DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL Date : 11/06/2010 Duedate: 11/19/2010 DARKHOLM DM-104 TURN-544 RANK TEAMS W L K % RANK TEAMS W L K % 1 STREET PIZZA 18/114 2098 1692 23 55.4 CRIMINAL ELEMENT 39/1074 HANNAH'S PALS 82/1270 4 ILLFANG PACT 1/281 436 631 7 40.9 ATTACK OF THE CLONES 82/1254 UP TO NO GOOD 37/316 DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II 82/1258 5 VALLEY OF KINGS 3/19 24 36 0 40.0 2 STYROFOAM 82/1090 1203 1063 9 53.1 6 JUST BECAUSE 38/1151 1072 1932 17 35.7 3 INDULGENT DR 54/1153 118 148 2 44.4 7 BEACH BABES 7/1058 465 891 6 34.3 '##/###' Avoid teams by their Team Id '-' Team did not fight this turn WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 661): JOY of MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 543): HEMLOCK of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 666): ALFJAR of AESIR (Buri, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 638): IRONSIDE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 662): SONNY of TECHNOLOGY (Otto X, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 657): UPPER DECK of BALTO (JE, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 665): SONYA of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 650): FRIDAY THE 13TH of BACON MAKIN' (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 651): LITTLE MOKELE 2 of SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (Manager, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 650): TERRA SIGILLATA of THE RED BLADES (Bill the Bard, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 618): BELARDON FRYE of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 605): LUM BUSBY of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 278): MS D. MEENER of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 598): ROCKHOG JRj of DELVERS (Harby, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 549): GRAPEFRUIT of FRUITS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 262): MADAM VENUSIA of SPARF! (Crip, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 253): IMMACULATECOLLECTION of CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 495): GILFMET IVERS of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 229): ARAMIS RAMIREZ of PURPLE PLATYPI (?, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 543): GATEWAY of ATTACK OF THE CLONES (Crip, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 661): HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 543): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 666): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 638): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 662): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 657): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 665): BUNION SQUAD (Obregon, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 650): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 651): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 650): TEAM SLIME (?, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 618): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 605): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 378): CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizvan, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 498): DELVERS (Harby, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 549): RAISING R'LYEH (Reaper, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 262): SPARF! (Crip, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 253): CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 495): HILLTOP GURUS (Nomad, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 229): MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 543) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 5 KALTOS (turn 662): IRVINA KORL of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 657): UPPER DECK of BALTO (JE, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 665): DOOM DWARF of BUNION SQUAD (Obregon, mgr.) HARPOON of BUNION SQUAD (Obregon, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 650): FRIDAY THE 13TH of BACON MAKIN' (Sherlock, mgr.) (turn 649): THE GRINCH of ABOMINATIONS (Chase, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 649): MILLHAUSER of LITERATE LOONS (Sherman, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 617): PUSS N BOOTS of ERRATA (JE, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 604): JITNEY