How to Play Real Estate Boom

Real Estate Boom is a fast-paced economic strategy game. You play against two AI opponents for 45 turns, buying lands, building properties, and collecting rent. This guide covers the complete ruleset.

The Goal

There are two ways to win:

• City buyout — own every land in one of the three cities before the timeline ends.
• Wealth victory — after 45 turns, the player with the highest total assets (cash plus land value) wins.

The Board

The game is played on a 3×5 grid of 15 land cells (5×3 in landscape). Each cell belongs to one of three cities, identified by coordinate:

Turn Flow

1. Acquire phase (30-second timer). You can buy lands, queue builds, take a loan, and advise the municipality — all in the same turn.
2. End turn. When the timer expires or you press End Turn, bots take their actions, queued buildings are constructed, rent is collected, and loan installments are repaid.
3. Next turn. The acquire phase opens again. Repeat for 45 turns.

Buying Lands

Click any unowned land cell to buy it. Money is deducted immediately — there is no pending/confirm step. A brokerage fee is applied per purchase. You may buy multiple lands in the same turn.

Building Properties

You may queue buildings on lands you own. Queued builds are resolved at turn end and start generating rent the following turn. Available building types include Neighborhood, Metropolis, Mall, Hospital, Tax Office, Train Station, and Main Station. Each has different costs and rent yields.

Loans

You can take one loan per turn to expand faster. Loans are repaid automatically in fixed installments at the end of each turn until paid off.

Advising the Municipality

Once per turn you may lobby the municipality to change land prices in your favor. Use this strategically when you're about to make a large purchase or when opponents are stockpiling cash.

Winning Tips

• Buy the dip. Land prices fluctuate — purchase when cities are cheapest.
• Rush a city buyout. Phoenix at $250K per land is the cheapest city to lock down.
• Balance build costs vs. loans. Rent compounds — earlier buildings pay off more.
• Watch the bots. If a rival is close to owning a city, block them by buying one of its lands.

Related Pages

• About the Game
• Frequently Asked Questions