FarmVille rolls outs new Move Tool and Recycle Tool

Late night ranchers tonight were surprised to see not just a decoration release tonight, but an overhaul to the way FarmVille players will move, rotate, sell, and delete items tonight. FarmVille has debuted a brand new tool that allows you to move items around and rotate them (if the item is rotatable) and also a one-click sell/delete tool that makes getting rid of unwanted items a breeze.

The new Move Tool looks like a hand icon, and is a sub-button underneath the Multi-Tool. Once you click this Hand Tool, you can then click on an item that you want to move. The item will then be attached to your cursor and you can click anywhere on your farm to place it again. While holding it, you can press the space bar on your keyboard to automatically rotate it to face the direction you want. If you're like me and you've been trying to layout your fences to make a perfect pasture, you will greatly appreciate this change. It's also helpful because with the one-click harvesting change that was released several weeks ago, it made moving animals and trees impossible without first harvesting them.

The new Recycle Tool is a dual action tool that not only will sell items that you click on with the tool, but can also delete items that are not sellable. It's basically the universal "get rid of this" button, and will be a quick way to clear out your farm. When you click on an item to sell or delete it, you will have the option to turn on Quick Delete which will not warn you about selling or deleting any object less than 1,000 coins (if it isn't a Limited Item). You can also turn off the deletion warning until you switch tools.

All in all, we are very pleased with these changes. Little additions like this can go a long way in interface usability, and we're sure FarmVille players will find these new features to be a huge benefit.

Is FarmVille 26 x 26 Land Expansion coming tonight? Zynga's Twitter reveals a teaser

In an update made on Zynga's official Twitter page, they simply tweeted a link to an image of the FarmVille 26 x 26 Land Expansion!

Is it possible that farmers could be upgrading their farms to the latest land expansion as soon as tonight?

Here is the link that they tweeted:

zfarmville

    http://zyn.ga/PM



To follow the big Z, on Twitter, check out Zynga's Official FarmVille Twitter page here:

Zynga's Official FarmVille Twitter

This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

FarmVille Experiencing Technical Issues Tonight

Zynga's FarmVille Community Manager Lexilicious announced via the official FarmVille forum that FarmVille is experiencing technical issues.

These technical issues explain why many farmers are experiencing white, blank loading screens, out of sync errors and general difficulty accessing FarmVille. Perhaps this explains the delay in tonight's updates.

From Lexilicious:

    "Hi Folks,

    FarmVille has been experiencing some technical difficulties that have been resulting in some users experiencing white screens, loading issues and Out of Sync errors.

    We are working on resolving these issues as quickly as possible and we would like to thank you for your continued patience and understanding.

    We ask that you please refrain from creating additional threads about these issues to avoid excess spamming of the boards.

    If you have an Out Of Sync issue to report, please post here: http://forums.zynga.com/showthread.php?t=592511

    If you are experiencing white screens when playing FarmVille, please post here: http://forums.zynga.com/showthread.p...22#post6032222

    If you have a loading issue to report, please post here: http://forums.zynga.com/showthread.php?t=592521

    Thanks everyone!" (Source: FarmVille Forum)

This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

FarmVille: Race a Horse in Disney's Secretariat free Farm Cash promo

FarmVille Secretariat promotion
For a good change of pace, instead of bombarding us with multiple choice questions, the latest FarmVille free Farm Cash offer allows you to run a quick horse race. Aside from that, you'll be watching the trailer of Disney's Secretariat, a film billed as "The Impossible True Story" of an American horse who aced all three races of the Triple Crown in 1973.
FarmVille Secretariat: Select a horse
It's cute that Zynga actually took the time to set this up. The sight of the familiar FarmVille horses and jockeys done in the the FarmVille style is pretty gratifying. It definitely makes me wonder if horse-racing will be the theme of Zynga's new fall game. (Facebook had a brief period of horse husbandry games, such as Ubisoft's Horse Gaga, but they didn't take off as people hoped.) The promo has you select a horse, choose something to feed it with, pick a jockey to ride it, and then let 'em race.
FarmVille Secretariat: Feed your horse
FarmVille Secretariat: Which Jersey will your jockey wear?
Though the artwork is nice prior to the race itself, the racing animation is pretty lame and incredibly crude. There's also no sound. But the concept itself is nifty, and your horse isn't guaranteed to win, so at least they didn't chicken out by taking the randomness factor out of it.
FarmVille Secretariat racing game
FarmVille Secretariat: Your horse won!
It's also pretty hilarious that if you're first place, the 'game' says your horse won! But if your horse came in third, it just says "Your horse came in third!", instead of "Sorry, it lost!", or "I'm sorry your horse sucks!"
FarmVille Secretariat: Your horse came in third!
Well, it was nice to see the Disney and Zynga marketing folks try something new. I hope you enjoy your 2 free Farm Cash!

