An experiment in frontend programming with a functional language (Elm).

The aim is to make money by selling items to customers. It's not much of a game, but it functions without runtime errors and works well with screen-readers.

Try it out for yourself at: https://mark-chimes.github.io/trading-post/ (If the background doesn't load, try refreshing).

• Blind-accessible (with screen-reader)
• Supported on reasonable browsers
• Runs on mobile
• Dark-mode UI with grid layout
• Background looks like wood
• "Last Event" box so you know what just happened
• "Story thus far" box so you know everything that's happened

• Up to 26 different customers
• Pick the customer to whom you want to speak
• Sorted by affluence for your convenience
• Kick out customers you don't like
• Customers are described on entry
• Different types of customers have preferences for different types of item
• Game passes the Bechdel test, provided the player is female

• Sell swords, axes, trail mix, and more!
• Limited stock per day - so sell carefully
• Automatic sales price based on what customer is willing to pay
• Hint boxes tell you how to get a customer to pay more
• Schmooze a customer to sell for more

• "Wait" button lets you sit and do nothing for awhile
• Work from 8am to 5pm
• Clean the store for fun
• Pay rent each day
• End-of-day summary so you know how well you did
• Purchase items after store close to sell the next day