Kingdom Expansion

Kingdom Expansion

When you first start playing CastleVille, you will notice a grayed-out area, covered in 'Gloom'. There are 108 squares in the game, and you start with a meagre 6. Each one has different requirements before you are able to purchase them to expand your kingdom.

The key pre-requisite is to have enough Castle Points. As explained earlier, these are earned by building enough Royal Buildings. You are not even able to see the other requirements to puchase the plot of land until you reach the Castle Point limit. You will then be told the number of Exploration Crystals (these must be crafted from the Crystal Shards that Beasties drop) and Coins you need. Some also need quest completion before the are unlocked.

Tip: The game tries to get you to purchase the cheapest expansion as soon as it is available. This is not the best way to go. Instead, you should save up your resources past the cheapest expansion (as hard as it may be to ignore the allure of more space to build in) until you have access to more lucrative squares. There are squares that you should aim to get to which have grayed-out characters in, waiting for you to save them. If you prioritize these squares, you will advance much quicker than someone who purchase every expansion as soon as it is available. Some squares also have new items, while the characters, once you meet them, give you new quest lines and thus allow you to level up more quickly.