OpenTTD is a free strategy game, also known as "Transport Tycoon". It can also be classified as a business simulator or an economic simulator. On the map, cities grow by themselves, resources and industrial enterprises appear. The task is only to establish transportations: by buses, trucks, ships, airplanes, and of course, trains.

The game belongs to free software, so there is no need to buy it — just download and install.

We will not dive professionally into this game, that is why the story about trains I moved from the second week to the fifth. But I hope that after our six lessons this will not leave you indifferent to it.

I even looked at Steemit as an economic game, (I as a mathematician love numbers). On Steemit as in the game you perform certain actions from which your economic indicator Steem Power grows. My nearest goal of 50K recently changed to a new one - Orca 61K (100 MV).

Week 1. Introduction to the Game

Downloading and installing OpenTTD. Basic settings. Creating a world map. Overview of the interface and the main goal of the game. Immersion into the game world. First superficial introduction to transportation.

Task:

Download and install OpenTTD. Create and save a world map. Close and restart the game, then load the map. Make a short overview of the interface and a more detailed overview of any 2 elements. Choose two towns between which you will transport cargo. Rename them. Choose the type of cargo you will transport, from where to where – rename these as well.

Week 2. Road Transport🚚🚌

Building roads, bridges, and tunnels. Depots and bus/truck stations. What resources can be transported by road vehicles. Setting up schedules/routes for transport.

Task:
Build a depot, several bus stops, and truck stations in the selected towns.
Connect towns and industries with roads.
Launch a bus between stops in one town and between towns.
Launch a truck to transport resources.

Week 3. Shipping🚢⚓

Ports, docks, and ships. Possibilities of water transportation and its advantages and limitations.

Task:

Build a port or dock in a town.
If the port does not cover the town, build a road connection and launch trucks on it.
Organize a ship route: either passenger or cargo.
Demonstrate how the vessel operates on the route.
Describe the advantages and disadvantages of shipping in your game.

Week 4. Aviation🛬🚁

Airports and airfields of different sizes. Passenger and cargo planes. Helicopters and landing pads for them. Features of air transportation.

Task:
Build an airport in a town (small or large) and a helicopter pad.
Buy a plane and set up a flight between two towns.
Add a helicopter and build a pad for it.
Describe the differences between means of transport: planes, road vehicles, and ships.

Week 5. Railways🚂🚆

Steam, electrified, monorail, and maglev trains. Depots and stations. Signals and the first steps in creating a railway network.

Task:
Build two stations and connect them with a railway. Place a depot and purchase a train with wagons. Assign an order to the train. Evaluate the profitability.

Week 6. Multiplayer🌐👥

How to play online with friends or other participants. Creating and joining a multiplayer game, network etiquette.

Task:
Join the specified server with your login, create a company, and compete with other players. Share your success or defeat on the server. Analyze your gameplay.

Why not make a Steemit.com server for this game, since Reddit exists?))

Completing the tasks involves performing certain actions in the game, achieving goals, and demonstrating the process and final result of the task with screenshots (possibly supplemented by a video).
This makes the use of AI impossible, since the test explanations are tied to the screenshots.
The evaluation of the tasks is based on the completion of all points of the task and a good description and presentation of one’s work.

I believe this idea is new and unusual, offering a creative twist that has not been tried before.

Thank you for considering my application.

Regard:
@sergeyk