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Date   : 09/27/2022    Duedate: 10/10/2022

STORM ROCK ARENA

DM 107    TURN 289

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1 HERO'S INC 20/463      6    3   0 66.7      BASH BROS MARRIAGE 72/454
  2 COLOR ME SUA 42/365 1300  923   9 58.5      BASH BROS ROADSIDE 72/453
    CENTER FOR OLDS 18/364                    6 DEFROSTED 75/455     138  235   4 37.0
  3 RHYME TYME 55/385    485  351   4 58.0      CON + INSULT 32/442
  4 CLAN LONGBEA 81/374  108  101   0 51.7      FLOWER POWER 97/444
  5 SHEPHERDS 18/359     498  658   9 43.1      HOUSE JHEREG 35/426
    BASH BROS BODY 28/452                     8 VICIOUS FISH 75/461    5    9   0 35.7
    BASH BROS OCEAN 31/457                    9 DEADLINE 20/432       44   91   1 32.6
    BASH BROS. DOCTOR 16/460

                                  WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT

                   *TURF WAR 13 (TW13) RULES* (revision 9-7-22-WS)

                  Starting Jan, right after the FTF, T453 (10 turns)
               Bring acclaim and glory to the North Fork (DM47) arena.

Anyone may participate; known alliances, new alliances, or temporary alliances created 
solely to compete in the Turf War!  To participate, each alliance must:

1.  Indicate in the newsletter or on the RSI site your three team alliance. 
    (You must state your alliance name, 3 team names, and 3 manager names.)

2.  Request 3 gift certificates per manager from RSI as entry fee for TW13. 
    RSI will hold all certs and distribute as team rus to TW13 winners.  
    (**Change from past TWs)  DO NOT send, or have sent, certs to the Moderators.  
    Deadline: December 31, 2022.

3.  Teams and warriors must be listed in the DM452 NL in order to compete. 
    (This allows challenges on TW turn 1.)

Other rules and discussion.

1.  Only one (1) team per manager/player may be active in the arena.

2.  If at any time, the Moderators determine that any non-TW team, whether a 2nd team 
    or a non-TW manager's team, in the arena is aiding and/or abetting any TW alliance 
    or team, the affected points won by the gifted team/alliance will be disallowed 
    and the aiding non-TW team will be asked to desist from play in the arena until 
    after the Turf War concludes.

3.  As usual, any Turf War team must be shown/be posted in the DM47 Newsletter just 
    prior (T452) to the actual scoring/participation start on T453 (e.g. new teams, 
    transfers, current teams must show up in the newsletter prior to the beginning of 
    participation, allowing opponent knowledge and challenging/avoiding). Violations 
    will result in immediate manager disqualification (including team point 
    adjustments) from the Turf War, so be sure to take any multiple teams OFF of team 
    maintenance and be certain not to run any other team warriors.

4.  The moderators will score the Turf War and settle any and all disputes as they 
    arise.  Their decisions will be final. (Note: the intent is to have a very 
    thorough set of rules so that few decisions, if any, are required from the 
    moderators.)

5.  Definitions:
    Team     = individual manager's stable
    Alliance = three teams united

6.  No warrior may be substituted without the proper use of the DA or arena death or 
    death in a tournament or graduation. There must be a maximum of five only on a 
    team at any point and time. (The penalty for such substitution is -10 points.)

7.  It is not the spirit of competition to challenge fellow members of the same 
    alliance. Hence, challenges as such will be scored as losses for both warriors.

8.  Downchallenges:  
    A downchallenge = a warrior challenges a warrior with lesser recognition points.
    No challenge or bloodfeud by the Duelmaster shall be deemed a downchallenge.
    No challenge of the Duelmaster shall be deemed a downchallenge.
    Bloodfeuds against warriors with lesser recognition are deemed downchallenges.

9.  Tournament participation is allowed and encouraged as a great form of acclaim and 
    recognition for North Fork and is an opportunity for warriors to gain skills and 
    preferred challenging within the Turf War.

10. There will be NO alliance or team changes once the contest has begun.  If you 
    begin the Turf War with Alliance A, you must end the Turf War with Alliance A.  If 
    you begin the Turf War with Team B, you must end the Turf War with Team B.

11. The Dark Arena may be used at any time without penalty. However, only one win 
    against a D.A. Monster per each stable warrior shall count as a win. Additional 
    wins will count as a loss for that warrior.

