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Badge Drop #4: LOG DAYS OF SUMMER

by SaraP

Can’t see the FOREST for the trees? You’ve been on quite a WALK through the WILDs of the catalog. All we can say, dear gamers, is boy have you LOGGED some miles (and reads/shows/listens)!! You know what this means???!!!! It’s time for some LOG JAMMER trophies!!!! 

While you’re out there, grab your badge-hunting gear and climb some PEAKS, explore a GROTTO, and maybe see a FOX or even its TALE! But first, a few safety rules for the journey: 

  • wear bright COLORs at all times (or dull ones)
  • avoid FALLing DOWN (without knee pads)
  • bring breadcrumbs into any and all LABYRINTHS
  • keep a CROSSWORD to stay sharp
  • but don’t keep SECRETS from your friends

No need to worry about the WEBS (of silk, lies, flies, or otherwise). Those are 100% SAFE and FINE! I mean, WHAT COULD GO WRONG in a forest full of webs??? Alright, Bilbo, here ya go...

BADGE DROP #4 

Crafty Afternoons with SCRAP Creative ReuseSCRAP Creative Reuse presents Gettin' Scrappy!A Web of FliesThe Wild Shall Wild RemainYou've Grotto Be KiddingPeaks for ItselfAll Fall Down!FoxtalesChicken's Westgate WalkMuch BadgeColor InstinctCrossword 4Secret Codes #4Super Log JammerMega Log JammerGiga Log JammerUltra Log JammerSupreme Log Jammer

 

There’s MUCH to do and more to LOG! So get CREATIVE, REMAIN calm, and THANKS for PLAYING!

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Badge Drop #3: OUTWARD BOUND

by ohheyitselle

Do you hear that ringing?? 

It’s the CALL of the WILD and it’s up to YOU to ANSWER IT!!! 

That’s right, baby, the HILLS are ALIVE with the SOUND OF NATURE!!!! 

We’ll be seeing the beautiful sites (and SIGNS) of some Washtenaw County and township parks because ARBOR EXPLORER BADGES ARE HERE!!!

BUT THAT’S NOT ALL! We have new CROSSWORDS, TRICKS, PUZZLES, CODES, and MORE!!!!

BADGE DROP #3 

Just SquiddingMUAHAHAHAHA!!Sea A LightAll A-Fjord!DON’T SNEEZE ON THE LEGOS!Got Us HookedChicken's Pittsfield PeckingLetter Labyrinth ThreeSurprising OriginsTime MachineCrossword 3Secret Codes #3Northeast NavigatorWestern WandererSoutheast SeekerSimply the Bussed

 

So get out there, CARPE that DIEM, and THANKS FOR PLAYING!

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Badge Drop #2: SAILING AWAY IN WATER LABYRINTHS

by SaraP

Grab those WATER WINGS and get ready to float your way through a MILLION (or FOURTEEN) new badges!

Your TIME will be well spent on this not-so-SECRET torrent of FISH, SAILING, and deep sea VENT badges. The codes are ROCK SOLID and there’s plenty of FOOD FOR THOUGHT. So don’t be CHICKEN! SCURRY over to these WEBS of TRIVIA perfection - we promise you won’t be BOARD!  

BADGE DROP #2 

Fish Out of WaterRock SolidTime Well VentSailing in SalineScurry AwayThe Webs He WeavesChicken's Malletts MemoriesLetter Labyrinth TwoNo.Food for ThoughtCrossword 2Secret Codes #2Summer's TriviaTime!Above Board

 

There’s NO time like the present! THANKS for PLAYING! 

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Badge Drop #1: I SCREAM, YOU SCREAM, WE ALL SCREAM

by ohheyitselle

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

The cicadas are SCREAMING and so are we...with EXCITEMENT! 

We’re sounding our barbaric YAWPS over the roofs of the world because it’s our FIRST BADGE DROP OF THE SUMMER! Can you even believe it????? 

We have CATALOG badges, PUZZLE badges, BRANCH EXPLORER badges, COMMUNITY PARTNER badges, and BINGO! 

So SCREAM, SHOUT, and let it ALL OUT because this is just the beginning!!!! We’re just getting started and have a FULL SUMMER AHEAD!!  So much POTENTIAL! The POSSIBILITIES!!! But FIRST… 

BADGE DROP #1 

Colugo-ing Up!The Marvelous Ms. MarvelWho's Your MagmaLand of EnchantmentCreepy CrawlyHigh-Key LokiFlew the Coop!Letter Labyrinth OneA More Different SSecret Codes #1Water You Saying?Crossword 1UMMA Presents: Behind the WallsSustainability ReadsCicada SummerDowntown DiscovererMalletts Creek CollectorPittsfield PerambulatorTraverwood TraverserWestgate WayfarerYou Live Here Now

 

So DIVE IN, dear players (and maybe get some earplugs) and THANKS FOR PLAYING!!!

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SUMMER GAME 2021: It's GO Time!

by ohheyitselle

The sun is SHINING and the humidity is RISING, which can only mean one thing… ROAD WORK HAS STARTED!!!!!! Oh, wait. That’s not right. It means THE SUMMER GAME 2021 IS HERE!!!  

We here at SG Headquarters (briefly known as WG Headquarters) are giving y’all a LOT to do so it’s time to GET GOING!!! You can: 

-START with our GETTING STARTED BADGES! 

-GO to each AADL location and collect codes! Each branch has a BIG ‘OL BANNER CODE as well as some BRANCH EXPLORER codes for you to see FROM THE OUTSIDE! WOW. 

-PLAY any or all Points-o-Matic modes! This option is ACTUALLY ENDLESS so CLEAR YOUR SCHEDULES, FOLKS.  

-VISIT the AADL catalog to rate and review some things you like (or don’t like??) WE WANNA KNOW!

-READ books, watch movies, listen to music, or download something cool from the catalog! Log your items for up to 50 points per day!

-WATCH AADL TV to enjoy some socially-distant entertainment, and be on the lookout for ONLINE EVENT codes! ALSO, there’s some BUZZ about OUTDOOR events later in the SUMMER so STAY TUNED! 

-CLEAR your schedule for BADGE DROPS at NOON every FRIDAY of the GAME...STARTING TODAY! We’re back with some CLASSIC-style catalog badges and we heard your GLOWING reviews about Winter Game PUZZLE-style badges so expect NEW ones too!! 

-CHILL out but REVISITING some WINTER GAME BADGES! These COOL badges will be playable ALL summer!!! 

Getting Started Badge Series

On The DownloadGo! BanneramaSuper Summer ReaderPoints-o-Matic-o-RamaTell Us How You Really FeelStar GiverLog Jammer

Don’t forget that in mid-July, the SUMMER GAME PRIZE SHOP will be reopening with ALL NEW PRIZES to spend your points on!!! 

WHEW! That was a LOT. There’s SO much to do this summer so…

Ready? Set?? GO!!!!!!!!!!!!

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INCOMING: SUMMER GAME 2021

by ohheyitselle

Image of Summer Game art

That warm breeze in the air can only mean one thing... 

THE SUMMER GAME IS ALMOST HERE!!!! 

Put away your MUGS, BLANKETS, and COATS because The Summer Game is once again approaching and we won't tolerate ANY talk of winter... excluding the fact that Winter Game badges will still be playable and wishes of winter's cold when the hot summer sun is scorching... but that is not the POINT!!

The POINT is that Summer Game 2021 will include all of your favorites, such as:

  • POINTS!!
  • BADGES!!! 
  • LOGGING!!!!
  • NEW HOME CODES!!!!!
  • PARK CODES!!!!!!
  • SO MANY MORE THINGS!!!!!!!

So MARK YOUR CALENDARS for THE START OF THE SUMMER GAME ON JUNE 11!!!!

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Badge Drop #68: THE LAST SNOW DROP

by ohheyitselle

The snow has melted.

Mittens are dry.

Once cozy coats now cause overheating.

Skies are blue.

Birds are singing and waking us up during times that NO ONE should be awake during.

Punxsutawney Phil’s predictions have come to pass.

This all can only mean one thing…

Winter is OVER (maybe not TECHNICALLY but it’s very well on its way out) so we here at WG Headquarters are hanging up our scarves and stepping into the SUNSHINE! BUT we’re not going to leave our dear players empty handed! We have ONE LAST BADGE DROP for you along with the solace in knowing that most WINTER GAME BADGES will be playable through SUMMER 2021!

So chill with KASHI, listen to some TUNES, relax with a CROSSWORD, go on a field TRIP, and WATCH our March Monster Madness Pageant Winner crowned TONIGHT at 7!!!

BADGE DROP #68

March Monster Madness: Pageant Edition Kashi's KitchenFriday Five TenChu-se Your Own AdventureCrossword 9

 

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PLAYING THE WINTER GAME!!!!!! Take some time to breath in that FRESH SPRING AIR and we will see you BACK HERE on JUNE 11 for the launch of SUMMER GAME 2021!!!!

ALSO, if you're desperate for puzzles, and hoping to solve the mystery of the five portals, don't give up hope, and stay tuned to the 5 portals badge page!

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Badge Drop #67: DYNAMIC BIRTHDAY JACKBOX TREE FUTURE

by SaraP

Last Thursday we asked you to sharpen your pencils. THIS Thursday, the LAST THURSDAY of Winter Game, we ask you to sharpen your QUILLS for the second-to-last badge drop of the game. Play those JACKBOX games! Find those DYNAMIC throwback photos! Celebrate those heckin’ BIRTHDAYS! And then get BOOK to the FUTURE!

BADGE DROP #67

A Dynamic DesignOne Tree QuillBirthday Bash #10Book To the FutureJackbox Night

 

STAY SHARP and THANKS for PLAYING!

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Badge Drop #66: MARCH SECRET MOMENTS OF PARTY CHANGES

by ohheyitselle

It’s WEDNESDAY so we have some WEDNESDAY CLASSICS like TRIVIATIME and SECRET CODES, but we threw in some MONSTERS, PODCASTS, and THEATER GAMES! What more can we say???

BADGE DROP #66

Moment of YouthCh-Ch-ChangesMarch Monster Madness: Pageant Edition TriviaTime to PARTYSecret Codes #10

 

THANKS FOR PLAYING!

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Badge Drop #65: PAGEANT ENCOUNTERS IN THE LABYRINTH

by ohheyitselle

We have some FUN badges for you today! Travel back in time to LISTEN to an OUT OF THIS WORLD podcast, DANCE through the pages of a beautiful picture book, SOLVE your way through a LETTER LABYRINTH, and see how our FINAL FOUR monsters fared through the DEADLY INTERVIEW PORTION!

BADGE DROP #65

Close Encounters of the Washtenaw KindDancing in the StreetsMarch Monster Madness: Pageant Edition Letter Labyrinth Ten

 

ENJOY and THANKS FOR PLAYING!