If you can avoid this transition I would recommend it. Say no, take a pay cut, feign ignorance.
9/10 times the new manager is miserable and doesn't add anything to the employees' day to day aside from stressing about your next 1:1, and is then locked to that role for the duration.
That misery is real. That's actually a hidden use case for this simulator: play it, realize you hate the politics, and happily decide to stay an IC before accepting the promotion!
The simulator is an excellent reminder that engineering managers sign up for an eternity in the Kobayashi Maru scenario, and there's no way to Captain Kirk it, either.
But there are other players who likes to trade it for Money!
Thanks for sharing the Kobayashi Maru scenario though! Can use it as a fun simulation if someone fails all scenarios to make it light hearted yet meaningful.
9/10 times the new manager is miserable and doesn't add anything to the employees' day to day aside from stressing about your next 1:1, and is then locked to that role for the duration.