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success in this arena it was a very means, completed what was inside and
welcomed addition to Dreaded Legends. gained the points on Day Two. Another
hurdle the Marauders had to overcome
Day two came much quicker than some was the loss of one of their XO’s, due to
players expected—a night out in Myrtle injury Archangel Mikel could not continue
Beach can make time and sleep seem on the field. The Red side needed a
like a competition. Some were dining willing and skillful XO which they found in
and imbibing, some were resting up, Matthew “Silkies” Lobacz, who stepped
but the Marauders were being Pirates. up to the plate and knocked it out of the
On Day One both teams had missions park. As soon as Day Two began both
to go and collect a treasure chest, a very teams were given missions to find their
enticing and a very locked treasure chest keys. The Buccaneers raced off the line
with only a notion of keys. If you know towards their key, had it back and opened
anything about Pirates it is that they are the chest in mere minutes. With the field
after the buried treasure and Pirates that positions being swapped it was time
battle rough seas, dodging cannonballs to see if field layout or leadership and
and scurvy do not tend to wait for keys organization would prevail. As in Day One,
to unlock their chests and neither did Red took control of the field rather quickly
the Marauders. While the other players but unlike Day One they were much more
were resting the Marauders opened the difficult to unseat. The Marauders quickly
treasure chest by their own inventive wrapped the field looking to entrap the
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