The Farming Game
$1.52
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About The Farming Game
!!! May not work on newer Android OS versions !!!
THE FARMING GAME®, a Monopoly style board game where players harvest crops with the roll of the dice, dodge droughts, uncertain markets and insects. Buy land, cattle, wheel and deal. Always different and always a challenge. Build the best farm in the county. A truly rewarding time that entertains, teaches and is just plain fun. An International award-winning game! Hundreds of thousands of copies sold.
Fresh from the country. A classic family board game! So much fun, some people say it's the best game they've ever played, others call it addictive. This international award-wining game has sold hundreds of thousands of copies. So educational, it has been used by homeschoolers and thousands of schools around the world. So realistic, World Bank had it translated into Russian to assist farm privatization.
Good clean wholesome fun. THE FARMING GAME ® is perfect for home on any rainy day or family get together, for a weekend up at the cabin, or down at the beach. A great gift for anyone, including yourself! One size fits all.
PLOW THE BACK FORTY ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE
A board game is a dream machine, a vehicle to create an alternative reality. In THE FARMING GAME®, each player starts the game with 20 acres inherited from Grandpa. This property includes 10 acres in hay and 10 acres in grain. The 20 acres is not a large enough farm to make a living for a family, so each game farmer must also have a part-time job in town. With each completed trip around the game board you receive $5,000 from your year's wages to plow back into the farm. The object of THE FARMING GAME" is to build your farm large enough to be able to quit the job in town, come home to be your own boss, and farm full time. If you can do that without going broke, you win the game! $250,000 in total net assets are required to win THE FARMING GAME®. The gaming track is the calendar year, with a square for each week. Crops are harvested by the roll of the dice (about as much control as real farmers feel they have over yields and prices received for their crops). In THE FARMING GAME®, there is enough acreage for six players to diversify into a hay, grain, fruit, or cattle operation. Each individual farm is capable of pasturing 20 head of cattle. If any player wishes to run more than 20 cows, he can try to lease one of the range units in the hills.
Warning: This family game is so much fun it may become habit-forming!
THE LUCK OF THE DICE: I have had some customer express concern that the dice seem to roll in favor of the computer. Rest assured that the dice rolls are completely random. The same algorithm is used for human and computer players, whether rolling to move or rolling for a job.
I have used the algorithm to automate 100,000 rolls for 6 players over a 3 hour time period (600,000 rolls). You can see the data I have collected in this Google spread sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ag2FKYHtP4mSdERrU3oyX3pfejlkRjI1R3d1RHo1Mmc#gid=0. You will notice that the data is very skewed after 10 rolls, but become more and more normalized with more rolls (players 1 and 3 started off very well, while player 4 did not, but everyone ends up in essentially the same spot). After 10 rolls for each player (60 rolls) the standard deviation is only 0.1146. After 600,000 rolls there is a standard deviation is a mere 0.0012.
Sometimes the dice just won't go your way. Give it another try and let me know how it goes. If you are truly unsatisfied, please contact me at rrTenz@gmail and we will work out a resolution. Take care, rrTenz.
THE FARMING GAME®, a Monopoly style board game where players harvest crops with the roll of the dice, dodge droughts, uncertain markets and insects. Buy land, cattle, wheel and deal. Always different and always a challenge. Build the best farm in the county. A truly rewarding time that entertains, teaches and is just plain fun. An International award-winning game! Hundreds of thousands of copies sold.
Fresh from the country. A classic family board game! So much fun, some people say it's the best game they've ever played, others call it addictive. This international award-wining game has sold hundreds of thousands of copies. So educational, it has been used by homeschoolers and thousands of schools around the world. So realistic, World Bank had it translated into Russian to assist farm privatization.
Good clean wholesome fun. THE FARMING GAME ® is perfect for home on any rainy day or family get together, for a weekend up at the cabin, or down at the beach. A great gift for anyone, including yourself! One size fits all.
