FarmVille Beehives

You can now build your very own Beehive! A completed beehive allows you to grow thriving honeybees which will produce pollinated crops!

Please find more information about the Beehive below:

Beehives:

Upon loading into FarmVille, you will see the following pop-up. 

When opening your Gift Box, you will find a Beehive. Once you place the Beehive on your farm, you will see a pop-up like the one below. Alternatively, you can purchase the Beehive foundation from the Buildings section of Market for 5,000 Coins.

Once you’ve placed the Foundation on your farm, you will be prompted with a message letting you know that you can post a feed to ask you friends for help building your hive.

Clicking the "Share" button will give you the option to post a feed to your wall. When clicked, this will take your neighbor to the Free Gifts page where they can send you one of two building materials for the Beehive.

Selecting ‘Look Inside’ from your foundation’s menu will show you what you need to complete your Beehive.

When you first place the foundation, you’ll have one Smoker already. In order to build a complete Beehive you’ll need 10 of each item. You can get these items one of three ways:

1. From neighbors via the Free Gifts menu.

Neighbors can send you the components you need to build your Beehive. Your Neighbors will be able to send you two of the five types of building components to help you complete your Beehive. 

When neighbors send you a building component, it works exactly like any other free gift. After you accept the gift it will appear in your gift box. 

After clicking the "use" button under the gift it will automatically be added to your Beehive.

2. Purchasing components from the Market 

You can purchase components required to build your Beehive for 1 Farm Cash per item. To purchase these, use the Buy button located in the hive’s construction menu.

3. Ask For More

When viewing the interior of your unfinished Beehive, each component that you have not yet received 10 of has an ‘Ask For More’ button, that when clicked will take you to the Friend Selector page where you can select friends to send Gift Requests for your chosen component.

Once you receive 10 of any single building component, you’ll have the option to post a feed to your wall. The first ten neighbors to click this feed within 24 hours will receive a one of the same building component for their own Hive construction.

When you reach 25 items overall, you’ll receive pop-up that will allow you to post a feed to your wall. The first ten neighbors to click this feed within 24 hours will receive a random building component for their own Hive construction.

When you complete your Beehive, you will receive a popup asking you if you’d like to share the news with your friends. Clicking the Share button on this popup will give you the option to post a feed to your wall that will give up to 10 neighbors who click on it a free beehive ingredient.

Building your Swarm:

Now that you have completed your Beehive, it is time to build a colony of bees.

To build your colony, first you need a rare Queen Bee. Queen Bees can be found when harvesting flower crops on your farm or fertilizing flower crops on your Neighbor’s farms. 

You may also buy a Queen Bee from the Hive’s menu for 10 Farm Cash. 

If you find a Queen Bee, you will receive a pop-up informing you of your discovery. Your Queen Bee will automatically be added to your Beehive.

If you find a Queen Bee and you are already in possession of one, you will have the option to share it with one of your friends by posting a feed to your wall.

Once you have found your Queen Bee, you can start growing your colony by clicking “look inside” from your Hive’s menu.

Honeybees allow you to find pollinated seeds from fertilized crops. The more honeybees you have, the higher your chances are of finding pollinates seeds.

Pollinated seeds unlock special pollinated crops in the Market. Pollinated crops have a higher chance of producing bushels than normal crops and will last for two days.

A Beehive can hold a total of 200 honeybees.

There are two ways to obtain Honeybees.

1. Purchasing 

You can purchase Honeybees from your hive’s menu by clicking the “buy Honeybees” button. You can purchase Honeybees in groups of 5 for 5 Farm Cash.

2. Neighbors

From your hive’s menu you can request bees from your neighbors by clicking the “Ask for bees” button.

Remember, keeping a thriving colony of bees is no easy task! Your bees must be tended to every other day, or you risk the chance of some of them flying away! 

[Via FarmVille Official Forums]

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FarmVille Official Podcast - July 9th 2010

Hey Farmers, and welcome to this week’s installment of the Official FarmVille Podcast! My name is Lexilicious and I am here to bring you all of the latest news and information about FarmVille from Zynga. This week, we will be discussing our latest releases, I will be answering some questions from members of the FarmVille Community, and you guys will all be getting a sneak peek of things coming to FarmVille in the future.

Well, our releases this week really gave our players something to be excited about. On Tuesday, the long awaited 26 x 26 Land Expansion finally made its way to FarmVille, giving some well deserved leg room to all of our Farmers. The 26 x 26 Expansion can be purchased with Coins or Farm Cash. If you wish to purchase the 26 x 26 with coins, you must add 5 new Neighbors unless you are already at the limit of 300. You must also have a minimum of 35 Neighbors to purchase this expansion. If you meet both of the above requirements, you can expand your land for 2,000,000 Coins.

