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Nutshot Simulator – 31 days, 59K prompts, 142M tokens, ~$23K of Claude

Nutshot Simulator – 31 days, 59K prompts, 142M tokens, ~$23K of Claude

by Yahivin·Jul 16, 2026·2 points·3 comments
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AI Analysis

●MidBold Bet

Burning $23K on Claude for a browser game is a wild flex with no clear utility.

Strengths
  • •Transparent breakdown of token usage and API costs over time.
  • •Novel use of LLMs for dynamic game narrative generation.
Weaknesses
  • •No playable demo or open-source code to verify the mechanics.
  • •High cost with no clear path to monetization or broader application.
Category
Gaming
Target Audience

Developers curious about LLM cost scaling and game mechanics

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Burn, baby, burn (those tokens)

Funny satire on AI hype, but literally just a script to waste money.

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