August 2011 weeklies will be created from the winning submissions to the Club Pogo Badge Challenge Challenge. For those of you who have been following along, BadgeHungry reader Ed’s Canasta badge challenge was chosen as a winner and we’ve been eagerly awaiting more information. The Pogo News has recently been featuring articles on the upcoming badges and now the artwork is complete. Here’s an exclusive BadgeHungry look at the badges:
David from New Hampshire
David from New Hampshire created a Badge Challenge Challenge named “Unsinkable”. From his Club Pogo profile, it says his favorite games are MONOPOLY Slots, Word Search Daily, Tumble Bees and Mahjong Garden, but he didn’t create his challenge in any of these games! Can you guess which game this challenge will be in?
Ed from Florida
Do you know what a “natural” Canasta is? Ed from Florida hopes you do! His Badge Challenge Challenge wants you to make ‘em, and features a badge described as, “… Pogo Canasta characters in a forest scene or mountain lake scene (symbolic of “natural” Canastas).”
Becky from IL
Becky from Illinois took inspiration from one of her favorite games to suggest a very rock ‘n’ roll “Jail House Rock” badge! If you’ve got a badge featuring dancing jailbirds, what game do you think the badge is for? You may have to go around the world a few times to figure it out!
Lynn from Ohio
Lynn from Ohio loves Tri-Peaks Solitaire, Jungle Gin and Canasta, but she submitted a Badge Challenge Challenge idea for a completely different game. We hope you’ll be “Totally Addicted” to this challenge, just like we are!
Soo from West Yorkshire
We have a Badge Challenge coming all the way from West Yorkshire, UK! Soo, a retired teacher, wants to challenge your brains and get you to “queue” up for this badge! Quite the quandary, this quintessential Challenge will quicken your heart, so no quips or qualms about tackling this one! Can you guess the game?
Lynn from New Jersey
Lynn from New Jersey has given us an original Challenge, also seemingly meant to stupefy, stun, and startle you (no surprise, coming from the land of Snooki!). How quickly will you be able to complete the “S-S-S-Stingeroo” badge?
Helen from Kentucky
Helen hails from Kentucky and submitted a very genteel badge challenge she calls, “Afternoon Tea Badge.” According to her profile, her favorite games are BOGGLE Bash, TRIVIAL PURSUIT Daily 20, Sweet Tooth 2 and Tumble Bees. But this badge isn’t for any of these games. Check out her amazing sketch below and see if you can guess the game! We can’t wait to show you the finished badge, our artists were proud to take Helen’s inspiration to the next level.
Roger from Indiana
Roger from Indiana only has eyes for his badge challenge submission. Will you be mesmerized by his “Snake Eyes” badge challenge? Check out his art concept, made with the help of some free clipart, and see if you can guess the game!
Dale from California
Dale from California took us on a voyage with his concept for a “Lightning Strikes” badge! Our artists had a great time taking his beautiful sketch and transforming it into a badge masterpiece. May there be no “limit” or “end limit” to the fun you’ll have with this Badge Challenge.
Crystal from Colorado
Crystal from Colorado picked one of her favorite games to challenge her fellow Club Pogo members! Her art description is about a sleepy sheep… counting sheep! It’s a puzzling challenge, but we think you can handle it.
(Badges are watermarked with the BadgeHungry B in the upper right corner.)
What do you think of the artists’ depictions? Share your thoughts and congratulate the winners in a comment below.
Adeliegerbers says
Wow – love them all. WTG ED. It is so nice to see such great badges and NO faces – woohoo. I even enjoyed looking at the artwork submitted to pogo.
jmlsnoop says
Congrats to the winners!!! The art work looks GREAT!!
Tom94121 says
Congratulations! Good Job. I love the great art work, too… 🙂 🙂
danielle says
These are all beautiful! WTG, Ed!
wheatonmom44 says
WTG Ed!!! I congratulated you once already but as they say once is never enough… so congratulations again!!!!
I am just wondering what the B is for in each right hand corner of the badges? A shout out to BH I suppose.
Lura says
wheat: read the post. 🙂
Zerp says
Good job everyone! Congrats! Great art work.
