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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The Muckrakers
Vulnerable Target YEAR 4–6 RIVAL General Corporate Combatant

The Muckrakers

Filing Identifier: rival.muckrakers
1 Progressive Stages Hostile Debt & Scandal Harassment
PLAYER WIN RATE 60.9% 67W / 43L Record
TOTAL BOUTS 110 43 founder defeats
FOUNDER NEMESIS Scrappy 50.0% Win Rate (10W-10L)

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
#0
Paid Reporter

Paid Reporter

PRO
SMALL HUMAN SERVICE
7.0
SEC
▸ Apply 10 Scandal.
Keywords
Scandal
Fast recurring Loss that ignores Moat — but it blows over.
◆ 70 Funding
Full Dossier →
▼ 160
Consultant

Consultant

PRO
SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE SERVICE
5.0
SEC
▸ Inflict 160 Loss.
Keywords
Loss
Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.
◆ 60 Funding
Full Dossier →
▼ 20 ▲ 20
Hard Worker

Hard Worker

PLUS
SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE
5.0
SEC
▸ Inflict 20 Loss.
▸ Profit 20.
Keywords
Profit
Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.
Loss
Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.
◆ 14 Funding
Full Dossier →
#3
Lobbyist

Lobbyist

PLUS
SMALL HUMAN SCHEME
6.0
SEC
▸ Apply 4 Debt.
▸ Apply 6 Scandal.
Keywords
Debt
Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.
Scandal
Fast recurring Loss that ignores Moat — but it blows over.
◆ 35 Funding
Full Dossier →
#4
Paid Reporter

Paid Reporter

PLUS
SMALL HUMAN SERVICE
7.0
SEC
▸ Apply 7 Scandal.
Keywords
Scandal
Fast recurring Loss that ignores Moat — but it blows over.
◆ 35 Funding
Full Dossier →
▼ 20
Freelancer
Disruptive
Disruptive

Freelancer

BASIC
SMALL HUMAN
6.0
SEC
▸ Inflict 20 Loss.
▸ Scale +1 while adjacent to an Employee.
Buzzword
Disruptive
Disruptive
▸ Also apply 2 Scandal.
Keywords
Loss
Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.
Scandal
Fast recurring Loss that ignores Moat — but it blows over.
Scale
The asset's effects trigger additional times each time it acts.
◆ 12 Funding
Full Dossier →
#6
Copywriter
✦ MVP ✦

Copywriter

PRO
SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE
9.0
SEC
▸ Apply 8 Scandal.
▸ Your other assets apply +3 Scandal.
Keywords
Scandal
Fast recurring Loss that ignores Moat — but it blows over.
◆ 48 Funding
Full Dossier →
▼ 60
Bribe

Bribe

PLUS
SMALL HUMAN SCHEME
9.0
SEC
▸ Inflict 60 Loss.
▸ Apply 5 Scandal.
Keywords
Loss
Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.
Scandal
Fast recurring Loss that ignores Moat — but it blows over.
◆ 24 Funding
Full Dossier →
◈ #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
Baron
Corporate Raider
62.5%
Win rate
15W - 9L (24 bouts)
Best matchup
Mom & Pop
Mom & Pop
Main Street
68.6%
Win rate
24W - 11L (35 bouts)
Founder nemesis
Scrappy
Scrappy
Bootstrapped
50.0%
Win rate
10W - 10L (20 bouts)
Sergei
Sergei
Venture-Backed
58.1%
Win rate
18W - 13L (31 bouts)

Lethality by Fiscal Year Encountered

Audit Difficulty Curve

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

Year 4
10.0%
1W / 9L
Year 5
51.1%
23W / 22L
Year 6
72.7%
24W / 9L
Year 7
85.7%
18W / 3L
Year 8
100.0%
1W / 0L

Boardroom Tactical Scouting Briefing

Corporate Intel
STRATEGIC ARCHETYPE: Hostile Debt & Scandal Harassment

Evenly matched rival with clear tactical vulnerabilities. Standard execution yields victory.

Recommended Founder Countermeasures:

  • 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.

Framed Narrative Battle Encounters

1 Event Prompts

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

Hostile Takeover Bid Year 4–6

“Three companies just missed their numbers. Pick one, beat it, and keep one of its assets as a souvenir.”