Wednesday 29th July

Union Jack
Hoisted by miffy42#2

Top 5 allegiances 1. miffy42#2 UK .. 2. Deborah#3 USA ... 3. jules44#2 UK .. 4. WorldB#2 USA .. 5. ryaman#6 USA

3/2 for the USA...and my fave player yesterday was flicker123 UK...scampered and fought her way back into the top 25 toughies....fearsome stuff..this is when Invincibles start stamping on each others toes ..fighting for a foothold on the slopes of Mt Olympus.
Hey..this looks interesting .. skirt around this one..wear your flak jackets...
martin_cube Uk .... ryaman USA .... Stuhern UK
Think you can beat these two ryaman? If you get too punch drunk just yell..i'll wade in and rescue you.

The Titans
Yesterdays top terrificus was StuHern

Top 5 allegiances 1. StuHern UK .. 2. cubswin2323 USA ... 3. Qmel USA ... 4. dippo UK ... 5. j2cp2 USA

3/2 for the USA..you just have to admire the USA army...the smaller army...must be a crack squad to muscle in up in the top 5 all the time. Congrats to Stu for getting 3 wins in a row.
Now I'm gnawing my lip here...cor...only 9 points seperates him from swinging j2cp2 by the heels. This is cutting it mighty fine Stu...how many days are there left? I just peeked over the parapet and.....heck! Calling all Uk troopers ..get in there now in full combat gear and split these two! Go..go..go and help Stu get more points...boy is he going to need help to beat j2cp2.
Everyone else is cunningly ducked down in their trenches and refusing to give an inch of ground.

The Mogul
Yesterdays top animal mogul was miffy42#2 UK

Poor polaris got skinned under the guillotine by a measly 2 seconds....but the fastest time set this month is spiffy miffy at 14 seconds. No extra points there miffy....just a kindly mention from moi! I'm moving onto the bloodbath...thisis where it's all happening right now.

The Survivor..(aka Piranha's Smorgasbord)
Yesterdays top steel sheathed Survivor was mos623#1 USA

Yeaterday 16 courageous, manically suicidal troopers ran the gauntlet. 8 of you were dragged fighting and kicking out of the Pit..into Piranha's lip smacking jaws.
Brave , noble fighters...
KO5. ryaman#6 USA 350
KO5. martin_cube#7 UK 350 ..made Final Frontier this month
KO5. Johnny USA 350 .. made Final Frontier this month

KO5. dippo UK 350
KO5. Deborah#3 USA 350
KO5. briarwoodrose#8 UK 350 ..made Final Frontier this month
KO5. scubascott#9 USA 350 ..reached Final Frontier and KO4 last month
KO5. flicker123 UK 350
The Fab Four in dynamic bold are my fave players ....
The Final 8...I'm truely in awe of...
mike32768#5 USA ..reigning Sole Survivor.
WorldB#2 USA ... 6x Sole Survivor
miffy42#2 UK ..ex-Sole Survivor
Quiz_Beagle#5 UK
Stuhern UK
jules44#1 UK
lg549#9 UK
mos623#1 USA
What mindbending topics do we have left? People...hmmm..both armies good at this one.....Movies....they make most of them so this has to favour my American buddies...Geography...well the good old empire nabbed the colonies and ruled the waves so have to do better at this one. Don't they?

Monday 27th July

Stars & Stripes
Hoisted by mike32768#5

Top 5 allegiances 1. mike32768#5 USA ... 2. mos623#1 USA ... 3. Stuhern UK ... 4. jules44#1 UK ... 5. miffy42#2 UK

3/2 for the UK & Co
...so what do you think of that USA! It's not often that happens! There is more intimidating news. Yesterdays eve saw a fab podium postion by THEREDS2...so pengy is waving a diddy cocktail stick
I have a yen to stick up more victory flags!
How did the private duels go?
martin cube UK was tackling Qmel USA ...guess who won that one
shadowzep USA was in pursuit of briarwoodrose UK
moomin UK was fighting for Alien8 USA's trench
pollygw UK took on julieanne123 USA.... ..though I suspect julieanne123 fled the battle scene.
Well done Uk & Co... was that too bright and colourful.....looked okay to my monochromatic eyes.

The Titans
Yesterdays top terrificus Titan was StuHern

Top 5 allegiances 1. StuHern UK ... 2. j2cp2 USA ... 3. flicker123 UK...
4. polaris UK ... 5. Qmel USA


3/2 for the UK & Co....Stu hotfooted it to the flagpole but j2cp2 shadowed his footsteps. That puts both on 6 wins each...but I have a premonition. Has anyone else noticed Qmel carving her way up the field?
Don't be despondent my american buddies at all those small flapping Union Jacks you were forced to scroll through. Here on the Titans battlefield you are the much smaller army..yet remarkably still have 4 out of the top ten trenches. ..and the most consistent player with only one answer wrong so far is....j2cp2 ..wait a minute...I'm rummaging in my goody bag here...there, how's that...

The Moguls
Yesterdays top movie mogul was jules44#1 UK

Gee..and she's off on another unstoppable sprint with 3 wins in a row....
And I tell you who else I'm liking the look of . Another snappy little fighter and who's busy bagging goodies rather well....my current fave mogul has to be argentum USA . Has run the gauntlet 20 times and only failed to bag goodies on 4. That's a staggeringly good hit rate. There's a mathematical statistic in there somewhere..but this pengy recognises talent when he sees it and just wants to cheer.

