ADVANCED DUELMASTERS

Date   : 10/12/2000    Duedate: 10/25/2000

THE KAIKWOK GATEWAY

DM-108    TURN-127

RANK TEAMS                    W   L K    %  RANK TEAMS                    W   L K    %
  1-KILLER ABORIGINE 37/58  90  18  2 83.3      HELL'S ZEROES 53/256                  
    FUN WITH FRIEND 36/227                      CAPITAL OFFENSE 52/318                
    CONCEPT: HOMICIDE! 1/204                    OHMANOHGODOHMAN 18/257                
  2 ANGELS OF PAIN 9/23    102  22 92 82.3      DEAD KENNEDYS 30/317                  
  3 TACO GODS 40/229       119  46  0 72.1   14 DEADLY SHADOWS 46/96   190 152  8 55.6
    DEATH STUDS IV 60/239                       ENGINES OF DOOM 43/95                 
    DONATED BY DOC 18/201                    15 ALMOST 68/304          368 308  7 54.4
    DARK SIDE 43/115                            DARK GUARDIANS 1/8                    
    NO LONGER NEON'S 38/200                     SPECIAL EFFECTS 69/307                
  4 HOT RODS 1/205         323 142 25 69.5      THE GUARDIANS 19/35                   
    WOLVERINES 18/99                            MYTH AND MIGHT 2/10                   
    BLACK GIFT 15/218                           THE RED REAVERS 28/47                 
    THE MERCENARIES 2/189                       MEN IN TIGHTS 68/305                  
    GRANDMASTER ACADEMY 51/232               16-DARK SCYTHE 21/326      15  13  0 53.6
    MAD SCIENTISTS 18/34                     17 DOC LEGRAND'S LAB 7/19 240 216  8 52.6
    BLACK BULLDOGS 5/13                         DOC LEGRAND'S LAB 20/37               
    BLACK MANSION 20/190                     18 SHEPHERDS 18/330        67  62  6 51.9
    THE BLACK ELITE 69/308                      FROG PRINCES 18/33                    
  5 ODD SQUAD 2/268        391 173  3 69.3   19 JAYHAWKS 70/161        400 404  2 49.8
    BLADE RYCHE 69/241                          ALICE'S RESTAURANT 33/156             
    THUNDR + LITENING 18/100                    QUEENSPAWN 63/181                     
    ADDAMS FAMILY 36/57                         PITT GLADIATORS 56/158                
    DEADMAN'S HAND 69/242                       WAY COOL PEOPLE 70/160                
    BLADE RYCHE 58/238                          SILENT STORM 65/159                   
    DARK PANTHEON 6/164                         KAT'S PAW 70/244                      
    MYTHING BLADES 65/303                       KENCYRATH 55/157                      
    WOLFBROTHERS 37/228                         ARCHANGEL 42/289                      
  6 ROMAN HEROES 32/53     311 165 58 65.3      MYTH HERD 9/155                       
    MISCELLANEOUS II 38/62                      VAMPYRES 70/310                       
    LEGEND OF ROME 9/215                     20 ZOOM ZONE 12/143        42  44  0 48.8
  7 WOLVERINES 2/267        25  15  0 62.5      PARTY TIME 6/212                      
    LEGION OF DEATH 62/301                   21 THOSE WHO RULE 1/121    42  45  0 48.3
    SKULL SQUADRON 56/294                    22 UNDERDOGS 60/75        228 247 13 48.0
  8 SAVAGE 62/302          159  96  0 62.4   23 LOST SOULS II 19/247    27  30  0 47.4
    LIQUID CARNAGE 10/216                    24 HELPLESS ANIMAL 16/173  18  20  0 47.4
    GOLDEN DAWN 7/213                        25 CORPS 74/327           410 474  6 46.4
    TRIBAL COUNCIL 4/83                         THE BEARS 7/172                       
    SHINING PATH 6/211                          THE BEARS 48/70                       
    HERMETICS 18/223                            THE HURT 36/103                       
  9 SANCTUARY 2/86         173 114  4 60.3      THE BEARS 43/67                       
    MONOPOLY 30/254                             FAMOUS BRANDS 37/177                  
    WHAT'S UP DOC 6/210                         HEROES 77/328                         
    TALCAMA MANIA 18/279                     26-SACRED VOW 25/174       19  22  1 46.3
    CHEMICALS 53/72                             BLACKENED PRIDE 25/281                
    STOP MAKING SCENTS 69/255                27 ...ACTION! 98/314        9  11  0 45.0
 10 DEATH MASTERS 7/18     359 240 45 59.9      INCARNATIONS 56/180                   
    NINJA TURTLES 22/40                      28 SUPERIOR FORCES 1/120  128 160  7 44.4
    INFERNAL LEGION 9/22                        SUPERIOR FORCES 51/292                
 11 THE BAD BUNNIES 4/209   31  21  0 59.6      SUPERIOR FORCES 40/251                
    FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT 3/208                    SUPERIOR FORCES 29/113                
 12 SATAN'S DELI 7/214      45  33  0 57.7   29 ELEMENTAL FORCE 52/234  77  99  0 43.8
    STREET PIZZA 18/221                         EDGE OF EXTINCTION 71/245             
 13 D.Y.O. 57/258           76  60  1 55.9      POISONOUS DEMISE 53/235               
    4 LETTER BANDS 18/316                       DOG DAY AFTERNOON 30/226              

RANK TEAMS                    W   L K    %  RANK TEAMS                    W   L K    %
 30 GRUNTS 26/325           28  36  0 43.8      PLANT ATTACK 69/240                   
    THE WILLBURYS 5 5/329                    39 MAURAUDERS 4/269        23  49  0 31.9
    WAYSIDE ELITE 21/263                        LORDS OF RUIN 25/225                  
    GRUNTS 21/195                               EXILED KNIGHTS 19/224                 
    GRUNTS 20/194                            40 BRAT PAK 2 69/322        5  11  0 31.3
 31 BRITERON BY 8/20       150 194  4 43.6      BACK BREAKERS 1/321                   
    PRETTY THINGS 52/93                      41 MEPHISTO'S WALTZ 9/272   5  12  0 29.4
 32 SILENT RHYTHM 6/141     36  52  0 40.9   42 BLANK 16/219             7  17  0 29.2
    MEADOW BRIDGE 69/197                     43-MINISTRY 53/237         14  41  0 25.5
    NETHER WARRIORS 36/139                      THE INQUISITION 66/152                
 33 THUNDER 12/259          29  42  0 40.8      THIGH MASTERS 18/222                  
    INANIMATE TOFU 18/277                    44 JUBS 7/142             253 776  4 24.6
    EAGLES CLAW 38/261                          WILD AMINALS 74/185                   
    FARFIGNEWTONS 32/260                        MOLES 63/118                          
 34 QUBIT 53/236            34  50  0 40.5      GENERAL MAYHEM 65/169                 
    SIR AGLIO 10/274                            NIGHTLIGHTS 75/154                    
    VERMIN! 69/306                              LIFESHARDPLAYSHORT 65/166             
    JOKA MASHER 60/299                          BAD NEWS 78/186                       
 35-ENDS WITH IRON 70/243   18  27  0 40.0      DARBS 77/137                          
    POINTLESS VENTURE 70/309                    BETTER OFF DEAD 65/168                
    POINTLESS VENTURE 2/315                     HER CATS 65/167                       
 36 HUI NALU 33/188         21  37  0 36.2      CREW MONIKER 76/119                   
    FLORIDA SURF 36/286                         MASTICATORS 64/151                    
    MAKING WAVES 75/313                         HER CATS 36/320                       
 37 WILD CARDS 60/298        7  13  0 35.0   45 EASTERN HORDE 36/284     1   8  0 11.1
    NINJA KNIGHTS 53/293                     46 THE DYING EARTH 18/331   0   1  0  0.0
 38 FLTOPS 13/275            9  19  0 32.1

    '##/###' Avoid teams by their Team Id     '-'  Team did not fight this turn

                                  WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT

RRRRRIIIIINNNNGGGGGG!  "Yes... hello?  Yes, the check's in the mail; would you please 
stop bothering me?  Yes, I know I told you the same thing a couple of weeks ago.  
Well... I did send it!  It must have gotten lost in the mail or something.  I'll check 
to make certain that it wasn't cashed, and then I'll get a replacement check in the 
mail right away.  Okay?  What??  Yes, of course I'm telling you the truth!"

Finally getting rid of one of his many creditors, Scrag hung up the phone.  He had 
been getting calls like that all day, as well as many other days prior for quite some 
time now.

Scrag's "living large" was finally catching up to him.  He sat way back in his big 
comfortable easy chair, which was just about the only possession he had left.  He lit 
up a hand-rolled cigar from Niania and blew out a huge cloud of smoke.  He now only 
had two left.  Expensive cigars were just one of his many extravagances.  Past 
extravagances, that is.  He looked around at the interior of his once full house that 
was now practically devoid of furnishings.  The easy chair, a small table with an 
antique ashtray from Vithicar, and a modest bed in his sleeping chamber were now 
about all that were left in his once impressive estate.  The bank had long ago 
foreclosed on his home; he would have to vacate the premises within the week.

Scrag wondered to himself how he had gotten into such a predicament, but he knew very 
well what: overspending.  Many years of huge profits had made him complacent.  He felt 
as if it would never end.  The money just rolled in faster than he could spend it.  
Fine wines, the best cigars, gourmet food, and the most beautiful women in all of 
Alastari were once the norm for Scrag.  But that was all over now.  His income went 
sour several years ago when more and more newer managers started to prove their 
prowess and were able to compete with him.  He became lazy and stopped putting in the 
study that he needed to in order to compete and stay on top of his game.  That made 
the problem even more acute, and his income continued to decline.  For years now he 
earned less and less gold with which to fill his coffers, but he refused to change his 
overly extravagant spending habits.  This exacerbated the problem even further.  He 
had gotten himself into a hole that was so deep that he couldn't find his way out.

