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FED Chairman

Lead the U.S. economy: adjust rates, deploy QE/QT, and balance inflation with employment in this macro-strategy sim.

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About the Game

[h1]Take the Chair. Steer the Economy.[/h1]

You control monetary policy for the United States in a single-player

macro-strategy simulator. Raise or cut rates, deploy QE/QT, face surprise

shocks, and watch every decision ripple through housing, jobs, and markets.

Gameplay Loop

  • Board Briefing – Read daily data, headlines, and staff projections.

  • Deliberate & Vote – Adjust policy levers live in a simulated FOMC.

  • Watch the Ripple – Advance time; the dynamic model recalculates 60+

    indicators in real time.

  • React to Events – Oil embargoes, pandemics, debt-ceiling crises.

  • Score & Persist – Credibility, CPI, GDP, and unemployment feed an

    overall grade that unlocks new scenarios.

Game Modes at Launch

  • Campaign – 4 historical crises: 1929, 1973, 2008, 2020

  • Mini Missions – 30 missions to achieve

Key Features

  • 20+ monetary tools: Fed Funds target, IOER, swap lines, standing repos, etc.

  • Fiscal & regulatory tools such as Tariffs and Taxes to control the economy inflation and unemployment.

  • 60-variable macro model with regional heat-map feedback.

  • Diegetic control-room UI—flick levers, stamp minutes, slide dot plots.

  • No microtransactions; all modes above included in base purchase.

Languages

English (audio & text)