July 2011 News Archive

We released our new Neocola Machine guide today! You may be surprised about what prizes you can get from the Neocola Machine.

Today is your last day to spend your NC on the items in the Birthday Shop at the NC Mall. The following items will retire tonight at 11.59 PM NST:

Bakery Display Case
Fancy Cupcake Inspired Table
Fancy Ice Cream Cone Garland
Festive Outdoors Birthday Party Background
NC Mall 4th Birthday Gift Box Mystery Capsule
NC Mall 4th Birthday Mystery Capsule
NC Mall Birthday Dreaming Wish Candle
NC Mall Birthday Wishing Wish Candle

Check our Wish Candles guide to see what items will retire along with the Wish Candles at the NC Mall.


Today is also the last day to get your hands on this month's NC Collectible: Tekels Collectors Staff.

According to the Treasure Keepers forum, we can expect an Open Beta version soon:

Neopets: Treasure Keepers Open Beta Coming! Firstly, thanks to all of you in the Closed Beta for your enthusiastic support for the game! Your feedback, suggestions and optimism has been extremely important to the developers and we thank you for all your efforts. We truly couldn’t have done it without you. Development on the game has progressed significantly over the past few weeks and we’re pleased to announce that very soon, the game will be entering its Open Beta phase and will be opened to the larger Facebook community. We’ve added new features, additional quests and more adventuring opportunities. We can't wait to share these exciting updates with you! As part of that change, we will be deleting all player data that has been accumulated during Closed Beta. We’ll have more information upcoming posted here as to the timing and specifics, but we wanted to give everyone a head’s up as soon as we knew. As an extra special thanks for your help, the developers have put together an exclusive package of goodies for all Closed Beta participants. What will be in the package? Maybe some super special wallpaper? Maybe a statue to place in your shop? Maybe a…? Well...we can’t tell *all* of the secrets in Neopets: Treasure Keepers just yet! Just know that no one outside our Closed Beta players will ever have access to these exclusive treasures. Look back here for more announcements in the coming days. Thanks again for your help and support! -The NTK Team

So, get ready to get started on Treasure Keepers (again). If you want to find out more about Treasure Keepers, or see how to get started, please have a look at our Treasure Keepers guide.

As posted on Neopets' Facebook page:

Having fun arranging your crew for Gavril McGill? We may have just added some new smilies to speed along your discussions...

Here are some of the new smileys which you can use on the Neoboards.

	*boatswain*
	*cook*
	*gunner*
	*cabinboy*

Have fun figuring out those puzzles!

Check our Smileys Guide for all the current smileys.

Royal Tonu
We have updated SunnyNeo's Rainbow Pool with the new Royal versions of the Tonu; Royalboy and Royalgirl.

UPDATE: The unclothed versions of the Royalboy + Royalgirl Tonu are now available in our Rainbow Pool. (Thank you czarnyolek13 + calverouka)

Edit:
Contrary to the reply we got yesterday, all those who searched for KI every day, will receive up to 8 chests according to today's editorial. Snarkie also confirmed this on the KI Neoboard:

It's true. It's just in programming right now. (They have to code a script to check every one and do all the item granting and blah blah blah.) Hopefully it will happen today, but it might be Monday since it's already 6PM here.

All the islands have been found, a new step has been released and it is similar to a puzzle called Sudoku. This is where you can only put the same crew once in each column and one in each row. You are given 1 puzzle to solve each day.

You may visit Solitary Shanty to do your steps now.

Update: We have updated our Solitary Shanty guide with all the information on this new step.


As for those who received less than 8 chests during the last puzzle, here's a response by TNT:

Receiving one of the treasure chests is random and you are not guaranteed to get one each day, or get all 8 by the end of the event. Sorry! Abbey S., The Neopets Team

Thanks to svelt_lynx91 for this info.

This is the new image for Caption Contest #1217:

If you searched the seas every day (even if you missed a few days), then today would be your last day to search according to Gavril McGill:

Based on my research, if everything goes according to plan we should have the location of every islet needed to restore Krawk Island by the end of today. Once the last plot of land has been accounted for, the process of bringing back the islands and reconnecting them to the bottom of the ocean can begin. Isn't this exciting? I can't wait!

But will this be the last step? It seems not:

Good day, friend. At last, I have the great pleasure of telling you that all of the smaller islands that make up Krawk Island have been located, save a few. I suspect they will all be located by the end of today. Although this is quite an accomplishment, our work remains far from over. Given your unwavering support thus far, I trust you'll be returning tomorrow to help with the retrieval process. So long for now!

So keep an eye out for more news about Solitary Shanty here on SunnyNeo.com.

Have you ever dreamt of having the most squishiest, most cuddliest pet lookup in the whole of Neopia to show off your perfect Plushie pet? You have? Well dream no more, SunnyNeo has a brand new Plushie Pet Lookup for all you Plushie Pet owners out there!

To celebrate that Habitarium came back from maintenance yesterday, we've made some Habitarium graphics for you! There's some Pixel Adoptables, some Shields and some Buttons.

If you want to know more about Habitarium, check out our Habitarium Guide!

We've made a new pirate user lookup called "Welcome to the crew".

As many of you already know, we have created a special Pirate Graphics page so if you're a pirate fan, go to check out our graphics and, of course, expect new ones very soon!

If there's any graphic you'd like to see us make; we want to know, so take some minutes and go fill in the Graphics Requests form.

Avast, avast ye!

Blumaroll has rolled back into Neopia with all new prizes to collect. So head on over to the NC Mall and buy some Blumaroll Dice!


Check our Blumaroll guide for prizes and previews.

Last month we first released our Top Ratio Games page. On it you find the best games to play for 3k a day. We have just updated the page with the new ratio games for the period July 26th to August 25th.

Seems the glitch which some users abused to gain infinite NP has been fixed, because the Habitarium is back online!


Check our P3 Habitarium guide for more info.

There have been reports of incidents reported about the Battledome where a person had become a victim, because they were unaware of special items that may change your pet of items forever.

There are items on Neopets which can change your Neopet, Petpet or make your Battledome item dissapear for good, so think before you accept any 2-player Battledome request:

Chia Flour
This item changes any Neopet (including UC) of your opponent into a Yellow Chia when used in a 2-player Battledome fight.

Kacheek Flour
This item can change any Neopet (including UC) of your opponent into a Blue Kacheek when used in a 2-player Battledome fight.

Slorg Flakes
This item changes the Petpet of your opponent into a Slorg when used in a 2-player Battledome fight.

Eraser of the Dark Faerie
This item permanently removes a random Battledome item of your opponent when used in a 2-player Battledome fight.

Hello I am Mikey, I am a new game guide writer here at SunnyNeo.

We've just finished a brand new game guide for Ugga Drop. Have fun playing!
For more game guides, look at SunnyNeo's Games Room.


We also have created a special Pirate Graphics page for everyone who wants to get into the spirit of the new event regarding Krawk Island. Expect new pirate graphics soon!

At the moment, Habitarium is down for maintenance. If you visit the page you get the following error message.

Error: Thanks for visiting Prof. Milton Clodbottle's Astounding Habitarium! The game is temporaily offline for maintenance.

