Commercial Terms & Encounter Mechanics
Operating rules governing inventory allocation, pricing modifiers, and encounter routing:
Commerce Performance Telemetry
Rate at which executive founders prioritize visiting this merchant when offered.
Founders buy an average of 0.0 cards per stop (0% shelf clearance of 3 slots).
Gross inventory acquired across all runs (0 upgrades purchased).
Authorized Shelf Inventory & Options
All eligible corporate policies rolled on Strategic Consultancy's shelves. Sized according to 1-, 2-, and 3-width board footprints.
Living Wage
Your Humans act 3% faster.
Word of Mouth
When one of your Humans activates, Fast Track a random Human 0.35s.
Too Big to Fail
The first time you would go under, instead Profit 100% of your Valuation.
Shop Local
Whenever you Surplus, gain 4 Moat.
Grassroots Growth
After a won battle, permanently gain +1 Revenue.
Borrowed Time
When Debt is applied to you, Fast Track a random Employee 0.1s.
Lean Operations
Your assets act 0.1s faster.
Old Money Rules
Start each battle with 100 Moat.
Fortified
Your assets grant 6% more Moat.
Automated
Your Machines act 3% faster.
Twenty-Three Years
Your assets grant 20 more Moat.
Aggressive Pricing
Market Share 2%: a percentage of Loss dealt to rival Cash returns as Profit.
Underdog
While behind on Cash, your assets work 3% faster.
Overclocked
At battle start, Overwork your Machines for 2s and take 8 Scandal.
Winner Take All
While ahead on Cash, your assets inflict 3% more Loss.
Hostile Takeover
When the Market Crash begins, inflict Loss equal to 60% of your Moat.
Open Door Policy
When one of your Employees is Slowed, Fast Track it 1.5s.
Ship It
When you buy a Machine or an AI, gain 1 XP.
Recurring Revenue
Permanently gain +1 Revenue.
Passive Income
At the beginning of each year, gain +1 Revenue.
Hustle Culture
Your Employees act 5% faster. Start each battle with 5 Debt.
Aggressive Expansion
Permanently gain +50 Valuation.
Move Fast
Your Machines have +6% Windfall chance.
Externalities
When Debt is applied to you, inflict 10 Loss.
Blitzscaling
Your assets have +3% Windfall chance. Start each battle with 3 Debt.
Training Run
When one of your AI activates, Fast Track a random Machine 0.075s.
Trust Disbursement
At the start of each Year, receive 4 Funding.
Credit On The House
Start each battle with no Debt. When Debt is applied to you, remove 1 of it.
Regulatory Capture
When you apply Scandal, gain 6 Moat.
Punching Up
While behind on Cash, your assets inflict 7% more Loss.
Weathered the Storm
When the Market Crash begins, gain 20 Moat for each Human you have.
Neighborhood Discount
When you hire a Human, get 2 Funding back.
Any Press Is Good Press
When Scandal is applied to you, Profit 20.
Work/Life Balance
When one of your Employees activates, Profit 50. Your Employees act 0.1s slower.
Quality Assurance
When one of your assets is Liquidated, gain 100 Moat.
Total Rewards
When one of your Benefits activates, Profit 60.
Under Investigation
Start each battle with 4 Scandal.
Austerity Measures
Start each battle with 100 Moat. Your assets Profit 5 less.
Pet-Friendly Office
Your Animals act 3% faster.
Technical Debt
Your assets Profit 30 more. Start each battle with 10 Debt.
Here Tomorrow
After a lost battle, receive 4 Funding.
Slow and Steady
When one of your assets is Slowed, gain 10 Moat.