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In Oil God your goal is to drive up gas prices over five simulated years by altering the social, environmental, and political structures of citizens in your unhappy world.

You control a world of nine countries, each with its own economy, politics, natural resources and geography. Some countries are net oil importers and others are exporters.

As Oil God, you can start wars, introduce natural disasters, and disrupt economies. Your extensive toolkit includes war, civial war, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanoes, and even alien invasions.

The Trade Ruler Game explores Nobel prize winner Bertil Ohlin’s theory of international trade and economic growth, called the Heckscher-Ohlin model, which is based on David Ricardo’s theory of comparative advantage. In the game, the production of goods and services requires capital and workers. Some goods are capital intensive and others are labor intensive.