A grand total of 2992 warriors participated in Grand Tournament XXVII. This was a huge amount of strategy input, and every effort was made to ensure the accuracy of the strategies. Unfortunately, we cannot correct or investigate any possible turn input errors, nor can we rerun fights, give credit, or change learns due to possible errors.
Thanks to all of you for participating in this Grand Tournament. Your warrior's tournament record will not count toward his record in regular arena play. The warrior with the best overall record in each class is declared "The Tournament Champion," and may fight for free in regular arena play. In addition, the manager of each Tournament Champion for each regular tournament is awarded the Tournament Prize: the ability to switch two pairs of attributes on a new warrior, when he first joins your team (before receiving his first overview). You may either switch both pairs on the same warrior, or one pair on each of two warriors.
Warriors who were uneliminated at the end of the 10th round of the regular tournaments have earned "Tournament Victor" status, which will enable them to make one challenge per turn with increased priority by writing "TV" next to that challenge. "Tournament Victor" and "Tournament Champion" status are great honors, and their benefits will last until our next Mail-In tournament, or until six months have passed. All warriors who earned Tournament Champion or Tournament Victor status from Mail-in XXVI no longer have this status. All Victors and Champions will also receive a Certificate of Achievement.
Congratulations to the winners, and condolences to the dead. -- The Gladiatorial Commission
TOURNAMENT SPY REPORT
Well. Here I am. Doing a BADD tournament spy report. But I'm not a spy, so I'm going to just call it a tournament report. I figure that since I'm doing this, I can call it what I want. Debby was supposed to be the one writing this, but she's gone off to start her tanning and I wasn't fast enough out the back door. Ah well, such is life. This will be the first time in ages we actually have a tournament report that includes alliance stuff, hopefully it will be correct alliance stuff. If not, of course, be sure to let us know.
Okay, I've got a nice tall glass of something cold and there's a band playing some good music in the next room (it's TISM, if you're interested), so I guess I'm set.
Gateway. There was rather an upset in Gateway this time around. The odds-on favorite, Vengeance, didn't make it! I understand she was caught in some odd chaos effect on the way to the tourney grounds and didn't arrive until several days after everyone had packed up and gone home. Round seventeen of this tournament had Tagan of Golden Hoste matched up against Teetotaler of Miscellaneous II. Tagan took his own sweet time in winning the fight, but win he did. Congratulations to Tagan on a fine victory.
Primus. Rather an exciting finish here, I must say. Rounds eighteen, nineteen, and twenty had Spearman of Nomads matched up against Grim Reaver of The Red Reavers. Spearman went into round eighteen with a record of 17-0-0 while Grim was sitting at 15-2-0. Grim then proceeded to beat Spearman twice in a row, putting them on even footing. In that final round though, Spearman pulled out all the stops and took the title. I know I was on the edge of my seat for those. Well done, both of you!
Eligibles. The Eligibles were relatively quick, finishing off in a mere thirteen rounds. The final fight was between #Party Dog of Party Time and Drizzt Do'Urden of Knights of Old 2. I don't know if it was the cool hash mark in his name, or if it was something else entirely, but the Dog came through with flying colours. Oh wait, if dogs can only see in black and white, I guess the colours don't matter, do they? Anyhow, #Party Dog is top dog of the Eligibles.
ADM. The undefeated Moonshine Bear of Care Less Bears and Miller Knight of Thirsty Thugs went head to head in the eleventh and final round of this tourney. Pretty amusing to watch two drunken warriors out on the sands. It didn't last too long though.... I guess since Miller has a lower alcohol content, the Knight thumped the Bear but good. It is to be hoped that Moony couldn't Care Less, since that certainly looked to me like it hurt!
Freshmen. Again, there were two undefeated warriors to go into round eleven. Knuckles of Black Magic matched against the deceptively named Sucks More of Corsica. Hmmm...I suppose it could be something like, "Sucks More protein drinks at the gym" or something. At any rate, SM slammed the ruler down on Knuckles.
