AD Date : 04/10/2012 Duedate: 04/23/2012 STORM ROCK ARENA DM 107 TURN 19 RANK TEAMS W L K % RANK TEAMS W L K % 1 COLOR ME SUA 42/365 103 64 2 61.7 YAMA BUSHI 30/317 CENTER FOR OLDS 18/364 CLAN LONGBEARD 81/374 2 DARQUE AGES 81/335 33 27 1 55.0 6 VIKINGS 10/355 22 30 0 42.3 DARQUE FORCES 31/318 SENTINELS 7/354 DARQUE FORCES 45/348 NOMADIC TRIBE 21/310 IMPROVED ILLUSION 59/349 DRAGONBANE GUILD 81/334 3 SEA DOGS 1/300 20 18 0 52.6 7 END 13/298 32 44 1 42.1 SEA DOGS 18/309 SHEPHERDS 18/359 DUNGEON CELL 42/347 FOUND IN THE SAND 32/360 4 OF WOLF AND 81/343 37 40 1 48.1 GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS 65/361 5 MID EARTH 29/316 29 35 0 45.3 THE GUARDIAN'S FORUM Reflections by the Champion of the Horn Back on top, but this time, I have no way to hide from that nasty Four of Spades. I suppose I'll just have to hope I hit him hard enough and soon enough that he doesn't have a chance to react. It's possible, right? Okay, so maybe I'm on and off the throne again quickly. In the meantime, I'm having a sand play area put next to the throne. I just don't understand why the throne room of Storm Rock is such a boring room, with nothing to do. At least will have a sand box now. Next we'll have to install showers in the bathrooms to help clean off the sand when we are done playing! -- Shiny Penny REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER Zontani Sharp Eyes speaks of the "clash and bustle" of the regular duels here. We have that, but I could wish for MORE clash and MORE bustle. More fights, more challenges, more personals more EVERYTHING! I see this as the best regular-speed advanced arena, but I want EVERYONE to see it that way. Get to work on this! Onto a consideration of that clash and bustle: Walli Weeble had the biggest point gain at twenty-six. Obrojobo had the biggest drop at nineteen. If nothing else, these two figures indicate a generally upward trend. Let's keep on with that. Zontani reports that Color Me Suave was most avoided by Dragonbane Guild. And yet, the clerks in the office report that there were no avoids issued. Proof, if needed, that the Commission's golems abhore a vacuum. I don't mind a vacuum myself, if you run it when I'm somewhere else, but that's a different matter. Four of Spades got the most challenges. This is possible. There were seventeen fights, including three challenge matches. Three of the random matches involved standbys. 1977 AMC MATADOR (42-4116) (44-33-0,79) of COLOR ME SUAVE fought LHISSON (29- 5456) (30-31-0,68) of MID EARTH. 1977 AMC MATADOR was demolished by LHISSON in an exciting 1 minute one-sided bout. This might be a little embarrassing for the Matador. Then again, the Matador may be sufficiently laid back to take things as they come, knowing that another day, they'll come differently. THE HYPHEN-DASH (42-4499) (23-15-1,67) of COLOR ME SUAVE fought CAPTURED PIRATE KING (107-2) (0-0-0,30) of The Same Old Thing. THE HYPHEN-DASH viciously subdued CAPTURED PIRATE KING in a popular 1 minute brawl. They (the local people) tell me that he isn't really a Pirate King but more of a Merchant Adventurer from Giduina. Myself, I don't see much difference. One hears about those Giduinans. JELLO KNUCKLES (42-4554) (30-19-0,17) of COLOR ME SUAVE fought ALASTARIAN DESERTER (107-1) (0-0-0,30) of The Same Old Thing. JELLO KNUCKLES handily defeated ALASTARIAN DESERTER in a 2 minute mismatched bout. The Deserter told me that he'd go back to Alastari, but he's made it too hot to hold him, so we're stuck with this guy. BEDDER (18-10043) (22-11-2,85) of CENTER FOR OLDS fought UNEMPLOYED PERSON (107- 5) (0-0-0,70) of The Same Old Thing. BEDDER viciously subdued UNEMPLOYED PERSON in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gruesome bout. The third standby. And he's a bum. LORD EXETER (81-932) (30-19-1,134) of DRAGONBANE GUILD fought ARIOCH (81-996) (28-28-3,119) of OF WOLF AND MAN. LORD EXETER devastated ARIOCH