The Survivor
Yesterdays top steel sheathed survivor was miffy42#2 UK
I don't want to alarm anyone but look who's circling . Nice piccie hey?
Piranha never goes away emptyhanded..he's here for the final kill...
Four of you are trapped in the Danger Zone...so start panicking guys!
twosleepy USA ... cubswin2323 USA ... Paper_aeroplane#6 UK ... j2cp2 USA
Er...dear paper aeroplane you've been in and out of that Pit alot this time. And cubswin2323, well...what a chancy time to have just dropped in.
My fave player has to be Quiz Beagle aka Puzzle Pooch. What a sterling effort, such patriotism, scrabbling by her paws at the edge of the Pit to haul out her brothers/sisters in arms. flicker123 shot over your furry head like a projectile.
I have a stiff neck now you know...gazing skywards at the flying escapees...including them that ricochet back into the Pit but my beady eyes are impaled balefully upon mike32768....I do believe he is going to win this month, really, I do.
Remember..you heard it first from me, pengy...who can spot a champ 1.609344 kilometers off. (or a mile which sounds much more aesthetically pleasing)

Friday 24th July

Union Jack
Hoisted by jules44#1

Top 5 allegiances 1. jules44#1 UK .. 2. mos623#1 USA .. 3. Surrealist#8 USA ... 4. moomin UK ... 5. WorldB#2 USA

3/2 for the Americans....but look! Moomin is up there...my little protege and that means preferential favouritism and undoubtedly the Kiss of Death will strike! But...Lanadale and cubswin2323 were fighting up the ranks too..so that's three fave players who get knighted with a kipper bone!
Bravely hurdling the trenches we have martin cube Uk in hot pursuit of Qmel USA !
shadowzep USA is taking on briarwoodrose UK
moomin UK versus Alien8 USA looks set to be a tough scrap..oops, I knew it...moomin is in danger of an attack up the rear from kjc USA. Don't get squashed my friend!
pollygw UK is set to catch julieanne123 USA ...
The stretchers are all neatly lain out....

The Titans
Yesterdays top terrificus was shadowzep USA

Top 5 allegiances 1. shadowzep USA ... 2. StuHern UK ... 3. Qmel USA ... 4. dippo UK ... 5. cubswin2323 USA
3/2 for the fabulous Americans! And 2 wins in a row for shadowzep. Is this a last desperate dash for glory...or..dare I suggest...a cunning tactical team manouvere to take out Stu? He's valiantly catching j2cp2 but he's under attack.
And so is Helmar. Take care my friend..defender of the 10th trench...shadowzep is storming up behind..and a shudder just ran down my spine...a premonition of disaster?. Stand your ground Helmar.....the other UK Titans won't allow you to go down without a fight.

The Mogul
Yesterdays top mogul was StuHern UK

Jules44 must have run herself to a standstill...wow..6 wins in a row. She tossed the winners baton and it was caught by Stu. It's a fact..because it says so at HQ...that my american friends though adept at wriggling under that guillotine have only won on 2 days so far this month. Hmm....gee...Uk & Co..this is mercilessly hammering your enemy with gruesome efficiency. It shows in the tally of goodies each of you have stashed too...get this...UK = 3580... USA = 2670.

The Survivor
Yesterdays top steel sheathed Survivor was jules44#2 UK

Oh...righto...you're concentrating your attack on this battlefield then right? We've reached the Final Frontier. An achievment in itself as avoiding piranha is tricky.
Congratulations to these guys for avoiding mastication ....new Final Frontier Survivors....
StuHern UK
Johnny USA
martin cube UK
cubswin2323 USA
Deborah#3 USA
paper aeroplane#6 UK....but alas already divebombed into the Danger Zone. Papermache isn't that durable then hey?
Take heart! Quiz Beagle is busy helping escapees....was...was helping...martin cube is distracting her. I can see you. You'll get a muddy coat QB...

monday 20th July

Union Jack
Hoisted by jules44#1

Top 5 allegiances 1. jules44#1 Uk .. 2. WorldB#2 USA ... 3. mos623#1 USA ... 4.Deborah#3 USA ... 5. miffy42#2 Uk

3/2 for the USA.... I shall not say again..again. But my fave player was Lanadale for snatching a personal best..and...fighting her way into the top 20 finishers yesterday. Hmm...I kinda whooped with glee for pollygw and Tobyone too..so, yes, that makes three fave players!
This garrulous penguy is curious to see who might become one of the pengy's elite too..the Fearsome Ones! The Denizens of Mt Olympus who will be entitled next month to strut proudly across the battlefield instilling terror in mere mortal troopers..or something like.
Etch these names on your monitors...these are the One's to watch and strike at!
New UK & Co Invincibles To Be...Maybe
1. jules44#1
3. miffy42#2
8. Maggie#3
13. Stuhern
14. markswood#4
15. martin_cube#7
16. lg549#9
17. Quiz_Beagle#5
18. dippo
19. paper_aeroplane#6

Or...oh...strap on a jetpack magijoh1 and give chase to the aeropolane..You can do it! Yes you can!
21. magijoh1
And for the opposing army...
New USA Invincibles To Be...Maybe
2. mos623#1
4. WorldB#2
5. Surrealist#8
6. Deborah#3
7. j2cp2
9. strnog1#4
10. mike32768#5
11. ryaman#6
12. Qmel
20. scubascott#9

Ah...I'm on my little proteges side..but, it would take a superhuman effort and the luck of the Devil to catch scuba I think
24. twosleepy

The Titans
Yesterdays top terrificus Titan was dippo UK

Top 5 allegiances. 1. dippo UK .. 2. j2cp2 USA ... 3. StuHern UK ... 4. Qmel USA ...5. skipperdeedoo UK
3/2 for the UK & Co...that's it..you give them Amerticans a hard time..show them how it's done. Something tells me the blue woad wearers are getting
tactical now...three last days have seen possesion of the flagpole cunningly switching back and forth between the blues. dippo and whee and StuHern. But does this mean j2cp2 can be caught and hogtied? (and never ever google this term..as I just did...it is shocking stuff though educational for a pengy). Hmm..perhaps that term is inappropriate. Just nail j2cp2 to a totem pole instead hey?
I have another observation...4 out of them top 5 look set for future Invincibility...short of standing on a mine or tripping and falling in a trench. Know what this means...yes! Desperation and pressure to win the throne! Now! Not next month! Now!

