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Pogo has released a new premium badge album entitled “Easy as Pie”. It has ten challenges and badges, plus the usual album completion badge. It costs $5.99, or 86 gems.

Click to view the animated badges and challenges

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The Pogo Games Application Beta went live today on Facebook. Right now you can play ten different Pogo game favorites on Facebook: Poppit, Word Whomp, Boggle Bash, First Class Solitaire, Yahtzee, Turbo 21, Trivial Pursuit, Pogo Bowl, Lost Temple Poker, and Bingo Luau. These are the same games (and same game rooms) you can access through Pogo’s web site, just “wrapped up” in Facebook’s interface, which allows for Leaderboard displays amongst you and your friends. Right now they’re granting a few extra tokens if you go through the motions of playing a game, so it’s worth it to take a look at the Pogo Games Application if you’ve got a Facebook account.

Related links:
- Pogo Help: How do I use the Pogo Games app on Facebook?
- Pogo Help: Where can I find information about Pogo if I’m a Facebook user? - Pogo Forums: What is Pogo Games on Facebook?

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Pogo has expanded their gifting services and today’s update includes the Expressions gifts we mentioned a little while back. For more information, visit the Pogo Gift Store. The Expressions currently available range in cost from 5,000 to 10,000 tokens and 5 to 10 gems.

Another addition to gifting is the “Find a Gift” section on the left sidebar. You can use it to find gift suggestions for your friends. The best part is that it chooses from the pool of Mini items, badges, and Expressions they currently don’t have.

To get started, Pogo has given all members the “Thanks from Pogo! Pogo Expression” from Pogo_Spike. Click on “My Gifts” on your home page to find it.

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This week, Pogo added a new feature to their game windows: bars that appear at the top and bottom of their game screens. These bars contain your token amount, the jackpot amount, and links to mute the game and to turn chat on or off. In games that have them, the bars also link to badges and other game features. For example, in the screenshot of Yahtzee below, the bars also include links to a game feature, such as changing the style. Here’s a screenshot from Pogo themselves:

According to the latest update to the Known Issues page, which was the source of the screenshot above, these bars are supposed to appear “on top and at the bottom of all games” and if you do not see them, you should follow their instructions for what to do if your game window is cropped. With that said, it does not appear the roll-out of these new bars is complete as some games simply do not have the bars (yet?) and that cannot be fixed by allowing your browser to open windows without status bars. For example, take the games from this week’s challenges: the bars have been added to Sweet Tooth 2 but not Hog Heaven Slots. It’s probably safe to expect all games to have the new bars within a few weeks as the developers and designers re-work the game windows to include the new bars.

According to the Pogo News, the bars are a “strange issue” that will be fixed soon:

Well, *that’s* communication at Pogo for you — two entirely different and conflicting messages about the same thing! At this point I’d probably side with customer support’s Known Issues page, as they’ve got a screenshot and everyone knows “screenshot or it didn’t happen”. Nice one, Pogo.

Whether you like them or not, the new bars might be here to stay (and as explained, they’re likely to be soon added to the rest of the games as well). I have received so much email about this and it’s been mentioned in a few comments already across the site, so I figure I’d better open this one up for comments too. What do you think of the bars? Are there any other changes you’d like to see Pogo make to their game windows? Leave your thoughts in a comment below.

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The February 2010 Mix-n-Match badges have been released. There are 12 badges/challenges in total and as usual they cost 16 gems a piece.

BOGGLE Bash – Boggle Goggles Badge
Find 50 words that end with the letter ‘s’ in 10 days!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

First Class Solitaire – Stay Classy Badge
Place 300 cards in the foundation stacks in 10 days!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

Fortune Bingo – Gypsy Tent Badge
Correctly cover 600 numbers in 10 days!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

Hog Heaven Slots – Heavenly Hog Badge
Win 1000 tokens in the Bonus Game in 2 weeks! (Collect 10 Hog Heaven symbols to play the Bonus Game)
Win this badge plus 3,000 tokens.

