Academics
TycoonForge
Build a money-making machine, tune three dials, and watch it snowball (ages 9–14) — the compounding maths behind savings and every idle game. Then step behind the counter with Cog the beaver: add a “pay to skip” button or a paid crate and watch fun fall as money rises. Discover why the best games don’t sell shortcuts — the Timer Rule. Deterministic, on-device; nothing leaves your device.
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Meet your mentor
Every Spark & Anvil app has a friendly mentor character that demonstrates, asks, and patiently scaffolds learning.
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Meet the cast
TycoonForge has a small crew who each embody one force in a game economy (their illustrated storybooks are on the way): Cog the beaver reads your loop as a stock-and-flow, Multi is the upgrade boost that multiplies output so it compounds, Brake is the rising cost of the next upgrade that keeps the loop from running away, Skip is the “pay to skip the wait” dial you learn to recognise, and Tock keeps the Timer Rule — no wait can be bought, and nothing you built rots.
Cog
Stocks and flows — the beaver who draws the tycoon loop as a diagram
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Multi
The upgrade boost — multiplies output each upgrade, so the loop compounds
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Brake
The rising cost of the next upgrade — the feedback that keeps growth from running away
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Skip
The “pay to skip the wait” dial — a monetization trick you learn to spot, never to ship
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Tock
The Timer Rule keeper — no wait can be bought, and nothing you built rots away
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What's inside
Learning goal
Build a money-making machine, tune three dials, and watch it snowball (ages 9–14) — the compounding maths behind savings and every idle game. Then step behind the counter with Cog the beaver: add a “pay to skip” button or a paid crate and watch fun fall as money rises. Discover why the best games don’t sell shortcuts — the Timer Rule. Deterministic, on-device; nothing leaves your device.
Mentored by Cog — no data leaves the device.
How TycoonForge 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