DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL
Date : 01/12/2013 Duedate: 01/25/2013
DARKHOLM ARENA
DM 104 TURN 601
RANK TEAMS W L K % RANK TEAMS W L K %
1 DYSLEXICS U 82/1258 2229 1743 24 56.1 STORM RIDERS II 1/1057
2 THE MENTORS 10/408 50 45 0 52.6 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 5/1325
3 TACKLE BOX 6/1332 369 340 4 52.0 7 FLAGG 16 42/352 74 133 1 35.7
THE FUNNY FARM 2/881 FLAGG'S FIVE 42/1108
4 BRUTAL LEGIO 7/1335 21 21 0 50.0 FLAGG'S CHAMPIONS 7/1311
LEGION OF LEGEND 62/1305 8 JOHNS 5/927 1301 2378 24 35.4
5 ILLFANG PACT 1/281 514 695 9 42.5 AUTHORS 21/749
HIGHLANDERS 42/1341 JUST BECAUSE 38/1151
6 STORM RIDERS 1/1056 641 1069 8 37.5 THE LADY'S LIST 6/917
BLOOD + ORANGES 51/518
WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT
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---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 718): ERBIN PARNAN of LOW ROAD 3 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 601): FORBIDDEN FRUIT of MISNOMERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 723): FREQUENT FLAYER of GENERATION X (The Storm Lord, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 695): JAEGER of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 719): BUZZ KILL of HOOKED ON COFFEE (slugbait, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 714): HARD CORE of INK & STEEL FOREVER (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 723): MARGO of CHURCH LADIES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 707): JIGGA of JAY-Z (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 709): KILL KITTEN of ARDUIN GRIMOIRE (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 708): SPOONFUL of THE BLUES (Buri, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 674): FANG of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 663): ARGONATH of PILLAR OF KINGS (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 307): MASSEY of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 656): ELIFAS KENT of DELVERS (Harby, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 607): MOONDARK of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 289): DIAN WEI of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 282): JOHN WAYNE of TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 552): NEEVAN POVAR of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 258): LONDON BEEFEATER of MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 600): CRYSOPRASE of ILLFANG PACT (She-Puppy, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 718): LOW ROAD 3 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 601): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 723): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 695): PEARL JAM (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 719): SHADY LADYS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 714): BLACK AND BLUES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 723): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 707): JAY-Z (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 709): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 708): TOON INN (Chuck, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 374): SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 663): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 307): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 656): FLAGG'S FIVE (Flagg, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 607): VAN DUEL (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 289): ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 282): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 552): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 258): MONGREL HORDE (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 600) DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (The Upright Man, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 717): ALLANA LORIMER of LOW ROAD 3 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 695): JAEGER of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
(turn 694): KID KOALA of COLLEGE RADIO #4 (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 722): MARY ANN of CHURCH LADIES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 707): JIGGA of JAY-Z (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 708): SPOONFUL of THE BLUES (Buri, mgr.)
DAGAN of BLOOD AND SAND (Deep Thought, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 306): WOXTON of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 655): RIMA ADLER of FLAGG'S FIVE (Flagg, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 281): KING MIDAS of TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 551): MOOSEHEAD of FLOYD'S BREWERY (Floyd, mgr.)
KOLBERT MOON of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
THE GUARDIAN'S FORUM
Reflections by the Keeper of the Runeblade
Well. Now I have to write a Keeper of the Runeblade column. What can I say?
If not for the healers in the infirmary, I would be peeing blood after our fight.
You know they don't ever mention the winner of a fight having to go to the infirmary,
but it certainly happens.
We were matched against each other two turns out of three, Elayron, with one win
for each of us. I'm surprised I defeated you this last time, because I think your
style as well as your obvious talent give you a clear advantage.
Anyway, here I am. Not a bad chair, but it's got too much carving for my taste.
Heh, including some initials. As for the other honors associated with this title,
I've got an old spy reporter trying to stick me with his bar bill, and this strange,
evil-looking weapon. It's not like the Free Blades ceremonial weapon, El Cid, that
they say changes shape according to what sort of weapon the wielder needs. No, this
one is a scimitar, and stuck that way. With creepy runes etched on the blade. I'm
sure that sort of thing weakens a good hunk of steel, doesn't it?