Scrag found that he had to start selling off his assets simply to support his habits.  
His stables grew smaller and smaller, causing his income to fall even further still.  
Over time he finally managed to cut out unnecessary luxuries, but now it was getting 
to the point that he had to sell off possessions merely to survive.  It was quite 
devastating for the once powerful man.  For the first time in his life he had to 
seriously consider getting out of the game entirely.

Would he even have to sell Furious Impaler?  That thought sent shivers down his spine.  
He could sell his house, he could sell his jewels, but Furious Impaler was one thing 
that he would have a very hard time giving up.  His one truly great achievement, his 
very pride and joy, was now at grave risk of being lost forever.

RRRRRIIIIINNNNGGGGGG!  There it was again: that infernal phone!  Scrag considered not 
answering it at all, but he was in contact with several other managers that were 
making offers on his various assets.  If this was not the case, he probably would have 
had his phone disconnected long ago.

"Hello?  Yes, this is Scrag.  Hey TUM, how are you doing?  That's good to hear.  Yeah, 
I'm doing just fine, you know me.  Oh, okay, don't have time to chat, eh?  Calling on 
business?  40 gold for Scragglepuss?  Well, that's not as much as I was expecting.  
How about 70?  No, can't do it, eh?  50 you say?  Well, tell you what... I know I 
shouldn't, but just give me 55 and you've got a deal.  You know you're getting the 
bargain of the century at that price!  Yeah, okay.  I'll have ownership papers on your 
desk within a few hours.  Yeah, thanks, TUM.  Talk to you later.  Good luck with him."

Scrag just shook his head in disgust.  55 gold for a warrior as good as Scragglepuss?  
Geez, he had to be desperate.  This small amount would get him by for the next few 
days, but he knew it wasn't even close to enough to take care of his needs; it wasn't 
even enough to pay the interest on his massive debt.

It was time to act; he had to do it now.  If he contacted Papa Bear now he would be 
able get his debt down to a more managable figure.  Oh sure, Scrag still had other 
assets, but all of his other possessions combined did not likely add up to the value 
that Furious Impaler could command all on his own.  Besides, Scrag needed the money 
now.  The small amounts that were trickling in for his other possessions were simply 
not enough to make a significant difference in his current state of affairs.  He 
needed a large windfall all at once, and he needed it fast.

Scrag reached for the telephone.  His hands started to shake, and large beads of sweat 
formed on his forehead and began streaming down his face.  He tried to convince 
himself that he had no emotional attachment.  It was all business, after all, and Papa 
Bear had actually made a reasonable offer, but it was a difficult argument to sell to 
himself.  Furious Impaler was his pride and joy, his baby, the manifestation of all 
that he had accomplished in the Duelmasters games.  But now it was over.  Scrag's 
reign as one of the best and most feared managers in all of Alastari was about to come 
crashing down to a premature end.

He dialed.  "Yes, hello Papa.  I accept.  All the arrangements are in the works, and 
Furious will be packing his belongings and moving to your stablehouse within the 
week."  Papa Bear knew this was an emotional moment for Scrag.  Being the honorable 
and considerate man that he was, Papa did not keep him on the phone any longer than he 
had to.  Scrag closed the conversation simply by saying, "Good luck with him, Papa."  

That was that.  Scrag hung up the phone, and it was done.

                            RAMBLINGS FROM WITHIN THE KEEP

     Greetings, Gateway.  Oscar here, reporting on this round's fights here in our 
fine arena.
     First things first, the fight for the top spot.  Our contender, Sly, was TV 
challenged by Frog Princes' Goldilocks.  Goldilocks put on a good show, showing some 
stamina while fighting our Captain.  Six minutes later, though, Sly had defeated his 
challenger.  Congratulations, Sly, for holding the top spot!
     A whole slew of warriors travelled out of the keep to slay gate monsters this 
time.  Less than half of them came back alive.  Apparently, about two-days journey 
from the keep, while investigating some strange shrieking coming from a dense copse, 
they were attacked by a large number of beasts.  Oddly enough, there was one beast per 
warrior.  G.I. Joe was the first one out, slain by a Xozke.  Teetotaler fought a 
Jaguar Warrior and slaughtered it in two minutes.  Donatello viciously butchered a 
Firecat.  Sgt Slaughter slew a Spirit of the Jaguar.  But Vengeance was assassinated 
by a strange creature called The Jaguard.  Ashnak was slaughtered by a Jaccaranda.  A 
Shadow Being took Psycho Scientist down.  Poor Skylas Takarin was attacked by an 
Invisible, and after a long fight, it got the upper hand and killed him.  Teetotaler, 
Donatello, and Sgt Slaughter collected the remains of their comrades and returned to 
the keep, where the dead were resurrected.
     No surprises, Thundr + Litening was most avoided, by Superior Forces.  Again.
     Juanita of Moles was the most challenged warrior.  Arious Al'Vere of Donated by 
Doc got his challenge through, and defeated the lower-ranked warrior in two minutes.
     The movers and shakers this week:  The Couatl (#44) TV challenged Honey Hanna 
(#54) and lost.  Oops.  Leonardo (#56) lost to Jack Rabbit (#73).  Hammer of the Gods 
(#38) was defeated by Alice (#49).  Malador (#93) bested Aurora Borealis (#81).  
T'sain (#78) lost to Changeling (#95).  Mamma (#68) was defeated by Sir Backbreaker 
(#107).  Orange Hell (#83) was beaten by Kiri (#98).  Thumper (#167) lost to German 
Shepherd (#214).  Dark Prophet (#64) challenged and lost to The Intruder (#87).  
Imhullu (#77) lost to The Black Knight (#100).  Livius (#79) lost to Panda (#97).  
Warlock (#119) was bested by Finger Puppet (#209).  Water Moccasin (#124) lost to 
Molly Ringwald (#156).  Hemlock (#139) was defeated by Khy II (#170).  Steve Bard 
(#113) was defeated by Miriya (#159).  Lab Support (#133) was demolished by The Dragon 
(#185).  Allunder the Grate (#181) demolished Laniakea (#166).  Gnarly Gnat (#153) was 
beaten by Chili Con Carnage (#169).  And finally, Quandary (#199) handily defeated 
Prancer (#177).
     In the top eleven, Maimed (#10) challenged Hawk (#7) and lost.  Rage (#4) barely 
bested Executioner (#13).  Furious Impaler (#6) pummelled Daphne (#19).  Cheshire Cat 
(#9) almost lost to Ferndok (#16), but not quite.  Aggirf (#22) was viciously subdued 
by Nameless Took (#8).  Vengeance (#2), Sgt. Slaughter (#3), Tee (#5) and Donny (#6) 
fought gate denizens.  Sly (#1) bested Goldilocks (#11).   
     Looks like Neon had the upper hand this time in the "Forever War."  There were 
three challenges this week, Doc Steele making two and Neon one, and all three 
challengers lost.  Dark Prophet (#64) was bested by The Intruder (#87),  Selleque 
(#130) lost to Plunder (#108), and The Great Skeeve (#158) lost to Mother Hollie 
(#200).  Interestingly enough, Neon's only loss was in an up-challenge, while Doc's 
losses were down-challenges.  Hmmm.
     This isn't horseshoes, but a few almost-upsets deserve mention:  Necron-99 (#90) 
almost bested Afterafterbirth (#39).  Park Place (#111) almost lost to Let's Be 
Friends (#155).  Nicodemus (#114) almost lost to Stepping Stones (#201).
     Scrag retained the #1 spot although he didn't fight this week.  The Dark One 
still holds #2, Sentinel still holds #3, Neon is at #4 with 69.5%, and Doc Steele is 
at #5 with 69.3%.  Neck in neck, I see.
     Bashers went 4-2 and Total Parries went 9-5 this round.  Well done.
     That's all I have for this round.  Until next time, I remain,

                                          Oscar

CAPTAIN OF THE GATE               W   L  K  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
  1) SLY 18-68                  192  66 12  WOLVERINES (99)            TALCAMA

THE GATE COMMANDERS               W   L  K  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
  2) DONATELLO 22-366           278  63 38  NINJA TURTLES (40)         SOLVEN
  3) TEETOTALER 38-326          227 103 73  MISCELLANEOUS II (62)      CLIFFHOME
  4) SGT SLAUGHTER 7-541        212 104  6  DEATH MASTERS (18)         BONSUR
  5) RAGE 48-906                150 125  9  THE BEARS (70)             CAER
  6) FURIOUS IMPALER 37-762     141  46  3  FAMOUS BRANDS (177)        SIBIKHAS

THE GATE COMMANDERS               W   L  K  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
  7) VENGEANCE 9-2052           211  52 95  ANGELS OF PAIN (23)        ZUKAL
  8) HAWK 46-554                151 134  1  DEADLY SHADOWS (96)        ARDIVENT
  9) NAMELESS TOOK 1-3195       140  53  4  DARK GUARDIANS (8)         MORDANT
 10) CHESHIRE CAT 33-3036       132  55  3  ALICE'S RESTAURANT (156)   NIYTYOLE ISLAND
 11) MAIMED 36-2213             113 100  4  THE HURT (103)             JHANS