JOHNNY of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 277): KAHR, JACK of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 598): ROCKHOG JR of DELVERS (Harby, mgr.) FAROMAN of DELVERS (Harby, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 262): MADAM VENUSIA of SPARF! (Crip, mgr.) REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER Greetings, Delarquans and fellow... gazers at the big picture. Why do I call you that, you may ask! Since there are currently no oversized works of art in Willow Beach to which we all have gazing rights. Hmm. I could be talking about something a bit broader. Let's go with that, then. And do let me know which big pictures you've been gazing at. GATEWAY (82-15631) (86-56-1,292) of ATTACK OF THE CLONES fought COOLER (82-7277) (115-108-2,190) of STYROFOAM. GATEWAY devastated COOLER in an action packed 1 minute mismatched Title fight. Gateway is, of course, our Top Lunger as well as the Keeper of the Runeblade. And Cooler is our top Slasher. Don't you wonder why the Rirorni Horde specializes in slashing from horseback, rather than lunging from horseback? Of course they'd need to teach their horses to back up after every lunge. And The Upright Man's guild was 1-0 at this point. I'm not certain who Cooler's manager is. ??RADAR?? (82-20310) (65-87-1,232) of DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II fought CRYSOPRASE (1- 3266) (88-117-2,203) of ILLFANG PACT. ??RADAR?? subdued CRYSOPRASE in an exciting 1 minute gory melee. ??Radar?? is our top Wall of Steel, and Crysoprase is our top Parry-Striker. Upright Man, 2-0. She-Puppy, 0-1. SMELL CAREFULLY (18-8889) (53-96-2,220) of STREET PIZZA fought WORK IN PROGRESS (38-4193) (60-184-2,192) of JUST BECAUSE. SMELL CAREFULLY vanquished WORK IN PROGRESS in a 1 minute mismatched brawl. Work in Progress is our top Parry-Riposter. Upright Man, 3-0. MEN WORKING (38-4189) (53-191-1,202) of JUST BECAUSE fought RUGEN THE JELLYFISH (82-12478) (49-20-0,208) of HANNAH'S PALS. MEN WORKING was overpowered by RUGEN THE JELLYFISH in a 1 minute one-sided fight. Men Working is our Top Basher and also Overall Popularity Leader. Upright Man, 4-0. And whoever manages Just Because, 0-2. STASSIA (37-1523) (77-99-3,194) of UP TO NO GOOD fought B.A. TURRY (39-3383) (32-42-2,170) of CRIMINAL ELEMENT. STASSIA bested B.A. TURRY in an action packed 2 minute gory brawl. Stassia is this turn's favorite. She-Puppy 1-1. ALOHA ALICE (7-4867) (37-94-0,188) of BEACH BABES fought SEX ON THE BEACH (54- 2435) (43-34-3,180) of INDULGENT DRINKS. ALOHA ALICE bested SEX ON THE BEACH in a crowd pleasing 1 minute match. Aloha Alice is our Top Total Parry. Jorja 1-0, that other fellow 0-2. ROB A. REE (39-3241) (52-43-1,151) of CRIMINAL ELEMENT fought RA (3-1563) (28- 22-1,171) of VALLEY OF KINGS. ROB A. REE handily defeated RA in an action packed 1 minute uneven fight. That other fellow 1-2, Obregon 0-1. And Ra, unfortunately, was voted this turn's least popular warrior. Not to mention getting his pocket picked. ARSONIST ART (39-3325) (47-42-0,176) of CRIMINAL ELEMENT fought LAGUNA LIL (7- 5681) (30-103-0,149) of BEACH BABES. ARSONIST ART vanquished LAGUNA LIL in a 2 minute uneven duel. That other fellow 2-2, Jorja 1-1. SET (3-1554) (29-25-4,164) of VALLEY OF KINGS fought TALLAHASSE TINA (7-4889) (34-114-0,169) of BEACH BABES. SET was savagely defeated by TALLAHASSE TINA in an action packed 2 minute gory duel. Obregon 0-2, Jorja 2-1. BEACH BETTY (7-5768) (55-72-0,80) of BEACH BABES fought BOOKIE'S GUARD (104-5) (35-18-0,75) of ATTACK OF THE CLONES. BEACH BETTY overpowered BOOKIE'S GUARD in a 1 minute uneven match. Jorja 3-1, Upright Man 3-1. Eh? Don't forget that stand-in warriors have the right to choose their team affiliation. ANUBIS (3-1875) (17-12-0,53) of VALLEY OF KINGS fought MIAMI MIA (7-4818) (45- 89-5,81) of BEACH BABES. ANUBIS was beaten by MIAMI MIA in an exciting 1 minute fight. Obregon 0-3, Jorja 4-1. Whew! Jorja is our top manager this turn! Well done! And that, my friends, is the Big Picture. Enjoy! Malic of Talcama KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY GATEWAY 82-15631 87 56 1 304 ATTACK OF THE CLONES (1254 DWES EG GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY ??RADAR?? 