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Play Angry Birds Tournaments On Facebook

[Techtaffy Newsdesk]

Pop pigs with elan? How about ganging up for Angry Birds tournaments? Available on Facebook, Angry Birds Friends now gives you new weekly tournaments, and new weekly levels, besides the usual manna from Rovio like power ups.

Every week, you have from Monday to Sunday to compete with your friends on four different levels. The pig-popper with the best overall score will earn a gold trophy, with silver and bronze for second and third place. Pssssst, Angry Birds Friends has four new levels exclusively in tournament mode.

In addition to the daily rewards you already get, you can also earn power-ups through the tournament mode now. You can earn three power-ups bundles for a gold trophy, two for silver, and one for bronze. You also get a power-up for each tournament level you play, and one for participating in the tournament!

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