Extreme Court Reporting Simulator 2023

Extreme Court Reporting Simulator 2023 by Christopher Day (set: $backlog to 0)(set: $pagescomplete to 0)(set: $money to 0)(set: $debt to 0)(set: $rate to 3)(set: $mansion to false)(set: $ratedisplay to 1) Author's note: I am actually working on a choices game set in a fictional world that draws on modern events in court reporting for inspiration. While I am in the process of learning the engine and code that will be required to make the game, I thought I'd throw together a little something with what I've learned so far. So what you are about to play is a joke game. If you get a really high money score, let me know, we can feature it on Stenonymous.com If you find this entertaining enough to donate, feel free to send along money using the front page of Stenonymous.com, ChristopherDay227@gmail.com on PayPal or Zelle, or @Stenonymous on Venmo. [[Go to Menu.]]

You have completed (print: $pagescomplete) pages over your lifetime. You currently have a backlog of (print: $backlog) pages. Your bank account has (print: $money) money. Your debt is (print: $debt) money. Your current page rate is (print: $rate) (if:$mansion is false)[You do not currently own a mansion.](if:$mansion is true)[You currently own a mansion.] [[Do pages.]] [[Take a deposition.]] [[Raise your rate.]] [[Take out a payday loan.]] [[Repay loan.]] [[Buy a mansion.]] [[Retire.]] [[Take a day off.]] [[I am a cheater.]]

Somehow, you do all of your (print: $backlog)(set: $pagescomplete to it + $backlog) backlogged pages in a single afternoon and receive a colossal sum of (print: $rate) per page. (set: $money to it + $backlog * $rate)This earns you (set: $ratedisplay to $backlog * $rate)(print: $ratedisplay) money. You now have (print: $money) money.(set: $backlog to 0) [[Go to Menu.]]

You take a deposition and accrue 300 backlog pages! Congratulations! (set: $backlog to it + 300) [[Go to Menu.]]

You take a loan out for a thousand money and add another 1,200 to your total debt. You don't need math. That's why you became a court reporter. (set: $debt to it + 1200)(set: $money to it + 1000) [[Go to Menu.]]

Through divine intervention and/or the love and support of your fellow court reporters, you grow a spine and negotiate a 100-cent raise at your agency. (set: $rate to it + 1) Your page rate is now (print: $rate). [[Go to Menu.]]

You decide that today is a great day to pay off some debt. 1,200 money removed from your wallet. (set: $money to it + -1200)(set: $debt to it + -1200) [[Go to Menu.]]

(if:$mansion is false)[(if:$money < 1000000)[You wish you could buy a mansion. For now, you look up pictures of mansions online. Your favorite one only costs 1000000 money.]] (if:$mansion is true)[You already own a mansion, but you look up pictures of new mansions online, just because.] (if:$mansion is false)[(if:$money > 1000000)[(set: $money to it + -1000000)(set: $mansion to true)You buy a mansion. Time to go to work so you can live in it.]] (if:$mansion is false)[(if:$money is 1000000)[(set: $money to it + -1000000)(set: $mansion to true)You buy a mansion. Time to go to work so you can live in it.]] [[Go to Menu.]]

You've decided to hang up your tripod for good. After all, who would hang up a tripod for evil? You spend the rest of the afternoon wondering about that. Your final money is (print: $money). You completed (print: $pagescomplete) over your career. You ended your career with (print: $backlog) backlog pages. You end this game (print: $debt) money in debt. (if:$mansion is false)[You did not buy a mansion.](if:$mansion is true)[You bought a mansion.] [[Use a Time Machine.|Intro]]

You thought a day off would bring you rest, peace, and perhaps even a little pleasure. You were wrong. It all started in the early morning with a nightmare about not being able to find your next deposition. It ended with a glass of wine and a resolution to get better at balancing your work and personal life. [[Go to Menu.]]

Sounds like something you and your spouse need to work through. But since this is a computer game, here's two million bucks.(set: $money to it + 2000000) [[Go to Menu.]]