Weekend Open Thread

I have done the Jigsaw Det badge and surprisingly for me I done it all in one sitting when I usually do it over a few days. Purely because someone asked on last weekends thread how many puzzles did you have to do on a particular setting. We had a couple of different answers given so to find out for myself I done the whole thing in one sitting on medium…lol

I am trying to make a decision whether to spend nearly all my gems on Allie the Tiger. They were freebie gems so didnt cost anything but I now wonder do I spend nearly all I have on the one item or save them for smaller, cheaper items?
I love Tigers and once had the absolute pleasure of hand feeding one once as a birthday surprise from hubby.

Im sure I had something to ask in the week that I was saving for this thread but it escapes me now, Ill come back if/when I remember what it was…lol

Well I got my weekly badges done on Wed…and then the Thanksgiving badge came out! Damn I know I got at least 5 yahtzees during my other badge. but oh well i do like the game, haven’t done the badge yet.

I have a question about jigsaw detective. I’m a bit slow lol and I just clued in that I should be playing this game on a regular bases to help my badge addiction. So i have started playing it and I am only on case 4 because I am not very good at this game. I play on easy because I’m not that good at medium even. Does anyone have any tips to help me solve cases faster?

The only advise I can give you Cookie #4 on Jigsaw Detective is to learn to play on medium. On easy, you have to do 67 puzzles per case….on medium, you only have to do 29. When you do a puzzle from the archives, pick the easiest puzzle you can find, and do it over and over and over between the 5 clue puzzles. You will get to know it very well and can do it fast, lol gl

I have bought all the things that have come out but I havent got much finished because a friend and I are having a friendly race to get to rank 50 in Mahjong Safari (she is at 46 and I am on 40 LOL) but I am gonna work on them a little more this wknd to kinda take a break in between ranks so it doesnt get monotonous ;)
A tip for anyone trying to rank up in MS is to do the puzzles on hard It might have more tiles but you get 4 animals in each puzzle and there are more pairs of the individual animal making it easier to match ( i think so anyway lol)
As far at the new Jigsaw Case ….. I am really far behind in there so I have not gotten it done but I plan on that game being one of the next “Rank 50″ badges I am gonna work on next :)
Shelly: That is awesome about hand feeding the tigers I also love tigers (mostly the white ones) and that would be a great experience maybe i will mention it to my hubby ;) for bday next year LOL

Happy weekend everyone!

Cookie-when I used to play jigsaw on medium I would put the last piece in then change the difficulty to hard. I would get more tokens that way but your stats would say how quick you completed a puzzle on hard. Perhaps someone could chime in to say whether this method advanced you quicker.

Shelly-by all means buy your tiger! If it makes you happy do it :) (or maybe you have a friend w/ lots of gems who could gift it to you,whenever that starts)

Well, all caught up except for golf soli in PBA and catching up the dailies.
Just rechecked the ranks in crossword cove…am on rank 34, 1736 to rank 35….that means i am just about 1/2 way done with all the ranks, as the the ranks become longer as we advance. It isnt hard if ya keep up on it. As for trivial Pursuit, tomorrow is the day that 2 more pies are finished, leaving only one more week till the Final Jeopardy Solution and rank 50….I like these little measures of progress…

I just have one question on jigsaw detective-if there are 10 squares to fill, and on medium each puzzle is approx 1/3 of box, why is it not 30 puzzles as I figure, but, this quote I keep hearing of 29? Of which, 5 are clue and 25 are reruns? Just curious…

Dawn #8. Jigsaw Detective isn’t a “ranks” game, but a case game. They have a new case every month, and so far there are 63 cases/badges, and counting. Now Jigsaw Treasure Hunter does have 50 ranks, and a fantastic puzzle game….the puzzles are BEAUTIFUL and fun to play/put together.

hi everyone and happy weekend i finished my badges yesterday but not the thanksgiving special badge yet still working on it. I do have a question for anyone out there who could help me with penquin blocks…i dont have a clue how to do this and i need that one to finish the Play to Win album and would really like to complete it. I would appreciate all the help i could get thank you

For those that maxed out Trivial Pursuit, we get one more week until the level fifty badge!

It makes me wonder if Pogo will add more ranks.

Wolfe

Janice, I would suggest going back and reviewing the how to play section in penguin blocks. The first time I read it, I was clueless. I played anyway and complete the challenge. Later when another challenge came along, I reread the whole section. I had aquired a minimal knowledge of the game, but, I picked up more of the strategy and it made much more sense. Another big hint is the undo button is very friendly and can bring you back to a point where you can beat the penguin to the days catch. Also, pay attention to which item brings you the highest bucks. As, a last hint, the dots on the penquin trails indicate how many moves they need to travel to reach the catch, so, figure if you can get there before them, can freeze them at the end, or are better off going toward an item they are not coveting and may be a higher valu..GL

Does anyone know when Pogo will pull the plug on Spooky Slots?

