From the first shop to a chain
Plot prices grow with the number of shops you own: each next one costs 22 % more. A 1M plot costs 1.22M as your second shop and 1.44M as your third, a brake on monopoly. From the second shop on you pay rent (0.6 % of the plot price per minute), so every shop has to pay for itself.
Staff have a home shop; in the 👥 menu you can attach a second shop (🔁) and they walk over every 40 seconds: one salary, two places. Between distant shops time is lost on the road, so build the chain along one street. ➡ moves a worker permanently.
Buying out rivals
In the 🏪 Market menu you send an offer for another player’s shop; if they accept within 25 seconds, the shop with all its equipment is yours. The minimum offer is 50 % of its value. Need cash? Put your own shop up for sale or sell it to the city for 60 %. Bots also make offers sometimes; to refuse, just wait.
The endless city — a long-term empire
In the “Big city ♾” room the round never ends: the city grows new streets as players buy plots, the state is stored on the server (and survives updates) and an offline player’s shops keep working for 24 hours. Here you can be a real magnate with a 10-shop chain, managers and an accountant. Bots expand too, buy tables and waiters and keep a salary reserve, so competing with them is not easy.
How to start
- Press “Play” and type a name: no sign-up, password or download.
- Your first shop is free (the cheapest empty plot in the village). Pick a product; flatbread is the easiest start.
- Sell yourself first: carry goods from the station to the counter and stand at the register. Once cash builds up, hire a cashier and a carrier.
FAQ
How many shops can I open?
No limit, but each next shop costs 22 % more and pays rent; in practice a chain of 5–10 shops is the sweet spot.
Do bots expand too?
Yes: they work their shop, buy stations and tables, change prices and sometimes bid for your shop. You choose 0–6 bots when creating a room.
How is the winner decided?
At the end of a round a results table appears; the richest player is first. In the endless city the table is permanent.
See also
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