Q: I just discovered that you can deactivate a power pin. It states it will still be in collection, does this mean it can be reactivated for balance of time left?
A: Yes, you can deactivate a pin and then reactivate it during the time that you have it on your farm. However, it's important to keep in mind that by deactivating a pin, you are simply stopping the action, not stopping the timer. The timer will run regardless, meaning all Pins are good only for 3 consecutive days. So even if you deactivate a Pin on the second day, it will run out the next day.
Thank you to Unknown, who asked this question on September 1, 2016 at 8:08 pm on this post about Power Pins: What do they do? Please feel free to ask me any questions via comments or e-mail!
Good luck and happy farming!
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Thursday, September 15, 2016
Saturday, July 23, 2016
Did you know... Part II
Hi farmers! In this post I shared some fun and helpful tidbits about the game, and am coming to you today with some more. I plan on making a post like this every once in awhile when a tip or question does not necessarily warrant its own post.
- You have the option to throw away items in the barn once you reach 90% capacity. That's when you'll notice the small 'x' appear in the upper right corner of each item.
- There is no limit on the amount of sand dollars you can earn, so keep working that Cove!
- To see how many Golden Gloves you have, tap the 'Social' icon, located at the top right corner (where you would go to access your Co-Op Chat and Market). The number of Golden Gloves should now appear next to your Speed Seed count on the upper left corner.
- Once you buy the cat house and dog house, you can't get rid of it. So don't buy it unless you know you are getting a cat or a dog.
- The highest level you can achieve is 300
- The crop silo can be expanded until 810. After that all additional items must be stored in the barn.
- The maximum barn size is 940.
That's all for Part II! Please share any additional helpful tips or questions you have.
Good luck and happy farming!
- You have the option to throw away items in the barn once you reach 90% capacity. That's when you'll notice the small 'x' appear in the upper right corner of each item.
- There is no limit on the amount of sand dollars you can earn, so keep working that Cove!
- To see how many Golden Gloves you have, tap the 'Social' icon, located at the top right corner (where you would go to access your Co-Op Chat and Market). The number of Golden Gloves should now appear next to your Speed Seed count on the upper left corner.
- Once you buy the cat house and dog house, you can't get rid of it. So don't buy it unless you know you are getting a cat or a dog.
- The highest level you can achieve is 300
- The crop silo can be expanded until 810. After that all additional items must be stored in the barn.
- The maximum barn size is 940.
That's all for Part II! Please share any additional helpful tips or questions you have.
Good luck and happy farming!
Thursday, July 21, 2016
Farmer Appreciation Festival 7/21-7/26/16: Free Rewards
I received this email from Zynga today:
To show how much we love our players, we are giving away FREE Speed Seed, KEYS and more! Play FarmVille 2: Country Escape through July 26th, 2016 to win FREE gifts and get up to 50% discounts on farmhands, workshops, and prized animals! Check back each day for more rewards and new sales!
So make sure to visit your farm every day for the gift. Today I received 2 keys!
To show how much we love our players, we are giving away FREE Speed Seed, KEYS and more! Play FarmVille 2: Country Escape through July 26th, 2016 to win FREE gifts and get up to 50% discounts on farmhands, workshops, and prized animals! Check back each day for more rewards and new sales!
So make sure to visit your farm every day for the gift. Today I received 2 keys!
Good luck and happy farming!
Monday, July 18, 2016
How to: Get free keys
Howdy farmers! We all know that keys are highly coveted and hard to come by. I remember the biggest mistake I made when I first started playing was using my keys willy nilly; I had no idea they were so costly. I thought I would share the small things I do when I play in order to earn free keys. Please bear in mind that all of these options are not available to beginning players, so if something below doesn't make sense to you it may mean you need to reach a higher level.
1. Trading in Ribbons earned through Prized Animals at the Prize Tent: Probably my biggest source of keys. I always have my Farm Hands (headed by Dr. Vivian and usually an Animal Trainer) working at least one of my Prized Animals at all times. You will receive 15 keys for trading in 20 Yellow Ribbons, 15 Red Ribbons, and 13 Blue Ribbons.
2. Completing Achievements: Tap your white house and then the second tab down to see what Achievements you are eligible to work toward. The one I received the most keys for was Search Party- Search all plots in the Cove 10 times. This got me 50 keys. You only get about 2-3 keys for most Achievements, but they're better than nothing! Although the Achievements may seem difficult they are actually pretty doable if you remember to keep your eye out on the Global Market. For example, I always buy any Blueberry Pancakes I spot because if you sell 100 you earn 2 keys for completing the Flipping Out Achievement.
