Notes About Games

Farmville collectables are another dimension in this amazingly popular virtual world that is shared by millions, one which expands the richness and multiplicity of the virtual world of this incredibly popular game. Many gamers spend huge amounts of time and money in pursuit of the #1 goal of collectors: to own a complete set of whatever you’re collecting. An example is buttons: there’s a button made of abalone, one that is checkered like a racing car and one made of brass. If you owned these three, you might be avidly seeking the rest of the set. There are several reasons for becoming a collector:

1. Folks accumulate these virtual goodies for reasons that aren’t that different from the Real World. Why does anyone collect old records, toys, coins, stamps, old magazines or jewelry? Every collectible has something about it that appeals to the collector, something that causes the object to be special and interesting in some way.

#2: Anyone who is the owner of a significant number of collectables has “bragging rights”. Loads of gamers love to impress others and Farmville players are no exception so anyone who owns a complete set of anything can be envied by others.

3. Many people simply love to collect – even in a virtual world – and for them the collections are reward enough. However, collecting can also be a deliberate game strategy because there are substantial rewards for a complete set. These include 5,000 game coins to spend any way you please, five free tanks of gas to run your seeder, harvester or tractor and 250XP (Experience Points). Of course, you might spend your coin on various collections – and never complete any of them. So it’s both a strategy and a gamble.

Like all computer games, there is a basic decision to be made: do you want to stop often along the way – or do you want to move up in the game as fast as possible? collectables might slow you down because you spend coin trying to complete your collection. On the other hand, you might move faster because of the awards mentioned above. Each player must make that decision alone.

One Way To Find Collectables: popups are the easiest way to acquire collectables. All you need to do is to simply wait around until they can appear on your monitor when you are playing Farmville. Every once in a while a winning goodie will magically flash on your screen.

No Work = No Collectables: There are constant chores on any farm – even a virtual one. You can earn collectables by being a hard worker. You earn the right to certain collectables by normal farm tasks of tilling the soil and planting seeds.

Friends & Neighbors Are Generous: Generosity pays off. When you give gifts, you can expect to receive in return. You might give your Neighbor something he desperately wants – and two days later he gifts you with exactly what you need to finish a collection. It’s not hard to acquire friends and the easiest way to meet others who want to help you is to pay attention to the game feeds. You are 100% certain to meet other players who want to be friends.

Farmville classifies each and every collectable as either Common, Uncommon or Rare. Obviously, the Rare ones won’t appear nearly as often which is why gifting and trading with other farmers is so valuable. Some players collect bugs, for example, and a stick bug is Uncommon while a dragonfly is Common and much more readily available.

Collectable Sets: there are choices about what to collect. A popular category is that of the “Feather Collection”. The collections contain three Common objects, two Uncommon ones and one Rare item. The Rare item in this collection is a blue feather which is tough to come by because it doesn’t appear often and a collector may never have a crack at it. The Uncommon items are red feather and a banded quill. The easiest objections to acquire, naturally, are the Common green plume, hen feather and dappled plume. Acquire all six and you have yourself a collection.

Should I or Shouldn’t I? You are the only person who can decide whether collecting is “right” for you. The appearance of collectables is entirely random and you have no power at all to acquire a treasure that you’ve been seeking for a long time. In other words, there is an element of gambling. If you’re comfortable with the game being haphazard, then you will receive pleasure from playing. If if makes you uneasy, forget the entire collectables action in Farmville.

It isn’t really that demanding to learn how to play Farmville as soon as you grasp just three Farmville basics: crops, trees and animals.