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July 3, 2008: Member Referral Bonus Increased to 25,000 Points! - Members now get 25,000 points for each successful friend referral!July 3, 2008: Change to Non-member Daily Free Spins! - Back to the future! Non-members now get 200 free spins each day they visit, but can get 50 more each day by referring 3 more friends. Oh those marketing geniuses!
June 26, 2008: Refer-a-Friend Reminders! - Did you refer a friend,but they didn't get the message? Now you can send a reminder email - just go to your Friends list, click Show Referrals (on the left), then click on Remind. It will send a message to YOU, suitable for forwarding to your friend!
June 26, 2008: 1000 point monthly Bonus! - The first time you log in each calendar month, you now get a 1000 point bonus as a thank you for playing!
June 5, 2008: New Player Rating System! - Now you can compliment your friends with a "Thumbs Up" (or ding them with a "Thumbs Down")! Click the "Rate" button on their profile, or when you hover over their smiley. Your rating is displayed as a fraction (example: "5/8" means that 5 out of 8 other players rate you Thumbs Up). Note that ratings expire after 60 days, so you can work your way out of pergatory if you get poor reviews!
June 5, 2008: Increased Daily Spins for Non-members! - Non-members now get increased to 250 spins each day they visit!
May 16, 2008: New Game: Bingo Bash! - Our latest, greatest game is ready for you to try! First, select a Bingo card, then spin the mixer to pick Bingo balls. Fill the shaded pattern on your card to win. But as usual, there's a Winster twist: You can switch your Bingo card any time you want, as well as trade Bingo balls with your neighbors to win faster!
May 16, 2008: Increased points! - Back by popular demand - we've increased the points in some of our games - Poker Pals, Spell Squad, and Facets - by 15% to 20%!
May 16, 2008: Day Pass! - Enjoy playing with your Winster friends, but not quite ready to sign up for a monthly membership? Now you can get 300 extra spins, four times the points, no video ads, and enjoy all the benefits of membership for a whole day - any time you want. This is a great new option if you are too busy to play every day, but want some Winster 'quality time' when you do. Best of all, each Day Pass only costs 99 cents!
May 16, 2008: Gift Shop! - We're just getting started on this one, but first up is that you can buy a Day Pass for a non-member friend! Just click on 'Buy a Gift' on their profile, or click on 'Gift' in the detail panel that pops up when you move your mouse over their smiley. They get 300 extra spins and all the benefits of membership for a day! This is particularly useful if you want to continue playing with a friend who runs out of spins!
May 16, 2008: Profile photos! - Now you can display a photo of yourself in your profile, for your friends to see. Just click on the silhouette on your profile to get started, and earn an extra 500 points!
May 16, 2008: Video news feed! - Members now have the option to turn on a video news feed that shows a selection of short news features, entertainment news, and fashion tips right on their computer screen. Look for a 'Show News' link to the right of the game. You can skip to the next story or turn it off at any time. To acquaint you with this feature, you may occasionally see a short example that will run automatically. If you don't want to view it, simply click 'Stop News' to turn it off!
April 23, 2008: Now play for free! - Don't like to pay to play for prizes? Now non-members can claim prizes as well! But you don't get the membership benefits, like four times the points, private rooms, more spins each day...and more!
April 23, 2008: More spins for your membership! - We've increased the number of spins you get for your membership, so you can play more for the same price! (But we had to reduce the scoring in the games...)
March 27, 2008: Private Messages are here! - You can now send a private message to your friends - even if they are in a room that is full or is a private room. If you go to your friends list, click the button in the "Status" column labeled "Send Message"; Or, you can go to a friend's profile page and use the "Send Message" button at the upper left; Or if you are in a game room, you can send a private message to anyone in the room by hovering your mouse over their smiley face, them click the "Message" link. When you send a private message, it will pop up on your friend's screen, and they will be able to enter a response and send you a reply. Note that only Club Winnie members can send private messages, but anyone can receive and reply to them.
