DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 10/15/2005    Duedate: 10/28/2005

DARKHOLM

DM-104    TURN-412

RANK TEAMS                  W    L  K    %  RANK TEAMS                  W    L  K    %
  1 BLACK PRIMER 82/1187 1226  439  7 73.6      SANDS OF TIME 38/1178                 
    LEGENDS OF STEELE 1/1047                  6 BIG LAKE BONE 69/529  228  198  3 53.5
    THUNDR + LITENING 18/309                  7 STYROFOAM 82/1090    1136  998  8 53.2
  2 MONGREL HORDE 10/964  502  248  3 66.9    8 SIR AGLIO 10/600      593  526  2 53.0
  3 DON'T ASK 82/1205    1656 1311 19 55.8      JOKA MASHER 82/1055                   
    ORGANS ON THE SAND 97/1237                9 BEAN MACHINE 99/1202  775  723  6 51.7
    4-LETTER DOCTORS 82/1204                    BIG MEAN FISH 18/292                  
    LOCAL BEER 82/1219                          CUTE & KINDA DEADLY 97/1229           
    LUST MUPPETS 32/1036                     10 SEA DOGS 7/203         61   87  3 41.2
    4-LETTER ANXIETY 82/1236                    SEA DOGS 96/1241                      
  4-UNTOUCHABLES 18/1212    5    4  0 55.6      SEA DOGS 18/328                       
  5 NUTS 82/1240         1953 1641  7 54.3   11 KREWE OF DRUI 6/1186  196  281  5 41.1
    CEMENTIA 61/1112                            ELEMENTS OF PSI 58/423                
    PEPPER PRACTICE II 57/1069               12 DELVERS 42/1000       281  448  2 38.5
    IT'S NEW! 6/1195                            DOGS OF WAR 4/999                     
    PUDS AGAIN 6 82/1234                        GAMES LIBRARY 3/998                   
    FLAT BROKE 82/1184                       13 JOHNS 5/927           883 1562 17 36.1
    WHAT A TREAT 98/1201                        ARROGANCE 18/732                      
    WASTELAND 18/468                            SCARRY TEAM 36/824                    
    NUMBERS 62/937                              THE LADY'S LIST 6/917                 
    WASTELAND II 7/500                          JUST BECAUSE 38/1151                  
    I'M SO SEXY 42/1072                      14-SONS OF SATA 21/1214   10   19  1 34.5
    MY DRUGS 98/1179                         15 NEXT GENERAT 18/1150  545 1041 10 34.4
    I BENT MY WOOKIE 14/1239                    THIS LITTLE PRIGGY 25/1162            
    JUST DON'T CARE 5/1242                      FOUND IN THE SAND 32/1034             
    MORE NEW TEAMS 2 5/1188                     SUPER BASH BROTHERS 6/1067            
    NEGATIVE CASH FLOW 82/1197                  CLOWNING AROUND 42/1200               
    LARGE LOSERS 5/1228                   

