DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL Date : 11/27/2004 Duedate: 12/10/2004 DARKHOLM DM-104 TURN-389 RANK TEAMS W L K % RANK TEAMS W L K % 1 BLACK PRIMER 82/1187 1169 428 7 73.2 8 BLADES OF ICE 7/192 409 399 2 50.6 THUNDR + LITENING 18/309 BLADES OF CHAOS 5/961 LEGENDS OF STEELE 1/1047 BLADES OF MIST 4/959 2 MONGREL HORDE 10/964 489 238 3 67.3 9 BIG TROUBLE 10/1208 78 76 1 50.6 3 DON'T ASK 82/1205 1553 1254 16 55.3 WHOA! JUMP BACK! 10/763 DIRTY INFIRMARY 82/1206 10 SHAMROCKS 58/424 173 171 3 50.3 4-LETTER WORDS 48/1063 11-FREEZE! 69/639 84 101 0 45.4 STREET PIZZA 18/114 ASCENDING JUNTA 69/615 WHAT I ATE FOR XMAS 82/1114 12 INDULGENT DR 54/1153 77 97 2 44.3 STREET PIZZAD III 82/1190 CRIMINAL ELEMENT 39/1074 4-LETTER DOCTORS 82/1204 13 NINJAS 7/1107 80 110 1 42.1 MY WIFE'S COSMETICS 82/1038 KILLERS 41/1145 LUST MUPPETS 32/1036 SCIENCE FICTION 6/1191 4 NUMBERS 62/937 1694 1436 6 54.1 14 THE CUTTHROATS 7/203 40 55 2 42.1 FLAT BROKE 82/1184 15 BEAST MASTERS 37/136 148 215 3 40.8 CEMENTIA 61/1112 ELEMENTS OF PSI 58/423 PEPPER PRACTICE II 57/1069 KREWE OF DRUID 6/1186 MORE NEW TEAMS 2 5/1188 ACTS OF NATURE 6/415 NEGATIVE CASH FLOW 82/1197 16 MUSIC TO KIL 96/1119 56 83 0 40.3 DP CLONES 24/1045 17 DELVERS 42/1000 240 397 1 37.7 DIABLO TOO 23/1037 DOGS OF WAR 4/999 WASTELAND 18/468 GAMES LIBRARY 3/998 IT'S NEW! 6/1195 18 JOHNS 5/927 820 1441 17 36.3 WASTELAND II 7/500 SCARRY TEAM 36/824 I'M SO SEXY 42/1072 ARROGANCE 18/732 MY DRUGS 98/1179 THE LADY'S LIST 6/917 WHAT A TREAT 98/1201 JUST BECAUSE 38/1151 5 STYROFOAM 82/1090 1127 984 8 53.4 19 BIG BAD 7/1073 512 952 8 35.0 6 QUBIT 10/1140 570 505 2 53.0 NEXT GENERATION 18/1150 ON A WHIM 82/1014 SHEPHERDS 18/432 SIR AGLIO 10/600 NEXT GENERATION 58/1075 7 THE A TEAM 38/1044 688 666 6 50.8 THIS LITTLE PRIGGY 25/1162 BIG MEAN FISH 18/292 FOUND IN THE SAND 32/1034 BEAN MACHINE 99/1202 SUPER BASH BROTHERS 6/1067 '##/###' Avoid teams by their Team Id '-' Team did not fight this turn WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 509): GOOEYDUCK of LAB EXPERIMENTS (The Mun, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 395): ANALIRA of THE GOLDEN FISH (Nick, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 514): GREEN BEAN of VEGGIES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 510): WHITE WIND of MAYAN WHITE (Myrrdin, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 509): FREDERICK DOUGLASS of I'M HISTORY (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 513): THIRD OMEN of DARK PANTHEON (Doc Steele, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 510): GOKU of WASTELAND II (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 505): CUP O'PIZZA of THE JERKS (Ebenezer Frothingslosh, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 497): LE PAIN DLG of PENTARCHIE-18 (The Pentalque, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 495): BAD ACID of COSMIC FREAK OUT (Floyd, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 469): KILL'EM KREPP of ANARKYSTS (Iver, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 460): CRAPOLA CRAYON of THE LOST SOULS (Stimpy, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 201): LAHRS ENNY of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 447): BOZO of CLOWNING AROUND (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 395): SPIDER-MAN of WENSINWASIN M.H. (Youngblood, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 188): CERISA of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jinda, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 176): PLAGUEBEARER of SHADOWLAND (DeGotti, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 345): CHIP ENSER of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Nick, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 153): ORPHAN of X-POSSE (Savant, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 388): RAZOX of BLADES OF ICE from BONSUR (Lord Andarus, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 509): MANNEQUIN'S BEST (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 395): GLORY BOUND TROLLS (DeGotti, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 514): VEGGIES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 510): THE FORCE II (Rillion, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 509): I'M HISTORY (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 513): BATTLE