DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 06/18/2011    Duedate: 07/01/2011

DARKHOLM

DM-104    TURN-560

RANK TEAMS                  W    L  K    %  RANK TEAMS                  W    L  K    %
  1 STREET PIZZA 18/114  2139 1711 23 55.6      INDULGENT DRINKS 54/1153              
    HANNAH'S PALS 82/1270                     4 ILLFANG PACT 1/281    457  642  7 41.6
    DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II 82/1258                 UP TO NO GOOD 37/316                  
  2 HYBORIA 69/747        280  280  2 50.0    5 JOHNS 5/927          1092 1999 17 35.3
    TACKLE BOX 37/788                           THE LADY'S LIST 6/917                 
    XENOCIDE 69/725                             AUTHORS 21/749                        
    TACKLE BOX 6/1332                           JUST BECAUSE 38/1151                  
  3 CRIMINAL ELE 39/1074  146  184  2 44.2    6 THE MIDDLE WA 5/1325  489  947  7 34.1

    '##/###' 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 677): JOSH of CLUELESS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 560): CHARLIE HORSE of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 682): HUSTLERS AMBITION of STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 654): WHEEL OF TIME of TL;DR (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 678): MAURINA OBEL of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 673): CHAS CRINGER of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 682): ETUGEN KHAN of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 666): FERRIN MONDOR of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 668): SUSHI of SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (Manager, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 667): CHESTERTON of LITERATE LOONS (Sherman, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 635): 50/50 of SKATE DRAGONS (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 622): MY DEER WATSON of HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 287): TIMOR UNRED of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 615): JELLO KNUCKLES of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 566): WHO of QUESTIONS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 268): CAO ZHEN of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 261): G W BUSH of TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 511): CARELESS BEAR of DARKSIDEOFTVLAND 3 (Youngblood, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 238): WHOLE of MILK IS GOOD (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 559): STASSIA of UP TO NO GOOD (She-Puppy, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 677): CLUELESS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 560): THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 682): AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 654): TL;DR (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 678): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 673): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 282): BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 666): THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 668): OF WOLF AND MAN II (Tripwire, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 667): KANO CLAN (Doc Miracle, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 635): SKATE DRAGONS (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 622): TEAM FLOYD (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 287): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 615): SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 566): QUESTIONS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 268): ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 261): TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 511): HORSE LAKERS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 238): ARTIC FURY (?, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 559) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 676): CRATER FACE of LAB EXPERIMENTS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 682): HUSTLERS AMBITION of STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
              (turn 681): FUNNY FARM FIEND of STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 681): KONA KATE of BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 665): FOOTLOOSE of BACON MAKIN' (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 668): SUSHI of SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (Manager, mgr.)
                (turn 667): BOATSWAIN of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 667): SUGAR MAGNOLIA of COSMIC FREAK OUT (Floyd, mgr.)
                           OPHELIA DELPHI of THE RED BLADES (Bill the Bard, mgr.)
               (turn 666): TIME of OMINOUS REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 614): BRAID of I CAN'T BRUSH YOU (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 257): DENG FEI of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
                           TIAN HU of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)

                                 THE GUARDIAN'S FORUM
                      Reflections by the Keeper of the Runeblade

     Eep!  Here I am again, darn it!  I didn't mind getting matched up with Rob A.
Ree though.  Sexy guy.  I like that edge of danger.  Anyway... I don't have much to
say that I haven't said before.  I'm a Wall of Steel fighter.  Not a great one,
either.  Somebody challenge me and take this title!

Stassia

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

Hullo!

     Malic here, yet again.  I suppose you're wondering why I'm still here.  Taking a
rest, you know.  My father told me, "Son, you've been getting too much wine, women,
and song.  It's time to go and breathe some fresh country air for a few months.  Have
some peace and quiet.  And stop that damned singing!"  So here I am.  Willow Beach
does have its night spots, but it isn't precisely a teeming metropolis, you know?
And sometimes the sheep come and graze in my back yard.  No, I don't live in the
Tower.  That's still got Desiree's stuff in it.  I've rented a little place at the
edge of town, such as it is.

