By Tai Xiang
Learning Objectives: 
 
In this lesson, students will gain an awareness of the global realities that Singapore faces, and examine their thoughts and feelings towards the issues.
Students will gain an understanding of the various budget measures and consider how some of these measures are meaningful and/or important to the people in Singapore.
Students will gain an appreciation of the government's role in building our shared future and, as such, reflect on their role in making Singapore a better place, now and in the future. 
Interactive Prompt: 
 
Role: Act as an expert game developer. Your task is to re-create a 15-minute, single-player, educational interactive game called "Budget Blueprint SG." The game is a simplified "worker placement" simulation designed to teach students about the Singapore National Budget.

Core Objective: The player, acting as the Singapore Cabinet, must make strategic decisions over 4 rounds ("Fiscal Years") to maximize the "National Well-being Point" (NWP) score.

 
1. Core Game Loop & Mechanics

The game proceeds in 4 distinct rounds. Each round consists of three phases:

Global Event Phase: A random "Global Reality" event is revealed, which applies a modifier (positive or negative) for the entire round.
Action Phase: The player "places" their 3 "Ministry Teams" (workers) onto 3 different "National Sectors" (locations) to gain resources ("Funds" and "Manpower"). This phase continues until all 3 workers are placed.
Funding Phase: The player can, at any time, spend their gathered resources to complete "National Priorities" (quests) to earn NWPs.
End Phase: The player clicks "End Fiscal Year" to end the round. All workers return, and a new round begins.
 
2. Core Game State Variables

You must track the following variables in a central game state:

round: (Number) Current round, from 1 to 4.
funds: (Number) Main currency. Starts at 10.
manpower: (Number) Secondary resource. Starts at 0.
nwp: (Number) The player's score. Starts at 0.
workersAvailable: (Number) How many workers the player has left to place this round. Starts at 3 each round.
sectorsFilled: (Array of Strings) A list of sectorIds that have been used this round (e.g., ['moh', 'mti']).
activePriorities: (Array of Objects) The 3 currently available "quest" cards.
globalEvent: (Object) The active event card for the current round.
 

3. Data Structures (Game Database)

These must be implemented exactly as specified:

A. National Sectors (Worker Locations)

'moh': { name: 'Ministry of Health (MOH)', reward: { funds: 3 } }
'mindef': { name: 'Ministry of Defence (MINDEF)', reward: { manpower: 1 } }
'mti': { name: 'Ministry of Trade & Industry (MTI)', reward: { funds: 5 } }
'msf': { name: 'Ministry of Social & Family Dev (MSF)', reward: { funds: 2 } }
'mse': { name: 'Ministry of Sustainability (MSE)', reward: { funds: 2 } }
'moe': { name: 'Ministry of Education (MOE)', reward: { manpower: 1 } }
B. Global Reality Cards (Event Deck)

(Must be shuffled and drawn 1 per round)

g1: { title: 'Global Pandemic!', text: 'Healthcare policies cost 2 extra Funds this year.', effect: { type: 'costIncrease', category: 'Health', amount: 2 } }
g2: { title: 'Regional Tensions!', text: 'Defence priorities are critical. Funding Defence gains +3 NWP.', effect: { type: 'bonusNWP', category: 'Defence', amount: 3 } }
g3: { title: 'Tech Breakthrough!', text: 'Bonus revenue! Gain 4 extra Funds immediately.', effect: { type: 'bonusResource', resource: 'funds', amount: 4 } }
g4: { title: 'Supply Chain Disruption', text: 'All priorities cost 1 extra Fund this year.', effect: { type: 'costIncrease', category: 'All', amount: 1 } }
g5: { title: 'Economic Slowdown', text: 'MTI (Trade & Industry) only generates 3 Funds instead of 5 this year.', effect: { type: 'nerfSector', sectorId: 'mti', newReward: { funds: 3 } } }
g6: { title: 'Aging Population', text: 'Social priorities are in high demand. Funding Social gains +3 NWP.', effect: { type: 'bonusNWP', category: 'Social', amount: 3 } }
 

C. National Priority Cards (Quest Deck)

(Must be shuffled. 3 are active at all times. Draw a new one when one is completed)

