DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 03/12/2011    Duedate: 03/25/2011

DARKHOLM

DM-104    TURN-553

RANK TEAMS                  W    L  K    %  RANK TEAMS                  W    L  K    %
  1 STREET PIZZA 18/114  2123 1703 23 55.5      XENOCIDE 69/725                       
    ATTACK OF THE CLONES 82/1254                HYBORIA 69/747                        
    HANNAH'S PALS 82/1270                     4 INDULGENT DR 54/1153  136  166  2 45.0
    DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II 82/1258                 CRIMINAL ELEMENT 39/1074              
  2 STYROFOAM 82/1090    1211 1064  9 53.2    5 ILLFANG PACT 1/281    447  638  7 41.2
  3 AESIR 3/301           251  257  2 49.4      UP TO NO GOOD 37/316                  
    LOST SWORDS 72/573                        6 JUST BECAUSE 38/1151 1075 1947 17 35.6
    THE FUNNY FARM 2/881                      7 THE MIDDLE WA 5/1325  471  930  6 33.6
    TACKLE BOX 37/788                     

    '##/###' 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 670): CRATER FACE of LAB EXPERIMENTS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 553): HEMLOCK of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 675): COBBLESTONE of STL RAD (JE, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 647): IRONSIDE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 671): SCOOTIE PUFF JR of 011510A (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 666): CAMDEN of BALTO (JE, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 675): CHAINSAW CHUCK of TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 659): WIZARDS! Of ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 661): FIZZ AND FURS of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 660): TOO BIG TO FAIL of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 628): TANNY of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 615): LUM BUSBY of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 283): TIMOR UNRED of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 608): JELLO KNUCKLES of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 559): HABU of SERPENTS HOLD 2 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 265): TIAN HU of ASIAN INVASION (?, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 258): I'M A BASHER of BASHAHOLICS ANON (Assurnasirbanipal)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 504): THE PLAGUE of DISASTERS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 234): TORANS ULROL of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 552): COOLER of STYROFOAM (Jolly, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 670): CLUELESS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 553): SERPENTS HOLD (KhisantH, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 675): AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 647): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 671): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 666): REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 675): CHURCH LADIES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 659): BACON MAKIN' (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 661): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 660): GOLGOTHA'S BLOOMS (Action, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 628): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 615): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 283): PROPHETIC OMENS (Lord Rahl, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 608): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 559): AMAZON ELITE (Doc Miracle, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 265): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 258): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 504): OUT OF CONTROL (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 234): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 552) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 670): CHINA BULL of HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 665): NOT-A-NUT JONES of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 659): WIZARDS! Of ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
               (turn 658): FLATLINERS of BACON MAKIN' (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 660): TOO BIG TO FAIL of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
                           BUL GOBLINHEWER of NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
                           BORGES of LITERATE LOONS (Sherman, mgr.)
                           FRITERSATAFATFARM of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
               (turn 659): ICE of OMINOUS REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
                           SASQUATCH of NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 606): DAMON SHOVELL of DELVERS (Harby, mgr.)
                           HARD KNOCKS of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 559): MAHAGHAL of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

Hullo hullo hullo!

     Well, here we are with no time to say anything, and actually a few things to
say.
     The Aesir, their guildmates, and their manager, Buri, are in the news today.
Buri wrote a personal ad!  And five of his gladiators issued challenges!  Well done,
well done!  I heartily urge everyone else to do the same.
     ZOLTAN (72-1483) (21-11-1,200) of LOST SWORDS challenged B.A. TURRY (39-3383)
(37-46-2,208) of CRIMINAL ELEMENT.  ZOLTAN devastated B.A. TURRY in an action packed
1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.  Action packed, indeed!
     HULA POPPER (37-2986) (24-20-0,185) of TACKLE BOX challenged ??RADAR?? (82-
20310) (72-89-1,243) of DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II.  HULA POPPER was luckily beaten by
??RADAR?? in an exciting 2 minute Challenge melee.  Thrilling!  ??Radar?? is our
overall popularity leader.  As he should be -- who doesn't like the little guy?
     HAGAR (3-3717) (25-4-0,196) of AESIR challenged ROB A. REE (39-3241) (58-46-
1,198) of CRIMINAL ELEMENT.    HAGAR lost to ROB A. REE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute
Challenge brawl.  Buri, do not let this discourage you from posting strategies!
After all, Rob A. Ree is our top Lunger.
     NEEDLE (69-3134) (28-19-0,180) of HYBORIA challenged SEX ON THE BEACH (54-2435)
(47-39-3,190) of INDULGENT DRINKS.  NEEDLE savagely defeated SEX ON THE BEACH in an
exciting 4 minute Challenge fight.  Indeed, I would think needles and sex on the
beach don't mix well.  Although, if you have a tolerance for sand, I suppose you can
put up with having the beach towel sewn to your leg, too.
     And in a non-challenge match, COOLER (82-7277) (122-110-2,264) of STYROFOAM
fought RUGEN THE JELLYFISH (82-12478) (57-21-0,213) of HANNAH'S PALS.  COOLER bested
RUGEN THE JELLYFISH in a popular 1 minute Title duel.  Thus, Cooler inadvertently
defended his title, eh?  And remains our top Slasher.
     Oooh rah!  Someone from The Middle Way has defeated one of the Aesir.  Who would
have thought?  JAMMY LARKE (5-4926) (20-22-0,43) of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 fought THOR (3-
5672) (17-9-3,63) of AESIR.  JAMMY LARKE demolished THOR in a 1 minute mismatched
match, and gained24 points in the rankings.  I'd have bet the other way, although
this week finds me a bit short in the funds so I'm not betting at all.  I believe
many of the spectators did, indeed, bet the other way, which could explain why Thor 
was voted our least popular warrior.
     It's short.  One might debate whether or not it's sweet.  But there it is, and
the clerk must take it now.  Until next turn, my friends.

