Bin Weevils is a children's massively multiplayer online game it is developed and published by 55pixels.
Bin Weevils won the British Academy Children's Awards in the Websites category every year from 2011 to 2014, and was shortlisted in the Games category in 2015.
Bin Weevils is based around the theme of the real insects, weevils.
The game is set in a "bin", with numerous places being designed specifically for this theme (e.g. Flum's Fountain, Dirt Valley, and Gong's Pipenest), designed using items you would usually find in a bin, such as cardboard.
Users have their own "nest" (a house or home in the game) they can customize by buying items from the 'Shopping Mall' and placing them in their nest accordingly.
The user nest can have up to 8 rooms, a private cinema, a garden, and a plaza.
Some of these features like extra nest rooms or a bigger garden can only be obtained by paying for a membership (referred to as a 'Bin Tycoon' membership) which offers other features for members, including the ability to purchase hats and other exclusive items.
All users have a garden in their nest, in which they can plant and harvest plants from the 'Garden Shop'. Harvesting a plant earned the user in-game money ("Mulch") and experience points ("XP") which they could use to buy more items or contribute the points towards leveling up towards the next level. The Mulch is for spending, and the XP is for leveling up. There are 80 levels in total, but more are often added.
Moreover, players can buy a virtual pet, known as a "Bin Pet", bed, clothes, and many other items by completing the in-game missions or by purchasing them with real money.
Another currency, Dosh, was added, and it replaced Bin Tycoon limits and high Mulch prices in many places, although it also requires payment.
From time to time, Dosh can be earned for free such as in puzzles. Users with a premium (Bin Tycoon) membership earn a monthly Dosh salary from an in-game ATM.
With this Dosh, they can purchase hats and nest items. In the early states of the game, it was possible to buy Mulch Currency via the Membership page or earn it from games,
puzzles etc - however, the ability to purchase Mulch was removed when Dosh was introduced and is the only currency available to purchase on the membership page at present.
Membership
The Players can buy a membership for BinTycoon, this type of player gets special rewards in game eg: dosh and mulch both can be used to buy in-game items like: hats. nest items. plaza items. and more. Bin Tycoons are also able to adopt a binpet, wear hats, go to special areas and more.
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