How to improve the Land Price (LP) ranking

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In Venture Towns for iOS, you need to improve your Land Price for your shops in order to get a high ranking at the end of the year.

I haven't even been able to make it into the top 100. What sorts of things can I do to make my rankings/my Land Prices better?

Best Answer

It seems like you can get a huge bonus for putting certain buildings together and creating a "Specialty District," although I've also seen this called a "Combo."

There's a pretty exhaustive list of parts of the game in this Google Doc spreadsheet, which might be enlightening reading, although it's a bit dense.

I found a list of combos in this message board post. I don't believe it's 100% complete, but it might be enough to help you figure out what the pattern is:

  • Pleasure - Casino, Arcade, Bowling Alley
  • Health - Hospital, Sports Gym, Spa/Jpn Rest
  • Shopping - Supermarket, Boutique, Jeweler
  • H. Springs - Jpn Rest, Woods, Lake
  • Culture - Jeweler, Art Museum, Movie Thtr
  • Gourmet - Sushi Bar, Chinese Rest, Bar
  • Student - Trade School, Steakhouse, Diner
  • Fashion - Boutique, Art Museum, Drugstore
  • Business - Office, Office, City Hotel
  • Intellect - Bookstore, Trade School, Art Museum
  • Geek - Elec Shp, Anime Shp, Game Shp
  • Kids - Toy Str, Park, Game Shp
  • Tourist - Woods, Mountains, City Hotel/Jpn Rest
  • Local - Cake Shp, Greengrocer, Florist/Fish Monger
  • Industry - Scooter Shp, Car Dealer, College
  • Date - Theme Park, Zoo, Movie Thtr/Arcade
  • Sports - Stadium, Bsbll Field, Sports Gym
  • Nature - Pasture, Park, Woods/Lake
  • Lunch - Cafe, Deli, Bakery
  • Silicon - PC Shp, Mobile Shp, Game Co.
  • Ancient - Monument, Pagoda, Jpn Garden
  • Animal - Zoo, Pet Shp, Pasture
  • Media - Antenna, Concert Hall, TV Station
  • Fishy - Fishing Pond, Aquarium, Fish Monger
  • Hacker - Pizza Parlor, Fast Food, Security Co.
  • Rock - Record Str, Video Rental, Concert Hall
  • Ghost - Skyscraper, Skyscraper, Skyscraper/Antenna
  • Hollywood - Movie Thtr, Theme Park, Jeweler/Boutique
  • Special - Airport, TV Station, Office (M)

There's also this page which purports to have some help information on it, but it looks like it just might be a transcription of the help files in the game, so I don't know how much value that will add to you.

I also found this thread, which covers (I'm guessing) the Japanese version, but I bet the core gameplay is the same.

In one place I found a reference to something called a "house combo" but the tip was unsourced and I couldn't find any other reference to such a thing. If you're still stuck after mastering Specialty Districts, you might try to figure out if this is possible and how.