Malic of Talcama

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE       W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 COOLER 82-7277             123 110  2  287  STYROFOAM (1090)           DWES EG

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS    W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ??RADAR?? 82-20310          73  89  1  247  DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (1258) DWES EG
 STASSIA 37-1523             84 102  3  221  UP TO NO GOOD (316)        SIBIKHAS
 ROB A. REE 39-3241          59  46  1  214  CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074)    XOCHITHLAN
 ZOLTAN 72-1483              22  11  1  211  LOST SWORDS (573)          DRAGONHEAD

GRAND CHAMPIONS               W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 GATEWAY 82-15631            95  57  1  200  ATTACK OF THE CLONES (1254 DWES EG
 RUGEN THE JELLYFI 82-12478  57  22  0  198  HANNAH'S PALS (1270)       DWES EG
 ENDER 69-1066               29  27  4  198  XENOCIDE (725)             CIMMERIAC
 KALIDOR 69-2314             23  28  0  198  HYBORIA (747)              CIMMERIAC
 NEEDLE 69-3134              29  19  0  197  HYBORIA (747)              CIMMERIAC
 HAGAR 3-3717                25   5  0  195  AESIR (301)                OSKSI
 B.A. TURRY 39-3383          37  47  2  193  CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074)    XOCHITHLAN
 HULA POPPER 37-2986         24  21  0  187  TACKLE BOX (788)           SIBIKHAS
 SEX ON THE BEACH 54-2435    47  40  3  186  INDULGENT DRINKS (1153)    TROCAR

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS       W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889     57 102  2  180  STREET PIZZA (114)         TALCAMA
 ARSONIST ART 39-3325        51  48  0  178  CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074)    XOCHITHLAN
 CRYSOPRASE 1-3266           93 122  2  175  ILLFANG PACT (281)         MORDANT
 MEN WORKING 38-4189         54 200  1  170  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193    62 192  2  169  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME

GRAND ADEPTS                  W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 THUNDER BUG 37-3734         20  11  0  122  TACKLE BOX (788)           SIBIKHAS

GRAND INITIATES               W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 EEK THE CAT 2-4110          18   7  0   90  THE FUNNY FARM (881)       NIANIA
 TYR 3-5575                  25   3  0   87  AESIR (301)                OSKSI
-ALFJAR 3-6512               17  11  1   54  AESIR (301)                OSKSI
 THOR 3-5672                 17  10  3   43  AESIR (301)                OSKSI

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

THE DEAD                   W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY                  TURN

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Word has spread that the ADM Regional Tourney will be taking place again this summer.
For those of you who don't remember, it is a contest between the various regional
arenas, Andorak, Darkholm, Free Blades and Lirith Kai, as well as the two specialty
ADM arenas, Home Guard and Crysalis.  It is free to enter, there are no prizes, and
it is a whole lot of fun.  13 spots are available for each arena and no manager can
send more than two warriors (or represent more than one region).  Home Guard's
population has been dwindling, of late, and I encourage anyone who wishes to
participate in this great contest to send one or two warriors to Home Guard, DM-101.
If you don't manage to qualify for the event elsewhere, I guarantee that there will
be a spot for at least one of your warriors on the Home Guard team! -- One Armed
Bandit, mgr of Sea Dogs, Dungeon Cell, and Shewish Buffet

Arsonist Art -- Aw, I wanted to break your last back-up weapon too. -- Hula Popper

Radar -- I almost had ya. -- Hagar

The Middle Way -- Wow, that must be embarassing, dying to stand-ins not once, but
twice! -- Buri

Yet again, we don't have our fights.  Probably because they were so depressing. --
the Middle Way

     Middle Way -- On behalf of the Commission, please accept our apology for the
     crimes of the individual posing last turn as a "Cocky Spectator."  He should not
     have been chosen as a stand-in.  Indications are that he bribed a clerk. --
     Leland R. Hubb, Internal Investigations

Rog A. Ree -- I don't know what turned our fight around, really.  Thought you were
winning, through most of it.  Good fight, anyway. -- Stassia

