DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 10/10/2009    Duedate: 10/23/2009

DARKHOLM

DM-104    TURN-516

RANK TEAMS                  W    L  K    %  RANK TEAMS                  W    L  K    %
  1 072905R 41/1273      3672 2656 15 58.0    2 STREET PIZZA 18/114  1990 1652 23 54.6
    CEMENTIA 61/1112                            KILLING ME SOFTER 97/1323             
    FLAT BROKE 82/1184                          4-LETTER NAMES 82/1256                
    LOOK OUT! 16/1278                           HANNAH'S PALS 82/1270                 
    THE NEPHEW 82/1322                          ATTACK OF THE CLONES 82/1254          
    WASTELAND 18/468                            REAL PIZZA FLAVOR 82/1286             
    DIE, MOFO, DIE IV 97/1293                   DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II 82/1258           
    WASTELAND II 7/500                        3 STYROFOAM 82/1090    1186 1052  8 53.0
    IT'S NEW! 6/1195                          4 ILLFANG PACT 1/281    410  601  6 40.6
    I'M SO SEXY 42/1072                         UP TO NO GOOD 37/316                  
    WHAT A TREAT 98/1201                      5 JUST BECAUSE 38/1151 1053 1895 17 35.7
    LARGE LOSERS 5/1228                       6 BEACH BABES 7/1058    421  795  4 34.6
    NEGATIVE CASH FLOW 82/1197            

    '##/###' 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 633): DOOMTAIL of EVIL BEAVERS (Dark One, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 516): BRANDY PINKERTON of PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (Gavin Rule, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 639): GOT NO BRAIN of STATE OF MIND (?.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 614): JOSEPH of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 634): PENDRU ROST of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 632): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 638): KRONOS GRIMHOLD of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 623): DEIMOS of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 624): DIRT BATH of GHOST RIDERS TOO (Bladerunner, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 623): FATHOM JUMPER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 595): SHERRY of BABES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 587): BENT FENDER of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 265): COLLINGWOOD of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 571): CORRUPT TURNKEY of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 522): CARGO of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 251): VARDIN ABEQ of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 239): STINGAREE of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 471): CAPTAIN SCOURGE of DEATH MOB (Jakari, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 216): MYSTIQUE of BARBARIAN HORDE (?, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 515): STUPID SEXY FLANDERS of I'M SO SEXY (TMM, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 633): HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 516): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 639): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 614): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 634): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 632): GOLDEN DAWN (?, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 637): AMEN! (?, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 623): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 624): ODIN'S CHOSEN (Heathen Hatebreed, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 623): RAGING LORDS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 595): GIRLS X3 (Non, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 587): U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 265): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 571): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 523): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 251): EXTRADITION (?, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 239): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 471): SPLIT II (?, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 216): POSITION IS EMPTY
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 515) 0729205R et al (The Muffin Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 631): MIASMA of SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 614): JOSEPH of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
               (turn 613): LOVARNO of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 633): FELISSA HURM of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 631): CONCUSSION of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 637): BALDASSARE of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 623): DEIMOS of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 622): THE CLOSER of OF WOLF AND MAN II (Tripwire, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 622): MOLOTOV of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 587): TORCHLIGHT KID of U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 571): CORRUPT TURNKEY of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
                           MODEL PRISONER of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

Hello, Darkholmers!

Mr. Flanders was unable to defend his title this turn, perhaps because he failed to
challenge or avoid.  Or write a column.  Or an ad.  STUPID SEXY FLANDERS (42-3836)
(96-62-0,296) of I'M SO SEXY fought COOLER (82-7277) (97-98-1,264) of STYROFOAM.
STUPID SEXY FLANDERS was devastated by COOLER in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight.

Our longest fight was only five minutes.  *sigh*  What has happened to the defensive
expertise that used to be a specialty of this arena?  STASSIA (37-1523) (63-85-2,184)
of UP TO NO GOOD fought RED FUSION (6-5480) (96-67-0,209) of IT'S NEW!.  STASSIA was
defeated by RED FUSION in an action packed 5 minute duel.  Stassia was voted this
turn's favorite.  It couldn't have anything to do with the way she keeps almost
falling out of her v-neck chainmail?

