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Turbo 21 – Convertible Badge
Get 200 Blackjacks this week! (A Blackjack is a 21 with only 2 cards)

Everyone Wins Bingo – Frozen Acorn Badge
Pass 100 wilds this week! (Wilds passed to yourself do not count)

The Pogo Turns 10 Premium Badge Album is now in development. To celebrate Pogo’s tenth birthday, Pogo’s giving us ten challenges, ten days in length, with requirements of 10 things! Clever! While Pogo’s graphic artists are busy with the badges, we’re able to show you the challenges:

Everyone Wins Bingo – Pogo Picnic Badge
Call 10 diagonal bingos in 10 days!

First Class Solitaire – Skywriter Badge
Win 10 games in 10 days!

Hog Heaven Slots – Hog Heaven Rain Badge
Use 10 halos in 10 days!

Jungle Gin – Gin and Tongue It Badge
Go gin 10 times in 10 days! (Knock with no deadwood in your head to go gin)

Lottso! Express – Extravagant Expression Badge
Complete 10 Mega Lottso cards in 10 days!

Mahjong Garden – Monkey See, Monkey Fu Badge
End the game while in Autumn season 10 times in 10 days! (Make an exact match for 2 Autumn tiles before you finish each game.)

Poppit! – Pop Ten Badge
Release 10 Stumpy McDeal prizes in 10 days! (Stumpy has a blue shirt, red shoes and big mustache)

Stack ‘em – Stack-crobats Badge
Remove 10 or more animals with one move 10 times in 10 days! (You’ll receive credit only for your biggest group in each game)

Thousand Island Solitaire – Sail and Celebrate Badge
Reach 10 treasure chests in 10 days! (Match the number to the left of your stack of cards to reach a chest)

Word Whomp – Gifted Gophers Badge
Find 10 6-letter words in 10 days!

In addition to these, there will be the usual album completion badge. (Thanks to Kathy for getting us these requirements.) We’ll give you another update when the badges have been completed.

Here’s a sneak peek of the upcoming Mix-n-Match badges for September 2009. These will be released on the last day of August. There are the following 12 challenges for 16 gems a piece:

BOGGLE Bash – Cubicle Badge
Find 64 words of 5-letter or longer in 5 hours!

Blackjack Carnival – Feathered Mask Badge
Get 21 Blackjacks in 12 days! (A Blackjack is a 21 with only 2 cards)

Crazy Cakes – Side of Bakin’ Badge
Serve 100 Dwarves in 12 days!

Everyone Wins Bingo – Happy Squirrel Badge
Reach the Team Goal 20 times in 2 days!

Fortune Bingo – Cracked Crystal Badge
Win 500 tokens in 5 days! (Includes Jackpot Spins)

Golf Solitaire – Water Hazard Badge
Clear 13 Hazards in 13 days!

Jigsaw Detective – Detective Agency Badge
Solve 10 puzzles in 5 days!

Mahjong Garden – White Dragon’s Badge
Match 50 White Dragon tiles in 2 weeks!

Monopoly Slots – House Hunting Badge
Land on Chance 2 times in 2 weeks!

Perfect Pair Solitaire – Rock the Boat Badge
Collect 30 Hearts in 1 day!

Thousand Island Solitaire – J.P.’s Outpost Badge
Get 5 Jackpots Spins in 10 days!

Tumble Bees – Happy Hive Badge
Get 30 tokens or more in a Jackpot Spin 7 times in 3 days!

In addition, there is the Pogo 10 Year Anniversary Limited Edition Badge, which will cost 28 gems (please note, this is separate from the free 10 year anniversary Special Badge which will automatically be awarded on Pogo’s 10th anniversary in September):

Monopoly Slots – Pogo 10 Year Anniversary Limited Edition Badge
Win 25000 tokens in 15 days! (Including Jackpot Spins)

Payday FreeCell – All The King’s Men Badge
Win 10 games this week!

Everyone Wins Bingo – Wild Burners Badge
Call 100 bingos with a wild pinecone this week!

If you’d like to contribute your tips or hints on how to earn either of these badges, or if you’re stuck and need a little help, post a comment below.

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Pogo released the Mother’s Day 2009 Limited Edition badge today. Go get it, for 28 gems!

Everyone Wins Bingo – 2009 Mother’s Day Limited Edition Badge
Call 250 bingos in 7 days!

Today Pogo released the May 2009 Mix-n-Match badges and challenges. They each cost 16 gems.

There are two notable differences with this set than when we first gave you a sneak peek:

First, the Mother’s Day Limited Edition badge was not released today. We expect it to be released on Tuesday, so it’ll be out in time for Mother’s Day which is the following Sunday. For more information on it and to see the badge itself, check out the end of the sneak peek post from the beginning of this month.

Second, the requirement for the Monopoly Slots M-n-M has changed. Originally it was Pass GO 3 times in 3 days!, which is not impossible but pretty time consuming at the rate the dice come off the spinners. We think you might get a good laugh out of the new requirement below.