in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gory mismatched bout. Given the difference in rank, this is not an amazing surprise. Besides, Arioch is rather dragon-like, and Exeter was on him like a Duck on a waterbug. RAGGEDY ANN (45-4148) (35-17-0,122) of DARQUE FORCES fought AZAGHAL (81-1223) (24-23-0,145) of DRAGONBANE GUILD. RAGGEDY ANN unbelievably bested AZAGHAL in an exciting 5 minute brutal contest. Amazing what motivation will do, isn't it? Here's Ann, a cloth doll with a simplistic face, and she comes up against the very tough Azaghal and... battles through to victory. WALLI WEEBLE (21-6935) (30-21-0,111) of NOMADIC TRIBE fought FAN ZHEN (81-1288) (24-13-2,139) of DARQUE AGES. WALLI WEEBLE luckily beat FAN ZHEN in an exciting 4 minute bloody match. It may have been luck, who can say about that?, but Walli pulled the big point gain out of it, so good on him. PLANKTON (18-9748) (32-31-2,153) of SEA DOGS fought GAD (18-9239) (32-26-1,117) of SHEPHERDS. PLANKTON savagely defeated GAD in an action packed 3 minute gory match. This fight had a dangerously magical appearance: Planton walked out and... it was like a dust-devil, sort of. There was this SWIRL of... stuff. Green and other colors. Plankton turned into it, or dissolved into it, or whatever, and darned near smothered his opponent and two referees. This was in the first minute. After that, the refs kept a respectful distance. PINCH BLISTER (18-9859) (33-28-0,160) of CENTER FOR OLDS fought LAZY LOOKOUT (42-4504) (36-31-1,159) of DUNGEON CELL. PINCH BLISTER was savagely defeated by LAZY LOOKOUT in an action packed 3 minute duel. Everyone says the Lookout is a lazy bum, but the Pincher could never corner him to administer the nasty nips. EVANGELION (59-2340) (25-21-1,197) of IMPROVED ILLUSION fought DOMINATRIX (81- 583) (31-20-3,188) of OF WOLF AND MAN. EVANGELION slimly won victory over DOMINATRIX in an action packed 6 minute duel. I think I missed this one. There was a sort of mirage over the sands, it made my head ache, and I had to lie down with a damp cloth over my eyes for about ten minutes. FROO-FROO (18-9589) (47-33-4,193) of CENTER FOR OLDS fought HEINRIK (81-1257) (33-28-1,185) of CLAN LONGBEARD. FROO-FROO overpowered HEINRIK in a 1 minute uneven melee. Whatever else one might say, the pink ribbon bows on Heinrik's long beard were... unusual. And eye-catching. ALMOST PRETTY (42-4496) (44-31-0,181) of COLOR ME SUAVE fought GRATH (81-581) (35-19-1,162) of OF WOLF AND MAN. ALMOST PRETTY slimly lost to GRATH in a crowd pleasing 5 minute bloody match. Heard in the Infirmary after the fight, "If only I'd been a LITTLE prettier, I would have WON that!" Maybe so, maybe not. MOIST TOWELETTE (42-4430) (56-42-4,191) of COLOR ME SUAVE fought THE BRIDE (45- 4180) (32-13-1,193) of DARQUE FORCES. MOIST TOWELETTE devastated THE BRIDE in a 1 minute one-sided duel. Who would have thought that the Bride's face would come off when wiped with a Towelette? OBROJOBO (7-5869) (24-21-1,193) of SENTINELS fought RINDEL (29-5346) (33-26- 0,172) of MID EARTH. OBROJOBO was overpowered by RINDEL in a 1 minute mismatched match. I don't see why this loss dropped Obrojobo so far, but what do I know? Maybe it was jealousy on the part of one of the stewards, since I heard they were both (the steward and Obrojobo) getting friendly with the same woman. Ah, the challenges! VIRGINIA, NO SANTA (65-6623) (26-21-1,136) of GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS challenged ZEVRAN (81-1258) (28-31-1,156) of OF WOLF AND MAN. Up 20. VIRGINIA, NO SANTA was vanquished by ZEVRAN in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl. This kind of thing happens. And Virginia shouldn't have come out in a red hood, not to face a wolf. JOSH (18-9109) (23-14-0,165) of SHEPHERDS challenged DELAWARE RUN (42-4400) (83- 56-5,200) of COLOR ME SUAVE. Up 35. JOSH was demolished by DELAWARE RUN in a popular 