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Hello and welcome to the EA Build Restrictions Challenge!

We all know that EA has some mysterious restrictions that they’ve placed on the team that builds the houses they ship with the Sims. And while they’ve been reluctant to share their rules, they HAVE given us nearly 100 lots that follow those restrictions. 

THEREFORE, by counting items and types-of-items used, we can guess with a fair degree of accuracy what the rules are! And lucky for you, I’ve done the counting!

You can find my spreadsheet of item types, lots, and prices here. 

With this data, you can get as granular as you want with the rules, but frankly, this challenge is tough as nails so I’d recommend going broader first.

And, just to get started, I’ve typed up some basic starter challenges. For the sake of these challenges, “items” implies anything that is placed individually. This includes windows, doors, and columns, as well as landscaping and all furnishing. The prices do not include the lot.

Perfectly Average EA Build

30x20 lot

88 882 Simoleons

198 Items

Perfectly Average EA Starter

20x20 OR 30x20 lot

16 286 Simoleons

66 Items

Perfectly Average EA Family Home

30x20 lot

54 032 Simoleons

180 Items

Perfectly Average EA Mansion

40x30 lot

119 662 Simoleons

258 Items

Perfectly Average EA Ultra-Rich

50x40 lot

233 004 Simoleons

405 Items

Go forth and build lots that can be played on any potato computer! Challenge your build skills!

The above house is a Perfectly Average EA Starter, being only 4 simoleons off of the target, and it can be found on my gallery at StarrySkySimmer.