DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL Date : 02/05/2005 Duedate: 02/18/2005 DARKHOLM DM-104 TURN-394 RANK TEAMS W L K % RANK TEAMS W L K % 1 ODD SQUAD 69/1217 1183 430 7 73.3 BLADES OF MIST 4/959 LEGENDS OF STEELE 1/1047 BLADES OF GRASS 33/1215 BLACK PRIMERS 82/1187 10 BIG MEAN FISH 18/292 701 681 6 50.7 THUNDR + LITENING 18/309 BEAN MACHINE 99/1202 2-RAINDANCE 51/1106 65 29 2 69.1 THE MASTER CLEANSER 38/1223 3 MONGREL HORDE 10/964 493 239 3 67.3 11 SHAMROCKS 58/424 177 172 3 50.7 4 DON'T ASK 82/1205 1583 1265 17 55.6 12 NINJAS 7/1107 95 114 1 45.5 LOCAL BEER 82/1219 FROM THE FACE 18/1213 4-LETTER ITCHES 82/1218 SCIENCE FICTION 6/1191 4-LETTER WORDS 48/1063 13 SEA DOGS 18/328 41 60 2 40.6 DIRTY INFIRMARY 82/1206 THE CUTTHROATS 7/203 4-LETTER DOCTORS 82/1204 14 MUSIC TO KIL 96/1119 59 88 0 40.1 WHAT I ATE FOR XMAS 82/1114 COSMIC FREAK OUT 21/1225 STREET PIZZAD III 82/1190 15 BEAST MASTERS 37/136 157 236 3 39.9 MY WIFE'S COSMETICS 82/1038 ELEMENTS OF PSI 58/423 LUST MUPPETS 32/1036 KREWE OF DRUID 6/1186 5 NUMBERS 62/937 1746 1471 6 54.3 ACTS OF NATURE 6/415 IT'S NEW! 6/1195 16 DELVERS 42/1000 252 405 2 38.4 FLAT BROKE 82/1184 DOGS OF WAR 4/999 CEMENTIA 61/1112 GAMES LIBRARY 3/998 MORE NEW TEAMS 2 5/1188 17 INDIFFERENCE 7/1194 3 5 0 37.5 DP CLONES 24/1045 JEKYLL'S LAB 82/1199 PEPPER PRACTICE II 57/1069 RUN AND HYDE 18/1221 NEGATIVE CASH FLOW 82/1197 18 JOHNS 5/927 833 1468 17 36.2 WASTELAND 18/468 SCARRY TEAM 36/824 WASTELAND II 7/500 ARROGANCE 18/732 SANDS OF TIME 38/1178 THE LADY'S LIST 6/917 I'M SO SEXY 42/1072 JUST BECAUSE 38/1151 WHAT A TREAT 98/1201 19 BIG BAD 7/1073 519 976 9 34.7 MY DRUGS 98/1179 THIS LITTLE PRIGGY 25/1162 6 STYROFOAM 82/1090 1128 988 8 53.3 NEXT GENERATION 18/1150 7 QUBIT 10/1140 575 514 2 52.8 NEXT GENERATION 58/1075 ON A WHIM 82/1014 BAD GERMS 28/1224 SIR AGLIO 10/600 FOUND IN THE SAND 32/1034 8-WHOA! JUMP BA 10/763 80 77 1 51.0 SUPER BASH BROTHERS 6/1067 9 BLADES OF ICE 7/192 425 411 2 50.8 FRUITS 51/1222 BLADES OF DESTINY 60/1216 PUBLIC TRANSIT 62/1226 BLADES OF STEEL 17/1211 20-UNTOUCHABLES 18/1212 1 2 0 33.3 BLADES OF CHAOS 5/961 21-SONS OF SATA 21/1214 0 3 0 0.0 '##/###' 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 514): SWALLOWTAIL of MANNEQUIN'S BEST (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 399): NELLISTHA of THE GOLDEN FISH (Nick, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 519): GREEN BEAN of VEGGIES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 515): ARCANE RAIDER of THE MOTHERSHIP 5 (Floyd, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 514): FREDERICK DOUGLASS of I'M HISTORY (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 518): SATAN CLAUS of HOLIDAY HORRORS (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 515): GOKU of WASTELAND II (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 510): LADY DIVAN of SPRINGBORN (Still, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 501): BRICKTOP of WASTELAND (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 500): ANIMATE TOFU of SCRAGITARIOUS (Talon Volksie, mgr.) DM 36 COSMOWORLD (turn 474): TIMBER LION of WOLFCATS (Ultraist, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 465): BOB, ETERNAL, of SANDS OF TIME (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 204): HOMEY CIDE of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 452): RONALD MCDONALD of CLOWNING AROUND (Assurnasirbanipal) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 400): HANNAH of AMAZON ELITE (Doc Miracle, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 190): DAROSHTAN of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jinda, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 178): LONDON QUIREBOY of CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 350): TRAIN of PUBLIC TRANSIT (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 155): ORPHAN of X-POSSE (Savant, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 393): DARK GUMBY of WASTELAND II from BONSUR (The Muffin Man) Top Teams --------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 514): MANNEQUIN'S BEST (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 399): THE GOLDEN FISH (Nick, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 519): OUR HIGHEST HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 515): BLADES OF MIST (Lord Andarus, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 514): I'M HISTORY (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 518): HOLIDAY HORRORS (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 515): WASTELAND II (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 510): BIG TROUBLE (Edge, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 501): PENTARCHIE-18 (The Pentalque, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 500): none DM 36 COSMOWORLD (turn 474): THE DREAMING (P-Diddy, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 465): JINDA-BAN (Nick, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 204): CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 452): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 400): DARK HORSEMEN (Nick, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 190): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jinda, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 178): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 350): DEVIL'S MAYHEM (Buddy Lee, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 155): X-POSSE (Savant, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 393): ODD SQUAD, etc. (Doc Steele, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 514): AEGLOS of SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.) (turn 513): GOOEYDUCK of LAB EXPERIMENTS (The Mun, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 399): PROWESS of KNOT WHOLE (Sultan, mgr.) (turn 398): FORMIDABLE of KNOT WHOLE (Sultan, mgr.) YELLOW PIKE of THE GOLDEN FISH (Nick, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 519): GREEN BEAN of VEGGIES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 514): FREDERICK DOUGLASS of I'M HISTORY (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.) MANUTE BOL of LARGE LOSERS (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 510): CYCLONE of THUNDERSTRIKERS (Zeus, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 501): MEET DEATH of INANIMATE TOFU (Talon Volksie, mgr.) CESIUM of HEAVYMETAL KIDS (Moribund, mgr.) PARALLAX of MAD SCIENTISTS (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 500): ANIMATE TOFU of SCRAGITARIOUS (Talon Volksie, mgr.) THE HIPPY of COSMIC FREAK OUT (Floyd, mgr.) (turn 499): MINOS of SONS OF SATAN (Damion, mgr.) I SEE SOUNDS of COSMIC FREAK OUT (Floyd, mgr.) DM 36 COSMOWORLD (turn 473): DONNA of BABES (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 465): BOB, ETERNAL, of SANDS OF TIME (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 204): HOMEY CIDE of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 177): SVAD BONEGRIN of DAMAGE INC. (Tripwire, mgr.) SLIPPERY NIPPLE of HANGOVERS (Crip, mgr.) FLAMING DRAMBUIE of HANGOVERS (Crip, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 350): TRAIN of PUBLIC TRANSIT (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) (turn 349): BUS of PUBLIC TRANSIT (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 155): CANNONBALL of X-POSSE (Savant, mgr.) REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER Good morning, my fellow Delarquans! Dark Gumby successfully defended the Runeblade. DARK GUMBY (7-4694) (66-41- 1,320) of WASTELAND II fought CLEANER WRASSE (18-6495) (82-66-2,216) of BIG MEAN FISH. DARK GUMBY demolished CLEANER WRASSE in a 2 minute mismatched Title match. No (zero) TV challenges were recorded by the Commission. How distressing. I know we have Tournament Victors out there. Aren't they bothering to challenge? At least someone got killed, proving that you haven't all lost your will to fight. WHIRLING WORD (48-3815) (77-41-1,249) of 4-LETTER WORDS fought OBSESSIVE (58- 2447) (52-54-1,199) of ELEMENTS OF PSI. WHIRLING WORD easily killed OBSESSIVE in a popular 2 minute mismatched competition. Well done to you both for your extreme effort! We do know that Wasteland II avoided