It appears that TNT is fixing a glitch that people were abusing to level up their habitarium to 50 in a very short period of time.

Also there has been an update on Solitary Shanty. The Krawk gives you an updated message:

So, I'm sure you're dying to hear what I've learned since the other day... well, listen to this! According to that book I found, what we know is Krawk Island was a cluster of tiny islands, which had repeatedly been picked clean during a series of raids by the Dread Pirate Sherman, the meanest pirate Neopia had ever seen. For their safety, the islands' inhabitants decided to combine their land into one large, single island, which would be far easier to defend. How'd they do it? I'm still working on that part... until then, we should keep searching.

And you will now see a progress bar that shows how many islets have been found. If you're done searching he will give you a peek of what is coming.

Back from another long day of searching for sunken treasure and the occasional islet, eh? Hehe, I'm just givin' you a li'l ribbing, that's all. You know, I like your determination and spirit. If I'm going to get Krawk Island back up and runnin', I'll need the help of those I can count on, such as yourself -- you look out for me and I'll see to it that you're well taken care of, you know, that sort of thing... kind of like how the island's founders banded together, if you think about it, right?

In celebration of Comic-Con 2011, if you enter the code COMICCON2011 at Grundo's Warehouse you'll receive a nifty pair of Steam Defusing Goggles.

Again, Krawk Island has disappeared into the seas. This time for real. On the Neopets front page, the following banner can be found:


Clicking on it will bring you to the map of Krawk Island. Only a small shanty has remained there:

Until recently, this was the spot where Krawk Island could be found. A few days ago, however, a large set of what's being described as claws or tentacles encircled the island, and the small plot you see now and the shanty that rests upon it are all that remain.

Clicking on the Solitary Shanty will bring you to Gavril McGill, the Krawk shown on the front page banner, he'll need your help in finding Krawk Island, so go and help him!

Update: You can now check out our Solitary Shanty guide with more information on this event.

Now that Krawk Island is missing, you will not be able to access any links on the Krawk Island page anymore.

This also means the following avatars are unable to be obtained: Ghost Krawk, Aisha Scalawag, Cap'n Threelegs, Bilge Dice, and Bilge Dice - Lucky Streak!

What will become of all these events, no one knows for sure yet, but we'll keep you updated on it as soon as we know more!

Looks like you won't be able to spend your dubloons for a while.

We'd like to inform everyone not to worry if you notice that SunnyNeo is down temporarily. It appears that our webhost is having a service interruption problem. This started yesterday and they have been trying to fix the problem. However it was not solved completely. So if the site is down, remember that it will only be temporarily. We hope the problem will be fixed soon.

There is a new shiny Gift Box Mystery Capsule that was announced by TNT in the New Features today. It is the 4th Birthday Gift Box Mystery Capsule:

Come celebrate the NC Mall's 4th Birthday! The gift is in the box with this 4th Birthday Gift Box Mystery Capsule. What will you get? Find out today by visiting the NC Mall Birthday Shop!

It's on sale through 31st July, 2011 for 200 NC.

For some of you, the Altador Cup might have been over for a long time by now. Others however might want to keep the memory of the AC alive for as long as possible. In that case, we've got some nice news for you, because the results of our AC Staff Spotlight are now in. Thanks goes to all the staff members who participated and we hope you had fun voting for us!

The 4th Birthday White Goodie Bag has been released in the NC Mall. This is the goodie bag we found on the 14th.


Check our NC Mall Freebies guide for previews of all the Freebies TNT ever gave out.

Two more Royal Petpets have been found!  The Pandaphant and Quetzal will soon be able to indulge in the finer things in life.

It seems another NC Mall goodie bag has been found! Right now, this goodie bag is still unreleased, but we hope it will show up in the NC Mall anytime soon!


Edit: Do not confuse this goodie bag with the NC Mall 4th Birthday Blue Goodie Bag that is currently availible in the NC Mall, they look very much alike!

Remember how we newsposted a few days ago Krawk Island was under the attack of some weird kind of tentacles? If you look at the Neopian world map now, you can see the island is almost gone! Only a small part of the island remains, all the other parts have sunken into the sea.


Edit: it seems right now the earlier version of Krawk Island covered in tentacles has returned on the map again. So good news for pirates: your island is still there at the moment! Thanks goes to its_gringo for telling this to us.

This is how Krawk Island is looking now:


You can still visit Krawk Island though. What will this mean? is this a sign of a new plot coming up, a map revamp or something else? Only time and tnt will tell!

A new Wish Candle has been released at the NC Mall: NC Mall Birthday Dreaming Wish Candle.



Check our Wish Candles guide for all the prizes and previews.

Habitarium fans! Why not show your support with a brand new Habitarium Userlookup and shield!


And don't forget to check out our in-depth Habitarium Guide!

Since the Altador Cup is over, there's no use of having an Altador Cup Shop at the NC Mall anymore. The following AC items will retire at 11.59 pm NST tonight:

2011 Altador Cup Mystery Capsule
Altador Cup Pillars Foreground
Altadorian Column Staff
Laurel Wreath Shower
Mechanised Yooyu Selector
Altadorian Warrior Mini Pack
All the Team Cuffs
All the Altador Cup Jerseys
All the Team Spirit Banners

Today is also the last day to collect your prizes from the AC VIP access. (if we read the FAQ correctly)


Check our NC Challenge Guide for all available prizes.

We have updated our Altador Cup VI Prize Shop guide with this years prizes. Our guide is complete with the cost of each individual item, as well as flash previews for the wearables! Have you spent your points wisely?

For more information on how to use your Wonderclaw Token, visit our NC Mall Wonderclaw guide.

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And finally, SN's Rainbow Pool is still currently missing the unclothed version of the Royalgirl Techo. If you have, or know of anyone who has a Royalgirl Techo, please neomail charlie__watson.

Update: A big thank you to Emi (yumiix) for providing the unclothed version of the Royalgirl Techo. Our Rainbow Pool is now up-to-date with all pet colours, as well as the unclothed versions and the unconverted version if available. If you happen to find a mistake or something missing, please neomail charlie__watson.

We've finished all the calculations and the results are in for our SunnyNeo Altador Cup VI Staff Tournament Finals!  By the end of the tournament, our participating staffers had scored nearly 74,000 goals in Yooyuball, and played over 52,000 games of Shootout Showdown.

Congratulations to all our teams, especially to our winning team, Team Dream Clouds!

We've also included some individual awards for our top scoring staffers.  Thanks for all the hard work and we'll see you back next year!

It looks like this year the trophies are being awarded for the effort you put in for your team. You can get yours from the Altador Cup VI Prize Shop!

You will get a message similar to this except with the trophy relevant to your team, your rank and the team's overall rank:



The list of trophies below is in order of the Final Ranks of each team (so you can see gold-bronze and then the wooden runner-up trophies).

If you did not achieve Rank Level-1, you would receive a wooden participation medal for the effort: 

Team	Best Trophy (Rank Level 16-20)	Next-Best Trophy (Rank Level 11-15)	Third-Best Trophy (Rank Level 6-10)	Runner-up Trophy (Rank Level 1-5)

It appears Krawk Island has changed a little on the Map of Neopia! Could it be time for a makeover or maybe a new plot? SunnyNeo will keep you updated!

