Howdy All!
Scrabble is now playable on the beta site.
The Basics
In SCRABBLE, players take turns creating words out of their seven letters. Each player places a word on the board on his or her turn. Words must connect to other words already on the board, either horizontally or vertically.
Each letter has a number that shows its point value. Your score is based on the point value of each letter in your word, multiplied by the premium squares on the board.
On your first turn, drag a word from your rack to the center of the board. Drag or type each letter separately, then click on a square to drop the letter.
Words you can play include:
Two letters or more
NO proper names or other capitalized words
NO abbreviations
Your word can read across or down.
Words must be readable from left to right (across) or from top to bottom (down).
Words cannot be played from bottom to top, or from right to left.
Words cannot be played diagonally.
The object of the game is to score more points than your opponent!
Quick Tip:
Each game includes 2 Blank tiles. These tiles can be used for any letter you want! In the Game Options, you can choose whether the blanks can be played once per game only, or you can choose to "recycle" the blanks after they have been played by replacing a blank with a matching letter from your rack!
Gameplay
If letters in your word touch other letters in adjacent rows or columns, each letter must be part of a complete word. You'll receive points for more than one word if your letters are adjacent to other letters that form complete words.
Tiles cannot be changed or replaced after they have already been placed and scored on the board.
When 2 or more words are formed in the same play, each word is scored. The common letter is counted for BOTH words.
Premium Squares
Your score for each turn is the sum of the letter values in each word(s) formed or modified on your turn, plus the additional points you get from the placing tiles on Premium Squares.
Double Letter: doubles the score of the letter placed on it
Triple Letter: Three times the score of the letter placed on it!
Double Word: Double the score of the entire word placed on it!
Triple Word: Three times the score of the entire word placed on it!
Premium Squares count ONLY on the turn in which they are played. Once they are covered, they are never scored again.
If you receive a blank tile, you can assign the blank to be any letter you choose! Simply play the blank as you would any other letter, then you can choose which letter you would like the blank to be. A blank tile is worth 0 points, but it can help you make lots of points!
Quick Tip:
Bingo!
You'll score 50 Bonus Points if you can use ALL 7 of your letters on a single turn!
When the game ends, each player's score is reduced by the sum of his or her unplayed letters. If you use all of your letters, the sum of other players' unplayed letters is added to your score.
Making Words
On each turn, drag one or more letters to the board to create a word that is connected to at least one of the words already on the board. All letters must be placed in a row across or down on the board, and all letters must be part of at least one complete word.
If letters in your word touch other letters in adjacent rows or columns, each letter must be part of a complete word. You'll receive points for more than one word if your letters are adjacent to other letters that form complete words.
Tiles cannot be changed or replaced after they have already been placed and scored on the board.
Quick Tip:
If you cannot find a word to play, click the EXCHANGE or PASS button. You will have the option of keeping your letters or turning in any number of letters for new letters. Although you will not score any points on the current turn, you may "set yourself up" for big scores on your next turn!
How to Win
The player with the highest final score wins the game! Using all of your tiles before your opponent can definitely boost your chances of winning, since your opponent gets "stuck" with the tiles he or she didn't use!
Ranks and Ratings
Ranks and Badges
For Club Pogo Members Only:
Each time you play any letter, your rank increases at the end of your current game. (You do not need to win the game to get rank progress, but you need to finish the game.) Check the jewel icon next to your name to see your current rank.
The SCRABBLE Rank System consists of 50 ranks and 5 Rank Badges.
To find out more about the badges available for this game, please check out the Game Award book in Badge Central.
When you reach Rank 10, you unlock a special Game Skin, the Diamond Style. You can select this skin by clicking the Style button. The style you choose affects your own game only.
SCRABBLE also includes 3 achievement badges for expert players. If earned, these badges will appear in the game award album alongside the rank badges for Club Pogo members.
Tasks include:
Create 500 Bingos!
Create 8 8-letter words!
Score 100 points or more on a single turn!
National SCRABBLE Association Ratings
For Club Pogo Members Only:
Rated Games are special games that are designed for competitive players. When you play a Rated Game, you collect "ratings points" that show up in the special icon next to your name. There are 3 Rating Levels:
Rating Level: Points Required Icon
Novice Below 1199
Intermediate 1200 – 1599
Expert 1600 and above
As in all Pogo Rated Games, everyone begins at the same level (Novice). Your performance in each game makes your rating go up or down. Your rating goes up faster if you play against players of a higher rating than your own.
Your Rating on Pogo.com is calculated using the official system of the National SCRABBLE Association. This means that you can compare your rating directly with the pros of the NSA to see how you compare!
In order to set up the games similar to way they are played in National SCRABBLE Association Tournaments, Rated Games can ONLY be played with the following options:
- 2-player Games. Rated games must be played with a single live opponent. No 4-player games are allowed. In most rated Pogo games, an AI opponent can step in to finish a game where the live opponent has left the game unexpectedly. However, in rated Scrabble games, we will give the opponent a chance (5 minutes) to rejoin the game if their connection was lost. If the opponent does not rejoin, the remaining player can choose to continue the game with a new live opponent OR continue with an AI opponent. A player who abandons a game before the game is complete will still receive a ratings adjustment based on the results of the current game.
- 25-minute clock per player. Each player has a total of 25 minutes to make all of his or her moves (like a standard Chess clock). If you run out of time, 10 points are subtracted for each minute over the time limit, (rounded up, if necessary). The same turn timer UI will be used here as in the other option packages.
Doubling the score for unplayed tiles. If you use all of your tiles before your opponent, you receive double the value of your opponent's remaining tiles. (This is a slight variant of the standard traditional rule of reducing the score of each player who ends the game with unplayed tiles on his or her rack.)
Alternating First Turn. On RATED games only, we will look into your player history to see if you took the first turn the last time you played Scrabble on Pogo.com. If you went first last time, you will go 2nd in the current game. If both players in the current game both went either first or second in the previous game, the first player will be chosen randomly, in the same format as non-RATED games.
The dictionary for the Rated Games Option Package will be the Tournament Word List (TWL). This dictionary differs from the official Merriam-Webster Official SCRABBLE Players Dictionary in that it includes some words deemed too off-color to be included in family games.
Note:
In RATED games only, players may sometimes play off-color words. Because these words are included in most standard dictionaries, they are acceptable in RATED games. Of course, the computer opponent does not play off-color words. If you would prefer to avoid seeing such words altogether, please either avoid RATED games, let your opponent know your preference before you begin, or play with friends who share your preference to avoid all off-color words.
Players will not be able to look up any words in the dictionary in rated games, even after the words have been played. Of course, using dictionaries of any kind, with online or on paper, is strictly forbidden in Rated Games!
If players drop out of a game before the game is over, their rating will decrease. Players receive "credit" for the outcome of each game they begin, even if they dropped out before the game was over.
Here are the steps to start a Rated Game:
Click the 2-player Tab
On the Choose a Table dialog, click a Play button.
Click the box that says Make Game Rated (Needs 2 players to start)
Click the Play button
It's easy to ensure that you only play against opponents who are a good match for you. To play against opponents of your skill level or higher, click "Limit players joining this game to certain skill ratings." For example, if you do not wish to play against Novice players, leave the Novice item un-checked.
Note:
Rated games where the difference between opponent's ratings is greater than 600 will not affect the players ratings. This is to prevent more experienced players from taking advantage of new players.
Options
If you are the first player to sit down at a table in the Table Selector screen, you can customize your game in several ways by choosing Options. If you'd like, you can have your preferences saved for future games. If you use the Play Now button or join a table that someone else has set up, you'll have to accept whatever options are set for the table. You can see the options by clicking the "I" button in the corner or looking for special icons next to the table.
Pogo's House Rules Option Package
This is the default option package, and it is the option package that will load automatically if you click the Play Now button or the Practice with Robots button without opening the table selector. Players who select Pogo's House Rules will be able to play a game that includes a variety of different options to make gameplay easier and quicker. This option package differs from the Traditional Option package in that Challenges are not allowed; blanks can be recycled; the letters in your rack are pre-screened to avoid bad combinations; and Hints are available.
These options include:
Automatic Word Verification. Unlike in Traditional Rules, challenging a move is not allowed. All words are automatically verified against the game's dictionary before they can be played. In order to avoid having to calculate how many points you would receive for making a play, the point value of your word is shown BEFORE you hit the Play button.
Re-using Blank tiles. Many players enjoy a 'house rule' where blank tiles can be recycled after they are played on the board, as long as the player replaces the tile with the same letter from his or her own rack on the same turn. In Pogo's House Rules, the blank can be changed to any letter the player prefers, but it must be used on the same turn when it was picked up.
Turn timer. 2 minutes per turn by default. (Players can select between 30 seconds and 3:30 by modifying this option.)
Smart letter dispersal. In a traditional game, players are sometimes frustrated by a bad random mix of letters, such as 4 I's or a complete lack of vowels. The Smart letter dispersal feature allows the computer to use certain criteria when adding new letters to the players rack:
The computer attempts to provide 3 vowels and 4 consonants in each rack, if possible. This is always possible on the first move and after a Bingo. It becomes less likely toward the end of the game and if the player has created an inequal distribution in his or her own rack.
The computer attempts to avoid providing more than 2 copies of the same letter.