I could fight with a scimitar, but we're not allowed to use this weapon in the
arena. What good is it then? I'm not going to wear it around. In the first place
it's big enough that it would have to be slung over my back. A scabbard comes with
it, of course, but still, it's heavy, it makes my shirts not hang right, and... I
just don't like its nasty vibe. So after having a good long look at it, I gave it to
the Commission to keep in the Tower as kind of a museum piece. They told me most of
the Keepers do that, after a day or two.
That's all I have to say. I hope someone else wins the title today so I don't
have to think of something to write again nest turn.
Very sincerely,
Crysoprase
REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER
Well well well!
Yes, well, here we are again. Malic here, coming to you from the Margarita
suite in the Black Tower. I bring you my report with chunks of rock salt around the
rim, very decorative.
Eep, one of you earnest fellows killed another one of you this time out. LENNON
(5-4087) (37-36-1,138) of JOHNS fought BIG BIRD (2-5703) (21-19-3,92) of THE FUNNY
FARM. LENNON murdered BIG BIRD in a 1 minute mismatched competition. I say, that's
not so sporting, is it? One may have the urge to pummel anyone in a silly mascot
suit, but it should be done gently. Anyway... random match, so one assumes it
probably wasn't personal. Although it might be, now.
Ah yes, the title fight. In a valiant attempt to win back the title that was
once his, SPUTTERBUZZ (6-5810) (31-20-0,216) of TACKLE BOX challenged CRYSOPRASE (1-
3266) (123-139-3,262) of ILLFANG PACT. SPUTTERBUZZ was viciously subdued by
CRYSOPRASE in a 4 minute Challenge Title fight. Top TP challenged top PS. Longish
fight. It was a good try. But at least we got a column, or a quarter-column maybe,
from Crysoprase. An effort, anyway. And Sputterbuzz isn't the top TP anymore, but
he was before this fight. Crysoprase is this turn's favorite, I'm not sure why...
maybe because the fight was four minutes and some people thought Sputterbuzz dragged
it out a bit? That's overly impatient, if you ask me.
??RADAR?? (82-20310) (106-103-2,235) of DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II fought HIKARAN DAAL
(1-2070) (83-95-1,208) of STORM RIDERS. ??RADAR?? demolished HIKARAN DAAL in a
popular 1 minute gruesome one-sided melee. ??Radar?? is our top Wall of Steel as
well as our Overall Popularity Leader. Well done.
TOLAIS DEEPHEART (42-1620) (128-140-0,196) of HIGHLANDERS fought ELAYRON (51-
1492) (93-63-0,198) of BLOOD + ORANGES. TOLAIS DEEPHEART was devastated by ELAYRON
in a popular 1 minute bloody uneven brawl. This keeps happening, doesn't it?
Elayron is our top Parry-Lunger, on his way back into the Grand Challenger Champs to
win back the title.
TASHI'SINDAR (1-3249) (82-60-3,203) of STORM RIDERS II fought CLIVE (6-5215)
(45-44-5,159) of THE LADY'S LIST. TASHI'SINDAR handily defeated CLIVE in an action
packed 1 minute uneven melee. Tashi'Sindar is our top Lunger, and welcome to it.
MEN WORKING (38-4189) (70-231-1,182) of JUST BECAUSE fought FERD THE TOWER (104-
27) (120-15-8,280) of TACKLE BOX. MEN WORKING was vanquished by FERD THE TOWER in
an exciting 1 minute one-sided fight. Men Working is our top Basher and Ferd the
Tower, of course, is our top Educator.
RODEKI RAMBLER (42-1158) (37-66-0,188) of FLAGG 16 fought MARK (5-4088) (59-145-
3,196) of JOHNS. RODEKI RAMBLER won victory over MARK in an action packed 6 minute
fight. It was Rodeki Rambler who took the top Total Parry title away from
Sputterbuzz.
