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July 2009’s Mix-n-Match badges have been released. They cost 16 gems each.

Bingo Luau – Umbrella Drink Badge
Get 25 bingos in 20 days!

Cribbage – Double Run Badge
Win 2 121-point games in 2 days!

Dominoes – Domino Delivery Badge
Win a game by 25 or more points 3 times in 2 weeks!

First Class Solitaire – First Class Meal Badge
Win 2,000 tokens in 1 day! (Including Jackpot Spins)

Hearts – Heartbreak Kid Badge
Take EXACTLY ZERO Hearts in a 50-point game 20 times in 20 days!

High Stakes Pool – Too Much Chalk Badge
Win 6 ‘Cutthroat’ games in 6 days!

No Limit Texas Hold’em – Raise the River Badge
Win 2 hands with a Full House or better in 1 week!

Pinochle – Grand Piano Badge
Create 15 Pinochles in 15 days! (Meld the Jack of Diamonds and the Queen of Spades)

SCRABBLE – Rocket for 12 Points Badge
Earn 40 Triple Letter Score Bonuses in 2 weeks!

Stack ‘em – Animal Ark Badge
Remove 20 or more animals with one move once in 10 days! (This is an Expert Level Badge)

Tri-Peaks Solitaire – Temple of the Moon Badge
Win 3 hands IN A ROW in 12 days! (Win the hands before or at the same time you reach the Gold Treasure Chest)

Word Craft – Birds of a Feather Badge
Earn Bonus Tokens 25 times in 8 days! (Solve the puzzle before the timer expires to earn Bonus Tokens)

If you’d like to contribute hints or tips on how to earn any these badges, please post a comment below. (Only on-topic posts will be approved.) Thanks!

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These are the Mix-n-Match badges that will be released for July 2009. They will cost 16 gems each and will probably be released on June 30th.

Beaker Creatures – Horns Aplenty Badge
Get 5 Jackpot Spins in 3 days!

Bingo Luau – Umbrella Drink Badge
Get 25 bingos in 20 days!

Dominoes – Domino Delivery Badge
Win a game by 25 or more points 3 times in 2 weeks!

First Class Solitaire – First Class Meal Badge
Win 2,000 tokens in 1 day! (Including Jackpot Spins)

Hearts – Heartbreak Kid Badge
Take EXACTLY ZERO Hearts in a 50-point game 20 times in 20 days!

High Stakes Pool – Too Much Chalk Badge
Win 6 ‘Cutthroat’ games in 6 days!

No Limit Texas Hold’em – Raise the River Badge
Win 2 hands with a Full House or better in 1 week!

Pinochle – Grand Piano Badge
Create 15 Pinochles in 15 days! (Meld the Jack of Diamonds and the Queen of Spades)

SCRABBLE – Rocket for 12 Points Badge
Earn 40 Triple Letter Score Bonuses in 2 weeks!

Stack ‘em – Animal Ark Badge
Remove 20 or more animals with one move once in 10 days! (This is an Expert Level Badge)

Tri-Peaks Solitaire – Temple of the Moon Badge
Win 3 hands IN A ROW in 12 days!

Word Craft – Birds of a Feather Badge
Earn Bonus Tokens 25 times in 8 days! (Solve the puzzle before the timer expires to earn Bonus Tokens)

Squelchies – Sea Creature Badge
Make a Combo of 3 or more groups of Squelchies 60 times this week! (Each combo must be a 4X Bonus or better)!

Here are some hints and tips directly from Pogo for a similar challenge!

Pinochle – Royal Marriages Badge
Create 12 Royal Marriages (King and Queen in the trump suit) this week!

The badges and challenges for July 2008 Mix-n-Match have been released.

Jungle Gin – Rainbow Beak Badge
Win 60 hands in 10 days

Pinochle – Makin’ Music Badge
Create 25 Runs in Trump in 4 weeks
(A Run in Trump includes Ace, 10, King, Queen and Jack in the trump suit in your hand.)

Pop Fu – Rising Sun Badge
Reach the Speed Round 4 times IN A ROW in 1 day!

Squelchies – Magic Pearl Badge
Remove 888 Squelchies in 18 minutes or less!

Texas Hold’em Poker – Friendly Cowboy Badge
Win 8 hands with Two Pair or better in 2 weeks!

Word Whomp – Whomp is a 5-letter Word Badge
Find 55 5-letter words in 5 days!

World Class Solitaire – Heart of Class Badge
Win 12,000 tokens in 18 days!(including Jackpot Spins!)

The Card Masters premium badge album is back and it’s on sale for $2.99 (or 43 gems). It contains challenges and badges for Hearts, Pinochle, Bridge, Cribbage, Euchre, Spades, Canasta, and Jungle Gin, plus the Card Masters Super Badge for completion. It’ll only be available until March 10, so get it if you need or want it!

The following badges are on sale for 10 gems a piece, instead of 16.

Canasta – Love Scene Badge
Meld Out before your opponent 25 times in 2 weeks!

Canasta – 7000 Calorie Badge
Win 7,000 tokens (including Jackpot Spins) in 7 days!

Cribbage – 1 for His Nobs Badge
Score “1 for His Nobs” 10 times in 10 days!
(Get a Jack of the same suit as the Starter Card.)

Euchre – Euchre Champ Badge
Win 3 games IN A ROW in 2 weeks!

Hearts – Studmuffin Badge
Shoot the Moon 3 times in 2 weeks!

Jungle Gin – Chameleons in Love Badge
Score 500 Gin points (not tokens) in 5 days!

Jungle Gin – Owl Butterfly Badge
Underknock your opponent 5 times in 10 days!

Pinochle – Pinochle Melody Badge
Win your bid 50 times in 3 weeks!

Pinochle – Saxophone Envy Badge
Earn 5 Jackpot Spins in 5 days!

Makeover Madness – Supermodel Badge
Make it to the Supermodel Bonus Show 3 times this week!

Pinochle – Bass Note Badge
Win 5,000 tokens this week!

Plus…

Winter 2008 Super Badge
Win 6 Challenge Badges between January 30 and February 12!
(This includes personal and Premium Challenges!)