Economic Game - Diner City

I chose to play a game called Diner City for my economics class (http://games.t45ol.com/play/6132/diner-city.html). This game requires you to manage restaurant revenue, growth and products.

The first couple of times I played the game, I didn’t purchase any new locations for my restaurant and the locations were instead purchased by my competitors. This ultimately led to my restaurants demise as the competition was too much for my small restaurant. I also made some bad purchases which cost me but didn’t help generate much revenue.

After a few tries I managed to create a successful restaurant chain. I had to consider the price of the purchases I was making and figure out which products provided maximum revenue. For instance, the 3^rd level is set in the city and people were in a hurry. Benches didn’t seem to be used and were in essence a wasted expense whereas newspaper stands seemed to do quite well. This situation also shows it’s necessary to ensure that costumer’s needs are constantly being re-evaluated and met.

Every level seemed to have the same consistent demand for menu selection, delivery services and some advertising. Certain things such as sandwich boards seemed to really help bring in customers. It was also very important to supply enough service employees and locations to ensure a steady flow of customers.

Eventually I did manage to complete all 4 levels successfully. My tip to you if you decide to try out this game would be to make sure to purchase the available restaurant locations as that seemed to be the deciding factor between winning and losing this game.