Oct 3, 2012: Mahjong Garden & Plants vs. Zombies Badge Challenges

Mahjong Garden Badge Challenge

Take a Hint Badge
Win a game using 2 hints or less 7 times this week! 
Win this badge plus 2000 Tokens!

Oh I LOVE "challenges" like this, especially when I have my helpful MahjGar Buddy by my side. Check this performance out:

Game Difficulty: Easy
Buddy Settings: Default
Tokens: 3,582 tokens earned
Time: 14 minutes
NOTES: None

Plants vs. Zombies Badge Challenge

To Arms Badge
Collect 1000 suns this week! 
Win this badge plus 2000 Tokens!
I love when Play Buddy releases new bots. And the newest just in time for badge Wednesday is Zombie Buddy. Here's how "noobie" did:

Game Difficulty: Survival
Buddy Settings: Select "Survival" option
Tokens: tokens earned
Time: minutes
NOTES: I noticed Zombie Buddy will plant sun creators in 1 row only so I worked *with* the Buddy by planting 2 rows in the back (yellow mushrooms at night; sunflowers during the day) also I would fill up EVERY spot with a plant if I saw any open (like the front closest to zombies). Then let the Buddy autoplay to collect suns and down zombies for a TEAM WIN! You have to finish the game (let them 'eat your brains') to see where you are in progress; I finished sometime in my second pass.

Sep. 26, 2012: Puck's Peak & BOGGLE Bash Badge Challenges

Puck's Peak Badge Challenge

Flying Eye Badge
Get 9 Jackpot spins this week! 
Win this badge plus 2000 Tokens!

Puck's Peak has never piqued my interest so thank you Puck Buddy for completing my challenge like so:

Game Difficulty: N/A
Buddy Settings: Default
Tokens: 3,971 tokens earned
Time: 32 minutes
NOTES: Per Play Buddy's suggestion, I played on the purple level. The shortest games (jackpot spins) are 500m so definitely make sure this is selected in your game AND in the Buddy's options; the level will say 100/500 on these rounds.

BOGGLE Bash Badge Challenge

Groovy Speller Badge
Find 290 words of 4 letters or more this week! 
Win this badge plus 2000 Tokens!
I'm pretty good at BOGGLE Bash but I have to admit it's nice having Boggle Buddy around to give me the occasional necessary hint. With my Buddy's help the challenge was finished up like so:

Game Difficulty: n/a
Buddy Settings: Speed 5; Under "Solution sorting" select "Order by word length" and "Descending"
Tokens: 3,430 tokens earned
Time: 19 minutes
NOTES: By making the setting changes noted above I sped the input up a bit and made it so the longest letter words were played first since the badge requires a minimum of 4 letter words.

Sep. 19, 2012: PoppaZoppa & Showbiz Slots Badge Challenges

PoppaZoppa Badge Challenge

Mash Up Badge
Find 39 eggs this week! (Clear the board to find an egg. Complete the game to check your progress.) 
Win this badge plus 2000 Tokens!

So this one's a doozy. Thank heaven for 7-11... I mean PoppZopp Buddy! ;-) Here's how my pal did, while I cooked up some breakfast:

Game Difficulty: N/A
Buddy Settings: Default
Tokens: 5,692 tokens earned
Time: 1 hour 23 minutes
NOTES: Since each round is timed and you must finish ALL rounds for progress to count, combined with scores and jackpot spins... well, get comfy (or get the Buddy) because there's nothing you can do to fast forward.

Showbiz Slots Badge Challenge

Action! Badge
Spin the reels to get 99 3-D glasses this week! 
Win this badge plus 2000 Tokens!
Didn't realize until the past couple weeks how many slot games there are. Can I just say YAY for Showbiz Buddysince it clicked 'spin' a gazillion times on my behalf and got my badge like so:

Game Difficulty: n/a
Buddy Settings: Default
Tokens: 8,350 tokens earned
Time: 26 minutes
NOTES: BEWARE: there is Showbiz Slots 2 and Showbiz 2 Buddy: make sure you're using the original of each! And player's completion time will vary since it's "luck 'o the spin" (good luck!).

Sep. 12, 2012: Golf Solitaire & Double Deuce Poker Badge Challenge

Golf Solitaire Badge Challenge

Fore! Badge
Reach Par or better 29 times this week! 
Win this badge plus 2000 Tokens!

This morning's badge challenge provides an opportunity to do something else if you want, since Golf Sol Buddy can tackle the lengthy ordeal all on it's own like so:

Game Difficulty: N/A
Buddy Settings: Default
Tokens: 5,413 tokens earned
Time: 1 hour 6 minutes
NOTES: Play in a "Super Speedy" room first and foremost; in case you're wondering, you'll need to finish the entire 5-holes before progress is counted.

Double Deuce Poker Badge Challenge

Double Dealin' Badge
Win 590 tokens this week! 
Win this badge plus 2000 Tokens!
I'm glad I had Double Deuce Buddy since it saw a couple winning hands I didn't see (oops!) and thus helped get my badge quickly like this:

Game Difficulty: n/a
Buddy Settings: Default
Tokens: 2,165 tokens earned
Time: 11 minutes
NOTES: None.

Sep. 5, 2012: Claire Hart: Soul Searcher & Crossword Cove Badge Challenges

Claire Hart: Soul Searcher Badge Challenge

Sweet Admiration Badge
Find 90 Objects this week! 
Win this badge plus 2000 Tokens!

Challenge? What challenge? I only feel an easy breeze with Claire Buddy at my side. See:

Game Difficulty: N/A
Buddy Settings: Default
Tokens: 11,170 tokens earned
Time: 4 minutes
NOTES: So you can skip wasting 10 minutes like I did. :-) Do NOT use the individual buttons within the case to play but instead use "Start Case" and play through the ENTIRE episode to get credit; that means two COMPLETE cases (5 episodes each case).

Crossword Cove Badge Challenge

Chillin' Badge
Solve 49 down words without using hints or solves this week! 
Win this badge plus 2000 Tokens!
I love that Play Buddy updates badge bots when necessary; I remember the old version didn't do vertical words but this updated Crossword Buddy most certainly does and was able to fly through my challenge like so:

Game Difficulty: HARD
Buddy Settings: Default
Tokens: 2,000 tokens earned
Time: 5 minutes
NOTES: If you know you've already gotten 49 vertical words then press 'all done' to finish the puzzle early because you'll still get credit. ALSO playing in US rooms instead of UK gives MORE words.

Aug 29, 2012: Swashbucks & WordJong Badge Challenges

Swashbucks Badge Challenge

Fire at Will Badge
Earn 2800 tokens this week! 
Win this badge plus 2000 Tokens!

Yay! New Buddy #1: Swashbuck Buddy! This game is eerily similar to 'Zuma'. Anywho, here's how it did on my badge challenge:

Game Difficulty: 3
Buddy Settings: Default
Tokens: 3,936 tokens earned
Time: 32 minutes
NOTES: Play on level difficulty '3', as it gets 150-250 tokens per game UNLESS your computer is slower in which case you probably need to change to level difficulty '1' which gets slightly less tokens but isn't too shabby (about 100-130 per game).

WordJong Badge Challenge

Om Badge
Get 68 wild tiles this week! (Win the game to check your progress) 
Win this badge plus 2000 Tokens!
Ohhhh yeah... new Buddy #2: Word Jhong Buddy! This latest auto performed like this:

Game Difficulty: HARD
Buddy Settings: Default
Tokens: 10,174 tokens earned
Time: 31 minutes
NOTES: None

Aug 22, 2012: Family Feud & Panda Pai Gow Poker Badge Challenges

Family Feud Badge Challenge

Feudin Family Badge
Reach the fast money round 8 times this week! (Finish the game to check your progress) 
Win this badge plus 2000 Tokens!

Wow, getting to the fast money round is definitely a lengthy process (and downright impossible if you don't know the answers) so hip-hip-horray for Feud Buddy! Here's how it did on my badge challenge:

Game Difficulty: n/a
Buddy Settings: Default
Tokens: 6,312 tokens earned
Time: 56 minutes
NOTES: None

Panda Pai Gow Poker Badge Challenge

Rocket Rider Badge
Set off the bonus bet rocket at the top of the stairs 18 times this week! 
Win this badge plus 2000 Tokens!
Yay! I've been looking forward to an update for Pai Gow Buddy for a few months now so I'm very excited to have used this new and improved version which performed like this:

Game Difficulty: n/a
Buddy Settings: Default
Tokens: 6,570 tokens earned
Time: 34 minutes
NOTES: None