Sitting tight in the Ooku Hallway

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Hello! This is ten.ten.! Recently I have been taking time out once a day to lend my Pico behind in the Ooku Hallway! The Ooku Hallway is in the time machine’s Edo category. Many Pico’s are familiar with this infamous area as it is the next to the last star in our Pico Guide journal. To meet the Edo lord, 27-30 Picos need to stay seated on one of the red cushions. If only it were that simple!

With that being said this area is a huge troll magnet! You have 2 types of trolls that frequent the Ooku Hallway:

• those who will only sit if they obtain a certain number of props; and
• those who will not sit no matter how many times you ask them to sit.

You can easily overcome the first troll. I suggest you prop them; it is that simple. I understand that you don’t want to reward their bad behavior. However, it is a win-win situation. There are two possible outcomes, both of which are in your favor:

1. they obtain the desired amount of props and sit; or
2. they obtain the amount of props and leave.

If they sit, then that’s 1 Pico closer to meeting the Edo Lord. If they leave then that makes room for another Pico who may actually play by the rules.

The second troll is a little bit harder to overcome as they feed off of your attention and annoyed reactions. With the second troll you can try to beat them at their own game by in turn annoying them until they leave (not recommended), or sit patiently and ignore any behavior they are showing.



It’s a game of patience and my tip for you is to stay seated, open another webpage and surf the web. Check back every couple minutes to wake your Pico and check your star guide. I suggest you never give up nor stoop to their level. In the end you'll be victorious; it might just take a while. Also to those who have already obtained a star please help a fellow Pico out by lending a hand ... err I mean butt.

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Note: Thank You to [0OoOo0] for being my Pico model.

Pigglish: Help for English-speaking Pigg players

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The topic of Pigg (Pico's older Japanese-language brother) has come up a lot in the past little while. There's a lot of cross-over, what, with Pico being derived from Pigg as well as the many people who play around in both communities. Learn your history ...

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The mucho mentions probably have a lot to do with the anniversary festivities going on in Pigg right now. There's are many new rooms and features being rolled out that has players excited.

English-speaking and reading players like me sometimes fumble around as we try to find our way around in a Japanese language environment. In my early days playing Pigg, I remember wandering from one Hawaii room to another for quite some time, asking if anyone spoke English so I could figure out how to swim (this was long before Hawaii came to Pico).

Well, fumble no more! Pico user, ten.ten. (Pigg ID: hapibirthdaytomi) has started an invaluable resource for those wanting to know about what's going on in Pigg.

To keep you informed, ten.ten. has taken on the task of translating the official Pigg blog entries from Japanese to English at:
Ameba Pigg blog translations

The blog includes FAQ from the Pigg blog as well.

We've added ten.ten.'s Ameba Pigg blog translations feed to our sidebar so that English-speaking Pigg players can keep up to date. Subscribe to it, bookmark it, do whatever you've got to do to keep up-to-date with happenings in Pigg.

I know I'll never forgive myself for missing last year's Ne-Yo event (I missed out on getting his trademark fedora!), but, hopefully, with this new translation service it will never happen again for me.

Thanks, ten.ten.!

The many reasons I love Pigg

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Hello everyone this is ten.ten. and to coincide with Ameba Pigg: 2 year anniversary celebration I'd like to congratulate the Ameba Pigg team by sharing what makes Pigg special. For those of you who may not know, Ameba Pigg is the older sibling of Ameba Pico. While Pigg is older than Pico and has a Japanese interface that's not the only difference between the two. With over 2 million players there are good reasons as to why the numbers keep growing.


Get style.
First, I'd like to mention the fashion and shopping aspect of Pigg. One of the largest aspects of Pigg is the number of items it offers. There are new items added and rotated out fairly quickly! For the shop-a-holic it may murder your Pigg wallet but remember it's not in vain. Pigg frequently collaborates with real life companies and artists as well, such as Sanrio (including Hello Kitty), AKB48, Disney, BAPE, AnCam, Doraemon, and even Gundam Wing! Pigg has over 50 shops and definitely meets the demands of the Pigg fashionista or interior designer.

