Farmville Millionaire Review

Summary:  This guide, compared to the absolute travesties that are available, is actually not that bad. Not great, but pretty good.

What You Get

• Good table of contents that direct you to the information you specifically need
• Excellent discussion of the game’s smallest details as well as the overlying concepts
• Ways to make your farm efficent
• Guides to the animals, crops, trees, etc.
• Some strategies for power-leveling

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The Good News

In the 50 pages that are provided, you get a fair bit of bang for your buck. The author has either researched or played Farmville for a significant amount of time. A particularly valuable feature is the division of sections into categories based on the players’ amount of experience with the game (e.g. “If you’ve never played”, “Fast leveling”, “If you’ve played for a while”).

This guide also examines many of the small, fun details about Farmville such as Ribbons and how to decorate and design your farm. The information is always specific and clear—the grammar is bad, but not so bad as to leave you wondering what the sentence means. I found the use of pictures very helpful in explaining screenshots and laying out your farm.

The Bad News

Where this guide falls down is on readability. Once again, the author is someone who does not speak English as his/her native language. This is a rather grating note in an otherwise decent guide. For example, the first page of the guide is only 8 sentences long. There are at least 6 errors in them, if not more. It seemed very out of place in comparison to the excellence of the information provided.

Additionally, this guide needs to be updated. It does not have the latest changes in regards to special crops, Dairy Barns and Chicken Coops, Garden Sheds, new Lost Animals, etc.

My conclusion is that you could do a lot worse when buying a Farmville strategy guide.

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GUIDE	PRESENTATION	USEFUL INFO	ANY BONUSES	CONCLUSION
ULTIMATE FARMVILLE GUIDE	Professional, excellent charts, good pictures.	Lots of in-depth highly specific information—no fluff.	Farmville is constantly changing – free newsletter keeps you up-to-date!	This is the one you want.
FARMVILLE SECRETS		Useful information but doesn’t include any cheats or get rich quick tips.	Discusses the crop growth rate and rot rate in detail—but the chart form is a little lackluster.	One of the best guides available.
DOMINATE FARMVILLE	Excellent graphics and fairly good English, but wordy.	Lots of helpful general statements; not often specifics. Good charts and quick-level section.	The charts and graphics are absolutely top-notch. I especially like the picture of the Farmville cake!	I would buy it but not if I was impatient for the info. Could be better.
FARMVILLE MILLIONAIRE	At least 6 grammatical errors on the first page which is only 8 sentences long. Pictures.	Useful information presented fairly well. Attentive to details like Ribbons, etc.	Table of Contents highlights information for new players and power-levelers.	If you’re a millionaire, why can’t you afford grammar? Why!??
FARMVILLE DOMINATION	Excellent English, good charts, no screenshots.	Useful information but doesn’t include any cheats—you’ll have to dominate the game legally.	Nope.	Buy Farmville Secrets instead—it’s the same thing but with pictures.
FARMVILLE WIZARD	The cover gets half a star. Everything else is appalling.	States the obvious but maybe someone doesn’t realize you have to plant things??	Theory of Farmville—half a star for the pathetic “old grandmother” story	I think I’ll ask Gandalf for advice instead.