     Anyway.  We had some fights.
     I would appreciate it if the manager who handles Hyboria, Tacklebox, and
Xenocide would tell me his name.  Because I want to praise him in this report.  He
let his warriors issue challenges.  Hooray!
     They all want to, you know.  If you'll only let them.
     *  KALIDOR (69-2314) (27-30-0,219) of HYBORIA challenged STASSIA (37-1523) (89-
103-3,229) of UP TO NO GOOD.  KALIDOR devastated STASSIA in a 1 minute mismatched
Challenge Title fight.  Kalidor is our top Slasher, and won't Stassia be relieved
that she doesn't have to write another column.  Meh... I wouldn't call it a column,
what she wrote this time.
     *  NEEDLE (69-3134) (30-23-0,183) of HYBORIA challenged MEN WORKING (38-4189)
(56-204-1,191) of JUST BECAUSE.  NEEDLE narrowly defeated MEN WORKING in an exciting
3 minute Challenge melee.
     *  THUNDER BUG (37-3734) (23-14-0,174) of TACKLE BOX challenged SEX ON THE BEACH
(54-2435) (49-44-3,176) of INDULGENT DRINKS.  THUNDER BUG overpowered SEX ON THE
BEACH in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge duel.  Thunder Bug is our top Basher!  And
it's nice to see a top Basher who isn't at the bottom of the style list, eh!  He
displaced Men Working for that honor, and he does it credit.
     *  SPUTTERBUZZ (6-5810) (15-6-0,47) of TACKLE BOX challenged PENDRU ROST (5-
4956) (19-56-0,49) of THE MIDDLE WAY 5.  SPUTTERBUZZ overpowered PENDRU ROST in a 3
minute mismatched Challenge match.  Oh dear.  I hope Middle Way isn't in for another
depressing turn...
     *  Now this was a random match for a member of Tackle Box.  One can only assume
that her challenge didn't go through.  ??RADAR?? (82-20310) (76-92-1,195) of
DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II fought HULA POPPER (37-2986) (27-24-0,205) of TACKLE BOX.
??RADAR?? luckily beat HULA POPPER in an action packed 2 minute melee.  And ??Radar??
is still our top Wall of Steel.  Well, not still.  Stassia had it for a bit.  Again,
I guess.
     *  Another random match.  I assume his challenge didn't go through.  WORK IN
PROGRESS (38-4193) (66-194-2,211) of JUST BECAUSE fought ENDER (69-1066) (32-30-
4,200) of XENOCIDE.  WORK IN PROGRESS devastated ENDER in a crowd pleasing 3 minute
mismatched match.  Oh dear.  I should really finish my tale about what Ender and I
did at Eve's Palace Casino, shouldn't I?  Meanwhile, Work in Progress remains our top
Parry-Riposte.
     Let's see how Fizban did... refer to Sex on the Beach up there in her fight with
Thunder Bug.  And the others...
     *  CRYSOPRASE (1-3266) (97-124-2,197) of ILLFANG PACT fought ARSONIST ART (39-
3325) (54-51-0,169) of CRIMINAL ELEMENT.  CRYSOPRASE viciously subdued ARSONIST ART
in a popular 3 minute gory duel.  Mr. Art is our top TP.
     *  RUGEN THE JELLYFISH (82-12478) (62-23-0,223) of HANNAH'S PALS fought ROB A.
REE (39-3241) (61-50-1,185) of CRIMINAL ELEMENT.  RUGEN THE JELLYFISH was bested by
ROB A. REE in a popular 3 minute duel.
     *  B.A. TURRY (39-3383) (38-52-2,172) of CRIMINAL ELEMENT fought MARK (5-4088)
(50-113-3,133) of JOHNS.  B.A. TURRY beat MARK in a popular 1 minute gory melee.  Mmm
hmm.
     ...So, it appears that Fizban's fighters had a 1-3 turn.  Not encouraging.  I
would imagine they lost some morale when he stopped letting them write personal ads,
eh?
     It's about time to let you get back to your practicing, so I'll just say...

