Water

It is a number of years into the future and water is now the [[currency]].

That means you use the same supply of water to cook, eat, drink, shower, wash hands, brush teeth, flush toilet, wash dishes, laundry as the water you use to buy food, clothes, shelter, entertainment, technology, etc. (set: $water to 1000) [[You start with 1000 litres.]]

You must never go in debt. Make it past a day without running out of water to use. [[Start my day.]]

8:00 AM [[Wake up]] (set: $hygiene to 5) (set: $entertainment to 5) (set: $hunger to 5) (set: $thirst to 5)

Hygiene, Entertainment, Hunger, and Thirst are all necessities you must attend to for survival. They decrease over time so make sure they don't reach 0. (text-colour:yellow)[''Necessities:'' Hygiene: $hygiene Entertainment: $entertainment Hunger: $hunger Thirst: $thirst] (text-colour:orange)[Water: $water L] Do you want to spend 100L to make breakfast? (this will gain you 5 hunger points) [[Make breakfast -100L]] [[No need ->No breakfast]]

(set: $water to $water - 100) (set: $hygiene to $hygiene - 0.2) (set: $entertainment to $entertainment -0.2) (set: $hunger to $hunger + 5) (set: $thirst to $thirst - 0.2) You make a some eggs and bacon... that's a lot of water you used on washing your dishes. (text-colour:yellow)[ Hygiene: $hygiene Entertainment: $entertainment Hunger: $hunger Thirst: $thirst] (text-colour:orange)[Water: $water L] { [(if: $hunger <0 or $entertainment <0 or $hygiene < 0 and $thirst < 0 ) [[continue ->bad end]] ](else:)[ [[continue ->Take shower?]] ]}

(set: $water to $water - 100) (set: $hygiene to $hygiene + 4) (set: $entertainment to $entertainment -0.2) (set: $hunger to $hunger - 0.2) (set: $thirst to $thirst - 0.2) You take a really good morning shower. Sometimes you have to treat yourself. (text-colour:yellow)[ Hygiene: $hygiene Entertainment: $entertainment Hunger: $hunger Thirst: $thirst] (text-colour:orange)[Water: $water L] { [(if: $hunger <0 or $entertainment <0 or $hygiene < 0 and $thirst <0 )[[continue ->bad end]] ](else:)[ [[continue ->Brush teeth?]] ]}

(set: $water to $water - 20) (set: $hygiene to $hygiene + 1) (set: $entertainment to $entertainment -0.2) (set: $hunger to $hunger - 0.2) (set: $thirst to $thirst - 0.2) Oh geez, you almost forgot to brush your teeth. Oh, but all this water you used... (text-colour:yellow)[ Hygiene: $hygiene Entertainment: $entertainment Hunger: $hunger Thirst: $thirst] (text-colour:orange)[Water: $water L] { (if: $work is false)[ [[continue ->Wash face?]] ](else:)[ [[continue ->evening]] ]}

(set: $water to $water - 0.3) (set: $hygiene to $hygiene - 0.5) (set: $entertainment to $entertainment -0.5) (set: $hunger to $hunger - 0.5) (set: $thirst to $thirst + 3) Hygiene: $hygiene Entertainment: $entertainment Hunger: $hunger Thirst: $thirst Water: $water L { (if: $work is false)[ [[continue ->other]] ](else:)[ [[continue ->close up]] ]}

(set: $water to $water - 20) (set: $hygiene to $hygiene + 1) (set: $entertainment to $entertainment -0.2) (set: $hunger to $hunger - 0.2) (set: $thirst to $thirst - 0.2) Hygiene: $hygiene Entertainment: $entertainment Hunger: $hunger Thirst: $thirst Water: $water L { (if: $work is false)[ [[continue ->other]] ](else:)[ [[continue ->close up]] ]}

(set: $water to $water - 30) (set: $hygiene to $hygiene + 1) (set: $entertainment to $entertainment -0.2) (set: $hunger to $hunger - 0.2) (set: $thirst to $thirst - 0.2) Hygiene: $hygiene Entertainment: $entertainment Hunger: $hunger Thirst: $thirst Water: $water L { (if: $work is false)[ [[continue ->other]] ](else:)[ [[continue ->close up]] ]}

(set: $water to $water - 4) (set: $hygiene to $hygiene + 1) (set: $entertainment to $entertainment -0.2) (set: $hunger to $hunger - 0.2) (set: $thirst to $thirst - 0.2) Hygiene: $hygiene Entertainment: $entertainment Hunger: $hunger Thirst: $thirst Water: $water L { (if: $work is false)[ [[continue ->other]] ](else:)[ [[continue ->close up]] ]}

