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Angelo, it is awesome!! But I sent you a present to add to your wildly demented gallery (and I mean this in a good- not negative way). You have to add the Yooyu cactus and read the thread: Altador Cup Prize Shop Open and...", particularly jellysundae's posts & Sheepit's amazing backstory about the oddity I sent you to add to "Things that live in a closet"! Great work, wonderfully creative. Inspires me to want to do more with my own Gallery...hmmm. Oh, but that hard to write html code stuff...ah well. We will see. ;)

I'm out of "likes"  :sad02: , but thank you Sheepit & jellysundae, you took the pain out of not-achieving-enough-points-for-the cooler-AC-Shop-Prizes syndrome! Excellent story, should run in the Neopian Times but I think censors would go crazy!  :laughingsmiley:  Thanks for the complete pictures with this run of a story! This really epitomizes our AC experience!

Wait, so we CAN equip the Claw Gloves? My Krawk could be Wolverine? That would be awesome!-Still loved your story but I am getting happy about this possibility! :rambo:
 
Don't worry, Sheepit, I didn't use all of my 21000 points and still have enough to get it if I want too! And now I probably will !  :woot:

Thank You !! YES !! Clowns are scary .. but I gotta find the clown items that can jump you from the closet ... There are still so many items I wanna add !!
 
 
IT IS INDEED CREEPY 

This pizza party at the artist's house...sounding like it could turn into some Frat House level of disaster if it's gonna involve those claw gloves to eat the pizzas with :laughingsmiley: 
 
All I can say is, good thing Neopia doesn't have any form of social media. xD
 
 
 
Disclaimer: No responsibility is admitted to for any beverage incidents caused by this or any other post.

THANK YOU!! You prevented me from trying to see if it was a BD item the hard way, Sheepit! *phew* I did buy 7 stupid AC Staff fans thinking they were BD items-they are NOT! They are Grooming items-just how or why would you groom your pet with a fan?!  :sad01_anim:
For the AC Prizes-none of the food items-yooyu rice bowl, pudding cups, or cookies are gourmet food. :shiftyeyes_anim:
The Books (in the low range bracket) -Jar of Archive Books & Tissue Box Book are able to be read by your pet. :rolleyes_anim:
The Yooyu Duster IS a BD item & can be equipped!  :rambo:
Still don't know about the armor just yet, being cautious for now after the Staff-Prizes-fiasco.  :laughingsmiley:
Thanks for all your humor, it helps me overcome my disappointment! 

Happy to be of service :laughingsmiley: Whoever drew that...thing...the troll was strong in them, I'm convinced. Maybe they had to stay late on a Friday night to finish the AC prizes, who knows...
 
Artist: Yay, it's Friday and nearly time to go home, pizza and beer HERE I COME!! :woot:
 
Boss: Hey where do you think you're going? The AC prize shop items aren't finished yet, you're not going anywhere until those are done.
 
Artist: Seriously?! :thumbsdown:  :shiftyeyes_anim: *sits back down and draws a plant that looks like their Grandad's dog's behind...* :whistle:

Hilarious!!! :woot: Now that you've said that, I can't think of it as a yooyu at all! So I guess I won't mind NOT squandering my measly 13,000 points on it.Thanks jellysundae! I like the way you think. My sisters, moonlit_danaa and mintmilanos, are probably at the Prize Shop now pointing at that cactus going: "What are THOSE??!!"  :laughingsmiley:
 
@Wildbreeze & anyone else worried about wanting to go for a big prize but not able to get the "smaller" prizes, you could just wait til the prizes 'drop' in the shops-say 2-3 months but definitely don't try to pick up these smaller prizes right before ACXII. ;) I probably will go for at least 1 stamp (maybe 2) and then take on double of those team armors-are they BD items like the shields were? they are not pretty either (& I'm being kind). :medieval:

Most of what I want is cheap and I have 8k to spend. I could get a second AC stamp and sell/trade you for it. You can check out my wishlist in the button in my signature. PM me if you'd like to make a deal. I've received similar kind offers for event stamps that I've just missed so it's time I pay it forward to someone else who missed out. :)

Wow, I'm amazed at how much some of the items cost!! I thought I played a ton but apparently not lol. 