Thundr + Litening. This is no surprise. Wasteland II, is this managed by The Muffin Man? In any case it is managed by a man who clearly uses all his tools. PEGASUS (6-4161) (29-42-1,156) of KREWE OF DRUID fought CRACK IS CHEAP (82- 18422) (29-15-0,180) of NEGATIVE CASH FLOW. PEGASUS was subdued by CRACK IS CHEAP in an exciting 2 minute conflict. Thrilling performances like this will certainly keep Crack is Cheap our overall popularity leader. And for this week's favorite warrior, the crowd generally picks a relative unknown who fought long enough for them to get a good look at him: DEORNE (7-2529) (80-57-1,216) of BLADES OF ICE fought SUPER BUM (82-18411) (33-14-0,218) of FLAT BROKE. DEORNE handily defeated SUPER BUM in a crowd pleasing 6 minute bloody mismatched bout. Hail to Deorne, beloved by the good people of Willow Beach! Now, our least loved warrior this turn was Men Working. That's him, down there near the bottom of the warrior list. MEN WORKING (38-4189) (29-65-1,48) of JUST BECAUSE fought BOB, ETERNAL, (38-4460) (17-0-0,51) of SANDS OF TIME. MEN WORKING was overpowered by BOB, ETERNAL, in a 1 minute one-sided battle. MW, I would reassure you that things will get better. However, looking at your win-loss record...at least you made it to the Isle, and you do stand ready to defend Alastari in the event of the direst emergency. Maybe you should retire, build a little cottage on your land grant, and keep your armor and weapons in good condition just in case. This is an extremely short spyreport, but I don't know that there's anything else I need to mention. I think I'm going to bid you a good day, and get back to the other thing I was doing which is packing. I don't want to live in the Black Tower anymore; it's drafty. I'm moving to a nice townhouse in Willow Beach. You know that old advice, "Keep your friends close and your enemies closer"? I don't agree. You should keep your enemies close, yes...if possible. But your friends should be closer. That way if an enemy tries to stab you in the back they'll most likely hit one of your friends instead of you. Desiree KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY DARK GUMBY 7-4694 67 41 1 341 WASTELAND II (500) BONSUR GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY JAKUCHU ITO 7-5102 42 16 1 377 NINJAS (1107) BONSUR WHIRLING WORD 48-3815 78 41 2 314 4-LETTER WORDS (1063) CAER BLACK WIDOW 37-1303 71 74 3 269 BEAST MASTERS (136) SIBIKHAS MISS HONEY 36-4850 74 72 0 245 SCARRY TEAM (824) JHANS ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112 56 24 1 244 CEMENTIA (1112) JURINE GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY TUM 18-7380 37 20 2 240 FROM THE FACE (1213) TALCAMA DEORNE 7-2529 81 57 1 239 BLADES OF ICE (192) BONSUR SPEEDI 58-3029 114 87 3 237 SHAMROCKS (424) DELARQ TOR A NEW PONY! 82-1306 34 37 0 229 WHAT I ATE FOR XMAS (1114) DWES EG MUCKER 42-3596 64 71 2 223 DELVERS (1000) RODEKI ROLEX WATCH 32-3732 56 53 1 220 LUST MUPPETS (1036) ARVAT A DIFFERENT GRAPE 82-1258 47 40 1 216 MY WIFE'S COSMETICS (1038) DWES EG SCHYLER 6-4866 63 100 1 214 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL HARLEQUIN TUSKFISH 18-6977 56 49 0 213 BIG MEAN FISH (292) TALCAMA NEOSPHINCTER 18-7317 30 23 1 213 WASTELAND (468) TALCAMA GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY RAZOX 7-2400 87 58 1 210 BLADES OF ICE (192) BONSUR ISHINOMORI 7-5390 38 12 1 206 NINJAS (1107) BONSUR BASS 5-3666 62 104 2 205 JOHNS (927) KALTOS -KYLIE 18-6057 33 28 1 205 UNTOUCHABLES (1212) TALCAMA RAMZA 7-4340 67 37 2 203 BLADES OF ICE (192) BONSUR JANAE 5-3867 64 48 3 203 BLADES OF CHAOS (961) KALTOS WHIRLING DOG 10-4177 72 36 1 202 MONGREL HORDE (964) KOLACT DUSKY JAWFISH 18-6978 50 56 1 202 BIG MEAN FISH (292) TALCAMA SULTAN 10-4516 31 9 1 201 SIR AGLIO (600) KOLACT TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620 100 106 0 200 DELVERS (1000) RODEKI MIMIC BLENNY 18-7541 42 27 1 200 BIG MEAN FISH (292) TALCAMA OBSESSIVE 58-2447 52 55 1 199 ELEMENTS OF PSI (423) DELARQ TOR SUPER BUM 82-18411 33 15 0 199 FLAT BROKE (1184) DWES EG CLEANER WRASSE 18-6495 82 67 2 198 BIG MEAN