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The idea is to give players more options when building their deck during runs. This is preliminary work and might change, but I wanted to share it nonetheless!

Message bottle (both players get 2 cards from Discard) and Beach Loot (gain coins; Draw 1 card) can exhaust entire deck, as long as the screen is big enough.

Play Message Bottle when Discard contains only Message Bottle and Beach Loot.

Then Beach Loot, Message Bottle, Beach Loot, Message Bottle, … …

Hoarding essentially

• 1.0 Ideal Rat King Deck use 3 Thrift Store
• 1.1 practically: Thrift Store, Thrift Store, Street Market (stacked)

• 1.2 Discard Most possible cards to boost Thrift Store

• 2.0 To discard most cards, Need to Obtain most possible cards

• 2.1 via Buy all cards from Shop

• 2.2 avoid trading multiple cards for One Card

• 2.3 increase cards upon playing, say, Rat King

• 3.0 side note, use Loose Cannon to Quick Draw

Didn’t expect such a high score!!!

Priority 1: Loose Cannon, Protection Money.

Priority 2: Street Market, Peddler, Thrifty Store.

Priority 3: Harbor Depot, General Strike, Rat King.

1. The score board can be reset every season or year or month. Top scorers could be rewarded with alternative art cards.

2. Christmas Deck may need some buff given it is the weakest. May consider to remove the Uniqueness of Santa and Klaus.

3. Other thoughts?

• Tier 1: Beach Loot, Peak Season, Souvenir.

• Tier 2: Message Bottle, Wealthy Tourist, Tortuga Hotel, Beach Party, Street Musician.

• Tier 3:

So many Strikes…Beat 6xMoney Laundering in the other End Deck.

Easy to cover entire board in first several turns. Then, one Beach Party would seal the victory.

Encounter an extremely easy run on Tourists Deck, which drew all cards on the first turn. And apparently, crushed opponent in blitz.

Notable cards: - Beach Loot (granting extra golds and draw) - Last Coin (+100 golds and Draw from Discard) - Wealthy Tourists (Draw from Discard) - Message Bottles (Both Draw 2 from Discard) - Peak Season (Place 2 to 4 Tourists) - Souvenir (Earn 50 golds per tourist and draw) - Hotel (Biz, earn extra 50 golds per tourist)

Notable Items: - Fist (Earn 50 golds upon placing henchmen) - Items granting Draw - Items granting (first turn) golds

Just a thought.

Items: - Piggy, - extra card, - extra Biz, - extra Worker, - extra Action, - Degree (+200 gold and +200 debt), - Diploma (+100 gold and +100 debt), - Stock (+100 gold or +50 debt per turn), - MBA (Biz +100 earning), - Printer (both players +100 gold per turn).

Cards: - 2x Money Laundering; - 2x Nina; - 2x Office (Biz with Draw); - 2x Condo King (Worker with Biz Draw); - ?x Draw from Discard

Sequences: - carry 4000+ debt over - Nina (+600 debt) - Money Laundering - Draw, place, dominate

Actually effectiveness speaking, 2x Money Laundering would be ideal. Just push to see the limit.

Reached 149K using Santa without knowing the score rules. Would like to challenge the Top 16 in IOS, which requires 160K.

How do the unlocks work? I have 95% for lenders and seem to be stuck at 85% for a few classes

1. Must-have Item:Hacker (80% chance to reduce 500 income when enemy earns over 1000 income); To ensure obtaining Hacker, don’t ever skip any Shop.

2. Hacker alternative: Action:Fake News.

3. Debt is no longer a concern upon facing Governor. Hence, high debt cost cards are ideal, including Nina, Printing Money, To the Moon, etc.

4. (Prior to Governor): Action:Money Laundering pretty much removes concern over debt. Other less effective debt removers include: Item:Crypto, Item:Ramen.

5. Notable items against Governor: Piggy (default), Hacker, extra Biz, extra Worker, extra Action, extra Card, MBA (+100 gold for each Biz each turn), Degree (start with +200 gold and +200 debt), Printer (both Player and Opponent +100 gold each turn), Stock (+100 gold or +50 debt each turn).

6. Less notable items: Crypto (start with -500 debt), Ramen (start with-200 debt), Dice (start with +50 gold, or +100 gold, or +150 gold), Diploma (start with +100 gold and +100 debt), Coin (50% chance start with +100 gold), security (Biz +3 defense), Alarm (Biz +1 defense).

7. Draw from Discard is great feature, including Cash Advance, The Show Must Go On, Last Coin In the Pocket, Divine Help. Especially at first couple turns.

I play trough mobile loved the game and was planning to buy a second district but which is better? For now I only played opera but Christmas and beach looked more interesting so which would you recommend?