TCG Card Shop Simulator Maps & Locations Guide: Every Area Covered

Q: Is TCG Card Shop Simulator finished?

It launched into Early Access on 15 September 2024 from OPNeon Games with monthly updates planned. Content has kept expanding since, including additional card sets, furniture and shop levels up to 80.

Q: What is the fastest way to make money early?

Sell sealed Tetramon Base product at market price plus 10 percent and reinvest everything. Opening packs is more profitable in the long run, but early on the variance in a single box can wipe out a day's float.

Q: How rare are Ghost cards?

Ghost-eligible packs appear at 0.1 percent in the Tetramon Base set and 0.2 percent in Destiny. In practice that averages out to roughly one Ghost Foil every 10,000 packs, with God Packs holding seven at once at around one in 100,000.

Q: Is grading cards worth it?

Only on expensive cards. The average value gain is about 15 to 20 percent once bad grades are included, so with four-day processing at 1,600 the usual advice is to skip anything under roughly 400 and always send holo Ghost pulls.

Q: How many customers can the shop hold?

The hard cap is 28 at once. Expansions raise the ceiling toward that number and also increase how much each customer is prepared to spend, which is why buying them promptly matters more than the extra floor space.

Complete TCG Card Shop Simulator maps and locations guide. Every area with difficulty, rewards, progression order, and what to do in each zone.

EarlyGuides Editorial Team

Researched and editorially reviewed. Updated August 12, 2026.

OPNeon Games put a card shop counter in front of you on 15 September 2024 and let the ledger do the rest. You buy sealed Tetramon product, rip packs for singles, price everything against a live market value and try to keep the shop clean enough that customers come back. Over 2,500 cards exist to collect, and the Ghost cards behind them appear in only one pack in a thousand.

TCG Card Shop Simulator features distinct areas with increasing difficulty. This guide covers every major location in progression order: what to do, what to get, and when to move on. For the step-by-step path, see our walkthrough.

Area Progression Order

Order	Location	Difficulty	Key Rewards	Recommended Build
1	Front sales floor	Shop level 1 and up	Basic shelving, small cabinets, metal racks, the first checkout counter	Singles pricer
2	Storage room	Unlocked in the early shop levels	Delivery space, card storage boxes, room to stage bulk boxes from the workbench	Singles pricer
3	Shop Lot B	Shop level 15	Higher customer capacity toward the 28 ceiling, room for card tables, space for a second checkout	Pack flipper
4	Card table play area	From the first card table unlock onward	Event fee income, XP scaled by shop rating and level, follow-on purchases from roughly 60 percent of players	Pack flipper
5	Checkout counter	Shop level 1, second counter recommended after Lot B	Transaction throughput, reduced queue abandonment, a place to put impulse accessories	Pack flipper

Front sales floor: Starting Area

The original room you open with, holding shelves, the counter and whatever furniture fits. Space here is the binding constraint until the first lot expansion, so shelving beats decoration early on.

Attribute	Detail
Difficulty	Shop level 1 and up
Key Rewards	Basic shelving, small cabinets, metal racks, the first checkout counter
Recommended Build	Singles pricer
Key Equipment	Tetramon Destiny booster pack

What to Do Here

Learn the basics of Market price and markup limits. This is where you practice without heavy punishment.
Collect starting resources and your first equipment upgrade.
Clear all main content before moving to Storage room.
If you're struggling, read our beginner's guide.

Storage room: Early Game

Where wholesale deliveries land and where boxed stock waits before it goes out. Keeping it organised matters because a cluttered storage room slows every restock cycle you run before opening.

Attribute	Detail
Difficulty	Unlocked in the early shop levels
Key Rewards	Delivery space, card storage boxes, room to stage bulk boxes from the workbench
Recommended Build	Singles pricer
Key Equipment	Tetramon Destiny booster pack

What to Do Here

Focus on mastering Pack opening and card rarities. It's critical from this point on.
Farm for Tetramon Destiny booster pack if you don't have it yet.
Complete all objectives for maximum rewards.
Prepare for the difficulty spike in Shop Lot B.

Shop Lot B: Mid Game

The first major expansion, opening at shop level 15. Beyond the floor area, expansions raise the customer cap and how much each shopper is willing to spend, which is the real payoff.

Attribute	Detail
Difficulty	Shop level 15
Key Rewards	Higher customer capacity toward the 28 ceiling, room for card tables, space for a second checkout
Recommended Build	Pack flipper
Key Equipment	Tetramon Destiny booster pack

What to Do Here

This is the main skill check. Bring an optimized build.
Tetramon Base booster box becomes accessible here. Prioritize getting it.
Master Shop levels and lot expansions for the boss encounters.
Check our boss guide if you get stuck.

Card table play area: Late Game

Whatever corner you dedicate to tables, ideally away from the till so queues do not tangle with seated players. Cleanliness matters most here because customers leave a dirty shop before they finish a game.

Attribute	Detail
Difficulty	From the first card table unlock onward
Key Rewards	Event fee income, XP scaled by shop rating and level, follow-on purchases from roughly 60 percent of players
Recommended Build	Pack flipper
Key Equipment	Tetramon Base booster box

What to Do Here

Full build optimization is expected by this point.
Tetramon Base booster box should be your primary, fully upgraded.
Grading and the workbench mastery starts mattering here.
Farm resources for the push into Checkout counter.

Checkout counter: Endgame

The chokepoint of the whole shop. One counter is fine until the customer count climbs, after which a second till and your fastest staff member do more for daily takings than another shelf of product.

Attribute	Detail
Difficulty	Shop level 1, second counter recommended after Lot B
Key Rewards	Transaction throughput, reduced queue abandonment, a place to put impulse accessories
Recommended Build	Pack flipper
Key Equipment	Tetramon Base booster box

What to Do Here

This is endgame. Best-in-slot gear and a perfected build are mandatory.
See our boss guide for endgame fight strategies.
The reward loop: clear content → upgrade → push harder content.
Experiment with Accessory retailer for variety once you've mastered the meta.

Exploration Tips

Clear areas in order: Front sales floor → Storage room → Shop Lot B → Card table play area → Checkout counter. Skipping areas means missing resources you'll need later.
Check every corner: Hidden caches and secrets are often in non-obvious locations.
Match your equipment: Some areas favor different equipment types.
Read the walkthrough: Our walkthrough provides exact progression milestones for each area.
Don't rush: Clearing an area fully gives more resources than speedrunning two areas.

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