DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL Date : 06/02/2012 Duedate: 06/15/2012 DARKHOLM ARENA DM 104 TURN 585 RANK TEAMS W L K % RANK TEAMS W L K % 1 PUNCHLINES 82/1115 2204 1734 23 56.0 3 ILLFANG PACT 1/281 484 661 9 42.3 STREET PIZZA 18/114 4 STORM RIDERS 1/1056 564 1018 7 35.7 HANNAH'S PALS 82/1270 BLOOD + ORANGES 51/518 DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II 82/1258 STORM RIDERS II 1/1057 2 AESIR 3/301 354 325 3 52.1 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 5/1325 SHREDDERS 42/1337 5 JOHNS 5/927 1215 2236 21 35.2 TACKLE BOX 6/1332 AUTHORS 21/749 THE FUNNY FARM 2/881 JUST BECAUSE 38/1151 VENTURE BROS. 51/1340 THE LADY'S LIST 6/917 WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 702): WHISKEY of BOOZE (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 585): THE LIZARD KING of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 707): HYPE MACHINE of GENERATION X (Storm Lord, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 679): KAI-GAN of SAVAGE HORDE (Hawk, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 703): WATSON of TECHNOLOGY (Otto X, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 698): ODD of BALTO (JE, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 707): DEBBIE of CHURCH LADIES (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 691): ULF SUNDERHELM of VIKINGS (Nomad, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 693): BABY ON BOARD of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 692): COLD SHOT of THE BLUES (Buri, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 658): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 647): WALKER of ZOMBIE SQAUD (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 299): ASQUITH of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 640): SOCKLESS CRITIC of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 591): DEAN of VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 281): TONG PAK FU of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 274): APPLESEED of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 536): IMROM LLEWS of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 250): FILING FEE of BASH BROS LAWYERS (Assurnasirbanipal) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 584): RUGEN THE JELLYFISH of HANNAH'S PALS (The Upright Man) Top Teams --------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 702): HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 585): HAMOI TONG (Froot E. Bowl, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 707): SAVAGE HORDE (Hawk, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 679): SAVAGE HORDE (Hawk, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 703): TECHNOLOGY (Otto X, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 698): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 707): BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 691): THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 693): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 692): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 36 JHANS (turn 658): SERPPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 647): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 299): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 640): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 591): VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 281): KIWI CONNECTION II (The Mun, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 274): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 536): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 250): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 584) PUNCHLINES et al (The Upright Man, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 2 NIANIA (turn 584): CHAKTIRI of HAMOI TONG (Froot E. Bowl, mgr.) TASAIO of HAMOI TONG (Froot E. Bowl, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 703): WATSON of TECHNOLOGY (Otto X, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 693): LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 657): KHYLAR of WRATHMEN (Kharadmon, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 646): UNCUT HARE of HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 298): FALLON GRIMM of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 273): G W BUSH of TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 249): LOUIE MURH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.) REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER Hullo! I offer you my sincerest condolences for having had to fight on this glorious day. It was a day for leaning back in the shade with some kind of stiff but cool drink, not the kind with an umbrella but perhaps something not too feminine, like an olive. Or a twist of lime. I've had both of those today, and I really don't mind watching people fight, as long as there aren't actually any hard feelings. So, a good time. We saw a couple of challenges in Darkholm today! * CRYSOPRASE (1-3266) (112-134-3,214) of ILLFANG PACT challenged ??RADAR?? (82- 20310) (93-100-1,234) of DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II. CRYSOPRASE was devastated by ??RADAR?? in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge fight. Do you think she meant to do that? Or did she mean to put someone else on her challenge sheet? Hmm. ??Radar?? is our top Wall of Steel, and Crysoprase is top Parry-Striker. * FLASHER (6-6556) (18-8-1,91) of TACKLE BOX challenged HELENE JUSTE (5-4875) (28-39-1,139) of THE MIDDLE WAY 5. FLASHER demolished HELENE JUSTE in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge melee. He meant to do it. I could tell. And, Flasher is our top Aimed Blow. Sorry to say, our title this turn was decided by a random match. RUGEN THE JELLYFISH (82-12478) (84-26-0,334) of HANNAH'S PALS fought ELAYRON (51-1492) (80-60- 0,215) of BLOOD + ORANGES. RUGEN THE JELLYFISH was overpowered by ELAYRON in a 2 minute mismatched Title duel. Aha! Elayron is one of Jorja's men! He'll probably write a column for us next time. He is now our top Parry-Lunger. Hey! ??Radar?? isn't our Overall Pop Leader anymore. How did that happen? Today it's Men Working, who is our top Basher. A very worthy and admirable fellow, too. I don't mean so much in the arena but in regular life. Doing the work of several men, you know. Well all right, all but one of them are layabouts, but that one works pretty hard. No one died, but Johns were avoided by Illfang Pact. Why, I don't know. As if they were going to challenge! Four Hoffas fought this turn, and all of them made the unpopularity list. That's not a big deal, since almost everyone in the arena is on one list or the other, but still. Tells you something, doesn't it? Olaf Modeen made some notes for me, and he had this to say: "A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing. Some fighters don't accept this. The best do. Is it my imagination, or are fighters getting younger every day? To die so young, so gloriously!" I have always wanted to die at an advanced age. But then, that's why I'm not a gladiator. Which is pretty much all I have to say. You all gave me a good day's entertainment, as you do every two weeks. Thank you! And I won some money, too. Drinks are on me! Malic of Talcama KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY ELAYRON 51-1492 81 60 255 BLOOD + ORANGES (518) TRICORUS GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY ??RADAR?? 82-20310 94 100 1 245 DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (1258) DWES EG SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889 77 114 2 244 STREET PIZZA (114) TALCAMA HAIR LIP! 82-3261 28 20 1 217 PUNCHLINES (1115) DWES EG GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY ZAKAU 5-4623 45 45 200 JOHNS (927) KALTOS RUGEN THE JELLYFISH 82-12478 84 27 196 HANNAH'S PALS (1270) DWES EG TASHI'SINDAR 1-3249 73 54 3 194 STORM RIDERS II (1057) MORDANT CRYSOPRASE 1-3266 112 135 3 191 ILLFANG PACT (281) MORDANT SPUTTERBUZZ 6-5810 27 17 191 TACKLE BOX (1332) TRANSEL GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY HIKARAN DAAL 1-2070 73 90 176 STORM RIDERS (1056) MORDANT MARK 5-4088 56 133 3 175 JOHNS (927) KALTOS MEN WORKING 38-4189 64 222 1 169 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME LENNON 5-4087 32 26 1 156 JOHNS (927) KALTOS GRAND ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY ZANE GREY 21-4810 32 65 2 143 AUTHORS (749) SUNSET JAMMY LARKE 5-4926 43 32 138 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325) KALTOS MIKEL 6-6190 28 28 2 136 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL FLASHER 6-6556 19 8 1 126 TACKLE BOX (1332) TRANSEL HELENE JUSTE 5-4875 28 40 1 108 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325) KALTOS JUSTIN 6-6179 22 37 3 107 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY CLIVE 6-5215 38 36 5 93 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL HENDRIX 42-4594 18 6 91 SHREDDERS (1337) RODEKI GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY SATCHEL 6-6215 32 30 2 87 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL HANK 51-5574 20 2 4 82 VENTURE BROS. (1340) TRICORUS KVASIR 3-7165 20 2 1 78 AESIR (301) OSKSI JERI LOUGH 5-4840 34 53 72 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325) KALTOS -SRV 42-4593 15 5 1 69 SHREDDERS (1337) RODEKI KATIRONA MURH 5-4929 46 35 2 63 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325) KALTOS BIG BIRD 2-5703 17 16 2 58 THE FUNNY FARM (881) NIANIA ALOYICIUS 6-5045 21 35 2 49 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190 45 141 48 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME HOFFA 5-4299 17 62 47 JOHNS (927) KALTOS HOFFA 5-4622 34 56 46 JOHNS (927) KALTOS HOFFA 5-4348 12 132 39 JOHNS (927) KALTOS PENDRU ROST 5-4956 28 73 37 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325) KALTOS '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE Hair Lip -- What a bad match for you! I'm going to try to prevent such a thing happening by actually challenging this time. Can't promise I'll do it every time though. -- Crysoprase Mark -- After that long in the arena life, surely you can do better? I am glad I'm not from Kaltos, your record would be an embarrassment. -- Elayron Sputterbuzz -- An unfortunate match for me. I was not ready for you. -- Tashi'sindar Lennon -- You're a fool. Soft in the head. An idiot. -- Hikaran Daal LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS CRYSOPRASE was devastated by ??RADAR?? in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge fight. FLASHER demolished HELENE JUSTE in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge melee. RUGEN THE JELLYFISH was overpowered by ELAYRON in a 2 minute mismatched Title duel. SMELL CAREFULLY overpowered SHEWISH GIANT in a 2 minute one-sided fight. ZAKAU won victory over HIKARAN DAAL in a crowd pleasing 3 minute brutal fight. SPUTTERBUZZ was devastated by HAIR LIP! in a 2 minute one-sided competition. TASHI'SINDAR vanquished MARK in a popular 1 minute uneven duel. MEN WORKING lost to LAUGHING BARMAID in a popular 1 minute duel. JAMMY LARKE was narrowly defeated by LENNON in a action packed 2 minute gory match. MIKEL was luckily beaten by KHALHUMS DWARF in a exciting 3 minute bloody match. ZANE GREY handily defeated CAPTURED CUTPURSE in a exciting 2 minute one-sided contest. JUSTIN was devastated by DESIREE in a 1 minute mismatched bout. CLIVE handily defeated DEBBY TONTE in a popular 1 minute bloody uneven fight. ALOYICIUS was vanquished by HANK in a 1 minute one-sided fray. PENDRU ROST was devastated by BIG BIRD in a 2 minute mismatched brawl. KATIRONA MURH savagely defeated 2 + 2 = 4 in a exciting 3 minute brutal bout. JERI LOUGH savagely defeated HOFFA in a 2 minute gory match. HOFFA was handily defeated by KVASIR in a popular 1 minute mismatched competition. SATCHEL vanquished DEBBY TONTE in a action packed 1 minute gruesome one-sided match. HOFFA was handily defeated by HENDRIX in a exciting 1 minute gory one-sided contest. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |SLASHING ATTACK 7 AIMED BLOW 5 - 1 - 0 83 | |LUNGING ATTACK 6 PARRY-RIPOSTE 8 - 2 - 0 80 | |PARRY-LUNGE 4 LUNGING ATTACK 37 - 19 - 0 66 | |WALL OF STEEL 4 SLASHING ATTACK 39 - 34 - 1 53 | |TOTAL PARRY 4 PARRY-STRIKE 5 - 5 - 1 50 | |BASHING ATTACK 3 PARRY-LUNGE 16 - 16 - 0 50 | |STRIKING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 25 - 31 - 0 45 | |AIMED BLOW 1 TOTAL PARRY 15 - 26 - 0 37 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 BASHING ATTACK 10 - 19 - 0 34 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 6 - 19 - 0 24 | Turn 585 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 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 4 LUNGING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 5 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 2 PARRY-LUNGE SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 2 TOTAL PARRY PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 2 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 4 1 WALL OF STEEL STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK WALL OF STEEL 2 - 2 1 PARRY-STRIKE TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME PARRY-LUNGE ELAYRON 51-1492 81 60 0 255 BLOOD + ORANGES (518) WALL OF STEEL ??RADAR?? 82-20310 94 100 1 245 DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (1258) LUNGING ATTACK SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889 77 114 2 244 STREET PIZZA (114) SLASHING ATTACK HAIR LIP! 82-3261 28 20 1 217 PUNCHLINES (1115) PARRY-STRIKE CRYSOPRASE 1-3266 112 135 3 191 ILLFANG PACT (281) TOTAL PARRY SPUTTERBUZZ 6-5810 27 17 0 191 TACKLE BOX (1332) BASHING ATTACK MEN WORKING 38-4189 64 222 1 169 JUST BECAUSE (1151) STRIKING ATTACK ZANE GREY 21-4810 32 65 2 143 AUTHORS (749) PARRY-RIPOSTE JAMMY LARKE 5-4926 43 32 0 138 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325) AIMED BLOW FLASHER 6-6556 19 8 1 126 TACKLE BOX (1332) The overall popularity leader is MEN WORKING 38-4189. The most popular warrior this turn was ZAKAU 5-4623. The ten other most popular fighters were MIKEL 6-6190, KATIRONA MURH 5-4929, HAIR LIP! 82-3261, ZANE GREY 21-4810, SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889, LENNON 5-4087, ELAYRON 51-1492, JERI LOUGH 5-4840, ??RADAR?? 82-20310, and FLASHER 6-6556. The least popular fighter this week was HOFFA 5-4299. The other ten least popular fighters were ALOYICIUS 6-5045, JUSTIN 6-6179, HOFFA 5-4622, HOFFA 5-4348, 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190, MARK 5-4088, PENDRU ROST 5-4956, JAMMY LARKE 5-4926, MEN WORKING 38-4189, and HELENE JUSTE 5-4875. Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K MORDANT(1) 1 2 0 TRANSEL(6) 3 4 0 RODEKI(42) 1 0 0 NIANIA(2) 1 0 0 TALCAMA(18) 1 0 0 TRICORUS(51) 2 0 0 OSKSI(3) 1 0 0 SUNSET(21) 1 0 0 DWES EG(82) 2 1 0 KALTOS(5) 4 7 0 CLIFFHOME(38) 0 2 0 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY TASHI'SINDAR 1-3249 73 54 3 194 STORM RIDERS II (1057) MORDANT BIG BIRD 2-5703 17 16 2 58 THE FUNNY FARM (881) NIANIA KVASIR 3-7165 20 2 1 78 AESIR (301) OSKSI ZAKAU 5-4623 45 45 0 200 JOHNS (927) KALTOS SPUTTERBUZZ 6-5810 27 17 0 191 TACKLE BOX (1332) TRANSEL SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889 77 114 2 244 STREET PIZZA (114) TALCAMA ZANE GREY 21-4810 32 65 2 143 AUTHORS (749) SUNSET MEN WORKING 38-4189 64 222 1 169 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME HENDRIX 42-4594 18 6 0 91 SHREDDERS (1337) RODEKI ELAYRON 51-1492 81 60 0 255 BLOOD + ORANGES (518) TRICORUS ??RADAR?? 82-20310 94 100 1 245 DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (1258) DWES EG