<s>
Township	B-Application
is	O
a	O
casual	O
farming	O
and	O
city-building	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
launched	O
on	O
multiple	O
platforms	O
by	O
Playrix	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
develop	O
starter	O
towns	O
by	O
building	O
factories	O
,	O
harvesting	O
crops	O
,	O
and	O
creating	O
goods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Township	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
available	O
as	O
an	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
application	O
on	O
WhatsApp	B-Application
Social	I-Application
and	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
,	O
Appgallery	B-Application
,	O
Amazon	O
Appstore	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
Store	O
&	O
Mac	B-Application
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
player	O
starts	O
harvesting	O
crops	O
such	O
as	O
wheat	O
,	O
corn	O
,	O
carrot	B-Application
,	O
potato	O
,	O
sugarcane	O
,	O
cocoa	O
,	O
tomato	B-Protocol
,	O
rubber	O
,	O
silk	O
,	O
strawberries	O
,	O
rice	O
and	O
pepper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
more	O
than	O
250	O
goods	O
to	O
harvest	B-Device
or	O
produce	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
puzzles	O
are	O
driven	O
by	O
orders	O
,	O
which	O
first	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
helicopter	B-Application
pad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
city-building	B-Application
mechanics	O
of	O
Township	B-Application
differs	O
from	O
traditional	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Playrix	O
included	O
time	O
management	O
cooking	O
sims	O
Italian	O
Week	O
or	O
match-three	B-Application
puzzle	O
game	O
Color	O
Splash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Township	B-Application
encourages	O
interactions	O
between	O
players	O
by	O
joining	O
Co-ops	O
or	O
Clans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
on	O
,	O
developers	O
added	O
chat	O
to	O
boost	O
the	O
social	O
aspect	O
of	O
Township	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
invite	O
Facebook	B-Application
followers	O
to	O
expand	O
in-game	O
friend	O
lists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
get	O
gold	O
and	O
experience	O
value	O
by	O
completing	O
orders	O
for	O
the	O
inhabitants	O
via	O
helicopter	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Orders	O
are	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
direct	O
ways	O
to	O
earn	O
money	O
and	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
delivered	O
by	O
helicopter	B-Application
,	O
so	O
it	O
's	O
recommended	O
to	O
place	O
the	O
helicopter	B-Application
in	O
the	O
city	O
's	O
center	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
four	O
kinds	O
of	O
ores	O
:	O
copper	O
,	O
silver	O
,	O
gold	O
,	O
and	O
platinum	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
every	O
five	O
ores	O
can	O
be	O
made	O
into	O
a	O
metal	O
in	O
the	O
smelter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mine	O
allows	O
extracting	O
precious	O
metals	O
,	O
hidden	O
chests	O
,	O
coins	O
,	O
messages	O
from	O
friends	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
artifacts	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
four	O
islands	O
:	O
Frutus	O
Isle	O
(	O
including	O
peach	B-Algorithm
,	O
watermelon	B-Application
,	O
and	O
plum	O
)	O
,	O
Olive	O
Isle	O
(	O
including	O
grape	B-Device
,	O
olive	O
,	O
and	O
key	O
lime	O
)	O
,	O
Tropica	O
Isle	O
(	O
including	O
banana	B-Operating_System
,	O
coconut	O
,	O
and	O
pineapple	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Fishermen	O
's	O
Isle	O
(	O
fish	O
,	O
shrimp	O
,	O
and	O
lobster	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Township	B-Application
was	O
launched	O
in	O
2011	O
as	O
a	O
freemium	O
social	O
game	O
on	O
Google+	B-Application
,	O
and	O
later	O
it	O
was	O
adopted	O
for	O
Facebook	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
After	O
redesigning	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
launched	O
on	O
smartphones	O
and	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
mobile	O
game	O
from	O
the	O
developer	O
Playrix	O
—	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
2012	O
and	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
audience	O
was	O
divided	O
roughly	O
equally	O
between	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
with	O
Klondike	O
Adventures	O
by	O
Vizor	O
,	O
Township	B-Application
makes	O
up	O
40%	O
of	O
the	O
addressable	O
tycoon	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Township	B-Application
has	O
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
customer	O
and	O
critical	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2013	O
,	O
Township	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
Playrix	O
's	O
games	O
had	O
consistently	O
been	O
rated	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Top	O
15	O
or	O
Top	O
50	O
grossing	B-Application
charts	I-Application
in	O
more	O
than	O
50	O
countries	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Township	B-Application
was	O
named	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Best	O
Mac	B-Application
Games	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
listed	O
multiple	O
times	O
in	O
the	O
Top-50	O
grossing	O
games	O
for	O
iPad	B-Device
and	O
the	O
Top	O
100	O
for	O
iPhone	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Township	B-Application
,	O
as	O
with	O
other	O
games	O
made	O
by	O
Playrix	O
such	O
as	O
Homescapes	B-Application
,	O
has	O
been	O
criticized	O
for	O
advertisements	O
displaying	O
misleading	O
images	O
and	O
scenes	O
that	O
are	O
not	O
related	O
to	O
or	O
otherwise	O
misrepresent	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