Cheerio!
Malic of Talcama

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE       W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 KALIDOR 69-2314             28  30  0  230  HYBORIA (747)              CIMMERIAC

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS    W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193    67 194  2  225  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 ROB A. REE 39-3241          62  50  1  221  CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074)    XOCHITHLAN

GRAND CHAMPIONS               W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ??RADAR?? 82-20310          77  92  1  206  DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (1258) DWES EG
 CRYSOPRASE 1-3266           98 124  2  200  ILLFANG PACT (281)         MORDANT
 NEEDLE 69-3134              31  23  0  195  HYBORIA (747)              CIMMERIAC
 HULA POPPER 37-2986         27  25  0  193  TACKLE BOX (788)           SIBIKHAS
 SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889     61 105  2  192  STREET PIZZA (114)         TALCAMA
 RUGEN THE JELLYFI 82-12478  62  24  0  191  HANNAH'S PALS (1270)       DWES EG
 ENDER 69-1066               32  31  4  191  XENOCIDE (725)             CIMMERIAC
 THUNDER BUG 37-3734         24  14  0  191  TACKLE BOX (788)           SIBIKHAS
 STASSIA 37-1523             89 104  3  190  UP TO NO GOOD (316)        SIBIKHAS

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS       W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MEN WORKING 38-4189         56 205  1  187  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS       W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 B.A. TURRY 39-3383          39  52  2  174  CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074)    XOCHITHLAN
 ARSONIST ART 39-3325        54  52  0  172  CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074)    XOCHITHLAN
 SEX ON THE BEACH 54-2435    49  45  3  169  INDULGENT DRINKS (1153)    TROCAR
 ZANE GREY 21-4810           28  44  2  166  AUTHORS (749)              SUNSET

GRAND ADEPTS                  W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MARK 5-4088                 50 114  3  138  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 ZAKAU 5-4623                32  33  0  135  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 HOFFA 5-4348                12 107  0  120  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 HELENE JUSTE 5-4875         21  22  1  102  THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)    KALTOS

GRAND INITIATES               W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 JAMMY LARKE 5-4926          26  24  0   87  THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)    KALTOS
 KATIRONA MURH 5-4929        32  24  2   69  THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)    KALTOS
 JERI LOUGH 5-4840           17  45  0   61  THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)    KALTOS
 HOFFA 5-4622                25  40  0   59  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190           37 124  0   58  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 SPUTTERBUZZ 6-5810          16   6  0   58  TACKLE BOX (1332)          TRANSEL
 CLIVE 6-5215                22  27  4   52  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 ALOYICIUS 6-5045            16  15  2   44  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 PENDRU ROST 5-4956          19  57  0   42  THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)    KALTOS
 HOFFA 5-4299                15  39  0   41  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 LENNON 5-4087               18  15  1   37  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 JUSTIN 6-6179               16  18  1   30  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 MIKEL 6-6190                16  15  2   29  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 SATCHEL 6-6215              18  19  1   19  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL

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

THE DEAD                   W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY                  TURN

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Rob A. Ree -- You lasted longer than I thought you would!  Mmm!  I like a dishonest
man with good endurance. -- Stassia

Sex on the Beach -- Well... not all of us enjoy girl-on-girl fights.  Did you notice
we were aiming at each other's boobs a lot?  I don't like yours.  Too pointy.  They
don't look natural. -- Crysoprase

