The POGO Forum rarely loads, maybe after 20 tries you might get lucky. This has been going on for over 2 weeks. Either see a timeout error or nginx.

Something is wrong with Pogo Forum. When trying to open it up to see if there was anything posted on Merge Academy having issues for about the last 24 hours, it "timed out" and the message suggested that I contact the Board Administrator. I have tried to play MA numerous times and while I can play the limited time game, it does not save any progress. I get out of the game, go to regular MA game and tried to click on the link for choosing an item to play in the regular game, but when "purchasing" the item, the purchase freezes and nothing happens. I have to get completely out of the game, go back in and try to do the purchases over again, but with the same frozen stuck results. Also I go into the time limited game, only to find that nothing was saved from the last time I was in and that I need to start over again. So, not only is Merge Academy not working but Pogo Forum is on the fritz as well. With Merge Academy, the issues started after the Sticker's and the time limited game started yesterday, 3/30/26. Also, when I go to collect my rewards earned for constellation progress, I have noted that when I choose an energy Merge Academy reward, none have shown up as credited to my account. My energy level is at 100, which is where it was before the rewards should have been added. Also I have lost Gems when trying to make a purchase, but have no recourse to pursue the lost gems. While I really love playing MA, I am frustrated at the amount of glitches there have been in this game...and it's not a very seasoned game either. I know that bumps occur everywhere in life from time to time, but this game seems to be having more than its fair share of oopsies. Thank you for your time. Gwen B Mommyunitgwen Pogo member since July 2002

im havinng issues with that game as well as getting the Forum to load. Why cant they fix this stuff?

I tried going to Pogo Forums but it has been unavailable all day with this error message.General ErrorSQL ERROR [ mysqli ]Lock wait timeout exceeded; try restarting transaction [1205]An SQL error occurred while fetching this page. Please contact the Board Administrator if this problem persists.

I have been getting this same error for 3 days now, maybe more. I need to find out what's going on with Merge Academy! There are so many people that are having the board reset and there's nothing here that I can find that explains anything. The whole website has been wonky for daysssss!

AGREED, NO season bonuses AND I have not been able to access the FORUM for a YEAR

Pogo Forum Not Loading | EA Forums

24 Replies

abbycattx
Hero+
1 month ago
Hello! Sorry to hear you are not able to load Pogo Forums. At times we will see this error when there is heavy traffic, please give it some time and it will load 🙂

If your question is about Merge Academy Pogo_Sconnie posted announcements in Pogo Forums and EA Community Manager EA_Lanna has also posted about Merge Academy, please be assured they are aware of the issue.

Please monitor these announcements for additional information, updates, and potential questions!

EA Community Manager EA_Lanna:

Merge Academy Progress → Merge Academy - Won't save progress | EA Forums - 13294232

Merge Academy - Mini Game not Responding → Merge academy - Mini Game not Responding | EA Forums - 13294041

Merge Academy - iPhone and iPad - "Play" Button Not Responding → Merge Academy - iPhone and iPad - "Play" Button Not Responding | EA Forums - 13297562

Pogo_Sconnie Announcements:

Service Update - Merge Academy | EA Forums - 13297719

Service Update - Merge Academy | EA Forums - 13297689

🌟Friendly Reminder: Reach out only to the official websites of Pogo and EA.

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A must read from the Pogo Blog → Staying Safe on Pogo: Protecting Yourself from Scams

Thank you for reaching out and you're understanding.
MomZu
Rising Traveler
1 month ago
OOOF! Problem is "Pogo Forum Not Loading", and the 2nd sentence of the "solution" points to announcements in Pogo Forums. Seriously? I would go there, if only the Pogo Forum would load!
abbycattx
Hero+
1 month ago
MomZu

Click on the Pogo_Sconnie announcement links above. EA Community Manager EA_Lanna has reposted the Service Announcements from Pogo_Sconnie. *Please be assured - At times we will see this error when there is heavy traffic in Pogo Fourms, please give it some time and it will load 🙂

If you are needing further assistance from your other post in the Merge Academy thread, just a heads‑up that the team is aware of the issue. Our EA Community Manager is actively collecting details in that thread.

Is there something else in particular you’d like assistance with, or are you simply looking to chat in the Pogo Forums?
freedom94d
Rising Traveler
1 month ago
The POGO Community Forum will not load again. Error message Gateway Time-out 504. This happened about a month ago but was fixed. Now it's not loading again. Can someone please check?
EA_Lanna
Community Manager
1 month ago
Hi freedom94d,

I took a peek just there, and it's loading fine for me, but I'll let the team know what you observed. Thank you for taking the time to let us know about it.

- EA_Lanna
freedom94d
Rising Traveler
1 month ago
Thanks, the forum began loading right after I posted this. Must be lots of traffic.
freedom94d
Rising Traveler
7 days ago
The Pogo Forum has not loaded in 3 days. Get a gateway timeout error msg.
freedom94d
Rising Traveler
7 days ago
The last time I tried to get the Pogo Forum to open I was automatically taken here to EA Forums. Very strange, has the forum on Pogo finally been shut down?
freedom94d
Rising Traveler
7 days ago
We are almost in the middle of May and still no new blog, articles, news whatever it's called now.
abbycattx
Hero+
7 days ago
freedom94d

Hello and thanks for reaching out. I have not seen any announcements from Pogo_Sconnie regarding Pogo Forums as of yet.

However, there was an announcement stating, "Big News: The Pogo Blog is Moving!" in March 2026 in the Pogo Blog. For the latest news kindly visit Pogo Articles 🙂🎉