Nominate Zynga's FarmVille and FrontierVille in 2010 Crunchies Awards

Feeling down in the dumps that neither Treasure Isle nor even FarmVille were awarded Social Game of the Year in this year's Game Developer's Choice Online Awards? Well, Zynga wants to save some face in 2010 by rallying the masses to nominate both FrontierVille and FarmVille in the 2010 Crunchies Awards put together by Tech Crunch. A community driven award show that honors achievements in the technology world from Best Venture Capitalist to Best Time Sink Application.

This is where you come in. In the preliminary nominations period, going on now through Dec. 24, anyone can nominate anything for any award. While this leaves things open for potential sabotage--I'm looking at you, Anonymous--it also leaves it open for FarmVille and FrontierVille players like you and I to throw in a vote. Zynga is currently asking its fans to choose FarmVille as The Best Time Sink Application of 2010 while asking FrontierVille players to nominate its Wild West Facebook game as the Best Social Application of 2010.

The top nominees in each category will be selected by Tech Crunch as Crunchies Finalists. Voting on the finalists will then begin in January 2011. If you live in or near San Francisco or truly love tech enough to travel and attend the ceremony on Jan. 21 at the Palace of Fine Arts Theater, extremely limited general admission tickets will go on sale soon. But even if you can't make it, be sure to vote for your favorite social game in the 2010 Crunchies even if it isn't a Zynga game, because, hey, it's a free country.

FarmVille Pigpen Expansion: Everything you need to know plus links

Pigpen Expansion
Bring on the slop, farmers, because Zynga will soon allow you to expand your Pigpens in FarmVille. Thanks to our friends over at FarmVille Freak, we have all the information and tools you'll need to get that Pigpen even bigger (and even sloppier) as soon as possible. Luckily, it's pretty simple albeit potentially tedious. You'll need to acquire 12 of these three items from friends in good old "BegVille" style:

    12 Wooden Boards
    12 Bricks
    12 Nails


Get all 36 items and, just like that, your Pigpen will be able to hold twice as many Pigs as before at 40 Pigs. After about 20 minutes on the good old calculator, I deduced that this should... double your chance of finding precious Truffles. What, does it look like I went to college for mathematics? Anyway, if you're having trouble finding any of these three items in your Free Gifts page, here are some links that should take you straight there:

Earn 2 free FarmVille Farm Cash from Kia promotion

If you're looking forward to the Super Bowl as much as Zynga and Kia are, you'll want to take a look at the new promotion that the two companies have launched in FarmVille, which will reward you with two free Farm Cash for completing a short survey and playing in a fake football game, pitting multiple Zynga games against one another.

The promotion can be found, as usual, underneath the FarmVille gameplay area. The sponsored link [pictured] will launch a new window, where you'll need to choose a team to represent you in a fake football game. After the first "half," which really only lasts a matter of seconds, you'll get to the halftime show, which is the real promotion itself. You'll need to answer a series of survey questions about Kia cars and trips - What trip would you take if money wasn't an option, and so on.

After answering these questions, you'll be rewarded with your two free Farm Cash. Simply close this new window, and your Farm Cash total should automatically rise by two, but if not, a refresh of the game page ought to do the trick.

