Fairy Godmother Tycoon Fairy Godmother Tycoon is by far one of the most enjoyable tycoon-type games I've ever played, and, as an added bonus, it's a game with a wicked sense of humor. Gameplay takes place in the land of Onceuponia, where you become the assistant to...the Godmother. If you thought fairy godmothers were all about granting wishes and making dreams come true, think again. As the Godmother says, she only does that stuff for the good PR. In reality, it's all about profits.Onceuponia may be a fairy tale land, but it's not a place I'd want to live. Villagers are routinely afflicted with curses that do everything from giving them a broken heart to setting them afire. That's where you come into the game. The Godmother is in the potions business, and it seems that others have been encroaching on her territory. Your job is to take over her shops one by one, and, in most cases, put the competition out of business. The different levels in this game consist of a series of villages with names like Shoe Haven and Three Piggyton.Your game begins in the aptly named Tutorialville. As you're just learning the business, you won't have any competition here, and the Godmother's trusted assistant, Paulie Sugarplums, will be there to help show you the ropes. Each day the news report will give you the "curse forecast", giving you an idea of what kinds of potions the villagers will be buying. You'll use this information to determine your ingredients and the quantity you'll want to buy. Tutorialville is where you'll learn the basics about advertising, setting your prices, and hiring "goons" to help send customers your way. As you earn more "beans" (the currency of Onceuponia) and begin to show a profit, you'll be able to reinvest some of your earnings in upgrades for your shop, storage, employees, and performers to keep your customers entertained while they wait. And, since you are a fairy yourself and have magical powers, you'll also be able to purchase spells that allow you to do things such as read peasants' minds.Along the way you'll encounter little side vignettes which will involve anything from giving building advice to the Three Little Pigs to solving a dispute between Little Miss Muffett and a biker named Spider.Fairy Godmother Tycoon's sense of humor is what sets the game apart from others of its kind. It's one you'll want to keep playing just to see what they come up with next.

Fairy Godmother Tycoon is by far one of the most enjoyable tycoon-type games I've ever played, and, as an added bonus, it's a game with a wicked sense of humor.

Gameplay takes place in the land of Onceuponia, where you become the assistant to...the Godmother. If you thought fairy godmothers were all about granting wishes and making dreams come true, think again. As the Godmother says, she only does that stuff for the good PR. In reality, it's all about profits.

Onceuponia may be a fairy tale land, but it's not a place I'd want to live. Villagers are routinely afflicted with curses that do everything from giving them a broken heart to setting them afire. That's where you come into the game. The Godmother is in the potions business, and it seems that others have been encroaching on her territory. Your job is to take over her shops one by one, and, in most cases, put the competition out of business. The different levels in this game consist of a series of villages with names like Shoe Haven and Three Piggyton.

Your game begins in the aptly named Tutorialville. As you're just learning the business, you won't have any competition here, and the Godmother's trusted assistant, Paulie Sugarplums, will be there to help show you the ropes. Each day the news report will give you the "curse forecast", giving you an idea of what kinds of potions the villagers will be buying. You'll use this information to determine your ingredients and the quantity you'll want to buy. Tutorialville is where you'll learn the basics about advertising, setting your prices, and hiring "goons" to help send customers your way. As you earn more "beans" (the currency of Onceuponia) and begin to show a profit, you'll be able to reinvest some of your earnings in upgrades for your shop, storage, employees, and performers to keep your customers entertained while they wait. And, since you are a fairy yourself and have magical powers, you'll also be able to purchase spells that allow you to do things such as read peasants' minds.

Along the way you'll encounter little side vignettes which will involve anything from giving building advice to the Three Little Pigs to solving a dispute between Little Miss Muffett and a biker named Spider.

Fairy Godmother Tycoon's sense of humor is what sets the game apart from others of its kind. It's one you'll want to keep playing just to see what they come up with next.