DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL Date : 08/20/2005 Duedate: 09/02/2005 DARKHOLM DM-104 TURN-408 RANK TEAMS W L K % RANK TEAMS W L K % 1 BLACK PRIMER 82/1187 1214 435 7 73.6 7-THE NATURALS 21/1113 32 28 2 53.3 THUNDR + LITENING 18/309 8 SIR AGLIO 10/600 588 523 2 52.9 2-RAINDANCE 51/1106 67 31 2 68.4 JOKA MASHER 82/1055 3 MONGREL HORDE 10/964 501 245 3 67.2 9 BEAN MACHINE 99/1202 757 713 6 51.5 4 DON'T ASK 82/1205 1644 1299 19 55.9 BIG MEAN FISH 18/292 4-LETTER DOCTORS 82/1204 CUTE & KINDA DEADLY 97/1229 LOCAL BEER 82/1219 10 UNTOUCHABLES 18/1212 3 3 0 50.0 ORGANS ON THE SAND 97/1237 11-COSMIC FREAK 21/1225 73 101 1 42.0 LUST MUPPETS 32/1036 MUSIC TO KILL BY 96/1119 4-LETTER ANXIETY 82/1236 12 KREWE OF DRUI 6/1186 192 269 5 41.6 5 NUMBERS 62/937 1903 1602 7 54.3 ELEMENTS OF PSI 58/423 IT'S NEW! 6/1195 13 SEA DOGS 7/203 52 80 3 39.4 PUDS AGAIN 6 82/1234 SEA DOGS 18/328 CEMENTIA 61/1112 14 SONS OF SATA 21/1214 9 14 1 39.1 PEPPER PRACTICE II 57/1069 15 DELVERS 42/1000 272 441 2 38.1 FLAT BROKE 82/1184 DOGS OF WAR 4/999 WHAT A TREAT 98/1201 GAMES LIBRARY 3/998 WASTELAND 18/468 16 JOHNS 5/927 866 1547 17 35.9 SANDS OF TIME 38/1178 SCARRY TEAM 36/824 WASTELAND II 7/500 ARROGANCE 18/732 MORE NEW TEAMS 2 5/1188 THE LADY'S LIST 6/917 I BENT MY WOOKIE 14/1239 JUST BECAUSE 38/1151 I'M SO SEXY 42/1072 17 NEXT GENERAT 18/1150 541 1025 9 34.5 NEGATIVE CASH FLOW 82/1197 THIS LITTLE PRIGGY 25/1162 MY DRUGS 98/1179 FOUND IN THE SAND 32/1034 LARGE LOSERS 5/1228 SUPER BASH BROTHERS 6/1067 6 STYROFOAM 82/1090 1136 994 8 53.3 CLOWNING AROUND 42/1200 '##/###' Avoid teams by their Team Id '-' Team did not fight this turn WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT Rattlesnake Shake sat squarely on the three legged stool stretching his hands and arms and looking straight ahead. The tarp on the wall which drew his gaze was one he had never seen before this day, but had heard of it many times. Throughout his training, Destitute Noble had been big on giving his warriors something to visualize before each dueling session, whether it was an arena fight, a tourney, or even just sparring. He always said it made you more focused. In years gone by, he would currently be considering what "tweaks" to make to his fighting style to best suit his next opponent. This next fight though, he approached just like the one before it, and the one before it. He always thought the best strategy was to hit first, and hit last. He also knew though that most fighters in the eligibles classification were not quite that easily defeated. Many, like him, had used the years to train their physical strength so they could carry more armor, and were not that easy to hit in the first place. One advantage he had over most of his opponents was the thing that made it most difficult to land a spot on a squad as he began his fighting career--that was his size. It allowed him to be first to the "punch" more often than not, and he had been lucky enough to have his critical injuries spread out across his rather large frame over the years, rather than suffer multiple ones to the same area. The trainer had been working on his left shoulder, but had just finished up, wished him well, and left him alone to ponder his upcoming match. Snake glanced over at his armor--it looked pretty much the same as it did when he arrived at the tournament two days ago. He noticed a fairly severe dent just below the collarbone where Fountains of Wayne had tagged him on turn eleven. Floyd's warrior had nearly knocked him to the ground with that one, but Snake was able to recover and win that fight. They had both started the fight with only one loss, and had it not been for his scalemail armor, that shot likely would have given Snake his second. As it was though, he had marched on to this point and now was in the title match. He looked back at the tarp on the wall--it didn't look all that interesting until you watched it for a while, then you would notice that the image changed magically before your eyes. As he viewed it now, it was an image of three warriors. Two of them, he knew well, and had sparred against many times, the third he had never met, but