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Today, Pogo released another round of Mini Awards in Aces Up!, Lottso!, Hog Heaven Slots, Jungle Gin, QWERTY, Crazy Cakes, and Thousand Island Solitaire.

In addition, on the Mini Award page, there were dropdowns for World Class Solitaire and KenoPop! but the dropdowns were removed later in the day. Those Mini Awards will probably come with the next release. For a full list of the Mini Award items you can earn — including the ones for World Class Solitaire and KenoPop! — check out our Mini Awards page.

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!

So far we’ve received Mini Awards for Canasta, Everyone Wins Bingo, Mahjong Garden, Pogo Addiction Solitaire, and Tri-Peaks Solitaire and we know that Pogo’s developers and artists are planning more Mini Awards for Hog Heaven Slots, Jungle Gin, and Lottso. That seems like a lot…

…but wait, there’s more!

Here are some currently in-development Mini Award items for Thousand Island Solitaire, Jungle Gin, Crazy Cakes, and more:

And here are two backgrounds, one for Jungle Gin and one for QWERTY:

If you haven’t ranked up to at least rank 11 (the highest-ranked award available, from Everyone Wins Bingo) in Thousand Island Solitaire, Jungle Gin, QWERTY, and Crazy Cakes you may want to work on that in the coming weeks, as it’s pretty clear Pogo will release those Mini Awards first.

The Friends Forever Premium Badge Album was released today. It will cost you $5.99 (or 86 gems) and it contains the following 10 challenges:

Dice City Roller – Love in Dice City Badge
Clear 250 cards (not including the auctions) in 3 weeks!

Everyone Wins Bingo – Squirrel Blackout Badge
Blackout 5 cards in 3 weeks!

Hog Heaven Slots – Pink Power Badge
Smash open 10 pink piggy banks at the top of the screen in 3 weeks!

KenoPop! – Falling into Place Badge
Get 12 Jackpot Spins in 3 weeks

Lottso! – Lottso Gumball Badge
Activate 2 Lottso Cards (not including Team Lottso or Super Lottso cards) in 3 weeks!

Pogo Addiction Solitaire – Bobble Bobble Badge
Correctly place 800 cards in 3 weeks!

Pogo Bowl – Strike While It’s Hot Badge
Bowl 15 Strikes in 3 weeks!

Poppit! – Poppin’ Genius Badge
Release 7 baseball prizes in 3 weeks!

Sweet Tooth 2 – Fool the Eye Badge
Make a “Combo X3″ bonus 300 times in 3 weeks!

World Class Solitaire – Flyin’ Solitaire Badge
Win 8 games with 400 tokens or more (including Jackpot Spins) in 3 weeks!

If you have any hints or tips on how to earn these badges, please post them below. Thanks!

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We’ve got details on the next badge album that Pogo’s creating for us! The Friends Forever Premium Badge Album will cost $5.99 and will contain the following 10 challenges:

Dice City Roller – Love in Dice City Badge
Clear 250 cards (not including the auctions) in 3 weeks!

Everyone Wins Bingo – Squirrel Blackout Badge
Blackout 5 cards in 3 weeks!

Hog Heaven Slots – Pink Power Badge
Smash open 10 pink piggy banks at the top of the screen in 3 weeks!

KenoPop! – Falling into Place Badge
Get 12 Jackpot Spins in 3 weeks

Lottso! – Lottso Gumball Badge
Activate 2 Lottso Cards (not including Team Lottso or Super Lottso cards) in 3 weeks!

Pogo Addiction Solitaire – Bobble Bobble Badge
Correctly place 800 cards in 3 weeks!

Pogo Bowl – Strike While It’s Hot Badge
Bowl 15 Strikes in 3 weeks!

Poppit! – Poppin’ Genius Badge
Release 7 baseball prizes in 3 weeks!

Sweet Tooth 2 – Fool the Eye Badge
Make a “Combo X3″ bonus 300 times in 3 weeks!

World Class Solitaire – Flyin’ Solitaire Badge
Win 8 games with 400 tokens or more (including Jackpot Spins) in 3 weeks!

There’s a new Premium Badge Album in the works (in addition to the Family Classics Premium Badge Album we told you about earlier)! It’s got ten animated badges and one for completion. There will be challenges in Aces Up, Everyone Wins Bingo, Hog Heaven Slots, KenoPop, Lottso, Pogo Addiction Solitaire, Pogo Bowl, Poppit, Sweet Tooth, and possibly Dice City Roller.

Also, this one seems to have a picnic-type theme, and a few of the badges feature squirrels (or chipmunks — we can never tell these cartoon ones apart).

Update: Our friend Kathy wrote in this morning to tell us that this album will be called “Friends Forever”.

Lottso! – Cardivore Badge
Activate 55 cards this week!

Word Whomp Whackdown – Nose Knows Badge
Win 4000 tokens this week! (Including Jackpot Spins)

…and…

Thanksgiving 2008 Super Badge
Win 6 Challenge Badges between November 19 and December 9! (This includes personal and Premium Challenges!)

In addition to the Monopoly World and Playful Pets Premium Badge Albums, the November 2008 Mix-n-Match challenges (and a special Thanksgiving Limited Edition Badge) are out! The badges are as follows:

Trivial Pursuit – 2008 Thanksgiving Limited Edition Badge
Make the goal on 20 random quizzes in 2 days!

Dominoes – Bone Chillin’ Badge
Win 10 games in 3 weeks!

Everyone Wins Bingo – Forest Fire Badge
Blackout 3 cards in 1 hour or less!

Lottso! – Seeing Stars Badge
Activate 3 Lottso cards in 1 day! (Excluding Team Lottso or Super Lottso cards.)

Mahjong Garden – Tile Smile Badge
Remove 500 tiles in 1 day!

Payday FreeCell – Golden Mustache Badge
Win 3 games in 30 minutes or less! (This is an Expert Level Badge)

Pogo Bowl – Spare Turkey Badge
Bowl 1 turkey (3 strikes in a row) in 4 weeks!

SCRABBLE – TURKEY for 13 Points Badge
Create 13 6-letter words in 13 days!

Sweet Tooth 2 – Sticky Situation Badge
Collect 5 Chocolate Coins in 10 days!

Thousand Island Solitaire – I <3 PogoMart
Play 150 Distance cards in 5 days!

Tumble Bees – Bee’s Knees Badge
Win 20 games in 2 days!

Turbo 21 – License to Thrill Badge
Get 200 21’s in 2 weeks!