LIEUTENANTS OF THE GATE           W   L  K  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 12) GOLDILOCKS 18-470          138 126  7  FROG PRINCES (33)          TALCAMA
 13) GYPSY MOTH 20-704          151  81  4  BLACK MANSION (190)        SEAM
 14) EXECUTIONER 43-1035        164  98  7  ENGINES OF DOOM (95)       VEASTIAN
 15) WHIPLASH 19-1221           153  83  1  THE GUARDIANS (35)         ZUWAYZA
 16) DANGEROUS 43-842           139 135  3  ENGINES OF DOOM (95)       VEASTIAN
 17) FERNDOK 60-607             135  93 11  UNDERDOGS (75)             ARADI
 18) RONIN 21-1569               81  55  1  WAYSIDE ELITE (263)        SUNSET
 19) BARON COCKROACH 20-703     130 111  2  DOC LEGRAND'S LAB (37)     SEAM
 20) DAPHNE 53-3095             139  87  1  POISONOUS DEMISE (235)     KHALHUMS
 21) LAZAR WOLF 4-1169          118  85  1  TRIBAL COUNCIL (83)        JHELUM
 22) TARAD 18-181               169  92  7  THUNDR + LITENING (100)    TALCAMA
 23) AGGIRF 26-1388             116 102  2  GRUNTS (325)               CALEAM
 24) FATHER TOM 70-1564         113  76  4  WAY COOL PEOPLE (160)      SENTERN
 25) KENDER 70-1574             108  78  1  WAY COOL PEOPLE (160)      SENTERN
 26) THANATOS 9-1069            179 135  0  INFERNAL LEGION (22)       ZUKAL
 27) STORMBRINGER 1-318         174  84  0  THOSE WHO RULE (121)       MORDANT
 28) JACQUE VAUGN 70-2335        92  68  6  JAYHAWKS (161)             SENTERN
 29) TREBONIUS 32-604           173  96  7  ROMAN HEROES (53)          ARVAT
 30) REX WALTERS 70-1592        115  54  3  JAYHAWKS (161)             SENTERN
 31) OEDI 8-1440                141  79  2  BRITERON BY (20)           ARKERS

DEFENDERS OF THE KEEP             W   L  K  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 32) ASHNAK 20-701              137  86  2  GRUNTS (194)               SEAM
 33) CUNNING FOX 4-3906          83  31  0  TRIBAL COUNCIL (83)        JHELUM
 34) ARIOUS AL'VERE 18-2838     131  81  2  DONATED BY DOC (201)       TALCAMA
 35) PSYCHO SCIENTIST 18-697    177 106 16  MAD SCIENTISTS (34)        TALCAMA
 36) MYSTIC 43-2387             124  55  4  DARK SIDE (115)            VEASTIAN
 37) PATIENCE 1-2619             91  74  3  SUPERIOR FORCES (120)      MORDANT
 38) MIPHON 10-2706             113  64  1  LIQUID CARNAGE (216)       KOLACT
 39) ALICE 33-2888              106  84  2  ALICE'S RESTAURANT (156)   NIYTYOLE ISLAND
 40) AFTERAFTERBIRTH 18-813     157 108  2  STREET PIZZA (221)         TALCAMA
 41) MOTHER BEAR 7-3172          95  68  2  THE BEARS (172)            BONSUR
 42) ANGEL 56-612               128  91  0  PITT GLADIATORS (158)      ROCANIS
 43) DARIUS 32-688              171 109  3  ROMAN HEROES (53)          ARVAT
 44) MJOLNIR 18-4732             97  33  2  THUNDR + LITENING (100)    TALCAMA
 45) HONEY HANNA 19-2672         93  52  2  LOST SOULS II (247)        ZUWAYZA
 46) GUMBY 12-2854               88  74  0  ZOOM ZONE (143)            RIZTAB
 47) TWITCH 40-1733             127  68  0  TACO GODS (229)            ZENSU
 48) CRAZY HORSE 69-4523        119  56  1  DEADMAN'S HAND (242)       CIMMERIAC
 49) THING 36-97                 97  66  0  ADDAMS FAMILY (57)         JHANS
 50) HAMMER OF THE GODS 6-3311  110  61  4  DARK PANTHEON (164)        TRANSEL
 51) SABRE TOOTH 28-1193        125  74  2  THE RED REAVERS (47)       MORYA
 52) KAHANAMOKU 33-608          114  87  4  HUI NALU (188)             NIYTYOLE ISLAND
 53) SHEWISH PICKLE 7-2434      128  78  2  SATAN'S DELI (214)         BONSUR
 54) SMELLY SOCKS LITE 53-4502  105  76  1  HELL'S ZEROES (256)        KHALHUMS
 55) THE COUATL 2-17            116  70  7  THE MERCENARIES (189)      NIANIA
 56) YELLOW LEDBETTER 38-2752    79  64  1  EAGLES CLAW (261)          CLIFFHOME
 57) JACK RABBIT 4-2713          88  71  1  THE BAD BUNNIES (209)      JHELUM
 58) DOTH DRAGONMERE 36-1257     76  42  3  NETHER WARRIORS (139)      JHANS
 59) JUANITA 63-1482             66 103  2  MOLES (118)                AMEN-TEI
 60)-KATE 18-3126                72  42  1  THIGH MASTERS (222)        TALCAMA
 61) SQORPION 25-602             91  65  0  LORDS OF RUIN (225)        LYRATILAN

GUARDIANS OF THE WALL             W   L  K  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 62) NEE 40-1549                145  71  1  TACO GODS (229)            ZENSU
 63) BONNIE 29-2780              85  60  3  SUPERIOR FORCES (113)      LAPUR

GUARDIANS OF THE WALL             W   L  K  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 64) THE INTRUDER 1-3546         78  62  0  HOT RODS (205)             MORDANT
 65)-ANGUISH 58-3598            130  65  2  BLADE RYCHE (238)          DELARQ TOR
 66) SKYLAS TAKARIN 18-3114     122  75  0  THUNDR + LITENING (100)    TALCAMA
 67) BLACKTHORN 56-839           95  95  3  PITT GLADIATORS (158)      ROCANIS
 68) MA BEAR 48-2205             82  61  0  THE BEARS (70)             CAER
 69) SIR BACKBREAKER 7-1870     120  67  4  GOLDEN DAWN (213)          BONSUR
 70) LIAR 63-28                 128  68  3  QUEENSPAWN (181)           AMEN-TEI
 71) ASHE 55-168                102 102  3  KENCYRATH (157)            KHALANI
 72) SEEKER HIDDEN SPAR 65-1559 107  68  1  SILENT STORM (159)         DAL SHANG
 73) COMPLETE CHECK 76-756       83 100  2  CREW MONIKER (119)         SIMTAKKA
 74) LEONARDO 22-205            232 113  7  NINJA TURTLES (40)         SOLVEN
 75)-SCAR 25-2752                67  57  2  SACRED VOW (174)           LYRATILAN
 76) ZALBAR 2-2288              142 101  3  SANCTUARY (86)             NIANIA
 77) BIG STOOP 18-2770           97  78  2  OHMANOHGODOHMAN (257)      TALCAMA
 78) THE BLACK KNIGHT 38-1795   108  79  1  NO LONGER NEON'S (200)     CLIFFHOME
 79) DONE UNTO OTHERS 65-1729    87  84  2  LIFESHARDPLAYSHORT (166)   DAL SHANG
 80) CHANGELING 19-2164          76  83  2  THE GUARDIANS (35)         ZUWAYZA
 81) PANDA 71-550                75  62  0  EDGE OF EXTINCTION (245)   KYR'TERR
 82) SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC 53-4355 113  65  0  HELL'S ZEROES (256)        KHALHUMS
 83) MALADOR 6-3075             116  67  1  SHINING PATH (211)         TRANSEL
 84) SEEKER PALE SILK 65-1582   109  74  1  SILENT STORM (159)         DAL SHANG
 85) KIRI 15-466                163  99  0  BLACK GIFT (218)           MALCORN
 86) BLUE VERTIGO 51-2378       124  59  3  GRANDMASTER ACADEMY (232)  TRICORUS
 87) THUNDER KING 9-2322         94 103  4  MYTH HERD (155)            ZUKAL
 88) GLENCOE 6-4341              75  30  1  PARTY TIME (212)           TRANSEL
 89) DARK PROPHET 18-4730        95  28  6  THUNDR + LITENING (100)    TALCAMA
 90) LAND SHARK 7-1466           88 121  4  DOC LEGRAND'S LAB (19)     BONSUR
 91) FRAANCH 65-2139             79  90  4  BETTER OFF DEAD (168)      DAL SHANG
 92) SIR MOUNT 10-2951           78  70  2  SIR AGLIO (274)            KOLACT
 93) NECRON-99 7-565            213 100  2  DEATH MASTERS (18)         BONSUR
 94) STICKY HANDKERCHIE 18-3244  91  82  5  STREET PIZZA (221)         TALCAMA
 95) LEGACY 18-5620              66  21  9  THUNDR + LITENING (100)    TALCAMA
 96) AURORA BOREALIS 75-710      97  91  0  NIGHTLIGHTS (154)          JADE MOUNTAIN
 97) NIBBLE 64-2916              69 120  0  MASTICATORS (151)          KURUKAR
 98) T'SAIN 18-993               46  41  2  THE DYING EARTH (331)      TALCAMA
 99) TIM HOCHBERG 63-1802        58  64  0  MOLES (118)                AMEN-TEI
100) LIVIUS 32-880              125  72  5  ROMAN HEROES (53)          ARVAT
101) ORANGE HELL 16-2862         65  61  1  BLANK (219)                WILLAF

