Talk like a Pirate Day, DiLiGO style

It has been almost a year since the Staff at DiLiGO’s bloodcurdling encounter with “Black Tooth”, the creepy Black Toothed Pirate and his buccaneers. 

Luckily for the staff, the dedicated DiLiGO spinners have been working their fingers to the bone to get back all the points stolen by Black Tooth and his crew. They did this by spinning on Buccaneers Bounty, day after day. Layla Starr was overheard whispering to Blade Rider last week that “she is so thankful to all the spinners for getting all their treasured points from the Pirates and always knew they had her back.”

After a much needed team effort of outsmarting the ol’ Buccaneers, Guillermo, the head of the DiLiGO Programming Team, was reported to have received a rather sheepish “parrots tail between his legs” apology call from Black Tooth asking if he could make it up to his “ buckos”. Guillermo, very understandingly accepted his apology and furthermore suggested they come teach the staff at DiLiGO the in’s and out’s of how to “speak like a pirate” in preparation for “Speak like a Pirate” day on September the 19th, explained Louisa.

Louisa Lee and Missy Brown were initially concerned about this so called “lesson” and Louisa went as far as to say “one encounter with Pirates is one too many”. However with some reassurance from Alain Adams and Brian Blake, Missy and Louisa agreed.

Upon arrival, Black tooth’s side kick Cap’n Bully Hayes apparently kicked down the door and grabbed poor Missy by the arm and proceeded to grunt with a sideways grin “Aarrgghh, I’ve Sailed the seven seas and you’re the Sleekest Schooner I’ve ever sighted”. In the spirit of all the excitement happening around him, Alain shouted “Ahoy!”, and grabbed Missy to safety, “enough with yer Bilge, ye pox-faced Kraken.”

With that the room went silent, Black Tooth blushed  at Alains knowledge on what his lesson was all about and quickly said “Is my Laptop connected to the projector yet? Let’s get this lesson on the go.”

Lessons on how to speak like a Pirate as told by a Pirate himself:

•  Growl and Scowl as often as your sentence allows. We pirates are not elegant creatures; we mutter and growl great deals. Aaaarrrr!
• Make gestures with your hands. Our communication is mostly done on the deck of a ship with howling winds and crashing waves. Gesture’s help Pirates with clear messages.
•  Slur your words together.” Yer grog is yer bucko.” With all the rum on board it’s difficult to separate words, so practice your mush-mouthed sentences and you will sound like a true Buccaneer.
• Be as loud as pirately possible. Pirates are not shy - stand tall, me hearties, and be heard!
• Refer to yourself as "me" at all times. It is not piratically correct to say, "I have a headache." It is far better to utter, "Got me a case o'th'aches, 'ass rye!"

Play Buccaneers Bounty and test your true pirate abilities to get treasures. Win yer Doubloons with the treaaye chests and compasses. AAAARRRRRR!

DiLiGO Interview: Andy

Name

Andy

Date of Birth

The magical moment of my spawning was 21st March sometime before the 80's.

Who would you say your celebrity doppelganger is?

I would have to say its a 50 / 50 mix between Wall-E and Short Circuit.

What do you do at DiLiGO Games HQ and how much do you LOVE it? 

I am a senior Flex Developer here at Diligo, I am a grease monkey of the bits and bytes that create the pixels on your screens. I really love it as the head honchos here are forever bringing new and challenging projects that need to be machined and installed, which keeps my fingertips bleeding.

Which do you prefer and why - playing Slots at a casino or on Facebook? 

Definitely prefer to play Slots on Facebook, don't have to wait for people to move to play a game, plus the casinos don't like it much when I bring my laptop in. I also enjoy the social aspect of Facebook, and challenging my friends in the hourly leader board.

What is your favorite game on DiLiGO and why? 

There is no way I can just pick one favourite, I play at least 4 every hour even if I have to sneak it in at work... Vegas, Samurai vs. Ninja, Zoo and Licensed to Win.

What theme would you most like to see on DiLiGO Slots? 

I would really like to see a pyromaniac theme, symbols with awesome animated explosions of varying magnitude.

What's your best strategy for playing Slots?

Go big, max bets, max lines all the time, else don't even bother.

DiLiGO Staff Badge Challenge: 28/3 - 3/4

We kicked off the year with our "DiLiGO High Flyers Badge Challenge" and what an awesome and exciting week that was! Well, it's time to do it all over again- except with new limited edition badges and challenges! WHOO HOO!

Note that just like in the previous week long challenge there is no entry requirement and all players will be considered for badges so if you know what to do… stop reading and start spinning quick!

The competition will be running for a full week, from Monday 28 March 00:01 EDT to Sunday 03 April 23:59 EDT.

The requirements for each badge are as follows:

 1. Dan the Don.  (20 000 Tokens)

Spin like Dan the Don and get a first place position on the Top 40 Hourly Live Leaderboards for every game at any time during the week.

2. Guillermo.  (15 000 Tokens)

Spin like Guillermo from Colorodo and get a top 40 position on the Hourly Live Leaderboards for every game, every day.

