New decorations wash ashore in Happy Island

Crowdstar has given us a nice weekend surprise, with a few new decorations to make our islands in Happy Island even more tropical. Three new surfboards and three new benches were released, giving us Happy Island players more to decorate with. These surfboards and benches are all available for coins, so if you're a hard working player who has been saving up your coins, you will have something new to buy with your hard earned cash. Here is the list of new decorations that hit the Happy Island shop this weekend.

Flaming Surfboard - 9,500 coins
Sunset Surfboard - 8.400 coins
Vintage Surfboard - 14,000 coins
Red Bench - 9.900 coins
Ruins Bench - 18,000 coins
Bench al Arab - 14,000 coins

There is no indication that these are limited time items, but you never know. If you have coins to burn, head on over to the Happy Island shop and check out the new selection of surfboards and benches.

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Zoo Paradise celebrates the FIFA World Cup with soccer items

Zoo Paradise has just released a set of animals and a new habitat, all in the theme of the FIFA World Cup. The World Cup is the largest viewed sporting event in the entire world, and will be held in South Africa from June 11 - July 11, 2010. It is the largest soccer tournament, and is only held every four years. Likewise, the Zoo Paradise items will only be available until July 12th. The new items include three new soccer playing animals, a Soccer Field habitat, and 24 international flags to show off your favorite team's colors. Take a peek at the new items below:

Animals:

Soccer Ball Animal - 39 Facebook Credits
Soccer Rhino - 62 Facebook Credits
World Cup Leopard - 41 Facebook Credits

Habitat:

Soccer Field - 51 Facebook Credits

Flags:

American Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
French Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
Spanish Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
Italian Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
German Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
Union Jack Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
Mexican Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
Argentinian Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
Chilean Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
Canadian Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
Turkish Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
Slovakian Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
Greek Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
Danish Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
Australian Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
Portugese Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
Swiss Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
Serbian Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
Brazilian Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
Slovenian Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
Netherlands Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
New Zealand Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
Japanese Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
South African Flag - 10 Facebook Credits





Zoo Paradise is the first game we've seen that has released soccer items for the World Cup, but we suspect that it won't be the last. Unfortunately, to participate in this celebration you will have to pay Facebook Credits. which is likely to upset Zoo Paradise players who like to spend time rather than money to enjoy the game.

Happy Aquarium goes to the World Cup with tank backgrounds

It looks like Crowdstar is fully on board the FIFA World Cup train this year, as they first released soccer items in Zoo Paradise and now have released them in Happy Aquarium as well. Happy Aquarium now has 18 new tank backgrounds for your aquarium that you proudly display which country you are rooting for in the World Cup. Each of these backgrounds cost 36 Pearls or 30 Facebook Credits.

The World Cup is going to be running from June 11 through July 11th, so these limited time backgrounds will probably be gone shortly thereafter. We're sure there are more backgrounds to come, as there are 32 countries participating in the World Cup and only 18 are represented so far. It's also possible that the smaller countries will not be represented in Happy Aquarium.

Treetopia reveals secrets with new epic story quest

Treetopia is a unique Facebook game, in that it attempts to provide more story than most other casual games we cover here on Games.com - The Blog. In the weeks since it has been released, Playdom have been teasing us by saying that we'll soon be able to find out more about the tree that is the main focal point of our village. Now, there is a whole epic story quest line that gives players a better indication of why they're there on Treetopia, and where they're going.

There are four stages of the new epic quest, including learning of the tree, traveling to Panther Island, clearing out plants, and finally, saving the Great Tree. You can find the beginning quest on the right side of your quest map. Participating in this quests does require resources just like regular Treetopia quests. We won't spoil the story here, because you should definitely log in to Treetopia and complete these quests to really immerse yourself in the world of Treetopia and learn the secrets of the Great Tree.

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Pet Society: Hideeni celebrates World Cup

Hideeni's got a sporty new look in honor of the World Cup. He looks so cute, but I just want to kick him!

He's giving out 15 flags from around the globe. What's really interesting is that Playfish is going to be watching the World Cup matches closely and offering the flags as long as the teams remain in the competition. (I'm a bit mystified why all 32 nations in the World Cup weren't included in this group of flags-South Korea, for example isn't represented. I guess Playfish doesn't have much confidence in the Red Devils.)

Which nation will be the last one standing? We'll find out in about a month. The World Cup goes from June 11-July 11.

Check out the rest of this post to see all the flags that Hideeni is giving away! Pet Society Hideeni's World Cup Flags
This article originally appeared on Pet Society Anonymous.

New FarmVille decorations and free gifts: Celebrate Fourth of July with fireworks!

American Independence is honored on the 4th of July and is often celebrated with "fireworks, parades, barbecues, carnivals, fairs, picnics, concerts, baseball games, political speeches and ceremonies, and various other public and private events celebrating the history, government, and traditions of the United States." (Wikipedia)
farmville twirling fireworks     farmville sparkler fireworks
While there are no concerts or parades, FarmVille has brought back Fireworks for yet another holiday celebration. You can purchase Fireworks or send them to your neighbors as free gifts.

For Purchase:

    Starburst Fireworks- $FV 1
    Fireworks Finale – $FV 2


Available as free gifts for neighbors:

    Sparkler Fireworks
    Twirling Fireworks


This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

FarmVille Swiss Alps Buildings: Swiss FarmHouse, Swiss Barn, Swiss Tool Shed & Swiss Chalet

Guten Tag! In today's Friday updates, FarmVille released lots of new Swiss Alps limited edition items including four new buildings.

The Swiss Farm House, Swiss Barn, Swiss Tool Shed and Swiss Chalet can all be purchased in the FarmVille Market with farm cash and the Chalet with coins during the next 20 days only. After this time expires they will be retired items.
farmville swiss barn     farmville swiss farmhouse     farmville swiss tool shed
FarmVille Swiss Alps Buildings (Released July 2, 2010):

    Swiss Farmhouse – 36FV$
    Swiss Barn – 30FV$
    Swiss Tool Shed – 24FV$
    Swiss Chalet -85,000 coins


This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

What do you think of the Swiss Alps theme, do you like it? Will you purchase any of these buildings for your farm? Send pics of yours to editors@games.com and we may feature them here!

New FarmVille Swiss Themed Decorations: Shaded Picnic, Floral Fence & Oval Planter

       
Today, Friday July 2nd, three new decorations were added to the FarmVille Market as part of the new limited edition Swiss theme. The decorations can be purchased for both $FV & coins and will be available for the next 20 days.

Available for $FV:

    Shaded Picnic 80 Xp – $FV 8


Available for coins:

    Floral Fence 100 Xp – 10,000 coins
    Oval Planter 80 Xp – 8,000 coins


This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.


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FarmVille Co-Op Job: The Hottest Chili in Town!

farmville hottest chili in town
A new Co-Op Farming job was released on July 2nd 2010. This Co-Op job called "The Hottest Chili in Town" will require you and your FarmVille neighbors to grow Ghost Chili, Onions, and Tomatos to make Chili!

If you complete the job in time you can earn an exclusive Gold Reward prize that you cannot purchase elsewhere. The Gold Reward for this job is a Joshua Tree.
farmville hottest chili in town
farmville hottest chili in townThe Hottest Chili in Town Requirements:

Grow: Chili, Onions, and Tomatos to make Chile.

Gold Reward: Joshua Tree

This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

Will you participate in The Hottest Chili in Town Co-Op job?

FarmVille Swiss Alps Crop: Swiss Chard

Continuing with the Swiss Alps theme, FarmVille released a limited edition Swiss Chard crop.

The Swiss Chard was previously featured on FarmVille Freak as an unreleased item.

Farmers who are a minimum of Level 6 will have access to Swiss Chard seeds.

Swiss Chard seeds can be purchased in the market for 35 coins, it will take 14 hours to grow, and yield 100 coins and 2 XP with a profit of 65 coins.

Since Swiss Chard is a limited edition crop, there is NO Crop Mastery available.

This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

Will you grow Swiss Chard on your farm?

FrontierVille Goal Guide: A list of every darn-tootin' goal in the game

In any normal circumstance, being told what to do doesn't isn't that much fun. In FrontierVille, the opposite's the case. This pioneering game does what other Facebook games don't -- directs your experience, which gives the game structure and ultimately holds your interest more than roaming around your neighbors' properties randomly chopping trees and harvesting barnyard animals.

So far, FrontierVille has 95 goals in all and continue to add them as the weeks pass. For those of you who want to see what lies ahead for your hard-working pioneer family, Games.com - The Blog! has posted this guide which lists every last goal in the game. We can't take credit for doing the work, though, that distinction belongs to FrontierVille player 'XRaptor,' who put together this insanely (in a good way) comprehensive list.


GOAL: Tend Your Homestead
1 - GOAL: Tend Your Homestead

    Harvest Three Tomatoes
    Feed Three Chickens

Description: Before you start new chores, you gotta make sure things are runnin' smooth-like.
Hint: Ripe crops will wither if not quickly harvested. You can always plant more.
Reward: 50 Coins, 3 XP
Posting Reward: 15 xp for 5 claimants
Spawned from: Nothing
Opens 1 more quest: 2 - GOAL: Clear the Land

GOAL: Clear the Land
2 - GOAL: Clear the Land

    Clear Three Grass
    Chop Down Two Trees
    Clear One Rock

Description: You'll need some open space to make room for yer cabin.
Hint: Chop trees multiple times to cut them down. Only trees that take more than one chop count for missions.
Reward: 100 Coins, 6 XP
Posting Reward: 7 wood for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 1 - GOAL: Tend Your Homestead
Opens 2 more quests: 3 - GOAL: Start Building Your Cabin, 87 - GOAL: Find Lost Sheep
GOAL: Start Building Your Cabin
3 - GOAL: Start Building Your Cabin
Start Building a Cabin

    Buy a Cabin at the Market
    Whack the Framework Three Times

Description: Havin' a place to live is important. Once you finish the framework, you kin call friends to help.
Hint: What you buy at the market is just a framework. It takes multiple whacks to complete a building.
Reward: 250 Coins, 6 XP
Posting Reward: 7 wood for 10 claimants
Spawned from: 2 - GOAL: Clear the Land
Opens 1 more quest: 4 - GOAL: Visit Your Neighbors

GOAL: Visit Your Neighbors
4 - GOAL: Visit Your Neighbors
Visit Your Neighbors

    Visit Two Neighbors
    Have Ten Cloth

Description: It can be lonely out here on the frontier, but good neighbors are all around you. Now that things are more settled at home, go visitin'!
Hint: Invite friends to be neighbors, then click their icons to visit them. You get gifts of cloth for every visit!
Reward: 400 Coins, 20 XP
Posting Reward: 2 cloth for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 3 - GOAL: Start Building Your Cabin
Opens 2 more quests: 5 - GOAL: Party on the 4th, Part 1, 9 - GOAL: Finish the Cabin

