Reveal the true value of the items coming into the shop. Each item has their own history. Dig deep to see what is behind them and become an expert appraiser. Begin a tug of war with customers. With their own expectations and knowledge, they never give up on money.

## About This Game
No Umbrellas Allowed is a second hand shop simulation game set in Ajik City,
2080.

In Ajik City, you’re a total stranger. Because you were rescued few days ago
at a beach losing everything, even your memories. The person who saved you is
Darcy, who has been operating a 30-year-old one-and-only secondhand shop
‘Darcy’s’ in the city. He has set you as a manager of his shop and gave you
the name of his son, Bob.

However, the city seems odd. People don’t seem to know how to reveal their
thinkings or feelings, or maybe, they’re hiding them. They all seem so
obsessed, whether in a favorable manner or the opposite, with something called
‘Fixerain’. And some people in dark uniforms are calling themselves civil
activists, while everyone calls them police-mimickers.

Anyway, Let’s Focus On Your Job Here.
## Key Features

* Reveal the true value of a strange item

In Darcy’s, your job is to both buy and sell items. When a customer is trying
to sell their item, they never tell everything. So you must reveal the true
value of it digging what is behind it and adjust the buying price of it.

It’s okay you’re not an expert. You can use several tools to get some data:
the item’s material and condition, the year it was made and any signs of ups
and downs of its value.

But what if the data tells the fact but not telling any valuable information?
Here’s a know-how book. It contains knowledge and backgrounds such as: the
city’s history; the signatures of celebrities one of which may be written on
an item; the popular brands and the unpopular brands, and more.

* Begin a tug of war with a customer:

When you’re confident with your information, you can start negotiating the
price back and forth. The information you’ve collected build up a price, which
you can use as a guideline. Since just a guideline, you’d better cut if off
when making an offer.

However, the customer is a ‘human-being’ that has as much expectation,
knowledge and emotion as you. Every time you make an offer, if your fingers
were not slipping, they will say “no” or “more” with a bit of annoyance. Or
even they can think of an exact amount they want. And don’t forget. When you
either pull or push really hard during a tug of war, your opponent may get
freaked out and rush outside the field.

* Sell much higher than you paid

If you made it, now you can sell the item. By displaying it on the showcase,
one of the prospective customers may come in and decide whether to buy it or
not depending on its price that you set when displaying it.

The basic rule here is BUY LOW and SELL HIGH. But don’t get too greedy. If
your selling price is unreasonably high, customers mostly give up and items
will stay in the showcase for too long.

* Guess what item they are looking for:

Sometimes, there may be a customer who’s looking for a certain type of items.
For example, they can ask for something that is suitable for their mother’s
gift or their cousin’s. Other people may be asking for an exact item that
doesn’t seem to exist.

And this is optional but strongly recommended:

Listen carefully to what your neighbors say. Get around the city and pay
attention to what they’re talking about. There may be some hints you can use
to satisfy your customers as much as possible to prosper the shop.

Somehow, if lucky, you can even get a clue to your past days and find out what
is really happening in this city to change its tomorrow.

No Umbrellas Allowed