Country — the world of BELLOCCO
The world of BELLOCCO consents of six countries: The Netherlands (your home country), Italy, Germany, the United States, Colombia and Japan. Each country is not a decor piece but a full-fledged, separate market with its own prices, its own companies and its own players. Those who want to seriously dominate the underworld there think not in one city but in a world map full of opportunities. In this article you can read what is different in each country, why it matters and how you convert those differences into cash.
What is different from one country to another?
Almost all that has to do with money is country-bound. This means that the same action in one country yielded much more (or less) than in the other. The main differences in a row:
- Drug prices — where's weed, ecstasy or coke worth the most? The street price of each drug variety by country, and that is the difference that makes drug dealing profitable.
- Hospital rate and bullet price — healing and supplying your weapons costs more in one country than in another.
- Redlight rate — what a hooker pays per round, differents from country to country.
- Companies and casino tables — each country has its own copies with its own owners. You always play in the casino of the country where you are at that moment.
- Travel expenses — the price and duration of a ticket to get there is included in your profit calculation; further away is more extensive and slow.
Travel, smuggling and price differences
Travel via airport — but that is only possible if you own a planet, for sale in The Winkel. You buy a ticket, wait for the flight time (from a few minutes for a neighbour to more than 15 minutes for the other side of the world) and land in a new country where the local prices and opportunities apply immediately. The core of the whole world map is the price difference: buy or produce where something is cheap, and sell where it is extensive. It's called smuggling — you move trade between countries to put the difference in your pocket. A shipment of drugs that is worth little in the country of production can generate a wealth in a distance country. Travel expenses and time on the road are the price you pay for access to that better market; As long as the price difference is greater than those costs, you make a profit.
Strategy: move with the market
The smart player treats the countries if a chessboard. Produce drugs where the raw material cheap is, hit you stock on and journey in one time to the country where the street price peaks. Possess businesses in countries with much traffic, because each player that there heals, gambles or in the redlight district works, fills your till. Combine this with Handshake and The Shop to strong enough too stay to you trade too protect against robberies on the way.
A few rules of thumb: never travel impulsively, but always with a purpose, because every ticket is a money-sink. Keep an eye on prices in several countries so you know where the margins are. And spread your poses: An owner of a hospital or redlight district in a busy country preserves passively, day and night, without committee a crime. This is how you build a real international empire from loose actions.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many countries are there in BELLOCCO?
Six: The Netherlands (your home country), Italy, Germany, the United States, Colombia and Japan. Each country is its own market with its own prices, companies and casino tables.
Why would I travel to another country?
Because prices and opportunities vary from country to country. You sell drugs where they're worth the most, buy companies in busy countries, and heal or supply you where it's cheaper.
What exactly is smuggling?
Smuggling is moving trade — especially drugs — between countries to benefit from the price difference. You buy or produce cheap and sell extensive in another country.
How do I travel between countries?
Via the airport, by private plane (for sale in De Winkel). You buy a ticket, wait for flight time and land in the new country, where the local prices and opportunities apply immediately.
Do travel expenses really count in my profits?
Travel expenses are a deliberate money sink. Travel only pays if the price difference in your favor is bigger than the cost of the ticket. Therefore always plan with a purpose.
Ready to the world too conquer? Play free and start you journey through the countries of BELLOCCO.