was a legend among Noble's warriors. His name was First Founder, and was Noble's first warrior to ever do what Snake was now trying to accomplish--win a tournament. The image showed First Founder, and the other warrior named Fladrakeen Oosch (Snake always called him Flad) standing slightly behind the much smaller third figure, who Snake knew as Comfortably Numb. All three had managed to win tournaments over the years, though Flad and Comfortably Numb had won theirs recently, while First Founder quit fighting before Snake even knew what went on within the arena walls. Noble told Snake he had commissioned the tarp way back when First Founder had won his victory, and hired a mage to give it the enchantment of showing different visions. It alternated between showing a picture of the three together in an informal pose, and each warrior separately going through some of their battle poses. Snake was still in awe of the tarp--he had never seen anything quite like it, though he had very little knowledge of the arcane. As he watched First Founder balance the blade of his epee on the tip of his finger, he knew he had the chance to get his image on the tarp now, to be glorified forever, and hopefully to be an inspiration to future warriors. He thought back on the last few turns which got him here. Since the eighth turn when he fought a warrior named Gordon, he had faced an onslaught of some of the best aimed blow warriors this side of Primus. In addition to Gordon and Fountains of Wayne, he had faced off and beaten Stanley's Cup, Choking Chicken, and Nebuchadnezzar. Snake was bitter that he had not been able to add Belial to that list, the mighty aimed blow from Talahya. He had beaten Belial in a previous tourney, but had lost to him a half a dozen times otherwise, and it would have made the journey that much more satisfying. Then again, there would be time for Belial later. He refocused on the tarp again, and the three great champions seemed to be staring at him, or maybe through him. He was sure they could sense the fear and uneasiness inside him. Snake exhaled and shut his eyes. He felt confident that even the mighty three had also felt the same way before entering the arena for their title fight, yet he was not sure if they had to face a warrior quite like who would be opposing him. He had never seen her fight before, as she made her home now in Darkholm after graduating from Talcama. He had heard tales of her prowess before the tourney, and had been judged one of the favorites to win it all, so he of course had made his way over to watch her practice a bit the night before the tourney had kicked off. Judging by the way she practiced, the tales were all true. Though she was a golem, her gaze was razor sharp, and her movements were precise, with no wasted movement. She ran through her styles, and sparred for a crowd of men, who looked like vultures to Snake. They were people who would likely be betting on her to win, Noble often called those people investors. Snake studied their faces as they watched her. They were men who had the look in their eye like they had a secret about a "sure thing". He had seen that look many times before, it was the same here as it was at the chariot races, or a game of chance--when a man thinks he's found that sure thing, it's tough to hide his glee. Snake had thought for a minute to join them and bet some of his hard earned money against himself and on her as he continued watching her fluid motions, and her sparring partners inability to lay a sword on her. Word had spread that Doc Steele her manager had subjected her to arcane treatments to give her that amazing speed and her incredible dexterity. Also, that her skin was unnaturally thick, and even bladed weapons weren't able to cut her. Those things concerned Snake, but a few things gave him hope and caused him to bet his money on himself instead. She was a full foot shorter than he was, and he felt his height would give him an advantage. The kicker though, came as she finished up her practice session and mingled amongst some of the "investors". Her demeanor was carefree, and she seemed to almost border on being too gleeful