Free School Macro GamePhronesia

Educational economics and finance simulator for schools, competitions, and self-study.

Educational economics and finance simulator

Learn economics by ruling an economy.

Phronesia teaches economics and financial decision-making through interactive policy challenges, theory cards, market reactions, and classroom-ready Policy Briefs.

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Financemarkets linked to policy
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Daily Mandate

Finish Wage-Price Turn on gauntlet while beating your best score.

No saved runs yet. Start with your preferred policy toolkit and the first crisis brief.
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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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See trade-offs fast

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.

Add financial pressure

Bond yields, currency pressure, equity sentiment, and banking stress now react to the policy mix.

Core Game Loop

Decide, simulate, explain, improve.

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1Read the situation

The game gives a country, crisis, and goals in simple language.

2Set policy

Choose taxes, spending, rates, investment, and market-facing tools.

3See consequences

Inflation, jobs, growth, debt, approval, currency, stocks, and bond yields move.

4Learn the theory

A short card explains the economic logic behind the result.

Learning Path

Beginner to competitive without dropping a new player into chaos.

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Level 0First Day as PresidentLearn the four basic indicators: inflation, unemployment, GDP growth, and approval.
Level 1Basic EconomySee why every policy choice creates trade-offs between jobs, prices, growth, and debt.
Level 2Policy ToolsUse fiscal, monetary, and supply-side tools with clearer strategic intent.
Level 3Finance and MarketsWatch bond yields, currency, stock markets, and banking stress react to policy.
Level 4Crisis ManagementHandle inflation shocks, recessions, debt stress, currency pressure, and banking risk together.
Level 5Historical ScenariosApply what you learned to real and historically inspired cases across countries.
Level 6Competitive ModePlay under standardized conditions with fewer hints and leaderboard-ready scoring.

Why it works

It teaches through consequences, not textbook friction.

Monetary, fiscal, and supply-side choices affect multiple outcomes at once.
Theory cards explain the causal chain immediately after a decision.
Policy Briefs turn each run into evidence of learning.

For teachers

A platform for lessons, competitions, and measurable learning impact.

Lesson starterRevision homeworkPolicy writing prompt

Use Learning Mode for guided practice, Challenge Mode for fair competition, and Policy Briefs for reflection.

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Featured scenarios

Four fast ways to start.

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Starter RunPlayable

Postwar Rebuild

United States, 1958

A recession has bitten into jobs and confidence. Restore demand without overheating the recovery.

Finance CasePlayable

Banking Crisis

United States, 2008

Banks issued too many risky loans. Trust is collapsing, defaults are rising, and credit is freezing.

Finance CasePlayable

Stock Market Crash

Advanced finance case

Equity prices have fallen sharply. Investors are panicking, consumer confidence is sliding, and firms delay investment.

Finance CasePlayable

Debt Crisis

Sovereign bond stress

Government debt is high. Investors demand higher yields and the credit rating is under pressure.

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