The computer does NOT consider the point value of each letter before replenishing the rack. Thus your chances of getting a Q versus an S are not affected by the Smart Letter Dispersal system. The intention behind this system is not to "stack" the racks with "good letters" – rather, it is to preserve a semi-random distribution, while avoiding the frustration of having to play with letters that are obviously disadvantageous.
Hints. You can see a series of sequential hints that make gameplay easier.
List of 2-letter words. You can see the standard list of acceptable 2-letter words during gameplay, as these words are among the most powerful words in the game.
The dictionary for the Pogo's House Rules option Package is the official Merriam-Webster Scrabble Players Dictionary.
Traditional Rules Option Package
The traditional rules Option Package corresponds to the standard rules that are included in the boxed board game.
Challenging a move. Words are not verified against the dictionary before they are played. Players are allowed to play any letters they wish, including invalid words. Players can challenge a move if they suspect it is not a valid word. If the opponent challenges the move, they never need to specify which word(s) they intend to challenge if more than one word is possible.
When a move is challenged, ALL words played on the current turn are verified against the TWL dictionary. If the word is valid, the challenger loses his or her next turn. If the word is invalid, the word is removed from the board and returned to the player's rack. The player who played the word scores 0 points for the turn, and the corresponding message appears in the Ticker/Message area.
In 4-player games, any player may challenge a word within 5 seconds after the word is played. The first player to click the challenge button is considered the challenger.
Blank tiles. When you play a blank tile, you must specify the letter that appears on that tile. The blank tiles cannot be changed or picked up again once they are played.
Turn timer. 2 minutes per turn by default. (Players can select between 30 seconds and 3:30 by modifying this option.)
List of 2-letter words. We will allow players to see the standard list of acceptable 2-letter words during gameplay, as these words are (arguably) the most powerful words in the game.
The dictionary for the Traditional Rules option Package will be the official Merriam-Webster Scrabble Players Dictionary.
NSA Rated Games Option Package
Scrabble on Pogo.com supports the official rules that tournament players will be familiar with from tournament play with the National Scrabble Association. See the Ratings section for more information.
Advanced Options (Customize My Options)
Players can choose among various additional "a la carte" options that are not included in the Option Packages. If you click the "Use these options next time" checkbox, the options you chose the last time you set up a game will be pre-populated the next time you set up a new game on the Options menu.
You can choose from a variety of individual options in the Advanced Options menu:
End game when the score reaches:
[default] no more tiles left in the bag
50
70
90
120
160
200
Choose dictionary:
[default] Official SCRABBLE Players Dictionary
Beginner
TWL (Tournament Word List)
Use forfeit timer:
Minutes allowed per turn:
0:45 (speedy game)
1:00
1:30
[default] 2:00
2:30
3:00
5:00
10:00
Game limit: 25:00 (tournament style)
[default on] Allow blanks to be recycled on future turns (you must play the blank on the same turn)
[default off] Allow challenging a word (words are not verified beforehand)
[default off] Allow smart letter balancing (avoiding unequal racks when possible)
[default on] Allow hints (up to 3 per game)
[default off] Show dictionary before submitting a word
[default on] Show dictionary when clicking a word already played
[default on] Show list of 2-letter words
End game when the score reaches.... In this version, the game ends when one player's score reaches a certain pre-determined number. In 4-player games, this number can range from 50-160. In 2-player games, this number can range from 70 – 200.
Show dictionary before submitting a word. In order to allow players to improve their game (especially when playing casually or against the AI), we will allow players to look up potential words in the dictionary before making a play. Clicking this button opens the Dictionary module above the bottom 2 player info areas, consisting of a text entry area. When the player enters a word, the definition of the word will appear in this area, or a message that mentions that the word was not found in the dictionary.
Strategy
Use the Premium Squares. Where you play is often more important than what you play. The 8 triple word score squares are often the most important areas of the board. Use them first, or your opponents will! When you have a high-scoring letter such as J, Q, X, or Z, try to place it on a triple letter or double letter score square!
Use the S and Blank tiles wisely! The S is the most valuable letter in the game, since it can be used to double your score. Instead of using the S or blank tile as part of only one word, make the S your link between a new word and an old word! This way, you will get points for two words for the "price of one"! For example, you could play the word "cat" alone. On your next turn, you can play the word "dogs" by using the S to make the word "cats" AND the word "dogs" at the same time! Sometimes you can also use letters such as Y, R, and D in the same way.
Look for word beginnings and endings! Look in your rack for certain letters that can become beginnings and endings for lots of different words.
Examples of prefixes include: RE, UN, OVER, etc
Examples of suffixes include: -ED, -ING, -ER, etc.
Length doesn't matter! A long word is not always a high-scoring word. The point values of the individual letters and the premium squares usually have a bigger impact on your score than the length of the word. The word ZA, for example, often gives you more points than a longer word like ANTLER, since the Z alone is worth 10 points!
Learn the special words! In SCRABBLE, there are certain words that are not common in everyday language but extremely useful in the game. These words include:
CWM – a geographical feature also known as a CIRQUE
QAT – a kind of shrub
QI – vital force, also spelled CHI
XI – a Greek letter
ZA – short for PIZZA
Choose Your Skill Level! If you decide to play against a computer opponent, you can choose the skill level that you prefer by selecting one of the 6 "tabs" on the Room Selector web page. If you'd like the computer opponent's skill level to be at the beginner level, choose the Social or Beginner tabs. On the Intermediate tab, the computer tends to make longer words. On the Advanced and Expert tab, you'll notice that the computer's vocabulary is even larger. Try the Master tab for the ultimate challenge -- the computer's vocabulary is immense, and it tends to make very long words!
Plan ahead! When you make a word, consider the letters that will be left over for your next turn. For example, if you play a J horizontally on your first turn, you might find it difficult to think of a second word that ends in the letter J. Also, don't always play the first word you can see - consider all of your options before you make a word!
Master the art of "parallel parking!" Try "parallel parking," where you create a new word parallel to one of your existing words. This strategy allows you to spread your letters out on the board. The only way to "parallel-park" is to use at least one letter of your existing words, and it's often easiest to create a two-letter word as the link between your new word and your old word.
Learn the two-letter words! If you're unsure whether a particular two-letter word is valid, click the two-letter word button to see if a word is in the dictionary before you attempt to play it.
Keep useful letters! Hoard letters that can be used to lengthen your words, such as endings like
-ED, -ING, etc.
Mix it up! The Mix Up button is there to help you, so use it! Sometimes clicking the Mix Up button allows you to see your letters from a different perspective, allowing you to see new words. Also, try moving your tiles around in your tray, and leaving a blank space between a word you find and the rest of your letters.
Jackpot & Prizes
If you win the game, you will receive a Jackpot Spin. This will give you one of the following prizes: extra tokens; instant merchandise prizes; "virtual" prizes such as desktop wallpapers; or the current jackpot!
The Jackpot Spinner spins like a slot machine. When it stops spinning, you'll win the prize indicated on the spinner -- perhaps the JACKPOT itself! If the Jackpot Spinner lands on the word "JACKPOT," you'll receive the current Jackpot amount. Jackpots range from $50 - $4,999. The current Jackpot amount, which gets higher every second, is shown on the right side of the game above the chat area.
To claim your Jackpot, you must fill out the contact information and conform to the eligibility requirements listed in our Prize Rules.
SCRABBLE is a "no-risk" game because it is completely free, yet you can win great prizes just by playing the game. We are able to offer games like these because our games are supported by advertising. It works out to be a great deal for you!
If you win one of our prize drawings, you will receive an e-mail directing you to a prize confirmation page where you must enter your real name, accurate e-mail address and other pertinent information. To claim any prize, you must enter this contact information and conform to the eligibility requirements documented in our Prize Rules.
The tokens you win in SCRABBLE can be entered into our prize drawings. The more tokens you accumulate, the more chances you have to win our drawings. For more details, see our Prize Help.
If you win one of our prize drawings, you will receive an e-mail directing you to a prize confirmation page where you must enter your real name, accurate e-mail address and other pertinent information. You must enter this contact information and conform to the eligibility requirements documented in the Prize Rules> text.
All tickets accumulated for a drawing will be wiped clean after that drawing takes place.
Members of Club Pogo are automatically eligible for DOUBLE JACKPOTS and Instant Win Prizes! This means that if the Jackpot Spinner lands on the word "JACKPOT," you'll receive DOUBLE the current Jackpot amount! If it lands on an Instant Win prize, you win that prize!
If you win either a Jackpot or an Instant Win prize, you will receive an e-mail from us telling you how to claim your prize, so make sure your contact information is up to date. Be sure you have filled out the proper contact information and conform to the eligibility requirements documented in the Prize Rules> text.
The prize confirmation page is where you must enter your real name, accurate e-mail address and other pertinent information. After you enter this info, you will receive an e-mail pointing you to a Web page where you can verify your prize.
why the qwerty clone instead of some new ideas?
Holy guacamole!
I don't know if I want to know how to play this...the instructions are way to long for me. :)))
Now don't get me wrong, I love Scrabble, but we already have Qwerty. It seems like we are adding in so many games that are too similar. Did we really need Dominoes and Super Dominoes to come out at the same time? I would love to see a crossword game come out.
