What do the tour groups want?

Question

In Oh! Edo Towns, tour groups come and stay at your inns. How do you unlock more tour groups, and what does each group need in order to accomplish their task?

Asked by Derpy Hooves

Answer

How do you unlock more tour groups?

The best answer I could find is from this blog and seems to have been copy-pasted all over the web. However, the author admits that these may not be completely accurate.

• Elementary School Trip – available from start
• Heartbreak Club – available from start
• Ogre Vanquishing Tour – available from start
• Nation-Wide Tour – unlocked when the Komon Combo is created?
• Govt. Inspection Tour – unlocked when total Yield is greater than 50,000? (Maybe between 50,000 – 60,000?)
• Ako Clan Samurai – 30,000 Yield and unlock the Samurai House.
• Friendship Alliance – unlocked after Edomae Combo is created?
• Prince’s Secret Tour – ???
• Pumpkin Products PR – unlocked from Traveler combo?
• Gas Survey Tour – unlocked after obtaining the option to research the Elekiter Shop?
• New Home Search Team – Have a total of 3 Zoos (anywhere on the map).
• Kairobot’s Journey – unlocked after placing all 46 unique combos on the map and reaching 50 years.

What do they need to accomplish their task?

My experience has been that their percentage complete rises over time as the group visits shops and spends money.

I found one guide that claimed "Having crafts and combos through building placements will attract more visitors," but it's not clear how they arrived at that conclusion, so I'd take it with a grain of salt.

Answered by sjohnston

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What causes research options to be unlocked?

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I noticed in my second game, where I'm doing much better than the first, I seem to be unlocking new building research options sooner. However, it's unclear to me what actually causes them to unlock.

Does it require certain amounts of yield, particular buildings or combos, or something else?

Answer

The in-game documentation states that the Intelligence parameter on residents "aids in discovering new buildings." So although there doesn't seem to be any visible indicator of your progress in researching new buildings, the game is using the total Intelligence of all your town's residents to determine how quickly you progress.

Based on this, the best way to unlock new buildings would be to maximize resident Intelligence. There are three ways to do this:

• Build more shops and facilities that increase Intelligence when used.
• Get more residents (always have a house available for newcomers to move into).
• Change resident professions to jobs with higher natural intelligence rating.

Job Intelligence, from lowest to highest:

• Farmer
• Artisan
• Merchant
• Warrior
• Vassal

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What are the hidden combos in Oh! Edo Towns?

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I have been playing Oh! Edo Towns (the new Kairosoft game for iOS), and have created all the combos currently available to me. The game mentions needing to create "hidden" combos - what are these, and what buildings do they use?

Answer

Here is a translated document of the combo moves...

Oh Edo Combo Guide

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