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[jcrdude]

This is a repository for data I have personally collected on games. I intend to rank all games according to their NP/time ratio.

Want this in a score sending list? It's here

My methodology for determining time is to start the clock when I press"Start Game" after loading... and stopping when I press "Send Score"

These are my personal ratios. Your ratios may or may not be the same.

#0. Game Name (with hyperlink to game)
Game ID: 000
0.000 NP/sec
expected payout
Guide?

#1. Fashion Fever
Game ID: 805
84.375 NP/sec
300 NP

Spoiler

You don't need a guide. Just click "Start Game," then "End Game," then"Send Score." You can do all 3 in about 10 seconds.

#2. Zurroball
Game ID: 207
48.128 NP/sec
1000 NP
Guide

#3. Kass Basher
Game ID: 381
44.335 NP/sec
1000 NP
Guide

#4. Darigan Dodgeball
Game ID: 1139
21.669 NP/sec
350-1000 NP (depends on how good you are, really... I dunno if you can practice your way out of this one)

#5. Chia Bomber II
Game ID: 539
18.182 NP/sec
1000 NP
Guide

#6. Smug Bug Smite
Game ID: 933
13.034 NP/sec
533-560 NP

#7. Extreme Potato Counter
Game ID: 226
11.222 NP/sec
600-1000 NP
Guide

#8. Meerca Chase
Game ID: 500
8.912 NP/sec
500-1000 NP

#9. Slorgs in Space
Game ID: 1146
8.780 NP/sec
1000 NP

#10. Grand Theft Ummagine
Game ID: 212
8.515 NP/sec
1000 NP

#11. Crisis Courier
Game ID: 773
8.472 NP/sec
1000 NP

#12. Attack of the Revenge
Game ID: 527
7.717 NP/sec
1000 NP

#13. MAGAX: Destroyer II
Game ID: 763
7.531 NP/sec
1000 NP

#14. Edna's Shadow
Game ID: 821
6.499 NP/sec
1000 NP

#15. Nimmo's Pond
Game ID: 1048
6.016 NP/sec
1000 NP

#16. Faerie Cloud Racers
Game ID: 586
5.902 NP/sec
1000 NP

#17. Evil Fuzzles From Beyond the Stars
Game ID: 585
5.821 NP/sec
1000 NP

#18. Qasalan Caper
Game ID: 660
5.766 NP/sec
1000 NP

#19. Volcano Run II
Game ID: 761
5.744 NP/sec
1000 NP or so... takes some practice

#20. Techo Says
Game ID: 1000
5.446 NP/sec
931-1000 NP

#21. Petpet Plunge
Game ID: 1078
5.344 NP/sec
1000 NP

#22. Jubble Bubble
Game ID: 619
4.350 NP/sec
1000 NP

8/19/09-Added the first 13 games
8/19/09-Feeling feisty... added another 6
8/23/09-Added a couple more to the list, updated some ratios
8/31/09-Big ratio change... games added

That's all I'm posting for now. I'll be updating this semi-regularly.

Edited by jcrboy, 30 August 2009 - 11:29 PM.

[Noitidart]

Hmm rather then np maybe you can make it score. Because np ratio changes monthly.

[jcrdude]

NP ratio is in the units of NP/sec

Even if they change the score:NP ratio, the NP:time ratio should be relatively constant.

That's the NP ratio.

[Noitidart]

You sure? Because it takes different times to get different scores. To get 1000 on a game would take say 30s. To get 500 on same game would be 15s. That would stay contsnat. If the ratio was say 10. Now if the ratio is 1. We have to multiply by 10 right?

It's not my department you're probably right I'm just bringing up what might be an issue.

[jcrdude]

Usually the adjustments to ratio are fairly small. Either way, I'm going to continue keeping these up to date since I want my data as accurate as possible.

These will probably change again as my game playing skill increases still further and I get more accurate scores/times.

Like I said, I should be updating this/adding more approximately weekly.

[jcrdude]

Weekly update!