(set: $water to $water - 6) (set: $hygiene to $hygiene + 1) (set: $entertainment to $entertainment -0.2) (set: $hunger to $hunger - 0.2) (set: $thirst to $thirst - 0.2) It's pricey to maintain your skincare routine. (text-colour:yellow)[ Hygiene: $hygiene Entertainment: $entertainment Hunger: $hunger Thirst: $thirst] (text-colour:orange)[Water: $water L] { [(if: $hunger <0 or $entertainment <0 or $hygiene < 0 and $thirst < 0 ) [[continue ->bad end]] ](else:)[ [[continue ->Make coffee?]] ]}

(set: $water to $water - 0.3) (set: $hygiene to $hygiene - 0.2) (set: $entertainment to $entertainment -0.2) (set: $hunger to $hunger - 0.2) (set: $thirst to $thirst + 2) You really don't want to spend more water to make coffee but you just can't help it. (text-colour:yellow)[ Hygiene: $hygiene Entertainment: $entertainment Hunger: $hunger Thirst: $thirst] (text-colour:orange)[Water: $water L] { [(if: $hunger <0 or $entertainment <0 or $hygiene < 0 and $thirst < 0 ) [[continue ->bad end]] ](else:)[ [[continue ->TV or phone?]] ]}

9:00 AM You spend 5L to take the [[bus to work.]] (set: $water to $water -5) (set: $hygiene to $hygiene -3) (set: $entertainment to $entertainment -3) (set: $hunger to $hunger -3) (set: $thirst to $thirst -3)

(set: $water to $water - 1) (set: $hygiene to $hygiene - 0.2) (set: $entertainment to $entertainment + 3) (set: $hunger to $hunger - 0.2) (set: $thirst to $thirst - 0.2) You use some of your data to spend some time on your phone. Your phone screen is still the last photo you took on your trip to that beautiful waterfall from before the shortage. Since then, all the water from that lake has been drained for emergency supply. The world has been turned upside down and you are now a different person from before. You tear up a little bit. (text-colour:yellow)[ Hygiene: $hygiene Entertainment: $entertainment Hunger: $hunger Thirst: $thirst] (text-colour:orange)[Water: $water L] [[continue ->other]]

(set: $water to $water - 1) (set: $hygiene to $hygiene - 0.2) (set: $entertainment to $entertainment +3) (set: $hunger to $hunger - 0.2) (set: $thirst to $thirst - 0.2) You turn on your morning cartoon network that plays reruns of your favourite childhood episodes. Porky pig is on a boat in a freshwater lake, something he would never be able to do nowadays... (text-colour:yellow)[ Hygiene: $hygiene Entertainment: $entertainment Hunger: $hunger Thirst: $thirst] (text-colour:orange)[Water: $water L] [[continue ->other]]

{ (set: $entry to "") (set: $entryLength to 9) (set: $solution to "greywater") }

Hint: Toilet water does not need to be clean like drinking water. <div class="entry">[_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _]<entry|</div> <table> <tr> <td>(link-repeat: "CLEAR")[(display: "Clear")]<td> <td>(link-repeat: "e")[(display: "LetterE")]</td> <td>(link-repeat: "a")[(display: "LetterA")]</td> <td>(link-repeat: "y")[(display: "LetterY")]</td> <td>(link-repeat: "r")[(display: "LetterR")]</td> <td>(link-repeat: "t")[(display: "LetterT")]</td> <td>(link-repeat: "r")[(display: "LetterR")]</td> <td>(link-repeat: "e")[(display: "LetterE")]</td> <td>(link-repeat: "g")[(display: "LetterG")]</td> <td>(link-repeat: "w")[(display: "LetterW")]</td> <td>(link-repeat: "ENTER")[(display: "Enter")]<td>

{ (if: $entry's length < $entryLength)[ (set: $entered to "g") (set: $entry to it + (text: $entered)) (replace: ?entry)[$entry] ] }

{ (if: $entry's length < $entryLength)[ (set: $entered to "r") (set: $entry to it + (text: $entered)) (replace: ?entry)[$entry] ] }

{ (if: $entry's length < $entryLength)[ (set: $entered to "e") (set: $entry to it + (text: $entered)) (replace: ?entry)[$entry] ] }

{ (if: $entry's length < $entryLength)[ (set: $entered to "y") (set: $entry to it + (text: $entered)) (replace: ?entry)[$entry] ] }

{ (if: $entry's length < $entryLength)[ (set: $entered to "w") (set: $entry to it + (text: $entered)) (replace: ?entry)[$entry] ] }

