DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 06/07/2008    Duedate: 06/20/2008

DARKHOLM

DM-104    TURN-481

RANK TEAMS                  W    L  K    %  RANK TEAMS                  W    L  K    %
  1 POWER PLAY 82/1301   1288  464  8 73.5      NEGATIVE CASH FLOW 82/1197            
    TWISTED SESAME 99/1289                      13 YRS & COUNTING 82/1310             
  2-RAINDANCE 51/1106      69   34  2 67.0    4 STREET PIZZA 18/114  1931 1552 22 55.4
  3 NUMBERS 62/937       3064 2413 10 55.9      REAL PIZZA FLAVOR 82/1286             
    CEMENTIA 61/1112                            DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II 82/1258           
    071406C 24/1292                             ATTACK OF THE CLONES 82/1254          
    FLAT BROKE 82/1184                        5 STYROFOAM 82/1090    1171 1032  8 53.2
    072905R 41/1273                           6 SEA DOGS 4/1271       247  299  6 45.2
    LOOK OUT! 16/1278                           SEA DOGS 21/1307                      
    MY DRUGS 98/1179                            DUNGEON CELL ZC3 13/1297              
    WASTELAND 18/468                            SEA DOGS 36/1309                      
    WASTELAND II 7/500                          DUNGEON CELL 21 82/1299               
    DM OWNS YOU 82/1303                         SEA DOGS 96/1241                      
    IT'S NEW! 6/1195                            SEA DOGS 1/1298                       
    WHAT A TREAT 98/1201                        DUNGEON CELL 24 82/1308               
    KILLER WORDS F3 98/1295                   7-KIDS GONE BAD 3/446    19   27  0 41.3
    I'M SO SEXY 42/1072                       8 DEATH MOB 62/329       33   53  1 38.4
    DIE, MOFO, DIE IV 97/1293                 9 ARROGANCE 18/732     1035 1820 17 36.3
    LARGE LOSERS 5/1228                         JUST BECAUSE 38/1151                  
    DEATH BY CHOCOLATE 97/1268               10 BEACH BABES 7/1058    377  664  4 36.2
    HOLE IN THE WALL 6/1243                  11-FLAGG'S CHAMP 7/1311   58  118  1 33.0
    JUST DON'T CARE 5/1242                

    '##/###' 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 598): JETSAM of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 480): KEY LIME of SWEETS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 606): MARY JANE of GREEN WITH ENVY (Misfit, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 602): FOOS BALL of F BALLS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 601): CLANK of PAPER MARIO (Luigi, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 605): BREASTSTROKE of SWIM SQUAD (Abraxis, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 602): PENSACOLITA of BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 597): DIO of SABBATH (Abraxis, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 588): SHEWISH CORSAIR of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 587): GRIFTER of BAD BEAT (Osage, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 561): PATCH of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 551): CYPRIAN of OLD SCHOOL (Abraxis, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 247): DEELA ELLIS of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 538): SUCKFOOT of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 487): FEAR OF THE DARK of RAISING R'LYEH (Reaper, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 234): SKORINDELLE of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 222): KONA QUAIL of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 436): DEATH MAGE of DEATH MOB (Jakari, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 198): SLO-PITCH of SPORTS CRIP PLAYS (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 480): NEOSPHINCTER of WASTELAND (TMM, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 598): MANNEQUIN'S BEST (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 480): SWEETS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 606): BAD COMPANY (Abraxis, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 602): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 601): IMAGE (Abraxis, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 605): SWIM SQUAD (Abraxis, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 602): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 597): SABBATH (Abraxis, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 588): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 587): GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 561): BABES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 551): OLD SCHOOL (Abraxis, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 247): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 538): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 487): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 234): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 222): ALL-STAR NANA'S (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 436): DEATH MOB (Jakari, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 198): SUE'S BOYS (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 480) POWER PLAY et al (Doc Steele, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 601): CLANK of PAPER MARIO (Luigi, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 600): DIGGER WASP of FLAGG'S CHAMPIONS (Flagg, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 588): MIDNIGHT of WIZARDGUARD (?, mgr.)
                            MICHAEL JORDAN of CAROLINA BLUE (Apex, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 538): SUCKFOOT of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
               (turn 537): WINKY DINK of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 234): SKORINDELLE of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

