• The Lottery has been drawn for this week. vinceinvisible is the winner of the 293,800MP Jackpot with the winning numbers of 3, 18, 7, 11, 21 and 23! Congratulations!
  
  
• Last Week's Raffle has now ended. Gurialina is the winner of the Red DNA and 100,000MP prize with the winning raffle ticket number 5853! Congratulations! Make sure you buy your tickets for today's raffle - only 10MP per ticket!
  
  
  
• The Game of the Week has now changed to Bounchy.
  

• The Lottery has been drawn for this week. mut4444 is the winner of the 210,700MP Jackpot with the winning numbers of 4, 15, 24, 17, 13 and 14! Congratulations!
  
  
• Last Week's Raffle has now ended. kirstiekiss is the winner of the Red DNA and 100,000MP prize with the winning raffle ticket number 3110! Congratulations! Make sure you buy your tickets for today's raffle - only 10MP per ticket!
  
  
  
• The Game of the Week has now changed to Dagger Throw.
  

• The Lottery has been drawn for this week. ozyrex is the winner of the 199,900MP Jackpot with the winning numbers of 7, 12, 15, 24, 18 and 23! Congratulations!
  
  
• Last Week's Raffle has now ended. Rocket47 is the winner of the Red DNA and 100,000MP prize with the winning raffle ticket number 1392! Congratulations! Make sure you buy your tickets for today's raffle - only 10MP per ticket!
  
  
  
• The Game of the Week has now changed to Domino.
  

• The Lottery has been drawn for this week. Derive is the winner of the 212,900MP Jackpot with the winning numbers of 7, 8, 12, 21, 22 and 2! Congratulations!
  
  
• Last Week's Raffle has now ended. mrmoneyman321 is the winner of the Red DNA and 100,000MP prize with the winning raffle ticket number 10896! Congratulations! Make sure you buy your tickets for today's raffle - only 10MP per ticket!
  
  
  
• The Game of the Week has now changed to Thunder Card.
  

• The Lottery has been drawn for this week. adiadi12 is the winner of the 233,500MP Jackpot with the winning numbers of 1, 25, 22, 16, 11 and 10! Congratulations!
  
  
• Last Week's Raffle has now ended. speedwaygrandprix is the winner of the Red DNA and 100,000MP prize with the winning raffle ticket number 9246! Congratulations! Make sure you buy your tickets for today's raffle - only 10MP per ticket!
  
  
  
• The Game of the Week has now changed to Klondike Solitaire.
  

• The Lottery has been drawn for this week. plampty is the winner of the 191,800MP Jackpot with the winning numbers of 9, 8, 2, 6, 4 and 5! Congratulations!
  
  
• Last Week's Raffle has now ended. peanut72398 is the winner of the Red DNA and 100,000MP prize with the winning raffle ticket number 7584! Congratulations! Make sure you buy your tickets for today's raffle - only 10MP per ticket!
  
  
  
• The Game of the Week has now changed to Yakubi Attack.
  

• The Lottery has been drawn for this week. ctyre is the winner of the 308,200MP Jackpot with the winning numbers of 25, 5, 21, 9, 10 and 20! Congratulations!
  
  
• Last Week's Raffle has now ended. kraziarmo is the winner of the Red DNA and 100,000MP prize with the winning raffle ticket number 11752! Congratulations! Make sure you buy your tickets for today's raffle - only 10MP per ticket!
  
  
  
• The Game of the Week has now changed to Rofling Stamper.
  

• The Lottery has been drawn for this week. rollerjade is the winner of the 192,200MP Jackpot with the winning numbers of 9, 7, 5, 3, 2 and 11! Congratulations!
  
  
• Last Week's Raffle has now ended. MassPanic is the winner of the Red DNA and 100,000MP prize with the winning raffle ticket number 9876! Congratulations! Make sure you buy your tickets for today's raffle - only 10MP per ticket!
  
  
  
• The Game of the Week has now changed to Biala Tetris.
  