12. It is highly recommended that managers direct RSI to place their team ON 
    TEAM MAINTENANCE for the TW13 duration so that your team will fight (and earn 
    points) even if your submitted new strategies are delayed or don't make it.

_____________________________________________________________________

SCORING will be as follows: 

Team Points
     a.  Fights made: (includes DA fights)
          1 = 0 points
          2 = 0 points
          3 = 1 point
          4 = 2 points
          5 = 5 points
     b.  Wins earned;
          0 = 0 points
          1 = 1 point
          2 = 2 points
          3 = 3 points
          4 = 5 points
          5 = 10 points
     c.  Down Challenge: 
          (-5) points each (DM is exempt from DC rule/penalty)
     d.  Team with most wins per round earns 3 additional points
          (If ties, no points awarded; no tiebreaker on wins)

Alliance Points (Rounds 1-4)
     a.  Fights made (DA fights count as a fight made)
     b.  Alliance fights 15 warriors = 3 points
     c.  Alliance with most wins per round = 3
          (If ties, no points awarded; no tiebreaker on wins)

Alliance Points (Rounds 5-8)
     a.  Fights made (DA fights count as a fight made)
     b.  Alliance fights 15 warriors = 3 points
     c.  Alliance with most wins per round = 7 points
          (If ties, no points awarded; no tiebreaker on wins)

Alliance Points (Rounds 9-10)
     a.  Fights made (DA fights count as a fight made)
     b.  Alliance fights 15 warriors = 6 points
     c.  Alliance with most wins per that round = 10 points
          (If ties, no points awarded; no tiebreaker on wins)

Team points (from 3 teams) + alliance points = Total Alliance Points.
The Alliance with the most points after turn 10 is THE WINNER!
________________________________________________________________________

PRIZES:
The Turf War is meant to be a near "winner takes all" contest. Moderators will submit 
a list of each prize won (by manager) at the completion of the contest. RSI awarded 
prizes must then be claimed by the manager from RSI Customer Service within 4 months. 
The team rollups won will be distributed by RSI to the winners shortly after receipt 
of the prize list from the moderators.

Entry Fee Awards:
     *** Winning alliance gets 80% of the pooled team rollups.
     *** 2nd place alliance gets 10% of the pooled team rollups.
     *** Individual Team with most wins in 10 rounds gets 10% of the pooled team 
         rollups

RSI awards: Prizes may only be applied to DM47 warriors who participated in TW13. 
No prize may create an out-of-bounds warrior. Only one max prize may be applied per 
warrior, so if you win two prizes they cannot be applied to the same warrior. 
Prizes must be used within 4 months of the end of TW13. 

Winning alliance: each manager/team receives:
     One Limited Damage Bump (bump one level damage)
     One Stat replace (remove 2 SZ, replace 2 to any single other stat) 
     One Favorite weapon knowledge 

2nd place: each manager/team receives:
     One Favorite weapon knowledge 
     One free stat raise (not SZ)

Participation Award (to all teams/managers who fight 46 minimum fights (of 50):
     2 skills (both to same warrior) 
______________________________________________________________________

Moderators:
The Moderators for this event will be Oz, Master Darque, and Assur, the TW13 
Triumvirate.  They will arbitrate all dealings during the course of the contest.  
Their decisions will be final.  All questions, comments, and scoring disputes
may be directed to one of us below. 

                Oz                 Master Darque               Assur
diplo (DM 47):  Land of Oz         Darque Forces               Bash Bros Park   
Duel2 forum:    The Consortium     Master Darque               Assur    
email:          wfms101@aol.com    rebelnerfherder@yahoo.com   assurnasir@yahoo.com

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

Heya,

Fourteen fights today including one challenge.  No one died, as far as I can tell no 
one avoided.  There was one stand-in, Arenamaster Sandoval, and he lost.

