Crown & Capital

Crown & Capital is a kingdom budgeting game. After the previous king spends the treasury’s gold on frivolous goods and leaves the kingdom in disrepair, you take the crown and become responsible for managing its finances.

Rule the kingdom

Your decisions affect the world around you. Keeping townsfolk happy is important to staying in power: they need you to provide for their basic needs, and sometimes want entertainment and games. Your reputation among neighboring kingdoms shapes how your name is remembered. Other rulers look beyond basic needs and judge how you spend on extravagances.

Manage the budget

Each month, set aside gold for necessary expenses: a castle loan, grain, wood, horse stabling and tribute. These costs map to real-life budgeting needs such as rent, food, utilities, transportation and insurance. You can also buy goods around town, hire entertainers, acquire goods from distant lands and serve exotic foods to impress neighboring rulers and keep townsfolk happy.

Large kingdom upgrades can take weeks or months of saving. Putting aside small amounts regularly helps you build up the funds for them. Unexpected events and expenses can arise each week, so you need to keep money in reserve. Unpaid bills accumulate and can lead to costly problems.

Play and learn

Crown & Capital supports state and federal financial literacy curricula, teaching players to plan and stick to a budget. You can play alone or in a facilitated classroom setting.