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Pogo 10 Year Anniversary Weekend Challenge Badge
Mahjong Garden – Celebrate 1 birthday with your dragon between 12 AM PST September 11 and 12AM PST September 15!

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)

The Road to Happiness Premium Badge Album was released last night. (Thanks @doctorx316 for sending in the tip while we were snoozing!) According to Pogo, this album is all about traveling the open road: “Tou love the open road. You love the wind in your hair and the surprises that wait for you around the next bend. Desert or mountains, near or far, these badges celebrate your spirit of adventure!” This one will cost you $5.99 (or 86 gems). Take a look at the badges:

Yahtzee Party! – Ready to Roll Badge
Roll 2 Yahtzees with ‘twos’ in 20 hours!

Yahtzee Party! – Rolls of the Road Badge
Play 10 rounds of Super Yahtzee in 10 days! (Earn at least 1 token in each round)

Trivial Pursuit Daily 20 – Pie for a Pie Badge
Make the goal on 4 random quizzes in 2 hours!

World Class Solitaire – World Class Canyon Badge
Complete 2 World Tours in 30 days! (To complete a World Tour, circle the globe and fly past the city where you started)

Canasta – Melded Mail Badge
Meld out before your opponent 5 times in 1 day!

Payday FreeCell – Solitaire Sanctum Badge
Get 50 or more Bonus Points in a Payday Scratch Bonus Card 20 times in 2 weeks! (Win the game to collect your bonus points)

Phlinx – Egyptian Sky Badge
Win 50 rounds in 8 days!

Ali Baba Slots – Desert Rain Badge
Spin the reels to get 3 Blue Sapphires 10 times in 10 days!

Mahjong Garden – Garden Gates Badge
Complete 20 animals on Medium difficulty level using the ‘Animal’ puzzle set in 20 days!

Tumble Bees – Private Picnic Badge
Spell 100 words in 1 day!

Road to Happiness Premium Badge Album Completion Badge

What do you think of the difficulty level of this album? Did you find yourself using any tricks you can share with others to get these badges faster? Leave a comment below!

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Pogo’s got another Premium Badge Album in the works. It’s called “Road to Happiness” and this one’s going to be quite a toughie — it’s got the following ten challenges and will cost $5.99 (or 86 gems).

Ali Baba Slots – Desert Rain Badge
Spin the reels to get 3 Blue Sapphires 10 times in 10 days!

Canasta – Melded Mail Badge
Meld out before your opponent 5 times in 1 day!

Mahjong Garden – Garden Gates Badge
Complete 20 animals on MEDIUM difficulty levels or harder in 20 days!

Payday FreeCell – Solitaire Sanctum Badge
Get 50 or more Bonus Points in a Payday Scratch Bonus Card 20 times in 2 weeks! (Win the game to collect your bonus points)

Phlinx – Egyptian Sky Badge
Win 50 rounds in 8 days!

Trivial Pursuit Daily 20 – Pie for a Pie Badge
Make the goal on 4 random quizzes in 2 hours!

Tumble Bees – Private Picnic Badge
Spell 100 words in 1 day!

World Class Solitaire – World Class Canyon Badge
Complete 2 World Tours in 30 days! (To complete a World Tour, circle the globe and fly past the city where you started)

Yahtzee Party! – Ready to Roll Badge
Roll 2 Yahtzees with ‘twos’ in 20 hours!

Yahtzee Party! – Rolls of the Road Badge
Play 10 rounds of Super Yahtzee in 10 days! (Earn at least 1 token in each round)

Road to Happiness Premium Badge Album Completion Badge

Harvest Mania – Veggie Trails Badge
Harvest 1000 veggies this week!

Mahjong Garden – Year of the Ox Badge
Remove 1200 tiles using the “Animal” puzzle set 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. Also, since it’s a personal challenge marathon week, you can feel free to talk about what three personal challenges you chose, and why.

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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.

Euchre – Follow The Leader Badge
Win 3 games by 2 or more this week!

Mahjong Garden – Bonsai Badge
Complete 25 animals this week!

If you have any tips on how to earn these badges, please leave a comment!

Also, if you’re looking for other players to help you with this Euchre badge (or if you’re willing to help), feel free to post your request in the comments (be sure to include your Pogo screenname so people can find you).

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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!