Mistic Pets

June Chronicles are now published! Please enjoy them, and comment on your favorite articles. Don't forget to complete this month's puzzle (enter the two word answer from the bottom of the graphic) and check out the awesome comic by Leptonyx!

Without further ado, our winners for the month are listed below. Congratulations to them all!  Please make sure to head in when voting opens to get your votes in next month; contests can't exist without member support! 

Art
1- Corrosion
2- NightMusic
3- Bengal

Writing:
1- Xeiana
2- Lusium
3- Lugia

Poetry:
1- Lugia
2- Lusium
3- Operator

Remember that we are always on the lookout for writers for the Chronicles. If your entry is published, you could win this exclusive Avatar! Head to the Newsdesk (located in the games section) to get your articles in! 

Lastly, Achyrli has the latest art winners stocking in her shop!

~Mistic Team

The Weekly Raffle has come to a close, and we are very happy to announce the latest lucky Mistican to fill their coffers!

 

Congratulations to Krisella, who has won 1,204,800 MC in this weeks raffle!
Head on over to purchase your tickets now for a chance to win big!

Well done to our feed pal winners! They were:
Bebe128 with 51 fed
Kyriel with 10 fed
Seme with 4 fed

We would also like to take this weekly newspost to remind our members of some useful tips and links to help make your gameplay more enjoyable!

Weekly Game Schedule Wednesday!
All games: Distorted Pix, Trivia, W/W Am I?, Totally Random, and Giveaway will be updated each Wednesday.
Giveaway will also randomly update, so be sure to check in periodically!

Also, have you met Daily?

Visit Daily every day to help remind you of all the fun and interesting activities here in Mistica!


~Mistic Team.

Looks like the news is still having some time adjustment issues from the server move, We will be taking a look to get it sorted ASAP!

 

Kalla Lily is here, and she's got a new game to take care of all your excess stock of Pommes!


Click Kalla Lily above, or look for this icon on the games page:
 

You are able to play once every 60 mins. Kalla Lily will allow you to choose from any pommes you may have on hand in your inventory. Drop one of the pommes into a basket, and you just might receive an award of MC.
Try not to SPLAT the pommes please!
No one will be happy if you do.
 
There is a handy timer to help you keep track!

~MisticPets Team 

Our new batch of custom items are all finished!

Dr. Erlenmeyer has these two new awards for you for participating in her quests:

While the Traveler has this exotic piece:

Visit Charitee's Shop if you want to get your mitts on this plushie

And last, but certainly not least, this pal can only be found if you brave Volcan's Questing!
 

Congratulations to:
Xeiana, Tempest,  Wolf, Lucifer, and Cleopatra for their items, and let's not forget their avatars!


Watch for our next release of Custom items, and you can work with an artist to bring your ideas to life!


~Mistic Team

The Sea Witch has some new items of her own!

Benni took a peek and has been singing an incessant song ALL DAY..
 
"Just look at the world around you
Right here on the ocean floor,
Such wonderful things surround you,
What more is you looking for?
Under the Sea..."

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Wishing Well has granted 3 more wishes!
Congratulations to:
Rhamnus- Angelic Halo
Sleep- Fyve
Operator- Pavo Tag

Your items are in your inventory. 

~Mistic Team
(Custom Items debut tomorrow!) 

Worked up an appetite chasing down Sea Monkeys? 
Daniel-san has been busy crafting up some new delicacies in his Fish Monger shop, so be sure to take time to visit the reef in your travels!



 And in the credit shop, some may be very pleased to see this new addition!


 Speaking of those pesky monkeys, look who has come to join in the fun!
"
The Cirrus and Nimbus Izabel!

 

~Mistic Team


Champs, keep an eye on your forum for a beta testing opportunity! 

There's a new tag in the Credit Shop!

You can get one of the following items randomly upon opening it!




And these boots are also available that go great with the set!


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Over the weekend we saw a few improvements and coding projects. A new Box Exchange was hatched, and you now have the option to arrange your pets up to 6 in a row for your profiles!

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Welcome Lantern back to the team! Lantern will be joining our writers on the creative team, and we are so happy to have her back with us. Previously, she worked on the mod team!


