If you're a fan of the popular geolocation check-in site Foursquare, you've probably tried to find a Foursquare badges list out there. Truth be told, there are so many badges out there that the average user will never be able to earn most of them. Of course, that fact alone makes seeing what badges are out there all the more interesting! Foursquare badges bring just the right mix of social networking and social networking games together for users!
A Foursquare Badges List
To date, there are almost 200 badges that have been released for the popular social networking game. Many of the badges are fun to unlock and some can even give you perks.
Getting Started
The first badge that any user earns is the Newbie badge. This badge is earned the second you check-in to your first location. Other badges that starters get include:
- The Adventurer Badge: Earned when you have checked into 10 different locations
- The Explorer Badge: Earned when you have checked into 25 different locations
- The Superstar Badge: Earned when you have checked into 50 different locations
- The Superuser Badge: Earned when you have had 30 check-ins in one month
- The Bender Badge: Earned when you have checked in four nights in a row
- The Local Badge: Earned when you check in to the same location three or more times in one week
Fun Use Badges
A few of the badges that you can earn of Foursquare are earned by completing numerous fun "tasks" or accomplishments.
- The Crunked Badge: Earned when you check in four times in one night
- The Player Please Badge: Earned when you check in to the same location as three members of the opposite sex
- The School Night Badge: Earned when you check in after 3AM (presumably after staying out all night!)
- The Photogenic Badge: Earned when you check into three places that have 'photobooth' as one of their tags
- The Douchebag Badge: Earned when you check into a location with the tag "douchebag"
- The Animal House Badge: Earned when you check into a location with the tag "frat boys"
- The Super Mayor Badge: Earned when you have become the mayor (most frequented visitor in the last 2 months) of 10 or more locations
Multiple Checkins
Some Foursquare badges don't only require you to check into a certain location - they require you to check into a location or group of locations multiple times.
- The Jetset Badge: Earned when you have checked into five different airports
- The Zoetrope Badge: Earned when you have 10 movie theater check ins
- The Pizzaiolo Badge: Earned when you have checked into 20 different pizza places
- The Jobs Badge: Earned when you have checked into three different Apple store locations
- The Barista Badge: Earned when you check into 5 different Starbucks locations
- The Warhol Badge: Earned when you have checked into 10 different art galleries
- The Gym Rat Badge: Earned when you have checked into the gym 10 times
- The Babysitter Badge: Earned when you have checked into 10 locations with the tag "playground"
Location Specific
Some of the badges on Foursquare require users to check into a specific location in the US.
- The Today Show Newbie Badge: Earned when you hav checked into The Today Show in New York City.
- The Top Chef Badge: Earned when you have checked into a restaurant tagged with a hidden code as part of Bravo presentation
- The Yard Bird Badge: Earned when you have checked into the Harvard Yard on the Harvard Campus
- The I'm on a Boat Badge: Earned when you check into a location that is on a boat
- The BK Art Star: Earned when you check into the Brooklyn Museum
A Final Thought
No matter which of the badges on the Foursquare badges list you have your eye on trying to earn, Foursquare presents many fun options for those who use the platform. While some people might complain about the possibility of other users cheating by checking in to locations they are not at, Foursquare can present a lot of enjoyable opportunities.