PROTECTORS OF THE WALL            W   L  K  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
102) HALSTON 69-6091             75  69  2  STOP MAKING SCENTS (255)   CIMMERIAC
103) IMHULLU 21-987             108 110  4  GRUNTS (195)               SUNSET
104) KOJI SHIKERU 40-2619        72  46  0  SUPERIOR FORCES (251)      ZENSU
105) DOMINION 18-5662            73  14  2  THUNDR + LITENING (100)    TALCAMA
106) TOE JAM 1-3433              57  58  2  SUPERIOR FORCES (120)      MORDANT
107) THANATOS LXXI 60-1822      130  56  0  DEATH STUDS IV (239)       ARADI
108) MANDRAKE 53-3845           122  73  1  POISONOUS DEMISE (235)     KHALHUMS
109) G.I. JOE 29-723             98 105  4  SUPERIOR FORCES (113)      LAPUR
110) MAMMA 43-1602              105 103  1  THE BEARS (67)             VEASTIAN
111) PLUNDER 69-4132            125  62  2  BLADE RYCHE (241)          CIMMERIAC
112)-DREAM DATE LOG 70-2266      81  49  0  POINTLESS VENTURE (309)    SENTERN
113) IMMOLATION 69-4135         123  60  1  BLADE RYCHE (241)          CIMMERIAC
114) PARK PLACE 30-2500          95  78  1  MONOPOLY (254)             IAYE
115)-SEBASTIAN 66-1834           57  61  1  THE INQUISITION (152)      TARRGIR
116) MIRIYA 62-1126              51  22  2  LEGION OF DEATH (301)      VALAMANTIS
117) NICODEMUS 8-1729           113  90  3  BRITERON BY (20)           ARKERS
118) SOME STROKE 75-1564         65  25  1  MAKING WAVES (313)         JADE MOUNTAIN
119) DR. DOOLITTLE 6-2804       107  75  2  WHAT'S UP DOC (210)        TRANSEL
120) SHADOW KNIGHT 18-3309      133  64  3  THUNDR + LITENING (100)    TALCAMA
121) FINGER PUPPET 36-1774       53  63  1  EASTERN HORDE (284)        JHANS
122) COLONEL COBALT 18-1307      88  65  2  MAD SCIENTISTS (34)        TALCAMA
123) GABRIEL 42-762             113  75  0  ARCHANGEL (289)            RODEKI
124)-SHADOWCHYLDE 21-1006        84  79  4  DARK SCYTHE (326)          SUNSET

PROTECTORS OF THE WALL            W   L  K  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
125) CUDDLY KOALA 16-555         74  51  0  HELPLESS ANIMALS (173)     WILLAF
126) MOLLY RINGWALD 52-520      111  95  5  PRETTY THINGS (93)         FRATSFA
127) ANGEL 70-1387              119  72  2  KAT'S PAW (244)            SENTERN
128) CORG 2-1640                 69  35  1  WOLVERINES (267)           NIANIA
129) LORD OF ILLUSION 69-7429    44  30  1  SPECIAL EFFECTS (307)      CIMMERIAC
130) THE HELLION 32-668         114  76  2  FARFIGNEWTONS (260)        ARVAT
131) SELLEQUE 5-456             121  85  3  BLACK BULLDOGS (13)        KALTOS
132) HARRISON CROSS 18-4906      50  56  0  HERMETICS (223)            TALCAMA
133) THE DRAGON 62-2505          61  55  1  SAVAGE (302)               VALAMANTIS
134) FEMME FATALE 13-2401        84  66  3  FLTOPS (275)               DULLENS
135) SUMMONED MONSTER 29-2992    86  59  0  SUPERIOR FORCES (113)      LAPUR
136) LUCIFER'S HAMMER 75-639     91 101  5  NIGHTLIGHTS (154)          JADE MOUNTAIN
137) VIVISECTIONIST 60-2139      69  41  1  WILD CARDS (298)           ARADI
138)-CIRON 70-351                78  53  2  ENDS WITH IRON (243)       SENTERN
139) KHY II 70-3305              75  68  3  VAMPYRES (310)             SENTERN
140) SNOG 18-5442                66  22  3  4 LETTER BANDS (316)       TALCAMA
141) BOOBFROG 68-7503            42  30  0  ALMOST (304)               FIREHOLD
142) FORGEMASTER 6-1731          71  64  3  SILENT RHYTHM (141)        TRANSEL
143) SLYE 18-4722                83  42  3  TALCAMA MANIA (279)        TALCAMA
144) DAVE 65-2122                73  85  2  HER CATS (167)             DAL SHANG
145) SORE EYE ASIS 60-2308       81  78  1  JOKA MASHER (299)          ARADI
146) TWO DEER 37-3106            67  74  1  WOLFBROTHERS (228)         SIBIKHAS
147)-MIRON 70-1927               87  57  0  ENDS WITH IRON (243)       SENTERN
148) RYU 56-1402                 60  24  2  SKULL SQUADRON (294)       ROCANIS
149) MOONFLOWER 2-3641           90  76  2  SANCTUARY (86)             NIANIA
150) SEBASTIAN INLET 36-3431     54  46  0  FLORIDA SURF (286)         JHANS
151) CRAZY-BABY 69-6735          58  22  1  BRAT PAK 2 (322)           CIMMERIAC

GHEA GUARDIANS                    W   L  K  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
152) CRYSTALSONG 4-1078          73  66  3  MAURAUDERS (269)           JHELUM
153) CHILI CON CARNAGE 7-2989    91  83  2  SATAN'S DELI (214)         BONSUR
154) DISHES, YIPE! OH M 57-3745  47  16  1  D.Y.O. (258)               ANDOR
155) LET'S BE FRIENDS 78-32      87  89  1  BAD NEWS (186)             LIN TIRIAN
156) WATER MOCCASIN 53-3265      96  99  0  POISONOUS DEMISE (235)     KHALHUMS
157) ARNIE 98-368                87  51  6  ...ACTION! (314)           SYVYN'S HILL
158) MOTHER HOLLE 69-8005        31  52  2  THE BLACK ELITE (308)      CIMMERIAC
159) STEVE BARD 63-1722          82  57  1  MOLES (118)                AMEN-TEI
160)-PROWL 25-3146               53  49  1  BLACKENED PRIDE (281)      LYRATILAN
161) OGRE LYNEN 1-3870           96 116  4  BACK BREAKERS (321)        MORDANT
162) FLIPPER 74-356              95  99  1  WILD AMINALS (185)         DAIYLA KIV
163) MARUKKA 5-2077              45  67  3  THE WILLBURYS 5 (329)      KALTOS
164) MORIARTY 68-8199            45  23  1  MEN IN TIGHTS (305)        FIREHOLD
165) THE GREENER FENCE 65-1955   81  70  3  LIFESHARDPLAYSHORT (166)   DAL SHANG
166) ALLUNDER THE GRATE 65-2151  82  89  2  GENERAL MAYHEM (169)       DAL SHANG
167) GERMAN SHEPHERD 30-2605     81  77  1  DOG DAY AFTERNOON (226)    IAYE
168) THE OFFSPRING 18-3954       80  55  3  INANIMATE TOFU (277)       TALCAMA
169) GNARLY GNAT 69-5474         60  53  0  VERMIN! (306)              CIMMERIAC
170) HEMLOCK 53-1655             83  57  1  POISONOUS DEMISE (235)     KHALHUMS
171)-POP CULTURE 12-2655         59  70  1  THUNDER (259)              RIZTAB
172) SIR REPTITIOUS 10-2917      75  84  2  SIR AGLIO (274)            KOLACT
173) FULL KETTLE HELM 52-2095    73  42  0  CAPITAL OFFENSE (318)      FRATSFA
174) ROGUE 56-1438               36  23  3  SKULL SQUADRON (294)       ROCANIS
175) DEATH 56-666                82  79  2  INCARNATIONS (180)         ROCANIS
176) SIR JURY 53-6123            30  12  0  NINJA KNIGHTS (293)        KHALHUMS
177) QUANDARY 53-4767            65  72  3  QUBIT (236)                KHALHUMS
178) SIR DAR 10-2608             97  63  2  SIR AGLIO (274)            KOLACT
179) MALICIOUS MOTH 56-1204      99  79  3  PITT GLADIATORS (158)      ROCANIS
180) OXYGEN THIEF 2-3726         73  57  2  ODD SQUAD (268)            NIANIA
181) LANIAKEA 75-1396            56  37  1  MAKING WAVES (313)         JADE MOUNTAIN
182)-THE TENDERIZER 36-1301      56  38  1  FUN WITH FRIEND (227)      JHANS
183) BOOLEUN 9-3363              99  55  0  MEPHISTO'S WALTZ (272)     ZUKAL
184)-RENEGADE DROW 56-159        75  57  4  SKULL SQUADRON (294)       ROCANIS
185) LAB SUPPORT 7-3359          67  87  3  JUBS (142)                 BONSUR