Quote from: badgie on May 30, 2008, 08:46:46 AM
Now don't get me wrong, I love Scrabble, but we already have Qwerty. It seems like we are adding in so many games that are too similar. Did we really need Dominoes and Super Dominoes to come out at the same time? I would love to see a crossword game come out.
kinda allready have one of those it called word search?
Quote from: mr.clean on May 30, 2008, 03:58:05 PM
kinda allready have one of those it called word search?
I was thinking the same thing, but didn't want to say it. What about Hangman whatever it is? Thats kind of like a puzzle.
I'd like to see Battleship!
Quote from: CindyLouWho on May 30, 2008, 05:08:46 PM
I'd like to see Battleship!
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Just to much too read , wil wait for game to come out & then try it. ???
thank goodness for the auto programs..all these games coming out are either too boring to play,or clones of other games,you just have no interest at all in playing them..a high five to BH...
Way to much in instructions to read, I will stick with Qwerty it is nice and easy and gives you lots of tokies. Can't Pogo do any better with the games they are coming out with, no imagination.
'real' scrabble is easy, I don't think that game's rules are complicated. Forget the Pogo game! :!$ to Pogo :)))
Scrabble? I'd rather have scrapple !@!
Quote from: Homer on May 31, 2008, 09:12:55 AM
Scrabble? I'd rather have scrapple !@!
OMG, Pa.Dutch/German. My hubby grew up on that stuff, lived near Reading. Do you put syrup on it? :))) It looks like fried dog food patties ! :xx
Quote from: gator8 on May 31, 2008, 02:36:57 PM
OMG, Pa.Dutch/German. My hubby grew up on that stuff, lived near Reading. Do you put syrup on it? :))) It looks like fried dog food patties ! :xx
My family is from the Bedford County area and my great grandma said we were PA Dutch/German. Those early settlers were amazing people. I love reading their stories.
Homer, what is scrapple exactly?
Quote from: gator8 on May 31, 2008, 02:36:57 PM
OMG, Pa.Dutch/German. My hubby grew up on that stuff, lived near Reading. Do you put syrup on it? :))) It looks like fried dog food patties ! :xx
No. I'm not big on syrup. canadian1.gif
Quote from: Stinkerbell on May 31, 2008, 02:47:45 PM
My family is from the Bedford County area and my great grandma said we were PA Dutch/German. Those early settlers were amazing people. I love reading their stories.
Homer, what is scrapple exactly?
stinker..im located in blair county,right next door to bedford,are you located in the state? by the way,i never ate scrapple,i think its bits and pieces of something,not sure what..lol...they used to make it locally..
Quote from: Stinkerbell on May 31, 2008, 02:47:45 PM
My family is from the Bedford County area and my great grandma said we were PA Dutch/German. Those early settlers were amazing people. I love reading their stories.
Homer, what is scrapple exactly?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrapple
Quote from: Mistyeyed on June 01, 2008, 07:43:34 AM
stinker..im located in blair county,right next door to bedford,are you located in the state? by the way,i never ate scrapple,i think its bits and pieces of something,not sure what..lol...they used to make it locally..
You familiar with Monongahela? I have family buried there in the old, old, Monongohela Cemetery. Also, there's a story about how they flooded a valley for some reason, I can't remember why, and now the old cemetery on the hill is the old cemetery on the island. LOLOL
I have books on the histories of Bedford Co and Blair Co. My family were early German and Irish/Scottish settlers there. By early I mean late 1600-early 1700's.
No, I am not there, though I would LOVE to be! I hear it's amazingly gorgeous.
Quote from: Homer on June 01, 2008, 07:50:47 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrapple
Hey, thanks for the link! Scrapple sounds.... yummy? It's probably one of those things I would eat and like until someone told me what went into it. bbq29.gif Kinda like hotdogs and sausage... they are sooooo yummy but if I had known ahead of time what went into them, I would have never tried them.
Quote from: Stinkerbell on June 01, 2008, 08:02:50 AM
Hey, thanks for the link! Scrapple sounds.... yummy? It's probably one of those things I would eat and like until someone told me what went into it. bbq29.gif Kinda like hotdogs and sausage... they are sooooo yummy but if I had known ahead of time what went into them, I would have never tried them.
It is fabulous. I used to have a saying about scrapple.
"Scrapple...made from the stuff they wouldn't put in Spam" :)))
Quote from: Homer on June 01, 2008, 08:13:01 AM
It is fabulous. I used to have a saying about scrapple.
"Scrapple...made from the stuff they wouldn't put in Spam" :)))
LOL I've only tasted it once when we were in PA to visit my hubby's family. But when lived in Calif. found a can of scrapple . Bought it for hubby. Think it was Oscar mayer & they have lots of pork snouts, pig's tails etc leftovers!
Quote from: mr.clean on May 30, 2008, 03:58:05 PM
kinda allready have one of those it called word search?
Word search and crossword are totally different. I mean crosswords like those with the squares you have to fill in based on clues.
Quote from: CindyLouWho on May 30, 2008, 05:08:46 PM
I'd like to see Battleship!
Oohhhh! That would be fun!
Quote from: Homer on June 01, 2008, 08:13:01 AM
It is fabulous. I used to have a saying about scrapple.
"Scrapple...made from the stuff they wouldn't put in Spam" :)))
:))
My son in law spent 2 years in Venezuela as a missionary. It's amazing the things hungry people will eat, and how spoiled we Americans are. No part of animal or edible plant is wasted there. He probably would have been thankful to have spam, scrapple, or any other 'unknown parts in a can'.
WEll i dont care what scrabble is, if u dint no what it is. But i like Spam & hotdogs etc. If you ever grew up starving for a day or 2, u would be happy to eat almost anything. has any 1 ever ate Bread with lard & salt on it for your breakfast. Ill bet not, cause no 1 hardly hear is old ebnough to remember that. !@!
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scrabble is out
Once again pogo has ripped me and other players off. Scrabble is out and I can't play it because I am not resident of USA or Canada. As I said in another post earlier, once this year of membership is up I wont be back in pogo. They happy to take my $$$$ but don't want to give me all the benefits.
Happy scrabbling to anyone else who is lucky enuff to play it.
I can't see it. I have scrabble blast if I edit my favourates and thats one of those rubbish games with no badges or ranks.
I'm in the UK, so what am I missing?
go to your game award book and you will find it
i cant find it !@#$
Quote from: samara on June 24, 2008, 03:24:39 AM
go to your game award book and you will find it
nope, and I've cleared my cookies/cache/temp files etc, but its still not showing :=
i got an american account,got gems... but no scrabble
:xx pogo
there is two one called scrabble blast and the other one is just scrabble. You want the one that is just scrabble.
Looks okay game.
I got friend in USA to send me the game room link...all I got was a message from pogo stating that scrabble is only available to USA, Canada residents only.
how long before we get our auto for this
I have SCRABBLE and it has 8 game award badges. I also have Scrabble Blast in my favorites list.
If I were outside the U.S. or Canada and didn't get what others got, I would be ticked off, too. Sorry, my international friends.... really.
I found something and hope I can post the link - it will help til an auto is made
You will have time to do it what it says to do and you need to look and see where the new word is
http://www.scrabblewordfinder.com/
how come its only available to usa and canada only?
yay! it's out !!
8 more badges for me!
:pp
Bh put out scrabtacular
http://badgehelp.com/pogoscrabblecheat.html (http://badgehelp.com/pogoscrabblecheat.html)
Bh put out scrabtacular
http://badgehelp.com/pogoscrabblecheat.html (http://badgehelp.com/pogoscrabblecheat.html)
i tried everything to get scrabble in my favs. i had my account and billing adress on an amreican addy. that wont work. i changed it to a canadian adress,also nothing. at least i changed my ip to an american ip. and still nothing. i can buy gems,mix and match badges... but no scrabble. pogo wants my money and wont give me the game !@#$ :xx :'((
!@#$I'M, WITH YOU WILDCAT.... !@#$
I have always had my billing and subscription on my mothers address...she lives in Seattle...
and I can't get the game....I sent Pogo EA a letter asking why??????'
I'm just as frustrated and angry as most of us that cannot play the game Scrabble......
IT WAS ALL RUNNING SMOOTHLY....to a point as in we were all equal.....
NOW........S**t!!!!!
I've been up all night thinking how to work into it...but no path or site can help.......,
I hope they get there a**es into gear before this day end......
AND Thank you to you all that have shown a kind word amost our/my frustration....
I'll keep checking here to see if there is any updates.........ty...
TeKahu(Mak)
Is everyone's rank progress working? Mine was, but the last few games I've played it doesn't show ___ to the next rank anywhere, and my rank isn't moving up like it should be.
I found Scrabble by going into my favorites as pogo usually doesnt put new games on list till later in the day or next day. :^*
THAT'S WONDERFYUL Ms Missy!!!!
I got the following mesage :
You have just been sent a personal message by Stinkerbell on PogoCheats.net.
The message they sent you was:
I know that others have been able to change their local and access games. Check to make sure you're logged into the US site. You do that at the log in page. If you need someone to try and log in and get it for you, I'll be happy to try. Just PM me your details.
Reply to this Personal Message here: http://www.pogocheats.net/forum/index.php?action=pm;sa=send;f=inbox;pmsg=43469;quote;u=14302
So I'm hoping that an Inside US person will get it if I don't get your way....
It was very lovely of 'STINKERBELL' TO HELP OUT......