3. Watching Ads: The Movie Projector located next to the Farm Stand allows you to watch three ads a day in exchange for three keys. Although I don't play every day I try to remember to take a few minutes to watch the ads daily.
4. Spinning the Prize Wheel: The odds aren't great that you will win keys, but there's always a chance. I would say I've earned about 20-25 keys total with all the spins I've spun, keeping in mind that I have 2 spins a day (I spent 15 keys to get an extra spin every day).
5. Using Gold Nets at the Cove: I have found that using Gold Nets at the Cove will likely get you 2-5 keys per Treasure Chest.
6. Completing Quests: Tap your Quest Book in the lower left hand corner to see what Quests you can complete.
7. Completing Events: Zynga presents events pretty regularly, and the prizes often include keys.
8. Completing orders at Marie's Order Board: this is no longer an option now that Zynga has upgraded the Order Board (big grumble!), but with the old board I completed orders consistently (focusing on the easy crops) for a chance at winning keys.
I personally have never spent any actual money on Farmville (gotta draw the line somewhere, and that's mine), which means I have never purchased keys. It's not worth it for me, although I certainly understand why others choose to buy keys. Where do you stand?
Good luck and happy farming!
1. Trading in Ribbons earned through Prized Animals at the Prize Tent: Probably my biggest source of keys. I always have my Farm Hands (headed by Dr. Vivian and usually an Animal Trainer) working at least one of my Prized Animals at all times. You will receive 15 keys for trading in 20 Yellow Ribbons, 15 Red Ribbons, and 13 Blue Ribbons.
2. Completing Achievements: Tap your white house and then the second tab down to see what Achievements you are eligible to work toward. The one I received the most keys for was Search Party- Search all plots in the Cove 10 times. This got me 50 keys. You only get about 2-3 keys for most Achievements, but they're better than nothing! Although the Achievements may seem difficult they are actually pretty doable if you remember to keep your eye out on the Global Market. For example, I always buy any Blueberry Pancakes I spot because if you sell 100 you earn 2 keys for completing the Flipping Out Achievement.
3. Watching Ads: The Movie Projector located next to the Farm Stand allows you to watch three ads a day in exchange for three keys. Although I don't play every day I try to remember to take a few minutes to watch the ads daily.
4. Spinning the Prize Wheel: The odds aren't great that you will win keys, but there's always a chance. I would say I've earned about 20-25 keys total with all the spins I've spun, keeping in mind that I have 2 spins a day (I spent 15 keys to get an extra spin every day).
5. Using Gold Nets at the Cove: I have found that using Gold Nets at the Cove will likely get you 2-5 keys per Treasure Chest.
6. Completing Quests: Tap your Quest Book in the lower left hand corner to see what Quests you can complete.
7. Completing Events: Zynga presents events pretty regularly, and the prizes often include keys.
8. Completing orders at Marie's Order Board: this is no longer an option now that Zynga has upgraded the Order Board (big grumble!), but with the old board I completed orders consistently (focusing on the easy crops) for a chance at winning keys.
I personally have never spent any actual money on Farmville (gotta draw the line somewhere, and that's mine), which means I have never purchased keys. It's not worth it for me, although I certainly understand why others choose to buy keys. Where do you stand?
Good luck and happy farming!
Saturday, July 16, 2016
Q&A: Light bulbs and the Back Porch
Q: What do you use the Light bulbs for?
A: Light bulbs can be found at the Mallard Mill once you reach level 36. They are part of the Expansion Requirements for the Back Porch, which lets you store your animals, crops, workshops, and decorations. This can come in handy if you are running out of room on your farm and are not able to buy more land. Right now I have several Farm Fences stored; I bought and used them initially but upon rearranging my farm found that they didn't quite fit in. Relatedly, the Back Porch is a helpful feature if you are trying to rearrange your farm and don't have the space to temporarily place items as you move around others.
TIPS
* To expand the capacity of your Back Porch: tap the white house; tap the last tab. You will see the Expansion Requirements, which include: Shovels, Light Bulbs, Nails, and Padlocks.
*To store something on your Back Porch, hold down the item, as though you were going to move it. Next to the green check mark that appears is the icon for the Back Porch, which is a picture of the house with an arrow. Tap on the icon.
* Light bulbs do take up storage space in your barn, so if you do not plan on using them, dump them!
* Light bulbs cannot be sold.
