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Scrabble and Monopoly Will Not Be Leaving Pogo

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At the end of April, Pogo announced that their Scrabble and Monopoly games would be leaving Pogo on July 31st 2018, however today they have reversed that and announced that “by popular demand” all of the previously-doomed Scrabble and Monopoly games will be remaining on Pogo:

Monopoly
Monopoly Slots
Monopoly World
Scrabble
Scrabble Sprint

What do you think happened? Share your thoughts on this news in a comment below.

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  1. I am really happy about this. I love Scrabble. It’s my go to game for relaxation and to keep the old noodle sharp! 🙂 I really have no idea why they have reversed this, but I’m not complaining.

    Cher 🙂

  2. Although I don’t play them a lot, I am happy that they are staying. They are fun to play now and then. I guess they just negotiated a term that was favorable for both sides. Maybe updating the games to the HTML5 format was part of the deal. Who knows what Pogo is thinking these days.

  3. We can only get Monopoly games in the UK but I’m happy they’re staying 🙂

    As to what happened, I guess EA decided to stump up the licence money to keep them on Pogo.

    • Looks like POGO decided to cough up the license fees after all. Glad to see that this one time POGO went with popular opinion of POGO club members and players.

      • I was ready to quit Pogo after the 31st of July as scrabble was my favorite game..Glad that this worked out !

  5. I’ve been playing constantly to finish the game, guess I can slack off now – currently at level 95. Almost there!

    • Same here, Esque. I have been playing Scrabble furiously in all of my available time, but only up to Rank 49, closing in on 50! (Ranked out in Mono Slots a long time ago.) I truly enjoy both games immensely, and am delighted that POGO reversed its decision in this regard. YIPPEEE!!!

  6. Hmmm, let me guess…could it be money? Someone decided to figure out exactly how many people might actually leave pogo without these games (I wasn’t going to renew a relative’s gift sub because Scrabble is his favorite), then they offered an amount they thought was worth it to Hasbro. These days it’s always ‘Look for the $”. Hey, it’s business…and I’d rather pogo be profitable enough to be enjoyable by offering new games etc. at the same reasonable yearly fee.

  7. Thank Goodness!
    I hope Scrabble and Monopoly Here & Now will make it over to the new H5 format so we are able to play them when Flash goes away

  8. Happy to hear the news. I am at 92 in Monopoly WE. I have been gearing up to get it finished in time. As they say money talks.

  9. AHHHHHHHHH…I’ve been working night and day to at least rank out in Monopoly WE…went from 23 to 75…now I can stop spending every extra waking moment I have and go back to focusing on the Java games, LOL. I’m already ranked out in all of the rest of them but Monopoly, which I’m not overly fond of anyway, so left it for last, just in case.

  10. Wonderful News! Was really bummed when Pogo first announced it but not anymore. Will keep on working on my ranks, thou may not make it by the time, if or when, it is converted but definitely will have fun trying. 🙂
    Have Fun All!

  11. i am so glad they are staying. I hope you dont change them in anyway. hate the new games and not being able to chat with friends and getting no tokens. hHave heard many players saying if we dont get the chat and tokens back then they are leaving pogo. I would think pogo or ea would listen to us.

    • Pogo has no choice but to change the games to HTML b/c in less than 2 years there will be no Java or Flash.

      And as far as tokens, Pogo could care less what we think. If they did they would just start programming them into the games as they are converted. But all they can say is no, over and over again.

      Suz

      • Unless you do what I did, install an older version of FF offline (version previous to when they stopped allowing Java) and before going back online change the auto-update settings to Not update. Unfortunately this didn’t work for Chrome. I did that and am still running Java games on FF. I would think this would be good even after Java goes away as long as Pogo doesn’t turn the games off right away.

        And this should also work for Flash as long as you keep rejecting the Flash update.

        sirron1957

        • Once there are no more security updates for Java & Flash I would think that Pogo would pull those games off the site immediately.

          Suz

      • You’re absolutely right, Moms and the same goes for the chat on the bottom too. They could care less but when players start leaving in droves, then maybe they’ll change their minds.