Alternatively, the 26 x 26 Land Expansion can be purchased for 80 Farm Cash from the “upgrade farm” section of the Market.

The new Swiss Alps theme has also been going strong this week, with over 15 new items now available in the Market for both Cash and Coins. If you have not already had a chance to take a look at these items, they are a great addition for Farmers who enjoy unique, nature inspired themes. Items like the new Swiss Alps, Evergreen Tree and the Bison are now available in the Market for a Limited time.

As part of the ongoing Swiss Alps theme, we have also released the new Limited Edition Alpine Roses crop. The Alpine Roses are a 10 hour crop that are available at level 29, cost 145 coins to purchase and yields 250 coins when harvested.

Now before I go ahead and get into answering some questions from the community, I want to give you guys a quick reminder about the FarmVille Sheep Fan Page. As part of an event we hosted a few months ago, players have the ability to unlock a never before released Sheep by becoming a Fan of our FarmVille Sheep Fan Page. Once the Sheep Fan Page reaches 2 million fans, we will release this new addition to the flock. Currently, the sheep fan page has 1 million nine hundred and ninety thousand fans, so we are only 10,000 fans away from seeing a new sheep added to FarmVille. If you would like to become a fan, a link to this page can be found in the description of this podcast.

Alright! And now it’s time to answer some questions submitted by members of the FarmVille community.

Our first question comes to us from MikeFord122.

“What is the FarmVille team’s favorite limited edition special that you have had? And will there be more puppies to come in the future?”

To answer your first question, since there are so many members of the FarmVille team, it pretty much proved impossible for me to find a Limited Edition item that everyone could agree was their favorite. However, some of their favorite Limited Edition items were Nessie, the Cowboy Gnome, Drop Zone and the old White Owl.

To answer your second question, we will be periodically releasing more puppies in the future, since they are so popular with our community.
Our second question comes to us from ItsNicoleDude. “How far in advance does Zynga choose and design a theme before it’s launched to all Farmers?”
Well, depending on the theme the time it takes to launch a new one can vary. With brainstorming, art, QA and development, it can take anywhere from two weeks to a month to get a new theme launched to all of our players.

And finally, our last question comes to us from chorikawa321.
“Can the Zynga team please bring the podcast back to iTunes? The last podcast on iTunes was December 11, 2009. I liked it when I could download the podcast and listen to it when I’m on the go.”

Well, the FarmVille Podcasts are typically hosted on YouTube. However, if you would like to listen to the audio file without going to youTube, you can now stream the FarmVille Podcasts from itunes.
However, we are still working on making the podcasts available for download. Our farmers on the go will be able to download the weekly podcasts once again in the near future.
And now it’s time for the part of the podcast I know you have all been waiting for… its time for a sneak peek of what will be coming to FarmVille in the near future.

Firstly, I know everyone has been eagerly awaiting the release of the Black Stallion. I am happy to let you know that the Black Stallion will be released next week as a new Mystery Animal.

And speaking of mysteries, a new Mystery Game will be making it’s way to FarmVille soon. This new mini game will allow you to get all new Limited Edition items when playing.

More Limited Edition Swiss items will continue to roll out over the next few weeks, including items like the Ibex, Matterhorn, and a new Gnome!
And lastly, the new Garage will be coming to FarmVille in the next couple of weeks, along with new tractors, harvesters and seeders. If you have not guessed it yet, the garage will provide storage for your vehicles and will allow you to make special upgrades to them. We will also be releasing special 3×3 harvesters and seeders as co-op rewards.

Alright folks, that’s it from me this week. Again, my name is Lexilicious I will be back next week to bring you all of the latest news and information from around the Farm. Happy Farming every body!

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How does FarmVille calculate Land Expansion

Ever wonder how FarmVille calculates the cost of land expansion?

Well, with the latest 26x26 land expansion being rolled out and currently available as a limited release, lots of farmers are wondering how the 2 million coins price tag for 26x26 land expansion is validated . Please note, not all farmers have access to the 26x26 expansion at this point. More users will gain access over the next few days and eventually everyone will have the 26x26 available in their FarmVille Market.

A FarmVille Freak came up with the following equation that FarmVille seems to have used for past, current, and future land expansions. He shared his equation via the official FarmVille Forum.

