CastleVille Free Crystal Shards 1 Februari 2012

CastleVille Free 24 Crystal Shard
Crystal Shards can be collected from friends either by asking for them in the Workshop or by having friends send them to you directly as a gift (maximum once per day). (Formerly, they were also automatically gifted to your friends when when they visit your kingdom, you accept their help and then dismiss them. However, this is no longer the case.)

They are also occasionally rewarded when you defeat a Beastie. Crystal Shards are used to make 
Exploration 
Crystals in the
Workshop.