Champions. There were three undefeated dudes on round ten, so the Champions got to go to twelve rounds. Ah, the final fight had another dog, it certainly was the day of the dog! Devil Dog of Mongrel Horde fought Proriarity of Scragitarious for a quick finish, advantage to the Mongrel. I hope you get a nice big soup bone for that victory!
Adepts. The Adepts didn't have any undefeated warriors, but there were a whole mess of 9-1s to carry the tourney out to round thirteen. Blatherdung of Grandmaster Academy was beaten out by Lum of Uresei Yatsura in that final, unlucky round. Well, unlucky for Blatherdung, at any rate. I'll bet he has to go on bread and water rations for a while for that loss....
Initiates. These guys don't fool around, they ended on round ten with one, and only one, undefeated warrior. Pepe Le Funk of The Fun Bunch won his final fight versus Bob Zemuda of The Wanderers. Poor Bob was denied even a TV by that unfortunate loss. I guess that means he'll keep on Wandering while Pepe has Fun, eh?
Apprentices. Round eleven matched Can-Am of Ka-Pow! against Falisha Rrostarr of House Rrostarr in a quick and brutal battle. It looks like there may be something to this whole Lloth thing after all, since it brought Falisha through the tourney both unscathed and undefeated.
Novices. The Novices took their cue from the Initiates and only went ten rounds. Sputterbuzz of Tackle Box was the lucky (or skillful, depending on who you ask) undefeated champion of the class. He (I think, it's hard to tell with armour sometimes) gave a second loss to Simeon of Superior Forces in the final fight.
Rookies. The Rookies also took no more than their scheduled ten rounds. The final fight between Star Child of Blackened Pride and Two Face of Arkham Asylum left Star Child the Star of the show. Heh, I slay me! Anyhow, it was actually a rather close fight, there were any number of times where it looked like old Two Face was going to best the Star. But after eight minutes, the kid came out on top and denied Two Face a TV. Guess it's back to prison, eh Twoie?
BADD Dudes. Just a quick rundown here, since all the final fights were against Commission warriors. Victors were: Bad Dog of Mongrel Horde, Eligibles; Horny of The Other 7 Dwarfs, ADM; Adolph Andressen of Grandmasters, Freshmen; Cime of Sanctuary, Champions; no one won the Adepts, since Wrath lost the final fight against the Embezzling Scribe (for shame!); Witchblade of Emerald Myst, Initiates; Mackinaw of Stream Bottom Blues, Apprentices; Staple Gun of I Trained Them, Novices; and Doc Steele of Legends of Ego, Rookies.
So, how did it go for you misclassified dudes? Betcha had a shock when they sent you off to fight in the correct tourney rather than letting you slip through.... We hired artists to do pictures of all of you so the guards would know who to turn back. Pretty good, eh?
What's next? Ah, charts for the number crunchers.
ARENA STATS
| Most Total Warriors Sent | Cimmiariac (D)/135 | Aradi (A)/125 | Talcama (D)/121 | Niatoli (F)/110 |
| Most Total Award Wins | Firehold (A)/17+0 | Aradi (A)/14+2 | Talcama (D)/14+0 | Cimmiariac (D)/13+0 |
| Best Warrior Award % ** | Transel (D)/41.2% | Kurukar (F)/25.0% | Firehold (A)/18.7% | Tobir (A)/16.7 |
| Highest Win % | Transel (D)/65.5 | Firehold (A)/57.5 | Miroi Chang (L)/57.3 | Mordant (D)/56.6 |
| Most Dead Guys | Cimmiariac (D)/13 | Niatoli (F)/12 | Sentern/11 | Delarq Tor (D)/10 |
| Highest Kill % | Snowbound (F)/3.57 | Chimlevtal (F)/2.42 | Dragonhead (D)/2.33 | Lyratilan (A)/2.33 |
