• The Lottery has been drawn for this week. Faithlynchan is the winner of the 123,500MP Jackpot with the winning numbers of 2, 4, 3, 12, 6 and 25! Congratulations!
  
  
• Last Week's Raffle has now ended. merry5 is the winner of the Red DNA and 100,000MP prize with the winning raffle ticket number 2333! 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.
  
  
  
• This week's Olympic Event is Swimming.
  

SITE UPDATE
The Frontpage of Marapets has been updated for all players that are logged into their account. It has now changed into a page which shows your character, pets, friends online and gives you quick links to some of the places you may visit often. This includes a new feature Friends Online.

ACCOUNT UPGRADES
We are retiring some of the Account Upgrades after this weekend. On December 20th, the Christmas themed limited edition items, Christmas Character Costumes, Sleepy Account Upgrade and Sleepy Battle Upgrades will all retire. These are your last 3 days to get hold of these!

• The Lottery has been drawn for this week. turkishcemre is the winner of the 106,700MP Jackpot with the winning numbers of 7, 18, 21, 3, 9 and 11! Congratulations!
  
  
• Last Week's Raffle has now ended. MZANNAMAE is the winner of the Red DNA and 100,000MP prize with the winning raffle ticket number 5290! Congratulations! Make sure you buy your tickets for today's raffle - only 10MP per ticket!
  
  
  
• The Game of the Week has now changed to Shoot the Fatty.
  
  
  
• This week's Olympic Event is Hurdles.
  

NEW FEATURE
The Ferris Wheel has just opened in Slater Park. Slater Park has some of the biggest and best rides in the whole of Marada for pets and minipets to ride on! This is the biggest ferris wheel ride in the whole of Marada. And this is a ride just for your Mini Pets. Take your minipet on this exciting ride for only 1,250MP once every 4 hours and receive a souvenir Plate with a picture of your minipet on it for you to collect.

NOTE - please note that some minipet colours and their plates currently have a broken image. We are working on this and they'll all show up within the next few days. As the items are already circulating around the site, we have to release this feature even though the item images may not show up yet.

NEW COMMUNITY FEATURE
We have released the first version of News Feeds, the start of a feature we will integrate more and more into Marapets in the future. It basically enables you to Subscribe to a player's blog, trades, pet trades, auctions and/or forum topics and you will receive a very detailed alert in your news feed next time they update! Its a great way to stay in touch with your friends, players you trade with a lot or a way for you to keep your friends/club members notified when you are auctioning cheap items!

The Blogs have also had a major update. They were very basic before while we decided if they were to have the same fate as MaraUploads. However, we decided to keep them and have been working hard to bring them up to the same quality as other major features on Marapets. They are now 100% customisable - you can use some html and css to design the blog exactly how you want it, and just use our extra codes to decide where you would like to place things. Players on your Block List cannot comment on your blog and you can view the newest blogs now on the Forums!

And finally, Forums had an update too! We replaced the Chibs emoticons with a newer version of our first ever Reese emoticons from when we opened in 2004. They no longer have a white background which makes glow fonts and blogs with backgrounds look a lot nicer! You can also post images and BB codes in forum posts and blog posts too!

As promised, we have released new Christmas Character Costumes this year in Account Upgrades. We will have a new Christmas event soon that you will need a Christmas costume to take part in! Be sure to enter the December Monthly Checklist this month - if you are a winner you will have time to spend your winnings on one of these before they retire!!

This Account Upgrade will *RETIRE* on Jan 8th 2011!!

If you are lucky enough to grab a Christmas Cracker item from the Biala Mountain Christmas Tree you may now find one these new prizes inside!

A new Christmas Account Upgrade has just been released. It is a unique upgrade pack as the main prize is a Restricted Pet Vixen. You will receive a christmas themed cd, book, dvd, pearl, costume, stamp, minipet and either a blitzen coloured Vixen or Fasoro Potion.

This Account Upgrade will *RETIRE* in only 5 weeks on Jan 8th!!

• The Lottery has been drawn for this week. Doyouknow is the winner of the 127,700MP Jackpot with the winning numbers of 12, 21, 16, 23, 14 and 6! 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 7386! Congratulations! Make sure you buy your tickets for today's raffle - only 10MP per ticket!
  
  
  
• The Game of the Week has now changed to Phanty Rescue.
  
  
  
• This week's Olympic Event is Weight Lifting.
  

The Vixen pet is now avaliable in mutant, prison, zombie, mummy, minipet and blitzen costumes!

NEW PET
Introducing our 63rd species of Marapet. The Vixen is a restricted pet and will be released as part of a new Christmas Account Upgrade for December - it will never be released in Account Upgrades again!

ACCOUNT UPGRADES
We are retiring some of the Account Upgrades after this weekend. On December 6th, the Medieval Clothing Pack, Spy Account Upgrade and Spy Battle Upgrades will all retire. These are your last 3 days to get hold of these!


A new Editorial has just been released. All questions have been reset, so now is your chance to send in your questions, ideas, comments and suggestions to help improve Marapets!

FREE TRAINING
Do you have a Sleepy Pet? All Sleepy costumed pets will receive FREE training at the Gym and School until December 15th.




The Thanksgiving Account Upgrades have now been retired. You can no longer get hold of a restricted Gobble.