March 27, 2008: Chat Area Now Expandable! - If you click on the little "+" at the top right of the chat area, it will now expand to fill any available space!
March 5, 2008: Doku scoring increased! - We have increased the scoring for Doku Deluxe to 1000 points, and 2000 points for a properly colored board!
March 5, 2008: Quicker prize claims! - We used to send the prize claim emails overnight. Now we send them out right away (except for those that are held for manual review for some reason)!
March 5, 2008: Removing players from Private Rooms! - Want to kick someone out of your Private Room? Check out the "Evict Player" link if you hover over their smiley!
February 21, 2008: Pizza Pizza Pizza! - Hungry? We've just added gift certificates for Papa John's Pizza. Enjoy!
February 17, 2008: New look for games! - We completely revamped the look of our games, and added all sorts of features too numerous to list here - check it out!
January 28, 2008: Back by popular demand - a Wal-Mart Gift Certificate! - We describe it as good for $10 off any toy, but regular Winster players already know you can use it for anything you want to buy at Wal-Mart online!
January 23, 2008: Personal News feed in your Profile! - Now your friends (and you) can see your latest accomplishments in the Personal News section at the bottom of your Profile. Items marked "Private" are visible to you only, "Public" items are visible to all your visitors!
January 23, 2008: More points in Match Maker and Slot Social! - We've raised the scores, so you can earn prizes faster!
January 4, 2008: New Game: Match Maker! - Love to mix and match jewels? You'll love our latest game - Match Maker! The more jewels of the same type that you line up, the more points you score. Don't like your jewels? Spin again or trade with a neighbor!
January 1, 2008: Scoring adjustments! - To avoid issues caused by certain playing strategies, we changed the number of bonus points awarded when all players in a room match across their spinners, to 1000 points each. Also, matches now occur only on the center line of the spinners. Sorry about that!
December 6, 2007: Get 10,000 points for referring friends! - Now you get 10,000 free points for each new friend you refer who signs up! Click on Refer a Friend to the left of your prize to get started!
November 19, 2007: Changes to Poker Pals scoring! - In order to make the playing more fair in Poker Pals and scoring more consistent across Winster games, we are changing the way cards are dealt so that each initial five-card hands will cost five spins, while raising the point values of several of the hands to compensate. In addition, each member who has played Poker Pals at least once in the 30 days prior to November 15th, 2007 will receive a one- time bonus of 50,000 points. These points will be awarded the next time you log into Poker Pals, but only if you log in some time during the next 30 days!
November 19, 2007: Picture Magic updated! - We've improved our games so that its a lot easier for us to update the pictures in Picture Magic. We have added a bunch of new pictures, including quite a few that have been contributed by our players. Also, when you complete a picture, you will have the option of keeping the same picture, going on to the next picture, or back to the previous picture, as you wish!
October 25, 2007: Player Profiles now live! - Want to know more about who you are playing with? Just click on their 'smiley' and you can view their Profile! Or, click on "View Your Profile" under the chat window to see your own Profile!
October 25, 2007: Friends List now live! - You can now invite players to be 'friends' with you, so you can see where they are playing and join them with a single click! Find new friends by searching Profiles!
October 3, 2007: Private Rooms now available! - Now you can play privately with your closest friends in a private room! As a special membership benefit, Gold members can create private rooms and invite other members to play. Just click on "Change Room", then click on "Create a Private Room" to get started!
September 18, 2007: Slot Social released! - Why sit all day at a one-armed bandit hoping for the best, when you can trade tokens with your neighbors Winster-style to get a winning combination? Try our new game and find out!
September 18, 2007: Spell Squad longest word hint added! - Ever wonder what the longest word is that you can make with your current letters? Now there's a big hint: the letters that make up that word are underlined in green. Good luck guessing what the word is - it's not as easy as it sounds!
