CastleVille General Discussion

Have you noticed...Quinn looks like....

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 00:21:06 +0000

Have you ever noticed that Westly from Princess Bride movie looks like Quinn from Castleville?

what do you think?

Thy Daily Reward

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 06:18:19 +0000

By royal decree, thou shalt receive a reward each day.
Name thy pleasure - Energy, Mystery or Expansion. Thou shalt
choose one gift per day, but make haste! The Gloom approacheth.

Claim your Castleville Free Gifts here:

ENERGY
Possible Prizes
1 [ +5 ] Medium Energy Potion or
1 [ +3 ] Small Energy Potion or
Up to 4 [ +1 ] Energy Potions or

MYSTERY
Possible Prizes
3 Alchemist Powders or
1 Gold Brick or
1 Massive Moose or
2 Stone Blocks or
2 Wood Planks or
1 Zebra

EXPANSION
Possible Prizes
1 Exploration Crystal or
Up to 3 Crystal Shards

Note:
Thy Castleville Daily Rewards can only be claimed once every 24 hours.

My game is completely broken

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:31:00 +0000

Does anyone know how to get these people to fix bugs? My game is completely broken, it "looses its magic" as soon as I close the notification from the STUPID fairy Prince. I submitted a bug and I am getting annoyed. And they want us to be VIP paying players. I was thinking about signing up to pay $5 is an ok amount to play this game, but now what the...crackers.

fix my game please.

-a

how come we can't craft gold bricks anymore?

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:23:40 +0000

where are we supposed get gold bricks from spend our own money to play the game that is stupid.

zynga, blocks the "bot"

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:14:43 +0000

Hello everyone, I'm part of a group where we post links to help players, we have heard that zynga has blocked the bot to make the link, do you know something? or depends on other factors? thanks

security pop ups?

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 17:04:42 +0000

I keep getting these captha security pop ups asking me to type the letters...I have just been closing them down. Is this a new feature for secuirty purposes? or a hack?

Collection Limits Suck

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 23:20:14 +0000

I can't get anything accomplished in this game anymore since I started playing on zynga.com, claimed one treasure hunters pack, and my collection limit it reached, can't get anymore butterscotch, this is ridiculous.

Why do you (we) keep playing ?

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 12:58:44 +0000

After playing CastleVille (actively) for about two months, I noticed this game is definitely different than ALL other games I've ever played for the past......30 years or so, from Collosal Caves (first text-based games) , through the RGP's and Point & Click-era untill today. Graphics are cute, but gameplay is lacking in SO many area's, I wonder how long it will still stay fun enough to keep playing. (Honestly, I'll give it till Christmas, at the MOST).

- There is no energy-increase with level-increase, which EVERY energy-needing game EVER has always had. So, the more you have to do, the less you CAN do, the more frustrating the game.
- There is no balance in the sometimes completely idiot tasks you need to perfom, the effort and materials you put into it, and the lousy reward you get for it.
- The game relies heavily on neighbours, which is a fun concept., BUT there is no way to remove neighbours (or even staff) that don't play anymore (or never even played at all), which makes you need hundreds of neighbours that you can NEVER tend, so you TOO will be a lousy useless staffmember
- There is no communication possible between neighbours back and forth. So, there's nothing you can do about people you have helped hundreds of times (tend buildings, raise unicorns that NEVER EVER do ANYTHING back for you
- These is no real clarity in how many items per sort / in total you can get per day, so it's always a surprise wether you will receive something you desparately need or not
- There is SO much rendering going on in a crammed, crowded large kingdom (neighbours!) that the computer will definitely crash every so many MINUTES, even on a fast computer. So, you will HAVE to be carefull with what you use or don't use in your kingdom, and are not really free to use your imagination.
- There is NO way or button to undo actions that were, in retrospect, not the best thing to do or not even intended and due to computer-hickups.
- The game keeps asking you to invite more and more and more friends / neighbours so you can receive more gifts, but with more than +/- 50 friends and 25 neighbours, those gifst are just wasted and NEVER EVER show up in your inventory.
- The constant refreshing you need to do (because items or buildings never show up or disappear after using them or because the 'magical connection' was broken, or because you visit a neighbour who has crammed his/her kingdom to the very last pixel) and the time it takes to refresh make the game virtually more unplayable when you progress
- There is no 'pause' between quests ; they simply keep popping and popping and popping like diarrhea untill you don't know where to begin, can't keep track anymore of what to do and what's finished, and I'm still waiting for the first Catch 22, that will definitely come up some day as there seems to be very little thinking going into the design.

Well, that's just the tip of the iceberg. If I take the time, I can probably come up with another 40 or so bugs and flaws no other game I ever say has ever had.

Ofcourse I know it's just me. I've never before seen of played a game that THROUGH GAMEPLAY makes it necessary to keep paying money for it, and ofcourse I never will spend a single dime on it with all these bugs and shortcomings, and 'free' players are, ofcourse, not supposed to get a satisfactory gameplaying-experience. I also found out I don't really like the 'never ending'-concept of games. There is no real goal to work to, no real finish, it just seems to go on and on and on with badly thought through quests.

So, why DO I keep playing ? Why does ANYONE keep playing, beause I hear and see these complains all the time - as well as people quitting after a while.

I think beause I don't NEED a goal or finish, just take every quest as a game in itself, and it's a funny passtime. When it no longer is, I simply will quit, like thousands befor me (and like, within two (!!) months more then half of my 'friends'). So far, the fun-part still wins, but the frustration-part is definitely winning terrain daily.

Why do you keep playing ?

Earn unlimited Exploration Crystals by crafting

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 16:44:38 +0000

Hi, this is a long post, but if you read it 'till the end it will help you a lot about rapid progression while playing castleville.
Ok.. lets Begin

As we've already told you, the expansion process in CastleVille is a bit more complicated than in many of Zynga's other games. Even in titles like CityVille, where you're allowed to choose the specific square you expand into, there really isn't any sort of negative consequence that can come from doing so; that is, all expansions require the same things and you won't limit your progress in the game by expanding into one square over another (generally speaking).
In CastleVille, however, where and when you expand have a very real impact on your gameplay, as you may need to wait until your Castle's Level is hundreds or even thousands of points higher than it is currently to access a particular square, or you may need to remove the Gloom over a very specific square to complete a quest. That means that if you just go expanding into any square that looks pretty, or that you currently are allowed to, you'll end up wasting valuable Exploration Crystals, and will literally be stuck with story progression until you can earn more.