I don't really train my pet that much, so I have a lot of codestones. 
 
What I've generally done is stockpile them, but during Christmas or wishlist times on TDN, I'll put out a post asking if anyone wants codestones. If anyone PMs me and says they'd like some, I usually send them a barrage. I figure it's a fun thing to do, plus I get to make someone happy. 

According to ~AbsoluteCorruption I hit double All Star but omg the effort. I maxed YYB every day of the competition though. 

These are my stats currently! Still working toward All-Star and still possible! If anyone needs one of these made for them to help keep track of their scores better I can make one specific for your needs and e-mail it to ya! Hope this helps some people out!
 

The Altador Cup prize shop is only a few days away and there's a good chance you can find this cutie there!
 

So, I totally kicked his behind on Thursday...
 
8 levels, why thank you so much!
 
 

 
He's awake between 8 and 9am in my neck of the woods. I had a call to make this morning and that's apparently the best time for it (i.e. maybe only 20 minutes sat on hold rather than 45...) so I thought why not, let's visit Roo while I'm waiting. If I lose a level it's just one of the ones I gained from him anyway, so no real lose. I was willing to risk that for some free training!
 
Seems he wasn't though!
 
I click on the Count Von Roo is awake! link on the Dailies page and my laptop immediately freezes up, and stays that way.
 
This wasn't morning browser grump either, (browsers clearly need coffee too, that's the only way to explain how sluggish they can be when they first start up ). I'm sat there, phone clamped to my ear, patiently listening to the same recorded message and snippit of music over and over again, and looking at the unmoving loading images for both tabs...
 
Then I look at the time down in the corner, 8:44 it says. Hang on a minute! I look at the clock on the mantelpiece, it's nearly 5 to 9 now, things really have frozen up entirely...in the end I had to force a shut down, and restart, and of course it was after the hour by the time I got back on and he was asleep...
 
So fine, ok Von Roo, I get the message, you don't want to face me again! What a wuss

Hey sahana, I've sent you a little "welcome" package by looking up your pets and finding 'extra' related items as a way of welcoming you to TDN forums & back to NP. I hope you like the items. Again, glad to have more friendly players in this great community!  :rolleyes_anim:

75 Interesting Facts About the Altador Cup
 
Maybe I'm insane for doing this much research or a hero for digging up this much info, who knows!? You decide! Below are 75 facts from silly things to pretty cool things to know about the Altador Cup. Enjoy my hard-core-no-sleep-need-coffee research. Maybe you'll even learn something new.
 