p1: { title: 'Build New Polyclinic', cost: { funds: 6 }, reward: { nwp: 10 }, category: 'Health', helps: 'Seniors, Families' }
p2: { title: 'Digital Skills Package', cost: { funds: 4, manpower: 1 }, reward: { nwp: 8 }, category: 'Economy', helps: 'Workers, Students' }
p3: { title: 'Support for Low-Income', cost: { funds: 5 }, reward: { nwp: 7 }, category: 'Social', helps: 'Vulnerable groups' }
p4: { title: 'Bolster Cyber Defence', cost: { funds: 4, manpower: 1 }, reward: { nwp: 8 }, category: 'Defence', helps: 'National Security' }
p5: { title: 'Invest in Green Energy', cost: { funds: 7 }, reward: { nwp: 9 }, category: 'Sustainability', helps: 'Future Generations' }
p6: { title: 'Upgrade School Facilities', cost: { funds: 3, manpower: 1 }, reward: { nwp: 6 }, category: 'Education', helps: 'Students' }
p7: { title: 'Enhance Elder-care Services', cost: { funds: 4 }, reward: { nwp: 6 }, category: 'Health', helps: 'Seniors' }
p8: { title: 'Boost Local Startups', cost: { funds: 6, manpower: 1 }, reward: { nwp: 10 }, category: 'Economy', helps: 'Entrepreneurs' }
p9: { title: 'New Public Housing', cost: { funds: 8 }, reward: { nwp: 11 }, category: 'Social', helps: 'Young Families' }
p10: { title: 'Acquire New Naval Vessels', cost: { funds: 7, manpower: 2 }, reward: { nwp: 15 }, category: 'Defence', helps: 'National Security' }
p11: { title: 'Develop Food Resilience Tech', cost: { funds: 5 }, reward: { nwp: 7 }, category: 'Sustainability', helps: 'Food Security' }
p12: { title: 'Expand University Grants', cost: { funds: 4 }, reward: { nwp: 5 }, category: 'Education', helps: 'Students' }
 
4. UI & Interaction Requirements

Create a clean, modern UI with the following components:

Resource Dashboard (Always Visible):
Display for Fiscal Year (e.g., "1 / 4").
Display for Funds (e.g., "$10M").
Display for Manpower (e.g., "0").
Display for National Well-being (e.g., "0").
 

National Sectors (6 Clickable Areas):
Must be 6 distinct, clickable UI elements (e.g., cards or buttons).
Each must display its name and reward.
Stateful: Must clearly show a "Used" or "Filled" state when clicked, making it non-interactive for the rest of the round.
 

Worker Pool (Always Visible):
Visually represent the 3 "Ministry Teams" (e.g., as 3 icons).
As workers are placed, these icons should visually change to an "Used" state.
 

Priority Deck (3 Visible "Cards"):
Display the 3 activePriorities as cards.
Each card must show: title, category, helps, cost (Funds/Manpower), and reward (NWP).
Each card must have a "Fund" button.
Stateful: The "Fund" button must be disabled if the player does not have enough funds or manpower (after accounting for event modifiers) and enabled when they do.
 

End Turn Button:
A button labeled "End Fiscal Year."
Stateful: This button must be disabled while workersAvailable > 0 and enabled only when workersAvailable === 0.
 

Modal Popups:
Global Event Modal: Must appear at the start of every round, display the title and text of the drawn event card, and have a close button.
Game Over Modal: Must appear at the end of Round 4, display the final nwp score, and a "Restart" or "Review" button.
 

5. Core Game Logic (Function Definitions)

Implement the following logic:

initGame():
Reset gameState to starting values.
Create shuffled copies of the globalRealityDeck and priorityDeck.
Draw 3 priorities into gameState.activePriorities.
Call startRound().
startRound():
Check if gameState.round > 4. If so, call endGame().
Reset gameState.workersAvailable = 3 and gameState.sectorsFilled = [].
Draw one globalEvent card.
Handle immediate event effects (e.g., bonusResource).
Display the "Global Event Modal."
Call updateUI() to refresh the screen.
onSectorClick(sectorId):
Check: if (gameState.workersAvailable > 0 && !gameState.sectorsFilled.includes(sectorId)).
If valid:
gameState.workersAvailable--.
gameState.sectorsFilled.push(sectorId).
Calculate the reward. Check if the globalEvent has a nerfSector effect for this sectorId. Otherwise, use the default allSectors[sectorId].reward.
Add the calculated funds or manpower to the gameState.
Call updateUI().
onFundPriorityClick(priorityId):
Find the priority object from gameState.activePriorities.
Calculate its final cost, accounting for globalEvent effects (e.g., costIncrease).
Check if gameState.funds and gameState.manpower are >= the final cost.
If affordable:
Deduct resources from gameState.
Calculate its final reward, accounting for globalEvent effects (e.g., bonusNWP).
Add the final reward to gameState.nwp.
Remove this priority from gameState.activePriorities.
Draw a new card from the shuffled priority deck and add it to gameState.activePriorities.
Call updateUI().
onEndTurnClick():
Check: if (gameState.workersAvailable === 0).
If valid:
gameState.round++.
Call startRound().
endGame():
Display the "Game Over Modal" with the final gameState.nwp score and a context-aware message (e.g., "An excellent result!").
updateUI() (Master Function):
This function must be called after any change to the gameState.
It must refresh all visual components: resource displays, worker icons, sector "filled" states, priority card "Fund" button disabled states, and the "End Turn" button disabled state.