Introduction

Do you sincerely want to be rich?

Do you have the will to defeat all obstacles, and the ruthlessness to squeeze your opponents till the pips squeak? Are you the ultimate "tycoon"?

Then taste the action in a property game of strategy and chance, wheeling and dealing your way to the top... or back right down to the bottom of the tip, with a long stretch ahead as your only reward.

Tycoon is a game for 1 to 9 players, which combines all the excitement of a game of skill with the enjoyment of quality computer graphics.

How To Play

The idea of the game is to buy and sell properties and commodities in such a profitable way as to force all the other players to go bankrupt. Players will usually go bankrupt through paying rent to other players when they stop at owned property.

Graphics

If you do not want graphics press the RETURN key instead of the SPACE BAR at the prompt. Press SPACE for next go.

Hotels And Stores

If you land on unowned property you may be given the chance to purchase it. If you can not afford it, the bank will automatically charge you rent. If you land on property owned by another player rent will be charged and credited to the owner's account. If you land on your own property, you will be offered the chance to sell it. If you decline the offer, you will be given the chance to develop this property thus increasing its value and its rent.

Rent depends on the value of the property and to some extent on the number of properties owned. Rent paid to another player will always be more than rent paid to the bank.

Market

On stopping here you will be able to trade with any of the following commodities: Gold, Shares, Land. The prices vary throughout the game and so profits can be made by buying these commodities when they are cheap and then by selling them when the pries are higher.

Salary

The amount you receive depends on the amount and value of the property you own.

Tax

You will either be charged tax or given a tax refund, both depending on what you own. The types of tax are as follows: Land, Market, Gold, Income, Super.

Bills

The more properties you own, the more the bills will be. The categories are: Water, Rates, Electricity, Telephone, Gas, General repairs.

Bank

You may be able to borrow money from the bank; the upper limit depending on the value of your assets. Interest of around 15% is charged every time you stop at the bank on your movement. You will also be offered the chance to repay all or some of your debt if you have any money.

Jail

If you stop here or are sent here, you will be detained for up to five turns if you do not or are not able to pay the required fine. During your detainment you may be released on bail or set free on good behaviour. On the other hand, your sentence may be extended. Rent *is* collected when in jail.

Getting Into Debt

If you have to pay a bill or fine so that it leaves you with a negative amount of money then you may be able to borrow from the bank. If you cannot borrow enough money then the debt collector will come and sell your commodities to pay the bill or fine. If, after all of them have been sold, you are still in debt then you will have to borrow from a local money lender with high rates of interest (approx. 10% per turn).

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