DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL Date : 06/30/2012 Duedate: 07/13/2012 DARKHOLM ARENA DM 104 TURN 587 RANK TEAMS W L K % RANK TEAMS W L K % 1 PUNCHLINES 82/1115 2208 1738 23 56.0 3 ILLFANG PACT 1/281 486 661 9 42.4 STREET PIZZA 18/114 4 STORM RIDERS 1/1056 575 1023 7 36.0 HANNAH'S PALS 82/1270 BLOOD + ORANGES 51/518 DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II 82/1258 STORM RIDERS II 1/1057 2 AESIR 3/301 355 329 4 51.9 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 5/1325 SHREDDERS 42/1337 5 JOHNS 5/927 1225 2254 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 704): WHISKEY of BOOZE (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 587): PAPEWAIO of HAMOI TONG (Froot E. Bowl, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 709): VELOVORINSAL NORS of GAMES LIBRARIANS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 681): VAR-KHAN of SAVAGE HORDE (Hawk, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 705): JUST LOSIN of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 700): DAZEY MAY of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 709): SAW HORSE of TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 693): CLYDE of THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 695): BABY ON BOARD of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 694): GRASS SEED of TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 660): VIPER of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 649): LOGRANAL MAUR of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 300): ASQUITH of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 642): SOCKLESS CRITIC of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 593): DEAN of VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 282): TONG PAK FU of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 275): APPLESEED of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 538): KOLBERT MOON of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 251): FILING FEE of BASH BROS LAWYERS (Assurnasirbanipal) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 586): ELAYRON of BLOOD + ORANGES (Jorja, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 704): LOW ROAD 3 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 587): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 709): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 4 JHELUM (turn 681): SAVAGE HORDE (Hawk, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 705): TECHNOLOGY (Otto X, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 700): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 709): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 693): THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 695): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 694): THE BLUES (Buri, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 660): SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 649): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 300): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 642): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 593): VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 282): ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 275): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 538): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 251): BASH BROS CABLE (Asssurnasirbanipal, mgr>) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 586) PUNCHLINES et al (The Upright Man, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 4 JHELUM (turn 680): KAI-GAN of SAVAGE HORDE (Hawk, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 693): ULF SUNDERHELM of VIKINGS (Nomad, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 694): HARBOR MASTER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 694): GRASS SEED of TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 648): LION'S MANE of HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 300): ASQUITH of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 593): DEAN of VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.) THE GUARDIAN'S FORUM Reflections by the Keeper of the Runeblade The palindromically