A strange little side quest
The rules may be simple on screen, but the backstory around Wonder Vending Machine is anything but tiny. Electric refrigeration reached the American mass market in the late 1920s, changing how households stored food and even how desserts such as ice cream could be made at home. There is another connection worth keeping in the same mental pocket: The Oregon Trail eventually appeared across generations of computer hardware and sold tens of millions of copies, making it one of the most enduring educational games. Not bad for a few facts hiding behind a Play button.
