Restaurant City Money
Restaurant City money on Facebook is not real money, but in terms of purchasing enjoyment, it is as real as it gets. There are a lot of ways to get the money, both legit and not-so-legit.
Two Kinds of Restaurant City Money
The first thing you need to realize when talking about Restaurant City money is that there are actually two kinds. The first kind, the easy one to make, are the "coins" that come from customers when you cook their food and deliver it. Other ways to make money include selling items in your restaurant (such as furnishings and the like) or using a cheat in order to get more money, sometimes by doing things like shaking the trees around your restaurant! You also get bonus coins for "leveling up", learning new dishes, going on spending sprees and helping out friends. Coins can be received at a lot of different points. The game creators try to make sure that you get a good flow of cash to keep the game interesting.
The second kind of Restaurant City money is "PF Cash" or Playfish Cash. Playfish cash is used to buy exclusive items for your restaurant that can't be purchased with regular coins. The creative team at Playfish is always coming up with new decorations and things that allow individuals to customize their restaurants in various ways. Playfish cash also has the advantage of being good across games - for example, if you are a fan of the Farm Town your Playfish cash is good there, too, even if you got it in the Restaurant City Game
Real Cash for Fake Money
The thing about Playfish cash is that it can't be earned within the game. Rather, it needs to be purchased. Playfish provides a quick and easy interface to get their cash - through PayPal, credit cards, and the like - and this feeds into the desire people have to really keep their restaurants up to date in terms of ingredients, tables, decorations and just about anything else you can imagine. You can even use the two forms of cash to decorate the outside of your restaurant.
If you are not getting cash fast enough, you can also use real money to purchase game cash so that you can build your restaurant even faster. It may at first seem silly to spend actual money to buy fake money to spend on fake things, but really, what you are doing is paying real money for an experience. That experience is the virtual satisfaction of having your restaurant succeed and grow, and watching your friends also build theirs. You aren't paying cash for cash, you are paying cash for more fun.
How Much Does It Cost?
The pricing of various items varies widely. In fact, it's pretty much at the whim of the game designers. At Christmas time, for example, a small boot with candy canes in it might cost as much as two tables. Rare items bought with Playfish cash seem to be much less, but that's because that cash is more expensive than the "coins."
Other Ways to Get Money
Aside from the cheating methods listed above, there are other ways to get cash and awards. Every time you get a certain number of "gourmet points" you level up, and that comes with a cash bonus that can be used to buy more equipment, furnishings and more for your restaurant. You are also able to hire more of your friends, which means you can cook and serve food faster and make your restaurant earn more money.
You can also gain points and cash bonuses by going "outside" of your restaurant and helping out friends, gathering more ingredients and even by picking up trash! The game aims to be as immersive as you let it, and it is a fun way to while away your time on Facebook.
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