7–8 · SIMULATIONS · TECHNOLOGY + ECONOMICS
Build Upward
It is the age of the skyscraper. Pick a city, raise a tower, and survive the wind — engineering on one dial, profit on the other. History is watching: the Home Insurance Building and the Sears Tower are the scores to beat.
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TOWER HUD · LIVE
STABILITY60
PROFIT50
Dial numbers are simplified game copy — invented to make the tradeoffs legible. The history is real.
Decision 1 of 8
OPENING DAY · YOUR TOWER VS HISTORY
DEBRIEF · FROM DRAWER 58, VERBATIM
Your choices were game copy — the dials, prices, and the windstorm are simplified to teach the tradeoffs. The facts above come straight from the drawer “Sky-High Cities: Engineering the Vertical Revolution”.
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