A sample round during the game Race Against Rot. Credit: University of VermontIn 2023, researchers at the University of Vermont built a simulation game called Race Against Rot to illustrate the uphill battles facing farmers. In the game, players took on the role of a small apple orchard operation and worked to maintain profitability through multiple policy scenarios. To incentivize the over 1,000 people who participated in the game, players could earn actual cash payouts of $1 per every $40,000 of orchard profits. By beginning to consider the social implications of a game like Race Against Rot, policy makers could discover new and effective ways.