what are your favourite tycoon/simulation games? can you recommend me any?

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i really like tycoon games where you have to run a business. i find them rather relaxing when i need a break from action games. i have played quite a lot of them and my favourites out of all are as follows and i definitely recommend you to play these games if you have interest in the genre: 1) Tropico it is quite a simple game with not much micro management where you are the head of an island and you have to provide the infrastructure and resources for the locals so they can live happily and then you can go on to establish your island as a farming, industrial or tourist center etc. 2) Roller Coaster Tycoon series this sim involves building up a theme park and maintaining it in order to keep the crowd satisfied (and in turn bring in the bling). the first two games in the series of RTC had such simple and cute graphics and if i remember correctly, the size of the both the games was within 200 to 300 Mb. the game involves setting up a park with so many different types of ride and shops and with time you get to research and come up with new ones as well. there is a bit of micro management involved in this game but that something that makes the game challenging and fun. the third game is also similar to the first two but has new 3-d graphics and even more colorful look and the gameplay is equally good compared to the first two. 3) Monopoly Tycoon this was a surprisingly good game because i didn't really expect it to be any good. it has nothing much to do with the monopoly board game but you can purchase lots but your main task is to build different types of businesses in different lots and compete with your rivals. the game has different challenges to offer where different goals are set to achieve victory. the later levels get a bit challenging. this game has a little steep learning curve. other than these 3 games mentioned above, i have played simcity 3000 and simcity 4 but found that there was too much detail in the game and you had to look after too many things. i have played my heart out of the above games, and i am looking forward to play something new. do you have any recommendations? which game should i buy next?