    '##/###' 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 529): FLAIR of WIND STORM (Lord Xiang, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 414): MELLITA of THE GOLDEN FISH (Nick, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 537): WIRLITZ of SORCERY COVENANT (Visionist, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 533): PUSSY-FOOTED of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 532): MOUSE DAVIS of PARTY ANIMALS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 536): COOKIE FOR THE SOUL of HOLE IN THE WALL (The Muffin Man)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 533): HAILSTORM of WASTELAND II (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 528): SIR REALISTIC of SIR AGLIO (Sultan, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 519): ALTON of BURN N' PILLAGE (Jolly, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 518): ASHANDAR of AGE OF EMPIRE (Doc Steele, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 492): NIKITA of BABES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 482): SIR LICKSALOT of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 213): OUTLAW STAR of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 470): OSTMAN of WAY OF THE SWORD A3 (Vhagar, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 418): WILLIE MCGEE of ALL-UGLY TEAM (The Sentinel, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 199): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 187): EVANGELION of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 368): RELENTLESS of THE BEARS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 163): DRUWEZ of GLACIATION GUILD II (Sir Chester, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 411): WIGGLER of THUNDR + LITENING from TALCAMA (Doc Steele)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 529): WIND STORM (Lord Xiang, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 414): THE GOLDEN FISH (Nick, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 537): GAMES LIBRARY (Nick, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 533): THE SHALLOWSHIP (?, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 532): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Nick, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 536): THE LADY'S LIST (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 533): WASTELAND II (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 528): SIR AGLIO (Sultan, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 519): WASTELAND (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 518): AGE OF EMPIRE (Doc Steele, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 492): ABSTRACT (Xerxes, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 482): JINDA-BAN (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 213): CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 470): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 418): RONIN (Rosebud, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 199): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 187): CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 368): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 163): TWISTED SISTERS (Savant, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 411): BLACK PRIMERS, etc. (Doc Steele, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 413): YOBER of OF WOLF AND MAN 6 (Tripwire, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 537): WIRLITZ of SORCERY COVENANT (Visionist, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 533): PUSSY-FOOTED of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 531): BULL DURHAM of PARTY ANIMALS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 533): HAILSTORM of WASTELAND II (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 519): ALTON of BURN N' PILLAGE (Jolly, mgr.)
                            BILLY THE SQUID of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
                (turn 518): WILL THE BIKER of NEXT GENERATION (Assurnasirbanipal)
                            PREBIRTH of BURN N' PILLAGE (Jolly, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 491): SASQUATCH COWBOY of LEGENDARY BASTARDS ( ! , mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 198): FRED WEASLEY of GRYFFINDOR HOUSE2 (Godric Gryffindor)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 187): EVANGELION of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.)

                                 THE GUARDIAN'S FORUM
                      Reflections by the Keeper of the Runeblade

Hello, Darkholm!

Turn eight of my reign.  I am glad to see only Desiree our beloved Spy Mistress chit
chatting with me.  The rest of you that have tucked tail and run away, at least you
have the good manners to remain silent.  I see we were most avoided by Muffin Man,
and also challenged by him.  It is a sad day to see Delarquan mega-managers behaving
as Andorians in this most Delarquan of arenas.  Muffin Man, your challenge-avoid
tactics have drawn our attention and broken our hearts.  You will be hearing from us
on the sands as often as we can break your avoids.  Perhaps you should consider an
official immigration to Andoria?  A sad day indeed, this arena is surely sliding into
the abyss!

Desiree -- I did not know Tolais was supposed to be reserved for Asuur's bashers to
beat on.  However, Tolais did rise to the rank of Challenger Champion in this once
great arena, so I will make no apologies.  In fact, I will praise him for not
avoiding like the rest of these lost souls.

Nick -- I know you warriors did not specifically address me, but I too am happy to
see someone talking.  Well done.

Desiree again -- If my last two columns do not get some kind of pulse going in these
zombies, then I fear there is no hope.  How I wish I had been Duelmaster in the "good
old days" Doc always talks about when Darkholm was overflowing with activity.  I
tried my best to get things jumping during my brief time here, but no one seems to
care anymore.  I'll be off to Primus whenever the warriors move in the next few
turns, so best of luck to you getting these deadbeats turned around.

Wiggler, Legion4

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

Warriors of Darkholm, it's good to see you again.