named Radar is another dwarf. This Isle is infested with the creatures. This particular one... was trying too hard. Pushing, rushing, burning himself out. And in this heat! Suicidal, really. He should be glad I ended that fight quickly. In fact, he thanked me afterward, in between grimaces of pain. (It was not, after all, a game of tiddily plinks we were playing, and I was forceful.) Later on, after he escap-- was released from the Infirmary, we did play a little tiddly plinks. I won, of course. They were my plinks, after all, and the one who brings the plinks to the plank (it's played on a plank somewhat like a ouiji board, but is not, I repeat NOT, a fortune-telling technique) is already ahead of the game. Elayron REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER Hullo there! It's a hot day outside, but it was chilly this morning in Darkholm Arena. The way the place is built, with the spectators' stands rising up so steeply and the roof actually partly shading the circle of sand, we pretty much only get the sun at midday. And since there were only nineteen fights, we were done well before noon. There was a challenge fight! FLASHER (6-6556) (19-8-1,126) of TACKLE BOX challenged JAMMY LARKE (5-4926) (44-32-0,151) of THE MIDDLE WAY 5. FLASHER was bested by JAMMY LARKE in a crowd pleasing 3 minute Challenge fight. Well done, Flasher for challenging and Mr. Larke for winning. This makes Mr. Larke our most challenged fighter, and he is top Parry-Riposter as well. And Flasher is our top Aimed Blow. What? Shouldn't he ranked higher? According to Debby Tonte, Buri and Jorja have a long-standing feud. I've missed out on this. Next time you're going to exchange insults and hot glances, give me some advance notice so I can be there! HOFFA (5-4348) (12-133-0,38) of JOHNS fought BIG BIRD (2-5703) (17-16-2,58) of THE FUNNY FARM. HOFFA was killed by BIG BIRD in a crowd pleasing 1 minute brawl. I don't do deathday gifts, but I do send my condolences. ELAYRON (51-1492) (82-60-0,266) of BLOOD + ORANGES fought CRYSOPRASE (1-3266) (113-135-3,200) of ILLFANG PACT. ELAYRON was subdued by CRYSOPRASE in a 2 minute Title melee. Crysoprase has now inherited not only the Runeblade but the tiddly- plinks plank. It was a Parry-Lunger to Parry-Striker fight, and both fighters retained their stylemastership. And thanks to Elayron for the column. It's just hard to picture a jellyfish being a Lunger, isn't it? Although they can flick their tentacles out as quick as eeek. And when you're in the water, you can't dodge very fast at all. Jellyfish are scary! SPUTTERBUZZ (6-5810) (27-17- 0,191) of TACKLE BOX fought RUGEN THE JELLYFISH (82-12478) (85-27-0,209) of HANNAH'S PALS. SPUTTERBUZZ was overpowered by RUGEN THE JELLYFISH in a 2 minute one-sided struggle. Rugen is our top Lunger, and one must bear in mind that he isn't really a jellyfish. Of course, there are three Hoffas in Darkholm. This turn we actually saw one of them win a fight! HOFFA (5-4299) (17-63-0,48) of JOHNS fought PENDRU ROST (5-4956) (28-74-0,36) of THE MIDDLE WAY 5. HOFFA was bested by PENDRU ROST in an action packed 1 minute duel. Not a surprising outcome. HOFFA (5-4622) (34-57-0,38) of JOHNS fought KATIRONA MURH (5-4929) (47-35-2,68) of THE MIDDLE WAY 5. HOFFA unbelievably bested KATIRONA MURH in an exciting 3 minute brutal fight. How embarrassing for Ms. Murh. Needless to say, our Overall Popularity Leader is still ??Radar??. ??RADAR?? (82-20310) (94-101-1,196) of DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II fought MARK (5-4088) (56-134-3,172) of JOHNS. ??RADAR?? demolished MARK in a crowd pleasing 1 minute uneven fight. ??Radar?? is also our top Wall of Steel. Well done. This pretty much all I have to say today. And now I've said it. See you in two weeks, or in a bar, whichever comes first. Malic of Talcama KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY CRYSOPRASE 1-3266 114 135 3 217 ILLFANG PACT (281) MORDANT GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY RUGEN THE JELLYFISH 82-12478 86 27 225 HANNAH'S PALS (1270) DWES EG SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889 78 115 2 216 STREET PIZZA (114) TALCAMA GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY HAIR LIP! 82-3261 28 22 1 210 PUNCHLINES (1115) DWES EG TASHI'SINDAR 1-3249 75 54 3 203 STORM RIDERS II (1057) MORDANT ??RADAR?? 