DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL Date : 01/11/2014 Duedate: 01/24/2014 DARKHOLM ARENA DM 104 TURN 627 RANK TEAMS W L K % RANK TEAMS W L K % 1 PLAY BALL 6/184 202 136 3 59.8 4 HIGHLANDERS 42/1341 576 741 9 43.7 MY EX-WIFE 2/372 5 JOHNS 5/927 1450 2619 25 35.6 BATTLEFIELD EARTH 37/147 AUTHORS 21/749 2 BRUTAL LEGIO 7/1335 52 42 0 55.3 JUST BECAUSE 38/1151 LEGION OF LEGEND 62/1305 THE LADY'S LIST 6/917 3 THE VOLS 6/1314 7 8 1 46.7 WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 744): BOBO THE DOG BOY of CARNIVAL FREAKS (Chuck, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 627): CUTPURSE of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 749): MELONDARION NORIS of GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 721): ULTIMATE WRATH of LUROCIANS Z2 (The Greek Guy, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 745): BIRGITTE of KINGS BLADES (Madwand, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 740): BLIND BLAKE of BLACK AND BLUES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 749): GANNUCK of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 733): HILLARY of THE MENTORS (Dr. Feelgood, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 735): RED ALERT of HIP HOP HEROES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 734): WHIRLED PEACE of BEN & JERRY'S (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 700): ALOYSIUS THE BEAR of MIDNIGHT GREMLINS (Storm Lord, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 689): TALKS NONSTOP of BASH BROS CHILDREN (Assurnasirbanipal) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 320): MALICE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 682): STUD of DEALER'S CHOICE (The Dealer, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 633): ATOMIC PUNK of VAN DUEL (Nomad, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 302): LEVANDAR of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 295): CHAGUA KORBIN of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 578): CLOWN CONFETTI of MAGIC INGREDIENTS (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 271): TURBULENT BILLIARDS of BAD COMBOS (Crip, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 626): TOLAIS DEEPHEART of HIGHLANDERS (She-Puppy, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 744): HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 627): DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 749): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 721): TOLBINS HIVE C (Tolbin, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 745): IT'S ALL OVER NOW (?, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 740): BLACK AND BLUES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 749): SHEWISH PICNIC (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 733): JAY-Z (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 735): HIP HOP HEROES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 734): THE CEREAL KILLERS (?, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 700): TOLBINS HIVE D (Tolbin, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 689): BASH BROS CHILDREN (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 320): DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 682): DEALER'S CHOICE (The Dealer, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 633): CM - THE REVENGE (Otto X, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 302): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 295): BEATRICE (Dante, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 578): GARBAGE PAIL KIDS (Kharadmon, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 271): MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 326) PLAY BALL et al (The Dealer, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 743): 2000 YR. OLD MAN of CARNIVAL FREAKS (Chuck, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 