Black's Market

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**Black's Market** is a Location where players can buy Fresh Food, Lottery Tickets, and read the Newspaper. It is also a Workplace.

Fresh Food can only be stored in a Refrigerator, otherwise it will Spoil and make the player sick. However it can be bought in larger quantities than Fast Food, and remains in your inventory from Week to Week.

The Lottery is a way to gamble for a Cash prize. The Newspaper allows tracking events, and may reveal tips about Stock Market investments.

Jobs at Black's Market are generally very desirable. Most are easy to get, and they pay well. A Job here also allows a player to purchase Fresh Food right after Work, and Black's Market is very near to important late-game locations like the Bank and Le Security Apartments.

## Opening Hours

**Black's Market** is open every Week. You may purchase items even if the turn has ended while you're in the store.

## Items

**Black's Market's** primary sale item is Fresh Food, which can be bought in groups of 1, 2, or 4 units. So long as the player owns a Refrigerator, Fresh Food is consumed at a rate of 1 unit per Week, preventing Starvation until it runs out. A Refrigerator can store up to 6 units without Spoiling, while a Refrigerator + Freezer can store up to 12 units. Buying Fresh Food awards **+1 Happiness** per every unit purchased.

Lottery Tickets are bought in packs of 10, and make the player eligible to win the Lottery at the start of their next turn. The first pack bought during a player's turn awards **+2 Happiness**.

Reading the Newspaper is the only purchase action that requires at least 1 Hour left on the clock. Each purchase of a Newspaper advances time by 1 Hour. It has no direct benefit, though it may reveal important information about the Economy and the Stock Market.

Actual prices of Fresh Food at Black's Market are affected by the Economy.

Prices for Lottery Tickets and Newspaper are fixed and will never change.

## Work

If you have a Job at **Black's Market**, you can Work here to get money.

## Visuals

Like most other portraits, the Black Market Checker's face is slightly different in the CD-ROM version of the game.

Black's Market Checker, CD-ROM version
## Quotes

### Greetings

* *Welcome to Black's Market. Where quality and service are unherd of and you will stand in line forever.*
* *Welcome to Black's Market, where you can grow old in our checkout lines.*
* *Welcome to Black's Market. Our meats are a cut above!*
* *Welcome to Black's Market. You can't beat our eggs!*
* *Welcome to Black's Market, where every day is Double Coupon Day!*
* *Welcome to Black's Market. Look for our special on day-old sushi!*
* *Welcome to Black's Market. Open all day and night for your binging pleasure!*
* *Welcome to Black's Market. Lowest prices in town on pickled octopus!*
* *Welcome to Black's Market. Hey, check out those melons!*
* *Welcome to Black's Market. Our butcher loves to stop and chew the fat!*
* *Welcome to Black's Market. Don't bypass our artichoke hearts!*
* *Welcome to Black's Market. This time, please don't take home the shopping cart.*
* *Welcome to Black's Market, the grosser grocer!*
* *Welcome to Black's Market. Our Swiss Cheese is made from Hole Milk!*

### Bought an Item

* *Would you like fries with that? Oops, sorry, I usedta work at Monolith Burger.*
* *Just so you know, we saw you eating those grapes in the produce section.*
* *Cookies, ice cream and soda? Any REAL food in that shopping cart?*
* *If you wanna write a check, I need 8 forms of ID and a blood sample.*
* *You had eleven items, not ten. Next time, use the right aisle.*
* *One of your eggs is broken. Better use it quickly.*
* *Price check, please...a 5-pound box of Quintuple-Stuff Sandwich Cookies!*
* *Have you tried the Deli Department's Cheezy Sweet 'n Saurkraut Salad?*
* *Thank You. See you next time*
* *Will that be paper or plastic?*
* *Have a Good day.*
* *We appreciate your business.*
* *It's clear that you are a person who knows how to shop.*
* *I'm happy to see that you're well today.*
* *Thank you for shopping at Black's Market.*
* *Next time, give peas a chance!*
* *No tipping, please!*
* *Can we help you out to your marble?*
* *Come back for all your grocery needs!*
* *Say, two more trips and you'll have enough stamps!*
* *Hope you didn't buy any of those recalled mushrooms last week!*
* *Next time, don't dent the cans and expect a discount.*
* *Your selection of food indicates you're compensating for a lack of affection.*
* *Please be more careful with the mayonnaise in Aisle 7 next time.*
* *Arugla, Raddichio and Belgian Endive? What a yuppie!*
* *I'm sorry we were out of those little corns this week.*
* *Would you like to be a checker? OK. YOU'RE A RED ONE.*
* *Look in our Italian Pet Food section for Dog Ciao!*
* *If you can find lower prices on groceries, you're playing a different game.*
* *Check out our corn...you'll love to nibble our ears.*
* *Our celery stalks at midnight.*
* *Meet our dairy department managers, Sam 'n Ella!*