JustaGame says
WTG Ed on winning the Club Pogo Badge Challenge! You must be thrilled to have been chosen. The badge looks VERY nice! I have always loved Canasta and have played it since I was a child. 🙂
LuvSiberianHusky says
Congrats to all the winners. The badges all look great.
john says
the only complaint i have is one of them is yahtzee…. Again lol.
well done to winners though. especially like the jailhouse rock badge. will be my fav!
wheatonmom44 says
SS Lura… I was so super excited to congratulate Ed that of course I did not read the whole post. Makes total sense now.
Savannah says
wow… wow… wow.. these are some fantastic badges. I cant wait to get them. great work to all the winners!!!!
sandeye says
Congrats to all u gr8 winners u did an awesome job!! The badge work is beautiful, it will be a pleasure to do some challenges created by our pogo players.
BlueDogs says
How exciting!! Congratulations to all the winners and a special Congrats to BH regular Ed on being chosen as one of the winning submissions! WTG Ed!!!
~Darlene~
vlamp66 says
w2g everyone! they look great. hope the challenges do them justice!
Flagking8 says
Congrats on the cool artwork…Cant wait to win them…
msgoof6 says
Wtg all winners. The badges look great.
shygirlornot says
wtg all winners the badges look awesome!
sherry
luke5227 says
congrats winners i love the art work
Joe C says
Good job, Ed and thanks Lura.
These will be fun. I look forwrard to seeing them in my album.
Hels says
Cool! They all look beautiful and interesting.
Mrs. Mike Brown says
Beautiful badges…well done!
Joe C says
I still wish there was a way to have Pogo create a badge requirement for me in Penguin Blocks. The requirement would be get X Penguin Bonks in a game. A Penguin Bonk occurs when Chef Bob knocks over a Penguin on his way to collect a piece of seafood.
Some of my happiest times in all of Pogo occur when I bonk TWO Penguins on the same play. Sadly, apparently only I am amused knocking over the stupid, evil, evil penguins.
cass says
These are all very cool. Am looking forward to going after these badges.
Congrats Ed for being picked!!
Susie says
Way to go, Ed! These all look great! Congrats to all winners!
Amanda ( pogo name _3bichons4amanda) says
They are ALL great!! NO Frogs and Flies, so will be fun!!
ED, I love your pretty sletch! I hope they don’t change it and I hope one of the ” flowers”- suits of cards will be the chat icon.
Boats and nautical themes seem to be popular LOL.
I think the ones which were hand- drawn vs computer generated clip art are SO pretty.
I hope they do this again. I think Ed has given me the courage to enter!
Looking forward to August weekly challenges!
Amanda
Lura says
Amanda: the chat icon for Ed’s is the heart. I think it’s lovely.
Gecko says
My only complaint is that we already have a snake eyes badge – Roger from Indiana’s badge isn’t really all that different. If I’m not mistaken, it is from not too long ago either? Did Pogo fired everyone from that year? LOL It was Dice City, a different game, but it looks too similar for my tastes. (Aug 09, if anyone wants to look.)
LindaKaye49 says
Congrats. goes out to all the winners. Really like the art work that was put into them. Can’t wait to add them to my collection of badges. Thanks again for all the hard work that went into them.
jan says
congrats, winners. love your badge, ed. joe c, i am amused by penguin bonks. i think that is a great idea for the badge 🙂
jigsawing says
Ed: You’ve made us so proud! Put BH on the map! Congratulations. This contest proves Pogo is doing all it can to keep us happy and involved.
Indy Cindy says
Congratulations Ed – so beautiful!! Can’t wait to do the challenge. Of course, congrats to all the winners. This was a neat contest.
But this is OUR Ed. LOL woohooo I am so excited. I love all the artwork. The icon for Ed’s is stunning. Love love love it.
Jenna says
WTG Ed! I can’t wait for the badges to come out..love the artwork.
~Jenna
Amanda ( pogo name _3bichons4amanda) says
Thank you, Lura! I LOVE the icon too!!
Ed, Pogo desperately needs new badge artists.. I wish you were on staff!!
peek says
Congratulations ED on having your idea for a badge chosen. You must be so proud –I know all of us BH ers are proud of your accomplishment.
Stef140 says
Congrats!! The art on these is just gorgeous, but I have to say that Ed’s is my favorite for the artwork and the chat icon is fantastic.
ed says
Thanks everyone really appreciate the kind words! Hope everyone loves canasta as much as I do