Yes, various styles of revealing chainmail are available in the Commission Armory.
*sigh*  Even a bikini.

Congratulations to Hailstorm for lasting two minutes against Ferd the Tower!
HAILSTORM (7-5698) (89-33-1,314) of WASTELAND II fought FERD THE TOWER (104-27) (120-
15-8,280) of SUBSTITUTE HEROES.  HAILSTORM was overwhelmed by FERD THE TOWER in a 2
minute mismatched duel.

Poor Tallahassee Tina fought the fake Desiree again today.  TALLAHASSE TINA (7-4889)
(31-89-0,98) of BEACH BABES fought DESIREE (104-23) (20-15-4,150) of SUBSTITUTE
HEROES.  TALLAHASSE TINA was devastated by DESIREE in a 1 minute one-sided bout.  He
should at least have shaved!  Tina was voted Least Popular this week.  Maybe for
getting beaten by a cross-dresser?

Crack is Cheap, our Overall Popularity Leader, was defeated by a succubus today.
Could not take the sexual innuendo.  Tsk!  CRACK IS CHEAP (82-18422) (77-89-0,206) of
NEGATIVE CASH FLOW fought SOLACIA (104-24) (68-32-0,225) of SUBSTITUTE HEROES.  CRACK
IS CHEAP was demolished by SOLACIA in a 3 minute mismatched match.

It was a short day -- only 33 Lord Protectors fought -- and it seems the Regional
Tourney hasn't started yet.  So... not much to talk about.  I'll see you in two
weeks, then.  Or maybe sooner, if I run into anyone at the clubs.

Best,
      Desiree

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE       W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 COOLER 82-7277              98  98  1  292  STYROFOAM (1090)           DWES EG

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS    W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 RUGEN THE JELLYFI 82-12478  27  15  0  321  HANNAH'S PALS (1270)       DWES EG
 HARV 82-20046               63  59  1  302  4-LETTER NAMES (1256)      DWES EG
 REDDI WHIP 97-1636          77  31  9  275  KILLING ME SOFTER (1323)   SHADOW GROVE
 5 GOT PICKED 41-4199        64  29  3  251  072905R (1273)             KATI-TEI
 SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889     43  79  2  226  STREET PIZZA (114)         TALCAMA
 LITTLEST TYRANT 82--9646    30   6  0  219  THE NEPHEW (1322)          DWES EG
 SUPER BUM 82-18411         119  51  2  215  FLAT BROKE (1184)          DWES EG
 ??RADAR?? 82-20310          47  78  1  214  DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (1258) DWES EG
 RED FUSION 6-5480           97  67  0  211  IT'S NEW! (1195)           TRANSEL

GRAND CHAMPIONS               W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 HAILSTORM 7-5698            89  34  1  210  WASTELAND II (500)         BONSUR
 GREASY NAPKINS 82-10156     36  47  0  208  REAL PIZZA FLAVOR (1286)   DWES EG
 PTI 7-5412                 126  44  0  207  WASTELAND II (500)         BONSUR
 ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112    148  54  1  206  CEMENTIA (1112)            JURINE
 TASTY HANGNAIL 7-5463      104  62  0  202  WASTELAND II (500)         BONSUR
 HEAT 98-981                 80  67  4  201  WHAT A TREAT (1201)        SYVYN'S HILL
 THAT GUY 97-2120            42  26  3  201  DIE, MOFO, DIE IV (1293)   SHADOW GROVE
 CRACK IS CHEAP 82-18422     77  90  0  200  NEGATIVE CASH FLOW (1197)  DWES EG
 GATEWAY 82-15631            61  54  1  199  ATTACK OF THE CLONES (1254 DWES EG
 VISTA BLOWS 18-9258         57  34  1  198  WASTELAND (468)            TALCAMA
 WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193    47 170  2  196  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 MANUTE BOL 5-4233           78  64  0  195  LARGE LOSERS (1228)        KALTOS
 PSYCHO GRANDMA! 16-5120     61  27  1  195  LOOK OUT! (1278)           WILLAF
 STASSIA 37-1523             63  86  2  194  UP TO NO GOOD (316)        SIBIKHAS
 STUPID SEXY FLANDE 42-3836  96  63  0  190  I'M SO SEXY (1072)         RODEKI
 HE HATE ME 18-7820         111  68  2  189  WASTELAND (468)            TALCAMA