GOAL: Party on the 4th, Part 1
5 - GOAL: Party on the 4th, Part 1
Expire date: 13.07.2010
Craft Fireworks

    Craft Five Fireworks

Description: It's not going to be much of a party without fireworks. You might be good at farming, but your friends want to see some real pyrotechnics!
Hint: Yer gonna need to collect some "stuff" off animals to get these made, then make 'em in your Cabin.
Reward: 500 Coins, 50 XP
Posting Reward: 1 fireworks for 3 claimants
Spawned from: 4 - GOAL: Visit Your Neighbors
Opens 1 more quest: 6 - GOAL: Party on the 4th, Part 2

GOAL: Party on the 4th, Part 2
6 - GOAL: Party on the 4th, Part 2
Expire date: 13.07.2010
Get Party Supplies

    Collect Five Cornbread
    Collect Three Hams
    Collect One Ribeye

Description: Yer guests are going to be hungry, so you best be ready to feed them.
Hint: Best save those collection items until the quest is complete!
Reward: 750 Coins, 100 XP
Posting Reward: 1 steer_ribeye for 1 claimant
Spawned from: 5 - GOAL: Party on the 4th, Part 1
Opens 1 more quest: 7 - GOAL: Party on the 4th, Part 3

GOAL: Party on the 4th, Part 3
7 - GOAL: Party on the 4th, Part 3
Expire date: 13.07.2010
Gather the guests

    Feed 15 Neighbor Chickens
    Tend Five Neighbor Pumpkins

Description: It's not a party without friends! Visit your neighbors and help them out so's they have time to attend!
Hint: You're gonna need lots o' friends to have a real party.
Reward: 1000 Coins, 150 XP
Posting Reward: 250 gold for 3 claimants
Spawned from: 6 - GOAL: Party on the 4th, Part 2
Opens 1 more quest: 8 - GOAL: Party on the 4th, Part 4

GOAL: Party on the 4th, Part 4
8 - GOAL: Party on the 4th, Part 4
Expire date: 13.07.2010
Red, White, and Blue!

    Tend 20 Cherry Trees
    Harvest 20 Eggplants
    Harvest 10 Cotton

Description: Nothing says patriotic like a BBQ with a bunch of red, white, and blue!
Hint: Having friends water your plants will speed up the cotton task!
Reward: 1500 Coins, 250 XP
Posting Reward: 50 food for 3 claimants
Spawned from: 7 - GOAL: Party on the 4th, Part 3
Opens: Nothing

GOAL: Finish the Cabin
9 - GOAL: Finish the Cabin
Finish the Cabin

    Finish the Cabin

Description: Now all it takes is dedication and hard work.
Hint: First you need wood to finish the framework. Then you can send for building materials, or buy them yourself.
Reward: 400 Coins, 25 XP
Posting Reward: 10 food for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 4 - GOAL: Visit Your Neighbors
Opens 1 more quest: 10 - GOAL: Customize Your Cabin

GOAL: Customize Your Cabin
10 - GOAL: Customize Your Cabin
Customize Your Cabin

    Customize Your Cabin

Description: Yer spouse will definitely enjoy the personal touch. Make that cabin show yer personality!
Hint: To customize any building, click it and use the "customize" option.
Reward: 100 Coins, 25 XP
Posting Reward: 100 gold for 10 claimants
Spawned from: 9 - GOAL: Finish the Cabin
Opens 1 more quest: 11 - GOAL: Spruce Things Up

GOAL: Spruce Things Up
11 - GOAL: Spruce Things Up
Spruce Things Up

    Buy Two Hay Bales at the Market
    Buy One Pitchfork at the Market
    Buy Three Other Decorations (total of six)

Description: You're startin' to think about your spouse ... but the place looks pretty darn dull right now. Buy some decorations to make it look purty.
Hint: Decorations don't take energy to buy, and they give you XP.
Reward: 300 Coins, 40 XP
Posting Reward: 1 bucket for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 10 - GOAL: Customize Your Cabin
Opens 2 more quests: 12 - GOAL: Clobber Snakes, 13 - GOAL: Get Married


GOAL: Clobber Snakes
12 - GOAL: Clobber Snakes
Clobber Snakes

    Clobber Three Snakes

Description: Snakes are all around on the frontier. Some are poison', so watch out. Clobber a few an' see if you kin get rid of 'em.
Hint: Snakes live in grass, under rocks, and especially inside old skulls.
Reward: 45 XP
Posting Reward: 20 food for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 11 - GOAL: Spruce Things Up
Opens: Nothing


GOAL: Get Married
13 - GOAL: Get Married
Step 1: Make Progress

    Plant Twelve Crops
    Pay 2000 Coins (Fulfilling this mission will consume 2000 Coins)
    Buy Three Chickens at the Market

Description: Out here, a lovin' companion is a must! Show that you can make a go of it afore you send for your spouse.
Hint: Harvest ready crops for food and coins.
Reward: 60 XP
Posting Reward: 100 gold for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 11 - GOAL: Spruce Things Up
Opens 3 more quests: 14 - GOAL: Checking for Breakfast, 15 - GOAL: Keep on Farming, 18 - GOAL: Get Married

GOAL: Checking for Breakfast
14 - GOAL: Checking for Breakfast
Checking for Breakfast

    Tend Ten Unready Neighbor Chickens
    Collect One Egg
    Collect Two Bacon

Description: Nothing like a fresh breakfast in the morning. Go out and see if you can rustle some up.
Hint: Visit neighbors and tend chickens that are *not* hungry. Eggs are part of the Chicken collection and Bacon is part of the Pig collection.
Reward: 40 XP, 80 Food
Posting Reward: 40 food for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 13 - GOAL: Get Married
Opens: Nothing

GOAL: Keep on Farming
15 - GOAL: Keep on Farming
Keep on Farming

    Plant 25 Crops
    Harvest 25 Crops

Description: There's a lot to do, but you should always think about havin' some crops in the ground.
Hint: Planting takes no energy, just coins.
Reward: 55 XP
Posting Reward: 15 food for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 13 - GOAL: Get Married
Opens 1 more quest: 16 - GOAL: Search for Lost Hammer

GOAL: Search for Lost Hammer
16 - GOAL: Search for Lost Hammer
Search for Lost Hammer

    Clear Three Neighbor Skulls
    Clear Five Neighbor Thorns
    Clear Three Neighbor Cacti

Description: Good ol' Frontier Jack lost his hammer while clearing some land for a neighbor. Search everywhere!
Hint: Visit friends and use your tends to complete this mission.
Reward: 35 XP, 1 Hammer
Posting Reward: 1 hammer for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 15 - GOAL: Keep on Farming
Opens 1 more quest: 17 - GOAL: Search for Lost Nails

GOAL: Search for Lost Nails
17 - GOAL: Search for Lost Nails
Search for Lost Nails

    Chop Neighbor Oak Trees 25 Times
    Chop Neighbor Pine Trees 25 Times

Description: Frontier Jack dropped some nails while choppin' on a neighbor's tree. Go searchin' for 'em!
Hint: Visit friends to complete this quest. You don't have to chop 25 different trees.
Reward: 50 XP, 1 Nails
Posting Reward: 1 nails for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 16 - GOAL: Search for Lost Hammer
Opens: Nothing


GOAL: Get Married
18 - GOAL: Get Married
Step 2: Build Up

    Clear Eight Grass
    Build a General Store

Description: Keepin' yer spouse happy out on the frontier can be hard. Clear land and build a little civilization to make 'em feel more at home.
Hint: If you're not high enough level to build a Store, work the homestead to gain experience and go up in level.
Reward: 400 Coins, 50 XP
Posting Reward: 2 ribbon for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 13 - GOAL: Get Married
Opens 2 more quests: 19 - GOAL: Make Medicinal Tea, 20 - GOAL: Get Married

GOAL: Make Medicinal Tea
19 - GOAL: Make Medicinal Tea
Make Medicinal Tea

    Own One Clover Tea
    Own Two Mushrooms
    Own Two Purple Flowers

Description: After a hard day on the homestead, it's nice to relax with a cup o' herbal tea. Mash 'em all up and enjoy!
Hint: Clover tea is found harvesting clover, mushrooms are found while clearing, and purple flowers can be found in any color of wildflower.
Reward: 3 Energy, 50 XP
Posting Reward: 5 energy for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 18 - GOAL: Get Married
Opens: Nothing

GOAL: Get Married
20 - GOAL: Get Married
Step 3: Prosperity

    Gather 150 Food
    Pay 3000 Coins (Fulfilling this mission will consume 3000 Coins)
    Buy One Cow

Description: Almost ready to get married. Make sure you have enough for a travel ticket.
Hint: Harvest ripe crops for food and coin. Use the coin to plant more crops.
Reward: 80 XP
Posting Reward: 25 xp for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 18 - GOAL: Get Married
Opens 2 more quests: 21 - GOAL: Lay in Firewood, 23 - GOAL: Get Married

GOAL: Lay in Firewood
21 - GOAL: Lay in Firewood
Lay in Firewood

    Buy One Forest Saw at the Market
    Cut More Wood

Description: On cold nights it's always good to have a little extra firewood.
Hint: Watch out for Bears!
Reward: 35 XP, 1 Fire
Posting Reward: 15 wood for 10 claimants
Spawned from: 20 - GOAL: Get Married
Opens 1 more quest: 22 - GOAL: Clear out the Grass

GOAL: Clear out the Grass
22 - GOAL: Clear out the Grass
Keep the Land Clear

    Buy One Goat
    Clear 25 Grass

Description: You gotta keep up with the wilderness, or the wilderness will roll over you. Goats and other animals can help hold back the grass 'n new trees.
Hint: Clearing the grass makes room for more wildflowers
Reward: 50 XP
Posting Reward: 100 gold for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 21 - GOAL: Lay in Firewood
Opens: Nothing

GOAL: Get Married
23 - GOAL: Get Married
Step 4: Fancy Duds

    Have Four Sets of Clothes
    Have Four Ribbons

Description: If yer gonna pop the question, you better look yer best. Get ready ta make some fancy duds.
Hint: Craft clothes inside your cabin. Ribbons come as gifts.
Reward: 50 XP
Posting Reward: 2 cloth for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 20 - GOAL: Get Married
Opens 2 more quests: 24 - GOAL: Get Married, 84 - Time for Breakfast!

