DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 10/22/2011    Duedate: 11/04/2011

DARKHOLM ARENA

DM 104    TURN 569

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1 STREET PIZZA 18/114 2156 1721  23 55.6    4-SOULTHIEVES 37/416    31   45   0 40.8
    HANNAH'S PALS 82/1270                     5 JOHNS 5/927         1136 2090  19 35.2
    DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II 82/1258                 AUTHORS 21/749
  2 HYBORIA 69/747       315  293   3 51.8      JUST BECAUSE 38/1151
    XENOCIDE 69/725                             THE LADY'S LIST 6/917
    TACKLE BOX 6/1332                         6 THE MIDDLE W 5/1325  515  966   7 34.8
    TACKLE BOX 37/788                         7 WOLF AND MA 98/1334    1    2   0 33.3
  3 ILLFANG PACT 1/281   468  649   8 41.9    8 THE WILLBUR 59/1333    2    5   0 28.6
    UP TO NO GOOD 37/316

                                  WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT

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                         ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 686): ALLEY OOP of ONE HIT WONDERS (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 569): I. M. WEASEL of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 691): VIPER of SERPENTS' HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 663): DA VINCI CODE of TL';DR (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 687): JUDAS PRIUS of TECHNOLOGY (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 682): JOE WILLIAMS of BLACN AND BLUES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 291): LUAU LILA of BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 675): SCARFACE of THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 677): CHATROOMMATE of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 676): BLAKSKUL of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 642): IRINA JINZ of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 631): KEVSILESSA KIRO of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 291): THE FALLEN ONE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 624): DORSAL FINN of NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 575): TACK TACK of SERPENTS HOLD 2 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 273): ALBERT of KIWI CONNECTI0N (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 266): FAIRYFIRE of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 520): MAX WEBER of OUT OF CONTROL (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 242): ROMOR SAITH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 568): STASSIA of UP TO NO GOOD (She-Puppy, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 686): ONE HIT WONDERS (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 569): GNU TEAM (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 691): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 663): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 687): TECHNOLOGY (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 682): REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 291): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 675): THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 677): SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 676): NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 642): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 631): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 291): DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 623): NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 575): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 673): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 266): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 520): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 242): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 568) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 685): BLACK of FULL SPECTRUM (Jester, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 569): I. M. WEASEL of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
                           CHARLIE HORSE of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 687): JUDAS PRIUS of TECHNOLOGY (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 290): ALPHONSO BLACK of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 673): HOPE SPRINGS of THE RED BLADES (Bill the Bard, mgr.)
                           SPEEDO SMURF of BEN'S BAZAAR (Gentleben, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 628): ZANDER of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 291): QUITA ROSALA of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 624): TANTRUM YOGA of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
                           GASTAIGNE of DELVERS (Harby, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 273): ALBERT of KIWI CONNECTI0N (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 265): I'M POWERLESS of BASHAHOLICS ANON (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

     Busy, busy, busy, lots of things happening in DARKHOLM this turn, and let's 
start with a look at some of the teams.  And let's see, SPUTTERBUZZ fought CAPTURED 
CUTPURSE and gained 27 points and contributed to TACKLE BOX's 1-0-0.  PENDRU ROST has 
lost to 2 + 2 = 4, falling 15 points, while helping make THE MIDDLE WAY 5 a 2-3-0 
turn.  We should ask ENDER about the thrill of victory, and what being the new 
Duelmaster does for a warrior, he's now the one to ask.  By the way, was that our 
Duelmaster that I saw last night, cramped under the table at The Goodeve Tavern?   
     I tell you, a green quarterstaff lasts longer than a seasoned sapling.  A basher 
friend of mine assures me this is true.   
     The Dark Arena is for those who cannot win, not who cannot lose with grace.  
Dignity in life or death is the warrior's creed.  A brave warrior does not carry a 
red shield, he has nothing to cover or hide when the fight is over.  Consider well.   
     Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe.  Dare 
to fight bravely.  It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet again, keep your 
swords sharp and your hammers heavy.  Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to 
paper-- Alarond the Scribe  

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ENDER 69-1066                39  32  4  234  XENOCIDE (725)             CIMMERIAC