Don't forget to join in the hunt for our little sea monkeys! They are such mischievious little things!

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And we are hiring!
We are looking for an item artist, possibly two to join our team!
Please email: 
itemart@misticpets.com
And include the following:
Name- Site/Real
Age - 
2 site item style examples - 
Other Commitments - 
Why you are interested in our Team - 
Questions, Concerns, Additional Info that you feel is important - 
Pricing -  

  
   

Please have applications in by Friday evening!  


~Mistic Team 

Pandoria always seems to have a trick or two up her sleeve!
Head to her shop today, and you'll notice a new link, to a Box Exchange!

In this new 'shop', you may turn in any Pandoria Box and earn Box Points, which can then be used to purchase another box. The points you earn are the same as the credit value of the Boxes.

Due to coding limitations, a few items may appear in the turn in screen that are NOT Pandoria Boxes. Do not turn these in, they will gain you no points and are not retrievable.


We hope you enjoy this new feature!

~Mistic Team
(Baby and Terror Boxes have no credit value, and are not included in the exchange.) 

Also, there's a new POLL up! Be sure to weigh in!
 

The Weekly Raffle has come to a close, and we are very happy to announce the latest lucky Mistican to fill their coffers!

 

Congratulations to Bomphav, who has won 2,474,700 MC in this weeks raffle!
Head on over to purchase your tickets now for a chance to win big!

Well done to our feed pal winners! They were:
Bebe128 with 123 fed
slynder with 51 fed
Xeiana with 50 fed

We would also like to take this weekly newspost to remind our members of some useful tips and links to help make your gameplay more enjoyable!

Weekly Game Schedule Wednesday!
All games: Distorted Pix, Trivia, W/W Am I?, Totally Random, and Giveaway will be updated each Wednesday.
Giveaway will also randomly update, so be sure to check in periodically!

Also, have you met Daily?

Visit Daily every day to help remind you of all the fun and interesting activities here in Mistica!


~Mistic Team.

 

Remember those visitors at the reef? 
Well, it certainly wasn't YOU making Monty nervous!
 

"These pesky sea monkeys showed up the other day! Cavorting around, interrupting business. They are tricksters at heart, and able to roam alll of Mistica causing disruptions! Find THEM!"

Well, Monty sure has had enough of their antics, and now it's up to you to find them Mistica!


These four types of new pals are on the loose. Every hour a new alert will be set that they are in hiding and waiting to be found. They can be found on ANY page in Mistica.

The first 3 members to find them, will gain a Sea Monkey pal for their very own! (Though at night, when numbers are lower, there will only be one for grabs!)

Keep an eye out for the alerts, they will tell you that the hunt is ON!
Good Luck Mistica!  The events happen randdomly once each hour. So keep your eyes peeled!

 

~Mistic Team

TIP!- Clear the alert as soon as you see it, so you'll know when the new alert is posted up for the next hunt! 

If you have found the monkey, but are too late, you'll see an image and message that says:
Congratulations! You've found where the Sea Monkey hid. Unfortunately, you have to be a bit quicker next time! 

 

The Sea Witch and the Fish Monger have some new stock, been down scuba diving to the reef lately?



There's been some mysterious chatter about visitors to the reef recently, hope Monty isn't getting antsy!

~Mistic Team 

Aurelius is now sniffing tuberculosis (TB) samples for the first time! Aurelius goes for training sessions twice each day, working in a square Plexiglas cage with a single open hole in the floor containing a TB-positive sputum sample underneath it.  The sputum samples are collected from hospitals in Tanzania for further evaluation at APOPO but are immediately heat-inactivated so they are no longer contagious, making it safe for the humans and rats. 

Aurelius is curious so he spent some time on the first couple days of training exploring the cage and learning to approach the hole containing the sputum sample, pausing for five seconds. The pausing tells the trainer that Aurelius smells TB, which is an important first step in learning to identify the odor. To teach him to do this, the trainer uses the click to signal a correct response and let Aurelius know that he has earned a reward. Aurelius’s trainer sets targets based on Aurelius’s current performance – as he learns to get closer to the hole, the trainer waits until Aurelius gets even closer before clicking the next time.  In scientific terms, this process is called “shaping,” meaning that a new skill is taught by breaking up the task into small, easy to learn steps, much like how you learned to tie your shoe.   

