SDG Coverage Matrix

Five primary SDGs, four secondary, eight untargeted. Each row links to a per-SDG mapping page where applicable.

17 goals at a glance — click to jump

Primary

Secondary

Incidental

Not targeted

1 No Poverty · Secondary 2 Zero Hunger · Not targeted 3 Good Health and Well-being · Not targeted 4 Quality Education · Secondary 5 Gender Equality · Not targeted 6 Clean Water and Sanitation · Not targeted 7 Affordable and Clean Energy · Primary 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth · Not targeted 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure · Secondary 10 Reduced Inequalities · Secondary 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities · Primary 12 Responsible Consumption and Production · Primary 13 Climate Action · Primary 14 Life Below Water · Not targeted 15 Life on Land · Not targeted 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions · Not targeted 17 Partnerships for the Goals · Primary

Highlighted = targeted by the game. Dim = not targeted by v1. Click any cell to jump to its row.

#	SDG	Emphasis	Mechanics	Sample cards
1	No Poverty	Secondary	Bankruptcy ending models economic collapse (solo loss) Energy access tied to facility ownership Subsidy / bailout cards model state poverty interventions	Foreign Investment E1, Foreign Investment E2, Energy Subsidy, Infrastructure Bailout…
2	Zero Hunger	—	—	—
3	Good Health and Well-being	—	—	—
4	Quality Education	Secondary	The game itself is the SDG 4.7 instrument Per-card educational fact field (verified citations on every card) Debrief-first design (facilitator notes ship with each ending type)	—
5	Gender Equality	—	—	—
6	Clean Water and Sanitation	—	—	—
7	Affordable and Clean Energy	Primary	12-facility build system with explicit cost / output / pollution columns Era-gated renewable unlock cadence (Industrial Dawn → Sustainable Future) Renewable Pathway co-op win (≥60% renewables by round 18 with pollution < 300)	Solar Panel Oversupply, Solar RD Grant, Perovskite Solar Breakthrough, Nuclear Treaty Signed…
8	Decent Work and Economic Growth	—	—	—
9	Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure	Secondary	Tech-flavored Policy cards as a one-shot breakthrough channel within the 33-card Policy pool Era-gated technology unlock timeline Implicit tech tree across eras: Steam_Engine → Steam_Turbine → Smart_Grid → Nuclear_Fusion	Steam Engine Breakthrough, Silicon Valley Startup, Blockchain, Nuclear Fusion…
10	Reduced Inequalities	Secondary	Per-seat asymmetric outcomes — empires diverge across 30 rounds Hostile-takeover and toll mechanics model power asymmetry between players Jail tile and Mercenaries cards model coercive power imbalances	Foreign Takeover, Foreign Investment E1, Foreign Investment E2, Mercenaries…
11	Sustainable Cities and Communities	Primary	Urban tile type as a buildable terrain category Facility builds reshape tile economics for the rest of the game Grid Blackout era variants escalate severity from era 2 to era 4	Industrial Revolution, Railway Expansion, Smog Emergency, Smog Fog Crisis…
12	Responsible Consumption and Production	Primary	Per-seat energy ledger creates a visible consumption stock Energy deficit converts to pollution at a 5-pollution-per-unit rate Decommission refund (50% of build cost) makes responsible retirement economically rational	Plastic Ban Enacted, Green Bills Enact, Energy Subsidy, Dirty Industry Surge…
13	Climate Action	Primary	Global pollution counter visible to all players every turn Tipping Point loss at 600 pollution (collective failure) Stock-flow dynamics: pollution accumulates and is only reduced by specific cards	Paris Climate Agreement, Net Zero Movement, Direct Air Capture, Climate Adaptation Strategy E1…
14	Life Below Water	—	—	—
15	Life on Land	—	—	—
16	Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions	—	—	—
17	Partnerships for the Goals	Primary	Trading tile — explicit per-turn cooperation slot Renewable Pathway co-op win requires four-player coordination Mitigate cards can be played on opponents (gift of defense)	UN Green Pact Support, UN Green Pact Support III, International Green Funding, Foreign Investment E1…

Untargeted SDGs (2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 14, 15, 16) are out of scope for v1 of the game. They are not absent from the SDG framework — they are absent from this game's design intent. A genuinely cross-cutting climate intervention would touch all 17; Watts and Wealth chooses depth on energy / climate / partnerships over surface coverage.