The game delves into the process of running a restaurant business and utilizes real industry data to simulate market conditions while you make decisions about where to invest. Will you add a more experienced chef, spend on marketing, or bring in top front-of-house staff? You make the call! The goal is to achieve the most profit you can by the 20th year of your restaurant empire. Your decisions affect the profitability of your restaurant as you compete against friends or AI in multiple game modes spanning decades. Restaurant Bigwig is currently available at a promotional price of $3.99 and can be downloaded here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/restaurant-bigwig/id698664990?ls=1&mt=8
Serial entrepreneur and real-life business guru Gary Hoover (who founded Hoover’s, sold to Dun and Bradstreet, and Bookstop, sold to Barnes & Noble), who started dreaming up business games and playing them with friends over 40 years ago, and the team at Bigwig Games have delivered a unique and compelling game that is fun to play, while you can't help but gain an understanding of the restaurant industry, how it works, how it grows, and how it makes money.
That understanding might just come in handy should you ever decide to open a real restaurant or work in the industry. Then again, you could just become a virtual restaurant bigwig and have fun without the risk!
• Play multiplayer games in pass around mode, sharing the same iPad.
• Compete against distinctly different AI computer opponents anytime and anywhere with no Wi-Fi required.
• Build your empire by creating fine dining establishments, family restaurants, or fast food joints.
• Serve your favorite cuisines, from Asian or Mexican food to Steaks and Burgers.
• Open new restaurants quickly, or open them slowly and invest in your older restaurants. Whatever strategy you choose, you are the boss!
• Do you improve the food quality at one of your flagging restaurants, or do you put energy into controlling costs by making your high revenue restaurants more efficient? – Restaurant Bigwig makes running restaurants fun!
• Check out the annual newspaper for important news about your restaurants and those of your competitors. Did you win the award for best service or food, which boosts your revenues? Or did you get a bad review or an awful health inspection report?
• Designed from the ground up for iOS 7 and beyond, the game is a delight to use and play with. Animation, dynamics, and groundbreaking UI concepts offer light entertainment while you go about the serious business of making money. Just don't let the eye candy distract you from your goals!