to be a serious warrior. She joked with some of the men, and laughed freely, embracing Doc Steele, and courteously thanking him for being her manager, causing a smile to spread on his face. The grizzled manager that many considered to be unapproachable was obviously very fond of this particular warrior, and likely had a lot vested on her winning. Snake hoped that this emotion she exhibited meant she was not as strong of heart as he who had endured many hardships on his road here. Snake's recollections were broken up by a knock at the door. "You ready?" Comfortably Numb asked, peeking his head in the door. Snake caught a glimpse of the tarp, and on cue, it changed to Numb's visage. "It's time for your fifteen minutes," Numb prodded. Snake smiled at his friend who now dwelled in Primus trying to make a name for himself there. Snake stood and said, "Just because you are a one hit wonder doesn't mean I am. I've got at least thirty minutes coming to me!". He grabbed his longsword and his spare before grabbing his cap. The sword, like the armor, seemed to be in pretty good shape, and Urbane Elf, another of Noble's Primus warriors had sharpened his longswords to a razor's edge. "Any final words of wisdom?" Snake asked of his much smaller counterpart. Numb thought for a moment, and scratched his bald head. "Yeah--I do," he said before pausing, "Golems are creatures of habit, remember that, and attack from different angles so she'll have to change her defense." With that, he departed, leaving Snake alone in the training room. He placed his cap firmly on his head, and walked out the chamber door to his fate. Once in the arena, it did not seem the same as the hundred or so times he been in one before. The midday sun was bright, and high in the sky. The way it glinted off her spearpoint might be troublesome if it caught his eyesight. She was walking next to the arena wall, waving to well-wishers, and embracing Doc one last time before the fight was to begin. He started to sweat almost immediately under the armor, due to the day's heat, and the stress he was under. As the fight began, he was unhappily surprised that she was incredibly nimble, and was able to lock his longsword up keeping him from attacking, though she could not get a good thrust in either. Finally, he pushed her a bit off balance and had the chance to strike. At that second, time seemed to slow down as he considered how to attack. Like most warriors, he had a favorite attack that he called his "snakebite". The move had earned him his name right after Noble had signed him on. Because of his great size, he wiggled his upper body and arms when he used his snakebite attack, to make it difficult for his foe to know precisely where the attack would come from. It had won him many fights in his career, yet he decided against using it this time and instead lashed out at Wiggler, trying to hit her in the chest. She seemed to sense exactly where his attack was heading, and she dodged easily to the side throwing him off balance, as her spear recoiled ready to strike. He knew he was in trouble before his attack was even done. Her spear came crashing into his abdomen, nearly piercing it, and she had to pull hard to dislodge it. As she pulled it out, Snake awkwardly fell to his knees, and he looked up to see her smiling like a schoolgirl at recess. Luckily for him, the recoil from pulling her spear out of his armor caused her to stumble a bit as well. Snake used his sword as a crutch as he leapt to his feet before she could bring her second attack, then brought his sword to the ready. She was charging again, looking right at his mid-section, undoubtedly trying to pierce the armor through it's now weakened hide. As the spear came flying towards him, he dropped to his knees and threw his head back so hard his cap nearly flew off. The spear went whistling over his head by inches, and again he saw her spearpoint twinkle with sunlight as it withdrew. He jumped back to his feet and threw his right shoulder forward in a feint. Like so many before, she took the bait. He undulated his shoulders, moving his sword hilt back in forth, mesmerizing her just for a