FarmVille Valentine's Day Theme Showcase 3 [Video]

Today, Zynga silently confirmed that more new Valentine's Day themed items would be released in FarmVille to coincide with the upcoming holiday by releasing a third video in their now trio of Valentine's Day Theme Showcase videos. This video also looks to show off a few more items that may be releasing in honor of the Chinese New Year.

This video shows off a ton of unreleased items, many of which we're just seeing for the first time. There's a lovely pink fountain, two gnomes (one appears as though she may be wearing a wedding dress), what looks like a Pink Stallion, a Bamboo Forest, a chair and building absolutely covered in sweet treats (a new theme perhaps), an adorable, animated drive-in movie theater and more.

As usual, the details concerning these items are slim at best, as we don't know when they will release in full, how they'll be released (Mystery Game, store, free gifts, etc.) or how much they'll cost (where applicable). Stay tuned though - we'll be sure to give you all the details about these new items as soon as they launch in the game.

Enter to win a free Zynga Gift Card from Klondike Potatoes

If you're in the mood for a giveaway, the folks at FVNation have found a new contest sponsored by Klondike Potatoes. The contest is called the "Steam Away Your Stress Sweepstakes," and it will see users entering to win one of 50 $10 Zynga Gift Cards, which can be used in all sorts of Zynga games - from FarmVille and Mafia Wars, to YoVille and more.

To be eligible for this contest, you must be at least 18 years or older as of January 11, 2011, and you must live in the United States. If you'd like to enter the contest, all you need to do is head over to Klondike Potatoes' website and create an account. It's free to do, and you can always ignore the account for eternity should you not win the contest.

This contest will only be open until February 15, so make sure to enter fast for your chance to be one of the lucky 50 winners.

FarmVille Mardi Gras Trees: Mardi Gras Tree & Giant Mardi Gras Tree

Just as we predicted, this weekend's FarmVille update brought with it the many Mardi Gras themed items that we brought you sneak peeks of last week. This first duo of items comes in the form of the two Mardi Gras Trees that look similar to last year's release, but are in fact entirely new trees.

As you might expect, the normally sized tree costs just 5 Farm Cash, while the giant version costs 10 Farm Cash. You'll be able to master both trees by harvesting them once every two days, and you'll reach the first star of mastery for each tree after 75 harvests. Remember, if you'd rather just purchase one of these trees, in an effort to save some Farm Cash, just purchase the normal Mardi Gras Tree and then place it into one of your Orchards, as you'll then have a chance to spawn the giant tree as a Mystery Seedling.

Both of these trees will be available in the game for the next two weeks, so make sure to purchase them fast and throw a Mardi Gras celebration now while you still can.

What do you think of these two new trees?

FarmVille Mardi Gras Animals: Carnival Horse, Carnival Foal, and Carnival Pig

A trio of new Mardi Gras themed animals were released as part of tonight's FarmVille update, with two of these being available in the game's store. These two animals are the Carnival Horse and the Carnival Pig, both of which are unfortunately only available for Farm Cash.

First, the Carnival Pig costs 18 Farm Cash, and can be harvested from once every two days. You'll gain 1800 experience points for purchasing it. Meanwhile, the Carnival Horse costs more at 26 Farm Cash. You'll gain 2600 experience points for spending more on the horse, which can be harvested every three days; that is, unless you place it inside the Horse Stable, where it can be harvested once daily. This is also the way to create the third animal in the game - the Carnival Foal - as you'll have a chance of breeding a foal when you have the Horse and a Stallion in your Horse Stable.

Remember though - as exciting as it might be to breed this horse to create a foal will only be sharable to your friends, and you won't actually get to keep one of your own. To have a Carnival Foal on your own land, you'll need to look out for wall posts from friends that have bred their own horses and received one at random.

Both the Carnival Horse and Carnival Pig will be available in the game's store for the next two weeks, while of course the Carnival Foal will continue to be available for long after.

Which of these two animals is your favorite? Do you think either is worth the high Farm Cash price?

