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Action Tips: Play Karma Tycoon and Learn About Finances

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Short Description: 
Play a fun game while you learn about finances

Karma Tycoon is a new kind of video game that is free to use. Instead of trying to make a million dollars, users are making the world a better place by running not-for-profit organizations in 11 different cities across the United States.

Start Playing

  • Get a Do Something login [2]. Answer a few simple questions and receive your Do Something username.
  • Go to KarmaTycoon.com [3], sign in to the game with your new username and password.
  • Select the city in which you want to play, select the type of not-for-profit organization you want to run and ENJOY!

How to Play

  • Choose Between Running A:
    • Homeless shelter
    • Animal shelter
    • Youth center
    • Senior center
    • Performing arts center
  • Players Then:
    • Apply for grants and loans
    • Buy the basic necessities
    • Watch the news ticker to make sure a hurricane doesn't interfere with plans
  • With successful management of funds, you receive additional grants and donations to expand the organization.
  • The goal of the game is to serve as many people (or animals) as possible, which will maximize karma, so players can move on the next city and make a difference there, too.
  • Karma Tycoon is
    • Engaging
    • Competitive
    • Nonviolent
    • Real-time strategic
    • Educational
    • Entertaining!

For Help

  • For help with the game, to report and error go to our help system [4]. Think this game is the greatest thing since sliced bread and the internet? Email afinger(at)dosomething.org

Play this game at school?!

  • We made some curricula to go along with this game for teachers (mainly so you can play it in school). Karma Tycoon [5]  [Financial Literacy]
Time: 
One Day [6]
One Week [7]
One Semester [8]
Where: 
At Home [9]
At School [10]
Online [11]
Issues: 
Education [12]
Financial Education [13]
Who: 
Alone [14]
With Your Friends [15]

Source URL: http://www.dosomething.org/actnow/actionguide/play-karma-tycoon-and-learn-about-finances

Links:
[1] http://twitter.com/share
[2] http://www.dosomething.org/user/login
[3] http://www.karmatycoon.com
[4] http://www.dosomething.org/help
[5] http://www.dosomething.org/nd/pdf/karmacurricula.pdf
[6] http://www.dosomething.org/category/time/one-day
[7] http://www.dosomething.org/category/time/one-week
[8] http://www.dosomething.org/category/time/one-semester
[9] http://www.dosomething.org/category/where/at-home
[10] http://www.dosomething.org/category/where/at-school
[11] http://www.dosomething.org/category/where/online
[12] http://www.dosomething.org/cause/education
[13] http://www.dosomething.org/issues/financial-education
[14] http://www.dosomething.org/category/who/alone
[15] http://www.dosomething.org/category/who/with-your-friends