JAMMY LARKE (5-4926) (53-37-0,185) of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 fought GAR & BRILL (38-
4252) (84-153-1,178) of JUST BECAUSE. JAMMY LARKE overpowered GAR & BRILL in a 1
minute one-sided fight. Mr. Larke is top Parry-Riposte, a lovely style to watch.
The most stylish style. That's what I'd be, I think, if I were a gladiator. That,
or I'd combine the sport with track and field and be a Runner. Gar & Brill is our
best Striker.
MIKEL (6-6190) (37-34-3,189) of THE LADY'S LIST fought SHEWISH GIANT (104-25)
(0-0-0,181) of DYSLEXICS UNTIE!. MIKEL was overpowered by SHEWISH GIANT in a popular
1 minute mismatched brawl. Despite losing to a stand-in, Mikel is our top Slasher.
Ah... it's time for another round. I've asked them to put an umbrella in mine,
in honor of Debby Tonte, who beat Aloyicious. ALOYICIUS (6-5045) (23-48-2,65) of THE
LADY'S LIST fought DEBBY TONTE (104-2) (20-30-0,30) of THE MIDDLE WAY. ALOYICIUS was
handily defeated by DEBBY TONTE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
I lift my Margarita to you all! See you in fourteen!
Malic of Talcama
KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
CRYSOPRASE 1-3266 124 139 3 276 ILLFANG PACT (281) MORDANT
GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
??RADAR?? 82-20310 107 103 2 246 DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (1258) DWES EG
GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
SLAYER II 10-2125 41 25 1 221 THE MENTORS (408) KOLACT
GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
ELAYRON 51-1492 94 63 208 BLOOD + ORANGES (518) TRICORUS
TASHI'SINDAR 1-3249 83 60 3 205 STORM RIDERS II (1057) MORDANT
MEN WORKING 38-4189 70 232 1 204 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME
ZAKAU 5-4623 51 55 200 JOHNS (927) KALTOS
RODEKI RAMBLER 42-1158 38 66 200 FLAGG 16 (352) RODEKI
SPUTTERBUZZ 6-5810 31 21 198 TACKLE BOX (1332) TRANSEL
TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620 128 141 195 HIGHLANDERS (1341) RODEKI
JAMMY LARKE 5-4926 54 37 193 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325) KALTOS
HIKARAN DAAL 1-2070 83 96 1 191 STORM RIDERS (1056) MORDANT
MARK 5-4088 59 146 3 190 JOHNS (927) KALTOS
GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
MIKEL 6-6190 37 35 3 175 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL
GAR & BRILL 38-4252 84 154 1 174 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME
CLIVE 6-5215 45 45 5 165 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL
LENNON 5-4087 38 36 2 165 JOHNS (927) KALTOS
OH WELL 10-2205 30 27 4 158 THE MENTORS (408) KOLACT
GRAND ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
ZANE GREY 21-4810 39 74 2 148 AUTHORS (749) SUNSET
PROFESSOR GRIM 10-2613 23 12 143 THE MENTORS (408) KOLACT
SATCHEL 6-6215 44 34 2 139 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL
PENDRU ROST 5-4956 38 79 126 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325) KALTOS
HELENE JUSTE 5-4875 33 51 1 121 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325) KALTOS
JUSTIN 6-6179 30 45 3 120 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL
DIGGER WASP 7-4899 18 6 120 FLAGG'S CHAMPIONS (1311) BONSUR
MASUMII 42-4117 20 15 119 FLAGG'S FIVE (1108) RODEKI
SLAYER 3 10-2530 27 14 1 116 THE MENTORS (408) KOLACT
PHILTHRY 42-2079 31 27 102 HIGHLANDERS (1341) RODEKI
GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
FATALITY 7-5820 21 8 100 BRUTAL LEGION (1335) BONSUR
JERI LOUGH 5-4840 43 60 99 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325) KALTOS
GATE WITCH 42-3953 25 16 97 FLAGG'S FIVE (1108) RODEKI
BIG BIRD 2-5703 21 20 3 95 THE FUNNY FARM (881) NIANIA
GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
2 + 2 = 4 38-4190 50 152 1 88 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME
HOFFA 5-4622 42 64 82 JOHNS (927) KALTOS
ADABEMIS & BALMADOR 42-1671 24 48 78 HIGHLANDERS (1341) RODEKI
HOFFA 5-4348 16 144 78 JOHNS (927) KALTOS
KATIRONA MURH 5-4929 55 42 2 71 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325) KALTOS
PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469 33 49 68 HIGHLANDERS (1341) RODEKI
HOFFA 5-4299 19 76 63 JOHNS (927) KALTOS
ZEUS 62-4010 23 8 44 LEGION OF LEGEND (1305) VALAMANTIS
ALOYICIUS 6-5045 23 49 2 37 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
BIG BIRD 2-5703 21 20 3 THE FUNNY FARM 881 LENNON 5-4087 601
PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE
Hot Flash! The Face-to-Face Tourney will be in the 18th, 19th, and 20th of this
month. Get your strategies in by the 17th, please and thank you.
