FarmVille is a fun and easy online game, with cute bunnies and cows that moo and frisky down-home music that sounds like it's coming straight from Arlo Guthrie's backyard, but for those who like to get really down and dirty, managing their crops for optimal profit is the key.
Deciding which crops to plant can be a bit tricky, but with a little forethought it doesn't take much time to realize which plants make the most game money. Players should remember to include the cost of plowing in their calculations. Plowing costs 15 game coins per square and has 1 XP (experience point) each.
Calculating FarmVille Profits and Experience Points for Online Crops
For this game, when determining the amount of profit for each crop and which plants make the most money, the calculations should be based on a 24 hour day to help keep all things equal. As an example, if the calculation is being done on pumpkins, which are an eight hour plant, figure on three crops of pumpkins per 24 hours (this is literal time, not game-playing time.) Three crops of pumpkins will cost 45 coins to plow (15 coins each time), seeds will cost 90 coins (three times 30 each) so the total cost of pumpkins per 24 hour period is 135 game coins. Gross income from three harvests equals 204 coins (three times 68 each).
The final figure to be calculated, which the player should base his planting decisions on is the net profit. The net profit from pumpkins in a 24 hour period equals 69 coins per square (204 gross profit minus the total cost of 135.)
The experience points (which help players attain new levels in the game) for these three pumpkin harvests is six points (multiply three harvests times two points – one point for plowing and one for planting.) This can be done with all of the plants to determine which ones will show the most profit or experience points during the 24 hour period.
To get started, the net profit calculations (including the cost and XP of plowing) for FarmVille's online game through level 20 are as follows:
- Strawberries: The game pays 35 coins, they take 4 hours to grow, yield 1 XP and cost is 10 coins. Net profit per day is 60 coins and 12 XP.
- Eggplant: The game pays 88 coins, they take 2 days to grow, yield 2 XP and cost is 25 coins. Net profit per day is 24 coins and 1.5 XP.
- Wheat: The game pays 115 coins, they take 3 days to grow, yield 2 XP and cost is 35 coins. Net profit per day is 21.4 coins 1 XP.
- Soybeans: The game pays 63 coins, they take 1 day to grow, yield 2 XP and cost is 15 coins. Net profit per day is 33 coins and 3 XP .
- Squash: The game pays 121 coins, they take 2 days to grow, yield 2 XP and cost is 40 coins. Net profit per day is 33 coins and 1.5 XP.
- Pumpkins: The game pays 68 coins, they take 8 hours to grow, yield 1 XP and cost is 30 coins. Net profit per day is 69 coins and 6 XP.
- Artichokes: The game pays 204 coins, they take 4 days to grow, yield 2 XP and cost is 70 coins. Net profit per day is 29.75 coins and 0.75 XP.
- Rice: The game pays 96 coins, they take 12 hours to grow, yield 1 XP and cost is 45 coins. Net profit per day is 72 coins and 4 XP.
- Raspberries: The game pays 46 coins, they take 2 hours to grow, yield 0 XP and cost is 20 coins. Net profit per day is 132 coins and 12 XP.
- Cotton: The game pays 207 coins, they take 3 days to grow, yield 2 XP and cost is 75 coins. Net profit per day is 38.30 coins and 1 XP.
- Bell Peppers: The game pays 198 coins, they take 2 days to grow, yield 2 XP and cost is 75 coins. Net profit per day is 54 coins and 1.5 XP.
- Peppers: The game pays 162 coins, they take 1 day to grow, yield 2 XP and cost is 70 coins. Net profit per day is 77 coins and 1.5 XP.
- Aloe Vera: The game pays 85 coins, they take 6 hours to grow, yield 1 XP and cost is 50 coins. Net profit per day is 80 coins and 8 XP.
- Pineapple: The game pays 242 coins, they take 2 days to grow, yield 2 XP and cost is 95 coins. Net profit per day is 66 coins and 1.5 XP.
- Blueberries: The game pays 91 coins, they take 4 hours to grow, yield 1 XP and cost is 50 coins. Net profit per day is 156 coins and 12 XP.
- Watermelon: The game pays 348 coins, they take 4 days to grow, yield 2 XP and cost is 130 coins. Net profit per day is 50.75 coins and 0.75 XP.
- Grapes: Harvesting in the game pays 270 coins, they take 1 day to grow, yield 2 XP and cost is 85 coins. Net profit per day is 170 coins and 3 XP.
There are a lot of hints and tips for FarmVille to improve a player's experience and chances for success. Crop planning is just one of them, but it is an important part of a strategic plan. Farmers who want to profit even faster can work on expanding farm size from the original plot of 12 by 12 squares can expand to 14x14, 16x16, 18x18 or larger.
FarmVille game farm expansion can be done by raising the number of neighbors and paying coins or by using FarmVille green bucks. With the enlarged farming areas, profit can be quickly raised to a whole new level.
For decorative purposes and something a little different, it is possible to make hills and retaining walls for your Farmville game farm using fencing and an optical illusion.
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