A collaboration that was announced last February between online developer Zynga and play it at home king Hasbro has paid off with the creation of two first ever home versions of the popular Words with Friends, and the FarmVille face-lift of four classic children's games. Featuring a new farm-friendly motif, are the Hasbro card games for children, Old Maid, Go Fish and Memory and longtime favorite, Hungry Hungry Hippos. The revamped versions were released to retailers in October.
The on-line farming game made its debut on Facebook in June of 2009. It quickly became the on-line game with the most number of daily players. Its popularity earning it a sequel which was released in September. Some of its inspiration may have been drawn from Harvest Moon, Japans enduring video game series.
Players participate in the game by performing the various tasks of managing their virtual farms. Just as in similar farm simulation games such as Happy Farm, a once popular game in mainland China. The tasks range from plowing, planting, and harvesting their crops; to raising livestock. Individual players do not pay to play the game, although they do have the option to purchase content
Hungry Hungry Herd, now sporting the heads of FarmVille livestock has replaced the old Hungry Hungry Hippos game. Gone also are the little white marbles, replaced by colored marbles that represent the characters favorite foods. Available through most major retailers for less than twenty-five dollars, the game also comes with a fifty dollar farm cash incentive for parents to use on-line.
Memory, a long-time favorite of preschoolers and kids four and up, has also received a face-lift and now comes with a card-holding pouch that is disguised as a Disco Dancing Sheep. The game is still won by players remembering the positions of matching cards that have been placed face down. A new twist allows for the playing of a second version, where the winners have matched adult animals with their offspring. Available for under ten dollars, this games also includes a twenty dollar farm cash bonus for parents.
Also available at just below ten dollars is the new version of Hasbro's card game, Old Maid. The cards that now feature caricatures of faces familiar to the online farming community are accompanied by their own Rockstar Cow card-pouch. Parents receive twenty in farm cash when they purchase this updated version
FarmVille Animal Go Fish has undergone its own transformation, and just like its card cousins Memory and Old Maid, the cards for this game feature the faces from the virtual farm world. Priced below ten dollars, it comes with the same on-line farm cash bonus, and a card carrying Chicken card pouch.
Rounding out the Zynga and Hasbro creative collaboration with games designated for ages eight to thirteen and thirteen to eight, the introduction of the play it at home version of Draw Something, and the release of CityVille Monopoly, and CityVille skies, both inspired by the social game CityVille. All eight of the newly released games include the complimentary FarmVille cash or virtual money meant to be spent in one of the other virtual games.
The on-line farming game made its debut on Facebook in June of 2009. It quickly became the on-line game with the most number of daily players. Its popularity earning it a sequel which was released in September. Some of its inspiration may have been drawn from Harvest Moon, Japans enduring video game series.
Players participate in the game by performing the various tasks of managing their virtual farms. Just as in similar farm simulation games such as Happy Farm, a once popular game in mainland China. The tasks range from plowing, planting, and harvesting their crops; to raising livestock. Individual players do not pay to play the game, although they do have the option to purchase content
Hungry Hungry Herd, now sporting the heads of FarmVille livestock has replaced the old Hungry Hungry Hippos game. Gone also are the little white marbles, replaced by colored marbles that represent the characters favorite foods. Available through most major retailers for less than twenty-five dollars, the game also comes with a fifty dollar farm cash incentive for parents to use on-line.
Memory, a long-time favorite of preschoolers and kids four and up, has also received a face-lift and now comes with a card-holding pouch that is disguised as a Disco Dancing Sheep. The game is still won by players remembering the positions of matching cards that have been placed face down. A new twist allows for the playing of a second version, where the winners have matched adult animals with their offspring. Available for under ten dollars, this games also includes a twenty dollar farm cash bonus for parents.
Also available at just below ten dollars is the new version of Hasbro's card game, Old Maid. The cards that now feature caricatures of faces familiar to the online farming community are accompanied by their own Rockstar Cow card-pouch. Parents receive twenty in farm cash when they purchase this updated version
FarmVille Animal Go Fish has undergone its own transformation, and just like its card cousins Memory and Old Maid, the cards for this game feature the faces from the virtual farm world. Priced below ten dollars, it comes with the same on-line farm cash bonus, and a card carrying Chicken card pouch.
Rounding out the Zynga and Hasbro creative collaboration with games designated for ages eight to thirteen and thirteen to eight, the introduction of the play it at home version of Draw Something, and the release of CityVille Monopoly, and CityVille skies, both inspired by the social game CityVille. All eight of the newly released games include the complimentary FarmVille cash or virtual money meant to be spent in one of the other virtual games.
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