<s>
Pot	B-Operating_System
Farm	I-Operating_System
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Pot	B-Operating_System
Farm	I-Operating_System
:	O
Grass	O
Roots	O
and	O
Bud	B-Operating_System
Farm	I-Operating_System
:	O
Grass	O
Roots	O
in	O
some	O
markets	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
farming	B-Application
simulation	O
social	O
network	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Brain	O
Warp	O
Studios	O
and	O
owned	O
by	O
East	O
Side	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
as	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
app	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
previously	O
available	O
as	O
an	O
application	O
via	O
the	O
social	O
networking	O
website	O
Facebook	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
On	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
restricted	O
to	O
players	O
21	O
and	O
older	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pot	B-Operating_System
Farm	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Happy	B-Protocol
Farm	I-Protocol
and	O
FarmVille	B-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
an	O
emphasis	O
on	O
cannabis	O
cultivation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
most	O
other	O
farming	B-Application
games	O
have	O
a	O
"	O
withering	O
"	O
mechanic	O
which	O
causes	O
untended	O
crops	O
to	O
lose	O
their	O
value	O
,	O
Pot	B-Operating_System
Farm	I-Operating_System
has	O
a	O
"	O
protection	O
level	O
"	O
for	O
its	O
crops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	B-Application
Facebook	I-Application
game	O
,	O
if	O
crops	O
are	O
not	O
balanced	O
with	O
guards	O
and	O
other	O
protection-enhancing	O
items	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
risk	O
of	O
a	O
character	O
called	O
Ranger	O
Dick	O
appearing	O
and	O
confiscating	O
stash	O
and	O
crops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
minigame-like	O
feature	O
called	O
'	O
Gold	O
Rush	O
Mode	O
 '	O
was	O
also	O
available	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
Bejeweled	B-Device
,	O
in	O
which	O
potbucks	O
could	O
be	O
gambled	O
for	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
win	O
many	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pot	B-Operating_System
Farm	I-Operating_System
was	O
developed	O
Brain	O
Warp	O
Studios	O
,	O
specifically	O
by	O
Josh	O
Nilson	O
and	O
Galan	O
Akin	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
on	O
April20	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
East	O
Side	O
Games	O
were	O
unable	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
and	O
struggled	O
to	O
find	O
marketing	O
in	O
other	O
places	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
cannabis	O
theme	O
;	O
they	O
instead	O
used	O
viral	O
marketing	O
and	O
guerrilla	O
marketing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
East	O
Side	O
Games	O
added	O
a	O
Facebook	B-Application
extension	O
called	O
"	O
Pot	B-Operating_System
Farm	I-Operating_System
Raiders	O
"	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Zynga	O
Facebook	B-Application
app	O
Mafia	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
but	O
with	O
stoners	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
the	O
mafia	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
same	O
principles	O
as	O
Pot	B-Operating_System
Farm	I-Operating_System
apply	O
but	O
crops	O
can	O
be	O
stolen	O
from	O
other	O
farms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2012	O
monthly	O
active	O
users	O
count	O
for	O
the	O
main	O
Facebook	B-Application
game	O
was	O
about	O
880,000	O
compared	O
to	O
82.4million	O
for	O
Farmville	B-Application
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
app	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
LDRLY	O
,	O
launched	O
in	O
2016	O
and	O
quickly	O
had	O
over	O
10million	O
downloads	O
;	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
app	O
launched	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
board	O
game	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
after	O
Kickstarter	O
funding	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
spin-off	O
called	O
Cheech	O
&	O
Chong	O
:	O
Bud	B-Operating_System
Farm	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
April20	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Facebook	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
shut	O
down	O
in	O
December2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
noted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
cannabis	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
"	O
As	O
cannabis	O
became	O
less	O
taboo	O
and	O
the	O
smoke	O
cleared	O
from	O
the	O
hysteria	O
sparked	O
by	O
the	O
War	O
on	O
Drugs	O
,	O
more	O
developers	O
devoted	O
entire	O
games	O
to	O
running	O
cannabis	O
enterprises	O
 [ ... ] 	O
Pot	B-Operating_System
Farm	I-Operating_System
took	O
off	O
 [ as ] 	O
American	O
views	O
of	O
cannabis	O
softened	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
on	O
the	O
political	O
level	O
,	O
state-by-state	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HERB	O
had	O
written	O
in	O
2016	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
created	O
"	O
the	O
largest	O
cannabis	O
community	O
on	O