I'm just waiting on how she went....
Fingers crossed...and then I can go for it...........
wtg everyone,
TeKahu(Mak)
I emailed you back... no go. It didn't work, I'm sorry. Maybe Pogo is getting wise to people changing the information to access games? I can understand if they say you can't win JPs cuz of international laws, etc... but to say you can't play a particular game because you're not in the US is really bizarre.
no chance to get in that game.
i dont understand it.
a friend with 3 accounts can get in with 2. the last one wont.
when i use my daughter pass name i am able to play scrabble,but not with my reg pogo name !@#$
Quote from: wildcat on June 24, 2008, 01:36:58 PM
no chance to get in that game.
i dont understand it.
a friend with 3 accounts can get in with 2. the last one wont.
when i use my daughter pass name i am able to play scrabble,but not with my reg pogo name !@#$
Wildcat,
Did you go to favorites and select Scrabble from the left side and add it to your favorites and save? I did, it is on mine now. Sorry you are having so much trouble with this one. Maybe it is just a Pogo glitch as usual. I hope so, for your sake and others who want to play this.
Sassy
Quote from: SassyBear on June 24, 2008, 01:42:44 PM
Wildcat,
Did you go to favorites and select Scrabble from the left side and add it to your favorites and save? I did, it is on mine now. Sorry you are having so much trouble with this one. Maybe it is just a Pogo glitch as usual. I hope so, for your sake and others who want to play this.
Sassy
the only scrabble i have in my favs is scrabble blast. so nothing to add.
well,maybe tomorrow is a better day :///
Another thought, the game has just barely been released in the US, maybe they will release it soon for other countries?
Yeah I tink so to StinkerBell`....
It's just that I'm one of those people who want things to work if not straight away maybe yesterday...LOL>..
I guess I will just have to wait...... :'((.....lol
I look at the list even through the award books wetc...and even in the list where you choose your Personal....SCRABBLE isn't in there.....And I have look at Fav's so many times......lol....
I might go and try and finish word whomp to fill in so I do something productive today......7:00am here Wed`Morn here in Aussie...
BIG Yawn :/o\....
chat ;later everyone...lets see how long pogo take......lol....
hagd/n..,
TeKahu(Mak)
11 pm here. bedtime.
i hope they will fix it in the next days.
:/o\
Just been on another website and they are saying that pogo only has the Hasbro license to play this game and that only covers the USA and Canada. For the rest of the world it comes under J.W. Spear & Sons Limited and they do not have the license to use that.
I would presume that even thou your address etc shows up as USA the bank accounts that you pay pogo with will be from another country, so maybe thats why we still cant get in, even thou the address's have been changed.
Sry for all those having trouble... I now have the rank 5 badge and the "8 - 8 letter word badge" tumbsup.gif
Quote from: Runner on June 24, 2008, 06:53:52 AM
yay! it's out !!
8 more badges for me!
:pp
I have 2 of the 8 gla
Quote from: IndianLover on June 24, 2008, 03:14:47 PM
Sry for all those having trouble... I now have the rank 5 badge and the "8 - 8 letter word badge" tumbsup.gif
This is going to sound dumb, I'm sure, but is it 8-8 in one game?
Quote from: Stinkerbell on June 24, 2008, 03:49:39 PM
This is going to sound dumb, I'm sure, but is it 8-8 in one game?
Good question. It probably is. Otherwise it might be 8 in 8 games, which makes it wayyyy too easy for a badge.
Quote from: Stinkerbell on June 24, 2008, 03:49:39 PM
This is going to sound dumb, I'm sure, but is it 8-8 in one game?
No, it's a total of 8 (not in one game). The stats for it is in your profile.
Quote from: Tara on June 24, 2008, 03:51:54 PM
No, it's a total of 8 (not in one game). The stats for it is in your profile.
Whew! Thanks, Miss Tara! :^*
the 500 bingos will be the killer badge..i wonder if you have to spell it with the S on the end to count..im at rank 11 now and only have 8 of them..
Quote from: Mistyeyed on June 24, 2008, 04:16:57 PM
the 500 bingos will be the killer badge..i wonder if you have to spell it with the S on the end to count..im at rank 11 now and only have 8 of them..
I have 45 of them...you just have to use all your letters.
Quote from: Tara on June 24, 2008, 04:18:14 PM
you just have to use all your letters.
ROFL... all at the same time?
Quote from: Squid on June 24, 2008, 04:23:34 PM
ROFL... all at the same time?
Ummm yeah if you want a bingo. :-[
I thought you just had to spell bingo :)) I'm soooooooooo confused!!!!!!!!
Quote from: Stinkerbell on June 24, 2008, 04:31:35 PM
I thought you just had to spell bingo :)) I'm soooooooooo confused!!!!!!!!
LOL...Old McDonald had a farm BINGO..and on that farm he had some crackheads BINGO...
you can just spell it also,but i wonder if you need the S on the end of it....Tara,did you get your bingos playing by hand or with the auto?
Quote from: Mistyeyed on June 24, 2008, 04:41:47 PM
you can just spell it also,but i wonder if you need the S on the end of it....Tara,did you get your bingos playing by hand or with the auto?
Both, I started out playing by hand this morning and now using the auto.
Geez. Just another game to get addicted to. It's nice to have the REAL thing. ScrabbleBlast doesn't come close. I like this game, but find it hard to play through all the tiles. Right now just playing to 200 for a win. On the weekends when I have more time I'll play through all the tiles I guess. Still beating the computer, so I guess that's a good thing. :!$
Quote from: Stinkerbell on June 24, 2008, 03:49:39 PM
This is going to sound dumb, I'm sure, but is it 8-8 in one game?
No sry it's 8, 8 letter words and it doesn't have to be in one game
Hey I just got the 100 badge also :o)
another word game that can make me feel dumb grrr hate them! >:D
Well, the auto isn't ready for my puter, kept freezing so did the usual delete, reboot and download twice , no luck. The auto for qwerty is much smarter than this one.
Haven't tried the auto going by hand so far. Well reached rank 7 but that's enough for tonight getting to :%
doin by hand also agent does`nt know what a Q is lol but work pretty good. got 2 badges so far but the 500 bingo don`t think i`ll see that til around rank 50 lol.. and the 100 score one have`nt got that one either yet..
AS MOST OF YOU MAY KNOW......(To and For the non US and Canadian members)
Anyone outside of USA and Canada do not have the game ""SCRABBLE""...
Here is a thought..., if they do not fix it so every one is equal....
What happens when there is a weekly pogo challenge?....If you DO NOT LET ALL MEMBERS OF ALL COUNTRY'S USE THIS GAME A.S.A.P. THEN ONLY USA AND CANADA WILL BE ABLE TO DO THIS CHALLENGE...
ANOTHER POINT THAT IS NOT FAIR!!!!!!
I have contacted Pogo(EA games Support) and they have realised all that I have brought to their attention, But haven't come to a head as to what to do yet...
In there words "We will investagate it futher"....
AT LEAST THEY COULD OF WARNED EVERYONE AND WITH THAT THE PLAN OF ATTACK....
ANYWAY....there are a few people that contacted myself and friends that have told their own stories and situations that Pogo customer service will have to get their A into G.....again....LOL
well have a wonderful fun time everyone I wish I was enjoying playing my own game with you all.....sounding great!!!
In time....... :/o\
cheers,
TeKahu(Mak)
Someone on another board mentioned a glitch where you can get the 100 badge with a bogus word, anyone know about a glitch?
Yes, but it's not a glitch really. In the Advanced Settings, check the option to allow the other player to dispute the word. There's a statement by this option which says that the words will NOT be checked for accuracy. DONT MAKE THE GAME RATED, but definitely make it PRIVATE.
When you play, double browse and simply make long chains of letters which don't spell anything. I had the badge before I realized I could do this, LOL. FIGURES!!
Also, for those talking about the 500 BINGOs badge, you can do this one the exact same way. Double browse with a second account, always letting it PASS. Play only the account you want to get the Bingos with, and play every letter every turn. It doesn't matter if the word is XCDYYUR, it counts as 1 Bingo.
I'm close to halfway to the badge, and plan to do it tonight before Pogo sees the huge hole they left, LOL.
Good luck all. Badgebabe
well at rank 6 already
8-8 badge
1oo point badge
rank 5 badge (anybody else find it wierd that rank 5 badge has '10' on it?)
auto seems to be kicking ass
I tried this, BB, but the PLAY button doesn't light up so I can enter the letters. I checked the box as you said, so what else am I doing wrong?
On the main 'setup' screen, select "traditional rules".
Then go to advanced screen and make sure that other one is checked.
Quote from: sandyhook on June 24, 2008, 05:16:57 AM
I found something and hope I can post the link - it will help til an auto is made
You will have time to do it what it says to do and you need to look and see where the new word is
http://www.scrabblewordfinder.com/
Thanks Sandy!!!! That website is the best non-auto cheat ever!!!!! I got the 100 badge the first game I played using it :^* I suck at thinking, so this makes my life much easier as far as scrabble is concerned LOL.... Thanx a million for posting it!
Thanks for the info on the the 100 point badge
rank 7
100 point badge
8-8 Badge
workin on 500 Bingo but that will come
Thanks again for info
ILS :/\
Quote from: Mayhem on June 24, 2008, 10:32:40 PM
On the main 'setup' screen, select "traditional rules".