FarmVille Mardi Gras Decorations: French Quarter, Carnival Float, Mask Fountain & More

With tonight's FarmVille update came the release of three new decorative items in the game's new Mardi Gras theme, along with the re-release of two items that were first made available in the game at around this time last year. These new decorations are split into two actual decorations and one building, with the building being the French Quarter - a building that is styled after those you'd see on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, the home of Mardi Gras.

The French Quarter is quite substantial in size, so keep that in mind. It costs 25 Farm Cash to add to your farm, and you'll gain 2500 experience points for purchasing it. The building has no function, but simply looking at this intricately designed and colorful building seems to be enough.

Meet us behind the break for a look at the other items released this evening. As for the decorations, again, some of these are new and some were released last year. Both of the new items are Farm Cash only, with a Carnival Float being available for 12 Farm Cash, and a Mask Fountain costing 15 Farm Cash. Personally, the Mask Fountain is the much more interesting item here, regardless of its slightly higher price tag, as it animates with flying confetti and of course water pouring out of the fountain's top and sides. You'll gain 1500 experience points for purchasing the Mask Fountain, and only 120 for buying the Carnival Float.

Finally, the two re-released items are the Carnival Mask I and Carnival Mask II. Both of these items are available for coins, and come in the form of masks perched on sticks. Both cost 2,200 coins, will reward you with 22 experience points for purchasing, and can be sold for 110 coins in return. Luckily, these are the exact same stats as when they were first available in the game, so no need to feel bitter about a price hike here (as has been the case in the past).

Remember, the Fairy Tale theme that had taken up residence in the game over the past few weeks has officially ended, so if you're looking to spend coins and Farm Cash on some new decorations in the game, you can either pick over what's still available in the store (a selection that is lessening quickly as things expire), or you can jump into the Mardi Gras spirit and pick up items in this new theme, which will be available for the next two weeks.

Which of these items is your favorite? Do you have any of the Carnival Masks from last year, that you're pulling out of storage for this year's celebration, or are all of these items new to you?

FarmVille Mardi Gras Masks now available for your avatar

No, it isn't Halloween, but there are two new masks that you can now outfit your in-game avatar with in FarmVille, with both being available in the new Mardi Gras limited edition item theme. Unfortunately, if you want to dress your avatar up for the party, you'll need to spend just a bit of Farm Cash, as both of these masks are premium.

Both of these masks, appropriately named Mardi Gras Mask I and Mardi Gras Mask II, cost 5 Farm Cash each, and will reward your with 175 experience points for purchasing them. Note that if you purchase one, and your avatar was currently wearing some sort of costume, you will be reverted back to a normal shirt and pants, so you'll need to customize the rest of your appearance to go along with this new mask.

I personally went with a Purple Blouse and Purple Overalls to carry on the theme (as Mardi Gras is traditionally filled with shades of purple, gold, and green), but you're more than welcome to go with any combination that you'd like (or have available via the items you've previously purchased).

Both of these masks will be available in the game for the next two weeks, but if you want to get the most use out of them, your best bet would be to purchase them sooner, rather than later, to make the most of the occasion.

FarmVille Mystery Game (3/6/2011): Spring-themed items clear away the snow

While the FarmVille store may have been packed full with Mardi Gras themed items in tonight's game update, there is one area that is entirely different - that being this week's Mystery Game. This week, we clear away the cold chill of winter for a set of new Spring-themed items, including the Yellow Unicorn we brought you a sneak peek of previously.

This week's Mystery Game luckily returns us to the "normal" price tag of 16 Farm Cash per single dart thrown at the board. For that price, you'll have a chance to land one of the following six items:

Hummingbirds
Butterfly Fountain
Fawn Deer
Baby Alpaca
White Kitten
Yellow Unicorn

You'll likely also recognize the Fawn and Baby Alpaca from previous posts here on Games.com - The Blog!, so it's great to see these items officially find a place in the game, even if it is without a guarantee that you'll actually end up with them if you want them. Still, any of these items would make a great addition to your farm, so I don't think the disappointment will last.

