Within these tables you will see how you can earn or lose extra credits for your bank account.
You will also see how you can earn valuable Sim-Points and Special Abilities to give you a "leg up" on the competition.
 
Simulation Credits Action		 Credit
Value 		Governing Rule
                 
  Post a Message on the Bulletin Board $25 Message posted must be at least 100 characters in length
  Post a Reply on the Bulletin Board $10 Message posted must be at least 200 characters in length
  Email an E-PostCard to a Friend -$100 Any duplicate emails from any player in the database will be disallowed
  Logging in Daily $150 Daily login is rewarded for first login daily
  Signing a Guestbook $25 Guestbook message must be at least 100 characters in length
Conference Center Rental Revenue* TBA* Select the admission fee you wish to charge*
Conference Discussion Dissertation* -$1000* Purchase of selection of dissertation papers*
Conference Center Rental* -$5000* Rental charge for Friday Island Conference Center*
  Sending an Email to Friday Island Help -$500

Any email sent to any BYOB employee or administrator will be debited. We call this a consulting fee (just like in real life!)
  Voting in a Poll/Rating $100 Voting or rating another Islander's items
Sending an Email to Friday Island Help that can be answered in the BYOB Sim Manual -$2000 Any email sent to any BYOB employee or owner that has already been discussed in the BYOB Sim manual will be subject to a penalty
Treasure Hunt Information Leaks -$50000 Anyone caught posting, relaying information via chat or any other form of assistance on the puzzles will be subject to a penalty. All findings must be kept within your Alliance
  Rudeness, profanity or unethical comments on guestbook entries or on Bulletin Board -$50000+ Anyone caught rule bending will be fined the initial amount plus a secondary charge that will be based on severity
Posting poor content on the Bulletin Board -$2000 Anyone caught posting poor comments with little or no continuity to the board and its topics will be fined
  Visiting Your Own Homepage -$5000+ Anyone caught rule bending will be fined the initial amount plus a secondary charge that will be based on severity
  Rating Your Own Ad -$5000+ Anyone caught rule bending will be fined the initial amount plus a secondary charge that will be based on severity
Rating or Signing Your Own Guestbook -$5000+ Anyone caught rule bending will be fined the initial amount plus a secondary charge that will be based on severity
Rating Your Own Menu -$5000+ Anyone caught rule bending will be fined the initial amount plus a secondary charge that will be based on severity
Rating Your Own Press Release -$5000+ Anyone caught rule bending will be fined the initial amount plus a secondary charge that will be based on severity
Poor Business Ethics (general cheating) -$5000+ Anyone caught rule bending will be fined the initial amount plus a secondary charge that will be based on severity
  *only available for individuals running the BYOB Ultra
 
   
 
Sim-Points Action
Sim-Point
Value
Governing Rule
 

 

              
  Moderator Hours Logged (L1)
 30 If total number of moderator hours logged is 20 - 49
Moderator Hours Logged (L2) 60 If total number of moderator hours logged is 50 - 99
Moderator Hours Logged (L3)
 90 If total number of moderator hours logged is 100 - 150
Purchased Spa Add-on
 20 Once purchased (Resorts and Hotels only)
  Purchased all Marketing Add-ons 35 Once every add-on has been purchased
  Purchased Television Marketing Add-on 20 Once purchased and a proper file format has been verified
Purchased all Advertisement Add-ons 35 Once all advertisement add-ons have been purchased at least once
  Refer New Member to BYOB 25 New member enters referrer's username and purchases simulation from outside any classroom environment situation
  Total Hours Logged Into the Simulation (L1) 20 If total number of hours logged in the simulation is 50 - 99
Total Hours Logged Into the Simulation (L2) 40 If total number of hours logged in the simulation is 100 - 149
Total Hours Logged Into the Simulation (L3) 60 If total number of hours logged in the simulation is 150 - 200
  Total Number of Public Visits (L1) 15 If total number of outside visitors to public homepage totals 750 - 999
  Total Number of Public Visits (L2) 30 If total number of outside visitors to public homepage totals 1000 - 1499
  Total Number of Public Visits (L3) 45 If total number of outside visitors totals to public homepage 1500 - 2000
  Total Number of Invited Private Visits (L1) 30 If total number of private visits (invited from chat) to private homepage totals 200- 399
  Total Number of Invited Private Visits (L2) 60 If total number of private visits (invited from chat) to private homepage totals 400 - 599
  Total Number of Invited Private Visits (L3) 90 If total number of private visits (invited from chat) to private homepage totals 600 - 799
  Ingenious Idea that is acknowledged for future simulation growth 50 Awarded by a member of the Friday Island's High Council when the idea has been acknowledged and is in queue for implementation
  Good Samaritan Award 50 Awarded by a member of the Friday Island's High Council for being a helpful and kind to a citizen or business owner
  Outstanding Achievement Award 50 Awarded by a member of the Friday Island's High Council for outstanding achievement in business practices
  Crime Stoppers 35 Awarded if an individual is brought to justice for poor business ethics to Friday Island's High Council and is tried and charged for breaking the law
     
