When playing the first EBF, I never once thought "coin magnets are too grindy" or "OMG that coin is gonna kill me!" Coin magnets are an absolute standard in these types of games, not including it AND trying to justify that is...bizarre.
Fun idler, but the gym is totally unbalanced. There's no incentive not to plow 100% of your points into Constitution at character creation, leaving the others 5-4-5-4. The level bonus is totally outstripped by what you can achieve by pumping iron...
I love how I obtained this game's badges in 2009, yet the strategy guide link still says it's coming soon. LOL, still 5/5. Lower the quality if you're lagging -- my computer from 2004 plays this just fine -- and don't forget to save.
Apparently the strategy guide has been taken down from the official site, you can access the archive here:
http://web.archive.org/web/20090216094519/http://benoldinggames.co.uk/wl.asp?SiteID=10&PageID=332&SectionID=0
The single strange bug complaint I have is that every time I load the page, the music and sfx volumes return to 50%. Didn't stop me from giving it 5/5 though.