Cityville – A challenging new game or another boring clickfest?
According to Zynga – the no. 1 publisher of online games on Facebook platform, Cityville is the ‘fastest growing online game ever’, outpacing Zynga’s other successful products like Mafiawars and Farmville
So whats all the fuss about?
Last week I was feeling a little under the weather, the weather wasn’t so good either so I decided to investigate what all the fuss about was for myself.
Now, I am not normally one for Zynga’s games, they are normally very click intensive and have little thought other than to spam your friends with gift requests and click random things a million times, but Cityville was different.
It appears to be a combination of some great games from the past – Sid meiers civilization and Sim city were quoted as providing inspiration for the game designers. Anyway – I’d recommend giving it a try with your friends as neighbours – this is quite an important point – if your friends don’t play these types of games will not be much fun.
It really helps when your friends work together – you can setup franchises with your friends and it helps you both need to click less – truly a win win. The gameplay mechanics are a lot more deep than Zynga’s other games and there are many different strategies you can employ to build your perfect city.
I was also fortunate enough to find another article which has some very good free information on how to quickly become familiar with the cityville game mechanicsand I highly recommend this Cityville guide for beginners
It includes 8 important tips to get up to speed on the gameplay and will enhance your enjoyment immeasurably.
Well that’s it – give it a try and let me know in the comments what you thought… If you want to add me as a neighbour just look me up on Facebook
Till next time!
Claire
About the Author
Serial traveller, part-time adventurer and full time fun lover!
Claire lives in Thailand and when she’s not exploring the delights of that beautiful country posting informative articles to local website like http://samuispy.com. She is usually cooking something delicious in her kitchen or reading a spy novel.
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