Hi @deb800, welcome to our community.
I would like to take a moment to offer you a message for all newbies to
learn more about our community which you can find here.
We always run contests so be sure to do them for a chance to win gold bars.
There are problems currently going on with regards to the lives and friends. It is happening all the time on king.com and has started happening due to a Facebook glitch. The studio and Facebook are aware of this and we are waiting for Facebook to resolve this.