FarmVille French Animal Mystery Game (07/24/11): Win them all and earn a Unicorn for free

This week's FarmVille Mystery Game has launched, with this game containing a series of French-themed animals, including a unicorn, which is sure to make a large portion of farmers go nuts with excitement (as they're one of the most popular kinds of animals in the game). However, the way to earn this unicorn is actually different, as a huge change as come to the way we play Mystery Games.

You see, in order to win the French Unicorn from this week's game, you first need to win all six of the other animals available in the game, at which point you'll be given the Unicorn for "free." Let's make this a bit clearer - even if you were to be so extremely lucky as to win each of the six animals on your first try, without wasting any darts, you'll still need to spend 120 Farm Cash (this week's game costs 20 Farm Cash per dart) to end up with the Unicorn. Go right ahead and get angry about that one - I'm sure you're not alone.

As it stands, here are the six animals you'll end up with if you go for it:

Alpine Ibex
Black Percheron (horse)
European Boar
French Bulldog
Gallic Rooster
Raccoon Dog

Personally, the Gallic Rooster is one of the prettiest animals I've seen in the game in quite some time, and that Raccoon Dog is so cute that I could squeal, so while there are some cute items in this week's game, I'm not so sure that the French Unicorn is worth the hassle (and cost) of earning them all, especially in a single week's time. I know there are plenty of farmers that will play along though, and to them I wish good luck. Let us know how it goes!

Will you be throwing any darts at this week's Mystery Game board? Which of the six animals did you win? Which animal were you actually hoping to receive? Will you try to earn all six for the free French Unicorn?

FarmVille Mystery Game (09/18/11): Livestock animals come to the farm

In tonight's FarmVille update, we see a new round of animals hit the Mystery Game, with this week's theme (understandably) revolving around the new Livestock Pen released just last week. That means that for the price of 20 Farm Cash per dart, you can play this week's game to walk away with six (potentially seven) animals that can be stored, and subsequently bred (if you're lucky) inside that very Livestock Pen.

Here's the rundown of this week's animals:

Arapawa Island Pig
Barbados Sheep
Berkshire Pig
Dutch Landrace Goat
Girgentana Goat
Valais Goat

While you're not guaranteed to receive all six of these animals in the first six darts you throw, keep in mind that if you can manage to "win" all six during this week's game (again, that will be an incredibly pricey endeavor, even if you're really lucky), you'll walk away with a seventh, free prize: the Clun Forest Sheep.

Remember, these animals will only be around a single week. Whether or not they'll ever be re-released is anyone's guess (although, I will admit the possibility is likely), so if you don't want to wait to see if that possibility comes true, make sure to try your hand at this week's Mystery Game while you can.

Which of these prizes would you most want to win by playing this week's Mystery Game? What animals did you actually win?

FarmVille Mystery Game (09/25/11): Dairy animals take the spotlightLast week, the FarmVille Mystery Game contained Livestock animals to go along with the Livestock Pen animal habitat that had recently been released. Well, you might be able to guess what this week's game would contain then, in response. With the launch of the Cow Pasture last week, this week's Mystery Game is full of cows and bulls that will help you earn all sorts of calves. This week's Mystery Game costs 20 Farm Cash per dart, but remember that you may end up with duplicates in the process of going for them all. There are six basic prizes available in this week's game, along with the expected bonus prize that we'll get to later. For now, here are the six animals you can win by popping balloons: * Ayrshire Cow * Black Angus Bull * Brown Swiss Cow * Canadienne Cow * Guernsey Cow * Norwegian Red Cow If you can manage to win all six of these (through either luck or pure determination - and tons of Farm Cash), you'll receive a Randall Bull as a free gift. Although, when it really comes down to it, you will have spent so many Farm Cash on these first six animals, I'm not sure if "free" is the appropriate word here. Either way, you'll have just a single week to earn these six (potentially seven dairy animals) before they go into retirement with no guarantee that they'll be re-released. Good luck if you're going for all seven! [Image Credit: FarmVille Freak] Will you take a stab at this week's Mystery Game in FarmVille? Which of the six animals would you most hope to win? Which ones did you receive? Let us know in the comments!

Last week, the FarmVille Mystery Game contained Livestock animals to go along with the Livestock Pen animal habitat that had recently been released. Well, you might be able to guess what this week's game would contain then, in response. With the launch of the Cow Pasture last week, this week's Mystery Game is full of cows and bulls that will help you earn all sorts of calves.

This week's Mystery Game costs 20 Farm Cash per dart, but remember that you may end up with duplicates in the process of going for them all. There are six basic prizes available in this week's game, along with the expected bonus prize that we'll get to later. For now, here are the six animals you can win by popping balloons:

    * Ayrshire Cow
    * Black Angus Bull
    * Brown Swiss Cow
    * Canadienne Cow
    * Guernsey Cow
    * Norwegian Red Cow


If you can manage to win all six of these (through either luck or pure determination - and tons of Farm Cash), you'll receive a Randall Bull as a free gift. Although, when it really comes down to it, you will have spent so many Farm Cash on these first six animals, I'm not sure if "free" is the appropriate word here.

Either way, you'll have just a single week to earn these six (potentially seven dairy animals) before they go into retirement with no guarantee that they'll be re-released. Good luck if you're going for all seven!

[Image Credit: FarmVille Freak]

Will you take a stab at this week's Mystery Game in FarmVille? Which of the six animals would you most hope to win? Which ones did you receive? Let us know in the comments!