Cake Mania

Tips and Tricks:
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Submitted by: RM

If you have a cake left at the end of a level on the display case or
anywhere, don't click on the last money left UNTIL you have picked up
the cake. You WILL NOT be penalized for the cake! In addition, I bake
the most complex cake I can at the beginning of each level and put it
on the stand - it almost always goes, if not just be holding it when 
you click on the last payment!

The cupcake oven is an important addition to your bakery as it keeps
your customers happy while they are waiting in line. It's important 
to know who to keep happy as this will lead to the maximum profits. 
The businessman tips $25 when he is fully satisfied while the bride,
Santa and the old ladies tip $10. All the rest of your customers will
tip only $5 when they are fully satisfied, so if your cupcake supply 
is limited, go for the businessman first to maximize his hearts. Also,
kids get the most happiness from cupcakes, so one cupcake will fill 
their hearts completely!


Customer Favorites:
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              Favorite Topping   Favorite TV Channel	
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Kid           Slyder             Cartoons
Granny        Candle             News
College Coed  Strawberries       Food Network
Bride         Wedding            Food Network
Delivery Man  Tradewinds Ship    News
Food Critic   Roses              Food Network
Easter Bunny  Snail Mail         Cartoons
Santa Claus   Snail Mail         Cartoons
Dracula       Roses              Food Network
Cupid         Snail Mail         Cartoons


Tips:
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"on hard levels where there are too many people in line and you can't 
serve them all at once, and they're all red and glowing and mad, once 
you get past the first few people, don't pick up some of the money they 
leave behind. only four people can be in line at the shop(s) so leave 
only two places open by keeping the money there. this will prevent 
crowding, and is much easier. it is how i got past several of the very 
hard levels. once you give one of the people in line their cake, click 
on one pile of money and then it keeps the routine going. 
it is incredibly easy and will help so much."


February at the Casino:
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At that point you should have:
 The fastest cake baker
 the fastest icer
 the fastest decorator (it gives you the option of
 making it faster when you purchase all of the
 decorationg options
 an upgraded cupcake baker
 a television
 the fastest shoes.

The baker, Icer, and Decorator you should have only 2 of each.
With these you should be able to do Febuary at the Casino.
Cupid is a rough customer. Even if you have to do Cupid's order first 
and put on cartoons, then the vacationing businessman, then the regular 
businessman's order.
If not try, try again.


Hints and Unsold cakes:
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* Keeping your customers happy is the most important thing in this game. You 
  should buy the TV and the cupcake oven as soon as possible for the most benefit.
  Tune the TV to the channel that appeals to the most customers waiting in line 
  and serve cupcakes to the rest. Women and Dracula like the food channel and 
  men like the news while Cupid, the Easter Bunny, kids and Santa like watching
  cartoons. 

* The cupcake oven is an important addition to your bakery as it keeps your 
  customers happy while they are waiting in line. It's important to know who to
  keep happy as this will lead to the maximum profits. The businessman tips $25
  when he is fully satisfied while the bride, Santa and the old ladies tip $10.
  All the rest of your customers will tip only $5 when they are fully satisfied,
  so if your cupcake supply is limited, go for the businessman first to maximize
  his hearts. Also, kids get the most happiness from cupcakes, so one cupcake 
  will fill their hearts completely. 


Unsold cakes: 
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If you have a cake at the end of the round that has not sold, do the following
to not lose any money: 

-Give the last customer their cake. DO NOT PICK UP THE MONEY.
-Pick up the cake. 
-Pick up the payment for the cake. 

You will not be charged for the cake in your hands. This will save you a lot 
of money when it comes to the double-layered cakes with decorations. 


TV Channels:
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These are the TV channel that apply to ALL customers I have run into so far: 

Food Channel    - college kids, food critics, old ladies, brides, dracula 
News Channel    - delivery men, business men, Uncle Sam 
Cartoon Channel - kids/teenagers (these are the boys), Santa Clause, 
                  Easter Bunny, Cupid

Cake toppers:
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One area that you can upgrade multiple times are the cake toppers. The customers
in Cake Mania have a wide range of tastes. After playing a couple of levels, 
you will find that certain customers tend to order the same type of cakes. The 
Granny customer tends to order two layer cakes and usually gets the Super Granny
topper. When you first start a new month, you'll be given a tip about is going 
on that month. Use this it your advantage. 
If you know there will be Cupids around, try to have the Snail Mail topper.

-=Customer's Favorite Toppers=-
* Kid: Slyder
* Businessman: Candle
* Granny: Super Granny
* College Student: Strawberries
* Bride: Wedding
* Delivery Man: Ship
* Food Critic: Roses
* Easter Bunny: Snail Mail
* Santa Claus: Snail Mail
* Dracula: Roses
* Cupid: Snail Mail


Irate Customers:
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On hard levels where there are too many people in line and they're all mad, 
serve the first few people but DON'T pick up some of the money they leave 
behind. Only four people can be in line at the shop so leave only two places
open by keeping the other money there.


Casino february:
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Submitted by: carol

Cupid gets very agitated if you serve someone else at the same time. 
Try to keep the cartoons on and only serve cupid and he will be fairly patient.