELGOR in a crowd pleasing 2 minute gruesome match. GENERAL PUBLIC (31-3112) (28-23-1,210) of MILITARY MAYHEM fought VILLAINOUS INFORMER (106-23) (0-0-0,181) of the College of Mimes. GENERAL PUBLIC subdued VILLAINOUS INFORMER in a popular 1 minute fight. ADAM'S APPLE (52-3203) (31-15-0,181) of OTTO'S PARTS fought THE BLACKSMITH (106- 22) (0-0-0,181) of the College of Mimes. ADAM'S APPLE overpowered THE BLACKSMITH in a popular 2 minute brutal uneven duel. ACE METRIC (47-3554) (28-22-0,191) of ROYAL FLUSH fought VILLAINOUS INFORMER (106-23) (0-0-0,181) of the College of Mimes. ACE METRIC vanquished VILLAINOUS INFORMER in a 1 minute one-sided bout. BURGER KING (47-4152) (41-36-3,186) of ROYAL FLUSH fought VILLAINOUS INFORMER (106-23) (0-0-0,181) of the College of Mimes. BURGER KING overcame VILLAINOUS INFORMER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bout. HARI-KARI (73-3049) (50-9-0,220) of WAY TO GO! II fought CRYSALIS GUARD (106-29) (0-0-0,200) of the College of Mimes. HARI-KARI savagely defeated CRYSALIS GUARD in an exciting 5 minute gruesome bout. BODDINGTON'S (21-5035) (29-15-0,233) of REAL BEER fought CRYSALIS GUARD (106-29) (0-0-0,200) of the College of Mimes. BODDINGTON'S was devastated by CRYSALIS GUARD in a popular 2 minute one-sided bout. MONKEY BUSINESS (25-4040) (38-18-1,220) of PRIMATES-R-US fought VERMICIOUS KNID (106-30) (0-0-0,240) of the College of Mimes. MONKEY BUSINESS savagely defeated VERMICIOUS KNID in an action packed 3 minute fray. VIKING RAIDER (54-2885) (26-8-1,245) of SPARF! fought RIRORNI COOK (106-24) (0- 0-0,181) of the College of Mimes. VIKING RAIDER savagely defeated RIRORNI COOK in an action packed 2 minute brutal fight. That's 4-9 for the standbys, and those who lost to them had better hit the practice floor. Ah, let me rephrase that: had better get in more practice. The other random matches, and some of them are VERY random: UNCLE FESTER (59-2768) (15-8-0,53) of TALL TALES fought BLACK (1-8252) (18-6- 0,69) of FULL SPECTRUM. UNCLE FESTER demolished BLACK in a 1 minute one-sided battle. And at the end of the fight, Black yelled out, "Uncle!" Sorry, couldn't resist that one. TORANS ULRIK (72-6399) (14-20-0,48) of MIDDLE WAY 9 fought WITCH (71-1841) (24- 16-1,83) of DOGS OF WAR. TORANS ULRIK overpowered WITCH in an exciting 1 minute uneven competition. Hence the big point gain. QUEEN (75-3316) (18-8-1,84) of KIWI CONNECTIONS fought SKI MASK (58-5869) (51- 93-1,66) of CIRQUE DU MASQUES. QUEEN overpowered SKI MASK in an action packed 1 minute one-sided battle. Roast duck, anyone? WASNIS (83-224) (23-15-0,86) of OLLIS HEROES fought GLACIER (58-5887) (28-36- 0,67) of CIRQUE DU MASQUES. WASNIS was handily defeated by GLACIER in a 1 minute one-sided match. Yes, well, this is a "glacier-friendly" season. Darned cold, in fact. ORRIE POLLAS (83-295) (20-20-2,62) of MIDDLE WAY 21 fought MESSY MONGREL (71- 1896) (17-17-0,71) of DOGS OF WAR. ORRIE POLLAS demolished MESSY MONGREL in a 1 minute uneven duel. A dog who makes messes isn't a Good Dog, so this was, um, a learning experience for the Mongrel? WATERLOO (75-3317) (25-4-1,102) of KIWI CONNECTIONS fought SRAN3E (28-4382) (20- 16-0,115) of PHANTACITY. WATERLOO was unbelievably bested by SRAN3E in an exciting 5 minute gory duel. I think this must be the unorthography, it gives Sran3e an edge. Nothing wrong with an edge, even if--maybe especially if!--it makes the clerks unhappy. Those clerks want things too easy. HUNZICKER BOWL (23-4182) (44-26-2,175) of SKI TAOS fought CLEVER (50-2192) (53- 35-2,144) of RANDOM BLADES. HUNZICKER BOWL won victory over CLEVER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute brutal bout. Easy to guess who's going places this winter and who's staying home practicing. UZI (44-1701) (33-34-1,175) of BLOWN AWAY fought AMELIA (28-3417) (44-33-1,142) of DODGE BULLETS. UZI beat AMELIA in a 2 minute bout. No surprise here. Well, maybe a surprise. I thought an uzi did bullets, yes? And Amelia is supposed to dodge them? BLACK JACK SHELACK (47-4850) (37-25-2,172) of ROYAL FLUSH fought CRIMSON MIST (8-5047) (37-29-1,157) of BLOOD