There are over 24 varieties of cards in Build a Scam Empire, including Basic, Dual, and Flame cards. Each card has different rarities and values. Cards are your primary source of income and can be collected to complete an in-game index.
Storage servers are expensive but essential investments that allow you to store rarer cards and connect multiple scammers to one server. They fill with rare cards, offer extra space, and significantly increase profit potential.
Connect 3-4 scammers to each storage server for optimal efficiency. This maximizes your collection rate.
Storage servers automatically prioritize storing rarer cards, which sell for much higher prices.
Place servers on upper floors to save ground-level space for scammers. This optimizes your building layout.
A much-needed feature that prevents accidental selling or crafting of your valuable or rare cards.
Access this feature through the 'Index' menu. By clicking on a card, you can toggle a lock icon, ensuring that it will not be sold or used in crafting recipes. This is a brilliant addition, saving players from potentially irreversible mistakes.
Lock valuable cards you need for crafting recipes. This allows for more thoughtful management of your card collection and prevents accidental loss of rare cards.
The crafting system allows you to combine existing cards to create new, more powerful scammers that are not available for purchase in the shop. This adds a layer of depth and strategy to progression.
The crafting menu reveals various recipes, each requiring specific cards and offering scammers with increasingly higher luck multipliers. This encourages players to collect and hoard cards rather than just selling them immediately.
Crafting higher-tier scammers requires a substantial number of specific lower-tier cards:
The biggest hurdle is the sheer grind required to obtain the necessary cards for crafting. This means a lot of active playtime to gather the thousands of individual cards needed, pushing players into a heavy collection loop. However, the sense of achievement when crafting powerful scammers is rewarding.
One interesting mechanic in Build a Scam Empire! is the ability of your scammers to generate cards even when you're offline.
However, these offline earnings don't automatically get added to your inventory. Instead, they accumulate in your various generators, requiring you to manually collect them upon logging back in. This means dedicated playtime is still crucial for maximizing profits.
Each generator has a storage capacity (e.g., 100,000 cards), emphasizing the need for regular collection to avoid hitting the cap. Check your scammers regularly to prevent overflow.
Check scammers regularly - don't let storage fill completely
Higher luck boost = rarer cards. Invest in high-luck scammers
Use storage servers strategically - they're worth the investment
Lock valuable cards needed for crafting to prevent accidental selling
Complete your card index for bonus rewards