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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Upline Essentials
Existential Threat YEAR 2–3 RIVAL General Corporate Combatant

Upline Essentials

Filing Identifier: rival.upline_essentials
2 Progressive Stages Fortified Moat & Legal Stall
PLAYER WIN RATE 0.0% 0W / 26L Record
TOTAL BOUTS 26 26 founder defeats
FOUNDER NEMESIS Baron 0.0% Win Rate (0W-4L)

Hostile Board Lineup & Stage Progression

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

2 Progression Stages
Target Operational Stage: STAGE 1 • YEAR 2 COMBAT
STARTING VALUATION (HEALTH POOL) $160 Cap
PASSIVE REVENUE +$2/s Cashflow
▲ 30 ▼ 40
Multi-Level Marketer
✦ MVP ✦

Multi-Level Marketer

PLUS
SMALL HUMAN SCHEME
6.0
SEC
▸ Profit 30 for each Human you control.
▸ When an adjacent Human Profits, inflict 40 Loss.
Profit
Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.
Loss
Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.
▼ 40 ▲ 40
Volunteer

Volunteer

PLUS
SMALL HUMAN
6.0
SEC
▸ Inflict 40 Loss.
▸ Profit 40.
▸ Always costs 0 Funding.
Profit
Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.
Loss
Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.
◈ 40 ▲ 50
True Believer

True Believer

PLUS
SMALL HUMAN
6.0
SEC
▸ Gain 40 Moat.
▸ When you use an adjacent Human, Profit 50.
Profit
Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.
Moat
Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.
▼ 20
Referral Program

Referral Program

BASIC
SMALL SCHEME
8.0
SEC
▸ Inflict 20 Loss.
▸ At the start of the battle, gain 30% Market Share for each Human you control.
Loss
Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.
Market Share
A percentage of Loss dealt to rival Cash returns as Profit.
#4
Brand Ambassador

Brand Ambassador

BASIC
SMALL HUMAN
7.0
SEC
▸ Apply 2 Scandal.
▸ When one of your assets Profits, apply 3 Scandal.
Profit
Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.
Scandal
Fast recurring Loss that ignores Moat — but it blows over.
◈ #5
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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.

4 founders
Baron
Corporate Raider
0.0%
Win rate
0W - 4L (4 bouts)
Mom & Pop
Main Street
0.0%
Win rate
0W - 4L (4 bouts)
Scrappy
Bootstrapped
0.0%
Win rate
0W - 15L (15 bouts)
Sergei
Venture-Backed
0.0%
Win rate
0W - 3L (3 bouts)

Lethality by Fiscal Year Encountered

Audit Difficulty Curve

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

Year 2
0.0%
0W / 12L
Year 3
0.0%
0W / 14L

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.
  • Debt/Scandal pressure: maintain high liquidity and legal countermeasures to prevent cascade debt forfeiture.