DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 04/10/2010    Duedate: 04/23/2010

DARKHOLM

DM-104    TURN-529

RANK TEAMS                  W    L  K    %  RANK TEAMS                  W    L  K    %
  1 072905R 41/1273      3753 2697 16 58.2      REAL PIZZA FLAVOR 82/1286             
    CEMENTIA 61/1112                            DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II 82/1258           
    DIE, MOFO, DIE IV 97/1293                 3 STYROFOAM 82/1090    1193 1058  8 53.0
    IT'S NEW! 6/1195                          4 INDULGENT DR 54/1153   95  111  2 46.1
    LARGE LOSERS 5/1228                         CRIMINAL ELEMENT 39/1074              
    NEGATIVE CASH FLOW 82/1197                5 ILLFANG PACT 1/281    417  620  6 40.2
  2 STREET PIZZA 18/114  2043 1679 23 54.9      UP TO NO GOOD 37/316                  
    HANNAH'S PALS 82/1270                     6 JUST BECAUSE 38/1151 1060 1914 17 35.6
    KILLING ME SOFTER 97/1323                 7 BEACH BABES 7/1058    435  846  5 34.0
    ATTACK OF THE CLONES 82/1254          

    '##/###' 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 646): BLACK of FULL SPECTRUM (Jester, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 529): IGNORANT BAUD of 042709A (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 652): FURIOUS GORGE of IRATE FORMATIONS (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 623): PETE MASTIFF of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 647): PENDRU ROST of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 642): EVE AND EMMA of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 651): CAJETAN of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 635): HAGAR BLUETOOTH of VIKINGS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 637): BUBBLY BAELZEBUB of THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (Street Legal)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 636): GRANDADDY SMURF of BEN'S BAZAAR (Gentleben, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 605): EDDIE INCHER of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 598): KARTIKAYA of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 271): MANN SLAUGHTER of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 584): COLDFISHFINGER of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 535): CARGO of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 255): VARDIN ABEQ of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 246): GISBORNE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 480): JERANS LA'ROC of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 222): TORANS ULRIK of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 528): GATEWAY of ATTACK OF THE CLONES (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 646): HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 529): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 652): IRATE FORMATIONS (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 623): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 647): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 642): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 651): BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 565): ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 637): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 636): SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 605): BABES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 598): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 271): CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 584): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 535): QUESTIONS (?, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 255): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 246): WHAT'S IN A NAME (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 480): DETHKLOT (?, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 222): LHC (?, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 528) 0729205R et al (The Muffin Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 529): GROND of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
               (turn 528): BRANDY PINKERTON of PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (Gavin Rule, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 651): KOVARAMANN VOTH of GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 650): SALTILLA of BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 634): PHLEGM of ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
                           CHAGAN of VIKINGS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 636): ADAM of SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 634): VOLLEYBALL of SPORTS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 583): BIG DISAPPOINTMENT of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 535): SHALAITHA of DARK HORSEMENT (Jorja, mgr.)
                 (turn 534): SHOGGOTH of RAISING R'LYEH (Reaper, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 246): GISBORNE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

And there you all are again.

