Idle Lumber Empire

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Plant, Grow, and Harvest Forests

Assign workers to forest plots — they plant saplings, wait for growth timers to complete, then harvest mature trees for raw timber. Forest upgrades increase planting speed, yield per tree, and re-growth rate. The early bottleneck is always raw timber supply; mid-game shifts balance toward processing capacity.

Expand the Production Chain

Build sawmills to convert logs to planks, carpenter shops to craft furniture, and paper mills for pulp products. Each production building has its own upgrade track for speed, output quality (higher sale price), and capacity (larger storage buffers between production stages). Export docks sell finished goods for cash that funds further expansion.

Hire and Position Managers

Managers come in common through legendary tiers, each with a distinct bonus type and effective radius. Placing a legendary processing-speed manager so their radius overlaps three sawmills triples the bonus value of a single placement. The manager grid puzzle is geographically constrained — good placement compounds; sloppy placement wastes rare talent.

Prestige and Start Stronger

Selling your empire through the prestige mechanic resets progress but awards permanent bonus multipliers — faster growth, higher sale prices, larger storage buffers — that make subsequent runs faster and deeper. The prestige loop rewards multiple playthroughs, and optimal prestige timing (when to reset versus when to push further) is the game's meta-strategic question.

Complete Contracts and Seasonal Events

Limited-time contracts (government supply orders, corporate bulk purchases) offer large payouts for meeting specific production quotas within time limits. Seasonal events introduce temporary resources — holiday-themed wood types, festival-exclusive furniture — with premium buyers who pay multipliers above standard market rates.