DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL Date : 05/07/2011 Duedate: 05/20/2011 DARKHOLM DM-104 TURN-557 RANK TEAMS W L K % RANK TEAMS W L K % 1 STREET PIZZA 18/114 2133 1708 23 55.5 4 ILLFANG PACT 1/281 452 641 7 41.4 HANNAH'S PALS 82/1270 UP TO NO GOOD 37/316 DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II 82/1258 5 JOHNS 5/927 1081 1965 17 35.5 2 HYBORIA 69/747 271 271 2 50.0 AUTHORS 21/749 XENOCIDE 69/725 THE LADY'S LIST 6/917 TACKLE BOX 37/788 JUST BECAUSE 38/1151 3 INDULGENT DR 54/1153 140 178 2 44.0 6 THE MIDDLE WA 5/1325 479 942 6 33.7 CRIMINAL ELEMENT 39/1074 '##/###' 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 674): VERMOUTH of BOOZE (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 557): CHARLIE HORSE of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 679): FALRONDIAL VOTH of GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 651): IRONSIDE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 675): SCOOTIE PUFF JR of 011510A (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 670): SPUTTERBUZZ of TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 679): PAULA of CHURCH LADIES (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 663): FOOTLOOSE of BACON MAKIN' (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 665): MESHACH of SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 664): TIME of OMINOUS REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 632): IRINA JINZ of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 619): MY DEER WATSON of HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 285): TIMOR UNRED of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 612): JELLO KNUCKLES of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 563): WHO of QUESTIONS (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 267): ALBERT of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 260): FAIRYFIRE of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 508): THE PLAGUE of DISASTERS (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 236): TORANS ULRIK of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 556): GATEWAY of ATTACK OF THE CLONES (The Upright Man, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 674): CLUELESS (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 557): GNU TEAM (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 679): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 651): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 675): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 670): REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 679): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 663): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 665): OF WOLF AND MAN II (Tripwire, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 664): RAGING LORDS (General Ikillu, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 632): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 619): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 285): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 612): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 563): SERPENTS HOLD 2 (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 267): ASIAN INVASION (?, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 260): TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 508): HORSE LAKERS (General Ikillu, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 236): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 556) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 674): HONESTY of MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) (turn 673): HONEST JILES of LAB EXPERIMENTS (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 557): LORINDA of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.) FREDILILLA of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.) (turn 556): AMBEERDEXTROUS of 042909A (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 677): MEGA PIXEL of GENERATION X (Storm Lord, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 650): GERMAINE SHEPPARD of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 675): SCOOTIE PUFF JR of 011510A (The Muffin Man, mgr.) (turn 674): RAVEN of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisant, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 670): SPUTTERBUZZ of TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 679): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.) (turn 678): BARILOCHE