CityVille Sailboat Hotel: Everything you need to know, Wonders revealed

Arguably the most awaited feature in all of CityVille has arrived ... almost. The Eiffel Tower, the first Wonder in the game, has revealed itself in the next CityVille Goal, titled "Room and Starboard." The requirements for this Goal are pretty steep. And this is just the first of three steps toward unlocking the Eiffel Tower, which will provide triple payout bonuses to Hotels, double payouts to Restaurants and 25 percent more payout to surrounding Businesses.

If you're Level 30 or above, the following Goal will appear, requiring you to place the Sailboat Hotel, an advanced Hotel, on your land. The Hotel will, of course, appear unfinished, but you must click on it to continue. Then, a building upgrade window will appear, displaying the three things you must do to complete your Sailboat Hotel:

    Gather parts for your Hotel
    Upgrade one Summer Business to Level 2
    Master one Summer Crop to Level 2


Eiffel Tower

Sailboat HotelTo gather parts for your Hotel, just use the "Ask for Parts" button on the upgrade screen. The Businesses that qualify for upgrades are the Ice Cream Parlor, the Sunglasses Store and the Bike Shop. Just click on the Business when it doesn't need to be collected from, and choose "Upgrade" to access the upgrade window and find out more. The Summer Crops that qualify are Corn, Eggplant and Watermelon, so just plant and harvest the hell out of one of them to get this done and over with.

Zynga also points out that you might need to refresh your game after upgrading the Business to Level 2 for it to take effect. Also, Crop Mastery has been reduced to help with this Goal. Once you complete those three tasks, your Sailboat Hotel will be complete. It operates just like your other Hotel, but sports a higher payout and requires more Goods to function. You've made the first step to the greatness of Wonders, congratulations? I was kind of hoping for something more ... dynamic myself.

[Source and Image Credit: Zynga]

Are you psyched about Wonders now the the first step toward them has been revealed? What other tasks do you expect we'll need to do to unlock this new feature?

The CityVille French Riviera Casino: Everything you need to know

Nearly a year after the game's release, it's finally time to unlock the first CityVille Wonder: The Eiffel Tower. We've guided you through building both the Sailboat Hotel and the Tonga Tower, and now Zynga has released the French Riviera Casino to the game. It's the third and final building required to access CityVille's first Wonder, and follows about the same pattern as its predecessors. But that doesn't make it any simpler of a task, so here's everything you need to know:

Players must be at least Level 30 to access the French Riviera Casino. Once you reach that point, you'll come across a new Goal from Edgar. It simply asks that you place the foundation for the building, and rewards you 2 XP for doing so. Keep in mind that you don't have to complete the Sailboat Hotel and Tonga Tower to access this Goal.

However, you will have to finish all three to access the Eiffel Tower. Once you place the new building, it will appear complete with massive tarps, scaffolding and a giant crane. Click on it again to reveal the next giant steps in constructing this massive building in a window featuring three tasks.
Unlock French Riviera Casino
Unlock the French Riviera Casino

    * Gather parts to Unlock
    * Upgrade one French Business to Level 2
    * Master one French Crop to Level 2


Like most buildings in CityVille, you must ask your friends for a list of items, though this time that list is more like a litany. You must ask friends for 12 of each of these items: Roulette Wheel, Dice, Slot Machine, Deck of Cards and Poker Chip. Once you receive one of each, you can place them on your Wish List to possibly make this part pass by more quickly.

Of the French Businesses listed in the Goal, we recommend upgrading the French Restaurant, as it costs the least at 4,500 Coins and holds just 110 Goods, meaning it will be open for collection more often and thus more upgrade points. Choosing the best French crop to upgrade is easy: Go with what's cheapest. That would be the Sun Flowers, which cost just 51 Coins and take 15 hours to harvest.
Inside French Riviera Casino
Once you completed all three daunting tasks, click "Finish Building" to unveil the French Riviera Casino. Of course, the building is functional, but operates much like a standard Hotel. Click on the building to supply it with a whopping 500 Goods. Click it again, and a menu similar to the Hotels will appear. While your city's residents will populate the French Riviera Casino, you can invite friends to boost the building's payout up to three times the normal value.

You can even invite friends as VIP guests after the Casino is ready to be collected. Just click on the hovering VIP icon to select five VIP friends. This is the final building to unlock the Eiffel Tower, so go on and build the first Wonder ever to hit CityVille.

[Source and Image Credit: Zynga]

Have you finished all three buildings to unlock the Eiffel Tower yet? What do you think of how Zynga has handled this new set of buildings? Sound off in the comments. 4 Comments