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Summer Game 2011: ONE WEEK REMAINING! Make the most of it with NEW BADGES and NEW BUTTONS!

by eli

This is ALMOST IT, players! Only 7 days remain in AADL's Summer Game 2011! We've now crossed 5000 players and a truly staggering 37 MILLION points earned! With only one week to go, that doesn't mean that you're not hungry for one last crop of NEW BADGES, does it? We hope not, because here you go:

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Take a look at the Badge Page for some clues on how to start hunting these badges down. If you need help getting started on the Smart Cookie badges, finding the only AADL local history product about food will really get you cooking with gas.

Image removed.In addition, we've got another load of 5 Classic Summer Reading Game Buttons for the Summer Game Shop, and while the GIGA CHOCOLATE VICTORY PACKAGE is unfortunately SOLD OUT for this year, we will have another big load of the super-popular AMAZING_AADL_MAGIC_BAG restocking in the shop next Friday! And what will happen next friday, as scoring AS YOU KNOW IT comes to a sudden end? What will we all do with ourselves? There's only one way to find out, and that's wait until next Friday! You can stare at that clock if you'd like, but maybe you'd prefer to FIND THOSE NEW BADGES instead! Also, remember that the Summer Game Shop will stay open for orders until Sunday 9/18, so you'll have time to spend your points! Any unspent points will still be in your account when next Summer rolls around, so you won't lose them, or your hard-earned badges!

Image removed.While you're waiting, check your badge page and make sure you've got that ALL-IMPORTANT Summer Reader Badge, as that's what qualifies you for the Summer Game GRAND PRIZE Drawing where you could win an iPad2, an iPod touch, or a Nintendo 3DS! You've only got until next friday to earn that badge, so make sure to complete your Classic Summer Reading Game and take it to an AADL desk to get your badge!

AADL's Biggest Summer Yet is almost over... and then what? Stay tuned to play.aadl.org to find out!

Comments

Submitted by 0liviap0pp on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 5:34pm

Awesome! The new badges and buttons look sweet!!

Will there possibly be the staff silver water bottles for individual sale?

Submitted by smv on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 5:43pm

Awesome! I have some weird thing of being online when a badge is announced and when the post goes up. Thing is, I didn't notice these.

Submitted by 0liviap0pp on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 5:52pm

I think there is a typo on the Take Flight button. It says:
The #21 AAPL Take Flight... Read! button is available to serious collectors of buttons, or Herons, while supplies last, for 15,200 Summer Game points. No Cranes please.
The button costs 101, 010 points.

Submitted by mysterio on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 5:53pm

Where are the Smart Cookie codes? I found the recipes but I can't see any codes around.

Submitted by Marc8 on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 7:18pm

I'm really sad that this is going to end next week. I hope they can come up with something like this even on school days.

Submitted by 0liviap0pp on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 4:57pm

I also have that problem, I found the recipes and stuff but not the codes.
EDIT: They weren't there, thanks for fixing.

Submitted by camelsamba on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 11:35pm

Just a warning, folks: that MAGIC BAG is really a MUGGLE bag. Or maybe a squib... but it's still got an awesome water bottle and special carabiner!

Submitted by jbpuckett on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 12:28am

Got my first batch of premiums today. Pretty good quality on everything. Wish I had started way earlier so I could work on getting the rare buttons. Now it's way too late.

Next summer?

Submitted by jbpuckett on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 12:30am

Also, if I were to get a rfid library card and wanted to have it reprogrammed to a different library card number later, would that be possible?

Submitted by adimarzo on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 2:13pm

Any hints on the Art badge? I found the first code but I don't know how that leads me to the next one. I thought I found the perfect print from the first clue but it had no code.

Submitted by Bookbird on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 7:16pm

great badges! just so everyone knows, the buttons are not really buttons, like the kind on clothing. they're pins. i wish summer game points earning is extended to end of month, i'm not allowed to go to libraries and get codes on weekdays, just weekends

Submitted by ColeenT on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 12:15am

I'm really sad to see the summer game end. But these new badges are really fun to find!

Submitted by Zhengyang1022 on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 1:14pm

It's cool AADL can make a button sound so interesting. I got all the new badges! They were defienetly the hardest and the most fun to get!

Submitted by emetz on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 9:36pm

It's been fun to learn new things about the site and help "build" the aadl.org site with our reader input. I bet some of the staff had fun making up some of the badges too!

Submitted by DBJC on Tue, 08/23/2011 - 11:38am

This game is truly addicting...and FUN. And more badges?! YES.

Submitted by andrea on Tue, 08/23/2011 - 8:19pm

Where is the #4 button? In the classic button collection, the seven buttons are numbered #1 through #8, with no #4. The buttons are from 1997 to 2004, and 2000 is missing (it would be #4). I figured the #4 2000 button would show up in the rare buttons, but it hasn't so far. Does it exist?

Submitted by adimarzo on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 10:05am

Kudos to the entire AADL staff for a terrific summer game! Everyone was so helpful and pleasant at the branches when we were visiting and looking for codes. And the online game had so many different components that it kept things interesting. There were plenty of ways to earn points whether you read, watched or listened to items, did the online scavenger hunts, attended events, visited locations or added to the wealth of information on the website by reviewing, rating, tagging and commenting. I hope that, even though scoriong AS WE KNOW IT ends today, there will be some way to keep participating over the fall, winter and spring until the next fabulous summer game. Thanks for a very fun, enriching and rewarding (literally!) summer!

Submitted by edcline on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 11:10am

woot!

Submitted by Morgsush on Tue, 08/07/2012 - 3:41pm

Some of them were actually pretty good though. Their spaghetti and ravioli was <em>delicious</em>.

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