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

KALIDOR devastated STASSIA in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight.
NEEDLE narrowly defeated MEN WORKING in a exciting 3 minute Challenge melee.
THUNDER BUG overpowered SEX ON THE BEACH in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
SPUTTERBUZZ overpowered PENDRU ROST in a 3 minute mismatched Challenge match.
RUGEN THE JELLYFISH was bested by ROB A. REE in a popular 3 minute duel.
WORK IN PROGRESS devastated ENDER in a crowd pleasing 3 minute mismatched match.
??RADAR?? luckily beat HULA POPPER in a action packed 2 minute melee.
SMELL CAREFULLY slimly won victory over ZANE GREY in a action packed 3 minute duel.
CRYSOPRASE viciously subdued ARSONIST ART in a popular 3 minute gory duel.
B.A. TURRY beat MARK in a popular 1 minute gory melee.
ZAKAU was demolished by ANGRY BOOKIE in a 1 minute mismatched match.
HOFFA was handily defeated by DESIREE in a exciting 1 minute one-sided contest.
HELENE JUSTE devastated HOFFA in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
JERI LOUGH handily defeated LENNON in a 1 minute gory uneven fight.
JAMMY LARKE devastated HOFFA in a 3 minute uneven duel.
KATIRONA MURH overpowered SATCHEL in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched brawl.
2 + 2 = 4 savagely defeated COCKY SPECTATOR in a exciting 5 minute brutal bout.
ALOYICIUS overpowered DRUNKEN FISHERMAN in a 1 minute one-sided match.
CLIVE was handily defeated by BOOKIE'S GUARD in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
MIKEL was overpowered by DEBBY TONTE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
JUSTIN was demolished by INKEEPER'S SON in a 2 minute uneven bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         PARRY-STRIKE       6 -   4 -  0      60  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    7         PARRY-RIPOSTE     11 -   9 -  0      55  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  7         WALL OF STEEL     33 -  31 -  0      52  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         LUNGING ATTACK    39 -  43 -  0      48  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         SLASHING ATTACK   21 -  27 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         TOTAL PARRY        9 -  12 -  0      43  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         BASHING ATTACK    11 -  17 -  0      39  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         STRIKING ATTACK    5 -  10 -  1      33  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-LUNGE        6 -  14 -  0      30  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         AIMED BLOW         0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 560 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     WALL OF STEEL      3 -  4         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  6         2  SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  1     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         2  WALL OF STEEL  
LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  3     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  2         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-STRIKE   
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  2                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  KALIDOR 69-2314            28  30  0  230 HYBORIA (747)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193   67 194  2  225 JUST BECAUSE (1151)
LUNGING ATTACK   ROB A. REE 39-3241         62  50  1  221 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074)
WALL OF STEEL    ??RADAR?? 82-20310         77  92  1  206 DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (1258)
PARRY-STRIKE     CRYSOPRASE 1-3266          98 124  2  200 ILLFANG PACT (281)
BASHING ATTACK   THUNDER BUG 37-3734        24  14  0  191 TACKLE BOX (788)
TOTAL PARRY      ARSONIST ART 39-3325       54  52  0  172 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074)
STRIKING ATTACK  ZANE GREY 21-4810          28  44  2  166 AUTHORS (749)
PARRY-LUNGE      MARK 5-4088                50 114  3  138 JOHNS (927)

The overall popularity leader is ??RADAR?? 82-20310.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was ROB A. REE 39-3241.  The ten other most popular fighters were MEN WORKING 
38-4189, WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193, SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889, ZANE GREY 21-4810, 
CRYSOPRASE 1-3266, 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190, NEEDLE 69-3134, THUNDER BUG 37-3734, RUGEN THE 
JELLYFISH 82-12478, and ??RADAR?? 82-20310.

The least popular fighter this week was MIKEL 6-6190.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were CLIVE 6-5215, SATCHEL 6-6215, LENNON 5-4087, HOFFA 5-4299, HOFFA 
5-4348, ZAKAU 5-4623, JUSTIN 6-6179, HOFFA 5-4622, STASSIA 37-1523, and ALOYICIUS 
6-5045.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
MORDANT(1)           1  0 0  SUNSET(21)           0  1 0  TROCAR(54)           0  1 0  
KALTOS(5)            4  7 0  SIBIKHAS(37)         1  2 0  CIMMERIAC(69)        2  1 0  
TRANSEL(6)           2  4 0  CLIFFHOME(38)        2  1 0  DWES EG(82)          1  1 0  
TALCAMA(18)          1  0 0  XOCHITHLAN(39)       2  1 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 CRYSOPRASE 1-3266           98 124  2  200  ILLFANG PACT (281)         MORDANT

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MARK 5-4088                 50 114  3  138  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 SPUTTERBUZZ 6-5810          16   6  0   58  TACKLE BOX (1332)          TRANSEL
 SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889     61 105  2  192  STREET PIZZA (114)         TALCAMA
 ZANE GREY 21-4810           28  44  2  166  AUTHORS (749)              SUNSET
 HULA POPPER 37-2986         27  25  0  193  TACKLE BOX (788)           SIBIKHAS
 WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193    67 194  2  225  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 ROB A. REE 39-3241          62  50  1  221  CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074)    XOCHITHLAN
 SEX ON THE BEACH 54-2435    49  45  3  169  INDULGENT DRINKS (1153)    TROCAR
 KALIDOR 69-2314             28  30  0  230  HYBORIA (747)              CIMMERIAC
 ??RADAR?? 82-20310          77  92  1  206  DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (1258) DWES EG