Tolais Deepheart -- Quite reasonably so. I have ordered you a bouquet of blood
oranges as a gift. -- Elayron
Crysoprase -- I would be delighted to provide you with oranges, also, if that suits
your taste. The color is especially cheering at this season. -- Elayron
Gar & Brill -- You are worthless and weak. You don't belong here. You should be
sitting behind someone's house, half buried in snow. -- Hikaran Daal
Tolais Deepheart -- It was not my idea to THROW the oranges at you during the fight.
Nor Elayron's, either. Hikaran I could believe it of. But I actually think it was
one of the Bookie's Guards, trying to put you off your rhythm. They aren't supposed
to bet on the fights, but I believe they do. -- Tashi'sindar
Elayron -- She threw lightning, darn it! Scared the bejabers out of me. Aside from
that, it was a very enjoyable fight, except for the part at the end where I won. Not
a bad thing in itself, but it means I have to write a column--and who knows, one of
these days I could get inducted. *shudders* But you're very skilled, and it was fun
to test my own skills against yours. -- Crysoprase
P.S. I'd rather we stopped meeting like this. I like you, and it pains me to strike
you with weapons.
Tashi'Sindar -- Wow. That was very decisive. I don't do well against your style.
Well fought. And by the way, I do have a scabbard for the dagger. It's kind of
built into a pocket, so it isn't too noticeable. -- Tolais Deepheart
P.S. Oops, did I restore your winning record?
Satchel -- Retirement. That's the way to go. Our manager says we should at least
learn all the skills we can, first. Bleh. Anyway, congraulations, I guess. --
Adabemis (Balmador is sulking)
Hoffa 5-4299 -- Why did you allow yourself to be named the same as two other fighters
on your same team? And are you really a golem? -- Philthry
More than two others. There are Hoffas fighting in every arena on the Isle,
mostly from the same source, all from the same manager.
Hoffa 5-4622 -- Well fought. Thank you, however, for the riposting move,which I
shall cherish. -- Pelis the True
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
SPUTTERBUZZ was viciously subdued by CRYSOPRASE in a 4 minute Challenge Title fight.
??RADAR?? demolished HIKARAN DAAL in a popular 1 minute gruesome one-sided melee.
SLAYER II bested ZAKAU in a 2 minute contest.
JAMMY LARKE overpowered GAR & BRILL in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
TOLAIS DEEPHEART was devastated by ELAYRON in a popular 1 minute bloody uneven brawl.
MIKEL was overpowered by SHEWISH GIANT in a popular 1 minute mismatched brawl.
TASHI'SINDAR handily defeated CLIVE in a action packed 1 minute uneven melee.
RODEKI RAMBLER won victory over MARK in a action packed 6 minute fight.
MEN WORKING was vanquished by FERD THE TOWER in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
OH WELL overcame MASUMII in a popular 2 minute brutal bout.
LENNON murdered BIG BIRD in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
ZANE GREY slimly won victory over DIGGER WASP in a 2 minute brutal battle.