BEASTS (Sensei Jan, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 510): BEACH BABES (Surfer Sam, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 505): TERRAPIN STATION (Floyd, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 497): none DM 21 SUNSET (turn 495): COSMIC FREAK OUT (Floyd, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 469): HELTER SKELTER (Cosmo, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 460): EAGLES CLAW (Talon Volksie, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 201): CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 447): none DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 395): DARK HORSEMEN (Nick, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 188): KATHOUSE (Kat, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 176): HELTER SKELTER (Cosmo, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 345): DEVIL'S MAYHEM (Dincuru Feadagnor?, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 153): KNIGHTS TEMPLAR (Baphomet, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 388): BLACK PRIMERS, etc. (Doc Steele, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 508): THINREDONE of LAB EXPERIMENTS (The Mun, mgr.) JEJUNE of MANNEQUIN'S BEST (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 395): ANALIRA of THE GOLDEN FISH (Nick, mgr.) LUBAYA THE GOLDEN FISH (Nick, mgr.) (turn 394): TOOFLESS of GLORY BOUND TROLLS (DeGotti, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 513): LEFTISTS BLOW of THE CONFUSED (Shocking Toad, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 510): STIGMA of ORCCON THUGS (DMobster, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 505): CUP O'PIZZA of THE JERKS (Ebenezer Frothingslosh, mgr.) (turn 504): SIR OCCO (10-5079) SIR AGLIO (Sultan, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 495): BAD ACID of COSMIC FREAK OUT (Floyd, mgr.) (turn 494): SKA-D-LITE of MINISTRY OF SKA (Rude Buddha, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 468): HANGING of THE CHADS (Rillion, mgr.) HUGGY BEAR of SUICIDAL DREAMS (Talon Darkhart, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 460): STEVEN SCIMITAR of EAGLES CLAW (Talon Volksie, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 201): LAHRS ENNY of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.) ANGELOST of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 188): CERISA of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jinda, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 176): PLAGUEBEARER of SHADOWLAND (DeGotti, mgr.) (turn 175): FEDIFENSOR of DAMAGE INC. (Tripwire, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 345): CHIP ENSER of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Nick, mgr.) REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER A smile to you on this bright and blustery day! Razox failed to defend the Runeblade today in a random match. RAZOX (7-2400) (85-56-1,271) of BLADES OF ICE fought DR DAZZLE (57-4485) (69-33-2,213) of PEPPER PRACTICE II. RAZOX was vanquished by DR DAZZLE in a popular 2 minute brutal one- sided Title duel. Wall of Steel versus lunger, you have to admit it was a bad style match for Razox. You know, we haven't seen a Keeper's column since Doone. Maybe we'll get lucky. Let's see what you've got, Dr Dazzle! There was just one TV challenge: NUMBERED WON (18-7434) (30-30-0,153) of NEXT GENERATION TV challenged TOLAIS DEEPHEART (42-1620) (94-106-0,185) of DELVERS. NUMBERED WON was bested by TOLAIS DEEPHEART in a 2 minute Challenge fight. I believe NW must have thought this would be, at best, an easy win with skills, and at worst, some skills. I hope he got those. Our longest fight was a testament to the cold weather, only nine minutes! QUID PRO QUO (10-4794) (36-20-1,176) of QUBIT fought CRACK IS CHEAP (82-18422) (27-11- 0,140) of NEGATIVE CASH FLOW. QUID PRO QUO was unbelievably bested by CRACK IS CHEAP in a 9 minute match. Crack is the Overall Popularity Leader! Quid Pro Quo is this week's favorite! Everyone was glad to see the fight end before their extremities went numb. No longer the Overall Pop: Speedi. And he won his fight this turn! SIR ENE (10-4360) (55-38-3,183) of SIR AGLIO fought SPEEDI (58-3029) (109-86-3,195) of SHAMROCKS. SIR ENE was overpowered by SPEEDI in a 1 minute one-sided duel. Speedi slipped on an icy patch and impaled his foe by