Previously: Carpe Diem: The Optimization Game: Level 1 One of my goals with Carpe Diem was to illustrate the value of flexibility and optionality, and the surprisingly high cost of scarcity. A simple plan for playing the game is to maintain an exchange rate between time, money and victory points, and choose the most efficient set of options each turn. This is far better than what most players I have observed do, which is to fall into a scarcity trap.
Carpe Diem: The Problem of Scarcity and Abundance
Carpe Diem: The Problem of Scarcity and…
Carpe Diem: The Problem of Scarcity and Abundance
Previously: Carpe Diem: The Optimization Game: Level 1 One of my goals with Carpe Diem was to illustrate the value of flexibility and optionality, and the surprisingly high cost of scarcity. A simple plan for playing the game is to maintain an exchange rate between time, money and victory points, and choose the most efficient set of options each turn. This is far better than what most players I have observed do, which is to fall into a scarcity trap.