DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 01/14/2012    Duedate: 01/27/2012

DARKHOLM ARENA

DM 104    TURN 575

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1 PUNCHLINES 82/1115  2169 1729  23 55.6      LEGION OF LEGEND 62/1305
    STREET PIZZA 18/114                       4 ILLFANG PACT 1/281   475  654   8 42.1
    HANNAH'S PALS 82/1270                       UP TO NO GOOD 37/316
    DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II 82/1258               5 APOCALYPSE 38/712     71  103   2 40.8
  2 TACKLE BOX 6/1332    323  305   3 51.4    6-DARK AT HEA 21/1336  102  149   0 40.6
    TACKLE BOX 37/788                         7 JOHNS 5/927         1173 2138  20 35.4
    THE FUNNY FARM 2/881                        AUTHORS 21/749
  3-STEEL LEGION 1/1304   10   12   0 45.5      JUST BECAUSE 38/1151
    BRUTAL LEGION 7/1335                        THE LADY'S LIST 6/917
    WINGED LEGION 6/1277                      8 THE MIDDLE W 5/1325  526  985   7 34.8
    BLOODY LEGION 96/1276

                                  WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT

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

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 692): TAI of CLUELESS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 575): GNU I KNEW of GNU TEAM (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 697): HERMOD of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 669): BRAVE 2 of TRIBAL COUNCIL (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 693): 8 BALL of POOL PARTY (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 688): FLASHER of TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 297): NIKKI NAILS of TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 681): SCARFACE of THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 683): LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 682): RED HOUSE of THE BLUES (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 648): RHAKARAS of TEMPLE OF STEEL (Hawk, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 637): VONSITAN KORV of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 294): THE FALLEN ONE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 630): HENDRIX of SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 581): HANK of VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 276): WERE BEAR of FERAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 269): HARVEY of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 526): KOLBERT MOON of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 245): NAEFAN ORDH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 574): THUNDER BUG of TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 692): CLUELESS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 575): HAMOI TONG (Froot E. Bowl, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 697): AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 669): TRIBAL COUNCIL (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 693): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 688): SOUL STRIPPERS II (Savory Jack, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 297): TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 681): THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 683): RYAN'S HENCHMEN (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 682): DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 648): DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 637): HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 294): DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 630): SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 581): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 276): FERAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 269): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 526): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 245): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 574) PUNCHILINES et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 692): JOSH of CLUELESS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 696): LOABAL DOMINATION OF STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 669): RUNNING DEER of TRIBAL COUNCIL (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 687): KAIARI of SOUL STRIPPERS II (Savory Jack, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 681): BLAKSKUL of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 294): THE FALLEN ONE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 580): WHAT of QUESTIONS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 269): HARVEY of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
                          FAIRYFIRE of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 525): GILFMET IVERS of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

     So why do I have this bag over my head?  Because I am The Unknown Spymaster and 
I'm going to give you a spy report!.  Hey everybody, watch out for CRYSOPRASE, who 
flew up 22 points in the rankings after mashing SAMUEL like a melon.  Keep your eye 
on this gal.  And falling like a basher in the top ten was MARK, who dropped 17 
points after a disappointing (to say the least) bout with DESPAIR.  Our battling 
duelmaster THUNDER BUG has managed to hold the title, fending off STASSIA's none too 
subtle advances.  Better luck next time, UP TO NO GOOD.  Can you believe they are 
paying me 10 gold to deliver this stuff?   
     Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the DARKHOLM arena.  Can any 
one out there say 'weasel'?  Oh well, just saying GIDEON will do.  He challenged 43 
points down to trash HOFFA.  Definition of petty:  GIDEON overcame HOFFA, a mismatch 
of 43 points.   
     Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day 
drinking to their memory.  Better tanked than dead!  Remember:  alliances are great, 
but try and take your ally in the arena with you and see what happens.   
     I think I had better cut this one short.  It's been nice chatting to those of 
you whom I have not offended yet.  Well, there goes another Spy Report.  Good luck in 
next week's fights.  Its been real, and its been fun, but it hasn't been real 
fun...-- The Unknown Spymaster  

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 THUNDER BUG 37-3734          32  19     264  TACKLE BOX (788)           SIBIKHAS

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ??RADAR?? 82-20310           86  98  1  222  DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (1258) DWES EG

