Promoted!

Every step you take becomes points. Points get you promoted. Simple enough, right? You start at Square One. No money, no salary. Move, and you climb. Sit still, and you stay right where you are. ■ Three things to do 1. Install the app 2. Walk. Move. 3. Open it now and then to watch yourself climb Steps are read automatically from the Health app. You do not need the game open — whatever you walked is added the next time you open it. ■ Apple Watch alone is enough Because the app reads from the Health app, activity recorded while your iPhone was elsewhere counts too. You do not need to carry it to play soccer or go swimming. ■ Harder exercise is worth more Per minute: yoga 70 pt, walking 100, strength training 140, dance 180, ball sports 200, swimming and cycling 230, high-intensity training 280. These follow the relative intensity (METs) of each activity. Cycling is detected by your iPhone automatically. There is nothing to start or stop. Cycling and workouts together count up to 180 minutes a day. ■ Payday is midnight, every day Higher ranks pay a higher monthly salary. Your money accrues on its own, so it grows while you sleep. A regular bonus arrives every sixth payday, and a promotion bonus every time you move up. ■ Two things to spend money on "Invest" raises the multiplier on your salary. "Hired a financial planner!" "Bought a property and rented it out" "Signed with a private bank" "Study" raises the points you earn — which means you get promoted faster. "Started reading the paper every day" "Started breakfast seminars" "Started language lessons" Study has three slots, and buying the same slot again moves it up a level. The paper becomes a second subscription, then a third. The slots multiply together. ■ The ranks so far Square One → Living at Home → Job Hunting → Part-Timer → Small Firm Staff → Manager → President → Midsize Firm Staff → Manager → Director → President Once you leave the part-time life and join a company, the street you walk down changes. From a back street to a busier shopping arcade. Join a midsize firm and you reach the edge of the business district. Updates will keep adding ranks, from large firms up to the head of a global company. Points you have banked are never lost at the top rank. When new ranks arrive, what you saved promotes you automatically. ■ What the app reads From the Health app: your step count, flights of stairs climbed, and your workouts. From iOS Motion & Fitness: whether or not you were cycling. Both are used only to calculate points. The app does not use location data, and it never writes anything to the Health app. What it reads, along with your money, rank and points, is stored only on this device. There is no server. There are no ads and no analytics. Not even the developer can see your data. You can play without granting access, but your steps and exercise will stay at zero. Once you have been promoted, your salary keeps accruing either way. You can change the permissions at any time in the iOS Settings app. ■ About the delay Steps are read from the Health app. It takes a little while for data to reach Health, so the number may not move right after a walk. ■ This is for you if · You want a reason to walk · You exercise with an Apple Watch but only ever look at the numbers · You get around by bike · You installed a pedometer app and got bored of staring at it · You want a small point to your commute or your evening walk ■ Deleting your data In the app, Settings tab → "Start over" clears your money, rank, points, investments and studies. Deleting the app does the same. Because the data exists only on your device, deleting the app removes it completely. The people and job titles in this game are fictional. No disrespect is intended toward anyone in any walk of life. Questions and bug reports: kotake.t@icloud.com