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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!

Today, Pogo has rolled out additional changes to Badge Central, and with those changes come December’s Mix-n-Match badges. Each badge and challenge costs 16 gems; this set of badges will expire on December 22, 2009.

Battle Phlinx – Original Prankster Badge
Win 5 team games in 2 weeks!

Canasta – Cool Shades Badge
Get 2 Jackpot Spins in 1 day!

Crazy Cakes – Needs More Frosting Badge
Serve 200 desserts in 2 weeks!

Dice City Roller – Dice Dice Revolution Badge
Play 500 dice in 2 weeks!

Hog Heaven Slots – Cloud Cover Badge
Collect 5 Hog Heaven symbols in 1 hour!

Jigsaw Treasure Hunter – Treasure Vault Badge
Solve 1 puzzle on the Hard Skill Level or higher in 30 minutes!

Jungle Gin – Chasing Waterfalls Badge
Win 6 hands IN A ROW in 3 weeks!

MONOPOLY Here & Now: The World Edition – Winter Parking Badge
Land on Free Parking 10 times in 1 week

Poppit! – Weighted a Long Time Badge
Use a ”weight” power-up 25 times in 2 days!

SCRABBLE – Good Wood Badge
Earn 20 Double Word Score Bonuses in 5 hours!

Stack ‘em – Welcome to Cloneybrook Farms Badge
Get 15 Jackpot Spins in 15 days!

Texas Hold’em Poker – Pocket Rockets Badge
Win 11 hands in 11 days!

Tri-Peaks Solitaire – Frost Peaks Badge
Clear 33 peaks in 3 days!

Word Whomp – A Little Wordy Told Me Badge
Win 15 games on Skill Level 3 in 3 weeks!

World Class Solitaire – Prepare for Takeoff Badge
Get 5 passport stamps in 5 days!

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 I Heart Badges Album is on sale for $2.24 or 32 gems. This album was originally released way back on December 30, 2005. If you haven’t picked it up yet, this might be a good time. It contains the following four challenges:

Lottso! – Scratch ‘n Match Badge
Earn 4,000 Tokens

Texas Hold’em Poker – Armadillo Badge
Win 9 hands with “3 of a kind” or better!

Word Whomp – Golden Word Badge
Reveal the special “golden word” bonus 40 times!

Tri-Peaks Solitaire – Treasure Chest Badge
Get to the gold treasure chest 10 times!

The following badges are on sale until June 17.

Word Whomp – Hermie’s Badge (expires 4/21/09)
Tri-Peaks Solitaire – Temple of the Sun Badge (expires 3/17/09)
Lottso! – Juggling Act Badge (expires 2/17/09)
Texas Hold’em Poker – Dealer’s Shuffle Badge (expires 2/17/09)
Texas Hold’em Poker – On the Sly Badge (expires 12/9/08)
Tri-Peaks Solitaire – Unlocking Treasures Badge (expires 11/18/08)
No Limit Texas Hold’em – Groovy Tunes Badge (expires 9/16/08)
Word Whomp – T.N.T. Badge (expires 9/16/08)
Lottso! – Wild Lottso Badge (expires 8/12/08)
Lottso! – Charity Badge (expires 7/15/08)

If you haven’t purchased them, go get ‘em now!

The February Mix-n-Match badges and challenges have been released (early)!

Harvest Mania – Magic Crystal Badge
Get 5 Jackpot Spins in 5 days!

Lottso! – Juggling Act Badge
Activate a “Super Lottso” Cards in 2 hours or less! (Clear 3 cards in a column to get a Super Lottso card, then completely fill the card!)

Texas Hold’em Poker – Dealer’s Shuffle Badge
Get 12 Jackpot Spins in 2 weeks!

Thousand Island Solitaire – Stormy Seas Badge
Use 10 Lifesaver Power-ups in 3 days!

Turbo 21 – T21 Badge
Win 10,000 tokens in 21 days!

Word Search Daily – Finders Keepers Badge
Find 30 “Gift Words” in 30 days! (Gift words have a missing letter and are shown in blue in the list.)

And don’t forget the 2008 Valentine’s Day Limited Edition Badge in Hearts! It’s only on sale until February 18th!

This may be the earliest monthly Mix-n-Match yet! December’s challenges are out. The challenges are for Aces Up!, Canasta, Dominoes, Fortune Bingo, Jigsaw Detective, Texas Hold’em Poker, Thousand Island Solitaire, and Vaults of Atlantis Slots.

There are also two Limited Edition badges included that are on a limited release and have animated chat icons. These two are for First Class Solitaire and Word Whomp and will only be available until January 1, so get crackin’!