The time is up, the ceremony for the Altador Cup has come to a close, it is has been shown in the Finals results that the winner of Altador Cup VI is...

II

Krawk Island

III

Kreludor

And our runners up are:

IV	Maraqua
V	Meridell
VI	Tyrannia
VII	Darigan Citadel
VIII	Terror Mountain
IX	Roo Island
X	Shenkuu
XI	Haunted Woods
XII	Brightvale
XIII	Lost Desert
XIV	Mystery Island
XV	Faerieland
XVI	Kiko Lake
XVII	Altador
XVIII	Moltara

The Altador Cup winners have been revealed! Where did your team place? Check out the results and visit the Prize Shop to redeem your hard-earned prizes!

Here is our Prizes page with previews of the wearables.

Watch this space and congratulations to the new champions! Not to forget the hard work all the other teams have put into the tourney. Maybe we'll see a new champion next year?

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In other news, there is an Altador Cup Survey for people to take:

What did you think of Altador Cup this year? Please send us your thoughts by using this link! (Note: Clicking on the survey link will take you off-site!)

At the moment, the NC Mall is celebrating it's fourth birthday! And where there's a birthday, there'll be candles!


A few days ago, we mentioned a new kind of items in the NC Mall, called Wish Candles. Now we've put together a Wish Candles guide containing all the info about these special candles, and what Neocash items you can get from them.

*Sniffs* The Altador Cup is now over for this year. Congrats to everyone who achieved their desired ranks! Be sure to read our coverage if you'd like to reminisce on the good times and check out our guides etc.

This was on the tournament homepage:

Another great Altador Cup tournament has come to a close. The tourney's champions will be crowned when the final standings are revealed on Monday, July 11th. Once the closing ceremony has been held, those who participated in the tournament will receive their trophies and prize points, which they'll be able to spend at the Altador Cup VI Prize Shop's grand opening!

Sadly the judge is keeping the final scores a secret.

Been on the Altador Cup board during the tournament? Making new friends and getting to know the competition that awaits your favourite squad? Can't understand some things people are talking about?

You might need our Altador Cup Abbreviations page then to clear the Altador Cup terminology up :), which includes abbreviated words or common terms that may crop up during the tournament and throughout the off-season. With lots and lots of terms and definitions, you should find most of your answers here :D.

Good luck everyone and enjoy the final day of matches!!!

It's the last day of the tournament (Day 39) so make the most of it! Today is the day that determines which rank your team will be locked in. Give it your all because once the games are finished, you can't play them for another year! Good luck at achieving your next ranks if you haven't already reached All-Star :). Here is the Altador Cup match report for Day 38 (July 8th).



Team Altador continue to wrestle Team Moltara for that Seventeenth Place spot! With wins in Yooyuball, Slushie Slinger and Make Some Noise, things look promising for the Cup hosts. Moltara won Shootout Showdown but they can still try to perform an upset if they really go for it in the final match!



Looks like the next stage (after going crazy with Altador Cup games today) will be waiting for the formal announcements of the final results, declaring the champions of this year's Altador Cup tournament and awaiting the anticipated prize shop in the upcoming week ;). Remember that today is your last day to earn those prize shop points!

This report has been brought to you by SunnyNeo's Graphics Request Form. Want us to create a specific type of graphic that we don't have yet? Feel free to tell us what you would love to see on the site, those suggestions are always amazing!

In celebration of Coltzan Day, a new wearable can now be bought from the Hidden Tower. The Elegant Princess Amira Cape is priced at 2,000,000 NP and can be obtained from Fyora the Faerie Queen! For more information about the Hidden Tower and the items Fyora offers, why not visit our Hidden Tower Guide. (NOTE: Our guide will be updated shortly)

Gnorbu's can also now be painted Desert. SunnyNeo's Rainbow Pool has been updated with the previews, however we are currently missing the unclothed preview. Have you got a Desert Gnorbu and are able to help SN out? Or maybe you have a Desert Bruce or a Royalgirl Techo? If so, please neomail charlie__watson.

While you're frenetically playing to reach All-Star, we've made some new AC pixel shields for you. Show support for your team or celebrate that you've already reached All-Star, - get a custom shield today! Check out the Altador Cup Goodies Graphics Page to see all our AC related graphics, or check out the Altador Cup Shields Page to see all our AC shields. Also, don't forget to read about the finals in our Altador Cup Coverage.

The KeyQuest Vault is open again; if you've been hoarding your keys for the past three days, you can now once again redeem them.



The summer KeyQuest promotion is now going on as well. Our KeyQuest guide will be updated shortly with the new prizes and board information.

Thanks to the help of the people on the AC neoboards and alice_sadness for telling us about it, we have found out that there is a new loyal user perk. It is a neoboard title named 'Unconverted pets are the best' and it is available for accounts that are 10 years and older. We have updated our Account Age Info page where you can see more loyal user perks!


We are currently investigating if there are more special neoboard titles.

We just released our new Apple Bobbing Guide! Full with the entire prize list, you can now find out all of the cool prizes that you can receive while apple bobbing!


Edit:

Key Quest Glitch
It seems the Key Quest Vault is currently glitched. You can't redeem any keys at this moment. Thanks to the__ice__king and brookem_2008 for this info.

At the moment, while the Altador Cup finals are raging and everyone could do with a short break, we came up with two nice ones for you!

First, the results for our Altador Cup Customisation Spotlight are in! Congrats to all the winners and we'd like to thank everyone who participated! You've all come up with some very nice entries and have given us judges a hard time to choose the winners. Especially some lands like Fearieland, Darigan Citadel and Shenkuu were quite a challenge.


Also, we have a special congrats for Jello1987. Winning the spotlight for your land once is already quite a task, but this Zafara has done this twice in a row now!

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Besides the original Customisation Spotlight, there's also the Staff Customisation Spotlight. This time, you will be the judges! Vote in three different categories for which staffmember's Pet you think is the best customised one!

It's a good day for all of you who like a desert theme! It looks like the Krawk and the Boween can soon be painted Desert:

Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Semi-Finals! It's Day 37 but here is the Altador Cup match report for Day 36 (July 6th). All opponents from yesterday will remain the same for today :).

TNT has just released a new item in the NC Mall named NC Mall Birthday Wishing Wish Candle. It's very similar to a mystery capsule except there are 6 items you can get from it and there is a chance of getting a limited bonus item! We will make a guide as soon as we know more.

There's now a free NC Mall 4th Birthday Blue Goodie Bag in the NC mall! Don't forget to collect it! If you chose to open the bag, you'll get a wearable Cupcake Crown. Since the prize from opening the goodie bag is a NC item, you can also collect the goodie bag on your side accounts. To read more about NC freebies, check out our Neocash Freebies Page.

Shiny!

The Altador Cup tournament is so close to an end. It is Day 36 and everyone has been split into the Finals Brackets to battle it out for the best rank your team can manage.