"I've done the math, and the current price formula for expansions is ridiculous. I have determined this:

14x14 -- 52 New Plots = 10,000 coins | ~192 coins per new plot
16x16 -- 60 New Plots = 25,000 coins | ~417 coins per new plot
18x18 -- 68 New Plots = 50,000 coins | ~735 coins per new plot
20x20 -- 76 New Plots = 75,000 coins | ~987 coins per new plot
22x22 -- 84 New Plots = 250,000 coins | ~2,976 coins per new plot
24x24 -- 92 New Plots = 500,000 coins | ~5,435 coins per new plot
26x26 -- 100 New Plots = 2,000,000 coins | 20,000 coins per new plot" (Ben MKM)

More details on the 26x26 Land Expansion:

• Can be purchased with 2 Million coins OR farm cash for 80 FV$.


• The coin option will require you to add 5 new FarmVille neighbors, unless you already have the maximum of 300 neighbors allowed.


• You must have a minimum of at least 35 FarmVille neighbors to purchase the expansion.


• Land Expansion is currently in a limited release, meaning only a certain percentage of farmers have access. FarmVille will be "slowly rolling out" the expansion to all players over the next few days.

How do you feel about the latest FarmVille Expansion? Is it too much? Does it matter? Will you purchase as soon as possible?
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

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Help FarmVille Pick a New Seeder

What do you think should be the next FarmVille Seeder vehicle? FarmVille is polling farmers on what they think the next seeder should be. The vehicle with the most votes will be the next FarmVille Seeder.

According to the official poll, you can chose from the following:

• Firetruck


• Semi Truck


• Pickup Truck


• Trolley


• Minivan


• Dump Truck


• Cement Truck

From FarmVille Community Manager, Grimwell:

"Howdy farmers!

The FarmVille team is looking at options on what our next seeder should look like and would like your assistance!

Please take a look at the following options for new seeders and vote for your favorite. The vehicle that gets the most votes will win and find it's way into the game soon!" Source: Official FarmVille Forum

This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

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FarmVille Swiss Alps Animal: Bison

Continuing with the limited edition Swiss Alps theme, FarmVille released a Bison on July 8th 2010.

The Bison can be purchased in the FarmVille Market for 18 FV$ during the next 19 days only.

There are two remaining types of Bison still in existence, the North American Bison and the European Bison. The European Bison usually has more fir or woolly characteristics and is the Bison depicted as part of the FarmVille Swiss Alps theme.

This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

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FarmVille 26x26 Land Expansion is here!

FarmVille has released after much teasing the new 26x26 land expansion meant to allow farmers to use more land for cultivation and for all those beautiful trees and decorations. You can now get more place for your crops, animals, tress and decorations.

Requirements for 26 x 26 Land Expansion:

•Must have 35 Neighbors

•5 new Neighbors – unless you are at the maximum capacity of 300 neighbors

Cost:

•2 million coins OR 80 $FV

The 24 x 24 Land Expansion cost 500,000 coins, the new expansion more then doubles the previous expansion at 2,000,000 coins! Farmers always need more room, not only for crops but for the beautiful decorations and buildings always available for purchase. 26 x 26 is hopefully just the beginning to more land options.

With the ever increasing need for more space FarmVille farmers can now enjoy the farm expansion.

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FarmVille Topiaries

Topiaries have arrived to FarmVille and are available for coins. There are a total of 13 Topiaries available and only three of these are available for Farm Cash the rest are all available for coins. This is good news.

List of Topiaries


1. Horse
2. Cow
3. Goat
4. Pig
5. Bunny
6. Duck
7. Elephant
8. Goose
9. Ostrich
10. Buffalo
11. Sheep
12. Llama
13. Flamingo. 


All other Topiaries can be gifted and can be re-soled for 15 coins. So if you would like to decorate your farm with these cool Topiaries, head on down to the market place and check under decorations. 

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FarmVille Shiba Inu Puppy

FarmVille today released the new Shiba Inu Puppy available for 65 farm Cash. The puppy cames in brown, black and white and will help you fetch things when fully grown.

Shiba Inu puppies are small and agile dogs that look very much like an Akita; but only smaller in structure. These puppies are the smallest of six original dog breeds from Japan, and were originally bred for hunting. However now, they can very well cope with mountainous terrains.

The meaning of Inu is dog in Japanese; however the origin of 'Shiba' is not so clear. The word refers to a red shrub; so it could be used in the name Shiba Inu puppies because these dogs used to hunt in wild shrubs or because their red color is similar to that of shrubs. So a literal translation of Shiba Inu puppies would be Little Brushwood puppies.
Breed Description

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FarmVille Brown and Blue Mystery Box What's Inside

A new Mystery Box was released to the FarmVille Market on June 30, 2010.