   
  Challenge Points System & Action
Sim-Point
Value
Governing Rule
     
  The number of duels won weekly divided by the number of losses multiplied by a factor of 10 equals the number of Simulation Points per week

((w/l)x10)
if w<=50

 Members of the same Alliance cannot duel each other Anyone found bending the rules of ethics by allowing wins or manufacturing losses will be punished by the revoking of the privilege of utilizing the Simulation Point system. All challenges will be monitored. Points will be awarded every Monday after midnight. Duels cost 25 credits.
  The number of duels won weekly divided by the number of losses multiplied by a factor of 12.5 equals the number of Simulation Points per week ((w/l)x12.5) if w>50
and w<=100		 Members of the same Alliance cannot duel each other Anyone found bending the rules of ethics by allowing wins or manufacturing losses will be punished by the revoking of the privilege of utilizing the Simulation Point system. All challenges will be monitored. Points will be awarded every Monday after midnight. Duels cost 25 credits.
  The number of duels won weekly divided by the number of losses multiplied by a factor of 15 equals the number of Simulation Points per week ((w/l)x15)
if w>100		 Members of the same Alliance cannot duel each other Anyone found bending the rules of ethics by allowing wins or manufacturing losses will be punished by the revoking of the privilege of utilizing the Simulation Point system. All challenges will be monitored. Points will be awarded every Monday after midnight. Duels cost 25 credits.
  *usernames, IPs will be taken with every keystroke.
 
   
  Special Ability
Pre-Req
Points Needed
Description
 
L1
L2
L3
L4
         
  Bad Luck Avoidance
1
3
6
10
Increase the chance to dispel bad happenstance (+3% level)
       Mastery of Happenstance
BLA 2
-
-
-
5
Abolishment of bad happenstance
  Diminishing Expense
1
3
6
10
Decrease total expenses (+2%/level)
       Profit Monger
DE 2
3
6
10
14
Increase total profits (+2.5%/level)
  Morale Magnifier
1
3
6
10
Increase the number of days of happy staff (= = level)
       Manager Incinerator
MM 3
-
-
-
20
Remove the need to have a manager
  Diamond Public Eye
1
3
6
10
Boost in public perception (+3%/level)
  Immortality
-
-
-
25
Receive final mark but continue in the Simulation as an Elder
  Avoidance of Weeds  
1
3
6
10
Decrease year end outstanding bills (+7%/level)
       Mastery of Business
AOW 4
-
-
-
15
Nullify all outstanding year end bills at close
  Rain of Sunshine  
1
3
6
10
Increase chance sales not be effected by elements (+15%/level)
       Weather God
ROS 2
-
-
-
10
Dispels all weather effects to sales
  Volume Surge  
1
3
6
10
Increase visit count (+5%/level/public visitor)
       Carpe Dieum
VS 3
-
-
-
15
Own a day of the week (+50%/visitor)
  Competition Annihilation  
-
-
-
15
Sales not effected by surrounding businesses
     Business Thief
CA 4
-
-
-
10
Steal 3% daily of a named establishment's sales
  Upselling King  
-
-
-
15
Maximize all visit check averages to $30
Adversary Staff Stealer  
-
-
-
15
Steal anyone's manager anytime to use or disrupt business
Dirty Pool
1
3
6
10
Removed a named establishment's visitor count (-3%/level)
     Nemesis Scourge
DP 2
-
-
-
15
Disrupt a named establishment's business - can be used on any business twice per week - they receive no sales
  Advertising Genius  
-
-
-
10
Ticker and/or banner ads will surface twice as often for maximum exposure
       Franchise Titan
PM 3
-
-
-
20
Ability to open a second establishment
         
   
 
The BYOB Sim-Points and Special Ability Points Systems
Rank Level Sim-Points Bonus Special Ability
Points		 Simulation Title Rank
Level
1 0 0   0
Operator
 1L0
  1 40   1   1L1
  2 80   2   1L2
  3 120   3   1L3
  4 160   4   1L4
  5 200   5   1L5
  6 240   6   1L6
  7 280   7   1L7
  8 320   8   1L8
  9 360   9   1L9
2 0 400 +1 11
Entrepreneur
 2L0
  1 440   12   2L1
  2 480   13   2L2
  3 520   14   2L3
  4 560   15   2L4
  5 600   16   2L5
  6 640   17   2L6
  7 680   18   2L7
  8 720   19   2L8
  9 760   20   2L9
3 0 800 +2 22
Guru
 3L0
  1 840   23   3L1
  2 880   24   3L2
  3 920   25   3L3
  4 960   26   3L4
  5 1000   27   3L5
  6 1040   28   3L6
  7 1080   29   3L7
  8 1120   30   3L8
  9 1160   31   3L9
4 0 1200 +3 33
Titan
 4L0

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
   
   
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