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Bite-Sized & Competitive

Scenario Sprint

The game hands you a situation — a single parent starting over, a Sim deep in debt — and you finish it in one sitting.

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Type
Bite-Sized
Difficulty
Moderate
Length
One short sitting
Best for
Players who want a self-contained goal with built-in structure

Difficulty (1–5 plumbobs): 1 Casual · 2 Moderate · 3 Hard · 4 Brutal · 5 Extreme

📖 The story

The game hands you a situation — a single parent starting over, a Sim deep in debt — and you finish it in one sitting. Built-in scenarios, custom ones, your choice. Pick it, beat it, done.

💝 The goal

Complete a **built-in or custom scenario** in a single short sitting.

🎀 Packs required

✓ Base game only

Packs recommended

None

🏡 Setup

LotWhatever the scenario provides
FundsAs the scenario sets
AgingAs the scenario sets
SimsAs the scenario provides

🚀 Getting started

  • From the main menu, start one of the game's **Scenarios** (or write your own goal), then play it to completion in one go.
  • Pick a Scenario when starting a new save (or set your own win condition).

⌨️ Cheats to type

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📋 General rules

  • Play the scenario's defined goal.
  • Finish in one sitting, not over many sessions.
  • No cheats that trivialise the scenario's objective.

✨ Specific rules

  • Use a built-in Scenario or a clearly-defined custom one.
  • Meet its success condition.
  • Treat it as a sprint — one focused session.

✅ What you can do

  • Use a built-in or custom Scenario; play it in one sitting.

⛔ What you can't do

  • Finish in a single sitting, to the scenario's own win condition.
  • No cheats.

🎯 Objectives — complete the checklist

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🎮 If you don't own the packs

Fully base-game — Scenarios are a free feature for everyone.

💡 Strategy tips

  • Read the scenario's goal and reward up front so you're optimising for the right thing.
  • Built-in scenarios scale in difficulty — start with an easy one to learn the format.
  • For custom scenarios, write a single crisp win condition so "done" is unambiguous.

💕 Milestones — track your progress

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🔥 Want it harder?

  • Complete the hardest built-in scenario without losing any household member.
  • Beat a scenario under a self-imposed time limit.

🎭 Variations

A "scenario gauntlet" running several scenarios back to back. ---

Original — Plumbob, built around the game's official Scenarios feature. · Last tested: Patch 1.108 — Feb 2026