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Farmville is more than just an ultra-popular farming simulation -- it's a chance to express yourself artistically through unique and creative farm layouts. To that end, Games.com's Farmville Picture of the Day features some of the most interesting and imaginative Farmville layouts out there. Got a Farmville pic you want to share? Send it to submit2gamescom@gmail.com.

Today's pic: Frosty the Snowman

Having fun collecting your Valentines?

If you want the prizes to be a surprise, please do not read this post. After collecting enough Valentines in your Valentine Box, you can then trade them in for a special limited edition Valentine's themed prize that you will not be able to purchase elsewhere.

Here are the Confirmed Valentines Trade-In Prizes:

• 10 Valentines = Love Ewe (animal)
• 20 Valentines = Giant Teddy (decoration)
• 30 Valentines = Pigs in Love (balloon)
• 40 Valentines = Pecking Ducks (bench)
• 50 Valentines = 3 Hearts Fountain
• 150 Valentines = Eiffel Tower

This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

The Almond Tree is not available in the FarmVille Market. Currently the only way to receive an Almond Tree is through a FREE Mystery Gift that you get from one of your FarmVille neighbors.

The Almond Tree is ready to harvest in ___ days and yields almonds for ____ coins.

This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

Valentine's Day is booming in FarmVille.

Along with the other sendable Valentines Gifts used for your Valentine Box, there are also additional gifts that can be sent.

Whenever you receive Valentines requests from your neighbors you will have the option to "Send Love" free gifts. Notice that when you open these gifts they give you an instant prize and do not go into your Valentine Box or count as part of those Valentine gifts.

FarmVille has added five new free giftable Valentines.

You may send these gifts to your FarmVille neighbors for a limited amount of time, and likewise, the only way to receive one of these gifts is as a gift from one of your neigbhors.

They cannot be purchased in the FarmVille Market.

Any of these items can be placed in the Valentine's Box!

The Valentines Giftables include:

• Red Heart-Shaped Candy Box
• Purple Roses
• Blue Teddy Bear
• Valentines Cards
• Blue Round Box

FarmVille Red Heart-Shaped Candy Box Giftable	FarmVille Purple Roses Giftable	FarmVille Blue Teddy Bear Giftable
FarmVille Valentines Cards Giftable		FarmVille Blue Round Box Giftable

This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

When it comes to the storied game of Punch Buggy I'm a bit of a traditionalist. To be a legal punch, for me, it's got to be a Volkswagen Beetle (either classic or new styles) or a classic VW bus. So I was a bit upset when I saw last night's new Volkswagen's Super Bowl ad feature all sorts of people punching whoever was nearby when they saw any Volkswagen drive by, not just the traditional "buggies."

Well, my Punch Buggy traditionalism took another hit today when I noticed a Facebook ad for the new VW Punch Bug Facebook game. Yes, now you don't even have to see a real car or even be standing near your target to play Punch Bug (Where's the trailing "gy," VW?) -- just send a virtual punch through Facebook any time you want.

You can customize your punch by choosing any of 13 Volkswagon models (if you choose anything but the Beetle we can't be friends anymore), any of 13 ridiculously named punches (including "The Smacktastic" and "The Punch Bowl") and 18 different sound effects (each sillier than the last, if ranked on a scale of increasing silliness). Then choose up to 13 Facebook friends you don't mind annoying and punch away.

OK, it's not really much of a game. In fact, the whole thing is a thin excuse to try and get you and your friends to buy a Volkswagen -- it even prompts you to customize your own VW or request a brochure after each punch. But each punch also enters you in a weekly drawing for a 6-month VW lease, and punching with all 13 models gets you a chance at the grand prize of a VW CC, so it might not be a total waste of time. Plus, I think this is the first time a Facebook game has been inspired by a Super Bowl ad, making it a watershed moment in the history of new media marketing, if you're into that sort of thing.

Unwithers can be purchased in the FarmVille Market for 30 FV$ or farm cash and can be found under the "Upgrade Farm" tab.


The Unwither package contains 3 Unwithers that you can use to save your withered crops or your neighbors withered crops for a total of three times. Each usage will cover the entire withered crop and will automatically restore the withered crops to their fully grown ready-to-harvest state.


Additionally, you may receive free Unwithers by visiting your FarmVille neighbors when helping tend to their farms.

What do you think of Unwithers? Will you purchase?

This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

In a very delayed update, FarmVille has added lots of new Valentine's themed decorations to help get your farm in love mode.

These special limited edition decorations can be purchased in the FarmVille market for the next 7 days. They require either farm cash or coins to purchase. Those items purchasable with farm cash only, are also sendable items that may be purchased and then sent as gifts to your FarmVille neighbors.

All of the new Valentines decorations except two require farm cash.

Valentine's Decorations (farm cash only)

• Swan Fountain – 24 FV$
• Cupid Gnome – 18 FV$
• Love Balloon – 18 FV$
• Cupig – 15 FV$
• I Love You I – 2FV$
• I Love You II – 2FV$
• XOXO – 2FV$
• 5 Valentines (works with the Valentines Box) – 5FV$

Valentines Decoration (coins)

• Love Arch – 2,200 coins
• Valentine's Box – 1 coin, if needed for replacement due to deletion error. You may only own ONE.

Which Valentines decoration is your favorite?

In honor of today's Super Bowl 2010, Indianapolis Colts versus the New Orleans Saints, several FarmVille Freaks paid homage to their favorite NFL teams by decorating their farms.

You can check out their farms after the jump. Thanks to everyone that shared their football farms with us. Geaux Saints!

Valentine's Day in FarmVille is even sweeter with the introduction of a Valentine's Box.