DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 03/10/2012    Duedate: 03/23/2012

DARKHOLM ARENA

DM 104    TURN 579

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1 PUNCHLINES 82/1115  2183 1731  23 55.8    4 ILLFANG PACT 1/281   480  657   8 42.2
    STREET PIZZA 18/114                         UP TO NO GOOD 37/316
    HANNAH'S PALS 82/1270                     5 JOHNS 5/927         1190 2177  21 35.3
    DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II 82/1258                 AUTHORS 21/749
  2 THE CLUB 10/1338     333  313   3 51.5      JUST BECAUSE 38/1151
    SHREDDERS 42/1337                           THE LADY'S LIST 6/917
    TACKLE BOX 6/1332                         6 STORM RIDERS 1/1056  540  994   7 35.2
    TACKLE BOX 37/788                           BLOOD + ORANGES 51/518
    THE FUNNY FARM 2/881                        STORM RIDERS II 1/1057
  3 APOCALYPSE 38/712     81  109   2 42.6      THE MIDDLE WAY 5 5/1325

                                  WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT

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

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 696): NAEGLING of SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 579): TASAIO of HAMOI TONG (Froot E. Bowl, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 701): STARKAD of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 673): RAIGHNALL of SAVAGE HORDE (Hawk, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 697): JUST LOSIN of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 692): PLAINSMAN of SOUL STRIPPERS II (Saucy Jack, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 701): BALOR of DEMONS & DEVILS (Manager, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 685): TROG of ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 687): PETE of SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 686): RED HOUSE of THE BLUES (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 652): CHESTER GRELL of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 641): VONSITAN KORV of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 296): IPSWICH of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 634): KWS of SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 585): HANK of VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 278): QIONG YING of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 271): APPLESEED of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 530): GILBERN JUSS of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 247): NAEFAN ORDH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 578): RUGEN THE JELLYFISH of HANNAH'S PALS (The Upright Man)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 696): RUN DMC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 579): HAMOI TONG (Froot E. Bowl, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 701): STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 673): SAVAGE HORDE (Hawk, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 697): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 692): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 701): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 685): ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 687): NEXT GENERATION (?, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 686): THE RED BLADES (Bill the Bard, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 652): TEMPLE OF STEEL (Hawk, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 641): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 296): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 634): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 585): CODE OF STEEL (Hawk, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 278): KIWI CONNECTION II (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 271): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 530): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 247): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 578) PUNCHLINES et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 578): SKIDMARK BUG of 042909A (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
                           GNU I KNEW of GNU TEAM (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 701): SALDORINIVAN KIRO of GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 673): SNAPPING TURTLE of TRIBAL COUNCIL (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 696): KELLY of CASSEY'S CREW (Dartor, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 690): FLASHER of TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 685): TROG of ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
               (turn 684): SCARFACE of THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 686): RED HOUSE of THE BLUES (Buri, mgr.)
               (turn 685): MOSHI HARU of KANO CLAN (Doc Miracle, mgr.)
                           LEVEL OF MALEVOLENCE of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
                           ARIOCH of MINIONS OF CHAOS (?, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 641): VONSITAN KORV of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
                              WHAT'S A VOLKSIE? Of TEAM FLOYD (Floyd, mgr.)
                  (turn 640): WRATH of APOCALYPSE (Preacher, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 296): IPSWICH of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 633): HENDRIX of SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 670): LORD FOUL of BLOODGUARD (Sigird Fafnisbane, mgr.)

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

Hullo!

     Here we are again!  You know, I'm thinking of making this a regular thing.  Me
writing the spyreport, you know.  Every two weeks.  What do you think?
     There were four challenges this time.  *applauds*  They were all made by Buri's
fighters.