They're are 55 different species of Neopets and all but one of them are featured among the players in the AC teams; Vandagyre.
Out of the 18 Teams only 5 of them feature a female captain; Derlyn Fonnet-Kreludor, Mirsha Grelink-Shenkuu, Prytariel-Terror Mountain, Loryche-Tyrannia, and Keetra Deile-Virtupets Space Station.
Faerieland and Moltara are the only two teams that have lost more than one AC.
There are no all female teams in the AC. Faerieland, Shenkuu, and Krawk Island, are the closest to an all female roster with 3 females on each team.
Haunted Woods, Altador, Maraqua, Mystery Island, and Kiko Lake are the only teams to feature an all male roster.
The first AC in 2006 did not feature the teams Shenkuu and Moltara as the lands were not discovered yet.
During the 1st AC teams competed against each other in 4 Knock-Out rounds, with each round having a team being completely knocked out of the competition; once knocked out players had the ability to join a team still in the competition if they so choose.
In 2008 Yooyuball was remade to give each player on the field a unique appearance.
Valtonous Rea, the Faerieland goalkeeper's name was originally Valtonia Rea, till her name and gender was changed for no clear reason. Her gender was then changed backed to female, but retained her new name.
During the 1st AC players who choose Haunted Woods and Darigan Citadel from the very beginning were rewarded bonus prizes; books about their teams.
Kreludor is the only team in which a female is the captain of and all male roster.
In 2007 Slushie Slinger and Make Some Noise were introduced to the tournament for those who had a hard time with Yooyuball.
Yooyus are known as the eleventh player in the game.
During AC II Kreludor did not participant due to the teams gravity generator failing making it impossible for the team to train for the AC.
The very first AC winner was Haunted Woods, who barely won to Darigan Citadel with a score of 2-1.
AC III was the first cup to start later in June (June 19th).
AC V was the second cup to feature a staff tournament in which 16 staff members competed in a knock-out tournament. The Staff Tournament has been present in 2006 and again in 2010. From 2011-2016 TNT has done it annually.
Even though Kreludor is famous for purple and orange Grundos, there is an orange and blue Grundo and no purple.
Darigan Citadel, Faerieland, Krawk Island, Lost Desert, and Mystery Island are the only teams in which the whole roster is painted the same color.
The list of Yooyu's not included in the cup are as follows; Green Yooyu, Christmas Yooyu, Tyrannian Yooyu, Yellow Yooyu, Red Yooyu, and Blue Yooyu
AC V introduced team Moltara and was the first AC to feature all 18 teams.
AC II started the rewards upon picking a team that were themed around your choice.
After making a goal or getting scored on you can press any key twice or click rabidly with you mouse to skip through the cutscenes and automatically take 8 seconds off the clock.
The most expensive Yooyu item is the Yooyuball Player Sling last seen going for 10m NP 4 years from it's release date in 2006. The cheapest Yooyu Item is the Yooyuball Sticker valued at 6 NP
During the AC IV players were rewarded a Yooyuball Key Quest Token upon picking their teams.
AC VI was the third cup to feature a Staff Tournament. The format was changed from the staff playing against each other to players being able to pick their dream teams and were rewarded points for how well their team did.
AC V was the first cup to start in early May (May 27th).
In 2010 TNT confirmed that the AC Avatar that was available in the prize shop in previous years was now retired and could no longer be purchased.
During AC VII Altador and Faerieland tied for last place.
AC III featured Kreludor once again, but Kiko Lake was unable to participant because they never made it to Altador due to a rock slide on their route.
AC V rewarded players with loyalty rewards. Each prize being different with the number of years you participated.
The first and only AC to feature achievements in which reaching each one rewarded specific items was AC V.
Loyalty rewards returned during the 6th AC and for those who had played the previous 5 cups were rewarded with the Yooyu Garden Pond.
The Altador Colosseum Stamp goes for 9.5m as of Feb 2016, that's 10 years after it's release date!
Due to the absence of Kiko Lake in AC III TNT added a Kiko to Lost Desert's Roster, Lamelle Turow.