Warriors of the Federation,

     Here in Willow Beach we're having a very soggy spring!  So I hope your roof
doesn't leak and you're not waiting for a chance to get crops in the ground.
     We had one TV challenge this turn, which was in fact our only challenge of any
kind.  Guess who had the honor of being most challenged?  HORTATOR (1-7791) (27-23-
3,208) of SEA DOGS TV challenged PUTRID KOALA (62-96) (37-30-2,192) of DEATH MOB.
HORTATOR was bested by PUTRID KOALA in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Challenge fight.
Hmm.  Well, it was a down-challenge but to a more experienced opponent.  Tough break
Hortator.  I hope you learned something.
     Of course, our top Aimed Blow and Keeper of the Runeblade is still Neosphincter.
NEOSPHINCTER (18-7317) (101-38-1,412) of WASTELAND fought TWIG (82-25226) (61-38-
0,213) of POWER PLAY.  NEOSPHINCTER won victory over TWIG in an action packed 2
minute Title battle.  Two minutes -- long enough, I hope, to pick up some fighting
tips from the master.  How did that go, Twig?
     CRACK IS CHEAP (82-18422) (56-75-0,183) of NEGATIVE CASH FLOW fought BALLAST (1-
7727) (27-30-0,164) of SEA DOGS.  CRACK IS CHEAP savagely defeated BALLAST in a
tiresome 15 minute gruesome bout.  Mr. Cheap is still our Overall Popularity leader,
and as it happens, Ballast was voted Least Popular this turn.  Although Mr. Cheap was
on the unpopularity list too.
     It's so unfair that the spectators like anybody who fights a Total Parry.
ETCHED IN STONE (61-3112) (121-45-1,256) of CEMENTIA fought DOC STEELE (18-6010) (95-
174-6,245) of ARROGANCE.  ETCHED IN STONE defeated DOC STEELE in an exciting 5 minute
gruesome fight.  And... Doc Steele is this turns most popular warrior.  Of course he
is rather well liked in any case.  Incidentally, he is currently the only Doc Steele
fighting here.  That's something of a relief, isn't it?
     There were twelve fights involving stand-ins.  Isn't that strange?  Since there
CERTAINLY were no avoids!  So why couldn't the regular warriors be matched against
each other instead of the Commission employees?
     Hmm, I don't have that much to say...do you want to see what Olaf Modeen thought
of the fights?

     Much has changed in DARKHOLM since last I was here.  Never fear, Olaf Modeen
adapts to many situations, as do all successful fighters.  What's with MAST MONKEY?
He actually beat JUST BECAUSE's MEN WORKING, and walked away with 31 more points from
the fight.  Laughs were big at SEA DOGS while they watched MAST MONKEY clobber MEN
WORKING.  It lost 27 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands.
TWIG was reminded on the sands why NEOSPHINCTER is Duelmaster.  Wouldn't it be nice
to have live subjects to practice on?  I hear some team is looking into the uses of
convicted prisoners.

(No wait, I thought it was the Commission that did that, in the stand-in team.)

     Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges...  HORTATOR expects the
easy win by going 16 points down.  PUTRID KOALA will find this a hard lesson!
HORTATOR left the match looking worse than when he went in, after PUTRID KOALA, with
a 37-30-2, walked all over him.
     Warriors of DARKHOLM unite.  You have only your games to lose!   Many a warrior
has met his fate in a hungover stupor.  You young rapscallions, take note!

(Well, since you're already on the Isle, the fate you would meet in a hung over
stupor would be Lady Greywand's resurrection spell.  Oh... that has its own major
hangover.)

     Well, I'm pretty much through.  You guys need to get back to  practicing.  Are
you as tired of reading this as I am of writing it?  Actually, I guess I'm writing it
before you read it.  Oh, well.  I don't want to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen

(A wise policy.  Thank you, Mr. Modeen, for your insights.  Could we have a round of
applause please?)