     THUNDER BUG (37-3734) (34-20-0,204) of TACKLE BOX challenged ??RADAR?? (82-
20310) (88-99-1,219) of DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II.  THUNDER BUG was devastated by ??RADAR??
in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.  ??Radar?? was most challenged warrior, and
is our top Wall of Steel, stealing that title away from Stassia.  And this was...
hmm... Buri versus The Upright Man.
     SPUTTERBUZZ (6-5810) (25-13-0,160) of TACKLE BOX challenged CRYSOPRASE (1-3266)
(108-132-2,181) of ILLFANG PACT.  SPUTTERBUZZ was subdued by CRYSOPRASE in an
exciting 4 minute Challenge melee.  Buri vs. She-Pup.  It was a very brave up-
challenge, I thought.
     BIG BIRD (2-5703) (16-11-2,41) of THE FUNNY FARM challenged 2 + 2 = 4 (38-4190)
(42-137-0,81) of JUST BECAUSE.  BIG BIRD was overpowered by 2 + 2 = 4 in a 1 minute
mismatched Challenge duel.  Buri vs. A-Sop.
     I. M. WEASEL (2-4474) (23-6-3,60) of THE FUNNY FARM challenged KATIRONA MURH (5-
4929) (42-32-2,68) of THE MIDDLE WAY 5.  I. M. WEASEL devastated KATIRONA MURH in a 1
minute one-sided Challenge fight.  Buri vs. Jorja.

     RUGEN THE JELLYFISH (82-12478) (78-26-0,250) of HANNAH'S PALS fought STASSIA
(37-1523) (101-110-4,219) of UP TO NO GOOD.  RUGEN THE JELLYFISH devastated STASSIA
in a popular 2 minute uneven Title brawl.  This was The Upright Man vs. She-Puppy,
but it wasn't a challenge match so doesn't seem to be a manager-versus-manager
brangle.  I like that word, brangle.  I think I'll use it a few more times today.  So
anyway, Rugen is our new Keeper of the Runeblade, besides being top Lunger, and
probably won't write a column.  Meh.  Of course jellyfish don't generally write
columns, but they also don't generally lunge, so I don't think it's unreasonable of
me to want a column.
     No one died, nobody avoided anybody, and... that's about all I have to say.  I
know it's really short, but they wouldn't let me have my desk until a few minutes
ago, and I'm still feeling unsettled about it.
     So, all of you, have a lovely two weeks and we'll meet again--by which time
Spring will be unequivocally in full bloom!

Best to you all,
Malid of Talcama

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 RUGEN THE JELLYFISH 82-12478 79  26     263  HANNAH'S PALS (1270)       DWES EG

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ??RADAR?? 82-20310           89  99  1  237  DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (1258) DWES EG
 TASHI'SINDAR 1-3249          71  50  3  214  STORM RIDERS II (1057)     MORDANT
 HAIR LIP! 82-3261            23  19  1  212  PUNCHLINES (1115)          DWES EG

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ELAYRON 51-1492              76  59     209  BLOOD + ORANGES (518)      TRICORUS
 DESPAIR 38-2287              46  57  2  208  APOCALYPSE (712)           CLIFFHOME
 STASSIA 37-1523             101 111  4  203  UP TO NO GOOD (316)        SIBIKHAS
 HOLOCAUST 38-3010            46  42  2  201  APOCALYPSE (712)           CLIFFHOME
 MARK 5-4088                  55 128  3  191  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 CRYSOPRASE 1-3266           109 132  2  190  ILLFANG PACT (281)         MORDANT
 THUNDER BUG 37-3734          34  21     190  TACKLE BOX (788)           SIBIKHAS
 SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889      71 114  2  187  STREET PIZZA (114)         TALCAMA

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SAMUEL 38-3352               36  29  5  179  APOCALYPSE (712)           CLIFFHOME
 HIKARAN DAAL 1-2070          71  86     175  STORM RIDERS (1056)        MORDANT
 MEN WORKING 38-4189          62 218  1  172  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 ZANE GREY 21-4810            31  60  2  171  AUTHORS (749)              SUNSET
 ZAKAU 5-4623                 41  43     166  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 SPUTTERBUZZ 6-5810           25  14     161  TACKLE BOX (1332)          TRANSEL

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MIKEL 6-6190                 27  23  2  128  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 HELENE JUSTE 5-4875          26  36  1  124  THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)    KALTOS
 JAMMY LARKE 5-4926           39  30     122  THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)    KALTOS
 LENNON 5-4087                29  23  1  109  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 CLIVE 6-5215                 35  33  5  106  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 JUSTIN 6-6179                22  31  3  103  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL

GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 JERI LOUGH 5-4840            30  51      93  THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)    KALTOS

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190            43 137      84  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 I. M. WEASEL 2-4474          24   6  3   80  THE FUNNY FARM (881)       NIANIA
 FLASHER 6-6556               15   7  1   76  TACKLE BOX (1332)          TRANSEL
 WRATH 38-3821                19  11      67  APOCALYPSE (712)           CLIFFHOME
-GIDEON 38-3370               25  17  1   66  APOCALYPSE (712)           CLIFFHOME
 KATIRONA MURH 5-4929         42  33  2   59  THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)    KALTOS
 PENDRU ROST 5-4956           27  68      59  THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)    KALTOS
 SATCHEL 6-6215               28  28  2   57  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 SRV 42-4593                  13   3  1   57  SHREDDERS (1337)           RODEKI
-SCARFACE 10-5965             15   6  2   53  THE CLUB (1338)            KOLACT
 HOFFA 5-4622                 32  52      46  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
-HENDRIX 42-4594              13   6      45  SHREDDERS (1337)           RODEKI
 BIG BIRD 2-5703              16  12  2   41  THE FUNNY FARM (881)       NIANIA
 ALOYICIUS 6-5045             21  29  2   32  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 HOFFA 5-4348                 12 126      31  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 HOFFA 5-4299                 15  58      30  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS

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

THE DEAD                   W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY                  TURN

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Malic -- I don't think A-Sop considers the Hoffa name "lucky."  They're usually
amazingly pudly.  Wussy? -- Jorja

     Based on his recent personal ads, A-Sop isn't calling anything anything.

Malic -- I never knew anyone could do... THAT with raspberries and ice cream.  Very
educational. -- Jeri Lough

     That's right!  I once snorted half a raspberry through a drinking straw, on a
     dare.  One rather nice side effect was smelling raspberries for about the next
     day and a half.

Malic -- As in, gossip?  Let me think about this.  I'm not sure spreading it is a
good idea. -- Jorja

Men Working -- That's a switch. -- Helene Juste

Hoffa -- Ha! -- Jammy Larke and Katirona Murh

I. M. Weasel -- Wow, someone who isn't managed by A-Sop!  Pleased to meet you. --
Jeri Lough

Satchel -- I hope you end up in Lost Luggage. -- Pendru Rost

Hair Lip! -- But you don't have a hair lip.  Your lips are quite nice.  I always
think lips with beards around them look extra sensual. -- Crysoprase

Despair -- Nice train.  And I apologize for saying I was going to say something rude.
That was a bit rude. -- Stassia

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

THUNDER BUG was devastated by ??RADAR?? in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
SPUTTERBUZZ was subdued by CRYSOPRASE in a exciting 4 minute Challenge melee.
BIG BIRD was overpowered by 2 + 2 = 4 in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
I. M. WEASEL devastated KATIRONA MURH in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
RUGEN THE JELLYFISH devastated STASSIA in a popular 2 minute uneven Title brawl.
MARK was beaten by HOLOCAUST in a crowd pleasing 2 minute gory brawl.
HAIR LIP! handily defeated HIKARAN DAAL in a action packed 2 minute uneven melee.
TASHI'SINDAR overpowered SAMUEL in a popular 1 minute uneven duel.
DESPAIR overpowered ZANE GREY in a 2 minute gory uneven match.
ELAYRON overpowered MEN WORKING in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided match.
ZAKAU was handily defeated by SMELL CAREFULLY in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
MIKEL was devastated by CAPTURED CUTPURSE in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
HELENE JUSTE handily defeated JUSTIN in a 1 minute uneven fight.
CLIVE was overpowered by DESIREE in a action packed 1 minute brutal uneven struggle.
LENNON was bested by JAMMY LARKE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute brawl.
JERI LOUGH overpowered HOFFA in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
SATCHEL was overpowered by FLASHER in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
ALOYICIUS was overpowered by PENDRU ROST in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
SRV viciously subdued HOFFA in a popular 3 minute gruesome bout.
HOFFA was demolished by WRATH in a action packed 1 minute uneven bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  8         PARRY-RIPOSTE      9 -   2 -  0      82  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    7         AIMED BLOW         3 -   1 -  0      75  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   6         LUNGING ATTACK    33 -  19 -  0      63  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         PARRY-STRIKE       6 -   4 -  0      60  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         SLASHING ATTACK   46 -  33 -  2      58  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         BASHING ATTACK    13 -  16 -  0      45  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         TOTAL PARRY       17 -  22 -  0      44  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         PARRY-LUNGE        9 -  13 -  0      41  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         WALL OF STEEL     24 -  39 -  0      38  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         STRIKING ATTACK   10 -  23 -  0      30  |

Turn 579 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   RUGEN THE JELLYF 82-12478  79  26  0  263 HANNAH'S PALS (1270)
WALL OF STEEL    ??RADAR?? 82-20310         89  99  1  237 DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (1258)
SLASHING ATTACK  HAIR LIP! 82-3261          23  19  1  212 PUNCHLINES (1115)
PARRY-LUNGE      ELAYRON 51-1492            76  59  0  209 BLOOD + ORANGES (518)
TOTAL PARRY      DESPAIR 38-2287            46  57  2  208 APOCALYPSE (712)
PARRY-STRIKE     CRYSOPRASE 1-3266         109 132  2  190 ILLFANG PACT (281)
BASHING ATTACK   THUNDER BUG 37-3734        34  21  0  190 TACKLE BOX (788)
STRIKING ATTACK  SAMUEL 38-3352             36  29  5  179 APOCALYPSE (712)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    JAMMY LARKE 5-4926         39  30  0  122 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)
AIMED BLOW       FLASHER 6-6556             15   7  1   76 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 RUGEN THE 
JELLYFISH 82-12478, HAIR LIP! 82-3261, SRV 42-4593, MARK 5-4088, HOLOCAUST 38-3010, 
DESPAIR 38-2287, SPUTTERBUZZ 6-5810, I. M. WEASEL 2-4474, TASHI'SINDAR 1-3249, and 
ELAYRON 51-1492.

The least popular fighter this week was HOFFA 5-4299.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were JUSTIN 6-6179, MIKEL 6-6190, SAMUEL 38-3352, HOFFA 5-4348, ALOYICIUS 
6-5045, SATCHEL 6-6215, CLIVE 6-5215, ZAKAU 5-4623, KATIRONA MURH 5-4929, and BIG 
BIRD 2-5703.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
MORDANT(1)           2  1 0  TALCAMA(18)          1  0 0  RODEKI(42)           1  0 0  
NIANIA(2)            1  1 0  SUNSET(21)           0  1 0  TRICORUS(51)         1  0 0  
KALTOS(5)            4  7 0  SIBIKHAS(37)         0  2 0  DWES EG(82)          3  0 0  
TRANSEL(6)           1  6 0  CLIFFHOME(38)        4  2 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 TASHI'SINDAR 1-3249         71  50  3  214  STORM RIDERS II (1057)     MORDANT

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 I. M. WEASEL 2-4474         24   6  3   80  THE FUNNY FARM (881)       NIANIA
 MARK 5-4088                 55 128  3  191  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 SPUTTERBUZZ 6-5810          25  14  0  161  TACKLE BOX (1332)          TRANSEL
 SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889     71 114  2  187  STREET PIZZA (114)         TALCAMA
 ZANE GREY 21-4810           31  60  2  171  AUTHORS (749)              SUNSET
 STASSIA 37-1523            101 111  4  203  UP TO NO GOOD (316)        SIBIKHAS
 DESPAIR 38-2287             46  57  2  208  APOCALYPSE (712)           CLIFFHOME
 SRV 42-4593                 13   3  1   57  SHREDDERS (1337)           RODEKI
 ELAYRON 51-1492             76  59  0  209  BLOOD + ORANGES (518)      TRICORUS
 RUGEN THE JELLYFI 82-12478  79  26  0  263  HANNAH'S PALS (1270)       DWES EG