accident, I think. It wasn't graceful. Our least favorite warrior was the golem, Men Working, who evidently remembered to walk out on the sands but forgot to fight. I don't know what was going on with it. Men Working. TASTY HANGNAIL (7-5463) (21-17-0,30) of WASTELAND II fought MEN WORKING (38-4189) (29-60-1,75) of JUST BECAUSE. TASTY HANGNAIL demolished MEN WORKING in a 1 minute uneven competition. Nobody died. (sigh) The truth is, with the rumors I've been hearing about problems in the resurrection process, I'm not sure I blame you for not fighting hard enough to kill or be killed. Being slain in battle is honorable. Being raised from the dead is convenient. But coming back not quite right.... The only warriors who avoided were two from the fourth ranked guild in today's team list. That's Wasteland et al. I commend you for using all of the tools at your disposal, Super Bum and Heat! They avoided guilds 19 and 1, respectively. However, it didn't help their performances this turn: MAHI MAHI (18-4899) (103-67-1,183) of BIG MEAN FISH fought SUPER BUM (82- 18411) (30-12-0,191) of FLAT BROKE. MAHI MAHI overpowered SUPER BUM in a crowd pleasing 2 minute gory mismatched conflict. Oh dear. Maybe Super avoided the wrong team. HEAT (98-981) (10-8-4,19) of WHAT A TREAT fought HITZ (82-10428) (9-7-0,86) of 4-LETTER DOCTORS. HEAT was handily defeated by HITZ in an exciting 2 minute bloody mismatched fight. Avoiding is usually a good idea, but it hardly guarantees a win, does it? My congratulations to Hitz for doing what he had to do to avoid being slain by the vicious Bloodgamer. Our most challenged warrior was Tornado, and he was up for it. ANTONIO (10- 2554) (41-51-2,185) of WHOA! JUMP BACK! challenged TORNADO (6-2249) (34-50-2,191) of ACTS OF NATURE. ANTONIO was devastated by TORNADO in an exciting 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight. Well done, Tornado! I was surprised that the longest fight was only nine minutes. And our top TP managed to lose his fight in only six minutes! RAMZA (7-4340) (64-36-2,306) of BLADES OF ICE fought ETCHED IN STONE (61-3112) (51-23-1,217) of CEMENTIA, who has been known to last more than a day and a half. RAMZA viciously subdued ETCHED IN STONE in a crowd pleasing 6 minute gruesome bout. Well done, Ramza! Aimed Blows are always interesting to watch. Our top practitioner of this style, Splurge on Wax Lips, retained her title by defeating Whirling Dog. SPLURGE ON WAX LIPS (18-6485) (72-48-3,297) of STREET PIZZA fought WHIRLING DOG (10-4177) (68- 34-1,248) of MONGREL HORDE. SPLURGE ON WAX LIPS stilled the WHIRLING DOG with a single chop to the neck! That's all. Till next turn, my heroes, practice hard and then perform hard! Oh my, did that come out as sexual innuendo? (smiling) Of course I didn't mean it that way. Desiree KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY DR DAZZLE 57-4485 70 33 2 241 PEPPER PRACTICE II (1069) ANDOR GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY RAMZA 7-4340 65 36 2 328 BLADES OF ICE (192) BONSUR SPLURGE ON WAX LIP 18-6485 73 48 3 325 STREET PIZZA (114) TALCAMA CLEANER WRASSE 18-6495 79 65 2 260 BIG MEAN FISH (292) TALCAMA DARK GUMBY 7-4694 62 41 1 250 WASTELAND II (500) BONSUR ROB A. REE 39-3241 44 29 1 240 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074) XOCHITHLAN CHICK WITH A STICK 23-4365 66 51 2 234 DIABLO TOO (1037) TI TAPS 96-841 28 25 5 232 MUSIC TO KILL BY (1119) OLD VALAMANTIS WHIRLING WORD 48-3815 74 40 1 231 4-LETTER WORDS (1063) CAER MISS HONEY 36-4850 71 70 0 221 SCARRY TEAM (824) JHANS SHOCKING TOAD 7-310 63 74 1 220 NINJAS (1107) BONSUR DR NUT 24-4254 62 40 2 217 DP CLONES (1045) ZORPUNT OBSESSIVE 58-2447 52 50 1 215 ELEMENTS OF PSI (423) DELARQ TOR FACEMAN 38-4129 55 49 2 213 THE A TEAM (1044) CLIFFHOME SPEEDI 58-3029 110 86 3 212 SHAMROCKS (424) DELARQ TOR SCHYLER 6-4866 61 97 1 211 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY MAHI MAHI 18-4899 104 67 1 209 BIG MEAN FISH (292) TALCAMA JACK BOY 82-2030 83 61 0 207 ON A WHIM (1014) DWES EG JANAE 5-3867 62 47 3 207 BLADES OF CHAOS (961) KALTOS MIMIC BLENNY 18-7541 40 24 1 206 BIG MEAN FISH (292) TALCAMA ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112 51 24 1 205 CEMENTIA (1112) JURINE DUSKY JAWFISH 18-6978 48 53 1 204 BIG MEAN FISH (292) TALCAMA THRENODY 4-4557 38 42 1 202 BLADES OF MIST (959) JHELUM RAZOX 7-2400 85 57 1 