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
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Load-Bearing Dave, LLC
Existential Threat YEAR 4–6 RIVAL Hostile Skirmish Skirmisher

Load-Bearing Dave, LLC

Filing Identifier: rival.load_bearing_dave
1 Progressive Stages Fortified Moat & Legal Stall
PLAYER WIN RATE 0.0% 0W / 9L Record
TOTAL BOUTS 9 9 founder defeats
FOUNDER NEMESIS Baron 0.0% Win Rate (0W-2L)

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) $250 Cap
PASSIVE REVENUE +$3/s Cashflow
◈ 120 ▲ 60
Solo Maintainer
✦ MVP ✦

Solo Maintainer

PRO
SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE
4.0
SEC
▸ Gain 120 Moat.
▸ Profit 60.
▸ When this is Liquidated, Audit your board for 3s.
Profit
Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.
Moat
Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.
Audit
The asset stops entirely while under Audit.
Liquidate
Removed for the rest of the battle.
#1
Rubber Duck

Rubber Duck

PRO
SMALL ANIMAL SERVICE
4.0
SEC
▸ Fast Track an adjacent Employee 3s.
Fast Track
Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.
◈ 40
Keycard

Keycard

PLUS
SMALL MACHINE
4.0
SEC
▸ Gain 40 Moat.
▸ The Machine to your right cannot be Slowed or Audited.
Moat
Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.
Slow
The asset works at half speed while Slowed.
Audit
The asset stops entirely while under Audit.
▲ 200 ▼ 200
Legacy System

Legacy System

PRO
SMALL MACHINE
5.0
SEC
▸ Profit 200.
▸ Inflict 200 Loss.
▸ When you sell this, lose 25 Valuation.
Profit
Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.
Loss
Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.
#4
Tech Debt

Tech Debt

PLUS
SMALL SCHEME
3.0
SEC
▸ Fast Track adjacent assets 1.5s.
▸ Gain 1 Debt.
Debt
Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.
Fast Track
Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.
▲ 60
On-Call Pager

On-Call Pager

PLUS
SMALL MACHINE
4.0
SEC
▸ Overwork a random friendly Employee 1s.
▸ Profit 60.
Profit
Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.
Overwork
The asset works twice as fast while Overworked.
◈ 16
Backup Drives

Backup Drives

PLUS
SMALL MACHINE
6.0
SEC
▸ Gain 16 Moat.
▸ Whenever one of your Machines is Liquidated, Refurbish it.
Moat
Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.
Liquidate
Removed for the rest of the battle.
Refurbish
Brings a Liquidated asset back into play.
▲ 60
Unpaid Intern

Unpaid Intern

PLUS
SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE
7.0
SEC
▸ Profit 60.
Profit
Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.
◈ #8
◈ #9
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
Baron
Corporate Raider
0.0%
Win rate
0W - 2L (2 bouts)
Mom & Pop
Main Street
0.0%
Win rate
0W - 1L (1 bouts)
Scrappy
Bootstrapped
0.0%
Win rate
0W - 6L (6 bouts)
Sergei
Venture-Backed
—
Win rate
No encounters

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 / 8L
Year 6
0.0%
0W / 1L

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.
  • Regulatory Audits active: ensure high-cadence or parallel assets so audited units don't freeze your entire operational throughput.
  • Debt/Scandal pressure: maintain high liquidity and legal countermeasures to prevent cascade debt forfeiture.

Framed Narrative Battle Encounters

1 Event Prompts

This rival can be drawn into combat during the following corporate events:

Factory Floor Dispute Year 4–6

“Someone in the industrial park has been poaching your suppliers. Three shop floors are under suspicion. Settle it on the balance sheet.”