AD Date : 12/18/2012 Duedate: 12/31/2012 STORM ROCK ARENA DM 107 TURN 37 RANK TEAMS W L K % RANK TEAMS W L K % 1 COLOR ME SUA 42/365 215 128 2 62.7 DRAGONBANE GUILD 81/334 CENTER FOR OLDS 18/364 5 MID EARTH 29/316 51 66 0 43.6 2 DARQUE AGES 81/335 72 60 2 54.5 YAMA BUSHI 30/317 DARQUE FORCES 31/318 VISIONIST INC 78/392 DARQUE FORCES 45/348 CLAN LONGBEARD 81/374 IMPROVED ILLUSION 59/349 6 END 13/298 54 94 1 36.5 3-BOND-AGE 81/389 10 9 0 52.6 SHEPHERDS 18/359 4 VIKINGS 10/355 46 52 0 46.9 FOUND IN THE SAND 32/360 SENTINELS 7/354 GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS 65/361 NOMADIC TRIBE 21/310 7-ARCANE ROYAL 13/391 0 1 0 0.0 REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER It must be the season. Everything's moving in slow motion, including me. Molasses in January? Racing madly by comparison. Biggest point gain, Bedder, 27 points. Biggest drop, Lhisson, 23 points. Same fight. Most challenges, Froo-Froo, the Champion of the Horn. Most avoids (in theory), Color Me Suave, by Nomadic Tribe. Twelve fights, two challenges, NO STANDBYS! JELLO KNUCKLES (42-4554) (38-29-0,72) of COLOR ME SUAVE fought CAJETAN (7-6036) (18-18-1,68) of SENTINELS. JELLO KNUCKLES was overcome by CAJETAN in a 3 minute contest. Well, of course. Haven't you ever heard of whipped jello? PINCH BLISTER (18-9859) (37-42-0,150) of CENTER FOR OLDS fought VIRGINIA, NO SANTA (65-6623) (29-37-1,118) of GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS. PINCH BLISTER subdued VIRGINIA, NO SANTA in a 3 minute competition. Tis the season. AZAGHAL (81-1223) (29-29-0,169) of DRAGONBANE GUILD fought 1977 AMC MATADOR (42- 4116) (56-39-0,125) of COLOR ME SUAVE. AZAGHAL viciously subdued 1977 AMC MATADOR in a popular 5 minute brutal bout. Azaghal was the most popular warrior this turn. GAD (18-9239) (36-41-1,192) of SHEPHERDS fought RINDEL (29-5346) (40-37-0,176) of MID EARTH. GAD slimly won victory over RINDEL in a popular 4 minute brutal fight. Gad is our top parry-lunger. LHISSON (29-5456) (41-38-0,184) of MID EARTH fought BEDDER (18-10043) (27-24- 2,156) of CENTER FOR OLDS. LHISSON was vanquished by BEDDER in an action packed 1 minute one-sided duel. This was the fight with the biggest changes in ranking. THE BRIDE (45-4180) (39-24-2,193) of DARQUE FORCES fought HEINRIK (81-1257) (39- 40-1,205) of CLAN LONGBEARD. THE BRIDE overpowered HEINRIK in an action packed 1 minute uneven melee. The Bride is our leading lunger. ALMOST PRETTY (42-4496) (57-36-0,194) of COLOR ME SUAVE fought SHINY PENNY (32- 3789) (72-124-2,203) of FOUND IN THE SAND. ALMOST PRETTY beat SHINY PENNY in a crowd pleasing 2 minute brawl. Almost Pretty is our steeliest wall, AND the overall popularity leader. Shiny Penny is the boss basher. MOIST TOWELETTE (42-4430) (72-44-4,210) of COLOR ME SUAVE fought FAN ZHEN (81- 1288) (31-24-2,195) of DARQUE AGES. MOIST TOWELETTE vanquished FAN ZHEN in a 1 minute mismatched fight. Moist Towelette is the most striking striker. I note in passing that this arena still does not count a parry-striker in its numbers. EVANGELION (59-2340) (36-28-1,214) of IMPROVED ILLUSION fought THE HYPHEN-DASH (42-4499) (35-21-1,202) of COLOR ME SUAVE. EVANGELION narrowly defeated THE HYPHEN- DASH in a crowd pleasing 4 minute match. Evangelion is the leading parry-riposte. OBROJOBO (7-5869) (31-25-1,213) of SENTINELS fought JOSH (18-9109) (27-29-0,195) of SHEPHERDS. OBROJOBO was vanquished by JOSH in a popular 1 minute mismatched brawl. Josh is our Mr. Accuracy today, the top-ranked aimed blow. A challenge: WALLI WEEBLE (21-6935) (38-27-0,185) of NOMADIC TRIBE challenged RAGGEDY ANN (45-4148) (48-22-0,187) of DARQUE FORCES. Up 2. WALLI WEEBLE was savagely defeated by RAGGEDY ANN in a 601 minute Challenge melee. Call this The Fight Most Likely To Lead To Warriors Being Stoned By The Fans. Although