Ginger, when if comes to Mini-Golf Madness make sure you have the most up-to-date version of Java, and keep the sound turned off when you are playing. When you choose your course, it does take a few moments for the course to load… it is such a graphic intensive game, and it doesnt seem to matter if you are playing a short game or the full course. I must admit that Ive been somewhat addicted, but it involves patience since it can be a slow loader. What is really funny is that I play on my laptop and sometimes I find myself tipping my laptop to see if it will help get the ball into the cup… hahaha! Finally, I think some of the hard courses are easier than some of the easy and medium courses so dont let those designations intimidate you. Practice, and have fun… theres lots of badges (outside of the normal ranks) to be earned with this game. Have fun!

Hi everyone. As there is a pause button in word whomp whackdown, I was a bit confused about the tip given to pause the game (which didnt work for me). The pause is next to where you turn the sound on and off above the chat area. Im not very good at word games so depending on what the challenge was I would pause the game, write down the letters just as I saw them, and make up the words on paper first. There is no pause in word whomp so dont know if the tip given to click on a name in the chat area works.

Hi and Happy Weekend Everyone!

Last weekend I was really confused, frustrated and upset because I kept getting the Memory Error trying to play Mahjong Safari…Rock had a solution that seemed to help others–BUT NOT ME! lol It occured again while trying to play Tri-Peaks Solitaire and I just about cried! Had already activated it in the new PBA book and was ready to go! :)

Did a restart and nothing changed. Then I got the bright idea to uninstall my Java and install the new Update 17, thats just come out.

Did all that and a restart AGAIN….low and behold, it took care of ALL the Memory Errors I was getting and it works GREAT!! No more problems with some of the games playing well and some others not playing well…i.e., slots versus regular games. I had trouble when updating to 16 — then the slots would play AWFUL, wouldnt win a single spin!! But the other games played fine. Dont understand any of that but its the way it was.

So, if any of you are still having the Memory Error and cant find a solution–you might want to try updating Java to Update 17. It worked for me and Im playing happily and without problems on ALL games! :) Thank goodness!!

Question for anyone? Doesnt the Pet of the Month usually come in two pieces?? lol Ive bought several that did and thought thats the way Pogo usually did it. Am I mistaken?? I would have bought it if it did….love that background!! :) Love that tiger too! Just seems a bit steep at 22 gems for ONE item. Ya know?

For Shelly–GO FOR IT!! What are you waiting for?? Chances are there wont be anything small that you will like NEAR AS MUCH as you like that Tiger!! :) GO BUY IT RIGHT NOW! (laughs)

Take care and have a great weekend all!! Im steadily working on the new Solitaire PBA. Loving it!

Thanks Lura for a great site….as always, you fill it with great info. :)

(((Hugs to ALL)))

Kat F.

P.S. Dreading the golf challenge next week :( Hate golf shows, golf games, golf on TV. Just HATE golf period!! Golf!! Pffffttttt!

Happy weekend all! Last week snow, this week 70 degree temperatures!

Since Ive only been a Club Pogo member for a year I am still catching up on lots of things. I tend to get the MM and PBAs either when they go on sale or when they are due to expire. Thank you, Lura, for your archives. They are a good source for hints.

For Janice #16. The biggest help for me with Penguin Blocks was to do the little tutorial that they offer.

Kat F, yes the new POTM is two pieces and while the tiger is indeed lovely, that background is gorgeous! well worth the purchase, i say.

ive purchased quite a few of the new MMs and the new Cirque PBA, but am not busting my hump to finish anything. i figure the extra badges help me along on ranks, so im not in a hurry to just finish the badge to have it. if that makes sense.

Heres my random question for this week: I saw a mention of EA Mobile Games as a prize with the Battleship game night today. Are any of the mobile games Pogo games? Awhile ago, I had Poppit and Tripeaks on my phones, maybe a 3rd game?? – Im blanking. I still can play Poppit and it claims it is connecting me during jackpot spins, but I havent been home to test that out. But Tripeaks just stopped working for me and I miss it. That was a great game to just play pass the time when waiting for someone for instance. Are they any Pogo games for our phones anymore, or a way to ask someone about fixing them?