749): MAULI LAMA of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 735): RED ALERT of HIP HOP HEROES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 734): WHIRLED PEACE of BEN & JERRY'S (Mannequin, mgr.) CHOCOLATE THERAPY of BEN & JERRY'S (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 733): SUZY Q of THE BLUES (Buri, mgr.) WAMBASU THE BOLD of NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.) BRACKUS of RANDOM CHAOS (Tolbin, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 699): THE FLYEST of STILLMATIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 688): NILISMARIN SALM of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 319): GRAPHIC VIOLENCE of FEVER PITCH (Chuck, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 270): RONARDA SOLA of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.) THE GUARDIAN'S FORUM Reflections by the Keeper of the Runeblade Oh dear, here we are again. Me, writing a column, and you, ignoring it. *sigh* As I mentioned in the personal ads, I scummed Mark. Frankly, I'm a fairly active and aggressive Wall of Steel, so he must not have much stamina. He hit me a few times in the first minute, actually knocked me down briefly, but by the second minute he was pretty much done. I have no other news. Good luck in the tourney. Tolais Deepheart REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER Hello! Such a big sheet of paper, and so little news to jot down on it. *sigh* There were a couple of challenges this turn, which is a good thing. And three ads, and a column. But there were still only fifteen fights, six involving stand- ins, which means... 24 actual gladiators showed up today. Hmm. BACKFIRE (37-1713) (32-20-0,196) of BATTLEFIELD EARTH challenged MEN WORKING (38-4189) (82-245-1,209) of JUST BECAUSE. BACKFIRE was bested by MEN WORKING in a crowd pleasing 6 minute Challenge fight. Backfire is top Wall of Steel, taking that honor away from Tolais Deepheart. Men Working is top Basher as well as Overall Popularity Leader and this turn's favorite. P.M.S. (2-2716) (33-35-1,159) of MY EX-WIFE challenged MARK (5-4088) (71-159- 3,198) of JOHNS. P.M.S. was vanquished by MARK in an exciting 1 minute uneven Challenge battle. Nonetheless, Mark is still our top Parry-Lunger. TOLAIS DEEPHEART (42-1620) (143-151-0,222) of HIGHLANDERS fought ZAKAU (5-4623) (64-67-0,185) of JOHNS. TOLAIS DEEPHEART was savagely defeated by ZAKAU in a 2 minute Title duel. A random match, but still an important fight. Zakau is our highest ranked Lunger, and Ms. Deepheart has actually lost her top Wall of Steel rating. CLIVE (6-5215) (56-59-5,190) of THE LADY'S LIST fought PELIS THE TRUE (42-3469) (46-61-0,187) of HIGHLANDERS. CLIVE overpowered PELIS THE TRUE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided fight. Clive is the arena's highest-ranked Slasher. GAR & BRILL (38-4252) (95-168-2,194) of JUST BECAUSE fought SHEWISH GIANT (104- 25) (0-0-0,181) of STAND-INS. GAR & BRILL was devastated by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute one-sided duel. LENNON (5-4087) (48-51-2,165) of JOHNS fought GEN. JACKSON (6-6285) (24-16- 2,136) of THE VOLS. LENNON devastated GEN. JACKSON in a 1 minute mismatched match. FATALITY (7-5820) (35-19-0,175) of BRUTAL LEGION fought ZANE GREY (21-4810) (52- 86-2,139) of AUTHORS. FATALITY was handily defeated by ZANE GREY in an action packed 1 minute uneven fight. Zane Grey is rated our top Striker. SATCHEL (6-6215) (53-50-2,155) of THE LADY'S LIST fought ANGRY BOOKIE (104-11) (15-10-0,150) of STAND-INS. SATCHEL vanquished ANGRY BOOKIE in a popular 1 minute gruesome uneven duel. JUSTIN (6-6179) (39-61-3,162) of THE LADY'S LIST fought LOCAL CONSTABLE (104-22) (0-0-0,181) of STAND-INS. JUSTIN lost to LOCAL CONSTABLE in a popular 1 minute fight. HOFFA (5-4299) (24-96-0,139) of JOHNS fought ZEUS (62-4010) (39-17-0,144) of LEGION OF LEGEND. HOFFA was beaten by ZEUS in a 3 minute melee. MIKEL (6-6190) (45-52-3,138) of THE LADY'S LIST fought KHALHUMS DWARF (104-10) (0-0-0,150) of STAND-INS. MIKEL was beaten by KHALHUMS DWARF in an exciting 2 minute fight. 2 + 2 = 4 (38-4190) (58-169-1,135) of JUST BECAUSE fought LAUGHING BARMAID (104- 9) (0-0-0,170) of STAND-INS. 2 + 2 = 4 was savagely defeated by LAUGHING BARMAID in a 2 minute competition. Despite its loss, the little equation is considered our best Total Parry. PHILTHRY (42-2079) (42-41-0,81) of HIGHLANDERS fought HOFFA (5-4348) (26-159- 0,59) of JOHNS. PHILTHRY demolished HOFFA in a popular 1 minute mismatched match. Philthry is our top-ranked Parry-Striker. OL SMOKEY (6-6312) (18-11-2,70) of THE VOLS fought HOFFA (5-4622) (44-87-0,14) of JOHNS. OL SMOKEY viciously subdued HOFFA in a popular 6 minute gruesome conflict. ALOYICIUS (6-5045) (32-65-2,48) of THE LADY'S LIST fought INKEEPER'S SON (104-4) (15-15-0,40) of STAND-INS. ALOYICIUS was defeated by INKEEPER'S SON in an action packed 2 minute struggle. That's it. Another fortnight, another pittance for the spy reporter. It's a very good thing I am independently wealthy. With best wishes for the new year, Malic of Talcama KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY ZAKAU 5-4623 65 67 201 JOHNS (927) KALTOS GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY MEN WORKING 38-4189 83 245 1 222 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY MARK 5-4088 72 159 3 201 JOHNS (927) KALTOS CLIVE 6-5215 57 59 5 200 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL BACKFIRE 37-1713 32 21 195 BATTLEFIELD EARTH (147) SIBIKHAS TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620 143 152 187 HIGHLANDERS (1341) RODEKI GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY ZANE GREY 21-4810 53 86 2 178 AUTHORS (749) SUNSET PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469 46 62 178 HIGHLANDERS (1341) RODEKI GAR & BRILL 38-4252 95 169 2 177 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME -WHITEY FORD 6-1785 55 42 5 174 PLAY BALL (184) TRANSEL LENNON 5-4087 49 51 2 173 JOHNS (927) KALTOS SATCHEL 6-6215 54 50 2 170 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL JUSTIN 6-6179 39 62 3 162 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY P.M.S. 2-2716 33 36 1 159 MY EX-WIFE (372) NIANIA GRAND ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY ZEUS 62-4010 40 17 149 LEGION OF LEGEND (1305) VALAMANTIS FATALITY 7-5820 35 20 148 BRUTAL LEGION (1335) BONSUR HOFFA 5-4299 24 97 142 JOHNS (927) KALTOS 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190 58 170 1 139 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME MIKEL 6-6190 45 53 3 139 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL GEN. JACKSON 6-6285 24 17 2 133 THE VOLS (1314) TRANSEL GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY PHILTHRY 42-2079 43 41 86 HIGHLANDERS (1341) RODEKI OL SMOKEY 6-6312 19 11 2 72 THE VOLS (1314) TRANSEL HOFFA 5-4348 26 160 56 JOHNS (927) KALTOS ALOYICIUS 6-5045 32 66 2 42 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL HOFFA 5-4622 44 88 26 JOHNS (927) KALTOS '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE Mark -- I scummed you! Sorry. -- Tolais Deepheart Lennon -- The odds were so very much in your favor! What happened? -- Pelis the True Hoffa 5-4348 -- Meh. You're not the badass Hoffa. Sorry for your kidneys. -- Philthry LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS BACKFIRE was bested by MEN WORKING in a crowd pleasing 6 minute Challenge fight. P.M.S. was vanquished by MARK in a exciting 1 minute uneven Challenge battle. TOLAIS DEEPHEART was savagely defeated by ZAKAU in a 2 minute Title duel. CLIVE overpowered PELIS THE TRUE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided fight. GAR & BRILL was devastated by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute one-sided duel. LENNON devastated GEN. JACKSON in a 1 minute mismatched match. FATALITY was handily defeated by ZANE GREY in a action packed 1 minute uneven fight. SATCHEL vanquished ANGRY BOOKIE in a popular 1 minute gruesome uneven duel. JUSTIN lost to LOCAL CONSTABLE in a popular 1 minute fight. HOFFA was beaten by ZEUS in a 3 minute melee. MIKEL was beaten by KHALHUMS DWARF in a exciting 2 minute fight. 2 + 2 = 4 was savagely defeated by LAUGHING BARMAID in a 2 minute competition. PHILTHRY demolished HOFFA in a popular 1 minute mismatched match. OL SMOKEY viciously subdued HOFFA in a popular 6 minute gruesome conflict. ALOYICIUS was defeated by INKEEPER'S SON in a action packed 2 minute struggle. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |SLASHING ATTACK 5 PARRY-STRIKE 16 - 3 - 0 84 | |WALL OF STEEL 5 STRIKING ATTACK 16 - 19 - 1 46 | |LUNGING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 9 - 11 - 0 45 | |STRIKING ATTACK 3 BASHING ATTACK 13 - 17 - 0 43 | |BASHING ATTACK 3 WALL OF STEEL 20 - 27 - 0 43 | |PARRY-STRIKE 2 PARRY-LUNGE 4 - 6 - 0 40 | |TOTAL PARRY 2 SLASHING ATTACK 14 - 36 - 0 28 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 19 - 0 5 | |AIMED BLOW 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 627 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-LUNGE 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 2 3 STRIKING ATTACK PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 2 2 BASHING ATTACK SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 2 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 2 SLASHING ATTACK WALL OF STEEL 1 - 4 2 WALL OF STEEL AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 1 LUNGING ATTACK PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 PARRY-LUNGE TOTAL PARRY 0 - 2 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME LUNGING ATTACK ZAKAU 5-4623 65 67 0 201 JOHNS (927) BASHING ATTACK MEN WORKING 38-4189 83 245 1 222 JUST BECAUSE (1151) PARRY-LUNGE MARK 5-4088 72 159 3 201 JOHNS (927) SLASHING ATTACK CLIVE 6-5215 57 59 5 200 THE LADY'S LIST (917) WALL OF STEEL BACKFIRE 37-1713 32 21 0 195 BATTLEFIELD EARTH (147) STRIKING ATTACK ZANE GREY 21-4810 53 86 2 178 AUTHORS (749) TOTAL PARRY 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190 58 170 1 139 JUST BECAUSE (1151) PARRY-STRIKE PHILTHRY 42-2079 43 41 0 86 HIGHLANDERS (1341) The overall popularity leader is MEN WORKING 38-4189. The most popular warrior this turn was MEN WORKING 38-4189. The ten other most popular fighters were OL SMOKEY 6-6312, ZAKAU 5-4623, BACKFIRE 37-1713, ZANE GREY 21-4810, MARK 5-4088, SATCHEL 6-6215, MIKEL 6-6190, ALOYICIUS 6-5045, FATALITY 7-5820, and ZEUS 62-4010. The least popular fighter this week was GEN. JACKSON 6-6285. The other ten least popular fighters were HOFFA 5-4348, 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190, GAR & BRILL 38-4252, PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469, P.M.S. 2-2716, JUSTIN 6-6179, TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620, HOFFA 5-4299, LENNON 5-4087, and CLIVE 6-5215. Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K NIANIA(2) 0 1 0 BONSUR(7) 0 1 0 CLIFFHOME(38) 1 2 0 KALTOS(5) 3 3 0 SUNSET(21) 1 0 0 RODEKI(42) 1 2 0 TRANSEL(6) 3 4 0 SIBIKHAS(37) 0 1 0 VALAMANTIS(62) 1 0 0 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY P.M.S. 2-2716 33 36 1 159 MY EX-WIFE (372) NIANIA ZAKAU 5-4623 65 67 0 201 JOHNS (927) KALTOS CLIVE 6-5215 57 59 5 200 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL FATALITY 7-5820 35 20 0 148 BRUTAL LEGION (1335) BONSUR ZANE GREY 21-4810 53 86 2 178 AUTHORS (749) SUNSET BACKFIRE 37-1713 32 21 0 195 BATTLEFIELD EARTH (147) SIBIKHAS MEN WORKING 38-4189 83 245 1 222 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620 143 152 0 187 HIGHLANDERS (1341) RODEKI ZEUS 62-4010 40 17 0 149 LEGION OF LEGEND (1305) VALAMANTIS