So you’ve discovered Fairy Godmother Tycoon, and you’re having a great time, except that you’re stuck somewhere (I got stuck in Pirate’s Cove for hours). I’ve now played through the game twice, and thought I’d write down some tips to help you get through the game with maximum enjoyment and minimum frustration.

• Use the Recipe Book for supply calculations. It will help you to cut down on waste. In the beginning it’s pretty easy to calculate what you need for yourself, but things get complicated later.
• In the beginning, spend as much on the advertising as you can. If the peasants don’t know about you, you go out of business fast. Blow it all the way up to Non-Stop Infomercials. As your percentage of customers goes up, you can gradually bring the advertising expenditure down.
• Don’t rely on using goons in large cities. I found that advertising was more effective.
• On days when the price of a supply is in red, only buy as many as you absolutely need. When the price is in green buy as many as you can afford and have warehouse space for. Remember that even on days that the text is black, the price might be good. They fluctuate constantly.
• Pricing of your potions is crucial. Don’t price them too low in the beginning or you’ll run out of money.
• Upgrade your potion maker as soon as possible in each village. It should be your first upgrade.
• Buy the Corporate Mole upgrade as soon as possible (after Tutorialville) so that you can find out what your competitors are charging. It can be eye-opening. Here you were charging no more than $45 for a Head-Shrinker potion, for instance, and they’ve been routinely charging $55. Just remember that the previous day’s prices will affect their average price.
• Keep an eye on the news for any reports that the peasants have more or less money to spend. It really does affect their price resistance.
• On slow days, decrease your Marketing costs and increase your Research costs.
• Remember that satisfied customers are free advertising.
• Try to have at least a five day jump on competitors when it comes to research. Having a potion before them can give a huge boost to your business, and make theirs drop like a stone.