PROFESSOR GRIM devastated PENDRU ROST in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
FATALITY was overcome by SLAYER 3 in a action packed 1 minute fight.
SATCHEL overpowered HELENE JUSTE in a 1 minute uneven struggle.
JUSTIN overcame JERI LOUGH in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bout.
ADABEMIS & BALMADOR was devastated by GATE WITCH in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
PHILTHRY narrowly defeated HOFFA in a exciting 3 minute bout.
ZEUS was savagely defeated by HOFFA in a crowd pleasing 4 minute bloody fight.
PELIS THE TRUE was bested by HOFFA in a popular 3 minute gruesome bout.
2 + 2 = 4 subdued KATIRONA MURH in a 6 minute bout.
ALOYICIUS was handily defeated by DEBBY TONTE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL 8 PARRY-STRIKE 17 - 4 - 0 81 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 6 PARRY-RIPOSTE 10 - 7 - 0 59 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 6 SLASHING ATTACK 28 - 25 - 2 53 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 5 PARRY-LUNGE 20 - 18 - 0 53 |
|TOTAL PARRY 5 STRIKING ATTACK 21 - 20 - 0 51 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 TOTAL PARRY 20 - 21 - 1 49 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 18 - 20 - 0 47 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 WALL OF STEEL 27 - 42 - 1 39 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 BASHING ATTACK 11 - 21 - 0 34 |
|AIMED BLOW 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
Turn 601 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 2 - 0 WALL OF STEEL 3 - 5 3 WALL OF STEEL
SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 2 STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 4 2 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 2 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 3 2 TOTAL PARRY
TOTAL PARRY 3 - 2 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 1 PARRY-STRIKE
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 3 1 PARRY-LUNGE
1 BASHING ATTACK
1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
PARRY-STRIKE CRYSOPRASE 1-3266 124 139 3 276 ILLFANG PACT (281)
WALL OF STEEL ??RADAR?? 82-20310 107 103 2 246 DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (1258)
PARRY-LUNGE ELAYRON 51-1492 94 63 0 208 BLOOD + ORANGES (518)
LUNGING ATTACK TASHI'SINDAR 1-3249 83 60 3 205 STORM RIDERS II (1057)
BASHING ATTACK MEN WORKING 38-4189 70 232 1 204 JUST BECAUSE (1151)
TOTAL PARRY RODEKI RAMBLER 42-1158 38 66 0 200 FLAGG 16 (352)
PARRY-RIPOSTE JAMMY LARKE 5-4926 54 37 0 193 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)
SLASHING ATTACK MIKEL 6-6190 37 35 3 175 THE LADY'S LIST (917)
STRIKING ATTACK GAR & BRILL 38-4252 84 154 1 174 JUST BECAUSE (1151)
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 RODEKI RAMBLER
42-1158, PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469, OH WELL 10-2205, MARK 5-4088, PHILTHRY 42-2079,
SPUTTERBUZZ 6-5810, HOFFA 5-4348, HOFFA 5-4622, SLAYER II 10-2125, and ZANE GREY
21-4810.
The least popular fighter this week was ADABEMIS & BALMADOR 42-1671. The other ten
least popular fighters were PENDRU ROST 5-4956, BIG BIRD 2-5703, MEN WORKING 38-4189,
CLIVE 6-5215, ALOYICIUS 6-5045, HELENE JUSTE 5-4875, TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620, GAR &
BRILL 38-4252, HIKARAN DAAL 1-2070, and JERI LOUGH 5-4840.
Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K
MORDANT(1) 2 1 0 BONSUR(7) 0 2 0 RODEKI(42) 3 4 0
NIANIA(2) 0 1 0 KOLACT(10) 4 0 0 TRICORUS(51) 1 0 0
KALTOS(5) 4 7 1 SUNSET(21) 1 0 0 VALAMANTIS(62) 0 1 0
TRANSEL(6) 2 4 0 CLIFFHOME(38) 1 2 0 DWES EG(82) 1 0 0
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
CRYSOPRASE 1-3266 124 139 3 276 ILLFANG PACT (281) MORDANT
BIG BIRD 2-5703 21 20 3 95 THE FUNNY FARM (881) NIANIA
ZAKAU 5-4623 51 55 0 200 JOHNS (927) KALTOS
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
SPUTTERBUZZ 6-5810 31 21 0 198 TACKLE BOX (1332) TRANSEL
DIGGER WASP 7-4899 18 6 0 120 FLAGG'S CHAMPIONS (1311) BONSUR
SLAYER II 10-2125 41 25 1 221 THE MENTORS (408) KOLACT
ZANE GREY 21-4810 39 74 2 148 AUTHORS (749) SUNSET
MEN WORKING 38-4189 70 232 1 204 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME
RODEKI RAMBLER 42-1158 38 66 0 200 FLAGG 16 (352) RODEKI
ELAYRON 51-1492 94 63 0 208 BLOOD + ORANGES (518) TRICORUS
ZEUS 62-4010 23 8 0 44 LEGION OF LEGEND (1305) VALAMANTIS
??RADAR?? 82-20310 107 103 2 246 DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (1258) DWES EG
AVOIDS, BLOODFEUDS, & CHALLENGES
by Pagan
Ever wonder how the whole challenge/avoid thing works?
Who you fight depends on exactly how it works. We will never know exactly how it
works unless we can get a look at the coding for the program, but this is how I think
it works:
The Situation:
The system allows a warrior to make two separate challenges and two distinct
avoids.
Avoids are distinct in that they MUST indicate a specific team to be avoided, so
a "double avoid" indicates a single team twice, which by default means you are
avoiding one team. In this case, the second avoid is a duplicate and therefore a
waste of an avoid.
Challenges are to specific warriors. You have a first challenge, and then you
have a second challenge.
The Process:
First the computer removes all Dark Arena challengers from the list of available
warriors.
Second, the computer checks for WHO fights WHO by going though all TVs and
bloodfeuds, which are 100% sure to go through except in four instances:
1. the warrior challenged does not fight,
2. the warrior challenged is also making a bloodfeud or TV challenge and that
challenge has already been assigned,
3. the warrior has already been assigned to a Dark Arena fight,
4. that warrior has declared your team to be one of his warrior's avoids,
reducing your challenge to 50%.
Third, the computer assesses all the regular first-challenge warriors and assigns
fights. All other challenges are at 100% chance of success except in a few instances:
warrior challenged is going to the DA, warrior challenged is involved in a previously
assigned challenge, warrior challenged is not running this turn, or warrior challenged
has avoided your team at 50% chance to avoid.
Fourth, the computer assesses and assigns all secondary challenges of warriors
not so far assigned for bloodfeuds and TVs.
Fifth, the computer assesses and assigns all the regular second challenges.
Sixth, the computer assigns random matchups in each available class starting with
the highest class first.
Seventh, the computer finds the remaining warriors that have successfully avoided
all first and second challenges and/or who also did not get randomly assigned, AND for
whom no more available warriors remain in their class for random pairing. All of
these warriors get RSI-generated warriors to fight based on their class.
So, if I'm right and avoids reduce the chance for a challenge to 50%, then:
In the absence of an avoid
single challenge = 100% success
double challenge = 100% success, then an additional 100% success
Where an avoid is involved
single challenge vs avoid = 50% success
double challenge vs avoid = 75% (chance to avoid is 0.5 * 0.5 = 0.25; 1 -
0.25 = 75% chance to succeed
Bloodfeuds and TVs may increase the percentage chance of success above 100%, or
they may not. I feel that their increased ability to get through is based solely on
the way the computer assigns challenges. They are first, so they are most likely to
go through. The 100% chance for a challenge to succeed is 100% if it's a TV bloodfeud
and you are the first one to get assigned a fight that day because you are also the
Duelmaster. But after that the chances start to diminish rapidly.
The run-through for second challenges theoretically means your challenge should
be 100% but it's not the case if you are the LAST guy the computer goes to for finding
challenges.
If you don't double challenge, you significantly lower your chance to get your
challenge through. The second challenge is not equal to the first challenge.
Pagan