Just when we were starting to wonder if she'd forgotten about us this year the Christmas Elf has returned to Marada! Make sure your account is all decked out for the holiday season because she'll be wandering around looking for members with a festive themed doll, siggy, avatar or profile to give little presents to. Keep an eye out for her while you're on the forums - her account name is Elf. She also has some rare and retired items to give away as well as a horde of very festive LE pets.

Remember you don't need to own one of the character costumes to make your doll look festive and take part... Making up your own outfit with red and green clothes, or maybe white for a wintery icy look is just as good!

These are forums-based giveaways, but don't worry if you have an under 13s account and can't use the forums - there will also be items given away to younger members who are picked at random from the online list.

• The Lottery has been drawn for this week. PushingButtons is the winner of the 214,300MP Jackpot with the winning numbers of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10! Congratulations!
  
  
• Last Week's Raffle has now ended. Petrarch is the winner of the Red DNA and 100,000MP prize with the winning raffle ticket number 301! Congratulations! Make sure you buy your tickets for today's raffle - only 10MP per ticket!
  
  
  
• The Game of the Week has now changed to Candy Cannon.
  

• The Lottery has been drawn for this week. icekiller73 is the winner of the 357,800MP Jackpot with the winning numbers of 19, 3, 12, 5, 2 and 9! Congratulations!
  
  
• Last Week's Raffle has now ended. KittyYuka is the winner of the Red DNA and 100,000MP prize with the winning raffle ticket number 14369! Congratulations! Make sure you buy your tickets for today's raffle - only 10MP per ticket!
  
  
  
• The Game of the Week has now changed to Baterminator.
  

NEW FEATURE
A new Olympic Event has just started! This week is Hurdles! The stat requirements have therefore changed. Good luck!



Current Olympic Event is Hurdles!

ADVENT CALENDAR
Its that time of year again in Marada! The year that Biala comes alive and the whole of Marada gets into the Christmas spirit. At midnight, the Advent Calendar will open and you will be able to get your prizes for FREE as usual for every day in December! All prizes, including any avatars, will retire.

IMPORTANT - we have increased the logging of Advent Calendar cheaters this year, even more so than last year. It is VERY easy for us to catch any cheaters who claim prizes on multiple accounts. Anyone caught will immediately be blocked from using the Advent Calendar, receive huge fines and/or their account PERMANENTLY frozen. We have a zero tollerance policy on cheating.



Those who have already completed the Advent Tree instructions, please note that prizes are rewarded at the end of the day, every day. You automatically receive your prizes, so you do not have to do anything but wait for the Alert!

The new December Account Upgrades have now been released!! There are 2 different themes - Polar and Christmas Tree! Bronze and Silver will retire in January, where as the Gold Account will retire in May 2010.

*** Christmas Account Upgrades Promotion ***

For every 1 you spend with Google Checkout, Paypal or SMS Account Upgrades between now and 25th December, you will get 1 entry to our Seasonal Costume Prize Draw! We will randomly select 10 winners to receive one on Christmas Day!!


The Polar themed Account Upgrade has the following items. Both the Polar and Christmas Tree Gold Accounts will receive 8 random pieces of the Advent Tree Instructions. If you collect all 16 pieces and complete it you will gain access to the Advent Tree every December, which will send you 5 new character costumes, clothing, shoes, wigs, etc automatically every day in December for your dress up doll which will retire at the end of December!



The Christmas Tree themed Account Upgrade has the following items. Both the Polar and Christmas Tree Gold Accounts will receive 8 random pieces of the Advent Tree Instructions. If you collect all 16 pieces and complete it you will gain access to the Advent Tree every December, which will send you 5 new character costumes, clothing, shoes, wigs, etc automatically every day in December for your dress up doll which will retire at the end of December!





The Silver Account Upgrade will be released in a couple of days!



And finally, the December Bronze Account Upgrade has Trading Cards!

• The Lottery has been drawn for this week. popdaching13 is the winner of the 463,600MP Jackpot with the winning numbers of 6, 3, 15, 17, 8 and 19! Congratulations!
  
