DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 02/13/2010    Duedate: 02/26/2010

DARKHOLM

DM-104    TURN-525

RANK TEAMS                  W    L  K    %  RANK TEAMS                  W    L  K    %
  1 072905R 41/1273      3735 2688 16 58.2      KILLING ME SOFTER 97/1323             
    FLAT BROKE 82/1184                          ATTACK OF THE CLONES 82/1254          
    CEMENTIA 61/1112                            REAL PIZZA FLAVOR 82/1286             
    DIE, MOFO, DIE IV 97/1293                   DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II 82/1258           
    WASTELAND II 7/500                        3 STYROFOAM 82/1090    1190 1057  8 53.0
    IT'S NEW! 6/1195                          4 INDULGENT DR 54/1153   88  102  2 46.3
    WHAT A TREAT 98/1201                        CRIMINAL ELEMENT 39/1074              
    LARGE LOSERS 5/1228                       5 ILLFANG PACT 1/281    417  612  6 40.5
    NEGATIVE CASH FLOW 82/1197                  UP TO NO GOOD 37/316                  
  2 STREET PIZZA 18/114  2024 1674 23 54.7    6 JUST BECAUSE 38/1151 1057 1909 17 35.6
    HANNAH'S PALS 82/1270                     7 BEACH BABES 7/1058    431  830  5 34.2

    '##/###' 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 642): BALL PEIN of MANNEQUIN'S BEST (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 525): GROND of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 648): KOVARAMANN VOTH of GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 619): PETE MASTIFF of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 643): CREDIT CARD of BLOOD SUCKERS (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 638): ACOLYTE 1 of GOLDEN DAWN (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 647): LITTLE VENUS of BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 631): CHAGAN of VIKINGS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 633): GRUMPY GHOUL of THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 632): FLY FISHER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 604): DANETTE ROGERS of GIRLS X3 (Non, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 596): ZIG of U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 269): MATT RICIDE of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 580): BIG DISAPPOINTMENT of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 531): CARGO of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 253): MATEEN of SAI'FULLAH (?, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 244): I'M A BASHER of BASHAHOLICS ANON (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 477): SAND STORM of DISASTERS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 220): ROOT of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 524): STASSIA of UP TO NO GOOD (She-Puppy, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 642): LAB EXPERIMENTS (?, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 525): 042909A (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 648): IRATE FORMATIONS (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 619): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 643): BLOOD SUCKERS (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 638): THE DIRECTORS (?, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 647): BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 631): VIKINGS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 633): THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 632): BEN'S BAZAAR (Gentleben, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 604): BABES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 596): U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 269): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 580): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 531): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 253): STREET-SOLDIERS (Darkface, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 244): WHAT'S IN A NAME (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 477): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 220): KIWI CONNECTION 7 (The Mun, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 524) 0729205R et al (The Muffin Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 642): BALL PEIN of MANNEQUIN'S BEST (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 525): BUBBA BENDER of PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (Gavin Rule, mgr.)
               (turn 524): GOLDINA of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 646): PALMETTA PATTY of BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
                           BARRIO of WORDS THAT END IN 0 (Otis?, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 633): GRUMPY GHOUL of THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
                (turn 632): TAREK of LUROCIAN PRIDE (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 631): SARALEE JO of SWORD OPERA (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 596): ZIG of U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
                              BERTHA of U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 579): ALMOST PRETTY of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

Greetings.

