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Welcome to FarmVille

In This Chapter

▶ Understanding the key concepts of playing FarmVille

▶ Understanding why people play FarmVille

▶ Watching out for FarmVille addiction!

armVille is a Web-based farming simulation game produced by a gaming

company called Zynga. In contrast to many computer games that you

have to buy on a disc, anyone with an Internet connection and a Facebook

account can load FarmVille in his or her Web browser and play for free in an

instant. The ease of access is one of the reasons FarmVille has become so

popular.

The basic concept of FarmVille is relatively simple. You manage

your virtual farm by planting, growing, and harvesting virtual

crops; tending livestock and trees; constructing buildings

such as barns and chicken coops; and buying and selling

goods made on the farm. By completing these tasks,

you earn coins that you can spend to expand and

upgrade your farm. You also gain experience points,

which go toward earning new levels, new items, and

new gameplay opportunities on your farm. Through

weeks and months of dedicated farming, you can

build your initial small, empty farm into a massive,

thriving mega-farm bustling with life.

Whereas most games cease to exist when you turn

them off, crops and other items on your FarmVille farm

continue growing and ripening in real time, even when

you’re not actively playing. Fully grown crops can wither

on the vine if they’re not harvested promptly, meaning that you

may have to plan your daily schedule around your FarmVille play time

to some extent. This time-sensitive gameplay can be a little annoying, but the

game doesn’t require a heavy time investment — just a half hour to an hour

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Page 1 - Welcome to FarmVille

1Welcome to FarmVilleIn This Chapter▶ Understanding the key concepts of playing FarmVille▶ Understanding why people play FarmVille ▶ Watching out for

Page 2 - (and You Should, Too!)

8Part I: Basic Farming each day is enough to keep up with most basic farming tasks. Of course, you can play much more than that — the sheer time-sucki

Page 3 - Social gaming and FarmVille

9 Chapter 1: Welcome to FarmVilleAdditionally, in contrast to some games that require hours of focused atten-tion just to get up to speed, FarmVille i

Page 4 - Creativity

10Part I: Basic Farming CreativityThe virtual world of FarmVille isn’t just a place to live out your rural fanta-sies; it can also be a canvas to expr

Page 5 - You get your own farm

11 Chapter 1: Welcome to FarmVilleEntertainment and escapeOf course, the primary purpose of any game is entertainment, and FarmVille is no different.

Page 6 - You decorate your farm

12Part I: Basic Farming These crops grow, ripen, and eventually wither even when you’re not actively playing the game, meaning that you have to check

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13 Chapter 1: Welcome to FarmVilleAvoiding FarmVille “addiction”In a January 2010 episode of his syndicated talk show, television psychologist Dr. Phi

Page 8 - Part I: Basic Farming

14Part I: Basic Farming As you level up, as the process of earning new levels is known, you earn the ability to purchase storage buildings (discussed

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