Wolfe (#18) I was wondering the same thing about Trivial Pursuit ranks, and if Pogo would add more. Than I started thinking, no they might not, because we have been doubling up on ranking out by doing the US and UK versions. If you only counted one version like the US than in reality you are only half way ranked out, but I could be wrong who knows what Pogo is actually thinking (lol). Either way, right now at this minute I am just glad to be nearly done with Trivial Pursuit. Yipppeeee……..lol.

chris #13- not sure if it was answered yet or not, but if so here it is again…. u can stop at 1100, thats what i do, i answer 10 questions and then close out of the room and reload it or a diff room and it gives u credit for playing the whole thing. gl on it

Kat F (#28)
It seems like Allie the Tiger comes in 3 pieces this month. The background by it self– with Allie in it– and Allie by herself. So yes, Shelly (# 2) by all means buy it. I think its worth the gems.

Also read in Mini Mall that: “For those that missed out on Octobers Pet, Joe the Magic Mutt, he will be back on December 10th for five days! Look in the Pet Center between December 10 through 14.”

I’m working on ranking out in games, but I develop game burnout every time I reach the mid 30s – no matter how much I loved the game in the beginning. I’ve read that some players have ranked out in every game.

What’s your secret to maintaining your motivation and fighting the burnout?

Cookie #23 The border pieces are always in the same place, so if you can remember the pattern of which pieces goes where – it’ll help you finish the puzzle faster. Jigsaw Treasure Hunter has the same pattern too.

Hi all-

I have a question on Yahtzee. This game seems to freeze my computer after a few games, to the point I Have to do a hard restart on the computer. Anybody else have this problem, or know any ways to fix it?

Thanks!

speaking of them reading pc convos, they suspended my 2 friends in an UNCENSORED room lmao, we all flirted a bit but somehow even in uncensored, they felt it was harsh, which to me, is verryyyy stupid, i mean dang, uncensored u would think they’d leave it alone

I forgot to answer this week’s question….

I purchased all the new M&M badges, the new PBA, and the Thanksgiving Special Edition badge.

I am still working on the jigsaw case for this month, have finished the Thanksgiving Limited Edition badge, the last M&M is activated (golf), and have 4 left to finish in the PBA. Hopefully will be done this weekend.

Hope everyone has a great weekend !!!!

Suz

MomsBassetHound: That’s actually a good way of looking at it. What a gem really stands for in real money. I’m going to have to think about it some more that way – thanks!

And thanks to all that wished me well, I very much can use it!

Hi All,
I have finshed all the mms and the new album and the THanksgiving one. I also got a friend the Thanksgiving Badge and the weekly she has really bad eyesight going to have both eyes operated on next month so I will be really busy helping keep her badges uo to date.That is what friends do for one another when they are needed.
Ialso had the frezzing up problem with “Yahtzee” I just went to another it took awhile but I finshed it. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

I wished I would of thought about this week before last when we had 3 personal badges but here is my question….

I have 4 different badges from Payday FreeCell that I need from 2005 weekly and was wondering if I activate 3 of those (the next time they give us 3 to do) and play freecell, will the progress count on each badge? Two of the badges have something to do with the dreaded Payday Scratch and I am horrible at winning that game.

I am assuming I can but want to make sure from the pros!

Thanks!
HoneyImHome116

No Cheryl #56. You will only be able to activate one at a time. I tried to do that with this last marathon and it wanted to de-activate the 2nd badge of the same game. I had to do the first game, then activate the 2nd one. sry gl

thank you to Pat #20 and to Jan in denver #30 i took your advice and then put it to practice and it did come a little clearer for me but it will be slow but slow is good at least it is a start so thanks again and have a good weekend and thank you Lura for such a wonderful site…keep up the good work

happy weekend all now i will rant omg pogo is really making me mad i can not play poker my minie and my token amount will not come up so i cant play poker lol

Cheryl (# 56) I believe you have to activate your personals one at a time…sorry, probably not the answer you were hoping for!
Have a great weekend everyone from sunny Colorado:)

Sorry if posted already.
Keep coming back—more good times are on the way

Great news, My Coke Rewards will keep going in 2010. That means the points you dont use this year will carry over into the next.

Right now, you can pick up 10 Bonus Points when you enter 3 codes by 11/16/09*. Thats just one of the millions of ways to grab points from your favorite brands and keep on rewarding yourself all year long.

I have been on road all morning and at hospital all day. Not read any posts just found above in my mail….