REMINDER - the Thanksgiving Account Upgrades will retire tomorrow. Today is your last chance ever to get hold of a Gobble pet.

The December Account Upgrades will be released soon. This cute new Blitzen Costume will be the main theme of this Account Upgrade.




The Advent Calender has just started. Visit the Biala Mountains every day during the month of December to receive a FREE item and MP. All prizes will retire.

WARNING: PLAYERS ARE ONLY ALLOWED ONE ACCOUNT ON MARAPETS. ADVENT CALENDAR PRIZE COLLECTION IS LOGGED AND IS MONITORED BY STAFF. IF YOU ARE FOUND TO BE USING MORE THAN ONE ACCOUNT TO COLLECT ADVENT CALENDAR PRIZES YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE FROZEN PERMANENTLY.

The Advent Tree prizes will be released at a random hour everyday during December. You can still complete the Advent Tree Instructions at any time, but you will only receive the prizes that are released after you have completed it.

• The Lottery has been drawn for this week. umme5702 is the winner of the 145,300MP Jackpot with the winning numbers of 10, 6, 20, 11, 12 and 5! Congratulations!
  
  
• Last Week's Raffle has now ended. zoki123 is the winner of the Red DNA and 100,000MP prize with the winning raffle ticket number 5493! Congratulations! Make sure you buy your tickets for today's raffle - only 10MP per ticket!
  
  
  
• The Game of the Week has now changed to Newth Box.
  
  
  
• This week's Olympic Event is Running.
  

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?

ACCOUNT UPGRADES
For TWO WEEKS ONLY, we are re-releasing some old Christmas Character Costumes in the Account Upgrades. You will receive the Male and the Female costume. You also have a chance to get hold of last year's Advent Tree Instructions! Complete these and everyday in December you will receive 2-3 pieces of new clothing, wigs, shoes and other character items from the Advent Tree!!!


Male & Female Santa Costumes
6.00

Male & Female Christmas Tree Costumes
5.00

3 Random Advent Tree Instructions
4.00

Male & Female Gift Wrapped Costumes
5.00

Male & Female Elf Costumes
5.00

Male & Female Jack Frost Costumes
5.00

Male & Female Drummer Costumes
4.00

Male & Female Mistletoe Costumes
4.00


The Stimulus Shop is now open!

• The Lottery has been drawn for this week. MassPanic is the winner of the 206,700MP Jackpot with the winning numbers of 9, 7, 22, 6, 14 and 11! Congratulations!
  
  
• Last Week's Raffle has now ended. jojopoi is the winner of the Red DNA and 100,000MP prize with the winning raffle ticket number 239! Congratulations! Make sure you buy your tickets for today's raffle - only 10MP per ticket!
  
  
  
• The Game of the Week has now changed to Whack an Azul.
  
  
  
• This week's Olympic Event is Weight Lifting.
  

NEW PLOT - City of Marada Recession

Part 5
King Baspinar has spoken! He is going to do whatever he can to make sure that the City of Marada comes out of its economic recession as quickly as possible - or atleast for the time being, try and stop it getting worse and turning into a depression, or a war. He has just released the first part of his Stimulus Package! You will receive 1 Stimulus Point for every quest you complete and for every item that you restock from any of the main restocking shops (this does not include stores with items always in stock or user shops).

The King of Marada hopes that this will help boost the economy which the City of Marada really needs right now! A City Recession Stimulus Shop has just been opened in the City of Marada under the order of the king. These items will all retire at the end of this event! Lets hope the King knows what he is doing and that a future War has been stopped...

NEW PLOT - City of Marada Recession

Part 4
The City of Marada is in turmoil! The city Job Centre has stopped paying wages to all of its employees - they still have jobs, but until the economy improves, all employees are on mandatory unpaid leave from work. Maradans are desperately waiting for the King of Marada to step in and do something about it!

There have been talks of more strikes, bankruptcies and even threat of a civil war breaking out accross Marada, as other worlds are starting to get hit by the side effects of the City's recession. Hopefully something is done about this soon, we would hate for it to lead to a war or a deep, long term depression...

Can you find these very organic Hidden Avatars?

NEW PLOT - City of Marada Recession

Part 3
The Bank of Marada has just announced that it has lowered its interest rates to 0% and has therefore stopped giving out daily interest. Credit markets have been going into freefall and the Stock Market has totally collapsed with no sign of any immediate rebound. In the latest outlook on the Maradan economy, analysts predict a deepening recession that will affect the rest of Marada if the City doesn't do anything about it soon!

In other news, the Post Office is the latest shop in the City to declare bankruptcy, with Stamps currently no longer restocking.

Sorry for the unexpected, unplanned downtime we have had for most of the day. One of our routers died and had to be replaced. This closed off about a quarter of the site and we found it necessary to simply close the site until it returned. Its the first major downtime we have had all year and we hope that it doesn't happen again. Thanks for your patience and understanding!

NEW PLOT - City of Marada Recession

Part 2
With the recent bankruptcy of Trevor's Car Parts store in the City of Marada, the Maradan Bank has been reviewing some of the bad loans it has been providing to Maradan companies. News quickly spread to Puchalla Village where panic selling of shares has reached the Maradan Stock Market.

The Stock Market has now collapsed, with shares in all companies down and selling at -1,000MP per share! Shares in Car Parts are down -1070.9%!