Thankfully, there's a very easy to way to do just that. Once you build a Workshop in your town, you'll be able to craft Exploration Crystals outright, using three Crystal Shards each. These Crystal Shards are earned as quest rewards, or can be earned by asking your friends to send you one. This is done by clicking on an area of the Gloom (that is, a square you've yet to expand into) and then clicking on "Post to Friends" to post a request for Crystal Shards on your wall.

Once you have three Crystals (or eventually a stockpile of them), you'll want to then turn your Workshop into a cycle. For each Exploration Crystal you want to make, you'll need three Crystal Shards. A single Exploration Crystal takes 1.5 hours to make, or just 90 minutes. If you have the time to login multiple times per day, and have plenty of active neighbors to send you shards, you can then make a never-ending supply of Exploration Crystals in 1.5 hour increments.

Again, to be clear, these Crystals don't cost any coins to make, and the only resource you're technically out is "time." You'll just want to make sure to post requests for Shards every chance you get, and keep collecting your completed Crystals so that you can make more. It may sound time consuming, but if you form this habit early on, you'll never need to worry about not having enough Crystals for that next expansion! It would be great if we could say that about other Zynga games, but at least this is a great place to start!

Refences..thanks to the guys who created the useful post on their site
blog.games.com

I have also used a new hacking tool to progress faster on castleville, it has helped me earn
1. unlimited amounts of coins
2.ulimited ernergy
3.crowns
as well as reputation hack.

help from friends

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:41:43 +0000

hello i have a problem

facebook is asking me for safty reasons to do a test or soething
need te telll wich pictures belong to which person.
i have people on there 4 castle ville and dont know the picuters
cant get on my facebook now can someone help?

acount name is mirthe de boer have picture of castle ville
this is my sister her account.

Haunted Chickens

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 00:16:43 +0000

I have two chickens in my kingdom that are 'blocked by beasties' - except, they aren't.

I used the Gloom thief Morpher on 2 Gloom Thieves, they turned into chickens, then I got the dreaded 'Refresh' and when I log back in the chickens are there except they are glowing red and therefore unmoveable - but there is nothing to banish to be able to free them up.

Has anyone else had this issue?

thanks

Requesting things from neighbours

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 22:10:26 +0000

The format for requesting items from neighbours has changed in the last couple of days. If I wanted to request from my non-facebook friends I could find them in the 'all friends' list. They have now vanished from this list and I have no way of requesting.
Anyone got any ideas?

I can't get my Harvest Wind spell to work.

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 23:16:50 +0000

Is anyone else having trouble? When I click on a crop absolutely nothing happens....

Tired of Bugs!

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 00:00:58 +0000

For two days I have been unable to send "free gifts" to my neighbors. For just as long I have not been able to send "help" requests. Unfortunately I can not continue in the game until this is fixed as without the help some items can not be "crafted" and I am getting rather tired of the waiting.

The feed to the right of the screen that scrolls down "Give" and "Get" items- constantly scrolls down and then immediately items disappear as if they never were there.

Seems like every other week there is a new bug that affects my game but not my children's games and they play on the same computer as I do. The only differences between their games and mine are the level and that I have bought crowns in the past. (I am very hesitant to ever do so again with all the problems- it is a huge waste of time and money... if I paid for it I would hope it would at least work).

I sincerely hope that your I.T. department can get their crap together sooner than later, otherwise my family will all discontinue use of your games.

Kindest regards,
Sarah

Can you get Married?

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:49:44 +0000

do you get married in Castleville I have been playing a while and just not sure.

Good BYE, Castleville. And, good riddence.

Sun, 15 Jul 2012 11:41:16 +0000

Zynga, I am looking online for how to delete castleville.

I keep missing these timed quests. This time I actually really concentrated on it. Well, even though I have about 100 friends and neighbors, and played oooo I dunno, about 3 or 4 times a day, i still cannot complete the quest. Yes, there was a three day period when I simply could not play. Life actually happens, you know.

Look. This makes me realize I am acting like a real monkeyboy, trying to complete these damned things.

I knew by playing I was wasting time, but now I find that even wasting time playing, is a waste of time.

I'm out. You can have your d**med game.

I need to rant

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 07:58:39 +0000

About the collection limit on 'posted' items... omg.
FHDSJLFSKDJCIOENKLNADNASFCDKMSDS.
SFLKAJFCKASSSSSSSSSFASJSLKEMAKLSEMSALKNSALKAJKLMCAS>

please tell me you feel the same.

Faugrimm's Vacation Quest - To Do List

Sat, 07 Jul 2012 12:16:37 +0000

Faugrimm's Vacation - "To Do List" (quest 4 out of 11)

How do I complete this quest? I have made 20 slime dissolvers, but it still says "Complete more Faugrimms vacation quests before freeing him"...

CastLeville Like

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 14:58:55 +0000

.Castleville Like . *Castleville Indonesia*

kingdom redesign

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 21:16:14 +0000

Ok, so I am well aware that this is just my OCD talking, not any real dilemma with the game I want to 'redesign' my kingdom... As I've explored more of the grounds my original layout makes it hard to see some things, access others, etc. so I wanted to kind of start with a clean slate then replace everything. I stored as much as I could - but my storage only keeps 300 items. I am going to work on going up to the next level, but I would only be able to store 500 items which would likely still not be enough. Is there any sort of 'redesign' option that allows you to temporarily wipe out your grounds and replace everything?

Yes, yes - I know... over the top ocd lol Thanks

help me

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 03:33:01 +0000

need daily players to add me

Scepters

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 19:09:07 +0000

Now that a lot of us are past the need for purity talisman, would love to see the rifting scepters (sp?) added to the free items link that are posted now and then on Facebook. I beleive those are harder to come by than the talismen were. I have copped and water soooooo many trees and mined soooooo many rocks.

How many neighbors do you really need?

Tue, 29 May 2012 08:02:46 +0000

I get why more neighbors = better...

