Neopets: A Guide to Getting Free Neopoints, Food, and Upgrades!

1) Free Lottery's and Slots!

Who doesn't love a good game of chance?

Tombola-

Tombola is on Mystery Island. You can play once every 24 hours. It is very simple, just click to play. A number is drawn and if your number ends with a 0, 2 or 5 you win. Winners usually get Neopoints and Mystery Island food. You may still get a booby prize even if you draw a loser.

The Fruit Machine-

Located in the City of Sakhmet is the original lottery, the Fruit Machine! You can play once every 24 hours. Again it is simple to play, click to spin and test your luck. If the first two fruits match you win a prize. A few hundred Neopoints of more likely Dessert Fruit. If all three fruits match you win a big prize. Lots of Neopoints or maybe even a Paint Brush!

Adver-Video-

Located in the sponsor section of the games room. It isn't really a game though. A maximum of 5 times in one day you can view a short video (30 seconds to 1 minute long) and spin the wheel to win Neopoints. Prizes range from 100 Neopoints to 800 Neopoints.

The Wheel of Slime-

This wheel is sponsored by Nickelodeon. It isn't officially listed in the game room, normally you have to find the banner to reach it but you can get it by going to www.neopets.com/games/play.phtml?game_id=807. Once every 8 hours you can spin the wheel and win a prize ranging from 100 Neopoints to 4000 Neopoints.

2) Free Neopoints!

Yes there is such a thing as something for nothing.

The Money Tree-

The Money Tree is located in the main shop area. Whenever you donate you Neopoints this is where they go. All are welcome, rich and poor, to take from the Money Tree. Be fast on the click and you could get some nice stuff! At special times of the week events happen at the Money Tree.

Health Frog Giveaway - 7 AM (NST)- Lots Food from the Health Food store show up
Chocolate Giveaway - Sunday 5:50 PM (NST)- The Chocolate Factory donates candy
Balthazar's Mega Faerie Giveaway Bonanza- 7 AM (NST) Tons of Faeries appear
Muntando Fruit - Monday 10:45 AM or PM (NST)- Muntando Fruit raise your pets stats is loaded

Bank Account Interest-

Don't forget to collect your interest daily. Remember you have to collect it yourself before you deposit or withdraw from the account. You can collect interest once every 24 hours.

The Monthly Giveaway-

The official Neopets freebie. Visit www.neopets.com/freebies once a month to get 2000 Neopoints and some free food items. Your account must be 30 days old to redeem you prize.

3) Free Food!

Food is expensive...So why pay for it?

Soup Kitchen-

The Soup Kitchen is located in the Marketplace. If you have under 3,000 NP can get all the free soup your pets can eat!

The Giant Jelly-

The Giant Jelly is located in Jelly World. Jelly World isn't on the official Neopets World Map so you will have to type in the address bar www.neopets.com/jelly to get there. Once every 24 hours you can take some jelly. Each piece of jelly has to servings!

The Giant Omelette-

Located on the Tyrannia Plateau you can pick up some ommlette once every 24 hours. Each omelette has three servings.

4) Free Items!

With bit of luck you can find great stuff.

Underwater Fishing-

Located in the Underwater Air Pocket in the Maraquan Ruins. Once every 24 hours you can reel in your line and see what you caught! All pets start at level 1 but with time increase in skill level. Every time you reel in successfully you have a chance to increase in level. At low levels all you get is junk but at very high levels you can find very very valuable items.

Lunar Temple-

Located high in Shenkuu once every 24 hours. You can try once each day to guess which phase of the moon you would see from Neopia. The selection of phases is always random. Even if you guess wrong you will get a consultation prize.

The Rubbish Dump-

You will find it in Meridell near the Meri Acres farm. It works just like the Money Tree expect that most of the time you will find only junk. Still there is a very small chance you could see a really rare artifact.

The Mysterious Symol Hole-

This can be found In Meridell and you can play once every 24 hours. It doesn't have an official heading on the map but you will see it next to a old tree in the middle of the map. You need a Petpet to explore the hole. If you get lucky they will come back with an item!

The Deserted Tomb-

The tomb is located in The Lost City of Geraptiku on Mystery Island. Travel through out the tomb, click a few buttons, and you may find a heap of treasure! You can play once every 24 hours.

5) Free Healing and Power ups!

Forget the Training School, Power up for free!

The Healing Springs-

The springs can be found in Faerie land. Every 45 minutes a nice water faerie will heal your active pet. She might restore as little as one hit point or completely heal and feed all of your pets.She may even cure an illness or give you a potion or snowball.

Coltzan's Shrine-

This is maybe the best freebie of all. Located in the Lost Desert this shrine could bless you with any number of power ups. Also once a day a lucky Neopian get 1 million Neopoints! What you get is biased on luck and what time you visit the shrine. You can visit every 12 hours. This is the schedule of what is given at what time. It isn't an exact science but you have the best chance to get the desired effect on the correct times.

Speed: Every fifth second of the hour
Defense: Every tenth second of the hour
Strength: Every thirty minutes of the hour
Endurance: Every hour of the day
Level: Every two hours of the day
Burnt Food: 11:00 - 12:00 NST
Dubloons: 55 seconds past the minute