Games Room

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The main way Neopoints are rewarded to players in Neopets: by playing games.

Games are divided in the Gameroom and into three categories: puzzles, action and luck. With the exception of action games, which all require Adobe (formally Macromedia) Flash or Shockwave to play, each of these categories also has some HTML based games which can be played on machines that may be unable to play more processor-intensive games. Many of the newer games, sadly, are made in Flash or Shockwave and these require a one-time download to play. These games also tend to take a long time to download, particularly on computers with a dial-up modem, and tend to run slowly on older computers, often leading to a less enjoyable experience for people on older computers. On the other hand, computers with broadband and modern processor chips experience the benefit of better graphics, as well as embedded sound in the game.

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HTML

The remainder of the games are played through basic HTML/PHP programming. Popular examples of these types of games are Pyramids, Round Table Poker, Cellblock and NeoQuest.

These types of games are an alternative to users who are incapable of playing flash games because of computer limitations.

While most of the games have specific limits to how much NP can be gained per day, there are a few games which are exempt from the rule, such as Guess the Card, Word Poker and Neopoker.

Game categories

Action If actions speak louder than words, do some shouting in these action-packed games! See Category: Action Games

Adventure Who knows what you'll encounter as you travel to the farthest reaches of Neopia? See Category: Adventure Games

Brain Busters Bending spoons with the power of your mind might be easier than these brain teasers! See Category: Brain Busters Games

Card & Board Think fast! A good strategy is the first step toward victory. See Category: Card & Board Games

Classics You'll love these games. After all, "classic" means they'll never go out of style! See Category: Classics Games

Luck & Chance Nothing ventured, nothing gained -- are you willing to risk it all for a huge NP payout? See Category: Luck & Chance Games

Multiplayer Challenge your friends! A little bit of friendly competition never hurt anyone - much. See Category: Multiplayer Games

Puzzle If your brains are more powerful than your brawn, give a few of these Puzzle games a go. See Category: Puzzle Games

Sports Are you a sports super-fan worthy of your own bobblehead? These are the games for you! See Category: Sports Games

Trivia

• On March 29, 2007, The Neopets Team updated users high scores ranks to be more accurate when compared to the rest of the gaming community. They also began to edit the NP ratio on a daily basis, based on how much NP a certain game would be giving out.
• On February 26, 2003, The Neopets Team stated that the high scores would be reset on the first of every month. Before this, they were only reset when they were scores attained while cheating in the games.
• The Top Gamer avatar can only be acquired when 250 different high scores are tallied for games. As there are fewer than 250 official Neopets games, playing sponsor games are the only way to gain this avatar.

External links

• Games Room
• Most Popular Games
• Help File: I am not getting Neopoints from the games!, Some of the games don't work on my computer, I am using a Mac how do I fix this?
• Editorial: 1, 34, 65, 82, 108, 173, 243, 259, 262, 264, 268
• Neopets FAQ - Flash Games