Then go to advanced screen and make sure that other one is checked.
Thank you! I figured it must be another setting I was missing :)
Thankyou i got the 100 point badge but for some reason i did'nt get the 8 letters badge. :(
nevermind i did!!! I just did'nt pop up!!!!!!
Thanks again who ever pointed this trick out .. I wish i would have been doing this earlyer. But for some reason my puter hates this game. Sound gets stuck and everything double BBING
Quote from: Johanna on June 25, 2008, 12:47:52 AM
This is how you can play Scrabble if you don't live in the US:
1.Go to Pogo Help and click My Account, then enter pogo screen name and password.
2. Then click My Account again, it takes you to EA sign in screen. Enter pogo user name and password.
3. Enter pogo password again and click submit box.
4. Click Edit member info and change country to USA and ZIP, for example 32506. Click Submit.
5. Exit the account, close Internet Explorer, open a new one and you can go play Scrabble.
Now you can also use gems if you got some...
I hope this helps my fellow foreigners tumbsup.gif
BTW, when I'm doublebrowsing and I have "Allow challenging a word" in a game, it doesn't go up in ranks...anybody have an idea what's wrong...or Java not working properly? anybody, somebody, help?
:^* wooohooo :^*
i am in
thanks... it worked. you are great (OO)
I followed the steps in johanna's post and it not work........I could not find anywhere that asked for a country just a zip code. :o0 to pogo
Quote from: aussie_wombat on June 25, 2008, 02:27:52 AM
I followed the steps in johanna's post and it not work........I could not find anywhere that asked for a country just a zip code. :o0 to pogo
over the zip code is change country
first i had germany, then i chagend to usa,signed into pogo and scrabble was there.
I've just done it and it worked tumbsup.gif
Thankyou :/\
I am having a lot of probs with this set of destructions. I have put beside each step what I haven't been able to do...any help would be great thanks. I apologise for using caps for part of this but it helps with what i can't get it to do.
This is how you can play Scrabble if you don't live in the US:
1.Go to Pogo Help and click My Account, then enter pogo screen name and password.
2. Then click My Account again, it takes you to EA sign in screen. Enter Pogo user name and password.
3. Enter Pogo password again and click submit box.
4. Click Edit member info and change country to USA and ZIP, for example 32506. Click Submit. [b]UNABLE TO FIND "EDIT MEMBER INFO"[/b] THE ONLY PLACE I CAN FIND WHERE TO CHANGE COUNTRY IS WHERE THEY ASK FOR CREDIT CARD DETAILS.
5. Exit the account, close Internet Explorer, open a new one and you can go play Scrabble.
I do not have credit card to pay with and my pogo is paid for by a friend and given to me as yearly gift subscription.
on the left side (top) there is edit.
try again tumbsup.gif
:^* I managed to get it right. I had to use firefox as I could not get it to work in IE. When using firefox I was taken to a totally different page to when I was using IE.
Thanks for being patient and offering advise and help. VV VV VV VV
Quote from: aussie_wombat on June 25, 2008, 03:01:32 AM
:^* I managed to get it right. I had to use firefox as I could not get it to work in IE. When using firefox I was taken to a totally different page to when I was using IE.
Thanks for being patient and offering advise and help. VV VV VV VV
:D go get your badges
Quote from: Tara on June 24, 2008, 04:30:30 PM
Ummm yeah if you want a bingo. :-[
Ummmm..... it was a joke, Tara. :/\ :))
I updated from the 0.5 version to the 0.8 version and Im getting those bingos like crazy now...thanks BH..
I've been using Badge Babes method and that works well, too.
Homie, how did you get to rank 20 already.
I guess i started late.
Quote from: Runner on June 25, 2008, 08:03:46 AM
Homie, how did you get to rank 20 already.
I guess i started late.
Because I cheat and I'm special. %%
Thank you so much BadgeBabe and Mayhem, got that 100 pt badge!
One more question. I noticed that in Pogo style they show high point words and jp spins from other players on the left side of your game screen. Why must they announce other people's business in games like that, it ruins my mojo like in Poppit, WW, etc???
Anyway does it do it every time and does that mean if you use the glitch it will constantly flash in someone else's game, "___ spelled whernuwenfunq for 342 pts!" every 2 seconds so that they know you're cheating glitching for bingos? I didn't know so I went into an empty room to get the 100 but that might get harder to do when having to play for hours to get 500 bingos.
oooohhh, good question, Dena. I seldom pay attention to those little blurbs that pop up, but it would only take one, wouldn't it.
One downside to BadgeBabes method is that the letters are not counting towards rank, and I don't know why that would be. Anyone know?
Quote from: Homer on June 25, 2008, 08:09:22 AM
Because I cheat and I'm special. %%
Well, I cheat too..... and no one is going to deny that you are "
SPECIAL"
Anyways, I am thinking you got the auto before all of us, you have quite a jump on me.
(plus I am not home, so if it burps, I can't fix it.)
Quote from: Runner on June 25, 2008, 11:34:30 AM
Well, I cheat too..... and no one is going to deny that you are "SPECIAL"
Anyways, I am thinking you got the auto before all of us, you have quite a jump on me.
(plus I am not home, so if it burps, I can't fix it.)
Nope. I got it the same time as everyone else. I even took a 2 hour break from running it yesterday.
I assume it's still running at home. If it is I should be closing in on rank 30
Make sure to get version 1.1 that was just released for more added tin head butt kicking pleasure
im still using the 0.8 version and its doing well,not sure if i want to download the 1.1 version..what more is it doing from the older version? it does move along pretty good,im at rank 18 right now..
doesn't mess up on the Q's
You are most welcomed DitzyChick - works for me tumbsup.gif
Quote from: chummychum on June 25, 2008, 11:52:25 AM
doesn't mess up on the Q's
Awesome! The trial was messing up, so I didn't buy it. Great to know it's working better.
I dont no ,how you can get that far. you must be running it on fast as i run mine on slow, so pogo dont no im cheating & i only got on Trial period to rank 2 & now ive bought game & still waiting to get password, Now that was over 2 hrs ago. Im impatient :/// I wanna play too. :((
ok have a question....I got the 8-8 and the 100 in scrabble...what others is there? and does the Bingo mean?
ty (OO)
Quote from: xgingerx on June 25, 2008, 02:04:32 PM
ok have a question....I got the 8-8 and the 100 in scrabble...what others is there? and does the Bingo mean?
ty (OO)
Bingos are earned when you use all your letters in one turn. All 7 letters must be used in 1 turn.
Quote from: denadatoday on June 25, 2008, 08:22:15 AM
Thank you so much BadgeBabe and Mayhem, got that 100 pt badge!
One more question. I noticed that in Pogo style they show high point words and jp spins from other players on the left side of your game screen. Why must they announce other people's business in games like that, it ruins my mojo like in Poppit, WW, etc???
Anyway does it do it every time and does that mean if you use the glitch it will constantly flash in someone else's game, "___ spelled whernuwenfunq for 342 pts!" every 2 seconds so that they know you're cheating glitching for bingos? I didn't know so I went into an empty room to get the 100 but that might get harder to do when having to play for hours to get 500 bingos.
I got my 500 Bingos badge in the middle of the night last night in a Master room. Not another person in the entire Master 2 player tab, LOL.
It did look stupid and I did get extremely high scores, over 2500 per game, usually, and JP spins- many JP spins of 3000 tokens. The good thing is that it didn't take long. Goes very fast plus the auto is getting quite a lot of Bingo plays since it was updated, too.
So, be careful with the 16 letter non-words, LOL. I didn't realize when I started my little project that Pogo was going to flash names, words and scores on the screen.
However, I have a solution for that too. If anyone reports a player for this, simply say " My child was playing with the computer". After all, they do type gobbeldy gook on occasion.
Never admit to anything, LOL.
Badge Babe
Quote from: MsMissy on June 25, 2008, 01:54:35 PM
I dont no ,how you can get that far. you must be running it on fast as i run mine on slow, so pogo dont no im cheating & i only got on Trial period to rank 2 & now ive bought game & still waiting to get password, Now that was over 2 hrs ago. Im impatient :/// I wanna play too. :((
Nope. I'm running on the default setting. I'll be rank 28 any minute now and rank 30 in about 4 hours.
I'll be ranked out in no time.
i just hit rank 21..have 96 toward the 500 bingo badge..im using the 1.1 version and i put the speed all the way up on fast..its running very smoothly..
Quote from: BadgeBabe on June 25, 2008, 02:42:57 PM
I got my 500 Bingos badge in the middle of the night last night in a Master room. Not another person in the entire Master 2 player tab, LOL.
It did look stupid and I did get extremely high scores, over 2500 per game, usually, and JP spins- many JP spins of 3000 tokens. The good thing is that it didn't take long. Goes very fast plus the auto is getting quite a lot of Bingo plays since it was updated, too.
Did you use the auto to get the bingos badge or did you play by hand? I db'ed for a while last night and it took close to an hour by hand to get 50 on each (and was not making any rank progress at all). So I figured it would take discipline and a lot of nights in an empty room to get it even with the glitch. Any tips to make it go faster?
Quote from: BadgeBabe on June 25, 2008, 02:42:57 PM
So, be careful with the 16 letter non-words, LOL. I didn't realize when I started my little project that Pogo was going to flash names, words and scores on the screen.
