| One of the great things about FarmVille is that | | | | this, it really can benefit you a great deal to make |
| you can choose your own course to a great | | | | earning these ribbons a priority. |
| degree. Your priorities will determine the kind of | | | | And since you earn ribbons simply by completing |
| farm you have, but what this winds up looking like | | | | tasks you would have done anyway as you work |
| is ultimately up to you. For instance, you can | | | | on your farm, it's not going to require much |
| choose to devote more space to trees, crops, | | | | effort or take away from the other things you're |
| buildings, or farm animals. You can expand your | | | | trying to accomplish as you play the game. But |
| farm into a large homestead, or just keep it as a | | | | you do have to take a moment to look at the |
| modest family farm. You can raise crops that | | | | different ribbons available and what you need to |
| take several days to grow, or you can focus on | | | | do to earn some of them. |
| ones that mature in a matter of hours. | | | | When you do this, you'll see that you can earn |
| No matter what you choose, you'll be able to | | | | ribbons by doing just about anything on your |
| advance to new levels and unlock new items and | | | | farm, from harvesting trees to adopting animals |
| aspects of game play, and you'll be earning | | | | to simply spending money at the market. You'll |
| ribbons along the way as well. How long this takes | | | | also be able to see that it wouldn't take much |
| you, however - both to earn the ribbons and to | | | | effort at all to focus on earning one type of |
| level up - will vary considerably based on some of | | | | ribbon or another. Some of the ribbons are even |
| the decisions you make. | | | | complimentary - you can work towards both of |
| The ribbons may seem pretty insignificant - a nice | | | | them at once. This doesn't even have to have a |
| bonus, but an afterthought nonetheless. If you | | | | significant impact on how you play FarmVille, but |
| take a closer look, though, you'll see that these | | | | knowing what you need to do to earn one ribbon |
| bonuses you get when you earn one ribbon or | | | | or another will help you rake in those bonuses - |
| another are really quite substantial. Because of | | | | and subsequently advance - much faster. |