GHEA GUARDIANS                    W   L  K  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
186) WOODY NIGHTSHADE 53-4539    81  84  1  POISONOUS DEMISE (235)     KHALHUMS
187) SATURN 75-800               83  93  3  NIGHTLIGHTS (154)          JADE MOUNTAIN
188) EARLY TO WISE 65-1575      110  79  1  LIFESHARDPLAYSHORT (166)   DAL SHANG
189) BLACK EYED SUSAN 69-901     65  74  6  PLANT ATTACK (240)         CIMMERIAC
190) PROZAC 53-5505              83  50  0  CHEMICALS (72)             KHALHUMS
191)-TRINITY 53-5536             19  15  0  MINISTRY (237)             KHALHUMS
192) LHASA APSO 30-2673          68  57  0  DOG DAY AFTERNOON (226)    IAYE
193)-SPAZZOMUTILATOR 1-3167      34  17  1  CONCEPT: HOMICIDE! (204)   MORDANT
194) EXCARBAY 4-968              64  81  5  MAURAUDERS (269)           JHELUM
195) SUPERIOR SKULL 51-1580      89  59  2  SUPERIOR FORCES (292)      TRICORUS
196) SILVERMOON 69-1768          57  55  1  MEADOW BRIDGE (197)        CIMMERIAC
197) SPARTACUS 9-3300            84  70  2  LEGEND OF ROME (215)       ZUKAL
198) RJ REYNOLDS 74-2458         57  26  2  CORPS (327)                DAIYLA KIV
199) PRANCER 36-2552             91 105  0  HER CATS (320)             JHANS
200) THE GREAT SKEEVE 65-1719    92  43  0  MYTHING BLADES (303)       DAL SHANG
201) STEPPING STONES 7-3362      78  80  2  JUBS (142)                 BONSUR
202)-IMA GOD 2-3236              77  65  0  POINTLESS VENTURE (315)    NIANIA
203) SIROCCO 52-1789             62  55  0  ELEMENTAL FORCE (234)      FRATSFA
204) LI'L PEPPER 60-2245         71  69  0  JOKA MASHER (299)          ARADI
205) WHAT TEST? 78-779           89  73  1  BAD NEWS (186)             LIN TIRIAN
206) THE PLEDGE 3-2984           72  65  3  FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (208)   OSKSI
207) LORD LIGHTSPEED 18-1308     52  51  2  SHEPHERDS (330)            TALCAMA
208) CHAMP 64-3195               87  79  4  MASTICATORS (151)          KURUKAR
209) WARLOCK 2-3744              60  44  2  MYTH AND MIGHT (10)        NIANIA
210) GNASH 64-1320               82 114  3  MASTICATORS (151)          KURUKAR
211) GOVERNMENT FLU 30-2718      62  66  0  DEAD KENNEDYS (317)        IAYE
212) SILVERFLASH 19-473         106  63  0  EXILED KNIGHTS (224)       ZUWAYZA
213) THUMPER 4-3989              36  60  1  THE BAD BUNNIES (209)      JHELUM
214) SALADIN 18-183             152  77  3  THUNDR + LITENING (100)    TALCAMA
215) SCHUBERT 9-2901             56  58  0  MEPHISTO'S WALTZ (272)     ZUKAL
216) TENTACLES 65-2134           83  63  2  BETTER OFF DEAD (168)      DAL SHANG
217) MARTIN RIGGS 77-2297        59  24  0  HEROES (328)               MAZGOURRAH
218) CHRIS DODD 77-31            80 103  3  DARBS (137)                MAZGOURRAH

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

THE DEAD                    W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY              TURN
VENGEANCE 9-2052          211  52 95 ANGELS OF PAIN 23      THE JAGUARD 108-36     127
KIKI, JAGUAR WARRI 108-45   0   1  0 DARK ARENA 0           TEETOTALER 38-326      127
FIRECAT 108-66              0   1  0 DARK ARENA 0           DONATELLO 22-366       127
SPIRIT OF THE JAGU 108-61   0   1  0 DARK ARENA 0           SGT SLAUGHTER 7-541    127
ASHNAK 20-701             137  86  2 GRUNTS 194             JACCARANDA 108-51      127
PSYCHO SCIENTIST 18-697   177 106 16 MAD SCIENTISTS 34      SHADOW BEING 108-67    127
G.I. JOE 29-723            98 105  4 SUPERIOR FORCES 113    XOZKE 108-52           127
SKYLAS TAKARIN 18-3114    122  75  0 THUNDR + LITENING 100  INVISIBLE 108-42       127

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Kaikwok?  What kind of name is Kaikwok?  Hey Randy!  I'll meet you at the Qui Quag 
Cafe in Kaikwok, K? :P  Kwaikok would at least roll off the tongue better and its got 
a bit of innuendo working for it.  Why not just Gateway?  Simple, original for its 
minimalism.  Then there are the "cool" name alternatives:  Hell's Gate, The Abyss, The 
Hole, The Toilet Seat, etc.  Just follow this simple formula for naming: cool + 
original + simple > cool + original > cool > original > simple, with the caveat that 
original often = lame.  So, it won't break my heart to see the utterance "kaikwok" 
disappear from the Duelmasters nomenclature.

    Who wrote this?  Are you too chicken to sign your personal ads?  Cheez. -- Oscar

Hey YO!  Animal Man!  Waaazzzzzzup? -- Rhialto

Neon -- 13-10 my lead in the forever war.  10-2 my lead if we do not count your 
whores. -- Doc Steele

Dr. Surfer -- Make sure to let me know when you give Kahanamoku a "real" strategy so I 
know when my victories against him are "real." -- Doc Steele

Dr. Surfer again -- My advice for running mode or off style warriors is to retire them 
if they don't train well.  I have retired many of these types of warriors lately when 
I realized they just were not getting ahead of the training curve.  In arena play a 
warrior of this type must be on the very bottom to win more than he loses.  In the 
tourney you must be one of the best 25 warriors at that time to TV.  Even as a spoiler 
type tourney warrior that is only running to help your better warriors you need to be 
pretty damn good.  The sad reality is that barring major changes to the arena 
structure that include some sort of forced retirement, mode warriors and off style 
warriors that are not already maxed will never amount to much of anything in Gateway.  
It cost me a lot of money to realize this so I thought I would give you the advice for 
free.  Take it for what it is worth and good luck. -- Doc Steele

Neon Nemesis -- I see you are throwing fights with Psycho to get him in range of my 
warriors. I'll bet you didn't expect to have to do that when you started this little 
feud?  When we agreed to make this a war I thought I would get beat up for a while 
until my warriors developed and then pass you later down the road.  But with this 13-
10 lead I am starting to think this will get embarrassing for you later down that 
road.  So bring Psycho on!  I don't think his 1 auto loss a turn will hurt me too 
much.  I think the only way you can save yourself is to get on your knees and beg me 
to forgive you and let you off the hook.  I promise you that the first thrown-fight-
weak-ass-Psycho-TV challenge loss I take will be the end of that chance for you.  Have 
a good forever war, my friend. -- Doc Steele

    If any begging goes on, I hope it's at a FTF so the rest of us can see it. 
    -- Oscar

Sentinel -- Only you or Neon the Fight Thrower could spoil a 13-3 turn by being 2 of 
those 3 loses.  Damn your overdeveloped warriors!  You won't be hearing from me for a 
few months.  My boys need some trains before they run with the big dogs.  Bring in 
some fresh Eligibles meat, would ya? -- Doc Steele

Ronin -- Hmmmm...  You beat Psycho in 2 minutes.  Let me guess Psycho mysteriously 
forgot his weapons again, right?  Man, that has got to be aggravating to get shot up 
to 12th by Neon like that.  Sorry you got caught in the crossfire of our war. -- Doc 
Steele