However, I have a solution for that too. If anyone reports a player for this, simply say " My child was playing with the computer". After all, they do type gobbeldy gook on occasion.
Never admit to anything, LOL.
Badge Babe
Ok, now I'm confused. I saw posts of other players that were pure gobbeldygook. How is the game accepting these nonwords? Is there a glitch I missed? Can this glitch be worked manually, or do I have to have the auto? I noticed last night that words like oublekdocaoijwnwio were being accepted with huge point values. How is that working?
Quote from: Squid on June 25, 2008, 03:31:57 PM
Ok, now I'm confused. I saw posts of other players that were pure gobbeldygook. How is the game accepting these nonwords? Is there a glitch I missed? Can this glitch be worked manually, or do I have to have the auto? I noticed last night that words like oublekdocaoijwnwio were being accepted with huge point values. How is that working?
There's a glitch, read back on page 6 of this thread and look for Badgebabe and Mayhem's posts.
Quote from: denadatoday on June 25, 2008, 03:35:09 PM
There's a glitch, read back on page 6 of this thread and look for Badgebabe and Mayhem's posts.
Thanks very much, den - sometimes I can't keep up with the rapid threads! I'll give the glitch a go!
Quote from: Squid on June 25, 2008, 03:42:31 PM
Thanks very much, den - sometimes I can't keep up with the rapid threads! I'll give the glitch a go!
It works well, tedious, but it works. I don't know if it's so much a glitch, or just game settings that can be exploited to our benefit :)))
and how do i get the 500 badge? do i have to double browse? :<<
ohhh forgot can i use auto for 500?
Quote from: xgingerx on June 25, 2008, 03:48:54 PM
ohhh forgot can i use auto for 500?
The badge is won when you have 500 bingos. The auto will get it for you, but it will take longer. The easiest and quickest way to get it by hand is doublebrowsing.
double browsing isn't working for me with this game. The boards don't fully load.... sometimes the player list doesn't load. I've tried and retried. hmmmph.
in my 2nd day of Scrabble and using the auto i have 133 right now,so i think the autos doing a pretty good job of getting the bingos...
Quote from: Mistyeyed on June 25, 2008, 04:30:27 PM
in my 2nd day of Scrabble and using the auto i have 133 right now,so i think the autos doing a pretty good job of getting the bingos...
I might just go that route, that way the words count, the ranks go up and no one is the wiser.
yup i like the auto tries the trial and decided to buy it so just waiting on my code and then gonna let her rip loose !!
i bought the scrabble auto...but got the wrong code.i wrote them and now i'm waiting :///
this seems to be one of the better autos BH has put out...i figure,by the time next weeks challenge rolls around i should have this one all done,and can get back to working on my dozens of others i need to finish up..still have to finish the addiction solitaire,crazy cakes,and golf solitaire..
Question....can you get all the special badges if you are playing by yourself???
yes with a bot you can... :^*
Not confused here! Have already won 3 badges Bingo, 100 pt and rank 5 badge. I have been all badged out in QWERTY so love a new challenge. More than Fun to watch the Cheat beat the Bots.
Almost rank 45
The only time my auto has stopped is for a 2 hour break each of the last 2 days.
The auto works like a champ! (https://www.pogocheats.net/proxy/?http://smilies.sofrayt.com/cha/soccer56.gif)
Quote from: Homer on June 26, 2008, 02:09:25 PM
Almost rank 45
The only time my auto has stopped is for a 2 hour break each of the last 2 days.
The auto works like a champ! (https://www.pogocheats.net/proxy/?http://smilies.sofrayt.com/cha/soccer56.gif)
Is that smiley waving around a drumstick or an Oscar award?
Quote from: Nonnie on June 25, 2008, 07:03:31 PM
Not confused here! Have already won 3 badges Bingo, 100 pt and rank 5 badge. I have been all badged out in QWERTY so love a new challenge. More than Fun to watch the Cheat beat the Bots.
I played against the bot for the first couple of games (well uncle otto did) and it was funny watching the bot challange just about every uncle otto word and lose :)) :))
Quote from: Squid on June 26, 2008, 02:22:40 PM
Is that smiley waving around a drumstick or an Oscar award?
That's the world cup.
This is the Oscar (https://www.getsmile.com/emoticons/heroes-smileys-64589/oscar.gif)
Quote from: Homer on June 26, 2008, 02:25:33 PM
That's the world cup.
This is the Oscar (https://www.getsmile.com/emoticons/heroes-smileys-64589/oscar.gif)
Thought it was a chess piece :o
Quote from: Squid on June 26, 2008, 02:22:40 PM
Is that smiley waving around a drumstick or an Oscar award?
It realllly looks like a drumstick.
I'm playing for the 500 bingos using the "glitch" and double browsing. However, my rank is not advancing. It's been stuck on Rank 0 and 25 letters to next rank since the first "real" game I played. Is this legitimate or a problem with pogo?
I'm having the same issue when using the "glitch" no rank advancement. But I did a test and in the same room, same game, when I do make a legit word, it count's it. So it might not be counting the fake words.
I thought the lack of progression might be because the opponent keeps passing his turn, so I started making small words for the bot in the other browser. No change. I think Stinker is right.... not a real word? No advancement.
Quote from: Stinkerbell on June 26, 2008, 03:05:41 PM
It realllly looks like a drumstick.
Stinky and I are getting hungry....
!@! !@! !@!
Can anybody confirm that the NSA Members badge do you have to pay 20.00 at National Scrabble Association then play 1 rated game on scrabble to get this badge?
looks like "smiley" is waving homers rubber duckie... :))
Quote from: Squid on June 26, 2008, 02:22:40 PM
Is that smiley waving around a drumstick or an Oscar award?
Quote from: zzcheatzz on June 26, 2008, 06:14:25 PM
Can anybody confirm that the NSA Members badge do you have to pay 20.00 at National Scrabble Association then play 1 rated game on scrabble to get this badge?
Edited because Pogo deleted the purple N for NSA badge which was on the website the day the game was introduced. As far as I know now, there is NO NSA badge. Hopefully, there won't be one.
Quote from: BadgeBabe on June 26, 2008, 08:00:10 PM
To get the NSA badge, you must be a member of the National Scrabble Association. To become a member for one year, you must pay the buzzards $20. I went to their website today and read all about it. With memberships comes all kinds of yucky perks like their monthly newsletter.
I will never have the badge because I refuse to pay $20 for it. I bet there will be very few people with it, actually, unless Pogo gives the NSA a free pass to play Club Pogo and awards them the badge automatically as a come on to join Club Pogo permanently. JMO.
Badge Babe
Yuck
Scrabtacular made short work of the 50 ranks. :<<
I know a few people who joined the NSA because of this "rumored" badge
They tell me there is no mention of a "special" pogo badge on the website
:>>Talk in scrabble chat says there is no NSA Pogo badge..It's just a rumor for NSA to get people to pay 20 bux and join..Could be..Who knows..Pogo has more rumors and crap stories than a soap opera... :ooo
If there was a badge I would think pogo would say so. Has anyone emailed pogo about it?
Can someone help me please? My friend is from UK and we been trying the method to get her in Scrabble and I cannot get it to work.... Can someone help and I will PM log in info
Quote from: Homer on June 27, 2008, 06:32:03 AM
If there was a badge I would think pogo would say so. Has anyone emailed pogo about it?
I seen the badge on another site
(https://img139.imageshack.us/img139/5885/nsadx8.jpg)
I did not see the badge in game award album or the special album
Quote from: sandyhook on June 27, 2008, 07:06:40 AM
I did not see the badge in game award album or the special album
It would be in the special album, but nothing shows there until you achieve it.
Quote from: Runner on June 27, 2008, 07:08:52 AM
It would be in the special album, but nothing shows there until you achieve it.
I'm getting emails from people who have joined and they say there is no mention of the badge on pogo or the NSA website. They say the NSA doesn't even ask for your pogo info.
Ok I asked Pogo and am waiting lol
Quote from: Homer on June 27, 2008, 07:12:06 AM
I'm getting emails from people who have joined and they say there is no mention of the badge on pogo or the NSA website. They say the NSA doesn't even ask for your pogo info.
I just submitted a question to pogo help Homie
Also congrats on finishing scrabble, mine went down yesterday right after I left for work. I am barely at 40.
Hey, how close were you to the 500 bingos? Rank 40 and I have 333.
Quote from: Runner on June 27, 2008, 07:21:06 AM
I just submitted a question to pogo help Homie
Also congrats on finishing scrabble, mine went down yesterday right after I left for work. I am barely at 40.
Hey, how close were you to the 500 bingos? Rank 40 and I have 333.
I need about 200 more which will take about 2 days.
Quote from: sandyhook on June 27, 2008, 06:54:06 AM
Can someone help me please? My friend is from UK and we been trying the method to get her in Scrabble and I cannot get it to work.... Can someone help and I will PM log in info
Johanna has it listed on page 6 on her post, in this thread, but I tried it for a friend in UK and could not get it to work. I don't know if they need an american email address too or not, OR if the person who has the account has to change the info.
