Zynga & Best Buy offering $100,000 in prizes in Game Card redemption contest

If you are the kind that doesn't have a problem spending real money on your Facebook games, Zynga has partnered with electronics retailer Best Buy to offer over $100,000 in prizes in a new contest for users that redeem Zynga Game Cards purchased at Best Buy over the next month.

To be clear, this is a contest - just because you redeem a Game Card that you purchased at Best Buy, that doesn't guarantee you a prize. However, for a handful of lucky players, there are some massive (and might I say extremely awesome) prizes at stake. Here's a look at what's being given away:

$5,000 Reward Zone Certificates (Best Buy's proprietary rewards program)
Two Computer Packages (each valued at $2500)
One Home Theater Package (valued at $1500)
Ten Apple iPads
Ten Xbox 360 gaming consoles
$500, $200, $100, and $50 Reward Zone Certificates

See? I told you there were a bunch of great prizes up for grabs. All you'll need to do to enter is purchase a Game Card corresponding to particular Zynga games - FarmVille, Cafe World, Mafia Wars, YoVille, FrontierVille or Treasure Isle - and redeem that card on Facebook for the appropriate premium currency. Each time you redeem a card, you'll receive an entry into the contest, which will end at the end of January. For those that want a free entry, you can also enter by mail (see here for how to do so). Again, there is no limit for how many entries you can receive - every purchased Game Card will result in one entry for one particular Facebook ID (that is, whoever redeems the Card gets the entry, and that's it).

Good luck to all those that enter!

FarmVille Silly Bandz Free Games.com Giveaway

Update: This contest has ended and the winners have been notified. Head to Blog.Games.com or our Facebook fanpage for more awesome giveaways.

Folks, FarmVille creator, Zynga, has teamed up with Silly Bandz to bring us an exclusive set of FarmVille Silly Bandz. And because we love you guys, we're giving them all away to our fans for FREE in our FarmVille Silly Bandz Giveaway.

If you have a child, you've probably heard of Silly Bandz: the colorful elastic band bracelets that come in a huge variety of shapes. Silly Bandz are so big that even if you don't have a kid, you've probably heard of them anyway. People collect Silly Bandz by the dozen, and are always looking for new rare shapes to show off and collect. With these FarmVille Silly Bandz, you'll be able to take FarmVille on the go, and impress everyone with these rare collectible Silly Band shapes.

Continue reading to enter for a pack of FarmVille Silly Bandz.

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The FarmVille SIlly Bandz come in eight shapes and there are 24 in a pack: FarmVille Tree, FarmVille Pig, FarmVille Cow, FarmVille Barn, FarmVille Tractor, FarmVille Biplane, FarmVille Sheep, & Zynga Dog.

To enter:
Step 1: Go to the Games.com Facebook fanpage: (http://www.facebook.com/gamescom).

Step 2: 'Like' the fanpage so you can see the latest Facebook game news, tips, and cheats.

Step 3: To enter, head to the fan page and leave us a comment telling us the following:

What is the best/strangest/most awesome Silly Band you've ever seen? What Silly Bandz shapes would you like to see?

(I saw a Silly Band cathedral once. I'd never seen anything but animals at that point, so I was very surprised to find a church on someone's wrist. If I could have Silly Bandz of any shape, I would want a whole set of classic Pokemon ones. That would be incredible!)

Next Thursday, February 10th, we'll randomly select four winners, message them on Facebook for their addresses, and send them their free FarmVille Silly Bandz. Sound easy enough?

Get started by heading to the Games.com fanpage to enter for a free pack of FarmVille Silly Bandz.

Adventure World Level Up Giveaway gives more prizes for fan page 'Likes'

Leave it to Zynga to release yet another giveaway in one of its games requiring players to Like that game's particular Facebook fan page. Such is the case now with Adventure World, as a "Level Up Giveaway" has now launched, giving players a chance to walk away with either 100, 200 or 300 Adventure Cash (the game's premium currency) as the page gains more and more "Likes."

As of this writing, the fan page has around 600,000 Likes, but when it reaches three milestones: 1, 2 and 3 millions fans each, a giveaway will be held between all people that currently Like the fan page, and also enter the contest specifically via email. Don't worry - you'll only have to send them your name and Facebook ID so they know who exactly to reward.

Again, there will be three giveaways in all, with the first giving 25 people 100 Adventure Cash each. The second will reward 25 players 200 Adventure Cash each, and finally, the third giveaway will reward 25 fans a whopping 300 Adventure Cash each. As energy is such a valuable commodity in Adventure World, this Adventure Cash would give you plenty of room to purchase Energy Packs to really push yourself along further in the story of unlocking El Dorado. For a complete look at the rules and how to send in your email entry, check out the game's official forums.

What would you do with 100, 200 or 300 Adventure Cash? Would you spend it on Energy, or would you purchase building supplies? Share your thoughts with us in the comments.