     First I'd like to thank Wiggler for a wonderful column.  Yes, I remember how
Darkholm used to be.  (sighing)  Not much like that now.  But who knows what the
future will hold?  At least it holds one more turn of Wiggler in charge of the
Runeblade.  WIGGLER (18-8088) (41-6-1,449) of THUNDR + LITENING TV challenged SUPER
BUM (82-18411) (42-23-1,228) of FLAT BROKE.  WIGGLER devastated SUPER BUM in a 2
minute mismatched Challenge Title fight.  I love to watch an aimed blow work, don't
you?
     No one was most challenged or most avoided, which means only that the challenges
and avoids were a bit more evenly distributed than usual.  No one was killed.  I used
to say that meant no one was trying hard enough, but I've rethought that.  It's a
good day when no one gets killed.  Getting raised isn't as bad as staying dead, but
it is pretty bad.
     Wiggler, I got the idea that Tolais was only supposed to be challenged by
Assur's bashers from Tolais himself.  However, maybe he should broaden his
requirements since he wasn't challenged at all this turn.  TOLAIS DEEPHEART (42-1620)
(109-114-0,199) of DELVERS fought CRACK IS CHEAP (82-18422) (35-27-0,159) of NEGATIVE
CASH FLOW.  TOLAIS DEEPHEART viciously subdued CRACK IS CHEAP in a popular 5 minute
brutal fray.  Crack remains our overall popularity leader, with another highly
addictive performance every turn.  I do like to see those flashy leaps!
     This week's favorite was He Hate Me.  MUMPHY CHICK (1-5487) (30-3-0,182) of
LEGENDS OF STEELE TV challenged HE HATE ME (18-7820) (32-42-2,206) of WASTELAND.
MUMPHY CHICK was viciously subdued by HE HATE ME in a 6 minute Challenge match.  Scum
sympathy.  It didn't look like a very scummy fight to me, though.
     Now here's some scumming.  BRICKTOP (18-7955) (35-25-0,134) of WASTELAND fought
BILLY THE SQUID (18-3880) (27-16-2,99) of SEA DOGS.  BRICKTOP outwaited BILLY THE
SQUID in an exciting 8 minute duel.  Bricktop was this turn's least favorite warrior.
     I'd like to extend my sympathy to Uber Goober, our lowest ranked warrior this
turn.  STRAFE (82-11158) (36-18-0,93) of BLACK PRIMERS challenged UBER GOOBER (82-
26198) (18-17-0,37) of NUTS.  STRAFE vanquished UBER GOOBER in a popular 3 minute
gruesome uneven Challenge duel.  Like I always tell the others when they're at the
bottom, hang in there and it will get better.  And see?  They're not at the bottom
anymore, you are.  So hang in there.  It'll get better.
    It would certainly be nice to see more ads in the personals column, don't you
think?  Wiggler included her ads in her column, which is fine, but now we have only
Nick's warriors talking in the personals.  Would the rest of you please give this
some thought?  It's fun to write ads.  If you say something to someone, they might
answer.  That's fun, too.  Then you can answer them back.  It keeps going.  It's lots
of fun.  We all like having fun.
     Desiree pokes Suave.  Hey!
     Desiree bonks Assurnasirbanipal on the noggin.  Doh!

     I shouldn't say this.  I KNOW better than this.  Does anyone want to go on an
adventure?  Raise your hands.  If you want to go, I need this information in the
personal ads or in a diplo:  name, description (including sex, height, race, and
favorite weapon to carry and use outside of the arena), personality, and any other
distinguishing characteristics that you want to see in the story.  Now, you all know,
or should know, that I often don't finish stories.  So this is a big gamble.  Your
character could wind up eternally stranded on a ledge with a huge man-eating demon
rising into view from the depths.  It's a risk.  Are you up for it?

     I'm smiling at you.  I think you're brave enough to volunteer.

                              Desiree (not my real name)

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE       W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 WIGGLER 18-8088             42   6  1  472  THUNDR + LITENING (309)    TALCAMA

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS    W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MAHI MAHI 18-4899          122  72  1  332  BIG MEAN FISH (292)        TALCAMA
 NEOSPHINCTER 18-7317        40  31  1  326  WASTELAND (468)            TALCAMA
 BASS 5-3666                 74 110  2  256  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 HEART 97-1096               27  23  4  243  ORGANS ON THE SAND (1237)  SHADOW GROVE
 ONE A DAY 98-799            40  32  3  240  MY DRUGS (1179)            SYVYN'S HILL
 MIMIC BLENNY 18-7541        55  32  1  236  BIG MEAN FISH (292)        TALCAMA
 ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112     68  30  1  230  CEMENTIA (1112)            JURINE
 DR DAZZLE 57-4485           88  38  2  226  PEPPER PRACTICE II (1069)  ANDOR
 SULTAN 10-4516              42  15  1  226  SIR AGLIO (600)            KOLACT
 HE HATE ME 18-7820          33  42  2  223  WASTELAND (468)            TALCAMA
 GOKU 7-5628                 28   6  0  216  WASTELAND II (500)         BONSUR
 OBSESSIVE 58-2447           65  60  1  212  ELEMENTS OF PSI (423)      DELARQ TOR
 TASTY HANGNAIL 7-5463       34  28  0  211  WASTELAND II (500)         BONSUR