     It is I, Kthlahxoy, the elkarrish of the Isle, guide of the dead.  But of course
you already knew this.  For four weeks I have worn the form of a goat of terror, a
doomgoat, a sturdy and fearsome billy, strong of horn, perfumed for the delight of
lady goats.  I have learned a very effective method of dealing with annoyances.  If
you don't like something, just put your head down and push, and it will go away.
And, I have learned the delights of smash.  The smashed-fruit drink, that is, as
produced by the beautiful and talented Beach Babes.
     But some of you may not want to know everything there is to know about me.
There was one of those events that men call a Title fight.  GATEWAY (82-15631) (72-
55-1,311) of ATTACK OF THE CLONES fought MANUTE BOL (5-4233) (87-67-0,216) of LARGE
LOSERS.  GATEWAY devastated MANUTE BOL in an action packed 1 minute mismatched Title
fight.
     All together, there were fourteen fights, which did not seem like a lot.  The
Commission had to call for two volunteers from the stands, which means that twenty-
six actual gladiators competed.
     It interests me that Crack is Cheap, who is listed as the overall Popularity
Leader, also made the list of unpopular warriors today.  I suppose this means that
although the specators are generally glad that crack is cheap, they didn't
specifically like his price today?  REDDI WHIP (97-1636) (88-32-9,458) of KILLING ME
SOFTER fought CRACK IS CHEAP (82-18422) (82-97-0,196) of NEGATIVE CASH FLOW.  REDDI
WHIP devastated CRACK IS CHEAP in a popular 2 minute brutal one-sided contest.
Popular?  Was it?  Perhaps only because the enigmatic Mr. Cheap was soundly defeated.
     I think it is not true that when women warriors are voted "This Turn's Favorite"
it is because they lost a garment during their fight.  RED FUSION (6-5480) (103-73-
0,194) of IT'S NEW! fought STASSIA (37-1523) (69-92-2,194) of UP TO NO GOOD.  RED
FUSION unbelievably bested STASSIA in a crowd pleasing 4 minute brutal conflict.
Stassia did not lose a garment.  Wisely, she wore a very tight suit of leather, which
could not be separated from her body by any means.  Or--no, I suppose there must be
some means, but I do not know what.  Possibly she requires several strong men to
start at the top and carefully peel.  As a spyreporter, is it appropriate for me to
say that I do not think her hair is a natural color?
     Hmm.  This doesn't seem quite right!  SEX ON THE BEACH (54-2435) (36-26-3,200)
of INDULGENT DRINKS fought TALLAHASSE TINA (7-4889) (33-100-0,174) of BEACH BABES.
SEX ON THE BEACH won victory over TALLAHASSE TINA in a 2 minute fight.  The Beach
Babes are ladies, are they not?  Rather than floozies?
     It appears that the warriors of the goat-fearing Fizban had a 2-2 turn this time
around.  Here are the other three fights for Fizban's guild:
*  SMELL CAREFULLY (18-8889) (46-88-2,225) of STREET PIZZA fought ARSONIST ART (39-
3325) (40-34-0,186) of CRIMINAL ELEMENT.  SMELL CAREFULLY slimly lost to ARSONIST ART
in a popular 3 minute gruesome match.
*  5 GOT PICKED (41-4199) (72-33-3,233) of 072905R fought ROB A. REE (39-3241) (48-
32-1,199) of CRIMINAL ELEMENT.  5 GOT PICKED bested ROB A. REE in an action packed 3
minute brawl.
*  RUGEN THE JELLYFISH (82-12478) (36-18-0,210) of HANNAH'S PALS fought B.A. TURRY
(39-3383) (27-32-2,180) of CRIMINAL ELEMENT.  RUGEN THE JELLYFISH vanquished B.A.
TURRY in a popular 1 minute brutal one-sided duel.
     Perhaps the fights ended sooner than they should have done.  I think I had had a
little bit too much smash during the morning.  When I saw the tender and lovely,
nearly goat-like Beach Betty step out onto the sand and face the notorious,
dangerously cruel Debby Tonte, I knew that something had to be done.  It is difficult
to get from the spyreporter's reserved seat in the stands, down to the arena gate,
but I did so as quickly as possible, and charged into the arena to rescue the
beautiful sunbather.  I am pleased to report that I was able to strike from behind,
and knocked the Tonte person a good ten feet, whereupon she planted her face in the
sand.  Unfortunately, the fight had already concluded.  BEACH BETTY (7-5768) (44-68-
0,60) of BEACH BABES fought DEBBY TONTE (104-2) (20-30-0,30) of STAND-IN WARRIORS.
BEACH BETTY was vanquished by DEBBY TONTE in an action packed 1 minute mismatched
bout.  And, there was some commotion among the Commission officials, I don't know
why.
     Now, they have put me in a pen.  Luckily, my loyal clerk provided me with a
desk, a sheet of paper, and a different sort of pen.  Which is mightier than the pen,
if you take my drift?  In any case... will someone please bring me a vat of smash.

Kthlahxoy

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE       W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 GATEWAY 82-15631            73  55  1  332  ATTACK OF THE CLONES (1254 DWES EG

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS    W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 REDDI WHIP 97-1636          89  32  9  470  KILLING ME SOFTER (1323)   SHADOW GROVE
 ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112    156  59  1  254  CEMENTIA (1112)            JURINE
 5 GOT PICKED 41-4199        73  33  3  247  072905R (1273)             KATI-TEI
 THAT GUY 97-2120            52  29  3  217  DIE, MOFO, DIE IV (1293)   SHADOW GROVE
 RUGEN THE JELLYFI 82-12478  37  18  0  216  HANNAH'S PALS (1270)       DWES EG
 COOLER 82-7277             105 104  1  211  STYROFOAM (1090)           DWES EG