RITES. BLACK JACK SHELACK demolished CRIMSON MIST in a 1 minute one-sided conflict. Black trumps most colors. F.O.A.D. (73-442) (34-17-2,178) of ALPHABET SOUP fought KENYA (4-6484) (30-3- 1,110) of KIWI CONNECTION. F.O.A.D. overcame KENYA in an exciting 1 minute fight. Seems like a sneaky trick to get your opponent standing there trying to figure out what the initials stand for, and then whomp him when he's distracted. But if that's what wins the fights.... BULL FROG (73-4547) (32-17-0,177) of THE BULLS fought SAMURAI STRIKER (71-62) (22-26-1,132) of DOGS OF WAR. BULL FROG subdued SAMURAI STRIKER in an exciting 1 minute struggle. Are we a zoo here? Bulls, dogs, ducks, monkeys, even frogs. A strange development. MISS ZING (8-824) (71-52-3,190) of LADIES IN WAITING fought GHOST DANCER (28- 3365) (50-44-0,173) of DODGE BULLETS. MISS ZING overpowered GHOST DANCER in a 1 minute one-sided struggle. Okay, so he can't fight, can he dance, Miss? WHIRLWIND (30-3437) (31-23-0,190) of STEEL BLADES fought MONKEY DO (25-4152) (29-18-2,198) of PRIMATES-R-US. WHIRLWIND was overpowered by MONKEY DO in a 1 minute one-sided bout. Strange fight. There really isn't anything else I can say about it. BULL DURHAM (5-4324) (39-20-1,232) of PARTY ANIMALS fought TUNDRA (45-4280) (37- 28-1,188) of ARCTIC WASTES. BULL DURHAM beat TUNDRA in an action packed 1 minute gory duel. Another bull! SITS ON HIS DUFF (73-1810) (46-26-4,218) of THINGS GEORGE DOES fought YOUNG JOAN (28-3534) (43-59-1,201) of DODGE BULLETS. SITS ON HIS DUFF overpowered YOUNG JOAN in a popular 2 minute gruesome one-sided duel. Natural enough, when you think about it. Sits gets plenty of rest and is full of energy for the fight; Joan rushes around, all the time DOING things, and so she shows up tired. SLIPPERY NIPPLE (59-2323) (37-24-1,219) of HANGOVERS fought LOOGIE CLAP (82- 46049) (39-34-2,198) of TONGUE N CHEEK. SLIPPERY NIPPLE was narrowly defeated by LOOGIE CLAP in a 3 minute conflict. I think I'll pass on this one. The challenges: ACE FREHLEY (47-3669) (15-10-0,91) of ROYAL FLUSH challenged ROCK GLAS HUT FUN (8-4851) (21-14-3,98) of ORCISH IDIOMS. Up 7. ACE FREHLEY savagely defeated ROCK GLAS HUT FUN in an exciting 2 minute Challenge bout. No throwing rocks through the windows HERE. SUPER GROVER (50-3413) (15-4-0,95) of OPEN SESAME challenged TEALIN SALI (52- 3496) (26-17-0,97) of MIDDLE WAY 8. Up 2. SUPER GROVER devastated TEALIN SALI in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight. Of course, because he's Super. THE LION KING (47-6360) (23-8-0,123) of ROYAL FLUSH challenged GODSMACK (82- 48417) (27-23-0,172) of TONGUE N CHEEK. Up 49. THE LION KING beat GODSMACK in a crowd pleasing 3 minute Challenge brawl. Which is how the Lion got to be King, no doubt. LONDON QUIREBOY (59-2513) (36-16-1,192) of CHAPEL ROCK challenged WYNETT (30- 2340) (49-46-2,199) of STEEL BLADES. Up 7. LONDON QUIREBOY was vanquished by WYNETT in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge bout. I'm not thinking of anything to say about this one. WHACKING WILLOW (52-3167) (56-21-1,210) of FLOWER GIRLS challenged TAOS (26- 4042) (30-17-1,229) of HERE TO PHOENIX. Up 19. WHACKING WILLOW narrowly defeated TAOS in a 7 minute Challenge conflict. And she enjoyed every minute of it, I'm sure. She always does. QUEEN (82-33307) (19-7-0,183) of DARK TOADS 05Q challenged A GROUNDSKEEPER (45- 1613) (35-29-1,198) of AVID FANS. Up 15. QUEEN devastated A GROUNDSKEEPER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge battle. As well she should have done, the grounds were a mess! NUMBSKULL (52-2948) (16-7-2,184) of OTTO'S PARTS challenged MOSQUITO (5-5011) (24-16-1,185) of BLOOD SUCKERS. Up 1. NUMBSKULL was demolished by MOSQUITO in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match. Insidious critters, mosquitoes. BEERVAHNA (60-4292) (39-35-3,194) of INGRATE WHITE NORTH challenged VIOLATOR (44-2122) (57-46-1,197) of DEMONIC FURY. Up 3. BEERVAHNA beat VIOLATOR in a popular 2 minute gory Challenge melee. Nothing like beer to soothe the demon's fury, they say. I've never tried it myself, I prefer to avoid the