...with best wishes for the coming fortnight,
                                            Desiree

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE       W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 NEOSPHINCTER 18-7317       102  38  1  432  WASTELAND (468)            TALCAMA

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS    W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SUSHI SLINGER 96-1399       41  34  3  324  SEA DOGS (1241)            OLD VALAMANTIS
 2 62-2976                   74  59  4  265  NUMBERS (937)              VALAMANTIS
 ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112    122  45  1  264  CEMENTIA (1112)            JURINE
 PTI 7-5412                  99  36  0  264  WASTELAND II (500)         BONSUR
 GOKU 7-5628                 71  32  0  253  WASTELAND II (500)         BONSUR
 HAILSTORM 7-5698            62  26  1  253  WASTELAND II (500)         BONSUR
 ONE A DAY 98-799            89  52  3  251  MY DRUGS (1179)            SYVYN'S HILL
 GOHAN 18-8449               65  47  1  239  WASTELAND (468)            TALCAMA
 VAGABOND 4-6049             38  25  1  235  SEA DOGS (1271)            JHELUM
 RED FUSION 6-5480           75  54  0  220  IT'S NEW! (1195)           TRANSEL
 HEAT 98-981                 60  52  4  216  WHAT A TREAT (1201)        SYVYN'S HILL
 COLON CONVOY 18-9115        41  30  0  215  WASTELAND (468)            TALCAMA
 MR. DUTCH CRUNCH 18-9257    43  15  0  214  WASTELAND (468)            TALCAMA

GRAND CHAMPIONS               W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 DOC STEELE 18-6010          95 175  6  210  ARROGANCE (732)            TALCAMA
 TWIG 82-25226               61  39  0  210  POWER PLAY (1301)          DWES EG
 PSYCHO GRANDMA! 16-5120     37  16  1  208  LOOK OUT! (1278)           WILLAF

GRAND CHAMPIONS               W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 VISTA BLOWS 18-9258         37  19  0  207  WASTELAND (468)            TALCAMA
 SUPER BUM 82-18411          88  47  2  206  FLAT BROKE (1184)          DWES EG
 MANUTE BOL 5-4233           55  52  0  206  LARGE LOSERS (1228)        KALTOS
 ??RADAR?? 82-20310          38  52  1  206  DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (1258) DWES EG
 TASTY HANGNAIL 7-5463       77  54  0  205  WASTELAND II (500)         BONSUR
 HATCH BATTENER 1-8014       27  16  1  205  SEA DOGS (1298)            MORDANT
 PUTRID KOALA 62-96          38  30  2  204  DEATH MOB (329)            VALAMANTIS
 EVIL ELMO 99-1222           72  36  4  203  TWISTED SESAME (1289)      SOUTH RIDGE
-CHIEF STORMCLOUD 51-4306    36  17  1  199  RAINDANCE (1106)           TRICORUS
-ANTAGONIST 3-2824           24  24  2  199  KIDS GONE BAD (446)        OSKSI
 STUPID SEXY FLANDE 42-3836  70  54  0  198  I'M SO SEXY (1072)         RODEKI
 PRISONER ZC01 13-4876       28   8  1  197  DUNGEON CELL ZC3 (1297)    DULLENS
 COOKIE FOR THE SOUL 6-6002  47  38  0  196  HOLE IN THE WALL (1243)    TRANSEL
 HE HATE ME 18-7820          84  60  2  193  WASTELAND (468)            TALCAMA
 HORTATOR 1-7791             27  24  3  193  SEA DOGS (1298)            MORDANT
 5 GOT PICKED 41-4199        42  16  2  192  072905R (1273)             KATI-TEI
 GREASY NAPKINS 82-10156     28  20  0  192  REAL PIZZA FLAVOR (1286)   DWES EG
 COOLER 82-7277              83  78  1  187  STYROFOAM (1090)           DWES EG
 MASOCHISTIC NEWT 62-1081    34  33  3  186  DEATH MOB (329)            VALAMANTIS
 CRACK IS CHEAP 82-18422     57  75  0  185  NEGATIVE CASH FLOW (1197)  DWES EG
 BRICKTOP 18-7955            64  66  0  182  WASTELAND (468)            TALCAMA
 THE IMPECCABLE PIG 5-3818   46  47  0  182  JUST DON'T CARE (1242)     KALTOS

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS       W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
-CHIPS AHOY 97-1586          38  34  4  180  DEATH BY CHOCOLATE (1268)  SHADOW GROVE
 GATEWAY 82-15631            45  35  0  176  ATTACK OF THE CLONES (1254 DWES EG
 WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193    42 140  2  174  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 A. MONK, P.I. 24-4732       34  10  0  163  071406C (1292)             ZORPUNT
 BALLAST 1-7727              27  31  0  163  SEA DOGS (1298)            MORDANT
 FRANKENBERRY 82--13733      21   8  0  159  DM OWNS YOU (1303)         DWES EG
 SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889     32  55  2  157  STREET PIZZA (114)         TALCAMA