After learning to put his nose in the hole, Aurelius learns to pause over the TB sample for progressively longer periods of time before being rewarded.  As soon as Aurelius learns to consistently pause over the TB sample for five seconds, he will be ready for the next stage of training!

 

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Pandoria has been busy too!
She just sniffed out its first deactivated landmine!


The landmine that Pandoria detected is an “anti-personnel” type, and is only the first of many, many more that she will help APOPO’s mine action teams detect in the years to come. And because the mine contained TNT, Pandoria needed almost no additional training to be able to correctly identify it. Starting at this stage of training, Pandoria will work in areas of APOPO’s training field that contain some partially exposed and some completely buried, deactivated landmines.  

There are many different types of landmines that endanger civilian populations around the world. Some are “anti-personnel” and some are “anti-vehicle,” but nearly all of them contain the explosive compound, TNT. Anti-personnel landmines pose a direct threat to human and animal life in dozens of countries and are specifically manufactured to target people. The anti-vehicle mines are used primarily during wartime to prevent the trucks and tanks of the conflicting groups from entering an area. 

Manufacturers of landmines use TNT because it is stable, even in moist environments, meaning that the landmines can remain active in the soil for many decades, a hidden threat to anyone who passes by or wants to develop the land. Once through with the full training, Pandoria and the other rats in its team will be able to detect not just mines, but also other explosive remnants of war such as bombs and small arms and ammunition.

That was a long read, but so much great information on the program and the training that our litte ratties are receiving and the work that they will be doing to help make entire communities safer!

Three cheers for our Hero Rats!


~Mistic Team

Welcome to the new server! Over the next few days, we will get settled in, make sure everything is tuned and things will start to be faster! 
Thank you all for your patience! I don't forsee another move like this in a LONG time!

Three cheers for GeekGirl!

~Zara
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That's right Mistica!
After a long time at the actual physical datacenter yesterday installing the actual server and rerouting and organizing all of the cables, Geekgirl is just about ready to begin the transfer of the site to our new home!

We anticipate taking the site down by 3:00 pm (hopefully!)
We will update as we are able as everything falls into place.

 Soon, this image and sentiment will be a thing of the past!


We anticipate that the downtime will only be a few hours. While we are waiting, we have an irc room set up for everyone to hang out in!


 
Click above to join us and bookmark the page for the downtime!
Please utilize your Mistic name for easy recognition. 
All rules of Mistica apply, let's make this a pleasant downtime!

~Mistic Team 

Updated to 11:30am, waiting on confirmation for the admin panel! 

It's that time again Mistica, and we can't wait to see your entries for this months' contests, revolving around...
Ancient Mistica!

Dive in with some cave art, or regale us with a tale of Ancient Mistica, we can't wait to see your entries!

With new contests, of course that means that it's time to VOTE!


Remember, you get two votes, and they definitely count. Most placements are within a vote or two of each other, so be sure to get them in in EVERY category!

Achrylli is also stocking last month's winners in her shop, so head on over to get them now!

Congratulations to:
Corrosion
Bengal
God


~Mistic Team 

What could make for a better Monday than...

PIE!


Which one of these delicious treats is your favorite?

If you are a little more health minded, perhaps yogurt will pique your interest?


And what the heck is a bobbleberry anyways?

Well, you'll have to win one in Tombola or buy a pie to find out!

~Mistic Team
(Contests News Post will be out tonight!) 

Happy Father's Day!

Here in Mistica, we'd just like to take a moment to say thank you to all the dads in the world. For all you are and all that you do, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts!

Be sure to stop by the giveaway for one of these two items that are up for grabs! 


Tomorrow we'll be launching new monthly contests so this is a last warning to get your entries in as well!

~Mistic Team 

The Weekly Raffle has come to a close, and we are very happy to announce the latest lucky Mistican to fill their coffers!