To be honest, I personally do not find this to be a particularly useful feature, and would much rather save my Shovels, Nails, and Padlocks to expand my Barn and Crop Silo. I currently am able to store five items on my Back Porch and don't plan on expanding it. Whether you agree with me or not, I hope this post was helpful.
Good luck and happy farming!
A: Light bulbs can be found at the Mallard Mill once you reach level 36. They are part of the Expansion Requirements for the Back Porch, which lets you store your animals, crops, workshops, and decorations. This can come in handy if you are running out of room on your farm and are not able to buy more land. Right now I have several Farm Fences stored; I bought and used them initially but upon rearranging my farm found that they didn't quite fit in. Relatedly, the Back Porch is a helpful feature if you are trying to rearrange your farm and don't have the space to temporarily place items as you move around others.
TIPS
* To expand the capacity of your Back Porch: tap the white house; tap the last tab. You will see the Expansion Requirements, which include: Shovels, Light Bulbs, Nails, and Padlocks.
*To store something on your Back Porch, hold down the item, as though you were going to move it. Next to the green check mark that appears is the icon for the Back Porch, which is a picture of the house with an arrow. Tap on the icon.
* Light bulbs do take up storage space in your barn, so if you do not plan on using them, dump them!
* Light bulbs cannot be sold.
To be honest, I personally do not find this to be a particularly useful feature, and would much rather save my Shovels, Nails, and Padlocks to expand my Barn and Crop Silo. I currently am able to store five items on my Back Porch and don't plan on expanding it. Whether you agree with me or not, I hope this post was helpful.
Good luck and happy farming!
Sunday, July 10, 2016
How to: Request technical support
Help! If you are experiencing technical problems with your farm, I would first suggest reading through Zynga's support site here. If you are unable to locate an answer to your problem, you can contact Zynga directly.
STEPS
1. Open your farm. Tap the gear button located in the top right corner of the screen, under the People icon.
2. Tap the 'Help' tab, which is in the middle.
3. At the bottom of the screen you will see an 11 digit number, which is your Z-ID. Make note of this to provide to the support team.
4. Tap 'Player Support' located in the middle of the screen. You will be redirected to the Zynga support site.
5. Once the website loads you will notice a red 'Contact Support' button located right in the middle of the page. Click it and complete the 'Contact Support' form, including your Z-ID for reference. Press submit.
That's it! I have contacted Zynga Technical Support once before and someone responded within a day to correct my issue. I was very pleased with their prompt and helpful assistance, and hope your experience is just as positive.
Good luck and happy farming!
STEPS
1. Open your farm. Tap the gear button located in the top right corner of the screen, under the People icon.
2. Tap the 'Help' tab, which is in the middle.
3. At the bottom of the screen you will see an 11 digit number, which is your Z-ID. Make note of this to provide to the support team.
4. Tap 'Player Support' located in the middle of the screen. You will be redirected to the Zynga support site.
5. Once the website loads you will notice a red 'Contact Support' button located right in the middle of the page. Click it and complete the 'Contact Support' form, including your Z-ID for reference. Press submit.
That's it! I have contacted Zynga Technical Support once before and someone responded within a day to correct my issue. I was very pleased with their prompt and helpful assistance, and hope your experience is just as positive.
Good luck and happy farming!
Thursday, July 7, 2016
Q&A: Buying 2 Ancient Mariner Helping Hands?
On June 6, 2016, an anonymous reader posted the following question on this post about Power Pins:
Q: Can I buy two ancient mariners for sand dollars at a time?
A: I tried doing this, and while the game will allow you to purchase multiple Ancient Mariner Helping Hands from the Prize Tent, only one actually comes to your farm. I think that's a bit dishonest, I wish the Prize Tent wouldn't allow you to buy more than one if you can't use them. So the answer is NO, you can only have one Ancient Mariner Helping Hand on your farm at a time.
Thank you to the reader who took the time to ask this question. Please leave any additional questions below.
Good luck and happy farming!
Q: Can I buy two ancient mariners for sand dollars at a time?
A: I tried doing this, and while the game will allow you to purchase multiple Ancient Mariner Helping Hands from the Prize Tent, only one actually comes to your farm. I think that's a bit dishonest, I wish the Prize Tent wouldn't allow you to buy more than one if you can't use them. So the answer is NO, you can only have one Ancient Mariner Helping Hand on your farm at a time.
Thank you to the reader who took the time to ask this question. Please leave any additional questions below.
Good luck and happy farming!
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