GRAND CHAMPIONS               W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 GRINGOLD 7-2416             34  43  2  208  SEA DOGS (203)             BONSUR
 MISS HONEY 36-4850          81  83  0  207  SCARRY TEAM (824)          JHANS
 PTI 7-5412                  41  25  0  206  WASTELAND II (500)         BONSUR
 HITZ 82-10428               22  13  0  205  4-LETTER DOCTORS (1204)    DWES EG
 DOC STEELE 18-6010          68 133  6  203  ARROGANCE (732)            TALCAMA
 ROLEX WATCH 32-3732         67  60  2  203  LUST MUPPETS (1036)        ARVAT
 TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620   110 114  0  201  DELVERS (1000)             RODEKI
-KYLIE 18-6057               35  30  1  201  UNTOUCHABLES (1212)        TALCAMA
 SCHYLER 6-4866              69 112  1  200  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 SUPER BUM 82-18411          42  24  1  199  FLAT BROKE (1184)          DWES EG
 BOB, ETERNAL, 38-4460       31   5  0  199  SANDS OF TIME (1178)       CLIFFHOME
 CLEANER WRASSE 18-6495      92  75  2  197  BIG MEAN FISH (292)        TALCAMA
 HARLEQUIN TUSKFISH 18-6977  66  57  0  197  BIG MEAN FISH (292)        TALCAMA
 DUSKY JAWFISH 18-6978       62  62  1  196  BIG MEAN FISH (292)        TALCAMA
 WENT TO MARKET 25-4288      35  43  2  196  THIS LITTLE PRIGGY (1162)  LYRATILAN
 WHIRLING DOG 10-4177        81  45  1  195  MONGREL HORDE (964)        KOLACT
 DOC STEELE 18-6808          56  87  1  195  ARROGANCE (732)            TALCAMA
 MUCKER 42-3596              75  78  2  194  DELVERS (1000)             RODEKI
 ASSAULT 82-2043             74  43  1  191  JOKA MASHER (1055)         DWES EG
 NO NO IM SPARTICUS 69-311   42  22  0  191  BIG LAKE BONEHEADS (529)   CIMMERIAC
 NUMBERED WON 18-7434        36  48  1  191  NEXT GENERATION (1150)     TALCAMA
 STUPID SEXY FLANDE 42-3836  32  23  0  188  I'M SO SEXY (1072)         RODEKI
 THE CUTICLE DANCE 82-13639  23   9  2  188  DON'T ASK (1205)           DWES EG
 HEAT 98-981                 25  18  4  187  WHAT A TREAT (1201)        SYVYN'S HILL
 ENDYMION 6-4163             35  56  2  185  KREWE OF DRUID (1186)      TRANSEL
 MUMPHY CHICK 1-5487         30   4  0  185  LEGENDS OF STEELE (1047)   MORDANT
 COOLER 82-7277              48  44  1  182  STYROFOAM (1090)           DWES EG

GRAND CHAMPIONS               W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SHINY PENNY 32-3789         44  91  2  182  FOUND IN THE SAND (1034)   ARVAT

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS       W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MAGINOT MIKE 4-4509         65  91  1  180  DOGS OF WAR (999)          JHELUM
 LINK 6-5144                 36  68  2  180  SUPER BASH BROTHERS (1067) TRANSEL
 LIFE 3-4196                 50 157  0  179  GAMES LIBRARY (998)        OSKSI
 FRIJOLE! 99-1214            23  19  3  178  BEAN MACHINE (1202)        SOUTH RIDGE
 RED FUSION 6-5480           43  17  0  176  IT'S NEW! (1195)           TRANSEL
 BRADEN 6-4867               68 113  1  170  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 CRACK IS CHEAP 82-18422     35  28  0  165  NEGATIVE CASH FLOW (1197)  DWES EG
 FEAR 82-10416               32  50  1  161  4-LETTER ANXIETY (1236)    DWES EG
 SMUNCH 18-8337              23   3  0  161  THUNDR + LITENING (309)    TALCAMA
 ASHANTI 6-5352              37  48  6  156  KREWE OF DRUID (1186)      TRANSEL
 MUTINEER 7-2607             30  18  2  155  SEA DOGS (203)             BONSUR
 GOHAN 18-8449               29  14  1  152  WASTELAND (468)            TALCAMA