Get loaded.
If you're over the age of 18 in Pico you may be familiar with the casino. Pigg being the older sibling takes things to a whole different level. Pigg allows players to purchase gems and when used during the game it gives the player an advantage unique to the game. For example, if you use a gem in Blackjack you will always receive an ace as one of your cards. Pigg recently opened the VIP area complete with new VIP items. You must be a Gold card member to even enter the area and maximum bets are up to C$25,000!

Get game.
Say you are under the age of 18, the Tsuri (Fishing) Game gives you a great sense of accomplishment. This game allows you to choose from 5 areas and 4 levels to play in. If you catch all the fish in an area you can unlock wonderful prizes and if you prefer you can even buy a pet penguin! If gambling isn't your thing then fishing gives you another niche to fit into.

Get involved.
Last, but not least, are the players and the company. Pigg works very hard to constantly provide items and hold events to keep their members logging in frequently. Even Japanese celebrities play the game. Ne-Yo held a fan meeting event through Pigg, and on February 23rd The Black Eyed Peas will hold a Q&A session! Currently there are 3 events being held. Very recently Pigg will be opened a new area which NASA/Space themed! Please applaud Pigg for doing such a great job and if you ever find yourself bored on Pico remember Pigg is just an URL and a click away!

Join me!

• Ameba Pigg Link
• Ameba Pigg Blog link
• English Pigg community
• ten.ten pigg ID: ☜ღαηgєℓღ☞
• My Pigg blog
• My LiveJournal blog

Love Week: Pico Globe Trekker by ten.ten.

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Hi, everyone! I'm ten.ten. and I’ve been a citizen of Pico for around 7 months. Despite the fact that Gacha often leaves me Gummie-less and Premium Gacha has little no mercy on my Pico wallet, I have found many things to love about Pico!

I'm from a fairly small city and even though I'm usually shy, Pico has allowed me the opportunity to meet friends from around the globe. The diversity and friendliness found on Pico is amazing! It can be 3 o'clock in the morning and there will be someone online who is ready to make a friend!



I have had the chance to meet Picos from Japan, Mexico, Sweden and even Saudi Arabia! Being a language buff I've also been able to try out my Japanese and even learn a few words of Italian!



There are many ways to make friends in Pico. Hosting events, attending events, and taking a stroll through the various Pico Parks/Communities are a few. I must say that eye-catching outfits and pets are great ice breakers as they've led me to many great personalities!



Having a Pico buddy doubles the fun and has me coming back daily for the chance at meeting someone from halfway around the world! Extend a hand and there will most likely be someone there to meet you halfway. Not to mention making friends are FREE - Ha! Take that Gacha!

Photo Credits: Photographer - ten.ten.
Pictured in photos - ten.ten., Sessy Samurai, FrostyCupCake, Kyle Dela, rex_A, Ren.Ren., ♡Komachi♡, ★*Dai*★

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» ten.ten. wrote about her post on her Pigg blog

Guess what? We want to hear from you, our faithful readers. That's right! Send us a short description* (250 word maximum) and send a photo that illustrates what you love the most about your Pico life and we'll post all of the Love Notes we receive at the close of our Love Week festivities - giving you full credit as writer and photographer, of course. Send your Love Notes with your Pico ID (name) to picostylers@gmail.com by Thursday, February 10, 2011 by 11:59PM PST. * Submissions may be edited for content.

Introducing Love Week!

The Picostyle team is pleased to announce a long overdue follow-up to October 2010's Rant Week. Love Week!

This week, from February 6 to 12, instead of ranting about all that peeves us, we'll be raving about the things that we absolutely adore about Ameba Pico.