3. The Pigeon. (10 000 Tokens)

Spin like the Pigeon, like it's your religion, and come back to one game over and over again to make sure you get a top 40 position on the Hourly Live Leaderboard for that game at least 40 times.

4. Teddy. (10 000 Tokens)

Spin like Teddy, like you're always ready to win! Spin 3000 times or more each day of the challenge week. We'll help you out by giving you 5000 Tokens per day for every day you get closer to completing this challenge!

5. Salvidor. (7500 Tokens)

Spin like Salvidor who spins like a Matador, and get at least one first place on the Hourly Live Leaderboards on a different game each day of the challenge.

6. Mary. (10 000 Tokens)

Spin like Mary until you're eyes are all bleary and if you're one of the top 20 Spinners for the entire week (ie have spun the most) you'll get this badge!

7. Lisa. (10 000 Tokens)

Spin like Lisa, like you're at a party in Ibiza and get more than 20 Top 40 Hourly Leaderboard Positions for all of the following games during the week: Vegas, Tropical Paradise, Rock 'n Roll and Disco.

8. Lady Lala. (1000 Tokens)

Spin like Lady Lala and hang with Lady Gaga at Tinseltown. Make sure you get at least 15 Top 40 Hourly Leaderboard places on Tinseltown during the week to get this badge!

9. Louisa Lee.  (2000 Tokens)

Spin like Louisa, like a real crowd pleaser, and make sure you get a Top 40 Hourly Leaderboard position on every game at least once during the week.

10. Paddy-Man-Pat. (3000 Tokens)

Spin like Patrick who's got only one tactic, and get placed on the Pilgrim's Feast Top 40 Hourly Live Leaderboard at least 30 times during the week.

11. WildCat Matt. (2000 Tokens)

Spin like Matt and hang like a cat at LOLcats. Make sure you get placed on the LOLcats Top 40 Hourly Live Leaderboard at least 20 times during the week.

12. Mighty Mike. (5000 Tokens)

Spin like Mike, as if you're a sports star for Nike, and get placed at least 10 times on the Footy Fanatics Top 40 Hourly Live Leaderboard during the week.



GOOD LUCK TO ALL! Get those fingers ready and get spinning!

Note: Badges and Token Prizes will be awarded over three days from Monday the 4th April 2011 until Wednesday 6th April 2011. Keep your eyes on the Blog, Fan Page and app for announcements of the winners!

DiLiGO Interview: Daniel

Name


Daniel

Date of Birth

Some time in the 70's.

Who would you say your celebrity  doppelganger is?

Sheldon from the Big Bang Theory.

What do you do at DiLiGO Games HQ and how  much do you LOVE it?

My official title is "Monkey Wrangler". I make sure the animals (aka staff) are fed, healthy, their cages clean and most importantly perform well in our daily circus show (aka their jobs). As a small boy I wanted to be a vet so in some round about way I'm living my dream.

Which do you prefer and why - playing slots  at a casino or on Facebook?

Definately on facebook. The experience and variety is so much better than in a land based casino. There is more competition and excitement...I also don't have to travel so far.

What is your favorite game on DiLiGO Slot  Machines and why?

So many! "Mad Scientist", "Zoo" and a little "Rock 'n Roll" because they remind me of work.

What theme would you most like to make?

Circus theme.

What's  your best strategy for playing slots?

Max on everything and spin spin spin!

DiLiGO Interview: Pigeon

Name

Pigeon

Date of Birth

The 24th light cycle, of the Earth month you know as May, in the time period designated 1987.

Who would you say your celebrity  doppelganger is?

I'm kind of a composite of many celebrities:

-The beard of Johnny Depp,
-The hair from the Beatles (you can choose the member),
-The eyes of Cyclops from the X-men,
-The singing voice of Jack Black,
-The nose and mouth of Scorpion from Mortal Kombat

I'm like a celebrity Frankenstein.

What do you do at DiLiGO Games HQ and how  much do you LOVE it?

I'm a developer here at DiLiGO and I do a little of this and a little of that, but developing new and exciting features is my favorite job.

I also make sure everybody here is in a good mood by flashing them the patented “Pigeon Smile” which will brighten up any DiLiGO staff member's day by 10 fold.

How much do I love it? Well at least this much:
*-Pigeon stretches his wings out as far as they can go-*

Which do you prefer and why - playing slots  at a casino or on Facebook?

That's a toughy as they are both awesome. My favorite part of slots is rubbing my friend's noses in my massive winnings and I can do that both at the casino and while playing DiLiGO Slots.

HOWEVER! If I play on Facebook, not only can I show off to my DiLiGO buddies, but the entire DiLiGO Slots community, and to all Facebook friends as well :) So Facebook slots wins the better slots experience.

What is your favorite game on DiLiGO Slot  Machines and why?

To be honest I don't have a favorite because I switch slot machines more often then Chuck Norris kicks someone random in the head. I do enjoy playing the newer machines though, which is great because we're constantly bringing out new machines, which keeps my attention.

What theme would you most like to make?

