pogo minis

There are so many new things coming for our minis, we’re having a hard time keeping track. Add to that list a few items for the girls: jogging suit, another yoga-type outfit, a colorful dress, an outfit made completely of leather (hubba hubba), and a dress-suit for our more full-figured friends! We assume there will be menswear counterparts to these, but we haven’t seen them yet.

As if we needed any more ways to spend our tokens and gems! Soon, Pogo will have a Pet Shop in the mini mall. The categories will be as follows: Dogs, Cats, Reptiles & Fish, Small Animals, Pet Goodies, and Exotic Pets.

This update is short and sweet: Pogo is very seriously considering creating (…wait for it…) PETS for our minis. Animal-lovers rejoice!

If you were interested in picking up the Calming Candles but couldn’t get them because they were sold out last week: they’re back, completely stocked, and free!

Also, the Winter Thaw background has returned from its disappearing act, and it’s back in the closets of its previous owners, but it isn’t available for purchase as we had hoped. Insert sad face here.

Have you ever attended an Amazing Minis social night, only to sit in the room for several hours without ever seeing a judge? Well, it hasn’t happened too often, but it was a problem last week. (The Amazing Minis socials are where the Pogo Hot Shots are chosen by Pogo judges.) You’d think if this was really a problem, Pogo would grant the judges special access, but apparently not. This week, Pogo has posted a note in their social listing under each Amazing Minis social blurb:

“Please note: If rooms fill up, the Mini Judge can not get into the room. So, please try to enter a room that is not full– AND DO NOT USE “BACKDOORS!” Unfortunately, if a room is full and judges can’t get in, they may have no other choice than to skip the room. Also– PLEASE DO NOT FOLLOW THE JUDGES! That takes up space in the room, and players seen in more than one room will not be made Hot Shots.”

Start your engines folks, Pogo wasn’t kidding when they said there were tons of mini items coming soon. There will be tons of animated mini backgrounds and two new “wheelchair outfits” in the mini mall in the coming months. There’s a pimped-out “Motor Wheels” outfit (think of an offroad wheelchair) and the backgrounds all feature different types of racing: a photo finish in Nascar, dune buggies, and and “Monster Truck Mania”. There are some related goodies as well.

This is probably unrelated, but Pogo has also created some outfits for men and women. We’ve seen two short-sleeved tops for the ladies: one patterned yellow and grey and the other is white with large grey polka dots. A coordinating pair of wide-legged trousers has been created as well. The men will get a striped grey polo as well as a pair of white pants.

After seeing the latest work of Pogo’s graphic designers, we can report that they have been BUSY BUSY BUSY. There are tons of new things in the works for minis, some of which will make Canadians very happy for Canada Day. There will be a few new items for the United States’ Independence Day, too.

The Mix-n-Match badges have been created for May and include badges/challenges for Mahjong Garden, Golf Solitaire (!!!), Poppit, Pogo Addiction Solitaire, and Mahjong Safari.

EDIT: Moving the Scrabble information to a post of its own.

Lots of new mini items were released this morning! The relaxation mini items from Dr. Kathleen Hall are free, too. The Pogo-related mini items are costumes of your favorite Pogo characters (Toothy, Boogie, Lady Doodle, and Piggie) with coordinating mini goodie items and backgrounds.

Be aware, the Calming Candles are already listed as “Sold Out”. This is probably a mistake; expect it to be fixed by Pogo soon.

UPDATE: During the 4/7 Amazing Minis Social, the judge said the Calming Candles would be coming back during the next scheduled maintenance release (which should be 4/8).

Probably among many other promotional themes, April is National Stress Awareness Month. Dr. Kathleen and Pogo have teamed up to provide a number of events for reducing our stress with another Take 5 to Play month.

This Thursday Pogo will release a new set of relaxation-themed mini items. Here’s a sneak peek:

April 1-17 is the Pogo Pop Star Spring Fling contest. Check it out right now and get 5,000 free Pogo.com tokens. The top three performers will win 100,000 tokens.

And April 18-24 will be a Stress Less Playfest in Pogo Bowl. You’ll get an entry each time you bowl a spare or a strike, up to 50 entries, for a chance to win a laptop, Mahjong Garden Deluxe, a Nintendo DS and Pogo Island, et cetera.

That’s a couple of dates to remember, but don’t stress — we’ll post again to remind you of these important dates when they happen!