WTG Homer :^*
TY Sassy - maybe because the payment to Pogo is not US ? The email is an AOL addy and I printed Johanna's post and followed it and am not sure what I doing wrong
Scrapple??? Yummy - I live in NC and the grocery store makes it fresh - YUMMY
what is NSA? also i don't get any bingo's on auto >:D so mine will be slow getting ..
im at rank 31 and i have 225 right now..im figuring i should have the 500 by the time i reach rank 50..after you get to rank 37,i believe,you need like 1000 tiles each rank,so that should get you more bingos than the first 20 or so ranks have..
Quote from: Johanna on June 25, 2008, 12:47:52 AM
This is how you can play Scrabble if you don't live in the US:
1.Go to Pogo Help and click My Account (on the left side), then enter pogo screen name and password.
2. Then in Pogo Help click My Account (on the left side) again, it takes you to EA sign in screen. Enter Pogo user name and password.
3. Enter Pogo password again and click submit box.
4. Click Edit member info and change country to USA and ZIP, for example 94065(Pogo's zip code). Click Submit.
5. Exit the account, close all internet browser windows, open browser again and you can go play Scrabble.
IF U SEE CREDIT CARD STUFF, YOU ARE IN A WRONG PLACE, START OVER FROM STEP 1.
BTW...Now you can also use gems if you got some...
I hope this helps my fellow foreigners tumbsup.gif
Johanna,
I tried what you said to help a friend who lives in England but I must be doing something wrong. I did everything exactly as you said but when I left and then came back on, it had the same thing when I clicked on the Scrabble button.
Only people in US can play.They have a UK email account and I don't know if this is the problem. I tried to pm you but your mailbox is full.
Can you help me? Any ideas?
Sassy
Johanna I am in the same boat with Sassy :!! trying to help a friend (OO)
I tried all your steps and it still does not work.
Is it because the billing info is from the UK and a UK credit card?
Can we just change the billing info or delete it? :OO
You can play any word you want on the last play of the board. The tin heads can't challenge the word because the game is over the minute you press play.
This game is excellent for tokens.
what is NSA? bbq21.gif
National Scrabble Association
I contacted Pogo about the NSA Badge and am still waiting on an answer :/// <:>
if theres not a blank space for a badge in the game rewards book,i dont worry about getting the badge..
are they going too the moon? Mars or something lol
Quote from: Homer on June 27, 2008, 05:28:17 AM
I know a few people who joined the NSA because of this "rumored" badge
They tell me there is no mention of a "special" pogo badge on the website
On the AM that the game was released, there was a special section about NSA members who are also Club Pogo members. In addition to the info which remains about the NSA ratings ( Intermediate, Advanced, Expert, etc) there was a picture of an NSA- specific badge. It was there, on Pogo. Now it's gone, and the section " Badges For This Game" has been added.
Currently, there is no mention anywhere on Pogo of an NSA badge. I hope they decided against it and removed the info.
Badge Babe
i have seen it listed on **** game ranks page also,but until it shows an empty spot in the game awards album,i will probably pass this one up...it should actually be a badge you get for making so many words or some other thing..
Quote from: Runner on June 27, 2008, 07:03:18 AM
I seen the badge on another site
(https://img139.imageshack.us/img139/5885/nsadx8.jpg)
This is the badge which was on Pogo's site very early on Tuesday AM!! Now it's gone and references to it are also.
WEll im only rank 7 now, but can someone tell me ... How fast you can set the settings without pogo knowing u r cheating? I have all my games mostly set for the slowest. :((
Quote from: MsMissy on June 27, 2008, 05:36:57 PM
WEll im only rank 7 now, but can someone tell me ... How fast you can set the settings without pogo knowing u r cheating? I have all my games mostly set for the slowest. :((
Pogo always has the ability to know you are cheating. They don't seem to care unless you try to claim a real prize.
The real question is: What setting can your computer speed and Internet connection speed handle? I played all the ranks with my slider set all the way to the left. Played just fine after the " letter Q" problem was addressed and when it started using blank tiles correctly.
Quote from: MsMissy on June 27, 2008, 05:36:57 PM
WEll im only rank 7 now, but can someone tell me ... How fast you can set the settings without pogo knowing u r cheating? I have all my games mostly set for the slowest. :((
No matter how slow you go, pogo will know by the steady click that you are cheating so just forget about it and let it fly! LOL
yeah,i never worried about what speed i played at..if i would actually come up with a jackpot win,i wouldnt claim it anyway..im using the 1.1 version of the auto,and playing all the way over on faster..it runs very smoothly and i actually think i am getting more bingos running it like that..im just at 38 rank now and have 331 bingos..
I forgot to turn auto back on yesterday.. anyways, this auto kicks butt
Rank 47
450 bingos
Also, has anybody else noticed that the stat page changes order of items listed. For instance one time bingos will be on bottom, next time average win amount, etc. it changes alot.
Quote from: Runner on June 28, 2008, 08:40:11 AM
I forgot to turn auto back on yesterday.. anyways, this auto kicks butt
Rank 47
450 bingos
Also, has anybody else noticed that the stat page changes order of items listed. For instance one time bingos will be on bottom, next time average win amount, etc. it changes alot.
Yeah, I noticed that. It does it in other games too.
I just found out that we can move the letter rack lol
I finished the game thanks to scrabtacular and still need 14 more bingos but i kept it running till i did get the 500 badge this morning. :^*
WTG Flowers!!! :D :^* I am Rank 9 & 35 Bingos I have a lil ways to go ++
Congrats Flowers!
rank 44 here with 429 bingos..great auto for this
I love this game. How is the auto for this?
Finished sometime today ,,, got the 500 badge right after rank 50 badge.
wtg runner... I hope to get there one day!
WTG RUNNER !!!!! :^* :D
TF02 the auto works great tumbsup.gif
i hit 500 bingos at rank 45. anyone else getting nice JP SPINS. i havent seen one below 250 tokens and ive hit 2,000 and 3,000 tokens regularly.
I finally got answer from Pogo about NSA Badge:
Unfortunately, we don't have any updates or information regarding the NSA badge yet. However, please keep checking the "Latest News" to get the updates as soon as we have them.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
My spins have been low have not seen over 700 in a while
___________________________________________________________________
I got a reply also, that appears to say "we screwed up big time and don't know what to do"
Hi there,
Thank you for contacting Club Pogo Support.
Due to the nature of your issue, more time is required
for investigation. I apologize for any prolonged delays
this might cause, but please rest assured that we are
trying to handle your issue in a timely manner. During
this time, you may still update your incident with
additional information that might help us resolve your
issue without causing any additional delay. To view or
update your incident, Please click on the link
http://support.ea.com .
Quote from: jeffy on June 29, 2008, 05:44:31 AM
i hit 500 bingos at rank 45. anyone else getting nice JP SPINS. i havent seen one below 250 tokens and ive hit 2,000 and 3,000 tokens regularly.
Same here and I hate gaining tokens. !@#$
wow i just got a 5000 tokens spin... But i don'nt think it gave me the tokens :oo
8 badges down with that one, ready for the next new game, LOL. 8 badges per game is super!! :^* :^*
I remember that Pogo had a poll about this not too long ago.. I hope they continue to offer more than 5 badges for a 50 rank game. Makes it a lot more fun to play the repetitive games- er, make that, makes it more fun to watch super auto programs play the repetitive games. LOL.
Badge Babe
i agree badgebabe..i like getting those extra badges in between the rank ones for every ten or so ranks you go up..i got my 500 bingos around rank 48 and finished up last nite..this auto worked fantastic..
How long did it take you get the 8 letter 8 badge. It only show I got 2 words that was 8 letters or more. So far haven't gotten anymore. I stink at this game only got 5 bingo made it rank 4.
I got the 8 badge and the 100 pt. badge in three games, played by hand. Concentrate on BIG words... you'll get there.
The auto Rocks on this! :^*
Quote from: Squid on June 30, 2008, 11:46:02 AM
I got the 8 badge and the 100 pt. badge in three games, played by hand. Concentrate on BIG words... you'll get there.
thanks working on it. lol....
this auto is by far one of the best autos (i think they just made the qwerty auto play scrabble). They play exactly the same.
Greetings,
What is the Highest Scoring Word anyone has seen.
OK here is a small challenge 761 points.
I'll tell everyone how later...but I'll bet some have already figured this one out.
Thanks all and have a good day.
S1lent
Hope POGO doesn't look at the word (VPKWHJZYDLGQFFV)
whats the highest point word anyone has got with a real word???
Mine is 203.
The NSA badge is in the game award album. But I cannot find where it says how to get it.
yes,i just noticed it there also,they must have just put it in there the past couple days..im thinking it will be for so many rated game wins,which might be a bugger to do...
Quote from: Mistyeyed on July 01, 2008, 07:24:57 AM
yes,i just noticed it there also,they must have just put it in there the past couple days..im thinking it will be for so many rated game wins,which might be a bugger to do...
They put it up during maintenance last night.
Quote from: Mistyeyed on July 01, 2008, 07:24:57 AM
yes,i just noticed it there also,they must have just put it in there the past couple days..im thinking it will be for so many rated game wins,which might be a bugger to do...
If that's the case, and you don't mind what your rank is, you can always buddy up with someone and alternate winning and losing rated games. It will take time, of course.
will probably be some outrageous amount you need to win for it...
Quote from: Mistyeyed on July 01, 2008, 07:52:10 AM
will probably be some outrageous amount you need to win for it...
The badge says NSA MEMBER.
