Pogo has released the Best of Country Premium Badge Album. This album is available for 86 Gems and contains the following ten animated badges and challenges, plus an album completion badge. Check out the badges below and leave your helpful hints for other Pogo fans in a comment below.
Hog Heaven Slots – Acoustic Hog Badge
Get paid 250 or more on a single spin 12 times in 2 weeks!
Win this badge plus 2000 tokens!
Thousand Island Solitaire – Riverboat Ramble Badge
Earn 1,500 tokens in 2 weeks!
Win this badge plus 3000 tokens!
Tri-Peaks Solitaire – Love My Pardner Badge
Get a 10-card streak or better 25 times in 3 weeks!
Win this badge plus 2000 tokens!
Pogo Bowl – Playin’ Our Song Badge
Bowl 1 game where you score 200 points or more in 3 weeks!
Win this badge plus 2000 tokens!
First Class Solitaire – Country Romance Badge
Clear 34 foundation stacks in 2 weeks!
Win this badge plus 2000 tokens!
Aces Up – Star Crooner Badge
Add 44 planes to your squadron in 2 weeks!
Win this badge plus 3000 tokens!
Quick Quack – Lazy River Badge
Reach the Bonus Game 20 times in two weeks! (Earn 500 Quick Quack tickets or more per game)!
Win this badge plus 1500 tokens!
WordJong – Calming Country Badge
Spell 240 words in 2 weeks!
Win this badge plus 2000 tokens!
Dominoes – Domino Drifters Badge
Play a “double 4” domino 24 times in 3 weeks!
Win this badge plus 2000 tokens!
Shuffle Bump – Full of Spirit Badge
Score 30 points or more in a single round 10 times in 2 weeks!
Win this badge plus 1500 tokens!
A Taste of Country Premium Badge Album – Completion Badge
Mrs. Mike Brown says
May 24, 2011 at 10:29 amThis album looks fun, lots of games I like. I don’t like the bowling one but I’m thrilled they changed it to one!!
kate says
May 24, 2011 at 10:58 amI have been waiting for this album!!
phil says
May 24, 2011 at 11:06 amThey have seemed to have reduced a lot of the challenges as usual,now wheres the best of lottso,i was hoping that would be out today also!
Good luck everyone!
Serena says
May 24, 2011 at 1:14 pmThat Pogo Bowl one is going to be tough, especially since my mouse isn’t being quite cooperative.
Stef140 says
May 24, 2011 at 1:34 pmThere is quite the variety of games here, I like it! I am not thrilled about that bowling one, but at least its only once cause those 200s are few ad far between.
Lin says
May 24, 2011 at 3:14 pmWow – a new album that is not a “Best of” – WTG Pogo.
Lura says
May 24, 2011 at 4:12 pmLin: Pogo releases a new non-“Best of” album each month.
KAZ says
May 24, 2011 at 5:01 pmLove the look of this album, bowls will be little hard for me to get but i will stick with it.
how about a badges in spades ? not see that for ages . Pogo if you are lost for ideas i am sure you can get us to vote on our top 5 games good luck everyone
Tinker200 says
May 24, 2011 at 5:23 pmI am thrilled at a bowling badge, they are so few and far between, I will buy this just for the Bowling badge.
To those of you that don’t care for bowling, would like to know your reasons why, since their are so very few challanges in Bowling?
May I suggest you look and review the bowling tips on Lura’s site. They have helped many become better bowlers.
Also there is a BH bowling weekend that has at least 15 people that show up at one time or another and have advanced their bowling ranks and scores a ton. We have a great time and never make fun of anyone, but encourge them.
We bowl every Friday, Sat & Sunday at 7pm EDT till?? in Fast Rooms, Topics, Temp room 021. We also have bowling on Sat and Sunday mornings for those in the other time zones at 10am EDT in the same room.
Let us know if you are a Bher as we normally will ask. And believe me we have fun while bowling and the games go quickly. As well as ranking up.
We have BHers that hated to bowl before and they show up every weekend. So please join us.
