Dear Funky Mama

I’ve heard that SmallWorlds has hired VAMPIRE Slayers!!!! And I'm a vampire!!!! What should I do!?!?

Blood Sucka

Dear Blood Sucka. Stick to dark spaces where Vampire Slayers may find it hard to track you down. Watch out for blonde avatars called Buffy (unless you have a soul, in which case you’ll be fine). Keep clear of pointy wooden objects (if I were you, I’d be extra careful around the Cyrstal Light Staff).
Also, a disguise may help… have you ever heard of the secret race of vampire turtles? They’re kind of like ninja turtles, only more secret and with sharper teeth.

Dear Funky Mama

I really need gold, but I don’t want to buy it. How can I get some?

Gold Needer

Dear Gold Needer. This is the most common question I get asked. There are HEAPS of ways to get Gold. Here are some of them:

• Earn it! Get yourself down to The Factory or use an offer machine in any store.
• Verify your email address. You get 100 Gold and it just takes one click!
• Earn 1000 XP. You get 200 Gold just for getting to 1000XP, and it doesn’t take long if you’re doing the tutorial missions.
• Invite Friends. You earn Gold for each friend who joins and verifies their email address. You earn even more when they level up.
• Link to SmallWorlds. Go to the Share panel, copy a link, and put it on your blog, website, Facebook page, or wherever. You’ll get 100 Gold for each person that clicks it, joins up and verifies their email address.
• Spin-To-Win. Keep spinning! Heaps of people have won Gold and you never know when you'll strike it lucky.
• Enter Competitions. Coco has a competition each week and gives away Gold. Harris is running a mission review competition. And check the Competitions Forum for more.
• Farming. The Marketplace has made it quicker and easier to sell your seeds.
• How are your art skills? Get some practise and you might even be able to sell your own paintings.
• Do your Loyalty Challenge and you'll get a free item which you can then sell.

Hope all of that helps! And always remember that the best way to lose all your Gold and other stuff is to tell someone else your email address and password, especially if they tell you they'll give you Gold for free.

Dear Funky Mama

I have a friend that came up to me and told me that she scammed somebody. She is my best friend but I think what she did was wrong and unfair. Should I report her? Should I just let it slide? I am confused. What should I do?

Confused Secret Keeper

You are so right - scamming people is wrong and unfair, just like robbing someone in RL! If I knew a scammer I’d tell them what I thought of them. Who needs a friend like that?

But if you really want to keep her as a friend and you don’t want to tell her how you feel, reporting her could be a good option. At least you’ll be doing the right thing – and hopefully helping the person who got scammed. Your friend will never know it was you, and maybe she’ll even learn her lesson? Here’s hoping!

Dear Funky Mama

OK Funky Mama I got with the person of my dreams but they keep asking for my cell number and I keep saying that my phone is down. What should I do!!!!!?????

Don’t Got A Clue

Dear Don’t Got A Clue. Please don’t ever give out your phone number to someone you’ve met online. Never. Ever. And if they ask why you won’t, here’s a link you can refer them to. Play safe and nobody gets hurt.