FISH (292) TALCAMA DR DAZZLE 57-4485 72 36 2 197 PEPPER PRACTICE II (1069) ANDOR SMOOGIE 82-2247 17 14 1 197 STREET PIZZAD III (1190) DWES EG MAHI MAHI 18-4899 107 69 1 194 BIG MEAN FISH (292) TALCAMA TORNADO 6-2249 37 53 2 192 ACTS OF NATURE (415) TRANSEL BLUE 33-5776 30 18 1 192 BLADES OF GRASS (1215) NIYTYOLE ISLAND GRINGOLD 7-2416 27 32 2 192 THE CUTTHROATS (203) BONSUR DR NUT 24-4254 66 41 2 191 DP CLONES (1045) ZORPUNT DOC STEELE 18-6010 63 120 6 191 ARROGANCE (732) TALCAMA SHINY PENNY 32-3789 39 78 2 191 FOUND IN THE SAND (1034) ARVAT THRENODY 4-4557 39 44 1 191 BLADES OF MIST (959) JHELUM HE HATE ME 18-7820 27 30 2 191 WASTELAND (468) TALCAMA -SALESGUN 1-6745 27 40 2 191 LEGENDS OF STEELE (1047) MORDANT -ANTONIO 10-2554 43 53 2 190 WHOA! JUMP BACK! (763) KOLACT STARBUCK 6-5387 42 33 0 189 SCIENCE FICTION (1191) TRANSEL JACK BOY 82-2030 85 64 0 185 ON A WHIM (1014) DWES EG RENAE 7-4304 69 45 3 185 BLADES OF ICE (192) BONSUR -CYCLOPS 7-4625 26 30 1 185 BIG BAD (1073) BONSUR TAPS 96-841 30 28 5 184 MUSIC TO KILL BY (1119) OLD VALAMANTIS PTI 7-5412 32 16 0 183 WASTELAND II (500) BONSUR ONE A DAY 98-799 29 25 3 183 MY DRUGS (1179) SYVYN'S HILL CRACK IS CHEAP 82-18422 30 15 0 182 NEGATIVE CASH FLOW (1197) DWES EG -CHIEF STORMCLOUD 51-4306 32 12 1 181 RAINDANCE (1106) TRICORUS GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY LIFE 3-4196 46 143 0 179 GAMES LIBRARY (998) OSKSI DOC STEELE 18-6808 50 75 1 178 ARROGANCE (732) TALCAMA -MUMPHY CHICK 1-5487 28 1 0 172 LEGENDS OF STEELE (1047) MORDANT NUMBERED WON 18-7434 30 36 0 171 NEXT GENERATION (1150) TALCAMA EMILY 17-5753 36 22 0 170 BLADES OF STEEL (1211) ALJAFIR COOLER 82-7277 40 34 1 165 STYROFOAM (1090) DWES EG WENT TO MARKET 25-4288 29 31 2 165 THIS LITTLE PRIGGY (1162) LYRATILAN PEGASUS 6-4161 29 43 1 164 KREWE OF DRUID (1186) TRANSEL SUX0R 5-4560 31 12 0 162 MORE NEW TEAMS 2 (1188) KALTOS REDEMPTION 4-4868 30 24 1 162 BLADES OF MIST (959) JHELUM TOWER 7-4461 46 28 1 160 BLADES OF ICE (192) BONSUR GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY QUID PRO QUO 10-4794 37 25 1 153 QUBIT (1140) KOLACT GRAND ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY LINK 6-5144 29 57 2 150 SUPER BASH BROTHERS (1067) TRANSEL GAMBLE 7-4884 20 14 2 150 INDIFFERENCE (1194) BONSUR -BORGUS BASHIMUS 58-6097 23 33 1 149 NEXT GENERATION (1075) DELARQ TOR RED FUSION 6-5480 34 8 0 147 IT'S NEW! (1195) TRANSEL ASHANTI 6-5352 28 39 5 143 KREWE OF DRUID (1186) TRANSEL DECK SWAB 18-2148 26 21 1 137 SEA DOGS (328) TALCAMA WIGGLER 18-8088 24 6 1 135 THUNDR + LITENING (309) TALCAMA -QSTAFF INFECTION 82-14523 15 6 0 126 DIRTY INFIRMARY (1206) DWES EG -HITZ 82-10428 12 7 0 124 4-LETTER DOCTORS (1204) DWES EG MAGINOT MIKE 4-4509 61 77 1 117 DOGS OF WAR (999) JHELUM BEAR 7-4628 27 54 1 117 BIG BAD (1073) BONSUR FRIED TWINKIE 5-4562 29 10 0 101 MORE NEW TEAMS 2 (1188) KALTOS GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY ENDYMION 6-4163 29 44 1 100 KREWE OF DRUID (1186) TRANSEL TASTY HANGNAIL 7-5463 25 19 0 97 WASTELAND II (500) BONSUR -STRAFE 82-11158 25 15 0 92 BLACK PRIMERS (1187) DWES EG GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY -THE CUTICLE DANCE 82-13639 14 5 1 90 DON'T ASK (1205) DWES EG -RHINOVIRUS 28-3754 15 8 3 89 BAD GERMS (1224) MORYA -NARCISSISTIC NUN 69-8644 15 7 0 88 ODD SQUAD (1217) CIMMERIAC FREAK 18-7300 22 12 4 79 RUN AND HYDE (1221) TALCAMA SPEED MERCHANT 82-15079 18 21 5 78 JEKYLL'S LAB (1199) DWES EG -THANATAR 21-749 21 23 3 77 SONS OF SATAN (1214) SUNSET BRADEN 6-4867 61 102 1 76 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL YUENGLING 82-16265 15 5 1 69 LOCAL BEER (1219) DWES EG THE HIPPY 21-5701 14 7 0 69 COSMIC FREAK OUT (1225) SUNSET -CESIUM 18-321 18 11 0 65 HEAVYMETAL KIDS (65) TALCAMA JOCK 82-10452 8 6 0 62 4-LETTER ITCHES (1218) DWES EG WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193 24 71 2 61 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME BOB, ETERNAL, 38-4460 18 0 0 61 SANDS OF TIME (1178) CLIFFHOME FRIJOLE! 