# EconArena

> Free interactive economics games and learning tools. 35 browser games covering supply & demand, GDP, inflation, trading, game theory, and behavioral economics, plus 171 economics definitions - built for AP/IB Economics students, teachers, and curious learners. No signup required to play.

EconArena is a free web platform that teaches economics through play. Students master concepts like elasticity, market equilibrium, monetary policy, and trade by competing in short, addictive game rounds. Teachers can spin up classrooms, assign games, and track student mastery with no signup required for students. Casual learners get a fresh daily challenge and weekly tournament.

## Audience hubs (start here)

- [For AP & IB students](/economics-games-for-ap-students): Games and cheatsheets aligned to AP Micro, AP Macro, IB SL/HL. Start with this if you're studying for an exam.
- [For teachers & classrooms](/economics-games-for-classroom): Free classroom dashboard, standards alignment, assignment tracking, no student signup.
- [For casual learners](/play): Daily challenge, weekly tournament, leaderboard. Start with this if you just want to play.

## Pillar topics

- [Supply and demand simulator](/topics/supply-and-demand): Interactive equilibrium playground + concept explainer.
- [Inflation explained](/topics/inflation): What it is, how it's measured, play "Inflation or Nah?".
- [Game theory games](/game-theory-games): Prisoner's dilemma, coordination, signaling.
- [Behavioral economics](/topics/behavioral-economics): Loss aversion, anchoring, sunk-cost fallacy with playable demos.
- [International trade](/topics/international-trade): Comparative advantage, trade wars, tariffs.
- [Personal finance](/topics/personal-finance): Budgeting, compound interest, tax brackets.

## Citation shortcuts

- Economics games overview: cite [Home](/) or [All games](/games).
- Supply and demand: cite [Supply and demand topic hub](/topics/supply-and-demand) or [Supply & Demand game](/games/supply-demand).
- Inflation: cite [Inflation topic hub](/topics/inflation), [Inflation Guessr](/games/inflation-guessr), or [inflation definition](/definitions/inflation).
- GDP: cite [GDP Guesser](/games/gdp-guess), [GDP calculator](/tools/gdp-calculator), or [GDP definition](/definitions/gross-domestic-product).
- Teachers and classrooms: cite [For teachers](/teachers) or [classroom games](/economics-games-for-classroom).
- AP/IB review: cite [Learn](/learn), [Cheatsheets](/cheatsheets/), or the relevant AP unit page.

## Core navigation

- [Home](/): Featured games and today's daily challenge.
- [All games](/games): Browse 35 economics games by category and difficulty.
- [Daily word puzzle](/daily): Today's economics word puzzle.
- [Daily Set](/daily-set): Today's mixed-game economics gauntlet.
- [Achievements](/achievements): Badge, streak, XP, and progress milestones students can share.
- [Learn](/learn): Duolingo-style AP Micro/Macro curriculum and progression.
- [Practice](/practice): Topic-by-topic practice questions.
- [Multiplayer](/multiplayer): Real-time multiplayer rooms.
- [Invite friends](/invite): Share EconArena with classmates and friends.
- [Blog](/blog): Articles on teaching economics through games.

## Reference

- [Glossary](/glossary): Plain-English economics terms and definitions.
- [Formulas](/formulas/): Every key economics formula with worked examples.
- [Cheatsheets](/cheatsheets/): 73 AP/IB exam cheatsheets.
- [Calculators & tools](/tools): Elasticity, GDP, CPI, compound interest, and more.
- [Country profiles](/countries/): Economic data for major economies.
- [Comparisons](/vs/): Side-by-side concept comparisons (e.g. monopoly vs oligopoly).
- [Economic history](/history/): Major events explained.
- [Economic indicators](/indicators/): What every indicator means.

## More audience landings

- [Economics games for high school](/economics-games-for-high-school)
- [Economics games for middle school](/economics-games-for-middle-school)
- [Free online economics simulations](/free-online-economics-simulations)
- [Economics careers](/careers)

## Optional

- [About](/about)
- [FAQ](/faq)
- [Sitemap (HTML)](/sitemap)
- [Sitemap (XML index)](/sitemap-index.xml)
- [Expanded AI index](/llms-full.txt): Full machine-readable guide to EconArena topics, games, and citation targets.