## Description
_1984: A Game of Government Management_ is a financial management game which
gives you the chance to be the Chancellor of the Exchequer for the United
Kingdom in the 1980s. Starting in 1984 with the real economy figures from
1982/83, you must try to survive in office for as long as possible trying to
keep the books balanced and making more money for the country without
upsetting too many people.
Your first screen shows you the Government Balance Sheet with the figures
balanced and over the next year you will attempt to keep it balanced. As you
play over your first year you will be presented with various screens and these
either show the stats for various sectors or ask you various questions about
adjusting figures like the Minimum Lending Rate or the percentage in wage
increases for various sectors. Other sectors or departments you will have to
juggle the figures for include investments, Industrial Levy, funding, foreign
aid and Industrial Grants. You will also have a cabinet meeting that asks you
a question on various incidents that are happening at the time.
Once you have completed your first year, you will be shown various graphs and
given a performance rating. Then it’s on to 1985 and hopefully many years
after that.
1984: A Game of Government Management