MAFIA SPIRIT: 12/20/11

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Dearly Departed Limited Time Mission

Will Continue Updating So Check Back Often

Cashing In - Save Zynga Charity A Success

ZNGA MARKET CURRENTS

12:32 PM Zynga (ZNGA +1.6%) bounces back a bit from its lackluster start, still trading well below Friday's $10 IPO price, but it gets two analyst cheers. Lazard initiates coverage at Buy and a $12 price target, writing that the company is a "play on Games-as-a-Service," and Wedbush initiates at Outperform and a $12.50 target, as ZNGA is "well-positioned for long-term growth."

Yesterday We Started The 'Save Zynga Charity' (Read About How You Can Help Here). To Our Amazement The Charity Appears To Be A Success. Zynga's Stocks Gained Today.

We Still Have A Long Way To Go And Could Use Much More Support From The Mafia Side Of Zynga's Community.

Zynga Is Pushing Out Event After Event Trying Hard To Lure Players Back. Just Today Alone We Got 'Bloody Christmas', 'Holiday Treasure Hunt' And Another New York Property (The Toy Store). What Else Can Zynga Do To Entice You Players To Join The Cause?

Ummm, Maybe Slow Down A Bit On Pushing For RP Sales.

Ummm. Maybe Reopen Closed Cities That Players Didn't Get To Complete.

Ummm, Maybe Take The Game Back To It's Origins A Little And What Made It So Popular To Begin With.

Toy Store - Open For Business

The Newest Addition To The Growing List Of New York Buildable Properties Is A Toy Store.

Like Any Building, You Start With A Solid Foundation Or In The Cyber World A Whole Bunch Of Active Friends.

Just Click The Ask Button And Your Request For Help Is Sent To Your Facebook Wall Where Your Friends Will Be There For You In Your Time Of Need.

We Finally Get To See Where We Need The Naughty List That Has Been Making It's Way Around Many Blogs And The Internet.

As It Turns Out, It Is A Part Needed To Build the Toy Store With. That Is Along With Plaster And Cordless Drills.

Once You Have Collected Enough Parts You Can Upgrade Your Toy Store.

Now You Can Help Out Your Friends by Clicking The Shiny Share Button.

Your Friends Will Now Be Able To Get A Part For Their Toy Store When They Click Where It Says Get Parts.

Now That You Have Upgraded The Toy Store You Can Start Building Items That Your Toy Store Holds Within Its Doors.

Here Is A Closer Look At The Items You Will Be Able To Build As You Upgrade The Toy Store;

Lawn Darts Are Crucial To Run Any Mafia. You Can At Least Put Someone's Eye Out With One.

The Life-Size Robot (Which Comes With +4 Stamina) Can Now Guard Your Venetian Condo. Very Sturdy The Robot Is, And It Is Rust-Proof Since It's Only Pixels.

Give Thanks To Your Loyal Toymaker For Designing The Darts And Robot.

Just Make Sure To Visit The Toymaker Every Day And You Will Add 4 Energy To Your Skill Points.

Holiday Treasure Hunt

It's Time To Search And Destroy With The Mafia Wars 'Holiday Treasure Hunt".

When Zynga Says 'Find Hidden Prizes' They Mean That You Need To Find Wreaths While Doing Jobs, Robbing, Or Fighting.

For Me, I Have Only Found These Wreathes While Doing Jobs In Brazil.

It Appears That There May Be A Connection (Or Hint) That The Wreaths Drop Rate Is Better Doing Jobs As Opposed To Fighting Or Robbing Since The 'Do Job' Button Is Not the Same Color As Fight Or Rob Buttons. I Say Try Them All And If You Find That Fighting Or Robbing Drops Are Better Then Stick With What Works For You.

You Need To Find A Given Number Of These Wreaths To Earn 1 Chance To Unwrap 1 Gift.

For Each Gift You Unwrap You Will Need To Collect More Wreathes To Unwrap Another Gift.

When You Have Found The Set Number Of Wreaths A Gift Box Should Drop.

Every Two Days We Will Be looking For A New Item To Drop. So Thursday We Will Be Looking For Candy Canes. Saturday The Ornament. And Monday The Stockings.