I am a new 1st time grandpa and shes a doll….. I had all boys come from family of all boys and this is great. Shell have a long list of males to take care of her but will have to fight grandpa to get 1st dibs. HAHAHA lololol…. You all have great weekend I sure am………

hi all

Is anyone having trouble , in Pogo tonite, i can sign in, but cant get in any rooms, says no service

ive been a real badge NUT this week !! wow!!! im not a fan of yahtzee as everytime someone enters the room i freeze GRRRRRRRRRRRRR and so i was so upset to see thanksgiving badge was also in the dreaded yahtzee. i did luck out tho and had a pal trade… she did my yahtzee and i did some of her mix and matches she couldnt get!!
im wondering whats up in Pogo right now or is it ME??????????? its 11:20 ESt and i keep getting a box pop up telling me im prevented from entering a room try later.. i looked on home page and theres a notice by my tokes saying TOKES TEMPORAILLY UNAVAILABLE!! WAHHHHHHHH
I want to play battleship get my chances in to win ( as if) and cant get into any room ..is it just ME???????????????????????

Whats up with pogo???

same here —- been trying for the last hour –cant play any pogo games — it says site unavailable –try later — WHATS UP WITH POGO TONIGHT ???

I can get to Pogo but then the game room says service is temporarily unavailable. There are people in some of the rooms. More Pogo strangeness.

Hi all,
yeah it loks like pogo is down at moment,maybe if you are already in a room ur ok,but if just logging in,cant play games or see token value.Hope pogo fixesit soon – after all we are paying customers – mostly.lol
Have a good night

Well doesnt this just seem like the most SPECIAL is right !!!! Friday night….weekend….no responsive customer support….I guess its time for that DVD to get a viewing. LOL Have a great weekend ALL !!!! We WILL make it through this traumatic incident LOL I am off to go PRAY !!! LOL

kissfan and all, when pogo comes up, all will be there(tokens, etc), so ur not gonna lose anything, promise…i went through this once b4 a while bk with them, didnt take long to come bk up though..no worries all, pogo will come bk soon

Given how much Pogo changes things every week, I am surprised that something like this doesnt happen more often. I think they do a reasonably good job keeping the site running smoothly almost all the time. Im not worried about them losing my tokens or progress. I was playing battleship with a friend and if they are gone, so what. I dont think I will run out soon.

But, if we dont get back on soon, I will start suffering from withdrawals, lol.

11:32PM here in Chicago and cant access any game on Pogo!!! GRRR!!!

hi all i cant get into pogo either temp available it says grrr.
i got the thanksgiving badge and done my weeklies and personal.i havent spent any gems on the mix n matches and premiums lately cause i just dont have the funds.i barely have enough for the xmas one comming up.
dawg #66
thank you for the info i think i asked that in the mycokerewards thread or something but i didnt get a response i dont think.i stopped collecting the coke rewards so now i will start back up since it rolls over to the next year.so in case the subway thing dont come back i can get more pogo from the coke rewards so yay!
i wish they would do something like that to win gems or something.or have contest on pogo.

Try POGO now, if it doesnt work try signing out and then back in. It works for me, 5 minutes ago it didnt while under my daughters name.

Pogo is Back up and running!!!!!

Kelli,
Thankyou very much!! I’m going to bed for tonight but I’ll look for you sometime this weekend:)

This is for Ginger, Mini Golf does that to me as well. I just wait for it finish loading and then I can play it…So be patient..

Just finished reading thru all the messages since my last visit earlier today. Whew! Looks like I dodged a pogo-frustration-bullet by dozing off on my couch. lol Its currently 1:45 a.m. eastern and I got into MGM just fine. Hope everyone didn’t have to wait too long!

Dawg!!! Congrats on the new baby girl!!! I can see she is already grandpa’s little girl. Much happiness to you all.

Lura – thanks for your response about the mobile games. I was afraid that was what you were going to say. I agree with you – everyone has a cell phone with them. Why don’t they concentrate there? I don’t think there is much chance I’m going to carry the “pocket” game around with me everywhere. (I do admit to stealing my niece’s DS to play pogo on that at times, tho – god, I’m addicted.)

I’m totally at a loss at the postings here about getting warnings from Pogo for chat that happened in PC. As far as I know, they don’t ever just randomly log chat and read us – someone had to report it at some point. Also, as Lura & others have said, Uncensored simply means being able to curse. I believe I read in either Miss Manners or Letters to the Editor that all the TOS still apply in those rooms.

