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Stuff nobody answered, put simply

To me, the world is like a bowl of spaghetti: everything is tangled with everything else, and nobody ever explained how it actually works. So I utilized AI to create games that would help my adhd brain understand what I think of as basic concepts. And hopefully, they will help you too.

Strand 1 · Money

Where does money come from?

Set off on an adventure to the birth of money: from a promise carved on a stick to a number in your phone.

Play
  1. Start
    Level 1 (you are here)PromisesMoney is born as a promise, carved on a stick.
  2. Level 2Two currenciesCarry goods between two islands and find out what an exchange rate really is.
  3. Level 3CoinsSilver gets a stamp. So why do more coins make prices rise?
  4. Level 4Paper and the bankReceipts for coins become money, until everyone wants their coins back at once.
  5. Level 5Loans and interestA loan makes new money. So where does the interest go?
  6. Level 6The bank of banksBanks settle in one big book, and someone has to watch the keeper.
  7. Level 7Shares and bondsBuy a piece of Bo's boats, or lend to the harbour. Where do your savings go?
  8. Level 8Futures and bubblesBuy next summer's fish today. What happens when everyone bets with borrowed coins?
  9. Level 9Who pays for the islands?A lighthouse, a tax and the council's own notes. What happens when it prints?
  10. Level 10Where is the money in your phone?Cards, a wire that can break, and a tally nobody owns. Then one last errand.
  11. Later (still cooking)What comes after?A market where players and islanders trade together, then other strands.