need. RUBBER KNIFE (54-2038) (64-45-1,204) of USELESS TOOLS challenged GABBER KNIGHT (77-2243) (17-3-0,208) of 500 BPM. Up 4. RUBBER KNIFE won victory over GABBER KNIGHT in a popular 2 minute gory Challenge duel. And people call this Knife useless? LAND OF FLUSH (11-4373) (31-21-0,185) of CONSORTIUM CRAP challenged TAMMY FAYE (39-3520) (29-31-0,186) of WITLESS WONDERS. Up 1. LAND OF FLUSH vanquished TAMMY FAYE in a popular 1 minute uneven Challenge duel. I'm not sure Tammy even noticed. She's good at not paying attention. TRASH CAN (50-3403) (21-5-4,194) of OPEN SESAME challenged HAZE (82-49272) (33- 21-0,201) of NORTHERN LIGHTS. Up 7. TRASH CAN was viciously subdued by HAZE in an action packed 2 minute Challenge fight. No, no, you can't DO that to the trash cans, Haze. We NEED them. STEVE MCQUEEN (47-3908) (58-47-1,186) of ROYAL FLUSH challenged BLACK FLAG (82- 46046) (51-40-4,193) of TONGUE N CHEEK. Up 7. STEVE MCQUEEN was vanquished by BLACK FLAG in a 6 minute mismatched Challenge fight. When it takes six minutes, *I* don't think it should be called a "mismatch." AFRICAN QUEEN (47-6424) (25-15-0,204) of ROYAL FLUSH challenged KARATIA (73- 3624) (40-20-1,216) of KIWI CONNECTION. Up 12. AFRICAN QUEEN was demolished by KARATIA in a 1 minute Challenge competition. Is this lese majeste? Or however it's spelled. BASE ON BULLS (73-3101) (34-11-4,209) of THE BULLS challenged AVONSIDE (13-3927) (54-62-1,222) of KIWI CONNECTION. Up 13. BASE ON BULLS was devastated by AVONSIDE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight. Bulls again. I don't really like bulls, you know. They tend to be pushy, and often rude, as well. RUBBER KNIFE (57-2546) (37-9-2,195) of USELESS TOOLS challenged ASHAR (30-1777) (58-49-3,195) of STEEL BLADES. Straight across. RUBBER KNIFE defeated ASHAR in a crowd pleasing 4 minute Challenge duel. That's both of the Rubber Knives winning. How about if we rethink the "useless" designation? FIGHTER ACE (47-1189) (78-52-6,217) of ROYAL FLUSH challenged JAVELIN (82-33234) (24-9-0,223) of THE WEAPONS. Up 6. FIGHTER ACE was vanquished by JAVELIN in an exciting 1 minute uneven Challenge battle. More of a short spear, I think? For the title: DUTCH TREAT (26-1841) (135-38-2,445) of WORLDWIDE GORE challenged MOSGIEL (14- 3836) (50-31-2,293) of OTAGO HIGHLANDERS. Down a bunch, TO the throne. Odd, that. DUTCH TREAT bested MOSGIEL in a crowd pleasing 3 minute Challenge Title fight. Considering the respective rankings and experience, Mosgiel showed well. So I congratulate both of you. Ketchum THE TOWER GUARDIAN W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY DUTCH TREAT 26-1841 136 38 2 463 WORLDWIDE GORE (35) CALEAM GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY -TABBY 82-29373 30 11 252 FELINES (1242) DWES EG VIKING RAIDER 54-2885 27 8 1 248 SPARF! (1139) TROCAR JAVELIN 82-33234 25 9 247 THE WEAPONS (1261) DWES EG AVONSIDE 13-3927 55 62 1 244 KIWI CONNECTION (747) DULLENS BULL DURHAM 5-4324 40 20 1 240 PARTY ANIMALS (476) KALTOS -BALLIOL BLACKMOON 81-614 37 25 236 DRAGONBANE GUILD (1240) SHADOWSPIRE KARATIA 73-3624 41 20 1 232 KIWI CONNECTION (1232) ERINIKA SITS ON HIS DUFF 73-1810 47 26 4 231 THINGS GEORGE DOES (812) ERINIKA HARI-KARI 73-3049 51 9 228 WAY TO GO! II (1010) ERINIKA MONKEY BUSINESS 25-4040 39 18 1 228 PRIMATES-R-US (963) LYRATILAN WHACKING WILLOW 52-3167 57 21 1 225 FLOWER GIRLS (265) FRATSFA WYNETT 30-2340 50 46 2 220 STEEL BLADES (525) IAYE RUBBER KNIFE 54-2038 65 45 1 217 USELESS TOOLS (552) TROCAR HAZE 82-49272 34 21 215 NORTHERN LIGHTS (1288) DWES EG LOOGIE CLAP 82-46049 40 34 2 214 TONGUE N CHEEK (1203) DWES EG GENERAL PUBLIC 31-3112 29 23 1 212 MILITARY MAYHEM (37) CHIMLEVTAL MONKEY DO 25-4152 30 18 2 211 PRIMATES-R-US (963) LYRATILAN GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY BLACK FLAG 82-46046 52 40 4 210 TONGUE N CHEEK (1203) DWES EG MOSGIEL 14-3836 50 32 2 210 OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (808) TOBIR BEERVAHNA 60-4292 40 35 3 210 INGRATE WHITE NORTH (745) ARADI -STINGRAY 30-2264 36 38 209 STEEL BLADES (525) IAYE RUBBER KNIFE 57-2546 38 9 2 208 USELESS