GOAL: Get Married
24 - GOAL: Get Married
Step 5: Pop the Question

    Have Two Fancy Outfits
    Get One Bouquet

Description: Frontier tradition is to wear your best duds, get down on one knee and offer your beloved a beautiful wildflower bouquet.
Hint: Clear wildflowers to collect different colors. Turn in the collection for a bouquet! Craft fancy clothes inside the General Store.
Reward: 75 XP, A Spouse!, Increase Max Energy
Posting Reward: 1 present for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 23 - GOAL: Get Married
Opens 1 more quest: 25 - Do Family Chores

Do Family Chores
25 - Do Family Chores
Do Family Chores

    Have Your Spouse Chop Down Five Trees
    Have Your Spouse Feed 20 Chickens
    Have Your Spouse Harvest 50 Wheat

Description: There's a lot of work to do on the frontier. Have your spouse do some choppin' and feedin'.
Hint: To pick who will do the work, just click the avatar.
Reward: 25 XP, 15 Wood, 10 Food
Posting Reward: 100 gold for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 24 - GOAL: Get Married
Opens 2 more quests: 26 - GOAL: Feed the Farm Animals, 28 - GOAL: Prepare to Build a Crib

GOAL: Feed the Farm Animals
26 - GOAL: Feed the Farm Animals
Feed the Farm Animals

    Feed Three Neighbor Sheep
    Feed Four Neighbor Chickens
    Feed Five Neighbor Goats

Description: When times are tough, neighbors help each other out. You've got some feed and they've got some hungry animals, so go visitin' and get a-feedin'!
Hint: Visit friends and find the hungry little fellas. You can always feed them again later.
Reward: 50 XP
Posting Reward: 1 goose for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 25 - Do Family Chores
Opens 1 more quest: 27 - GOAL: Feed the Ranch Animals

GOAL: Feed the Ranch Animals
27 - GOAL: Feed the Ranch Animals
Feed the Ranch Animals

    Feed Five Neighbor Cows
    Feed Four Neighbor Oxen
    Feed Three Neighbor Horses

Description: The tough times are still goin' on. Now it's time to help out your neighbor's big critters.
Hint: Visit friends and find the big animals who need feeding. You can always feed them again later.
Reward: 50 XP
Posting Reward: 100 gold for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 26 - GOAL: Feed the Farm Animals
Opens: Nothing

GOAL: Prepare to Build a Crib
28 - GOAL: Prepare to Build a Crib
Prepare to Build a Crib

    Craft Ten Planks
    Have Four Tools
    Build a Barn

Description: There's gonna be a blessed event soon, and ya need a crib. To craft one, first you gotta have a barn plus some planks and tools.
Hint: Craft planks inside your Wagon. Get tools by being hired.
Reward: 500 Coins, 25 XP
Posting Reward: 15 wood for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 25 - Do Family Chores
Opens 1 more quest: 29 - GOAL: Get Ready for Baby


GOAL: Get Ready for Baby
29 - GOAL: Get Ready for Baby
Get Ready for Baby

    Craft a Crib
    Pay 5000 Coins (Fulfilling this mission will consume 5000 Coins)
    Visit 25 Neighbors

Description: After a search among your neighbors for proper godparents, get a crib and some cash and it'll be time to add to the family!
Hint: Cribs require ribbons, obtainable as free gifts, and sawhorses, crafted inside the barn.
Reward: 150 XP, A Child!, Max Energy Increase
Posting Reward: 100 gold for 10 claimants
Spawned from: 28 - GOAL: Prepare to Build a Crib
Opens 2 more quests: 30 - GOAL: A Thorny Problem, 34 - GOAL: Care for your Child

GOAL: A Thorny Problem
30 - GOAL: A Thorny Problem
A Thorny Problem

    Have Your Child Clear Five Thorns
    Have Your Child Clear a Cactus

Description: It's no good having all them prickers around. Set the kid to work and get 'em cleared out.
Hint: Thorns can be found in the deep woods, and both thorns and cacti can regrow over time.
Reward: 1000 Coins, 25 XP
Posting Reward: 75 xp for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 29 - GOAL: Get Ready for Baby
Opens 1 more quest: 31 - GOAL: Stumped

GOAL: Stumped
31 - GOAL: Stumped
Stumped

    Clear Four Stumps

Description: Sometimes it's temptin' to leave the stumps, but they gots to be cleared sooner or later.
Hint: If you don't have stumps on your homestead, make some by chopping trees.
Reward: 1000 Coins, 25 XP
Posting Reward: 20 wood for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 30 - GOAL: A Thorny Problem
Opens 2 more quests: 32 - GOAL: Help Neighbors Make Cheese, 33 - GOAL: Clobber Groundhogs

GOAL: Help Neighbors Make Cheese
32 - GOAL: Help Neighbors Make Cheese
Help Neighbors Make Cheese

    Tend Three Unready Neighbor Cows
    Tend Five Unready Neighbor Goats
    Collect Two Cheddar Cheese

Description: See if you can help your neighbors by tending some cows and goats that aren't hungry. It'll help you get some good ole homemade cheese!
Hint: Tend neighbor cows and goats that are not hungry! Find Cheddar Cheese by tending cows!
Reward: 50 Food, 35 XP
Posting Reward: 15 food for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 31 - GOAL: Stumped
Opens: Nothing

GOAL: Clobber Groundhogs
33 - GOAL: Clobber Groundhogs
Clobber Groundhogs

    Clobber 12 Groundhogs

Description: Them groundhogs'll ruin you faster'n you can say Great Horny Toads. You just gotta clobber 'em as fast as you see 'em.
Hint: Groundhogs live in your crops, but they especially like potatoes.
Reward: 85 XP
Posting Reward: 200 gold for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 31 - GOAL: Stumped
Opens: Nothing

GOAL: Care for your Child
34 - GOAL: Care for your Child
Care for your Child

    EAT 400 Food
    WEAR Five Clothes
    Find and WEAR a Warm Wool Coat

Description: Every child needs lots of food, clothing, and shelter. At least you've got a cabin.
Hint: The Wool Coat is a collectible, found when feeding sheep. Craft clothes inside your cabin.
Reward: 75 XP
Posting Reward: 25 food for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 29 - GOAL: Get Ready for Baby
Opens 2 more quests: 35 - GOAL: Tend Neighbor Crops, 39 - GOAL: Learning

GOAL: Tend Neighbor Crops
35 - GOAL: Tend Neighbor Crops
Tend Neighbor Crops

    Tend Ten Neighbor Tomatoes
    Tend Seven Neighbor Pumpkins
    Tend Three Neighbor Eggplant

Description: There's a drought hereabouts, an' everyone needs to pitch in to make sure the crops don't fail. Go tend some o' yer neighbor's crops an' keep 'em alive.
Hint: These crops are pretty fast; you may have to ask a friend to plant 'em so you can tend 'em.
Reward: 35 XP, 45 Food
Posting Reward: 15 food for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 34 - GOAL: Care for your Child
Opens 1 more quest: 36 - GOAL: Gather Weaving Materials

GOAL: Gather Weaving Materials
36 - GOAL: Gather Weaving Materials
Gather Weaving Materials

    Harvest 15 Ripe Neighbor Cherry trees.
    Harvest 15 Flax.
    Collect 100 Cloth.(It'll cost ya 100 Cloths to fulfill this Mission)

Description: Time to get to weavin'! You're gonna need to gather everything from the fibers to the dye!
Hint: You'll get cloth while visiting neighbors to harvest their trees! There is a large coin reward for completion! (The Cloth will be expended once you've met all of the conditions of the Mission.)
Reward: 15000 Coin
Posting Reward: 1 loom for 1 claimant
Spawned from: 35 - GOAL: Tend Neighbor Crops
Opens 1 more quest: 37 - GOAL: Tend More Neighbor Crops

GOAL: Tend More Neighbor Crops
37 - GOAL: Tend More Neighbor Crops
Tend Neighbor Crops

    Tend Eight Neighbor Flax
    Tend Six Neighbor Corn
    Tend Two Neighbor Sunflowers

Description: The drought is still goin' on, and now some o' the tougher crops are sufferin'. Better get to work.
Hint: Sunflowers require a high level, so you'll need a high-level friend.
Reward: 45 XP, 1000 Coin
Posting Reward: 25 xp for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 36 - GOAL: Gather Weaving Materials
Opens 1 more quest: 38 - GOAL: Tend Big Neighbor Crops

GOAL: Tend Big Neighbor Crops
38 - GOAL: Tend Big Neighbor Crops
Tend Neighbor Crops

    Tend Ten Neighbor Wheat
    Tend Five Neighbor Peas
    Tend One Neighbor Cotton

Description: The clouds are gatherin' but it's been goin' on so long even the hardy crops are withering. Get out there!
Hint: Everyone starts with some planted Peas, so new neighbors are useful here.
Reward: 65 XP, 3 Ribbon
Posting Reward: 1 ribbon for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 37 - GOAL: Tend More Neighbor Crops
Opens: Nothing

GOAL: Learning
39 - GOAL: Learning
Learning

    Buy a Schoolhouse at the Market
    Finish the Schoolhouse

Description: Kids need them some learnin'. Heck, the whole family should be learnin' all the time.
Hint: Schoolhouse lessons are coming soon!
Reward: 2000 Coins, 50 XP
Posting Reward: 200 gold for 10 claimants
Spawned from: 34 - GOAL: Care for your Child
Opens 1 more quest: 40 - GOAL: Get Ready to Bake!

GOAL: Get Ready to Bake!
40 - GOAL: Get Ready to Bake!
Step 1: Ingredients

    Plant 30 Pumpkins
    Buy One Cow

Description: Every child loves pie. If ya wanna be able to bake, the first step is gettin' the ingredients together.
Hint: You don't have to plant 30 pumpkins all at one time.
Reward: 35 XP
Posting Reward: 1 batter for 2 claimants
Spawned from: 39 - GOAL: Learning
Opens 2 more quests: 41 - GOAL: Apple Pie Contest, 42 - GOAL: Get Ready for the Schoolmarm

GOAL: Apple Pie Contest
41 - GOAL: Apple Pie Contest
Apple Pie Contest

    Harvest 20 Neighbor Apple Trees
    Collect Two Apple Pie

Description: It's time for the big pie-eatin' contest, but your crop is lookin' a mite sickly. They're fine fer makin' pies, but you'll need to scour the neighborhood for fine-lookin' apples.
Hint: "Pies" come from harvesting apple trees -- yours or neighbors. Only neighbor trees count for the first task, though.
Reward: 200 Coins, 50 XP
Posting Reward: 1 apple_pie for 4 claimants
Spawned from: 40 - GOAL: Get Ready to Bake!
Opens: Nothing

GOAL: Get Ready for the Schoolmarm
42 - GOAL: Get Ready for the Schoolmarm
Get Ready for the Schoolmarm

    Get the Schoolhouse Daily Bonus Two Times
    Buy Another Wagon at the Market

Description: Looks like there's some schoolin' about to take place. Better get ready -- she sounds like a wildcat!
Hint: To get the daily bonus, click the schoolhouse once a day and choose "Bonus"
Reward: 50 XP
Posting Reward: 25 xp for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 40 - GOAL: Get Ready to Bake!
Opens 2 more quests: 43 - GOAL: Welcome Fanny Wildcat, 51 - GOAL: Get Ready to Bake!