  
• Last Week's Raffle has now ended. bravebear56 is the winner of the Red DNA and 100,000MP prize with the winning raffle ticket number 9332! Congratulations! Make sure you buy your tickets for today's raffle - only 10MP per ticket!
  
  
  
• The Game of the Week has now changed to Baterminator.
  

NEW FEATURE
The Advent Tree is a new feature for those who collect all 16 pieces of the Advent Tree Instructions! You will gain access to use the Advent Tree and receive lots of new Character Costumes, Wigs, Clothing and other dress up doll items! You will receive 5 items *AUTOMATICALLY* every day in December from the day that you complete the Instructions! These items will retire at the end of December - and there will be new items next year for the Advent Tree! You will also receive enough of the items for you to add to your Wardrobe AND sell! More news soon...


The ADVENT CALENDAR is different to the Advent Tree. The Advent Calendar is still FREE and avaliable to everyone!

You will receive 8 random pieces of the Advent Tree Instructions in the December Gold Account!

The December Account Upgrades will be released within the next few hours! This is your last chance to get the Bronze & Silver November Account Upgrades and the March Gold Accounts before they RETIRE!!

*** Christmas Account Upgrades Promotion ***

For every £1 you spend with Google Checkout, Paypal or SMS Account Upgrades between now and 25th December, you will get 1 entry to our Seasonal Costume Prize Draw! We will randomly select 10 winners to receive one on Christmas Day!!

NEW FEATURE
The Crevice has just been released in the City Sewers. The City Sewers is a smelly, dirty, disgusting place to visit. Not many pets can live here, but its home to a lot of insects and bugs. The crevice is a giant gap in the walls of the sewers, where hundreds of different bugs live. The gap is too small for you or your pet to get into, but with a Trap you should be able to catch a bug! The better the trap, the rarer the bug you can find!



Use any Trap from your Inventory to catch a bug. Once you catch a bug, you will lose the trap.

Today's totally random, 100% unplanned theme is...
Middy Fish Day!!!!














Once upon a midnight sunrise, as the moon rose and the sun died,
Many fish were stranded on the Minipet Island shore.
I tried to stop their flapping, but the flippers that were slapping
Kept on with their tapping, tapping at the sandy floor.
"Who will save them," I inquired, "From their flapping on the shore?"
The Maradan Queen of Fish, of course!

I shall not soon forget the intense feeling of regret
That upon me was beset when I saw she was online no more!
I searched the Online List in horror a second and a third time for her,
But, alas, she was no more - no more, I raised my head and swore!
For the Fishiest of the Witches that we adore
Was miles from the Maradan shore.

One by one I madly tossed the fishes that were sadly lost;
Their smelly underbellies reeking to their rotten cores.
If only she were here, and upon this bank appear
The Lady of the Ocean Floor,
This fishy gore would be no more!


I was in an instant blinded, suddenly reminded
Of the darkness that extended forever and some more.
For a sudden beam of light had broken through the night,
And the shadows, they took flight - flight before your mighty roar!
Saved, was I, from this menial chore!

But as you stood there beaming, another beam of light came streaming,
followed by shrill screaming - screaming like none before.
My blood was chilled and my breath was stilled,
For through the Earth did another bore!
Bore up through the sandy shore,
Intent to even up the score!


My heartbeat was like thunder as the Queen of All Things Under
Slithered like her servants that these fish once ate before.
"It's her!" I yelled, "It's the Worminator -
She has come for revenge, and more!
Up from the core of the Earth she bore.
Up, as you rose from the ocean floor!"


Then silence did befall us, as the mounting wind did call us -
Speaking, shrieking, shouting for the flavour of your gore!
But neither of you flinched, neither of you moved an inch;
The unblinking gazes that you wore
Bore deep into the other's core.
You stared and stared and nothing more.

Then like a bolt of lightning did descend the ever-frightening
Judgment of the Ocean Staff, which in hand you bore!
And the mighty sound of crashing was echoed by her thrashing
As she crumpled on the sandy shore!
Crumpled like the worms who swore
To do her bidding, nothing more!

All at once her writhing stopped as down upon your knees you dropped
And gazed upon your minions - saddened to the core.
I could not help but shudder as I watched your lashes flutter,
For the wetness in your eyes said more,
Said more than words had said before.
Your gaze had fallen to the shore.

Then as a tear descended, all the broken fish were mended -
The Mara drought had ended - ended with the war!
And to my great surprise, the tide began to rise -
The ocean floor ascended with a mighty roar!
The chariot had come to bore away the one that we adore!
The one we love forevermore!
Confused Go to the Forums...














Can you find the Fish! Hidden Avatar?

Today's random theme is Battling!!!

The Trading Cards Shop has a one-week Half Price Sale!!!

The Millionaires Lodge has the Devil and Phospho Trading Cards now on sale for 45,000,000MP.


The Gym is giving all pets DOUBLE STATS whenever you finish a training session for 10 days!!

The Knutt Knight Quests will be giving out DOUBLE DIAMONDS for the next 2 weeks!! Stock up now!!!


The Antiques Shop in Simeria has the RIP Trading Card on sale for 50,000,000MP.


There are 37 new Battle Avatars for you to find!!






There is a new High Score Table for Battles Won!!


Rapunzel's Tower has Raa, Reisand, Oke and Zard Trading Cards on sale for 10,000,000BP!


The total Battles Won counts now show on profiles! We also added counts for missions too.

GIFTBOX UPDATE
We have added all of the Giftboxes you have collected to your Profiles! There are also 6 new Giftboxes released, read below for what they do...

Vending Machine
Whirlpool
Extra Pet (10)
Operations Portal
Shop Pricer
Photo Parlour
Missions
Fasoro Falls
Clothing Rack
Ice Caves
Fishing
Scratchcards
Attic
Worm Digging
Nutty Tree
Olympics
Sewer Pipes
Gallery

The Worm Digging Giftbox, Nutty Tree Giftbox, Olympics Giftbox and Sewer Pipes Giftbox allow you to use these features TWICE AS OFTEN as normal!

The Attic Giftbox unlocks the Attic Feature on Quests, Gym, School and Elite Gym. This saves you time by allowing you to use your items in your Attic instead of your Inventory to pay for these!

The Gallery Giftbox doubles the number of items your Gallery can hold!

NEW FEATURE
The Ugly Contest has just been released in Lowlyhood! Make your doll the WORST looking you possibly can, answer the judge's questions and other members can vote for you! Every thursday, the players with the most votes win! There are 3 categories, Bronze, Silver and Gold, each with wardrobe count requirements. This is a new feature and will be developed more this week!



Will you be Marada's Next Worst Dressed, Ugliest Model

Can you find the Ugly Contest hidden avatar?

The High Score Lists have been updated. All of the lists will now properly update whenever a change is made. We have also added Wardrobe count to the list. Please note that to make sure we have these perfect before they go live, prizes and trophies will not be released until January. We have also updated the High Scores image!



The 500th Hidden Avatar has just been released! 500 Avatars!!!! Woooot!!

NEW FEATURE
Fairgrounds have always been a place to find Fortune Tellers and Slater Park is no exception. The mysterious Anastasia has just arrived and is eager to pass on her words on wisdom to you. Don't ignore Anastasia's predictions, they have been known to be very accurate...



The Slater Park map has been updated!

Can you find these 2 Hidden Avatars before the Birthday Event finishes, and they retire....

NEW FEATURE
We just released MaraTalk! MaraTalk is where you can have a quick chat with players of Marapets. Just like a giant chat room, you can post messages and have a conversation with whoever is here. However, only those who buy access to MaraTalk for 100,000MP will have access to use this. No spamming, advertising or double posting is allowed. The same forum rules also apply. You can access it from the Forums, Clubs, Mail and Friends pages.



Can you find the MaraTalk hidden avatar?