200 BLADES OF ICE (192) BONSUR TORNADO 6-2249 35 50 2 200 ACTS OF NATURE (415) TRANSEL GRINGOLD 7-2416 27 27 2 199 THE CUTTHROATS (203) BONSUR SMOOGIE 82-2247 15 12 1 199 STREET PIZZAD III (1190) DWES EG -TOM JONES 69-3745 36 25 1 198 ASCENDING JUNTA (615) CIMMERIAC A NEW PONY! 82-1306 31 35 0 198 WHAT I ATE FOR XMAS (1114) DWES EG WHIRLING DOG 10-4177 68 35 1 196 MONGREL HORDE (964) KOLACT DEORNE 7-2529 78 57 1 195 BLADES OF ICE (192) BONSUR RENAE 7-4304 67 44 3 194 BLADES OF ICE (192) BONSUR A DIFFERENT GRAPE 82-1258 44 38 1 193 MY WIFE'S COSMETICS (1038) DWES EG BASS 5-3666 60 101 2 191 JOHNS (927) KALTOS MUCKER 42-3596 60 70 1 191 DELVERS (1000) RODEKI BLACK WIDOW 37-1303 67 73 3 190 BEAST MASTERS (136) SIBIKHAS HARLEQUIN TUSKFISH 18-6977 54 46 0 190 BIG MEAN FISH (292) TALCAMA DOC STEELE 18-6808 49 71 1 189 ARROGANCE (732) TALCAMA NEOSPHINCTER 18-7317 28 20 1 189 WASTELAND (468) TALCAMA TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620 95 106 0 187 DELVERS (1000) RODEKI STARBUCK 6-5387 40 30 0 186 SCIENCE FICTION (1191) TRANSEL SUPER BUM 82-18411 30 13 0 186 FLAT BROKE (1184) DWES EG ONE A DAY 98-799 26 23 3 186 MY DRUGS (1179) SYVYN'S HILL COOLER 82-7277 39 30 1 185 STYROFOAM (1090) DWES EG -SALESGUN 1-6745 26 38 2 185 LEGENDS OF STEELE (1047) MORDANT GREE CHAK 41-3859 51 40 2 183 KILLERS (1145) KATI-TEI SIR ENE 10-4360 55 39 3 182 SIR AGLIO (600) KOLACT HE HATE ME 18-7820 25 27 2 182 WASTELAND (468) TALCAMA -CYCLOPS 7-4625 26 28 1 181 BIG BAD (1073) BONSUR GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY ROLEX WATCH 32-3732 52 52 1 178 LUST MUPPETS (1036) ARVAT ANTONIO 10-2554 41 52 2 177 WHOA! JUMP BACK! (763) KOLACT GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY SEX ON THE BEACH 54-2435 34 21 3 172 INDULGENT DRINKS (1153) TROCAR CRACK IS CHEAP 82-18422 28 11 0 172 NEGATIVE CASH FLOW (1197) DWES EG DOC STEELE 18-6010 61 117 6 169 ARROGANCE (732) TALCAMA REDEMPTION 4-4868 30 21 1 169 BLADES OF MIST (959) JHELUM -JOHN SPARTAN 69-5137 22 18 0 169 FREEZE! (639) CIMMERIAC -MUMPHY CHICK 1-5487 25 1 0 163 LEGENDS OF STEELE (1047) MORDANT MAGINOT MIKE 4-4509 60 73 1 162 DOGS OF WAR (999) JHELUM QUID PRO QUO 10-4794 36 21 1 160 QUBIT (1140) KOLACT PEGASUS 6-4161 29 38 1 158 KREWE OF DRUID (1186) TRANSEL NUMBERED WON 18-7434 30 31 0 157 NEXT GENERATION (1150) TALCAMA LIFE 3-4196 44 140 0 155 GAMES LIBRARY (998) OSKSI SHINY PENNY 32-3789 36 76 2 151 FOUND IN THE SAND (1034) ARVAT GRAND ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY TOWER 7-4461 44 27 1 149 BLADES OF ICE (192) BONSUR PTI 7-5412 29 14 0 145 WASTELAND II (500) BONSUR ARSONIST ART 39-3325 35 32 0 143 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074) XOCHITHLAN SUX0R 5-4560 28 10 0 141 MORE NEW TEAMS 2 (1188) KALTOS WENT TO MARKET 25-4288 28 27 2 136 THIS LITTLE PRIGGY (1162) LYRATILAN BORGUS BASHIMUS 58-6097 22 31 1 136 NEXT GENERATION (1075) DELARQ TOR RED FUSION 6-5480 31 6 0 134 IT'S NEW! (1195) TRANSEL LINK 6-5144 28 53 2 131 SUPER BASH BROTHERS (1067) TRANSEL ASHANTI 6-5352 27 35 5 131 KREWE OF DRUID (1186) TRANSEL -ELI 18-7272 25 41 3 126 SHEPHERDS (432) TALCAMA BEAR 7-4628 27 49 1 110 BIG BAD (1073) BONSUR GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY B.A. TURRY 39-3383 22 30 2 100 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074) XOCHITHLAN QSTAFF INFECTION 82-14523 14 4 0 100 DIRTY INFIRMARY (1206) DWES EG GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY HITZ 82-10428 10 7 0 88 4-LETTER DOCTORS (1204) DWES EG -STRAFE 82-11158 22 15 0 86 BLACK PRIMERS (1187) DWES EG ENDYMION 6-4163 27 41 1 83 KREWE OF DRUID (1186) TRANSEL WIGGLER 18-8088 19 6 1 79 THUNDR + LITENING (309) TALCAMA THE CUTICLE DANCE 82-13639 12 4 1 73 DON'T ASK (1205) DWES EG STUPID SEXY FLANDE 42-3836 19 13 0 72 I'M SO SEXY (1072) RODEKI FRIED TWINKIE 5-4562 25 9 0 70 MORE NEW TEAMS 2 (1188) KALTOS -BET OR NOT DIE 62-3981 17 11 3 65 SRETSAMLEUD (1203) VALAMANTIS TASTY HANGNAIL 7-5463 22 17 0 63 WASTELAND II (500) BONSUR FRIJOLE 99-1214 10 9 3 63 BEAN MACHINE (1202) SOUTH RIDGE -HUGGY BEAR 36-6002 17 9 0 60 SUICIDAL DREAMS (1209) JHANS 2 62-2976 23 18 3 58 NUMBERS (937) VALAMANTIS WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193 23 67 2 58 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME -MRS. O'TOOLE 10-4030 15 10 2 57 BIG TROUBLE (1208) KOLACT BRADEN 6-4867 59 99 1 44 