     Kthlahxoy here, again.  Your local guide of the dead.  I change into the
likeness of whatever you most fear.  At the moment, I seem to be a mime.  Tsk tsk!
     No one died, no one avoided... but unexpectedly, we had four challenges!  This
is a new manager to Darkholm, is it not?  Judging by Jorja's greeting in the personal
ads, I infer that the challenges were posted by a manager named Rob A. Ree?  Who,
himself (or herself) fights in the arena?  Excellent!
     ROB A. REE (39-3241) (46-30-1,201) of CRIMINAL ELEMENT challenged WORK IN
PROGRESS (38-4193) (51-174-2,206) of JUST BECAUSE.  ROB A. REE bested WORK IN
PROGRESS in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Challenge fight.  Well done, Mr. Ree!
     SEX ON THE BEACH (54-2435) (34-24-3,170) of INDULGENT DRINKS challenged MEN
WORKING (38-4189) (47-178-1,180) of JUST BECAUSE.  SEX ON THE BEACH won victory over
MEN WORKING in a 1 minute Challenge battle.  My clerk has been sniggering over the
statistics for this fight.  I do not know why.  I asked.  He said it was because the
men who were working, apparently stopped.  I do not understand.
     B.A. TURRY (39-3383) (25-30-2,158) of CRIMINAL ELEMENT challenged TALLAHASSE
TINA (7-4889) (33-96-0,178) of BEACH BABES.  B.A. TURRY overcame TALLAHASSE TINA in a
2 minute Challenge match.  This is somehow not extremely surprising.  I think I am
gaining an intuitive understanding of how this gladiatorial combat works.  Soon, with
my superior intellect, I will be able to advise the bookies in the pursuance of their
trade.
     ARSONIST ART (39-3325) (37-33-0,148) of CRIMINAL ELEMENT challenged ALOHA ALICE
(7-4867) (35-77-0,171) of BEACH BABES.  ARSONIST ART outlasted ALOHA ALICE in a crowd
pleasing 7 minute bloody Challenge duel.  Aloha Alice was most challenged, a title
which, I am told, has not been seen for a while in Darkholm.
     The fight for the title of Keeper of the Runeblade was not, I see, decided by a
challenge.  PTI (7-5412) (134-44-1,379) of WASTELAND II fought GATEWAY (82-15631)
(68-55-1,220) of ATTACK OF THE CLONES.  PTI was overpowered by GATEWAY in a crowd
pleasing 1 minute, one-sided, completely random, not to say aimless, Title fight.
     My sniggering clerk suggested I should mention the Overall Popularity Leader,
and This Turn's favorite.  Crack is Cheap, and Laguna Lil.  There.
     Oh all right...
     CRACK IS CHEAP (82-18422) (81-94-0,190) of NEGATIVE CASH FLOW fought STASSIA
(37-1523) (68-89-2,209) of UP TO NO GOOD.  CRACK IS CHEAP was savagely defeated by
STASSIA in an exciting 4 minute bloody match.
     RED FUSION (6-5480) (101-71-0,200) of IT'S NEW! fought LAGUNA LIL (7-5681) (29-
85-0,170) of BEACH BABES.  RED FUSION overcame LAGUNA LIL in an action packed 3
minute fight.

Fear something else, will you?  Someone?  I am tired of being a mime.

Kthlahxoy, Elkarrish of the Isle

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE       W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 GATEWAY 82-15631            69  55  1  278  ATTACK OF THE CLONES (1254 DWES EG

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS    W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 REDDI WHIP 97-1636          85  32  9  401  KILLING ME SOFTER (1323)   SHADOW GROVE
 RUGEN THE JELLYFI 82-12478  34  17  0  353  HANNAH'S PALS (1270)       DWES EG
 5 GOT PICKED 41-4199        70  32  3  222  072905R (1273)             KATI-TEI
 COOLER 82-7277             102 103  1  216  STYROFOAM (1090)           DWES EG
 STASSIA 37-1523             69  89  2  214  UP TO NO GOOD (316)        SIBIKHAS
 ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112    152  59  1  212  CEMENTIA (1112)            JURINE

GRAND CHAMPIONS               W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SUPER BUM 82-18411         126  53  2  210  FLAT BROKE (1184)          DWES EG
 SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889     44  87  2  210  STREET PIZZA (114)         TALCAMA
 MANUTE BOL 5-4233           85  66  0  209  LARGE LOSERS (1228)        KALTOS
 ROB A. REE 39-3241          47  30  1  209  CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074)    XOCHITHLAN
 ??RADAR?? 82-20310          51  83  1  205  DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (1258) DWES EG
 RED FUSION 6-5480          102  71  0  202  IT'S NEW! (1195)           TRANSEL
 WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193    51 175  2  200  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 THAT GUY 97-2120            48  29  3  200  DIE, MOFO, DIE IV (1293)   SHADOW GROVE
 HEAT 98-981                 86  70  4  198  WHAT A TREAT (1201)        SYVYN'S HILL
 GREASY NAPKINS 82-10156     40  52  0  195  REAL PIZZA FLAVOR (1286)   DWES EG
 PTI 7-5412                 134  45  1  194  WASTELAND II (500)         BONSUR
 CRYSOPRASE 1-3266           78 109  2  194  ILLFANG PACT (281)         MORDANT
 CRACK IS CHEAP 82-18422     81  95  0  189  NEGATIVE CASH FLOW (1197)  DWES EG