GRAND ADEPTS                  W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 PEGASUS 6-4161              33  57  1  145  KREWE OF DRUID (1186)      TRANSEL
 DECK SWAB 18-2148           32  33  2  144  SEA DOGS (328)             TALCAMA
 YUENGLING 82-16265          23  12  1  144  LOCAL BEER (1219)          DWES EG
-MINOS 21-5805               20  16  2  143  SONS OF SATAN (1214)       SUNSET
 2 62-2976                   36  28  3  141  NUMBERS (937)              VALAMANTIS
 BRICKTOP 18-7955            36  25  0  136  WASTELAND (468)            TALCAMA
 FRIED TWINKIE 5-4562        34  23  0  122  MORE NEW TEAMS 2 (1188)    KALTOS
 PUD 126 82-22024            29  14  0  119  PUDS AGAIN 6 (1234)        DWES EG

GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES    W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 BILLY THE SQUID 18-3880     27  17  2  100  SEA DOGS (328)             TALCAMA
-RONALD REAGAN 21-1588       25  25  0   97  SONS OF SATAN (1214)       SUNSET
 STRAFE 82-11158             37  18  0   95  BLACK PRIMERS (1187)       DWES EG
 WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193    29  84  2   95  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME

GRAND INITIATES               W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SUSHI SLINGER 96-1399       12   1  3   69  SEA DOGS (1241)            OLD VALAMANTIS
 I WET MY BED! 14-4052       19   7  0   66  I BENT MY WOOKIE (1239)    TOBIR
 MANUTE BOL 5-4233           22  16  0   62  LARGE LOSERS (1228)        KALTOS
 THE IMPECCABLE PIG 5-3818   17   7  0   61  JUST DON'T CARE (1242)     KALTOS
 MEN WORKING 38-4189         31  82  1   59  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
-WILL THE BIKER 18-8290      17   5  1   57  NEXT GENERATION (1150)     TALCAMA
-PREBIRTH 18-8452            14  14  1   57  BURN N' PILLAGE (327)      TALCAMA
 KUNG PAO KITTY 97-1310       4  14  3   56  CUTE & KINDA DEADLY (1229) SHADOW GROVE
 BOZO 42-4016                22  45  0   48  CLOWNING AROUND (1200)     RODEKI
 UBER GOOBER 82-26198        18  18  0   46  NUTS (1240)                DWES EG

'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.

THE DEAD                    W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY              TURN

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Wiggler -- I'm impressed, a title shot for me?  I can see that you deserve your
position.  Salute. -- Tolais Deepheart
P.S.  Yes, I also thought I should have stayed in bed today.  In fact, I wanted to.

He Hate Me -- And so he SHOULD.  You're hateful! -- Life of Osksi

Obsessive -- Ah, the truth will out, eh?  I was just kidding.  How could you tell? --
Mucker

Deck Swab -- This is what I'm good at, but I'm sure I couldn't swab a deck worth a
damn. -- Maginot Mike

Desiree -- No, it's Mike and Life who are supposed to fight the bashers.  I take what
comes to me. -- Tolais Deepheart
P.S.  You might want to note that Wiggler is female.

     Oh!  Thank you.

