Questions tagged [tiny-tower]
Tiny Tower is a tower simulation game developed by NimbleBit, available on iOS and Android Devices. The player is in charge of building a tower & keeping its residents / employees (aka 'Bitizens') happy. Tiny Tower has a pixelated / 8-bit style.
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Does the BitBook have any significant meaning?
Playing tiny-tower, I often read the bitbook in hopes of getting some helpful info for gameplay. Often it's filled with random crap that appears meaningless, but sometimes there are nuggets that I ...
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Dream Job vs Skill Level 9
I've been hammering away at tiny-tower for a while now and I'm not sure of the best approach for staffing my shops.
Would it be better to have
a) all three staff members with a skill level of 9?
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How come I only get 1 tower bux?
The Tiny Tower wiki VERY strongly suggests, in multiple places, that employing a bitizen in their dream job will net 2 tower bux. However I've only ever gotten one bux as far as I can tell. Is the ...
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Stock info while restocking
Is there a way to get a stock information while currently restocking a floor?
For example, I'm currently restocking my fast food with fries. It already has nuggets and burgers in stock but if I want ...
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How do I LOL? Or is it just an April Fools Prank?
In Tiny Tower today I noticed a new mission April Fool's 2012 which requires 225 LOL. However I can't seem to click on it. Further after I try to click on it, I can't seem to click on any other ...
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Can I play across platforms?
I got Tiny Tower for Android thinking I'd be able to continue my tower I started in iOS. But I don't see any option and I don't think I have an online account linked to my tower.
Is there any way to ...
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What can I do to get the most "fully stocked" tower bux bonuses?
I'm interested in any answer, but I'm particularly curious if there is a limit on how often you can it for a given store. For the Food store's it is normally hard to keep them stocked, and if I can ...
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What impacts stocking times?
You can upgrade your shops to Level 2, Level 3, ...ect. Now correct me if I'm wrong, but upgrading the shop adds quanitity to your restocking, meaning you get more stock for every restock. However, ...
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Why don't I have any friends?
In Tiny Tower, you have the option of viewing your friend's tower, giving them gifts from your own stocks, and... That's pretty much it, I think.
The problem is, I have no friends.
How do I get ...
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Can all costumes be aquired for free (no tower bux)?
I have noticed that randomly I will sometimes have a citizen move in that is wearing a costume. After looking at the costume list it appears to me that these are "buyable" costumes using tower bux. ...
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What shops should I upgrade first?
With balanced demand amongst all shops, some shops run out of product before others because of inventory quantities. I see that I can pay to upgrade inventory, but I don't know whether I get more bang ...
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Can I cancel a mission I started in Tiny Tower?
In Tiny Tower, there are multiple missions available. I accidentally accepted a mission without having both type of stores built. I only have one, and it is deducting ~1k stock every time I restock ...
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Are there negative consequences to ignoring a floor type when adding floors in Tiny Tower?
The Food floors are just an annoying time-sink for me. They are constantly out of stock, and floor upgrades only add minimal inventory. Ideally i'd never build one, but I'm content with just waiting ...
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What's the most efficient way to change Tower Bux (TB) into Coins?
If I'm impatient with the sales in my Tiny Tower, I can use different methods to turn precious Tower Bux into coins:
Sell stock from a business
Exchange at bank
Upgrading businesses to sell more ...
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Can I back up my Tiny Tower game?
I am almost positive that this game doesn't auto backup to anywhere online, but if I happen to wipe or switch phones, can I perform a manual backup of my game state prior? If so, how ? I am playing ...
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How fast will my items sell out?
Is there a formula to how fast something will sell out??
It would be nice to somehow stack most items to sell out at the same time or create some pattern for max income.
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Can the clock be faked in Tiny Tower?
Many "Persistent World" games like Farmville prevent cheating by requiring an internet connection so you're always playing by their clock; Tiny Tower however does not require an internet connection.
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Should shops be open at all times?
I recently started playing Tiny Tower. I only have a few shops at the moment, but I do my best to keep them open at all times by keeping them stocked. The only problem I seem to notice is that my ...
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What does this symbol and number mean?
See my screenshot - What does the tower symbol mean in the bottom left? And/or how is it different from the symbol in the top right? I know the top right symbol and number means how many floors you ...
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Will a V.I.P wait in the elevator in Tiny-Tower forever - Or until I make use of him/her?
A V.I.P. (construction working in this scenario) just entered my elevator and I see him waiting there. I have not engaged interaction with the V.I.P yet because I do not have enough money to build ...
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What are the effects of making my bitizens happy?
Do they restock faster? Restock more? Get more customers? What about unhappy? Does that have any negative effects?
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Is there a limit to how tall my Tower can be?
I am getting closer to 100 floors now, and that got me wondering. Is there a maximum number of floors my tower can have? Or can I keep building floors for essentially forever?
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Why do some of my floors have Stars?
I started playing Tiny Tower again after not playing for a while, and I noticed that my floors now have Stars. What does that mean? How do I get more stars?
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How can I get a specific Floor in my Tower?
I really really want a specific floor (Glass Studio) in my Tiny Tower. How does the game decide which exact business will go into the "Creative" floor? Do I have to meet requirements (such as tower ...
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Do any Food businesses have stock times over one hour?
I've noticed that in Tiny Tower most of the Food category businesses have very short restock times and thus very low stock count. Any time I don't check the game for more than 15 minutes my ...
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Is the Infini-Lift Lightspeed worth it?
In Tiny Tower (iOS), is the Infini-Lift Lightspeed worthwhile? It's fairly expensive at 499 Bux. Does it have any special features or is it just faster?
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What's the best way to make money in Tiny Tower?
Do you guys know the best way to get money and make everyone happy in Tiny Tower? It's very addicting and i need some help to get money fast and build more floors.
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Does demolishing a floor destroy it completely?
If I demolish a floor in Tiny Tower, will it just remove the store that's built there and let me build something else? Or will it remove the floor entirely and force me to pay to build a new one?
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How do I get more tips in Tiny Tower?
Occasionally when I deliver someone to a floor via elevator they'll tip me one Bux. It can be difficult to stop the elevator exactly at the proper floor without any downward elevator adjustments, but ...
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