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Each guide has a goal, the build it applies to, what you need first, the steps and the mistakes people make. Every step says why it works.
How do I close a shop day and set up tomorrow?A closing routine that sets up the next shop dayHow to close a trading day in TCG Card Shop Simulator: read the game's reviews and price changes, answer the recorded reasons, then stock shelves for tomorrow.How do I make a shop day actually pay?A shop day that turns a profitHow to spend a shop day so the day's takings pay for the next delivery, using only the shop behaviour the game defines.What is an opening routine that works?An opening routine that gets cards on saleHow to get from a delivery of cards to a shelf customers can buy from, using only shop behaviour the game itself defines.Why did I get this review, and what should I change?Answering the reviews a shift leaves behindHow to read why a customer left a particular review in TCG Card Shop Simulator and answer the reason that was actually recorded, instead of discounting everything at once.Should I open a pack or sell it sealed?Choosing what to open and what to sellHow to decide in TCG Card Shop Simulator which packs to open yourself and which to leave sealed on the shelf.What should I upgrade first?Choosing your first upgradesHow to choose between the upgrades in TCG Card Shop Simulator, given that the game names each one and separates them by pack tier.How do I clear stock I cannot sell?Clearing old stock in bulkHow to get rid of stock you cannot sell in TCG Card Shop Simulator without mixing up donations, bins and the boxes the stock lives in.What should I buy beyond ordinary stock?Deciding what to acquire beyond stockHow to think about the services and extras in TCG Card Shop Simulator, which sit on one fixed list alongside ordinary goods.How do I decorate and name my shop?Dressing the shop so it looks like yoursHow decorating works in TCG Card Shop Simulator: where the shop name is actually set, how wall, bar and floor materials are kept apart, how the decoration lists are split by surface, and how a placed decoration is recorded.How do I dress the table before a game?Dressing the table before a gameHow the play table in TCG Card Shop Simulator is put together: the table keeps a set of items, the playmat and the deck box are meshes of their own, and the build ships several sleeve and dice pictures to dress them with.How do the achievements work and what does one look like?Earning and reading achievementsHow to read the achievement set a TCG Card Shop Simulator build ships, given that every entry carries an icon and a background and that the two are one picture.Where are the card game's own screens?Finding the card game's own screensWhich screens the card game in TCG Card Shop Simulator keeps behind one manager, and what the reveal screen is telling you while a pack is opened.What is a customer doing between the door and the counter?Following a customer from the doorWhat a customer in TCG Card Shop Simulator is doing between the door and the counter: it walks a path of its own, wears the bag and the cash the game gives it, and shops to a budget it keeps.How do I follow a pull from the pack to its value?Following a pull from pack to valueHow to open packs in TCG Card Shop Simulator and then read what you actually pulled, using the pack sequence, the automatic opener and the obtained-card page.What happens between a delivery and a sold card?From a delivery to a sold cardThe chain in TCG Card Shop Simulator that turns a box on the floor into money in the till, step by step, using the shop's own behaviour.How do I turn sealed packs into profit?From sealed packs to priced cardsA routine for handling sealed product: what to keep sealed, what to open, and how opened cards reach a shelf priced.How do I get a licence without stalling the shop?Getting a licence without stalling the shopHow to add a product line in TCG Card Shop Simulator without wasting money: it covers the level requirement a licence asks for, the difference between an unlocked licence and an active one, and the unlock cost that comes on top.How do I stock and place the tabletop games?Getting a table game onto a tableHow to stock, place and keep the tabletop games in TCG Card Shop Simulator: what a game set is made of, how it restocks, and what the shop's own list decides about what is on show.What do I do with a ghost card?Getting value from a ghost cardHow to use a ghost card in TCG Card Shop Simulator by choosing the day its single effect actually helps, instead of holding it because it sounds rare.How do I get my workers doing what I want?Getting your workers doing what you wantHow to direct a worker in TCG Card Shop Simulator without standing over them: the interaction screen the tasks hang off, the two price options on the price screen, the paged list of pack types and the two separate permissions a cashier counter has.How do I handle the cards in the shop?Handling the cards in the shopHow a card behaves as a physical object in TCG Card Shop Simulator, from picking it up to putting it on a shelf.How do I keep a collection that holds its value?Keeping a collection that keeps its valueHow to keep a TCG Card Shop Simulator collection in order so that the cards you display, grade and sell do not get muddled together.How do I actually keep the shop clean?Keeping a shop that keeps getting messyHow to keep a TCG Card Shop