This Mystery Box costs 16 FV$ and will be available in the FarmVille Market during the next 6 days only.This box is outdoor themed and contains "outdoor" themed prizes.

FarmVille Outdoor Mystery Crate

You may recognize this box as it was featured on FarmVille Freak as a previously unreleased item.

:::Spoiler Alert:::

The following are confirmed prizes for this Mystery Box:

* Wolf Cub, 250 XP
* Chipmunk, 150 XP
* Saloon, 450 XP
* Campsite, 500 XP
* Gold Rush Cabin, 500 XP

What prize did you receive in this Mystery Box (June 30th)? Send pics of your prizes to farmgoddess@farmvillefreak.com and we will feature them on FarmVille Freak.

FarmVille Freak Esteban's Forest Campsite, Wolf Cub, & Bear

FarmVille Freak Taylor's Chipmunks

FarmVille Freak Alex's Saloon

FarmVille Freak Faith's Gold Rush Cabin

* Wolf Cub, 250 XP
* Chipmunk, 150 XP
* Saloon, 450 XP
* Campsite, 500 XP
* Gold Rush Cabin, 500 XP

What prize did you receive in this Mystery Box (June 30th)? Send pics of your prizes to farmgoddess@farmvillefreak.com and we will feature them on FarmVille Freak.

FarmVille Freak Esteban's Forest Campsite, Wolf Cub, & Bear

FarmVille Freak Taylor's Chipmunks

FarmVille Freak Alex's Saloon

FarmVille Freak Faith's Gold Rush Cabin


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FarmVille Japanese barn Guide

You can now expand your storage options by adding a Japanese Barn to your farm! The Japanese Barn will give you 20 storage slots for your farm!

You can purchase a completed Japanese Barn in the FarmVille marketplace for 50 Farm Cash, or purchase a constructable Japanese Barn for 5,000 coins and enlist the help of your friends in building your barn.

If you buy a constructable Japanese Barn and click on “look inside” from the Japanese Barn menu, you will see a Japanese Barn materials page that tells you how many of each material you have left to go.

1. Ask For More
When viewing the interior of your unfinished Japanese Barn, each component you have not yet received 10 of has an ‘Ask For More’ button, that when clicked will take you to the Friend Selector page where you can selects friends to send Gift Requests to for your chosen component.

2. From neighbors via the Free Gifts Menu
Neighbors can send you the components you need to expand your Japanese Barn. Please note that the components displayed on the Free Gifts Page are randomized. As such, the components displayed on the Free Gifts page may be different for each player.

When neighbors send you a building component, it works exactly like any other free gift. After you accept the gift it will appear in your gift box. After clicking the “use” button under the gift it will automatically be added to your Japanese Barn.

3. Completing with Farm Cash.
If at any time during your construction process you decide that you’d rather simply purchase the items required for the Japanese Barn from the Market, you can choose to do so. 

When you complete your Japanese Barn, you will receive a popup asking you if you’d like to share the news with your friends. Clicking the ‘Share’ button on this popup will give you the option to post a feed to your wall that will give up to 10 friends who click on it a Hanging Flowers.

What are you waiting for? Play FarmVille Now and get your own Japanese Barn!


[Source: Zynga FarmVille Official Forums]

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FarmVille Level 90-999

FarmVille has confirmed that they have released levels 9- to 999. 


All levels have been added with the XP needed.

Level 91 = 876,500 XP
Level 92 = 918,500 XP
Level 93 = 963,500 XP
Level 94 = 1,012,000 XP
Level 95 = 1,064,000 XP
Level 96 = 1,120,000 XP
Level 97 = 1,180,000 XP
Level 98 = 1,244,500 XP
Level 99 = 1,313,500 XP
Level 100 = 1,387,500 XP

Level 101 = 1,500,000 XP

Level 102-999 increase in increments of 100,000 XP to achieve next level.


Only 1 free Farm Cash will be added per level up to level 100.


Farmer's who where stuck at level 70 have been able to go to level 90 and now this whole new thing. Users can go up to level 999. This is just incredible news for hardcore players of the game who can now keep playing to hteir hearts content. This is huge in FarmVille as they are without doubt the most successful social game to date. On Facebook they have over 24 million players.

