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Sneak Peek: December 2009 Mix-n-Match

Lura — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:05:37 +0000

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!

Monopoly Getting More Ranks

Lura — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:10:21 +0000

Pogo has decided to add 50 more ranks to MONOPOLY Here & Now: The World Edition. There will be a total of 100 ranks and you’ll be earning new badges at ranks 60, 70, 80, 90, and 100. Here are the badges and requirements:

Monopoly – Become a Supervillain!
Pass GO 4,148 times to achieve Rank 60 and earn this badge

Monopoly – Clone Yourself!
Pass GO 4,748 times to achieve Rank 70 and earn this badge

Monopoly – Build a Private Zoo!
Pass GO 5,498 times to achieve Rank 80 and earn this badge

Monopoly – Get Extra Cheese on a Burrito!
Pass GO 6,488 times to achieve Rank 90 and earn this badge

Monopoly – Enjoy the Simple Life!
Pass GO 7,613 times to achieve Rank 100 and earn this badge

Of all of the games that Pogo has promised will get new ranks (cough, KenoPop, cough) and older games that surely could use new ranks (cough, Hog Heaven Slots, cough), we’re surprised to see Monopoly come up as the next one to get them. We guess Monopoly money really does talk! We’ll keep you posted if we hear when these new ranks will be added.

Sneak Preview: Take a Trip PBA

Lura — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:52:31 +0000

Pogo’s got yet another Premium Badge Album in development. This one, which will probably be released next month, is called “Take a Trip”. When it’s released, it’ll cost you $5.99 or 86 gems. It includes the following 10 challenges:

Poppit! – River Tubing Badge
Use a ”weight” power-up 40 times in 2 weeks!
Win this badge plus 2000 tokens!

Mahjong Safari – Wildlife Safari Badge
Complete a puzzle in 4 minutes or less 40 times in 3 weeks!
Win this badge plus 3000 tokens!

Bingo Luau – Hot Springs Badge
Correctly cover 500 numbers in 2 weeks!
Win this badge plus 2000 tokens!

Lottso! Express – Rock Climbing Badge
Complete 200 bingos in 3 weeks!
Win this badge plus 3000 tokens!

Dice City Roller – Nature’s Spirit Badge
Earn a ”clear bonus” by using all of the cards in a pile 20 times in 2 weeks!
Win this badge plus 2000 tokens!

Thousand Island Solitaire – Island Swim Badge
Get a ”Perfect 1000” on 100 piles in 3 weeks! (Play cards to make your piles add up to exactly 1000)
Win this badge plus 3000 tokens!

Turbo 21 – Scenic Route Badge
Get 20 ”5-Card Gimmies” in 2 weeks! (To get a 5-Card Gimmie, stack 5 cards without going over 21)”
Win this badge plus 2000 tokens!

Phlinx – Reef Diving Badge
Make 75 groups of 10 or more stones fall to the ground in 3 weeks!
Win this badge plus 3000 tokens!

KenoPop! – Palace Visit Badge
Play any power-up 15 times in 2 weeks!
Win this badge plus 2000 tokens!

Makeover Madness – Local Flavor Badge
Make it to the Supermodel Bonus Show 8 times in 3 weeks!
Win this badge plus 3000 tokens!

Take a Trip Album Completion Badge

Clue: Secrets and Spies

Lura — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:09:01 +0000

The “Clue hidden object game” that Dan F. mentioned in his interview looks like it’ll be Pogo’s very own version of Clue: Secrets and Spies, a board game that Hasbro is currently marketing. In this spy-themed version of Clue, you are one of a team of international spies hired to travel to various locations around the world to stop Agent Black. It appears the game-play of this board game may be similar to the original clue, just with a spy theme and worldwide setting. If you’re interested, check out the Clue: Secrets and Spies board game from Hasbro, which implements text messaging (Pogo’s version probably won’t do this, but who knows). It’ll be interesting to see how Pogo turns all of this into a hidden object game for their site.

