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Robber baron was a term revived in the 19th century in the United States as a pejorative reference to businessmen and bankers who dominated their respective industries and amassed huge personal fortunes, typically as a direct result of pursuing various anti-competitive or unfair business practices. The term may now be used in relation to any businessman or banker who is perceived to have used questionable business practices or scams in order to become powerful or wealthy. The term derives from the medieval German lords who illegally charged exorbitant tolls against ships traversing the Rhine river. There has been some dispute over the term's origin and use. It was popularized by U.S. political and economic commentator Matthew Josephson during The Great Depression in a 1934 book. He attributed its first use to an 1880 anti-monopoly pamphlet in which Kansas farmers applied the term to railroad magnates. The informal term captains of industry may sometimes be used to avoid the negative connotations of "robber baron".<hr> A member of the <a href="http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=group&op=view&group=2079">ELF</a> <img src="http://fumbbl.com/teams/119369.jpg"> Opponent Team Categories Cat A (Brutal): Dwarves, Chaos Dwarves, <i>Khemri (L)</i> Cat B (Strong): Chaos, Orc, Ogre, Undead, Pact Cat C (Average): Amazon, Human, Norse, Nurgle Cat D (Elf): Dark Elf, High Elf, Pro Elf, Wood Elf Cat E (Odd): Necro, Lizard, Skaven, Stunty, Vampire <hr> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robber_baron_(industrialist)">Source</a>.

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Opponent	Race	TV	SPP	Cas	Gold	Score	TV	SPP	Cas	Gold	Gate
1001 Huesos	Tomb Kings	1000k	5	0/1/0	40k	0 - 1	1000k	16	3/1/1	100k	69k