But say you want to play on FB with actual FB friends and don't want to flood your feed with more people than necessary. I haven't found any info that explains what is unlocked by having X amount of Neighbors/Allies... What, in your opinion, is a good number to shoot for and why?

Thanks in advance for your replies!

The He be here too many... where the She???

Tue, 01 May 2012 18:31:04 +0000

Let's see now -

The Duke
Baz, the Little Warrior/the Future Dragon Slayer
Rafael, the Rugged Woodsman
George, the Friendly Miner
Alastair, the Wise Wizard
Tom, the Dragon Slayer
Quinn, the Lyrical Traveling Bard
Ulrich, Master Blacksmith
Giovanni, A Renaissance Man
Kris Kringle
Sullivan,the Leary Leprechaun
Faugrimm, the Gloom Lord
Lamont, Overlord of the Gloom Swamp
Cyril, the Gloom Dragon

And only -

Hazel, the Ice Witch
Yvette, the Lovely Maiden
Izadora, the Diva
Sonja, the Foxy Pirate
Mia, the Renowned Chef
Sylphie, the Flighty Fairy
Kathleen, the Fleeing Shepherdess

Giminy Criiketts n Lemoney Kicketts - Dis game needs more Wimmen to woo!!!!

Where the He be?

Tue, 01 May 2012 18:14:11 +0000

Say, we have them animals that produce but all of them are the lady kind - where be the bulls, boars, roosters, stallions, ganders and rams (liken Farmville) -?

Only the peacocks are males here - where be the fem peahens?

Here's what w can get from the males -

Bulls - Beefsteaks, Horns n leather.
Boars - Ham, Hide and Tusk
Stallions - Manure to grow crops
Rams - Lambchops, Wool, Horns
Rooster/Gander - special feathers

and on another note... saving it for another thread... heh heh

Loveable characters!

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:20:10 +0000

Loveable characters

Castleville outdoes all the other ville games on the visual appeal alone. The artwork is the best I've seen on a flash game, at least online. The characters and avatars actually draw you in and make you care and grow fond of, unline city, farm and frontier.

I'd love to have a few more of these loveable characters ingame -

1. The DUCHESS when we visit the Duke's.
2. A pretty little she-Baz.
3. A farmer character.
4. A hunter character, unlike Tom.
5. An evil knight, black knight, if you will.
6. Another Princess, raven tressed.

And a few more... |)

MEATY TREATS!!!

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:32:32 +0000

MEATY TREATS!!!

I love the meat drops from the pigs and the chickens and I'd love it even more if we could get some -

1 - BEEF STEAKS from the COWS alonmg with the milk and cowhides.
2 - LAMBCHOPS from the sheep along with all that wool.
3 - GOOSE and TURKEY from the respective birds.

And whats the use of the Aracana chicken and its eggs - my inventory is full and I have to sell them all the time. Let's get some fluffy chicken meat or feather of them fat birds too.

And how about some more farm animals for meat and fur - like RABBITS, GOATS, DUCKS, etc.

I love the Carnivore chronicles - yummo!!!

Cats in Castleville and Royal Kennel

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:48:16 +0000

Hello!I see some cats in start page of game.When it arrives cats?
About Royal Kennel. The dog can not be without Royal kennel?That can live through the kingdom?Not in Royal Kennel?

Puppy's ball

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 02:20:16 +0000

I'm sure I'm making this harder than it needs to be. WHERE is the puppy's ball? LOL

It says check flowers & grass. I have tons of flowers & grass. Am I supposed to click on them to find it, or can I see it laying around?

Gift Exchange

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:10:27 +0000

Does anyone find this useful? Every time I click on a link I get the "All ... have already been claimed" message.

Am I missing something?

It would be nice if this exchange worked like Ravenskye City's exchange. That one actually works. The items are classified by topic and people post their request into each category. It makes it easy to find things you need rather than having to search through a large list just for Shards, etc. There also appears to be no "limit" on the amount claimed.

Leftover party / quest items, what do you do with them

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 10:20:37 +0000

What has anyone done with the leftover items we had to collect or received from parties.... mardi gras beads, shamrocks, fools gold, stuff from making the rainbow, etc.? Use them, sell them, keep them? Thanks for your input!

note from yvette's dad

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:30:50 +0000

Does anyone else find the note that pops up after the farm house is 'discovered' and built a little vague? What is Yvetttes favorite food?

About ready to delete castleville...

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:08:56 +0000

Please can you make it so we can zoom out more?! I enjoy decorating but its difficult to do when you cant see the whole playing area. Please consider getting rid of the energy meter like in Farmville.

Quinn

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:37:13 +0000

Did anyone else see Quinn and think of Cary Elwes in Men in Tights? Or am I nuts? lol

herp derp Addition

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 01:25:08 +0000

So I am doing the red part of the rainbow quest and... well...... I have 14/44 . That is IMPOSSIBLE to get if you are dealing with 3 and 6. 14 is never a logical result of adding those two numbers, which is essentially the same as adding 3 to itself.... someone might want to look into this.

Flower of Life

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:00:15 +0000

Instead of gathering the energy points, can you let them build up and gather them after, like, 5 or whatever? Because it doesn't make sense to have one. It costs one energy to collect from the flower. So it cancels itself out.

Mortar issues

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 18:10:14 +0000

After crafting Mortar and finding it in my inventory I clicked on use... now I can not click on rocks in my castleville or in my neighbors games... I have no idea how to deactivate mortar.... I even had a friend go into my page and click on rocks so that I could repair them with the mortar... however when I go into my game and click the neighbor to accept help it doesent let them do anything to the rocks in my game either... please help me figure this out its very frustrating and my next quest is .. well who knew going to neighbors and clicking on rocks.. well at this point thats impossible...

kissing booth

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 20:12:56 +0000

are the kissing booths that you get as a reward used for any particular reason other than decorations

thanks

Bobby

feel free to add me for a neighbor as well bobby brassington

Value mode?

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:53:56 +0000

It's happend once where I enter a neighbours kingdom and the words alliance change to value and I can collect all of my neighbours items as if they were my own.
That is collect from workshops feed animals even open treasure bags ,is this a flaw in the system or a secret.

Thanks for any replies.

Giant Trap!

