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Should POGS make a comeback?!
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Milk caps is a game that was popular among children during the early-mid 1990s. The game is also known by the brand name "Pog" which is owned by the World Pog Federation.[1] The name pog originates from POG, a brand of juice made from passionfruit, orange, and guava; the use of POG bottle caps to play the game preceded the game's commercialization.[2] The game of milk caps possibly originated in Hawaii (Maui) in the 1920s or 1930s,[3][4] or possibly with origins in Menko, a Japanese card game very similar to milk caps, which has been in existence since the 17th century.[5] Milk caps returned to popularity when the World POG Federation and the Canada Games Company reintroduced them under the Pog brand name in the 1990s. The Pog fad soared, and peaked in the mid-1990s.[6][7]
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Milk caps typically relies on two types of playing discs: milk caps and slammers. Milk caps are typically flat circular cardboard discs which are decorated with images on one or both sides. Traditional (or traditional-style) milk caps are made of rougher cardboard, are printed with limited colors, and often have a staple in them (as they appeared when used as actual POG bottlecaps), while modern commercial pogs were stiffer, thicker and are often printed with colorful glossy imagery.
The other equipment that is used is a slammer: a heavier game piece often made of metal, rubber, or more commonly plastic which come in various thicknesses and weights,[5] but are typically similar in diameter to milk caps. Metal slammers are not allowed in some games because they are typically heavier than other materials, giving the player with the first turn an unfair advantage.
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Rules vary among players, but the game variants generally have common gameplay features. Each player has his/her own collection of milk caps and one or more slammers. Before the game, players decide whether to play "for keeps", or not. "For keeps" implies that the players keep the milk caps that they win during the game and forfeit those that have been won by other players. The game can then begin as follows:
The players each contribute an equal number of milk caps to build a stack with the pieces face-down, which will be used during the game.[5]
The players take turns throwing their slammer down onto the top of the stack, causing it to spring up and the milk caps to scatter. Each player keeps any milk caps that land face-up after they've thrown.[5][8]
After each throw, the milk caps which have landed face-down are then re-stacked for the next player.
When no milk caps remain in the stack, the player with the most pogs is the winner.[5]
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Growing up this was the big hit before Pokemon dethroned it with technology and the "Gameboy." There many variations of POGS with collectible designs. Some were metal, some were lenticular and some had gold colors sketched into them. We carried them and concealed them in a long circular tube.
You basically treated it like Pokemon cards and tried collecting many as you can and tried getting the limited designs. I remember growing up on this. I miss it!
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They should come back, but make them with pop girls on them 
They were so hard to find. So fun I would always goto the store that sold them in buckets trying to find them on family trips </3