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FarmVille Unwither Ring

What is the Unwither Ring on FarmVille?. Once you have this Unwither ring your crops will never wither again. You can get one for yourself and also for your special friends. It costs a whopping 250 FarmVille Cash.


This ring can be used as a special present for your special friend and can be customized to suit your requirement.Before sending this to your friend you can add a gem, choose a metal and engrave this ring with your personal message. The metal is either gold or platinum and the gems to be added include diamond, emerald , pearl, black pearl or you can choose your ring to just be metal without any gems. 


You can find the ring in the marketplace under specials. You can also play around with it and create a nice ring. If you really want to purchase it you can pay later to get it. Go check it out now. 

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FarmVille New Japanese Barn

FarmVille has the new Japanese barn out for a limited time. You only have 12 days left to get the Japanese Barn. The Japanese Barn will complement your Japanese Garden and can be used for storage. The barn can also be expanded. The Barn is available for purchase or construction via the market place. 


If you want to buy the barn for coins it will cost you 5,000, sells for 250 coins and you get 50 XP. You will also need all the material for construction.


If you do not want to go through all that and just want to purchase it from the market it will cost you 50 Farm Cash (FV). Sells for 6,000 coins with the capacity to store 20 items and you do gain 1200 XP.

Visit the market now to get the new Japanese barn.

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Play FarmVille on the iPhone

FarmVille for the iPhone has has it's official launch. Announced at the WWDC it has now made it's way to the iPhone. You do need a Facebook account however to play the game. That should not be a problem because creating a Facebook account it free and easy. 


Zynga's FarmVille for the iPhone was launched first in New Zealand about 24 hours ago but should be available now in other countries as well. 


To Access the new FarmVille App for the iPhone please click here. 


Please find below an official description of the game on the iTunes store

Description

Plow, plant and harvest on the go 24/7! FarmVille, the most popular game on the web, is now available on your iPhone. Current FarmVille players can access their existing Facebook farm, and new users can create a farm.

Choose from a variety of seeds to grow beautiful fruits and vegetables. Earn coins and XP to decorate your farm or expand your acreage. Work faster with vehicles like tractors and seeders, and rear livestock including cows, sheep, and pigs. The more you help your neighbors, the faster you’ll level up. Exclusive iPhone/iPod items available! 

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The Official FarmVille Podcast June 18, 2010

This week's official FarmVille Podcast for June 18th is on time as scheduled and hosted by FarmVille Community Manager Lexilicious.

You can listen to the video above, read the FarmVille Freak summary below or read the official transcript provided by Zynga at the bottom of the post.

FarmGoddess' FarmVille Freak Podcast Summary:

This Week's FarmVille Upgrades Included:

Increased Levels

* Added levels 70-90.
* Perks for higher level farmers including items, gifts, and crops.

Building Rotation

* More buildings have the ability to be rotated.
* Not all buildings can rotate.

LE(Limited edition) Tiki Items

Re-release of past LE Buildings

* Will be able to purchase in the FV Market during the next 7 days.

Tuscan Wedding Event Changes

* Time frame extended until June 29th.
* Instead of receiving only one Tuscan Wedding item per gift, you will now automatically send two.
* Dropped the prices of the Tuscan Wedding Reward prizes.

Happy Birthday FarmVille

* In honor of FarmVille's birthday or one year anniversary, special limited edition birthday items were released.
* LE Cupcake Crop.
* LE Cupcake Co-Op Farming Job.
* Free One Year Balloon found in your Gift Box.
* Adoptable Party Duck.

LE Japanese Theme

* New theme introduced including buildings and decorations.

New Country Flags

* 7 flags introduced as permanent fixtures to the FV Market.

Changes to Wheat Crop

* The harvest time and Crop Mastery has changed for Wheat.
* Wheat will be a a main staple in the upcoming Crafting Cottage feature so the growing time was lowered.


COMING SOON to FarmVille

Japanese Theme:

* More LE Japanese themed items including a new build-able Japanese Barn.
* The Japanese Barn will be a LE storage Barn that you can build with the help of your neighbors.

Expecting Pigs & Baby Piglets:

* You will soon be able to have Baby Piglets.
* You can get Piglets from your friends by rescuing or adopting an expecting lost Pig.

New Mystery Box:

* A new Mystery Box will have one of our "favorite feathered friends" from a long time ago. Any guesses?
* Perhaps this box will be an animal themed Mystery Crate?

