AD 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