Jasmine K.

Want to have fun? It's time to set out on another escapade and travel to the faraway lands of CityVille. Zynga's new city-building game puts you at the head of a small municipality. After becoming mayor, you'll put up businesses, increase franchises, construct homes, and even do a little farming. CityVille is full of enormous features, but this can often be a little overwhelming. Fortunately, our CityVille Cheats & Tips: Getting Started guide aims to help your city quickly develop into a budding metropolis.

Basically, CityVille uses the usual XP, Coins, Cash, and Energy formula found in most Facebook games. You use up Energy doing tasks around your city, and you gain XP and Coins from carrying out these tasks. Get enough XP and you'll level up. Leveling up would allow you to open up new businesses, houses, decorations, and more for you to construct in your city. Lastly, Cash can be bought and is used to buy premium items, services, and to opt out of sending requests to your friends.