Overview

Township is a free-to-play game released in 2013 by Playrix. It can be downloaded on iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, and Facebook. The game consists of city and resource management principles, farming, trading, and interacting with other players. It offers a colourful and unique city management experience.


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Gameplay

The basic goal of the game is to build and grow your township. The game starts with a small piece of land with a few basic buildings and equipment. Players progress further in the game by levelling up, which unlocks more structures, upgrades, territory expansions, and new features. XP can be gained by completing orders and deliveries, harvesting crops, constructing buildings, and participating in events. These events include puzzles, farming contests, factory time trials, and holiday-themed activities. Players can join or create co-ops (a clan of township players) and compete in Regattas (weekly races where towns complete tasks for points and prizes).


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The key milestones based on levels include:


  • Level 1: Basic farming and town-building features.
  • Level 5: You unlock the Train Station, which allows you to send trains to receive construction materials, which are very important for building community structures.
  • Level 9: Unlocks the Feed Mill, enabling animal feed production.
  • Level 17: Repair the Airport and deliver orders that offer coins and experience points upon completion.
  • Level 21: Unlock the Mine, where you can extract ores and other valuable resources.
  • Level 25: Access to the Zoo, where you can collect animals and fulfil zoo orders for additional rewards.
  • Level 29: Unlock the Ship Port and trade with other countries to gain rare items.
  • Level 60: Introduction of the Tool Exchange, a building that produces special tools for the construction of buildings.
  • Level 80: Unlock the Taxation feature, allowing you to collect taxes from your town's population.
  • Level 107: Access to the Bag Factory, which expands your production capabilities.

Agriculture is one of the main components of the game. Players plant and harvest crops like wheat, corn, carrots, cotton, tomatoes, etc. These are used to create goods in factories or to fulfil delivery orders. Crops have specific growth times. Plan the area planted for a specific crop carefully and strategically.

Monetization

The in-game currency includes coins (basic currency used for purchases and upgrades), T-cash (premium currency of Township used to speed up timers, buy missing goods or instantly complete production) and coupons (earned from events).

The game is free-to-play but contains in-game purchases that can be used to buy more currencies and event passes. Optional ads are available to watch for earning small T-Cash bonuses. Making purchases in this game allows players to progress much faster than normal users.


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Tips and Tricks

  • Focus on building community buildings first. These will increase your population cap, enabling you to construct more houses and grow your town.
  • Prioritise completing train orders to collect construction materials for buildings.
  • When you are online, grow quick-harvesting crops (wheat, corn, etc.), and before logging out of the game, plant long-term crops (cotton, tomato, etc.).
  • T-cash should be used to buy extra factory slots and complete regatta tasks. Don't waste it on skipping crop harvesting time and production time in factories.
  • Try to keep a reserve of bread and milk.
  • Since barn space is limited, sell out the excess and useless items or use them to make products.
  • Check stats from the Town Hall to manage production needs.
  • Reject low-profit helicopter orders.
  • Check the Market for daily offers. They sometimes offer excellent deals on crops, construction materials, and goods.
  • Pick regatta tasks based on your town’s current resources.
  • Ships and aeroplanes take a long time to return. So keep their goods ready before they arrive.
  • Only after buying all the necessities, focus on obtaining decorations to enhance your town’s beauty.

Experts' Corner

The game does not allow you to log in on devices that are not of the same type. For example, if you have created an account in Windows, you cannot continue the game on macOS, even if you have used Facebook to sign in. The game features a layered production system- Farming Raw Materials Intermediate Goods Final Products Orders (Eg- Milk + Corn + Sugar Ice Cream).


Factory Name Production Layer Example Products
BakeryTier 1Bread, Croissants
Dairy FactoryTier 1Butter, Cheese, Cream
Sugar FactoryTier 1Sugar, Syrup
Feed MillTier 1Animal Feed
Textile FactoryTier 2Cotton Fabric, Wool Fabric
Snack FactoryTier 2Popcorn, Chips
Fast Food RestaurantTier 3Sandwiches, Cheeseburgers
Jewelry StoreTier 3Rings, Necklaces
Shoe FactoryTier 3Sneakers, Boots
Guitar FactoryTier 3Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar
Asian RestaurantTier 3Sushi, Noodles
Mexican RestaurantTier 3Tacos, Burritos
Pastry FactoryTier 2Doughnuts, Muffins
Perfume FactoryTier 3Floral Perfume, Citrus Perfume
Pet Supply FactoryTier 2Pet Food, Pet Toys
Rubber FactoryTier 2Rubber, Tires
Shoe FactoryTier 3Sneakers, Boots
Snack FactoryTier 2Popcorn, Chips
Stationery FactoryTier 2Notebooks, Pens
Sugar FactoryTier 1Sugar, Syrup
Tailor ShopTier 2Shirts, Pants
Tea FactoryTier 2Green Tea, Black Tea
Textile FactoryTier 2Cotton Fabric, Wool Fabric
Vegan CafeTier 3Vegan Salad, Smoothies