Let's start with the conclusion: The core of resource circulation in this game is the product of “time efficiency × single profit”. Simply pursuing high-priced dishes may not necessarily make you profitable. What really widens the gap is the income per second.
Let's look at the basic numerical structure first. Each dish has a production time, selling price, and unlocking conditions. Taking a hamburger as an example, the initial production takes 3 seconds, the price is 12 gold coins, and the profit per second is 4. The waffle takes 5 seconds, sells for 20 gold coins, and earns 4 per second, which is the same on the surface. But don't forget that equipment upgrading will reduce the production time - upgrading the equipment to level 2, the hamburger becomes 2.5 seconds, and the income per second is 4.8; the waffles are upgraded to 4 seconds, and the income per second is 5. This small difference will be magnified in long-term idle time.
Therefore, in the first step, priority is given to upgrading equipment corresponding to dishes with short production times, because the marginal benefit of upgrading is higher. In the short term, we don't look at the selling price but only at the time reduction ratio.
Let's talk about customer needs. Different diners have preferences for dishes, but the core mechanism is that order satisfaction affects waiting time. If the customer is made to wait beyond the threshold, it will be directly judged as a failure and no money will be made. Therefore, the optimal strategy is to only retain two dishes with extremely short production times as permanent dishes, such as cola and burgers, to ensure that more than 95% of orders can be received within seconds. Other complex dishes (sushi, ice cream cups) must wait until the accelerator is unlocked later, or they can only be made during manual operation.
Another key figure is the cost benefit of restaurant upgrades. Each restaurant upgrade adds one seat and increases the single table turnover coefficient. I have tested that before upgrading to level 4, the cost is very low and the income increases linearly; but starting from level 5, the gold coins required double, and the new seat is only 1 more. At this time, you should give priority to investing gold coins in equipment upgrades, because equipment upgrades can superimpose the speed of multiple dishes and are a global bonus.
There's a catch when it comes to equipment: don't upgrade evenly. Simply filling up the equipment for a certain dish is much more profitable than upgrading each equipment level. Because full-level equipment usually comes with additional attributes (such as shortening the waiting time for ordering), it is a hidden area. It is recommended to upgrade the "Cooking Station" series first because it covers the most dishes.
Finally, let's talk about the charging model. It's a 0-yuan game but there are in-app purchases, but you'll get 1.5 times the gold coins for 30 minutes once you watch the ad, which is enough. Optimal rhythm: Watch ads first when you go online, then spend 30 minutes focusing on high-profit items, and log off after that. Offline income will be discounted, so clear the inventory before going offline and park the equipment on the dish with the shortest production time, so that a small amount of gold coins can be produced while offline.
To sum up the most stable route: start by farming burger and cola equipment to level 3 → Unlock the Japanese food shop first, upgrade the dessert shop equipment first (waffles and ice cream cups are more profitable than sushi) → When the income per second of a single dish exceeds 10, start upgrading the restaurant level to level 7 → Then complete all equipment to level 2 and unlock compound orders.
Remember, this game is not about who cooks more expensive dishes, but who makes more money per second. Data is always more reliable than intuition.