You can check out who you or your friends are up against in our SunnyNeo Altador Cup Finals page for an overview or via the drop-down menu on the Neopets Finals page.

Important Dates:
The last matches will run from 6th July to 9th July, then no more games for the tournament! (Time flies!)

On the 11th July, the schedule states "Altador Cup champions are announced and the Prize Shop opens."

Good luck, everyone and have fun!



If you need a break from the Altador Cup, maybe do some Dailies or check on your Habitarium before getting back in the game ;).

The Altador Cup Staff Tournament Prize Shop is out! Hopefully your team has played well. Our TNT Staff Tournament Guide is now updated with prizes! Some wearables are still glitched.

Hello, everyone! It's the tournament Bye-Day but there are no matches scheduled so it's back to revenge on the Practice Team (mwahaha!) Today's match report for
Day 34 (July 4th) of the Altador Cup - the end of the Second Round Robin - will be done a little differently. Sit back and be amazed at the current tournament standings!

	In First Place is Team Kreludor who won Yooyuball, Slushie Slinger and Make Some Noise against Team Terror Mountain yesterday. They did not succeed in Shootout Showdown but no worries for this powerhouse. Here are their statistics so far. Yooyuball: 25 wins, 6 draws, 3 losses Slushie Slinger: 16 wins, 4 draws, 14 losses Make Some Noise: 22 wins, 4 draws, 8 losses Shootout Showdown: 22 wins, 4 draws, 8 losses Top Goal Scorers: In 10th Place is Qlydae Wegg, Left Forward, with a 3.1976 goal per game average.
	In Second Place is Team Virtupets who won Yooyuball, Slushie Slinger and Make Some Noise against Team Shenkuu yesterday. Shootout Showdown went to Shenkuu but that's not a huge problem for this powerhouse with a huge Make Some Noise record. Here are their statistics so far. Yooyuball: 26 wins, 3 draws, 5 losses Slushie Slinger: 11 wins, 10 draws, 13 losses Make Some Noise: 32 wins, 2 draws, 0 losses Shootout Showdown: 11 wins, 1 draw, 22 losses Top Goal Scorers: In 9th Place is XL Striker 3.8, Left Forward, with a 3.4021 goal per game average.
	In Third Place is Team Maraqua who had no shake-ups yesterday against Team Roo Island and swept the board yesterday. It's looking promising for the strong-willed Maraquans this year. Here are their statistics so far. Yooyuball: 24 wins, 7 draws, 3 losses Slushie Slinger: 14 wins, 5 draws, 15 losses Make Some Noise: 19 wins, 4 draws, 11 losses Shootout Showdown: 20 wins, 9 draws, 5 losses Top Goal Scorers: In 1st Place is Elon "The Black Hole" Hughlis, Centre Forward, with a 5.6441 goal per game average.
	In Fourth Place is Team Krawk Island who had won Yooyuball, Make Some Noise and Shootout Showdown against Team Lost Desert yesterday. Slushie Slinger went to the thirsty Desert Squad, but the pirates don't care about that. Here are their statistics so far. Yooyuball: 27 wins, 3 draws, 4 losses Slushie Slinger: 10 wins, 5 draws, 19 losses Make Some Noise: 15 wins, 5 draws, 14 losses Shootout Showdown: 22 wins, 5 draws, 7 losses Top Goal Scorers: No qualifiers.
	In Fifth Place is Team Meridell who won Yooyuball, Slushie Slinger and Make Some Noise against Team Brightvale yesterday. The scholars Drew in Shootout Showdown, although this was hardly a hinderance to the knights. Although the Meridellians have a Slushie Slinging record to be proud of. Here are their statistics so far. Yooyuball: 21 wins, 8 draws, 5 losses Slushie Slinger: 28 wins, 4 draws, 2 losses Make Some Noise: 11 wins, 5 draws, 18 losses Shootout Showdown: 17 wins, 10 draws, 7 losses Top Goal Scorers: In 2nd Place is "Wizard" Windelle, Centre Forward, with a 5.5976 goal per game average.
	In Sixth Place is Team Darigan Citadel who won Slushie Slinger, Make Some Noise and Shootout Showdown against Team Kiko Lake yesterday. The Kikos kicked up a fuss and Drew Yooyuball against the Darigans but at least DC have a fantastic Make Some Noise record. Here are their statistics so far. Yooyuball: 18 wins, 8 draws, 8 losses Slushie Slinger: 14 wins, 10 draws, 10 losses Make Some Noise: 28 wins, 0 draws, 6 losses Shootout Showdown: 22 wins, 7 draws, 5 losses Top Goal Scorers: In 8th Place is Layton Vickles, Left Forward, with a 3.4259 goal per game average.
	In Seventh Place is Team Tyrannia who won Yooyuball, Make Some Noise and Shootout Showdown against Team Altador yesterday. Altador shone in Yooyuball, though, and forced the Draw. No worries, Tyrannia, you're secure in the second tier. Here are their results so far. Yooyuball: 16 wins, 5 draws, 13 losses Slushie Slinger: 24 wins, 5 draws, 5 losses Make Some Noise: 21 wins, 7 draws, 6 losses Shootout Showdown: 21 wins, 4 draws, 9 losses Top Goal Scorers: In 6th Place is Loryche, Centre Forward, with a 4.5129 goal per game average.
	In Eighth Place is Team Terror Mountain who won Shootout Showdown against Team Kreludor yesterday. Unfortunately they lost Yooyuball, Slushie Slinger and Make Some Noise but this won't get them down. Here are their results so far. Yooyuball: 11 wins, 6 draws, 17 losses Slushie Slinger: 19 wins, 5 draws, 10 losses Make Some Noise: 24 wins, 2 draws, 8 losses Shootout Showdown: 23 wins, 6 draws, 5 losses Top Goal Scorers: In 5th Place is Prytariel, Centre Forward, with a 4.7561 goal per game average.
	In Ninth Place is Team Haunted Woods who won Yooyuball, Make Some Noise and Shootout Showdown against Team Moltara yesterday. The Moltarans managed to beat the Haunties in Slushie Slinger. Here are their results so far. Yooyuball: 14 wins, 9 draws, 11 losses Slushie Slinger: 14 wins, 5 draws, 15 losses Make Some Noise: 23 wins, 3 draws, 8 losses Shootout Showdown: 13 wins, 6 draws, 15 losses Top Goal Scorers: In 3rd Place is Zo Junior, Centre Forward, with a 5.0963 goal per game average.
	In Tenth Place is Team Roo Island who were unfortunately swept by Team Maraqua yesterday. It takes a lot more than this to make this team with heart break. Here are their results so far. Yooyuball: 19 wins, 4 draws, 11 losses Slushie Slinger: 3 wins, 4 draws, 27 losses Make Some Noise: 11 wins, 5 draws. 18 losses Shootout Showdown: 13 wins, 9 draws, 12 losses Top Goal Scorers: No qualifiers.
	In Eleventh Place is Team Brightvale who Drew in Shootout Showdown against Team Meridell. It was not the scholars' lucky day, though, because they lost Yooyuball, Slushie Slinger and Make Some Noise against the knights. Here are their results so far. Yooyuball: 13 wins, 5 draws, 16 losses Slushie Slinger: 17 wins, 5 draws, 12 losses Make Some Noise: 9 wins, 3 draws, 22 losses Shootout Showdown: 7 wins, 3 draws, 24 losses Top Goal Scorers: No qualifiers.
	In Twelfth Place is Team Shenkuu who won Shootout Showdown against Team Virtupets yesterday. Unfortunately they lost Yooyuball, Slushie Slinger and Make Some Noise against the spacey squad but given the rank difference it's a blessing there wasn't a sweep. Here are their statistics so far. Yooyuball: 15 wins, 4 draws, 15 losses Slushie Slinger: 5 wins, 4 draws, 25 losses Make Some Noise: 11 wins, 4 draws, 19 losses Shootout Showdown: 10 wins, 5 draws, 19 losses Top Goal Scorers: No qualifiers.
	In Thirteenth Place is Team Lost Desert who won Slushie Slinger against Team Krawk Island yesterday. Things have only gone downhill for the Lost Desert after coming First last year. The losses in Yooyuball, Make Some Noise and Shootout Showdown against the Krawks could not have helped. Here are their statistics so far. Yooyuball: 10 wins, 1 draw, 23 losses Slushie Slinger: 18 wins, 7 draws, 9 losses Make Some Noise: 11 wins, 4 draws, 19 losses Shootout Showdown: 11 wins, 3 draws, 20 losses Top Goal Scorers: No qualifiers.
	In Fourteenth Place is Team Mystery Island who won Yooyuball, Slushie Slinger and Shootout Showdown against Team Faerieland yesterday. The Faeries took a hard-earnt Draw against the Islanders in Make Some Noise, though. Here are their statistics so far. Yooyuball: 12 wins, 6 draws, 16 losses Slushie Slinger: 4 wins, 7 draws, 23 losses Make Some Noise: 6 wins, 8 draws, 20 losses Shootout Showdown: 17 wins, 5 draws, 12 losses Top Goal Scorers: In 4th Place is Bertie Shurtz, Centre Forward, with a 4.9224 goal per game average.
	In Fifteenth Place is Team Kiko Lake who Drew Yooyuball against Team Darigan Citadel. As fantastic as that result is, they still lost Slushie Slinger, Make Some Noise and Shootout Showdown against them. Here are their results so far. Yooyuball: 5 wins, 4 draws, 25 losses Slushie Slinger: 12 wins, 6 draws, 16 losses Make Some Noise: 16 wins, 5 draws, 13 losses Shootout Showdown: 24 wins, 1 draw, 9 losses Top Goal Scorers: No qualifiers.
	In Sixteenth Place is Team Faerieland who Drew Make Some Noise against Team Mystery Island yesterday. Although they lost Yooyuball, Slushie Slinger and Shootout Showdown against them, at least they aren't in the Consolation Bracket. Here are the results so far. Yooyuball: 5 wins, 5 draws, 24 losses Slushie Slinger: 18 wins, 6 draws, 10 losses Make Some Noise: 2 wins, 4 draws, 28 losses Shootout Showdown: 8 wins, 4 draws, 22 losses Top Goal Scorers: No qualifiers.
	In Seventeenth Place is Team Altador who Drew Slushie Slinger against Team Tyrannia yesterday. The Altadorians might have lost Yooyuball, Make Some Noise and Shootout Showdown, but that hasn't stopped them from getting in the Top Goal Scorers list with 0 Yooyuball wins or draws and 0 Shootout Showdown wins or draws! Here are their results so far. Yooyuball: 0 wins, 0 draws, 34 losses Slushie Slinger: 25 wins, 2 draws, 7 losses Make Some Noise: 3 wins, 3 draws, 28 losses Shootout Showdown: 0 wins, 0 draws, 34 losses Top Goal Scorers: In 7th Place is Winberto Seliz, Centre Forward, with a 3.4964 goal per game average.
	In Eighteenth Place is Team Moltara who won Slushie Slinger against Team Haunted Woods yesterday. They could not defeat their opponents in Yooyuball, Make Some Noise or Shootout Showdown and the Moltarans sadly sit at the bottom of the Consolation Bracket once again. Here are their statistics so far. Yooyuball: 3 wins, 0 draws, 31 losses Slushie Slinger: 4 wins, 6 draws, 24 losses Make Some Noise: 7 wins, 2 draws, 25 losses Shootout Showdown: 3 wins, 2 draws, 29 losses Top Goal Scorers: No qualifiers.

