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Money · Lacuna Game

First of the Month

One paycheque, thirty days, and something expensive waiting where you can't see it.

17minutes 2scenarios 16rules to earn no prior knowledge
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Part 1 needs no account. $1 unlocks the remaining 1 scenario permanently, including any we add later. Games are sold on their own — not part of All-Access.

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The ladder — 16 rules

A rule is only yours once you have chosen it correctly under pressure. You can read all 16 here; that is not the same as having them when the decision is in front of you.

1 The First Month Payday to payday, with enough to work with FREE
1 Save first, spend after
2 Take free money before anything else
3 Never miss a minimum payment
4 Your savings are not for wants
5 Give new money a job straight away
6 Attack the highest interest rate first
7 Clear expensive debt before you invest
8 A cushion is what keeps surprises off the card
8 min · 8 rules Play this free
2 The Tight Month Your hours got cut. Same thirty days, far less room.
Essentials before anything with interest
Call before you miss, not after
Name the yearly bills before they land
Buy-now-pay-later is debt in a friendlier font
Insure what you could not absorb
Keep the card well under its limit
Check what you are owed before you borrow
A cushion you refill is one that works twice
9 min · 8 rules Play this

How it plays

Everything is visible

What you have, what you owe, and how far through you are — on screen the whole time, moving as you decide.

You choose, then you find out

Options you cannot afford are locked, so an early mistake really does take a later option away from you.

The rule is the reward

Get it right and the rung fills in, with the reasoning in full. Get it wrong and you see what it cost before you try again.

Prefer to read it The Order of Operations for Your Money The same ground in writing — 6 parts, part 1 free. Read
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