Theresa – I would be happy to play gin with you, but am not sure exactly when I’ll be around. If you get no other takers, feel free to shout out here and we’ll figure something out.

tcfox #21 MGM pays out some tokens for every hole. Holes-in-one get 25 tokens, holes done below par get 20 tokens, par & higher get 15 tokens. So, 18 x 15 = 270 – that is the minimum you will make on each 18-hole round. You should do the 18 holes because otherwise you don’t get a jackpot spin. As for the spins, seems like the usual range in a decent-spin game. I got a 250 & and 75 earlier. If you want to try a course, you can do the “front 9″ only – if its going horribly, you can stop at the 9 and switch. But if it is going well, you get an option of continuing the “back 9.” Check that, finish the full course, and get the spin. The game also has an option called “Take 6″ – if you simply can’t sink that ball, once you hit 6 shots, you can click the “Take 6″ button at the top of screen and move on to the next hole….don’t waste time finishing it if you don’t want to. Same tokies.

Everyone, don’t forget to play some Tripeaks this week to get a wild card in reserve for next week’s badge.

~Shel

to frank post # 97 not sure of this but i think u have to play all ur games on Hard level.

Frank you have to go thru 20 levels of Zucchini and then there’s the Golden Carrot which must be played at Hard level. I don’t think you have to play the other levels at Hard level. Look here at BadgeHungry’s Ranks and Badges for the game and you will see how nicely Lura has spelled out everything for us. This is a valuable tool for us badge hunters. Regards, Mari

Good Saturday Morning, I have a comment, I would love to see Pogo give out gems in the jp spins once in awhile instead of tokens. I would love to get some of the “gem items” in the mini mall but I usually just buy my gems for the m/ms. It can get to be very expensive to buy gems for m/ms and mini items. I know some people have said that they have received gems in the jp spins but I never have nor have it heard of many people saying they have. So if someone from Pogo is reading this, please consider giving out gems instead of tokens once in awhile. Thanks goes out to Lura for maintaining such a great and informative site.

Good Mornin’ POGO FANS AND BADGEHUNGRY FANS!!!

I had said last weekend that I had gotten several points in Blooop in order to finnigh the game…. that number was 25 points per game. I and another Player “Faith” have writen a e-mail that hopefully discribes how it is done. if you want this e-mail forwarded I will be glad to do so. Just POGO Mail me and I will sent it right out. Same name at Pogo as Here.

I do Love this site. Thank You Lura!!! Many KUDOS!
Purple

I wish people would stop coming into uncensored rooms and complaining about bad language etc. You have many options in the room You can mute people turn off chat or leave and move to a censored room.Pogo states anything goes in uncensored room and they do mean anything .There are only three things not allowed in these rooms 1. child solicitation.2. terroristic threats and 3. spamming. I even have a letter from pogo stating that racial slurs are allowed because it is uncensored room and it is considered venting.To be honest with you, those who come into an uncensored room and start complaining about the chat going on are lookingfor attention because they enjoy being attacked

Happy Weekend Everyone!

I have my weeklies done but have not started on the limited edition Yahtzee yet-will probably do that next week-its just not a game I enjoy that much.

I do have a question about Word Search-I can play for a while and then my game freezes. Does anyone else have this problem? It is very frustrating. Ive cleared my cache, tried different browers, different computers even and nothing seems to help so I will welcome any suggestions.

Have a great weekend and thanks Lura for a great site!

Normally I avoid these things at all costs, but in this case…YIKES.

Carol, I would be curious to see where it is that Pogo states anything goes in uncensored room and they do mean anything. They have TOUs for a reason I have read in the LttE on more than one occasion that those TOUs DO apply to all rooms INCLUDING uncensored ones. As Lura stated earlier in this thread – only difference for uncensored rooms is that swearing is allowed.

There is no time no place that it is okay for racial slurs…EVER!!!!!

Nothing to add but i need to relay my happiness…. Only 1 more week till rank 50 in trivial pursuit!!!!! I hope no more ranks are added cause i am seriously done playing after next week!!!!!!! :)

Ive been trying to play Batteship but I dont see the fire button. I called Pogo Chat and they connected to my computer and said the screen looked fine but when I asked them to show me the fire button, they said theyd elevate and email me. Ive never heard back. Can anyone tell me where the fire button is so I can tell if Im just missing it? Has anyone else encountered this? thanks tons!

Terry-agree with ya, did my dailies in TP, then checked to see those magic words that there is ONE more pie to complete until the next rank–a real sight to behold. I am still torn about quitting it tho. I look it as going to a free tokens site which tells you to complete this puzzle now. Then, i remind myself that all the tokens I have plus 5 bucks still gets me a cup of regular coffee at Starbucks…so, what can you do (lol) ?