moment, then ducked slightly and swung from a much lower guard than he though she could defend with the thin spear. The sword found it's target striking her in the right elbow, causing her to yell out in pain. More than that, his sheer mass had bullied her into the sand, and he jumped over to her to make sure she would not have the chance to get back up. A few more thrusts with his longsword, and it was over. He offered her his hand, and she took it allowing him to help her to her feet. Right then, Noble's warriors stormed the arena, putting the very sizable Snake on their collective shoulders and carried him around the sands in a victory celebration. That night, Snake contemplated his future. Would he continue his career and fight in Primus, or would he use this chance to leave the arena life and try for something more simple? Winning the tournament assured that he would always be able to train others, or maybe even manage his own squad one day. He wondered how Wiggler, and more importantly her manager was taking her defeat. He made a mental note to try and look her up in the future and see how she was doing, though it was very likely she would continue her career and end up in the top of Primus someday. Either way, Snake smiled in the dark, enjoying his "fifteen minutes" and went to bed contemplating what he could do to follow up on his great achievement. THE GUARDIAN'S FORUM Reflections by the Keeper of the Runeblade Hello, Darkholm! Turn four of my reign. Where is Kylie!?! Come on, girl, how are you gonna talk trash and then miss the turn! I'll give you this turn's TV for one more chance at redemption. Desiree, if you and the Commission want to see sparks fly go ahead and merge Andorak with Darkholm. As long as Andorak is the arena that is closed. Warriors were bleeding in the sands of Darkholm before these Andorian managers had taught their first warrior to aim at non-vitals. As a representative of the top team in both arenas, I hope our request will at least be considered by the Commission. I dare you to do it. Those guys in Andorak would lose their minds. It would be hysterical to watch them stammer away in the ads and demand this and that from the commission. Bring it on! Wiggler, Legion4 REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER Minions of the Dark Federation, I greet you warmly! That's what the Andorians used to call it, you know. The Dark Federation. Yes, all right, they have those elven and Vannish bloodlines and so they run to blondes, while we enjoy the swarthy good looks of our Rirorni forerunners. But you know that's not what the Andorians meant when they called us the Dark Federation. They meant that we're BAD. Mind you, there is just one country in the region with an assassins' guild. A country where there was so much employment for professional murderers that they were able to band together and set rules for themselves to regulate their market and to command higher wages. And that country, of course... runs to blondes. Heh. Sure, I'd like to see the Commission merge Andorak and Darkholm. It would be like merging an ice cube with a kettle of lava. Honestly, though I don't think it's going to happen. I was speculating wildly, that's all. I am willing to be bad. Let's all be bad, shall we? Just to give them a little thrill? How about bumping up those kill desires? There was just one TV challenge this turn, at least one that got through, and it was the title fight as well. Our lovely Keeper of the Runeblade, WIGGLER (18-8088) (37-6-1,374) of THUNDR + LITENING TV challenged KYLIE (18-6057) (34-28-1,229) of UNTOUCHABLES. WIGGLER devastated KYLIE in an action packed 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight. Wiggler had been hoping to fight Kylie, and she got her wish. Oh, let's see...Thundr + Litening was avoided by Cementia. Nicely done. No one was killed this turn. Not so nicely done. You must try harder! CRACK IS CHEAP (82-18422) (34-24-0,177) of NEGATIVE CASH FLOW fought MINOS (21- 5805) (19-13-2,114) of SONS OF SATAN. CRACK IS CHEAP was vanquished by MINOS in an exciting 1 minute brutal one-sided fray. Crack Is remains our overall popularity leader. Tsk. It's