1. Objective

Introduce the possibility to distribute dividends and create a separate section for managing the CEO’s personal wealth.

Main goals:

• Increase economic realism (real companies do not retain all profits indefinitely).
• Add an optional management layer that does not alter core company mechanics.
• Provide an additional long-term objective beyond pure company capital accumulation.

Problem this aims to address:
In mid to late stages of the game, many players accumulate excess capital without meaningful alternative uses besides reinvestment. This can reduce strategic variety and long-term engagement.

2. Impact

Beginners:
Minimal impact. The feature would be fully optional and can be ignored.

Mid-game players:
Introduces an additional strategic choice: reinvest all profits or begin extracting capital for personal use.

Veteran players:
Adds a new dimension of long-term financial planning outside of the company balance sheet.

Effect on the overall economy:

• Does not create new currency.
• Simply transfers capital from the company account to a personal account.
• Since everything remains tied to the same player account, it does not introduce new wealth into the system.

3. Proposed Mechanics

A. Dividend Distribution

• New option in the financial section: “Distribute Dividends”.
• The player can transfer a chosen amount from the company account to their personal account.
• Possible balancing options:
  • Daily percentage cap
  • Or a distribution tax

B. Personal Account

New section: “Personal Wealth”

Initial minimal version:

• Personal balance
• Asset purchasing (numerical only at first, no complex graphics)
• Fixed daily expenses
• CEO salary configuration

C. CEO Compensation

• The player sets a daily CEO salary.
• Each day, a fixed amount is automatically transferred from the company to the personal account.
• This salary helps cover personal fixed expenses.

This introduces a parallel cash flow management layer.

D. Assets and Properties

Initial categories could include:

• Real estate
• Vehicles
• Personal investments

Each asset:

• Has an initial purchase cost
• Has a daily maintenance cost
• May have a resale value

The more assets owned, the higher the fixed daily expenses.

4. Balance and Anti-Abuse (Criterion C)

Potential risks:

• Multi-account abuse for capital movement → mitigated because funds remain within the same account.
• Hiding liquidity → functionally no different from keeping it in the company account.
• Transfers between players → not allowed.

Preventive options:

• Dividends irreversible back to the company (or with a penalty).
• No transfers between personal accounts of different players.
• No direct influence on core company rankings.

5. Gradual Implementation

Phase 1:
Minimal numerical system:

• Personal account
• Dividends
• CEO salary
• Fixed expenses

Phase 2:
Expansion with:

• More asset categories
• Personal wealth objectives
• Optional personal wealth ranking

by QESS CONCEPT.