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 03:29:42 +0000

I just found a Jousting Stallion in the giant trap, thank you zynga what other cool stuff have people found there?

Is it necessary to hover over coins, xp, etc..

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 09:35:54 +0000

Is it necessary to hover over coins, xp, reputation points, shards, stuff that you collect, etc

Will the stuff still go to my inventory if I don't hover over it to collect it?

Thanks

CastleVille: Swamp New Challenges Underway Coming Soon

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:54:45 +0000

New 13 Missions Coming Soon!!!

Soon another set of tasks ahead of us that will enable us to penetrate further in the swamp! Do you recognize something in the image below? I think this time we can figure out which place we are going to. That beautiful fountain

Since the missions are still unpublished, it is not possible to give precise figures - the sequence of tasks can also diverge a bit! Check below the 13 missions and start preparing yourself!

Mission 1

Reach Castle Level x to be prepared for the adventure
Ask for x clothespins
Explore the gloom and investigate new threats of the Gloom Swamp

Mission 2

Craft x wooden stick to deal with beasties
Collect x berries to distract the rabbits during the exploration
Explore the gloom, to find signs of a new threat

Mission 3

Use x Thieves potions and make sure your values are safe
Own x alchemist powders for multiple uses
Craft x workbenches for the experiences

Mission 4

Craft x explosives in case the rock's pet of George needs a lesson
Own x stones as playmates for Skippy
Collect x buckets of water in case Skippy goes to the water again

Mission 5

Craft x Parchment to write on them
Own x ink bottles for George to use when drawing the treasure map
Feed x peacocks to find a good feather to write

Mission 6

Ask for x dragon breath to illuminate the mine
Collect x Wool
Craft x ropes

Mission 7

Take care of x flowers
Craft x glue
Visiting x neighbors

Mission 8

Own the machinery for gas detector
Have x wooden planks for the gas detector
Collect x logs

Mission 9

Craft x Iron Bar
Craft x wooden stick
Ask for x shields to make an official defender Seb kingdom

Mission 10

Have bottles of flaxseed oil, Alastair called all-in-the sewer, to the attention of George
Harvest x chili
Craft x pizzas

Mission 11

Craft x iron pickaxes to dig into the mine
Harvest x oats
Use reputation hearts, for giving an eternal rest in the mine

Mission 12

Craft x angle finders to determine precisely the flight path of the dragons
Collecting x houses
Feed x animals, so that they remain fit during your absence

Mission 13

Craft x leathers for protection against the breath of dragons
Craft x flaming grog to face the dragons, think like them (that's what George thinks)
Prepare x hardboiled eggs for the trip (not even need preparation, and more)

Neighbor toggle switch?

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 02:19:16 +0000

I was talking to a neighbor a while ago and thought it would be nice if Zynga would add the ability to toggle your items so that neighbors either could or couldn't tend them (and thus saving your beautiful landscaping in the process without forcing you to unleash your wrath upon said neighbor). This may have been brought up before, but it would be really nice!

"Secret" character interactions

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:40:16 +0000

Hello everyone,

There's one feature I really like in the game: the random interactions between characters and specific items in your kingdom.
The items have to be placed not too far from their house for them to "see".
You can actually try if it triggers anything just by grabbing the item and moving it around the character without having to place it.

Those are which I found so far with the subjects I've got in my kingdom - did you notice others?

Raphael

Spoiler

Isadora

Spoiler

George

Spoiler

Alastair

Spoiler

Sonia

Spoiler

Yvette

Spoiler

CastleVille - Gloom Map

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 17:52:03 +0000

I can't find anything about it...

Is there a full gloom map, or something like that?

Option to Hide Gloomed areas

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:37:04 +0000

I just thought it would be nice if there were an option to hide gloomed areas or the items in them. I occasion get small items stuck behind tall things that are still gloomed, and it'll be a while before I get that far. Just a thought.

how do i re recruit my royal building crew?

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:44:55 +0000

ola guys...

do me some favour... how can i re recruit my crew member? recent crew members are so lazy!! some of them never tend my building!! i need to re recruit..

please advise me hos to do so.. i cant find the way to change current crews..

tq in advance

castleville app

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:10:13 +0000

i think that castleville should make an app for i phones/ i pods etc so when were on the move we can just log on and do what we gotta do what does everyone else think to this opinions please?

i also have room for new neighbours on my castleville so feel free to add me just let me no that its for castleville or request will not be accepted

thanks x

Errors constantly

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:38:33 +0000

why is it when ever I try and play castleville there are errors. I am using the latest version of google chrome so I know it it is not that. I keep losing work randomly, and losing heaps of alchamest powder, we all know how hard that is to come by, and losing things I have crafted.
Is anyone else having this problem? It keeps wanting me to refresh like every minute or something.

https://www.facebook.com/mostwickedone

That is my fb link, I only add women tho. Well I hope someone knows what is going on here.

Helping Friends?

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:07:02 +0000

Can somebody tell me if I can send gifts to just one friend, and if so how do I do it?

Thanks

4th Workshop available!! Finally!!! However.....

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:02:22 +0000

So I got really excited when I started up Castleville this afternoon and the intro pop up window told me that a 4th Workshop is available for a limited time... yeah!!!! My 3 shops are always busy and a 4th would come in handy!

However, when I went to the market, the workshops were still grayed out since I already had my limit of 3. Right next to it though was another Workshop but that one costs 500 CROWNS!!!!! Are you kidding me????? That's over $50 of real money just for one little building... what a tease!!!!!!! NO THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

George has recovered from paralysis!

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:38:48 +0000

Cheers.

missions endless ...

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:36:20 +0000

nice game with nice graphics and good story,but the missions are crazy!
If you do not stop toask for collecting and building things withdisproportionate number too many will stop playing!
not to mention the bugs .... it's frustrating!!!!

thief cloaks

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:58:24 +0000

I keep killing the theives but they're not giving me any cloaks! is there another way to get them? I don't see a way to pust for them on my wall. I'm having the same trouble with ice chunks. This must be a way to make us buy crowns so we can skip these things. Pretty sneaky...

Annoying Game Inbox

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:43:09 +0000

hello all . i have problem with annoying inbox...

i have check game inbox early and have request another game help..

i dont want play it then i click X to exit and it popup hide this request and hide all request another game..

i click hide all request another game..it done..it clear

after reloading same message popup...

i try many reload same thing happen...