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS       W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SEX ON THE BEACH 54-2435    35  24  3  180  INDULGENT DRINKS (1153)    TROCAR
 LAGUNA LIL 7-5681           29  86  0  180  BEACH BABES (1058)         BONSUR
 B.A. TURRY 39-3383          26  30  2  174  CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074)    XOCHITHLAN
 MEN WORKING 38-4189         47 179  1  173  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 ARSONIST ART 39-3325        38  33  0  168  CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074)    XOCHITHLAN
 TALLAHASSE TINA 7-4889      33  97  0  164  BEACH BABES (1058)         BONSUR
 ALOHA ALICE 7-4867          35  78  0  158  BEACH BABES (1058)         BONSUR

GRAND INITIATES               W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MIAMI MIA 7-4818            32  84  4   88  BEACH BABES (1058)         BONSUR
 BEACH BETTY 7-5768          42  67  0   49  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

Rob A. Ree -- Good to see a new face here for a change. -- Tallahasse Tina
P.S.  Jorja says "Hi!" to Fizban.

Greasy Napkins -- Well, I'm about to do laundry, so I guess it's okay. -- Laguna Lil

Work in Progress -- Such a wonderful out, isn't it? -- Aloha Alice

That Drunken Fisherman again!  Going around setting bad examples. -- Miami Mia

Mia -- You should've smacked him harder.  It's the only way to get through to him. --
Beach Betty

Betty -- Harder than "enough to kill"?  Feeling a little bloodthirsty this morning?
-- Mia

5 Got Picked -- What a strange name that is!  Why? -- Crysoprase

Sex on the Beach -- Wait, you're not a Beach Babe?  Do you *cough* know them well? --
Stassia

9 February 10
All -- I know you all thought the old Wiz that is Fiz went off to die somewhere.
Well, I didn't.  Now I'm back to befuddle and frustrate you with my senseless
ramblings.  I look forward to reconnecting with all my old friends and enemies alike.
-- Fizban the Famous

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ROB A. REE bested WORK IN PROGRESS in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Challenge fight.
SEX ON THE BEACH won victory over MEN WORKING in a 1 minute Challenge battle.
B.A. TURRY overcame TALLAHASSE TINA in a 2 minute Challenge match.
ARSONIST ART outlasted ALOHA ALICE in a crowd pleasing 7 minute bloody Challenge duel.
PTI was overpowered by GATEWAY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided Title fight.
THAT GUY was viciously subdued by RUGEN THE JELLYFISH in a 2 minute fight.
REDDI WHIP bested MANUTE BOL in a popular 1 minute competition.
5 GOT PICKED overcame BLIND BEGGAR in a action packed 2 minute melee.
GREASY NAPKINS lost to COOLER in a popular 1 minute duel.
ETCHED IN STONE won victory over SHADOWMANE in a popular 3 minute gory duel.
SUPER BUM narrowly defeated SMELL CAREFULLY in a popular 2 minute melee.
CRACK IS CHEAP was savagely defeated by STASSIA in a exciting 4 minute bloody match.
??RADAR?? slimly won victory over CRYSOPRASE in a exciting 2 minute brutal contest.
HEAT was devastated by DIRK CHOLERA in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
RED FUSION overcame LAGUNA LIL in a action packed 3 minute fight.
BEACH BETTY overpowered INKEEPER'S SON in a 1 minute uneven struggle.
MIAMI MIA overcame BOOKIE'S GUARD in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   8         LUNGING ATTACK    45 -  22 -  1      67  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      7         AIMED BLOW        27 -  14 -  0      66  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         WALL OF STEEL     26 -  16 -  0      62  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         TOTAL PARRY       32 -  30 -  0      52  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         SLASHING ATTACK    5 -   5 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -  14 -  0      30  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-STRIKE       5 -  15 -  1      25  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         STRIKING ATTACK    0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  0         BASHING ATTACK     0 -  20 -  0       0  |