Enjoy the rest of your break today because tomorrow the Semi-Finals begin! Remember to visit TNT Staff Tournament Prize Shop too!

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We've posted our Round 4 SunnyNeo Altador Cup Staff Tournament results, with a bit of a shakeup at the top of the leader board!  We've also added more names to our staff All-Stars table.  Just 4 more days to play this year!

Hello, everyone! Happy 4th July for those who celebrate it :). Given that it's really hot today this report will be done before heat stroke sets in xD, so let's hear it for our Day 33 (July 3rd) Altador Cup match report! (Remember that tomorrow is the tournament Bye-Day where no matches are scheduled.)

The first of two clean sweeps today went to Team Darigan Citadel who decided that Team Moltara needed to be tidied up and swept under the statistics rug. I guess that Darigan Citadel didn't enjoy the heat as much as we are with the weather right now! So they had no trouble in putting out Moltara's flames.

Oh to go swimming right now... Team Shenkuu splashed into the deep end yesterday when Team Maraqua had swam laps around the Ninjas. With the Finals just around the corner, there is very little time to change the current standings before the Finals Rounds begin, but more upsets could bob to the surface for the stealthy squads.

Team Tyrannia crumbled the stadium with their persistent wins against Team Brightvale. The prehistoric squad got a support game sweep but the scholars knew a thing or two about music and scaled up a draw in Yooyuball. Rock or rubble? What will the Finals results bring?

Team Kiko Lake basked in the sun of Team Altador, splashing about in the tepid waters to coolly take wins in Yooyuball, Make Some Noise and Shootout Showdown. Unfortunately for them, Team Altador's blazing talent was enough to melt all the slushies in their opponent's Slushie Stand, meaning that the Altadorians won Slushie Slinger without a single melted carton of slush.

The moon certainly wasn't waining yesterday but Team Kreludor was certainly winning against Team Faerieland! The Lunar Squad claimed Yooyuball, Slushie Slinger and Make Some Noise, but the Faerielanders had a bit of faerie magic up their sleeves to make Shootout Showdown another win in their favour.

Team Mystery Island proved that the beach is better than the desert because a nice cool dip in the sea is never too far away. Team Lost Desert created a mirage to fool the Islanders out of a win in Slushie Slinger but Team Mystery Island had enough hydration to secure Yooyuball, Make Some Noise and Shootout Showdown as their own.

Salty sea spray in the face is a pirate's normal refreshment and it was reinvigorating for Team Krawk Island, which gained them wins in Yooyuball and Shootout Showdown. Team Haunted Woods kept to the shade and secured wins in Slushie Slinger and Make Some Noise.