Rainy, chilly, and dreary in Seattle area and not much to do but stay indoors until you run out of food you enjoy, if you are retired like I am. If my daughter needs a sitter, she drops em off here, so gonna kick back and enjoy the Cat in the Hat day and see what trouble I can stir up. Keep well all you BH fans and you have a lovely day, Lura.

I do not believe you have to worry about Pogo adding ranks to TP. UNFORTUNATELY, Pogo hasnt added ranks to ANY game for a while now….they are too busy adding new games to take time to add ranks to old ones. There are a lot of fantastic games where many have ranked out on, but Pogo hasnt added ranks to the older games, so do not expect ranks to be added in TP any time soon.

Howdy, everyone! I have a few questions to ask:

When I completed a third story for Spooky slots, I noticed that the final story bonus went from 750 to 1000 tokens – which I thought was cool. Does anyone know if the same is true of Ali Baba Slots and Sock Hop Slots, in that the final story bonus goes up?

Also, who here would like to see a Christmas-themed slots game – or a slots for Poppit? I heard there is a Poppit Slots in some casinos, and I think its be cool for Pogo to have a version.

Also, does it seem like some of the people who wrote to the editor or Ms. Netiquette are quite overly sensitive? I mean, there was someone offended by the usage of ASL – and then someone else was offended by the Wicked Witch costume in Pogo Poll. Now, we have someone offended by Pogo players keeping their profiles private? Not meaning to criticize, but… Sheesh!

Anyway, I like this weeks challenges. The Yahtzee one took awhile, but it is fun to play.

Uh oh, my home page just said for tokens: temporarily unavailable–hope this is not a sign of prolems to come, as it was last nite…

What the heck is going on this weekend?

Last night, Pogo errored out with ‘Service Temporarily Unavailable’ and it again happens this morning arounf 1100 CST.

Is the server getting hacked or something?

Wolfe

Is anyone else having trouble getting into Pogo? It stared last night for me. It says my token count is unavailable and when I go to a game room it loads so I can see who is in the room and then I get a message that says Error this service is temporarily unavailable please try again later. I have cleaned out my temp files and rebooted and it still doesn’t work. I have also noticed that there are no where near the usual number of people in pogo.

Guess Pogo is down again !!!!!!!!! Wonder whats goin on ?????

i amhaving issues trying to access pogo games says temp unavailable i am on the east coast anyone else having probs too? i also found that if you go in a roomby yourself for yahtzee you getm ore yahtzees my thinking anyways got 4 to 5 in justa few games

Now POGO is just messing with us….yet again same outage issue….ARGH!!
Happy Saturday ev1

Is there something going on with pogo? I keep getting this service is temporarily unavailable on all game sites…

TC (119) Just so you know, the UK changed it’s time back to standard one week before Canada and the US did, so, yes, there was one week difference in time.

Has anyone had a problem getting into pogo games recently? I keep getting “This service is temporaily unavailable”. Is it just me?

What’s going on with the Pogo site? Getting “service unavailable” error message when trying to enter a game room.

HI, Is anyone else having a problem with the pogo games today. Every game I go into says “temporarily unavailable, try back later.” My token count isn’t there either.
Thanks…

Hi Lura-

Long time BH fan and first time poster. My comment is the same as the few above – It’s 12;29 PM ET and can’t access any pogo games and my profile and gems don’t show. Tried getting in touch with Customer Support but having no luck there either.

wahoo !!!! it’s working !!

I don’t usually get involved in chat forums, but I have been reading some of the comments about uncensored rooms and want to put my 2 cents worth in.
1) If swearing and chat about sex offends you, why would a person even go in an uncensored room?
2) It is not my job, my responsibility, nor my concern to worry if a child has entered an adult uncensored room.

Joy #116.
Once you have placed your shot/s your fire button appears in the place of your shots left marker, at the top of the game screen, in the middle. It won’t show up until you have placed your shot/s.

HTH

yahoooo i got my thanksgiving badge!!! got it in less than 2 hours, got 5 yahtzee’s in 1 game so i guess yall all can blame me for breaking pogo down…hehe 5 yahtzee’s in 1 game prolly done that…lol

#150 Deb in AZ, I couldn’t agree with you more but you left out #3 on your list…the MUTE button. The people I have seen lately in some rooms would rather argue over things being said than just muting them and not seeing it. It makes you wonder if people just love conflict sometimes.

I like reading some conversations and usually never join in but if I see something I don’t like, I just mute them and keep my mouth shut. Especially when people use ALL CAPS. If it gets really bad I can turn chat off or find another room. Sounds too easy, huh? lol

Joy #116 After you and your partner have placed your ships… You have to shoot 5 times… then the fire button will show up at the top of the screen. It will be in red so you will see it.

Elsa #123 In Crossword Cove.. go to the calendar and find the black check and click on it and it will let you redo it. I have done it several times.

Lisa #109 In the Backgammon Game, get a friend, start the game try not to land on each other, get all of your balls on your side and then
let her resign. You win. Then you do this for her also. All of your balls
have to be on your side before she resigns. Come to think of it both of you may need all of the balls on each side. You can also use the forfeit timer I have heard. It has been awhile… sorry. I guess I am not saying this too well. The red player gets all of the red balls on his or her side – the black player gets all of the black balls on his or her side. Then take turns in resigning. The resign button is on the bottom right.

Jane #158….actually, you don’t have to get both player’s marbles on their own side to resign….you just have to get ALL one player’s marbles PAST all the other player’s marbles before resigning. This is a good game to have 2 accts. and 2 browsers to play for a badge.

Hi all -

Well I have finally found a job! (At least through the holidays.) There won’t be as much time for Pogo, but maybe I can buy some gems now – LOL!

For Lisa #109 – I don’t understand backgammon either, but I have been able to get four of the weekly badges so far. I set up another Pogo account and followed the instructions Lura has for double browsing and just play against myself. The game doesn’t let you make any moves that aren’t allowed, so I just move my pieces however I can. It does work and I don’t have to worry about playing with someone who my not have the patience to play against someone that doesn’t know what they are doing.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Just wanted to make sure that I read correctly on Trival Pursuit, it is ending?

ooops, guess I misunderstood, the tokens are great, and yes, I guess I am into that somewhat, but it would be nice to not feel the need to play it everyday. Downright addiction, as in most Pogo games, THankss Lura.

Again i will say this i have a letter from pogo customer service saying anything goes in uncensored rooms except those 3 things i mentioned yes you can fill out a report but no action is taken haven’t you noticed that already. If you read the tos it also states at their discretion or something like that and they choose to ignore racial slurs and everything else.It has been going on for 9 10 years now and i hardly think it will change now.For the record i enjoy the uncensored rooms just wish those who don;t like them would stay out instead of whining all the time

Beth #169. I had the same question. I checked the email and the fine print says that the 10 points will be awarded Nov. 18th.

Cathy #171 For uk time add 5 hours. UK day ends at mn or 7 pm your time.

Pixie #175. For that badge, there is an easy way to get it. When you win a game, and then see that you are not going to win the next game, DON”T click to end the game, just go out of the room completely, go back into a room (same room or different), and try to win another game. If you win the game, it will count towards the 3 in a row. Keep doing this until you have won your 3.

Thank you very much Momsbasset!

Hello Again,

For Lisa # 109…I don’t like backgammon either but have found kind folks who’ve helped me out, since playing against robots is not an option. Feel free to contact me at POGO (screen name ellen520) and we can work on our backgammon badges together, taking turns winning/losing until badge requirements are met!

For Pixie # 175…another great hint given here for FC Solitaire…keep hitting “new game” until you have at least two aces showing, it will get your game moving very quickly and odds increase that you will win the hand.

Hope Lura and everyone else is having a good weekend, despite POGO’s being down for a while and we’re all having badge withdrawal;)

I just got my rank 50 badge in TP it is called the Trivia Genius. I will probably continue to play for the free tokens. I Just Love This site!!!

Thanks again Lura!!!

Dawg #181 – you crack me up!!! lollllll Vapors indeed. Well, since I *MUST* agree with you that women dont get gas, I guess you did succeed in squeezing a smile out of that lil one and her darlin toes already! You must be a great grandpa! :-)

Well, went into Pogo late to play some and just a few minutes later got the dreaded closing down in 15 minutes warning. *sigh* So, here I am, thanking God Lura that I have a weekend thread I can finish reading thru for something to do tonight. lol

tcfox – You are most welcome for the MGM tips – I hope they help you. Who knows? All you guys may end up LOVING the game like I do. lol lol

~Shel

Jane #158 – I knew you could redo CC puzzles, but they count towards ranking up? I didnt realize that. I know you couldnt redo a puzzle for the latest weekly badge.

