Comments on: Weekly Challenges (September 2-8)

By: xkissx

xkissx — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:37:24 +0000

DebbieSLP you dont have to get exactly what bonus says just get to 1000 or more to move is what i did …it works!!

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:52:41 +0000

Debbie (and anyone else that might be stuck):

Basic tip: Just focus on getting all 3 ships *at least* 1000 miles. You’ll get less tokens if it’s not exactly 1000, but completing all 3 stacks is preferable to losing the game.

Advanced tip: Focus on the number 700.

This is because if you complete a stack perfectly (get one ship exactly 1000 miles), and no hazards are in the other two columns, it will give you a 300 mile card. If you’ve set it up such that one stack (and preferably both non-finished stacks) have exactly 700 miles when you hit the 1000 mile mark on the other, you can immediately click the 300 that pops up at the top of the column, and play it in another stack, making that 1000, and then use that 300 to finish the third column.

(If there is a hazard in one or both of the other columns when you hit exactly 1000, it will give you a “life saver” powerup, which can be used to clear all of the conditions from one column. Unfortunately this powerup won’t count for your badge progress.)

By: DebbieSLP

DebbieSLP — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 01:43:55 +0000

I have to say, I am growing to hate the thousand island game. It took me an hour or so to get the first two Lifesavers, so I went ahead and answered the poll saying it took me 2-4 hours to get the badge. Now I can’t seem to even move. I played an hour and a half last night and again tonight, and never once got 3×1000. It was always 2x 1000 and then 900 or 950 or something for the third ship. I have not figured out a reliable strategy for saving the hazard cards or using the cannon so that I can at least get the ships to move. Is there one? A few bad hands in a row I can understand, but ten or twelve? The deck seems stacked. I’m not a novice solitaire player. This game is a real tease, and not in a nice way.

By: Sue

Sue — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:17:21 +0000

I love Boggle also so was looking forward to the challenge. It has been hard to reach the goals because a lot of people are there just for badges. I was hoping that a room could be opened for those not working on a badge at this time.

By: MariaLoon

MariaLoon — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:13:21 +0000

For those who may still be confused about the right power-up for Thousand Island, it’s the Lifesaver in the bottom right of the game and what it does, is if you hover over it, it will put three smaller lifesavers on all three of your cards to fix any hazards automatically on each one once you use it.

It’s not a card power-up. Those fix individual hazards.

So either wait until you have two or three hazards on your deck, or sooner if you just want to get it out of the way.

As others have said, you will not get another lifesaver until you use that one. You will only receive it at the Pogo Mart (Second stop) each time.

By: kathy

kathy — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:50:51 +0000

hi i did my weekly badges.. boogle was easy, i just played looking for words that start with a vowel and thousand island soiliare was easy
darn i need 40/48 items.. how many do eveyone need? that games goes on forever lol
the good news i finally got for my challenge is grand Prix Badge for dice derby win 600 tokens 10x this week win this badge and win 400 tokens
it only took my 6 years lol lol… it was issued august 27,2003. i tryed so many times . yipeee. happy annniversary pogo
happy labor day weekend coming up!

By: shelly

shelly — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:31:01 +0000

CC #20. It’s not the powerups from the top that count, its the one you get along with the item to deliver. Shows up in the lower right of playing space.

By: CC

CC — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 04:57:59 +0000

Ok I used the powerup saver they gave me from the topin TS and it did not take.. I am confuse.. Off 2 bed.. Will try tomorrow

By: Vics

Vics — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:41:28 +0000

Thank You Very Much Chad and Susan. I was so shocked now to get the elusive BADGE badge lol. My word was conicities..and I have to tell you I was reaching I was shocked when it took it, I get quite a few words by total accident. TY again and GL everyone.

By: Susan

Susan — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:08:09 +0000

CONGRATULATIONS Vics!!!!!!!