The Moguls
Yesterdays top winning mogul was jules44#1 UK

Well done to our priceless jule in the crown ..I'm getting ahead of myself here but that was 3 wins out of the 4 battles yesterday. ..and three wins in row on the mogul. Not many can brag to have done that thesedays you know...
Bravest mogul yesterday and my fave was argentum....just managed to slither in on 60 seconds and must surely have sore battle scars today.
I digress....but I am a trifle mystified. two sleepy has remarked in that itty bitty comment box
twosleepy: I fell asleep in the middle of answering.... lol... really!
How! Tssk....if this was truly war, falling asleep at your post would mean a firing squad! Or getting pelted with rank fish! Or a medal! This surely is a determined exhausted little fighter who answers the call of duty and gives her ALL!
And Qmel...what are White Castle Sliders? Is it really edible?
Whatever it is...I hope it has performance enhancing additives....the USA army are , sadly, I regret to say....lagging behind. Feast your eyes on this UK!
UK 2990 .... USA 2220

The Survivor
Yesterdays top titanium plated survivor was jules44#1 UK

Well you already knew that didn't you ..thanks to a pengy indiscretion. Now...piranha is approaching , slowly but surely and yikes the Danger Zone is crammed with UK troops. Only 2 Americans and 4..yes 4 UK. There are desperate rescue attempts afoot...even apaw...Quiz Beagle is valiantly making a rescue bid...dangle your tail in there QB or shall I grab it and heave! Instant docking!
Denizens of the Pit don't despair yet...there are a few others slithering awfully close to the muddy edge of extinction. One poor days play...and wham..they could topple in. By them I mean...mos623 USA ... twosleepy USA ... cubswin2323 USA ... flicker123 UK ... LauraMcC UK .
I spy an Invincible there! Howdy mos....I've already got markswood and martin cube trapped ... don't stray too close!

Wednesday 15th July

Stars & Stripes
Hoisted by WorldB#2

Top 5 allegiances 1. WorldB#2 USA .. 2. mos623#1 USA .. 3. miffy42#2 UK .. 4. Deborah#3 USA .. 5. Qmel USA

4/1 for the USA...and so nearly a total wipeout!
And wave the flags for briarwoodrose who......despite incurring the risk of the pengy Kiss of Death is still mainting an unbroken record. Just how long will this super record last!
But just a minute..who is this? A new recruit enlisted yesterday and sneaking under the wire nearly escaped me! Welcome Tobyone..a commonwealth ally and what's more...you're my fave player because you wriggled into the top 20 on your first days play!

The Titans
Yesterdays top terrificus Titan was StuHern UK

Top 5 allegiances 1. StuHern UK .. 2. steve-e UK .. 3. j2cp2 USA .. 4. jacky UK ... 5. Qmel USA

3/2 for the UK & Co! But can Stu..leading the Forlorn Hope..catch j2cp2?
Qmel is right behind and keeping the staunch Uk battalions at bay. But my fave player yesterday had to be jacky UK. for bravely wriggling in up amongst all those branded Invincibles and ex Titanasaurus Rex champs. And to think this quiz is supposed to be the easier one!

The Moguls
Yesterdays most cunning animal mogul was miffy42#2 UK

I sneaked into HQ last night....and wow! All Americans please now look away..you might find this upsetting! UK have 2130 goodies stashed in their arsenal..and....and...gulp.. . USA have 1640. Get and rein them in quick!
I also peeked which fab mogullers bagged more individual bonus goodies last month....more than in May and there were loads of you! The questions must be getting too easy..right? ..you clever things you.
A standing ovation for the top ones...
Maggie UK up 240
milamtexan USA up 80
solan_goose UK up 70
polaris UK up 70
poolosopher USA up 60
Dr_Gas UK up 50
flicker123 UK up 50
Alien8 USA up 50
miffy42 UK up 40
scubascott USA up 40
cat_brat63 USA up 40
steve-e UK up 40
Helmar UK up 40
jamesbedoshopper UK up 40
And also hotfooting and skinning their knees under the 60 second guillotine...a pat on the back from pengy too
cubswin2323 USA up 10
Cuddly UK up 10
jules44 UK same amount
mike32768 USA up 30
onebraincellUK UK up 30
Qmel USA up 30
ryaman USA up 20
shadowzep USA up 30
skipperdeedoo UK up 10
strnog1 USA the same
trooper2196 UK the same