I wouldn't mind a Classic Monster theme :) With the Wolfman, Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, King Kong and all those other crazy kids. I'm trying to decide now if Bigfoot belongs in that group or not? Hmmmm... Opinions?

Now I'm trying to decide who would win in a battle to the death.

What's  your best strategy for playing slots?

Bet HUGE, win HUGE! Its not much of a strategy, but when it works, boy does it work.

Newsflash: DiLiGO to recapture Buccaneer’s Bounty

Yesterday, in a shocking turn of events, a crew of pirates turned on the DiLiGO Team and pillaged a large store of DiLiGO Slots points. Now DiLiGO is on a mission to recapture the stolen loot.

The pirates had been invited to DiLiGO headquarters as research consultants and language instructors for a new pirate-themed slot game. 

“Perhaps we should have been more prepared,” said DiLiGO’s treasurer. “They are pirates after all. We just thought that, what with it being 2010 and all, pirates were a lot friendlier in a Walt Disney kind of way. We never expected this.”

It was during a discussion on the modern usage of the Jolly Roger when the captain, a black-toothed fellow named Blacktooth, pulled out a cutlass and yelled “Argh! Where be the treasure?”

DiLiGO staff were initially amused and used the opportunity to practise their newly acquired pirate-speak, shouting phrases like, “Ahoy, me hearty!” and “Shiver me timbers!” at the pirate.

One DiLiGO designer who witnessed the scene said, “We were all having fun, and at first Captain Blacktooth seemed perplexed and a little frustrated. He kind of coughed and said, ‘No really guys we want your points.’ When no one took him seriously he grabbed Louisa Lee, DiLiGO's Communications Officer, held the cutlass to her throat and said, ‘Avast land lubbers, or I’ll send her to Davey Jones!’ That’s when we realised what was happening.”

The pirates made off with a huge stash of points from the DiLiGO treasury. But the story doesn’t end there. It would have been a serious loss if it weren’t for the ingenuity of the head of DiLiGO’s programming team, Guillermo. He had a few clever tricks up his sleeves, which he is now using to beat the buccaneers at their own game.

"During our research, the pirates unknowingly gave us all the information we need to be able to hack through their security,” said Guillermo. “As soon as the new game is up and running we can win back everything they took.”

So now DiLiGO wants everyone to be part of the battle to reclaim the pirate plunder. Play Buccaneer’s Bounty and win back your own share of the stolen loot! This is your opportunity to boost your score and take part in a major pirate adventure. The compass scatter symbol and the wild skull ’n cross swords are your secret weapons to recover the Buccaneer’s Bounty and be remembered in the DiLiGO halls of fame!

DiLiGO Interview: Guillermo

Name

Guillermo

Date of Birth

Some where in the seventies.

Who would you say your celebrity  doppelganger is?

Keanu Reaves

What do you do at DiLiGO Games HQ and how  much do you LOVE it?

I make stuff, and think about stuff (mostly food but also slot machines). And I love it soo much that I do it all day every day and even a bit in my sleep.

Which do you prefer and why - playing slots  at a casino or on Facebook?

The casino is where I fell in love with slots. But facebook, is so fun and light. I love the sense of being liberated from the big spending. Now when I pay to play it’s purely for the entertainment and if I get it right I can play for hours without losing money.

What is your favorite game on DiLiGO Slot  Machines and why?

I love them all, but if I had to choose one, I’d say Token Rocket. I really enjoyed making the intro for the bonus game. It is too long and caused me a lot of frustration, but it still makes me smile.

What theme would you most like to make?

I have sooooo many idea’s, its hard to say which one I’d like to see most. The oldest idea is an under the sea game, where you can dive deeper for a limited time to find awesome treasures and multipliers. Its magical and wonderful underwater, I like that.

What's  your best strategy for playing slots?

Before Pam showed us how it’s done my strategy was too embarrassing for me to describe.

EDITORS NOTE: Check out Ken's strategy too. It's awesome!

DiLiGO Interview: Teddy

Name

Teddy

Date of Birth

14 February 1984

Who would you say your celebrity  doppelganger is?

Even Facebook wouldn't give me a response on that one! No clue, but will keep looking.

EDITORS NOTE: Will Smith! He's a total lookalike- although he's too modest to ever admit it! ;)

What do you do at DiLiGO Games HQ and how  much do you LOVE it?

I am a PHP/Flex Developer. I learnt the latter at DiLiGO Games and am loving the new technology. Let's keep learning and making more fun games!!!!

Which do you prefer and why - playing slots  at a casino or on Facebook?

Definitely on Facebook because you can play anytime, anywhere... AND DiLiGO gives free tokens :)

What is your favorite game on DiLiGO Slot  Machines and why?

High Gear as the whole racing theme is very appealing. It's also the easiest for me to play I have to say. The pay out is simple so I know exactly how many points I'm winning... then again maybe it's because I have played it so often? ;)

What theme would you most like to make?

Now that the A-Team's at the cinemas I think they'd make for an awesome Slot Machines theme. What a classic!

What's  your best strategy for playing slots?

There are strategies for Slots? I guess repeatedly clicking on the spin button is not the best one then. I'm going to have to UP my game now...