About Stella's Pinball Arcade & Lounge Tycoon
Run your own version of Stella's, the token arcade, bar and Boss Burgers ghost kitchen at 802 9th St in downtown Greeley. Start in the front room with a few classic cabinets, one pinball table and a small bar, then grow into the full floor: Stella's real pinball and cabinet lineup, extra classics, skeeball, air hockey, a comedy stage and private parties.
How to play
Open BUILD, pick a machine, seat or decor item and press PLACE. Keep every item's cyan access tile clear and a path open from the front door. Hire bartenders, hosts, cooks, floor techs and janitors from STAFF, where the crew advice shows who you are short. Set the token price in TOKENS and menu prices in MONEY. Use MARKETING to run campaigns and house promos. Weekly rent starts at $1,000 and rises 3% each week, with more rent for a larger floor. Pay in MONEY or let the balance come out at closing on days 7, 14, 21 and so on. Bands and comedy need a stage on the floor. Press OPEN DOORS to start the night, chase tonight's objective under the logo, watch guest thought bubbles, then read the nightly report to see what to fix.
Tycoon tips
Satisfaction has five parts: fun, service, comfort, value and vibe. Tap the smiley in the top bar to see which one is dragging. Every machine has a fun rating and a daily upkeep cost, and pinball costs the most to keep running. Machines lose novelty over time: store a tired one and it comes back fresh. Put related machines side by side to discover combos. All ages until 9pm, 21+ after, just like the real Stella's. Earn stars by completing goals to unlock new machines, upgrades and floor space.
Rooms and panels
BUILD > Expand offers the left wing, right wing and rear room. Connect an existing doorway to open each ground-floor section. Expansion rent follows the total area you occupy. Moxi Theater is upstairs above the arcade. Zoom out to see its brick facade, marquee and red vertical sign; zoom back in to manage your arcade.
Drag any panel by its title to move it. Use the corner grip to resize, minus to change its scale, the underline to minimize, and X to close. The Panels button reopens panels and can reset the layout. Panel positions and sizes save in this browser. The nightly report's X continues to the next day.
Controls
Mouse: click to select or place, drag to pan, scroll to zoom, right-click to cancel a build. Keys: Space or P pause, 1 to 6 select 1x, 2x, 4x, 10x, 20x or 30x speed, Q/E rotate the camera left/right, R rotate an item, F find a free spot while building, B build, O open doors, Esc cancel or close, arrows or WASD pan, + and - zoom, 0 fits the floor. Zoom out to see Moxi Theater above the arcade. Touch: tap to select, tap a tile to preview a build then tap it again (or press PLACE) to place, FIND SPOT jumps to open floor, drag to pan, pinch to zoom.
Skip a week
During setup, SKIP WEEK runs seven operating days with your current floor, staff and prices. Sales, rent, wages, wear and existing bookings all count. Optional purchases and new bookings are declined. Review the combined operating report afterward, or stop after the current day. MONEY shows labor, product cost and overhead separately so quiet days and staffing costs are easier to judge.
Saves
Your arcade autosaves in this browser on this device. Clearing site data starts a new game.
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