GOAL: Welcome Fanny Wildcat
43 - GOAL: Welcome Fanny Wildcat
Welcome Fanny Wildcat

    Have One Welcome Mat
    Have Three Bouquets
    Have Four Ribbons

Description: Give the schoolmarm, Fanny Wildcat, a nice big welcome to your frontier by making her a welcome package!
Hint: Welcome Mats come from Cabin Collection, Bouquets from the Wildflower Collection. Ribbons are free gifts. These items will be removed from your inventory.
Reward: 50 XP
Posting Reward: 1 slate for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 42 - GOAL: Get Ready for the Schoolmarm
Opens 1 more quest: 44 - GOAL: Prepare Dinner for Fanny Wildcat

GOAL: Prepare Dinner for Fanny Wildcat
44 - GOAL: Prepare Dinner for Fanny Wildcat
Prepare Dinner for Fanny Wildcat

    Have Four Mashed Potatoes
    Have Four Ribeye Steak
    Buy Four Meals

Description: Invite Fanny Wildcat to a proper family dinner.
Hint: Mashed Potatoes come from the Potato Collection, Ribeye from the Ox Collection. Meals are available in the market.
Reward: 50 Food, 50 XP
Posting Reward: 1 chalk for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 43 - GOAL: Welcome Fanny Wildcat
Opens 1 more quest: 45 - GOAL: Everybody Loves Cake

GOAL: Everybody Loves Cake
45 - GOAL: Everybody Loves Cake
Everybody Loves Cake

    Harvest 16 Peach Trees
    Craft Four Cakes
    Craft One Present

Description: Now wasn't that the best dessert you've ever had?
Hint: Cake can be crafted inside the Inn. Presents can be crafted inside the General Store.
Reward: 65 XP, 25 Food
Posting Reward: 1 batter for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 44 - GOAL: Prepare Dinner for Fanny Wildcat
Opens 1 more quest: 46 - GOAL: Finding The Perfect Apple

GOAL: Finding The Perfect Apple
46 - GOAL: Finding The Perfect Apple
Finding The Perfect Apple

    Use Your Child to Harvest 25 Apple Trees
    Use Your Child to Collect One Schoolhouse Daily Bonus

Description: Have your kid find the perfect apple for Fanny Wildcat
Hint: You can collect daily bonuses in the building's menu by clicking on the building. Remember to use your child!
Reward: 450 Coins, 50 XP
Posting Reward: 15 food for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 45 - GOAL: Everybody Loves Cake
Opens 1 more quest: 47 - GOAL: First Day of School

GOAL: First Day of School
47 - GOAL: First Day of School
First Day of School

    Craft Four Fancy Clothing
    Buy One Lesson at the Schoolhouse

Description: Ready to do some readin', writin' and 'rithmatic?
Hint: School lessons can now be bought at the Schoolhouse. Fancy Clothing is crafted inside the General Store.
Reward: 450 Coins, 55 XP
Posting Reward: 1 pen for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 46 - GOAL: Finding The Perfect Apple
Opens 1 more quest: 48 - GOAL: Sick Day

GOAL: Sick Day
48 - GOAL: Sick Day
Sickday

    Have Four Apricot Oil
    Have Seven White Flowers
    Craft Seven Fires

Description: Your child is sick and needs you to cook'em up some medicine quick-like!
Hint: Apricot Oil is part of the Apricot Tree Collection, and White Flowers are from the Wildflower Collection. Fire is crafted inside the Covered Wagon.
Reward: 65 Food, 45 XP
Posting Reward: 25 xp for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 47 - GOAL: First Day of School
Opens 1 more quest: 49 - GOAL: Child Does Homework

GOAL: Child Does Homework
49 - GOAL: Child Does Homework
Child Does Homework

    Learn One lesson at the School House
    Use your Child to Collect Two Daily Bonuses at the School House

Description: Miss Wildcat said that your child needs to spend more time on their homework!
Hint: Make sure you have enough learning materials for your school lesson!
Reward: 475 Coin, 75 XP
Posting Reward: 1 ink for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 48 - GOAL: Sick Day
Opens 1 more quest: 50 - GOAL: Punish Misbehavior in Class

GOAL: Punish Misbehavior in Class
50 - GOAL: Punish Misbehavior in Class
Punish Misbehavior in Class

    Use Your Child to Clear Four Skulls
    Use Your Child to Collect Two Barn Daily Bonuses
    Use Your Child to Feed 40 Pigs

Description: Miss Wildcat said your child has been misbehaving in class! This is gonna hurt you more than it's gonna hurt me!
Hint: Remember to use your child!
Reward: 125 XP
Posting Reward: 1 spitball for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 49 - GOAL: Child Does Homework
Opens: Nothing

GOAL: Get Ready to Bake!
51 - GOAL: Get Ready to Bake!
2: Ready the Kitchen

    Buy an Inn at the Market
    Finish the Inn

Description: You'll need a big kitchen to make cakes an' pies, so build yourself an Inn.
Hint: Fast-clicking resource icons is a good way to get extra coins.
Reward: 500 Coins, 75 XP
Posting Reward: 25 food for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 42 - GOAL: Get Ready for the Schoolmarm
Opens 1 more quest: 52 - GOAL: Start Ranching


GOAL: Start Ranching
52 - GOAL: Start Ranching
Start Ranching

    Buy Six Sheep
    Sell Six Adult Sheep

Description: There's money to be made in ranching as well as farming. Start small with sheep and we'll work our way up.
Hint: Animals take time and multiple feedings to grow to adult size.
Reward: 100 Food, 50 XP
Posting Reward: 1 sheep for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 51 - GOAL: Get Ready to Bake!
Opens 3 more quests: 53 - GOAL: Rockin Those Oxen, 54 - GOAL: Toys for the Kid, 79 - GOAL: Pig Farming

GOAL: Rockin Those Oxen
53 - GOAL: Rockin Those Oxen
Rockin Those Oxen

    Tend Ten Unready Neighbor Oxen
    Collect Two Steer Horns
    Collect Two Rope

Description: The neighbors are having some trouble with ornery oxen. They've asked you if you can help 'em wrestle that stubbornness out.
Hint: Visit neighbors and tend oxen that are *not* hungry. Rope is part of the Flax Collection.
Reward: 100 Coins, 55 XP
Posting Reward: 50 xp for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 52 - GOAL: Start Ranching
Opens: Nothing

GOAL: Toys for the Kid
54 - GOAL: Toys for the Kid
Toys for the Kid

    Have Two Bees
    Have Two Arrowheads
    Have Two Peanut Shells

Description: Kids love all kinds of crazy things to carry around in their pockets. See what you can find, but don't count on seein' 'em again.
Hint: Bees like clover, arrowheads can be found while clearing, and groundhogs leave behind peanut shells.
Reward: 100 Wood, 50 XP
Posting Reward: 1 family_diary for 10 claimants
Spawned from: 52 - GOAL: Start Ranching
Opens 1 more quest: 55 - GOAL: Eat Your Veggies

GOAL: Eat Your Veggies
55 - GOAL: Eat Your Veggies
Eat Your Veggies

    Harvest 20 Corn
    Harvest 20 Peas
    Harvest 20 Potatoes

Description: Now that you're a parent, you have to make sure your kids eat their vegetables every day.
Hint: Peas take a long time to grow. You might want to plant them first if you have enough coins.
Reward: 7 Energy, 75 XP
Posting Reward: 40 food for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 54 - GOAL: Toys for the Kid
Opens 1 more quest: 56 - GOAL: Learn About Sunflowers

GOAL: Learn About Sunflowers
56 - GOAL: Learn About Sunflowers
Learn About Sunflowers

    Harvest 20 Sunflowers
    Unwither One Neighbor Sunflower
    Tend Five Neighbor Sunflowers

Description: To learn all about these newfangled crops, ya gotta harvest 'em for yourself and for neighbors. Learnin' to unwither is important, too!
Hint: You have to be level 17 to plant Sunflowers. Go visit a neighbor who has some to find a withered one to tend.
Reward: 600 Coins, 85 XP
Posting Reward: 25 xp for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 55 - GOAL: Eat Your Veggies
Opens 1 more quest: 57 - GOAL: Eat Your Fruit


GOAL: Eat Your Fruit
57 - GOAL: Eat Your Fruit
Eat Your Fruit

    Water or Harvest Cherry Trees 24 Times
    Water or Harvest Apple Trees 12 Times
    Water or Harvest Peach Trees Six Times

Description: Gotta make sure your kids eat healthy every day.
Hint: The fruit of fruit trees never withers.
Reward: 7 Energy, 75 XP
Posting Reward: 40 food for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 56 - GOAL: Learn About Sunflowers
Opens 1 more quest: 58 - 3 Square Meals

3 Square Meals
58 - 3 Square Meals
3 Square Meals

    Buy a Breakfast Meal
    Buy a Lunch Meal
    Buy a Dinner Meal

Description: If ya wanna work hard on the frontier, you gotta eat three square meals a day.
Hint: You have to be level 19 to buy Dinner meals.
Reward: 100 XP
Posting Reward: 50 food for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 57 - GOAL: Eat Your Fruit
Opens 1 more quest: 59 - GOAL: Chicken Business

GOAL: Chicken Business
59 - GOAL: Chicken Business
Chicken Business

    Buy 35 Chickens
    Sell 35 Adult Chickens

Description: Chicken farmers can collect eggs, but the real money is in selling the growed-up chickens. Try it!
Hint: Animals take time and multiple feedings to grow to adult size.
Reward: 150 Food, 200 XP
Posting Reward: 1 chicken for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 58 - 3 Square Meals
Opens 1 more quest: 60 - GOAL: Chicken Ranching

GOAL: Chicken Ranching
60 - GOAL: Chicken Ranching
Chicken Ranching

    Buy 35 More Chickens
    Buy Eight Barbed-Wire Fences

Description: Chickens are profitable in large numbers, so you gots to figger out how to wrangle 'em.
Hint: You need new fences, even if you already own some. And more chickens.
Reward: 50 Food, 100 XP
Posting Reward: 1 feedtrough for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 59 - GOAL: Chicken Business
Opens 2 more quests: 61 - Birthday Time!, 69 - GOAL: Chicken Tender

Birthday Time!
61 - Birthday Time!
Birthday Time!

