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Overview

The Altador Cup is a popular yearly event by Neopian Veterans and Newcomers. The cup normally runs throughout the month of June with sign-ups beginning towards the end of May. There is much anticipation leading up to the cup as Neopians choose which of the 18 teams they wish to support and play for throughout the tournament. To get the most out of the cup, it is important to know a few things.

Points Needed and Game Caps

For games to count toward your team's progress, a minimum score must be submitted. Scores below the required amount will not contribute to your team's rank or standings. Each game also has a daily score cap to help maintain fair gameplay throughout the tournament. Once you have reached the cap for a specific game, any additional scores submitted for that game will no longer count toward your total. However, reaching the cap will only prevent you from earning more points from that particular game, you can continue playing the other games available. Please refer to the table below:

Game	Required Score	Game Cap	Prize Shop Points
Yooyuball	1 Win or 1 Draw	36 Games	6* points for a Draw/Loss. 14 points for a Win.
Slushie Slinger	270 Points	53 Games	10 points per game.
Make Some Noise	2,700 Points	242 Games	3 point per game.
Shootout Showdown	1 Goal	242 Games	3 point per game.
Obstacle Course Caper	1,000 Points	75 Games	5 point per game.

Bonus Points on Games

Throughout the tournament, each of the four games will be chosen as the bonus game. When a game is selected to be the bonus that day, you'll see the image to the right on the top left corner of the game. This is shown below. By playing a game with bonus points being awarded, you are assisting your team more. How this works, is your team will receive bonus points on the scores you send in. Playing the bonus game will not help you rank up faster. While playing a game that has the bonus points activated you will see the image below on the right, just above your personal ranks stats on the game page.

Practice Days

During the Altador Cup, there will be Practice Days (originally known as Bye Days). These days are essentially break days from the tournament. On these days you will not be able to increase your rank. You can however still win neopoints for the first three plays of each game (YYB, SoSD, SlSl & MSN) as usual. Practice Days are typically held on the Sundays that run through the tournament (Exact date vary depending on the start of AC).

Sign-up Bonus Prizes

Sign-ups for the Altador Cup usually open about 2 weeks before the Cup starts. During this time, players are able to practice the games and get ready for the month-long tournament. Points are not awarded to your team and you will not be able to increase your rank until the Cup starts. The exciting part is getting a special prize for being a dedicated participant in the Altador Cup. In addition to these prizes, you can also get a Team Loyalty Prize. These prizes are listed on each team's page.

The bonus prizes for joining the Altador Cup are a bit different. The prize you receive is for the number of cups you have previously participated in. We've outlined these prizes below.

In addition to being awarded one of these bonus prizes, the Altador Cup Site Theme will become unlocked. The same one is released every year, so if you've gotten it previously the notification can serve as a reminder that you have it. To learn more about site themes and to preview them, visit our guide.

Updated for the 2026 Altador Cup