The Survivor
Yesterdays top steel sheathed Survivor was WorldB#2 USA

That was two victories yesterday for WorldB! But it was KO2 ..piranha came to visit the Danger Zone ...and hauled off
Helmar UK
jamesbedoshopper UK
Alien8 USA
skipperdeedoo UK
moomin UK
julieanne123#7 USA
poolosopher#10 USA
shadowzep USA
Well done to jamesbedoshoper UK and moomin UK for avoiding the jaws longer this time...but sadly my friends still became stringy mince.
This leaves only 26 brave troopes from the original 45 .
Yes, you can stop to catch your second wind now...second as in only for a second ..then shrug them shoulders back and get running. The Pit is empty and the scoreboard has been reset ready to resume fighting afresh!
We're heading for the Final Frontier next...KO3 ..and I'm keeping my flippers crossed for Johnny USA...StuHern UK ... Deborah USA ... martin cube UK ... Doc UK ... polaris UK ...cubswin2323 USA ... flicker123 UK... LauraMcC UK ... Surrealist USA and paper aeroplane UK.
Why?
Well..they didn't do it last month ....and to reach the Final Frontier is a wonderful thing...and I am watching them all fondly with my beady eye..willing them onto greatness..and I even promise if I see any of them straying dangerously toward the Pit I will heroically jump after them with ropes and ladders and grappling irons. piranha frightens me too you know.

Monday 13th July

Stars & Stripes
Hoisted by mos623#1

Top 5 allegiances 1. mos623#1 USA .. 2. jules44#1 UK ... 3. Maggie#3 UK .. 4. miffy42#2 UK ... 5. Deborah#3 USA

3/2 for the UK & Co...but oh I say...mos is chasing hard after jules this month. This could be a major upset if he manages to nab her crown. Hmmm...I reckon it's stuck on her clever cranium by now...nothing short of decapitation to remove it.But please no blood...I'm squeamish.
We have more outstanding players...especially this little trooper. Pengy is waving at you! Yes..you! The only single player to have an unblemished service record this month....none, nien, zero, zilch answers wrong! Your name? Oh yes...
briarwoodrose#8 UK
Ten out ten correct for the last 12 days of battle
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This is worthy stuff...and deserving of a dog tag minted in gold!
There are more fantastic players to cheer over....
Our current MOP is Maggie UK .....and these are our best players so far who've grazed their knees, fought masochistically through the pain barrier and scrambled up the trenches under heavy enemy fire to improve their ranking...
Top MOPS so far..but this can change as the fighting gets fiercer
moomin UK up 27
argentum USA up 19
RosaRita USA up 18
LauraMcC UK up 16
Stuhern UK up 15
fat_woman9 USA up 15
donamaria USA up 11
skipperdeedoo UK up 11
thewuggins UK up 10
solan_goose UK up 9
milamtexan USA up 9
Oh moomin.....my little fab trooper....I said you were good didn't I!
Never have so many fought so hard ....three cheers for all these, also my friends
Alien8 USA up 7
astralspace USA holding rank
Blackdresss USA holding rank
blackprinceUK UK up 5
dcreasy USA up 2
dippo UK up 5
flicker123 UK up 1
helmar UK up 2
j2cp2 USA up 8
jacky UK up 1
jules44 UK holdng rank
kaykay USA up 4
lg549 UK up 6
Maggie UK up 2
magijoh1 UK up 2
MarchHare007 UK up 4
markswood UK up 2
mike32768 USA up 1
Mikeangel USA up 6
mos623 USA up 1
onebraincellUK UK holding rank
pc377 UK up 5
Qmel USA up 6
shadowzep USA up 3
steve-e UK up 5
Surrealist USA up 8
WorldB USA holding rank
yand UK up 5
And if you're not mentioned? Tact pengy tact! Time to zip my beak.

The Titans
Yesterdays top terrificus Titan was j2cp2

Top 5 allegiances 1. j2cp2 USA .. 2. solan _goose UK ... 3. StuHern Uk... 4. Helmar UK ... 5. Alien8 USA

3/2 for the Uk & Co..and my fave player was solan goose UK...romped home in the top 5 and snatched a personal best. Oops...I have another fave player
Only one player can still claim the distinction of a clean record...12 days battle and none wrong.
j2cp2 USA
And he's leading..and he has most wins..and he's never won the Titanasaurus Rex crown before! Hah! Need I say more. What do you think of that UK?
It's turning into trench warfare on this one with everyone hunkered down in their fox hole and refusing to be beaten.
And I can't not mention skipperdeedoo who snatched first on yesterdays eve

The Mogul
Yesterdays magnificent movie mogul was Quiz Beagle#5 UK

The puzzle pooch led the pack and what an elite pack it was. Only 8 moguls slithered in under the guillotine. Only 8. Crumbs...this is unbelievable...usually there is about 20 to 30.
pengy salutes the Elite Eight!
Quiz_Beagle UK ... scubascott USA...Qmel USA ...briarwoodrose UK
lg549 UK ....Johnny USA ...WorldB USA ...Dr_Gas UK
What a happy diplomatic coincidence too! Even a garrulous pengy can't cast aspertions and make a mess of this. 4 from each army.