99-1214 10 14 3 56 BEAN MACHINE (1202) SOUTH RIDGE -BUS 62-4115 15 7 1 53 PUBLIC TRANSIT (1226) VALAMANTIS -MINOS 21-5805 15 8 1 50 SONS OF SATAN (1214) SUNSET INSURRECTION 60-5607 6 8 0 49 BLADES OF DESTINY (1216) ARADI -MALLIA 21-748 21 26 1 47 SONS OF SATAN (1214) SUNSET STUPID SEXY FLANDE 42-3836 20 17 0 47 I'M SO SEXY (1072) RODEKI I SEE SOUNDS 21-5704 16 14 1 46 COSMIC FREAK OUT (1225) SUNSET MEN WORKING 38-4189 29 66 1 44 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME 2 62-2976 25 21 3 44 NUMBERS (937) VALAMANTIS -A. CAPONE 18-3228 14 17 3 38 UNTOUCHABLES (1212) TALCAMA HEAT 98-981 13 12 4 34 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 OBSESSIVE 58-2447 52 55 1 ELEMENTS OF PSI 423 WHIRLING WORD 48-3815 394 PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE Super Bum -- Ya bum! -- Mucker Numbered Won -- Let us hope that this doesn't mark a new learning trend for you. -- Tolais Deepheart P.S. I've gotten used to teaching you stuff. Come on by my apartment and I'll teach you to make green enchilada. Borgus Bashimus -- (mournfully) I thought, oh, good, a basher, I get to win this one. And then you beat me. That's not very satisfying. To me. -- Maginot Mike Desiree -- That was TWO skills Borgus picked up, riposte, both of 'em. I didn't even know I knew any riposte. -- M. Mike You may be a veritable library of combat wisdom. -- Des Tornado -- I didn't hear the warning siren. There was no warning band on the bottom of my tubes. You should NOT have been there! What are warning systems FOR, if not to warn? And if they don't warn, then that which they didn't warn of isn't happening, right? The logic is inescapable. -- Life of Osksi Desiree (not your real name) -- I didn't teach Tornado anything. What an oaf! But *I* learned my one hundred twentieth skill. I am MAXED. A sign of my prefection. -- Life of Osksi Life -- No one could question your prefection. (smiling) Clearly it was Tornado's fault. -- Desiree 12 January 2005 On Jhans turn number 476 (due on Feb. 16, 2005) the Second Annual kLk St. Valentine's Massacre Kill Contest will begin. The rules are simple; the team with the most kills on the last turn wins. Last year's winner was Shocking Toad. Can he repeat? Could DOOMcorps crush all challengers? Will the kLk prevail? Or will you be the independent manager to show that alliances aren't all that? Come on to Jhans and let's find out! Prizes are: 1st. Renaming of a Dark Arena monster and five roll-up certificates or $25.00 deposited in your account. 2nd. Renaming of a Stand-In monster. Come on and celebrate the Delarquan way! Azrael 15 January 2005 BR 4 is upon us! First turn is due on 1/29/05. Many thanks to RSI for helping supply a great prize for the winner and those who meet the 90% endurance criteria. Winning prize: 6 months free play, a +1 bonus potion, a limited damage potion, a favorites knowledge potion, a minor stat-switch prize, and renaming a Dark Arena creature. Endurance prizes: a +1 bonus potion to all teams that fight 90% of the possible fights during the contest. For details, visit Talcama's newletter or http://www.geocities.com/assurnasir/br4 To join, simply bring a team to DM 18, announce your entry in the personals, and follow the very simple rule of not avoiding! 31 January 2005 My fellow duelists I come before you bearing a sad and unfortunate message. Several months ago our group, the Vendetta Cartel, had lost contact with one of our friends. Since he was in contact or correspondence on an almost daily basis there was concern amongst us. With some research two of our members discovered why contact was lost with him. On November 10, 2004, Richard Hammes was taken from us in a senseless act of violence during a robbery attempt at a friend's store where he sometimes worked. He was watching the store so his friend could go home to tend to his son who had taken ill. You may have known Rich as Abarsis, The Slaughter Priest ; richh10 on the RT; or gameogre on the Duel2 messageboard. You may not have known that he spent 13 years serving the United States in the Navy. Rich dearly loved this game and all it encompassed. He may not have been the best or most experienced manager but he loved to interact with others and was