Hello there, coffee lovers:
Summer has officially arrived in the Northern Hemisphere! Though some of you might have cleaned and stored your quilts long ago, the beginning of a new season is a very common benchmark to carry out this kind of household task. Also, there are lots of people who feel like redecorating their homes and offices to welcome this stage of the year, which in terms of human psychology is usually tied to positive concepts like freshness, and excitement. So, well, what we mean is that you, dear coffee shop manager, should care about your shop design too!
The decor is just one of the requirements you must meet to reach a higher level in our current reputation system, which starts with a three-star scale that later turns into the usual scale of precious minerals: your coffee shop may obtain a bronze, silver, and golden bean as a symbol of its status.
Good reviews and a high-quality coffee are the factors that make the real difference but, as it happens in real life, customer satisfaction also has to do with how your place makes them feel. Depending on the size of each shop and the level it has, the reputation system will demand a different amount of decor points. They’re pretty easy to get because each piece of furniture has a unique value of 12 points.
Chairs are the only element that sums 6 points per item, but shall only be added to the final score when they’re put together with a table. And speaking of these elements, please remember the valuable information we shared last April in our dev blog: “There’s a 60% chance that customers who were very happy with their order and sat down to drink it, go back to the counter for another coffee to go”. Keep it always in mind!
You are free to decorate your shops as you wish from there. Each time you level up and complete a special roasting challenge, you'll unlock new furniture and accessories to use at any of your cafes. Stick to a simple, minimalist style, take inspiration from the particularities of each new location you move to, or, why not, even try a themed shop! It’s up to you.
We hope you will be able to use this short guide to running one of the most reputed coffee shops in the world through the power of shop decor. As said, this part of the game doesn’t have much complexity compared to the more closely related aspects of product management, so if you have any suggestions for improving it we would be pleased to hear from you. Next week, we’ll be talking about the effectiveness of each kind of drink in the reputation of your shop.
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Enjoy your next coffee,
Riff Studios