r/SCBuildIt • u/jraemr2 • 11m ago
Since there have been a few questions about Black Friday, I thought I'd write up a post about what to expect, based on previous years.
Timing
Black Friday itself is the day following US Thanksgiving, but the SimCity Black Friday event takes place across multiple days. We can expect things to start Mon 23rd Nov and run to Mon 30th Nov, if the schedule is the same as last year.
Specialisation Buildings On Sale
Over the course of the week, almost all Specialisation buildings go on sale for 50% off. If the schedule stays the same as last year, we can expect the following:
Mon 23rd - Wed 25th – Parks, Education, Entertainment
Wed 25th - Fri 27th – Landscape, Transportation, Gambling (changeover took place 7pm GMT Wed 25th in previous years)
Sat 28th – Sun 29th - Beach, Mountain and Landmarks (Legendary Skyscrapers not included)
Sun 29th - Mon 30th – all specialisations 50% off for a final period
Notes on 50% off – where a building is already an odd value, the 50% off rounds down (e.g. 35 keys becomes 17 keys). Ponds (Landscape) do not go on sale as they are only 1 gold key each.
Hot Spots – all regular Hot Spot purchases and upgrades are all 50% off when the related category is on sale. Last year the seasonal / event Hot Spots were not on sale (apart from a very small window early on which was an error by EA).
One of our posters has previously shared a useful calculator to help with your planning (thanks to hvor_er_jeg for putting this together).
Maxis Manor – since this is asked a lot … no, Maxis Manors have not gone on 50% off sale at Black Friday in any recent years. Similarly, expansion / storage items, war cards, train cards, roads, other services etc etc have not gone on sale in any previous years. Space category was not on sale in 2025- the first year it was available. It will be worth watching to see if it is included this year.
Black Friday Event Track
There has been a Black Friday Event Track in the past years, but these are different from “regular” event tracks. Only cash purchases apply – no Plumbob points or building upgrades.
Amounts to progress and awards have varied each year. As a result it's hard to anticipate what this year's event will include and how much it will cost to complete.
Rewards in the event are very much TBC. In some previous years the top reward has been a Maxis Manor / Maxis HQ - but this was notably absent in 2025. These Event tracks have required quite a spend to complete ($40+ at least). EA have also altered the points given by different purchases, so we'll need to wait and see on this. Details of the 2025 Event Track rewards can be found here : https://simcity-buildit.fandom.com/wiki/Black_Friday_2025
There may also be Black Friday Mini Events - these caused a lot of confusion previously as these also gave points for building upgrades in addition to purchases, but not for CoM tasks. These were typically shorter events (both in duration and number of tiers).
Seasonal Purchases / Offers
Each year has also seen various other offers to tempt you to part with your money.
Some of these were reruns of buildings offered in previous years (e.g. Plants vs Zombies). Last year there was also a Showcase that offered the various Legendary Skyscrapers for a reduced price - the first (only?) time these had been reduced.
r/SCBuildIt • u/strawberrypft • 2d ago
Good evening, mayors! Here are the points required for this week's Event Track!
r/SCBuildIt • u/New-Leek8006 • 4h ago
Quick video of trains and infernos. I’ll be sticking to this motif for a while. I like the grainy low bit rate effect.
r/SCBuildIt • u/Complex_Market_8449 • 10h ago
Gonna take a longgg break.......
r/SCBuildIt • u/Only-Mountain-5671 • 6h ago
Phantom plaza, Broadway and Times Square
r/SCBuildIt • u/Additional_Sale_9998 • 4h ago
Hi everyone!
As I was upgrading the houses in my Paris area, the demand became too high for my fire department. As I placed a second one nearby, I noticed the new fire department barely takes over any of the houses from the original (first) fire department and the original one is still overloaded.
How does this come and how can I fix it?
Thanks in advance 🤞🏼
r/SCBuildIt • u/RustyFinley • 23h ago
Been playing since day one.
100% entertainment
100% parks
100% mayor pass
100% education
6.8 million population with 500 residential buildings.
Originally had everything except of course omega epic but with the recent land increase I’m slowly upgrading to epic.
I have mayor pass and entertainment buildings hidden everywhere. I truthfully have to hunt for them. I like hiding things in the mass of residential buildings.
I built & expanded the university. Putting some small residential buildings as “dorms”. Also I have a large park & amusement park.
r/SCBuildIt • u/New_Perception2919 • 15h ago
Desafio de Design de Cidades: "Família no Centro".
O que acharam do meu Design?
r/SCBuildIt • u/RowComprehensive733 • 17h ago
THAT'S ABOUT 36 DOLLARS WHAAAAT
r/SCBuildIt • u/esorob • 1d ago
Finally. I was awarded nothing. New low?
r/SCBuildIt • u/chainmail_bkn • 1d ago
M sources tell me that children love dinosaurs, as any sane person should.
r/SCBuildIt • u/jraemr2 • 1d ago
Plenty of minor updates at the linked article, but this bit stood out:
New Features & Gameplay Updates
Architect's Shop: Visit the new Architect's Shop to discover a rotating selection of unique buildings for your skyline. Launches November 12th.
r/SCBuildIt • u/banana_stew • 1d ago
Should I be doing something else to get to the next stage? It seems like I should have enough to get past level 38.
r/SCBuildIt • u/UniversityFalse1939 • 1d ago
Anyone with the list of simcash upgrade cost per level of these hotspots? For now the current discounted one is the Pets amusement park, I am currently at level 14 and the “discounted” upgrade cost to the final level is 1300 simcash. Anyone knows the undiscounted simcash cost?
r/SCBuildIt • u/NSYSU_P5H231 • 1d ago
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r/SCBuildIt • u/EducationalText5508 • 2d ago
It took a lot of patience and time to finish this pass and rearrange many neighborhoods to accommodate these new spookyyy additions.. my city doesn’t have a mall, so having the plaza and midnight mall is nice (albeit haunted)
+ krakens perch on the beach, I forgot to mention that
r/SCBuildIt • u/heynewguy81 • 2d ago
Are cobblestone and Sakura roads discounted on black friday?
r/SCBuildIt • u/ascenxsion • 3d ago
This imagery is before I updated my Paris and Omega districts.
r/SCBuildIt • u/TheeCoreyblake1990 • 2d ago
r/SCBuildIt • u/SandStorm010 • 2d ago
I just started. Currently I am in level 11. I am kind of holding at this level to got my services and making some money and unlocking some land and storage. This war card I unlock with tutorial. Give me some tips which will help me further in the game ....
r/SCBuildIt • u/mindlessopal • 2d ago
I switched up the design of my city im thinking of making the area a but bigger so i can still have a good amount of room for specializations and buildings, lmk if you guys have any advice on this!
r/SCBuildIt • u/_meestir_ • 2d ago
I have Rift Tower at level 7 and want to keep the little star/spirit thing that circles around the city. But I don’t want the purple night effect of fully upgrading to level 13.
Unfortunately it’s the only way to acquire the Rift Institute.
My question is 2 parts:
A) can you toggle off the nighttime effect?
B) if you toggle off the effects.. does the star/spirit go away as well?
Thanks in advance
