Games Master Challenge 2011
The sixth installment of the Games Master Challenge began on November 21, 2011. That year, the siblings were being more competitive than usual, asking the Neopian players to choose a side, either being a Brain, siding with AAA, or a Brawn siding with Abigail.
The event started with an argument in the news dated 22 November 2011 with AAA's words written in red and Abigail's in blue. In it, the two siblings argue over whether brains or brawn is more important and, to settle the debate, AAA issues a Games Master Challenge.
With the announcement of the end of the event on 30 November 2011 and the victory of Team Brains AAA and Abigail had another conversation in the news of that date announcing the prizes and AAA's victory.
Teams
In order to participate in this event, users were required to join one of the below listed teams. As a reward for joining a team, users were given an exclusive signup bonus item corresponding to the team that they choose.
Team | Description | Signup Bonus |
Team Brains (AAA) |
Oh good! You can help me prove my brilliance - I mean, our brilliance. Intelligence is really underrated these days, especially by certain people. Let's trounce them utterly, shall we? | Root for Brains Wooden Sign |
Team Brawn (Abigail) |
Oh brother. AAA is all fired up about this brains vs. brawn thing. I just want to play some games. Since my brother won't listen to reason, let's beat him just to prove how lame he is. | Root for Brawn Wooden Sign |
Challenges
Each day there are challenges that the player is expected to complete. Final prizes are generally better if the player completes the challenge on the day it is issued. Because the challenges are a competition this year, they are different depending on which team the player chose with Team Brain playing logic and puzzle type games and Team Brawn playing action and adventure games.
Below are the daily challenges players were expected to complete. Challenges are labeled as either Brain, Brawn, or B+B (both).
Day 1: November 22, 2011
Team(s) | Challenges | Prize |
Brains Brawn |
Random Challenge Picking Favourites is as Easy as 1, 2, 3!
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Box of Mismatched Game Pieces |
Brains | Game Challenge Match Wits with Kikos
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Broken Hourglass |
Brawn | Game Challenge Need... More... Usukis!!!
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Day 2: November 23, 2011
Team(s) | Challenges | Prize |
Brains | Game Challenge It's snowing! Get the Catapults
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Dual Duels Part Deux |
Brawn | Game Challenge Just Keep Flying, Just Keep Flying
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Brains Brawn |
Mystery Challenge Altador Calls for Your Aid!
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Potted Cypress Tree |
Day 3: November 24, 2011
Team(s) | Challenges | Prize |
Brains Brawn |
Game Challenge The Battlefield Awaits Your Legend
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Have Fun Card |
Brains Brawn |
Mystery Challenge Did Someone Call for a Stampede?
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Winged Kookith |
Brains | Timed Challenge Our Princess is Not in the Castle
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Mists of Shenkuu |
Brawn | Timed Challenge Careful, That Last Step is a Doozy
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Day 4: November 25, 2011
Team(s) | Challenges | Prize |
Brains | Game Challenge Picnic with the Meepits
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Negg Juice |
Brawn | Game Challenge Count Your Neggs Before They Hatch
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Brains Brawn |
Game Challenge Scraps from the Table
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Potted Cypress Tree |
Brains Brawn |
Mystery Challenge Ketchup and Mustard, BFF!
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Hero Hot Dog |
Day 5: November 26, 2011
Team(s) | Challenges | Prize |
Brains | Game Challenge Water you Waiting for? It's Snow Time
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Soiled Mop and Bucket |
Brawn | Game Challenge A Whole Mess of Petpets
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Brains | Game Challenge This Device is Programmed to Respond, Arf!