As usual, you have a week to try and earn all six of these items in your game, as next Sunday the game's items will rotate, and these six will no longer be available, and likely won't be available again for some time, if ever.

Which of these six items are you most hoping to win from this week's Mystery Game? Would you pay a flat price for any of these items if they were released in the market, or do you like that Zynga makes a game of it?

FarmVille Tips & Tricks: Grow Royal Hops on your Home Farm

Less than a week ago, Zynga released the Royal Hops crop to FarmVille's English Countryside. The crop was, in theory, supposed to be locked to only being grown on the English Countryside, and only then after you've mastered at least the first star of the original Hops crop first (one crop that is officially locked to your second farm in England). Even looking at the crop in the game's store confirms this, as it has the English Countryside seal, indicating its "exclusivity."

Let's say, though, that you really want to grow some Royal Hops on your Home Farm. How would such a thing be possible? It's simple, really, as it seems that Zynga has overlooked the "locked" status of the crop on your Home Farm. We're not sure if this was intentional, is some kind of bug or glitch, or was just an oversight, but I can personally confirm from my own game [pictured above - note the "Home Farm" in the corner] that you can grow Royal Hops on your Home Farm, without a license, by simply going into the game and purchasing it as a normal crop.

To further confirm - this isn't an issue brought about by having specific bushels active, as I had a White Rose bushel activated on my Home Farm when I planted the Royal Hops, and I highly doubt the two are connected. If you'd like to grow both crops at once (say, growing Hops on your second farm and Royal Hops on your Home Farm) this is definitely your chance.

Looking for more FarmVille Tips & Tricks? Look right here.

Have you been able to grow other English Countryside-specific crops back on your Home Farm, while doing nothing to instigate this?

Zynga (finally) drops FarmVille 'Beta' tag after nearly two years

After nearly two long years, Zynga has removed the "Beta" tag from the FarmVille logo. More specifically, it took one year and 10 months to raise the game up from beta status, but it begs the question: What pushed FarmVille over the edge? According to a production letter released by Zynga on the forums, all signs point to the release of English Countryside. After releasing an entire new farm, we think you're good on removing the Beta label.

The production letter contains a long list of changes and highlights from the past few months including the exciting removal of News Feed item throttling, or limiting players' ability to collect lots of items in a short amount of time. Now, there is a solid limit on the amount of items players can gather from News Feeds daily. Here's Zynga's official statement in full:

    The sun is back out (here in San Francisco, anyway) and the FarmVille Team is reinvigorated with the energy of the warmer weather, the English Countryside expansion and the fact that we have the best player base on the planet in all of you! Speaking of all of you, we have, as always, been listening to a great deal of your feedback and suggestions. We hope you'll echo our sentiment when we say that the past three months or so have brought many improvements to FarmVille. Let's take this moment to reflect on a few of the things we've accomplished together over the last quarter of a year...

    English Countryside: FarmVille players everywhere are discovering an all-new land with new adventures and benefits in FarmVille English Countryside! This has certainly been our largest feature effort since FarmVille first launched and it wouldn't have been possible without your ideas and imagination. We hope you're all enjoying it and are looking forward to the possibilities it brings as much as we are!

    Farm Switching and Pausing: We want to thank you all for expressing your opinions on this matter so articulately and persistently. As a result, we're recently implemented the ability to choose whether or not you want the farm you are not active on to pause while you are away. You will be prompted with this option each time to switch from one farm to another. We think this is a great addition to FarmVille and we hope it leads to your further enjoyment of having multiple farms!

    Bug Fix Output and Memory Issues: The development team has been extremely focused and dedicated to making FarmVille better. In addition to increasing our bug fix output significantly, we've also made a recent breakthrough on our memory usage and implemented changes that resulted in many players with heavily populated farms able to run FarmVille smoothly again. This isn't perfect yet, we're still diligently pursuing ways to keep up with your endlessly imaginative ways of beautifying and personalizing your farms, but we hope many of you are already seeing the benefits.