Backgammon – Backgammon Bar Badge
Move 10 of your opponent’s pieces to the bar in 10 days!

Canasta – Red Turtleneck Badge
Get 60 Red 3′s in 2 weeks!
(Finish the game to earn your Red 3′s)

Everyone Wins Bingo – Treehouse Badge
Call 100 wild bingos in 7 days!

Hog Heaven Slots – Castle in the Sky Badge
Smash open 500 pink piggy banks at the top of the screen in 2 weeks!

KenoPop! – Pop Performance Badge
Get 25 Jackpot Spins in 5 days!

Lottso! – Barrel of Balls Badge
Activate the Charity Card 10 times in 5 days!

Monopoly Slots – Almighty Dollar Badge
Pass GO 1 time in 300 days!

Payday FreeCell – Royal Carriage Badge
Win 8 games with 200 tokens or more in 4 days!
(Including Jackpot Spins)

Rainy Day Spider Solitaire – End of the Rainbow Badge
Win 1000 tokens in 5 hours!

Sweet Tooth 2 – I Want Candy Badge
Match 10000 pieces of candy in 3 weeks!

Texas Hold’em Poker – Armored Armadillo Badge
Win 10 hands with a Straight or better in 2 weeks!

Yahtzee Party! – Fuzzy Dice Badge
Earn the Upper Score Card Bonus 15 times in 5 days!
(Score at least 63 points for Aces through Sixes)

If you have any hints or tips that you’d like to share, please include the name of the badge and your suggestions in a comment below. If you’d like some help with completing a badge, let us know below as well. Thanks!

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Here’s a sneak peek of the May 2009 Mix-n-Match badges and challenges. They’ll all cost the usual 16 gems, with the exception of the Limited Edition Mother’s Day badge which will cost 28. These will be released on May 1 (or April 30, if this month was any indication)!

Backgammon – Backgammon Bar Badge
Move 10 of your opponent’s pieces to the bar in 10 days!

Canasta – Red Turtleneck Badge
Get 60 Red 3′s in 2 weeks!
(Finish the game to earn your Red 3′s)

Everyone Wins Bingo – Treehouse Badge
Call 100 wild bingos in 7 days!

Hog Heaven Slots – Castle in the Sky Badge
Smash open 500 pink piggy banks at the top of the screen in 2 weeks!

KenoPop! – Pop Performance Badge
Get 55 Jackpot Spins in 5 days!

Lottso! – Barrel of Balls Badge
Activate the Charity Card 10 times in 5 days!

Monopoly Slots – Almighty Dollar Badge
Pass GO 3 times in 3 days!

Payday FreeCell – Royal Carriage Badge
Win 8 games with 200 tokens or more in 4 days!
(Including Jackpot Spins)

Rainy Day Spider Solitaire – End of the Rainbow Badge
Win 1000 tokens in 5 hours!

Sweet Tooth 2 – I Want Candy Badge
Match 10000 pieces of candy in 3 weeks!

Texas Hold’em Poker – Armored Armadillo Badge
Win 12 hands with a Straight or better in 2 weeks!

Yahtzee Party! – Fuzzy Dice Badge
Earn the Upper Score Card Bonus 15 times in 5 days!
(Score at least 63 points for Aces through Sixes)

Also, keep an eye out for this Limited Edition badge which will cost 28 gems:

Everyone Wins Bingo – 2009 Mother’s Day Limited Edition Badge
Call 250 bingos in 7 days!

A few months ago I gave up on Everyone WhinesWins Bingo at about rank 5 and after a few badges/challenges I was at rank 9 when the Mini Awards were released a little while back. That’s enough to get the Acorn Helmet hat and Young Oak goodie, but rank 11 is needed for the Secluded Forest background. Ever the fan of nature (and always the Pogo Mini collector), I decided to spend a few hours and rank up enough in EWB to get my fancy background.

(Insert several hours of room-switching because of chat about “acorn-hoggers”, “anti-sharers” and “sharing-nazis” — I AM SO NOT KIDDING.)

Ding! Rank 11.

I’d already claimed all of the Mini Awards available in every game (except Canasty, but that’s another adventure I’m not willing to participate in at this point in time, awesome Vespa goodie or not), so I’d never seen the magic happen. For those of you, like me, who wondered what happens when you win a Mini Award, behold:

This window popped up as soon as I reached rank 11, just like a badge notification would. That’s my current mini, with her background replaced with the newly won one. That link will take you directly to the Mini Awards page (in your original browser window/tab) where you can claim the award you just won.

Tomorrow morning, Pogo will release its “new features” (with Mini Awards in Canasta, Everyone Wins Bingo, Mahjong Garden, Pogo™ Addiction Solitaire, and Tri-Peaks Solitaire) and Monopoly Slots. As with any new Pogo release, you’ll be able to add Monopoly Slots to your favorites in the morning and play from there.