FarmVille Sneak Peek: Scottish Decorations and Buildings coming soon

While the actual English Countryside theme may be coming to a close in FarmVille (by Zynga's admission), it looks like we'll be continuing in our trip to Europe, at least virtually, as a new Scottish theme looks to be coming to the game in the near future (perhaps as early as tomorrow evening).

There are plenty of buildings and decorations to take a look at here. We have the Scottish Barn, Bluebell Woods, Crofting Cottage, Scotland Flag, Scottish Piper Gnome, and the Scottish Loch (think Loch Ness Monster).

Notice the third item - the Crofting Cottage. This isn't a misspelling, Crofting is actually a term used for a type of farming and small-scale food production in the Scottish Highlands. Once again, Zynga has done its homework with the authenticity of these items, and it's appreciated. Unfortunately, we won't know for sure when we can add these lovely new items to our farms until Zynga decides to make that decision known. We'll be right there when they do, so keep checking back.

Do you like the idea of a Scottish theme in FarmVille? Which other geographical areas (even outside of Europe) would you like to see represented in the game?

FarmVille Sneak Peek Scottish Animals and Trees: Eriskay Pony, Rowan Tree and More

If you didn't think that FarmVille's (unreleased) Scottish item theme would be complete without new animals and trees, well... you're right. It looks like the theme will be a complete one, with new animals and trees also being prepared for launch in the game very, very soon (perhaps even this week). We've come across some unreleased images of those animals and trees, and will jump right into the speculation as usual.

The four animals are the Eriskay Pony and Eriskay Pony Foal, along with the Highland Cow and Highland Calf. The Eriskay is a proper Scottish breed, if you've never heard of it (I'll admit that I hadn't), while the Highland Cow is so furry that I almost can't stand its cuteness.


Meanwhile, the two trees are the Ash Tree and Rowan Tree. If I had to guess, I'd say the Rowen Tree will be the Mystery Seedling part of this pair, that will likely cost 10 or 12 Farm Cash in the store, but will be found for free by claiming Mystery Seedlings from your friends (or even harvesting your own Orchards). The Ash Tree, then, should be available for either 5 or 7 Farm Cash. Of course the trees will be available to master, but whether these will require larger or smaller numbers of harvests remains to be seen as of this writing.

Make sure to keep checking back with us, as we expect some (if not all) of these items to launch in the game this week (likely tomorrow). You won't want to miss your chance at these limited edition items, and we'll make sure you don't!

What do you think of these new animals and trees? Are you more of a tree or animal collector in FarmVille? How big are your collections?