DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 08/27/2011    Duedate: 09/09/2011

DARKHOLM

DM-104    TURN-565

RANK TEAMS                  W    L  K    %  RANK TEAMS                  W    L  K    %
  1 STREET PIZZA 18/114  2149 1716 23 55.6      UP TO NO GOOD 37/316                  
    HANNAH'S PALS 82/1270                     5 SOULTHIEVES 37/416     30   44  0 40.5
    DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II 82/1258               6 JOHNS 5/927          1114 2052 18 35.2
  2 HYBORIA 69/747        303  287  3 51.4      AUTHORS 21/749                        
    TACKLE BOX 37/788                           THE LADY'S LIST 6/917                 
    TACKLE BOX 6/1332                           JUST BECAUSE 38/1151                  
    XENOCIDE 69/725                           7 THE MIDDLE WA 5/1325  502  959  7 34.4
  3 INDULGENT DR 54/1153  156  194  2 44.6    8 THE WILLBURY 59/1333    0    3  0  0.0
    CRIMINAL ELEMENT 39/1074                  9 WOLF AND MAN 98/1334    1    0  0  100
  4 ILLFANG PACT 1/281    463  646  8 41.7

    '##/###' 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 682): BLACK of FULL SPECTRUM (Jester, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 565): I. M. WEASEL of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 687): THE SUN of BRIGHT (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 659): RUNNING DEER of TRIBAL COUNCIL (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 683): JUDAS PRIUS of TECHNOLOGY (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 678): FAINTLY FRANNIE of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 287): ORSINIUS of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 671): CAPRICA of ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 673): HARBOR MASTER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 672): SPEEDO SMURF of BEN'S BAZAAR (Gentleben, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 640): IRINIA JINZ of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 627): ZANDER of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 289): OUTLAW STAR of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 620): URCHIN of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 571): TAC TACK of SERPENTS HOLD 2 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 271): ALBERT of KIWI CONNECTI0N (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 264): BURNING RUBBER of WHAT'S IN A NAME (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 516): MOOSEHEAD of FLOYD'S BREWERY (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 240): WHOLE of MILK IS GOOD (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 564): RUGEN THE JELLY FISH of HANNAH'S PALS (The Upright Man)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 682): BOOZE (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 565): THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 687): AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 659): TRIBAL COUNCIL (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 683): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 678): REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 287): CHURCH LADIES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 671): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 673): SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 672): NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 640): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 627): HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 289): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 620): SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 571): VENTUR BROS. (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 271): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 264): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 516): FLOYD'S BREWERY (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 240): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 564) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 681): LITTLE BEAR of HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 686): SQUASH of VEGGIES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 657): MAT'ARI of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 683): GIDGET IMER of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 671): CAPRICA of ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
               (turn 670): TREMORS of BACON MAKIN' (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 677): MY DEER WATSON of HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 289): OUTLAW STAR of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
                   (turn 288): TIMOR UNRED of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 264): I'M A BASHER of BASHAHOLICS ANON (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 515): RED HOOK of FLOYD'S BREWERY (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 240): TORANS ULRIK of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

Good morning!