What was your favorite news from this week's Podcast? Who do you think the "favorite feathered friend" is?
FarmVille Podcast – June 18th:

Hey Farmers, and welcome to this week's installment of the Official FarmVille Podcast! My name is Lexilicious and I am here to bring you all of the latest news and information about FarmVille from Zynga. This week, we have been very busy with all of the new updates and releases, so this week's podcast is going to be a little shorter than usual. I am going to give you guys a quick re-cap of our latest releases and of course, you guys will all be getting a sneak peek of things coming to FarmVille in the future.

So this week proved to be another very exciting week for FarmVille, with tons of new highly requested features and Limited Edition items being released.

Much to the excitement of many of our higher level players, On Tuesday we raised the level cap. Levels 70 through 90 were released, along with new high level crops, items and gifts. All of the new crops are level 50 and above and some require previous crops to be mastered before they can be unlocked. Now, if you have some high level friends, make sure to ask them for some of the great new high level gifts like the Dutch Rabbit and the Mangrove Tree.

More Limited Edition Island themed items were also released, which will allow any players who are getting into this theme to further decorate your farms. Yesterday's release of Island items was the last installment of this particular theme, so if you are interested in turning your farm into a tiki paradise, make sure to pick up these Limited Edition items before they disappear from the market.

Now, one of the most exciting releases this week was the addition of rotatable buildings! Most buildings in FarmVille can now be rotated, which will allow you to decorate your farm with ease. Currently, there are some buildings that are not yet able to be rotated, but please know that we will be adding the rotation functionality to most of these items in the near future. If you would like a detailed list of what items cannot be rotated as of yet, please visit the official FarmVille Forums and check out our "updates and announcements" section for more information.

And to celebrate this long awaited and highly requested update, we have also re-released some of your favorite old Limited Edition buildings for a short time. If you missed out on some of our French Chateau items or maybe you have been dying to pick up the Adobe house... well, now is your chance. These re-released buildings will be in the Market for another 7 days.

On Wednesday, we also made some minor tweaks to the Tuscan Wedding feature that I am sure most of you will enjoy. In addition to extending the Tuscan Wedding event until June 29th, now, whenever you send any Tuscan Wedding gifts to your friends they will receive more. Instead of only sending one item per Tuscan Wedding Gift, your friends will automatically receive 2. We have also discounted the favor cost of the cake, sheep, Pig Art, Apollo Butterfly, fountain and Tower so obtaining these items should be significantly easier for everyone.

And as most of our users may know, yesterday marked FarmVille's 1 year Anniversary! As a thank you to all of our dedicated farmers for your continuous support, a special gift was given to all of our players that can be found in your Gift Box the next time you log in. We also released the first installment of the Limited Edition Japanese theme last night, along with 7 new flags and the new Cupcake crop! The cupcake crop is a limited edition crop that is required for the new 1st anniversary co-op mission that also made an appearance with last night's release. For anyone who may be interested, the cupcake crop is an 8 hour crop, costs 25 coins to plant, yields 60 coins when harvested and is one of the few Limited Edition crops that can be mastered.

And lastly, the wheat crop has been changed, as I mentioned a few weeks ago. The wheat crop is now a 12 hour crop, costs 13 coins to plant, gives 1 experience point and yields 61 coins when harvested. This change was made because the wheat crop will be a key component in the new Crafting Cottages feature and we did not want users having to use a multi-day crop for their first recipes.

And as with all of our big updates, we want to hear your feedback. If you have an opinion you would like to share or an idea for how you think we can improve farmville, please make sure to visit our official FarmVille forums or talk to us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/zfarmville.

Alright! On that note, it's time for you guys to get a sneak peek of things coming to FarmVille in the near future.

So our new Japanese Garden theme will be continuing through next week, so expect to see even more Limited Edition Japanse items in the near future. This theme will also be bringing with it a new buildable Japanese Barn. The Japanese Barn will be a limited edition storage building.

We also have a new feature being released soon that our baby animal lovers will enjoy. Soon, you will be able to get piglets from your friends by rescuing an expecting lost pig.

And lastly, an all new Mystery Box will be coming next week that will have one of your favorite feathered friends from a looooong time ago in it.

Alright folks, that's it from me this week. I will be back next Friday to give you all of the latest news and information from around the farm. Again, my name is Lexilicious and I would like to thank everyone for listening.

Happy Farming everybody!

This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

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FarmVille is now 1 year old and you've got a Special Gift

Yes Folks, it's part time at FarmVille. The social game by Zynga is now a year old and FarmVille is now giving away Special Presents. To check your special present just login to the game and check your gift box. Everyone has got something special stored away. You also get to grow the beautiful cupcake crop.


