Sometimes I think it's rigged
By reinydawn
@reinydawn (11642)
United States
December 25, 2008 8:33am CST
When you're playing for the badges at pogo.com do you ever get the feeling that it's rigged so that it takes a long time to get the badge done? There are times when I'm playing for a badge and usually it's a very easy game for me, but when I'm working on a badge I can't even get the easiest things done.
This week I'm working on a Dice Derby badge from 2003. You have to win 3 games in a row - which I usually do ALL the time. I thought I woulda had this one done by now, but it's just not working out for me.
I have noticed this with other badges too. It seems like they make it "harder" to play the game when there's a badge involved. I don't really see the reasoning behind it though because it's not like they're making me watch more ads, I pay for the club membership and don't have to watch the ads...
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4 responses
@luvstochat (6907)
• United States
29 Dec 08
I don't think it is any harder when you are going for the badge. There has only been one badge I was not able to get and that was the Cribbage badge because I can't figure out how to play it. I tried playing against the robots but the robot always won. I usually get my badges the day they come out or the next day so I don't think they are any harder.
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@reinydawn (11642)
• United States
30 Dec 08
Some of them don't seem to be different, but sometimes it seems like they are. It might just seem that way since we're concentrating on it instead of just playing for fun.
@terri0824 (5203)
• United States
27 Dec 08
Yeah, I've noticed this type of thing before, but I just thought it was me. I need to get my golf solitare badge yet, as well as fortune bingo for this week. Not too good at the golf solitare.
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@reinydawn (11642)
• United States
29 Dec 08
This week has been hard for me since I haven't been home much. We were gone over the weekend and will be gone tomorrow night too. I got the Solitaire easy, but have to get the others squeezed in there somehow...
@highflyingxangel (9225)
• United States
26 Dec 08
I noticed this a long time ago especially with games that require you to win so many tokens. A lot of times it takes forever to win any amount of tokens because you get really crappy jackpot spins. However, once you've gotten the badge, every spin that you get after that is 100 tokens and above. I kind of hate that it's rigged like that.
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@reinydawn (11642)
• United States
26 Dec 08
Like last week when I was doing Dice Derby and had to get 10 spins over 600. I got a lot of 500 and 400. It took me until almost the deadline to get it done. This week I've gotten quite a few spins over 600, but I'm trying to win 3 in a row this week...
@reinydawn (11642)
• United States
26 Dec 08
It would be nice if it was the same play - or seemed like it was anyway - when you're trying to get the badges. I feel like I have to work twice as hard sometimes.