Tink <3
groovabenz2 says
May 24, 2011 at 5:43 pmI’d like to add to Tinkers comment. I used to HATE bowling because I couldn’t even score 150 to get a jp spin. Then, someone posted a YouTube link on one of the threads (If someone knows what it is please post it) It’s Pogo bowling tips and tricks to bowl scores over 200 regularly.
I watched the video several times and have been playing with the BH’ers on week-ends since last November. I have gone from rank 20 to 30 since then and can bowl over 200.
For those who are timid about this badge come bowl with us and have fun also.
awanpanji says
May 24, 2011 at 5:54 pmWOW a bowling badge love it. I have purchased this album for myself and a freind. I know we will enjoy working on this badge. My friend and I are both in the weekend bowing group we have such a great time. We whine a lot LOL inside joke come and join us. I hope u all have a great time working on this badge.
v says
May 24, 2011 at 5:55 pmseems like pogo reduced the numbers on Quite a few, I am glad that they reduced the dominoes one. playing a specific tile will not be so fun. Thousand island should be VERY easy. kind of glad that they reduced bowling as well. Glad to see a new album, was waiting for this, seems like they pushed back the time of release more and more, lately
Serena says
May 24, 2011 at 7:17 pmSince I switched from the mouse with the roller to the one with the light sensor, it’s been harder for me to get good scores at Pogo Bowl. That’s why the particular badge for that game in this almost seem nearly unattainable.
Terry Ann/bookdepot2733 says
May 24, 2011 at 8:50 pmAn extra badge for bowling should intimidate absolutely no one, but especially not a Badge Hungry follower for we have the best of all solutions to most every “failure” heartache…come on along, come on along, come on along to BH bowling every weekend where the laughs come easy, the advice is caring, and encouragement abounds at every turn. You CAN do it! We know because so many of us have gotten better together. Just follow Tink’s leads for who/what/where/when and we will see you there!
lynn says
May 24, 2011 at 9:04 pmwhat is a BH’ers i dont normally playing bowling because of the that im not a good bowling and tried for a year to get that bowling bowling badgethat u have to scoreover 200 2 times still havent gotten it
widow says
May 24, 2011 at 9:22 pmgroova (#10): don’t know if this is the site you are talking about, but at one time i posted this site for bowling tips: pipstips.info.com. 🙂
Tinker200 says
May 24, 2011 at 9:39 pm#15 Lynn,
A BHer is a Badge Hungery follower. That means you!
Bowling takes practice but not as much as you would think, and
to have fun doing it is a plus.
Anyone having problems with bowling badges just contact me and
I will do them for you. Tinker200 is my pogo mail addy.
But would love to have some of you say nayers join us on a weekend
night or morning.
Tink
Ethel says
May 24, 2011 at 10:44 pmI really like the variety in this one – was thrilled with Shuffle Bump, Quick Quack and Dominoes lol. The only one that I could of done without was First Class ugh that game hates me. Good luck to all!!
mspatmac says
May 24, 2011 at 11:00 pmAs a member of Tinker’s Bowl-a-thon, I have to add to groova’s post. I HATED bowling, boring and never got spins. Then bookdepot2733 and wheatonmom44 invited me to join them for Tinks bowling. I have gotten progressively better with their tips and encouragement. Never thought I could get the turkey badge so didn’t buy it. Wheat sent it to me and I got it with them.
I have gone up 10 ranks since bowling with them and the other night I bowled a mind boggling 241 and have met some really nice new friends. I can’t wait for Friday night’s bowling to activate the badge. Please join us, you will get the badge and have fun. Promise
MariaLoon says
May 25, 2011 at 1:00 amAs soon as I am able to, I am going to get this badge album!
I love everything about it! The art, the majority of the challenges and games, the theme–all of it! 🙂
Tinker if I am able to attend one of those times, I will gladly play. I LOVE bowling and would enjoy playing with other BH members =)
brittanylinda211 says
May 25, 2011 at 6:50 amGM all, I am a fellow BH’er who HATED bowling. I just couldnt get anything to do what I wanted it to do. BUT I started bowling Fri and Sat nights with the BH group and I am having a blast. I checked out the “tips” that Lura posts and it helped tremendously. Ev1 in the room is super fun(that is how I actually got ppl on my friends list) and now on Fri and Sat nights I dont even have to remember what room they are in. I go to my friends list and see all of them in a bowling room and I click on one of them and it takes me to the room. Super Easy!! And ev1 says hello and welcome and good to c u. It makes for a really fun night of pogo. Hope this helps influence some of you “bowling” haters to come check it out and have fun with us. I rank up without even realizing Im doing it. Hope to see some new BHers join us.
