Build a town from age 25 to 65. Forty years, about twenty minutes. Every spare dollar is a choice: savings, bonds, gold, index funds, stocks, crypto, options or margin. At the end you meet the ghost who just bought the index fund and waited.
Same seed, same market: compare strategies with friends or a class.
Earn. Your job pays every quarter and bills come out. Shops, a café and farms add income.
Build. Pick a building from the palette, then click an empty meadow hex. Safe unlocks in Year 2, Growth in Year 3, High Risk in Year 11.
Invest. Click a product building to buy or sell. Build the Orchard (Compound Grove) to reinvest everything your holdings pay.
React. Booms and busts fire in the top banner. Pause anytime; you can build and trade while paused.
Keys: 1 to 4 switch tabs · Space pauses · Esc cancels · drag or WASD to pan · wheel to zoom.
A simplified simulation for learning. Not financial advice. Numbers are made up, not real market history. No real brands, tickers or coins.