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ??RADAR?? 82-20310           83  95  1  223  DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (1258) DWES EG
 NEEDLE 69-3134               38  24     212  HYBORIA (747)              CIMMERIAC

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 KALIDOR 69-2314              34  32     207  HYBORIA (747)              CIMMERIAC
 RUGEN THE JELLYFISH 82-12478 70  25     205  HANNAH'S PALS (1270)       DWES EG
 WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193     72 198  2  204  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 RASCALLY RABBIT 59-1338      35  31     202  THE WILLBURYS 1 (1333)     ILLIS
 THUNDER BUG 37-3734          28  18     198  TACKLE BOX (788)           SIBIKHAS
 STASSIA 37-1523              95 107  4  193  UP TO NO GOOD (316)        SIBIKHAS
 CRYSOPRASE 1-3266           103 128  2  192  ILLFANG PACT (281)         MORDANT
-SELENA STEELE 37-2010        44  15     192  SOULTHIEVES (416)          SIBIKHAS
 HULA POPPER 37-2986          32  28  1  189  TACKLE BOX (788)           SIBIKHAS

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889      64 111  2  183  STREET PIZZA (114)         TALCAMA

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ZAKAU 5-4623                 37  37     180  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 MARK 5-4088                  51 122  3  178  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 ZANE GREY 21-4810            29  52  2  169  AUTHORS (749)              SUNSET
 MEN WORKING 38-4189          58 212  1  153  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SPUTTERBUZZ 6-5810           22   8     129  TACKLE BOX (1332)          TRANSEL
 HELENE JUSTE 5-4875          25  27  1  123  THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)    KALTOS
 MIKEL 6-6190                 23  17  2  109  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 LENNON 5-4087                24  18  1   81  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 JERI LOUGH 5-4840            23  48      79  THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)    KALTOS
 KATIRONA MURH 5-4929         39  26  2   73  THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)    KALTOS
 JAMMY LARKE 5-4926           31  28      67  THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)    KALTOS
 CLIVE 6-5215                 26  32  5   67  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190            39 131      57  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 JUSTIN 6-6179                18  25  2   54  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 HOFFA 5-4622                 28  46      46  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 HOFFA 5-4348                 12 116      41  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 PENDRU ROST 5-4956           23  62      35  THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)    KALTOS
 HOFFA 5-4299                 15  48      32  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 ALOYICIUS 6-5045             18  22  2   22  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 SATCHEL 6-6215               22  24  1   16  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

Malic -- We're all in a state of confusion today, too.  Sorry, but there it is, we
can't think of anything to say. -- the Middle Way people

Oh, all right....

Men Working -- But not very hard.  Still, I wasn't working at all. -- Helene Juste

