Farmville is a real time farm simulation.
In the game players earn coins by growing and harvesting
crops and trees and collecting produce from animals such
as cows and chickens. Players also earn "money" by each
time they level up. The money is then used to purchase and
upgrade items that can't be purchased with coins.
Players also have the ability to buy decorations to
personalize their farm the way they want it. Examples of things
that can be purchased are hay bales, picnic tables, and
fences. Other things that can be purchased are tools and
vehicles such as tractors, houses, barns and tool sheds. With
enough money you will also be able to purchase an upgrade
to expand your farm.
Essentially there are only two methods players can use
to earn money. The first is by levelling up and the second
is by purchasing it outright from Zynga. Reaching the higher
levels will unlock new items and equipment which you can send
as gifts to your friends or purchase it outright with coins.
Friends who are also playing the game are known as neighbors
and the more you have the better as some items are only
availabe as gifts to a players neighbors.
Farmville is a real time game so sometimes the only option
is to wait for money making items to become available. Players
have to keep an eye on their crops as some can take a couple of
days and some only a few hours.
Here are some hints and tips you can use to increase your
experience and coins:
Do chores for your neighbors by visiting their farm.
This will give you experience and coins.
the best way to earn coins is by planting seeds,
harvesting crops and collecting from animals.
Log in everday even if you don't have time to do
anything as you are given coins just for logging in.
Plan your crops carefully. For example, soy beans take
a full day to grow but they do give you a good return on
your investment. Tomatoes are also a good way to go as they
will give you a 58 coin profit.
Get a tractor, it will allow you to plow four times as
fast.
One great tip is to trap your farmer by surrounding him
with haybales or fences. He won't be able to move but
will instead do everything from a distance which saves
time.
Farmville Cheats - Well Sort Of
Crop Scheduling
If you plant a crop that takes two hours to grow it will
also take two hours to rot once fully grown and losing all your
profit plus your expenses if you don't get to them on time.
Plan your crops around your schedule. If you plant soybeans at
7:00 AM for example and then toddle off to work your lovely
fully grown soybeans will be ready for you to harvest at the
same time the next morning.
An extreme Farmville fanatic may even take to creating
charts with all their crop schedules in it. If you don't feel
like creating a chart you can always download one from the many
fansites that are cropping up around the internet.
Crops In Farmville - 10 of the Best
Crop
Lvl
Required
Cost
Time
XP
Sell
Profit
Coins/Hr
Tomatoes
20
100
8 hrs
1
173
58
7.25
Sugar Cane
31
165
8 hrs
1
239
59
7.37
Grapes
19
85
1 day
2
270
170
7.39
Asparagus
37
220
16 hrs
2
357
122
7.63
Peas
32
190
1 day
3
381
176
7.65
Sunflowers
25
150
1 day
2
315
165
7.17
Green Tea
28
105
10 hrs
2
191
86
7.10
Onion
34
170
12 hrs
2
275
160
7.5
Acorn Squash
36
175
10 hrs
2
258
83
6.8
Coffee
23
120
16 hrs
2
243
108
6.75
Don't buy it if you don't have to
Don't buy anthing that you can get for free as a gift. Annoy
your friends to give you stuff and you can save your coins for
the equipment and livestock that aren't available as gifts or
come up for adoption.
Farm Cash and Farm Coins
Buy Farm Coins with real money - Are you crazy!! Farm coins
are gained for free with nothing but a little time investment.
If you really must have the trinkets that cost Farmville
dollars then only buy Farm Cash with real money and work for
the coins.