The most common Neopet in AC is the Grundo, being represented in the teams Krawk Island, Kreludor (with 2 Grundos), Shenkuu and Virtupets Space Station.
AC VI changed the mouse-based system of Yooyuball to be strictly keyboard based.
The 7th AC was the first cup to introduce the bracket system.
The cheapest Yooyu that can be purchased is the Christmas Yooyu valued at 1,100 NP and the most expensive one is the Tyrannian Yooyu valued at 6m NP.
AC VII was the shortest cup ranging from June 1st-June 26th.
In AC II Mystery Island had to implement a mid-season roster change due to a player being injured. Maital Koric, an Island Techo was replaced with Vela Binal, an Island Lenny.
AC IV saw the introduction of Shootout Showdown and the NC Challenges.
During AC III Meridell lost their team captain due to retirement and “Wizard” Windelle took over as Captain.
AC IV brought back Kiko Lake, but sat out Brightvale due to King Hagan banning them until the kingdom's study habits improved.
The teams that have competed in every single AC are as follows; Altador, Darigan Citadel, Faerieland, Terror Mountain, Haunted Woods, Roo Island, Mystery Island, Krawk Island, Lost Desert, Maraqua, and Meridell.
In 2006 an Avatar was introduced and retired for guessing correctly during the Staff Tournament.
2016 was the first year that Faerieland moved up the ranks higher than 13.
Haunted Woods is the only team that has won more than one AC.
In 2011-2013 the caps for each game were as follows; YYB-300, SOSD-1201, MSN-1201, and SS-601. (That's a lot of Slushies to sling)
AC VII re-introduced the mouse-based variation in Yooyuball giving the players the choice between keyboard or mouse play.
The caps for each game were lowered in 2014 and 2015 to; YYB-68, SOSD-762, SS-139, and MSN-762.
Zo Junior of Haunter Woods held the position of Top Goal Scorer for the longest time.
Tobias Sigmar, the Disco Ixi announcer was motivated to become sportscaster after an event at a Gormball game that his father took him to as a child.
The AC was made possible after Altador rejoined Neopia because of the defeat of the Darkest Faerie, making them able to share Yooyuball with everyone.
In 2011 to max-out YYB each day it would take a total of 15 hours each day, not adding or subtracting animation time.
To reach 601 games of SS one needs to play close to 40 hours, assuming you played around 4 minutes a game.
The only teams actually featuring a Yooyuball in the background freebies for 2016 are Brightvale, Faerieland, Kiko Lake, Lost Desert, Maraqua and Terror Mountain.
During AC VIII the total amount of days for each round was shortened from 6 to 5 days.
During the AC 7 bracket standings were NOT based on daily results
Lost Deserts team colors were originally yellow and purple.
The most selfish player during the first AC was Elon “The Black Hole” Hughlis of Maraqua due to never passing to his teammates.
There was only one rest day during AC VII, June 25th
AC VI changed the NC challenges into a VIP pass system instead.
AC VII was the first cup to have tiebreakers. They were to decide 2nd/3rd place.
The Jelly world practice team did not consist of any Chia's during AC II, instead in consisted of a Kau, Kougra, Blumaroo, Techo and Usul all painted Jelly.
In 2006 and 2007 Layton Vickles of Darigan Citadel was nominated MVP, they were also given the role of captain in 2007.
In 2016 the amount of points needed to reach each rank was lowered, making All-Star a more realistic goal.
Caps were again lowered in 2016 to; YYB-46, SOSD-401, SS-86, and MSN-401
Horvi, the Grarrl announcer started his career with Tobias, the Disco Ixi, when he came up to him in rags asking for a NP to see the game. Tobias then in turn took him into the announcer's box seat and their relationship grew ever since.
The trophies from AC I are not clickable, making it impossible for you to prove what team you were on. The only teams that can prove this are Darigan Citadel and Haunted Woods as their trophies were different than the normal participation medal.
Roo Island fell farther the year after their win then any other team has after winning an AC the year before.
Tyrannia was the only team to get the same place for three years in a row. During AC I, II, III
From 2006-2010 Lost desert was the only team that never placed worse than they did the year before.
AC VIII was the first to introduce 5 rounds instead of 4
During Yooyuball, if you refresh with at least 1 points (or an amount higher than the other team) you will end the game in a draw.
 
