How to Play
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Hi! I'm Sally the Barista. I'm here to help setup your new coffee company!
First, you'll need to choose a name for your coffee company. It can be anything you like.
Some examples of names are: "Sally's Coffee", "Cup of Joe" or "Cream and Sugar."

Each logo has a store design associated with it. Click on the "View Store" button to see the store design!
Next you'll choose a logo. Each logo has a store design associated with it. Click on the "View Store" button to preview each store!

Choose a city to start your coffee business!
Finally, you'll need to choose a city to start your coffee empire. Once you do that, you're ready to go!

I'll give you a quick overview of how to play Coffee Tycoon!
First, there are 4 main screens:
EMPLOYEES:
I'll give you an overview of the Employees screen later in the tutorial.
MENU:
This screen is where you will add new drinks to your coffee lineup.
UPGRADES:
This screen is where you will buy items that will improve your coffee shop, from super espresso machines to a corporate headquarters.
CUSTOMERS:
This screen is where you will see all the different customers who will frequent your stores.

Next we'll go over the game stats. There are 4 main stats:
MONEY is the currency in the game. You earn money each day by selling coffee to your Customers. You will also need Money to add coffee recipes to your Menu and to buy Upgrades.
CUSTOMERS are how many people visit your Stores. The first number is the Customers you have. The second number is the amount of Customers you need to Level Up!
STORES are the number of Stores your company operates.
LEVEL is your current level in the game. Watch the progress bar to see how close you are to Leveling Up!

Finally, the "Employees" screen is where you'll manage your workforce. There are 3 types of Employees:
BARISTAS main job is collecting the Money and making the Coffee.
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MANAGERS run the Stores and help draw in more Customers . |
EXECUTIVES are busy trying to expand your company by opening Stores. |
Adjust the percentage of each type of Employees to meet your daily need. If you need more Money, make more Employees Baristas. If you need more Customers, make more Employees Managers and so on.

Reach 1,000,000 Cutomers to win the game!

Windows 98 /2000/2003/Me/NT/XP
Pentium 400mhz
64MB RAM
16MB Video Card
DirectX |