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

TEETOTALER butchered KIKI, JAGUAR WARRIOR in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
DONATELLO viciously butchered FIRECAT in a action packed 3 minute Dark Arena battle.
SGT SLAUGHTER assassinated SPIRIT OF THE JAGUAR in a 3 minute Dark Arena duel.
VENGEANCE was assassinated by THE JAGUARD in a exciting 6 minute Dark Arena fight.
ASHNAK was butchered by JACCARANDA in a popular 2 minute bloody Dark Arena duel.
PSYCHO SCIENTIST was executed by SHADOW BEING in a 4 minute Dark Arena brawl.
SKYLAS TAKARIN was put to death by INVISIBLE in a 9 minute Dark Arena melee.
G.I. JOE was slaughtered by XOZKE in a action packed 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
SLY savagely defeated GOLDILOCKS in a exciting 6 minute Challenge Title fight.
RONIN was overpowered by GYPSY MOTH in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
THE COUATL was demolished by HONEY HANNA in a 1 minute Challenge competition.
MAIMED was demolished by HAWK in a popular 1 minute bloody mismatched Challenge match.
TARAD slimly won victory over REX WALTERS in a action packed 2 minute Challenge fight.
TREBONIUS was viciously subdued by KENDER in a action packed 3 minute Challenge duel.
AGGIRF was viciously subdued by NAMELESS TOOK in a 2 minute Challenge brawl.
BARON COCKROACH was overpowered by WHIPLASH in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
ARIOUS AL'VERE defeated JUANITA in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Challenge conflict.
MOTHER BEAR was devastated by CUNNING FOX in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge bout.
DARIUS beat YELLOW LEDBETTER in a action packed 3 minute gruesome Challenge fray.
CRAZY HORSE viciously subdued KAHANAMOKU in a exciting 3 minute gory Challenge bout.
THING overpowered SQORPION in a popular 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
MJOLNIR won victory over GUMBY in a 2 minute gory Challenge fight.
MA BEAR was demolished by BLACKTHORN in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
DARK PROPHET was overpowered by THE INTRUDER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fray.
IMHULLU was vanquished by THE BLACK KNIGHT in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge bout.
ZALBAR handily defeated DONE UNTO OTHERS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
LEGACY defeated NIBBLE in a exciting 1 minute Challenge bout.
LIVIUS was beaten by PANDA in a exciting 1 minute bloody Challenge fray.
SELLEQUE was vanquished by PLUNDER in a exciting 2 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
RYU demolished CRAZY-BABY in a action packed 3 minute one-sided Challenge struggle.
DOMINION demolished MOONFLOWER in a exciting 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
FEMME FATALE was vanquished by GABRIEL in a 4 minute one-sided Challenge bout.
SHADOW KNIGHT handily defeated CUDDLY KOALA in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge match.
SUMMONED MONSTER overpowered VIVISECTIONIST in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
COLONEL COBALT subdued SEBASTIAN INLET in a action packed 3 minute Challenge conflict.
SLYE was handily defeated by LUCIFER'S HAMMER in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
IMMOLATION overcame BOOBFROG in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Challenge melee.
DR. DOOLITTLE demolished CORG in a exciting 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
SILVERMOON overpowered WHAT TEST? in a popular 3 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
THE GREAT SKEEVE was defeated by MOTHER HOLLE in a 2 minute Challenge competition.
ROGUE demolished SIR JURY in a exciting 1 minute brutal mismatched Challenge match.
MARUKKA demolished MORIARTY in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
THUMPER was overcome by GERMAN SHEPHERD in a 3 minute Challenge contest.
LORD LIGHTSPEED savagely defeated SALADIN in a exciting 2 minute Challenge struggle.
ARNIE viciously subdued OGRE LYNEN in a crowd pleasing 4 minute Challenge fight.
MARTIN RIGGS was savagely defeated by LI'L PEPPER in a 7 minute Challenge contest.
RJ REYNOLDS was overpowered by LHASA APSO in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
THE PLEDGE viciously subdued SILVERFLASH in a 5 minute Challenge conflict.
PROZAC beat EXCARBAY in a action packed 2 minute Challenge fight.
OXYGEN THIEF demolished SATURN in a 5 minute one-sided Challenge conflict.
RAGE slimly won victory over EXECUTIONER in a popular 4 minute bloody fight.
FURIOUS IMPALER demolished DAPHNE in a popular 1 minute gory uneven duel.
CHESHIRE CAT narrowly defeated FERNDOK in a action packed 4 minute gruesome fight.
STORMBRINGER was narrowly defeated by THANATOS in a exciting 3 minute gruesome battle.
FATHER TOM was overpowered by DANGEROUS in a exciting 2 minute mismatched fight.
JACQUE VAUGN devastated T'K'K'K'K, CAPTURED in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
LAZAR WOLF demolished MYSTIC in a popular 1 minute one-sided bout.
AFTERAFTERBIRTH narrowly defeated NECRON-99 in a action packed 3 minute bloody brawl.
ANGEL overpowered BIG STOOP in a exciting 2 minute gruesome one-sided conflict.
SMELLY SOCKS LITE devastated SIR MOUNT in a popular 2 minute one-sided battle.
TWITCH vanquished FRAANCH in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gruesome one-sided melee.
MIPHON demolished TIM HOCHBERG in a popular 1 minute one-sided duel.
LEONARDO slimly lost to JACK RABBIT in a action packed 3 minute bloody match.
PATIENCE vanquished COMPLETE CHECK in a crowd pleasing 3 minute one-sided match.
OEDI bested BLUE VERTIGO in a exciting 4 minute gory match.
SABRE TOOTH slimly won victory over NEE in a exciting 3 minute fight.
HAMMER OF THE GODS was handily defeated by ALICE in a 6 minute mismatched match.
DOTH DRAGONMERE was overpowered by SHEWISH PICKLE in a exciting 1 minute uneven duel.
SEEKER PALE SILK vanquished STICKY HANDKERCHIEF in a 2 minute one-sided fray.
HALSTON was handily defeated by SEEKER HIDDEN SPARK in a 3 minute mismatched battle.
LAND SHARK was overpowered by LIAR in a action packed 2 minute gory mismatched fight.
GLENCOE overpowered SOME STROKE in a exciting 1 minute one-sided bout.
BONNIE won victory over SORE EYE ASIS in a crowd pleasing 4 minute fight.
MALADOR overpowered AURORA BOREALIS in a action packed 3 minute gory mismatched duel.
THUNDER KING vanquished HARRISON CROSS in a popular 2 minute one-sided struggle.
T'SAIN was bested by CHANGELING in a action packed 2 minute battle.
MAMMA was overpowered by SIR BACKBREAKER in a action packed 1 minute uneven brawl.
ORANGE HELL was vanquished by KIRI in a exciting 1 minute one-sided competition.
SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC vanquished NIEDEXITORIX in a action packed 1 minute uneven fight.
ASHE defeated LORD OF ILLUSION in a crowd pleasing 3 minute competition.
WARLOCK was subdued by FINGER PUPPET in a crowd pleasing 2 minute battle.
MANDRAKE savagely defeated FLIPPER in a action packed 3 minute bloody contest.
WATER MOCCASIN was defeated by MOLLY RINGWALD in a popular 1 minute gory fight.
HEMLOCK was overpowered by KHY II in a action packed 2 minute bloody one-sided brawl.
THANATOS LXXI vanquished CHRIS DODD in a exciting 1 minute uneven duel.
FORGEMASTER vanquished TWO DEER in a action packed 1 minute one-sided fight.
ANGEL savagely defeated SUPERIOR SKULL in a action packed 2 minute bloody contest.
KOJI SHIKERU vanquished GNASH in a action packed 1 minute bloody uneven duel.
STEVE BARD was savagely defeated by MIRIYA in a exciting 3 minute gruesome match.
THE HELLION savagely defeated EARLY TO WISE in a popular 5 minute gruesome bout.
PARK PLACE slimly won victory over LET'S BE FRIENDS in a crowd pleasing 1 minute fray.
LAB SUPPORT was demolished by THE DRAGON in a exciting 1 minute mismatched conflict.
TOE JAM beat CRYSTALSONG in a crowd pleasing 4 minute bloody duel.
DAVE savagely defeated BOOLEUN in a exciting 3 minute gory contest.
NICODEMUS narrowly defeated STEPPING STONES in a crowd pleasing 9 minute battle.
SNOG devastated TENTACLES in a crowd pleasing 2 minute bloody one-sided match.
BLACK EYED SUSAN was subdued by FULL KETTLE HELM in a action packed 1 minute duel.
ALLUNDER THE GRATE demolished LANIAKEA in a exciting 1 minute gory one-sided match.
THE GREENER FENCE defeated DEATH in a exciting 1 minute brutal fight.
GNARLY GNAT was devastated by CHILI CON CARNAGE in a 2 minute one-sided battle.
CHAMP was handily defeated by SIROCCO in a exciting 1 minute one-sided melee.
DISHES, YIPE! OH MAN demolished SPARTACUS in a popular 1 minute uneven bout.
MALICIOUS MOTH devastated TURNED JAGUAR PRIEST in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
QUANDARY handily defeated PRANCER in a action packed 1 minute brutal mismatched match.
WOODY NIGHTSHADE demolished SCHUBERT in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
GOVERNMENT FLU was overpowered by SIR DAR in a crowd pleasing 5 minute uneven fight.
THE OFFSPRING handily defeated SIR REPTITIOUS in a popular 1 minute mismatched match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  65         PARRY-LUNGE      150 - 111 -   5     57  |
|WALL OF STEEL                   30         AIMED BLOW        73 -  58 -   1     56  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                     25         LUNGING ATTACK   343 - 305 -  12     53  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                 21         SLASHING ATTACK  129 - 118 -   0     52  |
|TOTAL PARRY                     14         BASHING ATTACK    27 -  28 -   1     49  |
|AIMED BLOW                      13         PARRY-STRIKE      52 -  59 -   5     47  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                   11         STRIKING ATTACK   26 -  31 -   1     46  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                    11         TOTAL PARRY       65 -  82 -   1     44  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  7         WALL OF STEEL    124 - 160 -   5     44  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   6         PARRY-RIPOSTE     45 -  60 -   1     43  |

Turn 127 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-LUNGE       17 -  8     LUNGING ATTACK    31 - 34         3  PARRY-LUNGE    
BASHING ATTACK     4 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -  8         2  WALL OF STEEL  
TOTAL PARRY        9 -  5     PARRY-STRIKE       2 -  9         2  AIMED BLOW     
SLASHING ATTACK   13 -  8     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  6         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         7 -  6                                       1  PARRY-STRIKE   
WALL OF STEEL     15 - 15                                       1  TOTAL PARRY    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   RANK WARRIOR                     W   L  K TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-LUNGE        1) SLY 18-68                 192  66 12 WOLVERINES (99)
WALL OF STEEL      3) TEETOTALER 38-326         227 103 73 MISCELLANEOUS II (62)
PARRY-STRIKE       4) SGT SLAUGHTER 7-541       212 104  6 DEATH MASTERS (18)
AIMED BLOW         6) FURIOUS IMPALER 37-762    141  46  3 FAMOUS BRANDS (177)
LUNGING ATTACK     7) VENGEANCE 9-2052          211  52 95 ANGELS OF PAIN (23)
TOTAL PARRY        9) NAMELESS TOOK 1-3195      140  53  4 DARK GUARDIANS (8)
SLASHING ATTACK   23) AGGIRF 26-1388            116 102  2 GRUNTS (325)

FIGHTING STYLE   RANK WARRIOR                     W   L  K TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-RIPOSTE     31) OEDI 8-1440               141  79  2 BRITERON BY (20)
STRIKING ATTACK   55) THE COUATL 2-17           116  70  7 THE MERCENARIES (189)
BASHING ATTACK    69) SIR BACKBREAKER 7-1870    120  67  4 GOLDEN DAWN (213)

The overall popularity leader is THANATOS 9-1069.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was ALICE 33-2888.  The ten other most popular fighters were NICODEMUS 8-1729, HAMMER 
OF THE GODS 6-3311, STEPPING STONES 7-3362, THE HELLION 32-668, SLY 18-68, LI'L 
PEPPER 60-2245, THE PLEDGE 3-2984, RAGE 48-906, GOLDILOCKS 18-470, and GERMAN 
SHEPHERD 30-2605.

The least popular fighter this week was SCHUBERT 9-2901.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were MORIARTY 68-8199, PRANCER 36-2552, CHAMP 64-3195, GNASH 64-1320, 
HARRISON CROSS 18-4906, SIR JURY 53-6123, DARK PROPHET 18-4730, SIR REPTITIOUS 
10-2917, WOODY NIGHTSHADE 53-4539, and SPARTACUS 9-3300.