peek says
May 25, 2011 at 7:38 amI keep meaning to join in and bowl with the BH bowling group. I even wrote down the times and the room and hope to meet you all there. It looks like it will be lots of fun and looking forward to making new friends.
lynn says
May 25, 2011 at 12:26 pmwould love to learn how to be a better bowling with the bh’ers jsut not sure what rooms or times if anyone can help
mspatmac says
May 25, 2011 at 1:14 pmNice album, I thought I would enjoy it BUT then I activated the *&% Duck one. 🙁 I forgot how tedious it was for me LOL Two games in a row is all I can manage before I am ready to pull my hair out. I will persevere and shoot those little suckers until I get my badge. Watch out little duckies, I’m out to get you.
Peek, #24 looking forward to meeting you in bowling. Have fun with the album all and enjoy badge day.
MariaLoon says
May 25, 2011 at 1:39 pmI have written down the dates/times and room on a Post-It and I have it on my desk 😉
Look forward to seeing fellow BH-ers there 🙂
(((((Hugs))))))
Tinker200 says
May 25, 2011 at 2:52 pmlynn #23, go upto post #9 It gives the days and times in that note.And also the room # or just click on Tinker200’s bowling room and it will take you there.
Tink <3
MomsBassetHound says
May 25, 2011 at 3:00 pmLynn – Post #9 has the days, times, and room number listed.
seasmoke1414 says
May 25, 2011 at 6:07 pmThis promises to be an excellent PBA; there is a very nice mix of games and challenges. Some are time-consuming. Some are very easy. None are truly difficult or impossible. You do need to develop a little skill in order to master the bowling challenge, but it is very doable if you practice.
Don’t activate the badge and then become depressed because you “can’t” meet the challenge. Join the BHers for bowling on the weekends. Develop a bit of skill and then activate the badge when you feel confident you can earn it.
I read about Tink’s “BH Bowl-a-thon” here in one of the Weekend Open Threads last fall. I first attempted Pogo Bowl just 6 months ago. My skill (or lack of it!) was pretty pitiful. But everyone was so nice and friendly and offered so much encouragement that I stuck with it and continued to bowl with the BHers. When I started, I thought I would probably be at Rank 0 forever. However, I’ve managed to make Rank 30, broken the 200 barrier enough times that I feel I can earn the bowling badge in the new album with relative ease, and I even manage the occasional turkey or a first-place finish. Few of us were born online bowling pros, but almost all of us can learn to be good bowlers and really enjoy the game.
There are some great tips to help you develop your bowling expertise on the Ranks, Badges, & Tips page for Pogo Bowl. I use my own adaptation of the tips I learned there. The very best part is the friends I’ve made while bowling with the BH crew. I thoroughly enjoy Pogo Bowl and look forward to MORE bowling badges and more bowling evenings with the BH bowlers.
As for other badges in the “A Taste of Country”, not a single one is truly difficult. Even the dreadful dominoes badge is perfectly easy to earn. You need not win the game; only play the “double 4” tile. I estimate that one can probably be earned in about an hour . . . and NOT because I am a good dominoes player. I am, in fact, a very poor dominoes player. I can’t win a game against a bot even if my life depends on it . . . unless I employ some tricks I’ve learned. ;>
All in all, I think this is a great PBA. I look forward to seeing more Pogo Bowl MnM badges and more PBAs that include Pogo Bowl challenges. I think I said that before . . . well, it bears repeating!! Come bowl with us on the weekends and develop your skill.
lynn says
May 25, 2011 at 7:17 pmi know this is going to sound stupid but i cant find tinkers room under topics or fast or slow rooms but i will try to find it friday at 7
Lura says
May 25, 2011 at 7:57 pmlynn: it’s Temporary Members Room 021 under the Fast tab.
lynn says
May 26, 2011 at 9:51 amtyvm lura and ty everyone