Ideally you want one building to touch as many residences as possible in order to maximize your investment since public buildings can cost a pretty penny. When it comes to public buildings, where you place them in relation to your residential buildings becomes an important part of the game. I wouldn’t necessarily use the HQ to sell common materials, but if you manage to stockpile a good amount you can probably get a pretty decent premium simply because you’re selling a stockpile. I’d suggest not only waiting until a free advertise is available (you can advertise multiple things at the same time for premium currency but I don’t think it’s worth it) but it’s probably a good idea to just sell your item at the maximum price available as someone will inevitably buy it even at that high of a price. The game gives you the opportunity to ‘advertise’ an item every few minutes, which means it’ll have a high chance of popping up when a player accesses their HQ. Once you unlock the Trade HQ, I recommend using it to sell your excess rare parts (i.e. The Global Trade HQ Is the Best Way to Sell Excess If you have a bunch of residences that are looking for a certain material, go crazy on stockpiling those as at least you know you’ll be able to quickly in and spend those on actual upgrades once they are ready to go. However, I think a better idea is to know exactly what you’re looking for and to play to the requirements, not to stock.

You might think it’s a good idea to keep a healthy supply of every item just in case. With that said, there are always ways to be more efficient while playing a crafting title and we’ve got a few tips to help you get there. Still, SimCity BuildIt (Free) offers a pretty fair free-to-play experience with a lot of elements that pay homage to the series. As we mentioned in our review, EA’s freemium take on the classic SimCity franchise isn’t quite what most would expect.

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