Hope Zynga can fix it...

Thanks for watching ...

Valentine... Grinch?

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:46:27 +0000

The items in the Valentine shop require a lot of help from friends. They say you can get them from "Ask"ing friends or helping neighbors. I don't know about anyone else but I rarely get Valentine drops when I tend my neighbor's kingdoms.

I just want some perfume to make George some candles! Is that so much for a girl to ask?

Help / Ask Neighbour Suggestion

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:17:37 +0000

hello all...i see most people mad coz their neighbour like destroy your beautifull kingdom right ?

All u need is popup note like gift request popup

example i write a note then save it

then neighbour click my kingdom then they can see that popup note clearly before get through my kingdom

it better idea then put sign coz it small and they thinks it just decoration

So neighbour can see what me want keep up

I hope this suggestion can help people want they want to say to their neighbour

Thanks for watching...

Frozen Item Suggestion

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:56:23 +0000

hello all..i have some suggestion about frozen item

As u know u cant move frozen item to another any place...

U need break ice before to move it..right?

Zynga...can u make frozen item can move without break it like u do to animal in ice..

Many people like rearrange their kingdom..but lack to move frozen item...

I hope this suggestion can make people happy..

Thanks for watching...

Castleville: Valentine Shop (Quest Spread Love)

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:34:05 +0000

Valentine Shop

The Valentine Shop comes with the new quest Spread the Love. Let's make a guide for this new beautiful crafting building. Cost, materials and what crafts.

Source: Castleville Quests Help

List of Beastie

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:42:57 +0000

Rat - found by harvest crop

Wolf - found by harvest tree , rock , animal , flower

Thief - found by harvest building

Goblin - unknown

Yeti - found by harvest frozen item

Thanks For Watching

Ice Chunk

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:06:35 +0000

hello... i need more ice chunk to break ice coz many craft item using ice chunk...it drop rate 10% only...i already finish use ice item to get ice chunk..

Can u make ice chunk post to wall or ask fiend for it..i dont want waste my crown to get ice chunk

I hope this suggestion can make people happy..

Thank for watching....

Sleep Tight Quest

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:36:27 +0000

I have all the oil for quest yet it doesn't close the quest as complete! Help please

Gift - A - Pult Mission

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:26:32 +0000

hi all , i new here ...i see more change after update....about gift - a- put mission can u make that thing upgrade to sent gift?

i know many people miss that mission....can u make it upgrade without mission so people can sent item especially repution ... it hard to find..only have get by help neighbour ..many quest have using repution like collect rat tail..it easy pop up rat by using repution..how about upgrade gift-a-pult by using 10 plank and 10 brick (same like gift-a-pult upgrade mission)

Can u change gift-a-pult send item like cow and chicken coz easy to buy at shop...change it to rare craft item

i hope this suggestion can make people happy...thanks for read

Moats & Rivers

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:49:10 +0000

It would be cool if you could connect moats with rivers making it look like the river was feeding the moat.....just sayin!!

Castleville: SOON New Royal Building, Quest and NPC Kathleen with Quinn

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:50:34 +0000

Soon: Quinn is back and he brings company!

Hello Castlevillians,

A new royal building is arriving to our kingdoms! It is an Inn and it brings 13 new missions! First 11 missions will be the new NPC Katheleen and last 2 missions is our Quinn.

1. Are you Inn?

Harvest 20 grapes
Gather 10 Stones
Have 10 Sand

2. Inn The Details

Place and Construct The Royal Inn (Requires 8 Wood Planks, 5 Stone Blocks, 3 Gold Bricks, 3 Flasks - Inn taxes are 800 coins in 12 hours )
Have 3 Wood Logs for fire fuel
Collect 2 Bellows to help (Ask Friends)

3. Inn-Side

Craft an Oven for your royal Inn so it can serve breakfast
Provide a complete crew for the Royal Inn (You will need 5 friends)
Click on the Inn to see if it meets your expectations (Click on the Royal Inn when it is ready to collect)

4. Shelter from the Storm

Tend 10 flowers in your kingdom to create bouquets for the Grand Opening
Collect 4 Wash Basins so Guests don't have to use the river (Ask Friends)
Have 10 Bottle of Milk for breakfast in the morning

5. Such Sweet Sorrow

Craft 4 Rope
Harvest 10 carrots for Kathleen's travel snack. she loves carrots.
Tend 20 animals in your Neighbors' Kingdom while Kathleen shops for sheep.

6. A Bit Sheepish

Banish the Gloom Wolf
Tend 4 Sheep to help calm down from the attack
Go Fishing to relax after the fright (Click on Ponds with Fish jumping)

7. Penned Inn

Craft 8 Wood Fence to build a sheep pen to keep the sheep safe
Tend your Sheep 20 times to help them grow big and strong
Place 3 Grass from the Market so the Sheep have something to eat

8. Sleep Tight

Collect 4 Lamp Oil (Ask Friends)
Gather 10 Wood Logs
Clear 4 Grass and Dead Trees to get kindling for fires

9. Wolves' Clothing

Have 10 Carrots (Harvest Carrots)
Collect 3 Wolf Hair (Banish Gloom Wolfs for a chance to find wolf hair)
Ask friends 6 Gloom Pelts to make the disguises believable (Ask Friends)

10. On The Hunt

Banish 2 Gloom Wolves
Banish the Wolf Pack Leader (Careful: this one is stronger than the average Gloom Wolf)
Calm 4 Sheep down by tending them. Poor dears.

11. Long Way Home

Collect 8 Map Pieces from your friends to help Kathleen get home (Ask Friends)
Harvest 20 Carrots
Visit 3 Neighbors to tell them you drove off the Pack Leader

12. Quinn Comes Inn

Harvest 20 Tomatoes
Craft 4 Wood Planks
Collect 10 Honey

13. Royal Inn Grand Opening

Visit 10 Neighbors
Craft 5 Grape Juice (Kitchen)
Have 10 Bottle of Milk

The snow is gone!

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:42:05 +0000

The snow is gone...YEEEAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!

....that is all.....

Alchemist Powder no drops when using Lab?