    Feed Reward Throttling: After extensive research and experimentation, we have decided to repeal the throttling of rewards collected through feeds. We want to thank you all for being so vocal throughout the process as it really helped us to pinpoint problem areas and react accordingly. For now, the throttling has been removed and we are enforcing a cap on the amount of rewards each player can claim per day. We are continuing to explore alternative means of keeping the FarmVille playing field even for all.

    Japan Relief: In yet another incredible example of humanitarianism and compassion, FarmVille players were one of the first groups worldwide to spring into action to help Japan in their hour of need. Words cannot express how fortunate the FarmVille Team feels to be involved with such a giving and helpful group of players. It adds an overwhelming sense of worth to the work we do here to know that the players who make our game great also strive at making the world a better place.

    The Beta Tag: You may have noticed that we removed the "Beta" tag from our logo with the release of the English Countryside. We felt this was the right time to remove that tag but we also want to be sure that this is not taken as a claim to a "bug-free" game. The internet is alive with changes stemming from every direction and FarmVille introduces new content multiple times per week. No game can avoid all of the growing pains that are inevitable with new content – especially on such a large platform, with so many players interacting with each other, in so many different ways. Rest assured that we are dedicated, now more than ever, to continuing to create new ways to ensure your game experience is everything it can and should be.

    We're thankful for the strides you've helped us make this past quarter and are eager to share whatever the future brings with all of you. We have all sorts of surprises up our sleeves and the fact that we get to bring them to all of you drives us onward. Thank you for always being willing to share your ideas and opinions with us and for being the best player base in the world!

    -The FarmVille Team

These are all exciting developments, for sure. However, as Zynga said much needs to be done, like improving FarmVille for iOS. Sure, the game runs plenty faster than it ever did after the 2.0 update, but it still suffers from "Out of Sync" errors and could use some more functionality. We should be able to do more to our farms like interact with our buildings through mobile, but also take advantage of mobile's unique advantages like geolocation and Bluetooth.

Imagine booting up FarmVille mobile just before a movie starts and seeing that a few other movie goers are playing nearby. Request them using either Bluetooth or over 3G and WiFi and you can immediately start playing together ... just put it away when the movie starts. Everyone hates that.

[Source: FarmVille Freak]

Are you excited to see the improvements and changes Zynga has made to FarmVille in 2011 thus far? What else do you think needs improvement?

FarmVille Mother's Day Seeds & Trees: Magnolia Trees & Pink Carnation Crop

As part of tonight's FarmVille update, we see the launch of the limited time Mother's Day item theme, which starts with two trees and a limited edition crop. The two trees are the Magnolia trees we've spoken of earlier. The Magnolia Tree costs 5 Farm Cash, while the Purple Magnolia costs just 10 Farm Cash. Remember though, if you'd rather just purchase the original Magnolia Tree, you'll be able to complete your set by finding a Purple Magnolia as a Mystery Seedling, saving you all of that Farm Cash for something else!

As for the new crop, the Carnation will be available to grow for the next month. While we first saw the Pink Carnation released as a crop during last year's Mother's Day event, it wasn't "masterable" at the time, so even veteran players have something to be excited about here (or am I the only one that likes collecting those neat mastery signs?!). the flowers themselves can be grown for just 11 coins per square, and you'll gain three experience points per square planted. I don't think I need to tell you how great those stats are, but if I do - they are! You'll be able to harvest the carnations a full day later to receive 111 coins per square.


If the trees are more your thing, make sure to shop fast, as they'll only be available for a week. And remember, if you're looking for a gift for your gaming mama, you can send either tree via an in-game gift by simply spending Farm Cash in the store.

Will you purchase either of these trees for your mothers, or are you saving them for your farms instead? Will you work to make sure you master the Pink Carnation in the time available?

FarmVille Mother's Day Animals: Kangaroo & Joey, Polar Bear Cub

While they may not immediately scream "Mother's Day" at first glance, two new animals have been added to FarmVille's equally new Mother's Day item theme, and they come in the form of the Kangaroo & Joey (both for the price of one!) and the Polar Bear Cub. So, how do these animals relate to Mother's Day? The Kangaroo & Joey is the more easily explainable item, as it clearly shows a mother protecting her baby - something that most of us can relate to from our childhoods. For the Polar Bear Cub, I think the connection is a bit more abstract. Perhaps this is a way for us to adopt a Polar Bear Cub and serve as its virtual mother?