* L = Adantri A = Andorian D = Delarquan F = Independent Nations
** For the purposes of figuring this percentage, a TC counts twice as much as a TV.
CHAMPIONS AND VICTORS, TOTALS AND PERCENTAGES
| Adantri | Andorian | Delarquan | Independent | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 | 0 | 1 | 5/1 | 1 | 8/65 |
| 201 | 0 | 9/1 | 10 | 5 | 25/225 |
| 202 | 3 | 3 | 6/1 | 2 | 15/200 |
| 203 | 0 | 7 | 13/1 | 1 | 22/329 |
| 204 | 0/1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 13/184 |
| 205 | 0 | 6 | 13/1 | 6 | 26/350 |
| 206 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 4/1 | 28/320 |
| 207 | 2 | 9/1 | 3 | 7 | 22/325 |
| 208 | 2 | 7/1 | 6 | 12 | 28/402 |
| 209 | 2 | 4 | 3/1 | 2 | 12/200 |
| 210 | 2 | 10/1 | 4 | 9 | 26/392 |
| 211 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 212 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 213 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 214 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 215 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 216 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 217 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 218 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 219 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| TOT | 13/1 | 86/4 | 71/5 | 52/1 | 233 TV/TC |
| GT | 211 | 927 | 987 | 875 | 2992 warr |
PERCENTAGE OF WARRIORS PARTICIPATING
| Adantri | Andorian | Delarquan | Independent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.03% | 30.90% | 32.90% | 29.17 |
PERCENTAGE OF TOURNEY AWARDS PER REGION
| Nationality | Adantri | Andorian | Delarquan | Independent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.00% | 38.63% | 32.62% | 22.75% |
ALLIANCE TOTALS
And now some stuff for the alliance hounds out there. If I miscounted at any point, I do apologize. I did my best, but there are an awful lot of you.....
The following are arranged like so:
Alliance, Number of Warriors Entered, Number of Awards, Award Percentage
Manager Name: Award Winning Warriors Managed
League Arcane, 68, 11, 16.17%
Destitute Noble: Freshmen TV Titus Andronicus of Billy's Boys, Apprentices TV 2 X 4 of Numbers Game
Talon Volksie: ADM TV Weezer of Eagles Claw, ADM TV Goo Goo Dolls of Thunder, ADM TV Stardog Champion of Eagles Claw, Champions TV Proriarity of Scragitarious, Novices TV Pubah Arcanum of Eagles Claw
Floyd: Freshmen TV Dr. Jones of Terrapin Station, Champions TV Atomic Dog of The Mothership, Champions TV Seraph of Death Realm, Rookies TV Alien Nation of The Mothership 3
Legion6, 188, 30, 15.96%
Neon Necromancer: Gateway TV Psycho Scientist of Mad Scientists, Primus TV Kiri of Black Gift, ADM TV Moonshine Bear of Care Less Bears, Adepts TV Baltherdung of Grandmaster Academy, Apprentices TV Black Breeze of Black Junta, Rookies TV Buffalo Spice of Spice Wenches
Chief Illiniwek: ADM TV The Dragon of Savage, ADM TV Darkness of Evil, Champions TV Everstorm of Krel Domination
