I think this is the type of thing that would drive away the free players pretty quickly. To me, the tricky balance in these free games is how to provide the players inclined to spend money something that they are willing to spend on, while not unbalancing the game for those not so inclined.
With a cap of 10 towns, I think that all but the absolute best players would be hard pressed to compete with even a casual player who had 20 towns that they managed well.
I think that most workable answer becomes a subscription that gives you cents every month - maybe with some items thrown in. And that's more or less what Auto-Cents already is.




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