Nicky Case
game
Playable explanations of hard social and mathematical ideas — The Evolution of Trust on game theory, Parable of the Polygons on segregation, Crowds on network effects. You reach the conclusion by playing, not by reading it.
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how this can help
You learn it by playing it. Good when the rules only make sense once you have pushed against them.
what it covers
Filed under Explorables. Essays that only work in a browser, because you have to play with them.
who put it here
Built by Nicky Case.
On the desk since 7 September 2026. what Staffroom has sent it.
near it on the shelf
- Complexity ExplorablesSimulation
- Explorable ExplanationsCollection
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