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

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                         ---===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