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Date   : 01/29/2013    Duedate: 02/11/2013

STORM ROCK ARENA

DM 107    TURN 40

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1 COLOR ME SUA 42/365  227  140   2 61.9      DRAGONBANE GUILD 81/334
    CENTER FOR OLDS 18/364                    4 MID EARTH 29/316      57   69   0 45.2
  2 DARQUE AGES 81/335    79   65   2 54.9      YAMA BUSHI 30/317
    DARQUE FORCES 31/318                        CLAN LONGBEARD 81/374
    DARQUE FORCES 45/348                      5 END 13/298            57  103   1 35.6
    IMPROVED ILLUSION 59/349                    SHEPHERDS 18/359
  3 VIKINGS 10/355        54   59   1 47.8      FOUND IN THE SAND 32/360
    SENTINELS 7/354                             GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS 65/361
    NOMADIC TRIBE 21/310

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

     I have been studying really hard lately trying to rise in the arena.  It has
finally paid off with a victory over Froo Froo and my first Advanced Duelmaster's
crown.  My manager and myself are really new to this Advanced Duel game, so there is
much we need to learn.  Patience has apparently been the key to lots of success.
Sadly, I don't possess any and Darque isn't exactly known for it.  For now, we are
greatly enjoying this arena and week after week of good competition.
     I'm not 100% sure who Darque wants me to challenge--I know my own personal
preferences, so we will see if holding this title gives me any added weight in the
team meeting.  It is really the only time a girl wants added weight!
     Hopefully not the last time...
     Your Keeper of the Horn,
          The Bride

P.S.  And boys, despite the stage name, I am very much single and looking for a date
or two!

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

     You know, weather is just amazing.  A couple of days ago, we had a record high
for the whole MONTH of seventy-seven degrees.  Today we've got snow and a windchill
of ten below.  No chance to get comfortable with highs or lows.  Unsettling.  Plus,
there's snow and wind and nobody much wants to go outside right now.  The city
maintenance people are running back and forth with snow blades on front of their
trucks.  Ah, well.
     Virginia, No Santa got the biggest point rise of 35.  Good work!  Pinch Blister
had the biggest drop, 34.  Oops.  Same fight.
     Theoretically, Sheperds was or were most avoided, by Nomadic Tribe.  That's just
something to fill the slot in the form.  No avoids were issued that I can see.
     Moist Towelette was most challenged.  Remaining moist with a windchill of ten
below would challenge anybody.
     Thirteen fights, three challenges (TWO different managers!), two standbys.

     ANZAHANZEK (7-6204) (17-12-0,44) of SENTINELS fought CAPTURED PIRATE KING (107-
2) (0-0-0,30) of Shopworn but Reliable Standbys.  ANZAHANZEK overpowered CAPTURED
PIRATE KING in a popular 1 minute mismatched conflict.  Ah, well, what do you expect.
Pirate Kings are handicapped on land.
     JELLO KNUCKLES (42-4554) (40-30-0,93) of COLOR ME SUAVE fought CAJETAN (7-6036)
(19-20-1,66) of SENTINELS.  JELLO KNUCKLES handily defeated CAJETAN in an exciting 5
minute one-sided contest.  I should hope so!  It isn't like there are any hidden
tourney fights here.
     1977 AMC MATADOR (42-4116) (57-41-0,136) of COLOR ME SUAVE fought IMPRISONED SPY
(107-9) (0-0-0,170) of Shopworn but Reliable Standbys.  1977 AMC MATADOR was savagely
defeated by IMPRISONED SPY in an exciting 3 minute match.  Oops.  I suppose the
standbys have to win occasionally, but I don't like it when THAT one wins.  He's, um,
a braggart and a bully when he wins.
     PINCH BLISTER (18-9859) (38-44-0,173) of CENTER FOR OLDS fought VIRGINIA, NO
SANTA (65-6623) (29-40-1,126) of GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS.  PINCH BLISTER was overpowered
by VIRGINIA, NO SANTA in a 1 minute one-sided melee.  This is the fight with the most
point movement.
     SHINY PENNY (32-3789) (72-127-2,183) of FOUND IN THE SAND fought RINDEL (29-
5346) (41-39-0,188) of MID EARTH.  SHINY PENNY won victory over RINDEL in a popular 1
minute fight.  A VERY shiny penny.