Some of the special gifts include a Small can of fuel, Mouflon Sheep, Spring Eggs, Chicken and Barrel. These are just some of the gifts you can expect but there are more. Also be sure to plant the cupcake crop. There are also new Limited Edition Japanese and Island themed items.


Play FarmVille now http://zyn.ga/LS

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FarmVille Level 70 - 90

For all your experienced farmers in FarmVille. Think you reached the end of the road think again. FarmVille has just released level 70 to 90. There are a number of players who have already reached level 70 in FarmVille given the amount of time and dedication they provide to the game. They really have reason to rejoice right now with another 20 levels being added to the game.


This comes as a huge gift and a bonus. along with the new levels farmers can now get some very special gifts crops and items. Some players who have been at level 70 for a long time have gained enough XP to level faster after 70. Also some players have been getting about 20 Farm Cash for leveling. 


Along with the extra 20 levels FarmVille has also released more free Gifts, Crops, Mystery Box, Birthday Items, Limited Edition Tiki Items and wheat. 


Free Gifts:

• Mango Tree (level 40)


• Azaleas (level 50)


• Ginkgo Tree (level 60)


• Floral Container (level 70)


• Mangrove (level 80)


• Dutch Rabbit (level 90)

Permanent Items:

• Saddleback Pig (level 35) - 300,000 Coins


• Wind Turbine (level 45) - 1,500,000 Coins


• Arapawa Goat (level 55) - 500,000 Coins


• Silo Home (level 65) - 1,000,000 Coins


• Belted Cow (level 75) - 1,000,000 Coins

Crops:

• Lemon Balm (level 50)


• Oats (level 53)


• Posole Corn (level 54) – Requires Corn to be mastered before it can be unlocked.


• Bamboo (60)


• Saffron (64)

Mystery Box:

A new Mystery Box is now available in the market for 16 Farm Cash!

Birthday Items:

• Animal Balloons - 7 Farm Cash


• Birthday Cake - 9 Farm Cash

Limited Edition Tiki Items:

• Hula Pig - 14 Farm Cash


• Surf Shack - 18 Farm Cash


• Mini Beach - 16 Farm Cash


• Trailer& Ski's - 14 Farm Cash


• Surfboard I - 10000 Coins


• Surfboard II -10000 Coins

Additional Information:

The Wheat crop has been changed. Please find the new information below:

Wheat

Hours: 12
XP: 1
Cost: 13
Yield: 61
Mastery: 500, 1500, 3000

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FarmVille Crafting Cottages

FarmVille has a new upcoming crafting cottages feature. The are three cottages the bakery, the winery and the spa. Each crafting cottage can build a number of recipes. Clicking the sign-up button will sign you up for one of the three professions. Upon doing this you will receive a special limited edition gift as a thank you. Your choice of profession isn't locked in so you can change your profession any time you want.  

Once the feature is fully released you can change your mind as to which crafting cottage you want to use. Just in case you chose one and then regret your decision. 

You would also need to start collecting bushels ahead of time so you'll be ready to go once the crafting cottages are released. 

Crafting Building, Recipes, and Ingredients:
Bakery Crafting Building

• Pumpkin Bread – Pumpkin and Wheat Bushels


• Strawberry Shortcake- Strawberry and Wheat Bushels


• Spicy Muffins – Carrots, Peppers, and Ghost Chili


• Pattypan Tart – Pattypan Squash, Onion, and Rice

Winery Crafting Building

• Sweet Sake – Rice and Cranberries


• White Sangria- White Grapes, Sugar Cane, and Strawberries


• Table Wine – Grapes and White Grapes


• Fruit Wine – Raspberries, Blueberries, and Sugar Cane

Spa Craft Building

• Fresh Sachet – Pumpkins, Cranberries, and Sunflowers


• Floral Perfume – Raspberries and Morning Glory


• Soothing Herbal Lotion – Aloe Vera and Green Tea


• Relaxation Oil – Blueberries and Morning Glory

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What's an Uber Gift in FarmVille, Mafia Wars and YoVille.

WHAT'S AN ÜBER GIFT?


An Über gift is a big, awesome gift. There are 3 of them, one from each game. The right combination of Buy.Earn.Play credits will earn you all 3 Über gifts at the same time: 200 Farm Cash in FarmVille, 50 Skill Points in Mafia Wars and a Slurpee machine for your house in YoVille! (There is no way to win Über gifts individually).