Congratulations to Soro, who has won 739,400 MC in this weeks raffle!
Head on over to purchase your tickets now for a chance to win big!

Well done to our feed pal winners! They were:
Sleep with 34 fed
Xeiana with 10 fed
Lugia with 9 fed

We would also like to take this weekly newspost to remind our members of some useful tips and links to help make your gameplay more enjoyable!

Weekly Game Schedule Wednesday!
All games: Distorted Pix, Trivia, W/W Am I?, Totally Random, and Giveaway will be updated each Wednesday.
Giveaway will also randomly update, so be sure to check in periodically!

Also, have you met Daily?

Visit Daily every day to help remind you of all the fun and interesting activities here in Mistica!


~Mistic Team.

 

The clock has struck the witching hour, and all is still in the land of Mistica. You know what that means?
It's Friday the 13th! We know Misticans around the world are excited for the Jinx releases we thought we'd share a few facts about this illustrious, (albeit terrifying day!)

There once was a ship in Mistica named Friday the 13th. It set sail, of course on Friday the 13th, many years ago... and was never seen again. I wonder what happened to it...?

The fear of the number 13 is called Triskaidekaphobia. And the fear of Friday the 13th has two names; paraskavedekatriaphobia & friggatriskaidekaphobia.

Look who has come to join the party!


The Cirrus and Nimbus Jinx! Remember, Jinx are available in batches thorughout the day, since it's Friday the 13th!  Be sure to watch out, the next release won't be until October, and the next Friday the 13th isn't until 2015!

~Mistic Team 

We have a couple things to highlight today in Coding Corner!


In your Preferences, in the User Info module of your Profiles, you can now choose from a variety of gender options. We have tried out best to have options that encompass a variety of genders and we are open to feedback. There is a board in suggestions if you'd like to join in the converstation!

Along with this, there is a new option all together; Preferred Pronouns!

Again, this is a starting point. You have the option to show your preferred pronouns on your profile, the same as gender.
In forums however, you are able to easily and quickly see preferred pronouns by holding your mouse over the username on each post. 

Be sure to join in the conversations happening in Suggestions, input and conversations with our member base is so very important to us!

~Mistic Team

A small edit to note: for pronoun, the default is No Preference, until a member sets it. (Or chooses No Preference as their selection.)

Big fan of our new puppets? Well... now they contain 100% more FUN!
How you ask?
With Avatars of course! 


Which one is your favorite?

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Been fishing lately?
You just might find some of these odd new pals, I hear the lobsters are quite delicious!

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We have a special announcement! The cases of intermittent lag and bottlenecks have been pinpointed to our server hosting location. 

We are making plans for a complete move to a new server, in a new location that is able to be accessed by GeekGirl in times of need.
We are planning to make the move either Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. This will involved a few hours of downtime, but we expect it to be minimal. We wanted to give you all some warning and will keep you updated! 

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The Wishing Well has granted some wishes!
Looks like the wish fishes have made off with all the MC collected thus far, but what a haul for wishes!

Sleep - WinterGala Mace
Xeiana - Her Tail
HiddenAgenda - User Name Tag

Be sure to stop on by and make your wish today. 
Wish Fishes would like to remind that multiple 1MC wishes are a tad insulting, and that flooding the well with 100 wishes as a time can overload them. Please take heed!

~Mistic Team 

Watch the pins if you are looking for a cuddle with the new Voodoo Belragoth! 

Take heed of the skies Misticans, the full moon approaches and with it, Friday the 13th! Take care this week... you never know what the fates have in store!

 

~Mistic Team 

Meet the new Equinox pal!
Now stocking in Pandoria's shop just in time to celebrate a special birthday!

Happy Birthday Joy!

Please join us in Mistic Chat to sign a birthday card!

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 The Toy Factory also has new stock, more hand puppets! Check them out now!


And let's not forget our newer pets!


Happy Sunday  Mistica!

 

~Mistic Team 

The Weekly Raffle has come to a close, and we are very happy to announce the latest lucky Mistican to fill their coffers!