most of the fans went home and took a nap when they saw how it was shaping up. Raggedy Ann is our most impervious total parry, and Walli Weeble is the least popular warrior this turn. For the title: LORD EXETER (81-932) (34-21-1,215) of DRAGONBANE GUILD challenged FROO-FROO (18- 9589) (63-35-4,244) of CENTER FOR OLDS. Up 29. LORD EXETER was devastated by FROO- FROO in a 1 minute Challenge Title fight. A good try, Lord Exeter, but no seegar. Froo-Froo is the, among many other good things, the master of slice and dice, top slasher. Congratulations. Larkin CHAMPION OF THE HORN W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY FROO-FROO 18-9589 64 35 4 262 CENTER FOR OLDS (364) TALCAMA GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY EVANGELION 59-2340 37 28 1 229 IMPROVED ILLUSION (349) ILLIS MOIST TOWELETTE 42-4430 73 44 4 224 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI JOSH 18-9109 28 29 212 SHEPHERDS (359) TALCAMA GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY THE BRIDE 45-4180 40 24 2 208 DARQUE FORCES (348) STORMCROWE ALMOST PRETTY 42-4496 58 36 203 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI SHINY PENNY 32-3789 72 125 2 201 FOUND IN THE SAND (360) ARVAT THE HYPHEN-DASH 42-4499 35 22 1 200 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI GAD 18-9239 37 41 1 198 SHEPHERDS (359) TALCAMA LORD EXETER 81-932 34 22 1 197 DRAGONBANE GUILD (334) SHADOWSPIRE RAGGEDY ANN 45-4148 49 22 194 DARQUE FORCES (348) STORMCROWE FAN ZHEN 81-1288 31 25 2 193 DARQUE AGES (335) SHADOWSPIRE HEINRIK 81-1257 39 41 1 190 CLAN LONGBEARD (374) SHADOWSPIRE WALLI WEEBLE 21-6935 38 28 185 NOMADIC TRIBE (310) SUNSET BEDDER 18-10043 28 24 2 183 CENTER FOR OLDS (364) TALCAMA GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY RINDEL 29-5346 40 38 178 MID EARTH (316) LAPUR LHISSON 29-5456 41 39 161 MID EARTH (316) LAPUR PINCH BLISTER 18-9859 38 42 152 CENTER FOR OLDS (364) TALCAMA GRAND ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY 1977 AMC MATADOR 42-4116 56 40 134 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI VIRGINIA, NO SANTA 65-6623 29 38 1 122 GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (361) DAL SHANG GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY CAJETAN 7-6036 19 18 1 81 SENTINELS (354) BONSUR JELLO KNUCKLES 42-4554 38 30 65 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI -TAMERLANE 81-1764 17 12 1 64 DARQUE AGES (335) SHADOWSPIRE -ROSA KLEBB 81-1765 17 11 1 61 BOND-AGE (389) SHADOWSPIRE -SAPPHIRA 45-4646 17 5 3 59 DARQUE FORCES (348) STORMCROWE -FLOYDRIFFIC 13-5480 23 16 46 ARCANE ROYALTY (391) DULLENS '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE Hail Froo Froo, Champion of the Horn! -- Shiny Penny, FORMER Champion of the Horn The Hyphen-Dash -- I don't think that punctuation mark means what you think it means. -- Josh Moist Towelette -- I'm not sure there is any warrior that makes me NOT WANT TO KNOW what their name truly means more than you do. -- Assur 1987 AMC Matador -- Bah, Humbug! -- Virginia If you're gonna see an 0-fer, good training makes it much easier to stomach! Thanks to all who contributed to my warriors' trains last turn! -- Assur ALL -- MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL IN ALASTARI!!! May your year end in peace and the new year hold great things for you and your families. -- Gentleben (Sunset-21, Morya-28, Arvat-32 and Talahya-100) LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS LORD EXETER was devastated by FROO-FROO in a 1 minute Challenge Title fight. WALLI WEEBLE was savagely defeated by RAGGEDY ANN in a 601 minute Challenge melee. OBROJOBO was vanquished by JOSH in a popular 1 minute mismatched brawl. EVANGELION narrowly defeated THE HYPHEN-DASH in a crowd pleasing 4 minute match. MOIST TOWELETTE vanquished FAN ZHEN in a 1 minute mismatched fight. ALMOST PRETTY beat SHINY PENNY in a crowd pleasing 2 minute brawl. THE BRIDE overpowered HEINRIK in a action packed 1 minute uneven melee. LHISSON was vanquished by BEDDER in a action packed 1 minute one-sided duel. GAD slimly won victory over RINDEL in a popular 4 minute brutal fight. AZAGHAL viciously subdued 1977 AMC MATADOR in a popular 5 minute brutal bout. PINCH BLISTER subdued VIRGINIA, NO SANTA in a 3 minute competition. JELLO KNUCKLES was overcome by CAJETAN in a 3 minute contest. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |TOTAL PARRY 4 WALL OF STEEL 14 - 6 - 0 70 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 11 - 9 - 0 55 | |STRIKING ATTACK 3 AIMED BLOW 11 - 9 - 0 55 | |LUNGING ATTACK 3 STRIKING ATTACK 12 - 11 - 0 52 | |SLASHING ATTACK 3 SLASHING ATTACK 15 - 14 - 0 52 | |PARRY-LUNGE 2 LUNGING ATTACK 18 - 20 - 1 47 | |AIMED BLOW 2 BASHING ATTACK 13 - 15 - 0 46 | |WALL OF STEEL 2 TOTAL PARRY 17 - 21 - 0 45 | |BASHING ATTACK 2 PARRY-LUNGE 5 - 11 - 0 31 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 2 - 0 0 | Turn 37 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 2 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 2 2 STRIKING ATTACK PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 2 LUNGING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE TOTAL PARRY 2 - 2 1 AIMED BLOW WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL 1 BASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-LUNGE 1 TOTAL PARRY TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME SLASHING ATTACK FROO-FROO 18-9589 64 35 4 262 CENTER FOR OLDS (364) PARRY-RIPOSTE EVANGELION 59-2340 37 28 1 229 IMPROVED ILLUSION (349) STRIKING ATTACK MOIST TOWELETTE 42-4430 73 44 4 224 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) AIMED BLOW JOSH 18-9109 28 29 0 212 SHEPHERDS (359) LUNGING ATTACK THE BRIDE 45-4180 40 24 2 208 DARQUE FORCES (348) WALL OF STEEL ALMOST PRETTY 42-4496 58 36 0 203 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) BASHING ATTACK SHINY PENNY 32-3789 72 125 2 201 FOUND IN THE SAND (360) PARRY-LUNGE GAD 18-9239 37 41 1 198 SHEPHERDS (359) TOTAL PARRY RAGGEDY ANN 45-4148 49 22 0 194 DARQUE FORCES (348) The overall popularity leader is SHINY PENNY 32-3789. The most popular warrior this turn was AZAGHAL 81-1223. The ten other most popular fighters were THE HYPHEN-DASH 42-4499, RINDEL 29-5346, 1977 AMC MATADOR 42-4116, GAD 18-9239, EVANGELION 59-2340, SHINY PENNY 32-3789, VIRGINIA, NO SANTA 65-6623, ALMOST PRETTY 42-4496, BEDDER 18-10043, and PINCH BLISTER 18-9859. The least popular fighter this week was WALLI WEEBLE 21-6935. The other ten least popular fighters were RAGGEDY ANN 45-4148, FAN ZHEN 81-1288, LHISSON 29-5456, HEINRIK 81-1257, LORD EXETER 81-932, JELLO KNUCKLES 42-4554, OBROJOBO 7-5869, CAJETAN 7-6036, THE BRIDE 45-4180, and MOIST TOWELETTE 42-4430. Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K BONSUR(7) 1 1 0 ARVAT(32) 0 1 0 ILLIS(59) 1 0 0 TALCAMA(18) 5 0 0 RODEKI(42) 2 3 0 DAL SHANG(65) 0 1 0 SUNSET(21) 0 1 0 STORMCROWE(45) 2 0 0 SHADOWSPIRE(81) 1 3 0 LAPUR(29) 0 2 0 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY CAJETAN 7-6036 19 18 1 81 SENTINELS (354) BONSUR FROO-FROO 18-9589 64 35 4 262 CENTER FOR OLDS (364) TALCAMA WALLI WEEBLE 21-6935 38 28 0 185 NOMADIC TRIBE (310) SUNSET RINDEL 29-5346 40 38 0 178 MID EARTH (316) LAPUR SHINY PENNY 32-3789 72 125 2 201 FOUND IN THE SAND (360) ARVAT MOIST TOWELETTE 42-4430 73 44 4 224 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI THE BRIDE 45-4180 40 24 2 208 DARQUE FORCES (348) STORMCROWE EVANGELION 59-2340 37 28 1 229 IMPROVED ILLUSION (349) ILLIS VIRGINIA, NO SANTA 65-6623 29 38 1 122 GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (361) DAL SHANG LORD EXETER 81-932 34 22 1 197 DRAGONBANE GUILD (334) SHADOWSPIRE