Those of you who were planning on playing the UK Playfest in Poppit, there’s been an update from Pogo UK:
“We are currently experiencing an unforeseen issue with our Pogo UK Summer Sizzler Playfest. As a result, you may encounter unexpected warning messages in the chat window. We are currently investigating the issue as a matter of utmost urgency and will run another update as soon as more information is available. Our sincere apologies for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience.”
We didn’t experience any problems, but other users have reported not getting credit for their super pops or tokens for their first super pop; you might want to wait until the problems are sorted out — maybe tomorrow — before trying again. For the US folks who are ineligible to win prizes in the Playfest, just get one super pop in Poppit to earn your 5,000 tokens. The Playfest ends on Monday, so you’ve got plenty of time.
Update: July 17, Summer Sizzler UK Playfest now open!
There’s a new Premium Badge Album available: Game Journeys.
It’s available for $5.99 or 86 gems. It contains the following challenges:
World Class Solitaire – Our Journey Begins Badge
Complete 6 cities in 4 weeks!
Alibaba Slots – Magic Carpet Ride Badge
Win 2,000 tokens in 4 weeks (including Jackpot Spins!)
Word Whomp – Diggin’ Carrots Badge
Find 50 5-letter words in 4 weeks!
Lottso! – Lottso Ball Barrage Badge
Activate the Charity Card 15 times in 4 weeks!
Lost Temple Poker – Lost Temple Discovery Badge
Win 50 hands in 4 weeks! (Your payout must be more than your wager.)
Stack ‘em – Aurora Borealis Badge
Match all 5 special pieces 8 times in 4 weeks! (Special pieces are blue circles with yellow stars.)
Poppit! – Balloon Canyon Badge
Release 4,000 prizes in 4 weeks!
Bingo Luau – Bingo Lanai Badge
Correctly predict when the first “B1″ ball will be called 6 times in 4 weeks!
KenoPop! – Casino Pop Badge
Win the Shared Number Bonus 8 times in 4 weeks!
Tri-peaks Solitaire – Peak Palace Badge
Win 10,000 tokens in 4 weeks (including Jackpot Spins!)
Our BadgeFairy went on her honeymoon and all you got were these blurry cameraphone shots of Poppit! Slots! LOL!
Click either thumbnail for full-size.
The Poppit Slots were a LOT of fun. At the Borgata in Atlantic City they were penny slots and for a max bet it was 250 credits (or $2.50) per spin. (You could change the credit denomination to 2 or 5 cents as well!) The first time I played, Spike gobbled up $80 or so, but the second time I slid in a cool $100 bill and walked away with nearly double that. The real winnings on this machine are the prizes, both in the regular spins (across the multiple lines) and in the bonus round. The bonus round is just like Poppit!, and the prizes you release are worth credits.
As I pointed out to the nice lady next to me (who plays Pogo all the time at home, she said), if you rub Spike on the touchscreen, he giggles and wiggles around on the screen. It’s Poppit cuteness overload.
I’ll get you back to regular postings soon — thanks for your patience while my husband and I enjoyed our new lives together over the past few weeks!
Love, BadgeFairy
World Class Solitaire – Our Journey Begins Badge
Complete 6 cities in 4 weeks!
Alibaba Slots – Magic Carpet Ride Badge
Win 2,000 tokens in 4 weeks (including Jackpot Spins!)
Word Whomp – Diggin’ Carrots Badge
Find 50 5-letter words in 4 weeks!
Lottso! – Lottso Ball Barrage Badge
Activate the Charity Card 15 times in 4 weeks!
Lost Temple Poker – Lost Temple Discovery Badge
Win 50 hands in 4 weeks! (Your payout must be more than your wager.)
Stack ‘em – Aurora Borealis Badge
Match all 5 special pieces 8 times in 4 weeks! (Special pieces are blue circles with yellow stars.)
Poppit! – Balloon Canyon Badge
Release 4,000 prizes in 4 weeks!
Bingo Luau – Bingo Lanai Badge
Correctly predict when the first “B1″ ball will be called 6 times in 4 weeks!
KenoPop! – Casino Pop Badge
Win the Shared Number Bonus 8 times in 4 weeks!
Tri-peaks Solitaire – Peak Palace Badge
Win 10,000 tokens in 4 weeks (including Jackpot Spins!)
by Lura on March 19, 2008
Poppit! – Pandemonium Badge
Release 20 Panda Prizes this week!
You may be pretty sure the pandas are in hibernation after a while of trying for this badge, but persistence is key. You can release more than one panda per game, so you’ll be releasing a lot of prizes. Also, there is a Mix-n-Match “Poppin’ It” badge that challenges you to release 4,000 prizes in three weeks, so it’d be a good companion to activate while you’re working on Pandemonium. (Be forewarned — at 15 prizes per completed game, you might only completely 1/4 to 1/2 of the M&M challenge when you have completed this week’s challenge.)
Bingo Luau – Orchid Lei Badge
Get 20 Jackpot Spins this week!
This one’s pretty straightforward: whenever you cover enough balls to fill the SPIN meter, you’ll get a jackpot spin. It may not be the most competitive way to get this badge, but to save time you’ll want to play in the Cover All Sharing Rooms.
by Lura on February 26, 2008
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.
by Lura on February 18, 2008
by Lura on February 5, 2008
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!
by Lura on February 3, 2008
We’ve got more details on the new premium badge album in development. It’ll be called Relax and Play, and it will have challenges in the nine games we mentioned earlier (Mahjong Garden, Poppit!, Jigsaw Detective, First Class Solitaire, Jungle Gin, Dominoes, Word Search Daily, Sweet Tooth 2, and Thousand Island Solitaire), as well as in Rainy Day Spider Solitaire. All of the badges are animated and show scenes of people at play and at relaxation.
by Lura on January 17, 2008
We have VERY limited details on a new premium badge album that’s in development. So far it’s got 9 badges and one bonus badge for completing the album. It contains challenges for Mahjong Garden, Poppit!, Jigsaw Detective, First Class Solitaire, Jungle Gin, Dominoes, Word Search Daily, Sweet Tooth 2, and Thousand Island Solitaire. Usually these albums have a more “round” number of challenges (like 10 instead of 9), so we’re expecting to report an additional challenge, plus more details as they surface.
