Introducing ChefVille

 

Introducing ChefVille. The newest of Zynga’s Ville series of games.

ChefVille has not done so well since its release about a week ago. It is struggling with only 100,000 daily user thus far.  

Don’t be alarmed yet…check that Mafia Wars players. Be alarmed because the convection oven is warming up for a cross-promotion between Mafia Wars and ChefVille. And the Confectioner is already stirring the batter.

If Zynga isn’t good at much else they are certainly good at driving their numbers up. Within a week or 2 or so ChefVille will have at least 5 times the DAU as does Mafia Wars. Possibly more. Players from many of Zynga’s games will likely be venturing into the game to get their freebies too.

One nice aspect about ChefVille is that you will get an occasional E-Mail from Zynga’s very own Executive Chef Matthew DuTrumble. The E-Mail will contain a recipe from the game. Here is an example of one of the recipes;

Veggie Kebabs

Zynga Executive Chef Matthew DuTrumble

So did you like the Veggie Kebabs? All you have to do now is wait for the cross promo to begin. Bon appetit.

#MyMafiaLook Contest Open For Voting

P-L-E-A-S-E Pick Me….I bite. I swear I do.

Voting is now open in the #MyMafiaLook Contest. Personally, there aren’t many choices. Let alone good choices. So I think I’ll vote for Rocky (Pictured above).

Here is a copy of the announcement that was made by Zynga on the Mafia Wars facebook fanpage;

We asked you to tweet us a mug shot that represents your true mafia style in #MyMafiaLook Contest.
The shortlisted images are open for voting.The image that receives the highest vote will be announced as the winner. The voting will be open for a week until Aug 21st, 2012.
http://zynga.tm/e8F <---Cast your vote now!

 

https://twitter.com/MafiaWars <---Follow us to stay tuned to the upcoming events!

You can also follow Mafia Spirit on Twitter; https://twitter.com/Mafia_Spirit

Next Secret District: Slaughterhouse

Now were talking Mafia Wars! The next secret district is going to take us back to what a stereotypical Mafia is all about. The next secret district takes us to the ‘Slaughterhouse’. 

Watch out for the stampede as you progress your way through  the ‘Slaughterhouse’. Them bulls are mean!

BRONZE

SILVER

GOLD

RUBY

And This could be the last train to Chicago since rumors are floating around that we may be getting a new city soon.

Games People Play – Turn Of A Friendly Card

 

The new 7 day sales event is called ‘Games People Play’ and ‘You can take it or you can leave it.’ 

If you are interested in participating in these types of events and you are skeptical as to whether it is a good deal to use your RP’s on here is a chart for you that may help you to decide if this is a good deal for you;

	Cost	# Of Items Purchased		Average Cost Per Days Purchase	Cumulative Average Cost Item
Day 1	40	1		40.00	40.00
Day 2	40	2		20.00	26.66
Day 3	40	3		13.33	20.00
Day 4	40	4		10.00	16.00
Day 5	40	5		8.00	13.33
Day 6	40	6		6.66	11.42
Day 7	40	7		5.71	10.00
Totals	280	28			10.00

Each day you get the opportunity to use 40 RP to purchase items. As each days loot item unlocks for sale you purchase and additional item for 40 RP. If you spend 40 RP each day you will acquire a total of 28 loot items for a cost of 280 RP in total. If you make all 7 purchases the average cost per item is 10 RP. If you stop making purchases on any day the chart above shows the average cost per item according to how many days you’ve made purchases.

Here are the detailed views of each item that will be released each day;

DAY 1 Deal

Rodeo Rider

 

DAY 2 Deal

Blow Dry

 

DAY 3 Deal

Netted Rock Dragon

 

DAY 4 Deal

Lifeguard Trainee

 

DAY 5 Deal

Plasma Piranha

  

DAY 6 Deal

Chamois

 

DAY 7 Deal

Ballboy

If these items do not help your stats then this is clearly not a good deal for you to make. Unless you are a collector and simply want the loot items.

If you have the RP to use and make all 7 purchases then this deal could be great for you.

If you compare this deal to the Psychological Crates then you might wish to purchase those instead since they contain better loot items.

The Crate purchases are a gamble since you do not know which item you will get when you purchase one. This could lead to spending much more RP as opposed to the ‘Games People Play’ Sale.

You could wait for them to go on sale so that you minimize your cost of purchasing them. Which is another drawback to buying the crates. They do not always go on sale for a while.

Either way, you decide which the better deal is. You decide which is the friendlier card to turn. And remember that these are the Games People Play.