GRAND ADEPTS                  W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MAKESHIFT ANCHOR 1-7724     30  30  0  145  SEA DOGS (1298)            MORDANT
 LAGUNA LIL 7-5681           24  47  0  132  BEACH BABES (1058)         BONSUR
 ALOHA ALICE 7-4867          29  40  0  128  BEACH BABES (1058)         BONSUR
 MAST MONKEY 21-6158         16   5  2  122  SEA DOGS (1307)            SUNSET
 PRISONER 0118 82--31788     18  44  0  119  DUNGEON CELL 24 (1308)     DWES EG
 MEN WORKING 38-4189         43 139  1  104  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME

GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES    W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 THAT GUY 97-2120            19  14  3   99  DIE, MOFO, DIE IV (1293)   SHADOW GROVE
 TEPID FELONY 98-1081        22  12  4   92  KILLER WORDS F3 (1295)     SYVYN'S HILL

GRAND INITIATES               W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MISS TEAK 1-8015            23  20  1   90  SEA DOGS (1298)            MORDANT
 GOLDENBEARD 21-6202         21   5  1   82  SEA DOGS (1307)            SUNSET
-WINKY DINK 42-4407          21  16  0   79  COLOR ME SUAVE (1280)      RODEKI
 PEG LEG 36-6196             18  15  0   79  SEA DOGS (1309)            JHANS
 JOSH 18-9109                20   5  0   78  STREET PIZZA (114)         TALCAMA
 BEACH BETTY 7-5768          26  39  0   76  BEACH BABES (1058)         BONSUR
 PRISONER 0103 82--31803     22  52  0   63  DUNGEON CELL 21 (1299)     DWES EG
 MIAMI MIA 7-4818            21  51  3   59  BEACH BABES (1058)         BONSUR
 TALLAHASSE TINA 7-4889      17  69  0   54  BEACH BABES (1058)         BONSUR
 LITTLE GIRL CRUSH 82--9797  12   4  0   48  13 YRS & COUNTING (1310)   DWES EG

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

THE DEAD                   W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY                  TURN

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Makeshift Anchor -- Good fight. -- Aloha Alice

Frankenberry -- Good fight. -- Laguna Lil

Peg Leg -- Good fight. -- Beach Betty

Goldenbeard -- Good fight. -- Tallahasse Tina

That Guy -- Good fight. -- Miami Mia

Desiree (not your real name) -- Good spy report. -- the Beach Babes

     Beach Babes -- You really think so? -- Desiree (it is my real name today)

31 May 2008
Any and all who live in the 805 area, I would like for you to call me so we can get
together for BBQ's, softball games, and so on.  It has been a while since the last
get together (several years).  It was a blast and I am sure the next one will be
also.  We just have to do it.  All alliances are welcome.  Just because my warriors
leave your warrior beaten and bloody in defeat does not mean we can't have a beer or
five together.  I'll even buy the first round.  So call 805-588-3419 and ask for Dave
a.k.a. Misfit, former member of the Green and Purple Polka Dot Alliance (GAPPDA).

