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

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                         ---===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!