Can you prove yourself as the world’s ultimate spy? Agent Black – CLUE’s most notorious spy – is plotting, and it’s up to you to stop him! Go undercover as an international agent to foil his schemes by completing missions and attending secret meetings. Scan with your spy light to uncover a secret, or check your cell phone for a Spy Text that could help or hinder your game. Your assignments will take you all over the world, so stay ahead of the other agents and earn the title of Ultimate Spy!

We’re working to get more details on this game, so keep an eye on BadgeHungry for the latest news.

First Look at Puck’s Peak

Lura — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:16:56 +0000

Puck’s Peak is currently in the testing phase and we are starting to receive tons and tons of information on this unique, new game!

Puck’s Peak is a tower-building game with unlockable characters and levels where your goal is to stack blocks of different shapes and sizes to certain heights (500m, 1000m, et cetera). Each time a block falls, you earn a strike — so many strikes and you have to start over! Once you build a pile of blocks to the required height, it must stay standing for 3 seconds.

The more total meters you have built, the higher in rank you will be: 3000m will earn you rank one for example. As we noted before, this game will have 50 ranks and 5 rank badges.

The controls for this game are fairly simple. If you have a mouse with a mousewheel, you can left-click to select blocks from the left side of the screen and rotate the mousewheel to rotate the pieces. If not, you can use the arrow keys on your keyboard. We hear it takes a little time to get used to, but overall the placement and rotation of the blocks is simple (unless you’re like one of our sources, who says she needs to be more careful and stop knocking over her pre-existing blocks)!

The music for this game is very “electronic”, and the graphics in this game are cartoony and really fun! Here are some examples of what the game looks like:

To prepare your computer to play this new game, you will want to make sure you can currently run Beaker Creatures. Puck’s Peak is another Flash-based game, so if you can run Beaker Creatures you will probably be able to run Puck’s Peak when it’s released.

We don’t have a timeline as to when this game will be released, but it’s currently being tested and the general consensus is that it’s looking great! Be sure to check out our archive of posts about Puck’s Peak for additional information about badges, mini items, and more.

New PBA in Development: Cirque du Solitaire

Lura — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:13:36 +0000

Check out this cool new Premium Badge Album that Pogo is creating for us! It’s got ten badges and challenges — all in solitaire games — with an album completion badge, as usual. When it’s released, it will cost $5.99 or 86 gems.

First Class Solitaire – Classy Magician Badge
Complete 25 foundation stacks in 3 weeks!
Win this badge plus 2000 tokens!

Golf Solitaire – Surprise Swing Badge
Play a perfect hole 20 times in 3 weeks! (Remove every card from the playing field to play a perfect hole)
Win this badge plus 3000 tokens!

Thousand Island Solitaire – Circus Cannon Badge
Play 1000 cards in 3 weeks!
Win this badge plus 3000 tokens!

Aces Up! – Aerial Amazement Badge
Win 10 hands in 3 weeks!
Win this badge plus 2000 tokens!

Tri-Peaks Solitaire – Mystic Chest Badge
Get a ‘10 Card Streak’ or better 15 times in 3 weeks!
Win this badge plus 3000 tokens!

World Class Solitaire – Clowning Around Badge
Visit 8 cities in 3 weeks!
Win this badge plus 2000 tokens!

Rainy Day Spider Solitaire – Trapeze Net Badge
Win games without using 10 Bonus Free Cells in 3 weeks! (Each unused Bonus Free Cell counts after winning the game)
Win this badge plus 2000 tokens!

Payday FreeCell – Royal Revue Badge
Win 5 games in 150 moves or less in 3 weeks!
Win this badge plus 3000 tokens!

Perfect Pair Solitaire – Perfect Present Badge
Make 50 perfect matches in 3 weeks! (You must win the game for perfect matches to count)
Win this badge plus 2000 tokens!

