It’s the Mystery Game! This week’s game contains nothing but Animals, and the top two Rares for the week are worth busting out those free Mystery Darts for!
As you can see, we hit up around half of the board in search of the Rare Horse, capturing two Jersey Cows in the process. We can’t complain with our results, as they came on free Darts. We’ve been saving all of our Darts for the games that cost 20 FV Cash per Dart, such as this week.
First up is the top pick of the week, the Rare Thoroughbred Stallion. Yep, you read that right: Stallion — as in, Permanent Stallion. Plugging this fellow into your Horse Stable will allow you to produce Foals, EXP, Arborists, and Farmhands, as well as additional Coin bonuses for your neighbors to collect. Beyond that, the dude’s a stud, with an all-new original model type that sets him apart from the rest of the pack. We love the great color scheme, as the blacks/deep browns look terrific against its white hooves. This is the definition of a Rare Mystery Game item, and our favorite in months.
Likewise, the other Rare of the week is one of the best Cows we have ever seen in the FarmVille universe: the Jersey Cow. We managed to get two of these guys, and plan on putting one on each of our farms. Simply put, this one is just… cute. It has a boxed-in head shape and occasionally bobs its boxy head, chewing on something tasty. What can we say? We are suckers for cute Animals in the world of virtual farming. The color pattern is truly exceptional, to boot, making this week a big thumbs up from a design standpoint.
Now we are dipping into the Uncommons, where things go from terrific to less so. It’s not so much that the first Uncommon, the Red Fox Kit – not to be confused with the comedian Red Foxx – is a fine Animal, but it is, after all, just a repaint of the Arctic Fox. It is, at least, an improvement over the original design, as it looks a little more natural than its snow-bred brethren. All-in-all, this is our least favorite of this week’s Mystery Game.
And then things get a little ugly, but in a good way, as the other Uncommon in this week’s Mystery Game is a pretty heinous-looking Mole. Not to be confused, of course, with the Storage Cellar Mole that could be obtained after trading in so many Shovels. This one is a flat, fully-visible entry into the sneaky Mole lineage in FarmVille. It features a scrunched-up face that is pretty indistinguishable when it comes to rodents, so they certainly nailed the actual design itself down quite well.
In a land of repaints, we never mind seeing new Cats hit FarmVille, regardless of how shameless their paint jobs are. This is the Short Haired Cat, an entirely gray-haired feline with a frisky tail that sways to and fro freely. We noticed that its head, as with most cats, is super huge. Man, do we love cats. This is a must-have for FarmVille players who own gray cats with big noggins, just as we ourselves collect black cats with big noggins. Let us know if you’re a cat owner, we’d love to hear stories about your cats!
Lastly, the final Common item in the Mystery Game this week is the Hedgehog. This is a returning item to the Mystery Game, so you can find our previous review by clicking here.
Our verdict: if you love Cows and Horses, you pretty much have to play this week. If you are not into them, skip it, as it is a rather expensive Mystery Game.
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