Simulator shop clean in practice, given that cleaners are objects you buy and place, that the shop remembers them, and that cleaning shows as an effect rather than a job you perform.How do I keep the counter straight on a busy day?Keeping the counter straight on a busy dayHow the money at a counter in TCG Card Shop Simulator actually works: pieces of cash are objects with a value and an index, the counter holds the currency list, and a customer's payment can be scanned, boxed and moved like anything else.How do I keep the shelves selling on a busy day?Keeping the shelves selling during a busy dayHow to keep product on the sales floor while customers are in the shop, using the shelf and pricing behaviour the game defines.How do I label the shelves so prices read right?Labelling the shelves so prices read rightHow to use price tags and compartments in TCG Card Shop Simulator so what is on a shelf and what it costs are both readable.How do I let the machines and the restocker do the work?Letting the machines and the restocker do the workHow to use the automatic pack opener, the cleaning machine and the restock delivery in TCG Card Shop Simulator without losing track of what has been opened, what has been ordered or what the shelves are waiting for.How does the phone camera and the photo gallery work?Photographing the shop with the phone cameraHow the phone camera and the photo gallery work in TCG Card Shop Simulator, given that the phone has a take-photo mode, the shot is framed on a grid, and the picture ends up in a gallery you can open.How do I make the shop look lived in?Planting a shop that looks lived inHow to use the plants in a TCG Card Shop Simulator shop, given that they are placed objects, that pots come in a numbered set with their own levels of detail, and that beds and trees are separate pieces.How do I practise the card game before it matters?Practising the card game before it mattersHow to learn the card game inside TCG Card Shop Simulator using the rulebook, the mulligan and the screens the game provides, rather than learning it by losing.How do I price a card from what I can see?Pricing a card from what you can seeHow to price cards in TCG Card Shop Simulator using the tags, the price-check screen and the reveal, rather than from memory.How do I put a collection into albums without losing track?Putting a collection into albums without losing trackHow albums and binder pages work in TCG Card Shop Simulator: a card knows when it belongs to an album, a binder page has its own index and visibility, and the binder has a flip animation of its own.How do I put a deck together deliberately?Putting a deck together deliberatelyHow to put a deck together in TCG Card Shop Simulator using the game own deck editor, search and card pool rather than working from memory.How should I display cards so they actually sell?Putting cards on display so they sellHow to use the card displays in TCG Card Shop Simulator, given that the game ships displays for a table, for a wall and an electronic version, with their own fronts and price tags.How do I run an event that is worth the prizes?Putting on an event that pays for itselfHow to set up and run a shop event in TCG Card Shop Simulator: what the event screens ask for, what the prize shelf is for, and how a tournament result is decided when two players finish level.How do I put the walls and the prizes to work?Putting the walls and the prizes to workHow to use decoration and the tournament prize shelf in TCG Card Shop Simulator so the walls and the prize display are doing a job rather than only filling space.How do I read a card's set record before I buy?Reading a card's set record before you buyWhat a card's own record says about the set it belongs to in TCG Card Shop Simulator, so packs and singles are bought with the set list in view.How do I read a price graph without guessing?Reading a price graph without guessingHow to use the price graph in TCG Card Shop Simulator: what the screen can show, how the line and its colours are drawn, what the lists of prices and days are for, and how a graded card gets a price of its own.How do I read the board before I act?Reading the board before you actHow to read the board in the card game in TCG Card Shop Simulator before committing to a play, so a turn is decided from what is on the table rather than from memory.How do I read the market before I buy?Reading the market before you buyHow to use the price board, the price graph and the changed prices in TCG Card Shop Simulator to decide what to buy and when, instead of guessing from the last number you happened to see.How do I read the shop screens?Reading the shop screensWhat the buying screens, the till and your own review records are telling you in TCG Card Shop Simulator, so a purchase or a complaint is read rather than skimmed.How do I read what a customer actually wants?Reading what a customer actually wantsHow to tell what a customer in TCG Card Shop Simulator is doing, using the states the game already tracks instead of guessing from where someone happens to be standing.Why did this card's price actually move?Reading why a price movedHow to use the kinds of price change in TCG Card Shop Simulator: what the game names as a reason, why foils, borders and elements show up on that list, and where to look before buying into a move.How do I reprice stock that has stopped selling?Repricing stock that has stopped sellingHow to change a price in TCG Card Shop