This was a really cool article! Fascinating to learn how some of this stuff really worked. That said, game makers need to balance making their game fun, having

This was a really cool article! Fascinating to learn how some of this stuff really worked. That said, game makers need to balance making their game fun, having a goal, and not being too tedious. It takes a lot to run a town and most of it isn't fun, so it's understandable that they simplify and leave things out. I've had a lot of fun playing Outlanders[0] on Apple Arcade. It's similar to what's described here. You get a small island and a few people and have to make a town using only resources from the island. Looks like it's set in maybe the 1700s or 1800s. Works on the iPhone and is a great time killer. [0] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/outlanders/id1463407936 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/outlanders/id1463407936