     FROO-FROO (18-9589) (65-36-4,200) of CENTER FOR OLDS fought WALLI WEEBLE (21-
6935) (39-29-0,195) of NOMADIC TRIBE.  FROO-FROO vanquished WALLI WEEBLE in a popular
2 minute gruesome uneven duel.  Experience is a powerful advantage.
     JOSH (18-9109) (28-31-0,187) of SHEPHERDS fought BEDDER (18-10043) (28-26-2,180)
of CENTER FOR OLDS.  JOSH overpowered BEDDER in a 1 minute uneven melee.  You'd think
it would have been even, but... nope.  Ever wonder how the stewards make that call?
     GAD (18-9239) (37-43-1,190) of SHEPHERDS fought LHISSON (29-5456) (42-40-0,176)
of MID EARTH.  GAD was overpowered by LHISSON in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bloody
one-sided struggle.  A little embarrassing for Gad, perhaps.
     AZAGHAL (81-1223) (32-29-1,212) of DRAGONBANE GUILD fought THE HYPHEN-DASH (42-
4499) (36-23-1,197) of COLOR ME SUAVE.  AZAGHAL bested THE HYPHEN-DASH in an action
packed 2 minute brawl.  Down with hyphenation!
     FAN ZHEN (81-1288) (33-25-2,227) of DARQUE AGES fought HEINRIK (81-1257) (41-41-
1,215) of CLAN LONGBEARD.  FAN ZHEN was overpowered by HEINRIK in a 1 minute one-
sided fight.  And now Heinrik has, or perhaps regains, a winning record.  Good work.

The challenges:
     EVANGELION (59-2340) (38-29-1,203) of IMPROVED ILLUSION challenged MOIST
TOWELETTE (42-4430) (75-44-4,241) of COLOR ME SUAVE.  Up 38, I think.  This higher
math can be tough.  EVANGELION was overpowered by MOIST TOWELETTE in a 1 minute
mismatched Challenge duel.  Obviously, Moist rose to the challenge.
     RAGGEDY ANN (45-4148) (50-23-0,195) of DARQUE FORCES challenged ALMOST PRETTY
(42-4496) (59-37-0,202) of COLOR ME SUAVE.  Up 7.  RAGGEDY ANN was viciously subdued
by ALMOST PRETTY in a 5 minute Challenge battle.  A little jealousy here?

For the title:
     OBROJOBO (7-5869) (33-26-1,225) of SENTINELS boldly challenged THE BRIDE (45-
4180) (42-24-2,249) of DARQUE FORCES.  Up 24.  OBROJOBO was devastated by THE BRIDE
in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight.  A good try, Obrojobo, but not cigar
today.  And congratulations to The Bride on the win and a fine column.

                                       Larkin

CHAMPION OF THE HORN           W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 THE BRIDE 45-4180            43  24  2  264  DARQUE FORCES (348)        STORMCROWE

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MOIST TOWELETTE 42-4430      76  44  4  257  COLOR ME SUAVE (365)       RODEKI
 HEINRIK 81-1257              42  41  1  230  CLAN LONGBEARD (374)       SHADOWSPIRE
 AZAGHAL 81-1223              33  29  1  224  DRAGONBANE GUILD (334)     SHADOWSPIRE
 ALMOST PRETTY 42-4496        60  37     223  COLOR ME SUAVE (365)       RODEKI
 FROO-FROO 18-9589            66  36  4  217  CENTER FOR OLDS (364)      TALCAMA

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 RAGGEDY ANN 45-4148          50  24     200  DARQUE FORCES (348)        STORMCROWE
 EVANGELION 59-2340           38  30  1  198  IMPROVED ILLUSION (349)    ILLIS
 THE HYPHEN-DASH 42-4499      36  24  1  197  COLOR ME SUAVE (365)       RODEKI