Either way, these two items are cute as can be, but come at a high price point. The Kangaroo & Joey is surprisingly the cheaper of the two items, at 16 Farm Cash, while the Polar Bear Cub (which happens to be a re-released item from the Earth Day event of 2010) costs 22 Farm Cash. Luckily, this is the same price as when the cub was first released, so at least Zynga didn't pull a fast one on us there. Also, for those with a keen eye - yes, a Kangaroo was also released during the Earth Day event last year, but that was a solo Kangaroo (sans Joey), so they are technically different items.
If you plan on purchasing either one of these animals, you'll need to do so quickly, as the Mother's Day theme is set to expire from the store in just a week. Will we see more items released in the theme before all is said and done? We're not sure, but we'll make sure to let you know if we do.

Let us know what you think of these animals in the comments. Do you think they fit properly with a Mother's Day theme? What animals would have been better suited to celebrate a bond between a mother and her child?

FarmVille Mother's Day Building: Outdoor Spa

While tonight's FarmVille update may have brought with it plenty of items, perhaps none is more soothing than the Outdoor Spa building. This new structure costs 20 Farm Cash to add to your farm (or to send to your mother's farm, if she happens to play), and it is one of the most heavily detailed "cottages" we've seen released in some time.

The Outdoor Spa itself has a large outdoor, two-story patio connected to a larger building. On the top floor deck, you have two lounge chairs, while underneath lies a hot tub (what I wouldn't give to have one of those right now). If you're looking for other items to decorate with, alongside this new Outdoor Spa, why not try a few flowers, or even a Magnolia Tree, which can also be given to your mother to complete the package.

This lovely Mother's Day building will be available for the next seven days, so shop fast!

Do you know of a mother that deserves her own spa day (at least virtually)? Will you purchase the Spa for your own farm, or keep to the idea of giving it as a gift?

FarmVille Mother's Day Decorations: Dahlia Flowerbed, Mom Day Gnome, Mom's Gift Basket & More

While tonight's FarmVille update brought with it new animals, trees, a building and even a new crop, the largest set of items came to the store's decorations section, as six new items are available to purchase, either for your own farm, or as intended - giving them as a gift to the mothers in your life.

Four of the six items are premium, but not all of them actually scream "Mother's Day," giving you a chance to outfit your own farm with some lovely decorations in the process. For Gnome collectors, the Mom Day Gnome serves you breakfast in bed for just 10 Farm Cash (that's actually a cheap price, compared to the normal 15+ Farm Cash price of other Gnomes). If you're more of a gardener, you can also pick up the Humming Birds for 12 Farm Cash.

Meanwhile, the other two Farm Cash items are specific to the holiday, as a Mom's Day Sign costs just 2 Farm Cash and a Mom's Gift Basket costs just a single Farm Cash. Why so cheap? Well, the items must cost Farm Cash to enable in-game gifting, according to the current store setup. In this way, you'll be able to spend just a couple of Farm Cash at a time, and still give those mothers in your life something truly special (and exclusive in the game).


Interestingly, one of the most Mother's Day-centric items in tonight's theme goes for coins. While the Dahlia Flowerbed is another generic decorative item, going for 5,000 coins each, the Mom Day Sign II is mind-bogglingly priced at 80,000 coins. Don't get me wrong - the sign is lovely, and while it doesn't actively say "Happy Mother's Day," the sign does have "Mom" in bright red letters. I know my mother would love to have this sign on her farm, so why am I not allowed to give it to her? Yes, she could purchase it for her own farm (and likely will), but that just isn't as special, at least in my humble opinion.

Either way, whether you purchase these items for yourself, for your own mother, or just for your friends who happen to be mothers, you'll need to do so within the next week, as these items will expire (likely until next year) after that point.