POMDP Game

Gouldian Finch

Manage a tropical savanna ecosystem across 10 years. 4 competing ecological models (experts) explain how predators, competitors, and fire interact — but you don't know which is correct. Learn from observations, update your beliefs, and protect the Gouldian Finch.

How to play

Each round, choose a management action for the year.
Watch how the 4 species respond — all levels are directly observable.
Your belief panel (left) tracks which ecological model is most likely correct based on what you've seen.
Earn points based on the Gouldian Finch population level. High populations = high reward; interventions have short-term costs.
After 10 steps, the true model is revealed.

1 · Do Nothing

2 · Fire Grazing

3 · Cat Control

4 · No Burning + Dingo Fence

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Score

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Model: ???

Species Levels (observable)

Choose Management Action

Game Over — 10 Years Complete

Your final score

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The True Ecological Model

Year-by-Year History

Year	Action	Gouldian	LT Finch	Dingo	Cats	Reward	Belief E1

Counterfactual — What if you'd known the model?

Estimated total reward under each model's best-known strategy, given your action sequence.

Your actual play

Under the other model

Reflection

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