May 2008

Ali Baba Slots is scheduled to be released tomorrow (and it will replace the old version), but don’t go activating your older badges just yet! From a recent missive from Pogo:

“As part of the replacement of the old version of Ali Baba Slots, there will be an issue with the Magic Lamp, Treasure Trove, and Magic Carpet badge challenges. The issue will be addressed on June 3, so please don’t activate those challenges until then. If you do, you will not be able to make progress until June 3. After June 3, the challenges will work normally.”

Our BadgeFairy went on her honeymoon and all you got were these blurry cameraphone shots of Poppit! Slots! LOL!

 
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The Poppit Slots were a LOT of fun. At the Borgata in Atlantic City they were penny slots and for a max bet it was 250 credits (or $2.50) per spin. (You could change the credit denomination to 2 or 5 cents as well!) The first time I played, Spike gobbled up $80 or so, but the second time I slid in a cool $100 bill and walked away with nearly double that. The real winnings on this machine are the prizes, both in the regular spins (across the multiple lines) and in the bonus round. The bonus round is just like Poppit!, and the prizes you release are worth credits.

As I pointed out to the nice lady next to me (who plays Pogo all the time at home, she said), if you rub Spike on the touchscreen, he giggles and wiggles around on the screen. It’s Poppit cuteness overload.

I’ll get you back to regular postings soon — thanks for your patience while my husband and I enjoyed our new lives together over the past few weeks!

Love, BadgeFairy

Pogo’s working on a new game called Jigsaw Treasure Hunter. It’ll have five themes: Jungle, Seasons, Up There, Out There, and Living. The game will have 50 ranks and 5 badges (probably at ranks 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50) and it will be similar to Jigsaw Detective; you’ll be able to choose your difficulty level, use a magnet to gather up the pieces, get five hints, and preview your puzzle as you’re solving it. You can also play in one of two modes: adventure mode or normal mode.

Here are the five badges and chat icons:

Lake in the Sand

Lost in the Jungle

Hidden Basement

Legendary Cave

Wonder in the Sky

Pogo’s artists have created five badges for the upcoming Hasbro Scrabble game. The badges are fairly plain — just a Scrabble logo with a couple of tiles on a red background — and the five badges only differ in which number is in the lower right corner (1, 2, 3, 4 or 5); so these might just be placeholder badges. (If they aren’t, we aren’t holding out much hope for this game’s graphics. Sad indeed.)

Pogo Addiction Solitaire - Must Play Pogo Badge
Correctly place 500 cards this week!

Spades - Spades Superstar Badge
Win 3 1,000-point games this week!

Spring 2008 Super Badge
Win 5 Challenge Badges between May 14 and June 3!
(This includes personal and Premium Challenges!)

World Class Solitaire - Our Journey Begins Badge
Complete 6 cities in 4 weeks!

Alibaba Slots - Magic Carpet Ride Badge
Win 2,000 tokens in 4 weeks (including Jackpot Spins!)

Word Whomp - Diggin’ Carrots Badge
Find 50 5-letter words in 4 weeks!

Lottso! - Lottso Ball Barrage Badge
Activate the Charity Card 15 times in 4 weeks!

Lost Temple Poker - Lost Temple Discovery Badge
Win 50 hands in 4 weeks! (Your payout must be more than your wager.)

Stack ‘em - Aurora Borealis Badge
Match all 5 special pieces 8 times in 4 weeks! (Special pieces are blue circles with yellow stars.)

Poppit! - Balloon Canyon Badge
Release 4,000 prizes in 4 weeks!

Bingo Luau - Bingo Lanai Badge
Correctly predict when the first “B1″ ball will be called 6 times in 4 weeks!

KenoPop! - Casino Pop Badge
Win the Shared Number Bonus 8 times in 4 weeks!

Tri-peaks Solitaire - Peak Palace Badge
Win 10,000 tokens in 4 weeks (including Jackpot Spins!)

Posts will be sporadic until next weekend as BadgeFairy is off on her honeymoon! Have a great week and good luck with your ranks and badges!

We’re not quite sure what they are for yet, but here they are:

They’re definitely part of a set, so they’re probably for a new game in the works. This theme doesn’t seem to match any of the Hasbro games on our radar, so we’ll be sure to tell you as soon as we get a working title and some idea of what kind of game it will be!

If you’ve been planning on picking up a download from Pogo, now is the time. As part of a promotion for Mother’s Day, all puzzle games are 40% off. This includes Mahjong Garden Deluxe which ends up to be just $11.95!