Budget Blueprint SG
Budget Blueprint SG is an immersive simulation game that places students in the role of Singapore’s national budget planners. Through strategic decision-making and resource management, students experience the complexities of government budgeting, national priorities, and policy trade-offs involved in running a country.
🎯 Learning Experience
Students make budgeting decisions across multiple fiscal cycles while balancing limited resources, competing ministry needs, and unexpected national events. Every choice carries opportunity costs, encouraging deep thinking about governance and public policy.
🧩 Key Features
Fiscal Year System
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Manage the national budget across 4 fiscal years
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Review outcomes and adjust strategies each cycle
Resource Management
Track and balance three critical national resources:
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Funds (starting budget: \(10M)
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Manpower
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National Wellbeing Points (NWP)
Ministry Teams
Engage with six Singapore ministries, each representing different national priorities:
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Ministry of Health (MOH)
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Ministry of Defence (MINDEF)
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Ministry of Trade & Industry (MTI)
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Ministry of Social & Family Development (MSF)
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Ministry of Sustainability & Environment (MSE)
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Ministry of Education (MOE)
National Priority Projects
Decide which projects to fund, knowing that resources are limited:
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Build New Polyclinic (Health)
Cost: \)6M | Reward: +10 NWP -
Invest in Green Energy (Sustainability)
Cost: \(7M | Reward: +9 NWP -
Upgrade School Facilities (Education)
Cost: \)3M + 1 Manpower | Reward: +6 NWP
Dynamic Events
Respond to unexpected scenarios (e.g. “Regional Tensions!”) that disrupt plans and force rapid policy trade-offs.
Strategic Trade-offs
Students learn that:
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Funding one initiative may delay another
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Short-term gains can affect long-term outcomes
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Governance involves balancing diverse stakeholder needs
🎓 Educational Value
This simulation supports learning in Social Studies, Economics, and Civics by helping students understand:
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Government budget allocation processes
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Competing national priorities
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Resource scarcity and opportunity costs
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Stakeholder and ministry decision-making
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Long-term strategic planning
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Singapore’s governance structure
Students develop critical thinking, policy reasoning skills, and a deeper appreciation of the complexity behind national decision-making.
▶️ Try It
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Play online:
https://iwant2study.org/lookangejss/promptLibrary/ACPcookout2025/users/Budget%20Blueprint%20SG.html -
Download (ZIP):
https://iwant2study.org/lookangejss/promptLibrary/ACPcookout2025/users/Budget%20Blueprint%20SG.zip
🛠️ Credits
Created by participants of the SLS Cookout Workshop, using Claude 4.
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