quick to offer advice whenever anyone asked for help. He was always kind and gracious and tried to strengthen our game, often by helping new players feel welcome or give them a chance to compete. With his prolific posting I know that I am simply speaking the obvious about what he did for our game. Many, like me, were drawn to him, perhaps for his kind nature or his sense of humor, and it appears he lived his life as he played this game. Always willing to help or do right by others. I realize that he had many friends outside the VC so I will include the link to the news story in case any of his other friends would like to know more of what happened. We're all dealt a hand in life but it's not the strength of the hand you're dealt but rather how you play it that really matters. Rich played his hand to the very best of his human ability and for this I admire him greatly. I know we all choose to like or dislike managers but I believe deep down we are all good and decent, in this game, and will drop party (alliance) lines and will show the proper respect. http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20041112/news_7m12clerk.html Rich was taken from us all to soon and with so much left to offer the community around him. He spoke of a desire to run a contest on the Duel2 site which I hope to uphold in his name. Some of the people I have spoken with think it would be a nice gesture to do one final good act in Rich's name, though it could never match what he would've done within his community, for his community of San Diego. I hope that with this contest we might raise a little money to donate to an appropriate charity within San Diego in his name. In conclusion I send a message to Rich: "Rich, though I'm sure you gathered this I never really told you how much I admired you and what a friend I considered you. I thank you for being my voice of reason and always reminding me of why we both loved this game so much! You have taught me one final valuable lesson in learning more of you. There are things far more valuable in life than material possessions such as character and kindness. That nothing going on in your life means that you cannot find a way to be kind and giving to others. We always spoke of meeting someday and until we finally do know that you will live on in with me and the rest of your brothers and sisters in the Cartel: Master Darque, Kat, Bum, Sensei Jan, Maximillian, Hammer, Fizban, Firehawk, Phat Phat. You increased all of our enjoyment of this game, you were a true ambassador of Duelmasters, and the game will not be quite the same without you. A farewell battle cry from the ZalCon: 'Confusion to our enemies'. May your soul rest in peace, my friend." Should anyone wish to correspond about Rich feel free to contact myself, or anyone else within the Vendetta Cartel. Street Legal Jeff Bura The Death Squad(63) in Tobir or triumph1971@hotmail.com 31 January 2005 Be it known throughout Alastari that Hammer is no longer a member of the Vendetta Cartel alliance. A difference of opinion with another highly respected member of the VC due to my recent vocal actions in DM 47 can only be resolved by my resignation from the VC as of January 29, 2005. I leave of my own accord, in good standing with all members and with no hard feelings towards anyone in the Vendetta Cartel. There was a time when I felt that my membership in the VC made the alliance stronger. I know that my resignation today makes the Vendetta Cartel a stronger alliance with my absence. -- Hammer 1 February 2005 St. Valentine's Massacre update My apologies, the Kill Contest starting on turn 476 in Jhans will run for 10 (ten) turns ending on turn number 486. Azrael 5 February 2005 On behalf of the ILLUMINATI Confederation of Alliances (The kLk, CHAOS, Inc. and The Company of Brothers) I would like to express our sympathies concerning the tragic loss of Rich Hammes to both the DM community and to the real life world. Surely our loss has been Heaven's gain. -- Talon Darkhart, deeply sorrowful kLk God of War, Illuminati Alliance, Puppetmaster LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS RAMZA was viciously subdued by JAKUCHU ITO in a 2 minute Challenge fight. TUM demolished MAHI MAHI in a popular 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee. STARBUCK was vanquished by NEOSPHINCTER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl. TAPS was demolished by SULTAN in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge competition. NUMBERED WON was defeated by TOLAIS DEEPHEART in a 1 minute Challenge struggle. RENAE viciously subdued LIFE in a popular 2 minute gruesome Challenge competition. GAMBLE was unbelievably bested by SUX0R in a action packed 2 minute Challenge duel. SPEED MERCHANT was overpowered by TASTY HANGNAIL in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel. I SEE SOUNDS was defeated by WORK IN PROGRESS in a exciting 1 minute Challenge fight. FREAK was handily defeated by ENDYMION in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge bout. DARK GUMBY demolished CLEANER WRASSE in a 2 minute mismatched Title match. TORNADO was bested by DUSKY JAWFISH in a exciting 5 minute battle. DR NUT was devastated by MISS HONEY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched bout. BLACK WIDOW overpowered THRENODY in a crowd pleasing 2 minute gruesome one-sided duel. DEORNE handily defeated SUPER BUM in a crowd pleasing 6 minute bloody mismatched bout. A NEW PONY! savagely defeated GRINGOLD in a exciting 4 minute brutal bout. ETCHED IN STONE beat BLUE in a popular 5 minute match. WHIRLING WORD easily killed OBSESSIVE in a popular 2 minute mismatched competition. WHIRLING DOG was viciously subdued by SPEEDI in a popular 2 minute gruesome match. ONE A DAY was viciously subdued by SMOOGIE in a crowd pleasing 5 minute gory fray. DOC STEELE was demolished by ROLEX WATCH in a action packed 1 minute one-sided fight. ISHINOMORI overpowered HE HATE ME in a popular 1 minute uneven fight. HARLEQUIN TUSKFISH overpowered SHADOWMANE in a exciting 1 minute uneven match. RAZOX slimly won victory over BASS in a popular 2 minute gruesome fray. MIMIC BLENNY was luckily beaten by A DIFFERENT GRAPE in a 3 minute competition. SCHYLER overpowered REDEMPTION in a action packed 1 minute uneven fight. COOLER was overpowered by SHINY PENNY in a popular 1 minute one-sided match. JACK BOY was overpowered by MUCKER in a popular 1 minute one-sided bout. JANAE handily defeated DOC STEELE in a action packed 1 minute mismatched match. DR DAZZLE overpowered TOWER in a exciting 1 minute bloody one-sided struggle. QUID PRO QUO was savagely defeated by EMILY in a popular 2 minute brutal fray. PEGASUS was subdued by CRACK IS CHEAP in a exciting 2 minute conflict. PTI vanquished LINK in a action packed 1 minute gory one-sided bout. ASHANTI was handily defeated by WENT TO MARKET in a 1 minute mismatched match. WIGGLER overpowered FRIED TWINKIE in a action packed 1 minute one-sided fight. DECK SWAB devastated MAGINOT MIKE in a action packed 1 minute mismatched match. RED FUSION unbelievably bested BEAR in a crowd pleasing 3 minute brutal fight. FRIJOLE! was handily defeated by BRADEN in a 1 minute mismatched melee. HEAT was savagely defeated by INSURRECTION in a popular 2 minute brutal match. YUENGLING savagely defeated 2 in a popular 2 minute gory duel. JOCK viciously subdued INKEEPER'S SON in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gruesome bout. THE HIPPY demolished STUPID SEXY FLANDERS in a 1 minute mismatched match. MEN WORKING was overpowered by BOB, ETERNAL, in a 1 minute one-sided battle. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 26 WALL OF STEEL 82 - 43 - 1 66 | |TOTAL PARRY 11 LUNGING ATTACK 135 - 106 - 6 56 | |AIMED BLOW 11 TOTAL PARRY 68 - 56 - 0 55 | |WALL OF STEEL 10 SLASHING ATTACK 40 - 38 - 0 51 | |SLASHING ATTACK 8 AIMED BLOW 43 - 49 - 0 47 | |BASHING ATTACK 7 PARRY-STRIKE 6 - 9 - 0 40 | |STRIKING ATTACK 5 PARRY-RIPOSTE 8 - 13 - 0 38 | |PARRY-LUNGE 4 PARRY-LUNGE 11 - 19 - 0 37 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 STRIKING ATTACK 16 - 29 - 0 36 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 BASHING ATTACK 15 - 52 - 0 22 | Turn 394 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: SLASHING ATTACK 6 - 2 BASHING ATTACK 3 - 4 5 LUNGING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 7 - 4 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 WALL OF STEEL AIMED BLOW 6 - 5 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 5 2 TOTAL PARRY PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 2 1 SLASHING ATTACK PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW LUNGING ATTACK 13 - 13 WALL OF STEEL 5 - 5 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME WALL OF STEEL DARK GUMBY 7-4694 67 41 1 341 WASTELAND II (500) LUNGING ATTACK JAKUCHU ITO 7-5102 42 16 1 377 NINJAS (1107) SLASHING ATTACK BLACK WIDOW 37-1303 71 74 3 269 BEAST MASTERS (136) TOTAL PARRY ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112 56 24 1 244 CEMENTIA (1112) AIMED BLOW A NEW PONY! 82-1306 34 37 0 229 WHAT I ATE FOR XMAS (1114) PARRY-LUNGE JANAE 5-3867 64 48 3 203 BLADES OF CHAOS (961) STRIKING ATTACK MAHI MAHI 18-4899 107 69 1 194 BIG MEAN FISH (292) BASHING ATTACK SHINY PENNY 32-3789 39 78 2 191 FOUND IN THE SAND (1034) PARRY-RIPOSTE TAPS 96-841 30 28 5 184 MUSIC TO KILL BY (1119) The overall popularity leader is CRACK IS CHEAP 82-18422. The most popular warrior this turn was DEORNE 7-2529. The ten other most popular fighters were BLUE 33-5776, SMOOGIE 82-2247, A NEW PONY! 82-1306, BEAR 7-4628, TORNADO 6-2249, YUENGLING 82-16265, DUSKY JAWFISH 18-6978, RENAE 7-4304, BLACK WIDOW 37-1303, and GRINGOLD 7-2416. The least popular fighter this week was MEN WORKING 38-4189. The other ten least popular fighters were STUPID SEXY FLANDERS 42-3836, FRIJOLE! 99-1214, FREAK 18-7300, SPEED MERCHANT 82-15079, MAHI MAHI 18-4899, HEAT 98-981, MAGINOT MIKE 4-4509, ASHANTI 6-5352, QUID PRO QUO 10-4794, and DOC STEELE 18-6808. Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K OSKSI(3) 0 1 0 ZORPUNT(24) 0 1 0 ANDOR(57) 1 0 0 JHELUM(4) 0 3 0 LYRATILAN(25) 1 0 0 DELARQ TOR(58) 1 1 0 KALTOS(5) 2 2 0 ARVAT(32) 2 0 0 ARADI(60) 1 0 0 TRANSEL(6) 4 5 0 NIYTYOLE ISLAND(33) 0 1 0 JURINE(61) 1 0 0 BONSUR(7) 8 5 0 JHANS(36) 1 0 0 VALAMANTIS(62) 0 1 0 KOLACT(10) 1 2 0 SIBIKHAS(37) 1 0 0 DWES EG(82) 6 4 0 ALJAFIR(17) 1 0 0 CLIFFHOME(38) 2 1 0 OLD VALAMANTIS(96) 0 1 0 TALCAMA(18) 6 8 0 RODEKI(42) 2 1 0 SYVYN'S HILL(98) 0 2 0 SUNSET(21) 1 1 0 CAER(48) 1 0 1 SOUTH RIDGE(99) 0 1 0 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY LIFE 3-4196 46 143 0 179 GAMES LIBRARY (998) OSKSI TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY THRENODY 4-4557 39 44 1 191 BLADES OF MIST (959) JHELUM BASS 5-3666 62 104 2 205 JOHNS (927) KALTOS SCHYLER 6-4866 63 100 1 214 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL DARK GUMBY 7-4694 67 41 1 341 WASTELAND II (500) BONSUR WHIRLING DOG 10-4177 72 36 1 202 MONGREL HORDE (964) KOLACT EMILY 17-5753 36 22 0 170 BLADES OF STEEL (1211) ALJAFIR TUM 18-7380 37 20 2 240 FROM THE FACE (1213) TALCAMA THE HIPPY 21-5701 14 7 0 69 COSMIC FREAK OUT (1225) SUNSET DR NUT 24-4254 66 41 2 191 DP CLONES (1045) ZORPUNT WENT TO MARKET 25-4288 29 31 2 165 THIS LITTLE PRIGGY (1162) LYRATILAN ROLEX WATCH 32-3732 56 53 1 220 LUST MUPPETS (1036) ARVAT BLUE 33-5776 30 18 1 192 BLADES OF GRASS (1215) NIYTYOLE ISLAND MISS HONEY 36-4850 74 72 0 245 SCARRY TEAM (824) JHANS BLACK WIDOW 37-1303 71 74 3 269 BEAST MASTERS (136) SIBIKHAS WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193 24 71 2 61 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME MUCKER 42-3596 64 71 2 223 DELVERS (1000) RODEKI WHIRLING WORD 48-3815 78 41 2 314 4-LETTER WORDS (1063) CAER DR DAZZLE 57-4485 72 36 2 197 PEPPER PRACTICE II (1069) ANDOR SPEEDI 58-3029 114 87 3 237 SHAMROCKS (424) DELARQ TOR INSURRECTION 60-5607 6 8 0 49 BLADES OF DESTINY (1216) ARADI ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112 56 24 1 244 CEMENTIA (1112) JURINE 2 62-2976 25 21 3 44 NUMBERS (937) VALAMANTIS A NEW PONY! 82-1306 34 37 0 229 WHAT I ATE FOR XMAS (1114) DWES EG TAPS 96-841 30 28 5 184 MUSIC TO KILL BY (1119) OLD VALAMANTIS ONE A DAY 98-799 29 25 3 183 MY DRUGS (1179) SYVYN'S HILL FRIJOLE! 99-1214 10 14 3 56 BEAN MACHINE (1202) SOUTH RIDGE