I think the only way to get it is to join the NSA. It has nothing to do with playing.
Quote from: Runner on July 01, 2008, 08:03:07 AM
The badge says NSA MEMBER.
I think the only way to get it is to join the NSA. It has nothing to do with playing.
I'm not paying $20.00 for one badge. Homer can buy it for me. :,
Quote from: Tara on July 01, 2008, 08:09:55 AM
I'm not paying $20.00 for one badge. Homer can buy it for me. :,
that is the least he could do for all you do for this site.
i think i saw a post a while ago where someone said in order to join you had to pay like $20 or something like that? not sure about that..
Quote from: aussie_wombat on June 25, 2008, 03:01:32 AM
:^* I managed to get it right. I had to use firefox as I could not get it to work in IE. When using firefox I was taken to a totally different page to when I was using IE.
Thanks for being patient and offering advise and help. VV VV VV VV
Thanks for all the instructions on how to play scrabble if you are not in USA or Canada. And thank you aussie wombat. I also could not get it to work with IE7. The info you needed to edit just doesnt show. However with Firefox there it is and I am happily playing, waiting for auto to be added to 150 page. Thank you. :/\ :D :^*
Quote from: Tara on July 01, 2008, 08:09:55 AM
I'm not paying $20.00 for one badge. Homer can buy it for me. :,
On pogo I saw it has rated rooms I think that where we have to play get this badge. I don't think we have to go another site to pay $20.00 I could be wrong.
This may not mean anything, but you never know if it will one day or not but....
You can get your Master rating (like Pinochle) in less than a hour. I don't know if Pogo is aware of how easy it is yet, but I got mine.
1. Make another club name to lose in.
2. Double browse in the RATED rooms. (the NSA rooms)
3. Put all 7 letters on the board with your name ( yes, fake words count)
4. Use your dummy name to put only 2 letters on the board (it's faster this way)
5. Both names pass on next hand.
6. You will win the game and 25 rated points each hand.
7. When you see the game only give you 18 rated points, make another dummy name. ( You will only have to make 2 names, I think you need to make it when you get Expert (the purple color))
I got my name to 2019 rated points in less than an hour. Nope, there isn't a badge at the end of the tunnel, but just never know if this a glitch or not and we may need it later.
THis Auto works great, but it sure takes along time too rank up for me. i dont no how 2 double browse & this is my Son;s puter, so i dont want 2 mess with it. he is paying for 2 of these puters, but his has alittle more power & things in it. But ill learn it yet. :-\
Thanks for INFO Tara, I am doing it now.
Also this brings up another point, if you are playing someone in a rated game and you are winning, If they pass, you hit pass too and take the win.
Quote from: Runner on July 02, 2008, 02:18:32 PM
Thanks for INFO Tara, I am doing it now.
Also this brings up another point, if you are playing someone in a rated game and you are winning, If they pass, you hit pass too and take the win.
Your welcome. I don't understand your other point. That's what I said you had to do..double browse or even playing with someone else, after you both pass the person with the higher score wins. That's why you need to make a 7 letter word to get those extra points. The dummy just makes a 2 letter word.
Also it must be a glitch.
Help page shows this :
Rating Level: Points Required Icon
Novice Below 1199
Intermediate 1200 – 1599
Expert 1600 and above
The chat area showed I got intermediete at 1500.
There are no icons shown.
Something must be screwed up.
Thanks for the info. It will especially help if it somehow turns out that the NSA badge is for ratings rather than shelling out the bucks to the Scrabble association.
Quote from: Runner on July 02, 2008, 02:45:00 PM
Also it must be a glitch.
Help page shows this :
Rating Level: Points Required Icon
Novice Below 1199
Intermediate 1200 – 1599
Expert 1600 and above
The chat area showed I got intermediete at 1500.
There are no icons shown.
Something must be screwed up.
Just keep on going past the N I E ratings and go to 2001 on your rating ranks. Then look at your stats in your profile and you will see the red Master. It may not mean anything, but you never know.
Greetings Runner,
Thank you for contacting Pogo/Electronic Arts,
The requirements for the NSA Badge are currently secret.
Once the game is no longer in "Sneak Peek" mode, check
out the Pogo News page for details on the NSA Badge.
We appreciate the opportunity to assist you. In the next
few days you will be getting a survey. Please take the
time to fill this out and let us how well I helped you.
Please feel free to contact us if you have any other
questions. You can also reference our support site at:
http://support.pogo.com
Sincerely,
One Stupid Pogo Employee
Customer Service Representative
Electronic Arts/Club Pogo
I don't know.... that actually seems like a reasonable response to me. Sneak Peek will be over shortly. Don't fret.
Anyone having trouble with this game. I been trying to get the 8 letter badge and 500 badge like you guys said. I have two accounts up some reason it runs so slow. And it won't play the game for me. I hear in the room that they said there is memory-leaking, going on. I setup the table just like what you guys said won't let me play it.
I clean temp files java files and cookies files, rebot computer and all.
Quote from: Tara on July 02, 2008, 08:43:54 AM
This may not mean anything, but you never know if it will one day or not but....
You can get your Master rating (like Pinochle) in less than a hour. I don't know if Pogo is aware of how easy it is yet, but I got mine.
1. Make another club name to lose in.
2. Double browse in the RATED rooms. (the NSA rooms)
3. Put all 7 letters on the board with your name ( yes, fake words count)
4. Use your dummy name to put only 2 letters on the board (it's faster this way)
5. Both names pass on next hand.
6. You will win the game and 25 rated points each hand.
7. When you see the game only give you 18 rated points, make another dummy name. ( You will only have to make 2 names, I think you need to make it when you get Expert (the purple color))
I got my name to 2019 rated points in less than an hour. Nope, there isn't a badge at the end of the tunnel, but just never know if this a glitch or not and we may need it later.
I can't choose the NSA room. Has something changed?
Edited to say: Never mind.... silly me figured it out- with the help of a Stinky friend.
Quote from: Runner on July 02, 2008, 03:44:57 PM
The requirements for the NSA Badge are currently secret.
Once the game is no longer in "Sneak Peek" mode, check
out the Pogo News page for details on the NSA Badge.
So in other words, we can't get it yet...right? :-[
Meh. Our time will come! :^*
Quote from: Tara on July 02, 2008, 08:43:54 AM
This may not mean anything, but you never know if it will one day or not but....
I got my name to 2019 rated points in less than an hour. Nope, there isn't a badge at the end of the tunnel, but just never know if this a glitch or not and we may need it later.
Thanks, Tara. I got it done, too. Wish I had read this BEFORE working on the 500 badge... coulda been killing 2 birds with 1 stone. :^*
tyvm tara i`m workin on mine now :^*
Thanks Tara, I have now achieved Master rank in Scrabble. :!!
ok i`m db in there and all i get is 25 points per game and games take awhile usen ff and ie and sun is this right??
what do we need for the NSA badge :-*
Quote from: mama on July 07, 2008, 05:21:10 PM
ok i`m db in there and all i get is 25 points per game and games take awhile usen ff and ie and sun is this right??
Yes, Mama. I was averaging 19 points a game so you are right on track. It took me about an hour double browsing to get mine.
tyvm sassy :^*
Quote from: mama on July 07, 2008, 07:10:22 PM
tyvm sassy :^*
You're welcome Mama. It won't take you long. :-*
Quote from: Tara on July 02, 2008, 08:43:54 AM
This may not mean anything, but you never know if it will one day or not but....
You can get your Master rating (like Pinochle) in less than a hour. I don't know if Pogo is aware of how easy it is yet, but I got mine.
1. Make another club name to lose in.
2. Double browse in the RATED rooms. (the NSA rooms)
3. Put all 7 letters on the board with your name ( yes, fake words count)
4. Use your dummy name to put only 2 letters on the board (it's faster this way)
5. Both names pass on next hand.
6. You will win the game and 25 rated points each hand.
7. When you see the game only give you 18 rated points, make another dummy name. ( You will only have to make 2 names, I think you need to make it when you get Expert (the purple color))
I got my name to 2019 rated points in less than an hour. Nope, there isn't a badge at the end of the tunnel, but just never know if this a glitch or not and we may need it later.
Thanks Tara I had fun getting my Ratings in Scrabble the anything goes is right I just threw all 7 tiles down made words up (jadzeula) and got 300 pt word! You are a doll Thanks
Thanks Tara for the tip :)
I just got all of my ratings max up and it took me about 35 min to do it.
Pardon the name, the >:D made me do it! :^* :^* :!! cheers to you Tara, I just got my Masters, after a week of fighting putr to get room to load. My next question is how do I tell where I am towards getting the 500 bingos?
:"
Nina
:o :ooo sorry, i may have addressed my last post to the wrong person, be patient im new. thank you
nina
Quote from: needatardne1 on July 07, 2008, 09:18:54 PM
My next question is how do I tell where I am towards getting the 500 bingos?
:"
Nina
To see how many Bingos you have, highlight your name when you are in a Scrabble room, select view profile, then select Ratings. It is the 7th thing listed there.
Well shoot!! Your 2nd Name Needs too be a Club pogo Name too play in Scrabble NSA Badge. LOL NSA is wrong i think lol But does it really matter?
Thanks for the help, Sass, in getting my ranks up, up, up~! It's so much better to have some pleasant company than DB. xoxoxoxox (OO)