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Here are the August 2009 Mix-n-Match badges that were released this evening. They each cost 16 gems and the badges and challenges are as follows:

Ali Baba Slots – Carpet Diem Badge
Collect 1 Jewel of Ultimate Luckiness in 12 days! Win this badge plus 3,000 tokens.

Boardwalk Sea Ball – Squid Swarm Badge
Play a perfect game in Squid Squisher 8 times in 3 weeks! (Protect the pearls from harm until the timer runs out) Win this badge plus 3,000 tokens.

BOGGLE Bash – Big Bash Badge
Find 500 words in 2 weeks! Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

Dice City Roller – Auction House Badge
Win 25 auctions in 25 days! (Play in Auction rooms) Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

MONOPOLY Here & Now – School Fees Badge
Draw 30 Community Chest or Chance cards in 5 days! Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

Phlinx – Let Me Sphinx About It Badge
Make 100 matches in 1 day! (Each group of stones counts as one match) Win this badge plus 1,000 tokens.

QWERTY – How Many Ounces In A QWERT? Badge
Score a Connection Bonus 6 times in 12 days! (Make a word that connects your letters to your opponent’s letters) Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

Sock Hop Slots – Jukebox Badge
Win 5000 tokens in 2 weeks! (Including Jackpot Spins) Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

Stellar Sweeper – Space Race Badge
Win 4 perfect games in 1 hour! (Win the game without exploding any crystals) Win this badge plus 1,000 tokens.

Turbo 21 – 21 Miles Per Gallon Badge
Get 1200 21’s in 21 days! Win this badge plus 3,000 tokens.

Word Search Daily – Daily Search Badge
Find 100 words on Easy difficulty level in 2 hours! Win this badge plus 1,000 tokens.

World Class Solitaire – Baggage Claim Badge
Complete 2 cities in 1 day! Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

Feel free to add your two cents on these badges in a comment below!

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Here’s a look at the upcoming Mix-n-Match badges for August 2009. As usual, each of these will cost 16 gems and they’ll most likely be released on the evening of July 31st. The challenges themselves are subject to change before release — last month there were many challenges that had their objectives changed between the sneak peek and the actual release.

Ali Baba Slots – Carpet Diem Badge
Collect 1 Jewel of Ultimate Luckiness in 12 days!

Boardwalk Sea Ball – Squid Swarm Badge
Play a perfect game in Squid Squisher 8 times in 3 weeks!

BOGGLE Bash – Big Bash Badge
Find 500 words in 2 weeks!

Dice City Roller – Auction House Badge
Win 25 auctions in 25 days! (Play in Auction rooms)

MONOPOLY Here & Now – School Fees Badge
Draw 30 Community Chest or Chance cards in 5 days!

Phlinx – Let Me Sphinx About It Badge
Make 100 matches in 1 day! (Each group of stones counts as one match)

QWERTY – How Many Ounces In A QWERT? Badge
Score a Connection Bonus 6 times in 12 days! (Make a word that connects your letters to your opponent’s letters)

Sock Hop Slots – Jukebox Badge
Win 5,000 tokens in 2 weeks! (Including Jackpot Spins)

Stellar Sweeper – Space Race Badge
Win 4 perfect games in 1 hour! (Win the game without exploding any crystals)

Turbo 21 – 21 Miles Per Gallon Badge
Get 1,200 21’s in 21 days!

Word Search Daily – Daily Search Badge
Find 100 words on Easy difficulty level in 2 hours!

World Class Solitaire – Baggage Claim Badge
Complete 2 cities in 1 day!

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.

The Pogo Cookbook Premium Badge Album was released this morning. It will cost you $5.99 or 86 gems. Here are the badges and challenges:

Dominoes – Biscuits ‘n Bones Badge
Win 3 250-points games in 22 hours!

First Class Solitaire – Aromatic Airline Badge
Place 700 cards in the foundation stacks in 22 hours!

High Stakes Pool – Cue Cumber Badge
Win 2 games in 2 hours!

Jigsaw Treasure Hunter – Set It and Forget It Badge
Solve 1 puzzle on Hard Skill Level or higher in 22 minutes!

Jungle Gin – Tiki Combo Badge
Score 600 Gin points (not tokens) in 2 weeks!

Monopoly – Food-opoly Badge
Roll doubles 60 times in 2 weeks!

Monopoly Slots – Drive Thru Badge
Win 5000 tokens in 2 hours! (Including Jackpot Spins)

QWERTY! – Spell Your Supper Badge
Play 25 words of 6 letters or more in 2 days!

