New methods for Expansion

Expansion can be difficult for a number of reasons.  The two main issues of course are gathering permits and raising the required population.  For a guide about gathering zoning permits see here

As for raising your population I have found that there are two very effective ways to expand relatively fast. One is to buy a Park Side Villa. They are expensive so you have to dedicate your time and energy to farming and supplying the businesses that make you the most money and  of course collect from them.  A Park Side Villa adds enough population for a whole expansion and does not take up very much room. This way you don’t have to take up all of you expansion with new houses which defeats the purpose  of expanding in the first place.

The other method is taking advantage of the population additions that appear as you collect from the housing you already have. Depending on the amount of housing you have in your city you may have numerous opportunities to do so. In this case you do not need to farm or collect from businesses since the houses simply replenish themselves. The draw back is that you don’t have as much control over the results. Sometimes I will have 5 moving trucks appear in 30 clicks, sometimes only one.

The most effective method I have seen to expand is a combination of the two.
Farming regularly is helpful bc you gain exp points which of course help you level up and earn city cash. Supply businesses and collect from them until you run out of goods. Once you are out of goods you can start collecting from houses regularly until your crops grow again. If you run out of energy visit neighbors and do tasks in the cities so that you can earn energy and money.

Take care folks.


From the desk of the Mayor of Meribia