FarmVille: Free GagaVille Pink Ponytail Horse with Farm Cash purchase

I know I've said it before farmers, but these free-gift-with-purchase events in FarmVille have definitely become a regular thing (whether that's a good thing for our wallets remains to be seen). While most of the animals that are available in these promotions are fairly forgettable, tonight brings back one from the Lady Gaga "GagaVille" event that just can't be ignored. I mean it - even if you got one during the event, its bright pink hair is too bright to not look at!

To boost your memory about this lovely animal, this Pink Ponytail Horse was given away for free after completing the "Fashion of His Love" goal that was released during the GagaVille vent proper. But what if you didn't have a chance to complete this goal, or even better, what if you weren't playing FarmVille during that event? Well, now you can make up for lost time by purchasing this Pink Ponytail Horse for as little as a dollar. For that price, you'll earn this animal (which was also available in the store at the end of the GagaVille event for 26 Farm Cash), along with 4 Farm Cash all for $1. For something this fantastic, I'd have a hard time saying the price isn't a bargain.

Remember, if you're using this opportunity to stock up on Farm Cash that you may need anyway, it might be worth it to lose out on the few Farm Cash you'll earn as a bonus for purchasing larger bundles, in favor of simply paying dollar after dollar and earning more of these horses in the long run. After all, the more Horses you have, the more chance you have of breeding a Pink Ponytail Foal, and the faster you'll have that elusive mastery sign!

Either way, you've got the next five hours to make up your mind about this beauty; just don't forget to take your second (third?) chance before it disappears, if you are indeed interested.

FarmVille: Double Mastery Weekend on now for Labor Day holiday

Well, you can't say this wasn't expected... Zynga has launched a Double Mastery weekend in FarmVille to celebrate Monday's Labor Day holiday. As they tend to hold Double Mastery events when anything even remotely resembling a holiday rolls around, you might already know how these work, but for the uninitiated, here's a rundown.

Even though Animal Mastery has been released in the game, this Double Mastery weekend will only give you double the mastery points on any tree or crop harvested; all of your animals will remain the same. Another thing to note is that if you've purchased a Platinum Mastery statue (which gives you permanent double mastery), this event will not stack, and therefore you'll see no change in your points.

If you don't have one of these statues, and you wish to make the most of this event, make sure to activate a Bushel of the crop you're about to harvest, so you'll really earn three points - instead of one - for every crop that you harvest. This particular double mastery event will last until Tuesday, September 6. at 9:00 PM PDT. Hopefully, within that time, you'll have mastered plenty of crops and trees alike to make this event really memorable! Happy farming!