The Grumpy Old King game in Neopets is a delightful and humorous challenge where your goal is to make King Skarl, the notoriously cranky ruler of the land, laugh. To win, all you need to do is tell him a funny joke using a set of randomly provided words to create both a question and an answer. It sounds simple, but the key is to craft the perfect joke that will tickle the King’s funny bone and leave him in a good mood!
You can play this game twice a day, with each play providing a new chance to earn valuable rewards. However, King Skarl has a peculiar schedule—he takes breaks throughout the day, and during these times, he’s unavailable for jokes. His three daily breaks occur between 8:00-9:00 a.m. NST, 1:00-2:00 p.m. NST, and 7:00-8:00 p.m. NST. These breaks mean that you’ll need to time your attempts carefully, or you’ll miss your opportunity to make him laugh.
While the mechanics of the game may seem simple—coming up with a joke and testing it on the King—understanding the strategy behind crafting the perfect joke and maximizing your opportunities for earning rewards is key to mastering this quirky game. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll cover everything you need to know about the Grumpy Old King game, including tips for creating winning jokes, when to play for the best results, and how to make the most of your daily attempts. By the end of this guide, you’ll have all the knowledge you need to make King Skarl laugh and walk away with a generous prize!
Grumpy Old King Cheats
This game is completely random. Don’t waste you time pondering on entering logical jokes and answers, as it just doesn’t matter. Since you’re allowed to play the game twice a day and because the game is random, it’s easier to just refresh on King Skarl’s reaction page and retell your original joke than going back to make up a whole new one, but you can if you want. Prizes for making the King laugh can range from items to a random amount of neopoints. There are a few items that are only available from this game however:
- Bowl of Yuck
- Chicken Leg Wing
- Golden Stalk
- Hot Crossed Buns
- King Skarls Snowbunny
- Morris Plushie
- Royal Cheese Bread
- Skarl Collectable Charm
- Skarl Fruit
- Skarl Kebab
- Skarl Royal Crown
- Skarl Royal Shield
- Skarl Royal Flag
- Snargan Plushie
- Tail Bone
Grumpy Old King Avatars and Trophies
The gracious King Skarl offers two avatars to be won, if your joke is up to par. The first is “Blumaroo – Court Jester.” To win this avatar, you have to enter this specific joke: “What do you do if fierce Peophins has eaten too much tin of olives?” The answer to the joke can be anything and to achieve the avatar, the King must laugh hysterically. Unfortunately, this is still random because sometime the King will not laugh at all at this joke. This avatar is considered the harder to win of the two.
The second avatar is awarded when you are thrown out of the castle for telling the King a bad joke. In response to your joke, the King will decree “Leave my kingdom now! *Grrrrrrrr*” and you will be awarded the “Skarl – Moody” avatar.
If you’re extremely lucky, you might make the King laugh hard enough to end up on the high score table, which could land you a shiny trophy. The easiest way to attempt a trophy is just to be sure to play the daily on the first of the month when trophy scores reset.
