Your first day on Björkgatan

Your first day on Björkgatan is guided. An arrow in the world shows where to go, and one short line at the top of the screen says what to do next, in Swedish with the English underneath. This guide walks through every step, so you know what is coming and what to do if you get stuck.

Good to know: the guide works out the next step from what you have already done, not from a fixed list. You can do things in a different order or wander off, and it simply points at the next thing that is not done yet.

Before you start

You can play as a guest straight away, or log in to save your progress and continue on another device. When you create your character, you also give your partner a name. You start the game at home with 2,000 kr.

1. Say hello to your partner

The first line says Tryck på din partner (Tap your partner). Tap your partner at home. The house is out of food, so they send you out on your first errand: bread from ICA.

2. Buy bread at ICA

The line now says Gå till ICA och köp bröd (Go to ICA and buy bread).

1. Leave the house. Out on Björkgatan, the arrow points at ICA’s door.
2. Inside, follow Prata med kassören och köp bröd (Talk to the cashier and buy bread).
3. A loaf costs 25 kr.

After you pay, the game points out PENGAR at the top of the screen. That is your money.

3. Put the bread away at home

1. Gå hem med brödet (Take the bread home): the arrow points at your front door.
2. Lägg brödet i köket (Put the bread in the kitchen): walk to the kitchen.
3. Tryck på Lägg in allt (Tap Store all): this puts everything you bought into the fridge, freezer or pantry.

If you already put the bread in the fridge by hand, or ate it, that counts too. The guide moves on.

4. Talk to your partner again

Back at home, Prata med din partner (Talk to your partner). Your partner thanks you for the bread and sends you to SFI to learn some Swedish.

5. Your first lesson at SFI

The line says Gå till SFI och lär dig svenska (Go to SFI and learn Swedish), and the game points out the SVENSKA bar at the top of the screen. It shows your level and how many words you know, and it grows as you learn.

1. Out on Björkgatan, the arrow points at the SFI school.
2. Inside, Prata med Karin i receptionen (Talk to Karin at the front desk).
3. Gå in i rum 1 (Go into room 1).
4. Prata med en lärare och gör en lektion (Talk to a teacher and do a lesson).

A lesson is a short run of exercises with new words. Take your time: everything has the English underneath, and nearly every line is read aloud.

6. The first day summary

When the lesson is over, a card called Din första dag (Your first day) sums up what you have done: bread from ICA, your first SFI lesson, and how many Swedish words you know now. It also suggests a next step: a job, and maybe a puppy from the park one day.

You get two choices:

• Fortsätt guida mig (Keep guiding me): the guide stays on and takes you through your first job and your first shift.
• Jag klarar mig nu, tack! (I’ve got this now, thanks!): the guide ends here and the street is yours. Your daily tasks are always under UPPDRAG.

7. Your first job

If you chose to keep going, the guide takes you to work.

1. Gå till Arbetsförmedlingen och sök jobb (Go to Arbetsförmedlingen and look for a job). Arbetsförmedlingen is the job centre on Björkgatan.
2. Inside, Prata med Sara och sök jobb (Talk to Sara and look for a job). The first job, open from level 1, is Diskare (Dishwasher) at Krogen, the pub.
3. The interview has one question in Swedish: you want to tell the interviewer that you can start right away. The right answer is Jag kan börja direkt. (I can start right away.)
4. Gå till Krogen med din ansökan (Take your application to Krogen).
5. Inside, Prata med bartendern och lämna in din ansökan (Talk to the bartender and hand in your application).
6. Prata med bartendern och jobba ditt första pass (Talk to the bartender and work your first shift). A dishwasher earns 800 kr a shift.

8. Go home and sleep

The last line is Bra jobbat! Gå hem och sov (Well done! Go home and sleep). Go home and use your bed. Sleeping ends the day, moves the game on to the next one and gives you new daily tasks under UPPDRAG.

That is the guided day done. From here on, Björkgatan is yours to explore at your own pace.

If you get stuck

• The arrow is gone. Arrows only show on the map where you need to go next. If you have wandered somewhere else, the line at the top of the screen still says where to head.
• The partner keeps saying the same thing. Check whether the bread is still in your bag. Put it in the kitchen with Lägg in allt, then talk to your partner again.
• You can’t find a place. The SFI school, ICA, Arbetsförmedlingen and Krogen are all on Björkgatan, close to your house.