Preface
This book is about an online game, but it’s not just for people who play games. It is written for everyone who is curious (or anxious!) about economics, and anyone who enjoys a fantasy novel should be able to appreciate some part of the story. Parts of this book can also benefit game or simulation designers, policy creators, and business strategists.1
We are not taking a comprehensive look at every economic concept. This is only an introduction to a way of thinking that spends more time on the ideas than on the numbers. The full story contains more drama than I could include in an educational version, and the data that I found could cover many more pages, but it has enough to show that economics can be fun when applied in the right places. ...
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