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First Plot: a free game about value vs price in property
One savings pot, nine empty plots. Compare price, rent and upkeep, then buy your first one wisely.
What is First Plot?
One savings pot and a neighbourhood of nine plots. Each has a price, a monthly rent and a monthly upkeep. Find the one that brings back the most each year for what it costs, among those you can afford.
First Plot is a free money game. You have one savings pot and a neighbourhood of nine plots, each with a price, a monthly rent and a monthly upkeep.
The goal is to buy the plot that brings back the most each year for what it costs. The cheapest plot is rarely it, and neither is the shiniest one.
At a glance
- Category
- Money Moves
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Play time
- 3–5 min
- Price
- Free, in your browser, sign-up optional
How to play
- Compare
- Net rent is rent minus upkeep. Over a year, divided by the price, it gives the yield.
- Buy
- Pick one plot within your savings: the best yield scores most.
- Three levels
- Beginner, Intermediate or Expert, picked before you play: the content and the clock change, and each level keeps its own best score.
- Coins
- Example numbers in plain fictional coins, made up for the game. Not financial advice.
Scoring
300 for the best-value plot you can afford, 150 for the second best, 60 for the third, in each of 3 neighbourhoods.
Each level keeps its own best score in this browser.
What it trains
- Value vs price
- Comparing what a thing earns with what it costs.
- Quick maths
- Net rent and yearly yield.
Strategy and tips
- Net, not gross
- Take rent minus upkeep first. A high rent with a high upkeep can be worse than a modest, cheap-to-run flat.
- Yearly over price
- Net rent × 12 ÷ price gives the yield. Compare that number, not the rent alone.
- Empty land
- A lot earns nothing until something is built on it, and still costs upkeep.
Why play First Plot?
Value vs price is the first question of any purchase. Learning to compare what a thing earns with what it costs helps far beyond property.
Frequently asked questions
Is First Plot free?
Yes. It is free and runs in your browser, with no download. Signing up is optional.
Is this financial advice?
No. Every number is an example in fictional coins, made up for the game. It teaches the ideas; for real decisions, look at your own situation and local rules, or ask a qualified adviser.
Are there levels?
Yes: Beginner, Intermediate and Expert. The numbers, the hints and the clock change, and each level keeps its own best score.