coming soon/rumors

Pogo is expanding their virtual gifting services (currently badges, albums, and mini items) into the Pogo Gift Store and they’re adding new items you can gift to your friends called Expressions. Expressions are like virtual greeting cards, some animated and some not, that will cost small amounts of gems and tokens. The one to the right is a “#1 Mini” that you can send to a friend to let them know “Your mini is numero uno”! Like greeting cards, you can send them to express your thanks, celebrate birthdays and occasions and holidays, and more. There will be some that are Club Pogo exclusives as well.

Click on the screenshot below to see the new Gift Store at full-size.

Thank you Kiki for this great find!

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Here’s a sneak peek at the badges for Clue: Secrets and Spies! You’ll be earning badges in this game as you complete episodes. There are 7 so far:

Hong Kong Hooey Badge
Complete the Clue: Secrets & Spies episode “Case of the Hong Kong Hooey” to earn this badge

Florentine Fiasco Badge
Complete the Clue: Secrets & Spies episode “The Florentine Fiasco” to earn this badge

Berlin Balance Badge
Complete the Clue: Secrets & Spies episode “Berlin in the Balance” to earn this badge

Cairo Caper Badge
Complete the Clue: Secrets & Spies episode “The Cairo Caper” to earn this badge

Thames Terror Badge
Complete the Clue: Secrets & Spies episode “Terror on the Thames” to earn this badge

Moscow Meddler Badge
Complete the Clue: Secrets & Spies episode “The Meddlesome Muscovite” to earn this badge

Moroccan Mole Badge
Complete the Clue: Secrets & Spies episode “The Mole in Morocco” to earn this badge

And it looks as if you’ll be able to purchase at least some of the episodes with gems from their “Clue Episode Store”.

The graphics in this game sure look like they are going to be great, don’t you think?

Many thanks to Kimmie and LB for the info on this interesting upcoming game and its interesting badges!

Keep an eye out for this upcoming Limited Edition Mix-n-Match badge, coming soon! It’ll be 28 gems and should be released in the week(s) before Easter.

Lottso – 2010 Easter Limited Edition Badge
Place 800 balls on the game cards in 2 weeks!
Win this badge plus 3,000 tokens.

Just a quick note: Flower Daze is scheduled to be released today. Pogo’s having a few issues getting it out this morning so please have patience with them. We’ll post here once the game is ready to play — whether it’s today or tomorrow or next week — so keep an eye on this spot for the latest details!

In the meantime, you can get your computer ready to play Flower Daze. Like Puck’s Peak, it has a larger game window than the rest of Pogo games. You’ll want to make sure your screen resolution is set to at least 1024×768 — there are details on how to do that at Pogo’s help site.

It’s official! Pogo has let us know that Flower Daze is coming soon! Don’t ask us what soon means, it could be next week or three weeks from now. Pogo isn’t exactly consistent with this type of thing. Most likely, though, it’ll come out on some Tuesday morning in the near future.

Flower Daze is a puzzle strategy game that involves flowers, and lots of them! According to the How to Play which has just fbeen posted on Pogo’s servers, you will be clicking on flowers to open them and change their color. The goal is to transform all of the flowers within a set number of moves, which could be difficult but luckily there’s an unlimited undo button!

For more information, badges, and a screenshot, check out our archive of Flower Daze posts.

Here’s a sneak peek at the twelve upcoming Mix-n-Match badges, chat icons, and challenges for March 2010. Each badge will cost you 16 gems when they are released on the first of March.

Bingo Luau – Grass Skirt Badge
Correctly cover 1500 numbers in 3 weeks!
Win this badge plus 4,000 tokens!

Dice City Roller – Pair ‘o Dice City Badge
Clear 200 cards in 10 days! (Does not include auction cards)
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens!

KenoPop! – Keno Cannon Badge
Get 15 Jackpot Spins in 3 weeks!
Win this badge plus 4,000 tokens!

Lottso! Express – Matchbox Badge
Complete 10 Mega Lottso cards in 2 weeks! (Mega Lottso cards are 6 by 6 spaces)
Win this badge plus 3,000 tokens!

Mahjong Garden – Guard in Garden Badge
Complete 25 animals with the ‘Pogo’ tiles on Medium difficulty in 2 weeks!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens!

Monopoly Slots – Funny Money Badge
Land on a Utility once in 2 weeks! (Utilities are Electric Company and Water Works)
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens!

Pogo Bowl – Bowl of Balls Badge
Bowl 20 Strikes in 10 days!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens!

Puck’s Peak – Magic Wand Badge
Win 3 ’1000 Meter’ games in 10 days!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens!

SCRABBLE – Flowers for 13 Points Badge
Create 13 5-letter words in 10 days!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens!