Team Roo Island did not buckle under the heat and took Yooyuball victoriously. Team Terror Mountain had plenty of air conditioning, though, and had the upper-hand with a support game sweep. But regardless of this, I'm sure no one will complain about having ice cream afterwards!

Extreme Potato Counter Dude: Yo, dudes! How's it hangin'? Gnarly. My main guys from Meridell totally mashed some potatoes against Team Virtupets. Yooyuball was a draw, man. A draw... awesome. But with wins in Slushie Slinger and Shootout Showdown, King Skarl was all like... happy and stuff. I mean SKARL, happy? Weird. The Space Station dudes from Team Virtupets stayed in the coldness of deep space and got Make Some Noise. I like Make Some Noise, you get to YELL. YEAH! Anyway, dudes, I'm gonna pass some time by counting Yooyus. Go team!!!!

Yeah, let's make some noise, bro!!! (Not my style? Oh well.) Yes, it's the last day before the Bye-Day, so get those games in! It could make a difference to who your team plays off in the Finals. The VIP Booth will be closed for cleaning tomorrow but we will try to get some comments from passersby about their opinions on the matches.

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Hello and welcome to another blazing day in the heat of Altador. In fact, here's the weather report for Altador:

Today is the 3rd day of Swimming, Y13

Today's Weather: fairly warm
Average temperature today is 23 degrees C (75 degrees F)

A bearable temperature! That's good. Well, now the weather report is over with, time for our match report for Day 32 (July 2nd) of the Altador Cup. For some reason we've randomly chosen the theme of the report to be in the form of game analogies *shrugs*:

If you've ever played Ugga Smash you'll know there are four cars that smash each other up in a destruction derby type setting, and a Grarrl that comes along to nom those cars to eliminate them from the game. Think of the four cars as the four Altador Cup games (Yooyuball, Slushie Slinger, Make Some Noise and Shootout Showdown) and consider that the contenders are Team Tyrannia and Team Moltara. Remember the Grarrl that eats the cars? That was Team Tyrannia in this scenario. It was game over for Team Moltara as Tyrannia left nothing to salvage by sweeping the Moltarans in yesterday's match. Sorry, Moltara, but Tyrannia is not known for paying off the costs of damages.

Team Kreludor certainly Spacerocked! Team Roo Island by winning Yooyuball, Slushie Slinger and Make Some Noise. The Rooligans rolled the Deadly Dice, though, and turned Shootout Showdown into a draw. The problem with throwing rocks or books or other heavy objects at another team only spells trouble, leaving Roo Island with a messed up locker room and an angry manager. Run, Kreludor, run before the lawsuit catches up!

The only Tubular Kiko Racing Team Kiko Lake managed to succeed in was in Make Some Noise. Team Brightvale was the one on shore, firing the arrows to pop the rubber ring as the Kikos hurtled down the rapids at breakneck speeds. Strike one: Brighvale won Yooyuball. Strike two: Brightvale won Slushie Slinger. Strike three: Brightvale won Shootout Showdown and Kiko Lake was left clinging onto driftwood to get them home.

It was a bit like Attack of the Revenge when Team Maraqua went against Team Haunted Woods yesterday... But instead of pirates invading the ships it was the undead. Maraqua managed to fend for themselves by winning Yooyuball, Make Some Noise and Shootout Showdown, but some pesky Halloween Neopians managed to claw their way on deck to take Slushie Slinger. No one expected a spooky inquisition!

It was like the old Invasion of Meridell, but this time with pirates! Team Meridell had to defend their games like never before against the brute force of Team Krawk Island, and got away with draws in Yooyuball and Shootout Showdown. But never fear, fair knights, because this is a battle you won! Yes, with full reinforcements, the pirates were driven out as the Meridellians won Slushie Slinger and Make Some Noise! Huzzah!

Gormball... nah
Frumball... as if
Zurroball... YEAH!!!
Yooyuball... WHOO HOO, Team Virtupets win!
Yep, Team Virtupets won Yooyuball AND Make Some Noise against Team Darigan Citadel. But the Darigans were on the ball in Slushie Slinger, enough so to end that in a draw, and no one tries to steal their Orb! In an act of revenge, the Darigans unleashed their last trick-shot and secured the win in Shootout Showdown!

Team Lost Desert was WAY ahead in The Great Desert Race, with two players at the finishing line they won Yooyuball and Make Some Noise. Trailing behind but not without an upstanding Snowball Fight, Team Terror Mountain battled through all the traps and misdirections to win Make Some Noise and Shootout Showdown. Now whoever hid Tomos in the sand had better dig him up or Nabile won't be happy!

Team Altador was absolutely fascinated by the colourful Faerie Bubbles, and that distraction was plenty to secure Team Faerieland a window of opportunity to get those needed wins in Yooyuball and Shootout Showdown. But once the gladiators had got bored of watching bubbles in the air, they withdrew their secret weapon... an ultimate mop! With a swift Mop 'n' Bop, Team Altador cleansed their way with wins in Slushie Slinger and Make Some Noise. No muddy pawprints through this stadium!

Princess Terrana: Greetings, fair Neopians! It is an honour to sit here today with King Altador to watch the Altador Cup games. Honestly, you have no idea how long it took me to convince my father (the Emperor of Shenkuu) to let me come here. He will let me risk my life on a mountain but not to watch the most famous sporting event in all of Neopia! It is outrageous. I eventually convinced him that it would be good for our family name if we made an appearance. Anyway, go Team Shenkuu for causing some recent upsets with their opponents! The confusion tactic, I like it! Team Mystery Island was an equal opponent in Yooyuball, gaining a draw most honourably. My homeland's team picked up the pace in Slushie Slinger and Make Some Noise. Fabulous work, my friends, show no mercy! Mystery Island's Forward was a little bit quicker than our Captain Grelinek and they won Shootout Showdown in the end. Either way, it was a wonderful match and I thank you for inviting me here. Now, if you want a break from the matches, why not play some Shenkuu Warrior II or Search For Princess Lunara (my sister)? Or you could nip into Shenkuu, it's only next-door to Altador, after all. Fair-be-well.

Thanks, Terrana! Let's hope that the Emperor is more lenient with you in the future. Next time in the VIP Booth will be... the Extreme Potato Counter dude. Rock on!

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Welcome to Day 32 of the Altador Cup where crazy fans are trying to get in as many games as possible before the end of the Second Round Robin! With upsets and triumphs galore, who wants to miss out? Now for our Day 31 (July 1st) match report.

Team Shenkuu had an excellent day when no amount of magma could stop them from gaining a full clean sweep against Team Moltara. Captain Mirsha Grelinek of Shenkuu was beaming. "Things were grim to begin with but our team bond has never been closer. With morale on the rise, we will prevail, I am incredibly impressed with all our supporters and, of course, my teammates." Team Moltara equally would not be beaten. Mor Gollog, Moltara's goalkeeper, said, "We still need some practice but the tournament isn't over yet! We can do it!"