Doc Steele: Eligibles TV Angel Eyes of Thundr + Litening, ADM TV Ironthorn of Thundr + Litening, Freshmen TV Taven Ironhome of Age of Empire, Champions TV Valtag Vindictus of Age of Empire, Adepts TV The Baron of Sibko, Adepts TV Molo of Thundr + Litening
Hoffa: Eligibles TC #Party Dog of Party Time, Freshman TC Sucks More of Corsica, Champions TC Devil Dog of Mongrel Horde, Eligibles TV Ack Attack of Eagle's Nest, ADM TV Fred of Wish You Were Here, Champions TV SLV of High Fliers, Champions TV Cesium of The Tide, Apprentices TV Can-Am of Ka-Pow!, BADD TV Bad Dog of Mongrel Horde
Moriarty: Primus TV Dr. Who of What's Up Doc, Primus TV Surgeon General of What's Up Doc, Primus TV Dr. Zhivago of What's Up Doc, Adepts TV Fireworks of After Dark, Apprentices TV Dr Frost of What's Up Doc, BADD TV Cime of Sanctuary
Troop 709, 13, 2, 15.38%
Umbra: Initiates TV Katyann of Shadow Legion
Swifty McSwift: Apprentices TV Juniper Breeze of Da Bomb Squad
LBA, 71, 10, 14.08%
PUG: Eligibles TV Dishes, Yipe! Oh Man of D.Y.O., ADM TV Amon Leopold Goethe of Hell's Zeroes, Apprentices TV Kramer-Like Powers of Hell's Zeroes, Rookies TV Hey, I've No Name of Better Than Willie
TUM: Primus TV Drat of 4-Letter Words, Primus TV Lint of 4-Letter Words, Primus TC Afterafterbirth of Street Pizza, Primus TV Wolfinmyclothes of Sis Boom Baa, Primus TV Maca-Raunchy Salad of Satan's Deli, Champions TV Idiocy of The Fifth Horseman
NCA, 57, 7, 12.28%
Bladerunner: Primus TV Midnite Silk of Intense Strife, Primus TV Sam Styx of 5 Angry Men
Carapace: Gateway TC Tagan of Golden Hoste, Primus TC Spearman of Nomads, Gateway TV Dalbaeth of Golden Hoste, Gateway TV Opus of Zig Zag, Gateway TV Don Juan of Hack and Slash
DOA, 172, 21, 12.21%
DMobster: ADM TC Miller Knight of Thirsty Thugs, Champions TV *Phex of D-Generation, Initiates TV Tom Collins of Thirsty Thugs, Apprentices TV Vulpecula of Constellations
Poison Ivy: Primus TV Daphne of Poisonous Demise, Champions TV Rainforest of Brink of Extinction, Adepts TV Magma of Force of Nature, Adepts TV Glacier of Force of Nature
Shade: DJ Okeedokee of The Buttermilk 5
TGnome: Champions TV Rickey Rat of Dark Disney, BADD TV Adolph Anderssen of Grandmasters
Father: Rookies TV Gassy of Waste of Air, BADD TV Doc Steele of Legends of Ego
Manager: Adepts TV Merriweather of Superior Forces 2G, Novices TV Lethal LeMa$e of Superior DOOMcorps, Novices TV Pugnacious of Superior Forces 1I, Novices TV Jovial Justice of Superior DOOMcorps, Novices TV Levi of Superior Forces 3H, Novices TV Simeon of Superior Forces 3H, Rookies TV Gets Primus Tvs of Superior Ivy, Rookies TV Luck of Xerox of Superior Forces 5I, Rookies TV Dong of Superior Forces 1G, Rookies TV Winning Ways of Superior Forces II
The Assembly, 42, 5, 11.90%
Crow: Adepts TV Trumpy of Deep 13, Apprentices TV Commando Cody of Deep 13, Rookies TV Disciple of Training Wheels
Jack Wolfspider: Apprentices TV Micawber of Go To The Dickens!, Apprentices TV Scrooge of Go To The Dickens!