Spades – Pizza Partners Badge
Work with your partner to win 300 tricks in 22 days!

Word Whomp – Gopher Gourmet Badge
Win 20 games on Skill Level 2 or higher in 2 days!

Album Completion Badge

If you have any hints or tips on how to earn these badges faster or if you’d like to discuss anything about this album, feel free to post a comment here.

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A little while ago we told you about this premium badge album in the works, and now we have more details! When it’s released, the Pogo Cookbook premium badge album will have 10 challenges (and an album completion badge) and it will cost you $5.99. As you can see from the album icon to the right, the cute chef’s hat theme continues throughout the graphics in the album.

The badges and challenges are as follows:

Click to view animated badges and challenges

Today (about a half-a-day early) Pogo released the April 2009 Mix-n-Match badges. There are twelve badges in this set and each one will cost you 16 gems.

Battle Phlinx – Cursed Stone Badge
Earn 25 powerups in 2 weeks!

Checkers – Check Please Badge
Capture 100 checkers in 3 days!

Hangman Hijinks – Climb The Ladder Badge
Win 5 games with NO WRONG GUESSES in 2 weeks!

Jigsaw Treasure Hunter – Hidden Gem Badge
Solve a puzzle on Normal skill level in 60 minutes or less in 1 day!

Monopoly World – Luxury Taxi Badge
Roll 12 doubles in 3 hours!

Penguin Blocks – Chill Penguin Badge
Win 6,000 tokens in 10 days!

Poppit! – Spinning Bow Tie Badge
Make 30 super pops in 1 day!

QWERTY – Penguins Playing QWERTY Badge
Capture 25 stars in 5 days!

SCRABBLE – Woodworking Badge
Earn 100 Double Letter Score Bonuses in 3 weeks!

Sock Hop Slots – Road to Fame and Fortune Badge
Get a Gold Duck symbol for story bonus 6 times in 4 days!

Tri Peaks Solitaire – Beware of Falling Rocks Badge
Get to the gold chest 4 times in 2 hours!

Tumble Bees – Good ‘Til the Last Drop Badge
Spell words of 5 letters or longer 75 times in 10 hours!

If you have any hints or tips on these badges, or if you get stuck and need a little help, post a comment below.

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Here’s a sneak peek of the twelve April 2009 Mix-n-Match badges and challenges:

Battle Phlinx – Cursed Stone Badge
Earn 25 powerups in 2 weeks!

Checkers – Check Please Badge
Capture 100 checkers in 3 days!

Hangman Hijinks – Climb The Ladder Badge
Win 5 games with NO WRONG GUESSES in 2 weeks!

Jigsaw Treasure Hunter – Hidden Gem Badge
Solve a puzzle on Normal skill level in 60 minutes or less in 1 day!

Monopoly World – Luxury Taxi Badge
Roll 12 doubles in 3 hours!

Penguin Blocks – Chill Penguin Badge
Win 6,000 tokens in 10 days!

Poppit! – Spinning Bow Tie Badge
Make 30 super pops in 1 day!

QWERTY – Penguins Playing QWERTY Badge
Capture 25 stars in 5 days!

SCRABBLE – Woodworking Badge
Earn 100 Double Letter Score Bonuses in 3 weeks!

Sock Hop Slots – Road to Fame and Fortune Badge
Get a Gold Duck symbol for story bonus 6 times in 4 days!

Tri Peaks Solitaire – Beware of Falling Rocks Badge
Get to the gold chest 4 times in 2 hours!

Tumble Bees – Good ‘Til the Last Drop Badge
Spell words of 5 letters or longer 75 times in 10 hours!

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!

It’s that time of the month again for Pogo badge addicts — the expiration date on several Mix-n-Match badges is almost here. On February 12, the following badges will expire, so load up on gems and get ‘em before they’re gone forever.

Casino Island Blackjack – Casino Island Paradise
Get 25 jackpot spins

First Class Solitaire – Daybreak
Win ten games

Mahjong Garden – Plums ‘n Mums
Complete ten puzzles on Hard

QWERTY – Light Up the Board
Win 20 1,000-point games

Shuffle Bump – Bouncer
Win 2,500 tokens

Spades – Kaleidoscope
Win 200 tricks

Stack ‘em – Be There or Be Square
Match all five special pieces 12 times

Tri-Peaks Solitaire – Temple of the Golden Snake
Win 75 hands