TOOLS (1249) ANDOR TAOS 26-4042 30 18 1 207 HERE TO PHOENIX (871) CALEAM QUEEN 82-33307 20 7 205 DARK TOADS 05Q (1311) DWES EG GABBER KNIGHT 77-2243 17 4 203 500 BPM (1260) MAZGOURRAH MOSQUITO 5-5011 25 16 1 201 BLOOD SUCKERS (1295) KALTOS MISS ZING 8-824 72 52 3 200 LADIES IN WAITING (444) ARKERS ASHAR 30-1777 58 50 3 200 STEEL BLADES (525) IAYE SLIPPERY NIPPLE 59-2323 37 25 1 199 HANGOVERS (955) ILLIS ACE METRIC 47-3554 29 22 198 ROYAL FLUSH (10) NORTH FORK -THELONIUS 21-6631 33 23 1 197 NOMADIC TRIBE (1219) SUNSET LAND OF FLUSH 11-4373 32 21 197 CONSORTIUM CRAP (1248) ARUAK CITY YOUNG JOAN 28-3534 43 60 1 196 DODGE BULLETS (867) MORYA -ROTTEN LIVER 52-2902 39 18 1 196 OTTO'S PARTS (664) FRATSFA -HUNTSMAN 7-5837 38 23 195 SENTINELS (1202) BONSUR AFRICAN QUEEN 47-6424 25 16 195 ROYAL FLUSH (10) NORTH FORK TRASH CAN 50-3403 21 6 4 195 OPEN SESAME (668) SNOWBOUND -DARK TOWER 11-1702 89 57 194 KING'S COURT (34) ARUAK CITY FIGHTER ACE 47-1189 78 53 6 194 ROYAL FLUSH (10) NORTH FORK ADAM'S APPLE 52-3203 32 15 194 OTTO'S PARTS (664) FRATSFA -PHILLIP THE BIRD 40-3708 22 18 1 194 CRUEL PET NAMES (1117) ZENSU VIOLATOR 44-2122 57 47 1 192 DEMONIC FURY (454) KRILL -CUBA 26-3917 34 15 192 HERE TO PHOENIX (871) CALEAM -DISCO QUEEN 47-1992 67 28 2 191 ROYAL FLUSH (10) NORTH FORK BURGER KING 47-4152 42 36 3 191 ROYAL FLUSH (10) NORTH FORK TUNDRA 45-4280 37 29 1 191 ARCTIC WASTES (1256) STORMCROWE BODDINGTON'S 21-5035 29 16 191 REAL BEER (859) SUNSET -DAIRY QUEEN 47-2685 100 51 3 190 ROYAL FLUSH (10) NORTH FORK -KING FORADAY 47-3762 66 54 4 190 ROYAL FLUSH (10) NORTH FORK BASE ON BULLS 73-3101 34 12 4 190 THE BULLS (255) ERINIKA -SERB SMASHER 71-1393 24 19 2 190 DOGS OF WAR (418) KYR'TERR -CHUCK NORRIS 71-993 22 17 1 190 BIG BAD BRAWLERS (459) KYR'TERR JIVE 25-624 107 69 1 189 CRYPTICS (150) LYRATILAN -HAGAR BLUETOOTH 10-5850 32 6 1 189 VIKINGS (1208) KOLACT -THE REFEREE 45-1091 78 52 4 187 AVID FANS (199) STORMCROWE LONDON QUIREBOY 59-2513 36 17 1 185 CHAPEL ROCK (1108) ILLIS WHIRLWIND 30-3437 31 24 185 STEEL BLADES (525) IAYE GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY STEVE MCQUEEN 47-3908 58 48 1 184 ROYAL FLUSH (10) NORTH FORK HUNZICKER BOWL 23-4182 45 26 2 184 SKI TAOS (860) TI BLACK JACK SHELACK 47-4850 38 25 2 183 ROYAL FLUSH (10) NORTH FORK A GROUNDSKEEPER 45-1613 35 30 1 183 AVID FANS (199) STORMCROWE F.O.A.D. 73-442 35 17 2 181 ALPHABET SOUP (943) ERINIKA GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY UZI 44-1701 34 34 1 179 BLOWN AWAY (398) KRILL BULL FROG 73-4547 33 17 179 THE BULLS (255) ERINIKA TAMMY FAYE 39-3520 29 32 178 WITLESS WONDERS (1052) XOCHITHLAN NUMBSKULL 52-2948 16 8 2 176 OTTO'S PARTS (664) FRATSFA GHOST DANCER 28-3365 50 45 172 DODGE BULLETS (867) MORYA -BALDASSARE 7-6003 27 19 172 SENTINELS (1202) BONSUR THE LION KING 47-6360 24 8 158 ROYAL FLUSH (10) NORTH FORK CRIMSON MIST 8-5047 37 30 1 154 BLOOD RITES (1253) ARKERS GRAND ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY CLEVER 50-2192 53 36 2 150 RANDOM BLADES (550) SNOWBOUND -PUPPY ON PATROL 71-1613 24 22 149 DOGS OF WAR (418) KYR'TERR GODSMACK 82-48417 27 24 147 TONGUE N CHEEK (1203) DWES EG AMELIA 28-3417 44 34 1 145 DODGE BULLETS (867) MORYA SAMURAI STRIKER 71-62 22 27 1 142 DOGS OF WAR (418) KYR'TERR SRAN3E 28-4382 21 16 131 PHANTACITY (1252) MORYA KENYA 4-6484 30 4 1 127 KIWI CONNECTION (1305) JHELUM SUPER GROVER 50-3413 16 4 112 OPEN SESAME (668) SNOWBOUND ACE FREHLEY 47-3669 16 10 107 ROYAL FLUSH (10) NORTH FORK WATERLOO 75-3317 25 5 1 104 KIWI CONNECTIONS (1307) JADE MOUNTAIN GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY -MIKE TYSON 71-360 28 12 1 100 BIG BAD BRAWLERS (459) KYR'TERR -OPASAN 28-4381 24 19 1 95 PHANTACITY (1252) MORYA GLACIER 58-5887 29 36 91 CIRQUE DU MASQUES (843) DELARQ TOR ROCK GLAS HUT FUN 8-4851 21 15 3 91 ORCISH IDIOMS (1266) ARKERS GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY QUEEN 75-3316 19 8 1 90 KIWI CONNECTIONS (1307) JADE MOUNTAIN TEALIN SALI 52-3496 26 18 89 MIDDLE WAY 8 (1271) FRATSFA -CHABAT 47-7193 21 25 1 89 PAWN OF PROPHECY (1334) NORTH FORK -GURU GNU 38-4784 14 5 89 HILLTOP GURUS (1282) CLIFFHOME -TNT 47-5499 20 21 2 83 PALINDROMES (1338) NORTH FORK TORANS ULRIK 72-6399 15 20 81 MIDDLE WAY 9 (1325) DRAGONHEAD -PIT FIEND 81-1344 19 17 1 80 MONSTER MANUAL (1330) SHADOWSPIRE ORRIE POLLAS 83-295 21 20 2 78 MIDDLE WAY 21 (1309) TELORINTHE UNCLE FESTER 59-2768 16 8 77 TALL TALES (1335) ILLIS -SECI 28-4464 22 19 3 74 PHANTACITY (1252) MORYA -W. D. PURDY 46-4196 20 10 1 71 FANDILS (220) ARDIVENT WASNIS 83-224 23 16 66 OLLIS HEROES (1302) TELORINTHE -MAGNETO 34-1665 16 21 66 X-MEN (3) MONUNTIAL SKI MASK 58-5869 51 94 1 64 CIRQUE DU MASQUES (843) DELARQ TOR QUITA REMMING 83-294 18 22 62 MIDDLE WAY 21 (1309) TELORINTHE KARIN LO 83-292 17 24 60 MIDDLE WAY 21 (1309) TELORINTHE MESSY MONGREL 71-1896 17 18 56 DOGS OF WAR (418) KYR'TERR WITCH 71-1841 24 17 1 55 DOGS OF WAR (418) KYR'TERR -PETER THE GREAT 71-6230 16 9 4 54 DOGS OF WAR (418) KYR'TERR BLACK 1-8252 18 7 53 FULL SPECTRUM (1332) MORDANT -BERYLLIUM BUFFER 29-5592 14 3 3 48 METAL MINCERS (276) LAPUR -ALBERT 54-2990 13 6 1 46 KIWI CONNECTION II (1333) TROCAR -BUZZ 83-155 14 8 45 OLLIS HEROES (1302) TELORINTHE ROMOR SAITH 72-6398 18 17 2 41 MIDDLE WAY 9 (1325) DRAGONHEAD LILAS KEELER 73-5840 19 20 1 26 MIDDLE WAY 18 (1310) ERINIKA '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE Rotten Liver -- I never liked Liver and I mean the stuff that isn't rotten. -- Mosgiel the Referee -- I think that the black and white outfit made it easy to hit you. -- Avonside Dark Tower -- I was always scared of the dark but now I don't think that I am any more. -- Karatia Groundskeeper -- You use way too much bug spray. -- Mosquito Mosgiel -- I don't know who you bribed to make me miss a turn, but I'm trying to come back after you -- Dutch Treat Crysalis -- Man, the NPC characters in this arena are tough. Had 3 eligible tourney warriors match up with them last turn, and went 0-3. The way things are going of late, it makes me wonder if they are tougher than in ADM 100 or something. -- Crip Loogie Clap -- Hmm, I noticed something in that fight that I think narrows down my favourite numbers. Thanks. -- General Public Hagar Bluetooth -- I can see you are going to be a top notch talent around this place in a little while. -- Slippery Nipple Mosquito -- How dare you infect my sands like that. I was expecting to win another way. -- A Groundskeeper Ski Mask -- Are you planning on being here for a while? While Hockey Duck is still over in Home Guard, we might be able to find some other Ducks here for you to tango with. -- Crip, mgr of Ducks Unlimited, DM39 Y'all Consortium Folks -- The Commission would have a FIT if I "brought 'em all." For now, I'm going to leave active everyone currently running, but only Cirque du Masques is going to write personals. I will probable retire some of them in times soon to come, but not right now. Too busy to decide, for one thing. -- Jorja Crip -- If "better for my warriors" was an issue with me, I would possibly do that. As it is, the ones currently active here will remain so while I brood over the roster. Eleven active in one arena is too many for me. What *I* look for is someone good in the personals. Maybe I can find some more Ducks. -- Jorja Guru Gnu -- I wasn't "newly awakened" from retirement. I wasn't SLEEPING, you know. I was, um, meditating. Back home in Delarq Tor. On the whole, this is a good move for me. You'd think it would be quiet back there, what with the arena closed and all, but little though many gladiators like to admit it, all the arena towns have other stuff going on, too. Delarq Tor is a bad one that way, full of politicians. Gods, I'm lucky to have gotten out with shreds of my sanity left! -- Glacier P.S. My teammate, Ski Mask, didn't help, either. Queen -- Ignore that stupid spy reporter. I am NOT a "rotten fighter." I am SUPERB. There are few Ducks who can come NEAR me, and none who surpass me in an even match. Which my match with YOU was not. Of course, you aren't a Duck, which explains a lot. But it was all I could do to hold myself back to your level, and sometimes that is difficult to guage, especially after a long retirement. Next