The Survivor
Yesterdays titanium sheathed Survivor was miffy42#2

Two wins in a row is a rarity on the toughest battlefield..Well done spiffy miffy!
There's manic scrabbling noises coming from the Pit.
A bit more than that actually...it's more like seismic activity. A calculated guess tells me this is because piranha's approach has been detected on my sonar.
ETA after play tomorrow.
Strange..by now a fair few captives have usually accepted their Fate and stopped trying to escape. I do not dub this cowardice..this is merely the acceptance of piranha's deadly superiority. But this time there is mad activity in the Pit...
I am impressed and must remark on the undaunted bravery of Alien8 USA ... shadowzep USA and skipperdeedoo UK. All trying their darndest to win freedom!
Go for it brave troopers! I'm on your side!
My beady eye has spotted a few of you who might feel safe...but you are tottering on the brink of extinction and slithering dangerously close to that Pit edge you know. Should there be a mass escape you could topple in.....
briarwoodrose UK ... martin_cube UK ... Surrealist#8 USA ...
Helmar UK
Ah...and there's a new snack..Surrealist. A first time player.
Right..time for me to jog over and grease all the flagpoles...or even better..the feet of mos623 who's already climbing the Challenge flagpole and intent on another win. On the Titans...StuHern is in the lead....careful Stu...the Americans will pile in tonight to try to cut your feet out from under you. markswood is out front in the mogul....and StuHern (yes he comes in duplicate) is heading the Survivors. Me...I'm going to monitor developments in the Pit whilst slurping borscht (courtesy of Qmel).

Friday 10th July

Union Jack
Hoisted by jules44#1

Top 5 allegiances 1. jules44#1 UK .. 2. miffy42#2 UK .. 3. mike32768#5 USA .. 4. Deborah#3 USA ... 5. ryaman#6 USA

3/3 for the USA...but look! The top two UK generals gained command of the flag pole! And listen! This valiant effort meant that jules44 snatched the lead back from mos623...but for how long? I say Uk & Co..is it worth sending out an assassin do you think to deal with this troublesome foe?
But there's fighting everywhere..across all the trenches....and the field is littered with spent ammo (stale scraps from the mogul)
Well...miffy42 stomped all over Surrealist...good work...and he's run to defend jules back. Even better teamwork.
And ryaman USA has beat Stu UK....had to go searching for Stu with my
medi-kit nervously grasped in my flipper.
Deborah USA beat markswood UK..Hmm that's 2/1 for the red devils so far.
Qmel beat steve-e...but...yikes! You might have to sprint faster Qmel...martin cube and lg549 are hot in pursuit after revenge. Smack a UK player and the whole horde come storming in retaliation you know...3/1 for the USA
lg549 UK trod all over poolosopher USA...3/2 for the USA
That's it..keep coming UK & Co! Don't let them cheeky rebels get the better of you (again)
Aw...poor moomin UK....got hammered by scubascott USA and shadowzep USA....lie still on that stretcher I flung you on. You recover for a minute.
4/2 for the USA
Remember milamtexan was surrounded..ready to bite the dust? Well...pengy is agog with admiration.. argentum has courageously managed to break through enemy lines and come to his aid. This heroic feat makes argentum my fave player...we now have a standoff between argentum and milamtexan USA versus helmar and polaris for the UK.
As things stand this means the USA won the most accolade for the duels....
But
We're at that time when Pengy, moi,...sneakily infiltrates HQ to get a gander at the stats. Who's winning so far?
The Uk & Co took all the glory and won the Challenge in June. Can they do it again? A word of advice....crumbs UK....that red tide of death aka the USA army are running roughshod! They're storming off into the lead..and crucifying you quite magnificently too. Don't know how you're going to catch them...so far they have 57% of the pumpkin pie! UK..you only have 43%.
This is awful...I am shocked. I will hang my beak in sympathetic commiseration and try not to tut too loudly.
Any UK volunteers up for a Forlorn Hope?
Into the breach!
Forgive my excitement...I'm curently devouring all things readable and scrollable about the Napoeonic Wars.
On to the next battlefield....

The Titans
Yesterdays top terrificus was StuHern UK

Top 5 allegiances 1. StuHern UK .. 2. Qmel USA .. 3. j2cp2 USA ...
4. steve-e Uk ... 5. dippo Uk

Better Uk...a 3/2 win for the Uk & Co..and it's 2 wins in a row for Stu. Right...so it's Stu leading the Forlorn Hope here then..right? Every other UK trooper stand firm...behind Stu. And USA troops...just aim for his shako.
But..I'm getting carried away, as I am prone to do. So, less unbridled excitement and more hard stats.
So far..USA have 52% of the musket
UK & Co have..oh this isn't so bad...48% ..that must be the firing pin.
With only 8 USA troopers and 18 UK & Co this a gauranteed war of attrition...and pengy has to say...I admire the Americans spirit!
Just about every single USA player is surrounded..cut off ...facing a deadly foe...and a few have already fled the field. Don't blame them either.
The trooper is most immediate danger is....Qmel...with StuHern stalking only one footstep behind.
Now..twosleepy has found a safer trench and is defending it well....but shadowzep and Alien8..ah well...it was nice knowing you. Don't worry..pengy will scour the battlefield and pick you up after the blue tide has rolled by.
Think of it as a noble sacrifice for the USA... afterall you're leading both battles so far.

The Mogul
The most magnifico mogul was miffy42#2 UK

Right..this is the UK's territory. Can they claw back some ground....offset the damage ?
This is getting like seige warfare.Good innit. I skulked outside the two armies arsenals and peeped in...and the USA have 1160 bonus goodies stashed in theirs. Hey..that's good..that's not a niggaredly amount for so early in the month. But...wait for it...the Uk & Co have stockpiled an impressive 1330. Or put another way...46.5% of the tea bags floating in Boston Harbour belong to the reds....and 53.5% to the dominating UK & Co.

