Ways to live · Civilian life
Make a living
Most people on the Block are civilians. Work a trade, own a business, or take your chances on the wrong side of the law.
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Work
Pick up a route or a trade. Honest money, paid on the island.
Mail and packages
Pick up at the post office and deliver across the island.
Garbage collection
Empty the curb cans with the garbage truck. Someone has to do it.
Towing and impound
Answer roadside calls, clear wrecks and bring cars to the impound lot.
Fuel
Run a gas station and keep cars and boats moving.
Farming
Plant, grow and harvest the beds, then sell at the farm stand.
Fishing nets
Get a net at the fish market, set it off the coast, haul it in and sell.
Mining
Prospect, then dig with the Mini Excavator at West Side Sand & Gravel.
Oil
Drill, run the pumpjacks and fill 42-gallon barrels.
Hauling
Take market contracts and move physical goods across the island by truck.
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Own
Put your money into something. Property, businesses and staff are all player-run.
Property and houses
2,269 homes for sale. Own up to five, rent them out, pay property tax.
Start a business
Buy or rent one of 11 commercial buildings, stock it and open to customers.
Hire employees
Hire players, give them roles and permissions, and set an hourly wage.
Signs and advertising
For-sale and office signs, plus paid adverts on the phone.
Market and contracts
Prices move with supply. Contracts pay $8,000 to $30,000.
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Crime
Small island. Long memory. The money is better and so are the odds of a cell.
Grow operations
Cannabis, moonshine and coca. Planters, lamps, curing and bagging. Smell travels on an island.
Heists
Drill the bank vault on Chapel Street. Needs 5 police on duty, and the only way off is the ferry.
Money laundering
Run dirty money through a business back room. Capped at $25,000 a day, and police can audit the books.
Black market
A roaming dealer and a black-market boat buy and sell. Prices move with supply.
The consequences
Warrants, booking on Rhode Island charges, time in the State Prison. A bolt-cutter escape sets off the alarm and doubles your time if you are caught.
The in-game phone
Calls, messages, bank, 911, taxi, roadside, real estate, market prices and Real Block Social.
Vehicle ownership
Every car gets its own Rhode Island plate. Police can run it. Park it wrong and it gets towed.