 
What did you know? What didn't you know? Anything stick out as pretty neat? Hope you're all enjoying the AC! Good luck continuing your gaming!

Welcome sahana! I've never met anyone from New Zealand before, it is amazing to see players from all over on NP and TDN Forums. Since I am a relatively new player& new to TDN, I can't explain the different things that you were used to but I do remember that when I was really little (like being 5), I would sit on my oldest sister's lap while she helped me feed a yellow dinosaur (Grarrl) that she had on her account for me to play with and that she would visit the sad, lonely blue Grundo plushie by clicking on a dot in the clouds (now you can get an avatar for visiting him & he is a "dailie"). I hope you enjoy your return to NP and the ppl here on TDN are very helpful and informative! So looking forward to your posts to learn about NP from a different perspective.  :rambo:

Hi fellow KI crew. We need as many people playing for these finals. We have a very good shot at placing in the top three if we all play together.
 
Go Pirates! :laughingsmiley:

Welcome to The Daily Neopets' Definitely-No-Longer-Daily Report on the Altador Cup! And yes, you may have noticed that we took a week's worth of hiatus. That was for reasons that I cannot disclose, but it involves snow, an Omelette, test papers and tons of Meepits.

While we have been away, Round 4 has come and gone and this segment will be just a recap of the most exciting moments of the last round, and the standouts and the sitdowns that showed up. In addition, we will be giving you a rundown of the three final brackets and all the teams in it!

And if we are going to talk about exceptional play, we need to talk about Faerieland. And wow - what a journey it has been for the team. For many years in the Cup, the Faeries were seen as a second-rated team, and to most commentators the Faeries really never had a chance to win. Well, Faerieland has proved them wrong. And they proved it with style. Again and again they had defied all expectations and won, if not outright crushed their opponents.

But the shining moment for the Faeries came during the third day of Round 4, when they faced off against Tyrannia. Up to then, the Tyrannian Fossils were borderline unstoppable as they got win after win - their only real challenge was Krawk Island and even then the Pirates had to settle for a draw. The Faeries seemed like an easy sweep for the Fossils - but they turned it around big time. Out of absolutely nowhere, Faerieland seized the three support games - including SoSD, where they had been unbeaten to deliver Tyrannia's very first defeat. With the wind caught up in their sails and crowds of supporters cheering for them Faerieland, the dark horse of the tournament, may be set to give us the biggest upset in the history of the Cup!

Another team that deserves a mention is Meridell, who had shown a second win and has taken most of the matches in the Alabriss Bracket of Round Four, which landed them the top spot - but they were denied entry by the aforementioned Faerieland by just 1 point. They really need to show great skill to get to the podium this year. And speaking of top bracket, the top 5 teams - Brightvale, Tyrannia, Mystery Island, Krawk Island and Kiko Lake - have remained mostly steady as of late, but once Round 5 starts, expect a free-for-all of epic magnitude.

One team that fell from grace though is Kreludor. The second place finisher from last year are now lounging in the bottom bracket after a multitude of defeats from all angles. Early favorites Maraqua aren't any better as they are now in the last place of the second bracket. Haunted Woods unfortunately are still not doing very well ranking at the bottom. They've had a fall from grace this year and hopefully next year will be better for them. Shakeups and surprises really are the theme of this year's cup.

This is a quick piece, and I'm sorry about that. Round 5 is about to begin and it's sure to be an exciting round! Until then, this is Miko signing off.

Obligatory disclaimer: This news report was written to inform you all of the latest Altador Cup results in as entertaining a manner as possible. The rest of its content is largely fictional, composed from various fan comments and the whims of our imagination in an attempt to inspire a sense of realism through our reporting. While we do our best to keep things reasonably neutral, this report is in no way intended to be a completely bias-free listing of the day's results, nor does it claim to provide critical analysis of past and potential outcomes from qualified Altador Cup experts. Please note that the opinions formulated in this report are from a full team of different reporters, and in no way represent the views of only a single faction. If you're looking for 100% unbiased performance data, take a look at our standings page.

I think it would be cool if they added powerups. Ones like; everyone asks for the same slushie for 10-15 seconds, everyone goes in the same line for 10-15 seconds, faster slushie making, etc. Or even make it set up like any food game you can play from the app store, have days and earnings and at the end of the day you can upgrade you equipment.

I am so glad that I'm not the only one who can't stand this game. I mean, I feel bad to pick on this Tuskaninny, I'm sure after 11 years-she would love a promotion & NOT have to sling slushies. Maybe NP could renovate this game so that we could choose a slinger-maybe have one of our own pets do the slinging? I think we'd be more invested in the game. Checking my stats last year, I only did 100 SS as to the 285 I did this year (so far). Doesn't mean I like it more, I really pushed myself to do more & did more of this game on Jelly Days to send 300 scores in & not have to push for 600.
 
You definitely get my respect named444 for having done 2,000 SS games and over 70,000 slushies slung! You rock!  :rock:  

Don't be confused by the title, this is my farewell from Slushie Slinger. It is merely a satirical thread describing my life playing Slushie Slinger the past 24 days.
 
