Loops

A game about systems: how stocks fill and drain, how feedback loops push things back or make them run away, and why delays make everything harder. In each level you guess what will happen, watch it, then take the controls and steer.

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  1. Level 1★★★The BathA stock, an inflow and an outflow
  2. Level 2★★★The ThermostatA balancing loop with a goal
  3. Level 3★★★The Savings AccountA reinforcing loop: growth that grows
  4. Level 4★★★The Cup of CoffeeA balancing loop towards its surroundings
  5. Level 5★★★The ShowerA delay in a balancing loop
  6. Level 6★★★The Bike ShopDelays in a supply chain
  7. Level 7★★★Rabbits and GrassLimits to growth
  8. Level 8★★★The FisheryA renewable resource
  9. Level 9★★★The Oil FieldA non-renewable resource
  10. Level 10★★★The Village GreenThe tragedy of the commons
  11. Level 11★★★The Arms RaceEscalation
  12. Level 12★★★The EpidemicLeverage points

After Donella Meadows, Thinking in Systems.