As uncertainty surrounds Venezuela's political future, the ripples of change are being felt not just in Caracas but in the unusually complex economy of a decades-old browser-based game.
Over the past decade, tens of thousands of Venezuelans have logged on to Old School RuneScape (OSRS) not simply to play but to work. As hyperinflation hollowed out salaries and traditional jobs disappeared, Venezuelan players mined and collected valuable in-game resources and achieved coveted level 99 status in in-game skills, turning hours of gameplay into dollars or cryptocurrency.