Leading up to Valentine's Day next week Ayuhime, Catero and Peggy Hill will be sharing the things that are most loved about spending time in Pico. Commentary and stories from guest writers @nom2 and @[[ChOl0][FGO], aleちゃん, Berrylicious, ten.ten. and sweet_mom about what they love the most.

Guess what? We also want to hear from you, our faithful readers. That's right! Send us a short description* (250 word maximum) and send a photo that illustrates what you love the most about your Pico life and we'll post all of the Love Notes we receive at the close of our Love Week festivities - giving you full credit as writer and photographer, of course. Send your Love Notes with your Pico ID (name) to picostylers@gmail.com by Thursday, February 10, 2011 by 11:59PM PST. * Submissions may be edited for content.

Pictured: Left-to-right: akosiDIONY, Unknown Girl, and akosi.DIONY

A warning about scammers from ten.ten.

Not long ago, Ayuhime wrote a very important post (How-to: prevent your Pico from being hacked) about carefully guarding your Pico user account from hackers. It's an important message.


Hackers will likely target people who have flashy avatars and beautiful rooms - people who have nice things.


Sometimes hackers will use means to silently crack into your account without you even knowing. At other times, they will come to you like a wolf in sheep's clothing, presenting themselves as very friendly. To put a very real spin on how hackers try to go about winning your confidence, please read another Pico's experience.


I would strongly suggest that anyone who is approached by a scammer to report them! 


Ironically, this particular scammer has a message on her Pico blog warning against - of all things - scamming.

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Hello ... I am emailing you because I think you are a very well known Pico blog and can potentially warn many people of the dangers that can be found on Pico. I have recently been contacted by a Pico by the name of [ßυииiε cнαи]. I added her with the pretense of her being another kind Pico player but immediately she started asking me if I would like Ameba Gold. I told her that I don't need it hoping she wouldn't ask me what I thought she would.

She gave me the story that her mother was letting her give away 1,000 gold to a Pico friend and she chose me". I asked "Well, how will you give it away?". She said she just needed my email and password. I signed off after that.

I signed on again later in the day and she immediately asked me once again if I wanted Gold. Most was over private messages, but here is a bit of the conversation from chat.

(21:32) ten.ten.: What do you need to give gold?
(21:32) ßυииiε cнαи ♥: password and email
(21:32) ten.ten.: o
(21:32) ßυииiε cнαи ♥: xD
(21:32) ßυииiε cнαи ♥: LoL
(21:32) ten.ten.: ok no then.
--- You have moved to ♡♥♡♥Pico Lounge♡♥♡♥♡
(21:32) ßυииiε cнαи ♥: r u on facebook
(21:32) ßυииiε cнαи ♥: ???
(21:33) ßυииiε cнαи ♥: orico.net
(21:33) ßυииiε cнαи ♥: or ameba.pico.net
(21:33) ten.ten.: ameba pico
(21:33) ßυииiε cнαи ♥: .net
(21:33) ßυииiε cнαи ♥: o
(21:33) ßυииiε cнαи ♥: do you want gold
(21:33) ten.ten.: No
(21:34) ßυииiε cнαи ♥: ?????
(21:34) ßυииiε cнαи ♥: do
(21:34) ßυииiε cнαи ♥: ya
(21:34) ten.ten.: no dnt need it
(21:34) ßυииiε cнαи ♥: its 3,000
(21:34) ßυииiε cнαи ♥: i am over limit
(21:34) ten.ten.: i can get gold any time so i dnt need it
(21:35) ßυииiε cнαи ♥: plz take it
(21:35) ßυииiε cнαи ♥: I just need e-mail and password

Please warn fellow new and old Picos of this person. She's extremely convincing. Here is her Pico ID and photo.

My url is: http://ameblo.jp/01000001
My Pico ID: ten.ten.

Photo Credit: taken by ten.ten.

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Update: January 21, 2011: Pico Official Guide: As of today, Pico administrators have released a statement on the official blog today. They have banned *one* person who was trying to steal others' Pico accounts. Read more ... »