FrontierVille 12 Days of Christmas Goals: Everything you need to know for Day 12

Christmas CarolersFinally, the carolers have arrived in FrontierVille, singing songs of debris to clear and friends to visit for the next 12 days. In the new 12 Days of Christmas Goals, players will have a new mission to tackle every day to help celebrate the the biggest winter holiday of the year. All you need to do after receiving the letter from the postmaster is click on the carolers, played by Frontier Jack, Fanny Wildcat and Humble Bob, standing near the Pioneer Toy Factory to open up the 12 Days of Christmas Calendar.

From there the 12 Days of Christmas Calendar will open up to you. Looking much like a traditional Advent Calendar, a new mission themed after the original tune will open up to players each day. You'll have until Jan. 7 to complete each Goal, so rest easy if you can't get to each one that exact day. Players can also unlock each of the Goals early for increasing amounts of Horseshoes if they're feeling impatient.

Join us after the break for a look at Day 12 of this long-winded Christmas celebration.

On the Twelfth Day of Christmas
In the first mission of 12, titled "On the Twelfth Day of Christmas," all you need to do is clear 12 Debris of any kind, which will take seconds. However, you also need to turn in one Collection and harvest 12 neighbors' Pear Trees (get it?). This can become troublesome for those who turn in Collections immediately upon completing them--never, ever do that. Not to mention that not every neighbor has Pear Trees, but perhaps some of your buddies run Victory Gardens. It wouldn't hurt to ask around the forums or in those infamous "Add Me" threads on Facebook for folks who take a liking to Pear Trees. Luckily, all of these Goals are good until Jan. 7, so you have quite a lot of time to complete them. We have a feeling that as the days pass by, you're going to need it.

Find the rest of our Holiday 2010 coverage right here.

FrontierVille Cheats and Tips: Finding Adobe Bricks

Another lengthy FrontierVille Goal series, another elusive item required to complete them. Since Zynga introduced the Ponderosa Lodge and Fancy Cabin to the game, many pioneers have been crying, "Where are the Adobe Bricks? I can't find them. Waaa!" While we doubt any of you cried like 7-year-olds, surely a good lot of you are frustrated, so here's how to find Adobe Bricks for both the Ponderosa Lodge and the Fancy Cabin.

Ponderosa Lodge:

Goal: A Man's Home is His Castle:

    Collect 10 Throne Plungers
    Have 500 wood
    Plant 20 Sunflowers


Adobe BricksThis fourth and final Goal in the Ponderosa Lodge series will reward you with all 15 Adobe Bricks needed to complete the Lodge. Throne Plungers will be requested from friends through the quest's menu window. Having 500 Wood at the time is as easy as chopping down some trees. Planting 20 Sunflowers will cost you 6,200 coins total and take at least 18 hours to harvest. Do this and the Adobe Bricks are yours.

Fancy Cabin:

Goal: Granny's Rocker

    Craft or have 4 Saltpeter
    Craft or have 40 Planks
    Tend 40 Cotton


Continuing the new trend, completing this final Goal in the Granny's Home series will reward you with all 20 Adobe Bricks for the Fancy Cabin. The 4 Saltpeter are obtained through the Manure Collection, which of course is completed by tending to animals and beating up varmints. The 40 Planks can be crafted in the Wagon for 7 Wood and 250 coins a piece, which will cost 280 Wood and 10 thousand coins total. The 40 Cotton will cost 24 thousand coins and take three days to harvest.

While it's going to take quite some time, this is how you'll find Adobe Bricks for both of the new buildings in FrontierVille. Happy manure hunting and tree chopping!

Check out the rest of our FrontierVille Cheats & Tips right here.

Have you had trouble finding the Adobe Bricks? What do you think of Zynga's new gated approach to new content?

FarmVille Livestock Pen Goals: Everything you need to know

To go along with tonight's launch of the Livestock Pen in FarmVille comes a set of goals (what, you didn't they we'd get away without them, did you?). These goals are of course sheep, goat and llama themed to go along with our new animal breeding building, so read on for how to complete these goals as quickly as possible (and of course receive your rewards).

Farmin' Ain't Easy

    Get 8 Farmer's Overalls
    Place 1 Livestock Pen
    Place 4 Whitewash Fences


Whitewash Fences cost just 300 coins per square, so spend the 1,200 coins on four and then delete them as soon as you're done with this goal. As for the Farmer's Overalls, you'll need to ask your friends to send them to you. Finish this first goal and you'll receive 50 XP, 2,500 coins and a Grey Mouflon Goat.

These Boots Were Made for Farmin'

    Get 8 Pairs of Farmer's Boots
    Buy 3 Barrels
    Harvest 5 Sheep


Barrels cost 125 coins each, so at least this is another cheap expensive just to finish the goal. Gathering the Farmer's Boots is another task for asking your friends to help. Finishing this goal gives you another 50 XP, 2,500 coins and one White Llama.

Perqs for the Talent

    Get 8 Wool Blankets
    Complete the Livestock Pen
    Harvest 50 Vegetables


Luckily, it doesn't matter which of the vegetable crops you grow, so just pick something you have yet to master, or the shortest growth-time vegetable to finish this one off. As for the Wool Blankets - you guessed it - ask your friends to send them to you. As for completing the Livestock Pen, you can check out our guide to doing so right here. Finish off this goal to earn 50 XP, 2,500 coins and five Animal Feed.

Hay-Ho the Dairy-O!

    Get 8 Piles of Hay
    Harvest the Livestock Pen
    Harvest 75 Flowers


Again, it doesn't look like it matters which kind of flower you harvest, so just pick the lowest harvest-time building and you'll be able to move on. Ask your friends for the Piles of Hay and eventually you'll finish this one off, being rewarded with 50 XP, 2,500 coins and Flower Sheep for your efforts.

Keeping Up With Baby

    Get 8 Livestock Tags
    Raise a Livestock Baby
    Harvest 90 Fruit


Remember, common Livestock Babies take 10 Animal Feed to grow, while rare babies take 30. Once you finish this goal, you'll earn another 50 XP, 2,500 coins and five Animal Feed.

Get Oat!

    Get 9 Oat Sacks
    Master White Llama to Level 1
    Harvest 100 Vegetable Crops


Again, plant whatever vegetable you like just to be done with this one as quickly as possible. As for the Oat Sacks, you might be lucky enough to have some extras on hand from the first set of Lighthouse Cove goals, but if not, just ask your friends to send you the Sacks that you do need. Finishing off this last goal in the series gives you 50 XP, 2,500 coins and a Black Laxta Sheep.

Luckily, we're given a full two weeks to work on these goals, so if you have others that you need to clear off your plate first, feel free to do so without worrying about these expiring as well.

Check out the rest of our FarmVille Cheats & Tips right here.

What do you think of these Livestock Pen goals, or the Livestock Pen in general