Pixie #175 – I cant add anything to the FCS tips you received already. I can add my sympathies to you on Freecell – that game does me in all the time, too. Thank you for sharing the info on that badge, tho – another reason I will probably never purchase that particular PBA. Bad enough to have to do Freecell badges – but timed??? Eeeek! *faint*

Serena #122 – LOL – I was thinking the same thing the other day about overly-sensitive writers in the LttE columns. I couldnt believe it when I read the other day that they had people complaining after the QQ (badge that must not be named) challenge that there wasnt a special badge for those people who actually DID the original challenge. I think the Pogo peeps must still get headaches when thinking back on the outpouring of letters they received. I havent read the latest yet about the Profiles, but I will say I do find it annoying that they can now be shielded. Not enough to write in, but annoying! lol I have actually run into quite a few people who didnt know theirs were blocked when I mentioned it. lol

~Shel

Glad I missed this but now that I want to actually play, its really annoying that they are down for over the time limit that they said they would be on. Its now about 3:15 am Pacific and I really want to work on my Thanksgiving Super Badge.

Pixie #175 For your Freecell badge, don’t activate the challenge, then go play. First, go play a game, and when you get to the point that placing one or two more cards is going to make you win–then open up the badge book in another window and activate it. You’ll get the notification that the badge is now active in your game. Then go ahead and place the card or two to win. You’ll get credit for the bonus cards in that game. You then have to go on and win more games, but waiting to activate does give you a leg up. (So it’s like having to get 6 or 7 in a half hour, instead of ten)

my oh my pogo going down all the time,had a haed time waiting to get in last nite and today,i finally got in and my mini ,and the list of all my favorite games were not there hope they come back,yes i will be keeping up with tp .i thank lura we can get in here .i enjoy this site and would be lost with out it

Jody #193 – I have done every TP for US and UK and will not rank out until next week. Like you, I have one more. Cannot wait!! But Congrats to those who finished this week.

I like the tokens you get from doing TP too much to quit. Especially the end of week tokens.

Have a great day!

I do enjoy making my own mini and wish there were more space to take pictures and post them. I enjoy playing pogo it take away stress. When in need take me away pogo. Thanks

Just curious. I saw the posting about freebie mini items, so check my closet. I don’t seem to have the puck head…anyone else not get both items?

Zippiestfriend #202.
The puck head should be in the faces part of your closet. I had to go find it too, wasnt where I thought it would be lol

i was playing in pogo wee early this morning and they sent a msg saying they were going down for maintanence @ 3am est. prior to that i had no problems;havent been there yet today.

what a beautiful fall day here in maine it is 58 degrees woot!

Is anyone having trouble with getting the correct count on pefect pairs? I dont understand it. I got 6 but pogo only gave me 2. Have to get 50 perfect matches . Help please?

Brenda #208
Brenda the perfect pair is on same deck level across from from each other, 1 from above and 1 below do not count as a perfect pair

Brenda 207.
In goodies there is also a free scoring/lap counter board from Dice Derby.

Is there any pattern for getting the dice in Monopoly slots? I can’t seem to get anywhere with that game, grrrrrrr! Hubby says it helps if you bet max when a pogo symbol is on the reels and spin otherwise, but I don’t know whether to believe that or not.

As for the Ruby Patch, is it just this downloadable or any or all downloadables? And is it Vista? I have vista and had 3 download games, bought at 1/2 price and couldnt get any of them them to work. Needless to say, pogo help was not a big help. They gave me a questionnaire to fill out with OPS, space available, etc. etc and questions that took me quite awhile to research. I replied and stayed at waiting for an answer…for months. Oberon was equally inefficient and referred me back to pogo. I then googled vista gaming and found a fix. Let me know if this is what ya need…s/n is mamanana4a….not sure if this is what you are asking for or not. It was very technical and I had to reset quite a few settings, but it got em all up and working.

Anyone who lost tokens when POGO was down this weekend, e-mail them…I actually got a reply, and my tokens were restored! Good Luck.

MomsBassetHound and shelly Thank you so much . I found the puck head but not the dice derby one yet.
I figured out why I thought my pairs weren’t being counted. I was counting the pairs and not the ones with the heart around it. LOL
Got it straighten out now.

lynda #211
Cross word Cove deletes a day on oldest month everyday on both the USA and UK versions.
the earliest you can play today is Aug 9, tomorrow it will be deleted as inactive.
The ones that sis not play the oldest dates when the game was issued, lose out and therefore will have to play longer to rank out.

in jigsaw how do u know if it clue puzzle,im reading this and i get mixed up, do you have to read the story i dont it takes more then 67 puzzles for me to get 1 puzzle,i think i go and look at this gain

They are back again; this is so frustrating. Wish they would explain what is going on.

Melissa #228, you’re not alone, they’ve been ‘spazzing again’ but looks to me that they are trying to initiate that ‘new’ home page… I now have my fave’s back on my friends page, but on the home page, it’s a whole new look… Pogo communicate? giggling my butt off!

have a good weekend all, Pam