Team Altador loves those slushies, where there's a Jumbleberry Slushie, there's a keen waitress determined to serve her customers. Altador's Salayne Ritad said, "Our waitress is the best in the land! She cannot be rivalled." Meanwhile, Team Terror Mountain who comes from a land that exports slushies to Altador, got the upper-hand with wins in Yooyuball, Make Some Noise and Shootout Showdown. Evrem Guilako from TM said, "Slushies good but winning other games better."

Team Kreludor combed the beach of Team Mystery Island with successful wins in Yooyuball, Slushie Slinger and Make Some Noise. Captain Derlyn Fonnet of the Lunar Squad said, "No dancing in the moonlight for those Islanders." Team Mystery Island avoided a sweep by summoning all their might in Shootout Showdown. Bertie Shurtz of the Islanders commented, "You know. It's amazing how one fraction of a second can tell us who the winner of the game is."

Team Meridell thwarted their opponents in Yooyuball, Slushie Slinger and Shootout Showdown in a bid to show them who was boss. Their opponents came in the form of Team Kiko Lake. "I like Kiko Lake, don't get me wrong, but they need a lot of work to rise up the ranks," Fiorina of Meridell said sincerely. Kiko Lake had the rowdiest fans who racked up a win in Make Some Noise. Erli Quinnock said, "It's great winning Make Some Noise because the fans are really on your side."

Team Roo Island was overpowered by the pirates of Team Krawk Island yesterday when the pirates gained wins in Yooyuball and Slushie Slinger and the Rooligans battled for a draw in Make Some Noise and Shootout Showdown. Gordo Gunnels of Roo Island said chirpily, "Ah well. The important thing is that we still had fun." The Krawk Islanders celebrated with an all-night party. "If yeh weren't there, then there wasn't enough room," Captain Garven Hale said with a toothy grin.

Team Darigan Citadel put a dark cloud over Team Tyrannia's successes by winning Yooyuball and Slushie Slinger. Kep Bonnefie from DC said, "Sorry, Spikes Barmie, you haven't got the raw skill of the citadel on your side." Team Tyrannia redeemed themselves with wins in Shootout Showdown and Make Some Noise. "Support games are still our forte," Harlis Neyhbol said stoutly. "No one can take that from us!"

Team Haunted Woods would not yield to Team Brightvale's boring speeches of stats and figures and killed their time with Yooyuball, resulting in the win of the game. "Augggghhhh! If I have to listen to one more statistics report I'm gonna dunk my head in Bart's Apple Bobbing barrell and leave it there. I hate stats reports," Fanneti complained in a voice that resounded anguish. His Captain reassured us that he wouldn't let his colleague do that because they don't have the insurance to cover such an event (and his manager added that no one should try that at home either, since it's stupid). The Brightvalians had the majority win with the side game sweep. "Ha, I knew boring the Haunties to death would work," Captain "Squeaky" Tressif laughed.

Team Maraqua has only just come back from a late party to go straight back into their next match. They had right to celebrate because they won Yooyuball, Make Some Noise and Shootout Showdown. "Sorry, no time for press comments, we have to play Yooyuball!" Captain Elon Hughlis of Team Maraqua said, looking sleep-deprived. Team Faerieland won Slushie Slinger and had a party of their own. "You know what's being served tonight? Fried fish," Ciona Broan said with a conspiring glint in her eye.

Um... We appear to have misplaced King Jazan from the VIP Booth. He arrived this morning but has since vanished... *eyes a certain fangirl accusingly* Give Jazan back, fangirl. You know who you are... So who better to fill in temporarily than Hanso (the bane of Jazan's existence)?
Hanso: Haha, the publicity is only a good thing. As you know, I'm more than happy to talk about matches. Let's see... Team Lost Desert was against Team Virtupets and alas, Jazan's squad did no good... Well, what do you expect with an uptight guy like him? But the Desert dudes did draw in Slushie Slinger and won Shootout Showdown. So... good for them. But Virtupets had them under their thumbs or robot appendages with wins in Yooyuball and Make Some Noise. Good work!

Suddenly King Jazan breaks into the VIP Booth looking frantic.
King Jazan: Am I safe?! *Sees Hanso* IXI, what are you doing here?
Hanso: YOUR report because you wandered off.
King Jazan: I didn't wander off, I was held hostage by a crazy fangirl.
Hanso: I'm sure Tandrak Shaye from Team Darigan Citadel has suffered worse than that.
King Jazan: Yeah, well. I'm here now.
Hanso: Too late, I did the report already. You're getting slow, man.
King Jazan: Go away, Hanso.

Suddenly fans of both Jazan AND Hanso burst into the VIP Booth!
King Jazan/Hanso: AAAAGH!
Hanso: Shall we settle our differences and just get out of here before they hug us to death?
King Jazan: Agreed. Let's go!

Um, thanks, guys. Travel safely! Next time in the VIP Booth we have the lovely Princess Terrana from the empire of Shenkuu.

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We have a brand new feature here at SunnyNeo. As you may know each month on the 25th the ratio's of most games on Neopets change. This means that some games may have a better neopoint payout this month than previous month.

In order to help you earn neopoints, we've assembled a list of games with a really good ratio this month on our new Top Ratio Games page.

If for example you play 10 games of the list 3 times a day, you will earn 30k a day just from games! We will be updating the page monthly so you will always be able to pick from games with good ratios.

There is a new sponsor game available for US players about The Smurfs. There is a game you can play daily for neopoints (which is available for all countries), as well as a daily item giveaway. If you collect our item every day, at the end you will receive a bonus item.

We have made a new Smurfy Central Park Patrol guide.

Today is your last chance to buy the VIP Tickets at the NC Mall, since they will retire at 11.59 pm NST tonight. You have until July 12th to collect all the prizes. The final item of the Royal Box Ticket is Beaded Floral Headwreath.


Check our NC Challenge Guide for all available prizes.

The TNT Staff Tournament has finished. You can claim your neopoints for the last round. Also a prize shop should open soon.

Just when you thought you had enough staff-themed items cluttering up your Safety Deposit Box... the Altador Cup Staff Tournament Prize Shop is on its way! Once it opens (around Tuesday, July 5th), those who've picked rosters will be able to exchange the points they've earned for prizes. Because the 4th set of match results are already in, those who haven't picked a team will have to wait 'til next year, since the staff tournament is over.

Our TNT Staff Tournament guide is updated with the the latest scores.
(credit goes to AC and Premium board for posting their scores)

Also here are two possible unreleased prize.
(credit for the first one goes to hottie_2004_67_888 on the neoboards)

The new NC collectible has been discovered. It looks like it's a flaming staff. Look out for it in the NC mall later tonight! Check our NC collectibles list to see the previous collectibles.

 

Edit: It's named Tekels Collectors Staff and for sale at the NC Mall.

As mentioned yesterday, the NC Mall 4th Birthday Mystery Capsule has been released. The LE in this capsule is the Birthday Cupcake Dress. It can also give out many retired items, see our guide for more information.

The Second Round Robin is nearing the end, and soon it will be the scheduled Bye-Day (on July 5th) where no matches are arranged. That will be the only breather in the Altador Cup this year before the Finals Round begins!

Now it's time to hear who you think will win this year's tournament by taking our ACVI "Who Will Win?" Poll. (Sorry, the Practice Team is not an option :().



