Farmville is a highly addictive farming game on Facebook. It
is relatively simple to learn how
to play
but that said, there are many techniques and strategies that will have
you
earning millions of dollars and gaining special items.. But we can go
into that
later.
For now, I just want to give you a brief overview of the game and what is
required to play it.
How to find and play Farmville in Facebook:
Firstly you will need a Facebook login to play Farmville. Facebook is a free
social networking site which
only requires an email address to get started. There are several ways to find
Farmville the game, you can click on the "Applications" menu on the
bottom-left of the screen, and browse for the game that way. Another method is
typing "Farmville" in the search bar up the top right of the page.
Once you are in Farmville you will soon discover that the aim of the popular
farming game is to plant crops and harvest them for money. Doing so will
increase your "Coins" and XP (Experience Points). As you find out
more details of the game you will discover Levels, Ribbons, Gifts, all
different fun little things.
So let's break it down.
Planting Crops
Planting crops is the quickest way you can earn
money in the game and one of the core elements of Farmville.
Planting crops involves these three steps, which must be followed in order for
any particular crop.
1. Plowing: Plowing is the digging of the ground and preparing it for planting
the seeds. (the farm is divided up into a grid with little squares which your
farm is based on, each crop will take up one square or plot on the grid). Your
farmer can only plow one plot of land at once. You may purchase a tractor when
you gain $30,000 of coins which can plow multiple plots at once, this has its
drawbacks as it actually requires fuel to run!
2. Planting: This stage requires planting the actual seeds. You can then wait
while your little babies grow, each type of plant will take a different amount
of time to grow. To see the full list of crop growing times, profit per seed,
and profits per month, I highly recommend you take a look at the Farmville
spreadsheet.
3. Harvesting: Harvesting is the act of using crop for its fruit/wheat etc.
This is where you gain the coins and xp. Once you do this your crop will
disappear from the plot and you may re-plant.
So this is the basis of how to play Farmville, but there really is a lot more
to it:
There is a large selection of different crops / trees that you can plant, some
will require more experience to unlock, XP points can be gained a number of
ways, from harvesting crops to working on a friends farm.
You can also expand your farm to allow for more crops and therefore can be a
larger potential to gain more coins. Expanding the farm can be done a couple of
ways. The common way is to gain enough coins and Farmville neighbors to
upgrade, or simply by buying the expansion with "Farm Cash", which is
real money that you can put into the game. I highly recommend you don't use these
options though, especially as there are some brilliant guides for under $27
which will explain how to get all the coins and xp you want using some secret
strategies.
As you gain more coins and more experience you will level up, leveling up will
give you access to more things such new crops, special items, etc. There are rumors
about how many levels there are on Farmville but there are 70. I know, I made
it there :)
There are also ribbons that you can collect. Ribbons are awarded to you for all
different things, from helping out a friendly neighbor to spending loads of
cash for the "High Roller" ribbon. Ribbons are a way of showing off
your accomplishments to friends and neighbors.
The main Farmville strategy is to work EFFICIENTLY, not hard. This means
harvesting crops on time, i.e.; if your crop has been ready to harvest for
three hours then you have just lost 3 hours of coins! You mustn't ever let your
crops wither, this is not only a waste of time and money, you have also lost
potential XP points. Things like expanding your farm, buying lots of seeds etc
are all great things to have you earning coins at a rapid pace. Don't forget to
claim some extra XP from adding lots of neighbors too! This is also a great way
to get some ideas of your own.
Of course, the best way to learn how to play Farmville is to just jump in there
and go for it!