Turn 525 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     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      5 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  2         2  WALL OF STEEL  
TOTAL PARRY        4 -  3     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  2         2  TOTAL PARRY    
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  1                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  4     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   GATEWAY 82-15631           69  55  1  278 ATTACK OF THE CLONES (1254)
WALL OF STEEL    REDDI WHIP 97-1636         85  32  9  401 KILLING ME SOFTER (1323)
AIMED BLOW       5 GOT PICKED 41-4199       70  32  3  222 072905R (1273)
SLASHING ATTACK  COOLER 82-7277            102 103  1  216 STYROFOAM (1090)
TOTAL PARRY      ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112   152  59  1  212 CEMENTIA (1112)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193   51 175  2  200 JUST BECAUSE (1151)
PARRY-STRIKE     CRYSOPRASE 1-3266          78 109  2  194 ILLFANG PACT (281)
BASHING ATTACK   LAGUNA LIL 7-5681          29  86  0  180 BEACH BABES (1058)

The overall popularity leader is CRACK IS CHEAP 82-18422.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was LAGUNA LIL 7-5681.  The ten other most popular fighters were STASSIA 
37-1523, ALOHA ALICE 7-4867, RUGEN THE JELLYFISH 82-12478, SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889, 
ARSONIST ART 39-3325, ??RADAR?? 82-20310, GATEWAY 82-15631, ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112, 
ROB A. REE 39-3241, and SUPER BUM 82-18411.

The least popular fighter this week was HEAT 98-981.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were MEN WORKING 38-4189, BEACH BETTY 7-5768, GREASY NAPKINS 82-10156, PTI 
7-5412, SEX ON THE BEACH 54-2435, RED FUSION 6-5480, MANUTE BOL 5-4233, THAT GUY 
97-2120, TALLAHASSE TINA 7-4889, 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  SIBIKHAS(37)         1  0 0  JURINE(61)           1  0 0  
KALTOS(5)            0  1 0  CLIFFHOME(38)        0  2 0  DWES EG(82)          5  2 0  
TRANSEL(6)           1  0 0  XOCHITHLAN(39)       3  0 0  SHADOW GROVE(97)     1  1 0  
BONSUR(7)            2  4 0  KATI-TEI(41)         1  0 0  SYVYN'S HILL(98)     0  1 0  
TALCAMA(18)          0  1 0  TROCAR(54)           1  0 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 CRYSOPRASE 1-3266           78 109  2  194  ILLFANG PACT (281)         MORDANT
 MANUTE BOL 5-4233           85  66  0  209  LARGE LOSERS (1228)        KALTOS
 RED FUSION 6-5480          102  71  0  202  IT'S NEW! (1195)           TRANSEL
 PTI 7-5412                 134  45  1  194  WASTELAND II (500)         BONSUR
 SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889     44  87  2  210  STREET PIZZA (114)         TALCAMA
 STASSIA 37-1523             69  89  2  214  UP TO NO GOOD (316)        SIBIKHAS
 WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193    51 175  2  200  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 ROB A. REE 39-3241          47  30  1  209  CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074)    XOCHITHLAN
 5 GOT PICKED 41-4199        70  32  3  222  072905R (1273)             KATI-TEI
 SEX ON THE BEACH 54-2435    35  24  3  180  INDULGENT DRINKS (1153)    TROCAR
 ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112    152  59  1  212  CEMENTIA (1112)            JURINE
 GATEWAY 82-15631            69  55  1  278  ATTACK OF THE CLONES (1254 DWES EG
 REDDI WHIP 97-1636          85  32  9  401  KILLING ME SOFTER (1323)   SHADOW GROVE
 HEAT 98-981                 86  70  4  198  WHAT A TREAT (1201)        SYVYN'S HILL