of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 662): LUNELLE MERRIN of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 664): DELION of OF WOLF AND MAN II (Tripwire, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 663): WILD of OMINOUS REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.) DARKNESS of DARK AT HEART (?, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 631): TANNY of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 618): LUM BUSBY of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 662): LUNELLE MERRIN of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 662): FIZZ AND FURS of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 661): YUEDEBAHL LITHA of THE RED BLADES (Bill the Bard, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 562): HABU of SERPENTS HOLD 2 (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 257): DENG FEI of ASIAN INVASION (?, mgr.) TIAN HU of ASIAN INVASION (?, mgr.) REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER Good morning! Last turn's Keeper of the Runeblade, Gateway, has simply vanished. I suspect foul play. There may not be so much money in gladiating these days, but Gateway was also the Isle's croquet champion. I have investigated this disappearance! At least, I've sent urchins to investigate. Urchins are what you need for this sort of thing. Streetwise, you know. My urchins were convinced that there were clues to be found at the bakery. After plying the baker's assistant with money for donuts, they determined that Gateway was a member of the Street Pizza guild. I suggested they inquire at that guildhouse, but my main urchin, Slippery Steve, assured me that they wouldn't get any answers at any place so obvious, and that it was likely the fried lizard vendor would have seen something. Naturally, I sent my streetwise urchins to interview that good fellow. While allaying his suspicions by purchasing dozens of his crunchy treats, they managed to determine that Gateway, our Keeper of the Runeblade, was last seen heading for the peepshow over on Swordfish Row. I would never have thought Gateway would be a fan of that sort of thing -- you know, their audience is a bit younger, consisting of young males who aren't sure how girls are put together? Still, perhaps Gateway is more innocent than we all supposed, eh? So they went, and had to look into every compartment to ensure that he hadn't been somehow imprisoned inside. Now, you may be beginning to conclude that I am incredibly gullible. But guess what? Gateway WAS imprisoned inside, tied up in nothing but his underwear, with a young lady wielding a velvet... well... let's not go into that. However, it seems there had been a going-away party that got out of hand. That's why Gateway didn't fight this turn. He may be on his way to Primus now. I'm not sure. In any case, I handed Slippery Steve a bonus to be shared among his associates, which he assured me that he would do. I'd like to introduce a few new gladiators to Darkholm Arena: * Dirk Cholera, who has joined the Street Pizza guild. * Laughing Barmaid, who has joined Criminal Element. * Monsieur Chardinee of The Lady's List. * Innkeeper's Son of The Middle Way. * Cocky Spectator of Johns. Obviously, with Gateway somewhat indisposed after his adventure, and possibly on his way to Primus as well, we needed another Keeper of the Runeblade. HULA POPPER (37-2986) (26-22-0,203) of TACKLE BOX challenged STASSIA (37-1523) (86-103-3,203) of UP TO NO GOOD. HULA POPPER was unbelievably bested by STASSIA in a 2 minute Challenge Title fight. And so, the well-built but tough-minded redhead has become our new arena leader. I hope to see a column in two weeks. She is also our top Wall of Steel stylist. Naturally, our overall popularity leader is ??Radar??. And it happens that our top Parry-Lunger is Mark, so this is a doubly-noteworthy fight: ??RADAR?? (82-20310) (74-91-1,179) of DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II fought MARK (5-4088) (50-110-3,113) of JOHNS. ??RADAR?? overpowered MARK in a 1 minute one-sided fight. Talk about your turnarounds! Look how The Middle Way did! -- and without fighting a single stand-in. * JERI LOUGH (5-4840) (16-42-0,30) of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 fought JUSTIN (6-6179) (15-15-1,61) of THE LADY'S LIST. JERI LOUGH was bested by JUSTIN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bout. * HELENE JUSTE (5-4875) (17-22-0,74) of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 fought HOFFA (5-4622) (24-37-0,67) of JOHNS. HELENE JUSTE viciously subdued HOFFA in an action packed 3 minute gory fight. * JAMMY LARKE (5-4926) (22-24-0,69) of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 fought MIKEL (6-6190) (15-12-2,59) of THE LADY'S LIST. JAMMY LARKE bested MIKEL in an action packed 1 minute duel. * HOFFA (5-4299) (15-35-0,49) of JOHNS fought PENDRU ROST (5-4956) (17-55-0,40) of THE MIDDLE WAY 5. HOFFA was beaten by PENDRU ROST in a 1 minute brawl. * KATIRONA MURH (5-4929) (29-23-2,66) of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 fought LENNON (5-4087) (17-12-1,55) of JOHNS. KATIRONA MURH subdued LENNON in an exciting 1 minute bout. And that, my friends, is what you call a 3-2 turn. Well done! It's time for me to go. I'm meeting Slippery Steve at the docks -- he asked to talk to me about a bridge for sale. Until next turn, my friends, cheerio! Malic of Talcama KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY STASSIA 37-1523 87 103 3 213 UP TO NO GOOD (316) SIBIKHAS GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193 65 193 2 201 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME RUGEN THE JELLYFI 82-12478 60 23 0 199 HANNAH'S PALS (1270) DWES EG ENDER 69-1066 31 29 4 199 XENOCIDE (725) CIMMERIAC HULA POPPER 37-2986 26 23 0 198 TACKLE BOX (788) SIBIKHAS KALIDOR 69-2314 25 30 0 198 HYBORIA (747) CIMMERIAC SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889 59 104 2 197 STREET PIZZA (114) TALCAMA THUNDER BUG 37-3734 23 12 0 195 TACKLE BOX (788) SIBIKHAS NEEDLE 69-3134 30 21 0 190 HYBORIA (747) CIMMERIAC MEN WORKING 38-4189 55 203 1 188 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME B.A. TURRY 39-3383 37 51 2 186 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074) XOCHITHLAN ROB A. REE 39-3241 61 48 1 183 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074) XOCHITHLAN GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY ??RADAR?? 82-20310 75 91 1 181 DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (1258) DWES EG GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY CRYSOPRASE 1-3266 95 124 2 175 ILLFANG PACT (281) MORDANT SEX ON THE BEACH 54-2435 48 43 3 171 INDULGENT DRINKS (1153) TROCAR ZANE GREY 21-4810 28 41 2 170 AUTHORS (749) SUNSET ARSONIST ART 39-3325 52 51 0 156 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074) XOCHITHLAN GRAND ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY HOFFA 5-4348 12 104 0 125 JOHNS (927) KALTOS ZAKAU 5-4623 31 31 0 123 JOHNS (927) KALTOS MARK 5-4088 50 111 3 120 JOHNS (927) KALTOS GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY HELENE JUSTE 5-4875 18 22 0 80 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325) KALTOS JAMMY LARKE 5-4926 23 24 0 73 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325) KALTOS KATIRONA MURH 5-4929 30 23 2 72 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325) KALTOS SATCHEL 6-6215 18 16 1 66 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL HOFFA 5-4622 24 38 0 64 JOHNS (927) KALTOS JUSTIN 6-6179 16 15 1 63 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL CLIVE 6-5215 21 25 4 61 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL MIKEL 6-6190 15 13 2 57 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL LENNON 5-4087 17 13 1 55 JOHNS (927) KALTOS PENDRU ROST 5-4956 18 55 0 51 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325) KALTOS HOFFA 5-4299 15 36 0 39 JOHNS (927) KALTOS JERI LOUGH 5-4840 16 43 0 33 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325) KALTOS ALOYICIUS 6-5045 15 13 2 17 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190 35 123 0 14 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE Hula Popper -- Hey, ease up, golem. And watch those butt hits! I know I was on my hands and knees at the time, but that's no reason to disrespect a lady. -- Crysoprase Men Working -- What is your style good against? Certainly not my style! *laughs* Not a bad effort though. -- Stassia LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS HULA POPPER was unbelievably bested by STASSIA in a 2 minute Challenge Title fight. KALIDOR was vanquished by DIRK CHOLERA in a 1 minute uneven battle. ENDER was demolished by DIRK CHOLERA in a 2 minute uneven fight. CRYSOPRASE was devastated by SMELL CAREFULLY in a 1 minute one-sided contest. RUGEN THE JELLYFISH overpowered B.A. TURRY in a 1 minute mismatched match. NEEDLE won victory over LAUGHING BARMAID in a crowd pleasing 2 minute fight. THUNDER BUG overpowered ZANE GREY in