Failville

(continuing my review of Facebook games)
I don't know why I keep giving Frontierville another chance... I keep thinking it has to get better at some point...

There is an interesting correlation between games I enjoy and games that allow non-paying players access to the for pay item. For example, Robot Builder and Nitrous Racing (which needs its own reviews) are my two favorites - both allow you to get the bonus items without paying (of course you can pay to get more).

Frontierville gives you 1 per level (called "horseshoes"). Stupid decorations cost 10 or more (the treehouse is 100). You might need 4 or 5 just to finish some building that all your friends are done with (so they stop sending you the materials).

When I signed in last week to help some friends with items they needed, I was notified of a chance to win 50 horseshoes by completing 6 missions.

So, I churned hard on those missions - harassing my friends like never before. As the deadline approached, I was starting to finish!

Then, what do I see?

The missions are multi-part! Each one I finish gets backed by "Phase 2". Yea, no chance of success.