82-20310 66 87 1 238 DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (1258) DWES EG SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889 54 96 2 229 STREET PIZZA (114) TALCAMA RUGEN THE JELLYFI 82-12478 50 20 0 219 HANNAH'S PALS (1270) DWES EG GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY MEN WORKING 38-4189 53 192 1 198 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME ALOHA ALICE 7-4867 38 94 0 197 BEACH BABES (1058) BONSUR CRYSOPRASE 1-3266 88 118 2 196 ILLFANG PACT (281) MORDANT STASSIA 37-1523 78 99 3 196 UP TO NO GOOD (316) SIBIKHAS COOLER 82-7277 115 109 2 191 STYROFOAM (1090) DWES EG WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193 60 185 2 184 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY ARSONIST ART 39-3325 48 42 0 180 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074) XOCHITHLAN TALLAHASSE TINA 7-4889 35 114 0 178 BEACH BABES (1058) BONSUR ROB A. REE 39-3241 53 43 1 177 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074) XOCHITHLAN SEX ON THE BEACH 54-2435 43 35 3 177 INDULGENT DRINKS (1153) TROCAR B.A. TURRY 39-3383 32 43 2 174 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074) XOCHITHLAN SET 3-1554 29 26 4 160 VALLEY OF KINGS (19) OSKSI RA 3-1563 28 23 1 154 VALLEY OF KINGS (19) OSKSI GRAND ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY LAGUNA LIL 7-5681 30 104 0 149 BEACH BABES (1058) BONSUR GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY BEACH BETTY 7-5768 56 72 0 98 BEACH BABES (1058) BONSUR GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY MIAMI MIA 7-4818 46 89 5 83 BEACH BABES (1058) BONSUR ANUBIS 3-1875 17 13 0 55 VALLEY OF KINGS (19) OSKSI '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE So, the tourney is over. Are we glad? Do we expect to see any results? When is the Split? -- the Beach Babes P.S. Questions are easier than answers. Beach Babes -- Yes, the tourney is over. I'm glad, personally, but I don't know about you. I don't know whether you expect to see any results. I don't; they never tell me anything. And the split... well... I really don't know. Soonish, I'd imagine. -- Malic Gateway -- I don't need this. The idea of retirement is beginning to look really good. -- Aloha Alice P.S. That is a gate I'm eager to pass through. Rugen the Jellyfish -- I like jelly, but not fish, and you don't look like something I'd put on my toast, so pooh on you. -- Talahasse Tina B.A. Turry -- I laugh. Ha. Ha. Actually, that was a nearly amusing comment, and nearly amusing is as good as it gets in the Incredible Shrinking Arena. But I'm still going to retire. -- Laguna Lil *sigh* It is shrinking. 12 fights last turn, 11 this time. But maybe we'll get fresh blood after the split! -- Malic Anubish -- Bad Dog! Bad! -- Miami Mia P.S. If you don't come to the fight drunk, you might do better. Or, or course, not. Innkeeper's Son -- So he threw you out again? Next time, leave the lady guests alone. -- Beach Betty Prince Malic -- Was that the Runeblade? How could I tell? -- Aloha Alice Nope, it was a standard sword from the equipment room. The Runeblade is all magic and better and people aren't allowed to use that kind of thing in the arena. The Keeper of the Runeblade just gets to... you know, hold it and admire it. Wear it around town and impress everyone. Perhaps have an adventure with it. But not in the arena. -- Malic Stassia -- Nah, it wouldn't help. They're all eunuchs themselves. -- Tallahasse Tina Tallahasse Tina -- Don't hibernate. You have to put on a big layer of fat to do that. SO not a good idea. -- Stassia P.S. I'm always the redhead! What are you, naturally? ??Radar?? -- Ack! I don't like it when the announcer keeps mentioning my body parts. At least he did mention one of yours, which in my opinion wasn't worth mentioning. -- Stassia Work in Progress -- Battle of the Old Farts, that's what we had. I hope you're able to eat solid food again... if you eat? Or are you the kind of golem that just runs on magic or something? -- Crysoprase LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS GATEWAY devastated COOLER in a action packed 1 minute mismatched Title fight. ??RADAR?? subdued CRYSOPRASE in a exciting 1 minute gory melee. SMELL CAREFULLY vanquished WORK IN PROGRESS in a 1 minute mismatched brawl. MEN WORKING was overpowered by RUGEN THE JELLYFISH in a 1 minute one-sided fight. STASSIA bested B.A. TURRY in a action packed 2 minute gory brawl. ALOHA ALICE bested SEX ON THE BEACH in a crowd pleasing 1 minute match. ROB A. REE handily defeated RA in a action packed 1 minute uneven fight. ARSONIST ART vanquished LAGUNA LIL in a 2 minute uneven duel. SET was savagely defeated by TALLAHASSE TINA in a action packed 2 minute gory duel. BEACH BETTY overpowered BOOKIE'S GUARD in a 1 minute uneven match. ANUBIS was beaten by MIAMI MIA in a exciting 1 minute fight. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 6 PARRY-STRIKE 14 - 6 - 1 70 | |WALL OF STEEL 5 LUNGING ATTACK 40 - 26 - 0 61 | |BASHING ATTACK 3 SLASHING ATTACK 6 - 4 - 1 60 | |TOTAL PARRY 2 WALL OF STEEL 26 - 20 - 1 57 | |PARRY-STRIKE 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 8 - 12 - 0 40 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 TOTAL PARRY 7 - 13 - 0 35 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 5 - 21 - 0 19 | |AIMED BLOW 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 5 - 0 0 | |STRIKING ATTACK 0 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 544 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: TOTAL PARRY 2 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 3 LUNGING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 2 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 WALL OF STEEL WALL OF STEEL 3 - 2 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 2 TOTAL PARRY PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 BASHING ATTACK PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 3 1 PARRY-STRIKE 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 87 56 1 304 ATTACK OF THE CLONES (1254) WALL OF STEEL ??RADAR?? 82-20310 66 87 1 238 DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (1258) BASHING ATTACK MEN WORKING 38-4189 53 192 1 198 JUST BECAUSE (1151) TOTAL PARRY ALOHA ALICE 7-4867 38 94 0 197 BEACH BABES (1058) PARRY-STRIKE CRYSOPRASE 1-3266 88 118 2 196 ILLFANG PACT (281) SLASHING ATTACK COOLER 82-7277 115 109 2 191 STYROFOAM (1090) PARRY-RIPOSTE WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193 60 185 2 184 JUST BECAUSE (1151) The overall popularity leader is MEN WORKING 38-4189. The most popular warrior this turn was STASSIA 37-1523. The ten other most popular fighters were TALLAHASSE TINA 7-4889, B.A. TURRY 39-3383, ROB A. REE 39-3241, ??RADAR?? 82-20310, GATEWAY 82-15631, CRYSOPRASE 1-3266, SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889, RUGEN THE JELLYFISH 82-12478, ALOHA ALICE 7-4867, and ARSONIST ART 39-3325. The least popular fighter this week was RA 3-1563. The other ten least popular fighters were MEN WORKING 38-4189, WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193, ANUBIS 3-1875, COOLER 82-7277, BEACH BETTY 7-5768, SET 3-1554, SEX ON THE BEACH 54-2435, MIAMI MIA 7-4818, LAGUNA LIL 7-5681, and ARSONIST ART 39-3325. Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K MORDANT(1) 0 1 0 TALCAMA(18) 1 0 0 XOCHITHLAN(39) 2 1 0 OSKSI(3) 0 3 0 SIBIKHAS(37) 1 0 0 TROCAR(54) 0 1 0 BONSUR(7) 4 1 0 CLIFFHOME(38) 0 2 0 DWES EG(82) 3 1 0 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY CRYSOPRASE 1-3266 88 118 2 196 ILLFANG PACT (281) MORDANT SET 3-1554 29 26 4 160 VALLEY OF KINGS (19) OSKSI ALOHA ALICE 7-4867 38 94 0 197 BEACH BABES (1058) BONSUR TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889 54 96 2 229 STREET PIZZA (114) TALCAMA STASSIA 37-1523 78 99 3 196 UP TO NO GOOD (316) SIBIKHAS MEN WORKING 38-4189 53 192 1 198 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME ARSONIST ART 39-3325 48 42 0 180 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074) XOCHITHLAN SEX ON THE BEACH 54-2435 43 35 3 177 INDULGENT DRINKS (1153) TROCAR GATEWAY 82-15631 87 56 1 304 ATTACK OF THE CLONES (1254 DWES EG WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN SUNNY ARIZONA! Our next winter FTF will be held in Tempe, Arizona, January 14-16, 2011. It will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-894-7444), the same hotel as last year by popular request. Room rates are $129.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which includes full cooked breakfast, complimentary manager's reception (yes, really!), free airport shuttle, free parking and free high speed internet. There's a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool. The rooms are blocked--please make your reservation by December 22 before the block is released! (This is prime season for Phoenix, and people have been unable to book rooms because they waited too long.) Look for the tournament info sheet and minioverviews some time in December. We hope you're all looking forward to it and that we will see you there!