    Craft (And GIVE) Two Presents
    Craft (And EAT) One Cake
    Collect (And EAT) Three Peach Hardcandy

Description: Your little one is growin' up! Sure seems fast, don't it? Can't wait for a taste o' that cake!
Hint: Craft Presents inside the General Store; craft Cakes inside the Inn. Find candy by harvesting fruit.
Reward: 100 XP, Max Energy Increase
Posting Reward: 75 xp for 10 claimants
Spawned from: 60 - GOAL: Chicken Ranching
Opens 1 more quest: 62 - GOAL: Raise Geese

GOAL: Raise Geese
62 - GOAL: Raise Geese
Raise Geese

    Sell 50 Adult Geese
    Have (to Eat) 2 Foie Gras
    Harvest 40 Corn

Description: They say it's the corn that makes the livers so valuable. If rich city folk wanna pay for 'em....
Hint: Animals take time and multiple feedings to grow to adult size. Geese make Foie Gras
Reward: 150 Food, 200 XP
Posting Reward: 40 food for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 61 - Birthday Time!
Opens 2 more quests: 63 - GOAL: Become a Master Farmer, 66 - GOAL: Found a Town

GOAL: Become a Master Farmer
64 - GOAL: Become a Master Farmer
Master Farmer Part 2

    Plant 300 Flax
    Harvest 300 Flax

Description: Your farmin' prowess is startin' to become well known in the community. Keep up the good work!
Hint: Save energy for the harvest.
Reward: 100 Food, 400 XP, FIVE Lucky Horseshoes!
Posting Reward: 200 xp for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 63 - GOAL: Become a Master Farmer
Opens 1 more quest: 65 - GOAL: Become a Master Farmer


GOAL: Become a Master Farmer
65 - GOAL: Become a Master Farmer
Master Farmer Part 3

    Plant 1500 Peanuts
    Harvest 1500 Peanuts

Description: Your farmin' prowess is startin' to become well known in the community. Now prove you're the master of all farmers!
Hint: Peanuts take a long time to ripen.
Reward: 1 Ribbon, 1000 XP, 15 Lucky Horseshoes!
Posting Reward: 500 gold for 3 claimants
Spawned from: 64 - GOAL: Become a Master Farmer
Opens: Nothing


GOAL: Found a Town
66 - GOAL: Found a Town
Founder Part 1

    Spiff up the Inn
    Pay 100,000 Coins (Fulfilling this mission will consume 100,000 Coins)

Description: Your town is starting to grow. Make it look good and become a wealthy philanthropist, and maybe you can name it after yourself.
Hint: Every building can be customized to your satisfaction.
Reward: 1350 XP
Posting Reward: 500 gold for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 62 - GOAL: Raise Geese
Opens 1 more quest: 67 - GOAL: Found a Town

GOAL: Found a Town
67 - GOAL: Found a Town
Founder Part 2

    Pay 500,000 Coins (Fulfilling this mission will consume 500,000 Coins)

Description: Your town is still growing. You're the most famous person around, but there's always room for more.
Hint: Amassing large amounts of coin requires large amounts of crops. You'll get a Lucky Horseshoe award for completing this mission.
Reward: 5500 XP, TEN Lucky Horseshoes!
Posting Reward: 1000 gold for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 66 - GOAL: Found a Town
Opens 1 more quest: 68 - GOAL: Found a Town

GOAL: Found a Town
68 - GOAL: Found a Town
Founder Part 3

    Pay 1 Million Coins (Fulfilling this mission will consume 1,000,000 Coins)

Description: Now it's time to gather enough wealth to really build a thriving frontier town.
Hint: You'll get a Lucky Horseshoe award for completing this mission.
Reward: 11000 XP
Posting Reward: 300 food for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 67 - GOAL: Found a Town
Opens: Nothing


GOAL: Chicken Tender
69 - GOAL: Chicken Tender
Chicken Tender

    Feed 150 Chickens
    Collect (and EAT) Five Chicken Breast
    Collect (and FEED) Five Corn Fritters

Description: If you're gonna be a chicken farmer, you got to learn ever'thin' there is to know about chickens.
Hint: Corn Fritters come from harvesting corn. Chicken Breast comes from feeding chickens.
Reward: 75 Food, 200 XP
Posting Reward: 500 gold for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 60 - GOAL: Chicken Ranching
Opens 1 more quest: 70 - GOAL: Build a Chicken Coop

GOAL: Build a Chicken Coop
70 - GOAL: Build a Chicken Coop
Build a Chicken Coop

    Buy a Chicken Coop at the Market
    Finish the Chicken Coop

Description: Since you know so much 'bout chickens, it's time for the coop.
Hint: The Chicken Coop lets you harvest ALL your chickens once per day with NO energy.
Reward: 1000 Coins, 250 XP
Posting Reward: 50 food for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 69 - GOAL: Chicken Tender
Opens 1 more quest: 71 - GOAL: Prepare a New Bed

GOAL: Prepare a New Bed
71 - GOAL: Prepare a New Bed
Prepare a New Bed

    Craft or Have Two Comforters
    Craft or Have Four Sawhorses
    Have Four Tools

Description: With ever'body growin' up, it's time for a new bed in the house. Get ready to make one.
Hint: You can make comforters inside the Chicken Coop. Sawhorses are made in the Barn, and Tools come from being hired.
Reward: 75 XP, 500 Coins
Posting Reward: 1 downy_feather for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 70 - GOAL: Build a Chicken Coop
Opens 1 more quest: 72 - GOAL: Collect a Dozen Eggs

GOAL: Collect a Dozen Eggs
72 - GOAL: Collect a Dozen Eggs
Collect a Dozen Eggs

    Collect (and EAT) Four White Eggs
    Collect (and EAT) Four Brown Eggs
    Collect (and EAT) Four Spotted Eggs

Description: You should check your coop every day for eggs. When you got a dozen, EAT 'em!
Hint: Eggs come from the Chicken Coop. You may need to build a second one to find this many.
Reward: 100 Food, 300 XP
Posting Reward: 50 food for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 71 - GOAL: Prepare a New Bed
Opens 1 more quest: 73 - GOAL: Keep Warm

GOAL: Keep Warm
73 - GOAL: Keep Warm
Keep Warm

    Collect (to burn) 150 Wood
    Collect (to use) 10 Fire
    Collect (to wear) Two Fox Fur

Description: It can get mighty cold on the frontier. Snuggle up with something or someone warm and take the chill off.
Hint: Fox fur comes from foxes; fire is crafted inside your wagon.
Reward: 250 Coins, 50 XP
Posting Reward: 50 xp for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 72 - GOAL: Collect a Dozen Eggs
Opens 1 more quest: 74 - GOAL: Scout a Site

GOAL: Scout a Site
74 - GOAL: Scout a Site
Scout a Site

    Buy Three Tents at the Market
    Buy One Campfire at the Market
    Collect (to use) Two Lanterns

Description: Time to scout out a good spot for a sawmill. We gots to get lumber production up. Who knows what we'll find while we're out there.
Hint: There's prolly a couple lanterns in the barn collection.
Reward: 75 XP
Posting Reward: 1 cherryfront for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 73 - GOAL: Keep Warm
Opens 1 more quest: 75 - GOAL: Start Reforesting

GOAL: Start Reforesting
75 - GOAL: Start Reforesting
Start Reforesting

    Buy Ten Pine Trees at the Market
    Buy Ten Oak Trees at the Market

Description: A sawmill's gotta have somethin' ta cut ... so make sure there'll be plenty o' trees on your homestead in the future.
Hint: You have to be at least level 20 to buy Oak Trees.
Reward: 75 XP, 50 Wood
Posting Reward: 25 xp for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 74 - GOAL: Scout a Site
Opens 1 more quest: 76 - GOAL: Get Equipped

GOAL: Get Equipped
76 - GOAL: Get Equipped
Get Equipped

    Have (to USE) Six Wool Gloves
    Have (to USE) Four Ropes
    Have (to USE) Three Coffee Cups

Description: Get your work gear together an' get ready to build yerself a sawmill!
Hint: Wool Gloves come from sheep, Ropes come from flax, and coffee cups come from the Inn.
Reward: 125 XP, 500 Coins
Posting Reward: 50 wood for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 75 - GOAL: Start Reforesting
Opens 1 more quest: 77 - GOAL: Build a Sawmill

GOAL: Build a Sawmill
77 - GOAL: Build a Sawmill
Build a Sawmill

    Buy a Sawmill at the Market
    Finish the Sawmill

Description: To keep up a steady supply o' wood, a sawmill is a must. The more trees you got the more wood it makes, an' you don't have ta cut 'em down!
Hint: Start collectin' those buidin' materials now!
Reward: 200 XP
Posting Reward: 50 wood for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 76 - GOAL: Get Equipped
Opens 1 more quest: 78 - GOAL: Breakfast in Bed

GOAL: Breakfast in Bed
78 - GOAL: Breakfast in Bed
Breakfast in Bed

    Craft a Feather Bed
    Have (to USE) Two Pillows
    Buy a Breakfast Meal at the Market

Description: How 'bout a nice breakfast in bed? Course, you need a bed first. Start buildin'!
Hint: Beds are made in the Sawmill. Pillows can be collected at the Inn.
Reward: 200 XP, 500 Coins
Posting Reward: 40 wood for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 77 - GOAL: Build a Sawmill
Opens: Nothing

GOAL: Pig Farming
79 - GOAL: Pig Farming
Pig Farming

    Buy Nine Pigs
    Sell Nine Adult Pigs

Description: Pigs are some of the most profitable animals around, for how much work they take to grow. Good luck on the ranch!
Hint: Animals take time and multiple feedings to grow to adult size.
Reward: 150 Food, 150 XP
Posting Reward: 1 pig for 4 claimants
Spawned from: 52 - GOAL: Start Ranching
Opens 1 more quest: 80 - GOAL: Clobber Foxes

GOAL: Clobber Foxes
80 - GOAL: Clobber Foxes
Clobber Foxes

    Clobber 15 Foxes

Description: When folk start raisin' up plump yard birds, the foxes start comin' around. Better get to clobberin'!
Hint: Foxes come out when chickens and geese are being fed.
Reward: 65 XP, 300 Coins
Posting Reward: 1 goose for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 79 - GOAL: Pig Farming
Opens 1 more quest: 81 - GOAL: Cow Farming

GOAL: Cow Farming
81 - GOAL: Cow Farming
Dairy Ranching

    Buy 12 Cows
    Sell 12 Adult Cows

Description: Everyone should experience raisin' up a herd o' cows. Good luck on the ranch!
Hint: Animals take time and multiple feedings to grow to adult size.
Reward: 250 Food, 250 XP
Posting Reward: 1 cow for 3 claimants
Spawned from: 80 - GOAL: Clobber Foxes
Opens 2 more quests: 82 - GOAL: Cure the Pigs, 83 - GOAL: Teach Hunting

GOAL: Cure the Pigs
82 - GOAL: Cure the Pigs
Cure the Pigs

    Tend 10 Unready Neighbor Pigs
    Clear 7 Wildflowers
    Harvest 25 Apple Trees

Description: There's a strange pig-disease goin' round the neighborhood, and your apple-flower tea seems to be the only cure. Time to pay some visits an' save some pigs!
Hint: Visit neighbors and tend pigs that are *not* hungry.
Reward: 1000 Coins, 150 XP
Posting Reward: 1 poop2 for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 81 - GOAL: Cow Farming
Opens: Nothing


GOAL: Teach Hunting
83 - GOAL: Teach Hunting
Teach Hunting

    Have your Spouse or Child Clobber Four Snakes
    Have your Spouse or Child Scare Seven Bears
    Have your Spouse or Child Clobber 21 Groundhogs

Description: The whole family's gotta know how to hunt an' chase away varmints. Let your spouse and child do the work so's they kin learn.
Hint: Select your spouse or child to do the hunting. Don't do it yourself!
Reward: 125 XP
Posting Reward: 35 food for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 81 - GOAL: Cow Farming
Opens: Nothing

Time for Breakfast!
84 - Time for Breakfast!
Time for Breakfast!