 

Congratulations to mistic212, who has won 1,144,800 MC in this weeks raffle!
Head on over to purchase your tickets now for a chance to win big!

Well done to our feed pal winners! They were:
Sherry with 50 fed
Xeiana with 38 fed
Claws with 34 fed

We would also like to take this weekly newspost to remind our members of some useful tips and links to help make your gameplay more enjoyable!

Weekly Game Schedule Wednesday!
All games: Distorted Pix, Trivia, W/W Am I?, Totally Random, and Giveaway will be updated each Wednesday.
Giveaway will also randomly update, so be sure to check in periodically!

Also, have you met Daily?

Visit Daily every day to help remind you of all the fun and interesting activities here in Mistica!


~Mistic Team.

 

Achryli has gotten in her latest shipment and our art gallery has been updated with this years winners from February, March, and April!




Congratulations to:
NightMusic
Wolf
Stick
soccerpup
Lugia

Be sure to update your galleries with the latest artwork!

 

~Mistic Team 

Just a few small notes from things that got accomplished!

- Safe Deposit Boxes now have a Next and Previous link in their pages.
This has been asked for several times, and is now a reality!

- View All Trophies, the trophy module now has this option at the bottom so members are able to show off their entire collection in one area!

-Galleries- After being plagued with very annoying removal issues, the galleries should now not encounter issues once they become larger. No more quick stock hunting!


This is of course on top of our two features we unveiled, the new Legacy Token, and Monty's Jade Emporium!

~Mistic Team
Don't forget to read below on some exciting Hero Rat updates! 

 

Pandoria is now starting her first sessions in the simulated minefield! In collaboration with the Sokoine University of Agriculture and the Tanzanian Peoples Defense Force, APOPO has developed a beautiful 240,000 square meters training ground at the foothills of the Uluguru Mountains in Morogoro, Tanzania. There are more than 1,500 deactivated landmines of many types in the field with grass, rocks, insects, and many other distractions, to ensure that the rats like Pandoria become accustomed to the different types of challenges they will face in a real minefield. This is where Pandoria will be honing her landmine sniffing skills in preparation for her career as a mine detection rat.  

Pandoria is now continuing her TNT detection training and just like in soil floor training, the trainer is using a wheel and axle system. She will start with searching a 3 by 10 meter area of land for tea eggs containing TNT. Later in this training phase, she will search larger areas of land and begin searching for deactivated landmines. Training in conditions that are similar to real minefields helps to ensure that Pandoria will perform well when she completes her training and starts looking for real landmines in the post-conflict countries APOPO operates in. In scientific terms, a trained response occurring in a new environment is called “generalization.” From this point on, all of Pandoria’s training will occur in conditions that are similar to real minefields so that her landmine detection skills will “generalize” to the actual minefields where she will be doing her heroic work.  

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And Pandoria isn't the only one we've had an update on! 
Aurelius has passed clicker training and will be starting his training as a Tuberculosis Detection rat soon! His training will at some point differ from Pandoria's in her mine detection, so we will update you accordingly!


Three cheers for our Hero Rats! 

~Mistic Team 

 

What a start to the month we've had, and it's not over yet!

Time for the June Kohal!
Remember, to make any kohal into a June kohal, you must use the  crystallized toadstool during the time that the June Kohal is active!
 

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And that isn't all Misticans!
The elusive Shyre has revealed a new form and they are eager to... play? 


But are the games the stuff of dreams, or nightmares?

~Mistic Team 

June Credit shop is now available! Though it's looking a little sparse. I wonder where all those items have gotten off to?

Look for more items soon!

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In the meantime, perhaps you could look around for a loan shark of sorts. Seems that Monty has his own shop, somewhere in Mistica!



If you can find it, he'll be stocking both May and June credit shop items that have been removed for MC purchase.

Now there are a few rules!

1. The shop is hidden. Do not reveal it's location in forum or mail.
This also means, that the url is not able to be bookmarked. You must find it's location on a map in Mistica, and click from that page to access the shop.
2. You are only allowed to visit 8 times a day to check on stock. It will restock like most normal shops in Mistica.
(Monty doesn't want Coppa getting suspicious)
3. Every month, the shop will change location and the entry requirement will also change.