     Aha, we had some action this week!  And one death, but we'll get to that later.
     The formidable ENDER (69-1066) (36-31-4,221) of XENOCIDE challenged RUGEN THE
JELLYFISH (82-12478) (66-24-0,219) of HANNAH'S PALS.  It was a brave bid to regain
the Runeblade he once held, but ENDER was devastated by RUGEN THE JELLYFISH in a 3
minute Challenge Title fight.  And so, the Jellyfish remains our top Lunger.
     And then, KALIDOR (69-2314) (31-31-0,219) of HYBORIA challenged WORK IN PROGRESS
(38-4193) (70-195-2,228) of JUST BECAUSE.  Finding better fortune than her guildmate
Ender,  KALIDOR savagely defeated WORK IN PROGRESS in an exciting 1 minute Challenge
melee.  Well done!
     Some gladiators merely defeat... and some kill.  STASSIA (37-1523) (91-106-
3,204) of UP TO NO GOOD fought ZANE GREY (21-4810) (28-48-2,172) of AUTHORS.  STASSIA
savagely slew ZANE GREY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gory brawl.  Perhaps she was
envious of his writing ability?  I've heard that Mr. Grey has published a few "blood-
stirring " 'Larqs vs. Rirorni" tales.  I don't do deathday gifts, but I do attend
parties, so if Mr. Grey's teammates would like to hold a wake for him, I'd be pleased
to attend.
     Our top Wall of Steel is Needle.  3) NEEDLE (69-3134) (35-23-0,215) of HYBORIA
fought SOLACIA (104-24) (68-32-0,225) of  ILLFANG PACT.  NEEDLE vanquished SOLACIA in
a popular 1 minute mismatched brawl.  And why would any stand-in warrior choose to
wear the team colors of one of the least successful teams in Darkholm Arena?  I asked
her, and she said, "Because that team got a kill.  I hoped it would rub off, but it
didn't.  I need blood!"  Charming lady, right down to the spearhead tail.
     In a surprising upset, our Overall Popularity Leader (??Radar??, for those who'd
forgotten) beat a much scarier fighter.  HULA POPPER (37-2986) (30-26-1,208) of
TACKLE BOX fought ??RADAR?? (82-20310) (79-94-1,190) of DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II.  HULA
POPPER was unbelievably bested by ??RADAR?? in a popular 1 minute gruesome duel.
Very well done!  And an unexpected loss for Buri.  I lost money on that fight.
     This turn's favorite is Sputterbuzz, a promising young fighter who got matched
against the old veteran, Hoffa.  SPUTTERBUZZ (6-5810) (19-7-0,92) of TACKLE BOX
fought HOFFA (5-4348) (12-111-0,72) of JOHNS.  SPUTTERBUZZ devastated HOFFA in a
crowd pleasing 5 minute mismatched bout.
     Is it time to close this report already?  I've not said much... but then, it was
a rather short list of fights and there wasn't much to say.  Until next turn,
friends, let's build up our stamina with parties every night!

Cheerio!
Malic of Talcama

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE       W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 RUGEN THE JELLYFI 82-12478  67  24  0  235  HANNAH'S PALS (1270)       DWES EG

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS    W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 NEEDLE 69-3134              36  23  0  244  HYBORIA (747)              CIMMERIAC
 KALIDOR 69-2314             32  31  0  227  HYBORIA (747)              CIMMERIAC
 STASSIA 37-1523             92 106  4  214  UP TO NO GOOD (316)        SIBIKHAS

GRAND CHAMPIONS               W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 CRYSOPRASE 1-3266          101 126  2  208  ILLFANG PACT (281)         MORDANT
 ENDER 69-1066               36  32  4  204  XENOCIDE (725)             CIMMERIAC
 ??RADAR?? 82-20310          80  94  1  203  DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (1258) DWES EG
 THUNDER BUG 37-3734         27  16  0  199  TACKLE BOX (788)           SIBIKHAS
 B.A. TURRY 39-3383          42  54  2  197  CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074)    XOCHITHLAN
 WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193    70 196  2  195  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 HULA POPPER 37-2986         30  27  1  191  TACKLE BOX (788)           SIBIKHAS
 ROB A. REE 39-3241          64  53  1  190  CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074)    XOCHITHLAN
 SELENA STEELE 37-2010       43  14  0  184  SOULTHIEVES (416)          SIBIKHAS

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS       W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SEX ON THE BEACH 54-2435    52  47  3  176  INDULGENT DRINKS (1153)    TROCAR
 SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889     63 108  2  175  STREET PIZZA (114)         TALCAMA
 ZANE GREY 21-4810           28  49  2  175  AUTHORS (749)              SUNSET
 MEN WORKING 38-4189         56 210  1  169  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 MARK 5-4088                 51 118  3  167  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 ARSONIST ART 39-3325        56  55  0  165  CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074)    XOCHITHLAN

GRAND ADEPTS                  W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 HELENE JUSTE 5-4875         24  24  1  148  THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)    KALTOS
 ZAKAU 5-4623                34  36  0  128  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS

GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES    W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SPUTTERBUZZ 6-5810          20   7  0  100  TACKLE BOX (1332)          TRANSEL

GRAND INITIATES               W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MIKEL 6-6190                19  17  2   72  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 HOFFA 5-4348                12 112  0   71  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 KATIRONA MURH 5-4929        36  25  2   69  THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)    KALTOS
 JAMMY LARKE 5-4926          28  27  0   63  THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)    KALTOS
 CLIVE 6-5215                24  30  4   58  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 SATCHEL 6-6215              21  21  1   56  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 LENNON 5-4087               21  17  1   50  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 HOFFA 5-4622                27  43  0   49  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 JERI LOUGH 5-4840           19  48  0   45  THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)    KALTOS
 ALOYICIUS 6-5045            18  18  2   37  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190           37 129  0   35  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 JUSTIN 6-6179               17  22  2   34  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 PENDRU ROST 5-4956          21  60  0   28  THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)    KALTOS
 HOFFA 5-4299                15  44  0    9  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS

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

THE DEAD                   W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY                  TURN
ZANE GREY 21-4810         28  49  2 AUTHORS 749            STASSIA 37-1523           565

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Sex on the Beach -- Certainly not!  That's uncivilized!  It's practically...
decadent.  And quite uncomfortable, as well.  All that gritty sand, not to mention
the sharp bits of broken shell. -- Helene Juste

Oh, gods, I can't believe I was defeated by a Hoffa!  The shame!  Not to mention the
laughter of the fan.  I was WINNING, clearly winning--the gore was all Hoffa's--and
then I just fell over from exhaustion.  What an unpleasant end to the week. -- Jeri
Lough

Lennon -- You're a golem?  Does your wife know? -- Jammy Larke the Startled

Aloyicius -- If someone had told me that a graduated gladiator could drop five
weapons in six seconds, I wouldn't have believed it. -- Katirona Murh
P.S.  What were you drinking last night?  One of those Indulgent Drinks?

Hoffa -- One-shotted you.  I like that.  It saves time. -- Pendru Rost

Arsonist Art -- I thought we both did pretty well in that fight.  And I admire your
stamina, five minutes with no sign of fatigue. -- Crysoprase

Bah.  I fought the local copper.  He's a maroon. -- Stassia

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ENDER was devastated by RUGEN THE JELLYFISH in a 3 minute Challenge Title fight.
KALIDOR savagely defeated WORK IN PROGRESS in a exciting 1 minute Challenge melee.
NEEDLE vanquished SOLACIA in a popular 1 minute mismatched brawl.
CRYSOPRASE defeated RASCALLY RABBIT in a 2 minute match.
SMELL CAREFULLY was devastated by B.A. TURRY in a popular 1 minute uneven brawl.
STASSIA savagely slew ZANE GREY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gory brawl.
SELENA STEELE slimly won victory over ARSONIST ART in a crowd boring 16 minute melee.
HULA POPPER was unbelievably bested by ??RADAR?? in a popular 1 minute gruesome duel.
THUNDER BUG vanquished MARK in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
ROB A. REE handily defeated MEN WORKING in a exciting 1 minute one-sided bout.
SEX ON THE BEACH subdued OLD SAILMAKER in a crowd pleasing 2 minute competition.
HELENE JUSTE devastated ZAKAU in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
SPUTTERBUZZ devastated HOFFA in a crowd pleasing 5 minute mismatched bout.
JERI LOUGH defeated JUSTIN in a popular 1 minute duel.
PYG devastated HOFFA in a exciting 1 minute uneven duel.
JAMMY LARKE bested LENNON in a 1 minute brawl.
KATIRONA MURH viciously subdued HOFFA in a exciting 2 minute brutal fight.
PENDRU ROST was overpowered by CLIVE in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
ALOYICIUS overpowered DEBBY TONTE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched conflict.
2 + 2 = 4 was overpowered by DRUNKEN FISHERMAN in a popular 1 minute one-sided duel.
SATCHEL won victory over INKEEPER'S SON in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gory fray.
MIKEL savagely defeated DEBBY TONTE in a popular 1 minute gruesome fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL                    7         PARRY-RIPOSTE     14 -   6 -  0      70  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         PARRY-STRIKE       6 -   4 -  0      60  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  7         LUNGING ATTACK    36 -  36 -  0      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         WALL OF STEEL     34 -  35 -  1      49  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         TOTAL PARRY       17 -  20 -  0      46  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         SLASHING ATTACK   30 -  37 -  2      45  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         BASHING ATTACK    12 -  18 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         STRIKING ATTACK    8 -  15 -  1      35  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-LUNGE        6 -  15 -  0      29  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         AIMED BLOW         0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 565 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     TOTAL PARRY        2 -  3         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      5 -  2     PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  2         3  WALL OF STEEL  
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  2         2  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  3     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
SLASHING ATTACK    4 -  3                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   RUGEN THE JELLYF 82-12478  67  24  0  235 HANNAH'S PALS (1270)
WALL OF STEEL    NEEDLE 69-3134             36  23  0  244 HYBORIA (747)
SLASHING ATTACK  KALIDOR 69-2314            32  31  0  227 HYBORIA (747)
PARRY-STRIKE     CRYSOPRASE 1-3266         101 126  2  208 ILLFANG PACT (281)
BASHING ATTACK   THUNDER BUG 37-3734        27  16  0  199 TACKLE BOX (788)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193   70 196  2  195 JUST BECAUSE (1151)
TOTAL PARRY      SELENA STEELE 37-2010      43  14  0  184 SOULTHIEVES (416)
STRIKING ATTACK  ZANE GREY 21-4810          28  49  2  175 AUTHORS (749)
PARRY-LUNGE      MARK 5-4088                51 118  3  167 JOHNS (927)

