1. Create groups of four. Give each group a companion sheet. Aim for 45–55 minutes, or pause between lessons.

2. Read the narration. Drop the Decision, then Show the Choices. Give groups 60–120 seconds to discuss.

3. Count one vote per group; majority wins. For ties, hold a brief runoff. Select, Lock In the Vote, pause, then Reveal Fate.

4. At each market choose one purchase or save. Treasury starts at 1,000 supply credits; two market visits share the same budget.

5. Resources run from 0 to 200. At 25 or below the meter signals a crisis. Zero does not end the lesson.

6. Progress saves after every action. Keep this file in the same browser and location; export backups before changing computers or clearing browser data.

Historical frame: Fictional Middle Kingdom council, around 1900 BCE. Votes and credits are classroom abstractions, not claims about Egyptian democracy or coinage.

Fate unfolds.