Everyone’s a loser in Strait of Hormuz game that simulates global crisis

Ars Technica
By Jeremy HsuMay 8, 2026, 7:15 am89 pts
It’s no fun living through the global energy shock and growing economic crisis that has ensued since the conflict choked off shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. But it can be enlightening to play through the new game Bottleneck that forces players to choose among the 2,000 ships still stuck in and around…

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