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL MEN WORKING 38-4189 29 61 1 43 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME HEAT 98-981 10 9 4 27 WHAT A TREAT (1201) SYVYN'S HILL '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE Desiree (still not your real name) -- Thanks for your acknowledgement of my tourney performance! True, I did manage 2 TCs, but it was for Assault of Joka Masher (which I run) and Sultan of Sir Aglio (which I also run), but not for Numbered Won (which I can only *wish* I ran). Still, a TC in ADM and Eligibles kinda corners the market, after Basic and pre-Primus, with only Freshmen lacking. Maybe next time, eh? -- Sultan Sultan -- And once again congratulations! Sorry for the error. Good luck on getting the Freshmen TC as well next time. -- Desiree 11 November 2004 All you alliance-type people, I'm trying (again!) to get my alliance listing correct and up to date. Either send me a diplo (address it to The Saint) or send your updates to me directly at Sue at solberg-mathews.com. As you may guess, replace the at with @ and you're good to go (I do hate spammy mail and this will end up on the web). I have information on the following alliances: ADIO, Allied Axis, Armada, Brotherhood of Justice, Brotherhood of the Blade, Cadre, CDC, Chaos, Inc., Circle of Order, Company of Brothers, Consortium, Council of Lords, Couple Good Guys, Crimson Vengeance, DOA, DOOMcorps, Enigmafia, Eurosquad, Fascist Federation, FONZ, Frothingslosh Syndicate, GAPPDA, Homeland Alliance, IT Alliance, Jingoists, kLk, Knights of the Covenant, LBA, League Arcane, Legion6, Living Essences, Lords and Ladies of Darkness, Manic Union, Midnight Foundation, Minions of Diana, Monarchs of Montezuma, NCA, NIMROD, R.A.G.E., Seventh Sons, The Firm, The French Connection, Vendett@ United, and the Vendetta Cartel. If you are a member of one of these alliances, let me know. If you are a member of some other alliance that isn't listed, let me know. If you were at any point in your past a part of one of these alliance but are now independent, also let me know. Going inactive doesn't mean you get removed from this list; people are assumed to still be in the same alliance when they return. Even having everyone in an alliance go inactive doesn't change anything. If an alliance is officially disbanding, that's another thing you have to let me know.... The Saint, keeper of lists P.S. If you already responded to my online plea (and I replied), you can ignore this. 17 November 2004 Hammer 500-Hammer Run for the Roll Ups Hosted by Hammer Niytyole Island DM 33 has dwindled to the point where as of T-482 [duedate November 3, 2004] there were only 2 active stables listed with 3 inactive stables in a once thriving and lively regular arena. During the past 40+ cycles Hammer has been hosting the Hammer Run for the Roll Ups in DM 33. Thus far only the Ripper and Slasher categories have produced winners to claim the 5 New Team Roll Ups Prize for being the first declared Style Master of their respective categories to graduate. Every contending stable has gone inactive for one reason or another, including CASINO HAMMERZ, over the past several months. Now DM 33 faces the harsh reality that if RSI chooses to close any arenas due to little or no interest, Niytyole Island could very well head the list of endangered regular arenas! In an effort to preserve his beloved island, Hammer is announcing the continuation of the Hammer Run for the Roll Ups; combined with the Hammer 500 which will conclude both contests on T-500 [duedate July 13, 2005] should DM 33 continue to remain open in the coming months. Attention Hammer Runners! The Hammer Run is for 0 FE Basic Arena Warriors ONLY. Participants MUST Be Declared in the P-ads On or Before their First DM 33 Basic Arena Fight to Qualify as a Hammer Runner! Winners of Each Category will receive 5 New Team Roll Up Gift Certificates mailed from RSI courtesy of Hammer! [On the condition that they Graduate on or before T-500; see amended rules below!] The following Style Master categories remain open with a listing of how many declared contestants are still entered and their W/L recognition record at the time of their disappearance from the Hammer Run competition: (P-ad declarations in parenthesis) [Manager name/Stable name in brackets] followed by their last known W/L recognition ranking Rippers Category