The Survivor
Yesterdays platinum sheathed Survivor was Johnny USA

This is wonderful news! Hip hip hooray! I've always liked Johnny..and my eyes have gone a little moist with emotion.
And he's right up there..safe at the top...well clear of my Pit. As is mos623 and j2cp2....
Do you know little humans....my incisive radar-like knack for detecting future winners tells me soon...or soonish..mos623 is going to be mounting the throne here.
But right now....oh dear...I'm sorry to chuckle but...the UK & Co look set to do it again! With 56.5% of the prize kippers so far..and with the USA with 43.5% ..I ..am ..speechless. Horrified.
This has got me cogitating....just who is winning so far?
I rattle my abacus over the four battlefields....this is technology at it's finest...
And
Todate overall ...the USA have 49.8% ....the Uk & Co have 50.2%
I can just tickle a kipper bone between you! That's only a UK lead of 0.4%....almost neck and neck...
Everyone to their battle stations!
UK, you are under seige on the Challenge and the Titan....but holding firm on the Mogul and Survivor
USA....read that sentence back and just swap ...under seige with....running amok...and ....holding firm ... with .....getting annihilated....
Heee..heee..this is the stuff sagas are made of...how national heroes are born (and dispatched) ...and I'm loving every minute of it.
Thank you for been such wonderful troopers my friends...I do find this such great fun and love to watch you all play.

Wednesday 8th July

Stars & Stripes
Hoisted by Surrealist#8

Top 5 allegiances 1 Surrealist#8 USA ... 2. jules44#1 UK ... 3. mos623#1 USA ... 4. WorldB#2 USA ... 5 markswood#4 UK

3/2 for the USA...it's wonderful to see you back Surrealist and in such fine form...and I'm still casting a fond beady eye on moomin UK...still there in the Top 25 Toughies....a true little fighter. ..and still my fave player.
So where are the private duels right now?
Well jules has snatched back the lead from mos...but careful UK jewel in the crown he's only 1 point behind you..shadowing your footsteps.
Surrealist..yesterdays winner...is managing to keep miffy42 at bay..that is worthy of a medal too. Come on miffy...show him who rules!
ryaman v StuHern looks intriguing...Stu's a demoted Invincible and as we all know..a branded Invincible out to prove his worth is a fearsome thing to behold. ryaman I'll get the stretcher ready then shall I?
Oops ...no..it's already been requisitioned...Deborah USA V markswsood UK or even Qmel USA V steve-e UK might need medical intervention..or resuscitation.
unless they're trampled by poolosopher and lg549, distracted and engaged in their own fisticuffs and about to charge into them.
I say..this is all shockingly close and flipper nibbling stuff.
Moomin UK..I've seen you! Taking a breather ..is that wise? That takes nerve when you're surrouned by scubascott and shadowzep.
ah..this next ambush bring tears of sympathy to your eyes
...helmar UK... solan_goose UK... jacky UK ... LauraMcC UK ... onebraincellUK UK ...and.... milamtexan USA..a lone american..cut off from his brothers in arms...
And a real gritty stand-off of 3 USA versus 3 UK ...argentum USA ... blackprinceUK UK ... RosaRita USA ... astralspace USA ... pc377 UK and jamesbedoshopper UK.
Which brave trooper is going to climb to the top of that heap!
I don't think I've ever seen so many close individual battles going on across the battlefiled.
Time to whip out my binoculars and keep an eye on all this gory quizzing ready to dispatch medical aid.

The Titans
Yesterdays top terrificus Titan was Qmel

Top 5 allegiances 1. Qmel USA ... 2. flicker123 UK ... 3. StuHern UK ...
4. steve-e UK ... 5. shadowzep USA

3/2 for the woad wearers! And two ex- champs in the top 5.
Here's a bit of useless information for you...out of 25 titans currently rampaging across the wartorn battlefield, only 8 are americans. Only 8. This sparks dread in me and my little heart thuds arrythmically with fear for my courageous (suicidal?) american buddies. Fearless and not afraid to be flayed alive...wow...I list their names in grudging admiration...
j2cp2...Qmel ... ...shadowzep ...Alien8...
cubswin2323...castortroy ...Blackdresss.
7 , that's only 7...ah...and twosleepy
The Mogul
Yesterdays most cunning animal mogul was jules44#1 UK

What can I say? The Uk army have built a fabulous blockade. An american has only managed to win once this month...well done there ryaman.
But yesterday the avaricious beady eyes searching out victims were not mine
they were piranha's
yes...him..
The Sole Survivor
Yesterdays top steel sheathed survivor was jules44#1 UK

Two wins in one day..very good jules..I like it. But yesterdays first victins after KO1..who struggled and kicked magnificently by the way as they slithered into his jaws...were
KO1. jacky UK with 35 pts
KO1. blackprinceuk UK with 35 pts
KO1. onebraincelluk UK with 35 pts
KO1. milamtexan USA with 30 pts
KO1. chewwy USA with 30 pts
KO1. trooper2196 UK with 25 pts
KO1. Blackdresss USA with 5 pts
KO1. mandy UK with 5 pts
KO1. MarchHare007 UK with 5 pts
KO1. castortroy USA with 5 pts
KO1. whee UK with 5 pts
That's 7 takeaway snacks from the UK and 4 from the USA.
And this has only whet piranha's bulimic appetite! It seems a bigger catch than usual...and can I just say..ah...to poor mandy. A late arrival and was shoved straight into the Pit by the other competitors..it's every human for him/herself here you know.
The scoreboard has been reset so the Danger zone is empty for today and I'm clearing out all the ladders and ropes, pogo sticks and space hoppers to hamper future escapees and that means all you lucky survivors will have to go through the whole harrowing experience again.
My fave players of distinction from the survivors are
paper aeroplane UK ...moomin UK ... jamesbedoshopper UK .and cubswin2323 USA who all escaped the snapping jaws in KO1 this time around. You have lived longer my friends, so I applaud you. Take a bow.
Must dash off now to chuck some nice slippery mud around the edges of the Danger Zone.
See you there...I'll be on sentry duty in my tuxedo..scavenging at the edge of the abyss! And remember...whoever said nothing in life is ever just black and white..they were right! I am not nothing!

