Barterville Makes Students Invent Money

Why it surfaced

Barterville begins with no money and lets students experience its emergence over three market days, rather than explaining the concept first. The full run continues through paper receipts, lending, a boom, and a bust, with a final reckoning that separates apparent wealth from real wealth.

A free browser game in which students run stalls, barter without currency, and watch salt become money in a village market.