Hostile Board Lineup & Stage Progression
Opposing 10-slot board lineup, valuation cap, and defeat bounties across combat developmental stages:
Target Operational Stage:
STAGE 1 • YEAR 3 COMBAT
STARTING VALUATION (HEALTH POOL)
$250 Cap
PASSIVE REVENUE
+$3/s Cashflow
✦ MVP ✦
Solo Maintainer
SMALL
HUMAN
EMPLOYEE
4.0
SEC
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Gain 120 Moat.
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Profit 60.
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When this is Liquidated, Audit your board for 3s.
Keywords
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.
Rubber Duck
SMALL
ANIMAL
SERVICE
4.0
SEC
▸
Fast Track an adjacent Employee 3s.
Keywords
Fast Track
Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.
Keycard
SMALL
MACHINE
4.0
SEC
▸
Gain 40 Moat.
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The Machine to your right cannot be Slowed or Audited.
Keywords
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.
Legacy System
SMALL
MACHINE
5.0
SEC
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Profit 200.
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Inflict 200 Loss.
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When you sell this, lose 25 Valuation.
Keywords
Profit
Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.
Loss
Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.
Tech Debt
SMALL
SCHEME
3.0
SEC
▸
Fast Track adjacent assets 1.5s.
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Gain 1 Debt.
Keywords
Debt
Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.
Fast Track
Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.
On-Call Pager
SMALL
MACHINE
4.0
SEC
▸
Overwork a random friendly Employee 1s.
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Profit 60.
Keywords
Profit
Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.
Overwork
The asset works twice as fast while Overworked.
Backup Drives
SMALL
MACHINE
6.0
SEC
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Gain 16 Moat.
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Whenever one of your Machines is Liquidated, Refurbish it.
Keywords
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.
Unpaid Intern
SMALL
HUMAN
EMPLOYEE
7.0
SEC
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Profit 60.
Keywords
Profit
Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.
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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.
Lethality by Fiscal Year Encountered
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
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
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.”