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With 82 millions users world wide FarmVille is by far one of the most popular social games on the Internet. There will come a point on Facebook where you will hit the Play FarmVille button and get started. Here are a few helpful tips for you to get the most out of the game.
Space Utilization.
make sure your plots are well organized on your farm. This leads to experience and profit.
Neighbor's Gifts
Instead of buying from the FarmVille marketplace like animals and trees. Add a lot of neighbors who can actually send you these items as free gifts. make sure you send some back because what goes around comes around.
Taking advantage of your animals
More than just being cute once your animal counter reaches 100% you can collect milk, wool and eggs which you can then sell for coins. The more coins you have the richer you are to spend for other items
Build them up.
Buildings don't just add to the aesthetics of your farm they also provide you with experience and profit. Horse Stables, Chicken Coops and Diary Barns are used to store your animals and if your lucky you can find a Foal or calf when collecting from your Horse Stable or Dairy Barn.
Add more land to your Farm.
If you feeling cramped and need to expand your horizons add more land to your farm. land can be purchased from the marketplace for Coins or Farm Cash. In order to expand your land for coins you must have enough neighbors. Check the marketplace to find how many neighbors you need to buy more land for coins.
Farm Rides
In order to help you with your farming needs FarmVille features a Hot Rod Tractor, Harvester and Seeder that can be used to plow, plant and harvest your farm in no time.
Fruits from your trees.
Once your tree counter reaches 100% you can then collect fruits and sell the fruits for coins. Fruits harvested do not wither and there is no problem with keeping them as they will not rot. So collect and sell your fruit for coins.
Achievements
FarmVille from time to time launches a lot of achievement contests. Like earning a ribbon to show off to your friends. By completing various tasks within the game you can gain Experience Points (XP), Decorations for your Farm and Coins.
Harvest Timing
Time your planting well because FarmVille features crops that harvest at varying times. So make sure you plants crops that ripen when you are available. Ensuring that your crops are less likely to wither.
Helping your neighbors
Go to your neighbors farm and help out with their daily chores and fertilizing their crops. Doing so will give you valuable experience points and coins. In addition fertilized crops will give you additional experience points when harvested so don't let them wither.
Leave comments for your neighbors
FarmVille features a comment box which can be used to send and receive messages from your friends. By clicking the Visits Tab in your comment box you can easily keep a track of who has visited your farm, fed your chickens, fertilized your crops and sent you gifts.
Save your coins.
When starting of for the first time do not add too many plots. Plant and plow in moderation for the first few levels. You do not want to spend all your money on plots and run out of coins to buy crops.
FarmVille shortcuts.
Many consumables are available on FarmVille to make your daily chores easy. You could use the 'Arborist' and 'Farm Hands' items to harvest all your trees and animals with a single click.
Space Utilization.
make sure your plots are well organized on your farm. This leads to experience and profit.
Neighbor's Gifts
Instead of buying from the FarmVille marketplace like animals and trees. Add a lot of neighbors who can actually send you these items as free gifts. make sure you send some back because what goes around comes around.
Taking advantage of your animals
More than just being cute once your animal counter reaches 100% you can collect milk, wool and eggs which you can then sell for coins. The more coins you have the richer you are to spend for other items
Build them up.
Buildings don't just add to the aesthetics of your farm they also provide you with experience and profit. Horse Stables, Chicken Coops and Diary Barns are used to store your animals and if your lucky you can find a Foal or calf when collecting from your Horse Stable or Dairy Barn.
Add more land to your Farm.
If you feeling cramped and need to expand your horizons add more land to your farm. land can be purchased from the marketplace for Coins or Farm Cash. In order to expand your land for coins you must have enough neighbors. Check the marketplace to find how many neighbors you need to buy more land for coins.
Farm Rides
In order to help you with your farming needs FarmVille features a Hot Rod Tractor, Harvester and Seeder that can be used to plow, plant and harvest your farm in no time.
Fruits from your trees.
Once your tree counter reaches 100% you can then collect fruits and sell the fruits for coins. Fruits harvested do not wither and there is no problem with keeping them as they will not rot. So collect and sell your fruit for coins.
Achievements
FarmVille from time to time launches a lot of achievement contests. Like earning a ribbon to show off to your friends. By completing various tasks within the game you can gain Experience Points (XP), Decorations for your Farm and Coins.
Harvest Timing
Time your planting well because FarmVille features crops that harvest at varying times. So make sure you plants crops that ripen when you are available. Ensuring that your crops are less likely to wither.
Helping your neighbors
Go to your neighbors farm and help out with their daily chores and fertilizing their crops. Doing so will give you valuable experience points and coins. In addition fertilized crops will give you additional experience points when harvested so don't let them wither.
Leave comments for your neighbors
FarmVille features a comment box which can be used to send and receive messages from your friends. By clicking the Visits Tab in your comment box you can easily keep a track of who has visited your farm, fed your chickens, fertilized your crops and sent you gifts.
Save your coins.
When starting of for the first time do not add too many plots. Plant and plow in moderation for the first few levels. You do not want to spend all your money on plots and run out of coins to buy crops.
FarmVille shortcuts.
Many consumables are available on FarmVille to make your daily chores easy. You could use the 'Arborist' and 'Farm Hands' items to harvest all your trees and animals with a single click.
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