Introduction

What is a mirror game? Mirror games function the same as the games in the Arcade , but there are a few small differences.

Difference #1: The url is a bit different

http://www.neopets.com/games/game.phtml?game_id=412 <---Normal game URL

http://www.neopets.com/games/ag.phtml?game_id=1272 <---Mirror Game URL
You'll know you're playing a mirror game if the normal "play" part of the URL has been changed to "ag."

Difference #2: The game ID is different
Note that the URLs are both for Snowmuncher, but the game IDs are different for the regular game and the mirror game.

What this means: The game IDs are what determine your games played . This means that each game ID counts for a separate game score. If you are working towards the Top Gamer avatar, you will know that you need to have scores for at least 250 games. The separate IDs mean that each mirror counts as an additional game for your game count. For example, if you play Meerca Chase in the Arcade and the mirror of Meerca Chase, you're playing the same game (same gameplay and controls), but will be credited with 2 separate games towards your count (and towards the avatar).

Difference #3: Sometimes the graphics are slightly different

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The image on the left is the regular gameplay front screen. The one on the right is the mirror screen that loads before the regular game screen.

Difference #4: The NP ratios are often different
There is no stated ratio for the mirror games like there is for the games in the arcade. The ratio is almost always different from the regular game, and it is up to you to send your score to determine the game ratio yourself. Like the arcade games, the ratios of the mirror games change from month to month.

Difference #5: The games cannot be found by searching in the arcade, only by typing or clicking a link
Below are the links to all the currently available mirror games and their IDs. You can click the links or use the URL
http://www.neopets.com/games>ag.phtml?game_id=###
where ### is the mirror game ID.

Mirror Games

Game	ID	Game	ID
Barf Boat	1277	Blastoids	1334
Body By Milk Dance Dance Refuel	1190	Body By Milk skateboard Refuel	1178
Bouncy Supreme	1282	Carnival of Terror	1296
Catch the Petpet	1047	Crisis Courier	857
Darigan Dodgeball	1170	Destruct-O-Match III	1007
Dice of Destiny	1135	Dueling Decks	1185
Extreme Herder 2	1297	Faerie Bubbles	846
Faerie's Folly	1040	Goparokko	919
Hot Dog Hero	967	Ice Cream Machine	868
Island Chef Academy	1251	Jumpin' Gem Heist	1200
Jungle Raiders	1072	Kass Basher	842
Kookia	1246	Korbat's Lab 2	956
Kou-Jong	1289	Let it Slide	977
Make Some Noise	1240	Meerca Chase II	767
Mootix Drop	1275	Mutant Graveyard of Doom II	1059
Neopian Battlefield Legends	1261	Petpet Pair-up	1039
Petpet Plunge	1093	Piper Panic	974
Ready to Roll	945	Scourge of the Lab Jellies	819
Shenkuu Tangram	1293	Shenkuu Warrior II	1283
Shootout Showdown	1239	Slorgs in Space	1151
Slushie Slinger	1012	S.M.E.L.T.	1302
Smug Bug Smite	981	Snot Splatter	1102
Snowmuncher	1272	Snow Roller	1084
Sophie's Stew	1298	Spacerocked!	993
Spellseeker	1186	Spinacles	1145
Splat-A-Sloth	1287	Stowaway Sting	892
Super Hasee Bounce	1063	Sutek's Tomb	1274
The Hunted Shootery	1124	Top Chop	1113
Turmac Roll	1284	Ultimate Bullseye	848
Ultimate Bullseye II	930	Web of Vernax	1281
Wheeler`s Wild Ride	1081	Whirlpool	948
Wicked Wocky Wobble	899	Wingoball	826
Wrath of the Snowager	1273

Rules Regarding Mirror Games

Yes these games are playable and yes, they award neopoints. However, there is a rule you need to follow. In one neopets day (midnight NST-midnight NST), you can only play one version of the game. You may not play the arcade game three times and the mirror game three times. If you play the regular game, you may not play the mirror game the same day and vice versa. Abusing this rule will get your account frozen.

Conclusion

Mirror games can work to your advantage. They can help you towards a tough avatar and, given the different NP ratios, can sometimes be more profitable than the Arcade version of the same game. However, be sure to play by the rules. Failing to do so and taking advantage of the system could result in your account being frozen.

This Neopets help article was written for The Daily Neopets by Staff Compiled.
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