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 JOSH 18-9109                 29  31     196  SHEPHERDS (359)            TALCAMA
 WALLI WEEBLE 21-6935         39  30     195  NOMADIC TRIBE (310)        SUNSET
 OBROJOBO 7-5869              33  27  1  195  SENTINELS (354)            BONSUR
 LHISSON 29-5456              43  40     194  MID EARTH (316)            LAPUR
 SHINY PENNY 32-3789          73 127  2  193  FOUND IN THE SAND (360)    ARVAT
 FAN ZHEN 81-1288             33  26  2  190  DARQUE AGES (335)          SHADOWSPIRE

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 RINDEL 29-5346               41  40     180  MID EARTH (316)            LAPUR
 GAD 18-9239                  37  44  1  174  SHEPHERDS (359)            TALCAMA
 BEDDER 18-10043              28  27  2  172  CENTER FOR OLDS (364)      TALCAMA
 VIRGINIA, NO SANTA 65-6623   30  40  1  161  GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (361) DAL SHANG

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 1977 AMC MATADOR 42-4116     57  42     141  COLOR ME SUAVE (365)       RODEKI
 PINCH BLISTER 18-9859        38  45     139  CENTER FOR OLDS (364)      TALCAMA

GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 JELLO KNUCKLES 42-4554       41  30      99  COLOR ME SUAVE (365)       RODEKI

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 CAJETAN 7-6036               19  21  1   67  SENTINELS (354)            BONSUR
 ANZAHANZEK 7-6204            18  12      51  SENTINELS (354)            BONSUR

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

THE DEAD                   W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY                  TURN

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Walli -- Just a few more skill learns and I'll hopefully be able to turn the page so
that I never have to worry about your kind again! -- Gad

Moist Towelette -- I think I know how you must feel.  Used and discarded. -- Josh

1977 AMC Matador -- Unlike you, a classic that need not worry so much about each and
every passing Christmas, I see Christmases pass and my position remains much the
same.  Yet another thing to hate about this season.  Luckily it's a long ways away
now! -- Virginia

Almost Pretty -- I thought we had a discussion and you weren't going to embarrass me
like that anymore.  You know I'm an icon and while I'm fine giving you the 'W,' I
need to maintain my status!  You wouldn't want me to disappear forever, would you?!?
-- Shiny Penny

Rindel -- I missed my train!  Oh well, I guess hoping for 5 straight was just setting
myself up for failure. -- Fan Zhen

Obrojojo -- I am hoping the days are coming very soon when losing such match ups is
not a foregone conclusion before it even begins.-- Raggedy Ann

Bedder -- You have traditionally been a very good teacher.  What happened last turn?
-- Evangelion

Froo Froo -- I think the new training regimen is paying off.  However, once could
only be luck.  We need to try that a few more times. -- The Bride

All -- I have had this discussion with Assur recently, but does any believe a
warrior's favorite learn impacts what he or she teaches other warriors? -- Darque

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

OBROJOBO was devastated by THE BRIDE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight.
RAGGEDY ANN was viciously subdued by ALMOST PRETTY in a 5 minute Challenge battle.
EVANGELION was overpowered by MOIST TOWELETTE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
FAN ZHEN was overpowered by HEINRIK in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
AZAGHAL bested THE HYPHEN-DASH in a action packed 2 minute brawl.
GAD was overpowered by LHISSON in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bloody one-sided struggle.
JOSH overpowered BEDDER in a 1 minute uneven melee.
FROO-FROO vanquished WALLI WEEBLE in a popular 2 minute gruesome uneven duel.
SHINY PENNY won victory over RINDEL in a popular 1 minute fight.
PINCH BLISTER was overpowered by VIRGINIA, NO SANTA in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
1977 AMC MATADOR was savagely defeated by IMPRISONED SPY in a exciting 3 minute match.
JELLO KNUCKLES handily defeated CAJETAN in a exciting 5 minute one-sided contest.
ANZAHANZEK overpowered CAPTURED PIRATE KING in a popular 1 minute mismatched conflict.