HOW DO I DO THIS?
You’ll need to redeem 5 to 8 Buy.Earn.Play. credits as well as complete 1 to 3 Zynga tasks. Each 7-Eleven product is worth 1 Buy.Earn.Play credit, while a Zynga game card is worth 2 credits. After 9 notches in your belt, you’ll unlock all 3 incredible üBER gifts at once. Don’t forget to keep track of your progress in the Gift Tracker tab at BuyEarnPlay.com.


EXAMPLE
Slurpee + Big Gulp + Ice Cream + Bottled Water + Hot Coffee + Chips + Grill Item + Orange Soda + Complete One Zynga Task = All 3 üBER gifts



To get started on unlocking these Uber Gifts, head to the buyearnplay.com website, login to the site with your Facebook account and agree to the terms of the promotion. Once that's done, you'll be directed to the red Uber Gift page. (If you don't automatically land on the page, click the red Uber Gift tab) with a brief (and slightly confusing) description on how to acquire these special gifts. 


See those nine white dots at the top of the page? Essentially, you have to fill up those dots by doing a combo of redeeming codes (each code fills up one spot, you can also use Zynga cash cards, which will fill up two spots) and performing 1-3 in-game tasks (more on these below). 


For example: Redeem codes from a Slurpee + Big Gulp + Ice Cream + Bottled Water + Hot Coffee + Chips + Grill Item + Orange Soda and complete one Zynga task = 9 activities that will fill up the dots. Once all nine dots are full, you'll be able to collect all three Uber Gifts.


Note: Don't try to cut corners by trying to redeem more than one Zynga card -- only one will count toward meeting the requirements to unlock the Uber Gifts.


OK, now onto these so-called 'Zynga Tasks' needed to collect the Uber-gift. There are special tasks assigned to FarmVille, Mafia Wars and YoVille players. You must complete at least one to get the Uber Gifts, and if you play all three games, you can just do all of the tasks. Then all three of those tasks will go toward meeting the Uber Gifts requirements (then you'll only have to redeem six 7-Eleven items to get the special gifts).


Here are the Zynga tasks, broken down by game: 


FarmVille


After redeeming a FarmVille-themed item, you will unlock a limited-edition Goji Berry crop. You must achieve level 3 mastery of this crop to complete the FarmVille task.


Mafia Wars:


After redeeming a Mafia Wars-themed item, you will unlock the Corner Store Collection of virtual items in the game. You will then need to complete 41 jobs and win 10 fights in order to unlock all items in the Corner Store Collection and receive a Limited Edition bonus gift. Task complete.


YoVille:


The YoVille task is a little less labor-intensive than the other two (not sure why). All you have to do is redeem seven YoVille themed items, and you earn a Limited Edition bonus gift. Task complete.


Once you've done the work you can reap the benefit of having 200 extra Farm Cash at your disposal (or one of those other two items) ... and you even get a Slurpee or 10 out of the deal.


[Source games.com ]

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FarmVille Limited Edition Tiki Island Themed Items Now Available.

Light those torches and grab your sandals… it's tiki time in FarmVille! Today marks the first installment of our Limited Edition Island theme. All limited Tiki Island Theme items are now available in the market place. 


So go now and start building your Tiki Island on FarmVille. Most users though are shouting for more space because the farms are already full and where is the space to put an Island. This is a Treasure Isle theme coming to FarmVille.


We have taken screen shots of most the Tiki items now available. 


The spider monkey, pelican and island pig can now be found in the market along with the pink hibiscus and pink flamingo flower. The pink hibiscus is a 24 hour crop costs a 140 coins, yielding 310 coins when harvested. The flamingo flower is a 16 hour crop, costs 35 coins and yields 200 coins when harvested. Both these crops are limited edition and cannot be mastered. 


Limited Edition Island items:

• Spider Monkey - 18 Farm Cash


• Tree Village - 42 Farm Cash


• Island Shanty – 55,000 Coins


• Island Resort - 36 Farm Cash


• Hot Pink Flamingo - 12 Farm Cash


• Island Stage - 14 Farm Cash


• Island Totem – 25,000 Coins


• Island Grill – 30,000 Coins


• Sand Hammock – 20,000 Coins


• Sky Hammock – 20,000Coins


• Bamboo Fence – 5,500 Coins

Limited Edition Crop:

Pink Hibiscus - Level 23, 140 Coins, Grow time: 22 hours, XP-2
Limited Edition soccer items:

• Referee Cow - 14 Farm Cash


• Kick Ewe - 14 Farm Cash


• Soccer Field - 32 Farm Cash

What do you think, let us know. 

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