  13. Ugh!

    Guess I’m Ok with these games staying but not so happy that I worked my bu%& off to rank out in time the three games I had not ranked out yet when they announced they will retire (Monopoly WE, Monopoly Classic and Scrabble)
    And I did it but boy! it was many many hours a day playing only these 3 games!
    Well, at least that’s 3 less games to worry about ranking out before Flash goes away!

    And contrary to what some would like, I sure do not want these games to be replaced by HTML versions, ranking them once was hard and long and enough! I don’t want all my ranks (and hard work) erase in a split second and I don’t want to start all over again, I’m really really tired of having to do so when they added ranks to games and now with new H5 versions.

    But I know I’m not that lucky, I wish! lol
    Most probably the games will be updated.
    Maybe this was one of Hasbro’s conditions (other than the money of course) to let Pogo keep the games?

    Just one more thing. To be honest, I have seen a lot more complaints about new games not awarding tokens than people complaining about these games leaving. I have seen more requests to have tokens back, many more requests!!
    Why Pogo doesn’t listen to this “popular demand” but hear the one about Hasbro games? Money lol

    • I can’t see them paying Hasbro and then not converting them. That would just be a waste of money.

      Suz

      • That’s my thought too Moms, but I’m wondering how they would do Monopoly Slots since they are doing away with tokens. If they are going to make it coins, they should’ve just let the rights expire. lol That’s just my personal opinion on coin slots, though.

      • Especially since licenses usually last 5 years or so.
        (can’t remember the year we got these games)

        • i think pogo has had them for a long time – maybe 10 years or longer – so i was upset they were going to leave – you can buy a cd to play scrabble on your computer but its not the same as the one on pogo

          it was probably money tho hasbro does sell board games of scrabble and monopoly still

          • It is all about electronics now. Hasbro need to move forward.
            Scrabble has been on PoGo since 2007. I also threatened to leave.

    • I’m Thrilled that these games are staying,,,
      But if they do convert them to HTML5 without
      tokens,,,, I won’t be playing them without a token badge
      I like these games,, they are the better
      token award games

  14. I agree with Suz where she stated that Pogo could care less what we think. So i don’t believe keeping Hasbro had anything to do with what members wanted. I just think that Hasbro gave Pogo a better deal rather than have them dropped. I personally always thought that the Hasbro games were some of the best designed games on Pogo. I only played Poly World Edition regularly. I have been ranked out for years. Nice to see them staying. 🙂

  16. I don’t know that they are getting rid of tokens, just jackpot spins… or maybe I am missing something. Some games give tokens, some don’t.

    • None of the games that are converted will award tokens for game play. Pogo Llama has been saying it for months, and could care less how we feel about it.

      Suz

      • And they started doing away with JP spins when Trizzle was released in 2011.

        Suz

        • From what I can see, they aren’t totally getting rid of tokens, some of the HTML5 games have them. The rewards aren’t huge, but they exist.

  17. Monopoly slot stinks when u loss all of your tokens thats why i dont play i lost 10 k

    • lower your bet then – you have just as much chance getting the dice betting one per line as you do betting 100. i have ranked out betting very low.

  18. This kind of stinks since I have been helping my girlfriend get all the personal badge for Scrabble and Monopoly before time runs out. She is down to one Monopoly badge which she will do next week. She has been trying to catch up, but when they keep changing the games to HD she works on those games since the time limit was less. We found out today that she missed a Turbo 21 badge and now she can’t finish the album because you can’t play the regular Turbo 21 any more. It is a shame that Pogo keeps changing the games and not always for the better. We like winning tokens just for the challenge but the HD games just don’t have the thrill factor anymore.

  19. Good! I don’t play these games a ton, but I do go through spells of playing Scrabble sometimes! I was also worried of them losing Yahtzee Party in the future if they were going to slowly cut ties with Hasbro… So this is good news!

  20. I wish I liked Scrabble and Monopoly WE enough to be happy, but I don’t.
    I’m sure there will be power ups to buy when they go to HTML. Not buying any more!
    JMO, of course.