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Robot Sandan Plushie |
Brawn | Game Challenge Robbin' the Rich
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Brains | Game Challenge A Gem in the Hand is Worth Two in the Sand
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Chasing Tombs: A Story |
Brawn | Game Challenge May the Best Petpet Win
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Brains | Game Challenge Breaking New Ground
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Gem Roll-Ups |
Brawn | Game Challenge Easy as Rolling off a Log
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Day 6: November 27, 2011
Team(s) | Challenges | Prize |
Brains | Timed Challenge Break the Mould
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The Day the Defence Was Lost |
Brawn | Time Challenge Victory is Written in the Stars
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Brains Brawn |
Random Challenge Easy as Gaseous Moonpie
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My Favorurite Grundo Plushie |
Brains Brawn |
Game Challenge Sloth Won't See This Coming!
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Black Eye Makeup (Oww, A Rock Hit Me!) |
Brains | Game Challenge Double Trouble... in Space!
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Fuzzle and Moon Mobile |
Brawn | Game Challenge Galactic Juggling Act
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Day 7: November 28, 2011
Team(s) | Challenges | Prize |
Brains | Game Challenge We're Just Bubbling Along
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Hasee in a Bubble Racer |
Brawn | Game Challenge Faerie, Faerie... Hasee? You're it!
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Brains | Random Challenge Hope You're Not Afraid of Heights
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Snow Covered Lantern Garland |
Brawn | Random Challenge No Time for Cold Feet
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Brains | Random Challenge Puzzle Master
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Puzzling Action: A Story of Action Puzzle Games |
Brawn | Random Challenge Action Hero
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Brains Brawn |
Random Challenge When the Going Gets Tough
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8-Bit Staff |
Brains Brawn |
Game Challenge I Knew I Should Have Started Earlier
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Dazed and Confused Glasses |
NC Mall Participation
As with many of the site events released since the creation of the NC Mall, there is a NC part to this event, featuring AAA and Abigail's cousin, Lulu, who has come to visit. She decides that she'll take advantage of their distraction in the challenge to sneak into their rooms and run off with some of their possessions. If a player purchased a key for one or both of the rooms from the Mall for 700 NC each, they would be able to sneak in with Lulu each day of the event and grab a unique item for that day. Below is a list of those items.
Day | AAA | Abigail |
Day 1 | Games Master Cape | Handmade Galactic Costume Wig |
Day 2 | Gaming Helmet | Soft Magical Hair Usuki Plushie |
Day 3 | Hannah and the Ice Caves Background | Rainbow Field of Daisies Background |
Day 4 | Handy Neocola Serving Machine | Sporty Tennis Dress |
Day 5 | Abigails Custom Drawn Dreamy Hanso Diary | Artwork Display Garland |
Day 6 | Extra Special Gaming Blankie | Stars and Glitter Face Paint |
Day 7 | Gamers Costume Staff | Open Book of Tales |
Bonus Plays
While it was only necessary for players to complete each challenge once, they could earn various prizes and more points for their team by doing each challenge another four times. The prize awarded for completing these bonus plays was random but included notable items such as a Genius Negg and Strength Serum, several different books with either brainy or brawny topics, exercise equipment, and various food items.
Final Rewards
Final prizes and trophies were awarded based on a player's participation in the event. Though the prizes awarded were the same regardless of which team a player joined, their trophy reflects the team, with a brain on a pedestal or cup for Team Brains and a victorious fist over a trophy cup or pedestal for Team Brawn. Players who joined Team Brains were awarded a special bonus prize, Brains vs. Brawn Frame and members of Team Brawn were given a Fabulous Paper Cone Hat. Additionally, to players who finished each challenge on the day it was released, the Brains vs. Brawn Stamp was awarded, regardless of their team membership.
Prizes were awarded as follows, each level receiving the prize for their level and all levels numerically below theirs, so level two gets both the level two and level one prizes.
Level | Requirement | Prize |
Level 1 | Complete 1 Challenge | Super Food Platter |
Level 2 | Complete 5 Challenges | Brain & Brawn - Working Together |
Level 3 | Complete 10 Challenges | Quill Sword |
Level 4 | Complete 15 Challenges | Cheering Pom Poms |
Level 5 | Complete all 23 Challenges | Weighty Thinking Foreground |
Qualifying Games