GRAND CHAMPIONS               W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193    52 178  2  210  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 ??RADAR?? 82-20310          54  84  1  209  DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (1258) DWES EG
 ROB A. REE 39-3241          48  33  1  207  CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074)    XOCHITHLAN
 RED FUSION 6-5480          104  73  0  202  IT'S NEW! (1195)           TRANSEL
 CRACK IS CHEAP 82-18422     82  98  0  202  NEGATIVE CASH FLOW (1197)  DWES EG
 SEX ON THE BEACH 54-2435    37  26  3  202  INDULGENT DRINKS (1153)    TROCAR
 STASSIA 37-1523             69  93  2  200  UP TO NO GOOD (316)        SIBIKHAS
 ARSONIST ART 39-3325        41  34  0  199  CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074)    XOCHITHLAN
 MANUTE BOL 5-4233           87  68  0  195  LARGE LOSERS (1228)        KALTOS
 SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889     46  89  2  193  STREET PIZZA (114)         TALCAMA
 GREASY NAPKINS 82-10156     43  53  0  190  REAL PIZZA FLAVOR (1286)   DWES EG
 MEN WORKING 38-4189         49 181  1  187  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 CRYSOPRASE 1-3266           78 113  2  183  ILLFANG PACT (281)         MORDANT

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS       W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ALOHA ALICE 7-4867          35  82  0  180  BEACH BABES (1058)         BONSUR

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS       W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 TALLAHASSE TINA 7-4889      33 101  0  180  BEACH BABES (1058)         BONSUR
 B.A. TURRY 39-3383          27  33  2  180  CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074)    XOCHITHLAN
 LAGUNA LIL 7-5681           29  90  0  162  BEACH BABES (1058)         BONSUR

GRAND INITIATES               W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
-BIG DISAPPOINTMENT 42-4510  22   6  0   72  COLOR ME SUAVE (1280)      RODEKI
 MIAMI MIA 7-4818            34  86  4   61  BEACH BABES (1058)         BONSUR
-VOLLEYBALL 21-5691          17   8  0   59  SPORTS (1285)              SUNSET
 BEACH BETTY 7-5768          44  69  0   35  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

Work in Progress -- A likely story! -- Laguna Lil

Crack Is Cheap -- Coulda fooled me. -- Aloha Alice

Arsonist Art -- I checked with our colleagues in Xochithlan, and they say you're a
really hot date.  I'm game. -- Tallahasse Tina

It was with great pleasure that I took the Cocky Spectator down a couple of notches.
-- Miami Mia

Just remember not to mess with the Bookie's Guards.  They fight dirty. -- Beach Betty

Kthalaxhoy -- I don't know what I fear most, never thought much about it.  No point,
that I can see.  I guess we just wait to see what you turn into, hmm? -- Tallahasse
Tina
P.S.  If you like to keep the goat form, I'm sure we can work up some anxiety about
it.

     I appreciate your consideration.  And I shall do my best to be a particularly
     alarming goat. -- Kthlahxoy

Smell Carefully -- Well... thanks for showing me an initiative thingie I hadn't
known.  That's useful. -- Stassia (sniffing)
P.S.  Really... what IS that smell?

Greasy Napkins -- You're a good fighter.  I don't understand how your manager could
saddle you with that warrior name. -- Crysoprase