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 RUGEN THE JELLYFISH 82-12478 75  26     202  HANNAH'S PALS (1270)       DWES EG
 SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889      68 113  2  201  STREET PIZZA (114)         TALCAMA
 CRYSOPRASE 1-3266           107 130  2  198  ILLFANG PACT (281)         MORDANT
 STASSIA 37-1523              98 110  4  194  UP TO NO GOOD (316)        SIBIKHAS
 HOLOCAUST 38-3010            44  40  2  189  APOCALYPSE (712)           CLIFFHOME
 ZANE GREY 21-4810            31  56  2  187  AUTHORS (749)              SUNSET

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 DESPAIR 38-2287              43  56  2  183  APOCALYPSE (712)           CLIFFHOME

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MEN WORKING 38-4189          61 215  1  179  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 ZAKAU 5-4623                 40  40     178  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 SAMUEL 38-3352               34  27  5  173  APOCALYPSE (712)           CLIFFHOME
 HAIR LIP! 82-3261            19  19  1  171  PUNCHLINES (1115)          DWES EG
 MARK 5-4088                  53 126  3  163  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 LENNON 5-4087                29  19  1  134  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 MIKEL 6-6190                 25  21  2  119  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 SPUTTERBUZZ 6-5810           23  12     118  TACKLE BOX (1332)          TRANSEL
 HELENE JUSTE 5-4875          25  33  1  117  THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)    KALTOS
 JUSTIN 6-6179                21  28  3  110  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 JAMMY LARKE 5-4926           35  30      89  THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)    KALTOS
-HAWK 6-5764                  19   8      87  WINGED LEGION (1277)       TRANSEL
 CLIVE 6-5215                 32  32  5   85  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 GIDEON 38-3370               23  16  1   85  APOCALYPSE (712)           CLIFFHOME
-ZEUS 62-4010                 18   5      83  LEGION OF LEGEND (1305)    VALAMANTIS
 HOFFA 5-4622                 32  48      80  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
-COBALT 1-7784                18   8  1   77  STEEL LEGION (1304)        MORDANT
 I. M. WEASEL 2-4474          22   4  3   65  THE FUNNY FARM (881)       NIANIA
 KATIRONA MURH 5-4929         40  31  2   62  THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)    KALTOS
 PENDRU ROST 5-4956           26  65      62  THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)    KALTOS
-FATALITY 7-5820              17   4      61  BRUTAL LEGION (1335)       BONSUR
 JERI LOUGH 5-4840            26  51      56  THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)    KALTOS
-ASSASSIN 96-1802             11   7  4   55  BLOODY LEGION (1276)       OLD VALAMANTIS
 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190            41 135      45  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 HOFFA 5-4348                 12 122      43  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 SATCHEL 6-6215               25  27  1   39  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 ALOYICIUS 6-5045             19  27  2   29  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 HOFFA 5-4299                 15  54      27  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 BIG BIRD 2-5703              14  10  2   22  THE FUNNY FARM (881)       NIANIA

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

THE DEAD                   W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY                  TURN

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Malic -- Aha! yourself.  Glad to have you back.  The clerk who wrote last time was
blah. -- the Middle Way

     The golem who does it this time will be more blah.

Malic -- Just a clue, any gladiator name Hoffa is one that NO ONE expects a great
deal from.  It's almost a standing joke, except that they keep falling down. -- Jorja

Crysoprase -- Well, drat.  I was hoping to get enough oil on the armor that your
weapon would slide off.  Guess I need more. -- Helene Juste

Hoffa -- It'd feel more like a real fight if you'd hit back, or at least TRY to hit
back, once in a while. -- Pendru Rost
P.S.  But it's okay for you to continue losing.  You do that very well.

Cobalt -- If I write a personal personal to you, will you respond?  Is it any use to
flirt? -- Katirona Murh
P.S.  I know They say it's useless to flirt with a shorter man, but IS it?

Hawk -- I don't mind.  Someone's got to lose, right?  And, you'd be surprised,
there's actually a little money in it. -- Jammy Larke

Big Bird -- My, you ARE.  Big that is.  Bird, no.  Too bad, it would have added a
little giggle to the fight. -- Jeri Lough