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:43:39 +0000

I seem to be having a problem with the beastie lab, it seems when im producing the alchemist powder I cant get it to drop when I visit any neighbours?

Not seeing item behind tree of unexplored square

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:10:30 +0000

I've got a problem with something beeing behind tree in unexplored square and i cant find what,ive been trying to move it by move tool for 30 min( and got irritated buy it closing every time i fail to move).Got picture where im trying to put wall but it's red and cant place it there,so something must be behind stupid tree.

Castleville Quests Guide Dukes' Quest - Icy Witch

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:41:18 +0000

Castleville Quests Guide

Castleville Quests Guide
Dukes' Quest - Icy Witch

Available if you have 380 Castle level, 12 Exploration Crystals and 75000 coins to unlock the Gloomed Area and starting this quest line. The Gloomed Area for this quest is spotted easy due to the Ice Tornado near a Castle. Also this quest line is going to introduce a new character - Hazel, owner of the Castle.

It is very cold weather - maybe is this Icy Witch for fault that we still have snow and ice in our kingdoms LOL.
Let's go after her?

1. Melt with You
Just what we need, another evil spell-caster. If we're going to stop Her Frostiness, we have to destroy that Icy Totem!
Have 3 dragons' Breath (Ask Friends for Dragon Breath)Use the Dragon's Breath to melt the Icy Totem (Gather the Dragon's Breath before trying to melt the Icy Totem)Rewards: 500 coins, 10 xp, 1 Sign Witch

2. Ice To Meet You
Please help me, I am so c-c-cold! I will give you something to help you with your w-w-witch problem!
Craft 1 ice pickBreak the Gloom Thieve out (use the ice pick from the inventory)Rewards: 1000 coins, 20 xp

6. Freeze!
The Gloom Thief can't be trusted. Banish him before he reports back to the Ice Witch!
Banish the Gloom Thief!Banish beasties is hard work. Have 7 Mystery Meat to replenish your energy. (Click the post to friends to ask for the Mystery Meat)Craft 1 Brick Oven to cook the Mystery Meat and warm your hands (Craft=> Workshop. Materials: 2 Stone Bricks, 2 Wood Planks, 5 Reputations. Crafting time: 3 hrs)

Rewards: 500 coins, 10 xp

4. Gate Crahing!
We can't let Hazel's ice reign continue - even my hot cocoa has freezer burner!
Have a Master ice Pick (Workshop)

Destroy the Ice Gate to get to HazelRewards: 500 coins, 10 xp,

5. On Thin Ice
Now we can enter...You go first!
Expand the area with the Witch and the her castle (Select the new area and disperse the gloom)Rewards: 750 coins, 15 xp

6. Frost Bites
Hurry and banish the Yetis!
Banish 3 Gloom YetisVisit 10 Neighbors to spread the word about Hazel ()Rewards: 500 coins, 10 xp

7. Chill Out
The Icy Totem must be the source of Hazel's power...!
Craft 1 Totem Bane to destroy Hazel's power. (Craft Workshop. Materials: 20 Grog, 5 alchemist Powder, 30 Carrots, 4 Butters)

Destroy the Witch's final Totem of Ice along with her power! (Have the Totem Bane made before clicking the Totem to destroy it)Rewards: 1000 coins, 20 xp, 1 Witch Hat

I can do again old quest

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:30:17 +0000

hi i m level 25 and today after i finished george rune quest line the old quest line about rafael and the old quest of sonja restarted....its a bug?mysterious stranger girl restart, i finished it again and now the old quest of sonja restarted and i mdoing it.....its a bug?

Castleville: Beasties Laboratory Glitch - Get More Labs!!!

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:17:31 +0000

Glitch
Get as many labs as you feel like it!

You can build more than 1 laboratory:

Store your beastie laboratory in your storage
Buy in the Market - Buildings a new building
Place and build the second laboratory building
Store the second lab and repeat 2, doing all over until you have the wanted number of labs.
Take all the labs from the inventory and enjoy to do the quests easier and producing more Alchemist Powders.

There is another glitch with the labs ... who knows if you will be lucky! (Producing whatever item in the lab building).

Yvette

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:13:56 +0000

I completed Yvette's "Father's Love" line of quests, but ever since, she's just been trying to give me repeat quests. She gave me one repeat, so I did it.. but now she's trying to give me #6 of 10 in the "Father's Love" quests, and I don't want to keep doing her repeat quests. Is this some sort of glitch? Is there anything that can be done?

Castleville: Duke Quest-When Beasties Attacks-The Lab.

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 09:32:07 +0000

Castleville: Duke Quest-When Beasties Attacks-The Lab.

Released Today next quests around a new building - Beasties Attacks!

1. The Good Fight
Banish the 2 GLoom Rats in your Kingdom
Visit 2 Neighbors
Tend 5 Buildings in your Neighbors' Kingdoms
Rewards: 500 Coins, 10 XP, 2 Gloom Rat Potions

2. Weird Science
Buy a Beastie Laboratory (found by clicking on the Go to Market button in the quest window)
Construct the Beastie Laboratory
Rewards: 1,000 Coins, 20 XP

3. Here, Beastie Beasties
Collect 6 Gloom Rat Tails
Craft 1 Rat Decoy (crafted in the Beastie Laboratory)
Place 1 Rat Decoy (Attracts Beasties. Is found under the Consumables tab in the Inventory)
Rewards: 1,000 Coins, 20 XP

4. Wolf’s Ban
Ask for 4 Longbows (acquired by clicking on the Post to Friends button in the quest window or clicking on the Newsfeed)
Craft 5 Silver Arrows (crafted in the Beastie Laboratory)
Use 2 Silver Arrows (can be found by clicking on the Go to Inventory button in the quest window or under the Consumables tab in the Inventory)
Rewards:1,750 Coins, 35 XP, 2 Gloom Wolf Potions

5. Morphing Time
Collect 3 Thief's Cloaks (can be found by banishing Gloom Thieves)
Craft 4 Thief Morphers (crafted in the Beastie Laboratory)
Use 2 Thief Morphers
Rewards: 1,750 Coins, 35 XP,1 Alchemy Table (found under the Decor tab in the Inventory)