Now Closed for Hammer Run as of T-475 01. WINNER T-475 Lucky Lady Hammer (T-440) [Hammer/Casino Hammerz] WINNER T-475 Lungers 01. Hey, Zeus! (T-443) [Prophet/When Dogma Fails] 14-15-0,73 02. Career Criminal (T-455) [Philthy Phil/Jailbirds] 3-2-0,14 Strikers 01. Stone Face Hammer (T-463) [Hammer/Casino Hammerz] 7-5-0,52 Pikers 01. Siren (T-442) [Street Legal/Of Mythos And Men] 0-0-0,0 02. Gordie (T-463) [Kellog/Pig Battalion] 3-2-0,21 03. Bluffing Hammer (T-463) [Hammer/Casino Hammerz] 6-6-0,25 Slashers Category Now Closed for Hammer Run as of T-469 01. WINNER T-469 Light Da' Pyre (T-443) [Prophet/When Dogma Fails] WINNER T-469 Total Parodys 01. Doctor Lecter (T-444) [Philthy Phil/Jailbirds] 13-1-0,84 02. Mirikle (T-447) [Dameon Darkheart/Obsidian Hall] ?-?-?,?? 03. Maverick Hammer (T-465) [Hammer/Casino Hammerz] 6-6-0,26 Plungers 01. Piggy (T-455) [Kellog/Pig Battalion] 3-8-0,19 02. Cool Hand Hammer (T-463) [Hammer/Casino Hammerz] 7-5-0,48 Bashers 01. Repeat Offender (T-447) [Philthy Phil/Jailbirds] 6-5-2,33 02. Joe Friday (T-448) [Kellog/Pig Battalion] 8-8-1,47 03. Big Casino Hammer (T-476) [Hammer/Casino Hammerz] 0-0-0,0 Wastes 01. Luftschwein (T-452) [Kellog/Pig Battalion] 5-8-0,23 Aimers 01. Porkey LR (T-463) [Kellog/Pig Battalion] 2-3-0,9 As you can plainly see, the Hammer Run is still wide open in several categories, depending upon whether or not the deactivated stables are reactivated for the Hammer 500-Hammer Run for the Roll Ups contest! Any declared warrior who succeeds in graduating by T-500 will win 5 New Team Roll Ups Gift Certificates mailed from RSI courtesy of Hammer! Gift Certs will be awarded as soon as possible upon official graduation if the graduation occurs prior to T-500. On T-500 the highest ranked ACTIVE declared warrior in the category(s) without a Graduate will win 2 New Team Roll Ups Gift Certificates mailed from RSI courtesy of Hammer! Additional Hammer 500-Hammer Run for the Roll Ups Gift Cert Prizes: Five (5) Gift Certs will be awarded to the manager whose warrior claims the Duelmaster Throne on T-500. Two (2) Gift Certs will be awarded to the manager(s) whose warrior(s) are listed as the highest Active Challenger Champion, Champion, Challenger Adept, Adept, Challenger Initiate and Initiate on T-500. In the event that NO Duelmaster is seated upon the Duelmaster Throne on T-500 there will be Three (3) Gift Certs awarded to the managers whose Active warriors are tied for recognition points at the Top of the Challenger Champions recognition standings. [Therefore, the Top CC will be awarded 3 Gift Certs instead of 2 for being ranked as the highest CC on T-500]. One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager(s) whose warrior(s) graduate on T-500. One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager(s) whose warrior(s) receive their graduation announcement on T-500. One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager(s) whose warrior(s) are listed in the Top Warrior Of Each Style newsletter announcement on T-500. One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager whose warrior is listed as the Chartered Recognition Leader on T-500. One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager whose warrior is listed as the Unchartered Recognition Leader on T-500. One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager whose warrior is listed as the Popularity Leader on T-500. One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager whose warrior is listed as This Week's Favorite on T-500. One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager whose stable is listed as The Current Top Team on T-500. One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager whose stable is listed as the Number One Team On The Move Point Gainer on T-500. One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager whose stable is listed as the Top Career Honors Chartered Team on T-500. One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager whose stable is listed as the Top Career Honors Unchartered Team on T-500. SHOULD RSI CHOOSE TO CLOSE DM 33 PRIOR TO T-500 ONLY THE HIGHEST ACTIVE DECLARED STYLE MASTER CONTESTANTS WILL BE AWARDED TWO (2) GIFT CERTS AND ALL OTHER PRIZE CATEGORIES WILL BE DECLARED NULL AND VOID BY HAMMER!!!!!!!!! The purpose of this contest is to restore DM 33 to a lively and entertaining arena! Hammer is willing to