Well, I'm glad you asked!! Below are the best boards to get a feel for the place:

http://www.lyricalassault.co.uk/forum/news-announcements_forum12.html" rel="nofollow - News & announcements - yeah, some of it's pretty dry and boring but if you see a thread called "November update" (or whatever the current month is) that's a pretty good place to start. We give an overview of the main happenings of the previous month & bit of a sneak preview into what's coming up on the site.

http://www.lyricalassault.co.uk/forum/spotlight_forum125.html" rel="nofollow - Spotlight - as the name suggests, a board where we put the Spotlight on key happenings. It'll have the biggest battles, hottest open mics and key discussion topics. If you want to dip into the key content, this is the place to go.

http://www.lyricalassault.co.uk/forum/la-magazine_forum120.html" rel="nofollow - LA Magazine - for those times when you don't feel like writing/feeding or have a few spare moments. Designed to be a relaxed forum with a variety of content. Other discussion boards are available.

Good question...for topical writers we've got regular challenges, http://www.lyricalassault.co.uk/forum/november-kotm_topic43967.html" rel="nofollow - OM King  and http://www.lyricalassault.co.uk/forum/word-drop-6_topic43653.html" rel="nofollow - Word Drop  (make sure you check the Open Mic board to see if these are the most recent versions!!) which are quick and easy challenges to participate in for a bit of fun. For those looking for a bit more competition, there's the http://www.lyricalassault.co.uk/forum/topical-twist-league-table_topic43998.html" rel="nofollow - Topical Twist league . 

For battlers we have the http://www.lyricalassault.co.uk/forum/12-punch-league_forum126.html" rel="nofollow - 1-2 Punch League  as well as regular innovative battle events (e.g. Battle Royale) and the occasional 'pay-to-play' tournament where you can compete for cash prizes.

Any questions, shout up & one of the members or staff will be on hand to give an answer.