A Macroeconomic Simulation

The Weight of Nations

Economics Simulation Game

Thirty crises. A century of economics. Every choice has a cost. A free browser-based macroeconomic simulation game by Doruk Unal.

Play Through History's Greatest Financial Crises

The Weight of Nations is a free narrative-driven economics simulator where you make the decisions that shaped history. Navigate 30 historical financial crises from the 1637 Tulip Mania to the 2022 Crypto Winter. Learn 350+ economic concepts through interactive gameplay. Experience what it's like to defend a currency peg, manage hyperinflation, run a central bank, or trade through a market crash.

7 Game Modes

• Episode Mode — Play through 30 historical crises with narrative storytelling and policy choices
• Market Trader — Trade stocks, bonds, currencies, commodities, and crypto across 12 crisis and bull-run scenarios with $10M starting capital
• Central Banker — Set interest rates, manage inflation expectations, and survive 80 quarters as a central bank governor
• Sandbox Builder — Build a nation's economy over 50 years with annual policy decisions and random economic shocks
• Crisis Mode — Timed decisions under pressure with escalating consequences
• Historian Mode — Explore counterfactual what-if scenarios across 8 pivotal moments
• Exam Prep — 32 IB and AP Economics questions with per-category scoring
• Speed Run — Race through episodes with competitive timing and grade thresholds

30 Historical Episodes

Tulip Fever (1637) · South Sea Scheme (1720) · Mississippi Mirage (1720) · Panic of 1907 · Weimar Hyperinflation (1923) · Great Depression (1929) · Sterling Trap (1967) · Nixon Shock (1971) · Oil Weapon (1973) · IMF Knock (1976) · Volcker Shock (1980) · Debt Bomb (1982) · Black Monday (1987) · S&L Graveyard (1989) · Japan's Lost Decade (1990) · Black Wednesday (1992) · Shock Doctrine (1992) · Tequila Crisis (1994) · Real Plan (1994) · Asian Financial Crisis (1997) · Russian Default (1998) · Turkish Crisis (2001) · Argentine Tango (2001) · Dot-Com Delusion (2000) · Global Financial Crisis (2008) · European Debt Crisis (2010) · COVID Response (2020) · Erdoganomics (2021) · Sri Lanka Collapse (2022) · Crypto Winter (2022)

Learn Economics Through Play

The Weight of Nations teaches macroeconomics, monetary policy, fiscal policy, exchange rates, financial markets, banking, trade, and political economy through interactive simulation. Each concept has both a plain-language hook explanation and a formal academic explanation. Ideal for IB Economics students, AP Economics preparation, university courses, or anyone curious about how economies work and why they fail.

Free Economics Simulator

No download required. No account needed. Play instantly in your browser on desktop or mobile. The Weight of Nations is completely free — an open educational economics simulation game that makes macroeconomic concepts accessible through historical storytelling and interactive decision-making.

Made by Doruk Unal