     SHADRACH (18-8976) (26-18-0,174) of SHEPHERDS challenged HARD KNOCKS (42-4555) 
(110-91-1,185) of COLOR ME SUAVE.  SHADRACH was bested by HARD KNOCKS in a crowd 
pleasing 1 minute Challenge fight.  Hard Knocks is our best Aimed Blow.
     MOD COD (55-2638) (380-222-5,343) of RHYME TYME fought JEDI YETI (18-10860) (76-
64-3,238) of CENTER FOR OLDS.  MOD COD vanquished JEDI YETI in an exciting 1 minute 
uneven Title battle.  So, the Cod is still Champion of the Horn and top Lunger and the 
overall popularity leader.
     CHATROOMMATE (18-10034) (137-71-0,214) of CENTER FOR OLDS fought MANAGING UP (32-
6819) (41-50-0,213) of CON + INSULT.  CHATROOMMATE overpowered MANAGING UP in a crowd 
pleasing 1 minute mismatched duel.  Chatroommate is our highest ranked Parry-Lunge.
     CARNATION (97-7598) (25-39-5,216) of FLOWER POWER fought MR. BRATWURST (42-5106) 
(60-49-1,210) of COLOR ME SUAVE.  CARNATION was overpowered by MR. BRATWURST in a 1 
minute one-sided fight.  Carnation is our most Striking fighter today, while Mr. 
Bratwurst is top Basher.
     TEM OF SMALLCLIFF (35-4865) (37-37-4,183) of HOUSE JHEREG fought RAYNER (20-182) 
(68-115-3,170) of DEADLINE.  TEM OF SMALLCLIFF devastated RAYNER in a 1 minute one-
sided duel.  Tem is our leading Wall of Steel, while Rayner is the best Parry-Riposte.
     BALDING GRAY (42-5022) (63-78-0,183) of COLOR ME SUAVE fought SHOPPING CART (72-
6836) (35-42-1,198) of BASH BROS ROADSIDE.  BALDING GRAY devastated SHOPPING CART in a 
crowd pleasing 2 minute mismatched match.
     TOUCH BASE (32-6828) (39-53-1,177) of CON + INSULT fought FIZZ AND FURS (18-9959) 
(42-25-0,131) of CENTER FOR OLDS.  TOUCH BASE viciously subdued FIZZ AND FURS in an 
action packed 2 minute gruesome melee.  Touch Base was voted today's favorite fighter.
     $5 PROMINATOR (42-5107) (60-46-1,152) of COLOR ME SUAVE fought ARENAMASTER 
SANDAVOL (107-28) (0-0-0,200).  $5 PROMINATOR vanquished ARENAMASTER SANDAVOL in a 1 
minute uneven fight.  Wow!  Mr. Prominator, you've come a long way, and have gained 35 
points.
     RODEKILL (42-4564) (32-30-2,171) of COLOR ME SUAVE fought TAX PENALTY (72-7311) 
(41-30-2,144) of BASH BROS MARRIAGE.  RODEKILL vanquished TAX PENALTY in an exciting 1 
minute gruesome one-sided fight.  Rodekill is our best recognized Slasher.
     SHARK (31-6525) (32-57-0,148) of BASH BROS OCEAN fought HYDRA (20-934) (28-21-
0,104) of HERO'S INC.  SHARK was savagely defeated by HYDRA in an exciting 1 minute 
brutal fight.  Shark fell 25 points in the rankings.
     REDDIG (81-1838) (29-12-0,92) of CLAN LONGBEARD fought SNUGGLE UP AND FUSS (42-
5105) (27-14-0,75) of COLOR ME SUAVE.  REDDIG devastated SNUGGLE UP AND FUSS in a 1 
minute mismatched conflict.
     GURGLES (18-10111) (40-39-2,100) of CENTER FOR OLDS fought THE OVEN BIRD (75-
3934) (19-7-0,59) of DEFROSTED.  GURGLES was savagely defeated by THE OVEN BIRD in a 
crowd pleasing 8 minute match.  Gurgles is our leading Parry-Strike.
     YORKE (81-2085) (22-7-0,100) of CLAN LONGBEARD fought MARVIN HAGLER (16-887) (28-
32-2,82) of BASH BROS. DOCTOR.  YORKE handily defeated MARVIN HAGLER in a 1 minute 
one-sided conflict.
     GREAT WHITE SHARK (75-4001) (18-16-0,59) of VICIOUS FISH 2021 fought HEADACHE 
(28-5609) (26-24-1,57) of BASH BROS BODY.  GREAT WHITE SHARK vanquished HEADACHE in a 
1 minute mismatched bout.  Headache is Storm Rock's least popular fighter this turn.

So that's all.  There was no high drama, except the Prominator defeating Arenamaster 
Sandoval.  Have a good two weeks.

