Rock Tour Strategy Guide

Rock Tour, or Rock Tour Tycoon, is a unique casual game that combines both time management and tycoon game aspects. Time management games are like those constant clicking games like Diner Dash. You have to click at the right time to meet your objectives. Tycoon games are much more about strategy. Some might be turn-based, but they usually all focus on running a business or making profit, like in Restaurant Empire.

Rock Tour allows you to play the stories of 5 different rock bands. Of course, you have the option of renaming these bands. Each band has a different storyline, and as you play, special events occur that allow the storyline to unfold. For example, one story is about a band that makes music with special powers. Another story centers around the band helping kids. Some of the stories are pretty cuddly and cute, while others were just kind of so-so. The story isn't the end all be all of the game, however. Once you've completed the storyline, you probably haven't completed the goals to unlock the next band, so just keep playing! After the mysterious stranger tells you that you've helped all the bands successfully, you unlock the mission mode.

To reach all the game objectives, you'll have to book venues for your band, tell them when to practice and when to rest, write new songs, produce new CDs, do some advertising, negotiate salaries, buy new equipment, and perhaps even replace some of the more annoying band members. It's up to you to figure out how to increase the fan base and make millions!

Not convinced this game is for you? Check out my Rock Tour game review on my games blog. Or head over to Big Fish Games to try it out.

Keeping the tutorial on is a great way to get started in the game. There's really no need to read instructions before you start. Just dive in and get managing!

Choosing your band:

• You can choose any band that is available to you to play. To unlock more bands, play through the ones available first.
• You can rename your band as well as choose a new logo.
• Finish all the stories to get a blue star for each of them. This will unlock the mission mode.

• The main screen of the game has your band members on the left and a map on the right. Each star on the map represents an available venue.
• Click on a star to open up the booking page. Here, you can choose the date for the gig (if there are multiple dates available), the songs for the gig (you must choose exactly 5), and whether you want to pay for any advertising.
• You can also negotiate your cut of the ticket sales. However, the higher you go with the percentage, the less likely the deal will be accepted.
• If you want too long, gigs will disappear. Use the pause button if necessary.
• As you become more popular, the map zooms out to show you more area. Unfortunately, it's not possible to zoom back in.

• The first step is to get your songs recorded in the recording studio. If you don't see the recording studio on your map, just keep waiting and it will eventually show up.
• In the recording studio, you can record or re-record any song that hasn't been released on an album yet.
• You need one power song per album and ten to fourteen songs per album.
• You can negotiate your percentage of the profits for each album.
• To get more songs, nag your band members to write songs.
• Albums will sell on their own after they are released. This is the only way in the game to make "passive" income.

• You can nag your band members to do several things: chilling, writing songs, practicing skills, practicing all songs, practicing best songs, practicing unfamiliar songs, and practicing show song list.
• Chilling will help your band members reduce stress.
• Writing songs will both increase song writing skills and new songs in your repertoire.
• Practicing skills will increase instrument skill levels, which directly affects the "rock rating" of your band.
• Practicing songs will increase a band member's familiarity with the music. This helps you max out recording quality as well as preventing the fans from complaining you sound unrehearsed.

• Time missions include reaching 100 fans in some city far away, going platinum, making a million dollars, and more.
• Each time you load a band you've already played through, a new mission will be randomly selected.