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Check out this cool new Premium Badge Album that Pogo is creating for us! It’s got ten badges and challenges — all in solitaire games — with an album completion badge, as usual. When it’s released, it will cost $5.99 or 86 gems.

Click to view animated badges and challenges

The graphic artists at Pogo have been busy creating a lot of artwork for our minis. Recently, the following images were created.

Please note: while sometimes game-related mini items may mean a game is going to be deluxe, this is not a deluxe game. In addition, these are not mini awards that will be awarded in game. Right now, they appear to be mini items that will be released either in coordination or shortly after the release of the game. (Pogo did this with Trivial Pursuit last year.)

Puck’s Peak-related Mini items: background, goodie, and costume:

These images may give us a hint to gameplay as well. What do you think?

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Here is a sneak peek at the five rank badges and two in-game achievement badges (aka “secret badges”) for Battleship.

Rank 10 – Excellent Ensign Badge

Rank 20 – Loyal Lieutenant Badge

Rank 30 – Clever Commander Badge

Rank 40 – Capable Captain Badge

Rank 50 – Astounding Admiral Badge

Battleship Bomber Badge
Sink 2500 Battleships to earn this badge.

Terrifically Tenacious Badge
Miss 50000 times to earn this badge.

PS: there’s a possible spoiler in the comments here. Good things come to those who read the comments. *laugh*

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Battleship is coming along nicely and should be released by the end of this month! The game is scheduled to be featured in the next game night (after tomorrow’s) on November 6th, so it should be released before then or Pogo’s going to have to change up their promotion! Thanks Chadd for pointing this out! It’s worth mentioning that we are assuming at least a week of “sneak peek” mode where the game is “out” but not generally released — ie linked on the Pogo home page — before the game would be used for a promotion or event.

The graphics in the game are coming along nicely, everything is very shiny and sharp. Behold a loading image:

Here are some details about the powerups you’ll be playing with while you battle to sink your opponent’s ships (thanks John2!):

Some powerups are always available:
* Heavy Shot
* Counter-Attack
* Reinforcements
* Sinking Shots
* Torpedoes

Some powerups are unlocked at certain ranks:
* Rank 5 – Skipper Powerup
* Rank 15 – Harpoon Powerup
* Rank 25 – Attack Squadron
* Rank 35 – Tomahawk Powerup (Only Active if you have very few ships remaining!)

We’re still waiting on the badge graphics and requirements for Battleship, but they should be out soon. As usual, stay tuned to BadgeHungry for the latest information, and look for this game near the end of the month!

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Here’s a preview of the 12 upcoming November 2009 Mix-n-Match challenges. As usual, these badges will cost you 16 gems each and they’ll be released on the evening of the last day of October.

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.

And also look for this limited edition badge to be released sometime in November — it’ll cost 28 gems:

Yahtzee Party! – 2009 Thanksgiving Limited Edition Badge
Roll 22 Yahtzees in 22 days! (Free Play and Super Yahtzees do not count)
Win this badge plus 2,000 tokens.

Someone asked a question in the original Beaker Creatures release post this morning and I ended up searching Pogo’s support site to try to give them some answers. Of course I didn’t find anything to help them (am I the only who gets totally random search results there?) but I did stumble across this interesting piece of information related to the secret badge:

Question
What is the secret badge for Beaker Creatures?

Answer
Unfortunately, there is a rumor going around regarding a secret badge for Beaker Creatures. Beaker Creatures currently does not have any secret badges available, and there are no plans of releasing any secret Beaker Creatures badges in the near future.
(source)

The reason there was a rumor in the first place is because an extra badge graphic was created for the game and added to Pogo’s live web servers (see our original post containing the six badge graphics). Usually when Pogo creates and uploads extra badges for a game they end up as “special” or “secret” badges that can be earned by completing an in-game achievement (a lot of recent games have these, like Crossword Cove and Thousand Island Solitaire and others).

I guess this badge isn’t ever going to make it to our badge albums, considering Pogo claims they have no plans of releasing any secret badges in the near future.

Rest in peace, cute little secret badge that could have been.

Pogo’s working on a new Premium Album for us to enjoy in October. It’s called “Out of this World” and will have 10 badges and challenges, plus the usual album completion badge. We don’t have details on the specific challenges yet, but here’s a look at the badges:

Here’s a sneak peek at the 12 upcoming October 2009 Mix-n-Match challenges. As usual, these badges will cost you 16 gems each:

Aces Up! – Wing Walker Badge
Remove 500 cards in 3 hours! (Cards removed by planes do not count. Finish the game to check your progress.)

Addiction Solitaire – Bobbling Volcano Badge
Collect 100 Pogo Buddies in 2 weeks!

Crossword Cove – Lil’ Crabby Badge
Successfully complete 2 puzzles on Medium difficulty level in 12 hours! (Puzzles you have previously attempted will not count)

Harvest Mania – Bloomin’ Onion Badge
Win 7,000 tokens in 7 days! (Including Jackpot Spins)

Hog Heaven Slots – Spooky Hogs Badge
Get 5 Jackpot Spins in 2 weeks!

Jungle Gin – Tickle Me Tiki Badge
Win 1,500 tokens in 2 days! (Including Jackpot Spins)

Lottso! – Need Lots o’ Sleep Badge
Activate 40 gold-bordered cards in 8 days! (Super Lottso cards do not count)

Phlinx – Glowing Glyph Badge
Win 50 rounds in 5 days!

Quick Quack – Duck Disguise Badge
Earn 20,000 Quick Quack tickets (not tokens) in 2 weeks!

Rainy Day Spider Solitaire – Dark and Stormy Night Badge
Win 10 games on Normal difficulty level or higher in 3 days!

Trivial Pursuit – Patience Pie Badge
Earn wedges on 4 daily or calendar quizzes in 1 day!

Word Whomp – Turnip Juice Badge
Find 600 3-letter words in 10 days!

These badges should be available on the evening of the last day of September.

Check out these five badges and chat icons that are in store for a new game.

There’s no official word on what game they will be used for yet, so feel free to take a stab in the comments and give us your best guess!

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