MUDII
MUDII is a multiplayer text game played on the internet. The overseers and 'winners' of the game are known variously as Wizards/Wizzes/Witches and hold the power of virtual life and death over other players. The focus of the game is the driving urge of players [mortals] to attain this status.

The tagline "You haven't lived until you've died in Mud!" reflects the difficult and violent learning curve.

Players Who Suit MUDs
By Richard Bartle, here with permission.

Early Mud History
By Richard Bartle, here with permission.

A Brief Mud2 History
As described by Viktor T. Toth.

Killers
Where an attempt is made to explain how attitudes to antisocial play change over time.

Confessions of an Archwiz
Lorry spills the secrets of what Archwizzes really think of you.

Gandalf
Recollections.