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

HOLOCAUST was devastated by ??RADAR?? in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
DESPAIR handily defeated MARK in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge match.
GIDEON vanquished HOFFA in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
THUNDER BUG overpowered STASSIA in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided Title fight.
RUGEN THE JELLYFISH devastated ZANE GREY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided duel.
MEN WORKING was overpowered by SMELL CAREFULLY in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
SAMUEL was overpowered by CRYSOPRASE in a 3 minute uneven melee.
ZAKAU vanquished HELENE JUSTE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
HAIR LIP! overpowered LENNON in a 1 minute uneven duel.
SPUTTERBUZZ luckily beat JUSTIN in a exciting 1 minute fight.
MIKEL was handily defeated by LAUGHING BARMAID in a exciting 1 minute one-sided bout.
CLIVE demolished JERI LOUGH in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
ALOYICIUS was devastated by DRUNKEN FISHERMAN in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
PENDRU ROST beat HOFFA in a 2 minute conflict.
KATIRONA MURH was unbelievably bested by HOFFA in a action packed 3 minute fight.
JAMMY LARKE defeated I. M. WEASEL in a 2 minute gruesome struggle.
2 + 2 = 4 unbelievably bested BIG BIRD in a crowd pleasing 3 minute bout.
SATCHEL was viciously subdued by INKEEPER'S SON in a 2 minute gory brawl.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  8         PARRY-RIPOSTE     10 -   5 -  0      67  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    6         AIMED BLOW         2 -   1 -  0      67  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         LUNGING ATTACK    32 -  18 -  0      64  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         PARRY-STRIKE       6 -   4 -  0      60  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         SLASHING ATTACK   43 -  30 -  2      59  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         TOTAL PARRY       16 -  19 -  0      46  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         WALL OF STEEL     24 -  37 -  0      39  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         BASHING ATTACK    11 -  17 -  0      39  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         STRIKING ATTACK   11 -  22 -  0      33  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         PARRY-LUNGE        7 -  16 -  0      30  |

Turn 575 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     SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  5         3  WALL OF STEEL  
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  2         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        4 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  5         2  BASHING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  2     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  3         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                                                                1  TOTAL PARRY    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   THUNDER BUG 37-3734        32  19  0  264 TACKLE BOX (788)
WALL OF STEEL    ??RADAR?? 82-20310         86  98  1  222 DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (1258)
LUNGING ATTACK   RUGEN THE JELLYF 82-12478  75  26  0  202 HANNAH'S PALS (1270)
PARRY-STRIKE     CRYSOPRASE 1-3266         107 130  2  198 ILLFANG PACT (281)
STRIKING ATTACK  ZANE GREY 21-4810          31  56  2  187 AUTHORS (749)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      DESPAIR 38-2287            43  56  2  183 APOCALYPSE (712)
SLASHING ATTACK  HAIR LIP! 82-3261          19  19  1  171 PUNCHLINES (1115)
PARRY-LUNGE      MARK 5-4088                53 126  3  163 JOHNS (927)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    JAMMY LARKE 5-4926         35  30  0   89 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)

The overall popularity leader is ??RADAR?? 82-20310.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was BIG BIRD 2-5703.  The ten other most popular fighters were KATIRONA MURH 
5-4929, ??RADAR?? 82-20310, THUNDER BUG 37-3734, 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190, DESPAIR 38-2287, 
CRYSOPRASE 1-3266, PENDRU ROST 5-4956, JAMMY LARKE 5-4926, HOLOCAUST 38-3010, and 
MARK 5-4088.

The least popular fighter this week was HOFFA 5-4299.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were JERI LOUGH 5-4840, HELENE JUSTE 5-4875, MEN WORKING 38-4189, SATCHEL 
6-6215, MIKEL 6-6190, LENNON 5-4087, HOFFA 5-4348, ALOYICIUS 6-5045, CLIVE 6-5215, 
and JUSTIN 6-6179.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
MORDANT(1)           1  0 0  TRANSEL(6)           2  4 0  SIBIKHAS(37)         1  1 0  
NIANIA(2)            0  2 0  TALCAMA(18)          1  0 0  CLIFFHOME(38)        3  3 0  
KALTOS(5)            4  7 0  SUNSET(21)           0  1 0  DWES EG(82)          3  0 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 CRYSOPRASE 1-3266          107 130  2  198  ILLFANG PACT (281)         MORDANT
 I. M. WEASEL 2-4474         22   4  3   65  THE FUNNY FARM (881)       NIANIA
 ZAKAU 5-4623                40  40  0  178  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 MIKEL 6-6190                25  21  2  119  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889     68 113  2  201  STREET PIZZA (114)         TALCAMA
 ZANE GREY 21-4810           31  56  2  187  AUTHORS (749)              SUNSET
 THUNDER BUG 37-3734         32  19  0  264  TACKLE BOX (788)           SIBIKHAS
 HOLOCAUST 38-3010           44  40  2  189  APOCALYPSE (712)           CLIFFHOME
 ??RADAR?? 82-20310          86  98  1  222  DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (1258) DWES EG