Simulator after the first tag: read the move, reset it at the shelf, check the tag, then clear what will not sell.How do I restock without guessing?Restocking without guessing what you needHow to use the restock cart in TCG Card Shop Simulator so that a delivery fills the gaps you actually have rather than the ones you remember.How do I run a back room that works?Running a back room that actually worksHow to keep the warehouse in TCG Card Shop Simulator useful, given that the game counts its shelves separately and lets stock live there boxed as well as unpacked.How do I run a tournament that keeps its own score?Running a tournament that keeps its own scoreHow to set up and run a TCG Card Shop Simulator tournament so the standings come out of the game's own scoring instead of your own notes on paper.How do I search my cards without guessing?Searching your cards without guessingHow a card search resolves in TCG Card Shop Simulator, so what you pick and where it comes from are decisions rather than surprises.How do I set a shop name I will keep?Setting a shop name you will keepHow to rename a TCG Card Shop Simulator shop at the billboard, using the sequence the game runs rather than looking for a settings menu.How should I set the game up before I play?Setting the game up before you tradeHow the settings and key bindings in TCG Card Shop Simulator are organised, so the display, the sound and the controls are set once and deliberately rather than fought with later.How do I set a fixture up once and not fight it?Setting up a fixture onceHow to configure the fixtures in a TCG Card Shop Simulator shop at the fixture itself, using the setting screens the game gives each one.How do I sign my shop so people find their way?Signing a shop so people find their wayHow to sign and glaze a TCG Card Shop Simulator shop, given that the game ships its own door plates, arrow signs and room signs.How do I sort the restock list before I spend?Sorting the restock list before you spendHow the restock screens in TCG Card Shop Simulator are arranged: a screen for browsing and a screen for adding to the cart, sort controls and page buttons, a running total for the cart, and a notification of what went into it.How do I stock a line that is not cards?Stocking a product line that is not cardsHow to add tabletop games to a TCG Card Shop Simulator shop, given that the game treats a set as its own kind of stock with its own parts.How do I stock the figures the shop sells?Stocking figures without guessingHow to stock the figure line in a TCG Card Shop Simulator shop, given that the figures come as a named set with icons, that several have evolved versions, and that the statues are a larger set with shiny variants.How do I store and shelve a set?Storing and shelving a setHow boxes, packs and shelves line up by set in TCG Card Shop Simulator, so a collection is stored and displayed by what it belongs to.Where do the pictures on screen come from?The pictures the game draws on screenWhere the prompts, the card artwork and the animated crowd in TCG Card Shop Simulator come from, so what is on screen can be read for what it is.How do I trade a card without losing value?Trading a card without losing valueHow to run a trade in TCG Card Shop Simulator from the screen the game gives you: reading both sides and their market prices and album counts, telling the customer's mode from its own lines, and choosing deliberately between the four ways out.How do I use grading without wasting cards?Using grading without wasting cardsHow to use card grading in TCG Card Shop Simulator deliberately, instead of sending cards off and losing track of what it cost you.How do I use the discard pile?Using the discard pile instead of forgetting itHow to treat the discard pile in the card game in TCG Card Shop Simulator as a place you can read and search, and how to keep it apart from throwing shop stock away.How do I use the information the game gives me?Using the information the game gives youHow to read what TCG Card Shop Simulator is telling you about customers and prices, instead of changing things at random when takings drop.How do I use the warehouse without losing track of stock?Using the warehouse without losing stockHow to keep stock in the warehouse in TCG Card Shop Simulator, given that the game has a shelf type of its own for the back room, tracks those shelves apart from the shop's, and can store boxes unopened.What does the game actually save about my shop?What the game writes down for youHow TCG Card Shop Simulator records a shop: which parts are saved by kind, which lists hold what the shop shows and owns, and why an inventory points at those lists instead of holding its own numbers.What do I do with a duplicate card?What to do with a duplicate cardWhat to do with the second, third and fourth copy of a card in TCG Card Shop Simulator: keeping one in the album, selling or donating the rest, binning what will not move, and when grading is worth the wait.Which jobs should I hand to a worker, a machine or the restocker?Which shop jobs go to a worker, a machine or the restockerA handoff guide for TCG Card Shop Simulator: which shop jobs go to a worker, which to the automatic machines and the restocker, and what still stays with you.How many customers can my shop serve?Working out how many customers you can serveHow the crowd in TCG Card Shop Simulator is counted and who walks in, so the shop is sized for the people it actually gets.