A rumor we heard tonight says that Ali Baba Slots is going to be upgraded with ranks and 5 badges. We’d heard of a possible 8th game in development for Pogo but we weren’t sure. Maybe this is it?
From the monthly archives:
January 2008
The new sudoku game that Pogo has in development is going to be called “Sudoku Puzzle Blast!” or “Pseudoku Puzzle Blast!” or just “Pseudoku” — details are obviously still forthcoming! Apparently you have to place numbered puzzle pieces into the sudoku board to move a mouse character through a mine (maze?). That’s all the news we’ve got, folks! Stay tuned for more, of course.
Now that Pogo’s got 7 games in the works (and possibly 8 — stay tuned for details), we’ve been bombarded with questions about when games will be released. We’re always happy to answer your questions, but in hopes of answering some of your most common questions, we put up a page containing Pogo’s Pogo’s Release Schedule. Every day of the week, there’s something new and exciting happening at Pogo’s web site and we’ve got the inside scoop on their schedule.
We have VERY limited details on a new premium badge album that’s in development. So far it’s got 9 badges and one bonus badge for completing the album. It contains challenges for Mahjong Garden, Poppit!, Jigsaw Detective, First Class Solitaire, Jungle Gin, Dominoes, Word Search Daily, Sweet Tooth 2, and Thousand Island Solitaire. Usually these albums have a more “round” number of challenges (like 10 instead of 9), so we’re expecting to report an additional challenge, plus more details as they surface.
Those of you playing across the pond from us (US!), don’t forget that tonight is Bingo Night. Join in the social and earn 6,000 free tokens when you play Bingo Luau. Meet in either “Eyes Down (UK)” or “Legs Eleven (UK)” to socialize from 6 to 7 pm (although playing in any room at any time during the day will get you your tokens.)
Don’t forget to play Blackjack Carnival, Panda Pai Gow Poker, and Double Deuce Poker tonight for 2,000 tokens each as part of Pogo’s ongoing, monthly Casino Night.
As if the previous six “coming soon” games were not enough, we’ve just caught wind of Pogo’s Addiction Solitaire! We have posted the rules for Addiction Solitaire on our site for your perusal. It’ll have ranks and badges as follows:
Rank 10: King of Her Heart Badge - Collect 100 Pogo Buddies
Rank 20: Aerodynamic Makeover Badge - Collect 300 Pogo Buddies
Rank 30: Welcome “Visitor” Badge - Collect 550 Pogo Buddies
Rank 40: True Love…Gold! Badge - Collect 1050 Pogo Buddies
Rank 50: Stumpy Gets Lucky! Badge - Collect 1550 Pogo Buddies
Available only to Club Pogo members, this game will also give out 5 mini items as ‘rewards’. There’s a background, two goodies (a Pogo-branded Razor Scooter and a set of Pogo character bobble head “Buddies”), a Spike headpiece (think helmet), and a Pogo-branded (female is blue, male is gray) hoodie. Cute stuff!
If you just cannot wait for the game to come out, you can always try out Yahoo’s version, which plays the same as Pogo Addiction Solitaire probably will, but without the powerups, the tokens, the ranks and badges, and all of the reasons we play at Pogo and nowhere else!
If you’ve got a Wii and enjoy casual gaming, you’ll probably love this one: Pogo is giving away 2,500 free tokens for checking out SmartyPants. It’s a fun trivia game you can play with up to four people — one unique feature is that it customizes your question to your age so everyone can have a chance at being the SmartyPants! (We know, we own this game and love bringing it out for entertaining small groups of our friends.) UK players, here’s your offer.
Today, Pogo has posted a very insightful edition of “Letters to the Editor” that covers, among other things, the recent site problems that people have been experiencing and gives a little (..okay, VERY LITTLE, TEENSY, TINY BIT of news, but not really news to BadgeHungry readers, but still…) more information on the upcoming Word Riot Deluxe game. At the very least, it’s nice to see Pogo addressing the recent site problems in a public forum.
A new Limited Edition badge is coming for Valentine’s 2008. If it’s anything like the previous limited edition badges, you’ll be able to buy it with 22 gems (the same way you buy Mix & Match challenges) during a specific time period (end of January through mid-February). The badge itself is animated (and features the Word Whomp gophers in love — aww how sweet!) and the chat icon is an animated “beating” heart. To get this badge, in addition to forking over your precious gems, you’ll have to play hearts and “take EXACTLY ZERO Hearts in 5 hands in 2 weeks!”