earth	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
20million	O
unique	O
players	O
across	O
its	O
platforms	O
and	O
a	O
2011	O
figure	O
of	O
over	O
1million	O
users	O
on	O
Facebook	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2010	O
,	O
Pot	B-Operating_System
Farm	I-Operating_System
was	O
estimated	O
to	O
be	O
earning	O
its	O
developers	O
$	O
148,000	O
a	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
revenue	O
comes	O
from	O
the	O
subscription	O
service	O
offered	O
to	O
its	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
had	O
a	O
Facebook	B-Application
user	O
score	O
of	O
4.8	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
from	O
around	O
107,000	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
mobile	O
app	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
subsequent	O
shut	O
down	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Facebook	I-Application
app	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
saw	O
its	O
loyal	O
fanbase	O
move	O
platforms	O
with	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comparing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
other	O
popular	O
farming	B-Application
sims	O
,	O
NBC	O
News	O
's	O
Wendy	O
Benedetti	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
this	O
is	O
not	O
your	O
grandmother	O
's	O
Farmville	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unless	O
,	O
of	O
course	O
,	O
your	O
grandmother	O
was	O
a	O
hippie	O
in	O
the	O
'	O
60s	O
...	O
in	O
which	O
case	O
,	O
dude	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
totally	O
her	O
kind	O
of	O
Farmville	B-Application
"	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
[	O
the	O
game ]	O
features	O
some	O
decent	O
production	O
values	O
and	O
a	O
zany	O
sense	O
of	O
humor	O
(	O
check	O
out	O
the	O
sketchy	O
wildlife	O
)	O
and	O
that	O
's	O
enough	O
to	O
keep	O
me	O
coming	O
back	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Silverberg	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
also	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
tycoon-type	B-Application
"	O
game	O
that	O
"	O
was	O
a	O
huge	O
hit	O
on	O
Facebook	B-Application
because	O
it	O
did	O
n't	O
sway	O
too	O
far	O
from	O
the	O
core	O
appeal	O
of	O
the	O
extremely	O
popular	O
Farmville	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
credits	O
the	O
rise	O
in	O
cannabis-empire	O
games	O
to	O
Pot	B-Operating_System
Farms	I-Operating_System
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MMO	O
Games	O
compared	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
Pot	B-Operating_System
Farm	I-Operating_System
is	O
Farmville	B-Application
but	O
a	O
lot	O
cooler	O
 [ ... ] 	O
far	O
less	O
gimmicky	O
and	O
more	O
in-depth	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
its	O
genre	O
on	O
Facebook	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HERB	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
dedicated	O
underground	O
fanbase	O
and	O
high	O
levels	O
of	O
engagement	O
are	O
a	O
testament	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
impressive	O
art	O
,	O
contraband	O
content	O
and	O
strong	O
community	O
engagement	O
"	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
"	O
whether	O
you	O
're	O
a	O
diehard	O
gamer	O
looking	O
for	O
refreshingly	O
fun	O
graphics	O
or	O
a	O
stoner	O
looking	O
to	O
spend	O
time	O
on	O
a	O
perfectly	O
addictive	O
app	O
,	O
Pot	B-Operating_System
Farm	I-Operating_System
:	O
Grass	O
Roots	O
has	O
more	O
than	O
enough	O
to	O
keep	O
any	O
digital	O
pot	O
farmer	O
thoroughly	O
entertained	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drew	O
Cohen	O
of	O
Kotaku	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
operates	O
much	O
as	O
you	O
'd	O
anticipate	O
from	O
a	O
Facebook-hosted	O
farming	B-Application
game	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
praising	O
the	O
laid-back	O
attitude	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
noting	O
that	O
its	O
design	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
"	O
slouchy	O
"	O
as	O
the	O
deadbeat	O
stoners	O
in	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fox	O
News	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
controversial	O
and	O
quoted	O
several	O
concerned	O
citizens	O
;	O
while	O
one	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
should	O
not	O
be	O
on	O
Facebook	B-Application
because	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
for	O
children	O
,	O
another	O
noted	O
that	O
when	O
she	O
tried	O
to	O
see	O
what	O
it	O
was	O
from	O
her	O
children	O
's	O
accounts	O
it	O
would	O
not	O
load	O
due	O
to	O
an	O
age	O
block	O
enforced	O
on	O
anyone	O
under	O
21	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Facebook	I-Application
game	O
operated	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
legal	O
gray	O
area	O
"	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
content	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
also	O
more	O
geared	O
towards	O
medical	O
cannabis	O
(	O
legal	O
enough	O
in	O
California	O
,	O
where	O
Facebook	B-Application
is	O
based	O
,	O
to	O
have	O
not	O
banned	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
:	O
its	O
highest-level	O
build	O
was	O
a	O
medical	O
marijuana	O
clinic	O
.	O
</s>
