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| From: Mumbo Jumbo
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $14.99
You Save: $5.00 (25%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 9385
Format: Cd
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows Xp, Windows
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 1031-10404
Model: 1031-10404
UPC: 811930104047
EAN: 0811930104047
ASIN: B0012GWGIU
Release Date: March 5, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Take over the housing market as a real-estate mogul in this fun game | | • | Flip houses for quick cash or sit back and watch the rental income pile up | | • | Construct special buildings like museums, mansions, and castles | | • | Travel to scenic towns and improve the right neighborhoods | | • | 2 exciting modes of play--Career and Casual |
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Product Description
Strategic simulations as you dare to become a real estate mogul. Watch out for possible pratfalls. Getting rich on property requires more than you think!
You can flip houses for quick cash or sit back and watch your rental income pile up. Need to build a new cinema for the local movie star, or a new ice rink for the Olympics? No problem! There's plenty to do and lots of fun ahead in Build-a-lot!
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| Customer Reviews:
 build a lot computer game September 9, 2008
I love this game. It has two modes. I havent tried the casual mode but the career mode is fun. I think once you complete it tho, it is not one you would go back to over and over.
I really enjoyed this game March 28, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This game made me feel like I could go out and flip a house with out spending any money. I felt like there was more variety to the game than what the other review mentioned. I enjoyed the career mode because the game really went along with how you would deal with flipping a house in real life. Also the different style homes that I was able to build and all the different challenges made this game worth every penny.
A little word-of-mouth to who ever reads this review, this game is addicting and extremely fun I highly recommend you buy this game and give it a shot; I played the trial version at Mumbo Jumbo and then ended up buying it. I would say try the trial first. By the end of the game you might feel like you can go out and do this in real life.
 REAL ESTATE FOR DUMMIES March 7, 2008
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
MAMBO JUMBO has developed a number of great games (ZUMA springs to mind!). Unfortunately, this one is not one of them...
You get to choose the lot, decide on what type of house to built, take or reject the incoming offers. Repeat. For as long as you can take it. Well, I could not take it for long as it got pretty old. Fast.
This is an example of what has come to be known as Casual Gaming: small, resource-flexible games that are fun for the whole family. It would not be a bad idea to download the 60-min trial version from a casual games site, such as REFLEXIVE (you can Google it), and decide for yourself whether this is indeed your cup of tea.
There are not many Casual RTS games, so I was more than willing to cut BUILD-A-LOT some slack. However, there are much better Real Estate games which, being some years old, make a far better deal.
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