first class solitaire

Pogo’s doing a new sweepstakes promotion where you can win a $50 gift card. Each week, a different game will be featured and each week when you play the game you’ll be entered to win!

This week’s game is First Class Solitaire and you can get one entry each day, so don’t forget to play!

Step on up and play the new Game of the Week Sweepstakes for a chance to win a $50 gift card!
Each week in March, play each day to enter for a chance to win. It’s that easy and the games are so much fun!
Check the schedule below for your game favorites. Or try them all each week! You could be the next winner!

# MONOPOLY 3/2-3/8
# Mahjong Safari 3/9-3/15
# First Class Solitaire 3/16-3/22
# SCRABBLE 3/23-3/29

We’ll post again next week to remind you to play for your entries. Good luck!

Today, Pogo has also released the first set of M&M’s for the year: January 2009’s Mix-n-Match badges. Each badge and challenge costs 16 gems; this set of badges will expire on Jan 19, 2010.

Bingo Luau - Bingo Island Badge
Get a Team Bonus 3 times in 1 day! (Call Bingo with the card color that has the most bingos)

Canasta – Melding Pot Badge
Make 13 Canastas with NO WILDS in 13 hours! (Finish the game to check your progress)

Everyone Wins Bingo – Evergreen Badge
Call 77 vertical bingos in 77 hours!

First Class Solitaire – Flight Club Badge
Complete 9 foundation stacks in 1 day!

Jigsaw Treasure Hunter – Cold, Hard Cache Badge
Win 10,000 tokens in 30 days! (Including Jackpot Spins, Finish the game to check your progress.)

Phlinx – Fearless Pharaoh Badge
Win 5,000 tokens in 3 days!(Including Jackpot Spins)

Pogo Addiction Solitaire – Reshuffle Badge
Win 15 hands in 15 days!

Poppit! – Professional Popper Badge
Pop EVERY SINGLE BALLOON in 3 puzzles in 3 weeks!

Spades – Slick Tricks Badge
Win 1 1,000-point game in 2 days!

Tri-Peaks Solitaire – Spiral Serpent Badge
Reach the 3X Bonus Multiplier 22 times in 1 week! (This is an Expert Level Badge)

Trivial Pursuit Daily 20 – Dessert Course Badge
Win 5,000 tokens in 25 minutes!

Yahtzee Party! – Shake, Rattle and Roll Badge
Play 5 rounds of Super Yahtzee in 1 week! (Earn at least 1 token in each round)

If you have any hints or tips on how to achieve any of these badges, please post a comment below including the name of the badge and your tip! (These comments are moderated; only on-topic comments will be approved.)

Also, what did you think of the “Expert Level Badge” note about Tri-Peaks Solitaire’s Spiral Serpent badge? Was it really that hard, should it have received such a rating? Do you think all badges should have ratings?

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Pogo’s created a new 6-badge premium album that they’ll probably release this holiday season. It’ll cost $3.99 and will have the following challenges:

First Class Solitaire – First Class Gift Badge
Win 14 games in 2 weeks!

Bingo Luau – Bingo Bear Badge
Get 3 bingos on Red Cards in 2 weeks!

MONOPOLY Here & Now: The World Edition – Community Chest Badge
Draw 20 Community Chest or Chance cards in 2 weeks!

Yahtzee Party! – Yahtzee Gift Badge
Win 2,000 tokens in 2 weeks!

Tri-Peaks Solitaire – Treasure Box Badge
Use a “wild card” 12 times in 2 weeks!

Jigsaw Treasure Hunter – A Puzzling Gift Badge
Solve 1 puzzle on medium skill level in 6 minutes or less in 2 weeks!

Monopoly – Ticket To Ride Badge
Land on a Transport Space 12 times this week!

First Class Solitaire – Frequent Flyers Badge
Place 500 cards in the foundation this week!

Here are three additional unreleased Mix-n-Match badges slated for future months. Most likely these are for Word Whomp (maybe Whackdown), Pop Fu, and First Class Solitaire (maybe).

First Class Solitaire – Exit Row Badge
Win 3,000 tokens this week (including Jackpot Spins)!

Dice City Roller – Strive for Fives Badge
Clear 25 “5 of a Kind” cards this week!

Battle Phlinx – Stonedropper Badge
Drop 1,000 stones in 1 week!

Dice City Roller – Dice City Ruler Badge
Win 10,000 tokens in 4 Weeks (Including Jackpot Spins!)

First Class Solitaire – Over-packing Badge
Win 4 games in 4 weeks!

KenoPop! – Power Pop Badge
Play any Power-up 10 times in 10 days!

QWERTY – Qwicky Badge
Play 15 words of 5 letters or more in 45 minutes or less!

Sudoku Puzzle Blast – Swiss Cheese Badge
Place 500 pieces correctly on your first attempt in 1 day!

Word Whomp – Hermie’s Badge
Reveal the special “golden word” bonus 20 times in 2 weeks!

Today Pogo released the Relax & Play Premium Badge Album. It is $5.99 or 86 gems, and contains 10 stress-free challenges for Mahjong Garden, Poppit!, Jigsaw Detective, First Class Solitaire, Jungle Gin, Rainy Day Spider Solitaire, Dominoes, Word Search Daily, Sweet Tooth 2, and Thousand Island Solitaire.

More details are here about the Relax and Play Premium Album’s challenges. These will be simple, relaxing challenges that can be completed easily and have long, three-week time limits. The album will sell for $5.99 and the challenges will be as follows:

Mahjong Garden – Stress-free Sanctuary Badge
Match 20 Green Dragons in 3 weeks!

Poppit! – Floating Up Badge
Get 20 Jackpot Spins in 3 weeks!

Jigsaw Detective – Just Relax Badge
Solve 10 puzzles in 3 weeks!

First Class Solitaire – Coasting In Badge
Get 10 Jackpot Spins in 3 weeks!

Jungle Gin – Jungle Pool Badge
Win 2,000 tokens in 3 weeks!

Rainy Day Spider Solitaire – Rainbow Day Badge
Win 8 games without using any Bonus “Free Columns” in 3 weeks!

Dominoes – Shifting Sands Badge
Play a “double 5″ domino 35 times in 3 weeks!

Word Search Daily – Search for Serenity Badge
Find 50 words that start with the letter “A” in 3 weeks!

Sweet Tooth 2 – Treat Yourself Badge
Make a “4 Match” 175 times in 3 weeks!

Thousand Island Solitaire – Sunset Silhouette Badge
Use a Lifesaver power-up 10 times in 3 weeks!