6. Clucked Up
Ask for 6 Chicken Feed (acquired by clicking on the Post to Friends button in the quest window or clicking on the Newsfeed)
Tend 25 Chickens in your Neighbors' Kingdoms
Craft 3 Hard Boiled Eggs (crafted in the Kitchen)
Rewards: 1,000 Coins, 20 XP

7. Secret Ingredient
Ask for 6 Philosopher's Stones (acquired by clicking on the Post to Friends button in the quest window or clicking on the Newsfeed)
Collect 8 Gloom Goblin Ears (found by banishing Gloom Goblins)
Craft 5 Alchemist Powder (crafted in the Beastie Laboratory)
Rewards:1,750 Coins, 35 XP

8. WMBD
Have 15 Alchemist Powder (crafted in the Beastie Laboratory or acquired from helping out in Neighbors' Kingdoms)
Visit 10 Neighbors
Use the Beastie Bomb (found by clicking on the Go to Inventory button in the quest window or under the Consumables tab in the Inventory)
Rewards: 2.500 Coins, 50 XP, 1 Blue Cauldron (found under the Decor tab in the Inventory)

You can now store your Christmas Tree!

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:09:30 +0000

Hey all, good news!

The Christmas tree in CastleVille is now storeable!

But, the gift-a-pult is not storeable, yet....

I think there should be some more outfit colors

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:09:08 +0000

I noticed the lack of colors options it shows that you can make your outfit purple but you can't actually make you outfit purple i think this should be changed.

Choosing Castle sides

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 01:50:47 +0000

Love this game! was wondering what you guys and gals out there think about adding a feature to this game. Instead of having the evil guys come from the computer generated evilness, we could add an option to change sides. Some can play the beautiful fairy type Castle and others could choose to be the evil side. I would love to decorate my Castle with dark evil objects and costumes. What do you Castleville players think ?

Rudolph

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:30:45 +0000

Does Rudolph ever give you anything for feeding him? All I have ever gotten is coins. Is there any point in keeping him for future quests?

Santa's new quests use tons of my precious materials! Is it worth it?

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:51:49 +0000

I was soooo hoping to be rid of Santa after Christmas. He's always in my way. He stands in the middle of my crops all the time, regardless of where I place his castle (so I put it in storage, lol). But Santa wasn't even close to being done after we opened our gifts. Now he wants to be launched off his Gift-a-Pult after you repair it. I admit it was really funny the first time the gift-a-pult shot him into the air and he fell back to the ground. But each time you repair it, it's broken again. It takes loads of materials each time to repair the thing and the rewards he's giving me aren't even close to being enough to cover the time put into making all that stuff. I'm on 9 out of 10 of his "More Power" quest now, and AGAIN (!) Santa wants me to use a ton of materials to fix the stupid gift-a-pult. He needs 15 wood planks, 15 stone blocks, and 5 gold bricks, plus one lens! And I've already used SO many materials trying to fix the stupid thing and get rid of him for good. Does anyone know whether it's going to be worth it to continue with this? Am I just going to be given a new quest from Santa when I finish, with more snowmen and useless toys as gifts? If I really thought he'd LEAVE, I'd finish the quest in a heartbeat, but I'm really tired of his crap. I want something that's going to help me, not just busywork with lame rewards and goblins that use up all my energy and break the Gift-a-Pult again and again. What a frustrating quest.

What type of Browser are you using in playing Castleville? Any bugs when you use it?

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 22:03:01 +0000

I use Google Chrome and upto date Flash Player.

no problems during gameplay.

Tried IE and it sucks!
Firefox takes too long to open. error message always pops up and freezes too

Hurray!

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 01:31:43 +0000

So, after twice being close to enough gold, then having to spend it on quests and such, I was finally able to clear the 2100 castle gloomed area on the top left, and finish my castle wall. And yes, there's an annoying rock, which is why several of us couldn't build our fences properly. Now if I could only get another level so I could fill the extra space with Opera Houses

P.S. - Those 3 napsacks have quite a lot of useful stuff in them, woohoo!

Super annoying quest... Berry Sweet

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 05:16:09 +0000

So this quest requires you to collect 5 times from neighbors bakeries. The bakery requires level 21, and accelerating it doesn't count. You actually have to collect from it and it takes agessss.

I only have 1 neighbor high enough to have a bakery (and I have lots of neighbors!) but I'll be darned if I can catch that dang thing when it needs collecting.

castleville achievement level

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:12:47 +0000

i'm level 23 but my achievement for level 1 and 23 still locked.... why? is that bug?

blue feathers

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:12:36 +0000

Did any one notice that the blue feathers are gone it was like all in one night lol

Gift-A-Pult! Important info!

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 21:17:21 +0000

Make sure you keep an eye on your Jolly Yulefest Tree. You need to click on it to level it up as you reach the correct number of gifts received, otherwise it won't gain levels and gifts may be wasted. Just a heads up.

Butcher

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:49:02 +0000

I know that I can make Sonja's Spicy Sausage in the Kitchen. I go there and it's locked because it requires a butcher. I have read where you have to have certain things for a butcher. Once I have all those things will I get a butcher? Or is there something else I need to do to get the butcher? Thanks!

Kingdom design and you...

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:48:20 +0000

So, I've started to notice that quite a few of my neighbors, specifically the ones with a fairly high level, don't seem to give decoration and building placement any thought when they build their kingdom. Many have no trees on their de-gloomed land, save for a few around their mills. Personally, I put quite a bit of thought and effort into making my kingdom look, well, like a kingdom. With the exception of the border area for stashing spare trees, and the mining area where I stash spare boulders, every tree, animal, building, and piece of dirt has a place and a purpose. Yeah, it takes some time, but I don't mind. It's also a bit annoying when neighbors spam-click a single tree or boulder into oblivion, if i'm not paying attention when I accept their visit. But in the long run, I take pride in the way my kingdom looks. I'm pretty happy with it at the moment, with the exception of the Toy Shoppe, since it doesn't seem to go with the flow and layout of my kingdom very well. Share your thoughts?

