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 2 COMBAT
STARTING VALUATION (HEALTH POOL)
$175 Cap
PASSIVE REVENUE
None
✦ MVP ✦
Server Rack
SMALL
MACHINE
9.0
SEC
▸
Gain 30 Moat.
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Whenever an AI activates, gain 10 Moat.
Keywords
Moat
Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.
Neural Network
MEDIUM
AI
11.0
SEC
▸
Inflict 30 Loss.
▸
Whenever an AI activates, this permanently gains +10 Loss.
Keywords
Loss
Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.
Prompt Engineer
SMALL
HUMAN
EMPLOYEE
3.0
SEC
▸
Fast Track an adjacent AI 2s.
Keywords
Fast Track
Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.
Code Monkey
SMALL
ANIMAL
EMPLOYEE
6.0
SEC
▸
Inflict 40 Loss.
▸
Profit 10.
▸
Scale +1 while adjacent to a Machine.
Keywords
Profit
Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.
Loss
Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.
Scale
The asset's effects trigger additional times each time it acts.
Hard Worker
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.
Oracle
MEDIUM
AI
5.0
SEC
▸
Gain 3 Revenue.
▸
When the Market Crash begins, Audit every rival asset 2s.
Keywords
Revenue
Recurring Profit every second.
Audit
The asset stops entirely while under Audit.
Market Crash
After 30 seconds, everyone loses money — fast, and it gets worse.
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Opposing 10-Slot Board Layout (Stage 1, Year 2)
Hover any card for cooldown cadence, footprint & active legal clauses
🏆 Stage Defeat Bounty & Liquidation Rewards
Earned on Board Domination
FUNDING PAYOUT
+$40 Cash
EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE
+4 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 2
28.6%
2W / 5L
Year 3
0.0%
0W / 4L
Year 4
44.4%
4W / 5L
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.
Framed Narrative Battle Encounters
This rival can be drawn into combat during the following corporate events:
Demo Day
Year 2–3
“Three startups pitch the same investors ten minutes after you do. Make sure they have nothing left to demo.”