{ (if: $entry's length < $entryLength)[ (set: $entered to "a") (set: $entry to it + (text: $entered)) (replace: ?entry)[$entry] ] }

{ (if: $entry's length < $entryLength)[ (set: $entered to "t") (set: $entry to it + (text: $entered)) (replace: ?entry)[$entry] ] }

{ (set: $entry to "") (replace: ?entry)[_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _] }

{ (if: $entry is $solution)[ (goto: "greywater") ](else:)[ (goto: "try again") ] }

You are right! Greywater is the gently used water from your bathrooms, sinks, showers that do not need to be discarded immediately after use. Recycling greywater when flushing toilets could save the amount of water that would be used to flush. Now... You can pass on the wisdom of greywater toilets. [[close up]] (set: $work to true)

You'll get hungry but you want to save up. (set: $hygiene to $hygiene - 0.2) (set: $entertainment to $entertainment -0.2) (set: $hunger to $hunger -0.2) (set: $thirst to $thirst - 0.2) (text-colour:yellow)[ Hygiene: $hygiene Entertainment: $entertainment Hunger: $hunger Thirst: $thirst] (text-colour:orange)[Water: $water L] [[continue ->Take shower?]]

(text-colour:yellow)[''Necessities:'' Hygiene: $hygiene Entertainment: $entertainment Hunger: $hunger Thirst: $thirst] (text-colour:orange)[Water: $water L] Do you want to spend 100L to take a shower? (this will gain you 4 hygiene points) [[Take shower -100L]] [[No need ->No shower]]

(set: $hygiene to $hygiene - 0.2) (set: $entertainment to $entertainment -0.2) (set: $hunger to $hunger -0.2) (set: $thirst to $thirst - 0.2) You're sure you're not //that// stinky. (text-colour:yellow)[ Hygiene: $hygiene Entertainment: $entertainment Hunger: $hunger Thirst: $thirst] (text-colour:orange)[Water: $water L] [[continue ->Brush teeth?]]

(text-colour:yellow)[''Necessities:'' Hygiene: $hygiene Entertainment: $entertainment Hunger: $hunger Thirst: $thirst] (text-colour:orange)[Water: $water L] Do you want to spend 20L to brush your teeth? (this will gain you 1 hygiene point) [[Brush teeth -20L]] [[Nah ->No brush]]

(text-colour:yellow)[''Necessities:'' Hygiene: $hygiene Entertainment: $entertainment Hunger: $hunger Thirst: $thirst] (text-colour:orange)[Water: $water L] Do you want to spend 6L to wash your face? (this will gain you 1 hygiene point) [[Wash face -6L]] [[Nah -> No wash]]

(set: $hygiene to $hygiene - 0.2) (set: $entertainment to $entertainment -0.2) (set: $hunger to $hunger -0.2) (set: $thirst to $thirst - 0.2) You don't brush your teeth. You might running low on water this month but this is kind of a nasty choice. (text-colour:yellow)[ Hygiene: $hygiene Entertainment: $entertainment Hunger: $hunger Thirst: $thirst] (text-colour:orange)[Water: $water L] [[continue ->Wash face?]]

(set: $hygiene to $hygiene - 0.2) (set: $entertainment to $entertainment -0.2) (set: $hunger to $hunger -0.2) (set: $thirst to $thirst - 0.2) It's pricey to maintain your skincare routine. (text-colour:yellow)[ Hygiene: $hygiene Entertainment: $entertainment Hunger: $hunger Thirst: $thirst] (text-colour:orange)[Water: $water L] [[continue ->Make coffee?]]

(text-colour:yellow)[''Necessities:'' Hygiene: $hygiene Entertainment: $entertainment Hunger: $hunger Thirst: $thirst] (text-colour:orange)[Water: $water L] Do you want to spend 0.3L to make some coffee? (this will gain you 2 thirst points) [[Make coffee -0.3L]] [[Nah -> No coffee]]

(text-colour:yellow)[''Necessities:'' Hygiene: $hygiene Entertainment: $entertainment Hunger: $hunger Thirst: $thirst] (text-colour:orange)[Water: $water L] Do you want to spend 1L to make some turn on some television before you go to work? or do you want to browse your phone for a bit? (this will gain you 3 entertainment points) [[T.V -1L]] [[Phone time -1L]]

(set: $hygiene to $hygiene - 0.2) (set: $entertainment to $entertainment -0.2) (set: $hunger to $hunger -0.2) (set: $thirst to $thirst - 0.2) You stay strong and don't spend water on a coffee. (text-colour:yellow)[ Hygiene: $hygiene Entertainment: $entertainment Hunger: $hunger Thirst: $thirst] (text-colour:orange)[Water: $water L] [[continue ->TV or phone?]]

