by BadgeHungry on July 19, 2008
Every year, Pogo puts out (via Ms. Netiquette) a guide to commonly-used chat abbreviations, aka the “Player’s Guide to Netspeak”. This year, as with every year, it lists not only the common but the obscure, the downright useless and the game-specific. It’s a pretty comprehensive list for Pogo’s chatrooms — including a lot we’ve never seen before in our many multitudes of hours on Pogo — even if it is totally sanitized. (Who the heck ever uses LFMBO? Ms. Net apparently. She’s such a pain in the appendix.)
We’d always hoped the year would come where STFU would be added on to the list, but apparently nobody could come up with a saccharine-sweet word for F. *snicker*
by BadgeHungry on July 19, 2008
If you’re interested in all of the latest Scrabble news, check out Scrabble Central. Pogo’s created this special page to highlight the latest news, events, and National Scrabble Association information. Also, each week they’ll be giving out Scrabble tips to improve your game. Scrabble addicts are going to want to bookmark this page and visit it often!
This week’s Scrabble tips:
Use the Premium Squares. Where you play is often more important than what you play. The 8 triple word scoresquares are often the most important areas of the board. Use them first, or your opponents will! When you have a high-scoring letter such as J, Q, X, or Z, try to place it on a triple letter or double letter score square!
Look for word beginnings and endings! Look in your rack for certain letters that can become beginnings and endings for lots of different words. Common beginnings: pre, tri, con Common endings: ing, ion, er
Length doesn’t matter! A long word is not always a high-scoring word. The point values of the individual letters and the premium squares usually have a bigger impact on your score than the length of the word. The word ZA, for example, often gives you more points than a longer word like ANTLER, since the Z alone is worth 10 points!
Choose Your Skill Level! If you decide to play against a computer opponent, you can choose the skill level that you prefer by selecting one of the 6 “tabs” on the Room Selector web page. If you’d like the computer opponent’s skill level to be at the beginner level, choose the Social or Beginner tabs. On the Intermediate tab, the computer tends to make longer words. On the Advanced and Expert tab, you’ll notice that the computer’s vocabulary is even larger. Try the Master tab for the ultimate challenge — the computer’s vocabulary is immense, and it tends to make very long words!
by BadgeHungry on July 18, 2008
Pogo’s graphic artists have been busy creating an animated daschund, poodle, boxer, shih-tzu, and schnauzer; as well as a static basket of puppies for dog loving minis! For the cat lovers, there will be animations: stretching siamese, a tuxedo cat playing with a butterfly, and a persian and her mousie toy; and there will be a static basket of kittens as well. There will also be a cockatiel, a canary, and a couple fishtanks. And to round out the collection, there will be a background image featuring dogs and their owners playing in the front lawn of the Pogo Pet Adoption Center at the corner of Pogo Way. How idyllic!
by BadgeHungry on July 18, 2008
Pogo’s 5th anniversary is right around the corner (July 24) and in addition to discounted Mix-n-Match badges, they’ve also put selected items in the mini mall on sale for 20% off. This sale is only good until the 26th of July, so stock up on gems and spend all of those free tokens Pogo has been handing us lately!
by BadgeHungry on July 17, 2008
It’s Casino Night again! Don’t forget to play No Limit Texas Hold’em Poker, Turbo 21, and Jacks or Better Poker for 2,000 tokens for each game.
Some people have reported being able to get their 6,000 tokens twice during the day, once in the morning and once later in the evening. Try it out today!
by BadgeHungry on July 16, 2008
Those of you who were planning on playing the UK Playfest in Poppit, there’s been an update from Pogo UK:
“We are currently experiencing an unforeseen issue with our Pogo UK Summer Sizzler Playfest. As a result, you may encounter unexpected warning messages in the chat window. We are currently investigating the issue as a matter of utmost urgency and will run another update as soon as more information is available. Our sincere apologies for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience.”
We didn’t experience any problems, but other users have reported not getting credit for their super pops or tokens for their first super pop; you might want to wait until the problems are sorted out — maybe tomorrow — before trying again. For the US folks who are ineligible to win prizes in the Playfest, just get one super pop in Poppit to earn your 5,000 tokens. The Playfest ends on Monday, so you’ve got plenty of time.
Update: July 17, Summer Sizzler UK Playfest now open!
by BadgeHungry on July 16, 2008
World Class Solitaire - Flight Attendant Badge
Win 20 games with 300 tokens or more this week!
Jungle Gin - Jungle Cat Badge
Get GIN 15 times this week!
by BadgeHungry on July 15, 2008
Club Pogo celebrates its 5th anniversary with a huge sale on Mix-n-Match badges! Over 50 badges are on sale for just 10 Pogo Gems each! Hurry, this offer won’t last long.
by BadgeHungry on July 15, 2008
The badges and challenges for July 2008 Mix-n-Match have been released.
Jungle Gin - Rainbow Beak Badge
Win 60 hands in 10 days
Pinochle - Makin’ Music Badge
Create 25 Runs in Trump in 4 weeks
(A Run in Trump includes Ace, 10, King, Queen and Jack in the trump suit in your hand.)
Pop Fu - Rising Sun Badge
Reach the Speed Round 4 times IN A ROW in 1 day!
Squelchies - Magic Pearl Badge
Remove 888 Squelchies in 18 minutes or less!
Texas Hold’em Poker - Friendly Cowboy Badge
Win 8 hands with Two Pair or better in 2 weeks!
Word Whomp - Whomp is a 5-letter Word Badge
Find 55 5-letter words in 5 days!
World Class Solitaire - Heart of Class Badge
Win 12,000 tokens in 18 days!(including Jackpot Spins!)
by BadgeHungry on July 15, 2008
Jigsaw Treasure Hunter has been released at Pogo. It has 50 ranks, 5 rank badges and three special badges.
Master Treasure Hunter Badge - Achieve 5,000 points
Adventurer Badge - Complete all categories
Thrill Seeker Badge - Finish 50 random puzzles in unlocked puzzle mode
There are also 1,000 puzzles and three modes in which to play. Let us know if you have any unique tips or hints on how to play.
