Challenges

Zynga has introduced 'Challenges' to their Facebook Poker game. An excellent addition. Challenges are small trials that give players opportunities to make some chips on the side. A few examples are:
Win 3 Hands in a Row - Payout 8,000.
Knockout (Take all of a players chips from the table) - Payout 7,000.
Weekly Warrior (Score in the top 5% in the Weekly Tournament) - Payout 100,000

But the catch is that 5 of your poker buddies must also accomplish the task for you to win. If they do, then you each win the full prize money.
This setup does a few things. First, players who lose all of their chips can get back on their feet quicker. Second, it adds another dimension to their poker game. Remember that Facebook is all about being social, and their games support it. This leads to the third point. The challenges encourage players to add more 'poker buddies' to assist them in completing their tasks.

Do you play the challenges, or are you strictly poker?

Challenges