(text-colour:yellow)[''Necessities:'' Hygiene: $hygiene Entertainment: $entertainment Hunger: $hunger Thirst: $thirst] (text-colour:orange)[Water: $water L] Is there anything else you would like to do before continuing to work? [[Drink water -0.3L]] (+3 thirst) [[Pee -45L]] (+1 hygiene) [[Poo -50L]] (+1 hygiene) [[Wash hands -4L]] (+1 hygiene) [[Go to work]] (set: $work to false) { [(if: $hunger <0 or $entertainment <0 or $hygiene < 0 and $thirst < 0 ) [[continue ->bad end]] ] }

(set: $water to $water - 700) (set: $hygiene to $hygiene - 0.2) (set: $entertainment to $entertainment -0.2) (set: $hunger to $hunger - 0.2) (set: $thirst to $thirst - 0.2) Congrats! Now you don't have to spend water to use the toilet! [[continue ->Use computer -1L]] [[continue ->evening]]

(set: $water to $water - 250) (set: $hygiene to $hygiene - 0.2) (set: $entertainment to $entertainment -0.2) (set: $hunger to $hunger - 0.2) (set: $thirst to $thirst - 0.2) Congrats! Now you save 50L of water when you shower! (text-colour:yellow)[ Hygiene: $hygiene Entertainment: $entertainment Hunger: $hunger Thirst: $thirst] (text-colour:orange)[Water: $water L] [[continue ->evening]]

A current dire socioeconomic issue is that low income families barely have enough water supply to perform daily tasks. The economy is in a state of crisis. You work at a bank. Many of your clients have this issue and are on the edge of being in debt. You are too. You can help both them and yourself by unlocking a solution to saving water. [[go]]

Nope -try again. [[continue ->go]]

6:00 pm It's been a long day. You should go [[home]] now. (text-colour:yellow)[''Necessities:'' Hygiene: $hygiene Entertainment: $entertainment Hunger: $hunger Thirst: $thirst] (text-colour:orange)[Water: $water L] Is there anything else you would like to do before continuing home? [[Drink water -0.3L]] (+3 thirst) [[Pee -45L]] (+1 hygiene) [[Poo -50L]] (+1 hygiene) [[Wash hands -4L]] (+1 hygiene) { [(if: $hunger <0 or $entertainment <0 or $hygiene < 0 and $thirst < 0 ) [[continue ->water]] ](else:)[ [[continue ->home]] ]}

(set: $water to $water -5) (set: $hygiene to $hygiene -0.2) (set: $entertainment to $entertainment -0.2) (set: $hunger to $hunger -0.2) (set: $thirst to $thirst -0.2) (text-colour:yellow)[''Necessities:'' Hygiene: $hygiene Entertainment: $entertainment Hunger: $hunger Thirst: $thirst] (text-colour:orange)[Water: $water L] (set: $laundry to false) You arrive home, tired from work. What should you do to relax first? [[Wash up]] -100L water +4 hunger [[Watch TV]] -1L water +3 entertainment

(set: $water to $water - 100) (set: $hygiene to $hygiene + 4) (set: $entertainment to $entertainment -0.2) (set: $hunger to $hunger - 0.2) (set: $thirst to $thirst - 0.2) You wash up some dishes and take a quick shower. Still cost you 100L (text-colour:yellow)[ Hygiene: $hygiene Entertainment: $entertainment Hunger: $hunger Thirst: $thirst] (text-colour:orange)[Water: $water L] [[continue ->evening]]

(set: $water to $water - 1) (set: $hygiene to $hygiene - 0.2) (set: $entertainment to $entertainment +3) (set: $hunger to $hunger - 0.2) (set: $thirst to $thirst - 0.2) You decide to rest your legs for a bit and turn on the news. Breaking: The Great Water War was declared by the U.S.A earlier today after several U.S emergency water supplies were irreversibly contaminated by international forces... This battle for resources… this time there won’t be an end til the very end, huh. (text-colour:yellow)[ Hygiene: $hygiene Entertainment: $entertainment Hunger: $hunger Thirst: $thirst] (text-colour:orange)[Water: $water L] [[continue ->evening]]

What should you do now? [[Use computer -1L]] (+3 entertainment) [[Make dinner -100L]] (+5 hunger) [[Buy takeout -2400L]] (+5 hunger) { (if: $laundry is false)[ [[Do laundry -170L]] (+5 hygiene) ](else:)[ [[Do laundry -70]] (+5 hygiene) ]} [[Brush teeth -20L]] (+1 hygiene) [[Go to sleep]] { [(if: $hunger <0 or $entertainment <0 or $hygiene < 0 and $thirst < 0 ) [[continue ->bad end]] ] }

Congrats! You made it through a day with $water L of [[water]] left.

