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From the monthly archives:
We just had an A-HA moment (thanks Oprah)! Pogo’s homepage today shows a cartoon rat as part of its Chinese New Year (Year of the Rat) theme and it looks just like the little critters featured in Sudoku Puzzle Blast.
So they weren’t mining mice after all, they were mining rats! Just clarifying!
Between now and February 14th, every time you play (load) Sweet Tooth 2 you’ll be entered to win diamonds. Pogo is giving away one 1/2ct Diamond Necklace (ARV $599.99) and three 1/2ct 3-stone crossover link 7-inch bracelets in 10K yellow gold (ARV $158.99). As usual, per the rules, you may enter as often as you’d like, but you may only win one prize.
Tomorrow, Pogo will release the Mini-Bling we reported earlier. According to the latest Pogo Insider, “Live the good life with sparkling jewelry (yes, that means new hair!) and glitzy backgrounds. Shop ’till you drop starting this Thurs., 2/7!”
Here’s a screenshot to tide you over until tomorrow morning!
We are all particularly fond of the background shown on the right, the Pool Party. It’s animated, so you’ll need to purchase it with gems, but it’s just gorgeous! Worth every gem, right?
This week’s Letters to the Editor is chock full of information.
First up, Word Search Daily has been displaying two January calendars and no February calendar. Rest assured, Pogo is aware of the problem and will have it solved shortly. In the meantime, don’t use the calendar to choose your puzzles, but “Play Daily Puzzle”. This will choose the most recent uncompleted puzzle and will allow you to work backwards in order to catch up, if need be.
With regards to Tri-Peaks 2, the Quest for the Ruby Ring, Pogo has received some praise, and some serious reports that players are being unceremoniously booted from the game and/or freezing up. Once again, rest assured, Pogo is collecting further information and hopes to have the problems resolved soon.
The Winter 2008 Super Badge has caused some to write in with questions. One player wanted to know how they could earn it if they’d already finished all of their yearly albums (and therefore had no personal challenges to choose). You can always re-do a challenge — for any reason, but also to earn a Super Badge. We recommend you choose a challenge you enjoyed, one that you completed quickly, or one that rewards a high amount of tokens. It’s up to you! But remember, as the editor had to remind someone this week, game award badges do not count toward a Super Badge, as much as we’d all love that!
And last, but not least, the editor addressed the recent disappearance of the Card Masters premium badge album. If you haven’t purchased it yet, you may notice that it’s disappeared from Badge Central, and it’s not available to give as a gift for those who have it already. Pogo assures us it was removed from the site prematurely, but it’ll return soon, and it’ll be on sale to boot.
There are a few other topics we didn’t cover, so check out this week’s Letters to the Editor if you want to read it all for yourself.
Quick Quack - Ducks in a Row Badge
Reach the Bonus Game 15 times this week!
Casino Island Blackjack - Volcano Badge
Win 200 hands this week!
Also, if you haven’t finished your Winter 2008 Super Badge, now is the time!
Winter 2008 Super Badge
Win 6 Challenge Badges between January 30 and February 12! (This includes personal and Premium Challenges!)
More details are here about the Relax and Play Premium Album’s challenges. These will be simple, relaxing challenges that can be completed easily and have long, three-week time limits. The album will sell for $5.99 and the challenges will be as follows:
Mahjong Garden - Stress-free Sanctuary Badge
Match 20 Green Dragons in 3 weeks!
Poppit! - Floating Up Badge
Get 20 Jackpot Spins in 3 weeks!
Jigsaw Detective - Just Relax Badge
Solve 10 puzzles in 3 weeks!
First Class Solitaire - Coasting In Badge
Get 10 Jackpot Spins in 3 weeks!
Jungle Gin - Jungle Pool Badge
Win 2,000 tokens in 3 weeks!
Rainy Day Spider Solitaire - Rainbow Day Badge
Win 8 games without using any Bonus “Free Columns” in 3 weeks!
Dominoes - Shifting Sands Badge
Play a “double 5″ domino 35 times in 3 weeks!
Word Search Daily - Search for Serenity Badge
Find 50 words that start with the letter “A” in 3 weeks!
Sweet Tooth 2 - Treat Yourself Badge
Make a “4 Match” 175 times in 3 weeks!
Thousand Island Solitaire - Sunset Silhouette Badge
Use a Lifesaver power-up 10 times in 3 weeks!
It’s that time of the month again for Pogo badge addicts — the expiration date on several Mix-n-Match badges is almost here. On February 12, the following badges will expire, so load up on gems and get ‘em before they’re gone forever.
Casino Island Blackjack - Casino Island Paradise
Get 25 jackpot spins
First Class Solitaire - Daybreak
Win ten games
Mahjong Garden - Plums ‘n Mums
Complete ten puzzles on Hard
QWERTY - Light Up the Board
Win 20 1,000-point games
Shuffle Bump - Bouncer
Win 2,500 tokens
Spades - Kaleidoscope
Win 200 tricks
Stack ‘em - Be There or Be Square
Match all five special pieces 12 times
Tri-Peaks Solitaire - Temple of the Golden Snake
Win 75 hands
The badges for Mahjong Safari have been created. The game will have a (wait for it…) safari theme and five badges currently depict Pogo characters in encounters with various animals you may find on a safari. There are also two badges which appear to be special or secret badges with a safari-themed look. More news when we stumble upon it…
Tri-Peaks 2: Quest for the Ruby Ring was released this morning. “Complete hands avoiding hazards, collecting artifacts & exploring hidden temple sites. Collect valuable rubies for Pachinko-style bonus games. Earn ranks, badges, custom outfits and backgrounds. Play alone or team up with 19 other players.” We’ve already figured out that the game has 50 ranks and those are listed in our tracker so you can keep track of your progress, but we haven’t added any badge markers yet. You’ll earn your first badge just for trying the game, so get started!
We’ll have more to say later, but right now we’re off to play!
We’ve got more details on the new premium badge album in development. It’ll be called Relax and Play, and it will have challenges in the nine games we mentioned earlier (Mahjong Garden, Poppit!, Jigsaw Detective, First Class Solitaire, Jungle Gin, Dominoes, Word Search Daily, Sweet Tooth 2, and Thousand Island Solitaire), as well as in Rainy Day Spider Solitaire. All of the badges are animated and show scenes of people at play and at relaxation.