Be sure to check out the rest of our Altador Cup Coverage for all the latest news, guides and much more!

The Team Interviews page for the Altador Cup VI is finally here! Supporters from each team have answered questions asked by us about their team's views on the Altador Cup VI. Enjoy reading the interviews and good luck in the ACVI!

Hello, happy-go-lucky people! (And a warm welcome to those who are feeling a bit down in the dumps too.) Now back to the chaos of the Altador Cup tournament. Here is our match report for Day 30 (June 30th).

Team Tyrannia certainly brought the house down on Team Faerieland, by rocking so hard in every aspect of the game that they crumbled the very structure of Faerieland's confidence. The prehistoric squad stood tall and victorious with wins in all four games. "Clean sweeps keep the evil shadows away," Wila Benne said sagely. The Faeries were not discouraged, though. "Giving up is never an option. It never has been and never will be," Valtonous Rea said with a die-hard attitude.

Team Kiko Lake could not cause much of an upset against Team Kreludor, but the Lunar Squad did not expect the Kikos to take Shootout Showdown from them! "You could tell the difference in Meelah Kitah after their Yooyuball loss," Zenor Kevix noted to the press. "It was like a fire had lit within, there was no way Qyldae could match the speed of those throws." Team Kiko Lake could not best them in the other games, unfortunately, and Team Kreludor won Yooyuball, Make Some Noise and Slushie Slinger. Captain "Poke" Cellers said, "We were passionate about the match but Kreludor were the rightful winners in the end. We still have a bit of time left to cause a few upsets this year!"

Team Mystery Island partied all night on the shores of success as they lifted three wins onto their shoulders after yesterday's match against Team Moltara. "Cha, cha, cha! We won!" Lor Benneveldt said happily, shaking some maracas. Indeed they did win! Yooyuball, Make Some Noise and Shootout Showdown went to the Islandic squad, whereas a slightly more parched Moltara swiped the win in Slushie Slinger. Zax Bannet from Moltara shrugged. "It's a lot of hard work this tournament! I'm still trying to get the hang of the tough schedule."

The only kings and queens of the sky and sea were the pirates in the Team Krawk Island versus Team Altador match. Krawk Island proudly won Yooyuball, Make Some Noise and Shootout Showdown. "Let's make this Krawk Island's year again!" Feldon "Dinksy" Collibridge yelled above the roar of the crowd. The Altadorians were not idle and purchased some footing after a win in Slushie Slinger. "I think they lost Slushie Slinger because they don't serve grog," Lyvon Cibaire from Altador said in thought.

The Rooligans and Darigans were in contentions yesterday when neither team would give up the resistance in Yooyuball and Shootout Showdown. Their clash was so resillient that the Referee declared both games as a Draw. "Who said I was too old to mind the net?" Clutch Billaban of Team Roo Island said with a smirk. The overall win went to the slightly more powerful Team Darigan Citadel, who won Slushie Slinger and Make Some Noise. "Hey, form an orderly queue!" Tandrak Shaye of the Darigans insisted to his mob of obsessed fans.

The Brightvale scholars had one over the Mountaineers as they wrote off Make Some Noise and Shootout Showdown for wins in Yooyuball and Slushie Slinger. "The focus was awkward but the main game is Yooyuball, and take it we did!" Reb Weemelott of Team Brightvale announced to the press outside of the Coliseum. Team Terror Mountain was at least happy with two out of four wins. "Make Some Noise and Shootout Showdown are ours! Now we just need a clean sweep," Rinok Fitel said whilst rummaging around his pockets to hand a packet of throat lozenges to an over-enthusiastic fan.

Team Maraqua caused a short circuit in Team Virtupets' plans by winning Yooyuball and Shootout Showdown. "Aw yeah! In your face, space cadets!" Elon "The Black Hole" Hughlis boasted, performing a very weird victory dance. All was not lost for the powerhouse Virtupets squad, because they delivered a can of pain against the Maraquans in Slushie Slinger and Make Some Noise. "When will Elon learn to hold his celebrations until the end of the day?" Sela Pretore asked in bewilderment.

The knights of Team Meridell could not be driven back as Team Lost Desert buckled under the wrath of King Skarl's chosen squad. Yooyuball and Shootout Showdown went to the knights. "JubJubs are far better than Kikos any day," Yoris Obbles said smugly as he held a slight grudge against Rhee Solters for whacking him upside the head with a Fire Yooyu. The Desert Squad fought back with the power of Coltzan behind them, winning Slushie Slinger and Make Some Noise in the process. "Leave Rhee alone, you armless scarab!" Derbi Azar complained to the JubJub after the match.

Ghost of Hubrid Nox: Muahahaha! Boo! I am back from the grave looking for Magax to destroy... Whoooooo! Actually, I'm rather peeved at that Xandra Xweetok girl for impersonating me, framing me for a crime I never committed and getting me killed in the process! She got what she deserved, being turned into stone and all that, it's just a bit inconevenient with me being dead, is all. Magax was a bit disappointed that he wasn't the one to destroy me, so I kind of feel sorry for him, but at the same time I expected HIM to be the one to do me in, not some sorceress. Anyway, I wasn't dragged from the Haunted Woods to complain about past misgivings, I am here now to do a match report of all things. Hey, maybe my home team should hire me on the squad? I could zap the opponents with my spectral magic! Muahaha! Oh alright, I'll get on with it... only because I have to go in ten minutes to have a tea party with some denizens in Neovia. Team Haunted Woods versus Team Shenkuu... I've heard some sad things about both these teams but none as unfortunate as, oh I don't know, XANDRA KILLING ME. What? Who said I can't come back as a vengeful ghost? Not my style? I've spent my whole life trying to get vengeance on Magax before I was untimely snuffed out. Oh, yes, the match. Well, my home team was not so fortunate when Shenkuu continued their reign of upsets by winning Yooyuball and Slushie Slinger, aliong with causing a draw in Shootout Showdown. I've heard Shenkuu were causing some damage to other teams' statistics of late but I was kind of hoping they wouldn't hurt Haunted Woods' stats too. A shame, but nevermind. Team Haunted Woods was able to at LEAST get a win in Make Some Noise, that has to count for something, right? Don't worry, I plan to spook a few teams before I leave for the tea party anyway. And with that I must exit dramatically! Goodbye... *Poofs out in a cloud of wispy smoke*

Thanks for coming, Hubrid. Have fun in your ghostly life! Next time in the VIP Booth we will be visited by King Jazan.

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Treasure Keepers got an update and it seems all Quests which have been deleted mysteriously, are now back. So start playing!

Dear Crowster, Hey! We wanted to let you know that there's a new version of the Neopets: Treasure Keepers game up on Facebook. This new build has some balancing updates, including the removal of the Adventure Board cooldown timers. (*gasp*) There have also been a number of bug fixes because bug squashing is fun. If you're interested in continuing to help us beta test, please head over to Facebook and take a look. As always, we welcome your feedback! Yours sincerely, The Neopets Team http://www.neopets.com

Why not head over to our Treasure Keepers Guide, which is still a work in progress.