Gateway -- Wow.  One hit.  Ow. -- Crysoprase

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ZOLTAN devastated B.A. TURRY in a action packed 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
HULA POPPER was luckily beaten by ??RADAR?? in a exciting 2 minute Challenge melee.
HAGAR lost to ROB A. REE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Challenge brawl.
NEEDLE savagely defeated SEX ON THE BEACH in a exciting 4 minute Challenge fight.
COOLER bested RUGEN THE JELLYFISH in a popular 1 minute Title duel.
STASSIA unbelievably bested KALIDOR in a crowd pleasing 3 minute bloody match.
ENDER savagely defeated SMELL CAREFULLY in a action packed 1 minute gruesome melee.
GATEWAY vanquished MEN WORKING in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
CRYSOPRASE won victory over THUNDER BUG in a 1 minute duel.
ARSONIST ART savagely defeated WORK IN PROGRESS in a exciting 5 minute gruesome fight.
PENDRU ROST was overpowered by TYR in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
KATIRONA MURH was devastated by DEBBY TONTE in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
JAMMY LARKE demolished THOR in a 1 minute mismatched match.
HELENE JUSTE was overpowered by EEK THE CAT in a popular 1 minute mismatched conflict.
JERI LOUGH was vanquished by INKEEPER'S SON in a 1 minute mismatched bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   9         LUNGING ATTACK    46 -  35 -  0      57  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    6         WALL OF STEEL     31 -  24 -  0      56  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-STRIKE       6 -   5 -  0      55  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         SLASHING ATTACK   15 -  14 -  1      52  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         TOTAL PARRY        5 -   6 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-LUNGE        7 -   9 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         BASHING ATTACK     6 -  14 -  0      30  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -  16 -  0      20  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         STRIKING ATTACK    1 -   8 -  0      11  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         AIMED BLOW         0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 553 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:

PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  5         6  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  2         3  WALL OF STEEL  
WALL OF STEEL      4 -  2     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  1     
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  3     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  COOLER 82-7277            123 110  2  287 STYROFOAM (1090)
WALL OF STEEL    ??RADAR?? 82-20310         73  89  1  247 DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (1258)
LUNGING ATTACK   ROB A. REE 39-3241         59  46  1  214 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074)
TOTAL PARRY      ARSONIST ART 39-3325       51  48  0  178 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074)
PARRY-STRIKE     CRYSOPRASE 1-3266          93 122  2  175 ILLFANG PACT (281)
BASHING ATTACK   MEN WORKING 38-4189        54 200  1  170 JUST BECAUSE (1151)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193   62 192  2  169 JUST BECAUSE (1151)
PARRY-LUNGE      EEK THE CAT 2-4110         18   7  0   90 THE FUNNY FARM (881)

The overall popularity leader is ??RADAR?? 82-20310.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193.  The ten other most popular fighters were KALIDOR 
69-2314, NEEDLE 69-3134, SEX ON THE BEACH 54-2435, HULA POPPER 37-2986, ENDER 
69-1066, ARSONIST ART 39-3325, ZOLTAN 72-1483, ??RADAR?? 82-20310, ROB A. REE 
39-3241, and STASSIA 37-1523.

The least popular fighter this week was THOR 3-5672.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were KATIRONA MURH 5-4929, MEN WORKING 38-4189, JERI LOUGH 5-4840, JAMMY 
LARKE 5-4926, PENDRU ROST 5-4956, THUNDER BUG 37-3734, SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889, B.A. 
TURRY 39-3383, EEK THE CAT 2-4110, and HELENE JUSTE 5-4875.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
MORDANT(1)           1  0 0  TALCAMA(18)          0  1 0  TROCAR(54)           0  1 0  
NIANIA(2)            1  0 0  SIBIKHAS(37)         1  2 0  CIMMERIAC(69)        2  1 0  
OSKSI(3)             1  2 0  CLIFFHOME(38)        0  2 0  DRAGONHEAD(72)       1  0 0  
KALTOS(5)            1  4 0  XOCHITHLAN(39)       2  1 0  DWES EG(82)          3  1 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 CRYSOPRASE 1-3266           93 122  2  175  ILLFANG PACT (281)         MORDANT
 EEK THE CAT 2-4110          18   7  0   90  THE FUNNY FARM (881)       NIANIA
 HAGAR 3-3717                25   5  0  195  AESIR (301)                OSKSI
 SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889     57 102  2  180  STREET PIZZA (114)         TALCAMA
 STASSIA 37-1523             84 102  3  221  UP TO NO GOOD (316)        SIBIKHAS
 MEN WORKING 38-4189         54 200  1  170  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 ROB A. REE 39-3241          59  46  1  214  CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074)    XOCHITHLAN
 SEX ON THE BEACH 54-2435    47  40  3  186  INDULGENT DRINKS (1153)    TROCAR
 ENDER 69-1066               29  27  4  198  XENOCIDE (725)             CIMMERIAC
 ZOLTAN 72-1483              22  11  1  211  LOST SWORDS (573)          DRAGONHEAD
 COOLER 82-7277             123 110  2  287  STYROFOAM (1090)           DWES EG