A Club Pogo Members Only Game!

Meep the Alien works for the Martian Mining and Mineral Company collecting energy crystals from exotic locations all over the Universe. The crystals are very valuable, but also highly unstable and will explode if great care is not taken when mining them. You'll need a keen eye and sharp wits to help Meep locate crystals without triggering an explosion.

The goal of Stellar Sweeper is to find all the crystals hidden within the game area without blowing them up. You can deduce the location of crystals in the grid by analyzing the numbers displayed in the game area. The numbers indicate how many crystals are adjacent to each space.

As you collect crystals, you'll unlock enough energy to reach a new rank. Each rank is represented by a planet, asteroid or other stellar body you can visit. You can use the "Choose Planet" button to see which planets you've collected, to select a specific planet to explore or set "Autopilot" to take you to random destinations you have unlocked.

Tips & Tricks:

• Start by selecting a space in the middle of the puzzle. This will give you the maximum expansion on every side.
• Use the numbers that you have revealed to pinpoint the location of crystal spaces. Once you have identified the location of a crystal, clear out the spaces around it that you now know are safe. Any spaces adjacent to a crystal that show the number "1" cannot have any other crystals around them. The covered spaces surrounding the "1" are safe to Left-Click.
• Mark spaces you think may contain a crystal; you can always remove them later.
• You can use more markers than there are crystals — when the Crystal Counter displays a negative number, you know that there are too many markers in the puzzle.
• If you Right and Left-Click (or Option-Click on Mac) on a revealed number space, and you marked all the crystals that account for that number, the game will clear all of the unrevealed adjacent spaces.
• Over time you will begin to notice recurring patterns of numbers and the positions of the corresponding crystals. Memorizing common configurations will speed up your game.
• When presented with multiple options, think through the expected results of each move — will uncovering a mine contradict any number already visible?
• If you can't find a safe place to click, use the Hint Button for a tip (except on the Hard level of difficulty).

Feel free to share your tips, strategies and accomplishments in Stellar Sweeper on the Pogo Games section of our Message Boards!

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Rank	Name	Image	Number of Crystals Needed for Next Rank	Total Number of  Crystals Needed for Next Rank	Badge
0	Zirconia		0	0
1	Valentine System		200	200
2	Quackaroid		400	600
3	Asteroid Alexia		600	1,200
4	Terra		1,400	2,600	Planet Badge
5	Pikes Planet		1,400	4,000
6	Rings of Icey-9		2,000	6,000
7	Dwarf Star		2,000	8,000
8	Doughnut		2,000	10,000
9	Clen Sur Comet		2,000	12,000	Comet Badge
10	Cubic Block		2,000	14,000
11	Entangled Stars		3,000	17,000
12	Planet Fungi		3,000	20,000
13	Pogo Satellite		4,000	24,000
14	Twinkle Star		4,000	28,000	Star Badge
15	Planet Kona		6,000	34,000
16	Shuttle Capsule		6,000	40,000
17	Zwizz Object		6,000	46,000
18	Vortex		8,000	54,000
19	Quasar 812		9,000	63,000	Quasar Badge
20	Bayran Pulsar		10,000	73,000
21	Twin Galaxies		11,000	84,000
22	Grape Nebula		12,000	96,000
23	Moon		13,000	109,000
24	Spike in Space		14,000	123,000	Space Spike Badge