July 26, 2007: Spell Squad word list expanded! - 'Rejuvenation' rejected after half an hour of working on it? Now it's working. The new list has virtually every English word and then some - over 130,000 words. Spell away to your hearts content!
July 16, 2007: Screen names added! - Having trouble telling which "Jennifer" is your friend? Now all players can select a 'screen name', which will be unique. Your screen name will be displayed where your real name used to be. Please be careful picking a screen name, once you select it, you can't change it! (In emergencies, send your request to .)
June 24, 2007: Hat program launched! - Want to look your best for your Winster friends? Now you can buy a hat to wear on your smiley face while playing. There are lots to choose from, and you 'unlock' them by earning lifetime points. Purchased hats go into your personal hat closet, so you can pick the one you want to wear to match your mood. To purchase hats, click on "Settings", then turn to the "Hats" tab.
April 10, 2007: Winster browser toolbar launched! - Want an extra 1000 points each day just for visiting Winster? Download the new Winster toolbar, so you can launch your favorite games more easily. Each day you use it, you will get 1000 extra points added to your score! You can download the new toolbar here.
March 1, 2007: New game released: Poker Pals! - Crazy for card games? Check out Poker Pals, Winnie's latest creation. Just click on the home page or on "Change Game" to check it out! Don't forget to send your comments and suggestions to !
February 22, 2007: New game released: Burger Buddy! - Hungry for new games? Check out Burger Buddy, Winnie's latest creation. Just click on the home page or on "Change Game" to check it out! WARNING: Bad place for a diet. Don't forget to send your comments and suggestions to !
February 21, 2007: Winnie speaks out! - Winnie is a guest on Healthy, Wealthy and Wow, a radio show on Grapevine Talk Radio Network. You may be able to find a replay at their web site - grapevineradio.com. It's replaying today only at 5PM Mountain Time. (She's on at 40 minutes past the hour, so be patient.) And you thought she wasn't real! ;)
February 20, 2007: New game released: Spell Squad! - Love word games? Check out Spell Squad, Winnie's latest creation. Just click on the home page or on "Change Game" to check it out! Don't forget to send your comments and suggestions to !
January 16, 2007: New and improved Refer-a-Friend program! - Now you can keep track of the friends you invite to Winster, whether they have tried the games, and how many free spins you (and they) have earned. Winster has partnered with a company that manages refer-a-friend programs, so now you can invite friends right from your address book, and view a 'dashboard' of your friends and their status. Click on "Refer A Friend" to the left of your prize picture.
January 3, 2007: Members - submit your photos! - Club Winnie members are invited to submit pictures for use in our Picture Magic game. Simply send an email to and add your picture as an email attachment. In the email you will also need to state that you are giving Winster Inc. permission to use the image for commercial purposes and you have the right to grant permission. Our editorial staff will determine which pictures to use and for how long.
December 15, 2006: Club Winnie Spins now Rollover! - Due to popular demand, we've changed the way Club Winnie daily spins are awarded. Now, each day that you log in, you will get the number of daily spins for your level of membership added to your spin balance, up to a limit of ten times the daily spins!
December 12, 2006: Winnie's Hosts are here to help! - We noticed that many of our Club Winnie members go out of their way to help newcomers, so we decided to launch a new program: Winnie's Hosts. Winnie's Hosts get a special badge, and are deputized by Winnie to make new visitors feel welcome, explain how to play, and answer any questions that they may have. If you're a Club Winnie member, and would like to apply for this special program, please send an email to .
December 5, 2006: Members can now Select their own Rooms! - Want to play with your special friends? Want to see who's around? Now you can! Just click on Change Room (to the left of your prize picture), pick your room, and click the "Join" button!
November 23, 2006: PayPal Payment Option now Available! - Many of our members have asked about using their PayPal account to pay for their Club Winnie membership, so we've added PayPal as a payment option - just click on the "I prefer PayPal" button when you are signing up!