Addiction Solitaire – Wild Ride Badge
Give 1 Token Gift in 3 weeks!
Win this badge plus 2000 tokens!

Cirque du Solitaire Super Badge – Album Completion

Sneak Peek: Mini Awards Galore

Lura — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:00:05 +0000

We weren’t kidding when we said Pogo’s graphic artists have been busy busy busy making items for our minis! Here’s a gigantic sneak peek of some upcoming mini awards we’ll be able to earn in-game.

Mini Award Backgrounds for: Stellar Sweeper, Squelchies, Harvest Mania, Word Search Daily, Casino Island Blackjack, Pinochle, Dice Derby, Wonderland Memories, Word Jong, and Phlinx(?).

And here are some items of clothing (there are both male and female versions of these, but the female versions are shown below):

Mini Award Goodies for (possibly): Shuffle Bump, Quick Quack, Squelchies, Pop Fu, Phlinx, Bloop, Battle Phlinx, Harvest Mania, Word Search Daily, Word Whomp, Stellar Sweeper, Poppa Zoppa, Casino Island Blackjack, Perfect Pair Solitaire, Makeover Madness, Dice Derby, Wonderland Memories, Word Jong, Greenback Bayou and more!

These items weren’t named by the games they are associated with, so we’re just making guesses as to what item may be awarded in what game. We’re also not really sure what game the music stand and cello go with (Or is it a violin? Musicians, help us out here?) Some of these could also be for future games that haven’t been released and developed yet. What do you think? Leave your comments below.

Puck’s Peak Minis

Lura — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:08:56 +0000

The graphic artists at Pogo have been busy creating a lot of artwork for our minis. Recently, the following images were created.

Please note: while sometimes game-related mini items may mean a game is going to be deluxe, this is not a deluxe game. In addition, these are not mini awards that will be awarded in game. Right now, they appear to be mini items that will be released either in coordination or shortly after the release of the game. (Pogo did this with Trivial Pursuit last year.)

Puck’s Peak-related Mini items: background, goodie, and costume:

These images may give us a hint to gameplay as well. What do you think?

Battleship Badges and Requirements

Lura — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:02:42 +0000

Here is a sneak peek at the five rank badges and two in-game achievement badges (aka “secret badges”) for Battleship.

Rank 10 – Excellent Ensign Badge

Rank 20 – Loyal Lieutenant Badge

Rank 30 – Clever Commander Badge

Rank 40 – Capable Captain Badge

Rank 50 – Astounding Admiral Badge

Battleship Bomber Badge
Sink 2500 Battleships to earn this badge.

Terrifically Tenacious Badge
Miss 50000 times to earn this badge.

PS: there’s a possible spoiler in the comments here. Good things come to those who read the comments. *laugh*

Battleship Ranks and Badges

Lura — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:07:49 +0000

We’re still waiting on the actual badge graphics, but we can tell you that Battleship will have 50 ranks, 5 rank badges, and 2 “secret” in-game achievement badges. There’s also been a little bit of information leaked about how we’ll be earning those badges, ranks, and powerups. This, from the Ranks section of the How to Play:

BATTLESHIP has 50 ranks that you can earn as you progress through the game. For Club Pogo players, your rank is shown on the upper left. Also, at ranks 5, 15, 25, and 35, you unlock access to a new powerup, which are only available to Club Pogo players. You earn rank progress by firing shots. You can play in any game mode, win or lose, and make rank progress at approximately the same speed, so play using whatever mode you like best.

There are 5 rank badges you can win in BATTLESHIP. The badges are given out when you achieve ranks 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50. There are also two secret badges, which we won’t write about here, because then they wouldn’t be secret!

Note: To make rank progress, you do not need to win the game. You simply need fire shots.

There’s also some information on a marketing page at Pogo: Battleship is Coming Soon!

Big thanks to the little birdies who whispered in our ear about this news! We’ll be sure to show you as soon as we get our hands on Battleship’s seven badges and their requirements.