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS       W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 CRYSOPRASE 1-3266           77 101  2  180  ILLFANG PACT (281)         MORDANT
 LAGUNA LIL 7-5681           29  77  0  180  BEACH BABES (1058)         BONSUR
 ALOHA ALICE 7-4867          35  69  0  175  BEACH BABES (1058)         BONSUR
 MEN WORKING 38-4189         47 170  1  165  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME

GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES    W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 TALLAHASSE TINA 7-4889      31  90  0  100  BEACH BABES (1058)         BONSUR

GRAND INITIATES               W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 BEACH BETTY 7-5768          37  63  0   61  BEACH BABES (1058)         BONSUR
 MIAMI MIA 7-4818            29  78  3   28  BEACH BABES (1058)         BONSUR

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

THE DEAD                   W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY                  TURN

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Hmm, I see by the Split sheet that no one here is likely to get sucked off to Primus.
In one sense, this is good, we hate having things disturbed around the guildhouse.
But in another sense... too bad we aren't any of us doing well enough to impress the
Commission.  I think. -- Aloha Alice, speaking for her teammates too

Work in Progress -- They all say that. -- Aloha Alice

Men Working -- Yeah, that's what you guys always say, same like Alice noticed. --
Laguna Lil

Desiree (not your real name) -- I know you aren't the spy reporter.  Solid clue:
you're a guy.  If you want to pass as her, you'd better get some padding. --
Tallahasse Tina

     Eh?  Oh, the stand-in warrior you mean?  Oh dear, I'm supposed to be played by a
     female, honestly. -- Des

The Innkeeper's Idiot Son. -- Beach Betty

And the doubly stupid Cocky Spectator, not that I didn't enjoy hitting him--until he
pulled the crossbow out from under his cloak.  Huh.  No wonder he was so damned
cocky. -- Miami Mia

Crysoprase -- Next time you "really hate to hit" your opponent, consider retiring. --
Laguna Lil

Manute Bol -- Get a sex.  *shudder* -- Stassia

That Guy -- You broke my battle axe AND my backup weapon.  Was your weapon weighted
with lead, or what? -- Crysoprase

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

STUPID SEXY FLANDERS was devastated by COOLER in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
MANUTE BOL was viciously subdued by SMELL CAREFULLY in a 2 minute battle.
HAILSTORM was overpowered by FERD THE TOWER in a 2 minute mismatched duel.
REDDI WHIP overpowered TASTY HANGNAIL in a 1 minute mismatched match.
HARV bested WORK IN PROGRESS in a 2 minute duel.
RUGEN THE JELLYFISH defeated VISTA BLOWS in a exciting 1 minute struggle.
5 GOT PICKED devastated GATEWAY in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
CRYSOPRASE was handily defeated by ??RADAR?? in a action packed 2 minute uneven melee.
STASSIA was defeated by RED FUSION in a action packed 5 minute duel.
ETCHED IN STONE overpowered GREASY NAPKINS in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
SUPER BUM handily defeated SHADOWMANE in a 2 minute one-sided bout.
CRACK IS CHEAP was demolished by SOLACIA in a 3 minute mismatched match.
PSYCHO GRANDMA! demolished MEN WORKING in a popular 1 minute mismatched match.
LITTLEST TYRANT handily defeated BLIND BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.
THAT GUY overpowered ALOHA ALICE in a action packed 4 minute brutal uneven struggle.
HEAT viciously subdued SHADOWMANE in a crowd pleasing 4 minute gory brawl.
PTI overpowered LAGUNA LIL in a 1 minute one-sided match.
HE HATE ME overpowered LOCAL CONSTABLE in a crowd pleasing 2 minute one-sided match.
TALLAHASSE TINA was devastated by DESIREE in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
MIAMI MIA vanquished DEBBY TONTE in a action packed 1 minute gruesome one-sided match.
BEACH BETTY was handily defeated by BOOKIE'S GUARD in a 1 minute one-sided contest.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       9         AIMED BLOW        60 -  26 -  1      70  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         TOTAL PARRY       39 -  28 -  0      58  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      6         LUNGING ATTACK    35 -  33 -  1      51  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         PARRY-RIPOSTE      9 -  11 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         SLASHING ATTACK    4 -   6 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         WALL OF STEEL     13 -  23 -  0      36  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -  16 -  0      20  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         BASHING ATTACK     4 -  16 -  0      20  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  0         STRIKING ATTACK    0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 516 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    1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         4 -  5         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     5 -  2     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  AIMED BLOW     
TOTAL PARRY        4 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  2         2  WALL OF STEEL  
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  2     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  2         1  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  COOLER 82-7277             98  98  1  292 STYROFOAM (1090)
LUNGING ATTACK   RUGEN THE JELLYF 82-12478  27  15  0  321 HANNAH'S PALS (1270)
AIMED BLOW       HARV 82-20046              63  59  1  302 4-LETTER NAMES (1256)
WALL OF STEEL    REDDI WHIP 97-1636         77  31  9  275 KILLING ME SOFTER (1323)
TOTAL PARRY      SUPER BUM 82-18411        119  51  2  215 FLAT BROKE (1184)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193   47 170  2  196 JUST BECAUSE (1151)
PARRY-STRIKE     CRYSOPRASE 1-3266          77 101  2  180 ILLFANG PACT (281)
BASHING ATTACK   LAGUNA LIL 7-5681          29  77  0  180 BEACH BABES (1058)

