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

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                         ---===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