getting pathetic, how long a fight will win the crowd's "scum sympathy" vote. DUSKY JAWFISH (18-6978) (59-60-1,219) of BIG MEAN FISH fought ONE A DAY (98- 799) (36-31-3,207) of MY DRUGS. DUSKY JAWFISH viciously subdued ONE A DAY in an action packed 9 minute gruesome melee. This was actually a very hard-fought victory for One a Day. There was no scumming. Yes, Bozo should do better if he can. But maybe he's doing the best he can. It is not really the "Delarquan way" to make excuses for warriors who lose, but...in each of our fights, someone loses. Come on. MANUTE BOL (5-4233) (19-14-0,71) of LARGE LOSERS fought BOZO (42-4016) (22-40-0,60) of CLOWNING AROUND. MANUTE BOL overpowered BOZO in a 1 minute one-sided duel. Poor Bozo is our least popular warrior this turn. Yes, he doesn't look that great against the star quality of most of our fine Delarquan combatants, but I would like to see any member of that super- critical pack of spectators try to take him out. Well, there were only thirty-five fights today. Not that much to talk about, really. I suppose we WOULD have more to talk about if Darkholm merged with Andorak. (shudder) Should I offer any unsolicited advice today? Hmm. Yes. On the whole, forgiveness may be a good thing because it brings the forgiver peace of mind, but there is a point beyond which it becomes a bad thing. It depends, I think, on whether the person who harmed you did it knowingly and has been making a habit of such behavior. Maybe the person who harmed you will keep right on harming you if they are not slapped down hard. Maybe they will harm others. At some point, forgiveness becomes irresponsible. Until next turn, may you maintain a healthy balance in all things. And remember to practice even moderation in moderation! Go overboard once in a while! Desiree KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY WIGGLER 18-8088 38 6 1 388 THUNDR + LITENING (309) TALCAMA GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY DR DAZZLE 57-4485 85 37 2 305 PEPPER PRACTICE II (1069) ANDOR MAHI MAHI 18-4899 118 72 1 282 BIG MEAN FISH (292) TALCAMA ROLEX WATCH 32-3732 65 58 2 257 LUST MUPPETS (1036) ARVAT WHIRLING DOG 10-4177 80 42 1 244 MONGREL HORDE (964) KOLACT NEOSPHINCTER 18-7317 36 31 1 231 WASTELAND (468) TALCAMA DUSKY JAWFISH 18-6978 60 60 1 230 BIG MEAN FISH (292) TALCAMA HEART 97-1096 24 22 4 226 ORGANS ON THE SAND (1237) SHADOW GROVE OBSESSIVE 58-2447 63 58 1 224 ELEMENTS OF PSI (423) DELARQ TOR HARLEQUIN TUSKFISH 18-6977 64 55 0 218 BIG MEAN FISH (292) TALCAMA PTI 7-5412 38 24 0 218 WASTELAND II (500) BONSUR ASSAULT 82-2043 72 41 1 215 JOKA MASHER (1055) DWES EG GOKU 7-5628 25 5 0 214 WASTELAND II (500) BONSUR GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY HE HATE ME 18-7820 30 41 2 207 WASTELAND (468) TALCAMA -CHIEF STORMCLOUD 51-4306 34 14 1 204 RAINDANCE (1106) TRICORUS SCHYLER 6-4866 67 110 1 202 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL DECK SWAB 18-2148 31 30 2 201 SEA DOGS (328) TALCAMA ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112 65 29 1 200 CEMENTIA (1112) JURINE MIMIC BLENNY 18-7541 52 31 1 198 BIG MEAN FISH (292) TALCAMA SUPER BUM 82-18411 40 22 1 198 FLAT BROKE (1184) DWES EG ONE A DAY 98-799 36 32 3 198 MY DRUGS (1179) SYVYN'S HILL KYLIE 18-6057 34 29 1 198 UNTOUCHABLES (1212) TALCAMA THE CUTICLE DANCE 82-13639 22 6 2 198 DON'T ASK (1205) DWES EG SHINY PENNY 32-3789 43 88 2 196 FOUND IN THE SAND (1034) ARVAT WENT TO MARKET 25-4288 35 39 2 196 THIS LITTLE PRIGGY (1162) LYRATILAN DOC STEELE 18-6010 67 130 6 195 ARROGANCE (732) TALCAMA MUCKER 42-3596 72 77 2 194 DELVERS (1000) RODEKI BASS 5-3666 71 109 2 194 JOHNS (927) KALTOS TASTY HANGNAIL 7-5463 33 25 0 194 WASTELAND II (500) BONSUR CLEANER WRASSE 18-6495 89 74 2 193 BIG MEAN FISH (292) TALCAMA MISS HONEY 36-4850 79 81 0 193 SCARRY TEAM (824) JHANS COOLER 82-7277 48 40 1 193 STYROFOAM (1090) DWES EG HITZ 82-10428 19 12 0 192 4-LETTER DOCTORS (1204) DWES EG GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY SULTAN 10-4516 39 14 1 191 SIR AGLIO (600) KOLACT BOB, ETERNAL, 38-4460 28 4 0 191 SANDS OF TIME (1178) CLIFFHOME GRINGOLD 7-2416 31 42 2 186 SEA DOGS (203) BONSUR TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620 107 113 0 185 DELVERS (1000) RODEKI GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY ASHANTI 6-5352 36 45 6 180 KREWE OF DRUID (1186) TRANSEL FEAR 82-10416 30 48 1 178 4-LETTER ANXIETY (1236) DWES EG NUMBERED WON 18-7434 35 45 0 175 NEXT GENERATION (1150) TALCAMA HEAT 98-981 24 15 4 173 WHAT A TREAT (1201) SYVYN'S HILL DOC STEELE 18-6808 54 85 1 172 ARROGANCE (732) TALCAMA ENDYMION 6-4163 34 53 2 172 KREWE OF DRUID (1186) TRANSEL LIFE 3-4196 49 154 0 168 GAMES LIBRARY (998) OSKSI RED FUSION 6-5480 42 14 0 163 IT'S NEW! (1195) TRANSEL MINOS 21-5805 20 13 2 162 SONS OF SATAN (1214) SUNSET YUENGLING 82-16265 22 9 1 160 LOCAL BEER (1219) DWES EG MAGINOT MIKE 4-4509 63 89 1 159 DOGS OF WAR (999) JHELUM -SMILES 21-3207 28 18 3 159 THE NATURALS XI (1113) SUNSET 2 62-2976 34 26 3 157 NUMBERS (937) VALAMANTIS STUPID SEXY FLANDE 42-3836 29 22 0 151 I'M SO SEXY (1072) RODEKI GRAND ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY LINK 6-5144 34 66 2 150 SUPER BASH BROTHERS (1067) TRANSEL -TAPS 96-841 31 32 5 141 MUSIC TO KILL BY (1119) OLD VALAMANTIS CRACK IS CHEAP 82-18422 34 25 0 137 NEGATIVE CASH FLOW (1197) DWES EG FRIJOLE! 99-1214 20 18 3 133 BEAN MACHINE (1202) SOUTH RIDGE FRIED TWINKIE 5-4562 34 19 0 129 MORE NEW TEAMS 2 (1188) KALTOS BRICKTOP 18-7955 34 23 0 123 WASTELAND (468) TALCAMA BRADEN 6-4867 65 112 1 118 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL PEGASUS 6-4161 33 53 1 118 KREWE OF DRUID (1186) TRANSEL -I SEE SOUNDS 21-5704 23 18 1 108 COSMIC FREAK OUT (1225) SUNSET SMUNCH 18-8337 20 2 0 108 THUNDR + LITENING (309) TALCAMA -GROBRAUM 18-8045 27 24 0 105 BURN N' PILLAGE (327) TALCAMA GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY MUTINEER 7-2607 27 17 2 95 SEA DOGS (203) BONSUR GOHAN 18-8449 25 14 1 93 WASTELAND (468) TALCAMA RONALD REAGAN 21-1588 24 23 0 92 SONS OF SATAN (1214) SUNSET GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY -THE HIPPY 21-5701 20 12 1 90 COSMIC FREAK OUT (1225) SUNSET PUD 126 82-22024 27 12 0 88 PUDS AGAIN 6 (1234) DWES EG MANUTE BOL 5-4233 20 14 0 79 LARGE LOSERS (1228) KALTOS STRAFE 82-11158 33 18 0 78 BLACK PRIMERS (1187) DWES EG A. CAPONE 18-3228 15 17 3 75 UNTOUCHABLES (1212) TALCAMA -SUIGENERIS 21-5545 14 6 1 73 THE NATURALS XI (1113) SUNSET MEN WORKING 38-4189 30 79 1 71 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193 26 83 2 62 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME I WET MY BED! 14-4052 17 5 0 60 I BENT MY WOOKIE (1239) TOBIR BOZO 42-4016 22 41 0 55 CLOWNING AROUND (1200) RODEKI KUNG PAO KITTY 97-1310 3 11 3 46 CUTE & KINDA DEADLY (1229) SHADOW GROVE '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE Life of Osksi -- What is it you're upset about with me? I don't remember doing anything to offend you. I can understand you're being upset with Bass, he smacked you around a bit, but what did I do? -- A-Sop Went to Market -- Should have stayed there. -- Life of Osksi, golem of few words today Cleaner Wrasse -- Do you do windows? We'd pay well. -- Tolais Deepheart Gringold -- Don't you find all those gold teeth a pain when eating ice cream? -- Mucker, genuinely curious Deck Swab -- Dammit, that was my FACE you were wiping off with your blade! -- Maginot Mike 4 August 2005 Ladies and Gentlemen...The Announcement You Have All Been Waiting For Is Here!!!!!!!! ZalCon3...The Rebirth!!!!!!! The Rules Are Simple, The Prizes Are Awesome, The Competition Fierce! Where: Dullens (DM13) When: October 8th, 2005 The Rules: Every Manager Must DA Their Entire Team On The First Turn They Enter The Contest. All Warriors DA'd In This Manner MUST Be At Zero FE And May Fight In The Contest If They Live. The Style Of The Warrior Must Be Present In The Name In A Non Ambiguous Manner, Standard Abbreviations Accepted. Scoring Starts On The 3rd Turn Of The Contest Which Will Also Be The First Turn After The October Mail In. Dead Warriors May Be Entered From The Contest To Dead Apprentices ONLY--And With Zero FE!!!!! All Living Warriors May Be Entered Into Rookies or Apprentices For The October Mail In. Scoring: 1 Point For Each Win. 1 Point For Each Kill. -1 