Disclaimer¶

This simulation is a model, not reality.

It represents complex social, economic, and technical systems in a simplified form so that decisions, trade-offs, and consequences can be explored safely and visibly. Like all models, it is incomplete by design.

What this simulation can do¶

• Provide a structured mirror for decision-making under pressure

• Show how digital and operational risk translates into business, societal, and political impact

• Surface trade-offs between cost, downtime, public trust, and long-term resilience

• Expose second-order and cascading effects that are easy to overlook in isolation

• Support discussion between technical, executive, and governing roles using a shared reference point

TL;DR: it helps make consequences tangible.

What this simulation cannot do¶

• Predict real-world events, timelines, or outcomes

• Replace professional judgement, domain expertise, or legal obligations

• Capture all political, cultural, human, or organisational dynamics

• Provide definitive answers or “correct” decisions

• Substitute for due diligence, independent advice, or democratic accountability

Outcomes in the simulation are illustrative, not prescriptive.

TL;DR¶

• This simulation is best used as a thinking tool, not a decision engine.

• What matters is not “winning” the game, but the strategy adopted, assumptions made and undone, priorities revealed under constraint, and the questions that emerge as a result.

• Value lies in reflection, discussion, and comparison, before real people, services, and livelihoods are affected.

• Reality is messier than any simulation. That does not make simulation useless, it makes it honest.

• A space to explore, to test instincts, and to see yourself reflected back in the consequences of your choices.