    Amanda

  22. EA must have seen the backlash (as they have many times toward their business ethics LOL) and was scared of a membership decline.
    This is a good step forward. Now we just need our tokens to return 😛

  23. I can play more for that last MWE Big Roller badge lol. But do
    they even put them in the game anymore lol?
    I too dislike no jpspins no tokens but like Suz says
    does Pogo even care? I think not either. We could try
    writing to EA rather than the fruitless appeals to Llama!
    Not like we’re asking for a lot here.

  24. Nessa , my friend worked faithfully/ non stop to get us “ranked out:” on 3 acct.s

    While I enjoy the game, the pressure of completing all ranks was most concerning. Not to mention the hiccups along the way in Mono!

    I’m still shaking my head at this latest news.

    Why do I feel so foolish, believing in everything pogo says anymore?

  25. The squeaky wheel gets the oil ~~~ yet once again. It’s really irritating how Pogo waffles on their convictions due to perceived pressures. Perhaps players had responded to posts suggesting that they contact Pogo or Pogo_Llama to let them know how they felt about these popular games leaving.

    To me right now, Pogo almost seems like a rudderless ship.

    It’s good that Hasbro & EA worked together to come to an agreement.

  26. I’m so very very happy! I’ve been playing Monopoly World Edition every day, hoping I’ll get sick of it and won’t miss it so much when it goes. But I never do get sick of it – I just love beating the pants off those robots! I play the customized version, use Pogo Rules, put $5,000 in Free Parking and send all taxes to Free Parking (so there’s plenty of cash in the game), and give all the properties of a bankrupt robot to the player they owe (usually ME). It’s the most entertaining game around.

  27. Well when they do convert to HTML I will be ready…played furiously this past month n am now ranked out in all 5!(*)

    (*) Excluding the 12-12-12 Badge.

  29. So very happy to see that Scrabble is staying – my favorite game on pogo! Really made my day today!!! (maybe we can see some new ranks soon?)

  30. I’m shocked pogo actually did something sensible for once — keeping Hasbro’s big games on the site. It seems like there’s members here who thought losing those games would have done more harm to pogo than not, and I agree with that. Sometimes they do need to spend money to make money.

  31. Totally happy about this – haven’t see that heading with scrabble when playing today so I goggled it – thanks “badge hungry” for this update. Scrabble is one of the main reason’s I pay for yearly membership to Pogo. ☺

  32. they finally listened to the paying customers. I love scrabble and do play monopoly slots. Yay pogo for getting it right..i would say get rid of the 3 yr old games like cookie connect, merge . now those are games for kids not adults and stop pushing flower solitaitre and the jet games on us. everytime I turn around there is a challenge for them, have gotten to hate those games

  33. Since the regular Monopoly was pretty easy to rank out in, and I only had the newly added 10 additional ranks, I was trying to rank out. I’ve had a game running for over six hours of playing time; I own every property and have not built anything on them so that my bot partner won’t go bankrupt. When the bot gets low on cash, I sell it a property for $1 and the next turn, I buy it back for $4,000 and the game goes on. It was pretty boring, but was the best way to quickly rank out. I think I’ll bankrupt the bot and start anew now.

    Re Scrabble, that was one of Pogo’s most popular games and I can imagine there was a lot of feedback. I don’t know anywhere else you can play the game against bots online. I used to play on a very, very competitive Scrabble site, but you had to play against someone, and oftentimes, you could wait a long time before you got an opponent. I think, that Pogo might actually have listened to its member base. I could be wrong, but I’m glad to see it stay.

  34. I love both games even for Java problem but would be nice have in HTLM for both games annd more fun.

  35. Good!! I like Scrabble and often play Monopoly Slots just to get a quick weekly badge. Not all that keen on the others, but each to their own.

    My major question is this………what in heck are we supposed to do with 40 million tokens?? Can’t seem to use them for anything any more!!! Is Pogo willing to trade for gems……..(kidding of course, cuz I know they wouldn’t). But I think a) it’s a dumb move for those folks that are newer to Pogo, and b) those who have a gazillion tokens. They will be (or already are) useless. Oh well……they are determined to shoot themselves in the foot, so nothing will change!!