                                    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  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         SLASHING ATTACK   18 -  11 -  0      62  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         AIMED BLOW        12 -   8 -  0      60  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         LUNGING ATTACK    18 -  17 -  1      51  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         BASHING ATTACK    12 -  13 -  0      48  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         STRIKING ATTACK   11 -  12 -  0      48  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         PARRY-LUNGE        7 -  10 -  1      41  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         TOTAL PARRY       16 -  23 -  0      41  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   3 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      9 -  14 -  0      39  |

Turn  40 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   THE BRIDE 45-4180          43  24  2  264 DARQUE FORCES (348)
STRIKING ATTACK  MOIST TOWELETTE 42-4430    76  44  4  257 COLOR ME SUAVE (365)
PARRY-LUNGE      AZAGHAL 81-1223            33  29  1  224 DRAGONBANE GUILD (334)
WALL OF STEEL    ALMOST PRETTY 42-4496      60  37  0  223 COLOR ME SUAVE (365)
SLASHING ATTACK  FROO-FROO 18-9589          66  36  4  217 CENTER FOR OLDS (364)
TOTAL PARRY      RAGGEDY ANN 45-4148        50  24  0  200 DARQUE FORCES (348)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    EVANGELION 59-2340         38  30  1  198 IMPROVED ILLUSION (349)
AIMED BLOW       JOSH 18-9109               29  31  0  196 SHEPHERDS (359)
BASHING ATTACK   SHINY PENNY 32-3789        73 127  2  193 FOUND IN THE SAND (360)
PARRY-STRIKE     ANZAHANZEK 7-6204          18  12  0   51 SENTINELS (354)

The overall popularity leader is SHINY PENNY 32-3789.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was ALMOST PRETTY 42-4496.  The ten other most popular fighters were FROO-FROO 
18-9589, THE HYPHEN-DASH 42-4499, JELLO KNUCKLES 42-4554, RAGGEDY ANN 45-4148, 
LHISSON 29-5456, SHINY PENNY 32-3789, MOIST TOWELETTE 42-4430, AZAGHAL 81-1223, 
ANZAHANZEK 7-6204, and THE BRIDE 45-4180.

The least popular fighter this week was PINCH BLISTER 18-9859.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were BEDDER 18-10043, FAN ZHEN 81-1288, EVANGELION 59-2340, OBROJOBO 
7-5869, GAD 18-9239, RINDEL 29-5346, JOSH 18-9109, CAJETAN 7-6036, 1977 AMC MATADOR 
42-4116, and VIRGINIA, NO SANTA 65-6623.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
BONSUR(7)            1  2 0  ARVAT(32)            1  0 0  ILLIS(59)            0  1 0  
TALCAMA(18)          2  3 0  RODEKI(42)           3  2 0  DAL SHANG(65)        1  0 0  
SUNSET(21)           0  1 0  STORMCROWE(45)       1  1 0  SHADOWSPIRE(81)      2  1 0  
LAPUR(29)            1  1 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 OBROJOBO 7-5869             33  27  1  195  SENTINELS (354)            BONSUR
 FROO-FROO 18-9589           66  36  4  217  CENTER FOR OLDS (364)      TALCAMA
 WALLI WEEBLE 21-6935        39  30  0  195  NOMADIC TRIBE (310)        SUNSET
 LHISSON 29-5456             43  40  0  194  MID EARTH (316)            LAPUR
 SHINY PENNY 32-3789         73 127  2  193  FOUND IN THE SAND (360)    ARVAT
 MOIST TOWELETTE 42-4430     76  44  4  257  COLOR ME SUAVE (365)       RODEKI
 THE BRIDE 45-4180           43  24  2  264  DARQUE FORCES (348)        STORMCROWE
 EVANGELION 59-2340          38  30  1  198  IMPROVED ILLUSION (349)    ILLIS
 VIRGINIA, NO SANTA 65-6623  30  40  1  161  GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (361) DAL SHANG
 HEINRIK 81-1257             42  41  1  230  CLAN LONGBEARD (374)       SHADOWSPIRE