Every shopper has a secret most-they'll-pay, offer high for profit, read whether they accept, counter or walk, and narrow in on their number before they leave.
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How to play
Customers step up one at a time, each an archetype with a hidden top price for the item they want. You name a price: too high and they walk, just right and you pocket the margin. Their reaction, accept, counter, or scoff, narrows the inferred range, so each offer is also information. Bank enough profit each week to pay the loan shark, who raises the rate every time you do.
Read the customer archetype and their inferred price range
Offer a price, or pass on a bad prospect
Reactions tighten your estimate of their hidden cap
Hit each week's debt target or go out of business
Controls
Desktop: type an offer or use the Lowball / Best guess / Push it buttons, then Offer or Pass.
Phone & tablet: tap the quick-offer buttons and Pass, touch supported.
Game modes
Daily: one shared seeded shop per day
Practice: fresh shops to grind
Tips & strategy
Open near your best guess; a near-miss counter tells you the cap is just above your offer
Don't chase every sale, passing a stingy archetype can beat taking a thin margin
Bank a cushion above the debt target early, because the shark's rate climbs each week you pay
What you'll learn
Counter Culture is about pricing, negotiation and reading willingness-to-pay, the heart of how deals get made.
Skills: pricing, negotiation, willingness to pay, market economics
Best for: roughly grades 7–12 (ages 12+)
For parents & teachers: pricing and negotiation, learned by haggling.
About Counter Culture
Counter Culture is an original free browser game about pricing, negotiation and reading willingness-to-pay, where each haggle is a little deduction puzzle. Built in-house for PlayPendium.
A free, original browser game on PlayPendium. No download, no install.
