Compound Kid

I still vividly recall the feeling of seeing the value of my modest investment portfolio unexpectedly taking off like a rocket: mind-blowing, eye-opening, and quite humbling. Suddenly the effort of almost four years of consistent investing, the first two not even producing green numbers at all, completely made sense. The reason? Compound interest: the snowballing effect of capital gains on your money making their own gains, and those gains making their own gains as well. It's often referred to as the 'eighth wonder of the world', and the silent force behind the fortunes of some of the wealthiest people on the planet. The most beautiful thing about compound interest is that literally anyone has a chance at harnessing its effects, including you. Still, there is only a relatively small number of 'Compound Kids' in the world. They are the people who have been fortunate enough to experience the phenomenal power of compound interest with their own eyes. And that's a shame, because I believe this experience can be eye-opening for anyone. This game exists to let you experience the genuine "holy shit" feeling of compound interest turning small sums into extraordinary wealth. Playing the game will also let the concept click for you in a way that no textbook or finfluencer explanation will ever achieve. In real life, this experience would require years of patiently investing or building a business. Skilled Compound Kid players, on the other hand, will generally be able to experience those same astounding effects in less than three (!) minutes. The game lets you play a character running across a trend line with the goal of collecting as many coins as possible. For each collected coin the value of your already collected coins grows by 10 percent, the historical growth rate of the US stock market. The more coins you collect, the more your score progression will show signs of explosive exponential growth, and it's at this point that the power of compound interest will truly show itself. Don't, however, be fooled: Compound Kid is a simple game, but not necessarily an easy one. The game requires genuine skill in timing your jumps and maintaining your focus long enough for the effects to become visible, whether it's in Casual mode or Expert mode. The margins of error are deliberately small, so a mistake is easily made. After having played the game, and hopefully having experienced the mind-boggling effects of compound interest yourself, I hope that well-known sayings like "the rich keep getting richer", "start investing early", or "the first $100k is a b*tch" will make more sense to you. And hopefully, you'll also find ways of bringing the lessons from the game to your own life. Maybe the game can inspire you to start your own investing journey, take a chance on that business idea, or help you push through tough times knowing that many of life's rewards often tend to follow after long periods of seemingly little progress. The game is a passion project, free to play and I hope that it gives you more than it can ever extract in return. Yes, there will be a couple of ads to generate a little extra income for my family, and I hope that's alright. All ads are deliberately placed to interfere as little as possible with the gameplay. So if you're completely new to the topic, or considering starting your own investing or business journey, I hope Compound Kid can show you what might be ahead. If you're already well underway, I hope the game can be a great reminder of what you're doing it for. And if you're already a Compound Kid who's seen compound interest working for them in real life, I hope it gives you that same thrill again. Good luck playing, and enjoy! - Stefan, a fellow Compound Kid P.S. If you're really struggling, it's good to know that there is actually a winning strategy for the game. This secret will be handed to you after 30 games played, so that you have enough time to figure it out for yourself first.

Compound interest. Playable. Welcome to Compound Kid, the game that simulates the true experience of compound interest in a matter of minutes! Every coin you collect grows by 10% when you collect a new one, causing your score to completely explode if you can survive long enough. Version 1.3 release has the following updates: - Casual Mode and Expert Mode - Colorblind mode