    Buy a Breakfast Meal
    Harvest 12 Crops

Description: Workin' all day can make a pioneer powerful hungry. Have a good breakfast and then get down to harvestin'.
Hint: To get more energy, you can buy meals at the market. To harvest crops, ya might have to plant some first.
Reward: 50 XP
Posting Reward: 15 food for 10 claimants
Spawned from: 23 - GOAL: Get Married
Opens 1 more quest: 85 - GOAL: Make an Orchard


GOAL: Make an Orchard
85 - GOAL: Make an Orchard
Make an Orchard

    Plant Two Fruit Trees
    Have Six Fruit Trees

Description: Crops can fail, but trees are hardy. To have a real homestead you gotta have a little orchard of your own.
Hint: Fruit trees are bought at the market; some can be sent as gifts.
Reward: 50 XP, 25 Food
Posting Reward: 2 applefront for 4 claimants
Spawned from: 84 - Time for Breakfast!
Opens 1 more quest: 86 - GOAL: Scare Bears

GOAL: Scare Bears
86 - GOAL: Scare Bears
Scare Bears

    Scare Six Bears

Description: Bears live in the woods (yes, that too). They can be real pests, so scare 'em away from your homestead.
Hint: Bears live in the forest, especially near really big trees. Don't cut 'em all down!
Reward: 65 XP
Posting Reward: 50 xp for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 85 - GOAL: Make an Orchard
Opens: Nothing


GOAL: Find Lost Sheep
87 - GOAL: Find Lost Sheep
Find Lost Sheep

    Find Your Sheep and Feed It.

Description: Find your little lost sheep and feed it. You may have to move the map around a little.
Hint: Click and hold the mouse to scroll the map.
Reward: 100 Coins, 6 XP
Posting Reward: 100 gold for 10 claimants
Spawned from: 2 - GOAL: Clear the Land
Opens 1 more quest: 88 - GOAL: Prepare the Harvest

GOAL: Prepare the Harvest
88 - GOAL: Prepare the Harvest
Prepare the Harvest

    Buy One Fruit Tree at the Market
    Buy One Pig at the Market
    Plant Seven Crops

Description: Now let's get some crops in the ground and prepare now for a big harvest later.
Hint: Crops, animals an' fruit trees are a major source o' food and coins, but they take time to mature.
Reward: 500 Coins, 10 XP, 40 Food
Posting Reward: 15 food for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 87 - GOAL: Find Lost Sheep
Opens 2 more quests: 89 - GOAL: Prepare the Ground, 93 - GOAL: Move Lost Sheep


GOAL: Prepare the Ground
89 - GOAL: Prepare the Ground
Prepare the Ground

    Clear Seven Grass
    Clear One Skull
    Clear Two Rocks

Description: Clear the land to make more room for crops.
Hint: Watch out for snakes!
Reward: 100 Coins, 20 XP
Posting Reward: 10 food for 10 claimants
Spawned from: 88 - GOAL: Prepare the Harvest
Opens 1 more quest: 90 - GOAL: Lay in Supplies

GOAL: Lay in Supplies
90 - GOAL: Lay in Supplies
Lay in Supplies

    Have 25 Wood
    Have 50 Food

Description: Always look to the future and make sure you'll be warm an' well fed.
Hint: Feed animals and harvest crops for more food.
Reward: 200 Coins, 6 XP
Posting Reward: 10 food for 10 claimants
Spawned from: 89 - GOAL: Prepare the Ground
Opens 1 more quest: 91 - GOAL: Tend Neighbor Crops

GOAL: Tend Neighbor Crops
91 - GOAL: Tend Neighbor Crops
Tend Neighbor Crops

    Tend One Unready Neighbor Crop
    Tend One Ripe Neighbor Crop
    Tend One Withered Neighbor Crop

Description: People on the frontier help each other out. Go check the neighbor's crops 'n be sure they're all right.
Hint: You can tend neighbor crops even before they're ready for harvest!
Reward: 250 Coins, 5 XP
Posting Reward: 20 food for 10 claimants
Spawned from: 90 - GOAL: Lay in Supplies
Opens 1 more quest: 92 - GOAL: The Fowl Watch

GOAL: The Fowl Watch
92 - GOAL: The Fowl Watch
The Fowl Watch

    Buy Nine Geese
    Buy One Water Trough
    Hire Two Neighbors

Description: When geese huddle close together like so, they know a varmint is near. Reckon you better have some neighbors help you watch over them!
Hint: Click a friend's image in the Neighbor Bar, then click "Hire"
Reward: 100 Coins, 15 XP
Posting Reward: 15 xp for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 91 - GOAL: Tend Neighbor Crops
Opens: Nothing

GOAL: Move Lost Sheep
93 - GOAL: Move Lost Sheep
Move Lost Sheep

    Move Your Sheep.
    Own or Buy Four Fences (any type).

Description: Get your sheep someplace where you can keep an eye on her. You might want to build her a little pen.
Hint: Use the Move and Rotate tools (inside the My Tools menu) to move and spin objects.
Reward: 20 Food, 10 XP
Posting Reward: 20 xp for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 88 - GOAL: Prepare the Harvest
Opens 1 more quest: 94 - GOAL: Chop Neighbor Trees

GOAL: Chop Neighbor Trees
94 - GOAL: Chop Neighbor Trees
Chop Neighbor Trees

    Chop Neighbor Pines Five Times
    Chop Neighbor Oaks Five Times

Description: Helpin' neighbors chop their trees is a good way to get wood without deforestin' yerself. Go do some friendly work!
Hint: Go for a visit an' use your tends on the right kind o' tree.
Reward: 10 Food, 15 XP
Posting Reward: 5 firewood for 5 claimants
Spawned from: 93 - GOAL: Move Lost Sheep
Opens: Nothing

GOAL: Tame the Wilderness
95 - GOAL: Tame the Wilderness
Tame the Wilderness

    Clear Ten Grass
    Chop Down Three Trees

Description: They grow slow, but you'll still sometimes find new grass and trees on your homestead.
Hint: Grass can regrow as time passes.
Reward: 200 Coins, 25 XP
Posting Reward: 1 shovel for 5 claimants
Spawned from: Nothing
Opens: Nothing

Happy Aquarium new Gamebar Guide: How to get the Rare Rainbow Shark

Happy Aquarium Rare Rainbow Shark pop-up window
Back in April, Crowdstar promoted its Gamebar through Happy Aquarium, offering 10 free Pearls to those willing to install it. This time around, random players who start their game are getting a pop-up window advertising the Gamebar with the Rare Rainbow Shark.
Crowdstar Gamebar offers free Rare Rainbow Shark

Since not everyone is getting this notice, you should grab the Gamebar by clicking here to go directly to the official download page. Next, click on "Download Gamebar" for a 2.4MB file with the name: FFCrowdstarToolbarInstaller_CDS_tbr_1.9.0.0.exe
Crowdstar Gamebar uncheck Ask box
(NOTE: I recommend unchecking the box for "Make Ask my browser default search provider" because if you're after the shark, you really don't need it.)

Judging by the file name, you should be able to tell that this Gamebar is a newer edition than the one released in April, so maybe you'd want to keep it around to test it out.

After you've downloaded the Gamebar, double-click on it to run installation, then restart your browser. When you log back in, you should see the image below. Click on "Get My Shark!" and you'll get a baby Rare Rainbow Shark in your tank.
Happy Aquarium: Get My Shark!
And just like the first time around, the game should reward you with an additional 20 Coins for your trouble. Now, if you want to uninstall it, here's what you do:

If you're using Firefox, simply go to the top of your window for the "Tools" menu, scroll down to "Add-ons", look for the "Crowdstar Gamebar", then click "Uninstall". Firefox will restart itself, the Gamebar will be gone, and you'll get to keep the shark!

For Internet Explorer users, go to "Tools", scroll down to "Manage Add-ons", look for the "Crowdstar Gamebar" listed under "Ask.com", double-click on the name "Crowdstar Gamebar", then click on "Remove".

Nightclub City rocks out with new Vegas decor

Nightclub City Las Vegas Decor
It's okay, you can admit it - you're playing Nightclub City just like I am. How can you resist the booming bass, the groovy beats, and the bright and colorful nightclub scene? Last week, Nightclub City rolled out the ability to move your glamorous nightclub to either New York or Las Vegas, and now there is a whole new collection of Vegas themed decorations to make your club stand out from the pack.

Las Vegas Showgirl - $8,000,000
Red Suit Dance Floor - $2,500
Black Suit Dance Floor - 3 Facebook Credits
Poker Dance Floor - $2,500
High Roller DJ System - Level 19
Oasis Fire DJ System - 55 Facebook Credits
Oasis Silk DJ System - 55 Facebook Credits
House of Cards Bar - Level 19
Oasis Red Bar - Level 19
Oasis Cloud Bar - Level 19
Oasis Sand Bar - Level 35
High Roller Black Chair - $1,200
High Roller Golden Chair - $1,200
Black Roulette MInibooth - Level 19
Black Roulette Booth - Level 19
Gold Roulette Minibooth - Level 19
Gold Roulette Booth - Level 19
Oasis Blue Minibooth - 24 Facebook Credits
Oasis Blue Booth - Level 33
Oasis Red Minibooth - 24 Facebook Credits
Oasis Red Booth - Level 33
Glass Bottle Partition - $30,000

Some of these items are quite expensive, but hey - it's Vegas baby! Go big or go home, if you know what I'm sayin'. What do you think of these new Nightclub City items? Are you still playing the game?

