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FAQ

1 Why play The Ultimate Businessman?

You should play The Ultimate Businessman because it is FREE, it is FUN and it allows you to COMPETE with players around the world.

2 Why should I trust The Ultimate Businessman?

The Ultimate Businessman has been up and running since 2005. Over 200 rounds were played. Feel free to ask old players about the game.

3 What is a "new" player?

A "new" player is a member that have just registered this round. After their very first round, "new" players are no longer considered "new". New players are completely separate from the rest. They can only participate in competition with other new players. One reason is to give new players the necessary time to learn the game without having to worry about being attacked by more experienced players. Another reason is to prevent cheaters from creating new accounts just to attack and ruin the rounds of other established players. Besides, new players have a separate ranking.

4 What is the game objective?

The objective of the game is to finish the round in a ranking position. You can compete for networth and/or kills.

5 What are turns?

Turns are what you use to perform all the actions in the game (recruiting employees, collecting, producing, investing, traveling, competing...) Your active turns replenish themselves at a rate of 5 turns every 5 minutes (only when you have below 1,500 active turns). Reserve turns can be transferred to active at any time during the round. Account turns are composed of turns bought and won. They can be transferred to the reserves of any round.

6 Why is The Ultimate Businessman better than the other games?

Most other games on the internet are clones based on the same scripts. The Ultimate Businessman is completely unique. It has evolved over many years to become one of the best games available. Besides, The Ultimate Businessman offers 2 completely different layouts for you to choose from: The "original" classic design and the "new" modern design.

7 Why should I buy subscriptions AND/OR extra turns?

Because you can! Having extra turns gives you a tremendous advantage over the other players and it is a lot more FUN. You will be able to take full advantage of all the game has to offer and you will be respected by the other players and invited to the best alliances. The more turns you use, the more the jackpot increases and the more fun you have :)

8 How does the progressive jackpot work?

The jackpot increases by $0.75 each time a player transfers 1,000 turns from his account (bought or won). YOU DO NOT NEED TO BUY TURNS TO WIN CASH PRIZES!!! HOWEVER, SKILLS ARE A MUST!!

9 Why is a progressive jackpot based on turns used better than one based on turns bought?

A JP based on turns means that banked turns will be contributing the JP as well!!! Besides, the jackpot level will give you an exact idea about the number of turns that were put into the round and the level of competition you can expect. The jackpot will reflect the true level of competition!!!

10 Can I change my Password ?

Yes, send an e-mail to admin@theubm.com with your username, current pass and new pass.

11 Can I change my business name?

No. Once you pick a name for a round it stays until the next round.

12 How can someone be worth so much, so early?

Perhaps he is a supporter. It is easy to become a supporter. It is just a matter of buying turns OR subscriptions VIA Paypal from the turns page.

13 What is the attack range?

The attack range is meant to avoid strong businessmen wiping out weak ones. Your attack range goes from 1/2 to 4 times you networth. You can attack people in your attack range. New players (Same round registration) are not able to participate in competition with old players. The goal is to give them time to learn the game AND to prevent cheaters from breaking the rules by making new multiple accounts to ruin the rounds of established players.

14 What is the best competitive unit?

It depends on the type of competition. Each unit is specialized in one type of competition and serve as an assist for another type. You should chose your units according to your strategy. Also it is better to be strong in one unit type that to be average in all of them. In recent rounds, experts and lawyers have been the most popular. You can check other players inside info to see what they are doing.

15 What are the best business privileges?

Exclusivity rights. However, poison pills are the best if hostile acquisitions are attempted against you. Finally, you should have a minimum number of all business privileges for competitive units happiness purposes.

*Tips for new players*

During your first round, you are only able to participate in competitions with other "new" businessmen. The goal is to keep u protected so that you can concentrate on learning the game. Besides, first round players have a separate ranking. After your first round, you will be able to compete with all businessmen except the new new ones. Starting it off you should learn about the strenght and weakenesses of all employees (collectors, producers and competitive units). That is the key to this game. Happiness is also very important. It increases your power during competition and it increases your output during collection and production. Besides, during collection and production, a lot more employees will leave you if your happiness is low. To increase your employees happiness, you need to have a combination of employee payout, drugs and petrol, and business privileges. Also, you should be part of an alliance cause teamwork is key in this game.

*Tips for new supporters*

When you purchase turns, the bigger package you buy the bigger bonus you get. When you buy turns, they go to your account. You can use them in any round you like. Each time you use turns, the jackpot inreases. You also have the option to bid $50 for up to 50,000 reserve turns which is a tremendous deal!!! Finally, you can buy one-round subscriptions. Subscriptions increase the turns you receive every 5 min and increase your maximum storage. Subscriptions are also a great deal. Make sure you know what you are doing. At least 50% of the turns should be used to recruit employees. Keep in mind that it is better to be strong in one type of unit than to diversify between all units and end up weak. During competition, make sure that your competitive units have business privileges and that they are happy to increase your power. During production and collection, make sure your employees are happy and that you are in a city with less than 50 businessmen for a maximum output. Finally, it is extremely important to seek out allies in the game. You won't make it on your own!