“Tips, secrets, tools and advice for new and veteran Farmville players. How to get started, how to level up, how to build the best possible farm — and how to enjoy yourself in Facebook’s fastest growing game.”
That’s the teaser for Michael Carney’s book, Tips, Tools & Secrets for Mastering Farmville. For those of you who may not know what Farmville is it’s a farming game that is available on Facebook. Admittedly, it’s damn silly and addictive as hell but it's also entertaining and relaxing. Basically you start with a small plot of land, plow it, plant and harvest crops – scheduled by hours to maturity, collect various commodities from assorted animals. You have neighbors who you can exchange gifts with as well as sharing fertilizing duties. When one of them does well you can click a link to share in their wealth as they can with yours.
Harmless fun. Or it should be. There is absolutely no reason to ever invest a penny in “learning” how to master this game. Getting started? You click an icon. Level up? Do the crop thing and earn points. Each crop is assigned a different number of points. If you want to advance faster you plant the items with higher values. Plant the crops that earn the most coins to gather wealth and increase the size of your farm as well as add buildings and such to it. Rearrange your plot on a whim to suit your mood. Not rocket science here folks. On-line farming where all you really have to do is pay attention to the time in order to not let any crops spoil.
How to enjoy yourself? You need a book on that one, you’re too sad to live. If you’re so worried about building the "best possible farm" that you have to go out and spend your hard earned money on a book, again, you’re too sad to live. Send me your cash. I’ll put it to good use. It’s a damn game. Play it and “master” it through trial and error if mastering it means all that much to you. Do that all by yourself instead of being lazy and cheating by taking the easy out. It’s supposed to be fun, not a chore, not a competition. There are no “real” prizes awarded other than the ribbons built into the game itself for achieving certain feats.
That’s the teaser for Michael Carney’s book, Tips, Tools & Secrets for Mastering Farmville. For those of you who may not know what Farmville is it’s a farming game that is available on Facebook. Admittedly, it’s damn silly and addictive as hell but it's also entertaining and relaxing. Basically you start with a small plot of land, plow it, plant and harvest crops – scheduled by hours to maturity, collect various commodities from assorted animals. You have neighbors who you can exchange gifts with as well as sharing fertilizing duties. When one of them does well you can click a link to share in their wealth as they can with yours.
Harmless fun. Or it should be. There is absolutely no reason to ever invest a penny in “learning” how to master this game. Getting started? You click an icon. Level up? Do the crop thing and earn points. Each crop is assigned a different number of points. If you want to advance faster you plant the items with higher values. Plant the crops that earn the most coins to gather wealth and increase the size of your farm as well as add buildings and such to it. Rearrange your plot on a whim to suit your mood. Not rocket science here folks. On-line farming where all you really have to do is pay attention to the time in order to not let any crops spoil.
How to enjoy yourself? You need a book on that one, you’re too sad to live. If you’re so worried about building the "best possible farm" that you have to go out and spend your hard earned money on a book, again, you’re too sad to live. Send me your cash. I’ll put it to good use. It’s a damn game. Play it and “master” it through trial and error if mastering it means all that much to you. Do that all by yourself instead of being lazy and cheating by taking the easy out. It’s supposed to be fun, not a chore, not a competition. There are no “real” prizes awarded other than the ribbons built into the game itself for achieving certain feats.
2 comments:
You're just upset because you didn't write it first, ha ha!
(Kidding...no hate mail, please:)
Seriously, what's next? 'How To Play Farkle' or 'YoVille'?? I don't play the apps on FB, other than send drinks, hugs, or Sweet Shop. There may be others, but I don't play the games. My kids do, though.
I don't have time to play the games, but I confess I've been curious. Thank you for explaining the game. Curiosity is satisfied. Sounds like a simpler version of one of the Sim games.
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