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Date   : 11/20/2012    Duedate: 12/03/2012

STORM ROCK ARENA

DM 107    TURN 35

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1 COLOR ME SUA 42/365  205  122   2 62.7      NOMADIC TRIBE 21/310
    CENTER FOR OLDS 18/364                      DRAGONBANE GUILD 81/334
  2 DARQUE AGES 81/335    66   58   2 53.2    5 MID EARTH 29/316      49   63   0 43.7
    DARQUE FORCES 31/318                        YAMA BUSHI 30/317
    DARQUE FORCES 45/348                        CLAN LONGBEARD 81/374
    IMPROVED ILLUSION 59/349                  6 END 13/298            52   88   1 37.1
  3 BOND-AGE 81/389       10    9   0 52.6      SHEPHERDS 18/359
  4-VIKINGS 10/355        43   48   0 47.3      FOUND IN THE SAND 32/360
    SENTINELS 7/354                             GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS 65/361

                                 THE GUARDIAN'S FORUM
                       Reflections by the Champion of the Horn

     What is this horn worth now?!?  A mere penny.  Yes, that is what things have
come to again as I sit here and devalue everything.  No matter.  In a few years, it
is likely that pennies will stop being part of the world and then you will all know
what you are missing!

Shiny Penny

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

     Okay, okay, people are breathing down my neck here, and that always makes me
nervous.  What if they bite?  They're talking about biting--turkey, anyway.  Beh.
So, quickly, here's a spy report:

     No indication (Vir took the notes, and I think he'd had too much eggnog) of who
had the biggest point movements either way.  So maybe there were ties.  Or cravats.
     Sentinels was theoretically avoided by Found in the Sand.  It's true that
Assurnasirbanipal was being the most actively managerial, so I suppose this could
have happened.
     Evangelion got the most challenges.  Probably a double-challenge, it isn't like
there were a lot of any kind flying around.
     Twelve fights, three challenges, two standbys.  It's been worse.

     JELLO KNUCKLES (42-4554) (37-28-0,28) of COLOR ME SUAVE fought ALASTARIAN
DESERTER (107-1) (0-0-0,30) of Faithful Foreign Standbys.  JELLO KNUCKLES was subdued
by ALASTARIAN DESERTER in a crowd pleasing 5 minute match.  Embarrassing.
     ROSA KLEBB (81-1765) (17-10-1,60) of BOND-AGE fought 1977 AMC MATADOR (42-4116)
(54-39-0,88) of COLOR ME SUAVE.  ROSA KLEBB was demolished by 1977 AMC MATADOR in a 1
minute mismatched competition.  Ah, experience!
     VIRGINIA, NO SANTA (65-6623) (29-35-1,155) of GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS fought BEDDER
(18-10043) (26-23-2,136) of CENTER FOR OLDS.  VIRGINIA, NO SANTA was beaten by BEDDER
in an exciting 1 minute fight.  Santa's work, no doubt.
     PINCH BLISTER (18-9859) (37-40-0,160) of CENTER FOR OLDS fought FAN ZHEN (81-
1288) (29-24-2,150) of DARQUE AGES.  PINCH BLISTER was defeated by FAN ZHEN in an
exciting 2 minute gruesome fight.  Good work by an underdog!

     LHISSON (29-5456) (40-37-0,190) of MID EARTH fought THE HYPHEN-DASH (42-4499)
(33-21-1,174) of COLOR ME SUAVE.  LHISSON lost to THE HYPHEN-DASH in an action packed
1 minute gruesome fight.  But at least the Hyphen was dashing when he did it.
     FOUR OF SPADES (42-4234) (85-45-3,195) of COLOR ME SUAVE fought RINDEL (29-5346)
(40-35-0,192) of MID EARTH.  FOUR OF SPADES vanquished RINDEL in a 1 minute uneven
duel.  Uneven?  MERELY because Four had something like fifty more fights?  Perish the
thought!
     ALMOST PRETTY (42-4496) (56-35-0,187) of COLOR ME SUAVE fought VILLAINOUS
INFORMER (107-23) (0-0-0,181) of Faithful Foreign Standbys.  ALMOST PRETTY viciously
subdued VILLAINOUS INFORMER in a popular 3 minute competition.  I should hope so!
     MOIST TOWELETTE (42-4430) (70-44-4,190) of COLOR ME SUAVE fought HEINRIK (81-
1257) (38-39-1,182) of CLAN LONGBEARD.  MOIST TOWELETTE overpowered HEINRIK in a 1
minute one-sided struggle.  But Heinrik's face is VERY CLEAN now.
     FROO-FROO (18-9589) (61-35-4,219) of CENTER FOR OLDS fought THE BRIDE (45-4180)
(38-23-2,192) of DARQUE FORCES.  FROO-FROO demolished THE BRIDE in an action packed 1
minute mismatched competition.  I would have expected these two to be ham and eggs or
something.