    • With over 200 million tokens I don’t get as excited as I did when I got my first million, but I still want to earn tokens when I play a game. I already know that my 3rd account will not be renewed in December, and am honestly considering if I’ll play at all by next year.

      Tokens cost nothing to Pogo. We know that the HTML games can be programmed to award tokens, 7 of them do. Pogo is aware of how many people like their worthless tokens, but could care less. So the end of that equation is… I should not care about a company that doesn’t care about me, that only cares about my money!

      Suz

      • I echo your sentiments, Suz. I avoid the Forum, but it seems that these Admins or whatever they call themselves, totally ignore what you and others ask for or want.

        Your last sentence says it all!! I feel the same way. I have 3 games that I play on Facebook or on my tablet, so will stick to those.

        • In defense of the forum Moderators, they are only players, just like you and I. They have absolutely no input on what gets done at Pogo. They volunteer their time, they don’t even get free membership for their play names. And they do not get advance notice on anything normally. I would almost be willing to bet that they agree with the players most times, but they can only post how Pogo feels about a subject.

          Suz

          • Thanks for the correction. As I don’t ask anything on the Forum, I was unaware these Mods were regular players, as you say. But they have to toe the party line, I assume.

            I dealt with Pogo Support when I had trouble renewing and the young lady was charming and helpful. I appreciated that. But all things eventually come to an end, so will see how it goes. If I have major withdrawal, I can always join for a month here or there. Unfortunately, Canada never could take advantage of the Coke? Rewards or anything like that, so it was cash up front every year.

  36. Keep in mind, folks, that it was EA’s decision not to renew Monopoly and Scrabble, not Pogo’s. So i’m thinking Pogo took the demands of their players to EA and EA changed their minds. Maybe they got a better deal. I’m just glad Monopoly is staying here.

    • EA has owned Pogo since 2001, so EA was the one that made the original agreement with Hasbro 10 years ago. You can trace everything back to EA since 2001, the bad and the good.

      Suz

  38. Whatever happened, whenever it happened, I’m simply elated that Scrabble and Monopoly are staying on Pogo!!! Monopoly Slots is my go to game for relaxation and fun! 🙂

    Have fun, everyone!! 🙂

  39. They probably figured out how to make those games HTML5 games so that you have to pay for power-ups and next levels. Then, they can pay for the licensing. If it stays as it is, which I hope it does, I am extremely happy for those players that love these games.

  40. i love scrabble – when i log onto pogo its always the first game i play – dont always win but sometimes i do – i play against the computer

  41. Good news; however, I have found another site to play Scrabble on. For months now, after I log into Scrabble, the screen freezes and after trying several times, I just go out of the app. When I try later, it works. Pogo has gotten so bad over the past 6 mos. or more. My flash drive and everything else is up to date, so it’s none of those. There are others also that have problems accessing this site. I’ll believe it when I see it that the day will come when we just log in and we can start without all the problems.

  42. Pogo scrabble is a God sent game. Ultimately, scrabble is the game for me to relax and to regroup at the end of a long day. My request is please do not cancel this game. This is one of the best games of pogo. Please rethink your decision and make us all happy. Thank you.

  43. My best friend and I have been Scrabble adversaries for over 40 years. We have enjoyed POGO Scrabble for the last eight years!!!!! we play by the HOUR and were DEVASTATED when told that it was all coming to an end. “Scrabble Friday”, as we call it allows us to connect despite living 600 miles from one another. This is an emotional moment for me. THANK YOU to whoever had the foresight to re-instate this CLASSIC.

    • Thank you Pogo for keeping Scrabble! I now hope to be a lifelong member of Pogo. Thanks for listening to the groundswell of Scrabble fans who just love this game. I respect your decision more than you can believe!

  44. I love Scrabble. It’s the only game I play. I will not renew my membership in Pogo if I can’t get Sc rabble!

        • This is true =( I hope they at least convert Scrabble, I had a few undone weeklies and actually had fun even though I dislike word games and aren’t very good at ’em(except A Way With Words which I like)

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