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

HORTATOR was bested by PUTRID KOALA in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Challenge fight.
NEOSPHINCTER won victory over TWIG in a action packed 2 minute Title battle.
HEAT savagely defeated SHEWISH GIANT in a action packed 3 minute bloody fight.
ONE A DAY bested HATCH BATTENER in a 2 minute fight.
SUSHI SLINGER overpowered 5 GOT PICKED in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched match.
VAGABOND overpowered HE HATE ME in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided struggle.
RED FUSION unbelievably bested SHADOWMANE in a action packed 6 minute gruesome fight.
SUPER BUM was viciously subdued by DIRK CHOLERA in a action packed 5 minute gory duel.
2 slimly won victory over BLIND BEGGAR in a 2 minute duel.
ETCHED IN STONE defeated DOC STEELE in a exciting 5 minute gruesome fight.
PTI overpowered ??RADAR?? in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
GOKU devastated LOCAL CONSTABLE in a exciting 3 minute brutal mismatched conflict.
HAILSTORM devastated SOLACIA in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched bout.
GOHAN savagely defeated EVIL ELMO in a popular 4 minute bloody duel.
BRICKTOP was viciously subdued by LOCAL CONSTABLE in a exciting 5 minute bloody fray.
PSYCHO GRANDMA! devastated SHADOWMANE in a 2 minute brutal one-sided brawl.
COLON CONVOY demolished WORK IN PROGRESS in a 2 minute one-sided bout.
MR. DUTCH CRUNCH overpowered GREASY NAPKINS in a 2 minute mismatched fight.
VISTA BLOWS overpowered COOLER in a exciting 1 minute uneven fight.
TASTY HANGNAIL overpowered LOCAL CONSTABLE in a action packed 1 minute uneven fray.
STUPID SEXY FLANDERS was devastated by SOLACIA in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
MASOCHISTIC NEWT was overpowered by MANUTE BOL in a 1 minute uneven fight.
COOKIE FOR THE SOUL overpowered SMELL CAREFULLY in a 1 minute uneven fight.
CRACK IS CHEAP savagely defeated BALLAST in a tiresome 15 minute gruesome bout.
THE IMPECCABLE PIG was overpowered by PRISONER ZC01 in a 1 minute uneven duel.
FRANKENBERRY overpowered OLD SAILMAKER in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
GATEWAY handily defeated PRISONER 0118 in a popular 1 minute gory one-sided duel.
A. MONK, P.I. vanquished ALOHA ALICE in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
LAGUNA LIL was luckily beaten by MAKESHIFT ANCHOR in a popular 5 minute match.
MEN WORKING was overpowered by MAST MONKEY in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
THAT GUY narrowly defeated PEG LEG in a exciting 6 minute bloody fray.
PRISONER 0103 was viciously subdued by BEACH BETTY in a crowd pleasing 2 minute fight.
LITTLE GIRL CRUSH was demolished by JOSH in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
TEPID FELONY handily defeated COCKY SPECTATOR in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
GOLDENBEARD demolished TALLAHASSE TINA in a action packed 1 minute one-sided conflict.
MIAMI MIA was overpowered by MISS TEAK in a popular 1 minute uneven bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                      22         AIMED BLOW       128 -  77 -  0      62  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                  13         LUNGING ATTACK    74 -  52 -  0      59  |
|TOTAL PARRY                     11         SLASHING ATTACK   17 -  12 -  0      59  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         STRIKING ATTACK   11 -   9 -  0      55  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-LUNGE        6 -   7 -  0      46  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         WALL OF STEEL     14 -  17 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         TOTAL PARRY       48 -  68 -  0      41  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -  15 -  0      25  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         BASHING ATTACK     7 -  23 -  0      23  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -  14 -  0      18  |

Turn 481 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:

LUNGING ATTACK     9 -  4     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  2         4  AIMED BLOW     
AIMED BLOW        15 -  7     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         3  TOTAL PARRY    
TOTAL PARRY        7 -  4     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  2         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  2     
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  3     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       NEOSPHINCTER 18-7317      102  38  1  432 WASTELAND (468)
SLASHING ATTACK  SUSHI SLINGER 96-1399      41  34  3  324 SEA DOGS (1241)
TOTAL PARRY      ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112   122  45  1  264 CEMENTIA (1112)
LUNGING ATTACK   PTI 7-5412                 99  36  0  264 WASTELAND II (500)
WALL OF STEEL    ??RADAR?? 82-20310         38  52  1  206 DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (1258)
STRIKING ATTACK  HATCH BATTENER 1-8014      27  16  1  205 SEA DOGS (1298)
BASHING ATTACK   HORTATOR 1-7791            27  24  3  193 SEA DOGS (1298)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193   42 140  2  174 JUST BECAUSE (1151)
PARRY-LUNGE      PEG LEG 36-6196            18  15  0   79 SEA DOGS (1309)
PARRY-STRIKE     MIAMI MIA 7-4818           21  51  3   59 BEACH BABES (1058)

The overall popularity leader is CRACK IS CHEAP 82-18422.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was DOC STEELE 18-6010.  The ten other most popular fighters were LAGUNA 
LIL 7-5681, HEAT 98-981, GOHAN 18-8449, GOKU 7-5628, PEG LEG 36-6196, ETCHED IN STONE 
61-3112, MR. DUTCH CRUNCH 18-9257, SUPER BUM 82-18411, BEACH BETTY 7-5768, and 
NEOSPHINCTER 18-7317.