a popular 1 minute mismatched brawl. ROB A. REE was overcome by WORK IN PROGRESS in a action packed 1 minute melee. SEX ON THE BEACH lost to MEN WORKING in a popular 2 minute gruesome duel. ARSONIST ART vanquished HOFFA in a exciting 1 minute gruesome one-sided fight. ??RADAR?? overpowered MARK in a 1 minute one-sided fight. ZAKAU subdued M. CHARDINEE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute competition. CLIVE was viciously subdued by INKEEPER'S SON in a 2 minute brutal battle. JERI LOUGH was bested by JUSTIN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bout. HELENE JUSTE viciously subdued HOFFA in a action packed 3 minute gory fight. JAMMY LARKE bested MIKEL in a action packed 1 minute duel. HOFFA was beaten by PENDRU ROST in a 1 minute brawl. 2 + 2 = 4 was devastated by COCKY SPECTATOR in a exciting 1 minute one-sided brawl. KATIRONA MURH subdued LENNON in a exciting 1 minute bout. SATCHEL was overpowered by BOOKIE'S GUARD in a 1 minute mismatched fight. ALOYICIUS was devastated by COCKY SPECTATOR in a 1 minute one-sided contest. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |WALL OF STEEL 7 LUNGING ATTACK 45 - 40 - 0 53 | |LUNGING ATTACK 7 WALL OF STEEL 31 - 28 - 0 53 | |SLASHING ATTACK 7 PARRY-STRIKE 5 - 5 - 0 50 | |BASHING ATTACK 3 SLASHING ATTACK 18 - 19 - 1 49 | |TOTAL PARRY 3 BASHING ATTACK 10 - 14 - 0 42 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 8 - 12 - 0 40 | |PARRY-LUNGE 2 PARRY-LUNGE 7 - 12 - 0 37 | |STRIKING ATTACK 2 TOTAL PARRY 3 - 9 - 0 25 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 9 - 0 25 | |AIMED BLOW 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 557 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-RIPOSTE 2 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 4 4 LUNGING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 2 2 WALL OF STEEL WALL OF STEEL 4 - 3 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 6 2 SLASHING ATTACK PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 2 BASHING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME WALL OF STEEL STASSIA 37-1523 87 103 3 213 UP TO NO GOOD (316) PARRY-RIPOSTE WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193 65 193 2 201 JUST BECAUSE (1151) LUNGING ATTACK RUGEN THE JELLYF 82-12478 60 23 0 199 HANNAH'S PALS (1270) SLASHING ATTACK HULA POPPER 37-2986 26 23 0 198 TACKLE BOX (788) BASHING ATTACK THUNDER BUG 37-3734 23 12 0 195 TACKLE BOX (788) PARRY-STRIKE CRYSOPRASE 1-3266 95 124 2 175 ILLFANG PACT (281) STRIKING ATTACK ZANE GREY 21-4810 28 41 2 170 AUTHORS (749) TOTAL PARRY ARSONIST ART 39-3325 52 51 0 156 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074) PARRY-LUNGE MARK 5-4088 50 111 3 120 JOHNS (927) The overall popularity leader is ??RADAR?? 82-20310. The most popular warrior this turn was HELENE JUSTE 5-4875. The ten other most popular fighters were HULA POPPER 37-2986, STASSIA 37-1523, MEN WORKING 38-4189, RUGEN THE JELLYFISH 82-12478, NEEDLE 69-3134, WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193, ZAKAU 5-4623, CLIVE 6-5215, JUSTIN 6-6179, and ENDER 69-1066. The least popular fighter this week was SATCHEL 6-6215. The other ten least popular fighters were HOFFA 5-4299, JERI LOUGH 5-4840, MARK 5-4088, CRYSOPRASE 1-3266, ALOYICIUS 6-5045, HOFFA 5-4348, B.A. TURRY 39-3383, KALIDOR 69-2314, LENNON 5-4087, and 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190. Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K MORDANT(1) 0 1 0 SUNSET(21) 0 1 0 TROCAR(54) 0 1 0 KALTOS(5) 5 6 0 SIBIKHAS(37) 2 1 0 CIMMERIAC(69) 1 2 0 TRANSEL(6) 1 4 0 CLIFFHOME(38) 2 1 0 DWES EG(82) 2 0 0 TALCAMA(18) 1 0 0 XOCHITHLAN(39) 1 2 0 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY CRYSOPRASE 1-3266 95 124 2 175 ILLFANG PACT (281) MORDANT HOFFA 5-4348 12 104 0 125 JOHNS (927) KALTOS SATCHEL 6-6215 18 16 1 66 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889 59 104 2 197 STREET PIZZA (114) TALCAMA TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY ZANE GREY 21-4810 28 41 2 170 AUTHORS (749) SUNSET STASSIA 37-1523 87 103 3 213 UP TO NO GOOD (316) SIBIKHAS WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193 65 193 2 201 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME B.A. TURRY 39-3383 37 51 2 186 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074) XOCHITHLAN SEX ON THE BEACH 54-2435 48 43 3 171 INDULGENT DRINKS (1153) TROCAR ENDER 69-1066 31 29 4 199 XENOCIDE (725) CIMMERIAC RUGEN THE JELLYFI 82-12478 60 23 0 199 HANNAH'S PALS (1270) DWES EG