New to the list: Darigan Dodgeball (the new #2) and Petpet Plunge (Taking its place near the bottom of the list, but still doing well)

[LeoOzinN]

thanks
now its easier get neopoints ^^

[souske88]

Update for the lsit - Darigan Dodgeball is now way too hard to get 1000 NPs, but you can still shoot for around 500NPs for about 20 seconds of survival. TNT made a new NP ration for it, it is now 0.24NP. So sad.

[jcrdude]

Update for the lsit - Darigan Dodgeball is now way too hard to get 1000 NPs, but you can still shoot for around 500NPs for about 20 seconds of survival. TNT made a new NP ration for it, it is now 0.24NP. So sad.

Thanks for alerting me to that update... it still works out to a damn good ratio, though

I edited the ratio in my spread sheet and the NP/time ratio dropped significantly, but is still a viable choice in games.

With scores that used to get you 3k, you can still win about 1.2 k in about 60 seconds

[jcrdude]

And updated... big changes?

Magax, Crisis Courier moved down the list due to ratio changes

Slorgs in Space added to the list

Jubble Bubble removed... the ratio got THAT bad

[nerdgirl]

You guys are completely ignoring Maths Nightmare. Do Potato Counter and Division and you can easily get 1000 NP in less than a minute. That's a ratio of 16.67.

Also, Catch the Petpet, in the Petpet Park. Seriously. 489 NP for about... hmm, twenty seconds worth of play time.

Top Chop, if you're good at it.

Bouncy Supreme, ditto.

Attack of the Marblemen. You only need 90-ish points to get 1000 NP.

Edited by nerdgirl, 12 September 2009 - 04:42 PM.

[jcrdude]

You guys are completely ignoring Maths Nightmare. Do Potato Counter and Division and you can easily get 1000 NP in less than a minute. That's a ratio of 16.67.

Also, Catch the Petpet, in the Petpet Park. Seriously. 489 NP for about... hmm, twenty seconds worth of play time.

Top Chop, if you're good at it.

Bouncy Supreme, ditto.

Attack of the Marblemen. You only need 90-ish points to get 1000 NP.

Duly noted... I'll look into this for the next update

[Dlza]

thanks very useful

[gsmokez]

thanks for these guides, I've been looking for a kass basher guide for a while now.

[papapastafarian]

Thanks, JC. I really appreciate it- I've seen a couple of your guides from this site and I have to say they're very reliable. Thanks again!

[Noitidart]

This will soon be automated Every month on the 25th ish when the ratios change we'll have it auto update into a list and rank by quick np << JC's idea

[mahfuz]

thanks i was really looking for one of these

[Hakuu]

This is great. Thank you. I'll be keeping my eye on this.

[Taki]

nice list. just liked to say the np ratio on zurroball is changed to 8.19 now.

[jcrdude]

nice list. just liked to say the np ratio on zurroball is changed to 8.19 now.

This would be a lot of work to change and update every month, so I'm going to defer to Noit on this one.

This will soon be automated Every month on the 25th ish when the ratios change we'll have it auto update into a list and rank by quick np << JC's idea

I made this topic before I realized that the damn ratios changed EVERY month

[Jiraiya]

any other games?some of these are hard

[e3t7]

You should try Hot Dog Hero. I get 1k in about 20 seconds + it's very easy to do.

[jcrdude]

You should try Hot Dog Hero. I get 1k in about 20 seconds + it's very easy to do.

This would be a lot of work to change and update every month, so I'm going to defer to Noit on this one.

This will soon be automated Every month on the 25th ish when the ratios change we'll have it auto update into a list and rank by quick np << JC's idea

I made this topic before I realized that the damn ratios changed EVERY month

[talbs]

auto update would be sweet, kinda like with the item database, if there was a codex scoresender, that automatically logged what the ratio was, review score, etc.

so if i have a list im using to send scores for the month, i can assume it will be safe to use until the 25th or so?

[jcrdude]

auto update would be sweet, kinda like with the item database, if there was a codex scoresender, that automatically logged what the ratio was, review score, etc.

so if i have a list im using to send scores for the month, i can assume it will be safe to use until the 25th or so?

Correct. Consider adjusting your scores/times on the 25/26th

ALTHOUGH... you can continue using the same scores/times because the scores/time ratio will not have changed, but the payout may have.