The least popular fighter this week was BALLAST 1-7727.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were TALLAHASSE TINA 7-4889, LITTLE GIRL CRUSH 82--9797, MEN WORKING 
38-4189, ALOHA ALICE 7-4867, PRISONER 0118 82--31788, CRACK IS CHEAP 82-18422, SMELL 
CAREFULLY 18-8889, WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193, MIAMI MIA 7-4818, and THE IMPECCABLE PIG 
5-3818.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
MORDANT(1)           2  3 0  TALCAMA(18)          6  4 0  JURINE(61)           1  0 0  
JHELUM(4)            1  0 0  SUNSET(21)           2  0 0  VALAMANTIS(62)       2  1 0  
KALTOS(5)            1  1 0  ZORPUNT(24)          1  0 0  DWES EG(82)          3  8 0  
TRANSEL(6)           2  0 0  JHANS(36)            0  1 0  OLD VALAMANTIS(96)   1  0 0  
BONSUR(7)            5  4 0  CLIFFHOME(38)        0  2 0  SHADOW GROVE(97)     1  0 0  
DULLENS(13)          1  0 0  KATI-TEI(41)         0  1 0  SYVYN'S HILL(98)     3  0 0  
WILLAF(16)           1  0 0  RODEKI(42)           0  1 0  SOUTH RIDGE(99)      0  1 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 HATCH BATTENER 1-8014       27  16  1  205  SEA DOGS (1298)            MORDANT
 VAGABOND 4-6049             38  25  1  235  SEA DOGS (1271)            JHELUM
 MANUTE BOL 5-4233           55  52  0  206  LARGE LOSERS (1228)        KALTOS

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 RED FUSION 6-5480           75  54  0  220  IT'S NEW! (1195)           TRANSEL
 PTI 7-5412                  99  36  0  264  WASTELAND II (500)         BONSUR
 PRISONER ZC01 13-4876       28   8  1  197  DUNGEON CELL ZC3 (1297)    DULLENS
 PSYCHO GRANDMA! 16-5120     37  16  1  208  LOOK OUT! (1278)           WILLAF
 NEOSPHINCTER 18-7317       102  38  1  432  WASTELAND (468)            TALCAMA
 MAST MONKEY 21-6158         16   5  2  122  SEA DOGS (1307)            SUNSET
 A. MONK, P.I. 24-4732       34  10  0  163  071406C (1292)             ZORPUNT
 PEG LEG 36-6196             18  15  0   79  SEA DOGS (1309)            JHANS
 WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193    42 140  2  174  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 5 GOT PICKED 41-4199        42  16  2  192  072905R (1273)             KATI-TEI
 STUPID SEXY FLANDE 42-3836  70  54  0  198  I'M SO SEXY (1072)         RODEKI
 ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112    122  45  1  264  CEMENTIA (1112)            JURINE
 2 62-2976                   74  59  4  265  NUMBERS (937)              VALAMANTIS
 TWIG 82-25226               61  39  0  210  POWER PLAY (1301)          DWES EG
 SUSHI SLINGER 96-1399       41  34  3  324  SEA DOGS (1241)            OLD VALAMANTIS
 THAT GUY 97-2120            19  14  3   99  DIE, MOFO, DIE IV (1293)   SHADOW GROVE
 ONE A DAY 98-799            89  52  3  251  MY DRUGS (1179)            SYVYN'S HILL
 EVIL ELMO 99-1222           72  36  4  203  TWISTED SESAME (1289)      SOUTH RIDGE

                         SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN MINNEAPOLIS!

Our summer FTF will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 18-20, 2008.  It will be 
held at the Holiday Inn Select Minneapolis/St. Paul in Blomington, MN, just down the 
street from the Mall of America, at 3 Appletree Square (952-854-9000).  Rooms are only 
$105.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy.  There is a free 24-hour shuttle from the airport
and free shuttle service to the mall; free parking, free high-speed wireless internet
in all guestrooms.  There is a large fitness center, jacuzzi, and indoor pool.  The 
rooms are blocked--ask for the "Reality Simulations" room block.  There are tons of 
restaurants nearby at the Mall, as well as a cafe in the hotel.  

Hotel info:  www.himspairport.com
Mall of America:  www.mallofamerica.com

The tournament information sheet will be out imminently.  We hope you're all looking 
forward to the tournament and that we will see you there!