PLOW THE BACK FORTY ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE
A board game is a dream machine, a vehicle to create an alternative reality. In THE FARMING GAME®, each player starts the game with 20 acres inherited from Grandpa. This property includes 10 acres in hay and 10 acres in grain. The 20 acres is not a large enough farm to make a living for a family, so each game farmer must also have a part-time job in town. With each completed trip around the game board you receive $5,000 from your year's wages to plow back into the farm. The object of THE FARMING GAME" is to build your farm large enough to be able to quit the job in town, come home to be your own boss, and farm full time. If you can do that without going broke, you win the game! $250,000 in total net assets are required to win THE FARMING GAME®. The gaming track is the calendar year, with a square for each week. Crops are harvested by the roll of the dice (about as much control as real farmers feel they have over yields and prices received for their crops). In THE FARMING GAME®, there is enough acreage for six players to diversify into a hay, grain, fruit, or cattle operation. Each individual farm is capable of pasturing 20 head of cattle. If any player wishes to run more than 20 cows, he can try to lease one of the range units in the hills.
Warning: This family game is so much fun it may become habit-forming!
THE LUCK OF THE DICE: I have had some customer express concern that the dice seem to roll in favor of the computer. Rest assured that the dice rolls are completely random. The same algorithm is used for human and computer players, whether rolling to move or rolling for a job.
I have used the algorithm to automate 100,000 rolls for 6 players over a 3 hour time period (600,000 rolls). You can see the data I have collected in this Google spread sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ag2FKYHtP4mSdERrU3oyX3pfejlkRjI1R3d1RHo1Mmc#gid=0. You will notice that the data is very skewed after 10 rolls, but become more and more normalized with more rolls (players 1 and 3 started off very well, while player 4 did not, but everyone ends up in essentially the same spot). After 10 rolls for each player (60 rolls) the standard deviation is only 0.1146. After 600,000 rolls there is a standard deviation is a mere 0.0012.
Sometimes the dice just won't go your way. Give it another try and let me know how it goes. If you are truly unsatisfied, please contact me at rrTenz@gmail and we will work out a resolution. Take care, rrTenz.
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Game History & Updates
What's Changed
Version 1.11.141003
-WARNING! This version will erase saved games, users, and achievements as permission to read/write external storage is no longer used.
-Significant improvements to stability.
Version 1.10.130801
-Misc bug fixes
Version 1.9.130708
-Misc bug fixes
Version 1.8.130514
-Misc bug fixes
-Crashes should be fixed
-Minor UI improvements
-Improved hibernation
Version 1.6.130503
-Misc bug fixes
Version 1.5.130429
-Misc bug fixes
Version 1.4.130419
-Fixed achievement screen flashing
Version 1.11.141003
-WARNING! This version will erase saved games, users, and achievements as permission to read/write external storage is no longer used.
-Significant improvements to stability.
Version 1.10.130801
-Misc bug fixes
Version 1.9.130708
-Misc bug fixes
Version 1.8.130514
-Misc bug fixes
-Crashes should be fixed
-Minor UI improvements
-Improved hibernation
Version 1.6.130503
-Misc bug fixes
Version 1.5.130429
-Misc bug fixes
Version 1.4.130419
-Fixed achievement screen flashing
Price update Price changed from $1.99 to $1.52.
Version update The Farming Game was updated to version 1.11.141003
More downloads The Farming Game reached 1 000 - 5 000 downloads
What are users saying about The Farming Game
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DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY!!!!! the game favors the computer and its impossable to win or compete against the computer!!!!!!! Again don't waste your money on this game. love the board game but the dice roll in favor of the game, 9 times out of 10 you get 1's and 2's and the game player gets high numbers. Would love to give it a higher rating but can't with the problems
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Graphics is so bad. No online mp..no blu toth. Don't waste your money in this. Just install Rento
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I tried opening the game and it just said "unfortunately this game has closed" or something like that. I love playing this game. Please fix this!
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Keeps force closing. Want money back!!!
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It's garbage. Time to uninstall
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Please update for newer os. Miss playing this game when I'm off wifi
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Even better than the board game, which I love
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Says it has stopped and I can't get refund
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This game just stops now after the marshmallow update..