Requirement?
Yes! Each month, there will be a requirement to gain admittance to Monty's Jade Emporium.  It could be tied to forum posts, trophy count, items in inventory, or any number of things.


This month, you'll have to have purchased a Legacy Vending Token to gain entry to the Jade Emporium.  Next month, you will have to find the shop to find out the requirement for entering. Good luck Mistica!



And as an update, the Daydream and Nightmare Shells now give out Avatars!


Collect yours today!
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And last, but cetainly not least, we have our MP winners from the raffles!

Our Purchased MP winner, who will receive 100MP is:
Predator!

Our Converter MP winner, who will receive 50mp  is:
Nutella!

And our news comment MP winner, who will recieve 25mp is:
Sammerio!

Congratulations to all of our winners! 

~Mistic Team 

Two of our items have avatars attached!


What fantastic items! You'll notice a change when you head to the Vending Machine, we have a new Legacy Token!

This legacy token can be purchased with MC. Only one is available for purchase each month. You may utilize it as a normal token, and use it in the machine, or hold onto it.  
More information is available by following the link on the Vending Machine page.

However, all Legacy Tokens will vanish when the month ends. Each Legacy Token that is not used will function as a raffle ticket.
This month's prize?

Cirrus Pandoria Box!

So the choice is yours Mistica, care to gamble? 
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We would also like to unveil our Champion Gift for June!

This little guy flew in, just in time to celebrate... rumor has it that there's a Friday the 13th in June?
Remember, champion rewards are sent the month of activation. For current champions, once your Dust runs out, you'll recieve the gift if you activate again!
(All year long champs have been awarded their gift!)

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We would also like to wish Pesticide a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Along with this sweet puppy Wilson, we have a board posted in Mistic Chat to celebrate the day. Be sure to check out Forest MisticPals if you'd like your own little puppy!

~Mistic Team 

The Misticpets tumblr account is undergoing some fairly exciting and much needed updates!

One of these recent updates includes a new theme. We originally intended on simply commissioning an artist to create artwork needed  so that it's more of the Misticpets style... but where's the fun in this process anyways?

Instead, we'd much rather put the talents and skills of our members to the test and see if you have what it takes to provide us with fitting artwork worthy of display.

Rules and Guidelines:
1.) All artwork must be relevant to Misticpets.
2.) Let's keep it original and at a PG rating.
3.) Make sure you stay within the size requirements. No more or less.
4.) Any form of art is allowed. Including graphic design.
5.) Understand that if you win, you're giving us the right to use your art for our tumblr page. You can display it elsewhere but it will still belong to Misticpets.
6.) Contest will last from June 1st to June 15th at 11:00pm, according to Mistic time.

Size Requirements
Banner size: 1,500px × 150px
Avatar/icon size: 200px × 200px
We also need a tiled (repeating) background. 
Examples: HERE

Prizes!
Banner - 150 MP
Avatar/icon - 50mp
Tiled Background- 50mp

How to Enter:
Email your entries to:
admin@misticpets.com 

Members may enter up to 3 times in each category. We reserve the right to pick and choose from all available entries to create our Tumblr theme. Thank you all in advance, and we cannot wait to see your entries!

The Weekly Raffle has come to a close, and we are very happy to announce the latest lucky Mistican to fill their coffers!

 

Congratulations to Bebe128, who has won 729,600 MC in this weeks raffle!
Head on over to purchase your tickets now for a chance to win big!

Well done to our feed pal winners! They were:
Xeiana with 34 fed
Horror with 31 fed
Lugia with 17 fed

We would also like to take this weekly newspost to remind our members of some useful tips and links to help make your gameplay more enjoyable!

Weekly Game Schedule Wednesday!
All games: Distorted Pix, Trivia, W/W Am I?, Totally Random, and Giveaway will be updated each Wednesday.
Giveaway will also randomly update, so be sure to check in periodically!

Also, have you met Daily?

Visit Daily every day to help remind you of all the fun and interesting activities here in Mistica!


~Mistic Team.