82-20310 95 101 1 201 DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (1258) DWES EG HIKARAN DAAL 1-2070 75 90 199 STORM RIDERS (1056) MORDANT SPUTTERBUZZ 6-5810 27 18 198 TACKLE BOX (1332) TRANSEL ELAYRON 51-1492 82 61 196 BLOOD + ORANGES (518) TRICORUS ZAKAU 5-4623 45 47 190 JOHNS (927) KALTOS GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY MARK 5-4088 56 135 3 168 JOHNS (927) KALTOS LENNON 5-4087 32 28 1 165 JOHNS (927) KALTOS MEN WORKING 38-4189 65 223 1 163 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME JAMMY LARKE 5-4926 45 32 157 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325) KALTOS GRAND ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY MIKEL 6-6190 29 29 2 138 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL ZANE GREY 21-4810 32 67 2 135 AUTHORS (749) SUNSET FLASHER 6-6556 19 9 1 133 TACKLE BOX (1332) TRANSEL CLIVE 6-5215 40 36 5 111 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL JUSTIN 6-6179 23 38 3 110 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL HELENE JUSTE 5-4875 28 42 1 109 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325) KALTOS GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY SATCHEL 6-6215 34 30 2 100 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL -HENDRIX 42-4594 18 6 91 SHREDDERS (1337) RODEKI GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190 47 141 78 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME JERI LOUGH 5-4840 36 53 77 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325) KALTOS HANK 51-5574 20 3 4 76 VENTURE BROS. (1340) TRICORUS KVASIR 3-7165 20 3 1 72 AESIR (301) OSKSI GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY HOFFA 5-4622 35 57 65 JOHNS (927) KALTOS BIG BIRD 2-5703 18 16 3 60 THE FUNNY FARM (881) NIANIA KATIRONA MURH 5-4929 47 36 2 51 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325) KALTOS PENDRU ROST 5-4956 29 74 48 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325) KALTOS ALOYICIUS 6-5045 21 37 2 42 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL HOFFA 5-4348 12 134 39 JOHNS (927) KALTOS HOFFA 5-4299 17 64 37 JOHNS (927) KALTOS '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN HOFFA 5-4348 12 134 0 JOHNS 927 BIG BIRD 2-5703 587 PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE Malic -- Dear boy, the Split does not happen in the summer. Spring and fall, only. You may be seeing tourney-timing. -- Elayron Perhaps. I'm never sure about the Split. It sounds painful, too. Lennon -- Are you SERIOUSLY suggesting that we should "give peace a chance" in Darkholm? I believe that would be an un-Delarquan policy, and it would completely destroy the whole business of dueling. Not a good idea for a gladiator. -- Tashi'Sindar Men Working -- That is a joke, and typical of the warped sense of humor to be found among elves. I might as well remove your ears, since someone has already removed other appendages farther south. It isn't like you would be USING them. -- Hikaran Daal Mark -- You put up a good fight. Did you notice that the announcer didn't mention either of our races? That's okay, since he usually gets it wrong. Maybe somebody told him to just stop talking about that. -- Crysoprase When both are the same (or believed to be the same by the Commission), races are not mentioned. -- Ed. LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS FLASHER was bested by JAMMY LARKE in a crowd pleasing 3 minute Challenge fight. ELAYRON was subdued by CRYSOPRASE in a 2 minute Title melee. ??RADAR?? demolished MARK in a crowd pleasing 1 minute uneven fight. ZAKAU was bested by HIKARAN DAAL in a popular 4 minute fight. TASHI'SINDAR demolished LENNON in a action packed 1 minute mismatched competition. SPUTTERBUZZ was overpowered by RUGEN THE JELLYFISH in a 2 minute one-sided struggle. HAIR LIP! was overpowered by FERD THE TOWER in a action packed 1 minute uneven melee. SMELL CAREFULLY vanquished SHEWISH GIANT in a action packed 1 minute one-sided duel. MEN WORKING overpowered HELENE JUSTE in a action packed 1 minute one-sided fight. ZANE GREY was narrowly defeated by KHALHUMS DWARF in a exciting 3 minute brutal fight. JUSTIN was devastated by M. CHARDINEE in a 2 minute brutal mismatched conflict. MIKEL was luckily beaten by KHALHUMS DWARF in a 2 minute brawl. CLIVE overpowered HANK in a 1 minute mismatched conflict. 