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
3 Progressive Stages Hostile Debt & Scandal Harassment
PLAYER WIN RATE 75.0% 45W / 15L Record
TOTAL BOUTS 60 15 founder defeats

Hostile Board Lineup & Stage Progression

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

3 Progression Stages
Target Operational Stage: STAGE 1 • YEAR 1 COMBAT
STARTING VALUATION (HEALTH POOL) $90 Cap
PASSIVE REVENUE None
#0
Paid Reporter
✦ MVP ✦

Paid Reporter

BASIC
SMALL HUMAN SERVICE
7.0
SEC
▸ Apply 5 Scandal.
Keywords
Scandal
Fast recurring Loss that ignores Moat — but it blows over.
◆ + 6 Funding
Full Dossier →
▼ 40
Consultant

Consultant

BASIC
SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE SERVICE
5.0
SEC
▸ Inflict 40 Loss.
Keywords
Loss
Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.
◆ + 5 Funding
Full Dossier →
▼ 10 ▲ 10
Hard Worker

Hard Worker

BASIC
SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE
5.0
SEC
▸ Inflict 10 Loss.
▸ Profit 10.
Keywords
Profit
Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.
Loss
Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.
◆ + 4 Funding
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Opposing 10-Slot Board Layout (Stage 1, Year 1) Hover any card for cooldown cadence, footprint & active legal clauses

🏆 Stage Defeat Bounty & Liquidation Rewards

Earned on Board Domination
FUNDING PAYOUT +$30 Cash
EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE +3 XP
ASSET ACQUISITION 1 Random Asset of Theirs

Win Rates vs Each Corporate Founder (CEO)

Head-to-head records against this rival when piloted by each executive archetype:

4 Founder Matchups
The Baron
The Baron
Corporate Raider
—
No encounters
Mom & Pop
Mom & Pop
Main Street
—
No encounters
Scrappy
Scrappy
Bootstrapped
—
No encounters
Sergei
Sergei
Venture-Backed
—
No encounters

Boardroom Tactical Scouting Briefing

Corporate Intel
STRATEGIC ARCHETYPE: Hostile Debt & Scandal Harassment

Highly favorable matchup. Solid founder execution consistently liquidates this entity.

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

“The Muckrakers are vulnerable. Beat them and claim one of their assets as your own.”