The overall popularity leader is CRACK IS CHEAP 82-18422.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was STASSIA 37-1523.  The ten other most popular fighters were HEAT 98-981, 
SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889, THAT GUY 97-2120, HE HATE ME 18-7820, ??RADAR?? 82-20310, 
HARV 82-20046, ALOHA ALICE 7-4867, MIAMI MIA 7-4818, HAILSTORM 7-5698, and PSYCHO 
GRANDMA! 16-5120.

The least popular fighter this week was TALLAHASSE TINA 7-4889.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were LAGUNA LIL 7-5681, GREASY NAPKINS 82-10156, STUPID SEXY 
FLANDERS 42-3836, BEACH BETTY 7-5768, MEN WORKING 38-4189, GATEWAY 82-15631, TASTY 
HANGNAIL 7-5463, 5 GOT PICKED 41-4199, VISTA BLOWS 18-9258, and WORK IN PROGRESS 
38-4193.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
MORDANT(1)           0  1 0  TALCAMA(18)          2  1 0  JURINE(61)           1  0 0  
KALTOS(5)            0  1 0  SIBIKHAS(37)         0  1 0  DWES EG(82)          6  3 0  
TRANSEL(6)           1  0 0  CLIFFHOME(38)        0  2 0  SHADOW GROVE(97)     2  0 0  
BONSUR(7)            2  6 0  KATI-TEI(41)         1  0 0  SYVYN'S HILL(98)     1  0 0  
WILLAF(16)           1  0 0  RODEKI(42)           0  1 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 CRYSOPRASE 1-3266           77 101  2  180  ILLFANG PACT (281)         MORDANT
 MANUTE BOL 5-4233           78  64  0  195  LARGE LOSERS (1228)        KALTOS
 RED FUSION 6-5480           97  67  0  211  IT'S NEW! (1195)           TRANSEL
 HAILSTORM 7-5698            89  34  1  210  WASTELAND II (500)         BONSUR
 PSYCHO GRANDMA! 16-5120     61  27  1  195  LOOK OUT! (1278)           WILLAF
 SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889     43  79  2  226  STREET PIZZA (114)         TALCAMA
 STASSIA 37-1523             63  86  2  194  UP TO NO GOOD (316)        SIBIKHAS

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193    47 170  2  196  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 5 GOT PICKED 41-4199        64  29  3  251  072905R (1273)             KATI-TEI
 STUPID SEXY FLANDE 42-3836  96  63  0  190  I'M SO SEXY (1072)         RODEKI
 ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112    148  54  1  206  CEMENTIA (1112)            JURINE
 COOLER 82-7277              98  98  1  292  STYROFOAM (1090)           DWES EG
 REDDI WHIP 97-1636          77  31  9  275  KILLING ME SOFTER (1323)   SHADOW GROVE
 HEAT 98-981                 80  67  4  201  WHAT A TREAT (1201)        SYVYN'S HILL