                                          -- Olaf Modeen

CHAMPION OF THE HORN           W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MOD COD 55-2638             381 222  5  360  RHYME TYME (385)           KHALANI

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 CHATROOMMATE 18-10034       138  71  0  225  CENTER FOR OLDS (364)      TALCAMA

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MR. BRATWURST 42-5106        61  49  1  223  COLOR ME SUAVE (365)       RODEKI

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 JEDI YETI 18-10860           76  65  3  210  CENTER FOR OLDS (364)      TALCAMA
 MANAGING UP 32-6819          41  51  0  207  CON + INSULT (442)         ARVAT
 BALDING GRAY 42-5022         64  78  0  204  COLOR ME SUAVE (365)       RODEKI
 CARNATION 97-7598            25  40  5  194  FLOWER POWER (444)         SHADOW GROVE
 HARD KNOCKS 42-4555         111  91  1  192  COLOR ME SUAVE (365)       RODEKI
-SPAWN'S BLUE BEER 83-403     46  38  0  190  BAD SIGNS (397)            TELORINTHE
 TEM OF SMALLCLIFF 35-4865    38  37  4  190  HOUSE JHEREG (426)         MURSKA
-OUT FOR A DUCK 83-275        35  67  0  188  BAD SIGNS (397)            TELORINTHE
 $5 PROMINATOR 42-5107        61  46  1  187  COLOR ME SUAVE (365)       RODEKI
 TOUCH BASE 32-6828           40  53  1  182  CON + INSULT (442)         ARVAT
 RODEKILL 42-4564             33  30  2  181  COLOR ME SUAVE (365)       RODEKI

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SHOPPING CART 72-6836        35  43  1  180  BASH BROS ROADSIDE (453)   DRAGONHEAD
 SHADRACH 18-8976             26  19  0  177  SHEPHERDS (359)            TALCAMA
 RAYNER 20-182                68 116  3  163  DEADLINE (432)             SEAM

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 TAX PENALTY 72-7311          41  31  2  142  BASH BROS MARRIAGE (454)   DRAGONHEAD
 FIZZ AND FURS 18-9959        42  26  0  138  CENTER FOR OLDS (364)      TALCAMA
 HYDRA 20-934                 29  21  0  132  HERO'S INC (463)           SEAM
 SHARK 31-6525                32  58  0  123  BASH BROS OCEAN (457)      CHIMLEVTAL
 REDDIG 81-1838               30  12  0  105  CLAN LONGBEARD (374)       SHADOWSPIRE
 YORKE 81-2085                23   7  0  105  CLAN LONGBEARD (374)       SHADOWSPIRE

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 THE OVEN BIRD 75-3934        20   7  0   86  DEFROSTED (455)            JADE MOUNTAIN
 MARVIN HAGLER 16-887         28  33  2   81  BASH BROS. DOCTOR (460)    WILLAF
 GURGLES 18-10111             40  40  2   80  CENTER FOR OLDS (364)      TALCAMA
 SNUGGLE UP AND FUSS 42-5105  27  15  0   74  COLOR ME SUAVE (365)       RODEKI
 GREAT WHITE SHARK 75-4001    19  16  0   69  VICIOUS FISH 2021 (461)    JADE MOUNTAIN
 HEADACHE 28-5609             26  25  1   49  BASH BROS BODY (452)       MORYA

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

THE DEAD                   W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY                  TURN

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Since we had a few too many volunteers, the Frost Giant mission is now closed.  Those 
who were not taken will be first considered in the next mission.  And thank you!  -- 
Keel Woodhaven   

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SHADRACH was bested by HARD KNOCKS in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Challenge fight.
MOD COD vanquished JEDI YETI in a exciting 1 minute uneven Title battle.
CHATROOMMATE overpowered MANAGING UP in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched duel.
CARNATION was overpowered by MR. BRATWURST in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
TEM OF SMALLCLIFF devastated RAYNER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
BALDING GRAY devastated SHOPPING CART in a crowd pleasing 2 minute mismatched match.
TOUCH BASE viciously subdued FIZZ AND FURS in a action packed 2 minute gruesome melee.
$5 PROMINATOR vanquished ARENAMASTER SANDAVOL in a 1 minute uneven fight.
RODEKILL vanquished TAX PENALTY in a exciting 1 minute gruesome one-sided fight.
SHARK was savagely defeated by HYDRA in a exciting 1 minute brutal fight.
REDDIG devastated SNUGGLE UP AND FUSS in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
GURGLES was savagely defeated by THE OVEN BIRD in a crowd pleasing 8 minute match.
YORKE handily defeated MARVIN HAGLER in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.
GREAT WHITE SHARK vanquished HEADACHE in a 1 minute mismatched bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL                    7         PARRY-STRIKE       8 -   3 -  0      73  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         TOTAL PARRY        2 -   1 -  0      67  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         SLASHING ATTACK   12 -   6 -  0      67  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         LUNGING ATTACK    21 -  11 -  0      66  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-LUNGE       13 -   7 -  0      65  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         AIMED BLOW        16 -  20 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         BASHING ATTACK    16 -  24 -  1      40  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         WALL OF STEEL     17 -  34 -  0      33  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         STRIKING ATTACK    1 -   2 -  0      33  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   7 -  0      30  |