The challenges:
     JOSH (18-9109) (26-28-0,183) of SHEPHERDS challenged RAGGEDY ANN (45-4148) (48-
20-0,203) of DARQUE FORCES.  Up 20.  JOSH viciously subdued RAGGEDY ANN in a popular
3 minute gory Challenge contest.  Is this because Raggedy An is in her eighties now?
A person slows down about then.
     GAD (18-9239) (36-39-1,226) of SHEPHERDS challenged DELAWARE RUN (42-4400) (96-
60-5,190) of COLOR ME SUAVE.  Down 36.  GAD was demolished by DELAWARE RUN in a
popular 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.  That's experience at work again.

For the title:
     SHINY PENNY (32-3789) (71-123-2,254) of FOUND IN THE SAND challenged EVANGELION
(59-2340) (35-27-1,214) of IMPROVED ILLUSION.  Down 40.  SHINY PENNY viciously
subdued EVANGELION in a 2 minute Challenge Title fight.  I should hope so!  Thanks
for the column, Penny.

                                       Larkin

CHAMPION OF THE HORN           W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SHINY PENNY 32-3789          72 123  2  266  FOUND IN THE SAND (360)    ARVAT

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 FROO-FROO 18-9589            62  35  4  236  CENTER FOR OLDS (364)      TALCAMA
 JOSH 18-9109                 27  28     214  SHEPHERDS (359)            TALCAMA
-OBROJOBO 7-5869              31  25  1  213  SENTINELS (354)            BONSUR

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 DELAWARE RUN 42-4400         97  60  5  208  COLOR ME SUAVE (365)       RODEKI
 FOUR OF SPADES 42-4234       86  45  3  207  COLOR ME SUAVE (365)       RODEKI
-WALLI WEEBLE 21-6935         38  26     206  NOMADIC TRIBE (310)        SUNSET
 MOIST TOWELETTE 42-4430      71  44  4  198  COLOR ME SUAVE (365)       RODEKI
 EVANGELION 59-2340           35  28  1  196  IMPROVED ILLUSION (349)    ILLIS
-LORD EXETER 81-932           33  21  1  195  DRAGONBANE GUILD (334)     SHADOWSPIRE
 GAD 18-9239                  36  40  1  194  SHEPHERDS (359)            TALCAMA
 ALMOST PRETTY 42-4496        57  35     193  COLOR ME SUAVE (365)       RODEKI
 RINDEL 29-5346               40  36     193  MID EARTH (316)            LAPUR
 THE HYPHEN-DASH 42-4499      34  21  1  192  COLOR ME SUAVE (365)       RODEKI
 THE BRIDE 45-4180            38  24  2  191  DARQUE FORCES (348)        STORMCROWE
 RAGGEDY ANN 45-4148          48  21     186  DARQUE FORCES (348)        STORMCROWE
 HEINRIK 81-1257              38  40  1  181  CLAN LONGBEARD (374)       SHADOWSPIRE

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 LHISSON 29-5456              40  38     180  MID EARTH (316)            LAPUR
-AZAGHAL 81-1223              29  29     169  DRAGONBANE GUILD (334)     SHADOWSPIRE
 FAN ZHEN 81-1288             30  24  2  163  DARQUE AGES (335)          SHADOWSPIRE
 PINCH BLISTER 18-9859        37  41     152  CENTER FOR OLDS (364)      TALCAMA

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 BEDDER 18-10043              27  23  2  152  CENTER FOR OLDS (364)      TALCAMA

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 VIRGINIA, NO SANTA 65-6623   29  36  1  141  GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (361) DAL SHANG
-GIGI DIVINE 81-613           36  15  1  124  CULT OF BACCHUS (388)      SHADOWSPIRE

GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 1977 AMC MATADOR 42-4116     55  39      96  COLOR ME SUAVE (365)       RODEKI

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ROSA KLEBB 81-1765           17  11  1   61  BOND-AGE (389)             SHADOWSPIRE
 JELLO KNUCKLES 42-4554       37  29      25  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

Four of Spades -- I was so excited to finally beat you I forgot to pay attention to
what you were teaching me.  Shall we go again? -- Gad

Bedder -- The worst time of the year is coming.  The time when celebration are held
for a false figure! -- Virginia

