Free macroeconomics strategy game for schools
Free for schools. Built for macro.
Students make policy decisions, watch the economy respond, and defend the trade-offs in class.
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Open nowDaily Mandate
Finish Iran War Shock on foundation while beating your best score.
No saved runs yet. Start with your preferred policy toolkit and the first crisis brief.
Toolkits4
School costFree
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Weekly Featured Run
Free for school use as a lesson starter, revision task, or debate prompt without adding setup friction to a normal class period.
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Inflation, jobs, growth, debt, and approval move together in every run.
Free for school use
Teachers can use it for lessons, revision, and homework without a paywall.
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School privacy, accessibility, and data pages are available on-site.
Why it works
One clear loop: choose policy, see consequences, explain your reasoning.
Monetary, fiscal, and supply-side choices affect multiple outcomes at once.
Political pressure makes technically good decisions harder and more realistic.
Short runs make it practical for lessons, revision, and replay.
For teachers
A free classroom game built to fit normal class time.
Lesson starterRevision homeworkPolicy writing prompt
No school paywall. Classes, joins, rankings, and school-facing documentation are already built in.
Featured scenarios
Four fast ways to start.
Starter RunPlayable
Postwar Rebuild
United States, 1958
A recession has bitten into jobs and confidence. Restore demand without overheating the recovery.
Recovery RunPlayable
Harsh Recovery
United States, 1983
Inflation has been broken, but unemployment is stubbornly high and the fiscal stance is strained.
Crisis RunPlayable
Stagflation Furnace
United States, 1974
Weak growth and violent inflation force you into brutal trade-offs with almost no easy wins.
High PressurePlayable
Inflation Crisis
United States, 1980
Expectations are unanchored and political patience is thin. Crush inflation without losing the public.
Free for schools