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'''Neopoints''' are the currency used in [[Neopia]]. Neopoints can be gained through playing [[Game]]s, buying and selling [[Item]]s/stock, and [[Contest]]s. | '''Neopoints''' are the currency used in [[Neopia]]. Neopoints can be gained through playing [[Game]]s, buying and selling [[Item]]s/stock, and [[Contest]]s. | ||
Neopoints don't have 'physical' denominations, that is, they are not items like [[Dubloons]]. There have been several ways of representing neopoints attempted in various games and random events, the most sucessful of these being the ''swagbag''. These are usually labeled with their various ammounts (usually 10, 50, 100, 500, 750, or 5000) or occassionally a question mark signifying an unknown quantity. | Neopoints don't have 'physical' denominations, that is, they are not items like [[Dubloons]]. There have been several ways of representing neopoints attempted in various games and random events, the most sucessful of these being the ''swagbag''. These are usually labeled with their various ammounts (usually 10, 50, 100, 500, 750, or 5000) or occassionally a question mark signifying an unknown quantity. <!-- Swagbags found at http://images.neopets.com/events/xneopoints.gif with x signifying ammounts --> | ||
In a [[Neopian Times]] editorial, it was stated that a 1 [[NP]] coin was small and gold. | In a [[Neopian Times]] editorial, it was stated that a 1 [[NP]] coin was small and gold. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Neopoints are a large part of [[Random Event]]s, where random happenings around | *Neopoints are a large part of [[Random Event]]s, where random happenings around Neopets give you a little or a lot of Neopoints... | ||
**'' | **''Some messy person has spilled 10 NeoPoints on the floor on this page. You hastily pick them up!'' | ||
**''Congratulations, (username), you just found 20 NeoPoints on the floor!'' | |||
**''Congratulations, (username), you just found 50 NeoPoints on the floor!!!'' | |||
**''Congratulations, (username), you just found 100 Neopoints on the floor!'' | |||
**''Congratulations, (username), you just found 200 NeoPoints on the floor!!!'' | |||
**''Congratulations, (username), you just found 500 NeoPoints on the floor!'' | |||
**''Congratulations, (username), you just found 750 NeoPoints on the floor!'' | |||
**''Congratulations, (username), you just found 1000 NeoPoints on the floor!'' | |||
**''For a lost tooth, the tooth faerie gives you (random number of) NeoPoints!!!'' | |||
**''Congratulations, (username), you found the Secret Mystery Island Treasure of (random number of) Neopoints!!!!!!!'' | |||
**''A Ghost takes (random number of) Neopoints from you and puts it on the money tree!'' | |||
**''A Ghost cackles insanely and steals (random number of) Neopoints from you...'' | |||
**''The incessant mewing of a Mutant Kadoatie drives you completely mad, and you give its owner 5,000 Neopoints to take it away!'' | |||
**''Not been paying your bills eh? The Tax Beast arrives and takes 10% if your Neopoints away.'' | |||
**''Dr. Sloth has his "associates" take 20% of your Neopoints away to support his next Neopian invasion effort.'' | |||
**''The Bug Brothers jump up and steal 30 Neopoints!!'' | |||
**''Oh look, a delicious biscuit is on the floor. You bend down to pick it up, and spin around - somebody has stolen 115 NP from you while you were distracted!'' | |||
**''Icy Skeletons surround you and steal 68 Neopoints!'' | |||
**''All your Neopoints have been stolen, and all your items, and all your pets are sick, and your stocks have ... oh wait, it was just a horrible, horrible dream.'' | |||
*Winter Random Events... | |||
**''You have stumbled upon the great Ice Treasure of (random number of) Neopoints!!!'' | |||
*Tyrannian Random Events... | |||
**''A fungus ball is sitting on this page... and it EXPLODES!. You get confused and drop (random number of) Neopoints :('' | |||
*On February 28, 2000, if a user had less than 100 NP at the end of the day, it would be raised back to 100. This has been discontinued. | *On February 28, 2000, if a user had less than 100 NP at the end of the day, it would be raised back to 100. This has been discontinued. | ||
Revision as of 21:54, 28 July 2006
Neopoints are the currency used in Neopia. Neopoints can be gained through playing Games, buying and selling Items/stock, and Contests.
Neopoints don't have 'physical' denominations, that is, they are not items like Dubloons. There have been several ways of representing neopoints attempted in various games and random events, the most sucessful of these being the swagbag. These are usually labeled with their various ammounts (usually 10, 50, 100, 500, 750, or 5000) or occassionally a question mark signifying an unknown quantity.
In a Neopian Times editorial, it was stated that a 1 NP coin was small and gold.
Trivia
- Neopoints are a large part of Random Events, where random happenings around Neopets give you a little or a lot of Neopoints...
- Some messy person has spilled 10 NeoPoints on the floor on this page. You hastily pick them up!
- Congratulations, (username), you just found 20 NeoPoints on the floor!
- Congratulations, (username), you just found 50 NeoPoints on the floor!!!
- Congratulations, (username), you just found 100 Neopoints on the floor!
- Congratulations, (username), you just found 200 NeoPoints on the floor!!!
- Congratulations, (username), you just found 500 NeoPoints on the floor!
- Congratulations, (username), you just found 750 NeoPoints on the floor!
- Congratulations, (username), you just found 1000 NeoPoints on the floor!
- For a lost tooth, the tooth faerie gives you (random number of) NeoPoints!!!
- Congratulations, (username), you found the Secret Mystery Island Treasure of (random number of) Neopoints!!!!!!!
- A Ghost takes (random number of) Neopoints from you and puts it on the money tree!
- A Ghost cackles insanely and steals (random number of) Neopoints from you...
- The incessant mewing of a Mutant Kadoatie drives you completely mad, and you give its owner 5,000 Neopoints to take it away!
- Not been paying your bills eh? The Tax Beast arrives and takes 10% if your Neopoints away.
- Dr. Sloth has his "associates" take 20% of your Neopoints away to support his next Neopian invasion effort.
- The Bug Brothers jump up and steal 30 Neopoints!!
- Oh look, a delicious biscuit is on the floor. You bend down to pick it up, and spin around - somebody has stolen 115 NP from you while you were distracted!
- Icy Skeletons surround you and steal 68 Neopoints!
- All your Neopoints have been stolen, and all your items, and all your pets are sick, and your stocks have ... oh wait, it was just a horrible, horrible dream.
- Winter Random Events...
- You have stumbled upon the great Ice Treasure of (random number of) Neopoints!!!
- Tyrannian Random Events...
- A fungus ball is sitting on this page... and it EXPLODES!. You get confused and drop (random number of) Neopoints :(
- On February 28, 2000, if a user had less than 100 NP at the end of the day, it would be raised back to 100. This has been discontinued.
External Links
- Neopets TCG: [Bag of Neopoints], [Bag of Neopoints (2nd Print)]
- Help File: Neopoints FAQ, [I am not getting Neopoints from the games!], [How to give someone their item and collect your NeoPoints], [What is the referral program?], [Is it true that Coltzans Shrine gives out 1 million Neopoints?], [How do you know if you have a winning lottery ticket?], [What does 100K mean?]