by Alan S.
20. September 2010 01:13
If your a user of Facebook , you’ve undoubtedly heard of Farmville. The game allows members of Facebook to manage a virtual farm by planting, growing and harvesting virtual crops and trees, and raising livestock. It seems like a simple harvest and build model that has been around forever in PC gaming, and still seen today in popular games like Starcraft 2, but this game adds a nice social element. Other players can visit and tend your farm if needed. In return, you can also tend to their farm by watering crops or taking care of animals. It brings “it takes a village” to a whole new level.
FarmVille has become the most popular game application on Facebook, with over 61.6 million active users and over 24.1 million Facebook application fans in June 2010.
The game is based around the "market," where seeds, trees, animals, buildings, decorations, vehicles, and more land can be purchased using "farm coins," the generic money of FarmVille, (Farm Coins are earned by selling crops) or "farm cash" (which the player earns at a rate of one dollar per experience level below 100). A player can choose to buy FarmVille coins or cash from Zynga. The player plants seeds, which grow into crops, which can be harvested to earn farm coins.
Animals and trees can be purchased and harvested for profit. The player earns experience points (XP) by purchasing items, and plowing, planting and harvesting. Earning XP increases the player's level, unlocking more items. Most items can be bought with farm coins, although some (e.g., certain decorations and buildings) must be purchased with farm cash. Of course it wouldn’t be on Facebook if there wasn’t a little something in it for the owners of the company. One way to get bonus cash for your farm is to buy or subscribe to things via Facebook like NetFlix and such.
If your into Facebook, then you should check out this awesome guidebook for Farmville. It’s the Internet’s best seller and is the definitive player’s bible when it comes to Farmville management.
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