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee. Questions arise, such as, "Was Josh drunk when he made this challenge?" For the title: SHINY PENNY (32-3789) (63-114-2,234) of FOUND IN THE SAND challenged FOUR OF SPADES (42-4234) (71-42-3,248) of COLOR ME SUAVE. Up 14. SHINY PENNY was devastated by FOUR OF SPADES in a 1 minute Challenge Title fight. As predicted by the Shiny One, but it was a bold attempt even so. Congratulations to both. Larkin CHAMPION OF THE HORN W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY FOUR OF SPADES 42-4234 72 42 3 261 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY MOIST TOWELETTE 42-4430 57 42 4 213 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY EVANGELION 59-2340 26 21 1 209 IMPROVED ILLUSION (349) ILLIS DELAWARE RUN 42-4400 84 56 5 207 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI FROO-FROO 18-9589 48 33 4 205 CENTER FOR OLDS (364) TALCAMA SHINY PENNY 32-3789 63 115 2 199 FOUND IN THE SAND (360) ARVAT RINDEL 29-5346 34 26 195 MID EARTH (316) LAPUR DOMINATRIX 81-583 31 21 3 189 OF WOLF AND MAN (343) SHADOWSPIRE GRATH 81-581 36 19 1 187 OF WOLF AND MAN (343) SHADOWSPIRE THE BRIDE 45-4180 32 14 1 186 DARQUE FORCES (348) STORMCROWE HEINRIK 81-1257 33 29 1 181 CLAN LONGBEARD (374) SHADOWSPIRE GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY OBROJOBO 7-5869 24 22 1 174 SENTINELS (354) BONSUR ALMOST PRETTY 42-4496 44 32 173 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI JOSH 18-9109 23 15 172 SHEPHERDS (359) TALCAMA LAZY LOOKOUT 42-4504 37 31 1 171 DUNGEON CELL (347) RODEKI ZEVRAN 81-1258 29 31 1 165 OF WOLF AND MAN (343) SHADOWSPIRE PINCH BLISTER 18-9859 33 29 157 CENTER FOR OLDS (364) TALCAMA PLANKTON 18-9748 33 31 2 155 SEA DOGS (309) TALCAMA GRAND ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY RAGGEDY ANN 45-4148 36 17 141 DARQUE FORCES (348) STORMCROWE LORD EXETER 81-932 31 19 1 141 DRAGONBANE GUILD (334) SHADOWSPIRE WALLI WEEBLE 21-6935 31 21 137 NOMADIC TRIBE (310) SUNSET AZAGHAL 81-1223 24 24 136 DRAGONBANE GUILD (334) SHADOWSPIRE VIRGINIA, NO SANTA 65-6623 26 22 1 131 GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (361) DAL SHANG FAN ZHEN 81-1288 24 14 2 126 DARQUE AGES (335) SHADOWSPIRE GAD 18-9239 32 27 1 122 SHEPHERDS (359) TALCAMA ARIOCH 81-996 28 29 3 116 OF WOLF AND MAN (343) SHADOWSPIRE GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY LHISSON 29-5456 31 31 91 MID EARTH (316) LAPUR GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY BEDDER 18-10043 23 11 2 89 CENTER FOR OLDS (364) TALCAMA THE HYPHEN-DASH 42-4499 24 15 1 69 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI 1977 AMC MATADOR 42-4116 44 34 63 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI JELLO KNUCKLES 42-4554 31 19 35 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE Storm Rock -- So long and thanks for all the fish. -- Plankton and Lazy Lookout Delaware -- I know you have more to teach than that. I will try again. -- Josh LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS SHINY PENNY was devastated by FOUR OF SPADES in a 1 minute Challenge Title fight. JOSH was demolished by DELAWARE RUN in a popular 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee. VIRGINIA, NO SANTA was vanquished by ZEVRAN in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl. OBROJOBO was overpowered by RINDEL in a 1 minute mismatched match. MOIST TOWELETTE devastated THE BRIDE in a 1 minute one-sided duel. ALMOST PRETTY slimly lost to GRATH in a crowd pleasing 5 minute bloody match. FROO-FROO overpowered HEINRIK in a 1 minute uneven melee. EVANGELION slimly won victory over DOMINATRIX in a action packed 6 minute duel. PINCH BLISTER was savagely defeated by LAZY LOOKOUT in a action packed 3 minute duel. PLANKTON savagely defeated GAD in a action packed 3 minute gory match. WALLI WEEBLE luckily beat FAN ZHEN in a exciting 4 minute bloody match. RAGGEDY ANN unbelievably bested AZAGHAL in a exciting 5 minute brutal contest. LORD EXETER devastated ARIOCH in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gory mismatched bout. BEDDER viciously subdued UNEMPLOYED PERSON in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gruesome bout. JELLO KNUCKLES handily defeated ALASTARIAN DESERTER in a 2 minute mismatched bout. THE HYPHEN-DASH viciously subdued CAPTURED PIRATE KING in a popular 1 minute brawl. 