Panda Pai Gow Poker – Pay the Panda Badge
Set off the Bonus Bet Rocket at the top of the stairs 2 times in 9 days! (Guess the Bonus Bet correctly to help the Panda climb the stairs)
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

Perfect Pair Solitaire – Perfect Sunset Badge
Make 50 perfect matches in 10 days! (Win the game to check your progress)
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

Puck’s Peak – Block Climbing Badge
Earn 8 Stars in 8 days! (Win the game to collect Stars)
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

Sock Hop Slots – Striped Socks Badge
Win 400 tokens from the Free Spin Bonus in 10 days! (The Record Album symbol triggers the Free Spin Bonus)
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

Sweet Tooth 2 – Toothy Smile Badge
Clear 100 caramel spaces in 10 days! (Play in Caramel rooms)
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

Word Search Daily – Search for Love Badge
Find 25 words that start with the letter ‘L’ in 10 days!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

WordJong – Secluded Pagoda Badge
Spell 50 words of 6 or more letters in 2 weeks!
Win this badge plus 3,000 tokens.

Yahtzee Party! – Parting Gift Badge
Roll 3 Yahtzees with ‘ones’ in 10 days! (Free Play and Super Yahtzees do not count)
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

Please leave your hints and tips on these badges for your fellow BadgeHungry Pogo fans in a comment below!

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Today, Pogo released the long-awaited Spike’s Casino Premium Badge Album. It contains the following ten challenges and badges, plus the album completion badge. As usual, it will set you back $5.99 or 86 gems. Completing each badge in this album will also award you 5,000 tokens!

Click to view animated badges and challenges

The Thanksgiving Mini items have been released this year! There are almost two pages of items to choose from, including an awesome baked potato costume and a Siberian tiger pet.

Giving Thanks for Thanksgiving!
November 5, 2009
Whet your appetite for the big upcoming holiday with Thanksgiving themed Mini backgrounds, goodies and more!

Be sure to check out some of the backgrounds that pay tribute to the Native Americans and nature!

And don’t miss out on Allie, the Siberian Tiger! She’s the Pet of the Month for November!

Pogo has released the Cirque du Solitaire premium badge album today. It’s got ten solitaire badges and challenges and the album completion badge, as usual. This one will cost you $5.99 or 86 gems. Click through to see all of the badges and discuss them!

Click to view animated badges and challenges

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Bingo Luau – Luau Lovin’ Badge
Get 3 bingos on Red cards in 5 days!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

Jigsaw Treasure Hunter – Broken Drawer Badge
Solve a puzzle on any Skill Level in 15 minutes or less!
Win this badge plus 1,000 tokens.

KenoPop! – Rollin’ Around Badge
Play any power-up 30 times in 2 weeks! (Finish the game to check your progress.)
Win this badge plus 3,000 tokens.

Mahjong Garden – Paper Dragon Badge
Remove 1000 tiles using the ‘Geometric’ tile set in 5 days!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

Mini Golf Madness – Mini Clubs Badge
Hit 50 Birdies in 2 weeks!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

Pogo Bowl – Turkey Ball Badge
Get 5 Jackpot Spins in 1 day! (Bowl 150 or better to earn a Jackpot Spin)
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

SCRABBLE – Letter Factory Badge
Earn 25 Triple Letter Scores in 5 hours!
Win this badge plus 3,000 tokens.

Sweet Tooth 2 – Sweetener Badge
Win 25 games in 10 days!
Win this badge plus 3,000 tokens.

Tri-Peaks Solitaire – Tri, Tri, Tri, Again Badge
Get a 10-card streak or better 3 times in 3 days!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

Word Whomp Whackdown – Surprise Whack Badge
Find 100 words in 5 days! (Words from the Main Round and the Speed Round count)
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

World Class Solitaire – Fear of Flying Badge
Get 25 powerups in 3 days!
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

Yahtzee Party! – Party Planner Badge
Roll 5 Yahtzees with ‘fives’ in 2 weeks! (Free Play and Super Yahtzees do not count)
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

Also, look for a special edition animated mix-n-match badge later this month.

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