Monday 6th July

Stars & Stripes
Hoisted by mos623#1

Top 5 allegiances 1. mos623#1 USA ... 2. miffy42#2 UK ... 3. Surrealist#8 USA... 4. jules44#1 UK ... 5. strnog1#4 USA

3/2 for the American devils! And it's 3 wins in a row for mos623 too! Oops..this is sounding bad my UK & Co friends. The red devils have made a magnificent start...the mothy cobwebby Union Jack has only been hoisted the once. The most devilish of the lot of them..mos...is leading their charge (more like a path of destruction) and he has the lead! jules and miffy have been cut off behind enemy lines. Cling grimly to that throne jules....the rebellious horde is coming...it must be something to do with the Fourth of July .....Argh!
But pengy has fave players...and my current special fave is a UK trooper. A big pengy wave to moomin....a true trooper....who's muscled in amongst the top 25 toughies.
I was kinda curious..oh okay I admit it...dying to find out who'd managed to keep a clean record so far...reported for duty everyday and got all 10 questions right. So I sneaked into HQ..and here in my flipper I have the list of ...the godly beings...
mike32768#5 USA
Maggie#3 UK
briarwoodrose#8 UK
ryaman#6 USA
mos623#1 USA
jules44#1 UK
Wonder who'll last out the longest at this! Gripping and gruelling isn't it!

The Titans
Yesterdays top terrrificus Titan was Qmel USA

Top 5 allegiances. 1. Qmel USA ... 2. steve-e UK ... 3. onebraincelluk UK ... 4. flicker123 UK ... 5. j2cp2 USA

3/2 for the UK & Co!..Yes., I don't get to say that often..The woad wearers are fighting hard here and I reckon, in my modest pengy opinion....are giving the Americans a tough battle.
There's only 3 red devils in the top 10..hmmm...that has to be a first.
The lead is already hotly disputed...and the base of the flagpole is already notched and worn by scrabbling feet.
I think it's gonna be a close one this month.....in fact..might I be brave enough to suggest, even at this early stage...I'm betting a Uk & Co player steals the throne? There! That's done it...your Fate is sealed.
I happened to see the stats at HQ and...well...now I've stopped chuckling I'll share with you who are our fabiosos who've got nien wrong...no, not nine..nien!
I do the odd foreign word too you know. I have a hidden talent for lingwistics.
Helmar UK
j2cp2 USA
Only 2? Wow...so may brave troopers falling into ignominy so soon? This is because the fighting is so taut and tense. But pengy has a soft spot for all the Titans...even the endearing little cheeky ones...like Qmel. Helmar and j2cp2 are as well, undoubtedly, my current fave players.

The Moguls
Yesterdays top movie mogul was jules44#1 UK

jules is great on movies...jules nearly always win on a movie day now.
I sympathetically extend a tube of antiseptic cream to poor jamesbedoshopper who was beat yeterday by just 2 seconds.....Here my friend..daub some of that on your sore bits. That guillotine is nasty sharp isn't it and can graze the most obscure little places?
It's enough to make your eyes sting.
Only four lithe limbo dancers have kept their record intact...have slithered successfully under the blade with none wrong.
Deborah USA
mike32768 USA
jules44 UK
strnog1 USA
You're outnumbered jules.....but let's see if you can do it again! Who's going on to hang onto an unblemished record this time!
Oh...whilst sniffing about HQ I accidentally noticed how well the two armies arsenals are been loaded with bonus goodies. One army has already taken a decisive lead....whilst one army is snatching at their heels. One army has a fab 640 grenades/aka bonus goodies stashed. The other army has an even fabbier 720 mountain of points.
In the interests of morale...I shall refrain from identifying which is which....besides, pengy doesn't like to encourage any sense of relief whatsoever in any combatants....it's unhealthy and detrimental to the fighting instinct.
Remember this is war!

The Survivor
Yesterdays meteorite sheathed winner was miffy42#2 UK

There is frantic scrabbling in the Danger Zone..and not surprisingly...KO1 is after play tomorrow. Piranha will show no mercy...neither will I..not now I've spotted just how many daredevil troopers are balancing close to the Pit edge. This is a dangerous time and place to stop for a much needed breather my friends.
Friends? Oh yes...
Though presumbaly safe and peering down into the abyss and pitying the poor victims down there do take care....jamesbedoshopper UK ... twosleepy USA ...Helmar Uk and skipperdeedoo UK...for you are only a sneaky pengy nudge from piranha's jaws. Feel free to stamp on any fingers you see scrabbling out...keep clear of peril.
There are some fine players trapped down there who are reluctant to be devoured and keen to get out.
There are also three free fine players who have got every single answer correct so far. Way out of reach of disappointed piranha's jaws...we have
Deborah USA
Stuhern UK
ryaman USA
Congratulations from pengy.
But now...I going to scamper over to the mogul. Qmel is kindly serving Canadian bacon and sauekraut....hmm, tasty ...oh and a belated/early Happy Independence Day to my american buddies. This confabulation over 4/7 and 7/4 is vexing to a pengy. April seems such a long way away...one way or another.