Arena(Number)        W  L K  Arena(Number)        W  L K  Arena(Number)        W  L K  
MORDANT(1)           4  2 0  LYRATILAN(25)        0  1 0  KHALANI(55)          1  0 0  
NIANIA(2)            2  4 0  CALEAM(26)           0  1 0  ROCANIS(56)          5  1 0  
OSKSI(3)             1  0 0  MORYA(28)            1  0 0  ANDOR(57)            1  0 0  
JHELUM(4)            3  3 0  LAPUR(29)            2  1 0  ARADI(60)            2  3 0  
KALTOS(5)            1  1 0  IAYE(30)             3  1 0  VALAMANTIS(62)       2  0 0  
TRANSEL(6)           4  1 0  ARVAT(32)            2  2 0  AMEN-TEI(63)         1  3 0  
BONSUR(7)            4  5 1  NIYTYOLE ISLAND(33)  2  1 0  KURUKAR(64)          0  3 0  
ARKERS(8)            2  0 0  JHANS(36)            2  4 0  DAL SHANG(65)        5  5 0  
ZUKAL(9)             2  4 0  SIBIKHAS(37)         1  1 0  FIREHOLD(68)         0  2 0  
KOLACT(10)           2  2 0  CLIFFHOME(38)        2  1 1  CIMMERIAC(69)        5  5 0  
RIZTAB(12)           0  1 0  ZENSU(40)            2  1 0  SENTERN(70)          4  2 0  
DULLENS(13)          0  1 0  RODEKI(42)           1  0 0  KYR'TERR(71)         1  0 0  
MALCORN(15)          1  0 0  VEASTIAN(43)         1  3 0  DAIYLA KIV(74)       0  2 0  
WILLAF(16)           0  2 0  ARDIVENT(46)         1  0 0  JADE MOUNTAIN(75)    1  4 0  
TALCAMA(18)         12 10 0  CAER(48)             1  1 0  SIMTAKKA(76)         0  1 0  
ZUWAYZA(19)          3  1 0  TRICORUS(51)         0  2 0  MAZGOURRAH(77)       0  2 0  
SEAM(20)             1  2 0  FRATSFA(52)          3  0 0  LIN TIRIAN(78)       0  2 0  
SUNSET(21)           0  2 0  KHALHUMS(53)         6  4 0  SYVYN'S HILL(98)     1  0 0  
SOLVEN(22)           1  1 1  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA         W   L  K  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
  9) NAMELESS TOOK 1-3195       140  53  4  DARK GUARDIANS (8)         MORDANT
 55) THE COUATL 2-17            116  70  7  THE MERCENARIES (189)      NIANIA
206) THE PLEDGE 3-2984           72  65  3  FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (208)   OSKSI
 21) LAZAR WOLF 4-1169          118  85  1  TRIBAL COUNCIL (83)        JHELUM
131) SELLEQUE 5-456             121  85  3  BLACK BULLDOGS (13)        KALTOS
 50) HAMMER OF THE GODS 6-3311  110  61  4  DARK PANTHEON (164)        TRANSEL
  4) SGT SLAUGHTER 7-541        212 104  6  DEATH MASTERS (18)         BONSUR
 31) OEDI 8-1440                141  79  2  BRITERON BY (20)           ARKERS
  7) VENGEANCE 9-2052           211  52 95  ANGELS OF PAIN (23)        ZUKAL
 38) MIPHON 10-2706             113  64  1  LIQUID CARNAGE (216)       KOLACT
 46) GUMBY 12-2854               88  74  0  ZOOM ZONE (143)            RIZTAB
134) FEMME FATALE 13-2401        84  66  3  FLTOPS (275)               DULLENS
 85) KIRI 15-466                163  99  0  BLACK GIFT (218)           MALCORN
101) ORANGE HELL 16-2862         65  61  1  BLANK (219)                WILLAF
  1) SLY 18-68                  192  66 12  WOLVERINES (99)            TALCAMA
 15) WHIPLASH 19-1221           153  83  1  THE GUARDIANS (35)         ZUWAYZA
 13) GYPSY MOTH 20-704          151  81  4  BLACK MANSION (190)        SEAM
 18) RONIN 21-1569               81  55  1  WAYSIDE ELITE (263)        SUNSET
  2) DONATELLO 22-366           278  63 38  NINJA TURTLES (40)         SOLVEN
 61) SQORPION 25-602             91  65  0  LORDS OF RUIN (225)        LYRATILAN
 23) AGGIRF 26-1388             116 102  2  GRUNTS (325)               CALEAM
 51) SABRE TOOTH 28-1193        125  74  2  THE RED REAVERS (47)       MORYA
 63) BONNIE 29-2780              85  60  3  SUPERIOR FORCES (113)      LAPUR
114) PARK PLACE 30-2500          95  78  1  MONOPOLY (254)             IAYE
 29) TREBONIUS 32-604           173  96  7  ROMAN HEROES (53)          ARVAT
 10) CHESHIRE CAT 33-3036       132  55  3  ALICE'S RESTAURANT (156)   NIYTYOLE ISLAND

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA         W   L  K  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 11) MAIMED 36-2213             113 100  4  THE HURT (103)             JHANS
  6) FURIOUS IMPALER 37-762     141  46  3  FAMOUS BRANDS (177)        SIBIKHAS
  3) TEETOTALER 38-326          227 103 73  MISCELLANEOUS II (62)      CLIFFHOME
 47) TWITCH 40-1733             127  68  0  TACO GODS (229)            ZENSU
123) GABRIEL 42-762             113  75  0  ARCHANGEL (289)            RODEKI
 14) EXECUTIONER 43-1035        164  98  7  ENGINES OF DOOM (95)       VEASTIAN
  8) HAWK 46-554                151 134  1  DEADLY SHADOWS (96)        ARDIVENT
  5) RAGE 48-906                150 125  9  THE BEARS (70)             CAER
 86) BLUE VERTIGO 51-2378       124  59  3  GRANDMASTER ACADEMY (232)  TRICORUS
126) MOLLY RINGWALD 52-520      111  95  5  PRETTY THINGS (93)         FRATSFA
 20) DAPHNE 53-3095             139  87  1  POISONOUS DEMISE (235)     KHALHUMS
 71) ASHE 55-168                102 102  3  KENCYRATH (157)            KHALANI
 42) ANGEL 56-612               128  91  0  PITT GLADIATORS (158)      ROCANIS
154) DISHES, YIPE! OH M 57-3745  47  16  1  D.Y.O. (258)               ANDOR
 17) FERNDOK 60-607             135  93 11  UNDERDOGS (75)             ARADI
116) MIRIYA 62-1126              51  22  2  LEGION OF DEATH (301)      VALAMANTIS
 59) JUANITA 63-1482             66 103  2  MOLES (118)                AMEN-TEI
 97) NIBBLE 64-2916              69 120  0  MASTICATORS (151)          KURUKAR
 72) SEEKER HIDDEN SPAR 65-1559 107  68  1  SILENT STORM (159)         DAL SHANG
141) BOOBFROG 68-7503            42  30  0  ALMOST (304)               FIREHOLD
 48) CRAZY HORSE 69-4523        119  56  1  DEADMAN'S HAND (242)       CIMMERIAC
 24) FATHER TOM 70-1564         113  76  4  WAY COOL PEOPLE (160)      SENTERN
 81) PANDA 71-550                75  62  0  EDGE OF EXTINCTION (245)   KYR'TERR
162) FLIPPER 74-356              95  99  1  WILD AMINALS (185)         DAIYLA KIV
 96) AURORA BOREALIS 75-710      97  91  0  NIGHTLIGHTS (154)          JADE MOUNTAIN
 73) COMPLETE CHECK 76-756       83 100  2  CREW MONIKER (119)         SIMTAKKA
217) MARTIN RIGGS 77-2297        59  24  0  HEROES (328)               MAZGOURRAH
155) LET'S BE FRIENDS 78-32      87  89  1  BAD NEWS (186)             LIN TIRIAN
157) ARNIE 98-368                87  51  6  ...ACTION! (314)           SYVYN'S HILL

                        SEPT 2000 GRADUATES FROM ARENAS 68-70

     For those of you who are keeping track of this sort of stuff, the following 
warriors graduated to ADM from arenas 68-70 in September of 2000:

                          Cesium (69-5982) of The Tide
                          Xerox (70-6645) of Screaming Trees

                   Are You Ready To Take Tournament Play Seriously?

                                      By:  Pagan

     The following advice is a great general way to excel in tournament play.  It is 
intended more for a Face-to-Face Tournament, however much of the same advice also goes 
for a Mail-In Tournament....
     FE = Fight equivalency.  This is the term used by managers to denote how many 
fights RSI has registered for a warrior.  One arena fight equals One FE.  Simple.  
Tournament fights are the reason FE has become the thing to follow.  Tournaments give 
to one FE for every odd round.  So one FE on round one, two FE on round three, three 
FE on round five... and so on.  If a warrior fights for eight rounds he will have 
accumulated four FE.  If that same warrior also has six arena fights, then he would 
now have a total of ten FE.  Learn this, and understand it.

     1.  Stop fighting warriors from your active teams at breakpoints and wait for the 
Freeze date, then start running them, and enter them in the tourney.  A good roll-up 
will give you a chance for a TV, and average roll-up will give you skill learns.  If 
they die, then so be it.  Try and get the maximum number of fights per area, and wait 
for the cut-off date to be announced so you can go into a tournament with 2+ fights 
over the breakpoints.  (Example:  Your warrior has four fights so he's an Apprentice, 
and you then start to run him in the arena after the Freeze date is past.  Your 
warrior will still fight in the Apprentices but with extra fights, and hopefully extra 
skills.)

                    Breakpoints:
                    Rookies     = zero FE
                    Novices     = zero FE as of Freeze date
                    Apprentices = 1 to 4 FE as of the Freeze date
                    Initiates   = 5 to 10 FE as of the Freeze date
                    Adepts      = 11 to 20 FE as of the Freeze date
                    Champions   = 21+ FE as of the Freeze date

     2.  Check out all of your other warriors in inactive arenas that you think are 
good roll-ups.  If there are at least two on the same team then run that team for a 
breakpoint in FE, wait for the Freeze date, then run them until the tourney.  Don't 
bother with roll-ups that do not have at least a 17 wit, or are not awesome for some 
odd reason.  (Example:  A good endurance striker with tremendous damage and decent 
attack skills in Initiates or lower...stuff like that....)