     Wiggler -- All of Nick's warriors are rich in the virtue of not avoiding.  And
     I'm sure Tolais appreciated a break from Assur's bashers (though I don't think
     they've been after him so much lately).  Oh, and Wiggler, we will miss you a lot
     when you go to Primus.  How do you think you'll do there?  Do you have a chance?
     Because a lot of warriors get inducted to Primus and then are forever doomed to
     the low end of mediocrity. -- Desiree

15 September 2005
                             HAMMER ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT

     Be it known from the highest mountains to the darkest alleys of Alastari that
the veteran manager known far and wide as Hammer has now officially retired from
sponsoring contests as of September 15, 2005.
     What a long time ago was a fun motivated activity to help promote our common
DM/D2 gaming interest in an effort to promote the growth and competitiveness of
selected arenas has become a far from fun experience.
     In other words Hammer has had it!
     The combination of real life situations interfering with the time needed to
effectively sponsor a contest, plus the attitudes expressed during such sponsorship
interference has led to Hammer closing his personal coin coffers and retiring from
his planned sponsorship of any future contests.
     There are others in our close knit gaming community who are well able to step up
to the plate and continue sponsoring contests that make the basic game a fun
experience for all those who choose to compete and interact in such future endeavors.
     Hammer thanks all managers both active and inactive who helped to make the
Hammer sponsored contests a historical and entertaining experience well worth the
time, effort and money spent over the past several years.
     May the Cheers and the Jeers of future contests build upon the legacies of those
who have paved the way in years gone by to help make this game what it is today.
     Hammer has no regrets for the part he has played in that history.

19 September 2005
I'd like to say hello to everyone I know that is still around after my being gone for
five years.  Hope to see you all on the sands, and may your weapons strike true and
your shields protect you (except, of course, against MY warriors *grin*)!! -- Lord
Xiang, D2-101

5 October 2005
To those once of Willaf -- It's time to come back to the sands.  I'm back,
exclusively at Willaf.... -- Kurd the Vivisectionist, Your Better

12 October 2005
Magic Man -- You are a fellow Canadian, are you not?  Where do you hail from?  I live
in Kelowna, B.C. -- Maximillian, 8,13, 28, 47, 54

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

WIGGLER devastated SUPER BUM in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight.
MUMPHY CHICK was viciously subdued by HE HATE ME in a 6 minute Challenge match.
HEAT was viciously subdued by GRINGOLD in a popular 4 minute gory Challenge contest.
NO NO IM SPARTICUS was demolished by HEART in a 1 minute Challenge competition.
DECK SWAB was defeated by GOHAN in a exciting 1 minute Challenge struggle.
SMUNCH devastated FRIED TWINKIE in a 3 minute one-sided Challenge competition.
STRAFE vanquished UBER GOOBER in a popular 3 minute gruesome uneven Challenge duel.
THE IMPECCABLE PIG was vanquished by WORK IN PROGRESS in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
SUSHI SLINGER savagely defeated KUNG PAO KITTY in a popular 3 minute Challenge melee.
I WET MY BED! subdued MEN WORKING in a 2 minute Challenge match.
BASS devastated ASSAULT in a exciting 2 minute mismatched conflict.
ETCHED IN STONE subdued WENT TO MARKET in a popular 3 minute brawl.
SULTAN handily defeated HARLEQUIN TUSKFISH in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.
MIMIC BLENNY vanquished SHINY PENNY in a action packed 1 minute mismatched bout.
MAHI MAHI handily defeated DOC STEELE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched bout.
NEOSPHINCTER devastated ENDYMION in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
DUSKY JAWFISH was demolished by GOKU in a exciting 2 minute gory one-sided bout.
DOC STEELE was overcome by HITZ in a crowd pleasing 3 minute gory competition.
CLEANER WRASSE overpowered MAGINOT MIKE in a popular 1 minute gruesome one-sided duel.
NUMBERED WON was vanquished by OBSESSIVE in a popular 1 minute mismatched fray.
SCHYLER was subdued by PTI in a popular 2 minute fight.
ROLEX WATCH was vanquished by DR DAZZLE in a action packed 2 minute one-sided match.
MISS HONEY overpowered COOLER in a exciting 1 minute uneven match.
WHIRLING DOG was vanquished by ONE A DAY in a action packed 7 minute one-sided fray.
BOB, ETERNAL, handily defeated SHEWISH GIANT in a popular 2 minute one-sided duel.
TOLAIS DEEPHEART viciously subdued CRACK IS CHEAP in a popular 5 minute brutal fray.
MUCKER demolished ASHANTI in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
STUPID SEXY FLANDERS was overpowered by SOLACIA in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
TASTY HANGNAIL handily defeated FRIJOLE! in a action packed 1 minute mismatched match.
LIFE was savagely defeated by THE CUTICLE DANCE in a exciting 4 minute struggle.
YUENGLING was bested by MUTINEER in a action packed 3 minute bout.
FEAR was savagely defeated by LINK in a exciting 4 minute bloody match.
2 was demolished by BRADEN in a popular 2 minute gruesome one-sided duel.
RED FUSION beat PEGASUS in a exciting 2 minute competition.
BRICKTOP outwaited BILLY THE SQUID in a exciting 8 minute duel.
PUD 126 savagely defeated CAPTURED CUTPURSE in a action packed 3 minute battle.
BOZO was bested by MANUTE BOL in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gruesome match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  21         STRIKING ATTACK   18 -   3 -  0      86  |
|AIMED BLOW                      12         AIMED BLOW        71 -  42 -  1      63  |
|TOTAL PARRY                     12         WALL OF STEEL     49 -  33 -  0      60  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    8         LUNGING ATTACK   120 -  93 -  1      56  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  6         PARRY-LUNGE       10 -  10 -  0      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   6         SLASHING ATTACK   28 -  35 -  2      44  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -   7 -  0      42  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         TOTAL PARRY       46 -  66 -  0      41  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         BASHING ATTACK    13 -  49 -  0      21  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 412 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:

PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     TOTAL PARRY        5 -  7         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK    15 -  6     PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  2         2  AIMED BLOW     
AIMED BLOW         6 -  6     SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  4         2  TOTAL PARRY    
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  5         1  STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      4 -  4     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                                                                1  PARRY-LUNGE    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       WIGGLER 18-8088            42   6  1  472 THUNDR + LITENING (309)
STRIKING ATTACK  MAHI MAHI 18-4899         122  72  1  332 BIG MEAN FISH (292)
LUNGING ATTACK   BASS 5-3666                74 110  2  256 JOHNS (927)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  HEART 97-1096              27  23  4  243 ORGANS ON THE SAND (1237)
TOTAL PARRY      ONE A DAY 98-799           40  32  3  240 MY DRUGS (1179)
PARRY-LUNGE      SULTAN 10-4516             42  15  1  226 SIR AGLIO (600)
WALL OF STEEL    OBSESSIVE 58-2447          65  60  1  212 ELEMENTS OF PSI (423)
BASHING ATTACK   WENT TO MARKET 25-4288     35  43  2  196 THIS LITTLE PRIGGY (1162)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193   29  84  2   95 JUST BECAUSE (1151)

The overall popularity leader is CRACK IS CHEAP 82-18422.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was HE HATE ME 18-7820.  The ten other most popular fighters were WHIRLING 
DOG 10-4177, GRINGOLD 7-2416, TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620, LINK 6-5144, THE CUTICLE 
DANCE 82-13639, BILLY THE SQUID 18-3880, SMUNCH 18-8337, ONE A DAY 98-799, YUENGLING 
82-16265, and SUSHI SLINGER 96-1399.