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I bought the game and I can't even open it, keeps crashing on me, a waste of money.
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Paid, downloaded and played for less then a week and it now has stopped working! What a rip off!
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I played this with Cody dizzle
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Be careful. Just bought this and it will not open.
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Great game please update so it is compatible with newer os
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Great game
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I got the new s7 and I transfered this game over from my old s5. I payed for this game and it doesn't work. I really would like for this problem 2 be resolved.
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Game wouldn't launch on my Nexus 5x.
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Says it has stopped and I can't get refund
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Love the board game. Sorry it never started.
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It's a fun boardgame to play. This app mirrors it to a small degree. But the gameplay needs work. Too much clicking to advance the game at some points, like when the CPU is playing. Also, whatever program they have running the roll of the die seems flawed. For the payouts I've gone an entire game without rolling higher than a 3. Once there were four 1's in a row. There's definitely room for improvement, but overall a fun game to play.
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At first I was skeptical, but it was pretty consistent. Computers roll 6s more often than players. I won one game out of five. I really love the game but it was getting annoying.
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1. After the update i cant even start the game. it says forced close. The same thing happened to my friend even after re-installing it. 2. I hate that you cant change the rules on how you win. I was playing smart and only buying stuff i could afford and eventually i had a ton of money. The computer player bought everything he could and put himself in major debt but he won the game because his value was higher than mine because of how much stuff he owned. I wouldve won twice over before he payed his debt.
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One of the AI players put a field up for auction, and another of the AI players bought it, but didn't have enough money. The game is making me finish the AI player's turn for them, and all the possible options for getting the money the AI needs don't work. Buttons won't click. I so want to love this app as much as I've loved the board game since I was a kid, but so far I'm disappointed. :(
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It's a fun boardgame to play. This app mirrors it to a small degree. But the gameplay needs work. Too much clicking to advance the game at some points, like when the CPU is playing. Catan is a great boardgame and I feel they nailed the app almost bang on. There's definitely room for improvement, but overall a fun game to play.
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It was a great game util I closed the app and tried to open it again.
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Ok, thanks! well then i give it four, a bit glitchy, but great app. I feel better thanks!
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The game wont load. It shows a black screen and wont do anything
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Give me my money back
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The game won't freaking start after the "update" or whatever you call that thing that screwed it up
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The board game is fun but this app is terrible when it comes to rolling numbers on the dice. When I roll it will roll 1 nine out of ten times. Very frustrating
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Game passes the time but it freezes lots. Good thing the auto save feature works, you have to force close the app quite often.
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Feeling ticked off. Bought the game, and even though it was a couple bucks, the same developer offers this game for free, or what appears to be the same app. I would like and explanation. Wish I new about this before I installed the version that costs money.
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I still have my original board game that I had when I was a kid back in the 70s. I am so glad that somebody took the time to develop this game. THANKS!
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Went ahead and skipped the free version due to comments that said it would ask you to upgrade to the paid version in the middle of the game. I paid for it the other day and have tried to download multiple times since purchase, and have yet to get it to install.
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Good but freezes/crashes
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Great game. I have to turn the speed up to 95 and not touch the screen when the computer is rolling, so it won't lock up. But when it does it has a great auto save. So thanks for a great game. It can only get better from here right.
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The game is wonderful, freezes often and crashes sometimes. Over time the randomized settings become a problem. For instance the players will receive the same OTB or fate card for three turns. Also, over time the computer player 'magically' rolls high harvests and gets fortuitous breaks making it almost impossible to beat. I blame this on the programming of randomized playing.
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The board game is fun but this app is terrible when it comes to rolling numbers on the dice. When I roll it will roll 1 nine out of ten times. Very frustrating
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Game passes the time but it freezes lots. Good thing the auto save feature works, you have to force close the app quite often.
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One of the AI players put a field up for auction, and another of the AI players bought it, but didn't have enough money. The game is making me finish the AI player's turn for them, and all the possible options for getting the money the AI needs don't work. Buttons won't click. I so want to love this app as much as I've loved the board game since I was a kid, but so far I'm disappointed. :(