Turn 289 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   MOD COD 55-2638           381 222  5  360 RHYME TYME (385)
PARRY-LUNGE      CHATROOMMATE 18-10034     138  71  0  225 CENTER FOR OLDS (364)
BASHING ATTACK   MR. BRATWURST 42-5106      61  49  1  223 COLOR ME SUAVE (365)
STRIKING ATTACK  CARNATION 97-7598          25  40  5  194 FLOWER POWER (444)
AIMED BLOW       HARD KNOCKS 42-4555       111  91  1  192 COLOR ME SUAVE (365)
WALL OF STEEL    TEM OF SMALLCLIFF 35-4865  38  37  4  190 HOUSE JHEREG (426)
SLASHING ATTACK  RODEKILL 42-4564           33  30  2  181 COLOR ME SUAVE (365)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    RAYNER 20-182              68 116  3  163 DEADLINE (432)
PARRY-STRIKE     GURGLES 18-10111           40  40  2   80 CENTER FOR OLDS (364)

The overall popularity leader is MOD COD 55-2638.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was TOUCH BASE 32-6828.  The ten other most popular fighters were BALDING GRAY 
42-5022, GURGLES 18-10111, MR. BRATWURST 42-5106, HARD KNOCKS 42-4555, HYDRA 20-934, 
CHATROOMMATE 18-10034, MOD COD 55-2638, CARNATION 97-7598, $5 PROMINATOR 42-5107, and 
RODEKILL 42-4564.

The least popular fighter this week was HEADACHE 28-5609.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were MARVIN HAGLER 16-887, THE OVEN BIRD 75-3934, SNUGGLE UP AND 
FUSS 42-5105, RAYNER 20-182, SHARK 31-6525, TAX PENALTY 72-7311, FIZZ AND FURS 
18-9959, MANAGING UP 32-6819, JEDI YETI 18-10860, and SHADRACH 18-8976.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
WILLAF(16)           0  1 0  ARVAT(32)            1  1 0  DRAGONHEAD(72)       0  2 0  
TALCAMA(18)          1  4 0  MURSKA(35)           1  0 0  JADE MOUNTAIN(75)    2  0 0  
SEAM(20)             1  1 0  RODEKI(42)           5  1 0  SHADOWSPIRE(81)      2  0 0  
MORYA(28)            0  1 0  KHALANI(55)          1  0 0  SHADOW GROVE(97)     0  1 0  
CHIMLEVTAL(31)       0  1 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MARVIN HAGLER 16-887        28  33  2   81  BASH BROS. DOCTOR (460)    WILLAF
 CHATROOMMATE 18-10034      138  71  0  225  CENTER FOR OLDS (364)      TALCAMA
 RAYNER 20-182               68 116  3  163  DEADLINE (432)             SEAM
 HEADACHE 28-5609            26  25  1   49  BASH BROS BODY (452)       MORYA
 SHARK 31-6525               32  58  0  123  BASH BROS OCEAN (457)      CHIMLEVTAL
 MANAGING UP 32-6819         41  51  0  207  CON + INSULT (442)         ARVAT
 TEM OF SMALLCLIFF 35-4865   38  37  4  190  HOUSE JHEREG (426)         MURSKA

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MR. BRATWURST 42-5106       61  49  1  223  COLOR ME SUAVE (365)       RODEKI
 MOD COD 55-2638            381 222  5  360  RHYME TYME (385)           KHALANI
 SHOPPING CART 72-6836       35  43  1  180  BASH BROS ROADSIDE (453)   DRAGONHEAD
 THE OVEN BIRD 75-3934       20   7  0   86  DEFROSTED (455)            JADE MOUNTAIN
 REDDIG 81-1838              30  12  0  105  CLAN LONGBEARD (374)       SHADOWSPIRE
 CARNATION 97-7598           25  40  5  194  FLOWER POWER (444)         SHADOW GROVE