What are vintage POGs?
Pogs as we know them sprang from a brand of juice popular in Hawaii around the time Galbiso and her students were bringing the game back. POG juice was made from passion fruit, orange, and guava, giving the drink its name. Like classic milk bottle caps, POG tops were round, flat, and made out of cardboard. If you’ve ever been to Hawaii, chances are you’ve been offered a delicious concoction called POG (which stands for Passion, Orange, & Guava). It’s typically offered on your airplane ride over and is often referred to as the ‘Official Drink of Hawaii.
Are POGs still around today?
POGs Live On Even though POGs aren’t around like they used to be, their influence can still be seen in other games and collectibles. Kids today still enjoy trading cards, and some elements of the game are found in other toys, or even video games. Brands kept on pumping out these marketing medallions, but by the mid 90s their appeal was beginning to wane. The ultimate demise of POGS was also helped along by the banning of the game in some schools, as the game was deemed to be too much like gambling.POGs Live On Even though POGs aren’t around like they used to be, their influence can still be seen in other games and collectibles. Kids today still enjoy trading cards, and some elements of the game are found in other toys, or even video games.Unfortunately many schools discovered that students were wagering their POGs as part of the game, and considered the practice to be a form of gambling. This lead to POGs being banned in may schools diminishing their popularity, and eventually contributing the the decline of the game into obscurity.