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As part of Pogo’s weekly Hasbro Family Game Night, play Battleship today and earn a chance to win one of six Hasbro Family Game Night Sweepstakes packages: an Apple iPod Touch loaded with EA mobile games and a “Hasbro Family Game Basket” which will consist of several Hasbro board games and Pocket Pogo game.

Come back next week and play another Hasbro game for another chance to win!

Filed under: promotions and events

I love it when random items appear in our Mini’s closets. Quite often they’re a mistake (anyone remember the Robo-Blender 5000 from Word Riot, which made its appearance in our closets not just incorrectly but really early?), but they’re still fun.

Today we got two “Freebie” items, which we’d last seen in the recent colossal sneak peek at upcoming mini award items. Behold:

I don’t really know how or why these magically appeared in my closet (like many others, I haven’t played either Shuffle Bump or Dice Derby in months), but I’m definitely not going to be a Puck Head and complain!

We know there are many more of these items, so where are they now and how are the rest going to be awarded? Only time (and Pogo) will tell!

Filed under: pogo minis

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!

Filed under: new, pogo minis

Here it is, the 2009 Thanksgiving Limited Edition Mix-n-Match badge released today! Available from now until November 27th, this one will set you back the usual 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.

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Filed under: mix-n-match, special/super badges, yahtzee party

Word Whomp Whackdown – Got the Munchies Badge
Munch 75 total veggies this week!

Yahtzee Party! – Ice Dice Badge
Score 20 or more in Chance 25 times this week!

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Filed under: weekly challenges, word whomp whackdown, yahtzee party

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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Filed under: new, premium albums

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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Filed under: mix-n-match, new

Jigsaw Detective Case #63: Ultimate Mystery has been released. You can track your rank progress in Jigsaw Detective and other games using our badge tracker.

Filed under: jigsaw detective, new

Happy Weekend Everyone!

I can’t believe Pogo gave us so much to do this week! On top of a personal challenge marathon, we’ve got the special weekend challenge. Phew! Aren’t we supposed to be putting the finishing touches on our Halloween costumes and getting ready to go trick-or-treattweeting? How are you doing with getting it all done?

Speaking of putting on costumes, let’s talk about our Minis and earning Mini Awards! Do you have all the Mini Awards available? Do you play a game just to get a Mini Award item? Do you go after the Mini Awards like you do badges? Do you use them in your Mini after you have won them?

I hope you have a great, safe Halloween weekend and I hope we’ll see you in the comments!

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