i was also affected by the great Neopet Blackout of Dec. 29-30.

I had ventured into what I thought was a nice friendly game of tug of war. But I soon found out that when WAR is mentioned in Neopia, WAR is what you will indeed get. I chose my player and took grip upon my end of the rope. A quick glance to my opponent and then to the water that lie in between us...."I dont want to end up in there" is all I could think to myself as the beads of sweat started to roll down my brow.

But then the gunshots rang out and we were off. Tuggin' away like there was no tomorrow! One by one, the opponents fell. But with each splash into the water I could feel the target on my back growing larger. For I was now the man, and everyone wanted a piece of me. ..."QWE" "QEE" "WWQ"... I tugged with all of my might, but eventually I could not grip any tighter or pull any harder.

Into the water I went.

Soaked alongside all of my former adversaries.

Broken and humiliated, I clicked to send my score.

Nothing. So I toweled myself off and waited for the world to accept my points and send me my winnings. But nothing was coming. Had I been denied? Had the world turned on me?

no, neopets was just down. I went to sleep and by the time I woke up, I was awarded my prize......

642 Neopoints and Amateur Tug of War status.