1977 AMC MATADOR was demolished by LHISSON in a exciting 1 minute one-sided bout. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |TOTAL PARRY 5 STRIKING ATTACK 18 - 6 - 0 75 | |LUNGING ATTACK 5 SLASHING ATTACK 18 - 9 - 2 67 | |PARRY-LUNGE 4 LUNGING ATTACK 36 - 21 - 1 63 | |STRIKING ATTACK 3 PARRY-LUNGE 19 - 19 - 0 50 | |AIMED BLOW 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 11 - 13 - 0 46 | |SLASHING ATTACK 3 WALL OF STEEL 13 - 17 - 0 43 | |BASHING ATTACK 3 BASHING ATTACK 13 - 17 - 0 43 | |WALL OF STEEL 3 AIMED BLOW 12 - 18 - 0 40 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 TOTAL PARRY 13 - 28 - 0 32 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 19 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-RIPOSTE 2 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 3 4 LUNGING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE TOTAL PARRY 4 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 2 BASHING ATTACK AIMED BLOW 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 2 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 3 1 SLASHING ATTACK 1 TOTAL PARRY TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME LUNGING ATTACK FOUR OF SPADES 42-4234 72 42 3 261 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) STRIKING ATTACK MOIST TOWELETTE 42-4430 57 42 4 213 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) PARRY-RIPOSTE EVANGELION 59-2340 26 21 1 209 IMPROVED ILLUSION (349) BASHING ATTACK DELAWARE RUN 42-4400 84 56 5 207 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) SLASHING ATTACK FROO-FROO 18-9589 48 33 4 205 CENTER FOR OLDS (364) TOTAL PARRY GRATH 81-581 36 19 1 187 OF WOLF AND MAN (343) WALL OF STEEL ALMOST PRETTY 42-4496 44 32 0 173 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME AIMED BLOW JOSH 18-9109 23 15 0 172 SHEPHERDS (359) PARRY-LUNGE LAZY LOOKOUT 42-4504 37 31 1 171 DUNGEON CELL (347) The overall popularity leader is SHINY PENNY 32-3789. The most popular warrior this turn was DOMINATRIX 81-583. The ten other most popular fighters were FAN ZHEN 81-1288, AZAGHAL 81-1223, ALMOST PRETTY 42-4496, LAZY LOOKOUT 42-4504, PLANKTON 18-9748, EVANGELION 59-2340, GRATH 81-581, BEDDER 18-10043, FOUR OF SPADES 42-4234, and SHINY PENNY 32-3789. The least popular fighter this week was 1977 AMC MATADOR 42-4116. The other ten least popular fighters were HEINRIK 81-1257, THE BRIDE 45-4180, ARIOCH 81-996, OBROJOBO 7-5869, VIRGINIA, NO SANTA 65-6623, GAD 18-9239, RINDEL 29-5346, PINCH BLISTER 18-9859, FROO-FROO 18-9589, and MOIST TOWELETTE 42-4430. Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K BONSUR(7) 0 1 0 ARVAT(32) 0 1 0 ILLIS(59) 1 0 0 TALCAMA(18) 3 3 0 RODEKI(42) 6 2 0 DAL SHANG(65) 0 1 0 SUNSET(21) 1 0 0 STORMCROWE(45) 1 1 0 SHADOWSPIRE(81) 3 5 0 LAPUR(29) 2 0 0 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY OBROJOBO 7-5869 24 22 1 174 SENTINELS (354) BONSUR FROO-FROO 18-9589 48 33 4 205 CENTER FOR OLDS (364) TALCAMA WALLI WEEBLE 21-6935 31 21 0 137 NOMADIC TRIBE (310) SUNSET RINDEL 29-5346 34 26 0 195 MID EARTH (316) LAPUR SHINY PENNY 32-3789 63 115 2 199 FOUND IN THE SAND (360) ARVAT FOUR OF SPADES 42-4234 72 42 3 261 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI THE BRIDE 45-4180 32 14 1 186 DARQUE FORCES (348) STORMCROWE EVANGELION 59-2340 26 21 1 209 IMPROVED ILLUSION (349) ILLIS VIRGINIA, NO SANTA 65-6623 26 22 1 131 GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (361) DAL SHANG DOMINATRIX 81-583 31 21 3 189 OF WOLF AND MAN (343) SHADOWSPIRE