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From: Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com>
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On Sun, 11 Aug 2024 05:30:06 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
<candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:

>Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 16:15 this Wednesday (GMT):


>> There have been a lot of business-management sims, but most of them
>> play it straight. I wonder if there's ever been an vulture capitalist
>> work-place simulator video game. "Buy companies and strip them off
>> their assets for your own gain!" 

>> I can't think of any... but it probably exists. There are workplace
>> sims for every profession nowadays.

>I kinda feel like Cookie Clicker is sorta like that?

Maybe Universal Paperclips* is a better clicker example, since the
mid-game goal is to brainwash all your employees (and customers) and
turn them into more paperclips? Can't be more of an asset-strip than
that! ;-)








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* I love this game, even if it /is/ just a 'clicker'. Play it here:
https://www.decisionproblem.com/paperclips/index2.html