DOOMcorps, 128, 15, 11.72%
Mordraith: Adepts TC Lum of Uresei Yatsura, Initiates TV Jump in the Fire of Kill'Em All, Apprentices TV Dyer's Eye of Kill'Em All, Rookies TV Old English of 40 Ounce
Kharadmon: ADM TV Christian of Wrathmen VII, Champions TV Berwyn of Drathaneans, Apprentices TV Domination of 24 Hours of Doom
Judge Justice: Apprentices TV Garrett of Aaron's Angels, Rookies TV of Milk Boys
Ultraist: Apprentices TV Ultramaniac of the Magnificent 5, Rookies TC Star Child of Blackened Pride, Rookies TV Rocket of Blackened Pride, Rookies TV The Big Meow of Meow Mix
Uncle Charlie: Novices TV C of Hitlist 36, Novices TV Let It Be! of Hitlist 23
Sesshou Mashin, 54, 6, 11.11%
Lerch: Champions TV Hap of Renegades Too, Initiates TV Perrin of Support Characters, Apprentices TV Key Largo of Long Trippers, Rookies TV Being Ponytailed of Without Permission
Rascally Rabbit: Apprentices TV Stanley of Ships I Was On
Darkside: Novices TV Celestria of Dread Guard
Lords and Ladies of Darkness, 65, 7, 10.77%
LongShadow: BADD TV Witchblade of Emerald Myst
Mr. Mojo: Initiates TC Pepe Le Funk of The Fun Bunch, Adepts TV Joe Schmoe of Soaring Dragons, Initiates TV Lodrit Els of The Fun Bunch, Initiates TV Lisa Sinclair of The Fun Bunch
Laura Rrostarr: Apprentices TC Falisha Rrostarr of House Rrostarr, Adepts TV Scarlet Rrostarr of House Rrostarr 3
The Consortium, 48, 5, 10.42%
Nighty-Night: ADM TV Moonbeam of Lights Out
Wise Old Fandil: Champions TV Flash of Fandils
Sweetie-Pie: Champions TV Nectar of Sweetness
?: Apprentices TV Grits of Corner Cafe
Lady Fern: Rookies TV Ravishing Redbud of Flower Girls
I.T. Alliance, 59, 5, 8.47%
Jolly: Eligibles TV Drizzt Do'Urden of Knights of Old 2, Eligibles TV Bob's Weiner of Bob's Refrigerator, Freshmen TV Zarkorr of Burn N' Pillage
The Muffin Man: ADM TV Pizza Pasta of Wasteland, Freshmen TV Dee Dee of Cartoon Network
Dark Circle, 207, 17, 8.21%
mouse: Adepts TV Betty of Hell Hounds, Apprentices TV Menemsha of The Temple Guard
Scrag: Gateway TV Furious Impaler of Killer Aborigine
Mongo: Adepts TV Social Security of Multisyllabic, BADD TV Makinaw of Stream Bottom Blues
Mr. Animal: Adepts TV Powerlungeritis of Morbid Fascination
Papa Bear: Freshmen TV Black Bear of The Bears, Initiates TV Overlord of The Seals, Apprentices TV The Chalk of The Bears II, Rookies TV Babbling Brook of Unrelated
Guardian: Primus TV Grim Reaver of The Red Reavers, Primus TV Dee Dee of Chessmen, Primus TV Changeling of Myth and Might, Primus TV Dark Sentinel of The Guardians, Eligibles TV Warlock of Myth and Might, Initiates TV Lord of the Floyds of The Guardians, Rookies TV Grunt of Redux II
Independents, 1617, 86, 5.32%
Sorry, there are just too many of you to list here!
Council of Lords, 23, 1, 4.35%
High Lord Bosk: ADM TV Skirnir of Lords of Valhalla
Knights of the Covenant, 24, 1, 4.17%
Tore: Primus TV Oedi of Briteron By
GAPPDA, 26, 1, 3.85%
Otto Mose: ADM TV Illusionist of Magician's Nest
Circle of Order, 31, 1, 3.23%
JE: Rookies TV Monty of Rescue Rangers
The French Connection, 46, 1, 2.17%
The Redeemer: Champions TV John Difool of The Inexpungables
Crimson Alliance, 14, 0, 0%
Crimson Brotherhood, 3, 0, 0%
NIMROD, 44, 0, 0%
FONZ would have done quite well, but I'm assured that they aren't an alliance, so they don't get listed.
Whew, I think that's quite enough for now! Good job to all of you who won, and better luck next time to those who did not. Remember, revenge is sweet....
The Saint
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