Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Tycoon Cards is 100% free to play with no paywalls, no premium currency, no energy timers and no advertisements interrupting gameplay. The entire game is available to everyone.

No. You can start playing immediately. Your progress is saved to your browser's local storage automatically.

Any modern web browser — desktop (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge), tablet or mobile (iOS and Android). There is no native app to install.

The core loop takes about 30 seconds to understand. Read our step-by-step How to Play guide for a full walkthrough of the first hour.

To your browser's local storage — no data leaves your device. The game auto-saves every 5 seconds and again whenever you close the tab.

Yes. Open the Stats tab, click 'Export Save' and copy the code. On the new device, click 'Import Save' and paste it in.

Yes, at 50% efficiency for up to 8 hours. When you return, a welcome-back modal shows your offline earnings.

Your save will be lost unless you exported a backup code first. We recommend exporting periodically from the Stats tab.

Optional cloud saves are on our roadmap. They will be free and require an email or social sign-in when released.

Click the coin until you have $15, then buy your first Lemonade Stand. From there, reinvest into more businesses and click upgrades. Once you hit $500, buy your first Starter Pack.

Each business generates money per second passively. Each copy costs 15% more than the last. There are 100 tiers, from a humble Lemonade Stand all the way to The Infinite Exchange.

Early game, prioritise the cheapest businesses you can afford in bulk. Mid-to-late game, the highest tier you can afford offers the best income per dollar spent. See the Business Guide for detailed maths.

Cards grant permanent bonuses to click power, passive income, all income or business costs. Pull duplicates from packs to level them up for stronger bonuses.

It becomes a spare copy. Use spare copies in the Cards tab to level up the card (1 copy for level 1→2, 2 copies for 2→3, and so on).

Seven tiers: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary, Mythic and Divine. Rarer cards have stronger per-level bonuses but lower max levels.

Not at launch. Trading is being considered for a future update once cloud saves are in place.

Prestige when it takes more than ~10 minutes to double your current income, or when you have earned at least $1 million lifetime. You keep all cards through prestige.

Money, businesses and click level reset. Cards, casino stats and prestige points are kept.

+2% to all income, permanently. These bonuses stack multiplicatively with card bonuses.

No. The casino uses virtual in-game money earned from the main game. There is no real-money deposit, withdrawal or prize.

Coin Flip, Dice Roll, Mines, Plinko, Blackjack, Roulette, Video Poker and Crash. Each has a house edge of approximately 1–3%.

Yes. Every game uses transparent maths documented in its description. The house edge is kept low and consistent.

Because no real money is involved, the risk is lower than with real-money gambling. That said, if you notice compulsive play, take a break. The game does not use predatory mechanics like loot-box purchases.

Most likely your browser cleared local storage (private browsing mode, a manual clear, or a different browser/profile). Restore from an export code if you have one.

Try closing other tabs and making sure your browser is up to date. If problems persist, please report it via the contact form with your device model and browser version.

Once loaded, the game runs entirely in your browser. You need an internet connection only to load the initial page.

No. Tycoon Cards requires JavaScript to run. This is unavoidable for an interactive game.

Suffixes are used for readability once numbers exceed 1,000. K = thousand, M = million, B = billion, T = trillion, and so on.

No. We do not require an account, email, or any personally identifiable information. See the Privacy Policy for full details.

Currently no. The site may show non-intrusive advertising in future to fund development, but this will never interrupt gameplay.

We do not use tracking cookies. Browser local storage is used only for game saves. See the Cookie Policy for details.

The game is appropriate for players aged 10+. There is no violence, no user-to-user chat and no real-money transactions.

Please use the contact form and include what you were doing, what happened, and your browser/device details.

Absolutely. Send suggestions through the contact form. We read every message.

The Updates page lists released features and the current roadmap.