MARKET: +14.2% ▲ ALL-TIME HIGH MOM & POP: MOAT AT ATH ($840 Moat Absorbing) SCRAPPY: +38.5% ▲ 42x Unpaid Interns Leveraged SERGEI: +21.0% ▲ 10,000 Bot Workers Deployed BARON: -3.1% ▼ Injunction Overruled by Cayman Court AMAZOFF: -12.8% ▼ Liquidated in Year 4 SEC STATUS: 0 SUBPOENAS FILED (COMPLIANCE WAIVED) CRASH WARNING: T-30s TICK COMMENCING MARKET: +14.2% ▲ ALL-TIME HIGH MOM & POP: MOAT AT ATH ($840 Moat Absorbing) SCRAPPY: +38.5% ▲ 42x Unpaid Interns Leveraged SERGEI: +21.0% ▲ 10,000 Bot Workers Deployed BARON: -3.1% ▼ Injunction Overruled by Cayman Court AMAZOFF: -12.8% ▼ Liquidated in Year 4
◀ Rivals Analytics / rival.animal_spirits_zoo
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Animal Spirits Zoo
Existential Threat YEAR 4–6 RIVAL General Corporate Combatant

Animal Spirits Zoo

Filing Identifier: rival.animal_spirits_zoo
1 Progressive Stages Fortified Moat & Legal Stall
PLAYER WIN RATE 6.3% 1W / 15L Record
TOTAL BOUTS 16 15 founder defeats
FOUNDER NEMESIS Mom & Pop 0.0% Win Rate (0W-5L)

Hostile Board Lineup & Stage Progression

Opposing 10-slot board lineup, valuation cap, and defeat bounties across combat developmental stages:

1 Progression Stages
Target Operational Stage: STAGE 1 • YEAR 3 COMBAT
STARTING VALUATION (HEALTH POOL) $265 Cap
PASSIVE REVENUE +$3/s Cashflow
◈ 40
Animal Lover

Animal Lover

PRO
SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE
6.0
SEC
▸ Gain 40 Moat for every Animal you have.
Moat
Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.
◈ 240
Pink Elephant
✦ MVP ✦

Pink Elephant

PRO
MEDIUM ANIMAL
6.0
SEC
▸ Gain 240 Moat.
▸ Gain 5 Scandal.
Moat
Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.
Scandal
Fast recurring Loss that ignores Moat — but it blows over.
▼ 120
Paper Tiger
◈ ◈ ◈

Paper Tiger

PRO
SMALL ANIMAL SCHEME
4.0
SEC
▸ Inflict 120 Loss.
▸ Stock 3.
Loss
Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.
Stock
Limited uses. At 0 Stock, the asset cannot act until Restocked.
#4
Animal Handler

Animal Handler

PLUS
SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE
6.0
SEC
▸ Restock adjacent Animals 1 and Fast Track them 1.5s.
▸ Whenever an adjacent Animal is Liquidated, Refurbish it.
Fast Track
Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.
Stock
Limited uses. At 0 Stock, the asset cannot act until Restocked.
Liquidate
Removed for the rest of the battle.
Refurbish
Brings a Liquidated asset back into play.
◈ 80
Unicorn

Unicorn

PLUS
MEDIUM ANIMAL SCHEME
8.0
SEC
▸ Permanently gain +50 Valuation.
▸ Gain 80 Moat.
▸ The first time your Cash falls below half: Liquidate this and gain 3 Scandal.
Moat
Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.
Scandal
Fast recurring Loss that ignores Moat — but it blows over.
Liquidate
Removed for the rest of the battle.
▲ 200
Fat Cat

Fat Cat

PLUS
MEDIUM ANIMAL EMPLOYEE
9.0
SEC
▸ Profit 200.
▸ Slow your adjacent Employees 1.5s.
Profit
Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.
Slow
The asset works at half speed while Slowed.
◈ 20 ▲ 10
Scapegoat

Scapegoat

BASIC
SMALL ANIMAL SCHEME
5.0
SEC
▸ Remove 1 Scandal.
▸ Gain 20 Moat.
▸ The first time you would go under: Profit 10 and gain 50 Moat instead, and Liquidate this.
Profit
Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.
Moat
Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.
Scandal
Fast recurring Loss that ignores Moat — but it blows over.
Liquidate
Removed for the rest of the battle.
Opposing 10-Slot Board Layout (Stage 1, Year 3) Hover any card for cooldown cadence, footprint & active legal clauses

🏆 Stage Defeat Bounty & Liquidation Rewards

Earned on Board Domination
FUNDING PAYOUT +$50 Cash
EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE +5 XP
ASSET ACQUISITION 1 Random Asset of Theirs

Founder Matchups

Your head-to-head record against this rival, by founder.

4 founders
Best matchup
Baron
Corporate Raider
20.0%
Win rate
1W - 4L (5 bouts)
Founder nemesis · tied
Mom & Pop
Main Street
0.0%
Win rate
0W - 5L (5 bouts)
Founder nemesis · tied
Scrappy
Bootstrapped
0.0%
Win rate
0W - 3L (3 bouts)
Founder nemesis · tied
Sergei
Venture-Backed
0.0%
Win rate
0W - 3L (3 bouts)

Lethality by Fiscal Year Encountered

Audit Difficulty Curve

Historical win rates depending on which fiscal year this rival was faced:

Year 4
0.0%
0W / 6L
Year 5
0.0%
0W / 4L
Year 6
16.7%
1W / 5L

Boardroom Tactical Scouting Briefing

Corporate Intel
STRATEGIC ARCHETYPE: Fortified Moat & Legal Stall

Extremely dangerous adversary. High fatality rate across corporate founders. Prioritize defensive preparation prior to audit.

Recommended Founder Countermeasures:

  • Moat Barrier in play: deploy Moat-piercing Debt or sustained Loss pressure to deplete their reserves.
  • Passive Revenue generation (+3/s): avoid slow, defensive attrition; end engagements rapidly before compounding kicks in.
  • Debt/Scandal pressure: maintain high liquidity and legal countermeasures to prevent cascade debt forfeiture.