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

GATEWAY devastated MANUTE BOL in a action packed 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
SMELL CAREFULLY slimly lost to ARSONIST ART in a popular 3 minute gruesome match.
REDDI WHIP devastated CRACK IS CHEAP in a popular 2 minute brutal one-sided contest.
5 GOT PICKED bested ROB A. REE in a action packed 3 minute brawl.
GREASY NAPKINS was overpowered by COOLER in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
ETCHED IN STONE overcame WORK IN PROGRESS in a 2 minute fight.
CRYSOPRASE was handily defeated by ??RADAR?? in a action packed 1 minute uneven melee.
SEX ON THE BEACH won victory over TALLAHASSE TINA in a 2 minute fight.
RUGEN THE JELLYFISH vanquished B.A. TURRY in a popular 1 minute brutal one-sided duel.
THAT GUY handily defeated ALOHA ALICE in a exciting 6 minute brutal one-sided bout.
RED FUSION unbelievably bested STASSIA in a crowd pleasing 4 minute brutal conflict.
MEN WORKING demolished LAGUNA LIL in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
MIAMI MIA was handily defeated by BOOKIE'S GUARD in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.
BEACH BETTY was vanquished by DEBBY TONTE in a action packed 1 minute mismatched bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                      6         AIMED BLOW        15 -   5 -  0      75  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   6         SLASHING ATTACK    7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         WALL OF STEEL     30 -  16 -  0      65  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         LUNGING ATTACK    41 -  25 -  1      62  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         TOTAL PARRY       33 -  30 -  0      52  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         PARRY-STRIKE       6 -  14 -  1      30  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -  17 -  0      15  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         BASHING ATTACK     2 -  18 -  0      10  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  0         STRIKING ATTACK    0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 529 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     LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  4         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        4 -  2     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  TOTAL PARRY    
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  2         2  WALL OF STEEL  
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  2         1  AIMED BLOW     
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                                                                1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   GATEWAY 82-15631           73  55  1  332 ATTACK OF THE CLONES (1254)
WALL OF STEEL    REDDI WHIP 97-1636         89  32  9  470 KILLING ME SOFTER (1323)
TOTAL PARRY      ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112   156  59  1  254 CEMENTIA (1112)
AIMED BLOW       5 GOT PICKED 41-4199       73  33  3  247 072905R (1273)
SLASHING ATTACK  COOLER 82-7277            105 104  1  211 STYROFOAM (1090)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193   52 178  2  210 JUST BECAUSE (1151)
BASHING ATTACK   MEN WORKING 38-4189        49 181  1  187 JUST BECAUSE (1151)
PARRY-STRIKE     CRYSOPRASE 1-3266          78 113  2  183 ILLFANG PACT (281)

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 ROB A. REE 
39-3241, THAT GUY 97-2120, ALOHA ALICE 7-4867, REDDI WHIP 97-1636, SMELL CAREFULLY 
18-8889, RED FUSION 6-5480, GATEWAY 82-15631, ARSONIST ART 39-3325, 5 GOT PICKED 
41-4199, and ??RADAR?? 82-20310.

The least popular fighter this week was LAGUNA LIL 7-5681.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were BEACH BETTY 7-5768, MIAMI MIA 7-4818, B.A. TURRY 39-3383, 
GREASY NAPKINS 82-10156, MEN WORKING 38-4189, CRYSOPRASE 1-3266, WORK IN PROGRESS 
38-4193, MANUTE BOL 5-4233, COOLER 82-7277, and CRACK IS CHEAP 82-18422.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
MORDANT(1)           0  1 0  SIBIKHAS(37)         0  1 0  TROCAR(54)           1  0 0  
KALTOS(5)            0  1 0  CLIFFHOME(38)        1  1 0  JURINE(61)           1  0 0  
TRANSEL(6)           1  0 0  XOCHITHLAN(39)       1  2 0  DWES EG(82)          4  2 0  
BONSUR(7)            0  5 0  KATI-TEI(41)         1  0 0  SHADOW GROVE(97)     2  0 0  
TALCAMA(18)          0  1 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 CRYSOPRASE 1-3266           78 113  2  183  ILLFANG PACT (281)         MORDANT
 MANUTE BOL 5-4233           87  68  0  195  LARGE LOSERS (1228)        KALTOS
 RED FUSION 6-5480          104  73  0  202  IT'S NEW! (1195)           TRANSEL
 ALOHA ALICE 7-4867          35  82  0  180  BEACH BABES (1058)         BONSUR
 SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889     46  89  2  193  STREET PIZZA (114)         TALCAMA
 STASSIA 37-1523             69  93  2  200  UP TO NO GOOD (316)        SIBIKHAS
 WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193    52 178  2  210  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 ROB A. REE 39-3241          48  33  1  207  CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074)    XOCHITHLAN

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 5 GOT PICKED 41-4199        73  33  3  247  072905R (1273)             KATI-TEI
 SEX ON THE BEACH 54-2435    37  26  3  202  INDULGENT DRINKS (1153)    TROCAR
 ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112    156  59  1  254  CEMENTIA (1112)            JURINE
 GATEWAY 82-15631            73  55  1  332  ATTACK OF THE CLONES (1254 DWES EG
 REDDI WHIP 97-1636          89  32  9  470  KILLING ME SOFTER (1323)   SHADOW GROVE