2 + 2 = 4 savagely defeated BOOKIE'S GUARD in a 2 minute gory duel. HOFFA was bested by PENDRU ROST in a action packed 1 minute duel. HOFFA was killed by BIG BIRD in a crowd pleasing 1 minute brawl. HOFFA unbelievably bested KATIRONA MURH in a exciting 3 minute brutal fight. SATCHEL overpowered KVASIR in a 1 minute one-sided bout. ALOYICIUS was overpowered by JERI LOUGH in a 1 minute mismatched conflict. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |SLASHING ATTACK 7 PARRY-RIPOSTE 8 - 2 - 0 80 | |LUNGING ATTACK 6 AIMED BLOW 5 - 2 - 0 71 | |TOTAL PARRY 4 LUNGING ATTACK 38 - 19 - 1 67 | |WALL OF STEEL 4 PARRY-STRIKE 6 - 4 - 1 60 | |PARRY-LUNGE 3 PARRY-LUNGE 17 - 17 - 0 50 | |BASHING ATTACK 3 SLASHING ATTACK 34 - 36 - 1 49 | |STRIKING ATTACK 2 TOTAL PARRY 17 - 23 - 0 43 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 WALL OF STEEL 22 - 30 - 0 42 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 BASHING ATTACK 8 - 20 - 0 29 | |AIMED BLOW 1 STRIKING ATTACK 5 - 18 - 0 22 | Turn 587 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 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 2 4 LUNGING ATTACK PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 2 TOTAL PARRY LUNGING ATTACK 5 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 5 2 PARRY-LUNGE TOTAL PARRY 3 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 3 1 PARRY-STRIKE AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 WALL OF STEEL TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME PARRY-STRIKE CRYSOPRASE 1-3266 114 135 3 217 ILLFANG PACT (281) LUNGING ATTACK RUGEN THE JELLYF 82-12478 86 27 0 225 HANNAH'S PALS (1270) SLASHING ATTACK HAIR LIP! 82-3261 28 22 1 210 PUNCHLINES (1115) WALL OF STEEL ??RADAR?? 82-20310 95 101 1 201 DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (1258) TOTAL PARRY HIKARAN DAAL 1-2070 75 90 0 199 STORM RIDERS (1056) PARRY-LUNGE ELAYRON 51-1492 82 61 0 196 BLOOD + ORANGES (518) BASHING ATTACK MEN WORKING 38-4189 65 223 1 163 JUST BECAUSE (1151) PARRY-RIPOSTE JAMMY LARKE 5-4926 45 32 0 157 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325) STRIKING ATTACK ZANE GREY 21-4810 32 67 2 135 AUTHORS (749) AIMED BLOW FLASHER 6-6556 19 9 1 133 TACKLE BOX (1332) The overall popularity leader is ??RADAR?? 82-20310. The most popular warrior this turn was ZANE GREY 21-4810. The ten other most popular fighters were KATIRONA MURH 5-4929, ZAKAU 5-4623, FLASHER 6-6556, RUGEN THE JELLYFISH 82-12478, CRYSOPRASE 1-3266, HIKARAN DAAL 1-2070, SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889, MIKEL 6-6190, 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190, and JAMMY LARKE 5-4926. The least popular fighter this week was ALOYICIUS 6-5045. The other ten least popular fighters were KVASIR 3-7165, HANK 51-5574, HAIR LIP! 82-3261, HOFFA 5-4348, HOFFA 5-4299, HELENE JUSTE 5-4875, SPUTTERBUZZ 6-5810, LENNON 5-4087, MARK 5-4088, and SATCHEL 6-6215. Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K MORDANT(1) 3 0 0 TRANSEL(6) 2 5 0 CLIFFHOME(38) 2 0 0 NIANIA(2) 1 0 1 TALCAMA(18) 1 0 0 TRICORUS(51) 0 2 0 OSKSI(3) 0 1 0 SUNSET(21) 0 1 0 DWES EG(82) 2 1 0 KALTOS(5) 4 7 0 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY CRYSOPRASE 1-3266 114 135 3 217 ILLFANG PACT (281) MORDANT BIG BIRD 2-5703 18 16 3 60 THE FUNNY FARM (881) NIANIA KVASIR 3-7165 20 3 1 72 AESIR (301) OSKSI ZAKAU 5-4623 45 47 0 190 JOHNS (927) KALTOS SPUTTERBUZZ 6-5810 27 18 0 198 TACKLE BOX (1332) TRANSEL SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889 78 115 2 216 STREET PIZZA (114) TALCAMA TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY ZANE GREY 21-4810 32 67 2 135 AUTHORS (749) SUNSET MEN WORKING 38-4189 65 223 1 163 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME ELAYRON 51-1492 82 61 0 196 BLOOD + ORANGES (518) TRICORUS RUGEN THE JELLYFI 82-12478 86 27 0 225 HANNAH'S PALS (1270) DWES EG