City Stamina and Hobbies
Quick answer: City Stamina is a weekly budget, starting at 100 and growing to 700 at Tycoon Level 23, that you spend on Hethereau Hobbies. Every hobby pays the same 1,000 Fons per Stamina point. It refills every Monday, and anything unspent is lost. Use Swift Travel and Sea Angler early, add City Delivery at level 8, and spend it all every week.
City Stamina is the engine behind your weekly Fons. Understanding what it is, how it grows, and which hobbies burn it fastest is the quickest way to make your City Tycoon levels move.
What Is City Stamina?
- It's a weekly budget, not a daily one. It refills every Monday.
- You spend it on Hethereau Hobbies, the mini-games you open from the City Tycoon menu.
- Every point you spend pays 1,000 Fons, whichever hobby you use.
- It's separate from the stamina you use to farm character materials.
- If you play a hobby without any Stamina left, you can still play, but you won't get the Fons.
How Much Stamina You Have
Your cap grows as your Tycoon Level rises:
| Tycoon Level | City Stamina cap |
|---|---|
| 1 | 100 |
| 5 | 200 |
| 10 | 350 |
| 16 | 500 |
| 23 | 700 (maximum) |
At the 700 cap, spending everything is worth about 700,000 Fons per week.
Your cap mainly rises with your Tycoon Level. One guide also says you can trade Annulith for extra Stamina, but it's rarely worth it unless you're a step away from a milestone. The same guide says that from level 16, each action costs double Stamina but pays more.
Every Hethereau Hobby
| Hobby | Unlocks at | Costs Stamina? |
|---|---|---|
| Racing | Tycoon Level 2 (along with the Garage) | Mostly rewards stars and one-time bonuses |
| Swift Travel (ride-hailing) | Tycoon Level 3 | Yes |
| Sea Angler (fishing) | Tycoon Level 3 | Only when you sell fish |
| City Delivery | Tycoon Level 8 | Yes |
| Owner's Selection | After you buy a second Cafe location | Yes |
| Pink Paws Heist | Tycoon Level 10 | No, see Pink Paws Heist |
Other mini-games, like Tetrominoes, Little Sparrow, and Super Sound, also appear in the hobby list, but their Stamina costs aren't well documented yet.
Swift Travel
You play a taxi driver, picking up NPC passengers and dropping them off across the city. Your pay depends on the distance of each trip, plus a bonus for your average rating. Passengers lose patience when you crash, which lowers it.
- To reach level 3, you buy a four-wheeled vehicle and finish a race.
- To start, open your phone, choose the City Tycoon app, then Hethereau Hobbies, then Swift Travel.
- It has a simple loop and a quick turnaround, so it's one of the best early ways to burn Stamina. One guide says you can earn about 5,000 Fons in under five minutes.
Sea Angler
This is the fishing hobby. Fishing itself costs no Stamina, so you can fish as much as you have bait for. Selling the fish does cost Stamina, at 1 Stamina per 1,000 Fons earned, and you get Scale Coins as well.
- Scale Coins buy rods, bait, and other gear at the Fishing Tackle Shop. One guide says they can also be traded for Beetle Coins, which are used to upgrade characters.
- If you sell fish with no Stamina left, you won't get any Fons.
- The tutorial rewards you with a starter rod and bait.
City Delivery
You haul cargo across Hethereau in a delivery truck. One guide reports up to six deliveries per day, each paying more than 8,000 Fons depending on your performance. If you don't get a perfect score, you can redo the delivery without paying extra Stamina.
Once you've bought the second apartment and unlocked the Old Mailbox furniture, you can spend a big chunk of Stamina on a single delivery, which saves time.
Owner's Selection
This is the active side of the cafe. You run The Cafe by Origen yourself and make the ordered items, and you earn Fons from your sales. See The Cafe by Origen for the passive side.
Racing
Racing and the Garage open at level 2. The Fons mostly come from optional side tasks: completing them earns stars, and every three stars pays a one-time Fons bonus.
Which Hobby Should You Use?
| Your stage | Best choices |
|---|---|
| Levels 3 to 7 | Swift Travel and Sea Angler. Both are quick and easy to learn, and spreading Stamina between them gets you through the early tasks. |
| Level 8 and up | Add City Delivery for bigger Stamina chunks, and Owner's Selection if you like hands-on play. |
| Level 10 and up | Run the Pink Paws Heist as often as you like, since it costs nothing. |
| Always | Spend all of your Stamina before Monday. |
Since every hobby pays the same per point, the real question is how fast you can burn your Stamina. Early on, spread it across several hobbies instead of using it all on one. That way you finish more tasks and unlock more rewards sooner.
Characters That Boost Hobbies
Several characters have Life Skills that help with hobbies:
| Character | What it helps with |
|---|---|
| Hathor | City Delivery: raises customer satisfaction and bonuses |
| Fadia | Swift Travel: extra tips and satisfaction |
| Chaos | Sea Angler: more fish sold at premium prices and lower Stamina cost for fish |
| Daffodil | Owner's Selection: an ability for the mini-game |
A Simple Weekly Plan
- Check your Stamina every Monday after the refill.
- Spend about one seventh of it each day. At the 350 cap that's roughly 50 points a day, and at 700 it's about 100.
- Use the quick hobbies for small amounts and City Delivery for big chunks.
- If you're running out of week, spend the rest on the hobby that burns Stamina fastest.
- Clear task requirements early. Level 4 asks you to spend 10 Stamina in total.
Common Mistakes
- Leaving Stamina unspent on Sunday. It's gone when it refills on Monday.
- Putting everything into one hobby early on. You'll miss rewards from the others.
- Forgetting that selling fish costs Stamina. Fishing is free, but the Fons come when you sell.
- Selling fish or finishing a hobby with no Stamina, which pays no Fons.
- Not redoing a delivery when you miss a perfect score. Redoing costs no extra Stamina.
FAQ
Does fishing cost City Stamina? No, only selling the fish does.
Does City Stamina carry over to the next week? No. It refills every Monday, and unspent points are lost.
Which hobby pays the most? They all pay 1,000 Fons per point, so the best one is whichever lets you spend your Stamina fastest. Early on that's Swift Travel, and later it's City Delivery.
What's the maximum City Stamina? 700, at Tycoon Level 23.
Can I play hobbies with no Stamina? You can, but you won't get Fons.
This guide is compiled from player guides written before Version 1.4, and some details differ between sources. We update it as each detail is confirmed in-game.