FishVille releases two limited time Grouper fish

Fish fans rejoice - there is new limited time fish available in the FishVille market! The Sawtail Grouper costs 12 Sand Dollars, takes 3 days to grow to maturity, gives 1,200 XP and sells for 4,800 coins. The Goldbar Grouper takes a bit longer to grow, 4 days, and sells for 6,400 coins and gives 1,930 XP. However, it costs 16 Sand Dollars, which isn't cheap.

You'll have to act quick if you want these fish though, as the Sawtail Grouper is only available for 5.1 days, and the Goldbar is only available for 2.1 days. FishVille pretty much always has a fish or two available for a limited time, and these two are rather pretty. The Sawtail is a nice blue color with a bit of shimmer and the Goldbar fish is orange with white stripes.

Did you buy these limited edition Grouper fish?

PetVille game cards now in a store near you

Zynga have now released brand new game cards at Gamestop and 7/11. Previously, only FarmVille, Mafia Wars, and Cafe World game cards were available, but now PetVille and Treasure Isle cards are available as well. These cards come in $10.00 and $25.00 denominations and are redeemed online. PetVille fans, you'll be happy to know that there is an exclusive in-game mascot reward for redeeming your game cards in PetVille. So far, no such deal has been announced in Treasure Isle, but that doesn't mean that one isn't coming soon.

Game cards provide an easy alternative for getting Pet Cash, especially for those people who don't have access to credit cards. Instead of partaking in offers that may or may not successfully pay off, game cards guarantee that you'll be able to redeem them for in-game cash. They also make perfect gifts for the Zynga game fan in your life. These cards can be redeemed in any Zynga game (not just PetVille and Treasure Isle) but you will only get the bonus mascot pet if you redeem yours in PetVille.

Have you redeemed a game card? What does the PetVille Mascot look like in your pet's home?

FarmVille: Give neighbors the gift that keeps on giving -- pig slop

FarmVille is encouraging more farmers to be good neighbors lately. First, the game launched the Daily Good Deeds list, and earlier this week, the ability to send Special Deliveries to neighbors from their farms. Now, you can keep the do-gooder thing going by sending friends free pig slop while visiting their farms.

To give away free slop, click the pig icon on the left hand of the screen. You will then be able to post a message to your neighbor's wall that says "YOURNAME visited your farm and is sharing a little extra pig slop with you!"

farmville neighbors pig slop

Do you like being able to send gifts from neighbor's farms or do you prefer to send gifts the old-fashioned way?

Pet Society gets downright fierce with new Fighter Arcade Game

Pet Society creator Playfish has just released a brand new toy for your pets that we're sure many of you coin-op junkies would appreciate. The new Fighter Arcade Game toy is available in the Pet Society store or by just clicking the ad below the game screen. Here's the clincher: it's only 900 coins and costs zero Playfish Cash!

The Fighter Arcade Game is part of a much larger event, "Matsuri Week," whose exclusive Japanese item collection is slowly trickling into the game until September 20. We know, that's obviously longer than a week, but don't question a good thing.

Clearly inspired by the Japanese fighting game that brought the genre into the main stream, Street Fighter, the game plays itself when clicked. Look closely and you'll see one of the furry combatants let loose a tiny, blue fireball just like Ryu!

When does FarmVille finally get in the way?

FarmVille Logo
Is it when your grades start slipping? That's exactly what Harrisburg University of Science and Technology wants to find out this Monday when it will block its college network from all social networks this Monday. Part of an involuntary social experiment, the college-wide shut down of social media access will include Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and AOL Instant Messenger, according to Inside Higher Ed.

While Harrisburg University's issue with Facebook isn't solely due to FarmVille, surely some of that traffic was headed Zynga's way. When does FarmVille become such a prominent aspect of your life that it blocks their path to success? Have you ever had to cut yourself off from social games because you were afraid they were getting in the way? How would you feel if your school or workplace cut off your access to social games without your consent?

Cafe World Grand Master Chef: Build this to master recipes faster

After an early warning last week, the Grand Master Chef has arrived in Cafe World. Once complete, this new buildable item will help you master dishes three times (3x) faster for one week. That means the cooking time for the dishes will be the same, but once they're done, you will be rewarded with additional mastery points.

There's a catch though, after the week is up, you will have to pay 8 Cafe Cash to recharge the Grand Master Chef and keep these mastery bonuses coming. Ouch.

If you decide to take the plunge anyway -- here's what you need to do. By now, you're probably very familiar with buildable items in Cafe World. The first step? Collecting materials to complete your statue and get the faster mastery bonus.
cafe world grand master chef materials
Here are the items (and how many of each) you'll need to collect to complete the item:

    Magic Herbs - 8
    Secret Spices - 8
    Ancient Recipes - 8
    Secret Scrolls - 8

There are two ways to get all of the materials you need to complete the Grand Master Chef.

1. Ask fellow players to send them to you
2. Buy them for Cafe Cash, each item costs 1CC -- so if you want to buy everything at once, you'll need to spend 32 Cafe Cash (roughly $7).

Right now, these items are now available in the Free Gifts section of the game, so the only way to give friends these items is to sent them via a Wall Post.
grand master chef

Unlike the No Clean Fairy, you actually need to place the base of the Grand Master Chef in your cafe. You can click on the base to check your progress and ask friends to send you more items.

Once the Grand Master Chef is complete -- you will be able to master recipes 3x faster for one week, once that week is up, you'll have to decide if its worth the Cafe Cash to keep the faster mastery mojo going.

What do you think of the Grand Master Chef? Is it worth building?

Mafia Wars: Las Vegas Collections take you into the Nevada desert

New collections have appeared in Mafia Wars today, but you'll have to head over to Sin City to find them. These four Las Vegas Collections are part of Zynga's gradual update to the city and provide impressive stat boosts like permanently increased health, energy and increased loot drop chances.

Check out what you'll need to find, and more importantly, what you'll win after the break.
Mafia Wars Las Vegas Collections list
Log into the game and if you don't already see the Las Vegas Collections promotional banner, just check your profile and find them under the "Collections and Vault" tab. Here's each of the four collections and what you'll need to find while you're doing jobs in Vegas:

The Cactus Collection (+30 Health):

    Christmas Cactus
    Silver Cholla
    Cottontop Cactus
    Hedgehog Cactus
    Prickly Pear Cactus
    Barrell Cactus
    Saguaro


Mojave Animals Collection (+10 Energy and +10 Stamina):

    Jackrabbit
    Coyote
    Roadrunner
    Rattlesnake
    Kit Fox
    Golden Eagle
    Mountain Lion


Poker Hands Collection (+20 Attack and +20 Defense):

    Pair
    Two Pair
    Three of a Kind
    Full House
    Four of Kind
    Straight Flush
    Joker


Matchbooks Collection (Ten percent drop rate increase while in Vegas):

    Loot Isle Casino
    Camelot Hotel
    Giza Las Vegas
    Florentine Resort
    Soft Rock Casino
    Jersey, Jersey
    Planet Bollywood


Head on back over to Las Vegas for a chance at improving your character even further, but don't forget to bring back the Rat Pack while you're at it.

Vampire Wars' Fae Wings introduce the world's first undead fairies

If you're still collecting the Feather Wings in Vampire Wars, stop right there. Zynga added Fae Wings to your favorite fanged fantasy. Undead bird people are cool and all, but undead fairies are definitely a first. And... that's every fantasy trope in existence accounted for. This time around, the wings only take 50 Fae Fragments and come in the standard three varieties:

    Blue Fae Wings: +10 Rage, +20 Energy
    Purple Fae Wings: +20 Attack, +20 Energy
    Red Fae Wings: +20 Defense, +20 Energy


The only way to find the Fae Fragments is through asking your friends for them through gifts or returning the favor. Collecting all three sets of wings will reward you with +10 Attack and Defense and +20 Energy. These provide essentially the same bonuses as the Feather Wings, but considering they cost much less to make we recommend going for these if you haven't started on a set yet. Not to mention they look pretty damned awesome. Again, the Artisans are going to take a week to craft these once you turn in the fragments, which you can speed along by bribing them for Favor Points, but why rush it?

Mafia Wars Zynga Request Page finally live, other games wait patiently

Thanks to the Zynga Request Page finally appearing in Mafia Wars, you can now send and receive gifts and Energy, respond to help requests and accept mafia invites in the game without leaving to another page. Just click on the envelope icon next the Help box in the upper right corner of the game screen to access all of your requests in the game.

Your requests are by default organized in one list, but you can view by category if you'd rather not get confused. Accepting gifts automatically places them in your inventory and allows you to send "Thank You" gifts right from the page. However, you're not given the option to choose the gift you send, which most likely means that you'll automatically send the same gift in return. A choice on what gift to send would have been much better, but this will have to do for now.

According to Mafia Wars Maniac, accepting gifts also has the chance of rewarding you with Loyalty Points. Pretty sweet deal for not doing much of anything. Unfortunately, we're experiencing a bug that only allows you to send a certain amount of "Thank You" gifts in return before the option fails to appear anymore. We hope this is fixed soon or our mafias are going to think we're all jerks who don't like gifting back.

Sadly, the full Zynga Request Page has yet to make it into some of Zynga's other games like Treasure Isle and FrontierVille, but hopefully it's only a matter of time before this feature is available in all of the studio's games. In the meantime, you'll have to suffer the new old-fashioned way.

Mafia Wars Slots Super Items added to Bonus Wheel, pay big to win big

The Lucky Stash Slot Machine in Mafia Wars was always an obligatory thing to do each day when you were given a free spin or something to pump extra Reward Points into when there was nothing else better to buy--which probably never happened. Finally, Zynga added some extra incentive to spinning that wheel more than once daily with Slots Super Items.

These items are only available by filling the Bonus Meter completely and spinning the Bonus Wheel for free. Before, the Bonus Wheel was only filled with various amounts of Reward Points and meager items with stats that weren't even impressive when the feature was first introduced in July 2010. But spinning now can win you some pretty impressive animals, weapons, armor and vehicles like the Rex Fang (73 Attack, 35 Defense).

The cheapo in me is still only going to use his free daily spin, but at least this is something better to look forward to than items like the Box Jellyfish (28 Attack, 56 Defense). Seriously, at least bring something to a fight that you could fashion into a shiv... like a swordfish.

Newsweek rates Facebook's 'most addictive games', the most fun epidemic in years

Newsweek recently took a look at the metrics they believe imply are Facebook's most addictive games including staples like Zyngas' FarmVille and Mafia Wars as well as gems like Bejeweled Blitz from Popcap and Mindjolt's Bouncing Balls. But are the numbers behind social games enough to say whether they're addictive? If the numbers indicate anything more than gamers simply enjoying games, then we might have an epidemic afflicting 160 million on our hands.