The overall popularity leader is ??RADAR?? 82-20310.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was SPUTTERBUZZ 6-5810.  The ten other most popular fighters were RUGEN THE 
JELLYFISH 82-12478, KATIRONA MURH 5-4929, ENDER 69-1066, B.A. TURRY 39-3383, KALIDOR 
69-2314, SEX ON THE BEACH 54-2435, HULA POPPER 37-2986, ROB A. REE 39-3241, NEEDLE 
69-3134, and CRYSOPRASE 1-3266.

The least popular fighter this week was SELENA STEELE 37-2010.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were ZAKAU 5-4623, 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190, PENDRU ROST 5-4956, HOFFA 
5-4622, LENNON 5-4087, HOFFA 5-4299, MARK 5-4088, WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193, CLIVE 
6-5215, and JAMMY LARKE 5-4926.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
MORDANT(1)           1  0 0  SIBIKHAS(37)         3  1 1  ILLIS(59)            0  1 0  
KALTOS(5)            4  7 0  CLIFFHOME(38)        0  3 0  CIMMERIAC(69)        2  1 0  
TRANSEL(6)           5  1 0  XOCHITHLAN(39)       2  1 0  DWES EG(82)          2  0 0  
TALCAMA(18)          0  1 0  TROCAR(54)           1  0 0  SYVYN'S HILL(98)     1  0 0  
SUNSET(21)           0  1 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 CRYSOPRASE 1-3266          101 126  2  208  ILLFANG PACT (281)         MORDANT
 MARK 5-4088                 51 118  3  167  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 SPUTTERBUZZ 6-5810          20   7  0  100  TACKLE BOX (1332)          TRANSEL
 SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889     63 108  2  175  STREET PIZZA (114)         TALCAMA
 ZANE GREY 21-4810           28  49  2  175  AUTHORS (749)              SUNSET
 STASSIA 37-1523             92 106  4  214  UP TO NO GOOD (316)        SIBIKHAS

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193    70 196  2  195  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 B.A. TURRY 39-3383          42  54  2  197  CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074)    XOCHITHLAN
 SEX ON THE BEACH 54-2435    52  47  3  176  INDULGENT DRINKS (1153)    TROCAR
 NEEDLE 69-3134              36  23  0  244  HYBORIA (747)              CIMMERIAC
 RUGEN THE JELLYFI 82-12478  67  24  0  235  HANNAH'S PALS (1270)       DWES EG