Statecraft

The game

A particular life, shaped by choices and the world around it

• You decide what matters

  There is no universal story and no victory route. Stability, family, craft, money, public life, influence or simply getting through the month: you choose what this person is trying to do.

• A world that does not wait

  Time runs while you play, and you can pause, speed up or slow down. Other people and organisations keep working, hiring, spending and deciding whether or not you are looking.

• Commitments, not chores

  You choose the job, the home, the budget and the promises. Ordinary life follows from them: no clicking to eat, sleep, commute or clock in.

• Setbacks you can recover from

  Losing work or running short of money is a situation, not a game over. Recovery comes from the world itself: other work, people you know, cheaper places, renegotiation.

• Set somewhere real

  Statecraft takes place in a recognisable Nigerian world, with real places, prices in naira and the pressures that come with them.

• Every life is a valid life

  Business mogul, family pillar or public figure are ways to describe a life, not win screens. An ordinary, stable life counts too.