Well, if you're in Dr. Hilarie Cash's camp, who claims that social games are addictive by design, then this is most likely true. If Cash is right, then it's possible that we're all 'addicted' to Facebook games on varying levels solely by virtue of their design. But is it truly addiction that makes social games so popular or is it the basic reward structure in which social games operate? Maybe the gameplay structure of task and reward is inherently gripping.

While some cases of gaming addiction are pretty cut and dry, perhaps it's a personal realization of a negative impact. In a recent survey by Lightspeed Research, 19 percent of Facebook gamers admitted to being addicted. (And that doesn't account for how many who could be in denial.)

FrontierVille Music Crates brings serious tuneage to your homestead

FrontierVille Music Crate
Ready to play your first Facebook ho down? Zynga added the Music Crate to FrontierVille today, which for 40 Horseshoes, or $5.30 USD, holds one of five musical instrument decorations. Each one is said to play a tune when clicked on the homestead. Here are all five instruments and their purchase prices if you want to buy them directly:

    Banjo: 330 XP, 48 Horseshoes
    Guitar: 300 XP, 44 Horseshoes
    Squeezebox: 280 XP, 42 Horseshoes
    Tambourine: 360 XP, 49 Horseshoes
    Fiddle: 330 XP, 46 Horseshoes


These interactive decorations are only available until Oct. 20, so get to savin' if you want to get to playin' them all.

It's Turkey Time in Tiki Resort: New mystery prizes

Playdom's Tiki Resort is still bustling with activity from all their Halloween surprises, but now it's time to pull out the Thanksgiving goodies and celebrate a new holiday.

The most exciting celebration in this new theme is the Daily Turkey Bonus. Simply for logging into Tiki Resort and clicking on the large bouncing roasted turkey once per day, you'll be given an exclusive random Thankgiving-themed item. There are 7 total Thanksgiving items that can be won in this way, totally for free. You can also buy Thanksgiving Charms for 9 Facebook Credits each to give yourself more chances in the random giveaway.

Finally, there is one new item in the Shop available for Thanksgiving only. The Tiki Turkey Tent will cost you 29 Facebook Credits, and looks like two turkeys underneath a striped yellow tent. We're sure this isn't the last new item available for purchase. It does seem as if most of the Turkey day decorations will come from the mystery game. Which is fine with us, because it's free!

FarmVille Country Fair buildings and decorations now available

In addition to the new animal and tree available in the equally new Country Fair theme in FarmVille, tonight's game update also saw the release of two new buildings and four new decorations in the store.

The items here are the basics of what you'll need to put together your very own Country Fair or carnival on your farm. The two buildings are the Carnival Tent and the Ticket Booth. What goes on inside the Carnival Tent can be left to your imagination. Is it an animal show? A petting zoo? That's all up to you, but you can add one to your farm for 120,000 coins. Likewise, the Ticket Booth is also a coin-based item, costing just 40,000 coins.

As for the new decorations, you can now pick up the Pirate Boat Ride that we gave you a sneak peek of earlier this week, along with a Dunk Tank and Balloon Stand, both of which are available for coins. Surprisingly, the only two items available for Farm Cash are the Free Fall Ride, and the aforementioned Pirate Boat Ride, which cost 50 and 25 Farm Cash, respectively.

We'll be sure to let you know when and if this theme continues to grow in the future, so check back with us then!

FarmVille's 24-hour Megamind movie promo kicks off Thursday

'Megamind,' Dreamworks new animated film starring Will Ferrell, Tina Fey and Brad Pitt, will be coming to FarmVille in the first-ever movie tie-in for the popular Facebook farming game.

Starting on Thursday, virtual farmers will be able to visit Megamind's 'Mega-Farm' and receive two exclusive in-game items: 'Mega-Grow' which will cause your crops to ripen instantly and a Megamind AirHog decoration.

This promotion, much like the recent FarmVille McDonalds promotion, will only be available for 24 hours, so you'll have to move fast if you want to get your hands on this exclusive loot.


See more images from the FarmVille/Megamind promotion after the jump. farmville megamind promo images


farmville megamind promotion

FarmVille Thanksgiving is already on the way

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Although Halloween just ended, Thanksgiving is just a few weeks away. FarmVille is already preparing awesome new stuff to celebrate the occasion. That's the best part about Facebook games during the holiday season, it's not-stop updates, items, and special promotions. Definitely better than the boring summer months.
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I stumbled upon a few unreleased FarmVille Thanksgiving items today. In addition to a turkey costume and three turkey sweaters, FarmVille seems to be planning a Thanksgiving table feature. It looks as though people will have to gift you supplies to build up your Thanksgiving dinner. Just thinking about that feast is making me hungry already.

Check back in with the blog for more Thanksgiving stuff as we move closer to the holiday.

Restaurant City Wizard School items to conjure magical cafes Thursday

Though Halloween is officially over, that doesn't mean our games have to be any less magical. Playfish is set to introduce the new Wizard School set of items to Restaurant City this Thursday. This new theme is sure to transform your restaurant into an enchanted eatery in no time with outdoor and indoor decorations. Let the Magic Broom, which will replace your janitorial staff, do the cleaning for you. O Mirror of Gluttony, an item that will generate 1,500 coins every four hours for two and a half days before it breaks from reflecting so many overindulgent customers. (Is Playfish trying to say something here?)

Frankly, the Wizard School theme is clearly biting off inspired by the Harry Potter series. Especially considering this set of items comes just in time for the November release of the seventh film based on the infamous novels. You'll also find decorations like Harry Butter and Ham-oniony (who comes up with this stuff?) as well. But Playfish knows what you really want: the recipes. So, this week both Chocolate Toads (sound familiar?) and Butternut Squash will be added to the game. But this is just scratching the surface of what's to be introduced tomorrow, so take a look at the full list on the Restaurant City Blog and brush up on your spell book for when this new theme lands tomorrow.

CityVille leaves Zynga Lotto fans out in the suburbs

Zynga Lotto fans are feeling quite abandoned right now.

Nearly two months ago, Zynga used Zynga Lotto -- a free, virtual lottery system with exclusive freebies strictly for fans of Zynga's games -- to announce a new Facebook game for the fall. Players had to collect three keys by 'scratching off' tickets. After receiving the keys, they were awarded with the following message: "YOU WON! Exclusive access to Zynga's newest game! (Coming soon)." At which point, Zynga Lotto seemed more awesome than ever. But suddenly, a week after that, Zynga Lotto gets shut down without warning. And then, one week ago from today, Zynga lifts the curtain on their new game, which turns out to be CityVille.

Understandably, this revelation has left some fans upset and others confused, so here's what's going on. As far as I can tell, Zynga hasn't contacted any of the Zynga Lotto winners for the CityVille exclusive "sneak peak" grand prize (of which I am one), so if you didn't get an email from them about it, it's not because your spam filter ate it. I'm also here to confirm that there is no other game coming out -- CityVille is where it's at.

Now, exactly when CityVille will be launching is the top question on people's minds. Despite the big unveiling last week, no one can play the game yet. CityVille is set to be Zynga's first worldwide launch, and is going to be available in five languages -- English, French, Spanish, German, and Italian. That's certainly going to take time to do. For now, we can only hope that when the game's halfway to ready, and no matter how buggy or rocky the start, all the Zynga Lotto winners can get first dibs.

FarmVille Sneak Peak: Candy Canes for the USCF Benioff Children's Hospital

FarmVille UCSF
Zynga's getting ready to rake in the dough this holiday season, but it's all for a good cause. Last week, we learned that FarmVille's new Candy Cane crop is actually part of a larger social media fund-raising effort to help pay for the construction of the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, to which Zynga has pledged 100% of its donations.
FarmVille UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
Details of this new donation campaign can be seen (in the above image and) as a leaked Flash file on the FarmVille website here. Permits to grow the Candy Canes are tentatively priced at a whopping 240 Farm Cash, which is about $40 USD. After which, they'll cost 10 Coins each, sell for 125 Coins, harvest in 2 days, will never wither, and yield 3 XP.

Before anyone freaks out, remember that this is all just a work-in-progress, so the details can change at any time. Now that we have an idea what to expect, the final surprise is what the collectible gift will be. The last major FarmVille charity event -- the "School of Choice" in Haiti -- earned everyone a free "L' Ecole de Choix" Hot Air Balloon for their farms.

Earn 2 free FarmVille Farm Cash in ABC Family Christmas promotion

Zynga has launched yet another promotion in FarmVille, offering users a chance at 2 free Farm Cash, just for answering a quick poll question.

This time, the promotion is brought to us by ABC Family's 25 Days of Christmas, and asks you "If you were a classic Christmas character, who would you be?" In order to answer the question, simply click on the sponsored link window, as seen at right. This will load a new window where you can cast your vote to the question, at which point you'll earn your free Farm Cash.

Once you complete the activity, your free Farm Cash will automatically be added to your in-game total - no extra steps necessary.

FarmVille Sneak Peek: Ornament Fountain, Pink Winter Tree, Icy Archway, & More

With many FarmVille players already transitioning their farms from a look of fall and Thanksgiving to one of winter and Christmas, it's only fitting that we would come across some new Winter/Holiday-themed unreleased item images. There are quite a few new decorations that may or may not be coming to FarmVille in the near future, and we're here to give you a look at them.

As you can see from the image above, some of these items are holiday-themed, while others just represent winter. From left to right, we believe the items are the Pink Winter Tree, Ornament Fountain, Ice Cube (Melting), White Holiday Teddy Bear, Winter Icy Archway, and Winter Ice Cube. Keep in mind that these items may have different names once they are finally released.

As far as we know, if and when the Pink Winter Tree does come out, it will be a decorative item, rather than a tree that can be harvested, but as usual, there is no guarantee that any of these items will actually see the light of day in the game, so keep that in mind.

FarmVille Sneak Peek: Mrs. Claus, Cream Teddy Bear, & Tan Teddy Bear avatar costumes

While farmers everywhere are busy taking advantage of the double mastery weekend currently taking place in FarmVille, we've been able to find a lot of new unreleased items and decorations that may or may not be launching in the game this holiday season.

This time around, we can bring you a sneak peek of three new costumes for your FarmVille avatar. The first is a Mrs. Claus costume, that will be for girl avatars. Will there be a Santa Claus outfit released as well? One would think so.

The other two outfits represent holiday toys, in the form of a Cream Teddy Bear and a Tan Teddy Bear costume. These costumes are mostly identical, save for the red bow that the Cream Teddy Bear wears around his neck, and of course, the color.

As usual, there is no guarantee that these items will actually make it into FarmVIlle, so keep that in mind.