Trouble-Meter is a game mechanic in Cardboard Town. Some cards may increase or decrease the trouble-meter. If the player reduces the trouble-meter below the 3 mark, they will still gain a trouble at the mark 3. Therefore; it’s only possible to evade troubles by keeping the meter in certain thresholds.
Trouble-Meter advances by 1 at the end of the day
At mark 3: Player gets a random Trouble
At mark 7: Player gets a random Disaster
Building a Population building in a Blue aura reduces the trouble-meter by 1 for each square.
Related Cards[]
| Card | Info |
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 Small Trade |
Discard a card and draw a card. Advance the Trouble-Meter by 1. |
 Police Operation |
Remove "Organized Crime" condition OR gain +1  . Destroy this card.
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 Crisis Management |
Discard two cards to play this; remove a random negative condition. Destroy this card. |
 Water Supply |
Remove "Drought" condition OR gain +1  . Destroy this card.
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 Carefree |
Destroy a card. Reset the Trouble-Meter to zero. |
 Electro Craze |
Get a random Disaster. Gain +2  and generate a Tesla Coil in your hand. Destroy this card.
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 Suggestion Box |
Advance the Trouble-Meter by 2. Gain 1  . Generate a random building card in hand.
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