Academics
TideForge
A cap-and-trade climate trade game for ages 15-18: rebuild the coast of Gullwick, but every kiln you fire raises the shared Tide - cross the flood line and the outer coast washes out for everyone. Trade the capped kiln permits, weigh fast rebuilding against the rising water, and decide for yourself. A game about a dilemma, not a lesson with an answer. On-device, no accounts.
▶ Play it nowBuilt for sittings of about 25 minutes on the screen. That is our design budget, not a measurement.
#0C4A6E Characters who teach
Meet the cast
TideForge's cast (ages 15-18, realistic stances at the table - no mascots, no illustrated chapters) each embody one position in the commons dilemma; the Harbourmaster frames the question and never answers it.
The Stoker
Burns hot - fires a kiln whenever a permit and coins allow; the case for rebuilding as fast as the water lets you
The Steward
Watches the line - builds tide-mills when a kiln would tip the coast; the case for holding the water back even when it costs the lead
The Broker
Works the cap - sells a spare permit to whoever will pay and builds clean; the case that the deal itself is the leverage
Marran
Reads the room - mixes kiln and mill by the moment; the reminder that no single rule wins every season
The Harbourmaster
The coast's question — how fast is worth how much risk, shared by whom? He asks it and never hands over an answer
What's inside
Learning goal
A cap-and-trade climate trade game for ages 15-18: rebuild the coast of Gullwick, but every kiln you fire raises the shared Tide - cross the flood line and the outer coast washes out for everyone. Trade the capped kiln permits, weigh fast rebuilding against the rising water, and decide for yourself. A game about a dilemma, not a lesson with an answer. On-device, no accounts.
Mentored by The Harbourmaster — no data leaves the device.
How TideForge handles your kid's data
- ✅ All progress, settings, and AI-generated content stays on the device
- ✅ No analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs
- ✅ Free — no ads, no in-app purchases
- ✅ No personal information collected from children — in line with COPPA (updated by the 2026 FTC amendments)
- ✅ No chat with strangers — play-together rooms use a short code and preset emotes, never typed messages
