Simulation Toolkit
How to use
What it does
A set of lightweight social and business simulations: city operation, multi-party deliberation in the style of a UN session, election vote counting, a startup's journey from founding to funding, staged life-choice walkthroughs, lottery odds, auction bidding strategy, and several classic game-theory matchups. Each presents its core mechanism through a simplified model, aiming to show how rules shape outcomes rather than to be realistic.
How to use it
Tabs at the top switch between the simulations. Each has a parameter area on the left and running results with process charts on the right. Most offer both step-by-step and automatic execution, so parameters can be adjusted repeatedly to contrast different trajectories. The game-theory entries let you pick a strategy and play against a built-in opponent, recording past matches and a payoff curve. Results copy out for your notes.
FAQ
Can these simulations predict real outcomes, like how a city or a startup will actually go?
No. Each is a deliberately simplified model whose value is showing how rules shape results, not mirroring reality. Treat them as teaching aids for mechanisms, not numbers to act on.
What is a rewarding way to use the game-theory simulations?
Pick a strategy and play against the built-in opponent; past matches and the payoff curve are recorded automatically. Hold everything else fixed and swap strategies across runs — the long-run gap shows up in the curve.
Any tips for comparing results under different parameters?
Most simulations offer both step-by-step and automatic execution: change one or two parameters, rerun, and read the difference off the process charts. Results copy out, which makes side-by-side notes easy.
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