May 23, 2012: Sushi Cat 2 & World Class Solitaire Badge Challenges

Sushi Cat 2 Badge Challenge

Gone Fishin' Badge
Eat 850 Sushi this week! (Win the level to earn progress) 
Win this badge plus 2000 Tokens!

I'm loving these 'saved by the bell' releases; Play Buddy just let loose Sushi Buddy in time for the badge and here's how it did:

Game Difficulty: N/A
Buddy Settings: Default
Tokens: 2,000 tokens earned
Time: 31 minutes
NOTES: The Buddy only plays levels 1-5 right now which was fine since it's so fast and easy.

World Class Solitaire Badge Challenge

Helping Hand Badge
Win 5 games with 300 or more tokens this week! 
Win this badge plus 2000 Tokens!

I actually choose to play WCS myself, but you can defer to Class World Buddy. I completed the badge challenge myself like so:

Game Difficulty: N/A
Buddy Settings: Default
Tokens: 3,945 tokens earned
Time: 41 minutes
NOTES: Once again some of this challenge is 'luck of the draw' since not all solitaire games can be won so completion times will vary. I recommend starting a new game if there is not a lot of movement on the inital board (i.e. only black cards); move and clear as many of these starter cards as possible before flipping through the deck and always make your priority getting cards off of piles / eliminating piles.

May 16, 2012: High Stakes Poker & Hearts Badge Challenge

High Stakes Poker Badge Challenge

Badge
Win 5 hands with trips or better! 
Win this badge plus 2000 Tokens!

Easy breezy thanks to HiStake Poker Buddy. Check it out:

Game Difficulty: Just for fun (play against Robots)
Buddy Settings: Turn on "Never fold starting hand" and "2's wild"
Tokens: 2,200 tokens earned
Time: 18 minutes
NOTES: If you want to win tokens and not lose them, play in the "Just for fun" tab (you still win jackpot spins); badge time will vary since it's luck of the draw (pun intended).

Hearts Badge Challenge

Badge
Shoot the moon 2 times this week! 
Win this badge plus 2000 Tokens!
Wowza am I THRILLED there's now an autoplaying Heart Buddy because not only do I NOT know how to play hearts, this challenge is by no means short as seen here:

Game Difficulty: Beginner (play against robots)
Buddy Settings: Default
Tokens: 2,000 tokens earned
Time: 2 hours 48 minutes
NOTES: IMPORTANT settings here to make the game go by faster: go into a room lobby and sit at a table so you can set the "Game over score" to 25 AND "End round early..." so games end faster (default is 100!). From what I understand, 'shooting the moon' is near impossible so expect it to take a long time; guess that's why Pogo only wants us to get 2!

May 9, 2012: Monopoly World & Zuma's Revenge Badge Challenges

Monopoly WORLD 

Challenge

Global Domination Badge
Pass Go 15 times this week!
Win this badge plus 2000 Tokens!

This is a game that one settles in for the long haul... unless ya
have Nopoly World Buddy like me. :-)
This gives plenty of time to fix breakfast while it gets the badge like so:

Game Difficulty: Speedy (play against Robots)
Buddy Settings: Default
Tokens: 3,950 tokens earned
Time: 42 minutes
NOTES: Checkmark the 'speedy dialogs' option at the bottom
of the game itself.

Zuma's Revenge Badge 

Challenge

Best Served Cold Badge
Activate 85 powerups this week!
Win this badge plus 2000 Tokens!

Another doozy but thanks to Zooma Buddy there's time for
cleaning breakfast dishes too!
Here's how it went:

Game Difficulty: n/a
Buddy Settings: Default
Tokens: 2,000 tokens earned
Time: 48 minutes
NOTES: None

May 2, 2012: Chess & Fortune Bingo Badge Challenges

Chess Challenge

Best Defence Badge
Win 5 games this week! 
Win this badge plus 2000 Tokens!

Can you say EASY?! And I say THANK YOU Chess Buddy!!! Take a gander at these results:

Game Difficulty: Beginner (play against Robots)
Buddy Settings: Set the timer on the Buddy to 1 minute instead of 5 and it will move much faster; also turn on the "start game w/ robots" option in the Buddy so it keeps playing against the computer.
Tokens: 2,954 tokens earned
Time: 9 minutes
NOTES: None

Fortune Bingo Badge Challenge

Bingo Reading Badge
Get 5 bingos this week! 
Win this badge plus 2000 Tokens!
So Fortune Buddy wrapped things up quickly like so:

Game Difficulty: n/a
Buddy Settings: Default
Tokens: 2,032 tokens earned
Time: 7 minutes
NOTES: To make this badge fly by chose the "Six Cards" tab under "Speedy Games" and enter an empty room so you're guaranteed all the bingos, all at once! IMPORTANT: STOP the Buddy's autoplay when it is 1 number away from a bingo on ANY card and fill in the remaining numbers; otherwise it will call "BINGO" on the first bingo and you'll have to play again.