I didn't know where else to say this, so I decided to make a thread. It is at this moment that I announce my retirement fr- ♪ and girls, they wanna have fu-un ♪
 
*cough* Uhh, sorry about that, I had that song on repeat for 2 hours. Anyway, I am calling it quits on Slushie Slinger. After playing that particular game 2,000 times, it has finally come to my realization that I find it boring. Can you believe it only took 24 days to figure that out?! Time sure flies when you're not having fun (that's how it goes, right?). I have done some math and calculating to figure out how many slushies I have slinged, and man what a depressingly high number. It is quite a relief to finally st-
 
What's that? You want to know how many slushies I slinged? Okay, here it goes...
 
Over 70,000. Yes, you did read that correctly.
 
So, you might be wondering how I didn't lose my sanity after playing so much Slushie Slinger? Well, I'll tell you how. I watched all 9 seasons of The Office (yes, even season 9) and I made it all the way to the thirteenth season of The Simpsons. I think I have a problem... I even played for 6 hours on my birthday! That is quite possibly one of the saddest achievements I've made in history, and that's saying something... I mean, the thought of playing one more game of that monotonous Tapper clone makes me want to tear my hear out! Games are meant to be played to have fun, right? One of the only reasons I was playing was to get more shop points, but I'd rather keep my sanity and drop Slushie Slinger from my life. I can always keep playing Yooyuball and Shootout Showdown, they at least don't consume a large quantity of time.
 
It is quite a relief to stop playing Slushie Slinger so I can focus on more important things like watching grass grow and watching paint dry. I don't know how I even made it this far... I don't want to sling another slushie for the rest of the season...
 
Well I had a good run, but Shenkuu can still count on me to play Yooyuball and Shootout Showdown. Anyway, this long post really should come to an end. I feel sorry for the poor saps that read all of this... If you made it to the end, pat yourself on the back. You earned it. You have finally conquered the wall of text.
 
Since this post is mainly about how miserable I was playing Slushie Slinger, I should end on a high note:
 
C8

Welcome Heavyshell to the TDN Forums and community! I hope your techo does find a nice home, I also have a soft spot for adopting pets, my Aisha, Kokariia, is adopted! So we have that in common. *wink* Anyway-good time to come back to NP, we about to go into the 5th Round of AC, so maybe you can join and get past Rank 1 to get some cool Altador Cup prizes? If registration isn't closed. Many TDN members are busy playing the AC games, check out the AC Team Support Threads (I'm with Krawk Island) and you'll know why your post wasn't filled up with lots of welcoming messages, but this group is very friendly and I'm sure you'll see more 'hellos' coming your way!
Glad you joined the TDN forums and look forward to seeing your posts! 

It looks like the changes to Trudy's Surprise, mentioned on the Neopets "News" page, on 19 May 2016 (http://www.neopets.com/nf.phtml?nf_date=2016-05-16), are going into effect:
 
"Updates to Trudy’s Surprise are coming next week! Take note - this is expected to affect your daily play count, so don’t fret if you notice this change in your account. If you’ve been playing on consecutive days, we are so sorry for the inconvenience! But For now, you can rest assured that the slots at Trudy’s Surprise will continue spinning."
 
Although I cannot take credit for finding this out, there has been "chatter" on the "Games" and "Help" Neoboards, today, and JellyNeo has info on their main page.
 
It seems the two biggest changes are:
 
1) Trudy's Surprise will have its own "daily" page at https://www.neopets.com/trudys_surprise.phtml
 
and
 
2) Trudy's Surprise will now reset at midnight NST, like all of the rest of the dailies.
 
The link is currently accessible, but I'm not (convinced) sure it is working properly, yet. I did seem to get rest back to Day 1, but I only got 1500 NP and the message for the "terrible horrible bad luck", even though I got three matching icons. Others on the Neoboards posted they got 1500 NP, too. Hopefully, we will hear about it in the Neopian Times Editorial for tomorrow.
 
Can't wait for TDN to add this "new" daily link to their already great "Dailies" page! *poke, poke*
 
I think the changes are nice. No more having to remember what time or worry about missing a day and no more getting "pwned" by Trudy's Surprise popping up on Neopets, when you are in the middle of something else. If you haven't seen her today, this could be why.
 
What do you think of the new changes?