Ladies and gentlemen...Boys and girls...the dawn of a new era in robotic combat is upon us. An era of better, stronger machines than ever before. An era of brutality. An era of mayhem. An era of unparalleled destruction and total annihilation.

...Before we start that era though, lets get the Roaring Donkey Mini Tournament underway! Eight people have entered their prized creations into this tournament:

Paul Cuomo - Tri-Tainium
Kody Kunz - Macduff the 2nd
Martijn Benschop - Back To Rock III
Alex Holt - Darkestar
Shane Swan - Envy
Frank Goacher - The 6isc
Aaron Knight - Resonance
Andrew Jackson - Rupture

Why they chose to do this, I have no idea. Madmen, all of them. But heres the draw anyway:

ROARING DONKEY TOURNAMENT - ROUND THE FIRST
Back To Rock III vs. The 6isc
Rupture vs. Macduff The 2nd
Envy vs. Darkestar
Resonance vs. Tri-Tainium

NOTES ON THE ARENA: The arena is very much like the series 3 arena in dimensions. The entire thing is made of indestructiblenonmagneticbombprooffireproofandFran kproofium, and the only hazards are the obligatory grinders, a flame grid near the bottom right hand corner and a pit near the top left corner. This pit is always open; however it will be closed for the final, along with the flame grid, making it more of a challenge. OOTAs are possible.

Tactics, predictions, comments, and a large amount of money please.