     3.  Team Roll-ups:  Look for only good and excellent roll-ups.  Look also for 
Scum.  You want to end up with a certain number of good warriors.  Run only the good 
warriors, and let the other ferment in RSI database hell because you need not waste 
your time with them ever again.  Don't DA them, ignore them, just buy more roll-ups.  
Five bucks for five warriors is a much better deal than spending money DAing warriors 
that are only for tournaments.
     3a.  Normal:  Buy them in groups of 5.  That's $25.
     3b.  Determined:  Buy about 20 team roll-ups.  That's $100.

     4.  This is a SYSTEM here so everyone pay attention:
     4a.  Send in Roll-ups early and load up a tournament arena or whatever, so you 
can get the overviews back REALLY REALLY early.
     4b.  Scum go for Rookie tourney.  Run only really good Scum set-ups.  You all 
know how to check those physicals for Luck.  If not, then you need to learn.
     4c.  Aimed Blows for Rookie Tourney.  Again, check those Luck areas.  If they 
aren't lucky, or a really nice set-up, run something else.
     4d.  Prepare to run all of the nice roll-ups you have that are lucky in the 
Rookie tourney.  Don't design them for a Rookie tourney, design them for the later 
tourneys.  After the tourney you can then calculate FE for warriors and they become 
the warriors from #2 above.  By doing this, you always keep a fresh group of good 
warriors in the fights.  Watch these guys in detail.  Change weapons looking for a 
favorite.  They are not going to win the Rookie tourney (most likely).  Just find that 
weapon and you increase your opportunities in the next tourneys.  Really nice to do at 
the FTF since you can change strategies in every fight....
     4e.  RUN ALL OF YOUR WARRIORS OTHER THAN THE ROOKIES FIRST.  Then pick out your 
absolutely BEST rookies and get their strategies in.  Early on you have to take the 
time to WORK, so that later you can have the fun of getting late into the rounds on 
Sunday.
     4f.  After the FTF you should have a good idea about where some of your warriors 
are at in FE (some of the best ones end up 1-3-0 and then you fight twice in basic 
arena and they run hard in the novices or whatever--just find that damn favorite 
weapon!).  Be prepared to not look deeply into a fight.  Scan for criticals from 
weapon attacks (you may have just found your favorite weapon!) and personal strategy 
of your guy.  Only care about your opponent if you end up matching up against him a 
second time.
     4g.  KEEP PERSONAL RECORDS.
     4g1.  You should be able to list a warriors STATS, END, ENC, HP, & DMG on one 
line and immediately following that line you should have ten boxes.  You need to keep 
track of every fight IMMEDIATELY, not later.  Prepare that same warrior's fight 
IMMEDIATELY, not later.  Mark in the box if he wins or loses.  Make it simple.  You 
should be able to scan one sheet of paper and know exactly how all of your warriors 
are performing in wins and losses.  THIS ALLOWS YOU TO FOCUS more attention on those 
guys with one or less losses.  Remove any confusion of what to do with fight sheets 
(remember that you will have a lot of them).  Just put all fight sheets in one big 
pile, first on bottom, last one on top.  (In case you need to get to them; like you 
are meeting a warrior you fought before you know exactly where it is--it's in the 
pile... not anywhere else.)
     4g2.  After all fights are done on Saturday, sit in the same room and prepare 
your warriors for the Sunday morning.  All turn sheets need to be in really early 
Sunday, so prepare them while everything is in your head NOT AFTER DINNER. 
     4g3.  At night in your room after you've visited with the managers, scan the 
warriors you are most interested in and ESPECIALLY the ones with only one or less 
losses.  Bleed over those fights looking for that favorite weapon, better strategy vs. 
certain styles... et cetera.  Change the strategy sheet only if you REALLY think it's 
better than the one you just made for that Sunday morning.  If you aren't absolutely 
sure, then don't change anything.  Go with your first instinct and wait until after 
the first fight on Sunday.
     4g4.  NEVER NEVER NEVER talk about how good your warriors are that are winning.  
NEVER NEVER NEVER divulge strategy.  NEVER NEVER NEVER offer to allow someone to look 
at the warriors you have that are doing well.  NEVER NEVER NEVER... this means even 
your BEST FRIENDS.  Some managers parlay in-between their groups but what do you do 
when you match up against the guy who now knows A LOT about your best warrior?  NO ONE 
should have any idea of what you do to run a warrior.  It is best if no one even knows 
who the hell runs a certain warrior until there are only five left and that fifth one 
is yours.  Blindside everyone with your warrior.  Never talk about him until you have 
won the TC.  AND ALWAYS MAKE A MENTAL NOTE of the bastard that just won that 
tournament and the runner-up since you will probably be facing those same two warriors 
down the line in another tourney.
     4h.  Remember to work on your warriors.  The closer it gets to Sunday the more 
free time you have, since you'll have a continually shrinking stream of guys to do 
anything with.  Elimination sucks but it is inevitable.
     4i.  FTF--Don't ever try to manage more than 30 warriors (and even that's 
tough!).  If you run more than that then I'd say 25-30 guys are managed by you in 
every round, the others fend for themselves until they end up without a loss (gaining 
your attention on your warrior win/loss sheet) or Sunday comes around.  Best thing to 
do about more than 30 warriors is to have them in the Rookie Tourney.  Whatever makes 
it to Sunday you start to change strategies for.  Saturday is their time to shine by 
themselves.  This is possible since there are SO MANY WARRIORS in the Rookies tourney 
that it's almost impossible to know what style you are fighting until round 5+.  This 
makes it easy for warriors to hide.  Another thing you'd like to do is to spread your 
warriors into various classifications.  You're only hurting yourself if all 30 
warriors are in the same class.  A contingent of 15 Rookies, 10 Novices, 5 
Apprentices, 5 Initiates, a few Adepts... you get the picture.  If you run bad 
warriors, you will be sitting around Sunday watching everyone else play.  30 good 
warriors should keep you in the action.
     4j.  Style lists.  At your table everyone put a style list out (hotel stapler can 
be used).  NAME NUMBER STYLE, that's it.  If your group wants more, then make sure 
that everyone is willing to do it.  For example:  'Name', 'Number', 'Style', 
'Handedness', 'Manager Who put the Name In', 'Round' (this way you can ask about a 
warrior directly from the guy at your table who fought him).  Don't waste your time 
with anything else.  Some managers share their styles.  I am of the mind of not doing 
it, but that also means that you won't get help from other managers' tables when you 
start going around other to tables to ask if you can see their lists... so pick your 
poison.  Maybe just don't do it for your favorite warriors, and anything in the 
rookies... whatever....  However, DO NOT LIE.  If you decide to swap styles with 
another manager you need to be truthful.  Lying will get you outcast VERY QUICKLY.  
Don't become the persona non grata.
     4k.  Sunday's late fights will eat you up sometimes.  You know the guy's style... 
he may be reading a fight you had with some other guy and he's trying to judge your 
strategy... should I run decise... he may run decise... should I run response and 
blast him out.... how about no tactic... he doesn't do any damage, I should armor 
up... faster weapon... damn damn damn.... decisions, decisions.  These are why the 
managers whom win TCs like to play tournaments.  Outguessing your opponent is quite a 
bit of satisfaction, especially the old-time managers.  It's a little bit infectious.  
You won't even see Guardian come alive until it the last rounds, and there are many 
like him.  Go with your gut feeling and make the choice yourself.  DO NOT TAKE THE 
CHOICES FROM OTHERS.  (There have been managers getting one guy to alter his 
strategies, only after to tell the guy's opponent (who won, by the way) that he got 
the guy to go decisive since he knew that HE (the opponent and winner) was running 
responsive....)  TRUST NO ONE... refer to #G4 if anything is unclear.
     4l.  After Sunday is over, (and you most probably won't have a TC) you can talk 
DM with everyone else in the bar or at a restraunt, but this time stay around 
Soultaker, Consortium and the DOOMcorps (if the Doom Group is still coherent from all 
the booze) since they are the most fun (at least when I've gone).  Talk about your 
warriors then but not longer than five minutes on your WHOLE GROUP; everyone (just 
like you) will be having DM hangovers... now is time for fun and Grudge-Matches.  RSI 
will sometimes allow managers to run one warrior as an extra fight versus any other 
warrior (in the same tournament class) of a manager there at the FTF.  Makes for some 
fun.
     4l1.  Grudge-Matches.  VERY IMPORTANT:  Do not fight a in a grudge match that 
will count as one FE if that FE is going to put him over the threshold of the next 
tourney.  Don't hurt yourself, just fight a different guy.
     4m.  Spend the time until the wee hours of the morning with any drunks that are 
left.  Have fun, and if you are staying Monday night too, then see who else is also 
staying and join the group.  As long as you are not a weirdo during the tourney, don't 
smell bad (shower EVERY DAY--maybe even twice a day to avoid this, if necessary), and 
aren't annoyingly talking about your warriors/teams then most DMers will be happy to 
let you come along with them.  If you want to get to know people early then come in on 
Thursday.  Suck up your pride and say hello to people.  The front desk can help you 
with who's in the RSI group.  Some people are friendly, and others are busy with their 
families and don't have time to chat, but for the most part you'll meet some cool guys 
in the lounge/bar.  Don't be offensive, not everyone will agree with your ideas.  They 
may be really wrong but just agree to disagree and buy the guy a beer or something.  
Again, you may be the one who's wrong....  The whole idea is to hear LOTS of VIEWS on 
the game, make friends, and try to win the fights.  

     Most important:  Never take a loss personally.  If you lose, then so what.  So 
did every other guy who didn't get a TC (and that's a lot of guys).  Just remember 
that by following good tournament preparedness, you will one day be the Tournament 
Champion, and the guy you just beat will sincerely congratulate you on your hard 
fought victory.

                               Brought to you by Pagan