time, things will be different. -- Ski Mask, Founder and President of Ducks With Swords LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS DUTCH TREAT bested MOSGIEL in a crowd pleasing 3 minute Challenge Title fight. FIGHTER ACE was vanquished by JAVELIN in a exciting 1 minute uneven Challenge battle. RUBBER KNIFE defeated ASHAR in a crowd pleasing 4 minute Challenge duel. BASE ON BULLS was devastated by AVONSIDE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight. AFRICAN QUEEN was demolished by KARATIA in a 1 minute Challenge competition. STEVE MCQUEEN was vanquished by BLACK FLAG in a 6 minute mismatched Challenge fight. TRASH CAN was viciously subdued by HAZE in a action packed 2 minute Challenge fight. LAND OF FLUSH vanquished TAMMY FAYE in a popular 1 minute uneven Challenge duel. RUBBER KNIFE won victory over GABBER KNIGHT in a popular 2 minute gory Challenge duel. BEERVAHNA beat VIOLATOR in a popular 2 minute gory Challenge melee. NUMBSKULL was demolished by MOSQUITO in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match. QUEEN devastated A GROUNDSKEEPER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge battle. WHACKING WILLOW narrowly defeated TAOS in a 7 minute Challenge conflict. LONDON QUIREBOY was vanquished by WYNETT in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge bout. THE LION KING beat GODSMACK in a crowd pleasing 3 minute Challenge brawl. SUPER GROVER devastated TEALIN SALI in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight. ACE FREHLEY savagely defeated ROCK GLAS HUT FUN in a exciting 2 minute Challenge bout. SLIPPERY NIPPLE was narrowly defeated by LOOGIE CLAP in a 3 minute conflict. VIKING RAIDER savagely defeated RIRORNI COOK in a action packed 2 minute brutal fight. MONKEY BUSINESS savagely defeated VERMICIOUS KNID in a action packed 3 minute fray. BODDINGTON'S was devastated by CRYSALIS GUARD in a popular 2 minute one-sided bout. SITS ON HIS DUFF overpowered YOUNG JOAN in a popular 2 minute gruesome one-sided duel. HARI-KARI savagely defeated CRYSALIS GUARD in a exciting 5 minute gruesome bout. BULL DURHAM beat TUNDRA in a action packed 1 minute gory duel. BURGER KING overcame VILLAINOUS INFORMER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bout. ACE METRIC vanquished VILLAINOUS INFORMER in a 1 minute one-sided bout. ADAM'S APPLE overpowered THE BLACKSMITH in a popular 2 minute brutal uneven duel. GENERAL PUBLIC subdued VILLAINOUS INFORMER in a popular 1 minute fight. WHIRLWIND was overpowered by MONKEY DO in a 1 minute one-sided bout. JIVE was viciously subdued by TELGOR in a crowd pleasing 2 minute gruesome match. MISS ZING overpowered GHOST DANCER in a 1 minute one-sided struggle. BULL FROG subdued SAMURAI STRIKER in a exciting 1 minute struggle. F.O.A.D. overcame KENYA in a exciting 1 minute fight. BLACK JACK SHELACK demolished CRIMSON MIST in a 1 minute one-sided conflict. UZI beat AMELIA in a 2 minute bout. HUNZICKER BOWL won victory over CLEVER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute brutal bout. WATERLOO was unbelievably bested by SRAN3E in a exciting 5 minute gory duel. ORRIE POLLAS demolished MESSY MONGREL in a 1 minute uneven duel. QUITA REMMING devastated RIRORNI SOLDIER in a action packed 1 minute mismatched match. KARIN LO overpowered CAPTURED PIRATE KING in a 1 minute one-sided brawl. WASNIS was handily defeated by GLACIER in a 1 minute one-sided match. QUEEN overpowered SKI MASK in a action packed 1 minute one-sided battle. LILAS KEELER was overpowered by RIRORNI SOLDIER in a 1 minute uneven bout. TORANS ULRIK overpowered WITCH in a exciting 1 minute uneven competition. ROMOR SAITH was demolished by RIRORNI SOLDIER in a 1 minute one-sided conflict. UNCLE FESTER demolished BLACK in a 1 minute one-sided battle. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 24 TOTAL PARRY 34 - 24 - 1 59 | |WALL OF STEEL 13 PARRY-STRIKE 7 - 5 - 0 58 | |SLASHING ATTACK 9 PARRY-LUNGE 27 - 20 - 0 57 | |AIMED BLOW 8 LUNGING ATTACK 90 - 76 - 0 54 | |TOTAL PARRY 7 WALL OF STEEL 55 - 51 - 0 52 | |PARRY-LUNGE 5 AIMED BLOW 35 - 41 - 0 46 | |STRIKING ATTACK 5 SLASHING ATTACK 31 - 37 - 0 46 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 STRIKING ATTACK 24 - 29 - 0 45 | |BASHING ATTACK 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 15 - 23 - 0 39 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 BASHING ATTACK 14 - 26 - 0 35 | Turn 243 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 6 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 5 - 8 4 LUNGING ATTACK PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 2 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 3 AIMED BLOW STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 4 1 TOTAL PARRY LUNGING ATTACK 14 - 10 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 4 1 PARRY-LUNGE AIMED BLOW 4 - 4 1 STRIKING ATTACK TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME TOTAL PARRY DUTCH TREAT 26-1841 136 38 2 463 WORLDWIDE GORE (35) SLASHING ATTACK VIKING RAIDER 54-2885 27 8 1 248 SPARF! (1139) LUNGING ATTACK JAVELIN 82--32302 25 9 0 247 THE WEAPONS (1261) PARRY-LUNGE AVONSIDE 13-3927 55 62 1 244 KIWI CONNECTION (747) AIMED BLOW KARATIA 73-3624 41 20 1 232 KIWI CONNECTION (1232) STRIKING ATTACK SITS ON HIS DUFF 73-1810 47 26 4 231 THINGS GEORGE DOES (812) PARRY-RIPOSTE WYNETT 30-2340 50 46 2 220 STEEL BLADES (525) WALL OF STEEL RUBBER KNIFE 54-2038 65 45 1 217 USELESS TOOLS (552) BASHING ATTACK SKI MASK 58-5869 51 94 1 64 CIRQUE DU MASQUES (843) The overall popularity leader is JIVE 25-624. The most popular warrior this turn was WATERLOO 75-3317. The ten other most popular fighters were TAOS 26-4042, ASHAR 30-1777, BLACK FLAG 82--19490, HARI-KARI 73-3049, MONKEY BUSINESS 25-4040, SLIPPERY NIPPLE 59-2323, STEVE MCQUEEN 47-3908, ACE FREHLEY 47-3669, RUBBER KNIFE 57-2546, and HAZE 82--16264. The least popular fighter this week was BLACK 1-8252. The other ten least popular fighters were ROMOR SAITH 72-6398, WITCH 71-1841, LILAS KEELER 73-5840, SKI MASK 58-5869, MESSY MONGREL 71-1896, GHOST DANCER 28-3365, WHIRLWIND 30-3437, TEALIN SALI 52-3496, AFRICAN QUEEN 47-6424, and BASE ON BULLS 73-3101. Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K MORDANT(1) 0 1 0 MORYA(28) 1 3 0 DELARQ TOR(58) 1 1 0 JHELUM(4) 0 1 0 IAYE(30) 1 2 0 ILLIS(59) 1 2 0 KALTOS(5) 2 0 0 CHIMLEVTAL(31) 1 0 0 ARADI(60) 1 0 0 ARKERS(8) 1 2 0 XOCHITHLAN(39) 0 1 0 KYR'TERR(71) 0 3 0 ARUAK CITY(11) 1 0 0 KRILL(44) 1 1 0 DRAGONHEAD(72) 1 1 0 DULLENS(13) 1 0 0 STORMCROWE(45) 0 2 0 ERINIKA(73) 5 2 0 TOBIR(14) 0 1 0 NORTH FORK(47) 5 3 0 JADE MOUNTAIN(75) 1 1 0 SUNSET(21) 0 1 0 SNOWBOUND(50) 1 2 0 MAZGOURRAH(77) 0 1 0 TI(23) 1 0 0 FRATSFA(52) 2 2 0 DWES EG(82) 5 1 0 LYRATILAN(25) 2 1 0 TROCAR(54) 2 0 0 TELORINTHE(83) 3 1 0 CALEAM(26) 1 1 0 ANDOR(57) 1 0 0 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY BLACK 1-8252 18 7 0 53 FULL SPECTRUM (1332) MORDANT KENYA 4-6484 30 4 1 127 KIWI CONNECTION (1305) JHELUM BULL DURHAM 5-4324 40 20 1 240 PARTY ANIMALS (476) KALTOS MISS ZING 8-824 72 52 3 200 LADIES IN WAITING (444) ARKERS LAND OF FLUSH 11-4373 32 21 0 197 CONSORTIUM CRAP (1248) ARUAK CITY AVONSIDE 13-3927 55 62 1 244 KIWI CONNECTION (747) DULLENS MOSGIEL 14-3836 50 32 2 210 OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (808) TOBIR BODDINGTON'S 21-5035 29 16 0 191 REAL BEER (859) SUNSET HUNZICKER BOWL 23-4182 45 26 2 184 SKI TAOS (860) TI MONKEY BUSINESS 25-4040 39 18 1 228 PRIMATES-R-US (963) LYRATILAN DUTCH TREAT 26-1841 136 38 2 463 WORLDWIDE GORE (35) CALEAM YOUNG JOAN 28-3534 43 60 1 196 DODGE BULLETS (867) MORYA WYNETT 30-2340 50 46 2 220 STEEL BLADES (525) IAYE GENERAL PUBLIC 31-3112 29 23 1 212 MILITARY MAYHEM (37) CHIMLEVTAL TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY TAMMY FAYE 39-3520 29 32 0 178 WITLESS WONDERS (1052) XOCHITHLAN VIOLATOR 44-2122 57 47 1 192 DEMONIC FURY (454) KRILL TUNDRA 45-4280 37 29 1 191 ARCTIC WASTES (1256) STORMCROWE ACE METRIC 47-3554 29 22 0 198 ROYAL FLUSH (10) NORTH FORK TRASH CAN 50-3403 21 6 4 195 OPEN SESAME (668) SNOWBOUND WHACKING WILLOW 52-3167 57 21 1 225 FLOWER GIRLS (265) FRATSFA VIKING RAIDER 54-2885 27 8 1 248 SPARF! (1139) TROCAR RUBBER KNIFE 57-2546 38 9 2 208 USELESS TOOLS (1249) ANDOR GLACIER 58-5887 29 36 0 91 CIRQUE DU MASQUES (843) DELARQ TOR SLIPPERY NIPPLE 59-2323 37 25 1 199 HANGOVERS (955) ILLIS BEERVAHNA 60-4292 40 35 3 210 INGRATE WHITE NORTH (745) ARADI SAMURAI STRIKER 71-62 22 27 1 142 DOGS OF WAR (418) KYR'TERR TORANS ULRIK 72-6399 15 20 0 81 MIDDLE WAY 9 (1325) DRAGONHEAD KARATIA 73-3624 41 20 1 232 KIWI CONNECTION (1232) ERINIKA WATERLOO 75-3317 25 5 1 104 KIWI CONNECTIONS (1307) JADE MOUNTAIN GABBER KNIGHT 77-2243 17 4 0 203 500 BPM (1260) MAZGOURRAH JAVELIN 82--32302 25 9 0 247 THE WEAPONS (1261) DWES EG ORRIE POLLAS 83-295 21 20 2 78 MIDDLE WAY 21 (1309) TELORINTHE NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS) For those of you who keep track of such things, several additional warriors graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. CIRBANE (3-3841) SORCERY COVENANT (52) MADE A COMBO (62-3896) WON AT POOL (401) TAKANOHANA (77-2569) SUMO BASHO (369) PAIN PART 1 (82-11616) LUROCIANS XIV (1687) 1101 (82-17779) MEDAL OF HONOR AA1 (2722) PUD 135 (82-22036) PUDS AGAIN 8 (3496) AMISTUM (82-26415) LBA: SPEILBURG FANS2 (4268) MORE COWBELL! (82-29315) BLAH TEAM 8 (4781) SILVER (82-30503) SUPERIOR FORCES 7402 (5001) HYPERMUX (82-32647) 121604Q (5387) BOND, JAMES BOND (82-36725) A VIEW TO A KILL (6066) R'AKA (82-37859) THE DREADLANDS (6285) PRISONER 007 (82-41051) DUNGEON CELL (6855) SPARKLY (82-41405) 012006E (6911) SEATTLE SLEW (82-41468) SUPERIOR HORSES II (6923) CATHARI (82-42267) 4604 SUPERIOR FORCES (7065) COFFEE GROUNDS (82-45801) ABSTRACTION (7691) Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes NAME CHANGE-O-RAMA The crowd was surprisingly orderly, but it was still a crowd, and the Commission clerk, Algernon, looked at it uneasily. Whenever this many people came together to petition for something, it meant trouble. For him, anyway. Records to be altered. Altering records was Bad. It made Extra Work. His assistant clerk leaned close and whispered, "If it weren't for gladiators, we wouldn't have jobs. Smile at them and ask what they want." Algernon closed his eyes briefly. Looking at this crowd made him dizzy. They were all wearing black and white stripes. Like a herd of zebras, except that zebras didn't carry swords. Then he took a deep breath and managed a smile. "What... ah, what can I do for you?" "We want new names," the first gladiator said. There was a number on the front of his shirt: 0381. He thumped the number with his thumb. "This here isn't a name--" "We want REAL names!" That voice came from farther back in the crowd. "Yeah! We've paid our dues," another shouted, "and we've EARNED real names!" One from the very back yelled, "I want to be called Tom." All the others turned to look at him. Algernon couldn't see him, but apparently those looks were accusing. Well, he could understand that, "Tom" was such a... common name. "My mom called me Tom," the voice in the back protested. "It's a good name." "It isn't the name you put on the petition," 0381 said. "We talked about this. We got our manager's agreement. You get the name on the petition." "But--!" Algernon didn't really want to keep staring at all these stripes while they argued. He picked up the petition. "These names are the ones you want?" 0381 turned back. "Yes." "It's a lot of trouble, and when other people see that YOU are getting name changes, THEY are going to want them--" Seeing the gladiators beginning to frown... and finger their weapons, he went on quickly, "So I figure we might as well make it a complete deal. A Name-Change-O-Rama. Everyone who wants a name change can petition for it. Get it all over with at once." He glanced at the petition, shuddered slightly, and passed it to his clerk. "We'll announce it, proclaim it, even, and you will get the names on this petition. And others will get the names THEY think they should have had, too." He paused. "And I think I'll get a new name, I'm tired of being an Algernon...." * * * * * Warrior and team name changes will be accepted during the month of February. If you have names you want to change, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI