DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 03/08/2014    Duedate: 03/21/2014

DARKHOLM ARENA

DM 104    TURN 631

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1 BRUTAL LEGIO 7/1335   57   45   0 55.9      AUTHORS 21/749
    LEGION OF LEGEND 62/1305                    JUST BECAUSE 38/1151
  2 HIGHLANDERS 42/1341  582  747   9 43.8      THE LADY'S LIST 6/917
  3 JOHNS 5/927         1469 2660  25 35.6

                                  WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT

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                         ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 748): WYRTHA of SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 631): MAUL ON WHEELS of THE RUNAROUND (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 753): MELONDARION NORIS of GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 725): BEAST MODE of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 749): BLACK DEATH of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 744): JUGGERNAUT of MACHINES OF WAR (Rosebud?, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 753): WAVIN' WANDA of BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 737): HILLARY of THE MENTORS (Dr. Feelgood, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 739): CRUSH THE DOCTOR of NEXT GENERATION (Assurnasirbanipal)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 738): JACK B. QUICK of ALL JACKED UP II (Pat Sajak, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 704): BLOOD THIRSTER of VOW TO DESTROY (Rosebud, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 693): DIRTY DIAPERS of BASH BROS CHILDREN (Assurnasirbanipal)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 322): MALICE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 686): STUD of DEALER'S CHOICE (Coach, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 637): MOONDARK of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 304): DESERT PEARL of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 297): JOHNNY APPLESEED of TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 582): MILKY WAYNE of GARBAGE PAIL KIDS (Kharadmon, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 273): FREELOADER of BASH BROS FRIEND (Assurnasirbanipal)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 630): SATCHEL of THE LADY'S LIST (A-Sop, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 748): RUN DMC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 631): THE RUNAROUND (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 753): OUR HIGHEST HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 725): DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 749): BIG SHOTS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 744): MEDAL OF HONOR Y2 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 753): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 737): VIKINGS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 739): NEXT GENERATION (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 738): THE CEREAL KILLERS (?, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 704): MEDAL OF HONOR J11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 693): BASH BROS CHILDREN (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 322): DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 686): DEALER'S CHOICE (Coach, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 637): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 304): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 297): ELDER GODS (Var, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 582): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 273): BB INFOMERICAL (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 630) BRUTAL LEGION et al (Seraphim, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 748): RUN'S HOUSE of RUN DMC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 631): MAUL ON WHEELS of THE RUNAROUND (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 753): MELONDARION NORIS of GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
                          DUDE #1 of FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 725): BEAST MODE of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 743): BLIND BLAKE of BLACK AND BLUES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 752): GANNUCK of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 736): HREIDMAR THE RED of VIKINGS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 738): JACK B. QUICK of ALL JACKED UP II (Pat Sajak, mgr.)
               (turn 737): BELL of OMINOUS REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
                           BONHAM of MASTERS OF MELODY (Dr. Feelgood, mgr.)
                           TORINO of NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 693): KORGENDAL FARS of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 272): SERVED of BASH BROS LAWYER (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

Hullo!

It's Malic here, as usual.  Apparently spring has sprung, a little earlier than the
official date.  Charming!  The crocuses are poking their tender shoots out of the
ground, forsythias have forsooth, and all that sort of nonsense.
     Let's get right to the fights, shall we?  Because I have a picnic to get to,
with a pretty young lady.  A laughing barmaid, actually.

     SATCHEL (6-6215) (56-51-2,203) of THE LADY'S LIST fought TOLAIS DEEPHEART (42-
1620) (145-153-0,182) of HIGHLANDERS.  SATCHEL was devastated by TOLAIS DEEPHEART in
a 1 minute mismatched Title fight.  This means that Ms. Deepheart is once again our
top-ranked Wall of Steel.
     LENNON (5-4087) (52-51-2,198) of JOHNS fought FATALITY (7-5820) (36-22-0,163) of
BRUTAL LEGION.  LENNON was handily defeated by FATALITY in a 1 minute one-sided
match.  Fatality is our top Striker.
     ZANE GREY (21-4810) (54-88-2,189) of AUTHORS fought LAUGHING BARMAID (104-9) (0-
0-0,170) of the Invincibles.  ZANE GREY was viciously subdued by LAUGHING BARMAID in
a 1 minute brawl.
     MEN WORKING (38-4189) (83-248-1,194) of JUST BECAUSE fought LOCAL CONSTABLE
(104-22) (0-0-0,181) of the Invincibles.  MEN WORKING overpowered LOCAL CONSTABLE in
a crowd pleasing 2 minute mismatched match.  Mr. Working is, as usual, our top Basher
as well as Overall Popularity Leader.
     MARK (5-4088) (74-160-3,208) of JOHNS fought PELIS THE TRUE (42-3469) (46-65-
0,169) of HIGHLANDERS.  MARK overpowered PELIS THE TRUE in a 1 minute one-sided
struggle.

     CLIVE (6-5215) (58-61-5,185) of THE LADY'S LIST fought BLIND BEGGAR (104-26)
(40-35-0,200) of the Invincibles.  CLIVE was devastated by BLIND BEGGAR in a 1 minute
one-sided competition.  Despite losing his fight, Clive is our top-rated Slasher.
     ZAKAU (5-4623) (67-68-0,210) of JOHNS fought LOCAL CONSTABLE (104-22) (0-0-
0,181) of the Invincibles.  ZAKAU lost to LOCAL CONSTABLE in an action packed 4
minute gruesome duel.  Zakau is rated top Lunger, and is this turn's favorite
fighter.
     GAR & BRILL (38-4252) (96-171-2,152) of JUST BECAUSE fought SHADOWMANE (104-28)
(0-0-0,200) of the Invincibles.  GAR & BRILL was defeated by SHADOWMANE in an action
packed 2 minute duel.
     MIKEL (6-6190) (46-55-3,133) of THE LADY'S LIST fought CAPTURED CUTPURSE (104-6)
(0-0-0,130) of the Invincibles.  MIKEL was overpowered by CAPTURED CUTPURSE in a 1
minute one-sided fight.
     JUSTIN (6-6179) (40-64-3,126) of THE LADY'S LIST fought CAPTURED CUTPURSE (104-
6) (0-0-0,130) of the Invincibles.  JUSTIN was handily defeated by CAPTURED CUTPURSE
in a 1 minute one-sided bout.

     2 + 2 = 4 (38-4190) (58-173-1,115) of JUST BECAUSE fought ZEUS (62-4010) (42-18-
0,150) of LEGION OF LEGEND.  2 + 2 = 4 was outlasted by ZEUS in a 7 minute
competition.  The plucky little equation is, as usual, our best Total Parry.  Hmm.
     HOFFA (5-4299) (24-100-0,135) of JOHNS fought KHALHUMS DWARF (104-10) (0-0-
0,150) of the Invincibles.  HOFFA overcame KHALHUMS DWARF in an exciting 4 minute
contest.
     HOFFA (5-4348) (27-162-0,74) of JOHNS fought PHILTHRY (42-2079) (45-42-0,62) of
HIGHLANDERS.  HOFFA was demolished by PHILTHRY in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
Philthry is once again our top Parry-Striker.
     HOFFA (5-4622) (44-91-0,6) of JOHNS fought DRUNKEN FISHERMAN (104-1) (20-20-
0,50) of the Invincibles.  HOFFA was viciously subdued by DRUNKEN FISHERMAN in a
popular 4 minute conflict.
     ALOYICIUS (6-5045) (33-68-2,46) of THE LADY'S LIST fought DRUNKEN FISHERMAN
(104-1) (20-20-0,50) of the Invincibles.  ALOYICIUS was defeated by DRUNKEN FISHERMAN
in a 3 minute struggle.

     No one died, which is a very good thing.  But also, no one challenged or
avoided, which is not such a good thing.
     Maybe we'll see a little more life here next time, eh?

With sunniest best wishes, Malic of Talcama

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620    146 153     205  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MARK 5-4088                  75 160  3  211  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MEN WORKING 38-4189          84 248  1  204  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 FATALITY 7-5820              37  22     192  BRUTAL LEGION (1335)       BONSUR
 ZAKAU 5-4623                 67  69     188  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 CLIVE 6-5215                 58  62  5  181  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 SATCHEL 6-6215               56  52  2  181  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ZANE GREY 21-4810            54  89  2  174  AUTHORS (749)              SUNSET
 LENNON 5-4087                52  52  2  174  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469       46  66     167  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 GAR & BRILL 38-4252          96 172  2  160  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 ZEUS 62-4010                 43  18     152  LEGION OF LEGEND (1305)    VALAMANTIS
 HOFFA 5-4299                 25 100     151  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190            58 174  1  125  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 MIKEL 6-6190                 46  56  3  121  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 JUSTIN 6-6179                40  65  3  117  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 PHILTHRY 42-2079             46  42      79  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 HOFFA 5-4348                 27 163      59  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 ALOYICIUS 6-5045             33  69  2   43  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 HOFFA 5-4622                 44  92      15  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS

'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.

THE DEAD                   W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY                  TURN

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Satchel -- Ouch, you did that really well. -- Tolais Deepheart

Pelis the True -- You are a lot, lot better than the Hoffas. -- Pelis the True

Hoffa 5-4348 -- That was a pretty darned good fight, although I didn't like that you
won.  Well done. -- Philthry

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SATCHEL was devastated by TOLAIS DEEPHEART in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
LENNON was handily defeated by FATALITY in a 1 minute one-sided match.
ZANE GREY was viciously subdued by LAUGHING BARMAID in a 1 minute brawl.
MEN WORKING overpowered LOCAL CONSTABLE in a crowd pleasing 2 minute mismatched match.
MARK overpowered PELIS THE TRUE in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
CLIVE was devastated by BLIND BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
ZAKAU lost to LOCAL CONSTABLE in a action packed 4 minute gruesome duel.
GAR & BRILL was defeated by SHADOWMANE in a action packed 2 minute duel.
MIKEL was overpowered by CAPTURED CUTPURSE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
JUSTIN was handily defeated by CAPTURED CUTPURSE in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
2 + 2 = 4 was outlasted by ZEUS in a 7 minute competition.
HOFFA overcame KHALHUMS DWARF in a exciting 4 minute contest.
HOFFA was demolished by PHILTHRY in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
HOFFA was viciously subdued by DRUNKEN FISHERMAN in a popular 4 minute conflict.
ALOYICIUS was defeated by DRUNKEN FISHERMAN in a 3 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      13 -   2 -  0      87  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         PARRY-LUNGE        6 -   4 -  0      60  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         LUNGING ATTACK     8 -  10 -  0      44  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         WALL OF STEEL     19 -  26 -  0      42  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         STRIKING ATTACK   13 -  20 -  0      39  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         SLASHING ATTACK   15 -  35 -  0      30  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         BASHING ATTACK     9 -  21 -  0      30  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   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 631 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     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  2         3  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  2         3  SLASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  1     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                              LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  5         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  2     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620  146 153  0  205 HIGHLANDERS (1341)
PARRY-LUNGE      MARK 5-4088                75 160  3  211 JOHNS (927)
BASHING ATTACK   MEN WORKING 38-4189        84 248  1  204 JUST BECAUSE (1151)
STRIKING ATTACK  FATALITY 7-5820            37  22  0  192 BRUTAL LEGION (1335)
LUNGING ATTACK   ZAKAU 5-4623               67  69  0  188 JOHNS (927)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  CLIVE 6-5215               58  62  5  181 THE LADY'S LIST (917)
TOTAL PARRY      2 + 2 = 4 38-4190          58 174  1  125 JUST BECAUSE (1151)
PARRY-STRIKE     PHILTHRY 42-2079           46  42  0   79 HIGHLANDERS (1341)

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 MEN WORKING 38-4189, 
HOFFA 5-4299, HOFFA 5-4622, ZEUS 62-4010, ALOYICIUS 6-5045, TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620, 
MARK 5-4088, GAR & BRILL 38-4252, PHILTHRY 42-2079, and FATALITY 7-5820.

The least popular fighter this week was HOFFA 5-4348.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were MIKEL 6-6190, PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469, JUSTIN 6-6179, ZANE GREY 21-4810, 
LENNON 5-4087, SATCHEL 6-6215, 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190, CLIVE 6-5215, FATALITY 7-5820, and 
PHILTHRY 42-2079.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
KALTOS(5)            2  4 0  SUNSET(21)           0  1 0  RODEKI(42)           2  1 0  
TRANSEL(6)           0  5 0  CLIFFHOME(38)        1  2 0  VALAMANTIS(62)       1  0 0  
BONSUR(7)            1  0 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MARK 5-4088                 75 160  3  211  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 CLIVE 6-5215                58  62  5  181  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 FATALITY 7-5820             37  22  0  192  BRUTAL LEGION (1335)       BONSUR
 ZANE GREY 21-4810           54  89  2  174  AUTHORS (749)              SUNSET
 MEN WORKING 38-4189         84 248  1  204  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620   146 153  0  205  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 ZEUS 62-4010                43  18  0  152  LEGION OF LEGEND (1305)    VALAMANTIS

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

For those of you who keep track of such things, several additional warriors 
graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. 

                         WILLOW (14-4754) ZOMBIE SQUAD (478) 
                      SERPENTITO (36-7542) SERPENTS HOLD (629) 
                     THE SHINING (82-1279) FAILED MUSICALS (222) 
                     BESS (82-35303) SUPERIOR FORCES 4502 (5816) 
                        JABBER HOGAN (82-49966) LAZY 9 (8398) 
                       LAZY CRIMINAL (84-18259) KAOSTIC (1429) 
                         HIDDEN GERBIL (84-19254) TMI (3416) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes