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Parents' Guide to

Pogo

By Dana Anderson, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 16+

Game site loaded with ads and prize money.

Website http://www.pogo.com
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age 14+

Based on 18 parent reviews

will S.
will S. Parent of 2-year-old
October 22, 2023
age 18+

Horrible to the world of business for the internet... Worse than a porno site.

Started well, turned to garbage. You have a web site that learned every element from early internet porn! But the games are supposed to be for children... There are ads about proscription drugs that nobody knows what they are for... Now, you sit they have click bait. You get a frozen screen until you click on it and it sends you to the website of the product... It should be illegal! And, again, I just went there to play Scrabble, which should be a child's game where they can learn... They're just as evil as the rest.
GRAMMMZ
GRAMMMZ Adult
November 19, 2020
age 18+

just spent an hour trying to find the app, join again after 10 years: what happened to searching for a subject and installing in 10 minutes?

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What’s It About?

POGO.COM offers scores of games and contests; you can play for free or pay $5.99 month to become a Club Pogo member, which allows you to bypass the ads, participate in "special events," create an avatar, and have access private chat areas. Sponsored by game biggie EA (Electronic Arts), Pogo.com reportedly puts out more in-house developed games, features, and prizes than any other gaming site on the Internet. Many of the games are downloadable, and many can be played as multiple-player games.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (18 ):
Kids say (6 ):

While many of the free games are engaging, fun, and educational, others are pure gambling -- with thousands of dollars in prize money to lure people (those over 18) into playing to win, win, win. All are filled to the brim with ads from seemingly every big-name company in America.

Overall, Pogo.com's games appear harmless -- and even enlightening -- yet for younger game enthusiasts, many of them mirror real-life gambling too closely. As a result, some teens may be playing with an addictive fire that they don't yet know when or how to put out.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about why consistently playing games that have prize money may not be a healthy habit. How do Las Vegas-style games become addicting to some people? Which games require some skill and thought and which don't?

Website Details

  • Genre: Gaming
  • Pricing structure: Free
  • Last updated: November 4, 2015

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