Sudoku Puzzle Blast – Gold Digger Badge
Correctly place 60 pieces in 10 days!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens!

Vaults of Atlantis Slots – Mermaid Badge
Win the Scatter bonus 3 times in 10 days! (Get 3 or more Scatter symbols anywhere on the reels)
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens!

World Class Solitaire – Overhead Compartment Badge
Get 15 passport stamps in 2 weeks!
Win this badge plus 3,000 tokens!

Risk has been in beta testing for a few weeks now so we’re starting to get early reports on how the game is shaping up. For now, here’s a look at the five badges for Risk. We assume the game will have 50 ranks and these five badges will be awarded at ranks 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 — but nothing is for sure.

We’ll keep you posted as we get more information on the badge ranks and requirements.

Pogo is working on a new premium badge album for us! This one contains badges all about mythical creatures. When it’s released, it’ll set you back $5.99 (or 86 gems). Check out the 10 badge challenges:

Aces Up! – Pegasus Badge
Remove 900 cards in 3 weeks! (Cards removed by planes do not count. Finish the game to check your progress)
Win this badge plus 2000 tokens!

Harvest Mania – Jackalope Badge
Harvest 40 or more veggies in a single season 25 times in 3 weeks!
Win this badge plus 2000 tokens!

Jungle Gin – Basilisk Badge
Win 3 700-point matches in 3 weeks!
Win this badge plus 2000 tokens!

Mahjong Garden – Kirin Badge
Complete 15 animals using the ‘Animal’ tile set and ‘Animal’ puzzle set on Medium difficulty in 3 weeks!
Win this badge plus 2000 tokens!

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

Pogo Bowl – Yeti Badge
Knockdown 2 Gold Pins in 3 weeks!
Win this badge plus 2000 tokens!

Puck’s Peak – Phoenix Badge
Win 10 Mountain Peak games in 3 weeks! (Choose the ‘Mountain Peak’ when starting a game)
Win this badge plus 2000 tokens!

Squelchies – Loch Ness Badge
Reach the Jellyfish bonus round 10 times in 3 weeks! (Collect King Squelchies to unlock the bonus round)
Win this badge plus 2000 tokens!

Sweet Tooth 2 – Vampire Badge
Win a round with 5 or more ’4-Matches’ 13 times in 3 weeks!
Win this badge plus 3000 tokens!

Word Search Daily – Angel Badge
Find 150 words on Medium difficulty level in 3 weeks!
Win this badge plus 3000 tokens!

Mythic Menagerie – Album Completion Badge

Here’s a sneak peek at the February 2010 Mix-n-Match badges. There are 12 badges/challenges in total and as usual they will cost 16 gems. Also keep an eye out for the February release of the Limited Edition badge for Valentine’s Day which will set you back 28 gems. (Thanks Kathy for the info!)

BOGGLE Bash – Boggle Goggles Badge
Find 50 words that end with the letter ‘s’ in 10 days!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

First Class Solitaire – Stay Classy Badge
Place 300 cards in the foundation stacks in 10 days!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

Fortune Bingo – Gypsy Tent Badge
Correctly cover 600 numbers in 10 days!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

Hog Heaven Slots – Heavenly Hog Badge
Win 1000 tokens in the Bonus Game in 2 weeks! (Collect 10 Hog Heaven symbols to play the Bonus Game)
Win this badge plus 3,000 tokens.

Panda Pai Gow Poker – Pay the Panda Badge
Set off the Bonus Bet Rocket at the top of the stairs 2 times in 9 days! (Guess the Bonus Bet correctly to help the Panda climb the stairs)
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

Perfect Pair Solitaire – Perfect Sunset Badge
Make 50 perfect matches in 10 days! (Win the game to check your progress)
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

Puck’s Peak – Block Climbing Badge
Earn 8 Stars in 8 days! (Win the game to collect Stars)
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

Sock Hop Slots – Striped Socks Badge
Win 400 tokens from the Free Spin Bonus in 10 days! (The Record Album symbol triggers the Free Spin Bonus)
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

Sweet Tooth 2 – Toothy Smile Badge
Clear 100 caramel spaces in 10 days! (Play in Caramel rooms)
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

Word Search Daily – Search for Love Badge
Find 25 words that start with the letter ‘L’ in 10 days!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

WordJong – Secluded Pagoda Badge
Spell 50 words of 6 or more letters in 2 weeks!
Win this badge plus 3,000 tokens.

Yahtzee Party! – Parting Gift Badge
Roll 3 Yahtzees with ‘ones’ in 10 days! (Free Play and Super Yahtzees do not count)
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

BADGE TBD
Sweet Tooth 2 – 2010 Valentine’s Day Limited Edition Badge
Make 150 ’4 Match’ combos in 2 weeks!
Win this badge plus 5,000 tokens.