The Dossier
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Part two of the handbook. One card per feature, written as the file the police keep on you, or the file the family keeps on the city. This is where the exact rules and formulas live. Every number comes straight from the game.
Part one, the basics in plain language, is in the handbook.
Businesses
What it is
A clean storefront, a full register in the back. A business in a city earns income per hour. You buy it in that city, but you can collect and upgrade from anywhere. Income you don't collect builds up for at most 10 hours.
Where to find it
Empire, Businesses.
How it works
Buy a business in the city you're standing in.
The hourly income depends on the business's level and on that card's upgrade factor.
An upgrade costs what the game formula says at the current level. Every card has its own maximum level.
Collecting puts the built-up amount in your pocket. That counts toward respect and, unlike a loan, toward your season score.
Costs, returns and limits
You pay the price on the card when you buy and then the upgrade costs. After 10 hours without collecting, nothing more builds up.