Point For Each Loss. -1 Point For Each Death. Categories: Ultimate Style Master: Warrior Of Any Style With The Most Style Master Points. Top Team: Team With The Most Points At The End Of The Contest. Top Warrior: Warrior With The Most Points At The End Of The Contest. MVP Team: Team With The Most Free Fight Awards At The End Of The Contest. MVP Warrior: Warrior With The Most Free Fight Awards At The End Of The Contest. Style Master: Warrior With The Most Points Vs. Style In Each Style At The End Of The Contest. Warrior Top 11: Next 10 Top Point Gaining Warriors At The End Of The Contest. Iron Manager: Any Manager With 100 Fights During The Contest (20 Turns Plus 2 Pre Turns). ***Special Category*** An Additional Top Team Award Will Be Granted For Each 5 Iron Manager Awards Starting At 6. Prizes: Ultimate Style Master, Top Team, Top Warrior: +1 To Bonus, Damage Bump, Free Train Or Learn 2 Skills, Favorites Knowledge. MVP Team And MVP Warrior: 20 Rollups. Style Master: +1 To Bonus. Warrior Top 11: Free Train Or Learn 2 Skills. Iron Manager: +1 To Bonus. Please Contact Zalgor Prigg Via Diplo (Armor & Weapons DM102) or Email (zalgor@hotmail.com) Should You Have Any Questions Or Wish A Free Team Rollup To Dark Arena On Turn 1. Disclaimer: All Prizes Are To Be Used On Contest Team Only And Are Non Transferable. LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS WIGGLER devastated KYLIE in a action packed 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight. SMUNCH overcame PUD 126 in a popular 2 minute Challenge match. STRAFE vanquished KUNG PAO KITTY in a popular 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl. HITZ was overpowered by HARLEQUIN TUSKFISH in a 1 minute mismatched match. DR DAZZLE won victory over WENT TO MARKET in a crowd pleasing 1 minute fight. ROLEX WATCH savagely defeated ETCHED IN STONE in a crowd pleasing 5 minute gory brawl. DUSKY JAWFISH viciously subdued ONE A DAY in a action packed 9 minute gruesome melee. CLEANER WRASSE was vanquished by PTI in a action packed 1 minute uneven fight. WHIRLING DOG defeated MUCKER in a exciting 1 minute fight. SULTAN was handily defeated by NEOSPHINCTER in a exciting 1 minute one-sided bout. MAHI MAHI demolished SCHYLER in a 1 minute mismatched competition. OBSESSIVE bested SHINY PENNY in a exciting 1 minute battle. GOKU devastated BASS in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched bout. GRINGOLD was overpowered by HE HATE ME in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided duel. ASHANTI was vanquished by DECK SWAB in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided fray. NUMBERED WON was devastated by DOC STEELE in a exciting 1 minute one-sided brawl. MIMIC BLENNY demolished YUENGLING in a exciting 1 minute one-sided bout. HEART overpowered BOB, ETERNAL, in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched conflict. SUPER BUM overpowered DOC STEELE in a exciting 1 minute uneven fight. ENDYMION was overpowered by MISS HONEY in a 1 minute uneven fray. COOLER handily defeated LIFE in a exciting 1 minute gory one-sided contest. TOLAIS DEEPHEART was defeated by TASTY HANGNAIL in a exciting 1 minute duel. ASSAULT overpowered HEAT in a popular 1 minute brutal one-sided duel. 2 unbelievably bested BRADEN in a action packed 4 minute gruesome bout. FEAR narrowly defeated LINK in a 2 minute brutal fray. THE CUTICLE DANCE handily defeated RED FUSION in a popular 1 minute one-sided duel. CRACK IS CHEAP was vanquished by MINOS in a exciting 1 minute brutal one-sided fray. FRIED TWINKIE was overpowered by MAGINOT MIKE in a 2 minute brutal one-sided fight. STUPID SEXY FLANDERS beat FRIJOLE! in a 1 minute fray. PEGASUS was luckily beaten by BRICKTOP in a action packed 2 minute gory contest. WORK IN PROGRESS was bested by A. CAPONE in a exciting 2 minute battle. I WET MY BED! was devastated by MUTINEER in a 2 minute uneven bout. GOHAN overpowered BOOKIE'S GUARD in a 1 minute one-sided match. RONALD REAGAN handily defeated MEN WORKING in a popular 1 minute uneven match. MANUTE BOL overpowered BOZO in a 1 minute one-sided duel. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 21 STRIKING ATTACK 17 - 6 - 0 74 | |AIMED BLOW 11 WALL OF STEEL 48 - 32 - 1 60 | |TOTAL PARRY 11 AIMED BLOW 65 - 45 - 0 59 | |WALL OF STEEL 9 LUNGING ATTACK 115 - 93 - 2 55 | |SLASHING ATTACK 6 TOTAL PARRY 51 - 56 - 0 48 | |BASHING ATTACK 6 SLASHING ATTACK 29 - 35 - 3 45 | |STRIKING ATTACK 2 PARRY-LUNGE 8 - 11 - 0 42 | |PARRY-LUNGE 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 - 10 - 0 29 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 BASHING ATTACK 15 - 46 - 0 25 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 408 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 8 - 3 LUNGING ATTACK 10 - 11 3 LUNGING ATTACK WALL OF STEEL 6 - 3 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 5 3 WALL OF STEEL TOTAL PARRY 6 - 5 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 2 2 AIMED BLOW SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 3 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY 1 SLASHING ATTACK TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME AIMED BLOW WIGGLER 18-8088 38 6 1 388 THUNDR + LITENING (309) LUNGING ATTACK DR DAZZLE 57-4485 85 37 2 305 PEPPER PRACTICE II (1069) STRIKING ATTACK MAHI MAHI 18-4899 118 72 1 282 BIG MEAN FISH (292) WALL OF STEEL ROLEX WATCH 32-3732 65 58 2 257 LUST MUPPETS (1036) TOTAL PARRY DUSKY JAWFISH 18-6978 60 60 1 230 BIG MEAN FISH (292) SLASHING ATTACK HEART 97-1096 24 22 4 226 ORGANS ON THE SAND (1237) BASHING ATTACK DECK SWAB 18-2148 31 30 2 201 SEA DOGS (328) PARRY-LUNGE SULTAN 10-4516 39 14 1 191 SIR AGLIO (600) PARRY-RIPOSTE WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193 26 83 2 62 JUST BECAUSE (1151) The overall popularity leader is CRACK IS CHEAP 82-18422. The most popular warrior this turn was DUSKY JAWFISH 18-6978. The ten other most popular fighters were ROLEX WATCH 32-3732, BRADEN 6-4867, ONE A DAY 98-799, PUD 126 82-22024, DOC STEELE 18-6010, ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112, MUCKER 42-3596, NUMBERED WON 18-7434, THE CUTICLE DANCE 82-13639, and PEGASUS 6-4161. The least popular fighter this week was BOZO 42-4016. The other ten least popular fighters were CRACK IS CHEAP 82-18422, RED FUSION 6-5480, ENDYMION 6-4163, KUNG PAO KITTY 97-1310, FRIJOLE! 99-1214, FRIED TWINKIE 5-4562, LIFE 3-4196, BOB, ETERNAL, 38-4460, YUENGLING 82-16265, and BASS 5-3666. Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K OSKSI(3) 0 1 0 SUNSET(21) 2 0 0 DELARQ TOR(58) 1 0 0 JHELUM(4) 1 0 0 LYRATILAN(25) 0 1 0 JURINE(61) 0 1 0 KALTOS(5) 1 2 0 ARVAT(32) 1 1 0 VALAMANTIS(62) 1 0 0 TRANSEL(6) 0 7 0 JHANS(36) 1 0 0 DWES EG(82) 6 4 0 BONSUR(7) 4 1 0 CLIFFHOME(38) 0 3 0 SHADOW GROVE(97) 1 1 0 KOLACT(10) 1 1 0 RODEKI(42) 1 3 0 SYVYN'S HILL(98) 0 2 0 TOBIR(14) 0 1 0 ANDOR(57) 1 0 0 SOUTH RIDGE(99) 0 1 0 TALCAMA(18) 13 4 0 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY LIFE 3-4196 49 154 0 168 GAMES LIBRARY (998) OSKSI MAGINOT MIKE 4-4509 63 89 1 159 DOGS OF WAR (999) JHELUM BASS 5-3666 71 109 2 194 JOHNS (927) KALTOS SCHYLER 6-4866 67 110 1 202 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL PTI 7-5412 38 24 0 218 WASTELAND II (500) BONSUR WHIRLING DOG 10-4177 80 42 1 244 MONGREL HORDE (964) KOLACT I WET MY BED! 14-4052 17 5 0 60 I BENT MY WOOKIE (1239) TOBIR WIGGLER 18-8088 38 6 1 388 THUNDR + LITENING (309) TALCAMA MINOS 21-5805 20 13 2 162 SONS OF SATAN (1214) SUNSET WENT TO MARKET 25-4288 35 39 2 196 THIS LITTLE PRIGGY (1162) LYRATILAN ROLEX WATCH 32-3732 65 58 2 257 LUST MUPPETS (1036) ARVAT MISS HONEY 36-4850 79 81 0 193 SCARRY TEAM (824) JHANS BOB, ETERNAL, 38-4460 28 4 0 191 SANDS OF TIME (1178) CLIFFHOME MUCKER 42-3596 72 77 2 194 DELVERS (1000) RODEKI DR DAZZLE 57-4485 85 37 2 305 PEPPER PRACTICE II (1069) ANDOR OBSESSIVE 58-2447 63 58 1 224 ELEMENTS OF PSI (423) DELARQ TOR ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112 65 29 1 200 CEMENTIA (1112) JURINE 2 62-2976 34 26 3 157 NUMBERS (937) VALAMANTIS ASSAULT 82-2043 72 41 1 215 JOKA MASHER (1055) DWES EG HEART 97-1096 24 22 4 226 ORGANS ON THE SAND (1237) SHADOW GROVE TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY ONE A DAY 98-799 36 32 3 198 MY DRUGS (1179) SYVYN'S HILL FRIJOLE! 99-1214 20 18 3 133 BEAN MACHINE (1202) SOUTH RIDGE