2 + 2 = 4 -- Not if I say differently! -- Jeri Lough

Hoffa -- Take that. -- Pendru Rost and Katirona Murh

Lennon -- What, again? -- Jammy Larke

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

STASSIA was devastated by ENDER in a action packed 2 minute mismatched Title fight.
??RADAR?? unbelievably bested THUNDER BUG in a popular 3 minute gruesome match.
CRYSOPRASE was viciously subdued by RASCALLY RABBIT in a popular 7 minute contest.
RUGEN THE JELLYFISH demolished ZAKAU in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
NEEDLE overpowered MARK in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided struggle.
KALIDOR handily defeated SHEWISH GIANT in a action packed 1 minute uneven fight.
HULA POPPER lost to WORK IN PROGRESS in a popular 1 minute duel.
ZANE GREY lost to SMELL CAREFULLY in a popular 1 minute duel.
MEN WORKING overpowered HELENE JUSTE in a 1 minute uneven match.
SPUTTERBUZZ overpowered CAPTURED CUTPURSE in a exciting 4 minute one-sided fight.
MIKEL devastated KATIRONA MURH in a exciting 1 minute mismatched conflict.
JERI LOUGH savagely defeated HOFFA in a popular 1 minute bloody brawl.
PYG was handily defeated by LENNON in a popular 1 minute uneven fight.
2 + 2 = 4 devastated PENDRU ROST in a 2 minute uneven duel.
HOFFA was savagely defeated by BOOKIE'S GUARD in a crowd pleasing 2 minute brawl.
HOFFA was overpowered by JAMMY LARKE in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
SATCHEL beat COCKY SPECTATOR in a exciting 1 minute bout.
JUSTIN overpowered DRUNKEN FISHERMAN in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
CLIVE bested DRUNKEN FISHERMAN in a popular 1 minute bout.
ALOYICIUS was vanquished by INKEEPER'S SON in a 1 minute one-sided match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  7         LUNGING ATTACK    38 -  23 -  0      62  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    6         PARRY-STRIKE       6 -   4 -  0      60  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         PARRY-RIPOSTE     12 -   8 -  0      60  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         SLASHING ATTACK   35 -  33 -  3      51  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         WALL OF STEEL     32 -  33 -  1      49  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         TOTAL PARRY       17 -  21 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         BASHING ATTACK    10 -  19 -  0      34  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         STRIKING ATTACK    8 -  19 -  0      30  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-LUNGE        6 -  17 -  0      26  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         AIMED BLOW         0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 569 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     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  2         3  WALL OF STEEL  
SLASHING ATTACK    6 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  2         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      2 -  4         1  SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  1     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                              PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  3         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                                                                1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                                                                1  TOTAL PARRY    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   ENDER 69-1066              39  32  4  234 XENOCIDE (725)
WALL OF STEEL    ??RADAR?? 82-20310         83  95  1  223 DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (1258)
SLASHING ATTACK  KALIDOR 69-2314            34  32  0  207 HYBORIA (747)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193   72 198  2  204 JUST BECAUSE (1151)
STRIKING ATTACK  RASCALLY RABBIT 59-1338    35  31  0  202 THE WILLBURYS 1 (1333)
BASHING ATTACK   THUNDER BUG 37-3734        28  18  0  198 TACKLE BOX (788)
PARRY-STRIKE     CRYSOPRASE 1-3266         103 128  2  192 ILLFANG PACT (281)
PARRY-LUNGE      MARK 5-4088                51 122  3  178 JOHNS (927)
TOTAL PARRY      SPUTTERBUZZ 6-5810         22   8  0  129 TACKLE BOX (1332)

The overall popularity leader is ??RADAR?? 82-20310.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was CRYSOPRASE 1-3266.  The ten other most popular fighters were RASCALLY RABBIT 
59-1338, ??RADAR?? 82-20310, THUNDER BUG 37-3734, KALIDOR 69-2314, ENDER 69-1066, 
SPUTTERBUZZ 6-5810, SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889, JERI LOUGH 5-4840, CLIVE 6-5215, and 
RUGEN THE JELLYFISH 82-12478.

The least popular fighter this week was ALOYICIUS 6-5045.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were HOFFA 5-4299, PYG 98-1120, HOFFA 5-4348, HELENE JUSTE 5-4875, 
KATIRONA MURH 5-4929, ZAKAU 5-4623, HOFFA 5-4622, PENDRU ROST 5-4956, MEN WORKING 
38-4189, and HULA POPPER 37-2986.

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  CIMMERIAC(69)        3  0 0  
KALTOS(5)            3  8 0  SIBIKHAS(37)         0  3 0  DWES EG(82)          2  0 0  
TRANSEL(6)           5  1 0  CLIFFHOME(38)        3  0 0  SYVYN'S HILL(98)     0  1 0  
TALCAMA(18)          1  0 0  ILLIS(59)            1  0 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 CRYSOPRASE 1-3266          103 128  2  192  ILLFANG PACT (281)         MORDANT
 ZAKAU 5-4623                37  37  0  180  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 SPUTTERBUZZ 6-5810          22   8  0  129  TACKLE BOX (1332)          TRANSEL
 SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889     64 111  2  183  STREET PIZZA (114)         TALCAMA
 ZANE GREY 21-4810           29  52  2  169  AUTHORS (749)              SUNSET
 THUNDER BUG 37-3734         28  18  0  198  TACKLE BOX (788)           SIBIKHAS
 WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193    72 198  2  204  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 RASCALLY RABBIT 59-1338     35  31  0  202  THE WILLBURYS 1 (1333)     ILLIS
 ENDER 69-1066               39  32  4  234  XENOCIDE (725)             CIMMERIAC
 ??RADAR?? 82-20310          83  95  1  223  DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (1258) DWES EG

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