foot the Prize bill in a last ditch effort to save Niytyole Island from deletion if RSI and the Gladiatorial Commission decide that more arenas need to be closed due to lack of participation and interest. Should this effort fail to spare DM 33 from deletion, then Hammer is prepared to transfer CASINO HAMMERZ to another arena if Niytyole Island is closed by RSI and the Gladiatorial Commission. "May Your Blades Be Sharp and Your Wits Sharper!" -- Hammer/Your Hammer 500- Hammer Run for the Roll Ups Host/Vendetta Cartel Captain; WordSmith and WeaponSmith of the Vendetta Cartel Tarantula Tribe in DM 28 LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS NUMBERED WON was bested by TOLAIS DEEPHEART in a 2 minute Challenge fight. TAPS devastated BASS in a 2 minute gruesome one-sided Challenge duel. ROB A. REE demolished RENAE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute uneven Challenge fight. ANTONIO was devastated by TORNADO in a exciting 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight. GREE CHAK was bested by SMOOGIE in a 2 minute Challenge brawl. STARBUCK was vanquished by FACEMAN in a exciting 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight. ARSONIST ART slimly won victory over LINK in a popular 5 minute Challenge competition. BEAR was handily defeated by ASHANTI in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee. B.A. TURRY vanquished ENDYMION in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel. RAZOX was vanquished by DR DAZZLE in a popular 2 minute brutal one-sided Title duel. JACK BOY was viciously subdued by WHIRLING WORD in a popular 3 minute brutal bout. BLACK WIDOW was demolished by SHOCKING TOAD in a 1 minute mismatched competition. COOLER was demolished by SCHYLER in a popular 1 minute mismatched match. CHICK WITH A STICK overcame GRINGOLD in a 2 minute gory conflict. RAMZA viciously subdued ETCHED IN STONE in a crowd pleasing 6 minute gruesome bout. DARK GUMBY overcame DOC STEELE in a crowd pleasing 4 minute bloody bout. SPLURGE ON WAX LIPS devastated WHIRLING DOG in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight. CLEANER WRASSE overpowered HE HATE ME in a 1 minute one-sided bout. MAHI MAHI overpowered SUPER BUM in a crowd pleasing 2 minute gory mismatched conflict. SIR ENE was overpowered by SPEEDI in a 1 minute one-sided duel. HARLEQUIN TUSKFISH was overpowered by MISS HONEY in a 1 minute uneven fray. DUSKY JAWFISH handily defeated LIFE in a 2 minute one-sided contest. ONE A DAY was demolished by JANAE in a action packed 2 minute brutal one-sided fight. MIMIC BLENNY savagely defeated SHADOWMANE in a popular 2 minute gory duel. DEORNE was savagely defeated by OBSESSIVE in a exciting 4 minute gruesome melee. DR NUT handily defeated A DIFFERENT GRAPE in a exciting 2 minute bloody uneven bout. ROLEX WATCH lost to NEOSPHINCTER in a popular 1 minute bout. MUCKER was luckily beaten by THRENODY in a 2 minute gruesome duel. A NEW PONY! overpowered REDEMPTION in a popular 1 minute one-sided match. SEX ON THE BEACH savagely defeated TOWER in a exciting 3 minute gory bout. QUID PRO QUO was unbelievably bested by CRACK IS CHEAP in a 9 minute match. DOC STEELE savagely defeated PTI in a 2 minute brutal struggle. SHINY PENNY was subdued by MAGINOT MIKE in a 2 minute struggle. BORGUS BASHIMUS was beaten by SUX0R in a popular 4 minute brutal fray. WENT TO MARKET was demolished by PEGASUS in a 1 minute one-sided conflict. RED FUSION unbelievably bested QSTAFF INFECTION in a popular 4 minute gruesome bout. STUPID SEXY FLANDERS beat FRIJOLE in a 1 minute competition. TASTY HANGNAIL demolished MEN WORKING in a 1 minute uneven competition. WORK IN PROGRESS was luckily beaten by FRIED TWINKIE in a exciting 4 minute fight. BRADEN was vanquished by THE CUTICLE DANCE in a 1 minute one-sided struggle. HEAT was handily defeated by HITZ in a exciting 2 minute bloody mismatched fight. 2 was handily defeated by WIGGLER in a exciting 1 minute one-sided conflict. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 23 WALL OF STEEL 94 - 50 - 0 65 | |TOTAL PARRY 12 TOTAL PARRY 68 - 57 - 0 54 | |WALL OF STEEL 12 PARRY-STRIKE 9 - 8 - 0 53 | |AIMED BLOW 10 LUNGING ATTACK 116 - 107 - 3 52 | |SLASHING ATTACK 8 AIMED BLOW 40 - 38 - 0 51 | |BASHING ATTACK 6 STRIKING ATTACK 21 - 22 - 0 49 | |STRIKING ATTACK 5 PARRY-LUNGE 14 - 17 - 0 45 | |PARRY-LUNGE 3 SLASHING ATTACK 36 - 44 - 1 45 | |PARRY-STRIKE 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 8 - 13 - 0 38 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 BASHING ATTACK 16 - 59 - 0 21 | Turn 389 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: AIMED BLOW 7 - 3 STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 3 5 LUNGING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 14 - 9 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 2 3 WALL OF STEEL TOTAL PARRY 7 - 5 SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 6 1 AIMED BLOW WALL OF STEEL 7 - 5 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 6 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 1 PARRY-STRIKE PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME LUNGING ATTACK DR DAZZLE 57-4485 70 33 2 241 PEPPER PRACTICE II (1069) AIMED BLOW SPLURGE ON WAX LI 18-6485 73 48 3 325 STREET PIZZA (114) WALL OF STEEL DARK GUMBY 7-4694 62 41 1 250 WASTELAND II (500) PARRY-RIPOSTE TAPS 96-841 28 25 5 232 MUSIC TO KILL BY (1119) PARRY-STRIKE SHOCKING TOAD 7-310 63 74 1 220 NINJAS (1107) SLASHING ATTACK SCHYLER 6-4866 61 97 1 211 THE LADY'S LIST (917) STRIKING ATTACK MAHI MAHI 18-4899 104 67 1 209 BIG MEAN FISH (292) PARRY-LUNGE JANAE 5-3867 62 47 3 207 BLADES OF CHAOS (961) TOTAL PARRY ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112 51 24 1 205 CEMENTIA (1112) BASHING ATTACK SHINY PENNY 32-3789 36 76 2 151 FOUND IN THE SAND (1034) The overall popularity leader is CRACK IS CHEAP 82-18422. The most popular warrior this turn was QUID PRO QUO 10-4794. The ten other most popular fighters were RAMZA 7-4340, QSTAFF INFECTION 82-14523, BORGUS BASHIMUS 58-6097, OBSESSIVE 58-2447, LINK 6-5144, MIMIC BLENNY 18-7541, DEORNE 7-2529, WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193, WHIRLING WORD 48-3815, and DARK GUMBY 7-4694. The least popular fighter this week was MEN WORKING 38-4189. The other ten least popular fighters were WENT TO MARKET 25-4288, HARLEQUIN TUSKFISH 18-6977, SIR ENE 10-4360, HE HATE ME 18-7820, ENDYMION 6-4163, BEAR 7-4628, 2 62-2976, BRADEN 6-4867, FRIJOLE 99-1214, and REDEMPTION 4-4868. Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K OSKSI(3) 0 1 0 LYRATILAN(25) 0 1 0 TROCAR(54) 1 0 0 JHELUM(4) 2 1 0 ARVAT(32) 0 2 0 ANDOR(57) 1 0 0 KALTOS(5) 3 1 0 JHANS(36) 1 0 0 DELARQ TOR(58) 2 1 0 TRANSEL(6) 5 4 0 SIBIKHAS(37) 0 1 0 JURINE(61) 0 1 0 BONSUR(7) 4 7 0 CLIFFHOME(38) 1 2 0 VALAMANTIS(62) 0 1 0 KOLACT(10) 0 4 0 XOCHITHLAN(39) 3 0 0 DWES EG(82) 5 5 0 TALCAMA(18) 8 4 0 KATI-TEI(41) 0 1 0 OLD VALAMANTIS(96) 1 0 0 TI(23) 1 0 0 RODEKI(42) 2 1 0 SYVYN'S HILL(98) 0 2 0 ZORPUNT(24) 1 0 0 CAER(48) 1 0 0 SOUTH RIDGE(99) 0 1 0 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY LIFE 3-4196 44 140 0 155 GAMES LIBRARY (998) OSKSI THRENODY 4-4557 38 42 1 202 BLADES OF MIST (959) JHELUM JANAE 5-3867 62 47 3 207 BLADES OF CHAOS (961) KALTOS SCHYLER 6-4866 61 97 1 211 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL RAMZA 7-4340 65 36 2 328 BLADES OF ICE (192) BONSUR WHIRLING DOG 10-4177 68 35 1 196 MONGREL HORDE (964) KOLACT SPLURGE ON WAX LIP 18-6485 73 48 3 325 STREET PIZZA (114) TALCAMA CHICK WITH A STICK 23-4365 66 51 2 234 DIABLO TOO (1037) TI DR NUT 24-4254 62 40 2 217 DP CLONES (1045) ZORPUNT WENT TO MARKET 25-4288 28 27 2 136 THIS LITTLE PRIGGY (1162) LYRATILAN ROLEX WATCH 32-3732 52 52 1 178 LUST MUPPETS (1036) ARVAT MISS HONEY 36-4850 71 70 0 221 SCARRY TEAM (824) JHANS BLACK WIDOW 37-1303 67 73 3 190 BEAST MASTERS (136) SIBIKHAS FACEMAN 38-4129 55 49 2 213 THE A TEAM (1044) CLIFFHOME ROB A. REE 39-3241 44 29 1 240 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074) XOCHITHLAN GREE CHAK 41-3859 51 40 2 183 KILLERS (1145) KATI-TEI MUCKER 42-3596 60 70 1 191 DELVERS (1000) RODEKI WHIRLING WORD 48-3815 74 40 1 231 4-LETTER WORDS (1063) CAER SEX ON THE BEACH 54-2435 34 21 3 172 INDULGENT DRINKS (1153) TROCAR DR DAZZLE 57-4485 70 33 2 241 PEPPER PRACTICE II (1069) ANDOR OBSESSIVE 58-2447 52 50 1 215 ELEMENTS OF PSI (423) DELARQ TOR ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112 51 24 1 205 CEMENTIA (1112) JURINE 2 62-2976 23 18 3 58 NUMBERS (937) VALAMANTIS JACK BOY 82-2030 83 61 0 207 ON A WHIM (1014) DWES EG TAPS 96-841 28 25 5 232 MUSIC TO KILL BY (1119) OLD VALAMANTIS ONE A DAY 98-799 26 23 3 186 MY DRUGS (1179) SYVYN'S HILL FRIJOLE 99-1214 10 9 3 63 BEAN MACHINE (1202) SOUTH RIDGE