The least popular fighter this week was BRICKTOP 18-7955.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were STUPID SEXY FLANDERS 42-3836, ASHANTI 6-5352, BOZO 42-4016, 2 
62-2976, FRIJOLE! 99-1214, ROLEX WATCH 32-3732, MAGINOT MIKE 4-4509, ENDYMION 6-4163, 
DOC STEELE 18-6010, and HARLEQUIN TUSKFISH 18-6977.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
MORDANT(1)           0  1 0  TALCAMA(18)          9  7 0  JURINE(61)           1  0 0  
OSKSI(3)             0  1 0  LYRATILAN(25)        0  1 0  VALAMANTIS(62)       0  1 0  
JHELUM(4)            0  1 0  ARVAT(32)            0  2 0  CIMMERIAC(69)        0  1 0  
KALTOS(5)            2  2 0  JHANS(36)            1  0 0  DWES EG(82)          4  7 0  
TRANSEL(6)           3  4 0  CLIFFHOME(38)        2  1 0  OLD VALAMANTIS(96)   1  0 0  
BONSUR(7)            5  0 0  RODEKI(42)           2  2 0  SHADOW GROVE(97)     1  1 0  
KOLACT(10)           1  1 0  ANDOR(57)            1  0 0  SYVYN'S HILL(98)     1  1 0  
TOBIR(14)            1  0 0  DELARQ TOR(58)       1  0 0  SOUTH RIDGE(99)      0  1 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MUMPHY CHICK 1-5487         30   4  0  185  LEGENDS OF STEELE (1047)   MORDANT
 LIFE 3-4196                 50 157  0  179  GAMES LIBRARY (998)        OSKSI
 MAGINOT MIKE 4-4509         65  91  1  180  DOGS OF WAR (999)          JHELUM
 BASS 5-3666                 74 110  2  256  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 SCHYLER 6-4866              69 112  1  200  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 GOKU 7-5628                 28   6  0  216  WASTELAND II (500)         BONSUR
 SULTAN 10-4516              42  15  1  226  SIR AGLIO (600)            KOLACT
 I WET MY BED! 14-4052       19   7  0   66  I BENT MY WOOKIE (1239)    TOBIR
 WIGGLER 18-8088             42   6  1  472  THUNDR + LITENING (309)    TALCAMA
 WENT TO MARKET 25-4288      35  43  2  196  THIS LITTLE PRIGGY (1162)  LYRATILAN
 ROLEX WATCH 32-3732         67  60  2  203  LUST MUPPETS (1036)        ARVAT
 MISS HONEY 36-4850          81  83  0  207  SCARRY TEAM (824)          JHANS
 BOB, ETERNAL, 38-4460       31   5  0  199  SANDS OF TIME (1178)       CLIFFHOME
 TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620   110 114  0  201  DELVERS (1000)             RODEKI
 DR DAZZLE 57-4485           88  38  2  226  PEPPER PRACTICE II (1069)  ANDOR
 OBSESSIVE 58-2447           65  60  1  212  ELEMENTS OF PSI (423)      DELARQ TOR
 ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112     68  30  1  230  CEMENTIA (1112)            JURINE
 2 62-2976                   36  28  3  141  NUMBERS (937)              VALAMANTIS
 NO NO IM SPARTICUS 69-311   42  22  0  191  BIG LAKE BONEHEADS (529)   CIMMERIAC
 HITZ 82-10428               22  13  0  205  4-LETTER DOCTORS (1204)    DWES EG
 SUSHI SLINGER 96-1399       12   1  3   69  SEA DOGS (1241)            OLD VALAMANTIS
 HEART 97-1096               27  23  4  243  ORGANS ON THE SAND (1237)  SHADOW GROVE
 ONE A DAY 98-799            40  32  3  240  MY DRUGS (1179)            SYVYN'S HILL
 FRIJOLE! 99-1214            23  19  3  178  BEAN MACHINE (1202)        SOUTH RIDGE

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

     For those of you who keep track of such things, 12 additional warriors graduated 
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.  

                          PETER (4-1642) of THE BAD BUNNIES
                    PHILLIP THE BIRD (40-3708) of CRUEL PET NAMES 
                  MILES HITS THE ROAD (69-7270) of CRUMBLING LEAGUE
                         ROCKWELL (7-5003) of UNDEAD ARTISTS
                          FURRY BOX (72-4314) of BRIAN LOCK
                            0001 (82-12389) of OCT 2001 1
                            0002 (82-12390) of OCT 2001 1
                      SACRIFICE (82-12669) of GAMES PEOPLE PLAY
                      HARRY SELDON (82-18333) of FOUNDATION ARMY
                         PSYCHO BITCH (82-18670) of SANDY TOO
                     ??RADAR?? (82-20310) of DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II
                          LITA (82-27080) of DARK TOADS 04D

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes