mix-n-match

Pogo has released December 2009’s Mix-n-Match badges! There are fifteen in total, each one will cost you 16 gems. The challenges, badges, and chat icons are as follows:

Aces Up! – Nosedive Badge
Add 25 planes to your squadron in 10 days!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens!

BATTLESHIP – You Sank My Battleship! Badge
Sink 10 battleships in 10 days!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens!

Canasta – Canasta Carnival Badge
Win a four-player game in 10 days!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens!

Dice City Roller – Dice City Winter Badge
Clear 25 ‘5 of a Kind’ cards in 2 weeks!
Win this badge plus 3,000 tokens!

Golf Solitaire – Hole in Sun Badge
Clear 10 holes in 2 weeks! (Remove all the cards from the playing field to clear a hole)
Win this badge plus 3,000 tokens!

Lottso! Express – Ball Boy Badge
Reach the third Goal 30 times in 2 weeks!
Win this badge plus 3,000 tokens!

Mahjong Safari – Holiday Safari Badge
Send 12 gifts in 10 days!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens!

Makeover Madness – Hair Extensions Badge
Get 5 Jackpot Spins in 10 days!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens!

MONOPOLY Here & Now: The World Edition – Digital Banking Badge
Go to Jail 5 times in 10 days!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens!

Monopoly Slots – Ride the Reels Badge
Land on a Railroad once in 3 weeks!
Win this badge plus 4,000 tokens!

Payday FreeCell – Drawbridge Badge
Get 50 or more Bonus Points on a Payday Scratch Bonus Card 10 times in 10 days!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens!

Pop Fu – I Know Kung Fu Badge
Win 1200 tokens in 10 days! (Including Jackpot Spins)
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens!

Poppit! – Cactus Claus Badge
Use a ‘pin’ power-up 15 times in 10 days!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

QWERTY – Gophers Playing QWERTY Badge
Play 12 words of 6 letters or more in 10 days!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

Word Search Daily – Backwards Badge
Find 60 words that are backwards in 10 days! (Only words that are horizontal words found without using the Hint button count)
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

Also, don’t forget to save a few of your gems for the 2009 Christmas badge (Limited Edition, 28 gems), to be released sometime this month! Feel free to leave your hints about these badges for your fellow fans in a comment below.

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Stock up for the long winter ahead!

Celebrate Thanksgiving this year with some great deals at Pogo! They’re putting select Mini items on sale for 50% off and in addition you can purchase three badges for the price of two using the coupon code BUY2GET1 at checkout. For more information, see the latest Pogo Insider. The offer expires 11/30.

(Bill wrote in to let us know this code can be used more than once. “Note that the 3 for 2 offer says one per transaction, but the code is repeatable; meaning you can put 3 mix and match in the cart, apply the code and checkout [paying 32 gems], then put another 3 in the cart, apply the code and checkout again. You can repeat this as many times as you like; it will still only be 32 gems per 3, no matter how many batches of 3 you buy.” Thanks Bill! Others have written in to say that it doesn’t matter how many badges you have in your cart, that the code can still be applied for a 3 for the price of 2 bargain.)

Here are the twelve badges for January 2010’s Mix-n-Match release. As usual they’ll probably be released on the last day of December and will cost 16 gems a piece. Also see the 2010 Happy New Year Limited Edition badge, listed at the end, which will be released separately and will cost 28 gems.

You may notice the badge graphics aren’t included in this post; it looks like they haven’t been created yet (maybe they’re a little short-staffed). We’ll be sure to add them in as soon as they’re available. Update 12/3: badges have been added below!

Addiction Solitaire – Pogoholic Badge
Win 15000 tokens in 4 weeks!
Win this badge plus 4,000 tokens!

Everyone Wins Bingo – Hollow Trunk Badge
Call 300 bingos with a wild pinecone in 4 weeks! (At least one daub in the bingo must be a wild pinecone)
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens!

Jungle Gin – Treetop Swing Badge
Go gin 15 times in 10 days! (Knock with no deadwood in your hand to go gin)
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens!

Lost Temple Poker – Land of the Lost Badge
Reach the Lost Temple Bonus Round 10 times in 10 days! (Get Tex to the Lost Temple to reach the Bonus Round)
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens!

Mahjong Safari – Winter Safari Badge
Match 700 tiles in 2 weeks!
Win this badge plus 3,000 tokens!

Payday FreeCell – Crown of Spades Badge
Win 10 games in 150 moves or less in 10 days!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens!

Penguin Blocks – Frozen Lake Badge
Collect 400 pieces of seafood in 10 days! (Finish each round with $1 or more)
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens!

SCRABBLE – Floor Tiles Badge
Win 10 games in 10 days!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens!

Squelchies – Giant Squelchy Badge
Clear 60 waves in 10 days! (To clear a wave match Squelchies so Chucky the Crab makes it across the finish line)
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens!

Thousand Island Solitaire – Mysterious Crate Badge
Finish a ‘Perfect Game’ 10 times in 2 weeks! (Play cards to make each of your piles add up to exactly 1000)
Win this badge plus 4,000 tokens!

Trivial Pursuit Daily 20 – Colored Suit Badge
Earn a wedge on 5 daily or calendar quizzes in 10 days!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens!

Turbo 21 – New Tires Badge
Get 30 ‘5-Card Gimmies’ in 10 days! (To get a 5-Card Gimmie, stack 5 cards without going over 21)
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens!

Addiction Solitaire – 2010 Happy New Year Limited Edition Badge
Win 6000 tokens in 15 days!
Win this badge plus 2,010 tokens!

Pogo’s given us a gift today in the form of Gifting Services! We’re now able to give other players items for their minis, Mix-n-Match badges, and Premium Badge Albums.

Update: If you’re a privacy nut but your profile is still public, you’ll want to make sure you adjust your Gift Settings (which can be found by going to the “My Gifts” link on your home page, then choosing “Gift Settings” from the left sidebar). If you were to receive a gift and open it, by default the item, the sender’s name, and the message they included with the gift would be displayed on your profile to whoever has rights to see it. Make sure to check the boxes for “Keep sender names private” and “Keep messages private” to stop that from happening.

In addition, we got a release full of holiday items today as well! There’s just over a page full of new backgrounds, goodies, and clothing for our minis!

Update 11/19: they’ve added 3 more items to this release, all token items. Hooray! Thanks MomsBassetHound for letting us know about today’s mini Mini release!

And last, but not least, they’ve put up a free token offer (which we’ll also add to our Free Tokens page) to celebrate gift-giving!

Thanks, as always, to everyone who wrote in to let us know about these new additions!

Here are the fifteen (up from the usual twelve, apparently) Mix-n-Match badges scheduled for December 2009. They are usually released on the evening before the first day of the month. Each badge will cost 16 gems and they are as follows:

Aces Up! – Nosedive Badge
Add 25 planes to your squadron in 10 days!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens!

BATTLESHIP – You Sank My Battleship! Badge
Sink 10 battleships in 10 days!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens!

Canasta – Canasta Carnival Badge
Win a four-player game in 10 days!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens!

Dice City Roller – Dice City Winter Badge
Clear 50 ‘5 of a Kind’ cards in 2 weeks!
Win this badge plus 3,000 tokens!

Golf Solitaire – Hole in Sun Badge
Clear 25 holes in 2 weeks! (Remove all the cards from the playing field to clear a hole)
Win this badge plus 3,000 tokens!

Lottso! Express – Ball Boy Badge
Reach the third Goal 45 times in 2 weeks!
Win this badge plus 3,000 tokens!

Mahjong Safari – Holiday Safari Badge
Send 12 gifts in 10 days!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens!

Makeover Madness – Hair Extensions Badge
Get 5 Jackpot Spins in 10 days!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens!

MONOPOLY Here & Now: The World Edition – Digital Banking Badge
Go to Jail 5 times in 10 days!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens!

Monopoly Slots – Ride the Reels Badge
Land on a Railroad once in 3 weeks!
Win this badge plus 4,000 tokens!

Payday FreeCell – Drawbridge Badge
Get 50 or more Bonus Points on a Payday Scratch Bonus Card 20 times in 10 days!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens!

Pop Fu – I Know Kung Fu Badge
Win 1200 tokens in 10 days! (Including Jackpot Spins)
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens!

Poppit! – Cactus Claus Badge
Use a ‘pin’ power-up 15 times in 10 days!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

QWERTY – Gophers Playing QWERTY Badge
Play 12 words of 6 letters or more in 10 days!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

Word Search Daily – Backwards Badge
Find 60 words that are backwards in 10 days! (Only words that are horizontal words found without using the Hint button count)
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

Also, look for this 2009 Christmas badge (Limited Edition, 28 gems) sometime in the month of December:

Lottso! Express – 2009 Christmas Limited Edition Badge
Complete 100 regular cards in 3 weeks! (Regular cards are 3×2 spaces and Gold, Silver or Bronze)
Win this badge plus 3,000 tokens!

Here it is, the 2009 Thanksgiving Limited Edition Mix-n-Match badge released today! Available from now until November 27th, this one will set you back the usual 28 gems!

Yahtzee Party! – 2009 Thanksgiving Limited Edition Badge
Roll 22 Yahtzees in 22 days! (Free Play and Super Yahtzees do not count) Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

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Bingo Luau – Luau Lovin’ Badge
Get 3 bingos on Red cards in 5 days!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

Jigsaw Treasure Hunter – Broken Drawer Badge
Solve a puzzle on any Skill Level in 15 minutes or less!
Win this badge plus 1,000 tokens.

KenoPop! – Rollin’ Around Badge
Play any power-up 30 times in 2 weeks! (Finish the game to check your progress.)
Win this badge plus 3,000 tokens.

Mahjong Garden – Paper Dragon Badge
Remove 1000 tiles using the ‘Geometric’ tile set in 5 days!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

Mini Golf Madness – Mini Clubs Badge
Hit 50 Birdies in 2 weeks!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

Pogo Bowl – Turkey Ball Badge
Get 5 Jackpot Spins in 1 day! (Bowl 150 or better to earn a Jackpot Spin)
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

SCRABBLE – Letter Factory Badge
Earn 25 Triple Letter Scores in 5 hours!
Win this badge plus 3,000 tokens.

Sweet Tooth 2 – Sweetener Badge
Win 25 games in 10 days!
Win this badge plus 3,000 tokens.

Tri-Peaks Solitaire – Tri, Tri, Tri, Again Badge
Get a 10-card streak or better 3 times in 3 days!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

Word Whomp Whackdown – Surprise Whack Badge
Find 100 words in 5 days! (Words from the Main Round and the Speed Round count)
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

World Class Solitaire – Fear of Flying Badge
Get 25 powerups in 3 days!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

Yahtzee Party! – Party Planner Badge
Roll 5 Yahtzees with ‘fives’ in 2 weeks! (Free Play and Super Yahtzees do not count)
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

Also, look for a special edition animated mix-n-match badge later this month.

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Soon, you’ll be able to give more kinds of gifts to your friends via Pogo! Currently the only “gifts” we can give are Premium Badge Albums, but Pogo is going to be implementing a whole My Gifts section where you can give and see what you’ve received. You’ll be able to give Mini items, Premium Badge Albums, and Mix-n-Match badges to your friends. It’ll show you exactly what you’ve received too, and who gave it to you.

In the Mini Mall, for example, you’ll be able to select “Give as a Gift” (in addition to “Try” or “Add” to your cart) and it’ll stick the item in your Gift cart. You then choose your recipient and send away! It appears as if you’ll be able to send items worth tokens and gems, though that may change in the future.

Let’s hope Pogo gets this neat feature up and running before Christmas, I suspect a lot of people’s shopping lists will be shortened considerably if they could easily gift tons of mini items and mix-n-match badges to their Pogo friends!

Do you think you’ll use this feature? Do you like the idea of now being able to gift more than just PBAs? What else would you want to gift to your friends?

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The 2009 Halloween Limited Edition badge has been released. This one will set you back 28 gems:

Spooky Slots – 2009 Halloween Limited Edition Badge
Win 500 tokens from the Free Spin Bonus in 3 days! (The Free Spin Bonus is triggered when the Ghost symbol stops on the reels) Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

Just FYI, the original requirements for this badge were “Spin the reels to get 3 Spiders 5 times in 1 day!” Thankfully Pogo decided to loosen up a little bit and make this based on the free spin bonus and not 3 spiders which probably would have been near impossible!

Don’t forget to check out our Upcoming Badges page for a preview of the Halloween weekend challenge coming up later this month!

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