Guide

Choosing your first upgrades

How to choose between the upgrades in TCG Card Shop Simulator, given that the game names each one and separates them by pack tier.

Applies to

no version stated by this build (see the sources page)

Before you start

• Enough money for an upgrade
• A shop trading most days
• An idea of which pack tier sells best for you

Steps

1. Upgrade the tier you actually sell rather than buying packs in general.
   pack supply upgrades are named per tier
2. If shelves keep emptying, look at supply and earnings before anything decorative.
   earnings can be upgraded per pack and box tier
3. Buy the customer upgrades when the shop feels quiet, not the ones with the biggest-looking name.
   there are upgrades for what customers spend, buying more and arriving sooner
4. Leave the collector upgrades until you are actually selling the cards collectors want.
   collector rates are upgraded grade by grade
5. Remember that boosters are a separate list from upgrades.
   booster effects are tracked apart from upgrades

Common mistakes

• Buying an upgrade for a tier you hardly stock.
• Spending on decoration while the shelves sit empty.
• Treating a booster effect as though it were an upgrade.

Related entries

Shop, shelves and fixturesThe upgrades you can buyShop upgrades are a fixed list rather than arbitrary improvements.Shop, shelves and fixturesShelves, stock and shop upgradesThere are several shelf kinds, including one for cards and one that combines cards and items.

Sources

A local copy of the game, read only. Grounding for each step is on the technical reference pages; no number is estimated.