Crowning Champs Day

It's that time again..the thrones are charged...set to a gentle massage
I have 5 bottles of champagne chilling in the ice bucket.

Two bottles go to our double winner...
Challenge Champ & Mogul Maximus ...jules44#1 UK
Wow...she's won them both for the last 10 months in a row! The day someone manages to beat this truly Invincible Invincible the earth will stop spinning! So jules44..please come on up and take your throne(s). Take your wistful eyes off the Sole Survivor throne ...I know...it's cruel..but that one is still managing to elude your grasp. One day soon hey?
Titanasaurus Rex....poolosopher#10 USA
Fantastic! He's done it! Poolosopher now has the distinction of been the only player to have worn the crown twice! He is so good. But with this months new fighters including a few worthy foes .... from both armies ...I'm expecting that to be matched. No names will pass my lips...no jinxes then..no Kiss of Death.
Sole Survivor.....mike32768#5 USA
Whoopee you did it! It was close...mos623 nearly snatched it....but it was not meant to be. Well done mike. That's twice you won it now....this puts you up with the All Time Greats!
After 12 months of the toughie knockout (hasn't it flown by?) ...5 great players have emerged....3 Americans and 2 woad wearers. Please..take a bow...WorldB USA... mike32768 USA... BB1 USA....Quiz Beagle UK and miffy42 UK.
All the rest of us mere mortals can only look longingly at this elusive crown..the absaloute toughest to win in my humble opinion.
Next come our Devilishly Good Daily Dervishes ...that's Most Daily Wins
Challenge jules44#1 UK with 14 wins
Titan Surrealist#8 USA with 9 wins
Mogul miffy42#2 USA with 13 wins
Survivor miffy42#2 USA with 8 wins
Oh miffy and jules this is worthy of a smothering hug from moi! And you too Surrealist, don't be shy..where have you been...and yes, we've kinda noticed you're back!
There's a few changes on the lofty ledges of Mt Olympus where the great godly ones reside....
The USA Invincibles
Fear them for they are great
#1 mos623
#2 WorldB
#3 Deborah
#4 strnog1
#5 mike32768
#6 ryaman
#7 julieanne123
#8 Surrealist
#9 scubascott
#10 poolosopher

New arrivals..or should I say returnees, reclaiming their ledges are Surrealist and poolosopher...who nudged out j2cp2 and Qmel and sent them freefalling down the craggy slopes.
They bounced as they landed and hotfooted it straight over to the Titan battlefield..and cor, j2cp2 has already snatched the lead from...but..I digress..I know it's an insufferable habit of mine...
So next...
The UK & C0 Invincibles
Fear them for they are great
#1 jules44
#2 miffy42
#3 Maggie
#4 markswood
#5 Quiz Beagle
#6 paper aeroplane
#7 martin cube
#8 briarwoodrose
#9 lg549
#10 Dr Gas

Ah...well...martin cube and Maggie and Dr Gas took the elevator up in dignified comfort whilst Stuhern and magijoh1 and dippo bungey jumped down. Unbelievably they bounced too and sprang straight into action on the Titan. Well... Stuhern and dippo did....I'm not sure where magijoh1 landed.
dippo instantly took the lead...well what do you expect from an ex Titanasaurus Rex.? Then j2cp2 came along. I'm expecting a fab fight troopers! And I'm on standby to resuscitate you as and when needed!
Now we have my fave bit....the announcement of our new MOPS..or...
Most Outstanding Player. With scraped knees and hearts bursting with patriotic fire these guys and gals improved their ranking last month. Be proud...for you served your country well...Buckingham Palace and The Whitehouse must surely be typing out Oders of Merit to you all now..
But which trooper was the very best?
Our new MOP.....is Maggie#3 UK

Come on up Maggie and take your throne...the UK & Co won the war and a UK trooper was the fittest fighter on the field! You've been on R&R for awhile so this new fangled throne will be tantalizingly new to you. Relax...this hi-tech gizmo will massage and soothe out the stresses of battle...and if I crank the mentally challenging controls...oops, perhaps not. ..you could rival the space shuttle.
Our top 10 MOPS...revere them. They gave their all and then some...
1. Maggie#3 UK up 64
2. cubswin2323 USA up 20
3. Poolosopher#10 USA up 17
4. milamtexan USA up 16
5. Alien8 USA up 13
6. jamesbedoshopper UK up 13
7. solan_goose UK up 8
8. martin_cube#7 UK up 6
9. helmar UK up 6
10. skipperdeedoo UK up 6
Not forgetting the other determined fighters who all excelled and improved their game.
Briarwoodrose#8 UK up 3
dcreasy USA up 3
Dr_Gas#10 UK up 5
flicker123 UK up 4
jacky UK held rank
jules44#1 UK held rank
julieanne123#7 USA held rank
kjc USA up 1
LanaDale USA up 4
miffy42#2 UK held rank
mike32768#5 USA up 1
Mikeangel USA held rank
mos623 USA held rank
Norabee USA up 2
polaris UK up 3
Quiz_Beagle#5 UK up 4
Scubascott#9 USA up 2
shadowzep USA up 5
steve-e UK up 5
strnog1#4 USA held rank
trooper2196 UK up 1
twosleepy USA up 2
WorldB#2 USA up 1
yand UK up 3
So sorry if your name is not listed here. This means..tact pengy, tact...you might just need to increase your protein intake or were just unlucky or haven't played long enough to qualify .....or succintly put...you slid down the ranks. There, that was tactfully done.
I'm scampering off to cheer on the sidelines now....inbetween tossing a few treats down into the Survivor Danger Zone.