Obrojobo -- Nice win!  I bow in humility! -- Josh

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SHINY PENNY viciously subdued EVANGELION in a 2 minute Challenge Title fight.
GAD was demolished by DELAWARE RUN in a popular 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
JOSH viciously subdued RAGGEDY ANN in a popular 3 minute gory Challenge contest.
FROO-FROO demolished THE BRIDE in a action packed 1 minute mismatched competition.
MOIST TOWELETTE overpowered HEINRIK in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
ALMOST PRETTY viciously subdued VILLAINOUS INFORMER in a popular 3 minute competition.
FOUR OF SPADES vanquished RINDEL in a 1 minute uneven duel.
LHISSON lost to THE HYPHEN-DASH in a action packed 1 minute gruesome fight.
PINCH BLISTER was defeated by FAN ZHEN in a exciting 2 minute gruesome fight.
VIRGINIA, NO SANTA was beaten by BEDDER in a exciting 1 minute fight.
ROSA KLEBB was demolished by 1977 AMC MATADOR in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
JELLO KNUCKLES was subdued by ALASTARIAN DESERTER in a crowd pleasing 5 minute match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         WALL OF STEEL     15 -   5 -  0      75  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         BASHING ATTACK    16 -  14 -  0      53  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         AIMED BLOW        11 -  10 -  0      52  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         SLASHING ATTACK   15 -  14 -  0      52  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         LUNGING ATTACK    20 -  21 -  1      49  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         TOTAL PARRY       18 -  19 -  0      49  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         STRIKING ATTACK   10 -  11 -  0      48  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      9 -  11 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -  13 -  0      19  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   2 -  0       0  |

Turn  35 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:

SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         2  BASHING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  SLASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  2         2  STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  3         1  AIMED BLOW     
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1                                       1  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  2                                       1  TOTAL PARRY    
                                                                1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                                                                1  PARRY-LUNGE    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   SHINY PENNY 32-3789        72 123  2  266 FOUND IN THE SAND (360)
SLASHING ATTACK  FROO-FROO 18-9589          62  35  4  236 CENTER FOR OLDS (364)
AIMED BLOW       JOSH 18-9109               27  28  0  214 SHEPHERDS (359)
LUNGING ATTACK   FOUR OF SPADES 42-4234     86  45  3  207 COLOR ME SUAVE (365)
STRIKING ATTACK  MOIST TOWELETTE 42-4430    71  44  4  198 COLOR ME SUAVE (365)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    EVANGELION 59-2340         35  28  1  196 IMPROVED ILLUSION (349)
PARRY-LUNGE      GAD 18-9239                36  40  1  194 SHEPHERDS (359)
WALL OF STEEL    ALMOST PRETTY 42-4496      57  35  0  193 COLOR ME SUAVE (365)
TOTAL PARRY      RAGGEDY ANN 45-4148        48  21  0  186 DARQUE FORCES (348)
PARRY-STRIKE     ROSA KLEBB 81-1765         17  11  1   61 BOND-AGE (389)

The overall popularity leader is SHINY PENNY 32-3789.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was JOSH 18-9109.  The ten other most popular fighters were SHINY PENNY 32-3789, 
ALMOST PRETTY 42-4496, DELAWARE RUN 42-4400, THE HYPHEN-DASH 42-4499, FAN ZHEN 
81-1288, JELLO KNUCKLES 42-4554, EVANGELION 59-2340, FROO-FROO 18-9589, BEDDER 
18-10043, and 1977 AMC MATADOR 42-4116.

The least popular fighter this week was HEINRIK 81-1257.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were LHISSON 29-5456, RINDEL 29-5346, THE BRIDE 45-4180, ROSA KLEBB 81-1765, 
VIRGINIA, NO SANTA 65-6623, PINCH BLISTER 18-9859, FOUR OF SPADES 42-4234, MOIST 
TOWELETTE 42-4430, RAGGEDY ANN 45-4148, and GAD 18-9239.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
TALCAMA(18)          3  2 0  RODEKI(42)           6  1 0  DAL SHANG(65)        0  1 0  
LAPUR(29)            0  2 0  STORMCROWE(45)       0  2 0  SHADOWSPIRE(81)      1  2 0  
ARVAT(32)            1  0 0  ILLIS(59)            0  1 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 FROO-FROO 18-9589           62  35  4  236  CENTER FOR OLDS (364)      TALCAMA
 RINDEL 29-5346              40  36  0  193  MID EARTH (316)            LAPUR
 SHINY PENNY 32-3789         72 123  2  266  FOUND IN THE SAND (360)    ARVAT
 DELAWARE RUN 42-4400        97  60  5  208  COLOR ME SUAVE (365)       RODEKI
 THE BRIDE 45-4180           38  24  2  191  DARQUE FORCES (348)        STORMCROWE
 EVANGELION 59-2340          35  28  1  196  IMPROVED ILLUSION (349)    ILLIS
 VIRGINIA, NO SANTA 65-6623  29  36  1  141  GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (361) DAL SHANG
 HEINRIK 81-1257             38  40  1  181  CLAN LONGBEARD (374)       SHADOWSPIRE