From: RoCkA2123@aol.com

Subject: good way 2 build a deck!! 1 of 7 in this series (beatdown)

Ah the great ways to build a deck,
I normally use a 23:17 ratio when building a deck. I always for go that but, 
its ok to make a 40-45 card deck as long as you have 6 more monsters then you 
do magic/trap. For my first deck I will show you a standard beatdown of mine. 

Type A: Beatdown 3x La Jinn 3x 7 Colored Fish 3x Harpies Brother 3x Magician Of 
Faith 2x Man-Eater Bug 2x Goblin Attack Force 2x Hayabusa Knight 2x Dark Elf 
1x Cyber Jar 1x Jinzo 1x Witch Of The Black Forest

Before I get comments about Summoned Skull, I personally do not like this 
card because of the fact if you get trap holed you wasted two of your cards 
for one of your opponents. 1800's and Hayabusa Knight are just to broken not 
to include. Dark Elf is a good starter but not a very good late game choice. 
Goblin Attack Force the same.
MoF and MeB are self explainatory and you should not play if you dont know 
why they are good ;) WotBF is used to search out Jinzo or Cyber Jar if you 
get in a jam.

3x Axe Of Despair 
1x Raigeki
1x Dark Hole
1x Swords Of Revealing Light
1x Pot Of Greed
1x Change Of Heart 
1x Monster Reborn
1x Premature Burial

The restricted list is all standard magic and axe of despair is an amazing 
card that all beatdowns should have.

2x Trap Hole
1x Call Of The Haunted
1x Imperial Order
1x Mirror Force

Really you only need five traps in beatdown. A good beatdown should not need 
three trap holes. CotH IO and Mirror Force are just too good not to use. In 
conclusion most people including myself might not like beatdown but 
currently it is one of the strongest archtypes in the Yu-Gi-Oh! card game. 
Next week look for an article on my favorite deck Burner:)