Full Screen and zoom

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:40:10 +0000

Is anyone at a higher level able to zoom out far enough to get their whole kingdom in the screen? I'm about to the point where I'm going to start declining help from all visitors, if I can't see everything they're going to tend before I accept. Had quite enough of the inconsiderate spam-clickers putting all 5 clicks on one of my decorative boulders instead of spreading them out, or going to my mining area. And I used to have dead trees around Alastair's house (a side effect of all his magical experiments), but people just loved to take those down in 1 chop.

Great Hall

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:25:54 +0000

Hey just wondering when will I finish the Great Hall I'm on Level 19 - On Berry Sweet, Corn Spirits and So Fluffy quests. Alastair just want gift, when will he giva a quest?

blue feathers

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:09:51 +0000

i cant seem to EVER get a blue feather got a alot of red ones, but no blue what do i do ? lol

CastleVille Survey

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:01:13 +0000

Please submit your feedback to Zynga about CastleVille!

http://zsurvey2011223.surveyanalytics.com/

The Mysterious Strangers On The Fog Area.

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 03:43:25 +0000

Witch One Should I' Unlock Towards to 1st?

Mysterious Stranger (lower left)

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Mysterious Stranger (upper right).

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Language

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 01:13:18 +0000

Hi!

If you would be interested, I would gladly make a French version of this game so that French can understand and enjoy the game in their own language!

The inspiration came to me when my girlfriend started playing around with this and she complains a lot about how she doesn't quite understand, so I'd like a French version as well!

Peacocks

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 08:29:25 +0000

Since the change to the lower timer on peacocks, my baby peacock hasnt grown up after enough feeds to grow him. The other 2 were grown up already.

One of my friends that play regularly is also noticing this.

Priorities when helping neighbors

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:33:00 +0000

I'm just curious what everyone's priorities are when helping neighbors, and what they find the most helpful when neighbors help them. I'll start with mine.

When Helping Neighbors:

1. Tend buildings. Not only the most coins you can get helping a neighbor, but also helps them level up their buildings.
2. High value taxing: Anything 60+ coins I'll do next. Good amount of coin for myself and the neighbor. Lower tax rate stuff isn't that beneficial to either.
3. Collecting from crafting buildings. Pays as much or nearly as much as collecting lower taxes, and saves my neighbor 1 energy.

*** If I need to do something specific for a quest, that takes the number 2 spot on my priorities ***
*** If I'm really in bad need of resources, I'll hit boulders or trees, trying not to finish any off for decorative purposes ***

My preferences for my neighbors helping me is pretty much the same. I also like it when people hit my crafting support buildings to shorten times, since they take forever.

So what's y'all's opinions/preferences?

Decorative Resources - please read

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:59:56 +0000

I've noticed that when people visit my kingdom and are in need of resources, most simply click on the closest resource they see and click away without thought. However, I spend a considerable amount of time getting resources (rocks and trees, in particular) in just the right spot for decorative purposes. Then some Lazy Larry comes along and spams that tree or rock until it's gone. Frustrating. Yes, I realize I could simply decline their help, but that shouldn't be necessary, as I always leave a few rocks and trees stacked in non-strategic locations for my own personal resource needs, as well as the needs of others. If you absolutely must tap the resource I've got nicely shading the window of one of my cabins, maybe just tag it once and move on to the next? I think it would be nice "visitor ettiquette" to always leave that last hit for the kingdom's owner. Clearly, at 618 castle I'm not in need of that extra hand to clear obstructions out of my way. Thanks, rock on, and keep on visiting! Good to have company while working on the kingdom!

Special item for beta players

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 02:45:20 +0000

Will the Beta players be getting anything special for being the first? Just curious.

CastleVille Dungeon

Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:34:42 +0000

CastleVille Dungeon ( A place so rough, it ONLY has basic cable.)
Requires level 18
Payout: 2250 coins
Castle Points: 260

Materials needed to build:
6 stone blocks, 11 gold bricks, and 3 iron bars

The Coolest Item on CastleVille?

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:19:36 +0000

So, what do you CastleViller's think? Whats the coolest item/thing/building on CastleVille so far?

I will start.

I like the Castle Dungeon...and the peacocks!

CastleVille Suggestions & Feedback Link

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 02:46:28 +0000

Here is a link to Zynga to submit your CasltleVille Feedback;

http://support.zynga.com/CP_Suggestions_WebFull?feedback=0&gameId=223&loc=en_US&custlayoutid=1&layout=webFull&layouttmpl=Tmpl_WebFull_1

CastleVille - Facebook's Fastest Growing Game

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 01:47:49 +0000

Zynga’s New CastleVille social game, the newest title in a series that has entertained more than 100 million Facebook players, is off to a fast start since its launch six days ago. The game is the latest title aimed at making sure Zynga’s initial public offering, expected after Thanksgiving, stays on track.

Last night, according to internal data from Zynga, CastleVille crossed five million daily active users. By comparison, CityVille, the most successful Zynga game to date, only crossed 3.2 million daily active users six days after its launch, according to AppData.
AppData hasn’t yet updated its numbers on CastleVille and still shows the game at 2.7 million daily active users. But there’s no doubt that the game is growing fast.

CastleVille joins other recent Zynga games, including Empires & Allies, Adventure World, Pioneer Trail (formerly FrontierVille), Words With Friends on Facebook, and Mafia Wars 2. The title mashes up Zynga’s usual cartoon style, which has a wide appeal among Facebook users, with more interesting game play than it has had in the past.

The game was developed by the Zynga Dallas team the company acquired when it purchased Bonfire Studios last year. Bill Jackson, creative director on CastleVille, told us the game has next-generation social features, in a recent interview. Those include faster social interactions and a focus on a player’s reputation for helping others.

In the game, you build your own kingdom. It’s like a combination of Pioneer Trail and CityVille, except in a medieval fantasy setting. Zynga launched the title today in another 17 languages. As such, the game is going to be tough competition for Electronic Arts’ The Sims Social, which has 6.1 million daily active users.

In the global view, CastleVille is clearly a move to hold on to the No. 1 position. About 68 percent of CastleVille players are playing at least twice a day. Zynga says that in six days, 135,176,035 quests have been completed. Players have expanded into new parts of the map (covered by dark Gloom spaces) a total of 4,594,750 times. About 23,845,983 beasties hae been banished. Some 8,262,768 baby cows have been raised. And 182,360 Bubbly Grogs have been crafted.