You are Chair of a fictional central bank that issues the world's reserve currency. Eight quarters. Twelve voters. Twelve territories. Pull one lever and the world tips — strengthen your currency and emerging markets buckle, weaken it and inflation runs. Help domestic workers and foreign bond buyers walk away. Every decision ripples across the map.
All committee members, news outlets, and characters in this game are fictional and used for educational play. The simulation is inspired by the structure of real central banks, but no character represents any real person, and no quote attributed to any character has been said by any real official.
Rookie: forgiving shocks, +3 polCap, easier starting macro, two free policy cards. For learning the levers.
Stage
⚠ If you have never played this before, start with National Debt 101. After that: Rookie difficulty on US Economy.
A fictional educational simulation. Starting macro conditions are illustrative, not real-time data.
NATIONAL DEBT 101
2026
You set one number: the interest rate. The years roll on forever. Watch what the debt does.
The debt, a wall of bonds, brick by brick
Debt over time: your path vs leaving rates alone
Your interest rate
4.25%
Starting numbers are real: US Treasury "debt to the penny" and CBO figures, August 2026. Everything after the start is a simplified simulation for learning, not a forecast.
4.25%2026 · $40T
FED CHAIR
Quarter
Q3 2026
Term
1 of 8
Approval
54%
Credibility
72
⚠ Compromised
0
Markets
CALM
MANDATE SCORE
—
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DOCTRINE
—
No doctrine
Streak: 0
TERM TRAJECTORY
— TARGET 70 ("good government")
IF YOU ENDED NOW
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Final score projection: —
Bloc Status:
🏠Domestic
🤝Allies
⚖Rivals
Phase: Intel
Strategic Board 12 territories tracked
Place markers:
Prosper
Stable
Stress
Crisis
Conflict
◌ UST size
⇢ Capital → USD
▲▼ Δ this Q
Yield Curve +47bp
Dual Mandate Map —
UNEMP →↑ CPI
Bond Market Health
82
FUNCTIONING
LiquidityNormal
Bond Vol Index96
Auction tail0.8bp
Foreign bid22%
Foreign UST Holdings
Stacked area: foreign sovereign holdings of US Treasuries by country, evolving each quarter. Strip below: currencies vs USD (red = weakening).
Committee — Hawk vs Dove Spectrum — / —
Each marker is a voter, positioned by their dove–hawk lean. Color shows their vote. Tap any marker for the dossier.
Policy Cards
🎯 Strategic Phase
Place your markers on territories before the vote. They modify how this quarter's events land — shielding allies, pressuring rivals, or revealing what's incoming.
Markers:
Tap a marker tool, then tap a territory. Tap placed markers to remove.
📜 Choose Your Doctrine
Every Fed Chair has a north star. Pick yours — this defines how you'll be remembered. You'll earn doctrine tokens as you progress.
📞 Call from the Treasury Secretary
A private channel call. Off the record.
Treasury Secretary, on the line
🎙 Post-Decision Press Conference
Pick two phrases. Each shapes the headlines.
Selected:0 / 2
🏛 Mid-Term Senate Testimony
You've been called before the Banking Committee. Three questions. Each answer trades credibility, approval, and reserve status.
Question 1 of 3
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Q3 2026 Briefing
Pre-meeting situation report — committee staff
📊 Economic Intelligence — Trend Analysis
Charts
Data Table
Risk Matrix
CPI Inflation %Target: 2.0%
Unemployment %Natural: ~4.3%
10Y Benchmark Yield %
Reserve Currency Index (DXY)
Real GDP Growth % (Annualized)Potential: ~1.9%
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Vote: Monetary Policy Decision
Cast your vote. Each lever has independent effects on inflation, employment, and bond markets.
📚 Coach
Federal Funds Rateⓘ
−50bp
Cut deep
−25bp
Cut
HOLD
No change
+25bp
Hike
+50bp
Hike hard
Balance Sheetⓘ
QT
Tighten
HOLD
Steady runoff
QE
Buy bonds
Forward Guidanceⓘ
DOVISH
Cuts coming
NEUTRAL
Data-dependent
HAWKISH
Will tighten
Persuasion: Lobby VotersPolitical Capital: 5
Predicted Vote: 8 yes / 4 dissent
Decision: Hold rates, neutral guidance
Quarter resolves...
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🏛 You Are the Fed
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🏆 Trophy Case
Achievements earned this term. Locked trophies show the trigger so you know what to chase.