Archive for March 2008

Pogo Research Studies

If you’re interested in participating in upcoming Pogo Research Studies, take this survey. We’re not sure what will come of it, but Pogo tells us they’re looking for all kinds of players (old and young, male and female, newbies and Charter Club members, free and paid members, et cetera) to participate in order to make Pogo’s community more fun. They also say, “If you’ve ever heard of Focus Groups– this is a little like that, but completely different! We may ask you to participate in a poll, or perhaps have a one-on-one conversation about a particular subject.”

March 31, 2008 – 12:07 pm
Posted in promotions and events

Good Mini News

A mini update for those of you who have been begging for more mini items, more frequently!

We know there are lots of mini items (specifically Pogo-related outfits and backgrounds, vacation backgrounds, and another Dr. Kathleen relaxation set) coming, but we’ve all been disappointed that Pogo stopped releasing mini items every other week. However, at Thursday’s Amazing Minis! social, the judge let everyone know that Pogo would be returning to their bi-weekly release schedule starting in May.

March 28, 2008 – 6:25 am
Posted in coming soon/rumors, pogo minis

A Peek at Plate Spinner

We got a peek at Plate Spinner yesterday and those of you who love time-management games will be delighted! Time management games, for those of you not familiar with them, are like Pogo’s Makeover Madness (although most time management games make Makeover Madness look like child’s play). The most popular games of this genre are Diner Dash and Cake Mania (and have spawned many other titles, like Burger Island, Wedding Dash, Nanny Mania, Doggie Dash, Pizza Chef, and so many more). They all involve juggling a number of different tasks in order to make your customers happy.

Plate Spinner is a “Fairytale Bake Sale” where you cook up fruit-flavored pastries and serve them to customers. You’ll be able to earn combos by fulfilling successive orders for goodies of the same flavor or type. From happy customers, you’ll earn either powerups or tips. Different customers will have different attitude (for example, elves are very impatient and should be served first). Each round has a goal (like a certain amount of tips) and upon completion of that goal you’ll get a medallion. Five medallions will earn you a jackpot spin.

For a more in-depth look, check out the Plate Spinner Tutorial we have posted.

And if you’re as excited as we are and can’t wait for Plate Spinner to come out on Pogo, check out some great downloadable time management games to pass the time. All of these games have an hour free trial and you can get two for less than $10 each.

March 27, 2008 – 4:59 pm
Posted in coming soon/rumors, crazy cakes

Winter Thaw Mini Background Coming Back Soon

Those of you who have reported the disappearance of the “Winter Thaw” mini background, fear not! Pogo’s editor has stated that due to a technical error the background was removed from the closets of the people who owned it, but it’ll be coming back “fairly soon”.

Winter Thaw

Usually when this kind of error happens, it means someone was monkeying around with that particular item in the database. We are guessing that “Winter Thaw” may be available for purchase once again in the mini mall “fairly soon” as well. Fingers crossed!

March 27, 2008 – 1:26 pm
Posted in coming soon/rumors, pogo minis

Bingo Night (UK) March 27

Hey UK players: 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.)

March 27, 2008 – 5:32 am
Posted in bingo luau, promotions and events

Weekly Challenges (March 26-April 1)

KenoPop! - Keen on Keno Badge
Get 4 Jackpot Spins this week!

Pogo Bowl - Lucky Shirt Badge
Earn 4,000 tokens this week!

And the April Fool’s Super Badge:

Win 3 Challenge Badges between March 26 and April 1!
(This includes personal and Premium Challenges!)

March 26, 2008 – 10:00 am
Posted in kenopop!, pogo bowl, weekly challenges

Pogo Addiction Solitaire Mini Items

Here are the in-game mini items that are being awarded in Pogo Addiction Solitaire:

The female sweatshirt is the blue one, and the male is the grey one. Winning one sweatshirt gets you the other automatically if you ever decide to change your mini’s gender. If you are awarded your Spike hat, it currently shows up under Hair, not Hats, in your closet at the mini mall. (It will be moved to the more appropriate “Hats” category sometime in April.)

How to get these items: in the bonus round, if you successfully uncover all moneybags without uncovering a fire, you will have a 20% chance of winning one of these mini items.

Good luck!

March 25, 2008 – 6:15 pm
Posted in pogo addiction solitaire, pogo minis

Secret Badges in Mahjong Safari

The two secret badges have (finally) been added to Mahjong Safari with today’s maintenance cycle. Here’s the scoop on how to get them:

Matchmaker Badge: Match 50,000 tiles
Gift Giver Badge: Give 1,000 gifts

Good luck!

March 25, 2008 – 3:18 pm
Posted in mahjong safari, special/super badges

Free Mini Item

One of those relaxation mini items that hasn’t officially been released yet has snuck into the latest release on Pogo. Head to the mini mall — click on My Mini and What’s New, last page — and pick up your free Singing Bowl! (Originally we thought this was a mortar and pestle, and some people thought it was champagne chilling in a bowl of ice…)

We’re not sure if it was supposed to be free (but we suspect it was), but it certainly shouldn’t be out yet, so don’t wait on picking it up, just in case.

Further sleuthing… In the information for this item (clicking on the “i” in the upper left corner of the item), it lists it as having been released on 3/3. Assuming this was a typo, we are guessing that the full set of relaxation items will be released on 4/3.

And even more sleuthing… The Take 5 to Play mini items page says “Look forward to a new and FREE Pogo Mini item release in April.”

March 25, 2008 – 9:02 am
Posted in coming soon/rumors, new, pogo minis

Pogo Addiction Solitaire is here

Thankfully Pogo didn’t wait until their 5-year anniversary (which is coming up this July) to release Pogo Addiction Solitaire — they released it this morning.

March 25, 2008 – 8:44 am
Posted in new, pogo addiction solitaire