Observed arrival · 2026-09-29
Land Value Game: a city budget you can play
A city simulation lets players choose how to fund a city and see how different tax systems affect rents, wages, buildings, and wealth.
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- Players exploring urban economics and tax policy
- Worth noticing
- The sandbox lists five maps and removes goals and term limits, while the staged campaign marks Acts 2–5 as locked.
Field notes
The page says the simulation derives city form and land prices from competition for location, applies an agglomeration effect as cities grow, and calculates deadweight loss from work and trade discouraged by income or sales taxes. It names the Alonso–Muth–Mills model and public-economics research, while warning that the economy is compressed into one stylized city and is not a forecast.
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●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
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