Max Play x5?

[aeliaran]

Long time reader, first time poster and all that. ^^ Sorry if this has been mentioned elsewhere, but I haven't been able to turn up any information about it and I'm kind of curious. For some reason, all games that are normally max play x3 are max play x5. This happened once before, I believe around this same time last year, which leads me to believe it has to do with either Neopet's birthday or my own (since they're close to the same time). If anyone does know and wouldn't mind filling me in, I'd be most appreciative. Thanks a bunch!

[stampsyne]

The 2004 Birthday News states:

# It has been five whole years since Neopets was first launched back in 1999. Thank you to everyone for supporting us and helping us become what we are today!

# As an Extra Special Birthday Treat ... we have now ...

* Let you send your score FIVE times per game instead of just three, for the entire next week! Next year between the 15th and 22nd this will happen automagically.

* Increased the chance of a Paint Brush or Codestone appearing in a random event!

* Increased the Brain Tree's reward by 25%!

* Also, if you have the Birthday Side Bar (which is every November the 15th or on your Birthday), Random Events are much more common!

* On the 15th of EVERY month, the chance of something good happening at Coltzan's Shrine is vastly increased.

* A go on Treasure of the Black Pawkeet is free for the remainder of today, and it's only 100 NP a play for the rest of the month!

* Made the maximum Neopoints you need to get Free Soup 3,000 instead of 2,000.


Tasty!

* On our birthday the Wheel of Excitement is free to spin, and the day after our birthday it only costs half as much!

* Just today only, the number of tickets sold at the Concert Hall has been increased by a factor of five!

* Now you can adopt FIVE Neop... *just kidding*