Each of the “prices” to perform daily tasks in this game is the actual amount of water we use each day. You probably performed a number of these tasks just a while earlier and are planning to so after playing this game. After a day, you would have probably used around 2000 - 5000 litres of water. The Earth’s freshwater supply is limited. 0.5% of the world’s water is available freshwater and it is decreasing with the rate that we use it. If we continue to take its availability for granted, the reality is that we might end up needing to restrict our usage the way we have to in this game until it inevitably [[runs out]].

What do you want to do on the computer? [[check blog]] [[check news]] [[online shopping]] [[nah, I'm sick of learning about what's happening outside ->evening]]

(set: $water to $water - 100) (set: $hygiene to $hygiene - 0.2) (set: $entertainment to $entertainment -0.2) (set: $hunger to $hunger + 5) (set: $thirst to $thirst - 0.2) You make a some sad little dinner with what you have in the fridge. Gross. (text-colour:yellow)[ Hygiene: $hygiene Entertainment: $entertainment Hunger: $hunger Thirst: $thirst] (text-colour:orange)[Water: $water L] [[continue ->evening]]

You saw the amount of [[water]] it takes to create a single hamburger and you still proceed to buy it. You want to live your best life since debt is inevitable.

END ''Links:'' https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal6 https://friendsoftheearth.uk/sustainable-living/13-best-ways-save-water https://www.usbr.gov/mp/arwec/water-facts-ww-water-sup.html#:~:text=97%25%20of%20the%20earth's%20water,most%20industrial%20uses%20except%20cooling).&text=3%25%20of%20the%20earth's%20water%20is%20fresh.

(set: $water to $water - 170) (set: $hygiene to $hygiene + 5) (set: $entertainment to $entertainment -0.2) (set: $hunger to $hunger - 0.2) (set: $thirst to $thirst - 0.2) You wash a bunch of clothes you were saving up. (text-colour:yellow)[ Hygiene: $hygiene Entertainment: $entertainment Hunger: $hunger Thirst: $thirst] (text-colour:orange)[Water: $water L] [[continue ->evening]]

You check this blog you found created by a conspiracy theorist that thinks that the government is finding a way of developing man-made water. You’re embarrassed but you regularly check this blog for updates because you want to believe that it's true. [[continue ->Use computer -1L]] (text-colour:yellow)[ Hygiene: $hygiene Entertainment: $entertainment Hunger: $hunger Thirst: $thirst] (text-colour:orange)[Water: $water L]

So many things to buy, so little water. [[Buy nothing ->Use computer -1L]] [[Buy greywater toilet]] (-700L) [[Buy low-flow showerhead]] (-250L) [[Buy high-efficiency laundry machine]] (-800L) [[Buy jeans]] (-6800L)

(set: $water to $water - 800) (set: $hygiene to $hygiene - 0.2) (set: $entertainment to $entertainment -0.2) (set: $hunger to $hunger - 0.2) (set: $thirst to $thirst - 0.2) Congrats! Now you save 100L of water when you do your laundry! (text-colour:yellow)[ Hygiene: $hygiene Entertainment: $entertainment Hunger: $hunger Thirst: $thirst] (text-colour:orange)[Water: $water L] [[continue ->evening]] (set: $laundry to true)

You're crazy. If you thought its a joke, it's not. Thats approximately how much [[water]] is used to make a pair of jeans.

(set: $water to $water - 70) (set: $hygiene to $hygiene + 5) (set: $entertainment to $entertainment -0.2) (set: $hunger to $hunger - 0.2) (set: $thirst to $thirst - 0.2) You wash a bunch of clothes you were saving up. (text-colour:yellow)[ Hygiene: $hygiene Entertainment: $entertainment Hunger: $hunger Thirst: $thirst] (text-colour:orange)[Water: $water L] [[continue ->evening]]

The internet is in shambles from the recent news of the Great Water War. People are in debate about whether a world war is the proper decision considering it is most likely that, this time around, the economic crisis will be worsened instead of improved. [[continue ->Use computer -1L]] (text-colour:yellow)[ Hygiene: $hygiene Entertainment: $entertainment Hunger: $hunger Thirst: $thirst] (text-colour:orange)[Water: $water L]

You turn on your tap… nothing comes out. Your [[water]] has finally run out. You can no longer survive.