I would consider Lemonade Stand to be an economics game, I
would consider it to be a very light economic game. Basically, in Lemonade Stand you need to try and judge demand each day while also providing enough supply to meet your demand. You need to figure out how much to invest in inventory in order to maximize your profit. You don’t want to spend too much that you end up losing money but if you don’t spend money you won’t make any money either. I found loss when I put more ices in a cup during overcast weather than sunny weather. Pricing strategies is also a major factor of revenue. High prices in an overcast weather led to less sales of cup and High prices in a sunny weather led to large number of sales. Ice should also be taken into consideration as depend on weather as it melts daily led to loss in an inventory. But, the most unique element of Lemonade Stand is the weather mechanic. Basically, the players are given a weather forecast which gives the odds of various types of weather. By looking at the weather forecasts players can see the likelihood of each type of weather. Players use this information to determine how they want to approach the next day. Players never know exactly what the weather is going to be though since the next weather will determine what the actual results are for the day. The weather mechanic is the real driving force behind the game. While the game has some light economic mechanics, the weather mechanics drive your success or failure in the game. The player that is best at predicting the weather will win the game as they will be able to charge higher prices and be able to sell more Cups.